Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

IoTm laws Tor all states.
Three persons were drowned, man,
injured and damages estimated a
$250,000, caused by the breaking O
two reservoirs at Parkersburg, w. Va
While several of the band kept citi
zens at bay by shooting at all who
came In sight, robbers made an un
successful attempt to get into the
vault of bank at Bald Knob, Ark
Joseph Brown, who wounded CHIEF
of Police Scott White at Whitmer, W.
Va, was hanged by mob to tele
graph pole.
John Moake, villain In an amateur
play near Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by Roy
Slater, the hero.
DIR. d. III. Kress of Washington In
an address said the liquor habit could
be cured by eschewing meat and eat.
ing plenty of vegetables.
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers Of America has called meet
ing Of the executive board to discuss
the trouble in the anthracite field of
Pennsylvania.
1t was reported that the Tennessee
coal and iron plant of the United States
Steel corporation, at Ensley, Ala, will
be closed for an indefinite time, owing
to stagnation in the iron and steel
trade.
President Taft, Theodore Roosevelt,
Chief Justice Fuller, Gov. Hughes and
Mayor Mcclellan Joined in praising
Grover Cleveland at the celebration Of
the dead presidents seventy-second
birthday anniversary in New York.
Benjamin L. Winchell, president Of
the Rock Island railroad, in a speech
at Council Bluffs, Ia, complained of
the restricting laws against railroads.
William Whitla, eight-year-old son
of James H. Whitla, an attorney of
Sharon, Pa, and nephew of Frank H.
Bull, millionaire, was kidnapped and
a ransom of $4,000 demanded.
Fire destroyed the Union railway
station in Louisville, KY, causing a
loss of 100000.
More than 100 women stormed the
Iowa senate and denounced recent
blows at prohibition by the legislature,
That party lines will be erased by
the fight over the tariff was shown by
Mr.. Broussards desertion of the Dem,
ocrats in the interests of his home dis,
trict.
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Mr.. Bennett providing for
postage of one cent an ounce on de-
nestle letters.
William st. Clair, arrested at Fort
Collins, Col, was identified by two
mail clerks as one of the men that
held up and robbed the Rio Grande
passenger train February Is.
Secret service men are collecting
evidence at Bellefontaine, O., to be
used in the governments prosecution
Of Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma in the
cases charging alleged land frauds.
Miss Isabel V. Lyon, Mark Twain's
social and literary secretary, was mar
ried to Ralph Ashcraft, who is close
friend of Mr.. Clemens and who is alsC
his business adviser
The linemen, repairers and mechan
les joined the telegraph operators ant
mail carriers in the Paris strike.
Robbers broke into the bank a
Birds, ILL.,, and stole $1,000. The!
blew open the safe with nitro
glycerine.
Robert Tanner, aged 45 years, hi:
son aged ten, and his little daughter
| ;oh of hu
at their home in Montreal, Ont. The
gas had been turned on accidental!
1t is thought.
A Canadian Pacific passenger trair
after the enginemen had leaped from
the locomotive to escape scalding
crashed into the Montreal station
killed four persons and injured 80.
A. E. Rice, aged SO, president of tn,
Ohio Bankers association, died at hi,
home in Fremont, o., from compiled
ton of diseases. He was president O
the Crogham Banking & Savings Com
pany.
President Taft has accepted an in
vitation to attend the annual spring
dinner of the Gridiron club April IT,
| Senior Espinoza, minister from Mic
aragua, told Secretary Knox his coun
try had no intention of attacking an,
of her sister republics and want
peace.
A dog sent to find Joseph Small
wood at indianapolis returned and LEI
the mans wife to his dead body. HI
| had committed suicide,
In a debate in parliament fear wa
expressed that Germany will sool
outstrip England in naval strengtl
and be able to wrest the rule of tn
seas from Great Britain.
The plan of reorganization of tn
Chicago & Great Western railway ha
been completed. 1t provides for tn
authorization of s60,000,000 first NOR
gage four per cent. bonds, of whic
$17,000,000 will be reserved to retir
outstanding divisional bonds.
Peter Augustus Jay, secretary Of tn
American embassy at Tokyo, an
Miss Susan Alexander McCook, daugl
ter of Col. John J. McCook, were maj
ried in the Fifth Avenue Presbyteria
church in New York.
Orders have been received by Super
intendent Ross of the Greer tin plan
at Newcastle, Pa, to begin operation
in full. Sixteen hundred employees VIII
have been idle since last June will b
given work.
John w. Gates, according to a re
port, Is behind a merger Of severa
steel companies which will fight tn
big trust. The new concern is t
have $500. OO0, 900 capital.
Reports from Rome say the polio
of the whole country are making ever