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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
POWDER PLANT DESTROYED.
Explosion Kills One Man and In
jures Three others Near
Hammond, Ind.

Hammond, Ind, May 23.-At the
lunch hour, while the workmen, en-
gagged in the task of making cartridges
for the use of the United States gov
eminent, were luckily out of the build
ing, the plant of the Economical Smoke
less Powder company, located about
five miles southeast OF this city, was de-
stroyed by an explosion shortly before
one o'clock Saturday afternoon, instant
ly killing Arthur E. Booth, of Chicago,
and injuring three others.
Several trusted employees of the COM
pany are of the opinion that the igni-
ton of the powder was not the result
of an accident, and lay particular stress
on the fact that several suspicious
characters have been seen in the vicin-
ity of the works within the past few
days. However this may be, the author
tiles of Lake county have so far been
unable TO substantiate to any tangible
extent the theories of the officials.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
TWENTY WERE KILLED.
Fatalities Resulting from the Bom-
bardment Of the Fortifications
of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

New York, May 23.-Capt. Lloyd, of
the steamer Arkadia, that has just ar
rived here from San Juan, Puerto Rico,
says that he and the ships steward
were the only ones who went ashore
during the steamers three-hours' stay
at the bombarded port. From what
l learned, 20 men were killed by Amer
lean guns" said Capt. Lloyd. "Of these
six were moved down at the guns, and
the others were laid out by bursting
shells in the defenses. No one was hurt
in the town. About 60 were injured,
all in the forts.''
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.

Proceedings of First Regular Session.
The debate upon the war revenue meas
ure was begun in the senate on the 10th.
The estimated revenue from the bill is
$151, 494, 066. In the house the day was
given to consideration Of bills under sus-
pension of the rules, the measures Of chief
Importance being one ratifying an agree
ment for the allotment and opening to set
Element of the Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache lands in Oklahoma.
The time was occupied in the senate on
the 18th in discussing the war revenue bill.
Eulogies in memory of the late Seth l..
Milliken, of Maine, were pronounced. In
the house bills were passed limiting the
labor Of persons employed in government
service to eight hours daily, and provid-
Ing for q nonpartisan labor commission to
consider legislative problems affecting Ia
Dor. The majority report of the commit
tee on foreign affairs in favor of the an
nexation of Hawaii by joint resolution was
presented.
A bill was passed in the senate on the
18th providing that officers of the regular
army shall be eligible for staff appoint
ments in the volunteer army without va
eating their office in the regular army. The
war revenue bill was further discussed.
In the house the deficiency appropriation
bill (sS,0 ,S72) was passed and joint reso-
luton was introduced authorizing the pres
ident to return captured confederate flags
TO the governors of any state that called
for them.
The time was occupied in the senate on
the 18th in discussing the war revenue bill
lin the house the labor arbitration bill
was passed, after which an adjournment
was taken to the 23d.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
FOREIGN.

In collision on the north coast of
Wales the British steamer Benholm
foundered and IL of her crew, including
the master, were drowned.
Commodore Watson, commanding the
blockading squadron at Havana, has
been given orders to attack and de-
stroy the Spanish Notifications On the
Cuban coast, except at Havana, in order
to clear the way for the army of in
vasion.
In fire in a Catholic hospita; at ST.
Hyacinthe, Que, seven lives were lost.
The Puerto Rico government has pro-
hibited all messages to or from the
United States.
Hawaiian advices say bill will be
passed authorizing occupation of the
islands by the United States.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says that
it is absolutely necessary that more
American warships and strong mill
tary force be sent to Admiral Dewey's
aid at once.
A cyclone destroyed great part of
Bima, q seaport town of the island of
Sumbawa, Malay archipelago, and thou
sands of persons were killed.
Unofficial reports regarding the
whereabouts of the three fleets in the
West Indies are conflicting, and there
is no official information.
The boy king of Spain celebrated his
twelfth birthday in Madrid.
A new Spanish cabinet has been
formed with Sagasta ss premier.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
A SOUTHERN CYCLONE.
1t Brings Death to Many and De-
stroys Much Property I'm Ar
kansas and Texas.

Fayetteville, Ark, May 23.-The tor
nado which passed through a portion
of northwest Arkansas Friday night did
immense damage to property and
caused the death of at least seven per-
sons. Reports of the destruction are
coming in slowly and it is feared that
later details will add other names to the
death list. The storm came from the
southeast, passing through the great
fruit belt Of the Ozark fruit region, and
tore its way through the southern end
Of Benton county, spending its force in
the White river valley. Everything in
its path was destroyed, the greatest
damage being dore near Elm Springs,
Lowell and Midtown, the latter place
being entirely swept away. AT Elm
Springs houses were blown down,
orchards destroyed and stock killed.
One man who had sought safety in a
cellar was killed by falling timbers.
The house blew away and the cellar
was filled with debris, crushing the
man to death.
Two miles east of Elm Springs a man
named Killingsworth and his wife were
killed. Their house was entirely de-
stroyed and they were crushed to death
in the debris. A mile away farmhouse
occupied by an italian family was
wrecked and the inmates were instant
ly killed. The residences of w. H. Hol-
comb and w. B. Pierson were DESTROYED.
Twenty houses are reported blown
away in the vicinity of Elm Springs, but
details have not been received.
The storm was less severe in Craw-
ford county, but one life was lost near
Fort Smith. A Mrs. Nesbitt died from
fright while the gale was at it's fiercest.
The home of w. S. Kimbrough. near
Springdale, was blown down and Kim
brough was instantly killed. Several
other farmhouses were blown down
near Springdale and six to eight per.
sons, more or less, seriously injured.
st. Louis, May ga special to the Re-
public from Dallas, Tex, says: A tor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
A SCENE IN HAVANA HARBOR.

nado struck Ravenna, in Tanning coun-
ty, Saturday night from the southwest,
blowing down II barns, ten dwellings
and the Methodist and Christian
churches. The tornado travelled in q
northeasterly direction and passed just
north of Ivanhoe, where Capt. Joseph
e. Dupree was killed and his house
wrecked. At GAINESVILLE a negro was
killed and IL people injured. Many
horses and mules were killed. The
property damage in the Red river val
ley will reach 100000.
Kankakee, ILL.,, May 23.-The heaviest
rainfall for two years was experienced
in the Kankakee valley and adjacent
territory Saturday morning. 1t was in
the nature of waterspout. All the
territory between Kankakee and Bloom
ington is under water. The storm has
inflicted great damage to farmers, as
it will injure oats and retard corn plant
ing. Hardly one-third of the usual
acreage of corn has been planted so
far. The corn planted is rotting.
Mascoutah, ILL.,, May %. - In the
American bottoms, a dozen miles west
of here, there was tremendous down.
pour of rain, the rainfall in places as
Stunning the character of waterspouts.
Many gardens and farms were flooded.
The big wooden bridge across Sill
yer creek, near Lebanon, was demol-
ished by falling trees.
Quincy, ILL.,, May 23.-The break in
the Grow levee il the Indian district
has caused the spreading waters to
cover an area of nearly $4,000 acres of
farming lands and on part of them the
water is three feet deep. tits estimated
that about 5000 or 5000 acres of wheat
is submerged and it probably will be
total loss. The streams are out of their
banks on the Missouri side of the river.
opposite this city, and farmers have not
been able to cross the bottoms since
Thursday evening. Much damage has
been done by washouts and in the carry
ing away of bridges.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

the other was seen. but it was going at a
great speed. The engineer, C. w.
Wheeler, stuck to his post to the last,
and escaped with only a MANNED ankle.
He and his fireman were at once arrest
ed and placed under squad of SOL
diers. They are gravely censured by
the soldiers for running so rapidly with
a special ahead of them.
All the horses of the officers, valuable
animals, were killed. The forward
coaches of the military train were badly
shaken, but no injury was done any one
in them. The damage would have been
much greater had the train not been
made up in exactly the reverse of the
usual order. If it had gone out in reg
ular order the sleepers would have been
in the rear and the officers who occupied
them would have been killed instead of
the horses. The wounded, about IL in
all, were at once taken in charge by
Surgeon Wills, of the First battalion of
the regiment.
Washington, May %. - Upon receiv-
ing news of the disaster, resulting in
the death and injury to a number of
Missouri soldiers near Chattanooga,
Saturday, Secretary Alger sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Maj. Gen. Brooke,
commanding at Chickamauga:
washington. May 21.-The press reports
disaster to the First Missouri volunteers
this morning near your camp, reporting
death of five men and injury of several
others. The secretary of war directs that
every care be taken of the wounded and
that the dead be buried with all the honors
of war and immediate steps taken to
prosecute the railroad responsible for this
disa ster."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

Acyclone at Albion, Neb., and vicinity
did great damage to property, but no
loss of life was reported.
Seven laborers were killed and three
others terribly injured in an elevator
accident at new building in Boston.
The Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers began their
twenty-third annual convention in Gin
cinnati.
Gen. Miles says there will be no fur
Their call for volunteers at this time.
Thus far 5000 have been mustered into
the service of the United States.
While navy department officials re-
fuse to give information, it is believed
battle is expected at any hour be-
tween the Spanish fleet under Admira.
Cervera and the American ships under
Sampson and Schley.
Secretary Long announces the safe
arrival CT the Oregon from her long
trip around Cape Horn. 1t is believed
she has Joined Admiral SIMPSONS
squadron.
Many lives and vast amount of prop
erty were destroyed by cyclone that
swept through Cedar, Clinton and Jack
son counties in Iowa, and passed over
portions of Illinois and Wisconsin. In
Iowa the number of persons known to
have been killed is IA, in Illinois s, anG
in Wisconsin IA. Men and women were
injured and thousands of head of horses
and cattle destroyed on farms.
The new battleship Alabama was
launched from the Cramp company's
yard in Philadelphia.
Violent tornadoes in south central Ne
braska did much damage and injured
a number of persons.
Cunningham, a Kansas town of 400
inhabitants, was destroyed by tornado
and three persons were killed.
The cruiser Charleston, with aid for
Admiral Dewey, sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila.
The remains of Francis Scott Key,
author of 'The Star Spangled Banner"
and his wife, Mary Taylor Key, were ex-
humed in Mount Olivet cemetery in
Frederick, Md, and reinterred in
crypt in the foundation of the monu-
ment being erected to the poets mem
DRY.
NJ. w. Megargee, paying teller of the
First national bank, was arrested in
Philadelphia on the charge of misap-
propriating $4,000 belonging to an
estate.
Six men were drowned near Spring
dale, Pa, while crossing the Allegheny
river on a raft.
Later news concerning the cyclones
which whirled over vast tracts of Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin says that 20 per-
sons were killed and ass injured. The
property loss is enormous.
Semi-official statements are made in
Washington that there are no differ
ences between France and the United
States.
The one hundred and tenth session
of the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church met at Winona Lake, Ind.
In snowslide on the Valdes glacier
in Alaska, Joseph Turner, of Chicago,
B. Antwerp, of Minneapolis, and A..
Johnston, of Eureka, Cal, were killed.
The cruiser Charleston, that sailed
from Vallejo, Cal, for Manila with am
munition and supplies for Dewey, is
back at her berth at Mare Island navy
yard with her machinery disabled.
Gen. Wesley Merritt relinquished
command of the department of the east
and left New York for Washington en-
route to San Francisco to take COM
mand of the army for the occupation of
the Philippines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
SECURE RIch Dnnt,

New York, May 23.-Burglars visited
the residence of Mrs. Barbara Brooks,
widow of Brig. Gen. Horace Brooks,
23S East Thirty-fourth street, and OBJ
tanned money and jewelry to the
amount Of nearly $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Killed n Snectator.

Alameda, CAL, May 23.-During an
alteration with her husband, from
whom she is separated, Mrs. Gregory, a
medical specialist, Sunday afternoon
shot and killed j. II. Williams, who was
present. 1t is supposed the bullet was
intended for Gregory, but the woman's
aim was bad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Lecture Of a Novelist

A well-known novelist delivered lecture,
recently in which he read selections from
his own works. His reputation and the So.
ciety that engaged him brought together am
neighborhood. After the lecture, when
people met, it was the proper thing for one
to ask the other:
'Were you at the lecture" And the
answer in every case:
ooh, yes! l was there, but didn't hear,
word. Did you hear the lecture?"
"Well, mol l was there, but l couldn't,
hear, either"
A friend who met the novelist few days
after his visit to the suburban town asked
him what kind of audience he had, and how
he liked the town.
cts fine place." was the reply, "and T
had the most attentive audience that have
ever spoken to. No one made a sound, and
did not have to raise my voice above a
whisper. "-Philadelphia Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Decapitntes Her Children.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 23.-Mrs.
SPORT, the insane widow of fireman at
Vassar college, murdered her two chill
dren, son two years old, and daugh-
ter five months old, by decapitating
them on Saturday morning. She will be
sent to the Matteawan asylum for in
sane criminals.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Died of HIS Injuries.

Lorain, o., May 23.-During cele-
bration of the supposed naval victory
Saturday night, hose cart in a process
sion ran over two men. Peter Snyder
Is dead, and another man, whose name
10 unknown, 10 dying.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

The oftener girl has been engaged, the
more interesting is the announcement of her
marriage Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

Pugilists and babies are put to sleep in a,
different manner.-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

McVicker's Thenter, Chicago.
Shenandoah" is having an unprecedent.-
ed run, and people are securing seats four
weeks in advance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
RUSSELL BRINGS
 THE CHALLENGE Represents Sir Thomas
 LiptOn. EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK WILL BE BoURKE CoCKRAN's
 GUEST.
EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK
Talks of the Motive Which Prompted an Irish Yachtsman to Seek to Win the Amer
 jca's Cup.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

QUEBEC, Aug. 21.-Hon. Charles Russell, the son of Lord Russell of Killowen, is here, the bearer of chal- lenge from Ireland to all yachtsmen in America for the Americas cup. MT. Russell arrived in Quebec on Friday and is the guest of Solicitor General Charles Fitzpatrick. He will leave to- morrow for New York, where he will be the guest of Bourke- Cochran. The challenger is confident the details of the race will be speedily arranged. To the Associated Press representative he said:
 ''The desire to challenge for the cup Is not a new idea with Sir Thomas Lipton. Twelve years ago he made the proposition to the Cork Yacht Club to challenge with an Irish yacht, but at the time there were difficulties in the way and the contest was not brought about"
 Does Sir Thomas intend to put his own yacht into the proposed contest?" Mr Russell was asked.
 "No,'' he said Sir Thomas does not own a racing yacht at the present time, but he has always taken lively interest in yacht racing and is a mem Der of several yacht clubs. In fact, he has always been in all forms of sports
 What Is his motive for issuing the challenge at this timer"
 Sir Thomas view is this: England and Scotland have had repeated oppor- tunities to compete for the trophy and have failed, but Ireland has had no chance. He thinks Ireland should no longer remain the Cinderella of the family, and in yachting at any rate, should take her proper place among the nations of the earth. The yacht will be built in Ireland and she is to be called the Shamrock. Her crew will be Irish and she is to be built in the yards of Harland & Wolf, Belfast. Right Hon. w. J. Pierre, the chief part ner, is taking the greatest possible in- terest in the matter. His firm is the builders of the White Star liners"
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22

It was shown that all that was neces- sary was tc be ready to take the water While 1t was high enough and to put competent boatmen in charge. The fall ure to do this by the men swho have enticed passengers to sail with them by false statements and accepted freight which they will be unable to deliver will result in great suffering and disaster and no doubt develop another big cloud of damage suits next year.
 The Seattle No. 3, which is long over due, is not reported anywhere in the river, and the eighteen tons of United States mail which is in her care, or the care of the company, is causing great anxiety and disgust because of it's non arrival.
 On the little steamer Flora of the Bennett Lake and Klondike Navigation Company, which leaves for White Horse Rapids tonight, Major Walsh, Con- missioner to the Northwest Territory, is a passenger. He is the highest off, cfal in the Territory, and, going to Ot- tawa, he will make his report and re- tire from the service. Major Walsh has profound faith in the great richness of the Territory-believes it to be the rich est camp in the world. He says that he will urge upon Parliament the imme- diate betterment of many of the con- ditions here. The waterway will be cleared, he says, of the rocks that have caused so many Wr6ChS at w uIlS HUI oC and in Thirty-mile rivers. He thinks a telegraph line will connect Dawson with the rest of the world before an- other year, and that police posts at in tervals of thirty miles will make 1t a comparatively easy matter to travel be- tween the ''out" and inside" this win ter. He believes the camp is fixture for many years. The departure of Ma jor Walsh is very generally regretted. Before leaving the major commissioned D. w. Davis, Dr. Richardson, Captain of Police Sterns, Captain Bliss and Pro- scouting Attorney Wade to serve as a town committee, with full powers.
 The Anglian, a small steamer or the Canadian Development Company, ar rived from Lake Teslin. She brought seventy soldiers, whom she landed at Fort Selkirk. She will now run regu-, larly on the upper river. The Viola, the smallest of the fleet of steamboats, has also arrived from up the river, and the Vivian. They report the finding Of the body of George Mulhern near the Little Salmon.
 Three Indians brought down from Tagish have been tried and found guilty of the murder of Billy Meecham early in June. They will be hanged here on the 1st of October.
 A daughter was born on July Y to MT. and Mrs "Jim' Wardner Of Ward ner, Idaho They recently arrived in small boat from Bennett. All the 1an- fly are well and happy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
NATIONAL SENTIMENT
 FAVORS EXPANSION
President Mckinley Deluged With Letters Urging Retention of
 the Philippines.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: Secretary Alger was much interested this morning as to the contention in different quarters as to whether the ca pitulation had included the Philippines. A very prominent and observant official said tonight that if the word "su- burbs" mentioned in the terms of agreement was translated back into Spanish a clearer idea might be formed. He was conversant with the fact that the Spanish word was pliant and many-sided and more may have been meant by what was translated into suburbs than is contemplated by our term suburb" And yet other opinion here opposes the suggestion that the agreement was received with General Merritt's perfect knowledge of the word suburbs" and that, there fore, the claim that the Philippines were meant is out of the question.
 President Mckinley and his Cabinet are being made aware of the fact that the sentiment of the country is strong ly in favor of holding all of the Phil ippines. Each day the mail brings to the President and to each member of the Cabinet many letters from all over the country. Even before the capture of Manila by Admiral Dewey and Gen eral Merritt a great majority of the writers of these letters urged that all the islands should be held. Since that victory the proportion of the writers who favor retiring from them has grown much smaller. It cannot be said that the President has changed his views on the subject up to this time, but as he is inclined to regard what he understands to be the deliberate judgment of the people of the coun- try he may, when the time comes to instruct the peace commissioners, give them to understand that he considers the situation in the Philippines to be such it will be the duty of the United States to hold them.
 Representative GrosvenOr, who has just returned from Europe, was at the White House tonight and had talk with the President about the situation. I saw him as he was leaving the White House and he told me he was heartily in favor of the retention of the Philip pines by the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
DEATHS AT THE FRONT.
shafter's Daily Report on the Condi-
 tion of His Army.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-General Shaf- ter's daily report of the health conditions of the troops at Santiago, received to- night, follows
 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. H.-Adju- tant General of the Army, Washington: Sanitary report for August 21: Total sick. 1925: total fever cases, 698; number new fever cases. 75; fever cases returned to duty, 129.
 Milan, Company M, Seventy-ffrst New York Infantry. yellow fever.
 Private Frank E. Sharp, Company c, Thirty-third Michigan typhoid fever. Private Moseley Gaines, Troop B, Tenth Cavalry, typhoid fever.
 Corporal Walter c. Jarvis, Company A. Ninth Infantry, pernicious malarfal fever. Private Richard Rique. Company c. Ninth Infantry, typhoid fever
 Justice w. Harwood, civilian, acute dys- John C. Wright. civilian, pernicious ma larial fever.
 F. N. .Naftzger, Company D, Eighth Ohio, yellow fever.
 August 20: Private August L. Johnson, Company E, Thirty-fourth Michigan, ty- phoid fever.
 James s. Smith, Company B, Second h. fantry, yellow fever.
 SKATER, Major General