Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-13

Daniel NJ, Morgan, OF Bridgeport,
Conn, was nominated by the president
on the 18th for treasurer of the United
States.
Meagrc dispatches received from the
southern part of Kansas state a cyclone
passed over that part of the state and
three towns--Willis, Everest and Pow
hatan-are laid in ruins. As communi.
cation with those points is slow, il is
almost impossible to estimate the loss
of life or properly. Portions of Texas
were also visited and Paris sustained
some loss. st. Louis reports damage
amounting to about $4,000. The same
day cyclone swept from northwestern
Iowa through northeastern and north
ern Nebraska. Akron, Iowa, was laid
in ruins and throughout the section
visited in Nebraska the damage is con.
siderable. Numerous fatalities are
said to have resulted, but authentic re-
ports are yet unobtainable.
Conrad n. Jordan, nominated for as
sistant treasurer at New York, is we'll
known TO the country at large as
United States treasurer in Mr.. Clevc-
lands first administration.
Four thousand uElon mechanics cit
ploycd on the Worlds Fair grounds
struck on the morning OF the 10th be-
cause the council of administrator
would not arbitrate with them or the
question of employing non-unlor men,
a question which the council declare
was settled two years ago by an agree
ment that union and nou-union men
should be employed without discrimin-
alton. President Iligginbotham ex-
presses hope that work will not be
materially delayed Later.-At a
meeting of the representatives
of the council of administration
and representatives of the strikers
the former were successful in convinc.
ing the latter that the strikers were
acting in bad faith, and new agree.
ment was signed by which the matter
is settled so far as the exposition is
concerned.
The president, On the sth, notified
the senate of the desire to raise the
rank of Minister James Il. Eustis,
lately confirmed minister to France, TO
the rank of ambassador. The senate
shortly after confirmed the appoint
ment
The committee on privileges and
ole 49, l,n fnI 10,
favorably resolution permitting said
committee to sit during the coming re-
cess to investigate the claims of Ady,
contestant to the seat of Martin, of
Kansas
There was row in the Minnesota
legislature over an alleged mistake in
voting, by which the bill regulating
country elevators passed by one ma.
jority, but the body refused to recon-
slider the vote or allow the man who
said he made mistake in voting to
correct the error. Then resolution
was offered and passed for an investi.
cation of charges OF corruption in the
passage of number of bills and the
election of United States senator.
Secretary Morton has already begun
to realize some veXations attending
the seed distribution assigned by law
to the department of agriculture.
Seedsmen arc anxious to know what
will be the policy of the department IN
regard to the purchase of seeds for
distribution, and in reply to inquiries
addressed to him CD the subject, Secre-
tary Morton said his policy would be
to purchase seeds grown in the United
States in open market, quality and
price being the only question he would
consider.
The president has named Harris Tay-
lor of Alabama as minister to Spain,
and VIM. Lochren of Minnesota as com
missioner of pensions.
The British government has sent
circular to the postofiice officials in
Great Britain and Ireland, notifying
them that since March 22nd there had
been fifty one deaths from cholera In
l'Orient in the department. of Morblhan,
France.
The United States Minister at Peru
sends word that mob attacked a
Masonic lodge in an interior town,
sacked the building and burned the
fixtures in the street. Incidentally the
United States consulate was invaded,
the furnishings destroyed and the act
ing consular agent shot IN tne foot. A
squad of Peruvian police looked on
while the mob performed the work
without interference. Secretary
Gresham ms tructed Minister Hicks TO
request an apology on the part of Peru
and reparation for the injury to Amer
lean property or persons.
President Cleveland on the 5th sent
the following nominations to the SEN
ate: James S. Ewing, of Illinois, min
lister to Belgium; Thos. p. CrIttenden,
of Missouri, consul general to Mexico;
Louis c. Hughes, of Arizona, governor
of Arizona; VIM. T. Thornton, of New
Mexico, governor of New Mexico.
The Mormon Temple at Salt Lake
City, planned by Brigham Young forty
years ago, at which time the founda-
ton was laid, and since which time in
the course of construction, was dedi-
Gated on the 9Th 1t cost over 81, OO0,-
900, all the free will offering of the
adherents of the Mormon faith. The
was made gala one IN Salt Lake City
and adherents of the faith were pres
ent from all of the surro unding states
and territories, Old Mexico, the Sand
witch Islands, and the semi-c,vilized
Indian tribes who have been converted
to the faith. Invitations were sent to
500 prominent Gentiles to DE present at
the dedicatory exercises and they were
eagerly accepted.
The report comes from Africa that
Emin Pasha is dead, having been
by members OF the fierce |
Manema tribe.
: 1T Is announced that Squire Abing- !
don Baird left his fortune to his mother |