Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-10

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The Sangamon presbytery Of tho
Cumberland Presbyterian church adj
journed at Virginia, ILL.,. after electing
Rev. ]. G. Momyer Of Petersburg
moderator, and Rev. George Turner
OF Menard county and Rev. Joseph
Hicks Of Cass county delegates to the
general assembly at Dallas, Tex, next
May. They were instructed to favor
the union of the Presbyterian and
Cumberland Presbyterian churches.
Fire insurance rates on risks in the
congested districts of large cities are
to be advanced, according to the New
York Journal of Commerce. The
great losses in Baltimore, Rochester
and other cities thoroughly aroused
the underwriters In regard to the con-
fiagration danger Of important bust
ness centers throughout the country.
and committee of the national board
of fire underwriters recommends that
at the meeting of the board next May
the entire subject shall be gone over
thoroughly.
Rev. John Dolrh, postmaster at
Brighton, Iowa, has been arrested by
the United States authorities for
tampering with letters. He was ar.
rested and taken to Ottumwa, Iowa,
where he was placed under $500 bond.
James H. Matheny. secretary Oh tho
Illinois State Bar association. has Is
sued a call changing the date of the
annual meeting of the association at
Bloomington from May II and 10 to
May rs and 26 owing to the Republi
can state convention being held In
Springfield May IL. The annual ban
quet will be held Wednesday evening.
May rs.
Mrs. Carrie McNamar, widow OF
James M. McNamar of Toledo. owner
of the American District Telegraph
Company, has begun suit to recover
her husbands interests In the com
pany, which, she alleges, was bought
with her money, but which he willed
to Martin j. Carney of Chicago ana
his children In trust.
Tho state rested in the case OF
Lord" Frederick Seymour Barring
ton, on trial at Clayton, Mo-, charged
with the murder of James =. McCann.
with the Identification OF the muir
dered mans clothing. The prisoner
paled and shuddered at the sight of
the musty garments. Counsel for Bar
t.fr NJ hnt nd
began the introduction OF witnesses.
William O'Meara, who shot and
killed his father, Martin O'Meara, In
billiard ball at st. Louis, Mo-. No. II
last, was convicted of manslaughter
in the fourth degree and fined $500
owners of the billiard hall where the
shooting occurred. The testimony
showed that O'Meara had compelled
his wife to do the work of porter
and when the son interfered became
enraged and assaulted the young man
with a club.
Clifford Sifton, Canadian minister
of the interior; Mrs. Sifton, Mrs. Kidd
and Miss Fielding, daughter Of tho
Canadian minister of finance, are In
st. Louis after months visit through
the gulf states. '~
, Albion w. Small, IL. D., vice cresl
dent Of the congress Of arts and
science of the st. Louis exposition, has
notified Morris Jastrow, Jr., PHI. ID.
professor of Semitic languages at the
University Of Pennsylvania, that an
official invitation Is extended to him
to act as chairman Of the department
of religion. This department includes
Buddhism and Brahmanism, NOLAN
mechanism, old testament, new tesla
ment and history of the Christian
church.
The incorporators Of the Marcus A
Hanna Memorial Association have
called meeting in Cleveland. Con
tributions from all over the country
will be asked.
President Kerr of Bellevue, Neb-
Presbyterian college Is dangerously
Ill.
The board OF lady managers elected
Miss Juliet Ten Eyck McBlair OF
Washington, d. c., hostess Of the
board OF lady managers building dur
ing the worlds fair.
The board of lady managers OF the
st. Louis worlds fair has appointed
an auditing committee, consisting Of
Mrs. w. Z. Andrews of Washington.
d. c.; Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery
of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Belle
l.. Everest of Atchison, Kas. o..
The new Turkish cruiser Medjidia,
built at Cramps shipyards, sailed
from Philadelphia for Constantinople
with 100 tons of ammunition. The
vessel is manned by an American
crew, most of her officers being con-
nected with the Cramps Shipbuilding
company.
Engineer George Tagg of an Illinois
express train was killed in collision
at Princeton, KY.
A moderately severe earthquake
shock was felt at San Francisco Tues
day. It's duration was about four sec
onds. No damage was done.
Hamilton and Cleveland capitalists
have closed q deal consolidating all
Dayton. o., breweries into s2,500.00o
company.
William Fairfax. a wrecker. was
killed by falling wall at Baltimore
while razing the ruined front Of a.
building 10 the burned district