Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Edward H. Hartman, the greatest
railroad financier and organizer the
world ever has known died at his
home at Arden, N. Y, surrounded by
his family and physicians after an
illness of several months. Tributes to
his greatness and power were received
from hundreds of the leaders in the
worlds finance. Mr.. Hartman was 81
years old. Simple arrangements were
made for the funeral.
Commander Peary arrived at Battle
Harbor, Labrador, and sent a brief
summary of his discovery of the north
pole. In earlier messages he declared
DR.. Frederick Cook never found the
pole and quoted the Eskimos as proof
of his assertion. DR.. Cook in Copen-
hagen, replied that he had been there,
believed Peary also succeeded and de-
clared he would produce his proof at
the proper time.
DR.. Frederick e. Cook sailed from
Christiansand, Denmark, for New
York, and on his arrival about Sep
TENDER 20, will produce proofs in refu-
tation of Commander Peary's charge
that he never did reach the north
pole.
John Dorsey, an employe of a wild
west show, was arrested at Omaha
charged with numbering Othello Rat
liff, aged IL years.
JACK Johnson, the worlds heavy
weight champion, defeated Al Kauf-
man in a ten-round fight at San Fran.
cisco, although he failed to knock him
out.
Scott Sprague was shot and killed
In Cincinnati and his wife, formerly
Miss Cross of Rockford, ILL.,, was held
by the police until it is determined
whether he was slain or had commit
ted suicide
President Taft summoned Attorney
General Wickersham to Beverly to dis
cuss with him the Ballinger- Pinchot
quarrel
John Early, who was held in Wash.
lngton as leper, but later declared
not to be suffering from the disease,
was cut off the United States pension
rolls.
Orville Wright, accompanied by the
wife OF an officer of the German army.
made a thrilling airship fight at
Berlin.
J. Pierpont Morgan, the New Yorl
banker, has offered, it is said, to fur.
nish DR.. Cook with any money he ,ay
need to bring proofs from Greenland
that he discovered the north pole.
The board of trustees of the WON.
ans Home Missionary society of the
Methodist church met in Cincinnati
Inc treasurer's report shows $500, 900
raised for home mission work within
the last year.
Colorado has received S54lO as a
tax on the estate of the late Gen. w.
j. Palmer, founder of Colorado
Springs. 1t was the second largest
tax ever paid the state.
Col. George w. Cocktails chief ON.
glneer OF the Panama isthmian canal
commission, arrived at Beverly, Mass
10 consult with President Taft con,
corning a successor to Gov. 7 6
BLACKBURN OF the canal zone, who sub.
mltted his resignation last week
Excitement has been caused in Hon.
duras by rumor that the United
states Is preparing to establish a pro
tectorate over the republic.
United Spanish War Veterans
opened their sixth national encamn
ment at Tacoma, Wash. Chicago seeks
the next encampment.
In the Oklahoma state suit to nro
vent the piping of natural gas to Kan
sas, the attorney general for Obi.
homa has filed an amended an.wa,
and a motion to dissolve the iniunc
ton recently granted the Natural Ca,
Company of Kansas, and other cor
porations.
Bandits who attacked the post ofBc.
at Mass, in Samara province Russio
escaped with $4,000 after killing fou
officers.
Y Col. Reuben l.. Fox, a prominen
Republican politician of New yorr
was thrown from an automobile an,
killed near Newburg.
Thomas Patterson was arrested q
Charlotte, Mich. charged with q
tempting TO wreck Pere Marouett
train at Mulliken.
President Taft reviewed the mon
bers of the Essex county Mass nos
9. A. r., at their annual muster /
Beverly.