Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08

while he is in Italy.
Collector of the Port Loeb of New
YORK has ordered re-assessment OF
duties on sugar imported by the trust
which amount to a total increase OF
81 ,239 ,0O0
1t is announced that the subsidiary
companies of the United States Steel
corporation will cut wages 10 pei
cent. on May L.
New indictments were returned in
Chicago against w. Vernon Booth and
Frederick r. Robbins of the failed
fish trust.
The women of Washington have pre-
pared to clean the city's streets un
less the district commissioners give
them relief from the dirt before
April Is.
A report from the Michigan City
penitentiary says Ray Lamphere, con
victed Of burning the home of Mrs
Belle Guinness at Laporte, Ind, is
dying of consumption.
Mrs Frank Sorber killed her hus
band at Hamilton, o., in defense OF
her son. who was being beaten by his
father.
Fire in Heyn's bazaar at Detroit
Mich, caused damage estimated at
$250,000.
The 500 line will carry grain to
the head of the lakes this fall, says
President Pennington of that road.
Names of some of the most eminent
chemists of the country were submit
partment as official delegates from the
United States to the seventh interna
tional congress of applied chemistry
in London next month.
Three Belgians and four men from
other countries are to Judge the es
offered by King Leopold for the best
description of The Progress of Aerial
Navigation and the Best Means to
Encourage It."
Ludwig Kruger and wife were
slain and their bodies burned in their
home which was set afire in Toledo, o
Three Massachusetts boys who
started out to help capture Crazy
Snake got into trouble and were ar
'ested because they shot into houses
from a freight train.
Assemblyman Goldberg of New
York is the father of a bill which
makes it misdemeanor to bar child
rem from apartment houses in cities
If the first class.
One miner was killed and another
dangerously wounded by deputy con,
stables in riot at Cheswick, Pa.
The French oil ship Jules Henry
was blown up at Marseilles and IL
men were killed and many injured.
Count Zeppelin and 10 others had a
thrilling fight for life when the noble
mans airship was caught in storm
while high in the air.
Bituminous miners in Pennsylvania
celebrated April /, the anniversary of
heir winning fight for an eight-hour
lay.
The body of DR.. William Jones,
anthropologist of the Field museum,
: Chicago, who was slain by savages in
he Philippines, was taken to Elk
chague by friendly tribesmen.
Rev. William Mcmahon, pastor of
st. Bridget's church, Cleveland, o.,
md editor of the Catholic Universe,
lied petition in bankruptcy. SEIZED.
uling assets at $75,207.0S and liabili.
ties at S1,549, 141.64. He was caught
by the failure of the Fidelity Funding
Company.
Reports from Mombasa, East Africa,
tell of the fierce attacks made by lions
and elephants in that region, which Is
to be visited by Col. Roosevelt
The last of the American troops
have left Cuba and the islands gov.
eminent is now left in control for the
first time since the fall of 1906.
Fire partially destroyed the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
troops preventing the escape of any OF
the 500 convicts, who were panic
stricken.
Rioting ceased at the Boyle mine
near Jasonville, Ind, when the Hun,
garian miners who had caused the
trouble fed
Mrs. James Boyle entered a plea of
not guilty to the charge Of kidnapping
Willie Whitla when arraigned at Mer'
Ger, Pa.
DR.. William Jones, anthropologist
of the Field museum. Chicago, was
slain by savages in the Philippines.
The duma adopted the bill fer the
establishment of Russian agricultural
agency at Washington with the object
of introducing methods and machinery
into Russia. The Yekaterinoslav
Zemstvo maintains such an agency at
Minneapolis.
Crazy Snake, the Creek InCian chief
who led the Indians on the warpath In
Oklahoma, was captured by the militia
after being wounded.
Celebrations of the landing of the
Spanish, the founding of the city and
the change of flags, were held in st
Augustine. Fla.
Officials of the leading anthracite
mining companies in Pennsylvania said
there would be no lockout at the
mines.
Attorney Cochran, representing
James p. Whitla, denied the report
that the woman kidnaper is to be sci
free.
Two men were killed and four en-
tombed by an explosion in the Echo
mine at Beury, w. Va.
Wolf Wordell, an insane man, at
tempted to get into the Office OF Mayor
Reyburn in PHILADELPHIA to kill him.
The cruisers Raleigh and Cincinnati
suffered some damage in Mare Island
channel when the propeller of one Of
the cruisers caught in the shaft OF the