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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
CHARLTON HAS $4,000 FIRE.
Two Tramps Suspected Of Firing
Buildings Are Arrested.

Charlton, May 13-Fire of incendi-
airy origin at midnight Wednesday
damaged nearly all the buildings on
two sides of the public square, the
total loss being about $4,000. Prac-
tically all the loss is covered by in
surance. Two men, who were caught
stealing goods from one of the burned
stores, are held on suspicion of being
the firebuss.
The fire broke out in an empty
store building near the city hall at
IL O. clock, 1t spread both directions
rapidly, and soon the entire town was
aroused. The department had the
fire out at $3.50 a. m.
The burned properties are:
Beginning at the grocery store OF
Geogre Wiltsey the fire swept the en-
tire southern half of the west side
of the city square.
The damaged buildings showing
loss and insurance are:
George Wiltsey's grocery, $4,000;
insurance $500
Clint Mobiles billiard hall and res
taurant, $500; insurance $1,000
A. A. Eckfelt, furniture and two liv-
ing rooms $1,000.
J. B. Lenhart, blacksmith slight
loss.
City Hall and engine house, $4,000;
covered by insurance.
Kubitscheck building, brick south
side OF square.
Oppenhiemer's clothing store; stock
$4,000, building $1,000; covered by in
surance.
Dr II p cutt0n dentist 5000
McCullough's dry goods store,
slight damage.
Mrs, Gasser, barn and sheds, 5000;
covered by insurance.
Two other attempts to burn the
town have been nipped in the bud
recently. In both instances the fire
got little start, but YVES put out be-
fore gaining dangerous proportions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
RUSSIANS HAVE
DESTROYED DALNY
City That Was Built in a
Night Is Destroyed
in a Day.
FAIR HOPES PERISH WITH IT
Was Intended to Be Russia's Com
mercial Emporium - Docks and
Piers Have Been Destroyed to Pre-
vent Japanese Landing There.

st. Petersburg, May 13.-Viceroy
Alexieff has telegraphed to the car
announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers at Port
Dalny, Lao Tung peninsula, presum-
ably to render more difficult Japan
csc landing at that port.
st. Petersburg, May 13.-Later tele-
grams received here indicate that
the whole of Port Dalny has been
destroyed by the Russians.
Port Dalny, on Talien Wan bay, on
the east coast of the Lao Tung pen
insula, was intended by Russia to be
the chief commercial emporium of it's
eastern dominionS. An edict pro-
viding for it's construction was is
sued by the Russian emperor July 81,
1901, and Port Dalny fully equipped
with all modern improvements, docks,
piers and railroad facilities was
opened to commerce in December,
1901.
Talien-Wan bay is one of the finest
deep water harbors on the Pacific. 1t
is free from ice in winter time and
ships drawing thirty feet of water
can enter at low tide water without
difficulty, and without the aid of pill
OTIS can sail or steam alongside the
immense docks and piers, where the
cargoes can be loaded into the rail-
road cars and run direct for 1000
miles into the city of st. Petersburg
Five large piers had been construct
ed, each supplied with numerous
railroad tracks and immense ware
raiIrnaHC nlnntrinitV and
water. A large breakwater was be-
ing constructed, SO that ships could
lie at the piers and load and unload
regardless of weather Docks for
foreign vessels, steam and said, ex-
foreign vessels the piers and along
the shore for two miles. There were
two first class dry docks, one in
tended for ordinary ocean steamers
and the other designed to accomo-
date the largest vessels of war or
commerce.
Over $6,000,000 had been expended
on the harbor system before the end
of 1902, and it was estimated that
| the cost of completing the works
would nearly be $20,000,000, but this
does not in any way represent the
total cost of the erection of this
great commercial port, which with
Port Arthur distant about twenty
miles, was leased by the Chinese
| government to Russia in 1898.
Nearly $4,000 men were employed
daily in the work of constructing the
port and town. The total population
has been estimated at about 10000,
mostly Chinese Japanese, Koreans
and Russians.
Seoul, May ia junk that has
arrived at Chemulpo brings a report
that heavy explosions were heard at
sea early yesterday morning. 1t is
believed here that these explosions
occurred either at Port Arthur or
Port Dalny.
An American miner who left ANU
on May has arrived here and re-
ports that force of $500 Russians
recently spent the night at Unsan
He says also that large bodies OF
Russian troops were reported to be
in that vicinity. ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
ENGLAND IN COLORADO WAR.
Dead Non-Union Laborer Was an
Englishman.

Washington, May 13.-The British
government has become involved in
the labor troubles in Colorado That
government makes it point to look
after the humblest British subject, so
when it happened that in the troubles
at Telluride, Launcelot Collins, Brit
Usher and non-union miner, was kill
ed by strikers, as it was alleged, the
nearest British consul, at Denver,
started an investigation and reported
the case to the British embassy here.
Sir Mortimer Durand, finding that one
of the allegations was that the man
was killed for lack CT proper protec-
ton by authorities, called the atten-
ton of the state department to the
matter. The department in turn for
warded the ambassadors note to the
governor of Colorado and the latter
has now explained that owing to the
existence of martial law in Telluride
county it is not possible to make the
legal investigation required to develop
a satisfactory answer to the British
note. 1t is expected that further pro-
ceedings will be taken when the labor
troubles of Colorado are at an end,
and IL it should appear that the Brit
ish complaint is well-founded an appH
cation will be made to congress by
the state department for suitable
indemnity for the killing OF Collins.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
ARMEN|ANS ARE
DIFFERENTIATED
Reports of Wholesale Massa-
ores Have Reached
Europe.
VILLAGES HAVE BEEN BURNED
Sassoun District Visit: ed BY Fire and
Sword - Turkey is Reported to
Have Carried Out Her Threat to
Wipe Out the RebeIlious Subjects.

Paris, May 14.-An official dispatch
to the foreign Office from CONSTANT
nople confirms the reports that Tur-
kish troops have burned villages
throughout the Sassoun district of Ar
menia, killing the Inhabitants. The
French ambassador M. Constance, has
joined with Russian and British am
bassadors in sending consuls to Erzer-
cum, in the hope of limiting the des-
truction and bloodshed. However,
the official advices, although brief, in
dictate that the work of exterminat-
ing the Armenlans occupying the
mountainous district of Sassoun is
practically accomplished.
The Turkish methods appear to
have been much the same as those
adopted during the Armenian massa-
cres. The official reports do not give
exact details as to the number of
towns burned and people killed, but
they show hat the action of the
Turks has been sweeping. The
French authorities were ADVISED some
time ago that Turkey was taking ad-
vantage of Russia's pre-occupation in
the far east and intended to adopt a
decisive course toward the rebellious
Armenians. The information then
showed that the Turks would begin
the work of suppression about April
Is. In order to prevent this, the pow
ers made an energetic protest. This
delayed turkeys action, which, how
ever, has been executed with the
same severity as at first contemplate
ed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
AGENT HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Agent of Wildcat Company Makes
Good the Loss.


Good the Loss.
Des Moines, May 13.-Judge Gam
BILE at Guthrie Center yesterday held
that an insurance agent Is liable for
the value of the policies he places
if the company he represents fails
to pay in case Of loss. The case
brought forth new point of law
which has never been passed on by
the supreme court. Attorney w. T..
Maxey Of Des Moines conducted the
prosecution Of the case in the inter-
ests of the Sutherland Flenniken
wholesale millinery company of this
city.
! The case in question was a body
blow to the wildcat" and unauthor-
lied insurance companies doing bust
ness throughout the west, and will
prevent the concerns securing anyone
to represent them.
The case was fought for three days
at Guthrie Center and yesterday
Judge Gamble sustained a motion to
take the case from the jury, and d.
rected a verdict for the plaintiff.
Hood and Stomback, proprietors of
millinery store at Panora, against "A.
J. Hemphill, an insurance agent of
Panora. who represented the Mercan-
tile Fire Insurance Company of Chi
cago. Mr.. Hemphill wrote a policy
for $1,000 on their stock of goods
about one year ago, and fire last year
destroyed the business. The goods
We're furnished by the Sutherland
Flenniken company OF Des Moines on
credit. and when the destruction was
announced, began action to collect.
The proprietors of the store turned
over the policy to them.
An investigation showed that the
company was not responsible and
would not settle the loss which was
invoiced at $S32S4. attorneys were
sent to the headquarters of the COM
pany in Chicago to endeavor to effect
settlement. They again refused and
explained they had no funds with
which to meet losses. They stated
their premiums were too low to fur
nish funds for losses. Also they
were not in the business to pay
losses but to furnish cheap insurance
to firms throughout the country, the
policies to be used more for the pur-
pose of securing credit from whole
salers than anything else.
After ascertaining these facts, At
torney. Maxey began action against
Hemphill, claiming a breach of con-
tract. In his petition he cited that
Hemphill had agreed to furnish in
surance and the plaintiffs had relied
upon him to secure responsible poll
cies. In arguing the case many cases
were cited to show that the insur-
ance agent was responsible for the
quality of insurance he sold, the same
as the dealer in any other line OF
business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
LAND FOR KNOXVILLE.
State Board Of Control Expects to
Make Purchase.

Des Moines, May 16.-The state
board of control will go to Knoxville,
today, for the purpose of trying to
taken, pursuant to making detailed
plans for the improvement of the in
stitution in conformity with the direc-
ton of the state legislature in order
to make out of it hospital for the
detention of dipsomaniacs.
The board has arrived at a general
idea of what it expects to do in the
way of recognizing the institution.
1t will find use for about $4,000 in
the purchase of additional land. Only
forty acres are now comprised with
in the institution farm at Knoxville.
The theory of the board is that
work will be good thing for the in
ebriates who are committed to the
institution. And work in the field is
extremely desirable from every point
of view. So that from 120 to 100
acres can easily be used to advantage
in the conduct of the hospital for
the victims of liquor and drugs.
The board estimates that it will
take fully year to prepare the In
stitutiOn for the accommodation or the
wards who are now cared for at the
different insane hospitals. 1t will not
| be possible to undertake the care Of
any of them at the Knoxville insti-
tute until after it is completely re-or-
ganized The present building will
have to be altered in material ways
| and other inconvenience would make
| it impossible to accommodate any of
the inebriates there during the next
year. But by the time the next leg
islative session is held the institution
will be in fine running condition, and
will have been run for such time
as will give the legislature an ade-
! quate idea of what separate and ex-
elusive institution for the care of the
persons referred to can do in the way
of reforming them.
The board of control has decided
to postpone the selection of new sup
erintendents for the industrial school
at Eldora and the Orphans home at
Davenport for some time. Probably
several weeks will elapse before a
decision is reached. In the mean
time the board will make thorough
investigation of the ability of the ap
plicants for the positions which are
open.
The board, under a new law, has
the duty of appointing a state visitor
to visit the homes for friendless
children in Iowa and to place in pri
vate homes throughout the state chill
dren who are now or may be placed
in the state institutions, which care
for wards Of that character. Tn'
board has under consideration TO
the place large number Of APPLICANTS
but it is not prepared to announce
selection, as yet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
APPREHENSION IN RUSSIA.
Hostility of Chinese is Regarded With
d. ~ Great Concern

st. Petersburg, May 16.-In view
of the official dispatches regarding
the hostile attitude of the Chinese
within and without the Russian
sphere of influence, the authorities
here do not conceal their apprehen-
sion as to the outlook, especially il
the north of the empire, for they pur-
pose to call the attention of the celes-
tial government to the impending up
rising in Tapadziatsi in order that
repressive measures may be instant
ly taken.
1t is known and appreciated here
that all the powers have made strong
representations to Picking in the in
terest of the preservation of the tran
guilty of the empire but it is stated
that Major General Plugs dispatch
Of May IA shows the necessity for
further impressing the celestial gov
eminent with the advisability of act.
ing with a firm hand.
The authorities here do not forget
that the Boxer revolt which, spread
from Shan Tung would have involved
the entire empire had it not been for
the firmness of the southern vice
roys. The military authorities in st.
Petersburg claim to have information
Of sensational character to the eff
feet that the Chinese have agreed to
cooperate with the Japanese opera
lions against the Russians. The Jap
anese propose, it is said, to drive Gen.
eral Kuropatkin's forces into Mon
golia, which would place the Rus
slams in the position of invaders of
neutral territory and enable reprisals
by General Mas army which it is as
serted is kept in that region for that
special object, thus cleverly avoiding
TIE slightest infringement of the neu-
trality of China by Japan, and the
Chinese troops, by not crossing the
Manchurian frontier, are not to be
charged with a violation Of pledges
in respect to non-interference in mili'
tary operations in Manchuria.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
/ ROBBERS LEFT
ONLY THE GRIP
A Bedford, Iowa. Man Is
Robbed OF $1,000 In
Chicago.
CAN'T TELL HOW IT HAPPENED
AIonzo Bristow Says That He Was
Very Careful-Money Disappeared
Through Sits in valise During
Ride From Hotel to Railway Station

Chicago, May 16.-Alonzo Bristow
of Bedford, Iowa, started last evening
from the City hotel for the railway
station with $4,000 in two packages
in small valise. When he arrived
there he found a slit cut in the valise
ant the money gone. The case is pc
culiar and the police are at a loss
how to proceed.
Bristow was acting as the agent of
his brother, a wealthy Iowa stock
breeder. He came here Saturday with
eighty-three horses which he sold
and was given check. This he
cashed at a stock yards bank. Then
he went down to the city and pur-
chased a small valise to carry the
money. He took supper at the Boston
oyster house and from there went
sixteen blocks to the City hotel to
pay his bill and collect his belong
jugs for the journey home. He says
the satchel with the money was in.
tact at that time and up to the mo.
ment he arrived at the railway sta
ton: that he never released his hold
upon it, keeping it in his lap all OF
the tourney
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
DEADLOCK IN ILLINOIS.
Twenty-fourth Ballot For Governor
Brjnus No Choice.

Springfield, H., May 15.-After an
other day of fruitless ballotting the
most remarkable republican conven-
ton in the history of Illinois took an
adjournment at 1855 p. m. yesterday,
until o'clock Monday afternoon with
out having broken the gubernatorial
deadlock.
The party leaders are in conference
attempting to bring about a solution
of the situation, but they appear pow
erless to do so. The delegates to the
convention have taken things into
their own hands and with practical
unanimity they decline to be deliv-
cred by the men at the head of the
organization.
The only change in the situation
today resulted in slight advantage
to Attorney General Hamlin. On the
twenty-third ballot he gained thirty
eight votes and his enthusiastic fol,
lowers made an attempt to stampede
the convention to him. They failed
however, and on the next ballot he
lost thirteen which had gone to him
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
POWDER FOR
PORT ARTHUR
Russians Have Struggled In
a Train Load of Am
munitiOn.
MADE A DARING VENTURE
Were Prepared to Blow Up Train IL
Intercepted 80 Japanese Are Active
On Lao Tung Peninsula and
Troops Are On the March.

st. Petersburg, May 12.-General
Kuropatkin has telegraphed to the
car that train loaded with war ma
terial from Lao Yang has arrived at
Port Arthur.
The text of General Kuroptakin's
dispatches follows: "Reminiscences
between Salitszaipudza and Feng
Wang Chang failed to discover Jap
anese troops.
"A Japanese column of considerable
strength advanced from Feng Wang
Cheng on May in the direction OF
Hal Cheng.
"Peulen Cheng station is occupied
by our frontier guards and the dam
age to the railway by the Japanese
as far as Sanchilipu has been repair
ed. All the work was carried out
under the supervision of Lieutenant
Colonel Spiridonoff of the fourth bat
TALON. This gallant officer undertook
to get drought to Port Arthur train
full of ammunition which had arrived
at Lao Ymng after the landing of the
Japanese at Pitsewo. Every precau-
tion was made to blow up the train in
case of necessity in order to prevent
its falling into the hands of the Jap
anese.
THE task was carried out and the
self-sacrifice of the men Of the fourth
railway battalion was crowned with
success. -.
Shortly after o'clock in the after
noon the train arrived at jim Shau
station (forty miles from Port Arthur
where it was handed over to General
Jokoff, who Immediately dispatched
it under protection to Port Arthur.
Lieutenant Colonel Spiridonoff return
ed on locomotive.
After landing at Pitsewo the Jap
anese began marching toward Kin
Chau. On the night of May 10 their
forward guard, consisting of about
two regiments of infantry, passed the
night on the heights above Sanchilipu.
on the railroad about sixty miles from
Port Arthur.
About thirty Japanese vessels are
lying north of Cape Terminal, on the
east coast of the Lao Tung peninsula
below Pitsewo."
st. Petersburg, May .12.-Lieuten-
ant General SakarCff yesterday sent
q dispatch to the general staff, COM
municating the following report Of
Lieutenant General Zassalitch, dated
May 10:
Troops which appeared to be d.
vision of the japanese guard, have
been advancing for the last two days
from Feng Wang Cheng westerly in
the direction of Hal Cheng.
at is reported that a japanese
force, consisting of about division
of infantry intended to march on Sal
madca with forty guns and $500 cav
airy.
From reports received from the
river Dazaw it may be concluded that
the Japanese army is concentrated in
three groups, the two southern groups
being on the lower section of the river
Tayang at Hendouhanya, on the left
bank of the river at Dayan and at
Donamyo, in the same locality, and
the northern group opposite Habalina,
on the road from Feng Wang Cheng
to Salidza, fourteen to sixteen miles
from Feng Wang Cheng. -..s..
at is difficult to obtain information
from the Chinese. In one case We
discovered that the Chinese had warn
ed the Japanese troops Of an ambus-
cade which had been arranged by
Cossacks."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
HELD FOR KILLING PUPIL.
Claims That Teacher Struck Boy Over
Head With Ruler.

Graettinger, May 12.-Great eX-
element prevails in town over the de-
velopments in the sudden and mys-
terious death of a 9-year-old son of
Barney Elsenblast. The facts of the
case are about as follows: Young
EIsenblast was attending the country
school about two miles west of town
last week. The boy, it seems, was
somewhat unruly, and the teacher, c.
N. Jensen, tried to punish him, but
not in the usual way. He asked the
boy to 60 to work and study his les
son, but this was not done in hur-
ry. The teacher picked up rule
and struck him over the head ser.
eral times. The boy came to time,
but did not feel just right afterwards.
In the evening he was taken sick
and never regained consciousness and
Sunday morning ne passed away. The
teacher Mr.. Jensen, was not accused
until after the death of the boy. Mon
day morning an inquest was held and
the jury decided that the boy died
from the effects Of the blows. Sheriff
Coakley arrived yesterday and took
Mr.. Jensen in charge The teacher.
of course, had no intention of lnjur'
Ing the boy, and the outcome Of the
case is awaited with much interest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
LITTLE IN STRONG BOX.
Shortage of Ex-Mayor Smith Of Dav-
export 10 Growing.

Davenport, May ia sensation
in the investigation of the affairs of
ex-Mayor s. F. Smith followed the
opening yesterday of tie box in the
safety deposit company vaults, where
Mr. Smith was supposed to keep the
securities in the Keiser estate. This
box when opened by order of the
court, proved to contain but about
$4,000 in questionable securities, in
stead of the 100000 which Mr.. Smith
had claimed was there. His short
age in that estate is therefore an
nounced by the trustees for his credi-
tors as $4,000 instead Of the $4,000
he had admitted.
In the Sheaff estate, investigation
shows him short $4,000, instead of
the $4,000 he owned to. The trus-
tees now think his total shortage in
various estates is 100000 of which
his local bondsmen will have to pay
100000. Smith is alleged to have
had a fine system of duplication OF
| mortgages, and by moving we'll
worn lot of securities from one
! strong box to another, it is claimed
| that he succeeded in keeping his
bondsmen and clients IN the belief
for years that the funds in his keep
! ing were safely invested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19

A man who had 100000 and who
was heir to a lot more committed sui
eide in Chicago the other day. No
doubt he could. If he had cared 20 do
so, have given the world some i'm
portant particulars tending to prove
that money is not ALL" ~ 81
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-19
HURLED FIFTY FEET.
Sensational Story Told in tire Federal
Court

Des Moines, May 12-Claiming
that he was struck by the Northwest
ern railroad fast mail, hurled fifty
feet into the air and lighted on his
head and neck without breaking a
bone, Eddie Tow is asking, in petit
ton to come before the federal court
at the term commencing this morning,
that he be granted $500 for the
bruises and sprains he received.
Eddie Tow says in the petition, filed
by B. l.. Wick of Cedar Rapids, that
he was employed as a grader for the
company, and was at work in this cap
pacity October 10, 1899, three-quar-
tiers of a mile west of lie Grande, in
Marshall county, when the train
struck him. He charges that by neg
ligence the flagman of the company
did not give him sufficient warning
| that he might get out of the way. Be
| sides the sprains he claims to have
| received in his head and neck as Q
| result of his flight through the air and
| his sudden conclusion with the earth
| he AYERS that his team was injureJ
| to the extent of $50, and he includes
| this claim in his petition for The nls
sum.
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