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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
CHIPS.

LELAND STANFORD offers Gen. Grant
and his family home with him as long as
he lives.
IT is estimated that there are over 800
acres in strawberries III Marion County, Ill.
GUY JOHNSON, Of Clinton, N. Y, the
last slave in the State, who was emancipated
in 1912, is dead.
JUDAH +. BEsyAMIS's daughter married
a French officer of the staff, and resides in
Paris with her mother.
GEN. BooTH says to his Salyationists:
Shout; those who can't stand the noise
will never get to heaven"
DIR. Do LEWIS says the coming man
and woman will not be smaller at the waist
than at other parts Of the body.
LOUISIANA now has State Weather
Service Bureau Of its own, and doesn't
care whether Old Prob" prognostieates or
not.
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GEN. BUTLER.
He Writes . Letter Giving His Views On tho
Tariff.

Tarl6.
BosToN, May 10, 1884.
To c. v. Hubbard. Managing Editor Of tho De-
troit Ereniltg Journal:
DEAR SIR-There is SO much evidence
of good faith in your communication to me
that break custom in answering your
question as to my political views
on specific subjects. Perhaps upon the
subject of tariff can give them in word,
for / never have concealed them. We can
not have free trade in this country. How
ever desirable theoretically, it would be i'm
possible. Our country is 50 large, our in
terests SO vast, and SO much is to
be done by the General Government,
that for series Of years We must raise
hundreds of millions Of dollars by taxation
Of some sort. The only constitutional tax
alton that know of is the direct tux in pro-
portion to the number Of inhabitants Of the
States. The genius Of our people will not
permit of that direct taxation, and there
fore indirect taxation must be resorted to.
From the beginning Of the Government to
this time taxation by duties on imported
articles has always been resort OF our
Government, except at times Of war. For
a limited period other methods of taxation
have been tried, because the duties upon
imports were insufficient. Therefore, favor
the raising Of sufficient amount
cf revenue for an economical admin
istntion Of Government and no more,
from duties upon imports, and
in laying those duties to tat all
articles of luxury up to the collection point.
To make free all raw materials not raised or
produced in this country which enter into
its aris. manufactures, and the actual nec-
essaries Of life, and as much as possible
cheapen them in every way possible, and
within those limits to SO judiciously place
our duties rs to best encourage and aid
American labor and American industry il
could. would also devote the tax upon
whisky and tobacco to fund to pay the re-
manning debts of the war only. to wit.
pensions and the care Of soldiers disabled
by the war. ! do not know that need
make any further statement upon this topic.
am, very truly yours,
BENJAMIN +. BUTLER.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
Quintuple Murder and Suicide.
IAlbany IN. W Dispatchl.


Caroline Scheifer, aged SO, quarreled
with her husband, Christopher, over the
loss of bank book representing a deposit
of over $500. The husband left home
about 7:30 and returned ut 10, finding the
house dark and his wife gone. In the bed
room he discovered their children, Henry,
aged Z, Annie, 5, and John, 3, with their
throats cut. and also the baby, William, 8
months old, dead in crib. After murder
ing the children the mother took the
girl Matte, aged 3, in her arms, walked
through the fields back of the house to the
Central Railroad tracks, Mt the place known
as Black Rock cut, and threw herself and
child in front of IN advancing tain. The
woman was cut to pieces. One arm and a
leg Of the child were horribly crushed. The
woman was Scheifer's second wife, but
was the mother Of five children. The hus-
band is nearly crazy over the deed. The
family lived in comfortable circumstances
on Third street.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
HUMOR.
Wha. happy days In farm life spcntl
We I'll Int nj ID the weather.
But yoisei the " Hest steers we had,
And tied t'icr tails together

!. And tied t'ic.r tails together.
-Aerpan iadepcafpnf.
"OH, y,s. it was horrible s;tna
ton! Ny husband had disappeared
for two years and l did not know
whether he was living or dead" III
was, really, horfible!' "Just think, il
was impos le for me to marry again =
LONDON is building seven new hotels,
each with 1000 rooms And there are
some men SO unlucky that il they went
to the whole seven OF them in the same
day, they would be sailed off to the
seventh floor and chucked into No. 9g9.
three IN lcd and two cots in the room
---Harheye.
LITTLE Harold awoke very early on.
morning, quite to his mothers disgust.
"Oh, Harold" she said, do lie still
and go to sleep again" Mamma,
called Hsro'd, after some time vainly
spent in cn,ieavorins to do what she
had bildca him, y don't like to go to
sleep like to fall asleep"
TfEEE NEGATIVES.
Said TO chriss Q: Kiss m Chris.
Dat vi h indi- nant einnha is
sail she ctllln's.
Twas ra Ii my mntho was rcmiss,
70 then buddy stpe n kiss
For walt Mouida1
That she al net ;ai.c am:ss.
Aud 70 co:nnaiat shr iia ic hnt this,
Oh. il -y1a shouldn't
-Tefcs sitac*.
MAMMA" Now, Kay shall choose d
wedding present herself ID send to
Cousin Abbie from all these little
pieces of statuay. Which one will
Katy choose? Some Of these figures
of little sirls.' Katy tin tcars,--"I
sha'n't have any of en-. There isn't a
single one that has tncks in her skirt. =
TOGETHER they were looking over
tho paper. "Oh. my, how funny
said she. "What is t?" he asked.
"Whv, here's an advertisement that
says, No reasonable offer refused
whats SO odd abont that?" Moth
ing she repl ell, trying to blush, "only
those are my sentiments.
Irmight be supposed that young men,
in seeking an education, would prefer
| Michigan University over all other in.
stitutions Of learning. because it has m
| Angel for q President; but, all the
same. Yale College has the preference
\ - AC th1
| too many students think that beers
more elevatins than angels. Norris
torn Herald.
A BrfFALo iani.or kicked can d
nitro slycerinc, and right then, for the
first time in his life, became a reall,
active man, inaugurating proceeding
by turning double scmersault ant
knocking ont hodful Of mortar an,
brick with the back Of his head at on,
end Of tho room. He continued til,
performance l.y kicking down the stove
pulling down the chandelier, and p!ow
ing up the plaster with his nose. Whe,
the nitro -giyccrlnc let the old man 81
down and take rest he looked mourn
fully at the remnants Of tha fragment o
tin that once held the chain Lightning
and said to the doctor: ~Wal. If tha
amt the quickest-temperede,t stuff
ever saw. .'--Ihila ieif hia Eepat'ican
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CRUSHED IN A TUNNEL.
Rocks and Earth Wreck q Scaifolding,
Killing Almost Instantly Nine
Persons.
Ispecial from Ligonier, Pa. ]

Especial ITOW LlkOuleIs I0l
Krnpp's tunnel, on the South Pennsyl-
.yania Railroad was the scene of terrible
accident, by which nine men were instantly
killed and eleven others severely injured,
with slight hopes for recovery. A large
force Of men were engaged in excavating
tunnel about hundred feet from the main
entrance, when the heavy scaffolding gave
way with the above appalling result.
The frightful disaster occasioned the
widest excitement, and great crowd gath
cred at the mouth of the excavation. Ply
sicians were hastily summoned and the
work of recovering the dead and injured
was commenced without delay. A great
amount of debris had to be cleared away,
and when the dead and dying were reached
twas found that tneir bodies were so horribly
mangled as to be almost tunrecognizable. Legs
were broken, arms torn off, and skulls
smashed in. It was found that the break
had taken place about one hundred feet
from the entrance where the men were at
work.
As far as is known at present, the victims
are all Italian laborers who had been
brought there for the work Of excavation.
Their names cannot now be learned.
Similar accidents having taken place at
the tunnel before, the excited community
demand a rigid investigation at the hands
Of the authorities.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
Boiled In . WIT.
yChirayo Tolcuram

William II. Scoyille, a wealthy soap
dealer, met with a frightful death last eyen-
ing few minutes before o'clock no was
standing in front Of two enormous yats Of
boiling grease. conyersing with his son, o
Young man, when one Of the watts over
flowed, delnging both gentlemen and
severely scaldins the younger one,
Being more tive than his father he spmng
To pa of safety. hut Mr.. Scoyille slipped
as he started to run and fell head foremost
into the second sat. 1t was filled To the
hrim-seyen feet dep aud about twenty
feet in circumference the thick, boil
ing fluid closed oFer the unfortunate man.
lie did not rise again. and m hour later,
when the vat was emptied, his body was
found ut the bottom horribly mangled.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
IMPRISONED STEAM.
In Making Break for Liberty I,
Kills Half q Dozen Peop.e.
Dubuque (Iowal Telegram.l

dubuque uowa) telegram
Three boilers connected with the sash
and door factory Of Carr. Ryder & Wheeler
exploded with frightful effect The explo-
sion was heard all over the city, and it
shook buildings to their foundations The
boiler house was completely destroyed and
the boilers thrown about in different dircc-
tions. The one that did not burst
was thrown intact distance of
thirty feet against tho mill. A solid
division wall separated the boiler-h house
from the mill. else the destruction and loss
OF life would have been terrible. The mill
employs 300 men. The corner of dwell
ing near the boiler house was torn COM
plete,y ont and several women injured. The
engineer and two fremen were in the boiler
house at the time and were buried beneath
the debris. Two children playing near it
We're also buried. The killed are: Milo NJ
Melien, the engineer, aged 80 years. He
leaves wife. Fritz villtlanger, the fireman.
He was single man. Two children of
Charlie May. aged respectively 6and ; years.
Michael Mclaughlin, the second fireman,
was horribly burned and mangled, and can
not live but few hours. Mrs. Margaret
Water was struck by the flying bricks and
Uihs Sus. AAei eauSHtcI-lu-ltW, NliU ni-
bert Walter, and her three children were
also injured. Mr.. Rudolph Nealte and
Mrs. Vaeg.cn, living on m opposite corner
Of the street. were also slightly injured.
Nealte was knocked down in his yard. Mrs.
Vacgler was upon her porch when . piece
Of ono of the boilers came down through
the roof, striking her on the head, knock
ing her senscless.
The main mill building had MI its win
dows shattered. The. boilcr-room. was a
stone structure apart from the main factory
and was shattered to atoms. Pieces OF
iron, stones, and brick flew in all directions.
The children killed were playing in a yard
near the boiler room. The woman injured
occupied house near the disaster. The
house was blown away Several theories
are advanced as to the cause Of the disaster,
the most plausible being lack Of water.
The engineer, it is said, was running with
but little water. rs he wished to blow off
the boilers to clean them out. The boilers
We're inspected three weeks ago, and pro-
nounced safe. The damage to the property
is less than 81. 600
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
ITEMS.
FERDINAND WARD smokes cigarettes iu-

FERDINAND WARD smokes cigarettes iu-
cessantly.
JonN LAWRENCE. who was Admiral Far
nguts pilot in the famous naval battle in
Mnbile Bay, died recently in the Mobile,
Ala, paor-house.
Dr. Louis J. BiscuoFf, who at one time
Was paeticing physician of North East
Pa, is said 10 be N assistant to the dentist
of the Queen Of England.
GAMELs utterly Wild may be seen ON the
desert lands at the head Of the Gulf Of
California, where they find congenial
home and multiply steadily.
CONSUL TANNER gives hint to the oleo-
margarine makers IN the United States to
the effect that they ought 10 brand their
goods honestly aud let the dairies make the
butter.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05
Recin Alright.

A frowning face or unkind word may
shroud whole household in gloom the
entire day, while cherry smiles, like
hrillian. sun rays, fill the atmosphere
with glowing warmth and happiness.
Let us cultivate the habit OF good
hn,nor and sing with the poet:
Park clouds away and welcome day.
Nj Ii night We hansaa sorrow.
Sweet air, blow colt. mount, lark alott.
TO give my love good -MoErew."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05

SAAW

A happy surprise it was to Mr.. A. II.
Norton, OF Bristol, Conn.,, when ATHLoPHORos
put him on his feet, and sent him cheerfully
about his business. Let him tell his own story:
"About three weeks ago l was taken
with severe crick In the back. For four daya
Twas unable to turn In bed without help, and
when lifted up could not stand on my feet Iwas
inaucedtotry ATHLOPHoRos, after all the usual
remedies failed In 20 minutes after taking the
first dose could bear my weight upon my feet
In two days was able to get about and attend
to business In two other cases which have
come to my knowledge It's use hes been attended
with the same results"
A poor man in Philadelphia had to bor-
row dollar to buy O bottle or ATHLoPHORos.
On account OF his poverty his name shall remain
secret He had suffered terribly from Rheu-
matism He gratefully writes:
81 took my first dose Tuesday afternoon,
and on Wednesday, after but seven doses, had
not sharp or severe ache left. Then reduced
the dose one half and took the remainder Of TIE
bottle. was able to be steady ut work till Sat.
urday, when took severe cold and was ,iii-
able to use my left hand. purchased another
bottle and by bedtime found relief The
medicine is all you claim for it."
Investigate ATHLoPHoRosa all you please!
Find all the fault you choose with it! and
yet the fact remains, that it is doing what
no other medicine ever could do for Rheu-
ma,ism and Neuralgia.
Ifyou cannot get ArHIorHeRos Of your drug
gist, we Will send 1t express paid. on receipt Of
regular price-one dollar per bottle. Neprefer
that you buy 1t from your druggist, but IL he
hasn't II, do not be persuaded TO try something
else, bit order at once from US as directed
ATnl0PHoR0s CO., i!2 WALL ST., NEW YcRK
N4lllllslll2lllllll i 2,llllll2lllllllllA !,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-05

The Democratic State Convention of Kan
sas, which met at Topeka, was the largest
body Of that complexion in politics ever
held in tho State, nearly every county being
fully represented.
j. T. Buriss, Of jackson County, was
elected Temporary Chairman. In brief
speech he pronounced for tariff reform, and
hoped the great political crime in 1867
would not be forgotten, and that the ma
tional convention would nominate s. j. Til
den and Thomas A. Hendricks. This re-
mark met with wild applause. The usual
business committees were then appointed.
The resolutions adopted indorse Speaker
Carlisle's position on the tariff, aud de-
nounec the present system of taxation,
which imposes duties on the necessaries Of
life for the benefit Of few to the injury of
tho many. The resolutions also declare
cmphatically for Tilden, but do not instruct.
Gov. Click, the first Democratic Governor
Of the State. is also indorsed. The tenn
pomry organization was made permanent.
Congressional delegates were chosen rs
follows: First, G. e. Burns and Ed Car
roll; Second. Is. J. Sheridan and w. G.
Jones: Third. G. G. Black and A. Mathew
son: Fourth. II. L. Norton and j. Mileham;
Fifth, A. III. Martin and +. A. Hallowell:
Sixth, John A. Schaffer and J. H. SCHUYLER;
Seventh, A. +. Petition and G. Diffen-
decker
Gov Click was then nominated for dele
gate-at- large, upon which the rules were
suspended and the nomination made by ac-
clamation. The Governor made brief
speech, in which he hoped the national
convention would declare against sumptuary
legislation. The other three delcgates-at-
large are I. T. Fenlan, w. G. Perry, and
L. j. Hudson.
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Minnesota Democrats.


The Democratic State Convention Of Min
nesota was held Mt st. Paul, with tho Hon.
l.. L. Baxter as Permanent Chairman and
Capt. j. C. Wood Secretary. p. H. Kelly,
Michael Doran, G. F. Mcdonald, and r. A.
Jones were chosen as delegates -at-large to
the national convention. A long discussion
arose as to whether the district delegates
should be chosen in the convention as
a whole or the convention should
dissolve itself into district conventions,
each Of which should elect its own dele
gates. It was finally decided to dissolve
into district conventions. This was done,
and the following district delegates were
elected:
First, WI. Whipple, B. P. Cook; Second,
John C. Wise, Henry Poesler; Third, w.
M. Campbell, George N. Baxter; Fourth,
r. A. Smith. T. w. Duant; Fifth, I. E.
Heenan, A. Gurnon.
The platform declares in favor Of the
most rigid economy in the administration
of the Government and the reduction Of
the surplus in the national treasury by low
ering the taxation on the neccssaries of life;
denounces, in long and exhaustive series
of resolutions, the present tariff rs mas
terpiece of injustice and false pretense, and
as the cause Of the decay Of the merchant
marine and the present depression, and
calls for liberal pensions for the Union vet
Grams of the late war.
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PRESIDENTIAL TALK.
Democratic State Conventions
In Kansas and Wisconsin.
Both Delegations in Favor Of Tilden
and Revenue Reform.
WisconsIn I,elnocrats.


The Wisconsin Democratic State Conven-
ton for the selection OF delegates to the
National Democratic Convention at Chicago,
met in the State House at Madison. The
attendance was uncommonly large, nearly
every district being fully represented. The
gathering was notable for containing very
large number Of old timers, many Of whom
had not attended conventions for many
years. It was almost a foregone conclusion
that Tilden delegates would be chosen:
and although strong effort was made by
Mr.. George, of Milwaukee, to get together
a following for his uncle, Roswell p. Flow
er, Of New York, the sentiment for the old
ticket Was oyepowering, and the delegation
is unit The convention was called to or
der by Judge L. r. arsen, of Eau Claire,
who in his speech took strong ground in ia
vor OF free trade. His remarks were re-
ceived enthusiastically. Delegates were
chosen rs follows:
At Large-Willinm F. Villas, E. s. Bragg,
J. G. Jenkins, and j. NJ. Morrow.
District Delegates-First, j. II. Doolittle
and Aaron Rogers; Second, A. X. Delaney
and Barney s. Potter; Third, d. s. Rose
and II. nj. Dashford; Fourth, John Black and
and Charles F. Freeman; Fifth, A. L. Gray
Carl Ziller; Sixth, &. w. Pratt and George
Kru ess; Seventh, j. w. Lusk and j. i. II
McCullum; Eighth, w. Fl. Smith and G.
Y. Freeman; Ninth, Alexander Bmzcau and
L. Marchite.
The resolutions reafirm the principles Of
the platform Of 1876, and dcnounce the
present tariff levied upon 1000 articles as
. masterpiece of injustice, inequality, and
false pretense, which has impoverished
mo ,d,,c 10 n fo1v s1o1
American commerce from first to an in
ferior rank, cut down the values Of Ameri-
can manufactures, depleted the returns oi
American agriculture, obstructs the process
Of production, and wastes the fruits of labor
It is also declared that the tariff issue is Of
first importance in the coming campaign
and the course of the Democmtic members
in Congress in endcavoring to bring about .
reduction in taxation is indOrSed.
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been agitatsd. quarreled over, and hae &sslded
communities for nearly hundred years IT.
not now and never viii be settled unless BY the
lent issue always raised when the people are ex-
cited over abuses In their midst. While wo favor
. wise revision Of the tariff laws with 2 view Of
raising revenue from luxurtes rather than nec-
essarics. wo insist that - IN economic question
It's importance is insignificant - compared with
the financial issues: Tor, whereas, We heve suf-
high tariffs, we have never suffered from panic
or seen our factories and workshops closed while
the volume Of money In circulation WAS ade-
mers and manufacturers money as cheap as yon
now give our bankers, and they can pay high
wages TO labor and compete WI b al the world.
For the o. testing the sense e 2, .h the
hitting to . vote Of the people an amendment
to the Constitution In favor OF suffrage, regard
less Of sex, and also on the subject Of the liquor
IL All disabled soldiers Of the late war should
be equitably pensiOned, and We denOuncc the
policy Of keeping small army OF oiiiceholdcrs,
VIII ose only business IL to prevent on technical
grounds deserving soldiers from obtaining jus
tice from the Government they helped to save.
Is. As our name indicates, we are national
south; having no sectional prejudiccs. we can
properly place In nomination for the high Ofiicto
OF state candidates from any section OF the
our principles to aid us By voice, and pen. and
votes.
The convention then proceeded to nomi-
nate Presidential ticket, the first ballot re-
sulting: Butler, 323; Jesse Harper. Of
Illinois, 98; Allis, of Wisconsin, l.. Solon
Chase, though not placed in nomination,
received 2 votes. Gen. A. M. West, Of
Mississippi, was chosen by acclamation for
Vice President. When the nomina-
ton Of Gen Butler was announced,
the delegates from Colorado and
Louisiana withdrew and declined to
participate further in the delibentions Of
the convention, asserting it had selected a
man for its standard bearer who was not a
member of the party, and was simply an
ofice-seeker. The opposition to Gen.
Buffers candidacy is headed by Lee
Crandall, Of Washington, Secretary of the
National Committee, and George O. Jones,
Of New York.
A committee of five was appointed to
wait on the nominees and notify them OF
the action taken, and the convention adj
journed.
, 1884-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Senate
committee on public lands, to-day, decided
to report bills FORGETTING the land grants
opposite the uncompleted portion of the
Northern Pacific main line and branch
lines, and the Atlantic & Pacific railroads.
Senator Plumb, chairman of the commit
tee says 1t is impossible to calculate the
number of acres involved, as in both cases
some land was taken up before the charter
was granted, and in the case of the Allan
tic 4 Pacific, the road was not constructed
in the direction contemplated. Nomi-
nally the Senator thinks the
forfeiture Of the Northern Pacific
will amount to 1900, 900 acres. and the
Atlantic 4 Pacific to SO, 600 900 acres.
Senator Slater, author of the bill provid-
ing for the forfeiture of the land grant of
the Northern Pacific railroad says, the ac-
tual number of acres forfeited along that
line will be 1000, 900 which is 30, 900
acres less than proposed by the house
committee on public lands. Senator
Slater's bill further provides hat lien
lands hereafter selected, if occupied by
bona fide settlers, shall be sold at Sl.25
per acre for l60 acres.