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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-28

The NER1DIoNAL prints in this
issue a communication from a well
known citizen OF Vermilion parish,
on the road question. This is a mat
ter Of no small Importance. Good
roads are very necessary to the de-
velopmsnt of any community, but
more especially in a business way.
We heartily recommend the article
to our readers, and hope they will
read it, and profit thereby.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-28


Last week J.. Kruttschnitt, gen.
eral manager of the Southern Pacific
railroad, and Baron Randolph
Natlli, agent at Morgan City for
the same road accompanied by j.
B. Lcvert and Robert Martin, presi-
dent of the st. Martiuville Bank, of
st. Martinville, visited Breaux
Bridge. Their purpose seems to be
the extension of the st. Martinville
branch, from st. Martinville via ST.
John plantation, belonging to Mr..
Levert, on Breaux Bridge, to meet
the proposed extension Of the Texas
aud Pacific from Palmetto station.
on that road, via Arnaudville.
Breaux Bridge, Lafayette and Alb.
eeVille to deep water in the bay. It
seems that Breaux Bridge is to have
railroad yet to connect ii with
he outside world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
DEATH OF X. ID. AIKMAN.

Died, at his residence in Gray, Iowa,
on October 9th, 1894, r. d. Altman,
aged eighty-two years and twenty four
days.
Robert Davidson Altman was born
in Columbia county, Pennsylvania,
where he lived until the removal Of his
parents to Canada in 1925. In 1885 he
emigrated westward locating in Clinton
county, Iowa, where he was married in
1916 to Miss Sarah A. Finch. In 1889
they removed to their farm in north
Audubon county, but soon afterward
purchased home in the town of Gray
where they have since resided. Mr..
Altman was the father of eight child
rem, seven of whom with his wife sur
vive him. The children are: A. f.
Altman, j. A. Altman, Frank Ak
man, Mrs. S. Switzer, Mrs. Gus Fors-
beck, Mrs. d. w. Moody and an unmar-
ried daughter.
A man loved and respected by all
who know him, his life in our midst
was above reprOach, and the bereaved
relatives have the sincere sympathy of
the entire community. The funeral
was from the Gray M. E. church Mon
day morning, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Elliot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
GRAY GOSSIP.

Will Lewis and Bert Lacy drove to
Manning Friday.
Mrs. G. P. Wiley is recovering from
her recent sickness.
Milton Crow is giving his residence
a fresh coat of paint.
G. p. Wiley returned from Chicago
Tuesday the End inst.
Frank Corner and Geo. Lewis drove
to Templeton Saturday.
Rob Henderson took the evening
train for Chicago Monday.
The HALEY family moved into the
old hotel building Saturday.
Ora Corner and Clark Suager did
business in Manning Saturday.
Miss Wilson spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home in Audubon.
Rev. L. L. Nichols started Saturday
on his long drive southwark to Arkan
SaS.
j. A. Crow returned Wednesday of
last week from few days visit at Wal,
nut.
w. S. Wakefield came down from
Manning and spent Sunday with his
family.
DR.. Brooks, of Audubon, took sup
per with the Lancelot family last Fri
day evening.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

Ed Lancelot is arranging to leave
via the wagon route for the Sunhower
state of Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith started last week
for Nebraska and Kansas where they
expect to stay during the winter.
S. G. Handles has been putting down
stock well. at last reports they had
gone $50 feet without finding water.
Jennie Lewis, Maggie Dykes and
Anna Dykes, who keeps house for the
Sumner boys.
George Gray's 1000 barrel cistern is
finished and men are engaged in put
ing in complete system of water
works at the ranch.
w. J. Lancelot came home from Har-
Ian Monday, called thither by reason
of being drawn on the jury for the
present term of court at Audubon.
About thirty three young people
gathered at the Corner home
last Tuesday evening and surprised the
family. Allreported a jolly good time.
NJ. NJ. Kennels started Monday morn
ing for Jefferson where he expects to
remain this winter. You will be great
ly missed Mark, but may success follow
you.
The new houses of Messrs. Welch
and Mclaughlin are rapidly nearing
completion. Mr.. Welch's house is en-
closed and Mr.. Mclaughlin is at pres
ent plastering,
Hon. Milton Remley will address the
people of Gray and vicinity on the pc.
litical issues of the day, Tuesday even
ing October Is. Mr.. Remley is repub-
lican candidate for attorney general
and is fine speaker. Everybody is in
vited to come out aud hear him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

fought. An average reduction in
duties of about Is per cent will at once
take effect, and though the new law is
only little less protective than the
Mckinley tariff, in one important par
ticular 1t assumes the character of an
absolutely free measure. =
A revival of trade between this coun-
try and America will be an immediate
result of the new order of things
Southampton Times, august IS, 1894.
GOOD FOR FOREIGN CRoCKERY.
1t is yet premature to judge how
Worcester industries will fare under
the new American tariff bill, but one
Of our proudest manufacturers has re-
ceiyed valued concession of 25 per
cent duty on the value of exported
goods. The porcelain trade, which is
in sad condition, is most literally
treated. Generally the re-
duction will be of great advantage to
English trade Worcester Journal,
AltglLSt Is, 1894.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
NINTH DISTRICT NOTES.

AS the Daily Capital says: 1t does
not matter whether Mr.. DeLano shall
run in the Ninth district or not. There
is nothing in Weayer's candidacy but
wind. Hager will be triumphantly
elected.-Red OAK Independent.
The campaign must soon commence
to warm up in the county. AS far as
the district is concerned it is safe for
Hager with 5000 majority.-Dunlap
Reporter.
Congressman Hager is making a
winning canvass in the Ninth district.
Coon Rapids Enterprise.
Republicans of Iowa must make a
clean sweep of the congressional dis
tricts this fall, Jumping Jim Weaver
the Iowa renegade, must be buried out
of sight in the Ninth district, and that
Populo, Demo, Fuse in the Third will
be nailed to the cross by that old
Scotch-Amerlcan veteran, Col. Dave
MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
Congressman Hager's meetings in
this county indicate his reelection by
majority even larger than that of two
years ago. The Weaver movement has
fallen fiat in every locality and in no
county more than this. Many demo-
Gratis who first favored fusion are drop
ping out of line and will either vote
for Hager or not at all. The majority
OF the people prefer straight out re-
publican rather than man like Wea-
yer, whose politics are of the mongrel
type.-Shetby Co. Republican.
Jim Weaver has been chasing polit-
ical ralnbows for thirty years. Jim
has been overfed on the delights of an.
ticipation.--Fontanelle Observer.
Weaver seems to be the jumping
bean OF politics. Only little while
now until Jim makes another jump
Acoca Record.
Old time democrats are going back
on General Weaver in the Ninth dis
trict. His prospects are not as good as
they were.-CgyrOH Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

Hon. j. S. Crawford and Mr.. A. III
Edwards, Greeley Center-Friday Oct
ODER 18TH
Hon. III. w. Byers, Kimballton. Satur.
day October 18th.
Hon. Milton Remley, Audubon, Mon,
day Oct. 10, and at Gray Tuesday, Oct
10Th.
Hon. b. l. Sallinger, Brayton, Friday
Oct. 10, and at Audubon Saturday, Oct
Goth.
is. Crawford, Oakfeld Center, Tues,
day October 10th.
Hon. A. l.. Hager, Viola Center,
Wednesday October Gath.
Hon. A. l.. Hager, Kimballton,
Thursday October 25th.
Hon A. L. Hager, Audubon Center,
Friday October Goth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
GREELEY ITEMS.

Everybody is moving to Missouri.
VIM. Rucker is i'll with typhoid fever.
Fall blowing has commenced in ear.
nest.
Ruff Rowland started north Monday
to trade for land.
Emery Barack has rented Oscar
Hunts Greeley farm.
Mrs. Sam Gardner is in CoIfax trying
their remedy for rheumatism.
Richard Blake is building a cistern
and improving his home some.
Seth Hartzel has received a call to
be examined and expects to lose his
pension.
Fine fall pasture on stubble ground.
The oats and barley have come up
thicker than it was sOWed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
Miles Knessis very sick with typhoid

Miles Knessis very sick with typhoid
fever.
Mr.. James, an old soldier who has
been shot, and lost his hearing by ar
tillery, has had his pension reduced to
four dollars per month.
Jas. Blake had 100 bushels of oats
stolen from his bins recently. He sue
ceeded in tracking the thieves two
miles and then lost the trail.
We asked the Larland store keeper
for a quarters worth of nails, last Sun
day, but he could not stop gathering
his apples long enough to wait on a
customer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

EVERY indication points toward the
election of the entire republican judi
cial ticket. Our home candidate, w. r..
Green, is being received with great fav-
or throughout the district. His brilliant
legal learning and his ability as an at
torney make his election deserving
honor to a deserving man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

CONGRESSMAN HAGER lives in the
Ninth district and surely knows more
about the wants and needs of the dis
trict, than does the demo-pop sojourner
from Des Moines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

MACK THOMAS is being well received
in his candidacy for the recordership.
Votes are solicited for Mr.. Thomas on
account of his sterling worth and for
his ability to fulfil every duty of the
office he seeks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

A DEMOCRAT and republican were
discussing the congressional situation
the other day. Said the republican
I'll bet you Weaver can't carry his
own township" "Where is Weaver's
township ?" asked the democrat. "You
TELL" was the republicans answer.
And the discussion ended then and
there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

WALTER COPELAND is making a
winning canvass for the office of cOun-
ty attorney. He goes at his canvass
just as he does at his business, in that
earnest and whole-souled way that is
sure to win.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

HAGER stands squarely on the re-
publican platform, in favor of Ameri-
can manufactures and American labor;
and in favor of honest money. Wea-
yer stands for anything that will send
Weaver to congress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
BY J. e. GRIFFITH.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Il
For Secretary OF State,
W. M. M'FARLAND.
For Auditor,
C.G. MCCARTHY.
For Judges of Supreme Court,
OF. GRANGER, II. E. DEEMER.
For Treasurer,
JOHN s. HERRIOIT.
For Attorney General,
MILTON REMLEY.
Fo. Railroad Commissioner,
C.L. DAVIDSON.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court,
CT. JONES.
For Reporter OF the Supreme Court,
b.. SALLINGER.
Congressional.
For Representative Ninth District.
A. L. HAGER,
OF Adair County.
Judicial.
For Judges Fifteenth District,
A. b. THORNELL,
OF Fremont County.
WALTER /. SMITH,
OF Pottawattamie County.
VIM. r. GREEN,
OF Audubon County.
County.
For Clerk of the District Court,
EDGAR A. SMITH
of Viola Township.
For Auditor,
GEORGE SCOTT
of Hamlin Township.
For Recorder,
j. III. THOMAS
of Extra Township.
For County Attorney,
W.R. COPELAND
OF Leroy Township.
For Supervisor,
NELS 2. H0EGH
OF Oakfleld Township.
For Surveyor,
WILLIAM OLIVER
of Melville Township.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

WEAVER is losing very rapidly what
little strength he was supposed to have
in the Ninth district.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

HAGER's re- election is assured. On
ly the size of his majority remains to
be decided on November 9th.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
WHO THE TARIFF BENEFITS
GOOD FOR FOREIGN ARTISTS.

/ GOOD FOX FORElGN ARTISTS.
/ Painters and sculptors may fairly re.
ljoice, since oil-paintings and water
color drawings, and statuary, which
are at present subject to duty of fif-
teen per cent, willin future be admitted
into the United States free of duty
We cannot doubt that the withdrawal
of the duty will tend to brighten the
prospects of English and French ar
lists in their relations with the states.
THE Builder, London, august 25, "a.
NOT TO BE DEsPIsED.
Speculation in the prophetic vein is
at present of small utility; equally use
less were it on our part to spell out
the ways of American politicians. A
modified form of what has been long
and anxiously looked for has become
the law of the United States. Various
branches of our home industries will
thereby obtain important concessions
and immediate relief; and if for our
own local industries we have not OBJ
tanned all we desire, concession of
fifteen per cent will prove benefit we
cannot afford to Observation-Disclosures
lime ErpreSS, august 18, 1894.
FREE-TRADE MEANS HIGHER PRICES.
Although the sharp all round adj
vance in the metal markets which fol
lowed closely upon the passing of the
| Wilson Tariff bill by the United States
senate has not been quite maintained,
that measure, even in the mutilated
form in which it finally emerged from
the maulings of the two branches of
the legislature, has still to be credited
with more or less substantial i'm
provement in the prices of metals.
1t will be to the interest of the
South Wales manufacturers not to
force prices up unduly; for to do so
would simply be playing into the hands
of their American competitors, who
are protected to the extent of from
four shillngs to five shillings per box.
In these circumstances, it will be seen
that the advance in the market price
of tin from under e66 per ton few
weeks ago to over e72 per ton few
days since was much too stiff to last.
X That some advance in prices
has been fully justified is
not to be disputed; for with the grad
ual restoration of confidence orders for
manufactured iron and steel, as well
as for copper, tin and lead, are being
booked more freely, and the metal
markets are assuming healthier and
briSker appearance AS time goes on
we believe that the tendency will con-
tinue to improve; but to attempt to
hasten it by an unduly rapid jump in
prices would only be to court a fresh
crop of troubles and disasters Tile
Financial Meas, august %, 1894.
THAT RTrINOIrs NIoEINTEy
Some statistics are published which
clearly show the extent of the "ravages"
in British trade, resulting from the
Mckinley tariff. The exports from
Leeds to the United States, for instance,
fell from 81, 203685 in 1889 to 1853,
in 1891, e289,053 in 1892 and e259,S66 in
1893. The Leeds exports to the United
States for the nine months ending
June, 1894, amounted to the insignif-
cant sum of eS1, 055, as compared with
1924 ,604 for the corresponding period
of the previous year. In fact, the
trade was gradually dwindling to
nothing.--W Wiltshire Weekly Herald,
| dHG,LSt % 1894
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

STATE OF iowa,
COUNTY OF AUDUBON, 3D.
/, +. s. Watts, Cashier of the above man,
ed bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. L. s. WATTS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sth
day of Oct, 1894. G. +. HENSLEY,
Notary Public.
Correct-AtteSt
CHAS. VAN GORDER,
L. S. VAN GORDER,
THEO. +. MORROW,
Directors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.

The changes in duty are in many
cases favorable to British manufactur-
ers and should act as tonic on our de-
pressed trade, which is badly in need
of some healthy stimulus. X
There is also a considerable reduction
in cutlery, by which Sheffield should
benefit, and from several other read
Justments birmingham and Manches
ter should derive profit. y X 1t is
comforting to know that paintings and
Statuary are to be admitted free This
may even help to find new market
for the production of the British ar
lists whose works flood the emporiums
at home. The British brewer will not
lose under the new scheme, since ale,
| beer and porter are reduced about
twenty five per cent.-E0ening Ne1OS
and Post, august p, 1894.
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
Under the new tariff, tin plates i'm
ported into America are to be charged
with the duty equivalent to 1922 per
cent, which represents reduction of
about As per cent on the old law. With
such a substantial concession the tin
plate mills of South Wales will, no
|
manufacturing on American account,
and will probably have such good
run of work as will compensate them
in some degree for their troubles I'M
der the Mckinley rule.-The Pail Mall
Gazette, august 25, 1894.
SHOULD INCREASE IMPORTS.
The effest of the passing of the Tariff
| Reform bill should be to lead to a lage
increase in the import trade of the Re-
public, and this in its turn will not on
ly benefit this country and other coun-
tries doing business with the United
States, but it will also send great
deal more traffic over American rail
roads as result of the increased ship
ments to the United States, and the
activity in trade which it is anticipa-
ted will follow the adoption of Mr..
Wilson's bill.-The BuLlioniSt, august
Is, 1894.
WILL WORK TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.
Those two important branches of
our trade Qinens and woolens) have
suffered severely, and to them the re-
duction of duties in the new tariff will
| be especially welcome. But taking an
all round view of our trade there can
be no doubt that the Mckinley act did
not have anything like the effect in
shutting out our prophets that its
farmers hoped and expected, and for
that reason it will be wise for us not
to hope for too much from it's modif-
cation. The lower duties will unques-
tionably work to our advantage, but
that they will lead to any very large
permanent expansion of our exports to
the states is very doubtful London
Economist, august IS, 1894.
FOND HOPES.
Here at home signs have been slowly
developing of better if not very remu-
neratiye trade, and it is now hoped
there will be considerable expansion
of our much crippled American ex-
ports.-HdlifaU Courier, august 18, '94.
AN ABSOLUTE FREE-TRADE MEASURE.
The passing of the American tariff
bill is distinctly favorable to the re-
vival of trade between this country
and the United States. 4 A
measure of relief from the high tariff
will be secured, and the uncertainty
will now be restricted to articles on
which the struggle is to be separately
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-01
Herrmann's Great Trick.

For the benefit of the N. Y. HerGld'S
free ice fund, Herrmann's trick of al
lowing file of six soldiers. armed with
regulation rifles, to fire at him, will be
performed at the Metropolitan Opera
House, in New York, this, Wednesday,
night. He obliges himself not to wear
armor, and to catch the bullets i'll his
hands. The better to prove to the
crowd that the bullets he produces af-
ter the firing are the bullets shot at
him, he will insist that the bullets be
marked as they are put into the rifles.
STORM IN ALBEMARLE AND GREENE
COUNTIES SUNDAY.-The Charlottes
vile Progress of Monday afternoon
says -
''Mr c. W. Rice, who is farming in
the neighborhood of Hydraulic, was in
town this morning. He reports the
storm of yesterday as being very severe
in the vicinity of his home. The wind
blew perfect hurricane. uprooting
trses. demolishing fences, &c. Hail
stones, the size of partridge eggs, fell
in large quantities, doing much dam
age to growing crops, especially to
corn. vegetables and watermelons
Mr.. Rice says his watermelons look as if
holes had been shot in them by rife
balls
The stor; was also quite severe in
the vicinity of EarlysvilIe, and was ac
companied by considerable hail, light
ming and thunder.
Mr.. John Beasley, of this place, who
spent the day at StanardsviIle, Greene
county, reports the storm and hail as
having been quite severe in that vicin-
ity. His buggy, which had been left
standing in the road, was blown prob
ably thirty feet"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-01
DEATHS.

SMITH-At his home near Churchville at 10
O'Clock a. M Tuesday, July 24th, Of typhoid
fever, after an illness of several weeks, Mr..
Silas Smith. ~
He is survived by his wife and four little
daughters the eldest being about IA years OF
age. He was son of ]. Il. Smith, and BROTH
er of Hamilton John II. and James Smltn, all
of Churchville.
July 9th, Of typhoid fever, Miss Matte A:
Carson, daughter of the late Abel Carson Of
Moscow in this county, aged 81 years
Interment at Messy Greek church Saturday
afternoon. She is survived by three brothers
and two sisters-John w Carson, OF Rich
Carson of Moscow; Mrs. Sarah j. Beard, of
Moscow, and Mrs Minnie C. Gardner, of this
city.
HUNTER.-At Mt Sidney, Thursday morning,
July 26th, of consumption, after an illness Of
three months, Miss Esther Hunter, daughter
of Mrs. Matte Hunter, and niece of Mrs. T..
A. Pace of this city, aged IL years.
Interment Friday afternoon at Augusta
Church
JACKsON.-At Fort Spring, Greenbrier coun-
ty, w. Va, Tuesday night, July oath, Robert
II. jackson, aged &c years.
He had never married
HUDSON.-At her home at Ronceverte, Green
brier county, w. Va, Tuesday afternoon July
oath, of typhoid fever, Mrs. Elizabeth White
head Hudson. wife of John D. Hudson, Esq,
aged "A years
She was a Miss Wright of Amherst county,
and an excellent woman.
ANDERSON.-At her residence IN Franklin,
Pendleton county, W. Va, at 7.25 p m, Tues
day, July 24th, Mrs. Margaret Anderson,
widow of Junius Anderson, and daughter of
the late Gen. Boggs OF that place, in the 62nd
year of her age.
She was an active member of the PreSby-
terrain church and was universally beloved.
She leaves several sons and three daughters.
HERNDON.- In Charlottesville, Saturday
evening July 18th, after an illness of two
days, Mrs Margaret Herndon, aged s. years,
the widow of the late Edward H. HerndOn
lvsII sI,
doing skirmish duty just before the battle of
Gettysburg.