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New-York tribune., 1902-12-03

get living from $50 acres of dry pasture land.
capable or supporting at the outside only one
head of cattle 70 every ten acres In the mast
great tracts or the public domain have been
fenced in by persons having no title thereto
in direct defiance OF the law forbidding the
maintenance or construction of any such ,1n-
lawful inclosure of public land For various
reasons there has been little interference with
such Enclosures in the past, but ample notice
has now been given the trespassers, and ali the
resources at the command of the government
will hereafter be used TO put a stop to such
-respsssng-
In view of the capital Importance of these
matters, / commend them to the earnest con-
siderallon OF the Congress. and IL the Congress
fnds difficulty in dealing with them from lack
Of thorough knowledge OF the subject I recon-
mend that provision be made for a commission
Of experts specially TO investigate and report
upon the complicated questions involved
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03

Washington Dec. 2-The President to-day sent
the following nominations to the Senate. Most OF
them are recess appointments, and have already
heen announced:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
WILL SHORTEN ITS LINE.
Great Western Flans an oelwein and
Waverly Cutoff.


Des Moines. June l4-Articles OF
incorporation of the Mason City & FIT
Dodge Railway Co. have been filed
with the secretary of state. The com.
pany is formed for the purpose OF
constructing for the Great Western
a line between Oelwein in Fayette
county and Waverly in Bremen coun-
ty. The new line will be about thirty
miles in length and will shorten con-
siderably the connection between Gel
vein and points west in the direction
of Fit. Dodge. At the present time the
connection between Waverly and Gel
vein is made by way of Sumner. The
new line will shorten the route about
ten miles. The line that now extends
from Sumner to Waverly, it is under.
stood, will be abandoned as a steam
road. 1t will be sold by the Great
Western to that company that is now
operating the electric line between
Waterloo and Sioux Falls. This com
pany has a line built north already
from Waterloo as far as Denver. X
is proposed to extend this north until
II strikes the present line of the Great
Western between Waverly and Sum-
ner.
Oelwein is named as the principal
place of business of the new company.
The capital is 100000. The incorpo-
rators are John l.. Pratt. r. C. Wright
and r. B. friedrich.
The Great Western has applied 20
the railroad commission for the con
depnation Of additional depot grounds
and yard room at Oelwein, also for
depot grounds at Marshalltown and
grounds for double track from STAN
ley to Oelwein.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19

fered by Mitchell. of Oregon, directing
the committee on Pacific islands and
Porto Rico to inquire into the general
condition of Hawaii, the administra-
ton of affairs there, the quality con-
dition and value of the publis lands
In Hawaii; the crown lands and the
title of the former queen therein, with
power to sit during the recess and by
subcommittee to visit the islands IL
necessary, and to report at the be.
ginning of the next session. Was re.
ferred to the committee on Pacific
islands.
House.-The house today passed the
irrigation bill by vote of LAG to SIS,
.dany amendments were offered, but
only one. except those offered by the
committee, was adopted. 1t was of a
minor character. The bill had al
ready passed the senate. The friends
Of the measure greeted the announce
ment of its passage with a round of
applause. The bill as passed creates
reclamation fund from the sale OF
public lands in Arizona. California.
Colorado. Idaho. Kansas. Montana.
Nebraska. Nevada. New Mexico North
Dakota. Oklahoma. Oregon. South Da.
kota. Utah. Washington, and Wyom-
ing, less the amount paid to local land
officers and per cent due the state
under existing laws for educational
purposes, the reclamation fund to be
used for the construction and main
tenance of irrigation works in the
states and territories enumerated.
Provision is made for the payment
out of the treasury of any deficiencies
in the allowances to agricultural col
leges. owing to this disposition of the
public lands. The secretary of the
interior is authorized to examine, sur
vey and construct the irrigation works
and report the cost thereof to con-
gress at each session.
Washington, June 14.-Senate.-The
Nicaragua canal bill was before the
senate for short time today. Morgan.
of Alabama, continuing his speech in
support of the measurt and in critl-
cism of the Panama project. The Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was passed and large number of pri.
vate pension bills were disposed Of.
The day closed with eulogies on the
late Representative Stokes. of South
Carolina. Elkins, of West Verginia,
introduced a joint resolution provid
ing for the annexation of Cuba and its
admission as a state of the Union.
The resolution was not referred to a
committee. but was. at Elkins' sug.
gestion allowed to lie on the table.
The senate agreed to the house amend
ments to the irrigation bill This
passes the measure and sends the bill
to the president.
House.-The feature of the session
of the house today was the attempt
of Hay, Of Virginia, to secure the adop,
ton of resolution calling upon the
secretary of war for information as to
the cost from all sources o. the war
in the Philippines. The resolution
had been referred to the committee
on insular affairs and not having been
acted upon within the time limit pre-
scribed by the rules became privi-
legged. When Hay called it up Crum-
packer, of Indiana. moved to lay IT
on the table and his motion prevailed
by party vote of 81 to sc. The latter
part of the session was devoted to
private pension legislation, 100 bills
being passed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
ABOUT NEW CABINET OFFICE.
Chairman Hepburn and sub-commlt.
tee Confer With President.

Washington, June 16.-Representa.
dive Hepburn, chairman of the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, together with the members
of the subcommittee appointed to con.
fer with the president in regard to the
new department of commerce bill, now
before the committee. conferred with
the president Saturday on that sub
ject. The president told them that he
had not given the matter sufficient at
tention to warrant him expressing any
opinion at to what bureaus should be
included in the new department. and
1t was decided that he should recon-
mend to the several cabinet officers
the selection by them of someone in
each department competent to confer
with the committee as to what bureaus
should be detached from the several
departments and included in the new
department.
After the conference Mr.. Hepburn
stated that there would not be time
for this contemplated action at the
present session of congress and it was
practically settled that the measure
would go over until the next session
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
GEN. MILES IN A BACK SEAT.
At West Point Celebration the General
was Sliuhted.

New York. June 12.-The New York
Herald says: Although Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles was officially
received here with the honors due To
his rank as commanding general of the
United States Army. he played minor
part In the opening exercises of the
centennial celebration of the establish
ment OF the military academy. Grad
yates of the acadamey who have won
distinction assembled from far and
near to eulogiZe their alma mater, to
revive memories of comrades in arms
long since in their tombs and to In
dorse the work of the great institution
OF military learning. General Miles,
who is not West Pointer. was not ON
the platform at the exericies in Me.
mortal hall. He occupied a seat on
the main floor and listened to the ora.
tons. He made a whispered comment
to his wife when Major r. ]. McCler.
nand. who had been selected to speak
on the Spanish-American war, shifted
suddenly from the Santiago campaign.
which he described In detail. to the
Philippines without mentioning Porto
Rico of General Miles's name. although
he had been eloquent In defense OF
General Shaftcr ana Of General Otis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
FOUR DEAD AT MAoUokETA
Four Members of the Boat Ravenna's
Crew Were Drowned.

Dubuque, June 13.-One of the worst
storms experienced here for years
struck here yesterday. The wind
blew with frightful velocity and rain
came in torrents. Several plate glass
fronts were blown in, trees, fences
and outhouses were Frustrated and
crops washed out A man named Don
ahue was struck by lightning and
taken to the hospital. Physicians say
he will die
At Maquoketa, south a few miles
from here, the steamer Ravenna was
caught In a cyclone and overturned.
and now lies bottomside up in the
river. The crew consisted of about
twenty-one men. The captain, clerk
and two other men were drowned,
the balance of the crew being res
cued by the steamer Teal as they
were clinging to the bottom OF the
boat. rhe Teal had great difficulty
in reaching the wrecked boat, owing
to the frightful wind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
MURDER CT BLIND PREACHER.
Two Arrests are Made at Eikader for
the Crime

Orange City, June 14.-News has
been received here which indicates a
possible clearing up of the mysterious
killing of Samuel Crofton near Ireton
last August. At Elkader a negro and
a white man, travelling together, have
been arrested, and an effort made to
sweat from them where they were
when the Sioux City crime was com
mitted. Witnesses will go from here
to identify them If possible.
Crofton was an aged. blind. colored
preacher who carried much wealth on
his person. He was found dead in a
corn field west of Ireton. probably a
month after he had been killed by a
blow on the head. William Reynolds
was arrested and his trial caused wide
difference of opinion. ending in ac.
quittal Reynolds said on the stand
that he had turned Crofton over to the
care of negro and white man who
were travelling together and camping
as they travelled. Other witnesses
confirmed this by saying that they
had seen the negro and white man in
that neighborhood at the time. This
testimony is thought to have caused
Reynolds acquittal.
1t is said that the men arrested at
Elkader answer. generally, the descrip-
tion of the ones wanted here.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
STATE OF CUBA PROPOSED
ELkiNs OFFERS RESOLUTION FOR
ADMISSION OF ISLAND.
be Submitted to Congress Before
January LIST, 1904.

Washington. June Ex-senator e.
the senate providing for the annexa-
ton of Cuba and for its admission as
state of the Union. The resolution
grants the consent of congress to the
erection of the republic of Cuba as
state of the Union, to be called the
state of Cuba. with a republican form
of government. A condition is speci-
fed that the constitution of the pro-
posed state shall be submitted to con.
gress not later than Jan. l. 1904. There
| is also a provision that the debts of
Cuba shall not become a charge on the
general government. There Is also
an alternative provision. which gives
the president power to proceed in
more direct way for Cuba's admission
as a state. The provision permits the
the admission under the terms of the
resolution itself instead of proceed.
ing to submit the resolution to Cuba
as an overture on the part of the Unit
ed States"
If this latter course is to be pursued,
state is to be formed "out of the
present republic OF Cuba, with a re-
puphNoh iOi III Vi anu WIN
representatives in congress, and to
be admitted into the Union by this
act on an equal footing with the ex-
listing states as soon as the terms and
conditions of such admission shall be
agreed upon by the governments of the
republic of Cuba and the United
States
The resolution provides for the ap-
preparation of 100000 to carry. its.
provisions into effect ~,
Senator Elkins. speaking of the reso-
luton introduced for the annexation
of Cuba. said that Texas was admitted
under precisely the same terms as
this resolution provided for Cuba. He
said he preferred the admission Of
Cuba in preference to granting $1,000
900 year on her account out of the
revenues, without knowing where it
would go. BY providing for the ad.
mission OF Cuba, there would be no
more differences in the republican
party on the subject of tariff relations
with the island
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
NEWS FROM THE
HAWKEYE STATE
What Has Happened in Iowa
During the Past
Week.
TO INSURE AGAINST BURGLARY
Company Now Being Formed In Des
Molnes for That Purpose Stabbing Az
fray at Dies Moines-Haugen Has a
Clear Field.

Des Moines, June 16.-Articles of
company will be filed for record with
in the next few days. A number of
Dies Moines insurance men and capital
lists will be among the incorporators.
for the purpose Of insuring merchan.
Use and household goods against loss
by burglary.
The new company will be organized
on stock basis, but the amount of the
capital stock has not been fully deter.
mined, though in all probability bust
ness well be commenced with a paid
in capital stock of $4,000, with the
intention of increasing this amount to
100000 later on If il is found taat
the business will warrant it and that
IL is up TO the expectations of the pro.
moters.
1t is the intention of the company to
write two classes of policies and to
adopt a plan of insurance in confor.
nifty with that of some eastern com.
panies who submitted proposals last
winter for entering the Iowa field
with this class of insurance. The
plans were submitted to the insurance
committee of the house and it reported
on them, rejecting some forms and ap.
proving others.
One policy will insure against burg
larry only Persons sustaining a loss
will be compelled to submit proofs of
burglary That is, they will have to
show that proper precautions were
taken to protect their goods and that
lie burglars and thieves in gaining &C.
cess to them broke locks, forced win
dows or in some other way secured
admission to the premises by force.
This class of business will probably
be written at the rate of S. per 81 900.
The second class will be written on
a policy form that will cover all kinds
of loss. whether through the efforts
of burglars or sneak thieves and will
be written at rate of $40 per thous.
and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
BURIED UNDER FALLING WALLS.
Eight Pupils Of Washington High
School Injured in Storm.

SS"SS' f'Js'SS W WYNN
Washington. June 13.-The class of
1902. Washington High school, were
caught in a fearful wind and rain
storm while on the way home from
a picnic at Coppock. One of the car
rage loads sought refuge in a new
prick scnool house at Eureka. Before
they could force an entrance the
school house blew down, burying seven
girls and two boys under tons of brick
and mortar Eight of the party were
pinned down so that they were help
less. The ninth. A. II. Harmeier.
though badly bruised, managed to
get out Of the wreckage and crawl
to a neighboring house and summon
aid, but 1t was more than an hour be-
fore all the victims were released.
Eight physicians dressed the wounds
of the most seriously injured. Two
are severely hurt. and may die. The
list of the injured is as follows:
Mildred McAtlin, face cut and
bruised; internal injuries. Her con.
dition Is considered critical.
Charley Chance. right collarbone
broken. right elbow dislocated. bruised
about the head. with confusion of
brain; may die.
Blanche Stewart, head cut. right
shoulder dislocated: serious.
Myrtle Shields cut and bruised.
Jessie Klein, back and right thigh
injured; serious.
Mary b. Jarrard back injured and
right ankle sprained; serious.
Gertie Reeves, stunned and slightly
bruised.
Myrtle Stewart. bruised
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
1o.aa5 eo1ss SURRENDER.
All Bitterness Seems to Have Been
Wiped Out,

VN'PSe SS~
Pretoria, June 13.-In all 1925
Beers have surrendered up to date.
Many are youngsters of ii years and
upwards. The majority OF them are
under 80. though some of the Burghers
who have surrendered are septuge-
narians. Reports from all the districts
say that the Burghers are Increasingly
friendly. The only bitterness observ-
able among the leading Beers here ls
against France and Germany. They
declare the war was protracted unnec-
essarily owing to hopes held out by
the French and German press. Some
of the Beers are SO incensed that they
have expressed the hope that some day
they will get on the side of Britain
against one of these powers. The an
ticipated friction between the surrend-
cred Beers and their former comrades
of the national scouts has not mater
ialiZed to any extent.
General DeWet says the youngsters
were his best fighters and frequently
held positions after the older Burghers
had cleared out.
The Beers of TIE Orange River colo
ny are handing in only small per-
centage of their ammunition. They
explain that they used most of it hunt
ing game since the peace agreement
was signed.
Addressing the surrendered Beers at
Kronstadt. Orange River colony, Gen
eral Elliott said the only wish of King
Edward. the government and the Brit
ish people was to help the Burghers
and get them back to their farms as
soon as possible. The king. the gen.
eral added, had telegraphed conSratu-
lations to the Burghers on the good
stand they had made. This announce
ment was greeted with lusty cheers for
the king and for Lord Kitchener.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
DEWEY ORDERED OUT AGAIN.
Will Actively Command the Greatest
Fleet Uncle Sam Ever Owned.

Washington, June 10. = Admiral
Dewey will go to sea again, flying his
flag with the four stars In command
of the greatest fleet in numbers the
United States has gotten together
since the days of the civil war. and
far more powerful in offense and de-
Tense than any of these war fleets.
Secretary Moody has conceived the
idea and after consulting the pleasure
o. Admiral Dewey. it has been arrang-
ed that he shall be placed in supreme
command of the feet comprising the
North Atlantic. the European, and the
South Atlantic Spuadrons), which is
to assemble near the Culebra Island
in the West Indies next December for
the winter maneuvers. Secretary
Moody himself desires to witness these
ma.auvers and 1t is even possible that
the president may find time to make
q voyage to the south to see the big
ironclads in war movements.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
MILLIONAIRE AND KING MEET.
Morgan Takes up Half an Hour Of
Edwards Time.

London, June 13.--A crowd of sew
eral hundred persons, including a num-
Der of American sight-seers, had gath
cred outside the house of the Ameri.
can ambassador Joseph H. Choate, on
carlton House terrace. when King
Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived
there at S:45 p. m. to attend the din
ner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Choate.
Among those present at the dinner
besides the king and queen were Prin-
cess Victoria. the Duke of Norfolk.
Duke and Duchess of Portland. Lord
Rosebery. Earl and Countess of Penn
brouse. Earl and Countess Spencer.
sir William and Lady Vernon Har-
court. A. j. Balfour, first lord of the
treasury, and Miss Balfour; The Earl
OF Derby. Lady Alice Stanley, the Rus
sian ambassador, Baron de Stahl: j.
Pierpont Morgan. Whitelaw and Mrs.
Reid and Mrs. w. s. Cowles, sister OF
President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Choate walked over to J. p.
Morgan and brought him up to King
ward, and for the next half hour
the American millionaire and the king
talked earnestly together. Lord Lans.
down. Mr. Choate, Lord Rosebery and
others equally known to fame respect.
fully sat aloof while the master of
empire and the master of millions
thrashed out their respective ideas.
A-ler supper was over their majesties
cLatted with various guests. Escort.
ed by the entire embassy and followed
by all Mrs. Choate's guests, King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra then went
out and entered the royal carriage,
after night which foreign diplomats
characterize as the greatest triumph
ever won for American prestige IN
England
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
CIRCUS TENT BLOWN DOWN.
Half a Hundred Injured, Some Quite
Seriously.

Sigourney, June 13.-The canvas of
the Harris Nickel Plate railway show
was torn from its moorings by high
winds yesterday and between fifty and
sixty persons were injured in the rush
to get from under the falling tent.
People were knocked down and
trampled upon and about 700 men,
women and children were left bruised
and shaken up in the pouring rain.
The screams and groans of the fright.
ened and injured were distressing to
hear. Several were half smothered
IN the folds of the canvas. Miss Clara
Campbell was hurt about the back and
may not recover. Samuel Utterback
was seriously hurt in the head. The
injuries of the others were slight.
The tent was crowded at the time OF
the accident
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
STORM IN WESTERN IOWA.
Wires are Down Throughout Missouri
Valley.

Council Bluffs. June l5.-At eight
o'clock last evening bad looking
cloud appeared in the northwest and
for some minutes It looked like the
city was going to have taste of what
ST. Louis underwent some years ago.
The clouds were close to the ground
and were very black and threatening.
"A heavy wind blew for about twenty
minutes and some damage was done
about town.
The ruins of the school for the deaf
were razed to the ground.
Telephone lines were put out of
order all up and down the valley from
Hamburg to Onawa and east as far as
Atlantic and Red Oak, so that ii was
impossible at ten o'clock to learn IL
any other damage was done in other
neighborhoods. The day had been p
very sultry one and the conditions
we're considered favorable to cyclones.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-19
MEDAL FOR AN IOWA HERO
PINNED ON HIS BREAST BY PREsI.
DENT ROOSEVELT.
Calvin Titus SienaIly Honored for Be.
ing the First Man to Scale the
Wall Of Pekinq.

West Point, June 1.-THE celebra
ton of the one hundredth anniversary
of the establishment of the West Point
military academy reached its climax
yesterday. President Roosevelt was
the chief guest and there was bril-
officers, cabinet officers. ladies in
bright costumes and handsomely uni
formed diplomats.
The days activity began with the
arrival of the president. and then camo
a review of the cadets, reception at
the home of the superintendent of the
academy, Colonel Mills. the formal
speeches in the Memorial hall after
the luncheon and dress parade at sun
down.
The centennial" banquet. with more
than 500 guests was held in the even,
ing. Cloudy weather in the forenoon
was succeeded by rain in the after
noon, but by evening the storm had al
most passed.
When the president reached the
crest salute of twenty-one guns was
fired. The cadets were drawn up on
the parade ground. The president was
driven to the home of Colonel Mills.
and then he walked across the street
to the parade ground and reviewed
the cadets.
In the course of the review, Cadet
Calvin P. Titus of Upton. Iowa. was
called from the ranks to face the presi-
dent, who pinned a medal for bravery
on his breast and spoke few words
a. he. Ial InA IN