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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYED0M
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
TRACES OIL ACROSS IOWA
Eastern Expert Sees Indications of
Good Flow in Many Counties Of
the State-companies Formed for
Prospecting. .... ..

Omaha, Neb., August 21.-S. A..
Scott, an eastern practical oil man,
and Judge S. M. Elwood of Sac City,
are in Omaha for the purpose of look
ing over Nebraska and Iowa oil fields.
Both are heavily interested in the
Sac Oil and Gas company, formed for
The purpose of prospecting for oil near
Sac City, and for operating in other
high grade fields.
Il have traced the oil line clear
across the state Of Iowa." said Mr.
Scott, 1.-The indications beginning in
the northeast corner of Allamakee
county and running southwest on As
degree line to point just south of
Omaha. Old field men will tell one
that this is the best indication in the
world Of good flow.
1--WE have found quantities of crude
petroleum near Sac City and are pre-.
pairing to develop the property without
delay. have every assurance that we
will find oil in large quantities, and as
your local fields seems to be on the
same general lead, they ought to
prove quite as rich as any of those in
the surrounding country
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
JUMPS TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
Major Stephen voinea Has Narrow
Escape.

Eldora, August 22.-Three young
lads escaped from the Iowa industrial
school and Major Stephen Voinea, one
of the officers of the institution, dis
covered too late that they had taken
his bicycle with them and started to
ward Steamboat Rock, six miles north
Of Eldora, in pursuit of them. Upon
his arrival at the village he attempted
to cross the long railroad bridge which
crosses the Iowa river just after the
station is passed. Being about half
way across the bridge he observed a
train approaching, and for a moment
was thunder struck, so to speak, as tC
what to do. He did not have time to
reach either end of the bridge, which
is on high piles and nearly quarter
Of mile in length The water was
about twenty feet below him, there
were no sidewalks or even planks on
either side, and in order to save his
life, for it was dark and the train was
close onto him, he coolly let himself
down under the cross bars and drop
ped to the water twenty feet below
Fortunately the water was rather shall
low and by swimming, wading and
feeling around in the cold water for a
few moments he reached the shore
and saved his life. He then proceed
ed upon his search for the runaway
boys unmolested save being obliged
to travel in a wet suit of clothes, and
reached Ackley in time to return on
q late train.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
VICTORY EASY
FOR RELIANCE
Defender, After Close Fight
to Windward, Ran Away
From Shamrock.
SHE WON BY NINE MINUTES
That Was Actual Time, But Allow
ance to Shamrock Cuts 1t Down---
Upton Still Hoping for the Sue
cess of His Boat.

New York, August 23-In a splendid
IL to Is knot breeze, over a wind
ward and leeward course of 80 miles,
the gallant sloop Reliance Saturday
beat Shamrock III in a commanding
style by exactly nine minutes actual
tine, or seven minutes and three Sec
onds after deducting the one minute
and fifty-seven seconds which the
defender comedies to Sir Thomas
Tipton's third challenger on account
of Reliances larger sail plan as at
present measured. 1t was a royal
water fight for the ancient trophy
which carries with it the yachting
supremacy of the world, and by a
strange coincidence, the first victory
in the cup series of 1903 occurred
on Tile fifty-second anniversary of the
day on which the old schooner
America captured it for her famous
race around the Isle of Wight Reli-
ance beat the British boat three min
utes and twenty-four seconds in the
thresh to windward and five minutes
and thirty-six seconds in the run
down the wind. ..
The nautical sharps, who had al
ready made up their minds on Thurs
day that the Reliance could tal.s the
measure of the challenger in any
kind of weather, regard Saturdays
test as conclusive, although they
hardly anticipated so overwhelming
victory. The race even dampened
the ardor of Sir Thomas who insis-
ted, after Thursdays fluke, that his
confidence in the beautiful craft de-
signed by Fife was greater than ever
Still like a true sportsman he does
not acknowledge defeat, and hopes for
better luck next time. The single
criticism he and his friends make of
Saturdays race is that the only shift
of the wind which occurred was to
the advantage of the defender. AS
this shift of wind occurred on the
wlndward beat, even granting that
it accounted for the Reliance's lead
at the turn, the time the defender
gained on the run home was more
than ample to have given her the
race. 1t must be conceded, however,
that Shamrock III showed herself a
wonderful boat in beating to the wind
ward, perhaps the ablest craft in this
respect ever sent across the ocean
on a cup hunting expedition. For
twelve miles the great single stick
ers raced like a team Of horses and
during that portion of the duel the
patriots made no attempt to conceal
their nervousness.
The size of the enormous excur-
sion fleet and number of sightseers
aboard, in the estimation of those
who have witnessed many contests,
made a record for an international
cup race.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
NEW ELECTRIC LINES.
Work Commenced On One Road and
Several Others Planned.

Davenport, Aug. 22.-The commence
ment of work yesterday on the Iowa
and Illinois interurban line, to run
from the city of Clinton, according to
the present declarations of it's build
ers, makes three interurban lines now
in process of construction here. Two
of them propose to link this city with
Clinton, while the other will join Dav-
export to Muscatine and points be-
yond Another road is projected from
Iowa City, and another from Cedar
Rapids In fact, good authority esti-
mates that it would take $50, 000,0 900 to
build the interurban lines that have
been incorporated and surveyed in and
out of the three cities of Davenport
and Rock Island and Moline, ILL.,,
which form practically one center. AS
a skeptic puts it, the query in eastern
financial circles is no longer. How is
the Iowa corn CROP" but How is the
Iowa interurban CROP" If Davenport
gets only a few of the projected lines,
she will have plenty. The Iowa and
Illinois, commenced yesterday, was
promoted by Thomas J. Wilcox of Des
Moines. and has the best prospects of
any of them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
WOULD END CHILD MURDER.
Des Moines Humane Society May Seek
To Secure A New Law.

Des Moines, August 21---Des Moines
baby farms" which have caused sc
much worry and extra work for the
Humane society were considered at
the monthly meeting Of the society
yesterday afternoon. There has al
ways been great difficulty to get at the
farms" although the society recog.
nizes the great evils and in some in
stances believes great crimes have
been committed In cold blooded and
deliberate manner. The difficulty to
get witnesses has been the great draw
back or the farms" could be broker
up under the existing laws. Girls
have been known time and again &c
suffer great cruelties and to have wit
messed questionable procedures but
were at the farms" for the purpose
of covering up their own faults and
so refused to testify in court.
1t is now proposed to ask the next
legislature for law placing all the
farms" in the state under the rigid
supervision of the board of control
The board already has supervision and
inspection of private asylums. This
would force the owners of the insti
tutions to conduct them in the best
manner. The local society has al
times had trustworthy information OF
what was believed outright murder OF
undesirable children but, lacking evi
dence to prosecute, has been helpless
1t is commonly believed that al
some farms" children many times are
Immediately after birth exposed tC
the cold till they are chilled and it is
claimed that after the death of the
child, which is sure to follow, there
is no manner Of telling the cause Of
death. Children, it is said, are giver
almost no care from the time they
are born and the owners of the homes
have been known to follow both the
mother and father of the child fol
years with Matchmaking, extortins
sums of money limited only to the
ability of the parties to pay and the
amount of anxiety to keep the matter
covered up.
The mothers of the babes willing tc
suffer anything rather than be exposed
submit to all kinds of cruel treatment
and at one place in the city it is sale
they frequently suffer physical vic
lence. The babies instead of beins
given to the best families are more
frequently given to families not in the
least proper to bring up children
Heretofore the only weapons in the
hands of the Humane society has beer
publicity and this has been used or
every possible occasion. The news
papers have been furnished with al
the news possible and one farm" /:
said to have been about broken up IL
business by this method
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
RICH HAUL HY THIEVES.
Enter Jewelry Store and Steal Tray of
Rings Worth $1,000.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. PA tray Of
diamond rings valued at $4,000 was
stolen from the jewelry store of A. c.
Taylor & Son Saturday. There is not
the slightest clue as to who committed
the robbery, and how the tray was
taken from the show window without
attracting attention is also deep mys-
terry.
There were eighty-one rings in the
tray. AS is the custom they were
placed on display in the show window
in the morning About 10 o'clock one
of the clerks went to the window to
get an article for a customer and no.
ticed that the valuable tray of dia.
monds had vanished. There has been
no one in the store during the morning
who would attract suspicion as dia.
mond thief, nor had anyone been OBJ,
served lettering near the inner doors
that encase the windows.
To secure the diamonds 1t was nee.
essary to unlock the window doors and
slide them back. 1t takes little time to
do this and there is generally some
noise connected with the operation
But the party or parties who made the
rich haul were evidently experts as not
the slightest suspicious noise had been
heard in the store.
The Messrs. Taylor and their clerks
are at loss to account for the man
ner in which the valuables disappear,
ed, but they are Of the opinion that II
was the work Of experts at diamond
lifting.
The police are at work on the case
but so far not the slightest clue has
developed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
FIRST D. NJ, !. r. G. N. TRAIN.
Traffic Opened Between Des Moines
And Iowa Falls on The goth.

Traffic Opened Between Des Moines
And Iowa Falls on The goth.
Des Moines, August 21.-At 6
o'clock yesterday morning the first
regular train to be operated from this
end of the Des Moines, Iowa Falls &
Northern started out of the East Des
Moines station on it's way to Iowa
Falls. The train consisted of loco
motive No. POI, coach and way car
containing seventy passengers and
seven loaded freight cars. At the
same moment the first regular passen-
ger train to be run over the entire line
started from Iowa Falls on it's way
to Des Moines. The passenger train
consisted of three coaches. To it was
attached the special car of President
Ellsworth, who has invited the chief
stockholders, officers and directors of
the road, with their ladies, to make
the trip to Des Moines. The train
pulled into the union station in this
city at 1920 o'clock a. m. amid a
crowd of Des Moines people who were
at the station to greet it.
President E. s. Ellsworths private
party returned to Iowa Falls Satur-
day evening on the o'clock passen-
ger. They were recsived in Des
Moines by General Freight and Pas
senger Agent w. e. Pickney.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Sues Eather.inlaW for $4,000.

Nevada, Aug. 22.-Ida NJ Illings-
worth of Cambridge has brought suit
against NJ. D. Illingsworth of the same
village, for $4,000 damages alleged in
her petition to have been sustained by
her through false and malicious lang
uage uttered by the defendant in the
case. Mr.. Illingsworth. the defendant,
is a father-in-law of Ida, and a short
time ago herself and husband were di-
vorced. Through the action and talk
of her husbands father her peace of
mind and general reputation has been
injured to the extent that it will take
the above amount to repair the dam
age and properly replace her before
the eyes of cold and cruel world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
RESUME POSTAL INQUISTIoN.
Grand Jury and Federal Inspectors
DeIve After Evidence.

Washington, August 20.-The grand
Jury yesterday resumed its inquiry
into the affairs of the postoffice de-
partment and it is believed that before
the conclusion of the investigation
there will be another batch OF indict-
ments.
The postoffice inspectors also are
still engaged in original inquiries, and
it is understood will present the facts
in the cases of a number of depart
ment employees, which while not OF a
criminal character, are considered suf-
ficiently irregular to call for attention
at the hands of the higher officials
of the department.
Among the cases of this character
is that of w. o. Hazard, division
superintendent of rural free delivery
for the state of New York, who st is
charged drew per diem allowance
of 81 per day from the government
as if on active field duty while con-
fined in a hospital under treatment
for a gun shot wound.
These cases have not been brought
officially to the attention OF the post
master general and no decision re-
garding them has been reached.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
CZAR'S FLEET RETURNS.
Black Sea Squadron Ordered to Return
s. to Sebastopol.

Black Sea Squadron Ordered to Return
to Sebastopol.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 24.-The Rus
sian Black Sea squadron, which was
ordered to Turkish waters, which ar
rived at Iniada, European Turkey, Aug.
10, to support Russia's demands on the
sultan growing out of the assassination
of M. Rostkovski, Russian consul at
Monastir, has been recalled to Sebasr
topol, the sQuadron's point of de-
parture.
The recall followed a notification
from the porte that the sultan had or
dered all the Russian demands to, be
complied with.
The dispatch from M. Zinovieff, Rus
sian ambassador at Constantinople,- AN
nouncing that the sultan had yielded
completely to Russia's demands was as
follows:
1.-THE porte has taken the following
measures to fulfill the demands of the
Russian government: In addition to
the condemnation and execution of M.
Rostkovski's murderers and the pun
ishment of their accomplices, those
officers who made disrespectful allus-
ions to M. Rostkovski are dismissed
from the service. A careful search is
being made for the persons who fired
at the consul's carriage. All the offic.
ials, twenty-four in number, whose
names were handed to the porte as OBJ,
jects of unfavorable comment by the
Russian ambassador are relieved OF
their posts and handed over to justice.
All private persons mentioned in the
same list as guilty of various offenses
will likewise be tried.
,'Ismal Haki Pasha, the chief of po-
lice at Palanka, province of Uskub is
restored to his post The persons un'
der arrest for accusing Mussulmans OF
outrage and abuse are liberated,
"Hussein Hilmi, inspector general OF
Macedonia, is reprimanded. The
chiefs of gendarmerie and police at ,Sa
lonica are replaced.
1.-The porte has ordered the appoint
ment of gendarmerie of several for
eign officers whose names, will be an.
nounced later and finally all military
civil and judicial authorities have re-
ceived the strictest orders to take
measures to secure order and trans
guilty"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
SENATOR BELL DROPPED DEAD.
Death Came While Waiting Upon 4
Lady in His Store.

Lazy IN tbs store.
Fairfield, August 20-Hon. Thomas
Bell of this city dropped dead behind
the counter in his store while watt
ing upon a lady customer. The de.
ceased had been in i'll health for
several years, but recently he was
considered to have regained his old
time vigor and the news of his death
comes like a fash from clear sky
and the blow to his wife, who is i'll,
is a severe one. The deceased was
born in Pennsylvania and at his death
was about 63 years of age, having
resided in Iowa for a period of forty
four years. He removed with his
parents from that state to Kossuth,
Iowa, where he enlisted in the war of
the rebellion, serving through the
war and then coming to Fairfield
where he embarked in the grocery
business.
He also served as one of the trustees
Of the College for the Blind at Vinton,
and became very much interested in
the work there In 1895 he was NOM
mated and elected as senator to the
Twenty-sixth general assembly, repre-.
senting the Second senatorial district,
composing the counties of jefferson
and Van Buren,, where he served one
term. being succeeded to that place
by Hon. H. H. Brighton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
WORK AT WlNTERSET
Rock Islands Surveyors Have Com
pIeted Work.

Winterset, August 21.-Work has
been ordered on the Winterset-Green-
field extension of the Rock Island and
the grade stakes will be set at once
and work begun soon. More property
changed hands in Winterset yesterday
than for long time. The Rock Island
railway, through their agent, E, E,
Mccall, bought all the property south
of North or Railway street and paid
the prices asked for it. The survey.
ors have completed the work to Green.
field and are now back in this city
and have been ordered to set the grade
stakes Immediately. The right of way
outside of town has all been purchased
and it is said the work on the grading
will commence Soon
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
HEAD WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED.
Clinton Man, Murdered in Minnesota,
Was Stabbed from Behind.

Clinton, August 22-Further partic-
ulars received here relative to the
murder at Winona of Newton Hellyer
of this city, are in effect that the man
was pounded on the head with some
blunt instrument and that his head had
been partly severed from his body,
presumably with a pocket knife, from
behind. 1t is thought robbery was
the motive, as no valuables were found
on his person.
There is no clue to the perpetrators
Of the crime. 1t was two weeks ago
yesterday that Hellyer left his home
in this city. He did not say where
he was going. He was not heard from
again until the message was received
bearing information of his tragic
death.
Since the death of Hellyer it has
developed that he was the defendant
in a divorce suit and that he is also
the defendant in $4,000 damage
suit, brought by his wife against He'll.
yer and his brothers and sisters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
ApDlcKs ACCUSED

Wilmington, Del, August 2l.-ln
the United States circuit court yester-
day, George Wharton Pepper OF Phila-
delphia, receiver OF the Bay STATE Gas
company of Delaware, filed a Dill OF
complaint against ]. Edward Addicks,
United States Senator j. Frank Alec
and others, alleging fraud In connect
ion with a transaction involving the
stock of the company, said to be val
ned at $4,000, 900. The bill charges
the directors as defendants, except
Addicks, with entering into an unlaw-
full combination to issue to Addicks
100. 900 shares of stock OF the Bay
State Gas company. without considera'
ton, HD
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
THINK IoWsN MURDERED.
Body of Newton Hilliard of Clinton
Found Near Wjnona, MINI.

Clinton, Aug 2O.-Chief of Police
Rundgren received a message from
the chief of police of Winona, MINI.
saying the murdered body of Newton
Hilliard of this city was found oppo.
site Winona. The body was identified
by letters in the pockets. The billiards.
came here twelve years ago from Tip.
ton. A few weeks ago the father of
the murdered man died, leaving con,
siderable property. Soon after this
Newton left home and but little had
been heard from him. He leaves a
wife and children in this city. No par
ticulars regarding the tragedy have
been received. A brother of the muir,
dered man has gone to Winona after
the remains.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
AGED Woman Hurt.

Eldora, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Joseph Stage
of this city, who lacks only few
months of being one hundred years Of
age, met with a very serious and pain
full accident by falling in a door way
and cutting a cash three inches in
length on the head clear to the skull
She was unconscious for a time, but
soon recovered from the shock and ap.
pears to have sufficient vitality to re-
cuperate. This is the same old lady
who last winter had an attack of the
whooping cough and barked and
Coughed for three weeks like a child
Mrs. Stage is the Oldest woman in cen.
trail Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
INSURGENTS TAKE VASlLlkO.
Officials Captured, Taken to Bulgarian
Frontier and Liberated.


Sofia, Aug. 22.-All dispatches re-
ceived here indicate that the revolu
ton in Macedonia is spreading. The
situation is causing intense anxiety in
official circles. The most alarming
news relates to an outbreak covering
a considerable area in the eastern
part of the Adrianople vilayet, where
the insurgents have captured the towE
of Vasiliko. They took the chief Tur.
kish officials prisoners and brought
them to the Bulgarian frontier, where
they liberated them. The Turkish
officials, fearing to return to Vasilikot
sought refuge of the Bulgarian author
tiles, who sent them to hotel in Bur.
gas, where they are at liberty to res
main or depart. The insurgents
burned Vasiliko and twelve other vil-
lagos, and attacked Turkish mill.
tary post at the monastery of Elijah,
south of Tirnovo.
The peculiar danger of the latest
outbreak lies in it's proximity to the
Bulgarian frontier, thus creating a sit,
uation long foreseen and dreaded by
the Sofia government. The Turks are
now certain to send a considerable
force to this territory to suppress the
outbreak, which will necessitate the
Strengthening of the Bulgarian troops
along the frontier. With the two
armies close to each other under the
present strained relations, the situa
ton becomes extremely desperate.
The Bulgarian government is taking
every possible step to prevent a cal.
amity, but the officials express the
greatest concern.
In addition to the danger of col
lision between the military forces
there is danger of popular excitement
getting beyond control and forcing
the government to adopt belligerent
attitude.
A Sofia newspaper declares that all
the Turkish vilayets in Macedonia will
be in full revolt August %, and that
the revolution is spreading from Sa
lonica into the districts towards Sores.
The Turkish authorities have mobil
lied their whole forces in Macedonia.
A large body of Asiatic troops is now
ready to move. Twenty-four regi.
ments are only awaiting marching
orders.
The Macedonian revolutionary or
CARNATIONS are preparing heavy as
sessments on the rich Macedonians
resident in Bulgaria. They have drawn
up a complete list of names with the
amounts to be demanded against each
Turkish Troops Dispense Rebels.
Salonica, Aug. 20.-A revolutionary
band engaged force of Turkish
troops at Kailar. Thirty of the revolM
tionists were killed and the troops are
pursuing the remainder of the band
Salonica further confirms the reports
that the Turkish troops on entering
Krushevo terribly maltreated the In.
habitants. About 100 Greeks and
others, including 80 children were
marched as prisoners to Monastir,
Five of them died on their way there