Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-04

James A. Cooper, colored, was
hanged at Baltimore for the murder
of Jesse Powell. also colored.
The Clinton county, Illinois, normal
institute closed it's session at Car
lyle. One hundred teachers were in
attendance.
The blowing out of the cylinder
head of the electric light engine at
Fairbury, ~, threw that city and
Forest in darkness.
The wholesale grocery warehouse
of Eby. Blain & Co.. at Toronto, Can
ada, was partially destroyed by fire.
Loss, $150,O0O; partially insured.
Candy colored with some mercurial
substance caused the death of the
2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Fousek at Great Falls, Mont.
Robert Fair of Clay City, Ind,
junior at Indiana normal school, was
found dead of heart disease. lie was
frail and had done too much gym
nasium work.
John Johnson, arrested at Column
has, O., has been identified as Row
land B. Rigor of Baltimore, wanted
for the holdup and shooting of
street car conductor.
Secretary Taft has fixed Aug. for
a hearing on the request for recon
sideration of the order of the war
department to raise the union bridge
across the Allegheny river at its juno
ton with the Monongahela.
Andrew Craver, a bartender at
Leavittsburg, O., has been arrested on
the charge of causing the death of
William Groshung, whose home is sup
posed to be in Milwaukee, Wis. Gros-
hung became involved in quarrel
with Craver and was so badly beaten
that he died.
John Jackson a negro, was hanged
at Uniontown, Pa, for the murder
/ of Jack Kinney, also colored, whom he
killed near Connellsville June 80, 1908.
in a quarrel over a game of craps. The
trap refused to work for five minutes
the condemned man stood with the
black cap on his head while the spring
was being adjusted.
Frank Kauzer was injured and six
other persons badly bruised in a COLI
sion in Milwaukee between a chemical
fire engine and a street car.
Comptroller of the Treasury Trace
well rendered a decision In Washing
ton that while the general spirit and
purpose OF the Constitution Is appli-
cable to the Panama Canal zone, that
domain Is not part Of the United
States, and therefore the President
and the commits son will control af-
fairs until Congress prescribes some
other course.
The will of Abner Mckinley, broth.
err of the late president, has been pro-
bated at Somerset, Pa. While no
value of the estate is given, the bulk
of it Is bequeathed to his widow and
his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Mckinney
Baer
The members of the Commercial
Law League of America, in session at
West BadenS Ind. were addressed by
Judge Oliver o. Provosty of the Louis
lana supreme court and by II. Mouitrie
Mordecai OF Charleston, s. G..
From Jan. to July 81, inclusive,
7,,S25,S6 Japanese yen have been re.
ceived at the United States mint In
San Francisco and converted into
money for the Philippine islands.
The aggregate amount In American
n:Orey Is $3S,912,933.
The liberals gained a seat at Owes.
try, West Shropshire, in the by-elec'
ton necessitated by the succession OF
George Ormsby Gore. conservative, son
of Lord Harlech, to the peerage. Tho
fight mainly was on the tariff question.
The supreme Tent, Knights Of tho
Maccabees of the World, adjourned In
Detroit Tuesday after a session last
ing one week The most important
business transacted was readjust.
ment of the insurance rates. ,.....
The appellate division Of the sup.
RENE court in New York refused to
sustain the charges brought against
City Magistrate James G. Tighe by
the Antipolicy society for his action
in tischarging prisoners arraigned be
fore him for violating the antipolicy
law. ....
Mrs. Davis, an Assyrian peddler,
was found dead in bed at Brownsville,
Pa, with a bullet wound in her right
breast. Her son Michael was ar
rested, charged with the killing. 1t
is claimed he shot her for refusing to
give him money. ts/
Harry Hollister, son of Madison.
Wis. druggist, committed suicide In
Denver because the father had refused
him aid after long debauch.
The American line steamer st. Paul
has sailed from South Hampton, hav-
ing on board the remains of +. Kent
LOOMS.
The French cruiser Lavoisier has ar
rived at st. Johns N. F., after a two
weeks cruise of the treaty shore.
lThe commander of the Lavoisier has
compiled data respecting fisherles on
the French shore for the information
Of the French cabinet
Admiral Cooper has been relieved
from his command on the Asiatic sta
tior and has come hcme on sick leave.
King Christian arrived at Copen-
hage,i from his visit to Schwerin, cap
ital of the grand duchy of Mecklen-
berg-Schwerin. He has recovered fro
his temporary indisposition.