Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
GEN ERAL NEWS.

knights of Columbus from all parts
of the country will make a pilgrimage
next August to Rome and Genoa, the
birthplace of Christopher Columbus,
according to an announcement made
in New York.
Sensational charges of manipulation
OF funds and the reckless expenditure
Of money Of the Federal Life Insur-
ance Company, an Illinois old line con-
Germ, are made in an affidavit filed in
the circuit court at Chicago by Burton
o. Smith, q stakeholder and former
director Of the company. Isaac Ham
tlton Miller, president of the company,
is accused Of borrowing from its funds,
using dummies in securing other loans
and in using money of the company to
finance other companies he is inter
ested in.
The bodies Of two men, blown to
pieces by some high explosive, were
found near Tulsa, Okla. They are be-
lieved to have been bank robbers,
killed accidentally by dynamite they
carried to blow safes.
Two girls are missing and IA others
narrowly escaped death in a fire,
which destroyed the six-story factory
building Of Schrack & Sherwood, man
ufacturers Of collins and undertakers
supplies at Philadelphia. The none
tary loss Is estimated at $25O,000.
Charles Bowler of Asbury Park, N.
j.. decided to save a few dollars by re-
pairing his own automobile. He is in
bed with painful injuries. While
searching for a leak with a lighted
match he was blown through the side
OF the garage and auto and garage
were both wrecked.
1. report on steerage conditions
based on information obtained by spe.
cial agents Of the immigration COM
mission. travelling as steerage passen-
gers on different transatlantic steam
ers. was made public at Washington
through presentation to the senate
with recommendations for legislation
to better conditions. Conditions found
In many of these vessels are de.
scribed as appalling.
The death of King Leopold is immi
nent. He had a serious relapse and
is being kept alive through artificial
means. Court circles have practically
no hope Of the patients recovery.
Gen. Estrada's troops had a sharp
en.ounter with the Zelayan forces at
Rama. Reports sent out by the gov.
eminent claim sweeping victory. but
this is doubted in some quarters. as
the Zelaya partisans control all the
telegraph lines and confirmation is
next to impossible.
The steamer Jesse Spalding is safe
at Harbor Beach, Mich, where IL
sought shelter from the storm. II
was feared the vessel had gone down.
Although a reward of $4,000 has
been offered for the finding of Alma
Kellner, the Louisville girl, the police
are still without clew.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST Pan,
railway has just been awarded a gold
medal for the large map OF the ITnited
States exhibited by that company ar
the Golden West exhibition. Earps
court, London, last summer This mar
was over forty-nine feet in length and
over thirteen feet in height.
A granite tower built by the lana.
nese at Port Arthur, from the stones
sunk in the Russian ships that blocked
the harbor during the war, has been
unveiled, 1t will be used as a light.
house. The Inscription tells that "a. I.
S61 soldiers and 1858 sailors were lost
In taking Port Arthur.
Fortune gave the Zelaya family an.
other prod when jary awarded Miss
Juliette Hero $4,000 damages against
DR.. Anibal Zelaya for breach of prom.
nn1iu 11ssQ sued for 500, 900 dam
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