The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-30

The Gear takes sides with the i'm
! prisoned Jews, and Is reported as saying that
| any lenicncy on his part would be a step in
the right direction. His position creates con.
siderable surprise.
It is rumored that the English in
coinc-tax will be increased penny to the
pound sterling to defray the expenses of the
| Egyptian campaign. The British taxpayeri Il
beginning 10 grumhle.
The ground Of the battle of Austen
| lit il 70 TIC excavated on the strength OF re.
ports tina, tn, French commander buried
chests there containing 100000 francs.
King Alfonso has come to the relief Of
| tho poorer and uncmp Dyed classes In Madrid
| by ord ring contracts fer building 400 houses.
| to be occupie by workingmen, and ten en-
| ormous Government school buildings, which
| will afford room for muny hundreds Of chill
| dren.
A monster demonstration against the
British II ousc OF Lords took place In Hyde
Park, London. Over $4,000 people we're pres
ent. Speeches Of a decidedly republican
character ware made. Lord Salisbury and
the Tory leaders were vigorously abused,
and when the revolutionary "Marseillaisc"
was played there was tremendous applause.
The demonstration created a profound I'm
preston at the Tory clubs
The sporting-goods store of A. G.
spalding Bros, No. 100 Madison street, CHI
cago, was ruined by flames. which are be.
lieved to have originated from oiled rags.
The nrm lost goods valued ut Sl25. Zoo, on
which there was an insurance of $4,000.
The Republicans of Chicago organ
lied monster demonstration upon the &C.
casion of Mr.. Blaine's visit to that city.
The parade was grand affair. the number
OF torch-bearers being estimated at $4,000 to
20, 00O. The marchcrs were reviewed by Mr..
Blaine and Gen. Logan from a balcony OF
the Grand Pacific Hotel. Each of the can
dldatcs addressed a few remarks to the
great multitude that had gathered In the
streets While the Republican parade was
| marching through the streets shouting for
Blaine and Logan. great gathering OF Dem.
ocrats were listening to Daniel McSweency
and Mrs. Parnell In Battery D Armory.
The Cleveland and Hendricks bust
ness men Of New York had mon
ster parade in which there wcre sup
portcrs from the Stock. Produce, Cotton,
Coffee, Mercantile, Petroleum, Mining,
Maritime, Real Estate, Metal, Wine and
Distil|ers, and the Builders Exchanges,
besides the down town merchants, lower
Wall street, West and East Side merchants.
Wall street Clerks, jewelers., Columbia
College, 'longshoremcn and stevedores, and
5000 dry-goods men. The total number OF
men in the parade was not far from 10000.
Mr.. Logan addressed an audience Of
10000 Republicans a, Bloomington.
Gov. Hendricks spoke at Evansville,
Ind, to a crowd estimated at $4,000 persons.
The torchlight parade was six miles In length.
A Democratic demonstration took
the form of a barbecue at Grand Rapids,
Mich, where Senator fendleton, Gen. Rose
Grams, and Gov. Begole entertained the peo-
pc.
At Adairville, KY, John NJ. Gilbert.
farmer. was shot and killed while out walk
ing, by an unknown assassin.
Mrs. Johnson, sister-ln-lnw of de-
faulting ex-Pos,mastar johnson, of Grants
vile, W. Va. mixed arsenic with sugar and
gave it to her three children and then took II
herself. she and two children died.
Burglars at Andover, Mass, took
from the residence of Prof Austin Phelps,
$40, oC0 in bonds, and from the house of Prof.
John p. Taylor securities valued at S35, 900.
All but $1,000 of the amount was found in
bushes near the latters house.
State Veterinarian Paaren went to
Peoria, H.. last week, and after examination
found four glandered horses, had them ap-
| praised. and killed.