Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-11
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.
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the 1st shows that the debt increased
$s,441, 1ss during the month of October.
The cash balance in the treasury was
1881, 669,957. The total debt, less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
to $1,020,563,9o1.
Chicago's first horse show opened in
the Coliseum with 10000 persons pres
emit.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the list was: Wheat,
26,974,O0O bushels; corn, Al, 99s, 900 bush
els; oats, 15,364,00O bushels; rye, 3,442,-
900 bushels: barley, 3,S17,000 bushels.
A strawboard trust, controlling every
plant in the United States, was formed
at Anderson, Ind.
During the fiscal year ended on June
30 last the total receipts of internal
revenue from all sources were $146,619,-
593, a decrease as compared with the
fiscal year 1896 of $311, o22.
Miss Frances E. Wizards plan to
raise 100000 for retiring the Chicago
Temple bonds was Endorsed by the w.
C. T. U. convention in Buffalo, N. Y.
A ten-dollar counterfeit certificate
bearing the Hendricks portrait was in
circulation in Chicago.
During the first three months of the
present fiscal year 1926 immigrants
arrived in the United States, decrease
of nearly 1850 as compared with the
same period last year.
1t is stated that a number of turret
guns will be erected as an additional de-
tense of New York harbor.
Statistics of transportation COM
panies show that nearly 5000 persons
are in the gold fields of Alaska.
The business portion of Healsburg,
Cal, was swept away by fire.
The coinage at the minis during Oc-
tober aggregated $6,426,500, as follows:
Gold, $3,s45,000; silver, $2,301, 900;
minor coins, $2sO,50O.
The Union Pacific road, including the
buildings and all that goes to operate
the system, was sold in Omaha to the
reorganization committee for $5S,965,-
74s,
In the Georgia legislature bill was
introduced to prohibit football PLAYING
in the state.
A. William Findlay Brown died in New
Castle, Pa, from injuries received three
years ago while playing football.
The North Dakota supreme court says
that Indians who have taken lands in
severalty may vote.
The 1776 stone house at Tappan, n. Y,
was blown down by wind. This is the
house where Maj. John Andre was i'm
prisoned and from which he was taken
to his execution on October 2, 1880.
Four laborers were killed and several
others were injured by an explosion of
dynamite near Victor, Cal.
At St. Louis two men were fatally
hurt and four badly injured by the
fall of scaffold.
Seven persons were killed and "a were
hurt by trolley cars in Chicago during
the month of October.
James H. Jordan, postmaster of Den
yer, Col, died from an overdose of
morphine pills.
AS the result of feud j. o. Wright
and j. C. Blackerty killed each other at
Junction City, KY.
Edward Hamilton, employed at the
Worcester (Mass.) national bank, killed
his wife and daughter and then shot
himself.
Ex-Gov. Charles P. johnson, one OF
the best-krown criminal lawyers in
Missouri, has been retained to conduct
the defense of Luetgert, the Chicago
sausagemaker, in his second trial fol
the alleged killing of his wife.
Judge Alfred Walling, one of the best,
known democrats in New Jersey, com,
mitted suicide at his home in Keyport
by shooting himself.
James FL. Eckels, comptroller of the
currency, has been elected president
of the Commercial national bank Of
Chicago, and will enter on his new
duties January 1 next.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union in session in Buffalo, N. Y, re-
elected Miss Frances E. Willard presi
dent.
The business portion of Pinconning
Mich, village Of 1000 inhabitants
was practically wiped out by fire.
In an election riot at Frankfort, Ky.
Frank Egbert, Thomas Deakins, How
ard Glore and Charles Graham (col
ored) were killed.
Most of the merchants and saloor
men at Covelo, Cal, were arrested on &
charge of selling liquor to Indians.
The Astoria, probably the most costly
hotel in America, was formally opened
In New York.
BY decision OF the Illinois suprem,
court physicians must give expert ties
timony for regular witness fees.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 2sth aggregated
Sl,193, 497, 46s, against $1,3O6, 993 1884 tn,
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 22.9. =.
The Congregational council in Chica
go selected to adjudicate between Rev
C. o. Brown and the Bay conference O
San Francisco declared DIR. Brown com
pletely indicated of all charges of i'm
morality.
Silver counterfeit dollars of create
weight and flneness than the genuin
were in circulation in ST. Louis.