Audubon Republican., 1897-09-30
LATER.


leaths, 1913 cases at Edwards, Miss, and
20 deaths, and IS cases at Biloxi, Miss,
and A deaths.
A landslide at Girgenti, Italy, impris-
oned 40 persons in we'll with no hope
for their rescue.
Eduardo Velasquez, former inspector
of police, accused of instigating the
murder of Arroyo while the latter was
in custody for his attempt to assault
prison in the City of Mexico. a.
Every business house in the town of
Alton, I. T., was destroyed by fire.
Wesley Nading, a grain merchant at
Flat Rock, Ind, shot and killed his wife
and then attempted suicide. No cause
was known for the deed.
The State Bank of Davenport, Neb.,
closed it's doors because it could not Sc
cure borrowers for it's deposits.
There were 200 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Gath, against 204 the week
previous and 315 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
A landslide on the Dyea trail in Alas
ka killed IS persons.
Noah Johnson, the 22-year-old son Of
John f. Johnson, farmer near Marion,
Ind, shot and killed his sweetheart,
Macie Mang, the 17-year-old daughter
of Martin Mang. Jealousy was the
cause.
Gen. Paez, military leader of the re-
bellion in Nicaragua, killed himself
after being taken prisoner.
The Musee theater in Toronto, Ont,
was destroyed by fire end in the panic
that ensued one person was killed and
many others were injured.
Fifteen men and eight horses were
killed by the explosion of an ammuni-
tion wagon in Pilesti, Roumania.
In session at Columbus. O., the So
ciety of the Army of the Cumberland
elected Gen. w. S. Rosecrans as presi-
dent.
BY an explosion of black damp in the
Williamson county coal mines at Johns
ton City, ILL.,, five men were killed and
several others were badly injured.
The village of Riverdale. Mich, was
reported to have been nearly wiped out
by fire.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Gath aggregated
$1,36s, ,sO4,677, against $1,3s6, ,354,242 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was COG.
At Shamokin, Pa, Arthur w. May,
aged "a, killed Cora Kaseman, aged IS,
and then took his own life Refusal of
the parents of the girl to allow them to
marry was the cause.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt in
Maine at Belfast, Ellsworth, Bangor and
several other towns.
At Hawesville, KY, mob of 500 men
lynched Raymond Bushrod, a negro, ac-
cused of assaulting 14-year-old Maggie
Roberts.
1t was said that there was fair pros
pect that Spain would accept the good
offices of the United States as to Cuba.
At large meeting in Athens resolu-
tion was adopted calling upon King
George and the cabinet to renew the war
with Turkey rather than accept the
terms of peace offered by the confer
encc.
strange disease is doing great dam
age to hogs in southern Kansas and they
are dying by the hundreds.
Terrible suffering was reported among
gold seekers on the Skaguay and Dyea
trails in Alaska because of the setting
in of winter.
Reports of rich gold finds continue
to come from the Michipicoten region
on Lake Superior.
Mons Minson fatally shot two broth
ers named Peterson at Vincent, Ia, be-
cause they objected to his marrying
their sister-in-law, and then killed him
self
Five acres of buildings in Chicago
comprising the works of the Chicago
Bridge and Iron company were burned.
The steamer Admiral Gervais, with
200 passengers, while lying off the town
of Ufa, Russia, took fire and many per-
sons jumped overheard and were
drowned.
In political quarrel at Morrison,
o. T., Peter PraXton and John Rambo
killed each other.
Victor Anderson, well-to-do farmer
at Whiteside, Mich, killed his aged
mother and himself No cause for the
deed was known.
BY cave in at silver mine 12 miles
from El Paso, Tex, in Mexico, II men
were killed.
The rye crop this season will be 25,-
100000 bushels, 100000 more than last
year and 100000 less than in 1895.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the cath were: Baltimore,
.704; Boston, .703; New York, .63s; Gin
cinnati, .571; Cleveland, .531; Brooklyn,
.465; Washington, AGO; Pittsburgh,
.44s; Chicago, AL; Philadelphia, .419;
Louisville, .4o2; st. Louis, .21s.