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

The total bank clearings at n cities
Of the United States in January aggre-
gated $5,965, 900, a gain of 33 per
cent. over January, 1897.
Prof. F. Haron, one of the incorpora-
tors of the city of Leavenworth, Kan,
was found dead in bedin that city, aged
90 years.
The New England states have been
devastated by terrific storm, the list
of fatalities reaching Is and the prop
erty loss over 81, 100000. The loss of life
was confined mainly to the Massa-
chusetts coast, where many ships were
wrecked, and the members of the crews
were drowned.
The government receipts for January
aggregated $37,333, 62s and the expendi-
lures $36,696,711, leaving a surplus for
the month of S636,917.
Capt. Ray, sent by the government to
Alaska, reports that relief is needed
and urges check to immigration for
the present.
William J. Quinlan, Jr., cashier of the
Chemical national bank in New York,
resigned after loaning $393,OOO of the
banks money without authority.
At West Bend, Wis, during glove
contest between Carl Lindback and
Willie Giants, Lindback fell dead in the
fourth round. The boys were attend
ing the high school.
M. F. Tanner, Montana cowboy who
killed A. A. Cali, of Worthington, Mimi,
and William Lee, of Massachusetts,, was
lynched by mob at Valdes, Alaska.
Forty San Francisco druggists, were
aresed for selling bogus pills under
counterfeit labels.
A board of naval engineers that has
been experimenting with oil as fuel has
made highly favorable report.
Thousands of sheep have persisted
Wyoming.
The First Presbyterian church in
New Albany, Ind, was totally destroyed
by fire. Loss, $4,000.
Later advices say that at least 40 per-
sons were drowned and 100000 loss
inflicted by the storm that swept over
eastern Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island.
An explosion in the Park paper mills
at Marinette, Wis.,, wrecked a three
story brick building, killed two men
and injured a.third.
All biscuit and cracker companies
between Salt Lake City on the west,
Portland, Me-, on the east, ST. Paul on
the north and New Orleans on the south
have combined with capital of $55, O0O,-
900.
At the annual banquet of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
of Baltimore Lyman j. Gage, secretary
of the treasury, and Congressman Ding
ley, of tariff law fame, were the speak
ers.
Fire destroyed the Young Mems Chris
tian Association building in Scranton,
Pa, the loss being $225,OOO.
The will of Mrs. Josephine Mellem
Aver, widow of j. C. Aver, of Boston,
of patent medicine fame, disposes of
100000, and $15O,oOO goes for charity.
At the carnival at Saranac Lake, N. Y,
H. F. Mullarkey, of Plattsburg, beat the
worlds record for jumping backward
on skates, making a jump of 81 Is
inches.
Sol F. Aubrey, a farmer, killed his
father and mother and his ten-year-old
son near Mulberry, Ark, while tenn
porarily insane.
The Cherokee-Lanyon Spelter COM
pany's plant in st. Louis was burned,
the loss being $150,OO0.
Four thousand employees in the Car
negie mines in Ironwood, Mich, have
received an advance of ten per cent
in wages.
Samuel Webster accidentally decap-
itated his stepson while chopping wood
at Earl, Tenn.
Harry Albury, an 1s-year-old boy,
died in Brooklyn On. W hospital of
leprosy.
At Columbus, o., the Main street
school building was burned, but 500
children were marched out safely.