Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-06
DURING THE WEEK.
3 The king of Greece has been forced
to abdicate, and that country is now a
republic.


to abdicate, and that country is now
republic.
The settlement of the awards of the
cowboy race was made by Paul Fon-
tame, the humane society officer. The
technical protest against Berry was
upheld, but in consideration of the fact
that he rode square, lie gets SITS out
Of Buffalo Bills Wild West purse of
$500, together with the saddle given
by Chicago firm. Joe Gillespie was
decided to be first in the race
per the Chadron agreement and
he was given $50 of the Wild
West purse. $500 of the Chad
ron purse and the revolver offered by
the Colts. The remainder of the
purses was divided between the other
riders.
The late Senator Leland Stanford's
will names his wife as the sole execu-
triX Her petition states that the
value of the estate is unknown. The
will is very lengthy. Stanford leaves
Sa,50o,000 to the university at Palo
Alto; $500, 900 to his brother, Thomas
W. Stanford, and 100000 each to hls
other two brothers and a number of
| nephews and nieces His wife is made
the residuary legatce,
The German federal court has is
sued an order prohibiting the export of
fodder, as that product is scarce in that
country because of the drought.
The British house of commons adop-
ted Gladstone's resolution, by vote of
200 to 267, providing that the home
rule bill shall be reported by July 81,
and that it shall be clotured in four
| sections.
A cablegram announces the death at
Carlsbad, Germany, of A. j. Drexel, of
the great Drcxel banking house of
| Philadelphia. He went to Europe
few days ago in fairly good health.
| Mr.. Drexel was the head of the bank
| ing house of Drexel, Morgan & Com
pany, New York; DreXel, Harris &
| Company, PARIS; and Drexel & Com
pany, Philadelphia. Further than that
the body Of Drexel will be brought to
Philadelphia for interment beside that
of his wife, no arrangements have been
made. 1t is stated at the Office of
DreXel e Company, that the death of
| Mr. Drexel will make no change what
ever in the business of Drexel &c Com
pany.
Another train robber came to grief a
few days ago at Arkansas City, Kan
| A rough looking character boarded the
north bound passenger train at Okla
homa City, carrying large parcel
After the train was well out of town,
he went into the toilet room and soon
emerged with Win chester IN his
hand lie held up the conductor and
compelled him to stop the train and
then ordered INN to go ahead to the
engine. AS they stepped to the
ground, the robber allowed his gaze
and the gun to slightly shift The
agile conductor felled him with a blow
on the jaw and beat INN INTO submis-
sion with his own gun. lie was placed
I
with two sticks of dynamite besides
| the gun.
Avenier Du Tonxin, the French pa
per publishes the details Of an engage
ment in Tonquin, the news of which it
declares was suppressed by General
| Lannesen. 1t says 400 Chineses at
tackled the French post of Muong Mai
during the absence of the main body of
/ French troops Lieut. Pcrignon, com
handing the remaining garrison, de-
Tended the post for two days, when the
ammunition was exhausted and the
French were forced to evacuate their
position. The Chinese pressed them
| hard until the retreatlng garrison
luckily met a company of sharp shoot
ers, when the combined forces attacked
and repulsed the Chinese after an
hours hard lighting, killing $50. The
French had one killed and several in
jured.