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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

teen years were arrested on the 18th 40
Lafayette, Ind, for committing numerous
robberies and they confessed to belonging
to an organized gang for that purpose
ST PAuL's third winter carnival opened
on the 18th
In Allegan County. Mich, local option
was carried on the 25th by over 1.5OO
majority This makes fourteen counties in
the State that have voted for local option
The wheat in the hands OF Northwestern
farmers on the 2jth was estimated ut thir-
teen million bushels surplus beyond seed.
ApvIcEs OF the 25th say that Browns VAL
ley, Mimi, had not had o railroad train for
four weeks. and there was no sugar, coffee
or kerosene in the place and but very little
coal. T;mifies were living together to hus-
band snpplies
ON the morning of the 25th Mrs A. J.
Ellis. OF Kansas City. woke up TO discover
that her twin children. q month old, had
been smothered during the night
HAPPY MEDIUM, q famous stallion, died on
the 25th near Lexington, Ky. He was
twenty-four years old and valued at $4O.-
600
L NJ PR1BYI, Of Chicago, a wholesale
dealer In guns and cutlery, failed on the
E6th for 100000
On the 26th Grant Martin, aged fifteen
years, were married ut Eairmount, Ill, with
the consent Of the parents Of each.
G. e. BRADLEY was on the 2Oth sold under
the vagrant law, for term Of six months,
to William McClanahan, OF Milan, Mo-, for
thirty-five cents
Two wORKMEN named McDermott and
Fowler fell to the bottom OF the h0t-air
oven of the FloodwoOd furnace at Athens,
O.. on the 20lh, and were baked to death
WHILE miners were boring for coal on the
26th near Carmi, III /. oil was struck ct
depth Of 1921 feet which was gushing to
the surface at the rate of over 6fty barrels
an hour.
TEN tons of Texas cotton seed were
| shipped on the 26th from Galveston, Tex,
! to Zanzibar. Africa. where cotton-growing
will he tried
DYNAMITE explosion on the 26t, at the
Carbon Limestone Company's quarries. ten
miles from youngstown. O., killed three
men.
ON the 26th the Republicans of tho
Eleventh Michigan Congressional district.
in convention at Ishpeming, nominated
Henry w. Seymour. Of Sault Sta Marie. to
succeed the late Seth e. Mofiatt
| AT St Paul q str eet-car cable train be
came unmanageable on the 9th, and when
| descending hill the cars shot downward
at great speed ran OF the track and were
smashed to pieces Three persons were
fatally injured and fourteen were badly
| hurt
On the Goth G. B. Hitchcock and wife
were found murdered on their farm I'm Los
Angeles County, Cal Robbery was the mo-
| tive
| c. p MAYsEY, one Of the best-known men
In Western Ark snsas, was shot and killed on
the 9th in Golden City by Oscar Coulter.
the outcome Of . quarrel of six years stand
ing
MASKED men took three negro prisoners
from the Jail at Plymouth, n G., on the
9th and shot them to death.
BUSINESS was resumed ON the 9th by the
San Francisco Bridge Company, which
assigned recently, with liabilities Of 800,
600
HENRY PRETRE, Of Tyler, Mimi. was
burned to death in his barn on the 9th,
and ten horses. seventeen cattle and
twenty hogs were also cremated.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

DR. MERRIAM. of North Adams,
Mass, has in his possession sleigh
which was made for his great-great-
grandfather in 1868. and which has
been used by the different generations
Of the Merriam family ever since. It
Is still strong. and DR.. Merriam drives
about in Il every day.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

The great steel cannon, weighing
nineteen tons, that was cast solid at
Pittsburgh, was taken from the mold
the other day and found to be perfect.
The gun would be shipped to Wash
inrton to be finished and tested.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
An Old yireiuia Law.

It is said that an old law is still ex-
tant In Virginia which imposes . fine
Of fifty pounds Of tobacco on . man il
he absents himself from church for one
month without . valid excuse
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

FRANK VINCENT, author of "The
Land Of the White Elephant" may
Justly lay claim to the title of the great
American traveller. Within the last
eleven years he has travelled $685.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

MARY BAKER, the once famous fast
Ing girl Of White County, Ind, is now
employed in a restaurant at Month
cello and weighs 120 pounds, whereas
Ut the close Of her long fast she kicked
the beam at 354 pounds.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

THERE were 24,84l persons killed in
Hindostan in 1886 by wild animals and
venomous snakes. Nine-tenths Of the
fatalities were the result Of snake
hifAa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

SANFORD TANNER, OF Freedom County,
Mimi, . rich bachelor, was contidenced
out Of 81, 900 by sharpers on the Oath.
THE Wool Growers Association of Indiana
met at Indianapolis on the oath and con-
demned the proposition to place wool ON
tho free list.
ANTON HEEBE, who died ON the Oath in
Dubuque, was the owner of the first brewery
In Iowa
LOUISIANA Republicans met in State oon-
vention on the 25th at Baton Rouge a d
nominated Ex-Governor H G. Yarmouth
for Governor and full State ticket A
strong protection platform was adopted
and the Blair Education bill was approved
On lumber railway on the 25,h ne'r
otsego Lake, Mich. an accident caused the
ieath Of two men, and ive others were SC
yerely wounded
eSvnAL boys agsd from twelve to six-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

VENUS, the morning star. is brighter
than it ever appeared to any man now
living, and nearer the earth than it
will be again for three hundred and
forty years
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

The season for fatal bicycle and tri-
cycle accidents among the tall New
England hills is over until spring; but
the festive coasting-sled more than
supplies the deficiency.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
THE EAST.

PROMINENT colored people held a meeting
at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 25th to arrange
for National emancipation holiday. and it
was decided to hold q convention at WASH
ington July 4.
GREGG 4 Co., extensive manufacturers of
agricultural implements at Ithaca. N. Y,
assigned on the 25th.
FIRE in Barber & Co.'S thread-mAl on
the 25th Mt Allentown. Pa. caused q loss of
$25O,OOO
The death of Mrs Anna Parmlee, who
was born In Vermont April 20, 17S4, oc-
Cured on the 26th. near Clinton. N. Y.
Her maiden sister. Thankful Stanton. died
two years ago aged ninety-nine yearA
Two OF the Reading Pa. )Company's mines
were worked on the 2Gth, about two hum
dred men being employed All the other
mines belonging to the company were SOL
idly closed down
MASKED men entered the house of Henry
Merritt, near Huntington, Pa, on the 26th,
and tortured him until he was unconscious
when they secured 81. 500 he had hid
under the floor and left
In New England, New York and Penn
sylvania severe 8. .orm was raging on the
2tith The enow was piled into mountain
GUS drifts, and travel on country roads was
impossible. Passenger trains We're snow
bound Along the coast q fierce gale was
raging, and many vessels were reported in
great peril
STEAMERS which arrived Mt New York on
the 26th reported very severe weather on
the Atlantic.
On the 26th ex-Judge Joseph Nelson,
who became famous for presiding in the
Beecher-Tilto trial in 1875. died at his
home in Brooklyn, aged seventy-tve years.
GEORGE W. ALLEN. Of Jamaica, L. /, q
wealthy marble dealer, was married on the
26th to Miss Kate Ludlam after courtship
of twenty-One years
NEAR Holyoke. Mass, four railway en-
ployes were killed on the 9th by an
engine dashing into them while they were
shoveling snow, four were killed in the
same manner near Williamstown, Mass
and three were killed by q collision at
Jersey City, N. J.
In Philadelphia on the 9th 1t was esti-
mated that the effect of the high-license
law, fixing the fee at $500 would be to re-
duce the number of saloons from six thou
sand to thirteen hundred
ON April 18 and 10 next National anti
saloon Republican conference will be held
in New York City.
A GAS explosion on the 9th in mine at
Plymouth, Pa. killed one man and fatally
burned four others
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
brutal Treatment Of an Old Man.

HUNTINGDON. Pa, Jan 6-In Henderson
township, near here, early Thursday morn.
ing three masked men entered the hut OF
Henry Merritts, an aged woodsman. with
the intention of securing the money which
he possessed He refused to confess its
hiding place. upon which they bound and
gagged him. held his bare feet to tho lire,
and otherwise maltreated him Tho rob.
bers carried Of 81, 500 which they found
concealed under the flooring MerTitts ID
not expected to recover
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
Killed on Their Farm.

Los ANaELEs. Cal. Jan. &c. B. Hitch
cock and his wife were found murdered
yesterday on their farm In Los Angeles
County. They had been to Santa Anna Mon.
day. when they had given deed Of theii
farm to . German, Frits Anschlag He is
supposed to have murdered them In order
to get the purchase money he had paid
them for the farm. Mr.. Hitchcock and his
wife were formerly residents of Elgin, Ill,
having come to this State in 1879 Ans
chlag and his partner, Antoine Dyker. have
been arrested
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

w. w. STOREY. the American sculp-
tor. has the largest studio in Rome.
He has eight rooms in the Barberini
Palace filed with his works Of art.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

Balance Of Trade In Our Favor.
NEW YoRK, Jan 28.-The balance Of trade
with the world for the year 1887 was In
%, 6,613,647 " So
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
Gable Flashes.

Spain has agreed to arbitrate in the
boundary question between Peru and
Ecuador.
George Routledge, head of the we'll
known London publishing firm Of George
Routledge & Sons, is dead.
Lord Harrington and the majority of
mis- followers have formally resigned from
the National Liberal Club.
A dispatch from Sydney, N. S. w., re-
ports copious rains in the colonies Of
Victoria and New South Wales.
In the British Commons the bill pro-
viding for the closing of taverns on Sun
day, has been rejected by vote of 1877
to 160.
The American baseball players have
arrived at Sydney. They will play three
games there and then proceed to Mel
bourne.
Albeck's wooden manufactory at Neu-
stadt was burned Friday. Fifteen per-
sons were killed and ten others sustained
fatal injuries.
Lord Dufferin, the retiring Governor
General of India, was rendered an ova-
tion at Bombay, Friday, on the occasion
OF his departure for England.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
EASTERN GOSSIP.
kilrain Will Take It Out of
Sullivan's Hide.
HE WILL FIGHT THE CHAMPION.
Mitchell's Matches With Dempsey.
Fay PempletOn Missing.
Mrs. Parsons.

/ associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New York, December 14.-Kilrain has
accepted the challenge of John L. Sulli-
van to fight to the finish for $4,000 a
side. An unknown friend will cover
Sullivan's money tomorrow. The fight
is to come off within six months or not
at all.
Charles Mitchell will act as Kilrain's
manager. The parties will probably
meet in Canada to arrange the prelimi-
naries, or in some other place outside
the jurisdiction Of the United States
Government. Kilrain's backer is un-
known. Kilrain after posting his money
said: "I would not make match with
Sullivan if l did not think 1
could whip him, and l guess
when the battle is over, people
will agree with me that am champion.
Sullivan has said some hard things
now. Pll wait and meet him in the
will make him feel sore for the wav he
has talked"
Mitchell declined to say anything
about his matches with Dempsey, any
more than that he would probably make
arrangements with Dempsey to box him
ten rounds in the East, and fight him to
the finish in San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, December 14.-An
Examiner special from New York says
Charley Mitchell, the pugilist. said to-
day: 81 accept Dempsey's challenge
and will fight him ten rounds in this
vicinity, and if the question of superb
ority is not settled then, will
go him to the finish before
the California Athletic Club, as soor
after as may be agreed upon. l will alst
agree that the $1,000 or SIS, 900, posted OF
the first fight, shall stand as stakes OF
the result of the final battle"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
GER M AN Y.
The RefchstaR Acts on the African
Question.


The ReichstaR Acts ON the African
Question.
BERLIN, December 14.--In the Reich
stag to-day DR.. Winthorst, in moving his
resolution, relative to the suppression of
the East African slave trade, said the
resolution was based upon upon the
speech from the throne ,and that Germany
should cooperate with the other powers.
The full initiative should be left to the
Government. The Reichstag must con-
fine itself to formulating general propo-
sails, but it should also, irrespective Of
religion or party, proclaim its dues.
Weormann National LiberaD and
Heldorf (Conaer 7ative) approved the
resolution.
Count Herbert Bismarck dwelt at
length on the evils Of slavery, the sup
preston of which, he said, devolved
upon Germany as duty of honor. So
far England had cordially supported
Germany, and the Government would
endeavor to continue negotiations with
France. eve shall neglect nothing"
said he, "that our duty to Germany's Is
renown and honor dictate" He hoped
the Reichstag, when it meets again
would unanimously support bill which
will rebound to the honor of the Govern
ment for many years. The formation o.
colonial corps must be considered and
the navy relieved as far as possible.
BAN berger regretted that many brave
lives were jeopardized, and protested
against the supporting of the East Afri
can Company out of the taxpayers
pocket.
The debate was continued at length
and the motion was finally adopted, only
the Socialists and new Liberals opposing
The Reichstag adjourned until January
Qtb
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15

the Panama Canal bill seventeen are
opposed to it and two favor it and reserve
their opinions. De Lesseps and his COL
leagues have resigned from the Tribunal
of the Seine. At their request the Tri-
bunal appointed a committee to settle up
the canal company's affairs.
DE LEssEPs SATISFIED.
In an interview DeLesseps said he was
satisfied with the Governments action,
which he was satisfied would enable him
to complete the canal. The most COM
plete accord existed between the Govern.
ment and the company. The money re-
quired would undoubtedly be found. He
stated that the Government refuses to
give the canal an official character by
State guarantee, in consideration of
Americas promise that she would not
oppose the construction of the canal
while it remained q private enterprise.
GENERAL NOTES.
NJ. Maurel and M. Clemenceau fought
duel to. day with swords. M. Clemen-
ceau was wounded in the shoulder.
Two men were killed and many injured
by the breaking of a capstan on tor.
pedo boat at Toulon.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
Crit lcal Condition of the Panama
Canal.

Critical Condition of the Panama
Canal.
1t now seems that the elation OF Mr..
De Lesseps over the success of the new
Panama Canal loan was premature. His
son says that only 1SO, 900 of bonds had
been subscribed for, instead of over
400, 900, as at first reported. The son of
the great engineer now says that the re-
suit will be either bankruptcy or the
winding up of the company by the
government. This is a result long pre-
dicted by sagacions men conversant with
the character of the great work and the
wasteful manner in which it had been
prosecuted. Mr.. De Lesseps' sanguine
disposition has deceived many, and per-
hsps the old gentleman was deceived
himself by the rosy reports of subalterns.
PIERCING the Cordilleras and digging
through sand plain are two very different
undertakings. There is yet one possi-
bility left to the company of the ultimate
success of the work, and that is that the
French government will reorgsnize the
corporation on q more practical basis and
guarantee the interest on new issue Of
bonds and provide some means for fund
ing at long date the old ones. But there
are difficulties in the way Of accomplish
ing this. The franchise to the Company
rom Colombia makes no provision for so
radical reorganization Of the scheme
nor would that government look with I'M
'oncern ct portion Of its territory COM
ng, as it would, under the superior
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
Federation of Labor,

ST.. LOUIS, December IA The first
work of the American Federation ol
Labor was the reception of the report oi
the Committee on Boycott and Labor.
The committee recommended several
boycotts. The use of union labels was
endorsed. The report of the Committee
on Constitution was considered seriatina
During the debate reflections were cast
upon the Knights of Labor. The asser-
tion was made that the order is rapidly
disintegrating.
At the afternoon session it was decided
to hold mass meetings February 22d,
July 4th, the first Monday of September,
1889, and on February %, 1890, to advo-
cate the eight-hour movement. the same
to take effect May l, 1890. 1t is probable
that the Convention will reach final ad-
jOurnment tomorrow.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15

The stuff about the annexation oi
Canada to the United States is scarcely
worthy the attention of people of sense.
This country has all the territory it
needs, and it certainly don't want Can
ada. That portion of the British Empire
is loaded down with debt, it's people are
not homogeneous and there is not one
chance in a hundred that the Canadians
would ever vote to throw in their fortunes
with the United States. The Dominion
is not worth war and there would be
no earthly chance of it getting without
one. For the next generation or so we
shall have all we can do to assimilate
our population as it exists now. Sher.
man and Butterworth are indulging in
political vagaries of very unsubstantial
character.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
THE PARNELL COURT.
william O,Brfen Summoned to
AnkWer for COAlempt.

LONDON, December 14.-At the sitting
of the Parnell Commission to-day, coun-
sci for the Times requested the court to
sit on Tuesday in order that they might
make application as 10 what course the
court would pursue respecting William
O'Brien for the article in his paper
United Ireldnd) in which it was said
The time has arrived for plain speaking
in regard to the forgeries of the Commits.
sion. We do not intend to wait until it
allows us to speak. We do not care two
pence for the opinion of three judges
especially selected in the teeth of Justly
indignant Liberal protest, by the forgers'
friends and accomplices.
Justice Hannen indicated that the
Court had arranged to adjourn to-day.
He added that if he could he would in
etantly relinquish his seat in the Com
mission, but he had duty which it was
impossible to evade.
Counsel for the Parnellites called at
tention to the observations made by the
Warden of Merton College, in which he
likened Michael Davitt and other Home
Rulers to the Whitechapel murderer.
The judges retired for consultation.
When they returned Justice Hannen an
uOuuCeu tnab Cuey ndu uoClQeu tn8C Cno
affidavit reciting the utterances of O'Bri-
en- and his paper should be Immediately
filed. O'Brien must appear before the
Commission tomorrow. They also de-
cided that notice should be served upon
the Warden of Merton College, ordering
him to attend the first meeting in Jam
uary.
Thomas O'Connor, who testified on the
4th about the alleged inner workings of
the League, was recalled. On being
cross-examined, he admitted that an
emissary OF the Times strongly urged him
to testify. He admitted the authorship
OF the letter to his brother, saying that
he got himself summoned by the Times
in order to make few pounds, but found
he had to swear to "queer things" His
family had since telegraphed him that
they would die of shame if he changed
bis testimony on cross-examination.
Later in the day Reid stated that
O'Brien was in Dublin and probably
would be unable to attend tomorrow.
The court was therefore adjourned to
January 18th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15

A LOT of joyous and jocund Republi-
cans from Oakland are on their way
down to Los Angeles to present the
Republicans of this county with silken
standard, in recognition of the vote
which it gave to Harrison at the late
election. AS the Democracy swept the
city decisively at the municipal election
the other day, it is perhaps as we'll for
all the parties concerned in the game Of
gush and CUFF that the gonfalon is de-
signed for the county and not the city
Republicans.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15

A GREAT many people, notwithstand.
ing Shakspeare's query, "What's in q
name ?" think there is much in name.
At the Republican primaries at San
Francisco a few months ago a man
named Harrington, Republican heeler,
killed one man and dangerously
wounded another. At the Presidential
election in New York another man
named Harrington killed an inoffeusive
citizen in political controversy. There
seems to be something rather homicidal
in this apparently innocent looking
patronymic. Why Harrington should
hold his opinions to the point of blood
while Smith, Brown or Robinson stop
short at innocuous disputation is one of
those problems which will remain un-
solved until Edison devotes his attention
to moral instead of physical phenomena.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
PRIESTESS PARSONS.
She Contrasts American With Brit.
Ash Freedom.

New YORK, December 14.-Mrs. A. R.
Parsons, widow of the executed Chi
cago Anarchist, spoke to about ZOO
people tonight. She dwelt at length on
the Chicago hanging, and said as inno-
cent blood had been shed, then innocent
blood must be shed in vengeance.
"While was addressing a meeting in
Trafalgar Square, London" said she, "I
learned that Lord Bontield, of Chicago,
had ordered that the Ansrohists should
not be allowed to meet. He had ordered
his scorpions to see that no public dem
onstrations should take place in Chicago.
That is free America, while we were
publicly proclaiming our theories in
monarchial Eogland.
Then she talked of the "destitution of
the workingmen," and said: ".We
want teetotal change in the ownership
of the worlds wealth land for the land
less, toll for the toilers, homes for the
homeless, and death for all tyrants and
tyranny. 1t is death to all who stand in
the way of the remedy"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-15
f RANCE.
The Panama Canal Bill Acted Upon.
Notes.

NOte6s
PARIS, December 14.-In the Chamber
Ct Deputies to-day, Peytral, Minister oi
Finance, admitted the bill authorizing
the postponement, for three months, OF
the payment of the Panama Canal Com
pany's liabilities, including interest and
the redemption of bonds. He said the
lottery for price attached to the bonds
issued under the law of 1888, would con-
tinue in accordance with the guarantees
Of that law.
Goirand opposed the bill. He censured
the managers of the canal and said it
would be impossible to leave the work of
construction in their hands any longer,
as they had been guilty of employing
misrepresentation in order to attract
capital.
Kergariou expressed fear that the Gov
ernment would be led into guaranteeing
the operations of the canal company.
Floquet. Prime Minister, said the Gov
ernment simply aeked fer q committee.
The Government was solely solicitous
for the small bondholders. If the Cham
Der should reject the bill the company
would be bankrupt. If they adopted it
the company would be given time to
make other arrangements.
Urgency for the bill was then granted
by Z vote Of 1888 to So.
Ofsthe Committee appointed to consider