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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Mnzeppa.

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Historically, Mazeppa was hetman
of the Cossacks. He was born of no.
bic Polish family In Podolia and be-
came page in the court of Jan Cas-
mir, king of Poland. While in this ca
pacity he intrigued with Therisia. the
young wife of Podonian count, who
discovered the amour and had the
young page lashed to wild horse and
turned adrift. The horse rushed in
mad fury and dropped down dead in
the Ukraine, where Mazeppa was re-
leased by Cossacl family. who nurs-
ed him carefully in their own hut. In
time he became secretary to the het-
man and at the death of the prince
was appointed his successor.
Peter much admired his energy of
character and created him prince of the
Ukraine, but In the wars with Sweden
Mazeppa deserted to Charles MI and
fought against Russia at the battle of
poltava. After the loss of this battle
Mazeppa fled to Valentia and then to
Bender. Some say he died natural
death and others that he was put to
death for treason by the car. Lord
Byron makes MaZeppa tell his tale to
Charles after the battle of Poltnya.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
STRIKE GOES INTO COURT.
Steel Masnates Want Injunction

Steel Masnates Want Injunction
Against Former Employees.
Pittsburg, July 24.-The steel COM
bine forces have decided to carry the
strike into the courts. 1t is learned
that CORNER Judge P. M. Smith of
Wellsville. o., has been retained by
Persifer F. Smith, district manager of
the American Sheet Steel company, to
prepare papers for presentation within
a few days to a federal court, asking
for restraining order to stop strikers
from accosting or molesting in any
way nonunion men on the highways.
The move promises crisis in the
strike, thus far one of watchfulness
and waiting. The application for an
injunction may be made in the United
States district court and at first will
apply only to Wellsville, but it is be-
lieyed the plan is to pursue similar
tactics at Mckeesport and other places
where necessary.
A rumor is in circulation that car
load OF men will run into Wellsville
today to supplement the force now at
work. According to strike leaders,
the officials of the Wellsville mill are
apparently seeking to bring on an open
conflict in order to invoke the aid of
the sheriff's deputies. and If possible
the militia. Earnest and renewed
warnings have been sent to the strik-
ers to remain cool and keep within the
law.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
RRADsTREETs' TRADE REVIEW
Fair Volume of Business Despite
Heat, Drought and Strikes.

New York, July 20.-Bradstreets
says: Heat drought and strikes
have furnished their quota of disturb
ing influences this week, but despite
these affairs, a fair volume of business
goes forward, and nearly all markets
have taken the developments of the
week tall of which, by the way, have
not been unfavorable) calmly and
even cheerfully. While only scat
tered rains are reported in the worst
afflicted sections of the corn belt and
much more rain is needed if damage
is to be repaired, the rest OF the
country reports a fair amount of
moisture. and the south Atlantic. the
central western and the northwestern
states return more favorable advices
than a week ago. both as regards the
crop outlook and the business doing.
The great steel strike, closely followed
by the tie-up of hard coal miners by
few mine fremen, has resulted in the
greatest suspension of labor reported
for some years past, but it is to be
borne in mind that this season is the
natural one for vacations and nothing
like Inc maximum number of men re.
ported on strike is thought to be out
Fair estimates place the number of
men actually striking in the steel trade
at less than 10000, and the number
OF idle coal miners will not equal this
amount. On the other hand, the ma
chinists' strike has shown signs of dis.
integration and is generally said tc
have been a failure. 1t has been
weak market for cereals. The week
was ushered in by a severe break in
corn, by which much of the advance
on dry weather stories was lost, but
quotations hardened again as the week
advanced on reports that the rainfalls
have only afforded partial relief.
Wheat sympathized in the early break,
but strengthened again, not so much
on bad crop reports at home. for dry
weather is still complained of. as be-
cause of decided improvement in
the export business and advices of
Spanish and French buying here for
quick delivery. The oats crop pros
poets is poor one, and that cereal
is attracting increased speculative in
terest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
EXTRA IOWA; THURSDAY, JULY %, ST.
$l.oo PER YEAR
RAID ON mooNsHINERs.
Tennessee Posse Attempt Capture
With Disastrous Results.


Nashville, Tenn, July 22.-Reports
from Monterey. Tenn, near which
place an internal revenue raIding party
was ambushed by ''moonshiners" Sat-
urday, say excitement in Ilat district
is at high pitch. The natives seem
to have generally sided with the moon
sinners and Collector Bell deemed it
advisable to take his posse to Cooke
vile to await the reinforcements which
leave here today. Every deputy col
lector and deputy marshal in the dis
trict has been summoned to join in
the raid which is contemplated.
The ''moonshiners" have boasted
they will not be taken alive and as
they are we'll armed and fortified in
the mountains, q serious conflict is
expected.
Collector Bell reports that one Of
the moonshiners, Frank Whitaker.
has died of wounds received in Satur-
days fight and that another, Will Patti.
had his leg amputated as result of
a wound received in the same ARRAY.
Thomas Prince, the wounded deputy
marshal, has been taken to his home
in Sparta, while Corder Mackay, the
wounded posseman, is at Cookeville,
and is reported to be in a critical con-
dition.
United States Marshal John Overall
will head the reinforcements leaving
here today.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
BANKERS ON CORN.
THEY ESTIMATE A LOSS OF a12,
S 100000 BUSHELS.
Russia Reports Drought and DesoIa.
tion In Many of Its cersa..7asine
Districts-Phenomen Heat Pre-.
walls In Northern Section.

New York, July 24.-The Journal OF
Commerce, which yesterdaytelegraphe
to large number of bank presidents
in Iowa, Missouri and Kansas, prints
special report, which says: There
is every reason to believe that the
early reports of damages to the corn
crop by drought have not been exag.
gerated. On the contrary, it is evident
that the situation is worse than re
ported and that the damage is beyond
repair. The region of most damage
lies in an irregular circle of 600 miles
in diameter, with st. Joseph, Mo-, as
the approximate center.
"The following question vas sent to
the bank presidents: Kindly wire
your opinion of percentage of damage
to corn and live stock by drought in
your vicinity
The answers indicate very serious
losses in the region specified. In Kan.
sas many report Is per cent damage to
corn. in Missouri the majority of the
reports are between so and rs per cent
in Nebraska the reports are generally
between 35 and SO per cent, while in
Iowa the damage is between 25 and 80
per cent.
''It would seem from the returns
given that a loss of SO per cent in this
region would be an exceedingly moder
ate estimate. This would indicate
loss of at least 312,OOO,OOO bushels in
the region of greatest drought and
probably considerably more. 1t should
be borne in mind that these figures
refer to only the small area of greatest
damage. No attempt has been made
to ascertain the damage elsewhere.
The damage to live stock is considera.
BILE in Missouri and Kansas. but very
slight in Iowa and Nebraska"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
ALLEN PRESENTS PETITION.
President Receives Porto Rican Plea
for Free Trade.

Canton, July Ex-Governor Charles
H. Allen of Porto Rico reached Can
ton from Washington yesterday, at
tended services at the First M. E.
church with the president and spent
the remainder of the day at the Nc
kinley home until 10: 40 p. M, when he
left for the east. His mission here
was to present to the president, the
resolution passed by the Porto
Rican legislature, providing a system
of local taxation for the island such
as under the act of congress entities
the island to free trade with the Unit
ed States. The presidents official ac-
knowledgment of the receipt of this
resolution will be made July 25. the
anniversary of the landing of Amerl-
can troops in Porto Rico, when proc
lamation will be issued declaring free
trade between the United States and
Porto Rico
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
PLOT TO RESTORE THE EMPIRE
Alleged Conspiracy to Install Prince
Louis Napoleon as Emperor,

London, July 20.-The Pail Mall Ga.
zette publishes communication from
It's PafiA correspondent giving circum.
stantial details of an alleged conspira-
cy to overthrow the French republic
and install Prince Louis Napoleon as
emperor. The correspondent is as
sured that Sept. IA. upon which date
the car intends to promote Prince
Louis to full generalship in the Rus.
sian army. has been selected as the
occasion for demonstration to sup.
port the claims of this prince, who
is such close friend of their Russian
ally by all the elements opposed to
the present regime. The names of
M. de Roulede, the llarquis de Lur
Saluces and M. Marcel-Habert are
mentioned as the leading spirits of
the movement, and several high func.
tionaries of the present government
are alleged to be assisting the move.
ment with funds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
How Colorado Desert Wa. Formed.

Everybody knows. without looking at
the map, how Lower California runs
south from the Pacific coast like sort
of tail, separated from the United
States-for it is part Of Mexico as
some people are not aware-by long
arm of the sea called the gulf Of Cali
fornia. Once upon time the gulf ex-
tended in a northward direction 300
miles beyond it's present inland limit.
Into this northerly extension the great
Colorado river emptied millions of tons
of detritus annually until the deposit
accumulated in quantity sufficient to
shut off the upper part of the gulf,
which was thus transformed into
lake. To begin with, of course it was
salt lake, but 1t gradually became fresh
through the influx of water from the
Colorado. Thereupon fresh water
fishes. mollusks and other creatures not
Of the brine We're developed in it. and
in this way 1t happens that the dry
bottom today Is covered with their fos-
sill remains.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
HUGE SHIPS ARE DOOMED.
Naval Experts So DecIars After Seeing
New Submarine MarxeIs.


Paris, July 22.-After seeing the sub.
marine boat Gustave Zede sail 175
miles from Toulon to the harbor OF
Ajaccio, Corsica. elude the vigilance
of the French feet torpedo the great
battleship Charles Martel and cross
the Mediterranean to Marseilles, 225
miles. all this time unobserved, the
French minister of marine, M De Ian
nesan, has decided to delay the build
ing of several monster warships al
ready voted by the national congress
All the naval experts here are pro.
foundly impressed by the recent prog.
ress in submarine vessels and naviga.
ting. They declare that the huge
ships are doomed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Failed to Return the Diamonds.

Denver. July Pc. w. Gray was ar.
rested at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian association in this city
yesterday on the charge of obtaining
possession of $500 worth of diamonds
from an Omaha jeweler by misrepre.
sentation. 1t is charged that Gray
was given permission to take the dia.
monds to show them to a young Oma.
ha lady and failed to return them.
1t is said that he admits that he is
the person wanted, but that the dia.
monds were lost in Omaha and there
was no intention of fraud on his part.
Gray comes from prominent New
York family
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
GENERAL DROUGHT SITUATION.
Scattered Thunder Storms Reported
In the Heated Area.

scattered hunder storms Reported
In the Heated Area.
Washington, July 24.-With the eS-
ception of scattered thunder storms
yesterday, the most important of
which, so far at least as reports to the
weather bureau show, was that at
hundredths of an inch of rain fell, the
drought and intense heat continued
throughout the states of the corn belt
Temperatures again averaged over 100
degrees in that area, making the 36th
consecutive day in which the thermom-
eter, has risen to 80 degrees and high
er. Aside from North Platte trace
OF rain was officially reported at Dec
Moines, two one-hundredths OF an inch
at Kansas City, some rain fall in Tex
as, some in Arkansas and also some
in northern Minnesota. These storms,
he said. brought only temporary relief
and afford little Sustenance to the over
parched ground, which after the great
ly protracted drought needs a general
ram. According to present indica
tions there seems to be no prospect of
such downpour for the next two days
at least. Beyond that time the officials
will not make any predictions. There
is no prospect of any relief from pre-
vailing conditions in the central val
leys and the middle western states,
and Forecaster Frankenfield repeats
his forecast of continued warm wealth
er with light and scattered thunder
storms in that section.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
A Pot walloper.

The parliamentary register for 1896
showed that there was then only one
pot walloper in all England. One see-
ing the term for the first time might
easily Imagine that a pot walloper was
species Of ichthyosaurus or some 9TH
er reptile of past age. 1t will be dis
covered upon inquiry. however. that
the term pot walloper" is literally one
who boils pot and was applied to vot-
ers in certain boroughs Of England
where. before the passage of the re-
form bill of 1882. the qualifications for
suffrage was to have boiled twalloped)
his own pot in the parish for six
months.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Showers In Nebraska

Lincoln, July 24.-Showers visited
the east central part of Nebraska last
evening. but there was no general rain
fall and none at all in the sections
most sorely drought afflicted. The
precipitation at Grand Island was near
ly third of an inch. and it ranged
downward from that to a sprinkle
In the towns of Alma, Franklin. Tren.
ton, Hastings and Aurora. The maxi.
mum temperature for Lincoln yester-
day was 1O3. In the western part of
the state live stock is being marketed
at any price the farmers can get.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Prairie Fires In Colorado.

Denver, July Redistribution by
forest and prairie fires is reported
from different points in the state, di.
rectly attributable to the condition Of
grass and timber from the long dry
spell. Timber fires have been burn.
ing several days near Mount Evans,
Longs Peak and on the Kenasha
range. From Boca and Prowers
counties, the center of the stock rails.
ing district, come reports of destruc.
tive prairie fires. State officials and
ranchmen are becoming alarmed at
the shortage of water In the streams.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
The Moving Plant.

A very queer plant belongs to the
pea family and is called the moving
plant" on account of the manner in
which it's leaves turn around of their
own accord or go by jerks, without be-
ing touched or in any way disturbed.
Sometimes only one or two leaves on
plant will be affected; at other times
they will all perform jumps and gyra-
tions simultaneously. 1t is observed
that the movements are most energetic
when the thermometer marks about ~
degrees.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
KANSAS LOOKS FoR Showers.
Temperatures Range to One Hundred
and Ten Deqrees.


Topeka, July 24-Temperatures in
Kansas yesterday were as high as 11O.
One death occurred in Abilene and
prostrations in Leavenworth, Atchison,
Usage City, Topeka and some of the
smaller towns. The state is overcast
with clouds and the air is humid.
Thunder storms of various degrees of
intensity came during the afternoon.
Leayenworth had two showers of 20
minutes each. No relief other than
slight cooling of the atmosphere result
ed. The indications are for showers.
The situation throughout the state has
become very uncomfortable and water
is becoming scarce. Nearly month
of temperature of 100 and over, with
not drop of rain is the story coming
from many Kansas towns. Many
farmers are rushing their stock to
market, trying to buy feed and trying
to find water for stock.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Crop Failure In Russia.

Washington, July PA ST. Peters,
burg dispatch to the United States de.
partment of agriculture, dated July 81,
states that temperature of 1O3 de.
grees was reached that day in Odessa
and that phenomenal heat was prevail
ing through all of northern Russia
A cablegram to the department from
London, dated July 20. mentioned re.
ports that the crops in Siberia appear
to be nearly total failure.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Firemen Back at Work,

Wilkesbarre, July 24.-The station
ary tiremen and the coal operators are
again at peace. Nearly all the strik-
ers, including number of engineers
who went out in sympathy with the
iremen, were back in their old places
today. The officials of one CT two OF
the large companies said they would
employ the men when there was work
for them
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Bio hush at El Reno

Ell Reno. 1. T.. July 23.--All previous
records were broken here yesterday,
when 1886 persons registered. This
makes total for Ell Reno of 93,O4S.
The registration for Lawton was 1888.
making total of 26,2S2. Grand total
1890. The trains from the north
and east brought in immense crowds.
the people hanging on to the steps and
riding on top of the coaches.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Shoots Sweetheart and Self.

Spirit Lake. Ia. July 22.-Charles
McClumsy. livery stable employe,
yesterday shot Mamie Reed, an EN-.
ploye of restaurant. He then turned
the revolver on himself and fired three
bullets into his own head. The girl
was not fatally wounded but Nc.
Clumsy will probably die. The couple
are said to have been engaged for
some time but later the engagement
had been broken.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
schIey Asks Court of INQUIRY.

New York, July 24.-The Herald
says: Rear Admiral Winfield S.
Schley has asked Secretary Long to
appoint court of inquiry to determine
the facts in regard to his course in the
Santiago campaign. When Admiral
Schley was pressed to make some
statement of his position, he wrote
the following sentences: 1 really
think that 2s this matter is liable to
take the form of judicial investiga-
tion, ought not to be subject to in
terview. think that action is prefer
able to words and l have decided to
act. More than this ought not to be
expected to say, but will add that t
is very great pity that there should
be any controversy over matters where
everybody did his beSt''
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Pythlan editors Elect officers.

Chicago, July 22.-The National
Pythian Editorial association which
has been in convention here for sever.
al days has adjourned after electing
the following officers: President,
Charles 8. Cushing. Chicago; vice
president. M. Stahl. Kansas City; sec
retary, D. w. Boyer. Nashville. Tenn:
treasurer. Charles A. Poland. Colum-
bus, o.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
PLANS SUIT
DEMANDS APPOINTMENT OF =
COURT OF INQUIRY.
Secretary Long Will Probably Name
Dewey, Ramsay and Benham as
Court of Inquiry-case Promises to
Be a. Celebrated One.

Washington, July 24.-The Washing.
ton Post last night telegraphed Admi.
raj Schley that in an editorial it in.
sisted that he owed it to himself, as
we'll as to his friends, to begin proceed.
ings against Maclay, the author of the
History of the United States Navy.
to disprove the latter's charge, add.
ing will you do this? Please wire
statement"
from Admiral Schley:
Great Neck, L. l., July 23.-Editor
Washington Post: 1 believe the first
step should be investigation of all
matter by court, then civil action
afterwards. / am preparing to take
this course"
The Post, as result of extensive
Inquiries based upon the admiral's dis
patch, says: admiral Schley pro-
poses to ask an investigation at rhe
hands of naval court of inquiry and
then to sue Historian Maclay for libel
His action is the sequel to the devel-
opments during the past week, when
the entire country has been surprised
by the publication of the unexampled
abuse poured out on him in the third
volume of E. S. Maclays History of
the United States Navy, in which pub
lication he is said to have run away in
caitiff flight and is, in addition, de-
nounced as a coward, cur and a
traitor.
'.The Schley court of inquiry will un-
doubtedly be one of the most cele-
brated cases in the naval or military
history of the country. The high rank
of the officers involved in the contro-
versy and the intense public feeling
which has been aroused will combine
to give to the investigation dramatic
interest. Nothing has occurred in
Washington for many years that will
compare with it. Secretary Long has
already stated that if Admiral Schley
requested court of inquiry he would
grant the request and also expressed
his willingness to personally select the
court. While he has not made any
statement as to it's personnel, there
is every reason to believe that he fa-
tvors Admiral Dewey and Rear Admi-
rails Ramsay and Benham."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25

Iceland exports sulphur. Iceland
moss. wool, dried fish. sealslSins and oil.
whale oil and baleen, eiderdown, bird
skins and ponies. Its manufactures
are entirely domestic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
GREAT HEAT IN THE NORTH.
Minnesota and the Dakotas Are Suf.
ferinq-Harvestino Difficult

minnesota ana the OakotaS Are Suf.
misunderstanding Difficult.
st. Paul, July 24.-Reports from all
sections of the states of Minnesota and
the Dakotas show that the heat wave
continues with. if anything, increased
Intensity. Many stations report yes
terday as being record breaker, with
maximums ranging from 100 to 1OS.
Bismarck reports maximum temper
ature of 106. the highest in many
years. The heat has had the effect of
maturing grain much earlier than
usual and in northern Minnesota and
Dakota the wheat is about ready to
cut. Work in the harvest fields, how
ever, is carried on with great diff
Guilty, many prostrations of men and
animals being reported.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
Unpleasant to Have Around.

"Are you still engaged to Mr..
BriggsT'
mo; broke it off last week. was
afraid to marry him. He knows too
much. gave. him some ribbon to
match. He found 1t in the first store
he went to, and he bought it for cents
below the regular price"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-25
BREAK IN DROUGHT
PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NEeRAs.
kA GET SHOWERS.
Get the Best of the Heated Areas
Scattered nderstorms-Half an
Inch Deep at Grand lsland--Audu-
bon County in Iowa Soaked.

Omaha, July 24.-Of all the parched
area OF the west, Nebraska and Iowa
were the only states to receive mater
ial indications of a break in the
drought last night. In various parts
of the east central portion Of Nebras-
ka there Were light showers at inter
walls. Grand Island reported the most
rainfall-half an inch. At Hooper,
Trenton, Franklin, Alma, Aurora
Hastings and Grand Island there was
welcome precipitation in varying
amounts. There was liberal precipita-
tion in Nebraska City, Weeping Water
and adjoining sections. In Iowa Des
Moines and Audubon reported consid-
cradle rainfall over wide are1.