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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20
NEWS CONDENSED.
TelegraphiU Summary.


The unparalleled drought in tho
Cape Cod district In Massachusetts has
ruiucd the cranberry crop
At Pine Grove, Pa, William Rump
printed . revolver Mt his wife In playful
manner, when the weapon was discharged,
and the woman was fatally shot
On tho Long Island railroad, near
Montauk Junction, N. Y, collision bo-
tween passenger trains occurred, by which
two persons were killed and 9 ght wounded
Hugh J. Hastings, proprietor of the
New York tonmereiai idrtriser, died at
Monmouth, \. J., OF paralysis OF tho heart
Hc was VI years old
Among the pall-bearcrs at tho funeral
OF Hugh j. Hastings IN New York. were
President Arthur, Secretary Folger. Roscoe
conkling, W. II. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Hugh
]. Jewett, Samuel Sloan, Gen. Eckert and
Isaac W. England
Some miners who were discharged nj
Hazclton, Pm, threatened to destroy tho
property OF the company They fought the
constabulary with pistols, n woman and girl
being killed and several officers and miners
injured
Rain and frost have ruined q large
portion Of the Vermont hop crop
Fire Mt Brooklyn. n. Y, DESTROYED
W A Boyln 4 Co : hat works, Charles I.
Escrett's novelty straw-hat factory. and
two rear frame buildings involving d loss
Of sl35,ooo
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20
FOREIGN.

The political situation in Eastern
Europe is extremely critical The agents
of the Crar are creating grea. agitation on
the bulgarian frontier II is believed that
Russia is already jealous of Ans,rias Pre-
tensions, and AN alliance between Russia
Turkey, Bulgaria and Montenegro are cx-
tremels probable
An Alexandria despatch SAYS there
are numerous attacks of cholera still, but
the average Of daily deaths Is reduced to
four The mortality in the provinces is
also rapidly diminishing.
England il understood to be actively
at work in the interests Of peace between
France and China
Admiral Pierre, who recently re-
turned TO France from Madagascar, died in
Paris last week.
Great alarm is felt in England over
the spread Of the cattle disease, and In some
sections nothing but American beef can be
purchased
1t is said that the arrival of the out
ing French troops Mt Port Said will he
taken by China as the signal for IN invs sion
Of Tonquin
A mob at Canton, China, burned the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20

recent decisions excluding lottery letters
from the mails In view OF the successful
evasion Of the recent order Of thr pos,mas.er
General against lotteries, 1t Is expected, too,
that another order, more stringent than the
former one, will soon be promulgated
President Arthur has decided to APP
point commission to examine al condi-
tons Of hog raising. 10 settle the rumors Of
disease among American swine. The Pres
ident vii choose one man, the Chicago
Board Of Trade one and tho Agricultural
Department two
A Washington telegram VI tho 18th
inst why's Additional teicgrnphc reports
from State Agents u tho Agricultural De-
paftmcnt have been received from Ohio,
Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan
and Dakota They show TINT the frosts
since tho lst inst have damaged the
corn crop In those States from ! to 10
per cent, tho greatest injury having
occurred III Ohio. Notwithstanding this The
statis'ican Of tho department sass that the
2.sW,0n acres increase over Inst years
planting will probably keep the total yield
from falling below Loco, ooo. ooo bushels
The total for last year was i,Gaa. 10000
bushels, so the decrease will not, he says
lie serious enough to cause a short supply
A Washington correspondent tele
graphs: President Arthur left for New
York Friday, and does not expect to return
much before Oct 10, unless specially called
back The President has had tho time hang
very heavy on his hands since his return
There are no politicians In town; none OF
the Justices Of the Supreme Court IRE here.
the society rcop.o are slow In coming back,
the hotels are as quiet rs grave yards; even
the Office. seekers stay away. Sunset Cox
came on here to work on the Speakcrship
but he could not find man In town with
vote. or any influence. SO he fled upon
very short notice.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20

Of tho United States. 1l,cso patents
were issued thirteen md sixteen yours
ago have one before mo issued July
Ii, 1870.
In 1876, tho faiiroad company pro.
cured u decision from Tho then Secre.
tary Of tho Interior 10 tho effect thnt
the Government liad no right 10 sell
tllesr lnnds W the settlers. and TINT
such snles Wcrc void, Now remember
both Wilson and Allison wsrs members
OF Congress, and proposed this infam-
ons act Of June ,, 1864, AMI Allison
wns likewise In Congress IN February,
1876. when tho Interior Department
iiialc iis lrclsaion against the settlers
and IN favor III The railway company.
The following January, 1877. james
/. Wilson commenced eighty suits in
eiectment IN the District Court Of
Montgomery county against these home
stculcis, to throw them on their firms
AMI to give their fnrnls to this greedy
corporation tScc District Court Dock.
Vt for Mnno,a county. january, 1917
Do not forget that both Wilson md
Allison were members Of Congress,
and procured the net of June :,
lsbi-this robber nrt--under the
provisions Of which these poor home.
stca,lcrz arc now being prosecuted anl
harrasscd. Wilson slipped ont Of Con-
gress 1850. md engaged In ,his work
of ejcctmcnt in Iowa. while Allison II.
maincd ut Washington, drawing his
pay as Senator, md helped to procure
the decision Of the Interior Depart
ment, under which Wilson inangnratea
his wholesale proceedings to drive
eighty farmers from their tiresides aud
from the very graves Of their beloved
dead Could rank injustice 20 furthcrg
Could shameless betrayal le more
brazcn or impudent on tho part Of per.
sons who had been SO often honorea hy
the people of Iowa? freemcn OF Iowa,
arouse! Shake oil your lcthargy! You
have long been betrayed, hut the hour
Of your dclivcrance from tho grasp III
these scoundrols is drawing near,
Let every poor man, every farmer,
every just person, buckle on their N.
NOR for the great struggle
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20
GENERAL NOTES.

CoRIIss, the eng ne man, is building en-
gines for the first Chinese cotton mill.
InoS ore of the finest quality il said to
have been discovered in Faith county, Nv.
Tx colered Masons Of Savannah, Ga,
have common cd the erection OF a Masonic
Hall AT cost Of u,tN.
Il~TEMrEgID folks who think the tele~
phone is always To blame, may be described
As victims OF "A Heiia-tination
In is strange, yet true, that no matter how
much ynu batter ut knot, when you batter
II out you always leave the knot hole.
A STATE tax Of '.oa.W0 levied In Massa-
causett> imposes $50. 40 on the city of Bos-
ton, and upon nineteen cities 81 ,aa,s.n
TsE seven members of the Barnett gang
Of Kentucky anditti. rent to the nenlten-
uary for life, have forty three living chill
dren
DIX f. j. Sweeney, OF gainesville, Ohio.
aged "a. while drunk fell against some oh.
struction, causing hemorrhage from the
noe, Of which he died
WALTER EVANS, who died On his farm near
Reading, Pa recently al the age of 10 lived
on that farm nj his life never left ii. and
never saw a railroad train
Az a'ligatF caught q e-year- odd daughter
Of Mr. Strange, Il Calhoun county. Fla. 4
syear Old 81 ter heat the reptile off. He
was at serward killed and measured eight
feet,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

The steamer proteus, in command Of
Lieut. Darlington. which sailed to the
Arctic regions In search OF the Greedy cx-
ploring expedition, was crushed in the ice
at the entrance to Smiths sound. July ~
The party made their way to the relief
steamship Yantic, and were taken to st
Johns. N. T.
Grave fears are felt for the safety Of
the Greedy Arctic exp edition No effective
aid can possibly be sent them before next
summer. and meanwhile they must face the
perils Of hunger. cold and disease Lieut.
Danenhower, of Jeanette fame, Is anxious
to lead q rescuing party.
The great project for consolidating
the Southern Pacific system and Louisiana
and Texas railways have been Incorporated
by the New Hampshire Senate.
Mrs. Garoux, Of East Templeton,
Ontario. left two children in her house while
she went a short distance To milk cow.
Tn returning she found flames leapirg out
OF the windows, and nearly lost her life in
the vain effort TO save the little ones
The business failures in the United
States for the week ending Sept Is num-
bercd l:ai-six less than the proceed 'ng week
aud decrease of three when compared
with corresponds ny period in 1881 I'm a
very comprehensive statement, embracing
replies from seventy i've leading mcrcan-
tile and manufacturing cities Of the Union,
Rradvsr.t'S shows that the maaufact.
uring industries OF the United States
are enjoying better business
than might have been supposed
1t appears tina, with the exception of few
lines of industry orders are being received
by manufacturers quite up to the standard
Of former years. and in many branches in
excess thereof On the whole, the indus
tries appear to be moderately well en-
ployed, though ut narrow margins of pro.it.
Orders are small, but frequent, aud prom
Use TO continue in good number This is u
healthful condition ut least = nnns Com,
merciai Agency reports business throughout
the country generally satisfactory, and the
fall trade is quietly progressing, with a
large volume of sales in most all staples -
Anew York telegram reports that 1.-The dry
goods men have done a better business
The spectators occupation returned with
the series of frosts, and the Tank ciearings
larger in consequence"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-20
WESTERN.

AT Mclean Ranch, in Ebert county,
Col, two COW boys began a rough-and. tum-
lilo fight by agreement, within ring
formed a. tables and chairs The fight was
very fierce. and six onlookers are repre-
.ented rs having INDUCED in sort of med
icinc-dance ON the outside An oil lamp
which lit the room was knocked down and
oxtinRuishcd. The excited and drunken
men then commenced shooting In the dark
ness One was killed and five wounded,
some Of them fatally. Tho two who es-
cared gunshot wounds fed
From the debris Of the burned rag
warehouse ut Cincinnati were taken tho
other day nine almost-unrccogni,able bod
les. Side by side, with their arms entwined,
lay the corpses OF Mary and Maggie Lee
Oklahoma Payne, with several Of his
followers were again placed under arrest
by tho United States authorities
The police of Kansas City have forced
Ill the gambling rooms TO close.
Clarence Hite, one of the Missouri
train robbers, made confession Just before
his death, which has been published by
Police Commissioner Craig, of Kansas City
1t fully confirms the testimony given by
Dick Lildell. in the recent trial at Gallatin.
That Fra,k James participated In the Blue
Cut and Winston robberies
The doors Of the Indiana Female
penitentiary swung open last week to re-
ease Nancy 4. Glenn. who was five times
tried for the murder OF Jacob and Nancy
Young, and who was at last imprisoned for
four years for perjury She is now So years
of age, gray and haggard Her husband
procured divorce last spring. which made
her morose. Her son went to the prison, and
escorted her to his home in indianapolis
The pioneers of Colorado celebrated
ut Denver. on the i4th inst, the quarter
centenary Of the discovery of gold In that
state Among the speakers were ex-Sena-
tors Chaffee and Tabor, Col Chivington
and Judge W. +. Stone.
Margaret Mather's engagement at
McVicker's Theater Chicago, has financially
exceeded that Of last year. Her Juliet
nights have been the most profitable ones
ever known in the theater The Madison
SHulc SohnpaHNs Win EsWefAiua, sue
ceeds Miss Mather Mt Mcvickcrs The cast
Il strong one. including Joseph Wheelock,
Ben Maginlcy and Kate Denim John NJ
Cullough begins an engagement at the
theater on the aith inst,
Burglars blew open the safe in Fitz.
gerald Wilson's faro bank Ut Detroit and
carried of $1,000
AT Muncie. Ind, 5000 package
was taken from the United States Express
safe.
At Hartford, Dakota, while descend
ing flight Of stairs in his house. Herman
Divers and child were killed by lightning.
Charles Mcconnell, aged Il, second
haseiuan Of the North Manchester Ind
baseball club, was killed by colliding with
another player in game mt Wabash
The town Of Jacksonville, Ala, was
DESTROYED by an incendiary fire. The loss is
S5a.,o0
Barbara Miller, a colored woman,
was hanged at Richmond, Va, for aiding
Henry Lee TO kill her husband last Fehru-
ary. II appears that they placed the corpse
on the railway track, as IL accident had be-
fallen him, and the company paid the ex-
penses Of the funeral
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NEN ENGLAND.

SPLENDID SHOWING FOR ALI. MINDS OF sERE ai.s
The crop returns from Maine, New Hamp.
shire and Vermont says a Boston dispatch,
show fair condition, The probable yield
Of Maine will lie ~ follows; Wheat. .la.asN;
oats, .il, liz, barley, a.Ga..; buckmheat,
aoo,nO. and rye, $500 bushels In Vermont
grain oil ali kinds looks finely. II is es,i
mated that the sie'd OF the principal
crops viii be: Potatoes, :a,u0l,nu, oata
anaWo: wheat ala,WO: corn, a,Ws.u D;
barley, lG.5A: and buckwhcat, 5000
bushels The season has been favor able for
the reduction Of butter and chez q, though
Mo' will probably fall lclow the average
In New Hampshire tho returns indicate a
large Weld OF cereals and potatoes The
following is the estimate; Corn, l,aaa, IL;
oats l,o.s,lil; harley. .7,a>,; wheat ia
go; rye, 1905, and potatoes, a,isp, goo
bushels
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WASHINGTON.

Washington telegram: Postmaster
General Gresham, the only Cabinet officer
who has remained in Washington any con
siderable portion of the summer, has large
budget to call to the attention Of the prcsi-
dent. and il il quite probable that
q number OF Postmasters viii he re-
moved Among them are some Post
masters who being propretors Of
country newspapers have inserted the
latest advertisement of lottery company,
which sharply attacks the Postofice Depart.
ment and the Administration on account Of
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POLITICAL.

Blaine denies the remarks re-
Gently credited to him, viz: That
Butler would again lie elected Gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, and later win
the Presidential contest for the Dcmocrats
Mr. Blaine SAYS the reverse OF this are the
views no holds
Senator Garland, Of Arkansas. who
has arrived In Washington for the season,
says that his State will send solid McDon-
vention
A bill is before the Legislature Of
New Hampshire to incorporate the Southern
Pacific Company. by which any railroad or
steamboat line in the United States may be
purchased. The incorrorators are Leland
stanford's attorney, NJ. Hopkins, and Chas
CrockeE
The county Democracy of New York
declined the invitation Of Tammany and
Irving halls to unite In the election OF dele
gates to the State Convention.
The New Jersey Democrats, in con-
vention at Trenton, nominated Leon Abbott
for Governor, but the friends of Andrew
Albright declared in the convention that
they would bolt the ticket Excerpts from
the platform: The people should only he
taxed 80 much as is absolutely indispensable
for the frugal conduct Of their public
affairs: not one cent for surplus and no
unnecessary taxation. We favor the entire
abolition OF the present system of internal
taxation, the nursery OF spoils and in
formers, menace to the freedom
Of elections the source Of the greatest
corruption. and an intolerable and unneccs-
sary burden upon the taxpayers We insist
that the public lands shall be reserved t,
actual settlers-not another acre for subsi-
dies; that the dignity Of American labor
shall be defended, rs also the rights Of
American citizens abroad and ut home We
favor tariff for revenue, limited 10 the nee
essary expenditure Of the Government and
so adjusted rs To give protection and en-
enlargement to home productive industry
and labor, without producing or fostering
monopolies
The Dakota Constitutional Conyen.
ton has resolved to make the name OF the
new State south Dakota, In Difference to tho
protest of the Fargo meeting Woman saf-
frage was rejected by 81 to- H.
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houses Of European merchants and ALSO
destroyed some of tho whurves, but offered
ho violence to the persons OF foreigners 4
body OF Chinese troops dispersed the rioters
Henri Conscience, nm eminent novel
list Of Antwerp, IA dead.
A Berlin cablcgrnm states that under
no conditions will Germany consent 10 act
as arbitrator between France and China
Marquis Tseng says his Government will not
give mp the suzcrainty over Aham.
II Is stated that both France anil
China earnestly desire peace England Il
trying her utmost to secure harmony
Michael Davitt IL very i'll at Dublin
engagements 10 address the National League
meetings In the various parts OF Ireland.
with inflammation OF the lungs His sick
ness nccessitatcs the cancellation OF all his
The qnatrc-ccntenary of the birth of
Martin Luther was celebrated on the 18th
Inst, Mt wittonbcrg Germany Over 900
clcrgymcn attended service with the Crown
Prince A laurel wreath was placed upon
Luther's grave.
A plot TO kill King Alfonso while in
Paris was frustrated by the police.
Admiral Sir Richard Collinson md
Dutton Coon, the literary, art and dramatic
critic, AFRO dead
Parnell has paid of tho mortgage on
his estates, amounting to fis,ooo, from the
proceeds OF the Parnell testimonial fund
4 dispatch from Hong Kong states
that battle has taken place between the
French forces and the BLACK Flags lust
Ing eight hours The engagement took
place between Hanoi and Sontay, near Rcd
River The French forces lost two officers
and fifty men. The loss Of the Black Flags
Is estimated to be between 800 and CU0
Hanoi is the town where the French have
been holding their garrison since the rre-
yious engagement ut Sontny, awaiting rein
forcemcnts
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KANSAS.
THE ESTIMATED WHEAT cRor.

Mr.. William Sims, Secretary Of the Kansas
State Board Of Agriculture, sends out the
following: This Board Is no way connected
with the statement pulportiny to come from
this department, that the State will produce
ya,au,NO bushels of wheat Our last est.
mate of the wheat crop of Kan az fer lsSi
i about -a,uo,ua bushels, or s,sooo0
bushels short Of last year This is our
latett innate. and we believe it 10 be
nearly correct
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WISCONSIN.

DAMAGE Ri FROST TO CORN AND TOBACCO
Aaviccs received in Milwaukee from all
sections Of the tobacco region indicates that
about one third of the crop had been cut
before frosts, and the rest Is 20 seriously
hurt that the eutfe crop will he ahous one
haif, The upper and tender and chaleer
leaves We're chiefly destroyed, while the bot
toms were not materially hurt Tho irosts
We're stronger in Rock Than in Dane, tho
proximity II the lakes in The latter county
proving beneficial Corn may also hc sum
married as injured soper cent i'll the two
counties
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.AssNssS
TWO CONSERVATIVE PRESS OPINIONS As 10 ITS

TWO CONSERVATIVE PRESS OPINIONS As 10 IT'S
EXTENT.
The New York Htrald does not believe
that the Western frosts will have an an
preciablc effec; upon the growing corn
crop Were every ear II corn In Michigan
and Wisconsin, il SAYS, ruined hy frost, the
loss would hc hut about = per cent of the
entire crop OF the country"
The Chicago fat,F 0rraa thinks 1.-The
damage done u tho corn crop from frost Is
comparatively slight, and the scare on this
account is over There was little hurry on
the Roard of Trade. hu. no occasion for IL,
aud a few days Of sunshine and warmer
weather viii bring n good a crop as ever"
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In September, 1874. the general average
condition was ~, i'll ISL il was IL II was
~ IN the great crop years of 1850 aud lsS..
In some count,.s the drought continues in
others tho recent rains caused some i'm
pro.enent Rust has appeared very gen,
orally, and l. most threatening In the tries,
districts
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st,rTON.
THE sRep IN DANGER.

The September cotton returns t. the De-
partment of Agriculture are less favorable
than these Of August The principal cause
OF the injury IL Il ought, which has reduced
the prospect IN every State except florida
and tennessee The decline has been great
est in Texas In North Carolina and VIZ
ginia The temperature has been too low n.
night, with serious drought The Gulf
States report Il moic or less general preya
lencc OF the caterpillar ard hali-warm a.
many points The general average cand,.
tian 81 tie crop IL redacea To II. Safe
ayt RACES are lis follows.
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CHILLED CORN.
OfIlclal Dispatches Show 4 Reduced
Crop Average Since the August
Returns.
A Full Corn Yield Deemed an I'm.
possibility by the Washing
ton Statisticians.
The Wheat Product About 81, 900, 900
Bushels Short Of the Yield
Last Year.
THE CORN CROr.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Tho September returns TO tho Department
Of Agriculture Mt Washington Indicate a
lower condition Of corn than In August, In
every section OF the country. and In nearly
every State The only gains In the West arc
In Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, where a
slight Improvement IL Indicated Mime.
sofa stands rs In August; Arkansas made u
gain OF one point and Georgia and Alabama
remain rs IN August but NIL other cotton
states show heavy decline Of figures. aud
IL also much reduced for each of the Mil
die States The corn surplus States show
IN Tall
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More l,igniiied.

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broken OF the engagement afterwara. |
preferred 10 have the start If him, AID
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