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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
RACE RIOT IN INDIANA.
Mob Try to Lynch Negro and Race
War Ensues.

Evansville, Ind, July 5.-Twenty-
five policemen twice prevented
Iynching at the Jail in this city early
.oday and the white mobs that sought
the life of Bee Brown, the negro slayer
of Patrolman Louis N. Massey, is be.
lieved to be imminent. The mobs
smashed down the iron gates and were
part way into the jail before they were
repulsed by the policemen. Their ef
forts to lynch Brown aroused the
snmity of the negroes of the city, who
gathered about the Jail this afternoon
and made a threatening demonstra-
lion. The negroes were chased away
by a crowd of white men.
Evansville, Ind, July 6.-At / o'clock
this morning this city is in the hands
Of mob. Troops have been ordered
out by the governor to protect the Jail,
which is surrounded by 1000 men.
Two negroes have been killed in the
race riot which is rampant. The
crowd around the jail is shouting death
to all negroes.
The negro murderer has been Sc
cretly removed to Vincennes but the
mob refuses to believe it and is trying
to tear down the jail. Stone masons
N the mob are chiseling out the bars
Of the windows and bactering ram is
being used.
A white boy named Logan has been
shot by a negro. An unknown negro
woman has been killed and several
negroes have been severely injurd.
company of negroes, armed with Win.
chesters, is marching through the
streets threatening to kill all the
white people. They have just. broken
into a hardware store and secured all
the arms and ammunition. Three
business men have just been fired on
and are now organizing and arming
party to exterminate the negroes.
Evansville, Ind, July 6.-At Q
o'clock this morning the crowds on
the streets are increasing, and firing
can be heard in all directions. Disor.
der and deadly riot are everywhere,
and everyone of the thousands on the
streets is carrying his life in his
hands. The police are being cheered
for numerous arrests of negroes they
are now making. Every time negro
is taken into custody the police are
applauded and hundreds of people are
following the wagon. A whole patrol
wagon load of negroes was picked up
on Water street a few minutes ago,
and about 300 shots were fired as they
passed up Main street. The mob is
still going through the streets looking
for more negroes.
The steel bars of the Jail windows
could not withstand the attack made
upon them. At 1885 this morning the
crowd swarmed in and began a search
for the murderer. Police Captain Bren.
necke tried to check their advance by
turning the hose upon them. When
he appeared at the window holding
the nozzle, rain of bullets was sent
through the window. The captain re
treated, and no further attempt was
made to keep the mob 1out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
MANY LIVES LOST.
cloudburst at Greensburg, Pa, is Very
Disastrous.

Disastrous.
Greensburg, Pa, July GA water
spout Of immense proportions, strik-
ing in the vicinity of Oakford Park,
yesterday afternoon at o'clock
created flood that caused great loss
of life and property. 1t is known that
at least twenty persons lost their
lives, and rumors place the number of
dead at more than 100, but up until
late hour only three or four bodies
had been recovered, having been
washed to the banks of the little creek
that runs parallel with the park.
The waters in the lake north of Oak
ford park began to swell, and Manager
James McGrath, believing that there
was danger of final break in the
great walls of the dam, hurried among
the crowds of pleasure seekers who
had gathered under the roofs of the
different stands, pavilions, ETC., and
warned them to run to the hills.
On both sides of the pleasure
grounds there are high hills, the park
beinglocated in ravine about afourth
of mile wide and a mile long.
The people, being protected from
the rain, were loath to leave the coy
places, and not until Mr.. McGrath and
his assistant, Chase Thomas, entered
each building in turn and simply drove
the crowds out into the rain did they
realize that the parks managers were
in earnest, that earnestness being de-
picted in their pale faces, for they
knew after careful study of the dam
that the flood meant probably the
breaking of the wall that held five
acres of water.
A half hour after the buildings had
been cleared of the people, the waters
mounted the wall of the dam and with
in five minutes water to the depth of
five feet was flowing over the entire
length of 400 feet of the wall.
The rain continued to fall in awful
torrents and about A o'clock forty feet
of the wall of the dam to the east gave
way with an awful crash. The flood
beat down the ravine with roar that
was heard for two miles.
At 2 o'clock this morning Brush
creek was still rushing through Oak
ford park like Niagara. 1t was abso-
lutely impossible for the large crowds
of rescuers to approach the park be-
yond point about an eighth of mile
from the entrance, therefore any at
tempt to estimate the loss of life
caused by the cloudburst and the col
lapse of the dam of the lake, with any
degree of accuracy, would be indeed
folly. 1t is the consensus of opinion
in jeanette, that fully 100 persons per-
ished in the flood, while many conser-
vative persons maintain that the
official death list will contain fully $50
names. Many persons who witnessed
the calamity claim that from 100 to $50
lives were lost, while there were
others in the hills overlooking the
death valley who insist that not more
than score of persons were washed
away by the waters. This of course
does not take in the possible loss of
life at all the smaller towns in the
line Of the f1ood
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYED0M
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week,
BAD FIRE AT DIES MONIES
Brick Plant of the Barber Asphalt
Company Goes Up in Smoke
Loss Will Be in the Neighborhood
Of $4,000.

Des Moines, July 4.-The brick
plant of the Barber Asphalt company,
formerly the Capital City Brick and
Pipe company, located just west of the
south abutment of the West Ninth
street bridge, was almost totally des.
troyed by fire at $3.50 yesterday morn
ing. The loss will aggregate $4,000,
partially covered by insurance. The
fire originated in the drying room and
spread throughout the plant. The dry
room, boiler and engine rooms, with
all their contents, were totally des-
troyed. One hundred thousand brick
in process Of burning were badly dam
aged. The brick were green and the
fire served to warp them, rendering
them useless for many purposes.
F. A. White, general superinten.
dent, was on the ground just after
the fire started and united in an effort
to stay the flames. The watchmen
had gone aside for few minutes to
eat their lunch when the blaze was dis
covered. The fire department was no.
titled, but before assistance could be
rendered the flames had gained such
Roadway that it was found useless to
attempt to stifle them.
The absence of the city water SER
we'd in large measure to battle the
efforts Of the firemen, who arrived
fifteen minutes after the fire started
Sixty men out of employment be-
cause of the blaze. Superintendent
White stated this morning, however,
that the company would be able to
start up inside of three weeks. Al
ready the management is figuring on
the erection of a new plant. Immedi-
ate action is rendered necessary be-
cause contracts made by the Barber
company must be filed at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
KILLED ON A SHOPPING TRIP.

Burlington, July 3.-Mrs. Ida LANCE
wife of F. G. Lange, was ground to
pieces eunder the wheels of No. G..
Mrs. Lange left her family with the
Intention of shopping, her home being
not more than 400 feet from where
she accident occurred. Mrs. LANCE
stepped off the north track on to the
south track, but in doing so she step
Ped directly in front OF the rapidly
p:nving train. The body was thrown
almost across the entire right of way.
and was found fully 100 feet from
where the train struck her, and was
frightfully mangled. Her little son
saw her killed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
POSTMASTER SHOT TO KILL
George la SheIle Of Almont Will Die
From Gunshot

Clinton, July 4.-Postmaster Hans
Hansen of Almont, small town near
Clinton, in this county, fatally shot
George La Sbelle, emptying the con-
tents of shot gun into La Shelle's
abdomen. Hansen says he acted in
self-defense. He claims that La Shelle
came into the postoffice drunk, become
abusive and finally went out, return
ing in short time with an iron bar,
which he brandished about Hansen's
head, threatening to kill him. Hansen
states that he made haste to take up
his shot gun and fired at La Shelle.
Hansen gave himself up to the author
tiles, but was released on bail this
morning. La Shelle was brought to
the hospital here, but no hopes are
entertained for his recovery. The shot
penetrated six intestines, and the ply.
sicians say he will die.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
PRESIDENT FOR AMEs.
Pastor OF First Methodist Church at
Qea Moines Is Named.

Des Moines, July 3.Rev. A. B..
Storms, OF Des Moines. was elected
president of the state college at
Ames last night. The vote of the
trustees was unanimous. His salary
was fixed at $4,000, the figure at
which DR.. Beardshear's salary stood
when he died. The president also
gets house on the college campus.
DR.. Storms probably will accept. II
SO, he will assume the duties OF the
Office at a time after the close of the
fiscal year, but preceding the opening
of the new school year.
The meeting of the trustees lasted
from noon until midnight, yesterday.
1t began at Ames and ended at Des
Moines. 1t was stormy at times-and
that is not pun-indeed, there were
times when 1t was tempestuous. In
Des Moines the door of the meeting
room was surrounded and the lobby
sprinkled with alumni of the institu.
ton, and the excitement extended to
the telegraph Offices, where wires
were kept busy and messenger boys
kept skurrying, in the interest Of the
candidates whom the board was con
sidering.
The board avoided taking a ballot
on anybody till at last the tacit agree
ment was reached to elect DR.. Storms,
when everybody cast his paper ballot
with the new mans name written on
1t. Then there was adjournment. 81
believe fully that we solved the ques-
ton in the best possible manner" said
one of the trustees, speaking for sew
eral in the group. "And believe that
we left the room united board"
There was bitterness in the strug.
gle. Acting President E. w. Stanton
and Professor of Agriculture G. f.
Curtiss were the leading candidates.
Both were connected with the institu
ton, and both had earnest, vigorous
supporters. The contest has been
going on for almost a year, and in
that time had plenty of opportunity to
grow extremely bitter. It's prolong-
alton was due to the refusal of some
OF the members of the board to vote
for either of the men, and because pol
itics got mixed into the struggle, it is
said.
The Curtiss men claim the credit of
having suggested DR.. Storms as the
compromise candidate. AT last he was
endorsed by caucus of the Stanton
men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
WORKED CLEVER RUSE.
Stranger Engaged Room and Then
Proceeded to Rifle it of ValuabIes.

Marshalltown, July IA stranger
appeared at the boarding house kept
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Townsend in
this city and requested to be given a
room, for which he paid in advance.
He asked to be called at l o'clock in
the afternoon. He was shown to his
room and no further thought was CIV
en- him until time to awaken him. On
going to his room it was found to be
empty and the bed showed no signs
OF having been occupied. An inves-
tigation proved that he had ransack.
ed the room occupied by Miss Town
send and had taken her gold watch
and valuable ring. There is no clew
other than poor description of the
thief
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
TWO MEN SHOT BY NEGRO
Hit A Man On The Head With A
Beer Glass,

. Clinton, July 4.--As a result of a
Carnival" fight two men are danger
ously wounded and one will probably
die. Joe Ryan of this city and Harry
Benson of Jacksonville, ILL.,, were in
nocent bystanders watching the police
men chase negro by the name of
William Monroe, who was wanted for
hitting a man over the head with a
beer glass. Monroe was found in a
notorious house and when he discover
led that the police were on his trail he
ran out in the street and began firing
his revolver at the crowd in which
he supposed the policemen were. Ryan
and Benson fell after the first two
shots. There was a scattering of the
mob and the negro made good his
escape. He fired four times into the
crowd
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
ULTIMATUM TO CHINESE
England and Japan Make Strong De-
mands Concerning Manchuria.

Odessa, July 6.-According to ad,
vices received by the st Petersburg
newspaper, Sviet, from Japan, the
British and Japanese ministers at Pc
kin have presented note to the Chin
csc government in the following
terms:
First-Russias occupation of Man.
churia threatens the maintenance of
peace in the far east and Injuries the
interest of England and Japan.
Second-If the departure of the
Russians from Manchuria is indie,
finitely postponed, England and Japan
must proceed to protect their inter
ests.
Third-China must demand from
Russia the immediate evacuation of
Manchuria. ~
Fourth-Great Britain and Japan
acknowledged no treaty between Rus
STA and China which does not bind
Russia to evacuate Manchuria.
Fifth-If after the evacuation Of
Manchuria a treaty between China
and Russia with respect to the civil
administration of Marrhuria is deemed
necessary, such treaty can only be
concluded with the approval of Great
Britain and Japan.
Sixth-A reply to this note is de.
manded within five days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
MUST SUPPORT THE CHILD
important Decision Rendered by
Judge McVey of Polk County.

important DECISION nenueTeu by
Judge McVey of Polk County.
Des Moines, June Judge McVeg
yesterday handed down an important
decision in the case of S. G. Wilson
against Cora Fairchild, in which he
hold that a judgment awarding the
defendant $1,000 for the support of
her minor child, born out of wedlock,
is not debt provable under the bank
ruptcy laws.
Wilson filed petition in bankrupt
cy in the southern Iowa district, and
among his other liabilities listed the
judgment against him in favor of the
mother of his child. He was even
tually discharged under the bankrupt
cy laws, but the plaintiff subsequent.
ly attempted to satisfy an execution
for the judgment of $1,000 levied upon
certain of his property. Wilson Sc
cured temporary injunction restrain
ing the sheriff from selling his prop
erty to satisfy the judgment, and
Judge McVey's opinion relates to the
granting of this injunction. The
court holds that the temporary judg-
ment should be dissolved and that the
permanent be denied.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
REFUSED TO MEND HIS SHIRT
Ed. Hoxie Gets Into Serious Trouble
Thereby.

Cedar Falls, July because his
wife refused to mend his shirt, Ed
Hoxie came near being killed by Night
Marshal Byers. The Hoxies were en-.
gagged in family quarrel when the
officer arrived and he attempted to
arrest Hoxie who escaped to his room
in the old Gibson house. Hoxie threa-
tened to cut the officer in small bits
and the officer fired one shot at him
at close range in the mixup. The
quarrel arose over the refusal of
Rose" as Hoxie calls the woman SUP
posed to be his wife, to mend hole
in his shirt. He only owned one and
did not like to stay in bed during the
day while it was in dry dock for re.
pairs. She refused to work after
hours. Fearing arrest they packed
their doll rags in a grip and moved
to Waterloo Yesterday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Threatened to Shoot.

Sioux City, July 3.-John Powles-
son, the old man who was arrested for
attempting to shoot a relative, was
aiken before the board of insanity
commissioners and found to be insane.
He was ordered confined in the state
hospital in Cherokee. Powlesson was
one of the first settlers to arrive in
Sioux City, he having located here in
1857, when few white men resided
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
BOYS Collection of Value.

Iowa Falls, July 6.-Arthur Atshul-
er, clothier of this city, has just
learned that stamp collection made
in his youth, has attained a value
that ranges in the hundred of dollars
and possesses some of the rarest
stamps, so much sought after by
stamp collectors now days. Mr.. Alt
shuler, made the collection in his boy
hood days, collecting the latest speci-
mems in 1876, when the centennial
stamps were in vogue. Time has made
many of the stamps scarce and thus
increased the market value.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Mrs. Sarah Ingalls, of Winthrop,
who has lived to be 101, says that the
secret of it is not to worry or to
argue, not to wear corsets and to
sleep twelve hours a day. But what
most women. want is not the secret of
age, but the secret of youth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Rock Island Survey Goina on.

Dies Moines, July 6.--Engineer Wat.
kins and his corps of surveyors en-,
gagged in making the survey of the
aew Rock Island route in Madison
county have practically completed the
lew route to the west line of the
county. The new survey runs far
south of the abandoned Cherry sur.
gey and will be about four miles shor.
ter IN Greenfield
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Waterloo Millionaire Dead.

Waterloo, July 4.-Andrew McElhin-
ney, the only Millionaire in Black
Hawk county, is dead. He was at the
First National bank transacting bust.
ness at 1890 o'clock yesterday after
noon and going home sat down on the
porch to rest. Mrs. McElhinney ask
ed him if he wanted to lie down, but
he said no. She then took him a
drink of water and after. taking it his
head dropped and he was gone. He
leaves a wife and two children. Mr..
McElhinney had lived here about
fourteen years. .
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
EIweII is Not Held.

Marshalltown, July 1.-The hearing
Of C. ]. Elwell, charged with assault,
the charge being preferred by Esther
Miller, was held before Justice Bur-
rift and resulted in the defendant
being discharged, there not being suf-
ficient evidence to bind him over to
the grand jury. ~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t is alleged that the King of Eng
land recently wore a red tie with a
frock coat We have no reason, how
ever, to believe that the king has
thus far consented to wear a tall hat
with his sweater.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Chinese bandits have kidnapped an
American and want $4,000 ransom. 1t
must be discouraging to a good, brisk
American to be marked down to that
figure after what those Bulgarians
wanted for Miss Stone.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Great Western Cashier Arrested.

Marshalltown, July 4.-Charles X.
Gilmore, cashier of the Chicago Great
Western, has been arrested on charge
Of larceny, filed by the travelling audi
tor of the division. The amount miss.
ing is said to be about $500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Spain has sent over two army
officers empowered to buy large sup
plies of war material in the United
States. Spain found out few years
ago that American war materials are
good.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

President Draper of the University
of Illinois said in his baccalaureate
sermon: Ordinary sense is a matter
of inheritance and of home life" It
would seem, therefore, that good
many people never had ancestors and
must have grown up in institutions,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
AM Enalneer Meets Death.

Marshalltown, July Henry DUFF.
fly, an engineer for the Walsh Con.
struction Company of Davenport,
doing work on the Iowa Central near
Grinnell, was killed by being struck
by a freight train. 1t is supposed he
was intoxicated. as bottle was found
In his pocket.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Clear Lake Has Drowning.

Mason City, July 6.-While washing
horses at Clear Lake, Oscar Shakely,
lad II years old, was drowned. He
urged the horse into deep water to
swim and both went down. The horse
swan out, but Shakey went to the
bottom. The body was recovered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The late Edward Mcintyre, a Penn
sylvania man, who tasted forty days,
to cure an attack of paralysis, had
the satisfaction of not dying from
paralysis anyhow.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

General regret is expressed be.
cause Mark Twain is going to live
even for time abroad. There is Q
strong feeling in this country that it
can't well spare any of its humorists
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

THE wages of sin is DEATH but the
wages of greatness is to have ones
character torn to tatters after death.
Carlyles friends are still dancing a
fandango over his grave.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The French government is to issue
$4,000, 900 worth of coins valued at
cents each. And only a Frenchman
really knows the full purchasing
power of a nickel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

London physicians have advised
John w. Gates to take a rest. Mr.
Gates has a penchant for taking
everything in sight without waiting
for advice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t is not probable that the world will
ever be destroyed again by water. Try
rs it may, the Missouri can not beat
its record of "A.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

AS an Originator of freight" Pitts
burg leads every other city in the
country. AS an originator of soft
coal smoke, however, it leads the
world,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

There are rumors that Mr.. SchwaE
Is about to take another vacation. Mr.
Schwabs work must interfere with his
vacation arrangements considerably.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The Evanston society girl who mar.
ried brakeman may be sorry some
night when he has a "down-brakes"
nightmare and tries to twist her head
off,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Perhaps the decrease in deaths in
Manila is due to the fact that the
population has been deboloized as vel
as to the skill of American doctors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

In spite of the discovery Of radium
anu polonium, the gold brick has not
yet gone out of style among con-
fidence men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Mrs. Pat Campbell carried 100000
away. Her earnings were about equal.
ly divided between bridge whist and
dramatic bunco.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Every time 100 to 1 shot wins hall
the male population feels the neces-
sity of taking fresh grip on the
resolution against betting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

No explanation has been offered of
the recent uprising of the Kurds.
Somebody must be making whey with
their liberties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t has just been discovered that
Emerson found his greatest inspira
ten in the warm glow of a csan
berry pie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

What lot Of damage small creek
can do when it collaborates with
6ood-sized cloudburst.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

There must be some mistake in the
statement that Mr.. Morgan left some
thing on the other side of the At.
lantic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Harry Lehr has just bought par
rot" So he can now go in for regu
hr parrot and monkey time.