Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-03
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during nearly the entire session on the
25th. In the house the senate amend
ments to the army appropriation bill
were agreed to and a long debate over
the question of river and harbor appro-
priations took place during the consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill.
In the United States senate on the
Goth ult. the pension calendar was
cleared by the passage of several pri-
vate pension bills and the right of Hen
ry W. Corbett to seat from the state
of Oregon was further discussed. In
the house the time was occupied in dis
cussng the sundry civil appropriation
bill and about 20 pages were disposed of.
President Dole, of Hawaii, left San
Francisco for Honolulu.
The plant of the American Tobacco
company at Louisville, KY, was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being over
$350,000.
The United States cruiser Minneapo-
lis has been launched at Philadelphia.
After prolonged cabinet meeting in
! Washington, at which the Spanish sit
uation was thoroughly discussed, it was
stated by one of the members that
| there is no occasion for alarm or eX-
element, and that the present situation
| is not even critical.
The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya left New
York for Havana.
There were 233 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on the 25th, against 205 the week
| previous and 206 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The Indians at Pine Ridge agency in
| Nebraska are on the warpath again.
| William r. Colt (colored) was hanged
at Gransboro, Ala, for the brutal MUIR
der there three months ago of John A..
Singley, wife and child.
In railway wreck near Waycross,
Ga, Mrs. Frank d. Holden, of Yonkers,
n. Y, was killed and six other pas
sengers were badly injured.
The president has appointed Col.
Henry c. Corbin adjutant general of
the army, to succeed Samuel Brock, re-
tired on account of age.
Ray Fry and Hugh Sewell, prominent
young men, quarreled at jamestown,
Pa, about q young woman and Sewell
thrust n knife through Fry's heart. kill
ing him.
In a fire in Charleston, s. c., Mrs. Re-
becca Knickmeyer and her six children
and Caswell O'Neal were burned to
death.
The board of inquiry at Havana, it is
stated, believes the bottom of the Maine
must be examined if the positive facts
of the cause of the disaster are to be
known. The disclosures of the divers
seem to prove that the ship was blown
up by an outside explosion of a large
torpedo or submarine mine.
The entire business portion of Cortez,
Col, was destroyed by fire.
The French line steamer La Cham
payne, six days overdue in New York,
was towed in to the harbor at Halifax,
n. S., in disabled condition.
The Western Baseball league season
will open April 20.
Fire broke out in the Hall chemical
works at Kalamazoo, Mich, and explo-
sions that occurred killed ten men and
injured several other persons.
Edith and Linda Caplinger, aged sis
ters, were burned to death at their
home near Mineral Wells, w. Va.
Seven persons, pleasure seekers, resi-
dents of West Harvey, ILL.,, were crushed
to death by train which struck their
bus at railway crossing.
The Spanish army organ in Madrid
announces that war with the United
States is expected in April
Advices from Madrid say there is an
appalling scarcity of food in many prov.
inces of Spain and bread riots are of
daily occurrence at Salamanca.
The British steamer Legislator, en-
route to Boston, was destroyed by fire
in midocean and six of her crew were
lost.
DR.. John p. Maynard, famous as the
discoverer of collodion, as used in sur
gerry, died in Dedham, Mass, aged 72
years.
The steamer Manitoba arrived in New
York with herd of 537 reindeer pur-
chased by the government for Alaska.
| William NJ. Singerly, editor of the
Record and president of the Record
Publishing company, died suddenly of
| heart disease at his home in Philadel-
Phia, aged &C years.
| The Warwick Cycle company at
Springfield, Mass, filed petition in in
Holvency, it's Indebtedness being $780,.
| 900.
| An unsuccessful attempt was made
in Athens to assassinate King George
| of Greece.
The naval court of inquiry into the
Maine disaster has shifted its base of
| investigation from Havana to Key
West, Fla, and will examine some wit
nesses of the explosion who are now
there.
Evangelist Sam Jones has withdrawn
as candidate for governor of Georgia.