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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

in the right shoulder. Stunned and
bleeding she scrambled over the body
of her mother and through an open
window at the head of the bed, direct
ly opposite the door where Oelfeuer
stood. AS she reached the sill she
heard the revolver click again, but
for some reason the cartridge did
not explode.
AS the girl escaped Oelfeuer started
for the bedroom of his two stepsons,
Ernest and John. The boys had been
awakened by the first shots, and
guessing the truth were opening the
window of their room just as Oelfeuer
entered. They fed through the win
dow and a bullet was fired between
them.
Ethel Oelfeuer, the 3-year-old
daughter of the murderer, was asleep
in the room occupied by Ernest and
John Stramm. She was not harmed.
Death by hanging himself with his
undergarments in a cell of the Canal
port avenue police station ended the
life of the murderer a few hours after
the crime. His underclothing was
knotted into moose and tied high up
on the cell door. BY throwing his
weight upon the improvised rope the
murderer had succeeded in strangling
himself without making any noise suf-
ficient to be heard in other parts Of
the station.
His coat, waistcoat and suspenders
had been taken away from him when
he was locked up because the police
feared that he might make an at
tempt on his own life. He passed a
sleepless night, but expressed no re-
pentance for his crime. In the early
hours of the morning he quoted down
and was apparently trying to doze,
the officers say, when he was seen
| alive for the last time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
Moman,s Ready wit.

Tie ready wit of southern women
was the subject of comment at a re-
cent gathering, and numerous illus
trative anecdotes were told, says the
Philadelphia Times. One had to do
with Virginia belle of a generation
ago-a member Of the Clark county
Taylors, famous In the social history
of that state. Her betrothal to a
worthy gentleman by the name Of
Mason had been announced at a
formal function and one young gen.
tleman, whose hopes with regard to
her had been crushed by the An.
nouncement, greeted her thus:
May beg to assure you that am
always yours, in spite of the fact, Miss
Taylor, that hear you are to change
your vocation for that of Mason?"
She regarded him contemplatively
for a moment. and then replied:
Il am not quite certain of that, for
having found a goose, | may decide
to remain a Taylor"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

take to the woods again." he ex-
claimed. Tear off the vicious trap
pings of facilitating civilization and
restore to degenerating mankind the
superb physique, the absolute health
of our forefathers. So only can the
race be saved from feebleness and
melancholy which must lead to uni
versal suicide" 1t is only a few
months since Prof. Starr of the Uni.
versity of Chicago affirmed that we
must become not merely imitators of
the red men, but Indians in fact, in Or
der to be saved from physical degen-
Grafton. By joining the Indians in the
forest he maintained that we would
gradually take on the attributes of the
aborigines and regenerate the race.
To show his confidence in his own
theory he has been formally initiated
as a member of the Onondagas, in
central New York, and his summer
costume will hereafter consist of an
eagles feather and blanket.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
WHERE DEATH REIGNs HIGHEST
France, Though Favored by Nature Has
Heavy Mortality Record.

France. Though Favored by Nature Has
Heavy Mortality Record.
M. Papillon has lately printed a
striking array of statistics on the re-
lation between public hygiene and
mortality, from which the following
instances and remarks are taken.
F-ahce Che says) Is favored by eli
mate and in other respects. Why is
it's birth-rate the smallest in Europe,
its death-rate among the greatest?
The cause is not in nature. but in in
situations. From the 3S,000.000 inhab-
itants of France 10000 deaths from
tuberculosis annually occur, while
there are but $4,000 among the Al
100000 of Great Britain, but 10000
among the 56,0O0,0OO of Germany.
In every nation of Europe save
France the mortality from tubercu-
loss has diminished, and, at the
same time, the consumption of alcohol
has refrigerated. The results are that
In France, between one census and
the next, the mortality from tubercu-
losis has increased IS. while in Ger
many it diminished 109 in every 100,.
900 inhabitants. The difference is n
per 100,000-or in the total popula-
ton $4,000 lives were lost during the
last census period in France that
might have been-and ought to have
been-saved.
Hyprophobia is stamped out in Eng
lang, and is still common in France
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
Expensive Seals.

The great collection of seals in the
British Museum will shortly receive
some interesting additions. These
are Sir Walter Raleighs seals of of.
fee as governor Of Virginia in 1884,
warden of the Summaries of Cornwall
and Devon in 1885, and governor of
Jersey in 1900, in addition to the
great Elizabeth's own family seal.
They will become the property of the
nation under somewhat novel condi-
Lions. Before they are handed over to
the trustees Of the British Museum
two thousand electrotypes in fac.
smile will be issued to body of sub.
scribers at guinea set, and every
subscribers name will be included in
the list Of donors.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
The Oldest Inn in ENGLAND.

In the village OF Norton st. Philip
is the George Inn. 1t claims to be the
oldest licensed village alehouse in
England, the license dating from 1897.
Its appearance Is eminently pictur-
esque, each story overhanging that
beneath, while the front is broken by
bay windows, a porch, and flight Of
stone steps leading to doorway Ia
the wall. At the back are more quaint
doors and windows, turret built
against the wall and inclosing an out.
side stair, while in the yard still re-
mains a portion of the old gallery
which in the middle ages was found
in so many hostelries. Most OF the
front is timbered. Each gable is sur
mounted by curious chimney. A
curious feature OF the interior is the
upper floor, which is of plaster.-The
London Travel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
Jealousy Causes
Chicago 6raSedY

Frenzied by jealousy and desperate
because of imaginary wrongs, Theo-
dore Oelfeuer shot and instantly kill
ed his wife, fatally wounded his IA
months-old baby, and seriously in
jured his stepdaughter, Lizzie
Stramm, at their home, q Twenty
first place, Chicago.
Lizzie, the stepdaughter, saved her
life by escaping through an open
window before Oelfeuer could fire q
second shot.
Ernest and John Stramm, two STEP
sons, aged IL and s years, sprang
through another window just as Del
feuer entered the bedroom where they
were sleeping to complete his crime.
A bullet followed them into the street.
The tragedy occurred shortly after
6 o'clock. The streets were thronged
with churchgoers, and while they hur-
ried to the scene of the shooting,
Oelfeuer with his revolver still clutch
ed in his hand, ran to the rear of the
home and opening the door started
up the stairs to the garnet.
At the second landing the murder
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

the shooting, although Oelfeuer had
been abusing his family for several
days. Not word was uttered by Del
feuer as he entered the room where
his wife, half asleep, lay in bed with
her 17-year-old daughter, Lizzie, and
her infant son, Walter. The child lay
between the mother and daughter.
To avoid awakening the sleepers
Oelfeuer removed his shoes before
approaching the door to his wife's
room. Opening the door he stepped
to the side of the bed, placed the re-
volver close to his wife's breast and
fired. A second shot followed imme-
diately, this bullet striking the now
dead woman in the neck.
The stepdaughter had awakened
with the report of the first shot. but
before she could stir Oelfeuer had
turned the revolver upon her. His
aim was bad and the bullet struck the
baby. This was not a part of Del
feuer's purpose. Only the stepchild-
rem were to have been his victims.
AS Lizzie arose in bed to fee from
her assailant a second shot struck her
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
zN HQz1N oEZfEUER

er was confronted by Timothy Dolan,
who occupies the fiat directly above
the one occupied by Oelfeuer. When
Dolan attempted to block the mans
way he was threatened with death.
Dolan stepped aside and Oelfeuer
made his way to the attic, where he
concealed himself behind a chimney.
ing hundreds. was battering on the
doors or throwing stones at the win
dow blinds. They would have broken
into the Oelfeuer fiat and dragged the
man out had not Dolan informed
them that he had fed.
The CaIalport avenue police station
is only a short distance from the
scene of the tragedy and when a man,
hatless and excited, arrived at the
station and notified the police of the
crime, Policemen Mill and Bresna-
han were dispatched to the house.
They arrived just as the crowd had
determined to drag Oelfeuer out of
the attic.
When the policemen, cropping their
way through the attic, reached the
corner where Oelfeuer was hiding he
warned them not to touch him. The
policemen continued to advance and
the murderer, springing to his feet,
pressed his revolver against Nihill's
stomach, at the same time pulling the
trigger. But the empty revolver mere
ly clicked and Oelfeuer reached for a
second pistol which he had in his
pocket. Before he could secure it
the policemen overpowered him.
The crowd made no attempt at vio-
lence as Oelfeuer was led to the po-
lice station, although cries of hang
him" were heard at every step.
Mrs. Oelfeuer was killed instantly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
Reeds Idea of Fame,

Here is definition of fame given
by ex-Speaker Reed at the Bowdoin
commencement dinner: Fame" said
he. lis largely matter of accident
Being in the right place at the right
time, and doing the right thing, or,
better still, making people think you
are doing the right thing, is about all
there is to fame" This definition
gains much in effectiveness when
fame" is pronounced with the ex.
speakers well known drawl.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
Created a New Volcano,

AS a sequel to the recent earth.
quakes In Sardinia an enormous
chasm has been opened In the earth,
while the surface has bulged into a
hill of considerable elevation, from
which stones and masses of earth are
projected. There are also symptoms
that the interior of the hill is In an
ebullient condition. Scientists In
cline to the belief that the phenom.
ena observed are volcanic. Another
consequence Of the earthquake is that
Lake Santo, near Modena, which was
about 500 yards long and 100 wide,
has completely disappeared.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

Miss Stramm, who was shot in the
right shoulder, was taken to the
county hospital, where 1t was said she
would recover.
Walter Oelfeuer, the 14-months.old
son, was shot in the left side. The
baby, too, was taken to the hospital,
where it expired.
Mrs. Oelfeuer sustained two
wounds, either Of which would have
caused death, physicians say One
bullet pierced her heart and the Sec
ond entered the left side of the neck.
No quarrel Immediately preceded
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
TIphoId Fever Kills SoIdIars,

During the months of January sAd
February there were 800 deaths from
typhoid fever in the British army.
Notwithstanding the regulations re.
garding boiled water the soldiers con-
tinue to drink out of brooks and
rivers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
SURGICAL Operation on Wolf.

Both eyes of a wolf in menagerie
at Lyons have been operated upon for
cataract. After the operation the ami.
mails eyelids were sewn together to
prevent It from opening them for sew
eral hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

DSS 'oihCss ulJ L. iSO-s
Judge McVey has announced that
he is not ready to announce his decis-
ion in the test suit brought on the
Griswold building and loan law to as
cretain whether or not its provisions
applying to nonresident corporations
transacting business in the state are
valid. He states that Attorney Gen.
eral Mullan had expressed a desire
to be heard in behalf of the state and
that he has decided to set aside the
recent submission of the case and to
order a retrial. This is the case in
which ]. w. Brady, an agent of the
Cooperative Mutual Home Association
Of Kansas City, sought release by ha.
beas corpus. He was arrested on the
charge of soliciting a building and
loan association contract for q COM
pany that had not complied with the
section of the Griswold law requiring
the deposit Of real estate mortgages.
ETC.. with the state auditor. IN his ap-
plication for writ he claims that the
law is unconstitutional for the reason
that it is an attempt to impose I'M
warranted regulations upon a legiti-
mate business and for the further rea-
son that the requirements made by the
law amount to prohibition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

The fourth annual meeting of the
County Attorneys association of Iowa
will be held in Des Moines at the
slavery hotel July % and 20. d. w.
Telford of Mason City is the president
of the association, and John McLennan
of Des Moines Is secretary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

A WARRIOR BOLD.
By ST. GEORGE RATHBoRNE,

Author Of "Littss Miss Millions" "7Rs Spiders
Wee" "Dr. JGekS HidoW, Miss Caprice, >" etc
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
CHAPTER TX.
Lady Arline's Secret.

Copyright 1901. Street and Smith. New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

On July Z, s, 10, IL, IA and 16 a
rate of one and one-third, on the certi.
flcate plan will be granted on all rail.
roads within a radius of one hundred
miles on account Of Midland Chautau.
qua. Des Moines, good returning to and
including July 20. when duly certified
by the secretary and joint agent. For
full information apply to E. C. Mus.
grave, secretary, 11S Second street,
Des Moines, or local agent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

When Ringing Bros circus exhibits
in Des Moines, Monday, July IA, the
people of this vicinity will see not only
the biggest and greatest arenic exhi-
bition ever given by these progressive
managers, but they will also witness a
performance that is novel and original
from beginning to end. Ringing Bros.
have been remarkably successful this
year in securing European novelties
of high order, and these new impor.
tations are as numerous as they are
clever. Most of them have been On.
gagged for only one season, and they
return to Europe at the close of the
circus year. Among the new features
are several trained animal acts of
most sensational character, including
comedy elephants, juggling scale and
other educated beasts. The show
opened the season in Chicago, and the
three weeks engagement there was
successful beyond all precedent. Tho
Chicago Inter Ocean, speaking of the
performance in that city, declared that
they surpassed in magn tide and in.
terest anything of the kind ever seen
there. The exhibitions in Des Moines
will be identically the same. This
means a great triple ring performance
with over hundred big feature acts,
to say nothing of colossal horse bal.
let-the newest and most brilliant
display of its kind ever attempted.
An augmented menagerie, with thirty
elephants and splendid specimen of
the giraffe. tremendous revival of the
old Roman hippodrome and new
street parade, are incidental features
that will arouse local enthusiasm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17

is ended and the thirty-hve young
women have returned to work in the
offices of that company. taking their
old places, but at the advanced wages
which they struck for. Not only are
the wages advanced. but the girls
union is fully recognized by the Mu-
tual company. In addition. the strike
of the electrical workers is ended and
they have returned to work. Their
union, also, is recognized Both
unions secure contract for year.
The state board of control has given
out figures showing the total number
OF insane persons In Iowa June 80,
1902, to be 1926, a total increase of
1856 over the previous year. Along
with these figures Is a table showing
the number of insane in the state dur
ing the past three years, together with
the increased number each succeed
ing period. The average yearly in
crease during the three years Is 1885,
2-3. Judge Robinson of the board of
control stated that at this rate
the state would have to furnish
every eight years added accomDoda-
lions for its insane equal to the capa-
city of one of the present state hos
pitfalls. II Is impossible now for more
than 1000 insane persons to be ac-
commodated In any one of the state
hospitals. However the increase men
toned above includes insane In coun-
ty and private institutions, and Judge
Robinson does not anticipate that the
above contingency will ever arise
when the state will bear the entire
burden of increase.
Betzer-"Why do you have iron
bars in front of your kitchen windows
and doors?" Shemster-"To prevent
the escape of the cook"
He-"Mrs. Wise seems to under.
stand how to manage her husband
pretty we'll" She-"Yes. She lets
him have her own way in everything"
Who is the hero of this piecer'
asked the man who was coming out of
the theater. And the manager thought.
full, replied: THE man who is put.
ting up the money"
Willy lover his natural history
Papa, what species of animals in this
country are becoming rapidly ex.
tixct?" Papa-"Buffaloe and naval
heroes. my son."
In the long run actors make money.
This poem would be good but for
one thing" remarked lie editor.
Whats that?" inquired the poet. 1T
isn't"
will you share my humble lot?'
begged the sutton. Yes; II there's a
cottage on it," answered the crafty
maid.
Nell-"Did Miss Bilyuns act as II IL
was a severe blow when she didn't
get the prince?" Believes; she
took the count"
Life is not all sunshine remarked
the pessimistic Individual mol" ex.
claimed the man who was examining
tine Thermometer; "and that's where
we're lucky"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-06
PLAN TO BLACKMAIL
Steel Trusts Counsel So
Declares the Suit.
And SAYS David Lamon is the Chief Conspira-
tor. Hearing Given by Vice Chan
ctl'or Emery.
(By the Associated Press. }

Newark, N j., Sept. 5.-Vice Chancel-
lor Emery gave a hearing today in the
suit brought by J. Aspinwall Hodge and
Others for an Injunction to restrain the
United States Steel Corporation from
carrying out its plan to retire 5000, 100000
of preferred stock and to issue $25O,OO0
600 of 5 per cent bonds.
r. V. Lindabury, of counsel for the de-
fendant, moved for an order directing
the complainants to come into court to
be cross examined as to what prompted
them to bring the suit, as to who was
back of it, and as to the motive of the
suit. and to be cross examined on ques-
tions touching their stockholdings.
Mr. Lndabury also moved for an order
to have the case stricken from the
records of the court as an imposition.
He declared that he and his associate
counsel. William D. Guthrie and Charles
H. Corbin, were prepared to show by
their own affidavits that the suit was a
blackmailing scheme and a conspiracy
with David H. Lamar as chief conspira-
tor
Mr.. Lindabury then presented an affi-
davit of Joseph E. Corrigan, a clerk in
the office of Guthrie. Cravath and Hen
derson, reporting a conversation he had
with James H. Lancaster, who had made
an affidavit when the suit was brought
in regard to the Valuation of the steel
plants. Lancaster, Corrigan ayerred, told
him that he had received 800 for the
affidavit. not knowing it was to be used
in the suit against the steel Corporation.
According to Corrigan, Lancaster claim
ed that Lamar told him that he would
pay him $3.50 per week to keep quiet, and
$4,000 when the suit should be settled
not later than November 1st, 1902.
f. H. MacCarter, in replying to Mr.
Lindabury characterized the structures
regarding the good faith of the COM
plainants as unwarranted and uncaIled
for He then read an affidavit by James
H. Lancaster, filed August 29th, in which
denial was made of the allegation in the
Corrigan affidavit.
Vice Chancellor Emery withhela de-
cision until next Tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-06
NOT BY THE LAST ERUPTION
Report Of 1000 People Killed Referred to
Deaths Since August 3Oth,
(By the Associated Press J


Castries, Island of st. Lucia, B. w. T..
Sept. The report brought by the ROYAL
Mail steamer Yare, which arrived here
yesterday evening from Martinique, of the
loss of 1000 lives through the recent out
break of Mont Pelee referred to the
deaths since August Both and not to the
loss of life resulting from the reported
outbreak of Wednesday, September 3rd
The eruption of Mont Pelee on Septem-
Der 3rd was not remarkable, but there
was terrific explosion from the Sou
friere, on the Island of St. Vincent. Sep
tember 3rd. The captain of the steamer
Savanna, now here, confirming the report
cabled the Associated Press last night
that she ran into dense clouds of dust
when twenty miles southwest of ST. Vim
Wednesday, adds that absolute darkness
prevailed soon afterwards, and that he
changed his course to due west in order
to escape the ashes which were falling
thick. The first officer could not see the
Captain two feet away and only knew
him by his voice. They did not see the
sun until about 10 a. M, the same day.
The steamer Yare further reports that
several more valuable plantations were
destroyed at the time of the recent out
break in addition to the townships re-
ferred to in previous dispatches, and adds
that the anxiety and detection of the
surviving population is general.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-06
The Results at Sea Girt.
(By the Associated Press.)

Rifle Range, Sea Girt, N j., Sept. s.
The last day, but one of the big Inter
State shooting tournament, was devoted
to firing in the skirmish team match and
the Leech Cup match. The former %Eas
won by the Second regiment, District of
Columbia team, with total of 2S0 out
of a possible 300.
William F. Leushner, of New York,
proved the victor in the Leech Cup match
His total was 50 out of a possible rs.
Prior to today this match has not been
shot since the year 1882.
The skirmish team match was the most
spectacular event of the meet and was
watched with interest by a large number
Of spectators. Each team captain di-
rected the firing of his team, under the
supervision of range officer. The tar
gets used were silhouette arranged by
placing a kneeling figure on the right
flank of the line of figures, followed by
a standing and then a lying figure. re-
peating this arrangement until there was
as many groups as there were compete
tors on the team.
Each competitor fires Is shots, 600
yards to 200 yards and back, there be-
iIg seven halts. The advance of each
team VAS at quick time and at double
time the firing from kneeling and prone
positions