Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27
GENERAL NEWS.

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O'Brien and John Murphy, and they
now lie in a dying condition at the
hospital. The wounded men with
several others, were standing on the
sidewalk when the unknown assailant
came around the corner on a run and
without word of warning he slashed
O'Brien across the stomach, and again
stabbed him through the breast. lie
then made vicious slash at Murphy
and cut him entirely across the
stomach. Both men fell to the walk,
and when Il doctor arrived few
moments later it was found that the
entrails of both of them We're pro.
truding from their stomachs. They
were taken to the hospital and every
thing done to relieve their sufferngs,
but it is feared that neither of them
will survive. The murderer, after COM
mitting the deed, ran up the street and
disappeared in the dark.
Secretary Carlisle lost his temper in
corridor of the Treasury building
Friday, and for few moments there
was no little excitement. The Secre-
tary was within twenty-five feet of his
Office door on his way back from lunch
when John Moran, an office hunter
from Indiana, tackled him. The Secre-
tary stopped and Moran explained that
some time ago one of the Indiana sena-
tors had written him that he would
soon be given a job in the Treasury.
He had waited some time, and he con-
cluded to come and see about it. The
Indiana senators were out of town,
and while he had seen some of the Off
cials around the department no one
appeared to know anything about it.
Very soon the Secretary showed signs
of nervousness and he broke in on the
rehearsal of the tribulations of Moran
with the inquiry: "What do l know
about that? What have / to do with
that?" The tone in which the Secre-
tary spoke suggested much more than
his words. Then Mr.. Moran attempted
to say something about his lack of in
the Secretary's opinion about what he
should do. 'How do | know what you
should do?" remarked the Secretary at
a white heat, and this opened up a
fusillade on both sides and Moran talked
like an Irishman with his Irish blood
ace high. For few minutes it was a
bad display of temper on both sides,
when the secretary, apparently realiz-
ing the situation, turned quickly and
disappeared in his Office. Moran left
the building slowly, very angry and
looking very much as if he would enjoy
bout with some regulation admins
tration policeman.
In the new arrangement made by
the Department of Agriculture for col
Letting data covering crop reports, the
State of Texas remains one district, as
before, but there is to be change of
statistical agent for that state. For
some time Col. w. p. Hancock has
been doing that work for the depart
ment, but it somehow happens that
some one in the department connected
with the work has concluded that Col.
Hancock shall not be the man for Texas
longer, and Saturday an official note
to the Colonel notifying him that he
need send in 10 more reports left the
department. The new man for the
Texas work has not as yet been selected
but it is announced at the department
that it is desired to get an efficient
agent soon, and while this part of the
work in bringing about change has
been given some attention, no one has
been found satisfactory. Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory cease to be
one district under the new arrange
ment, but it is now added to the state
Arkansas. There has been quite an
effort on the part of some in that state
to take the position of agent away
from Capt. McRae, of that state, but
he has a brother in the house of repre-
sentatives from Arkansas, and, while
he has not been in line with the admin
istration in some things, no change is
likely in the Office of State agent under
Secretary Morton. The states of Mis-
souri, and Kansas are made one district,
and the work for the two has been
given to Harry o. Garvey, of Topeka,
and the services of E. S. Carver, of
Grant City, who formerly sent in re-
ports for the state of Missouri, have
been cut Off. Mr.. Carver received a
letter from the Secretary announcing
this fact Monday. A story is going
the Pounds that the Senators from Mis-
souri, asked Secretary Morton to retain
in the service Mr.. Gsrver, but it Is
claimed that the Secretary concluded
that it presented another opportunity
to let them know that their influence
with the department was not very
strong, and retain Kansas man with
no democratic backing, as against a