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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06

seemed to be the last HEAVYWEIGHT he
could carry.
The next day he went to his desk
and began to write, but speedily and
urgently called for Israel Swaffham
When he answered the call, Oliver
was in great physical agony, but he
took some papers from a drawer and
said,r when I am no longer here,
Israel, give these to my wife. Thur
loe has the key to all State ques-
tons; he knows my intents and my
judgments on them. And there is
one more charge for you; when all is
over, speak to the army for me. Tell
the men to remember me while they
live. Truly, I think they will. Now
let me lean on you, Israel. | am go
ing to my last hard fight"
When he reached his room, he
stood a moment and looked wistfully
round it. 1t was but narrow cham
Der, but large enough for the awfully
close, near conflict that he had to
fight In it. For ten terrible days and
nights the anguish of the struggle
went on increasingly, sometimes the
great Combatant being "all here" and
full of faith and courage, sometimes
far down the shoal of life and reason,
and wandering uneasily through by
gone days of battle and distress and
darkness.
, He had turned to face his last en-
envy on the oath of August, and on
the 30th there was such tempest as
had never before been seen in Eng
land. Whole forests were laid on
the ground; traffic was swept from
the roads and the streets, and the
ships from the stormy seas The
chambers of Whitehall were filled
with the roar of the great winds. The
guards leaned on their arms, praying
or talking solemnly together on the
prodigy of the storm.
Israel sat near the men, and heard
something of what they said. Pres
emily DR.. Verify Joined him. They
said few words about the storm,
their words were emphasized by the
falling and crashing of trees outside
the windows, and by thunder and
lightning and driven torrents of rain;
and then DR.. Verify said in a low
voice, HE knows nothing of this
he is still as death; he barely
breathes; he is unconscious where is
he, Israeli"
mot quite gone-not quite here
Is he watching the battle of elements
in the middle darkness?" Then for
some minutes only the pealing thun-
der and the bowling winds made an
swer. But John Verify was thinking,
and as soon as there was a moments
lull in the uproar, he said, OLIVER is
no stranger to the Immortals, Israel
They have heard of his fame. In
their way they have seen and helped
him already. While his body lies
yonder, without sense or motion,
where is his spirit? Is it now having
its last fight with its great enemy?
Israel, I was thinking of what Isaiah
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
says, about he'll being moved to meet

says, about hell being moved to meet
Lucifer at his coming"
but, oh. John, John Verify, all
this great life is to be failure. All
our travail and toll and s-esering 10
be failure!"
mo. indeed! There is no failure.
No, no, nothing of the kind! We
have ushered in new era of Free
.iom We have made a breakwater
against tyranny. Kings will remem-
Der forevermore that they have joint
in their necks. Oliver has done, to
the last title, the work he was sent
to do 1t is oliver the Conqueror!
Not Oliver the Failure Remember,
Israel, 1t is not incumbent on us to
finish the. work; we can leave 1t in
Gods hands. And though we have to
leave 1t behind us incomplete, God
will use it some way and somewhere,
and the news will find us, even In
heaven, and sweeten our happy labors
there. believe this, do with all my
soul"
On Thursday night, the I'd of Sep
TENDER. being the ninth day of his
hard fight, he babe his wife and chill
dren "a goodbye; but into this
sacred scene not even the tenderest
Imagination may intrude. Afterward
he appeared to withdraw himself en-
tirely within the shadow of the Al
mighty, waiting the signal for his
release in a peaceful, even a happy
mood, and saying in more and more
labored voice, Truly God Is good-in-
deed He is--He will not-leave. My
work Is done-but God will be-with
His people," Some one offered him a
drink to ease his restlessness and
give him sleep, but he refused 1t. 1T
is not my design to drink or to sleep"
he said; my design is to make what
haste / can to be gone" The last
extremity indeed but one full OF that
longing desire of the great apostle
ito depart and be with Christ, which
is far better"
The next morning, the Sd of Sep
TENDER, his Fortunate Day, 1.-The day
of Dunbar Field and Worcesters
laureate wreath" he became speech
less as the sun rose, and so he lay
quiet until between three and four
in the afternoon, when he was heard
to give a deep sigh. The physician in
attendance said softly, He is gone!"
And some knelt to pray, and all wept,
but unmindful of his tears, Israel
Swaffham cried in tone of triumph:
Thou good Soldier of God, fare
we'll! Thou hast fought good fight,
thou hast kept the faith, and there Is
laid up for thee a crown greater than
England's crown, a crown of right
eousness, which the Lord, the right
eous Judge, shall give thee"
But DR.. Verify went slowly to the
beloved Dead; he put tenderly back
his long gray hair, damp with the
dew of death, and closed the eyelids
over his darkened eyes, and kissed
him on his brow, and on his lips; and
as he turned sorrowfully away for.
ever, whispered only two words:
yale CROMWELL"
(The End
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Secretary. Moody Had Thought.

Secretary Moody was being regaled
by an enthusiastic temperance bore
with the necessity of national relief
for drunkards. Saturated systems
from which exuded the fumes of dis
tilleries were passed in review before
the naval secretary's mind. Human
frames, wrecked by drink, drenched
in alcohol, were dangled before the
statesman's vision by the beseecheI
angling for contribution for the good
of the cause. "
Now, Mr.. Moody, what can you do
for us?" was the final report, after the
burning of the long-drawn-out fuse Of
temperance lore.
Mr.. Moody, as though impressed by
a clipping which he held, read aloud:
''The dry dock at Hunters point, San
Francisco, is the largest in the world.
1t will hold two battleships, and can
be pumped dry in two hours"
The temperance man must have &C.
cepted the reading as an intimation
that drunkards should be dry-docked,
and left with unceremonious haste
Boston Post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06

There is another thing, Martha, both
of them are going to be married.
Married! l never heard of such a
thing"
Il thought wouldn't tell thee, till
needs be; but it's so, sure enough"
And to what kind Of women, Is
rael?"
Good, fair women, they tell me;
sisters, orphan daughters of the Rev.
John Wilmot. Thou seest, then, Mar
tina, there may soon be three families
coming up, and not a grandmother
among them to look after the children
or give advice to the young mothers.
I don't see what Tonbert's wife, or
Wills wife, or thy own daughter Jane
can do without thee"
She shook her head slightly, but
looked pleased and important. The
wife and mother was now completely
satisfied.
So the summer days went on, and
England had never been so serene and
so secure in her strength and pros
perity. Cromwell was working fever
ishly and suffering acutely. His favor
lite child, the Lady Elizabeth Claypole,
was still very i'll; he had Fremont
lions and visions of calamity that
filled his heart with apprehension, and
kept his soul always on the alert,
watching, watching for it's coming.
1t is certain also that he knew the
FOR orttt ut
hand. He said to Doctor Verify, 81
have one more fight, John. Dunbar
was a great victory; Worcester was
greater one; but my next fight will
give me the greatest victory of all
the last enemy that shall be de-
stroyed is DEATH Do you under
stand?" And the doctor made a move
ment of affirmation; he could not
speak.
After the death of his beloved
daughter Elizabeth, the life of Crom-
well was like the ending Of one of
those terrible Morse Sagas with the
addfticcal element of great spiritual
conflict Israel Swaffham was con-
stantly with him. The two men were
friends closer than brothers. They
had loved each other when boys. and
their love had never known a sha-
dow. -'...
But l am in great trouble about
him." said Israel to his wife. "It can
not last Since Lady Claypole's death
he eats not, drinks not, sleeps not; his
strong, masculine handwriting, the
very mirror of his courageous spirit,
has become weak and trembling. l
can tell you one thing, Martha, a
thinking soul is always sorrowful
enough, but when it is a great soul
like divers, and it is wretched for
any cause, then every thought draws
blood"
Cromwell had hoped that his great
Affections would bring his friends
back to his side; but envy, hatred and
greedy ambition are not to be concili-
ated. Even at this time Ludlow, Lam
bert, vane. Harrison. Marten-all the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
THE WHEEL HAD TURNED.
Every Business Has Reverses and II
Was This Mans Turn.

The self-complacent drummer who
had entered the parlor car at Chicago
walked straight to section S, changed
his silk hat for cap, removed his $50
spring overcoat, and then wrote on a
card and pinned it to the back of one
of the seats:
Il represent Blank & Co. of New
York, the largest grocery house in the
world. / am going from Chicago to
Buffalo. have paid for this whoIe
section, and l shall occupy both seats
during the entire trip. l am no rail.
Orders taken in Chicago in the last
week aggregate ISL 900, and it was
bad week at that"
when this placard had been put up.
the man marched stiff1y down the aisle
in search of the smoking car.
He had been gone about ten min.
utes, and the train was under way,
when a second natty-looking man ap-
peared. He had only one grip, but his
self-importance was not to be dis
puted. His seat was for upper 10, but
he stopped at No. and read the pla-
card.
When he had finished smile of joy
came to his face. He removed the
grip, hat and overcoat to No. 10, and
then wrote as follows and pinned the
missive in place of the otner:
Il represent Fish G Hook of Boston.
who do a moderate but safe business.
l am also going from Chicago to Buff
falo, but have paid for only one seat.
Orders taken in Chicago in the last
week aggregate only $4,000, but the
buyers are good for all they owe. For
further particulars see telegram just
received ana annexed to this"
Below the card was telegram read
Jag:
Blank & Co., New York, failed to-
day. Liabilities almost million dol
lars"
The newcomer had just got comfort
ably seated when the other returned.
He was astonished to find his two
seats occupied and he had just opened
his mouth to make indignant protest,
when the Boston man pointed to the
placard and the telegram and quietly
said:
Sorry for you old chap, but every
business has it's reverses. 1t was all
right this morning when you engaged
this section, but this evening you be-
long in a back seat"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Get JettY Contract.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Gen. Gillespie,
chief of engineers. has awarded the
contract for the construction of two
jetties in the southwest pass of the
Mississippi to Christie & Lowe Of Chi.
cago, the lowest bidders, at their bid
OF $2,175,8
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Beers Find Gold In Chile.

New York, Aug. 3.-Boer immi.
grants who recently established a col
ony in Chile have discovered large
gold field. Chilean newspapers express
pleasure over the, information that
many more Boer families are to start
from South Africa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Nanderbilts Sail for Home.

Liverpool, Aug. 3.-The Dominion
liner Mayfiower, which was stranded,
was not damaged, and sailed for Bos.
ton. The steamer carries Reginald
Vanderbilt and his wife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Falls 400 Feet,

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 3.-Charles
Horran, laborer, fell 400 feet down
the Dorrance shaft OF the Lehigh, Val
ley Coal company and was killed. He
ignored the warning OF fellow work.
man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Fish Causes Man Ia Drown.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 3.-William
REM went fishing in the Mississippi
and caught large catfish. The fish
gave him a battle, and REM, unwilling
to let go, was drawn into the river and
drowned. Patrick Dugan, IL years
old, tried to rescue him, but failed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
BUSINESS MOVES
| ON ITS own AXIS
Speculative Failures Have No
Effect on Legitimate
Trade.
AL HANDS ARE PROSPEROUS
Retailers Report Good Sales In Sum
mer Goods, While Labor Is We'll
Employed Throughout the Country
Failures Remain About Normal.

New York, Aug. 3.-"Further evi
lence of the solid basis upon which
legitimate trade is established
has been furnished by the
squanimity with which commercial
and financial institutions regard the
'ecent speculative collapse. Much
more harm has been done to the coun
try's manufactures and trade by the
inflated prices OF cotton than by the
depression in stocks. Reports are al
most unanimous as to the heavy dis
tribution of merchandise, and this /!
shown statistically by the increas,
n railway earnings thus far reported
'or July, 1875 per cent over last year.
and 2S,l per cent above 1901" accord
ing to II. G. Dun 4 Co.'S weekly re
view of trade, Continuing, the report
says:
Retail Trade Is Heavy.
AS a rule retail trade In summer
fabrics has continued heavy, and job
bers report fall business opening weli
Labor is well employed throughout
the country except when voluntaril,
idle.
Agricultural news Is favorable. For
eign trade Is maintained, both export.
and imports from this city showing
gains over the corresponding week las
year
Moderate Improvement Is noted IL
the tone OF the iron and steel indus
try. There Is striking absence of urg
ent orders. however, especially in line!
outside of railway equipment. There
Is less anxiety regarding the danger o
over-production, although dozens o
new blast furnaces are In course o
construction. and an active capacity o
twenty million tons annually Is nov
assured.
Foreigners Bid.
Gables report spirited bidding by
European rail mills for large contracts
In America that home producers can
condition. Coke Is moving freely, bu
the Alabama coal strike still disturbi
furnacemen. Another decline hal
taken copper to about 13 cents.
Textile industries are still waitini
for readjustment or evidence OF pei
manence In the present position o
prices for raw material.
I'm cotton goods orders are place.
only upon condition of prompt deliv
cry, yet 1t Is significant fact tina
stocks do not accumulate at the mills
which are steadily reducing their pei
centage of idle machinery. Conse
quently prices are fully sustained
rendering a good profit to the manu-
facturers who hold raw material pur
chased at normal prices.
Buyers In Evidence.
aside from a few of the highes
grades, new lines II lightweight
woolens for next spring are full.
opened. Prices are about the same
as a year ago. Buyers are numerous:
In the leading markets, taking wooleI
goods freely, and showing a prefer
ence for the fancy grades. Footwear
factories are crowded with work, or
ders coming in briskly for fall goods
and western jobbers have placed ad
dtional contracts for next spring
Hides again averaged much lower
and this continued weakness encour
ages shoe manufacturers to postpoD'
purchases OF leather In expectation
of better terms.
Failures were 100 In the United
States, against 1913 last year, ant
nineteen In Canada, compared will
eighteen a year ago"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Walks Out Of Window In sleep.

Virginia, ILL.,, special: John Nisbet,
a young bachelor owning a large
farm east of this city, took a som.
nambulistic stroll and fell from a sec
ond-story window. He is not expected
to live.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Drive Neoroes From Town,

Mayking. KY, dispatch: Two hum
dred negro laborers were forced to
leave Banner, Va, under penalty Of
death by order of the white popula.
ton. The enforced exodus will EN-.
barrass mine operators.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Jurlst Has Blood POISONING.

Springfield, Mo-, dispatch; Judge
Thomas Sherwood, for thirty years a
Judge of the Supreme court of Mis-.
souri,, is i'll at his home from blood
poisoning, caused by the removal OF
corn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Railway Official Is Killed.

Cairo, H., Aug. 3.-W. A. Miller
travelling passenger agent of the Bis
Four railway, was run over and killec
at Harrisburg by a Big Four passen
ger train. He was young man ant
had been passenger agent of this di
vision only three months.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Sells Out to Trust.

Providence, r. l., Aug. 3.-An agree
ment has been reached to sell the
plant and good will Of the Silver
Spring Bleaching and Dyeing company
to the United States Finishing com.
pany for $1,100,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Strikes Delay Subway.

New York, Aug. Sowing to numer.
GUS strikes by men employed In the
~apid transit subway New Workers
may be compelled to do their travelling
above ground until April l, 1904.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Leave kerchief Clew.

Kokomo, Ind, Aug. 3.-While Agen
Clayton was at supper thieves BROKE
into the office of the National Express
company and got away with $50 cash
leaving a pocket handkerchief as thu
only clew.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Poison In Sardines.

sBurwell, Neb., Aug. 3.--The entire
family Of d. w. Ward, a merchant OF
Ballagh, was poisoned by eating sar-
dimes. Mr.. Ward and two children are
dead and a third child Is dying. Mrs.
Ward will recover
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Clew to BIackmaiIers.

Rock Falls, H., special: The police
and postal authorities are on the track
Of the blackmailers who have been ter
rorizing farmers, and 1t is daily expect
eG that arrests will be made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
PI5uue in Chile.

New York, Aug g. III ere were fou
new cases of bubonic plague in Iqui
que and three deaths. Seventeen casel
are now in the lazaretto.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
DIES TRYING TO DROWN A DO.
Farmer In Maine is Pulled into Waite
by Doomed Pet.

Waterville, Me-, Aug. 3.-The bod!
of Edward Huggard. a married farm
err, 35 years old, who was drowned II
the Sebasticook river while drowning
his st. Bernard dog, was found clos'
beside that Of the dog. Huggard hat
noticed signs of rabies in the animal
which was a valuable one, and de
cided to drown him. The dog strug
gled to escape and in the fight both
were drowned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
TRY TO LYNCH THREE PEDDLERs
Men Have Narrow Escape From Mob
at Old Ripley, ~.

Greenville, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Three timer
ant peddlers, charged with assaulting
Mrs. Frank Nance, near Old Ripley,
were captured ten miles from here by
a posse Of farmers, who prepared to
lynch them. The timely arrival of OFF,
GERS prevented the lynching. The
prisoners were taken to Sorrento,
where two were released, but the third
was held to the grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Stop Jail Delivery.

Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 3.-The prisoI
authorities at Walla Walla Illustrate;
a desperate attempt OF convicts t.
cause a jail delivery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Injuries Six.

Newcastle. Pa, Aug. 3.-The explo
sion of a lamp at Slavonic boarding
house here during dance caused the
fatal injury OF one woman and the Sc.
rious injury of five other persons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
GIassworkers Get Increase.

Columbus, o., Aug. 3.-The Ameri-
:an Window Glass company has grant.
ed an increase in wages of 10 per cent
that affects 10000 workmen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Russian Strikers in Riot.

London cablegram: Reports arc
reaching London of serious rioting
among the strikers at Baku, Russia,
where 1t is reported that 10000 men
are on strike.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Fourteen Hurt In Fire.

Jersey City,, Aug. "a fire near the
Delaware, Lackawanna G Western
freight yards caused $4,000 loss and
the injury of fourteen persons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Armed Bands Disturb Cehu.

London, Aug. 3.-The Britist consul
at Cebu reports that natives are roam
ing about in small armed bands, max
ing impossible the free production of
sugar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Paterson People In Need.

Paterson, N. j., dispatch: Mayor
John Hinchcliffe has called together
the citizens to devise ways OF provid-
ing relief for the people stricken by
the tornado.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
WANT TO ExTRApiTE TAYLOR
Fresh Effort Made to Have Him Re.
turned for Trial.

turned for Trial.
New York, Aug. Col. II. C. Camp.
bell, who has had charge of the prose.
2ution OF Gov. Goebel's alleged assas
sins and who for three years had lived
In the Kentucky mountains preparing
the evidence against the conspirators,
has left for Frankfort, Ky, to obtain
from Gov, Beckham a request to Gov
Durbin to deliver Taylor to the Ken
lucky authorities. In case this de-
mand is refused mandamus will be
sought before the Supreme court of
the United States. Should one be
granted and dlsobeyed, contempt pro-
ceedings will be begun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-06
Electric Car Kills Two.

Albion, Mich, Aug. 3.-George Ro-
per and his nephew were run down
and killed by an electric car.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-16
sTRYoHNINE IN CHAMPAGNE,
Bottle of IL Sent 90 Theatrical Man.
ager John q. Fisher.

New York, March 16.--DeteCtives In
New York and several members OF a
Chicago detective agency have been at
work attempting TO discover mysteri-
oCs person who sent to John G. Fisher,
well known theatrical manager Of
this city, a quart bottle OF champagne
charged with enough hydrocyanic acid
and strychnine 10 xiii instantly 100
men. II was only by the merest chance
thata Mr.. Fisher and three friends es-
capped death. The bottle was opened
and the contents poured into glasses
before II was noticed that II had Pc
ouiar look and smell.
Mr.. Fisher had the contents OF the
hottie analysed and II was found that
the wine contained zone grains Of ny
drocyanic acid to the fluid ounce, and
% 1866 grains Of strychnine. or enough
Of the two poisons 10 have produced
sudden death had any Of the cham
payne been even touched 10 the tongue
A young and handsome woman fig
ures conspicuousy In the case. Ac-
Co-dlng TO credited information this
young woman took the poison package
10 the Chicago express office and for
Warded It in person,
A motive has been established and
IL duplicates a woman and possibly a
man, Whom Mr. Fisher suspects he
win not say at this time, but he init
mates that developments may be ex-
pacted any day in Chicago.