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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
ointmcnts From whales.

Spermaceti, which Is often used in
ternally in catarrh and other affections,
as well as in the form of ointments for
wounds and excavations Of the skin, is
obtained from the head Of monster of
the whale kind which abounds in the
south seas, while the highly esteemed
ambergris is only a condition of dis
ease in the same animal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Brakeman Crushed to Death

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. gov. D.
Carroll, a brakeman on the Chicago
Great Western, fell from an engine
here last night and was crushed to
death. His home is at Glidden, where
the body was sent for burial.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Mexican Volcano Active.

Mexico City. Feb. 25.-At SIS yes
terday afternoon the most violent
eruption of Colima volcano which has
occurred in years took place.
At 1926 p. m. there was severe
earthquake shock at Tuxpam and a
heavy pail Of smoke hangs over the
entire vicinity. Both Ciudad Gusman
and TuXpam are near the volcano.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Hard Luck.

A Texas mans cotton was eaten by
the boil weevil and his corn destroyed
by the drought. His only daughter
eloped with d vagabond and his son
followed the circus. On top of this his
wife gave birth to triplets. He COM
mitted suicide by the rope and rafter
route, and the coroner very properly re-
turned verdict of justifable homi-
Herald
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Mysterious Circumstances.

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushing
with health uses DR.. Kings New Life
Pills to maintain it. By gently
arousing the lazy organs they COM
pei good digestion and head off con-
stipation. Try them. Only 25c at
Nick Doffing & Co., druggist.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Twelve Cornell Students Dead.

Ithaca, N. Y, Feb. 23.-Two deaths
from typhoid fever occurred here yes
terday, one that of Francis E. Swartz
of Marlboro, N. Y, senior in the Cor
nell college Of law, the twelfth student
to succumb to the disease, and the
other that of Mrs. w. C. Taber, a resi-.
dent of the city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Hiah Price for Stallion.

Emmetsville, Ia, Feb. 20 w. r.
Crowder & Co. of Laurens, Ia, have
purchased the imported percheron
stallion Organiste for $500. This is
the highest price ever paid by an
American for draft stallion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Opening Rosebud Reservation.

Washington, Feb. ga favorable
report was made to the house on Rep
resentative Burke's amended bill to
open to settlement certain portions
of the Rosebud Indian reservation
Senator Gamble introduced the bill in
the senate and it is expected that the
senate committee on Indian affairs at
its meeting today will report the meas
ure with favorable recommendation
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Farmer Commits Suicide.

Creston, Feb. 21.-Frank Carnes a
farmer living near Thayer, a small
town east of here, committed suicide
by stabbing himself with a pocket
knife in the heart. Dependency over
i'll health prompted the act.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Splendid Isolation.

"Why do you remain apart from 9th
ers:" asked young lion Of his sire.
"Would not a herd of lions present an
imposing array?"
by no MEANS" answered the elder.
now felt for us. Sheep may herd to-
gether, but the lion must flock by him
self."-New York Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Lawsuit Ends in Murder.

Lorimor, Ia, Feb. 22.-J. E. Knight,
an old resident of this place, was shot
and instantly killed last night by S.
E. Wilson, also of this city. The
shooting occurred in Edwards store
and was the result of quarrel and
suit in justice court a few months
ago. The suit was lost by knight
and he is alleged to have threatened
the life of Wilson.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
General Wheaton is Better.

San Francisco, Feb. 23.-The condi-
ton Of General Lloyd Wheaton was
SO much improved yesterday that his
physicians announced that his COM
plete recovery was a question of only
q few days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Saws II Was in self.Defense.

Webster City, Ia, Feb. 23--The
grand jury failed to return an indict-
ment against Bankie Flygstad, the
sixteen-yearold boy who killed his
father with an iron rod by beating his
brains out on Feb. 10. The boy COM
mitted the awful deed in self-defense,
says the Jury.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Student Who Stole Drinks Acid.

0suuVfII WIZ SfVfS DTI1INS FNCIU.
Cedar Falls, Ia, Feb. 23.-Earl Men
denhall, student of the State Nor
NAL, committed suicide yesterday in
the presence of two students by TAX
ing carbolic acid He had confessed
to stealing $40 from his roommate
and had paid fine before the mayor.
Remorse was the cause.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Personal.

Editor-You must try to cultivate a
rein Of satire
Contributor-How can that be done?
well, study yourself. Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
NINE DIE IN A FIRE
CLIFTON HOTEL IN CEDAR RAP.
IDS BURNS TO GROUND.

Hotel Register Is Destroyed and as
House Was Filled With Guests
Names of All the Dead May Never
Be Known.
Cedar Rapids Ia, Feb. 21.-Fire ear
~ yesterday morning destroyed the
Clifton hotel, cremated nine of the
guests and caused injuries to forty
TWO persons, who were scorched or
forced to jump to the frozen street
from second and third story windows.
After an all day search in the debris
four bodies have been recovered. 1t
is now believed that five more bodies
remain in the ruins of the hotel. The
building, which is said to have been
f1lmsy structure, was crowded with
delegates to the state Young Mems
Christian association convention and
the district convention of the Knights
of Pythias. The hotel register was
destroyed, thus making it difficult to
ascertain the number of missing per
sons. Forty men have been working
IN the ruins all day and night and
will continue to dig for the remains
Of the burned persons. The property
loss is $4,000.
Some of the Victims.
The dead w. A. Mowrey, What
Cheer, Ia; E. G. Young, Minneapolis;
two unidentified men. bodies recov-
cred; L. c. Burnett, Nebraska City;
four bodies still in the debris.
The injured: P. Strickland, Clinton,
Jumped from third story window; DR..
S. G. Grove, Cedar Rapids, terribly
burned while hanging to fire escape;
Lizzie Kelly, waitress; F. G. Outing,
Center Point; Emma Smith, waitress:
H. W. Bremen. Lyons, Ia; Beatrice
Netolicky, Shueyville, Ia; F. R. Moore,
Chicago; A. U. Winnegar, Waterloo,
face burned and right wrist sprained;
A. 5. Farrow, Boone, Ia; F. G. Gard
liner, WOODBURY.; D. F. Tailor, Daven-
port; G. c. Thompson, Cedar Rapids,
badly burned; A. M. Larsen, Oelwein,
foot bruised and lungs burned; c. w.
Roberts, Cedar Rapids; L. o. Vernon,
Delta, Ia; May Reel, waitress, badly
burned; M. P. Hoover, Tama, Ia; D..
P. Hawes DEBORAH, Ia; F. o. Red
mon, mail clerk, Tama, Ia; e. d. Tenn
pleton, Monticello Ia; ]. M. Dunbar,
Monticello; Celia Williams, waitress,
badly injured; o. j. Lamb, Center
Point, Ia. seriously burned; G.. F.
Kaesser, Walker, Ia, face and hands
burned; G. A. Roseman, independence.
The fire started at 2:30 a. m. The
flames started in a pile of rubbish in
the basement presumably ignited by
defective electric light wires. The
night clerk was on the third floor
when the cry of fire, raised by bell
boy, startled him. He took up the cry
and in an instant the Railways were
choked with frightened guests. A
rush was made for the stairways. It
was then that the crowd already col
aeeted in the street heard heartrend-
Ing cries of anguish and desperation,
for the fire, feeding ravenously on the
tinder-like material of the lower floor
had completely cut off escape There
followed a stampede for the windows,
the only means of exit left.
Widest Terror Reigns.
In thirty minutes after the alarm of
fire the widest terror reigned about
the hotel and in the streets about the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
RACE QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Indianola Postoffice Case Stirred UP
in the Senate


Washington, Feb. 25.-The Indianola
(Miss) postoffice case occupied the
major portion of the time of the sen
ate yesterday. Tillman spoke for
three hours in continuation of his re
marks begun Monday on the race cues
ton and was followed by Carmack
(Tenn0. During the morning hour
several bills and resolutions We're
passed and consideration was given
the bill to further provide for the safe
keeping of public money on deposit
in national banks. The agricultural
appropriation bill was also considered
and the committee amendments were
agreed to. except the statehood rider,
which was passed over. The senate
adjourned to meet today at II o'clock.
which. until otherwise ordered. will
be the hour for converting hereafter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26

noIes as 1uo.En o-7Strsleu.
A curious fact in connection with this
story is that the lady bears the birth
mark of spider.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
FROM ALLOVER IOWA
switchman ManqIed by Train.

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 23.-W. G..
Clark, switchman, was struck by a
Northwestern fast mail in the yards
here and so badly mangled that he
will die. His home is in Hampton, la.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26

the original Of
E. Lynn,M Ma
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
POsToFFICE INVESTIGATION.
Actual Work Begun by Inspector
 Walters Yesterday.

Washington, April 16.-The actual overhauling of the work of the bureau of salaries and allowances began to- day, when Postoffice Inspector Waters, who has just returned from Denver, where he went to attend the funeral of his son, started an active examina- ton of the affairs of the bureau, of which he was placed in charge imme- diately after the retirement of George W. Beavers. All the contracts, leases, etc., not made on the recommendations Of the postmasters will be carefully considered Postmaster General Payne had several conferences with his as sistants to-day, in which a number of the different lines of Investigation were discussed, but he announced that there were no important developments.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
PRESIDENTS OUTING.
Etght-day Horseback Ride Ends yvith-
 out Accidemt-yviii Not shoot.

Cinnabar, Montana, April 16.-Presi- dent Roosevelt came into Fort Yellow stone to-day, appearing in splendid condition and enthusiastic over the good time he has had. Secretary Loeb met him at Major Pitchers headquar- ters and the two transacted some rou- tine business, the first the president has done with his secretary since he went into the park. After his return from his visit to the president Secre- tary Loeb issued the following state- ment:
 'Cinnabar, Montana, April 16.-Major Pitcher reports that the president and his party have just returned from their eight days horseback trip in the north of the park and along the Yellowstone. The party consisted of the president, Major Pitcher John Burroughs, with an orderly, the scouts and the packers with the mule train. All of the party are in excellent health and not an acci- dent of any kind occurred. On entering the park the president informed Major Pitcher that he would not, under any circumstances, fire shot at anything while in the park, and he took neither rifle nor shotgun with him. The party had some good fishing and the presi- dent and MT. Burroughs spent a large Ta apt nf tho;r in foII yf1or watching at close quarters the great herds of game, chiefly elk, but also mountain sheep, deer and antelope. The party will start tomorrow for the interior of the park to visit the geysers and perhaps the falls of the Yellow stone. They will go in sleighs, on horse back or on skis, according to the condi- tion of the snow."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
THREATENED "Lv STRIKE.
EmpIoyes Vote Unanimous'y to Sustain
 Their Executive Committee.

EmpIoyes Vote eUuanimous'y to Sustain
 Their Executive Committee.
 New York, April 16.-The Manhattan elevated railroad employees voted unan- imously tonight to sustain their exec utive committee in standing out for g. nine hour work day. President Pepper said that this does not necessarily mean strike as President Mahon of the In- ternational association had succeeded in reopening negotiations with General Manager Bryan of the company.
 MT. Pepper also said that he had re- ceived a proposition from MT. Bryan which he could not make public. He added that there will be no strike to- morrow.
 President Mahon, who under the union rules now has jurisdiction, said he would not sanction a strike of the men. "A strike would be wild and foolish" said he. ''The men are too nasty in their actions. I could not sanction strike at this time"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
BADEN-POWELL HERE.
Hero of Ma afeking to Examine American
 Cavalry Tactics.


 Washington, April 16.-Major General R. Baden-P Powell, the hero of Mafe- king, recently appointed chief of cav-l airy of the English army, is on a visit to the United States to study American cavalry tactics and methods. In order that he may accomplish his purpose with as little publicity and ceremony as possible he is travelling incognlto and unofTicially. He arrived here last night unannounced and registered at the Arlington hotel under an assumed name. He visited the war department to-day and paid his respects to Secre- tary Root Lieutenant General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin.
 The cavalry troops at Fort Myer gave 8 special exhibition of their pro- ficiency in cavalry drill and tactics this afternoon for the benefit of the distin- guished visitor, who left here this. even- ing to visit the battlefelds of Virginia, following the route of the Mcclellan campaign on the peninsula. He will make visit to West Point and will sail for England on the 26tt1 inst.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
YOUTSEY ACCUSES TAYLOR
DECLARES THAT HE PLANNED
 GOEBEL'S ASSASSINATION.

Fireu tne tat0l SnOt-Fugttsve ex-
 Governor Directed Everything That
 Was Done and He Was Regarded as
 the Leader of the Conspiracy.
 Frankfort, Ky, April 16-Henry F. Youtsey to-day for the first time told on the witness stand his story of the killing of the late Governor Goebel. He named James Howard, the defendant, as the man who fired the shot. Yout- sey said he saw Howard for the first time a few minutes before the shoot ing. Howard had letter sent him sev- eral days before by the witness at Gov |ernor Taylor's dictation. Youtsey says he took Howard into the office of Caleb Powers, then secretary of state. The office had been especially arranged for the shooting. He showed Howard the Marlin rife, the bullets and the window from which the shooting was to be done. He says Howard asked what he was to get for doing the shooting.
 What do you want for it?" Youtsey says he asked. and that Howard said he wanted a pardon for killing George Baker.
 T told him he could have that and more. too," said Youtsey. About that time" said the witness, "Goebel came in the gate and I pointed him out to Howard and then ran from the room. As disappeared down the steps to the basement I heard the crack of How ards rifle"
 Youtsey said that after the shooting he passed through the state house base ment and a few minutes later came the east side entrance.
 q stayed in the office of Assistant Secretary of State Matthews" said he, flor a few moments and saw Matthews break open Caleb Powers office and find the guns that had been in there" Youtsey said at the time of the shoot ing he was private secretary to Auditor
 Sweeney, but that while his political status was not definitely fixed, it was understood he was to have good place under Taylor. Governor Taylor" said
 Youtsey. directed everything we did. We regarded him as our leader and he was morally responsible for all we did. We knew we had the governor and the pardoning power behind us. and we were not afraid of punishment for kill ling Goebel."
 Youtsey on cross-examination said that after he was arrested and later sent to the penitentiary he still had hope of gaining his liberty. About a
 year ago he decided to talk and did tell his story to Prison Physician Tobin.
 Youtsey said further that he had an additional incentive to tell the story, as Taylor, Powers and others had used
 him as a catspaw and scapegoat, and then deserted him when he got into trouble.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
Honestly Required.

New York, April 16.-The complete findings of Eugene A. Philbin, former district attorney of New York county, as counsel for certain stockholders of the Metropolitan Street Railway com- pany, was made public to-day. This paragraph occurs:
 Tt is clear, therefore, when the com- pany's own statements are analysed, that the Interurban lease was calculat- ed to provide and has actually provided many millions of dollars in excess of the honest requirements of the Metro politan company"
 The report also finds that in 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901 the Metropolitan cor1- pany stated in its annual reports to tine state railroad commission that it had expended for construction and equip ment "a sum in cash exceeding by millions of dollars the actual sum in cash which Is proved by the company's s general balance sheets to have been so eXpended.'
 MT. Philbin says the company asked for $23, 3,000,00 to pay the unfunded debt incurred in the purchase of stock of the Third Avenue Railroad company, and to defray the expenses of extending the electrical system to upwards of eighty miles still operated with horse cars and upon analysis the report said only $14,- ,694 was required for these two pur- roses. The report further says the company proposed to create refunding mortgage to secure an authorized issue of $65,00o,000 of per cent. one hundred years refunding bonds, of which about $54,000.000 was to be reserved to retire and refund the twenty-seven issues of existing bonds secured by liens upon the various parts of the Metropolitan sys- tenn, excluding the Third avenue lines. The total issue of such issues, MT. Phil bin says, was exactly S4S, ,196.00 and not about $54,0O0,000. "The difference" the report says, between $4S, 196,000 and ltS65 100000 is $16.S04.00O.
 The report says that while $e5, 900, 900 l was provided for the Central Crosstown ! railroad, and its outstanding bonds and for change of motive power, new s. i 100000 mortgage was issued on the Gen. tral Crosstown Railroad company lines | to take up that company's outstanding bonds and pay for. changes of motive 1 power for horse cars to electric traction, so that the increase in bonded debt, in- stead of being about S11,000,000 as ap- l pears to have been pretended, turns out | to be exactly $1a,S04000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
NEW YORK'S MAFIA MURDER.
Connection Traced Between Barrel and
 One of Rien Arrested.

New York, April 16.-The police to- night announced that they had traced the connection between the barrel in which the murdered mans body was found and one of the members of the gang arrested. They say that the bar rel was sold by the grocery firm of Wall lace & Thomson, on Washington street, to Pietro Inzarillo, who ran the cafe at 226 Elizabeth street and who was ar rested Wednesday night.
 Detectives this afternoon arrested Giuseppe Morett, of AIS East Eleventh street, as a suspicious person. What his connection is with the murder mys- tery the police would not say. AL though the arrest was made in the af- ternoon, it did not become known until late at night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
LOLITA ARMOUR WALKING.
Er. Lorenz Removes the cast-Limb in
 Perfect COMdIftOn.

Chicago, April 16.-Dr. Lorenz arrived here to-day and removed the cast from the leg of Lolita Armour, daughter of J. Ogden Armour. upon whom an oper- ation for congenital dislocation of the hip was performed last October The limb was found to be in perfect con- dition and the patient was able to walk around the house without any diff ficulty.
 "The operation was complete suc- cess" said Dr. Lorenz, but I shall have to be in constant attendance upon the little one for three or four weeks before I can be certain of a positive cure"
 After his sojourn in Chicago Dr. Lor- eng expects to make short western tour.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS.
Parry Reelected PresIdeut-sentIment
 of Fair Play AppInuded.


 New Orleans, April 16.-The National Association of Manufacturers this af- ternoon elected the following officers: President, David M. Parry, of Indian apolis; secretary, Marshall Cushing, of New York; treasurer, F. H. Still, of New York. Pittsburg was selected as the place of meeting for the next con- vention.
 J. c. Nunemacher, of Kentucky, pre- sented resolution urging the associa- ton to present united opposition to what he termed the anarchistic and socialistic element which controls many of the labor unions" but declaring that the association must admit the right and justice of organized labor properly conducted.
 Let this be our motto" he said flair play to the workingmen and America for us all, employer and em- ploye."
 The sentiment was vigorously ap- plauded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
Great Norshern's Dividend.

St. Paul, Minn., April 1s.-Concerning the report from the east that the Great Northern directors will meet in this city in few days to take action on a dividend which might be pevented by the government suit, one of the board said to-day: "The Great Northern de- clares dividend payable the first of May and has done so for many years. It will be done this spring as usual, as far as know. This is the only reason for a meeting that I know of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
St Lou!s 2, "htcag" l

St. Louis, April 16.-St. Louis Ma tional league team defeated the Chi cagoans in a hotly contested game by a score of ? to 1. The feature of the game was Brauns enchanted stop of Lowe's hot liner, doubling Evers at second base. Attendance 4,676. The score:
 R.HE. St. Louis .......0 10010 0 *--2-6-2 Chicago .......0 o 0 0 o 0 0 1 0-1-4-S Batteries-Currie and Ryan; Taylor and Kling.
 At New York-Broo ooklyn game post poned on account of wet grounds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
NATL LEAGUE SEASON OPENS.
Champions start by Administering n
 Drubbing to cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., April 16.-The National league baseball season of 1903 was in- augurated here to-day when 12,OOO peo- ple saw the Pittsburg team give Cin- cinnati a decisive defeat. Phillippi let Cincinnati down with but two hits but combined with a wild throw this en- abled them to escape a shutout. Score:
 R.H. E. Cincinnati ....O o 0 0O10 0-1- 2-2 Pittsburg .....0 1 % ? 1-7-11-1 Batteries-Harper and Peitz; Phillip pi and Phelps.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
No1n,eroou.estats Strength Tests,

Cambridge, April 16.-Dr Sargent, of the Hemenway gymnasium at Harvard, announces that there will be no inter- collegiate strength test this year for the reason that the colleges have not been equipped with the apparatus nec- essary under the new system of record ing the tests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
Five nlasted s.ee. schooner launched.

Five H1asted Steei schooner Launched
 Bath, Me, April 16.-The five masted steel schooner Kineo was launched this afternoon by Arthur Sewall & Co.,. the builders and owners. This is the first five-masted steel schooner ever built. Captain Frank Patten, formerly of the Bath schooner May V. Neville, will go in command and it is expected the craft will be ready for sea in about a month.