Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-04


| bers of refugees still continue to make
their way out of the troubled districts
G. I'll. Kinnaird, manager of the
Crystal Ice company, and William f
Holley of the Franklin Ice company
Of Columbus, o., who were found gull
ty of entering into a conspiracy IL
restraint of trade, were each fined
81 900.
Ex-Representative James T. Nc
Cleary of Minnesota was sworn in as
second assistant postmaster-generali in
succession to William s. Shallenberg
er resigned.
Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur has
been relieved of the command
of the Pacific division at his
own request, and will complete the
report on the results of his tour OF
inspection in the orient.
French troops occupied the city OF
Oudja, Morocco, the Moorish governor
welcoming them in friendly spirit
Harry Dolan, outfielder in the Bos
ton National League team, died al
Louisville, KY, of typhoid fever.
There are now nearly 100000
more people in continental United
States than there were six years ago
The above estimate is based upon fig.
ures compiled by the census bureau
in a special report. The estimated
population for 1906 was S3,941,510.
There was panic on the Brussels
bourse and four banks failed. Four
others had to obtain an extension OF
time to meet their liabilities.
Executive officials of railroads op.
Grating in Missouri and Arkansas de,
laws passed in those states.
Twenty-six persons were killed and
about 100 injured when the Southern
Pacifics Sunset express ran into an
open switch near Cotton, Cal. The
victims were nearly all Italians.
The Minnesota supreme court up.
held the Great Northern railroad in
it's contention that it had the right to
issue $60,000,000 of additional stock
which was authorized by the board OF
directors.
At South McAlester, I. T., seven
prisoners overpowered their guards
and escaped from the United States
Jail. One man was recaptured.
Jennie Burch, who killed baby Will
bur Winship. at Carmel, N. Y, was
found not guilty by reason of insanity
and the court committed her to Mat
teawan asylum for criminals.
Fire in South Boston, Va, destroyed
tobacco factories and other buildings
threatened the destruction of the en-
tire town and entailed loss estimat
ed as high as 100000.
Miss Bertha McNally, % years old
committed suicide at Canton, O., by
taking carbolic acid, on the day set
for her wedding to Emil Knolle, a
Pittsburg policeman, who died six
weeks ago.
All danger of infection having
passed. the quarantine placed upon
the room in the White House occu
pied by Archie Roosevelt during his
illness from diphtheria was raised.
Gen. Kuroki will represent the Jap
anese army at the jamestown cele,
bration.
Fire at Savannah, Mo-, destroyed
two stores and damaged a lumber
yard. Loss, 100000; insurance, $780,,
000 Savannah has no fire depart.
ment and 300 citizens fought the
flames with buckets.
A small tornado slightly damaged
the suburbs of Chanute, Kan. No one
was hurt.
A locomotive attached to an ore
train on the Pittsburg, Youngstown &
Ashtabula railroad, branch of the
Lake Shore line, exploded at Lock,
wood, o. Engineer H. E. Watson OF
Mahoningtown, Pa, is supposed to
have been blown to pieces.
President Roosevelt has decided to
increase the American delegation to
the coming peace conference at The
Hague.
New York fires In 1906 entailed q
loss of $5,679,691.
"Chick" Stahl, well known ball
player, committed suicide at Yves;
Baden, Ind, by drinking carbolic acid
The Corbin Banking company Of
New York assigned for the benefit OF
creditors. Assets. 100000; liabili
ties, s1,700,0O0.
Fire in Iroquois, Ontario, destroyed
two hotels, four stores and two dwell
ings, the loss being 100000.
Five Of the seven trustees of the
Foundation for the Promotion of In
dustrial Peace authorized by recen
act of congress to take over and ad
minister the $4,000 Nobel peace
prize awarded to President Roosevelt
met and effected an organization, will
Chief Justice Fuller as president
Judge Mcmahon decided the plan
of the Laporte Qnd) Water Supply
company belonged to the city of La
porte.
William A. Proctor, president of thu
Proctor & Gamble company and sol
of one Of the firms founders, diet
from q bullet wound, self-inflicted, a
his home in Glendale, a suburb o
Cincinnati.
Thirty sacks of gold, valued at $40
900, said to have been stolen from tn
mines at Rhyolite, New, and shippe,
into Pueblo, was seized by a Unite,
States marshal.
] Richard Mansfield. the actor, is s.
i'll that he has abandoned his sprin
tour.
Judge Samuel Ryan, aged SO years
| the oldest editor In Wisconsin an,
one of the oldest members of the Cd
Fellows, died of pneumonia at tn
home of his brother. James Ryan, Il
Appleton, Wis.
The glaze mill of the Austin Pow
der company at Fall Junction, o
| blew nm and two men were killed