Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-16
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

was klllcO.
Charles Z. Cover. molder of Allie
gheny, Pa, was shot and killed by
tramps on freight train near Beaver
Falls.
Thomas r. Morgan, Sr., head of the
Morgan Engineering company. dropped
dead at Alliance. o.. from apoplexy.
The eighth annual convention of the
National Association of Post Office
Clerks convened at Baltimore, about $50
delegates being present.
AS the result of fire at Roxbury,
Mass, Mrs. Stewart and her son (col-
ored) lost their lives.
The body of woman, shockingly
mutilated, was found in the woods near
Laurel, Md.
Fire in Philadelphia, which broke out
in the basket and wickerware factory
of John NJ. Rowe Sons d Co., did dam
age to the amount of 100000.
George w. Clarke broke the worlds
high-dive record by jumping off the
railing of the Halsted street bridge in
Chicago when the structure was raised
to an elevation of 165 feet.
The chief business portion of Cairo,
W. Va, was wiped out by fire.
In fit of jealous rage, at his home
IN Toledo, o., S. r. AshweH shot and
killed his wife, then turned the weapon
upon himself and inflicted injuries that
will cause his death.
Labor day was generally observed
throughout the country by parades and
picnics.
AS the result of quarrel near Rich
land Center. Wis.,, Dick Thompson was
instantly killed by Jerome Fry.
Yellow fever was said to have broken
out in Louisiana, and several deaths
have occurred in various portions of
the state.
Henry Wall was lynched near Friends
Mission, Va, by mob for ravishing
and afterwards numbering Miss Sadie
Cook.
Customs inspectors at Laredo, Tex,
found an unclaimed valise on train
containing 100000 worth of diamonds,
jewelry and other valuables.
Four warehouses in Philadelphia
were destroyed by fire, the loss being
5000, 900.
Fenton Waite, aged seven, and Lidy
Boldan, aged three, were killed by
street cars in Toledo, o.
r. r. Ackert, the oldest conductor in
point of service on the Wabash road,
fell from his train near Belknap, Ia, and
died from his injuries.
Henry II. Tillotson shot and killed
his sweetheart, Ella Taylor, at Victor,
Col, and then killed himself with the
same weapon. Jealousy was the cause.
The National Association of Station
airy Engineers met in annual session in
Columbus, o. Gov. Bushnell welcomed
the convention to the state.
Henry Hjlam, aged 60, of Chester
town, Ind, shot his wife, probably ia
tally, and then shot himself. He was
insane.
The full text of the formal acceptance
by the japanese government of the pro-
posal to arbitrate it's differences with
Hawaii has been received in Washing
ton. Japan proposes the king of the
Belgians as the sole arbitrator.
President Ratchford, of the miners
organization. said he believed the min
ers would accept the 65-cent rate and
return to work.
The breaking out of yellow fever at
Ocean Springs, Miss, New Orleans and
other places has caused a very wide
spread alarm in the south.
"A terrible explosion of nitroglycerin
occurred at Cygnet, O., which resulted
in the death of at least six persons.
Evan Hester, aged As years; Warren
Faust, aged 10, and Leon Faust, aged :,
were instantly killed by a train at
crossing near Reading, Pa
AT Tocsin, Ind, Burt Miller, school
teacher, shot and killed his young wife
in fit of jealousy. They had been mar
ried but short time.
The reports as to the condition of the
crops throughout the country say that
warm weather. had helped corn, blu:
more rain was needed.
President Andrews, of Brown univer-
sity sent letter to the corporation for
mally renewing his resignation.
John Egan, aged "a, and his wife,
aged 80, died within few hours of each
other near Pittsburgh, Pa, and were
buried in the same grave. They had
been married so years.
Snow fell for several hours at Butte,
Mont.
The exchanges. at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sd aggregated
$1,129, ,s46, against 81 ,047 ,02S, AL the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 36.3.
In convention at Denver the Colorado
republicans renominated Charles ID.
Hoyt for justice of the supreme court,
and the silver republicans in session at
Glenwood Endorsed him.
w. Russell Ward, the Euglishman
whose elopement with the wife of ohm
Bradbury, Los Angeles (Cal.) million
aire, created sensation last July,
leaped through the window of a fast
train near Wheatland, Ia, and was
killed.
After ten years of comparative lux.
ury Jack McAuliffe, the pugilist, has