Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-23
Wednesday.

"eunesuhy.
st. Louis expects $500, 900 from. street
railways and 100000 from breweries
in furtherance of the Worlds fare n
1903.
The process Of organizing the MI:
and bolt factories into q trust Is rap
Id, arrangements now approaching
completion.
Several witnesses were examined by
the Pennsylvania legislative commit
tee investigating bribery charges, bit
no startling testimony developed yes
terday.
The condition of Senator Jones of
Arkansas remains favorable, and his
physicians report him to be doing
fairly well. Ex-Governor Fletcher of
Missouri had good day, with his con-
dition slightly improved.
The Chicago Missouri river lines
have decided to meet the $25 one-way
colonist rate made by the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific roads from
st. Paul to North Pacific coast points
via the Missouri river gateways.
The British ship Bridston Hill mas
been chartered by the government 10
carry merchandise for the troops at
Manila. She is to be paid the lump
sum of $20,500. The Bridston Hill can
carry cargo of about $500 tons, and
should make the run in about forty
five days.
The executive council of the AmerI-
can Bankers association met IN New
York, twenty-six members attending,
including the president Of the associ-
alton, George II. Russell, president OF
the Michigan Savings bank Of De-
troit. Cleveland was selected as the
next meeting place of the association.
The forty-ninth ballot for United
States senator in the Pennsylvania
legislature resulted: Quay, "a; jerks,
70; Dalzell, II; Huff, 5; Irwin, 4:
Stewart, z; Stone, 4; Widener, 3; Rice,
2; Ritter, 2; Grow, /; Smith, 2; Tubbs,
2. Total, 221. Necessary to choice,
III; paired or not voting, 80. No
election.
The Texas legislature passed a bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 10
be used by the state health officials
in suppressing the prevalence OF
smallpox at Laredo. 1t is reported
that there are now 500 people sicS
in bed in Laredo as victims of the
smallpox. Tho state health officers
will take charge at once and institute
drastic measures to relieve Laredo Of
the disease.
Postmaster Gordon and Mr.. Alex
ander H. Revell OF Chicago and Comp
troller of the Currency Dawes, consti-
tuting the committee on invitation for
the Chicago day celebration at Chi
cago ctober 8, formally invited Secrc-
tary Of the Navy Long, Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith ann
Adjutant General Corbin to attend.
All accepted and Secretary Long
agreed to speak at the banquet.
Thursday.
At Philadelphia a company is be-
ing formed to be known as the BETH
lehem Steel company, to acquire the
business and property of the famous
Bethlehem Iron company.
G. A. Brit, wanted in London, Eng,
for embezzlement of over $1,000, 900,
has been arrested there.
The American Ship Building COM
pany, capital $50,000,O0O, has become
incorporated in New Jersey.
ANcItitoy Dctu
sentenced at St. Louis to nang on April
20 for numbering Samuel W. Mann.
Judge Clark in the United States
circuit court at Chattanooga has filed
a decision dismissing a bill of Secre-
tary of War r. A. Alger against the
heirs of John F. Anderson. General
Alger sued for the return OF s150,000,
which he had paid the Anderson heirs
for tract of land in Franklin county.
DR.. oliver Marcy, dean of the North
western university and professor of
natural history in that institution,
died at his nome In Evanston after a
long illness, aged 70. He had been
connected with the Northwestern uni
yersity since 1862.
The Copenhagen correspondent OF
the Daily Mail says: 1t is asserted
here that M. Heide, director of the
Danish East African Steamship COM
pany's interest, is about to go to China
in the company's interests. 1t is also
said he has a government mission to
seek some convenient harbor in Chi
ma, as Denmark intends to follow in
the footsteps Of the other powers