Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21


Block Island, and all but - of those
aboard perished. The survivors were
nearly dead from exposure to the ex-
IRENE cold Many of the passengers
froze to death in the small boats and
one man committed suicide.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Farmers Grain Dealers association of
Illinois ended at Springfield after the
adoption of a resolution asking con-
gress to pass a national reciprocal
demurrage law.
Fred Caster, convicted of killing Po-
lice officer Dan e. Davis, while fee
ing from Columbus residence which
he had robbed was electrocuted in the
Ohio penitentiary.
The county grand jury TT Lebanon,
KY, returned indictments against the
Cincinnati Enquirer, Louisville Times
and Evening Post for printing and
circulating in that county the "of-
fensive and indecent" proceedings Of
the Thaw trial.
The Venezuelan legation received
official advices from the Venezuelan
consul at Trinidad stating that Pres
ident Castro is doing well and that
Gen. Paroles, the revolutionary lead
er, has been captured with all his fol-
lowers.
Four children near Bridgeville, Del,
mother and child at Potontoc, Miss,
and an infant at Mount Vernon, ILL.,,
were burned to death.
William A. Howett, well-known
lawyer died at Litchfield, Ill.
Miss Flora Steipel, cashier of a
Philadelphia department store, was ar
rested on charge of embezzling $685.
900.
Judge Grimm, at Jefferson, Wis,
upheld the Wisconsin oleomargarine
law.
The motor works of the Daimler
Manufacturing company at Long Is
land City, were burned. The loss is
100000.
Two drastic bills to restrict the
freedom of the press as regards the
kind of matter published are before
the Washington legislature.
A Swiss workman named Gustave
Leeman, sc years old and unmarried,
has won the 100000 prize at the Mi
Ian exposition lottery.
In the arrest of man giving the
name of II. ]. Allison the police say
they have captured Hiram Edison
Boshow, charged with having five
wives and with swindling women.
Princess Christina Ruspoli Bona
parte, widow of Prince Charles Bona
parte, died in Rome.
Col. James Findley Harrison, a
grandson of President William Henry
Harrison, died at his home in Mound
City, Kan, of old age, aged 50 years.
The post Office safe at Northwood,
Ia, was blown open and robbed, but
the robber was shot and captured
One stockman was killed and four
persons were injured as the result of
collision between two stock trains
on the Chicago Great Western railway
at Pearl City. Ill.
The Platte river is flooded and part
of the city of Fremont, Neb., is under
water.
Negotiable securities Of a value of
S150,000 are missing from the vaults
of the Savings Bank of New Britain,
Conn, of which institution the treas
urer. William r. Walker, mys.eriously
dropped out of sight in New York.
More than half a million dollars
Drtt Of toly
the vaults of the Savings bank of
New Britain, Conn, by the missing
treasurer, William F. Walker, accord
ing to statement issued by the board
of directors.
At the wedding of Carl Clifford and
Lena Pence, at Russiaville, Ind, a
charivari party exploded 80 pounds of
dynamite near the house. The build.
ing was damaged and several guests
tainted.
Fire in Cramps shipyards at Phila-
delphia destroyed the patterns of a
number of battleships, and several
firemen were injured.
The body of Willard D. Barr of
Lawrence county, Ill.,, an orchardist
whose mind became unbalanced when
his wife deserted him a month ago,
was found on the banks of the Wa
bash river after search of three
WEEKS
Prof John A. Brashear of the Allie
gheny observatory announced a dis
covery of one of the greatest sun
spots ever called to the attention of
astronomers.
Pulajanes attacked and burned two
towns in Occidental Negros, P. l., and
killed six of the constabulary. Two
American teachers, w. X. Batchelder
and Walter ]. Ise, are reported to be
missing.
The federal grand jury at Cleveland,
o., returned indictments against eight
contracting companies and firms on
the charge of. violating the eight-hour
labor law in connection with govern.
ment work.
Frank E. Grimes, ex-state treasurer
Of Kansas, who recently voluntarily
paid the state $4,000 to covered an al,
legged shortage found under his admin.
istration, stopped movement to have
the Legislature reimburse him.
Edna May, the America actress, is
engaged to marry Oscar Lewisohn,
son of Adolph Lewisohn, of New York
An Internal machine was discovered
in chimney Of the house occupied by
Count White, the former Russian pre-,
mier. The machine was timed to { :
plode after the family had retired for
the night.
Rabies is epidemic among the sheep
Of western Wisconsin, according to a
report of DR.. Henry Roome, represen.
tative of the United States department