Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-01-12
AUDUBON AUDUBON IOWA, THURSDAY II 1885,
DURING THE WEEK.

hohe III NdShiuS ION On tic iVth' hO
was "A years old.
The number of cases of typhus in
New York seems to be spreading,
Ex-Secretary Blaine suffered another
relapse on Sunday, and recovered
slightly on Monday, but again that
night he was failing. The doctors ad-
nit that his death may be looked for at
any time.
Archbishop Ireland Of st. Paul has
preferred charges before the vatican
against Archbishop Corrigan of New
York, whom he charges with first, an
attempt to undermine the Popc's in
fiuence in America by permitting
anonymous attacks on Mgr. Satolli;
second, an effort to smirch the charac-
ter and motives of Archbishop Ireland
by assisting in the dissemination of
documents of n slanderous nature.
On the 9th, in the capitols of the for
ty-onc states in the Union, the prcsi-
dental electors chosen at the recent
election met. formally casting their
votes as follows: Cleveland, 2I6; llar-
rison, IN; Weaver, "a.
There is feeling of great alarm in
the city of Paris, caused by the threat.
ened uprising against the government.
Revolutionary placaris calling the
people to arms have been posted all
over the city. Gen. LouSsier, the mill
tary commander, has ordered all the
troops in Paris under arms and has is
sued instructions TO his subor,iinatcs to
hold themselves IN readiness at any
moment to suppress an uprising.
General Agent Perry, Of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, called twenty union
freight handlers into his Office at In
dianapolis and in the plaincst terms
told them they must choose between
the company and the union. lie said
they could not be loyal TO both, and it
was for them to say whether they were
ready to give in their allegiance to the
company which paid them wages, or
the union. Fifteen stepped to the
company's side, and the five who stood
by the union were paid off and DIS
charged on the spot. The union men
say this movement by the Pennsylvania
company is the opening of united ac-
ton by all the roads of the country, in
| anticipation of trouble during the
worlds far.
Gov. Humphrey of Kansas, justa few
| DAYS previous TO his retirement, declared
the metropolitan police law in oper-
| alive and that it failed in aiding even
| indirectly the enforcement of the pro-
| hibitory law, and therefore removed
! the commissioners a. Atchlson, Leaven-
worth, Wichita and Fort Scott Osten-
| sibly this was done to relieve the in.
coming administration of any embar-
rassment in regard TO the prohibitory
law, but IN reality 1t was done to make
Gov. Lcwelling, who is known TO be a
strong PrGhibitionist, although elected
! by Democratic votes, show his hand
and incur the cnmity of the Populists
if he fails to rcappolnt commissioners,
and the hatred of Democrats If he does
appoint them. This action will not
add to the number of saloons in the
cities named, as they are already sup
piled, LcAvenworth having l46, with a
population of only 10000, aud the
other cities being proportionately well
off.
Mrs. Mary Lease has written letter
withdrawing from the race for the
Kansas senatorshIp
1t is reported from reliable source
that Senator John G. Carlisle has con-
cludcd to accept the secretary of the
treasury portfolio. This information
comes from prominent politician who
is an intimate friend of Senator Car
Isle. Congressman Caruth Of Keoliuli
said he new the position had been ten
dered to Mr. Carlisle. 1t is believed in
Kentucky that he has accepted it, and
the contest for the senatorial success
sion has commenced
Julian Miller and Nicholas Schmidt
were arrested in st. Louis charged
with the robbery of the era mcr Dry
Plate Company of st. Louis. Silver
! NdlhSh az gO-OOO iioS uSSu lOSb ny tiC
company in the last three years.
George L. Lloyd, "a real estate man
of Ashland, Wis, was cleared on the
charge of forgery. Judge Parish held
that tearing off words from the note,
the allegation in the charge, did not
constitute forgery.
TIE court in general term dismissed
the motion for a now trial in the case
of Howard Schneider, who killed his
wife and her brother in November,
1921. He was sentenced TO be hanged
Jan. 90. Schneider belongs to a
wealthy family in Washington.
Mr.. Watson Pop, Ca introduced
in the House a bill to create the efficc
of National Inspector of Cotton and
Grain; to provide for tho issuance OF
certificates of deposit and for the issu-
ancc of postofiice money orders there,
on; and TO provide for the payment OF
such orders.
Representative Springer offered for
reference resolution calling on the
Postmaster-General for copies of all
orders from tho President since March
4. 1882, extending the provisions of the
Civil Service law TO ;cmployss of the
Postoflicc Department or TO clerks in
the railway mail service or modifying
orders thcrctofors issued.
EIoped with n Sport
OrTUMwA, Iowa, Jan. IL. The little
town of Pennington is excited over
the elopement of Miss Edna Masters
and Thomas Pettifer. Miss Masters
parents are wealthy and she is beau
tiful and well-educated girl. 1t is the
report that Pettifer has wife and
child somewhere in Illinois. lie is an