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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge.

Cedar Rapids captured the next
meeting in a walkaWay. The election
of officers was pleasant, but animated.
The slate put up several days ago was
broken, and w. f. Randall of Mason
City was chosen as jun
ior grand warden. The fol
lowing is the list Of the newly
elected: Grand master, Thomas Lam
bert of Sabula; senior grand warden,
r. NJ. Hunter Of Sabula; Junior grand
warden. W. L. Randall Of Mason City;
grand treasurer, O. l.. Wright of Knox
Vile: grand secretary. T. 5. ParVin of
Cedar Rapids.
The most important action toward
the close was on the report of the ac-
ton Of Washington grand lodge on ne
gro Masonry. The resolution passed
closes as follows:
THE grand lodge of Iowa deems its
present duty fully performed in eX-
pressing the earnest hope that, on
further consideration. the grand lodge
of Washington will rescind its former
action and place itself in line with the
wcll-recognized doctrine End Masonic
sentiment Of this country
Report concerning club rooms, bill
lizard tables, etc, in Masonic halls was
disapproved, the committee stating
that it did not think that a member
ship attracted by such inducements
was desirable. Fraternal greeting was
sent to the New York lCdge, now in
session, and a telegram Of sympathy
wired to Judge Granger, now i'll at his
home in Des MOines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
STORM BREAKING UP The ICE.
Lake Bennett Too Slow to Admit OF
Boats Passing Into the River.


Boats Passing Into the River.
SkAGWAY, Alaska, June 5.--(Via
Seattle, Wash, June 13)-A heavy
wind and snow storm has prevailed
from the summit clear down to Lake
Bennett for several days. The wealth
er is now moderating. Wind has brok-
en- up the ice in Lake Bennett, leav-
ing open water, through which some
scows and small boats started down
the lake. One large scow, loaded with
potatoes and several thousand dollars
worth of merchandise and provisions,
was caught in the ice and crushed
The men were all saved, but they had
a narrow escape. Their names could
not be ascertained.
Lake Summit was frozen solid Fri
day night, June 2, so that wagons
crossed it in safety.
The water in Lake Bennett is said to
be three feet lower this year than lost
and eight inches too low for launch
ing steamers now on the bank. Carl
boo crossing, at the lower end of Lake
Bennett, has only a few inches of
water in it and boats cannot possibly
cross it unless the water rises several
feet.
No communication has been had
with Atlin for several weeks and none
can be had until navigation opens and
permits of boats going around the
lakes.
On the night of June a man on the
trail crawled into Los Cabin with both
feet frozen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15

NEW YORK, June 13.-The survey
for the submarine cable which will
connect Germany with the United
States via the Azores was practically
completed today, when the cable-laying
steamer Britannia came into port. To-
morrow a report of the soundings
made across the Atlantic will be made
to the commissioners. The proposed
submarine cable permission for which
was granted by President Mckinley to
the German Atlantic Telegraph com
pany, will start at Emden, Germany,
touch at Punta Delgada, Azores, and
the final landing place of the Amerisan
end will probably be at Coney Island.
The line when completed will cost
nearly $5,000,000. The longest stretch
of the cable, between the Azores and
New York, will measure 2,279 miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
some Snnnish war Relics.

Mr.. Charles Aldrich, of the state
historical department, is in receipt of
a letter from Chief Boatswain Hill, of
the Brooklyn, notifying him that five
Spanish war relics have been forward
ed to the department for preservation
as part of the war record of Iowa in
the naval battle off Santiago. Several
weeks ago Curator Aldrich wrote to
the fifty Iowans connected with the
army and navy of the government So
Letting an autograph letter of trans
mission of their photographs to the
state historical department. He has
received several in response to the re-
quest, and on Wednesday received tho
letter referred to. Chief Boatswain
w. L. Hill, of the Brooklyn, is an old
Iowan. His letter to Mr.. Aldrich IS as
follows:
U. S. S. Brooklyn, Navy Yard, New
York, June 4, 1S99.-De&r Sir: | send
you this day by express for the histor-
ical department of Iowa the following
mementoeS of the late war with
Spain:
/. Fragment of a 6-ipch shell fired
from the U. S. S. Texas in the engage
ment with the western batteries at
Santiago.
2. A 1-pound shell case used on
board this ship CBrooklyn) in the bat
tie with the Spanish fleet, July 8, 1893.
e. 8. Base of 6-pound shell case pick
ed up by me on the NiZcaya badly
burned by fire.
4. Strip OF sail cloth from the Mer-
rimaC.
5. Piece of the Reina Mercedes flag.
Respectfully, w. L. HILL,
Chief Boatswain L. S. N.
TO Charles Aldrich, DeS Moines, la.
Vocation Of game avs bgkQa
A Humboldt dispatch says: For a
year back our people have paid no
attention whatever to the violation
of the fish and game laws of the state.
Fish have been sold in Humboldt
upon the open market at all seasons
of the year and caught in every way
prohibited by law. 1t has been no
uncommon thing right on the river
adjoining our town to see men en-
gagged, Sunday after Sunday, spearing
and shooting fish with no one to rep
rimand them even. Within the last
week hunting parties composed Of
young boys from the best families
of the town have been out shooting
song birds. But a couple of days ago
the fish and game warden, Mr.. Della
van, swoOped down upon a party Of
six at Rutland and pulled them in be-
fore a justice in our town. The
proofs were very clear for a number
of Offenses in each case. The result
was that six fines were imposed. Two
of the parties went to Jail and four
paid their fines, amounting to a sum
ranging from S25 to $50 in each case.
The action of the warden meets with
the highest approval of our best cit
liens, and we hope that the lesson
so severely taught. will have the de-
sired effect
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Admit Only the Oliver Men.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-The silver
men of this state will send represen-
tatives to Chicago to the meeting of
the democratic national committee on
June 20 to urge the adoption of a
resolution, which, it is said, will be
introduced by Ex-Governor Stone of
Missouri, declaring that only such del
egates as come from states in which
the democrats state convention en-
dorses the Chicago platform will be
seated as regular delegates in the ma
tional convention.
DR.. John H. Gardner of this city, a
personal friend of Bryan and one OF
the leaders in the dollar" dinner or
ganization here, said that he intended
to be in Chicago when the democrats
meet He said the proposed resolution
agreed with his views and that II
would be good thing to force Tam
many and the state democratic organ
ization to declare either for or against
the Chicago platform in the state con-
vention here.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Crime Charged to IA Lunatic.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-The
man who murderously assaulted H. X.
Belden, local manager of the Hartford
Insurance company, at his Oakland
home, is still at large. The police
believe that Frank II. Cheesman, a
homicidal maniac, who escaped two
weeks ago from the state asylum for
insane at Napa, may be the guilty per-
son. His former home was in Oakland
where year and half ago he enticec
an aged painter to a front door anC
shot him fatally, also wounding Mrs.
Brooks and her daughter, Miss Eft:
Payne, now married to F. KRick, ar
employee of the Union Iron works. 1t
is said that Cheesman. after the assault
on Belden, was seen near the residence
of Mrs. Knick, whom he threatened to
kill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
HAVANA is A HEALTHY CITY.
Only One Case of Yellow Fever There
ank That One Was Imported.

ank That One Was Imported.
HAVANA, June 13.-SurgeOn Major
John G. Davis says that in future all
ships from infected ports must under
go quarantine here, especially those
from Central America.
The health of Havana, the surgeon
points out, is marvetOus. The only
case Of yellow fever Existing is a light
one taken sick at sea two days before
the arrival of the patient here, and DR..
Drummer, the chief quarantine officer
of Havana, still persists it is not a
case of yellow fever.
Spanish bank bills in quantities are
in the possession of various municipal
tiles and this has caused the question
of their ultimate disposal to be raised.
Their present value is 8 per cent, but
they are received at far more. Havana
province holds $4,000 of these bills,
and it is estimated that the govern
ments safes in the island have over
$50, 100000. There are frequent ru-
mOrs regarding their redemption. A
Spanish merchant says a friend of his
received telegram from Madrid ask
ing him if the holders of these bills
would accept 33 per cent, and Senior
Duarte, a Spanish merchant, has sued
the Spanish bank for this per cent on
S365,00 which he owns. He lost his
suit and will appeal to the supreme
court,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
WRECK on THE ROCK ISLAND.
Three Cars Jump the Track and Crash
Int a Stock Train.

Three Cars Jump the Track and Crash
Int a Stock Train. 3
CHICAGO, June 13.--As the Chica-
go, Rock Island G. Pacific west-bound
express train pulled into Geneseo, ILL.,,
$50 miles south of Chicago, at $3.50
o'clock last night, three cars left the
track and crashed into a stock train
standing on siding. Fifteen passen-
gers were injured and the three cars
demolished.
The most seriously injured:
C.. A. Keefer, Chicago, back and alb
domen.
II. r. Huntington, Blue Island, Ill,
conductor, head cut. neck badly
wrenched, knee fractured.
w. Fl. Smith, Chicago, brakeman
back and chest bruised.
Mrs. A. Berlau, New York City,
arms and chest scalded, scalp wounds.
NJ. E. Reidy, Chicago, postal clerk
head cut. face bruised. -'
The others injured were:
DR.. F. E. Vance and wife, Eddyville,
Ia.
George r. Dean and wife, Maysvillo
N Y.
Miss Carrie Nickell Pella, la.
w. j. Parck. Chicago.
Arthur Steeley, Circleyille, Ia.
Albert Ray, Davenport, Ia.
John F. Buchanan, Pittsburg, Pa.
Unknown woman.
The train was made up of ten cars,
two chair cars and smoker being
at the rear. Within half mile of the
Geneseo station a stock train was
standing on the siding. The switch
was closed and locked. The passenger
train was slowing down for the sta
ton and the engine and seven cars
passed the switch in safety, but the
smoker left the rails at the switch and
with the two chair cars following
crashed into the stock train engine,
demolishing the three passenger cars
completely. Had the three cars been
we'll filled loss of life would doubtless
have resulted.
After the accident the switch was
examined and found to be still safely
closed. The cause of the accident has
not vet been determined. The injured
were at once taken to Geneseo and
cared for and an hour later three cars
replaced those demolished and the
train proceeded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
WORK or PEACE CONFERENCE.
American Delegates to the Gathering
Come to the Front with Manifesto.

American Delegates to the Gathering
Come to the Front with Manifesto.
THE HAGUE, June 13.-t(New York
Word Cablegram). have obtained
for publication in America the fol-
lowing manifesto issued by the Amer
lean delegates to the International
Peace convention
This commission is informed that
misleading reports have been cabled
to America regarding the work Of
the drafting committee on arbitra-'
ton and the exact position of the
American proposals.
THE American plan for a perma-
nent tribunal, which already has been
correctly set forth in the American
press, has been referred, with other
similar propositions, to a drafting
committee. This committee will re-
port to the full commission on arbi-
tration the exact text Of the American
proposals as submitted and also the
exact text OF all other proposals sub
mitted together with draft of the
proposed plan, embodying such fea-
lures OF all the plans submitted as the
drafting committee shall Professionally
recommend to the committee on arbi-
IcGtion.
''Atterward the conference itself
will finally pass judgment upon the
various projects submitted. The fact
that in the drafting committee the
English proposals are used as a basis
of discussion does not indicate in the
least the abandonment OF any of the
other plans.
1T is not expected that the draft
ing committee will be ready to report
to the commission on arbitration for
a week or ten days. All statements
regarding the work meanwhile must
be accepted as mere surmises."
AT an adjourned meeting of the del
egates of the peace conference under
the presidency of NJ. De Staal, this
morning, it was resolved to furnish
the newspapers with statements OF the
proceedings of the committees as we'll
as of the plenary sittirgs.
The drafting committee Of the arbi-
tration committee Of the peace con-
ference met yesterday and continued
the discussion Of the arbitration
scheme. The delegates not having
received additional instructions from
their respective governments. the COM
mittee adjourned until Friday with
out further progress. This evening
the delegates attended a water fete
given in their honor by the Bathing
societies at Schveningen, about two
miles northwest of The Hague.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15

The clerks of the Office of the adju-
tant general are engaged in TRANSCRIPT
ing the muster out rolls of the Forty
ninth Iowa regiment, which have been
received from the war department at
Washington. These rolls contain in
condensed form the most important in
formation relative to the members of
the organization during its federal
service. The details of value and in
terest contained In the company re-
ports which should have been made
are not included. The orders of the
war department, were that, these re-
ports should be furnished the adju-
tant generals Office of each state. The
Forty-ninth did not comply with the
order.
The board of control is receiving
bids on $4,000 worth of meat for the
state institutions for the next quar-
ter. Bids will be opened June IA at
2 o'clock.
The Epworth League convention, In
session at Iowa Falls elected officers
as follows: President, Sam McGrew
of Marshalltown: corresponding sec.
rotary, Miss Minnie Ashbrook Of Mar
shalltown; recording secretary, Bert
Crosser of Eldora; treasurer, Charles
H., Hartug of Van Horne; Superintend
emit Of Junior Leagues, Miss Susit
Mills of Marshalltown
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
A Skin-Graftfng Operation.

Ottumwa dispatch: Twenty-seven
members Of the Ottumwa Lodge of
Elks gave Up Il square inch OF skin
from his right arm, at the Ottumwa
hospital yesterday. that Samuel By
rum. an unfortunate Iaborer, who had
his right arm crushed by the cars,
might have the use Of the injured
member. The wound on Byrum's arm
left a space, of bare flesh ~twenty-f four
inches square, which was covered by
grating live skin cut from the arms
of the Elks. The operation was per-
formed By nearly all the physicians
of the city, and is considered by them
one of the most important cases of the
kind on record by reason Of the area of
flesh covered. Among the members
of the lodge were some of the most
prominent citizens of the city, and the
circumstances, surrounding the case
have caused much favorable comment
towards the order. The operation was
successfully performed. and the assist
ing physicians express great satisfac-
ton over the outcome. B
Twenty-seven pieces of human flesh.
each about the size of 25-cent piece,
were taken from the, arms of these
gentlemen and grated onto the arm of
the unfortunate man as he lay on the
operating table. Not the least brave
of all in the party was Mr.. Byrum
himself Perfectly conscious, he stood
nobly the ordeal of having the barred
| flesh OF the arm shaved and washed
perfectly clean, and the little slabs OF
human skin placed on the injury
stretched and patted down in sort
of crazy quilt manner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15

OMAHA, June 13.-Paul Vandervoort
has received a letter from President
Mckinley acknowledging receipt OF his
letter offering to take 10 Cuba a great
colony of old soldiers of both the blue
and the gray, whose presence shall be
a guarantee against the outlawry prac-
ticed by some OF the Cuban bands. Mr..
Vandervoort is receiving hun dreds Of
letters daily from veterans in all parts
of the country who are anxious to &C
company the expedition.
Mr.. Vandervoort was formerly com.
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic. He says the colonists
will go in the fall, whether the move
ment has the sanction of the govern
ment or not-merely as private af-
fair. The west and south seem to be
the largest contributors to the scheme.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15

"FreeZine" is a new Cmbalmer for
the stomach and is being used by
some of the milk dealers in western
Iowa. but so careful are the manipu-
latOrs of the article that the state
dairy commissioner has so far failed
to discover the OriginatOrs of the
scheme 1t is claimed that the prepa-
ration is good for infants. The use Of
freezine can easily be detected by a
chemical analysis which has been
made by the authorities at Chicago.
The use of the stuff is a violation of
the Iowa state laws, and the depart
ment will take great pleasure in pros
eCuting the persons who furnish pat
rOns with milk or cream that Is EN-
balmed with this preServatiVe.
From a careful description of freeZ-
inc it is simply a solution of formal
dehyde gas, which is used to disinfect
rooms and houses where contagious
diseases have been and the stronger
solutions are used in embalming dead
bodies. It will, however. answer one
of the purposes for which it is claimed,
that of keeping the milk from sOuring,
but will greatly injure those who take
any of it into their systems. State
Dairy Commissioner Norton this
morning received a letter from Milk
Inspector Groneweg at Council Bluffs,
together with q circular setting forth
the claimed benefits of freezine, and
Norton Immediately answered that:
The Iowa laws say that the addition
of anything or substance to milk or
cream is an adulteratiOn," and to keep
on the lookout for anyone using freez-
inc and to inform the authorities as
soon as found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
FIND PORTION OF HUMAN cod
Fits Part Discovered on the Day Before
NrIIfi Tod In Rnnn1r,,itiIr,

Fits Part Discovered on the Day Before
-Mutilated to Prevent Recognition.
NEW YORK June 13.-Two miles
aud a quarter from tae place in The
Narrows where a port ion of a human
body was found on Saturday portion
Of the corpse was taken out of the
water by men who were unloading a
steamer at dock at the foot of Forty
second street, Brooklyn. The portion
of the chest found was from the mid
die chest line to few inches below
the knees. The part recovered fitted
to the upper line division and extend
ed to the head at the bridge of the
nose. The chin and mouth were un-
mutilated and on the lip was a sandy
moustache of medium length. The top
of the skull, including the right ear,
was cut off The left ear is intact.
The right arm is missing, severed at
the shoulder. The left arm and hand,
however, are attached. Like the first
part of the body found, the newly
found part was without covering OF
wrapping or any kind of clothing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
EOrty-Ninth Iowa.

The FOrty-ninth Iowa regiment,
says a Des MOines dispatch, is max
ing plans for an immediate reOrgan-
izatiOn. There is a tendency to re-
organize the regiment with the same
companies and men as were in the
volunteer service and to re-elect the
old regimental officers. In view of
this fact Adjutant General Byers will
give the papers for organization into
the hands of the old company cap
tains, giving each a chance to form
a new company. Five of the old COM
panies have already applied for en-
listment, including those at Dubuque,
Upton, Maquoketa, Marshalltown and
Ninton. The Dubuque company has
lad some internal strife between its
captain and men, but papers will be
given to Captain William Flynn, that
he may effect the reorganization of
the company. Colonel w. G. Bows of
Cedar Rapids arrived in the city today
to confer with Adjutant General By
ers, brought the regimental flag, to
be placed in the adjutant generals
Office with the flags of other Iowa reg
iments, and will discuss the question
OF the reorganization of the regiment
with the adjutant general.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Preparing for an Exodus.

BLOEMFENTEIN, Orange Free
State, June 13.-It is asserted in Of
fetal circles here that President Krug-
er will propose to the Transvaal road,
the abolition of the dynamite com.
pany.
While the Orange Free State is us
ing it's influence at Pretoria to obtain
reforms for the uitlanders in the
Transvaal, the railway company has
sent all it's available stock to Johan-
nesburg to be in readiness for pos
sible exodus of the population.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Looks Up Western MINIS.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Assistant
Secretary Vanderhp will leave here
tomorrow for the west on a trip Of
inspection of the United States mints.
He will take up the question of uni
form scale of prices for assay work
and will endeavor to institute mod
ern methods in the administration OF
the several western minis. The per-
sonnet of the service will be looked
into and at Carson CITY, New, he will
install government: assay office in
place of the mint. He expects to be
away about one month.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Bland NAV Recover.

LEBANON, Mo-, June 13.-Dr. Jas.
McComb, the senior of Mr.. BANDS
left his bedside at 1920
a. IN. and reports the symptoms hith-
erto marking his condition alternate
or bad days." absent this morning.
He takes nourishment at regular inter-
walls. II he should wholly escape his
sinking spell today, the doctor thinks
there is a chance for his recovery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Haupt Called to Account.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The pres
ident has taken no notice of the inter
view attributed to Prot. Lewis Haupt
a member of the Isthmian Canal COM
mission and published in the newspa-
pers last Sunday, to the effect that
the whole project of the commission
was only a scheme to delude people
Naturally the public expression of
such q view. coming from a person
connected with the commission was
received with great surprise and Prof.
Haupt either has been or will be i'm
mediately called upon for a statement
If he denies the authenticity of the
interview, then he must leave the
commission, for, in tho opinion OF the
administration, his remaining on the
commission would destroy its useful
ness and make it's report valueless.
The professor has already received
his commission, but this can be easily
recalled should it be decided to make
change.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15

NEW YORK, June 13--The -argu-
ments on the writs of prohibition,
habeas corpus and certiorari in the
Molineux case were postponed today
until Wednesday,. The reason for the
delay was that the writs had not been
served on Magistrate Jerome of special
sessions on Saturday, owing to his be-
ing ont of town
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15
Hope for the Paris.

FALMOUTH, England, June 13.-The
salyage experts who again visited the
American liner Paris yesterday profess
renewed hope of saving the vessel.
The increased depth of water in the
entire hold serves to steady it. Under
the most favorable conditions the Paris
may yet be floated.