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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
NEW cHlcAeo-sT. LOUIS ROAD.
Northwestern Said to Have Completed
Deal for THROUGH Line.

OSdi TOT nrOu9n Line.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Record Her
aid says: A new through railway
line from Chicago to st. Louis is be.
heved by residents of Springfield and
other towns In the central part of the
state to be a certainty in the near fut.
ure. The rumor that comes from
those cities is that the Chicago and
Northwestern railway has completed
deal by which it will absorb the
Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis line
and thus gain an entrance into the de-
sirable st. Louis territory. For some
time the Northwestern road has been
at work building a branch road from
Dixon to Peoria, and this would con-
meet with the Chicago, Peoria and
st. Louis road to make a through line.
Boston Firemen Fight Stubborn Foe.
Boston. Nov. ia little under
$250,O0O was the loss by an all day
ire which. started in the seven-story
granite building at Broad and Frank
lin streets, occupied by the Murphy
Varn1sh company. A steady rain
helped the fire department. The fire
proved unusually stubborn because of
the nature of the stock. Varnish
tanks exploded during the morning
and blazing fluid ran in all directions
on the surface of the water. About
$4,000 gallons OF varnish were burned.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
WRECKS sTREw BRITISH COAST
Irish Channel Swept by Fierce Gale.
Loss of Life Reported.

LOSS VI Lie thSPOCIeO.
London. Nov. ia tremendous
storm, with torrents of rain, Is sweep
ing the north of Britain and Ireland.
There have been serious foods in
Yorkshire. Several of the suburbs of
Dublin are flooded and elsewhere in
Ireland great damage has been done
by floods. Several fatal accidents
have occurred and railway commune
cation is delayed. In some parts of
the country the rain has continued
for S6 hours. The gale is still raging
unabated along the coast Reports
continually arrive of shipping casual
ties, especially on the Northumber-
land coast, where the storm is ex-
tremely violent.
Three vessels were driven ashore
at the entrance to the Tyne. -Four
small vessels have been wrecked in
the vicinity of Sunderland and an
other has been wrecked off Hartle-
pool. Altogether nine persons were
drowned in these disasters. The
lighthouse on Sunderland pier has
been washed away.
The mail boat Nord ran down the
lightship off the new Dover pier. The
crew of the lightship. 16 persons,
were drowned. The Nord has gone
ashore at the foreland. but her pas
sengers are said to be safe.
The gale in the Irish channel is the
severest known in many years. Five
vessels have been wrecked in Kings
town harbor. which is strewn with
wreckage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
THREE MORE coNvlcTs TAKEN
Captured by Pursuers Near Cotton
wood Falls Afte.. a Battle.

Captured by Pursuers Near Cotton
wood Falls Afte. a Battle.
Kansas City, Nov. 13.-Three more
of the 26 fugitive convicts from Fort
Leavenworth prison were captured at
Bazaar, near Cottonwood Falls, Kan,
late yesterday afternoon by peniten-
tiary guards after a fight, In which
one of the convicts was shot
The captured men are Gilbert Null
len, Frederick Robinson, mulatto, and
Sol Switzerland, Indian. Switzerland
was wounded, but not seriously. He
was also shot while making his escape
from the prison last week. None of
the guards was injured. Only nine Of
the escaped convicts are yet to be
taken and the whole country is on the
lookout.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
New College President.

Iowa Falls. Nov. 9.-Prof. ]. e..
Conner has been elected president Of
Ellsworth college. Frof. Conner is a
graduate of Iowa State university,
class of '91. and later took post grad
uate courses in the east. For two
years he has been engaged at the
State university in teaching special
branches. The presidency of this col
lege has been vacant some months.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Ten Perish in Odessa Fire.

Odessa. Nov. 13.-The Mandlevitch
building, one of the finest blocks in
Odessa. which include fashionable
arcade Of shops, has been destroyed
by fire. Ten persons perished and 35
others were injured. The damage is
estimated at 100000 roubles.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
TAKE RINGLEADER
OFFICERS CAPTURE TWO MORE
LEAvENWoRTH MuTINEERs.

Country Is Terrorized by Desperate
Criminals, Who Loot Houses Steal.
ing Arms and Horses as They Go.
Thompson and Lewis Wounded.
Kansas City, Nov. 12.-Another day
has added two more to the list of es-
capped Fort Leavenworth convicts cap
| tured, that of Frank Thompson, the
| negro leader of the mutiny, and Law
| renee Lewis, who was mortally
wounded. Now there are but 10 pris-
oners at large.
| Thompson was captured near Coun-
Gil Grove by a posse under Deputy
United States Marshal Prescott, after
a hard fight. He was slightly
wounded in the head. None of the
posse was injured.
Lewis is a white boy 20 years of
age, who was sent up in October, 1900,
| to undergo five years sentence for
larceny. He was tracked to a wooded
place near Quenemo by the city mar
shall of that place. which is situated
40 miles southwest from Fort Leaven-
| worth, and dozen men bearing rifles.
| An order to surrender was met with
defiance, and Lewis, unarmed, and al
| though practically surrounded, darted
for the nearest opening. He had
gone scarcely 100 yards when bull
let from Winchester, in the hands
! of one of his pursuers, pierced his
| lung from behind and brought him to
the ground.
Three distinct gangs of convicts
have been reported at points within
Is miles around Topeka.
From the descriptions received
Warden McClaughey believes that the
two captors of Sheriff Cook of To
peka are Arthur Hewitt, white, and
Lon Sutherland part Indian.
At Alma Kan, running fight with
two escaped convicts is reported.
The convicts had stolen two horses
and made good their escape after
| shooting a horse from under one of
/ their pursuers.
From Council Grove. where Thomp-
! son was captured, six convicts have
| started to Cottonwood Falls and are
1 freely holding up and robbing and
| plundering farms all along. Many
have had encounters with the men
and people along the route are afraid
to venture out of their houses. In
Lyon county citizens and officers are
armed and are patroling the ap.
proaches to the town. as the convicts
will probably pass that way.
The convicts are seemingly becom-
ing bolder and are. invading towns
In the Union Pacific yards at Wamego
last night two of the runaways held
up a man and compelled him at the
point Of revolver to give them $92
They then boarded freight train and
went west without any attempt being
made to capture them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
p,1ce. however, IS TO Apply only IN Ne
braska, Kansas, parts of Missouri and
to Council Bluffs and Sioux City in
Iowa.
PRIEST SUED FOR ISLANDER.
Member Of His Church Alleges that
Rev. PheIan Detained Him.

"S"'oSl VI tbs Snurcn AIle9eS that
Rev: Phelan Detained Him.
Sioux City, Nov. 12.-Rev. John
pbelan of Rock Valley. Ia. one of the
pest known priests In northwestern
Iowa, is the defendant in a $4,000
slander suit brought by j. H. Lynch,
a member of his church 1t is alleged
that the priest denounced Lynch from
the pulpit. The trouble was over
financial management of the church.
Lynch, as trustee, disagreeing with
the priest. Rev. Phelan formerly ed
tied the Northwestern Catholic.
Rev. j. H. Stromberg, German
Catholic pastor at Granville, Ia, is
being sued for $4,000 by Dominick
Berg, saloonkeeper who belongs to
his church. Berg alleges the priest
made damaging statements from the
pulpit
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
coIIeue Athlete is Killed.

Des Moines. Nov. 11.-Homer Hol-
land, two years ago champion all
round athlete of Drake university,
was shot and instantly killed by M.
Hunter, at Mount Ayr, Ia. Saturday.
Hunter is gambler, and Holland had
associated with him some months.
They were walking home together
and quarreled. Hunter drew his re-
volver and Holland fell dead at the
first shot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
POOR CROPS in RUSSIA.

All Are Below the Average and Some
Pronounced Very Bad.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-THE minis
try of agriculture has published its
annual autumnal crop report for Euro.
pean Russia. The ministry has $500
correspondents. ALI crops were be-
low average, it is stated, and in some
parts of the east and south they were
"bad, in many places very bad" The
staple grain, rye. was particularly de-
ficient. Winter wheat was bad" in
the Don provinces, and good only in
the southwest. All summer grains
were below average, and ranged from
bad" to very bad" in the east and
southeast, summer wheat and oats be-
ing notably deficient
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Blind lowan Pleads Guilty,

Des Moines, Nov. 9.-Otis Greene.
indicted for numbering his wife Sept.
3, pleaded guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree yesterday and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
Greene shot his wife on the street and
then shot himself through the temple.
From the effects of the shot he became
totally blind.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
RUALlN's STOCK GOES UP.
Jeffries Still Strong Favorite in the
BETTING,

Betting.
San Francisco. Nov. 2.-Gus Rubin,
who is to meet James Jeffries on Fri
day night in a struggle for the heavy
weight championship, is growing in
popular favor and yesterday crept up
in the betting so that the local odds
are holding fairly steady, at 2 to 1.
where but few days ago consider
able sum of money changed hands at
8 Ia to l. This Is partially accounted
for by the fact that George Siler. who
has reached here from Chicago, has
expressed confidence in Ruhlins
chances and looks for the advent of a
new champion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Mcknight on Trial for Murder.

Sioux City, Nov. 12.-Ben Mcknight
was placed on trial yesterday on the
charge Of numbering his wife. It is
alleged that he had a habit of brutally
beating his wife and that her death
was directly due to one OF his beat
ings. The defense will try to prove
ydied of tumor. 1t took the en-
fday to secure, jury. y
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
SUGAR Trust Cuts Prices.

Sioux City, Nov. 10.-As the result
@of fight between the American
! Sugar Refining company and the beet
I sugar manufacturers. Sioux City gro
Kcery jobbers were notified last even
ling by the American company that
THE price of sugar was reduced 10 the
extent of 81 on 100 mounds. This
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
low "A HAPPENINGS.
Flames Eat oil Plant.

Marshalltown. Nov. 13.-Fire yes
terday destroyed the plant of the
Marshall Oil company. Loss, 100000;
insurance, 100000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
South omaha Live stock

South Omaha, New. -Cattle-Receipts.
4,o00; steady on good. slow and easier on
common; native beef steers, $4,000. 40;
western steers. $3.75Go %; Texas steers,
$3.50G4.50; cows and heifsrs, steady to
lowas 2s0dAo0 canna.A - .GEl2 TX.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
,OeIwein Strikers at Work.

Dubuque, Ia. Nov. 1.-THE Chicago
Great Western strike at Oelwein was
settled by the men returning to work
Saturday, though the Objectionable
foreman was not removed. Three
hundred strikers were out for three
weeks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Mercer Asks to Be ReIieved,

Brainerd. Mimi, Nov. 12.-Captain
Mercer, agent at Leech Lake reserva-
ton, was in the city yesterday and
confirmed the report that he had asked
to be relieved as agent and sent back
to his regiment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
BACKBONE OF STRIKE BROKEN.
Denver and Rio Grande Switch En-.
qines Fully Manned.

Denver. Nov. 1.-THE strike Of
switchmen on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad is having but little
effect on the traffic of that road, ac-
cording to the statements of the rail-
road officials. The switch engines
all over the system were fully
manned, with the exception of those
at Salida and Alamosa. The Brother
hood of Trainmen say they will stand
by the decision of Vice Grand Master
Lee, in which he declared that the
agreement between his organization
and the Rio Grande was still in opera
ton and that it covers switching. The
switchmen employed on the Colorado
and Southern railroad, who, it was re-
ported, would aid the Rio Grande men
IN their strike. say they will continue
neutral,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Alabama Adopts New Constitution

NIapama ADOPTS New Constitution.
Montgomery. Ala, Nov. 12.-From
the returns SO far received it Is be-
lieyed the new constitution has car.
ried by majority ranging between
$4,000 and 10000. The negroes voted
in much larger numbers than had
been expected, but were unable to
control the result. This was the last
opportunity they will have to vote un.
der the old plan if the new instru-
ment has been ratified, and in many
counties they turned out en- masse.
If the new constitution is adopted 95
per cent of the negro vote will be
eliminated from politics in Alabama.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Cape Town Guard AqaIn Called On,

Cape Town Guard Again Called Out.
London, Nov. 12.-Dispatches to the
Daily Mail announce that the Cape
Town guard has again been called out
and that Lord Kitchener has issued
an order directing that all Beers cap
tured in British uniforms are to be
shot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
SUSPECT cAsTRo's BROTHER.
Colombian Liberals Think He Is Play
ing Dual Role.

ing Dual Role.
Willemstad, Nov. 11.-Advices re-
ceived here from Capacho viejo, dat
ed Nov. 5, say that the report from
President Castro to his brother Celes-
tino Castro, at San Cristobal, to the
effect that the United States govern.
ment insists upon mediating be-
tween Venezuela and Colombia
caused the greatest excitement among
the troops on the frontier. General
Uribe-Uribe and General Modesto
Castro Immediately set out for San
Cristobal to obtain details.
1t seems that General Uribe-U -Uribee
refused to believe the report, declar-
ing that he had no fears as to the fut-
ure of the liberal cause, because Pres
ident Castro had given him a cast-iron
pledge not to forsake him.
Should President Castro prove un-,
true to the liberal cause" exclaimed
General Uribe- Uribe, "the result.
would be his ruin. The war will enter
Colombia before Christmas.
DR.. Eduardo Blanco, Venezuelan
minister of foreign affairs, has re-
signed his portfolio. He will be sue
ceeded by DR.. Pachano. !
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14

Country Is Terrorized by Desperate
Criminals, Who Loot Houses, Steal.
ing Arms and Horses as They Go.
Thompson and Lewis Wounded.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-31
WERE DOUBTFUL OF
JUDGE HUMPHREYS
Litigants Who Did Not Dare
Trust Themselves In
His Court.

A prominent attorney, speaking with
reference to the proceedings of the
Bar Association, stated that the pres
ence of Judge Humphreys on the bench
has had such derogatory effect that
important litigation which Is and has
been on the tapis, has been withheld
from the courts because the parties In
terested did not believe their actions
would be- heard with fairness and i'm
Partially
The attorney cited an instance IN
which litigation involving nearly a.
600 900 was about 10 have been brought
before the Circuit Court last year, but
on account of the actions OF the pre-
siding judge towards attorneys In gen
eral and his partisan attitude IN the
local political arena, both counsel and
intending litigants had agreed Ia re-
main outside the pale Of the court
so certain were the Interested par
ties that justice could not be- had IN
Judge Humphreys court by reason Of
HE bias aud prejudice toward certain
elements Of the community not Ia aer
cord with HIS views that the matter "a
sliil awaiting settlement and the prob
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-31
A VETERAN
7 lis Of a Thrilling Experience In tho
(iYiI Hsi and How a NeVS-
paper srticlo SaYed dis
LA.

From the Beacon, Leonardstown. Md.
Many veterans OF the Rebellion can
recall incidents as thrilling as the cav
airy charge in which the narrator OF
the following experience nearly lost his
life, and, unfortunately, many of the
old soldiers have disabilities that are
unpleasant reminders Of their days in
the army. To all such TINS story will
have a peculiar interest, and may show
the way to restore health, strength
and energy. AIR. william Ii. Whiting
OF Mt. Holly, Va, says:
When the civil War began / was
living in Buffalo and there | joined
Company f of the Tenth New York
Cavalry. In 1863, while serving with
that caused paralysis. For eight
months 1 was obliged to lie in the hos
pital at Washington, ID. c. ] after
wards tried many doctors, but the par
alysis remained as bad as ever. ] suf-
fered from chills and my general
health was not good
This continued until about eight
years ago, when | read in a newspaper
OF the cures effected by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. ! began tax
IlR the pits, anu soon tOuHO tnty were
doing me good In six months time |
was completely cured. The paralysis
has not returned, and / never have the
chills now, My general health IL also
better than when | began taking Pink
Pills. for Pale People. ! always keep
them with me, and In the eight years
that have passed since I first took
them, | have never had occasion to call
on a doctor,
Il have recommended Or. Williams
Pink Pills to many people, and good re
suits have always followed their use. %
Signed. WILLIAM II, WHITING,
Subscribed and sworn To- before me
this l4th day NJ January. 1901
JOHN l. BEALE.
iSeaD Notary Public
Or Williams Pink pills for Pale Peo-
pie are sold by all dealers. or will be
sent postpaid on receipt Of price, 30
cents a box or sin boxes for g. 30 they
are never Hold In bulk or by the hun
dr.dl by addressing Or Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady, n Y
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-31
THE REPUBLICAN
CEN. COMMITTEE
Seversl important Resolutions
Considered and Adol ted
AZ Meeting.

A tnprttrr ~ thp unpuhtt..U T.rtItU.
- .....,..t ..........t,. -. ...tt A..
'''' '''''"' "''
d"N evening ana l'Hnluli"h end"tH
Ing the recommendation ct Edgar cay
pirss Tor appointment a. third judgI
W the First Circuit court. was passed
The text uf this resolution appear ~
elsewhere, In this paprr. The following
resolutions were also adopted hy the
meeting
Whereas the Legislature adjourned
without passing an act Hppnrt tonipg
the Senators as provided for IN section
go of tho Organic Act therefore
Resolved. that the executive com
mittop De aud In hereby authorized and
empowered to appoint a committee oi
three with power to draft an act TO bt
submitted tu 'hc Congress OF the Unit.
ed states Tot. The appointment of Sena-
tors. I'm conformity with said section 50
of said Organic Act: and
Resolved. thai said executive COM
mittce he and il hereby authorized and
empowered To- uppoint "A committee of
three to urge upon Congress the pas
sage Of such act. and TO taiIo such
other stems as it may deem necessary
TO carry OUT the purposss of this reso.
Luton"
Resolved thnt the executive com
.uittee. together with the Republicap
members of the Legislature he and
hereby is authorized and empowered
To advise with the Governor and heads
of all bureaus and departments. when
Republican, i'm the matter of appuint-
ments to office; and
"Resolyed that every npplicant for
office shall secure the endorsement of
the executive committee OF the district
committee of the district I'm which he
resides and thereafter the same shall
be considered by the executive commit
tee of this committee, and the Republi-
can members of the Legislature meet
ing together upon call or the executive
committee: and such person shall be
recommended for the appointment,
provided he receives "A majority vote
of such Joint conference"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-31

Since the announcement a few weeks
ago that ]. Pierpont Morgan had ar
ranged to buy the Leyland line OF
ocean steamships, there has been much
speculation as to what ne will do with
his purchase. 1t is now the indica-
ton that the transaction was made In
the interest of the Erie Railroad.
The commissioner of the Land Office
in a decision lays down the principle
that any occupied land is not sub
ject to forest lien land scrip location,
and that in such cases the question as
To whether the land involved is of a
mineral or non-mineral character IL not
material.
The agricultural returns OF Great
Britain for 1900, which have Just been
issued. show that the decline Of Brit
ish agriculture pursues its steady
course The area under corn crops In
Great Britain, which In 1870 occupied
s64sOO0 acres, has fallen 10 1881. oeo
acres
The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail
road Company has made a contract
with the Mexican Central Railroad To
supply II with 10000 tons of coal. the
delivery to cover period OF months.
The order IL the largest single export
contract ever booked Ia Alabama.
II II expected that Russia viii soon
be able TO supply her own needs In
a''er according TO consular report,
General DE Wet has RET uttered the
Transyaal With 10000 men. and Fesvfn-
ID active operations
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-31
SPRAINED ANKLE QUICKLY
CURED.

AT one time I suffered from re-
we're sprain Of the ankle" says George
F. Cary. editor of the Guide. Wash
ington, Va. AFTER using several well
recommended medicines without sue
cess, tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
and am pleased to say that relief came
as soon as began its use. and q COM
plete cure speedily followed. This
remedy has also been used in my fam
lily for frost bitten feet with the best
results. I cheerfully recommend It's use
to all who may need a frst-class lini-
ment." Sold by all dealers and drug
gists. Benson. Smith q Co.. Ltd, gem
eral agents. II. r.