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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
WOUNDS WERE FATAL.
j. w. Long LIS the First POttawnt tamie
County BOY to Die I'm the War
with Spain.

Immediately after the battle of San
tiago j. j. Long, farmer at Avoca,
noticed the name of j. NJ. Long in the
list of wounded in the Colorado com
pany and regiment in which bis son
was a volunteer. The latter's initials
are u. w." but Mr.. Long feared an
error had crept into the report and
that the injured man was really his
son. He has received telegram
from Key West confirming his fears
and conveying the additional i'll news
that the young man has succumbed to
his wounds. Young Long is the first
Pottawattamie county soldier to give
up his life for his country. He was
well known and very popular in and
about Avoca before his departure, sew
eral months ago, to engage in business
in Colorado,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
INTENT TO ISSUE.
Ruling by Judge Wolfe on Signed
Blanks Left by the Governor
I'm His ONCE.

Judge Wolfe, at Clinton, the execu-
tive Office in Des Moines has been in
formed, has held that the fact that the
governor leaves signed blanks in his
Office for the issue of legal documents
during his absence is evidence of his
intent to issue whatever documents
are issued thus above his signature,
but that they must be reviewed by him
20 be effective. The point was raised
in connection with the Brown case at
Clinton, a warrant for him having been
issued by Private Secretary Fleming
on a requisition from the governor of
Illinois during Gov. Shaw's absence.
The judge said that he would hold
Brown until the governor returned to
review the warrant issued in blank
over his signature. The point was
raised by the attorneys for Brown that
10 warrant had been issued in fact,
the governor being out Of the state.
The judge said that the warrant in
hand was evidence of an intent to is
sue, and decided to hold the defendant
till the governors return, whereupon
Brown decided not to delay his going
longer. The practice has been general
in the executive office since the organi-
cation of the state. The governors Of
flee is informed of the judges opinion
informally and not officially.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
LAND TO BE OPENED.
Entry May BE Made August 30 on
1920 Acres of the Richest So.
..H Soil of Iowa.

Twelve hundred and thirty acres of
good Iowa land, located in Clay and
Palo Alto counties, is about to be
opened for entry, which on the maps of
Iowa shows as part of Lost Island
lake. 1t is claimed by the inhabitants
of surrounding territory that the men
who made the original survey were
drunk and several hundred acres of
land that lies high and dry were incor-
porated in the boundaries of Lost Is
land and lake.
Effort has been made for some time
past to have new survey made, with
the result that it was done at last, and
at the expiration of the 30 days no
tice, August 30, applications will be re-
ceived for entry. A lively competition
is expected to ensue, and squatters who
have been camping on the land since
1890 will try hard to hold it. A small
portion of the new territory extends
over into Clay county, but the major
portion of it lies in Palo Alto county,
adjoining but not part of Lost Island
lake.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
WAS NOT KILLED.
Lieut.. Murphy in n Letter to His
Father COntradicts the Report
of His Death.

L. F. Murphy, of Council Bluffs, re-
ceived letter from his son, Lieut.. Will
Murphy, of the Twenty-fourth United
States infantry, who was reported to
have been killed in the attack on San
Juan.
Lieut.. Murphy was one of the West
Point cadets who at the outset of war
was appointed to regiment. Several
of the eastern papers published his
photograph as being one of the cadets
killed before Santiago. The letter re-
ceived by his parents was written in
the trenches before Santiago on July
8, the day following the storming of
San Juan, in which his regiment, COM
posed of colored troops, took prom
inent part. The letter sets at rest any
fears the young mans parents had for
his safety.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
OFF FOR PUERTO RICO.
Another Large Expedition Sails from
Newport News, VA, to
Aid Gen. Miles.

Newport News. Va, July 2o.-With
the exception of the Fourth Ohio reg
iment, the Second brigade of the First
army corps in command of Brig. Gen.
Haines, sailed for Puerto Rico Thurs
day afternoon at three o'clock. The
transports that got off are the City of
Washington, Massachusetts,. Seneca
and Roumanian and the auxiliary
cruiser st. Louis. The expedition was
divided as follows:
Observation-Disclosures signal corps.
headquarters corps, troops A and c. New
York cavalry and the city troop of Phil
adeip MIA, including sos men, SO officers 454
horses, 426 mules besides the wagons
st. Louis-Thlrd Illinois regiment. Col.
Bennitt and staff.
Recommendations batteries of light ar
tillery, A OF Missouri, A OF Illinois. d OF
Pennsylvania and the Twenty-seventh In
diana battery. On this transport there are
10 officers. 700 men. 3l9 horses and " mules.
City of Westinghouse detachment of the
Fourth Pennsylvania regiment of % otii-
GERS and 612 men.
Seneca-A detachment of the Fourth
Pennsylvania, consisting of "a officers and
GIL men.
Gen Brooke. commanding the First army
corps, and his stan. took passage on the
St. Louis.
Batteries A and C. of Pennsylvania.
and two troops of cavalry from the
same state did not go with this expedi-
ton, but expect to sail with Gen. Fred
Grants brigade next week. The First
Kentucky regiment, guard of the
Third brigade, First division, First
army corps, in command of Gen. Fred
Grant, which Is to make up the second
Puerto Rican expedition, arrived here
from Chickamauga Thursday and is
now in camp. Gen. Grant arrived on
the last train, travelling in private
car with his staff.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
CASUALTIES AT SANTIAGO.
Gen. Shafter Sends n Detailed Report
of the Dead and Wounded
in the Battle.

Washington, July 27.-Gen. Skaters
detailed report of the American cas-
ualties in the battle of Santiago has
been received at the war department.
and is now being prepared for publica-
ton. The total number of casualties
was 1896. Recapitulated the Ameri-
can losses were: Killed, % officers and
20S enlisted men; wounded, so officers
and 1908 men; missing, 81 men. The
missing are supposed to be dead, as,
SO far as known, the Spanish forces
took no prisoners.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
A Post once Ribbed.

The post Office at Radcliffe was
robbed just before daylight and Post
master +. L. Drake, sleeping in the
office, was seriously wounded by the
burglars, who had entered and ex-
ploded the safe with dynamite. No
estimate can be placed on the amount
taken from the safe, as Postmaster
Drake is too badly wounded to make
one. He is known to have had large
sum in the safe, which was used by the
people of Radcliffe and vicinity as de-
pository.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
A FATAL QUARREL.
A Young Man I'm boone County Dies
of Heart Failure as the Re-
suit OF Excitement.

News was received in Boone of the
sudden death of John Kolin, of Swede
Valley, four miles south of Ogden. The
Young Peoples society of the Swedish
Lutheran church of that place held a
social. There appears to have been an
old grudge existing between two young
farmer boys who attended the social.
Their names are John Kolin and
Charles Ericsson. Unfortunately their
old troubles came mp and adjourning
short distance from the church they
INDUCED in bitter quarrel and finally
began fighting. Their friends APP
peared and separated them, and urged
the boys to go to their respective
homes. 1t is said that Kolin urged
Ericsson to go further down the road
with him where they could fight it
out" Ericsson was restrained from
going and was taken away by his
friends.
The friends of young Kolin then
succeeded in getting him to agree to
go home. They brought his buggy and
helped him to get in, and it is said that
he was scarcely seated when he gave n
few gasps and fell over unconscious.
He was hastily driven home and when
he reached there it was found that life
was extinct.
DIR. Sickler was called from Ogden
and it is understood that the doctor
shares the opinion of the people in the
neighborhood that Rollins death was
due to heart failure brought on by ex-
cessive excitement and anger.
Young Kolin was about 81 years Of
age and was the only son of well-to-
do farmer. The Ericsson boy is said to
be still younger. Both boys were high
ly respected and the affair is particu-
larly unfortunate for the boys as well
as their families.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
Denomination Of JOY at Honolulu ON
Receipt Ofthe News of the
Annexation.

San Francisco, July 2S.-The steam
err Mariposa has arrived from Austria
liza and Honolulu, bringing the follow
ing correspondence, dated Honolulu,
July 20: The steamship Coptic ar
rived from San Francisco on the even
ing of the 13th inst. with the impor-
tant news that the United States sem
ate had ratified the resolution making
Hawaii n part of the United States.
Long before the vessel had reached the
karbor it was known that he steamer
brought annexation news, the infor-
nation having been signaled to the
Mohican. The fire whistle and the
whistles of foundries, mills and steam
ers were turned loose and pandemoni-
UNI reigned. Fireworks were set Off.
In the midst of the noise 100 guns were
fred on the grounds of the executive
building. At the same time the Ha-
waiian band started out and marched
through the streets to the wharf, play
ing American patriotic airs. An i'm
mense procession was formed and
march was made to the executive
building. President Dole was at his
beach home when the steamer was
sighted. He hurried into town and
reached the wharf as the steamer tied
up. The people here have decided not
to have any formal annexation cele-
bration until the Philadelphia and
Admiral Miller arrive with the fias
The leading men OF Honolulu met to-
day and recommended Harold M.
sewall, United States minister to Ha-
wall, for governor of the islands.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Her Days Numbered.

San Francisco, July 27.-The Even
ing Post says that the steamer Gaelic,
which left this port for Hong Kong
and Yokohama and Honolulu, carried
ex-Queen Liliuokalani to the islands
for the last time and that she had but
a short time to live, the ravages of
cancer having made such Roadway
that medical aid can only deter death,
which is stealing upon her. The Post
says that the queen has been suffer-
ing from cancer on the right side of
the neck over the jugular vein for
many months, but deferred medical
treatment until it was too late.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Starved to Death.

Cleveland, o., July ga shocking
case of restitution has just come to
light here through the death of Eliza
beth Harley, aged Is, at No. 40 Merkel
avenue, whose demise, according to
the coroner, was caused by starvation.
Her mother has been driven insane for
lack of food, the father is in a still
more pitiable condition, and three
other children of the family are near
~ dead. William Harley. the father,
has been out of work for the past year
and half, and has been too proud to
ask for aid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
A STRANGE STORY.
Petition for a Divorce Shows That q
Council Bluffs Woman Was
Married to Her Brother.

In petition filed by Mrs. Mary Ward
in Council Bluffs she asks for divorce
from T. S. Ward, to whom she was mar
ried March Is, 1876, in Des Moines. The
petition sets forth that he deserted
her June 4, 1888. 1t says further that
when the plaintiff and her sister and
brother were little children their
parents died suddenly and they became
separated, being adopted by three diff
ferent families.
Mary Ragsdale, which was the maid
en- name of Mrs. Ward, when IS years
old became acquainted with young
man who came to the town in which
she was living with her adopted
parents. They were married. Two
children were born to them, but short
ly after the birth of the second child
the discovery was made by the hus-
hand that his wife was his sister. He
had never known his right name, hav-
ing taken that of Ward, the name of
his adopted parents, and he had been
allowed to grow up in ignorance of the
fact that he had two sisters. He left
a note acquainting his wife of his dis
covery and proofs and then disap-
peared, since which time he has never
been seen or heard from.
Mrs. Ward kept the matter secret
and bravely toiled to support herself
and two children, and it is only now.
when she is anxious to secure divorce
in order that she may marry again,
that her strange story has become
public,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
News I'm Brief.

j. II. Rafferty,, prominent business
man, died in Waterloo.
The college for the blind at Vinton
estimates it's needs for August at $764.-
70; the Fort Madison penitentiary at
S6,19175, and the soldiers home at
s5,033.O1.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the change of the title Of
the City State bank of Eldora to the
First national bank of Eldora.
The German savings bank at Doom
failed with liabilities of $59,474.
President Mckinley will donate the
furnishings for one of the largest
rooms In the addition to Mercy hos
pital at Davenport.
The government has furnished head
stones for the graves of Is deceased
members of the G.. A. X. post at Mus
catine.
Fire at DEBORAH damaged the Grand
opera house to the amount of $4,000
or more.
The Indians on the Tama reserva-
ton will harvest 1000 bushels Of
wheat, 1900 bushels of oats, and TO-
900 bushels CT corn this season.
The only hotel in Dakota City, the
De Finney, was burned.
At the annual meeting in Ottumwa
Of the Iowa State Amateur Rowing
association c. r. Marks, of Sioux City,
was reelected president, and Sioux
City will be the next place of meeting.
The southwestern Iowa fremen's
tournament will be held in Shenan-
doah the 31st Of August and 5000 in
prizes will be given away.
a post Office has been established
at Deputy. Harrison county, with
Richard b. Simpson as postmaster.
Louise M. Elroz, Of Marshailtown, is
acting as press agent for two theaters
In Massa chusetts and Is believed to be
the only woman in the country occu-
plying such position.
Ex-Cadet Capt. s. T. Walker is or
ganizing a company of state normal
school cadets and ex-cadets at Cedar
Falls in anticipation of third call for
troops.
Louis Hagen, while sick at Mercy
hospital in Dubuque, leaped from a
fourth-story window and was killed.
Fire destroyed the corn cribs of the
Northwestern Yeast company at FL
well. The Farmers creamery was also
damaged.
Scott Smith was almost instantly
killed by kick from his horse at his
home near Winterset. He leaves q
young wife and a baby.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Interesting Data.

Weather Observer Gosewisch has
compiled interesting data for the past
81 years in Keokuk during the month
of August. 1t shows the normal tenn
perature to have been rs degrees; the
warmest month was in 1881, with an
average of 80; the coolest in 1875. with
an average of 70; highest temperature,
102. August 81, 1873; lowest, AZ, on Au-
gust %, 1891. The prevailing direction
of the wind was from the south. The
highest velocity of the wind was 60
miles, from the northwest, on August
~, 1896.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
THE CHINCH BUGS.
Story That These Pests Have DAM
aged Iowa Corn Is Said
to be False.

The story that chinch bugs have
damaged Iowa corn badly is absolutely
false. Director j. r. Sage, of the
weather crop service has no reports
cf chinch bugs from any of the CORE
spondents over the state. Counsel
man e. Co. have an Office in Des Moines
at which telegraphic reports are re-
ceived daily from 60 buyers in all parts
of Iowa. No chinch bugs were re-
ported from any of these stations.
J. NJ. Brown, agent for that company,
said:
IT don't believe there are 500 chinch bugs
in the whole state of Iowa. If there were
any our reports would show 1t. That Chi
cago story about chinch bugs in Iowa corn
was started no doubt by longs who want
to push the price up. 1t would be to the
interest of our firm to keep the price up,
but l am sure there are no chinch bugs
in Iowa. The prospects for an enormous
crop are fine During the last three days
there have been needed rains all over the
state"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
TROOP OF CAVALRY.
To BE Organised In Dubuque Under
State Laws as . Part of the
National Guard.

A troop of volunteer cavalry is to be
organized in Dubuque city at once. 1t
will be troop A, and will be organized
under the Iowa laws as part of the
Iowa national guard. Gov. Shaw has
been considering the matter for some
time, and concluded to organize the
troop, and Adjt. Gen. Byers for the
governor authorized Harry Polk to or
ganize the troop in Dubuque. Mr.. Polk
is one of the leading young men of Des
Moines and is lieutenant in the Lin
coin huzzars, a cavalry organization
of Dubuque. While the Iowa volun-
teers were in Camp Mckinley Lieut..
Polk acted as Gen. Lincoln's aid, and
wheE Lincoln was made brigadier gen.
eral he wanted to appoint him to a
place on his staff, but could not be-
cause he was not in the service.
Although the troop is authorized as
a part of the Iowa citizen volunteers
it will, in accordance with Gen. Byers'
plan for the reorganization of the
whole guard of the state, be at its in
ception an organization of men who
will have volunteered to serve the gov
eminent before they are called. They
will be compelled to pass the rigid reg
ular army examinations and their
horses which they will provide must
be up to the required standard. The
state law provides for the organiza-
ton of two troops of cavalry in the
state of from 40 to 60 men each, but
they have never been organized. 1t is
probable that Sioux City will be au-
thorized to organize the other troop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Arrested for Bigamy.

David +. Johnson, well-to-do farm
or Of jefferson county, was arrested
and taken to Burlington to answer
to the charge of bigamy, the action
being brought by Mrs. johnson, who
lives in Burlington. johnson says he
was tricked into marrying the wom-
an when young and unsophisticated
man. He could not live with her and
left her seven years ago. Through
ignorance of the law he married Sec
ond time without divorce, and has
for several years lived happily and re-
spected in Jefferson county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Estimates for the Months of July and
August Approved by the
Board of Control.

Following are the state institution
estimates for July and August,
amounting to 65,s34.59, so far APP
proved by the state board of control:
GENERAL ESTIMATES FOR JULY.
Hospital for the insane, Clarinda. .S6,7 70
School for the deaf, Council Bluffs. 62S 90
Hospital for insane, Independence. 4265 SO
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION ESTI-
MATES FOR JULY.
Penitentiary, at Fort Madison. 81, 1894 81
Hospital for the insane, Clarinda... 121 90
GENERAL ESTIMATES FOR AUGUST.
Iowa soldiers home, Marshalltown. 5T7 43
Soldiers orphans home, Davenport 3Ol9 80
dren. ..................... $3.50 Os
Penitentiary, Fort Madison........ 6,196 Sc
Vile. ......e................ 1852 "a
Hospital for the insane, Clarinda.. . S,757 II
School for the deaf, Council Bluffs. ,271 "a
Industrial home for the blind :. 80. 2,0i5 Il
College for the blind, Vinton . 756 go
HoEpital for insane, Independence. ,475 70
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION EST
MATES FOR AUGUST.
Hospital for the insane, Clarinda... 1921 80
Industrial school for boys......... 74 80
Institution for feeble-minded chill
uen.......... ..... ................... E,Uo< oo
iotai''''' -. $3.50. .................So oof %
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Old Landmark Destroyed.

One of the old landmarks of Hum
bolt county, the De Finney hotel at
Dakotah City, has been destroyed by
fire. There was no water at hand and
the fire made quick job it. The in
surance is small. This leaves Dakotah
City without a hotel. This is the last
of the list of famous hov.ls in north
western Iowa, built in the early 70's
by Doc Russell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
S65,S34 So
Frightened to Death.

Little five-year-old Arnold Long,
Cigar Manufacturer Longs only son,
died in Sheldon of paralysis, caused
from fright. Some mischievous boys,
knowing that he was much afraid of
dogs, set cur after him to scare him.
The little fellow ran toward home as
fast as he could, but fell down and the
dog ran clear over him. The boy went
into spasms, which were followed by
paralysis, ending in death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Fatally burned.

Her clothing a mass of flames, Mrs.
Ralph Leach rushed from her burning
home in Sioux City and plunged into
tub of water. But il was vain eff
fort; the fire in her skirts was ex-
tinguished, but the horrible burns she
received from her waist up caused her
death. Her pitiful shrieks and groans
aroused the whole neighborhood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Exodus from KIondike.

Robert Lee, with a party who went
from Dubuque to the Klondike, writes
home that no gold is to be had and
prospects are discouraging. There is
big exodus from the region. Condi-
tions are terrible. Scores of men with
frozen feet are hobbling about Daw-
son City on crutches. Large parties
are leaving every day for home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Refuses TO Pay the Tax.

Theodore Nachtwey, a druggist In
Lansing, offered the United States Ex-
press company, through its agent q
package of medicine, which was not
accepted for transportation because
he refused to pay the stamp tax of one
cent. The United States district attor-
ney at Dubuque was at once notified
and test case of the rights of the
corporation and shippers under the
new war revenue will be made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Killed I'm n Car.

Four young men OF Dewitt boarded
a box car TO ride to an adjoining town.
They were ordered to hold up their
hands by two men who entered after
them, but made a rush and sprang
from the train. Frank Baird, aged 10,
of Dewitt, was shot dead. The other
three escaped injuries. The murder
ers escaped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Perished by Fire.

Tonkawa, o. T., July 2s.-In frs
which consumed the residence of r.
+. Cradle, two of his children, aged
seven and ten years, were burned to
death and their bodies totally con-
sumed. Two older children, a boy of
l2 and girl of IA. were fearfully
burned. They were burned while try
ing to save the younger ones.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
CIoudbur.t Does Damage.

The Broken Kettle valley, north Of
Sioux City, suffered from cloudburst.
banks, bridges, road grades and cul-
verts suffered, and crops in the storms
path were ruined. The loss will reach
thousands.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Eject nm Organization.

The marble and granite dealers of
the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota
held meeting in Council Bluffs and
the National Marble and Granite Deal
ers' Association of the United States
was organized, with James A. Graham,
of Des Moines, as president.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04
Drowned In CIenr Lake.

Harry Cassill was drowned near
STATIONS point on Clear lake by the
capsizing of boat. He graduated
from the public schools this year in
Garner and was studying law in +. L.
Blackstone's office. He was promis-
ing young man and universally liked.