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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
{. W. STANTON TO ACT.
No Successor to Beardshear VIII Be
Selected at Present.

Ames, Ia. Aug. 25-Prof. E. w.
Stanton will be acting president of the
State college until a successor to the
late lamented Beardshear shall have
been chosen. This much was decided
at the meeting of the board of direct
ors. No further definite action was
taken in the matter of the presidency
and the board has no candidate prom
inently in view. Considerable bust
ness in connection with the college was
transacted at the meeting, which last
ed until i O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Beardshear will continue to oc-
cupy the presidents house until the
new president is formally elected.
The corner stone in the main build
ing, the last portion of which recently
burned down, was examined by the
board. 1t was on the stone balustrade
leading up to the main building. It
was inscribed with the name of the
foreman of stone cutters, w. III. Dale,
and with the late, 1866 Surround ed
by plaster of paris was found an old
fashioned candy jar, and in this was
copy of the fifth annual catalogue
of the college, a copy Of the first re-
port to the legislature and copy If
the Des Moines Register of Wednss-
day, august 2S, 1867, and an old shin
plaster of unknown denomination.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
Won Diedrichs Resigns Post.

Berlin. Aug. 23.-Admiral Won Died
richs has resigned his post as chief
of staff of the navy. He has been sue.
ceeded by Vice Admiral Beuchsel.
Emperor William in accepting Ad.
miral Won Diedrichs' resignation refer
red in highly fiattering terms to his
services in Asia and in the reorganiza.
ton of the navy and appointed him
honorary admiral Of the naval course
Admiral Count Won Badissen, who
was in command of the imperial Ho.
henzollern when Prince Henry visit
ed the United States, has been appoint
ed second in command of the east
Asiatic squadron and will proceed tc
his post Immediately.
Admiral Won iedrichs is the officer
who, as vice admiral. was In com
mand of the German squadron of fiye
cruisers in Manila bay at the time
Commodore (now AdmiraD Dewey
was operating against the Spaniards
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
Beetle Collection for Iowa City

Iowa City. Ia. Aug. 25-Prof. II. w.
Wickham of the department of zoo
logy has returned to the university
with the finest collection of beetles
ever brought into Iowa museum. In.
deed there is none to equal 1t in the
country. Professor Wickham secured
the collection at great personal sacri-
fee and by enduring much privation
in the Death Valley region Of Cali
fornia and Nevada during the past
summer. He travelled frequently with
out finding water for thirty and forty
miles over vast tracts Of old-time lake
beds, now carbonate of soda fields.
The alkali fairly ate the skin off his
feet.
He covered 10000 square miles of
territory in the Sierra Nevada on foot,
crossing Kearsage Pass.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
PIONEER HEROINE DEAD.
Mrs. w. L. Church Shot an Indian In
RepuIsina Attack.

Webster City. Aug. 25.-Word has
Just been received here of the death of
Mrs. w. l.. Church at Blaine, Wash.
Mrs. Church was one Of the early set
tiers of Hamilton county and was wide
ly known and esteemed by everybody
She was the mother of Mrs. w. J.
Birrnatzki, of this city.
Mrs. Church had the distinction OF
having shot and killed an Indian.
About the time of the Spirit Lake
massacre the church family were liy-
ing in little settlement which is
now Jackson, MINI. Upon hearing Of
the depredations of the red men these
half dozen families assembled in q
double log cabin and prepared to de-
fend themselves. One day an attack
was made upon the cabin. Four of
the inmates were wounded. one mortal
ly. With the men wounded and bleed
ing lying around her, Mrs. Church
seized gun and prepared to resist
further attack. Suddenly seeing an
Indian lodging from tree to tree she
opened fire and the Indian fell. A
memorial tablet upon the walls of the
Hamilton county court house common,
morates the heroism of the bravest
and truest of women, one whose life
was perpetual benediction to those
about her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
TOE NAIL OF SAINT
PETER GIVES GRIEF
KING SPOKE DlSRESPECTFUL.
Public Generally. Denounces
InideIity of King
Alfonso.
Should Pretend That He Believed the
story. Anyway Young King Alfonso
Raises Great Furore by His Independ-
emit Manner OF Speech.

London, Aug. 25.-However different
the views which people Of different
creeds may take of King Alfonsos con-
temptuous remarks regarding the
sacred relic known as st. Peters toe
nail in the Cathedral at Leon, there
seems to be no douJI. judging from
late Spanish adyices that he has there
by endangered the crown. Even among
prominent divines of the English
church the opinion IS expressed that
Alfonso owes 1t to the nation, over
which he reigns, and where the church
is the chief DulwarK or the throne, to
abstain from showing disbelief in a
relic venerated by nearly all of his
subjects. The authenticity of the
relic is said to be well attested, and
several of Alfonso's predecessors.
notably Ferdinand VII. have made
special pilgrimages to do it honor 1t
was understood, indeed, that one OBJ
ject of King Alfonso's recent journey
was to pay reverence to st. Peters
toe nail and then for him in the face
OF the venerable prelate who has
charge OF the sacred rule, to burst
lOltn with the REMARK tndt III was all
nonsense, it is no wonder that the
religious feeling of Spain is stirred %
its very depths. and that Alfonso's
throne may be said to be tottering.
1t may be of interest to mention in
this connection that during the Span.
ish-American war the shrine contain
ing this relic was the resort of multi
tudes who went to pray for the sue
cess of the Spanish arms and for the
safety of loved ones in the Spanish
army or navy. King Alfonso's apol-
ogists are inclined to attribute his
peculiar conduct to an exuberance Of
boyish spirits, the king being only 16.
and this explanation might well apply
to some of his pranks and surprising
utterances, but his remarks discredi.-
ing st. Peters toe nail is generally
taken In Spain as indicating an unbal
anced mind and perhaps even incurable
insanity, as it seems impossible that
the king, with the careful training
that he received from his religious
mother, has deliberately accepted the
teachings of infidelity
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
"UNcLEAN BIRDS" BY WAITER.
SON.
Louisville Editor Takes Shot at the
400" Editorial is Sensational.

'SSs -s'hSf'di 10 SShS1SSHas
Louisville, KY, Aug. 25.-Henry
Watterson, Of the Louisville Courier
Journal. writes an editorial headed "A
Flock of Unclean Birds" 1t says:
THE four hundred contrive to keep
themselves constantly before the pub
lie. Yet, somehow. II is their scandals.
not their benefactions that advertise
them. But yet it was the Fair tragedy
in France that recalled infelicities and
vulgarities of a family. which. except
for its millions, would have decorated
criminal instead OF social annals of
its time.
"Today's sensation relates to the
Van Aliens, an offshoot of the Astors.
1t will be remembered that one ]. ].
Van Allen, an ambitious donkey with
dollars, bougLt. in advance of rep.
resentative of Grover Cleveland-ir
case he was elected-the Italian mis-
sion, subscribing. ii Is said. fifty thou
sand of the Aston shekels to the cam,
paign funds. The story got out and
Enthusiastically Cleveland, having
plenty of money, repudia ed the deai
of his agent, Van Allen losing his mis-
sion. This is the same Van Allen whose
daughter defed his wishes and mar,
ried the man of her own selection o
few weeks ago.
Now comes the Remington suicide
and we learn that is was all on account
of another Van Allen girl, as limited
on account of an Introduction to an.
other marriage y Van Allen pere. And
so it goes. We never hear of the 400
except it be a murder. suicide or di.
vorce. A shot fired into these unclean
birds cannot miss hitting an injured
husband, recreant and disgraced
wife, or at least a gilded nincompoop
like Van Allen senior
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
ANOTHER VICTIM
| ANT|-V|CE CRUSADE
Such is the Claim of the
Friends of Ex-Police-
man Winburn.
BADLY BEATEN BY OFFICER
Because He Insisted on Standing Still
on the Street-Hsd Quarreled with
Mayor Brenton who Held Grudge
Against winburn.

Des Moines, Aug. 25.-Because ex-
Policeman William Winburn would
not move on" when he received the
order from former brother officer
last night, he was placed under arrest
by two officers and badly beaten with
a billy" in the struggle that attended
II. He was then thrust into jail and
Mayor Brenton and Chief of Police
Bracket refused to file charge
against him SO as to enable magrls-
trate to order his release under bonds.
He was therefore compelled to lie
in jail over night and nurse the severe
scalp wounds which a surgeon had
dressed.
Winburn and isaac Finkelstein We're
the two officers who had falling out
with Mayor Brenton and Chiey Brack-
EFT, and the fact that they both sui
fered injury occasioned considerable
comment on the street last night. As
in the case of Finkelstein, Winburl
had resorted to the courts to settle
his alleged grievances and that he was
compelled to resign from the police
force or accept a night beat because
he had insisted upon pulling" the
Midway saloon in Whitechapel after
the chief had refused to act upon his
report to the effect that it was violat-
ing the law. and commanded him 70
cease meddling.
Winburn Was Orderly.
Many who witnessed the affair last
night, agreed that Winburn was quiet
and orderly, perfectly sober and
molesting no one when the officer COM
manded him to move on.
I'm not doing any thing out of the
way. and l won t move on" responded
Winburn. Il think the chief told you
to run me off the street and to Jail
me on the first opportunity" he is re-
ported to have said.
Then the fight commenced in which
Winburn received the ugly wounds.
The police claim he made a motion to
draw weapon. Winburn's brother
says he went to the mayor after the
trouble, and asked that physician
be furnished to dress the wounds. He
says the mayor remarked that Win
burn got what he deserved as he had
evidently been spelling for trouble. Eff
forts to induce the mayor and the
chief to file charge against Winburn
and thereby make it possible for him
to put up bond and get out of jail,
were futile
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
JURY VENIRE.
Names Of Those Summoned for Duty
at September Term.

Des Moines, Aug. 25.-The jury
venire for the September term Of the
district court which will report for
duty September %, has been drawn.
Following are the sixty men who will
compose IT.:
G. w. Arrowood, Altoona; L. H.
Ainsworth, 916 Twelfth street; Walter
Brinkerhoff, 622 Sixth street; VIM.
Bellair, Valley Junction; Joe Blakes-
lee, 1901 Capital avenue; II. H. Beigh-
Ter, Madrid; Albert Anderson. Second
and Park alley; S. w. Baker, 1928 East
Ninth street; E. F. Corey, Bondurant;
| Austin Clary, Des Moines A. S. Carp
er, 914 East Lyon street; L. G. Com
paret, 467 Center; H. F. Craig, Mitch
ellville; l.. C. Clifford, 1922 Twenty
fifth street; c. W. Crell, Grand View;
d. P. Dean. Altoona; Henry Detwiller,
1701 East Maple; w. H. Davis, High
land Park; Olof Elledge, Mitchellvills;
]. c. Fausch, Slater r. r. No. 1; John
Fletcher, 1116 w. Fourth street; Geo.
Il. FItzsimmons. Ridegdale; ID. p.
Grigsby, Madrid; K. A. Graham, Bond.
urant: Alex Granam. HOS Twelfth
street; j. p. Howard, Keen; ]. l. Her
rold, l. lines; ]. C. Hotchklss Twentieth
and pleasant streets; w. ID. Hammitt
zoos Cottage Grove avenue; Robert V
Hiatt, 6S5 Twenty-frst street; |. J
Hopes, 1921 East Walnut; Geo. b
| Hepburn. 100 Seventh street; A. Jar
Wis. $40 East Twelfth street; Harry l.
Kingman, Grimes; s. A. Kelsey, 1867
| Fifth street; o. o. Lee, Cambridge;
l.. o. Larson, huxley; Henry Manbeck
1871 East Fourteenth street; j. w
Mills, 1434 East Court avenue; ]. M.
MeTshon, 1886 Twentieth street; A. s.
Marsiliott. 1853 Seventh street; Joe
May, 1925 Ninth street; G. w. Martin,
Fair Grounds p. o.; Pat McDonough,
1904 Seventh street: w. E. McClay,
Bondurant; ]. w. McCabe, 1885 Sixth
street; James O'Callahan. Sr., Second
street; ]. L. Porter, PIG Meek avenue;
A. l.. Patt, 1920 Linden; G. W. Prosser,
Highland Park: Emmett Powers, 1928
Capitol avenue r. c. Park, Runnells:
Frank Ritchart, Ankeny; Andrew
Snyder. Santiago: VIM. Thorpe
Grimes: Suel Trunnell, Santiago; John
Vinegar. Runnells; E. J. Woods, Val
ley Junction. .
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
AN INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.
Family Is Not Satisfied w. J. Elliott
Committed Suicide.

Marshalltown. Aug. 23.-While Cor
oner +. p. Lierle, upon his visit to
Liscomb Thursday night to investi-
gate the circumstances surrounding
The death of William J. Elliott, who Is
supposed to have suicided by taking
Strichnlne, decided that no inquest
was necessary, relatives and the most
intimate friends OF the dead man in
sisted that one be held. The coroner
began the inquest at about ~ o'clock,
and did not complete it until late this
Afternoon.
The circumstances of "Dofe" FL
liott's death are rather peculiar ana
there is considerable doubt in the
minds of the relatives of the dead man
that he really died by his own hand,
and by poison. There was no indica-
ton whatever that Elliott had died by
strychnine poisoning. even though
the empty bottle was found in his
pocket.
Relatives are insisting that a post
norton be held in order that it may
be ascertained TO a surety whether or
not the body contains strychnine. II
the poison is found to exist it will
clear up any surmise that the man
might have been murdered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
Meeting Of the German Editors.

Des Moines, Aug. 20.--rhe German
editors and publishers of Iowa viii
hold their annual meeting in Das
Moines September 5. 6 and Z.
There are forty German papers in
this state. Thirty of these will doubt
less be represented by the editors and
publishers themselves and not by
proxies. There are many bright m4n
connected with the various German
papers of the state and most of these
will be present at the meeting of the
association.
The convention will be called to or.
der by President Joseph NJ. Eiboeck
on Friday morning. In the afternoon
the visiting editors will taken in car
riages for a drive through the prin.
cipal parts of the city. The drive will
be conducted under the auspices of
the commercial exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
THE SULTAN TOES THE MARK.
He Humbly Comedies all the Demands
of the United States.

Constatinople. Aug. %. Through
the medium of Izzel Bey. one of the
secretaries. the sultan today sent n
friendly message TO U. S. minister,
John G. A. Leishman. assuring him
that all of the pending claims OF the
United States would be complied with
and begging the minister to resume his
visits to the porte. In consequence
Of these fresh assurances. Mr.. Leish.
man today visited the Grand Vizier,
Said Pasha, and the minister of for.
sign affairs, Twefik Pasha Mr.. Leisn.
man and Robert S. Mccormick, the
United States ambassador to Austria
Hungary. will attend the Selamlik to.
morrow and will probably have an au.
dience of the sultan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
UNCLE SAM AIDS DAN CUPID.
Government Will Compel Soldiers to
Be True to Filipino Wives.

Washington, Aug. 25.-The United
States soldiers who marry Filipino
woman In the future will run very
great risk of being dishonorably dis
charged from the service. The fire.
quency of such marriages has been
made the subject Of report to the
war department from Gen. Chaffee,
who takes the ground that rather than
give the soldier an excuse to desert
his native wife when his regiment 10
ordered to other quarters, he will order
the soldier discharged without honor.
One of the requirements of enlist
ment is that the applicant be not mar
ried, and marriage after enlistment
Is regarded as just as detrimental 10
the service as before enlistment, in
which latter case the applicant would
not be enlisted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
CHICAGO STRIKERS IN A RIOT.
Patrol Wagons Filled With Policemen
Rush to the Scene.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Striking stable
men of the State street department
stores caused such a disturbance here
yesterday a detachment OF fifty police
in patrol wagons and ambulances had
to be sent to State and Fifteenth
streets to restore order The stable.
men gathered around the barns and
angrily pleaded with the drivers who
We're just starting to work, to strike.
When caravan of wagons left tina
barns the strikers began throwing
bricks and stones and riot call was
sent in. One man was arrested. None
were hurt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
STATE TICKET AT WATERLOO.
7rohibtionists Name Full ST..
Ticket. It

Waterloo. Aug. 21.-The prohibition
state convention today made the fol-
owing nominations Secretary of
state w. W. Howard, Marshalltown;
auditor CT state, John w. Leedy. Wav-
arly; treasurer of state, e. P. Fetter,
Oakland; railroad commissioner, e. H.
Albright, Des Moines county; attorney
general, J. B. Ferguson, Cedar county;
Judge of supreme court, E. A. Graves,
Mitchell county; reporter supreme
court, w. P. Briggs, Hartley.
Nominees for congress: First dis
:rict, w. C. Shepard, Fairfield Sec
ond district, Francis Bacon, Wilton
Junction; Third district, John A. Earl,
Waterloo Fourth district, ID. McGreg-
or, Mason CITY; Fifth district, Malcolm
Smith. Cedar Rapids; Seventh dis
:rict, J. d. c. McF arland, Des Moines;
Tenth district, W. d. Elwell of Ban
croft.
The nominations for congress in the
sixth eighth, ninth and eleventh dis
riots will be maze later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
JussERaND TO GET THE PLACE.
Assured that He viii Succeed Minister
cambon-Appolntment not
Yet Made.

Paris, Aug. 22.-The correspondent
of the Associated Press was informed
at the foreign ONCE today. that the
successor of Jules Cambon as French
ambassador at Washington had not
yet been appointed, but that M. Jusse-
rand, the French minister at Copen-
hagen had been selected for the post,
M. Jusserand speaks English fluently
and is the author of several English
books. His wife, who was a Miss
Richards, is an American and has re-
sided for long time In Paris. M.
Jusserand has been prominently con-
nected with the movement of the de-
partment Of athletic sports in France.
1t is not true that M. Cambon Is to 90
to st. Petersburg as the successor Of
marquis de Montebello. French am
bassador to Russia. II is said on
good authority that M. Cambon will
be appointed French ambassador at
Madrid, succeeding M. Pattenotre.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
Old Settlers Elect Officers,

Iowa City. Ia, Aug. 25.-Tne John
son County Old Settlers association
elected its officers for the coming
year at its annual reunion just closed.
They are:
Prssident-W. H. Buchanan. Scion.
First vice president-Isaac Weber,
Sharon
Second vice president A. E. Swish
er, Iowa City.
Third vice president-L. w. Miller.
Pleasant Valley.
Secretary-Gil r. Irish, East Lucas
Treasurer-H. j. Wieneke, Iowa
City.
Addresses were delivered by Lieut.
Webb Henderson of Jefferson, La, and
Rev. DIR. S. N. Fellows and A. &
Sw.sher of Iowa City.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
SHOOTS HIMSELF AND WIFE.
Murderer Alone viii Die--BulIet In.
flicted Only Scalp Wound on
His Wife.

Atlantic. Aug. 22.-Charles Knouse
aged 35. is at deaths door. Mrs
knouse is slightly wounded. Both are
principles in shooting affair that os
Cured at 5 o'clock this morning at
the home of friend in Harlan.
Knouse was drunk. He went to the
house where his wife had been stop
ping. She had left him some time age
on account of alleged cruelty and
drunkenness. They had some words
when ne wiped out revolver and shot
at her. The bullet struck her head
and caused scalp wound only He
evidently thought he had killed her
and he turned the revolver against
his own head. just back OF the ear
and pulled the trigger. The bullet
went through his head and he viii
probably die before night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
DOOR KNOCKED HIS SCALP.
Conclusion Resulting from Running
Against Swinging Door Renders
Him Unconscious.

George Perry. employed coaling en-
gines in the switch yards of the Great
Western, south of the Coon river, had
his scalp badly torn this morning by
a swinging door which slammed open
suddenly and struck him in the head.
The conclusion knocked him sense
less, but fortunately he fell in the ten
der of the engine and escaped other
injuries. He was taken to his home
near the corner of Seventh and Wal
nut. where he was attended by DIR.
Hanawalt, the company physician.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
lowans Prove to Be Heroes,

Eldora, Ia. Aug. 24.-W S. Porter,
in a letter to the Enterprise. writes
from Colorado of the heroism of two
we'll known Iowa people. Mr.. Porter
says that in an accident, runaway
stagecoach team, Prof. Hendrixon OF
the chair of chemistry at Grinnell and
Henry Lyman of the class of 1902 at
Iowa college and captain Of the track
teams Of 1901 and 1902, both acted
with the greatest bravery and assisted
the wounded passengers very ably. Mr..
Hendrixon was unhurt, but Mr.. Lyman
sustained sprained ankle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
TWICE POISONED FAMILY.
Ray Eisminger, Aged 10, confesses Il
Putting Strychnine in Food.

Ray Eisminser, Aged 10, Confesses to
Putting strychnine in Food.
Oskaloosa, Aug. 25.-Ray Eisminger,
a 13-yearold boy. confessed to having
twice poisoned the food of the family
of farmer named Anderson, who live
in Harrison township, this county.
The boy is a son of Mrs. Charity Els.
minger of S12 South D street, Oska-
loosa. The lad, bright, cheerful lit
tie fellow, has been working for the
Andersons. Twice the fanny has been
poisoned through their food. neither
attempt resulting fatally. Suspicion
directed itself toward the Eisminger
boy and he was subjected TO rigid
cross-examination. The boy was very
oath to tell his story in the presence
Of his mother but by slow degrees it
was drawn from him and was sub
itantially as follows:
The Andersons had a bottle Of
strychnine in the house which they
had bought some time ago to poison
some troublesome crows. They kept
The bottle in the lower part of the
clock and almost forgotten of its ex-
stence. The boy said that after the
'amtly was gone he had on both &C.
,asions taken the bottle and put poison
n their food.
When asked II he knew the stuff in
he bottle would kill he said he did.
He answered mo" when asked II he
wanted to kill MIR. Anderson or his
family, and said that he had nothing
against any of them, and they treated
him well. He would give no reason
'or attempting to poison the family,
ind hardly seemed to know what lie
lid 1t for.
The inference is that his mind has
become morbid through reading. He
1as been much interested in the
Tracey trouble and in other criminals
who have become notorious from time
70 time. He will be brought before
Judge Scott when he arrives next
monday and will probably be taken to
ghn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
EXCITING THIEF HUNT.
Man Who Took Glen ohnson's Mules
Stands Of Posse With a Gun.

Kellerton. Aug. 23.-Great excite.
ment was caused here by an unsuc-
cessful hunt for a horse thief The
latter drove through here with a team
of mules, which Il has been learned
were stolen in Atlantic. He traded
the mules to Glen Johnson for team
of horses, receiving s3S to boot. The
marshal here learned about this time
that the mules had been stolen. The
thief set out for Tuskego, holly pur-
sued. He drew revolver and threat
ened to shoot several individuals who
tried TO stop him. At Tuskego he I'M
hitched the horses, mounted one of
them and escaped into the timber.
He has not been found, and it is be-
lieyed he has made his escape.