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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
COLOMBIA is BOMBARDED
Venezuelan Fleet Begins an Attack Upon
Town of Rio Hacha.


Town OF Rio Hacha.
Washington, Sept. 9.-The Colom-
Dian legation has just received the
following cablegram:
Willemstad, Curacao, Sept. 7.-Nen-
ezuelan feet is bobarding Rio Hatcha.
BECERRA.
Dr.Becerra formerly was Colon
bian minister in Washington. Rio
Hacha is an important town on the
north coast of Colombia. This bonn
bardment appears to be the first
open act of war on the isthmus. The
COLOMBIAN legation is in receipt of
a dispatch from the minister of for
eign affairs at Bogota, which says
that new invasions from Venezuela,
Ecuador and Nicaragua are an
nounced. The minister declares that
Colombia continues to be pacific and
strictly neutral, and that Colombia
condemns the rebel invasion of Gar
bras into Venezuela.
The navy department has ordered
the gunboat MachIas, now at Colon,
to Bocas del Toro, to look after
american interests in that quarter,
should it appear that any such are
in need of protection. The battleship
Iowa has arrived at Panama. The
gunboat Ranger, now at that place,
has been ordered back to San Fran
cisco.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao,
Sept. o, via Haytien Cable.-The ca
BILE between Curacao and Maracaibo
is broken. This is the cause of the
absence of news from the Nenezue-
Ian frontier. which can only be OBJ
tanned by letter. Under date of
Sept. mail advices say that the
Venezuelan troops have not made
another attempt to invade Colombia.
President Castro absolutely refuses
10 entertain the idea of accepting
the good onices of the United States.
Caracas, Sept. 0.-It is understood
the United States legation here will
make no further attempt to effect a
settlement of the Venezuelan trouble.
New York, Sept. 9.-Senor Arturo
De Brigard, consul general of Colom-
bia in this city, has been advised from
Paris that the Colombian govern
ment had just purchased $4,000 Maui
ser rifles and 100000 cartridges.
This is the largest purchase of war
material by South American repub-
lie in several years, and has caused
the impression that Colombia is pre-
pairing for war with her enemies,
NenezueIa and Ecuador. Consul Cen
eral De Brigard explained that these
munitions are to be used against the
rebels i'm the interior of the country.
The government, he said, was de-
termined to put an early end to the
insilrrection
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
- -
sinking of l. Papa.

New York, Sept. 5.-Ihe brief cable
mention of the recent sinking of the
Colombian gunboat LaPopa has been
supplemented by further particulars
regarding the accident, by mail, says
the Tribune. Gen. Joaquin Veiez, gov
ernor of --olivar, charges that LaPopa
was sunk by rebels, anu has caused
the imprisonment of the four sur
vivors, charging them with completely
in the plot.
The government has used every en-
deavor to suppress the details of the
wreck. On this account it is not
definitely known how many lives were
lost. Lafopa was carrying troops
from Cartagena to BarranquIlla, and
none of them were saveu. The war
ship, which went down about sixty
miles from the port of Savanilla, also
carried a cargo of 100000 cartridges
and 1000 rifles. the loss of which will
be seriously felt by the government.
The sinking of LaPopa will also
cripple the naval fighting force, as
Colombia recently sold the Cordova,
which was her largest ship, and is
now left with only one gunboat of
account. This is the General Pinzon,
formerly the American steam yacht
Namouna. One hundred thousand
dollars has been sent to General Velez
from Bogema with which to purchase
another vessel
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The sword, which has had so long
and so distinguished a military record,
has been placed on the retired list.
British army authorities have decided
that in the future unmounted officers
shall carry carbines instead of swords
during manoeuvers and in active serv.
ice. The decision is the result of ex.
perience gained in the war in South
Africa. The sword is not only use
less as a weapon. except in close
quarters, but it serves as a mark to
distinguish the officer from his men.
He thus becomes target for the en-
emy's sharpshooters, and when the
private soldiers have small power of
initiative, as is the case in most Euro
pean armies. the loss of large num-
Der of officers may mean disaster. The
passing of the sword is one of the
signs of the changed conditions OF
war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
ALARMED BY STRANGE BEASTS.
Animals of Unknown Species Chase Chill
dren aud Kill Sheep.

jefferson, Sept. 6.-Some sort of
a strange beast is making life Il
burden to the people of Kendrick
township, in the northwestern part
of this county. 1t has on several oc-
casions recently chased half-grown
children, two good sized boys being
freed by the animal. The boys says
the beast is about the size of small
calf, having long body and fiat
head. Two little girls belonging to
Joseph Gray were chaser to their
home by the animal. LATE Cochran
saws he has seen two of them. one
a trife larger than the other. They
had killed some Of his sheep and
We're after others. From all descrip-
tions the animals are mountain lions,
or pumas. The people of the town
ship are greatly agltated over the
matter and children are kept closely
housed. 1t is said that arrangements
are being perfected TO organize and
nunt the beasts down. Thus far no
human lives have been lost, but a
number of narrow escapes are re-
ported,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

An automobile savings bank is the
latest French novelty. The authorities
of Mezieres, wishing to encourage
thrift among the peasants, have had
it built to specifications. 1t is an cleo.
trio motor-car containing four seats,
one for the driver and three in the
rear arranged arounu a small table
Folding shelves make convenient
desk for a person standing beside the
vehicle. Under the table is a small
safe. The passengers are two clerks
from the local treasury department
and a cashier. The car travels about
the country, making short stops in the
villages on prearranged days, and re-
ceiving such sums as the citizens or
farmers of the neighborhood may wish
to deposit. So far, however, the limo
walton mas met little encouragement
The peasants seem distrustful of the
agility of the bank, and disinclined to
draw out the old stocking from its hid.
ingplace under the hearthstone.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
BRYAN norEs MAN WAS INSANE.
The Crime Is Terrible, Hut Would he
Worse II the Man Were Sane.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. s.--Following
the news of the attempt upon his
life, w. J. Bryan sent a brief mes
sage to President Mckinley express
ing his concern. Mr.. Bryan has given
out the following statement:
1.-The attempted assassination of
the president is shock to the en-
tire country and he and his wife are
the recipients of universal sympathy.
The dispatches say that the shot
was fired by an insane man, and it is
hoped that this is true, for, while it
is a terrible thing for the president
to be the victim of the act of ma
MAC, it would be even worse for him
to be fired upon by sane person
prompted by malice or revenge. In
a republic where the people elect
their officials and can remove them
there can be no excuse for a resort to
violence. If our president were in
constant fear of plots and conspira-
cies we would soon sink to the level
of those nations in which force is
the only weapon of the government
and the only weapon of the govern
ment's enemies"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
soIon Claims Big Damages.

Fort Dodge, Sept. 5.-Martln Scion
has filed suit in the United States
court in Fort Dodge for the sum of
$4,000 damages from the Chicago
Great Western Railroad company for
injuries alleged to have been received
by the plaintiff on November 10, 1900,
in the yards of the company at Des
Moines. Scion STATES through his pc
tition that be was called upon to
couple Great Northern tourist car
to Great Western sleeper. He claims
that neither car had an automatic
coupler, and that he was compelled
to go between to make the coupling.
In doing this he says that his right
arm was caught at the wrist and was
badly crushed. The case will be tried
at the sitting of the United States
court in November, and is arousing
much interest, as it involves the
question whether or not the railroad
companies must provide automatic
couplings for their cars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
PAID se,O 900 FILING FEE.
Interesting Document Is Placed on File
at Sioux City.

Sioux City, Sept. IA neatly writ
ten pen and ink manuscript just filed
made the final conveyance of the
Sioux City and Pacific railway to the
Chicago & Northwestern.
The filing fee alone cost $4,000, al
though the consideration named was
only one dollar, but the Chicago a.
Northwestern assumes payment of
the 100000 in bonds issued by tho
Sioux City & Pacific August !, 1901,
and the first mortgage given on that
date to secure the payment of the
bonds. The consideration is therefore
$4,O00,000, and revenue stamps in ac-
cordance with this amount are affixed
to the instrument. The stamps are
only two in number, each of $1,000.
They are the first $1,000 stamps seen
in SipuN Civ
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
BISHOP MADE THEM MAD.
Jersey City Negro stirs Up the Ecumeni-
cal Council.

London, Sept. 5.-The most strik-
ing feature of the Ecumenical Metho-
dist conference, which opened yes
terday, was an impassioned plea of
the colored bishop, Walters of Jersey
City. He declared that there was a
systematic effort on foot on the part
of white Americans to destroy the
good opinion which the English peo-
pie had of American negroes. He re-
capitulated the lynching figures OF
the year 1900 and declared that,
though ninety negroes were lynched,
in only eleven cases had assault on
white women been proved.
This elected loud cheers from the
English and several southern dele
gates went out, while others did not
conceal their disagreement with the
speaker.
Another incident which attracted
comment was a declaration of Sir
Charles Skilton, formerly mayor OF
Sheffield, who, in welcoming the
Americans, severely criticized the
war in South Africa, exclaiming:
Hell is let loose in South Africa
He appealed to the visitors to GO
back and by preaching an example,
make such wars impossible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
MYSTERY MAY BE UNEARrHED.


Cherokee, Sept. Six years ago
Ghis fall an aged couple by the name
of Schultz, living sixteen miles south
west of here, were murdered. The
old people had between $1,000 and
81, 500 hidden in the house, 5000 being
in the old bible. Only small part
Of the money was taken. Three
years ago a man by the name of Skin
ner was tried for the crime, but was
acquitted. The murdered woman had
two brothers, George and John Mon
taghney, living near. Both brothers
are weIl-to-do farmers. Suspicion
has pointed a finger toward the
brothers from the first, but there was
nothing definite. Since that time
Georges mind became unbalanced
and he has been at the asylum for
some time. Johns wife died from
nervous decline. Recently there has
been trouble in the family, and a
son of George has turned states evil
dence and the matter is now before
the grand jury. Both brothers and
their families as well as foster son
of John, George Goodrich, have been
called before the jury. If the boys
confession is accepted there will be
a solution of one of the dark crimes
of the county's history.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Sioux City, Sept. 9.-There is UNI
doubtedly strange story connected
with the frightful injury of the pa
tient who is receiving surgical treat
ment at the st. Joseph's hospital.
He walked into the hospital a few
days ago and told the surgeons of
an uncomfortable injury which had
been inflicted upon him, but refused
TO give his name, residence or who
perpetrated the deed. He simply said
he had money to pay for the treat
ment he needed and no further in
formation than tins would be given.
lie had evidently walked Il number
of miles and had taken precautions
to prevent hemorThGge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

COLUMBIA Is CHOSEN.
rhe Old Boat VIII Make the Race with.
Shamrock IL.


New Port, Il. l., Sept. 6.-The yacht
Columbia, champion of 1899, has been
chosen to race against the Sham
rock Ill in defense of the American
cup. This decision was reached after
conference lasting two hours be.
tween the members of the challenge
committee. All the committee were
present. Commodore Lewis Ledyard
presided. 1t was held that while
the decision might be disappointing
TO the syndicate which owns the
Constitution, the committee was CON-
PEELED to choose the Columbia, whose
races have not shown the erratb
form manifested by her rival.
After the challenge committees
meet it was learned there will be no
more racing of the 90-footers at New
port. The time between now and the
international cup race at Sandy Hook
September 81 will be spent in putting
the Columbia in the best possible
condition to defend the cup.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Hedrick, Sept deputy United
States Marshal Webb of Omaha ar
rested Columbus Monohen and Gerald
Ruby here, charging them with MAX
ing counterfeit quarters, half dollars
and dollars. They are supposed to be
members of gang having headquar-
tiers in the woods on Skunk river. The
work is rather crude, although it has
been passed frequently within the last
few months. The men arrested are
ignorant and other more capable
minds are supposed to have original.
ed the idea. They refused to talk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Muscatine, Sept. THE Carnival
City Packing company's new boat,
Urania, burned to the waters edge
here. The fire started in the laundry,
\ large excursion party of Burling-
ton people, returning home from Dav-
export, escaped without loss of life,
The Urania was lately purchased by
Captain Walter |. Blair at Cincinnati
for $4,000 and had been in the trade
but a short time. The boat was fully
insured
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Woo-Tong. a Chinese merchant OF
New York. left New York the Other
day for the Pan-American Exposition.
Soon after the train started he saw
Grace Bradshaw, of New York, a
pretty American girl. paid her some
slight attention, rapidly became &C
quainted and finally asked her to be
his wife. and after two hours of argu
ment won her consent. They alighted
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, to be married, but
being unable to obtain license went
to New York state and were welded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Clinton, Sept. 1.-THE legislative
ticket nominated by the Clinton coun-
ty republican convention is: Senator
George ID. McDaid, Clinton, repre-
sentative, David Brant, Clinton, and
DR.. Morton Lyons, Dewitt. Mr.. Brant,
when his name was presented, tried
to decline, but he was drowned down
by cries of "sit down." tout of or
der" etc, and he was named by ac.
clamatiOn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Rev. u. @. Mnrsham Accepts.

Sioux City, Sept. 5.-Rev. II. C. Mar
shasl has announced that he will ac-
cept the superintendcncy of the Iowa
Anti-Saloon league. which office was
rendered him at the meeting of that
organization in Des Moines short
tive ago. He will make his head
quarters in Sioux City. lie has not
mapped out his plan o. work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The day of the week to be selec,. "a
for the coronation of Edward VII, in
the coming year, is a subject of specu-
lation. No sovereign of that realm has
been crowned on Sunday since the
time of Queen Elizabeth, and only one
coronation in English history took
place on FriGSy. It is safe, therefore,
TO exclude those two days from any
prediction concerning the stately cere-
moral.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

"The Paris Messenger" says that an
attempt to resuscitate the old Roman
amphitheater near the Jardin des
Plantes, Paris. is about to be made.
This ancient arena, which is now used
partly as a playground for poor chill
dren and partly for omnibus stables,
has remarkable history. 1t is one
of the largest known Roman arenas,
and dates back to the first century
There is evidence that the Emperor
Julian held sports there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Fort Dodge, Sept. Tine grand
jury has returned an Indictment for
murder in the first degree against
George and Oliver Bricker, who are
charged with the killing of c. A.
Guild and son, Clarence Guild. in
Yell township last June. The trial il
expected to be one of the most sen.
sational in the history of Webster
county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

DEBORAH, Sept. 9.-Jack Chris.
topherson,, local tough, was ar
rested on the charge of rape pre-
ferred by mas own sister. She claims
that her brother choked her until
blood ran from ner mouth and nose,
but she was able to fight him off.
After making the assault he skipped
to Waulon. twenty miles east of De-
rorah, where he was arrested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Waterloo, Sept. THE heroic act
of a Waterloo lady probably saved tie
life OF lO-year-uld son of j. b. Pal
mer. who was bitten by IA snake at a
picnic. The lazy sucked the pois On
from the wound, after which il was
cauterized.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The biggest gorilla on record has
been bagged by German commercial
traveller in West Africa and is now on
exhibition in the Umlauff museum at
hamburg. The animal measures 6
feet lO% !!aches in height and its
spread of arms is q feet 81 inches.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

A road is being built in the high
Alps, which passes the great st. BS
nard and also the hospice of that
name. This great engineering feat
will be finished and opened to the traf-
flc in July of next year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

There is reverse side to the SEM
blance of luxury expressed by the mir
rors, the gliding, the velvet carpets of
many apartment and boarding houses.
The head of the lace department in a
great store recently spent her two
weeks vacation in a hospital. She
laughed at the idea of being ill or even
nervous but she was tired, and for
ten years had not slept in a real bed.
In one apartment house, in order to
keep her room fitted to receive callers,
she slept on a sofa that opened in the
middle, and had neither sides nor foot.
board. Six out of seven nights the
covers pulled off her feet. At another
place her folding bed fell on her and
nearly killed her, so she traded it for
narrow divan, from which pillows
and blankets slipped off nightly. At
the hospital she finally found a bed
wide enough to sleep in crosswise, a
bed by day as well as by night, a bed
tuckable, with a bolster and counter.
pane; and she stayed in it for two
weeks. In countless cases the make
believe bed is the symbol of sham
and comfortless existence for which
apartment life is largely responsible.
A farmer living at the village of
Doussac, France, was seen to fall to
the ground, and on a subsequent ex-
animation by medical man he was
pronounced TO be dead Arrangements
for his funeral were in progress, and
the man had been placed in his cot
fin, when he suddenly recovered con-
seriousness. Sitting up in his coffin,
he so terrified the watchers that they
fed shrieking. This in turn seems to
have terrified the man, for he was
Eext seen running. in his grace clothes
towards a neighboring wood, gesticu.
lating as though bereft of reason.
One of the results of the American
invasion of London this summer Is
the now common custom of swe,ls and
clubmen to go without their hats when
in. evening clothes. The spectacle OF
young men going about to theaters or
roclety functions without headgear is
Leccuing so usual now that it at
tracts very little attention. although
the funny rape.s have II ye, finish d
rok .ng fun at them. The Gus ON. IL il
[ LADDERS tood, had its or g.n at Newport
and Bar Earbor last year. but has not
) ct taken any hold in New York OF
other cities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
AMERICAS VAST AMBITION.
English Comment ON Mckinicy's speech
at Buffalo.

London, Sept. s.--The vast ambi-
tons of the United States, as deduced
from what the st. James Gazette
calls President McKinley's sensation
al speech at Buffalo, continue to be
the theme of the London editorial
writer's.
"As military power and commercial
enterprise we must go hand in hand"
says the st. James Gazette, "the i'm
portance of the statement upon the
world of politics, as revealing the
new epoch upon which America is
entering, must be immense"
The Evening Standard inquiries If
the reference to the isthmian canal
is a "hint to England that the Clay
tom ulwer treaty will have to go.
1t looks like it," The paper consid-
ers that the determination of the
United States to be uppermost in Cen
trail and South America, both COM
mercially and politically. is one of
the hardest facts of our times"
The Globe thinks President McKin-
ley's program forecasts the rivalry
which England must expect from the
United States, amounting, as the pa
per believes, to definite abandon
ment of extreme protection.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
sues Mother-!n-I.aw for Damages.

Des Moines, Sept. 5.-Lawrence
Rirsher has begun suit against his
mother-in-law, Eliza Ann Jones, for
$1,000 damages for the alleged alfsn-
alton of his wife's affections. He
declares that she circulated false and
malicious reports concerning him,
and persuaded his wife that his re-
lytions with other women were too
intimate. AS result of these accu-
sations, he declares that his wife
left him, but after an investigation
all charges were found to he false
Still, he declares, his motner-in-law
insisted that his wife should not live
with him, and finally her efforts re-
suited in their separation. For this
he demands 5000 damages.
Love is the only lever long enough
to reach the heart.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

1t costs the insurance companies
about S475,0 to do business in Iowa
every two years. They pay the audi
tor of state-who turns it over to
the treasurer of state-$95, 900 for the
biennial period, in fees. and during
the last biennial period paid in $685.
1852 in taxes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Contracts have been awarded by
the state board of control for meat
for the state institutions. They
amount to about $500 for pork and
100000 for beef. The contracts were
awarded as follows: Pork-Armour
Packing Co., Kansas City--Anamosa,
Clarinda. Council Bluffs, Davenport,
Fort Madison, Glenwood and Indepen-
dence. Cudahy Packing Co., South
Omaha-Marsnallto Mitchellville,
Mt. Pleasant and Ninton. Beef
Swift & Co., Omaha.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Secretary Van Houten reports that
The total income of the state fair Of
1901 was over $4,000. The expenses
were slightly above $4,000. A GER
tain surplus of $4,000 is figured on
This makes about SOS, 900 on hand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Love is the only lever long enough
to reach the heart.