Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-07

DURING THE WEEK.


DIR. Il. Thatcher Graves, the con.
victed poisoner of Mrs. Josephine
Barnaby, committed suicide in his cell
at the county Jail In Denver, Col, pre-
sumably by taking poison. lie was
found stiff and cold in death at nine
O'Clock the next morning by the
"trusty' who has been caring for him,
On his person was found the following
letter: DENVER, Colo, Aug. ., 1898. -
To the coroner of Denver--Dear Sir;
Please do not hold an autopsy on my
remains. The cause of death may be
rendered as follows: Died from perse-
cutlon, worn out, exhausted Yours
respectfully, T. THATCHER GRAVES.
The Irish home rule passed the Eng
lish house of commons on the lst by
vote of 30l to 207
Later reports from the storm visited
section of South Carolina, are to the
effect that the results of the storm
are just beginning to be known, and 1t
is now estimated that the loss of life
will reach fully thousand, The
property loss, though all figures are
but a matter of conjecture, Will proba-
bly, exceed 5000, $50. Awful news
comes from around Beaufort and Port
Royal, S. c. Around these two towns
there is a complete chain of islands,
and 1t was upon these that the death
angel lowered for hours Saturday
night, leaving IN its path sorrow and
desolation greater than ever visited
the state before, even / n the bloody
days of reconstruction. This section
of the Atlantic coast has been prolific
in storms that scattered death
and destruction OF property IN
their wake, but the weather wise, the
oldest citizens, the pilots cannot recall
anything equalling it, Around these
these islands alone $40 deaths are re-.
have not yet been heard from, The
property destroyed is awful. A sea
captain said the wind must have blown
125 miles an hour and in some places
Ships are found resting on dry land,
showing the awful force of the wind.
William Mcneil, creole, killed his
wife, Kate, at Mobile, Ala, with an
AK. lie made his escape. The cause
was jealousy.
Masked robbers held up Night Oper-
ator Thompson of the Central Office at
East Point, Ga, and robbed the Office
of $3.50.
In Obion county, Tenn, John Cap
pelle, farmer, mistooll his friend aud
guest, Marion Carter, for burglar
and shot him. Carter will die.
The hiding place of the ingalls, out
laws in Oklahoma has not been found.
One outlaw, three deputy marshals
and four citizens are dead as n result
of the late encounter.
At Godfrey, Ill. tramp fired three
shots into the sleeping car Gallatin.
several of the occupants having mar
row escapes. The murderous vagrant
escaped from the train crew, who pur-
sued him.
Policeman George Murphy of Mar
tins Ferry Ohio, who was shot in the
TlOb Win circus men, ulcu from MS
wounds William Wilson, who fired
the fatal shot, is in jail.
bartholomew Fosbinder, farmer,
committed suicide at Fieher, Ill by
hanging. Temporary insanity due to
religion is believed to be the cause.
A sugar famine is reported in
Dubuque, Burlington, Cedar Rapids,
Davenport and Waterloo, Iowa Job.
bers are unable to account for the
scarcity.
Congressman Philip S. Post was thc
chief speaker the closing day of ths
Rock Falls, H., soldiers reunion. Next
years reunion is to be held at Frank.
Inns Grove.
The grain palace at Mitchell, South
Dakota, at which the twenty-siS
counties in the sou heastern section
of the state comprising the corn
belt" make an exhibition Of their ag.
ricultural resources, is to Gpen Sept
81 and continue until Oct 6.