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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
The NEWS In IOWA
WAS THE RICHEST IowAN.
Edwin Manning, Hawkeye Pionee
naad At kensanuua

Edwin Manning, a Hawkeye Pioneer,
Dead at keosauqua.
Keosauqua, Aug. 17.-Edwin Man
ming, the richest man in Iowa and for
over half a century the leading bust
ness man in the state, died yesterday
aged OIL years at his home here. He
left an estate valued at from $4,000, 900
to S., 100000. The story of the accum-
ulation of this wealth is practically
the history of the state from the days
IF Black Hawk to the present.
Mr.. Manning was of English descent
and was born in South Coventry,
| Conn.,, February s, 1910. He was
| brought up on a farm and educated In
the public schools until he was 10
years old, when he began life at Beth
| any, Pa. as a clerk in his uncle's store
at so month.
Coming west in 1896, he made a
short stop in Missouri, and then set
| tied in st. Francisville, Lee county,
Iowa, where he bought some land
| from Indians. He, with James Hall
and others, entered claim and laid
out the town of Keosauqua, this being
! he Indian name for the river at that
| place.
In 1889 Mr.. Manning purchased the
| first stock of merchandise ever
brought to Keosauqua, shipping II by
way of the Atlantic ocean and the
Mississippi river. He built the first
fiatboat that ever passed out of the
| Des Moines river, and in 1881 ran
| loaded steamers between st. Loans
and Des Moines.
He dealt in lands and merchandise
and engaged in banking. lie had
partnerships without nun;l'er, AMI MS
enterprises we're always successful.
He had a store at rcarly every town
and village on the Des NOincs river
from KeosaudIa 10 Fadyv'll". HIS
store at Eddyville, where the firm WAS
Manning g. Caldwell, was for years
one of the best known mercantile es-
Establishments on the Des Moines river.
Mr.. Manning never ran for Office
but always took u deep interest III
politics. His son, Gal" Manning, is a
| banker at Ottumwa, and was the
| United States commissioner to Paris
from Iowa.
Mr.. Manning was known for his
steadfastness of purpose and for al
ways keeping his head in financial
crisis. As manager of large interests
he never overreached. He never lost
| faith in Iowa real estate, and at the
time of his death owned thousands
of acres of the best Iowa lands. His
Office was in his original bank build
ing, looking out on the Des Moines
river, the structure having been pus
up in the days of steamboating. lie
started many young men on success
| full business careers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
MAX KRUsKoPF is A FUGITIVE.
Deputy Postmaster at Marshalltown said
to BE "a Defaulter.

Des Moines, Aug. 16.-United States
Marshal Christian has received no.
tice that Max Kruskopf, deputy post
master at Marshalltown, charged
with defaulting $500 of the postal
funds in that city, is fugitive, and
it is desired that he be taken into
custody wherever found.
Inspector Ketchum checked up the
office and found it short little over
$500. Postmaster Saint was notified
of the discovery and made the
amount good to the government. The
inspector reported that indications
pointed to the guilt of Kruskopf, but
that Chief Clerk Hawley was impli-
Gated by the records. Ketchum
placed Hawley and Kruskopf under
arrest, but as Kruskopf wanted to
make an effort to make the amount
good to Postmaster Saint, he was
allowed to go. on his promise TO be
at the Great Western depot to take
a morning train to Des Moines. 1t
was the intention to charge him with
the ENLIGHTENMENT and to bring Haw-
ley here that he might give his testi-
mony before the commissioner. Krus-
kopf failed to show up and Ketchum
reported that he had absconded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

La Porte, Ind, Aug. 19.-H. ]. Pat
ten, who says that his home is near
Bay City, Mich, was here today in
search of woman who gave her name
to him as Mrs. Mary Miller. Patten
met the woman at Rochester, in this
state, and the couple became betrothed.
Mrs. Miller represented to Patten that
she was the owner of valuable realty
in Chicago on which there was an in
cumbrance of $500. Patten advanced
the money to raise the mortgage. and
today in this city was the appointed
time for the solemnizing of the we'd
ding. Patten learned when he arrived
here the woman has husband living
near La Grange, Ind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
PESNsYLyANIA DEMOCRATS.
Last Session of Legislature said to Bs
Most CORRUPT In History of state.

Most Corrupt In History OF state.
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 16.-The cam
paign for the ticEet nominated by
Yesterdays democratic state conven-
ton will be entirely on state issues.
No mention is made in the platform
of the name of William j. Bryan or
free silver, Imperialism and other
national issues. he last legislature
is condemned for the passage of the
rapid transit and ripper" bills and
pronounced the NEST corrupt legisla-
tive body tnat ever convened in this
state. All friends of good govern
ment are invited TO join the democ-
racy to save the state from further
dishonor.
The platform was prepared at a
conference of the party leaders which
lasted until daybreak and it is one of
the most remarkable declarations
of principles ever issued by a state
convention in Pennsylvania. those
democratic Legislators who Joined
with the republican party in passing
the bill condemned by the platform
are left to their immediate constit-
uents for the ''infiction of political
punishment"
The convention nominated Judge
Hartman Yerkes of Doylestown for SUI
preme court Judge and representative
Andrew j. Palm of Meadyille for
state treasurer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
RANGER ORDERED TO PANAMA.
Cruiser at San Diego Will Proceed south
Once


Washington, Aug. 1.-THE cruiser
Ranger now at San Diego, Cal, has
been ordered to proceed southwark
to Panama. 1t is expected that she
will be able to leave without delay,
as her commander has had warning
to prepare for the journey. The Rang
er is a little over a thousand tons
and her speed is but six knots an
hour.
The cruiser Philadelphia has just
arrived at San Francisco from the Sa-
moan islands and is to go at once into
dry dock at the Mare island yard for
overhauling and general repairs. The
navy department has decided that
this vessel should be Immediately
placed in condition in order that she
might be prepared, if occasion arose,
to go south to the scene of the trou-
BILE on the isthmus. The. state de-
partment is receiving nothing addi-
tional on the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
situation, except through mail adj
vices, which throw little new light on
the condition of affairs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
USKNowN MAN MURDERED.
Found Dead Near the Milwaukee Right
of Way at AriOn.


of Way at Arion.
Arion, Aug. 17.--An unknown man
was murdered Thursday night along
the right-of-way of the Chicago, Mil
waukee d st. Paul railroad, one-half
mile west of this place. The murder
was evidently committed with Il
coupling pin, as the dead mans head
was completely split open and large
pool of blood was found near the
right-of-way fence, together with a
coupling pin all covered with blood,
except where held by the murderer's
hand. The crime was committed about
10 O'Clock p. m, and the body was
first discovered by train crew on a
Milwaukee freight train. The man
had evidently been killed near the
right-of-way fence and the body drag
ged to the track so that passing
trains might obliterate the signs of
the crime. A man has been arrested
on suspicion at Mapleton. He had
blood on his hands and on his hand
kerchief. The murdered man was in
Arion Thursday. He was fairly well
dressed and was thought to be a card
shark, as he spent the day marking
a deck of cards, which were found
near the scene of the murder. Upon
the body was found note book with
the address 1T. +. Clements, 707 South
Twenty-fifth street, South Omaha"
He was known to have had money,
and it is supposed the crime was COM
mitted for purposes of robbery. Two
negroes were seen near the scene
of the crime about IL o'clock Thurs
day night and they will be arrested.
The murdered man was about 35
years of age, medium height and
weight, sandy hair. close cut and had
in his pocket several fair admission
tickets bearing the name u. L. Love"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
PUNISHMENT IN FAVOR.
Commons Stands by Chamberlain in De-
Tense of Proclamation.

Commons Stands by Chamberlain in De-
Tense of Proclamation.
New York, Aug. 17.-Concerning the
effect of the discussion in the house
of commons of the latest South Afri-
can situation, the London representa-
tive of tbs Tribune cables:
Mr.. Chamberlain carried the house
Of commons with him in his defense of
Lord Kitchener's Punishment procla-
nation. 1t seems clear that the Brit
ish government is determined that
Sept. 10 shall mark the beginning of
the resumption of something like civil
authority in South Africa.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt en-
deavored to contend that the terms of
the proclamation involved the destruc-
ton of the belligerent rights of the
Beers in the field, but Mr.. Chamber
lain pointed out that those rights will
be withdrawn only if the present Boer
operations degenerate into mere plum
der
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
Bank DefauIter Dead.

Nashua, N. H., Aug. ia letter re-
ceived from Asuncion, Paraguay, an
nounced the death there of Frank A.
Mexican, ex-mayor of Nashua, and
former cashier of the Indian Head Ma
tional bank of this city. The cause OF
death was not given. Mexican fed
from Nashua in 1898 because of a
shortage of about 100000 in the fin
ances of the bank. He had resided in
South America since that time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
SENSATION IN EUROPE.
lac Dowager Empress Said to Have
Been Secretly Married.

Paris, Aug. 15.-Was the late Dow
ager Empress Frederick secretly mar
ried in 1896 to Count Won Secnendorf?
In story in the affirmative the
French papers are now reveling. 1T is
the European sensation of the day.
1t is eneyeu to be true, and it is
quite likely that other sensations will
soon follow these revelations.
The kaiser is furious at publica-
tons concerning the empire SIS, not
only in France, but in England and
the United States. He is understood
to have ordered censorship of all
kilograms sent to foreign papers.
In the French journals numerous
anecdotes are recalled concerning
quarrels between Emperor William
and his mother regarding the ques-
ton of marriage between the latter
and Count Won Seckendort.
In letters written by the Baroness
Won Rosbach, who was formerly one
of the chief iadies-in-waiting to the
empress, she insists that the empress
and Seckendorf were secretly married
in 1896; that ley lived together as
man and wife; that they mad the
deepest affection ior each other, and
that their marital relations were as
happy as they could possibly be I'M
der the circumstances.
The marriage was known to the
kaiser and to all the empress royal
relatives, but was never officially or
even privately acknowledged. The
kaiser never allowed his children tn
visit Friedrichsnof, and only permit
ted Count Won Seckenuorf TO enter his
presence under protest and only then
in his mothers suite.
II is understood that the empress
has bequeatheG large amount of
money to the count. Other conai-
tions of her will will likely cause con-
sternation among her German and
English relatives. Its real terms,
though, are never Likely to be pun
lished, as every precaution is being
taken to prevent any leakage of its
contents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
ANTHON GIRL A HEROINE.
lightning Kills Brother, stuns Father
and Sets Barn on Fire.

Anthem, Aug. 1.-THE electrical
storm struck ,-e barn of a Grant
county farmer, George FiNsell, killed
his son, Roy, 4 years old; stunned
Fixsell, killed a horse and set fire
to the barn, which burned.
The 15-year-old daughter, Lizzie,
showed herself heroine. She led
from the blazing building the ten
horses, wild with fright. The halter
OF the last one was in blaze when
she staggered out of the door.
The dead body of the boy and the
insensible body of the father were
removed before injured by the blaze.
Four hundred bushels of corn, two
buggy sheds, all the harness and a
loft full of hay were burned. The
loss is heavy; partly insured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Cedar Falls, Aug. 1.-THE Canning
company began operations yesterday
with force of thirty employees and
a small quantity of corn. The COM
pany has 400 acres under cultivation,
about the same acreage as last seas
on. Last year the output was 100000
cans, but the concern feels that they
will do well this year to put up 400
900 cans. The early planting will
practically be n failure. WHAT there
is of it is badly filed, uneven and
blistery. This viii make the quality
not as good as last season, but it
will compare fayorably with the out
put of other concerns, as some of
them have abandoned the idea of
opening at all ,.Iis season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
IRON AND STEEL wOKKERs STRIKE
Both sides Claim to Have Made substan-
tial Gains.

Pittsburg, Aug. 15.-There were
victories on both sides of the great
steel strike yesterday, but they fur
nish no direct line on the ultimate
result of the conflict. The strikers
succeeded in finally forcing the Ma
tional Tube works at McKeesport,
probably the largest individual plant
in the United States Steel corpora
ton, to finally close down. On the
other hand, the steel corporation re-
opened the big Painter mill in this
city, and also resumed operations
with non-union men at the Crescent
plant of the American Tin Plate COM
pany at Cleveland. Two mills were
on at the Painter plant, although one
of them broke down during the day,
and according to the statement of
officials, half the mills in the Cres-
cent plant were moving. The forces
at both the plants named are to be
increased, and the managers claim
they will soon have them working
in full. They make the fifth and
sixth plants which the steel corpora
ton has succeeded in starting with
non-union men, the others being
Wellsville, Hyde Park, Clark's and
the Lindsay & McCutcheon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Des Moines, Aug. 15.-John Cownie
Of the state board of control, on his
return from a visit at the Orphans
Home at Davenport, stopped at his
farm in Iowa county and brought
back some ears of corn. He expects
the corn of that county to average
from fifty to sixty bushels an acre.
lie states that some of the farmers
ave even dissatisfied with these pros
poets a., = they think they should have
more because the price will be high
this year. The crops are suffering
somewhat from lack of moisture, de-
spite the fact that 4.42 inches of rain
fell in June, 4.24 inches in July and
.63 inches thus far in August. The
Amana society reports crop of
wheat which went SO bushels to the
acre, oats and barley from 35 to As
bushels to the acre, and of excellent
quality.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
DEATH IN BURNING CRIB
Victims Number Twelve and Possi-
bly, Thirteen

Cleveland, o., Aug. 15.-Five men
were burned to death, four were
drowned, three and possibly four
were suffocated and several injured
as result of fire which destroyed
temporary water works crib two
miles off the Cleveland harbor early
yesterday.
Twenty-six men obeyed the order
of Manager G. {. Van Deusen when
the flames broke out and took refuge
in the water on floating pieces of
wreckage. Four of them lost their
hold upon their frail floats and sank
beneath the waves just as help reach
ed their comrades.
The crew of the tug ]. r. Spran-
kle heard the fire whistle blown from
the crib and raced to the scene from
the harbor. She picked up eighteen
of the survivors who had drifted to
the west of the crib on their floats
of boards and wreckage.
Van Deusen and three of his men
were hanging in the water from a
two-inch line suspended from the
crib. Just as the line was burning
away above the mems hands, a yawl
boat from the barge Wilhelm, manned
by two men. dashed into the veil or
heat and smoke that enveloped the
crib and rescued the four men on the
rope at the risk of their own lives.
The men picked up in the water were
brought to the city on the tug Spran-
kle. They were naked, exhausted
and badly burned. Many of them
were hurt by falling timbers.
The crib is total loss. 1t was
a frame building 200 by so feet, the
sides sheathed with iron. 1t con-
tanned valuable machinery.
II is now charred, shapeless mass
of wreckage and mingled with the
blackened timbers are blackened,
rusted and twisted pieces and plates
of iron and steel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
HUNDREDS ExILED by SULTAN.
Ruler OF Turkey Is Daily becoming More
Suspicious and Irritable.

Constantinople, Aug. 29.-Seven
hundred officials and servants in con-
nection with the imperial palace, ac-
cused of completely in the fire which
recently broke out in the sacred pre-
cincts of the Yaldiz Kiosk, have been
eXiled by the sultan. Abdul Hamid is
growing more irritable and susp-i
cious every day. His hatred of Chris
tians and foreigners seems to have
been intensified by the present dis
pute with the French. His restric-
tons with regard to the intercourse
of Turkish women with foreign wo-
men have caused much dissatisfac-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
Killed by Failing Limb.

Des Moines, Aug. 15.-"Pud" Rice,
son of A. S. Rice, wealthy farmer
near Avon, was fatally injured while
cutting down a tree on his fathers
farm. A limb weighing several hun
bred pounds fell on the young mans
head fracturing his skull, and death
resulted. He was IS years of age and
unmarried.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

London, Aug lit is said that the
articles for which the editor and pub
Usher of the Globe of this city have
been summoned to appear at the bar
of the house of commons this after
noon, were written by Viscount Mount
morres, whose father was the victim
of an agrarian outrage a score of
years ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Omaha, Aug. 17.-John w. Mcbride,
aged IS, was found dead in his room
at the Midland hotel with the gas
turned on. 1t was evidently his inten-
tion TO commit suicide. A note, bear
ing his name, was in his pocket and
also a copy of the Columbus Safe
guard, newspaper published at Co.
lumbus Junction. lows
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
KITCHENER MADE NEW RECORD.
The Most Favorable Weekly Report Yea
sent by che British GENERA.

London, Aug. 15,-Lord Kitchener,
in long dispatch, says: II am glad
to be able to. send you the largest
return | have yet had for one week.
Since August the columns reported
thirty-nine Beers killed and twenty
wounded, including Commandant
Moll, dangerously; 6s5 prisoners, in
Guiding Wolmarans, late chaism>a ~e
the First Volksraad; eighty-flve sur
renders, including Commandant De-
villers, and the capture of $4,000
rounds of ammunition, 754 wagons,
$3.50 horses and large quantities OF
stock. Most of the captures were
made in the Orange River colony
In the course of the descriptions Of
the operations, Lord Kitchener says
that General French. in Cape Colony,
is gradually driving the enemy'S
scattered bands northward."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

New York, Aug. 19.-Vice-F President
Roosevelt has returned to the city
from the west. He went at once to
Roosevelt hospital, where his eldest
daughter, Alice, is a patient, an abb
scess having been removed from her
cheek yesterday. T"e vice-president
remained at the hospital o.-., ptSht.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Washington, Aug. 19.-Dr. B. NJ.
Duggar, psychologist in the vegetable
pathology investigations of the depart
ment of agriculture, has been ordered
to proceed to points in North and
South Carolina, Texas, Mississippi and
other states to investigate diseases of
the cotton and other plants.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

The "old curiosity shop" immortal
ICED by Dickens. which is situated in
Portugal street, dilapidated thor
oughfare lying behind the Law Courts.
London, is TO be demolished. The resi-
dence OF Mrs. Camp, in Gingsgate
street, Holhorn, Is also coming down.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
TO FEED OIL TO MOSQUITOES.


New York, Aug. 1.-THE board of
health of Montclair, N. j., has given
the authorities power to purchase oil
to begin the work of DISCRIMINATING
mosquitoes. The stagnant pools and
swamp lands will be attacked first
The plan adopted by Professor How
ard in South Orange, of pouring the
oil on the surface of the water, will be
adOnfad
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Marion, Ind, Aug. l9.-As the result
of an alleged wrong solution being ad-
ministered to two inmates of the ma
tional soldiers nome hospital here,
Daniel Carruthers, aged 65, paralytic,
and Thomas Pinkerton, aged 81, are
dead
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

New York, Aug. 15.-In the trotting
race between Cresceus and The ABB
bot, the former won. The first heat
was made in 2:o3A, setting Ssw
record for q trotting race. (
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Picking. Aug. 19.-Edwin II. Cons
ger, the United States minister to
China. ha sarrived. here
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Thorough Swear law course. Ex-
penses low. Six instructors. Degree
and admission to the bar. Term opens
September 10, 1901. For a special
catalogue write the secretary, p. S.
McNutt, Des Moines, Iowa.
Republican state Central Com mittee
Des Moines, Aug. 1.-THE meeting
of the republican state central com
mittee to effect organization has been
called to be held at the Savery hotel
club rooms in this city August %.
Enthusiasm will lead a man to do
things that common sense could not
drive him :" attempt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
| NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. August 10, 1901.

les MONIES, august ~, lWl.
The cost of running the state house
outside of the money paid for salar-
les, according to matter compiled for
the coming biennial report of the au-
ditor of state has been found to be
approximately $4,000 per year. The
exact figures for the two years end
ing June 80, 1901, are 81, 1857. OF
this sum $s,150.57 comes under Sec
ton l64 or the code, and the $63,955
under section 1865.
Following are the totals of the diff.
ferent items without respect as to
under which section the supplies and
material were ordered:
Gas lights, capitol building
and grounds ............ .$2,91053
Repairs, capitol building and
grounds .................. 1,973.5a
Telephone service .......... 1,296.95
Telegraph service .......... 5S3.2I
Water, building and grounds 1865
Supplies and stores. ....... 30,079 so
Blank books, engraving,
printing and lithographing 3.356.s2
Postage, stamped envelopes,
etc. .................... 1S,4oo.30
Furniture .................. 4.667.OJ
Fuel ...................., 6,000.95
Miscellaneous .............. 1863
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
Total expenditure for two

Every cent of this money is appro.
priated by the general assembly and
the funds are at the disposal of the
executive council, which body audits
and approves all bills before they are
paid.