Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-19
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John II. Sanderson, contractor;
William P. Snyder, former auditor
general; w. l.. Mathues, former state
treasurer, and James M. Shumaker,
were found guilty of capitol graft at
Harrisburg, Pa.
Admiral Evans battleship feet,
after leaving San Francisco, will visit
Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne and
Sydney, Australia, the Philippines and
return to New York by way of the
Suez canal.
The entire business section of the
city Of Big Timber, Mont, was wiped
out by fire. The loss was 100000.
Three bandits held up and robbed
bank at Tyro, Kan, securing $4,000,
after which they fed towards the Okla
homa line.
Denying the charge of insanity and
praying for dismissal of the suit,
Harry X. Thaw, through his counsel
at New York, made answer to Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's divorce suit.
Executive encroachment upon legis-
lative power was the subject of stir
ring speech in the senate by Senator
Bacon of Georgia.
A socialist demonstration in favor
of universal suffrage developed at
Budapest There were three hours of
serious rioting, the socialists using re-
volvers.
Banker John R. Walsh was denied a
new trial by Judge A. B. Anderson in
the federal court at Chicago and was
sentenced to five years in the govern
ment prison at Fort Leavenworth on
the charge of misapplying funds.
The naval militia bill was reported
favorably to the house by Chairman
Foss of the naval affairs committee.
Edward Kelleher of ST. Louis was
found guilty for the second time of
murder in the first degree for killing
"St. Louis Tommy" Sullivan, a pugilist,
three years ago.
Carrying the largest appropriation
In all it's history-$222 ,190, 392-the
post office appropriation bill passed
the house, having been under discus
sion IA days.
Fire in the plant of the Columbia
Conserve company at Indianapolis,
Ind, caused a loss of $125,000.
A Springfield, H., jury Friday ac-
quilted James Roberts. 70 years old,
of the charge of numbering his en-
ployer, Franklin Larkin.
Rev. j. T. Orr, for so years a
preacher in Illinois, was found dead
in bed in Sidell, III.
Existence Of an organized campaign
In Chicago to clear the name of Laz-
arus Averbuch from the faint of assas-
sin was revealed. 1t became known
that a secret fund of 100000 had
been raised.
David Frat of Billings, Mont, for
mer president of the state board of
stock commissioners and wealthy
cattle man, pleaded guilty to the lille
gal fencing of 1860 acres of public
land.
The German torpedo boat IS IL"
was run into and sunk by an unknown
steamer at the mouth of the River
Elbe.
A report widely circulated that the
school attached to st. Peters church
at McKeesport, Pa, would be blown
up caused rs per cent. of the pupils to
remain away.
Hugh Hollis, treasury department
clerk, who came to Washington from
louisville, KY, shot and killed his
wife.
An attempt made by five criminals
under sentence of death to escape
from the Orel (Russia) Jail resulted in
seven men losing their lives.
Tribute to the business ability of
Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay has been
paid by the board of trade of Roslyn,
L. l., in unanimously electing her to
membership.
A deputation of lumbermen from
northern Ontario asked the Ontario
government to remove the embargo
against the export of tan bark to the
United States.
John Browns Anticipated wagon in
which he made many pilgrimages dur.
ing his crusade against slavery was
destroyed by fire at Iowa City, Ia.
Notices were posted in the mills of
! the Amoskeag Manufacturing COM
pany, Manchester, N. H., announcing
wage reduction averaging ten per
cent.
, A fierce forest fire ragged in the
vicinity OF Tomahawk, N. c. -Four
men OF the community, one white and
'hree negroes, burned to death.
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rode into Birmingham, KY, shot six
, agroes, one Of them fatally, and
.!hipped five others.
| Several thousand unemployed men
OF PHILADELPHIA will receive employ.
ment on public works, in all probable.
ity in about month, by the passage
} of the s10,O0O,OOO loan.
) After an eight-day visit, the Ameri-
J can torpedo fotilla sailed from Lima,
Peru, for Panama
: Prince Ludwig Menelik of Abyssinia
. has been expelled from Germany as
/ an undesirable foreigner.
Testimony was adduced before the
: senate investigating committee on
naval affairs showing that the loca-
ton of the armor belt of American
battleships was too low.
The English government has de-
. cided to keep private the personal let
,, ter written by Emperor William to
Lord Tweedmouth, first lord OF the
! admiralty.
) Capt. Daniel Stewart, "a years OF
; age, died at Upper Alton, ILL.,, after
. lying in bed q years.