Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
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enue bill was agreed to by the United
States senate on the 10th by !. vote of 43
to %. Adjourned to the 18th. In the
house an agreement was reached to take
up and discuss the Hawaiian annexa-
ton resolution at once, the vote to be
taken or, the 18th. Mr.. Maxwell (Neb.)
introduced a bill restricting the use of
money and other considerations in the
election of senators and representatives.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 18th. The session of the
house was devoted to debate upon the
Hawaiian annexation resolutions.
A torpedo in the st. Johns river at st.
Johns bluff, 10 miles below Jackson
Vile, Fla, exploded, killing three men.
The Massachusetts, prohibitionists
have nominated Sampel p. Shapley, of
| Boston, for governor, and their plat
form indorses woman suffrage.
| In diplomatic circles it is believed
SPANS creditors will soon compel her to
sue for peace.
| Through the operations of Sampson
and Schley 80 miles of coast in southern
and eastern Cuba now offer no obstacles
to an invading army.
| The democrats of the Fifth Georgia
district have renominated Col. l.. f. Liv-
ingston for congress.
Rioting has again broken out in Mad
rid and other Spanish cities. Now that
the people know the truth about Manila
they are in revolt. ~...
Additional returns received from the
election in Oregon swell Geer's (rep.)
plurality for governor to 1871.
The Nebraska prohibitionists :, have
nominated r. V. Muir, of Nemaha coun-
ty, for governor.
Hundreds of well-made counterfeit
dollars have been placed in circulation
in Rockford, Ill.
In Boston Eddie McDuffie broke the
worlds three-mile bicycle record, his
time being 500 3-5.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
st. Louis captured Spanish merchant
ship near Kingston, Jamaica.
Dispatches from Tampa indicate tina!
the army of invasion is about to leave
again for Cuba.
A barge containing 16 gold seekers
| was CdIJSlZeu Oh Lake DcnHclt, Aldsho
and all the men were drowned.
: In the house of commons A. J. Bal
four, the government leader, stated tina
: Great Britain would take no active par
in any move for Intervention between
| the United States and Spain.
, Charles Feister, wife murderer, wa
hanged at Grants Pass, Ore.
|. Charles Langley, aged "a, shot ant
Z killed his wife at Kalamazoo, Mich, ant
e then fatally shot himself. Jealousy wa
the cause. They had been married onl..
three weeks.
Eight thousand Americans, accordin;
! to dispatch from Port au Prince, hav
i landed very near Santiago de Cuba.
After many delays and one false star
: the transports bearing the troops O
$ the Santiago expedition began leavin
h Tampa, Fla.
Fire destroyed the Case Power build
n ing in Detroit, Mich, the loss bein
+ 100000.
L Ambassador Hay in London has ca
q bled to the state department tina
Manila has surrendered. No detail
= have been received, and it is not know
~ whether the surrender waste the insu1
20 gents or to Admiral Dewey.
DR.. S. Fillmore Bennett, the authc
r. of the immortal hymn, ''The Sweet BY
: and Bye" died in Richmond, ILL.,, at til
age of 62.
r. Admiral Sampson asks promotion fl
AZ Lieut.. Hobson and similar reward fl
n his followers in the daring Merrims
exploit at Santiago.
N Orders were issued to Gen. Lee an
B. to Gen. Coppinger to hasten the exped
ton against Puerto Rico.
Five tons of food, 400 rifles and 600
rounds of ammunition were landed fl
s. the Cubans at Asserado by the gunbo
q. Vixen.
1t was reported from Madrid TIL
On Capt. Gen. Blanco had made an urgel
" appeal for food and war stores, whit
e. Spain will forward with armed convoy
ne The exports of agricultural produc
during the present fiscal year are est
or mated to be worth $s0O,000,000, Il
he greatest in the history of the country
IL BY an explosion of gas in mine
South Wilkesbarre, Pa, ten mine
at were burned, some of them fatally.
ce After a battle lasting Is hours the s
marines under Col. HuntingtonSrepuls
he Spanish regulars and guerrillas lie
W. Guantanamo, inflicting heavy loss. II
tn American loss was four killed. 1t WI
err the first land battle of the war in viii,
Americans have been engaged.
let Gen. Roca has been elected preside
j. of the Argentine republic for term
six years.
of The percentages of the baseball clu
his in the National league for the we'
II ended on the 18th were: Cincinna
.6s2; Cleveland, .652; Boston, GA
20 Baltimore, 1925; New York, .523; CT
by cago, .511; Pittsburgh, .511; Philad'
N phia, .439; Brooklyn, 800; ST. Lou
1854; Washington, .341; Louisville, 81