Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-12
NEWS Of A WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH.
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
THE GLOBE.
GIVEN IN ITEMlZED FORM
Notable Happenings Prepared for the
Perussl Of the Busy Man--Sum-
mary of the Latest Home and For
eiun Notes.


eign Notes.
One hundred and seventy eight chill
dren burned, suffocated and were
trampled to death in burning school
building at Collinwood, o. A sweep
ing investigation by state and village
authorities was begun into the horror.
Forty-eight hours after the disaster
which swept into eternity approx
mately one-third of the school children
of North Colinwood, O., the death
roll numbered 164.
The verdict in the case OF Lieut..
Gen. Stoessel, who was recently SEN
fenced to death by court-martial for
the surrender of the Port Arthur
fortress to the Japanese, was formal
ly pronounced at st. Petersburg.
Edward T. Hance, first vice-presi.
dent of the Union Trust company OF
Detroit, Mich, and former postmaster,
shot and killed himself.
The Democratic state committee OF
Minnesota, after bitter fight, adopt
ed a resolution lndorsing Gov. John A.
Johnson of Minnesota for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination.
The army increase pay bill was
passed by the senate.
Monetti Montrezza, Waterbury
Comm musician and his young, Will
liam, died as result of taking car
bolic acid and daughter was nearly
dead.
Mrs. Virginia Campbell Thompson,
a daughter Of Rev. Alexander Camp
bell, who founded the Christian or
Campbellite church, died in Washing
ton.
A violent gale swept the coasts Of
the British Isles. There have been
numerous wrecks of small craft. Most
of them were on the east coast OF Ire
land. Altogether about 20 lives have
been lost.
William Slade Clark & Co., bankers
and brokers Of Philadelphia, an
nounced their assignment for the
benefit Of creditors.
A Paris paper says that Nine. Anna
Gould has been married to Prince
Helie de Sagan in a quiet German
town.
An outburst of anger against EN-
peror William on the part of the
British public followed the announce
ment that Emperor William had at
tempted to influence the British naval
policy.
Public requests of more than $50,
900 are contained in the will Of the
late Rt. Rev. George Worthington,
Episcopal bishop of Nebraska, filed at
Pittsfield, Mass.
The report that Emperor William Of
Germany will visit Lisbon, Portugal,
started the rumor that arrangements
were being made for the marriage Of
King Manuel and Princess Victoria.
The police of Yekaterinovar, Rus
STA, broke up big meeting Of revo-
lutionary workmen and took into Gus
tody the president Of the assemblage.
M. Staroselsky, former governor Of
Kutais.
Charges have been preferred by
Rev. George A. Cooke. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Bran
don, VT, against Rev. ]. r. Day, LII.
D., chancellor of Syracuse university,
on the ground that DR.. Day DETAINED
the character of President Roosevelt.
Before the Traffic club in New
York Gov. Charles Hughes declared
for government control of railroads.
Serious food conditions were re,
ported from many points in Michigan.
Senior Don Eduardo de Beistegui,
third secretary of the Mexican en-
bassy, is dead at Washington.
Gary was elected United States
senator on the fourth ballot by the
Joint session of the legislature at Col
umbus, S. G.
The L. L. Odds Seed company's
plant at Clinton, Wis, was destroyed
by fire. Loss, $4,000.
A treaty of arbitration between the
United States and Mexico has been
agreed upon.
The mysterious death of Walter F.
Baker, the wealthy young Boston
man, which caused a sensation last
October, is to be the subject Of fur
ther investigation by the officials Of
Bogota N. J.
Festivities given by the Peruvians
of both Callao and Lima in honor of
the officers and men of the torpedo
flotilla made the stay of the Ameri-
cans pleasant.
William ]. Bryan addressed the
students of Park college and the citi-
zens of Parkville, Mo-, upon "Civiliza.
ton and Citizenship"
The New York Women's Peace cir
Gle denounced President Roosevelt
for his support of rife shooting for
boys and girls in the public schools.
Miss Carol A. Hartman, daughter
OF Edward H. Hartman, was said to
be seriously i'll of mastoiditis at her
fathers home in New York.
Acting under orders of County Judge
Peter raid was made on the two
poolrooms in South Louisville, KY,
and 20 persons taken into custody.
Considerable concern is being felt
in Madrid for the safety of King AL
fonso and Queen Victoria on their ap.
preaching visit to Barcelona.
John Ii. Murphy, general counsel for
the Western Federation of Miners and
also for the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, died in Denver, Col.
Commander William H. Sims, naval
aide to President Roosevelt, by his
own statement is responsible for the
ROW" over criticisms OF battleshiI
construction before the senate com
mittee on naval affairs.
Two men were instantly killed by ar
| exnlOgiOn near Marcus Wash