The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-11
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record OF the Week.


Produce exports from New York since
Jan. are valued at sal5, 40, 13a, against
o,oaa, 900 for tho corresponding period in
1889.
Twenty thousand artisans and work
ingmen we're in tho annual labor parade at
New York, and later attended number Of
picnes. Many of the trades displayed en-
blems of their calling: but the butchers, who
intended to slaughter cattle on the route
were prevented from putting into practice
their sanguinary project bv Mr.. Henry
Bcrgh. aided by squad Of policemen.
Frank Frisbee, employed in the First
National Bank at Portland. Oregon. recently
stole 5000 and fled to New York, where he
was arrested on a steamer lying at quar-
antine.
Thomas J. Libby, proprietor of
summer resort at Scarborough, Maine, went
10 "A hotel in Portland and took room with
one Of his female employees. The next MORN
in. he shot the woman dead and then killed
himself.
Senator Henry b. Anthony, of Rhode
Island, died suddenly nj Providence, from
an attack OF vertigo. He was apparently In
his usual good health until within nm hour
or two nj his demise. Deceased was born nj
coventry, X. l.. the ist of April, 1915
In Is3s he entered Brown University ut
Providence, where he graduated four years
later shortly after leaving college he be-
came editor OF the Providence Journal. For
thirty years Mr.. Anthony occupied the edi,o-
rial THAR OF that paper. He was elected
Governor of Rhode Island in ls4o, and was
SO successful in his administration that he
was reelected the following year. In 1850
nc was elected to the United States Senate as
the nominee Of the Union Republicans. lie
was returned in ls6t. in 1870. in 1876, and
again in 1882. He was elected President pro
ten Of the senate March %, 1861, and again
on the 10Th of March, ISL.
Charles j. Folgcr, Secretary of the
Treasury, died on the 18th inst. at Geneva,
N. y, On his Goth year. His demise is a.
tributahle to overwork. For two weeks he
had been unable to lie down. and he died
while sitting in chair. Up TO within TWEEN
ty-four hours of his death he insisted upon
answering official kilograms. The deceased
was born in Nantucket, Mass, April III,
ISIS. In 1880 his father removed to Geneva,
n Y. where Mr.. Folger lived the rest of his
life. After leaving college Mr.. Folger
studied law. and was admitted to the bar
when Il years old. His first Office was
that OF Judge Of the Court OF Common
Pleas, 10 which he was appointed i'll
lsii and he was sotn after made a
Master and Examiner in Chancery. In 1851
he was elected County Judge, and i'm 1861
he was elected To the New York State Senate
a II Republican, which party he had entered
on its formation. He remained i'm the state
Senate until 1864, when President Grant APP
pointed him Assistant United States Treas
urer for New York City. He was elected
Judge af the Court of Appeals tthe highest
court in the State OF New York; IN $50. and
on the death of Chief Justice Church, in
May. lsso. he was appointed to fill the va
caney, and In the following Novem-
Ter was elected TO the place for the full term
of fourteen years. In November. ISL,
he resigned the position to accept that of
Secretary oil the Treasury in President Ar
thurs Cabinet. He ran against Grover
Cleveland for Governor in 1852. and was de-
tca'ca hy nearly 100000 majority
The Treasury Department at Wash
iugton was closed ON the 9TH inst. out of
respect IL the late Secretary Folger. Assist
ant Secretary Coon will lie Acting Secretary
until the President nomnates Secretary
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