The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-12

ed both friends and opponents by public
insult to Prince Alexander. Depriving
him Of his Russian colonelcy il meant as q
personal affront, and implies political os-
tracism. England continues efforts to ad-
just the quarrel and prevent the Testora-
tion OF Eastern Roumelia to Turkey, but
makes no headway. Russia insists that
Turkey shall enforce the treaty of Berlin by
arms, which means war, because Belgaria
will resist. II England carries its point,
Servia and Greece will both rush to arms.
Neither is likely to wait il the conference be
prolonged. Nobody even suggests solu-
tion consistent with peace, unless Russia
should be convinced that an outbreak OF
hostilities involves risk and general war.
The Irish question has for the moment
given way to the religious question in
British politics. Mr.. Parneli il permitted
to 60 on arranging his campaign and NOM
mating his candidates in Ireland pretty
much as he pleases, while the voters in
England and Scotland are set by the ears
over the question Of disestablishing the
.chnrch. The controversy has become ex-
ceedingly bitter.
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
There is great deal OF weather afloat
just now. A fall Of snow varying from one
to six inches has invaded Dakota, de-
laying railroad trains and in some cases alb
solutely causing blockades. Duluth Mimi,
reports violent gale, damaging vessels and
washing out railroad tracks. While this
has been going on in the North,
South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama,
Texas, and other Southern States have
been having cyclones destroying property
in immense quantities, injuring . large
number Of people and actually killing sew
eral. Averaging the year through there is
about as much weather in one part OF the
country as another.
There was prize fight on Sunday the
sth, near st. Paul, between Pat Killen OF
Chicago, and Joe Lanan, ostensibly Of
st. Paul, in which Killen won in nine
rounds. crowd took . boat at st.
Paul and went about five miles down
the river and the fight took place in Dakota
county.
Minnesota appears to have small crop
Of Mormons up in Otter Tail county. One
Of them broke his neck the other day by
falling of load OF wood and q Mormon
clergyman officiated at the funeral. The
dead Mormon apparently was not much
of Mormon after all as he only left one
wife.
Cyrus Yandes, aged q years, and the son
of. w. Yandes, : st. Paul millionaire,
who died last week, committed suicide at
his fathers grave ON the 4th. The grave
was in the residence lot on Dayton's Bluff,
st. Paul, and the young man went to the
grave and blew his brains out with q shot
gun.
The Deadwood d. T., papers are having a
refreshing sime with Mel suits. 8. T. Butler
has been convicted Of libeling L. F. Whit
Rack, city editor Of the Times, AMI now But
Ter has retaliated by having Parker Warner
proprietor Of the Times arrested for libel.
Faux County. d. T., had county seat
contest on the 3Oth. and Lafoon won the
prize over Faulkton. The legislature
passed law giving the commissioners au-
thority to submit the county seat question
every year.
Mrs. Angus Cameron, wife of ex-senator
Cameron of La Crosse, Wis, is hopelessly
insane. She has been i'll fsr some time and
anticipating insanity made her husband
promise not to send her to an insane asy-
lum.
> There was two days fire at Conner's
Point, Duluth, in the st. Paul and Pacific
coal docks. Ten thousand tons of coal were
destroyed valued at 80, 900, before the fire
was extinguished.
The 'last spike" on the Canadian Pacific
was driven on the 7th. Only about $50
were present including the officers OF the
road, and the ceremonies were very sim
pie and informal.
Ed. Steeger, the Osborne machine agent
at Hudson, Wis.,, who recently disappeared
was arrested at Flint, Michigan, and
brought back charged with embezzlement
of t2S5.
The body of Thomas E. Bennett, a well
known citizen of Anoka, Minn., was found
in the Mississippi river on the 7th inst. It
is thought to be case OF accidental drown
ing.
The warehouse Of the Mankato Linseed
Oil company, fell on the6th inst, and spilled
9O,OOO bushels OF seed on the ground No
one was injured. The loss will reach SlO,-
600.
Father Ryan, priest in charge Of the
parish Of Marysburg, Nicollet county,
Mimi 10 - - 49,
wandered away while temporarily insane.
The latest excitement in Manitoba is the
reported existence Of . compact entered into
by citizens OF Winnepeg, to kill Riel il the
government fails to hang him.
Warner, OF Waterville, LIE Sueur County,
Minnesota, who was convicted Of attempt
ing to murder his wife has escaped from
Jail and taken to the woods.
Vernon Young Of Wausau, Wis, has
pleaded guilty to the charge Of murder
ing his wife and been sentenced to State
prison for life.
Julius Ebel has been convicted at Wahpe-
ton, d. T., Of participation in the Dill mur
der and sentonced to tho penitentiary for
life.
The commission OF Israel Green, Of
Mitchell, d. T., who was appointed Indian
agent at the Sisseton agency has been hung
up.
The Racine, Wisconsin, Seeder company
has assigned. The assets are $4,000 aud
liabilities So, 600.
James T. Mckee, dry goods merchant at
Brideewater, d. T., has failed with liabili-
ties 81 600.
Riel who was to have been hung on the
10th, has been respited until the 10Th.
Smith & Baxter, dry goods merchants at
Mandan, d. T., have failed.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION OF
GOV. HUBBARD OF MINNESOTA.
STATE or MINNESOTA
Executive Department.
In obedience to law and custom l do
hereby set apart and appoint Thursday,
the twenty-sixth day Of the present month,
as day Of solemn and public Thanks
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