The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-02-08
intimate friend OF Longfcilow, OF whom he
was preparing q biography.


While Sands Hopkins was cleaning 4
gun ut Nestport. Mo-, IT. contents we're dis,
charged. blowing ont the brains VI Mr1
Hopkins who WINS sitting near her husband
\ snow slide near Irwin. Col, tray.
eled mile to the bottom Of gulch, sweep
SIX mines J. ". doodslned, formerly OF
Chicago. was buried ltU feet by q slide near
Gothic ,ar lealsillo I'M immense mass Of
snow, ic4 and earth shot down tho side Of
Rcd Peak mountain, shaking thu whole town
like IN earthquake One man was caught
and horribly manpi.d
Two uf the band IL rolbl.r, Who made
the recent attempt to rob a Union Pacific
train Mt Monticello. Utah, were fatally shot by
posse sent ont by Wells, Fargo 4 Co
An insurance adjuster from Gincin.
natl, after thorough investigation. reports
the loss on the NcMhall House sl4u0un. aud
IN it, contents sal,Mo The Cincinnati COIN.
panics involved will settle Oh this basis
Dispatches from Denver. Col. gite
hr.i particulars ct one VI the most disas-
trous snow slides that ever occurred III the
Rocky Mountains LAT. la the night thirty
men employed in the Howard z, Smith an
thiacite coal mine near Crested butte. Cum
nison county. were startled from sleep by
nh omnous rnmbline Noise and almost III.
stantlv the avalanche was upon them The
building IN which they were sleeping was
crushed ii atoms and the human occupants
hurled down the mountain side. A rcscuing
party started out from Crested Butte m
soon ~ the news was received. and, after
several hours, interchangeable labor, the men
were nil uncovered Philip Carmin, Lognn
Inman, Louis Richards. William Moore,
Charles Belts J. J. Raymond and one other,
name unknown. were found dead. Eighteen
others were wounded, several fatally. All
VI the comrany's extensive machinery was
destroyed
A Salt Lake dispatch gives Nh Nc.
count Of the pursuit and capture OF band
Of robbers. tive in number whose camp was
on the line between Utah and Nevada, west
of Salt Lake city The robbers had been
stealing stock, robhing stores and killing
people for some time hack. but they invoked
their doom by attempting TO rob the Central
Pacific train pursuing party, made up
Of detectives and Sheritfs Of both Utah and
Nevada, numbered about eighteen The two
robbers frst encountered resisted; both
were wounded, one fatally. the other three
surrendered on demand All have been
taken to Reno, New, for trial
Four children Of 4. ID. Stage. living
mean Dassel Mimi. were burned to death by
the destruction of his house by tire
The Attorney General Of California
hns brought suit against the Central Pacific
road for its refusal to carry lunatics and
prisoners free II charge. in accordance with
the guarantee Of interest by the State
The recent snow.storm in Wyoming
exceeded in severity anything In the histo,y
Of the Territory.
The storm throughout the West and
Northwest On the lst I'd and sd Of February
Was lay far the severest of the winter An
embargo was placed upon railway traffic,
| and in many places business Of every kind
was for season completely suspended
la Central Illinois III. storm was accom-.
| panied by thunder and lightning. the wind
blowing n gale. and the thermometer being
| far below the nero mark. Snow fell To the
depth of two feet in the cattle ranges Of the
far west. and much suffering to the stock
has ensued in consequence
| The Union Iron and Steel Company,
If Chicago. became 81 seriously emhar-
raised a. u nece>sitate the closing Of the
immens. works Over a.0p workmen are
thus thrown ont u employment The paid
up capital stock Of the company II sa.un.-
On and the last annual statement
showed a surplus Of sanaWo The value u
the plant, including the large stock OF ore
on hand, Is estimated at saW1On The de-
preston in the market, and the consequent
depreciation If values, are hmmediat. causes
If the suspension
| William Peters extensive Touring
mill ut Toledo burned. involving = loss Of
s;a.on npon which there il $4,000 insnr-
anc,
| III Wisconsin there are 5.Ssl6 public
schools. which absorbed saa.Sss.s IN during
lisa At iheend If the last school fiscal year
there were aas.i.a persons in the State be-
tween the ages VI and Il years
On the ground that Chicago bucket.
shops are gambling places, Judge Moran, of
that city, has decided that the tickcrs may
he removed from them by the telegraph
companies
Mime. Nadieska. whose admirably
finished dramatic art has for some time
been creating the Widest enthusiasm among
Eastern theater. gueIs II this week FULFILL
ing an engagement at Ncvicker's Thcater.
Chicago. appearing in AS You Like 1t Ca
mile and -frou.f ron~ Nine Modjeska's
acting was enthusiastically praised by the
Eastern critics. the crratic Richard Grant
White having been thrown into Mysteries VI