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The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
INDUSTRIAL GLEANrNGS.

In one New York factory ao,ooo,oot
cigarettes week are turned out on
an average oil the year round.
OH developments In Texas, Call.
fornia and elsewhere are introducing
new Industrial factors, especially IN
railroadlng,
An English manufacturer OF jam
and Jelly has a fruit farm Of 1000
acrea az Hlston, near Cambridge, en-
ploying at times 500 hands. The fac
tory y In Tie center Of The farm.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
Declared Unconstitutional.

Rochester, n. Y, July 24.-The law
passed by the New York state legis.
loture, last winter, forbdding traffic
In railroad tickets by other thnn au.
thorycd agents OF railroad companies,
was declared unconstitutional In the
appellate division of the state su.
preme court.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

San Francisco, July a3,--The steam
or 81, Paul has arrived from Alaska
with about two and u half millions In
gold consigned to the Alaska CONNER.
elul Co,
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
The Prosecution Rested.

Pittsheld, Mass, July 23.-rhe pros
ecuton rested this afternoon In the
trial OF Robert ), Fosburgh for the
alleged killing Of his sister May. The
conclusion was as sudden NJ IL was
UNEXPECTED.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

The worst Are In the history Of
Van Buren, occurred on the 20th. the
Robinson and Byers business blocks
being entirely consumed. The loss
ia placed at $4,000, The following
property was burned. Mike Castri'
gano groceries, loss $4,000, insured
for $1,000; building owned by Rob-
ertson & Co.. no insurance; Charles
Lagoon, saloon, loss $4,000, no insur'
ance A. W. Merrill. meat market,
loss $1,000 no Insurance, A. II.
Hutchinson, restaurant entire loss,
value Of stock unknown; W. r. Rob
ertson, groceries, entire loss, and other
buildings.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

Cape Town, July 24.--lt is reported
that Gen. Delercy has informed the
Klerksdorp commando that there Is
no longer any chuncc OF European In.
PREVENTION, and that they must fight
the war out 10 the bitter end on their
own account.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
Unsuccessful sultor suices.

VIII Van Zant. about 81 years old,
shielded at Wilmington by shooting
himself through the head In the pres.
cnce Of his sweetheart. II Is said
Van zant had asked the young lady
to marry him and when she refused
no placed the plctol to bis temple and
fired,
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caleb power, 10 Have n New trial,

Frankfort, Ky. July 2a.-1he oih'
cinl mandate OF the court OF Appeals,
ordering the Scott county circu''
court 70 grant cx.Secrct0ry OF STA"
Caleb Powers another trial was ~
sued Tuesday.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

San Francisco, July 2a.--'rhe trons.
port Thomas sailed Tuesday after.
noon for Manila via Honolulu with
the 800 teachers who are going TO nc.
cept positions In the scohols In the
Philippines
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
Gave Himself Up.

A man walked into the Office Of
Sheriff Bickham, at Texarkana. few
days ago and said to the sheriff: II
Am an escaped convict from Illinois
and | want to give up and 60 back
home" Continuing he said: "My
name is Harry Sinker and was known
In the pen as No. Sos" Here he told
the sheriff he was sent up for grand
larceny, escaped and Travelled around
with Indifferent success until lie was
tired out
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

Florence, Col, July 24,-Fire, Tues.
day, said to be Of ncendiary origin,
entirely destroyed the big plant OF tbe
III Poso Reduction Co., located n ouar.
ter OF mile south OF Florence. Tho
loss on the plant will reach Spsb. 600
and on ore $4,000,
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
war ships at Port Townsend.

Seattle, Wash, July ga spceloi
to the Times from Port Townsend
snys that the United States war 'cp
sells Iowa, Wisconsin and Mohleuh
have arrived there.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

Miss Grace Billman. Of Mammoth
Spring, accidentally shot her sister.
Miss Pearl. The young ladies were
awakened by a noise. and thinking
a burglar was breaking In the house
Miss Grace fred In the direction OF
the noise. the bullet striking her sis
ter In the right side.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
WIN Serve His Time.

Geo. McLendon. colored. who has
seventeen years to serve In the state
penitontiary, and who escaped about
six months ago, was captured at
Poplar Bluff. Mo-. and returned to
the penitentiary walls, McLendon was
sent up from Pulaski county for kill
Ing Deputy Sheriff Bill Witt.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
Count T0ist0i's Condition.

g. Petersburg, July 9a.-Advices
from Moscow are TO the effect thu,
Count Tolstois doctors do pot regnIo
him IA entirely free from danger un'
III the malaria has been expelled from
his system.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

washington, July oa.-Frcc trade
between The United States and Porto
hieo VIII be proclaimed Thursday. AT.
torney'denerol Knox IL preparing tho
proclamations which viii be issued
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

New York, july ei.--Thc health Of.
iicer OF the port, DR.. Doty, has decld.
cd 10 take hold OF the mosquito ques.
tlon IN St,ken Island, and attempt the
determination Of the pests.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
Change Of Omcsrs.

Gov. Davis has revoked the com.
missions Of Sam Bowen as sheriff
and G. S. Driver as clerk Of Missis.
sippi county and has commissioned
John A. Lowell sherin and ]. W.
Rhodes clerk. At the election last
September In Mississippi county
Rhodes ran for clerk and Lowell for
sheriff on what was called the Inde.
pendent ticket. Driver ran for clerk
and Bowen for sheriff on the demo
cratic ticket, The returns showed
Driver and bowen elected, The cleo
tloh was contested and the county
court declared Lowell and Rhodes
elected. The circuit court reversed
that finding and In turn the supreme
court reversed the finding Of the cir
court, thus leaving the case where 1t
stood as the county court decided 1t.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
ScHLEY WILL MAKE A FIGHT
Will Demand an Invesiigation and WIN
Then sue Historian Macisy
for Label.

Washington, July 24.-The Washing.
ton Post, Monday night, telegraphed
Admiral Schley that, in an editorial.
il insisted that he owed it to him.
self as well as to his friends to begin
proceedings against Mr.. Maclay, the
author of the History of the United
States Navy, to disprove the latter's
charge. adding;
"Will you do this? Please wire
statement"
Tuesday it received the following
telegram
Great Neck, l.. l., July 23.-Editor.
Washington Post: believe the first
step should be investigation of all
matter by a court, then civil action
afterwards. | am preparing to take
this course"
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27

william Farrell. tho lumber king OF
Arkansas. died ut his home In Little
Rock on the 18th, victim Of cancer.
Mr., Farrell moved TO this state from
Michigan about twenty years ago
Ho engaged In the lumber business,
and at the time OF his death was tho
principal stakeholder In the Farrell
Lumber Company, located at lionsley,
This company owns 10000 acres OF
timber land In Pulaski, Saline md
Grant counties, Mr. Farrell also own
cd $4,000 acres Of timber lands In
Arkansas county
DR.. G. N, Rockafellow, one Of the
oldest citizens OF Hot Springs. died
on the goth Of congestion.
The Communication list Of prisoners
to DO released during August con-
tains twenty-five names, among them
IL i. r. Latta. whom the governor
recently refused a pardon. The con-
victs are from tho following coun'
ties. Yell, 3; Lawrence, /; 81
Francis, Q; Miller, i; Crittendon, II
Columbia, /; Sebastian. Il Prairie
1; Jackson, /; Johnson, /; Hemp.
stead, 4; Greene, Q; Drew, 3; Lin
coin, 1; Pulaski. 3; Polk. l.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
"W. S. SCHLEY."
As the Case Stands.

The Post, in the Wednesday morn.
ing ISSUE as result of extensive in.
ouiries based upon the admIral's dis
patch, says in part:
admiral Schley proposes to ask an
Investigate ton at the hands of a naval
court of inquiry, and then to sue His.
torian Maclay for libel.
Ellis action is the sequel to the de.
velopments during the past week,
when the entire country has been
stirred by the publication of the un.
exampled abuse poured out upon him
in the third volume of f. S. Maclays
history of the United States navy, in
which publication Schley is said to
have run away in 'caitiff fight and is,
in addition, denounced as a coward, q
cur and traitor.
A Celebrated Case.
"The Schley court of inquiry will
undoubtedly 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
controversy, and the intense public
feeling which has been aroused, will
combine to give to the investigation
dramatic interest. Nothing has oc.
Cured in Washington for many years
that will compare with it,
"The appointment Of the court Of
,,,,,;r, ie avpooto1 IN ha ,noba h,t
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27


societies failing to file the bond by
August /.
Near Carmel Chicot county, VIII
Duke shot and killed James Bolin
with a double.barre shotgun. Bad
feeling had existed between the par.
ties for some time Duke was releas.
ed on a 1880 bond for his appear.
ance at the regular term Of circuit
court.
A work train on the Cotton Belt
broke In two three piles north OF
Texarkana, There were 800 laborers
on the train, The two portions col.
lided, and about forty men were
hurled from the train and injured
more or less.
Considerable damage resulted in
Pulaski county from wind storm
on the 18th, On the Harvey place,
nine miles from Little Rock. all
fences, barns and outbuildings and
many dwelling houses were blown
down. Five miles from town. Mr..
Mcneil was building new house,
which was leveled to the ground, and
half his old house. which he was
occupying. was demolished. There
was great deal OF timber felled all
over the county.
Col. Geo. n. Sanders. formerly q
citizen Of Little Rock and well known
throughout the state as on attorney,
died at Kingnsher, Okla, last week.,
His death was due to paralysis, which
compelled him to give up q large prac'
tico at Little Rock in 1897
A negro named Benson was arrest.
cd ut Magnolia charged with attempt.
ed assault, A special grand jury was
Immediately impancled, an Indictment
returned, and on the third day after
the crime was committed Benson wac
tried and convicted, getting twenty
one years IN the penitentlary
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
WE LEAD ALL THE NATIONS.
Exports More Goods Than Any Other
Country.

Country.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The United
States seems likely to stand at the
head of the worlds list of exporting
nations at the close Of the year 1900.
One by one the great nations have fall
en- behind in the race for this distinc-
ton. During the last five years only
the United Kingdom and the United
States could be considered as COMPETE
tors for the distinction Of being the
worlds greatest exporter Of articles OF
home production.
In 1894 the United Kingdom led tina
United States by nearly s25O,o00,00o
and In 1897 the United States had SO
rapidly gained that she was but $780,
BOO, 900 behind.
In 1896 the United States took first
place, our exports in that year exceed
Ing those OF the United Kingdom by
nearly s100, 200, 900. In 1899 the United
Kingdom again stood at the head Of
the list, her exports exceeding those
of the United States by nearly s35, 000,.
900.
In the eleven months OF 1890, whose
figures have been received by the treas
TRY bureau Of statistics, the domestic
exports OF the United States exceed
those OF the United Kingdom by So.
i73,67o. Should this rate of gain be
maintained the United States will in
the year 1900 show larger expectation
Of domestic produces than any other
nation in the world.
These figures are based on the ad-
vance report of the first auditor OF the
treasury. now ready for publication.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
/ WAS A CRUEL CANARD.
The Report of Drowning Accident
at What Cheer.
fRAINMEN MAY BE GUILTY
u Starting the Yarn That Caused d
Much Grief-some Ridiculous Features
OF the First Story Sent Out from tn.
Mining Town.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-The report which
tained circulation and some eredenc,
hat 40 school children were drowned
It What Cheer, la, while skating on the
liver, seems to have been a canard. A
dispatch from What Cheer says:
False report. No drowning accident
this vicinity nor in any Of the min,
ug towns around here"
The Chicago train dispatcher OF the
'hicago G. Northwestern railroad wired
ais operator at What Cheer for details
Or confirmation OF the reported drown.
cd as authentic at $40 o'clock, a dis.
hat the report was false.
At Des Moines, Ia. however, the
'tory Of the drowning was still accept
I'd as authentic at $3.50 o'clock, a dis
'atch from that city received at that
tour saying: Yes, skating accident
rue" Further evidence that the re-
,ort was not authentic was furnished
n the following message received at
$50 from Ottumwa, Ia:
Phone from editor Of What Cheer
paper an hour ago says story is a ca
Iard."
Oskaloosa, Ia, wired at 8 a. M: mo
ruth in What Cheer skating accident
The first report of the alleged disas-
ter came from Burlington, Ia, and
stated that a telephone message from
Washington, Ia, had related that 4s
but of the 81 children skating on tina
liver were drowned by the breaking OF
The ice.
Later Des Moires reported that
Mayor Phillips OF Oskaloosa, Ia, had
[elephoned that he had received a tele.
phone message from ottumwa confirm.
tng the rumor Of the accident at What
Cheer.
In none Of these messages were any
names Of victims or special details OF
he accident given. The later reports
END to show there were none to give,
What Cheer is a town in the western
:orner Of Keokuk county, on the Chi,
ago & Northwestern and the Burling7
ON, Cedar Rapids & Northern rail-
'oads. 1t is mining town, but the
mining interests have grown less
steadily for several years. 1t has lost
800 people in ten years.
A conversation with the woman in
:harge OF the telephone exchange at
hat point stated that the story was
I joke Of some trainmen. and that
hey first told that the accident had
occurred at Pekay, little town near
What Cheer.
The Righteousness of the story she
declared was apparent from the fact
hat there was not a pond big enough
the town to hold ten people, much
ess 40. The Foster story Is the out
yrowth of the Pekay joke.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03

Down in the SOUTH" remarked q
man at one of the New York clubs,
"there exists more of n religious at
mosphere than there is here in the
north. So most of the stories they
tell have sectarian flavor to them.
One that / heard while in Charleston
is entirely new to me, and 1t appeareS
to be so in the circle of gentlemes
where 1 heard it. II ran this way:
"A dignified old gentleman stood
on one of the city wharyes watching
an old darby who was fishing. No
word passed between them until the
darby landed good sized fish. This
was unlocked, and there was look
of disgust on the face of the fisher.
man as he threw the fish back into
the water.
"Why did you throw that fish back
into the water, instead of keeping
him, uncle?" queried the onlooker.
"He no good, massa."
what kind of a fish was it?"
1--WE calls 'em Baptist fish, sah."
"And why Baptist fish, uncle?"
"Ah couldn't say TO suah, massa,
but specs it's bekase dey spiles soon
as you get 'em outen de water"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
MANY DIE IN FIERCE GALES.
Crew Of a Bark Perlshes In En-
gIish Channel.
ABOUT FIFTY ARE DROWNED.


London, Dec. 31.--There has been q
recurrence Of storms and violent gales
In the channel and considerable dam
age has been wrought ashore. Tele-
graph lines are down In many places
and ocean traffic is badly interrupted
Incessant reports OF innumerable ship
ping casualties show that the gale was
one OF the worst known In many years
Probably several days will elapse be-
tore the full extent of the damage be.
comes known. The bark Primrose Hill
went on the Penrhos rocks. three
miles of Southstack. not far from
Holy Head. She broke ia two and
went to pieces in few minutes. Only
one man out of the crew of thirty-fivs
was saved by a lifeboat. Some tina
before she struck the Primrose Hill
dropped her anchors, but mountainous
seas were running. No sooner had the
Inflated ship touched the rocks than
the three aftermasts went overheard
and she broke in twain, leaving only
the foremost standing. Three minute,
tobCA khAS "Eill albO. No NCoSCl wa
soon smashed up. The Hibernia stood
by throughout, but was powerless to
aid. The Holyhead steam lifeboai
made three vain Attempts to reach the
Primrose Hill. The latter's crew was
huddled on the poop, when huge seq
dashed over the vessel, washing al
away, save the one sailor, who was
finally hurled against the rocks, sus
tanning terrible injuries.
A Spanish steamer was driven ashore
at Portland breakwater. The Wey
mouth lifeboat attempted to rescue her
crew, but the fearful seas running pre-
vented them. The endangered vesse
Is the Enecuri Qast reported arrived
in Bilbao Nov. 20 from Boulogne)
which had sought shelter In Portland
roads. It is believed the crew can b:
saved. The British steamer Penpol
from Sulina Nov. 20 for Dublin, il
ashore on the sands between Aberavor
and Briton ferry. No fatalities have
occurred. The gale is SO furious in
the channel that the continental ser,
vices were suspended this afternoon.
The Pegasus grounded of Lavernock
point, but she was subsequently floated
and towed to place of shelter. When
she grounded her boats were made
ready for lowering and the falls of on,
Of them carried away, precipitating fiva
men into the water. They were al!
drowned with the exception Of the sail.
or landed at Cardiff. This man was
picked up by a tug. The Austrian bari;
Capricorn was driven ashore near
Dude. Cornwall. Nine Of the crew
were drowned, one was saved and -four
are still on board, with little likeli.
hood of being rescued, as they are I'M
able to avail themselves Of the rocket
apparatus. Two other vessels are
ashore on the Cornwall coast. Several
were stove in at Ilfracombe harbor
The bark Ragna was wrecked of Ire,
vine, near Cardiff, three Of her crew
being drowned and nine being rescued
by rocket lines. At Oswestry a theate,
was destroyed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
TIME TO GO SOUTH.

For the present winter season the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
pany has improved its already nearly
perfect through service Of Pullman
vestibuled sleeping cars and elegant
day coaches from Cincinnati, Louis
vile, st. Louis and Chicago, to Mo-
bile, New Orleans and the Gulf coast,
Townsville, Ga, Pensacola, Jackson
vile, Tampa, Palm Beach and other
points in Florida. Perfect connections
made with steamer lines for Cuba, Por-
to Rico, Nassau, West Indian and
Central American ports. Tourist and
home seekers excursion tickets on sale
at low rates. Write c. l.. Stone, Cen
eral Passenger Agent. Louisville. Ky
for particulars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03

London. Dec. 31.-"Private advices
from the province of Shan-SL" wires
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Standard, that. while the court was
sojourning at Tai-Yuen-Fu, the en-
press dowager secretly appointed .
new emperor. with the title Tung Hsu.
He is 15-year-old boy. who was taken
to Sian-Fu In the imperial yellow
chair. This explains the permission
given TO Emperor Kwang Su to return
to Pekin. Emperor Kwang Su has no.
titled the reform party that he IL re-
turning to the capital and will need
their assistance"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Behind closed
doors and guarded by the deepest Sc.
crecy Judge E. H. Gary, president Of
the Federal Steel Company, rendered 9
Inner at the Chicago club to the di.
cectors, subordinate officers and chiefs
Of departments of the gigantic cor,
poration Of which he is the head. Al
the board, 1t is said, the informal an.
nouncement was made that the vast
sum Of 100000 would be expended
In the erection Of structural iron de,
partment, in connection with the II
linois Steel works at South Chicago
and in general repairs and additions te
the mills.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS.
Sew oncers Elected In Illinois, Indiana
and Iowa.

and Iowa.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-At the
meeting Of the State Teachers asso-
eiation here resolutions were adopted
tavoring the following legislation: In
crease in state taxes; giving privilege
to pupils not in a high school district
to attend neighboring high school at
the expense Of the district in which
DE lives; local option in the establish.
ment OF centralized rural schools; state
aid to school libraries; adequate as.
sistance for county superintendent in
counties employing more than 10I
teachers. officers for the ensuring
year were elected as follows: Presi
dent-David Felmley, president north,
ern Illinois Normal university, at Nor
NAL. First Vice President-Superin-
tendent w. r. Kinsey, Tomorra. Sec
ond Vice President-Miss Kate Ruther-
ford, Peoria. Third Vice President
Miss Cora NJ. Hamilton, Pontiac. Sec,
retary-Joel NJ. Bowlby, Carbonate,
Treasurer. NJ. Frost, Hinsdale,
Railroad Secretary-E. c. Rosseter.
Chicago. Member Executive Commit,
tee (three years)-Henry Shrock, Car
bondale. Board OF Directors-J. d
Shoop. Paris; Miss Anna E. Hill, Chi.
cago; H. c. McCarrel. Griggsville; F
ID. Thompson, Galesburg; Miss SaraI
]. Whittenberg, Vienna.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 31.-Prof. A
W. Stuart OF 0ttumwa was formerly
elected this morning president OF tn,
Iowa State Teachers association
which has closed its three days meet
ing In this city. The other officers
elected were: First Vice President
p. Huggett, Cedar Rapids. Second Vice
President-E. U. Graf, Red Oak. Thire
Vice President-E. C. Lilly, Indepan
! dence. Secretary-W. F. Barr, Dss
Moines. Member OF the Executive
Committee-H. f. Kratz, Sioux City
Members of the Educational Council
President, G. E. Mclean, Iowa City;
A, T. Mukill, Waterloo.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 31.-Befors
dnal adjournment the general associ.
alton Of the Indiana State Teachers
association elected officers as fol
lows: Presidential. B. Brown Of
Valparaiso. Permanent Secretary anc
Treasurer-James r. Hart OF Lebanon
Recording Secretary-Miss Lells
Vaught of Martinsville. Chairman Of
the Executive Committee-Lawrence
McTernan of Anderson, superintendent
Of the schools of Madison county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
WOULD BUILD A FINE ROAD.
Prison Warden Wants to Build q High

Prison Warden Wants to Build High
way from New York to Buffalo.
New York, Dec. 29.-Warden Hayes
OF the Kings county penitentiary has a
road building plan which he would
like to put into effect between New
York city and Buffalo, making a high
way $50 feet wide and 426 miles long.
He thinks the work could be done by
the convicts in the penal institutions
Of the state, which, he believes, would
prevent prisoners from growing des-
pendent from lack of work. There
would be no expense to the state, he
thinks, as the proposition stands now.
He has interested the state prison com
mission and the prison reform associ.
alton in the proposed undertaking. II
is considered that the scheme would
require about ten years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-03
To Snccead Auditor Morris.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The president
has rendered to Fred Rittman of Cleve-
land the position of fourth auditor OF
the treasury, made vacant by the tragic
death of Auditor Morris. Mr.. Rittman
for fifteen or twenty years has been
engaged in the banking business in
Cleveland, and previously was an audi
tor Of railroad accounts. He is about
80 years of age, stands high in bust.
ness and social circles. He is a life
long friend OF Senator Hanna.