Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12

ment concerning the appropriations for
the fiscal year beginning July l, 1906,
made by congress during the session
just closed, in which he claims that the
per capita cost of the government OF
the United States, including federal
and state. is less than in any European
state.
A detailed statement Of the work
of the house of representatives dur
Ing the first session of the Fifty-ninth
congress shows there were 4,501 bills
passed by the house and 362 left UNI
disposed of.
Fire Friday destroyed the Belle
,iew, the principal hotel in Libby,
Mont. Michael Brink and John Null
! ms persisted In the flames.
Bertha Ely, cook on the steamer
aerschel, shot and almost instantly
killed Mrs. Mary Kunna, wife Of the
captain, after a quarrel between the
| :wo women.
| The Chicago G. Alton Railroad COM
pany and two former officials of the
| Dad, were found guilty at Chicago Of
| granting rebates. Punishment for the
offenses charged is a fine of not less
than $4,000 nor more than $4,000,
according to the district attorney.
Four members of the Illinois naval
ceserve out of crew of six were
drowned In the lake at Chicago. All
we're inexperienced men except the cox
swain and went out in dingy for a
cruise for the first time since they
joined the service. The boat was over
turned in squall.
Lewis S. Clarke, for eight years a
Republican national committeeman
from Louisiana, died suddenly at New
Orleans.
Attorney General Rogers filed suits
at Little Rock, Ark, against the con-
sumers Ice company, C. L. Kraft Ice
company and the Retail Grccers' Ice
company under the antitrust law, al
leging a combination to prevent COM
petition.
The Anglol rench-ftalian negotia-
tons relative to Abyssinia are prac-
tically completed. The main features
are guaranty of the integrity Of the
empire, the open door and commercial
equality for all countries.
At Manning, Ia, Ernest Koehnke, a
young farmer, shot and killed 18-year-
old Lucy Fisher, and then ended his
own life. Miss Fisher discouraged
Koehnke's attentions.
The Spanish cabinet resigned and
King Alfonso charged Gen. Lopez
Dominguez to form a new ministry.
Frank Bonsall 80 years old, Mel
rose, Mimi, prize fighter, struck and
killed Michael O'Connor, 70 years of
age.
At Niagara, Mich, Gus Koss was
killed by blow from the fist of Henry
Mascot. Both men were employed
in paper mill.
Guatemala and Salvador are making
overtures for the arbitration of their
troubles resulting from the alleged ac-
tivity of Salvador in support of the
revolutionary movement against Pres
ident Cabrera of Guatemala, and it is
likely that the United States will be
selected as the country in which the
board of arbitration will meet.
Plans for extensive maneuvers of the
North Atlantic feet are being matured
by the general naval board.
Attorney General Lebbeus r. Wiley,
of the Philippine islands, has been ap-
pointed to the judgeship of the United
States court in China, which is to re-
place in large measure the present
consular court.
Ferdinand E. Borges, formerly of In
diana, and one of the promoters of the
Ubero Plantation company, was SEN
fenced at Boston to serve from IL to Is
years in state prison for larceny and
conspiracy. He was indicted with for
mer Congressman William D. Owen, of
Indiana, who has not yet been arrested.
President Roosevelt will not preside
at the reception the Commercial Tray
elers' Antitrust league is to tender
William ]. Bryan at Madison Square
Garden, New York, August 10.
H. Nick. Twombly, Jr., only son of
H. Nick. Twombly, the well-known cap
italist of New York and Newport, was
drowned while swimming in Big
Squam lake, six miles from Ashland,
N. H.
The funeral of Mrs. Tanner, wife of
James Tanner, r-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic, who
was killed in an automobile accident at
Helena, Mont, was held in Washing
ton.
A federal warrant was issued in
Oklahoma for Carrie Nation, charging
her with sending obscene matter
through the mails in her temperance
publication, "The Hatchet."
Secretary Shaw is in receipt of Of
fers for small blocks of Panama canal
bonds. The secretary has received
about 100 bids for bonds, but all of the
bids are for small amounts, except one,
which was for $2,OO0,O00
Col. w. w. Lumpkin has withdrawn
from the race for United States sena-
tor. This leaves the field clear for
Senator Tillman's reelection.
George w. Householder, who start
ed the first evening paper in Kansas
| City, the Kansas City Evening Bulle-
tin in 1868, died, aged 81 years.
Abe Attell, champion featherweight,
won 20-round battle from frankie
Neil, the bantamweight champion,
before the Pacific Athletic club at Los
| Angeles.
George Bond killed himself at Car
tersville, ILL.,, by shooting, after hav-
! ing attempted to kill his wife by cut
! fino her throat