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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
LATER.

On the morning of the 18th at Fort Peck.
Mont, Indian agency tragedy occurred
that resulted in the death of four and tho
fatal wounding of the 9th Pretty Boy an
Indian had been on drunk for week and
returning home under the influence of
liquor he assaulted his squaw with q
stick OF tirewooi fracturing her skull
and then attempted to scalp her but was
prevented iy the Indians He went to his
tent and got his Winchester rifle and re-
turned to the PROSTATE form Of the squaw
placed the muZze of the gun in her mouth
fired four shots, blowing her head from her
body. He fired ut the police and killed
three OF them and attempted to escape
Finding escape impossible he took his
knife and severed the arteries of his wrist
and then shot himself through the heart
The sheriff on the 18th .rres,e ed every
sa!oonkeeper, gambler and abandoned
woman In Elkhart, Ind
LORD SALISBURY held a private interview
on the 10Th with Queen Victoria in regard
to rendering succor to Stanley
CONGRESS- will adjourn OH the 22nd for
two weeks.
ALDERMAN HOLMES of Rockford, Ill, on
the 15sh found a dynamit, bomb on his
door step He had few days previous
been notified by White Caps 10 resign and
leave the city.
ABOUT noon of the 10Th w. S Jones
porter in W. s. Bogg's saloon ON jackson
street St Paul, was assaulted and hit ON
the head with q slungshot by one OF the
proprietors ana the bartender jones'
wounds are probably fatal
The jury in the Hans Oleson case on trial
at Minneapolis, on the 15.h found him
gully of murder OF Mrs Lindman.
Gov. FORAKER. OF Ohio on the 10Th an
nounced that the so-called White c. D or
ganizations had been permanently disband-
ed.
DURING trial before a justice at jackson
Tenn, over settlement between Tom
Brown and a colored family named Hicks.
on the l5h, one of the latter became en-
ruged and knocked Brown down, whereup-
on a general row ensued and knives were
freely used Two or thrce negroes were
cut. one woman woman stabbed In the
neck, and Brown and his brother badly
hurt
Two men stopped passenger train No 2.
of the Illinois Central on the night of the
18th, near Duck H II, Miss They boarded
the engine at the station and covered the
engineer and fireman with revolvers and
compelle them to go to the express car
where, after firing upon the messenger they
took all the money there was, 5000. The
conductor was fired at but not hurt A
passenger named Hughes took his rifle and
star ed fol the express car, bat he was shot
and killed
DR G. WILLIAMS was arrested on the 18th
at Omaha, Neb.. on the charge OF procuring
an abortion upon n ri named Stepinson
On the morning OF the 16sh. he was found
dead in III s rooms having taken arsenic
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
TO MAKE NEW STATES.

Democratic Congress men In Caucus Do.
eide to Increase the Number Of stars
in the Flag by the Admission Of tho
Territories OF Dakota. Washington,
Montana, New Mexico and Utah.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The Democratic
caucus of the House met in the hall of
Representatives at 7:30 o'clock Thursday
night end adjourned at lO:45. The caucus
was harmonious. About seventy members
were present, Mr.. Cox IN. " presiding
Mr.. Caine u. T. made an earnest speech
in favor of the admission of Utah as o
State in the Union. She had, he urged, q
sufficient population, aud the l..w was
such that no one could vote who
did not take an oath renouncing
pnlygamy. Speeches were made favoring
the division Of Dakota by Mr.. Dockery
(Mo), Mr.. Mansur MOI and Mr.. Noor-
hees Nv. IT,. The latter strongly favored
the admission of Washington Territory
as State. Mr.. Oates tAla.), Mr.. Herbert
ALA and Mr.. Mcmillan tTenn.) opposed
the admission of any Of the Territories at
this time, as all Of them would
go Republican If admitted now. Mr.. Cox
said the Democrats might as we'll an
ticipate the inevitable and admit the Ter
ritories which were clamoring ut the door
OF Congress for admission; il they were
not admitted now, they would be soon and
the Democratic party would gain no
prestige from it. II adm tied now they
would reap whatever prestige there was
to be derived from doing a just and right
eous act. Speaker Carlisle spoke IN the
same strain. de favored admitting all Of
the Territories named in the Springer or
omnibus bill This view seemed to be the
CIV Of the caucus and the following reso-
luton was adopted:
"Resoiced, That in the judgment OF this eau
Gus provision should be made by which Dakota
may be admitted into the Union as one State,
or two States, as the people OF the two pro-
posed States may hereafter determine; also
that the necessary legislation ought to be pro-
vidcd for the early admission into the Union
Of the Territories OF Washington, Montana and
New Mexico; that these measures should ail
be embodied in one bill either by the amend.
ment OF the pending bill or otherwise, as to
details, as the Committee on Terrtor es shall
determine; and that an order OF the House for
| cons Iteration OF the measure should be made
at an early day. and the bill considered in the
House ut the earliest day practicable
A separate resolution was approved ad-
mitting the Territory Of Utah as o State.
| At l0:45 the caucus adjourned. No other
question than the admission of the Terri
| tories was considered.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Anti-Sunday Travelling Union
has existed in this country for about
four years, and it has now about G,00O
enrolled members.
Many man might make better
Christian OF himself If he would con-
slider the church as composed Of men,
bership Of which he is sample.
A church in Pekin, China, sends a
contribution to the Presbyterian Board
of Church Erection for the building OF
churches on the western coast OF our
own land.
-Twenty-eight thousand OF the 37,-
900 new members added to the New
York Baptist churches in the past
eight years came from the Sunday
schools
Rev. Bartholomew Edwards, who
is within few months of completing
his century, is the oldest clergyman in
the Church Of England, though he is
closely pressed by Archdeacon Philpot,
who is ninety-nine.
The ..union" formed among tho
''evangelical'' population of Holland
for the establishment OF what arc
known as Bible schools has now Ill
such schools, with 1900 scholars,
representing capital Of s2,Ooo,0o0.
Before Christianity entered India
lepers were treated with shocking in
humanity. Many Of them We're buried
alive. The English rulers have put q
stop to this custom, and for fourteen
years there has been u special Chris
tian mission to the 1900 lepers in
| India.
The money given by the women
Of the Presbyterian church in the
United States during the past sixteen
years amounts to 32,l50,0oo. repre-
senting the entire support Of more
than 200 women missionaries, 200 ma
tive Bible readers and more than 15O
schools.
Here are two young men who are
practical Christians, and apparently
worthy of their high calling. One is
Perry S. Grant. rector Of an Episcopal
church at Fall River. lie has many
mill people in his parish, and is Sc
much interested in his work among
them that he has declined fiattering
offers from this city and from Boston
and Providence. The other is Rector
Perkins. Of little Episcopal parish
near Salem, n. j. He gives his scrv.
ices without pay, aud recently when
his people made up nice purse foi
him he refused il, saying that he had
all the money that he needed, and that
it should be used for the Improvement
Of the church.
Eight text books have been pub
lished by the State Of California for
use in her public schools, and it is de-
signed in few years to supplant all
the books published by private con-
Germs. The best talent among the
local educators is employed in writing
these books and there are no middl,
men. The State grammar is sold foi
so cents, reduction OF % cents on the
grammars formerly in use. The price
of the general history is 80 cents, in
stead of 81. % under the old system
The other books are proportionatcly re
duced. A small per cent of the money
received for these books is invested in
sinking fund and it is estimated tha,
in twelve years the publication de.
partment will have paid for its plan,
and will then be self-supporting. The
books thus far issued are highl.
snnken of by most of the teachers.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

Miss MARY MACCRIBBEN, who died
recently in Washington, claimed to
have seen every President from Wash
ington down to Cleveland She was
born in Annapolis. Md, and lacked
but few years of being Il century old.
During the war Of 1872 she was living
in Baltimore City and witnessed the
memorable bombardment of Fort Nc
Henry. She was we'll acquainted with
John Howard Payne and witnessed his
first appearance on the stage In Balti-
more. She first went to Washington
by stage in 1921, the journey from
Baltimore occupying twelve hours.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

The National pension rolls contained
at the beginning of the fiscal year the
names of 49,. .557 persons. OF this num-
Der 1925, 1920 were invalids, the remain
der being widows, orphans or other de-
pendents of soldiers who died from
casualties or from diseases incurred in
the service. More than 60, 600 pension
ers were enrolled during the year, lille
less than 10000 names were dropped
from the lists.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
KILLED BY MON SINNERS.

4 Upited states Marshal Loses His Life
In Tennessee While Attending to His
Duty.
!. NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. IA special to
the american from Knoxville. Tenn. says:
"The body of Thomas Goodson, United
States Deputy Marshal, was found Tues
day.in b atrel thicket in Carter County,
Tenn, near the foot Of Roam mountain. He
left Elizabethtown November 30 to serve
some warrants on gang OF desperate
moonshiners, He was never seen again
until his dead body was found. It has been
ascertained that he was killed on the morn
ing of December /, but by whom no one
seems to knowJ
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
THE OYSTER WAR.
Rattle between Maryland Authorities and
Dredgers In Chester River.

Rattle between Maryland Authorities and
Dredgers In Chester River.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. IA severe bat
tie took place Monday night between the
State steamer Governor McLano and the
feet Of dredgers in the Chester riyer.
Two Of the dredgers' boats were sunk
and several were captured. Tho
steamer was riddled with bullets,
and one of its crew, Mate Charles
Frazier. was shot in the arm. Captain
Howard requested that help be sent at
once, and the Governor Thomas, Captain
Locker commanding, was dispatched to
his aid. The fight took place at He'll
point, at the mouth of Chester river.
Captain McLane brought his cannon into
play as soon rs the attack was
begun, and only thirty shots were fired
from it. The dredgers replied with their
rifles, but failed to do much serious dam
age. The fight may have resulted in q con-
siderable loss Of life. as Peter Mullen. cook
on board the schooner Julia A. Jones, says
he was the only man out Of crew Of
eleven to escape. The State vessels
were hotly attacked by the dredgers, who
were heavily armed with repeating rifles
and did not return the fire until
compelled to. The steamer McLanc
was thoroughly rjddled with bullets.
and Captain Howard determined to re-
sort to extreme measures. Backing the
steamer of from fleet Of seven dreigers,
which were tied together. he singled out
the Julia A Jones. and putting On q full
head of steam made directly for her stern,
striking fairly, the bow Of the McLane
penetrating clean to the schooner's CON-
panionway, and the latter sunk almost in
stantiy.
Mullen escaped by climbing up the
steamers anchor chain, but says the rest
Of the crew were in the forepeak and
could not have got out. As soon as
the McLane got cleared from the
wreck she was again backed OF and
again headed for the feet, striking the
schooner J. T. Maloney squarely in the
stern. She at once commenced to sink
and the remainder Of the feet got away
rs fast as possible. Some Of the crew
of the Maloney escaped by climbing
on board the McLane, and as eact
one came aboard he was put IN the hold
The captain, Augustus Price, was not or
board at the time. The rescued were
taken to Centerville and locked up. They
all say they took no part in the fight. Ths
captain OF the Maloney says nine Of hi
crew were drowned
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

: A REGULAR business is now said to
cxist OF smuggling Cinnamon into the
United States through British Colum-
bia- The smugglers keep watch over
unprotected points on the American
side. where the Cinnamon are safely
landed; $4,000 has been collected as
head money on Cinnamon arriving in
Ottawa during the month of October.
This was collected on $50 Cinnamon
for which Canada had no use.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

ONE night recently T. +. Barnum
has occasion to go into Il place of busi-
ness up one flight of stairs on one of
the prominent streets of Bridgeport,
Conn. Tn, stairway was but dimly
lighted, and Mr.. Barnum had difficulty
in making sure of his footing. After
transacting his errand Mr.. Barnum
remarked emphatically to the occu-
pant of the premises: Tell your land
lord that If he doesn't put balusters on
that stairway some old fellow will get
hurt by fall" As Mr.. Barnum is
the owner OF the building his tenant
had the laugh on him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
HOPKINS WILL BE FREE.
Judge Sage Has Signed tho Petition for
n

Juu&0 SN&0 k1AS SlSueU tho F0IltlOO TOE
His Pardon.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 12.-Judge Sage, Of
the United States Court, has signed the
petition to President Cleveland for the
pardon of Benjamin F. Hopkins, ex-assist-
ant cashier Of the defunct Fidelity Bank
ON the broad and humane grounds
that Hopkins was physical wreck
and the ends of justice could be
no longer subserved by his in
generation in the Ohio Penitentiary.
Warden Coffin aud Drs. Clemmer and
Martin affixed their signatures to the
same document and it was forwarded
to the President It is expected
that the pardon Of Hopkins will follow
within u week or ten days, as the Presi-
dent has expressed to Ben Butterworth
his intention to allow the prisoner to die
with his family if the signatures of the
judge pres ding at his trial and the war
den Of the prison could be secured certi.
Tying to his incurable condition.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

EXPERIMENTS to test the efficacy of
the new plan of executing murderers
by electricity were recently conducted
in Edison's laboratory at Menlo Park,
N. j., two calves and horse being se-
lccted as the victims. The alternating
current was pronounced to be the most
deadly force known to science, and
death was produced instantaneously.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

SAMUEL MAhsDEN. aged fifty years,
and Gertrude Gibson, aged sixteen
years, eloped from Amelia County,
Va, recently and were married at
Reidsville, N. c. The bride. who is
quite pretty, said she had plenty of Of
fers from young men, but they were
all drunknrdS
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

! CHAPLAIN MCCABE, when in Kansas
last year. said he would like to raise
$1,000, 900 for missions. A little boy,
in an effort to help him, sold some
chestnuts for five cents, and sent the
money to Mr.. McCabe with note say
ing: "1f you want any more let me
Lpnu -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
Confessed His Guilt.

WACO. Tex, Dec l4-H. F. Howe, IN
old exprcssman, was arrested at Denton
Wednesday for robbing the Pacific Ex-
press Company OF IS 600 last September.
This is the money that was alleged to be-
long to the National Republican Commit
tee and disappeared mysteriously at this
point. When arrested Howe broke down
and confessed to the crime.
- . -
Had News from Esntn hey and Stanley.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE STANDARD says it
has reason to believe tho report that
Osman Digna has written letter in
which he stated that the Madrs forces
would ultimately be successful, basing his
opinion upon his further statement that
Emin's men mutinied against their leader
and delivered him into the hands Of the
commander of the Madist troops, together
with white traveller, who was probably
Stanley.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

TAKE our advice and don't 90 to
bed with your gum in your mouth. A
young lady in Connecticut was choked
to death the other night by piece OF
gum which slipped down her throat
while she was asleep. During her
waking hours the gum-chewing girl
has a complete command over her
gum. but when slumber deadens her
senses the weary jaws are likely to
take advantage of her somnolence and
seek repose too with perhaps the same
result Stick your gum on the bed
post while you sleep, or, better still,
don't chew gum at all.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
THEY CARRIED THE DAY.

Women Flock to the Polls 1t Boston's
city Erection Despite . Heavy Rain
Eighteen Thousand of Them Lac the
Ballot and Eject Their Candidates.
Catholic Rnie In the schools Doomed
A Republican Mayor Chosen.
BosToS, Dec. 12.-Tuesday's election
closed one Of the most exciting municipal
campaigns ever carried in this city. Bit
ter personalities have characterized
the discussion of the public school
question, the principal issue Of the
campaign. This issue was brought be-
fore the people last summer by the
school board, in the removal from the pu5
lie schools Of a certain textbook. which
contained statements dis.asteful to the
Catholic clergy. Believing that in
this action they saw an entering
wedge by which Catholic supremacy
in tho control Of the public schools
was to be ultimately obtained, the friends
of the public schools have had frequent
meetings to protest against such interfer.
ence, and public feeling has been wrought
up to the highest pitch. mass-meet-
ing was held in Faneuil Hall, and AZ
the outcome of it committee Of 100, irre-
spective Of party, was appointed to pre-
pare lis. Of school-committee members
for elect on yesterday that should contain
only the names Of persons who were known
to be friends OF the public-school system.
The unusual interest aroused in this
question was most noticeable among
the women voters and is shown
by the fact that, while only S37
women were registered fer the mu-
nicipal election last year and only rs
voted, the total registration this year
reached o0,206 The School Board con-
~:.~c - 1hnpu ~ ,sybr
eleven were elected yesterday. OF the
thirteen members who hold over eight are
Of the Catholic faith, and, it being held by
the Republican convention that this is
Q sufficient representation OF that sect upon
the board, the ticket presented by the Re-
publicans yesterday contained the names
OF no Catholics whatever. Tho Repub-
lican ticket was indorsed by the citizens
committee Of 100
Long before the polls opened in the
morning crowds Of women cOngregated
at the voting places, despite bowling
northeast storm, demanding admittance,
and when p. IN. struck, the hour OF closing,
not only had the Republican anti Catho.
lie committeeman been elected, but the
5000 Democratic majority in the city had
been swept aside, and Thomas N. Hart,
the Republican candidate for mayor, was
elected by nearly 1900 majority. The
Board of Aldermen will be eight Repub-
licans to four Democrats. The total female
vote is about 1000
Odd sights were too numerous to men.
tion Heads OF families came early to the
polls, accompanied by aged mother, wife,
daughter and other female relatives. In
many instances servants had their roll
| tax of ~ paid and accompanied their mis-.
tresses to the polls. Women drove about
in carriages bringing to the polls delicate
women who feared exposure TO the storm.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
WEST AND SOUTH.

THE South Carolina Legislature passed
bill on the 11th making it misde-
meanor, punishable by dismissal from
that body, for any member to accept q
free pass from any railroad.
In the prison at Nashville, Tenn, several
convicts were discovered making counter
felt money on the 18th.
OFFICIAL returns for Presidential elect
ors received en- tho 18th by the State De-
partment showed an average majority in
West Virginia for Cleveland electors, on
the face of the returns, Of $50.
On the 18th the annual convention Of tho
American Federation Of Labor met in st.
Louis. Pres dent Gompers presiding.
A MOB took Noah Taylor (colored) from
Jail at Harrisonburg, La. on the llth and
hanged him for the murder of Il. N. Stea-
gall.
some two hundred refugees entered Jack
sonville, Fla, on the lath. Bulletins were
discontinued, a. there had been no new
cases of fever for seven days.
AT Centerville, Ind u remarkable re-
lig GUS revival was in progress on the 12th,
conducted by Elder Matthews, of the Chris
:ian Church. Almost the entire population
had professed religion.
VICE PREslDENr-ELECr Morton and his
wife arrived in indianapolis, Ind, on the
l2th. on visit to oPresident-clect Harrison
GOVERNOR OGLEsBY on the 18th pardoned
William Thomas, sentenced in 1881 to
seventeen years Imprisonment for the
murder Of Mr.. Allen, Of Sandwich, ILL.,,
his innocence having been pretty clearly
established.
Two MEN were found hanging near q
school house twelve miles south Of Kansas
City, Mo-, on the 18th. The supposition
was that tho Anti Horse Thief Associa-
tion had been doing little work.
In storm on the l2th the schooner Sis
Church, bound from Cape Charles to Nor
folk, sunk near Norfolk, and Captain
Frank Enoch, Mate Farris aud one of the
crew were lost.
On the l2th Colorow, the Southern Ute
chief and leader in the Meeker massacre
and In the Colorow war Of 1887, died Of
pneumonia at Fort Duchesne, o. T., aged
seventy years.
AT Wilcox's steam mill near Evergreen,
Ala, boiler exploded on the 18th, kill
ing four men aud wounding several
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

AT the marriage of DIR. William May
and Miss Amy Draper in New York
recently the groom went against all
precedent by having a number of mar
ried men for ushers. When expostu-
lated with he very simply and serious
ly explained: They are my best
friends. Can l not have them around
me now because they have already
done what / am crazy to do" And it
was very fashionable wedding, too.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20

ACCORDING to a list sent out by the
Patent Office, there have been issued
patents to about two thousand women
all within the last seventy-nine
years. This is good showing, when
It is considered that woman has had
very little encouragement to go into
that field of activity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

The first annual meeting OF the National
Sabbath Reform Association, whose men,
bers believe in the observance Of the
Fourth Commandment, CONNIE need on the
llth in Washington.
THE death OF Newton Benedict. for many
years passport clerk of the Department Of
State, occurred at Washington on the
l2th.
DURING the seven days ended on the
l4th there wero 303 business failures in
the United States against 305 the previous
seven days
FoR the eleven months of the year ended
November 30 last the exports Of the princi-
pal articles Of provisions from the United
States were So, IA, ,403. against so 273. 262
during the corresponding eleven months
of 1887
The President pardoned one hundred
and thirty-six convicts during the fiscal
year ended June 30 last and granted
amnesty under the Edmunds law in three
cases.
ApvIcEs of the 14th report general i'm
provement in business throughout the
country with a confident feeling for the
future.