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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
HossAck CASE TO STAY

Winterset, June SIT is row ex
pected that the Hossack case will re-
main on the docket of the courts in
the Fifth district for at least another
year, and possibly It will be tried
again. 1t will be recalled that few
weeks ago the board of supervisors of
Warren county. where the crime was
committed, passed resolution asking
the county attorney of Madison coun
ty, who has the case in hand, to not
prosecute 1t further. but to file a mo
ton to dismiss the case. The board
also indicated that it would not pay
any more bills on account Of the Hos
sack indictment. But two of the
judges of the Fifth district, who have
heard the testimony, are understood
to object strongly to the dismissal OF
the indictment against Mrs. Hossacl
and have advised the county attorney
of Madison county not to now dismiss
the case, but let IL remain on the
docket indefinitely, in the possibility
that new evidence may be discovered
Mrs. Hossack is out on bail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
NEW ELECTRIC LINE.
M. e. Springer Promoting Road from
Abba to Mining Towns.

Des Moines, June S.--M. 4. Springer
of this city is promoting a company
to build an electric railway from Albis
to Buxton, Hiteman, Hooking, Hilton
and Hynes. These are mining towns
in Monroe county, the combined popu
lation of which comprises about 1900
people. But one of these towns has
any passenger facilities whatever, the
others being reached only by Goa
road, which has no passenger service
The proposition mapped out 81 Mr.
Springer contemplates the purchas,
OF the present electric light plant and
the building OF the city gas plant, cit }
heating plant and water works in AL
bia. The road, as it has been sur
veyed, has line running east si,
miles, south six and one-half miles
and north ten miles from Abba, an6
it is the ultimate intention to extend
these lines on to Ottumwa, Center
vile and Des Moines, touching such
points as Tracey, Harvey, Bussey and
Knoxville. on the way to this city.
The articles OF incorporation of the
company have been formulated, but
have not been recorded The name
OF the company is not yet chosen. In
speaking OF the project, Mr.. Springer
said
I'VE have taken the matter up with
the bonding companies. We will raise
$4,000 in Abba. and will raise he
balance needed in bonds. We have
party In view who has promised to
take the bonds when ready. We pro
pose to push the project as rapidly
as possible, and hope to have the orig
inal line to the points about Abba
in operation by January /.
Such a road should be paying
investment from the start, as It taps
a very thickly settled country. Bux
ton is a town Of 1000 inhabitants
grown up in the last three years, and
developing rapidly The Northwest
ern railroad, which is interested in
the development Of the place, is in
vesting large sums there. A contract
has been let within 60 days for 3S5
new houses. Abba is fiourishing, and
has taken on new lease of life be.
cause of the development of the min
ing towns around IL. An instance
of the capital being invested IN that
region is seen in the fact that John
u. Evans recently paid half million
TO E. H. Gibbs of Oskaloosa for mines
at Hynes.
1T is only matter of few years
until Des Moines will be connected
with all the principal towns surround
ing il by electric railways, and II
the experience of other ventures Of
this character is any criterion they
will be succe ssful."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
CLEARING AWAY
DEBRIS OF FLOOD
Water Falling Rapidly at Kan
sas City and Work Of Res
tOration Proceeds.
MUCH LIVE STOCK WAS LOST
Carcasses of Twenty-Five Hundred
Hogs and Three Hundred Cattle
in the Ruins at the Stock Yards
Seventy-one Dead at Topeka.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 5.-With
the rapid fall of the river business is,
resuming its normal condition. The
water works are pumping black water
from the Kansas river, not fit to drink,
and the danger from fire is over.
Electric street car lines are in opera.
ton. The telephone and telegraph
connection will be established be.
tween the two Kansas Cities today,
lines being stretched across the ruins.
of the James street bridge
Gangs Of railroad repairers are
close upon the heels of the retreating
flood and the tracks are being cleared
of mud where covered and brought &c
grade where washed out At dark
last night the water was beginning
to leave the floor of the union depot
Men in rubber boots worked in the.
depot all afternoon, putting the build
ing in order.
At the stock yards $500 hogs and
300 cattle were drowned. A force Of
men began todsy to remove the car
casses where lodged in drift. The
current through the stock yards dis
trict flows ten miles an hour. This
makes it difficult to get about.
In the wholesale and packing house
districts of the west bottoms the seems
is even more depressing than yester
day, The water is not SO swift, but
additional buildings have fallen, and
the lowering of the flood has exposed
heaps of ruins. In some places men
with poles are loosening the heaps Of
wreckage to let 1t drift away. This
wreckage to let it drift away This
streets. Fires will probably be built
to destroy the rubbish that is left
when the water disappears All the
wooden buildings in the west bottoms
and many of the brick structures are
tottering.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
PRESIDENT in WASHINGTON.
Executive Completes Journey and 10
Welcomed Back to Capital.

Washington, June president
Roosevelt returned to Washington
yesterday from his memorable trip OF
over two months throughout the west.
He was given hearty reception by
the people of the capital, who lined
the sidewalk as his carriage, escorted
by the battalion of high school ca
diets, was driven to the White house.
The president cordially responded to
the greetings given him, and repeat
eddy stood up in his carriage and
waved his hat and bowed his acknowl.
edgements. He looked the picture Of
health.
The president was met at the depot
and escorted to the White house by
leading officials and detachment OF
soldiers. Arrived at the White house
he spoke as follows: -
my Friends and Neishbors: I
thank you very much for coming here
to greet me this afternoon, and 7
have appreciated more than can say
the welcome back home that | have
received today. l have been absent
over two months, and have travelled
many miles. During that time one
thing has struck me, and that is the
substantialness of the American peo-
pie. One can travel from ocean to
ocean and from Canada to the Gulf
and always be at home among Ameri-
cans. thank you again. my fellow
citizens. and | am now going to my
own folks"
During the sixty-five days that the
president spent on the road he made
265 speeches. and had 1t not been for
Secretary Loeb's firmness, he would
have made nearly double that num-
Der. From the day the president left
Washington, requests began to pour
In for changes in his program and for
additional addresses, but Secretary
Loeb in most every case said no. The
successful manner in which Mr.. Loeb
managed the trip was very pleasing
to the president. and he warmly con-
graduated his secretary on the sue
cessful outcome of ii.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
CONTROL FIT. DODGE LINE.
Big Change in the Directory Of tn
Road.

Des Moines, June 5.-As was ant
cipated, Edwin S. Hooley, presider
of the Evansville G. Terre Haute raj
way, and also a stock broker in Me-
York, made coup at the annual NEE
ing of the stockholders of the De
Moines & Fit. Dodge railway in thi
city yesterday afternoon. In railroa
circles 1t is believed that the outcom
will mean the REIMBURSEMENT of tn
line by the Rock Island, which ha
been operating it under lease, an
the taking charge of it by the lllinoi
Central. Nothing was done yesterda
beyond the election of three new
rectors, BUSTING three Des Moline
men favorable to the Rock Islant
The other matters were deferred
will be held here July 8 and anothe
meeting of the directors to be hel
in New York June IL.
Mr. Hooley was represented at tn
meeting by Mr.. Jeffries of TER
Haute, Ind. After the votes had bee
cast it was found that Norbert He'll
sheimer, Roswell +. Vail and Law
renee B. Pearson of New York, fol
lowers of Mr.. Hooley, had been elected
directors to succeed w. H. Stillwell
John l. Ollie and E. C. Finkbine OF
Des Moines, whose terms had expired
Mr.. Hooley had control of the bulk o
the stock Immediately after the
meeting of the stockholders, the an
nual meeting of the directors was
held, the three new members and Ma
than Seeley of New York and Carol
Wright of Des Moines. No actor
was taken beyond the date of adjourn
ment being fixed as above stated
Mr.. Carroll Wright, attorney for the
Rock Island in Iowa, refused to dis
cuss the situation last night beyond
making the statement that he did moi
think the result would affect the ROCK
Island.
Ii is presumed that the object of the
special meetings is to decide what &C
ton will be taken regarding the re
demption of the bonded Indebtedness
of the road, about 100000, and ais
regarding the lease of the Rock Isl
and. The bonds and lease expire in
1905. The bonds are said to be held
by stockholders of the Rock Island
The Des Moines & FIT. Dodge road
was built a number of years ago by
local promoters. While it failed to pay
financially when operated independ
emily, it is a valuable feeder" fol
trunk lines. 1t is 1873 miles long ant
extends from Des Moines to Ruthver
via FIT. Dodge. The Rock Island has
operated it for the past eighteen
years The company was anxious tc
purchase the road, but Mr.. Hooley
captured the majority of the stocl
some time ago 1t is alleged that he
bought it in the interest Of the Illinois
Central.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
NEW ARRESTS MADE.
Clerk and Assistant In Rural DeIiv-
cry Service in Custody.

cry Service In Custody.
Washington. June Gas a result
of the sweeping investigation of af-
fairs at the postoffice department,
Thomas w. McGregor. clerk in charge
of the supplies for the rural free de-
livery service, and c. Ellsworth Up
ton Of Baltimore, one of McGregor's
assistants, yesterday were arrested
on the charge of conspiracy, with
Chas. Z. Smith Of Baltimore. to de-
fraud the government In the pur-
chase of the leather pouches furnished
the rural carriers throughout the
country. Their cases make seven ar
rests in all since the investigation be-
gan. Other arrests are expected
later. Yesterdays warrants were
sworn out in Baltimore by Inspector
Sullivan and Simmon. The complaint
sets forth that McGregor and Upton
agreed with Smith to obtain for him
orders for many thousands Of leather
pouches, such as are used by rural
letter carriers. The price agreed up
on was ninety cents per pouch; the
actual value was less than fifty cents.
Smith was to pay to them the differ.
ence between ninety and fifty cents
per pouch. II is stated at the depart
ment that the actual number Of
pouches which were purchased ex-
ceeded 10000. for which the govern.
ment paid ninety cents each. or slS,.
900 in all. Smith received and re-
tanned of this for his own use $4,000.
The remaining $4,000 was paid to Nc
Gregor and Upton. The government
could have bought the entire number
of pouches from the manufacturers
for IS 900
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
THREATEN TO SPREAD PLAGUE
said To Have Secured Baeilli, Which
Will Be Used.

London, June 4.-The Sofia cores
oondent of the Daily News alleges
hat the Macedonian revolutionary
eaders have obtained possession Of a
large quantity of Indian plague bacilli,
which they threaten to use to cause
IN outbreak Of the plague II their de-
mands are not conceded.
The correspondent quotes the lead
ers as saying that IL within eight
days after their warning the great
powers do not guarantee the abroga-
lion of the Berlin treaty then I'VE
may die, but we will not die alone,
sor there shall follow us into the
gave myriads Of the people of Eu-
rope, the continent which has robbed
rs of our liberty" II is stated that
the determination Of the leaders is to
infect Constantinople, Salonica and
even Berlin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
TWO HUNDRED KILLED.
Massacre Committed by Band Of Ba-
shi-Bazouks at Smerdash, Turkey.

snrbdkOuNS az SncFudoH, IuTNSy.
Monastir, European Turkey, June 5.
Horrible details are arriving here
of the slaughter Of the inhabitants of
the village of Smerdash. south of Lake
Presba, May 81, by Bashi- Bazouks. 1t
appears that on the arrival of the
Bashi- Bazouks, Chakalaroff's band of
insurgents withdrew to the mountains
without sustaining any loss. As no
rebels we're left in the village the in
habitants experienced no anxiety I'M
til suddenly, at sunset, the Turks, who
had completely surrounded the place,
commenced a regular bombardment,
whereupon all the villagers assembled
in the streets. Though the artillery
ceased firing during part Of the night.
Turkish infantry fired all night. The
artillery bombardment was recon-
menced at daybreak. but ii was inef-
fective. The Turks set fire to the vii
lage on all sides and commenced
general massacre, slaughtering wo-
men, children and the aged. About
300 houses were burned and upwards
of 200 persons, mostly women and
children, were killed. The women
and girls were murdered while resist
ing outrage. Whole households were
slain. One family of seven were
slain and their bodies were heaped on
the hearth. Not living soul was left
in the village. The survivors, many
of them half burned or otherwise in
jured, fed. Some of the fleeing viii
layers were captured and their ears
and noses cut off before they were
butchered.
The report adds that fifteen hun
bred villagers were In the mountains
without clothing or food. One band OF
these, consisting of forty women and
children, were caught by the soldiers
in a ravine and we're killed after hor-
rihla treatment
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
GEOLOGICAL WORK PLANNED
State Geological Survey Plans for
the Season-CoaI investigation De-
cided on-Big Flood Damage in
Warren County.

Des Moines. June S.-A meeting OF
the state geo., gical board was held
In the Office of the governor and the
work for the present field season was
mapped out.
Since the last meeting the eleventh
annual report of the Iowa geological
survey has been prepared and printed
and will be ready for distribution
in the course of few weeks. DIR. s.
w. Boyer has continued his work
on the city clay report. The collec.
ton of data and the making of labora.
tory tests have consumed more time
and involved more labor than was
anticipated when authorized for pub.
location last December. The clay re.
port will be the next volume issued
by the survey.
Prof. w. H. Norton of Mt Vernon
will continue to collect data relative
to the depths, volume and qualities
of the artesian waters of Iowa. Ar.
rangements have been made whereby
this work will hereafter be carried on
Jointly by the Iowa survey and the
United States geological survey.
The general line of work for the
present field season is as follows: To
push the investigation of the clays
as energetically as possible, taking
whatever time is necessary to make
the work thorough and complete; To
prosecute areal work in the counties
of Clayton, Clinton, Bremen, Whine.
shiek. Benton, Emmett, Palo Alto and
Pocahontas; to begin a special inves.
tigation of the Goals of the state
with reference to the extent of the
area in which prospecting is justifia'
BILE: the mode of occurrence of the
coal beds, the amount of the work.
able coal in the several basins, the
fuel and steaming values of the differ
ent Goals and the uses to which the
several values are best adapted.
For the coming season the board
arranged for areal work in the fol
lowing counties: Clinton, Clayton
Benton, Emmett, Palo Alto, Pocahon
tas and Winneshiek.
Prof. John AndreSs Udden will as
sist in the areal work in Clinton, Prof
A. G. Leonard in Clayton. T. E. Saw
age in Brenton, Prof. T. B. MacBride
in Emmett, Palo Alto and Pocahontas
Prof Samuel Calvin. state geolo
gist. will look after areal work in
Winneshiek
In the completing of the work on
clays, DR.. Boyer will be assisted by
Prof Marston. Wcems and Williams,
all Of me iowa State college.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
DIES MONIES VALLEY LOSS.
Fruit In This Region Was Most Seri-
ousIy Affected BY Frost.

ousIy Affected BY Frost.
Des Moines, June S.-Secretary
Wesley Greene, of the Iowa State
Horticultural society, IS sending out
the usual summaries Of fruit condi.
tions, as shown by reports the first
of the month. MIR. Greene finds the
decline since the last report mas been
from 10 to 80 per cent in some varie-
ties, the lowest percentage being in
the Des Moines valley. The summary
prepared by Mr., Greene says:
"A summary of the reports for June
shows a decline of 10 to 80 per cent
in some varieties OF fruit since the
last report. The lowest percentage is
in the Des Moines valley, the next
lowest is in the Nishnabotany The
counties east of the Iowa river show
the highest percentage on plums,
cherries, currants and gooseberries !;
these fruits il properly distributed
should bring a good price as not more
than one-fourth of the usual crop will
be harvested. Apples will be about
half a crop in the southwest from
present indications, and three-quar-
tiers in the north and west. Strawber-
ries, raspberries and blackberries are
well distributed over the state and
will be a good crop unless injured by
unfavorable weather conditions later
in the season. The summary for June
is as follows:
Apples, 6S per cent: pears, %;
plums, 81; cherries, 26; peaches, 30;
grapes, 81; currants. SO: gooseber-
ries, "a: red raspberries. rs; black
raspberries, 80; strawberries, So per
cent Of the full crop"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
SEVEN MORE BODIES FOUND.
List Of Known Dead at Topeka Nov
Numbers Seventy-one.

Topeka, Kas., June 5.-The bodies
of seven more flood victims were
found yesterday. The list of known
dead now reaches seventy-one. with
thirty people identified. II is the be-
lief that many bodies are yet in the
wreck. Scores are reported missing
and there is no way of Immediately
locating them. The Union Pacific de-
pot has been improvised as a morgue
and there the bodies are gathered to
await Identification.
The river yesterday fell 10 inches.
This makes a drop Of over five feet
from the high water mark. II is just
now that the devastating power Of the
food is becoming known.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
Crop Conditions are Serious.

Council Bluffs. June Ga newspa-
per man who has been over south
western Iowa during the last ten
days, reports that fully one-third of
the corn crop has never yet been
planted, and that easily half of what
was planted will have to be replanted
II there is to be crop. Crop condi-
lions throughout the territory are the
most serious they have been at any
time in twenty years. Much land
that has ordinarily been farmed will
lay idle this year owing to the exces-
sive rains that have fallen. The loss
to farmers can never be estimated,
but in the southwest quarter of the
state will reach into tine millions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

MiIliners of this country have agreed
TO refrain from putting birds on WON
ems hats during the next three years.
Now If you see woman with dead
bird on her hat you will know that she
is dreadfully behind the styles as well
as a bit of a barbarian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

Mr.. Howells will approve OF this:
ct opened its mouth and said in
voice choked with tears, and in the
American language: 4 do not mind
breaking down again, but 1t makes
me SO angry 1t was Mr.. Vanderbilt
and he had been In the ditch"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

Cytotoxis serum will extend life to
the 120-year limit. If a man refused
treatment, would he, under the laws
Of New York state, be liable for
prosecution on the charge of attempt.
ed suicide?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

A German physician has revived the
bee-sting cure for rheumatism, and de
scribes the case OF a patient who ai,er
being stung $3.50 times experienced
complete cure. And yet there are PEG
pie who prefer to believe in mental
healing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
FLOOD DAMAGE IN WARREN.
Loss In Corn Crop Alone in That Sec
ton is Estimated at S75o,00o.

lndianola, June S.-The wet weather
has not caused much immediate suf-
fering in Warren county. but has
played havoc with the crops Those
who have been about through the
county estimate that only about two
thirds of a crop will be raised. This
means a loss of nearly if not quite
$750,000. Favorable weather from
now on will help matters a great deal
by allowing the growth Of late forage
crops. such as millet and Hungarian.
It is doubtful II there will be more
than half the usual acreage Of corn.
The county supervisors say, roughly
estimating, that the damages to coun-
ty bridges will amount to $4,000; and
that the road and bridge losses to
the townships will aggregate $4,000
miro
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

Although every one who enters the
court room where the Kentucky feud
is being. Investigated is obliged tc
Chez >apons the wise man who
has here will wear a piece
,fufl on his back.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
HE THREATENED TO KILL.
Boycott at Sioux City Ends in Arrest
of kon-Union Man.

Sioux City, June SIN the presence
of a large crowd of people William
Van der Burg, nOn-union black
smith, All West Seventh street, SOL
EMMY threatened to kill T. J. Ber-
man, president of the Trades and La
Dor assembly and business agent of
the Union Label League unless the
president of the Trades and Labor as
sembly abated his efforts TO drive the
non-union mans customers away.
Now Berman has had Van der Burg
arrested
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

Article of the constitution of the
American Press Humorists, just organ
lied at Baltimore, reads: The annual
expenditure shall not exceed the an
nual receipts" II all the members
live up to article they will always
feel like joking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

The milliners and the Audubon
society have agreed as to the birds.
That will settle the matter if the
American woman will sternly refuse
to encourage any breaches Of the
agreement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

II you have complement and am
boceptor in your blood, you can make
faces at bacilli, scrape acquaintance
with fever germs and laugh at all
forms of disease.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
Saved II Out of go.

Valparaiso. Chile, June 4.-Seven-
teen persons were saved out OF the
eighty on board the Pacific Steam
Navigation company's steamer Are
quipa when she foundered during the
gale which swept over this coast
Tuesday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
Drowned WhIIe swimmina.

Fonda, June S.-Elliott Post, 0
young man 10 years Of age. who's.
home was two miles east OF town
was drowned in the Cedar river here
He had been swimming with Other
boys and unknowingly reached q
treacherous place in the stream and
not being a good swimmer went down
His BODY was recovered after four
hours' search
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11

The Nebraska man who went to
Chicago to answer an advertisement
for a husband and had $500 taken
away from him was pretty lucky
after all. He escaped without getting
a wife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
Plague Of Loeusts Causing Famine.

ST. Petersburg. June 6.-The trans
Caspian territory is threatened with
serious famine in consequence Of the
plague Of locusts. The pests have ap-
peared in such myriads that 1t is i'm.
possible to protect the grain and
fruit crops from their ravages.
Famine already prevails In Turks-