Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Despite a bitter fight led by Sen
ators Gore and Burkett the disposal
of public lands by lottery won out N
the senate. The bill opening up the
Rosebud lands in South Dakota was
attacked as a form of gambling, but
was passed after a filibuster which
halted the passage of a companion
bill disposing of the Pine Ridge agency
lands.
A new light was shed on the federal
inquiry into the activities of the Chi
cago packers. Coincident with the
statement by Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Wade H. Ellis that the govern
ment has been investigating the fresh
meat industry for six months, 1t be-
came known that it was information
given to Judge Lands by members
Of former grand jury which partici-
pated the jurist's sensational charge
to the present inquisitorial body.
President Bowling OF the Northern
Miners federation has been sentenced
at Sydney, N. S. W., to a year in pris-
on at hard labor for obstructing work
at the mines during the strike.
New York and Berlin capitalists
plan balloon trip across the Atlantic
ocean next May in dirigible carry
ing $4,000 cubic feet of gas.
The Illinois state senate adopted
the Daley primary bill, with the Glib
son blanket ballot amendment, by a
vote Of % to 13.
The specter of pestilence is the
great haunting fear of Paris. It al
most overshadows the present peril
of destruction by food A commits
sion OF doctors was summoned to per.
feet plans to avert what they fear will
be an epidemic of plague when the
waters subside. Countless dead cattle
have been swept along in the cur.
rent and the great sewerage systems
are damned. This dreadful burden
has been borne into the great under
ground passages which underlie Paris
and with this situation the city will
have dread accounting to make. The
stage of waters caused by the floods
has exceeded all records back to 1915
Senator Carter, chairman Of the
subcommittee which has been perfect
Ing the savings postal bill, reintro
duced that measure In the senate and
1t was referred to the committee or
postofices. The bill will bear the
name OF the Montana senator.
A temporary injunction was granted
by Judge F. Philips in the United
States circuit court at Kansas CITY
Mo-. enjoining the Missouri, Kansas q
Texas railroad from refusing to take
liquor shipments consigned to Okla
homa and Kansas. This is a victor,
for the brewers.
Thomas A. CASTOR, a farmer, VIII,
died at his home near Oxford. q
while reading a newspaper, had a re
markable record. In the rs years q
his life he had never consulted a do,
tor or tasted medicine. He died {
apoplexy. without pain and withor
the attendance of physician.
A disastrous flooding OF the partl,
completed Livingstone channel ,
the mouth OF the Detroit river, whel
blasting operations have been goiu
forward for 4 year. protected by
cofferdam. has been averted by Il
finding and stopping of the last b
leak that threatened the work.
The engine OF the New York Ce
trail Twentieth Century limited. III
lS-hour train from Chicago to Ne
York. was overturned quarter OF
mile west OF St. townsville. II slid 81
feet before II stopped. The engine
and fireman were killed. None Of Il
passengers were severely hurt.