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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
RREXITIES.

G. II. Matthissen, who has worked
for Alex Ruthven, near Ruthven, all
winter, was badly hooked in one of his
legs by a mad boar while he was feed
ing the cattle. The tusk cut into the
bone of his leg and several stitches
were taken to close the wound. He is
in dangerous condition.
Boone dispatch: Detectives of the
Chicago 81 Northwestern railway, as
sisted by local officers, have unearthed
system of pilfering scrap iron and
brass on a grand scale. Thirteen per-
sons are implicated, including one
business man, several sons of some of
the most respected families and one
woman. The fence was raided and
many petty robberies explained.
At Clear Lake recently John Callahan
stabbed Nell Lambertson, the city
marshal. Lambertson had gone to the
Edmundson house to quell n disturb
ance and found Callahan there. In the
trouble that ensued Lambertson was
cut several times about the back and
to Mason City for safe keeping.
Trouble between these parties is of
long standing.
John Frantz, farmer living near
Hills Siding, was found dead few
days ago three miles south of Iowa
City. His head was battered up and
his throat cut from ear to ear. Before
| leaving the city he issued challenge
| to any Iowa man for a wrestling
match and had posted a forfeit for a
match. When found nothing of value
was on his person, gold watch he
wore being missing and other valua.
bles gone. Frantz was IS years old
and was to have been married in two
| weeks.
Treasurer Herriot is in a predica.
ment. 1t Is all because he carried out
the law in collecting the state tax lev,
led on insurance, telegraph, telephone
and express companies. He is still
collecting these taxes, which are being
paid under protest II he did not col
lect them he would be guilty of NAL
feasance in Office and might be de-
posed and his bondsmen made to pay
for his neglect Of duty. If he does
collect them he must turn the money
into the state treasury and becomes
liable personally to the companies,
which the state supreme court seems
to have held can recover from Treas
urer Herriott. The amount SO far in.
volved is said to be about sl50,0O0
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
VIII He Re n Mozart?

MASON CITY, Feb. 1l.-Mason City
has wonderful musical prodigy in
the person of Cecil Emsley Gale, a 4
year-old child who was born blind.
He has never taken lesson, but at
the age of 16 months began to form
melodies on the piano. Before he was
two years old he startled his parents
by playing perfectly the national song,
"a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
and he now plays sixty different songs
and tunes. If he hears selection
once he is able to reproduce it immed-
lately on the piano and never forgets
whatever
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
CURSED THE JUDGE.
Man Sentenced to Penitentiary Makes
a Scene.

Man Sentenced to Penitentiary Makes
Scene.
DIES MONIES, Feb. 10.-A sensational
scene took place in the court room
when Judge Scott imposed sentence
on Frank Bedding, tried and convicted
for robbery. The court recited the
evidence in the case, telling
the prisoner that he could find
no grounds for extending plea Of
leniency and wound up by giving the
prisoner twenty years in the peniten-
tlary at Fort Madison at hard labor.
The prisoners face paled at the SEN
tenee and upon being called back
while the judge informed the county
attorney that motion for new trial
would not be entertained, Bedding
grew frantic and broke forth violently
cursing the judge and expressing a
wish that he might be killed. The
bailiffs hustled him away to iail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
THREE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
House Committed Decides to Report Z
Passage RiIi Creating Them

House Committed Decides to Report for
Passage Bill Creating Them.
Dies MONIES, Feb. BY vote al
most unanimous the house normal
school committee voted to report for
passage the bill for the establishment
of three more institutions. Just two
votes were recorded against the meas
ure in the final vote in the committee
They were cast by Representatives
Towner and Cold. During the meeting
which lasted through a good portion
of the afternoon, there was some AMI
mated discussion. But the member
ship of the committee was disposed to
at least report the bill and leave the
fight against it to be made on the floor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
BRITISH ARE IN RETREAT.
Abandon srolsn's Drift and Retire Across
the Tugels.

Abandon srolsn's Drift and Retire Across
the Tugela.
BoER HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith.
Thursday, Feb. s.-The British who
were In possession of tn. kopje at
Molen's drift abandoned it after a
bombardment by Boer cannon this
morning and retired across the Tugela
river to their former position.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-London accepts as
true the Boer statement that General
Butler has failed again. These state
ments were passed by the British CEN
sor at Alden, and are read in the light
of Balfour's announcement in the COM
mons that General Butler is not press
ing his advance.
A special dispatch from Spearman's
camp, dated the 9th, says that, owing
to the impossibility of entrenching
Vaal Krantz, General Buffers force
withdrew.
LONDON, Feb. lo.-A parliamentary
paper issued yesterday estimates that
Ell, 900, 900 (s65, 900, ooo) additional will
be required for the war expenses for
the year ending March 81.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS,
Nine Persons Injured and Much Damag &c
Done at COlIInsYille.

Done at COllinsville.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Collinsville,
twelve miles from st. Louis, on the
Vandalia railroad, narrowly escaped
destruction by tornado yesterday.
Nine persons were injured in the inn.
mediate vicinity, some of them fatally,
and there was much damage to prop.
erty. Miners who lived on the out.
skirts lost most by the wind. A group
Of three fine residences standing on
high ground were reduced to N'inters.
New York city will soon have the
largest ecclesiastical edifice in the
Omitted States. 1t will be the t'athe.
dral of st. John, now in course of con.
struction on Morningside Heights.
The plans call for church $50 feet
long and 29G feet wide.
The fifticth wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Mcpherson, OF
English, Ind, was celebrated by a
rather peculiar proceeding. They
drove to an undertaker's, selected their
coffins and took them home in their
wagon. st will be handy to have
them in the house." said the husband,
las we are both over 20 years Of age. !"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

First National Building Badly Damaged
Loss Approa ches $4,000.

First National Building Badly Damaged
Loss Approaches $4,000.
MARsHALLTowN, Feb. Fire broke
out in the elegant new Office building
of the First National bank and it was
got under control after a hard fight.
The building is one of the finest in
town, only completed about a month
ago. 1t is three stories in height, oc-
cupied by the bank and the clothing
store of w. III. Borroughs Sc Co., by
offices on the second floor and lodge
rooms on the third. The fire started
in the basement under the clothing
store. That floor fell In, destroying
the stock and the banks fixtures. Mr..
Burroughs estimates his loss loss at
SEQ, 900. J. G. Lane, hardware, in the
same block, lost about $4,000, with
SIS, 500 insurance. Other losses will
make the total exceed $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
FUNERAL OF GEN. LAwrON.
Burial In Arlington Cemetery at Wash
lDptOn.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The mortal
part of General Lawton was buried
yesterday in the national cemetery at
Arlington. The services at the grave
were preceded by those at the Church
of the Covenant, where President III.
NJ. Striker, of Hamilton College, New
York, delivered the funeral grafton,
which has seldom been equalled in
beauty of expression, nor in more per-
feet accord with the spirit of the SOL
emn occasion that called it forth.
Never in the history Of the capital has
there been more representative gath
ering of the nations official life to pay
the last tribute to the nations honored
dead. Nearly all the available regular
troops in the country were called out.
Three thousand men, infantry, cavalry
and artillery, followed the flag draped
caisson to the grave.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
DIES MONIES GETS BIG GUN.
VIII Receive One of the Weapons of the
Spanish Cruiser. Maria Teresa

VIII Receive One of the Weapons of the
spanish Cruiser, Maria Teresa.
C1NoRFoLK, Va, Feb. 12.-Des Moines'
request for one of the guns of the Span
ish cruiser Maria Teresa has been
granted, and one of the two inch guns
from that vessel is ready for shipment
west. The gun, which is of Spanish
make, will be mounted in one of the
public squares in Des Moines. 1t is Of
modern construc ion and behind it six
Spanish sailors were killed by shell
fred from one OF the American ships,
when the Teresa attempted escape
from Santiago harbor. The Teresa
was raised by Hobson, but met disas-
ter near Bermuda while being towed
to the states. The gun that Des
Moines will receive was one saved from
the wreck by the American ship Vul-
can
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
TAYLOR CAUSES A CRISIS.
Orders warrants for Members of the
Legislature.

LONDON, KY, Feb. 10.-The tension
under which the legislature has been
laboring, especially during the past
week, reached crisis last night when
the following message from Governor
Taylor was received by member:
"Have warrants issued for members
of the house and put in the hands of
the sergeant-at-arms to serve"
Warrants were made out last night
and placed in the hands of Sergeants-
alarms Cecil and Howard, who left on
n train for the north,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

DEs MONIES, Feb. 9.-The supreme
court has finished the work of the
present regular term and the members
have gone to their homes. During the
present term opinions have been rem
dered in eighty-nine cases. Sixty-two
cases We're affirmed and twenty-seven
were reversed. A special term will be
held some time during April for the
purpose of handing down opinions,
but the next regular term will COM
mence en- the second Tuesday in Nav.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
COLLISION ON MILWAUKEE.
Passenger and Freight Come Together Il
q Fog.

Passenger and Freight Come Together In
Fog.
DUBUQUE, Feb. s.-A head-end col
lision between passenger train and a
freight train occurred on the Calmar
division of the Chicago, Milwaukee &c
st. Paul at Donnan Station, twenty
miles north of Oelwein. Fireman
Humble of the passenger train was
killed. Engineer Schaefer of the pas
senger was badly scalded S. c. Wy
man, of Waucoma, had a leg crushed.
Several others suffered injuries, but
none seriously. Both engines and sew
eral cars were wrecked. The mishap
was due to dense fog.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
COULD NOT HOLD THE KOPJE.
General Butler Tells of His Third Re-
treat.

General Butler Tells of His Third Re-
treat.
HEADQUARTERS CANT, Springfield
Bridge, Feb. 1.-THE position taken
north of the Tugela river proved diff
cult to maiutain. The regiments sent
across as reinforcements went into the
front line of trenches, but owing to
the great strength of the Beers in
Brakfontein hills to the left, it was
impossible so advance without risking
unnecessary loss. The Beers contin-
ued Smelling the British positions.
Several Long Tom" shells fell among
the transports trains and four burst
on Zivaat Kop, but the Beers could not
get the range. The British guns
posted there failed to silence the
Long Tom" guns or other masked
guns. The Beers continued to worls
the Nordenfelds on the British infan.
try entrenched on high. The fire
was severe at times. Wednesday at
ternoon Butler resolved not to press
the advance by this route. The trans.
port train moved back and the infan-
try retired from Vaal Krantz. We'd
nesday night the guns on Swart Kop
replied to Boer Smelling. When they
commenced to shell the transport
claim the Beers got large number OF
cannon in position. Their superiority
of shell fire rendered advance impos-
sihla
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
BAD FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.
Three Blocks of Buildings burned at
Loss of 81 3 90 900.

Three Blocks of Buildings Burned at q
Loss of 81 % 10000.
ST.. Louis, Feb. 5.-One fireman was
killed and nine were seriously injured
in a fire which destroyed at least ST.
500, 600 worth Of property in the bust
ness district of st. Louis yesterday
The fire started in Penney & Gentle's
big department store at Broadway and
Franklin streets. 1t burned fiercely
for seven hours, consuming twenty
buildings in three blocks. A strong
wind from the northwest, which in
creased almost to gale, made the fire
difficult one to fight. and for time
that entire section of the city was
fhrca tened
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Another Amored Trained Fluke.

LONDON, Feb. "a dispatch from
the Head Larger, near Ladysmith,
dated Feb. 7, says that an armored
train yesterday made sortie from
Chieveley toward Colenso and landed
1000 British troops on the right of the
Boer position. The Beers Immediately
crossed the river ard made an attack
with rifles and artillery, forcing the
withdrawal of both trains and troops
IN Cbiavaley
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Turkey Yields to Uncle Sam.

NEW YORK, Feb. i0.-Oscar Strauss,
United States minister to Turkey, who
Is here, says the sultan has yielded to
the demands of the United States for
indemnity for destruction of property
during the disorders in Armenia.
American flour is to be admitted to
Turkish ports and America secures the
right to establish consulates through.
out Turkey.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Prisoners Escape JAN.

OTTUMwA, Feb. 9-S. C. Masterson
and George d. Rand escaped from the
county Jail and are yet at liberty. The
former is wanted in Oklahoma on the
charge of rape and the latter is await
Ing the action of the grand jury on the
charge of grand larceny. Rand is the
man who, 1t is charged, stole ''Nabby
S. trotting horse of local reputa
ton, and buggy from livery stable
IN this city few weeks ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
BOER LOSS WAS VERY LIGHT.
Only Twenty-six Killed In Rspulsing the
British.

BoER HEAD LAAGER, Ladysmith, Feb.
lat Is reported from the upper Tu-
gela that in the recent fight, while
driving the British across the river
with heavy loss to them, the Beers had
four men killed and eight wounded.
On retaking the kopje, TWENTY-FIVE
Beers were found killed. The alarm
was given at midnight that the Lady
smith troops were trying to force a
passage in the direction of the Free
State lager Heavy firing was heard,
but no particulars have been received.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Strike of 3 Church Choir.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Feb. 9.-This city Is
the scene of a novel strike, the mag
nificent choir of Grace church, under
Prof. Hall, having quit because the
rector, Rev. Thomas E. Green, late
candidate for the bishopric of Iowa,
publicly criticised them. The choir
and organist say the rector was angry
because the soprano turned in the stall
and faced the audience.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
FUNERAL OF SENATOR GoEBEL.
The Greatest Funeral Demonstration
Ever Seen In Kentucky.

The Greatest Funeral Demonstration
Ever Seen In Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 9.-Despite hard
rain the funeral of Senator Goebel was
the greatest funeral demonstration
ever seen in Kentucky. There were
thousands of people in attendance and
the line of march was of great length.
After the address of the minister
eulogies were delivered by Senator
Blackburn and Governor Beckham.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 9.-Nearly all the
democratic members of the legislature
remained here yesterday, fearing that
if they attended the Goebel funeral at
Frankfort they would be arrested and
taken to London. Formal sessions of
both houses We're held, followed by
adjournment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

MARsHALLTowN, Feb. 11.-John Frie-
burg, man about 80 years of age, en-
ployed by Weidell & Co., the contrac-
tors who have in charge the work on
the Northwestern near Quarry, was
instantly killed by a c. & N. w. train
Mt point about 100 yards west of
Quarry while on his way to that place
from Magshautown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Methuen Loses Fifty Men.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Dispatches from
Koodersberg Drift, at Modder river.
say that Methuen's army suffered a
loss of fifty men in sharp fight, and
the British were compelled to retire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Goodrich Is Exouerated.

Sioux CITY, Feb. S.-Oscar L. Good
rich, charged with the murder of his
former partner, John E. Robson, was
completely exonorated of the charges
at the preliminary trial. The case was
dismissed, owing to lack of evidence,
on motion of the county attorney.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
SMALLPOX IS SPREADING.

DIR. Connifr States That the situation Is
Alarming at Mapleton.
SIoTx CITY, Feb. s.-Dr Commit chair
man of the Iowa board of health, has
received reports from Mapleton which
indicate that smallpox has made
dreadful progress there, probably be-
cause of two lax quarantine regula-
tions. According to DR.. Commits
statement, twenty-five new cases have
deyeloned in one dav
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Michigan and Kentucky are about
TO try to have laws passed to utilize
convicts in improving the public roads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Representative Boysen, of Audubon
county, has introduced in the house q
bill to provide that cities and counties
may, in the discretion of the board Of
supervisors, subTtitute a vote by bal
lot for the petition form of consent for
saloons. The law provides that in
cities of over 5000 the council may, by
majority vote, submit the question to
ballot by secret vote; in counties the
board of supervisors may submit II
likewise.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

The Sioux. City Bar Association has
decided to ask the Legislature to allow
one more judge for the Fourth judicial
district and to cut off Harrison county.
The lawyers will do all in their pow
err to get the measure passed by the
legislature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Des Moines. Feb. l0.-The question OF substi-
tuting the Benefit system of taxing improve
ments to abutting property, for the trent foot
rate, was discussed, but finally the bill was
made spec oil arder for Wednesday Bill for a
college was favorably reported Among bills
Introduced was one by Healy to regulate build
ing and loan associations
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Sulzer. of New York. introduced resolution
declaring the Nicaragua canal bill should
be Immediately passed, regardless Of the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty, and that the latter should be
rejected as in conflict with the Monroe doctrine
and revive the lapsed Clayton Bulwer treaty.
AT q night session thirty five pension bills were
passed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-05-04
A Chlef With Many wives.

The affairs of the Comanche tribe
are absolutely controlled by Quanah
Parker, who is supreme in everything
He has the white mans keen percep-
ton. and the Indians cunning. He
converses we'll in English and away
from the tribe he wears the white
mans dress. At home he paints his
face and dons a blanket. His residence
is a large, two-story house on the
southern slope of the Wichita noun
tains. The rooms are elegantly FUR
nished and carpeted, and his dining
table amply supplied with china ana
silverware. Costly pictures acorn the
walls, among them one in Oil OF MS
mother. Quanah may as well aoandon
all hope of congressional career-he
is the husband of seven wives. HIS
last domestic acquisition Is beautiiul
and charming woman, said to nave
been purloined from neighboring In
dian, who threatened dire vengeance
but was induced to stifie his anguish
upon receiving $1,000 in money anu
mustangs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-05-04
Delight. In bad omens.

There is a girl in Germantown, Pa,
who has defied the fates in an apart
ment which she calls her "unluck
room" Everything which is gener-
ally considered as bad omen she de-
lights in. For instance, superstitious
people think it unlucky to walk under
a ladder. No one can enter this room
without doing that very thing, for sus-
pended directly over the door is a
small ladder. The mirror is cracked,
and everybody knows how unlucky a
broken looking glass is. Peacock
feathers are strewn about in profus-
ion, and what are more unlucky than
peacock feathers? To open an UNI
brella in the house is to invite all
manner OF III fortune, and yet direct
~ over this girls bed is suspended an
umbrella which is never closed. There
are thirteen articles OF furniture In the
room, and on the walls are hung thir-
teen pictures. The girl wears no jew
elry except opals, and will only have
her room cleaned on Fridays.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-05-04

Four kittens, all alive and fastened
together by skin ar / cartilage, is "a
remarkable freak Of nature that is at
tracing considerable attention at the
home of John Finnecy, South Oil City.
Finnecy did not discover their peculiar
formation until he noticed that the
mother cat was neglecting them. Then
he took what he supposed was the
top kitten out of the box, but when
the entire family came out, like a
bunch of grapes, he dropped them with
a gasp of establishment. The kittens
are active, have strong voices, and are
apparently we'll developed, but all are
Joined together at the abdomen, near
the hind quarters, giving their legs
free movement There is no deformlty
of the heads, bodies. legs or feet.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-05-04
Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, OF the Famous
Ohio Family.

Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, Deputy
Auditor for the War Department, in
letter written from Washington, D. c.,
says:
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