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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
THE NEWS In IOWA
IowA's POPULATION.
II caches the Number of 1881 sac, Olives
Stntr Two New Congress

Reaches the Number of 1881 sac, Olives
state Two New Congressman
Washington, Oct. 31.-The popula-
ton of Iowa has just been announc-
ed, and it is 2,251,s99. The increase
of $4,000 population for the state of
Iowa for the ten years just passed
will give the state two new congress
men, if the basis of representation
remains about the same. Should 1t
be increased to 10000 as has been
suggested by some, then the state
will only receive one additional con-
gresham, making twelve altogether
The law as it stands today for the
apportionment of congressman Tor
the various states was based upon
173,901 for each congressman. States
are allowed for the major fraction
one additional member in some cases.
Congress is composed today of 357
members, and should the number re-
main the same in the next congress,
elected on a changed representa- on,
it is more than probable that Iowa
will receive two additional members.
The census of. 1895, taken by the
state, indicated three districts in the
state having more than 100000 popu-
lation. Tney were the Third, Tenth
and Eleventh. In the adjustment
which will follow the reapportion-
ment of the state it is more than
probable that the Tenth and Eleventh
districts instead of having two mem
bers will have three from the three
districts made out of the two. The
Second and Third districts in 1895
had 100000 population, and it is
more than likely that the population
of the two districts has increased
sufficiently to entitle it to another
coppreSSnan
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
rwENrY-sIx NOT FOUND.
80 Remains of Bodies In New York's
Recent Fire.

New York, Nov. IA revision made
tonight of those persons missing and
thought to have persisted in the eX.
plosion and fire at T.rrant & Co.'S
drug house shows twenty-six unac-
counted for. Not single body had
up to 10 o'clock last night, been found
in the ruins, though what looked like
parts CT bodies had been dug out.
What was supposed to be parts of
bodies, taken from the ruins Thurs
day night, turned out, on ex-
animation at the morgue, to be
blackened pieces of melted gum ara
bic. Again yesterday another mass
was found, which the workmen first
thought to be human flesh, but it is
now thought to be melted rubber.
The authorities are pushing the in
vestigation into the amount of eN-
plosive stored in the building, with
a view to prosecution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
CONFEssEs GRIMES.
j. W. Lynch Tells q Strange Tale to
OskaIoosa Authorities.

Oskaloosa, Nov. s.. w. Lynch was
arrested by the police here on ~
charge of having stolen a grip from
the Iowa Central station. He con-
fessed to the offense, and when SEN
fenced to thirty days Imprisonment
he wrote out a confession of several
other crimes. He says he stole from
the agent of the Illinois Central rail-
way at Manchester an express pack
age containing $500 in December, 1899,
at Earlville at the same time he stole
bolt of green silk and S. in money
from the Adams Express company; at
Toronto, Iowa, in 1891 a package coy
tanning $125 and dress pattern in
Arkansas. In addition to this Lynch
says he held up a man at GAINESVILLE
Mo-, and took S25 from him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
NEWS In GENERAL
ROBERTS SOON TO RETURN.
south African Situation Said to be
Much Improved.

south African Situation Said to be
Much Improved.
London, Nov. 3.--The South Afri-
IAN situation is improving, and Lord
Roberts will shortly return to Eng
land with a majority of his staff.
Arrangements are being made in Cape
Town to send the first batch of ref
ugees back to johannesburg and ac-
commodation is being provided at
Bloemfontein for garrison of 1000.
: Nevertheless, the activity of the
Beers continues. On October 26th a
commando of 300 captured a garrison
of thirty men at Reddersburg, bat
afterward released them. Trains from
the south of Pretoria are attacked
by the Beers almost daily. On Octo-
Der Gath the burghers occupied kof-
ficontein.
On the other hand General Knox
has inflicted reverse on General DE
Vets forces near Parys, capturing
two guns, one of them strong post.
The daily detail of British casualties
is heavy. During the month of Octo-
Der the British lost 167 killed in ac-
ton, including fifteen officers, 367 who
yiied of disease, twenty-five who died
of accidents and ninety-seven cap
tured or missing. This makes total
almost equal to the average for the
duration of the war.
The Daily Express publishes sensa-
tional statements that tie Boer re-
vival is more serious than has hither-
70 been relieved and nat in conse-
},uence Lord Roberts return is like
iy to be still further postponed. 1t
is said that no considerable party
IF troops will return before January
br February, while the regimental
drafts from England will continue to
be sent out. The paper definitely de.
| clares that the Beers are well armed
and abundantly supplied with ammu'
milton, and that the campaign is like
| ly to last another six months.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

A muddy river betokens one of the
greatest of national losses. 1t means
that the rich soil, which Jack Frost
and other natural agencies have been
ages in forming, is washing away
into the ocean. Tillers of the land
could do much to prevent the loss by
keeping the ground on hillsides cov-
cred with trees or with sod. 1t is
the cultivated field on a slant which
washes away most rapidly. 1t is con-
trary to public policy, or at least to
the welfare of the future, that the top
soil Of such land should be sent down
to the ocean when it might be yield
ing grass crops. Many rivers that are
now muddy were clear before the COM
ing to this continent of civilized man,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
ALyoRD UNDER ARREST.
Appreciated in Boston and Returned
to New York.


to New York.
Boston, Oct. 30.-Cornelius Alvord,
Jr., the absconding note teller of the
First National bank in New York
city, who is charged with stealing
100000 from the bank, was arrested
here yesterday afternoon by Chief
Inspector William B. Watts of this
city and Detective Armstrong of New
York, in an ordinary lodging house at
the corner of West Newton street
and Burlington avenue. When arrest
ed Alvord, who knew Detective Arm
strong, stated that he was glad the
suspense was ended, and was willing
to go back to New York without re-
QUESTION papers. Alvord said he had
lived his life and had taken life to
it's fullest at the rate of $4,000 a
year or more. He said he would not
make any fight; would throw up his
hands, take his sentence and after
that was all over would come out in
world again. He said he knew
he would be unable to secure bail.
and thaA he had nothing with which
to make restitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

One Of the many narrow escapes of
being shot dead in the war occurred
when Colonel Stoves train was held
up by Theron, near Kroonstad, the
other week. Mr.. ]. z. Sharp shared
the saloon with Colonel Stowe. They
were awakened by Theron's Mauser
volley at twenty-five yards range. Mr..
Sharp sustained a wound through his
foot. But for the mistake of a servant
making up the bunk the wrong way
about he would undoubtedly have had
the bullet through his head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
CALLS 1T ALL GAMBLING.
Dealing on Board and Through Bucket
Shop tn. Same.

Chicago, Nov. Judge Vail in open
co .rt, created a sensation by declar-
ing that in his opinion dealing on the
Chicago board of trade, and dealing
in one of the institutions which the
members of the board of trade had
stigmatized as "bucket-shop," were
practically the same. He stated the
same thing was called gambling" in
tn bucket-shop and speculation" on
the board of trade, but that both
were "bet ing, pure and simple" the
occasion for these remarks being fur
nished in the closing of the case
brought by the Central Stock and
Grain exchange against the board of
trade for an injunction to prevent
the board from stopping it from re-
ceiving market quotations. Judge
Vail postponed formal decision pend
iny the submission of briefs and au-
thorities by the contending attor-
news.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Oberammergau has been casting up
the accounts Of this years Passion
Play. There were 4S performances
and 100000 visitors, who paid 100000
for admission. The profits OF the
village from dodgers, the sale Of trink-
cts, ETC., were between S750,00O and
$1,000, 900. Munich and Bavarian rail-
roads have also profited, the latter
showing a surplus of $2,500,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
LYNcuING THREATENED AT ALBA
To Checkmate q Mob sheriff Doner
Took His Prisoner to Fort Madison.

To Checkmate y Mob sheriff Doner
Took His Prisoner to Fort Madison.
Ottumwa, Oct. 31.-Ed Booker,
colored man of Abba, the county seat
of Monroe county, was arrested
charged with assaulting Sarah Ho-
vel, a widow. There was strong talk
of lynching, and this evening Sheriff
John Doner was compelled to get
his prisoner out of town. He started
for Ottumwa, but later decided to
take him to Fort Madison. Booker,
it is alleged, forced an entrance into
the hovel home and first attacked
the l1-year-old daughter of Mrs.
hovel. In defense of her daughter
honor, Mrs. Howell, it is alleged, was
compelled to submit to the ravisher.
Booker, it is said, displayed a A.
caliber revolver and threatened to
kill both Mrs. Howell and her daugh-
ter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

The role Of the mosquito in spread
ing malaria has Just been demon
strated quite conclusively in England.
Some insects, which had repeatedly
stung men suffering from tertian
fever, were sent from Rome to Lon
don, and there allowed to sting the
son of DR.. Manson, who had never had
malaria. The young man so bitten
soon developed typical attack of ter
tian fever, and examination OF his
blood showed the presence of the germ
peculiar to that variety of malaria.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

New York, Nov. 3.-City Magistrate
Flammer discharged Cornelius l.. Al
word, defaulting .7ote teller of the
First National bank, from custody
yesterday on the grounds that he had
no jurisdiction in the case. Alyord
was re-arrested by a United States
marshal and taken before United
States Commissioner Shields. The
commissioner held Alvord in $4,000
bail for examination.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

A stranger called at the police head
quarters of Salina, Kan, the other day,
according to Kansas City paper, and
related circumstantial story of how
he had been robbed Of forty-dollar-
bill Every policeman in town was
furnished with description of the al
legged thief, and whole day was
spent in looking for him before it
dawned upon any of the sleuths that
there is no such thing as a forty-doi-
lar-bill. By that time the Joker had
disappeared from Salina.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
IOWA OFFICERS INVOLVED.
Charged With violati ton of Civil serv-
Ice Law.


Washington, Oct. 31.-The civil
service commission has just com
pleted Investigations of charges of
violation of civil service laws, mostly
OF political assessments and coercion,
against federal officials, whose names
are withheld, in Philadelphia. Louis
We, Cincinnati, Topeka, Birming-
ham, Jersey City and in Iowa. In
some of these cases the commission
has recommended to the various ex-
ecutive departments to which the ac-
cused officials belong the prosecution
and dismissal of tine latter, and in
otner cases no action has yet been
taken. Investigations in other cities
are in progress. The commission
refuses to divulge names or any de-
tails of information concerning these
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

A monumental statue of the late
Cardinal Lavigerie was recently dedi-
Gated at Biskra, on the confines of the
Sahara desert. The cardinal is rep
resented standing, his eyes turned to-
wards the desert, holding in his right
hand his pastoral cross, which he
seems to be planting in that desert
land toward which went forth all his
aspirations as bishop and colonizer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
ANTHRACITE LAnoKGRs STRIKE.
miners of Minor Galleries Go Out be-
cause of Disagreements.

miners of Minor Galleries Go Out be-
cause of Disagrsements.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 2.-The Ia
borers at the Donyngh M mine of
the Delaware and Hudson canal com
pany went on a strike yesterday.
The miners refused to pay the labor
ers 10 per cent advance in wages,
claiming that the company had only
advanced them 10 per cent and that
they would not pay the laborers the
whole increase. At this mine the
company does not pay the laborers.
They work for the miners and are
paid by them.
Hazleton, Pa, Nov. 1.-The nine
workers employed by the firm
Crawford and Dugan, numbering
about fifty men. quit work at the
Honeybrook stripping yesterday, and
say they will remain out until they
get an increase of 10 per cent which
the firm declines to grant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

London, Nov. Ia belated dispatch
from Pretoria says General Botha re-
ce:ved FACETS flag of Truce cour.
teously and admitted the defeat. but
said it was impossible to treat tor
surrender as long as any of the burg,
hers wished to continue the war
President Steyn refused to even 50
the bearer of the flag Of truce.
The widows wife was not Away,
ckoled with weeds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Chicago, Nov. 5.-The University OF
Iowa football team defeated the Chi.
cago university team by a score OF
II to 0 in stubbornly contested
game of football on Marshall Field
here Saturday. Over 5000 people
watched the contest, which is said to
have been the bitterest this city has
known this year. The first lalf ended
with score of to o, Chicago having
the best of the play and keeping the
ball in Iowa's territory most OF the
time
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Colo, Nov. 2.-Ellis Wheatley, aged
about As years, living five miles south
west of Colo, committed suicide by
hanging in his own barn. He was
found by his hired man, who went
into the barn to unharness the
horses. He was never married and
his mother, who had been keeping
house for him, left about four years
ago to live with some other children,
since which time he has been keeping
house himself. Dependency is sup
posed to be the cause.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
TWELVE KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION
Accidental Discharge of Dynamite In a
West virginia Mine Proves Fatal.

Philippi, w. Va, Nov. 5.-Twelve
occurred in the mines of the Southern
Coal and Transportation company at
Berrysburg, six miles from this place.
The dead are Ollie Marks, pit boss;
Albert Brown, Pack Adams, Andrew
Blackwell, Lawrence Duncan and
several others who names are not OBJ
tainable. The injured are viii Marks
and James jackson. both of whom
will die. The explosion was so great
that mules were killed at the mouth
of the mines and cars were blown
forty feet from the track. The explo-
sion was probably the result of an
accidental discharge of dynamite,
caused, perhaps. by the conclusion of
blast. The property loss is light.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
D-c,are. Apuioa,do IL Dead

San Diego, Cal, Nov. 5.-James C..
Hussey of National City has received
a letter from James Thompson, a
private in Company C, Twenty-sev-
enth infantry, written while in the
hospital at Manila. p. l., and dated
September /, in which the writer says
that a young Filipino occupying a
bed next to him in the hospital, stat
ed that Emilio Aguinaldo was really
shot dead, as reported some time ago,
but it was to be kept quiet for poll
teal reasons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Among the documents in the Forum
have been discovered certain writings
tending to cast considerable doubt on
the generally accepted statement that
Nero set fire to Rome and fiddled as
he watched it burn. It now appears
from many evidences that the fire was
started by the Christians. 1t is shown
by various documents that the fire or
iginated close to Nero's own palace,
and that the suburbs inhabited by the
poor Christians escaped the confiagra-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Poris, Nov. According to the
Prris Mntin. the rebuilding of the
Spanish fleet will be entrusted tc
French builders. The Spanish govern
ment says the papers has given m
order for eight ironclads of 12,o0t
tons burden each, four armoret
cruisers of 5000 tons burden earl
and 100 torpedo boats. The order h
to be executed within ten years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Dow City. Nov. 1.-Frank Rudd, an
old and highly esteemed resident OF
this city, was drowned in the Boyer
river opposite the mill. He had been
trapping and in some manner the
boat capsized. Several boys who
were hunting the vicinity heard his
cries for help and when but few
yards from the mill dam a pole was
thrown to him, but he wanted to save
the boat and in again attempting
to reach il was washed over the dam
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
ALIGNMENT OF THE POWERS.
How the Nations stand on the Anglo
German Pact.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The align
ment of the powers on the British
German agreement is now complete.
Aside from Italy and Austria, whose
adherence to the agreement is ex-
peeted, owing their political rela-
tions with Germany, Japan is the
only power which has given uncon-
,litional assent to the agreement. As
the matter now stands, five powers
arc united in all the terms of the
a. reement, Great Britain, Germany,
Italy, Austria and Japan. Three
powers, the United States, France
ami Russia, accept to clause relating
to tie open door and the territorial
integrity of China, but withhold &C.
ton on the third clause relating tc
the future procedure in case any
power seizes territory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 5.-Eugene Rit-
tengurg while under the influence OF
liquor went to the home of his father
last evening and fired bullet
through his head with suicidal intent.
He cannot live. He is about 40 years
old and leaves six children, whose
mother died q year ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
SENSATION IN GOEBEL CASE.
One of the Witnesses Says He Cav
False Testimony.

RAISE htstimohy.
Louisville, Oct. 3l.-The Evening
Post prints the affidavit of Findlay
Anderson, the telegraph operator
upon whose testimony Caleb Powers
was convicted of completely in the
murder of Goebel, in which Ander-
son swears his story as told on the
stand at Georgetown was perjury.
He alleges the false testimony was
made at the instance of Attorney
Campbell and Arthur Goebel; that he
has at various times been given
money aggregating $500 by Campbell
and Goebe.; that he is unwilling to
longer suffer in silence by reason of
the thought that the rilsity of his
statements aided in Powers convic-
ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

The gold output of the Australian
mines Including those in New Zeal
and) for the first six months of the
current year aggregate in value $685.
303,9Ss, an increase Of $279,SS4 over
the figures for the same period last
year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Fort Dodge, Nov. IA movement
has been inaugurated here by a num-
Der of prominent business men TO
rganize stock company for the con.
struction of new 100000 hotel. An
effort win be made to have twenty
leading citizens each subscribe for
Sc, 900 of stock. Hon. S. I. Meservey
and George W. Mason, prominent
business men, are back of the pro-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
JAPAN COMES INTO LINE.


Gives Cordial Endorsements to Angle,
German Agreement
Berlin, Nov. LIE formal reply
Of Japan. unreservedly acceding to
the terms of the Anglo-German agree
ment. has been received at the Ger.
man foreign Office.
London, Nov. 1.-The Japanese min
lister here said yesterday that ha
had delivered note to Lord Sails
bury in which Japan unconditionally
assents to the Anglo-German agree
ment on China
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
BOERs HOLD UP A TRAIN.


They Loot, Destroy Mails, Set Fire TO
Train and Capture 90 Men.
Capetown, Nov. sit transpires
that Boer commando captured
British outpost and ninety men in
the vicinity of Geneva, October %.
afterwards held up the Capetown
mail train. looted carriages and
passengers, destroyed the mails, set
fire to the train and decamped on an
approach of an armored train. Not
wishing to be hampered the Beers
later released the prisoners they
had captured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
POPULATION OF UsIrED STATES
1t Reaches the Number of 76,29s,22a
n Gain of Ell Per Cent

n Gain of Ell Per Cent
Washington, Oct. 31.--The official
announcement of the population of
the united States for 1900 Is 76,295,-
go, OF which 74.627.907 is contained
in the forty-fve states, representing
n. .pro-l.mately the population to be
used for apportionmcnt purposes.
There is total of 134,15s Indians not
taxed. The total population of 1890,
with which aggregate population the
present census should lie compared,
was 63,069,756. Taking this popula-
ton as basis, there has been a
gain of 1925, AGA during the past ten
years. representing an increase Of
nearly q per cent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Davenport, Nov. 3.-The section
men working in the vicinity of the
Rock Islands yards found the dead
BODY of a wee baby in a box car in
the yards near the Riverside mills
It is unidentified.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

II spray of liquid air is applied to
the skin the part is frozen as hard as
ice, but in a few minutes circulation
returns without injury to the tissue.
providing the part is not at some ex.
tremity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

The hospital is a good place for a
homeless man to be i'll, but he would
doubtless rather be we'll out of 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Zangwill insists that he finds the
highest form of truth in fiction, and
in this he seems to be telling some OF
it
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08


One of the most novel exhibits at
the Paris exhibition is the complete
set of bed hangings from Madagascar,
manufactured from the silk OF the
halabe. The halabe is an enormous
and ferocious female spider, which,
males which come near it, and feed
ing on the weaker members of its own
sex, has been most effectually dealt
with by M. Nogue, the head of the
Antanarivo Technical school. He has
invented neat arrangement for wind
ing OF the brilliant golden-colored
thread, and each spider yields from
800 to 400 yards Of silk, which, al
though finer than that of the silk
worm, possesses remarkable strength.
Uncle Sam has regular contribu-
tor to the general fund Of the govern
ment. Promptly the first week of
every quarter check for SIS is re-
ceived at the treasury department,
with request that it be placed in the
miscellaneous fund Of the treasury,
from which it can only be withdrawn
by special act of congress. The
money is from a veteran of the civil
war. He is an employee of the Phila-
delphia mint. He explained in his
first letter that as long as the govern
ment employed him at good salary,
he would not accept the pension.
A curious accident has happened to
the Havoc, the earliest British destroy
er. She has recently been reboilered
and in the course Of reconstruction
an extra funnel was put up forward
OF the original pair. This funnel is
close against the mast and during the
trials set the mast on fire.