Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12
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by discussion OF an amendment to the
post office appropriation bill providing
for reduction of 20 per cent. in the
compensation of railroads for the trans
portation of mails. No action was
taken. A bill to increase to Is the num-
Der of surgeons in the United States
army and TO authorize the secretary Of
war to employ Us many contract sur
lgeons as he might deem necessary was
passed. Adjourned to the 9th. The
house was not In session.
| BY direction of the president, Secre-
tary Long sent the following cable dis
patch 20 Admiral Dewey. THE presi-
dent, in the name of the American PEG.
pie, thanks you and your officers and
men for your splendid achievement and
overwhelming victory. In recognition
he has appointed you acting admiral,
and will recommend vote of thanks to
you by congress"
The blockade of Havana harbor is
being maintained by the smaller YES
| sells of the fleet.
There were $40 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on the 9th, against 202 the week
previous and 2G7 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The Missouri prohibtionists met in
Moberly and nominated Reuben B. Rob-
inson for supreme judge.
Miss Helen Gould, of New York, will
expend 100000 in equipping four cav
airy companies for United States service
in Cuba.
| Two shoe factories in Cincinnati be-
longing to Wolf Bros. and the Manse
Shoe Manufacturing company were
burned, the total loss being $125,OOO.
No word has been received at the
state department from Commodore
Dewey.
| The pope sent a telegram to the queen
regent of Spain earnestly advising an
immediate appeal to the European pow
ors for mediation in the war with Amer
lea.
Gov. Budd, of California, has been
warned of what is alleged to be plot
against his life by Spaniards.
The French ocean liner Lafayette was
captured while trying to enter Havana
harbor and taken to Key West. The ac-
ton proved to have been due to an
error and the vessel was Immediately
released on orders from Washington.
| President Mckinley has decided to
divide the United States army into seven
corps.
1t was believe that the United States
naval forces under Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley were about to
seize Puerto Rico.
Mobs continue to destroy property in
the provincial cities of Spain.
| Dennis Burrell (colored) shot and
killed two policemen who were trying
to arrest him for robbery and was him.
self riddled with bullets by mob in
New Orleans.
Fifty frame buildings were burned in
Duluth, MIMI, and 1000 persons were
made homeless.
| Arrangements are under way to send
troops soon from the Pacific slope to
enable Dewey to take entire control of
the Philippine islands.
Instructions have been sent to Ad-
miral Dewey giving him free hand to
take the course he thinks best.
| In the democratic primaries in Ar
kansas all the present congressman
were renominated.
H. N. Martin and his wife were killed
in their home in Watertown, N. Y, by
breathing coal gas.
| The British steamer Maitland went
ashore at Broken Bay, N. S. w., and six
OF her passengers were drowned.
Three hundred persons are reported
to have been killed and 1000 injured in
battle in Milan, Italy, resulting from
the bread riots.
1t is claimed that message has been
received in Madrid from Manila an
nouncing that the Spanish troops have
retired from the city.
Fifty thousand volunteer troops have
been ordered to Chickamauga as quick
ly as they can be mustered into service,
and 1t is said that aggressive war will
be the policy of the president hence
forth.
George P. Pugh, editor of a local
weekly newspaper, David Burtch and
David Galbreath were drowned by the
capsizing of their boat near Gallatin,
Mo.
AT cabinet meeting in Madrid it was
decided to make no change in the min
istry for the present and to "energet-
'cally push the campaign, especially in
the Philippine islands,"
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, United
States minister to Spain, arrived in
Washington.
Complete details of the victory won
by Admiral Dewey at Manila show the
Spanish fleet to have been destroyed.
while the ships of the American squad
ron suffered very little damage, and
only six men were injured. Including
the losses ashore, about 1900 Spaniards
were killed or wounded. Dewey has
: crmplefa copfroJ ~ Manila ard CoS,;x.