Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-11
The News Briefly Told.



Monday.
Dewey Day" was enthusiastically
celebrated in Philadelphia, New York
and elsewhere.
Secretary Gage has gone to the hot
springs of Virginia for two weeks
vacation. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Gage,
The comptroller has declared a div
ident of 40 per cent in favor of the
creditors of the First National bank of
New Lisbon. o.
J. Pierpont Morgan, the American
banker who is undergoing the cure at
AK les Baines, has given the hospital
there $4,000 francs.
Rev. S. ]. Mcpherson, Second Pres
byterian church of Chicago, will re-
sign to become head of the Lawrence
VILE, N. j., academy.
The following customs and taxes
were collected at the ports mentioned
during April: Manila, $407 900; IL
oilo, S45,5S4; Cebu. $3O,575; total,
$3.50 ,293.
Major General Merriam, command
ing the department of the Colorado,
and his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant J.
b. Bennett. have gone to Wardner,
Idaho, to investigate the miners strike
and rioting.
Brigadier General George w. Davis
had final consultation with Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn and Adjutant
General Corbin previous to his depar-
ture for Porto Rico, where he relieves
General Henry as commander of that
department and governor general Of
the island.
SPANS economic situation, accord
ing to Ell Liberal, Is unfavorable,
tested by the official returns for the
first quarter of the current year. The
imports showed an increase OF 45 ,000,-
900 pesetas, while the exports fell off
100000 COO pesetas. The customs re-
ceipts showed heavy decrease.
Tuesday.
President Mckinley has approved
the parcels post convention with Ven
eZuela.
The president has been invited 10
attend a general soldiers reunion at
Terre Haute, Ind, May 20.
Terrific rains and thunder storms.
followed by SHOWS, have prevailed the
All members of the Cuban national
party have agreed to pay per cent Of
their weekly income into a fund for
buying implements for the Cubans.
The president has appointed Col.
onel Frederick Funston of the TWEEN
tieth Kansas a brigadier general of
volunteers. This appointment was
recommended by Major General Mac
Arthur and supplemented very strong
by General Otis in cable dispatch.
Arrangements have been started by
several Black Hills towns, including
Deadwood, Lead, Hot Springs, Custer,
Rapid City and Spearfish. to give the
returning soldiers, who enlisted from
the Hills, rousing reception at some
central place upon their return from
the Philippines.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie sailed
from League Island navy yard She
will spend five months or more in the
training service and will have on
board at various times naval militia
from all the states along the coast
from Louisiana to Maine. Captain
NJ r. S. Mackenzie Is in command.
Captain Charles M. Rockefeller, Of
the Ninth infantry, reported probably
captured by the Filipinos, was sta
toned at Fort Leavenworth for two
years and was a member Of the first
class that graduated from The infantry
and cavalry school when Major Gen.
eral Otis, its founder, was command
ant.
London representatives of the Fill
pino junta say that they have received
a telegram from Aguinaldo dated
April 80, in which he states that his
government has nothing to do with
the present peace negotiations. which,
he asserts, are being conducted Ly a
group of half castles and creoles. who
are anxious for peace in the eXpecta-
ton of getting high Office under new
government.
1t is denied CCicially at Washington
that any undue restraint has been I'M
posed upon Admiral Kautz whicE
should encourage the insurgents in Sa-
moa. On the contrary, Admiral kant:
has been advised that the president
supports him In all that he has done;
that he has been entirely satisfied
with his conduct, and the only n
junction laid upon the admiral has
been to avoid unnecessary slaughter
and bloodshed.