Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS

A report that the Spanish warship
Arcedo had sunk an American schooner
is not believed in official circles.
A new and later will of the late
James G.. Fair. of San Francisco has
been discovered. 1t divides the proper
,ty equally between the three children,
the dissolution to take place at once.
AS result of trouble over the
attacking of several newspapers by
members of the army because of re-
Elections on the army by the papers,
the Spanish ministry has resigned.
The press has announced that unless
its freedom can be recognized it will
suspend publication.
England has sent an ultlmatum to
Nicaragua. She demands e15,000 as
smart money for the expulsion of
Hatch, British consular agent at Blue
field during the trouble there lastlyear;
also the appointment of commission
to adjudicate damages sustained by
the persons and property of British
subjects who were expelled from the
Mosquito reservation about the same
time.
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese peace
envoy has gone to Japan in royal state,
accompanied by a retinue of 1872 war
ships
Spain announces that she will give
the Alliance fair careful investiga-
ton, and make PREPARATION if found as
represented by Gresham.
Two hundred thousand English shoe
makers, having failed to agree with
their employers concerning the use of
improved machinery, have been locked
out. Many more will be affected.
In the matter of the firing upon a
United States merchantmen by Span
ish war vessel off the coast of Cuba.
Secretary Gresham has written to the
American minister at Madrid to de-
mand prompt disavowal of the I'M
authorized act, and due expression of
regret on the part of Spain, and to
Insist that immediate and positive
orders be given the Spanish naval COM
manders to not interfere with legiti-
mate American commerce passing
through the channel, and prohibiting
all acts wantonly imperiling life and
property lawfully under the flag of the
United States"
The Western Newspaper Union
plant at Kansas City was destroyed by
fire on the night of the 18th.
At Walsenberg, Col, number of
Italians killed a deputy sheriff named
HiXon. Later they were captured
with the aid of blood hounds. On the
way to the jail four of the six men
were killed by a mob, who fired upon
them. Italians came to the scene and
riot resulted in which one man was
killed. The next evening a mob broke
into the jail and killed the two re-
naming Italians. 1t is said one or
more of the Italians were Italian citi-
zens and their killing is being inves-
tigated by the Italian consul.
1T is said ex-State Treasurer TAYLOR.
of South Dakota. has been arrested in
Mexico.
At New Orleans on the 18th num-
Der of striking white men fired upon a
gang of cOlored men who had taken
their places and seven were killed and
a dozen or more wounded.
The American steamer Alliance ar
rived in New York and reports that
she was fired upon off the eastern edge
of Cuba by Spanish war vessel. The
matter will be investigated.
A Pittsburg dispatch says the strik-
ing miners in that district think their
fight is practically won. OF the %, 900
who went out, 16, 600 have been grant
ed their demands and gone to work.
According to Chinese advIces. the
terms of peace which China is about to
offer to Japan live Japan $3.50, 900. 900
in gold and the Island of FOrmosa. and
Japan will be allowed to occupy Port
Arthur and Wei-Hai-Wei for term of
years.