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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
Troublesome Cracked silver Coin.

The stamping machines at the gov
eminent minis, embodying AS they do
all the best inventions obtainable, yet
do not do their work with absolute per-
lection in every instance. Occasionally
a silver dollar Is turned out with "A
trif1ing defect, and then the coin causes,
more trouble, many times over than IL
is worth, This imperfection is slight
crack in the edge OF tho coin, which IL
likely TO ESCAPE the notice OF any ordi.
nary scrutiny, but like the rift in the
Lutte OF which the poet sings, IL makes
the dollars music mute.
The commonest way TO test u silver
coin TO find out whether IL is a counter
fcit or not Is to drop on table or
counter. II it has clear ring 1t Is
supposed to be good. As Il matter Of
fart some counterfeit coins, now cur
rent. which are made OF anthony and
tin, have sound almost identical with
that of n real silver dollar. What
makes this test more uncertain is the
fact that real silver dollar with the
little rift sounds Us if it were lead when
dropped. The opening destroys its
Jingle just as a crack destroys the
righteousness OF O. bell.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
ASSAULTED THE SHERIFF.
An Attempt to Make an Eviction
Ends DisastrOusiy.

Ends Disastrousiy.
Sheriff Crawford of UGiontown, Pa,
went to Leisenring No. 2 works to
evict several families of strikers. lie
and his deputies set one or two fami-
lies out peaccably. When they reached
the house of Felix McGovern they
were told by McGovern's wife TO .'go
ahead" When everything had been
removed except the clock and stove.
about fifty hungarian women made
their appearance in the front of the
house. Crawford turned the key in
the door locking himself In and his as.
sistants out. The women battered the
door with stones and gaining an en-
trance drove Cra~for out. The dep
uties were then surrounded by the
females who pelted the officers with
stones and sticks. compelling them to
fee for safety. Deputy Grant Sanner
was struck on the head by stone
which cut a terrible cash in his scalp.
There will be no further evictions in
Leisenring No. 2, until IL larger squad
OF officers can be detailed for the pur-
pose. Deputy Sheriff Smith arrested
a Hungarian striker for interfering
with men At work. The Hungarian
proved ugly to handle, and another
deputy came to Smiths assistance.
When nearing town about 100 lIungar.
ians assaulted the officers and set the
prisoner at liberty. The Huns were
armed with clubs, stones and knives.
Depu y Smith was badly bruised with
stones and was cut across the hand
with knife to compel him to lose his
hold ON the prisoner.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
THE FATHER GETS A PENSION.
Assistant Secretary Busscy Decides
That Bathing is in the Line OF
Duty.

Assistant Secretary Bussey reversed
the decision of the commissioner oil
pensions who rejected the appeal OF
Squire Walter, father OF George w.
Walter, OF Company Ii. Second West
Virginia cavalry, and directed that his
claim be allowed. The son, according
TO the records. while serving as cor
poral, was drowned while bathing in
the Potomac river on September 10,
1862. The commissioner Of pensions
rejected the application OF the father
for pension on the ground that the
soldier was not engaged in the per-
formance OF duty incident to the SER
vice. A special act granting the ap-
plicant pension was passed., but was
vetoed by President Cleveland. The
claim was then subjected TO special ex-
animation and again rejsc;ed on The
ground that a. The cate Of the soldiers
Ceath, the claimant was not dependent
upon him for support, The ass slant
secretary, however, finds that the
father was NJ the date Of his sons
death in part dependent on the son TO"
support As The claimant is now 70
years of age, in destitute circum.
stances, aui under ie, cent rulings the
department holds nat the SIN Was in
line OF duty and allow, The claim.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
BLOODY TRAGEDY.
An Aged Italian Couple aud Their
Murderer Killed.

A terrible tragedy was enacted in
the Italian quarter in lloboken early
April goth. Angelo Gaboth aud wife
came to spend the night ut the home
OF Mrs. Gaboth's parents, An onio
Chincella and wife. Gaboth was
shlftless fellow, and in view OF the
tragedy il is probable the visit was II
deliberate plot TO rob the Chincellas.
About O'clock next morning Gaboth
arose and entering the room where
his wife was sleeping with her mother
pluaged stiletto into the old wom-
ans abdomen, killing her. The fact
that his wife re remained perfectly
ing ovcf her is taken as evidence OF
the fact she was IL party to the hor-
rihle plot. Ga5oth then went into the
next room and thrust stillettu into
the neck OF old Chincella, meaning to
end his lather-in-la laws life with one
blow. He missed the vital spot, how.
ever, and tho old man gave Il cry
WHICH drOusSu nls TWO sons III inc
next room. One OF them seized Il
stilletto and sprang at the murderer
like tiger A fierce conflict follow
ed, the men fighting up and down the
room, striking ut each other. Sud-
denly Gaboth's wife sprang out Of bed
and tried to separate the combatants,
receiving two serious stabs. The old
err Of the sons seized her and pulled
her away, and let the combatants fight
it out A moment later Gaboth flung
up his arms with loud cry and fell
dead, young Chlncella having driven
the stiletto through the left eye into
the brain. Young Chincella went at
once to the police station and reported
the incident. He was seriously cut.
His sisters injuries are not dangerous,
but the old man will probably die.
The bodies of Mrs. Chincela and Cab
9th were taken to the morgue.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
RIOTING STILL CONTINUES.
Civil Authorities Unable to Control
Them.

Rloting by the strikers continues in
the coke regions. The Leisenring
plant OF the Frickc Coke Company
have been kept in an uproar since
Saturday night, April 18th. The
works are surrounded by mob day
and night and the explosion OF bombs
and firing of guns can be heard ut all
hours. The coke companies have
sworn out iniunctions against thirty
three of the leaders and a;so lnstitut-
ed criminal charges against them
Injunctlons and warrants have been
placed in the hands Of sheriffs and
consta blcs but they claim to be I'M
able to serve them without the aid OF
troops. A number of coke works are
running "a full force of men while
others are starting up again.
April goth was prolific Of excitement
and small riots throughout that region
Women were generally leading. and
most bitter in their attacks upon the
deputies. Heretofore they have been
silent, but when the evic ors attacked
their homes, the foreign women cs-
pecialiy were driven wild. During a
squahble two deputies were painfully
injured Bat few evictions were
made. as the sherifs fear opposition
and are gathering larger forces Of
IDENTITIES
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
WHO ARE CRANKS?
Tho Question Answered In u vigorous
Way Ivy ~ Woman,

Tho Question Answered In u vigorous
Way by ~ woman.
IL IL by no means the worst thing in
the world TO be called n crank. find
as ! prowl up and down through the
earth that wherever meet man
with sufficient Individuality 20 take n
stand against impurity and slams OF
every kind, too honest 10 get rich by
undetermined methods and too bravo 10
DO u cOwardly conformist, he IL called
o. crank. Wherever II woman Is found
who thinks more Of her brain thun the
hat that surmouuts II she Is crank.
Wherever man IL found who honestly
believes life holds better things for him
than 10 become u dancing popinjay and
q social success by reason Of fine clothes
Ind society manners, who would rather
wear shiny scanned coat and nm UNI
fashionable hat, and thus gain the
means TO cultivate his mind and en-
large his soul, he IL II crank. Wher-
aver n young girl Is found who laughs
VI fashion and wears u gown TO please
herself, rather than TO conform 10 a
passing style, who stands by a friend at
the risk OF becoming unpopular, and
who Is law into herself by the die
Satcs OF hor own true sweet, womanly
heart, she Is II crank. DISCOVERIES arc
cranks, Philanthropists and poets are
cranks. Christopher Columbus was u
crank, and yet Chicago, after four
hundred years, is turning itself head
over heels TO do him honor. All, we'll,
my dear, when you count on your
fingers the worlds most famous cranks
and note the outcome Of their crank
iness, who would not choose but go
down upon tho despised listp
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
WONDERS IN THE CAMERA
Possibility of Photographing Rapidly Oc-
curing Phenomena.

At u recent lecture before the Royal
institution, England, the lecturer. after
referring 10 series of Photographic OF
animals in motion which had bcen
taken by means OF u movable shuttsr.
said that occurring phenomena might
also be photographed by the exposure
OF the lens to u flash of magnesium
light or TO tho electrical spark After
stating that neither OF these flashes of
light was absolutely instantaneous, no
proceeded to show their actual duration.
IL appears that II spark from Leyden
jar lasts loss than one twenty-five mil
lionth part Of second. Some idea
may be formed Of such duration by
considering that II Is nearly the Same
fraction of II second as one second Is OF
year. MS u year contains, roughly,
%, 600, 600 seconds. II was further
shown that soap film might be pho.
tographed In the net Of breaking, but
as this occupied less than one-tcnth OF
u second IL was moro difficult to pho
'ogrnph than jets OF liquid. A dry
shot would pass through u soap bubbel
without breaking it, but shot wottod
with alcohol would break the film ut
once. BY means OF the dropping OF
Weights suspended from an electro
magnet IL was possible TO make tho
breaking OF tho film and tho flash Of
the spark simultaneous, and thus pho
tograph the film In the net OF break
ing.
Among tho many recent triumphs OF
photography were cited those in the
medical field, and especially tho In.
yention which enables the operator TO
photograph the throat and vocal
chords. Prof. Lcvison had devised a
condenser condcnsing ten inches OF
solar rays on 10 u onc-inch beam OF
parallel rays, which brought down tho
question 10 tho matter Of special
camera THIS was aftorward devised
and tho operation perfected A beam
OF condensed light Is now reflected from
n glass bound on tho operators fore
head into tho patients mouth, and n
tiny detective camera snaps tho image
OF tho vocal chords In IN instant.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
The Hercules Beetle.

The biggest insect of its kind in the
world is the hercules beetle of South
America, which grows to be six inches
in length. 1t is said, whether truth
fully or not, that great numbers OF
these creatures are sometimes seen on
the mammaa tree, rasping the rind
from the slender branches by working
around them with their horns until
they cause the juice to flow. This
juice they drink to intoxication, and
thus fall senseless to the ground.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
THE ITALIAN LYNOHING.
Taken Notice OF IL in the Italian
Parliament.


In the chamber of deputies Marmu
gave notice OF his intention to ask the
government what satisfaction had boea
asked for or Oh aimed in the case OF
Italians lynched in New Orleans.
Luchini also gave notice that he would
call attention TO the action taken by
the government in this matter. Tho
London Standards Rome correspond,
ont had IN interview with Porter,
United States minister to Italy. "Por.
ter, says the correspondent, ''was
silent within tho limits OF official ETH
quette. He said he had not received
any orders of recall, and there was no
reason to believe he would receive
one. Both governments looked Tor
ward TO Il peaceful settlement of the
New Orleans dialculty. The only
aption open to the Washington gov
eminent has been initiated, though
Blaine has not yet sent an official note
of the fact" The Rome correspond.
ent OF tho London Daily News, tele-
graphs: 1.-The Italian government
has not resolved Blaine's note, tho al.
legged text OF which several papers
have already published" The cor
respondent adds: Should the note be
really formulated in tho terms given
by the newspapers the government
would probably decline to answer it,
but would allow it to be judged by
public opinion"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
Indla's Treasure.

II Is estimated in the Allahnbad
Pioneer that the treasure lying idle in
India in the shape of boards Of orna-
mcnts amounts to 81, $50, 600, 900. A
competent authority guosses that lin
Amritsar City alone there are jewels
to the value Of $4,000, 000.n As re-
CARDS some other districts, the figures
that have been furnished are not less
astonishing. The miserable waste OF
Montgomery is estimated to possess
about 30 lakhs in ornaments. Tho
hillsides and valleys OF kulu IRE put
at three lakhs and half. In Jhelum
two-6fths OF the wealth OF the district
is said TO be vested in property OF this
nature, and In Kohat, probably one
of the poorest districts OF the province
in this respect, the estimate Is taken
at 800 rupees for each liindoo family
and 10 rupees for each Musselman
family, and lakh in the aggregate
for the Nawab and other Raises, max
ing total for the district Of rs lakhs. !"
A lakh is worth about $35, 900.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
ITALIANS DISSATISFIED.
Rudini Rciteratcs In the Chamber
OF Deputies his Views.

Rudini Rcitcratcs In the Chamber
of Deputies his Views.
The reply Of Secretary Blaine re-
ccivcd the attention OF the chamber Of
deputies, The question in regard 10
IL was raised by various members,
The premier replying said the Italian
government had not yet received
3luine's note. lie was not prepared
10 make II 1ehnie statement 10 tho
chamber Of Ga views and purposes OF
the cabinet uu,it the note is officially
received u I'd G .reIully read and con
sidered. lluN"vGr, he would say that
Italy cuul t.S admit that the dipl0-
ma'ic inc = was closed until the
United State, c,iuowledge the duty OF
delivering the guilty parties over TO
justice and had uCknOw lodged the fur
Their duty Of indemnifying the families
of the victims who were Italian sub
jccts. LAZY cannot admit tho ire
sponsibiily of the Uuited States gov
ernmcnt for violation Of the treaty by
individual states. He felt confident
however, that tho matter would be
settled without creating any political
difficulties between Italy and America.
In conclusion, hi Rudini gave express
preston to The hope that notwithstand-
ing the occurrence OF some incidents
of which are greatly to DO regretted In
u controversy between Italy and Amer
lea the means Of Cancellation, honor
nblo to both govornments will be
found
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
FORGED A WILL.
Two Chicago Men Sentenced To
Prison,

wv >htSoBo NhN" w
Prison.
After ~ sensational trial John G..
Cosgrove and Jane, X. McElligot. OF
Chicago, were found guilty of forging
a rich womuns will and given nine
and three years espectively In the
peniteniiGry. Cosgrove is boot and
shoe broker and roomed in u building
owned by a wealthy widow, Mrs, Jer-
ome. She consulted with him in bust
ness matters, and no learned the condi.
ton OF her property. She died about
year ago, and no will was found, but
three months later CosgrUve came for.
ward with what purported TO be her
will, witnessed by himself and McElii-
goti, apportioning her fortune to u
large number OF relatives and friends,
and legacy of $50, 200 to Cosgrovc's
two minor sons, whom IL has since
been proven, she had never seen. The
relatives contested the will, alleging
forgery and after some investigation
Cosgrove and McElligctt wero arrest.
ed and the trial resulted as above.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
Phoebe HOLDS THE FORT.
New Phase In the Wrangic OF the
Worlds Fair Women.

Tho strife between Miss Phoebe
Couzeus, secretary OF the board Of
lady managers of the Worlds Fair and
the executive committee of that body,
has taken on u new phase. When
she reached her Office tho other morn.
ing she found it locked aud the jani,or
informed her he had been instructed
not to permit her to enter Miss
Couaens theroupon took possession OF
an adjoining room and announced she
would hold possession Of 1t day and
night until the matter was settled, and
in the afternoon sent out for u lun ia.
During the day sho received u tele.
gram from ST. Louis, saying arrange.
ments were being ma lie for holding u
mass meeting Of ladies TO pro est
against tho action Of tho executive
committee and dcputation of CHI
cago ludios decided TO make arrange
meu,s Tor II similar mass meeting.
Tho executive committee appointed
Mrs. Susan j. Cook, 'ol Tennessee,
acting secretary OF the Worlds Fair
board Of lady managers, vice Phoebe
Couzcns discharged" About forty
Chicago ladies held u meeting endors.
ing Miss COu2cns and u committee was
appointed TO assist her in tho fight
Miss Coazens did not remain at tho
Worlds Fair headquarters throughout
the night. She Is still member OF
board of lady managers, even though
de barred from the secretary's sanctum.
la IN interview she said: If need DO
! will take tho platform and set this
business right before tho people as IA
matter OF national Importance There
seems to be IA suggestion of some kind
of political chicanory behind tho entire
controversy, ASIDE from the dead.
lock in the woman's department tho
work on the Worlds Fair is progress
ing remarkably we'll.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
WHIPPED THE FAMILY.
Terrible Action of West Virginia
Mob OF Incendiarics

The residence OF Henry Church, ST.,
who lives in Wetzel county, about
thirty miles south OF Wheeling, Va,
was visited by u band OF masked men,
and the house and all the surrounding
outbuildlngs were destroyed by fire,
the attacking party applying the torch
on all sides. Three women and one
man who occupied Mr.. Church's house
were taken frcm the burning building
and whipped in a most brutal manner
The man Was then driven into the
woods and has not since been seen. lie
was almost entirely naked. Tho
women have also disappeared. The
white caps declared their object to be
TO clear the immoral atmosphere.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
BELL WAS RECKLESS.
He Lost his Last Dollar at Cards
and Was Shot by his Opponent.

Frank Bell, we'll known athlete of
Cincinnati, was shot and almost in
stanlly killed by Joe Hughes, the bar
keeper at Shoonbarg's saloon. The
men had been playing cards and Bell
lost his last dollar. lie became infur-
lated and attacked Hughes. Bystand.
ers intcrfcrred and pulled Boil Off, but
he shook them Off AMI reached for n
pistol in his hip pocket. Hughes saw
the movement and quick rs n flash
he turned to the sideboard and, grab
bling revolver. he fired three shots at
Bell who reolnd and fell TO the floor.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
A SERIOUS ACCUSATION.
A wealthy Lumber Merchant Ar
rested for Bribing Wcighmasters,

1t t"anspires that S. II. Nowells,
head of the wealthy firm of llowolls d
Co., dealers in lumber, with head1uart.
ers in Chicago and branches ut Omaha
and Atchison, Kan. was secretly ARE It.
ed and brought before the United
States commissioner in Chicago, and
held in So, 900 bonds for his future ap.
pearance. 1t is said warrants for the
arrest of two of his brothers, ono ut
Atchi5on and one at Omaha, are also
out. 1t is said that evidence is in
possession OF the interstate commerce
commission, which will prove Howells
Systematically bribed certain weigh
masters of tho Western Railway weigh
ing association ut Missouri river
points to record false shipping
weights. The weighmasters In ques-
ton will also be arrested and proceed
ed against by the commission.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
Far-ReaehIng BencvoIence.

Average World Reformer-'We
are going TO have another grand meet
ing tonight, to protest against English
tyranny in Ireland, Russian tyranny in
Portugal, Turkish tyranny in--in
some place or other, / forget the
name; and TO protest in the name OF
the Christian world against the cruel
treatment OF missionaries in China.
Can't you comePn
Every Day Citizen Very sorry,
but promised to go around this even
ing, and help relieve the necessities OF
some poor families in the street back
of your residence. New York Weekly.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
ITALIAN EPISODE.
Secretary Blaine's Answer to
Isudini.

Secretary Blaine's Answer TO
Rudini.
Secretary Blaine completed his re.
Fly TO the last letter from the Italian
governmentand sent u copy to Marquis
Imperiali for transmission to Marquis
Di Rudini. 1t is long and u complete
answer to all questions raised in the
last note from Italy, being much more
voluminous than any preceding letters.
Secretary Blaine has not Withdrawn In
the least from his original attitude in
declaring the law will take its course
and cannot be hnrried; that indemnity
will probably DO granted to the fami.
lies of the men killed at New Orleans
in cases where it is proven they were
Italian subjects, and entitled thereto,
but this proof must be undoubted; that
the federal government cannot tres
pass upon thu prerogatives OF the state
which now controls the actions in the
case.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
All nv Accident.

The country is indebted to an acct
dent for one Of its great editors-Henry
Watterson. His rausical capabilities
as lad had been quite marked. He
played in concerts with Adelina Patti
when she was IL years old ind no ID.
His career was changed by hitting his
finger against a. black key while prac-
ticing ON the piano, A felon came on
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23

A man in Milwaukee saw a woman
fall down and he helped her up and
spoke words OF consolation, and she sent
him a deed of S., 900 house, A mar
IN Peoria did the very same thing, ano
the woman yelled for her husband. who
was near by and he came running VI
and broke the CONSIDERS pose.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
CHICAGO ELECTION.
Canvass Practically Completed
Washburne Elected Mayor.

Washburne Elected Mayor.
The official canvass of the returns OF
the recent municipal election in Chi
cago was completed. 1t practically
settles tho matter, although as several
precincts ARE subject to revision it is
possible there may be some changes.
Hampstead Washburne (Republican)
is elected mayor by II plurality OF 3S9.
An unexpected surprise was tho heavy
gain made by Kern, Democratic candi.
date for city attorney, In the last few
wards canvassed. Tho gain was 50
great that it elected him by II plurality
OF l,l72 over Nicholson, Republican,
whose election heretofore has not been
questioned. Kiobhassa, Democratic
candidate for city treasurer, was sue
cessful by II plurality Of i,25S, this
triumph being due TO strong combinu-
ton oil Irish and Polish and dissenlions
among the Germans. Van Clcavo, Re
publican, for city clerk, led his ticket
with plurality OF over ., 600. Mayor
Creiger, in an interview with the rep-
resentatiyes OF n local Democratic pa
per when asked what he is going TO be.
said al am going. 10 be first and
above all things Democrat. For the
next two years | am going to saw wood
TO save the state to the democracy in
1892. The great and only difficulty is
the deadly work OF traitors to the
party"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23

A charming moonstone brooch seen had a
wreath Of silver leaves.
full choral service for church wedding.
is the proper thing.
Laces ase coming into fashion again.