Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-06-13

Three arson suSpects-Oliver Leib-
enguth, William Leibenguth and Oscar
Schwank--were arrested near Allen
town, Pa, by policemen after chase.
They are supposed to have set three
fires in Allentown that caused losses
of $4,000.
Charles N. Holt. aged 40, member
of the well-known Holt family of Ala.
bama, died at Montgomery, Ala, as a
result of dose of strychnine, taken
with supposed suicidal intent.
Fire which started in the business
part Of Willow City, N. D., destroyed
Is business places and practically
wiped out half the business portion o.
the town.
Mrs. William F. Pack, wife of g
Philippine island governor, sued he-
husband for divorce at Kalamazoo
Mich.
Mrs. III. G. Barfber, sister of Mrs.
Mckinley, will give the Mckinley
homestead to the Memorial association
to be kept intact.
The petition of the three trustees to
whom Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy hao
transferred her property. asxi1g tha.
they re substituted as plaintiffs liz
place of mex: friends" liz tie suit to
secure an accounting of Mrs Eidys
property, was denied by Judge Robert
N. Chamberlain at Concord N. H.
Fl. H. Tucker, Jr., secretary of the
Uncle Sam Oil company, accused three
federal judges Of conspiring with the
Standard Oil company to put his con
Germ out of business, and was sent tc
jail at Leavenworth, Kan, for three
months for contempt of court.
In court petition filed at Toledo OPP
posing the confirmation of the sale of
the Toledo Railways and Terminal
company. j. Pierpont Morgan and his
associates were accused of conspiracy
&c fa the price of the company at ST.
100000 and prevent outsiders from
bidding.
Pn:,ip " Kampien, whose arrest
was sough, by officials Of the Capitol
National bank of ST. Paul, for the al
legged defalcation of $4,000, was ar
rested at Seattle.
Mayor Sherburn Becker, of Milwau-
kee, declined an offer of $1,000 a week
to go on the stage.
A Turkish sailing vessel, laden with
contraband ammunition and bound for
Tripoli was blown up in the vicinity
OF Port Zarziss. Her entire crew, as
well as so fishermen who were along
side at the time, were drowned. 1t is
believed the captain fired his vessel
to avoid capture.
William Curtis, a wealthy cattle
man, was killed on his farm in the
Usage Nation, Okla, in quarrel with
young farm hand named Shabler.
Fire caused $4,000 damage to bust
ness buildings in Atlanta, Mo.
Richard Croker won the EPSON
derby with his colt Orby, ridden by
Johnny Reiff
Blood poisoning caused by a prick
of brass pin resulted in the death at
st. Louis of Augustus c. Halsey.
Miss Helen Dent Wrenshall and
Chaffee Grant, of San Diego, CAL,
grandson of Gen. u. S. Grant, were
married at Washington, Pa.
w. M. r. French, director of the
Chicago Institute of Fine Arts, was
elected president of the American AS
ISOLATION of Museums
One man was killed and several
children made i'll at Trucksville. Pa.
by eating pie in which arsenic had
been put by mistake.
Fire destroyed the building in the
heart of the financial district of Phil
adelphia occupied by John r. Hatha-
way G Brother, printers; G. w. Jack
son, printer, and others. Loss, $780,
600.
Americas G. Daily, former auditor
of Indiana and founder of the Lebanon
National bank, died at Lebanon.
Charles Menzemer, former assistant
teller of the failed Enterprise National
bank of Pittsburg, was found guilty,
as indicted, upon eight counts, charg-
ing the abstraction and misapplication
Of funds of the bank.
In the United States district court
at Portland, Ore, indictments were re-
turned against $50 furniture dealers in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Cali
fornia for alleged violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
The parliamentary committee of
Italy refused $4O,0O0,0OO appropria-
ton for new navy.
George Kadelbach murdered his sis
ter-in-law on his farm near Minneapo
lis and disappeared, sending by mail
a confession of the crime.
Eugene Zimmerman has decided to
give his son-in.law, the duke of Man.
chester, job on the Detroit, Toledo
& Ironton railway.
Fffty-seven persons were injured by
the wrecking Of Southern railway
passenger train near Lebanon, Tenn
Saving their way through the steel
bars of their cell In Castle William,
three army prisoners escaped from
Governors island. A boat is missing
from the island, and the men carried
the steel window bars with them as
weapons.
Accidental discovery of bomb in
the shape Of a box filled with dyna.
mite and Illuminating powder and in
train with fuse, in the home of 10.
seph Kennel, a police judge of New
Durham, N. j., prevented probably the
destruction of the house with its doz
en- inmates. The attempt to kill Mr..
Kennel Is laid to criminal Italians, OF
whom he has sent to prison score or
more for theft and blackmail.
William s. McChesney. Jr., general
manager of the Terminal Railroad as
ISOLATION of st. Louis. announced
plans for three new freight yards In
st. Louis. to cost about $4,000, 900.
The jury was completed for the trial