Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-28
DURING THE WEEK.

III, was reviewing troops at Barcelona,
couple of bombs were thrown and
exploded under The horse he rode The
general, however, was only slightly
injured, while another man was killed
The troops would have killed the
bomb throwcr, but better judgment
prevailed and he was imprisoned.
AT San Francisco u dynamite eX-
plosion resulted in the loss OF live lives
and another victim who will be ply
steal wreck for life. 1t is said to have
been deliberate crime, meant to have
had a much more deadly effect. and it
is charged to the Coast Scamen's
union.
Six men were blown up with dyna.
mite at San Francisco, and five of them
are dead, while the sixth, if he recov-
ers, will be a wreck for life. The crime
is said to have been deliberate and
dlabolical crime, meant tc have been
more serious than it proved to be. 1t
is charged directly to the Coast Sea-
mems Union.
Fire which started in the Townsen d
& Wyatt dry goods house at st. Joseph
destroyed the Regnier Il Shoupe build
ing, the Commercial Bank, Raw.
son, Garrett & Brewster, shoes; Barn
ally &c Co., drugs; Allen & Co, whole
sale groceries aud the Daily News
building, cntailing Il loss which was at
first estimated to be over 81 900, 900,
but which is now thought to be but
little over $500, 900.
A train on the Kansas City, st. Jos
eph and Council Bluffs railway was to
be held up by five bandits and the oflic-
ials of the road were warned. A dunn
my train was made up and sixteen po.
licemen wcll-armcd placed on board.
About two miles north of st. Joe the
train was stopped by signal. The rob
bers at once surrounded the engineer
and fireman, and, placing guard over
them, proceeded to the express car. In
response TO n command the door was
opened. The robbers stepped in to be
confronted by number of policemen,
who commanded them to surrender. A
fight ensued in which twenty-five shots
were fred and two of the bandits were
killed. All of the others were captured
and taken to St. Joe None of the po-
licemen were injured.
Mitchell has signed an agreement to
1 Err1,t ha IelA Il
Athletic Club
Two new cases of small pox were
reported 10 the New York health
board There were also two deaths
from the disease at North. Brothers
Island.
On the 23d snow fell over large sec.
ton of England to the depth of four
inches.
The English house of lords and
house of commons has adjourned until
November.
The international billiard match be-
tween Ives, champion of America, and
Roberts, champion of England, at Chi
S"S'i was WIN W iNco, oiooo W -"
The limited express on the Wabash
from Detroit TO Chicago was travelling
IN two sections. At Kings bury, Ind. +,
they were to pass freight which
stood on siding The brakeman of
the freight failed to understand the
signal as to the second section and
after the first had passed, threw the
switch. The second section plunged
into the freight, destroying both en-
gincs, terribly wire cking the two trains
and killing dozen persons and wound
ed more than score. Among the
killed was .. ID. Roundy of La Moille
Iowa. His wife had her leg broken.
An express train out of Chicago was
boarded by three bandits at Ccntralia
III. They climbed over the tender and
ordered the engineer to stop the train.
Both the engineer and fireman fred
upon the robbers, who returned the
fire, wounding both trainmen. The
! would-be robbers then attacked the
express car, but the messenger an
conductor defended themselves from
behind barricade. Many shots were
passed A brakeman who was a pas
senger came from the rear with a shot
gun and wounded one OF the robbers,
and all fed. Later they were captured
and placed in Jail at Salem. One claims
to be ID. l.. Jones and says he has a
father and two brothers at oxford
! Mills, Iowa.
The negro Tom Smith, who was re.
moved from Jail at Roanoke. Va, after
nine persons IN mob who were trying
to lynch hm had been killed by the
militia, in order 10 secure his safety
from the mob which attacked the Jail
for the purpose of lypching, was found
where the authorities tried to secrete
him, early the next morning and
lynched. His body was afterwards
taken to the river bank in the western
part of the city and burned in the
presence of an Infatuated mob of over
one thousand men.
The latest advices from Rio Janeiro
and vicinity are to the effect that De
Mellos, the admiral at the head of the
| insurgents has sent ann ultiatum to
the authorities of the city saying he
will at once thoroughly lombard the
city unless it surrenders.
A negro killed an old market woman
at Roanoke, Va, for less than So. He
was captured and placed in Jail, and as
a mob threatened to hang him, the
Roanoke light infantry was placed as
guard. At a late hour the mob attack.
ed the Jail and began firing, the mayor
receiving bullet in the foot. The
militia returned the fire, killing nine
and wounding score. In the excite.
meut the officers removed the murder.
or to place of safety.
Mrs. DIR. Il. Woolever of MARSHALL
town committed suicide. Domestic
trouble is given as the cause.
Had FOO many sweethearts
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