Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-29

S"Ahcs 1. oHuludkeT, FORMER super
intendent OF public buildings and
grounds at Harrisburg, Pa, and impli-
Gated by the report of the capitol in.
vestigation commission, has declared
that he will make full confession of
all he knows In connection with the
capitol graft scandal He says the
manipulation of funds was engineered
by high official of the state at Har-l
risburg to cover up shortage of the
state treasury.
For two hours a mob of patients at
the state hospital for the criminal in.
sane in Dannemora, N. ", stood off
their guards while others made des-
the building. Not until one of the mad
men had been shot and killed, and
the guards reinforced by less violent
inmates and villagers was the out
break suppressed.
A sharp earthquake was felt on the
islands of Guadeloupe and Dominica.
Several strong shocks have been re-
ported from the island of st. Lucia.
Drivers and stablemen employed at
the wholesale beef packing houses of
New York went on strike. They de-
mand uniform working week of 80
hours and an increase in wages.
A. d. Berg, of the Second Washing
ton regiment, won the presidents
match at Camp Perry, o., and thereby
also won the individual rifle shooting
championship of America.
Marion Story, the artist and broth
er of Julian p. Story, committed sui
eide at his home, Brook Farm, near
Port Chester, n. Y, by shooting.
The state of Texas began proceed
ings against the International Har-
vester company for violation of the
antitrust laws.
A sudden ending of the masters
hearing in connection with the suit in
equity brought by relatives for an
| accounting of the property of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy, leader of the
Christian Science faith, came when
former Senator William E. Chand-
Ter, senior counsel for the relatives,
or next friends" announced to the
board of masters that they had filed
motion with the superior court to
dismiss their action.
After a search that lasted five years
and covered $4,000 miles on two con-
tinents, julius Teich found the girl
he loved and persuaded her to marry
him, only to kill her in fit of anger
after two months of welded life in
New York city, and then, repentant,
to take his own life.
Following a meeting of the execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor President Gompers said
that most probably the federation
would bring countersuit against the
National Manufacturers association,
headed by j. w. Van Cleave, charging
that body with conspiracy.
The arrival of three columns Of
| warning tribesmen who Joined the
army of fanatics besieging Casablanca,
rendered more serious the problem
undertaken by France and Spain to
restore order" Gen. Drude asked
for reenforcements and troops were
sent from Oran. Algeria.
William II. Hicks, paymaster for the
| Schaum e Uhlinger company, textile
| machinists in the northeastern section
of Philadelphia, was held up and
robbed of $4,000 within a short dis
| lance of the machine shops by two
| highwaymen, one of whom shot him
in the right arm. One of the robbers
was pursued and captured and the
money was recovered.
| Mayor Taylor, of San Francisco, re-
moved three police commissioners and
appointed new ones, but the men
ousted said they would not submit.
| Clarence Haines, formerly of Column
bus, O., went to his wife's sitting
room in Washington Courthouse, shot
her to death and then, turning the
weapon on himself inflicted a mortal
| wound.
Two fires in Pittsburg, Pa, caused
by the explosion of gasoline in clothes
pressing establishments caused dam
age estimated at $250,0O0 and for a
. time threatened the entire east end
| section of the city.
Three men were killed in an explc-
| sion at the Latin & Rand Powder mill
at Pleasant Prairie. Wis.
The ministers of Coffeyville, Kan,
have formed union" and adopted a
uniform price of five dollars to be ex-
acted from persons not members Of
their congregations for funeral SER
mon.
Gov. Hoke Smith, of Georgia, issued
an order suspending from. Office Rail-
road Commissioner Joseph M. Brown
and appointing in his place S. G. Nc
Tendon.
Three Japanese, belonging to a
travelling acrobatic troupe, have been
arrested at Postoff-on-Don, Russia,
with plans of Notifications and other
secret military documents in their
possession.
John GoIdie, the famous steeplejack
fell from the top of the Townsend
chimney, in Glasgow, which is 44S feet
high and the highest in the world
His body was mutilated beyond recog-
milton.
custody julius F. Eller, who is wanted
at Alamosa, Col, on charge of grand
larceny in stealing from the Rio
Grande railroad $4,000 in money or
ders and coupons.
Mrs. Frances Horner, aged 81 years,
wife of Edward Horner, farmer on
the Browning road, near Merchant
vile, N. j., and Mrs. Victoria Napoli
"a servant, were chopped to death in
their home, 1t is charged, by Charles
Gibson. negro who was formerly EN-.
ployed on the farm.
Leaving note saying that she
would rather face death than meet