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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHICAGO MARKETS.
lsseaesssesssssssensssssu
WHEAT MARKET sLUMPs,
July Closes With Loss of 1 1-2c-Coarse
Grains Slow and EasY

July Closes With q Loss of 1 1-ec-Coarse
Grains Slow and Easy.
CHICAGO March 23.-Wheat TODAY opened
firm and higher, with some covering by shorts
but soon eased off and became extremely slow
Reports of freezing temperature all over the
winter wheat country and the steadiness of
English cables caused a &c advance in July at
the opening, initial trades in that delivery
ranging from s6c to S61sc May was even
stronger opening Ac higher at $1U6A. The
market began to decline at once. Apprehen.
sion of damage from the cold weather was dis.
sipated by advices that the temperature west
was rapidly moderating, and that so far as
could be determined no injury had resulted.
July declined to 84c and May to s1.O4
Corn and oats were very slow and easy.
Provisions We're slow and easier.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-May, s1.041a; July, s41sc
CoRN-May, 2s7sc; July, 3O1sc.
OATs-Nay, 25ssst926c; July, 23l4c.
PoRK-May, $9.70; July, s9771$.
LARD-May, S505; July, $5.12Ia
RlBs-May, $500; July, 1906.
Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat, 81 Osd
l04; No. 8 red, 9o99sc; No spring, 95c: No.
3spring, S5@9c2; No. 2 hard winter, ss@0Oc;
No. 3 hard winter, Sl9S6c; No. l northern
spring. s09ogl.0O; No. 2 corn, 2Ss4c; No. z
oats, 261lc.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Kites and Kites.

Mr.. Plunkett, u famous Irish bar
rister, had great wit Before Lord
Chancellor of Ireland Redesdale
Plunkett had occasion to use the
word "kites" very frequently, as
designating fraudulent bills and
promissory notes.
II don't quite understand your
meaning, Mr.. Plunkett," said the
lord chancellor. SIN England, kites
are paper playthings, used by boys.
In Ireland they seem to mean some
species of monetary transaction.
"There is another difference, my
lord" Mr.. Plunkett replied; in
England the wind raises the kites,
in Ireland the kites raise the wind. :"
Brooklyn Citizen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Old Monitors Ordered Into Service.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Secretary
Long at noon today determined to bring
into service the eight old singleturreted
monitors used during the war and now
lying atLeague Island navy yard, Phila-
delphia. He issued orders that the
monitors G .tskill and Lehigh proceed
to Boston and the monitors Manhattan,
Eahopac, Montauk and Canonicus,
will remain at Philadelphia, where the
work of preparing them for service will
begin immediately.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Burlington's Defaultiug Auditor.

BURLINGTON, Ia., March 2O.-John S.
Fear the defaulting city auditor, is un-
doubtedly en- route to the Klondike.
This is concluded from the fact two
weeks ago he expressed a trunk to him
self at Seattle. 1t is ascertained that
he gambled heavily in grain and at
cards. No report has been made by the
experts who are examining his books,
but it is found the amount of defalca-
ton is much heavier than at first an
nounced.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
News In Other Lands.


Bishop Komp of Fulda has been
elected archbishop of Freiburg.
Spain has purchased the steam yacht
Giralda, belonging to Hugh McAlmont.
M. P.
The election returns at Yokohama
show a small majority for the govern
ment.
London Standard says the Earl of
Egln desires to resign his office of vice
roy of India.
Ane puuget committee of the German
relchstag Thursday passed the second
reading of the naval bill.
Count de Castellane has challenged
for the French cup and will build a
yacht for the purpose of contesting for
that trophy.
Russia has notified China that the
latter's delay in replying is taken as
consent to the Russian occupation of
Port Arthur.
Signor Crispi, former premier of Italy.
will not be impeached for alleged Bank
OF Naples scandals, but will be censured
by the chamber of deputies.
A terrible explosion took place in the
Santa Isabel mine at Melmez, Spain.
Sixty corpses have already been recoy-
cred, and many men are as yet unac-
counted for.
The Johannesburg, Transvaal, Stan.
dard Diggers' News, in seem
ingly inspired article, says: "War is
almost inevitable unless England aban-
dons its claim to suzerinty."
The bill prohibiting the distribution
and sale in Canada Of newspapers issued
or purporting to be issued on Sunday
passed its second reading in the Do
minion house of commons Thursday.
Brunswick officials report that they
lately discovered trichina in several
packages of American meat and the
government of Brunswick has asked
the bundesrath to issue decree pro.
hibiting the importation of American
meat.
A Berlin dispatch says Theodore Led.
ner, with an expedition aided from
state and private sources, will start on
the steamer Heligoland next May in
search OF Herr Andree, the missing
aeronaut and to prosecute scientific in
vestigations.
A conspiracy, with the object
OF bringing about rebellion, has been
started by Chinese officials OF. various
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Kansas Citx Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, March 23.-Cattle-Receipts,
5000; best grades steady, others weak; Texas
steers. $3.5o(9430; Texas cows, $2.O5(G4.25; ma
tive steers, $3G5@5.4O; native cows and heifers,
s2.7094.45: stockers and feeders s3.0O(Q5. .35:
bulls, s2.75940O. Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; pigs
steady, others weak to sc lower bulk of sales
3.7O@3s 80; heavy, s3So93 1879; packers, $4,000
3s5;,mixed s35O@S. .s215; light. ss.55a8 rs york.
ers, s3.7O9S75; pigs, s3.05@865 Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 5000; steady; lambs, s4.65@5.3O; NUT
tons, $SOO14.75
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Atlantic Canning Factory,

ATLANTIC, Ia, March l9.-The At
lantic Canning company is making
extensive Improvements on its plant
here by which it expects to double the
output of canned corn for 1898, as CON-
pared with 1897. Nearly $4,000 will
have been expended on new machinery,
a warehouse, ETC., before the canning
season opens. The Atlantic plant ranks
as the largest in the United States. In
1897 about 100000 cans Were put up.
Already the company has sold 3,24O, 900
cans of the prospective output of 1895
and if the corn crop is good 100000
cans will be turned out. The company
has contracted for 1900 acres of sweet
corn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
South Omaha Live Stock,

SOUTH OMAHA, March -Cattle-Receipts,
5000; quality common; beeves weak to lOc
lower; COW stuff and stock cattle strong;
beeves, s39O@5.OO; cows, s2.OO(g89O; heifers
$5OO@4.2O. Hogs-Receipts, 3,5OO active,
strong; all sold early; Heavy, s3.7719(@s.s5;
4,OUO; active, steady; good lambs, S4.sO@5l5; ;
western sheen S4OW045 40
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Right In 1t.

Wiswell-Charley isn't bad fel-
low socially, but he's dead failure
in money matters. Why, l actually
believe he owes everybody in town.
Wrightly-And you call that a
dead failure2 l should say that
Charley is a Napoleon of finance.
Boston Transcript.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Iowa Board of Charities Meets.

DEs MONIES, Ia, March 2O.-The first
meeting of the Iowa state board of
charities and corrections was held in
Plymouth Congregational church last
evening, and was attended by about
100 representative men and women of
the state. H. H. Hart of Minneapolis,
president of the Minnesota state board,
addressed the meeting, and spoke for
about an hour, telling of what has been
done in his state and Offering sugges-
tions for the organization of Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Governor NAV Name Gronewep.

Dies MONIES, Ia, March 19.-Gover-
nor Shaw has consulted with some of
the legislative politicians today in re-
ference to the appointment of William
Groneweg of Council Bluffs, ex-state
senator and a "sound money" Democrat
as railroad commissioner. The COVER
nor has admitted that he has given SER
ious thought to the possibility of MAX
ing such an appointment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Fifty Families HomeIess.

COLUMBUS, March 23-The worst To-
cal flood in the history of the Scioto
river is in progress here Thirteen out
OF 10 railroads cannot get trains in or
out of the city. Fifty families at least
are homeless, and 500 more houses are
flooded. No lives lost so far.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

We are anxious to do little good in
this world and can think of no pleas
anter or better way of doing it than by
recommending One Minute Cough
Cure as preventative of pneumonia,
consumption and other serious lung
troubles that follow neglected colds. G..
w. Houston.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
To Fill Davidson,s Shoes.

SIOUX CnY, March 1S.-At meeting
here leading citizens inaugurated a
movement in behalf Of Mayor j. M.
Cleland's appointment to the state rail-
road commission in place of O. L. Davi-
son of Hull, who died Tuesday. The
place belongs geographically to north
western Iowa and no effort will be
spared to promote the interests of Sioux
City's candidate.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
New Postoffice Inspector.

DEs MONIES, March 19.-Postal Clerk
@. E. Stewart of the West Liberty and
Council Bluffs line has received the ap-
pointment Of postotfice inspector in the
place of George Christian. Mr.. Stew
art graduated in the spring of 1887 from
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Iowa and entered practice at Iowa
City. In 1883 he was elected county
physician. He entered the railway
mail service in 1890.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Farming Districts and Railroads Suf-
fer Severe Losses.
RIVERS RISING RAPIDLY.
Streams In Ohio, Illinois and Missouri
Approach the Danger Point, aud In
Many Places the Low Lands Are
Under Water
Under Water.

ST. LOUIS, March pa regular Da-
kota blizzard prevails in St. Louis and
vicinity, extending down into Arkansas
and in part of Illinois. Shortly after 2
a. m. the rain, which had prevailed ali
day yesterday and last night, was
turned to snow, and the ground is COW
cred with wet, sloppy mantle. The
cold weather, which prevails all through
this section and down into Texas, will
doubtless do considerable damage to
fruit trees. The heavy rains of the
past few days have caused all rivers in
Missouri to rise rapidly. The Usage
and Gasconade, especially, are pouring
floods of water into the Missouri, which
IN turn flows into the Mississippi. The
guage here marked 24.6 feet at a.
m., and the river is still rising. This
mark is 40 feet higher than was regis
tered yesterday. It is expected by the
weather bureau that by tomorrow
morning all the lowlands along the
Mississippi as far up as the mouth of
the Illinois river will be under water.
At st. Charles, the Missouri has risen
at an alarming rate, threatening to
overflow large area, comprising the
best farming lands in the state
Only few of the incoming trains
reached Union station on time this
morning. The belated ones were any
where from : hours to 20 minutes late.
The delays We're caused by the wash
outs and landslides.
All the streams about Nashville, Ills,
are rising, and the Okaw river is on the
rampage. Wheat fields are flooded, and
all the bottom lands north of Coving.
ton are submerged. A Bluff line train
tried to pass through the low place in
the Macoupin bottom, near Haegeman,
where the track is two feet under water
for over two miles. The fire in the en-
gine was put out, and the engine and a
train of 10 freight cars are stopped.
Another engine cannot back out, so the
only thing to do is to wait until the
waters SnbSide
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Burlington Auditor Disappears.

BURLINGTON, Ia, March 1y.-John S.
Fear, city auditor, has disappeared,
leaving statement that he is So, 900
short in his accounts. Fear was en-
trusted with the handling of the city
funds. He was prominent citizen. It
is believed he lost money through
specn1ation
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Suicide at Des Moines.

DEs MONIES, March 2S.-In the fash
ionable east end today well dressed
man stood on the track at the railroad
crossing and as train on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad came up he
threw himself across the rails and was
killed. The mans name could not be
ascertalned. He wore Masonic charm
and appeared to be travelling sales
man
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

A writer in The Engineering Mag
azine says that during the last SC
years the size of steamships has been
multiplied twentyfold, the horse
power employed to drive them has
been multiplied fortyfold, and the
speed with which they traverse the
sea has increased threetold.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Sioux City Bank Failure.

Sioux CITY, March ls.-The Home
Savings bank, small institution,
closed its doors yesterday afternoon and
is now in the hands of receiver ap-
pointed on the application of the bank
officials. No other institution or bank
is in any way affected Assets are
placed at 100000, with liabilities of
$4,000, of which $4,000 are school
funds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Money For Iowa Exhibit.

DEs MONIES, March 1s.-A great VIC
tory was scored by the friends of a lib
eral appropriation for Iowas represen-
tation at the Omaha exposition. By a
vote of yeas, SO; nays, 80, the house
passed the bill to give $4,000 in addi-
ton to the $1O,O already voted.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
A Shooting ARRAY.

OscEoLA, Ia, March ga shooting
ARRAY occurred in this city last night,
during which Enoch Henthorn was
shot in the back by Officer Jack Bart
lett, while resisting arrest when in
state OF intoxication. The wound is
thought to be fatal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, March 23.-Hogs Receipts, $1,000;
rather slow, steady to shade lower; light, s37e
@S.971S; mixed, $SsO@4.OO; heavy, s3.75(04.O5; /;
rough, $375@3.S5. Cattle-Receipts, 10000;
steady to shade lower; beeves, So. 3.9O95.5O; COWS
and heifers s22594.5O: Texas steers, 49, 6O04. so;
stockers and feeders, s3.5O(94.6O. Sheep-Re
ceipts, l60UO; steady; natives, s3.35(04.75 west.
erns. 50. 3.5O94.6J; lambs, $4.40(05.6O.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

A procession of icebergs sent
against the surface of the sun would
melt at the rate Of 300, 900, 900 cubic
miles OF solid ice second, and its
heat is estimated to produce a force
of about 10, 900 horsepower to every
square foot of its surface.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Gossip at the Capital.


The nomination of Hon Webster
Street to be chief justice of Arizona
was confirmed by the senate.
The department. of state is informed
by the United States consul general at
Ottawa that the same duties are i'm
posed on goods destined for the Klon-
alke region as are imposed on goods
imported into any other part of Canada.
House committee on invalid pensions
has favorabiy reported the Overstreet
bill prohibiting the withholding, sus-
pension, modification or cancellation of
any pension except for fraud, clerical
error, mistake nf fact or recovery from
disability
IfeaG Britain is surprised ut the re-
port OF the committee on foreign rela-
tlons, which, after presenting a joint
resolution for the annexation OF Hawaii,
sets forth that Great Britain was plot
ting for the absorption of Hawaii. A
high official of the British foreign Of
fee said Friday "It is unfortunate that
the committee has such an erroneous
impression. | cannot imagine upon
what supposed facts they base their re-
port. 1t seems improbable that the
senators would issue official statements
on no other basis than rumors and sus-
picions. AS a matter of fact, nothing
is farther from Great Britain's inten-
tions than to interfere in any way with
the existing regime in Hawaii. No
steps i'll that direction were ever con-
templated. On the contrary, her mai
esty's government has recognized that
the United States has the foremost in
terests in Hawaii, and that it is natural
and inevitable that Hawaii should be
under American influence"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

Brummagem French is dangerous.
A Birmingham citizen passing two
policemen on the street in the even
ing said Bon jour, messieurs, to
them. They at once arrested him,
charging him with being drunk and
swearing at them in foreign Ian.
euaoe
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
rwo Buried by a Cave-In.

ST. LOUIS, March 23.-Louis J. Koch.
ler of the Koehler Sand company, and
Noah Leroi, a laborer, We're buried in
a sandpit today by a cave-in, and both
were Instantly killed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
81. Louis Grain.

ST. LOUIS. March 23.-WHEAT-Lower;N No.
red cash, elevator, 97c; track, sslac; May,
991sc; July, 79g791sc; Sept, zoe; No hard
cash, 9l@92c.
CoRN--Lower; No. 2 cash. 27c; May, 2e7sc;
July, zsc; Sept. 2914c.
OATs-Lower; No 2 cash, s6lsc; May, 26lSc.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Sioux Citv After a Rre,y..v

SIOUX CRY, March 1S.-Sioux City is
hustling hard to secure brewery.
Latrobe, Pa, men have been over the
ground and are aaxious to establish a
plant with CAPACITY OF 300, 900 barrels.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

ranks at Cnang 5na. IN the province OF
Human. 1t is said to have spread to all
the provinces bordering on the Yank
tse kiang, and fears are expressed that
it may prove to be the most formidable
since the TAPPING rebellion. 1t is pro-
tessedly a patriotic movement.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

Only one person in Is has perfect
eyes, the large percentage of defect.
iveness. prevailing among fair hair.
ed people.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Commercial Affairs.

Failures for the week were 2OS in the
United States, against ZIG last year and
~ in Canada against so last year.
Alaskan Transportation company
with an authorized capital of So, 600, 900
was incorporated at Trenton, N. J.
The Northwestern Miller reports the
Hour output for last week at Minneap-
oils, Duluth-Superior and Milwaukee at
S21 ,525 barrels.
Motions were submitted in the Aus.
trian reichrath for the Impeachment of
Count Badini, the former premier, for
the abrogation of the language ordin-
ances.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
and the Panama have reduced freight
rates 90 per cent on an average on east
bound shipments from California to
New York, via the isthmus.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says
that l9 vessels were chartered to load
S,OOO,OOO bushels Of grain at that city,
New York and Baltimore for European
markets. which is the largest recorded.
The j. B. Smith Mailing company,
founded in 1916, was placed in the
hands of a receiver at Cleveland, o., on
complaint of the Union National bank,
which holds notes against the company
for $4,000.
ine receipts from customs March l6
amounted to Sl,139,737. This is the
highest point by nearly $365,OO that
the customs has reached since the new
tariff act went into effect about eight
months ago. The Importation of sugar
is beginning to contribute materially to
the receipts.
Dun's. weekly review of trade says
Neither peace nor war reports have
changed the onward current of bust
ness. Orders for more than $35, $780,
900 gold from Europe have blocked any
dript towards stringency in rates for
money and treasury receipts of about
$l,10O,OOO per day have kept i'll check
any question about the currency, while
exports of products have continued at
rate considerably increased and the
demand for products of the great in.
dustries shows steady expansion,
Prompt action by the senate and house
has removed all fearof embarrassment
through conflicting purposes at Wash
ington. The government is making
ready without any waste of time, while
frankly assuring everybody that it
looks for a peaceful settlement and
hopes that it preparations may prove
unnecessary.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24

The first European book that ever
appeared in the japanese language
was a translation of Heine's German
songs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
D0INGs IN IOWA.
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Senate Passes Board of q,

Senate Passes Board of Control Bill.
DEs MONIES, March 1S.-The board
OF control bill has passed the senate-31
to IL. Invent Immediately to the house.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Railroad Gossip.


Ihe oreso-4 -.allway and Navigation
company has declared quarterly divi-
dend OF per cent on it's preferred stock,
payable April L.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western
Passenger association, who was ap.
pointed arbitrator of the question of
excess tares to be charged upon the fast
Chicago Denver trains of the North.
western and Burlington roads, mas p pre- Re-
pared his report. 1t will be submitted
as soon as he returns from the east.
While nothing has been said officially
OF the finding of the Arbitrator, it is said
that the amount fixed is So per passen-
ger. This will make the fare on the
fast trains $32 as against $29.O0 on the
slower trains OF the competing lines.
1t is reported that the Pittsburg and
Gulf road is shortly to make some i'm
portant extensions. 1t will, it is SAID,
build line from Quincy, ILL.,, to Beards-
town, ILL.,, where it will connect with
the Baltimore and Ohio, thus Getting
for itself a through line to the Atlantic
seaboard and giving to the Baltimore
and Ohio direct line to Kansas City
1t will also build an extension to Des
Moines, which will give it connection
with the Minneapolis and St. Louis and
thus be able to enter St. Paul It also
expects to make traffic arrangements
with either the Burlington or the Great
Western at Kansas City, which will
enaule it TO enter the Chicago field.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Wrecked by a washout.

FRAsERBURG. O., March 23.-On &C.
count of high waters on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, between GAINESVILLE
and Newark, a Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train, No. 1O5. with four cars,
was running to Newark over the Pan
handle. About three miles east of
Fraserburg high waters had under
mined the roadbed for 200 yards. The
train struck the hanging track at the
rate of 40 miles an hour, throwing the
engine, Pullman and day coach from
the track. No one was seriously in
jured, but a few received cuts and
bruises. Passengers and crew were
brought to shore in boats.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
Railroad Traffic Blocked.

PTrTsBURG, March 23.-The latest re-.
ports received at the Office of Superin-
tendent Miller of the Panhandle show
that the road is practically closed to
traffic. The bridges between Steuben-
vile, Columbus and Dennison are COW
cred with water, and it is feared they
will be swept away. All through trains
are coming over the Fort Wayne. At
Dubois, the water is higher than it has
been since the Johnstown flood.
A Leader dispatch says Sabula dam,
about four miles above Dubois, is ex-
pected to break If it does, many lives
will be lost. The railroad tracks are
washed away and railroad traffic is
completely blocked. On the Fort Wayne
road, Lutsdale and Fair Oaks are under
water. Considerable damage has been
done to property. Many families have
been forced to leave their homes, and
several manufactures suspended opera
tions. The Westinghouse works at
East Pittsburg, and the Braddock Wire
works are both flooded and shut down.
Scores of families in the Turtle creek
valley are leaving their houses and
moving their furniture to the hillsides.
In many cases the water has reached
the second story windows. At l O'Clock
this afternoon the water was still ris-
ing here, with 20. 8 feet on the marker.