Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
LATER.

AS closely as can be estimated 2,426
lives were lost upon the ocean in 1897,
IS upon inland waters, 2,761 by railroad
accidents, 4S,353 by disasters abroad,
0,115 by disasters in this country, 1884,
aO2 by epidemics and famine and 1O3,-
451 by war or massacre, making total
of 3S9,077, against 246, 546 in 1896.
In fire in Jersey City, N. j., Adolph
Reich and his wife and four children
were cremated.
The sixtieth anniversary of the pope's
first celebration of mass was observed
at the vatican.
The members of the new cabinet of
the provisional government in Cuba
were inaugurated in Havana and swore
loyalty to Spain.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
at Exeter, N. H., and vicinity.
Spain has refused to send more troops
to Cuba, and this is considered as the
first step toward the Spanish evacua-
ton of the island.
The loss of life by railroad disasters
of various kinds in the United States
was 2,764 in 1897, against 3,O76 in 1896.
During 1897 there were 166 persons
lynched in the United States, against
131 in 1896, and 5000 persons commit
ted suicide, against $500 in 1896.
An aged negro was lynched by mob
near Sheriff., Ark, for stealing hog.
A considerable portion of the main
street in the business part of Dawson
City, Alaska, was destroyed by fire, the
less being 100000.
Mrs. James Miller and her 1S-months-
old baby were fatally burned at Ames,
Ia.
The total number of murders COM
mitted in the United States in 1897 was
$500, against 1862 in 1896.
In football game at Marysville, CAL,
Clyde MAXWELL had his back broken.
j. Hoge Tyler was inaugurated gov
ernor of Virginia.
The San Puerta coal mine near Guiana
Juta, Mexico, was suddenly flooded with
water and 35 miners were drowned.
Robert A. Van Wyck was inaugurated
mayor of Greater New York.
The record of embezzling, forgery, de-
faulting and bank wrecking for 1897
in the United States was $11.24S,OS4,
against $9,465,921 in 1896
The losses by fire in the United States
In 1897 aggregated $129,O01, 797, against
l,s56,067 in 1896
There were 395 business failures in
the United States in the seven DAYS
endeo on the LIST, against 292 the week
previous and 439 in the corresponding
period Of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week eSded on the 1st aggregated
S1,1Ss, 1851 ,046, against 81 1891 ,263, 1881 the
previous week, The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 42.4.
The Red Cross society has opened
headquarters in New York for the re-
ception and forwarding to Havana of
contributions for the benefit of suffer-
ing Cubans.
The gold product of the United States
for 1896 was $50, 1905 900; for 1897 it will
approximate SCI 100000, an increase of
| $S,4OO, 900.
Rev. William M. Haigh. for 20 years
superintendent of the Chicago head
quarters of the American Baptist So
clety, died suddenly at his home. aged
6S years.
+. I'll. Mabry, agent of the Southern
Express company at Brunswick. Ga.
who embezzled more than $4,000, was
captured with the money.
The Spanish cabinet decided that the
trial of Gen. Weyler. late captain gen.
eral of Cuba, by court-martial is inn
perative.
Russia is actively forwarding ar
engagements for guaranteeing the new
Chinese loan and thus obtaining con-
troll of China.