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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Hon. Tom Kelly excused himself
from speaking at the democratic eau
Gus the other night at Des Moines
because he hadn't language to properly
express his feelings against the Leader.
Now he should have made it plain so
at least his constituents would know
whether their representative is short
on language or long on feeling. Which
ever way the affliction is it is serious
one. This free silver idea must be a
dangerous thing if it affects one il
such way rs to get his faculties so
out of harm ony with themselves.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Judge Thornell at Council Bluffs
Saturday decided the inheritance tax
law passed last year unconstitutional.
The law does not provide for notice to
be given to claimants to estates SO they
may be heard before the tax is levied.
This was the reason assigned by the
judge for his decision.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Fredericks

Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Fredericks-
town, Mo-, was troubled with chronic
diarrhoea for over thirty years. He
had become fully satisfied that it was
only a question of a short time until
he would have to give up. He had
been treated by some of the best ply
sicians in Europe and America but got
no permanent relief. One day he
picked up a newspaper and CHANGED to
read an advertisement of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. He got bottle of it, the first
dose helped him and its continued use
cured him. For sale by A. II. Roberts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17


Henry Brunier, of Manning, was
looking after his interests here Monday.
f. b. Ellis, our former harness maker,
was on our streets last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Moller were passengers
last Friday for the county capitol.
Peter Hansen made an overland trip
to Walnut last week to visit relatives.
August Schroeder, of Cameron town
ship, was transacting business in town
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce rejoice over the
arrival of sweet girl baby Sunday
morning.
Doc Antrim lost valuable horse last
week. He found the animal dead in
the barn.
Gus Forsbeck and Nels Christensen
returned from their Chicago trip Tues
day morning.
p. G. Moler and family left Wednes-
day for Mapelton, where they will make
their future home.
II. B. Kennels was up from Hamlin
Tuesday doing Il little justice business.
He returned the same day. 4.
Geo. P. Wiley left Monday for Green
field to work in the interest of the
Bankers Life Insurance Company.
The farm machinery of Henry Schafer
was sold by Constable w. w. Perrine
Monday to satisfy judgment by W. +.
Berger.
The representatives Of three cream
cry supply houses were here Tuesday
figuring with the directors on the ma
chinery.
The streets were covered with ice
part of last week which made it quite
difficult for pedestrians to keep on
their feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. MertZ, of Lake View,
visited with their son, Eugene, Satur
day and Sunday. They made the trip
in u cutter.
Assessor "A. F. Greenwaldt has been
interviewing some Of our citizens in
regard to their ability to contribute to
the support of government.
Our stock buyers shipped four loads
of cattle ana one of hogs Saturday
evening. That means something over
$4,000 distributed among the farmers.
For the benefit of those who wish to
get their mail on Sunday the post.
master wishes to state that the office
is open every Sunday from two to three
o'clock p. m.
Louis Swanson purchased Mr..
Hischke's house and will soon move
into the same. Consideration $1,000.
Mr.. IIischke and family expect to leave
for Benton Harbor, Michigan, in about
two weeks, where they will reside in
the future.
Now is the time to begin to agitate
the question of new school house.
There is no doubt that the old build
ing is entirely too small for the num-
Der of pupils that are attending or
would like to attend. Our schools are
a subject of much pride and their rep
utation has become so well known that
they draw a large number of non.resi-
dent pupils who will have to be barred
before very long unless more room is
provided.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Bradstreet's record for 1897 shows in
northwestern states 1856 failures, as
compared with 1,456 for 1896 and 1910
for 1895. In the whole country the to-
tai failures in 1897 were 1908 and 10,
O95 in 1896. The 1897 record shows,
too, large falling off i'll liabilities.
The year recently closed is the best
since 1893.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

The Sioux City Journal inquiries
"What's the matter with Gen. Weav,
err? Here it is we'll along in the sec
ond month of the year of congressional
elections and he has made no move
for congressional nomination. There
are several Iowa districts he has not
stood fOr.'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

The Dallas County Record published
at Adel closed its doors last week. The
outfit will be sold by the mortgages.
The News published at Abel says the
paper will no doubt be revived as there
is n field for two papers there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

1t is stated that Jacob Sims, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs. will be candidate for attor-
new general before the republican
state convention.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

No report has yet been published
from the commission that went TO
Japan some six or eight months ago
to investigate the silver question.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
William Odds has again left this com


munity.
Walter Reynolds has returned home
from his visit.
PC. Lamm is now running bar
Der shop in Yale.
An. Keys, of Creston, spent Sunday
with j. &. Bonwell.
E. A. Smith and j. c. Bonwell were
in Audubon Saturday.
Meeting is still in progress at the
West Point school house.
There was card party at Ben Cof-
fields Wednesday evening.
Many of our young folks are seen
trying their fate OH the ice.
L. 4. Browning purchased fine
horse at the Wiley belong sale.
A movement is being made to build
a new creamery at Viola Center.
Walter Mcintyre will farm DR.. II. E.
JEWELS place aud look after his stock
There was - social gathering at Chas
Booten's Saturday evening. Allreport
splendid time.
Charley and Tama Browning, Bob
and Roy Hoffman and George Textor
attended the sale Wednesday in Guth-
RE county.
w. p. Tompkins, of New York wrote
to DIR. Edmundson, of Bisbee, Arizona,
asking him if'the printed letter in the
circular of O. +. Potter, of Minneapolis,
bearing his signature, was genuine, and
the statements in it correct; also those
of other parties whose letters appear in
the same circular.
Bisbee, Arizona, JAN, 1898
W. P. ToMPKINs,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of January 18th received
this evening" and if you will pardon my
short comings after hard days ride of
30 miles in Sonora, Mexico, / will try
and answer your letter. / will say that
the printed copy of my letter is almost
verbatim to the one L wrote to Minneap-
oils, and will vouch for the truth of
the statements made therein. / am well
acquainted with the other parties and
am satisfied in my own mind that their
letters are the same as mine. Within
the last month wonderful change has
tahen place IN the Copper King mine
here. If you have any shares do not
worry about them, but ask one dollar
for the same. Why? Because l have
sample OF ore before me that will run 80
per cent copper, and it came from the
500-foot level, or the bottom of the shaft.
Of course they do not know how much
they have got, but they have drove
through it and set their timbers for the
the level, and havegn otreached the depth
of it yet. Now do you think am inter
ested any more than you are, and per.
haps not so much, 1 have few shares,
say 1000 not any more. and il L could
not replace them for the same money
that could buy them for l would not
sell them any less than par; but | un.
derstand the company has not advanced
them above so cents as yet. You write
to any person who has a mind of his
own. and think you will receive about
the same answer that have given you,
any one that is not married to the Cop
per Queen. Any other information l
can give you will gladly do 80.
Respectfully,
G. l.. EDMUNDsoN.
The herald., 1898-09-26
AMERICAN FACTORIES
TURNING OUT GOODS TO SELL IN
AUSTRIA
United States Products Making Their
Way Into Markets of Other
Nations of Europe

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-The United
States consul at Vienna, in a report to the
state department on the trade of Austria
Hungary for 1897, ascribes the general de-
crease in exports to this country to the
fact that the same goods are now manu-
factured in the United States and can be
solo at the same or lower prices than
the Austrian goods. The report is that
American silk Is being sold in Lyons, the
real silk center In Europe, and that the
French manufacturers are buying it in
large quantities-practically all that Is
used for lining purposes. to take the place
of that formerly imported from Austria
and Germany. There Is a falling off in de-
mand for pearl goods and for glassware,
due to the popularity and superiority of
the American product. 1t is frankly ad-
mitted, the consul says, that the American
cut-glass is finer and more elegantly cut
than any manufactured in Europe.
The American bicycle, according to the
consul, Is finding favor with the wheel
men, notwithstanding its higher price
over those of domestic make. He thinks
that If the United States manufacturers
desire to get their wheels into the for
eign market they should be satisfied with
a little less profit and try to make easier
terms for their agents. The wheels sent
from America are generally without mud
guards, brakes and other necessaries, and
the agent Is put to the additional expense
and trouble of supplying them.
There Is a growing demand for American
canned goods. but high prices prevail be-
cause the goods go through the hands of
middlemen.
The consul at Antwerp. Belgium, re-
ports that the exports from that country
to the United States in 1896 were valued at
50, ,4S7, 100, an increase Of per cent over
the preceding year. and the imports direct
from the United States In 1896 were valued
at $37 ,5O4 800, an increase of 81 per cent over
1895. An important increase In the con-
sumption Of beer is noted, amounting to
about 81 gallons per capita. Figures are
also presented showing a large increase
in importattons in number of articles
from the United States for the first eight
months of the fiscal year 1897 over the
corresponding period of 1896, notably in
starch and non-edible products, timber,
rye, barley, oats, corn and buckwheat.
The herald., 1898-09-26
IROOPSAT CAMP MEADE
ALL IN HEALTH EXCEPT ONE
REGIMENT
The First New York Isolated to Pre-.
vent the Further Spread Of
Typhoid Fever

CAMP MEADE. Middletown, Pa. Sept.
25-Major J. E. Weaker Of Norristown was
relieved today as surgeon-in-chief Of the
Second division hospital and assigned as
acting surgeon Of the division. The change
was made necessary by the resignation Of
Major Devine. who returns to Boston to
resume his private practice.
Private George Morgan. First Maryland.
died last night at the Red Cross hospital
If typhoid fever. Corporal August F. Ross
company H. Second regiment, engineer
corps. also succumbed to typhoid fever.
To prevent the spread Of typhoid fever n
camp the Twenty-third New York regl-
ment, which is infected with the disease,
will be isolated from Camp Black. Chief
Surgeon Girard says the fever had its in
cipiency In the New York camp, and the
sick will be sent to Philadelphia hospitals.
The Red Cross will send a hospital train
to camp from Philadelphia tomorrow to
take one hundred patients. They will Be
carried to the Women's Homeopathic and
Women's hospitals.
The Reading hospital Will also send a
train for fifty patients.
Major-General Gresham issued an order
today consolidating the Fifteenth Pennsyl-
vania and the Ninth Ohio battalions. The
new organization will take the place Of the
First Delaware in the First division, and
will probably be ordered to Cuba for gar
rison duty. The battalion is made up en-
tirely Of colored troops, In command of
Major Young.
Eight companies Of the First Delaware
have received orders to move to the
grounds vacated by the Twelfth Pennsyl-
vania, and as soon as their muster rolls
have been prepared they will be forwarded
to their home station for thirty days
furlough. at the expiration Of which they
will be retired from the service
General Graham expects soon to begin
practice marches by regiments. They will
march to rendezvous within a radius of
ten miles of camp and will take with them
baggage and water wagons and ambu-
lances for the sick
The health Of the corps, with the excep-
ton Of the New York regiment, is excel
lent, and unless there! is a change the
troops will stay here until cold weather.
The prospects are that the First divis' on
will be the first ordered south to prepare
for duty in the West Indies and the Philip
pines.
The herald., 1898-09-26
THE RECORDS MADE
By the Men Who Will Conduct the
Inquiry

Major Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, president
of the commission, was born April 12, 1881:
graduated from Norwich (vt.) university
as civil engineer. He entered the service
April. 1861, as captain, was made colonel of
the Fourth Iowa infantry June 10, 1861.
brigadier general March 10. 1862 major gen.
eral May 10, 1868. Commanded the Sixteenth
corps in the Atlanta campaign in 1864. In
November, 1864, he was assigned to com.
mand Of the Indian campaign. He left the
army In 1866. built the Union Pacific and
Texas Pacific roads. Was q member of
congress from Iowa. Since then has been
connected with the railway systems of the
United States. President of several rail-
roads. Succeeded Gen W. T. Sherman as
commander of the army of Tennessee,
Now commander of military order of 10y
al Legion, state of New York.
Gen. A. MD McCook
Major Gen. Alexander Med. McCook, u.
s. A. (retired), is a member Of the fighting
McCook family Of Ohio He was born April
%, 1881, and was appointed to the military
academy in 1S47 graduating In 1852, and
was assigned to the Third infantry. When
the civil war came he was on duty at the
The herald., 1898-09-26
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

+ The Filipino congress finds the ma 1
+ tives unwilling to pay taxes Of any 4
r kind. 4
+ The Seventh regiment is expected to 1
+ start for Los Angeles next Wednes- 4
r day morning. 4
+ An unconfirmed report in circulation 4
+ in London that the Chinese emperor 4
+ Is dead, probably by poison. 4
r Consular reports indicate the 4
+ growth Of trade in American made 4
+ goods In European countries. 4
+ The Spanish warship Infanta Maria 1
+ Teresa raised and towed safely into 4
r port at Guantanamo. 4
r Short sketches of the Mves Of men 4
+ who make up the commission appoint /
+ ed to investigate the conduct Of the-.j
r war. 4
+ Troops at Camp Meade In food 4
+ health, with the exception Of one reg i
r iment, the First New York, which Is 4
+ isolated to prevent the spread Of ty- 4
+ phoid. /
+ The New York Republican state con- i
+ vention meets tomorrow. and will i
+ nominate Theodore Roosevelt for gov. I
+ ernor; the Oregon legislature convenes i
+ today to hll the senatorial Vacancy i
******************i
The herald., 1898-09-26
THE sEAlrAN's TERROR
Crew Of the Bark Olga Stricken With
Scurvy

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-The Ger
man bark Olga arrived at the Delaware
breakwater tonight for orders from Sam
arang. Java, laden with sugar. She
brought to a close a voyage of strange ia
taFties. having only few of the original
officers on board. Capt. Dreyer, her COM
mander, and five others having dded of thut
dread disease, scurvy, which so often
breaks out on board vessels from the far
east. The Olga sailed from Sourabay,
on April T. When about two months out
from port the disease first made It's ap-
pearance, and one by one the men were
taken i'll, until the ships company was
reduced to four men able to be about.
Capt. Dreyer was among the first to be
stricken. He tasted only few days, suf-
fering great agony. Then tho mate took
charge, and he, too was stricken down.
leaving in charge of the vessel men who
had little knowledge Of navigation. When
st. Michael's was reached a new captain
was taken aboard and the fateful voyage
continued. The Olga is now waiting or
ders and will probably come to this port
to discharge her cargo.
The herald., 1898-09-26
The Brooks Murder

SAUSALITO, Sept. 25.-Another link of
circumstantial evidence that the authori-
ties have collected in the Brooks murder
is supplied by Town Marshal Harmon,
George Smith and William Harrison. When
they arrived at the Chispa, between five
and ten minutes after the shots were fired,
they found the mutilated body of Captain
Brooks stiff and cold IN death. Coroner
Eden states that body retains considera-
BILE warmth for some hours after death. He
believes that the wound in Nelson's leg was
not inflicted by a bullet. He says 1t looks
more like scratch than anything else.
The herald., 1898-09-26
THAT ASHCROFT TRAIL
LEADS TO DEATH INSTEAD OF
THE KLoNDIKE
Many Who Tried It Are Dead and
Many More Are Starving
to Death

SEATTLE, WASH. Sept. "a .vancou-
yer (B. c. special says:
Brindley Mills and P. G. Grant, two men,
bers of Montreal Klondike syndicate, ar
| rived here today, after spending four
months in trying to get through to the gold
country over the Ashcroft trail. At Ques-
nellie they met Sir Arthur Curtis, an Eng
lish baronet, and his party, and also ran
across them at Mud river, where Sir Ar
thur mysteriously disappeared and was
never seen by a white man again. Mr.. Mills
said they Joined in the search with Indians
for the body. and that they are confident
that the latter knew all about the noble
mans death and where the body might be
found. They want $1,000 reward for bring
ing 1t out of the woods. The unfortunate
nobleman, Mills believes. met with foul
play.
Mills and his party were lost for four days
without food 100 miles from Telegraph
creek. On one occasion they took the ad-
vice Of treacherous Indian guide and went
so miles out Of their way.
They describe their experiences as ter
rible. They declare emphatically that the
route Is a fraud and that hundreds of poor
tion on it now. They are stalled 50 and 100
miles apart, without provisions and with
out hope.
Mills and Grant started out with 50 horses
and lost 80 head on the road. Their out
fits were also lost, and when they reached
Telegraph creek they were broken in
health and without money.
The Season Closed
SKAGUAY, Alaska, via Seattle, Sept
25.-The close Of the gold season, under
the British Columbia laws was ushered
in on September 18th. and nearly all the
men who do not intend remaining on their
claims this winter have returned from the
Atlin country. It is said nearly thousand
men will remain at Atltn lake until spring.
SO as to be on hand early to prospect for
new discoveries. From all indications the
Pine creek, Spruce creek, Wright creek
and Musket creek mines will prove very
rich.
Men who rushed into Atlin six weeks ago
are coming home, many Of them with from
$500 to $500 in gold dust, which they washed
out in a very crude manner from their
claims. The Atlin district is sure to prove
one Of the most profitable placer regions
In the world, and the rush there next sum-
mer Is anticipated to be very great.
Brady's Report
SKAGUAY, Alaska, Sept q, via Seattle,
Sept 25-Governor Brady has returned
from an official trip to the Pribyloff islands
and other points south. He said that he
found everything running smoothly at
every point he touched. Speaking Of the
Aleutian islands, he said:
'They are destined to become tho home
Of countless herds Of cattle and sheep.
Some Of the islands have not stick Of
The herald., 1898-09-26
A COMMISSION CHOSEN
TO INVESTIGATE THE CONDUCT
OF THE WAR
THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS
Together With Brief References ia
Records Made in the Service Of
the Nation
Associated Press Special Wire.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 25-The commits.
sion appointed by President Mckinley tc
investigate the administration of the wal
department In relation to Its conduct Of the
Hispano-American war will begin Its To-
bors formally tomorrow.
The commission effected an organisation
yesterday by the election of Gen. Gren-
vile M. Dodge as president Richard
Weightman as secretary and Major Steph.
en- c. Mills of the regular army as record
er. 1t Is the presidents desire that tha
inquiry should be rigid and searching,
as was indicated by his statement to the
commission when It assembled at the
White House for a conference with him
yesterday. No limit is placed by the presi-
dent to such investigation. 1t Is to include
all affairs Of the army, and the president
assures the commission In advance that
he will afford 1t every facility in his power
to make the most searching inquiry into
every department Of the war. Among
other things the president said:
II cannot impress upon you too strongly
my wish that your investigation shall be SO
thorough and complete that your report
when made will FIX tho responsibility for
any failure or fault by reason of neglect,
incompetency or maladministration upon
officers and bureaus responsible therefor
II 1t be found that the evils complained Of
have existed.
THE people Of the country are entitled
to know whether or not the citizens who
so promptly responded to the call of duty
have been neglected or misused or NAL.
treated by the government to which they
so willingly gave their services If there
have been wrongs committed the wrong
doers must not escape conviction and
punishment"
The following are biographical sketches
Of all members Of the commission excent
Of DR.. Connor, Cincinnati, who has not ar
rived in Washington
The herald., 1898-09-26

timber on them. but are covered all over
with luxuriant growth Of grass, affording
the finest kind of pasture land for cattle
and stock Of all kinds
He says that at the Seal islands he found
that the seal herds are dying off rapidly,
or rather, are being killed off. Pelagic seal
ing is daily decreasing the herds.
Had Some Dust
SEATTLE. Sept. 25-The steamer Rosa
lie arrived tonight from Alaska, with ITO
passengers, most Of whom were from Daw-
son. There was a small amount Of gold
dust in the crowd. amounting in the aggre-
gate to about $4,000
The herald., 1898-09-26
FOUND THE FRENCH

Major Marchand Declines to Retire
From Fashoda
LONDON, Sept 26.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Cairo correspondent telegraphs to-
day (Monday), saying:
Gen. Kitchener found the French al
Fashoda. He notified Major Marchand
that he had express instructions that the
territory was British and that the French
must retire, and offered them passage to
Cairo. Major Marchand absolutely de-
clined to retire unless ordered to do so by
his government. No fighting occurred.
Major Marchand was given clearly to un-
derstand that the British insisted upon
their claims and the rest has been left to
be settled by diplomacy between the re-
spective governments.