Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-01-19
AROUND THE WORLD
A GENERAL PRESENTA TON OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT HAP
PENNIES OF THE WEEK.
of Interest From the Various
Portions of the Globe.

Portions of the Globe.
The house committee on census has
appointed subcommittee to Graft a
blll,esta blishlng permanent census bu-
reau.
--Advices from Washington say that
exSecretary Blaine continues to grow
weaker and that life is prolonged only
by stimulants.
Robinson, of Pennsylvania, intro
duccd in the federal house bill in
crcasiug from 81 to s. per barrel the
internal revenue tax on fermentcd Ii
quors.
In the Homestead poisoning ease,
which is on trial at Pittsburg, very
strong evidence has been brought out
to substantiate the story told by the
cook, of the poisoning.
Mrs NJ. NJ. Anderson OF Pulaski
was elected assistant sergeant-at-arms
of the Arkansas lower house. This is
the first time woman has been select
ed to that position.
Senator John 5. kenna of West
Virginia died at Washington on the
18th, of heart disease, from which he
had been an acute sufferer for many
years. He was As years old, and the
youngest man in the senate.
Senator Stanford has stated that
the report that ne was to resign from
the senate is untrue. He says his
health Is good and he does not consider
he would be doing justice to his party
or his country by resigning.
The appropriations committee has
under consideration proposition to
abolish all pension agencies and pay
pensioners with checks direct from the
treasury, when consulted, said he
rather favored the scheme.
The jury at Pitts burg in the case of
the thirteen Duquesne strikers charged
with riot, found ten guilty of riot, two
of assembly, and acquitted one. Riot
was charged on account of assault ON
non-union men when the Duquesne
men struck in sympathy with the
Homestead strike.
-Advices from France say That the
testimony Of Baihut, one of the ex-
ministers now being tried for com.
plicity in the Panama bribery, lmpl-
Gates President Carnot. Carnot's
friends say no dependence should bc
placed in the truth of the story, as
Barhut is trying to carry the president
down with him.
Secretary Foster, of the state de-
partment, has received n dispatch from
Minister Snowdcn at Madrid, convey
ing the formal acceptance by the Duke
of Berwick and Alba of the request sent
him by the president of the United
States under the authority of congress,
to a loan for the Chicago exposition of
the precious relics of Columbus in his
ossession
Seven thousand shopmen in the
Union Pacific system were notified a
few days ago that until the road shows
increased earnings they will work
, eight hours day instead of nine, as
formerly, and seven on Saturday. This
| departure the officials say is made
necessary b. the general unsatisfactory
condition of business on the main line
| apd branches.
Invitations have been sent out
through Col. Corbln, L. 5. A., to the
governors of all the states, inviting
them and their ctaffs to participate IN
the Inauguration ceremonies, The in
auguration committee request all the
civic organizations from the various
| sections of the country who intend TO
! participate to notify the committee on
civic organization, William Dickson,
| chairman.
AT the recent session of the ma
| tional deep waterway convention in
! Washington resolutions were adopted
to the effect that the cheapest form Ct
| transportation was by water and that
canal should be constructed to con-
meet the great lakes and the Atlantic
! not less than twenty feet in depth.
! Congress is called upon to pass the bill
nov before it for a deep waterway
canal. A permanent organization was
! effected.
| -General Master Workman Powder.
| iy in an address to the union carpen-
| tiers at Scranton, Pa, said: II am q
socialist and say it without blushing.
4
| If the avowal brings condemnation,
am willing to take it. am one of the
| sixty.five million socialists in this
| country. ! believe the railroads are
! public highways and should be nation.
allzed, and that the telegraph system
should be owned and operated by the
government"
The pope has instituted a perm.
| anent apostolic delegation for the
United States. Satolli is named as
first apostolic. delegate with full
powers of that rank. This decision of
the vatican is considered sufficient
reply to the opposition to Satolli and
his mission The propaganda will send
by Rev. F. Il. Rocker tho documents
authenticating the new powers con-
fcrred on Satolli as permanent delcl
| gate.
The conference between the mas.
| ter cotton spinncrs and operatives OF
England on the strike against rcduc
tion of per cent In wages 1T Man
chester resulted IN disagreement, and
the strike continues. The masters
claim the reduction is absolutely
necessary. 1t is stated that in Oldham
the many millions invested in cotton
mills are not paying per cent ard
the owners would be glad to dispose OF
them at half price,
1t is reported that Catarino Cara,
the revolutionary asitator, has re.
| turned to the Rio Grandc frontier, and
is in person organizing the bands that
have been springing up of late. He
was seen at the head of a large party
in the west part of Ievillia county
recently, and from the direction taken