The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-27
WESTERN.


Maurice Despres, a native OF France,
has just died In Chicago, Mt the ripe age OF
1903 years.
The Waukesha wis. Wooden Mills
were destroyed by IRE, involving a loss Of
$4,000. seventy-fvc employees are thrown
out OF work.
In the business Office OF the San
Francisco Chronicle, Adolph spcrckcls shot
Michael H. De Young, the proprietor of the
paper. A San Francisco dispatch gives the
following particulars OF the affair:
De Young had been out purchasing some
children's books, came down kearney street.
passed through to his rivate office to nut on
hts ovsrcoat. with the I'M ention OF going home.
and . moment later he came out with the
Of tie clerks, and, while in the act Of i pass s
ing Through the railing. heard some one
behind him say in loud voice: Mr.. De Young.
around 10 ace who spoke, and saw young
spreckcls standing within three feet Of him
Before DE Young had time to say word,
spreckclr, who had drawn . revolver, fired,
and the bali struck him in the lett arm. Ee
Young, who was nnnrmed, sought shelter behind
high ONCE desk. Spreckcls sprang toward the
struck DE Young In the shoulder he Young then
turned with the intention OF seeking shelter in
his private ONCE. but as he turned to do 90 he
spreckels then made another rush toward him,
and, stopping slightly down. fred a third shot.
The bullet struck one of the chldrcn's books
glanced on without doing him iii injury
One Of the advertising clerks picked mp
revolver lying In desk drawer near
by and fired at srreckels The movements
Of the latter were so rapid tina, he
missed mis- aim, which was intended for Spreck-
els head and hit him only in the arm, causing =
rush Tor the assassin. Chesiey, the cashier,
happened 70 be nearest tn him. He grabbed
6preckels revolver. and with violent twist
before be could do further harm WAS over
powered by the other clerks. who held him until
the police, who had besn called, rushed in and
dangerous.
At Dubuque, Iowa, Judge TIT, of the
Circuit Court, rendered a decision. Under the
new prohibitory law, in favor OF the liquor
men. Nineteen saloon keepers were sued by
the Citizens League, headed by J. J. Farley.
They asked the court for an injunction to
close the saloons as criminal nuisances under
the new law. Judge TIT sustains a demur-
rer OF the defendants ON the grounds that
his court, being one of equity, has no juris-
diction over criminal case, and on the gen.
cral grounds that II is unconstitutional to
deprive man of his property. The decision
il received with great interest, being regard
ed as a prohibition defeat. An appeal will
be made.
David Eastman, farmer at Harlem,
Winnie bago County, ILL.,. loses his farm and
home. worth $4,000, having wagcred ii
against that amount that Blaine would BE-
elected.
Over 600 Scandinavians from Chi
cage, st. Paul, and all parts OF the North
west, left Chicago, the other day, by the
Grand Trunk Road on an extended tour to
their European fatherland.
John L. Ritter, of Des Moines, Iowa,
last week paid an election bet he owed, which
was To wheel a colorcd woman eight blocks.
A wheelbarrow was arranged with its pas
senger, and banners and hand hro,is ht out
On one side of the banner was: ~ bet and
lost" and on the other, TO win Is well: to
lose is HI" When everything was r., adj,
Mr.. Ritter, wearing the Blaine hat stapT cd
to the front and performed the task. II fur
nished amusement for large crowd.
After some weeks of hard work BY
the newspapers of Denver, the acting Mayor
has ordered the police to close all gambling
houses.
A mortgage on the Lafayette lind. ]
Journal property was force .osed last week.
and the paper and appur'enances will be sold
Dec. a6 next 10 the highest bidder.
A fund of 81, 200 was raised in few
moments at the National Cattiemen's Con-
vention, for the relief OF the Virginia, West
Virginia, and Kentucky drou,h sufferers.
Benjamin Hefner, a wife murderer.
killed himself in jail at Lima, ohio. He had
dcvoured glas; and consumed other dele.
terious substances, but the Coroner was sur.
priscd to fnd IN the intestines OF the suicide
strips OF cotton and flannel cloth.
Depression in the sugar trade has re-
suited in the serious embarrassment of the
Belcher Sugar Refining Conn any of s., Louis
one OF the oldest and bcstknown firm- con
nected with the sugar interest N this ,un.
try. Its total Indebtedness is reported n,
S550,V00.
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