Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-22

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City Food Inspector w. p. Cutler of
Kansas City, Mo-, has notified the
national government that his test of
California and Arkansas dried fruit,
cured with sulphine, shows that the
fruit when cooked is entirely whole
some.
Mrs. Helen Odell of Chicago and
four other women were injured In
street car accident at Oshkosh, Wis.
Distrust of the governments atti-
tude toward the corporations. a threat
ened monetary stringency in all the
leading markets of the world and the
financial embarrassment OF the Pope
Manufacturing company combined to
demoralize the stock market in New
York. Prices melted in sensational
fashion and the average level of de-
clines was below that reached in the
memorable Northern Pacific panic of
May, 1901. Stocks were sold lower
than ever before in their history
The Maryland Republican conyen-
tion made the following nominations:
For governor, George r. Gather; for
attorney general, Hammond Urner;
for comptroller, James P. Baker; for
clerk of court of appeals, Thomas Par
ran.
Nathan Jaffa, of Roswell, N. NJ,
was appointed secretary of New Mexi-
CO to succeed Secretary Reynolds. re-
signed.
The primary election in San Fran
cisco resulted in sweeping victory
for the Republican league or Ryan
ticket, which stood for earnest support
of the bribery graft prosecution and
the present mayor and board of SUI
pervisors.
Lord Ashtown, one of the Irish land
lords whose activity in the cattle
grazing war has aroused bitter ami
mostly. narrowly escaped death from
the explosion of bomb which partly
destroyed the hunting lodge where be
was sleeping.
Receivers for the Pope Manufactur-
ing company and its subsidiary COM
pany, the Pope Motor Car company,
which are engaged in the manufacture
of automobiles and bicycles, with
main Offices and plant at Hartford,
Conn, were appointed in New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massa.
chusetts. The failure was ascribed to
the stringency of the money market.
j. w. Meyer, of Chicago, was elected
worthy grand president of the Sons of
ST. George, Illinois district, at Rock
ford convention.
French officials denied that France
intended to embark on conquest of
Morocco. Thousands of Moors re-
newed the attacks on the French camp
at Casablanca and were repulsed with
heavy loss.
Judge Lands adjourned the grand
jury investigation of the Alton road
until September to give the govern
ment's legal department chance to
convince him that the promise of i'm.
munity should be fulfilled.
1t has been learned that Caid Sir
Harry MacLean, Englishman in the
service of the Sultan of Morocco. who
has been prisoner of the bandit
Raisuli since early in July, has not
been set at liberty, as previously re-
ported.
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy, head of
the Christian Scientist church, under.
went mental examination by the
masters who had been appointed to
determine her competency in business
matters. The examination was made
at Mrs. Eddy's home, Pleasantview, in
Concord, n. H.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has decided to distribute government
funds to aid the movement of this
years crops. The plan pursued last
year, with some notifications, is to be
followed.
The Hotel Brooklyn, at Central
Moriches, l.. l., was destroyed by fire.
There were 800 guests in the hotel.
No one was injured.
Attorney General Bonaparte is re-
ported to have decided that the Inter
national Harvester company belongs
to the class of bad trusts" and that it
is the duty of the government to prose
cute.
The former Chilean warship, Magal-
lanes, which fired the first shot in the
Peruvian-Chilean war, later converted
into lumber ship, foundered at sea.
The crew was saved.
Roger Wetmore, son of Senator Wet
more of Rhode Island, was arrested
in Washington, ID. c., charged with
having run down and seriously in
jured Mrs. Mary Chase with his auto
mobile
So great is the demand for the gov
ernment's book on Special Diseases
of the Horse" that over 100000 cop
les have been printed and new edi-
ton of 250,000 copies is being pre-
pared.
Officers in the artillery service at
New York say that Maxim, Colt, Mill
meter and Calling guns will soon be
turned over to infantry and cavalry
commands.
Edward NJ. Morgan was appointed
postmaster of New York city to sue
coed w. R. Wilcox, who resigned to
become a member of the New York
city public utilities commission.
The Wisconsin Central Railway
company has taken an appeal from
the decision Of Judge Page Morris in
the United States court, filming that
railway $4,000 for granting rebates
to Minneapolis grain firms.
The plant of the International Flaa
Irvine company at Hazel Park, SUI
burb Of st. Paul. was partly destroyed
by fire. The loss is about $4,000.
District Attorney Jerome and New
York police declare the ringleaders of
the Hunchakist secret society have
been arrested and have confessed
crimes, including the murder OF
Father Kasner VastaSian and the rug