Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-21


Missouri, committed suicide at the
Midland hotel in Kansas City, leaving
no message to explain his action.
There was no evidence that the af.
fairs of the Bank of Albany were In.
volved in the tragedy.
Charles Tracy Barney, the deposed
president of the Knickerbocker Trust
Company of New York, and until re-
Gently power in the financial world,
shot and killed himself. The deed was
attributed to dependency over the
loss of his large fortune and high
business standing.
Bankers and merchants in session
at Sioux City, Ia, adopted system OF
grain checks which 1t was agreed
should be accepted as currency. The
Merchants National bank of Portland,
Ore; the California bank of Oakland,
CAL; the Farmers and Merchants
bank Of Sapulpa, I. T., and the Ravens
wood Exchange bank in Chicago
suburb suspended. The Royal Motor
Car company of Cleveland. o., and the
Gary wholesale grocery house OF
Selma, Ala, went into the hands of
receivers.
The Peoples bank Of Portsmouth.
Va, went into the hands Of receiver
on petition Of the directors, who gave
out statement that the bank has
been made insolvent through defalca-
tons of the cashier.
Col. Garrett J. Lydecker, corps OF
engineers, in charge of river and har-
Dor works at Detroit, was placed on
the retired list on account of age,
with the rank of brigadier general.
Dora May French, poet and author,
committed suicide at Carmel-by-
Sea, Cal, by taking cyanide of potas-
SUM.
The American Shipbuilding company
decided to close down all its yards on
the great lakes temporarily because
of the financial stringency.
The steam schooner Berkeley, in
ballast, from San Pedro for San Fran
cisco, was destroyed by fire about 10
miles off Gaviota, Cal. Capt. Higgins
and the crew of 10 escaped from the
burning vessel by the narrowest mar
gin.
Attorney General William H. Dixon,
of Colorado, began an action under
the common law in the Denver district
court with a view to breaking up the
so-called grocers' trust.
Juliette Estelle Prescott Mathis, IS
years old, writer of songs and verses,
formerly a resident of Illinois, died
in Los Angeles.
The directors Of the jamestown ex-
position accepted a committee report
favoring keeping the exposition open
next year provided 100000 can be
raised by popular subscription.
Ensign Ulmo, who was arrested at
Toulon, charged with being spy, con-
fessed his guilt when confronted in
court with the original of a telegram
which he had filed at Toulon, ad-
dressed to an agent of a foreign
power.
Mrs. George Decker, of Toledo, o.,
was burned to death by an explosion
of furniture polish.
The peace conference Of Central
American delegates opened in Wash
ington, Senior Luis Anderson, of Costa
RIGA, being president.
The third Russian douma opened
without disorder, the car being
cheered by the conservatives, who
elected M. Khornyakoff president.
Denver was selected as the meeting
place of the national W. C. T. U. con-
vention in 1908.
The vacancy on the bench of the
court of appeals of the District of
Columbia, caused by the death OF
Judge McComas, was filled by the ap,
pointment of Josiah A. Van Orsdel, as.
sistant attorney general in the depart,
ment of justice.
Through the editorial columns OF
The Commoner William Jennings
Bryan declared he will not seek nor
ask for the nomination for president
but If it is the desire of the rank and
file of the party that he should have IT.
he would accept it cheerfully.
Gov George l.. Sheldon, of Nebras
ka, was notified that the executive
mansion had been sold for the delin
luent taxes of 1890.
Merriment was caused at the tria
of w. r. Hearst for criminal libel II
New York when Raymond Hitchcock
former cook picked out Mr.. Hears
instead of William Aston Chanler a.
the man whom she had seen at he
employers house with two little girls
The pope, it is said, has issued al
order forbidding any Catholic prizes
% marry Miss Gladys Vanderbilt ant
Count Szechenyi.
According to the Shipping Gazett'
| If London, there is strong probabil
ty that the Salvation Army will sool
| )wn its own feet Of ocean steam
| ships. These will be used in connec
lion with the armys scheme for pre-
noting Canadian immigration.
Fire which is said to have starte
| from a defective fiue destroyed tn
main building of Monmouth college
| AuohulouthB liz, SouSihe q iOoo Cob
mated at nearly $4,000. Orval Dean
telephone lineman, lost his life b
being buried under falling floors.
A jury at Joliet. ILL.,, acquitted Re,
B. f. Graf, former Baptist minister
who was accused of forgery in cor
nection with an insurance application
Checks and currency to the amour
of $4,000, intended to pay the wage
of the Carbon Coal & Coke company
miners at Cokedale, COL, were los
or stolen while In transit in a stage
At Kansas City. Mo-. the grand jur
returned 149 additional indictment
against persons charged with viola
ing the state law which forbids labo
on Sunday.
A boiler in the basement of the me-
Eastman dormitory at East Greer