Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-09
miscellaneous. News.

4uoulas N. heeue, IH6 GraSeulan, WHO
on Saturday underwent an operation
for appendicitis, died at a New York
hospital Wednesday.
The estate of Cyrus H. Mccormick
the reaper manufacturer, haspurchased
from the Feck heirs the Chicago Stock
exchange building for So, 100000.
At the Columbia cemetery, Cincin-
natl, Monday. the memorial platform
gave way. About 100 people, mostly
children fell. Many suffered slight in
jnries.
Veterans of the Union and Confed-
eracy marched together in the parade
at Denver, Monday, and decorated the
soldiers graves in the various city Gem.
eteries.
The religious ceremony of the wed.
ding of Miss Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
to George W. Vanderbilt took place at
the American church in Paris at noon
Thursday
George West. alias Charles Rivers,
has sawed out Of Jail at South Bend,
Ind, and escaped. West was convicted
of robblng the South Bend National
Bank Of $4,000.
A terrific explosion occurred in the
tar paper factory of Tobias New & Co.,
New York, on Wednesday, in which a
number of persons We're seriously in
jured. the entire plant was wrecked
and thousands of dollars of damage was
DONE
Joe Anderson, the elephant keeper
with Wallace Brothers circus, was killed
at Racine, Wis, Friday, by one Of the
elephants that became ugly. The
animal broke away and chased the
whole police force and an excited crowd
of citizens.
The officers Of the Nonpartisan Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
union have issued circular letter to
the presidents and faculties of Amer
lean colleges urging the importance of
guarding their students from the temp
tations of drink and vice.
Biddle Reeves, of the firm of Reeves
q Clewes, real estate and investment
brokers, representing in Colorado and
Utah the Mortgage Trust company of
Pennsylvania, was found dead On the
floor in his bedroom at Denver, Mon
day. Apoplexy caused his sudden death.
1.-THE United States penitentiary at Fl
Leavenworth Wednesday morning, NUT
my broke out among the convicts, 10 of
them escaping. After a lively chase
one of them, James Musgrove, terri
tory outlaw, was shot down. The
others escaped. Musgrove led the out
break.
The most terrific wind storm in its
history struck Aberdeen, S. D., early
Friday morning. Many windows and
small buildings were wrecked, and
the Wisconsin house was unroofed and
the Northwestern depot was demo-
lished. Damage was done to surround
ing country.
The Howard-Baker feud is raging in
Clay county. Kentucky. Lily Baker
was killed Friday night. James Gar
rard has fled to Middlesboro. Governor
Bradley has been solicited for troops to
protect the court, but has none to send.
Six men have been killed in the last 10
days.
Charles Cuttin, the express agent
who embezzled $4,000 from the Ad-
ans Express company in March was
! sentenced at Wooster, o., June to
four years in the pen. Cuttin was ar.
rested in Mexico He admitted his
guilt and turned over $500 to the COM
pany.
Robert Dyas, clerk for Ewarts,
Choate & Beman, lawyers, was arrested
at New York Tuesday, accused of steal
ing package containing $7,700 worth
of jewelry and letter Of credit for $780,
900. The package belonged to Tread
well Cleveland, member of the firm.
The 2lst convention of the National
Electric Light association commenced a
three days session at the Chicago
Auditorium Tuesday. After meeting
of the executive committee President
Samuel insult of the Chicago Edison
company, delivered his annual ad-
dress.
| A severe earthquake occurred in
northern Kentucky Monday. At Paris
several persons were thrown from their
beds. AT Maysville the vibrations
lasted 30 seconds and were very strong.
At Millersburg, the people were panic
stricken, and many fed from their
| homes
The board of directors of the Arkel
Publishing company and OF the Judge
Publishing company of New York have
decided to go into voluntary liquida-
ton, and have applied for temporary
receivers. The proceedings will not in
terfere with the regular issue of the
Arkel publications.
| A package six inches long, two inches
wide and two inches deep, with wrap
pug u uldul1d paper duu lieu WIN
string, was received in the New York
postotfice Saturday, addressed to Mayor
Van Wyck. The package happened to
break and a dynamite cartridge four
inches long was exposed. A fuse was
attached to one end of the cartridge.
A dispatch from St. Johns says: The
colonial government has issued a series
of stringent regulations, prohibiting the
export of bait for fish. The intention
is to prevent the French from securing.
bait. The St. Pierre French fishery is
already practically failure for the
season. Everything tends toward the
feeling that trouble will take place upon
the treaty coast of this island during
the summer.
The 2Sth annual international con.
vention of the Y. NJ G. A. Secretaries
closed at Winona Park, Ind, Sunday
night. The gathering has been of pecul-
lar interest in view of existing inter-
national relations. The stand taken by
the delegates has been perfected for
the prosecution Of Y. M. @. A. work in
the army. The work in railway and
college circles has also received large
share of attention.
Six boys and man sitting on the
edge of the Missouri Pacific bridge in