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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27
A Woman's Midsummer Magazine.

The safeguards OF marriage are treat
ed of by DR.. Parkhurst in the July
Ladies' Home journal In way that
will strike many as particularly direct
and to the point. Never, perhaps, has
the marriage question been so well
dealt with. The romantic life OF the
widow of Octave Feuillet is charmingly
treated by Madame Blanc, under her
pseudonym of 18Th. Bentzon,' while
Hezekiah Butterworth tells "rhe Story
of Brook Farm" that unique New Eng
land experiment which is unknown to
large part OF the present generation.
The illustrations show "Brook Farm"
as it is today. The musical features of
this issue are many; the most valuable
probably being an article on 1.-THE Voice
of Highest Range" by Frederic Peakes,
one Of the best known authorities on
voice culture, and Mrs, Garrett Web
ster's carefully-prepared article on THE
Pay of Women Musicians" Instru-
mentalists are remembered in set Of
very melodious waltzes called the
american Girl Waltzes," by Mr.. Rich
ard Stahl, the well-known composer.
Ella McKenna Friend writes OF the
home life and personality of Rosa Bon
heur, the celebrated animal painter, and
recent portrait is given of "The Re-
cluse Fontainebleau." Caroline Leslie
Fields short story, "Miss Tcele, of Gil
bury Green,'' is delightful bit of
simple New England fiction. The edi-
tor discusses "The Blot on Our Ameri-
can Life" which he claims is the dis
respect shown everywhere for persons
in authority both in political and civil
life. Robert j. Burdette furnishes an
inimitable article entitled "a Woman
in Raspberry Patch" and John Ken
drick Bangs is irresistibly funny in his
report OF the eighth meeting of 1.-THE
Paradise Club" Dainty housekeepers
will be charmed with Mrs. Barnes
Bruce's "a Violet Table Set" Mrs.
Mallon's illustrated page tells of ''Un-
derwear for the Summer" Amusing
Children in Summer" is the title of a
page devoted to outdoor and indoor
summer parties for children, and serves
to add attractiveness to an issue which
goes out to its hundreds and thousands
of readers in dainty cover exquisitely
illustrated by w. l.. Taylor. The La
dies Home Journal is published by
The Curtis Publishing Company Of
Philadelphia, for ten cents per copy
and ono dollar per year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27
INSURANCE FRAUDS.

AS the result of Investigations made
inlNewYork during the last few weeks,
evidence has been accumulated in the
district attorneys Office tending to show
the existence of gigantic conspiracy
to burn; to defraud insurance COM
pauies aad to divide the insurance
money. On the confession of one of
the chief instruments in the conspiracy
corroboratcd by documentary and
other evidence, it would appear that
for five years or more combination of
fire Insurance adjusters, public fire adj
justers, policeman and attaches of the
fire marshars office, attaches of the
district attorneys Office and hired in
cediaries have made business of set
ting fires and thriyed on the proceeds.
They did not content themselves with
setting such fires as came their way.
vOne or more of their men drummed up
trade as commercial travellers would.
They went to merchants in New York
sand Brooklin, cody set forth the ad-
vantages of fire and off cred for sigma
ture, contract stating the percentage
of insurance money which they should
receive for their trouble. 1t is con-
fessed that as the direct result of the
operations of these .eonspirators, seven
ty-tiye fires have been deliberately sci
within tie last two years and the in
surance companies have thereby been
swindled out OF nearly $l,000,OOO. On
one fire $194,6o0 was received in in.
surance and on another $4,000 was
paid.
The incediaries used fluid consist
ing of gasoline, tbenzine and naphtha
This was smeareG on the stock and &
candle was left burning. When the
candle burned down there was an ex
plosion, followed by roaring flames
The insurance money was divided be
tween the fire Insurance company ad
justers, the fire marshars men and thu
insured. The man who set the fire go,
fixed sum of $50, $50 or $500, accord.
ing to the magnitude of the job Tn,
conspirators were oathbound and ha(
symbols.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

Dispatches from Duluth report the
robbery of a bank at Rainy Lake City,
Mimi, on the Canadian border, by two
masked men who, after holding up
and knocking senseless the cashier and
binding the teller, robbed the bank OF
some $4,000 and made theiI escape.
just before the hour of closing Fri
day night Cashier johnson was stand
ting within the bank railing, when two
masked men appeared and rushed be-
hind the counter with drawn revolvers.
The cashier was felled to the floor
with club by one of the robbers,
while the other lassoed the teller with
a rope and threw him to the floor,
where he was bound and gagged.
Cashier johnson, after falling to the
floor made desperate struggle. The
second robber, after dispOsing of the
teller, came to the assistance of his
companion and strucb the cashier sew
eral heavy blows on the head with the
butt of revolver. The blows render.
ed him unconscious and the robbers
proceeded to loot the bank and made
their escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

Foreman Frank E. Glover, an en-
ploye of the Rochester, N. Y, Gas and
Electric Company, leaned against the
dynamo in the power house at the low
er falls of the Genessee River Friday
night and received nearly 5000 volts of
electricity through his body. After
an hours work he was restored to life
through the efforts of his fellow-em-
ployes. Local physicians regard
Glover's case as one of the most re-
markable on record. The accident hap
pened at midnight. Glover started to
examine the bearings of one of the
dynamos. Suddenly a cry was heard
from the man, and Glover was seen to
stretch himself over the dynamo and
then fall writing to the floor, where
he lay motionless and to all appear.
ances dead. The current on the dy.
namo was Immediately turned off, and
while one man ran for physician three
more turned their attention to Glover
Guided by set of rules laid down by
the French scientist, D'Arsonval, to be
followed in cases of prostration by
electricity, the three men began work
A coat was rolled up and placed under
Glover's shoulders, propping the spine
and allowing the head to fall backward
One of the men then knelt behind
Glover, grasped his elbows and drew
them up over his head. After holding
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

Most readers will be surprised to
learn, as any one may from an excel
lent illustrated article in McClure's
Magazine for July, how the telegraph
has now crept into the remotest
CANNES of the earth, and is transmit.
ting its hundreds of millions of mes
sages a year at constantly lessening
cost in money and trouble to the public
The same number contains dramatic
chapter from the history of Tammany
the autocratic reign of Tweed, with
all it's barbaric and illicit splendors,
splendors maintained by the theft of
untold millions of public money. An
article by Sir Robert Ball, Professor of
Astronomy in the University of Cam
bridge, England, shows that recent
scientific discoveries tend to support
the theory that other planets, as well
as the earth, maintain life. Hamlin
Garland describes the home and studio
life of Edward Kemeys, and relates,
mainly in Mr.. Kemey's own words,
how, without instruction and under
the irresistible urgency of natural bent,
he became sculptor of frontier life
and wild animals. Portraits of Kemeys
and reproductions of his chief sculptures
illustrate the paper. Cy Warman, the
poet engineer, describes the ride on
the locomotive of London and Paris
express. Cleveland Moffett supplies,
from the Pinkerton archives, history
of the stealing of an express parcel
containing $41, 900, and the discovery
of the thief and the recovery of most
of the money after years of search and
pursuit. A poem addressed by Ed
mund Gosse to Robert Louis Stevenson,
which reached Stevenson but day or
two before his death; Stevenson's rare
address OF thanks to the Samoan chiefs
who built him road, and his will; and
several short stories, among them one
by go" and one by Stanley j. Weyman
are the other noteworthy features OF
the number. The publishers announce
with this number reduction of price
to ten cents copy, or one dollar a year
S. S. MCCLURE, Limited,
Lafayette Place,
New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

G. b. Birch, cash receiver for the
West Chicago Street Railway company
at the Armitage avenue cable barns,
was shot and fatally wounded at an
early hour Sunday morning by man
who attempted to rob him of the days
receipts. Birch was alone in his office
when a masked man entered and told
him to hold up his hands. Instead of
complying Birch reached for his revol-
yer, when the robber fired two shots at
him, striking him in the back and arm
Birch then fired, and before dying said
he believed he had hit the man. The
robber fired three more shots, hitting
Birch in the neck and in the breast,
just above the heart. The man then
grabbed a handful of money from the
counter and made his escape. In his
hurry he scattered silver money about
the floor. The murderer choose a
favorable opportunity for his attempt.
1t was at the time the demolished cleo
trio car, which was struck by a Mil
waukee & st. Paul train shortly after
midnight, when two men were fatally
Injured, was being hauled into the barn,
and nearly all the employees were as
sisting with the work at some distance
from the scene OF the murder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27
BRITISH SELFiSHNESS.

The fact that Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador to the United
States, went to England on the New
American steamship ST. Louis has
caused something of a commotion over
there, both in business and in parlia-
mentary circles. The attention Of the
House of Commons was called to the
circumstance, or more particularly 10
the fact that Sir Julian signed the reso-
luton adopted by his fellow passen-
gers commencing the seagoing qualities
of the ST. Louis. A member of the
house who is probably financially in
terested In British steamships, demand
ed that the government request the
ambassador either to substantiate the
assertions he had endorsed or with
draw his name from the document con-
tanning them. In response the par
liamentary secretary for foreign affairs
stated that Sir Julian Pauncefote signed
the resolutions In his private and not
in his official capacity and the secretary
said they did not reflect upon the
British companies In the least. So
strong is the feeling that 1t is said in
the event of the ambassador returning
to the United States on an American
steamship an effort will be made to re-
duce his salary.
This is the most extraordinary ex
hibition of British selfishness that has
been seen for very long time. We dc
not know what motive Sir Julian
Pauncefote had in selecting the st
Louis on which to return to England
but 1t is entirely safe to say that he hat
no desire to promote the welfare Of thu
American steamship line to the detri
ment OF the shipping interes Of his owl
country. Sir Julian Is most loyal Il
British interests, which he represent
with ability and good judgment, and !
undoubtedly never occurred to him tina
| i'm going to his native land In an An er
lean vessel and in uniting with his fel
low passengers in expressing an homes
opinion of that vessels merits, he WA
making damaging discrimination
against the vessels of his own country
men. But that is the view which som
Englishmen take of it. The probabilit
is that Sir Julian Pauncefote will com
back to the United States In British
steamship, but 1t would be proper re
buke of his narrow-minded country
men il he were to return on an Ameri
can vessel, the same one which he wen
to England preferred.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27
CUBAN HATRED OF SPAIN.

In the present revolt, as in the six
considerable uprisings that have, again
and again, plunged Cuba into turmoil
since 1929, the Cubans and the Spani-
ards are arrayed against one another.
Many people have very hazy notions as
to the distinction between the Cubans
and the Spaniards in Cuba. The terms
are by no means interchangeable.
When Cubanspeaks of Spaniard on
his island he means man of Spanish
blood who was born in Spain. If his
sons are born in Cuba they are Cubans.
In the course of one or two generations
they become thorough Cubans in senti-
ment, and hate the Spaniards as bit
terly as thOughtheir ancestors had lived
on the island couple of centuries.
We can hardly realize the cordial hatred
with which these two peoples regard
one another Associated in business,
speaking the same language, attending
the same churches, meeting hundred
times day, they never commingle as
one people. They scarcely ever form
mutual friendships, and in society, if
not in business, each goes his own way.
1t is disgrace for Cuban girl to
marry Spaniard. Her mother will
not invite Spanish youth to her house
unless she is certain he has become a
Cuban in sentiment.
The world doesrnot present stranger
anomaly than the relations between
these two kindred peoples. The ex-
PLANTATION is not far to seek. 1t is
found in the abnormal political rela-
lions of the two classes. The Spani-
ard goes to Cuba to make what he can
out of the island, and then, as a rule,
he goes home. Cuba has been SPANS
oyster for centuries. Most of the
thousands of Spanish incomers are
Government officials, employees and
soldiers, whose business it is to make
all possible pickings for Spain, and in
.cidentally to line their own pockets
well. The Cuban stands no chance ex-
'cept in the industrial and commercial
dimes. There is no field for him in the
liberal professions or in the public ser
vice. If he is shreWd and lucky he
may grow rich in commerce or plant
ing, but he can take no part in public
affairs, he can not worship as he pleases,
he has few rights worth mentioning,
and he is taxed to death. If he owns
real estate he pays 30 per cent of its
income into the Captain Generals
treasure box: If he kills an OK he must
pay dollar. 1t costs him $15 year
to own carriage or even an OK cart.
He can not engage in any sort of bust
ness without buying official permission.
He can not sell horse or build wharf
without paying for Government per-
nit. The Spanish agents, from Cap
tain General down, have almost abso-
Lutte authority. Some of them have
been honest men who have tried to
deal justly. The names of many of
them have been loaded with infamy.
They have bought their offices with the
distinct understanding that they were
to use official place as means of &C.
curing wealth. No wonder deadly
hatred exists between the native Gu
bans and the mass of Spanish incomers,
all OF whom are regarded as being,
directly or indirectly, the agents of
Spain for their impoverishment and
abasement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

An electric car, containing sixty
passengers, on the Yarmouth Western
railroad, jumped thu track about two
miles from New Bedford, Mass. sun
day afternoon, rolling over and injur'
ing thirty people. The car was going
down a steep hill, on its way towarC
Fall River, when one Of the trucks
broke and che car was thrown from the
rails. The passengers we're thrown IL
every direction. The shock oyerturne-
the trucks and undergearing ant
several persons were pinned to thu
earth. A score or more persons lay OF
the road, in the ditch, and on the side
of the road, covered with blood ant
dust.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

population during last year, or the ex.
cess of births over deaths, amounted to
53,514, and considerably exceeded the
estimated increase of population dur
ing the year, which was 42,967. The
deaths registered numbered 77,C39, be-
ing in the proportion of IT'S per 1000
dersons living. This rate was con
siderably below that in any year on
record, the nearest approach being Is 4
in 1889. Daring the four preceding
years, owing principally to the out
brooks of influenza, the London death
rate did not fall below 2O.7 per 1000.
The Russian fleet is growing steadily.
The young car visited the dockyards
of the Neya the other day to witness
the launch of new ironclad, the Seb-
astopol, and then assisted in the cere.
monies of laying the keels of four new
war vessels, one an enormous cruiser
of the Rurik type, to be called the Rus
STA. The dimensions of the new ships
will be as follows: The Russia, triple
screws, length 473 feet, beam over 6s
feet, mean draught 26 feet, displace-
ment 1900 tons, engines 1900 horse,
power; the Apraksin, length over 227
feet, beam % feet, draught feet, dis
placement 4,l26 tons, engines 5000
horsepower; the Khrabry, length over
229 feet, beam Al feet, displacement
l,492 tons, engines 1000 horsepower
and the Werny, length 203 feet, beam
80 feet, displacement 1880 tons, auxili
airy steam 400 horsepower. Russia
however, is likely to take a long time
to finish and equip the battleships
which she is constructing and launch
ing so rapidly. Including the Sebasto
pol, there are at present five uncOm
pleted ironclads anchored in the Neya
twoNof which were launched in 1893
and three or four of them are receiv
ing their engines from English firms
Among vessels on the stocks in thu
Neva dockyards are twelve new tor
pedo boats, and new cruiser of 8,OOt
will be begun soon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

There are, OF will be when completed
twelve vessels fitted as tlagships in the
United States navy. They are the
Chicago, New York, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, Newark, Charleston, Mime.
apolis, Iowa, San Francisco, Olympia
Cincinnati and Texas. From the fact
that there are only five stations re.
curing flag officer, it would seem
that there are more than enough. The
greater objection there is to tlagships
is that the officers and men are likely
to be crowded for room. When the
cabinets of a cruiser like the Mime.
apolis are altered so as to make a flag
ship Of her, it is more than probable
that the officers and crew will be more
crowded than they are before the
change. An Admiral takes up con
siderable room on ship, and the
officers generally are willing to dispense
with his services, or at least willing
that he shall be on some other ship
The necessity for so many fiagships is
the changes that are constantly occur,
ring, and the fact that some of the
ships must at times be out Of commits
sion. 1t is also suggested that it is
possible at another station may be
created. Owing to the fact that it has
been found necessary great deal OF
the time to keep vessels in the gulf and
Central American ports, as well as Oh
the coast of Cuba, it has been suggested
that a Gulf station would be very
good thing. The main obstacle is that
there are not really any good head
quarters. There is no large navy yard
or big docks available en the gulf OF
on the Florida coast which could be
made available for the repairing and
docking of ships. Besides this, officers
do not like the detail in the south, es
pecially in very warm weather.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

Druggists say that their sales of
Hoods Sarsaparilla exceeds those of
all others. There is no substitute for
Hoods.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

them there for three or four seconds,
he depressed them 10 the sides ard
front of Glover's chest, pressing hard
with his weight. These motions were
repeated sixteen or seventeen times
minute, while another man grasped
Glovers tongue, which protruded from
his mouth, and drew it out to the fullest
extent, when the victims arms were
drawn above his head, aud allowed the
tongue to recede into the mouth when
the arms were lowered. by the time
DR.. G. w. Wilbur arrived at the power
house, Glover had been unconscious
for half an hour. The treatment which
the man was receiving met with the
approval of the physician, and it was
kept up without a break for twenty
minutes longer. At the end of that
time Glover opened his eyes and began
to breathe freely and regularly. The
treatment was continued for full
hour, when DR.. Wilbur pronounced
Glover to be out of danger, and he was
taken home. Glover does not know
how the accident occurred. "All l re.
member" he said, "is that l was stand
ing near one of the dynamos and the
next moment thought was an angel.
Then knew nothing ut all until /
awoke and fonnd the doctor and the
men working over me. l had not the
slightest idea what had happened, and
/ was the most surprised man in the
worlG when they told me that 2s99 volts
had been pumped into me-" When he
was stripped after the accident deep
hole was found scared in Glover's right
leg. A long burn extended partly
round his waist, and his clothes were
badly burned. DR.. Wilbur thinks that
Glover was physically strong enough to
allow the current to pass through his
body without producing destructive
tissue changes. Had this not been so
DR.. Wilbur says, Glover could not have
been resuscitated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-16
CRISIS IN FRANCE.
The Presidents Resignation Pre- cipitates a
Serious Situation Royalty Heard.

The Presidents ResiEnat tiOn Pre- cipita ties a
Serious Sifuation-RoyaltyH Heard.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-As the deputies
were leaving the chamber this after
noon. after listening to the presi-
dents letter of resignation, the Duke
of Rochefoucauld cried out, Long
live the king" A scene of the great
est excitement followed. The ma
tional assembly has convoked for to-
morrow afternoon to elect a success
sor to Casimer Perier.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-The attention of
the whole ofFrance, indeed the whole
of Europe. is centered on this city
and no doubt political crisis result
ting from the resignation of Deputy
Minister and President Casimer Per.
ier is one of the most serious in the
history of France.
LONDON. Jan. 16.-The Duke of
Orleans, pretender to the throne of
France, left Slowe House today for
Dover. 1t is presumed he is going
to Belgium. 1t is consequently
believed that the royalists of
France are preparing to take action
in view of the political crisis in
France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-16
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

John \. Mckenzie, a weiI-Known Dusi-
ness man of Duluth, fell from a staircase
landing to the floor below i'm the Spauld-
ing hotel in that city and was killed
The fall was sixty feet.
Not satisfied with the interest on about
$S0,G0 ,000-the estate of the late James c.
Fair-to live on, his heirs arc going to con-
test the will.
Daniel III. Hastings has superseded Gov
ernor Pattiscn AS governor of Pennsyl-
vania, the inaugural ceremonies being
very interesting.
One of the heaviest snowfalls in the his
tory of this country was Feb ~ to "a. Ill.
when the snow remained five to seven feet
deep all over New England.
Including stocks and bond, the railways
of the United States are capitalized at
$1,000 per nilc, while those of Great
Britain are capitalized at SEQ, coo per
mile. or nearly 800 per cent. higher than
in this country.