Audubon Republican., 1897-09-23
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kill president Diaz in the City Of Mexi-
CO, was taken from officers by a mob
and lynched.
The lamp chimney manufacturers Of
the United States have signed the wage
scale demanded by the workers.
Emanuel Sands, of Jersey City, N. j.,
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic in the state, was killed while
jumping from trolley car.
The Minneapolis Building & Loan as
sociation has gone into voluntary liq-
uidation.
A dispatch from Rome says the Ital-
ian cabinet crisis has ended.
At the Dominion trades congress at
Hamilton, Ont, resolution was adopt
ed urging members to continue their
warfare against Sunday work.
Postal cards supposed to be counter
felt were found in the mails at Denver.
A fire which began in bazar of
Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan, de-
stroyed $50 stores and four persons
were burned to death.
Henry George will be asked to ac-
cept the nomination for mayor of New
York on free silver platform.
Snow to the depth of six inches fell
at Cripple Creek and at Central City,
Col.
Thirty-two miles east of Sumas,
Wash, an extensive quartz ledge, sam
pies of which assay $4,000 of gold to the
ton, has been developed.
Louise Michel, the French anarchist,
has been expelled from Brussels.
In wreck on the Wisconsin Central
road near Chippewa Falls. Wis.,, five
men were killed and four others in
jured.
Three young daughters of Preston
Howard were burned to death in their
home at Port Alma, Ont.
There were 204 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 215 the week
previous and 317 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Yellow fever was said to be increasing
in New Orleans and other portions of
the south.
Fire at Teetersville, Ont, destroyed 16
buildings, including the Free Meth
odist church, the Jackson hotel and
Gorham hotel.
After many months of effort and re-
peated experiments cure for cattle
fever has been found, it is claimed, by
DR.. V. A. Norgaard, of Denver.
At Spiritwood, N. d., threshing ma
chine exploded and killed Engineer
Robert Orange, Fireman Fred Sisson
and Daniel Orange.
Capt. Gen, Weyler says that he is per-
fectly confident of being able to pacify
Cuba in four months, while Gen. Garcia
announces his intention of driving the
Spaniards out of eastern Cuba in a
short time.
Freight trains collided at Helpers Sta
ton, o., and Engineer Cahill and three
| unknown tramps were killed.
With the exception of the store Of
Joplin & Co., the entire business portion
of the town of Wilmore, KY, was de-
stroyed by fire.
During a dense fog two steamers
were lost between ST. Johns, N. F., and
Cape Race and several lives were lost.
The 125 Spanish guerrillas who mur-
dered the family of Lieut.. Doraz near
Palacios, Cuba, were captured by in
surgents and all were killed.
The treaty of peace between Turkey
and Greece has been signed.
| President Mckinley has requested
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to return to Cuba
and continue to serve as consul general
| for few months.
| Five persons were injured in rail-
way wreck in st. Louis, two probably
fatally.
Jimmy Michael broke the worlds 25-
mile bicycle record at Boston, making
the distance in As minutes 5s As sec.
onds. Every worlds record from three
to twenty-five miles inclusive is now
credited to Michael.
Three fine business blocks were gut
ted by fire at Creston, Ia.
Efforts to stamp out the yellow fever
in New Orleans, Mobile, Biloxi, Jack.
son and other southern cities were be-
ing redoubled.
The treaty of peace between Uruguay
and the insurgents has been signed.
The worlds pacing race record was
broken at indianapolis by Star Pointer
in match race with Joe Patchen, the
former covering the mile in .2:01.
The First national bank of Benton
Harbor, Mich, closed its doors with liza
bilities of 100000.
Two cattle thieves were lynched al
the head of Moreau river in South Da.
kota.
A kite was sent to the height of 1O,-
O16 feet at Blue Hill observatory, Mass,
breaking all previous kite records.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Baltimore,
ny; Boston, .707; New York, .636; Gin
cinnati, .562; Cleveland, .512; Washing
ton, .467; Brooklyn, .455; Pittsburgh,
.455; Chicago, .447; Philadelphia, .423;
Louisville, .40s; st. Louis, .22O.