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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
GAMBLE WILL TRY RICHARDS.
overruIes a Motion for Continuance at
Knoxville.

Des Moines, Sept. 12-Ex-Deputy
United States Marshal w. A. Richards,
charged with completely in the hold.
up of the Sullivan family at Hamilton
last January In which Frank Baird
was dangerously wounded from a shot
gun in the hands Of Peter Sullivan, ar
rested and sent to the penitentiary for
eighteen years, was yesterday denied
a continuance before Judge Gamble at
Indianola, and forced to stand trial be-
fore that court one week from next
Monday.
Judge Gamble overruled every mo-
ton offered by Attorneys Mentzer and
Powell, the ex-deputy's attorneys, who
charged prejudice ON the part of the
court and set out the claim that most
of their clients witnesses were out of
the state and could not be secured for
this term. County Attorney Clam.
mer admitted for the state that the
witnesses referred to would swear to
the facts set out by the defendant and
Judge Gamble overruled the motion,
forcing Richards to an immediate trial.
The decision of Judge Gamble is a
hard blow to the defendant, who sought
for and secured change of venue
from Knoxville last spring In order to
try the case before another court. and
because Of the prejudice existing in
Marion county. The change OF venue
was granted at the time but as 1t hap
pened Judge CANDLES circuit took
him to Indianola for the September
term. Had Richards remained at
Knoxville another Judge would have
presided.
Objection to Judge Gamble is based
upon utterances made at the time
Frank Baird was sentenced at Knox
vile last spring. la administering
judgment Gamble is alleged to have
remarked that the defendant was
guilty and that he was not alone; that
while it was clear that Baird went In
to the house and attempted through
force to compel the Sullivans to tell
where the treasure was hidden, "Bill''
Richards was the accessory and in
fact planned the entire raid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
MussuLMANs ATTACKED FIRST.
Story Of the Beirut Riots as Told by
the Consular Reports.

Constantinople, Sept. 10.-Consular
accounts received here from Beirut
totally differ from the Turkish version
of the break there. The vail of Beirut
was not on board of the United States
flagship Brooklyn when the first brawl
occurred, but was in the country.
Contrary to the official version, the
consul dispatches say the MussHlmans
first attacked the Christians, and the
troops which interviewed sided with
the Mussulmans. One of the pillaged
houses belonged to a French citizen.
Though there has been no further dis
turbance at Beirut since Monday,
great uneasiness, amounting almost
to a panic, prevails among the Chris
tians, many of whom have left Beirut
and sought refuge in Lebanon. The
foreign consuls at Beirut met on Mon
day and decided to make serious rep
reservations to the local authorities
looking to the preservation of order.
They also decided to telegraph to
their respective ambassadors or min-
listers at Constantinople demanding
the recall of the incompetent vail OF
Beirut and requesting that warships
be sent for the protection OF the
Europeans.
Nazim Pasha, vail of Syria, was or
dered from Damascus to Beirut, where
he arrived yesterday. The porte an
nounces that Nazim Pasha was sens
TO Beirut with two battalions OF troops
to take temporary charge OF affairs
there. The vail of Beirut, it Is also
announced, has not been deprived OF
his authority, but he will probably
remain inactive at his post during the
stay of Nazim Pasha at Beirut.
While the rioting was in progress,
the Beirut advices further state, an
appeal was made to Rear Admiral Cot
ton to land marines, but he replied
that he could not intervene In quar-
rel among Ottoman subjects. II is
considered probable that France will
send warships to Beirut. and other
DOWerS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
BREAKFAST FOODS EXPENSIVE.
More Experiments at the State Aeri-
cultural College.

Ames, Sept. 14.-The third of the
pure food series Of experiments being
conducted by DIR. Weems, station
chemist at Ames, has been completed.
The tests covered the big line Of
breakfast foods now on the market
and some very interesting results are
reported by DR.. Weems.
The various brands of breakfast
foods are grouped into three classes:
Flakes, granulated products and those
requiring preparation. The prepared
foods, flakes and granulated foods, are
Sou in packages Of pound weight or
less, costing approximately 10 to is
cents per pound. The unprepared
foods are usually sold in two-pound
packages, selling at the same price
per package.
The experiments show that break
fast foods, although many form val
liable table foods, are in the main
very expensive foods. Their value as
foods is increased when contained in
sealed packages.
Compared with soda crackers, a
large amount Of which are being used,
the breakfast foods are the more
economical food, taking into consid-
eratin their food value. Most of the
foods are valuable as foods, but the
serious objection is the misleading
statements printed on the packages.
Among the claims made on some
kinds of breakfast foods, the following
exaggerated statements may be quot
ed: Some are claimed as perfect
foods" others claim that "two to four
heaping teaspoonsful are sufficient for
a meal" Another said: Let any
lady use IS sugar flakes for six
months and she will be surprised at
the added rosy color of health In her
complexion, as well as vigor and
strength to her system" AS matter
of fact, no breakfast foods are curers
of diseases, nor tonics to a rundown
system. Many foods claim to be pre-
digested and claim to prevent dys-
pepsia and other digestive diseases.
1t should be borne in mind that a we'll
person should endeavor to retain
health by furnishing foods suitable for
digestion. 1t is not necessary for a
healthy man to use pre-digested foods.
Many are appealed to by the adver-
tisements on packages of breakfast
foods and imagine themselves to be
inyalids.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
NAMES OF MEN GIVEN OUT.
Machen, Beavers and Erwin Are
CHARGED With Conspjracv.

Maehen, Beavers and Erwin Are
Charged With Conspiracy.
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 12.-United
States District Attorney Beach yester-
day announced that the six persons
named In the seven indictments re-
turned by the grand jury last Tuesday
are: George w. Beavers, former chief
of the division of salaries and allow
ances, postoffice department: August
w. Machin, former general superin-
tendent Of the free delivery system,
postofflce department; James w. Err
win, former postoffice Inspector with
headquarters in San Francisco;
George Huntington and I. MeGirhean,
both of New York city, owners of the
Columbia Supply company of that
Ohio, a dentist, and interested in the
firm of Maybury & Ellis of Detroit,
Michigan, letter box manufacturers.
Beavers, Machen and Erwin are
named jointly in one indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States. Another Indictment Is against
McGirhean. Huntington and Machen
for conspiracy to defraud the United
States, and still another Is against the
same three for conspiracy to commit
bribery, both under section $40 re-
vised statutes. Scheble and Machen
are indicted jointly for conspiracy
against the United States and again
for conspiracy to commit bribery. An.
other Indictment is against McGirhean
and Huntington for bribery, and the
last Is against Machen singly for ac-
cepting brides under section 5501 re-
vised statutes.
Neither Mr.. Beavers nor his coun-
sci would discuss the nature OF the
charges, but gave notice that they
would on September rs insist upon the
government producing its complete
evidence against Beavers.
The complaint made against Beav-
ers was based on the Washington in.
dictment and signed by Confucius l.
Wayland, postmaster The complaint
charges that, according to an indict-
ment returned In Washington. August
w. Machin, general superintendent of
the free delivery system, in company
with George w. Beavers and J. w.
Erwin, conspired with other persons
to defraud the United States by giving
to and obtaining for the Postal Device
and Improvement company "a corpor-
alton organized under the laws of Cal
formal, in a manner contrary to law
and the postal regulations, the exclu-
sive opportunity and business of fur
nishing to the free delivery service
certain articles, supplies and equip
ments free from all competition, at I'M
reasonable and exorbitant prices for
above the ordinary cost of manufac-
ture.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE.
United States Cannot Meet Demand
of Colombian Government.


Washington, Sept. 1.-THE state
department has received information
of the reported impossible and absurd
conditions on which Colombia is will
ing to ratify the Panama treaty.
Briefly re-summarized. the Colon
bian government wants $10,000.000
from the Panama company, $4,000
900 from the United States, and to
retain absolute and exclusive sover-
eighty in the important terminal cities
Of Colon and Panama and to have the
sole power of policing the canal This
means that the United States. with
greatly curtailed privileges. Is to be
bottled up between the cities Of Pan
ANA and Colon. to have some turis-
diction in the middle, and Colombia
to be the sovereign at either end.
None of these conditions Is admis-
sible under the treaty which Secre-
tary Hay and Mr.. Herran negotiated
and any one OF them, II presented to
the United States senate, would war
rant is immediate rejection.
Some of the trolley roads in Indiana
are to have sleeping cars. The first
line to be thus equipped was between
Indianapolis and Columbus. Ohio, a
distance of two hundred miles
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
WAR CANNOT BE DELAYED.
Conclusion In London as to the Balkan
Crisis.

London, Sept. 14.-Rumor from vi.
emma and elsewhere Is very busy this
morning regarding the Balkan crisis,
and whilst 1t is impossible to confirm
the most sensational statements.
there is accumulation of evidence that
some violent solution cannot long be
delayed.
The Sofia correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph sends under Sundays
date another long dispatch warmly de-
Tending Bulgaria's patient attitude of
loyalty towards the porte and the pow
ers and denouncing Europe's indiffer-
ence to the wiping out of a large
Christian community. He says:
Bulgaria has displayed unexampled
moderation. Her last urgent request
to the powers was that they should
compel Turkey to suppress the rising
by legitimate methods of warfare, but
to spare women and children from in
dignities and massacre.
But even this Christian Europe has
refused, and now Prince Ferdinand's
government, having carefully consid-
cred the question and aware Of the
disastrous consequence with which
the powers threaten Bulgaria IL she
intervenes, has decided that 1t cannot
longer neglect its sacred duty to pre-
vent the Christian population being
done to death. In couple Of days
more the die will be cast and Bulgaria
will do her duty.
IAN official communication will be
made to the powers in the above indi-
Gated sense and forthwith the neces-
sary measures will be taken and only
countermanded IL the powers imme-
diately intervene. This is Bulgaria's
last word. The moral responsibility
will fall upon Christian Europe, even
IL the material consequences have to
be endured by Bulgaria"
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the Standard says large forces are be-
ing collected to the north and north
west of Constantinople, where, in the
event of war. the first fighting is ex-
pected to occur, and though allusion to
any plan of campaign is strictly GEN.
sured, it may be assumed that German
advice during recent years has not
left Turkey unprepared this time.
From Vienna comes the semi-official
statement that Austria has again pro
posed to the powers to admonish Bull.
garia, but that SO far nothing has
como of the nronosition
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
HANGED HERSELF IN CELL
Determined Effort of Mrs. Ella Foster
To Commit Suicide.

Sioux City, Sept. lU.-ln attempt
ing to perpetrate joke on a friend
who was visiting in the Office at
the city jail the police made the dis
covery that Mrs. Ella Foster, who was
confined in the woman's ward of the
prison had attempted to hang her
self and had nearly succeeded. The
friend of the policemen had been told
to go upstairs from the Office on
some trivial errand. When he reach
ed the landing of the floor on which
the cells for women are located he
discovered Mrs. Foster apparently
lifeless, hanging to bar in the door
to her cell. The woman had taken
sheet from her bed, fastened it to
the cell door and around her throat,
and was nearly strangled to death.
In order to accomplish her purpose
1t was necessary for her to hold her
feet away from the floor. BY quick
and heroic efforts she was revived
and soon fully recovered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
| HAPPENINGS IN
| HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
0Ne-THlRD CROP is MATURED
Secretary Wells of the Grain Mems
State Association So Reports
Sixty-eight Per Cent Will Mature
BY October . Without Frost.

Des Moines, Sept. 14-Secretary
George A. Wells, of the State Asso-
citation of Grain Dealers, will place in
the hands of grain buyers everywhere
Iowa, today, estimates of the corn,
oats and barley for this year. He es-
timated that an average for the en-
tire state of per cent of the corn
was matured September /, that II
there are no frosts an average o. 81
per cent will have matured September
is, and that 68 per cent Of crop will
have matured October /.
The grain men divide the state into
nine districts by drawing two eQui-
distant lines each way through the
state, making about eleven counties
in each district. These are numbered
from one in the northwest corner, the
first three being the three in the
northern tier, the fourth, fifth and
sixth being the three in the middle
tier counting from west to east, and
the last three being the south tier.
On this basis, Secretary Wells re-
ports that the following per cents of a
corn crop were matured in each dis
trict September 1, will be matured
II there are no frosts September is,
and will be matured October !:
At naf A
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
EARLY SESSION
IS ABANDONED
President Decides to Call Spe-
CiaI Session to Meet No.
vember g.
PLAN MET WITH OPPOSITION
Senators and Representatives Object
ed to Leaving Home in Campaign.
and Later Date Was Finally De-
eided Upon.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. 14.-After
mature consideration and consultation
in person and by mail with members
Of both the senate and louise Of rep
resentatives, President Roosevelt has
abandoned the suggestion that con-
gress be called into extraordinary
session in October. The extraordi-
nary session, which he announced
many months ago would be held this
fall, will be called, according to pres
emit plans, to meet on November 8.
which was the date tentatively fixed
some time ago. 1t is not expected
that the formal call for the session
will be issued until after the president
shall have returned to Washington.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
suggestion of an October session OF
congress came from prominent sena-
tors, who warmly advocated its adop-
ton, the proposition was not received
with favor by members of congress
generally. The idea of a session in
October was opposed particularly be-
cause IL would oblige senators and
representatives to leave their states
and districts in the midst of a cam
paign which to many of them and to
their party was of vital Importance.
No definite agreement yet has been
reached as to the character of the
financial legislation which may be en-
acted at the approaching session Of
congress. Indeed, 1t is not certain
that an agreement can be reached be-
tween the two branches of congress
whereby any special legislation can be
enacted. 1t may be that solution of
the problem, which is alike complex
and perplexing, will be reached before
the converting of the extraordinary
session. but even that is ! no means
assured
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
FIRE ESCAPE LAW TO STAND
No Danger Of the Law Being De.
cIared Not Legally Passed.

Des Molnes, Sept. 11.-Senator Dow
ell, who drafted the fire escape bill
which is now a law, says he does
not anticipate any danger to the law
on account of the Cedar Rapids at
tack thereon. THE record of the
general assembly shows" said Sena-
tor Dowell, that the bill as first
passed was without an enactment
clause, but that it was recalled by
the house, an enacting clause placed in
and passed afterwards by both
houses" Senator Trewin whose firm
sets up the claim the law was never
passed, was present and voted for the
bill on it's final passage. His partner,
senator Motif, was not in the senate
at the time. The bill was passed
without a dissenting vote.
Senator Dowell says that he will
introduce some amendments to the
law to make it more effective, though
1t has proved a great success.
The law is attacked at Cedar Rapids
on account of the loss of life in the
Clifton hotel fire, the hotel not being
provided with fire escapes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
SOLDIERS NOVEMBER I.
bes Moines Army Post to Have Gar
rison of Four Troops.

FtSOU OF TOuT tTOOpo.
Des Moines, Sept. 12.-Orders have
issued from the war department max
ing the Des Moines army post a genu-
ine garrison on November 1. That is,
on that date the regular army soldiers
will be detailed to the post in this city,
will arrive and take up their quarters
In the two-milion-dollar war establish
ment which the government is build
ing south of this city.
A squadron of four troops of cav
airy will first be assigned to the Des
Moines post, the war department or
der states. Each of these troops will
contain from fifty to seventy men, and
later will be filled up to the regular
number, 112. There will be fourteen
commissioned officers with this squad
ron, besides the commissioned surgeon
and a number of non-commissioned
officers in the commissary department.
The troops to make up the initial
squadron which will inhabit the new
Des Moines post have not been desig-
mated, but will be in orders later is
sued out of the war department. 1t is
supposed that some of the cavalry
men now located at the Preside in
San Francisco will be designated to
initiate the Des Moines post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
MORE ALARM EACH HOUR.
At Sofia II Is Thought That the Army
Must be Modified,

Sofia, Sept. 14.--With the arrival Of
new and sensational reports of the
wholesale massacre Of Christians in
Macedonia, the situation here is hour
ly becoming more alarming. II the
latest messages, which state that Co.
900 Bulgarians have been SLAUGHTERED
in the districts of Okrida and Lerep.
shall be confirmed, no doubt exists
that the government will be forced to
order the mobilization of the army
Immediately.
According to information brought
by a courier to the revolutionary pa
per Autonomye, force of Albanians,
assisted by Turkish regular forces act.
ing under orders direct from the Yil-
diz Kiosk massacred the entire Bull
garian Christian population OF the Ok
rida and Leren districts. Fearful de-
scriptions are given of the sights
there, the soldiers slaughtering men,
women and children in every direc-
ton, displaying barbarism never be-
fore witnessed.
The number Of killed is not stated
in the courier's dispatches. but, ac-
cording to reports from other sources,
the total number of the victims wild
reach 10000.
Official circles are SO far without
information regarding the reported
massacre.
A deputation of leading professors
and representatives of the profession
al classes waited upon the ministers
and urged the government to order
immediate mobilization. Premier
Petroff replied to the delegation that
the ministry was unable to admit the
necessity for such step at the pres
ent time.
The Turkish government is believed
at the present moment to have no less
than 10000 soldiers In the vilayet OF
Adrianople, large bodies of them with
In ten and fifteen milometers Of the
Bulgarian frontier. Confronted with
such situation, It Is argued that Bull
garia would be amply justified in mob;
ilizing the First and Second army d.
visions, the headquarters of which are
at Sofia and Philippopolis. and which
comprise the forces nearest the Tur-
kish frontier.
The government appears to be firm-
ly resolved to avoid giving Turkey the
slightest pretext for declaring hostil-
tiles and is doing its utmost to re-
strain the war fever. The situation,
however, is rapidly becoming worse,
and popular excitement is increasing.
kilograms from Burgas say the
Bulgarian population is fast disap-
pearing from the district of Losen-
grad, and that everyone unable to es-
cape to the Bulgarian frontier is
killed.
The war office here is greatly con-
cerned over the increasing number OF
deserters, who go to join the insur-
gents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
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PERFAEToR AT HIS POST
Burnside Agent Of M. C. st. L. Re-
turns Home.

Fl. Dodge, Sept. 10.-Word has been
received by the Minneapolis & St.
Louis officials here that Agent Per-
factor Of that road, whose sudden
he was stationed, has caused so much
wonder, has returned. Perfaetor left
over a week ago and it was thought
for some time that he had met with
foul play. This was cleared up by
the discovery that he had bought
ticket for Chicago from TT. Dodge,
A small shortage in his accounts was
discovered by the railroad company.
This he made up on his return. but
what reasons he gives for his sudden
disappearance, leaving the door of the
station open, has not been learned
here
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
THREATENS DAMAGE SUIT
Father Of Boy Who Was Accidentally
Shot Seeks REVENGE.

Sioux City, Sept. 11.-Bernard Sit
tig, father of little Richard Sittig,
who was found with bullet wound
In the abdomen on the Sand Hill
lake road, and concerning whose
death there is considerable mystery,
Is in Sioux City, and he will pursue
he investigation of his sons death
10 the end. He threatens to bring
a damage suit against Maurice Ven
marter and johnson Williamson, or
their parents. These were the two
boys who were on the lake with a
rife at the time the little Sittig boy
was shot and from whose rife the
stray bullet is supposed TO have come.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
WALKED OFF TRAIN IN SLEEP.
Cripple Creek Boy Has A Narrow Es-
cane From Death,

Iowa City, Sept 9.-Willie Hennes-
sey the 14-year old son of Patrick
Hennessey, shoeman of Cripple
Creek, Colorado, narrowly escaped
death yesterday. He was enroute to
South Bend, Ind, to enter Notre Dame
university. When mile and a half
east of the city, while the train was
going at the rate of so miles an hour
the lad while asleep walked OF the
platform Of the car When he came
to he returned to the city and examina-
ton proved that no bones were broken.
The plucky youngster proceeded to
Notre Dame, on the next train.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
WEBSTER cITY's LIBRARY
viii Receive 100000 by Win of Ken
dali Young.

Webster City, Sept. 9.-By the death
of Mrs. Kendall Young at Battle Creek
the municipality Of Webster City will
receive 100000 as a city library fund.
This fund has been in trust for seven
years. Kendall Young stipulated in
his will that when his wife passed
away the funds were to go to the city,
He said fire-proof building to cost
$4,000 was first to be erected, and
the income from the rest Of the $780,
900 was to BIO used for library pur-
poses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Sir Thomas may decide to turn his
attention to the arranging of an in
ternational automobile race. Once
on dry land he need not fear that
the well-earned fruits Of industry and
perseverance would be regularly
snatched away from him by some
Yankee skipper.