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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
THREE YOUNG MEN SHOT.
Were Making Life Miserable For
Hotel Man.

Shannon City, July 25.-Quite a SEN
sational shooting ARRAY occurred here
last night, or rather early Sunday
morning. Three young men, Messrs.
John Wisner, Ralph Ptkin and
Charles Mounts, while in front Of the
City barber shop were wounded with
B. B. shot supposed to have been fired
from the Commercial hotel by parties
unknown. For some three weeks vi
more certain young hoodlums have
bothered the hotel by crying around it
in the evening, throwing eggs and
otherwise making IL hot for the hotel
Saturday night the same thing was
tried again, parties running down
street, when they were fired on. The
shot was fired southwest from the
hotel, at about l o'clock. as the young
men were leaving the barber rooms,
probably none hurt fatally, though
surgeons were needed to extract shot
The worst hurt were Messrs. Wisner
and Pitkin.
After the shooting the township cum
stable failed to serve a warrant for
the arrest Of the landlord and his
wife. At about a. m. it was turned
over to City Marshal Bert McMains,
who in company with his deputy, H. L.
Floyd, went to the house to serve
papers. when they were denied admis-
sion. They forced a screen door and
entered and were fired upon from the
dining room door, but were unhurt
The officers grappled with their OPP
ponents, got their arms and made the
arrest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
RUSSIANS SINK
AMERICAN SHIP
The First Menace to United.
States Flag Is
Offered.
CREW is FIRST TRANSFERRED
Sunk OFF Province of Izu BY Russian
Squadron-Ship Was Knight Com
mander - Russians Remove Crew
Before Sinking the Vessel.

Yokohama, July 25.-The Vladivos-
tok squadron yesterday sunk the
Amert IAN steamer Knight Commander,
from New York, off the province of
Izu, after transferring the crew of the
knight Commander to the steamer
Tsinan, which arrived at Yokohama
this morning.
The Viadivostok squadron Also Cap
tured German vessel believed to be
the Arabia, 10000 sacks of -four, and
an unknown British steamer. The
two vessels were sent to Vladivostok
in charge Of prize crews.
The American Trading company
are agents here for the Knight Com
mander.
Che Foo July 25-The German
steamer Che Foo, from Niucnwaag,
reports that at 2 o'clock this morning,
when she was fifty miles from Che
Foo she was stopped by four Japanese
torpedo boats and searched. After
being released she was fired on by
rapid fire guns, sailors say.
Tien Tsin, July 25.-News has
reached here that battle is raging
outside Of Niuchwang The fighting
can be seen from the housetops.
In the engagement of yesterday the
Russian losses are reported to have
been 700. The Japanese are slowly
nearing Niuchwang.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28

Kansas City, July 23.-President
Donne"y's order to the packing house
employ to renew the strike came
as a surprise to both the packers and
the men. Although practically all of
the several thousand men who went
out originally appeared at the differ
ent plants here ready for work, only a
limited number were taken back.
Each company employed only suffi,
cient number of the strikers to make
up a complete force.
Chicago, July 23.-The packers yes.
terday issued this statement: Much
to our surprise, the men after report.
ing for work this morning, and altar
getting started in nearly all the houses
were ordered out again. We thought
the officers of the organization clear
ly understood that the business had
been more or less interrupted during
the strike and that some delays would
be required to get started up again
in anything like full capacity. 1t is
the intention of the packers to carry
out their agreement in every partic-
ular. and If any house has given cause
for grievance the same can be, and any
future grievance will be readily ad-
justed."
Chicago, July 24.-Attempts to set
tie the, second strike of the packing
trades failed yesterday. and last night
the Butchers union and allied organ
iZations, after long conference, sent
or Milf I'M flIpn tn tho tiupS n
the packers demanding a settlement
Of the strike before Monday morning
nn penalty of general walkout of all
union employees at the yards at z
o'closk Monday morning.
The conference between representa-
tives of the allied trades and the pack
ers and butchers, which adjourned
Friday night, after failing to reach an
agreement, was resumed early Satur-
day morning. At noon the conference
gave up hope of reaching an under
standing and the deliberations were
brought to an abrupt ending, after the
packers had expressed a desire to live
up to the terms of the arbitration
agreement reached last Wednesday,
right any wrongs that might have been
committed by their foremen and sup
erintendents, and had announced to
the union men the name of Samuel
Mclean of the National Packing COM
pany to represent them on the arbitra.
ton board provided for in the agree
ment which settled the original strike.
The union men refused positively
to consider that agreement valid on
the ground that it had been broken
by the packers. They then retired to
the office of the Federation of Labor.
where an ultimatum to the packers
was prepared under the direction of
Michael J. Donnelly. president of the
Butchers union. Thomas I. Kidd of
the American Federation OF Labor.
and representative of trades that will
be asked to join in the general strike.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
FATAL DEFECT IN
ST. LOUIS LAW
Commissioners Discover They
Cannot Use Extra
$4,000.
ATTORNEY GENERAL CONFIRMS
Appropriation of Last Winter Turns
Out to Be Useless, Because First
SI25,oOo Isn't Gone-Departments
Somewhat Hampered BY Decision

Des Moines, July 25.-The st. Louis
exposition commission will not be able
to make use of the extra $4,000 ap-
propriated for the Iowa EXHIBIT by the
| legislature of last winter.
1t is on account of a defect in the
law which prevents the use of any of
the extra $4,000 until the nrst sl25,VVO
appropriated by the legislature of 1902
has been expended.
BY reason of the extremely cautious
and conservative execution OF its bus
mess by the Iowa commission, not all
| OF the $3.50 which was first appro-
priated has been expended. In some
of the departments, at least, comfort
able balances are on hand. 1t is PROB
able, indeed, looking at it now from
| the point of view of threesevenths OF
the exposition over, that a not in
considerable balance will be covered
into the state treasury by the commits
sion at the end of the fair. This has
been true of former commissions.
When the new law, appropriating
$4,000 additional. was examined by
the ST Louis commissioners 1t occur
red to some of the members that the
language might be so construed as TO
prohibit the expenditure OF the $4,000
except under certain implied and spec
! flied conditions.
It's language was this: "And no
part Of this appropriation shall become
available until the respective amounts
heretofore set apart by the commits
| siOnerS of the Louisiana Purchase eX-
position, from the appropriation made
by the Twenty-ninth general assembly
for the above purposes, shall have
| been exhausted"
1t was plain that strict construction
Of this paragraph would preclude the
possibility of the expenditure of the
$4,000 until all of the appropriations
out of the original s125,000 set aside
for tie purposes for which the $4,000
was subsequently appropriated in ad-
dition had been expended. Now. in
many of the departments named by
the act of 1904 as entitled to addition
al funds, there was a balance on hand
instead of all the original funds hav-
ing been expended.
A meeting of the executive commit
fee of the commission was held in Des
| Moines, as soon as this doubt was eX-
| pressed, to consider it. The members
strict construction of the statute
would permit the expenditure of any
part Of the $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
TO INSPECT MALAGA.
Agreement Between Countries Will Be
Respected.

S.. Petersburg. July 23.-The steam
err Malacca Is at Suda bay, Island Of
Crete, where, under the agreement
reached between Great Britain and
Russia, she will be perfunctorily in
spected by the consuls of the two
countries and released, together with
her cargo. unless palpable contraband
Of war intended for the Japanese shall
be found, in which case only the con-
traband will be held. British govern
ment stores on board the vessel will
not be examined.
From the very first the authorities
here were convinced that the captain
of the Russian volunteer feet steamer
st. Petersburg must have had good
reason for selling the Malacca as a
prize, and his report stating that the
skipper of the Malacca, declined to
produce the ships manifest seems to
have justified their confidence.
\ l'hare is reason to believe that had
the fact been known in advance, that
the Malacca's skipper took upon hinr
self the responsibility of questioning
the war status of the st. Petersburg
ana mad deHeQ the huSSlan war mas
contrary to international law, which
evidently came as complete surprise
to the British government, that nation
might not have acted as it did In
spite of this development, however,
Russia adopted a most conciiiatory at
titude The emperor himself was de-
sirous of avoiding the slightest pretext
for a quarrel and gave orders to settle
the matter promptly.
According to a very high Authority
Russia has conveyed assurances that
there would be no repetition of the
Red sea incidents, How the collateral
questions growing out OF these Incl.
dents will be regulated has not yet
been disclosed here. There is no talk
of an international conference at this
time to discuss neutral commerce,
but dinlomats here believe that such
a conference to discuss this as web
as new questions raised by the war,
like the use of wireless telegraphy
is advisable when the war ends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
RUSSIA MUST
BACK DOWN
Seizure of British Vessel in
Red Sea May Lead to
Trouble.
BRITIsHERS ENTER PROTEST
English Papers Say a Crisis Has
Been Reached, While Report From
ST. Petersburg States That the
1 Vessel VIII Be Released.

ST. Petersburg, July 22.-The scare
yesterday over the Malacca incident
has given away to calmer and
rational view, the feeling in high
official circles where the attitude or
the government is known being that
the case will be speedily and salts
factorily adjusted. The main difficulty
Is the excited state of public feeling
in the two countries Lit the Russian
government, under the direct inspira~
ton Of the emperor, who is person
ally anxious to avoid grounds for a
quarrel, is apparently ready to meet
Great Britain in the most friendly
spirit. To the emperor primarily.
but also in large degree to Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff, is due the credit
for restraining the Chauvinistic spirit
OF certain element which talks light
ly of the possibility of war with
Great Britain.
The Russian position can be stated
In few words. While not admitting
that the Russian captain seized the
Malacca without some warrant, Rus
STA will accept without question Great
Britain's assurance that the war num-
lions on board the vessel were Cover IL
ment stores bound for the naval sta
ton at Hong Kong and order the inn
mediate release of the ship. At the
same time she will maintain her right
to stop vessels believed to have con-
traband of war on board and detain
them if the manifests are not plain as
required by international law
Whether Russia will agree to dis
cuss the war status of the Red sea
cruisers is not plain, but If Great
Britain insists seriously she may offer
to refer this and other collateral ques-
tions to The Hague tribunal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
MAY HAVE BEEN DRUGGED.
Young Woman Is Found On Street
With Hat and Shoes in Lap.

Burlington, July pa good looking
young woman of evident refinement
and well dressed but apparently de-
mented, was picked up on the streets
by officer Joe Enger. She was first
noticed sitting on the Valley street
side of the Delano hotel, holding her
white slippers and her hat in her LAP.
She walked up the street still carrying
her slippers and her hat and Officer
Enger persuaded her to come with
him to the police station. Here she
was questioned and it developed she
was Miss Todd of Washington, Iowa.
Her father was summoned to the city
and he arrived here yesterday and left
with the girl. He was greatly dis
tressed at the young woman's plight
and cannot account for it. The local
police believe the girl had been
drugged
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
MAxWELL'S RESIGNATION.
Tenders Resignation and J. r. Nc
Ginty is Chosen Foe Vacancy.

Iowa City, July 20.-James F. Nc
Ginty OF Ringgold county was elected
Eighth district member of the state
central committee to succeed A. W.
Maxwell resigned. He is a conserva-
tive, TO quote his own statement, and
his election on the committee really
gives the democrats classed as against
Hearst in the former convention
seven members of the organization.
J. w Reynolds was brought out by
the Maxwell men in the Eighth dis
trict caucus TO succeed Maxwell, but
It was fruitless. The vote was 60 10
81 in favor Of McGinty. The election
of a committeeman was made neces-
ssry by the following letter:
Seymour, la, July Isl c. Likes
Chairman Executive Committee of the
Democratic State Central Committee:
Being unable to indorse the candi-
dates or the platform of the ST. Louis
convention, herewith resign as chair.
man of the democratic state central
committee and as the Eighth district
member of that committee.
"A w MayuolIU
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
Boy Gets Into Trouble.

Newton, July 25.-William Sitter, a
boy fifteen years old, was arrested
here charged with larceny. He has
been working at the Parsons feeder
works and at noon entered the office
at the works and stole two checks
from among those that had been made
out to pay off the workmen. One of
them he cashed at the First National
bank, getting $2050. The other was
for S23 and he still had it in his pos
session when arrested. In The intol nj
alton fled he was charged with taking
but $50 in order that he might be sent
TO the reform school and to give him a
chance TO reform. He is an orphan
and has been in trouble number Of
times before.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
MINISTER HAS RECOVERED.
Shot BY a Burglar at Iowa Falls, He
Reqans His Health.

Nevada, July 25.-Rev. Charles
Mayne, the Methodist minister who
was shot and it was thought at me
time fatally injured by burglar while
guest at the Courtney home at Iowa
Falls, while there attending a Sunday
school convention some weeAs sso,
was brought home Saturday. Rev.
Mayne stood the trip well and was
able to walk from one room of his
home to the other after arriving home
Mrs. Mayne accompanied him home,
and their friends here are greatly
pleased to see Mr.. Mayne recovering
in so satisfactory a manner. With
his intestines punctured in eight
places, recovery was thought impos-
sible, but perfect physical condition,
strong will power and full confidence
that he would survive, assisted by the
best of medical assistance, has worked
q cure most miraculous
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
MURDERER SHOOTS HIMSELF.

Sibley, July 23.-Fred F. Hokuf
shot himself with 32-caliber revolver
at 1870 yesterday afternoon and may
die from the effects. ..~ .#
Hokuf is confined in the county Jail,
having confessed a few weeks ago to
the murder of Peter Johnson near
Melvin, February 10, 1903.
The ball passed through the
stomach and left lobe of the liver,
making a wound similar to that which
killed President Mckinley. Hokuf
claims he had the gun all the time
he has been in jail, but his story is
not believed '.' - ...f.a.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
iNTERURBAN TO BUILD.
Des Moines Company Practically Ger
tain to Build to Abel.

/ s0"t W SA'e ~ SNSS''
Des Moines, July 22.-The Des
Moines interurban company has prac-
tically concluded negotiations for tne
pun chase Of about sixty acres of land
in the Flint valley which will be used
for transfer tracks, terminals, etc.
The land lies near Oak Park, on both
sides of the river.
The company has purchased the
right of way for the new Abel line on
the south side of the river, the outlet
being through Judge Nourse's farm.
This was the only egress through the
bluffs without making heavy cuts and
fills.
The company is now said to be ne
gotiating with Captain j. s. Clark for
ten acres OF land in Oak Park. 1t Is
on this that they intend to put the
greater part of their transfer INES.
They have ordered material for the
new bridge across the river at this
point, and expect 1t within few days.
so that construction work can begin
as soon as the right of way is secured.
There is now very nttle doupL but
that the first extension to be built will
be to Abel. The Perry line and other
talked of extensions will probably
follow later.
The new line will cross practically
all the trunk railway lines entering
Des Moines, and will furnish easy
transfer of carload shipments II and
from the various factories which the
company expects to build lines to.
The new line will be used for tho
Colfax service, the present route
through East Des Moines beng
abandoned. 1t is claimed that the
change will reduce the time between
Des MONIES and COlfax about thirty
minutes.
The negotiations for the right OF
way and trackage property are being
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
RESPECTS PROTEST.
Russia Makes Immediate Answer to
Germany.

Berlin, July ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg says that Russia, in
response to Germany's protest, sent
dispatch to Port Said yesterday order
ing the immediate release of the Ham
burg-American line steamer Scandal,
which had arrived there and was
awaiting instructions.
The official report of the seizure Of
the Scandal, received from the Ger
man consul at Suez, says that the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk
encountered her at Perrin, in the
straits of Bah Ell Mendeb, and that
she was seized, Notwithstanding the
fact that her captain showed from the
manifest that there was no contra
band of war on board. Twenty-Five
Russian officers and seamen were on
board the Scandal when the reporl
was sent. and it was the intention of
the Russians that the passengers and
portion Of the German crew should
be landed at Port Said.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
GUN BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
Walter Minor Of jefferson Meets Hor
ribIe Death.

Jefferson, July 22.-Walter Minors
mead was literally blown Off by a
shotgun in the hands or a boy named
Matteson, from Ogden. The gun was
supposed not to be loaded.
Matteson and a cousin by the same
name had rifle and were out along
the river. They met minor and his
brother with a shotgun. Some berries
across the river attracted the atten-
ton OF all four boys, and Minor was
told he could shoot the rife if he
crossed for the berries.
AS Minor was shooting the rife at
some leaves In the river, Matteson
held the shotgun across his lap. He
asked ii 1t was loaded, and Minor said
no. In fooling with the gun he pulled
the trigger, and Minor, who was stand
ing close and in range, received the
full charge in the side of his head
and pitched forward into the river.
The coroner was unable to find a
piece OF the skull larger than two
inches. 1t is believed that no inquest
will be held, for the reason that the
death was manifestly an accident.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
ABANDON MALAGA SEARCH.
Russia viii Not Make Further Search
For Contraband

London, July 25-The statement
that Russia has decided to waive her
claim to search the Malacca and 10
forbid similar seizures in the future, is
accepted by the morning papers as
fairly satisfactory solution of the diff
Guilty tSought about by the seizure OF
the vessel. The fact that German
vessels kave also been seized is held
to acquit Russia of any design to en-
broil Great Britain with other powers.
The Morning Post in an editorial
thinks 1T is an evidence of poor dipio-
macy on the part of Russia tt, take ac-
ton calculated to arouse the sympa-
.thetic resentment of Great Britain and
Germany against Russia, and proves
that "the Russian naval officers acted
with as little knowledge of interna-
tional politics as of international law"
The Doctor-"Have you taken n
wineglass of whis''y every two hours
as directed?" The Patient-"Yah,
toctor ind hat also took schooneS
of peer efery Ifteen minutes, aber "a
dond s1em to done me no go IT,
Broohys Lie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
MALAGA MATTER UNSETTLED.
o Confirmation of Report of Release
Has Been Received. e

London, July 22.-The authorita-
tive assurances that the Malacca will
be released, cabled by the Associated
Press from st. Petersburg to the
United States, do not appear in tbs
British morning papers. Special dis
patches to a somewhat similar effect
from st. Petersburg do not allay the
alarmist views of the leading organs,
which construe Premier Balfour's
post-midnight announcement that the
government had received no con-
firmation of the reported release OF
the Malacca to mean that the lncioent
remains unsettled.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
MRS. MAVERICK is FREE.
Given Her Liberty After Fourteen
Years in Prison.


Z Truro, Cornwall, England, July 81.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick is free.
She left here at 11:43 a. m. yester-
day on her way to France.
Mrs. Maybrick,S who was Miss
Florence Elizabeth Chandler, men,
Der of well.known and prosperous
family, was married July 81, 1881, in
st. James church, Piccadilly, to James
Maybrick, of Liverpool. She was ther
IS years old. Her husband was owe
forty years Of age In the spring
1889, Mr.. Maybrick became i'll and II
a few days he died. His brother in
yestigated his death and charged
Mrs. Maybrick with the murder Of he.
husband A long trial followed. and
number of doctors swore that the de
ceased died of arsenical poisoning
The defense proved that for twenty
years Mr.. Maybrick had been a con
fire ed user of arsenic and that he
daily took doses large enough TO kill
dozen ordinary men. Mrs. Maybrick
was eventually sentenced to death by
the judge, Sir-Fitzjames stephan, who
spoke for two days in charging the
fury. He said 1t was impossible for
them to find her not guilty in the face
OF the medical evidence. The Judge
died some time later in a madhouse.
When you meet FRIEND who is not
looking we'll. what point do you hope
to make hy telling him SO?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
-
Anreement Reached.

st. Petersburg, July 25.-The Asso-
ciated Press is able to say on the
highest authority that the Russian
and British governments have agreed
On a satisfactory settlement OF the
question Of the status of the Russian
volunteer fleet steamers in the Red
sea. A few minor points still remain
unsettled, but these probably will be
cleared up today and II is not expected
that further complications will arise.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28

A burglar sneaked into the room oc
cupied by Mr.. Wong Kali Kah, China's
commissioner to the worlds fair, and
stole $4,000 worth of diamonds. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Kah is more un-
alterably opposed than ever to the
open door.