Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-05-16

WOOD TOT the MURDER or former Gov
Steunenberg opened at Boise, Idaho
counsel for state and prisoner entered
| at once In business-like way upon
| the examination of prospective jur
ors, and kept steadily at the task fol
| Ave hours. No juror was finally &C
cepted, but substantial progress was
made and the indications at the close
OF the session were that jury would
be obtained in ten days. The case
was adjourned three days to obtain q
new panel.
The former wife of Sidney c.
Love, Chicago broker, has been mar
ried to w. II. Kemble, son of Clay
Kemble, one of Philadelphia's million
Ssres, in New York, and the two are
n>.w on the way to Europe.
Cannibalism, which became prevail.
ent in the Hardy islands. in the South
sea group, recently, was suppressed
by the German authorities, according
to advices brought to Vancouver on
the liner Manuka.
The business section of Gibson,
Mo-, was almost, wiped out by fire.
Five of the seven stores and two resi-.
dences were destroyed.
Armed bandits are reported to be
committing depredations in the Songo
district of Santiago and near Mana
cas-. Santa Clara.
The Homewood golf clubhouse at
Flossmoor. suburb of Chicago. was
h,r
Despondent because of i'll health.
Mrs. Carrie Sigsworth, 81 years old,
killed her 1S-months-old child and
then shot and killed herself at her
home in Allegheny, Pa.
A fatal train wreck occurred on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
in Chicago at the Hamlin avenue
crossing. One Chicago woman was
killed and more than 20 persons were
injured
One man was killed, one fatally and
two others seriously injured in rear
end collision at Jones Station, seven
miles south of Hamilton, o.
One man was killed and several in
jured in a collision between a street
car and the Chesapeake & Ohio flyer
between Louisville and New York at
Lexington, Ky.
from the Princeton alumni committee
of so, announced the gift of $780, 900
to Princeton university by a wealthy
family.
The state of Montana offered a re-
ward of $1,000 for the arrest and con-
viction of the men who, in attempting
to rob the North Coast limited pas
senger train at Welch's Spur, killed
Engineer Glow.
Sixteen brokerage concerns in st.
Louis, which would be affected by the
new law going into effect June 16,
have agreed to go out of business on
June Is.
The latest report received at Mar
settles concerning the loss of the
French steamer Poitou, wrecked off
San Jose Ignacio, Uruguay, is to the
effect that 40 passengers and eight
members of the crew lost their lives.
San Francisco women, admiring the
bravery of strikebreakers in taking
cars out and facing the mobs I'M
armed gave them flowers. cakes and
cheers.
The San Francisco confagration of
April, 1906, swept away not only
every dollar of profit previously made
by the insurance committees out of
underwriting since 1860, but cost them
SIS, 70S,174 besides, according to a
statement made by President George
w. Burchell, of the National Board of
Underwriters in the annual meeting
of that organization in New York.
May Floyd was shot and killed in
Piqua, o., by Ban Upling, rejected
sutton. He then put bullet in his
own brain.
Americans arriving at Puerto Cor
tez, Honduras, report that the Guate-
malan government is committing I'M
speakable outrages and atrocities.
Even women and children are not be-
ing spared. A family of ten was mas
sacred by Guatemalan soldiers near
Guatemala City by order of the gov
eminent.
Senator Thomas c. Plat said in
New York: 81 have no idea whatever
of being a candidate to succeed my
self shall serve out my term. Then
/ shall wait for the call to the other
side"
The so-called drug trust" was per.
petually enjoined in Indianapolis from
continuing it's operations by the en-
tering of decree in the United States
! circuit court for the district of Indi,
ana on the complaint of the United
States government filed by John B.
Healing, United States district attor.
| ney.
A verdict OF murder was returned in
the Croydon (England) police court
against "Pedlar" Palmer the English
pugilist, who killed a man named
Robert Choat. April "a, by beating
him while they were returning from
the races in railroad car.
JOSEF ID. Dosal, Mexican consul in
Kansas City, brought 10 suits against
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad. He asks $4,000 damages
for the death of Is of his countrymen
killed in a wreck on January 2.
Rt. Rev. George Worthington. bishop
of Nebraska, has been appointed to
take charge of the American Episco-
pal churches on the continent of
Europe. in succession to Bishop Henry
C. Potter, who has resigned.
| The North Coast Limited, east
bound train No. % on the Northern
Pacific railway, was held up by two
masked men near Welch's Spur, sid
ing Is miles east of Butte. Mont En-
and Fireman James. Sullivan was shot
through the arm. Several suspects
| were arrested