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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
CARS EMPIRE IN
THR0ES OF REVOLT.
Odessa Is the Storm Center
Of the Rioting and
BIoodShed.
SOLDIERS FIRE INTO CROWD
Of Strikers and Students-Twenty
Are Killed and Sixty Wounded in
the ARRAY Barricades Erected Up.
on Street Corners.


London, Oct. 29.-With it's capital
in state bordering on panic, and its
ancient capital city, Moscow, engaged
in the formation of a government to
act independently of the imperial
authorities, the Russian empire con-
fronts a situation that is alarming and
is hourly becoming more grave.
Communication between st. Peters
burg and Moscow has been broken
so that what is Transporting there is
not known.
The day passed up to evening with.
out disorder at st. Petersburg, but at
Gomel a bomb was exploded and the
chief of police and two soldiers were
wounded. Martial law was proclaim
ed at Kharkoff, where fifteen victims
of the recent demonstrations were
buried; Warsaw was patrolled BY
troops, and dispatches from Ashka
band and Irkutsk announced the ex
tension of the strike to Asiatic Rus
STA. In Reeval there was pillage by
mobs and from SebasScDol and other
cities came news of strikes and revo
lutionary demonstrations.
Odessa, Oct. 30.-Cossacks have
commenced firing on the crowds OF
workmen and students, who have bar
ricaded street corners with street rail
way poles and furniture.
At one point volley from the Cos
sacks killed one student, three work
men and a girl and wounded eightee1
persons.
The governor In proclamation
says that the first stone thrown at the
military will be the signal for the
troops to fire.
All the streets and squares are full
of Cossacks and police.
Citizens have formed a committee
for public offense.
London, Oct. 30.---A dispatch to- a
news agency from Odessa says there
have beeen two serious conflicts there
between the troops and mob in
which twenty-seven persons were
killed and ninety wounded.
The dispatch adds that quiet was
restored at Z o'clock last evening.
London, Oct. 30--A dispatch to The
Standard from Odessa, timed p. M,
Oct. 20, says:
"A collision between the military
and a crowd of students and strikers
occurred one hour ago in Tyraspolo-
skaya street. The soldiers without
warning fired point blank into the
people, killing twenty and wounding
sixty. The students are holding a
stormy conclave at the university.
ut is reported from Kieff that three
regiments have mutined in the south"
western provinces and there are
alarming reports here of the doubtful
fidelity of three battalions of infantry.
Il have had an interview with Gen
eral Kaulbars, commander in chief of
the Odessa military district, who said
that the position was grave one,
but that he did not yet consider him
self warranted in asking the author
tiles to again impose martial law
His great fear appears to be that a
general attack would be made on the
Jews, in which case, he said, he would
use all the forces at his disposal for
their protection.
Subsequently / saw the civil gov
ernor, who seemed to be more ner-
vous about the situation, but who de-
clined to discuss it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
BLYDENsURGH MUST SERVE.
EIdora Wife Murderer Turned Dowr
by Supreme Court.


Des Moines, Oct. 26.-E. S. Bly,
denburgh must spend the rest of his
days behind the bars for the murder
of his wife.
The supreme court affirmed the con-
viction of the modern 'Bluebeard"
yesterday. Consequently Blyden-
burgh will not be compelled to return
to New York and tell what became of
two previous wives, who also died in
a mysterious manner.
The murder for which Blydenburgh
is now serving sentence was commit
ted in Eldora in May 1908 He was
was married to his murdered wife,
Jennie, in October, 1902, after a short
acquaintance, and she died May 81,
1903.
Mrs. Blydenburgh had been to
church while her husband remained
at home to prepare the Sunday din
ner. She became i'll soon after eat
ing the dinner and died three hours
later. She was taken hCme TO Ohio
for burial and subsequently the body
was disinterred and evidence CT arsen-
ic discovered.
Evidence showed that the husband
had purchased trough on rats" ami
that he wanted the woman's farm and
life insurance.
After his arrest relatives of two
former wives in New York discovered
that there had been much mystery in
the deaths of Mrs. Blydenburgh
No. l and No. 2. They, however,
did not attempt to prosecute when
a conviction was secured here.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
ANGRY HUSBAND
d SHOOTS To KILL

Dubuque, Oct. 30.-Madly jealous
of his wife's affection for Roy Sumner,
% years old, William Clark, a gam.
bier, shot the young man in the back
yesterday afternoon, the bullet going
through the body. The shooting oc.
Cured near the Illinois Central pas
senger station, where Mrs. Clark had
gone to bid Sumner a last farewell.
They lad agreed It would be their
last meeting. Sumner was with
Clark in the gambling business this
summer. Summers attentions to Mrs.
Clark caused split and Clark de-
clared that he would kill Sumner and
his wife if he found them together
again. Clark learned that his wife
was at the station and surprised the
couple. Mrs. Clark escaped by jump
ing into the cab of a passing engine,
but Sumner was hit. He ran about a
block when he fell down an embank-
ment into pool of water. Clark was
arrested and claims that he had given
tho couple sufficient warning.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
SHOOTS; Then SHUTS
HIMSELF IN BANK VAULT

Bloomington, H., Oct 29.-Mayor
Charles Nickel of Chenoa was shot
and killed yesterday afternoon in the
bank of Chenoa; Hugh Jones, a brick
mason, was shot and probably fatally
injured, and two passersby were shot
and slightly wounded by William Lee
due, farmer who lives near Chenoa,
The fate of Jones is in doubt because
Leduc, after the shooting, dragged the
body in the bank vault, closed the
door and defed arrest. Nickel, who
was Leduc's brother-in-law, was cash
Ter of the bank as well as mayor of
Chenoa.
Leduc came in from his farm in the
afternoon, walked into the bank and
without warning shot Nickel dead.
In the bank besides Nickel and Hugh
Jones were Cashier NickePs son and
another small boy. The boys escap-
ed through the back door. After
Nickel had been shot, Jones attempt
ed to grapple with the murderer but
was himself shot by Leduc. Two
men passing along the street, who
Leduc feared might attempt to arrest
him, were shot by him, one in the
head and the other in the hand, but
their wounds are not serious. An
immense crowd gathered about the
bank in an attempt to capture the
slayer After dragging Jones' body
inside the vault of the bank, Leduc
drew the door almost shut and would
allow no one to come within range.
Nickel married a sister of Leduc.
Leduc was married some years ago.
1t is alleged he had domestic trouble,
which Nickel adjusted, but Leduc al
ways imagined that Nickel had not
acted fairly in the matter. For some
time neighbors had said that Leduc
had acted queerly, and it is supposed
yesterdays crime resulted from Lee
dues brooding over his alleged wrong.
Later Leduc gave himself up to the,
sheriff and was brought to the county
jail at Bloomington. Jones was
found dead 1t is said that Jones
was killed by shots fred at Leduc be-
fore his capture.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
MOSCOW is REsELLloUS.
Spirit of Revolt Rampant in Ancient
Capital.

Moscow, Oct 29.--At a meeting of
delegates representing the different
political parties, it has been decided
to unite in the establishment of a
government and to act independently
of the imperial authorities.
The city was in darkness last night.
Yesterday the shops, theaters and
schools were closed, and the streets
are deserted save for the troops and
workmen. Several meetings of strik-
ers were dispersed by Cossacks. The
banks, treasury, postoffice and the
governor generals Offices are sur.
rounded by troops.
Prices are very high.
Water is 20 cents a pail.
The utmost alarm prevails owing to
rumors that workmen are marching
on the town from the factory districts,
The electric light works have shut
down.
The last government spirit shop is
closed.
Eight banks have closed and the
bourse remains closed.
The town council has decided to sit
permanently.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
COMMERCE LAW
LEAGUE SPLITS

Chicago, Ill.,, Oct. 27-Two Inter
state Commerce Law League con
ventions were held in Chicago yes
terday as the result of split said tC
have been engineered by the rail.
roads. The regular convention which
endorsed the stand of President
Roosevelt, had much the best of it
in the matter of numbers, at about
the ratio of two to one. The ANTI
convention DECLARED that denNncia-
ton of railroads because of freight
rates was unjust and uncalled for
Exciting scenes preceded the split.
Delegates who would not sign a card
pledging themselves to stand by the
official call sor the convention were
not admitted to the regular conven.
ton. A majority of the Iowa dele,
gates stood by the regular conven.
ton, the seceders not being promin.
ent in the affairs of the "anti" con.
vention.
Chicago, Oct. 2S-Both conven.
tons of the Interstate Commerce Law
league were adjourned sine die yes.
terday without making any efforts
at reconciliation and as conse.
quence there will be two regularly or.
ganized bodies working in the inter
ests of railroad rate legislation. The
title of the new association, after
much discussion, was selected as the
Federal Rate Regulation association.
N. w. Mcleod, the temporary chair
man of the anti convention, was
elected president of the organization,
and executive board of vice presi.
dents from the different states repre-
sented was elected by different state
delegations and ratified by the con-
vention as whole. The purposes of
the new organization as outlined by
President Mcleod and G. X. Vending
of San Francisco are to be the same
as that of the regular body, except
that the views of the regular body are
not to be followed as set forth in
their resolutions. Besides the board
of vice presidents, President Mcleod
was authorized to select a board of
twelve delegates at large to formu-
late the bylaws and the rules of the
association.
Inc convention bSlOiS oN-
journment adopted resolutions In
dorsing President Roosevelt's plan
for federal government freight rate
regulation by enlarging the powers
of the interstate commerce commits
sion. 1t was also decided to send a
copy of the platform as adopted direct
to the White house by committee
of five.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
MARTIN HELD FOR
MURDER OF LYNCH

Hedrick, Oct. 29.-The trial of John
son Martin at Sigourney for the MUIR
der of Arthur Lynch has ended and
the verdict of the jury is murder in
the second degree. The jury was
out seven hours before rendering a
verdict. Martin will be sentenced
next Thursday. Judge Scott is on
the bench.
A great deal of interest has been
manifested in this trial The MUIR
der occurred last winter in Crackers
Neck, about eight miles west of here,
near the Keokuk-Mahaska county
line.
Lynch lived until March with a bull
let in his brain. While lying down
he was sane, but if his head was lift
ed from the pillow he became a mani
&C.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
ROOSEVELT HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE

New Orleans, Oct. 28.-President
Roosevelt had a narrow escape from
death Thursday night when the fruit
steamer Esparta crashed into the
lighthouse tender Magnolia, which
was carrying the president and his
party down the Mississippi to the
cruiser West Virginia. The accident
occurred about eleven o'clock. Both
vessels were close to shore and the
force drove them aground. The
Magnolia was badly damaged but the
steamer scarcely suffered injury
The lighthouse tender Ivy was inn
mediately dispatched to the scene Of
the accident, and the president, Sec
rotary Loeb and Surgeon-General Rix-
ey were transferred from the wrecked
vessel at three o'clock yesterday
morning.
They boarded the West Virginia
yesterday morning at 9:40 and the
cruiser got under way for Washington
a few minutes later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
BkNKER-CONVICT
Is AGAIN INDICTED

Eldora, Oct. 26.-An indictment
charging e. o. Soule of Iowa Falls,
now serving an eighteen months SEN
tence at Anamosa for classifying the
accounts of the Home Savings bank
of city of which he was cashier, with
misrepresentation of funds, was re-
turned by the Hardin county grand
jury yesterday. The latter charge is
based on Soule's action with funds
belonging to the Sherwood estate at
Iowa Falls, which were left in his
custody. Soule's term, good time off,
will expire Dec. %, and he will be
arrested just as soon as he steps out.
side the prison gates to answer the
new indictment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
Ends Life In a Pool.

Davenport, Oct. 29.-John .Cawie.
yell, a prominent dairyman, crazed by
neuralgia, suicided in a novel manner
yesterday. Stealing away from home,
he wet to a shallow hole in a creek
near by, removed a board covering
and descending into the hole. replaced
the cover and drowned himself by
lying down in four feet of water.
The water box in which he met his
death had been constructed by Cawie-
cell to keep the milk cool. He was
found by an employee who went to the
cooling box for supplies. He had been
dead some time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
HON. {. c. BROWN
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Former Railroad Commits
sioner Is Acquitted
of Charge
OF FRAUDULENT BANKING
In Connection With the Failure at
Sheldon-Ex-B Banker Made an Un.
expectedly Good Showing When
Case Game to Trial.

Phimghar, Oct. 28.-Hon. Ed. G..
Brown, former member of the Iowa
railroad commission, and president
of the Sheldon State bank which
failed two years ago with a large
shortage, was acquitted by a jury here
last night on the charge of fraudulent
banking The case went to the jury
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
the verdict was returned at 1922.
After the first ballot, it is said, the
vote stood eleven to one in favor of
acquittal.
Brown was deeply affected when
he heard the verdict, which was
greeted with cheers by his many
friends who remained in the court
room during the evening. His two
sons, Earl Brown and Ed. c. Brown,
Jr., were present and the trio was
busy for many minutes shaking hands
and receiving congratulations from
their friends.
Brown expects to return to Mon
tana, where he is employed as
clerk in the office of the superintend-
ent on the Northern Pacific. Two of
his sons are employed by a lumber
company there and a third is en-
ployed in bank.
Tie case was on trial for ten days
and was bitterly fought. Browns
showing at the hearing proved sur
prise even to his friends The evil
dence introduced in his behalf show
ed that the assets of the bank were
much more than had been given out
and that much of the property had
been sacrificed.
Brown and his two sons testified
that Brown was not aware Of the
Shrink deposit being accepted on the
day of the banks failure. The in.
dictments were largely based on
Shrink's testimony that Brown was in
the hank at the time
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
IOWA F0RGER GETS
$4,000 COLD CASH

Dubuque, Oct. 28.-Twenty-four
hours after the bold forger had dis
appeared with $4,000 in cold cash,
Tom j. Mulgrew, a prominent Du-
buque politician discovered the rob-
berry. A man who gave his name as
John Hoover of Linn county, wanted
to buy the Conlin farm and after much
negotiation for loan from Mulgrew,
finally claimed to have purchased the
property and filed bogus deed. The
$4,000 was then advanced on a mort
gage and Hoover has not been seen
since.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Cedar Rapids, Oct. 27.-Cracksmen
attempted to enter the Atkins Savings
bank but failed to get into the safe,
realizing but $3.50 in pennies for their
trouble. They forced entrance through
the directors room and cut through
brick vault, but their efforts 20
blow the safe were fruitless. The
explosions were heard about o'clock
in the morning. The matter had
been reported to Secretary Dinwiddie
oil the Bankers State association, who
will offer reward for the capture of
the parties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
Younq Shepard is Guilty.

Paris, Oct. 27.-The ninth correc-
tional tribune of the Seine yesterday
sentenced Elliot Fitch Shepard, son
of the late Col Elliot F. Shepard, of
New York, and a grandson of the
late w. H. Vanderbilt, to three
months Imprisonment and 1920 fine
and to pay $4,000 damages to the pa
rents of Madeline Marduel, who was
killed by Shepard's automobile at St.
Ouen, April "a The Imprisonment
part of the sentence will not be car
ried ont
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
PULLS LAMP ON HEAD
Two-Year-Old Child Jerks TabIecloth
From Table.

Des Moines, Oct. 27.-While it's
mother left the room for a moment
to get a scuttle of coal, the two-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Johnston, East Second and Shepard
streets, toddled to the table and pulled
the cloth off, bringing a lighted lamp
along with the rest.
The child was struck on the head
by the lamp, which broke as it fell.
The mother rushed into the room,
frightened by the crash and found the
child wrapped in flames. She quick
ly snatched a rug from the floor and
quenched the flames. The child was
badly burned about the head and it
is thought it will not RECOVER.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
Wanted TO lynch Autoist.

Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 26.-W. Fl.
Ruess, an automobilist, narrowly es-
capped lynching yesterday at the hands
of an angry mob who misconstrued
his attempt to render a service to a
woman who had met with an accident.
The woman had been injured in
alighting from a street car and Ruess
placed her in his automobile to take
her to her home. The crowd thought
he had run her down and made an
ugly demonstration against him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
No crine To Take A Tip.

New York, Oct. 29.-United States
Commissioner Ridgeway yesterday
discharged from Custody Frederick
Peckham and Moses Haas, who were
charged with having conspired with
edwin s.. Holmes, Jr., to defraud the
government by securing advance In
formation of the governments cotton
report Mr.. Ridgeway held that
neither of the men had committed a
crime within the meaning of the stat
utes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
klna oscar Refuses offer.

Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 27.-
King Oscar has definitely and formal
~ declined the offer of the Norwegian
throne to prince of the house of
Bernadotte, and in letter to the
president of the storthing finally sew.
ers his connection with Norway.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

A Boston tailor killed himself be-
cause his customers wouldn't pay
their bills. If he did it to spite the
customers he probably succeeded.
They may now have to get their
clothes made where deposits will be
required.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
Elkins Calls a Meeting.

Washington, Oct Ex-senator FL
kins, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce, yes
terday called meeting of that COM
mittee for the 21st of November for
the purpose of considering the testi-
mony taken early in the summer rel
alive to the regulation of railroad
rates with the ultimate view of re-
porting a bill to the senate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

joe Letter has defined stealing as
borrowing your scarfpin, taking it
round the corner and going into a
hocl; shop and pawning it, and run.
ming away with the money" Stealing
was always thought to be much sim.
pier than that; besides, there isn't
always hook shop handy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Carnegie wants the five leading ma
lions to get together and make the
world accept peace. The great trouble
Is that if the five leading nations
ever get together they will be likely
to fight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Aunt" Ann Belts of East Orange.
n. j., celebrated her one hundred and
second birthday last week. She isn't
In the poorhouse and hasn't used
whisky and tobacco all her life. This
Is a remarkable record for New Jer.
sey centenarian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
mutinv ON = Russian Shin,

London, Oct. FLA special dis
patch Odessa says 1t is reported that
mutiny has occurred on the Russian
battleship Catherine II, at Sevastopol
and that four hundred of her crew
have been arrested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

A European scientist says mans
first ancestor was a tree. There's
nothing new in that. Darwin asserted
that men descended from monkeys.
and any fool knows that monkeys de-.
scend from trees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

II took visiting Russian only
about 1900 words to write about all
the things he doesn't like in America.
An American would need the same
number of columns to describe all the
things he doesn't like In Russia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
win Raisa sio Endowment.

Fayette, Oct. 2S.-Dr. Shanklin;
president of Upper Iowa university,
has started out to raise an endow-
ment of 100000. He has called a
special board meeting for that pur'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

It is to be considered, howbeit, that
if a husbands pocket were as hard to
find as his wife's pocket, there would
be no need of his carrying a rat trap
sn it for purposes of protection.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Isn't it funny that it is always men
"who lead exemplary lives" that turn
out to be embezzlers? Men who lead
the other kind of a life are generally
too busy to embeZZle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
eainted lInon Gasoline Stove

Cedar Rapids, Oct. 27.-Miss Grace
Devere Of this city fell in fainting
At at noon yesterday and struck on
a lighted gasoline stove, receiving
probably fatal injuries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02
Burned to Death.

Avoca, Oct. 26.-While lighting fire
with gasoline in the hotel range Bert
Tries. cook, ives severely purneu
Saturday. He died yesterday. His
home Is in Missouri.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Apparently lots Of people believe
that it is unlucky to get married on
Friday, the 18th. Lots of other PEG.
pie believe that it is unlucky to get
married on any other day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

A lot of Virginia women have form
ed an anti-kissing society. Meanwhile,
Virginia's pretty women are too busy
to break into print.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

The funny men have been given an
other opening; John D. Rockefeller
says he feels like a sponge, and 235
jokes in repartee suggest themselves
at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Tom Edison says Americans eat
too much and work too little. He
ought to take a walk around the out
side of his shop and get acquainted
with the facts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

A Japanese girl is trying to get a
job in telephone office in San Fran
cisco, and the natives are taking
swearing lessons from Japanese
man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

Wall Street will probably give a
medal or a loving cup or some other
testimonial of esteem and gratitude
to the man who got into Russell Sage
for S21,O95.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

There are those who detect GER
tain amount of open work also in the
arguments against the perforated
stocking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-02

"An Italian" according to an es-
teemed contemporary, walked mile
with a broken neck" Did you ever
see a mile with a broken neck?