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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The immense profits amassed by
various trusts have been often talked
about in seemingly extravagant terms,
but the most extravagant oratory OF
the antitrust agitation has seldom, II
ever, equaled the representations made
in the courts by Mr.. Frick, the part
ner Of Mr.. Carnegie in the Carnegie
Steel Company of Pittsburg. Mr..
Tricks sction is brought to prevent
Mr.. Carnegie from freezing him OUT
of his interest in the concern and in
order to make clear his case it becomes
necessary to exhibit the profits of the
company, thus in a sense letting the
cat out Of the bag" According to Mr..
Prick the net profit of 1899 was $21.-
100000 and the net profits for 1900 will
amount to $42, 100000. Mr.. Carnegie is
said to consider this latter somewhat
excessive and fixes the profits for 1900
at the moderate sum Of S40,000,O00.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Agalns. standard OH Tru.,.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 22.-The SUI
creme court overruled the demurrer Of
the Standard OIL Company to the suit
brought against it, and named April l.,
next, as the date for trial. The action
was brought by the attorney general
charging the Standard Oil Company
with violation OF the antitrust laws
of Nebraska and seeking to Gust its
agencies from the state. The company
dcmurred to the attorney generals
contention that the case could be
brought before the supreme court as a
court of original jurisdiction, claiming
that the case was of a criminal nature,
which must originate in lower tri-
bunal. The supreme court decides 1t
has jurisdiction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

At the annual dinner OF the Silk
Association of America recently, the
chief guest was the Chinese minister
TO the United States, WI Ting Fang.
He made the speech of the evening.
He contrasted the friendly attitude of
the United States toward China with
the aggressions of European nations,
and said that so long as Americans
kept on in their pacific policy Of COM
merce and trade, they would be well
come everywhere, not only in China,
but in Japan as well. Trade statistics
indicate that the Chinese minister is
right. China is buying now Of Ameri-
can goods from five to six times as
much as 1t bought ten years ago. Last
year 1t bought four million dollars
worth more than the year preceding.
The gain was mostly in cotton goods,
kerosene and -four. Foreign trade, of
course, is not controlled by sentiment.
People buy what they like best, where
they can get it cheapest; but, other
things being equal; they would rather
buy of their friends than Of those
whom they may regard as enemies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

War, like the dyer's hand, is subdued
to what it works in. The general sees
in it the Victoria Cross or the Legion
of Honor; the politician sees in it re-
election; the manufacturer, foreign
market for his goods. do you taxa
an interest in the war;" London
householder lately asked his cook, see
ing brightly colored map Of South
Africa in the kitchen. "No, sir" was
the reply; but mean to ave skirt
like that brown bit. and blouses like
these reds and greens and yellows. l
am just keepin' the map to match the
patterns with when l get an evenin'
off, SIR"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
NEWS In GENERAL
TRIAL OF KENTUCKY CASES.
Chief Prosecuting Witness Makes Some
Sensa tional Statements

CHIEF Prosecuting Witness Makes Some
Sensational Statements.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 25.-"John
Powers told me they had two niggers
here to kill Goebel. They were Hook
ersmith sand Dick Coombs." This
statement was made yesterday by
Wharton Golden, frail, consumptive
looking Kentucky mountaineer, while
on the witness stand in the preliminary
examination of Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, charged with conspir-
acy to kill Goebel. Golden told story
of the events leading up to the murder
that, If substantiated, will, i'm the
prosecution at least, probably go far
toward proving the contentious of the
commonwealth that the murder was the
result of plan in which several prom
inent men are involved. Whether the
defense will seek to improve Golden's
testimony in this preliminary exami-
nation is not known, as the attorneys
for the defense will not talk on the
subject, but unless such attempt is
made the commonwealth will rest its
case, both County Attorney Polsgrove
and Attorney Campbell being satisfied
that enough evidence has been pre-
| sented to hold the defendant on the
charges. Golden, who claims to have
been friend to Secretary Powers, and
his brother, John Powers, for years,
gave testimony that was particularly
damaging to John Powers, but he also
brought in the names of many others,
including Charles Finley, w. II. Gull
ton and Governor Taylor, in his story
of the bringing of the mountaineers
to Frankfort, previous to the assassi-
nation. Governor Taylor, however,
was not directly implicated, and the
attorneys for the commonwealth init
mated to-day that they do not expect
to have his name brought forth prom
inently in the story of the alleged con.
spiracy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
ASSESSMENT Is MADE.
Council Completes Figures on Railroa
Valuation.


Valuation.
Dies MONIES, March 24.-The execu-
cutive council has completed the rail-
road assessment and formally adopted
it. State Treasurer Herriott was not
present at the meeting which took
the final action, and it is stated he
will file statement of his objections
to the assessment. The figures show
that, leaving out of the consideration
the new roads, built within the past
year, there is reduction of 500, 900
in the total assessment. The Chicago
e Northwestern main line is increased
from Sl1,250 to s1l,50o per mile.
The Rock Island southwestern divis-
ion is reduced from $1,000 to $1,000 per
mile, as shown in the table. No
change is made in the main line, and
practically none in the branches of the
Milwaukee system. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy gets Some reduc-
tions on few of it's branches. The
Pullman Car Company made a strong
plea for a reduction from Sl6,0O0 to
$4,000 in the actual value of its sleep
ers, but it was denied, and the assess
ment is left unchanged. The net re-
auctions allowed the Rock Island
amount to about $3.50, 900; the net in
crease of the Northwestern is about
5000 In 1899 the aggregate assessed
value of the railroads of the state was
S44, 633, Gel. On the same mileage, the
aggregate this year is just about si4,-
$50, OOG; but the COO miles of new lines
are assessed at total of 81, 500, 900, so
that there is net gain of 81 400, 900 in
the assessment, making the total S4G,-
1870, 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
KICKED TO DEATH.
CIaybourne Terhune, a Farmer, Meets
Death ut Des Moines.

CIaybourne Terhune, Farmer, Meets
Death at Des Moines.
DIES MONIES, March 24.-Claybourne
Terhune, farmer living northwest of
Des Moines, while on his way from
Des Moines where he had been to get
a load of bran, met death in a tragic
manner. He had gotten his load
and was driving west on Univer-
sity avenue when he had occasion to
pass car that had stopped to let off
passengers. His team swerved and
started to run and in n moment he was
thrown down onto the single trees and
from there to the ground. He held to
one line, according to the statement of
an eye witness, until it was cut in two
by the friction of the wheel, but when
he was released, his lease on life was
nomore. He had been kicked to death,
the bones of his face being crushed in,
and the imprint of shoe showed the
fatal stroke.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
EWESEROMlsi1ag s
THEA2z l!lsAlEfaI1a
Ns~ItEsst,tes-. vi

DIES MONIES, March o 1900
The ways and means COM ttee of
the senate has introduced n l,il max
ing it unlawful to solicit POLITICAL
campaign funds from employees of the
state board of control. the same ms it is
| now contrary to law for such en-
ployes to pay anything in this way.
The bill is in line with Recommended
tions of the state board of control.
State Supt. II. C. Jarrett has sub
| mitted q brief report to the senate per-
tanning to free libraries in the schools
of the state and the question of dissem-
mating good literature among the
school children OF Iowa. His report is
in answer to a request for such made
by the last Legislature. He states
that his recommendation on this sub
ject was made in his recent biennial
report, and that already a bill has
passed the senate embodying tho
larger portion of such recommends
tions.
The Ingram failure is rapidly being
settled in court, the Mt. Ayr stock
having been disposed of, the proceeds
of the stock sale being ordered paid
over to the stockholders, and the re-
ceiver, Geo. ID. McClain, of Des Moines,
ordered discharged, his report being
approved. The net proceeds of the
Mt. Ayr sale, amounting to ST., 05s.17,
will be distributed among the numer-
Gus creditors, after deducting Sl,519
allowed for receivers and attorneys
| fees. Judge Shiras has approved Re-
ceiver McClain's report, and this set
! ties the matter, it is said, SO far as
the Ingram store and stock at Mt. Ayr
are concerned. The litigation over
the shannon City and Allendale stores
is not yet ended, but will come up at
this term of court in Council Bluffs.
Adjutant General Byers has returned
from Washington, ID. c.. satisfied with
the success of his mission to the CAPT.
tai city. Adiutant generals from
thirty-eight statesin the union attend
ed the conference which General Byers
went to attend, the purpose of which
was to secure an increase in the ma
tional guard appropriation. At pres
ent the guard of the United States re-
ceives an annual appropriation of
/ $500, 900, and it is hoped to raise this
to S2,G01.000. The bill has been re-
ported favorably to both houses and
simply awaits calling up to secure its
passage. so General Byers says. Incl
dental to this mission, Iowa's ndjutant
general spent some time looking up
Iowa claims for money expended on
troops after they were mustered into
the federal service, about 35, 900 in ALL
He was assured that in due time the
state would get back the larger share
of this and at least all actually ex-
pended in the interests of the federal
government.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
KRUGER RETURNS TO PRETORIA.
Says the Next Battle In the Free Stat,
VIII BE Hot One.

Says the Next Battle In the Free State
Will he n Hot One.
LONDON, March pa dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pretoria dated Mon
day, says: president Kruger returned
from Kroonstadt yesterday. He says
the fight in the Free State will be des-
perate. l am informed that the Trans
vaal government has taken no reso-
luton to destroy mines or property as
q last resort"
The Capetown correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing Tuesday,
says:
II have just arrived from Bloem-
fontein where / learned that no furth-
er movement is probable for three
weeks, as negotiations are proceeding.
| failed to ascertain the nature of the
negotiations, or whether Sir Alfred
Miners departure from Capetown is
connected with them, but should not
be surprised if the war collapsed quick
ly."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A FARMER.
Shot Himself for the Edifcation of a
Bystander.

SnOt Himself Tor the EdlncatlOn OF u
Bystander.
FOREST Cry, March esd Stead
man, well-to-do farmer, living about
two miles north of Forest City, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
with 32-calibre Winchester. He was
walking along the street near the
Methodist church, and arriving at the
step by the rear of the church asked a
bystander if he ever saw man shoot
himself. On being answered in the
negative, he seated himself on the
church steps, and placing the rifle be-
tweens his knees, with the muzzle to
his throat, pulled the trigger. The
ball passed up through his brain and
lodged just under the skin on the right
side of his head. He was about 32
years old and unmarried. He had
managed a large farm for his widowed
mother since the death of his father
two years ago. Nothing is known as
to the cause of the tragedy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
FOUR OFFICERS ARE LOST.
British Scouting Party Is Entrapped by
Beers.

British Scouting Party Is Entrapped BY
Beers.
LONDON, March 25.-At a late hour
the war office posted the following
dispatch from General Roberts:
BLoMFoNTEIN, March 24.-Yesterday
Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe, Captain
Trotter and Lieutenant Hon. L. Lyon
of the Grenadier guards and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Codrington of the Cold.
stream guards rode eight or nine miles
beyond their camp on the Modder river
without escort except one trooper.
They were fired upon by party Of
Beers and Lieutenant Lyon was
killed and Lieutenant Colonel Codring.
ton and Captain Trotter were wound
ed. The trooper was also wounded.
One of the officers held up q white
handkerchief and the Beers came to
their assistance and did all they posi-
bly, could attending to their wounds.
The Beers then conveyed the wounded
to the nearest farm house, where they
were taken care Of"
Lord Roberts's dispatcn, saying he
has nothing special to report, is gen.
orally interpreted to mean that he
hopes speedily to announce some intel.
ligence gratifying to the British. Tho
optimists even deduce from the mum.
Der of minor items of news received
that Lord Roberts has satisfactory
news of the advance of the flying col
umn from the southwark by a detour
toward Mafeking. In the meanwhile
Colonel Plumer's position is arousing
anxiety. He has with him three long
trains of supplies for Mafeking, the
loss of which would be serious, and
further information about Command
ant Eloff's movements is awaited with
some trepidation in view of the report
from Pretoria that he was isolating
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
CAD WRECK on THE MILWAUKEE.
Conductor McKeever Killed In a Col
lision of Trains.

Conductor McKeever Killed In a Col
lision of Trains.
MASON CITY, March ga wreck on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul re-
suited in the death of Michael Nc
Keever, conductor on freight No. CO,
and the serious injury of Brakeman
French. Passenger No. 70, west
bound, was in charge of Conductor
Foote, with James Martin as engineer.
The freight was switching in the east
yards at Hull, when the passenger
smashed into it. Conductor McKeeyer
was in the act of coupling an air
bra AXE, when the bumpers caught him
and instantly severed his head from
his body. The engines were smashed
up some and several cars wrecked. No
passengers were injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

LONDON, March PA Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Thursday, says: "a letter
from Mr.. Poultney, an interpreter in
the Free States courts, has been re-
ceived by his wife here, in which he
declares that General Joubert is COM
handing the combined forces at
Kroonstadt, where there is plenty of
men, guns snd foodstuffs for deter
mined resistance"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The Chinese strenuously object to
gambling on future prices of articles
of consumption, such as rice, wheat
and corn. Recently six members OF a
Chinese bucket shop or board of trade
rather, were summarily taken out and
beheaded for making contracts to pay
given prices as a given time without
regard to the immutable laws of supply
and demand. The Chinese are ex-
IRENE in their methods, but are I'M
doubtedly right as to the underlying
principle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

MAsERU, Basutoland, March 22.--
Everybody in Basutoland rejoices in
the restoration of telegraphic commun-
ications with Aliwal North. The
proclamation of Lord Roberts is APP
parently effective, as the Free Staters
are surrendering to the Basutoland
officials The occupation of Thaba
Nchu and Rockville by the British
has produced an excellent impression,
convincing the Basutos that the auth.
prity of the queen is paramount.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

!, Prof. r. S. Woodward, of Columbia
university. in recent paper shows
reasons for thinking that the earth's
atmosphere extends to a height vary
ing with the distance from the equa,
tor. At the equator he estimates ths
height to be $4,000 miles, which dimin-
ishes to only 1900 miles at the poles.
But OF course, beyond few hundred
miles above the ground, the density
OF the atmosphere becomes SO slight
that the effects are imperceptible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
suHEwD MOVE BY BoERs.
Offer to Lend Portugal S6,OOO,OOO {
Meet the Delagoa Bay Award.

Ofrer to Lend Portugal S6.O0o,Oo0 to
Meet the Delsgoa Bay Award.
New York, March 24.--George W..
Van SiclIlen, president of the American
council of the South African repub-
lies and advocate in America for the
Transvaal, has sent the following
Official letter to the Portuguese minis
ter at Washington:
"Dear Sir:-I am in position to Of
fer to you, as do, to lend the govern
ment of Portugal the sum necessary to
pay the award known as the Delagoa
Bay award, which has just been made
by the Geneva arbitration tribunal,
say 6,OO0,O 900. Fair and satisfactory
terms to be arranged"
The offer is regarded as move on
the part of the Beers to Offset any offer
which Britain may make to Portugal,
thus embarrassing the Lisbon govern
ment and thereby at the same time
closing the "rear door" to the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
THE ARMY POST.
Bill Locating One Mt Des nIoines Passes
the Senate.

Bill Locating One Mt Des nIoines Passes
the Senate.
DIES MONIES, March 26.--The bill to
establish United States army post in
Des Moines passed the senate in Wash
ington Saturday, and the post is as
sured. There remains only the sigma
ture of President Mckinley to be at
tached to the bill to make it
a law, and there is no doubt
that he will sign it at once. The
post will be established and a regiment
of United States troops will be located
on the ground within eighteen
months. The post means a $1,000, 900
investment here and the addition of =
town of 1900 people to Des Moines.
1t will distribute 81 900, 900 here every
Year
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

In single month the papers report
ed seven public Institutions partly or
wholly destroyed by fire; four Of these
were orphan asylums. Fortunately no
lives were lost. but the chances were
very narrow. The plea OF greater safe
ty is one argument offered in favor Of
placing dependent children in carefully
selected private families.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
STILL sUFFERING.
Relief OF Mafeising Now Seems Farther
on Than Ever.

NcIftt OF uHItKIHg NOW Seems Tnrther
on Than Ever.
LONDON, March 24.--Colonel Plumer
has apparently retired to Crocodile
Pools and Mafelsing seems farther off
than ever from relief. This news is
contained in dispatch from Buluwa-
20 dated Monday, March 10, published
in the Times. These advices add that
the base of supplies ard hospital were
brought back to Gaberones. though
the correspondent further says he
thought the object of the Boer demon
stration March 10 and 16 was to cover
the removal of the siege guns from
Mafeking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

There are a whole lot of men who
are fond of telling you that women
are not what they used to be-" OF
course they mean to convey the i'm
preston that women are deteriorating.
1t is a curious fact, however, that nine
out Of ten of such philosophers are
bachelors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

New York, March 2i.-The grand
jury reported an indictment against
Olga Nethersole, Theodore Moss, Mar
quies Mayer and Hamilton Revelle,
charging them with offending public
decency. The otfense is the produc-
tion of the play Sapho" at Walliclx's
theater, of which Moss Is manager;
Mayer, Miss Nethersole's manager, and
Revelle, the leading MAJ of her com
pany.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
THE Strikers WIN.
Machinists at Cleveland Granted De
mands and Begin Work.

CLEVELAND, o., March 26.-It is an
nounced at headquarters of the strilS'
ing machinists that all of the twelve
concerns have granted the demand for
a nine-hour day with ten hours pay.
At these shops men have resumed
work. About ., 500 machinists are en-
ployed in the establishments where
the demand has been conceded. No
disorder of any kind is reported
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

VAN Horn, March 23.-Gus Water
straub was blasting logs, when the
charge failed to explode, and he went
to make an examination just as the
powder ignited. lie received fatal in
juries, from which he died a few hours
later
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
BUILDING wORKMEN ON STRIKE
Cedar Rapids is Having Its First Labor
Trouble.

Cedar Rapids Is Having Its First Labor
Trouble.
CEDAR RAPIDS, March 24.-Cedar
Rapids is having the first labor trouble
in its history. Painters and paper
hangers have been out ten days on a
demand for minimum scale of $3.50
and 50 per day. The bosses offered
SEES and $3.50. Journeyman plumb
ers have served notice that they will
demand ten hours pay for eight hours
work, and the carpenters union de-
mands minimum scale of S2.25 for
eight hours. Building is practically
suspended because Of the uncertainty,
although hundreds of buildings will
go up this season if a settlement is
reached.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
CUBANs IN NO HASTE.
Gen. Gomez Says 1t Is Best to Go Slowly
and Surely.

Gen. Gomez Says 1t Is Best to Go Slowly
and Surely.
HAVANA, March 25.-The Patria
says: "The promises of the senators
Messrs. Platt, Aldrich and Teller, SEN
ate committee on Cuba, now on visit
of investigation to the island in re-
gard to granting independence is most
important, since these senators are
the trusted representatives of the sem
ate" Continuing the paper declares
it now has confidence in the fulfill
ment of the joint resolution of the
United States congress: In an inter-
view with the visiting senator's Gen.
Maxine Gomez is quoted as saying
that the Cubans are in no haste for
Independence, and it will be far better
for them to go slowly and surely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
INFANT CREMATED.
Followed Its Mother Into n Burning
Building and Died.

QUAsQUEroN, March 23.-The home
of John Melick was burned. Mrs.
Melick carried her two-year-old boy
from the building and then returned
for the baby. She was found by res
cuers in faint in the road holding
the baby in her arms. The other
child must have followed its mother
into the burning building, as its badly
charred remains were found in the
ruins.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

Hetty Green says her daughter is
not to become the wife of the Duke do
la Tore. The duke may need the
money, but he ought nevertheless to
find some comfort in the fact that Het-
~ is not to be his mother-in-law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

CEDAR RAPIDS, March 23.-The seven
dynamite jolsers wsre sentenced in po-
lice court. Two were fined $500 each
and five s25 each for unlawful assem-
bly,. Mettie has been returned from
Michigan and will be held to the
grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

SPRINeFoNTEIS, March 24.-It is re.
ported here that Mr.. Steyn has been
deposed from the presidency and the
public affairs OF the Free State are be-
ing administered by committee at
Kroonstadt.