Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-14


the fifty-ninth congress was brought
to close. The last few hours were
calm, In fact tame, by comparison
with what had been expected. The
president was at the capitol to sign
bills and say farewell to the retiring
members of congress. The minority
thanked Vice President Fairbanks and
Speaker Cannon, and Gen. Grosvenor
OF Ohio was presented with silver
service of 300 pieces.
Mrs. Herman w. Quernheim, wife
OF st. Louis merchant, was brutally
murdered in her home.
The senate of Kansas passed the
anti-fraternity bill already passed by
the house, which makes 1t unlawful
for high school students and teachers
to belong to fraternities.
Col. Albert s. Tower, assistant pay
master general. has been placed on
the retired list of the army on his
own application after more than 80
years service.
The famous Masonic silver trowel,
which is on its way around the world,
reached Omaha from Sioux City, s. D.,
In charge of five past grand masters
of the Masonic order.
Saratoga, N. Y, has been definitely
decided upon for the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public this year.
H. M. Brainard. Cleveland bust
ness man, and his wife, filed volun-
tary petitions in bankruptcy.
James and Philip Strother of Cul.
pepper. Va, were acquitted of the muir.
der of w. F. Bywaters, whom they
killed because. after being forced to
marry their sister, he attempted to de-
sert her.
Mrs. Nathalie Dole Latham, an Amer
lean portrait painter, committed sui.
eide in Paris.
S. John Lamoureaux, a member o.
the Massachusetts legislature, was ~
dicted and arrested for corruptly ask
ing and accepting a gratuity.
Attorneys entered a plea to quash
indictments against Helen Dixon,
Bloomington, ILL.,, charged with a
church theft.
The ]. H. Crane Furniture COM
pany, one of the pioneer furniture
concerns of st. Louis, made an as
signment. The assets of the company
are estimated at over 100000.
The safe in the Farmers Savings
bank at Masonville, Ia, was blown
open. The robbers took $4,000.
DR.. Columbus Hixon, one of the
founders of the Kansas City Medical
college, died at the Kansas City hos
pital, aged so years.
An Indian woman said to be 140
years old died at Osorno, near VAL
paraiso, Chill.
Cornelia Fitzgerald, daughter OF
Bishop James Fitzgerald, Of st. Louis,
died at Penang, Malaysia. The bishop
and his daughter were touring the
missionary districts Of Asia and the
South sea islands.
H. V. Graybill, Peoria attorney,
was sentenced to six months in the
workhouse on a charge of having di-
verted to purposes of his own funds
paid to him by Harry Roberts as ali
mony to his divorced wife.
Attorney General Bonaparte has
rendered decision which makes the
importation of immigrants by states,
as was done by South Carolina re.
Gently, unlawful.
Senator Spooner denies that he will
become James ]. Hills personal coun-
sci.
Seven terrorists robbed the Uni
versity of Moscow of $4,000 and
killed policeman
Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco,
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
extortion.
A passenger train on the Pennsyl'
vania railway was ditched near War
rem, Pa, and nine persons were In
jured more or less seriously.
Members of the commercial clubs
OF several cities visited the Cuban
battlefelds of Ell Caney and San Juan
Hill.
Gov. Sheldon of Nebraska signed
the two-cent passenger rate bill.
The Nebraska house voted down a
bill permitting Sunday baseball.
The British steamer Lochgarve went
ashore on Molokai Island and proba'
bly, will be total loss. The British
steamer Tampican. London for New
Orleans, grounded near Terneuse.
A bomb was exploded under the car
riage Of Gen. Neplueff, commandant
of the Sebastopol fortress and he was
injured about the feet.
Frank Fowler, q sawmill owner near
Dothan, Ala, was arrested for the
murder Of his vote.
Legislation affecting the reported
effort of the Calumet and Hecla Min
ing company to get control Of the
Centennial, Allouez and Osceola cop
per mining properties was put in
progress in the Michigan legislature
Former Senator Chandler announc
ed that a second suit against Christian
Science officials might be started by
Mrs. Eddy's relatives in a Massachu
sets court.
John c. Spooner, of Wisconsin, who
resigned his seat in the senate, is tc
be j. ]. Hills general counsel and ad
wiser at a salary of $4,000 a year.
The poorhouse of Ionia county
Mich, burned down, all the 60 in
mates being rescued.
Fifty-three members of congress
sailed for the isthmus to inspect the
Panama canal.
Forty thousand persons made a rev
dictionary demonstration in st. Pc
tersburg after the opening of the
douma, and were dispersed by the pc
lice with whips and Cossacks with
| lances.
Official steps were taken by the