Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-16

tor John J. Ingalls, is president, failed.
Liabilities 100000, II is believed the
assets viii amount to as much.
Boston was visited by II severe con.
migration, the most serious since the
fire of thanksgiving day, 1889, 1t started
in the toy department of Horace Part
ridge x Co., and spread with such
frightful rapidity that it was beyond
control of the fire department in
short time. About a dozen large build
ings were destroyed and four persons
were killed during the conflagration.
From twenty to twenty-five persons
We're seriously injured by burns or
through jumping from the buildings
The loss is estimated at $4,000, 900,
with insurance Of $1,000, 900.
Ben Butterworth of the Columbian
exposition announces that President
Cleveland has promised to open the eX
position.
The agent of one of the transconti-
Mental lines lines SAYS Cleveland has in
| contemplation a trip around the world
at the conclusion of his term of office
President Cleveland sprang a sur
PRISE on the senate by sending mes
sage Withdrawing the Hawaiian an
ncXation treaty, submitted by Presi-
| dent Harrison 1t is not known what
his reasons are for so doing, but the
action Is looked upon as unfavorable to
annexation.
Secretary OF the Treasury Carlisle
I has accepted the proposition of the
! clearing house of Denver, Colo, to eX-
change for $1,000, 900 Of treasury notes
Of the issue OF 1890, $1,000, 900 in gold.
THIS will increase the free gold in the
treasury to 81, is5,0oo Secr<6ary Car
| Isle has taken noSStepS to issue bonds
and has not indicated what policy he
will pursue.
Political circles are agog over the
! fact that Senator David II. Hill spent
nearly half an hour in private consul
tation with President Cleveland at the
| White House on the 9th. When Hill
| entered the presidents room word was
sent that Cleveland was very busy and
! could not see any visitors for some time.
! The interview, OF course, was of IA strict
| ly private character, but from the fact
that it was previously arranged, and
from its length, there can be little
doubt that it was more than OF a mere
| otiicIal-social character. When Hill
had finished with the president he
lost no time in leaving the White House.
! On the 9th President Cleveland sent
! the following nominations TO the SEN
| ate: Josiah Quincy of Massachusetts,,
to be assistant secretary of state;
! Robert A. Maxwell of New York, to
be fourth assistant postmaster-general;
! Isaac =. Gray of Indiana, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
| tiary of the Uuitcd States TO Mexico;
| Patrick A. Collins of Alassa chusetts,
/ to be consul-general of the United
| States at London; Lieut.. Junior Grade
! Herbert o. Dunn TO be lieutenant;
Lieut.. Junior Grade Arthur W. bod,
to be lieutenant; Ensign Joseph
| Bealc to be lieutenant, junior grade;
f. b. Gayle of New Mexico, to be re.
! n. NJ.
| jim Hall and Bob Fitzslmmons met
| at the Crescent City Athlete club in
New Orleans, to fight for the middle
weight championship of the world and
a purse of $50, 900. Both were IN prime
condition. Hall had whipped the cham
pion of England and Fitzsimmons had
whipped Jack Dempsey, champion of
! America. In the fourth round Fitz-
simmons landed his powerful right on
! the point of Halls jaw and Hall went
! to the floor like lead II was some
minutes after he was COUNTED out before
! he regained consciousness.
The harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico,
with others, is to be dredged.
! Sixty four delegates are attending
/ the National BARRIERS Association at
| Pittsburg, Pa.
An appeal in the case against Hugh
! I. Dempsey at Homestead, Pa, has
! been filed.
BENJAMIN Randolph was shot dead
| at Central City, Ky, while acting as
peaccmalSer in drunken quarrel.
Amos Avery, who was to have been
| hanged at Lamar, Mo, hes been
granted a reprieve of thirty days.
City Marshal Nclvin of Greenville,
Texas, was fatally shot while attempt
ing to arrest negro, whom he after
ward succeeded in killing.
DR.. Cass liamlin was found not
| guilty at Cleveland, Ohio, of the muir.
der of Mrs Betsy Smyth. IT was
shown that Mrs. Snyth was addicted
to the use of morphine.
building in the Sprudel Strassc,
| Carlsbad, collapsed while twenty men
were repairing it. Fourteen were
| killed. Seven of the bodies have been
| taken from the ruins.
President Diaz has dccreed the free
| importation of maize and beans into
Mexico for an indefinite period. IL Is
| expected, however, at high railway
rates viii check Importation.