Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-10
DURING THE WEEK.

The report comes from Chilli that all
the members of the cabinet have re-
signed
According to an official estimate 105
fishermen were drowned in storm at
Lisbon recently.
Congressman Springer has undergone
change for the better, and the crisis
is now believed to have been passed.
Congressman Mills, who was also quite
sick, is improving,
At conference between the mem
bers of the congressional committee on
the Worlds Columbian Commission and
President Baker, it was agreed to ask
congress for an appropriation approx
mating 100000 900 for the Worlds Fair,
$1,000 600 TO carry on the work already
begun at Chicago, the balance to meet
the expenses of the commission
Senior Mont, Gillian minister, has in
formed the secretary of state that in
consequence of his election as deputy,
he will soon relinquish his present
place, but will probably remain in
Washington till his successor appears.
Secretary Foster is now on visit in
England.
Emperor William has recently confis-
ticated the editions of two German pa
pers, and suit will be commenced
against them for printing articles re-
fecting against the actions of the en-
peror.
DR.. Henry NJ. Scudder, prominet
physician of Chicago, is charged with
having murdered his mother-in-law
She was possessed of considerable
money and was recently forced to make
a will giving the money to her step
daughter, Scudder's wife. Shortly
after she died, and Scudder is charged
with having fastened her death.
There is movement on foot In Chi
cago, to repeal the ordinance by which
saloons are excluded is in certain parts
of the city, and for several weeks Pc
titions have been circulated asking the
city council to submit to vote of the
! people the question of licensing saloons
| in the prohibited district of Englewood.
This of course, is regarded rs o step
toward opening the locality to the
saloon business, and has aroused in
tense opposition among property owners
who claim that real estate values will
be depressed by the repeal of the ordi-
nance. A counter petition, warning
all good citizens against affiXing their
signatures to an appeal of this kind and
urging everyone to use his influence
against the measure, has been drawn
up and a million copies ordered printed
Both petitions are now being circulated
and there promises to be lively con
fiict before the question is decided.
Advices from Washington indicate
that Congressman Springer is very
sick and that death may come at any
time.
A negro, suspected of being the brute
who committed the Taylor outrage at
Sedalia, Mo-, recently, was arrested at
st. Louis, and held until word as to his
identity is obtained from Sedalia.
A decision has been handed down by
the federal supreme court affirming the
right of the speaker of the house TO
count a quorum, and adopt rules to
that effect, thus declaring that Reeds
tactics were perfectly legal in every
respect.
In the case of Fielden and Schwab,
the Chicago anarchists, now serving
terms In the Joliet penitentiary, the
federal supreme court allirms the de-
cision of the Illinois supreme court that
the presence of the men when sentence
was passed was not necessary to the
! provisions of the constitution.
Marshal Sprinkle, of Dexter Mo-,
who was shot by Miller, the horse thief
near Campbell, Mo-, and is now in Jail.
Miller declares his innocence and says
that Murphy, alias Moore, did all the
shooting.
The report that u bank examiner
has taken charge of the First National
Bank of Great Falls, Mont, is said to
be untrue.
Rufus 4. Collins was convicted of
wife-murder at Gordon, Ga. lie paid n
negro $50 to shoot his wife.
Seven trunks belonging to New
York and Chicago dressmakers filed
with costumes valued at $1,000 were
seized by customs officials at New
York
George S. Moore, the Louisville, KY,
merchant who disappeared two weeks
ago heavily involved, returned home
and settled his financial difficulties,
He may tie able to resume business.
Il. w. Talbert, founder of the Inter.
national Order of Mechanics, was killed
at Florence, S. C., by two boys, one of
whom he had cowhided for slandering
his daughter.
Gen. Russell A. Algcr said in an in
| terview that he was a candidate for the
Republican nomination for President
| Sidney Green, farm hand living
near Elgin, Mimi, was tarred and
feathered and ridden on a rail. Last
fal he cloped with another mans wife
formal waiver of the appeal from
| the decision in the liopkins-Searles
will case was filed at Salem, Mass, in
behalf OF Timothy Hopkins and wife.
Ability, talent and genius are seldom
allied, but when they are they bring sue
cess, and combined with honor, happiness.
| A new sect has been organized where
members believe that great calamity is
! about to oyertake the country.
These are the times when the physician
practieth diligently the art of healing ard
thereby becometh well healed.
Chicago Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, March MAY wheat which
closed on Saturday at s97saseHc, opened this
morning with free sellers at 89c and from that
down TO 8s& There was rally TO ssalc fol-
lowing the above on the publication OF the
clearances from New York which were 433, fSl
blu of wheat and 1850 sacks and barrels OF