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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
The Kr0lfx Case.

At Mankato, Max Krolik was held to
the grand jury charged with arson in
setting fire to the Mankato House property
No evidence was introduced bv the de-
fehse. He was released on bail furnished
by relatives.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

A stages are quickly abandoned with the
completion of railroads, so the huge, dras-
tic, cathartic pills, composed Of crude and
bulky medicines, a:s quickly abandoned
with the introductio. of DR.. Pierce's ssPleas-
ant PurGative Pellets" which are sugar
coated. and little larger than mustard
seeds, but composed Of highly concentrated
vegetable extracts. By druggists.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
. j. Tiiden Desd.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Samuel J. Tilden
died peacefully at Greystone this morning
at S:45 o'clock. There were present with
him Drs. Charles E. Simond and samuel
Swift and his niece, Miss Gould. His death
was entirely unexpected, and was caused
by failure Of the heart following an acute
attack Of diarrhoa and nausea.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Brutal Kick.

At East st. Cloud .sbig' Ed. Clover,
teamster for N. r. Clark, kicked Scott JUS
tus to death in Brandren's saloon Sunday
evening. Both men had been drinking
hard. Clover has left the country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Tuesday. August 3.

SENATE-The conference report on the de-
ficiency bill was submitted and debated.
The river and harbor bill passed. BY the
vote of yeas %, nays II, the Senate refused
to pass the Mary ]. Nottage pension bill
over the veto. Bills approuriating 5O,OOO
for the Mississippi river commission and
so 600 for the Missouri river commission
passed. The conference report OF the sun
dry civil appropriation bill WAS agreed to.
In the secret session the nomination Of DIR.
Guernon for collector of customs for Min
nesota was rejected.
HOUsE-The conference report as ap
pr we'd by the Senate on the river and
harbor bills was agreed to, yeas l2l, nays
49, and the bin passed. The conference
reports on the eundry civil bill, the de-
fciency appropriation bill were agreed to.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
rILpEN's GREYsToSE RESIDENCE.

TILDEN's GKEYsToNE RESIDENCE.
al OF the state, but was defeated. In 1868 he
was chosen chairman Of the state demo-
cratic committee, and the next year was q
member Of tho constitutional convention.
In 1889 70 he was active in the organization
Of the bar association. In 1870. Il he took q
prominent part In unearthing frauds in the
government Of New York city, and in 1872
he was . member of the assembly. In No
vember 1874 he was elected governor Of New
York by 5O,317 majority. In 1875 he was the
United States, but in the controversy that
ensued over the result his competitor Hon.
r. B. Hayes, OF Ohio was declared elected.
He contributed largely to the fall
fall Of the Tweed regime in New York
and while governor 10 is5S 1.. his
New York resulted In its overthrow. For
. quarter Of century he was the most po-
tent man in the Democratic party, and
throughou his career was noted for his
genius for organization. An original
thinker, his capacity to deal with problems
Of finance was unquestioned and his cour-
HANGED his national fame. His personal
tastes and life were simple and
though the possessor OF great
wealth acquired in his professions
work he passed the later years Of his life
works Of travel, biography and autobioe-
raphy and his library Is pronounced un-
the world. some seven years ago he re-
tired from his hitherto o 'duous public and
professional life and passed nearly all his
YonLers township,' the 80 msnsion
afording the fineat imaginable view Of
the swiftly flowing Hudson, the Gait skills,
Staten Island, New York bay, Long Island
Sound and the Peekskill mountains. This
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
MINNESOTA.
minneapolis Posta 6" Stang

Thos. Finnucan, David Shanahan and
Noys 8. Thompson were arrested
at Chicago Tuesday charged with
being implicated In the recent Mimi.
eapolis post Office robbery. Last week
Frank Wlcks offered Leo Crandall several
thousand dollars worth Of o amps at 10
cents on the dollar. Wicks and Thompson
made the delivery and when $4,000 had
been counted were taken to Pinkerton's
office, where Thompson stated he received
the stamps from Shanahan, South Town
superior, and the latter when arres ted
said he had tho stamps from Finnucan to
sell on commission. The latter Is known
to the detectives as chandler" Of thieves,
and has a..bad record. Two other men are
held on suspicion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Commissioner of Education.

Nathaniel h r. Dawson, OF Selma, Ala,
has been nominated Commissioners Of Ed
ucation to succeed Mr.. Eaton. He 10 Q
lawyer, IS years Of age, . widower, and q
man OF more than average literary At
tainments.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Grand Army Of the Republic,

At the third days session Of the national
encampment Of the Grand Army Of tho
Republic, ex-Gov Fairchild Of Wisconsin.
was elected commander -in-chief; John p.
Rea, Of Minneapolis, received sixty-two
place Of meeting.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Matters In Congress.

An agreement was reached on the Nor
rison surplus resolution sfter striking out
the trade dollar item. The pre-emption re-
peal bill and the Northern Pacific land
grant forfeiture bill have been passed over
the present session Of congress.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

left Baltimore Monday by steamer for
Boston. being too feeble to endure .
journey by rail, and will pass a couple of
months at the sea shore, by which time he
hopes to he able to return home to Still
water. Mimi.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
At Belfast.

A fresh riot broke out at Belfast on the
9th. While 500 workmen were going home
q bottle was thrown at them from q
window and the wOrkmen retaliated with
iron bolts, and . furious tumult ensued.
The police and soldiers hastened to the
scene and charged the rioters, but with
out dispensing them. The police then
fired on the crowd, severely wounding
seven persons.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
wednesday, August 4.

SENATE The surplus resolution confer
ence report was agreed to. A vote was
taken on the John 3. Williams vetoed pen
sion bill, but quorum did not vote. The
House bill to restrict ownarships OF real es-
tate in the territories, with an amendment
in the nature Of q subs itute passed and q
committee OF conference asked. The nom
ination of Herbert F. Beecher was SO Bit
terly opposed that young Mr.. Beecher's
friends asked the President to withdraw
it, which WAS done. Senators say that the
cole reason for the rejection Of DIR. Guer
non OF Minnesota was Senator Sabin's re-
quest that it be done. A joint resolution
passed accepting the Grant relics.
HousE-The conference report on the
surplus resolution was adopted, yeas l2O,
nays f3. The Cutting case was discussed
but no action taken. A resolution of re-
greet upon the death Of B. J. Tilden passed
unanimously. The total Of the appro-
priation bills, except the fortifcation bill,
is $3.j5 ZOO, exceeding by $4,000, 900. the
total Of appropriations year ago.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Marshal M0PAtta.

President Cleveland issued the CON-
mission to Marshal Dan Maratta on
Friday.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Senator 0Abln.

Senator 6abin, who was In his seat
several days last week. though still III,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
Arrested for Burning HE store.

Max Krolik is under arrest for setting
fire to his shoe store at Mankate, and In
Jail. no one being found to 60 his bail.
But little damage was done by the fire
which was clearly incendtary. The store
was in the new MankatO House brick
block. Krolik had been at Aankato .
ysar and enjoyed : good character.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
French Elections.

The completed returns from the elections
for Conseillers Generaux show that S4s Re
publican and Al Conservative candidates
were successful, while in III districts there
will have to be sacold balloting. The Re-
servatives made So.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12
THE FUNERAL.

The funeral OF Mr.. Tildsn took place at
Greystone Saturday morning, August 7th,
being attended by President Cleveland and
Messrs. Lamar, Whitney, Manning and
Endicott Of his cabinet, Gov. Hill ami
many other prominent mon. The spacious
house was completely filled, though the
was damp and gloomy, aud min.
gled with these were the farmers and i'm
mediate denixens Of the neigh hborhood.
Rev. DR.. VIM Tucker, Of Andover Mass.
conducted the services, speaking with great
feeling and tenderness of he deceased,
conclud ng with the funeral PRAYER OF
the Presbyterian church. MissoAntonio
Heene sang .One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" and the choir Beyond the
Smiling and the Weeping" The body was
born out to the hearse at 1880 aud carried
to the train for New Lebanon. The Presi-
ident, governor, many cabinet officers and
followed the pail bearers in
twenty Eve carriages As the casket was
borne through the marble-aoored hall.
the choir sang 'Rock of Ages" Eight Of
Mr.. Tilden's employees carried the body.
The funeral train arrived as New Lebanon
at 3:45 p. m. and an hour later the burial
ceremony transpired In the presence. seem
ingly. Of the entire population Of the sur
rounding country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

We sternly denounce the betrayal Of the in
terests Of the miners Of lows by the last
Republican legislator and it, shameless
violation Of the pledges given by IT. platform
and party leaders ~ shown by the defeat Of the
measures Of relief demanded BY the miners Of
the State.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

That we most heartily express our appreci-
alton OF the services of all union soldiers and
sailors. and recommend the fnllest recognition of
their services in defence OF our country by am
pie and liberal pensionlaws. making allowances
to all who received injuries disabilities in the
service and TO these dependent upon them. To
that end. we condemn private bills and special
legislation which favor few to the detriment
Of the many and favor general laws that will
enable the pension bureau to bcstow the govern
ment bounty upon all mcritotions claimants.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

Thatthe public lands are q trust held by the
government az a heritage Of its people and that
they should under no circumstances be sliensted
from its citizens nor made the subject Of barter
and sale for speculative purposes but should be
held for actual settlers who propose by their
own labor to build up in our own country Q
home. And we demand the immediate and nm
conditional resumption Of all unearned railroad
land grants.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

free government can exist only with free
homes, and we condemn that policy that per-
Mits vast tracks of land to be owned by any in
diyidual or corporation. We denounce the pol
icy Of permitting foreigners who owe no sllegi-
ance TO the dag Of our country to acquire title to
feal sstate In this country, and we demand that
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

That the noble and manly efforts Of Gladstone
in behalf Of the cause Of representative govern
ment for Ireland commands our unqualified ap-
proval.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

That wherever . public ofacer 10 shown to
have been corrupt or to have violated the law
in his oficia' position, we call for his prompt
conviction and severe punishment No long
continuance Of dishonest and illegal practices
can be accepted as shield or palliation OF
guilt. The recent disclosures Vt Republican
administration, corruption. defiance Of law
and abuse Of power, call loudly for the punish
ment OF many guilty men, and for driving
from power the party which has 80 disgraced
and debauched the administration Of public
affaiis In Iowa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-22
A Prayer-Meeting.

l heard very amusing story the
other day in connection with the recent
hurricane, says writer in the Kansas
City Journal. A gentleman quite we'll
known in this city was hurrying along
to reach his home when the storm burst
upon the city in all its fury. He sought
refuge in a house where there were q
number of ladies congregated, ali of
whom were frantic with terror. After
little the storm increased in fury, the
house rocked and ,swayed before the
furious winds, several windows were
blown in, and it looked as though the
whole building would be destroyed
The women rushed around wringing
their hands, crying and bemoaningi
their fate. when suddenly one rushed up
to the gentleman and frantically be-
sought him to offer up prayer. In a
moment he was surrounded by the other
women, who chung to him and begged
him to pray. He was not by any means
collected himself, and besides was not
up at all in prayers, but there was no
escape for him. so he prepared to COM
ply with their request.
He knelt down, but owing to the ex-
cited condition of his mind and the fact
that he had not prayed for long time
he found himself utterly unequal to the
occasion. He couldn't think of any,
thing. He was dumb. Soon he be-
came desperate. and without thought
as to its appropriateness he pronounced
the following brief exhortation, which
he remembered to have formed part
of the grace his father used to say many
years ago: 80 Lord, make us thankful
for that which we are about to receive"
just then three or four windows blew
nj. a couple of chimneys blew over, and
prayer-meeting broke up in confusion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-22
A Remarkable Dog.

Plimpson B. Kelley, a well-to-do
farmer who resides near Fairfield, Ind,
tells the following:
"a few days since / heard my dog
barking violently in the woods near my
house. Thinking he had some animal
treed fastened to the spot from whence
the sound proceeded. but could see moth
ing of the dog. Presently furious
barking and whining was set up. and
what was my astonishment to see Racer
holding big grounding in the top of
pig-nut hickory tree, about fifty feet
from the ground. Directly the dogs
hold broke and the woodchuck ran out
on a dead limb, which broke, and the
limb and woodchuck came rattling down
to the ground. The animal ran up on
a stump and l dispatched him with a
club. My dog was still up in the tree.
and how was to get him down was a
puzzler. started off toward home, and
there sat the dog in the top of that tree,
whining as if his heart would break.
couldn't climb the tree, SO l went to the
house and got a basket and rope and
started to one of the neighbors for help.
Just as got the gate open along came
the dog. showing every sign of the great
est delight The tree stands on the hill
side. leans just little, but not enough
for any dog to run up it. How he got
up there and back again is a mystery"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-22
Jen Davis's Book.

Appleton, the publisher, thought the
story of the war written by JEFF Davis
would be great hit, says the Cleveland
Leader. 1t would probably be full of
gossip and personal "reminiscences, and
coming from such a classical scholar as
Davis ought to be well written. He
wrote to Davis and asked him if he
would write such book, and JEFF Davis
jumped at the chance. A short time
after this a large box of manuscript was
expressed to Appleton. 1t was the book
from Beauvoir. On reading it the pub
fishers found that it was utterly unfit
for use. 1t read like schoolboy's
Fourth of July Grafton, adapted to the
south, and was full of blatant eulogies
and secession sentiments. 1t was heavy,
argumentative, and unreadable. The
publishers were in despair, and they
finally sent man to Davis's home, and
jeff Davis dictated large part of it,
and after six months work the man
came back with the manuscript, which
and jeff Davis insisted on its being as
it is. 1t fell fiat upon the country and
was a financial failure. Davis could
not understand why this was so. and he
thought perhaps it might be because
the book was too dear He thought it
ought to be distributed more widely,
and he wrote to the publishers not long
ago and asked them if they would not
get out a cheap edition in pamphlet
form. They replied this was out of the
question, that the book would not pay,
and they could have nothing more to
do with 1t.
This book of Davis's was called the
..Rise and Fall of the Confederate Gov
ernment." 1t comprised two volumes
and had in all about fifteen hundred
pages. There are some curious things
about it, and one of the funniest to me
is the note at the end of the second
volume which states that 1.-The publishers
are responsible for the orthOgraphy of
these volumes" In looking at the SPELL
ing find it to be the same as that in
common use and l apprehend that the
remark is made by Davis on account of
the feeling which existed in Richmond
at the time of the. war against using
anything Yankee" Noah Webster
was Yankee and the Richm md rebels
denounced his dictionary on that ac-
count The editor of the Richmond
Examiner at this time declared that he
would not permit the Yankees to make
his English for him. and to prevent this
he bought copy of the Jackson-Walker
dictionary and made his proof-readers
follow its spelling. If you take up a
copy of the Richmond Examiner dur
ing the war you will find such words as
public rhetoric, ETC., with the "k" at the
end, and you will see that the ''u" is re-
tanned not only in such words as labor
and honor, but in terror, emperor,
horror, and other words from which the
''u" has long since disappeared in the
English language. In this book Davis
distorts facts and mixes up autobi-
ography and history indiscriminately.
He takes great pains to show that the
doctrine of secession is still alive, but
admits that the war showed the right
to secede to be impracticable, and de-
clares that secession can never more be
attempted. ... -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-22
American Newspapers.

The wonderful growth of American
newspapers is shown by a comparison
between the directories published in
1776 and the present year. The one
contains in its sixteen small pages list
of 81 newspapers which were published
in this country one hundred and ten
years ago. The other is almost as large
as an unabridged dictionary, and In its
two thousand pages contains the names
of IA. 160 newspapers and periodicals of
all classes. Of this large list, only seven
were found in the directory OF 1776. The
net gain of the year has been 666. The
daily newspapers number 1,216, gain
of 33. There are about 1,20O periodicals
of all kinds which presumably enjoy a
circulation of more than 5000 copies.
The increase in the rural weekly press,
comprising about two-thirds of the whole
list, has been most marked in States
like Kansas and Nebraska. Kansas is
also accredited with the greatest gain
in daily newspapers. In Massachusetts
the weekly press is growing, but maga-
losing ground. The tendency of this
latter class seems to be toward New
York city, as at least % monthly peri
odicals have been established here DUR
ing the year.
Among the many newspapers pub
lished in this country, almost every So
cial movement and industrial interest
finds expression. A glance at the long
list reveals many curious facts. There
are about 700 religious and denomina-
tional newspapers, nearly one-third of
which are published in New York, Phil
adelphia, Boston, and Chicago. New
York is far ahead in this respect, while
it will be surprise to many to know
that Boston is behind Chicago. Three
newspapers are devoted to the silk
worm; six to the honey bee; thirty-two
to poultry; eighteen to dentistry; and
nine to photography. There are three
publications issued in the exclusive in
terest of postage stamp collectors, and
one of dancers. The Prohibitionists
have 129 papers, and the liquor dealers
8. The organs of women's suffrage
number z. of candy makers 8, of gas
tronomy s, and gas 2. OF the foreign
newspapers, there are about GOO in Ger
man, and AZ in French. New York,
New Orleans, and Worcester, Mass,
each has four French publications. Two
dailies are in Bohemian. Besides these,
there are papers in the Swedish, Fin
nish, Polish, and Welsh languages.
There is one publication in Gaelic, one
in Hebrew, one in Chinese, and one in
the Cherokee language. Scientific
american. .s...-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-22
Old Jones is Dead.

] sat in my window, high overhead, 80
And heard them say, below in the street:
II suppose you know that old Jones is deadf'
Then the speakers passed, and heard their
Heedlessly walking their onward way,
"Dead!' What more could there be to sayf
But sat and pondered what it might mean
Thus to be dead while the world went by;
Did Jones see farther than we have seen2
Was he one with the stars in the watching
Or, down there under the growing grass,
Did he hear the feet of the daylight pass?
Were daytime and nighttime as one to him
And grieving and hoping tale that is told?
A kiss on his lips, or hand on his brow,
Could he feel them under the churchyard
As he surely had felt them his whole life long,
Though they passed with his youth-time, hot
and strong?
They called him "Old Jones" when at last he
died:
''Old Jones' he had been for many year;
Yet his faithful memory Time def1ed,
And dwelt in the days so distant and dear
When first he had found that love was sweet,
And racked not the speed of its hurrying feets
Does he brood in the long night under the sod
On the joys and sorrows he used to know;
Or far in some wonderful world of God,
Where the shining seraphs stand row on
Does he wake like child at the daylights
CLEAN,
And know that the past was a nights short
dream?
Is he dead, and a clod down there below;
Or dead and wiser than any alive;
Which? Ahl who of us all may know,
Or who can say how the dead folk thrive?
But the Summer morning is cool and sweet,
And hear the live folk laugh in the street.
Louise Chandler Moulton to Congregations