Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

A United States cruiser has been
sent to Honolulu.
Gladstone has announced his inten-
tion of returning to the commons.
Debs and his colleagues have been
ordered admitted to bail pending
decision by the supreme court.
The body of Barrett Scout, who was
killed by mob near O'Neill Neb., has
been found in the Niobrara river.
The Persian city of Kuchan, which
was destroyed by an earthquake four
teen months ago, has again been laid
in ruins by repeated shocks. Great
loss of life is reported.
The steamer Missouri struck rock
near Louisville, KY, and went to the
bottom. A large number of persons
were on board, but all were saved
except four or five negro roustabouts,
Bob. Fitzsimmons has been indicted
at Syracuse, n. V, for manslaughter
for killing Con. Riordan, his partner,
in an exhibition.
The case of Mayor Hopkins of Chi
cago against Chairman Tanner of the
republican central committee for libel
has fallen through.
On the 10th, the situation of the
Brooklyn street railway strike had
became one of simple interference by
strikers with men who were willing to
work. A brigade of the state militia,
5000 men, was then called out, and
this aggravated the situation and
rioting began. On the 10Th and Goth
the militia several times charged upon
the strikers and several persons were
injured.
Jack Dempsey was knocked out by
Tommy Ryan in mill on Long Island.
Miss Stevenson, daughter of the vice
president, died at Asheville, n. c., on
the 18th, from the effects of a cold con-
tracted at Bar Harbor, Me-, last
summer.
The Hamburg officials have prohib-
tied the importation of cattle and hogs
from England and Ireland. AS these
cattle are generally from America, our
cattle interests are further injured.
Attorney General Olney has pre-
pared a bill providing for arbitration
of all labor controversies, and it has
been introduced in the house.
President Casimir- Perier, of the
French republic, rendered his resigna-
ton on the 18th, giving as his reason
that the vote which overthrow the
cabinet was only an incident of the
fight being made against Casimir-
Perier.
On the 18th the French national
assembly convened and elected Nj.
Francois FeliX-Faure to succeed Cash
mirPcrier as president. Nj. Faure is
member of the chamber of deputies
for Seine-Inferieure. He was born in
Paris ia nuary 30, 1s41. He was under
secretary of state for the colonies in
the ministries of Gambetta. Ferry,
BrisSon and Tirard and was one of the
vice presidents Of the chamber of depu
ties preceding the present one. He
has been a republican deputy for about
forty years and has served on several
of the most important committees of
the chamber.
Fire occurred in the Butte Hardware
Company's ware house at Butte, Mont,
in which giant powder was stored.
The fire department was at work on
the fire when an explosion took place,
killing a number of people. While eff
forts were being made to remove the
dead and wounded, a second and later
a third explosion occurred. The entire
fire department was wiped out, in
Guiding the chief and all the horses.
Three policemen were among the kill
ed, who at least number seventy-five.
Plate glass was broken all over the
city and the damage to property is
enormous. The powder in the ware
house was in violation of law 1T is
the greatest explosion in the history of
the west.