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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
lCCIEfaT ON TIE RAIL.
Disastrous Results of Washout on cl
Iowa Railroad.

Disastrous Results of Washout on Gl
Iowa Railroad.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, May 29.-The
worst wreck in the history Of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway occurred at 1.23 yesterday
morning, when train No. 5, the Chica-
go and Minneapolis train, ran into q
washout two miles north of Wash
burn. The entire train was wrecked,
nine people were killed, seven of them
almost instantly, and about twenty
injured, twelve of them badly.
The greatest casualties occurred in
the first sleeper. The third coach tel
escoped this car, the floor of the coach
passing through the sleeper just about
on a level with the lower berths in the
sleeper when they were made up.
The passengers in the sleeper were
nearly all caught and crushed to death
almost instantly. One man was killed
SO quickly that he died with a smile
on his lips. 1t was necessary to chop
nearly all out of this car.
The most terrible incident Of the
wreck was the manner in which Will
lam Scholar of Waterloo suffered. He
was caught in the sleeper and pinned
down so that escape was impossible,
one arm being pinioned so solidly that
it was impossible to release him. The
passengers worked with all their
might to release him, but without
avail
In the meantime the water was ris-
ing up around him, and in short
time the unfortunate man must drown
like a rat in a cage. He begged those
about him to cut his arm off. There
was not physician on the train, and
all hesitated to do anything. Finally
an old saw was secured and his arm
was sawed off.
1t was a horrible and sickening
sight, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that the operation was per-
formed. Scholar never utterd a
word, but the strain was too great, and
he died shortly after being taken to
his home in Waterloo.
The track has been repaired and
trains are once more run over it.
The Northwestern has all its trains
tied up in this city. There is bad
washout between Watkins and Blairs-
town, and it is impossible to run
| trains over it. The Milwaukee agreed
to take the trains around by the way
of Marion over the main line to Tama,
but its track is in bad shape near Vim
ing and the road was compelled to
rescind the order.
The list of dead is as follows: E.
L. Arnold, lumberman. Minneapolis,
Mimi; w. A. Mclaughlin. Muskegon,
Mich: R. H. Schwette, Alton. ILL.,;
David Halo, Minneapolis; F. S. Car
penter, ST. Louis; Hawkins. Pull
man conductor; George Wainwright
train conductor; Will Scholar Of Wat
erloo; one unknown person.
Among the injured were: S. E,
Bentley, Waterloo, Ia; Reuben Odell
Waterloo, Ia; Herman Klein Dent
Waterloo, Ia; S. H. Bashoor, Water
| loo, Ia; Miss Anna Moss. from Nor
way, right leg badly bruised; Miss Os-
trando, Norwegian, hand and face bad
| ly bruised; OrnOn Norredy, Norweg-
ian, serious injury to chest; John E.
Johnson, Norwegian, serious injury to
| head and face.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
MORE TROOPS ARE NEEDED.
Army In Philippines Unable to Garrison
Captured Territory.


Captured Territory.
MANILA, May 27.-The events of
the last week have emphasized the
need of much larger army here,
without which, according to the BEST
authorities in Manila, it would be at
tempting the impossible to expect to
establish American supremacy in the
Philippine islands. The inadequacy of
the American forces is said to be re-
sponsible for the large total loss in
the number of small encounters, with.
out material results as a compensa-
ton. Most Of the fighting has been
in territory which the Americans had
swept, but had been compelled to
abandon because they could not spare
troops to hold it.
The forces commanded by Generals
macarthur and Lawton held two i'm
portant lines of communication and
commerce, the railroad to San Fer
nando and the Rio Grande river. But
much OF the country they have swept,
including scores of the smaller towns
and some OF the larger ones, have
been left uncovered, simply for want
of men to hold them, and the insur-
gents have returned and are occupy
ing the towns the Americans aban-
doned and are camping in the jungles
and woods outside others, on the
watch for chances to harass the gar
risons and attack scouting parties or
detached companies with greater
forces. This is the kind of warfare
they prefer to regular battles.
1t appears that the Filipinos who
attacked the Third regiment between
San Miguel and Baliuag were part of
Pho del Pillars army. They came from
the south across the mountains, pre-
sumably to meet wagon train which
General Lawton expected along the
road. They also planned to capture
several large detachments and were
placed in ambush at different points.
They fired from the jungle at dis
lance of 200 yards and gave the Amer
leans one of the hardest fights expert
enced in the campaign. The Filipinos
lost more heavily than the Americans
in all of the recent encounters. The
insurgent generals take the loss of
arms more to heart than they do the
loss of men.
Foreigners who have arrived here
from the insurgents country, under
the recent order of expulsion, say the
cemeteries in all the towns are filled
with fresh graves. A majority of the
Filipinos' wounded die because the
insurgent hospitals are inadequate,
medicines are scarce and they have
few surgeons except Spanish captives
who have been impressed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
MODIFItS THE CIVIL SERVICE.
President Approves Changes to Be Made
In the Rules

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The cab
met meeting yesterday was dew >ted
to the consideration of minor matters.
The final changes in the civil service
order were approved and the order
will be ready for the presidents sigma
ture as soon as the changes are in
corporated into the final draft of the
cabinet expressed themselves as sat
isfied with it. 1t is said the order will
exempt about 1900 of the $4,000 posi-
tons in the classified service.
The question of Cuban shipping was
again brought up by Secretary Gage,
who furnished some data showing that
the amount of shipping tied up be-
cause it has no flag to sail under has
been greatly exaggerated. 1t was re-
ported that the shipping was valued at
$6,O0O,OO0, but it turns out that there
are only six or seven vessels. These
vessels could sail under the American
flag if they were owned by American
citizens. The question, with the data
furnised by the Treasury department,
was turned over to the attorney gen.
eral and Secretary Hay for examina-
ton and report.
Postmaster General Smith brought
up the franking privilege in Cuba
and Porto Rico. Under the old Span
ish law many municipal and local Of
ticials were entitled to the franklng
privilege and have been allowed to
exercise it since we assumed control.
The postmaster general read letter
from Major Rathbone, who is at the
head of the postal affairs in Cuba,
saying that the number of persons ex-
ercising this privilege is excessive
and the question arose as to whether it
would not be wise to cut the privilege
off altogether. 1t is largely question
of policy and Postmaster General
Smith will ascertain exactly to what
extent the privilege is exercised and
report to the cabinet before final &C
ton is determined upon.
The postmaster general has decided
to send a special agent to Lake City,
S. c., for the purpose of examining the
situation there, with a view to deter
mining whether or not a postoffice
shall be re-eStablished there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
A Romantic Career.

Fort Dodge dispatch: The death of
John Brady, which occurred here re
Gently at the county poor farm, has
ended the career of one whose artive
life was filled with the aroma of &C.
venture. Brady died in extreme old
age and was a county charge for a
long time, but during his active career
there was none more independent
than he. He was native of Ireland
and at an early age enlisted in the
English army. He spent several years
in Indian waters and was there at the
time of and took part in the famous
Sepoy rebellion. During his service
he was taken prisoner by the natives
and received treatment so Thurman
and cruel that he bore the marks Of It
on his body to his dying day. His
service in the navy took him to all
parts OF the world. He was wounded
in action with Malay pirates and had
a finger frozen so as to necessitate
amrutation while engaged in service
in northern regions. He was eng aged
in the work Of putting his recollections
in book form from the proceeds OF
which he hoped to retrieve his fallen
fortunes when death put an END tt
his career.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01

Grinell dispatch: The trustees of
Iowa college have received from the
executor of the will of William Reck-
hoff of LIE Mars $4,000 in cash and
$4,000 in interest bearing notes in full
of the legacy left to Iowa college. The
entire estate consisted of about SAC, 600
and Notwithstanding the law which
makes a will invalid leaving to a cor
poration more than one-fourth of the
estate where the decedent leaves the
chii~ren, the heirs of Mr.. Reckhoff
have generously carried out the faith
er's will and refused to avail them
selves of the right to contest so far
as it gave to the college more than
one-fourth of the estate. The officersof
the college highly appreciate the con-
duct of the children in thus carrying
out their fathers will. By the terms OF
the will part Of the income from the
bequest will be used to aid needy
young men students and as a memorial
to the decedent's wife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
DEATH IN THE WIND.
Seven Persons Instantly Killed by a South
Dakota Cyclone.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., May 20
Word has just reached town of dis
astrous and fatal cyclone which passed
across the country in the vicinity OF
Bijou Hills, twenty-five miles soltn
of this city, yesterday afternoon, be-
tween 4 and O'Clock, resulting in the
death of seven persons and the serious
injury of two others. The killed are:
Charles Peterson. Six children. of
Charles Peterson, the latter being
three boys and three girls, ranging
from to Is years of age. The wlfe
and two remaining children were SO
fatally injured that they may also die
The cyclone formed ON a shoot sec
ton in plain view of hundreds and
moved in a southerly course, the first
place reached being that Of ART Co.
den, which was totally destroyed. The
storm then destroyed a church and
school house, after which it reached
the Peterson place, where the execu
ton done was simply appalling.
The dead and injured were strewn
all about the premises, all being bruis-
ed and MANNED in a shocking manner,
while the buildings were smashed into
splinters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Sensational Pleadings,

Sioux City dispatch: Some rather
sensational pleadings have been fled
in the district court of Woodbury.
county in the case Of the state of iowa
on he relation of Milon Remley, at
torney general, against the Fidelity
Loan and Trust company of Sioux
City, an organization which failed
several years ago. The petition in
the case asks that the court declare
the appointment Of a receiver nee ,s-
sary; second, that it be declared a
banking corporation, and third, that
the stockholders be held doubly liza
BILE under the banking act. Colonel
Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids
appears as attorney of record in The
case for the plaintiff, and the defend
ant, by its attorney, charges that L. is
simply scheme on the part of Col
onel Clark and Joseph Sampson, for
merly president and later receiver of
the company, to secure fees and eX'ort
money from stockholders in settle
ment of their liability on stock. The
receiver of this company while in Of
fee only paid dividend of one-twan
tieth of ! per cent to the creditors Of
the company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01

Mr.. Edwards: The Breeders Ca
zette, containing an account of your
sale, is at hand, and beg to congratu-
late you on the result. am glad that
you have set the highest mark among
Shorthorn breeders. / was also pleas
ed at the price brought by Rose of
Bonniebrae I'd, particularly, as we
have one of her daughters in the. "ol-
lege herd. am spending Sunday with
J. Deane Willis, whom you probably
know of. He has the best herd have
seen in England. He purchased all
of the last crop of calves of Amos
Cruickshanks breeding. Duthie and
MARI buy bull here every year. There
is one here now sold to MARI last
December as a calf. / am going to
Scotland later and will visit Du.hie
and MARI and see their herds. Will
be over here until after the Royal
and think I will buy young bull for
the college. With personal regards,
l am, very truly yours.
&C + CIJRTISS."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
iowa MEN FOR VICTIMS
Confidence Sharks Have Two
of Them Spotted.
AND WOULD OPERATE LATER ON.
A Plot Discovered to Victimize Promi-
nent Farmers In Tama and Hardin
Here and There.
Beware of Confidence Men.

Joliet Ull.) dispatch: Two clsrer
confdt nee men swindled a prosperous
f-.rner living near here out of $500
ia cash last week by the three-card
monte game. 1t appears that there
were other prospective victims, TO- in
a scuffle which took place between the
sharpers and the farmer the former
lost papers giving the descriptions of
intended prey in Iowa, man near To-
ledo named A. ]. Taylor and John Per-
kins, living near Eldora. In these pa
pers there was vast fund of infOrma-
ton about Taylor. He was II years old,
large, long beard, lived mile east of
Toledo, was a director in the First Ma
tional Bank of Tama, and owned 500
acres of land. Minute descriptions
were given of the mans property,
business connections and relatives.
Another marked for a confidence
game Of the same nature was John
Perkins, Y years old, living two miles
northwest of Eldora, Iowa, al1 owning
a farm of $50 acres. On one sheet Of
paper was written at the bottom, Per-
ry Hughes and Wallie Hayden. The pa
pers were all inclosed in an envelope
bearing the mark of hotel in Mar
shalltown. These papers have been
turned over to the Pinkerton detectiTe
agency. The swindlers escaped. pre-
sumably to Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Remains of Col Stotsanberg

LINCOLN, May 27.-Unless other
arrangements are made the remains
of Colonel John M. Stotsenberg will
arrive in Omaha today at 4: As over the
Union Pacific. Governor Poynter to-
day received a dispatch from Mrs.
Stotsenberg, who is returning with
the remains of her husband, expressing
her willingness to come to this city
with the body if the war department
will make the necessary arrangements.
The friends of Colonel Stotsenberg
are anxious to hold memorial services
in this city and several days ago the
war department was requested to al
low the remains to be brought here
Sunday. No reply has been received,
but it is thought the request will be
granted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Gen. Otis Reports.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 29.-The
war department today made public the
following dispatch from General Otis,
commanding at Manila :
MANILA, May 2S-Two battalions
of the Twenty-third infantry are in
the quiet possession of Jolo. The
Spanish troops have withdrawn from
Zamboanga after a battle with the in
surgents, with severe loss to the lat
ter. The Spanish loss is nine killed
and twenty-seven wounded, among
whom was Commanding General Mon
tero, who died from his wounds and
was buried here yesterday, The in
surgents used the rifles, artillery and
ammunition captured from the gun
boats, expanding the major part Of the
ammunition. A conference followed
between General Rios, who went from.
Manila to withdraw the troops, and
insurgents. The latter stated to him
that he would not oppose the Landing
of Americans, but would accept the
conditions in LuZOn. The Spanish
troops withdrawn are now here and
will depart for Spain tomorrow.
A feeble attack by the insurgents OIL
the inha bitants of the southeast por-
ton of Negroes necessitated the sending
of battalion of troops from Manila
there. They will soon restore order.
Insurgent falsehoods circulated in the
southern islands of Overwhelming in
surgent victories in Luzon keep IN an
excitement in that section among the
more ignorant classes, although the in
telligent people know that American
arms have never met a reverse and
they call for United States protection.
Have turned over to the navy for
use on the coast of the southern is
lands a number of purchased Spanish
gunboats, from which excellent results
are expected. OTIS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Muster Out Of Troops.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 29.-The
order of Secretary Alger that the
troops of North and South Dakota,
now in the Philippines, may on their
return to the United States, be mus
tered out at any point agreeable t,
ton to the people of Sioux Falls and
South Dakota. The citizens of this
city have the utmost confidence in
this city being selected by the gallant
men of the First regiment of South
Dakota volunteers as its mustering-out
place
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
schIey to Ascend Pixies Peake.

DENVER, May 27.-Rear Admiral
Schley and the remainder of Former
Senator Manderson's party took an
early train today for Colorado Springs.
They will ascend Pixies Peak by rail
and will visit the Garden of the Gods
and other points in and about Colo
RADIO Springs and Manitou. A public
reception will be held this evening at
the Alta Vista hotel, Colorado Springs.
Tomorrow morning the party will re-
sumo its westward journey in special
train provided by the Denver G. Rio
Grande railroad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
The NOYak Verdict Upheld.

DIES MONIES, May 29.-The state
supreme court handed down a decision
in the famous Novak murder case to-
day, affirming the verdict of the lower
court, which was Imprisonment for
life. Two of the judges dissented.
Frank A. Novak. son of prominent
banker, was convicted OF burning a
store building and causing the death
of Edward Murray at Walford, "a, in
1897. Novak was captured in the
Klondike and was sentenced to i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for life
after one of the most noted trials ever
held in this state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01

NEW YORK, May 27.-Fire started
Early today in Buschmanns pavilion,
Coney Island, and spread rapidly until
seven blocks of frame buildings had
been destroyed. A conservative esti-
mate of the loss places it at $3.50, 900.
Policeman Thomas Lynch and Fire
men George Taggart and William
Aldrich were painfully but not seri-
ously burned while rousing the sleep
ing occupants of the several threat
ened buildings. Richard Downs and
William Durkin, Is and Is years re-
spec,-vely, who were asleep in the
Zaza hotel, were severely burned
about the body.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Disastrous Cyclone In Nebraska.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. May ca
The most destructive cyclone in the
history of western Nebraska swept
the northern part of Hamilton county
and wrecks left by the terrific twirler
have been coming into Central City,
along with homeless families, who re
sided in the path of the storm. Spar
ing of human life was the stran yest
freak of the cyclone. Not one life
was lost and only a few people were
injured, and those not seriously.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Delegates stick to Instructions.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-It is
learned that the American delegates
to the disarmament congress at The
Hague, are working in conformity
with the instructions they originally
received from the state department.
They have communicated so far but
once with the department, their Iur-
pose then being simply to have made
more clear certain details in the in
structions. They have made no fur
Their report to Secretary Hay of the
progress Of events at the conference.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Dead Mems Names on the Rolls.

applicants yesterday for shares in the
100000 which the United States has
offered to the Cuban troops. Thirty
were given SIS each. The others were
not on the rolls, although they had
guns which they were ready to turn
in and certificates of service.
The United States military authori-
ties consider that the rolls are very
unreliable Indeed, the opinion is
freely expressed that large proportion
of the names are fictitious.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01

NEW YORK, May 29-Howard
Kretz, young man about % years of
age, who says he is an art student Of
the Academy of Design in this city,
made startling and successful leap
from the Brooklyn bridge before dusk
this evening and came out of the river
uninjured. He said he had been read
ing book on theosophy and that he
wanted to demonstrate that a man. by
exercising his will power, could do
anything he wished without injury to
himself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Physicsan Ends His Life,

KANSAS CITY, May 29.-Dr. Rich
mond Cornwall, prominent local ply
stefan, with a varied career, commit
ted suicide at the home of his brother
in-law, DIR. J. c. Whittier, today, shoot
ing himself through the head and iy-
ing almost instantly. He left a note
saying that dependency over finan
cial affairs prompted the act.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Ey.Yresident Reaches Par'a

PARIS, May 27-Former President
Benjamin Harrison, who is acting as
the legal representative of Venezuela
on the boundary commission which
meets here on June Is, has arrived in
this city. The United States ambas-
sador, General Horace Porter, is ar
ranging for an interview between
President Loubet and Mr.. Harrison.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
Recruits Sail June 4.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Sec
rotary of war has ordered 1000 re-
cruits, now at San Francisco, to sail
on the transport Sheridan for Manila.
This ship will be utilized to bring
home volunteers now in the Philip
pines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
High Mark Among shorthorn Breeders

c. F. Curtiss, one of the professors
in the Iowa agricultural college at
Ames, and who is now on a visir in
England, and is particularly interested
in the breeding OF Shorthorn cattle,
saw the account of F. A. Edwards re-
cent sale of Shorthorns in the Breed
ers' Gazette and writes Mr.. Edwards
a personal letter congratulating him
upon the successful result of the sale.
The letter follows:
Bath, England, May 7, 189.-Dear