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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

Says the Next Battle in the Free State
viii lie Hot One.

Says the Next Battle in the Free State
VIII lie a Hot One.
LONDON, March ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pretoria dated Mon
day, says: president Kruger returned
from Kroonstadt yesterday. He says
the fight in the Free State will be des-
perate. l am informed that the Trans
vaal government has taken no reso-
luton to destroy mines or property as
last resort"
The Capetown correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing Tuesday,
says:
Il have just arrived from Bloem-
fontein where / learned that no furth-
er movement is probable for three
weeks, as negotiations are proceeding.
L failed to ascertain the nature of the
negotiations, or whether Sir Alfred
Miners departure from Capetown is
connected with them, but should not
be surprised if the war collapsed quick
w."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
BREVITIES.


In runaway at Mason City
one day last week Charles Brandon
was thrown from buggy and killed.
Two others who were with him We're
hurt. The horse also fell and broke
its neck.
A servant in the Hotel Allen at
Washington was a few days ago taken
down with the smallpox, and consid-
cradle uneasiness exists. The hotel
has been quarantined, and it is claimed
there is no danger of a spread.
Sperek IL Cochran's saloon at TT.
Dodge was robbed recently of $500 in
cash and checks. The robbers effected
an entrance through the basement.
They then pried open trap door and
opened the combination on the safe.
The saloon is located right in the bus
mess part of the city. No clew has
been found.
At Oskaloosa recently Walter Hart
graves and Robert Davenport, held by
the state for the attempted hold-up
and shooting of Marion Thompson, of
Oslaloosa, on the evening of Deem
Der Is last, were found guilty as
charged in the indictments against
them. The first was for assault with
intent to commit great bodily injury
and the second for assault with intent
to commit manslaughter.
A Cedar Rapids dispatch says: There
have been the most sensational devel-
opments in connection with the arrest
of the eight young men charged with
placing dynamite on the steps of st.
Paul's Methodist Church, and as a re-
suit Albert Kuba has been held to the
grand jury in bonds of $1,000, and
Charles Mettie has been. arrested in a
Michigan town. These two men will
be charged with attempting to blow up
the home of Attorney William L. Cron
last Thanksgiving night, and as Kuba
has already made partial confession
there is absolutely no doubt about
their guilt. Their conviction will fol-
low without trouble. After the arrest
of the eight men and the developments
following their arrest, the police came
to the conclusion that Albert Kuba
knew something in regard to the at
tempt to blow up the home of Attorney
Cron, and it was on that line that they
directed their every effort. They Sc
cured partial confession from Kuba.
They did not give the matter out, how
ever, until they received message
from a Michigan sheriff stating that
Mettie was under arrest. They then
arraigned Kuba and held him to the
grand jury in bonds of $1,000, which
he will not be able to furnish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
NEWS In GENERAL
TRIAL OF KENTUCKY CASES.



Chief Prosecuting Witness Makes Some
Sensational Statements.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 25.-"John
Powers told me they had two niggers
here to kill Goebel. They were Hook
ersmith and Dick Coombs" This
statement was made yesterday by
Wharton Golden, frail, consumptive
on the witness stand in the preliminary
examination of Secretary Of State
Caleb Powers, charged with conspir-
acy to kill Goebel. Golden told story
of the events leading up to the murder
that, if substantiated, will, in the
minds Of those connected with the
prosecution at least, probably go far
toward proving the contentious of the
commonwealth that the murder was the
result of plan in which several prom
inent men are involved. Whether tho
defense will seek to improve Golden's
testimony in this preliminary exami-
nation is not known, as the attorneys
for the defense will not talk on the
subject, but unless such attempt is
made the commonwealth will rest its
case, both County Attorney Polsgrove
and Attorney Campbell being satisfied
that enough evidence has been pre-
sented to hold the defendant on the
charges. Golden, who claims to have
been friend to Secretary Powers, and
his brother, John Powers, for years,
gave testimony that was particularly
damaging to John Powers, but he also
brought in the names of many others,
including Charles Finley, w. II. Gull
ton and Governor Taylor, in his story
of the bringing of the mountaineers
to Frankfort, previous to the assassi-
nation. Governor Taylor, however,
was not directly implicated, and the
attorneys for the commonwealth init
mated to-day that they do not expect
to have his name brought forth prom
incntly in the story of the alleged con.
spiracy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
FOUR OFFICERS ARE LOST.
British Scouting Party Is Entrapped by
Beers.

British scouting rarity Is Entrapped By
Beers.
LONDON, March 25.-At a late hour
the war Office posted the following
dispatch from General Roberts:
BLoMFoNTEIN, March 24.-Yesterday
Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe, Captain
Trotrer and Lieutenant Hon. E. Lyon
of the Grenadicr guards and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Codrington of the Cold
stream guards rode eight or nine miles
beyond their camp on the Modder river
without escort except one trooper.
They were fired upon by a party OF
Beers and Lieutenant Lyon was
killed and Lieutenant Colonel Codring-
ton and Captain Trotter were wound
ed. The trooper was also wounded.
One of the officers held up a white
handkerchief and the Beers came to
their assistance and did all they posi-.
bly, could attending to their wounds.
The Beers then conveyed the wounded
to the nearest farm house, where they
were taken care Of"
Lord Roberts's dispatch, saying he
has nothing special to report, is gem
orally interpreted to mean that he
hopes speedily to announce some intel
ligence gratifying to the British. The
optimists even deduce from the mum.
Der of minor items of news received
that Lord Roberts has satisfactory
news of the advance of the flying col
umn from the southwark by a detour
toward Mafel1ing. In the meanwhile
Colonel Plumer's position is arousing
anxiety. He has with him three long
trains of supplies for .Mafeking, the
loss of which would be serious, and
further information about Command
ant Eloff's movements is awaited with
some trepidation in view of the report
from Pretoria that he was isolating
Colonel Plumer's forces near Gaberones
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

At the annual dinner of the Silk
Association of America recently, the
chief guest was the Chinese minister
to the United States, WI Ting Fang.
He made the speech of the evening.
He contrasted the friendly attitude of
the United States toward China with
the aggressions of European nations,
and said that so long as Americans
kept on in their pacific policy Of COM
merce and trade, they would be well
come everywhere, not only in China,
but in Japan as well. Trade statistics
indicate that the Chinese minister is
right. China is buying now OF Ameri-
can goods from FIVE to six times as
much as it bought ten years ago. Last
year it bought four million dollars
worth more than the year preceding.
The gain was mostly in cotton goods,
kerosene and flour. Foreign trade, of
course, is not controlled by sentiment.
People buy what they like best, where
they can get it cheapest; but, other
things being equal; they would rather
buy Of their friends than Of those
whom they may regard as enemies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

A dozen or more years ago a farmer
twisted a bit OF iron about a wire
fence, and noticed that his cattle
avoided it. Thus originated the use OF
the barbed-wire fence, which has cut
the great free prairies into ranches.
1t has laceTated and cut from water
countless numbers CT the wild animals
that once roamed the prairies, and Is
now classed as war material by the
nations. Both in Cuba and in South
Africa the Generalization wrought by
the deadly barbed-wire fence was
greater than that of the most improved
guns and powder. The position of
fence cutter has promoted the drum
mer-boy into the forefront Of danger.
When Lieutenant Ord led his men in
rush up San Juan hill, boy private
by his side, fell, mortally wounded.
Ord heard his faint cry and paused in
his rush to say, MY poor fellow, can
do nothing for you" Il did not call
you back for that" was the brave re-
ply. II am done for; but take my
steel nippers. There may be another
fence beyond that hill, and I won't be
there to cut it for you" The boy lived
to hear the shout Of victory, but the
gallant leader, with the boys nippers
III his hand and the boys devotion last
in his heart, lay dead not many yards
away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Agains. standard OIL Trust.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 22.-The SUI
preme court overruled the demurrer of
the Standard OIL Company to the suit
brought against it, and named April 1,
next, as the date for trial. The action
was brought by the attorney general
charging the Standard Oil Company
with violation of the antitrust laws
of Nebraska and seeking to GUST it's
agencies from the state. The company
demurred to the attorney generals
contention that the case could be
brought before the supreme court as
court of original jurisdiction, claiming
that the case was of criminal nature,
which must originate in a lower tri-
bunal. The supreme court decides it
has jurisdiction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
A MASKED MAN DID IT.
Held Up a Passenger Train Near
Hamburg.

Held Up Passenger Train Near
Hamburg.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, March 25.-A lone
robber. wearing n false face, with
huge black mustache painted on the
mask, held up the south-bound Kan
sas City, st. Joseph & Council Bluffs
train four miles south of Hamburg,
Iowa, at 1870 o'clock a. IN. The train
was in charge of Conductor Billy Nc
Gee. Flagman Moore was first ac-
costed by the robber at the rear end Of
the tram. Using Moore as shield,
the robber went through the sleeper
and chair car, getting $500 in cash and
gold watch. He pulled the bell cord
and when the train slowed down
jumped off and escaped in the dark
ness. The robbery was reported to
the Burlington general offices here
from Langdon, the first station south
of Hamburg. Dispatches to Council
Bluffs estimate the gain of the robber
at $500, and one received in Omaha
puts it at 5000. President Burt and
Chief Engineer Berry of the Union
Pacific road were among the passen-
gers and Mr.. Burt was held up for $50,
while Mr.. Berry managed to escape
loss.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
ASSESSMENT IS MADE.
Council Completes Figures on Railroad
Valuation.


Valuation.
DIES MONIES, March 24.-The execu-
cutive council has completed the rail-
road assessment and formally adopted
it. State Treasurer Herriott was not
present at the meeting which took
the final action, and it is stated he
will file a statement of his objections
to the assessment. The figures show
that, leaving out of the consideration
the new roads, built within the past
year, there is reduction of 100000
in the total assessment. The Chicago
& Northwestern main line is increased
from 1850 to S11,5oO per mile.
The Rock Island southwestern divis-
ion is reduced from 81, 700 to $1,000 per
mile, as shown in the table. No
change is made in the main line, and
practically none in the branches Of the
Milwaukee system. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy gets sone reduc-
tions on few of it's branches. The
Pullman Car Company made a strong
plea for a reduction from $4,000 to
$4,000 in the actual value Of its sleep
ers, but it was denied, and the assess
ment is left unchanged. The net re-
auctions allowed the Rock Island
amount to about $3.50, 900; the net in
crease of the Northwestern is about
100000 In 1899 the aggregate assessed
value Of the railroads of the state was
Sl4,633, G61. On the same mileage, the
aggregate this year is just about $44,-
$50, DOC; but the GOO miles of new lines
are assessed at a total of 81, 500, 900, so
that there is a net gain of $1,400, 900 in
the assessment, making the total S4G,.
120 n0n
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
KICKED TO DEATH.
Clnybourne Terhune, Farmer, Meets
Death at Des Moines.

Clnybourne Terhune, n Farmer, Meets
Death at Des Moines.
Dies MONIES, March 24.-Claybourne
Terhune, farmer living northwest of
Dcs Moines, while on his way from
Des Moines where he had been to get
q load of bran, met death in a tragic
manner. He had gotten his load
and was driving west on Univer-
sity avenue when he had occasion to
pass car that had stopped to let off
passengers. His team swerved and
started to run and in a moment he was
thrown down onto the single trees and
from there to the ground. He held to
one line, according to the statement of
an eye witness, until it was cut in two
by the friction of the wheel, but when
he was released, his lease on life was
nomore. lie had been kicked to death,
the bones of his face being crushed in,
and theimprint of a shoe showed the
fatal stroke.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

$ The immense profits amassed by
various trusts have been often talked
about in seemingly eXtravagant terms,
but the most extravaganza oratory OF
the antitrust agitation has seldom, II
ever, equaled the representations made
in the courts by Mr.. Prick, the part
ner of Mr.. Carnegie in the Carnegie
Steel Company of Pittsburg. Mr..
Tricks action is brought to prevent
Mr.. Carnegie from freezing him out"
of his interest in the concern and in
order to make clear his case it becomes
necessary to exhibit the profits of the
company, thus in a sense letting the
cat out of the bag" According to Mr..
Frick the net profit of 1899 was S21,-
100000 and the net profits for 1900 will
amount to 42,5OO,OOO. Mr. Carnegie is
said to consider this latter somewhat
excessive and fixes the profits for 1900
at the moderate sum Of $4O,000,00O
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
CAD WRECK ON THE MILWAUKEE.
Conductor McKeevcr Killed in n Col
lisiOn of Trains.

Conductor McKeevcr Killed in n Col
lision of Trains.
MASON CITY, March ga wreck on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul re-
suited in the death of Michael Nc
Keever, conductor on freight No. 60,
and the serious injury of Brakeman
French. Passenger No. 70, west
bound, was in charge of Conductor
Foote, with James Martin as engineer.
The freight was switching in the east
yards at Hull, when the passenger
smashed into it. Conductor McKeever
was in the act of coupling an air
brake, when the bumpers caught him
and instantly severed his head from
his body. The engines were smashed
up some and several cars wrecked. No
passengers were injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The Chinese strenuously object to
gambling on future prices of articles
of consumption, such as rice, wheat
and corn. Recently six members OF a
Chinese bucket shop or board Of trade
rather, were summarily taken out and
beheaded for making contracts to pay
given prices as a given time without
regard to the immutable laws of supply
and demand. The Chinese are ex-
IRENE in their methods, but are I'M
doubtedly right as to the underlying
principle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
CUBANS IN NO HASTE.
Gen. Gomez Says 1t Is Best to Go Slowly
and Surely.

Gen. Gomez Says 1t Is Best to Go Slowly
and Surely.
HAVANA, March 23.-The Patria
says: 1.-The promises of the senators
Messrs. Platt, Aldrich and Teller, sem
ate committee on Cuba, now on visit
of investigation to the island) in re-
gard togranting independence is most
important, since these senator's are
the trusted representatives of the sem
ate" Continuing the paper declares
it now has confidence in the fulfill
ment of the joint resolution of the
United States congress: In an inter-
view with the visiting senators Gen.
Maxine Gomez is quoted as saying
that the Cubans are in no haste for
independence, and it will be far better
for them to go slowly and surely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Free Skaters Surrendering.

MAsERU, Basutoland, March Ga
Every body in Basutoland rejoices in
the restoration of Geographic commun-
ications with Aliwal North. The
proclamation of Lord Roberts is APP
parently effective, as the Free Staters
are surrendering to the Basutoland
officials. The occupation of Thaba
Nchu and Rockville by the British
has produced an excellent impression,
convincing the Basutos shat the auth
prity Of the queen is paramount.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
The pursuit of happiness does NOT
necessarily imply the pursuit OF
wealth. Real happiness is matter OF
individual conscience entirely.

Prof. R. S. Woodward, of Columbia
university, in a recent paper shows
reasons for thinking that the earth's
atmosphere extends to height vary
ing with the distance from the equa-
tor. At the equator he estimates tina
height to be $4,000 miles, which dimin|
fishes to only 1900 miles at the poles.
But of course, beyond few hundred
miles above the ground, the density
of the atmosphere becomes 80 slight
that the effects are imperceptible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Beers Strong at Kronnstadt.

LONDON, March pa Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Thursday, says: "A letter
from Mr.. Poultney, an interpreter in
the Free States courts, has been re-
ceived by his wife here, in which he
declares that General Joubert is COM
manding the combined forces at
Kroonstadt, where there is q plenty of
men guns and foodstuffs for deter
mined resistance"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A FARMER.
Shot Himself for the Edificat ton of u
Bystander.


Bystander.
FOREST CITY, March Esd Stead
man, a well-to-do farmer, living about
two miles north of Forest City, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
with 32-calibre Winchester. lie was
walking along the street near the
Methodist church, and arriving at the
step by the rear of the church asked q
bystander if he ever saw a man shoot
himself. On being answered in the
negative, he seated himself on the
church steps, and placing the rifle be-
tweens his knees, with the muzzle to
his throat, pulled the trigger. The
ball passed up through his brain and
lodged just under the skin on the right
side of his head. He was about 80
years old and unmarried. He had
managed large farm for his widowed
mother since the death of his father
two years ago. Nothing is known as
to the cause of the tragedy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
FAVOR PORTO RICAN TARIFF.

Senate Harmony Committee Instructs
Chairman Foraker.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The repub-
lican senate caucus committee author
lied Senator Foraker in definite terms
to propose the separation of the tariff
feature from the Porto Rican govern
mental bill and to attempt to pass the
house tariff bill without amendment.
The program voted down all amend
ments, il possible, and to pass the bill
as it camo 1iom the house without any
changes Ivlatever.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
sHREWD MOVE BY BOERs.
Offer to Lend Portugal S6,OOO,OOO to
Meet the Delagoa Bay Award.

New York, March 24.-George w.
Van Siclllen, president of the American
council of the South African repub-
lies and advocate in America for the
Transvaal, has sent the following
official letter to the Portuguese minis
ter at Washington:
"Dear Sir:-I am in IA position to Of
fer to you, as l do, to lend the govern
ment of Portugal the sum necessary to
pay the award known as the Delagoa
Bay award, which has just been made
by the Geneva arbitration tribunal,
say S6,OOO,OO0. Fair and satisfactory
terms to be arranged"
The offer is regarded as a move on
the part of the Beers to Offset any offer
which Britain may make to Portugal,
thus embarrassing the Lisbon govern
ment and thereby at the same time
closing the ''rear door" to the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Dynamite lockers Sentenced.

CEDAR RAPIDS, March 23.-The seven
dynamite jokers were sentenced in po-
lice court. Two were fined 500 each
and five S25 each for unlawful assem-
bly,. Mettie has been returned from
Michigan and will be held to the
grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
INFANT CREMATED.

Followed Its Mother Into Burning
Building and Died.
QUAsQUEToN, March 23.-The home
of John Melick was burned. Mrs.
Melick carried her two-year-old boy
from the building and then returned
for the baby. She was found by res
cuers in faint in the road holding
the baby in her arms. The other
child must have followed it's mother
into the burning building, as its badly
charred remains were found in the
ruins
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Killed by Explosion.

VAN Horn, March 23.--Gus Water
straub was blasting logs, when the
charge failed to explode, and he went
to make an examination just as the
powder ignited. He received fatal in
juries, from which he died few hours
later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

In single month the papers report
ed seven public institutions partly or
wholly destroyed by fire; four Of these
were orphan asylums. Fortunately no
lives were lost, but the chances were
very narrow. The plea of greater safe
~ is one argument offered in favor Of
placing dependent children in carefully
selected private families.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
THE ARMY POST.
Bill Locating One at Des Moines Passes
the Senate.

Bill Locating One at Des Moines Passes
the Senate.
Dies MONIES, March 26.-The bill to
establish United States army post in
Des Moines passed the senate in Wash
ington Saturday, and the post is as
sured. There remains only the sigma
ture of President Mckinley to be at
tached to the bill to make it
a law, and there is no doubt
that he will sign it at once. The
post will be established and regiment
of United States troops will be located
on the ground within eighteen
months. The post means 81, 500, 900
investment here and the addition of a
town of 1850 people to Des Moines.
1t will distribute ST, 100000 here every
year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
BUILDING wORKMEN ON STRIKE.
Cedar Rapids is Having Its First Labor
Trouble.

CEDAR RAPIDS, March 24.-Cedar
Rapids is having the first labor trouble
in its history. Painters and paper
hangers have been out ten days on a
demand for a minimum scale of $3.50
and SO per day. The bosses offered
1925 and $3.50. Journeyman plumb
ers have served notice that they will
demand ten hours pay for eight hours
work, and the carpenters union de-
mands minimum scale of S2.25 for
eight hours. Building is practically
suspended because of the uncertainty,
although hundreds of buildings will
go up this season if a settlement is
reached,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
STILL SUFFERING.
Relief of Mafeking Now Seems Farther
OF Than Ever.

II
or Than Ever.
LONDON, March 24.-Colonel Plumer
has apparently retired to Crocodile
Pools and Mafeking seems farther off
than ever from relief This news is
contained in a dispatch from Buluwa-
20 dated Monday, March 10, published
in the Times. These advices add that
the base of supplies and hospital were
brought back to Gaberones, though
the correspondent further says he
thought the object of the Boer demon
stration March Is and 16 was to cover
the removal of the siege guns from
Mafekinp.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

There are a whole lot of men who
are fond of telling you that women
are not what they used to be-" OF
course they mean to convey the I'm
preston that women are deteriorating.
1t is a curious fact, however, that nine
out of ten Of such philosophers are
bachelors.