Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Uttering covert warning that
Democratic victory in New York would
be taken as a Reputation of the Taft
administration and the turning Of the
Republican party to Roosevelt or a
still more radical candidate in 1912.
United States Senator Elihu Root de-
Mvered a speech at the Manhattan
Casino in New York City.
The strike of drivers and helpers
employed by all the larger express
companies that for several days has
been in progress at the railroad ter
minals on the Jersey City side of the
North river, has spread to New York
City and as a result the entire bust
ness of receipt and delivery Of all
goods in transit was materially az
fected.
Assertions made by western rail-
roads in justification of the purposed
increase in freight rates were held by
Governor w. R. Stubs of Kansas
to be false and the roads guilty Of
stock and profit juggling. He was
testifying before the interstate COM
merce commission at it's session at
Chicago in the rate hearing.
The Illinois Central Railroad COM
pany received a setback when the SUI
preme court decided that the $751;
100000 back tax suit brought by the
state must go to trial. The state won
every important contention with the
exception that the opinion holds the
accounts prior to 1905 have been ac-
cepted by the state and payment made
thereon. and that therefore they are
not subject to further inquiry.
huge anthracite coal storage shed
on the M A. Hanna dock at Superior,
Wis, caught fire in an unknown man.
ner and was totally destroyed. The
loss was 100000
Judge James Wickham at Hayward
Wis, decided that John F. Deitz, the
famous defender Of Cameron dam. was
entitled to his liberty, pending his
trial for the murder of Oscar Harp. II
he could secure bondsmen that could
qualify in the sum of $4,000.
The Hatien gunboat Liberte was lost
at sea of Port de Paix, Haiti, follow
ing an explosion on board. 1t is est
mated 10 persons were killed OF
drowned. Twenty others were res
cued. The Liberte sailed from thii
port having on board 80 persons
Among the 70 who were lost we're tel
Hatien generals.
Meager reports were received II
London, Paris, Berlin and other Eu
ropean capitals that a revolution ha,
been begun in Greece. Some dis
patches intimated that King Georg
had abdicated the throne and was il
flight from the country. These rumor
were later disproved.
More than 10000 garment worker
went on strike at Chicago, swellin
the ranks of the strikers to $4,000, a
the result of a general strike call
Great Britain has proposed that a.
the powers recognize the Republic c
Portugal at the same time. German
replied approving the suggestion.
Ralph tombstone, the Wright avi;
tor, established a new American aer,
plane height record at New York b
soaring to the dizzy altitude of 7,3C
feet, where he encountered ragin
snow storm. When he alighted q
hour and fifteen minutes later thel
were still icicles on his goggles.
Jack Johnson, the worlds champio
pugilist. was defeated at Sheepshes
Bay race track. New York. in his FIR
public attempt at automobile racir
by Barney Oldheld. Between hea
oldfield drove hts 2oo-horse pow
-Blitren Benz" mile In AN second
hanging up q new worlds record.