Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-11
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

| Philippine question settle itself, but IL
will probably have some assistance
from Dewey and Otis.
Some idea OF the extent of the chew
| ing gum habit Is afforded In the state-
ment that the capitalization of the
chewing gum combine is s9.0O0.000
An expert examining the books OF J.
L. Wiscoskie, ex-eity treasurer of Ar
! gentine, Kan, has reported to the city
council that he is short between $780,
900 and $25.000
General John B. Gordon has made
considerable money as a lecturer in
| the last year or so. He intends to in
vest good share of il In a sheep
raising venture on his Georgia plan
tation.
Both the United States senators from
| Alabama have reached ripe old age.
Morgan Is Is years and Pettus IS. The
former, II seems, will succeed himself
and Pettus is likely to do likewise IL
he lives his present term out.
Mark Twain's lawyers have bought
for their client the old old frame house
| in which he was born at Florida, Mo.
1t is said that the new owner will
renovate the place and restore 1t to
the condition 1t was in during his boy
hood.
CONGRESSMAN Sherman of New York
Is only A years old and II elected
speaker will be one OF the youngest
men ever chosen to preside over the
house. Reed was 80 and Carlisle As,
but Galusha A. Grow was only 3S and
Blaine 80 when elected.
Captain Thomas Grape Of New Bed
ford, who recently sailed from Prov
| idence, r. l.. for Cuba in a nine-foot
skiff, probably was lost In gale. His
boat was found bottom up. In 1877
| CAPTAIN and Mrs. Grape sailed from
New Bedford to England in twenty
foot dory
John Hose, aged 10, son OF Sam
Hose, who was burned at the stake
at Newman, Ga, ten days ago, was fur
nished transportation to Philadelphia
by the district officials Of Washing
ton. He says his mother has gone
there and asserts his fathers innocence
of either murder or assault
The investigation pending before the
! interstate commerce commission In
volving the legality of relative rates
charged on domestic and export ship
ments of grain and grain products has
been assigned for hearing by the COM
mission at the United States court
rooms, Postoffice building, New YORK,
on May 10.
Commissioner General Peck has ca
bled to Major Fred Bracket OF the
United States commission to the Paris
exposition announcing that he has Sc
cured an additional $4,000 feet, located
in the Vincennes annex, which space
will be devoted to the display OF Amer
lean bicycles. Commissioner Peck ex-
poets to leave Paris fG" New YORK on
May 10.
No new cases OF smallpox have APP
peared among the soldiers at the Pre-
sidio or on board the transport, and
| Il Is believed that the disease has been
stamped out. Every precaution Is be-
Ing taken to prevent the spread OF the
disease, the clothing and tentage or
the afflicted patients being destroyed
and those who were exposed to the
disease have been isolated.
Representative Mercer made an i'm
portant capture In securing relic OF
the Spanish war for Omaha, which VIII
be a permanent feature to be gaZed
upon by coming generations as thing
Of historical interest Almost every
city I'm the United States has been try
| inc to secure one Of the cannons
mounted on the Spanish warships de-
stroyed by Admiral Schley along the
Cuban coast or by Admiral Dewey In
Manila bay.
Many persons who had been hold
ing places In the line at the land OF
fee In Durango, Col, changed their
minds and Joined the rush for loca-
lions in the Ute lands, which were
| onened for settlement at noon on tho
! dth by proclamation OF the president.
whistles and bells proclaimed the hour
of opening. Scores OF men who had
been holding places In line sold out
half an hour before TIC opening, 500
being the prevailing price. 1t Is esti-
mated that 1000 people sought in va
rious ways to secure land.
The board of missions for the Meth
odlst Episcopal church, south, In SEES
sion In Memphis, made an appropria-
ton for the year as follows: emma
mission, $27 1862; Corea mission, " 500;
Japan mission, $31,714; Central Mexi-
co mission, $27, Mexican border
mission, conference, $3.50; North
western Mexican mission, conference,
| s12, $50; Indian mission, conference,
SlO.948; Brazil mission, $4,000; Cuban
mission, $4,000. A permit was grant
ed to the bishops to raise sum not
exceeding $1,000 to supplement work
in Cuba.
Several government detectives have
arrived In the Black Hills, S. d., for
the purpose of discovering the gang
OF counterfeiters which has been at
work for some time manufacturing sill
YER quarters and cent pieces. The
banks fnd->a good many OF these spur
lous coins in circulation. 1t has been
discovered during the past few days
that many of the gold coins in circu-
lation in Deadwood have been tam
pered with, and one Of the city banks
threw out three coins OF large denom-
nation yesterday which failed to pass
ipunoctian