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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
NEW BUILDINGS FOR POST.
Major Turner Instructed to Advertise
For Bids Involving 100000.

Des Moines, June Mai r. b.
Turner, U. s. A., who has charge Of
the construction of Fort Des Moines,
In this city, has received orders from
army headquarters to advertise at
once for proposals for the
construction, plumbing, steam heat
ing, gas piping, ETC., of the following
buildings at Fort Des Moines
One commanding officers quarters.
One field officers quarters.
One bachelor officers quarters (ten
officers club.
Two double sets captains quarters.
One double set non-commissioned
officers quarters.
Two double sets cavalry barracks.
One set band barracks. taa
Four cavalry stables (ninety horses
to the stable). w.
Two blacksmith shops. .
Four stable guard houses.
One quartermaster's workshop.
These twenty new buildings will
cost approximately 100000, and when
the contracts are let the work will be
pushed forward as fast as possible.
There are twenty-nine buildings in
process of construction at the fort at
the present time, and the new call for
proposals is for twenty or more, which
will bring the number up to forty.
nine, and when these are completed
there will be accommodations at the
new fort for two full squadrons Of
cavalry.
1t is expected by Major Turner that
the buildings now in process of con-
struction will be ready for occupancy
by the first of November next, and
they will be occupied by four troops of
cavalry just as soon as they are COM
pleted.
The letting of contracts for the pro.
posals about to be advertised will be
about the first of July, as the law re
quires certain number of days pub
LEGATION for the proposals, and it will
take about to that date in which to
give notice to contractors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
SAW 81 MEN DROWN.
Millions of Loss by Floods at Kansas
City, Kansas.

Kansas City, June IA message by
way of Leavenworth at o'clock this
Monday morning says that ~ men
were on the Union Pacific bridge
which spans the Kansas river, when
it went down, and all were drowned.
1t is said that many persons saw the
helpless men drown
Kansas City, Mo-. June With
the waters of the Kaw and Missouri
rivers nearly feet above the disas-
trous level of 1881 and the swollen
tide spread over twelve square miles
of the city and the suburbs. Kansas
City is enduring the worst food of its
history.
In the valley of the Kaw or Kansas
river, between this city and Kansas
City, Kansas, report has Ii that a
number of lives have been lost. One
report says fourteen and another says
fifty, but in the midst of the democrat
ization of traffic and the ordinary means
of communication II is impossible to
say how many are gone. Twelve
bodies were counted as they fioated
down the flood on wreckage during
the afternoon.
The financial loss has been increas-
ing all day and bids fair to continue.
The heaviest loss is at Armourdale,
where the losses to the packing indus
try and others is placed conservatively
at $2,500,000. Argentine, another SUI
burb, has suffered losses estimated at
$500,0 Other losses which cannot
now be estimated will increase the
total very materially.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
TORNADO AT GLENWooD.
Two Killed and Eleven Injured at In
stitute for Feeble Minded.

Glenwood, May pa cyclone
struck this place Monday night, doing
great damage to the state institution
for feeble minded children. Two girls
were killed and eleven more or less
seriously injured. Tne loss will eX-
coed $4,000.
The killed: Maggie BeIner, Hazel
Wright.
rhe injured Mary Eckert. Anna
Delaney, Myrtle Dickinson. Eta New
ton, Harrison Johnson and Rolla Rath.
bun.
Others who were injured were not
seriously hurt. 1t is believed that all
of the injured will recover
The tornado struck the girls dor
mitory, commonly known as the old
building, first. The roof was torn off
and with a terrible crash fell back
again upon the wrecked building. All
of the buildings of lie group including
the hospital, dorm.tory, boys build
ing, custodian's building farm cot
tages and the boiler room, were more
or less damaged by the storm.
The buildings of the institution were
situated on a slight rise and were a
fair mark for the heavy wind which
swuoped down upon he structure with
terrible fury. The boiler room, in
Guiding some fine machinery lately
installed, is a mass Ct wreckage.
The eleven girls who were injured
are being cared for In the hospital
which is practically intact. The in
jurIes consist largely of bruises and
scratches. although some of The girls
have sustained fractures and bad
wounds.
The superintendent placed the total
loss upon the buildings at $4,000
This report was made official and
sent to the state board OF control
The hospital building was partially
unroofed, but part OF it is still being
used. The boiler room is wreck
but it is believed new that part of il
can be saved. The girls who were in
! jured are getting along as well as
could be expected. There will be ne
other fatalities.
The stand pipe Of the Glenwood Wa
| ter Works company at this place
erected last year, was blown down
| The loss will be seccral thousand dol
lars. Several store fronts at thi:
place were blown in.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
DRAKE WINS FIELD MEET.
Iowa University is Close Seconc
With GrinnelI Third.

Des Moines, May 29.-The blue and
white of Drake university were trium-
plant at the close of the state field
meet yesterday. In one of the closest
and most holly contested meets in the
history of Iowa collegiate athletics,
the university young men were able
to more than hold their own against a
field of able competitors.
The score cards at the finish gave
Drake AZ points; Iowa was second
with 80, and Grinnell third, with a
total of %. Thus for the third consec-
utive time the cup goes to the blue
and white, and will therefore remain
permanently with those colors. From
the outset the Drake team made a
remarkably strong showing, and there
were but few events in the course
Of the afternoon in which some of the
-lusty athletes of that aggregation did
not add one or more points to its
rannrl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
LAWS TO HIGHEST BIDDERS.
St. Louis Grand Jury Confessions
Made Would Appal People.

st. Louis, June In making its
final report the April grand jury re-
views the evidence concerning legisla-
tive boodling and among other sug-
gestions, strongly recommends that
more stringent laws be enacted for
punishment of lobbying at the state
capital and that the statute OF limita-
tons be extended to seven years. II
recommends that franchises obtained
through boodling methods he forfeit
ed. The report says in part:
1.-THE testimony we have heard has
shown state of affairs most amazing.
We have listened to the confessions
of state senators, and We're we at
liberty to make known all they have
told the recital would appal and as
tonish the citizens of this state. The
venality existing among the makers of
our state laws is alarming to those
who believe in free government.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
HANSON HEADS TICKET.
J. p. Hanson of Mahaska County
Nominated by Prohibitionists.

Marshalltown, May 29.-The prohi.
bition state convention adjourned yes
terday after making the following
nominations:
Governor. J. P. Hanson of Mahaska
county: Lieutenant-Go Governor, J. H.
Soul of Henry county; Superintend-
ent of Public instruction, J. A. Ward
of Polk county; Railroad Commits.
sioner, E. Dewey of Woodbury. coun-
ty; Attorney-General, William Orr of
Page county.
There was a warm discussion over
the platform. The committee made a
majority report presenting a pre-
amble which declared "all govern
ments derive authority from Jesus
Christ" This was looked upon as an
intimation that Christ was responsible
for the saloon business, trust evil,
etc, and a substitute, cutting out all
reference to Christ, was finally adopt.
ed after a hot fight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
MELAN BRIDGE SWEPT AWAY.
Big Bridge at Des Moines Destroyed
by the Flood.

Des Moines. May 29.-The middle
span of the Melan arch bridge at
Sixth avenue went out a few minutes
before 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The south span followed at $3.50
o'clock. The north span was expect
ed to go out at any moment. When
this should go out it was believed
that it would carry the north end OF
the Sixth avenue bridge with it.
The damage is estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000. The false work
for the arches and most of the steel
were lost. The false work for the
arches was made of scantlings, laid
edgewise, and 10000 feet of this
lumber was used in each of them.
The contractors already had begun the
placing of the steel arches specially
constructed for the bridge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
Former Superintendent of Free DeIiv.
cry Placed Under Arrest.

Washington. May 28.-By far the
most sensational development of the
postoffice investigation up to this
time occurred Yesterday when Angus
tus w. Machen, the general superin-
tendent of the free delivery service
was arrested on a warrant issued up
on the information of postoffice in
spector, charging him with having re-
ceived rake offs from contracts
made with the local firm of Golf Bros.
for a patent postal box fastener. The
warrant specifically charges him with
receiving $1S,9S1.7S since August 3,
1902. 1t is alleged, however, at the
department that this amount does not
represent all that Machen obtained
with his contracts, it being charged
that he has profited by them for sew
eral years prior TO the date OF the
first contract mentioned in the war
rant. Other arrests are to follow.
Immediately after Mr.. Machen was
taken into custody, the postmaster
general issued an order removing him
from Office He had practically been
under suspension, for fortnight pend
ing investigation into his bureau.
The discovery of Machen's alleged in
terests in the contracts was made
quite accidentally by the inspectors
some three weeks ago, and since then
their energies had been directed to-
ward making tout a case. Tuesday
night, after the authorities had been
convinced that they were in posses
sion of the necessary evidence, Mr.
Machen was notified to appear at the
department yesterday morning. He
did. so, and was subjected to a
sweating" process nv the inspectors
and General Bristow for three hours
but no admissions that he had profit
ed by the contracts could be secured
from him. He declined to answer
many questions on the ground that
they related to his private business,
but insisted to the end that he had
not received a cent improperly,
Nevertheless he was arrested on
the warrant which had been prepared
and taken before United States
commissioners, where his attorney i'm
mediately demanded full hearing.
Assistant District Attorney Taggart,
however, was not ready to proceed
with the case and the hearing was set
for June 5.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Great Britain has succeeded in con
structing the immense battleship Com
monwealth in ten months. This would
seem to be favorable opportunity fol
some of the American shipbuilders t
arise and expatiate again upon the i'm
possibility of building a battleshiI
under three years time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

TIE president did not speak softly
to the boy who called him Teddy, anc
it may be hoped that the boy subse
quently made the acquaintance of &
small but tough stick welded brisEly
by the paternal hand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

School children of New Haven
Conn, have formed union and threat
en- to strike if they are not given
session lasting from a. m. till p. m
Now is the time for their parents t.
begin a strike in the woodshed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
Abel Has c.ouSssarst.

Abel, May 27.-There was virtually
a cloud burst here yesterday after
noon when five inches Of water fell
within one and one half hours. The
streets were streams of water and
Ieople were driven from them because
of the deep water. Cellars OF business
houses and residences are filed with
water, seven or, eight lengths OF rail
have been washed from the railroad
tracks and crops for territory with
jIi a Ave mile radius have been
Washed from the ground,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Nine Monteith, an English singer
has declined an offer to come tc
America, it is reported. because of the
ominous prediction OF a fortune teller
Why didn't Mascagni think of this
before he came over
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Miss Noble advises the professional
woman to shun cocktails, man anc
fiattery." Stunning cocktails is per
fectly proper, safe and wise, but would
she be a woman if she could turn hel
back on man and fiattery?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

The Augusta Chronicle is the oldest
newspaper in the southern states, and
its new owners reckon that they are
going to make it as lively as the
Youngest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

The Omaha Judge who has enjoined
a woman from talking to or about 8
neighbours tenants. is likely to fine
that government by injunction of 8
woman's tongue is not wholly simple
task
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

The objection is not so much to TAX
ing the liberty bell to Boston as it is
to parading an unnecessarily large
number of local statesmen along with
il
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Judging from the crop predictions.
the man behind the pillow is going tc
see to it that his country remains in
the front rank of prosperity nations
for another year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Even if Mr.. Morgan has bought
some bogus art treasures, he has the
satisfaction of knowing that some peo
pie of undoubted artistic judgment
have been fooled in stocks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Not that it will do any good to recall
it-but do you remember that thirty
one persons were killed and 2,772 in,
jured in the Fourth OF July celebra
tons last year?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

1t takes 81 ,OOO,O0O,0OO per year tc
keep the people of the United States
in whisky and still there are millions
of them going about complaining that
they are as dry as fishes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

what is the matter with the straw
berry," asks the Seattle Times
Isn't he a bit late this spring." The
Seattle strawberry, then. is of the mas
culine gender. Is the Seattle peach
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

There seems to be good deal of
criticism of DR.. LOrenZ But it comes
from other doctors, not DR.. Lorenz's
patients.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

When a man can't go to an after
noon tea with his wife because he has
a directors meeting, it is a sign that
it is the horseracing season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Morristown, n. j., which has sew
snty-five resident millionaires and q
bankrupt city treasury, is inclined tc
protest against its fate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Six years in the penitentiary, a
hard labor, will go far toward curing
the peculiar form Of insanity that at
fiicts ex.Mayor Ames of Minneapolis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Japan is going to spend more than
IS, GOO, 600 for her navy. And if she is
going to war with Russia she will
need to.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

It takes a graceful woman to, get
off moving car backward and never
Jar her dignity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
Harry GAY Has Been Released.

Muscatine, May 30.-Harry Gay, the
man charged with the killing of Ar
thur Meade, of West Liberty, has been
liberated. County Attorney Ingham
finished his Investigations, finding the
case meritless. Gay has been in Jail
here four days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

1t would be just like some grasping
monopolist to organize a popcorn trust
and merge it with the new peanut
combine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

The Ann Arbor medical student who
left behind him "a hair-raising note"
may be the inventor of new hair
tonic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

A germ has been discovered that
generates a fevered frenzy indicated
py mad desire to haul up carpets
and scrub floors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Man is never satisfied. If he had
The moon he'd want some warmer
star for a winter resort.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

A good name is better than great
riches but to banks scrutiniZing the
signatures behind note a good name
means great riches.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

If all women with social aspirations
eft husbands who have none there
would be many more grass widowers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

That Harvard professor who has dis
severed the germ of smallpox has our
permission to keep it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Victory for Uncle Toms Cabin" IL
New York. The library committees
decided after all that there was no im
mediate danger Of another civil war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Des Moines, June Revised esti.
mates on the Des Moines flood losses
show that the extent of the disaster
has not been appreciated heretofore.
The losses will reach the enormous
figure of 100000, and may even reach
million. The following are the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
oTTUMWA UNDER WATER.
fifteen Hundred People Are Homeless
as Result of Floods.

Ottumwa, June Fifteen hundred
people in Ottumwa are homeless as a
result of the food, which is sweeping
over the lower part of the city. The
entire fire department and police
force, aided by citizens, have been at
work all afternoon and tonight taking
victims from houses. No casualties
have as yet occurred. The greatest
damage is being done in South Ottum
wa where the river has broken
through the levee and is flowing in a
torrent through the main street, tear
ing away sidewalks, pavements and
threatening to destroy houses. The
water on Church street in South OF.
tumwa is now from four to six feet
deep, and the current is very strong.
People are being rescued from their
homes from the second story win.
dows. An almost similar condition
prevails in the west end OF the city.
Eddyville is Now Inundated.
Oskaloosa, June NEARLY four
hundred people at Eddyville, ten miles
southeast of here, on the Des Moines
river, were driven from their homes
Saturday evening and yesterday morn.
| ing by the high water. The business
| district of the town is inundated, the
main street being covered with from
| two to seven feet of water The river
was still rising at last reports tonight
and there is little relief in sight as il
has been raining hard all day there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

The watched pot that never boils
must be what is known technically as
jack pot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

This idea of living on 10 cents day
may be all right for some other fell
Ow.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Colombia is said to favor immigra-
lion, but there is no evidence that the
emigrant favors Colombia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

Unlike clock, when a corporation
Is wound up it doesn't go any more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04

How is your daughter getting on
with her music?" "Splendidly,"
answered Mrs. Cumrox; "she can go
to a classical concert and tell exactly
where to applaud without watching
the rest Of the audience"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
FRENCH SOLDIERS TO
SERVE TWO YEARS

PARIS. June 13.-The senate yesterday
adopted by 220 votes to As bill reducing
the military service to two years This
was one of the principal planks in the
ministerial program at the last cleo
tions- a special committee OF the
chamber of deputies appointed to ex-
anime and report on the relations be-
tween the church and state met for the
first time and adopted by a vote OF IT
TO 16 motion In favor of the denuncia-
ton Of the concordat and the separation
Of church and state. The committee on
elections has unanimously voted to re-
port in favor of the valuation of the
election of Count Boni de Castellane,
who, after being unseated by the cham
Der last November because of irregu-
larities committed during his electoraI
campaign, was again elected to the
chamber by the Basses-Alpes district in
January.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
SYNDICATE" MILLER
COLLAPSES IN JAIL
Ordeal on Witness Stand Too Much
for Him.

NEW YORK. June 13.-After having
borne up well his trying ordeal on the
witness stand at the trial of Robert A.
Ammon, William F. Miller yesterday
collapsed and had to be carried to his
cell in tie Tombs.
Miller had spent almost three entire
days in the witness chair. His direct ex-
animation by District Attorney Mott took
half Of that time, and the rest was oc-
cupied by Arthur c. Palmer, Ammon' 8
counsel, in an attempt to shake his as
yer. received s255. 900 of the funds of the
Franklin Syndicate swindle. OF which
Miller was the manager
1t was just before the noon recess that
Miller was finally permitted to leave the
stapft. AS he was taken back to the
Tombs he complained of great exhaus-
ton. and when he reached his cell he
flung himself on his cot. When the noon
recess was over he was taken back to
court to be identified by several Of his
former employees. While crossing the
Bridge of Sighs' with two of the
Tombs' attendants on his return, he sud
denly reeled and would have fallen but
arms. He was at once taken back to his
cell. and word was sent to Judge New
burger of his condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

TRAIN ROBBERS WAIT
TO BE CAPTURED

HUNTINGTON, Ind, June 13.-Cyrus
Gillen. twenty-five years DID, of Piqua.
Ohio. and Frank Marion, twenty-nine
years old. of Lima. Ohio. are under ar
rest here for the robbery OF a Chicago
and Erie express car, between here and
Chicago. Thursday night goods were
reported found along the railroad tracks
in the vicinity of Crown Point. Train
crews following were ordered to pick up
the same, and keep watch for other
goods A close watch was kept on ex-
press train No. 8, which arrived in
this city early yesterday morning Gill
len and Marion were discovered in the
car by express messengers. On the
two prisoners was found a large amount
of goods of all kinds. The car robbed
was bound through from Chicago to New
York. Gillen says there were four 9TH
ers in the gang. who got off the car as
the train entered the local yards, but
this is not believed