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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
CANAL BILL WILL PASS.
Hope for Nicaragua Measure Is
Raised
THE PRICE OF ARMOR PLATE.
Hawaiian Conference Report - After
Sharp Criticism the Senate Postpones
Action Upon It-Fsmine Sufferers In
India to BE Relieved-Turkey.

Washington, April 2S.-The senate
had under consideration during the
greater part of the session the confer
ence report of the Hawaiian civil gov
eminent measure. Mr.. Cullom made
an extended explanation of the changes
In the bill. The report was the subject
of sharp criticism. Final action upon
it was postponed.
The Alaskan cYil-c0de bill was con-
sidered for a brief time, Mr.. Bate
(Tenn.) delivering a speech IN oppo-
sition to the pending HansbroIgh
amendment relating 10 the rights of
alien miners.
AS result of a protracted struggle
In the house the provision of the naval
appropriation bill to enable the secre-
tary Of the navy to contract for armor
for the battleships Maine, Ohio and
Missouri, now awaiting their armor
equipment, at $545 a ton, the price
asked for Krupp armor, is out Of the
bill, as is the provision to repeal the
$500 limitation placed upon the price
of armor by the current law. The
words stricken out are lat cost not
to exceed S545 a ton, including royal
ties" II is contended by some that
this empowers the secretary to con-
tract for armor without regard to cost.
BY others it is claimed that the pro-
visions will be ineffective unless the
senate inserts the price. Before the ar
mor-plate question came up two
amendments to modify the provisions
for the increase of the navy, which au-
thorizes two battleships and six cruis-
ers. were defeated.
The Nicaraguan canal bill as amend
ed by the interstate commerce commit
tee will pass the house at this session.
This is the confident prediction OF
Representative Hepburn, chairman OF
the committee, and his associates, who
have been trying for several weeks to
secure consideration for the measure
in the house. Representative Hepburn
now expects the committee on rules
to give the right of way to his bill
about May |.
for the conveyance to Bombay from
New York of the relief supplies for the
Indian plague and famine sufferers is
the British steamship Quito. Pay Di-
rector Denniston telegraphed the navy
department that the persons who were
supplying food to make up the cargo
had agreed TO increase their contribu-
tions from $500 tons to 5000 tons,
the full capacity of the Quito.
Representative HeatNo of Mime
sofa introduced bill for the re-
lief of the Medawakanton band of
Sioux Indians residing in Redwood
county. Minnesota. 1t authorizes the
sale of part of their lands, the price
of which is to be applied to the pur-
chase of lands elsewhere.
Lieut.-Col. William p. Hall has just
been ordered to Chicago for duty as
acknowledgement of the department of
the lakes. He has been sewing in
New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
Iowa Fight Law In Force.

Davenport, Iowa, April 23.-George
Stead of Chicago and Art Simms of
Akron o., advertised to box twenty
rounds here for purse Of $500, did
not get chance to enter the ring. On
receiving notice that the contest would
not be allowed, in violation of the new
Iowa prize-fight law, the match was
called off. ALI Kennedy, who arranged
the match; George Siler, Who was to
referee it; Eddie Santry, Harry Gill
more and other prominent ring follow
lers had gathered here for the purpose
of witnessing this first test OF the Iowa
law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

Chicago, April 23.-Work on tn,
Northwestern Elevated railroad struc.
ture and stations came to a standstill
when the 1853 union men-bridge and
structural iron workers. sheet metal
workers. painters and engineers-went
on strike. The trouble was caused by
the employment of forty non-union
carpenters in the construction of the
stations. The strikers marched to a
point where the non-union men were
at work. and the appearance of the
husky iron workers and their COM
panions had the effect of stampeding
the carpenters, who lost no time in
laying down their tools and caring for
their personal safety.
These were the results of the labor
troubles: njured-William Cooley, 70j
Washington boulevard, superintendent
of the Otis Elevator company, assault
ed at "a Custom House court by sup
posed union picket, but not seriously
injured; James Doyle, union carpenter,
struck on head by Policeman Michigan
of the Hyde Park station while resist
ing arrest. Arrested-Michael Leahy,
steamftter, charged with disorderly
conduct; George p. Gubbins, president
brlcklayers and stonemasons' union,
charged with assault by Contractor
Hancox and Attorney Parkinson; two
non-union men, carpenters, employed
on Northwestern Elevated structure.
charged with carrying concealed weap.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
HAVOC BY THE FLOOD.
Immense Damage Caused In Many Mis-.
sisslppi Towns.

sissippi Towns.
New Orleans, April 21.-Advices
from Pennington say Pearl river has
reached its highest mark since 1874.
To-day the timber booms commenced
breaking up, and thousands Of dol
lars worth of timber has been fioated
out to sea. All business on the river
Is at standstill. The saw mills have
mad to discontinue operations. The
water has reached the first floors of all
stores along the river. The water is
still rising and traffic of all kinds is
suspended. Every bridge from Pearl
ington to Logtown has been swept
away. People living ON the Louisiana
side have been forced to abandon their
homes and fleet to the Mississippi side
for safety. Hundreds of head of cattle
and hogs have been drowned. Deer
and other game are swimming across
the river at every available point. All
farms and gardens will have to be re-
planted.
New Orleans has ceased to regard
the flood situation as temporary in
convenience. AS time has passed and
as the full scope of the disaster which
visited this section OF the country in
the excessive rains which began in the
early days of the week and still con-
tinue has been learned the conviction
has been irresistibly brought home that
calamity of appalling magnitude has
been experienced, and that instead of
the worst being over the evil has Just
begun.
There are within the gates of the
city no less than 500 water-bound
travellers who are not only unable to
return to their homes now, who but
do not know when they will be able to
leave. Partial reports of the damage
incurred In the storm belt have run
the figures up into the millions, and,
taking into consideration the losses.
real and resultant, the amount foots
up to an enormous figure.
The Illinois Central Railroad sys-
TEN has incurred damages which will
amount to hundreds of thousands OF
dollars, figuring the loss of business,
and the end is not yet. Not only was
that road tied up today, but there is
no telling when the trains will be able
to run. The streams are rising and
rains continue to fall. The tie-Ip is
complete, both on the Illinois Central
and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
roads. The train which departed for
Chicago Monday morning was only re-
turned to New Orleans Wednesday
night. and with the delayed passen-
gers came back two car loads of mail,
which had to be taken in charge by
the postal authorities and routed out
as expediency.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
twenty British KILLED.
Sharp Engagement Reported North
of Boshof by 0eIarey.
THE BOeR LOSS NOT TOLD,
Severe Fighting Said to he In Progress
within Twenty Miles OF Bloemfontein
Kilograms VIII Not he Eorwardsd-
wepener Is Surrounded.

Pretoria, April 20, via Lourenco Mar
CUES, April 2S.-Advices have Just
reached here from Hoopstad. Orange
Free State. to the effect that a sharp
engagement has Just taken place north
OF Boshof between Gen. Delarey's ad-
vance guards, consisting of $50 Beers,
and British force. The latter were
repulsed and left twenty dead on the
field. The foreigners owning farms in
the Rustinberg (TransvaaD district
have been called upon to settle their
overdue war taxes within ninety days
from date. Gen. Schalk-Burger has
been appointed acting vice president in
place of Commanding General Joubert,
who died some weeks ago.
London, April ga dispatch from
Bloemfontein in regard to the Karee
siding fight says: The British, with
artillery supporting, are holding a
large dam. Fighting began early
Wednesday, the Beers attacking on two
sides, and continued until after dark"
Kroonstad, Orange Free State. April
20, via Lourenco Marques, April 23.-
The latest reports received here from
Wepener state that fighting between
Gen. Brabant's horse and the Beers
continues. The British are surround
ed, but they are making a gallant
stand.
London, April 23.-Every day fur
nishes fresh indications that the cor
respondents are greatly restricted in
the transmission of dispatches. The
| censor at Cape Town has notified the
correspondents of the practical suspen-
sion of all kilograms during operations
now in progress. London is unanimous
In taking this to mean confirmation
of the belief prevailing for the last
two days that Lord Roberts advance
toward Pretoria has commenced. The
rain in the Orange Free State is al.
most of tropical character, and has
created conditions that recall the
American campaign in the Philippines.
There Is thirty-foot flood in the Gale
don river, and all the drifts in the
Modder and Riet rivers are impassa-
BILE. The ballast of the railway south
of Bloemfontein has been washed out.
and traffic has thus been stopped.
Farmers carts are unable to reach the
town, the country being deep in
mud.
Natal advices show that strong Boer
patrols are active between Gen. Butler
and the Biggarsberg range. The mac
ton of the British allows them to make
considerable movements without being
hampered. The English correspondents
say that they are raiding whatever re-
mains of the natives cattle. A COM
mando numbering 800 men has been
within three miles of Dewdorp and
Acton Homes. Another commando has
been near Waschbank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
DYNAMITE PLANT BLOWN UP.
Three Men Killed by Explosion at
Kawkaw In. EIich.

Ahfoo hsoh W EApiosiou
Kawksw In. EIich.
Kawkawlin, Mich, April 23.-The
packing house at the Ajax dynamite
works blew up. The explosion was ter
rife. Three men were killed, as fol-
lows:
WIN. WEAVER, married; leaves
two children.
ED HALLIGAN, married; four chill
dren.
WILLIAM VAN VASSELER, mar
ried; one son.
The mems bodies were blown to
atoms. Weaver and Halligan resided
here. Van Vasseler lived at West Bay
City. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
Bay City. Mich. April 21.-The ex-
plosion of dynamite at Kawkawlin
caused great conclusion here, many
people believing it to be an earthquake.
1t was distinctly heard for many miles
in the Saginaw valley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

Kansas City, Mo-, April CSC. E.
Moreledge, an actor who last winter
rheld up" two restaurants and a sa-
loon in the center of the business dis
trict in order to get money sufficient to
put his company on the road, has been
found guilty in the Circuit court here
and given sentence of twenty five
wears in the penitentiary. He pleaded
insanity. Moreledge was one of the
original promoters Of the Topolobam-
pc cooperative colonization scheme,
and he originated a plan to dam the
Missouri river at Bismarck, S. d., and
to divert the entire flow of waters in a
gigantic ditch that would flow south
ward through Nebraska and Kansas
and have lateral bitches that would
irrigate the whole of the western part
of those states. Another scheme pro-
jected by Moreledge was to revive the
Ancient Order of Magic, and still an
other was that to build big co-opera-
tive apartment-house that would cover
several blocks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
A Rabbit Craze In California.

There is rabbit craze in southern
California. The people around Los
Angeles have taken to breeding Bel
gian hares, and 1t is expected that big
fortunes will be made. Rabbit is to be
canned and its juicy meat otherwise
disposed Of; its pelt is to be made into
sealskin sacques. its fur into hats and
other things are to be done with 1t.
Thre are 600 "rabbitries" around Los
Angeles already and over 10000 high
grade rabbits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

New York, April EFT became
known here that Lieut.. Herbert Whip
pie of the Seventh United States cav
airy found a valuable pearl in an oys-
ter patty while dining with friends in
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The pearl
was the size of hazel nut and nearly
round. Had it not been damaged in
the cooking, experts say it would be
worth at least $4,000. Lieut.. Whipple
had the gem put in a stickpin for his
wife and sent TO her at her home in
Louisville. XIV.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

would cry, realizing what pain he was In.
His pitiful wailing was heart-rending. I
had about given up hope OF saving him
when was urged to give him Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, all other treatment having failed.
! washed the sores with Hoods Medicated
Soap, applied Hoods Olive Ointment and
gave him Hoods Sarsaparilla. The child
seemed to get better every day, and very
soon the change was quite noticeable. The
discharge grew less, Inflammation went
down, the skin took on healthy color, and
the raw flesh began to scale over and thin
skin formed as the scales dropped of.
Less than two bottles OF Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, aided by Hoods Medlcated Soap and
Hoods Olive Ointment, accomplished this
wonderful cure. I cannot praise these
medicines half enough" MRS. GUERNor.
81 Myrtle St., Rochester, n. Y.
The above testimonial is very much con-
densed from Mrs. Guerinot's letter. As
many mothers will be interested In reading
the full letter, we will send 1t to anyone
who sends request Of us on postal card.
Mention this paper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
COURT WAR WITH FRANCE.
what Goodwin Smith Says of the British
-ProphesIes Defeat

Prophecies DefeaL
Toronto, Ont, April 23.-Goldwin
Smith, writing on the political situa-
ton in Europe, says there are appar-
entity people in England mad enough in
their present state of delirious exulta-
ton to court war with France. which.
If there is ground for belief in an I'M
derstanding of France with Russia,
might develop into war with both those
powers. These people have in their
minds ideas of British invincibility de-
rived from the Napoleonic war. They
forget that after Trafalgar the British
swept the seas, that her manufactures
were still in their infancy, that little
of her wealth was invested abroad and
that her population was far smaller
than it is now, so that she was COM
paratiyely little dependent on foreign
countries for her food. Nevertheless
the suffering then inflicted on the
masses of the people was extreme.
France, drawing her supplies from the
continent, could never be forced to
surrender. Germany could invade her,
Britain could not.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
Expires In q Fit Of Laughter

st. Louis, Mo-, April 23.-Laughter
caused the death of Bud Ferguson. a
young negro, on the street car here.
He was oyerjoyed because the st.
Louis baseball team had defeated the
pirates" and he had won large sum
of money. While returning home on
the street car he met some friends and
laughed SO immoderately over his good
luck that hemorrhage followed, and he
fell down in the aisle of the car and
expired in few moments. Ferguson
was 26 years old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

New York, April 23.-Cissie Lotus.
the London actress, had a narrow es,
cape from permanent retirement from
the stage at Old Point Comfort Those
who saw her go out on the pier say
she did not walk as one out for a stroll.
but went directly to the place where
she fell or jumped overheard. One of
the sailors, attracted by the splash,
leaped overheard and swan to the res
cue. He held her until his shipmates
pulled the boat alongside.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
Oh, Psi fraternity Annual.

New York, Aphil 23.-The annual
convention of the Chi Psi fraternity
was brought to a close with banquet
at the Holland house. The matter of
forming grand alpha chapter among
the alumni of the fratrnity was re-
ferred to committee to be reported
at the next convention. Elbridge T.
Gerry was reelected president Of the
fraternity, and 1t was decided to hold
the next convention in Chicago under
the charge of the Alpha Iota Of the
University of Wisconsin. Among the
speakers was ex-Speaker Thomas u.
Reed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
APPROVE AMERICAN COURSE.
Opinion OF Political and Commercial
Circles In Constantinopie.

Opinion OF Political and Commercial
Circles In Constantinopie.
Constantinople, April 21.-The firm
attitude of the United States govern
ment regarding the claims Of Ameri-
cans for losses and massacres in Ar
menia is entirely approved in political
Cnd commercial circles, and it is hoped
that the United States will steadfastly
maintain its demand, such course be-
Ing the only one likely to succeed. 1t is
thought that all the powers should fol-
low the same course, not only concert
ing indemnittes, but also with regard
TO the increase of duty. Negotiations
regarding American indemnity are now
being conducted in Washington owing
TO the presence there of United States
Minister Straus. When the prohibit
ton against American pork was issued
Lloyd c. Griscom, American charge
d'affaires, addressed an energetic note
to the porte
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

London, April 23.-The Daily Mail
publishes a letter from Yokohama
describing the growth OF antl-Ameri-
can feeling" in Japan. The writer
says: This development is due to the
harsh treatment the japanese have re-
ceived in Hawaii and to the belief that
the United States will stop Japanese
immigration to Hawaii. The feeling Is
calculated to lead to a deplorable war
OF tariffs and to retaliatory restric-
TONS"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
BILL MAY BE AMENDED.
Puerto Rican Measure Has Some OBJ
iectIonabIe Provisions.

iectIonable Provisions.
Washington, April 21.-Another duel
between the house and senate is threat
ened by definite movement, original
ing in the house committee on insular
affairs, to amend and repeal provisions
of the Porto Rico civil government
bill relating to franchises and popu-
lar suffrage on the island. A bitter
feeling OF enmity against the civil
government bill prepared by Senator
Foraker's committee has been fostered
in the lower house and will manifest
itself in the form of a number OF
amendments to the civil government
bill and resolutions urging the re-
peal OF certain obnoxious provisions,
which are frankly branded by members
of the insular committee as imperial
istic." Chairman Cooper of the house
committee on insular affairs presided
ut a brief session of the committee,
which adjourned with an agreement
to assemble later to determine upon
the character of the amendments to be
offered to the civil government proyi-
lions for Porto Rico.
The joint resolution passed by the
senate providing that officers OF the
army now stationed In Porto Rico In
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

TN Official capacity shall continue in Of
flee without FORGETTING their commits
sions until the regularly appointed Of
Hcials are qualified, was taken up by
the house committee on insular affairs.
This resolution when reported to the
house for concurrent action will open
the Porto Rican discussion once more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
$4,000. 900 Building for New York

New York, April 23.-Work on a new
$1,000, 900 skyscraper for Lower Broad
way will be commenced within few
weeks. Contracts were signed Friday
by the Geoge A. Fuller Construction
company. President Black of the Full
Ter company admitted the structure
would be erected with Chicago capital
The building will be eighteen or twen-
" stories high.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
CULLOM's BILL MEETS DELAY.
Quorum Not Present to Act on Inter
state Measure.


state Measure.
Washington, ID. c., April 2l.-In spite
OF Senator Cullom's efforts the rail-
road interests won again in his com
mittee on Interstate commerce. Bare
ly a quorum responded to his call for
a meeting to vote on reporting out the
bill to amend the interstate commerce
act, and ex-senator Henderson, who
was to attend as a railroad attorney,
did not take the trouble to appear
Nothing Gaunted, Senator Cullom
promptly issued another call for a
meeting next week and he said that
then vote would be taken without fail
on the bill. There are eleven members
of the committee and the reported ma
jority of six against the Cullom bill, it
was said to-day, would never yield. In
the matter of pensions Senator Cullom
was more favored. w. L. Baker of
Harrisburg, ILL.,, well known in south
ern Illinois, received pension of s72
a month, one of the highest amounts
granted by the government Col. J.
Funkhauser of Albion, ILL.,, got a pen
sion of $40 month.
1t was intended to hold a meeting
of the senate committee on privileges
and elections to-day, to consider the
report of the committee in the case of
Senator Clark OF Montana. but owing
to the recent changes made in the text
of the report, it was found impossible
to prepare it for presentation. The
principal difficulty in agreeing upon a
report is found in the treatment of the
episode connecting the Montana SUI
preme Court with the Clark contest.
There also are some differences as to
the method of treating Congressman
Campbelrs and ex-State Senator
Whitesides' connection with the case,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

Butte, Mont, April 23.-The epidem-
&c which is carrying dozens of citizens
of Butte to their graves has been dag
nosed as pneumonia. AS an illustration
OF the terrible fatality OF the disease
out Of forty-eight cases in one OF the
HOSPITALS forty-four deaths resulted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

Cleveland, April 23.-Dr. A. B. Allyn,
a prominent physician of Chardon,
Ohio, who was badly injured a few
days ago by being shut up in a fold,
ing bed. is dead. DR.. Allyn had been
in Cincinnati for the past two months
receiving treatment for nervous pros,
tration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

lewiston, Me-. April 21.-Fire thia
morning destroyed ten buildings in the
business portion of this city, causing a
loss of $4,000. Among the buildings
burned were the carriage factory OF
Wade & Dunton, two large tenement
houses and Ave small business build.
ings
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

A million of dollars are spent every
wear for baseball. but large as this Is,
It cannot equal the amount spent In
search of health We urge those who
have spent much and lost hope to try
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. lt
strengthens the stomach, makes diges-
ton easy, and cures dyspepsia, con-
stipation, bihousness and weak
kidneys.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

On some of the Japanese railroads
terra Gotta sleepers are used. They
are far mo e durable than those of
wood, and thus amply repay for in
creaSs of cost.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

The Idaho prohibitionists want to
send Miss Amanda Way to congress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
AxfuI pi.tre.s In India.

Simla, India, April 2l.-The distress
among the people is spreading. and
$500. 900 persons are now receiving re.
lief.