Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-10
LATER.

transacted in the United States senate
on the 4th. Senator White concluded
his three days speech in opposition to
the annexation of Hawaii in the execu-
tive session. Adjourned to Monday. In
the house the whole day and evening
was consumed in passing 81 private
pension bills.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 5th. In the house the bill
making appropriations for fortifica-
tions and coast defenses was passed and
bills were favorably reported perma-
nently locating the capital of the ter
titory of New Mexico at Santa Fe; for
a commission to inquire into the con-
ditions of labor, agriculture, etc., and
the 'free homes" bill, which opens to
free homestead settlement lands ac-
quired from the Indians. Mr.. Bartholdt
(Mo.) introduced a bill for an interna-
tional exposition to be held at ST. Louis
in 1903
The steamer Queen sailed from Ia
coma, Wash, for Alaska with $50 pas
sengers, 1900 tons of freight and 200
dogs.
James Allison, the boy murderer Of
Mrs. Anthony Orr. whom he killed for
boxing his ears, was hanged at Berlin,
Ont.
A failure in the harvest has caused
terrible distress among the peasantry
of the interior provinces in Russia.
Henry Gilbert, aged 81 years, and his
wife, aged CT, died on the same day in
Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr.. Gilbert was the
first editor in western Michigan.
According to a Paris report j. Pier
pont Morgan is engineering scheme to
purchase Cuba for 100000, 900.
Gen. Blanco returned to Havana from
trip to eastern provinces of Cuba, hav-
ing failed to win the insurgents to au-
tonomy, and the army has had no better
success.
In a collision of railway trains near
Troon, Scotland, six persons were killed
and four others badly wounded.
For the first time in years the Hud-
son river was frozen all the way across
at Nyack. N. Y, its widest point, 81
miles.
At Providence the Rhode Island loco
motive works filed a petition in insol-
vency with liabilities of $616,7OO.
John Milligan. aged 81; Lee Milligan,
aged Is, and Ethel Baker, aged IL, were
asphyXiated with fumes of charcoal at
Madoc, Ont.
The Creton assembly has made dec
laration in favor of Prince George of
Greece as governor of Crete.
Nellie Fields, Richard Severns and
Mark Laumaster were drowned at Bur-
lington, n j., by the breaking of the ice
on the river.
Thomas A Osborn, of Topeka, former
governor of Kansas, died in Meadville,
Pa.
An earthquake shock lasting three
minutes was felt at Edwardsville, Ill.
The Lake Shore road has become the
property of the New York Central &
Hudson River Railroad company.
There were 1886 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 4th, against 342 the week
previous and 81 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
A cow derailed a train at Hematite,
Mo-, and Engineer Franey and Fireman
Childs, both of st. Louis, were killed.
George p. Tucker, a coal miner Of
Crescent, w. Va, shot and killed his
wife and William McAllister, whom he
surprised together at his home
The republicans of the Sixth district
of Illinois have renominated Henry S.
Boutell for congress.
A train struck sleigh at railway
crossing in Saginaw, Mich, and Thomas
Stewart and Mrs. Matthias Mosner and
her daughter were killed.
BY the explosion of machine which
they had invented Joe and Gus Wyle
were fatally injured at Dallas. Tex.
A severe earthquake shock fright
ened people at Lynchburg and through
out southwest Virginia.
The business portion of Plainfield,
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire, the second
time within five years.
BY the capsizing of navy launch at
Kiel, England. nine sailors and three
workmen were drowned.
Three men were burned to death and
another received fatal injuries in fire
which burned the Victor Jail in Colo
RADIO.
Six firemen, including district chief,
a captain and lieutenant, were killed
at fire in Boston.
Joseph p. Smith, of Canton, O., di-
rector of the bureau of American re-
publics, died at Miami, Fla.
The Turks captured several villages
in Thessaly and killed 100 persons.
The Spanish government has deci1ed
to send two additional cruisers to the
United States.
Fire destroyed the Highland Park ho-
tel at Aiken, S. c., the loss being S140,-
0OO.,
Senior Sagasta in reply to an official
note from Gen. Woodford. the United
States minister, says that Spain cannot
fix date for her completion Of the paci-
fication of Cuba.