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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
MAY INVESTIGATE
IOWA COMPANIES

Des Moines, March 24.-The sen.
ate committee on insurance yester-
day voted to report for passage a bill
for a legislative investigating COM
mission which will examine into the
conditions of Iowa and other life in
surance companies and into the need
of new laws regulative of insurance
and report to the general assembly
of 1907.
The bill is called an act to create
a legislative commission to examine
the subject of all insurance and the
practice of the insurance companies
doing business in this state and revise
the insurance laws and provide uni
form policy for life and fire insurance,
and report their findings and recon-
mendations of the next general as.
sembly, and for other purposes.
The commission is to be composed
of two senators and three representa-.
tives, at $40 a day and expenses, ap-
pointed by the lieutenant governor
and the speaker, respectively. 1t is
given power to employ legal ano
clerical assistance. but the total ex.
rense is limited to $4,000. *
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
lMEs DOCTOR
VICTIM OF THUGS
Or. {. A. Bare Is Stabbed by
Men Who Get His
Money
LOSES HIS PURSE AND WATCH
Knocked Senseless by Sandbag and
Badly Injured-Thugs Make Their
Escape and There Is No Clue-ln-
iured Man Will Recover.

Ames, March 25-Dr. r. A. Bare, a
prominent physician of this city, was
robbed and stabbed at 7:15 last even
ing.
The doctor had left his home at
about z o'clock and had gone down to
the city, stopping at one of the drug
stores. He had occasion to go up to
lis office which Is in a building on
the south side of the main street and
at the back of which are the railroad
tracks and the main line of the North
western.
Leaving his Office he stepped in a
closet at the rear of the building and
as he was leaving man seized him.
At the same time the doctor grappled
with him. Another man then Joined
in the fray. After struggle one of
the men called: "Stab him" Then
DR.. Bare was knocked unconscious
with a sand bag The men got his
pocketbooK. containing $40, and his
watch. The doctor regained con-
seriousness and staggered downstairs
to a cigar store where he gave the
alarm and tainted.
1t was found that he was stabbed
in the fleshy part of the abdomen.
the cut being about three inches long.
Two men did the job and escaped
through a back stairs, jumping over a
high board fence into the railroad
yards. They dropped the empty peck
etbook and the watch. The imprint
Of one foot was found in the soft mud
on the far side of the fence.
Several nights ago the doctor had
a draft for $1,000 in his pocket and
1t is thought this was the reason for
the holdup.
The robbery is probably the work
of local talent and many of the local
men will be rounded up. DR.. Bare's
son reported that the wound is not
very bad, and that he has been as
sured of his fathers recovery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
BASE TREACHERY is
SHOWN BY NATIVES

Manila, March 26.-According To
advices received today the recen,
fight at Magtaon, Samar. between tho
constabulary and Pulajanes was tho
result Of base teachery on the par,
of the natives. AS result of tn
fight thirty Pulajanes were killed an
sixteen of the constabulary killed an,
wounded.
A dispatch from Captain Jones o.
the constabulary at Magtaon say
that on March 20 Governor Curry,
Judge Lobinge and Superintendent G
Schools Hoover arrived there an
camped over night near the Pulajanes
The presence of the officials we
made known to the rebellious native.
and their leader announced that he
would surrender his force the mex
day. AS result Of this promise
Americans returned to the town &C
companied by Colonel Agular, another
.Pulajane chief.
The next day, Saturday morning
-four chiefs of the Pulajanes with
over 100 men and fourteen guns ap
'peared at Magtaon and lined up II
IiAohS VI thO Uoi
Between the barracks and the Pula
james stood the group of American
officials.
One Of the chiefs expressed a wisf
that his party be photographed II
the act of surrendering, and Superin
tendent Hoover in compliance will
the request. was adjusting his Gamers
when the Pulajane's leader blew q;
whistle and gave an order to al
vance. The entire party of native:
thereupon rushed upon the American
Officials who escaped to the Magtaor
river and swan to the oppose,
bank. When the treachery of the
natives was apparent the constabu
larry immediately opened fire and {
fierce fight ensued, in which the
constabulary gained a decisive vic
tory.
The American officials were latel
found with the exception of Governor
Curry. He was last seen being
chased by Pulajanes, and is now be
lieved to be hiding in the dense brush
In that locality.
Three hundred of the constabular!
are now on the trail of the fugitive
natives and searching for Governol
| Curry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
TWO ARE KILLED
BY GAS EXPLOSION

Cedar Falls, March 21.-A terrible
explosion which occurred at the gas
works here yesterday killed and Gre
mated two employees, caused property
loss of $4,000, shut off the light and
power service IN the city and did
other heavy damage. The dead and
injured are: Dead.-James Doris,
single, blown to pieces and ragged
parts cremated; Gus Seebert, body
mangled beyond recognition and
legs, arms and face burned to cork.
Injured.-Dave Shrader, employee, will
recover; badly bruised and burned !;
Dan Christianson, employee, burned
and bruised; extent of injuries not
known to certainty. Is in bad shape.
The explosion was heard through.
out the city. In the business portion,
which is about eight blocks from the
lighting plant, there was muffied
sound, distinct but apparently from
great distance
AS nearly as could be learned, Dor.
ris and Seebert had been assigned to
look for a break in pipe at one
side of the plant. The two men were
searching for the leak and it is sup
posed that one lighted a match to
guide him. The explosion which fol
lowed carried both men into eterni'
~, killing them within the twinkling
of an eye. There was a terrible
blast of gas, fire and heat with the
explosion and this powerful expand
ing fume and fire tore the human
forms before it into fragments
Bleeding broken members of the
mems bodies were burned instantly
and when found were curled up and
covered with black like charcoal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
TRAINS CRASH ON
ILLINOIS CENTRAL

Fort Dodge, March 23.--Because
Engineer Brown of Fort Dodge stood
by his engine and slowed No. 1, the
Illinois Central lifted, down from "A
mile a minute gait to less than half
that speed,the list of casualties in
the head-on collision at Duncombe at
o'clock yesterday morning is
small But for the heroic work of
Brown, who held his throttle tightly
in the face Of death, doubtless there
would have been twenty or thirty
passengers killed. Brown himself es-
capped almost miraculously. He was
hurled from his engine where the col
lision with an east bound freight oc-
Cured and carried forty feet through
the air toward cornfield. He WAS
caught in the barb wire fence and
was badly cut and bruised and he is
also believed to be injured inter-
nally, but it is believed that he will
recover. His fireman, Walter Cut.
ting, Of Waterloo, met death by jump
ing from the same engine upon
which Brown stayed and lived. Cut
ting's neck was broken by the fall
from the train as it sped sixty miles
an hour toward certain collision.
Engineer McNamarrah, of Waterloo,
who was pulling the second engine
on the west bound limited also
jumped and his ankle was broken.
His fireman jumped and received
only a few scratches. The passen-
gers on the limited were not hurt
The limited was fifty minutes late
out of Webster city, with orders to
push her through to Fort Dodge
There was nothing on the line save
a freight that struck out of Fort
Dodge about o'clock with more
than ample time to make Duncombe
and get on the siding. There was
brisk wind blowing and the freight
had hard time making it up the
hill east from Fort Dodge. AS near
ly as can be figured the freight train
was fifteen minutes longer getting to
DunC0mke than the dispatcher had
figured. In the meantime No. was
speeding westward with the wind,
headed by two of the new ten hundred
type engines. When No. l popped
over the brow of the hill into Dun
combe, the freight was just getting
ready to start into the siding, from
the west end of the switch. Brown.
engineer of the first mogul, saw the
headlight of the freight and dimly
outlined behind it the winding snake
like freight pulling slowly into the
siding. The limited was only 400
feet away, running mile a minute
and there were forty box cars yet in
the string to run on the sidetrack.
In an instant three of the four men
in the engines jumped while Brown
remained at his post. The brakes
were set and the engine reversed and
it is believed that the speeu or the
train was reduced to thirty or forty
miles an hour before the collision oc-
Cured.
Engineer Browns engine is a scrap.
heap now 1t plowed it's way through
four or five box cars and finally
came to a stop.
The second engine of the limited
remained on the track and was not
seriously damaged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
BAD FIRE BREAKS
OUT IN OTTUMWA

Ottumwa, March 24.-Fire of ur-
known origin started at 9:45 o'clock
last night in the third story of the
]. E. Scase Dry Goods company on
Main street. 1t spread rapidly before
the fire department arrived and the
whole building was soon in flames.
The fire spread to the w. ]. Donelan
Dry Goods company's building on one
side and the First National bank
building on the other. A general
alarm was sounded and all fire de-
partments in the city were called out.
For an hour or more the blaze and
heat from it broke windows in stores
for half block around.
Mr. Scase and a number Of clerks
were working in the store at the
time the fire was discovered and
escaped just before the second and
third floors fell in. No one was in
jured. By IL o'clock the firemen
seemed to have the fire under control,
though it was still burning Hereby.
Mr.. Scase says his loss will be $780,
900, with insurance to the amount of
$4,000. c. o. Taylor, who owns
the building which was occupied by
Mr. Scase, is out of the city and no
estimate Of loss can be obtained.
Mr.. Donelan is unable TO say just
what his loss will be, as it is mostly
damage from water and smoke. The
First National Bank building Was
damaged on the second and third
floors
The other buildings surrounding
suffered from slight fire loss, with
considerable damage from smoke and
water. A rough estimate praces the
loss between 100000 and $125,OO0.
At midnight the fire was under com
plete control, due to the excellent
work of the fire department.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
FATAL WRECK IS
NARROWLY AVERTED

Estherville, March 26.-Passenger
train No GIG from Cedar Rapids to
Sioux Falls on the Rock Island was
wrecked in the yards at this point
at 7:15 yesterday morning. The
wreck was caused by an ogen switch.
The train ran for some distance on
the ties.
Engineer Pat Sullivan made an eff
fort to apply the air brakes, but
was knocked from his seat in the
cab, down between the tender and
the engine, and could not reach the
lever. Conductor Gage pulled the
rear of the train as soon as he realiz.
ed that it was off the track, and it
stopped it almost instantly, just pre-
venting a serious if not fatal wreck,
and perhaps saving the lives of many
passengers.
There we're five coaches on the
train with Pullman in the rear.
The engine and every car left the
track and the trucks were twisted
from under the engine and four OF
the coaches.
The middle car was turned nan
around. The train was running al
high rate of speed and it is re
markable that no one was seriously
injured. Many of the passengers
were badly shaken up.
Engineer Sullivan, in rounding til,
curve coming into the city, did no
see the open switch until his engn,
left the track. Another train wal
made up here and sent on to Siou,
Falls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
CANNOT REACH
AGREEMENT
Miners And Operators Have
Only A Little More
Time.
SCALE EXPIRES SATURDAY
Unless Agreement Is Reached 225,-
600 Miners Will Go Out.-Opera-
tors Have an immense Stock of
Coal in Reserve.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 25.--Artei
being in joint conference through
comittees since Tuesday afternoon tne
coal operators and miners of the cen.
trail competitive district, consisting OF
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western
Pennsylvania, and those of the SOUTH
western district, composed of Mis-.
souri,, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and
Indian Territory, are no nearer an
agreement on wage scale to go into
effect on next Saturday than they
were when the former Joint confer.
ence adjourned in disagreement on
February II.
The present wage scale expires next
Saturday and unless an agreement is
reached by the miners and operators
before that time, 225,000 union btu
minous miners will be called from the
mines in the states named.
The joint scale committee of the
central competitive district adjourned
this afternoon, after being in session
four days, to meet tomorrow morning
when morton to report disagree.
ment will be offered, and 1t is bellev.
ed it will be carried. The session of
the joint conference to receive this
report will, according to the present
programme, be called to meet tomor,
row afternoon.
During the four days the operators
and miners have been in conference
not motion or proposition offered by
either side upon the wage scale has
been adopted. In every case where a
proposition was offered, it has been
fatty refused.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
WHY RUSSIA WAS ....
BEATEN BY JAPAN

st. Petersburg. March 21.-Gen.
Kuropatkin's last order of the day to
the first Manchurian army, printed
in the Russky Invalid (the military
organ) yesterday, is remarkable ex-
posture of the causes of Russian de-
feats, showing that they were due to
lack of preparation and equipment
and to the fact that there were no eX-
ploslve shells for the mountain ar
tillery, ETC., in the early stages of
the war. He does not shirk his own
responsibility as minister of war (be-
fore the war broke OUT but points
out that the causes of the defeats
were deeper, namely, the morale of the
troops and of the officers who did
not display initiative, independence
or enthusiasm, in spite of the iron
nerve and heroic spirits of the sol
diers. All these the general boldly
announces is attributable to the op-
preston of bureaucratic rule during
the last fifty years which in the case
of the officers drove men of independ-
ence from the service, leaving. only
worthless drones. He congratulates
the troops on the advent of liberty
and hope for the regeneration of the
people.
Gen. Kuropatkin gives the entire
losses of the first Manchurian army
which averaged strength of 100000
men and 1900 officers, as 395 officers
killed and 1,733 wounded, and 10,43t
men killed and 56,350 wounded, and
concludes with expressing the opinion
that the army should be so strength
ened in time of peace that victory
will be certain in time of war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
HAVE RESERVE SUPPLY.
Nine Million Tons in Radius of 100
Miles of New York.

's'"S noA'dS VI INV
Miles of New York.
New York, March 25.-Announce
ment was made yesterday by the anth-
racite mine operators that they have
on hand in radius CT less than 100
miles of New York City, reserve
supply Of more than 100000 tons Of
good marketable grades of anthracite
coal. This is in addition to the sup
plies held by the dealers and la-< ser
consumers.
In accommodating this vast store or
coal an army of men have been stead
lily employed for months. Storage
facilities have been increased very
largely in some cases by the leasing
of farms along the railroads. Many
of these spots are isolated, but they
are within easy transportion distance
of New York.
The operators declare that should
a strike come there will be no in
conveniences such as attended the
disturbances in the anthracite region
in 1902.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
STANDARD OIL LAUNCH
LOOTED NEAR CANTON

Hongkong, March pa launch
owned by the Standard Oil company
was seized and looted by pirates near
Canton on Thursday.
The pirates secured number of
Winchester rifles and a Thousand
rounds of ammunition.
The United States gunboat Callao
is proceeding to the scene of the
piracy.
The gunboat Callao is attached to
the Asiatic squadron feet and com
manded by Lieut. Robert w. Hender-
son. She is of steel, having a dis
placement of 200 tons and carries six
guns.
Canton, in the vicinity of which the
launch was attacked, near the mouth
of the West river in the province of
Kwangtung, is the great seaport Of
southern China.
Hongkong, March 25.-Details of
the capture and footing by Chinese pi-
rates March % near Canton of
launch owned by the Standard Oil
company, were obtained yesterday
The launch, or tug Comet, was pro-
'ceeding to Kongmun, between WAN
poa and Canton, towing lighter lad
en- with kerosene OIL While passing
what is known as the second barrier
or second line of former opsrructions
to navigation at $50 Thursday even
ing, and when in sight of Wampoa
fort on the island of Wampoa Zone of
the many islands lying between Can
ton and the seal number of junks
manned by pirates closed around the
Comet and its tow. An earthen jar
containing gunpowder, resin and hand
grenades, was thrown into the Com
cts engine room. the pirates boarded
the launch and her crew were over
powered. The pirates then beached
the Comet and the lighter and remov-
ed all the valuables from the two YES
sells, including number of Winchest-
er rifles and thousand rounds of
ammunition. The cargo of kerosene
was not touched. The pirates, It ap-
pears, missed capturing much more
valuable booty. 1t was the intention
of the Standard Oil company's Off
cials to ship $4,000 in specie on the
Comet on it's last trip, but the ship
ment of specie was transferred to a
freight steamer. The American con,
G"lar officials are investigating the
affair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
EDUCATIONAL BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE

Des Moines, March 23.-The senate
yesterday voted to put single board
of regents over the three state edu-
cational institutions. me recommen.
dations of the special legislative
committee were followed to the letter
and the bill for the single board was
passed by vote of 80 to 16.
The measure broke the record In
the senate for length of debate at
this session. and the vote was not
taken until the bill had been ac-
corded fuller discussion on the
floor than any other measure acted
on SO far.
The roll call was as follows:
+; Yeas-Brooks, Bruce, Crawford,
Durham, Eckles, Elerick, Garst, Har-
per. Hartshorn, Hasselquist, Hopkins,
Hughes, Kimmel, Kline, Lambert,
Lewis, Lyons. Maytag, Newberr.
Saunders, Smith of Burlington, Smith
Of Mitchell, Stirton, Taylor Turner,
Wade, Warren, Whipple, Wilson of
Clinton. Young of Lee, Young of Cal
boon, Young of Washington-32
Nays Bleakly, COPYRIGHT, Dowell,
Ericsson, Gale, Gillilland, Hayward,
Hogue, Jackson, Jamison, Jones,
Molsberry, Spaulding, Stookey, Stuck
lager and Winne-16.
Absent or not voting-Crissley and
Wilson Cf Fayaette-2.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the governor, with the APP
proval of the senate, of a board of
fifteen unsalaried members who would
name three members of finance COM
ittee, salaried at $4,000 year. Not
more than nine members of the larger
board, nor two of the smaller COM
nittce, might be of the same political
party. The larger board would have
final decision in all matters pertain
ing to the schools. It's members
would receive a per diem and all
necessary expenses incident to the
work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
NOT LIABLE
PERSONALLY
Packers Are Granted lmmu-
nifty From Criminal
Prosecution.
DECISION is HANDED DOWN
indictments Found Against Corpora
lions Stand-Decision Is A Victory
For The Packers In The Suits
Started In Chicago.

Chicago, March 22-All CT TIE
packers who were indicted by the
federal grand jury last summer upon
charges of being in conspiracy in re-
straint Of trade and commerce were
yesterday granted Immunity from
criminal prosecution under the indict-
ment. While the individuals are to
go free the indictments found against
the corporations of which some Of the
indicted individuals are members and
others are employees are to stand
A decision to the above effect was
handed down yesterday afternoon by
Judge j. Otis Humphrey in the Unit
ed States district court. The argu-
ments in the case were concluded
shortly after 3 o'clock and Judge
Humphrey at once commenced the
delivery of his opinion. 1t was oral
and the Judge spoke for nearly an
hour before giving the slightest in
dication of what the ultimate decision
would be. He reviewed the case at
length in all it's bearings, cited all
the essential facts which had been
brought out and concluded as follows:
under the law in this case the
immunity pleas filed by the defend
ants will be sustained as to the in
dividuals, and denied as to the cor
porations, the artificial persons. and
the jury will find in favor of the gov
eminent as far as the corporations
are concerned, and against the gov
eminent as far as the individuals are
concerned"
The individuals who go free under
the decision are: J. Ogden Armour.
Edward Morris, Charles w. Armour,
Ira N. Morris, Louis F. Swift, Ed
ward F. Swift, Charles N. Swift, Ed
ward Cudahy, Arthur Meeker, T. j.
Connors, P. A. Valentine, A. ii.
Veeder, Arthur F. Evans, l.. A. Car
ton, Robert McManus, d. e. Hart
well.
The corporations which must stand
trial are: Armour Packing company,
Armour & Co., Cudahy Packing com
pany, Fairbank Canning company, and
Swift & Co.
Immediately following the dismiss
sal Of the jury, District Attorney
Morrison raised the question of the
date for the trial of the corporations.
He asked that the case be set for
the trial, and that it commence with
in two weeks. This was met with
storm of protest from the attorneys
of the packers who insisted that they
would be unable to prepare for the
case before the fall of the year, plead
ing the number of witnesses which IL
would be necessary to bring to Chi
cago, the strain of the present trlar
and various other reasons. After
some discussion Judge Humphrey
directed that the lawyers agree
among themselves upon date and
notify him of theii uecls.on next
week.
4: 1t is claimed that the total number
of witnesses in this trial when it be-
gins will number at least 1000. The
attorneys for the packers declared
yesterday when asking for post
ponement of the trial that their wit
nesses would number 1900 and the
government has already said that IL
would have one hundred or more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
DRIVE JAPS OUT OF DOWN
Mob in California City Rises Aeains
Orientals.

Bakersfield, Cal, March pa
special to the Californian from Kern.
vile, sixty miles from this city in the
Sierras, says that on Wednesday nine
Japanese, employees of the Edison
Electric company, were run out of the
town by a mob of transient laborers
under threat of being dynamited.
A part of the Japanese camp uten-
sils were destroyed and their tent
was carried away. They started for
the railroad forty miles distant, and
are now at Caliente, awaiting in
structions from the company. The
Japanese were employed to work on
new plant which the company con-
templates erecting. Their presence
aroused the ire of number of idle
men, some of them former employees of
the Edison company. The officials CT
the Edison company say they will
send the japanese back to the works
and demand protection from the
sheriff of the county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
LIGHTNING STRIKES
AN IOWA PASTOR

Carson, March 26-While prsach.
ing to his congregation yesterday
Rev. j. B. Lentz, pastor of a Latter
Day Saints church at this place, was
struck by lightning, which caused
is death within an hour The bolt
descended during a hard thunder
storm and was communicated to the
preacher by chandelier hanging d
rectly above his head.