Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-07
DURING THE WEEK.

iNSi WciS Shrricu over u udm ana uNt
We're drowned.
A trestle washed out at Sabulu, Mo
and freight train plunged into the
gap. Fireman Rogers was killed and
two other train men injured.
New Orleans was recently visited by
two fires of such magnitude as to
threaten the entire city. A high wind
was blowing at the time and as the
city has had drouth for some time,
and all materials were very dry, the
wonder is that after assuming the Pre-
portions it did it was stopped before
the entire city was consumed. A
cigarette carelessly thrown among
some cotton started the first fire and
in very short time that portion of the
city lying around Robin and Front
streets was in ruins, While this fire
was in progress another fire was started
about twelve blocks away by the ex-
plosion of lamp which was being
carelessly filed. The burning oil was
scattered over two children, both OF
whom were burned to death The
fire spread alarmingly fast and before
it was subdued four squares were
burned, total loss of 1856 residences
The combined loss win amount to
about $3,6oo,Oo0, with insurance OF
So, 300, 900.
A stage has frequently been held up
near Harvey's rancho, situated near
Salmon City, Idaho. Harvey and
family, consisting of his wife and six
daughters, were suspected. The sheriff
laid plot and bagged the whole party
while holding up stage at the muz.
zles of winchesters. The girls were in
male attire. One confessed they had
been trained to the business by Their
father and mother.
The Chinese exclusion act was passed
by the national house by vote of 179
to 43. The bill prohibits any Chinese,
whether or not subjects of China, Tex,
cepting diplomatic and consular of.
ficers, and their servants) from enter
ing the United States, and Chinese who
may hereafter leave the United
States are prohibited from returning
to the country. 1t makes liable to ar
rest Chinese or persons of Chinese de-
scent, entering the United States or
found unlawfully therein, and provides
for their punishment by imprisonment
not exceeding five years, and suisse
quent removal to the country whence
they came; provided when they come
by way of contiguous foreign territory
they be returned to China. A proviso
allows the secretary of the treasury to
admit Chinese, other than laborers or
artisans, TO temporarily visit the
United States under such rules as he
may prescribe. The last clause repeats
all acts and treaties inconsistent with
this.
The nth birthday of Prince Karl
Otto Won Bismarck was celebrated in
Germany on the LIST of April. Many
admirers sent their congratulations to
the ex-chancellor. Prince Bismarck
spent the day quietly at Friedrichsruhe.
Two bank operators, James Ketchum
and Monroe Guion, fought duel at
Creve Couer Lake near st. Louis
Ketchum was armed with shotgun
and Guion with revolver. The fight
was at thirty PAGES and all the regula-
tions of first-class duel were strictly
observed Both men fred two shots
and Guion fell mortally wounded, the
shot taking effect in his abdomen. The
men were rowing in boat and quar-
relied. Before they reached shore they
decided on having duel and chose two
companions in the boat as seconds.
The grand jury, which has been in
vestigating the evidence presented by
Rev. DR.. Parl<hurst and agents as to
the existence of gambling and disorder
ly houses, in New York City, as well as
general violation of the excise laws,
brought in presentment recently
which scores the police officers severely
and in plain words charges them with
corruption
The Sterling dynamite works at
Bessemer, Ala, exploded, six men being
killed. The force of the explosion was
tremendous, nearly every pane of glass
in town being broken. The shock was
plainly felt in Birmingham fifteen miles
distant.
The special mission, headed by
Ahmed Eyoub Pasha, bearing the fir
man of investiture to the khedive OF
Egypt, started from Constantinople a
few hours after the British feet left
Alexandria for Gambia. The delay is
due to the fact that the sultan was
tirritatcd by England sending large
feet of war ships to Alexandria for the
purposes of meeting the mission and
giving the investiturc of the lShedive
undue Importance. The most import.
ant change in the tirman is the denom-
nation of Egypt as province, instead
of principality.
Advices show that the storm of April
list extended all over Kansas, Nebras-
;ka, Iowa and Illinois. Great damage
is reported from portions of Nebraska,
while the loss in Kansas is almost in
estimable. The town of Towando,
place of 1900 inha bitants, was wiped
away, not solitary building remain
ing erect. Twenty or thirty persons
We're killed outright. Numerous
deaths are reported from other por-
tions of the state. In Chicago seven
story building was blown down, kill.
ing number and injuring many. Over
the city numerous calamities are re-
ported. Illinois reports considerable
all over.
The remains of Walt Whitman were
buried at Camden, N. j., with impress
sive services in the presence of throng
of well known people. Several thous.
and people gathered around the tomb
and when the coffin was deposited on
the bier, Francis Howard Williams, of
read extracts from Whit
mans famous writings. Thomas b.
Harmed spoke for the city in which
Whitman lived so many years. DIR.
Bueok, the poets biographer, followed