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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
The VETERANS BREAK CAMP
And Thousands Of Them win
Meet No More.
OLD AGE THlNS RANKS.
Cnless the Railroads Are Lenient There
Win he No EnCampment Next Year
Denver Is Selected Professionally Minor
Officers Selected.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-The Grand Army
of the Republic has disbanded, prob
ably to mars no more. The majority
of the old soldiers have gone home
from the thirty-fourth annual encamp-
ment feeling that they have passed in
review of the American people as a
body for the last time. They are all
nearing their allotted threescore and
ten years. Their steps are faltcrlng
and they would look upon another
parade as a forced march" Trave,
across the country on railroads ia.
tigues them now. Many returned to
their homes from this encampment de.
termined never to leave their big arm,
chairs to attend another.
There are a great many visitors still
in the city, however, and now that the
rush is over, they are seeing the
sights" leisurely. By tomorrow night
few OF the 100000 strangers that have
thronged the city this week will be
left, as their railroad tickets are linn
tied.
The next annual Grand Army en-
CduipHltnI Will De nelu at Denver, IOl,
provided the western railroads agree to
give the old soldiers a uniform rate of
one cent a mile from all points. In case
of the refusal of the railroad compa-
MES to grant the "cent-a-mile" fare
the council of administration has the
authority to either select another place
for the encampment or to call meet
ing exclusively for officers, who would
disucss the ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing
the annual encampments. The elimin-
alton Of the parade as feature of the
coming encampment Is almost a GER
tainty, and it is believed that the en-
campments will be restricted to the
business sessions of the supreme body
The following resolution in this re-
gard was adopted just after the install
lation Of the commander-in-chief, Mai
Rassieur:
- lie commander-in-chief and his
council of administration are directed
tlat If rate Of one cent a mile can
lot be secured from the railroads to
the next place of meeting. and in case
the rate can not be secured. the re-
union feature Of the national encamp-
ment shall be omitted"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
POPULATION Of COUNTRY.
United States Now Has $4,000.
600 People.
CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES.
thirty Eight Large cities and District
or Columbia Have Nearly Fourteen
Milton SouIs-rercentage OF Gain L.
Slightly Over Twenty-Four.

Washington. Sept. "a conservative
estimate of the total population of the
United States, based upon twelfth CEN
sus returns already reported, is 10000
600
The census bureau, up to and inc1ud-
ing today's reports, has given out tho
population OF thirty-eight cities and the
District of Columbia. This includes
the thirty largest cities in the country,
which means that the great centers of
population must necessarily be the ba-
sis for all present estimates.
Results already tabulated and given
to the public make a grand total of
1884, 9sS. In 1890 the returns of the
eleventh census showed the same
places had but 10,i77.lSS inhabitants.
This is gain of 3,347 500 The per-
centage of gain is therefore slightly
over "a.
If the rest of the country makes the
same showing as have the most thickly
settled portions upon which the per-
centage is based the population of the
United States will be officially fixed at
1861 $50. Experts say there are no
records or traditions in statistics of
this sort to bear out an assumption to
this effect. They declare, though. that
the loss in so-called rural districts will
not be nearly so large as generally be-
lieved.
Within the last decade. they say, this
country has experienced a significant
change in the matter of equal and gen.
that within the ten years separating
the eleventh and the twelfth census
there has been a steady growth in sub
urban settlement.
1t is said that the wonderful devel-
opment of the electric street railway
systems throughout the country has
tended to build up the country districts
adjacent to the large cities. Thousands
OF people who had homes in the cities
in 1890 have moved into the smaller
and quieter outlying towns, where
they have easy and quick access to
their offices and stores and yet are not
numbered among the city folk.
The cheapening of rates by the steam
railroads within ten years and tho
vast efforts made by these lines to
work up paying suburban traffic also
have tended to deprive the big centers
of population of vast army of people
who used to live within the municipal
limits just because it was most con.
yenient.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

The following unique eplstle was
found on a suburban street car re.
Gently:
Dear John-This is wrote you tc
let you know how all the family is.
John, we're doin' purity well now, II J
do say it myself. Your Uncle Jim had
the good fortune to lose his left leg or
a railroad and got damages and is now
Twin with us and payin' board, which
is great help to us. Your brother
Bill fell in cellar in Atlanta an
broke his collar bone, for which he got
$50 and invested it in a gray mule.
which was cheap at the price. Your
grandmother has been cured of the
rheumatism an is now able to do the
family washin, and altogether, John,
We are well off and mighty thankful &c
Providence. which always provides. -
Atlanta Constitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
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You Americans" said the Lor.on
young man, as he stopped sucking his
cane, ARE always insinuating that We
Englishmen don't know what real
joke is. Now, just hold your sides
while | go over this one which | read
in home paper week ago:
The Countess-M'Lo Lord. you were
at the grand dinner last night, were
you not? Just while ago heard one
of those vulgar Americans make the
remark that this morning you had a
big head.
1.-The Duke-But, m'lady, there's
nothing in it,"
The American looked as sober as
criminal court judge.
"Well?" he asked.
Don't you see,' explained the ais
gusted Britisher, poking the other in
the ribs with his cane, 1.-The Countess
says some one accused her compan on
(haD of having a big head ina! haD
and he declares (p-ha! haD there's
nothing in it,"
Yes, but"
"Blarsted idiocy, but what?'
Her companion was Duke?'
Yes"
And not any different from the
rest of the English nobility"
mo. But the joke, the joke. 1t Is
SO adroitly put. In apparent inadvert'
ce"-desperately-" Duke admits
there is nothing in his head! Now. do
you see?"
We'll, 1t is little strange that the
Duke could make such a frank and
candid admission, but--where does the
JOKE come Brooklyn Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 3.-Two Wa
Dash locomotives and the three freight
cars of the Wabash fast eastern freight
train No ., plunged through an open
drawbridge into the Rouge river at
Delray. The engine crews had re-
markably narrow escapes and no one
was injured. The heavy train ap-
preached the bridge too rapidly to be
controlled. The rule is to stop 100
yards from the bridge unless signalled
otherwise. Engineers Wagner and
McNab say that the signal indicated
to come ahead. The bridgetender
AYERS that the signal was set to stop.
The engineer and fireman of the head
engine jumped off easily. The men
on engine No. 2 narrowly got out
through the tender gangway. The
bottom Of the Rouge is very soft and
the engines have sunk out of sight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Taku, Sept. Am intercepted letter.
written by the Viceroy at Pao-Ting-
Flu. who commanded at Tientsin dur
ing the fighting there. complains that
the Boxers are overrunning the coun-
try southwest of Tientsin, particularly
the cities on the Grand canal, despising
the officials. who at first countenanced
them, and looting and killing the enc
mics of their organization, and fight
ing the imperial troops.
The gates of Pao-Ting-Fu are kept
closed and the people inside are suf-
fering, the Boxers practically besIeg-
ing the place.
The ViCeroy reports that the Taotai
OF the city of Tsang-Chow, on the ca
nal, invited 1000 Boxers to feast. and
that while the Boxers were eating and
their weapons were stacked, the i'm
perial soldiers by his orders fell upon
them and slaughtered all of them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Providence, r. l., Sept. 3.-Shortly
after the beginning Of the racing in the
closing day of the grand circuit meet
ing at Narragansett park fire de-
stroyed three stables, number OF cat
tie sheds, and burned to death four race
horses. The horses burned comprised
three in the string controlled by B.
Simon of London. Ont.
Ace. with a record Of 2:05h, valued
at $4,000; Maud X, green mare with
out record. valued at $1,000; Ackman
jim. with record of 2:16A, valued at
81 600; and Charles A. Guyer's brown
mare, Wileyessa, valued at $500.
which was handled by William Mat
thews. were the animals destroyed
Slmons owned the Ace and Maud X,
and handled Ackman Jim for Isaac
Hattenbury, of Clinton. Ont.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Akron, o.. Sept. 3.-As the result Of
panic on an electric car at Si.ver
lake, a suburban resort, one pc. son
was killed and three others injured.
The panic was SD by a fuse burn
ing out and flames bursting up
through the car floor. The passengers
became terrified and made a frantic
rush to get off. Ferdinand Bargetz,
Jr., 1i3 Pearl street, Akron, died from
injuries received in jumping against
a trolley pole. Miss Ada Huhlinger,
Barberton, O.. fell and her shoulder
was dislocated Miss Sadie Metcalf.
Cuyahcga Falls. O., arm broken. Mrs.
Killiam Metcalf. Cuyahoga Falls, O.,
painfully bruised. The car was re-
turning to this city from Randolph
park, where the Democrats annual
picnic had been held.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
KRUGER FLeeS FROM BRITISH,
According to Report from General
Butler.

According to Report from General
Butler.
London, Sept 3.-Lord Roberts, I'M
Ter date of Belfast, Aug. 20, reports
TO the war Office as follows:
Butler telegraphs from Helvat.a
that only few Of the enemy are there
and that this morning French's and
Pole-Carew's forces will move on their
flank
The advance Of Dundoaald's mount
ed troops on their front caused them
TO abandon very strong position.
The country thus cleared. our troops
moved eastward. The South African
Light Horse, after little opposition,
entered Watervalhoven and drove the
remnant of the enemy through the
town.
"French's column reached Doom
hook, overlooking Watervalonder,
with slight opposition. Dundonald
with Strathcoras Horse. is further
near Nooit GeGacht We have occu-
pied Watervalhoyen and Watermelon.
Butler reports that Nooit Gedacht
is apparently deserted except by Brit
ish prisoners. who are passing in a
continuous stream up the line toward
Wateryalonder. No Beers are visible
The natives report tina; Kruger and all
the commanders left yesterday for
Pilgrims Rest.
French reports the railway intact
as far as Waterva!onder, except for a
small bridge near the station, which
has been DESTROYED"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
ALL KILLED WHILE DINING.
Two Thcg:and Boxers Massacred
at Banquet
BY The IMPERIAL SOLDIERS.
Boxers SIN Overrun the Country south
west OF Tientsin-Looting of PeISia
Continues-AmerIcanT Troops Said to 80
Only Ones Obeying Repression Orders.

Shanghai Sept. 3.-Two thousand
Boxers were invited to a banquet at
Tsang Chow by the Governor, and
while eating were slain by imperial
trocSS.
Boxers have overrun the country
southwest OF TieRtsin and are loot
ing and killing the enemies of their
organization and lighting the imperial
troops.
The looting of Pekin continues, Off
GERS of every nation, except the Ameri-
cans, ignoring the repressive orders.
The State Department makes public
the text of Russias proposal to with
draw troops from China and the reply
thereto of the United States. There is
some dissenson in England regarding
the attitude of these countries, where
it is said that the entire matter rests
upon the decision Of Germany.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
COLORADO TIMBER BURNING.
Forest Fires Near RedcIir. Col, Sweep
on Unchecked.

ReGclif, Col, Sept IA timber fire
prevailing for the past few days in the
vicinity of the deserted village of Gold
Park, u miles from here. has assumed
threatening proportions and is raging
through a large acreage of timber on
Homestake mountain. Prospectors and
miners operating in that section are
returning to town. driven in by the
suffocating smoke and the encroaching
flames.
Weather conditions in this section
are favorable for the spread of forest
fires. as everything is exceedingly dry,
owing to the almost entire absence of
the customary rainy season, and unless
the drought is promptly raised incalcu-
liable damage will result. The timber
in which the flames now hold sway is
among the finest in the state. The wind
at present is heading the fire in this
direction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
SIX DIE IN ACCIDENTS.
Half Dozen Chicaeoans Are Killed In
One Day.

mar DOZEN shicagHts are nilieu IN
One Day.
Chicago, Sept. Six persons were
killed by accident in Chicago yester-
day. The mishaps involved individu-
ais separately except in one case
where a piece Of scrap iron projecting
from wagon scraped several persons
from a Halsted street trolley car at
ThiIt.eth street One was killed and
Two injured in this manner. OF the
ether five three lost their lives by
falling. one was killed by train and
the other by cable car. The dead:
T. G. Dye, struck by Baltimore & Ohio
train; Ida Grossman, fell from a win
dow; Helen PhOmen, years old. fell
frcm roof of a barn.; j. J. Thelen, fell
from a porch; unknown boy, IL years
old. struck by a State street grip car
at Taylor street, taken to County hos
ptal, where he died; Ben Vaughn,
Scraped of Halsted street car at 1hir-
tieth street. injuries internal as there
were no marks on the outer portion
Of his body. The injured: william
Kintner, 1G years old, cut about the
head in being scraped off Halsted
street car; Irving Nichols, ribs and
collarbone broken and internal injur-
les in being scraped off Halsted street
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Belleville, H., Sept. S.-Charles
Moody, aged 20 years, killed John
Moody, his aged father, while the two
were at work in the Glendale coal mine,
$50 feet below the surface of the earth.
Young Moody, who is an epileptic, be-
came suddenly insane and while his
father was busy with his back toward
his son drilling into a mass OF coal he
drove mis- pick into his fathers body,
piercing the heart. Moody. who is in
Jail, expresses no regret for his terri
BILE crime, but declares he is glad he
killed his father.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Two Escaped Convicts Killed.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 3.-West
Austin and Bob Armstrong. two es-
capped Convicts, were killed, and Il
third wounded by pursuers near
Whiteside, 10 miles from here. Austin,
Armstrong and Jim Westbrook es-
capped from the convict stockade at
Coal City, Ga, Monday. Warden
Brock came upon the men cooking at
a camp near Whiteside, and demanded
surrender. The convicts fed and
posse opened fire. Westbrook es.
ClDed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

New York, Sept. 3.--Charges have ar
rived from the treasury department at
Washington against 10 employees of the
immigration service at the port of New
York.
The charges are OF various charar-
tiers, including incompetency, brutali-
ty, and accepting brides, and are the
result of an investigation held last
spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Chicago. Sept michael c. Hlck.
oy. for twelve years chief of ponce
and enc of the best known of the
oder citizens of Chicago, Is dead. He
was about 70 years Of age, though his
exact age was unknown even to him
Ce!f The former chief was connected
with the police department OF Chica-
go in various capacities from 1867 TO
1879. He retired from service with
the rank Of chief in 1879 upon the
election of the elder Harrison as may
or. He was an ardent Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Laytonvi.ie, Cal, Sept. 3.-Twenty-
i've mud volcanoes in MendocinO
county have begun spouting after a
iCng period of inactiOn. Masses of
thick black mud shoot high in the air
from the Craters, and, during the erup-
,i1ns, there is noise like that OF
i-unGer The eruptiOns are accom-
panied by Clouds of steam. The craft
Crs are about eight miles south of Lay
!,uvilla
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Sept. S.-Henry
Perkins, alias Henry Cornell. des'
perate negro who for years has been
the terror of the police in portions Of
Kentucky and Tennessee, is believed TO
be in jail here. During the last three
years Perkins has shot eleven men, Sc
riously cut four, two victims dying.
The prisoner now in Jail was arrested
after a desperate fight, charged with
stealing a gold watch. Persons have
been sent for who can make the iden-
tincation definite. The sheriff has taken
precautions to prevent trouble at the
Jail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Han cling AYerts a Lynching.

Belair Md, Sept. 3.-William Black,
colored, was hanged here. He had been
tried and sentenced to death for at
lacking Miss Jessie Bradford, Is years
old. who lived near Aberdeen, this
county. Another negro, Louis Miller,
was lynched in Belair some time ago
for a similar offense, and Black es-
capped being lynched only because the
sheriff hanged him two hours before
the publicly announced time of execu-
tion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Chicago, Sept. 3.--Kate Kane Rossi,
1 woman lawyer of some note, caused
considerable excitement around the
Harrison street police station by the
way in which she filed exceptions to a
remark that was passed by an attorney
as she was entering the station.
The nature of the remark is I'M
known, but it had scarcely been uttered
before Mrs. Rossi turned on the speak
ed and with powerful blow she knock.
ed him down the stone steps.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

LaPorte, Ind, Sept. IA bill Is
being drafted by an attorney at Ar
cadia which will be introduced at the
next session of the legislature, pro-
viding for the establishment of the
whipping post in Indiana. The Of
lenses for which this drastic punish
ment is to be administered are: Ha-
bitual drunkenness, abuse of family,
profanity or vulgarity in the presence
of women, disturbing public meetings
and insulting women in the streets
or other public places,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Conflict May Provoke War.

Vienna, Sept. 3.--As a result of the
tension between the Roumanian and
Bulgarian governments, due to the de-
mand of the former for the suppress
sion of the Macedonian revolutionary
committee, frontier conflict has taken
place between Roumanian and Bull
garian peasants at Verciorova. a few
miles from the celebrated Iron gate"
of the Danube, on the Roumanian side
Two Bulgarians were killed and many
of both parties were wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Ida-"It is a wonder they do not
leave the doings of high society out
of the papers occasionally. / am SO
weary reading them"
May-"Ditto, dear"
Ida-"Then you have been reading
about Aston in London?"
May-"No, have been reading the
automobile news from Newport"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Berlin, Sept. lin response to an
appeal from the Germans in Hankow,
Emperor William wired the German
consul there rs follows:
Tell the German trading commun-
ity, in answer to their telegram. that
protection for the Yang-Tse vallew will
be provided on the arrival of nine war
ships now on the way to China"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Cheyenne, Wyo. Sept. IAN uncon-
frmed report is in circulation here that
the Union Pacific express car robbed by
five men at Upton Wednesday night
contained 100000 in gold destined to
pay Oft the soldiers in the Philippines
and that the robbers secured the whole
shipment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Syracuse, n. Y, sept. General
Superintendent Z. G. Russell OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railway company has resigned, and
Thomas E. Clark, superintendent Of
the Scranton division of the road, has
been appointed to succeed him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Concord, n. H., Sept. 1.-Secretary
of State Hay who has been in poor
health most of the summer, and who
is recuperating at Lake Sunapee, con
tinues to improve. The secretary 5
condition has caused his friends some
uneasiness.
One week ago he was feeling quits
III and since then has been in bed part
of the time. He is able to be up again
and his physicians say there is NO
cause for apprehension.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Washington, Sept. 3.-The census
bureau announces that the population
of Quincy. ILL.,. is 36,252, against 81, 49t
in 1890. This is an increase of 4,75S,
or ISL per cent. The census bureau
announces that the population of Paw
tucket. r. l., is 1921 against 27,633
in 1890. This is an increase Of 1888
or A 81 per cent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Raleigh, n. c.. Sept. 3.-Thomas
Jones, negro preacher, the murderer
of 6 family of six persons, was hanged
here in the county Jail. The execution
was private. A great many negroes
were in the Immediate vicinity of the
iail-the same negroes who last March
attempted to lynch Jones-but no dem
OnstTation was made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Benefit of Missing Word Contests.

Dimyel-The banks are very helpful
to children, in my opinion.
1harpe-First steps to composition.
so to speak.
Dimley-Exactly; they leave out
important words for the children to
supply, thus: Father says it is
hot today. Brooklyn Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Lieutenant Killed In Luzou.

Washington, Sept. "A dispatch
from Gen. Macarthur announces that
Second Lieutenant Henry N. Way,
Fourth infantry, was killed near villa
vieja, Luzon, Aug. 2S. Lieut.. Way was
born near Rutland, H., in 1874. He
was graduated from the military acad-
envy in 1899. lie went to Manila, April
7 ISo9
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
May Have Been Killed by rramps

Baraboo, Wis, Sept 3.-Adam Rote
was found dead in Baraboo river with
a bullet hole in his head aad his tenn
pie crushed. He had more than $50
when last seen, but had no money
when found. lie was as years old and
was employed by the Chicago & North
western railway 1t is thought he was
murdered by trampS.