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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

OTTUMwA, March 5.-An incendiary
fire at Abba destroyed the plant and
buildings of the Abba Union and Gil
bert's bakery. Nobody has yet been
arrested. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
81, 600
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
Boer Prisoners Number AGO.

CAPETowN, March 5.--The railroad
is now repaired northward from Kim-
berly to Riverton. The engineers are
pushing the work rapidly. The Boer
prisoners captured at Paardeberg total
- 1880. About three thousand OF
them are Cd their way here.
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,...,.d CIR, Comm,,. s.Ic,d..

Auburn, Ind. March Miss Ada
eaas committed suicide this morning
nv drinking carbolic acid. She had
been slightly demented for some time,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

A violent sneeze so shook the body
of VIM. A. Efousell, detective, of New
Brunswick, N j., that it caused tenn
poraIy paralysis of the spine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Hay announced the dea It'll OF FpeS, of Virginia.
and after the adoption OF resolutions of respect
and sympathy. as further mark Of respect the
house adjourned,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08

Washington, March 1.-The bill providing
torn Of government for Hawaii was passed
without division. Clay of Georgia delivered
carefully prepared speech on the Philippine
question. He favored the adoption of the Bacor
resolutions, declaring 1t to be the policy of the
United States to turn over the islands to the
giliplnos as soon 0S stable government could
be established by them under the protection OF
his country.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
RELEASES LEGAL TENDERS.
Result OF the Repeal OF a section Of
the Revised statutes by the
New Currency Law.

Washington, April l2..-The comp
troller of the currency, in answer to
inquiries, sad
"Under authority Of section 5l03, u.
s. X. s., national banks have hereto
fore been permitted TO deposit with
any assistant treasurer Of the United
States lawful money in sums OF not
less thnn $4,000, and 10 receive there.
for n certificate Of deposit, which GER
tihcntes they were authorized TO count
us part Of their lawful money reserve.
"Section 6 of the act Of March 4,
1900, known rs the currency BILL re-
pcnls this entire section Of the Re.
vised Statutes, and in consequence the
banks will hereafter bc prohibited
from counting such certificates MS part
81 their lawful reserve.
"rherc are about fourteen and n
half millions of these certificates now
outstanding. which are held entirely
by the banks in the principal cities OF
the east, with the exception of two or
three western cities, and arc indicted
in their reports as United States GER
tihcntes of deposit
"lhe result of This repeal Of the see.
ton will be the re0ppenranoe In circu'
lnti0n of the legal tenders against
which the certificates have been is-
sup1 "
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Business Transacted in the Land
Office for the First Quarter
of 1900,
EVENTS Of A WEEK BRIEFLY cHRoN|CLED
Murder Mystery at Arkansas City-Coloreu
Girl Hanged by Unknown Parties In Con-
wav County-AiIeged Murderer Escage'
Brief Mention.
woman,s Dead Body Found.

A mysterious case is puzzling the Off
GERS at Arkansas City. A few days ago
an ordinarily dressed woman arrived on
A train from Little Rock and stopped
at hotel at that place. Her appear
apce and manner attracted some az
tention at the hotel especially when 1t
was ascertained that she was from Kan
,as City and that she was on tour OF
observation. She did not register, and
never told her name or business to any
,ne. When she settled her board bill
she was noticed to have quite roll OF
bills. With a small satchel in hand she
was observed go down the levee, and
nothing more was heard Of her
until her body was discovered by
some negoes several days later near the
eyee, about two miles from the city, in
partly mutilated condition. When
found the body had been divested OF
ler outer dress, upon which she was
wing. and the sum of sl,S6 was found
sewed up in the garment. The satchel
could not be found and all clue to her
IDENTIFY has been lost.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
John Marshall Day to be Celebrated
Oh February &, 1901, In
Washington,

New Orleans, April 12.--William
Writ Howe, chairman OF the commit
tee of the American Bar association
on John Marshall day, announces that
the day will be celebrated on the
fourth Of February, 1901, in the city OF
Washington, in cooperation with the
Bar Association Of the District Of
Columbia. There will be n public
meeting at which the chief justice of
the United States supreme court Will
preside, and at which the president OF
the United States has promised to be
present, The Grafton will be delivered
by Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, formerly
attorney general Of the United states
and minister to Italy. II is also ex-
pected that, on the same day. there
will be local celebrations by the bar
associations Of the different states and
territories, The Bar Association of
Louisiana has already arranged 10
have celebration on the same day.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
state Land Of!ce Report.

Following is the quarterly report OF
the state land office for the quarter
ending March 81: Amount OF fees certl-
fed to state treasurer, $2,SO5.3O; APP
proved swamp land sold, 1,l27.bl acres,
81 400. 40; internal improvement land
sold, 6l2.o8 acres, s766 rs; saline land
sold, 44s. 26 acres, $500 33; forfeited land
sold, 0,190. II acres, E,431.33 United
States currency, s5,3l77S county scrip;
forfeited lands redeemed, 23,2"O'll
acres, 81, AS United States currency,
1851. SO county scrip; forfeited town and
city lots sold, sllS4 40 United States cur
rency, 5000 county scrip; forfeited
land donated, l7,s07. Sc acres; forfeited
land decided to actual settlers, l3,O2l,76
acres; total. 66, 437 60 acres; sl4,9S7,49
United States currency, $500. 10 county
erin
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Acauitted Of a Serious Charge.

A negro named VIM. Robinson was
acquitted at Hot Springs of the charge
Of having criminally assaulted Mrs.
Mary Newman, a demented white wo'
man, who had been placed in Jail to
suppress her violence. Robinson was
a "trusty," and the only witnesses
against him were three fellow prison
ers. They had completed tunnel and
were about to make their escape when
the taller foiled them. The despera'
does believed the "trusty' had betrayed
them, and they caused his life to be
placed in jeopardy on the charge o.
ape.
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important Decision Rendered.

In the case OF j. S. Lane, of Faulkne
county, Chancellor 7. B. Martin rea
dered a decision OF unusual Importance
A Judgment was secured against Ian,
in Faulkner circuit court last Januar,
for ssO7, for the payment of which tn,
court required bond in the penal sun
of $500. Having no property topay tn,
Judgment, and being unable 10 max,
bond, Lane was remanded to jail, His
attorney applied tor his release on a
writ of habeas corpus. The court
holds that man cannot be imprisoned
on civil judgment, as it would be "op
pressive and unreasonable, therefor,
contrary to the spirit of our ORGANIC
law and the genius of our political in.
stitutions."
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Ghe Uar gHrer Press.
VAN BUREN,. ARKANSAS.
The RIDICULOUS oPIIMlsI.


There was once a man who smiled
Because the day was bright
Because he slept at night
Because God gave him sight
To gaze upon his child.
Because his little one
Could leap and laugh and run,
Because the distant sun
Smiled on the earth, he smiled.
He smiled because the sky
Was high above mis- head.
Because the rose was red,
Because the past was dead!
He never wondered why
The Lord had blundered so
That all things have to go
The wrong way here below
The overarching sky.
He toiled and still was glad
Because the air was free,
Because he loved and she
That claimed his love and ne
Shared all the joys they hadl
Because the grasses grew,
Because the sweet winds blew,
Because that ne couid new
And hammer, he was glad.
Because he lived he smiled
And did not look ahead
With bitterness or dread,
But nightly sought his bed
As calmly as a child;
And people called him mad
For being always glad
With such things as he had,
Ava ohpnE thair haa1a nd smiled
IS. T.. R!ser, In Chicago Times-lleral
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
ALLEGED Murderer Escapes.

Jasper Simpson, who is charged at
Fort Smith with the murder Of Deputy
Marshals Grady and Hill at Jenson two
years ago, and who was captured three
weeks ago after having been fugitive
since the commission OF the crime, has
escaped again. He had a severe case
of smallpox, and guard was placed ut
his residence until he showed recovery
sufficiently TO be transferred to Jail
lie was allowed to step into an adjoin
ing room, and in few moments 1t wa,
discovered that lie had passed through
the house ut the rear, mounted horse
that had been provided for him am
"odc away.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Medical College Graduates.

The annual commencement exercise,
of the medical department of the state
university were held in Little Rock
April 9th. There were eight graduates
as follows: Charles Anderson, Pulaski
county; Charles II. Chastain, Benton
county; John X. Dibrell, PULASKI
county; Gonzales T, Dunman, Yell
county; James R. Liverman, Bosque
county, Tex; George S. Matlock, Dallas
county; Henry Thibault, Pu ask
county; Edwin p. Greene, Cheroke,
Nation, |. Il.
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Mvster,ously Murdered.

Near Springfield, Conway county, a
,olorcd girl named Howard was mur'
dered in mysterious manner She
was at work in field, and failing tc
return at night, searching party
started out to look for her When
found she was swinging from a limb OF
n tree, dead Her feet were touching
the ground, partially supporting her
weight, otherwise the rope by which
she was suspended, made from her
apron strings, would not have with
stood the strain. This fact proved 1t
was not case Of suicide, and the coro'
ler's jury returned verdict OF mur
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
THEY FAILED TO AGREE.
A Fruitiess Conference ~ Iron Mold
ers and the Iron FOunder1
Association.

Cincinnati, April l2.-Represcn'a'
tivcs of the National Iron Founders
association and OF the international
Iron Molders' union, after . two days
conference here, have disagreed on
the subject Of wage scale, The de-
mnnd OF the men was for IN advance
OF 25 cents u day on the minimum
wages Of $2.75. and for other conces-
sions The outcome will depend now
ON the action OF local unions through
on, the country, and may result in n
combination TO enforce the demand,
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
IllIclt Still Destroyed.

After u hunt Of three months Deputy
United States Marshal Suddcth last
week located mammoth still neni
Buclsville, Montgomery county. After
getting the lay of the ground the dep
uty summoned posse and swoopet
down upon the plant while II was In
full operation, capturing Bill McGil
and d. Sandlin at the point of revolv
ers. The still was destroyed, togethe,
with ten tubs OF mash and 100 gallon
nf ,yhislsy
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Dog Saves Ba oy From Drowning,

At Hot Springs Willie Nixon, an 5
year.old boy, was rescued from drown.
ing in the government lake by an irish
setter. The boys cries for help at
tracted the attention Of a citizen who
happened to be passing, followed by his
dog. lie sent the animal into the water
after the boy, and lie was brought safe
ly to shore. The lad was unconscious
when he reached the bank, but soon re.
yiyed
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Wnrshlp Models Damaged.

New York, April IA speciol to
the Herald from Washington says;
kcnr-AdmiraI llichborn, chief naval
has been informed that
II valuable models Of American war
ships were seriously injured through
improper stowagc, during their trans
portntlon from New York 10 llnNre, on
the converted cruiser Prairie.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
BRIEF MENTION.

Heber, Cleburne county, voted mo IL
cense."
The new city directory, just Is
sued, gives the population Of Helena at
12, ,0S4.
The fruit rop OF Marion county
promises to be the largest in the his
tory Of the county
Arkansas cattle will not be permitted
10 cross the Arkansas. Missouri line un'
I'll after November LIST,
Over $50 students are on the rolls OF
the state university, and the institution
is in Aourishng condition.
A pardon was granted by Gov Jones
to Joseph Stricklin, Of Clark county
from one.mnute Jail sentence.
Burglars blew open the safe In the
postofiice at Mulberry and secured $50
in money and stamps.
DR.. L. G. Greer died Mt Fort Smith
from injuries received In stepping from
u moving train.
Fred Stcdelin, an employe OF Fort
Smith furniture factory, fell from a
loft where he was trying TO catch some
pigeons and died within an hour,
The plant of the Little Rock Brewing
Company has been sold to the kn'
heuser. Busch Company, OF ST. Louis
The Pope county grand jury returned
nm indictment against the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, charging violation
Of the antitrust law.
A freight wreck occurred on the Cot.
ton Belt road 40 miles below Pine Bluff,
In which the engineer, John Maher,
was seriously injured
Hon. W. NJ. Fishback, Of Fort Smith,
will read paper before the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress, which
meets In Houston April II.
John Tucker, sawmil employe at
alexander, jefferson county, died from
Il fractured skull, sustained by a fall
from high platform.
Joe Wilkins, colored, was killed at
Little Rock, and Berry Polk is under
arrest charged with murder Polk
claims the killing was accidental,
Wat Parker, city collector OF Hot
Springs, was assaulted by visitor
named H. Gibbon, The weapon used
was n knife, and Parker received sew
eral dun gerous wounds.
While Mr.. y. 4, Doss, Faulkner
county farmer, was building fence
with two Of his little children playing
near him, burning tree fell on one OF
them u bay, killing him Instantly
VIII Broadway was seriously cut 10
the neck by Nath l,n ker ut Bald Knob
When arrested Baker had three pockes
knives In his possession and tried 70
stab the officer making the arrest
At u meeting Of the. board Of direc'
tors Of the Cotton Belt, held In st
Louis last week, 4, II. BrItton was
elected vice-prcsdent and appointed
general manager OF the system.
Ncttie Gilbert, the ii'ycar.old daugh'
ter OF Mrs, Gilbert, Of near Fayettcyllle'
was burned TO douth, her clothing
catching from u fireplace.
Henry White, colored, wanted !"
Black Rock for the killing Of Charles
Hale In iYuH wns pnniurpd recently Nv
Vicksburg, Miss, lie is now in jail o'
Powhatan awaiting trial
Fred Hahan, visitor at Hot Springs
committed suicide by shooting himsrh
through the head with 3s.cnl'ber re-
volver. lInhan was from Memphis
Dependency on account Of poor hea''"
s supposed 10 have led TO tho rash ac"
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
state Treasursr's Report.

State Treasurer Thos. e. Little's re
port for the first quarler Of 1900, ending
March 3lst, shows the following: Cur.
rency on hand January /, 1900, s2b2,
800. s6 receipts for first quarter, 1900,
s25s, ,s53, 81; total, s5l1 ,22l SO; expcndi,
lures for first quarter 1900, 1924, 1863;
currency on hand April /, 1900, $685.
77I 46
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
This WINS No Pine Dream.

Petersburg, Va, Spril l2,-Tbc
large leaf tobacco warehouse Of w, g..
Huntington d Co., containing over H.
0o0,000 pounds Of fine tobacco, pur.
chased recently for the Austrian gov
crnment, was with It's contents, total
ly destroyed by fire Tuesday night
I he loss is estimated at 100000, Sew
cral small houses in the vicinity were
also destroyed
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Millionaire Charged with Perjury.

New York, April i2.-Gcorge W..
Hull, u millionaire Arhonion, hns been
arr, ,stcd here nt the instance OF the
authorities OF Rhode island in which
state he IL wanted to answer charge
oi perjury, alleged to have been com"
mitted in suit for divorce before the
appellate division of the Rhode Is
land supreme court.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED'

The American pavilion at the rams
exposition will be opened on Sundays
The republicans of the Third con-
gressiona district of Maine renoinii'''-
ed Edwin c. Burleigh.
The republicans of the Fourth Maine
conversational district renonlna'eu
Hon. Charles A. Boutelie.
The republicans of the Second Name
congressional district renolniha'eu
Hon. Charles Z. Littlefield.
A serious scarcity of coal exists III
Russia and Germany, and the An'ri-
can product is in active demand.
Rudyard Kipling and Sir John Hen
nv de Villiers, chief justice OF Cape
Colony. have sailed for England.
The jefferson club of ST. Louis WIZ
send a marching club, 500 strong 10
the Democratic national convention NJ
Kansas City,
Martin w. Gay president, for years.
of the Second national bank OF oaies-
burg. H., and an old 9ettler dled
Tuesday, aged 7S years.
The populist territorial convention
of Oklahoma split wide open at mo
Thirteen delegates bolted and organized
n middle-of- -the-road wing.
Mclba, the great prima donna mas
been divorced by her husband, Charles
\. f. Armstrong, at Galveston, IeN''
on the ground Of desertion.
A test cnse is to be made ana car
ried to the Missouri supreme court De-
fore nm effort is made to enforce the
beer inspection law in St. LOUIS
One thousand copies of the mayor
proclamation have been sent out from
IIl6orado Springs, Mo-, contradictlng
the report that smallpox existed there.
The excitement over the murder Of
Mrs. Maggie Bruehcrr, at De Sofa
Mo-, continues, and every effort is be-
ing put forth to capture the murderer
Jennie Horwitz, young woman
who has been employed in factory
at Bridgeport, Conn, is in the insane
pavilion at the almshouse, waltzing
mad.
The United States revenue cutter
Manning arrived at San Diego, CAL,
Tuesday, three months and two days
from New York, bound for San Fran
cisco.
Fire at Cleveland o., Tuesday night,
in the six-story brick building of the
II. B. Hunt Stamping Co., destroyed
the building and contests, the loss be-
ing $ls5,00O.
Charles l.. Woods, prosecuting al
tolrey of Phelps county, Mo-, under
went successful operation for APP
p,ndicitis. This was the fifth attack
in the past three months.
In q conflict between n sehritf' 4
posse and a gang of fugitives near
Lordburg, n, NJ, one of the fugitives
was killed. The others fled to the
mountains, closely pursued.
George w. Wislks, SO years old, son
of the late George w. Wicks,a wealthy
cotton broker of Louisville, Ky, COM
mitted suicide in private sanitariun
at Baltimore, Md, Tuesday.
Charles o. Winold was arrested at
Baltimore, Nd. and is held for the
Cincinnati authorities on the charge
of attempting to poison his wife and
children in the latter city on March
80.
The French steamer Caravelle, Capt.
Labourhie, from Havre, February 25,
has arrived at Lorenzo Marquee, Dela-
goa Bay, with l06 passengers, includ-
ing the Chicago ambulance corps for
tie Beers.
The government crop reports show
farming advanced in the western and
central states, but n late season In the
northeast and middle states, Rains
and cold weather have damaged crops
I'm thp south
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
No Lives Were Lost,

Yokohama, April lo.--lt Is now
ka'ned that no fatalities attended the
wrcekIng of the British burk lranlnn,
Capt. Watt, from New York, November
Us, for this port, which has been Lost
on the japanese coast.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Reunion May Ia Held.

There is talk Of trying to get up no
union OF the First and Second rcgi
ments Of Arkansas infantry some time
during the coming summer Should
the reunion be held, Little Rock vii
likely he the nlace selectod.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
UIstinguishcd Arrivals.

New York, April Nmongs the
who arrived here ON board
the steamer Oceanic, from Liverpool,
were Phil prasiddhi, the Siomese min
lister to Great Brituln; Geoifrcy Dr0gc,
NJ. T.. student OF the labor qics-
ton; the earl OF Warwick, Lord Her.
bert J.. II. Nnne-Tempcst.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
The Volunteer Aides.

Washington, April iO.-Representa.
tive Nnphen, of Massachusetts,, yestcr.
day introduced d resolution calling ON
the secretary of war for information
ny to the so.cnlled volunteer aides nt.
tachcd to the army In the Philippines.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
An Old Case Settled,

The decision Of the lower court In
the litigation between Hot Spring and
Garland counties has been affirmed by
the supreme court, deciding that the
latter pay the former sls,SsO.H, The
claim is for bonds dating back to 1873,
before the separation of the two coun'
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
D0NNED THE OV[RALLS.
Wealthy Chicago Master Plumbers
Turn In to Help One Of Their
Fellows Out on q Job.
AN UNIQUE SIGHT IN LABOR CIRCLES
One, mt Lcast, of Them, Couid HuN
the black on which They VOlun-
teered to work In Carrying o"
Their Fight Against the BUILDING
Trades Council strikers.

Chicago, April 12.-Twelve men IN
oyeralls which were spotless' ana
whose hands looked anything but nc-
customed TO manual labor, fled into
the Marshal Field building, against
which the unions have called strike,
and went to work. They were employ
ING plumbers, whose aggregate wcaith
foots well up into the millions. In or
der to fulfil E. Baggot d Co.'S con-
tract on the building they volunteered
Tuesday night. 20 step into the breach
made bv the strikers, and with the
mid of such skill as remained to them
after years spent in watching growing
bank accounts, to finish the plumbing
work in the structure.
Among them were NJ. J. Corbay,who'
as he placed his soldering iron iii the
Goals, might hay. been preparing to
buy the whole block, for he is rated ii
millionaire. And there was thomas
Conlin, whose wealth Is estimated at
half a million dollars. Paul Padleski,
another of the workmen. is worth
$500. 900. Frank Falk, Charles Herbert
md ex-Alderman Alexander Watson,
nll credited with liberal fortunes, were
others in the volunteer ranks now
warning against the Building Trades
council, which, they say, must 60
All was quiet around the big busi-
ness block early in the day. The em-
ployers who forsook their desks to take
up the soldering irons entered the
building through a door guarded oy
couple of special policemen, ana were
observed, from a safe distance, by the
strikers whose places they took.
paguott q Co. wouldn't Have II.
Chicago, April L.. --Baggott a. Co.,
who have the plumbing contract for
the Marshal Field building, on which
the unions have called strike, an
nounced that they would not avail
themselves Of the Offer Of several
wealthy contractors To don oycralls
and take the place of the striking
plumbers in order that .he contract
might be finished in time. 1t was stat
ed Mt their Offices early In the day,
however, that the men had actually
gone to work on the building, which
was under a heavy guard of policemen,
and the names OF the master plumbers
alleged to be at work were given.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Increased pr,,,.h NaypI Force.

Kingston, jamaica, April l0,-Nsws
has been received here Of the British
North ltInerlca and West Indies
squadron is to be increased by bat.
tleship, two cruisers and several tor
p9do bonts.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Mis-. \LdI, ID, Mills WIN,

Mlddlctown, n, Y. April lO,--'rho
viii OF the late Miss Addlc y, Mills,
which was filed for probate yesterday,
bequcnthed property worth about
three hundred thousand dollars to Rev.
james O'Connor, of New York, f."
mission work,
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
A (,,Otl ,Iol,,

Hon. j. A. Woodson has been made
general manager Of the Arkansas &
Indian Territory Railroad. lie ten
dercd his resignation ~ mayor Of Little
Rock and will enter upon his new du
ties ut once.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Killed by n Failing Tree,

Powell Rcmer, OF near Paragould,
was killed by u tree falling on him.
Remer cut the tree, and NJ 1t fell In the
opposite direction he started TO get out
Of the way, but was struck by II limb
his neck being broken.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Judge Caldwell Declines.

Judge Henry c. Caldwell, Of Little
Rock in letter to Senator Jones,
states that under no circumstances will
he permit the use OF his name as can
didate for vice e-president on the Demo
cratic ticket