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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
BOERS RAID CAPE COLONY
Two Separate Commanders Invade
British Territory.

London, Dec. 1o.-"The Beers have
raided Cape Colony at two separate
points, 100 miles distant" says the
Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail. "One commando advanced
upon Philipstown. between Colesburg
and Kimberley. The other, supposed
to be Herzog's commando, crossed
the Orange river between Odendaal
Stroom and Bethulie, northwest of
Burghersdorp, its objective point ap-
parently being CradOck.
General Macdonald is engaging
the invaders, who have no guns,
twenty miles west of Burghersdorp.
The latest news is that they are
being slowly forced back to- the
Orange river, where warm recep-
ton is being prepared for them"
The contemplated Thanksgiving
service in St. Paul's cathedral in con-
nection with the return of Lord Rob
erts from South Africa has been
abandoned, owing, as the govern
ment announces, Ito it's being desir-
able to defer u general thanksgiving
until the close of the operations in
South Africa"
Lord Salisbury's gloomy reference
to South Africa at the conference of
the national union of conservative
associations causes much heartburn
ing.F The conservative press, reluct'
ant to admit that the situation is
worse, complains of the premier's
needless pessimisr..
The Daily News asks whether Lord
Salisbury's uttcrances foreShadow
the news of another reverse, and it
suggests that the government has re-
ceiyed dispatches from Lord kitche-
ner asking more troops on the
ground that the war, instead of being
finished, is entering upon new and
difficult phase.
All the papers are urging the gov
eminent to do everything possible to
support Lord Kitchener. There are
rumors current that the government
is not able to respond to the appeals
from South Africa to send out more
regulars.
The Times editorially denouncing
the misguided lenicncy toward the
Beers" says:
such q concentration of Beers as
brought disaster on General Glenn
ents' force would not have been pos
sible had we carried on the war as
it would have been carried on the
war as it would have been carried
on by any other civilized nation
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
orrIcEns HAVE A CLuB
House whore Eddie Cudshy Was Held
IL Found.


10 Found.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 22.-Two World.
Herald reporters yesterday located
the house in which Eddie Cudahy was
held prisoner at 1904 Grover street, a
point about four miles southwest of
the city. Absolute evidence as to the,
identity of the house was obtained
and further corroborated by Eddie
Cudahy. The house is a two-story
concern, and has the rickety stairway
and other features described by the
kidnapped boy. Eddie Cudahy, when
taken to the place, pointed out the
exact spot in the north room where
he lay from the time he was taken to
the house Tuesday evening until re-
moved Wednesday night. He said he
had reclined on the floor from the
time he entered the house until re-
moved.
Miss Maud Munshaw, who lives
with her parents on Grover street,
first saw one of the occupants of the
house about ten days ago, when he
came to her and asked if she knew
whether or not the house that was
vacant above the hillside was rented.
She told him she did not know.
The next day he returned and told
her, when he met her in the yard,
that he had rented the house from
Schneiderwind, the owner. He SID
that another man had rented it and
paid 81 down, but had not taken it.
This man Miss Munshaw describes
as being q man about 45 years of age,
black hair and mustache, through
which were sprinkled considerable
gray hairs.
Tuesday evening, just after dark, n
light spring wagon drove up to the
house, and two or three men got out.
The next incident about the place
was Wednesday morning, when q
pony was hitched out in front of the
house, but the spring wagon and the
horse which had been attached to it
were gone.
Beyond locating the house in which
the men were prior to the kidnap-
ping, the police have made no prog
ress looking to capture of any Of
the outlaws. An official of the
Omaha National bank confirms Mr..
Cudahy's statement that he withdrew
from that institution the $25, 900 in
gold, with which the latter states he
paid the ransom to secure the return
of his son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
COUNTY TREASURER RESTRAINED
Was Going to Sell the Des Moines street
Railway for Taxes.

Des Moines, Dec. GA temporary
restraining order was issued by
Judge Mcpherson, restraining the
county treasurer from selling the
property of the Des Moines Street
railway as he had intended. The or
der was issued on the request of N.
T. Guernsey, of this city, the attor-
ney for the company, and for the Ill
inois Trust and Savings bank of Chi
cago. The petition states the reason
why the application is made. Treas
urer Mckay is declared to be about
to sell the property on account OF
back taxes that are alleged to be due
to the county. This assessment was
made in 1897 and 1898, and was be-
fore the new code was adopted. The
property of the company was assess
ed ON the valuation of $14S,000. This
was supposed to be 40 per cent OF
the actual value. When the new code
went into effect it provided that all
property should be assessed at one
fourth it's actual valuation. In &C
cordance with this the assessor de-
clared that the actual valuation of
the property was 100000 and assess
ed taxes upon 100000. The company
had never paid the taxes for 1897
and 1895, and this gave it additional
grounds for refusing to pay them.
The treasurer was therefore about
to sell the property for taxes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
Stories about misers are sometimes

Stories about misers are sometimes
exaggerated. but 1t has been verified
that a beggarwoman, named Marie
Leret, who has died at Versailles, left
behind her In gold and bonds about
$4,000. The money was found in an
old cupboard in the howell wherein the
deceased had lived for over half a CEN
fury. Marie Leret was eightythree
years old. and was one of the most
successful plendicants of the day. She
begged persistently at church doors,
in the streets, at the railway stations,
and received, moreover, substantial
gifts from charitably- disposed per-
sons, who had no idea that they were
assisting miser. OF the sum found,
nearly $4,000 in gold fell out of a
long stocking. the remainder being in
various securities, OF which the divi-
dend warrants had not been utilized
for eighteen years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
COLONY Is IN A TURMOIL.
Beers Are Now Overrunnins British
Snuih africa


South Africa.
Londcn, Dec. 21-Since Lord Ntch-
ener's dispatch fully confirming the
invasion of Cape Colony and express
ing hope not to capture, but only
TO drive them north again." not a
word has been issued officially as
to the situation in South Africa.
Considerable activity is now mani
festcd at Aldershot. A large draft
of mounted troops will be ready tic
start for South Africa January 6,
while others have been notified to
hold themselves in readiness for the
same destination.
According to the Cape Town cor
respoadent of the Daily Mail, the
treasoa court, sitting in Colesburg,
was obliged hurriedly to remove to
Cape Town with the records and
documents, owing to the vicinity OF
the inyading Beers.
"Thc Colesburg district" says the
corr. pondent, lis seething with
anti-British excitement. A recrud-
escence of rebellion is perceptible
in the districts Immediately south
OF the Orange river. Tuesday morn
ing, a fight was proceeding at Phil
pstown, presumably with com.
mando which crossed at Sand Drift.
Cane Town, Dec. 21.-The invasion
of Cape Colony is spreading. 1t il
reported that the Beers have occu-
pied Colesburg, south of Philippe
lis and near the Orange River Col
ony frontier. The people here are
much disturbed. A mixed force OF
1000 men was dispatched north yes
terday evening. {.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
NEWS I'm GENERAL
DEwEr,s sRIrLTANr MOVE.
How the Boer Gen srai Got Away From
the british.

now the Boer Gen srai Got Away From
the British.
Bloomfontein, Dec. 22.-The details
of General De Vets escape from the
encircling British columns show it
the war. When Haasbroeks COM
mand Joined De Wet December IL,
some fifteen miles east of Thaba
N'Chu, General Knox was only about
an hour distant and the Boer situa-
ton appeared desperate. But De
Wet was equal to the occasion. Dis
patching Haasbroek westward to
make a feint at Victoria Mex, DE Wet
prepared to break through the Brit
ish columns at Springhau Mex pass,
broken ground. At the entrance
were two fortified posts, while artil-
lery was posted on a hill eastward,
watching the Beers. Suddenly mag
nificent spectacle was presented. The
whole Boer army of $500 men start
ed at a gallop in open order through
the Mex. President Steyn and Peit
Fourie led the charge and De Wet
brought up the rear. The British
guns and rifles doomed and ratified
the eastward route; but, encounter
ing artillery, they diverged and gal
Hoped to the front of the hill to the
westward, where the fire of only q
single post was effective.
The whole maneuver was piece of
magnificent daring and it's, success
was complete, in spite of the loss of
fifteen-pounder and twenty-five
prisoners. The British force de-
tachea after Haasbroek came in con-
tact with his commando at nightfall.
The burghers were scattered and
the Welch Yeomanry galloped among
the retreating Beers, using their re-
volvers and the butt ends of their
rifles with great effect.
An incident of the fight was the
gallop of British ammunition
wagon right through the scattered
Beers, the gunners using their re-
yolvers freely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

The Austrian government has re-
Gently entrusted a particularly valua-
Die commission to Fraulein Erika
Paulas, this being nothing less than
the erection of residence at Bis
tritz for the official Forest Commits
sioners. This is the twentieth COM
mission the government has given to
Fraulein Paulas, who has not achieved
her success without a struggle and
much opposition from the building
trade, which petitioned the minister
of public works to prohibit her from
entering for the examinations. Frau
lein Paulyas gained her architects
diploma at Buda-Pesth, after passing
the mason's examination at Klausen-
burg. In England the only two men,
bers, 1t is said, Of the Royal Institute
of British Architects are the Misses
Charles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
IOWA BOY KIDNAPPED.
Child Of n Wealthy Farmer Near For,
Dodge IL stolen.

Fort Dodge. Dec. 24.-The 9-year-old
son OF Lonis Tonhose. of Judd, a small
town about ten miles east of here, was
kidnapped Tuesday. The father has hiree
detectives. and it is expected there will
be startling developments. The father
heard yesterday afternoon that the boy
was last seen in the company OF two men.
Tonhose is one of the large landholden
of this county. His wife is now said to
be in critical condition because of he,
fear that the boy is held somewhere TO,
ransom. The kidaapers are supposed to
be two men who were at the house Tues.
day afternoon and represented themselves
as book agents The father has offered
reward of 5000 for the return of the boy,
or $1,000 for the apprehension of the kid.
napers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
BAD sTABBING AFFRAY.
Harry Love the Victim of Toughs at
Mrhstek CITY.

Webster City, Dec. 2o.--A serious
and perhaps fatal stabbing ARRAY oc-
CURED at the river east OF the city.
Harry Love, whose home is in Him
OILS, was on the ice with his friend,
C. T. Williams, accompanied by
we'll known Webster City lady. The
trio were made the target for the
jeers of q crowd of young toughs,
and started to leave the ice, Williams
and the young lady being in the lead.
The crowd surrounded Love and find
ing he was separated from his friends
he began fighting his way through.
He closed with two of them and was
struck nc1 oss thu head with skate,
at the same time being stabbed in
the left side. The blade penetrated
the kidney and also entered the lung.
He Is now at one of the hotels and is
in a very precarious condition. Ellis
Holman, a boy 16 years of age, has
been arrested charged with being i'm
plicated the assault. The boy adj
mits having had an open knife in his
hand when Lowe struck at boy
named Will Baxter. Holman went to
the rescue of his companion, and,
while he denies having stabbed Love,
he says it is possible that he may
have fallen on the knife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

The newest fashion in New York
sky-scraper construction is to begin at
the top and build downward. 1t seems
impossible, yet that is what con-
tractor is doing with bank building
at Wall and William streets. At pres
ent the upper five floors, with granite
walls. are practically finished. The
lower ten are as yet mere skeleton of
girders and trusses. The larger blocks
of granite for these lower floors
were not ready on time, so the builder
decided to go ahead on the ones above.
1t is perfectly safe. yet the appear
ance of the structure is so unusual
that it is curiosity, even for Wall
street. @
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

A large amount of American steel is
being imported into Scotland. One
Scotch shipbuilding firm has received
over 10000 tons Of ship plates from
america at price that is $4,000
cheaper than the same could be OBJ
tained in Scotland. Another firm Is
taking over $4,000 tons, and altogether
1t is calculated that about 1OO,O tons
will be imported. Some steel is also
being sent from Germany, but not in
such large quantities as from America
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

Mr.. J. S. Moffat, who has been &C
lively connected with the country i'm
mediately to the south of the Zambesi
Tor over forty years, first as a mis-,
s!onary and latterly as an official. is
about to return to Rhodesia after a
holiday in Europe. He first went out
under DR.. Livingstone. He was resi-
dent magistrate at Taungs when the
Jameson raid took place. Mr.. Moffat
IS now sixty-five, but he has work lef'
In him yet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
wARNING BY M'AliTBUR.
Nom Comba tants Must Observe the
Laws OF War.

Laws OF War.
Manila, Dec. 20.-General MacAr.
thur has issued a proclamation warn
Ing the inhabitants of the archipel-
ago thai hereafter strict compli
ance With the laws of war will be re-
qu;red of non-combatants as we'll as
combatants. The proclamation sets
forth the principal laws of war.
1t refers to recent proclamations
issuei by insurgent commanders
threatening natives who are friendly
to the American forces and also to
the orders issued to their men to
kidnap and assassinate residents of
towns occupied by Americans. The
insurgent leader are notified that
such practices, if continued, will put
an end to the possibility of their re-
Stunning normal civic relations and
makes them fugitive criminals.
Residents of places occupied by
Americans are notified that compli-
ance with the demands of the enemy
WI create a presumption that such
acts are voluntary and malicious
They are also notified that pleas of
intimidation will rarely be accepted
and that where secret committees
are permitted to exist in behalf Of
the insurgents, even well disposed
persons will be exposed to the dan
ger of being tried as traitors.
The proclamation says that Its
warnings are Requirements which are
to apply with special force to Ma
Mia, 1.-THE rendezvous of the ennis
saries of Instruction"
Newspapers are warned against
publishing sedition and the procla-
nation declares that the rebels, who
are not part of an organized force.
are not entitled to the privileges of
prisoners of war, adding that the
fact that they have not hitherto
been held responsible is "eyiience of
the solicitude OF the United States
to avoid the appearance Of harsh.
ness"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
Attsmpted Highway Robbery.

Clinton, Dec. 21.-News comes from
Sabula that an attempt was made
there TO rob Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Flor
on their way home. They were driv-
ing through lonely and dark place,
when the horses stopped and began
to rear and plunge. A man was seen
holding the horses by the brides, and
Mr.. Flor applied the whip, bat could
not drive the horses ahead. He had
purchased a pitchfork, and with this
he prodded the horses till they
dashed away, knocking the maj
down.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
FORT DODGE GETS $4,000.
Carnegie Donates That sum Condi-
toned on Raising Like Amount.

carnegie Donates That sum Condi-
TONED on Raising Like Amount.
Washington, Dec. 24.-The city of Fort
Dodge will have Christmas present, and
Andrew Carnegie is the donor. Mr.. Car
negie was asked by George E. Roberts,
director OF the mint, and Judge O'Connor,
solicitor OF the treasury, to contribute to-
wards q library for Fort Dodge. The
three gentlemen walked together for a
block to two. and during that brief walk
Mr.. Carnegie said he would contribute
$4,000 for this purpose just az soon as
Fort Dodge has furnished a site for the
building and arrangements have been
made for the maintenance of the library.
Fort Dodge, Dec. 24-Mr. Carnegie's
offer has been anticipated for some time
and the $4,000 necessary to secure his
donation has already been pledged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
A DAILY PAPER 70. 81. 90.

On December 2Sth. the fifty-fourth
anniversary of the admission of Iowa
into the union, the Daily Iowa Capital
will be offered for So 90 for the year
1901, by mail only. This is what the
Capital calls bargain day, and may
never be offered another year. You
can also get the paper at this price
if you are already a subscriber by
paying up the old score and remit
ting $500 for the new year. Write
your letter and mail your check for
$500 on December 2s, and send the
same to Lafayette Young, Des
Moines, Iowa. Send for sample copy
and terms to agents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

HoU quickly the huge herds Of bun.
slo on the American plains were swept
from the face of the earth! A recent
careful count by competent person
places the whole number of animals
of the kind living today at only 1.024.
DR.. William T. Hornaday says in his
book concerning the buffalo that 1t
would have been as easy to count the
number of leaves in forest as to cal
culate the number of buffaloes living
at time during the history OF the spe-
cies previous to 1870.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
MURDERED by EX-CLERK.
Auditor Morris of the War Depar tmea,
Is Shot Down.

AuOltOr Motifs OK the war DepArtment
Is Shot Down.
Washington, d. c., Dec 24.--F. III. Nor
ris, of Ohio. auditor of the war depart
ment, was shot In his Office in the Wind
sor building by man named Mcdonald,
formerly disbursing clerk in the Office.
Morris was shot through the heart and
died almost instantly. Mcdonald, who
lid the shooting, then cut his own throat
and shot himself. Before doing so, he
had desperate affray with the watch
man of the building. who tried to arrest
him. The Waterman was badly beaten
about the head with the murderous pistol.
Sampel Mcdonald. who did the killing,
had been the second disbursing clerk in
Morris Office. but had been reduced. 1t
is said that his breeding over this led
to the tragedy. Morris had been auditor
for the navy department, but had been
transferred to the present post a year
ago on account of his good recoad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
THE NEWS TN IOWA
DECIDES FOR TAX FERKETa
Polk County Judge Declares the La
Is Valid.

Polk County Judge Declares the Law
Is Valid.
Des Moines, Dec. 24.--Judge Prouty
has handed down decision in the
case of Treasurer Mckay against the
Day estate, which is construed as a
partial victory for the tax fcrrets of
Polk county and of the entire state.
The decision was rendered on a de-
murrer by the attorneys for the
county to an irregriarity of the heirs
Of the Day estate in making their APP
peal from the decision of the county
auditor, but the court goes farther
than the demurrer and makes some
highly important decisions touching
the validity or the right of tax fer
refs to operate and the consequent
tight Of the county treasurer to place
upon the tax lists property that has
been omitted within five years at any
time prior to the time of such listing.
In nearly every instance it is held
that the 7ork of the tax ferrets is
regular, lat that the county treas
urer and not the auditor is author
lied to place upon the tax list prop
erty that had been omitted prior to
the enactment of chapter AZ of the
laws of the Twenty-eighth general
assembly passed last winter.
Summed up, the opinion clearly
gives the ferrets the right and power
to operate, but under section 1874 of
the code, which authorizes the coun-
ty treasurer to go back for a period
of five years and make assessments;
that the method or procedure in the
collection of taxes in the Day estate
was regular, that the probate court
is the proper tribunal before which
to try question of this character--a
question raised by the defense in the
present case-and that the suit was
brought in a regular way and could
not be attacked because the county
attorney was not representing the
county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

A certain minister in Denver occa-
sionally plays havoc with his words.
In closing q very impressive sermon
On Death he said: ERE long we
will all be called upon to shuttle Off
This cortal moil; or. I should say.
muf1e of this-that Is cutie off this
mortal-pardon me; SHUTTLE off this
rort-(AhemD Let US rise and sing
She doxology." ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
BLOW TO SALOON MEN.
Liquor injunctions Not Abrogated by
tbe New Code.

o Des Moines, Dec. 21.-The supreme
court handed down a decision of vital
Importance to liquor dealers through
out Iowa. 1t holds that the adoption
of the code of 1897 did not operate to
abrogate injunctions against liquor
dealers obtained prior to that time;
that the injunctions are still in full
force. The case is entitled State vs..
Mark Chiesa. Chiesa is Des Noines
liquor dealer against whom an in
junction was obtained prior to 1897.
After the adoption of the new code
he resumed operations, An attempt
was made by the anti-saloon league
to close his saloon, but Judge Prouty
held that the old injunction had been
rendered imperative by the adop-
ton of the new code. This decision
is reversed by the supreme court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
PLACE RENDERED DEEMER.
offered the Cbanceliorship of the Stat
UniversIty.

Iowa City, Dec. 22.-The board of
regents of the University of Iowa
at it's session yesterday elected
Judge Horace E.. Deemer of the SUI
preme bench, and an alumnus of the
university of the law class of 1879,
as chancellor of the College of Law,
at salary of $4,000. Judge Dee1ner's
acceptance has not yet been received
by the board.
There were six candidates for the
position. Among them were c. w.
Gregory, associate dean of the law
faculty of the University of Wiscon-
sin, L. M. Mexican of Sioux City and
Attorney General Remley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27

II Is said that Formosan savages
are puzzled by an extremely simple
arithmetical problem. If two OF then
are to share five articles of food. they
divide by taking two apiece and throw
ing the fifth away. But that is not
80 bad. after all. 1t even shows that
they have made progress. In earlier
times, the stronger of the two would
have disposed of his unesteemed con-
temporary, and appropriated the
whole. It is a movement onward and
upward when the rights of others are
recognized and respected.