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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-17
WHAY YOU WANY and WHERE 10 GET II
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-17

Core d Gregg. Bumbo Lane First
Glass Livery Riggs to hire. Hacks for
Weddings, Funerals aud Parties fur
nished on short notice and at reason
able prices.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
NEGRO SUSPECTS
ARE ARRESTED
Men Who Attempted Assault
on Council Bluffs Ladies
Are Arrested.
THEY ARE FULLY IDENTIFIED
They Had Robbed the Women and
Attempted to Assault Them-Sto-
len Goods We're Found Hidden in
Their Home.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 2S.-Neeley
Zimmerman and Geo. Williams, alias
Burk, were arrested by a squad of po-
lice yesterday afternoon and are
lodged in the county Jail charged with
robbery and attempted criminal as
sault Friday night on Mrs. Mary
Starks and Mrs. Harry Sanders.
The negroes were found in a little
howell in the west part of the city and
with them were two women who
claimed to be their wives and who
have been identified as being with the
two men the night of the holdup. The
women were taken to the city Jail.
The men were greatly frightened
when arrested and made no objection
to going along with the officers as a
crowd of several hundred people
gathered about the place when it was
learned what the officers were about.
There were some threats of lynching
and the men were taken directly to
the county Jail for safe keeping.
The men were fully identified by
the women whom they robbed and
attempted to assault, and also by the
street car conductor and half dozen
passengers on the car on which they
came across the river from Omaha
just before the assault. After arrest
ing the men and women, the police
made a thorough search of the house
and found several packages of stolen
goods
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
SENDING TROOPS
Japan Will Soon Have Force
of $4,000 Men on Duty
In Korea.
BUT RUSSIA IS NOT BEHIND
War Is Now Regarded As inevita-
ble-Japan Is Negotiating for the
Purchase of Two Warships From
Chill.

Paris, Dec. est has been learned
In authoritative quarters that Japan
Is about to send a large military force
to Korea, for the purpose of restoring
and maintaining order at the disturb
ed ports. The departure Of this force
is imminent. 1t will probably consist
OF division of $1,000 men. Japan has
been assured that Russia will not con-
slider the sending of troops to Korea to
be an unfriendly act or casus belli. 1t
is anticipated that the departure of the
troops will revive the war runors,
which, however, 1t is pointed out in
the authoritative quarters, will be IN
justified in case of Russia's acqui-
escence.
During the course Of communica-
tons between Russia and Japan, the
former fully recognized the need Of
the presence of a strong military au-
thority In Korea and conceded that
Japan was In the best position to
promptly send troops to the disturbed
points.
The sending of troops, nevertheless,
Is construed as having an important
bearing on the present negotiations,
as it will be the first conspicuous evil
dence of Japan's actual exercise Of
paramount authority over Korea.
New York, Dec. 2S.-A volunteer
feet transport is on the way to Port
Arthur from Odessa with over 1000
picked recruits, says Moscow dis
patch to the Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE.
Diplomats Agree That Eastern Sltua
ton Is Most Serious.


Picking, Dec. 2S.-The opinion en-.
tertained by the best informed diplo.
mats in Picking that war between Rus.
STA and Japan Is possible and almost
inevitable, remains unchanged.
Official communications received
here from high sources, say that the
Japanese war party Is growing in
strength and is bringing all it's influ-
ence to bear upon the government.
The Chinese board of war has or
dered the viceroy to furnish full infor-
nation as to the numbers of foreign
trained troops available for active
service. The viceroys of three of the
central provinces in response have re-
ported that 10000 more troops are in
readiness. This unquestionably Is a
remarkable exaggeration, as the great
majority of the foreign trained troops
exist only on paper. ...
The dowager empress has Issued an
edict, at the request of Prince Ching,
appointing several unknown and prob
ably inexperienced officials as heads
Of army departments. One such has
been appointed director of training,
another has been given command Of
the department which has to do with
the supply of ammunition.
Influential officials continue IN their
determination to keep China neutral,
if possible, in the event of war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
WHAT REYES THINKS ABOUT IT,
Declares That War On Panama Means
War With United States.

Washington, Dec. 24.-"War on
Panama means war with the United
States" is the substance of cable
grams which General Reyes, the Col
ombian minister is sending to Bogota,
and to his more influential followers
throughout Colombia. Realizing the
gravity Of the situation, General
Reyes Is endeavoring to bring the
Colombian people face to face with
the situation as he knows it here. He
is convinced that the United States
will not permit Colombian army to
land within the territory of Panama.
No time will now be lost by General
Reyes in completing his communica-
ton to the state department. Here
tofore General Reyes has not been in
any hurryeto complete his mission in
Washington, thinking that in the
meantime the war feeling in Colombia
would subside. Dispatches, however,
from President Marroquin and influ-
entail Colombians have caused him to
hasten his work, and IL is his present
intention to return to Colombia and
assume personal command Of the
army as soon as he has filed his state
ment at the state department,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
MAY LEAVE CAPITAL.
Colombian Representatives outtins
Action IL Requests are Refused.


Washington. Dec. 28.-Unless the
United States, In the reply which Sec
rotary Hay will make to the note "a
General Reyes accords Colombia THAI
measure of satisfaction which from
her point of view she feels herself en-.
titled to with respect to Panama, both
General Reyes and DR.. Herran will
ave this capital. This is frankly ad.
mitted. While disayowing any inten.
ton of bringing undue pressure to
bear on Secretary Hay for speedy
~eulv to the note which General Reyes
has filed in behalf of his government,
both he and DR.. Herran are most anx.
tous to be apprised of the secretary's
conclusions at the earliest possible
moment With the view to obtaining
light on this point DR.. Herran, the
Colombian charge, Saturday twice
called at the residence of Mr.. Hay. but
was unable to see him on account OF
his continued illness.
The hope Is entertained by both
General Reyes and DR.. Herran that In
the event Of refusal of Mr.. Hay to
admit their contentious, the United
States may agree as last resort to a
submission Of the propositions to The
Hague court of arbitration. 1t was
pointed out that the fling of the note
was in accordance with the treaty of
1916 between the United States and
Colombia, one of the provisions Of
which gives the contracting party feel
ing aggrieved at the action Of the
other the right to protest, with the fur
Their stipulation that a reply shall be
forthcoming. 1t is said that Mr.. Hay
has not indicated when he will mako
answer to the Colombian note.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
SHE TRIED TO MURDER HIM.
Only Defect In Revolver Saved Lake
CITY Man From Murder.

City Man From Murder.
Lake City, Dec. zS.-A defect in the
mechanism Of revolver-that was
all that stood between Jacob Harsh
barger of this ciyy and death at the
hands Of his wife on Christmas day.
Worried into a state bordering on in
sanity by many marital woes, Mrs.
Harshbarger pointed the gun full at
her husband and snapped the trigger.
1t failed to explode or he would prob
ably have been mortally or seriously
wounded.
Before Mrs. Harshbarger had time
to make a second attempt to shoot the
husband leaped upon her, seized the
weapon, and by superior strength
wrested It from her. She was imme-
diately arrested and taken before
Mayor Hibbs, who ordered her sent
before the commissioners Of insanity,
there to be examined as to the sound
ness of her mind.
Mrs. Harshbarger's attempt upon
her husbands life is the sequal to a
long series of troubles between them.
On the evening of July "a last, she
publicly horsewhipped him in the
streets and later she filed a suit for
divorce which she afterwards with
drew. This week she lost a suit for
the recovery of certain property which
she brought against her husbands
former partner in the livery business,
Ralph Hutchinson. This probably
brought on the attack Of insanity
which led her to attempt her hus-
bands life
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
BOY FATALLY SHOT.
centervllle Boy Meets Terrible Acct
dent with SHOTGUN.

Centerville, Dec. 2S.-A shotgun
that is supposed to have been acct
dentally discharged while in the hands
of Frank Wilson tore open the shout
Ger of Colonel" Sullivan, a boy of
abount Is, about 1890 Thursday and
will probably result in his death. The
shot ranged downward into the lungs
and the boy has severe hemorrhages
which it Is thought will result in his
death. The wounded boy is the son Of
Jerry Sullivan, living on West Wash
ington street. Just how the accident
occurred is uncertain. The Wilson
boy maintains that he neither had the
gun cooked nor his fingers on the trlg-
ger. The accident was not far from
the home Of the Sullivan boy. DR..
heaton was called and dressed the
wound, but from the symptoms there
are grave doubts as to the recovery Of
the unfortunate boy. The bone in the
shoulder was entirely severed and the
wound is a very dangerous appearing
one
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
CAPE BRETON COAL ESTIMATE.
An Authoritative Estimate Of Coal
Production and Profits.

An Authoritative Estimate Of Coal
Production and Profits.
An estimate of production and pro.
fits of the Cape Breton coal fields
that have created so much interest
In Iowa because OF the forming of the
Cape Breton Coal and Iron Co. of Des
Moines has been given to the public
by a Canadian mines official.
Estimates on both the coal and iron
fields of the island place the tonnage
CT these two Industrial necessities at
figures far beyond comprehension.
The Cape Breton Coal and Iron Com
pany's holdings of 1900 acres of
coal lands at the government report
of 25 to 60 feet thickness of veins and
at the usual estimate of 1000 tons of
coal per acre for every foot thickness
gives at the minimum of all figures
100000 tons of coal that this COM
pany alone possesses. The latest re-
port On profits places the average
profit on Cape Breton coal at $500
per ton; cut this in half and the posi-
BILE profits on this company's coal are
as alone exceed $325,000,000, q sum
scarcely conceivable. Besides these
coal acres, the company owns 10000
acres of rich iron lands and other
mineral deposits. H..
Active buying of stock in this COM
pany Is reported and rise in price
Is limited far beyond the special 15c
price, at which the stock Is now sold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
CHERRY ASKED TO ACCOUNT.
Promoter and Financier Of the q. NJ
& s. r. Y. Co. is Sued.

Des Moines, Dec ga. B. Shriver,
trustee for the subscribers to the pro-
motors fund Of the Des Moines &
southern Railway company, has be-
gun suit in the district court of this
county against F. w. Cherry, the
promoter and francier of the road,
to require him to give an accounting
and divide up the money obtained
from the sale of the road. The petit
toner claims that he has in his pos
session a contract signed by Cherry
in which he pledged the promoters of
the road to divide equally with them
whatever proceeds he sbtained from
the sale of the road, providing they
would give him an option on their
interests in the promotion fund. 1t
is claimed that Cherry sold the prop.
erty to some unknown person for
100000 without consulting the other
promoters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
"BEN-HUR"
The 6randest Spectacle Of the Cen.
fury.

inc Sranuest spectacle OF the Gen.
fury.
Klaw e changers massively ornate
spectacle, "Ben-Hur," is to be staged
at the Auditorium Theatre, Des
Moines, Iowa, January II to 16, with
special matiuees on Wednesday and
Saturday. The stage settings pro-
vided by Klaw & Erlanger have never
been equalled in this country. The
pictures of The Star of Bethlehem"
1.-The City of Jerusalem from the ter
race garden Of the palace of Hur.'
The Interior OF Roman Galley"
"The Grove of Daphne" THE Foun-
tain of Castalia," The Chariot Race"
1.-The Vale Of Hinnom and the Mount
Of Olives" are remarkable exhibits
of the best scenic art.
The great scene which closes the
play is the healing Of the lepers on
Mount Olives. Here hundreds of peo-
pie are arranged in picturesque group
ings. the whole forming one of the
most beautiful pictures which has
ever been put on a stage. The person.
ality Of the Nazarene is not shown In
the play, but in this sense the near
ness Of His presence is indicated with
the most intense impressiveness by
shaft Of the purest white light. The
dramatization Is carefully constructed
so as to remove 1t from the domain
of the socalled Passion plays, and
while the Saviour is only referred to,
yet His tremendous dominating power
is felt with thrilling effect.
The advance sale of seats for the
"Ben-Hur" engagement will open in
Des Moines on Jan. 7. VIM. Foster,
Manager of the Theatre, will fill or
ders for seats for any of the perform
ances, in the order of their receipt, If
accompanied by postal or express
order and self-addressed stamped
envelope for reply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
MORE WARsHIPs FOR JAPAN.
Negotiations for Two Fine Vessels
From Chilean Government.

London, Dec. 2S.--Japan Is negotiat.
ing for the purchase Of two Chilean
warships, the armored cruiser Esmer-
aida and another, the battleship Cap
tain Pratt, which are for sale. It Is
now only a matter of price. Negotia-
tons with other South American gov
ernments for the purchase of warships
are also in progress. Baron Hayashi,
the Japanese minister to Great Britain,
said to a representative Of the Asso-
ciated Press relative to these negotia-
tons: ....
1--WE want more ships. OF course,
this Is only a precautionary measure
and 1t may be lot Of expense all for
nothing. have no indications of the
nature of the Russian reply. Person
ally / scarcely expect 1t will be deliy-
cred for some little time. There Is
no truth whatsoever in the report that
Japan's last note stipulated time
limit"
At the foreign office here nothing
Is yet known Of the probable nature
of the Russian reply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
SCHOOL AT DIES MONIES.
Students In Deaf and Dumb Are sign-
Ina a Petition,

Ing a Petition,
Des Moines, Dec. 2S.--Petitions ask.
ing that the Iowa school for the deaf
be located in Des Moines are being
sent to all Of the senator's and repre-.
sentatives who will be at the legisla-
ture this winter. These are signed by
a committee of deaf people who claim
that, inasmuch as there is some talk
Of moving the institution from Coun-
Gil Bluffs, they would like to have It
come to the capital city.
In long letter the reasons for such
location are urged. The deaf people
are able to travel about, but in going
to an out Of the way place have trou-
BILE in making themselves understood.
They urge the location of Des Moines
as being the most central in the state
and as being the one most easily
reached.
Inasmunch as the petition comes
from the deaf people themselves 1t
will undoubtedly bear considerable
weight. Besides sending the commun-
ications to legislators copies have
been forwarded to all of the leading
newspapers in the state asking CO
operation in the movement.
The movement Is one which has
been started by people away from the
Des Moines vicinity and accordingly
bears self-evidence of being no move
ment on the part of the city to Sc
cure the institution. In fact nothing
was known of 1t here until this morn
ing, when a communication was re-
ceived by the Commercial Exchange
asking that the movement be given the
endorsement and support of the organ
iZation. At the regular weekly meet
ing Wednesday noon at the Grant club
Secretary Milo Ward will present the
communication to the board mem.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
A Mysterious Accident.

Milford, Dec. ga. Christopherson.
section boss on the Milwaukee road
at this place, met with an accident in
the yards here that will in all proba-
bility prove fatal. The accident occur.
red near the stock yards and no one
knows just exactly how it happened.
Just before the accident he was seen
walking close to the engine of a
special train that had Just come in
and after the accident blood was found
on the driver wheels of the engine.
The right arm is mangled from the
shoulder to the hand. II he rallies
from the first shock the arm must be
amputated, but as yet the extent of
his injuries can not be determined and
II may be that he Is injured internally.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
TO REPEAL TAX FERRET LAW.
Iowa State Bar Association to Make
Request Of Legislature.

Sioux City, Dec. 26.--The Iowa
State Bar association win ask The leg
islature to repeal the tax ferries law.
As the result Of conference held
in Sioux City, between Sam s. Wright
of Upton, secretary for the Iowa
State Bar association, and Judge Geo.
w. Wakefield, president Of the organ
ization, Mr.. Wright Is to send to every
member Of the legislature, copy of
the proceedings OF the last meeting
Of the state bar, held during the sum.
mer at Des Moines, and to call atten.
ton to the strong opposition ex.
pressed against the tax ferret law by
members Of the bar from all over
Iowa. The legislators will be asAed
to pass an act to repeal the law On
account Of Its alleged unfairness, un
reasonableness and impracticability
"The lawyers, perhaps, are in
position to observe the workings OF
this law better than any other class
Of citizens" said Mr.. Wright.
"The measure Is unpopular with al
most every lawyer in the state Ne
cause they believe it to be unfair.
While the sense of the bar associa.
tion at its meeting was strongly in ia.
vor of the repeal Of the law, no formal
action was taken. But the matter was
given full consideration. There is no
reason why an Iowa banker should
be bounded until he pays the tax on
all Of his capital when foreign corpor-
atoms send money here to be loaned
and invested and it is not taxed. This
is discrimination against the bank
er who Is resident of the state and
a legitimate business man. It is also
an injustice to collect taxes on real
estate and then collect taxes upon a
mortgage covering the same piece of
real estate. One or the other should
be taxed, but not both. The ferret law
has stirred up great deal Of trouble
In the state, and everywhere | have
gone have found opposition to It."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
CHRISTMAS FOR DREYFUs

Paris, Dec. 25.-Captain Dreyfus
accused of treason to his country, de-
graded, dismissed from the French ar
my, and most bitterly punished, will
have another trial, this time by q
civilian tribunal.
AS the result of the examination of
all the evidence submitted to the two
courts martial, which have already
passed upon the question Of Dreyfus'
guilt, as well as upon the petition OF
Dreyfus for a new trial, and the addi-
tional facts brought to light by Gen.
eral Andre, minister of war, the COM
mission on revision, representing the
court of cessation, reported de-
cision yesterday In favor Of the re-
vision OF the court of cessation. The
court will assemble next month and
Dreyfus will then have full oppor-
tunity to make a complete exposition
of the wrongs he has suffered. The
former captain, as result of this
new trial, expects to obtain full and
complete vindication, followed by
restoration to his rank in the army.
The details in the report Of the
commission have not yet been made
public, but 1t Is stated generally that
the production of evidence which had
been submitted 10 the courtmartial at
Rennes and the change of testimony
on the part of some of the witnesses
before the courtmartial, which entire
ly reversed the view as to the guilt OF
Dreyfus, brought about the decision
Of the commission to refer the case
for retrial to civil tribunal.
The submission of the question OF
revision to a commission IL consider
ed In France as a tactful move on the
part of the government to obtain 1u-
dicial support for It's favorable atti-
tude toward Dreyfus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-31
"Brigadier.General. U. S. Arm
GREAT BRITAIN MAY DECIDE.
German Foreign Office Thinks Japan
Will Begin Hostilities.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-The German for
eign office, in estimating the proba-
bilities OF war in the far east, fixed
it's attention at this moment on Great
Britain. rather than on Japan, for 1t
is recognized that Japan is only wait
ing for Great Britain to give the word
before beginning hostilities. A new
and even pretentious element in the
situation, as it is looked upon here,
is the rising feeling in Great Britain
that Russia must yield or Japan and
Great Britain ought to fight her.
The Associated Press learns from
the highest diplomatic source that the
German government, while still re-
fusing to believe that war is certain,
is convinced now, that if war between
Russia and Japan comes, Great Brit
ain will take part in it, because the
British government looks upon war as
possibly the only means of saving
and re-establishing her position in
the east.
Sir Frank Lascelles, the British am
bassador who returned here from
England three days ago, is understood
to have impaired his impression
uncfficially to the German govern
ment that the British cabinet appre-
hended that war would result IL Rus
STA persisted In her present attitude
toward Japan. This expression Of
opposition was stripped of all sugges-
ton that Great Britain might parti-
cipate, but great significance Is at
tributed to 1t.
Leading f1nanciers know nothing Of
any Russian overtures to float loan Of
1925, 100000 In Germany and the re-
port to that effect published by the
Tageblatt in dispatch from St.
Petersburg is regarded as unfounded.