Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-03

JOnu IuuitDys Inc org speculator On
the Chicago board of trade, and u mum
Der of others attempted to get up
corner in pork. On the list it collapsed
aad number of failures were an
nounced, beng mainly the men who
were Instrumental in attempting the
corner. Cudahy is said TO have lost all
he had. Pork dropped from Sl9s5 to
$40. 50 per barrel
There is great upeasiness IN Siam be-
cause France instead of raising the
blockade of the Siamese ports has
taken means to strengthen IT. This is
done, it is claimed, to insure the carry
ing out of the terms of the ultinatum
An analysis of the new German
reichstag reveals that only four He
brews hold seats all of them Socialists.
Rather more than quarter OF the
members are of noble birth. There is
a preponderance of land owners and
farmers, the number reaching las, but
there are no fewer than 10 lawyers IN
the new house. Among the members
of other professional divisions no.ed is
a master of chimney sweeps.
Iherc was lively though undigni-
fed fight at the Colorado state house a
few days ago between Governor Waite,
aided by Acting Secretary Harry
Maltby on one side and lone reporter
on the other Mr. CASTOR, a reporter,
representing an evening papcr VIII lch
has criticised the executive, called
upon Governor Waite and asked for
news The governor refused to talk
and ordered the reporter 10 leave the
room. Mr. CASTOR refused, and Gov
ernor Waite and his nephew, Matby,
elected the eporter-ahoking and 9TH
erwise maltreating him.
The latest news from the Franco
Siamese imbroglio is that Siam has
yielded to the French demands and ac-
cepted the ulumatum. France thus
secures possession of considerable new
territory III eastern Siam.
Colorado's destitute workIngm en- are
passing through Iowa in squads.
In view of the action of Judge stein
citing them to appear for contempt for
violating an injunction against closing
the Worlds Fair on Sunday, the conn-
Gil of administration decided to open
| the gates again last Sunday, hoping
that the question will be definitely set
| tied this week
The committee to devise means OF
! caring for the destitute in the city OF
! Denver met 10 executive session. 1t is
understood arrangements were made
| for sending the unemployed to friends
in the east, s. rate to all points west
of Chicago having been secured on all
| railroads.
! A few evenings since free-for all
| fight was INDUCED in by the members
of the English house of commons on
| the floor of the house. Chamb erlain in
making a speech excited the ire OF the
| Irish, aud r. Z. O'Conuor called him a
! Judas. At once melee 20 led and it
| lasted fullS half an hoar. Eyes were
| black encd. faces were bruised and
| limbs twis led. 1t was finally stopped
| by Mr.. Gladstone and O'Conuor made
apology for his part IN the matter 1t
is said the scenes enacted were unpre.
cedented in parliamentary history.
Advices from Tsin Tsin says the Chi
nese government received the news OF
| Frances territorial demands upon
Siam with amazement and Indignation
That France should lay claim to the
country up to the twenty. third paral.
lei is regarded as an intrusion upon the
rights of China, for Il, Pekln the con-
! tention is that both banks of the Me-
| kong to a point well south of the TWEEN
ty-thlrd parallel are Chinese posses
sions. The Mandarin party, which is
bitterly apti-French, is trying to force
the government to interfere.
Farmers in the vicinity of Holland,
Mich, report that owing to the
| drought a regular grasshopper plague
has fallen upon the oat and clover
| fields.
| L. l.. Ball of Bloomington, Wis, and
Miss Salina BAN brough of Beetown,
Wis, were married at Dubuque, Iowa.
| 1t was a runaway match.
CYRUS Williams, wealthy farmer
| living near Virginia, Neb., was found
! dead in his home as res 1T of pro
tracted spree. His only known rela-
tive, a sister, lives in Boise City, Idaho.
Thomas Feeney wealthy resident
of Rochester, Mimi, was almost muir
| dered while driving in road cart on
Main street by an unknown man, who
jumped into the cart and drove away.
Sheriff Bud Frazer of Reeves county.
| Texas, has asked to have rangers sent
to Pecos at once. No details were
given, and District Judge Buckler can
| form no idea of the cause OF the
trouble.
A circus parade at Dubuque, Iowa,
was interrupted Saturday by the eff
forts of policeman to arrest what APP
| peared to be q troubles One nilkman.
The milkman was part OF the pro.
| cess,on and the office ran to escape
the pleasantries Of the rowd.
Catholics Of Minnesota rendered a
reception here to Mgr. Satolli at the
Hotel Ryan, ST. Paul. Archbishop
lEtldhu piOiobSo o''t'sSNs
Mgr. Satolli in.recciving. An address
was made by the Hon. c. d. OBrien,
to which Archbishop Satolli fittingly
responded.
Hardy Caldwell OF Middle Fork,
Allen county, Ky, killed himself and
wife. They had separated, and Mrs.
Caldwell went to the homestead for a
division of the property. After this
was done the couple went TO an adj
joining room for talk, and their
friends found both dead when they
ran in after hearing two shots.
The American schooner Hannah Nc.
Loon, from Havana and Matanzas, has
arrived at Delaware treakwatcr with
the captain on board dead from yellow
lever Five other cases occurred on
the voyage.
The funeral of Harry A. Hitchcock,
son of A. b. hitchcock Of the Chicago
board of trade, who r6 ceived fatal In.
juries a week ago while tathing at
Old Point Comfort, occurred at In
| liano Pa