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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-01
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-01
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-01

Our poultry industry is still in a
crude state, when compared with that
of the older countries in the world. We
have tried to civilize our birds too
much as to the class OF food they shall
eat. In a state of nature the diet OF
the fowl is exceedingly varied, and con-
sists very largely of grass and insects.
To get the best results from them We
must be guided by the instincts Of the
fowls for these very things.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-01

The man that raises broilers has a
chance OF making good deal of
money at certain seasons Of the year.
He also takes many chances of fail
ing utterly. Like many other kinds
Of business there is no reason why any
man should not attempt it II he has
time and facilities for giving 1t fair
trial.
Rose planting should be done either
early In the spring or late In season.
say late September or early October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Senator Hanna denies the report
that he has determined not TO be the
chairman OF the new national Repuh-
Hcan committee.
Five cases of yellow fever have
broken out at Santa Clara, Cuba,
among men of the Second cavalry who
have married Cuban women and live
out of the barracks.
Colonel c. L. Atmore. general pas
senger agent of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. died suddenly
Tuesday of apopleXy.
The will of the late Nathaniel r
Hill, former United States senator
from Colorado. disposes of about ST.
100000.
One thousand NcbraSkans viii
march in the parade arranged by the
local committee at Kansas City for the
Democratic national convention there
on July j.
When the United States supreme
court adjourned Monday for the term
il left 3U4 cases on the docket undis-
posed of.
Ahmed Ben MusSI, the late grand
viZicr of Morocco, left Il furtune of
E1.0O0,00u sterling. which was stored
in the fortress of theI palace at
Marakesh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
MEN ORDERED TO PEKING.
Powers, Including the United States, to
Send Troops to China's Capital.

Powers, Including the United States, to
Send Troops to China's Capital.
Tien Tsin. May 31.-The Chinese
refuse to allow Russian troops TO pass
the Taku forts.
London, May 31.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai. dated yesterday, says:
Yesterday the Chinese government is
sued an edict prohibiting the Boxers
organization, under penalty of death.
The edict, which was signed by the
emperor, was coTched in equivOcal
terms and promulgated really more as
an excuse than in condemnation of the
movement"
Pcli;Tg. May 3I.--Ihe Chinese au-
thorities attempted to throw obstacles
in the way of bringing the foreign
guards to Pckin. The ministers were
informed by the tSung-li-yamen that it
would Ice Impossible to bring up the
guards until the tSunG-li-yamen had
communicated with the viceroy of Pc
Chi Ii. As this was regarded as an
obvious subterfuge in the interest of
delay, the ministers replied that if
proper facilities were not granted now
the fifteen foreign warshiDS at Taku
would land sufficient foTce to come
to Pckin without the consent of the
Chinese government ana they called
upon the tSunG-li-yamen to give Il def
mite answer in Il few hou:[.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Calls Class Legislation.

saltwater, Mimi. May 31.-Judge
W. c. Williston, of the district court,
holds the plumbers law To lie invalid
NJ. NJ. PeaSlee had II Sub-contract un-
der the Dwycr Plumbing company Of
st. Paul, for steam fitting at the coun-
ty jail. PoaSlce garniShced funds in
the hands of the general contractor.
The Dwyer company pleaded that
Pcaslec was not Il plumber licensed
eInder the state law. Judge WilliSton
orders findings for PeaSlce. and de
clarcs that the plumbers license law is
class legislation and against public
DOlipV.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
FAVORABLE FOR THE CROPS.
Good Conditions for Vegetable Growth
Prevail for a Week.

Prevail for "A Week.
Springfield. Ills. May 31.-The eli
mate ana crop bulletin for the week
ended May -. of the United States de-
partment of agriculture for Illinois
says: The past week has been favor
able for farm Wol =. and excellent con-
ditionS for %rowoI OF vegetation have
prevailed. The ram of the previous
week put the ground i'll good condition
with regard To moisture, and in some
places good rains have since fallen.
Throughout most of the state. how
ever, the end of the week finds the soil
i'll need of more rain. Though crops
have not begun to suffer for lack of il.
The temperature throughout the
week has averaged above normal. thus
aC@mCntin@ the fIVOrablcneSS Of con
ditiOnS for growth. In general the con-
ditiOn of all crops at the end of the
week, except wheat. is good. In the
northern district the prospects for
wheat continue good. ana i'll some
parts of the southern district they
have improved. but the ravaGcs of the
Hessian fly have continued in both the
central and southern districts, and the
condition has dcterioratcd during the
week. Much wheat is headed in the
central and southern DISTRICTS
State House Employees Fired.
.,Tlng1ield. Ills. May 31.-Consider-
able CONSERVATION was created at the
state house by Secretary of State Rose
diScharging nineteen clerks and jani-
tors. None of those discharged seemed
to know the reason for the wholesale
cleaning ont. and Secretary Rose was
equally nOncOmmital, only saying that
the services of so many were no long
er needed.
Bishop SpalhinE Returns Home.
Peoria. Ills. May 31.-Bishop Spald-
ing reached Peoria Tuesday evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
JoHANNEsBURG sURRENDERED.
All the Boer Forces DissoIving-Iocation
of WnterxaI Bowen.

4 dispatch from LourenZo Marques,
dated yesterday, says: "COmmandant
Kraus has surrendered Johannesburg
TO Lord Roberts. by to-night's train
from Pretoria arrived Il few Greeks
who say they were told to leave Pre-
toria Tuesday. They affirm that the
train in which they left was shelled
by the British. and that half of the
train was cut OFF, the remainder steam
ing away. This incident probably Oc-
Cured ut Elandsfontcin Junction.
Passengers from Pretoria assert that
the town is utterly demoraliZcd. There
is a mad rush for the coast. Five
train loads of fu@itives are expected
here tonight"
All the BOcr forces are disSOlving.
Large bodies of Beers must still be
somewhere in the field. Waterfall
Bowen. or Waterfall Bowen, is 13O
miles due east of Pretoria on the
DeIacoa BAY railway. 1t should not be
confused with Waterfall. ten miles
north of Pretoria, whore the British
prisoners are Waterfall Bowen is
small place in n mountainous country.
The seat of the Boer government
what there is left of twill probably
be- I.ydcnburg. To the north.
The LoIrcnzo Marques correspOn
dents things the border trouble be-
tween the TransVaal ana Portugal may
come toa head at any moment. kOmati
bridge is strongly defended. Eester-
day the Portuguese authorities We're
preparing to resist a possible engage
mcnt. \ mule battery was sent to the
frontier. The LourcnZo Marques cor
respondent of The Times says: 1T
would not be surprising If large pro-
portion of the rebel Dutch sought tenn
porary refuge on Portuguese territory.
Although the authorities here are re-
ticcnt. they are not blind TO such Il
possibility" 1t iS reported that Il Spe-
ciIl train from Pretoria. with fugitIvcS.
WAS dcrIilcd on the Transvaal side
of komati Poort. Il number Of pISSen-
gers being killed or injured.
by the release of the British pris-
OnerS at Waterfall n fun brigade Will
b" added 10 the army of Lord Roberts.
as there were 1T7 officers and 4.1S3
privatcS among them. Events else
where in the field Of war seem to
dwindlc in comparison. General Hun |
ter ro-cnctcrcd the Transvaal AT Mari |
bogopIn Tuesday. The advance was
made of the railway. Water i scarce |
and all the farms are deserted. Yes |
terday General Hunter reached GeyS-
drop with ten days supplies. Maribo- |
gopan i half way between Nryburg |
and Mdfeking. GcySdrop is from |
twelve 10 fifteen miles east. General
Hunter meets with no resistance.
General Baden-POwcll iS invading |
further north without opposition, Com |
mandant Snyman having gone toward |
Pretoria. In northern Natal Utrecht |
has surrendered Ia General H;ldyard |
ana General Iyttlcton is moving to
Nryhcid. Three different CorrcSpOn-
dents estimate the number Of BOcrs at
Laing'S mex at about 10000.
Two Australians who escaped from
Pretoria on April -. have arrived 1T
MafekinG. They complain bitterly OF
the treatment ai Pretoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Beers Realize Their Enc
mics Are Too
Strong.
JOHANNESBURG is GIVEN UP.
Commandant Asks Twentv-
Four Hours
Time.

London. May 31.-Roberts. under
date of GermistOn, May 80, tele-
graphs: I'm answer to flag of
truce l sent to Johannesburg this
morning the commandant came to
sec me. He begged me to defer en-
tering the town for q hours, as there
were many armed burghers still in
side. 1 agreed to this, As | am most
anxious TO avert the possibility of
anything like a disturbance inside
the town. and as bodies of the enemy
are still holding hills in the immedi-
ate neighborhood, from which they
will have to be cleared beforehand.
Rundle reports he attacked a large
party of Beers near Senekal the 25th.
His casualties were not heavy. Bra
blnt reports that on the 2Sth his
patrols, consisting of two officers and
40 men. were cut off by the enemy
and taken prisoners.
ondon, MAY 3l.-A dispatch dated
Germiston, May 81, saws: Hamilton
is now at Florida, due west Of Johau-
hesburg, French few miles further
northeast, Gordon's cavalry and
mounted infantry and Seventh di is
ion are holding the heights of the
town. The Eleventh division is south
of Johannes burg"
Kruger Reported Captured.
London, May 3I-The Evening
News has received dispatch from
Pretoria to the effect that Johannes
burg was handed over TO the British
The Westminster Gazette saws it is
rumored in a quarter likely to be well
informed that Kruger was captured by
the British six miles beyond Pretoria
CaPetown, May 31.-The British
have occupied Heidelburg on the rail
road connecting johannesburg wit
the Transvaal frontier and the town
of Volksrust on the Natal border nea
Laings Mex.
Germiston, May 3O.-Johannes-
burg is practically in British posses
sion. The mines are uuiniured
Nine engines, a coal train, and "a
great quantity of rolling stock were
captured.
London, May 31.-A special from
Germiston saws that several hundred
Beers sought refuge in a mine. where |
the British grenadiers cornered them
and barred all escape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Two BOYS Kiiied by Lightning.

Springfield. Ills, May 31.-George
O>terholt. aged II. and Clyde VIII
Jams, aged Il. We're found dead under
an elm tree on the farm Of stephen
Dunlap, between Springfield and Jack
sonville. They had been sent 10 re-
plant corn. took refuge under the tree
10 escape the storm and apparently
while leaning against the tree were
struck lay lightning and instantly
killed. Neither was badly burned or
disfic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
FILIPINos RUSH A TOWN.
Kill Five of Our Soldiers and Wound
Seven, Without Tagal Loss.

Manila. May 81. > Il. m.-On Tues
day night the insurgents rushed San
Miguel de Mayumu, province of Bu-
iac.In. Luzon. garriSoned by three com
pan 'es of the Thirty-fifth volunteer in
fanuy. They swept through the sur
priScd town, shooting right and left.
killing five Americans and wOuudinS
seven. Captain Charles ID. Roberts
and Two prlvates are missing. No Fill
pino dead were discovered.
San Miguel de Mayumo is a few
miles from Manila. While Il band un-
der the escort of troops of the Forty
sixth infantry was moving from Hang
TO Slang. within twenty-five miles of
Manila, it was attacked by Ladrones,
three of the party being killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Two Tough Girls Arrested.

Richview, Ills. May 31.-Two young
women. armed with revolverS. giving
their names as Gertie and Winnie
Pigg. broke into and looted the resi-
dence of l.. =. Noleman. at Irvington.
Ills, in broad daylight. The family
was absent The two girls stole cloth
ing and $50 in money. Their home,
they say. is near Mount Vernon. When
Policeman L. f. McNail, of this place,
put them under arrest they each had
revolver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
BRITISH AT PRETORIA.

Only Two Hours March From the Beer
Capital city at Noon Tuesday.
LONDON. May 81. - The following
from South Africa is published here:
Pretoria, May 3O.-British officers
arc now at Johannesburg debating
terms of surrender. The British ad
vance guard is half way between
johannesburg and Pretoria 1t is re
ported that there is force also nj
Hatherly. All the forces have been
dismissed from the forts around Pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Two strikers Give Rond.

Springfield, his. May 81. John
Schetfier. ringleader OF the Big -Four
strikers at LitchtieId. and Albert Al
len. another striker. charged with Vio-
lating Judge Aliens injunction rcstain-
ing them with interfering with the
operation of the railroad. appeared in
the United States circuit court and
gave bonds in the sum of 81 COO each.
They were charged with rioting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
REAL CASE OF THE PLAGUE.
Chinaman Dies of the Bubonic Pest In
'FrisCo's Chinatown.

San Francisco. Nav 31.-Dr. Kel-
lo@g. VINO ias ueen investigating the
corDSe of 4 Chinaman found in Il
CTIiEsSe unuertaKlng establishment IN
Chinatown. expressed an opinion that
the Chinaman nad died of the plague.
Il am satisfied it is plague" he said
land l am confident that animal inUcu-
latiOn and the autopsy will confirm ii.
One not converSant with the situation
in Chinatown cannot appreciate the
difficulties that confront the inspec
tors, but they may be imagined from
the fact that We have only discovered
the cases after the victim is dead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
A WARRANT
FOR TAYLOR.
Judge Cantrill Orders Ken
tucky Pretender's
Arrest.
BASED ON INDICTMENT.
Republican Refugee Charged
With Accessory to
Murder.
BASED ON INDICTMENT.

Frankfort, May 31.-Circuit Clerk
Ford received an order from Judge
Cantrill this morning directing him
to issue a bench warrant for the ar
rest of former Gov. Taylor. The war
rant is based on the indictment charg-
ing Taylor as an accessory in the
murder of Goebcl. The warrant was
issued and placed in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Suter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Storm Plays Havoc Near Peoria.

Peoria, Ills, May S1.-A terrible
thunder and hail storm broke over this
section and considerable damage was
done by floods. The Nandalia road was
tied up owing TO the damaging of two
bridges near Farmdale and the track
could not be repaired until the water
went down. Trains were all abandoned
and the pilinG up of driftwood was
raising the water still higher. The
Lake Erie and Western trains We're de-
layed four or five hours 10y damages
to 4 bridge at Crandall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Rule on Locomotive Firemcn.

Milwaukee. Wis, May 31.-Locomo-
tive fircmcn, when promoted To the
position of engineer. must drop their
membership in the brotherhood of Lo-
comOtiVe Firemen If they want tu he
come members of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. That is the de
cision of the latter body ut its council
in session here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Railway to thc Coast Closed.

Lourcnzo Marques, May 3O--Thc
goods traffic between here and the
TranSvaal was officially closed today.
the reason apparently being the mill
tary movements in progress. y Trans
vaal Rocr commando has arrived at
homati Poort. All the Portuguese
troops have been ordered 10 be in
readiness 10 proceed TO the frontier
and the Portuguese fleet along the
coast has received orders 20 cOncen-
tratp here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Two Kiued a bike Race.

waltham. Mass, May 31.-During
the twenty-mile motOr-paced race i'll
the l.. \. w. events here yesterday the
StinSon motor tandem, ridden by Staf-
ford and Myers. of Cambridge, ran
into n post. Myers was killed and
Stafford died later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

La Crosse, Wis, May 31.-Therc Is
mystery concerning til" disappearance
of Peter st. Mary, of Caledonia, Mimi.
and suspicion is gaining ground that
lie met with foul play. The sheriff,
district attorney aud posse are
searching with the expectation of find
ing his dead body. Neither of the par
ents viii talk. The missing man is IS
years OLD. When Il child both feet
We're frozen and lie has since been Il
cripple and incapacitatcd for work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

on his return from Europe Inc Dlsnop
declared in an interview that he would
not leave Peoria TO take the place OF
any archbishop in America. He is
much disappointed with the Paris eN-
position. He declares Illinois the gar
don sDot of the earth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

luton and BIZ. but there was a strong
Nndercurrent in favor of adiourumen'
on account of Decoration Day. result
ing in the withdrawal of the speciaI
order, the passage of $50 pension bills,
and then adjournment az 2:1O D. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Illinois womnn's College Prospers.

Springfield. Ills, May 31.-At Il
meeting of the board of trustees of
the Illinois Woman's college at Jack
sonville. DR.. !. II. Marker was unani-
mously elected to succeed himself as
president y contract was awarded
for building 4 large addition. The
Lurton property was also purchased,
increasing the area of the grounds and
rendering them more attractive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
FIVE KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Fearful Explosion In "a Private House In
Wisconsin.

Chiffon, Wis, May 31.-A dyna-
mite explosion at the house of August
Broehm, near Forest Junction, today
killed live mem bers of the family, in
Guiding brotherin-law of Broehm.
The house was completely wrecked.
St. Clair, Mich, May 3I.-Capt.
Artie Morrison, Frank Campbell and
William Modlar were killed bv light
ming today. The three men wee Mt
work in the cabin of new boat.
Lightning struck the mast, passing
down into the cabin, killing the men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Droucht BROKEN hr n Rnin.

AIilbank. =. d. May 31.-All ap-
prehenSiOns about the crops are over.
y fine shower fell Monday afternoon
which will put the wheat crop in
splendid condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

Chicago. May SID. Truman w.
Miller, one of the best known sur
geons in the west, died today of blood
poisoning. He served as surgeon in
the civil war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

meeting yesterday the race Tor the Der
by stakes of 5000 sovereignS was won
by the Prince of Wales Diamond
Jubilee. Simondale was second and
James Il. Keene's Disguise II, was
third
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
JOHN CLARK RInPArH.

hospital. was dead. The physicians
said that while lie is a very sick man
Ridpath is not il. danger of death. and
that his recovery is looked for. There
has been sliglI Improvement in his
condition within tweuty-four hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Boy Killed by "a Train.

Oshkosh. Wis, May 81. - George
Kussow, of Dcpcrc, fell between the
ears of freight train at Wnncbago
ana received injuries that caused his
death. He was rs years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
His Foot Tnrn to shred..

rover Mich, May 31.-Melvin Will
son, % years old, lost his right foot
in q. II. KIrhle's lath mill: His foot
was draw" nto the bolting saw and
torn 10 ShrnIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Only Nineteen and sim Growing.

Brownsburg, Ind, May 31.-John
Lee, son of Martin Lee, who resides
near here. is now in his 10Th year. and
is six feet seven inches tall and weighs
over 200 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
Hou,c Adjourn. FarIr.

Washington. May 3I.-The pro-
gramme OF the leaders Of the house
yesterday contemplated the launching
nf the debate upon the anti trust reso-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

Dexter Mich. May 31.-Henry
Simms, of Webster. who was kicked
by horse last Thursday, is dead of
his injuries. He was 81 years old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

At rough estimate there are 15.OO0.-
900 pairs of gloves imported into this
country each year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
INJUNCTION IS ENDED
Air Line Allowed to Co Ahead and
Lower Its Grade at Phoe.
nixville Hill.
TWAS NEEDED IN IT'S BUSINESS
That Is, the Easier Grade-The New
Southern IIIinois-NoIes ON Crop
Prospects-State Items.
Springfield. Ills, May 31-Judge Al

Springfield. Ills, May 31.-Judge Al
len, in the United States court yester-
day, dissolved the injunction issued by
Judge Schafer, OF the St. Clair circuit
court. enjoining Receiver Jarvis, of
the Louisville, Evansville and ST.
Louis Consolidated Railroad company
lair Iinel from changing the location
of the roadbed and grade of the road
at PhocniNville hill. where the mine
of the St Louis Il O'Fallon Coal COM
pany, comnlainants, is located. the
coal company claiming that the change
would destroy the switch ut their
mine and damage the mine so as to
impede operations. Receiver Jarvis
showed that it was absolutely neces-
sary to reduce the grade of the
PhueniXville Hill thirty feet costing
$4,000. in order that the Air Line
could reduce operating expenses and
compete with other roads. He claimed
that only part of the switch would be
destroyed.
New Southern Illinois Railway.
The Associated Press has it from eX-
cellent sources that when the new
Southern Illinois railroad, licensed to
incorporate last Thursday with Il capi-
tai stock of $1,000, 600 and the princi-
pal office at Chicago, is organized
Charles ii. BoSWOTth. of this city,
formerly receiver and general man
aGcr of the Chicago. Peoria and ST.
Louis railroad. and late vice president
and general manager of the Peoria and
Pekin Union railroad, will be elected
president. The road runs from the east
line of Marion county through the
counties of Marion, Clinton. Perry and
Washington from Salem to Chester,
with branch from Sparta to Rose
borough. The road is the rcorGaniZa-
tion of the Ccntralia ana Chester, sold
recently at Sparta. Ills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

London. May 31.-At the second
dav's racing of the EPSON Summer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

New York. May 31.-There was q
rumor current last night that John
Clarke Ridpath. who for some weeks
has been a patient in the Presbyterian