Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-07-21
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
An explosion in the new waterworks
tunnel in Cleveland, O.. killed II men.
United States Senator Kenney, Of
Delaware, was placed on trial at Will
mington for alleged aiding of bank
wrecker.
The New York legislature met in
extra session in Albany and Gov. Black
in his message recommends war ap-
preparation, a plan to enable soldiers
to vote, and denounces interference
with New York's police board.
During the last fiscal year the ex-
ports of breadstuffs were valued at
1924, FOG, O6O, against $107,s57,219 the
previous year.
Explosions killed eight men, wounded
about 20 others and wrecked two build
ings at the plant of the Lafiin-Rand
powder works at Pompton, N. j.
The second annual convention of the
National Good Citizens league began
in Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Martha M. Place, convicted of
the murder of her stepdaughter, Ida
Place, was sentenced to die in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing prison during
the week beginning August 20.
John Henry James. a negro, who GRIM
inally assaulted Miss Julia Hotopp near
Charlottesville, Va, was lynched by a
mob.
Rev. J. w. Luke, former president Of
Burlington Institute college, was IA
tally injured by the cars at Burlington,
Ia.
BY an explosion of gasoline Mrs. Ada
Schultz was fatally hurt at st. Louis,
her three-year-old son was burned to
death and another son was dying.
George H. Spry, aged 81, one of the
best-known lawyers in the northwest,
was instantly killed by street car in
Minneapolis.
In fit OF jealousy Charles Able, aged
1s, living near Union, Mich. shot and
killed his cousin, Miss Lulu WrilI, aged
IS.
The village of Antelope, Ore, was
entirely destroyed by fire.
The Lehigh Carriage company of
Dayton, O., failed for $115,O00.
The fifty-fourth annual session of
the national division, Sons of Temper
ance, began in Burlington, VT.
The funeral services over the ashes
OF the late Capt. Charles V. Gridley
were held in Erie, Pa, the urn being
placed in Lakeside cemetery.
Fire destroyed seven business houses
in Murfreesboro, Tenn, the loss being
over 100000.
The national convention of the
League of Republican clubs of the Re-
public began in Omaha, Neb.
Sidney Johnston (coloreO was
lynched at Coaling, Ala, for assaulting
Mrs. Lilly Hodges, widow.
The ninth annual convention of the
National Young Peoples Christian
union began in Chicago with delegates
present from nearly every state in the
union.
Fire in the Racine (Wis.) Malleable
& Wrought Iron company's building
caused loss of 500, 900, and three men
were killed and eight other persons
were seriously injured.
A passenger train was held up one
mile east of Humboldt, New, and the
express car was blown up and the safe
robbed.
The eighth annual international con-
vention of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union opened in Buffalo, n. Y.
John II. Mason & Sons, one of the
oldest cotton manufacturing firms IN
Providence, r. l., failed for $500, 900.
At the national convention in Bur
lington, VT, of the Sons of Temper
ance Rev. A. c. Lawson, of New Jersey,
was elected president.
Jim Redd and Alex Johnson, negroes,
who killed w. F. Skipper, a rich plant
er, were shot to death at Monticello,
Ark, by mob.
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue has decided that all Geographic
messages must be stamped by the
senders.
By the explosion of boiler in the
Niagara starch works in Buffalo, N. Y,
the building was wrecked, six persons
killed and &c injured.