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

soldiers, which included all that were
able to be sent home at that time.
Thursday.
The American delegation of women
to attend the quintennial in London In
June next, will sail from New York
June s.
Representatives of the cracker COM
bine are on the Pacific coast seeking
to organize the factories into Pacific
coast trust.
Contracts are being let at st. Paul,
Mimi, for the largest grain elevator
in the world. 1t will hold $500 900
bushels and cost over $2,000,000.
The town council of Bournemouth,
England, instructed the mayor to visit
American Ambassador Choate to ex-
press hope of his speedy restoration to
health.
President Loubet of France has ar
rived at Montelimar, France, his native
place, for visit. The meeting be-
tween him and his mother was very
affecting.
The United States transport ingalls,,
having on board General r. A. Alger,
secretary of war; and his party, ar
rived at Ponce, forty-eight hours out
from Kingston, Jamaica. All are well
on board the transport. The secretary
and his party will visit the town today.
The impartial announces a revival
of Carlist activity in the province of
Navarro, and the captain general Of
Aragon, which includes the provinces
80 Gov M nd
which is bounded on the north by
France, has arrived at Madrid in order
to confer with the government with
reference to the Carlist movement.
William X. Vanderbilt will sail for
Europe and may not return until fall.
1t is reported that he will meet ].
Pierpont Morgan abroad and that they
will consult with various large financial
interests there abouc the plans for
New York Central consolidation, the
Union Pacific reorganization and other
subjects, but Mr.. Vanderbilts friends
say he is going away simply for pleas
ure. 1t is understood, however, that
Mr.. Vanderbilt will visit his racing
establishment in France and that his
colors may be seen on the French
turf this year.
Friday.
Vice President Hobart is reported to
be little improved. Representative
Baird still lies in a critical condition
A United States attorney has brought
suit at Cincinnati for an injunction to
prevent the forming of Chesapeake &
Ohio coal trust
The promoters of the combine to be
organized under the New Jersey laws
as the National Metallic Roofing COM
pany with a capital stock of 81 200, 900
announces their organization Is about
completed.
Eugene V. Brewster announced the
list of speakers for the Chicago plat
form dinner at the Grand Central Pal
ace, April Is. The list includes Will
liam j. Bryan, Superior Court Justice
William ]. Gaynor of Brooklyn, George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts,
Charles A. Towne and General +. Cros-
by.
Colonel Avery D. Clark shot him
dying instantly. He was an old resi-
dent of that city, and was formerly en-
gagged in the newspaper business. In
with mining interests in the Black
Hills country. Financial reverses are
assigned as the cause for the deed
During the audience which Mr..
White had of the emperor of Germany
his majesty thanked the ambassador
for his efforts to bring about a salts
factory arrangement Of the Samoan af-
fair. The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press learns from the foreign
Office that Germany will not appoint
DR.. Schmidt-Leda to be commissioner
for Germany If the authorities at
Washington object to his appointment.
Upon investigation Assistant Secre-
tary Meiklejohn decided to cable Cen
eral Brooke regarding the confiscation
of supplies at Havana, as General
Brooke and his officers have ample au-
thority to deal with such matters. 1t
is said no orders have been sent au-
thorizing the destruction Of rations
without board of survey and on this
subject a message of inquiry was for
warded to Colonel Smith, chief COM
missarv at Havana.
Saturday.
' The Arizona, Eastern G. Montana
Smelling Ore Purchasing and Develop
ment company, capital $4,000, 900, has
been chartered at Charleston, w. Va.
The grand jury at Frankfort, KY,
is investigating charges of bribery in
connection with the democratic nomi-
nation Of Bud McCord for railway
commissioner.
The treasury comptroller decides
that men who enlisted in the revenue
cutter service for the war with Spain
are entitled to extra pay under the
act of March 3, 1899.
The British government has decided
to release the Irish political prisoners
Mullett, Fitzharris and OHanlon, I'M
dergoing life sentence for participation
in the Phoenix Park murder.
Secretary Long announces that the
delicate and important duties devolv-
ing upon Admiral George Dewey in
connection with the restoration of
peace and the reorganization OF the
government in the Philippines pre-
cludes a compliance with the request
of the Business Mems association of
Washington looking to his participa-
ton in the proposed peace jubilee in
this city next month