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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
IOWA DAY AT ST. LOUIS.
Governor cummlns Names June II
as the Day.

Des Moines, June 8.-Governor
Cummins has issued the following
proclamation:
The Universal Exposition, commem-
Grating the acquisition by the United
States of the vast territory known as
the Louisiana Purchase, is now in
progress in st. Louis. The event
sought to be emphasized Is not only
one of the most important in the his
tory of governments, but the exposi-
ton itself is the greatest and most
complete exposition of the achieve
ments Of the human race ever UroLsnt
together. OF all THE states which
occupy the territory so acquired,
iowa, by common consent, stands
first, and therefore her interest In
the exposition is not surpassed by any
IT her sister commonwealth.
Each state will have a day" dur
Ing which the exposition will be pc
culiarly her own. Iowa has chosen
June II as her day" The choice has
been wisely made, for it is the day
above all others upon which the men
and women Of Iowa can most fttingly
celebrate the transfer of the Louis
lana Territory from the Empire of
france to the Republic of the United
States. 1t is the anniversary of the
most important day in the history of
our people, for on June II, 1873, the
eyes of civilized man first rested upon
the beautiful shores Of our beloved
| state
Iowa will. therefore, take possession
Of the exposition on June II, and by
appropriate ceremonies will signalize
the two mighty events.
1t is the earnest hope of the chief
executive that as many of our loya
citizens as can make 1t convenient tC
do so, will attend at st. Louis upoI
the day aforesaid and thus give dig
| nifty and enthusiasm to a celebration
which will be full OF pleasure an(
overrunning with instruction.
| Alharf n Cmnrninc
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
SHIPS ARE DISABLED.

Che Foo, June 10.-A Chinese, for
merly an employe in the machine
shops at Port Arthur, who arrived
here yesterday, says that only five of
the nine largest Russian ships at
Port Arthur are capable of going to
sea and that steam Is kept up ON
but three of the five sound vessels.
AL the guns from the damaged ships
have been removed 20 the forts and
the sailors from these ships have
gone to the front with the troops. The
Russian warships, which formerly
were painted black, are now painted
gray, as are the vessels Of the jap
anese fleet. Russian torpedo boats
leave the harbor occasionally for half
an hour, but the larger warships can
not get through the entrance. The
Russians are refusing permission to
skilled workmen to leave Port Arth-
IT but many are escaping. Little
work is being done in the machine
shops because of the confusion among
he workmen each time firing is
heard. One shell recently wrecked a
machine shop building, but did no
damage to the machinery. Another
she'll wrecked the Offices in the dock
yard. Three hundred and fifty mines
have been laid in the roadstead and
many others have been placed around
the shops in the naval basin. Some
of the latter were exploded last week
done
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
NAVAL BATTLE
OFF PORT ARTHUR
Russian VIadivostok Squadron
Approached Too b
Close.
BECAME ENTANGLED IN A FOG
Attacked BY Torpedo Boats and Two
BattIeships-Some Damage Is In
ficted on Russian Squadron-Jap-
anese Suffer Heavy Loss on Land

st. Petersburg, June l3.-Rumors
are in circulation to the effect that
great naval battle has taken place on
Port Arthur in which two Russian and
four Japanese battlesh1ps were sunk.
No confirmation of the rumor can be
obtained.
London, June l3.-The Standards
correspondent at st. Petersburg says
he hears that telegram from Vice
Admiral Skydloff says on June 7
Skrydloff went within thirty miles of
Port Arthur with the Vladivostok
squadron and there ran into fog. He
found several Japanese torpedo boats
and two battleships, which attacked
him iercely and inflicted some dam
age. The Russians returned the fire,
but as none of the Port Arthur ships
appeared, Vice-Admiral Skrydloff re-
turned to Vladivostok, where he ar
rived on Friday morning.
Haicheng, Manchuria, June ia
thanking movement of the Japanese
around the Russian left wing from
Feng Wang Cheng on June was re-
pulsed with loss of two whole bat
talions.
A large Japanese force moved out
in the morning along the Feng Wang
Cheng road. The Russians had a
force strongly posted in a ravine
thirty miles southeast OF Hal Cheng.
The Japanese were preceded by two
battalions who walked in the Russian
ambuscade. They received a murder
Gus rifle and artillery fire at close
range and were wiped out. only one or
two escaping.
The main Japanese force, which
was greatly superior to the Russian
force, tried to outtiank the Russians,
who drew off without losing a man.
The Japanese, closing in, found the
ravine vacant, save for their own
dead.
Lao Yang, June 13-Ensign Mari
loft, who has returned from the bat
tie Of Saimatza, fought on June 7.
says that the Japanese lost about
three hundred men
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

THREATENED TO KILL.
Muscatire Young Men in Jail for At
tempted Extorton.

Muscatine, June 11.-Peter Musser,
one of the wealthiest lumbermen in
Iowa. and his daughter have been I'M
der the shadow OF death for ten days,
according to threats made in three
letters, the authors of which were
taken into custody yesterday. The
first letter demanded that $4,000 be
left in a designated spot or else the
lives Of Mr.. Musser and his daughter
were to pay the forfeit. No attention
was paid to the epistles and the sec
ond letter demanded $4,000. Inc
third letter held the price the same,
but made the threat OF death stronger
Post Office Inspector Leland OF st
Joe, Mo-, arrived in the city yester-
day and after a consultation with local
officers arrested Robert Morrison, a
son of Joseph Morrison, deputy coun-
ty clerk, and Charles Stocker, son OF
a poor widow. Both are 10 years or
age and both have confessed. The
penalty upon conviction for each is
either fine Of $500 or eighteen
months in prison. The matter has
created a sensation in this city.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
YELLOW oLEo LOSES.
Supreme Tribunal UphoIds the Iowa
aw la

Des Moines, June 1.-THE Iowa
oleomargarine law was upheld by the
state supreme court yesterday, and
the conviction OF the Armour Packing
company in Polk county court for
sale OF oleomargarine Of yellow color
was affirmed. On every point the
state had complete victory, and this
is regarded as pretty efrectually dis.
posing Of the sale of yellow oleomar.
garine in the state. The supreme
court sustains Judge w. II. McHenry,
Of Des MoInes, who tried the case.
The cla IN was made that the de.
PENDANTS had right to show by the
testimony of an expert that the vel
low OF the oleomargarine was not the
yellow color of true butter, but the
court denies this was a matter for
expert evidence. THE law was not
enacted for experts" says Chief Jus
tice Deemer, but for the common
people who might be deceived by the
appearance OF the substitute and led
to purchase something they did not
want"
The court also upheld the constitu
tionality OF the law and held that II
violated no general principle of law.
The case was that brought against
the Armour Packing company, in
dicted for illegal sale OF oleomargar
inc. on which there was conviction
twice in the district court. The suit
was brought by h. X. Wright, state
dairy commissioner The chief uuee
ton was as to the color of the pro
duct. Chief Justice D6emer states
that careful examination of the
statutes leads to the conclusion that
the Legislature mot only intended to
prohibit the colOration OF any sub
stance intended as q substitute for
butter. but also to prohibit the sale OF
any compound made in the sembIance
of or designed to be used for and in
the place of butter which bore a vel
low color In imitation of that pro-
duced from pure milk or cream OF
cows"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
.DEPORTED MINERS
LEFT ON PRA|R|ES
Train Load of Deported Min
ers Turned Out in Bar
rem Region.
THEY WERE LEFT TO STARVE
Sheriff of Hamilton County, Kansas,
Appears With Forty Deputies and
Drives Them Back Across the Col.
orado Line.

Syracuse, Kans., June 13.-Seven-
ty-six deported Victor, Colo, miners,
sent out from their state on a special
train in charge of half a hundred Colo
RADIO militiamen, were on Saturday
left destitute upon the prairie. With
a parting volley, fired in the air, the
militiamen deserted their charges and
returned west. Later the unfortunate
miners were turned back to Colorado
by an armed Kansas sheriff and forty
deputies.
The miners had been placed on lhe
train, which was a special made up
by the authorities in control in the
disturbed Colorado town and in
charge of well-armed militiamen, start
ed for the east late Friday. At La
Junta, Colo, where the first stop was
made, the cars were closely guarded.
The miners were not permitted to
leave the cars, nor were any Of the
hundred or so of men who gathered
at the station allowed to communicate
with them.
When a point in Kansas nalr
mile east of the Colorado state line
was reached early Saturday, a halt
was made. 1t was a deserted spot on
the wild prairie, with no railway sta
ton, eating house nor farmers house
within several miles.
Without delay, the men were dis
embarked, the engine was reversed
and the militia re-boarded the train.
Colonel l.. w. Cole. the officer in COM
mand of the guard, instructed the
miners plainly that they were not
wanted in Colorado and told them
they had better go east.
Half a dozen of the soldiers fired
volley into the air to intimidate the
men and the train started west with
the mintiamen, leaving the miners to
make their way to some habitation as
best they might.
The men started east a-foot, but
were met and turned back by Sherifr
Jack Brady of Hamilton county, Kan
sas, and forty armed deputies. After
a long, weary tramp they struggled
into Holley, Colo, small town near
the Colorado-K Kansas boundary, where
they were furnished food at the big
Salvation Army station located there.
Despite the emphatic command of
Colonel Cole, the men, after a rest,
took up their journey west and started
overland for Lamar, Colo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
PITCHED BATTLE IN COLORADO
Soldiers and Union Miners Have En-
counter In the Hills,

counter IN tnc TINS.
Victor, Colo, June "a pitched
battle between the military and union
miners was fought at Dunnville, the
new mining camp thirteen miles out
Of Victor, shortly after o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
John Carley, union miner, was
killed.
The troops returned to Victor at 8
o'clock last night, bringing with them
fourteen captives.
1t was reported before the special
train left for Victor at 2 o'clock bear
ing the force under General Bell,
that the miners in the hills about
Dunnville numbered about $50 men,
and that it was their intention to
march into Victor last night in a body
and attempt to liberate by force the
inmates of the temporary bull pen"
in Victor.
That the force actually consisted of
but twenty-one men is the statement
of one of the number that was taken
captive.
Victor, Colo, June "a second bat
tie took place last night. Seven SOL
diers sent on horseback to Big Hill,
two miles east Of Victor, to arrest
union miners, found them entrenched
Inc men refused to surrender and
the soldiers opened fire. Over two
hundred shots were fired. The min
ers opened fire on the soldiers as soon
as they saw them coming up the hill.
No one was wounded. Seven men
were captured by the guards and
taken to CriDDle Creek
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
DENNIsoN WINS IN OMAHA.
Must Be Proved He Is Fugitive From
Iowa,

Omaha, Neb., June 10.-Tom Den.
nison won the first round in his fight
against extrauition to Iowa, yester-
day morning, when Judges Troup,
Day and Redick announced that they
would take testimony to decide wheth-
err or not he is a fugitive from JUS
tice in that state. The motion to
quash the writ of habeas corpus was
overruled. The court decided that
Dennison cannot be extradited unless
1t is shown that he Is fugitive. 1t
holds also that unless that fact was
established before Governor Mickey
the latter had no right to issue a
warrant for Dennison's removal to
Iowa, and that to allow the extradi-
ton without giving Dennison chance
TO make a defense was "monstrous."
The date for the future hearing of
the case has not been set.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
LAYS BLAME ON MINERS.
coroner's Jury Returns Verdict On
Dynamite Explosion.

Victor Colo, June lin the in
Iuest over the bodies Of those killed
by the dynamite explosion at indie
pendence last Monday, the coroner S
jury returned a verdict that the ex-
plosion was caused by persons I'M
known to the jury. The verdict also
says the crime is one of similar crimes
designed and committed in the Grip
pie Creek district during the past
few months and perpetrated for the
purpose of intimidaIing non-uniOn
miners and thereby preventing them
from working and said crimes are
the result of a conspiracy entered
into by certain members OF the West
ern Federation of Miners, and known,
melted and furthered by certain
officers of that organization.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
GRAVES GETS LIMIT.
Judge M'Henry Scores Confessed Wife
Murderer.

Des Moines, June l3.-Eight years
the longest term in. the power OF the
court under the plea accepted, was
given Charles w. Graves, for the muir
der of his wife. In sentencing the
prisoner the court applied one of the
most scathing Remuneration ever
heard in the criminal court room.
Judge McHenry spoke at length on
the evidence presented on the trial Of
the case and expressed genuine sor-
row that the powers Of the court
were not such as would permit SEN
tence many times as great as the one
inflicted. Graves sat through the or
deal without vince and at the close
walked to the door with his head
hanging in shame as the crowded
courtroom gazed with disgust at the
retreating form OF the fortunate wife
murderer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
HARsoR STILL sLocKADEc.
Only Smallest Vessels Can Pass in
Or Out.

Che Foo, June 10.-Chinese arriv-
ing from Port Arthur say the entrance
to that harbor is still blocSed and
large vessels are unable to pass in
or out. Gunboats and torpedo boats
can only effect passage at high
tide. The Russians have several fort
flied positions between the present
positions, extended for distance of
seven miles out and under the forts
at Port Arthur. The Japanese fleet
IS bombarding Port Arthur daily from
considerable distance Oft shore,
fearing to attempt closer range of
fire on account of danger of Russian
mines ..r.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
MANY INJURED IN WRECK.
A. B. Funk and Tom Way in Smashup
at Mason CITY.

Mason City, June l0.-The thirtieth
of the Republic came to sad CLOSE
at o'clock yesterday by an unfortu-
nate accident on the Mason City Il
Clear Lake Electric line. The closing
session of the encampment was held
at Clear Lake, a summer resort ten
miles from the city, and exercises
held in the beautiful park had closed
most auspiciously the best encamp-
ment held in years. Clara Barton, OF
Red Cross fame, had spoken with
Governor Cummins and Chaplain
Jesse Cole OF the soldiers home in
the closing speeches OF the camp he
and had congratulated the people on
the good fortune that no accident had
occurred to mar the perfect meeting.
Three trains, with 1000 happy peo-
pie, started back at 5 o'clock, and,
strangely enough, just opposite the
Memorial university, the trailer on
the first train, car with trolley used
on the city lines, jumped the track
and caused the destruction. 1t was
loaded with men and women, and
when it left the track was detached
from the rest OF the train, which ran
a furlOng before it could be stopped.
There were fifty or more people in
the car and twenty-five OF them were
more or less injured. Providentially,
the car in rolling over struck a cul-
vert, which kept 1t from falling on
the people who were precipltated
from the windows. although the car
had to be pried from one man whose
leg was broken. Tom Way and Hon.
A. B. Funk were in the Inflated car.
Way had his head bruised and Funk
was injured slightly in the leg, but
Stitz Way, the Tenth district commit
teeman, escaped without a scratch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
He Beat His Little Girl.

Denison, June 13.-While in a fit OF
anger, Spray Malone OF Kenwood
mercilessly beat his little girl. cutting
her face and bruising her head. He
was tried before Justice Huntington
OF Dow City and given seven days in
the county jail. The indignation OF
the entire community was aroused
and had not the officer taken the man
in charge he would have been in dan.
ger of violence at the hands OF the
public. Justice Huntington was also
severely criticized for the light sen
tence he gave the prisoner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
japanese Reconnojterino.

Toxic, June 10.-Admiral Togo re-
ports that on the night of June he
sent eight small torpedo boats from
the battleships of his squadron to
make reconnaissance of Port Ar
thur harbor. The boats went far in
side and were exposed to the Rus
sian fire. One sailor and one petty
officer were killed in the operation
hut the boats escaped unchanged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
SAYS HE HAS EVIDENCE.
General Bell Claims Between IS ant
20 Men Will Hang.

Cripple Creek. Colo, June 13.-
General Sherman Bell made the fol-
lowing statement for publication:
Il have indisputable evidence in my
possession which will lead to the con
viction of a number OF union miners
for the murder OF the nonrnion miners
who were killed in the independence
depot explosion. We have between
thirty-five and forty men in the bull
pen who will swing for this crime We
are only waiting to capture two OF
three more men before we tell what
our evidence is. There will be no de
portationS today.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Held For Killing Employer.

Sibley, June 11.-Charged with muir
dering his employer, cremating his
body in a strawstack and appropriate
ing his property. including a fine farm
near Melvin, Fred Hokufr was bound
over to the grond jury in $4,000
bonds. The crime charged is the
murder Of Peter Johnson, who disap-
peared Feb. 10, 1903 Hokuff protests
his innocence, but has told various
stories to account for Johnson's alb
capcQ
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Ex-convict Assaults Girl.

Sioux City, June 11.-H. r. Carrie
seriously hurt Maggie Thompson, an
employee Of the Rutland hotel, in the
effort to commit criminal assault, in
which he failed. He was arrested,
and appearing in court was promptly
recognized as a recently released con-
vict who had served a term in the
penitentiary, being sent up from east
ern Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Sarah Bernhard is suing a Paris
editor for damages because he re-
viewed her new play too soon. On
this side the disposition is to wreak
vengeance on the newspapers because
they put off noticing the plays until
too late.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Probably Mr.. Michael Lynch. the
famous Brown university pitcher, who
has signed contract to play with the
Pittsburgs at the end of the college
year, will get larger salary right
away after graduation than any other
of this years crop of college gradu.
ates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A Kansas experimenter is study.
ing the cat language, and for this pur.
pose is taking their voices in phono,
graph. as IL cats voices out of doors
were not sufficient to drive the world
10 the point OF distraction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A Philadelphia court has decided
that a man does not have to tell his
wife how much money he makes or
how he spends it. Before acting on
this opinion it will be advisable for
most men to find out what their
wives think about it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A ten-foot gusher, the only artesian
well known within a radius of fifty
heart of the town of Albion, few
miles from Marshalltown. This fine
artesian well was found at a depth Of
only sixty feet and is on the property
of c. f. Arney, member Of the board
of county supervisors, the clear soft
water spouting ten feet above the
ground.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Lord Brooke, who is only % years
old, and who has no prejudice against
cash, is coming over to this country
from England. This particular Brooke
is a bachelor, but he does not intend
to go on so forever
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

There is to be a scientific collection
of mosquitoes at St. Louis. Most
people will be far more interested in
lodging the uncollected ones when the
hot weather comes on.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Andrew Lang's effort to wrestle with
the earlier English attempt to under
stand Mark Twain but it belongs to
the same brand of obtuseness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Morphine Kills Travelling Man.

Oskaloosa, June '11-W. II. Hunt,
aged 25 years, supposed to be trav-
cling man from st. Paul, died here
from an overdose of morphine. The
man lived several hours after being
discovered. The doctors used heroic
measures to save him, using whips
and wet towels.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

An old atlas, printed in 1896, says
that the climate of this country is
combination of all the other climates
in the world. That atlas must have
been written in March and printed in
April
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

A Boston humorist who undertook
to scare a night Waterman got shot
for his pains. Nothing is more dan
gerous than to suddenly awaken
heavy sleeper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

From the way the South American
nations have been selling their war
ships. we may infer that they have
decided hereafter to live together in
peace
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
Amusement Park is DESTROYED.

Clinton, June 1.-The buildings at
Sans Souci park were destroyed by
fire. 1t is thought the work was done
by an incendiary. The loss is $751;
600, win no insurance. The buildings
will be rebuilt at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16
CARE FOR pEPoRrED MINERS
New Camp Will Be Opened in New
Mexico on Cooperative Plan.

Mexico on Cooperative Plan.
Denver, Colo June ia new min
ing camp will be opened in New
Mexico. according to the Post, to re
ceive the deported union miners from
Cripple Greek. The Western Fedora
ton of Miners will work the claims
on a cooperative basis, and will have
entire Jurisdiction over their develop
ment Provision will be made by the
and to this end carload OF supplies
will be sent to the new camp imme-
diately as a starter. ... ..ra
The camp will be situated near
Tres Piedras, twenty miles south OF
the Colorado line, on the Denver 4
Rio Grande railroad. There is dis
trict ten miles square of virgin ore,
and the work of mining it will be par.
celled out to the union miners. They
will work on the cooperative plan,
but the miners will be supported by
tho federation while prospecting. A
property will be purchased by the fed
Grafton for initial operations.
An attractive feature of the scheme
to send the exiled men to New Mexico
is that they will be amenable to fed
eral law. Governor Peabody has been
asked to order General Bell to send
further shipments OF deported miners
from Cripple Creek to New Mexico
Ethan was being fed by the raven.
'"Ihe beauty of it," said he, sis that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-16

Out in Indian Territory a man was
a tornado. He could have done bet.
ter than that at one of our little wind
jamming political orgies.