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The Lamar register., 1900-06-27
BOXERS cLAmoR FOR BLOOD.

Reports of Severe Fighting at Tien Tsin.
London, June 23.-Reports from ma
tive sources continue TO reach Shang-
hal of anarchy in Pekin. According to
these tales the streets are filed day
and night with Boxers, who are who'll
ly beyond the control of the Chinese
troops, and who are working them
selves up to a frenzy, and clamoring
for the death of all foreigners.
The English consulate at Shanghai
is said to have received from intluen-
tial natives reports of a tragedy in the
palace at Pekin, though precisely what
Is not defined.
The consul thinks that Admiral Sey-
mour, commander of the international
relief column, was misled by informa-
tion from Pekin and consequently un-
derestimated the difficulties in his way
and the Chinese power of resistance
with Maxim guns and Mausers.
The consuls at Shanghai still believe
the foreign ministers ut Pekin safe, al
though the Japanese reports received
at Shanghai allege that up to June 18th
100 foreigners had been killed in Pc
kin. I tE #Es| 4tNEN,
Four thousand men of the allied
forces We're having sharp defensive
lighting in Tien-Tsin Tuesday and
Wednesday with a prospect of being
reinforced Thursday. This is the stu
alton In China, as set, forth in the Brit
ish government Dispatch
Flight hundred Americans are TAX
ing part in the fighting at Tien- -Tsin."
I says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Express, cabling last evening. "And
they apparently form a part of a sup
Elementary force, arriving with Ger
mans and British after the conflict
rtaH 10 Inn 10
the number OF the Chinese there; but
they had surprising number of guns"
New York, June 22.-News from var
ious official sources this morning shG 'rs
that Thursday the interna tional force
in Tien-Tsin was in desperate straits,
but Rear Admiral Bruce hoped that 1t
would be relieved that night
According TO a Berlin official dis
patch the allied troops had been bonn
barded for three days when the French
officer left Tien-TsIn, Wednesday. and
that they Were even then short of am
munition, though reports by other
channels assert that they We're engag-
ed later than that. undergoing bonn
bardment from heavy cannon.
This dispatch states that n relief col
umn, comprising 30 German marines.
$50 British and 1,5O0 Russian troops.
WAS on its way to Tien-Tsin and that
the railway from Taku was open to
within about nine miles OF that point.
According to an official Italian dis
patch. a relief column composed of
British. Russian and Japanese troops,
started from Taku for the relief of
Tien-Tsln Thursday morning.
Admiral Bruce reports that on Sun
day the Chinese shelled the foreigN set
tlement, and that 175 Austrians. Brit
ish. Germans and Italians caDiured tho
Chinese military college, burned it. de-
stroycd its guns and considerable
amount of ammunition which II held,
and killed its defenders. He adds that
repeated attacks were repulsed on
Monday.
Meanwhile there is stIn no official
word OF the condition OF the refugees
In Pekin nor Of Rear Admiral Sey-
mOur's movements for their relief.
The Lamar register., 1900-06-27
Railroad Men Are Expelled.

Amsterdam, June 22.-The Neither
lands Railway Company of South
Africa has received official notification
of the expulsion from the Transvaal of
400 of its employees, with their fami-
lies. The Dutch consul at LourenZo
Marques telegraphs that a proclama-
ton has been issued to the effect that
the company's officials who refuse to
do British military transport work
will be sent to Europe via East Lon.
don, Cape Colony
The Lamar register., 1900-06-27
TR.AINLOAD KILLED.
rs,Rry-FrvE PASSENGERS DEAD
= Cars Plunge Into u swollen stream
1 Rnlns Burn Up, Completing the Ter
|fble Work.

t,apta. Ga, June PA passenger
a on the Macon branch OF the
kthern railway ran into vashout
and one-half miles north of Nc
Enough, Ca, last night and was COM
Rely wrecked.
1fbe wreck caught fire and the entire
was destroyed
fvery person on tue train except the
'3nrnants of the Pullman car perished.
a member of the train crew escap-
fhirty-dye people in ali We're Killed.
cloudburst broHe over that section
A the country about o'clock last
kht. and presumably washed out a
fiIou OF the track nearly 100 feet IN
4rth.
knto this the swiftly moving train
&nged. The storm was still raging,
q all the ear windows were closed.
= passengers. secure, as they
might, and sheltered comfortably
IN Che Inclemnnt weather, went to
W III without nm instauts warning
lie train, consisting of baggage,
. second class coach, first class
III and a Pullman sleeper, was
bcked into kindling wood by the
Tia wreck caught ire In few min
- after the fall and all the coaches
n burned except the Pullman car.
rery person on she train except the
npants OF the Pullman ear perlshed
i4be disaster. There was no escape
4 S1he heavy Pullman weighted down
fothers and the few alive in the
er were unable TO render assist
- TO their fcllow-passengers.
a brief time there was silence.
the occupAnts OF the Pullman car
erred frufn their Dswilderment and
hard work managed to get out
cir car. and found themselves on
track In the pouring rain. The
pt OF the catastrophe was quickly
rent 900.
ms were already seen coming
that part OF the wreck not GOV
By water. As the wreck began
10 pieces under the destructive
OF both flames and Hood, human
y tlOated out from the mass and
carried down stream by the swift
bat. The storm did not abate In
Flashes of lightning added to
~ xteady glow of the burning train
Iii up the scene with fearful dis
ness rF
gmAn ouinlah. who was one OF
first to get out. at Orcr started for
nsarest telegraph station. Making
way as rapidly as possible In the
- OF the binding storm. he stun
y into the ottics At McDonough and
h telling the night operator Of the
tk, fell rAIn;iuE TO the npor. Word
II quickly sent to both Atlanta and
on but DO assistance was TO BE-
+ except in the latter city. as the In
Rpted track prevented the arrival
uy train from Macon.
The Lamar register., 1900-06-27
Find Gold In the Philippines.

Vancouver. B. C.. June pa party
of miners says the China Mail have
succeeded in locating several promis-
ing fields of gold and other minerals in
the northern provinces OF the Philip
pines. and several British firms in Chi
ua are becamiIIg Interested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
AFFAIRS IN PEKING.
Japanese General Reports Conditions
In That City.

Yokohama, Sept. 1.-General Yam
aguchi, commanding the Japanese
troops in China, reports that at n
meeting of the foreign ministers and
commanders il was decided to main
tain a guard at the gates in the iTu-
perial city. entrusting the south gates
to the Americans. The japanese hold
three others. 1t was also decided to
commemorate the occupation of Pc
king by the march of the allied
troops through the imperial city Au-
gust 2S.
Many eunich guards have left the
palace and have surrendered them
selves. The inmates of the palace
have been assured they will be treat
ed with every consideration.
Five companies of japanese troops
started Tuesday for Annoy and Hong
Kong.
The acting viceroy of Canton has
suppressed all native newspapers on
the ground that they are publishing
false news detrimental to the main
tenance of peace.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 1.--General
Linevitch. commanding the Russian
troops at the Chinese capital, reports
from Picking under date of August
90 that the Russian detachment on
the previous day captured without
loss the imperial summer palace. Rus
sian artillery unearthed at Picking
thirty cannon and many rifles. A
large quantity of silver was found at
the tsung-li-yamen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
The NEWS In IOWA
AFTER TAN DODGERS.


Ferrets Uncover Upwards OF $1,000.
900 in Folk County.
Des Moines, Sept. 1.-Worthington
& Boynton, "taX ferrets," to whom
was awarded the contract by the
Polk county board of supervisors to
look up property in Polk county on
which taxes have not been paid and
list them that the county may recover
under the statute permitting coun-
ties to collect taxes on property con-
cealed or not listed for a period of
five years back, have completed the
inspection of the county records.
Their force is now engaged in enter
ing the names and amounts due in
tax books, especially prepared for the
purpose, and in about sixty days the
sending out of notices to persons they
claim are delinquent will be com
menced. Under the statute the coun-
ty is emitted to recover all back taxes
Tor period of five years, with an
added penalty of so per cent where
disclosure is made of property con-
cealed. The ferrets, who are to re-
ceive a stated per cent of all amounts
recovered, have been at work on the
books in the recorders Office in Polk
county for five months. and it is said
that it has been found that about
1900, 900 in moneys and credits has
been concealed, and that the tax will
be due on it for the greater part of
che five wears.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Sioux City, Sept. 3.-News has reach
ed here that Frank Peyton, a motor
ious burglar has confessed at st. Louis
that he and Jack Mason, another well
known criminal. killed John +. Rob-
son, prominent contractor, in his
Office in Sioux City on the night of
December 20, 1899. Robson was struck
in the head with a Ratchet as he was
entering the door. Up to the time
PeytOn was arrested in st. Louis the
murder remained IA deep mystery.
Two men. one of them Robson's part
ner for many years, Oscar Goodrich,
were arrested charged with the crime
and discharged. The bloody Ratchet
was found in the office back of wood
pile. According to Peyton's reported
confession, he and Mason We're rob
bling the safe and were surprised by
Robson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
IS KILLED; 80 INJURED

T1il sdelphia, Sept. 3.-Thirteen per.
sons killed and over thirty others in
iured is the appalling record of col
lision between an excursion train and
milk train on the Bethlehem branch
of the Philadelphia q Reading road
twenty miles north of here. The
wrecked train consisted of ten day
coaches and was the first section of a
large excursion made up of people
from Bethlehem and surrounding
towns to Atlantic City. This section
carried only those persons who lived
in Bethlehem and Allentown, and left
the union depot in Bethlehem at 6:05
a. M. exactly thirty-five minutes bp-
hind the milk train. The latter train
consisted of two milk cars and two
passenger coaches and had stopped
at every station on The road from
bethlehem enroute to Philadelphia,
At Gas the milk train drew up at the
milk platform at Hatfield. and in
less than two minutes the special en-
cursiou train. running at the rate of
thirty-five miles an hour. crashed
into the rear of the milk train. The
locomotive plowed through the two
passenger coaches and crushed them
as if they were egg shells. The milk
ear Immediately in front was also
badly wrecked
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
British Guar ntees in China.

London, Sept. According to re-
ports from Shanghai, Great Britain
has furnished the viceroys of Nankin
and llankow with strong guarantees
against the reported intention of the
dowager empress to supersede them
IN account of their alleged pro-for-
eign tendencies. The guarantees are
also said to include opposition to all
attempts to dismember China. The
imperial court, it is reported, remains
at Tai Yum Flu, capital of Shan ST..
afraid TO move owing to the stories
of Chinese troops ravaging the coun-
try far and wide, and even numbering
imperial officials who have been try
ing to join the fugitive imperial court.
The dispatches further assert that
the German legation will be establish
ed at Shanghai.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Sioux City, Aug. 29.-Arrangements
nave been completed for the feeding
Of 10000 sheep at the Sioux City
stock yards this winter. The sheep
will be brought by Thuet Bros. from
the ranges of Montana, and it is en-
pected the first consignment will ar
rive within few weeks. The feed
for the stock will consist mostly of
screenings of grain from the local
mills. After the sheep are fattencd
they will be placed on the market,
thereby furnishing good supplies for
the local packers. This big project
probably will mark the beginning of
a large increase in the amount of
sheep business done at the Sioux City
Yards.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
WHAT RUSSIA PROPOSED.
Proposition Leading to the Russo
American Agreement.

frOpOsltiOn beauihg 10 tne Russo
American Agreement.
Washington, Sept. THE follow
ing is the oral statement of the Rus
sian charge d'affairs, which led to
the agreement between this country
and Russia regarding China:
THAT, as repeatedly declared, Rus
STA has no designs for territorial ac-
QUESTION in China; that, equally with
the other powers now in operation
there, Russia has sought the safety
of the legations at Pekin and to help
the Chinese government repress the
troubles; that, incidental to neces-
sary defensive measures on the Rus
sian border. Russia has occupied Nieu
Shwang for military purposes, and as
soon as order is re-established will
retire the troops there from action If
the other powers will be no obstacle
thereto; that the purpose of the va
rious governments in cooperating for
the relief of the legations in Pekin
has been accomplished; that, taking
the position that as the Chinese gov
eminent has left Pekin there is no
need for the representatives to re-
main, Russia directed the Russian
minister to retire with the official
persons from China; that Russian
troops will likewise be withdrawn
that, when the government of China
shall regain the reins and go out and
afford authority with which the other
powers can deal, and will express n
desire to enter into negotiations, the
Russian government will also name its
representative. Holding these views
and purposes, Russia expresses the
hope that the United States will share
the same opinion"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
NEW MENACE TO CHINA.
Some of the Powers Have Secret Plan,
for settling the TrOuble,

some OF Tue Iowers nave secret Plane
for settling the Trouble.
Washington, Aug. 3O.-State depart
ment officials are now convinced that
the territorial integrity of China is
seriously menaced by the secret plans
OF some of the powers whose armies
are operating in the yellow empire.
Two important features of the situa.
ton have just become known. The
first is that the identical note adj
dressed to the powers last week, ask.
ing for an outline of their purposes
with reference 10 China, was occa
Stoned by Admiral Remey's reports
that some of the admirals at Taku,
in conference, had agreed to hold Ii
Hung Chang II prisoner on board shin,
denying to him the privilege of COM
municating with his master, the EN-.
peror. Following the report of tha
French admiral TO this effect, made
public in Paris, the state department
let out the fact that il had been in
possession of the news for several
days. with the added information that
Admiral Remcy had refused to become
a signatory 10 the agreement of the
admirals. The Russian admiral also,
il is stated on good authority. de-
clined 10 become a party to the reso-
ton, which was drawn and signed
10y the French, German, British and
Italian comma nlerS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
POPULATION ABOUT 10000, 900.
Conservative Estimates Place 1t at
that Figure.

Washington, Sept. IA conserya-
tive estimate of the total population
of the United States, based upon the
twelfth census returns already re-
ported, is 7G,000,OOO. The census bu.
reau has given out the population of
thirty-eight cities and the District of
Columbia. This includes the thirty
largest cities in the country, which
means that the great centers of popu-
lation must necessarily be the. basis
for all present estimates. Results al
ready tabulated and given to the pub
lie make a grand total of s24,9ss.
In 1890 the returns of the eleventh
census showed the same places had
but 10,477.1SS Inhabitants. This is "a
gain of 3.341,s00. The percentage of
gain is therefore slightly over "a. If
the rest of the country makes the
same showing as have the most thick
ly settled portions upon which the
percentage is based the population of
the United States will be officially fix.
ed at 1861 go
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
BRESCI GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Assassin OF the Late King Humbert
Has "a short Trial

Milan. Aug. 3l.--The trial of Bresci
the anarchist who killed King Hum
bert at Mona, was opened here yes
ter,lay. An immense crowd gathered
about the court seeking admission to
the court room, where only IA few
places were reserved for the ticket
holding public. After reading the
Indictment, witnesses We're introduced
eleven for the prosecution and five
for the defense. The examination of
Bresci followed. lie declared he had
decided 10 kill Ilumbcrt after the
events in Milan and Sicily 40 avcngc
the misery of The people and my own
! acted without advice or accompli-
crs." The prisoner admitted target
practice and the preparation of hui
lets. He spoke in "a low, firm voice
and said he fired three shots at three
yards with his revolver. While the
indictment, which is very long. was
being read, Bresci was apparently I'M
moved and scanned the faces of the
audience without any signs of fear
or eifrontery. The indictment show.
ed the assassin was incessant at tar
get practice and that he prepared
bullets so as To render them more
dangerous. Witnesses then gave tes-
tmony regarding the killing of the
king, after which Bresci asked TO Ire
sentenced, saying he was indifferent
and awaited the next revolution He
was sentenced TO life imprisonment
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
IN TENTH DISTINCT.
Convention VIII be Held at Fort Dodge
September 25.

september 70.
Fort Dodge, August 29.-The Tenth
district republican congressional con-
rention to nominate u candidate to
ill the vacancy occasioned by the res
ignatiCn of J. p. Dolliver to accept
the appointment for United States
senator, will be convened at Fort
Dodge the morning of September %.
At meeting of the congressional
committee held here yesterday every
county in the district was represented
not only by committeeman, but by
delegations, and congressional poll
ties was at the boiling point. The
selection of Fort Dodge was made
for the reason that with the large
number of candidates in the field
il is practically the only neutral
ground in the district. There was q
great deal of political work done
yesterday by the various candidates
and the developments, though the
campaign is still i'm its infancy, would
indicate the contest will be principally
between Garst of Coon Rapids and
Ingham of Algona. There We're no
developments as to candidates en-
cept that Judge Stevens of Boone, it
was announced, will not be candi-
date. while Senator Ericsson of that
city will he. This leaves the roll of
candidates as follows: Ericsson of
Boone. Garst of Carroll, Connor of
Crawford. Finch of Humboldt, Kan
rar and Chase of Hamilton, Way Of
Humboldt, lngham of Kossuth and
Brown of Palo Alto.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
PLAGUE SCARE IN BRITAIN,
Appearance Of the Disease at Glasgow
Causes Alarm.

London, Aug. 30.-While India is
suffering from one of the worst out
breaks of cholera ever recorded, so
that people are dying at the rate of
1000 a week, Great Britain is alarmed
by the prospect of an epidemic of bu-
bonic plague within her own boun-
daries. The medical authorities at
Glasgow have already had several
cases under their observation. On
Monday n child sickened and died
within forty-eight hours from an i'll
ness which was at first thought to be
pneumonia. but after a minute en-
animation by the hospital authorities
was pronounced to be plague. An
other death has occurred since then
and ten families have been removed
to n reception house for patients suf-
fering from this disease, which the
municipality has hastily established
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Will contests are so common and SO
destructive that one feels like applaud
ing the wisdom of men who incorpor-
ate their estates under the name Of
say, "The John Jones company" and
regularly transfer stock in the COM
pany just as they wish their property
should be distributed. 1t costs some
hing 10 incorporate, but it does not
Exhaust an estate, as the contest over
will might, and the chief corporator
S able to guard himself against the
hte OF King Lear by retaining sub
stantial interest. The wonder is that
moneyed men have not devised even
better methods Of protecting their es-
tates against impudent claimants and
greedy lawyers. The readiness with
which wills are contested and the ap.
parent ease. with which they are fire..
quently broken must have troubled the
mind of every man who has an estate
to leave.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Ames, Aug. 31.-Ralph Guise, the
6-year-old son of w. +. Guise of Amcs,
ter Nellie, aged 2 years, by a bullet
from his fathers rifle, with which he
was playing. The family was NOV
ing. The gun had been taken from
it's place on the cupboard and laid
under q commode. While the mother
was busy packing goods, Ralph got
the gun and playfully pointed it at
his sister. 1t was discharged. The
bullet, 22-calibre, entered the child's
abdomen and passed through her
body. The little girl had suffered in.
tense pain. 1t is not known whether
the wound will prove fatal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Foolish election bets seldom afford
such delightful opportunities to dem
onstrate their folly as wager recent
ly made by two western men, one Of
whom has agreed that if his candidate
is defeated he will twist the tail of
a vicious mule belonging to the other
man once a day for three weeks, "or
until incapacitated" Doubtless the
mule who is made factor" in the
bet is not an offensive partisan. He
may not even be interested in politics
at all; but If the terms of the wager
are fulfilled, he will probably see to it
that the man who twists his tail does
not vote any more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
SMALL CYCLONE AT GARFIELD.
Number of Buildings and Corncrib'
Wrecked and stacks Raced.

Extra, Aug. ga cyclone struck
the store building of Frank Greer at
Oakfeld and so rocked the structure
that il is thought Mr.. j. p. Hallack,
the owner, will be compelled to tear
il down. From here il swooped down
on Clarence Scott's farm. three miles
south, and uprooted about 100 trees
in his orchard, wrecked a chicken
house and other outbuiliings. The
twister then jumped to p. Gilroy's
place, east of town, where corn cribs
were destroyed and haystacks carried
away. Nobody was hurt, but there
was some lively scrambling to get
into the storm cellars. The storm
was accompanied with n heavy rain
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

"Buffalo Bill's" Great Wild West
shows, larger and better than ever
before, have several dates in Iowa =
leading cities next week. They will
he at Davenport September 3, Iowa
City September 4, Burlington Sep
TENDER 5. Washington September G,
Oskaloosa September 7 and Des Moines
September s. The fame of Buffalo
Bill CIV. F. Cody has encircled the
globe and his show has had quite a
success in Europe and America
1owans should improve the oppor-
tunity to see him. Reduced rates or
all railroads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Frankfort, Sept. 3.-Representative
Holland has introduced bill in the
house TO repeal the Goebel election
law and to enact new one. 1t pro-
vides a state board of three. two to
be appointed by the controlling all-
thority of the two. Leading parties. the
third to be appointed by the secretary
of state, until after 1902. and then tn
be elected by the legislature. Tn,
third member to have no vote except
in ease of tie. County boards OF
three are provided similarly. the third
member appointed by the state
board. Election officers are to be
equally divided between parties. The
bill is said to meet the views of Gov
pruor Hppkhnm