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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

George Meredith, who believes that
contract marriages for limited periods
are a possibility of the near future, is
celebrated English litterateur. His
mother was Irish, his father Welsh,
and he received his education in Ger
many. He was born in 1928, and pub
lished his first volume Of poems in
1851. Though he has written several
books, it is practically within twenty
years that Meredith has become IA
nous. Critics have complained severe
ly of his literary style. Many SEN
fences have to be read several times
before their. meaning becomes clear;
others are unsolvable puzzles; and in
many instances he recognizes no rule
OF grammar or of usage. #..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
sL|FER INNOCENT
Of WIFE MURDER
Grundy Center Young Man
is Given His
Liberty.
Jury WAS OUT TWO HOURS
Wife's Letter Turned tn. Tide Of
Trial-City Turns Out to congrat-
ulate the Young Man Ops'. His
Acquittal Of Awful Charge.

Grundy Center, Sept. gov. n.
Slirer. the young man who has been
ON trial in the district court of this
county for the past week, charged
with the poisoning Of his wife, was nc
Quilted by the jury yesterday after
noon, after a elaboration OF TWO
hours. The verdict was received Win
great Joy by the people OF both druh'
DIV Center and Eldora, where the
young man is well known.
The defense in the case laid us
greatest stress on tte fact that Tue
young woman had committed sulcloe'
and had not come to her END at inc
hands Of her husband, for the reason
that there was not the slightest mo-
tive shown by the prosecution lor
murder. The fact that the young
couple had lived together in the great
est OF harmony, and without any quar-
rels, showed that there could nave
been no reason for the deed on Inc
part OF the husband.
The letter produced by the defense,
wherein the wife had informed her
husband Of her awful intent, was one
OF the things upon which the de1ense
based it's work. The prosecution es-
sayed to prove that the letter was
forgery, but proof to the contrary was
brought, and the young man secured
his freedom as a result.
A great demonstration was held as
soon as the result OF the jury's delio-
erations was announced, and Mr.. Sill
fer was given a reception long TO be
remembered. He has always borne
good reputation in this city, and his
acquittal is received With the great
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
BIG SAVING FOR INDIANS.
Usurious Notes Not Worth Paper
Written Upon

Sioux City, la, Sept 30.-A lone
priest, sent by Mother Drexel, mil
lionaire nun of Philadelphia. to re-
claim the Winnebako Indians OF Ne
braska from the degradation and de-
bauchery which has been rapidly de-
vouring them, has won a complete VIC
tory against as tho. oughly organized
gang of grafters as ever looted shame
lessly. Father Joseph Schell of Ho-
mer, Neb.. has accomplished this. AS
a result of his triumph the gang that
has been robbing the Winnebagoes
OF from $200,000 to $25O,0O0 annually
for twenty years has been thoroughly
broken up and thirty of them will be
ordered never to show their faces
again on the reservation. One hun
dreni and twenty thousand dollars in
usurious notes secured by the graft
ers from the Indians are not worth
the paper they are written on. Mother
Drexel, in appreciation OF Father
Sshelrs work, will build schools on
the reservation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
TWO SEPARATE WARS.
Russian Papers Refer Bitterly to Dip
E# NV Iomatic War.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-THE Novoes
Vremya, commenting upon the hostil
ity shown by orther powers toward
Russia, says: Russia is now carrying
on two wars-the sanguinary conflict
in the far East, and bloodless, Dip
lomatic one in the courts of Europe"
The article concludes thus: "All
these talks of peace conferences Or
Intervention are simply dangerous
MISUNDERSTANDING, turning move.
ments, so to speak. But when the ma.
lions of the world cry out against Inc
inhumanity of this war, they must re-
member that we did not start it. 1t is
unnecessary for US to shade or soften
the picture of the horrors now being
enacted in the far East. Let us only
hope our diplomatic battle will be won
ultimately IS surely as the other.
Bismark, when he battled, did not
fight without ultimate compensation.
What it was possible for Germany to
accomplish we ought to be able to do
at the conclusion Of the war in the"
Orient"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
JAPANESE TAKE DEFENSIVE.
Indications That Complexion Of War
viii Be Chanued.

London, Oct. 1.-Acording to the
Morning Posts Shanghai correspond
snt, it is reported there that the jap
anese have been victorious in an en-
gagement at Mukden.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-The general
staff has received news that in the
general assault on Port Arthur from
September 20 to September &c, the
Japanese were everywhere repulsed.
From a reliable source, the Assocl
ated Press learns that sharp fighting
has occurred near Mukden, resulting
in the Japanese driving in General
Kuropatkin's outposts.
Tien Tsin, Oct. Russian officers
here admit that it Is the intention of
the remaining Russian war vessels at
Port Arthur to attempt to escape.
They say that they expected the move
ment one week ago and that it may
now be expected daily.
German warships are cruising out
side Of Using Tau daily. 1t Is believ-
ed that II any of the Port Arthur fleet
should attempt to reach that port it
will be examined at sea, and, II found
seaworthy, be advised not to enter
the port. '.....
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
FAMOUS SEWER COMPLETED.
Important Waterloo Improvement Is
Approved.

Waterloo, Oct 3.-The famous Dry
Run sewer in this city has at last
been completed, after over two years
of the hardest kind Of work. Contrac-
tor William Horrabin OF Iowa Guy
last week reported to the city council
that the work on the structure was
finished. City Engineer c. 7. wilson
reported to the same effect. and an
estimate of the amount Of work done
and the amount due Mr.. Horrabln on
his contract was furnished by Mr..
Wilson in his official capacity.
Dry Run sewer is without doubt tho
largest piece of work of the kind ever
attemrted in the middle western
states. and it's successful completion
and effectiveness are matters of con-
graduation to the people of Waterloo
The sewer is built Of concrete. 1t
is 8 400 feet in length. and on inside
measurement is 12x12 feet in size.
Work was commenced on the str>ct-
ure in the spring of 1902. With large
force Of men at work all the time 1t
was possible to dig the ditch and lay
the cement, the work has been Wig
orously pushed, but not until now,
over two years after the start. is 1t
fully completed The total cost or
the sewer Is $78,015.08.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
BROTHER SHOT az BROTHER.
Quarrel Aross Over Horse and Har
ness.


Anamosa, Ia, Oct. flames Ed.
wards, aged about II years, residing
near Iron Hill, across the bo:dec OF
Jackson county, shot and 1t Is feared
fatally wounded his brother, Frank,
as the elimination of series Of fistlc
encounters The bullet entered the
right breast, passed through thu lung
and lodged near the surface in the
small of the back. Physicians who
extracted the 32-calibre slug report
that the wounded man has about even
chances of life and death.
The quarrel arose over horse ana
harness, and the younger b:oGher'
James, received a severe beating wh'le
a passer by who attempted 20 inter
fere was roughly handled. The en-
ragged brother then renewed LIS at
tack on James who, after warning
him to desist, drew his revolver ana
fired.
The Younger brother claims that lie
fred in self-defense, and he immadl-
a,cly surrendered to the autAnt'hes
ater he waived examination ana was
held in the sum of $500 to the Srano
iury. which is now investigating the
case.
The wounded man, who was mar
ried about two weeks ago. mas re-
uuested that his brother be not Tfose-
g; ted. stating that he himself was W
blame for the tragic affair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
N ANTI-SALOON VS.. SALOON.
Preacher and SaIoonist to Meet in
Joint Debafe


Des Moines, Oct. DR. l. N. Nc
Cash, state superintendent of the
Iowa Anti-Saloon league, and B. F.
Parker, the saloon magnate of Des
Moines, will meet in joint debate at
the Auditorium November l.
This was decided upon yester lay,
DR.. McCash replying to an interview
with Parker and challenging him to a
joint debate. Parker promptly &C
c. 'to1.
T%a debate will probably draw a
better crowd than Manager Foster has
been able to secure for any vaudeville
performance this year. and political
rallies will be secondary.
Dr. McCash declares he is READY and
Parker says he is anxious. In fact,
Parker says he is so anxious that he
will pay for the Auditorium IN order
to meet the former in joint debate.
The only thing, he declares. that
causes him to tremble is the lia'' (ty
of Dr. McCash getting cold feet when
the time comes,
It Is said Parker has two thirgs in
view. One is to demonstrate &c the
people Of Des Moines that he has
ability other than to sell beer and
whisky. Another is to give him lit
tie practice in appearing before audi
ences, so that he will not get stage
fright when he inaugurates hts cam
paign for mayor, two years hence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

Flu Pass, which has become the OBJ
ject of attack by the Japanese, Is in
Dictated in the map. 1t is located about
hfteen miles almost directly east Of
Mukden, and is but a short distance
from the tombs of the Chinese en-
.perors. falling (not to be confound-
led with Telling, north of Mukden)
land Sanlunku, whence the Japanese
drove the Russians, also are shown.
They are about sixty miles northeast
iof Lioayang. The operations there in
dictate a sweeping northeastwa1d turn
ling movement ON the part of the jap
;anese.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
ROBBERS WRECK PosToFFIcE.
Crack the Safe, Securing SIPS in Mon
ey and Stamps.

Van Meter, Ia, Oct. between 2
and 3 o'clock yesterday morning rob
bers blew open the postoffice safe here
and secured $125 in money and
stamps. They also secured number
of watches and considerable amount
Of jewelry from the jewelry store
owned by A. G.. Crindle, who is also
assistant postmaster and who has his
store in the postoffice. Who the men
were and where they came from is
still matter of mystery. They were
evidently experts and it is not be-
lieved that there was any home talent
business about the affair. Three men
were seen by an engineer on the Rock
Island after the report Of the safe
blowing was heard. These men had
q satchel with them and they were
skulking in the railroad yards. Where
they have gone Is not known. Post.
master Phillips has gone to the east
as far as Bonneville but was unable
to find any trace and he now believes
that the robbers have gone to the
westward
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
A BANKER IN TROUBLE.
John Lewis. Formerly of osceoIa, Ar.
rested With a Woman.

Des Moines, Oct. 3-Residing lux
uriously in one of the most gorgeous
and splendidly furnished apartments
of the fashionable Victoria, where
they had, it is claimed, been staying
as man and wife, John Lewis, former
ly a prominent bank cashier Of Os-
ceola, and Mrs. A. +. Oldham, of Des
Moines were arrested by the police at
$50 yesterday morning. Forced into
their clothes, they were taken to the
police station to answer to the charge
of adultery.
The information, drawn up by JUS
tice Christy after he had been routed
out of his comfortable bed at o'clock
in the morning. was signed by A. F.
Oldham. the husband Of one of the de-
PENDANTS and brakeman on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad.
Cringing before the husband who
claimed he had been wronged, the
woman pleaded piteously not to be
locked up in Jail. Lewis, pale and
evidently much chagrined, deposited
with the police officers $1,000 in stock
certificates upon bank in the
southern part of the state for his ap-
pearance and that of the woman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
STRIKES ARE GOOD THINGS.
Kansas City Claims Prosperity Came
With AsSor Trouble.


With Aa5or Trouble.
Kansas City, Oct. 2.-That bugaboo,
he labor problem does not worry the
people of Kansas City any longer, for
:hey feel that the great packing house
strike was ended chiefly through their
fundamentally. Everybody here
fundamentally Everybody claims
cent labor troubles, the packers be-
cause they did more business than u.s.
ual, which gave them increased profits
in spite of greater cost of production;
the employees because there were and
are still more of them employed; the
railroads because they carried more
freight; the merchants because more
money was put into local circulation,
and so on through all classes of So
ciety.
The steady growth of Kansas City's
prosperity since the strike is illustrat-
ed by the fact that the receipts of
the Metropolitan street railrosh,
which has for some years been consid-
cred the best barometer of local bus
mess conditions, were $334,000 for
the month of Augustine largest
months business the road has ever
done-while September shows a sim
liar increase over the corresponding
month of last year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
TWELVE PERSONS DROWNED.
Half the Town of Watrous, New"
Mexico, Destroyed.

Las Vegas, N. Mex, Oct. 3.-Half
the town of Watrous was destroyed
by the flood and at least twelve per-
sons were drowned. Among these.
were the three children of ]. H.
Stevens, Felix Villirael, his wife, two
sisters and several children, and o. F.
Porter. ]. H. Stevens and his wife
escaped and have been brought here
They are in a critical condition. Many
persons were rescued from trees and
house tops. The greatest damage was
around the junction of Mora and Sa-
pelloire creeks. The rock crushery
the great iron bridge and much track
at Watrous were washed away.
The Gallinas river formed a new
channel here. In the Gallinas canyon
the dams of the Aqua Pura company
broke, bringing terrific flood on the
city.
One hundred thousand dollars will
not cover the loss to the town and
the railroad loss is equal to that Of re-
cent floods in Arizona.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
NEW MILL TO BE INSTALLED.
State University Purchases a Model
Concentrating Mill.

Iowa City, Oct. 3.-The State Uni
versity of Iowa has just closed con-
tract with the American Concentrator
company, whereby the university is
to purchase from them a model con-
centrating mill for the university's
department of mining engineering.
The mill will be of the same pattern
as the one on exhibit in the Mines
building at the worlds fair in st
Louis.
Professor Frank A. Wilder, who Is
in charge of this work in the univer-
sity, expects the mill to be installed
within the next two months, and when
in position and completed it will rep
resent to the smallest detail the reg
ular practice in the concentration
buildings. The contract calls for an
entire mill, with timbering and equip
ments exactly the same as full-sized
mill, but will be one-fourth the regular
size.
Every part Of this mill Is perfect in
detail, and will be used to make ac'
tual mill runs on ores, for the purpose
of making thorough tests and to deter
mine the most economical methoGs OF
ore treatment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
UNIVERSAL CONGRESS OVER.
Lawyers and Jurists Conclude Their
Session in St. Louis

Session In st. Louis.
st. Louis, Oct. 1.-The first conven-
ton Of the universal congress of law.
yers and jurists concluded yesterday,
after three days of presentation and
discussion of legal propositions of
worldwide interest, chief of which
was the ultimate establishment of in
ternational peace and adjustment of
all conflict
Associate Justice David J. Brewer
Of the United States supreme court,
president of the congress, expressed
the sentiment that the hopes of the
prime movers of the congress in it's
success had been fully realized. Sig
nor Avv Angelic Pavia, advocate OF
Rome, said: 81 have attended many
congresses, but none, in character
and scope, can be compared to this"
The opinion was expressed general
ly by the distinguished delegates from
every nation represented that the con-
gress marked an epoch in the rela-
tons existing between the lawyers of
the world, which relationship would
be far-reaching in finally establishing
a complete understanding between ma
tons, leading to the eventual extinc-
ton of war. .u.".
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
OSkALOOSA MAN SHOT.
L. A. swearineen, Prominent Butcher,
Assaulted.

Assaulted.
Oskaloosa, Ia, Oct. 3.-As he enter
ed his home late yesterday evening, L..
A. Swearingen, a butcher of this
place, was shot four times in the head
None of the bullets penetrated the
sskull, and the man was able a short
time afterward to walk to the Office Of
Dr. A. J. Coveny, who dressed his i'll
juries.
One bullet struck over the bridge
of the nose and passed out over the
left eye; another cut the brow above
the eye; still another grazed the back
Of the head near the crown, infiicting
only bruise, and the fourth STRUCK
above the right temple, inflicting a
glancing wound. The skull was not
fractured.
The motive for the assault is sup
posed to have been robbery. Swear
ingen, who is a widower, lives alone,
and was supposed to have money with
him from his nights business. Not a
hand was laid upon him, however
Bloodhounds have been sent for and
will be put on the track of the mys-
FERROUS asSaIiant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

DECREASE IN IMMIGRANTS.
Statistics Reveal Fewer Than Last
Year-Many Return Home.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-Immigration fig
ures given out in Chicago convey
startling facts, totally refuting popular
beliefs as to the great increase in
the lumber of foreigners who have
come to this country so far this year.
These figures, which are the same as
those of the landing agents in New
York, not only show that there is a
large falling off in the unmber Of
steerage passengers arriving in New
York from Europe, but that the num-
Der of former immigrants who have
returned to Europe so far this year
greatly exceeds that of any previous
year.
Storage immigrants arriving in
New York from January l to Septem-
Der IL, 1908, numbered 6'9,218. For
the same period of time this year the
total arrivals at New York were
536.954, a loss of 152,264. Former i'm
migrants who returned to Europe last
year from January to September l.
numbered 141, 706. Those who took
passage for their native land in the
same period this year numbered 25?f
S97, an increase of 110.691.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
Jail Breakers Are Caught.

Burlington, Ia, Sept. 3O.-Single
handed ana at the ppint of a pistol,
Oficer Mahoncy captured the two
Fairfield Jail breakers here yesterday
as they were alighting from freight
train. Deputy Sheriff Barnes OF JET
terson county identified the men as
Chas. and Ed Patterson and took them
back with him to stand trial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
Charles w. Irish Is Dead.

Iowa City, Ia, Sept. "a telegram
from Gold Creek, New, announces the
death here yesterday of Charles w.
Irish, of Iowa City. Mr.. Isish was
formerly United States surveyor gen
eral and surveyed Iowa and other
western states for pioneer railroads.
Blach Hawk county has almost six
hundred miless OF telephone wires
stretched over it's surface for the use
of twelve different companies. The
lines extend to every corner Of the
county. ..H. .M
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

The official information from Chi
cago that girl can dress quite neat
ly on $4,000 a year is a great relief to
family men whose incomes are only
moderate and who wish their children
to look neat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
ANNUAL ENDEAvOR MEETING
Nineteenth Annual Session Will Be
Held In Shenandoah.

FtctO III STSToIIoo6hb
Shenandoah, Ia, Sept. So.-The
nineteenth annual state meeting of
the Iowa Christian Endeavor union,
which Is the chief event Of the year
for many Iowa young people, will be
held this year at Shenandoah October
7 to 8. The state organization COM
prises about 1000 societies with So
900 members, which are divided into
twelve districts, each with its district
officers and organization. The three
days program of the Shenandoah con-
vention will be taken part in by such
prominent Endeavor workers as Rev.
Francis E. Clark of Boston, Miss Kate
Haus of Kansas City. Chaplain Peck
worth of Anamosa, State Field Sec
rotary L. G. Kent. State President A..
f. Kepford, Rev. Dan F. Bradley. pres
ident of the Iowa College; Grinnell,
and many others.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

A Minnesota boy slept thirty days
by scantling during cyclone. How
ever, the treatment is too severe ever
to obtain popular favor with insomnia
patients if put up in small packages
for the trade.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
ARMY OF OVER A MILLION.
This Is Estimate Of Japan's Force BY
.. Russia.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 30.-The Russ
makes an intricate calculation OF ia
pans fighting strength, from which
it concludes that the Japanese have
a reservation of one million, one hun
dred thousand men upon which to
draw to fill up their battalions deci-
mated in the field. 1t says that the
critics have been all along deceived
both by the difference in the japanese
army on a war and on a peace loot.
ing, and by the statistics of the able
bodied men fitted to respond 20 a call
for military service. Russia, the Russ
says, must reckon upon an effective
force over one million strong wLvn
organizing to meet the japanese in
the far east.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

The Japanese major who was sent
the other day to summon Port Arthur
to surrender apologized to the Russian
officer who met him for bringing him
out 'in such rainy weather. This ex-
IRENE and unusual courtesy is per-
haps what made Gen. Stoessel "cuss."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

The Boston man who sues his act
ress-wife for divorce on the ground
that she threw things at him evident.
ly is convinced that the scent of the
roses of romance no longer clings to
the vase that is shattered on a long
suffering husbands head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

Following the prediction that the
supply of blondes will run out in 600
years is another to the effect that
everybody will be crazy in 700 years,
on the theory, doubtless, that it will
be a hundred years before we fully
realize our loss.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

The fashion arbiters in Paris have
ruled that tall, thin girls are to be
the style this winter. The hopelessly
short, fat ones never did think much
of the Partisan styles, anyway.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

If the Geographical Congress would
pass a law repeating some of the hard
names in the biographies it would
confer a favor on the rising genera
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

The statement that Mr. Marshall
Field pays taxes on property to the
value of $4O,OOO.O0O will lead most
rich men to wonder what he is really
worth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

Discussing the styles in wedding
gowns, the fashion editor says there
is something particularly girlish and
sweet in a Dutch neck upon a bride.
This looks like race discrimination.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

There will be time for a good many
bridal tours" before Niagara Falls
disappears, if Prof Gilbert is right in
estimating that it is good" to last
$500 years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

The treasurer of the United States
says there is only one $4,000 bill in
circulation. If that is so, the last man
who got it must have forgotten to
pass it along