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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
WINGED MESSENGERS.
The Bird of Peace Now Performs Good
Service for the United States
Navy Department..

The cooperation of the lighthouse
service with the navy department in
establishing and maintaining COM
plete system of coast signal stations
in conjunction with the homing pigeon
messenger service is considered by
naval officers TO be q very wise move,
especially at the present time, when
hostilities are threatened, says an An
napolis dispatch. In case Of war these
swift birds would play an important
part in conveying messages. Prof. III.
Marion, of the naval academy, who six
years ago established under many diff
ficulties code at the academy, the USE
fulness of which has been demon
strated during the summer practice
cruises of the naval cadets in short and
long-distance messages from ship to
shore, is naturally elated over the sue
cess which has attended his efforts in
perseveringly bringing to the attention
of the government the Importance Of
homing pigeons in such an emergency
as now exists. Such service will be
invaluable in case of war with Spain,
around Cuba in Geographic commune
cation with headquarters at Washing
ton through the stations at Key West,
which will be put into commission at
once.
President Marion has received an
order from the department for 1000
quilts to be used in sending messages,
designed by himself. BY the aid of the
carrier pigeon, ships on blockade or
scouting duty would be able to keep
their stations, report movements of
the enemy and follow him up. With
out these messenger facilities ships
might be compelled to leave their sta
tons and run for port in order to COM
municate with shore. Mr.. Marion has
taken special interest in the subject,
and has been abroad in connection with
the pigeon service.
This cooperation of the lighthouse
service with the navy department in
establishing homing pigeon cotes at all
the principal lighthouses in the United
States as part of the signal service"
said an officer, will enable the gov
eminent to secure information of all
ships. cruising within distance of 100
miles along the Atlantic and Pacific
coast. BY establishing the stations at
some distance from each other constant
and immediate communication will be
insured with the vessels of the fleet, and
the authorities at Washington, as the
message received can be forwarded by
telegraph to headquarters. When this
system, is completed the United States
will have the most complete and finest
pigeon service in the world"
1t is understood the department has
decided to establish stations at Barne-
gat, Cape May, Cape Henry, Jupiter
island, Tampa, the entrance to Mobile
bay, Port Eads, at the mouth of the
Mississippi, and off Galveston. Sta
tons are also expected on the Pacific
coast at San Francisco, San Diego, at
the mouth of Puget sound and at some
point in southern California.-Balti-
more Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
THE AMERICAN BOOK COM
PANY INDICATED.

The suit for libel brought by the
American Book company against the
Kingdom Publishing company in the
United States court at Minneapo-
lis, Mimi. for the publication of a
pamphlet entitled "a Foe to Amer
lean Schools" by George A. Gates,
president of Iowa college, Grim
nell, Ia, in which the American
Book company was charged with
bribery and corruption in securing the
use of its school book publications by
teachers and school officers throughout
the country resulted in verdict OF
libel against the Kingdom Publishing
company, and the jury awarded the
American Book company substantial
damages.
The teachers and school officers
throughout the whole country are in
terested in this yindication of the
American Book company, because the
pamphlet intimated that many of them
accepted brides from the agents of this
company, and as its publications are
used in a very large majority of the
public schools, it is surely gratifying
to the army of educators using them
to be thus relieved from the suspicion
of corruption of which they are directly
accused by the author of the pamphlet.
A striking feature of the evidence
presented at the trial was the apparent
connection of rival publishers with the
charges made by President Gates in the
pamphlet. These rivals or their agents
evidently fabricated some of the stories
out of whole cloth. During the trial
it was disclosed in the testimony of
III. w. Gleason, business manager for
the defendant, that 1000 copies of the
first edition of the said pamphlet were
furnished to the Office of CHM d Co.,
Chicago, Ill.,, by order of President
Gates, the author. This and other like
facts impaired to the case strong in
dication of conspiracy to injure the
character and business of the American
Book company for the benefit of a COM
petitor.
1t is understood that the American
Book company has already instituted,
or proposes to institute, similar legal
proceedings against other parties in
strumental in the preparation and Cir
culation of this pamphlet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Flowers and Decorations Greet the
DISCLAIMERS ut Their Meeting
in Webster City.

Amid flowers and decorations, the
finest ever arranged in Webster City.
the third annual northern Iowa de-
clamatory contest was held. The
judges announced their decision as fol-
flows:
Oratorical class-First Othe Ferris, West
Waterloo; subject, "Mlrabeau;" second,
supposed speech Of Regulus to the Car
thagenians, Freeman Hormbrook, Chero-
kee.
Dramatic class-First, Nancy G. Ladd,
Traer: subject, 1.-THE Pilots Story" sec
ond, THE Confessional" Sara INFER, Wa
verify.
Humorous class-F'irst, jeff Webb, Hamp-
ton; subject, 1.-THE Debating Society" Sec
ond, Frank Wright, Webster City; sub
ject, Darius Green and His Flying Ma
chine"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
BIG GUNS OF OUR NAVY.

It costs $500 every time one of the
big guns on board ship is fired.
Projectiles thrown by naval guns are
shaped much as the bullets shot by the
ordinary rifle.
The guns of battleship can carry
from six to twelve miles, hurting shot
weighing half ton.
The biggest guns in the navy are 40
feet long, big enough for man to
crawl into; four feet in diameter at
their largest part and weigh 135,50o
pounds or thereabouts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
ROYAL ARCANUM.
The Iowa Grand Council Meets I'm
Council Bluffs and Elects
Its Officers.

The seventh annual session of the
grand council of Iowa, Royal Arcanum,
was held in Council Bluffs with so dele
gates present. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand regent, l.. r. Dohsa, Mineral City:
vice grand regent, George Conway, Sioux
City; grand past regent, G.. II. Jackson,
Council Bluffs; grand orator, j. W. Camp
bell, Fort Madison; grand secretary, III. a.
Snyder, Waterloo: grand treasurer, Walter
Irish, Des Moines; grand chaplain, w. w.
Epps, Ottumwa: grand guide, b. o. Iillich,
Burlington grand warden, A. Trezen,
Fort Madison; grand trustees, G. w. Rob-
bins, Burlington: e. M Majors, Otturn-
wa; A. Hartung, Des Moines; represent
alive to supreme council, Fred w. Wilson,
Ottumwa; alternate. /. NJ Treylor, Council
Bluffs
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Valuable Prnnerty.

The official register for 1898 gives the
total net cost of the state institutions
of Iowa as $24,3l2, 49s.4s, and the pres
ent value of the property owned by the
state as $l1,753.1s6, which includes all
the states buildings, grounds, furnish
ings and plants. The value of the state
capitol and its equipment is given as
$3,127,5oo. The Anamosa penitentiary
Is the states next most valuable prop
erty and IL is valued at 81, 170,379.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
News In Brief.


Wapcllo county's new hospital for the
insane is nearly finished.
The contract for the new $4,000
Baptist church at Iowa Falls has been
let.
The old Methodist Episcopal church
at Milton is being demolished And
new structure to cost $4,000 will be
erected in its place.
OF the s0l creameries in the state
over 100 were erected during the lass
year.
Gen. Lincoln, commandant Of the bat
talon at the state agricultural college
in Ames, sent to Washington list oil
1923 members of the battalion who have
enlisted in case Of war with Spain.
The Standard Lumber company of
Dubuque has started its sawmfll.
They will employ 300 hands.
Burglars entered the store at Pekay,
a mining town, blew open the safe and
got away with about $500.
Keokuk is to beautify its boulevard
by the planting Of 500 elm trees.
Dubuque is establishing permanent
breaking yard, in which all
tramps found in the city will be en-
ployed.
The proposition to authorize the
board of education to issue bonds for
the erection of a new school building in
Red Oak was voted upon and carried by
81 majority.
Judge Winthrow has instructed the
grand jury in Burlington to indict the
leaders Of the mob which attempted to
lynch Murderer Storms in Burlington
recently.
The dead body of d. C. Terrence was
found IN an old tenement at Eldorado.
A company of volunteers has been
formed in the Iowa soldiers home at
Marshalltown. The movement is head
ed by Quartermaster Byron a. Beeson,
formerly state treasurer.
p. w. Reeder one of the pioneer res
idents of Cedar Rapids, died at the age
of 70 years. He was an extensive trav-
eler and writer.
Gov. Shaw has appointed c. III. Kelly,
of Forest City, as additional judge for
the Eleventh judicial district, as pro-
vided by the last legislature.
Edward p. Shaw, an engineer of the
Milwaukee road, running between Ma
rion and Savanna and living at the
latter place, was struck by yard en-
CINE at Marion and instantly killed.
j. II. Purcell died in Des Moines from
nm operation in the ear. He was form
erly connected with the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil and the Des Moines Leader.
The Fireman's Auditorium, one OF
the finest buildings in northern Iowa,
valued at $4,000, was partly destroyed
by fire at New Hampton. Loss, $1,000.
Lock Ryan, an old man, was found
trampled to death by cattle near
Charles City.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
nenfh of IL COunt.

Thomas Bloshan died in Cedar
Rapids at the age of 90 years, from the
effects of breathing coal gas. Both he
and his wife were found in their room
in an unconscious condition. Mrs.
Bosnian will recover. Mr.. Bosnian was
Bohemian count, who was compelled
to flee from his native country several
years ago for the part he took in the
Prague student riots. He died in
poverty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
New Post OIces.

New post offices have been estab-
lished as follows: At Concord, Handbook
county, with James M. Coutts as post
master; at Lee, Nnggold county, with
Alexander n. Millsap as postmaster; at
HASTE, Polk county, with Obadiah A.
Mckinney rs postmaster; at Cousins,
Linn county, with Walter w. Ross as
postmaster.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
A Carload Of Horses.

George Amos, the well-known horse
dealer at Knoxville, sold carload no
head) of horses. big loggers, weighing
1850 to 1,700 pounds, all Normans, and
all good. They go to Everett, WASH.
IS miles from Seattle, Il city directly on
the coast, and it is probably the first
load of horses ever sent from the west
to the northern Pacific coast. They
were bought by Lane g. Kelley, the big
lumbermen of Washington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Destroy the spanish Flag.

At patriotic demonstration by tho
students of Morningside college in
Sioux City resolutions were adopted ex-
pressing approval Of the policy Of in
tervention in Cuba and confidence in
President Mckinley. The Spanish flag
and an efIigy of Gen. Weyler were
burned on the campus after the meet
ing, at which an immense audience and
80 students were present.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
New CouI Fields.

The Hayes Coal Mining company, the
scene of whose operations will be
Hayes ranch of 1,204 acres north of
Muscatine on the Illinois side, has been
organized. Two rich veins of coal I'M
derly the country or vicinity, cropping
out near the waters edge. a force OF
40 men is now employed, and houses
are being constructed, and small vii
lage will no doubt soon be there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Letter Carriers Organize.

The Iowa Association Of Letter Car
riers has been organized in Cedar Rap
ids by representatives from IA of the
leading cities of Iowa. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
President, James +. Brerton, Keokuk;
vice president, William j. Clarke, Ce-
dar Rapids; secretary, w. S. Stewart,
Marshalltown; treasurer, Mr.. McLain,
Duhunue
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Ten per Cent. Dividend.

Judge Withrow, in the district court
In Burlington, ordered final dividend
of ten per cent. to the creditors OF the
defunct burlington Insurance company
and discharged the receiver. This
makes total of 20 per cent. received
by the stockholders.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Elected Its officers.

The board of railroad commissioners
was reorganized mt Des Moines. In the
reorganization Edward A. Dawson, OF
Bremen county, was made chairman to
succeed in the line of progression the
late Charles L.. Davidson. w. w. Aims
worth, secretary, was reelected, and
Dwight Lewis was retained as clerk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Gets TMn Yenrs.

The motion for q pew trial in the case
against Capt. c, p. Searle for embezzle-
ment was overruled by Judge Dewey
at Oskaloosa and Searle was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. Capt.
Searle has lived in Oskaloosa So years
and was u highly respected and hon
ored citizen. He made a short talk in
court that moved the room full of peo-
ME to tears
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
VIII Increase the Revenue.

1t is estimated that the collateral
inheritance tax law, which has been up
held by the supreme court and inn
proved by the last Legislature, will bring
$50, 900 to $4,000 of revenue to the state
during the next two years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Obscene Letter writer Punished.

Chris Hansen, the notorious writer OF
obscene letters, whom the federal au-
thorities have chased thousands OF
miles, was sentenced in Cedar Rapids
to 10 months in the penitentiary by
Judge Shiras. Hansen was sent up in
Minnesota for the same offense. He il
thought to be partially demcnted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21
Kites for weather Service.

Through the efforts of Senator Ali
son and Congressman Henderson, Du-
buaue has been selected as one of the
12 kite stations to be established in the
United States. The weather bureau
will send special scientist and an elab-
crate scientific outfit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-21

1T 1T was granted, because the employees
would DE in better spirits and be able to
do more.
Railway Assessments.
Secretary Shipley, of the executive
council, has completed the computation
of railway and sleeping car assessment
made by the executive council March
25, and it is for the first time published
accurately. The total assessed valua-
ton of railway property in the state
is $44,62S, S65.63, or an average of $5,266
per mile on the total mileage of S,474
miles. Last year the assessment was
$44,373, 916, or an average assessment of
$5,232 per mile on the total mileage of
s,4s1 miles. The sleeping car mileage
and the assessment is increased from
S150,637 to $227,071. The Iowa Central,
Rock Island and Minneapolis e. ST.
Louis have increased their service,
hence the increased assessment.
Want the Road Laws.
Many applications have been made to
the secretary of state for copies of the
road laws, which the legislature author
lied him to have published in pamphlet
form for the benefit of the township and
district officers. But as the law does
not have publication clause it will not
go into into effect until July 1, and
the laws cannot be published till a
month or two later.
wv. BICKNELL.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
Japan's Announced Purpose OF
Holding Wei-Hai-Wei Is
So Considered.
AcComplishes the Object Had
In View at the End of the
Chinese War.
At ThaN Time Port Arthur Was
Occupied Until the Pow
erS Protested.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l.-Neither the
Chinese nor the Japanese legation here
has received notice Of Japan's purpose
to hold We. Hal. Wei. 1t is stated at
the latter that Wci.Hai.Wei is now
occupied by the Japanese under the
terms of the peace settlement by which
this strong point is to remain i'll the
possession of Japan until the full i'll
demnity is paid.
In other quarters the reported action
of Japan Is considered as most sig
nifcant, as it accompllshes the purpose
Japan had in view when the China war
closed. namely, to secure permanent
foothold Oh the mainland of Asia.
Tho Powers Forced to Protest.
Russia resisted this extension Of
Japan from her present island condi.
ton, and it required the combined pro-
test OF Russia, Germany and France to
induce Japan to give up Port Arthur
and her too1hold on the Liao-Tung pen
insula.
Wei Hal. Wei is less important as a
strategic position, but it has always
been held by China as second only to
Port Arthur as naval station. The
defensive works; although badly shat
tered from the great naval battle at
that point. have been kept in fair
state of preservation by the Japanese
force now maintained there.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
ALLEN ATTACKS REED.
Nebraska Man Eniiv.nH Proceedings in
nfo

Nebraska Man Enliv.n~ Proceedings in
the >enate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-Duriny al.
most the entire session Of the senate
the IndIan appropriation bill was under
discussion. The reading OF tho bill was
ompleted and all of the committee
were adopted. Suisse
quently several amendments of q minor
character were attached to the meas
uro. MIR. Allen of Nebraska enIivened
the proceedings few minutes before
by making all attack upon
Speaker Reed for preventing the enact
ment, as tho senator declared, OF
legislation, sont to the
house of representatives by tho senate.
He denounced the speakers action in
this regard as "disgrace" to congress
and to the American people When q
point of order was made against him
for the use Of improper language con.
corning the other branch of congress,
Mr.. Alien said that he was stating only
the truth and that he was responsible
here or elsewhere at any time for his
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
IN A BAD TEMPER
Partisan Feeling in the House
at a High Pitch.
DAY SPENT IN FILIBUSTERING
Desire of Delaware democrat to Reply
to Buyard's Anti-Siiver Lot
ter the Cause.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The house
was in q very bad temper and the whole
session was consumed i'll tiibustering
against two bills of minor importance,
one to issue duplicate check ard the
other to make Rockland, Me-, sub
port of entry. Neither got further
than the engrossment and third read.
ing. The trouble arose over the ell
forcement of the rule against the dis.
cussion OF irrelevant subjects when MIR.
Handy, Delaware Democrat, at
empted to reply OH the floor during the
consideration OF those bills to letter
recently written by Thomas +. ,Bayard,
secretary of state under the Cleveland
administration, in deuunciaticn Of the
free silver Democracy. Roll call tol.
lowed roll call all day long and parti'
san feeling reached Il high pitch.
Finally, when it became evident that
40 progress could lie made with the
bills presented, an adjournment was
taken.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST
Colonel Thomas E. Moore has chal.
lenged Desha Breckenridge to fight .

Colonel Thomas E. Moore has chal.
lenged Desha Breckenridge to fight q
duel.
Word has been received at Grand
Forks that Colonel w. G. Plummer is
hopelessly insane in New York city.
The lola trial continues at Paris, the
excitement increasing daily. Most Of
the time is spent in attempting to force
officials to testify.
1t is stated that Richard Burton Of
Hartford, Conn, has been offered the
chair of English literature in the Uni.
versity of Minnesota.
Senior Juan L. Cuestas, tho president
of Uruguay I'D interim, has executed
his threatened coup d'etat and has is.
sued decree dissolving the assembly.
The secretary of the treasury has is.
sued warrant for S7,5l5, 255. 10 to be
used for the payment OF tho first mort
cages on the Eastern and Middle divi-
sions Of the Kansas Pacific railroad.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
SPANISH PRESS BITTER.

Deplore tho Incident, but Insist That
SpanIards Endure Worse Attacks.
MADRID, Feb. ll-All the newspapers
comment OH tho subject and bitterly
denounce "the business Of stealing and
publishing private letter" After tho
cabinet council the premier, Senior
Sagasta, told the correspondent OF the
Associated Press that Senior de Lone
had "brave;y" admitted the author
ship Ct the letter.
Ell Heraldo de Madrid deplores the
incident, but remarks: "Here we are
obliged to endure, not confidential
complaints like Senior dc Lome's, but
attacks and accusations Of every kind
in American official documents and in
congress upon our country, gen'
erals, government and even our highest
representatives Of state"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
MANNER NOT ESSENTIAL.

President Will Not Be Particular as to
the Manner of de L"me's Going.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin view Of
the news from Madrid OF the accept
ence of the resignation of the Spanish
minister, it may be stated that our gov.
eminent is not disposed to split hairs
over the methods OF the offending min
istcr's retirement. In other words it is
not concerned as to whether he resigns
or is recalled, SO long as he leaves the
capital. It is true that the exact Ian
guago Of the message sent by the state
department to MIR. Woodford indicates
the presidents desire that the minister
be recalled, but the language was used
as the most proper for such an occasion.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
New Chicago Elevated.

CHICAGO, Feb. ll.-A company with
q capital stock of $l,UyO,Guo has been
incorporated to c)ustruco All eAcv.:lr:i
road from South Wainr street u Trnl-
ty.nlnth and Dearuurn streets, ,,enr.
trating the center or the Il .wn-;own
district, now enc ,rcicd by thu Union
loop. The new road viii cost uHou,
81, 600, 900; vii! be ut .l,>"t CONSERVATION
to accommodate o:d.:nty c.,'cir,c cars
and will be- used rs u .ccat: or tac
South Side surface line, N VAC city
railway company.
suing ir"Motrr Or b..
OMAHA, Feb. II. The Z x ;:;:',
Stone company. the South L:'"" ,.r
Wyoming IowDsite cemWrt :i,...
Edgemonr Land and Iu'lr,.,>.,.
company, each and all have Lr:'~:n
suit against Francis Grna,c ana. ~.
that as an officer and siockhcl.!cr " g.,
companies he refuses to turu cr,, j.
the plaintiffs tho certificates OF >'r'A
and the books of tho Respective Gu.
pauieS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-15
GUM MER GOES FREE.

North Dakota Farmer Acquitted OF the
Charge of Murder.
H1LLsBoRo, N. D., Feb. ll.-The
jury in the case of Morris GUNNER,
who for the past week has been on trla'
for the murder OF Theodore Ohm OF
Minneapolis, brought i'll verdict OF
not guilty. Gunner is we'll known
farmer, residing near the city. Hor TIE
past few years he has been driven 10
desperation by the thetts OF hoboes
who flock to the state during harvest
time. He detected OHM IN the act OF
roLbing his garden and demanded that
he accompany INN to the village jan.
OHM started to run, wnen GUNNER
fired, killing him.