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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
BOMB THROWER
HIS OWN VICTIM
Reported Attempt to Kill a
Governor Gen.
eraI.
NEW OUTBREAK IN WARSAW
Detectives Lose Lives in Protecting
High Officials - Workman Thought
to Be Agent of Anarchists Who
Sought to Kill Russian Official.

Warsaw. Russian Poland, May 90
A workman who was trying to avoid
the observation of two detectives on
Miodowa street at noon yesterday
stumbled on the curb of the sidewalk
and a bomb which he was carrying
in his pocket exploded killing the
workman, both the detectives and
some persons who were passing by.
1t is believed the bomb was intended
for Governor General Maximovitch,
who was expected to pass the spot
on his way TO the cathedral to attend
the services in honor Of the cars
birthday.
The bodies of the victims were lit
orally blown 10 pieces. A cafe near
the scene OF the explosion was en-
tirely demolished, all the windows in
the neighborhood were smashed and
a lamp post blown out of the ground.
The fist report was to the effect
that bomb had been thrown among
local officials who were on their way
or returning from the cathedral, and
CduStu lutSuSG SACllGulSul.
Later it was stated that only the
workmen and two detectives were
killed, though the passers by were
severely injured and others seriously
hurt by fragments of the bomb.
When a correspondent of The Asso-
ciated Press reached the scene the
mutilated remains were still lying in
the roadway. portions of them being
on the sidewalks twenty yards dis
tant. The roadway was covered with
debris.
The authorities are convinced that
the bomb was intended for the COVER
nor general. 1t now develops that he
was attending the services at the ca
thedral. which is situated few yarGs
from the scene of the explosion. All
the high officials and members of Rus
sian society also were present. The
governor general had recently been
threatened with a bomb attack partic-
uar!y since the May day disturbances.
The police accordingly, exercise the
greatest vigilance whenever he leaves
the castle. After the officials had en-
tered the cathedral. detectives OBJ
served a poorly dressed man lettering
near by. When the man saw the &c
tectives he ran towards the entrance
of a confectionery store. when he
either tripped or threw the bomb
backwards at the detectives. The
explosion occurred only a minute be-
fore the people commenced to pour
out of the cathedral. Three minutes
later the governor general would
have passed the spot. Cossacks, who
were hastily summoned, soon cleared
the streets, and the governor general
drove by another route to the castle.
The number injured by the eXplo-
sion IS twenty-three, including three
women, one student and two school
boys. One Of the latter is detained
at the police station, having been no.
iced warning people against going On
MiOdowa street. Many reports are in
circulation of strangers having stop
ped poorly dressed persons going in
hat direction. Shopkeepers assert
hat the street was unusually empty
at the time of the explosion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25

OF straw. with my old army blanket
over me, and wrote the song called
'Shermans March to the Sea- Short
ly | took it out to my comrades, by
the fire, and read it to them. A
stranger prisoner standing by the fire
asked me to let him take it to his
quarters to copy. l gave it to him
and in a day or so forgot all about it.
1T happened there was a splendid
glee club among the prisoners; they
also had violins and flutes They were
allowed to sing every afternoon on the
steps of the little prison hospital.
They made delightful music for us
prisoners, and hundreds of the citi-
zens besides, crowded on top of the
walls to hear the Yankees sing. What
was my surprise one afternoon to hear
Major Isett, the leader Of the club,
tell the assembled crowd they were to
sing a song about Sherman! Greater
still my surprise when the words OF
my own poem were being cheered by
a thousand voices. The stranger Off
Ger, who had borrowed the poem mat
morning, turned out to be Lieut.. Rock
well. He was musician and mem
Der of the club, and had, without my
knowledge, written music to my
verses.
How they were cheered that after
noon! and how their unknown author,
spite of himself, was dragged up on to
loft ND a Of
transformed into a prison hero! The
song was now sung daily by every
body in the prison. One day Lieut.
Tower, an officer with an artificial
leg, was exchanged, and in the hol.
low of his wooden limb he carried my
song to the Union army. There, too,
it became the rage, and by the time
the war was over simply millions of
copies had been printed. Thirteen
music houses issued it, all but one
! without authority. and that one munif-
icently rewarded me by sending me q
! s. greenback.
shortly | escaped from the prison
! Sherman'S army later came to Colum.
bia, and when the city fell Was Sc
GREETED there in negro cabin. Gen
Sherman himself sent for me and
showed his appreciation of the song
by giving me a position on his staff
Later he sent me through the lires tC
Grant and the President. to carry t.
them and to the country the first news
of his great success in the Carolinas
This song has the enduring fame
Of having given its name for all time
to the most romantic and brilliant
campaign of the civil war--ASher
man March to the Sea-"
Our camp fires shone bright on tn,
mountains
That frowned on the river below:
While we stood by our guns in the morn
ing,
Ana eagerly watched for the foe.
When a rider came out from the dark
ness
That hung over mountain and tree,
And shouted. Boys up, and be ready
For Sherman will march to the sea.'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
NAVAL BATTLE y
IN NEAR FUTURE
Russian Fleet is Reported to
Have Sailed North
ward.
ROlESTvFNSKY HIDES PLANS
Rturc Course of Action is Subject
of Speculation-Repor of Russian
Commanders Nervous Breakdown
Are Denied in ST. Petersburg.

Saigon, May ia junction was
effected May by the squadrons OF
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and Rear
Admiral Nebogatoff. 1t took place
outside of territorial waters. %
The vessels started seward May
IA, going in an easterly direction.
Singapore, May 19.-The Russian
ieet was in latitude 1880 north and
longitude 111.30 east (about 120 miles
northeast of Cape Varella, coast of
AMMAN during the morning of May
l6, according to report brought here
by the British steamer Hongwan /.
The German steamer Segovia sight
Gd forty-two Russian ships forty miles
from Cape Varella, May 10, steaming
slowly north.
st. Petersburg, May 19.--The fears
expressed here that owing to the re-
ported nervous breakdown OF Vice Adj
miral Rojestvensky the Russian fleet
in the far east would lose it's present
commander-in- chief, turn out to be UNI
founded. Capt. Zilotti, the aide-de
camp of Minister of Marine Avellan,
that Rojestvensky has not applied to
be relieved from duty. However, the
condition of the Russian admiral's
health continues to be scource Of
anxiety 1t is confirmed that the re-
port that he had applied to be re-
lieved may have risen out of the
virtual decision in view of the con-
dition of Rojestvensky's health to
send Vice Admiral Birleff to Vladi-
vostok where Rojestvensky in the
event of his success in the coming
battle will take over the supreme
command of the Russian naval forces
in the far east and occupy a post
similar to that of the late Vice Admir-
al Makaroff at Port Arthur and OF
Vice Admiral Skrydloff at Vladivos-
tok.
Toxic, May 19.-The reported de-
rarture of Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky from Honkohe bay northward re-
news the popular expectation of
naval action in the near future. 1t is
believed that Admiral Rojestvensky
having filled his coal bunkers and re-
supplied his feet, is now in a condi-
ton to assume the aggressive, if he
so desires. 1t is the belief of some
that Rojestvensky may make DEM
onstration in the vicinity of the island
of Formosa. and the Pescadors, and
then enter the Pacific for Vladivos-
tok. This is, however, speculative.
Every thing depends on Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's plans which, while as
yet undisclosed, may include an ex-
tended stay in southern waters.
1t is said that the contractors who
supplied the coal and provisions to
Admiral RojestvenslIy in lnGo-Chlna
waters approached the French colonial
officials prior to the arrival of the
Russian fleet, and arranged rem
devious at Kamranh and Honkohe
bays. Confirmation Of this, however,
is not obtainable.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
CHICAGO MENACED
BY A RACE WAR
0utgrowth of the Shooting of
an Eight Year-OId
Boy.
THE CLASHES ARE FREQUENT
Scores CT Policemen Detailed to Keep
the Peace-Negro Killed and White
Man MortaIIy Wounded in ARRAY
Colored officer in Danger.

Chicago, May 22.-Chicago is
threatened with race war of serious
proportions. Embittered by the
shooting of Enoch Carlson, an Swear
old boy last week by TWO negroes, the
residents in the vicinity of Twenty
ninth and Dearborn streets have
armed themselves and clashes be-
tween white and colored men have
become so frequent since the Carlson
murder that it has been found neces-
sary to detail scores of policemen in
the district to preserve peace. Even
this precaution has been unsuccessful
in keeping the opposing factions
apart.
In riot which broke out in this
district last night between the whites
and the blacks, James Gray, colored,
was killed, Harry Bernstein, white,
was MORALLY wounded and building
in which Bernstein was being held a
captive suffering from four bullet
wounds was stoned and partially
wrecked by a mob of 1000 persons.
The trouble started when James Gray
accused Bernstein and white COM
panion of being trouble makers. Since
the transfers strike, Gray has been
employed by a coal company as a
driver. The memories of the strike
and the shooting of young Carlson
were under discussion. Angry words
soon led to blows and in the fight that
followed Gray drew a knife and at
tackled both men. Bernstein, who is
bartender in the vicinity, drew a
revolver and fred four shots. Two of
the bullets took effect in Gray's body
and he fell unconscious to the side,
walk. He died while being removed
to q hospital
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
Chanpaone Flows in Rivers.

st. petersburg, May Earthquakes
from Hardin report a carnival III
drunkenness and dissipation among
the hangers-on Of the rear army.
Champagne at $40 barrel is sail 10
be flowing like rivers, dives are album
dant and a multitude of sbarpers and
gamblers are reaping a rich harvest
The emperor. at General Linevitch's
request, has appointed a new provost
marshal general and the commander
in chief intends to wage a vigorous
campaign to restore order and iDsti-
tute more satisfactory conditions in
the rear
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
PoLANp's BURDEN is LIGHTER.
Cars Rescrpt Sweeps Away Almost
All vexatious Laws.

st. Petersburg, May 1S.-There is
little room for skepticism as to the
genuineness of the broad policy OF
political reform after the steps sane
toned by Emperor Nicholas in the
imperial rescript issued yesterday
modifying the restrictive DEGREES In
nine of the western governments OF
Russia and giving the Poles greater
freedom for acquiring farming lands
and purchasing landed properties and
industrial premises and giving per.
mission to introduce the Polish and
Lithuanian languages in the primary
and secondary schools where the ma
iority of the inhabitants are non-Rus.
sian.
Almost at one sweep the whole
burden of the vexatious restrictive
laws in Poland and the Baltic prov
inces have been removed and the priv
ileges for which the natives have been
fighting for years are restored. the as
semblies of the Polish Mobiles are re-
established and all the harsh admins
trative measures introduced at the
time of the policy of reaction and
classification are abolished unless
later. for purposes of state after the
recommendations Of the council of
state, they receive imperial sanction.
The cslperor's action has made a
splendid impression among the reform
elements which are expressing the
highest satisfaction. AS the an
louncement was not published in the
official Gazette until this morning;
however, the newspapers contain no
comment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
TO LEASE GAS WORKS.
philadelphia Councils Pass Measure
in Face of Determined Opposition.

SnIldOcIpIld SOuHCIS TdSS "CdSuTS
in Face of Determined Opposition.
Philadelphia, May 19-Amid scenes
Of disorder unprecedented in the an
aals of Philadelphia's legislative body,
the city councils last night voted to
lease the city's gas works to the
United Gas Improvement company
for term of seventy-fve years for
the total sum of $25, 600, 900, the money
to be paid in various amounts before
the end of 1907. The council cham.
pers and committee rooms were
crowded with excited citizens, pro-
testing against the lease to the Uni
ted Gas Improvement company from
p m, when the proceedings opened
in the finance committee room, until
after p. m, when select council
passed the bill and sent it to the
mayor.
Mayor Weaver has announced him
self as unalterably opposed to the
lease and in favor of postponement
Of the whole question until 1907, when
the first ten years of the present
thirty years lease to the United Gas
Improvement company will expire.
At that time the city has the right to
take hack the works on payment to
the gas company of the amount OF
money expended in improvements.
Mayor Weaver is expected to veto
the bill, and in that event both cham
bers will probably pass it over his
veto.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
Agricultural and Horticultural Colo
MES on the Kansas City South
ern Railway

Lockesburg Colony in Sewer county,
Arkansas, containing about 10000
acres, and Loring Colony in Sabine Par
ish, Louisiana, containing about $4,000
acres, are now open for settlement
lands range in price from $500 to
$500 per acre and are sold on easy
terms to actual settlers.
Lockesburg Colony is well suited for
general farming, stock raising and
commercial fruit growing. Loring
Colony lies in a splendid fruit, truck
and tobacco region and is good for
corn and cotton also. Both are stu.
ated in beautiful country, with
healthful climate and excellent water
Write for books concerning Lockes.
burg and Loring Colonies and Cur.
rent Events" Magazine. to S. G.
Warner, G. p. & T. A., X. c. s. Ry..
Kansas City, Mo-, or F. e. Rooster.
immigration Agent, X. C. S. Ry.. Kan
sas City, Mo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
STRIKE BREAKERS ARRESTED.

Chicago, May 1S.-Two colored
strike breakers, Jesse Ballinger and
James Jones, one of whom is believed
to have fired shot that resulted in
the death of an eight-year-old school
boy, Enoch Carlson, were arrested
yesterday. Both negroes desperately
resisted the police.
They are employees Of the Peabody
Coal company, which has been active
in attempting to deliver coal with non.
union negro transfers at the public
schools and has been resisted by hun
dreds of pupils at the schools.
The shooting of Carlson followed
the jeering at the colored non-union
transfers by a number of school boys
who were playing ball in vacant lot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
"sherman,s March to the sea.v


A war song once heard much often
er than it has been heard IN recent
years was "SheTman's March to the
Sea" This stirring song was written
by S. H. NJ. Byers, native of Penn
sylvania, but now a resident Of Des
Moines, Ia. We have from his own
pen the following account Of how he
happened to write this song:
1T was the middle Of November.
1864 Sherman's great army, after
months of fighting. had captured the
city of Atlanta in Georgia. One morn.
ing the news was sent about the
North that Atlanta had been blown
up, and that Sherman, with $4,000 sol
diers and many cannon, had cut loose
from his base and was marching, no.
body knew where. His soldiers had,
in fact, started on that wonderful
campaign toward the ocean which had
for its object the cutting in two of the
southern confederaCy. President Lin
coin even did not know at what point
by the sea his 'bluecoats' would come
out, but he had many ships of war
sailing up and down the coast watch
| ing for them. ready to help them and
| to give them supplies. These ships
| fired cannon every day and sent up
rockets at night to let Sherman's SOL
diers know they were waiting for
| them. In the North many thought
! Sherman's army was lost in the for
ests and swamps Of Georgia. Not one
! word Of news came from them for
weeks. But all this time they were
successfully fighting their way
through forests, across plantations
and rivers and marching toward the
ocean. Great CONSERVATION set in
throughout the South, for no one
knew what town or city would be next
to fall.
1T so happened that the town o.
Columbia, the capital of South Caro-
lima, many prisoners of war from the
North were fastened up inside a high
walled prison pen. The prisoners were
all officers and 800 in number.
"a vivid picture of the marvellous
march formed itself in my mind on
night while l was walking up ant
down the prison pen trying to keel
: from freezing. The idea to celebrate
. it with a poem came to me; it al
2 seemed so romantic, SO picturesque, 81
, heroic. When daylight come my TIVE
I comrades went out beside little fir
D to prepare out scanty breakfast.
remained in the tent on our little pill
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
PLAN A NEW STATE.
Five Southern States May Give Land
To Create 1T.


Washington, May 19.-Representa-
tive Brownlow of Tennessee, who,
with Representative Slemp of Virginia
and Representative Edwards of Ken
lucky, is pushing the plan to create
a new state out of the mountain parts
of four states, declared after visit
to the White house yesterday that
the proposition was serious one and
would be earnestly supported.
1--WE mean business" said Mr..
Brownlow, who probably will be the
member of the triumvirate who will
introduce the bill. Il know that the
consent of the four states is necessary,
but l don't see why we can't get that
consent. The democrats certainly
ought to be glad to get rid of us. IL
we were out of the way the demo-
Gratis would have things all their own
way in the other portion of the four
states. In southeastern Kentucky the
political sentiment is practically
unanimous in it's republicanism. The
same thing is true in eastern Tennes-
see where there are two republican
| members of congress, selected by over
whelming majorities; in western
North Carolina, where the republicans
| are in a majority if treated fairly, and
| in southwestern Virginia. A state
created out of these four sections
would be one of the greatest in the
country, unexcelled in it's mineral re-
sources and rich in patriotism.
IF we can get the consent of the
democratic legislatures Of the four
states we can get the consent of con-
gress, and our state would be created.
We realize the difficulties in the way
of the whole thing and the cold water
that is being thrown upon it in some
directions, but if we can convince the
democrats that it will be better to
give us up they may do So"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25

Great events always set the 'poets
to rhyming. They tune up their hearts
and Tyres, and coupIets, sonnets, bal
is made to lend itself to the pen Of the
rhymester. Some of these poems in
spired by great public events are very
good and some very bad when subject
ed to the highest literary test. Some
Of the worst outliye the best. The
most jingling rhymes often catch the
popular fancy, while the lofty note
struck by the really great singer is I'M
needed or soon forgotten, says writ
er in the Boston Herald.
OF all the songs born Of our great
civil war, none have appealed alike to
the North and the South as have
poems written when the smoke Of bat
tie had died away, the dead had been
buried, the conflict ended and good
men and women were trying to unite
the triumphant North and the defeat
ed South. The fires Of hatred had not
ceased to burn when the camp fires
died out. Men and women in both
the North and the South were count
ing the cost Of the four years strug.
gle, and that cost included so many
graves that it was hard for either
party to forgive and forget.
A little band of women in Column
bus, Miss, did not know that they
we're pouring Z few drops of oil on
the troubled waters when in the
spring Of 1867 they decorated the
graves of the boys who had worn the
blue and the boys who had worn the
gray lying in the cemetery near the
town. The New York Tribune the
next day contained this dispatch:
The women of Columbus, Miss, ami
mated by nobler sentiments than are
many of their sisters, have shown
themselves impartial in their offerings
to the memory Of the dead. They
.strewed flowers alike on the graves of
the Confederate and the Federal sol
ders."
The Blue and the Gray"
! It Is not to be wondered at that this
beautiful incident suggested poem
to one in whom there was the spiri
Of true poetry. Francis Miles Finch
whose home was in Ithaca, N. Y, reaC
the dispatch and was impressed by thu
fact that the incident indicated tina
the South was holding out a friendl!
hand, and that there should be SOM
response to it. His beautiful poem
The Blue and the Gray" was his owl
personal response to this friendl
overture.
The poem became the subject O
newspaper editorials, and there was
good deal of scathing criticism tina
might never have arisen had the Gil
cumstance giving rise to the writin
OF the poem been generally known. II
deed, the editor of the Atlantic wrot
TO Mr.. Finch before publishing tn
poem and asked him II he could NJ
incorporate the Tribune dispatch int
the poem and laake it form the frs
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.
Three Columns Which Began an Ad-
Vance Are Defeated

Toxic, May 21.-It was announced
last evening from the headquarters Of
the Japanese armies in the field that
three Russian columns of mixed forces
advanced southwark May IL 20 the
vicinity of the railroad. The japanese
engaged them and drove the Russians
northward. Simultaneously five hun
dred Russian cavalry attacked a Jap
anese field hospital at Kangpjn, on
the right bank of the Lao river. Jap
Gnese artillery and infantry dispersed
the attacking cavalrymen, INJECTING
heavy losses upon them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
The Old Soldier"

Social order, exalted views OF life
and appreciation Of our privileges, and
the promise Of our future as a nation.
are secured by an intelligent and care
full use of our opportunities.
These things the Grand Army of the
Republic seeks to secure and foster.
No greater service can be rendered to
our country than to promote and es-
tablish her interests in the welfare,
intelligence and high moral quality of
hsr people.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25

The old soldier, veteran of the civil
war, is living epistle, known and
read .of all men" His presence
among us is reminder OF the war,
an inspiration to duty, living ex-
ponent and illustration OF patriotism.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
is made up Of the honorably dis
charged Union soldiers. None others
are eligible to membership in it. 1t
is a non-sectarian and non-partisan,
solitically, organization, and yet its
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25

fundamental principle is loyalty to
the government. 1t is a bulwark
against treason, and everything else
that menaces the welfare, prosperity
and safety of the nation.
The creation of an intelligent citi-
zenship and the establishment of in
situations necessary to the preserva-
tion and perpetuation of our republic
an form of government lie in the de-
velopment and extension of our public
schools.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-25
Japs Capture Merchant Vessels.

Toxic, May 1S.-The British steam
er Lincluden was seized by a Japan.
csc warship May Is, south of Korea.
The French steamer Kwang Nam
was captured by warship of Japan
on the same day near the Pescador
Islands, Straits of Formosa.
The cargoes of the two vessels are
not announced