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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-08-08
Lincoln County Searchlight.

Another busted bubble. The Califor-
nia-Nevada Company of Unionville,
Humboldt county. which spent more
money advertising in stock than it did
in mining, has been attached for an
amount in excess of the machinery they
own, and the bond they had on the
mine they were working has expired
without their making the necessary
payments. So the stockholders are out
both mine and money. No Nevadans
were caught on the deal. 1t is just an
other little lesson for Eastern suckers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-08-08
Reno Gazette.

Reno Gazette.
Those on the inside of the Fusion
party council say that the man the Sill
ver-D Democratic party will call out for
United States Senator has not been
named. Bartine will probably be re-
warded with the nomination of Su-
preme Judge or Attorney General.
The same authority says Sharon is not
nor will he be a candidate but may do
a little boosting for the man who is to
be a candidate. When questioned rela-
tive to Governor Sparks chances the
gentleman said: "He has none /
don't think he wants to go to the United
States Senate, but if he does his wish
will not be gratified." Continuing. the
gentlemen said "Wait a wee and we
will show you, and may put it into your
hand. I will give you this pointer"
he said, with a wave of his strong
right, "the Fusion candidate, whoever
he may be, will win in a gallop." The
conversation ended by our asking him
if he thought the wind would continue
to blow all night.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-08-08
Virginia Enterprise.

Virginia Enterprise.
Sam Davis, State Controller and a
member of the Asylum Board, says
there are people employed at the In
saue Asylum who are not citizens.
Sammy should furnish the names OF
the parties and also begin a movement
that will give Nevadans a chance at
that institution. The Board car find
good men on the Comstock who are in
every way qualified to fill the position
in the mechanical department now held
by q Californian, and also the positions
held by the people who do not think
enough of the country to become citi-
zens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
WIDOW GETS A FORTUNE.
Was Forwarded Check For Pension
Accommodating Since the War.

Des Moines, August ga check fol-
$2,717.80 was forwarded yesterday
from the pension office here to Jane
C. r. Cameron of Davenport, a sol
dier's widow. The amount is in pay
ment for pension which was applied
for 1862 but which was not granted by
the government till recently.
The soldier for whose service in
the civil war the pension is granted
died for and one-half years ago after
waiting more than the average life
time for his services to be rewarded.
This was James Cameron, who was a
member of Company B. Forty-ninth
New York infantry. Directly at the
close of the war. in 1864, he applied
for a pension, but because some salts
faction concerning his record, could
not be secured, the pension was not
granted. In the meantime the soldier
died and his widow has grown aged.
But once decided that it is right to
act Uncle Sam does things right, and
he has now paid the widow all Of the
pension money which has been accum-
ulating during these many years.
The large sum represents pension
of 81 per month from January 20, 1868,
to April s, 1874; So per month from
then to December 4, 1891, and $40 per
month from then till 1899, the date Of
the husbands death.
The average lifetime is .thirty-fve
years. and after the war Mr.. Cameron,
lived longer than that. Now the large
sum has come to his widow and will
undoubtedly be a happy surprise to
her. This is the second check of this
nature which has been sent from the
local pension office recently.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
TUCKER is PRESIDENT.
Minnesota Man Selected as Head Of
Mason City Memorial University.

Mason City, August 1.-Frederick
Derming Tucker, president of the ag-
ricultural department Of the Mime
sofa State university, has accepted the
presidency of Memorial university,
and will be installed the latter part of
August.
He is a Massachusetts man, grad
uate of Yale, and has had wonderful
success as an educator, both at Wash
ington university, st. Louis, and the
State university at Minneapolis. He
has been a successful pastor, also, in
a Congregational church, is a fine
speaker and a man of scholarly at.
tainments He is most heartily en-.
dorsed by President Northrup, of Min
nesota university, who wished to re.
tain him at the head of the agricul
tural department of that school.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
ELECTRIC ROAD FOR GREENFIELD
cherry's Abandoned Survey May be
Used.

Des Moines, July 31-Announce-
ment has been made by railroad at
torneys this morning that Chicago cap
ital was being interested behind a
scheme for using the old Cherry sur
yey of the Des Moines & Southern,
which the Rock Island has abandoned
after it's purchase from F. w. Cherry
through Stickney and the G. b. e. q.
A company is now said to be form
ing for the purpose of building line
of electric railroad from Winterset to
Greenfield via the western route,
located and purchased by F. w.
Cherry. The company, it Is said, pro-
poses to build the railroad at once,
connecting with the new branch of
the Des Moines lnterurban railway
company at Winterset. The proposal
is to operate the two lines in con-
junction, having direct electric con-
nection from Des Moines with Win
terset and Greenfield.
There are twenty-six or twenty
seven miles of road to build. The
Rock Island has announced that 1t
will build to Greenfield by way Of a
southwest connection, running through
the townships of Lincoln, Webster,
Grand River and Lee. Cherry's sur
vey, it was declared, ran to Green
field from a northwesterly direction,
going through the townships of Doug
las, Jackson, Harrison and Grove. This
line was declared by the Rock Island
officials to run too close to it's main
Omaha line to tap a fresh territory.
Accordingly, after buying the right
Of way, the Rock Island decided to
use about eight miles of it running
west along the section line from Win
terset and then abandon the remainder
of the road at the expense Of the
right of way which had already been
purchased. The Greenfield extension
of the Rock Island will run more
than fifteen miles south of the main
line to Omaha.
The real truth of the purchase OF
the Des Moines o. Southern by, the
Rock Island has just been given out
President A. B. Stickney of the Chi
cago Great Western bought the road
from Promoter F w. Cherry. He
then sold it to the c. B. &. O., which
road in turn sold the line to the Rock
Island. The Chicago, Rock Island
Pacific agents in the deal were forced
to pay a spot cash sum for the line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
TO ELECT A POPE.
Ceremony of Entrance Of Cardinals In
Conclave.

Conclave.
Rome, August 1.-The largest con-
clave in the history of the Catholic
church has now assembled in the Sis
tine chapel for the purpose of electing
successor to Leo XIII. Sixty-two
cardinals, with more than two hundred
clerical and lay attendants, are, to all
intents and purposes, prisoners with.
in the vatican. One of them, Cardinal
Herrana Espinosa, archbishop of Val.
encia, was Frustrated Immediately af-
ter entering the conclave, and lies ill
in his cell. This morning the cardin-
ais entered on the solemn duty of
choosing the new pope by ballot. The
general impression exists that within
two or three days possibly, though not
probably, new pope will have been
chosen. But no matter how long a
time may be required, the absolute Sc
clusion of the princes of the church
from the outer world must, according
to the church law, continue until
choice shall be made.
DEMONSTRATIONS as to who will wear
the tiara have little value, as even
the cardinals seemed to be without
definite ideas as to the issue. Cardi-
nails Rampolla, Serafino Vannutelli,
Di Pietro, Gotti and Oreglia continue
to be most frequently mentioned as
the likely candidates, but the moment
the name of one of them is mentioned
a hundred reasons are supplied to
show that he could not possibly be
elected.
So seldom have the majority of the
cardinals now here met each other,
and so widely do they differ in nation
atty and personality, that no organ
lied movement in support of any one
cardinal has thus far been practicable,
nor. in fact, seriously attempted. This
does not apply to the Italian cardinals,
who, naturally, are well acquainted
with each other. With their numeri-
cal strength the Italians could, If unit
ed, practically insure the election of
pontiff of their own choosing.
1t is the disunion and rivalry among
the Italian cardinals which, in fact,
leaves the question of Leo's successor
as good as another. 2
The rival claims of the leading
Italian cardinals, so freely ventilated
III JUS LOCAL press, arc hidItCio
are all-important in connection with
the discussion of the conclave, because
it is assumed, as foregone conclu-
sion, that the next occupant of the
holy see will be an Italian. The for
eign cardinals have shown no indica-
ton of opposition to this assumption,
but however willing they are to honor
an Italian, it is believed that serious
differences among the Italians them
selves on matters of political and re-
ligious opinion must be reconciled be-
fore one of them suitable to all Sec
tions can be elected.
An impression prevails in certain
sections that, no matter what the YER
dict of the conclave may be, great
changes are impending in the policy OF
the vatican, and within year or two
the new pope will no longer consider
himself a prisoner in the vatican, but
will, unlike Leo, leave his precincts
when necessary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
WOULD GUST SUPERVISORS
County Attorney Davidson of Clay
ton County Brings Action Alleging
Maladministration and Misdemean-
ors.

Elkader, July 31.-County Attorney
T. NJ. Davidson of Clayton county,
who has served notice on the county
board of supervisors citing them to ap-
pear at the September term of court
before Judge l.. e. Fellows and show
why they should not be removed from
Office for the commission of official
misdemeanors and administration
will file his information in the case
some time prior to August 20.
He will charge against the supervis-
ors, H. G. Jenkins, Harry MedeY and
s. II. F. Schoulte, incorporation Of
funds, illegal payment of certain
moneys held in trust by the late coun-
ty treasurer, Charles Reugnitz, and
the overstepping of power in regard
to certain purchases of land.
At the June session of the board, a
representative of the Iowa Publishing
company of Davenport obtained from
the supervisors contract calling for
a page of statistics and county history
of Clayton to be published in state
atlas being published by that house,
the price of the page being SIS. The
county attorney has secured a dupli-
cate of the contract, which is dated
June 6, and expects to prove an illegal
expenditure of county money.
Another count in the action against
the board involves the responsibility
of the county for some money in
charge of the county treasurer. Prior
to the death Of Charles ReugnitZ and
the subsequent discovery of a short
age in his accounts, F. E. Heckel had
for many years been school treasurer
and tax collector in Millville town
ship. It would sometimes happen that
Heckel would not go to the county seat
during a period of two months or
more, and he would often pay war
rants against the township school fund
out of his own pocket, expecting to
get back the money when he went to
Elkader Occasionally the country
treasurer would send Heckel warrants
which the latter would receipt and re-
turn to the treasurer, leaving the
money in the vaults in charge of the
latter
Shortly after ReugnitZs death re-
ceipted warrant in favor of Heckel for
$1,670 was found in the treasurer's
office. Heckel acknowledges his sig
nature, but denies receiving the money
from Reugnitz. Attorney d. d. Muir
ply, pressing Heckels claim against
the county, advised the payment of the
sum demanded and this the board did,
against the advice of the county at
torney, who held that the late treas
urer had been acting practically as
Heckels banker and that therefore
the treasurer's bondsmen were holden,
and desired that the decision on the
matter be left to the district court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
CONNECTS AND MILITIA FIGHT.
Posses Meet Escaped Men and Despen
ate Battle Commences.

Placerville, Cal. Aug. 3.-Tonight
shortly after o'clock, Company H, Of
the California National Guards, met
the escaped convicts on the Pleasanton
Valley road, seven miles from Placer
vile, and terrific battle ensued.
Private Gill, of Company H, was
shot through p the body from the
right to the left shoulder, as the shoot
ing began. The wound will prove
fatal. When carried from the field by
relief force sent to the scene of the
fight as soon as the news of the battle
reached the neighboring posses, he
stated that at least four of his COM
rades were hit by the convicts and
probably killed.
1t is not definitely known what hap
pened to the desperadoes, but it is
said that two were shot and dropped
in the brush and are supposed to be
dead. SINE.
Every available man and boy in the
town of Placerville has been armed
and all are now on the way to the
scene of the fight.
The battlefield is at the base Of a
great hill adjoining the sit of the
SITduQ Victory mine.
When the fighting began, Sheriff
Bosquit was on the other size of the
hill. With his men he started in the
direction of the shots as soon as the
firing commenced, and it is said is now
in the thick of the affair. ~.
The affair tonight overshadows any
thing of like nature that has occur
red in the west. At least sixty men
are now participating in the fight. All
sorts of rumors are floating into
Placerville as to the result Of the meet
ing between the soldiers and the con-
victs. The people are in frenzy.
Many of them have relatives at the
front. ~.
AS the darkness has set in, it is i'm
possible to tell just how many were
killed or wounded The thick under
brush renders it difficult to find a
man if he drops helpless to the ground.
Sheriff's Son Slain.
Dallas Bosquit, the son of Sheriff
Bosquit, is said to be among the slain,
and a message by telephone says his
body was found along the roadside.
The greatest anxiety prevails herecon-
man, Dill, who was unable to give any
is known that six of them went into
the brush after the convicts, and the
only trace of them was the wounded
clue concerning his companions. The
convicts are believed to have taken
refuge in the Grand Victory mine and
there is talk of setting fire to it and
driving out the desperate criminals.
Another account of the battle reach
ed Brainard F. Smith, chief clerk or
Folsome prison. He was notified that
three of the attacking party were kill
ed and that it was presumed two OF
the convicts were badly wounded. Two
of the killed are presumed to be
young Bosquit, Dill and one of the
sheriff's posse whose name has not
been ascertained. The scene OF the
shooting was near Cool. small place
a few miles outside of Placerville.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06

Over 5000 union laboring men will
participate in the parade to be held
in Des Moines during the forenoon
of Labor Day. September 7, and will
march to the music of five bands. All
the union musicians in the city will be
employed for the occasion and final
arrangements for this feature will be
made at the next meeting of the
Trades assembly.
There are at the present time over
5000 union men in Des Moines and an
effort is being put forth to get every
member of laboring organization to
join the procession which will start
from the corner of Ninth and Locust
streets and will undoubtedly extend
for many blocks. 1t is believed the
demonstration will be the greatest
ever shown in Des Moines, if not in
Iowa. Members of the Trades as
sembly are working hard for it's sue
cess, and it is said that most of the
retail stores of that city have agreed
to close on that day and give their
help an opportunity to enjoy to it's
fullest extent the. holiday
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
TROPHY WON BY AMERICANS.
Plate Recaptured by United States
Riflemen.

Some excellent shooting was record
ed in the international match for the
Palma trophy, founded by the Ameri-
can National Rifle Association in 1876,
which this year was held in England.
The trophy is presented for competi-
ton by the rifiemen of the world, and
international competitions have TAX
en- place for several years The FIRST
time 1t left the United States was
in 1901, when 1t was won by the Can
adams.
In the following year the competition
took place at Ottawa, and on this &C.
oasion the trophy was won by the
British. This year the Americans re-
covered possession of the trophy by
scoring 1870 points. to 1855 by Great
Britain, 1910 by Canada, 1901 by Aus
tralia, 1899 by Norway, 1899 by Natal.
and 134v by France. The victors w.re
warmly congratulated at the close of
the contest. 1t is certain that next
year British team will make strong
effort to bring back the trophy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
INSANITY ON 7 HE TNCKEHSE'
Lunatics in England One to 293 pow
lation.. Beer and Whisky Cause.

London, Aug. 3.-England has been
staggered by the appalling increase OF
insanity reported by the lunacy com
mission Fifty years ago there were
about $4,000 lunatics in England and
Wales. Today there are 113,964. In
1859 the proportion of, lunatics to the
population was one in $50; today one
in 293 The increase Of lunacy since
1894 has been extraordinary. In 1894
there were 92,067 registered lunatics.
In 1903 the number increased to 49,
964. The year 1902 was prolific in
producing insanity; 22,5S1 became in
sane in 1902, almost 500 week. How
far the war. was responsible for the
appalling increase in lunacy In 1902 Is
unknown. Physicians say it is the
largest. Students seeking to explain
the cause of the extraordinary increase
IN insanity find drink accounts for
about a quarter of the cases among
men and about ten per cent. among
women. Physical rather than direct
mental causes are responsible for the
great increase In insanity. Thirty-three
per cent of the cases are attributed
to disease. The chief increase was
found among the pauper classes,
whose lack of nourishment cause a
tendency to disease and to weaken
the mind. The increase OF lunacy
among the well-to-do classes is not
nroportionately larger than in 1853.
In Germany, also, the enormous in
crease of insane is arousing attention.
Berlin alone has 5000 lunatics. lnsan-
ity is in increasing faster than the
population. German alienists declare
intemperance is the most prolific cause
of insanity.
1t is stated seventy per cent of all
cases of mental disease treated in the
state asylums are due to excessive
beer and whisky drinking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
RADIUM AND CONSUMPTION.
English Chemist Believes Its Rays Can
Be Applied Direct to Lungs.

London, Aug. 3-Frederick Soddy,
the eminent chemist of the University
college of London, believes there is
a possibility of curing consumption
by applying weak rays of radium and
thorium directly to the lungs. Soddy
was induced to investigate the matter
by Mackenzie Davidson's success in,
curing rodent cancer by radium rays.
Soddy says
"The we'll known germicidal action
of the rays of radium suggests that
doctors may be interested in recent
physical discoveries which make it
practical to apply the same agency to
the treatment of consumption. What
is needed, of course, is a radioactive
gas which can be breathed into the
lungs" ST.
Radium and thorium give off an
emanation or gas which MAY be stored.
Like other gases, it possesses the
radioactive properties Of the parent
element with this difference, that its
energy Is dissipated in periods vary
ing for the two substances. The radium
emanation, which is thousand times
more energetic than the thorium, is
produced much more slowly, retaining
it's qualities longer. Thorium, how
ever, costs infinitely less than radi-
UNI. The latters emanation remains
active for days, the thorium emanation
for minutes. .t1
Both, however, possess this proper
ty in common that they leave film
or radioactive matter on objects
with which they come into contact.
On this Soddy bases the suggestion
that by thin inhalation, the active
properties of radium and thorium, al
ready successfully tried in cases of
lupus cancer, may be directly applied
to diseased tissues of the lungs not
otherwise accessible to the rays.
Soddy being a chemist and not a
physician, expresses no opinion about
the prospects of success of such treat
ment After warning physicians to
consider the enormous powers OF radi-
UNI rays, and describing the chemical
vessels necessary for the Inhalation
of the radium and thOrium emara-
ton, Soddy says:
1.-THE simple nature of the treatment
proposed, the infinitesimal quantity OF
the active agents employed; the man
ner in which the emanations may be
inhaled to do their work at the very
seat of disease, leaving behind an
excited radio activity to continue the
work in a gentle manner after they
have been exhaled, make out strong
case why the attention of doctors
should be directed to the new weapons
chemistry has placed at their disposal.
Indeed If nature had designed these
phenomena for the purpose purposed,
~ 10 diffcult tn see in what way they
could be improved upon"