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

oIdteS consul AT OTTAWA, Cnt, died al
Toronto of pneumonia
Joseph Turcott and woman known
as Mrs. Laplonte were ambuscaded
near Osconda, Mich, and shot by an
unknown person. The woman died al
most instantly, and Turcott is dying.
Attorney General Bonaparte an
nounced his intention of prosecuting
the International Harvester company
under the provisions of the Sherman
antitrust law.
| 1t was announced in Baltimore that
the Susan B. Anthony memorial fund
of 100000 for the cause of equal suf
frage had been raised.
| EXcavators on Palatine hill in
Rome, uncovered the ruins of church
used by emperors in the fifth century.
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis,
in session at Washington, elected DIR.
Frank Billings, of Chicago. president.
The University building In Kansas
City was destroyed by fire. George
De Mare, an art instructor, was killed [;
Maud Witteborn, piano teacher, prob.
ably persisted and Is other persons
were injured. The property loss was
s25O,0OO.
Under adequate police protection,
two cars were run for six miles in San
Francisco, the mob being Kept back
with clubs. There was no shooting,
but four men were injured.
Striking longshoremen in Brooklyn
attacked strikebreakers and bloody
| fight with the police ensued, many
men being badly injured.
George B. Cox, former Republican
| leader in Ohio came out for Taft for
the presidential nomination, adding
the advice that the party in Ohio Sc
cure harmony by nominating Foraker
for the senate and A. l.. Harris for
governor.
Congressman H. A. Cooper with
drew from the senatorial race in Wis
consin.
Judge Wood, at Boise, overruled the
motion of Haywood's counsel for a
bill Of particulars and the way was
cleared for the beginning of the trial.
|. Edmund c. Ross. former United
States senator from Kansas, whose
vote saved President Andrew Johnson
from impeachment, died at Albu-
querque, n. M.
Attorney General Bonaparte recon-
mended that John William January,
alias Charles w. Anderson, be par
doned July 10, 1907. The president
or
ommendation.
The business section of Barnes
boro, Pa, was almost wiped out by a
fire that members of the Black Hand
were suspected of having started.
Tommy Burns, of Los Angeles, won
the heavyweight championship Of the
world from philadelphia Jack"
O'Brien before the Pacific Athletic
club at Los Angeles, after 20 rounds
of fighting that was for the most part
a foot race.
The French steamer Potion went
ashore off the coast Of Uruguay and
many of her 300 passengers and crew
jumped overheard in panic. 1t was be-
lieved about 100 were drowned.
II. Clay Pierce, head Of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, surrendered him
self in st. Louis on the indictment re-
turned against him in Texas charging
perjury, and was released on bonds.
Gov. Magoon appointed Cuban dele
gates to the second peace conference
at The Hague as follows: Antonio
De Bustamente, Gonzalo De Queseda,
the Cuban minister to the United
States, and Manuel Sanguily. Owes
ties Ferrera has been made secretary
to the legation.
Shriners at Los Angeles selected St.
Paul for the conclave of 1908, the
| dates being July Is to Is.
The British government decided to
give Jamaica $750,000 and guarantee
a loan of, 81, 000, 900 to assist the PEG.
pie of Kingston.
Twenty-Five congressman arrived at
Honolulu on the transport Buford
Mrs. Mary Vito and her mother.
Mrs. Maria Brignoli, were literally
slashed to pieces with razors in New
York. Giovanni Vito, the husband Of
charged with the crime.
Maj. Boykin, negro officer, was
shot and killed from ambush at Or
| ange, Tex. Negroes are blamed for
the affair, as well as for firing upon
two white men seated on a stage
Clyde st. Clair, son OF prominent
citizen of independence, Mo-, was
Lei, ID lyil &c
intimate friend. The two Quarreled
| over girl.
The will of the late James Henry
| Smith was made public in New York.
| The value of the estate Is estimated
at not more than $25,000,000. The
widow is left 100000 in lieu of her
dover, all his nearest kin receive leg.
acies and ST. Luke's and the Ortho-
poedic hospitals, of New York, are
| given 100000 each. His nephews,
George Grant Mason and William
Smith Mason, are the principal bene-
ficiaries of the estate, receiving two
thirds and one-third, respectively, Of
! the residue.
Twenty-nine ST. Louisans have been
subpoenaed to appear before the fed
eral grand jury at Denver, Col, to
tell what they know of a supposed
scheme to combine large number of
coal land claims under the control of
some syndicate whose identity has
not been publicly established.
The case against Mrs. Annie NJ
Bradley, who killed former Senator
Arthur Brown, was continued at
| Washington until October 7. Her
counsel said her defense would be
| insanity.
Garland Moore, who killed Clara
| West at Springfield, Mo-, because she