The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-13

4 snowslide half o mile wide in the
Little Cottonwood, Utah, swept away the
works OF tho new Emma Mino and killed
twelve persons.
At q meeting Of tho representatives
OF the barbci.wirc manufacturers Ut st.
Louis, recently, II was resolved to amalgam.
ate the various companies under the name OF
the National narbcd Wire Company oil
America.
The Chief Constable OF South Caro-.
lima and his armed force captured Col. E. q.
Cash by dwelling their rifles at him, but
Began Cash escaped to the swamp A strong
guard was placed around the mansion, and
the prisoner was sent to Chesterfield jail.
A large force OF mon familiar with the
swamp was summoned from Cheraw to run
down the murderer.
The leading glass works at ST. Louis
and Alton have resumed operations, ana others
will soon follow. after an idlcncss extending
over many months.
The District Convention OF the
Amalga mated Association AZ Pittsburgh. last
week decided to demand that the existing
rate of wages be paid during the ensuing
year.
At Pittsburgh, last week, prominent
labor leaders organized National Homestead
Association. The object is to secure homes
for workingmen and establish more harmo-
NOUS relations between capital aud labor
Fires have been lighted in every
green bottle factory In Pittsburgh except one.
The men have been out on strike for the
past eight months, and will resume work at
last years wages.
American window-glass blowers who
went To Belgium during tho strike, and have
returned, say the settlement at Pittsburgh
caused the cos,ng of forty-one factories In
Belgium, the demand being cut or, and-pro-
pric,ors Of the remaining factories have re.
duccd wages 10 per cent.
A New Orleans dispatch reports q
serious break In the Mississippi lcvcc above
that city. The waters were pouring through
in torrents, and oil efforts to mend IL had
proved unavailing. Small breaks had ap
pcarcd NJ other points, Tho Tennessee River
NJ Chattanooga had oscr,owcd and railroad
traffic In that vicinity was interrupted.
Five men employed in the construc.
ton OF railroad in Pyle Canon, Union Coun-
~, Ore. were caught under u mass OF earth
and rock and instantly killed.
A party OF ten prospectors who re.
GENTLY left Raihdrum, on the Northern Pacific
Road. for the crur 'Alenc mines, are be.
lscved to have persisted in tho snow, az
they have not been heard from for thirteen
days.
A. M. Gibson testified before Mr..
Springcr's committee relative TO his connec,
ton with the stArro1tc investigation. Hc
said he sad received 5000 for his services -
In comparison TO what was paid to other par
tics, The witness further testified that In
prosecuting the starroute men the Govern
mcnt took the most complicated case, when
II was its business to take the simplest and
pla nest case. Continuing, Mr.. Gibson said
"After Brewster was made Attorney General
he said the duties of his Office were so en-
crossing that he could no, give time to cases
OF this Kind. He had been in the case be.
fore simply IL make an arDmcnt as to the
legality Of filing an information. That's NIL
he did. and for this he received $4,000"
Because Of the occupation Of Merv,
Russia will establish legation at Cabul.
Advices from Tonquin state that Gen.
Millo,. commander OF the French forces, has
advanced in the direction of Bac Mini.
TnE House of Representatives, on the sth
inst, ay vote of lis TO la. refused 10 go into
committee To consider the bonded whisky bill
A favorable report was made on the bill for the
erection OF public buildings at Akron. Ohio. and
Duluth. Mimi The senate was not in session.
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