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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
MRS. GALLAGHER INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returned Bill Against
HoIada.

Iowa City, Sept. 1s.-Mrs. James
Gallagher of River Junction was in
dicted here on the charge of murder
ing her husband. The grand jury also
brought in an indictment against her
alleged lover, Charles Holada. The
latter had been in Jail since the day
following the murder.
Mrs. Gallagher gave herself up read
lily and appeared before Judge Wade
with plea of not guilty. Holada en7
tered the same plea. Both were re-
manded to the custody of Sheriff Hos-
er. Holada went back to jail without
question, but tho woman prayed the
court to grant her bail. Inasmuch as
the laws of Iowa make murder in the
first degree a non-bailable crime, OK,
cept under unusual circumstances,
Judge Wade denied the application
and Mrs. Gallagher went back to jail,
The Indictment charges Mrs. Gala
CHER and her alleged paramour with
Jointly discharging the 22-cailber rife
that sent the fatal lead into James
Galagher's head the night of June 20
as he slept beside his children.
The state has held heretofore that
Mrs. Gallagher was innocent, and thai
Holada was the sole criminal. The
investigations of the grand jury, the
state now alleges. prove that the EN-,
ploye, friend and beneficiary of the
murdered man, first undermined Mrs.
Galagher's faith in her husband. then
won her love and finally, as the fruit.
age of aguilty liason. both planned
and both executed the horrible crime.
. Holada, it is believed, will declare
that he was the woman's paramorr.
but he will aver that she alone com.
mitted the murder. Former Senator
Ranck, who is defending Holada, prac.
ticaly comedies that his client will
charge the widow with the commls-
sion of the deed.
The trial will probably begin Mon
day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
STATE POWERLESS
To BALK THE PLAN
Helpless Before the Rock
Island Reorganization
Scheme,
NO REDRESS IN THE LAW
Attorney General Mullan Says Act Is Not
Opposed to Public Policy In n Sense that
Would Enable the State to Prevent the
Transaction.

Des Moines Sept. 1S.-According TO
Attorney General Mullan the state Of
Iowa is completely powerless to pre-
vent the reorganization scheme of the
Rock Island. The acts of the new
Iowa corporation, the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad company,
recently formed in this state with a
capital Of $125 ,000, 900, he holds are not
outside of the powers conferred by
statute. Nor are they opposed, he de-
clares, to the public policy of the state
In sense that will enable the state
to prevent the transaction or main.
tain an action of quo warranto for the
dissolution of the corporate franchise.
While one may be personally oppos.
ed to the policy Of the state in per.
hitting corporations to issue their
stocks and bonds for the purchase of
property in amounts in excess of the
actual value of such property, says
the attorney general in his opinion,
the question is one that must be re
ferred to the legislature rather than
the courts.
The effect of the opinion is to bring
to an end further investigation by the
governor of the Rock Islands plan Of
procedure. 1t appears now the only
substantial result that may flow from
the inquiry set on foot last month by
Governor Cummins will be to call the
attention OF the legislature to the
weaknesses of the Iowa law, in afford
ing shelter to such interpretations as
the new Rock Island Railroad com.
pany and probably to bring about
more stringent legislation.
Governor Cummins devoted large
share of yesterday to an examination
Of the opinion of the attorney general.
He was led to the conclusion that Mr..
Mullan had construed the law correct
ly. Asked for a statement, he said
81 have carefully examined the opin.
ion of the attorney general and con.
cur with him in the conclusion that
under the law as 1t now is, the state
of Iowa cannot prevent the consum.
nation of the plan described in my
letter to the attorney general and in
the opinion he has filed with me.
THE thing done is neither a merger
nor a consolidation. Not a mile OF
track nor a dollar in value is added 70
the Rock Island property. II is sim.
ply new device for watering securi.
ties.
ut is for the next general assembly
to say whether it is wise to permiOJur
laws to SO remain that such things
are possible"
Governor Cummins on satisfying
blwself there was nothing more to be
done to prevent the reorganization
scheme, made public the opinion of At.
torhey General Mullan and also his
own letter in which he asked that an
opinion be rendered. The letter of the
governor is an interesting document,
as 1t sums up what may be called his
Indictment against the reorganization
plan. He takes the ground 1t is q
gkave movement against public policy
and he recounts the different steps In
the proposed watering of Rock Island
securities as he has learned them
through his Investigations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
ODD FELLOWS IN PARADE.
Largest and Longest Procession Line
Ever Seen in Iowa.

Des Moines, Sept. 1S.-Odd Fellows
clare that the parade in Des Moines
yesterday equalled the one in 1901 in
almost every particular and excelleJ
it in many features. 1t took eighty,
five minutes for the procession to pass
the city hall and it was estimated that
there were from 5000 to 10000 in thu
line. Had the parade been organized
so that the participants had marched
in parade formation instead OF M
punches it would have lasted three
times as long and been more impress,
sive.
But as it was it was the finest pa,
rade ever seen in this city, excepting
the one at the reunion of the veterans
of the war Immediately after its close,
1t was well handled from beginning to
end. The five miles of rope stretched
along the streets of the line of march
enabled the authorities to control tho
crowds admirably. There were no &C,
cidents, but brief delays here and
there and satisfied the 100000 people
who saw IL.
The number in the Indianapolis pa,
rade was grossly exaggerated in the
opinion of many of the grand lodge
representatives who have attended
the sessions In that city and here.
They declare that II there were $4,000
In line yesterday here there could not
have been more than half the 10000
claimed for Indianapolis. For instance
there were twice as many Of the uuii
form rank in the parade yesterday as
there were in the parade of a year
ago. And the remark was made oft en-
that the number of subordinate lodges
and the number Of Odd Fellows in
their ranks greatly exceed the nun.
Der at Indianapolis.
1t was the greatest parade given in
Des Moines in recent years. and as a
spectacle 1t far surpassed anything
ever seen on the Des Moines streets.
The showing made by the Parriarchs
Militant was the feature Of the long
procession. The number of the subor-
dinate lodges was the notable featura
from the view point Of the order.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
GENERALS AMONG SLAIN.
Desperate Battle With RevoIutionlsts
In HaytL

Cape Haytien. Hayti. Sept. 19.-Gen,
eral Nord. at the head of 5000 men.
attacked Limbo at 8 o'clock Wednos'
day morning and after desperate fight.
ing lasting three hours the general
abandoned his position, guns and wal
munitions and left great number OF
dead and wounded, including several
generals, On the field.
The population of Cape Haytien Is
in a state of anxiety. The enemey. ia
the number of 1000 well armed men,
is advancing on the place. Another
battle before the town is imminent.
The report. signed by Peary, is ad.
dressed to Secretary II. l.. Briggman
of the Peary Arctic club.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
WOMAN is DESPERATE.
Charged With Murder, And Attempts
Suicide,

Iowa City, Sept. 19.-County Atto.-
ney Zmunt declares that Mrs. James
Gallagher, who is in jail, charged with
the murder of her husband, has at
tempted to commit suicide, and If not
closely watched will repeat the at
tempt. He declined to go into details,
but asserted that it was necessary TO
use considerable force to restrain her.
He offers this explanation of his re-
fusal to consent to the release of the
accused widow on bail. He also AYERS
that he fears she may take safety in
flight, If permitted to leave the coun-
ty Jail.
Mrs. Gallagher's conduct In the
court room has been quiet, reserved
and indicative of anything but a de-
sire to indulge in murder or even to
yield to a desire to destroy herself.
A striking tendency to weep-we'l
restrained-is the only evidence of
valuable emStion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
DELEGATES TO NAME CANDIDATE.
Action Of Third District Republican
Congressional Committee.

Dubuque, Sept. 19.-The Third dis.
trict republican congressional com!
mittee decided yesterday to reconvene
at New Hampton Thursday next with
the same delegates who were chosen
to the original congressional conven-
ton for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate to succeed Colonel Hender-
son. The members Of the committee
early became convinced that Colonel
Henderson meant what he said when
he decided to withdraw.
A story having been started that
Colonel Henderson, in view Of his re-
cent action, might feel 1t incumbent
upon himself to resign from the
speakership at the opening of the
coming session of congress, Colonel
ID. c. CHASER, chairman OF the con.
gressional committee and a close
friend of Speaker Henderson, issued
the following statement:
Speaker Henderson has no such
intention and will serve out his term
as speaker. d. c. Chaser"
A committee on resolutions was
then selected to draw an expression
regretting the action Of Speaker Hen.
uersOn. Inc following were drawn up
and adopted unanimously:
1T is with deep regret that we find
ourselves compelled to reconvene the
delegates of this district for the pur.
pose of naming a candidate for elec.
ton to represent this district in the
national house of representatives.
This is especially true when we realize
the necessity of such action Is caused
by the refusal of our present member
to accept the nomination heretofo, e
rendered him unanimously by a con.
vention called. In his declnation we
feel that we lose an able, capable
leader Of great worth and national
prominence, such as can be attained
only by one of sturdy character, un.
usual ability and ripened experience
in the field of craftsmanship. We
part with him as leader with reluct-
ance. While thus compelled to re.
lease Speaker Henderson, we do SO
with no feeling that the selection OF
his successor will be without merit or
that there will be any danger as to
the result to the republicans of this
district in the coming election"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
STOPS BRITISH VESSEL

New York, Sept. 20.-The steamer
City of Para, which has just arrived
from Panama, had on board Captain
]. c. Moon, Of the British steamer Pal.
ena, says a dispatch from San Francis
co to the New York American.
The captain is quoted as having
said his vessel was stopped at sea by
the Colombian rebel gunboat Bayace,
and searched. Notwithstanding the
captains protests. He will make a
report the matter to the British con.
sui.
The rebel suspected that the Brit.
ish steamer was carrying arms from
Valparaiso to the Colombian govern
ment-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
AFTER NEW COURT HOUSE.
Proposition to Bond Audubon County
To Be Submitted.

Audubon, Sept. 19.-The board OF
supervisors of Audubon county, pur-
suant to a petition presented to them,
containing the requisite number OF
names, adopted resolution to sub
NIT to the voters Of the county at
the next general election, a PROPOSE
ton to bond the county in the sum Of
$4,000 for building new court house.
The resolutions reads as follows:
Shall the board Of supervisors of
Audubon county build and equip new
court house in Audubon. iowa, and to
raise the necessary cash to pay for
the same shall the board issue bonds
to the amount of $4,000 payable not
sooner than five years. nor later than
twenty years. and shall the board
make levy to pay the same of one
mill on the dollar over and above the
present levy, commencing In 1908 and
continuing each year until the bonds
are paid?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
ATTACK ON cHENe TO Flu.
Fifty Thousand Boxers Were RepuIsed
by the Royal Chinese Troops.

Pekin, Sept. 19.-The boxer attack
on Cheng tn Flu, capital of See Chucn
province, in which $4,000 boxers made
Intellectual attempts to take the city,
began September Is. When the rebels
endeavored to enter the city conflict
ensued.
The attackers were driven back and
the gates of the city were closed and
guarded by troops.
Soldiers quelled the disorders with.
In the city.
Fourteen boxer leaders and several
other rebels were executed.
A new viceroy and new military Of
ficials are now on their way to Cheng
tn Flu to assume charge there.
The United States minister to China,
Mr.. Conger, and the French minister
are urging the throne to further
prompt action toward subduing the
insurrectiOn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
NASHUA FARMER DISAPPEARS.
Supposed to Have Met His Death BY
Drownjnq.

Nashua. Sept 19.-Erie Hall, who
resides one mile north of town, dis
appeared suddenly the first OF the
week and all evidence gained SO far
points toward drowning, but wheth ar
accidental or with suicidal intent, can
not be determined. Hall left home
early Sunday morning, taking with
him pint bottle of alcohol and his
tishing rod. He secured a boat and
rowed up the Cedar river. Monday
morning ne failed to show up and a
party of men went in. search Of him.
His coat was found hanging to tree
on small island about one mile north
of Nashua, and few rods farther wer9
found his boots, fishing rod and the
boat drifting around in the water.
Although the river has been dragged,
the body of the drowned man has NOT
yet been recovered. Hall is a man Of
about 40 years. unmarried and leaves
a mother nearly 80 years OF age.
We az know people who see things
from a certain view point"
LIES thistle crop does not care
hang about wind. weather or rain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
ANOTHER HAS DISAPPEARED.
st. Louis Doodle Scandal 10 Growing
More Noisesome Daily.

st. Louis, Sept. 19.-The grand jury
held brief session yesterday, at
which only documentary evidence was
considered in connection with the al
legged Doodle transaction of the munich
pal assembly. Circuit Attorney Folk
declined to make known the nature Of
the documents mentioned.
1t became known yesterday that A.
H. Craney, Jr., local representative of
lighting company at the time when
the ten-year lighting bill was pending
in the municipal assembly, has not
been found thus far by the deputy
sheriffs who are looking for him with
subpoenas issued at the instance OF
the grand jury. Mr.. Craney is desired
as witness in the grand jury's pres
ent investigation, which is directed
toward finding the giver or givers Of
the $47.500 bride to the house of dele.
gates combine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
HAYS DEMAND.
Powers Asked to Compel Roumania 60
Treat Jews Properly.

Washington, Sept 1S.-With the
double purpose of protecting the long
suffering Jews of the Balkan states
and Of averting the very present peril
Of the immigration in the United
States Of horde of paupers. Secretary
Hay has adopted the unusual course
Of appealing to the powers Of Europe
to force one of their children to ob.
serve the obligations of humanity In
case of the Jews.
The appeal takes the form Of a
state paper, remarkable in several re.
spects, which has been dispatched in
identical form to every ambassador
and minister of the United States re.
siding In the countries of Europe
which were parties to the famous trea.
ty at Berlin of 1878, namely, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Russia.
Italy, Australia and Turkey, which
marked the termination of the Turko-
Russian war and the creation by the
direct act of the powers of the indie.
pendent BalKin states. Because the
powers are thus responsible for the
existence Of Roumania, the culprit in
this case. the secretary of state has
directed the note to them in the hope
that they will bring the Roumanian
government to a sense Of its duties 10.
wards civilization at large, as well as
to cause II to ameliorate the frightful
condition of the Roumanian Jews.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
BRITISH SEIZE AN ISLAND.
Il Is the Island Of Patos, Claimed by
Venezuela.

New York, Sept. 20.-Officiais here
have been told that the British govern
ment has raised the British flag on the
island of Patos, which is near Trini-
dad, notwithstanding the protest OF
the Venezuelan government, says
dispatch to the Herald from Port of
Spain, Trinidad. Sovereignty over
the island of Patos has been in dis
pute between Great Britain and Venez.
uela for long time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
COURT UPHoLos STEEL TRUST.
Corporation Can Change its Stocks To
Bonds.

Trenton, N. j.. Sept. 2O.-The court
of errors and appeals by vote of 8
to decided in favor Of the United
States Steel corporation in the suit
brought by Mrs. Berger to restrain the
corporation from converting 100000
600 per cent preferred stock into 5
per cent second mortgage bonds.
Vice Chancellor Emery In the court
below granted an Injunction restrain
ing the company from carrying out its
purpose. The decision of the court Of
errors and appeals is a reversal Of the
vice chancellor and leaves the United
States Steel corporation free to carry
out its project so far as the Berger liti-
CATION Is concerned.
No opinion was filed, the court sim
ply announcing its decision. The opin-
ion will be filed later
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

1t is now asserted that Saratoga is
the wickedest place in the world. The
contention must be based on the old
fashioned idea that it is wicked to
take peoples money from them by
gambling.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

The doctors say that the Illinois
girl who took arsenic to improve
her complexion now has a chance of
life. Condition of complexion not re.
ported.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

From the Congo comes news of the
discovery Of an octopus, which seizes
its human victims and eats nothing
but their brains. The young Belgian
officer who sends the report escaped
unframed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Ten young men and an equal num-
Der of young women have formed
celibacy club in New York. The soci-
ETY. editors will now watch for cards
announcing the approach of at least
ten weddings,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

! Perhaps the Prophet Amos had the
early part of the twentieth century in
view when he said: And the songs of
the temple shall be howlings in that
day."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

A red ribbon stretched across the
window is claimed to be an effective
bar to mosquitoes. A sledgehammer
stretched across the insect is also
absolutely sure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

When the doctors postmortemed a
Chicago citizen the other day they
discovered that he had no heart. 1t is
not stated whether the deceased was
constable or a coal magnate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Boone, Sept. 19.-At the Zimbleman
Coal company's mine Joe Neff, one Of
the Oldest employees of the company,
met with a very severe injury. He
was running a car out on the top tres
tie and 1t suddenly stopped, throwing
him to the ground, distance of about
twenty feet. He fell on his shoulder
and was seriously bruised. the shout.
der being dislocated. He was picked
up at once in an unconscious condi.
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

A Milwaukee man has a quart of
pearls, and is happy. One hundred
and forty-four thousand other Mil.
waukee men have a quart of beer and
are just as happy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

That Washington youth of hun
bred years who soundly thrashed
boy of twenty-five proved as ably as
he could that a man is only as old as
he fights.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

King Edward, accustomed as he is
to every kind of magnificence, was
completely amazed at the attractions
he found in Mr.. Carnegie's castle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

A Connecticut couple propose to
spend their honeymoon in a balloon.
It will probably be a hard come
down for them when the romance
wears Off not before.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Once in awhile the foolkiller neg.
lects his business and somebody goes
through the whirlpool rapids below
Niagara Falls and escapes alive.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Castro reports that there is no rev.
olution now going on in Venezuela
If this is true the vacation season in
Venezuela must be fairly open.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

1t cost a Chicago broker $24,771 to
talk with ]. P. Morgan three minutes.
Some men insist on having the best
even If it does come high.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

The fall shooting season in Ken
lucky has begun with promising pros.
poets. Three new feuds have been
started during the past week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Sir Thomas Upton continues to
regard the cup as one of the best
advertisements available for his bust.
ness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

They say that there is just as much
bicycling as ever. but the bicycle
trust doesn't seem to be able to
prove it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

After escaping Miss Deacon the
crown prince of Germany has bought
an automobile.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

The anarchists are making another
still hunt for the king Of Italy and
hope to catch him either in an auto
mobile or a trolley car.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Bartholin was not the only man
whose remains might be identified by
his jaw.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

II all the stories we hear about
John w. Gates are true, how does it
happen that anybody else has any
money? ........
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

The wise man never judges a politi.
cal situation by the length of the
torchlight procession.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
BY d. Q. MOTT.
IOWA.

+ Japan is after war vessels. Russian
papers please copy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

The editor of the London Saturday
Review has to keep a file handy to
bite on whenever he happens to think
of the United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

That boy in Iowa who committed
suicide rather than go to school would
not have been benefited much by an
education.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

: 1t is getting to be more or less I'M
usual to pick up a newspaper without
finding the headline, KILLED by an
Automobile" in it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

! Japan's courtesy in waving all
claim to Wake Island is appreciated.
Uncle Sam needs the rock for use as
a telegraph pole.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

1t isn't every motorman that can
boast of having had presidential fist
shaken under his nose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

This is an off year in politics, but
the ping-pong craze is doing its best
to make up the deficiency.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

The London Saturday Review must
be a welcome visitor at William Wal
dorf Astor's house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25

Poor old Niagara. Almost any ham
can go through without getting killed.
What attraction is left?