Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-03
DURING The WEEK.

As DR.. John Hall, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church at New
York, was passing from the church to
the parsonage adjoining, man
named John Roth fred three shots in
quick succession at him. None of the
shots hit the clergyman, but all of them
came close to him. The would-be
murderer was captured and locked up.
He is believed to be insane.
A number of prominent citizens of
Dandoral H., have been arrested,
charged with incendiarism, and
evidence of their guilt is conclusive.
Milwaukee is in the fight for the
Democratic National convention.
A dispatch from Mexico brings news
that steamer just arrived reports hav-
ing seen the wreck of the brig tahiti
at sea. She was floating bottom up.
Her boats were still with her, showing
that the crew and passengers must
have been drowned. The brig put in
at San Francisco month ago with gro
Gilbert Islanders on board under con-
tract to work in Mexico. These, to-
gether with the officers and crew of
twenty-one persons, are believed SO be
lost.
In rear end collision near Toledo,
Ohio, two persons were instantly killed,
two fatally and number of others SER
iously injured.
The Yorktown has arrived at the
Gillian port, Valparaiso, and the effect
of its presence is already noticeable in
the department of Gillian police, who
overflow with efforts to please Ameri-
can citizens.
Advices from China indicate that civil
war is likely to take place. A large
army is marching upon Pel<in with
desire to dethrone the emperor, and the
imperial forces are preparing to meet
them.
American corn is being shipped to
Germany for use in making soap The
oil is extracted and soap made from the
oil. The opinion is expressed that
when once well established the indus
try will assume immense proportions,
The anti-subtreasury members of the
Farmers Alliance in convention at
Corsicana, Tex, recognized under the
original charter. The new constitution
prohibits any person from becoming a
member who "believes, belongs or aids
in any way any class organization that
maj xes political demands upon it's MEM
bers."
Three members of the Omaha city
council engaged in a rough and tumble
fight at a meeting few nights since.
Spectators and other councilmen inter
fered and stopped the fight and the
Injecting adjourned. The quarrel was
the outcome of charges of boodling.
"Bill'' Nye was seriously, but not dan
gerously injured few nights ago, at
jackson, Miss. He fell from the back
door of the opera house, onto pile of
lumber below, a distance of fifteen feet.
The report is current in Berlin that
Chancellor Won Caprivi has expressed
his intention to resign shortly. There
is also rumor that Bismarck will be
reinstated. These reports have created
considerable comment. but in Berlin
the story does not receive much cred
cnce.
Now that Minneapolis has secured the
National Republican convention, st.
Paul Democrats are marshalling their
forces to capture the Democratic
National convention.
1t is thought that the president will
recommend congress to give further aid
to the Worlds Fair.
The secretary of war of Germany has
ordered 100000 pounds of biscuits to
be delivered by January 1. This order
is unprecedented since the Franco Prus-
sian war, and has created stir in
European military circles.