Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-19

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nese Six companies, was found dead
in Chinatown, San Francisco. Death
was due to plague.
Joe Bates was shot and killed near
Cokeville, Wyo., by j. s. Bronson, a
rancher, after Bates and his brother
Sam had held up and shot 17-year-
old boy and terrorized the entire neigh
borhood for several hours.
Martha and Catherine, two small
children of Mrs. Catherine Thomas, an
inmate of the Cambria county aims
house, were found dead in their beds,
having been strangled. Mrs. Thorn
as admitted killing them, saying that
she was afraid her husband, who is
serving term in the workhouse for al
legged nonsupport, would take them
from her.
Charles G.. Burton, of Nevada, Mo-,
former member of congress, was
elected ommander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic at the
Saratoga encampment. Two veterans
died as result of exposure during the
parade.
A crisis in the copper situation, due
to deadlock between the producer
and the consumer, has resulted in
tremendous over-production OF the
metal, and the Amalgamated Copper
company, the largest producer of cop
per In this country, will shut down its
mines in and about Butte, Mont.
Emperor Nicholas and his family
were forced to abandon the imperial
yacht STANDARD, which went on the
reef of Hango, Finland. The boat
was badly damaged but will be saved.
On the arrival at Vancouver of the
steamship Monteagle with large
number of Japanese, Chinese, and
Hindoos on board, the captain was
warned by the mayor that the authori-
ties would not guarantee the safety
of the immigrants. In the face of this
warning the Monteagle steamed away
for Victoria.
Charles E. Letten, chief clerk in the
office Of the first district tax collector
at New Orleans, who disappeared
was discovered standing on the bank
of the Mississippi trying to summon
up courage enough to jump in the
water and commit suicide. He said
he had given most of the money to a
negress, who had bought real estate
with it.
President John Runnett, of the Met
ropolitan National bank of Pittsburg,
is dead and DIR. M. G. Cameron, a
prominent physician of that city, Is
seriously injured as a result of the
latter's automobile coming into col
lision with telegraph pole.
Il am not presidential candidate,
and / do not intend to become one,"
was the emphatic declaration made by
Gov. John A. Johnson, of Minnesota,
to a party of prominent Nebraskans.
Mate iiro Tsukuno, president of the
Oriental-American bank and of the
Oriental Trading company, and one of
the wealthiest and most influential
Japanese residents of Seattle, was in
stantly killed by being hit by Great
Northern switch engine.
The Leyland line announced cut in
its cabin prices between Boston and
Liverpool. The rate is reduced from
$40 to $50.
The Oriental limited on the Great
Northern was held up by two masked
men at Rexford, Mont, and quantity
of registered mail stolen.
Secretary of War Taft and party
sailed for the orient on the steam
ship Minnesota.
Mrs. August Pumpke and her two
infant sons were burned to death at
Dubuque, la.
Louis A. Gourdain, the eccentric
millionaire who attracted much no
toriety by declaring that unless the
court sent him to Jail he would build
a prison and be his own warden, be-
came insane at the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ca, and was taken to Wash
ington to the government insane
asylum.
An insane man named Lolsky, who
is supposed to be the ripper" who
murdered several children recently,
broke Jail in Berlin and fresh crimes
are now feared.
Crown Princess Cecilia of Germany
holds American cooking In such es-
TEEN that she has sent Albert Neu-
mann, her chef, to this country to
study culinary methods.
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark
narrowly escaped death at Copen-
hagen when his horse was caught be-
tween closed railway gates just as an
express train dashed through
The state railway commission at
Lincoln, Neb., ordered compilation
| OF all of the delinquencies of the vari-
GUS railway systems. Penalties may
be exacted from all the roads whose
officials have made mistakes in filing
statements and reports.
Tom Hardesty, young millionaire
/ capitalist and owner of the big Hard
iesty flour mill; Amor Sharp, lawyer
and musician of note, and John Aumil-
Ter, a promoter, were injured in an
| automobile accident at Columbus, o.
| j John M. Turner, writer, humorist,
actor and trick banjo player, is dead
fn New York following an operation
| for appendicitis.
n Minimum east-bound cabin rates on
the Atlantic were reduced again by
/ the international Mercantile Marine
and Cunard companies.
The committee of the peace confer
ence at The Hague to which the ques-
ton was submitted approved, by a
vote of 26 to 2, the project providing
for the establishment of supreme
tribunal to deal with prizes captured
at sea.
Prince Wiyieischi of Vienna and his
chauffeur were killed in an automo-
bile accident at Forli, Italy.
Gus Ormsby, fisherman, while
| lifting his nets off Van Zaren point IN