Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Confined in a filthy cell, six by five
feet, underfed, save by charitable
strangers, William Pittman, an Ameri-
can captured by the Madriz govern
ment forces near Bluefields, was found
In an overcrowded local prison at
Managua, Nicaragua, by Consul OIL
wares. The consul telegraphed to the
state department that he had forced
Dr.. Madriz to furnish the adventurous
American better prison accommoda-
tons.
The interstate commerce commits
sion made formal announcement of its
decision to suspend freight rate ad-
vances recently made by the railroads.
These are advances held up by agree
ments between President Taft and the
railroads until the new railroad law
went into effect giving the commission
power to suspend rates.
An early morning fire on the edge of
the business section of Portland, Ore,
resulted in the loss Of one life, the in
Jury of several persons, the burning OF
$50 horses and a financial damage of
about 100000. The burned district
covers ten acres.
Clifford Pinchot and Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon engaged in an extemporane-
GUS debate upon the subject Of con-
servation before the Knife and Fork
club at Kansas City. While each
gave expression of the highest person
hn f,th
agreed that conservation of the
natural resources should be encour-
aged, they differed on the question who
was the father of conservation.
Under instructions from Judge Land.
is deputy United States marshals
called prominent Chicago packers to
appear before the federal grand jury
at Chicago to answer to the charges
which have been made against the Ma
honal Packing company.
All the intricate machinery of Scot
land Yard has been set in motion tc
effect the capture of Dr. Hawley H
Crippen, the battered body of whose
wife, a noted music hall singer known
under the name of Belle Elmore, was
found buried deep in the clay in the
cellar of their home, North London
Crippen has been missing since Satur
day last. Requests have been sent on
broadcast that all incoming steam
ships be watched.
To Ferdinand of Bulgaria belong
the distinction of being the first kim
to go up in an aeroplane. At Harselle
near Liege, he enjoyed the experience
of flying twice around the Kiewi
aerodrome on machine piloted b.
Chevalier de Laminne.
Clara Ward, formerly Princes
Chimay, has brought divorce proceed
ings in Paris against her husband
Peppino Ricciardi. The court mad
the customary efforts to effect recor
Citation. but without success.
The coronation of King George ha
been fixed for June %, 1911.
The business affairs of Col Jane
M Guffey, Democratic leader of Penn
sylvania, and one of the best know
oil and coal men of the entire countr,
were placed in the hands of receive
The assets of Colonel Guffey are est
mated at 100000, his liabilities
less than s7,000,000.
CHARLES w. Rigdon, reputed to I
millionaire real estate dealer, sixt
five years old, shot and instantly killt
himself at Chicago following QUAR-
with two women. Before taking b
life, he fired repeatedly at both wol
en-, fatally injuring one of the
Emma Dubex.
An automobile crashed into tr,
ley car between Detroit and Pontia
Mich, one man being killed and ty
others fatally hurt
Twenty-Five persons We're injured
the Manhattan approach of 4
Queensborough bridge in New Yor
when two trolley cars came together