Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-09
vice-president sherman cast the De

VI and w mile respectively TO Ameri-
can ships of the second and third class
operating between American ports and
ports of China, Japan, Australia and
South American ports south OF the
\ equator.
The American Breeders association
devoted to lettering the breed of
| plants, domestic animals and the hui
man race, began its seventh annual
meeting in Columbus, o.. as the
guest of the National Corn exposi-
ton.
At least a score Of persons were
killed, $50 or more injured and prop
erty damaged to the extent of $780,
600 when 25 tons of dynamite ex-
ploded at pier close to the Central
railroad Of New Jerseys passenger
ferry slip at Communipaw, N. ].
In an out-of-the-way cabbage field
three miles north of Kenosha. Wis.
C. ]. Jacobson, a farmer, found the
dead body of Mary Zahon, twenty
four years old. the daughter Of Paul
zahon. farmer in the town OF Som
ers. Miss Zahon disappeared from the
residence of her parents on the night
of January 8.
Retractions of statements charging
the Standard Oil company with re-
sponsibility for the sale of poisoned
candy to children in Philadelphia.
made in an article written by Cleve-
land Moffett and published in the
February number of Hampton's Maya
zine, were made public. Suits for
$350,000 damages. alleging libel, had
been instituted by the Standard Oil
company.
Seventy-five revolutionists and
twelve soldiers were killed in a battle
at Sierra Monija, near San Lorenzo.
chihuahua. January 49, according to
an official telegram received in Mex
leo City.
Prince Tsai Chun. brother of the
prince regent of China. will pass
through the United States on his way
to London to attend the coronation of
King George v. The prince will leave
China in May.
The kaiser and the twenty-five other
| ruling sovereigns in Germany will not
have to pay the new tax on the un.
earned increment from land. When
the reichstag read the bill for the
third time it restored the exempt,
| clause.
Trapped like rats, twelve workmen.
all negroes, were suffocated at New.
ark, N. j.. in caisson in the Passaic
river. 1t is understood that the acct.
dent was caused by the dropping Of a
huge metal bucket loaded with mud
| and stone.
Champaign county's grand jury in
vestigation of alleged voting by Uni.
versity of Illinois students fizzled out
completely when the inquisitors ad'
journed without taking action.
The United Mine Workers OF Amer
ica convention at Columbus, O., adopt
ed by vote Of 1918 to 967 an amend.
ment to the constitution expelliRg
any member of the organization who
belongs to the American Civic fedora
ton. John Mitchell, an officer in the
federation, is given until April 1 to
withdraw from one organization or
the other.
The executive committee of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
roads at New York voted to complete
double tracking of the lines from the
Missouri river to San Francisco. They
will also double track the Oregon
Short Line, a total of 1873 miles. The
cost of the double tracking will ag-
gregate upward of $75.000.000, which
will be distributed over a period Of
five years.
Relatives and attorneys who have
been searching for Dorothy Arnold.
the pretty New York heiress, who has
been missing for nearly two months,
have practically given up the search
for her and announce that 1t Is their
belief that she has met with foul play.
Joseph G. Robin, the New York
bank wrecker, whose latest conten-
ton is that he is the second son OF
Alexander ii. Of Russia, was declared
sane by jury in the face of the tes-
timony of a notable array of alienists
that he Is insane.
San Francisco won a great victory
in the national house when the reso-
luton declaring in favor of the Cali
fornia city as the place Of holding the
exposition to celebrate the opening Of
the Panama canal In 1915 was passed
by vote Of ESQ to 434. The resolu-
ton must be passed by the senate be-
fore the struggle Is ended
President Alfaro and President-elect
Estrada of Ecuador. bowling to the will
Of the people, announced the aban.
donment of the governments pro-
posal to lease the Galapagos islands
to the United States for a naval base
or other purposes.
BY the Joint gift of $4,000 by
George w. Elkins. son of the late Viii.
liam L. Elkins, and Mrs. George ID.
Widener. the success Of the Young
Mems Christian association million
dollar building campaign fund at Phil.
adelphia is assured.
1t Is announced that the board Of
trustees of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church, New York, Of which John d.
Rockefeller is member. have voted
salary increase of $4,000 to the pas
tor. Rev. Charles F. Aked. This will
make salary of $4,000 year.
The last public utterances of Pres
ident Mckinley in favor of reciproc-
ity. made the day before he was as.
sassinated at Buffalo. N. Y. were re-
called by President Taft In an ad.
dress at the Ohio society's anniver.
sary banquet at Washington In com.
memoration Of the Mckinley birth
day. in urging the adoption Of the
Canadian United States tariff agree.
ment
The flood situation in the Ohio river
valley is exceedingly grave. Three
lives have already been lost by drown
ing. while property damage has been