Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

A report which gained currency
throughout Cyrenaica, Africa, that the
mahdi is still alive caused great ex-
element. He was reported to have
died four years ago.
Andrew Carnegie made gift OF
$4,000 to Lafayette college, with the
promise of more.
A 100000 fire, resulting in the
death of one man and the injury OF six
firemen, occurred In Montreal, Que
bee.
Interstate commerce commissioners
report that the recent car shortage
and consequent fuel famine were
caused by the abundant west-bound
traffic at the head of the lakes.
Dekalb, H., has 40 cases of scarlet
fever. The normal school and other
public institutions are closed.
The Nebraska house of representa-.
tives adopted resolution barring
lobbyists from the floor.
Charges Of fraud were filed with
Postmaster General Cortelyou against
the officials and members of the New
York Cotton Exchange by Representa-
tive Livingston, of Georgia, and Harvie
Jordan, president of the Southern Cot.
ton ASSOCIATION OF Atlanta, and an or
der asked barring them from the use
of the mails.
Two white Americans, q negro train
porter and about 80 Mexican laborers
lost their lives and IS persons were
injured when two passenger trains on
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railroad collided head on four miles
west of Volland, Kan.
Joseph X. McCammon, once assist.
ant attorney general OF the United
States, United States commissioners OF
railroads during President Hayes ad.
ministraation and prominent as law.
yer and clubman in Washington, died
of heart trouble.
The employees of the state railroads
of Bulgaria have gone out on strike
because of the refusal Of their de-
mands for increased wages.
Miss Rose We'll, a disappointed liti-
giant, fired at Judge j. A. Mcdonald
with revolver in st. Louis court
room, but missed him.
Gov. Hughes urged the New York
Legislature to order a recount Of
the votes cast for mayor OF New
York in 1905 when Hearst was de-
feated
The Armour company plcns to build
car shops in Minneapolis to cost
100000.
Charles M. Floyd, Republican. was
elected governor OF New Hampshire
by the legislature.
While Gen. A. A. Chaffee and the
members of his family were at dinner
in Los Angeles an unknown man
gained entrance to the upper story
of their home and stole $1,000 worth
of jewelry.
Depressed over his defeat for re-
election as registrar of deeds, posi-.
tion which he had filed for % consecu-
tive years, Thomas Temple took his
own life at his home in Neponset.
Mass, by inhaling Illuminating gas.
President McCrea, of Pittsburg. first
vice president of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg, was elected
president of the Pennsylvania railroad
to succeed the late A. J. Cas-.
satt.
The London Daily Mail quotes
friend of the late Lady Burdett-
Coutts as saying that the bulk of her
great fortune will go to her husband,
and that it is unlikely that her will
contains large requests to charity.
Counsel for the estate of the late A.
J. Cassatt issued statement to tie
effect that Mr.. Cassatt by his will left
his entire estate to Mrs. Cassatt and,
In equal shares, to his children.
Two terrorists shot and killed two
sendarmes in Warsaw. Poland, and
fed. Soldiers opened fire on them
and wounded four pedestrians.
Brig. Gen. George A. Bell, u. s. A.,
retired, died at his residence in Wash.
ngton. He was nataive of Maryland
and was graduated from the military
academy in July. 1853.
Fred Zimmerman, accused of shoot
ing Mrs. Guam in Owatonna, Mich,
suicide by hanging himself
IN his cell in the Jail.
Tremendous rains fell in Arkansas,
doing much damage in Hot Springs
and causing general suspension of
railway traffic.
Conrad Rausch, baker in Downey,
Cal, accused his wife of unfaithfulness
and killed her and himself.
Joe Cans and Jimmie Britt were
to fight at Tonopah, New. for
4 purse of $4,000.
President Roosevelt shook the hands
Of thousands Of persons at his New
Years reception.
Thomas Harris shot and killed his
Henry Miller, at the lat
-er's home in ST. Louis, because his
mother had been severely beaten by
Miller.
st. Louis is prepared to furnish g..
100000 cubic feet of gas for the inter-
national balloon races there next Octo-
Der, and test imitation and ascension
we're made successfully.
Charles e. Hughes was inaugurated
rs governor of New York.
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia.
scored the French officials. calling
hem infidels and worse than pagans.
F. w. Troy fatally shot his wife and
wounded Ralph Quinn in a boarding
house In Joplin Mo.
Joe Cans easily whipped kid" Her.
nan at Tonopah. New. knocking him
,ut In the eighth round.
The Stirling Boiler company Of Bar
,erton, o., has been taken over by the
& Wilcox company. thus
merging the two largest boiler com.
)anies Of the world.
The first division of the British ar
nored cruiser squadron. under Rear
Admiral Neville, has been selected to
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