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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
ONE-THIRD CROP IS MATURED
Secretary Wells Of the Grain Mems
State Association So Reports
Sixty-eight Per Cent Will Mature
BY October ! Without Frost.

Des Moines, Sept. 14.-Secretary
George A. Wells, of the State Asso-
citation Of Grain Dealers, will place in
the hands of grain buyers everywhere
Iowa, today, estimates Of the corn,
oats and barley for this year. He es-
timated that an average for the en-
tire state of per cent Of the corn
was matured September /, that IL
there are no frosts an average o. 81
per cent will have matured September
Is, and that GO per cent of a crop will
have matured October I.
The grain men divide the state into
nine districts by drawing two equi-
distant lines each way through the
state, making about eleven counties
in each district. These are numbered
from one in the northwest corner, the
first three being the three in the
northern tier, the fourth, fifth and
sixth being the three in the middle
tier counting from west to east, and
the last three being the south tier.
On this basis, Secretary Wells re-
ports that the following per cents Of
corn crop were matured in each dis
trict September l. will be matured
If there are no frosts September Is,
and will be matured October 1:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
WAR CANNOT BE DELAYED.
Conclusion In London as to the Balkan
Crisis.

London, Sept. 14.-Rumor from wi.
emma and elsewhere Is very busy this
morning regarding the Balkan crisis,
and whilst it is impossible to confirm
the most sensational statements.
there is accumulation of evidence that
some violent solution cannot long be
delayed.
The Sofia correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph sends under Sundays
date another long dispatch warmly de-
Tending Bulgaria's patient attitude of
loyalty towards the porte and the pow
ers and denouncing Europe's indiffer-
ence to the wiping out of a large
Christian community. He says:
Bulgaria has displayed unexampled
moderation. Her last urgent request
to the powers was that they should
compel Turkey to suppress the rising
by legitimate methods of warfare, but
to spare women and children from in
dignities and massacre.
But even this Christian Europe has
refused, and now Prince Ferdinand's
government, having carefully consid-
cred the question and aware of the
disastrous consequence with which
the powers threaten Bulgaria if she
intervenes, has decided that 1t cannot
longer neglect it's sacred duty to pre-
vent the Christian population being
done to death. In couple Of days
more the die will be cast and Bulgaria
will do her duty.
AN official communication will be
made to the powers in the above indi-
Gated sense and forthwith the neces-
sary measures will be taken and only
countermanded If the powers imme-
diately intervene. This is Bulgaria's
last word. The moral responsibility
will fall upon Christian Europe, even
if the material consequences have to
be endured by Bulgaria"
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the Standard says large forces are be-
ing collected to the north and north
west of Constantinople, where, in the
event of war the first fighting is ex-
pected to occur, and though allusion to
any plan of campaign is strictly CEN
sured, it may be assumed that German
advice during recent years has not
left Turkey unprepared this time.
From Vienna comes the semi-official
statement that Austria has again pro-
posed to the powers to admonish Bull
garia, but that so far nothing has
come of the proposition
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
SOLDIERS NOVEMBER I.
Des Moines Army Post to Have Gar
rison of Four Troops.

Des Moines Army Post to Have Gar
rison of Four Troops.
Des Moines, Sept. 12.-Orders have
issued from the war department max
ing the Des Moines army post genu-
ine garrison on November /. That is,
on that date the regular army soldiers
will be detailed to the post in this city,
will arrive and take up their quarters
In the two-milion-dollar war establish
ment which the government is build
ing south of this city.
A squadron of four troops of cav
airy will first be assigned to the Des
Moines post, the war department Or
der states. Each of these troops will
contain from fifty to seventy men, and
later will be filed up to the regular
number, 112. There will be fourteen
commissioned officers with this squad
ron, besides the commissioned surgeon
and a number of non-commissioned
officers in the commissary department.
The troops to make up the initial
squadron which will inhabit the new
Des Moines post have not been desig-
mated, but will be in orders later is
sued out of the war department. 1t is
supposed that some of the cavalry
men now located at the Preside in
San Francisco will be designated to
initiate the Des Moines post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
MUSSULMANS ATTACKED FIRST.
Story Of the Beirut Riots as Told by
the Consular Reports.

Constantinople, Sept. 10.-Consular
accounts received here from Beirut
totally differ from the Turkish version
of the break there. The vail of Beirut
was not on board Of the United States
flagship Brooklyn when the first brawl
occurred, but was in the country.
Contrary to the official version, the
consul dispatches say the MussHlmans
first attacked the Christians, and the
troops which interviewed sided with
the Mussulmans. One of the pillaged
houses belonged to a French citizen.
Though there has been no further dis
turbance at Beirut since Monday.
great uneasiness, amounting almost
to panic, prevails among the Chris
tians, many of whom have left Beirut
and sought refuge in Lebanon The
foreign consuls at Beirut met on Mon
day and decided to make serious rep
reservations to the local authorities
looking to the preservation of order.
They also decided to telegraph to
their respective ambassadors or min
listers at Constantinople demanding
the recall of the incompetent vail Of
Beirut and requesting that warships
be sent for the protection of the
Europeans.
Nazim Pasha, vail of Syria, was Or
dered from Damascus to Beirut, where
he arrived yesterday. The porte an
nounces that Maxim Pasha was sens
to Beirut with two battalions Of troops
to take temporary charge of affairs
there. The vail Of Beirut it is also
announced, has not been deprived of
his authority, but he will probably
remain inactive at his post during the
stay of Nazim Pasha at Beirut.
While the rioting was in progress,
the Beirut advices further state, an
appeal was made to Rear Admiral Cot
ton to land marines. but he replied
that he could not intervene in quar-
rel among Ottoman subjects. 1t is
considered probable that France will
send warships to Beirut, and other
powers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE.
United States Cannot Meet Demand,
of Colombian Government.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE state
department has received information
of the reported impossible and absurd
conditions on which Colombia is will
ing to ratify the Panama treaty.
Briefly re-summarized, the Colon
bian government wants 100000
from the Panama company, 10000
900 from the United States, and to
retain absolute and exclusive sover-
eighty in the important terminal cities
of Colon and Panama and to have the
sole power of policing the canal. This
means that the United States, with
greatly curtailed privileges, is to be
bottled up between the cities of Pan
anna and Colon, to have some juris-
diction in the middle, and Colombia
to be the sovereign at either end.
None of these conditions is admis-
sible under the treaty which Secre-
tary Hay and Mr. Herran negotiated
and any one of them, If presented to
the United States senate, would war
rant is immediate rejection.
Some of the trolley roads in Indiana
are to have sleeping cars. The first
line to be thus equipped was between
indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio, a
distance of two hundred miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
NAMES OF MEN GIVEN OUT.
Machen, Beavers and Erwin Are
Charged With Conspiracy.

Char9eo win conspiracy.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 12.-United
States District Attorney Beach yester-
day announced that the six persons
named in the seven indictments re-
turned by the grand jury last Tuesday
are: George w. Beavers, former chief
OF the division of salaries and allow
ances, postoffice department: August
w. Machin, former general superin-
tendent of the free delivery system,
postofice department; James w. Err
win, former postoffice inspector, with
headquarters in San Francisco;
George Huntington and I. McGirhean,
both Of New York city, owners of the
Columbia Supply company of that
city, and Eugene d. Scheble of Toledo,
Ohio, dentist, and interested in the
firm of Maybury e Ellis of Detroit,
Michigan, letter box manufacturers.
Beavers, Machen and Erwin are
named jointly in one indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States. Another indictment is against
McGirhean, Huntington and Machen
for conspiracy to defraud the United
States, and still another is against the
same three for conspiracy to commit
bribery, both under section $40 re-
vised statutes. Scheble and Machen
are indicted jointly for conspiracy
against the United States and again
for conspiracy to commit bribery An.
other indictment is against McGirhean
and Huntington for bribery, and the
last is against Machen singly for &C
cepting brides under section 5501 re-
vised statutes.
Neither Mr. Beavers nor his coun.
sci would discuss the nature of the
charges, but gave notice that they
would on September % insist upon the
government producing its complete
evidence against Beavers.
The complaint made against Beav-
ers was based on the Washington in.
dictment and signed by Confucius I.
Wayland, postmaster. The complaint
charges that, according to an indict-
ment returned in Washington, August
w. Machin, general superintendent of
the free delivery system, in company
with George w. Beavers and J. w.
Erwin, conspired with other persons
to defraud the United States by giving
to and obtaining for the Postal Device
and improvement company Ca corpor-
alton organized under the laws of Cal
ifornia), in a manner contrary to law
and the postal regulations, the exclu-
sive opportunity and business of fur
nishing to the free delivery service
certain articles, supplies and equip
ments free from all competition, at I'M
reasonable and exorbitant prices for
above the ordinary cost of manufac-
ture
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
PERFAETOR AT HIS POST
Burnside Agent of M. {. st. L. Re-
turns Home.

FIT. Dodge, Sept. 1O.-Word has been
received by the Minneapolis & st.
Louis officials here that Agent Per-
factor of that road, whose sudden
disappearance from Burnside, where
he was stationed, has caused so much
wonder, has returned. Perfaetor left
over a week ago and it was thought
for some time that he had met with
foul play. This was cleared up by
the discovery that he had bought a
ticket for Chicago from Fl. Dodge,
A small shortage in his accounts was
discovered by the railroad company.
This he made up on his return, but
what reasons he gives for his sudden
disappearance, leaving the door of the
station open, has not been learned
here
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
HANGED HERSELF IN CELL
Determined Effort of Mrs. Ella Foster
To Commit Suicide.

Sioux City, Sept. IV.-In attempt
ing to perpetrate joke on a friend
who was visiting in the Office at
the city Jail the police made the dis
covery that Mrs. Ella Foster, who was
confined in the woman's ward of the
prison had attempted to hang her
self and had nearly succeeded. The
friend of the policemen had been told
to go upstairs from the office on
some trivial errand. When he reach
ed the landing of the floor on which
the cells for women are located he
discovered Mrs. Foster apparently
lifeless, hanging to bar in the door
to her cell. The woman had taken
sheet from her bed, fastened it to
the cell door and around her throat,
and was nearly strangled to death.
In order to accomplish her purpose
it was necessary for her to hold her
feet away from the floor. BY quick
and heroic efforts she was revived
and soon fully recovered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
PENSION ROLL INCREASING.
Commissioner Ware Says 1t Will
Never Again Cross Million Mark.

NCNCT HSdHl STOSS mIliiOH WARN.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE annual
report of Commissioner of Pensions
Ware, places the total number of
pensioners now on the rolls at $685.
545, of which 1886 are soldiers, and
267, 189 are widows and dependents.
Mr.. Ware announces that it is not
probable that the pension roll will
again cross the million line, the high
water mark having been reached
year ago. Five of the pensioners are
on the roll on account of the war of
the revolution; l ZIG on account of the
war of 1872; ABA on account Of the
Indian wars, and 1854 on account Of
the Mexican war. The great bulk of
the roll is as follows:
Civil war, invalids, 03,456; widows,
24S, $500; Spanish war, invalids, 5000;
widows, 1862; and the regular estab-
lishment invalids, 9,170; widows, 2,93S.
The roll shows net loss of 2,901 PEN
sioners during the year Out Of to-
tai of 304,S09 applications on hand
during the year, 1901 100 were admitted
and 1874 rejected.
The average annual value of each
pension is now S133. The annual value
Of the Spanish war pension roll has
reached $1,765,310.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
MILLER GETS THREE YEARS.
Sentence of FontanelIe Boy Who Stole
Money From Farmer.

Greenfield, Sept. 14.-Burton Miller,
the Fontanelle youth who burglarized
the home of Peter Schofield, August
10th, and secured 1000, has been SEN
fenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison at hard labor.
Miller, after securing the money, went
to Des Moines, where he lavishly
spent the major portion of the cash.
His freedom with the money there
was the cause of his undoing, causing
!he police to investigate and resulting
In his arrest. He pleaded guilty when
taken before Judge Applegate, but did
not appear to realize the extent of his
crime. The boys relatives are prom
nent people and are nearly heart
broken over the lads disgrace.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
THREATENS DAMAGE SUIT
Father of Boy Who Was Accidentally
Shot Seeks Revenge.

Sioux City, Sept. 11.-Bernard Sit
tig, father of little Richard Sittig,
who was found with bullet wound
in the abdomen on the Sand Hill
lake road, and concerning whose
death there is considerable mystery,
Is in Sioux City, and he will pursue
he investigation of his sons death
to the end. He threatens to, bring
a damage suit against Maurice Ven
marter and Johnson Williamson, or
their parents. These were the two
boys who were on the lake with q
rifle at the time the little Sittig boy
was shot and from whose rifle the
stray bullet is supposed to have come.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
WALKED OFF TRAIN IN SLEEP.
Cripple Creek Boy Has A Narrow Es-
cape From Death.

Iowa City, Sept, 9.-Willie Hennes-
sey, the 14-year old son of Patrick
Hennessey, a shoeman of Cripple
Creek, Colorado, narrowly escaped
death yesterday, He was enroute to
South Bend, Ind, to enter Notre Dame
university. When a mile and half
east of the city, while the train was
going at the rate of so miles an hour,
the lad while asleep walked of the
platform of the car. When he came
to he returned to the city and examina-
ton proved that no bones were broken.
The plucky youngster proceeded to
Notre Dame, on the next train.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
DILLON GROCER KILLED.
.. M. Adams Run Down and Fatally
Injured at MarshalItown.

Marshalltown, Sept. 1.-THE sec
ond fatal railway accident of this
week occurred at the west end of the
Chicago Great Western depot when
D. M. Adams, operating a grocery at
Dillon, was run down and killed by
engineer failed to see him and the en-
tire train passed over his body, sever
ing both legs between the knees and
ankles, also crushing the side Of his
head to a pulp. His chest was also
crushed. The company physician and
ambulance were Immediately called,
but the man died in the ambulance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
WEBSTER CiTYS LIBRARY
Will Receive 100000 by Will Of Ken.
dali Young.

Webster City, Sept. BY the death
of Mrs. Kendall Young at Battle Creek
the municipality of Webster City will
receive 100000 as a city library fund.
This fund has been in trust for seven
years. Kendall Young stipulated in
his will that when his wife passed
away the funds were to go to the city.
He said fire-proof building to cost
$4,000 was first to be erected, and
the income from the rest of the $780,
900 was to be used for library pur-
poses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
FIRE ESCAPE LAW TO STAND
No Danger Of the Law Being De.
clared Not Legally Passed.

Des Moines, Sept. Ex-senator Dow
ell, who drafted the fire escape bill
which is now a law, says he does
not anticipate any danger to the law
on account of the Cedar Rapids at
tack thereon. The record of the
general assembly shows" said Sena-
tor Dowell, that the bill as first
passed was without an enactment
clause, but that it was recalled by
the house, an enacting clause placed in
and passed afterwards by both
houses" Senator Trewin whose firm
sets up the claim the law was never
passed, was present and voted for the
bill on it's final passage. His partner,
senator Motif, was not in the senate
at the time. The bill was passed
without a dissenting vote.
Senator Dowell says that he will
introduce some amendments to the
law to make it more effective, though
it has proved a great success.
The law is attacked at Cedar Rapids
on account of the loss of life in the
Clifton hotel fire, the hotel not being
provided with fire escapes.
vuaILED oEc rpaIN IA ciGEp
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
RUSSIA ASKS TIME.
Request to Remain Longer In One
Province Not Taken Seriously.

Washington, Sept. I4.-Russia has
requested permission of China to post
pone her evacuation of one Of the
frontier provinces of Mancnuria for
several months after October 8, the
date for the general evacuation of
Manchuria. Minister Conger cables
lue state department this fact, and
the matter has been referred to Sec
rotary Hay at the secretary's summer
home in New Hampshire for cOnsid-
Grafton. The state department ap-
parently is not concerned over Rus
sia's request, as 1t Is pointed out the
province is only small one, and the
postponement asked is only for a
short TINA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
Indian Maiden In Jail.

Toledo, Sept. -Sa-Ha,
The young squaw, was lodged in Jail
here by United States marshal Healy.
She is the only eyewitness of the
killing of John Seepo by Frank Earle
on the Indian reservation here. Fear
federal authorities thought it safer
TO confne her awaiting Earle's trial
in the federal court at Council Bluffs.
Earle has been indicted by the federal
grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
Average

The yield of oats is put by Mr.. Wells
at rs bushels to the acre, on a basis
of 80 pounds to the bushel Mr.. Wells
reports however, that not more than
2 IL per cent of the total crop will
weigh out in excess Of 80 pounds to
the bushel Fully one-half of the crop
is below "a pounds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

We have an idea that if the toy
pistol were making half the mischief
in Turkey that it is in this country,
the Sultan would put it out of bust
hess for good between two puffs of
Turkish tobacco smoke.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Andrew Carnegie predicts that
Great Britain and the United States
will be one nation some day. Mr..
Carnegie has unlimited faith IN the
power of steel bands to bind things
together.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

What lovely time that man must
have had who made the circuit of the
globe in fifty-four days. A book re-
lating the interesting things he saw
and studied during his leisurely
journey would be most entertaining
and instructive.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Mr.. Rockefeller is said to be about
to assume control of the sulphur prod
uct of the world. If he will also get
corner on birthstone, he may be able
to force Old Satan to terms and thus
assure his future.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

James J. Corbett has entirely re-
covered from the blow which con-
cluded the recent battle. and quits
with bank account and a contract
for the theatrical season. Why waste
sympathy?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

We are now to have a train de
luxe" across the continent for the ben
eft of those exclusive ones who have
too much money to mingle with the
common herd. o Democratic sim
plicity," what a jewel thou art!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Chemists of repute in Massachusetts
are said to have demonstrated the
fuel value of mud taken from the
swamps, after it has been dried and
properly treated. What difference
does il make? A mud trust would
soon have II all
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Sir Thomas may decide to turn his
attention to the arranging of an IN
ternational automobile race. Once
on dry land he need not fear that
the well-earned fruits of industry and
perseverance would be regularly
snatched away from him by some
Yankee skipper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

A New York scientist has impover-
ished himself seeking the germ of in
sanity. In the face of so much phi
lanthropy it would be unkind to hint
that he did not look near enough
home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Odom, the. jockey, will earn about
understand three or four languages
or the higher mathematics are lucky
to make $1,000 year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

The idea is slowly being evolved
by people in Scotland that the only
chance now is to establish cup OF
their own and invite us to challenge
for it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

An astronomer thinks that the Mar
tians are trying to signal us again.
Perhaps they, too, are trying to find
out when Prof. Langley's aerodrome
is going to start.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

The Washington Post announces
that President Baer is making expert
ments looking to reduction of the
cost of handling coal. We have been
enjoying the comforting thought that
President Baer was still in Europe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

In naming the new boy Francis Gro
yer, Pa Cleveland shows an apprecia
ton of the fact that mamma comes
first as far as family matters are con-
cerned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

The Japanese are reported to be
with kind heart ought to tell the
Japs few things concerning the size
of Russia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

At night, when you sit on your front
porch and talk, it is we'll to remember
that those to whom you talk will re-
peat what you say in broad daylight
next day.-Atchison Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

It takes two women longer to ex.
plain over a telephone why they can't
go to lunch together than it does
dozen men to draw up plans to build
a railroad.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
FARMERS FATAL QUARREL
C. E. Dove, Shot Down by His Neigh.
bor. Will Die,

Ottumwa, Sept. 10.-Jesse Cavines
shot and probably fatally wounded
Tuesday evening, C. F. Dove, who
lives two miles west of Charlton.
Both are wealthy farmers and neigh.
bors. The quarrel is of long stand
ing. Dove is very low this after
noon. Cavines surrendered and gave
bond for a thousand dollars. He
claimed the shooting was in self de-
fansa