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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
PLANS FOR THE PLATFORM.
indications That Declaration as
to Trusts
WILL BRING OUT SOMEDEBATtS
As There Is Considerable Difference of
Opinion on the subject-The Delaware
Contest-H. Clay Evans Turned Down
different DoonJ fCc SlcS---osident.

Philadelphia, Pa, Ju2o 1G.-Plans
for making the national re-
publican platform are all under way.
The declaration of principles will be
by no means so cut and dried char
acter a has been frequently antici-
pated. On the contrary, there is a
prospect of several nice little fights.
Senator Fairbanks has collected the
declarations on the trust question from
a number Of state platforms and has
formulated a plank which was submit
ted to the platform conference in
Washington last Saturday. 1t adopts
the constitutional amendment idea
somewhat vaguely, but nevertheless is
a declaration against the trusts Sena-
tor Foraker has also prepared the draft
of a plank which declares a consti-
tutional amendment unnecessary, and
pledges the party to suppress unlawful
and dangerous combines of capital
through the medium Of direct legis-
lative amendments to the Sherman
antitrust law. On the form of the
trust amendment there is likely to be
a repetition of the fight at st. Louis
four years ago. There the compromise
idea of lodging the .ae had to be
met and beaten. The timid men in
the party councils were afraid to make
an unequivocal declaration for the
gold standard. The same fight will be
gone over now. There are those who
are afraid that a radical declaration
against the trusts will turn the solid
business element against the party, and
this element is pronounced for strad-
die on the question. On the other
hand, many of the delegates from the
west, particularly, will declare the
election of President Mckinley will be
endangered unless the party puts itself
on record as fatty against trusts as It
did for the gold standard.
After three days of almost contin-
uous session the national committee at
last begins to see daylight on the list
OF contests. The only one Of the lot
which appears to have bearing on
national politics is that between Con-
gresham Brownlow and Commissioner
Evans over the Tennessee delegation.
Brownlow was victorious and Evans
was turned down by significant vote.
The national committee held three
long sessions, but with all its hard
work was not able to straighten out
the Delaware tangle.. This has been
referred back to the subcommittee
with instructions to again endeavor to
bring the factions to basis of agree
ment, and will receive final action to-
day.
There are vice-presidential booms
for Dolliver. Scott. Long and all the
other candidates. Dolliver seems to be
we'll to the front in these preliminary
struggles for prestige.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
FILIPINO LEADER SURRENDERS


Men and Equipment.
Manila, June 18.-Gen. Macilibus,
who has been perslstently active in
the Pangsansin district, has surren.
dered to Col. Emerson II. Liscum at
Tarlac, with eight officers and 124
men, all armed with rifles. Senior Pc
dro Haterno, former president of the
so-called Filipino cabinet, has been re-
leased temporarily, and he is now con-
terring with Senior Felipe Buencamino,
former minister of agriculture and
commerce, with reference to the lat
ter's peace platform. Two hundred
men Of the Eighteenth infantry, who
are sick, are returning by the trans
port Hancock, in charge of Capt.
Lewis. Upon information furnished
by Major Wheeler, to the effect that
Gen. Lacuna intended to attack Pa
paya, province of Neuva Ecija, Gen.
Funston, with staff officers. Capt.
Koehler and troop G. of the Fourth
cavalry, and half company Of the
Thirty-fourth infantry, marched to
Papaya. Gen. Lacuna was found, with
200 men, occupying a position on a
ridge two miles south of the town.
Gen. Funston attacked him, sixty
Americans charging the enemy under
, hot fire. The insurgents fed. On
attempting to make stand later, Capt.
Koehler, with a detachment Of troops.
charged and scattered them. Twenty
two of the insurgents were killed. One
American was killed and one wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

st. Louis. June 16.-On May 2, the
State Supreme Court sentenced sir
murderers to be hanged on June Is
They were: John A. Holloway, Usage
county; Ernest Clevenger. Clay coun-
ty; Robert Cushenberry. Clinton coun-
ty; Jack Bradford, Pemiscot county;
David Miller, Holt county. and Sam
Waters, New Madrid county. or this
number, David Miller's sentence was
committed to fifty years in the peniten-
tiary, Robert Cushenberry has been
granted stay of execution until June
rs. and Jack Bradford was respited un.
til Aug. IA.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Smallpox stampedes Police.

Chicago. June 1S.-George Smith, q
tramp afflicted with smallpox, caused
a stampede OF officers from the Engle-
wood police station Friday afternoon.
He had scarcely pulled from his
face and showed the blotcned skin
when he found himself alone. The
policeman called him outside and then
took him to the pound, where, in a
room with a dead dog, he waited two
hours for the pesthouse ambulance a
health department officia' ordered.
The disease was well dew oped in
Smith, so after his departure for the
pesthouse the station was fumigated
and the dead dog was burned. Roll
call for the night shift was held on the
pavement in front of the station.
Smith said he lived in Pineville, Ky.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
THEY GIVE UP KLERKsDORP.
Beers Surrender Important Town to Il
Rritish.

BOers SURRENDER Important Town TO the
British.
London, June 16.-The war office is
sues the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
Pretoria, Residency, June IA, 10: 40
pm.-Klerksdorp surrendered on June
9th to an armed party sent on by Hun
ter. Kitchener reports that the Beers
attacked a reconstruction train early
this morning a few miles north OF
Rhenoster River. He sent out mount
ed troops and drove off the enemy be-
fore they could do damage One man
was killed and eleven wounded, in
Guiding two officers. A messenger from
Klerksdorp reports that Cronje, who
commanded there, determined to sur
render as soon as he knew for certain
His example has been copied by many
in the neighborhood. The courthouse
is now said to be full of arms"
By the peaceful occupation of
Klerksdorp the British have gained a
strategic position Of some Importance,
as the town is not only the terminus
of another railroad to Johannesburg.
but it is within easy reach of the
Kroonstad-V ierfontein railroad. The
Cronje who surrendered the place is a
son Of the famous Gen. Cronje now a
prisoner at st. Helena. The son was
prominent during the siege Of MAIZE
king. Apart from the fact that Lord
Roberts dispatch comes direct from
Pretoria, showing the telegraph line is
reopened, the only other point Of in
Gen. Methuen was reported to have so
utterly routed have recuperated suf-
ficiently to attack reconstruction
train. A dispatch from Kimberley re-
ports the capture of the well-known
pugilist Jim" Holloway. who was an
adjutant in the Boer army and who
blew up the bridge at Fourteen
Streams. Holloway was among a
body of federals captured in the west
ern part of the Transvaal. The Afri-
cander Bond congress opened at Paarl
today, with seventy delegates, includ-
ing seven assemblymen, present.
p 1t is feared at Cape Town that the
parliamentary deadlock will lead to
temporary suspension Of the consti-
tuition, and there is much anxiety in
regard to the possible outcome OF such
a grave step. Sir John Gordon Sprigg
Is experiencing much difficulty in
forming cabinet, Mr.. Schreiner per-
sisting in his refusal to support min
istry dominated by Cecil Rhodes, ow-
ing to personal antipathies. A coali-
ton seems impracticable. Messrs.
Rose-Innes and Solomon are not in
clined to accept subordinate positions
in a government composed Of nomi-
nees of the South African league. II
Mr.. Schreiner is dissatisfied with the
personnel and pledges Of the new
ministry, the latter will be unable to
pass imperial measures and danger
Gus deadlock will ensue which may
lead to a grave constitutional crisis
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Printers Union Delegates.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 1S.-The
work of the canvassing board of the
International Typographical union has
been completed. For agent Of the
union printers home William Kenne-
dy of Chicago received 13,245 votes and
J. A. 0nyun Of Peoria, ILL.,, 1852. Frank
Morrison of Chicago received the high
est vote for delegate to the American
Federation of Labor and Eugene F.
o'Rourke of Boston the next highest,
and they were declared elected. ]. G.
Cain Of the New York Photo-Engra-
vers' union was chosen to represent
the allied crafts in the American Fed
Grafton of labor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
DESCRIBES SUMS ECLIPSE.
c. G. Abbot of Smithsonian Institution
Reports on Observations.


Reports on Observations.
Washington, ID. c., June ia pre-
liminary account Of the observations
made at Wadesboro, N. c., during the
recent eclipse, under the direction of
the Smithsonian institution, has been
prepared by c. G. Abbot of the institu-
ton. The main object of investiga-
tion,' says Mr.. Abbot, was the coro-
ma, and Of this, first. Photographic
study OF the detailed structure of the
inner corona, with, second, a deter
mination by the bolometer, whether
appreciable heat reaches us from 1t.
and, il possible an examination of the
form Of its spectrum-energy curve.
The eclipse was notably not dark one.
No second magnitude stars were OBJ
served with the naked eye. Most of
the observers saw only Mercury.
some skimming through the trees, and
Capella was also seen by a few The
high degree Of illumination operated
unfavorably in the study Of the outer
corona. The fall of temperature and
rising breeze were distinctly noticeable
before totality. No change in direc-
ton Of the wind was noted. Shadow
bands were seen, but those observers
who attempted to measure their ve-
locity found them too rapid and flick
ering for any successful work in this
direction, yet there was notable unani-
nifty among independent observers as
to their size and distance apart
(about five inches)."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
DENIED BY GEN. COLLINS.
Denounces British Press Report Regard
ing Reception of Boer ENJOYS.

Denounces British Press Report Regard
Ing Reception of Boer ENJOYS.
London, June 16.-Gen. Patrick A.
Collins Of Boston, Mass. former con-
sul-general at London. said today:
The report supplied to the British
press to the effect that the Boer en-
voys are being greeted in the United
States only by the German and Irish
political scum is unadulterated rot"
Gen. Collins declares that the recep-
ton accorded the peace ENJOYS by all
classes is most cordial. The general
goes to Dublin next week, but he de-
mics that his visit is for the purpose of
taking part in the Irish nationalist
convention. The American friends of
the Massachusetts, politician, however.
say that Mr.. Redmond and Timothy
Healy, the Irish leaders, are anxious
that he take part in their delibera-
tions
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

Chicago, June 1S.-Hours behind
time, special train with 400 Califor-
MIA delegates to the Philadelphia con-
vention aboard crashed into freight
train at Thirty-ninth street on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago rail-
way. The politicians were thrown into
a panic, and whist and hearts were
supplanted by yells and leaps. How
ever, T. H. Gould. engineer, had ap-
piled the brakes in time to prevent
fatalities, and the passenger train re-
manned on its track. Gould was cut
in the face by flying particles Of glass,
but Fireman Gaskins was uninjured.
Both trainmen live at Fort Wayne,
Ind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
PERlIOUS BALLOON TRIP.
Boy at Coney Island Carried Up by One

eg.
New York, June 1S.-Whisked from
earth and hanging by the leg from
a rapidly rising balloon, Andrew NAL
chofsky, 16 years old, was carried 1000
feet into the air at Coney Island, and
was only saved from death by the cool
ness and courage Of the aeronaut
whose balloon had snatched him up.
Thousands of visitors at the seaside
resort saw the boy carried away and
heard his frantic cries for help. More
than one knelt upon the sands and
prayed for the lads deliverance from
peril. When the balloon shot upward
one of the dangling ropes whipped
around Malchofsky's right leg, max
ing half-hitch. and before he knew
what had happened he was high in
the air. The aeronaut shouted to the
boy to grasp the rope with both hands
and hold tight. Then he clambered
down from his perch beneath the bal
loon and succeeded in knotting the
rope securely around the boys body.
The balloon gradually settled earth
ward. coming to rest only few blocks
from where it arose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Jack Had Escaped.

gaunt. muscular woman of fierce
mein entered a city hall in a Utah
county seat and asked the county clerk
to find out II one Jack Peters was mar
ried. Search developed the name OF
John Peters. for whose marriage a IL
cense had been issued two years be-
fore. Il thought So" said the wom-
an. Married Lie Waters, didn't hep
THE marriage license is issued for a
marriage with Miss Eliza Waters
yep. Well, I'm Lie. | thought I'd
ought to come in and tell you that
Jack Peters has escaped. San Fran
cisco Wave.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
CHAPTER ".

Mr.. Saville's answer has come. II
is not in the least what Barbara ex-
pected 1t is a very short letter, and
out of it falls a cheque for two hun
bred pounds. And there is nothing
about her engagement at all, except a
casual allusion to the danger OF fiirta-
tons that can end in nothing. And
Barbara is to come out to Tasmania at
once, by the next steamer that sails
after she receives the letter. The two
hundred pounds is to purchase an out
fit and defray the expenses of the voy-
age.
Mrs. Saville also receives a letter,
which is possibly more lengthy, and
may contain more information than
the communication to Barbara, in
which her father only says he is lonely
and wants her to manage his house
hold for him.
Mrs. Saville looks keenly at her
ter, while the color forsakes her face.
And Sebastian watches Barbara. too.
Father wants me to go out to him"
Barbara says. lifting her great, trou-
bled eyes. In her heart she knows
that this command is only to separate
her from George.
Mrs. Sayille folds up her own letter.
Yes, so your father says. He thinks
you are old enough now to be at the
head of his house; but We will miss
you. dear. And l see he expects you
to start at once. He mentions the
steamer that some friends OF his are
going out by. Every thing will be
dreadfully hurried. We must go to
London in a day or so and get your
things"
Barbara sits white and miserable.
To leave George, that is her one
thought-to put thousands of miles be-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
--s~--~------
-Four Persons BADLY Hurt

Columbus, o., June 1.-two electric
cars returning from Minerva Park
came together in terrific rear-end
collision about midnight and four per-
sons were severely injured. They were.
William II. Devere, hip dislocated and
bruised; s. f. Morris, hand badly torn;
w. Powell, leg injured; John Heer,
bruised and leg injured. Crowbars had
to be used to pry the cars apart to
release Mr.. Deyere.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Chiea z oans Drown In Bayou.

Scranton, Miss, June 1S.-Sullivan
Converse Of Chicago, travelling shoe
salesman, and his father were drowned
while bathing in the bayou Chicot. The
son was seized with cramps and his
father attempted to rescue him.
Neither being able to swim, both sank
in full view of Sullivan's brother. Sui
livan was one of the volunteer seamen
on the battleship Oregon during the
war with Spain. His mother, Mrs. Ida
Converse, is well known in literary
circles as newspaper correspondent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Made bald by Lightning.

Upper Sandusky, Ohio. June 1s.-Al-
oert Dawson, son of Thomas Dawson,
who lives near Marsailles, was in an
outbuilding during a storm, when the
place was struck by lightning. He said
the room was ablaze at the time, and
few seconds later he became uncon-
scious. When he recovered he was mi
nus all OF the hair upon his head. but
otherwise was not injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Japan's Naval Programme.

Victoria, B. c., June 16.-From ia.
pan comes news that. in view of the
proposed immense augmentation Of
the naval forces Of other powers, the
Japanese naval authorities are about
to enter upon new naval program
AS only 100000 yen will be devoted
yearly to the navy. men like Admiral
Inouye recommend the construction
of torpedo boat destroyers This class
of boats cost about 100000 yen, so that
thirty destroyers can be built for the
price Of one battle ship. 1t is antici-
pated that the new program will au-
thorize the construction OF : torpedo
boat destroyers only.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Joseph Martin Resigns.

Victoria. b. c.. June 16.-Jcseph
Martin last night resigned the pre-
miership of British Columbia. and Jas
Dunsmuir was sent for by the lieu
tenant governor. After conference
Of an hours duration Dunsmuir ac-
cepted the position vacated by Martin,
and will be sworn in as premier this
afternoon.
Mrs. Dunsmuir will form a cabinet
on non-partisan lines. He was the bull
wark OF the opposition through the
introduction Of federal lines In the To-
cal arena.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
STRATEGIC POSITION GAINED
BY the British, Who Now Occup,
KIerksdorp.
YOUNG KRONE SURRENDERED.
Telegraph Line Reopened to Pretoria
Beers Attack Reconstruction Train
President Steyn. Not President Kruger,
Stands In the Way OF Surrender.

London, June 1S.-The occupation OF
Klerksdorp, announced by Lord Rob-
erts, gives the British strategic po-
sition of some Importance, as the town,
besides being the terminus of another
railroad to Johannesburg, is within
TEN road.
Cronje, who surrendered the place,
is a son of the famous Gen. Cronje,
now a prisoner at St. Helena, and took
a prominent part in the siege Of Mafe-
king.
Lord Roberts dispatch shows that
the telegraph line is reopened to Pre-
toria, and also points to the fact that
the Beers, whom Gen. Methuen was
reported to have so utterly routed
have recuperated enough to attack a
reconstruction train.
According to the Lourenco Marquee:
correspondent of the Times it would
seem that President Stein, and not
President Kruger, now stands in the
way of surrender. His present atti-
tude is attributed to pique, his pre-
vious advice having been secuted. The
correspondent says that shortly after
the British entered the Transyaal
President Kruger proposed reopening
negotiations, but President Steyn
strongly demurred, pointing out that
according to the treaty between the
republics neither could conclude peace
without the consent Of the other He,
representing the Free State, refused
to reopen negotiations. President
Kruger had no alternative but to con-
tinue the campaign. unless he was
willing to incur charge Of breach OF
faith. 1t is notorious, the correspond
ent adds, that he is in favor of peace
on almost any terms,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

Belleville, ILL.,, June 1S.--In a 1T OF
passion 19-year-old John Holm as
saulted his aged father. George Holm,
with butcher knife, fatally stabbing
him in the head. Young Holm is in
custody. The boy is feeble-minded,
and had heretofore been harmless. His
father reprimanded him and the stab
bling followed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

New York, June 16.-At late hour
the physicians at the Presbyterian
hospital said there had been no i'm
proyement in the preceding twenty
four hours for the condition OF John
Clark Ridpath, the historian, who, for
several weeks past has been a patient
there. Mr.. Ridpath is suffering from
typhoid pneumonia. His condition Is
critical.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

Mexico, Mo-, June 1S.-The state
prohibition convention nominated a
full ticket here, headed by C. E. Stokes
of Mexico for governor. Resolutions
were passed condemning both state
and national administrations. John
G. Woolley of Chicago addressed the
convention at night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

Indianapolis. Ind, June 1S.-It is an
bounced here by prominent prohibi-
tionists that Felix T. McWhirter of In
dianapolis will be candidate for the
vice-presidency before the national
convention at Chicago provided an
eastern man is chosen for first place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

Champaign, ILL.,, June 1s.-Comptrol-
Ter Bird 5. Coler Of New York city.
who has been visiting in Champaign a
few days, has purchased the cottage In
which he was born thirty-tive years
ago, paying $500 for it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
Ordered to Close Saloons.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,. June 1S.-Judge
p. A. Pierce of Carmi arrived here and
heard arguments in the habeas corpus
case of ]. ]. Manion and Crom Bayliss,
who for week conducted saloons
without licenses, claiming the ordi-
nance invalid which submitted the
question to a popular vote. Judge
Pierce sustained the validity OF the
ordinance, holding the submission of
the question was not delegation of
authority by the city council. Manion
and Bayliss closed their saloons after
the decision.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21

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