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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27

Washington dispatch: Tho weather
crop bulletin for the week ending Sat
urday, Sept, 10, says:
Reports from the corn belt, including
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Nebms-
ka, indicate the weather during the
week has been especially favorable, aud
that the corn crop, which is very large,
is generally secure and past injury from
frost
Tho frosts which occurred during tho
week along the northern border Of Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
did some damage 10 growing crops
Over the west portion of the cotton re-
gion, including Alabama, Mississippi
Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas, the favorable weather has great.
~ improved all growing crops, aud cot
ton picking IL in progress in all these
states.
In North Carolina aud South Carroll.
m all growing crops have been serious.
ly injured by heavy ruins aud danger
Gus Hoods. Tho weather during tho
week has been especially favorable for
tobacco in Kentucky aud Tennessee
The weather in New England and mid.
die Atlantic states was generally unInv.
ornblo for tho ripcuing Of crops and
farming was retarded.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Ratiroaders Attack n Psymaster ana
Rob Him, Hut Are Arrested.

A SPECIAL from Carthage, Tenn, says
AS John Smith Stone. contractor OF the
Nashville q Knoxville railroad and his
book keeper. Mr.. Shrener, were between
Gordonvllc aud Lancaster on their way
to pay Off the hands. they were stopped
by two men who demanded 81 900. which
they had in grip sack They fred at
the robbers, but Smith was struck on the
head aud rendered insensiblo and Sehrein-
er fled The robbers escaped with the
money, but were soon overtaken in the
woods by party Of railroad men. who
had been notified by Smith rs soon as he
recovered consciousness. One Of the
pursucrs named Johnson mortally wound.
ed one Of the robbers and shot the other
so that he may die. The money was re.
covered and the robbers taken into
custody. They were former employees Of
the road and knew when Smith would
pass and the amount he would have with
him,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
TEXAS BANDITS. -
They Attempt TO Hold up "a Train
strongly Guarded by Officers,

Aspecial from Schulemburg, Tex, says:
A passenger train on the Southern Pacific
was stopped near HAYWOOD by masked
men, who compelled the engineer to m.
couple from the passenger coaches and
pull out Of the way. Conductor Il. Il.
Shackelford was compelled to assist in
uncoupling the engine. In the express
car were United States Marshal John T.
Rankin, with Deputy William Vanurper,
and Detective J. q. Kelley, of the South
crn Pacific service. Other officers were
also on the train. the company having
been warned of an attack, all east bound
trains having been guarded by Marshal
Rankin for some time, The robbers were
soon on the mail car and riiling the mail
bags. Two men took the engineer to the
open door, and as soon MS his head peered
into the open space Bud West. mistaking
him for one of the robbers. fired one
barrel of his shot gun, and the engineer
fell back with an ugly wound in the
cheek. The bandits then tried to make
the fireman serve a like purpose, and
when West sighted the fireman he dis.
charged the other barrel of his gun, but
fortunately missed the fireman. The
bandits then returnrd the fire and no less
than fifty shots we're exchanged, when
the baitied robbers fed. carrying two OF
their wounded with them. There were
ten in the gang. They were pursued
with bloodhOunds,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
FATAL POISONING.
A Husband and wifc, In Canada, Take
Strychninc.

A horrible case of poisoning is reported
on the shores Of Lake Tcmiscaminque.
For some time past Mrs Boivirs has been
anxious TO get rid Of her husband and the
opportunity occurred when he complain
ed of feeling unwell His wife suggest cd
dose Of epson salts. but instead pre-
pared dose OF strychnine. The husband
was suspicious Of the mixture and refused
TO take it. To satisfy his scruples the
woman took a spoonful herself This in.
duccd the husband to take full dose,
but the woman miscalculated the strength
Of the poison, thinking doubtless, that n
spoonful would not hurt her A man
named Greincr called in shortly after and
found the womans mu'cIes twitching
from the effects of the poison and the
husband in convulsIonS. The woman
explained what was the matter and
Greincr went for assistance, but when 1t
arrived both were dead
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
Harding Helps Himsolf

New York dispatch; Henry L. Hard
ing, alias II, II. Seymore, who says he
recently came here from Chicago, jump
ed ON the wire coping of the Fifth Ma
tional bank about noon to-day and
snatching three packages of money,
each containing $1,000, while the pay
ing tellcr's back was turned, started to
run away. Tho cashier Ind noticed tho
theft and gave the alarm and Harding
was pursued, but escaped In his flight
he dropped one of tho packages, A
couple of hours later, Harding walked
into the Commercial National hank on
Wall street aud pursuing the same ac.
ties, whilo tho tcliers' attention was
called elsewhere, he distracted two
packages containing 81, roo which he
dropped into flannel bag. Tho theft
was noticed 10y n hnnkkeoper. who gave
the alarm and started in pursuit The
bag caught in the cornicing outside the
door and was wrenchod from llnrlings
hand, without waiting to recover the
bag Harding started on n run down
Pearl street. followed 10y u large crowd.
He drew u revolver and fired two shots
ut his pursuers without iniuring amy
one. He ran as far IA to Maiden Lame
before being caught and fired two more
shots ut Policeman Neshit before he was
arrested, lac WIS idrnuned at the police
station later 10y the clork aud porter OF
the Fifth National bank as the same
person who had robbed that institution
earlier in the day,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
A SERIOUS COLLISION.
A Number OF Persons Injured nj I'm
Crosse, One Fatally.

As the passenger train on the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern railroad was
crossing ut the junction nj East Winona,
Wis, 1t was run into by gravel train OF
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad.
Two coaches were thrown from the track
and a numbered passengers injured One
OF them, Mrs. Louis Eve, of Lacrosse,
who was taken to Winona, MINI. can
not recover. Two Of the injured were
placed in the hospital ut Lacrosse. The
others continued on the train. The in
iured Rev Prof. w. T. Hcssefpnlst,
President Augustine College, Rock Island !;
Rev. H. A. Johnston, II oxford; Mrs.
Sarah Hobbs. Potosi; w. H. Shaw, wife
and three children, Trevino, Wis; Mrs. G,
J. Huxman, Aurora; Louis IIormell,
Oregon. H.; Mike Crowley, Kingsbury,
Iowa, and others.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
A CHICAGO TRAGEDY.
A Man Almost Murders His Mother and
Attempts His own Life.

Vallert Johnson almost murdered his
old mother and afterward tried to take
his own life. Johnson has for long
time been somewhat out Of his head, at
times being violent. While his mother,
aged 60, was in the kitchen, he stabbed
her in the throat repeatedly and left her
for dead, She was soon discovered by the
family and the police sent for. The oil.
GERS searched for johnson and found him
in the woodshed hanging 10 n beam. He
was cut down and taken 10 the Lake
town hall. where he recovered. When
johnson returne | to 'nsci0usncss he
seemed to lose his demen' ia, but when
told of his awful deed he could remember
nothing Of it, The physicians declare
that Mrs. johnson cannot live. Johnson
is "a years old and was formerly employ
ed in the Rock Island car shops.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
Died al Ono Hundred and Six.

Rondout IN. Y.) dispatch: Winiired
Eagan, in all probability the oldest per
son in the state, died at the residence OF
her SON in-law, Michael Madden, here
today. She was verging on one hun
bred and six years Her parents were
John and Honora Flannery, Of the par
ish Of Seven Churches, Kings county,
Ireland, where she was born. She left
the Emerald Isle when about seventy
years old, and located here. Her nus
band died twenty-one years ago. She
was the mother of eleven children, OF
whom but two are living SO far rs
known. She never used spectaclcs nnd
but ~ few years ago was able to thread
the finest kind of needle. Three weeks
ago her son-inlaw met with n serious
accident, breaking both wrists Ibis Is
believed to have worried the old lady SO
as to cause her death.
William Bohann. OF Rockaway. n j..
who gouged out his wife's eyes, was SEN
fenced IN Long Island city to twenty.six
years and seven months at hard labor
Gorge @. Cannon of Salt Lake City,
surrendered himself and was sentenced
to six months in the penitentiary and
fined three hundred and fifty dollars on
two indictments for unlawful cohabita'
ton.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
CATTLE THIEVES.
Several Hundred Cattle Believed TO
Have Been stolen In Colorado.

A dispatch from Trinidad, Col, says:
There is fresh intelligence to the effect
that an organized gang of cattle thieves
has been discovered in the Pan Handle.
operating especially on the range covered
by the herds Of Creswell ranch. The
cattle have been stolen and shipped, not
to Kansas City, where the inspectors
would readily detect them as stolen. hut
have been shipped through to ST. Joe,
Mo-, where no inspectors are stationed
How many cattle have been shipped and
sold over the latest route OF the thieves
is not known, but II is believed they will
number several hundred
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
JUDGE TERRY,S TROUBLES.
Several Indictments Against Him by
the United States Grand Jury.

A recent San Francisco dispatch says:
The United States Grand Jury has re.
ported several indictments against ex.
Judge David 6. Terry, and his wife,
Sarah Althea Terry. The indictments
are based upon a recent outbreak in the
United States Circuit Court room during
the reading Of the decision in the Sharon
case by Justice Fields, Of the United
States Supreme Court, and for which
Judge Terry and wife were committed to
Jail for contempt and are now serving
sentence. They are charged in the in
dictments with threatening and assault.
ing the United States Marshal and several
deputies. Judge Terry, who drew a
knife at the time Of the disturbance, Is
also charged with making an assault with
. deadly weapon.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
DOCTORS IN CONGRESS-.
Meeting Of the Congress or Physician
aud Surgeons OF America.

The preliminary session OF the first
triannial meeting OF the Congress OF
American Physicians and Surgeons was
held in Washington. at which two hun
dred members we're present The Con-
gress was organized by the selection OF
DR.. John Shaw Billings for President.
Upon assuming charge DR.. Billings read
the cablcgram OF congratulations to Con-
gross. from Sir Henry Aclfni, late Pref
dent Of the Medic, ] Council OF Great
Britain After an address Of wei come
set OF ty laws wa adopted. Sessions aye
to be held triehnially in Washington. In
the evening general session VIZ held
and DR.. Nicholas Sem OF Milwaukee,
Professor of Surgery in Ruth Medical
College, Chicago, read the paper,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27

The author OF that successful novel,
Dead Mans Rock. who modestly hides
dis identity behind the letter 90" has
written another story which Casscll &
Company announce. 1t is called The
Astonishing History of Troy Town. and
It's an astonishing history indeed. The
story begins as quietly as pastoral. but
is as full of surprises as summer day
with its clouds and storms II is a capital
story and will add largely to 'Q's" al.
ready extended reputation as apopular
writer
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Sept 20. The order re-
ported yesterday by Edmunds. from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, direct.
ing the retention of the Chinese exclusion
bill was laid on the table. Sherman's
resolution as to Canadian affairs was
further postponed until Monday next.
Mitchell then proceeded to address the
Senate on the motion to refer the Presi-
dents annual message. After speaking
for about two hours he yielded the floor
for motion to proceed to executive bust
ness. The executive session lasted over
an hour. After the doors were opened
Mitchell concluded his speech and then
the Senate took up the Agricultural De-
partment bill, the question being on the
amendment to strike out the fifth section,
which transfers the weather bureau of
the signal service to the Agricultural De.
partment. The bin went over and ad.
ioCrnment followed.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
HOUSE.

The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was called up and
disagreed to. Payson of Illinois, moved
that the House insist upon its disagree.
ment to the amendment of the Senate
relative to the Library building. Payson
subsequently withdrew his proposition
and. on motion of Burns, further confer.
ence was ordered on the bill Morrow,
OF California. rs a question of privilege,
offered resolution recitinp the passage
of the Chinese bill by the House and
Senate, the siging of the enrolled bill by
the presiding officers of the twrhouses,
its delivery to the Committee on Enrolled
Bills, and the fact that ii is now in pos
session of Acting Chairman Kilgore II
further recites a report in the Washing.
ton Post that the bill l. being withheld
from the President by the Committee on
Enrolled Bills. and declares that such
action of the committee is without au.
.hority of the law. II directs the Com.
mittee of Enrolled bills to transmit the
bill to the President forthwith and with
out further delay This led to lengthy
debate; which was commenced by point
of order raised by McMillin of Tennessee,
that the resolution did not present the
question of privilege, and that thus far
no rule of the House has been violated
Mcmillan farther said that the action of
Morrow was for home consumption.
After debate. the Speaker sustained Nc
Millan's point of order. While sustain
ing it the Speaker said he was not pre-
pared to say that If the resolution was
again brought up in few days he would
rule that it was not privileged. Adjourn
cd.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
HOUSE.


The Senate bin was taken up forfeiting
the grant of lands in Michigan to aid the
construction of arailroad from Marquette
TO Ontonagan. was passed after having
been amended. Unanimous consent was
asked to offer resolution authorizing
the Committee on Judiciary to report to
the House at any time for immediate con,
sideration, q bill providing by legal and
judicial proceedings for the suppression
and prevention of trusts The bill TO sus.
pend the operation Of the pre- emption,
timber culture and desert land laws was
reported The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Private
Calendar. The Committee having arisen
the House passed number of private
bills and then took recess. the evening
session being for the consrder ton OF
private pension bills. In the evening
thirty.two private pension bills were
passed, and the House adjourned until
Monday.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Sept 24-The Committee
on Public Lands reported the bill allow
ing any person who has abandoned or re.
linquished homestead entry before the
expiration of the requisite six months to
make another entry not exceeding quar-
ter section of lard. Passed Among the
bills introduced and referred were the
following; TO prohibit the immigration
of Chinese laborers; Offering a reward Of
800, 900 to any person or persons who
shall discover the cause and remedy aud
treatment of yellow fever for commits
sion of medical men in Jacksonville, Fla.
to observe and report upon the facts
relative to yellow fever, and the best
methods for its cure. prevention aud sup.
preston; to authorize the sale of lumber
on certain lands reserved for the use Of
the Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin and
Minnesota; also regulating the allotment
Of the land in severalty to the Indians.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consid
Grafton of the general deficiency appro-
priation bill. After agreeing to num-
Der Of amendments, the bill was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Thomas, of Wisconsin
the bill was passed authorizing the con
struction of bridge across the Mississippi
river ut La Crosse Wis Holman, from
the Committee on Public Lands, reported
back the Senate bill extending the laws
Of the United States over the public land
strip. and he asked for its immediate
consideration Weaver, Of Iowa. notified
the gentleman from Indiana that ii would
require quorum to pass the BILL be.
cause it was measure which was antag
onistic to the Oklahoma bill. Warner,
of Missouri, intimatcd that the enemies of
the Oklahoma bill had attempted to kill
1t by voting for the amendment, giving
the land on the proposed territory to cx.
soldiers, without payment of the price re.
quired from other settlers Anderson, Of
Iowa, who had offered the amendment.
defended his course in doing SO, stating
that he had offered II in good faith, and
disclaimed any intention of jcopardizing
the passage of the bill He would allow
no membertD arraign him for his motives.
After reply from Warner, the House
adjourned
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
HOUSE.

The House resumed consideration Of
the conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. White, of Indiana,
favored the adoption of the conference
report. while Holman opposed it, Kerr,
of Iowa. said that if Congress has been
deceived by the architect on the matter
of estimates for the new library building,
it should not be in favor Of voting
another dollar to be spent under the
supervision of that architect. Adams, of
Illinois, opposed the conference report,
although he expressed his willingness to
vote $40, 600, 900 to erect building for a
library. The vote on agreeing to the
conference report resulted-yeas 81, nays
n; no quorum, and the-House adjourned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Stewart intro
duced bill regarding the presentation of
bills and joint resolutions to the President
of the United States which was referred
to the Committee on Rules. The House
bill to make the Department of Agri-
culture one of the executive departments
of the Government was taken up, the
question being on the amendment to
strike out the fifth section which trans
fers the weather bureau of the signal
service TO the Department Of Agriculture
The Senate decided against the transfer
The bill creating Department of Agri-
culture and providing for Secretary was
passed The conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill was agreed
TO. stewart inquired what had become
of the House amendment in regard to the
land and lumber frauds. Allison replied
that the Senate confeerres had yielded on
that point. Sherman moved to instruct
the Senate conferees that If the conferees
of the two houses cannot agree the Sen
ate conferees shall propose that the text
of the House bill disagreed to by the
Senate) be stricken out Of the bill. This
motion was agreed TO and the conferees
on the part of the Senate (Allison, Hale
and CockrelD were reappointed. The
Senate then adjourned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-Edmunds re.
ported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations the following order: Ordered,
That the President of the Senate be di-
rected to withhold the transmission to
the House of Representatives the act
blouse bilD to prohibit the taking OF
Chinese laborers to the United States I'M
til the further direction of the Senate.
He asked for its immediate considera.
ton. Teller objected to its present con-
sideration and it went over until to-
morrow. The Chinese bill has already
passed from the custody of the Senate
and is In that of the House ready to 20
to the President. Edmunds also offered
joint resolution appropriating 300, 600
to be expended under the direction of the
President of the United States for relief
Of the sufferers from yellow fever, now
prevailing in Florida. aud asked for its
immediate consideration. After brief re-
marks the resolution passed, and the
Senate adjourned
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27

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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
HOUSE.

The Speaker pro TEN laid before the
House communication from the Post
master General in response to the reso-
luton calling for information relating to
the distribution through the mails of tax
reform advocates in violation of tue
postal laws Forney, of Alabama then
called up the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill After a
lengthy discussion the matter went over.
Catchings. of Mississippi from the Com.
mittee on Rivers and Harbors, reported a
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
prescribe rules and regulations and man.
agement of the st. Clair flats ship canal.
Passed. The House then, at five o'clock,
adjourned, and the Democratic caucus
was announced to be held at length this
evening.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Senate Discusses a Bill for q De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Weaver Introduces "A Hill to Prohibit
Deposits OF Public Money In Ma
tionai Hanks.
SENATE

SENATE
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-The deficiency
appropriation bill was reported back
from the Committee on Appropriations
and ordered printed. Sherman's resolu-
ton, which was offered yesterday, in
structing the Committee on Foreign Re
lations to inquire into the state of the re-
lations of the United States with Great
Britain and the Dominion of Canada. and
to report at the next session such meas
ures rs are expedient to prom te friendly
commercial and political intercourse be-
tween those countries and the United
States, was taken up and sherman pro-
ceeded to address the Senate on IT, Sher.
mans resolution went over without
action and the Senate adjourned
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMR

The Board of Directors of tue State
Normal Schoo! has accepted the water
works which have been recently extended
from the city to the school A thorough
test was made and proved satisfactory in
every detail The school has opened