Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-06-08

of his time, died on the morning of the
eth at his apartments at the Players
Club, in New York, which he had
founded. The actors illness had been
of considerable duration, as for weeks
he had been on the verge of the grave,
with no hope OF recovery.
The failure of Hermann Schaifner &
Co. S bank, which occurred recently at
| Chicago, bore fruit on the 9Th in well
defined runs which were precipitated
on almost, If not every one, OF the saw
ings banks of Chicago. All were able
to pull through, though some took adj
vantage OF rules requiring notice of
withdra wal of deposits. On the 5th
numerous failures occurred throughout
the United States.
AT FIRE In Omaha wall fell,
| burying q number of fremen and citi-
zens in the ruins. One person was in
stantly killed and five others fatally
! injured.
| As the result of conference between
Comptroller Eckles and the officials of
the failed Capital National Bank of In
dianapolis, the comptroller announces
the bank will probably resume in
about two weeks.
The international billiard match Ee-
tween Frank Ives, American champl-
on, and John Roberts, English cham
! plon, in London, has ended. Compar-
| ut 10 falt "a
close, as it was foregone conclusion
that Ives would run ont In the open
ing runs, on the concluding evening of
the match, Ives had slight advantages;
| then he ran 50; Roberts followed with
80 and 13S After making another
short run of 40, Ives got the balls
damned and run so4. This carried his
score up to 1907 and Roberts made 20
points in four runs and then Ives went
out Roberts final score was 1881.
Argument was recently heard by
| Secretary Hoke Smith on motion for
a review filed by the Northern Pacific
Railway company in the case against
Chas. Cole, involving rulings made in
the case of Guilford Miller. The mo-
ton asked that the Guilford Miller
case be overruled. The leading ques-
tions involved in the case are: First,
! whether the Northern Pacific company
is entitled to the benefits of the second
withdrawal of its map of general
route; second, whether there Is any
authority in the secretary to withdraw
the lands IN the indemnity limits on
the filing of the map of definite loca-
ton; and third, whether the company
is entitled to select indemnity in lieu
of odd sections within the technical
Indian reservation. The case excites
great interest in the northwest, as the
farms and homes of /, 500 settlers hang
upon the s1cretarys decision.
Hermann Schaffner S Co, private
bankers of Chicago, one of the oldest
firms in Chicago or the northwest. have
made an assignment
A negro named Sage Bush, charged
with outraging Mrs. Dill was taken
from Jail at Decatur, III, and hanged
by twenty-five masked men. Gov. Alt
geld has offered reward of $50 each
for the apprehension and conviction of
the lynchers.
The application for temporary in
junction against opening the Worlds
Fair on Sunday was denied. The per-
manent injunction case will be decided
this week.
Ed. Partridge, the prominent Chica-
go board of trade Spectator, was ar.
rested, accused of inducing Clara Kar-
zInski, aged 10 years, In the latter part
of March last, to accompany him to a
house of Ill repute. lie gave bail His
friends assert it is case of black mail
The little town of Eudora, Ark
forty miles southwest of Greenville,
Miss, was almost wiped out by cy-
clone. John Freidlander, merchant,
and negro child were instantly killed,
and number of negroes were injured
In the vicinity of Cotton Plant, Ark,
great damage is reported, both in and
outside the town. Many farm houses
were wrecked and number of people
badly hurt.
The department of state is informed
that the leaders of the Honduras revo.
lutlonists have al left the country
with the exception of General Terencio
Sierra, who, with a band of about one
hundred and fifty men, is still in the
department of PARSE, near the Mica
raguan border. However, it is looked
upon as only matter of few days
until the men will be dispersed. I'm
less some new and unexpected develop
ments happen, the present revolution
in Honduras is at an end. The constr
tuition of the government at the capital
is not changed.
The Presbyterian general assembly
adopted report Of its committee sus-
pending Prof. Briggs from the ministry
of the Presbyterian church
Judge sanford heard the arguments
in the Tunnicliff- Cooke Mayoralty
contest at Galesburg, ILL.,, and re
served his decision.
The Business Mems Association of
Sullivan, ILL.,, will be incorporated for
the purpose of encouraging factories
to locate at Sullivan.
4 VIM. A. Webb, druggist of Deca-
tur, was found drowned in q creek
near Dalton County, Ill. He was sup.
posed to be temporarily insane.
John Stipp, a farmer living near
bloomington, Ind, was swindled out
OF $1,000 by bunko men. lie loaned
that sum on an alleged $50, 900 stone
quarry for security.
John Hoy, at Pittsburg, Pa, killed
his wife and two children and com
mitted suicide.
David Caldren tried to kill his wife
at Philadelphia but failed. Then he
killed himself.
An engineering corps is at Lima,
Ohio, to begin the survey on new
railroad line, it is said, from Lima to
Toledo.
In train co lision at Austin, Texas,
Charles Link and Francisco Salio were