Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
DOMESTIC.

An engine drawing a freight train
blew up at Grey Court, n. Y, killing
Engineer William Cronk and Fireman
Benrank.
Latest advices say the squadron un-
der command of Admiral Sampson is
in the vicinity of the Windward passage.
The flying squadron, under Commodore
Schley, is speeding southwark, and is
now in the vicinity of Key West, and the
Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera,
has sailed from Curacao, on the north
coast of Venezuela.
Twenty-Five buildings were destroyed
by fire at Kingman, A. T.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 10th was: Wheat,
1894, 900 bushels; corn, %, 100000 bush
els; oats, s,7O4,000 bushels; rye, 1,427,-
600 bushels; barley, $50, 900 bushels.
Because of imprudent publications in
certain papers Secretary Long has is
sued an order curtailing the war news.
Gen. Shafter, in command at Tampa,
officially states that troops will not in
wade Cuba until the Spanish armada
has been crushed.
Reports received by Adjt. Gen. Corbin
indicate that $1,000 volunteers have
thus far been mustered into the United
States service.
Brush fires were doing imemnse dam
age in the vicinity of Duluth, MINI.
The secretary of the navy sent to the
house request for an appropriation of
$33,0O0.000 to cover the war eXpendi-
lures of the navy for the first six
months of the next fiscal year.
Hundreds of families have been made
homeless in Ottawa, Kan, and vicinity
by a flood and great damage has been
done to farms and crops.
A fire destroyed the business portion
of Attleboro, Mass, the loss being near
ly $2,ooo,oOo.
1t is said that the United States army
of invasion is to be sent to Cuba within
ten days, regardless of what the fleets
may or may not do in the interim.
William Jennings Bryan has obtained
permission from Gov. Holcomb, of Ne
braska, to organize n regiment OF
troops, OF which he will be the colonel.
Ten of the most prominent en-
velope companies in the country formed
a trust at Worcester Mass, with cap
ital of 81, 100000.
Rev. DR.. ii. C. Morrison, of Nashville,
Tenn, and Rev. DR.. w. A. Gambler, of
Oxford, Ca, have been elected bishops
of the NJ. L. church south.
Judge Woolson, of the United States
circuit court in Des Moines, has rem
dered q decision in favor of beer selling
in Iowa which.is great backset for the
state prohibition law.
There were $50 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against $40 the week
previous and 265 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
S1,37S,016,74S, against $1,176, 1885, 100 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 37.6.
For the ten months ended with April
there was an increase of 24,020, 200 in
the exports of domestic merchandise
as compared with April, 1897, and a
loss of $so,OOs,o5s in the imports, free
and dutiable.
The exports of gold during April last
amounted to S1,319,3s4 and the imports
TO $32,7ss,674. The exports of silver
aggregated $4,o4o,031 and the imports
$544,092.
j. S. Collins. one of the most prom
inent citizens of Topeka, Kan, a real
estate man, was killed in bed by an un-
known person.
Edouard Remenyi. the famous Hun
garian violin;st. fell dead at the Or
pheum theater In San Francisco.