Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
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adopted the amendments to the war
revenue bill for coming of silver seign-
| forage and the issuing of bonds, and
| also concurred in a house bill removing
all disabilities imposed by the four
teenth amendment to the constitution.
In the house the time was occupied with
private pension bills, number being
passed. Adjourned to the 9th.
The United States senate concluded
| its long discussion of the war revenue
bill on the 4th by passing the measure
by vote of 4S TO %. The committee on
naval affairs made 4 report on the reso-
luton directing an investigation into
the destruction of the battleship Maine,
saying that in view of the careful in
quiry by the naval court and that which
| was later made by the senate committee
on foreign relations, they deemed an in
vestigation unnecessary. The house
was not in session.
Ray Chapel and his son were killed by
the cars at crossing at Hamilton, Ind,
and Mrs. Chapel was fatally injured.
William Street, a negro at Doyline,
La, who attempted to murder Mrs.
| Parish, was burned at the stake by
mob.
Ben Hayden (colored) was lynched
by a mob at Texarkana, Ark, for as
saulting white girl.
1t was reported in Washington that
| 1000 troops are on the way to take San
| tiago; that other forces will be imme.
diately dispatched to the same point,
| hot if1b
men will move against Puerto Rico.
Business throughout the country was
reported to be in good condition.
| In Missouri the democrats of the Fiji
| teenth district renominated w. E. Ben
ton for congress and in the Thirteenth
| district nominated Edward Robb.
Two hundred and forty-three Span
ish prisoners of war were formally pa
rolled at Key West. They will be sent
back to Spain On the two prize steamers
recently released by the courts.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul arrived
in New York and Capt. Sigsbee immedi
ateiy went to Washington with dis
patches from Commodore Schiey.
AT an Anglo-American banquet in
London, attended by many prominent
Englshmen and resident Americans, an
alliance between England and the
United States was urged.
The cable from Santiago de Cuba to
Jamaica has been cut, thus severing
B.anco's last remaining communication
with Madrid.
Louis Martels was shot fatally at AL
fred, Me-, by Joseph Glendon, husband
of the woman with whom Martels had
been involved. Glendon then commit
ted suicide.
| Georgia, Florida and other southern
| states celebrated Jefferson Davis BIRTH
day. ..s
| Dispatches say the American fleet re-
newed the bombardment on Santiago
and that one ship, believed to be the
Merrimac, was sunk in the channel
while trying to force an entrance to the
harbor. 1t is said the craft was purpose
| ly sent to destruction so as better to
block the exit of the armada.
Elijah A. Morse died at his home in
Canton, Mass, aged 81 years. He was
a member of congress from 1888 to 1896.
| A dispatch from Gibraltar says that
| the Spanish reserve fleet is now seven
| days outward from Cadiz, bound for
Cuba.
| 1t is rumored that President Heu-
reaux, of San Domingo, has been assas-
sinated by insurgents.
Lieut.. Hobson and seven men who
took the big collier Merrimac into the
channel leading into Santiago bay and
there sunk it, thereby completely i'm
prisoning the Spanish squadron under
Admiral Cervera, were taken prisoners,
but they have been promised their lib.
erty in exchange for Spaniards.
Four inches of snow fell at Sherman,
Wyo.
The gunboat Marietta arrived at Key
West from it's long journey from the
Pacific, partly taken in company with
the Oregon.
A. Weston & Co., bankers at Painted
Post, N. ", made an assignment, ty-
ing up 100000 worth of property.
1t is reported that 5000 soldiers of the
United States army have landed at
Punta Cabrera, six miles to the west
ward of Santiago harbor.
The protocol agreed upon by Russia
and japan recognizes the sovereignty
and independence of Corea.
| Capt. Charles V. Gridley, commander
of the cruiser Olympia, and one of the
heroes of the brilliant victory at Manila,
died from injuries received during the
fight. He leaves a widow and three chill
dren at Erie, Pa.
Gov. Holcomb has appointed William
j. Bryan colonel of the Third Nebraska
regiment.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 5th were: Cincinnati,
1877; Cleveland, .65S; Boston, 632; Balti-
more, .5S8; New York, $40; Pittsburgh,
1926; Chicago, .462; Philadelphia, .457;
Brooklyn, .429; Louisville, .341; Wash
ington, .297; st. Louis, .297.