The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-03-11

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EVENTS OF THE DAY. .
A Major General.
The president on the Sd sent to the Sen
ate the name Of Brig. Gen. Alfred Terry to
Be Major General, vice Winfield Scott Han .
cock, deceased. Gen. Terry was . native [
of Connecticut, and is 50 years Of age. Hel
went into the war of the rebellion in 1851 '
unsesrs, % and d was Va. promo promoted Brig. Cen Of
volunteers In 1861. In August 1884 he
was brevetted Major General, and
after the fall Of Fort Fisher ii 1855, the a. 3
NOTED to be Major General and received the g g
thanks of congress. At the close Of the Z
war he was made Brigsdier General Of
the regular army, since which he has been
the South, and Dakota, most Of the time Of
the latter, with headquarters at Fort Smell !,
ing, adjoining st. Paul. 8
The Chinese.
President Cleveland sent q special
message to congress the Cd, In relation to .
the war on the Chinese in Wyoming and .
Washington territories, in which he recited
the treaty stipulati0ns Of this country, and
the wrong. that bad been perpetrated, and
perpetrators, compensate the sufferers for
the losses they had sustained, and preserve
the good cname and integrity Of the
country.
strike Of street Car Drivers.
The strike Of street car drivers in New s
York and Brooklyn assumed formidable :
proportions the 4th, many Of the lines being
unable to run at all and others being sadly 1
interferred with. BY obstructions on the 4
special police force was on duty, and there !
were number Of slight collisions but moth !
ing approaching riot. f
Funeral or Mrs. Rich.
The remains OF Mrs. Rich, shot at st.
Paul by her husband, were buried at Cob :
leskill, n. Y, on the 9Th. There was an I
immense nss,s;t sstendancs many aSwess and
relatives Of Mrs. Rich. Threats have been ,
made Of shooting Mis-: shaver, Who saw I
DR.. Gale and Mrs. Rich in St. Paul and ;:
wrote the matter east. There ;s viii M % hot
giving her property to her uncle, J. Shep- !
ard Smith. :
Mrs. Mabley's New Husband.
Last June G. r. Mabley very wealthy
clothing dealer 1t netroit, with chain Of
stores in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana =
towns died suddenly, leaving wife and
married Rev. J. W. Spiers, . young man of 9
80 who siTes up the min ministry for 1.-THE the
ti0n In Detroit is immense.
To He sued.
Suits are to be brought by the Treasury /
department against ex-President Arthur
and ex-Collector Robertson for balances :
due on their accounts as collectors of the
port Of New York. The amount charged
against Mr.. Arthur is 8, ,473, and against
from causes for which they claim hey are
not officially responsible.
state Ball 1t Ottawa. ;;
On the 9th at the Governor Generals
mansion, ct Ottawa, was given most bril- 5
liant ball as the close Of the social season.
| 1900, was Hon. Sackville West, British
Minister at Washington and his daughter, !
and Sir Geo. Stephen, President OF the I
Canadian Pacific r. r. Over 5000 bottles
Not Pleased.
The appointment Of the Albany colored |
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scoiding il the District Of Columbia, from
members OF both parties, and the matter
fills large space In the papers. There were
several colorsf applicants from other
Frozen Tea Plants.
The experimental government tea farm
at Summervilfe, South Carolina has |
suffered from the cold winter, the tea
plants being stripped Of their foliage and
some Of the varieties dead to the roots.
Commissioner Colman, Of the Agricultural
department thinks the farm has better be
given up.
| Burned 1t Akron.
! The extensive Shumaker oat meal mills,
at Akron, Ohio, the largest in the country,
burned March 9th, involving loss Of $3.50
coo to q, ,o0O, ,O0o with but 3130, 900 insurance.
The fire spread to adjacent property. de-
stroying the depot Of the N. Y, p. & o. n.
i r., and other buildings The Oat meal
business will be continued by . stock COM
pany.
! Favorsbly Reported.
The House committee the 5th, favorably
reported the Reagan interstate commerce
| biil, to l. The bill Is virtually the same
i hat al hut En At AZ :
sion, though the penalties for violation OF
i its provisions have been increased, and 1t
is amended to apply to the district of Col
umbia, and also to reach the Grand Trunk
| road.
Shot at Davenport.
John Wallenberg and g. Krack, for
II ae .ad on
day quarTelled over . $50 note. Wallen-
berg shot Krack In the head and he will
| probably die. Krack's son pounded Wal
him.
| strike ut Gould.
A general strike was ordered by the
| KNIGHTS OF Labor on the Gould Southern
system Of railroad, on the 9th, causing sus-
pension Of labor BY about 1900 employees.
The grievance IL the discharge OF Q. A.
Hall, foreman Of woodworkers, for attend
ing Knights of Labor convention.
storm 1t the East.
Advices from different points in the
extreme Eastern states, the lst, report the
worst snow storm for many years. The
storm was accompanied by high winds and
extreme cold, and it Is feared there were
many wrecks along the Atlantic coast
accompanied by loss Of life.
Northwestern League.