Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-22
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS

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Severe earthquakes have recently
occurred in Italy, and several villages
have been destroyed, while perhaps
two hundred persons have persisted
and large number are injured.
The remains of the late car wer
laid to rest In the cathedral of Saints
Peter and Paul, at st. Petersburg, on
the 10Th, with very impressive cere-
monies. The representatives of all
the governments of the world were
present.
Last week Jacob Schaefer and Frank
c. Ives played six days match of bill
lizards, 5000 points in all, for stake
of s., 900 and the net door receipts.
Ives won the match, $500 to 3,074, and
incidentally broke the record for runs,
271, made by Schaefer in Boston, by
making run of 331.
Advices from Bulgaria say thousands
of Armenians have been slaughtered by
Turkish soldiers. The Armenians re-
fused to pay tax on the ground that the
raids of the Khurds had left them i'm
poverished. The Turkish governor re-
solved to make an example of them,
and ordered the troops to fire on the
defenseless people. The slaughter
was not stayed until twenty-five
villages had been destroyed and thou
sands of the inhabitants killed, while
many were outraged. An investigation
is preceding.
Champion Middleweight Pugilist
Fitzsimmons and hisnsparring partner,
Con Riordan, appeared in bout at
Syracuse, n. Y. Riordan had been
drinking heavily, and was unfit for APP
pearance. The round proceeded and
Fitzsirnmons struck Riordan a blow in
the face which he says was not hard
one. Riordan fell to the floor and was
found to be unconscious. Physicians
were called who worked with him
until $3.50 the next morning, when he
died Fitzsimmons is under arrest for
| murder.
Some days ago Great Britain sent an
ultimatum to the Chinese government
demanding that within seven days
Taotai Sheng be dismissed and de-
graded; that the British steamer Chung
King be saluted by the Taku forts and
a money indemnity be paid the owners
of the Chung King for outrages COM
mitted by the Chinese soldiers on board
the Chung King last August; in default
of which Great Britain threatened that
the British fleet under Admiral Free
mantle would make reprisals. This
| threat had the intended effect and all
the conditions demanded have been
complied with by China. 1t is under
stood that if they had not been Great
Britain would have occupied the island
of Chusan, which commands the sea
communication between Northern and
Southern China, as was done in 1S41,
and China only recovered possession
by giving Hong Kong in exchange.
On the 18th, Secretary of the Treas
ury Carlisle issued call for bids for
$50, 600 900 per cent ten year bonds,
interest to be paid in coin, which is
interpreted to mean gold. 1t is con-
fidently expected at the treasury
department that an amount will be
realized considerably in excess Of that
received on the February issue. For
the last issue of bonds a very consid-
cradle amount of gold-approximated
at S15, 600, OOO-was withdrawn from
the sub-treasury for the express pur-
pose of using it again in paying for
bonds. With view to more exactly
estimating the amounts withdrawn for
such purpose, the sub-treasurer will
keep a record of all Withdrawals from
now until accounts under the call are
settled and the names of the persons
making the Withdrawals.