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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
TRAIN THROUGH A TREsTLE.
sixteen Killed and FIFTY seriously Il
inred I'M liz. Walna h

SiAtech SeFioubhy
iured ON the Wabash.
Peru, Ind, June 27.-Sixteen per-
sons were killed and about fifty were
seriously injured in a wreck of train
No. 3, the west bound Wabash linn
tied, nine miles west of this city, yes
terday. The dead are all Italian emf
grants enroute to Colorado. Many
of the injured undoubtedly will die.
Two sect ons of train No. 3, one
coming from Detroit and the other
from Toledo, were consolidated in
this cit, into train of eleven cars,
making up the flyer for its journey
to st. Louis. 1t consisted of a COM
bination baggage and smoker, day
coach, emigrant coach, three chair
cars, three sleepers and the private
car of General Supt. William
Cotton, of the Iron Mountain
railroad. Having left this city one
hour late the train was speeding
westward at high rate, when, at a
point nine miles west, the engine
plunged through trestle which had
been undermined by the recent heavy
rains.
The embankment on both sides OF
the culvert dropped sharp distance
of forty feet. Owing to the momen-
tum of the train, the engine appeared
to leap nearly across the abyss and
plunged into the opposite bank and
fell back to the bottom. Engineer
Butler and Fireman Adams were
thrown from the cab but were not
seriously hurt. The express car and
the first chair car were teleScOped.
The emigrant car followed by two
chair cars went down on the left side
of the track and the first sleeper
pitched forward upon the mass of de-
bris. Its windows and trucks were
broken, but none of the occupants
were injured. The remaining cars
also left their trucks but were not
badly damaged. 1t was to the emf
grant and day coaches that most OF
the deaths and injuries occurred.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
STRANGE DOUBLE FATALITY.
Whooping Cough Causes Death of Both
Mother and Babe.

Dubuque, June 28.-Coroner Ben
nett was called to Washington Mills.
the message stating that Mrs. Mar
tina Higgins, wife of Smith Higgins,
of that place, was found dead in bed.
Coroner Bennett found that the
woman's death was due to whooping
cough. The particulars of her death
and incidents connected with ii are
very pathetic. Two weeks ago she
became a mother. Her little one also
had whooping cough and it died while
Coroner Bennett was holding the in
quest on it's dead mother. The hus-
band and father is in Montana. but
his exact whereabouts are unknown.
and he must remain in ignorance of
the sad illness.
Mrs. Higgins was only 81 years old.
Some weeks ago she was taken sick
with whooping cough, and in her con-
dition il was very serious for her.
The birth of her child left her very
weak. Finally in the midst of vio-
lent paroXysm of coughing she sud
denly expired. Coroner Bennett took
DIR. Slattery with him to make a post
norton examination. This showed
that the oblongata had broken loose
from the trachea. that is the wind
pipe was ruptured and the right lin
ing collapsed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
soER PRISONERS AT BERMUDA.
Much Sickness Aboard Snip and Water
supply Short.

Hamilton, Bermuda, June o.
British transport, Armenian, having
on board the first shipload of Boer
prisoners. to be quartered on OAR
rels and fuckers islands here, ar
rived in these waters yesterday.
Only the health officers are allowed
to visit the ship at present. 1t is
rumored that there is much sickness
on board.
The Armenian had a good passage
of eleven days from the island of
st. Vincent. The prisoners seem to
be in good spirits, though rather
rugged in appearance. There was
no case of infectious disease on
board and the ship was allowed
pratique. The prisoners are mixed
lot of native Dutch Europeans.
The water supply of the new arri-
vals is very scarce, as the weather
has been exceedingly dry, and the
rondensing apparatus for the camps
has not yet been erected. 1t was
only received this week from London.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
NATIONAL BANK FAILURE
Comptroller Of Treasury Closes q
Big Institution.

Washington. June 2s.--Comptroller
Dawes yesterday ordered the closing
of the Seventh National bank of New
York and appointed Forrest Raynor.
national bank examiner, temporary
receiver. Later the comptroller made
the following statement:
Comptroller Dawes stated that on
Tuesday he received word from the
national bank examiner that Henry
Marquand 4 Co. had recently become
indebted in a sum approximating ST.
100000 to the Seventh National bank
of New York, which was secured by
collateral of doubtful nature. Up
on receipt on Wednesday of further
information regarding the nature of
the collateral securing this loan, he
sent telegram to Mr.. L. II. Thomas,
president of the Seventh National
bank. as follows:
II have just received information
from the national bank examiner
that Henry Marquand g. Co. have
loans of large amount in your bank
approximating $l,600,000. Unless
promptly and satisfactorily assured
tndt THIS iodH Will De TAKEN up anu
cash therefor put into the bank by
Saturday night. June Goth, will APP
point receiver for the bank. Please
convene your board of directors and
announce this to them
I'm explanation of the conditions
imposed, the comptroller states that
while advances had been made by the
directors to the bank, they had been
made upon the credit of good secur-
tiles owned by the bank. but that no
such advances affected the banks SOL
vency while the Henry Marquand pa
per remained. II was necessary.
therefore. for him in the performance
of his duty to promptly impose these
conditions before further withdraw
ais Of deposits were made. The
comptroller stated that the Marquand
loan is partially secured and 1T is
hoped that the loss to depositors will
not be large"
The statement of the Seventh Ma
tional bank for the week ending June
%, 1901. to the clearing house was
as follows: Capital, $376,00O; net
profits, S234,400; loans, $4,407. 100;
specie. s557,70O; legal tenders, s777,-
900; deposits, s5,712, 400. Percentage
Of reserve, % 40.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04

Pennsylvania is the latest state that
is trying to encourage and regulate
marriage by new methods. Represen-
tative Roth Of Lehigh, introduced bill
in the state legislature lately which
provides that a male citizen Of PENN
sylvania over forty years old, making
application for marriage license shall
pay to the clerk Of courts license Of
500. This is to be turned into the
state treasury for the purpose OF main
tanning homes for women over forty
years old, who have not had suitable
opportunity or offer Of marriage and
have not means sufficient to keep
themselves in clothes and spending
money. Any bachelor over forty years
old who shall go outside of the state
for a wife shall pay 500 into the
state treasury. The act Is irrevocab,e
and can never be repealed without the
consent of the majority of the old wo-
men who have been regularly admitted
to the homes established for them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04

Sioux City, June 29.-Within year
it is expected that Omaha and Sioux
City will be connected by an electric
railway of the interurban nature. Lo-
cal promoters have interested eastern
capitalists supposed to be the Ever
ett-Moore syndicate of Cleveland, o.,
who are preparing to build electric
lines out of Iowa City, Waterloo, and
are supposed to be back of the pro-
jected line out Of Des Moines TO Mar
shalltown, in the building of this new
line. 1t is expected the line will cost
100000 and be capitalized at 50. OO0,-
600. Power will be furnished at Sioux
City and Council Bluffs with a relay
station at Onawa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
BUFFALO BANK CLOSED.
Must Find Funds to Pay DeposItors or
Remain Closed.

Washington, July l.-Comptroller
Dawes late tonight appointed tenn
porary receiver for the City National
bank of Buffalo. n. Y. The follow
ing statement was made by Mr..
Dawes tonight:
"A recent examination of the City
National bank at Buffalo made by a
special examiner showed serious
condition of affairs existing in the
bank. In order that this report
might be thoroughly verified the
comptroller on Friday sent A. ID.
Lynch of his Office, together with
another examiner of Buffalo to make
careful denomination of the con.
dition of the bank. On Saturday
Mr.. Lynch telegraphed the comp
troller that the former report was
sustained in all particulars, and
thereupon the comptroller wired
him as follows:
The conditions of this bank are
so serious that ! cannot see to its
reopening for business Monday MORN
Ing, unless sufficient assets to paw
the depositors in full are satisfac-
torily guaranteed. The bank is GER
tainly insolvent, and / have no right
under these circumstances to permit
the withdrawal of deposits by delay
in action. IL the directors think
that their eIorts from this time un-
I'LL banking hours Monday morning
] willare insufficient to provide means
to rehabilitate the bank, notify me
are sufficient to provide means
diately.'
I'm accordance with the tenor of
this dispatch and reports from Buff
falo, the comptroller has appointed
Il. j. Vaughan, national bank exam
iner, as temporary receiver of the
bank. The failure of the bank is due
TO injudicious loans. 1t is not thought
that the loss of the depositors will
he larOa ~ '-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
news IN GENERAL
MEAT NOT PROPERLY HANDLED.
8eason AmeRican Product Was Not Sat-
isfactory I'm south Africa.

aeason American Product Was Not Sat-
isfactory I'm south Africa.
Washington, June 29.-ln view OF
the temporary prohibition OF Ameri-
can meat in South Africa by the
British government, Consul General
Stowe of Cape Town has been max
ing investigation with regard to the
cause of the restriction and has sub
mitted the results to the state de-
partment. The British enlisted men,
when questioned, pronounced the
American article very satisfactory
and their officers Stated that in
many cases the men preferred the
timed meat TO the poorer fresh ar
ticle. At Pretoria a large stock OF
American meat was at hand and no
store or shop complained against it..
In fact, the only complaints made
of the American article rose from
improper care of it after it had
reached the Transyaal. 1T was found
to be the practice of British mill
tary bosses to use layer of corned
beef cases as a floor and pile on top
-four, meal and other commodities
to protect the latter from ground
exposure. But the cases of beef
themselves suffered from exposure.
the tins becoming rusty and small
holes letting in air.
In some cases, after three months
exposure of this sort, the meat would
be sent out to the troops necessarily
in a bad state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
HASTE OF CHINA COSTS DEARLY.
Agreed to Pay More Indemnify Than the
Powers Demanded.


Washington, June ga curious
discrepancy concerning the amount
of the Chinese indemnities has devel-
oped, by which it appears that China
has agreed topay about3 IS, 600, 900 taels,
or S24,500,000 more than the united
demands of all the powers. Just how
this occurred is not clear to officials,
but it appears to have been an error
of calculation at Pekin, in the first
place by those making up the indem-
nl-ies, and later by the Chinese in
their hasty acceptance of the total.
AS finally made up this total was
450,000,000 taels, but the present cal
culation, after taking all of the de-
mands that are known, makes the to-
tai only 415,000,000 taels. In the
meantime China has agreed to pay
the larger amount so that question
now arises what will be done with
the excess of 100000 taels. An
other question which has arisen in
this connection is as to the amount
of bonds which shall be issued to
Japan, as that country has drawn at
tention to the fact that its share of
indemnity cannot be negotiated on
as favorable terms as some of the
other powers can make. 1t is under
stood that the matter has been con-
sidered of sufficient Importance to
bring to the attention of the presi-
dent with view of learning the gem
eral attitude of this government on
the matter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
The NEWS in IOWA
DOUBLE TRAGEDY NEAR DAYTON.
Father and Son Killed In = Quarrel with
NetRhbors.

Father and Son hiied In quarrel Win
Neighbors.
Dayton, June Gas the result
Of bitter neighborhood feud, c. d.
Guild and his 19-year-old SON, Clar-
ence, lie dead, riddled with bullets
from shotgun. The man who did
the fatal shooting, Oliver Bricker,
was one of family living near to
the Guilds. The shooting occurred
at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Stories of how the shooting occur
red vary. Brokers story is that
he me. Guild and his son; that Guild
pulled revolver and commenced fir
ing, and that Bricker was hit thsee
times, on the lip, on the forehead
and in the arm. All the wounds
were slight. The last shot, BricSer
claims, was fred by the boy, Bricker
having knocked the revolver frGn
Guilds hands. When Bricker got
through firing he says that his
brother George met him with a shot
gun. He fired one barrel at the boy.
who held the revolver. The boy fell,
and, as his father sprang to pick up
the pistol, Bricker shot and killed
him.
A different story is told by Charlie
Guild, the 16-year-old son of the dead
man, who claims he was an eye wit
ness of the shooting. The boy says
Oliver Bricker opened fire first with
the revolver and that George Bricker
did the fatal shooting with the shot
gun.
Both of the Brickers were arrest.
ed, and Oliver was placed under sl0,-
600 bonds and George under $1,000.
Bricker openly admits the shoot
ing and talks about ii freely. 1T
was bad" he said, but when a mans
got to he has to-"
Both bodies lay in the lane only a
few hundred yards from the Guild
home. Mrs. Guild heard the shoot
ing and rushed TO the spot, only to
come upon the dead bodies of her son
and husband. She carefully took off
an apron which she wore and wrap
ped it about her dead husbands
head. She was later taken home
dazed and still lies in a serious con-
dition from the nervous shock.
Guild was well to do farmer, 60
years of age. He leaves wife and
eight children, the Oldest II, the
youngest a baby in its mothers
arms.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
The board Of health of the city of

The board of health of the city Of
Galveston is arranging for large sup
ply of oil from the Beaumont wells to
be used in fighting mosquitoes. The oil
will be distributed in all the stagnant
pools in the city, sprinkled on the sur
face of water in the cutters, and dis
tributed free to owners Of open els
terms for use in destroying mosquitoes
and the fever-breeding germs which,
collect in the ponds. Experiments
made by the board Of health have dem
onstrated the virtue Of crude oil as
sanitary measure II properly used and
petroleum water as healthful and
uourishing for drinking purposes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
BAD FIRE AT IOWA CITY.
Citizens Savings Bank Building Scene
of the Origin,

Iowa City, June 27.-Fire broke out
IN the business section of Iowa City
at IL o'clock p. m. in the building
occupied by the Citizens Savings and
Trust company. The flames originat-
ed in the room occupied by the Good
sell Conservatory of Music. The fire
spread through the entire third story
of the building and water and smoke
did much damage to adjacent proper
ty. The losers are: +. B. Lawson,
building, $4,000. insured in the Green
witch and Northwestern insurance
companies for $1,000; Howell e. Will
son, law library, $500, insurance in
the Northwestern National $1,000; II.
+. Goodsell. $1,000. insurance in the
Hartford, $1,000; Citizens bank. $500,
insurance in the Home $500; w. p.
Coast, building. $1,000, insurance di-
vided between West Chester, North
ern, Merchants and Delaware $1,000
each: NJ. f. Hurley. furniture, 5000.
insurance in the Concordia $500; A.
z. Swisher. law library, $3.50, insur-
ance in the North American 81. 1000;
DR.. A. A. Knipe, furniture, $1,000. in
surance in the North American,
$1,000: c. Yetter, dry goods, $1,000;
divided between twenty-three COM
panies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
Agents of the German government

Agents of the German government
are securing Arizona for horses for
use in the army. Several days ago they
closed deal with ranchers in the
northern and central parts of the ter
ritory for several hundred head, and
will buy as many more. The Arizona
range horse is peculiarly adapted to
hard campaigning. The stock comes
of excellent blood. Indeed Of such
quality is the Arizona horse that United
States army buyers prefer him when
he can be secured, to the product OF
any other region. The heavy demand,
however. of the past three years has
drawn heavily on the Arizona horse
ranges, and prices have risen. Army
buyers are paying from SIS to $55 and
getting horses from three to five years
old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
WHEAT CROP OF THE NORTHWEST
Railroad statistics Say IL VIII BE tho
Largest Ever Harvested.

Chicago, June 2s.-After making a
careful canvass of the northwest ter
ritory and preparing conservative es-
Inmates upon the conditions found
throughout the grain belt, traffic Of
ficials of the st. Paul. the Northwest
ern, the Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and the Burlington systems
are agreed that the wheat crop of this
region for 1901 will break all previous
records. According to the estimates
of these officials, il is claimed that
the two Dakotas and Minnesota alone
will harvest between 1S5,000,00O and
20O, 100000 bushels of wheat, as
against 100,000,0O0 last year. The
greatest previous yield of wheat in
the three states named was in 1898,
when l75,OOO,000 bushels were har-
vested.
The Record-Herald, in an explana-
tion of this years enormous crop.
says:
"The crop must be termed
bumper crop, as the enormous in
crease is due largely to the fact that
various railroad companies have with
in the last two years made extreme
efforts toward colonization of the
northwest territory. and as a result
extensive additions have been made
to the total of cultivated lands and
grain acreage"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
SPENCER PLEADS FOR PEACE.
aged Philosopher Declares War Makes
for Barbarism.

New York, June 27.-Herbert Spen-
GER has written letter pleading for
mitigation of the war spirit, says a
London dispatch to the Journal and
Advertiser. In il he SAYS:
whatever fosters militarism makes
for barbarism; whatever fosters
peace makes for civilization. There
are two fundamentally opposed prin-
ciples on which social life may be or
ganized-compulsory cooperation and
voluntary cooperation. the one inn
plying coercive institutions and the
other free institutions.
"Just in proportion as militant ac-
tivitv is great does the coercive re-
gime more pervade the whole society.
Hence to oppose militancy is to OPP
pose return toward despotism.
"My fear IS that the retrograde
movement will become too strong to
be checked by argument or exhorta-
ton"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
The negro population of the United

The negro population of the United
States is not diminishing. as many
suppose, but Is on the gain. The per-
centage of increase since 1880. accord
ing to the census of 1900. is 1878,
which is a greater percentage Of in
crease than that Of the previous dec
ade. The actual figures, according to
the latest census are as follows: Col
ored population, 8.500.000; increase.
l,029, $50. That is the largest increase
shown by any census since 1870, ex-
cepting that Of 1880. when the gain
was 1,700,784.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
TIED THE MONEY IN A SACK.
Gold Curist Works Dodge Upon a wo
man suffering From Cancer.


Lucas, June 29.-Prof. j.. Orig, a
man who passed as gold curist,
came to Charlton some days ago
and put out his single, proclaiming
to the world that he could cure any
ailment. Mrs. Charles Christian was
suffering with cancer at this time
and the professor was called in to
treat her. He told the attendants
to get him six twenty-dollar gold
pieces. This was done and the pro-
fessor tied them in sacks, soaked
them in vinegar and laid them on the
woman's chest. While performing
this operation he had managed to
replace the gold coins with silver
ones. The next day when these
sacks were opened, the fraud was dis
covered. Search was made for the
fakir, but in company with his party,
he had left for parts unknown.
However, he was located at Rock
Island and brought back to Chari-
ton. and in default of $1,000 bond,
was committed to Jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04

Ottumwa, June 27.-The body of
Eber Pearson, aged 16, was taken
from the Des Moihes river last even
ing. Searching parties are dragging
the river for the body of his 14-year-
old brother, Louis, who is also sup
posed TO be in the water. The two
boys went fishing and it is supposed
they went swimming and were
seized with cramps, as both BOYS
were good swimmers. Their par
ents live near the Black Diamond
mines in the western part of the
city.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
NOT AN EMBLEM OF SOVEREIGNTY
Flag Incident at skagway Not Likely to
Result Sc riously.


Flag Incident at skagway Not Likely to
Result seriously.
Washington, June THE state de-
partment has not received any rep
resentation concerning the flag incl
dent at Skagway, where much excite
ment is said TO have been caused
by the hauling down of British GUS
toms ensign raised at that point. Bas-
ed on the press reports of the affair
the officials do not attach serious i'm
portance to the incident itself,
although it is recognized that the
matter might assume Importance il
the raising of the flag was an asser-
tion of British sovereignty over that
locality. In that event there is no
doubt that the state department
would take cognizanze of the matter.
But as it stands the flag appears to
be that of the customs Office for the
convenience of designating where
customs may be paid, and not the
British emblem indicating any claim
of sovereignty. The modus vivendi
made on October 20, 1899, between
Secretary Hay and the British charge
here, established a provisional line
running some distance north of Skag-
way, the summit of the Chilkoot
pass, and of the White pass, be-
ing the two main trails in that
locality. Reference to the local
may indicates that Skagway is clear
ly within the American line accord
ing to this modus vivendi, also all
tide water of the Lynn canal. If a
custom officer is at Skagway, he is
there as a means of convenience of
locating imports before they reach
the wild region through which the
actual provisional line runs. Under
such circumstances it. is felt that
some tolerance should be shown on
both sides. For the present no off,
cial attention will be given the incl
dent. as it is not before the depart
ment in any form.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
Colonel James G. Miner, once assist

Colonel James G. Miner, once assist
ant secretary of the confederate navy.
when he died at Milford, O., on Tues
day, had In his trunk million dollars
in confederate bonds and money. Had
he sold these to collectors he would
not have been SO poor that his wife's
burial and his own need be at the
charge Of friends, as was the case.
Colonel Miners wife, 80 years old.
died three weeks before him; neigh
Dor then took him to her home, where
the desolate man died at the age Of SO.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04

Pope Leo XIII. has Just reorganized
his historic bodyguard. These gentle
men always accompany the pope in his
walks and attend him at all public
functions. Leo XIII. has increased the
corps from eighty to $40 in number.
and has placed them at the head OF the
Vatican troops.