Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-21

A passenger tram on the Big Four
left Chicago in two sections. About
sixty miles out the first section stopped
for water just around curve. The
second section, going at high rae OF
speed, dashed into the rear of the first,
killing dozen persons and iujuring
larger number The coroner's jury
holds the engineer oftte second section
TO blame.
The Tooth anniversary of the laying
of the corner stone of the national
capitol was appropriately celebrated
at Washington on the 18th, the presi-
dent, members of the cabinet, judges
of the supreme court, senators and
representatives and other dignitaries
participating.
The money secured by the robbers
who held up the Mineral Range pass
enger train near Calumet, Mich, has
been recovered, IL was shipped in a
trunk as baggage from Houghton. The
officers heard of the transaction, over
hauled the box and found the money,
Tive HremeH have been arrested as
being connected with the robbery.
A Washington dispatch dated the
18th says News is received from
Brunswick, Ca, that yellow fever is
dangerously epidemic there. The sur.
geon general IS taking active measures
to com bat it. A large force of yellow
fever experts has been sent there and
"a plague camp on the outskirts Of the
city blished Nine new cases were
reported this morning and the situa-
ton is very grave.
Enough people made the run into
the Cherokee strip on the 10th TO furn-
ish each of the 1900 homcstcads with
occupants and give every TOWNSHIP u
500 inhabitants. Over I.5, 900 certifi-
Gates were issued but, as large num-
Der took botf- homestead and TOWNSHIP
certificates, the number of certificates
does not represent the number
I-of boomers. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 raced from Arkansas City,
$1,000 FROM Caldwell, 1900 from
Orlando, 5000 from Hennesey, 1000
from Saltwater, 1000 from Kiowa,
5000 from HONEYWELL, 5000 to 5000
from other points, in all nearly dou ble
the number which raced into Okla
home. There was no disorder in con-
nection with the rush.
Advices from RioJaneiro announce the
repeated bcmbardment of that city by
the rebel gun boats, and the garrison
at Nichelroy was compelled to surren-
der. The garrison and civil guards
then joined the insurgents, who have
received large additions to the fleet
The president and government were
1 driven out of RIO and at last accounts
were camped with the loyal troops at
Santa Anna, twelve miles from Rio.
Flying Jib paced mile at Washing
ton Park, Chicago, in 2:04 on the 18th
and Directum lowered the trotting stall
lion record to 2:061I.
The Mineral Range passenger train
was held up near Boston, Mich, by
| four or five masked bandits and S75,-
600 in cash, intended as pay for the
employees of the Calumet & Hecla cop
per mines was secured. They smashed
in the express car door with sledge
hammer and compelled the expressman
to open the safe. All escaped.
t A dispatch from Marshield, WIS,
dated the 18th, says: Never, since the
| fire in 1871, have such terrible fires
burned in the state as have ragged
through Northern Wisconsin in the
past few days. The extent of the dam
| age can not be estimated, owing TO the
tact that communication with small
] towns has been cut off The timber
losses, of course. are heaviest, and
Frank McMillin, of McMllir burg, in
an interview tonight said the loss to
Wisconsin forests from the recent fires
would probably amount to between
| Ave and six million dollars. This re,
! presents vast amount of pine as well
as hard timber covering the land area,
which even those most familiar with
! the forests of Wisconsin can not esti,
mate. In fact, it Is scarcely an exag.
geration to say that all Northern
Wisconsin is one smoulderlng furnace,
so complete Is the line of fires which
are raging in the forests between here
and Lake Superior.
President and Mrs Cleveland have
selected the name of Esther" for their
new baby
| Relative to the revolution IN Brazil,
Secretary Gresham received the follow
ing on the 14th from Minister Thomp-
son at Rio: cat II this morning the
revolutionary forces bombarded the
forts commanding the entrance to the
harbor, also the arsenal on the wharf
! in the center of the city. A few shells
! were fired into the city, and one wo
man was killed. Commercial kilograms
are forbidden. The cruiser Charleston
mas not arrived" Word was later re,
ceivcd that the Charleston had arrived
at Monte Video, and she was at once
directed to proceed to Rio Janelro u
protect American interests
Inc ueatn Oh FTe'terlck H. Amos, tnt
millionaire vice president Of the Ole
Colony railroad, from apoplexv, oc
Cured few nights since in his state
room of the steamer Pilgrim, while CT
route from Boston to New York.
The president has appointed exgov
ernor Geo. w. Click of Kansas to bt
pension agent at Topeka.
At Washington Park on the 14th
Alix, the troiting mare, broke the tro:
ting race record, making mile il
2:O7%.
Charles Mitchell, the pugiist, ha,
left England and is now on the road I,
America to prepare for his coming fgh
with Corbett
The great council of the Improved
Order of Red Men of the United State
closed It's session at Des MONIES.
will meet next year in Binghampton