Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-24

erative all amendments to the consti-
tuition adopted since the plan of union
with the Cumberland church was
agreed on In 1904.
Michael Davitt had narrow escape
from death as the result of compli-
cation Of blood poisoning and mild
form of lockjaw. The trouble COM
menced with a bad tooth.
All the present officials OF the New
York Central, Lake Shore, Michigan
Central, West Shore, Mohawk Il Ma
lone and New York & Putnam rail-
roads were reelected.
Anxious applicants at the San Fran
cisco courts have called the county
clerks attention to the grave fact that
the records in over 100000 cases of
citizenship have been destroyed.
The town of Cobalt, one Of the min
ing centers in New Ontario, has beer
completely destroyed by hre. 1t is
also reported that several people were
killed by an explosion.
WI Ting Fang, who was entrusted
with the task of codifying the Chinese
laws, is memorializing the throne for
electrocution instead of the decapita
ton of criminals condemned to death.
In the supreme court at Boston ex-
Senator F. w. Dalliner, Of Cambridge,
was appointed receiver for the Ameri-
can Birth Insurance company.
Lionel e. G. Garden, British minister
to Cuba since 1903, sailed from Ha-
yana by way Of Mobile for his new
post of minister to Guatemala.
The British channel fleet, consisting
of 16 battleships, will visit Cronstandt
probably at the end of July.
Ida Grove, Ia, won the state high
school field meet with 43 points to 20
for West Des Moines.
Il charge that these three acts of
the president are Of the anarchistic
socialism which now threatens the life
Of our country. l firmly believe that
they are outside of law, subversive OF
law destructive Of constitutional gov
eminent" Thus does Chancellor James
r. Day Of Syracuse university close his
latest screed against President Roose-
welt.
In direct contradiction to Vice Presi-
dent Thayer's statement that the Penn
sylvania railroad had no allowances or
concessions since 1899, Frank B. Wig
ton, head of the Morrisdale Coal COM
pany, declared before the interstate
commerce commission at Philadelphia
that the Pennsylvania road gave re-
bates as recently as 1903.
The douma unanimously adopted the
address in reply to the speech from
the throne demanding constitutional
ism and liberty for the Russian peo-
pie.
A daring attempt was made to loot
the United States subtreasury at San
Francisco.
President Castro will assume control
of his Office May %, and on that day
he will grant general amnesty to po-
litical prisoners.
Alexander Berkman, who attempted
to assassinate H. c. Frick during the
Homestead strike, was released from
imprisonment, after having been incar-
cerated for IA years.
BY the unanimous vote of the con-
vention of the Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers association at Cincinnati,
Patrick ]. McArdle,, of Pittsburg, was
reelected as president.
S. H. Terry, the star half-mile run
ner of the University of Pennsylvania s
track team, died at Philadelphia, after
an operation for appendicitis.
The British ministry is expected to
Introduce a new Irish bill at next ses-
sion which will be compromise to-
ward home rule.
Fourteen men were hurt, three of
them fatally, in the National Tube
works at Benwood, w. Va. The men
were working on a scaffold which col
lapsed under the weight of huge cast
ing.
A strong association has been formed
at Osaka for the purpose of supplying
the markets of Manchuria with cotton
goods, which constitute te most impor-
tant item of trade with that country.
The M. e. general conference at
Birmingham, Ala, elected the follow
ing new bishops: DR.. Seth Ward, as
sistant missionary of the M. e. church;
DR.. John Tigert, book editor; DR..
James Atkins, Sunday school editor.
To about rs officers and members Of
The merchant marine league. who
called upon him, the president ex-
pressed himself as heartily in favor Of
the ship subsidy bill now pending in
The house.
The last imperial garrison in Can
ada, that of Esquimalt, which has been
replaced by Canadian troops in accord
ance with the recent decision of Can
ida to take over her own defenses from
Great Britain. left for England.
Louis Jungbaner, the young bank
clerk who pleaded guilty to having en-
oezzled funds Of the State Savings
banks of st. Paul, was sentenced to
the state reformatory in st. Cloud.
Beside the dead body of her father,
Mrs. Anna Sheehy, Of Cincinnati, not.
outstanding the strenuous efforts Of
ner husband to prevent her, drank, car
bolic acid, and died before help could
be secured.
The big steel companies have booked
an aggregate of 100000 tons of steel
rails for delivery in 1907.
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader who
was twice operated on for blood poi
soning, is reported better.
RanuhIicans in convention at Sinour