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People's voice., 1900-07-12
d CITY D.

Tap May IS working for SaylOr &
Meyer.
NJ. q. Kirk has accepted a position
with A. Graf.
See notice of Stevens feed-mill for
sale, on last page.
Forepaugh's circus will be in We'll
lingtCn August 10.
Mrs. Saml. Hartzel Of Oxford died
Tuesday and was buried Monday.
Edward Thompson passed the ex-
animation at KiugHSher aud got a
two years certificate.
Gilmore & Randolph yesterday sold
the Ephriham Love farm near Rome
20 ] r. Gillian, fors2, 800.
/ have 100 pounds of new duck and
geese feathers for sale; also do renovat-
ing at any time.-J. NJ. Mckee.
The plow test on Tuesday, came off
as advertised. A man did pull the plow.
See notice elsewhere in this paper.
Prof A y. Holiday, formerly OF the
Wellington schools, has been elected
principal OF the Oxford schools.
W. NJ. Ferguson has bought a quar-
ter section OF land in Wellington
township Of Allan Baxter for sl,l75.
J.E. Dunn has sold 240 acres OF
land 10 Gore township TO VIM. L.
Shore. The consideration was $1,000.
l will sell at public sale, Saturday,
July 2Ist, at one O'Clock, at Aubrey:
barn, twelve head Of horses.-Lafe
Burger. 2t
T. c. Roup will call for your poultry
and pay the highest market price. Leave
your orders at G. E. Sommerville's
Wyatt's old stand.
A rate Of one fare for the round TRIP
to the State Convention at Fl. Scott
July 24th, has been secured over all line:
in the state. Tickets will be on sale
after midnight on the 2Ist of July.
People's voice., 1900-07-12
Market Quotations for Wednesday Afternoon

Cash, 1919.
August corn closed at A.
August wheat closed at Sli
Kansas City-cash 1914
September wheat closed at 73i
September corn, Kansas City 42c
Harvest is over. The demand for
ponltry is good and ship all my stock
on orders. l dictate my own price
owing to market demand. Bring me
your poultry-young ducks, young turks,
spring chickens, old hens and hen turks,
wanted. See me for prices.-J. NJ. Nc
Kee.
People's voice., 1900-07-12
Stegner Caught.

Sheriff Shaver received telegram
this morning from John Hayes, chief
Of police at Kansas City, saying he
had VIM. Stegner in custody. Steg.
ner is the Santa Fe lineman who beat
a number of Wellington merchants.
He is willing TO return without a
requisitiOn. Sheriff Shaver will 20
to Kansas City after him tonight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07

Sioux CITY, June 1.-The little town
of Salix, a few miles from Sioux City,
received a severe shock Decoration
day, when c. f. Schmidt, station agent
for the Sioux City &c Pacific railway
company, ran out in front of the mem
orial parade and shouted: "To hell
with America" The marshal of the
day. Hon. E. II. Smith, at once went
after the man, who ran away and for
some time eluded his pursuers. Later
he concluded to give himself up. He
was taken to the postoffice, and there
he made public apology and begged
the forgiveness of the people. There
was some talk of tar and feathers, but
the cooler heads prevailed and the
apology was accepted, but an effort
will be made to have him removed
from his position at Salix.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
NEWS In GENERAL
HARD FIGHTING POSSIBLE.
Got Entirely Certain Beers Are Ready
fLe to Give I'm.


to Give Up.
LONDON, June o. Lord Roberts con-
times silent regarding Pretoria, prob
ably because he cannot wire of events
from his own knowledge. Lorenzo
Marquee, where all of the news from
the Boer side is re-handled, cables that
communication with Pretoria is now
suspended. According to last reports
a peace party appeared to be in the
ascendant, and as soon as President
Kruger and his cabinet left Pretoria
to organize new capital, the citizens
committee persuaded the commandments
of the forts to withdraw some of the
troops from the defenses, perhaps with
the view OF keeping order in the town.
If messengers were sent to the British
or if the British, being two hours
march from Pretoria on Wednesday,
entered it then or at any time prior to
Friday noon, Lord Roberts would GER
tainly have telegraphed this fact.
Hence it looks as though there was
Boer force between Pretoria and
OOHdhueSDuTS. ueSc SOluleTS UTch-
king back toward Pretoria, some of
them fresh from the fight with Cen
eral Ian Hamilton, would have brought
a new elem ent into the situation and
would probably override the peace
committee, taking the direction of
affairs out of their hands. If this has
happened the British may. as the
Daily Chronicle says, see some 'hard
fighting before the British flag flies
over Pretoria, for even if the Beers
held only three forts standing close to-
gether on the hills south of the town
they would be in position to stand
siege" The Beers, according to
special dispatch from Lorenzo Marquee,
have re-entered the northeastern ter
ritory Of the Free State and are en-
gagged with the British near Venters-
burg and Harrismith.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07

a great many of the census EMU
merators have given up their jobs in
more or less disgust. When the an
nouncement was made that the popula-
ton canyassers would be appointed on
a certain date there were several thou
sand more applications at the Office
next day than there were places for.
Politics was considered very little in
the selection of the men, and every
thing looked promising. When the
final work of preparation was begun it
resembled clear sailing until the can
vassers found out something about the
task that confronted them. One Of
them in resigning to Chief Agent Bea-
ston of Philadelphia said: What do
you think am? have to ask twenty
TWO questions for az cents. That's
good job, nit! You can have it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
SITUATION IN CHINA.
Minister Conger Appeals to State d.
pArtment for Profectfon

Minister Conger Appeals to State De-
partment for Protection.
WASHINGTON, June 1.--Such advices
as have reached here indicate that tho
situation in China has assumed very
critical phase, and one calculated to
tax the entire resources of the Chinese
government. The state department
has been in close communication with
Mr.. Conger, our minister at Pekin,
and the navy is doing it's share, hav-
ing placed the flagship Newark as far
up the Pei Ho river as the Taku forts,
which is the nearest point to Pelxin
that the ship can reach. The oper-
ations of the Boxers" are increasing
in magnitude. Their demonstrations
are no longer local, and they appear
to be governed in the movements by
some well settled design. They have
murdered nine Methodist ministers in
one province, at the town of Pachow,
and have closed in on Pekin. Mean
while, the Chinese army is suspected
of disloyalty, this belief being
strengthened by wholesale assertions
of the army to the "Boxers." Minis
ter Conger has appealed to the state
department for the protection of a
marine guard for his legation. The
department has promptly cabled him
an authorization to call upon the
nearest United States vessels for as
sistance. The embarrassing feature
of the situation is the cutting of the
communication by rail between Taku
and Tien Tsin and the capital, for the
boxers" have burned the railroad
bridges, and there are probably only
two courses open to the marines who
wish to reach Pebin-a long overland
march, through hostile country,
away from supports, or tedious voy-
age up the swift and shallow Pei Ho
in shore boats in tow of steam launch
es. According to report, the Chinese
government has done every thing IN
its power to meet the demands of the
diplomatic body at Pekin for the dis
persion of the Boxers" but it appears
that the uprising is far more serious
than was at first apprehended, and
even the resident ministers at Pekin
are inclined to admit that the task is
not an easy one for the Chinese gov
eminent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
SWEEPING CUTS IN CUBA.
Director Bristow Lays Ak Heavily Upor
Salar in Postal Department,

Director Bristow Lays AK Heavily Upon
Salaries in Postal Department.
HAVANA, June 2.-Acting Director
of Posts Bristow has issued an order
more sweeping than any Of its prede-
cessors, an order practically complet-
ing the reorganization of postal head
quarters. The latest financial reduc-
tions aggregate $23, 300, making q total
reduction of expenditures at head
quarters of more than 1000. The
special agents, eleven in number, who
have been getting $1,000 each, are cut
down to six, and their clerical force is
correspondingly diminished, the salary
of the chief clerk of the bureau being
reduced from 81, 800 to 81, 600. The
bureau of transporta ton loses the
services of one 81, 200 clerk, the trans
tation bureau loses one 81, 400 clerk,
the salary of the chief clerk being re-
duced $500, and the bureau of dead
letters is treated in the same way, los
ing a clerk, while the salary of it's
chief clerk is reduced. P. II. Bristow,
chief clerk of the department, had his
salary reduced from $4,000 to 50, 500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
THROWN FROM THEIR BEDS.
Strikers in st. Louis Attempt to Blow
Up Car Tracks and Create Havoc.

Strikers in st. Louis Attempt to Blow
Up Car Tracks and Create Havoc.
ST. LOUIS, May 3l.-A terrific ex-
plosion, caused by dynamite placed on
the tracks of the union line at Fiji
teenth and Chambers streets, shook
buildings and broke glass in all win
dows in that neighborhood at 1910 a.
m. Many persons were thrown from
their beds by violent conclusion, and
all were awakened and were more or
less terrified. They discovered it had
resulted from dynamite which explod-
ed on the street car tracks. The dam
age to the rails was not marked, the
explosive apparently having spent it's
force in the air. The shock was felt
within radius of a mile. Windows
were shattered many blocks away. So
far the police have been unable to find
out who was responsible. The explos-
ion created panic in the neighbor-
hood and many people slept no more
the rest of the night through fear of
another explosion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07

The number and variety of knives
and forks that now grace a we'll
equipped and formal dinner table may
well dismay one unused to such
variegated display of cutlery and sill
yer. There are forks for the oysters,
for the fish and for the roast, and
forks as well for anything else that
may be served. There are also knives
to correspond to the forks that may be
needed. These implements that social
convention DEGREES to be necessary to
convey food to the mouth are usually
laid out in formidable rows on either
side of the plate. The other evening
a simple western maiden at her first
eastern dinner surveyed her supply OF
knives and forks with growing trepi-
dation Her common sense told her
that they were laid out in the regular
order in which it was intended that
they should be used, but nothing in
her experience had taught her which
was the right end of the row to start
in with. Finally, in despair, she
sought help from her neXt-door neigh
Dor, a prominent physician. Say.
Doc" she questioned anXiously, as she
pointed at the offending objects, do
you eat out or in?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
THE NEWS In IOWA
CHARGES AGAINST JONES.
Grave Allegations Against the Clerk of
G the Supreme Court.

Grave Allegations Against the Clerk of
the Supreme Court.
Dies MONIES, June Charges of
transportation of state fees have
been made against G. L. Jones, clerk
of the supreme court. State Treasur-
er Herriott is the originator of the
charges, which Mr.. Jones' friends in
sist are grounded in personal ill-will
toward the clerk. 1t is charged that
Mr.. Jones has appropriated to his own
use something like $4,000 of fees col
lected for transcripts of supreme court
opinions. The law provides that these
transcripts, when furnished by the
clerk, shall be charged for at the rate
of 10 cents per 100 words, and that the
proceeds shall be turned into the state
treasury and fully accounted for. Mr..
Jones admits that he has not turned
the fees into the treasury, but explains
that he has failed to do so simply be-
cause the state appropriation for cler-
ical expenses was not large enough to
pay for making the opinion record, and
the revenues from the sales of copies
have been used to pay for keeping this
record. He claims that the amount
he has received during the four years
and three months involved ex-
ceeds the expenses he has borne by
only about 81 800, and that the legis-
lative committee on retrenchment and
reform, after fully investigating,
arreaJ IN wine off tha old Score Init
told him not to do it again. In order
that it should not be necessary, the
committee increased his clerk hire :al-
lowance 5000 annually. Mr.. Herriot
demands that the entire amount
which has been collected for these fees
be turned over and accounted to the
state, and he has insisted that no
other basis of settlement would be
satisfactory to him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
TO PROMOTE MILES.
Senate Votes for Promotion of Generals
Miles and COrbin.

Senate Votes for Promotion of Generals
Miles and Corbin.
WASHINGTON, June 3.--Major General
Miles and Adjutant General Corbin
may yet win their fight for promotion.
Unexpected action in their favor was
taken by the senate Saturday, 1t
came in the shape of voting amend
ments to the military academy appro-
priation bill. These revive for all
time the rank of lieutenant general
for the senior major general, while
the bestowal of the rank of major gen.
eral upon the adjutant general is linn
tied to the incumbent, General Corbin.
The amendments read:
''That the senior major general COM
manding the army shall have the rank,
pay and allowances of a lieutenant
general, and his personal staff shall
have the rank, pay and allowances
authorized for the staff of a lieutenant
general"
THAT the adjutant general of the
army shall have the rank, pay and al
lowances of a major general of the
army of the United States, and upon
retirement shall receive the retired
pay of that rank"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
FOREIGNERS ARE MURDERED.

Boxers" Attack a Party of Thirty Try
ing to Leave Country and Kill Four.
TEN TsIN, June 4-The French
consulate hAs received information
from the priests at Pae Flu that thirty
foreigners, including six ladies and a
child, who We're attempting to escape
from Pao Ting Flu to Tiensen in boats
We're attacked by over roo BOXERS"
armed with rifles and spears. Many
outright, but the fate of the remain
der of the party is unknown. Having
but little ammunition, however, il is
consideyed impossible-they could hold
out against their assailants.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
GRIFFIN's TITLE CLEAR.
Decision OF Interior Department In .
Celebrated Land Case.

Decision OF Interior Department In .
Celebrated Land Case.
PRIMGHAR, June 3.-The secretary Of
the interior has made several import
ant decisions in what is knowh as for
feited s. c. & st. p. railroad lands.
Among these is the celebrated case Of
James Griffin VS.. the heirs of Elias L.
Drake, involving an so-acre tract in
the heart of the city of Sheldon, and
estimated to be worth from $50, 900 to
100000. Jimmy" Griffin, as he is
Familiarity called, was poor man,
working on the railroad in 1882, at
which time he became satisfied that
the land in question was unearned
railroad land and took his family and
located upon the land and claimed it
as United States homestead. The
secretary's decision awards the land to
James Griffin. He has had to fight his
way through on this land ever since
he made his claim in 1882, in various
local courts
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
PRETORIA WILL SURRENDER,
Beers Will Make Their Last Stand at
Machadodorp.

MachadOdorp.
CaPETowN, June IA dispatch to
the Argus of this city from Delagoa
bay says:
Pretoria will surrender. President
Kruger, according to this correspond
ent, is said to be at Middleburg, and.
he adds. it is expected that the last
stand of the Beers will be made at
Machadodorp."
LONDON, June "a cablegram from
LORD Roberts. dated johannesburg,
has been received by the war office.
1t says:
1.-The occupation of Johannesburg
passed off quite satisfactorily, thanks
to the excellent arrangements made
by DR.. KrauS, the Transvaal command
ant here, and order prevailed through
out the town.
CDR. Kraus met me on my entrance
to johannesburg and rode by my side
to the government offices, where he in
troduced me to the heads of the several
departments, all of whom acceded to
my request that they would continue
to carry on their respective duties I'M
til they could be relieved of them.
Johannesburg is very empty, but
good crowd of people assembled in the
main square by the time the British
flag was being hoisted. royal salute
was fred and three cheers for the
queen were given"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07

The cypress in ancient times was
considered a sacred tree and idols
were made of cypress wood. The Pa
office coast Indians used it as an en-
blem of publication. The Dakotan In
dams had a superstition concerning
the cedar tree. They imagined that
thunder was manifestation of the
storm god Wa-Kan-Da, thunder birds,
Is his messengers, producing the noise
designated as thunder. These birds
lived in cedar trees. and hence the
cedar tree became an object of worship
and the cedar pole an emblem of the
highest value.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
NEWS FROM GEN. ROBERTS.
Reports Heavy Fighting North OF
JOhannesburg.

reports Heavy fiShting North or
Johannesburg.
LORENZO, Marquee, June 2.-Kruger
yesterday was still at Machadorp
about half way between Pretoria and
the Portuguese frontier, on the rail-
road between the Transvaal capital.
and Delagoa bay. The Boer COM
mands, totalling ten thousand, Thurs
day held all positions and hills around
Pretoria. Another large command
was at Bronlshursts Spruit about
forty miles from Pretoria on rail-
road to Delagoa bay.
LONDON, June 3.-Lord Roberts re-
ports to the war Office as follows:
JOHANNESBURG, May 31.-French's
report of his operations during May
20 and 30 reached Inc today. He was
opposed throughout his march but
managed to drive off the enemy from
strong positions they successfully held,
with very little loss, and is now hold
ing the place which l directed him to
take, north of johannesburg. Two
officers were wounded and two men
killed and twenty-seven wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
COLvILLE FOUND FIGHTING.
Strong Opposition Kept Him Busy Al
the Way to HelIbrun.

Strong Opposition Kept Him Busy All
the Way to Hellbrun.
LONDON, June 4.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
Johannesburg, June Sir Henry
Colville, in reporting the arrival of
the Highland brigade at Hellbrun,
May 20, states that he was opposed
more or less. the whole way from Ven
tersburg. Eighty men were killed
and four officers and thirty-two men
were wounded. Colville says the Lam
cashire battery of field artillery did
excellent work. Grants naval guns
were most valuable and the troops be-
haved in most soldierly manner
throughout the trying march. Rumble
telegraphs that his casualties were
thIrty-two killed and $50 men
wounded"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
Rankruptcy Ruling,

CLINTON, June Judge Shiras, of
the United States court, has sustained
L. S. James, referee in bankruptcy in
the Christensen bankruptcy case.
Mr.. James held that where creditors
had received partial payments on ac-
counts within four months of the time
of going into bankruptcy, they must
return such payments or be ruled out
of any rights in the assets of the bank
rupt. He held further that goods sold
within such time could not be used as
offsets against payments received.
The ruling was the first made upon
that point and was regarded as an inn
pOrtant one
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
BY WAY OF PRETORIA.
Overwhelming Forces of the Britt
Compel Federals to Retire.

Overwhelming Forces of the British
Compel FederaIs to Retire.
PRETORIA, May 31.-An official war
bulletin just issued is as follows:
Sunday fight occurred close to
Van Wycl<srust in Gatsrand. The fed
erals fought well but the British
troops seemed tired out. At dark the
federals were forced to retire in the
direction of Van Wycksrust on ac-
count of the overwhelming torce of
the British. The British attacked
Witwatersrand and were in contact
with the federals at Gatsrand, but
they were beaten back with good re-
suit by the federals under Com
mandant Louis Botha. The federals
were heavily Dombarded all day long
but kept their position. The British
loss is reported as considerable. The
British are near Utrecht; they are
marching on Laings Mex"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
OUTLOOK FOR WAR GOOD.
Chinese-Russian situation Is Becoming
Serious.

Serious.
LONDON, May 3O.--A special from
Shanghai says: 1T is believed Russia
is about to land troops at Taku from
Port Arthur, where twenty thousand
are in readiness. The Chinese are re-
ported sending large masses Of troops
overland from HUI Nan and Kiang, but
the generalissimo refuses to assume
command on the plea of sickness. The
Boxers assert that they are confident
of receiving support from the dowager
empress, Princess Kang-Yi and Ching
Tuang, and the entire Manchu army.
Throughout the north the Boxers are
enlisting hordes of desperadoes. They
are intent upon expelling everything
foreign"
SHANGHAI, May 3o.-The Russian
minister at PelSin has telegraphed ask
ing that all available gunboats be sent
to Taku.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07

1t is predicted in London that I'M
less conditions change American -four
will soon compel the closing of the
mills of England. In France American
flour is able to pay the high tariff
duties and proftably compete with
French-miAed -four. 1t is claimed that
American millers can grind the wheat
into flour cheaper than British or
French millers. A comparison of the
ordinary -four mills of European coun-
tries with those of the United States
carries out this assertion. Long ago
in this country the old-fashioned grist
mill gave place to the merchant mill
and the roller process took the place
of the grinding ~ cess. Water power
and steam engines of the most eff
cient and economical character are be-
ing used as motive power. In fact, in
America the milling industry has been
reduced to the most economical meth
DDS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
Severe storm at Clear Lake.

CLEAR LAKE, June "A severe
rain storm destroyed all the bridges
on Willow creek in this vicinity. Con-
siderable live stock was killed by
lightning. Rain fell in steady sheet
for about four hours. The lake rose
eight inches. The creek rose four
feet. The damage to crops is consid-
cradle. The estimated damage to
property and live stock is $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
BULLER REPORTS.
The Railway Has Been Opened to
NeMcastle.


Newcastle.
LONDON, May 31.-The following dis
patch has been received at the war
office from Butler in Newcastle:
The enemy having formed a lager
east of the town at Dornberg and hav-
ing pressed my right rear annoyingly,
on May 81 l directed a force under
Hildyard. by Woolsdrift and Utrecht,
and another under Lyttleton, by
Schanga Drift, on Dornberg. These
movements caused the enemy at Dorm
berg to retire north. Hildyard is at
Utrecht and the town has surrendered
Clery is bombarding Laings Mex. The
enemy is much disheartened and were
they not in such very strong positions,
doubt if they would show fight. The
railway was opened to Newcastle on
Nav %"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
Fort Dodge Boy Swallows Paint.

FORT DODGE, June Ray Phillips,
a 3-year-old boy, was poisoned by
drinking paint mixed with kerosene.
His mother was painting and the child
drank the oil the brushes were soaked
in. a doctor was called and the stom-
ach pump applied, but it was too late.
The mouth and organs were blistered.
He cannot live.