Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-30
items OF GENERAL news

ueIdlUlHR leLUeT. Inc arrest was
made by United States deputy mar
shall Later the governor was released
on his own recognizance to appear for
trial in the sum of 500.
The attorney general has rendered a
decision against the issue by the state
of Mississippi, of special warrants
similar to United States notes, and in
structed United States marshals to
begin proceedings against the parties
responsible for the issue of the war
rants and all parties who passed them
as United States money. 1t is assured
that action will be begun against Gov
ernor Stone, the auditor and other
state officers.
Miss Mary Despa. of Washington,
sister of w. c. p. Breckinridges second
wife, issued'a vigorous appeal, urging
the defeat of Colonel Breckenridge.
A wind which passed over and fairly
churned the Sea of Azov is thought to
have caused the loss of 1, 200 lives. A
number of American tourists were on
the sea at the time and no hope is en-
tertained for their safety.
The president has written a letter to
sippi, giving his reasons for allowing
the tariff bill to become a law without
his signature. The bill did not meet
with his idea of tariff reform because
it does not provide for free raw ma
terial. In conclusion he says that
''tariff reform will not be settled until
it is honestly and fairly settled in the
interest and to the benefit of a patient
and long suffering people" The tariff
bill became law on the 2Sth.
Two alleged train robbers named
Lake and German, killed Chicago,
Milw aul1ee &c st. Paul railway detect
i've named Owens, and then killed the
policeman who attempted to arrest
them. After an exciting chase they
were captured, badly wounded, By
Chicago police.
By an explosion IN mine at Frank
lin, Wash, siXty-two men were i'm
prisoned, and when the fire which start
ed was finally eXtinguished thirty-seven
of the men were taken out dead. The
remainder were rescued alive.
According to the report of Congress-
man Cummings of New York, chair
man of the committee to investigate
the Carnegie armor plate frauds, the
company has been guilty Of most gigan-
tic frauds against the government,
worthy to be called crimes" 1t says
the government inspectors were at
fault and careless, and suggests that
the plates be again tested.
The republicans of Nebraska, in
state convention at Omaha, nominated
Lieutenant Governor Ma ors for gov
ernor. Upon the announcement of the
result, Editor Rosewater of the Omaha
Bee, national committeeman for Ne
braslla, sent a letter resignlng his
place as committeeman, denouncing
Majors as unfit for the place and bolt
ing the nomination.
A dispatch says the maritime court
at Shanghai, which is investigating
the sinking of the Chinese transport
Kow Shing, pronounced in favor of the
japanese in the affair, and Admiral
Freemantle, British commander, there
fore advised the government that
claim for damages will be useless. 1t
is officially announced that on June 80
the king of China appealed to Japan to
assist him in driving the Chinese from
Asan. This it Is added was done with
the assistance of the Corean troops.
At Washington Park, Chicago, Alix,
the trotting mare, went a mile on q
slow track in 2:O5A, beating Nancy
Hanks record for that track by one
second.