Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-31
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Walter Howe, full.blood Chicka-
saw Indian and eX-member of the In
dian territory legislature, is dead as
the result Of an attack made upon him
by Monroe Littrell, noncitizen, who
has so far escaped arrest.
Louis Jones, 20 years old, shot
his stepfather, Carl Yates. with a shot
gun at Oskaloosa, Iowa. The boy
was defending his mother whom
Yates assaulted with revolver
Yates was wounded in the hip and
may die.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa Is reported
improved. and his physicians say that
all danger of pneumonia is past.
In the Botkin murder trial at San
Francisco Prof. Price, chemist, testi-
fed that there was no arsenic In the
verdigris from copper kettles used
by candy makers. ..
Wallace s. Hall, formerly manager
of the Boston Office of the American
Surety company of New York and
treasurer of st. Luke's home for con-
valescents, pleaded guilty at Boston
to the larceny of $23S,O0O from those
institutions.
United States Senator Joseph r.
Burton of Kansas took the stand in
st. Louis in his trial ON a charge of
accepting illegal fees. He admitted
being employed by the Rialto Grain
and Securities company, but denied
intent to do wrong.
George Collins, doomed to hang at
Jefferson City, Mo-, for murder, gave
testimony at Union, Mo-, favorable
to his friend, William Rudolph. &C.
cused of the murder of Detective C.
]. Schumacher. All plea. for re-
prisve for Collins were futile.
Mark Abrams, proprietor Of con-
cert hall in Cincinnati, was fatally
shot by James Tracey. Afterward
Tracey was pursued in the street by
Isaac Abrams, known as Ike Eng
lish," brother of the victim, when
street duel was finally stopped by
the police arresting Tracey.
Frof. John Underner, widely known
as an organist and musical director,
died in Cleveland, Ohio, after long
illness. Prof. Underner accompanied
Jenny Lind as accompanIst during
her visit to the United States.
A Frenchman who has just arrived
at Vera Cruz, Mexico, from Havana,
has been arrested at the request of
the Cuban consul on the charge of
stealing $4,000 at Havana.
The Jacob Tome Institute at Port
Deposit, Nd, has been closed owing
to the prevalence of typhoid fever,
which has broken out among the
boarding school scholars.
The historical coach, studded with
gold, silver and pearls, used by Max
imilian while emperor of Mexico, is
on its way to st. Louis to be placed
with the Mexican exhibits at the ex-
position.
Evidence was introduced in the Bot
kin murder trial at San Francisco to
show that Mrs. Botkin sought infor-
nation regarding the effects of ar
senic. Mrs. Alvina Reuff, a trained
nurse, identified the address on the
box of poisoned candy as in the hand
writing OF MIS-. BOLkln.
Jerry Duggins has been convicted
of the murder of Mrs. Benjamin RAM
sey and her two children by jury
at Terre Haute, Ind, and condemned
to be hanged July s.
Colonel Symons announces that he
will accept Governor Odells appoint
ment to the New York canal commits
sion, even at the expense Of losing
his army salary while serving in the
position.
J. ]. Kennedy, deputy water in
spector; Otis T. Hare, former county
clerk; and Frank Keogh, printer,
were indicted by the Milwaukee grand
jury and arrested in connection with
the city and county investigation.
Affidavits of Attorney General Crow
and others filed with the Mississippi
supreme court charge James H. White
cotton, speaker of the Missouri house
Of representatives, with mutilating
the court records in the case Of How
ard Sharpe, convicted of murder, for
whom he was attorney.
Governor Warfield signed the bill
passed by the Maryland legislature ap-
propriating $250000 for the relief Of
restitution in Baltimore, though $40,-
COO of this amount will be used in
paying the militiamen for their serv-
ices while they were policing the
burned district.
A man giving the name OF l.. lvey
has been arrested at Charleston, s. c.,
by federal authorities on the charge OF
"obbing postoffices and altering money
orders. He has been partially iden-
titled as the man who robbed several
Milwaukee residences of diamonds last
year.
The Crown Prince Frederick Will
lam attended United States Ambassa-
Cor Towers official reception at Ber-
lin.
No credence need be attached to the
rumor from Askabad to the effect that
the Ameer of Afghanistan has been
poisoned.
Division No. 2 of the Missouri SUI
preme court has reversed and remand
ed the case of John II. Schuettler, con-
victed of boodling while a member Of
the house of delegates in st. Louis
and sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary.
Mrs. w. ]. Bryan will testify in her
husbands behalf next Tuesday in the
Bennett will case at New Haven.
Four fremen were rjured respond
ing to an alarm to test the efficiency
of the st. Louis worlds fair depart
ment. A hose wagon coiIided with