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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
FEW RECORDS TO BE FOUND.
Cities and Towns Fail to File Papers as
Required.

Des Moines, April S.-Investigation
in the Office of the secretary of state
discloses almost uncomfortable loose
ness in certifying to the secretary
of state the records of Incorporation
of towns and cities. Though the law
clearly requires a copy of the entry
made by the county clerk of all pro-
ceedings in the incorporation of
towns and cities, and in the discon-
tinuance or enlargement thereof, and
in the annexation of one town or city
by another, to be filed by the secre-
tary of state, there are scores of
towns and cities in Iowa in which
no such records have been certified
to the secretary of states office.
If the book in which the changes
in towns and cities in Iowa are re-
corded in the secretary of states
office is examined, it is found there
Is scarcely a town or city in the state
in which the records are complete.
In some cases there are no record
Of the incorporation of the town: in
others no record of the change of a
town to a city of the second class.
Towns that have been discontinued
ire still towns so far as the record
IS concerned. The record book per-
tanning to cities and towns runs
pack as far as 1855, and presumably
from the failure of clerks of courts
n the counties to certify up the rec
,rds required, it has at no time been
Sept with any completeness or ac-
.uracy,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

A college professor, reading Lord
Rayleigh's Theory of Sound" a few
years ago. became particularly inter-
ested in that part which relates to the
vibration of cords. He began to study
the waves which travel along a cord
when one end is shaken. and then to
experiment with cords loaded at in
tervals with weights, and vibrating In
air or water. What could he hope to
learn from such Investigations? What
practical results were to be looked for?
He could not tell, nor could any one
else have told. Yet he studied the sub
ject for five years. The facts he dis
covered make it probable that tele-
phone communication may take place
under three thousand miles of sea, and
the professor has sold his invention for
half million dollars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
AGUINALDO TAKES OATH
But lie viii Be Held a Prisoner for
an Indefinite Period.


Washington, April 3.-Secretary
Root has just made public the follow
ing cablegram:
manila. General, Wash
ington: Since arrival at Manila Aguin-
aldo has been at Malacanan investi-
eating conditions in the archipelago.
He has relied almost entirely upon
the instructive advice of Chief JUS
tice Arellano. As a result today he
subscribed s,d swore to the decla-
ration on page II of my annual re-
port. Macarthur.
The oath referred to is as follows:
81 hereby renounce all allegiance
to any and all so-called revolution
airy governments in the Philippine
islands and recognize and accept the
supreme authority of the United
States of America therein; do sol
EMMY swear that / will bear true
faith and allegiance to that govern
ment; thai will at an times conduct
myself as a faithful and law-abid-
ing citizen of the said islands, and
will not either directly or indirectly
| hold correspondence with or give in-
| telligence to an enemy of the United
otdCsS, nor Will duct, uuroof VI Pr
| tect such enemy; that i impose upon
myself these voluntary obligations
| without any mental reservations for
| purpose or evasion, so help me God
Four asterisks in the cablegram
mark passage withheld from pub
LEGATION, about which the officials will
say nothing.
Washington, April 3.-Notwith-
standing the taking of the oath by
Aguinaldo he still will be held as a
| prisoner by General Macarthur. 1t
is possible he may be granted more
liberty of action but we will not be
afforded complete freedom for the
| present. The action of Aguinaldo in
taking the oath, it is believed at the
war department., will have a far
reaching effect in the pacificatioa OF
| the islands.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
FOR BuENA VISTA COLLEGE.
Local Citizens Have Contributed $4,000
of the Endowment.

Storm Lake, April s.--Buena Vista
college, which has been struggling
for existence in competition with the
larger educational institutions of the
state, is to be placed on a self-sus-
tanning basis by an endowment of
100000. In addition to subscribing
funds to purchase the site and build
the handsome college building, Storm
Lake citizens have kept the college
running by liberal assistance yearly.
Now local citizens have subscribed
$4,000 more towards an endowment
of 100000. The Presbyterians of
Iowa have promised as much more
and a large percentage of this has
been actually subscribed. The board
of aid for colleges have assigned
Buena Vista a field in Ohio which is
very promising, and President Reed
stakes his reputation on the question
of successfully raising the 100000
endowment this year. The college
has always done excellent work, but
unfortunately its presidents have not
had the faculty of raising funds. Mr..
Reed is long on this faculty and is
filling the position with gerat credit
and honor to the college.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

The German army has furnished an
other terrible illustration of what duel
ing means. An infantry captain pres
ent at an officers dinner took onense
at the innocent but rough horse-play
of an army surgeon, and struck him,
He then retired to his quarters. In a
little while two officers representing
the surgeon appeared with challenge
Before they could deliver it brother
of the surgeon entered and shot the
captain dead. His excuse was that he
sacrificed himself to save his brother,
the surgeon, who had wife and chill
dren. and could hardly hope to sur
yiye a duel with the offended captain
a noted pistol-shot. Such an incident
mpst come home with peculiar force
to the emperor, who has frankly COM
mended dueling in the army as the
proper way for soldier 90 protect his
honor"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
The NEWS in IOWA
SLOT MACHINES SEIZED.
Justice at Des Moines Takes Steps to
cure a Test Case

Justice at Des Moines Takes Steps to Sc
cure Test Case.
Des Moines, April 5.-The war
against slot machines inaugurated by
Justice w. A. Iris last week took a
decided turn yesterday when he or
dered Constable George S. Perry to
file informations against number
of places in which the machines have
been operated since he gave his or
der, and to subscribe to petitions for
search warrants against the build
ings in which the machines were
operated.
As soon as the informations were
filed Constable Perry was given a
warrant for the arrest of Jesse Ham,
mond, n cigar dealer at 211 West
Fifth street, charging him with keep
ing a gambling house, and search
warrant for the premises with in
structions to seize the machines
found in the place.
Constable Perry, with deputy and
dray wagon, swooped down on the
Hammond store and after serving the
search warrant on the clerk in charge,
searched the premises and seized two
slot machines, both of which were
displayed conspicuously in the store
room and on which were cards an
nouncing the rewards that would be
paid to players securing certain com
binations. The machines were load
ed into dray and hauled to the office
of Justice iris.
Hammond gave himself up and says
he will fight the case to the end. lie
claims that the fact cigar is given
for every nickel played in the ma
chimes removes the element of gam
bling and makes the playing of the
machines legitimate
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
NOTICE SERVED ON RUSSIA
China Formally Refuses to Sign the
Manchuridn Treaty,

Picking, April 4.-The Chinese gov
eminent has formally notified Rus
STA that China, owing to the attitude
of the powers is not able to sign the
Manchurian convention.
ut is China's DESIRE" says the for
NAL notification. Ito keep on friendly
terms with all nations. At present
she is going through period which
is the most perilous in the empires
history, and it is necessary that she
have the friendship of all.
However much she might be will
ing to grant any special privilege to
one power, when others object, it is
impossible that, for the sake of max
ing one nation friendly, she should
ALLEVIATE the sympathies of all 9th
ers."
Iii Hung Chang says this letter
settles the matter definitely and that
Russia was informally notified to the
same effect March 30.
Prince Ching asserts that every
Chinaman except Ii Hung Chang was
against signing the convention.
As soon as the generals of the pow.
ers notify the ministers as to what
disposition is desired of the articles
and 0 of the protocol, everything
will be practically concluded except
the indemnltIes, the only claims not
ready being the British, German and
japanese. The Germans say they
can be ready in two days and the
japanese assert that they can be
ready at moments warning. Pri-
vate claims, however, can be filed I'M
til May IA.
A majority of the ministers are in
favor of making general claim as
soon as the German claims are in,
making allowances for few thou
sands for possible future claims, al
though it is believed that all private
claims are now filed. Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching have sent to the
court for private list of names pre-
scented by the ministers of the pow
ers for punishment. The death list
has been reduced to four names for
degradation and to ninety-one for
loss of office. No objection is antici-
pated, as the men are only prominent
| in local communities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

A recent importation of foreigners
against which no one will be likely to
take exceptions, except, perhaps, the
natives they have come to destroy, has
been graciously received and welcomed
by the quarantine officer of the Cali,
fornia State Board of Agriculture al
San Francisco. The newcomers are a
consignment of tachina flies from
the grasshopper tribe-their wholesale
extermina.ors. in fact, wherever found
They came as cold storage passengers
and with them came large number OF
ladybugs, for service in clearing the
orchards of red scale--the pest OF fruit
growers. The flies are to be released
in May. They will make short work
of the grasshoppers, which swarm al
that time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

The recent appointment Of General
Chaffee as maior-general is the first
instance of private attaining that
rank in the regular army of the Unit
ed States. 81 should know that Chat
fee was not educated at West Point,
commented a military visitor at the
review of American troops in China
last summer. HE is SO unused to full
dress uniform that he has his sash over
the wrong shoulder" 1t was true
success.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
PHILLIPS PAYS $4,000.
Takes That Much to Cover His Losses In
the Chicago Wheat Pit.

Chicago, April 4.-George II. Phil
lips, whose daring operations in
grain have made him the cynosure of
all speculative eyes interested in the
cereal markets, passed crisis in his
career on the board of trade yester-
day. He was driven from the wheat
pit, the weakest of his defenses. bur
stood firm behind the breastworks of
corn and oats he has thrown up dur
ing the past few weeks.
Monday a call for additional mar
gins was made and the young specu-
lator put up S220,oO0. Tuesday it was
reported that an additional call would
be made yesterday and that tremen.
dous onslaught, calculated to force
him to the wall, would be made by
big operators. At the tap of the
opening gong yesterday the attack
came. Phillips produced 100000 adj
ditional margin money in response
to the second call. Severely pressed,
he retreated from the wheat pit,
after selling 100000 bushels Of May
wheat at loss which will probably
average ~ cents per bushel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
JAPAN PREPARING FOR WAR.
VIII Address u Percmptory Eemonstranc,
to Rus In,


London, April 6.-"Russia's reply
concerning Manchuria being unsatis.
factory, the japanese government
has decided" says the Yokohama cor.
respondent of the Daily Mail, latter
conference with the heads of the
army and navy and with the depart.
ments of finance and foreign affairs
to address a second and more per.
emptory remonstrance, demanding q
reply within a stated period. This
remonstrance, communicated through
the Japanese minister in St. Peters.
burg, almost amounts to an ultima
tum."
Japan is taking measures with
a view to hostilities with Russia
says the Picking correspondent of the
Daily Express. "She has entered into
an agreement with Liu Kin vi, vice.
roy of Marking, who is acting on be-
half of the other friendly viceroys
and governors, regarding the course
they will pursue in the way of aiding
Japan against Russia. 1t is under
stood that they have promised to
place the telegraphic communications
and transport facilities at the SER
vice of Japan"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
CONTRACTS TAKEN AWAY.
Regents viii Complete Collegiate Build
ings--Dean of Law school.

ings--Dean or Law School
Iowa City, April 5.-The board OF
regents of the State university heard
arguments of the Warren Roberts
company of Chicago as to why notice
should not be served on them taking
the new collegiate hall out of their
hands, as provided by the contract,
on account of neglect and delay. The
board felt that the building must be
done by September /, and the Warren
Roberts company could not give sat.
isfactory evidence of ability to dc
this. The regents will go ahead with
the building themselves. The founda.
ton of the building was laid in 1898,
and considering the need of the uni
versity for the building, the delay
upon it has beeen outrageous.
The board decided to grant free
tuition to the amount of $25 to yolun-
teers of the Spanish-American war
in the professional departments.
The board left the selection of q
dean of the college of law to the
president and law committee, the sal.
airy not to exceed $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
$685., 900 MORE FOX THE KING.
Committee Recommends Big Increas
in the Civil List.

London, April 5.--The report of the
committee appointed to consider
changes in the civil list recommends
that the new civil list be fixed at
about 100000 pounds as follows:
Privy purse, 100000 pounds; salar-
les of household and retired allow
ances, $4,000 pounds; expenses of
household. $4,000 pounds; works, co.
900 pounds; royal bounty, aims and
special services, $4,000 pounds, and
sundries 5000 pounds. The report
recommends an annuity of 10000
pounds to the Duke of Cornwall and
York. 10000 pounds to the Duchess
of Cornwall and York, and 5000
pounds to each of the kings daugh-
tiers. The queens annuity in the
event of her surviving the king is in
creased to 10000 pounds, and an an.
nuity of 10000 pounds is provided for
the Duchess of Cornwall and York in
the event of her surviving the duke.
The proposals for the civil list show
a net increase of $1,000 pounds. Mr.,
Labouchere, the sole signatory of the
minority report. thinks that no I'M
crease is necessary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
staining Prove. Fatal.

Mt. Vernon. April 3.-Charles Me-
Farland, a young man of Lisbon,
died at his home as the result of
being accidentally stabbed. McFar-
land and a friend, VIII Albright,
were scuffling in the blacksmith
shop of the latter brother, the for
mer with a pair of pliers and the
latter with large knife in his hand.
In the scuffie Mcfarland made a
iunge at Albright, catching the knife
squarely in the left side. The left
lung was punctured. Mcfarland was
carried to a physicians Office and
later taken home. He grew worse
steadily until death ensued. The
coroner will investigate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
LEHIGn HAS A $4,000 FIRE.
Business District of the Town Nearly
Wiped Out,

Boone, April 1.-The town of Le-
high, three miles northwest of here,
was nearly wiped off the map by a
are which broke out early yesterday
morning and ragged furiously until
property valued at over $4,000 was
destroyed. 1t was first discovered at
The rear of II. w. Ross hardware
store. AT that time it had such head
say that it could not be controlled by
he meager facilities at hand. 1t was
only stopped by tearing buildings
down that were in its path. Ross
hardware store, the postoffice, the
oank. the livery barn, racket store.
4 bakery and restaurant and three
boarding houses are total losses.
The damage is covered partially by
Observation-Disclosures at about one
half ........
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
PRESIDENT is PLEASED.
Regards the Russian Attitude as Entirely
Satisfactory.

Iowa City, April s.-The Carrie Ma
tion craze has struck Iowa City. Mrs.
William Yarvosky was passing Sen.
ner's saloon and seeing her husband
therein rushed in and grabbing from
his hand schooner of beer, threw
the glass and contents st~aight to-
wards the big glass mirror at the
back of the bar. The bartender duck
ed and the heavy glass struck the
cash register, smashing it badly
After threatening to clean the house
out If any more liquor was sold to
her husband, the woman left, leaving
the saloon man badly scared. In the
melee the woman's husband left and
went home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
IRREGULARITIES ARE NOT GRAVE
General MacArthur's Statement Regard
ing KcpOrted Frauds.

Washington, April 4.-The follow
ing cablegram was received today
at the war department from General
Macarthur at Manila:
"Brigadier General Robert =.
Hughes reports surrender at Banga,
northwest Panay, March 81, thirty
officers, 1855 men, 105 rifles. General
Kobbe reports twenty-one men and
twenty-three guns surrendered March
81, northern Mindanao.
"Commissary frauds being investi-
gated; not sufficient gravity to cause
concern; apparent due Irregularities
sales savings. Press reports inexact
and misleading.
UAToc A ri bur -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

TURKEY FINALLY SETTLES.


longs to LLOYD Z. Oriscotn.
Washington, April 3.-There is
reason to believe that Lloyd c. Girls
com. secretary and charge of the Uni
ted States legation at Constantinople,
who is now on his way home, has
earned the credit of effecting final
and satisfactory settlement of the
American missionary claims against
Turkey that have taxed the abilities
of no less than three of the ablest
ministers ever sent by the United
States to Constantinople. 1t appears
now that Mr.. Griscom has finally sue
ceeded in arranging with the Turkish
government the principle upon which
these long standing claims shall be
settled and the pledge of the Turkish
government is in such binding foi m
that it is not doubted that payment
will soon be made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
SAY 1T rs HUMAN BLOOD.
Damaging Evidence offered in the Hos
sack Murder Trial.


sack Murder Trial.
Indianola, April 5.-The most dam
aging evidence thus far submitted in
the Hossack murder trial was offered
Yesterday. The medical experts, DIR.
Grimes of Des Moines and Professor
Tilton of Indianola, who made the
chemical analysis of the blood found
on the axe with which the prosecu-
ton alleges Mr.. Hossack was muir
dered and which the defense has in
sisted is that of fowl, testified that
in their opinion the blood is that of
a human being. DR.. Grimes goes
further and intimates that in his
opinion an effort was made to wash
the blood from the axe before it was
submitted to him for analysis.
One witness testified that he had
seen Mrs. Hossack chopping wood
and knew her to be an expert with an
axe.
1t must be admitted, however, that
| the prosecution has not thus far fur
nished any direct evidence and it is
extremely doubtful if the chain of
| circumstantial evidence thus far Of
| fered will be sufficient to eliminate all
| doubt of the defendants guilt from
| the minds of the jurors. Unless more
| positive evidence of threats or desire
| on the part of the defendant to get
rid of her husband are offered, it be-
| gins to look like the defense will be
| able to sustain it's claim of easy
| acquittal.
On the other hand, however, it is
| known the state has not by any
| means exhausted it's efforts and it is
claimed by the prosecuting attorney
| that the best evidence is yet to come.
| The prosecution was never more con-
| fident of securing q conviction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

The watchfulness of members OF con-
gress is not always rewarded in a way
anticipated. Two resolutions recently
offered in the house requested the pres
ident to return to that body two pri-
vate pension bills. A member of in
curing mind wished to know what
was the defect in the bills. There is
no defect" was the reply. The bene-
ficiaries are dead"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

One of the most prominent Baptist
preachers in the vicinity of New York
has made it practice in all his pas
torates to write his resignation within
week of his entrance upon a new
field, sign,- seal and deliver it to the
proper official with the remark
There. now! Never ask mo for my
resignation. Whenever you want me
to go just break open the envelope
write in a date to the document and
offer it to the congregation"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

Dubuque, April 4-Rev. Mr.. Hodge.
man, leader of the religious organi-
zation known as Goods Worship
Army" in this city, found stick of
dynamite on his hall floor. 1t was
evidently intended to blow up the
building. The old gentleman says he
has not an enemy in the world that
he knows of, and can't conceive of
any reason why this attempt on his
life was made. The police are making
a thorough investigation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

Quite as remarkable as the wrecking
of the Pacific Mail line steamship Rio
de Janeiro just at the entrance to San
Francisco harbor on Feb. % is the to-
tai disappearance of the wreck. Divers
have explored large areas of the bot
tom of the sea at the point where the
wreck is supposed to have occurred,
but not the slightest trace of the i'll
fated ship has been found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

The name OF Sing Sing. so far as
the New York village is concerned, Is
no more, having been changed TO
osining. Manufacturers brought about
this change, the impression having
gone abroad that all goods turned out
in the village were prison-made. The
village showed decrease in the last
census of 1913 in population, though
neighboring places showed uniform in
crease. Sing Sing was incorporated
I'm 1913 and the prison was erected
eleven years later. The prison Is still
within the village boundary lines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11
Macarthur"
PEACE PLANS REJECTED.
Important Proposals Made by Aguinaldc
Are Refused.

New York, April A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Important proposals relative to the
surrender of all the insurgents in the
Philippines have been made by Aguin-
aldo through General Macarthur to
the United States.
The proposals were brought before
the cabinet meeting and at its con-
clusion instructions in reply to them
were sent by Secretary Root. The
president will not bargain with
Aguinaldo, but If the prisoner will
use his influence the United States
will welcome his aid aud will con-
slider his conduct when determining
the future of the prisoner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

Northern Indiana farmers are ex-
perimenting in the domestication of
quail. During the winter the birds are
fed regularly. and on some Of the farms
they have become so tame that they
roost with the barnyard fowls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-04-11

Among the ruins of Pompeii have
been found chatting dishes Of exquisite
workmanship. which give undisputed
proof of their use in the city. which
contained villas of many wealthy Ro-
mans.