Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27

Without friends or physicians at his
bedside, Rev. Robert Jenkins Nevin,
rector of st. Pauls Protestant Episco-
pal church. in Rome, died in the
City of Mexico of complication Of
diseases.
killed Guard w. II. Moorehead in an
attempt to escape from the peniten.
tiary December 81, 1905, was electro
cuted in the prison annex at Colum.
bus, o. The first shock was admins
tetred at 1902 o'clock, and Stiles was
pronounced dead at 1907. He met
death calmly.
Interest upon United States gov
eminent bonds is taxable, whether
those bonds are owned by an individ-
ual or corporation, and whether the
interest is held in the form of a draft,
check or money, according to deci-
sion reached by the United States SUI
preme court in case at San Fran
cisco involving the interest of $13,-
100000 worth of bonds.
Mark Twain in prayer for success
Of Carnegie and simple spelling plead
ed for abolition Of "phthisic," and
"pterodactyl." and their kin, at New
York
Extradition warrant was signed by
governor of New York permitting re-
moval of Stensland to Illinois; similar
warrant asked in New Jersey.
Validity of Union Pacific's titles to
Wyoming coal lands was brought up
before interstate commerce commits
sion at Omaha.
Capt. Grammer, of New York Gen.
trail, urged rule against allowing ex-
port and import freight rates lower
than domestic.
Gen. Nicolaieff, enormously thought
member of field court martial, assassi.
mated at Warsaw; more warnings to
Jews; failure of car to attend Ire.
poff's funeral cause of unfavorable
comment.
General staff Of the army at Wash
ington is making preparations for in
vading Cuba If armed Intervention be-
comes necessary. War maps are be-
for the purchase of horses and mules
and members of the staff are ordered
home.
President Roosevelt issues from
Oyster Bay an order extending the
eight-hour law to apply to all public
work under the supervision of any de-
partment of the government.
The late Francis G. Welton, of Cam
bridge, ILL.,, who was clerk of Henry
county, was more than $4,000, and
possibly 100000, short in his accounts,
say members of the vigilance associa.
ton which Is investigating the rec.
ords.
Democratic National Committeeman
Mack of Buffalo, withdraws his sup
port from William r. Hearst and asks
Mayor Adam, of Buffalo, to run for
governor. District Attorney Jerome,
of New York, makes an attack of Mr.
Hearst.
Mayor Adam, of Buffalo, former
Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, and
others wire protests to New York city
against the unauthorized use of their
names on the selected fusion ticket"
Announcement is made that the
United states have consented to ad.
minister the customs of Santo Domin.
go and apply receipts to clearing the
public debt of the island government.
Eight people are dead, 20 more or
less injured and as many more are
missing as the result of the wrecking
of Rock Island passenger train three
miles from Dover, Okla.
A terrific storm broke suddenly at
Hongkong, lasting two hours and de-
stroying innumerable native craft
and causing much loss Of life. The
harbor is literally strewn with wreck
age and the streets of the city are
blocked with debris.
Ed Woods, clerk at the Kankakee
Qll) post Office, left and developments
it is alleged, indicate that he has en-
bezzled hundreds of dollars in five
years. Before leaving, Woods cashed
$40 in checks. Those are now said
to be worthless.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows at Toronto elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand sire, John L.
Nolan. Nashville, Tenn; grand secre-
tary, John B. Goodwin, Baltimore,
Md; grand treasurer, M. r. Muckle,
PHILADELPHIA.
The Clyde liner New York brought
into port at Charleston, S. c., the mate
and three seamen of the American
bark r. D. Bibber, wrecked off the
Frying Pan Shoals. The vessel turned
turtle and went to pieces.
While crossing the track of the WI
mona interurban line, Is miles south
of Goshen, Ind, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones,
aged "a and So years, respectively,
were struck by an interurban car and
instantly killed
Lee Crown, Harry Williams and
Harold Williams were arrested at Pc
toskey, Mich, on a charge of coun-
made lead nickels with which to play
slot machines.
Gov. Deneen, of Illinois, has issued
acquisitions on the governors of New
York and New Jersey for the eXtradi-
tion of Paul o. Stensland, president of
the failed Milwaukee Avenue State
bank of Chicago.
After travelling thousands of miles
in search of her little daughter, Mrs.
H. Hathaway, of Kansas City, Mo-, re-
covered her child from Mrs. Nettie
Plummer, who is guest of relatives
in Appleton, Wis.