Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-20
The News Briefly Told.
The hospital ship, Missouri has ar
rived at Fort Monroe from Havana.
bringing 2l2 sick soldiers.

me nOSpltal snip, MISSOURI mas ar
rived at Fort Monroe from Havana.
bringing 2l2 sick soldiers.
Thursday.
Rudyard Kipling was out arriving yes
terday for the first time since his i'll
ness. The drive was through Central
Park. He was accompanied by Mr..
Doubleday and a nurse. Mr.. Kipling
has engaged a suite OF rooms in hotel
at Lakewood, N. j., and will go there
with his family on Monday.
The postofiice department, in furth-
erance of its plans in extending the
service in Alaska. has arranged for
communication between Unalaska and
the mouth of the Nuhugak river, where
salmon canneries are located. Three
trips will be made by steamer during
miles.
The president gave Charles Ayre
Whipple of New York an order for a
full length portrait of himself. The
portrait is being painted in the private
apartments of the White House. Mr..
Whipple painted the portraits of ex-
President Harrison, General Miles and
Secretaries Sherman, Herbert, Tracy
and Elkins.
Lieutenant Coils G. Calkins has been
appointed to fill the office left vacant
by Lieutenant M. G. Huges, who was
transferred from the local branch of the
United States photographic Office to
the Philadelphia, now at Samoa, to
take the place of Lieutenant Lansdale,
who was killed in the battle with the
Mataafans near Apia on April 1. ..
The local subscription fund of S. ,000,-
600 for the Louisiana Purchase centen-
NAL, to be celebrated by worlds fair
at st. Louis in 1908, is from all appear
ances a certainty. OF this amount
81, $780, 900 has been subscribed or guar
anteed by the members of the commit
tee Of 200 and small part of the Or
ganized business interests OF the city.
Friday.
The Lima correspondent of the TimS
confirms the report that President
Alonzo Of Bolivia fed to Chile after
the defeat of his forces.
Colorado prospectors have located six
gold claims near Holguin, in this pro-
vince. One claim, very rich, was found
in old Indian workings.
Admiral Schley received his commits
sion as rear admiral. The commissions
of other officers recently appointed to
the grade of rear admiral have also
been forwarded to them.
The first appropriation made for a
building by any state for the Ohio
centennial was made by the Michigan
legislature. One hundred thousand dol
lars was allowed, and the bill has gone
to the governor.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
tenant Commander William" H. Beh-
Ter, United States naval attache at vi
emma, Berlin and Rome.
A small sized tornado that started
in the northwest suburbs passed
through the residence portion of OF
tawa, Kansas. Many small buildings
and fences were blown down and sew
eral residences partially unroofed. The
cloud was funnel shaped. No one was
injured
The promotion of the following Of
ficers to the grade of rear admiral was
announced at the navy department: J.
w. Philip, B. J. Cromwell, H. f. Pick
ing, S. Casey, F. Rodgers, j. c. Wat
son, G. w. Sumner, F. J. Higginson
and l.. Kompff.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn issued
a license granting the Catholic church
authority to build a church upon the
West Point military reservation. The
license, which will be delivered to
Archbishop Corrigan, was authorized
by legislation, the bill providing for it
causing considerable contention in
congress before it passed.
Secretary Alger put an effective quiz
etus on the persistent reports that he
contemplated retirement from the cab
met by a positive and unequivocal
statement that the reports were abso-
lutely without foundation, and that I'M
less some unforeseen and unlocked for
contingency arises, he proposes to re-
main secretary Of war throughout this
administration.