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The free press., 1893-05-11

It is reported that the govern
ment arly of Honduras has proTed
yic' otiOus.
The free press., 1893-05-11

Destructive cyclones visited
North aud South Carolina and
Louisiana on the 3rd.
The free press., 1893-05-11

The Opelika (AA knitting mills
burned The fire was the work o.
an incendiary.
The free press., 1893-05-11

Richmond. Va, has fixed the
license of turf exchanges at S4, 800
"a year. This amounts to prohlbi-
,ion of poolrpons.
The free press., 1893-05-11

Arthur Humphreys, foreman Of
the Beevi'le (Fexas) Bee, suicided
by drinking pfusslc acid.
The free press., 1893-05-11

John NJ. Parker, a prominent
merchant Of New Orleans, died last
week.
The free press., 1893-05-11

Ex-mayor Barney Higgins of SOM
erset, KY, was shot and killed in
The lobby of the courthouse at
Danville, Ky, by l.. A. Wood, of
Cleveland, o. Higgins assaulted
Woods sister January 6, 1892.
The free press., 1893-05-11

Pass Christian will select post.
master on the 20th by election.
The free press., 1893-05-11

Harry Il. Kan has been appoint.
ed collector of the por; OF Nlcks-
burg.
The free press., 1893-05-11
THE EXHIBITION STARTED.

Aside ftom the fainting of sever
al women and children, and possi-
bly, iujariDg some in the crush
among those who gathered 10 see
ana hear the President, opening day
was not marred by disaster. 1t is
not an easy matter to handle 150,-
900 to 175, 900 people when all are
trying to occupy the same position.
The brevlty Of the Prt sident' S
speech WAS commendable and the
comfort of he crowd would have
increased if Rev. Milburn had diyid-
ed his prayer into five sections, and
omitted about four and a balf. It
was three or four times as long as
the Presidents address. But the
wheels 60 ardand and by 80 re mis-
take it only threatened, but did not
absolutely rair. When Chicago
has a firstscllss pleasant spring
day, there should be a special cele-
braticn OF the event. Opening day
might have been worse weathers
wise,
The free press., 1893-05-11
TIE SIDE SHOWS.

Midway Plaisance is part of the
Park system of Chicago, being
qnlte a gide trip of land, just one
tnile long, connecting Washington
and Jackson Parks. lhe Flaisance
is a porion of the Park grounds
which your 80 cent ticket of admis
sion entities yOu to visit. You can
enter the viaduct in front of the
woman's building, or you caa take
the Seventy street Wabash Av-
enue cab e car to the Washington
Park entrance, and, walking through
the Plaisauce, enter Jackson Park
through the viaduct already mems
toned Midway Piaiyanc is what
the side show is to the circus, the
extra touch" There ar 40 differ.
ent exhibits ne rly all of hich charge
an admission. Two or three are
free, but make up for that by having
something attractive to sell
Nearly sll charge 25 cents admis-
sion, bnt a few are so cents, and
from so 10 $l2 is required to see
all the sights in the Plalsance.
The collection of people from
distant parts Of the globe In their
various costumes and style OF living
is a curiosity of itself. There are
Turks, Egyptians, Arabs, Javanese
from the Isle of Java, Cinnamon,
Ceylonese from the Island Of Cey-
lon, Laplanders. residents of the
Barhary States, Dahomeyites, Jap
anese. Perslans, Siamese, Mexi-
cans. Indians, Zulus, Swiss, Corlans,
Germans, lrisn, English and Amer
leans. each with some characteris-
tic exhibit or show.
There are % different languages
spoken in the Plaisance and as
many different nationalities repre~
sented. No such combination was
ever before seen or attempted.
The side shows. like the big ex.
hibits, are still in somewhat cha.
otlc shape but when the Plalsance
assumes a more definite form a lit
tie later, | will take a walk with
my readers among the various and
curious people here cQngregated.
MINING EXHIBIT.
The Liberty bell is not the only
attractive feature OF the Pennsyi-
vania exhibit. The much criticised
coal barons have sent from the
Reading mines a model of an an,
thraclte coal crusher which stands
thirty feet high. The crusher is
accompanied by miniature engines
and but for the dust, the machine
might do practical work in the
Mines and Mining building where
it is located. That state also cons
tributes solid blocks of anthracite
weighing eight and ten tons. The
Pennsylvania exhibit in the Mines
and Mining building occupies 1907
square feet. With the exception of
Michigan, which occupies 3,308
feet. Pennsylvania exceeds anv
state IN the union or foreign coun.
try 10 the space occupied by her
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THE WORLDS FAIR.

A cloudy. raw day, bat WI hout
rain. was SO much better than the
weather h. past week gave reason
to expac,. that the great Exposi-
fion can be said to b%ve opened un-
der fsvorable aus; ices. q 6righ-
TER day would have made larger
atteroarce. but every spectator
present is ready 10 make affidavit
That the attendance was sufficiently
large f, comfort.
The opening was notable IN many
ways. not the least beng that no
other pubic occasion outside OF
Washington, has ever brought the
nj esideot. vlce,pre.ident and all the
cabinet with a single exception to
participate,
Ado to this the Duke of Veragua,
only eleven generations distant from
the discoverer of Chicago or Amer
ica, which means the same thing
to dav, and there is combination
worthy of occurring once in 400
years. The Duke is accompanied
by his brother, but as he attracts
little or no attention, | have been
wondering bow Eany more gener-
atoms dis ant he is from Columbus,
than the Duke.
But waving ahstruse questions,
the Fmr has been opened on time
and there now seems no reason wh7
the exl. l.'bitors should not 60 ahead
with their work and 10 the course
Of a few weeks have their wares
and Inventions in readiness for the
puhlic.
While the exhibits are already
colossal, thy vii be vastly ms
creased when the remainder come
on the scene.
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THURSDAY, 8: va, II. 1898
The free press., 1893-05-11

A. G.. RUSSELL. ~. Editor.
The free press., 1893-05-11

ONE DOLLAR ~ ADVANCE.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
STATE LEGISLATURES.


TOPEKA, Feb. l.-ActinS under advice
abandoned the idea of Using force and will
adopt strategy instead, Their purpose is
now to endeavor To have Martin endorsed
by n fully recognized house, aud mn effort
will he II ado 10 win over enough icpubli'
cans TO secure a legal majority, This, the
republicans claim, is MS absurd as II Is i'm.
possible.
ToPEAKA, Feb. .. The populist house
took a recess and the republican house
passed a bill appropriating 100000 for the
Kansas Worlds Fair exhibit.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 4.-Thcro in no change
In tho senatorial deadlocks in Nebraska
Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and
Washington.
TOPEKA, Feb. At has been agreed DO
tween the two houses that they will div de
the time between them. The populistS feel
that the republicans cannot afford to bring
the matter in TO the courts as il would i'm
par the states credit and they believe
that the supreme court, for like reasons,
would decide the poprlist house the legal
body.
LINCOLN Neb. Feb. Judge Allen
populist candidate, was to-day elected to
the United States senate by vote of 90
four more than II majority. Tie demo
Gratis resented an ultimatum to the repub
licans, stating that il tho republicans
would net vote for n democrat they would
cast her votes for Allen. This the repub-
licans refused ard the result was rs above
St0tpl
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09

CHICAGO. Feb. 6--1heIo was q furry aud \
bull market In wheat the FIRST hour. The May
price jumped to 10 ic and the advance was pretty
well held up 10 midday The opening was
at 7sse with sales ut 7S'4c and up TO
Tgl,c back TO 1yc and held firm later
around T9i.c, or 10 over the close Sat.
urday July ruled about sc under May.
touching Tnsc at the high point on tho
carly bulge. Tho chief bull influence with
the trade was the weather The rain and
soft weather extended over about halt the
wheat belt east OF the Mississippi The West
end the Northwest had extreme cold weather
Fear OF the antI.option bin the very small do.
crease OF " 900 bu In the visible supply and tho
snow storm quietng the fears about crop In.
Jury from the approaching cold wayj all acted
against wheat late in the day May went back
to ;Sj,c ana closed 7sssGT5Ac July sold at Isi4c
ana closed 7sAli8fc.
The corn market sh wed nOge OF the ner.
vousncss seen In wheat on the early trading
Weather could not be feature except IN
checking the movement, anG It did not appear
to do this The May price opened $40. and
after touching iTiic and i:'s1TIc adyancedio
Isc. The decline up 10 tho last hour was 10
47a0F!ic. July s2ld faNisc and of 10 use
at the same time Cash corn sold chiefly at
about nc advance over SATURDAY prices, Thu
market continued 10 decline slowly TO the close
when May was at EiSc, July 47i.c or about 80
under the Saturday closing prices.
The provision market was controlled by lard.
The situation in all products Is very strong,
out there Is less faith In high prices holding In
pork and ribs Tic whols market started nrn
and about steady May pork was at 40 s.
lard SiLT0 ribs slo.l2,i. Tho hogs were
given nj sJ0)I aud slow and weak.
On some early selling OF stun pork broke zoe TO
$40. -, lard cascd 7sC 10 sll.G!',, and ribs sold
or i.i,c 10 ~ o.. Later the hogs for Tuesday
were put at 1900. The larl brokers began
bidding the price up. The whole market be.
came strong in sympathy. My pork got Up
:lOt from the low point OF so .6j. Lad ad.
ydnccd beyond any previous figure for the year
going TO siI.saI Ribs recovered to TIE open.
ing figure at sI0.i2i,.
Closing quotations were:
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09

Henry NJ. Moore, a son of Col Jesse
II. Moore OF Decatur, H., has been ap.
pointed United States Consul at Three
Rivers, Ont.
An examination of the accounts OF
the Charles City, Iowa, postofiice is
being made to locate the responsibility
for shortage OF $500.
Edward Lorder, l4.year-old boy of
MinonlS, ILL.,, accidentally shot himself
with pistol. The wound may prove
fatal.
Henry ilagemeyer committed suicide
by hanging in Fulton, Mo. lie had
been released short time before from
an insane hospital.
Sheriff Handle of Little Falls, MINI,
arrested c, NJ. Highly, n matchmaker
of Little Falls, on n telegram from
Peoria, H., charging Highly with
larceny
Frederick Gansee, head painter at
.he State Insane Hospital ut Jackson.
vile, H., slipped on the ice covering
the roof OF the hospital and fell to the
ground. lie was instantly killed.
James 5, Brown has brought suit in
Columbus, Ind, against Daniel Nc
Clintic, asking to be released from Nc.
Clintic's bond us Township Trustee,
alleging that he has been irregular in
his accounts.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
III SHOOK THE HOUSE.
GAS EXPLOSION IN a NEW YORK
TENEMENT.
One Man Killed and Score Of reoplo
Seri"usiy InJured-Tanic Among tho
Occupants of tho Big building
the Explosion Occurred.

New YORK, Feb Sire caused by a
gas explosion in the cellar destroyed
the double five-story tenement house
4a3 West Thirty-ninth Street yesterday
afternoon. The building was occupied
by twenty families. One man was
killed and many persons were seri-
ously injured. This is the list Of the
dead and injured:
JOHN PETERSON, gas inspector in fhe
employ OF tbs Equitable Gas Light Company,
WHO was in tho cellar when the explosion o.
Cured
The injured arc
CAILu3 Dyer, face ard hands badly burned
IIzETrE Dyer, face and hands burned, cut
by falling glass.
LEPoLDiNE SCHAUM, burned about the face
and hands
MARY SCHUBERT, burned about face and
body.
ARTHUR SCHUBERT, burned about face and
body
MARTIN JonMASS. burned about face and
hands aud eyes badly injured.
PETFR JOHANN, face and h lnds burned
JOHN MANNING, body badly burned.
JOHN HOFFMAN, slightly burned.
= JOHN WAscHMANS, badly burned about head
and face.
HERBERT McLArGHiIN, tody badly burned.
LIZZIE BOYLE.
JoHN MARTiT.
MARTIN KRAFT.
JOHN HAYDEN
LOUIs BiKBER and
ALBERT LoPz, all badly burned.
An employe of the gas company had
been sent to the cellar of the building
TO repair leak in the pipes. He had
been in the cellar twenty minutes,
when Waschmann, who occupies the
first floor, heard him grooming. TAX
ing up a candle he started toward the
cellar. As he opened the door sheet
Of flame shot out in his face. Then
followed laundering report.
Waschmann and his clerk Manning,
were thrown into the street Me
Laughlin, another employee, was hurled
ten feet and lay unconscious. The big
tenement shook with the force of the
explosion. There were wild shrleks of
terror from every floor and screaming
women and children rushed to the
windows and fire escapes. They made
no effort to save their household
goods, but struggled only for their
lives.
An Italian woman living in the rear
of the fourth floor fled from her rooms
leaving her .-year-old babe in it's
cradle. The little one would have
persisted had not the policemen and
firemen gone through the apartments
Most of the men were away at work
and only women and children were in
the house.
OF the hundred or more persons who
lived on the upper floors few can tell
how they escaped. They knew that
they rushed to some window or fire
escape They madly fought with each
other for vantage ground, and many
of the wounds received were caused in
that struggle to escape.
The firemen who came on the first
alarm found the building ablaze. A
second and third alarm was ordered
Scaling were placed against
the side of the building and the long
extension ladders were raised to the
roof. Down these the tenants swarmed
Vigorous efforts were made to save the
inspector, but TO no avail. The damage
TO the building is $4,000
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
THE JoKER's BUDGET.

at was probably the man who mar
ricd a rich wife" says one who knows,
who first started the joke as to the
difficulty OF finding woman's pock-
ct"
She. having finished sonata II
suppose you know beethoven very
well? He -Ya.as-oh, ya-as Jolly
looking old fellow have y bast OF
him at home.
They say the child looks like me"
said GIrgoy,e, displaying his first
born, lie does-a good deal" re.
pied CHAMBERS; still, don't think
would drown him on that account"
doctor, when do you think man
weighs most?" asked patient who
was undergoing Il course of dietary
treatment. When he steps on my
corns," answered the doctor.
YES. Paul ! love you, bat we can
never we'd" said the Boston maid
with sigh, And wby:" asked PAU.
You say cether for eyether," and she
hid her face on his shoulder and
wept
An Indiana girl, when at an evening
party. excused herself when asked to
sing, saying: You must excuse me,
for never attempt 70 sing except to
MARBLE a few wild notes for pa at
cvcntide'
''Well, we'll +" sighed the wife, as she
finished exploring her sleeping hus-
bands pockets without having dis
covered il cent "this is like one OF
those railroad journeys, going through
without change"
A chat behind the ribbon counter
Miss Grosgrain Charlie White pro
posed to me last night. Miss Baby
blue Did you accept him, NO; Ira
thinking it over hate t, give MP u
twclve-dollar job for tcn.dollar
man"
Now, said the new, omer into the
village. sitting down and confronting
his wife. "let Us ses how our affairs
stand" .Well." said the wife, 'yosl
had better go out into the village and
see, for the inhabitants know more OF
your affairs than you do"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
Tho Chlid ana tile pigeons.

The father Of n little child who died
at Macon, Ga, tells Of the strange
action Of three pet pigeons that be-
longcd TO the deceased. Up to tho
time Of the child's death the pigeons
had never been known to enter tho
house, but on the day of her death
and after the body had been placed in
the coflin, two Of the pigeons came
into the room where the corpse was
and looked at the child's face through
the glass IN the cover The pigepr :
were frightened away by several
members Of the family, and they
pcrched upon the sill, whore they re-
manned for the rest Of the day. In
the afternoon the Other pigeons on
tered the house and acted in the same
manner ns tho first two. The pigeons
would not leave the room until tho
corpse was removed for burial.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
AUDUBON AUDUBON IOWA. Thursday FEBRUARY 8, 1893
DURING THE WEEK.

News has been received from Capri
of the death of Algernon Charles Sar-
toris, husband of Nellie Grant, daugh.
ter of Gen. U. $. Grant. The cause of
death is not learned
A Hot Springs, 5. d., special gives
story OF the killing of four white men
by Indians at Pine Ridge agency. 1t
seems that four men named George
Hadeway, John Bennett, Rodney Royce,
and Ed Cochrane, herders belonging to
Singers & Humphreys outfit, were
found dead in their cabin. They had
caught the Indians the day before
killing steer belonging to their herd
being held on the agency for delivery
at Pine Ridge. They threatened to re-
port the depredators to the Indian
agent, and this SO exasperated the
Indians that they made threats, which
1T seems they carried into execution
several hours later As soon as the
news of the tragedy was brought to
Pine Ridge Captain Brown, the agent,
dispatched twelve moanted police, UNI
der command of Police Sergeant doe
Bush, to the scene of the shooting, with
instructions to arrest and bring in the
perpetrators of the bloody work. When
the squad arrived at their destination
Two Strikes and his crowd opened fire
on them and slllrmish took place, re-
sulting in the death of two of Two
Strikes party and the wounding of
two. One of Two Strikes sons and
another buck were killed, and Two
Strikes and one of his men wounded,
Two Strikes himself being shot in the
leg and the abdomen. Two Strikes
squaw was wounded slightly in the
ankle: The dead Indians were lett
where they fell. and the wounded ones
were brought to the agency.
The motion to quash' the indictment
against James Ii. Burns. County Audi
tor of Ramsay County, Mimi, charged
with swindling the county through
overcharges for printing, was over
ruled in st. Paul.
The miniature on ivory of George
Washington, painted by John Ramagc
of New York in 1889 and heretofore
supposed to have been lost, is, accord.
ing to the baltimore Sun, in the pos
session of Harrison Stabler OF that
city,
James Conner, who was convicted
last November of stealing ballotbox
at Denver and sentenced to fifteen
months imprisonment, has been
granted a stay of twenty days TO en-
able the ease to be taken to the SUI
preme Court.
The postofiice at the village CT New
Madison, H.. was burglarized and
$1,000 worth of stamps and registered
mail stolen from the postofiice itself
and $500 worth of jewclry from the
store OF Crondv Bros, in the same
building.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
A NEGRO BRUTE.
Tortured With Red Hot Irons, Then
Burned at the Stake.

Tortured With Red Hot Irons, Then
Burned at the Stake.
About a week ago negro at Paris,
Tex, named Smith, picked up little
Myrtle Vance, aged three and a half
years, near her fathers, Policeman
Henry Vance, residence, and, carrying
her to the outskirts of the city, first
viciously assaulted the innocent babe,
and, after satisfying his tiendish pas
sion, took one little limb in each hand
and Utterly tore her in two. Then COW
cring the body with leaves and brush
he lay down and slept calmly through
the night by the side OF his victim. The
next morning Smith went to the house
of his wife and forced her to cook HIM
his breakfast After eating it he left
town. When the child's remains were
found and the identity of the
fiend established the citizens
turned out Ell masse to nunt the out.
law. A few days ago he was dis
covered at Hope, Ark. He was con-
veycd to Paris as soon as possible
The news spread in all directions and
trains from all directions were run into
Paris. Arrived there, the negro was
placed upon float in mockery OF a
king upon throne. The mob OF
1000 people followed him to one OF
the principal parts of town. Here
Smith was placed upon scaffold six
feet square. and for fifteen minutes the
father of the victim, assisted by other
relatives, tortured the black ticnd with
red hot irons. These irons we're APP
piled to his body first and later his eyes
were burned out and the heated irons
showed down his throat. Then kerosene
was poured on him, cottonseed hulls
placed beneath him and the mass set
on fire The tortured body OF the
negro writhed in the flames and burst
ing the letters it rolled from the ire.
But the mob, seemingly having lost all
feelings of humanity kicked it back
into the seething flames. The brutc,s
agony soon ceased and nothing was left
of the whole funeral pile but pieces
of charcoal, which before nightfall
were carried away by curiosity seekers.
1t is stated Smiths motive for the crime
was that when drunk and disorderly
once he was arrested by Officer Vance,
who was compelled to use club on
HIM. For this the negro swore ven
geance, and several times assaulted
Vance The climax of his fen iishness
came when he committed the awfu
crime for which he has paid tho last
penalty. Vance is prostrated with
grief, and his wife lies at deaths door
with nervous prostration
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb S.-Col.
Charles +. Daley, American Commits
sioner for King Teburicmo Of Butari-
tart, one of Gilbert Islands, has for
warded to the State Department at
Washington protest against the King
against the forciblc seisrue of his ISL
ands by the British government while
negotiations were progressing with the
United States lie asks the protection
of the United States or annexation.
Advices from Butaritari state that
Capt. Davis of the British navy, who
seized the islands, was very arbitrary
in his conduct. lie was insulting 10
the Americans on the island and ubus.
i've to the King.