Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-04-11
WINGED MISSILES.


Farm mortgages in Nebraska aggregate
sl50,0o0,0o0.
Many people arc dying of famine In
southern Corea.
High license has closed all tho saloonsin
q California town.
New York's Grants Monument fund
amounts TO Si3o,8l3,
WillSesbarrc, Pa, has the largest axle
factory In tho world.
Another Emin relief expedition Is being
fitted out In Germany.
The falls OF tho Rhine are TO DO utilized
for electrical purposes,
pittsburg has tho largest chimney glass
factory In tho country.
Cinnamon aro being smugglod into San
Francisco in large numbers,
Liquor licenses in Boston, Mass, have
been increased TO 8, 800 each.
Tho farmers of central Pennsylvania, as
u rule, are not making money.
Tho largest gas we'll In tho country has
boon struck ut Lancaster, Ohio,
Not apoisonous reptile, insect, or plant is
found In the Puget Sound region.
Julits Z, floou, ono OF tnc bonanza klilHA
of California, diod in Germany last week,
st, Louis, Mo, is tho largest mule mar
kot In tho world. In year 80 900 are sold.
Chicago IN TO have u new process of manu-
featuring horseshoos at tho rate OF $50 por
minute.
Ono of tho biggest gas wells In western
Pennsylvania was struck last week in Hut
ler county.
The Ice crop Of tho Hudson river win be
about two thirds of tho usual amount--9,-
D0o, 0O0 tons.
II Is reported TINT million and half OF
people arc starving in tho province OF Chico
Foo, China
The English syndicate is seeking 10 pur
chase some of the twenty six brewories ia
st, Louis.
pittsburg capitalists are going heavily
into tho manufacture OF textile goods from
the ramc plant
Avaanchos have destroyed many houses
and caused several deaths In different parts
OF Switzerland.
The tests of tho pneumatic dynamite
gun arc regarded IA satisfactory by tho
socrorary of war.
Cen. Clark, present clerk OF tho house Of
Representatives, says the republicans will
have 3 and possibly 0 majority in the noxt
house.
Tho electors OF Pennsylvania win vote In
Juno on an amendment 10 tho constitution
TO abolish tho polltux qualification for
voters.
The bill 10 incorporate the Nicaragua
Canal company Is now u law, and the work
Is 20 DO commenced immediately Tho COST
Ia estimated NJ S65,0O00OO
TO prevent u reduction In the price of
coal ON account OF warmer weather, tho
largo coal companies will shut down their
collierios two days in zach week
The artists and picture collectors of New
York arc talking Of keeping away from tho
Paris Exposition altogether because
Of the bad arrangements made by our gov
ornment.
The results Just published Of the census
taken Doc, 1, 1888, show the population Of
Switzerland Mt that time 10 have been ~
g3I, O57-nn increase Of moro than 100000
since 1880.
The only popuous center OF Tho worlds
population that remains shut up from travel
Is Lhassa the capital Of Thibet Only six
or seven Europeans ever set foot In the city
and none Of them are alive.
A Chicago dispatch states that the Bur
llngton railroad strike is still source OF
trouble tho brotherhood men claiming that
the railroad officials have failed 10 carry out
the agreement made In January.
A conservative member OF the Canadian
"A.
will shortly introduce n resolution author
iziDg the dominion government 10 pur-
chase the eastern states OF tho American
Union
The "alcohol congress" called TO meet in
Christiania, Norway, during the summer
has been postponed until August, 1880. Tho
object is TO discuss the therapeutic value OF
alcohol and the organizing committee In
cludos leading European statesmen and
scientists.
In Minneapolis there Is body OF persons
acting together, led by ono @. g. Whitney,
who believe that Christ Is on earth in tho
person OF the Rev. George J. Scheinferth,
now u resident OF Rock Island, ILL.,, who
regularly writes Whitney. His letters are
read as sermons.
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the Knights OF Labor has issued another
special call, tho second IN n year, for per
capita contributions from the members OF
the order. Mr.. Powderly asks that each
assembly shall collect iivo cents por month
from each member.
Tho Maine Farmer tells OF a needy family
for whom kind friends took up contrlbu-
tion raising SIS In money. The recipients
were grateful for tho aid and the whole
family went to the photographer and had
their pictures taken to send round to those
who had befriended them.
Tho date OF the grand Sunday school con.
venton 10 DO held in London has been fixed
for July 20 From the United States $50
delegates are expected. A Cunard steamer
has been chartered to take delegates from
New York June 10. On their arrival at
Liverpool u special train will be found
waiting and will carry them to London.
A bill has been introduced in the Cana
dian parliament TO extend the provisions Of
tho present extradition act The bill deals
with criminals found in Canada, who may
be surrendered for the offenses enumerated
irrespective Of any treaty existing with the
country from which the criminal comes.
The protector OF the bill holds the view that
these criminals are not desirable settlers
and should be got out Of the country under
any circumstances.
Tho cause Of the explosion in the squib
factory at Plymouth, Pa, by which eleven
lives were lost, is thus explained Dy Super.
inten1ent Reese, who is probably fatally in
iured: The girls had been set to sorting q
lot Of loose squibs that were lying on the
floor, some OF which were loaded and others
empty. One of the girls picked out what
she considered the poor ones of those that
were empty and threw them into the stove.
One of these happened to be loaded and ex-
ploded and sparks ignited lot Of loaded
squibs lying near. The explosion followed.
Secretary Fairchild has awarded the con-
tract for the transportation OF government
moneys ana securities to the United States
Express company, of which Thomas G.
Platt is president 1t is stated that the
rates offered by the United States company
over the lines controlled oy 1t are from
thirty -iive to fifty per cent less than the
rates now paid the Adams Express company
for the service over its lines. An idea OF
the extent and Importance of this servicc
,,,ov l,a eyainad from the fact that The shin.