Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-06
MISCELLANEO US,

| MISCELLANEOUS.
William j. Bryan was given q
rousing welcome in New York,
which eliminated in meetins
at Madison Square Garden, where to
a crowd of 10000, he outlined his
political creed, declaring for war on
the trusts, for the revision of the
tariff and for public ownership of
railroads. Democratic leaders from
all parts of the country took part
in the homecoming celebration.
The Oil City boiler works has ap-
pealed from the decision of Acting
Secretary Newberry in regard to the
installation of boilers for the New
York and Massachusetts and the mat.
ter will be decided by Secretary Bona.
parte.
Owing to health considerations Wis.
count Hayashi, foreign minister for.
merly ambassador to Great Britain,
has been granted leave of absence.
Premier Saionji in the meantime will
act as foreign minister.
In accordance with instructions is
sued by Federal Judge J. G. Morrow.
the insurance cases in the United
States circuit court are to be tried BY
juries drawn from outside of San Fran.
cisco.
A mob of peasants pillaged the Go.
linsky estate, near Mistislavl Russia,
killed two of the guards and severely
wounded sergeant of police.
Snow and hail fell at Cripple Creek,
Colo, accompanied by vivid flashes of
: lightning. At noon the darkness was
so dense that it became necessary to
turn on lights in offices and houses.
A bomb was thrown under the car.
rage of Director: Polier, of the Belgo-
Russian factory at Kearkov. Polier
was seriously wounded.
An attempt to arrest two agitators
in the village Of Ivanovka, Russia, re-
suited in collision between the police
and peasant mob. The police used
their rifles.
The board of directors of the Equit-
able Life Assurance society accepted
the resignation of George ]. Gould and
Judge d. Cady Herrick as members
of the board
The first train over the new short
route to Ireland by way of Fishguard
Ga seaport of Wales) and Rooslare
(near Wexford, IrelandJ left Padding.
ton station, London.
Col. Francis Foster, chief of Kansas
City's first volunteer fire department,
postmaster under Lincoln, Johnson
and Grant, veteran of the civil war
and the oldest past Mason in Kansas
City, died, aged So.
The Kansas state board of railway
and warehouse commissioners held
that the demurra sc law is legal and
that railways must pay one dollar for
every day that empty cars are not for,
warded after an order to do so has
gone out.
John Sparks, governor of Nevada
was renominated by reclamation by
the Democratic state convention.
James G. Sweeny was nominated for
the supreme court bench.
For tie fourteenth time the legisla,
tive council of Victoria rejected the
proposal to confer the right of suf.
frage on women.
Otis Eddy, the oldest living Master
Mason in the world, celebrated the
one hundred and second anniversary
Of his birth at Rockford. Ill.
A sweeping decision against all la.
Dor organizations of Racine, and one
which, If sustained by tho higher
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tons in the country, was rendered by
Chester Fowler, of Portage, Wis
Judge of the Eighteenth judicial dis
trjct.
Walter Wellman has decided not to
attempt a voyage northward this year
cal equipment of his airship. Accord
ing to the announcement made last
winter in anticipation of such posi-
bilities the expedition will continue
next year.
Gen. Rennenkampf has been ap
pointed successor of Gen. Skallon, gov
ernor of Warsaw.
The five-year-old daughter of Ed.
ward Albright, a farmer near Der.
trand, Mo-, was assaulted by Charles
Goforth, farm hand employed by
her father.
Earl Grey, governor general of Can.
ada, had narrow escape from serious
injury at Winnipeg. Just before re
firing an electric light bulb exploded
full in his face and bits of glass were
blown into his eyes, the right optic
was closed and the services of ply
stefan were required.