Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. Hetty Green is OF the opinion
that money making is easy for wo-
men, but" she added, "the mostsim-
portant thing for a woman to learn
to be successful in Is to mind her own
business"
Ex-Governor Henry of Porto Rico,
who has just returned from that is
land, says that with the exception of
few disgruntled politicians the c., IN
try is free from ill-will toward the
United States.
Senator Hanna owns a theater in
Cleveland which is one of his pet
hobbies. He gives II great deal OF
thought and attention and when in
town is, with Mrs. Hanna, confirm
ed FIRST nighter."
Some OF General Funston's admir-
res in the ranks have presented bin
with handsome jeweled and gold
mounted Spanish revolver picked up
In the ruins OF an island town just
evacuated by the Filipinos.
1t was stated on Wall street that
official Information had been receiv-
ed of the reported sale of the st. Louis,
Peoria & Northern railroad to the
Chicago & Alton road. Details were
not given out, but something like
sl3,000,0 900 was said to have been in.
volved.
Governor Roosevelt expects to at
tend the first annual reunion of the
Society OF Rough Riders, to be held
at Las Vegas, n. NJ. next month, and
unless the enthusiasm OF his former
comrades in arms can be properly re-
strained he will come back a presiden-
tial nominee.
w. ID. Howells says that Spanish
writer's of fiction are superior to ours.
| Perhaps this Is why so many of them
were called upon to write official var
! dispatches last summer. 1t ought
not to escape Mr.. Howels that in this
respect the Filipino writer's are also
forging to the front.
Chief Wilkie of the secret service
has announced the arrest in Chicago
| OF William Soleman, a silver teller in
the sub-treasury there, on the charge
Of having distracted silver from bags
received from the banks. 1t Is alleged
| Coleman has been tampering with the
coin bags since last November.
ID. o. Mills, the New York philan-
thropst. Is called upon daily by long
trains of people seeking financial as
slstance either for themselves or their
friends. their churches or charitable
institutions in which they are inter-
ested. The total amount for which
he is asked in one day often comes to
over 100000.
The Danish government has given
10000 crowns to the meteorolog'st,
Adam Paulsen. who has made a spe-
cial study OF the Northern Lights.
Paulsen intends to leave Copenhagen
on July for the north coast OF Zee
land, where he will erect an obse va
tory for the study OF auroral displays.
He intends to remain till June 3, 1900.
Governor Sayres OF Texas says he
will take no steps toward calling a
convention to consider the question OF
uniform legislation In opposition to
trusts until after the Texas legislature
adjourns. During the past week he
| has addressed letters to all the gov
ernors and attorney generals Of all the
southern states, asking them what
time would suit them best to hold the
convention.
1t Is reported at Custer, s. D., that
the Carr mine, which was discovered
a week ago on Lightning creek nine
miles west OF this city by two cattle
herders. was sold to New York parties
for $105, 900. the first payment, 81 700.
having been paid down in cash. There
were q number of parties after the
property Purchasers will commence
Immediately to open up the vein. Il
Is the biggest mining deal ever made
in Custer county and has created cen
siderable excitement among mine own
| Crs
The Nebraska regiment has suffered
terribly during the war in Manila. IL
left San Francisco 1882 strong and
since then $50 recruits have filed va
cancies in the various companies.
When the transport Sheridan left Ma
Mia on April 26 there were only 222
men able to report for duty The
others are either In the hospitals or
| dead. A few days before the trans
port sailed Captain Forby OF company
| n, First Nebraska, died and was bur-
led by his comrades. The reamlns OF
Colonel Stotsenberg, First Nebraska,
L. Stotsenberg and DR.. Jensen accom-
pany the body.
The first OF the general information
series OF bulletins for this year issued
by the bureau OF naval intelligence,
Is a translation OF Il carefully preDar-
ed paper by Constructor Sussenguth
Of the German navy, which appear
ed recently In the Marine Rundschau.
1t comprises comparative sketch OF
the navies of the world with their
increases during the next three years,
50 far as provided by present appro-
priations. The writer calls attention
to the fact that the demand made on
Germany for naval increases in the
next three years Is not nearly so
great a>bls been popularity supposed,
falling beneath that OF either the
United States, England, Russia, Ia
pan or Italy.