Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-21
Joseph Fl. choate's health is in such

Berkshires. with Instructions to take
complete rest.
First Lieut.. Edward c. Bolton, of
the Seventeenth infantry, governor of
the province of Davao, island of Min
danao, and Benjamin Christian have
been murdered.
The confession of Curtis Jett,
which gives the details of the assas-
sination of James B. Marcum and
James Cockrill and also throws new
light on the murder of DR.. B. d. Cox,
the three crimes having been commit
ted during the reign of feudalism in
Breathitt county, Kentucky. has been
made public.
A brief liturgy was ordered to be
printed and introduced in the Dutch
reformed churches by the general
synod.
Over 100000 immigrants will have
entered the United States through the
port of New York during the year end
ing June 80 next, according to an esti-
mate made by immigration Commits
sioner Watchorn.
The mayor of Havana has ordered
that the prohibitions of noise, fire.
works, etc, shall not be enforced in
the case of Americans celebrating the
Fourth of July.
Willis Miller was for the second time
found guilty of first degree murder at
Upper Sandusky, o. Miller was charged
with the murder of w. A. Johnson,
the celery king"
The condition of ,Beals G. Wright,
the American tennis player, has be-
come so much worse that the London
doctors fear that it will be necessary
to amputate one of his fingers.
Maj. Hugh l.. Scott, Fourteenth cav
airy now in the Philippines, has been
selected by Secretary Taft to succeed
Brig. Gen. Albert l.. Mills as super
tendent Of the military academy.
Republicans of Minnesota nominated
A. l.. Cole, of Walker. for governor.
Syracuse university conferred the
honorary degree of L. X. d. upon
Chancellor D. w. c. Huntington, of the
Nebraska Wesleyan university.
The national executive committee
OF the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea ordered a per capita assessment of
cents per week on the working
membership.
In behalf of more than 10000 chill
dren of San Francisco, who are de-
prived of educational advantages
school reconstruction committee has
been empowered to receive subscrip-
lions for rebuilding destroyed school
houses.
Orders for private cars to be used
by Independent coal mining companies
were placed with the Pressed Steel Car
company by the Pennsylvania railroad
company and paid for by that corpora
ton, which afterward had a settlement
with the coal companies.
DR.. f. J. Farr, of Eau Claire, was
elected grand master of the grand
lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Of
Wisconsin. Spencer M. Marsh, Of
Neillsville, was elected deputy grand
master.
The Western Fed Grafton of Miners
convention adopted a resolution ad-
dressed to Judge Smith, of Idaho, de-
manding that he release the impris-
oned federation officials at once ON
reasonable bail.
The story of an attempt to collect
$4,000 from litigants before the Illi-
nois supreme court under a promise
that the decision of the court would be
influenced for the litigant by paying
the money was made public by the
court itself 1t looks like the start of
the NEST sensational happenings in the
history of Illinois Jurisprudence.
The trial against five bridge compa-
MES and five of their agents at San
dusky, O., ended with Judge Reed find
ing them guilty and imposing a fine of
$500 in each case. They were jointly
indicted for alleged violation of the
Valentine antitrust law.
Justice Day, of the United States SUI.
preme court at Canton, o., granted
writ Of appeal and consequently a stay
of execution on behalf Of Lawyer T.
Patrick of New York.
The house of representatives, having
under consideration the sundry civil
bill, on motion of Mr.. Williams, in
creased the appropriation for the
Vicksbarg National Military park to
100000.
The Berwind- White Coal Mining COM
pany is allowed seven cents ton by
the railroad company for handling its
cars on the Harsimus pier. The work
is performed, however, by Pennsylva-
mia railroad crews with railroad loco
motives.
The labors of the special grand jury
which has been investigating insurance
abuses at New York bore fruit when
indictments were returned charging
forgery and perjury against DR.. Wal
ter B. Gillette, and forgery and filing
of false statements against Robert A.
Granniss, both former vice presidents
of the Mutual Life Insurance company.
The committee of the illinois state
board OF charities which has been in
vestigating the Illinois Soldiers Or
phans' Home at Normal, ILL.,, reports
discipline lax; insubordination for five
or six years on the teachers staff;
management is incompetent.
The jury at Edwardsville, H., in the
case OF Joseph Nolan, for the killing OF
Fred Haynes and William Sonnet, two
fishermen, returned verdict of guilty.
Nolan was sentenced to 81 years inn
prisonment.
A spark from a passing locomotive
set fire to the warehouse of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, at Springfield Mo-,