The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-02-19
NEWS CONDENSED
Concise Record OF the Week


A box containing jumping-jack was
tho other day sent to O'Donovan Rosa, who
caused it to be as carefully opened nsi' il
contained m Internal machine. Mrs. Dudley
received postal card filed with curses and
. letter IN red ink threatening her lifc.-
Rossa had for some time before his late al
venture with Mrs. Dudley been In receipt nf
many threatening letters. He attached but
little importance 70 them, howcvcr.---Tho
evening preceding his attempted assassina-
ton Rossa made . very inccndiary speech in
New York. An extract reads . follows:
Il believe mot an Irish heart exists In America,
or in the whole world. but wept for JOY at the
news Of tho explosion last week would pick
ont 100 men and take them 70 England. know
100 mea who would 80 % London with mo and
70 into 100 hotels and set nre to them.
One hundred iires in 100 hotels at tho dead
o. night win strike terror TO England. Re-
peat the dose until Ireland is free. England
complains because we use little dynamite.
tell you before long she will get moro u 1t. And
this country 10 passing laws against dynamite
manufacture! Bahl Arthur's being made .
fool of. What right has hc to ask Congress in
his message to suppress rs? It's English gold
and English detectives arc making . fool OF
him."
The proprietors Of the Hotel Bruins
wick, 1t New York, made an assignment,
giving preferences for 45s.O00.
United States Treasury officials
deny that the 3eA 1900 in gold raised by
Secretary Sherman for the redemption OF
legal tenders has been diverted from its
proper usc by the Governments financial
policy.
II. r. Cornell, member Of the Cor
nell family or Now York, was found dead in
his law ONCE at Rochester. n. Y.
Glenmore Todd, = clerk, is held in
! heavy bail ct Philadelphia for embcxzling
about $780, from the Provincial Life and
Trust Company.
Richard Short, who stabbed Capt.
Phslan in New York. was held In 5000 ut
the Tombs Police Court. Iholan asked for
protection BY the police, ns his left arm hung
In sling, and then requested tho privilege
Of carrying weapons to defend himself from
Short.
The steel works at Nashua, N. H.,
suffered loes of sl0o,0OO by the burning Of
It's plate and bar mill.
d. j. Morrell, formerly member Of
Cougross from Pennsylvania, and now Prosi.
dent Of tho Cambria Iron Company ut Johns
town, has been sent TO private insane asy-
lum in Philadcl. ..hia.
The Police Commissioners Of Boston
have received 500 revolycrs with which to
arm the force. The captains will be held
responsible for the weapons.
The cashier Of the Liverpool and
London and Globe Fire Insurance Company,
of New York, is \ Gefaultcr. He confesses
to have been stealing for three years, and his
pcculations will amount to about $4,000.
Joseph Howard, . well-known bank
thief. has been arrested in Philadelphia, on
the charge of having stolen $4,000 from .
Coldwater, Mich, bank. eighteen months ago.
An extra freight train on the Penn
sylvania Road stopped Tor repairs on the
Raritan BRIDE. ut New Brunswick. N. J.
The train fol.owi y came at great speed upon
the extra, tho crash exploiting m Of! tank.
The burning hIi ran down into the canal
ana tho streets. destroying two large facto-
rios. Five ilrc engines were sent out from
Elizabeth and Jersey City. One or more
rakcmcn werc swept into the wreck and
oastcd alive. Tho total loss IL probably
100000.