Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-23
DURING THE wEEk.

gard died ar his home in New Orleans
on the Goth, at the age of IS.
Pope Leo celebrated his episcopal
jubilee on the 10th at st. Peters. Fifty
thousand persons were present
The jury found Hugh O'Donnell not
guilty of murder for his connection
with the Homestead riot.
Champion Pugllist James Corbett and
the English champion. Charley Mitch
ell, have made an agreement for their
representatives. to meet on the Canadian
side of Niagara Falls ami sign articles
of agreement which shall govern fight
for $50. 900 and the largest purse offered
for the fight, all of which shall go to the
winner. The fight is TO take place in
December
There was not even the formality
of a vote in the executive session of the
senate on the confirmation of Judge
jackson, which was made without
single objection. Tho confirmation is
said to be relief 20 the friends of the
treaty of annexation with Hav ali,
who feared it would be used to prevent
action on the nominatio Now that
this matter is out of the way they be-
lieve the subject will be promptly dis
posed of, they hope, in time to permit
the Hawaiian commissioners to carry
the news of the ratification of the
treaty to Honolulu simultaneously
with the appearance there of the docu-
mcnt itself.
There was a panic in Reading
STOCKS on the Goth. On the New York
stock exchange the scene was OF most
exciting nature. On the preceding
Friday and Saturday a slump in Read
ing had been started, and the total de-
cline up TO the evening of the Goth was
1917 points. The cause of weakness in
the Reading is beloved on Wall street
to be tie attitude assumed by the Van
derbilts and Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan
toward Mr.. Mcleod and his associates
who contemplated entering their terri
tory. 1t Is reported that a conference
was held between Mr.. Morgan and Mr..
Mcleod, but this cannot be confirmed.
Another reason given for the slump in
Reading is that Speyer & Co. have
called in the loan they made to Read.
ing last January for the purpose of
paying off the interest on the third
preference bonds. Receivers have
been appointed for the Reading rail
way. During the day of the Goth mum.
prOuS failurpS occurral
j. Sterling Morton of Nebraska is
announced by Mr.. Cleveland as his sec.
rotary of agriculture.
Mrs +. W. Palmer, wife of the pub.
lie printer, died at Washington on the
18th, from the effects of a stroke OF
paralysis
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When the frauds in connection with
the Panama canal compa ny first be-
came known to the public 1t was init.
mated that number of Americans
were concerned in the affair. Congress
appointed a committee to investigate
the matter. Testimony before that
committee discloses the fact that mil
lions of dollars were placed at the dis
posal of the canal company's Amcri
can representatives to be used in sc.
curing the neutrality of this govern.
ment in regard to the enterprise.
The treaty providing for annexation
of Hawaii has been concluded between
Secretary of State Foster and the com
missloners of the provisional govern
ment, and President Harrison has sub
united the matter to the senate for
ratification. The message says that
annexation is the only plausible plan,
as, If the Z nited States does not, some
other government will take the islands.
According to the terms of the treaty
Queen Liliokalon Is given $4,000
year, for life, and Princess Kaionlania
is to receive Sl5O,OOO. The public debt
of So, $50, 900 is assumed by the govern.
ment