The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-06-28
WEST AND RAuTH.

AN explosion at Bailey Bros. & Co. 3
warehouse at GAINESVILLE, o., on the 10Th
killed two men and seriously injured sew
cral others.
THE new Auditorium building at Chicago
when completed will have sixteen stories
and the largest tower in the entire country.
1t covers two acres.
On the 18th Washington Ives (colored),
who recently attempted to outrage white
woman, was lynched near Natchez, Miss.
A FIRE destroyed the Sparta House at
Wakefield, Mich, owned by Edward Bow.
Ter, on the 18th, and his two little boys per-
ished in the flames.
MARY ArLIs, wearing mems clothes, was
arrested in St. Louis on the 18th with Il
man named John Orrick Under pressure
the woman said Orrick had murdered her
husband and stepson at Cad Hill, Mo-, and
she had eloped with him.
On the 18th Savage, Sons & Co., SaE
Francisco founders, failed for 100000
AT the Banner mine, near Idaho City, L
T., the boarding house was burned on the
18th. and two men, Mike Mccullough and
Con Bumgarten, perished in the flames.
DEMOCRATS of the Fifteenth Illinois dis
trict on the 10Th nominated Robert L. Nc
Kinlay for Congress
The death of the widow of the late Eme
ry A. Storrs, the well-known lawyer ano
political orator of Chicago, occurred ir
that city on the 18th from the effects OF q
stroke of paralysis
At noon on the 18th the Republican Ma
tional convention met in tho new Audito
rum Hall in Chicago, and was called to or
der by b. +. Jones, Of Pittsburgh, chair
man Of the National Committee. The i'm
mensc hall was crowded with people Johr
NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, was made chair
man OF the temporary organization, ant
the usual committees were appointed, after
which an adjournment was taken. The
Committee on Permanent Organization met
soon after the adjournment, and without q
dissenting voice M. NJ. Estee, of California
was elected as perm ancnt chairman.
The sixth annual convention of the Com
mercial Travellers Protective Association
of the United States commenced at Mime
apolis on the 10Th
A FAMILY living in Elizaville, Ind, were
poisoned on the Goth by drinking lemonade
in which child had put paris green. Al
but one child would recover.
The Republican National convention re
assembled at noon on the Goth, and after
prayer Hon. Morris NJ. Estee, of Califor
MIA, was chosen permanent chairman
Mr.. Estee thanked the convention for thu
cago, then presented him with a gave
made Of silver and gold, and another wa.
presented by the Illinois delegation mad.
from wood taken from q desk in Galen,
owned by General Grant The report o.
the Committee on Rules was then received
and adopted. As the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was not ready, tn.
convention adjourned until eight o'clock
At the evening session speeches were
made by Messrs. Bradley (Ky) and For
aker (O). The report of the Committee OF
Credentials was received and adopted, ant
the convention then adjourned until thu
following day.
JOHN DECKER, fifty years Of age, a dele
gate to the National Republican conven
tion from Cincinnati, was overcome by the
heat on the Goth and died in o short time
On the 20th three men boarded . passen