Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-29
Gov. WILSON Of KENTUCKY granted

DdVlS ana Zacn. steele, alleged cor
spirators in the assassination of Go,
Goo aim January, 1900.
With lions prowling around his ten
Theodore Roosevelt slept peacefully
on his first night under canvas in Al
| RIGA.
The commission, which is to stud.
| conditions in Liberia, sailed from New
York.
Nineteen persons lost their live
zen the Norwegian steamer Edit
was rammed and sunk by the British
steamer Oxford near Christiana.
Two tons Of dynamite were uset
in a single blast to dislodge the ic,
jam in the lower Niagara river.
Jack Johnson, champion of the
world, and Jack O'Brien of Philadel
phia, signed articles of agreement t.
fight six rounds in Philadelphia
May 10.
The sultan of Turkey appeared IL
the streets of Constantinople for the
first time since the revolt has been
threatening his dethronement.
Indictments were returned at Mer
Ger, Pa, against James Boyle and his
wife charging them with kidnapping
Willie Whitla.
The reciprocity conference called tc
plan Improvement of trade conditions
with Canada adjourned at Detroit fol
lowing adoption of resolutions de
handing tariff changes.
man emperors own handwriting and
ornamented with silver, has been sent
to st. Louis as the imperial gift to the
Holy Ghost German Evangelical
church which is to celebrate its
seventy-fifth anniversary May 2.
The nomination of Elliott Northcott
of West Virginia to be minister to
Colombia was confirmed by the SEN
ate.
The resignation Of George Lincoln
Goodale, professor of natural history
at Harvard university and director of
the botanical garden, was announced.
Maj. Gen. William p. Duvall ar
rived at Manila on the transport Kill
patrick and formally assumed com.
mand of the military forces in the
Philippines. He relieved Gen. w. H.
Carter.
After September 1 next kidnapping
in New York will be punishable by
Imprisonment for not less than five
years nor more than so years, instead
of not more than 25 years, as provided
in the present statute. /.
James Boyle, kidnaper Of Willie
Whitla, attempted suicide in jail at
Sharon, Pa, by taking poison.
J. A. Mcdonald of Toronto, in adj
dressing the reciprocity conference at
Detroit, urged change in the tariff
to bring about better trade relations
between the United States and Can
ada.
Former President Roosevelt left
Mombasa for the African jungles to
begin his big game hunt.
Miss Rose Lambert of Elkhart, Ind,
one of the five American missionaries
at Hadjim, Asiatic Turkey, sent a
message asking for help and express
Ing fear that they would be killed
A report received in New York said
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers had settled the differences
with the anthracite operators BY
agreeing to the old contract.
Former Judge M. J. Gordon, VIII;
was counsel for the Great Northern
Railroad Company was arrested II
Spokane, Wash, ON a charge of EN-
bezzling the railways funds.
| Former Vice-President and Mrs
Fairbanks arrived at Honolulu. or
their trip around the world.
Suppression of the white slave
traffic in this country was one OF thu
topics of chief interest discussed a
the annual meeting of the archbish
ops of the Roman Catholic church IL
Washington.
Announcement that Jacob Schiff o
| New York had donated 100000 70
the establishment of two norma
schools for the training of Jewish Sab
bath school teachers was made in Gin
cinnati where one will be located
New York gets the other.
| The bureau of insular affairs of tn,
war department has invited bids 70
100000 of the sewer and water
works construction bonds of the cit,
of Manila authorized by act of con
gress.
The American fishing schoone
Charles Levi Woodbury. was capture,
by the Canadian cruiser Kestrel afte
! SayaraI choto had haap frad apd tokaI
to Vancouver on charge of poaching
The Young Woman's Christian asso
citation began it's second annual meet
ing in st. Paul.
A conference for the betterment o
trade with Canada was held by bust
ness men from many states at Detroit
Nine persons were killed, so hurt
seven perhaps fatally. in Cleveland
and one killed and a dozen injured il
Ashtabula by storm which swep
northern Ohio.
Mrs. Helen Boyle, kidnaper of WI
lie Whitla, was positively identified a
Anna McDermott formerly of Chicago
London received report that TIL
sultan is to remain on the throne O
Turkey and an amicable agreement i
to be reached by the opposing fac
tons
Theodore Roosevelt reached Mon
hasa. British East Africa, and begal
preparations for his hunting trip.
Arbor day was celebrated In al
towns and cities of Illinois by schoo
children in compliance with Gov. De
mems proclamation.
James w. Van Cleave of st. Louis
president Of the Citizens industrial
alliance, has resigned because of ar
tagonism shown to him by manufac
turers after his fight, as president @
the Bucks Stove a. Range COMPANY