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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
WATERWAYS CONVENTION,
Delegates From Seventeen States Meet
at Memphis. Tenn.

delegates From Seventeen States Meet
at Memphis, Tenn.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 15.-The West
ern Waterways association began a
convention here yesterday, which will
be OF Importance and interest, not only
to this section, but to all the country
tributary to the Mississippi river from
the great northwest to the Gulf of
Mexico. About 900 delegates We're pres
ent, including representative business
men, senators, railroad presidents, con-
gressmen and governors. Seventeen
states are represented and many of
them have large delegations in attend
ance. After the temporary organiza-
ton with Captain Lon Bryson of Daven.
port, Ia, as chairman and the appoint
ment of committees, the delegates were
entertained with trolley rides about the
city and an afternoon luncheon was
given at Montgomery park. Senator
Turley and Congressman Catchings
spoke during the first session.
The evening was devoted to speech
making by prominent delegates, all of
whom favored liberal appropriations by
congress for the maintenance and i'm.
provement of the rivers and harbors of
the country.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
Trunk Line Consolidation.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-The Chronicle
says: John w. Gates, William Eden
born, Isaac l.. Elwood and John Lam
bert, the heaviest stockholders in the
American Steel and Wire interests,
have joined hands with E. H. Harri
man and the other members of the
Harriman-Gould syndicate, in a com
prehensive plan Of campaign which has
for its object the consolidation of the
leading trunk railways in the United
States. The scope of the plan is said
to be not merely one of traffic alliances,
but the welding together OF actual
ownership i'll determined effort to up
hold traffic rates independent OF the
interstate commerce commission or
other governmental aid.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
Fighting at Kimberley.

CAPE Town, Nov. 13.-The following
telegram has been received from kim
berley by dispatch rider:
In yesterdays fight the Beers made
their appearance near Carter's farm
The British opened fire with Maxim,
the enemy replying with rifles. BY
mistake our fire went down into the
valley, killing member of the police
and wounding another. The British
finally retired on the reservoir, where
two guns were brought up to shell the
Beers Meanwhile some Beers had
occupied Kampersdam, firing with one
gun on Otto's kopje, but not getting the
range they did no damage. It is
believed that six Beers were killed in
the first fight. The Beers now surround
Kimberley i'll great numbers and are
bent on lifting cattle and harrassing
the British.
New alarm signals We're sounded at
10 O'Clock this morning, the enemy hav-
ing been sighted in greater numbers
and close to our outposts. They fred
on patrol under Major Peakman,
which engaged them, but the firing was
at long range. The only casualty was
the wounding Of Major Ayletf of the
Cape police.
The enemy lifted" 40 cattle north.
east of the sanitarium, subsequently, fir.
ing eight shells in the neighborhood of
Felsmead's farm at Kenilworth. They
did no damage and retired. Later thew
fired on a number of convicts who were
working near the sanitarium and event.
ually went off with large number of
cattle and donlleys. The Beers are well
mounted and from the dips in the yeldt
they appear and disappear with marvel
GUS rapidity, bent on s'lifting" cattle
The demonstration made to the south
west today was only feint to cover the
unsuccessful movement at Kenilwortl
after cattle. Their field gun shooting
was poor, all the shells falling short
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
Frankfort Is Excited

FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. 14.-Senator
Goebel and the Democratic leaders are
still waiting on the final action of the
county boards of elections in jefferson.
Christian, Knox, johnson and other
counties. 1t is claimed that enough
fraudulent votes will be thrown out in
these counties to give Goebel major
lty on the face OF the returns. The city
is excited over a rumor that the gov
ernor intends to declare martial law in
the event that Knox and Johnson coun-
ties are thrown out and that he will re-
fuse to recognize Goebel as governor
under such conditions.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
DISCRIMINATING RATES.

interstate Commerce Commission List ems
to Protests Against Coast Lines.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15.-The interstate
commerce commission resumed the
hearing of the complaint of the st.
Louis Business Mems league and other
lntervenors against the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railway system and
otheE transcontinental railroad lines.
1t was manifest that while the railroad
companies are the nominal defendants,
the real fight is one between the jobbers
OF the Pacific coast on the one side and
those of the middle west on the other.
Indeed, from the telegram sent by the
Philadelphia Hardware Merchants as.
soclatlon to the members of the inter-
state commerce commission Monday,
stating that that body sustained the
Pacific coast and the railroad side of the
question, it may be said that the two
seacoast sections and the country tribu-
tary thereto have united in the fight
against the interior country.
All the witnesses thus far have testi-
he'd that 1t was not on account of an eX-
cessive rate exacted by the railroads
that their business on the Pacific coast
had been ruined. On the contrary.
they thought the rate very moderate.
but that by abolishing the mixed car
load feature, as was done at the Mil
waukee conference in June, 1898, and
establishing a wide difference between
carload and less than carload ship
ments, the railroads had effected an ar
rangement which effectually shut the
St. Louis jobbers entirely out of the
Pacific coast TERRITORY.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
SLOW COUNT IN KENTUCKY
Contests In Several Counties Delay the Of
fetal Canvass.

Contests In Several Counties Delay the Of
fetal Canvass.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 15.-One vote is the
plurality credited to Goebel in the whole
state by the Courier Journal in its table
OF election returns corrected up to late
hour last night. The Commercial 5 fig
ures show no change, Taylor being
given plurality Of 3, l34
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 15.-The progress
OF the contests in various counties of
the state is the point about which in
terest in the fight for the governorship
is centered. The determination of these
disputes may swing in either direction
the result of the face of the returns as
they will be made to the state board of
election commissioners. These con-
tests involve over 1000 votes in seven
counties, as follows: Christian county,
% votes, Taylor's plurality in one pre-
clnct, at Hopkinsville, which was today
thrown out by the county election Of
ficers.
johnson county, where the S78 plu-
rallty for Taylor is being disputed by
the Democrats on the ground of alleged
irregularities.
Knox county, 1895 plurality for Tay-
lor, in contest.
Mercer county, 286 plurality for Tay-
lor.
1t these precincts should be thrown
out Goebel will have safe plurality in
the county. The county election board
has adjourned, but the contest will come
before the state board.
Nelson county, 1893 votes are being
contested by the Democrats on the
ground that they We're certified for w.
p. Taylor, instead of W. S. Taylor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
Remarkable Record of Rifle Shooting.

DENVER, Nov. ia record of rifle
shooting, which it is believed stands un-
equalled, was made at the regular meet
ing Of the Denver Rifle club. G. c..
Ford, scored 1919 out af possible 300 on
a 5OO-yard range, with the regulation
target for that distance. The record
was made from forty shots. Ford
scored s bullseyes, then put the next
shot in the circle Immediately outside Of
the bullseye, following this with 81
consecutive bullseyes. The latter is the
remarkable feature of the record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
SENDS IN AN ENVOY
COLONEL BADEN-PoWELL GIVES NO
SATISFACTION TO CRONJE.

Beers Demand Release of Alleged Spy
| Safety of Nathan Marks-No Additional
| News Regarding Progress of Hostilities
LONDON, Nov. 15.-There is no addi-
tlonal news regarding the progress of
hostllltles in South Africa this morning
except dispatch from Mafeking for
Wafded by runner, dated Oct. %,
which says that during the afternoon
General Cronje, the Boer commander,
sent an envoy to Colonel Baden Powell
under flag of truce, to declare that he
did not consider the Geneva convention
authorized the flag of the Red Cross
society to fly from several buildings at
once in the town and that in his opinion
the employment Of natives against
whites and the use of dynamite mines
We're both opposed to the rules of war.
Colonel Baden-Powell replied that the
Geneva convention did not stipulate as
to the number of Red Cross stations
permissible and that the Beers were
only required to respect the convent,
the hospital, and the women's lager
The British commander also pointed
out that mines We're recognized ad-
juncts OF civilized warfare and that the
defenses of Pretoria were extensively
mined. Moreover, he reminded Gen
eral Cronje that the Beers had fired Oh
natives, burned their kraals and raided
their cattle, and that the natives only
defended their lives and property.
Despite these warnings from Colonel
Baden-Powell, the Beers continued de-
hberately to shell the hospital and the
women's kraal. The sending of the
envoy was considered a mere pretext
for penetrating the British lines at
Mafeking According to the latest in
formation, the garrison is confident of
its ability to hold out until the end of
the campaign.
The great delay on South African
cables, now amounting to practically
five days, and the lack of any definite
news from Ladysmith give rise to some
apprehension, which is only relieved by
the fact that no adverse tidings have
come from either British or Boer
sources. Nothing is known as to the
whereabouts of General Sir Redvers
Butler.
Her majesty's ship Powerful has ar
rived at Simons' bay and began to coal.
The cruiser will return to Durham i'm
mediately with more guns.
Lord George Hamilton, secretary of
state for India, announced in speech
last evening that relief force would
be Immediately sent to Ladysmith, and
beyond that nothing is known of the
British movement.
EsTcoURT, Nov. ia party which
rode out several miles about noon to
observe the bombardment of Ladysmith
could see Long Tom, a 4O-pounder,
posted OH the railway side of the Bull
wara, firing at intervals of six to eight
minutes. Another gun was observed in
operation little distunce away Puffs
OF smoke We're discernable on the oppo-
site side, showing that Ladysmith was
wlthstanding big bombardment The
locality OF the town was nothing but
huge caldron Of smoke.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
n.charns appointed Secretary.

WATERLOO, Ia, Nov. l5.-Julian
Richards, the well known correspon.
dent, who has represented the Chicago
Tribune and the American Press asso.
clatlon i'll the state of Iowa for MANY
years, has received the appointment Of
secretary to Colonel Henderson, the
next speaker of the house, and enters
upon his duties almost immediately.
Mr.. Richards is well known to Iowa
newspaper men and has stood at the
head Of his profession for weave
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
IyluTuel' AT sea.

ST. JOHN, N. b., Nov 13.-Captain
Baisley of the schooner j. B. Vandusen,
bound to New York, was killed by one
of the crew, named Maxwell Saturday
night near Point Lepreaux. While the
body was being landed by the mate and
one of the crew the schooner sailed
away.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16

LONDON, Nov. ia special dispatch
from Cape Town states that State Sec
rotary Reitz shas demanded that Gen
eral White Immediately release the sup
posed spy, Nathan Marks, who is con-
fined at La6ysmith, coupling his de-
---=.1 I'LL .l.Sae. 80 execute S;- P:it-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
LABOR KNIGHTS MEET.
Governor Wolcott Welcomes the Delegates

In a Speech at Faneuil Hall.
BOSTON, Nov. 15.-The 31st general
assembly of the Knights of Labor, rep
resenting organizations in the United
States and Canada, was opened in
Faneuil hall yesterday. Governor VOL
colt welcomed the delegates in behalf Of
the state. General Master Workman
John N. Parsons of New York responded
The general assembly began its bust
ness i'll the afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
r..ry .rivates Are POISONED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13-Fifty pri-
Yates of Company K, Forty second vol
unteer infantry, We're the victims of
ptomaine poisoning and Is of them are
now in the general hospital at the
Preside slowly recovering from the ef-
fects of their sudden indisposition The
poison is supposed to have been in the
hash,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
m EXTRA, IOWA THURSDAY NOVEMBER l6, 1899 ST,

an escort of IT'S bolo men, on MS way
to the province of Nueva, Visaya The
son of General Laneras and his family
are prisoners. The general barely es-
capped.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press with General Young telegraphs
from San Jose that Aguinaldo did not
escape to the northeast. He and his
army, the correspondent adds, are sur
rounded. His last orders to the Fill
pino commander at San Jose We're to
hold San Jose and Carranglan at all
costs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
CLOSING in ON AGUlNALDo,
Insurgent Leader and His Army Practt
calIy Surrounded.

MANILA, Nov. 14.-General Young is
supposed to have reached San Nicolas,
about 30 miles east of Dagupan. but his
wagons are far behind. Colonel HAYES
has captured Aguinaldo's secretary and
M"inr Goldman Is in Carranglan with
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
$1.OO PER YEAR

ish officers. General Butler replied, ac-
cording to the Special dispatch, that he
was entitled to retain the man until he
should render a satisfactory account of
bippca1f
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16

Beers Demand Release of Alleged Spy
British Officers Held as Hostages for
safety of Nathan Marks-No Additional
News Regarding Progress of Hostilities
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THE VICTIMS OF WAR.
Surgeon General Sternberg Says 5,43S
Soldiers Died of sickness
and oGs In Battle.

Columbus. o., June 9.-Thursday was
the big day of the American Medical
association convention. The interest
centered largely in the presence of Sur
geon General Sternberg, of the United
States army. Gen. Sternberg was ac-
corded the closest attention and he was
warmly applauded. The subject of his
address was Sanitary Lesson OF the
War" He said in part:
1T is we'll known TO sanitarians and mill
tary surgeons that as a general rule more
soldiers succumb to disease than are killed
by the bullets of the enemy, and our recent
war has not been an exception in TINS re-
gard. The total number of deaths reported
in our enlarged army, including regulars
and volunteers, from May l. 1898. TO April 80,
1899 is 406. OF these 5,f3S died OF disease,
injuries, or accident. During the civil war
the number OF deaths from disease was
1856 2l6 The number who were killed in bat
tie or died of wounds was $685. or about
one-half of the deaths from disease The
total deaths from disease in the union
armies from the commencement OF the war
to the Slst of December, 1862. was 1926, and
in the confederate armies during the same
neriod 81 23S -
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SCORES REPORTED KILLED.
Northern Wisconsin Swept by Tor
nado That Leaves Death and
Ruin in Its Track.
LOSS OF LIFE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $50
The Entire Town of New Richmond
Is Wiped Ont of Existence - Help
Ii Being Sent from NeighbOrinE
Cities-Fire Adds Its Horror to the
Scene.

New Richmond, Wis, June 14.-The
tornado that has swept out of existence
the prosperous little city of New Rich
mond is the most disastrous in point of
fatality ever occurring in this section.
The exact number of dead is still I'M
known, but it will certainly reach 100,
and very probably will considerably ex-
coed that figure.
Nurses and physicians from st. Paul,
who had come down by special train on
the Omaha road as soon as news of the
disaster reached the Minnesota capt.
tai, were of great help, all night and
day, and when the day closed all the
seriously injured were believed to have
been cared for Those whose injuries
were serious, but whose chances for re-
covery were believed TO be good, were
quickly sent to the hospitals of st.
Paul and Minneapolis. where better
care can be given them. The slightly
injured and those whose cases seem
hopeless were kept here and were given
the best attention possible. The list of
dead is gradually increasing during
the day, and Tuesday night it seemed
that 100 might be the minimum esti-
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the governor has appointed to take
charge of relief until local committees
are able to do it.
WHOLE TOWN DESTROYED.
Tornado Leaves But Two Buildings in
Herman. Neb.-MEny Killed.

Omaha, Neb., June 1.-THE tornado
that struck the village of Herman Tues
day evening wrought fearful destruc-
ton. \ conductor on the evening train
from Sioux City passed through the
place not long after the storm, and he
says not building is left standing in
town. He counted IL dead bodies lying
in the streets. The fatalities will I'M
doubtedly run up to a hundred, if not
higher.
The scene in the streets of the
once thriving and beautiful little town
is one of destruction. Wrecked build
ings and broken furniture scarce rec
ognizable in it's dilapidated condition
are strewn all around, while dead
bodies lie in many places, the corpses
badly disfgured and some of them
hardly recognizable The means of the
injured mingle with the calls of the
rescuers as they pursue their humani
tartan task in the darkness by the
Pickering CLEANS of lanterns. The re-
lief train from Blair arrived about an
hour after the storm, and the work of
picking up the wounded was begun.
Willing hands did what they could to
help the injured and in the course of
an hour the train pulled out for Blair
with 95 in .jured on board. They were
taken to Blair, as there is absolutely
no place left at Herman at which treat
ment can be administered.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending June II.

The supreme lodge, Ancient Order of
dianapolis.
! DR.. Lawson TAFT, the pioneer of alb
dominal surgery, died in London in his
ffty-frst year.
| Gaylord Sangston Truesdell, an artist
of some distinction, is dead at New
York city. aged 40 years.
Clyde Porter and Calvin S. Hart were
blown to atoms in an explosion in tor
pedo factory in Marietta, o.
Two negroes were lynched at Dun
melon. Fla. by mob of their own color
for shooting a colored man.
Miss Jane Smith celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of her birth at
her home in Marshalltown, Ia.
c. \. Larson and his eight-year-old
son were drowned while attempting to
cross the river at La Crosse, Wis.
A terrible famine prevails among the
Indians near the upper waters of the
Stewart river in British Columbia.
The village of Bay of Islands, in New
foundland. was destroyed by forest
fires and 81 families rendered homeless.
John l.. Mount, well-to-do farmer
near Scottsburg, Ind. fatally shot his
wife while insane and then killed him
self.
A dispatch received at Washington
announces the safe arrival of the
cruiser Newark at Hocanee island,
Chill.
The municipality of Havana has pre-
scented to Gen. Maxine Gomez a GER
tificate naming him as an adopted son
of the city.
John Moore, member of the Saliva
ton Army at Fort Smith, Ark, killed
his wife in fit of jealousy and then
killed himself
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada during the month of May
amounted to 1901 900, against $11, 072,-
200 in May, 1898.
A freight train was wrecked near
Suffolk, Va, and Engineer w. A. Clay
ton, Firemen William Pool and Thomas
Wells were killed.
The wages of $4,000 men employed in
the iron and steel manufacturing in
dustries throughout the country have
been advanced % per cent.
The gross receipts of the so largest
post office in the United States in May
were $3,560,343, an increase of $337,S56
over the receipts for May, 1898.
Lieut.. Commander Wainwright Kel-
logg, L. S. n, died on board the
steamship Augusta Victoria, which ar
rived at New York from Hamburg.
The IA street railway lines in Cleve-
land o., operated by the Big CONSOLE
dated company, were tied up by strike
Of the employees for an increase in
wages.
A plan has been arranged whereby
the American fighting force in the Phil
ippines twill be increased to $4,000 men,
all regulars, by the beginning of the dry
season.
f. o. Kragness, of San Francisco, has
broken the American 200-mile bicycle
road record by making double century
around San Francisco bay in II hours
and 81 minutes.
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THREE PERSONS KILLED.
A Farmer and His wife ana ChfId
Lose Their Lives in IN Cyclone
Near SnIix, la.

Sioux City. Ia, June IA cyclone at
$3.50 yesterday afternoon struck two
miles southeast of the little town of
Salix, 16 miles from here. wrecked two
houses and killed three people outright
and one more will die. The dead are:
John Malloy, farmer; Mrs. John Nal
10y, his wife, and Harry Malloy, To-
year-old son. Miss Bessie Malloy, the
ls-year-old daughter, had her skull
fractured and is not expected to live.
Thomas and Pat Malloy are badly hurt.
The house of Mrs. Hassell, widow,
was also destroyed, but she and her
seven children escaped by going into
the cellar.
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Bullet Kills Two.

Harrisburg, Pa, June 14.-Corporals
Cummings and Bostle, of company f,
Nineteenth United States regular in
fantry, were killed Tuesday evening at
Camp Meade by the accidental dis
charge of Krag-Jorgensen rifle in the
hands of Private Murphy, of company
b. Murphy was cleaning the rife, when
it was accidentally discharged, the ball
first striking Bostle on the arm, and
then going through his head, killing
him instantly. 1t then struck Cum
mings in the region of the heart, caus-
ing internal hcmorrhages. from which
the soldier died in two hours.
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A New warden.

Springfield, H., June l3.-Gov. Tan
ner on Monday received the resignation
of II. w. McClaughrey as warden of the
northern penitentiary at Joliet. For
mer Congressman E. J. Murphy, of East
St. Louis, of the state board of pardons
and former warden of Chester peniten-
tiary, was at once appointed as sue
cessor of Maj. McClaughrey, and Morris
Emmerson, of Mount Vernon, APP
pointed to succeed Mr.. Murphy on the
state board of pardons. Maj. Me-
Claughrey has accepted the position of
governor of the national military pris-
on at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.