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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
STANLEY HEARD FROM.

The Noted Explorer and His Party Seen
by Party of Arab Traders a Year
Ago-They Had Passed Through Terri
bic Experiences, but Felt Confident of
Their Ability to Reach Wadeiai.
ZASziBAR, Eoy. 3.-~Couriers who have
arrived here from Tabora bring direct
news from the Stanley expeditions portion
of which. according TO the couriers was
met at the end of November, 1881, by
Arab traders at n point west of the
Albert Nyanza and southeast Of the
Sanga. Tho detachment Of the cxpe-
d tion seen consisted Of thirty men,
whose leader stated that Stanley was two
days ahead. Many Of the expedition, it
was stated, had disappeared or were dead,
and forty had beci drowned In attempting
to cross Il great river, flowing from east to
west. One white man had died. Stanley
had fought with tribes which had refused
to furnish him with provisions, ard 4
majority Of his escort had been
attacked with fever and compelled
to halt. When the couriers left the
expedition was we'll. He had decided to
strike course to the northward in order
to avoid swamps and then proceed cast
| ward to Wadelai, at which place he hoped
TO arrive about the middle OF January.
The couriers, who arc Arabs. estimate the
strength of the expedition after the losses
mentioned at 25O men, and express their
belief that they were able to reach
Wadelai
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A NATIONS GRATITUDE
Thursday, November 30. Set Apart by the
President as a bay Of Thanksgiving.


President as bay of Thanksgiving.
WAsnisGroy, Nov 2.-Thc President
has issued the following proclamation:
Constant thanksgiving and gratitude arc
due from the American people TO Almighty
God for His goodness and mercy which
have followed them since the day
He made them Nation and vonch-
safed TO them a free government. With
loving kindness He has constantly led rs n
the way OF prosperity and greatness. lie has
not visited with swift punishment our short
comings. hut " tn gracious care He has warned
US Of our dependence upon His forbearancc,
and has taught us that obedience TO Ills holy
law is the lrce OF a continuance OF His
precious gifts.
I'm acknowledgment OF all that God has
done for Us as Nation. and to the end that on
an appointed day the united prayers and praise
OF grateful country may reach the throne OF
grace, ]. Grover Cleveland, President OF the
United States, do hereby designate and set
apart Thursday, the .9th day OF November,
instant. as day OF thanksg wing and prayer,
TO be kept and observed throughout tho land.
On that day let all our people suspend their
ordinary work and occupations. aud n their &C
customsd place OF Worship with prayer and
songs or praise. render thanks to God for ali His
mercies, for the abundant harvcsts which have
rewarded the toll OF the husbandsnan during the
year that has passed, and for the rich rewards
that have followed the IaDOrS OF our peoplc ID
the shops and their marts OF trade and traf-
tic Let us give thanks for peace and for social
order and contentment within cur borders, aud
for cur advancement III all that adds TO Ma
tona, greatness.
And, mindful OF the afctiye dispcnsaton
with which a portion OF our land has been
visited. let us, while We humble ourselves be.
fore the power OF God. acknowledge His mercy
in setting bounds TO the deadly march OF lesti-
lence. and let our hearts be chastcned by sym.
lathy with our fellow counirymen who have
suffered and who mourn.
And as we return thanks for all the bless
ings VIII ch VIC have received from the hands OF
our Heavenly Father, let US not forget that He
has enloincd upoa Us charity, and on this day
of thanks sgiving let US generously remember
the poor and needy, SO that our tribute OF
praise and gratitude may be acceptable in the
sight OF the Lord.
Done at the city Of Washington on the first
day OF November, eighteen hundred and
eighty. eight and IN the year OF independence
of the United States the ore hundred and thir-
teenth.
.In witness whereof have hcreunto signed
my name and caused the seal OF the United
States to lie affixed. GROVER CEEyELAHD.
by the President: 7. F. Bayari, Secretary
OF State"
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Such Is Fame.

Occasionally man appears on tho
to the tact and grace of the American
women. Several very bright and culti-
waited women-sOme Of whose names
appear from time TO time as contrib
utors 10 the the columns of the Christia,t
InioH--were travelling in Germany.
One Of them was very sensitive to to-
bacco smoke, and the party had asked
that in case any gentleman came into
the car aud prepared to indulge In q
pipe or cigar he should be urged to re-
frain. Such person soon made his
appearance. He was stalwart men,
ber Of that army which is Il terror not
only to Europe but to Germany itself, SO
autorraiic and insOlent is the manner
which it officers assume to the un-
lucky civilian who is brought in contact
with them. When the request Of the
ladies was made known, he threw ut
them IA glance which showed how
astounded he was at their unheald-of
temerity. \ woman request German
officer not to smoke! Such Il thing had
never happened in the Teutonic annals.
When he realized that he was really de-
barred from smoking, his wrath was
hardly controlled. He scowled furi-
ouslv. and no sweetness OF the feminine
manner or charm of the feminine smile
Modified him. After an insolent scruti-
ny Of the party. he concluded that the
offenders were Americans. and, Of
course, they must be those horrible fe-
male suifragists. so abhorrent to every
| well-regulated German. Summoning
all the resources Of English at his COM
| mand. he repeated slowly and scorn-
! fully the cutting words: Meetings"
| ..Speeches,' Christian Union.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

IT was sa d on the 3Oth ult. that an Eu-
glish syndicate was arranging for the pur-
chase OF all breweries in this country.
On the 30th ult the twenty fifth ami
versary of the assumption Of the throne by
King George l. was celebrated at Athens,
Greece, by banquet at the palace.
HAYTI affairs had assumed so serious a
phase on the 3Oth ult. that the war-ship
Kearsage was ordered to Port au Prince
for the protection Of American interests.
A RECENT accident to the Cars train
near st. Petersburg resulted in the killing
Of twenty one persons.
A FIRE destroyed Higginbotham's spin.
ming and weaving mills at Glasgow, Scot
land, on the 3lst ult. Loss, $780, 600
ABREAK occurred in the River st. Pierre
at Cote st. Paul. Can, on the 3lst ult, !,
and the neighboring country was flooded.
ADvIcEs of the 3lst ult say that tho
large number Of Chinese who were arriv-
ing at British Columbia ports from China
were not destined TO remain in Canada,
but were taking this means of smuggling
themselves into the United States.
On the lst fore gn Jews engaged in farm.
ing were ordered to quit Poland within q
month.
A COLLISION at sea recently between the
steamers Carl Weymss aud Ardencaple
| resulted III the loss Of sixteen lives from
| the Weymss.
| THE death of Rev. William c. Van
Meter, a we'll known evangelist and mis-
sionary, occurred on the 1st at Rome,
Italy, ut the age of sixty-eight years. He
was one Of the founders of the Howard
Mission in New York, and carried on fol
| twenty years the work OF rescuing chill
dren from the slums and finding Christian
homes for them throughout the country.
| DISPATCHES Of tho 1st from India say tina,
| q cyclone, accompanied by heavy rains
had swept over Madras, doing great dam
age.
| In speech at banquet in Sherbrook
Can, on the 1st Sir John Macdonald said
it would be ruinous for Canada to sever
her relations with Great Britain and unite
with the United States.
The Canadian Department Of Agri
culture was informed OH the I'd that ovel
two hundred Mormons emigrated from
Utah to the Canadian Northwest during
the past season.
A FIRE destroyed twelve large ice house.
at Toledo, O., owned by the Elevator Goa
IL Ice Company.
ApyIcEs Of the I'd say that the thirtcer
whaling vessels that had been stuck in thu
ice in the Arctic sea for several weeks had
been freed and were out OF danger.
CoURIERs brought news to Zanzibar OF
the I'd Of Stanley, whom they met late il
November, 1887. Many of the escort hat
died and the explorer had been i'll will
| fever.
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OUR FINANCES.
A Reduction of Over &4.OO0.0U0 In the
Public Debt During October-Receipts
and Expenditures for the First Quarter

a Reduction of Over &4.OO0.eU0 In the
Public Debt During Octobcr-Receipts
and Expenditures for the First Quarter
OF the Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov. a.-1he reduction in
the public debt during October amounted
to a. .5s5, 6la and for the first four months
of the fiscal year. saS.29i,6.O The net
cash in tho Treasury is Ss4, AL. ..6.,, against
500 IA, sl5 on October L. The gold fund
balance in the Treasury has decreased
about sS,OOO,O0O during the past month,
and now amounts to sl9l .0si 5s5. and tho
silver fund balance, exclusive OF s6,0O0,- :
600 trade dollar bullion, is 50 SO, 30, or
$40. 900, 600 less than a month ago.
Receipts from all sources for the first
four months Of the present fiscal year
reach Slaa 5OO, ,OO0. against Sl3 l3l, ftj9 for
the first four months of the preceding tis-
cal year. and as receipts in July, August,
September and October are usually little
heavier than in any other four months Of
q year, point to u revenue OF about S5.5-
OOU,0 for the year. Expenditures for the
first four months Of the current fiscal year
amount to sllO 500,0Oo, against sl00, SOC, ,OOO
for the first four mouths Of the preceding
fiscal year.
The total coinage executed at the mints
during tho month Of October was a,0u3. l50
pieces, representing value of S5,37l, $50.
Of these pieces l33 $50 were gold, repre-
senting 81. .Oss, $50; 5,!O0,O0o were silver, Of
the value OF aa,250,0OO and 3, $40, 900 were
minor coins, Of the value Of .33, 100
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
PLAIN DRALRR.
IyWlfnNg In fW m &
JOB WORK,
Rm.Heads, Cards, Posters, Cir.
cular1.
Sandaolloa b neataess, en1Dbess l01
Phes 6sarlltsel.
M0 NAEWHERIEo .

them closed: and can moi help 4. ei-
act laws for the protection of NY lam
ils.''
1T Is cruel, cruel, said Mr-. sum
ner. ..but my case is hardest os all.
You all know that | can not live with
nv husband because OF his Incorporate
habits. His own family support him
now. and think themselves very liberal
because they leave me in undisturbed
possession OF the moncy-what lite il
left Of it after Mr.. Summers wasteful-
ness which was beqneathel me by my
father. But my terror and fear is that
mt children will be taken from me.
As long as they are little no one will
gludge me the privilege Of supporting
them. But as soon as Willy is old
enough to work. he will be required to
earn money for his father. Iwish him
TO be educated. and If they will only
leave me alone, l can manage it. But
there is struggle coming, and the law
will all be on their side. for a mother
has no legal right to her children
well, I'm glad I'm not married. "
said little Miss Strong again.
I'VE need the ballot in a hundred
WAYS" said Mrs. North. Just look at
poor Mrs. Scott. Such a dainty, re-
fined little woman, driven crazy by her
husbands abuse The other day jury
of men were called to set upon her case
| and decide if she was insane. There
was not one kind, pure-minded man on
that jury 1t made my heart ache to
think Of that sweet little lady subjected
to the scrutiny of such men as Cohen
| and Schwarts. the saloon-kcepers:
O.Hrien. who runs that vile restaurant;
keefe: the jail-keeper: Kaufman. the
clothing-dealer; and all the rest. Why
couldn't Il jury OF women have been
calledo'
..It's all wrong said Mrs. james.
hopeIessly, land I am discouraged
hoping for any thing better"
1T seems TO me you have all wan
dered from the point, from my point.
at least said Mrs. White. Am | to
have no subscriptions to my mission
work."
..Oh, put me down for the same
gave last year." said Mrs, North.
And me.' And me-" added Miss
Strong and Mrs. Sumner.
But the other lady only shook her
head and said. II will ask Mr.. James.
--Ja,ta A. Sabine, IN Wondn's Journal.
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BLOWN TO PIECES.
Terrible Effect nj an Exploding Boiler In
Pennsylvania-Five Members of Party
OF Thresl,ers Killed and Their Bodies
RenrrihIv MufiIafed.

Terrible Effect nj an Exploding Boiler In
Pennsylvania-Five Members of a Party
OF Thresl,ers Killed and Their Bodies
Horribly Mutiiated.
READING. Pa. Nov. IA terrible acci
dent resulting in the killing Of five men
ana the iniuring of many others, took place
on the farm Of James Spayd, in Bern town
ship, this county, where steam thresh
ing-machine was in operation. The boiler
exploded with fearful force, carry
ing destruction on every hand. The
killed are: William Rever, boy
aged 16; Joseph Nachmer, aged Il
the only support Of his widowed
sister,; Isaac Marberger, aged 10;
Joseph Spayd, aged about 81, and
Irwin Duntelberger, aged 10. These men
were engaged in operating the thrcshing
machine when the boiler burst, and were
standing but few feet from the latter,
and when the smoke had cleared away
n terrible scene was presented.
The bodies of all five were
lying some distance away, hav-
ing been hurled from thirty to forty feet,
and terribly mutilatcd. The body Of
Machmer was thrown clean through
the weather boarding Of the barn.
The building was completely wrecked.
The force of the explosion was
felt for many miles around.
George HinEershitZ, Sr., was seriously IN
jured about the head and can not recover.
Engineer Hoover received severe bruises.
John Roegei was internally injured, and
two or three others received injuries of a
serious character
George Hinnerschitz, one Of the injured
men. was the owner Of the engine. Minnie
Baer, aged 10 years, had her head crushed,
| and it Is feared she will die. The coroner's
jury rendered verdict Of accidental
death " thout inquiring into the cause oil
ho
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The heaviest metals in their order
are tungsten. Il: uranium, 1888: ham,
mercd gold, 1896; platinum. p; irid-
ium. %.
There are but three factories in the
United States in which crutches ara
exclusively manufactured. one each in
Boston, Philadelphia and New York.
Aluminium resembles silver in ap-
pearancc. is stronger than steel, will
not tarnish and Is superior to silver for
all purposes for which that metal is
used.
Bones disintegrate quickly in sea
water. They are consequently seldom
obtained during ocean dredgings, al
though teeth, which resist the action Of
the crindetinitely are often brought
up.
-Vcgctarianisn does not protect
from cancer. In hospital at Jeypore.
India, during the last eight years.
forty-one operations for cancer have
been performed on the persons Of meat
eaters. and sixty-one on strict and life
long yegctarians.
A new glass. recently invented in
Sweden, is said TO be capable. when
made into lens for microscope. OF
enabling us to distinguish the 2O4,-
700. .0O0th part of IN inch." 1t is also
said that there is great promise OF this
glass producing wonderfully powerful
| telescope lenses and new departure
in astronomy.
According TO Il Chicago wagon
maker, white oak requires eighty years
to mature: shell-bark hickory, from
thirty to fifty years; tulip-tree. sixty
or more years; and red or Norway
pine, at least sixty years. Artiiicially
grown. fifty-five thousand feet Of these
kinds of lumber may be obtained from
each acre.
There are in the German Empire
between fifty and sixty manufactures
of playing-cards. which in the last fiscal
year turned out about 5000, 900 packs,
Of which about /, 900, 900 were exported
About four-fifths Of the production con
sisted of packs containing not more
| than thirty-six cards, and OF the larger
packs the greater part were exported
An English physician of note cx'
presses in the Lancet the belief tha,
consumption is due to constant irrita
ton of the air passages, and that colo
air breathed at night is one OF tht
greatest irritants. Those who livt
most of the time in the open air arr
the least likely to suffer from phthisis
be. ausc their lungs are so accustomed
to cold air as not to be irritated by i
at niuht
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LATER,

Joa.; and James Hutchinson, two broth
ers 1T Dlac foot. Idaho. who have been at
GUS for some time met in saloon on the
3rd, both drew reyolyers and five shots
were fired. James was shot through the
he'd and killed and John was shot through
the ear.
AT Jacksonville, F.a, on the :,rd there
We're twenty-six new eases of yellow fever
and two d a.hs Total cases !, ,266; total
deaths 36l.
A RIOT occurred at Kansas City, No, on
the night of the 3rl, during Democratic
parade ono negro and three white men
were injured.
Bora stages between Santa Barbara and
Las oilvas, Cal, We're robbed on the 3rd.
Several mail packages AMI Wells-Fargos
express boxes We're broken open.
ApvICEs were received at London on the
ath tast the Norwegian bark Nor collided
With and sank the steamer Saxmudhanl,
and twenty-five persons are missing
TIEEE young men were drowned in Dor
chester bay, Mass, on the afternoon OF the
4h
THERE was all explosion i'll the Kettle
Creek Coal Mining Company's mine, near
Lock Haven. Pa, Oh the night of the 3rd.
The explosion occurred in u new drift that
had teen recently opened and in which
there were twenty-one men at work Six
teen We're killed outright and three more
fatally injured The cause OF the explosion
is unknown but it Is supposed that a pocket
Of gas in the coal was siruck and ignited by
the lamp of The miners
The Monticello Ladies Seminary at God
frey. ILL.,, was destroyed by fire on the
morning OF the ith Loss about $3.50. 600.
THOMAS KANE, Of Pittsburg, Pa, Oh the
| the Itti, stabbed his wife in the ubdu nen
| with apen knife iniiicting fatal wounds.
Kane had been drinking and accused her Of
| laughing at him
A AfREIaHT train on the Louisville, New
Orleans 4 Texas railroad Was deraileu on
the ith by striking u cow. The engine and
thirteen ears We're wrecked, two men were
kille and three wounded.
| The United States express messenger lon
the New Orleans 4 Nor .hwestern railway
was robbed on the 3rd OF about $4,000,
between Lacey and Derby, La The mes
scnger was compelled to hold up his hands
at the point OF pistol
AN explosion occurred Oh the 3rd in the
Campagnac. France, coal pit. Eighty min
ers wera killed Forty-two Of the bodies
have been recovered
! JAMES OCoSNoR and Patrick Kenny, were
killed at Jerse. City, n. J. on the 3rd by
the Central Express
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PRAIRIE FIRES IN MINNESOTA.
Several Lives Lost and Much prOperty y
Destroyed in jackson County.

Several Lives Lost and Much Property
Destroyed in Jackson County.
JACKSON, Mimi, Nov. "a terrible prai-
re fire has been raging through Sioux
Valley township, Jackson County, for the
last thirty-siA hours. Five lives are al.
ready reported lost, while the destruction
Of property will reach lnany thousands Of
dollars. In the eastern part OF the township
Mrs Mollie OConnor and her babe we're
crema,ed in their burning dwelling and
their charred remains were found in the
embers OF their burned home by the father
and brother upon their return from Jack
son, where they had gone for the day. A
mile away Henry Ray, Farmland 20
Years of age, burned to death in q barn on
the Edwards farm. Mr.. Edwards house
also burned and the occupants barely
escaped with their lives. 1t is reported
that woman and her son from
Iowa, visiting friends in the eastern por-
ton of the township, were burned to death.
but nothing cctinite has as yet teen
learned. The fire is still raging, and un
less it can be checked dozens Of families
w II be driven from their homes. The sky
is lurid with the reflection Of the flames,
and the people living in the vicinity Of the
burning district are panic.stricken.
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SUFFRAGE SLIPS.

VINO he's heard of a woman cashier
or clerk or private secretary embez-
zling her pockets full and skipping to
Canadae Ii is about time that the
superior honesty of woman in busi-
ness should be recognized and re-
warded.
EVERY woman, whether married or
single, should own her houee. and
should. il possible. have some inde-
pendent means Of support, that she may
not b. !: slave or servant. either in
body. mind OF substance. A really
grand race OF men never came Of en-
shaved mothers. Queen Bee.
\ WRITER for the Record has sng-
gestcd that the best way to take the
post -office department out of politics
would be to put the post-otfices as far
as possible in the control of capable
;lnd careful women. The idea has
unusual merit in it, Phiiadelp lphia Re-
cord.
Mis-. kERsEl COATES, one of the
wealthiest and most intelligent women
Of the West, says. among other things.
amid numerous assertions by others Of
what they should do We're they the
Presidents wife: n should put in i
plea for woman suffrage as the only
remedy for the regeneration OF the
filthy pool OF politics"
In South Carolina, as elsewhere, the
women are making their way. In
Union County, in that State. Miss
Eliza Garner has announced herself rs
candidate for school commissioner,
and is expected to poll considerable
| vote. She is connected with one of the
| Oldest and wealthiest families in the
county, and announces that if elected
viii devote the salary and emolumcnts
| OF the Office to the purchase oftext-books
for poor children. j.
THERE is an obvious injustice when
| the State exacts from II female prop.
erty owner her full share Of the taxes,
and yet refuses her the right to the bal
| lot because she is a woman. 1t would
| he more consistent If the State said that.
l,eing a woman, she should be exempt
from, taxes, and therefore from tho
franchise. But this Is not the position.
Tho female owner or occupant of prop
erty must pay her full share OF the
taxes, and yet be deprived OF the repre-
| sentation which all property is supposed
TO have.-Rcr. Nm. Burgess. tn Listo-
vet (OaLJ Banner
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MEN often wonder how women get
along without pockets. 1t is not gen.
orally known that women utilize va
rious articles of attire for this purpose.
Ono Is the hat. Young ladies out shop
pirs may BIO seen fitting back their
hats and putting small articles inside.
\ cir. has been known to put Il pair Of
collars and cuffs, II pair of stockings
ana several handkcrchicfs in the crown
uf hcrh:.t Husbands may have noticed
thai their wives put their gloves in the
ic:dh Of their parasol when not using
them, and .hc glove itself is made tho
rcce;;aclc for car fare aud even letters.
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Experience Teaches.

Mister" said countryman to .
Sixth avenue dry goods dealer, Il wan,
to git shawl fer u purity little girl
down at Starin's Corncrs. You needn',
say nothin' 'boutit to the newspapers
cos want to keep it quiet, but we're
goin' to be married in IL month an In
thinkin' OF givin' her shawl. Suthin
bang up--han'some."
Il can show you fine line of Indie
shawls. sir"
'.N-no, l guess / don't want them.
had pair of moccasins onct, an In
dinged If the beads didn't all come of.
N T. Sus