Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

IOclldIOI-tleC Utdr is prevented ITOLn
participating in affairs on account of
illness, it was very easy for national
democratic committeeman Richardson
to secure the transfer of the internal
revenue offices from Burlington to
Davenport. When "Old Business" is
again able to attend to business he will
have that action reversed.
The long drawn out Cedar Rapids
postoffice case will soon be finally set
tied. Alexander Charles has been here
for ten days waiting to have ahearing
before the Senate committee Oh post
offices and post roads, but was unable
to secure day until Tuesday, the goth
instant was decided upon.
M. A. Raney, for the past two years
private secretary to Congressman Ha-
ger, has given up that position and re.
turned TO Iowa.
The battle ship "Iowa,," which is to
be one of the largest and most formld-
able naval vessels in the world, is rap
idly approaching completIo.l and Will
be ready for launching within few
months. 1t is the generally expressed
hope that the pe0p.o of Iowa will pre-
pare suitable memorial of some kind
to present to this ship; something SYM
bOlical OF the state.
Congressman Hull, of the committee
OIL military affairs, says that that COM
mittee has favorably reported bill to
promote MAJOR. general Schotield to the
rank of acknowledgement and to
make the rank a permanent one. Cen
eral SchOfield married Il KeOkuk girl,
and the people of southeastern Iowa
are particularly interested in him.
The resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Allison for the donation Of con-
demned cannon to the Des Moines His
torical society will probably pass the
Senate within few days. 1t will then
be taken up in the House by Congress
man Hull.
All of the republican candidates for
governor have written letters to their
representatives in congress, soliciting
their support. The candidates are al
most too numerous, and their repre-
sentativeS cannot afford to come out
in favor of any one individual for fear
of making enemies of all the others.
Besides it is not believed to be wise to
inaugurate state campaign at Wash
ingtOn city. 1t is otherwise.
1t has just come to the knowledge of
Col. Henderson that Johan F. Wohl-
fort, of Bremen county, who was nat
uraiiZed few years ago as an Ameri-
can citizen, and who recently returned
to Germany to visit his relatives, was
pressed into the German army in spite,
of his assertions that he was an Ameri
can citizen. Col. Henderson has
brought the matter before the state
department and that department has
transmitted the case to our Ambassa-
dor at Berlin with instructions to bring
the matter to the attention of that
government and secure Mr.. WOhlfort's
release.
Senator Allison will secure an ap-
preparation in the Sundry Civil bill,
for the completion of the Fort Dodge
public building.
| Congressman Perkins, of Sioux City,
continues his efforts to compel the
railway mail service to cease its dis
elimination against daily newspapers
in the Missouri valley. He has several
times CALLED up the postmaster gen.
eral about the matter, and says that
he intends to keep hammering away
at the subject until he compels official
recognition of facts, and an executive
remedy.
Frank Dickey, of Dubuque, was here
last Friday and Saturday on business
with the navy department.
A solution of the financial difficulties
with which the country has been suf-
fering for two years, has been offered
by Senator Allison, in the suggestion
that exchequer notes be issued to meet
present deficiencies in revenue. The
democrats will not accept it.
Secretary of State William M. Nc
Farland and wife are expected here
tomorrow to make visit of few days
on their way home. Mr.. Mcfarland
was a college class mate of your cor
respondent at Mt. Pleasant, and was
thereby started right in life. He was
a good boy and is good man.
1t will be interesting to old soldiers
in Iowa everywhere to know that every
Sunday afternoon members of posts
of the Grand Army of the Republic in
this city cross the river to Arlington
cemetary and lay flowers upon the
grave of General William w. Belknap.
The Hainer bill providing an appro-
priation for the better endowment and
maintenance of schools of forestry in
the country, which Mr.. Wood, of
Atlantic, DR. Beardsnear, of Ames col
lege, and Mr.. Schermerhorn, of Charles
City, were recently here to promote
will not become a law during this SEES
sion of congress. 1t is a popular
measure but there are now only twenty
nine working days left of the present
congress, and three of the great appro-
priation bills have become laws. There
will be no time for the consideration of
this important measure.
The House committee on public
buildings and grounds has favorably
reported the Hayes bill appropriating
100000 for public building at Gin
ton. This bill will now go on the
calendar but it cannot possibly pass
the house during this session in regular
order. Judge Hayes hopes to be able
to call it up on suspension day and
secure its passage by unanimous
consent. If he can do this it will easily
pass the Senate because Senator ALI
son will put it through in short order.
William o. Tolford was a private
soldier in the Tenth Iowa Infantry
until the close of the war. He went to
Ohio, and is now state claim agent; and
quite rich. He is in Washington
every winter pushing claims through
congress.