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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Among the documents in the Forum
have been discovered certain writings
tending to cast considerable doubt on
the generally accepted statement that
Nero set fire to Rome and fddled as
he watched it burn. 1t now appears
from many evidences that the fire was
started by the Christians. 1t is shown
by various documents that the fire Or
iginated close to Nero's own palace,
and that the suburbs inhabited by the
poor Christians escaped the confagra-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Cedar Rapids, Nov. IA. A. Palmer,
who came here from Des Moines
about three weeks ago. was held to
await the action of the grand jury
in Lo..ds of $500 on the charge of lar
ceny from a building in the night
time. 1t is charged that Palmer en-
tered the room of couple of young
men at the Arcade hotel and stole
S25 in cash and a revolver from their
trunks. He is also charged with mum
erous other petty thefts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
Hanged himself in the Barn.

Colo, Nov. 2.-Ellis Wheatley, aged
about As years, living five miles south
west of Colo, committed suicide by
hanging in his own barn. He was
found by his hired man, who went
into the barn to unharness the
horses. He was never married and
his mother, who had been keeping
house for him, left about four years
ago to live with some other children,
since which time he has been keeping
house himself. Dependency is sup
posed to he the cause.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
Declares Aguinaido is Dead.

San Diego, Cal, Nov. 5.-James C..
Hussey of National City has received
a letter from James Thompson, a
private in Company c, Twenty-sev-
enth infantry, written while in the
hospital at Manila, 7. l., and dated
September 1, in which the writer says
that young Filipino occupying a
bed next to him in the hospital, stat
ed that Emilio Aguinaldo was really
shot dead. as reported some time ago,
but it was to be kept quiet for poll
teal reasons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Oberammergau has been casting up
the accounts of this years Passion
Play. There were 4S performances
and 100000 visitors. who paid 100000
for admission. The profits Of the
village from dodgers, the sale of trink-
cts, etc, were between S750,000 and
S1,000,000. Munich and Bavarian rail-
roads have also profited, the latter
showing a surplus of S2,500,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Chicago, Nov. 5.-The University OF
Iowa football team defeated the Chi
cago university team by a score Of
II to in a stubbornly contested
game of football on Marshall Field
here Saturday. Over 5000 people
watched the contest, which is said to
have been the bitterest this city has
known this year. The first lalf ended
with a score of OTTO 0, Chicago having
the best of the play and keeping the
ball in Iowa's territory most of the
time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

A stranger called at the police head
quarters of Salina, Kan, the other day,
according to Kansas City paper, and
related a circumstantial story Of how
he had been robbed Of forty-dollar-
bill. Every policeman in town was
furnished with description of the al
legged thief, and a whole day was
spent in looking for him before it
dawned upon any of the sleuths that
there is no such thing as q forty-doi-
lar-bill. By that time the joker had
disappeared from Salina.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
wants New 100000 Hotel.

Fort Dodge, Nov. IA movement
has been inaugurated here by a num-
Der of prominent business men TO
rganize stock company for the con.
struction of a new 100000 hotel. An
effort will be made to have twenty
leading citizens each subscribe for
$1,000 of stock. Hon. S. 7. Meservey
and George w. Mason, prominent
business men, are back of the pro
iacf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

One Of the many narrow escapes of
being shot dead in the war occurred
when Colonel Stoves train was held
up by Theron, near Kroonstad, the
other week. Mr.. J. E. Sharp shared
the saloon with Colonel Stowe They
were awakened by Theron's Mauser
volley at twenty-five yards range. MIR.
Sharp sustained a wound through his
foot. But for the mistake of a servant
making up the bunk the wrong way
about he would undoubtedly have had
the bullet through his head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
Spain orders New Navy.

Poris, Nov. According to the
Prris Matin, the rebuilding of the
Spanish fleet will be entrusted tc
French builders. The Spanish govern
ment says the paper, has given an
order for eight ironclads of 1o,oot
tons burden each, four armorei
cruisers of 5000 tons burden each
and 100 torpedo boats. The order il
to be executed within ten years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

The role of the mosquito in spread
ing malaria has just been demon
strated quite conclusively in England.
Some insects, which had repeatedly
stung men suffering from tertian
fever, were sent from Rome to Lon
don, and there allowed to sting the
son of DR.. Manson, who had never had
malaria. The young man so bitten
soon developed typical attack of ter
tian fever, and examination of his
blood showed the presence Of the germ
peculiar to that variety of malaria.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Miners of Minor Galleries Go Out Be-
cause of Disagreements.

miners of Minor Galleries Go Out Be-
cause of Disagreements.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 2.-The la
borers at the Oonyngh m mine of
the Delaware and Hudson canal com
pany went on a strike yesterday.
The miners refused to pay the labor
ers 10 per cent advance in wages,
claiming that the company had only
advanced them 10 per cent and that
they would not pay the laborers the
whole increase. At this mine the
company does not pay the laborers
They work for the miners and are
paid by them.
Hazleton, Pa, Nov. 2.-The mine
workers employed by the firm
Crawford and Dugan, numbering
ABOUT fifty men, quit work at the
Honeybrook stripping yesterday, and
say they will remain out until they
get an increase of 10 per cent which
the firm declines to grant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
LYNCHING THREATENED AT ALBA
To Check mate Mob Sheriff Doner
Took His Prisoner to Fort Madison.

To Checkmate n Mob Sheriff Doner
Took His Prisoner to Fort Madison.
Ottumwa, Oct. -31.-Ed Booker, a
colored man of Abba, the county seat
of Monroe county, was arrested
charged with assaulting Sarah Ho-
vel, widow. There was strong talk
Of lynching, and this evening Sheriff
John Doner was compelled to get
his prisoner out of town. He started
for Ottumwa, but later decided to
take him to Fort Madison. Booker,
it is alleged, forced an entrance into
the hovel home and first attacked
the 1l-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Hovel. In defense of her daughters
honor, Mrs. Howell, it is alleged, was
compelled to submit to the ravisher.
Booker, it is said, displayed a Al
caliber revolver and threatened to
kill both Mrs. Howell and her daugh-
ter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

A monumental statue Of the late
Cardinal Lavigerie was recently dedi-
Gated at Biskra, on the confines of the
Sahara desert. The cardinal is rep
resented standing, his eyes turned to-
wards the desert, holding in his right
hand his pastoral cross, which he
seems to be planting in that desert
land toward which went forth all his
aspirations as bishop and colonizer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
JJo,or Cau.es su,c,da.

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 5.--Eugene Rit-
tengurg while under the influence Of
liquor went to the home of his father
last evening and fired bullet
through his head with suicidal intent.
He cannot live. He is about 40 years
old and leaves six children, whose
mother died a year ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
ALIGNMENT OF THE POWERS.
How the Nations Stand on the Anglo
German Pact.

norman
Washington, Nov. 2.-The align
ment of the powers on the British
German agreement is now complete.
Aside from Italy and Austria, whose
adherence to the agreement is ex-
pected, owing their political rela-
tions with Germany, Japan is the
only power which has given uncon-
tlitional assent to the agreement. AS
the matter now stands, five powers
ar, united in all the terms of the
a. reement, Great Britain, Germany,
Italy, Austria and Japan. Three
powers, the United States, France
AMI Russia, accept to clause relating
to tie open door and the territorial
integrity of China, but withhold ac-
ton on the third clause relating tC
the future procedure in case any
power seizes territory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
IOWA APPLES won AT Paris.
Reeves and Harrington Exhibit Took
Medals and Diplomas.

meo1h ana diplomas.
Des Moines, Nov. 2.--Secretary Yves
ley Greene of the State horticultural
society is in receipt of notification
that Iowa aples won the prizes, med
ais and diplomas at the Paris exposi-,
ton. He expects official notification
from Director Bracket, who is in
charge of the Iowa fruit at that ex-
position, shortly. Elmer Reeves of
Waverly and f. o. Harrington of
York Center made the exhibit. They
did it, however, not as individuals, but
for and on beha-- of the State Horti7
cultural society. The understanding
is, therefore, that the society will
get the premiums. The prizes con-,
sist of gold medal, diploma and
a bronze medal, all for the highest
awards under the rules of the exposi-
ton. 1t is remarkable victory for
Iowa fruit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
SENSATION IN GOEBEL CASE.
One of the Witnesses Says He Cav,
False Testimony.

FHIst TtStIIhOny.
Louisville, Oct. 31.-The Evening
Post prints the affidavit of Findlay
Anderson, the telegraph operator
upon whose testimony Caleb Powers
was convicted of completely in the
murder of Goebel, in which Ander-
son swears his story as told on the
stand at Georgetown was perjury.
He alleges the false testimony was
made at the instance of Attorney
Campbell and Arthur Goebel; that he
has at various times been given
money aggregating 5000 by Campbell
and Goebe-; that he is unwilling to
longer suffer in silence by reason of
the thought that the tllsity of his
statements aided in Powers convic.
ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

The gold output of the Australian
mines Qncluding those in New Zeal
and) for the first six months of the
current year aggregate in value $685.,
303,9SS, an increase of $279,334 over
the figures for the same period last
year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
POPULATION OF UNITED STATES
1t Reaches the Number OF 76,29S,222
Gain of FL Per Cent

GaIn OF II Per Cent
Washington, Oct. 31.-The official
announcement of the population of
the United States for 1900 is 1896
22O, Oh which 74,627.9 O7 is contained
in the forty-five states, representing
approximately the population to be
used for apportionmcnt purposes.
There is total of 134,15s Indians not
taxed. The total population of 1890,
with which aggregate population the
present census should he compared,
was 63,o69,756. Taking this popula-
ton as a basis, there has been q
gain of 13,325,464 during the past ten
years, representing an increase of
nearly q per cent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Davenport, Nov. 3.-The section
men working in the vicinity of the
Rock Islands yards found the dead
boay of wee baby in box car in
the yards near the Riverside mills.
IT Is unidentified.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
JAPAN COMES INTO LINE.
iives Cordial Endorsement to AngIo-
German Apreemept

Gives Cordial Endorsement to Anglo
German Agreement
Berlin, Nov. Lie formal reply
Of Japan, unreservedly acceding to
the terms of the Anglo-German agree.
ment, has been received at the Ger
man foreign Office.
London, Nov. 1.-The Japanese min
lister here said yesterday that Ia
had delivered a note to Lord Sails
bury in which japan Internationally
assents to the Anglo-German agree
ment on China
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
BOERS HOLD UP A TRAIN.
They Loot. Destroy Mails. Set Fire to
Train and Capture 90 Men

Capetown, Nov. 3.-It transpires
that a Boer commando captured
British outpost and ninety men in
the vicinity of Geneva, October %,
afterwards held up the Capetown
mail train, looted carriages and
passengers, destroyed the mails, set
fire to the train and decamped on an
approach of an armored train. Not
wishing to be hampered the Beers
later released the prisoners they
had captured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

II spray OF liquid air is applied to
the skin the part is frozen as hard as
ice, but in few minutes circulation
returns without injury to the tissue.
providing the part is not at some ex.
tremity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08
NJ D. C. MOTT.

The hospital is a good place for a
homeless man to be i'll, but he would
doubtless rather be well out of 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Zangwill insists that he finds the
highest form of truth in fiction, and
in this he seems to be telling some OF
it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

One Of the most novel exhibits at
the Paris exhibition is the complete
set Of bed hangings from Madagascar,
manufactured from the silk of the
halabe. The halabe is an enormous
and terocious female spider, which,
although it has way of eating the
males which come near it, and feed
Ing on the weaker members of its own
sex, has been most effectually dealt
with by M. Nogue, the head of the
Antanarivo Technical school. He has
invented a neat arrangement for wind
Ing of the brilliant golden-colored
thread, and each spider yields from
800 to 400 yards of silk, which, al
though finer than that of the silk
worm, possesses remarkable strength.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-08

Uncle Sam has a regular contribu-
tor to the general fund of the govern
ment Promptly the first week Of
every quarter check for SIS is re-
ceiyed at the treasury department,
with a request that it be placed in the
miscellaneous fund of the treasury,
from which it can only be withdrawn
by a special act of congress. The
money is from veteran of the civil
war. He is an employee of the Phila-
delphia mint. He explained in his
first letter that as long as the govern
ment employed him at a good salary.
he would not accept the pension.
A curious accident has happened to
the Havoc, the earliest British destroy
er. She has recently been reboilered
and In the course of reconstruction
an extra funnel was put up forward
OF the original pair. This funnel is
close against the mast and during the
trials set the mast on fire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
A Curious Combat.

A traveller in South Africa witnessed
not long since singular combat. He
was musing one morning. with his eyes
on the ground, when he noticed a cat
erpillar crawling along at a rapid rate.
Pursuing him was a host of small
black ants.
Being quicker In their movements,
he ants would catch up with the cater
pillar, and one would mount his back
and bite him. Pausing. the caterpillar
would turn his head and bite and kill
his tormentor. After sIaughtering a
dozen or more Of his prosecutors the
caterpillar showed signs of fatigue.
The ants made combined attack. Be.
taking himself to a stalk of grass. the
caterpillar climbed up the tree tail first,
followed by the ants As one approach
ed he seized 1t in his jaws and threw 1t
off the stalk.
The ants. seeing that the caterpillar
had too strong n position for them TO
overcome. resorted to strategy. They
began saving through tbe grass stalk.
In a few minutes the stalk fell. and
hundreds of ants pounced upon the
fallen caterpillar. He was killed at
once, and the victors marched off in
great triumph, leaving the foes body
upon the field.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26

A novel explanation of the cause of
thunder showers was once given a So
iourner in little Nova Scotia town by
one of the inhabitants
do you know what makes thun-
derT" the Nova ScotIan inquired of his
guest. 1--WE got theory Of my own,
and call it pretty good one"
II should like to hear it," was the
diplomatic reply.
Well" said the host slowly, ''my
idea is this: You know we hear about
the air circulating and circulating all
the time My notion is that the pure
air from above comes down here in
summer and gets foul with all the
smoke and dirt and grease. and then
the heat drives 1t up again into the
clouds, and when It gets up there it's
pressed on all round by the clouds COM
ing together. and it eXplodes! That's
my theory. or course" he added. with
becoming modesty ''other folks may
have Others. Youths Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
OUR COUNTY GLEANiNGS.
Prom the Brain and Pens OF the Ceusors
Live County and village Writers


fItHFDN
DELL, December 90 The sewing ma
chine agent passed through this vicinity
today, soliciting for the Singer Machine
Co. -. Our school teacher had the mis-
fortune to fall down with the loss OF his
Ainner. Be careful, Charley and stand
up next time. Sandy Robins has just
finished chimney Tor frank Wilson.
Sandy knows how to do il 4. Tobacco
stripping is all the rage now People
.sannot secure hands enough to do their
work. We wish that some would not
do so much kicking about Uncle Fuller
getting married The simple reason is
that he is not . We can hear TO hum
Of corn husker, but we cannot tell
where it is. There is quite cry FOR
saw mills around this neighborhood this
fall +. We'll, Christmas is almost here
again, and the new year is not far away
... 1t il rumored that there will be a
wedding over ON Bush Greek before
long James Widmer of Avalanche, Is
visiting here Our little burg has two
stores now. They are known as the
wholesale and retail rubber torres. Our
town also contains t'go churches, one
blacksmith shop and four residences. 80
YOU can readily see that the most OF our
people are business men. The last we
| heard of our Joseph Wolfe was that he
was growing worse, and it is feared thai
| he is much worse hurt than was at frs
thought. UNCLE FULLER
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
CAsHTUN.

CAsHTON. December "a Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Houser mourn the loss of their
nf ant son. who died last Tuesday -.
jesse Green and Nick Berns. who were
critically i'll with typhoid fever at our
last writing, are ON the way to recovery
Peter Basenach of this place died on
Friday night, of kidney trouble, aged 70
years, : months. Interment at Pine
flo low cemetery After fourteen years
of married life little daughter came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rockwell, last
Friday . Born, to Mr. and Mrs Joe
Berns, Thursday a son Mr. Oske of
the northern part of the state, is here
visitinghis cousin, Mrs John Willgrub
=. ..Jens Running is recovering from an
attack of lung fever. j J. Wilsey of
Viroqua, visited friends here part of last
week. Mrs. ! Fl. Sherrick and son
Fay, visited friends at Viroqua last
Thursday w. w Clark returned
from Kansas City . Mrs Newell of
Chicago, is visiting her brother, DR.
Rockwell OLE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
First Publication. Decemhe; 26. 1900. 3
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice Of Application FER Proof Of VIE.
NERNON COUNTY COURT - IN PROBATE
State Of Wisconsin. Y@non County 50:
In the matter Of the last Ftli and testament o.
o. Il WymsB. deceased,
Whereas an instrument, in writing purportine
TO be the last will and tesla nept Of O b Wv
man, deceasec late Of tbs city OF viroaua
Vernon Couut4 Wis, has been died in this sirc:
And whereas application has beeu made ny
Emma II. Nyman. sXecutFix praying that tbs
same b,proyeh and admitted to probate, accordins
TO the law OF this state. and that letters testame n
airy be granted thereon according 20 law:
At is Ordered, That said application be heard
before me- at my Office. in The CITY Of viroqua, or
the sth dag of Feb 4. ID. 1901 st 10 O'Clock a m.
II is further ordered that notice of the time
and place ap pointed for caring said application
be given to all persons interested by publishing
q copy OF this order for three week successive
ly IN the Vernon County Censor, = newspaper
printed in said county. previous 10 the time APP
pointed FOR said hearing
Dated Viroqua, December %, a. D., 1900,
By the Court, DO, MAHoNKS. county Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
MCPHERSON


WEST CocN PRARIE, Dec. 24.,-All
our good people are getting ready for
Christina -. Miss Tillie Skolan, Mr..
Tenny Kel,a,.d and Sylvester Johnson
are home from Scandinavia, where they
have been attending college . Little
Rosa Hanson has been sick but is better
at this writing There will be Christ
mas tree at the school house fought for
the amusement If the school children
-. Our school closed last Friday for
one weeks vacation. :. Lars Egeness
gave large dinner to his friends and
neighbors last Sunday Jonas Katie
vol and Andrew Skolans can be heard
singing bye baby bye oh. They are
boys. Missionary meeting was held at
Carl Egeness last Thursday evening.
Edward Tige and wife attended the
party at Lars Egeness' last Sunday. -.
John Kingsdale, of Houston, Minnesota,
has been visiting old-time friends of this
prairie for few days. OLD MAID.