Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-07

md IA men were killed ond 1872 men
wounded.
Clifford Pinchot just returned to
Washington from a western trip says
that a trust is being formed to mo-
nopolize the water power sites of the
country and declares congress must
take drastic measures to throttle the
combination.
A Mexican gunboat has seized an
/ American fishing schooner off Pro-
yreso, Mexico, and placed the crew
Of seven in prison.
Commander Peary and his ship,
Roosevelt, was given a grand welcome
when they participated in the naval
gageant from New York to New
burgh.
Census agents will be given a quail
| the announcement made by Census Di-
rector Durand.
Prince Miguel of Braganza, whC
married Miss Anita Stewart of New
York at Tulloch castle, Dingwall,
Scotland, September Is, has been
| sued by a Vienna money lender for
$1,000.
The principal commercial apple or
chards of the country are doomed to
become infested with the San Jose
scale, according to a bulletin pub
lished by the department of agricul-
ture at Washington. The scale is
spreading rapidly over vast areas and
has made its appearance in orchards
which until recently were free from
it's ravages.
Admiral LIE Pord, in command of
the French battleships at the Hudson
Fulton celebration in New York, has
made public statement that an en-
sign of the French navy was assault
ed by policeman, who struck him
in the face at one of the elevated
stations.
William Mitchell, white, convicted
of murder, and Cecil Palmer, colored,
convicted of attacking woman, were
hanged at Nashville, Tenn. These
were the first executions under the
new law, which provides that all exc
cutions must be carried out at the
state prison.
The sixteenth annual convention Of
the United Boys Brigade of America
opened in Pittsburg. Young men rep
senting brigades in every state in the
union are in attendance.
Secretary Dickinson sustains Gen.
Frederick d. Grant in participating in
} parade in Chicago last week saying
the officer acted as an individual,
Ghich he has perfect right to do.
Twenty-Five thousand men were in
line and 100000 witnessed New
York's great military parade which
was the climax of the Hudson-Fulton
celebration.
William Armstrong of Quincy, ILL.,,
was killed and his brother, Harold,
and Archie Johnson were seriously
injured when their automobile in
which they were riding was hit by a
train at Buda. Ill.
The steamer Roosevelt, which car
ried Commander Peary to the arctic
regions, is in New York harbor and
will participate in the Hudson-Fulton
State Supreme Justice w. ]. Gay
nor was nominated by the Democrats
for mayor of Greater New York.
Two armed bandits looted the Citi-
zens' National bank of Glenwood
Springs, Col, of $4,000 in a most
spectacular manner and escaped to
the mountains.
New York had a spectacular fire
when the Durham chocolate plant in
Pearl street was damaged 100000.
Rear Admiral Schley, retired, has
Cancelled all his engagements in New
York on account of his health and
will return to Washington and seclu-
sion.
The SEVENTEEN session of the Rock
River conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church opened in Rockford.
ILL.,, with Bishop Goodsell of New York
presiding.
Gen. Grant, at Washington, declares
he will continue to lead parades that
stand for law and order until prohib-
tied. This is in reply to criticisms for
his participation in Chicago's temper
ance parade.
Col. w. R. Morrison, former con-
gresham, is dead at his home in Wa
terloo, ILL.,, after protracted illness.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook was given a
magnificent reception at Philadelphia,
at which city he delivered lecture.
Thomas Gray, 10 years old, walked
the streets of New York two hours
after he had been shot near the heart,
fearing his father would not believe
his story. He went to bed without
telling of his injury, but his mother
saw his blood-stained garments and
he was aroused and walked a mile to
Bellevue hospital with his father. The
shot may prove fatal.
Paris jury decided that Edward
Baudin was justified in killing his
wife at her request to end her suf-
fering. The woman was a victim of
asthma and the disease was strangling
her.
Mrs. Linda Baldwin, who says SHE
doesn't know how old she is, but who
is supposed to be over 100, is de-
tanned at Ellis island, New York. She
lived 60 years in Brooklyn and re-
turned from Ireland to look after
some property.
Taking of the testimony for the de-
Tense in the suit of the state to GUST
the International Harvester Company
for alleged violation of the Missouri
antitrust law began in ST. Louis.
Hunter Harry Whitney, who has ar
rived at st. Johns, N. F., from Labra-
dor says he believes both Cook and
Peary reached the pole and sees no
reason why the latter should doubt