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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEyED0M
What Has Been Going on
During the Past J
Week.
REPORTED SALE OF c. G. W.
Road Said to Have Gone Into Hands
of Milwaukee and NJ, K. & t.
Move Would Be Of Great Import
ance in Railroad World.

Des Moines, August 17.-According
to the latest reports, the Great West
ern has been sold to the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul and the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas systems. The story
emanates from Chicago, where rumors
have been rife concerning the Great
Western for several days, owing to
the fact that President Stickney admit
ted that he was negotiating with the
Gould systems for the sale of his prop
erty. The new story is regarded by
many as very plausible, as it will en-
able the combined systems to turn the
trafice to the south, where, in prob
ability, will be established the great
seaport Of the future.
D.. 1t is claimed in railroad circles that
President Stickney is anxious to dis
pose of the road. This is said to be
the cause of the rate cutting which
he has been doing the past few years.
BY slicing the rates, it is alleged that
he has endeavored to force the lines
which are in competition with him to
form a pool and purchase the road.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
BIG BURGLARY AT ELDON.
Robbers Steal Fifty Suits and Guam
tity of Other Clothing.

Eldon, August 1.-THE store of
Chas. S. Bierce was burglarized here
and large amount of booty was Sc
cured. The thieves gained an en-
trance in the cellar and it is presumed
that they had wagon in readiness to
carry away the booty. The following
is list of the articles missed by Mr..
Bierce when he opened the store:
Fifty suits of clothes, twenty-five pairs
of trousers, three bolts of dress goods
patterns, and several pairs of shoes.
The theft was discovered by Mr..
Bierce, the proprietor of the establish
ment, early in the morning when he
opened the store He found everything
in disorder on the inside. Clothing
was thrown in piles on the floor, the
thieves evidently having picked the
best goods in the house. Boxes were
thrown from the shelves and their con-
tents rifled. 1t was found that the
thieves gained an entrance through a
window in the cellar, which was found
to be broken. 1t is evident that a
wagon was found to carry away the
booty, as such a large amount was
taken. Sheriff Cremer suspects some
of the bands of travelling campers
which have been seen in the neighbor-
hood lately of perpetrating the deed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
TURKS ARE MASsAcRED.
OF the Large Turkish Village of Ken.
att Only Ten Persons Escape.

Salonica, August 14.-It is reported
that Bulgarian insurgents have massa-
cred the inhabitants of the large Tur-
kish village of Kenati, near Monastir.
Only twenty escaped. The civil and
military authorities at Salonica, wired
to Constantinople, August II, stating
that a general insurrection was ex-
pected for August IA, and disclaiming
all responsibility unless they we're re-
inforced. Constantinople replied, or
dering the enrolment Immediately of
1000 exclusively Mussulmen gend'ar-
mes for service in Salonica. The in
surgents' banner was unfurled August
10 at Knosko, near Giergveli, showing
that the insurrection is spreading east
ward.
According to the latest advices from
Monastir, dated August 10, the Bulga-
rians are elated at the death of the
Russian consul, M. Rostkovski.
Four thousand troops are lombard
ing Krushevo, which is in the hands of
the insurgents, and the Bulgarians in
the Krushevo and Reka districts are
suffering severely.
Information from Monastir Is to the
effect that the insurgents have occu-
pied Klisura and Pissordere and that
the Albanian rebels have been disas-
trously defeated in the Debyrsko reg
ion. A Turkish post near Sorovitch
has been robbed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
SHEPPARD WAS RELEASED.
No Evidence Against Man Accused Of
Killing Arthur Meade.

Muscatine, August 14-Bert Shep-
pard, the young Oskaloosa man ar
rested Wednesday on the charge of
the murder of Arthur Meade at West
Liberty May 14th, was acquitted yes
terday in his preliminary hearing and
fifteen minutes later a negro, Tom
Clay, who was largely responsible for
his arrest, was ordered to leave Mus
catine by the first train.
The testimony Of Bert Jordan Of
Iowa City was conclusive evidence that
Sheppard corresponded in no partic-
ular to the man seen in Iowa City by
Officer Mac Burnett on the night pre-
ceding the murder and who the offic-
ers are sure committed the crime.
Clay, who was just released from
the Johnson county JAIL where he
served a sentence for crushing mans
skull, led Sheriff Hoffer and officer
Mac Burnett to believe that the man
who had been seen by them was in
Muscatine.
Coming here Wednesday he pointed
out Sheppard He also claimed to have
other evidence at hand. Accordingly
Sheppard was arrested. Following the
Oskaloosa mans release the indigna-
ton against Clay was so intense Coun-
ty Attorney Ingham, Sheriff Sweart
and Justice Eversmeyer called him
up and gave him until the next train
to leave town. He left. Clay is de-
tective who figured in the cases
against saloonkeepers here ten years
ago when the Mahin house was blown
up with dynamite. Sheppard left
town and it is believed he did not re-
turn to Oskaloosa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
HIGHWAYMAN HOLDS UP GIRL
Uses a Revolver to Persuade Her to
Give Up Money.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 13.-Miss Cora
Diller the 16-year old daughter Of A.
w. Diller, was held up and robbed of
her pocketbook containing S.. Miss
Diller delivers milk to number of
neighboring families, and makes her
rounds in the evening with horse and
buggy. She had completed her deliver.
les and was driving through an orch.
ard to her home, when a young man
sprang from behind tree and, thrust
ing a revolver in the girls face, order.
ed her to hand over her money. The
young woman, thoroughly frightened,
at once coupled with the demand
and handed her pocketbook to the
robber. The fellow then told her to
drive on, and, running back through
the trees, was soon lost in the dark
ness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
TORTURE, MURDER, PILLAeE.
Terrible Arrangement Of Turks by Bull.
garian Government.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 1.-THE Bull
garian government has presented a
memorandum to the powers setting
out at great length the condition of
affairs during the past three months
in Macedonia since the Turkish gov
eminent undertook to inaugurate the
promised reforms. The most precise
details, dates, places and names of per-
sons are given in the memorandum,
the whole constituting a terrible cate
CORY of murder, torture, incendiarism,
pillage, and general oppression COM
mitted by the Ottoman soldiers and
officials. These particulars were OBJ
tanned entirely from official sources,
such as the reports of the Bulgarian
consuls and agents of the Bulgarian
government and in many instances the
reports made by Turkish authorities.
The Bulgarian government guarantees
the absolute truth of every statement
and challenges the porte to disprove a
single charge made in the memoran-
dunn. The memorandum begins by
stating that during the past three
months the Ottoman government has
taken series of measures with the al
legged intention of inaugurating the
era of promised reform and of assur-
ing peace and tranquility to the Bull
garian population of European Turkey,
but which have had the contrary effect
Of further exasperating this popula-
ton and reviving the revolutionary
movement. Instead of proceeding
solely against persons guilty of
breaches of the public order, the mill
tary and civil authorities have sought
every possible pretext to prosecute,
itants, alike in the large cities and in
the small villages.
Wholesale massacres, individual
murders, the destruction of villages,
the pillaging and selling, ill-treatment,
tortures, arbitrary Imprisonment and
Punishment, the closing and disorgan-
izing of churches and schools, the
running of merchants, the collection of
taxes for manyyears in advance-such,
proceeds the memorandum, are among
the acts of the Ottoman administra-
ton of the vilayets of Salonica, Mon
astir, Uskub and Adrainople.
The memorandum next relates in de-
tail number of such cases in each
vilayet.
The memorandum has made strong
impression in diplomatic circles.
The Austrian diplomatic agent has al
ready called on the premier to express
his anxiety regarding the results that
may ensue from it's publication. The
French and Italian agents also ex-
pressed uneasiness, although they
took less gloomy view.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
IOWA LEADS ALL.
State Fair to Surpass the Chicago Live
Stock Show In Every Respect.

STOCK snow IN Every Respect.
Des MONIES, August 15.-Secretary
J. G. Simpson, of the State Agricul-
tural society, has not only booked
every exhibitor at Chicago with but
one exception, but has many more in
addition. The list Of exhibitors puts
this years fair the greatest in the his
tory OF the country. When the new
cattle, horse and hog barns were built
last year, the management felt that
the capacity would be sufficient for all
time. In one year, however, additional
barns, sheds and pens are required.
What is true of the Live Stock exhibit
holds good in every department. The
machinery exhibit has taken all the
available space for such purpose and
tents by the score on acre after acre
OF space will be filled with the greatest
exhibit of machinery ever shown at a
fair. Iowa is the largest purchaser Of
farm machinery of any state in the
world as shown by the last government
census and manufacturers are court.
ing Iowa markets as they never did
before. Space for these are at prem
ium and the State Fair management is
confronted with the necessity of pur
chasing more land to add to the 266
acres now filled to over-fiowing.
The races will be better than ever
and the amusements before the grand
stand will present the newest, most
startling and daring features ever put
before. Space for these is at a prem.
technic display, the burning of Rome
will be the most gorgeous fire works
spectacle the Pain people ever pro
duced. This will be shown four nights
during State Fair week. Additional
facilities in railroad and trolley cars
have been secured to handle the
crowds to and from the city. The
Rock Island will have night service on
their Fair Ground line. The new street
car depot within the grounds is a new
and novel attraction in itself. The new
hog pavilion will be dedicated the first
day of the fair. Applications from
people in counties as far as Dubuque
on the east and Sioux City on the west
have been made by the score for camp.
ing on the grounds. Whole neighbor-
hoods will drive to the fair and erect
their tents or rent them from the fair
management and will be inhabitants OF
the State Fair city during the entire
week. AS the grounds are furnished
free this year for camping, families
are coming by the hundreds. 1t is an
economical way to see the State Fair.
Special arrangements for board and
lodging are being provided by the
Commercial Exchange of Des Moines
which will maintain a bureau of infor.
nation near the Union and Rock Isl.
and stations where respectable lodg.
ing places may be secured at reason.
able rates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
GOOD ROADS" AT FAIR
Secretary Lyons Arranges a Novel
Feature,

TCdtuTCs
Des Moines. August 1.-THE good
effect Of the issuance Of ways and
Means" the new good roads journal,
has already become apparent. New
clubs are forming even in this mid
summer weather, when business in
general is supposed to be stagnant.
Remittances are coming in from county
boards Of supervisors. though most
meetings will not be held until Sep
TENDER. The last two to contribute
$25 each are Webster and Dubuque
counties. Within the past ten days
three vigorous clubs have come to
fruition through the personal work of
Secretary ID. B. Lyons and his enthus.
iastic lieutenants in the several locali
ties. Hon. G. A. Huston of Waterloo
was in charge of the Linn county or
ganization at Marion. The Cedar
Rapids City club was directly an off
spring of the Commercial club through
its efficient secretary, F. J. Sessions.
The next large organization in view
is at Dubuque, about September 8,
under the guidance of the supervisors
of Dubuque county. Secretary Lyons
Is sending out an immense amount of
literature and personal letters. At
the same time he Is making arrange.
ments for tent in a. prominent loca-
ton on the state fair grounds where
registration of members will be car.
ried on and probably two or three
talks daily by good speakers will be
a feature.
The chief contention of the state
association Is that If abundant funds
can be provided with which our high
ways can be permanently improved,
all questions of detail thereafter will
be easy to settle. Meanwhile they
urge every locality to lose no oppor-
tunity to make the most of it's dirt
roads with the facilities at command.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Awful Damage by Hurricane in ia.
maica Now Apparent.

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 15.-There
are heartrending scenes all over the
eastern and northern portion of the
island of Jamaica. At Port Antonio,
thousands of homeless and starving
people have sought shelter in the old
prison and the few other buildings
which survived the hurricane. Those
who could not be thus accommodated
are covering in the lee of ruined walls
and dismantled piazzas. The railroad
shed and waiting rooms are filled with
women and children. The merchants
IF the place are feeding the hungry to
the best of their ability, but the ma
jority are depending upon green, I'M
ripe bananas knocked down by the
storm. This is their sole food supply,
and it will be exhausted in nine or ten
days.
Similar conditions prevail at many
other points. In the interior the dis
.ress Is equally acute. Scarcely a
peasants home is standing. Even the
dwellings, of the planters, which are
built of substantial stone, have been
unroofed with few exceptions.
The misery of the peasants. families
Is indescribable.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
JET AND WHITE CONVICTED
Good Name of kentucky Is Partially
Redeemed.

Cynathiana, KY, Aug 1.-THE jury
in the case of Curtis Jett and Thomas
White, charged with the assassination
of James B. Marcum at Jackson, KY,
returned verdict of guilty yesterday
and fixed the punishment in each at
life Imprisonment. The verdict was
returned at a time when there were
but few persons in the court room.
The only attorney present was County
Attorney Webster. Jet received the
verdict with apparent Indifference and
calmness. White has been under
severe strain dtring the trial. He
flushed up and his eyes filed with
tears. Attorney Golden for the de-
tense, stated that motion for new
trial would be made as soon as posi-
BILE. The verdict occasioned little sur
prise here after the elaboration OF
the jury had been so prolonged. The
only question which caused the delay
was that of punishment-death or life
punishment. The verdict is regarded
as a victory for the defense, as the
prosecution asked that no middle
ground be taken, and the men either
60 acquitted or be hanged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
FELL FIFTY FEET
Carl CouIson Meets With Serious
Accident.

Grinnell, Aug. 13.-Carl Coulson
met with an accident which may re-
suit fatally. He had taken the job Of
cleaning the smoke stack of the cleo
trio light plant preparatory to paint
ing it. He had assembled to the top of
the stack, fifty feet, when the half
inch rope parted, and he fell, strik-
ing in a partially sitting position, on
a tin roof with such force as to crash
through the tin and also to break the
boarding and joist to which the tin
was fastened. He was picked up and
taken to his home. The extent of his
injuries are not known at present. He
did not lose consciousness, and the
fact that he was not paralyzed shows
that his back was not broken.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
TWINS ARE THICK.
Fourth Pair in Six Months Arrive In
One township.

Lamont, August 15.-There were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman,
prosperous farmers living four miles
northwest of here, on August 10, twin
boys, each weighing exactly ten
pounds.
They are probably the largest twins
ever born in Iowa, and are attracting
much attention. To this same family
were born six years ago triplets. They
are now fine healthy girls, and look
SO much alike strangers cannot tell
them apart.
The appearance of these twins does
not attract the attention in their town
ship, Bloomington, as it does from
other places, as this is the fourth pair
Of twins to make it's appearance with
in that immediate neighborhood within
six months.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
JEFFRlEs REMAINS CHAMPION.
Knocked corbett Out at San Francisco
in the Tenth Round.

| IN tne entn Houno.
Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco,
Aug. Thames J. Jeffries, champion
heavyweight of the world, played with
Jim Corbett for nine rounds and a half
and then Corbett's seconds motioned
to Referee Graney to stop the fight in
order to save their man from needless
punishment. The end came shortly af-
ter the beginning of the tenth round,
when Jeffries planted one of his ter
rife left swings on Corbett's stomach.
The man who conquered John L. Sulli-
van dropped to the floor in agony and
the memorable scene at Carson City,
when Bob Fitzsimmons landed his so
lar plexus blow, was almost dupli-
Gated.
This time, however, Corbett strug-
gled to his feet and again faced his gil
gantic adversary. With hardly a mo-
ment's hesitation, Jeffries swung his
right and again landed on Corbett's
stomach Jim dropped to the floor
and then it was that Tommy Ryan,
seeing that it was all over, motioned
to Referee Graney to stop the punish
ment.
hC hSuI ldot hlShI otCu OC-
yond all doubt that Jeffries stands
alone in his class. He showed remark
able Improvement in both speed and
skill. Corbett, during the first part Of
the fight, was almost outpointed, and
the few blows that he landed, on JEFF
fries were apparently without sting.
Jeffries was never in better condition.
He looked lighter than usual, and the
way he moved about on his feet and
the frequency with which he countered
Corbett's leads astonished everybody.
Corbett, in comparison with the big
man opposed to him, looked very light,
but was really heavier than ever be-
fore. He appeared to have lost some
of his old time speed and skill during
the early part of the fight, but this
may have been due to Jeffries' marvel.
Gus improvement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
ALLEGED FEMALE CRATER.
Woman Works Boone on New Adver.
tsinq Dodqe.

Boone, August IA smooth graft
er was at work in Boone yesterday,
and good many business men are out
So and 81 as result. The grating
is being done by awoman-an elderly
lady, who is fluent talker. She rep
resented that she had book of in
structions for Catholics that will be
circulated in every Catholic home in
Boone. On each page are blanks
which she Is selling to business, and
professional men for advertising. She
caught a large number of men here,
but inadvertently made her PROPOSE
ton to Mr.. Fenton, who is a member
of the Catholic church and knew that
the instruction book was a fake. He
went to Father Stravens to be reas-
sured and the priest was highly indig-
nant to learn that anyone was work
ing such a scheme. They at once
started out to head off the woman be-
fore she made any more deals, but she
had raked in a good many dollars al
ready and has probably made good her
escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
LITTLE BOY SHOT.
Harry TomIinson Killed by Accidental
DISCHARGE of Gun.

independence, August ia ter.
rible accident occurred at the armory
last evening when Harry Tomlinson,
a boy Of 16, was accidentally shot.
Four boys, Harry Tomlinson, Louis
Littlejohn, Earl McMasters and Will
Rodney, of Fort Dodge, broke into the
building and found a cartridge lying
on the floor. Littlejohn fitted it into
one of the old guns, and it was acct
dentally discharged. Tomlinson, who
was on the opposite side of the room,
dropped to the floor The boys called
to him to stop shamming, but he was
bleeding profusely from wound in
the forehead and died Immediately.
The boys mother has been critically
i'll for three weeks, and now lies at the
point of death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
RoBeER is A FORMER CONVICT
Member of Daring Trio Is Under Ar
rest at Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, August 15.-S. Bird
is under arrest at the city Jail charged
with being one of the three men impli-
Gated in the recent hold-up at Graves
store on Graham avenue. George w.
Catterlin, the railroad man who was
one of the victims of the robbers, has
identified Bird as one of the two men
who entered the store and compelled
him to hand over his watch and chain
and $3.50 in cash. Catterlin has filed
an information against Bird and
Archie Walker. Walker is alleged by
Catterlin to be the man who robbed
him, while Bird kept a revolver point
ed at him. Bird is well known to
the police of this city. He but recent
ly completed sentence in the peni-
tertiary at Fl. Madison, having been
sent up from here for burglary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
Firemen Hurt at ottumwa.

Ottumwa, August 14.-Four firemen
were injured here by the overturning
of hose carriage. The injured men
are: Pipemen G. Cavins, concussion
of the brain, condition serious; r.
Right, severely cut in the head and
otherwise bruised; Driver H. Donald
son and Pipeman e. ID. Livingston,
bruised about the head and shoulders.
The men were responding to an alarm
of fire and in trying to turn out of the
way of passing vehicle the hose car
riage was caught on the street car
tracks, overturning the wagon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
:
LEGISLATION FOR CUBA.
Extraordinary Session Of Congress
Will Take Up Treaty.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 14.-In Pres
ident Roosevelt's conference with
members of the subcommittee of the
senate finance-committee the whole
subject of financial legislation at the
approaching session of congress was
discussed thoroughly.
The committee, consisting of Sena-
tors Aldrich, chairman Platt of Con-
necticut and Spooner, did not present
a tentative draft of currency bill to
the president at his home.
The conference related rather to
methods of procedure in the work at
hand than to the form OF the legisla-
ton. ..
One fact of distinct importance was
developed at the conference. While
an extraordinary session of congress
next fall is assured, it has not been
determined definitely whether it will
be called to meet in October or No
vember.
1t has been supposed that the extra
ordinary session would convene on
Monday, November 8, but the indica-
tions now are that 1t will be called for
an earlier date, perhaps several weeks
earlier
The primary purpose Of the extra
ordinary session will be to enact leg.
islation, making operative the Cuban
reciprocity treaty, but financial legisla-
ton will also be pressed upon the at
tention of congress soon iafter it con-
yenes.
1t can be said that the senate finance
committee viii draft no measure for
mally and conclusively until consulta-
lions have been held with other men,
bers of the senate-democrats as well
as republicans-with members of the
house and with the best authorities on
finance in the country.
1t is the aim of the committee to be
constantly in touch with the president,
with other senators, with members OF
the house, with bankers of the west
as well as those of the east, and with
country bankers as well as city bank
ers, so that some plan of legislation
may be formed by the opening OF the
extraordinary session of congress.
1t is the hope of the. committee to
devise genuinely elastic currency
system, system that will expand
when the necessity shall arise and con-
tract when the necessity shall have
ceased to exist.