Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03

of his congregation.
George Fl. Guss, editor and proprietor
of the Chester County Democrat, COM
| mitted suicide at his home in West
chester, Pa.
The interstate joint convention of
bituminous coal operators and miners
came to an end in Chicago. The miners
have secured an eight-hour day and a
| ten per cent. increase in wages.
The Rhode Island legislature met in
Providence and listened to the annual
message of Gov. Elisha Dyer.
Joseph McKenna, of California, took
his seat on the bench of the supreme
court of the United States as an associ-
ate justice.
Eli Blake, postmaster at Tongawa, O..
T., was beaten to death by gang of
toughs because he had been a leader in
an attempt to drive the saloons out Of
Tongawa.
A negro woman who dubbed fatal
ly wounded young white man was
killed by a mob few miles south Of
Natchez, Miss.
Michael Hoffman, a pioneer whole
Mo-, failed for 100000.
Statehood legislation at this session
of congress was killed by the house
committee on territories rejecting the
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
bills by vote of to 3.
The United States senate has not as
yet failed TO confirm any nomination
for office submitted to it by the presi-
dent since March 4.
A national advisory conference OF
prohibitionists began a session in Gin
Cinnati.
President Dole, of Hawaii, arrived in
Washington and in behalf OF the gov
ernment was welcomed to the national
capital by Secretary Sherman.
The monetary convention at Indian
apolis concluded its work after adopt
ing resolutions entirely in favor of the
gold standard.
The barge Yonlers, bound from New
port News to Providence, r. l., sunk of
Barnegat with four men on board.
Six miners were probably fatally in
jured by an explosion of fire damp in
coal shaft at Alden, Pa.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows the
total receipts for December were $14,-
373,6S2, a gain for the month of ST.
1O7,52O.
Three distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt at Helena, Ark, but no dam
age was done.
While crossing a railroad trestle near
st. Louis Mrs. Lizzie King and Frank
Carey, aged IL, were run down by an
express train and killed.
The steamer City of Duluth went
ashore on the outer bar at st. Joseph,
Mich, in a furious gale, but the pas
sengers and crew were saved.
The Central Mattress Manufacturers
association was organized at Indian
apolis for the purpose of reducing COM
petition and to regulate prices.
Property valued at 100000 was
burned at Mount Sterling, Ill, and AL
bert Pieper was killed by falling wall.
The secretaries of 25 of the leading
fair associations in Indiana met at In
dianapols and passed resolutions in ia
vor of excluding from fairs all i'm
moral shows.
At the third annual banquet in New
York of the National Association of
Manufacturers of the United States
President Mckinley was the speaker
and he reaffirmed the financial and
tariff planks of the ST. Louis platform.
In anticipation of the new immigra-
ton law going into effect the rush OF
immigration to this country has
started.
| President and Mrs. Mckinley enter
tanned the diplomatic corps at the first
state dinner of the season.
An explosion of oil at Beenville, Pa.
destroyed the big cement mill, 1000 bar
rels of cement and 300 tons of coal, caus.
ing loss of 100000.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury on the 27th reached $163,670,
600, the highest point in seven years.
The National Stock Growers con.
vention at Denver, Col, closed with a
grand barbecue.
The fastest trip of the season from
Philadelphia to San Francisco was made
by the Iroquois, the time being 12s days
The agricultural department has is
sued a farmers book on the subject OF
forestry for farmers.