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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
General State Notes.

Minnie Greenburg, young woman of
Gearing, has been convicted of larceny
and sentenced to the county Jail for
ten days.
There has been quite. a number of
immigrants to OBrien county this
year, about twenty-five cars of immi-
grant goods having been unloaded at
Sheldon. Land is selling for from $35
TO $50 per acre and most of the farms
are sold for cash.
Blackleg has broken out among the
cattle in the south part of Davis coun-
ty near the Missouri line. Clerk Has
kins has lost ten head Of fine Here
fords, some of the same Lerd bringing
500 a head. w. C. Corrick and Simon
Wagler have both lost several head,
while those belonging to others are
sick. The disease is almost sure to ne
| fatal when it once attacks an animal
Burglars robbed the Sperry postoffice
of stamps and cash.
Clasped in each others embrace two
young children of James Nichols, who
| lives on a farm near Center Junction
were found beneath the ice of a oond
on their fathers farm. The children
had left home to water some stock
and being alarmed at their failure to
return their mother went in search of
them. She found hole in the ice at
the pond and, Frustrated with grief,
raised an alarm. Neighbors hastily
gathered and the ice was broken and
search made for the little ones The
pond was dragged and the bodies re.
! covered.
The Huttig Manufacturing company
of Muscatine, employing 400 people IN
the manufacture of sash, doors and
blinds. has increased wages 10 per
cent.
Mrs. Isaac J.. Hills, the wife of Des
Moines' former mayor, received tele-
gram from Mrs. Theodore w. Drney
stating that the next congress of Amer
lean Mothers would be held in Des
Moines about one year from this time
or in other words in the spring of 1870"
The congress will consist of 1,0Gv del
egates and there will De present al
least forty speakers Of national repu.
tation. The congress will be in ses
] sion one full week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Was Once an Iowa Man.

Eldora dispatch: 1t may not be gen.
orally known that the now much talked
of Utah congressman, Hon. B. H. Rob-
erts, was once a resident of Iowa. Nine
teen years ago he came to the farm
home of Allen Hughes, living in jack
son township, about eight miles north
west of this city, young man, shabbi-
ly dressed, but apparently one who
had seen better days
The young man advertised by word
of mouth among the neighboring far
mers that he would, certain night,
address the citizens of the community
upon the subject of Mormonism. A
large crowd gathered at the little
school house the night of the advertised
lecture and SO electrified were those
who heard him that he was repeatedly
besieged to talk upon the subject more
extensively. The young fellow would
accept of no collection taken among
the pOpulace. looking toward the de-
fraying of current expenses of the po-
lygamy preached. He was hired about
the neighbOrhool to different farmers
and it was thus he met the obligations
of life.
Finally, he resolved that there was a
more inviting field farther west, and it
was then he took up the white mans
burden" kindled with desire to carve
a name for himself on history's page.
That was nineteen years ago, and
, recently Mr.. Hughes, the man who had
befriended him in other days. received
a letter from the once boy preacher.
The letter tells of the wanderings of
Mr.. Roberts from the time of his de-
parture from Hardin county until the
present time. The would-be congress
man, strangely enough makes no men
ton of the fact of his being the hus-
| band of three wives in utter disregard
of the state and national law.
In the letter to Mr. Hughes. Mr..
Roberts also states his implicit belief
that congress will not dare to do aught
else but give to him the seat in the
| lower house to which he says he has
the right vouchsafed to him by the
constitution of the United States and
to all other men similarly situated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Exchange of Peace Treaties.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE final
ceremony in the establishment of
peaceful relations between the United
States and Spain will occur at the
White House at o'clock today, when
the president and Ambassador Cam
bon, the latter acting for Spain, will
exchange notifications Of the treaty of
peace.
The Spanish copy of the treaty,
signed by the queen regent and Pre-
mier Silvela, arrived at the French
embassy today. The officials at the
embassy later called on Secretary Hay
and the necessary arrangements for
tomorrow's ceremony were made.
The treaty forwarded by Spain is
handsomely engrossed on parchment
in old English script with wide double
columns, one in Spanish and the other
in English. Its binding is of red mo-
rocco heavily embossed in gold, which
gives the effect of the yellow and red
colors of Spain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Iowa to Use ConVicts.

The Iowa board of control of state
institutions has determined to estab-
lish factory for making binding in
one of the penitentiaries. About / 100
convicts are in the Anamosa and Fort
Madison institutions. At Anamosa it
has been almost impossible to find en-
Dloyment for them, hence the board
decided to try the Irvine factory.
Investigations are in progress as to
expense of eouipping plant 1t was
first designed to put in general ma
chine shops. The Irvine factory can
be established cheaper, and the board
claims will produce large part of the
Irvine used in Iowa and reduce the
price from rs to SO per cent, comparing
with the average trust prices of the
last two years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
An Elephant Kills Its Keeper.

KANSAS CITY, April 10.-"Rajah,"
a mammoth elephant owned by Lemen
Brothers Circus company, which has
been wintering in Argentine, Kan,
near here, yesterday killed its keeper,
Frank Fisher
Fisher had returned to the tent in
toxicated and tried to make the differ
ent animals perform. Coming to the
elephant, he Rugged the beasts trunk
and order ed it to open it's mouth.
Becoming enraged. Rajah crushed
Fishers arm and, throwing him to the
ground, made repeated efforts to pierce
the PROSTATE trainers body with it's
tusks. Unable to reach him, Rajah
finally knelt upon Fisher, crushing his
life out before assistance could arrive.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
iowa SOLDIER LOSSES
A Compilation Of the Mortality
Record.
THE RAvAGES OF TYPHOID EfvfR.
The Ranks Dccimated by This Fatal
Malady--Most of the Deaths From
Disease-How the Fatalities are Dis
tributed - Miscellaneous Matters OF
State Concern.

Des MONIES dispatch: The state war
department has just completed the
compilation of the mortality record of
Iowa volunteers to date. Iowa put
four regiments of infantry at the dis
posal of the United States and two of
these, the Fiftieth and Fifty-second,
have already been mustered out, and
the Forty-rinth, now in Cuba, and the
Fifty-frst, in the Philippines. are I'M
der orders for muster-out and will be
retired to their homes very soon. More
men died of typhoid fever than of any
other half dozen diseases com ined.
Up to date there have been 148 deaths
in the four Iowa regiments from all
causes and not one caused by other
than disease. or the total number of
deaths in the four regiments 116 were
caused by typhoid fever.
The total was distributed among
the regiments as follows: Forty ninth,
fifty-one, of which forty-three were ty-
phoid cases; Fiftieth, thirty-one, Of
which thirty were due to typhoid; Fiji
ty-first, twenty-eight, Of which typhoid
caused twelve and pneumonia eleven;
Fifty-second thirty-eight, thirty
being from typhoid and the cause Of
two deaths not being reported. The
Forty-ninth and Fifty-second were the
only regiments to lose officers. The
Forty-ninth lost First Lieutenant Geo.
W. Michaelson of company l., who
died at Jacksonville of typhoid fever,
and First Lieutenant Guy Kellogg of
company G, who was the first man of
his regiment to lose his life, dying
on August q last. The place or cause
of his demise is not reported. Second
Lieutenant Charles F. Grout of COM
pany X, Fifty-second regiment, died at
Emmetsburg of typhoid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
JUSTICE FIELD DEAD.
Tho Eminent Jurist Passes Away After
Long Illness.

4hS Em1nenU aebcb AWaJ AiecA
Long illness.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April TO-
Justice Stephen ]. Field of the United
States supreme court. died at his home
on Capitol Hill in this city at $3.50
last evening of kidney complications.
About his bedside were his wife and
her sister, Mrs. ]. Condit Smith, Mr..
Justice David ]. Brewer, his nephew;
Mrs. Edgerton of California, Mr.. Lin
ton, his private secretary; the Rev.
Edward M. Mott, rector of the Church
of the Advent, and the family SER
wants. He had been unconscious since
Saturday morning and death came
painlessly.
Ever since Justice Fields retire.
ment from the supreme court bench
on December 1, 1897, he had enjoyed
comparatively good health, and being
relieved from the responsibilities
which he had borne for so many years
he became more cheerful than for
merly and seemed to enjoy the society
of his friends and acquaintance more
than ever before. All during the win
ter, when the weather was fair, it was
his custom to take daily drives about
the city or through the grounds of the
soldiers home. and always returned
fresh. About two weeks ago, how
ever, he took longer ride than usual
in an open carriage and contracted
severe cold, which rapidly developed
the kidney troubles. from which he
had suffered, though but slightly, for
some time.
The disease readily yielded to treat
ment and on Thursday last he sat up
for a time and seemed quite himself
again, but on Saturday morning a
change for the worse took place and
about noon he lost consciousness.
From that time he sank rauidly until
his death this evening.
No arrangements have been made
for the funeral nor is it known where
he will be buried. 1t is probable that
his remains will be taken to stock
bridge, Mass. where are buried his
father and mother and his brothers,
Cyrus, Dudley and Jonathan, and his
sisters and the other members of the
Field family. 1t is probable, however,
that Mrs. Field may decide to take his
remains to California, where consid-
cradle part of his active life was passed
before President Lincoln appointed
him a member of the supreme bench,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
PLANS OF GIN. LAWTON
Among Other Things 1t Is to
Capture Santa Cruz.
MOVEMENT OF THE EXPEDITION
1t Starts Around Laguna de Bays In High
Is to BE Swept Before the Party Re-
turns--rugs Tow Flotilla of Twenty
Canoes.

MANILA, April 10-The expedition
Henry w. Lawton. which started last
night with the intention of crossing
Laguna de Bay, capturing the town of
Santa Cruz, on the eastern shore of
the lake and then sweeping the coun-
try to the south, consists of 200 picked
sharpshooters, chosen from the various
regiments, Hawthorne's mounted bat
terry, Gales squadron, three troops OF
the Fourth cavalry, unmounted, with
Bronkos' and Tappan's battalions of
the Fourteenth infantry, Linck's bat
talon of the First Idaho infantry and
Fraino's of the First North Dakota
infantry, under General King. The flo
tilla of twenty canoes. towed by tugs
and conveyed by the gunboats Laguna
de Bay, Oeste and Rapidan, on the
river Pasig, moving toward the lake,
just as evening was setting In. 1t
was truly picturesque scene. The
men were all in high spirits, and car
ried rations for ten days, the lightest
marching equipment.
General Lawton's plan was to reach
Santa Cruz this morning at daybreak,
to capture or destroy any rebel gun
boats or shipping, to take the town
and then to scour the country to the
south of the lake, district not yet
explored by the Americans. The tao
tics will be those of the old-time from
tier fighting, and it is probable that
the command will be divided into
squads of twelve, under non-commis-
stoned officers.
In General Lawton's absence the
Second division is temporarily COM
manded by General Ovenshine, whose
lines extend from the beach, near
Malate, south of Manila, to the shore
of Laguna de Bay, beyond Paslg, a
distance of about seven miles.
The withdrawal of the eighteen COM
panies, constituting the eXpeditionary
force, made a gap in the line from the
beach to Culiculi, just southwest OF
San Pedro Macati, which was subse-
quently filled by the Fourth regular
infantry.
The rebels, on the extreme right,
had evidently been informed of the
withdrawal of the troops, and they at
tempted to sneak through after night
fall, but they met with warm recep-
ton and fell back in disorder, the line
still remaining intact.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Yakutat Indians Threaten.

SEATTLE, Wash, April 10.--Ac-
cording to advices brought down from
Copper river, Alaska, by steamer Ex-
celsior, the miners in the Yakutat
country have been sorely tried with
thieving Indians this winter. Their
supplies were short enough at best and
when the Indians got away with parts
of caches and even stole the miners
tins and stoves forbearance ceased to
be virtue.
A party of miners on Dry creek, some
distance in the interior, were cleaned
out by the Indian thieves. They arm
ed themselves, captured the thieves and
recovered part of the stolen property.
Five or six of the Indians were tied up
and whipped.
On being released they called a coun-
Gil of the tribe and at last accounts
were preparing for war against the
miners. The latter were gathering to-
gether to stand off the redskins. A
message was sent to Sitka. asking Gov
ernor Brady to send some Of he federal
troops at Taiya to the Yakutat coun-
try.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
England q Hard Drinker.

LONDON, April 10.-An official
statement just issued shows England
to be the greatest drinking nation in
the world, a discovery which has as
tonished it's people, who hoped it had
fallen behind in the alcoholic race. OF
beer England drinks 30.31 gallons per
head per annum; America, 1920; Ger
many, $780, France, $40. OF wine
England drinks SO gallons; America,
"A; Germany, 1.34. Of spirits England
drinks 1O2 gallons; America, "a; Ger
many and France, both 1.S9.
This gives England a total consump-
ton of 1911 gallons; America, 13.4S;
Germany, 2S73; France, 2S.79. The
drinking of wine is decreasing in Eng
land, while that of spirits and beer is
increasing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13

WASHINGTON, D. c., April TO-
Assistant Comptroller of the Treasury
Mitchell has decided that men who
were appointed to Office or who en-
listed in the revenue cutter service for
the war with Spain are entitled to
extra pay under the act of March 8,
1899. The decision, however, applies
only to those who served in the reve-
nue. cutter service by order of the presi-
dent in co-operation-with the navy and
who were discharged at the close Of
the war
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Uncle Black for Commander.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE name of
General John c. Black will be pre-
sented to the executive committee of
the national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic when it assem-
bles in Philadelphia tomorrow to elect
a commander in chief to complete the
unexpired term of the late Colonel Jas.
A. Sexton. A delegation consisting of
nearly a score of his Illinois friends
and supporters will offer General
Blacks name. The Black delegation
left for Philadelphia last evening.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Don't Want the PHILIPPINES.

LONDON, April 10.-The suggestion
of New York newspaper which has
been cabled here that the United States
trade the Philippine islands for the
British West Indian possessions meets
with no acceptance in any, quarter here.
Even if the task of subduing the Phil
ippines were not regarded as one of
gravity and costliness, the raising of
the British flag there would certainly
reopen the far eastern question in a
most aggravated form.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Dreyfus' Brother Active.

PARIS, April 10.-The testimony Of
Beneral Billot, former minister of war.
before the court of cessation in the
Dreyfus case, as published in the FL
caro-, was mainly of negative char
acter- and did not contain any new
facts except the assertion that the
brothers of Dreyfus told General Sand
herr to offer their whole fortune for
the recovery of the real culprit This
was the beginning of the Dreyfus cam
paign, taken up by Colonel Picquart.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Journalists Invite the President,

WASHINGTON, April 10.-General
Shryock and Colonel Carter, represent
ing the Baltimore Press club, accom-
panied by Senator McComas and
Representative Mudd, called at the
White House and extended an invi-
tation to the president to attend a
banquet to be given by the Journal
lists of that city next week to the In
ternational League of Press club,
which hold a meeting there from the
18th until the 18th. The president
expressed the hope that he would be
able to attend.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Youngers Not to Go Free,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 1.-THE
Wilson parole bill, better known as
the Younger brothers bill, was killed
beyond resurrection in the house this
afternoon. The bill received by thir-
ty-one votes, while six.y-eight, or
more than a majority of the whole
house, voted against it. A motion to
reconsider was voted down, thus from
a parliamentary point of view clinch-
ing the defeat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
The War Is Not Ended

MANILA, April 9.-Via Hong Kong,
April 11.)-Though hundreds of Fill
pinos are daily returning to their
homes and are DESTROYS of resuming
peaceful pursuits, and though the proc
lamation issued by the United States
Philippine commission has given an
impetus to this movement, the war is
far from ended. One of the foremost
American generals said recently: 1--WE
will see 100000 soldiers in the Philip
pines before the Americans control the
islands"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Makes Sensationa, Charges.

LONDON, April 10.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Shanghai:
The American Protestant missionary
at HanKau, Chinese treaty port on
the Yang-Tse-Kiang river, makes SEN
sational allegations against the Roman
Catholics of burning Protestant chapels
and torturing Protestants. He gives
the name of priest, concerned and
pictures reign of terror in certain
districts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Cuban Highways Unsafe.

HOLGUIN, Province of Santiago de
Cuba, April 10 Via Havana, April III
The banditti question in this pro-
vince is assuming much more serious
proportions. In spite of the fact that
there have been many arrests in the
neighborhood of Sancti Spiritus, in
Guiding the principal leaders, the num-
Der of outlaws is increasing instead of
diminishing The gendarmes are prac-
tically worthless unless they are with
American troops.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
POpe's Life Ebbing Away.

LONDON, April 10.-The RorHe cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
While the pope's health has improved,
few deny that his life is slowly ebbing
away Cardinal Parochi, bishop of
Porto and Santa Rufine, and vicar
general of his holiness, in an inter-
view, says that in spite of the advice
of his physicians the pope, il his
strength will permit, will receive the
sacred college Tuesday and congratu-
lations Of that body upon the anniver-
sary of his coronation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Bloody Riot at Pana, III.

PANA, ILL.,, April ia deadly riot,
the most serious disturbance that has
occurred here since the union miners
instigated strike in April. 1898, was
enacted yesterday, resulting in seven
persons being shot to death and nine
wounded, as follows:
The dead are Frank Coburn, citizen,
Xavier Lecoco, Frenchman, union
miner. Three negro men, one negro
woman, unidentified negro, body found
tonight. A number were seriously
wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Alonzo Very Hard Pressed.

LIMA, (Via Galveston, Tex, April
11.)-Advices received here in regard
to the revolution say that the situation
in Oruro, where President Alonzo mas
established his base of operations, is
desperate. 1t is added, that the fed
eralists, or insurgents, are pushing
their operations and that the banks OF
Sucre, the capital of Bolivia, have re-
fused to furnish any funds to President
Alonzo's government.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
Former Government Printer Dead.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Almon M.
Clapp, at one time United States gov
eminent printer, died at his residence
here at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon in
the SSth year of his age. Mr.. Clauu
was born in Killingler, Conn, IN 1911,
and came from one of the oldest fami-
lies in New England, his ancestors
having come to this country on the
Mary and John soon after the land
ing of the Pilgrims. At the time of
his death he was the president Of the
Anti-Civil Service league.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
War Is Officially Over.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE ex-
change copy of the Spanish-American
peace treaty reached Washington to-
day. 1t is now in the hands of the
French ambassador, NJ Cambon. The
final exchange of ratifications of the
peace treaty has been fixed for to-
morrow at p. m. at tie White House.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13

Mrs. Hedger of Carbon committel
suicide at the Cottage hospital in Cres-
ton by hanging herself with a towel in
the bath room. She had become in
sane brooding over the death of a
daughter daughter whom she 0elieyed went to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13
TWO KANSANS WOUNDED.

MANILA, April 1.-THE rebels along
the railroad fred at a scouting party
near Malolos today, wounding two
members of the Kansas regiment.
The United States gunboat Benning-
ton has gone to Baler, on the east
coast, in order to relieve a Spanish gar
rison of forty-seven men which had
been beleagured there since May.
1t is considered significant that the
Oceania Espanola, formerly rabidly in
favor of the Filipino government,
is now counseling disarmament, ad-
vising the Filipinos to accept the in
evitable. 1t has carefully analysed the
proclamation of the United States Phil
ippine commission, pointing out the
advantage of the definite policy deter
mined upon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13

Many man will slam the door in
the DEVILS face, and open window to
let him In.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-13

Circumstances may make you poor in
pocket, but you alone are to blame #
you are not rich in thought.