Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-31


Lucas Raney and G. T. Miller were
fatally scalded in the plant OF the Mu
tual Heating company in Terre Haute
Ind
Matte Merritt, aged 81; vergie Tay-
Tor, aged five, and Ethel King. aged
four, were burned to death at Indian
apolis.
The Texas oil fields along the gull
coast have decreased their production
over As per cent. within the last week
and the cause is attributed to seismic
disturbances In jamaica ~
Fl. e. Ager, member Of the Indiana
legislature, was drowned in the Wa
bash river.
The central part of the city Of Po-
lotsk, in the province Of Vitbsk, one OF
the most ancient cities of the Russian
empire, was destroyed by fire.
1t was officially announced by the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company that
"a men were killed by the mine explo-
sion at Primero. Col.
High water in the Ohio river caused
Baltimore e Ohio freight train on
the Marietta branch to plunge through
a bridge and the engineer, fireman and
two brakemen were killed.
Judge Oscar Hallam at st. Paul
signed an order enjoining James ].
Hill and other officials of the Great
Northern Railway company from
making the proposed increase of $780,
100000 worth of additional stock of
that company or issuing the same or
part thereof during the pending liti-
cation without first making an ap-
plication in writing therefor to the
Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission and securing its approval
thereof.
Theodore p. Shonts has rendered
his resignation as chairman of the
Panama canal commission and has
been elected president of the Inter
borough Metropolitan Traction COM
pany of New York.
Henry Ball, a negro, was lynched at
Greenwood, Miss, the home of Gov.
Vardaman, Tuesday night. by un.
known parties.
Four men were killed and several
injured in a freight wreck on the
Ohio division of the Baltimore C Ohio
railroad near Letart, w. Va.
The Alabama house Of representa-
tives passed resolution approving
the action of President Roosevelt in
discharging the negro soldiers impli-
Gated in the Brownsville, Texas, af-
fair.
Fire in Viroqua, WIS, destroyed the
Vernon county bank aud the buildings
occupied by the Bell and the La
Crosse and Interurban Telephone
companies.
The house of representatives of
South Dakota passed an anti-lobbying
bill, making it unlawful for persons
interested in legislation to approach
members except through the regularly
committees.
The 200 Japanese immigrants who
arrived at San Francisco on the
steamer Alameda. and whose landing
was not allowed by the immigration
were permitted to land
later on instructions from Washing
ton.
A maid in the service of Queen
Olga of Greece has been arrested
charged with the theft of diamonds
valued at $4,000 from ornaments be-
longing to her majesty. The maid
substituted paste limitations for the
real stones.
The Red Cross sent by cable draft
the sum of $4,000 to the American
consul general, Rogers, at Shanghai
for the relief of the Chinese famine
sufferers.
Mrs. Narcissa Nance Kendrick,
aged SO years, niece of President
James K. Polk, is dead at Uniontown,
Pa.
Ferocious wolves are causing panic |
and havoc in the north provinces of
Spain. The heavy fall of snow has |
driven the animals into the plains.
where they have attacked focks and
devoured mar and a child.
The. Kansas legislature in joint ses- |
sion ratified the election of Charles |
Curtis as United States senator for |
The long term, also for the unexpired |
term of ex-senator Joseph R. Burton.
Porter county. Indiana, grand jury
and the state railroad commission are |
probing the wrecks at Woodville, |
Fowler and Sanford, which cost in the |
aggregate nearly 100 lives.
Three serious fires in Richmond,
Va, did damage aggregating 100000.
The armory of the Richmond Blues,
he second oldest military company in
he United States, was destroyed.
The trial of Harry K Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White began in
New York Wednesday.
All grades of fine writing paper are
% be increased ten per cent in price I
according to adviecs from Holyoke
Mass.
Senator Shelby M. Cullom was given
he majority vote of both branches OF
he Illinois Legislature.
Joseph w. Bailey was reelected
United States senator from Texas by
| vote, in both houses of the legisla
ure, of 10S to As; necessary to o
;hoice, SO.
Capt. Thomas Peabody, who com
named the transport Sheridan when
t ran on reef off Hawaii last sum
ner, has been suspended for six
months.
Senator Giuseppe Saracco, formerly
premier of Italy and minister of the
Interior, is dead at Bistagne. He was
IS years old.
Fire In Richmond, starting In the
building occupied by the Blues armory
threatened the chamber of commerce
Ind other fine structures.
The steamer Alameda arrived at
San Francisco from Honolulu with
lbout 200 japanese laborers aboard
They were refused landing by Immi