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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-29
Starts Home Tomorrow.

London. Dec. 29.-William ,J. Bryan
has returned to London from The
Hague. He will sail for New York
Dec. 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-29
Two Trainmen Die in
Accident on Bur-
Iington.
RESIDE IN GALESBURG
Broken Rail the Cause
---Limited in
Crash.

Gaiesburg. H.. Dec. 29.-By the de-
railing of Il Burlington freight train,
the result of broken rail. near Den
rock, today, Fireman Badger and
Brakeman Long were killed and En-
gineer Healey injured. All are resi-
dents Of Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-29
HONOR TO BRYAN
Speech Gets Similar Attention to
That Given the Kaiser and
Won BueloW.
PRESS REPoRT5 IT VERBATIM
tionaI Peace-His Visit to-
Count TOIstOi.

Berlin, Dec. 29.-Bryan's address Ee-
fore the American Chamber of Com
merce is being widely discussed by the
journals and political clubs of this city.
Verbatim reports of the speech. unpre-
cedented except in the case of the
kaiser and the chancellor are printed
in the papers. which agree that the
Nebraskan justified his reputation for
sincerity and elOquence. Members of
the reichstag. bankers. manufacturers,
professors and government officials
who heard the speech united in declar-
ing that despite Germany's ardOr for
peace no responsible statesman of the
fatherland ever so cOnvincingly pro-
claimed the doctrine of international
amity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-29
Extract from the Speech.

Among the United States statesman's
utterances which particularly attracted
attention was the following: THE
American people consists of the sons
and daughters of every nation: so l
bid Europe remember that any cOun-
try which lays hostile hands on the
United States wages war with its OwE
flesh and blood. America is proud of
those Europeans who through a knOwl
edge of their own history have enabled
us to avoid the mistakes of the Old
World. ! despair of the triumph of
the truth if it is dependent or force.
l believe the great nations are COM
ing to recognize their mutual holy rela-
tions. Instead of building powerful
armies and Ravies they Will ere long
be rivals only in the fields of good
examples
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14

master-general was taken on the
written recommendation of Fourth
Assistant Unconstitutional Bris-
tow, who is directing the investiga-
tion of the affairs of the department,
that the transfer of Mr.. Machen's
bureau to his jurisdiction and it's ad-
ministration by a postofice inspector
would expedite the investigation.
Before a large number of newspa-
per men, Postmaster-General Payne
announced his decision and read the
correspondence between himself and
Mr.. Machen, together with the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Bristow.
Postmaster-General Payne, in dis
cussing the matter, said his conclu-
sion to relieve Mr.. Machen was reach
ed Thursday after Office hours. Mr..
Bristow, he said, had come to his
Office and they had conference, dur
ing which Mr.. Bristow presented his
letter requesting to be put into full
charge of the Office in order to expe-
dite the investigation. He declined
to say whether the changes made
would be permanent, saying that that
depended on the results Of the inves-
tigation
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
WILL PUSH BUTTER COLOR LAW
Dairy Commissioner Wright Will Go on
Trail of All Parties Violating the Law
Against Buttsrine Coloring-Encouraged
BY Conviction of Armour.

Des Moines, May 11.-State Dairy
Commissioner Wright will not stop
with the prosecution of the Armour
company, which he has recently sue
cessfully attacked in the Polk county
district court for the violation of the
law prohibiting the coloring Of artifi-
cial butter. The Armour company
will at once take the case to the SUI
preme court, but Mr.. Wright will not
wait for the appeal to be decided. In.
stead, he will see to 1t that prosecu-
lions are begun against all parties
found to be violating the law in a
manner similar to the Armour COM
pany. Mr. Wright said recently he
intended to take this matter up imme-
diately, and there would be no delay
for the decision Of the supreme court
He is hopeful that the supreme court
will sustain the trial court.
Mr.. Wright says the fact that the
warm season is coming on will prob
ably tend to lessen greatly the num-
Der Of prosecutions, as, owing to the
readiness with which 1t melts oleo-
margarine or artificial butter is used
less in the summer than in the winter.
Mr.. Wright is greatly pleased with
the lower courts decision.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
EARLY ESTIMATES GOOD.
Secretary Wesley Green's Report on
the Fruit Conditions in the State.

SSSiChoi "CSiSJ nCPSik VII
the Fruit Conditions in the State.
Des Moines, May 11.-Secretary
Wesley Greene has now completed
his estimates on the Iowa fruit crop
as based on the May reports. The
estimates bear out the figures given
out soon after the late cold spell by
Mr. Greene. They are based on full
returns, more than 100 reports of con-
ditions of the fruit crop from different
parts of the state having been secured.
The following is the statement Mr..
Greene is sending out from his Office
in response to inquiries:
"A summary of the reports for May
places the prospect for a crop of fruit
as follows:
Apples, SO per cent; pears, 62 per
cent; plums, So per cent cherries, SO
per cent; peaches, 40 per cent; grapes,
81 per cent; currants, 60 per cent;
gooseberries, 63 per cent; red rasp-
berries, II per cent; black raspberries,
76 per cent; blackberries, 81 per cent,
and strawberries, 80 per cent.
THE greatest damage from frost
and cold weather was in the south
western part of the state, where the
trees were in full bloom, while in the
northeast but little injury has been
reported, as the trees were not in
bloom. The first week in April was
warm (about so degrees) and started
growth early, but the next two weeks
were cold and hardened the growth
so that it withstood the frost remark
ably well.
The prospect indicates that there
will be fair crop of fruit
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
APPEAL HOMESTEAD QUESTION.

Iowa Falls, May Appeals will
be taken from the local board of re-
view which has just adjourned in set
Element of a point at law that is I'M
doubtedly of interest to other boards
over the state. The board here was
asked in several instances to grant
the old soldiers exemption on the
homestead of $500 when the title of
the property was in the wife's name.
The board held that there being no law
to justify the granting of the exemp-
ton under the circumstances, the
claims wrere not allowed, and appeal
will be taken to the county board of
review for adjustment. 1t is main
tanned that the attorney general in a
recent opinion on this point held that
the exemption should be granted when
the title OF any old soldiers home was
vested in his wife's name, but there
being no law bearing directly on the
subject the board here thought it best
to deny the exemptions and submit the
matter to the county board of re
view
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
INCLUDE ALL BIG OFFICES.
Postoffice investigation Will Extend
to All LARGE Offices.


Washington, May THE postoffice
investigation will cover all first class
postoffices whose annual receipts ag-
gregate a half million dollars. Post
master General Payne said yesterday
that the present administrative meth
dds of the postal service were put in
operation by former Postmaster Cen
eral Wanamaker, fourteen years ago,
and since then the business OF the de-
partment has trebled. He said that it
might be that some of the methods
were faulty and the practices irregu-
lar. and that the Investigation would
be made in the hope of initiating new
and better methods as well as correct
ing abuses. Postmaster General Payne
has now received replies from ex-Post-
master General Charles Emory Smith,
Comptroller of the Currency Trace
well, Postmaster Merritt of this city
and Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Bristow regarding the charges
made by ex-Cashier Tulloch of the
Washington postoffice. The abstrac-
tion of papers from the safe OF the
Office of the assistant attorney general
for the postoffice department by Mrs.
James HI. Tyner, wife of the then as
sistant attorney general, is now re-
garded as practically a closed incident.
The papers were taken on April 81,
and the case was referred to the Unit
ed States attorney for the District OF
Columbia a week later. The matter
Sos not progressed further.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
MAJORITY OPPOSE
GROVER CLEVELAND
Democratic National Commit
teemen Do Not Favor
His Candidacy,
THREE STRONGLY FAVOR HIM
Seventeen of the Twenty-eight Rep orting
Manifest Decided Opposition to Him
Eight Are Waiting for Further Devel-
opments.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Record Her
aid prints interviews with twenty
eight democratic national committee
men on the possible candidacy of
Grover Cleveland for president next
year. OF this number three express
ed themselves strongly in favor of
placing the ex-president's name before
the democratic convention. Seven
teen manifested decided opposition
and there are eight who declined to
commit themselves. In some instan-
ces the attacks upon Mr.. Cleveland
are savage. From other quarters
come the warmest praise and a mani
festation of the most friendly spirit
That the interest in this talk about
Cleveland is widespread there can be
no doubt That the bee is buzzing is
generally suspected. Whether Mr.
Cleveland put it in his hat or allowed
some one else to do so is the question.
And that the question puzzles the
democratic national committeeman is
manifested. Efforts were made to
reach every member of the national
UuJ SOllC VI thSm wei z
away from their homes and others
were beyond the limits of the tele-
graph wires. However, fair repre-
sentation was secured-presentati
of quite sufficient to reflect prevailing
opinion.
The three committeeman who be-
lieved that Mr.. Cleveland would make
as strong a candidate as the demo
cratic party could propose are: Nor
man E. Mack, New York; John S. M.
Neill, Montana; James B. Eaton,
North Dakota.
Those opposed to him are: Thomas
Gahan, Illinois; d. c. Dunbar, Utah;
Adair Wilson, Colorado; Trey Wood
son, Kentucky; R. M. Johnston, Tex
as; T. E. Ryan, Wisconsin,; Maris
Taylor, South Dakota; James c. Dapl-
man, Nebraska; Clark Howell, Jr.,
Georgia; Josephus Daniels, North
Carolina; Thomas Taggart, Indiana;
Thos. D. O'Brien, Minnesota; George
f. Williams, Massachusetts; George
w. Greene, Rhode Island; H. S. Cum
mings, Connecticut; H. l.. Norris, New
Hampshire; John H. Senter, Vermont.
Eight committeeman prefer to sit
On the fence" until they know more of
the situation Some of them in their
interviews speak of the good qualities
Of Mr.. Cleveland; refer to the fact
that he made an excellent president,
out refuse to commit themselves one
way or the other. They are Daniel
]. Campau, Michigan; H. B. Fergu-
son, New Jersey; John r. Mclean,
Ohio; Richard r. Keeney, Delaware;
]. H. Guffey, Pennsylvania; Arthur
Pugh German, Maryland; James P.
Clarke, Arkansas; George E. Hughes,
Maine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
RUSSIANS PUT BIC !,
ARMY IN CHWANG
Are Constructing Forts on Hill
Commanding Road to
Yalu River.
UNITED STATES IS TO ACT
Secretary Hay Wants to Act Jointly
With England and Japan and Has Sub
mitted tho Proposition to the President
for Approval

Washington, May 9.-The state de-
partment has received official con
firmation from it's agents in China OF
the increase of the Russian garrison
in New Chwang, Manchuria, and there
is reason to believe, if President
Roosevelt approves, that it is prepar.
ing to take vigorous steps in the mat.
ter. Secretary Hay is in communica-
ton with the president in California
and upon the latter's decision, the
secretary's course will depend. 1t is
stated that the department has had
it's patience taxed by the course Of
events in Manchuria and that it now
contemplates a more radical step than
any between the powers on this sub
ject. The proposed step contemplates
joint action by Japan, England and
the United States.
Preceding negotiations have been
hampered by the inability of this gov
eminent to act jointly with other ma
tons without violating it's traditions,
but it is now limited that some plan of
cooperation with England and Japan
may be devised which will have the
effect of convincing the Russian gov
eminent of the united determination OF
the three nations to insist upon Rus
sia's evacuation of Manchuria, while
not actually committing the United
States to formal alliance.
This program is subjected to the APP
prevail of the president. If it is not
looked upon with favor by him the
state department may fall back upon
it's former method of individual rep
resentation to Russia and ask an
other explanation of the happenings
in Manchuria.
In such event the Russian answer is
already forecasted by the officials
here. Under the Russian representa-
ton to the powers the troops were to
have withdrawn from New Chwang
just one month ago yesterday. 1t is
understood as matter of fact that
portion of the Russian force was with
drawn from barracks in the city to
tents outside. 1t Is presumed from
Pekin advices that these troops have
now returned to the city. However,
it is pointed out that Russia employed
a saving clause in the promise to
withdraw from Manchuria, the Ian
guage being provided, however, that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
NEW lNTERUReAN LINE.
Des Moines Company to Build to

Des Moines Company to Build to In
dianoIa and Newton.
Des MOines, May THE Des
Moines Interurban company has just
secured a concession from the Polk
county board of supervisors permit
ting it to erect an overhead crossing
on it's new road from the army post to
Indianola. This is taken as an indi-
cation that work is to be pushed on
the proposed extention and that the
company will commence work on the
line in the near future. 1t was the
understanding by the board that the
company desired the concession at
once so that work could commence at
early date.
A. P Chamberlin, right of way at
torney for the company, has just re-
turned from Newton. where he met the
business men and conferred with
them on the proposition to build from
Colfax to that place. 1t is understood
Newton has agreed to secure right
of way and that steps have already
been taken to that end. The Inter
urban company will begin work at
once on the new extension.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14

the action of other powers shall not
stand in the way"
Russia, it is understood, now claims
that this provision was violated by
Japan, when she modified her fleet
and otherwise showed signs of mill
tary preparations, which were con-
strued as a menace to Russia.
Accompanying the news of the re-
occupation Of New Chwang comes a
warning from our agents in China that
the Russian attitude is injuring the
chances of the treaty which Mr.. Con-
ger and Consul General Goodnow have
been negotiating with China, involving
the opening to American trades of the
ports of Taku-Shan and Moukden in
Manchuria. The latest advices are
that the treaty is already practically
lost owing to Russian opposition. This
fact is construed to give the United
States a direct interest of what is
happening in Manchuria. Baron Won
Sternberg, the German minister, and
Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
bassador. both called at the state de-
partment today. 1t was believed that
their visits were in some degree con-
nected with the Manchurian situation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
ARMOUR COMPANY GUILTY.
Jury Says Ivory colored Butterine
Violates the Iowa Law.


Des Moines, May 9.--The jury in
the Armour butterlne case returned
a verdict of guilty last evening. The
state alleged that the company had
violated tine law prohibiting the color
ing OF artificial butter. The case was
tried out In four hours and the jury
was out but half hour. The packing
company will appeal to the supreme
court. This was the second trial OF
the case. In the first there was dis.
agreement.
A vigorous controversy was indulg.
ed by the attorneys for the state and
for the packing company over the
question of the Introduction Of expert
testimony on the question of color in
butter. The state purposely asked the
state dairy commissioner as to his
ability as an expert to pass upon the
color of the natural and of the arti.
fetal product. To this the attorneys
strong objection. The Jury was dis.
point to Judge Given.
The court decided to leave that
question to the judgment and eyesight
Va tuC iSil ouic thdI tilc
jurymen were of sufficient calibre to
pass upon a mere question of color
and called attention to the fact that
the attorneys had inquired of the
panel IL its members could tell colors
when they saw them, at the time the
examination was going forward. The
jury decided the question.
The real controversy came to be as
to whether white is whittier color
than ivory white. That is, shall
ivory be considered the standard of
the color. white, which, as a matter
of fact, is colorless. The contention
Of the packing company was that tint.
ing butterine the cast of ivory was not
a violation Of the law because ivory
is white though it Is slightly yellow
and certainly is less white than some
kinds Of white.
In other words, the white butterine
being colored to the yellowish tint of
ivory white which is standard of
whiteness, was less white than pure
white but nevertheless conformed to
the law prohibiting the discoloration
of the original white of the natural
butterine.
The jurymen did not split many
hairs about the question of color.
They decided that a yellowish tint
was not white even though ivory is
white.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
BALKAN WAR CLOUD.
Situation Considered Serious, Due to
Intrigue on Part of Turkey.

Intrigue on Part OF Turkey.
Paris, May S.-The situation through.
out the Balkans causes serious appre-
hension here, but the French foreign
Office says the conditions are not re,
garded as being critical and are con-
sidered to be largely the result of
Turkish intrigue. 1t has been the de-
sire and expectation of France and
other powers, acting jointly, that the
sultan adopt vigorous measures to put
down the Albanian uprising. The
powers received strong assurances
that this would be done, but the re-
cent dynamite outrages at Salonica
and the conflicts between Turkish
troops and Bulgarian bands at other
points have diverted the sultan's at.
tention in another direction and have
permitted a postponement of the
steps looking to carrying out the
powers wishes regarding Albania.
London, May 8.-The British gov
ernments attitude in the Balkan cri.
sis may be summed up as being one Of
passive indifference. 1t is pointed out
at the foreign Office here that Great
Britain is not bound by any treaties to
interfere in behalf of Bulgaria. Al
though she was chiefly responsible for
bringing Bulgaria into existence, Great
Britain never undertook the preserva-
tion of Bulgarias interests, though
she is pledged to maintain the integ-
rity of tie OtS man empire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
MACHEN Is REMOVED.
Superintendent OF Free Delivery Sys'
tenn of Postoffice Department.
+ .RoZ1Y C0kEaJ .AnD JGEay

Washington, May 9.-The investi-
cation of the affairs of the postoffice
department, which has been dragging
along for two months. took a sensa-
tional turn late yesterday afternoon,
when by order OF acknowledgement
Payne, August w. Machen, general
superintendent of the free delivery
system, and one of the most widely
known government officials in the
United States, was relieved from his
duties and Postoffice Inspector M. c..
Fosnes was designated to take charge
of that service. The change will take
effect this morning, when Mr. Fosnes
will assume charge of the free deliv-
cry service, and at the same time that
service will pass under the control of
the Office of the fourth assistant post
master-general. Heretofore it has
been under the jurisdiction of the
first assistant. The action of the post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE.
Davenport Workman Charged With
kjIIjnu Companion in Mexico.

Killing Companion in Mexico.
Des Moines. May u. H. Greenwich
of Davenport, was lodged in the Polk
county Jail yesterday to await evil
dence from the state of Tampico,
Mexico, en- a requisition charging him
with the murder of his partner, j. L.
Stanfield, in Mexico in April, 1902.
He will be held here for forty days, or
until the department Of state of the
United States government has review
ed the evidence for and against him,
and determine whether or not he shall
be deported to Mexico to stand trial
on the murder charge. He was ar
rested at Davenport and brought to
Des Moines yesterday by United
States Marshal George NJ. Christian.
Greenwell declares that he is inno-
cent, and that he has no knowledge of
the death of Stanfield. The informa-
ton contained in the official request
for his return to Mexico is meager. No
particulars are given to elucidate the
broad charge of murder. The re-
QUESTION is made under section 10 Of
the treaty with Mexico, proclaimed by
the department of state in 1899. 1t is
the first paper of the kind that has
come into the hands of the Iowa Of
ficers of the government for service,
and may be the first of the kind ever
sent to this country under the treaty
of 1899
Greenwich has been working in the
machinery rigging and wrecking de-
partment of the big glucose factory at
Davenport. He was found there, and
offered no resistance when the mar
shall served the papers on him and
brought him to Des Moines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
DAMAGE BY cLoUDBURsT.
Sioux City Center of Terrific Storm
of Wind, Rain and Hail.

Sioux City, May 11.-This city eX-
perienced a cloudburst, and the dense
rain storm was accompanied by great
quantities of hail The wind blew at
rate Of a mile minute. The storm
lasted for nearly one hour, transform
ing the streets into river beds, in
which the rushing waters swirled
from curb to curb. The cellars Of
many stores were flooded, and much
damage was done to stock. The hail
did considerable damage to fruit trees.
The railroads also suffered, the tracks
being washed out in this vicinity and
delaying trains for several hours. A
total Of 2.5S inches of rain fell
during the storm.
The terrific rain storm converted
the waters of Perry creek into rag
ing torrent and brought up the body
of Edward Dorum, prominent con-
tractor, who mysteriously disappear
ed February %. The body was seen
rushing along the creek toward the
Missouri river by several citizens, who
rescued it with long poles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
MEETS A STRANGE DEATH.
Miss GauI of Dubuque County Caught
Under Overturned WAGON.

Dubuque, May S.-Maude Gaul, aged
As years, was instantly killed by the
upsetting of a wagon between Luxem-
berk and New Vienna yesterday. Miss
Gaul resided at Gutenberg. In COM
pany with young man named Frank
Gassman she started for New Vienna.
Gassman is a teamster and was haul
ing a load of stuff and Miss Gaul took
advantage of the chance to get over
to New Vienna. Shortly after noon
Gassman arrived at Gutenberg with
the news that the wagon had upset
while crossing bridge and that Miss
Gaul was killed. 1t is thought the
edge of the wagon box struck her on
the neck and strangled her.