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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-18
Friday.


At the request OF the president GEM
eral Americas v. Rice OF Lima, o.
will be appointed purchasing agent OF
the census bureau. W.
The United Presbyterian missionary
convention adopted resolutions at
Newcastle, Pa, against the seating OF
Congressnan-eleGt Roberts OF Utah.
Judge Kimball decided that the sale
or liquors on Sunday In Washington
hotels was legal under the act OF 1893,
which he holds was not repealed by
the law passed by the last congres$
prohibiting such sale. '""."d' !
" A special from Eagle Pass, Tex.
says: News received today" from the
Hondo coal mines places the dead rel
sulting from last nights tornado at
22 and over 100 wounded. Many pert
sons are still missing and probably IN
the ruins. o., .... ..a.. .., =, ,..n,#
The democrats of the Second cont
gressional district of Maine nominated
by reclamation John Scott OF Bath
as a candidate for the vacancy caused
by the death OF Nelson Dingley. MrI
Scott delivered an address indorsing
Bryan and the Chicago platform,
The following assignments Of officers
recently promoted are announced
Colonel Theodore A. Baldwin. to, thd
Seventh cavalry; Colonel Adna ri
Chaffee, to the Eighth cavalry; Lieut
tenant Colonel Francis Moore to thd
Tenth cavalry, and Lieutenant Colonel
Henry w. Vessels, jr., to the Third
cavalry. '..' ...' ".'"' '."' ''"'''"
The National Federation of Miners
on April 16 issued orders for general
strike in the four coal mining dlstrictd
OF Belgium to enforce a demand for
an increase, of wages. The strike
resulted In the closing of great many
factories in Belgium on account of the
lack of coal, Between .,. 10000 and
SO 900 workmen have been idle on
account OF this strike. .,,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-18

d'1"l '"'ano Thursday ' M
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana will
sail for Alaska about June 10, to make
investigation or the Alaska boundary
question. nnaFta, J,.,us
/ The Washington papa; delegation
has not yet been advised of the as
sembling Of the consistory at Rome
to nominate ten cardinals. ,,,pu Ia,
H. Ex-President Harrison has accepted
the place of honorable president of the
general, committee of the ecumenical
conference on foreign missions. nod
The treasury department denies a
sensational story published In, the east
that counterfeiting has been going on
In the basement o. the treasury build
ing. ,,.,i.,,,,..l al
=, The Business %, Mems Republican
league Of Pennsylvania challenged ex-
Senator; Quay to run for state treasur-
er this fall, to test his statement that
the people, want him at the head OF
Pennsylvania politics. ~,
. The remains of Colonel II. C. Egg
bert. which arrived in, Washington
from Manila, were inferred at Airing
ton cemetery with military honors, An
the available troops In. the vicinity OF
Washington were ordered out by the
war department and many distinguish
ed army officers were In attendance
upon the funeral exercises. 80 '''''"'
AmaJority OF the senate cor, .nittee
on taxation In the Michigan legislature
reported the Wagar bill, which Is de-
signed to take the place OF the Pm
| gree Atkinson railway taxation bill,
the principles of which were declared
unconstitutional by the supremecourt.
| The Wagar bill incr.asds the taxes on
! the railroad earnings about $500 ,00D
per year cbCve the smouhts now coli
leCted. ,ftt,' ..lt ,.tn.r ,.t "lr.,r
| 90 There will undoubtedly be an, extra
session OF the New York legislature FOR
the double purpose OF amending the
Ford franchise tax bill and passing
over the veto Of the mayor of New
York the rapid transit bill. f. II Is uni
derstood that the governor will algp
the Ford blll, and ,atter signing II, wib
call an extra session OF the legislat
ture for he purpose . Gmending sht
bill SO as to put 1t IN the hands or d
| state board Tor administration, In orr
der to have an equitable Arrangement
of taxation. instead of different conf
structions Of II in various portions OF
the state. .'" r".' 900 81" ''"' |
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.sWASHINGToN, May. IS. Secretary
Long has written To Mayor Phelans. of
San Francisco letter in. regard to
his.iproposition, that Admiral Dewey
return from the, Philippines by way
Of the Pacific ocean in, order that his
first landing In this country should;
be al" San 'Franciscos The seeretary,s
letter is practically Identical with that
semitic Mayor iYanl Wsek. { 'Iii 80
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20. 81 NFTUflN FlFII|sHN
Monday,

| John Bbehler, president Of the Gar
den City Banking and Trust company,
I Chicago has died OF cancer. i1ie'"m
All American syndicate has secured
the electric lgi..ling franchise DIT
Puerto Principe, "Cubas fasy0,o0J.
EttPresidento Edwin Could, Continental
Match company denies any coalition
Oh his company with, the Diamond
J Ipeople. ave s.,"ar, s.p Nad-1 qufusb
/ ,,,An American syndicate has bought
IS, 900 acres, Of land In Puerto Principe
province, Cpb F,', RP I'd win erect sugar
7 An Attachment for s1.t5e has been
1 isstied in New York against the Rail
road Equipment company In favor Of
d,lavita 81. Col" on bonds. to.ujl'
4, The HambnrgrAI neriean and Furness
steamship lines have agreed on rtthe
Montreal traffic being controlled on the
American, side by the former line, 60,
he The ,S6S.QQ0.0Q0 Of silver now in the
Philadelphia mint will be transferred
Immediately to the new mint; $50
wagon loads or three tons each.
The wage Committee win meet at
PittsbIrg, PA, Thursday to compile
the scale for $4,000 skilled workme1
and a'demand for a raise Is expected
1t is,rep6rted at New York that r
G.. ShauB huessy, Woe presidept9of the
! Canadian Pacific. hwill succeed ;, the
nresident. sir, Milpam, Nan, o Horne
this week., I..s, o.. r,, AM, o..
- Owing to the prevailing conditions
Cuban planters are unable to obtain
loans OF their lands, cannot sell them
except at "a GREAT sacrifice" and are
cunsedhehtiy starving '""'"1"'"'
4 HI President MCKINLEY has directed
that, the customs receipts at tHavanb
be deposited at the bank, Of the NORTH
! American Trust company. establishes
at Hayana, thereby giving that bank
a $4,000, 900 DEPOSIT: ..,., ,.I
| James s. Lynch, of. Company q.
Ninth United States Infantry, reported
among the dead at Manila. was q SOB
OF James Lynch of Syracuse, N. VI,
/ and Al years, old: nIHe' enlisted last
4 July. .J Corporal William L. Higgins
j and q RriEate,, Harris W., Mallory di
Company y. Ninth infantry. were I'd
specti3ely Of Watertowrnt and camdeH
IN. " '.n.c, ,"t. .,ul.,l t....,
a. A dispatch from Manila. was RI
| ceiyed in Washington asking that thb
| Nebraska troops be removed from thb
firing line, IN view Of the fact that
there were but 3f5 active men out df
y some. 4 400 that had gone to the Phil
4 ippines over q year ago. This appli
cation was made, to General Otis, WHIP
has. full. authority TO. relieve the regt
ment from active service at, his dis
SiSIioh. "a 4, ,..,,. ,..,., .-..G,.... ...y
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There Are I'm the United States evsr
htty'distfnet secret2erders. with more
titan 10000 lodges and S'ose. ooo' rhem'
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90 General Otis reports to the, wal, de-
opartmant 4that the transport, Pueblo
/ left, Manila for SAN francisco on hip
18th inst. and that 1.-The Zealandia Left
today, ..rr... 7...I ..,, h,,i .,.d
Augustus. .ap Buren,, for, many yearf
one OF, the FOREMOST criminal lawyers
| Of Chicago and the state. died Of apo
plexy, aged 60. His father, was ,cous'
in of President Martin Van Buren,.
Major John A. Logan, assistant adj
| ,1utaht general p; S. y, now in WASH
ordeied To- Atlanta, Ca, for duty" 'aE
| adj htaht GENERAL of the department
or the guilt" '"''",. Cd. .".. 4 ~ "
80 News Was received at Chicago yest
rerday that a strong movement ib
7 s5rhiihg'in thew TO induce Admiral
Dewey to make his entry into tht
United States next month through
i San Francisco! "".".'f n" ii' p'r' 10 |
Il" The contract for distributing govt
9by the agricultural department TO
! Charles Parker tof Santa Clara CAL
for 1854 .900J All the seeds must be
delivered in Washington by ,Decembet
1, and ~ the, distribution begins next
January. J,,, ..,i ID ,.,,...,.,,i |
Major .J.o T.. iHalloway, additional
paymaster,, United States volunteers
has. been, ordered TO convey to the
Philippines the funds for the payment
Of, the troops, in, the, department ,of
the, Pacific. General Shafter, in, conf
mapd of tho dena ~ mont AZ California
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composer most peculiar charm and deep
poetical melancholy lie in the compositions
of K R. (Konstantin Romanowl. which are
very often played at grand concerts The
talented prince, so to say. entered the
world to the sound of the cello. His faith
er, a distinguished artist on the violon-
cello, was playing his magnificent intsru-
ment in the adjoining room when the weak
little voice of the new citizen of the world
was heard.
His mother Alexandra Josephowna, is
through and through of a musical nature.
Some of her compositions. among them a
symphonic work, THE Titan" are among
the favorite numbers OF the concerts OF
Pawlosk. The children Of the Grand Ouch
ess Catherine Michaelowna, now Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelitz. are known as ex-
cellent musicians. Duke George never
misses a quartette evening, symphony
concert or a German song evening One
generally sees him with the score in his
hand. His sister. Helene, the Princess of
SAKE -Altenburg. is esteemed an excellent
singer. Sometimes she has sung in church
concerts. and to hear her full. sympathetic
soprano is treat to all music lovers. The
grandmother of the "Mecklenburgers.' as
they are called in ST. Petersburg. the clev-
er Grand Duchess Helene Powlowna.
founded. with her court pianist. Anton Ru-
binstein. the conservatorium in st. Peters
burg Talented novices who had not the
means to study were received and cared for
in the royal patroness' palace. she person.
ally controlling their work and progress.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
NAVAL AcADEMY CANDIDATES.

Relatives Of Prominent Hen A4eng
the Presidential ARpea.teesS :.
Annapolis. Nd. April 22.-Candidates are
arriving daily for the Naval Academy ex-
aminations. which begin May; Is. Among
those who have arrived are the following.
Presidential appointees: Rush r. Wallace.
David Bagley, Nixon Elmer, CASTOR Bus
bee. John p. Gridley. Alexander Thackery,
Osborn Deignan. principals; 'alterhates.
Paul Beckwith. Frederick v. 'McNair, r.;
Rufus 8. Thompson, p. C. Wharton. Rich
ard d. Gatewood. and Henry s. Craven.
OF the Presidential appointees, Wallace
is a grandson of Commodore Wallace, Of
the navy; Thompson is a grandson of Gen.
eral Saxton, Of the army; Bagley is a
brother Of Ensign Worth Bagley, who was
killed on the Winslow at Cardenss., and
who was prominent athlete at the Naval
Academy; Elmer is son Of the late Com
mander Horace Elmer. United States Navy,
who died shortly after the Spanish war;
Busbee is grandson of Admiral Worden,
the conqueror Of the Merrimac in the civil
war; Gatewood is a son Of the late Naval
Constructor Richard Gatewood; Gridley is
son of the late Charles v. Gridley, of the
navy; McNair is son Of Admiral F. v.
McNair, superintendent Of the Naval Acad-
emy; Thackery is the grandson OF General
Sherman; Craven is the grandson OF 'Ad-
miral Craven; Deignan, who is over the
age limit for entrance. was recommended
by special act of Congress-
The evening times., 1899-04-22
OLD DOMINION NEWS NOTES.

cabegram from London Yesterday announced
the death there of Mrs. Thomas Gracey. formerly
OF Richmond. Mrs. Gracey Miss Cole a
niece of DR.. Charles R. Cullen.
Joseph Haltman. who arrived at Newport News
last night No. 4 from Richmond was ar
rested by Policeman Wood. He is suspected OF
being connected with the diamond robbery re-
ported to have occurred there yesterday morning
A centenarian. sallie A. Carlton, colored died
at the Norfolk almshonse yesterday Shortly be-
fore her death the old weman stated she II.
years of age, having been born at Petersburg.
Va, in 11s2. Her appearance indicated great
age.
Corporal W. !. Ellington, of Newport News.
who recently pardoned by President Mrkin-
ley while serving three years sentence for al
legged improper conduct toward a superior off
gusiine, and is the guest of his aunt. Mrs. n. b.
Gaines.
The first trip the line of the Lynch
burg and Rivermont Street Railway Company
was made last evening. The car left the post
office at O'Clock with officials Of the road.
members of city council and others board.
and made the trip to the City Park and around
the city.
Governor Tyler yesterday received the annual
report of the State board Of fisheries. This i.
the first annual report made by the board since
the enactment Of the law creating il. Tie
revenues for the year from this source amounted
to S55.0O0. with expenses So. 900. showing a net
revenue of s33. 900. The governor is highly graf
flied at this showing. and is quite confident that
for next year it will be much better. Under the
former law the oyster industry brought the
Commonwealth in debt Sl,1O0.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SHARES TEND UPWARD.
Make a Strong Feature in
Wall Street. Dealings
St. Louis and Southwestern and
Jersey Central Alse Advance.
Tennessee Coal a.d 1roaF4lf Rack
ward, While ssEar strides q
Point Forw.5S.s

New York. April 2e.-The,yt market
opened dull and firm, but In short time
the prices shaded OF undeE professional
realizing and arbitrage sefiiAe BY London.
In the railway list the shares Of Southern
railroads were exceptionally ftFng. and
st. Louis and Southwestern also scored a
fair advance.
Jersey Central rose half n poiht on an
announcement by this servicti6f she decis--
ion Of the company to issue afOck 20 redeem
maturing bonds. lk . \
Sugar was 1 per cent higher The Steel
and Iron stocks were somewhat reaction
ary. Tennessee Coal and Iron fell point.
The heaviness Of the speculation seemed
to be due entirely to Its narrowness.
Government bonds were unchanged.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
0rderS To the RnleiSh.

Orders were issued this morning to Cap
tain Coghlan, of the Raleigh, now anchor
ed off New York to drop down to Sandy
Hook tomorrow and prepare for her official
inspection on Monday, when the board of
inspection and survey will visit her as is
customary after long cruise and prepara-
tory to going out of commission Captain
Coghlan was also ordered TO give liberty TO
as many of his men as possible on Monday
night when they are to be rendered re-
ception at the Waldorf-Astoria- He is Or
dered to leave New York on the 25th in
time to reach Philadelphia during daylight
on Wednesday where the ship will be well
coined with ceremony.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
WASHINGTON MAN ARRESTED.
John B.itk Chsrxes with :Atte.pt
Ing HighWay Robbery.

John BATH Charged with Attenpt-
Ing HighWay Robbery.
Inspector BoaTdman received4a q telegram
from PhiladeIphia.th this morning to the ef-
feet that John Butts. of Warrington, had
been arrested In that city for attempted
highway robbery. Butts has been identi-
fed as the man who held up a messenger
boy in broad daylight in q crowded thor
oughfare of Philadelphia and attempted to
rob him Of q bag containing $500 in gold.
The messenger was very cruelty beaten
but managed to escape being robbed.
Butts is well-knovn local crook and has
served several terms in the District Jail.
The circumstances of the attempted rob-
berry are given in a Philadelphia dispatch
as follows: rgEs s-t
The victim was W. C. Werner, aged sew
enteen years, an employe OF George b.
Evans. druggist, HOG Chestnut Street, who
was on the way to the Corn Exchange Ma
tional Bank with a bag in which there
were $500. The assailant gave his name
as John Butts. At the time of the at
tack Chestnut Street was crowded with
people. Butts pushed Werner into the
vestibule Of a store yof H. R. Johns and
struck him several fines on the head with
the iron bolt, whiA was wrapped in
piece of brown papS. Mr.. Johns and q
Mr.. Stokes were In the store, and hearing
the sounds of struggle, Mr.. Johns ran
out to see what had happened. He saw
Werner crouching in the corner, his face
and neck covered with blood and Butts
leaning over him striking him with the
bolt and endeavoring to wrench from his
arm the bag containing the money.
My God. man, do you want to kill
him. said Johns. approaching Butts.
Butts, hearing the voice, ran away.
Johns followed to the street and called:
stop, thief! Stop. thief" Policeman
Swartz pursued the fleeing man and after
a short chase caught him. When arrested
Butts said:
IN teach him to insult my wife" After
that he refused to talk.
Werner said he never saw Butts before
and knew nothing until he was pushed
into the entry and was struck. Butts was
committed to prison without hail to await
the action of the grand jury. charged with
attempted highway robbery Werneris in
juries are not serious.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
POUNDS A FRIENDS HOME.
Ex-Judge Paxson's Memorial 10 Ill
P-reuts.

Ex-JudRe Parsons Memorial 10 His
P:reuts. ...
Newtown. Pa, April Pas memorial
to his parents. ex-Chief Justice of tbe Su-
preme Court Edward NJ. Paxson wifi fotffid
Friends Home in this town. He has
purchased lot al the northeast corner.of
Congress Street and Centre Avenue as a
site. and awarded the contract for the
building, which will cost about $50 600. The
institution. when ready for occupancy. will
be decided to the Bucks Quarterly Meeting.
The building will be of Newtown brown
stone. three stories high. On the first
floor will be the office. reception hall. par
lors. dining-room, library reading room.
and several bedrooms. There will be elev-
en- bedrooms on each of the two floors
above.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Secured Hi. Reward.

leading citizen in little town in the north
of Scotland was asked to take the Office of
elder in the kirk. lie seemed reluctsat to ac-
cept the honor till a wag, who knew his weak
ness, whispered to him that il he became elder
he would get f5 and pair Of trousers at the
end Of the year.
The year passed away. and when the promised
garment did not appear, the elder went to the
minister and said: Il haven't got the breeks
yet
what brceksi'' said the minister.
The elder explained and the minister smiled,
and declared that the promise was only silly
joke.
The elder expressed great disappointment about
the trousers, and was turning away when the
minister said: ..You seem to more about the
breeks than about the money.
''Oh, ay! the a. pun.' replied the elder; "a
just helpt masep to that fra the plate"
The evening times., 1899-04-22
LET YOUR FEET BREATHE.

Our Patent ventilating Shoes not only insure
q perfect system Of ventilation, but they give
q soft, elastic air cushion for the foot TO rest
on, 4 protection against hot streets or pave
ments, a cushion that cannot get out Of order
II you are your feet in the streets, stores or
Offices, you will find luxury in shoes that
will be surprise to YOU Would YOU ride the
old, primitive iron-wheeled bicycle in preference
to the modern cushion tireY The difference is
a. great between "our shoes aud all ether shoes,
no matter what name they are called by, who
makes them, what price you pay for them.
The only thing they do easily is to ruin your
feet You have corns, bunions and tender. burn
ing feet, because they deprived Of the healing
oxygen Of the air, so necessary for all parts OF
the body. You would die in to 10 days il you
treated the rest OF your body you do your
feet Our shoes a positive prevention against
overpcrspiring. tender feet They are
the most easily repaired best wearing shoes made.
All strictly hand work.
JOHN LORIcAN CO.,
400 eth ST. N. w., between d asa 3 Sta
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Di.baudinx ohio. Old Guard.

Columbus, Ohio. April 22.-Adjutant
General Kingsley last night issued an or
der d!scharging all commissioned officers
except those under bonds and who are re-
sponsible for the property and funds of
the Guard. They are also to be discharged
May l. The effect OF these orders is, TO
entirely disband the old Guard. The or
gsnization Of a new Guard and its equip
ment will be begun as soon as possible.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
.Ruskin Hall.
Gro. the London Chroniele.)

We learn that the classes of resident working
men students at Ruskin Hall now in full
progress, and there are twenty -four students in
residence. One Of the most favored departments
is history-politica constitutional. ecclesiastical
and Biographical" American and European
history being more less included in these di-
visions. The prelude to a series Of lectures on
the political aspects Of the Reformation was de-
livered by +. S. Pollock Haynes, of Balliol, who
lectured to typical audience on the political
the growth Of Parliamentary opposition in
England, and on the colonization Of the British
Empire.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
CARDS TURNED ON sHARpERs.
Iptended Victim, Played q Game That
Won the Stakes.

Allentown, Pa, April 22.-Two New
York card sharpers who came here Thurs
day night to fleece Fred George. local
saloonkeeper. were tripped UP at their own
game. To lead on George they presented
him with $50 bill and allowed him TO
win $50 more. Then at given signal, ODE
Pfeiffer. horseman and friend OF George,
in the guise OF a detective, rushed in The
room and pretended to arrest the sharps.
The latter fed and George and Pfeiffer.
who had concocted the scheme, divided the
500
Drinks that the sharps had ordered and
which were intended for George, were
found to be druggei.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

At its last meeting the NJ. w. G. Lodge
of F. A. A. NJ, pursuant TO a special COM
munication, approved of a call for con-
gress of the colored Masons of the United
States to be held on August next in Co
lumbus Ohio. Five delegates to the con-
gress from this Jurisdiction were chosen
as follows: W. II. johnson. Rev. w. A. II.
Cypress. Henry c. Scott. John H. Jones
and Rev. Peter Lucas.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
pepn.yIvnnIn board OF Pnrdon..

Harrisburg, Pa, April 22.-Thsre are
thirty three cases on the calendar 70. the
sitting of the Board of Pardons here n0xt
Tuesday. Among the new cases are those
of James A. Clemmer, Norristown; Ralph
W. Wireback, Lancaster; Jonas Preston.
jr., Westchester; Antony MCGOWAN, Ale
gheny; J. J. Eagan, Susquehanna, and
Cornelius W. Shaw, Susquehanna, all con-
victed of murder. A meeting OF the Capt.
toI Building Commission for organization
will be held in the near future.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Buying In Coke Plants.

Pittsburg, Pa. April 22-The American
Coke Company. organized as a feeder for
the American Steel and Wire Company.
has purchased the 500 coke ovens of The
Puritan Coke Company ct Baggaley. in the
Conne!lsvilIe region, and is operating them.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company has
purchased the plant of the Connellsville
Coal and Coke Company for 500, 900.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
BRAVE DAUGHTERS LONG TRIP.
Sees Guilty Man Sent to Prison and
VIII Free Her Father.

New York, April 22.-Minnie Jacobs.
who travelled all over the United States.
from ocean to ocean, to prove her father
innocent and to secure his release, from
Jail. yesterday saw the really gully, man
sent to the penitentiary.
A year ago her father. Saul Jacobs, was
sentenced to Sing Sing for seven and a
half years. having been convicted of sell
ing gold brick to Jacob Bernstein. Of
Cincinnati and getting $4,000.
She knew that Hirsch Koppelman was
the guilty man. and followed him until,
at Chicago. he confessed to her. Yester-
day koppelman was sentenced 10 four
years and ten months, and Jacobs will be
released.