Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-02
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| the navy, John -. Long, says that the
navy consists of SO vessels in fighting
order and an auxiliary feet of over 4C
steamers. The cost of the navy for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1897, was
| $17,514,231. More enlisted men and bet
ter dockage facilities are asked for.
| December Wheat sold al one dollar or
the Chicago board of trade.
| Hicks Price, a negro charged with
criminal assault, was taken from the
Jail at Starks, Fla, by a mob and
hanged.
| The 5000 miners in the Wilmington
| Ull.) coal field resumed work, ending
the big strike.
Miss Louise Lasalle and Miss Jennie
| Sberess, each II years of age, were
| drowned at Duluth, Mimi, while skat-
| ing.
The Official Gazette at Madrid has
published the royal decree granting
autonomy to Cuba and Porto Rico.
In Indiana the towns of Chesterfield,
Daleville and the Indiana spiritualists'
| camp were wrecked by the explosion of
60 quarts of nitroglycerin.
The trial of the battle ship Iowa shows
it to be as fine ship of her class as there
is in the world.
The answer of the Cuban govern
ment to the offer of autonomous terms
by Spain declines any proposition that
does not mean complete and absolute
independence from Spanish domination.
Riots prevailed in the Austrian reichs-
rath and police were called upon to pre-
serve order.
Augustin Cossio, the father of the
young girl who escaped from Cuban
prison and came to the United States,
has been released from prison in Cuba
The wages of the $4,000 employees of
the Missouri Pacific railway have been
increased ten per cent.
Fusionist republicans elected to the
Ohio Legislature have decided to vote for
the republican caucus nominee. which
will make the legislature stand so re-
publicans to 65 democrats on joint bal
lot for senator.
The cod fishing was only half as large
this year as usal, and there will be great
suffering among the poor in Nova
Scotia.
There were 236 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth. against 267 the week
previous and 800 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Antonio Minirano quarreled with his
wife at Erie. Pa, and. after first fail
ing to brain her, doused her with oil
and then set fire to the oil, burning her
to death.
The steamship City of Seattle arrived
in Seattle, Wash, from Alaska with %
passengers from Dawson City, whose
money possessions amount to 81 200, 900
in drafts and gold dust. They reported
that fear of famine amounting to panic
prevailed in the Klondilte gold fields.
The resignation of Mr.. Eckels as
comptroller of the currency will take
effect the last of December.
Nathan Willis (coloreO, charged
with the murder of a white man near
Town Creek. n. c., was burned to death
by lynchers.
James w. Loveridge, aged 10, died
from injuries received in football
game at IIammondsport, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hitler, of Elkton,
Mich, celebrated their eightyeighth
W edding anniversary. The husband is
10S years old and the wife 107.
The product from beets in Nebraska
this season will be nearly 100000
pounds of sugar.
A typhoon which swept over the Phil
ippine islands destroyed several towns
and 400 Europeans and 5000 natives
were killed.
Col. John Laing. noted engineer of
England and America. died at his home
in Baltimore. Md. aged 80 years.
Mary LuXton. aged 90 years, shot and
fatally wounded Ole Halverson. aged 25
years, at Inkster, n. c., as the result
of lovers quarrel, and then shot her
self, but not fatally.
The members of the Austrian minis
try rendered their resignation to En-
peror Francis Joseph.
Counterfeit dollars better in the guam
! tity Of silver they contain than those
turned out by Uncle Sans mint are in
circulation in San Francisco.
Hundreds of persons are arriving in
Oklahoma, anticipating the opening of
the new lands to settlement.
Lawrence Mccarthy, the last sur
| vivor of the combatants at, Waterloo,
ldied in the workhouse at Nenagh, Tip
perary. aged 116 years.
At Mason, Mich, Scott Bowdish shot
his nine-year-old daughter, fatally in
juring her, and then killed himself.
The autonomy decree for Cuba has
been published. 1t gives Spain great
powers of control and is regarded I'M
favorably in Washington.
Walter L. Sessions, A. w. Jordan and
Miss Sadie Voss persisted in a fire at
jamestown, n. Y.
At Rainey Mountain. o. t., Baptist
association was organized, consisting
of four church organizations composed
wholly of Indians.