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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
For Equal Suffrage in Iowa.

The equal suffragists of the United
States, says Sioux City dispatch, look
upon Iowa as the battle ground for the
present. In Iowa the submission bill
must pass two general assemblies.
Back in the '70s it passed one assem-
bly,, but coming up at the next one it
was defeated by just one vote. Last
year the question came up in the low
er house of the legislature, and 1T lost
again by one vote.
To carry on a suffrage campaign is
no light task. At the head of the Iowa
delegation is Mrs. Evelyn H. BeIden,
of Sioux City, who is president of the
state association. This organization
has its headquarters in Des Moines,
but Mrs. Belden directs a great deal
of the work from her home in Sioux
City. Every day of the year she is
planning the suffrage campaign. A
bright, persevering little woman, and
of great personal magnetism, she is
just the one to take hold of the bust
ness and work with the leaders among
men. Mrs. Belden has her work all
mapped out. She maintains that with
out a perfect organization in the field
uOIulnS can pOSSlDly Ue uOUe. she De-
lieves that every Legislature is COM
posed of men who will vote the senti-
ments of their constituents. Therefore,
she is at work on the constituency.
Mrs. Belden declares she is not going
into this next fight on the question of
sympathy, but she will make a man
feel when he votes for submission that
he is not being unfaithful to the men
who elected him to office.
Iowa has 1000 women who are pay
ing dues to the national association,
and there are 250 clubs in the state.
These women urge that Iowa is in Just
the right condition to make a real test
of the value OF equal suffrage. Mrs.
Belden is fair enough to say if it is a
failure in Iowa then her life work has
been for naught But she wants it
tried
So the $50 clubs in Iowa, under the
leadership of Mrs. Belden, are keep
ing up a still hunt. Funds are being
raised quietly, pamphlets are being
spread about and men are being urged
to assist in the campaign.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Final organization has been effected
by the Iowa Retail GrocCrs' associa-
ton. The permanent officers for the
year are: President Eugene Buttles
of Burlington; vice president, N. S.
Johnson of Bloomfield; secretary Ira
Thmoas of Des Moines; treasurer, w.
H. Ray of Des Moines; executive board,
w. A. Scruby of Des Moines, w. l..
Peck of Ottumwa. S. A. Wolcott of Bel
mond, c. E. Curl of Bloomfield, L. S.
Peckham of Marshalltown and H.
Bremhurst of Ottumwa. Resolutions
were passed adverse to the custom of
wholesalers selling direct to hotels and
other consumers and holding that this
practice works a hardship on the local
dealers and pledging the association
not to buy of such wholesale or COM
mission houses. Resolutions were also
adopted opposing trading check anal
stamp schemes and other devices, also
the practice of giving premiums by
wholesale houses and pledging the
membership to encourage the sale of
goods with no schemes attached.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Death of Hon. Albert Boomer.

Delhi dispatch: Hon. Albert Boom
err died at his home in this place last
night. He was one of the early set
tiers Of this county, and has been iden-
tilted with all its material ana moral
progress during the time of his resi-
dence here. A physician by profess
sion, at the breaking out of the re-
bellion he enlisted in the Twenty
seventh Iowa infantry and served dur
ing the war as assistant surgeon of the
regiment. After the war he resumed
his practice at Delhi. He was the SEN
ator from this county in the Four
teenth and Fifteenth Iowa general as
semblies. He was an uncompromising
foe to all forms of evil, and especially
to the liquor traffic, and was an ardent
prohibitionist. He never wavered in
his adhesion to what he thought was
right. Kindly in all his ways, upright
in all his dealings, honest as the day
itself he was the type of the old-fash-
Toned men who believed in the morally
right and followed it without thought
OF compromise. He was born in Con-
neeticut about seventy-fve years ago
His wife died some years ago. He
leaves two sons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Yesterday, says a Webster City dis
patch, Chas Burghdurf returned from
Chicago. Two years ago he was af-
fiicted with appendicitis. But that was
not all A running sore was on his leg
from which for twenty years he had
suffered. He came back cured of the
appendicitis, minus a leg, but happy.
The experience he had reads like a
romance
Mr.. Burghdurf was twenty years ago
afflicted with a sore on his leg. 1t
seemed that nothing would heal it. He
went 10 Washington, but received no
aid. Two years ago he was afflicted
with appendicitis and went to Des
Moines TO a hospital, where in time he
became very much dissatisfied with his
treatment, and saving up part of his
pension money, he bid good bye to Des
MOines and went to Chicago.
The appendicitis case was operated
on in Cook county hospital. He had
been cut up so much by the surgeon s
knife that he was Disguised with sur
gerry, but submitted to an operation.
Shortly after he arrived at the hos
pital it was made, and at the end of
the operation he was told that he was
cured. BuTSnuuTI ulu NOT DeIleNe II,
but in the morning he was shown on a
plate that the obnoxious member OF his
system had fully been removed.
Then he was delighted, but there
was yet a pest to his life in the form
of an everlasting sore on his leg. He
had doctored for it for years and it
was ever returning. When he was
able to get up he showed it to the ply
sicians of the hospital, and after a
thorough examination of his sore limb,
they informed him that there was no
help for him but to have the leg ampu-
tated. With confidence, he again sub
mitted to an operation of the leg He
has only been out of the hospital for a
week, and when he was able to move
around with a pair of crutches he i'm
mediately came to Webster City, his
old home, and is now about the hap
piest man in Hamilton county. All
his ills are gone and the amputated
limb is far better than the terrible sore
from which he suffered for twenty
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Coghlan in Disgrace.

NEW YORK, April pa special
from Washington says: AS a result
of his allusion to the conduct of the
German feet at Manila during the
war with Spain, Captain Joseph B.
Coghlan will in all probability be re-
lieved of the command of the Raleigh.
Secretary Long will not discuss Cap
tain Coghlan's conduct, but he con-
sented to say that no action would
he taken until he had heard from
that officer. 1t is presumed that Cap
tain Coghlan received the letter sent
by Secretary Long Saturday. and it
is expected that a reply will be in
the hands of the secretary today or
tomorrow. Until action is taken in
the matter it is hoped by department
officials that Captain Coghlan will
not make any further nublic utter
ances of a character rejecting upon
the conduct of Germany during the
war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
FILES A PROTEST.
Germany Calls Secretary Hays Attention
to Coughlan's Utterances.

to COughlans Utterances.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Ger
man government has entered a formal
protest against the language used by
Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh at the
Union League club banquet in New
York last Friday night.
The protest was lodged with Secre-
tary Hay through the German ambas-
sador, Herr Won Holleben.
Secretary Hay replied that the Ian
guage appeared to have been used at a
dinner in q club and so could not be
regarded as an official or public utter
ance in the sense that would warrant
the State department in acting. How
ever, the Navy department was fully
competent TO take such action as the
! case seemed to require. With this
statement the ambassador was content
for the time at least and will doubtless
await reasonable length of time upon
the Navy department. There are semi
official intimatiOns that the ambassa-
dor will not so much concern himself
with the course of Captain COghlan as
with the course of the United States in
dealing with Coghlan. The German
ambassador stated today that the poem
recited by Captain Coehlan was too
nasty to be noticed"
1t is said that Captain Coghlan's case
is not similar to that of the Spanish
captain, Conchas, whose utterances in
Madrid just before the war in severe
criticism of the United States caused
the State department to lodge formal
protest through United States Minister
Hannis Taylor. Captain Conchas' ut
terances were embodied in a lecture
delivered before the Spanish geOgraph-
ical society, and were public in the full
sense of the term. Secretary Hay, in
his reply to the German ambassador,
has undoubtedly taken note of the diff
ference between the cases on this par
ticular point, and it may be a very
important difference for Captain Cogh-
Ian. The state departments position is
that a club is simply the home of a
number of gentlemen and so cannot be
considered a public affair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
THE R0BBER GOT AWAY
Though the Police Were Hot
on His Trail.
REWARD OFFERED FOR CAPTURE
Several Parties Placed Under Arrest
but are Probably Not the Men
Wanted-lowa News.

Regarding the attempted bank rob-
berry in Council Bluffs, a correspond
ent of the Omaha Bee says the police
secured evidence which satisfied them
that they only missed capturing the
desperate by a mere chance. A few
had been shot and the bandit had made
his escape from the bank through the
alley at the rear the cry was raised
that the fellow had been seen to enter
the cellar of vacant building front
l,Ig on Fourth street.
Chief BiXby, accompanied by an
officer, rushed from the bank to the
house named and, revolver in hand,
made a search of the cellar of the
building where it was said the fellow
was hiding. The search, however,
failed to reveal the desperate. The
building in question is an old one
story frame structure formerly occu-
pied by man named Jensen as a
carpenter shop. From the cellar en-
trance to the shop could be had by a
hole in the floor. The bandit evil
IDENTIFY found this hole ana gained the
street by climbing through the broken
window in front.
Two small boys playing in the
building found an old macintosh coat,
a new cloth cap and a steel chain on
the floor behind a door There seems
to be little doubt that both the mack
intosh and the cap belonged to the
man who attempted to rob the bank.
In the pocket of the macintosh were
q. It-
ridges, the bullets of which are iden-
teal with the one picked up in the
bank after the fusillade. Most of the
descriptions given of the man as he
was seen to run down the alley had
him wearing a dark macintosh, and
Mr.. Brown also described him as wear
ing either a long overcOat or dark
macintosh. The cartridges in the
pocket, however, seem to be almost
positive proof that it was the garment
worn by the desperate.
1t now looks as if the attempt to
rob the bank was a deep laid plan OF
probably two professional crooks and
that they had previously investigated
the surroundings and had thoroughly
learned the lay Of the land so as TO
easily make good their escape after
the hue and cry had been raised. 1t
is now thought they were aware or
the vacant building where the mack
intosh was found and had arranged to
use it as a place to throw off their dis
guises. The police think 1t not at all
improbable that the fellow was in the
building while they were searching
the cellar.
Chief Bixby received word from the
marshal at Minden that three men, one
Of whom answered the description of
the fellow who shot Mr.. Brown. had
been arrested there for stealing cloth
ing from one of the stores recently
burned. Chief BiXby went to Minden
and brought the three men back with
him. as they had each been sentenced
to ten days in the county jail. So
far neither of them has been identified
as the man wanted, and it is not be-
lieved that either of them is the man
who attempted to rob the bank.
The directors of the bank held a
meeting last night and decided to
offer a reward of $500 for the capture
of the man who shot Mr.. Brown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
ADVANCING ON CALUMPIT
Gen. McArthurs Division Resumes the
Offensive.

Gen. McArthur's Division Resumes the
Offensive.
MANILA, April 25.-General Mac
Arthur's division left Malolos yester-
day, apparently intending to besiege
CalumDit
General Hale at o'clock this after
noon had crossed the Bagbag and had
reached position a quarter of mile
from Calumpit, thus commanding the
ford. Prisoners captured by General
Hale's troops say Aguinaldo General
Luna and the Filipino staff are at CAL
umpit with a great force of Filipino
troops.
Before daylight the Fourth cavalry,
with three guns belonging to the Utah
battery, the Nebraska regiment and
the Iowa regiment under Hale, were
proceeding in the direction of Kuhn
chua, where the Bagbag (Tibabag) is
fordable, but commanded by trenches.
Generals Macarthur and Wheaton,
with the Montana regiment, advanced
to the left Of the railroad and the Kan
sas regiment moved forward to the
right, north of Malolos. They had with
them a long supply train, with two
armed cars in front, carrying two gat-
ling and Colts rapid-fire guns and the
six-pounder which did such execution
at the capture of Malolos.
The insurgents attempted to destroy
the railroad bridge outside of Calumpit
and succeeded in badly warping the
iron framework. AS soon as the soldiers
left the Filipino capital the natives be-
gan fiocking in, as they did at Santa
Cruz, before the last boat of General
Lawton's expedition had sailed.
Our army is compelled to abandon
all towns when an onward movement is
commenced, because of insufficient
men to garrison them. This gives the
Filipino leaders a framework upon
which to spin stories of American de-
feat.
The American commanders haA, left
great stores of rice at Malolos, which
they have been distributing to the ma
tives and Cinnamon daily, of whom
some 200 or 300, nearly all of whom
remained during the occupation, either
followed the American army out of the
place or who took trains going in the
direction of Manila, fearing the rebels
would kill them. These refugees in
cluded some of the wealthiest citizens
of that place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Attempt to Wreck a Train.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 25.-Two
attempts were made to destroy Bur
lington trains with dynamite near
Nodaway, a small station between st.
Joseph and the Iowa line, this morn
ing. The sticks of dynamite were
laid on the track and the Denver
flyer was given a shock at o'clock
that broke all the windows in the
coaches. The Omaha express had a
similar experience, but more severe
shock ten minutes later Burlington
officials went to Nodaway on a special
train three hours later. They express
the opinion that the work was done
nv yandalS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

LINCOLN, Neb., April 25.-It will
devolve upon Governor Poynter to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Colonel Stotsenberg. Lieutenant Col
onel George R. Cotton Of David City is
the next in rank, then Major Harry b.
Milford of Omaha, followed by Major
Frank D. Eager of Lincoln. Quite a
large number of the officers and men
desired Colonel Cotton to have COM
mand of the regiment. At that time
Colonel Cotton was serving as collect
or of customs at Manila and for that
reason Governor Holcomb appointed
Major Stotsenberg as colonel. Prior to
that time both Major Stotsenberg and
Lieutenant Colonel Cotton had an OPP
portunity to show their bravery under
fire. Colonel Colon still retains his po-
sition as collector of customs, so far
as known to his friends in this state,
but after he failed to get the appoint
ment as colonel he secured an order of
detachment from the regiment. 1t is
reported that he secured this order be-
cause he believed the regiment was
soon to be ordered home and he did
not care to return at that time. Wheth-
err his order of detachment will mill
tate against his promotion now IS not
known
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Griswold dispatch: This corner of
Cass county is not to be outdone in the
way of sensations and queer episodes.
The last odity is a combination family
Of feline and rodent species. Two little
fellows live here who are natural
woodscraftmen, and recently on a days
hunt found two nursing squirrels, and
the little fellows, remembering that at
home the family tabby had recently
been bereft of all her progeny but two.
brought the little bushy tails home and
offered them to the mother cat, who
accepted them as of her own race and
species, and now Rolph and George
Cheney have many visitors to see the
two baby kittens and two baby squir-
rels nestled and nursed by the same
mother.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Keokuk dispatch: NJ. A. Woodbridge,
cashier of the defunct Citizens Bank
of Keokuk, has brought suit in the
superior court against the Bankers
Casualty company, of Des Moines, and
r. F. Boulware, president of the Cid
Zens' Bank, for $50, 900 damages and
some startling developments and tes-
timOny are promised in the trial by the
plaintiffs attorneys. The cause for
action is briefly this:
At noon, April 2S, 1898, while Cash
Ter Woodbridge was alone in the bank,
of which he was at the time cashier,
two masked men entered from the rear,
overpowering him and took from the
vault the sum of more than $4,000 in
cash, the property of the bank. The
plaintiff Immediately notified the Ban
kers' Casualty company of the loss,
but the company refused to make it
good alleging that the bank had not
been robbed, but that the parties in
terested were attempting to procure
the insurance money by fraudulent
means; plaintiff maintaining all the
while that the robbery was effected
without the knowledge, collision or
assistance of anyone interested in the
bank in any way. The casualty com
pany succeeded in persuading R. 2.
Boulware, president of the bank, to
act with them against ar. Woodbridge,
so Boulware is made party to the
suit.
On account of the refusal of the cas-
ualty company to make good the loss
the bank failed and is no longer in bus
mess. Woodbridge alleges he was oblig-
ed to straighten up the matter with
the creditors and sues for S. 900 said
to have been stolen and $25, 900 in set
Element of bank claims. His attor-
ney says every allegation can be prov
en- and the trial is awaited with in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Plans for President's Trim.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The ar
rangements for the trip of the presi-
dent and party to Philadelphia on the
occasion of the unwilling of the Grant
statue on April q are about COM
pleted The party will leave here early
next Thursday morning and arriving
at Philadelphia, will go to the Belle
vue hotel. At 3 o'clock they will
attend the unwilling ceremonies. and
at o'clock will dine at the Union
League club At s o'clock they will
attend the exercises in the Academy
of Music.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Department Will Not Interfere

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Secretary
Alger said today that yesterdays battle
at Quingua had not altered the plans
of the department in any degree. Gen
eral Otis, General Lawton, Admiral
Dewey and the Philippines commits
sion all were fully authorized to deal
with the situation in the Philippines
according to their best judgment and
the department believed it would be
good policy to refrain from meddling
unnecessarily. The secretary said that
If Otis wants more troops he shall have
II IN and that meantime the depart
ment will make every effort to hasten
the relief of the volunteer troops by
regular soldiers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Excitement at Des MoiD es.

DIES MONIES, April 25.-Great ex-
element was caused in this city when
the news became public that the FIT
ty-first Iowa regiment was engaged in
the battle at Quingua, near Malolos.
Two companies of the regiment are
composed of Des Moines boys and this
was the first opportunity they have had
to show their mettle since they were
mustered in year ago All sorts Of
rumors were aaoat and the newspapers
got out extra editions There was great
relief when the authentic announce
ment was made that none of the boys
were killed and but few wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Burial OF Samuel Baird.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Religious
services over the body of the late
Representative Samuel L. Baird OF
Louisiana, who died here yesterday,
were held this afternoon in the parlors
of the Riggs house, where the deceased
resided while in Washington. Rev.
DIR. r. H. McKim of the Church of
the Epiphany officiated.
There we're many floral offerings,
including a magnificent cross of roses
and lilies from the Louisiana delega-
ton in congress and beautiful Ma
sonic emblem from the state lodge of
Louisiana.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

ST. LOUIS, April PA large auti-
trust tobacco factory is to be started
in st. Louis as soon as arrangements
the country. Every precaution is BE-
ing taken to keep the matter quiet I'M
til the plans are fully developed and
those whose names are mentioned in
connection with the new enterprise
refuse to discuss the matter.
According to the reports which are
circulating in financial circles, NJ. c..
Wetmore will be president and general
manager of the new company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
New Flying Column Formed.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The war
department received a cablegram from
General Otis announcing the forma-
ton of a new flying column under
command of General Lawton and the
initiation of a new campaign which is
expected to result in clearing out the
jungle in the countr ynorth of Manila
up to the foothills OF the mountains on
the northeast and up to the termina-
ton of the railroad at Bulacan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
ArrauginR for Home Garrisons.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-General
Merritt, commanding the department
of the east, has been in consultation
with Secretary Alger and Adjutant
General Corbin regarding the forts
and posts in his department. The
withdrawal of troops for service in
the Philippines will leave some of
these posts without garrsons of any
number 1t has been suggested that
the posts on the northern border
might be abandoned and the decision
has been reached not to attempt to
keep them up permanently,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Live Cattle Could BE Used

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The Wade
court of inquiry held a brief open ses-
sion to listen to the reading of deposit
lions and to take the testimony of
Major James H. Lancaster of the
Fourth artillery. Major Lancaster said
that while his command was in Porto
Rico it ate only native beef and that
it was relished. He expressed the
opinion that live cattle could have been
landed at BaiQuiri.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

CHARLESTON, S. c., April pas
an outcome of the Greenwood county
negro lynching, the negroes of Rich
jacksonville have determined to prevent
negro lynchings and whitecappings.
The plan adopted is to murder a white
man or burn the home of white man
for every negro lynched or whipped.
They are said to have banded together
for this purpose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Oldest Me m her of Commons.

LONDON, April 24.-Right Hon. Sir
John Robert Mowbray is dead Sir
John Mowbray was the nrst Daronet
of that name, the baronetcy having
been created in 1880. He was born
June 8, 1915. He represented the city
Of Durham in the house Of commons
from 1853 to 1868 and the University
of Oxford from 1868 to the time of his
death. He was conservative in poll
tics