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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29
A GOOD MAN GOES WRONG.

Af.~r Holding the State TreasurcrsIip
Of Kentucky for Twenty Year,. ;. Honest
Dick Tate" Absc0nsl~, ana Examination
Proves Him y Defaulier in u Large
Sum-Isi: Reward offered for His Ar
rest.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 2I-James W.
Tate, Honest Cd Dick Tate" as he was
usually called, Treasurer OF the State Of
Kentucky is adefauiter and a fugitive, and
soneth ng more than $3.50. 900 and less
than TiOO, 900 OF the States money is also
missing.
The intelligence has created profound
sensation throughout Kentucky. Mr. Tate
was o most popular man He was ten times
nominated and elected State Treasurer Ly
the ryeso majar.ties on the ticket
Yesterday tie Governor sent IN cfii .ial
notification to the Legislature, which is
now in session.
A resolution off ring reward of s.. 900
for the arrest OF the defaulter was offered
by the Legislature ycsterd ~ afternoon. In
1853 there was q similar defalcation in
this Site. Dick Page was treasurer, and
he got away with $500. 600
Mr. Heindon. OF this city, who wes at ono
time teller of bank at Frankfort, says that
Tates defalcation will involve parties and
State officials OF high standing He says
State officials to go to Tate and get
him to cash notes tor them. promising to
pay them as soon Us their vouchers were
due When they secured their vouchers.
however, they would defer payment. and
the good -natnrcd Treasurer, failing to push
these claims, accumulated mass of such
securities as by this time must be simply
appalling. 1t is said that memoranda in
the Treasurer's office shows loan of $25.-
600 to the ieoman Company and another
OF $5O. 900 to a certain whisky trust
The Auditor has for some time past been
pressing Tate for settlement. winch ought
10 have been made in January. On Thurs
day morning Tate left for Louisville. On
Saturday the Auditor w.red Louisville and
lealnad that Tate had gone to Cincinnati
Oh Friday morning. Since then no trace Of
the missing man has been found. aud it il
believed that he has gone either to Canada
or Mexico
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FIRE MARSHAL WHITCOMB, of Bos-
ton, recently made test for the pur-
pose Of learning whether rats could
start a fire by snawing matches. Three
rats were placed in u wire cage con-
tanning bunch of matches. The first
night four fires were set by the rats.
and others were caused during the fol-
lowing days. Examination of the
matches showed that only the phos-
phorus ends were gnawed, and that
some of them were carried some dis
tance from the original bunch. He is
certain that fires have been caused BY
rats gnawing matches. ..-,.>.e
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29

s.mp.y set forth the qualif cations nnu ac-
tainmens OF Senator William B. Allison,
and recommend him 40 q fit candidate fer
the Presidency.
On the Upper Missouri in Montana great
floods prevailed on the 2ls. The country
In the vicinity Of Wolf Point was one vast
sea, farms being under four feet OF water
AT Wheeling. W. Va. one of the fiercest
gales ever experienced ragged on the els.
Several houses were unroofcd. and many
persons were blown of their feet on the
street
ON the 21st cold weather, with one OF the
severest storms of the season, was re-
ported from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dl-
kota
ONO Democratic clubs met In Columbus
on the 2lst and formed State League.
THOMAS Brown. aged sixty years. an In
mae OF the Soldiers Home at Milwaukee,
was found near the grounds frozen to
death on the 22j.
In Northern Michigan all railways were
blockadcd b. snow on the 22d, and in
somo towns the thermometer registered
twenty-five degrees below zero
II Is estimated that over forty thousand
dollars In counterfeit five-dollar silver GER
Chicago in the past few dayA
The Pettbonc Touring mills at Milford
Mich. were burned on the 221 Loss,
&122.OOO
THE death Of Mrs Jeanette Loewenberg,
aged one hundred years and nine months
and six days. occurred in Chicago on the
22d
INVESTIGATION of the treatment of Arkan-
sas convicts in the Coal Hill mines revealed
on the I'D brutalities even more horrible
than at first reported Warden Scot
whipped seventy-five men in one night
till all were bleeding. the men h ad gone
without shoes all winter and one had been
murdered
PRoHlBlrroSrsrs OF West Virginia will
meet at Parkersburg July IL to nominate a
State ticket and elect delegates to their
National convention at indianapolis.
The strike OF the engineers on the Bur.
lington road has cost the Brotherhood up
to the 22d over $500, 900. and the railway
company over 81 600 600
A FIRE destroyed the William H. Schmidt
Sash and Door Company's factory at Mil
waukee on the 22d Loss. 100000
Or the 23d the pension claim of Cyphert
p Gillette. of What Cheer. la. was allowed
by the Pension Department The amount
Gillette will receive in about $16, 900 in
arrears and q monthly pension OF $72.
This was said to be the largest sum ever
paid to a private soldier as pension.
Ar the Lake Erie depot in Lima. O..
James Search was knocked down on the 2:sd,
robbed OF So, 500 and seriously injured
The burglar escaped.
The jury in the tally-sheet forgery case
at Columbus. O.. dis1greed on the Esd,
after having been out four days, aud was
discharged The ballot stood at ten to two
for conviction
TEE prohibitionists on the 23d nominated
Green Clay Smith for Congressman Of the
Eighth Kentucky district
ALONG the line Of the Burlington system
the switchmen quit work on the 2jd in
order to hep the engineers and firemen Of
that line.
The Texas Legislature will mest in extra
session on April 10. to dispose OF the sur
in, fho Sfak
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LATER.

JOSEPH W DWExEL, tbs banker. iiei on
tie 18th at his hons in New Yosx City.
The village OF Utc., Ohio, was visitsl by
fire to the extent o. s3I %, on the 18th.
The New York Republican IN Stat, convsn.
ton wiirbe held at Buff ,lo May IL.
CoMMopoRE ROBERT b. Hlrcucoox, u. ..
Navy died in New York on the a4ta.
AT Waterloo Neh, on the 9th, A. w.
Allysworth, OF Council Bluffs, Iowa, delib.
crate y shot AMI fatally woundei George
Hill, and was shot dsad by the city mar
shall.
Tux Misses Margaret an Annie OIsieily.
sisters, were struck by train at Water.
ford, on the 25th AMI killed.
OK the cath Judge Thomas 7. Alexander
twenty years Circuit Judge at Louisville.
KY, did at st. Paul.
n MAN committed suicide at South st.
Paul, Mimi, ON the eth, who was believed
to be Tascott, the murderer OF Amos J.
Smell of Chicago.
MRS. MINNIE LBNEcHER poisoned her
three children In New York city on the s4ta.
The woman was arrested, and claimed she
had been driven to the act by poverty and
the persecution Of her dead husbands rel
atives.
JOHN MATTHEWS was convicted OF mur-
der in the first degree at Ozark, No., on
the 2ith, being the third of ths "Bald
Knobbers" to receive thu extreme verdict
r SOLUTIONS were introduced in tn .
Nova Scotia parl ament on the 3i.h declar-
ing that the union Of Nova Scotia with the
Dominion Of Canada was uns .tisfactory,
demanding separation, and advocating
|conmercial unio with the United States.
A CONVENTION hae been called to meet at
Top ka.. Kan, May |, to form . combina
tion of farmers and others to control north.
western products.
WILLIAM O'BRIEN attempted On the 25th
to hold . meeting Of Irish tenants at You
gal, which had been proclaimed by the gov
|srnment, and q battle with the po!ics n
sued, in which number on both sides were
wounded.
Ex Gov. JonN T. HorFMAN, OF New York,
died at Weisbaden, Germany, ON the s4th.
FIRE destroyed the Central theatre at
Phil dtlphia on the 3ith.
IL Juig' GREsnAM's our. in Chicago on
the Chi ago Rock Island a. Pail. rail-
road, through X ,',ert T. Lin ,oln, its attor-
ney, fled its an war to the petition Of ths
Burlington regarding the handling Of their
freight and charged that the Burlington
road ! urposely brought on the strike Of on.
gineers and fireman In order to form .
gantic railway trust
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29
A NEW RAILROAD.

The Midland. q Line Designed to Tap
the Pcninsular Lumber and IMMORAL
Regions.
MADISON, Wis, March 2l.-Thc Midland
railroad. projected line from Madison
to Fond du Lac. and SO north in Door
County. promises to be built at IN
early day. Hon Dana C. Lamb is
securing aid and right of way. He has
held several meetings along the proposed
line, which will run via Sun Prairie. Colum-
bus and Beaver Dam, at all of which places
enthusiastic meetings have been he.d and
aid and right of way promised IL is
thought here that the Illinois Central has
hand In this road, as that company is
known to desire an outlet into the lumber
and mineral region Of Wisconsin and the
peninsula of Michigan
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Packing Diseased Pork.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-There was a
huge sensation in the House Commit
tee on Agriculture yesterday. W. q.
Bartle. a St Louis pork-packer. tcsti-
fed that hogs which were affected
with hog cholera were cut up and
packed in slaughter houses. lie had often
done it timsef. una had no doubt every
pork packer of tae country had done SO He
did not know that any harm ever came of it.
Att any rate, there was no use denying or at
tempting to conceal the fact His tsstimo-
ny created great sensation, and the CON-
mi teemen are making vigorous efforts to
suppress it, as they fear it, effects on for
eigp countries
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29
CHIEF-JUSTICE WAITE.
Death Of thn Head OF tho Highest
Tribunal In the Land.
Til" Eminent Jurist ia sses Away Ut
Washington After y Brief Illness
Tokens of Rrspect-ConGrcss
Adjourns-His Life.
CALLED TO A H,GHFR corRr.

CALLED TO A HiGHFR corHT.
WASHINGTON, March ~ Chief Justice
Waite. OF the United States Supreme Court,
died at his residenc, in this city at 6:1O
o'c ock yesterday morning
The Chief Justice was In his usual
health. though exhausted by his recent
severe labors. until Saturday night. when.
on returning from Senator Hears.'s.
where, with his d ,ughter he attended
reception, he complained Of . chill
This fee ing passed off during the night.
but he remained in bed throughout Sun
d.v and until It was time to go to the
court on Monday Suffering then from
que ind spostion. he did not read the
opn'on in the telephone case. but sal
through its reading and then returned 10
his home. He was wax full Monday night
and on Tuesdly morning symptoms Of
acute bronchitis appeared. accompanied by
insomnia and great restlessnesS His con-
dilon Tuesday was not alarming. but on
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29

NATURE occasionally seems to take
a day or two off just to show man what
puny creature he is. after all. Forty
eight hours of storm paralyzed traffic
over wide section in the East, and
left great cities helpless in the grasp
OF the mighty force. Grand as are
the triumphs Of human genius over
the forces of nature. she can easily
convince man of his littleness when
she takes a notion to exercise her la
tent mower
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29

THE Northwestern blizzard was this
conntry's great winter disaster, but
Europe. especially in the region of the
Alps, has suffered 10 less, though in a
different way. Avalanches have been
especially numerous in the last few
weeks. burying many villages and de-
.stroying. in all. three or four hundred
people. More than two hundred bodies
have been dug out, but most of the re-
mainder will probably remain where
they arc until the snow melts away.
In fact Europe. as well as this coun-
try. has seen a winter of unwonted Sc
verify
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29

THE Empire OF Germany. consisting
OF twenty-six different States. the
chief of which is Prussia, has a total
population of 46. s55, 7Ol. according to
II census taken in 1885 The terrific
rial area of the empire is 2ll. 1876 square
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29
Wander bits Co X.

NEW YORK, March u. Il humorous side
of the importation of the SIC, O,OOO-a-year
cook by Vanderbilt is developed by the
fact that in case any one objects to his
landing he viii tie obliged to return to
France. He il under contract to
remain here for five years at salary
of $4,000 year. That brings him
within the scope Of the United States law
against the bringing of contract labor from
other lands to America The same law also
provides that the employer OF the labor
contracted for shall be fined ST., ,OOO
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29
RAILROADS CONSOLIDATE

Two Northwestern Lines Join Forces
Under New Name.
MADISON. Wis, March 23-There was
filed in the Office of the Secretary Of State
Yesterday articles of consolidation Of
the Freeport, Dodgeville 4 North
ern railroad and the Chicago, Mad
ison 4 Northern railroad, under the
name Of the Chicago Madison L Northern
railroad The capital stock is $4,000
and the principal office il at Chicago The
ultimate terminus OF the Dodgevllle branch
" II, doubtless, be st Paul. and the Madi-
son branch will. doubtless. 60 20 the lum-
Der and iron districts of Northern Wiscon-
sin and Michigan, by the way of Fond du
Lac.
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THE NEWS.
Ccmpi:ed From Late Dispatches
FlrTlErH CONGRESS.

FIFTIETH CONGRESS-
TUESDAY, March 20 Bills wer. report
ed in the Senate 10 encourage the hold
ing Of National industrial exposition OF
the co'ored race in the United States in
1SSS-9. and provid ng that pens ons Ee rated
according t, the rank held at the date of
discharge. The Finance Committee made a
favorable report on tn, bill to wipe out the
charges against the States for the loan OF
1886 It amounts to between 500, OOO, 900
and $50. OOn, 900. In the House bills were
introduced to protect free labor and tho
industries in which it ID employed from tn )
injurious effects OF con vict labor; to estah-
lish department. Of labor, and to provide
Tor the issue Of logal-tender Treasury no es
in lieu OF notes estimated to be lost or de-
s.roycd
WEDNESDAY, March 21--In the Senate
bills were passed to allow soldiers and sail.
ors who hive lost both hands, or the use Of
both hands, a pension of 800 q month; to
divide portion OF the reservation of the
Sioux nation of Indians in Dakota into sep
arate reservations; for the relief OF the
volunteers Of the Forty eighth regiment OF
Iowa infantry; providing Cor an inspection
OF meats for expectation, and prohibiting
the importation of adulterated articles Of
food or drink. In the House bills were
passed to prevent the product of convict
lator from being furnished to or for the use
Of any department of the Government. and
to prevent the employment Of alien labor
on public buildings OF the Government
THURSDAY, March 22 Bills were p~ ssed
In the Senate to prevent obstruction of
navigablc waters and to protec: public
works against trespass or injury; for COM
mission on the alcoholic liquor traffic; au-
thorizing the President to arrange con-
ference In 1889 between the Unitei States
end Mexico, Central and South America,
Hayti, San Domingo and Brazil to adyo-
cate arbitration; reducing the postage on
seeds. cuttings. bulbs, roots, scions, etc, to
Urgent Deficiency bill, which appro-
pirates $6. 1916. 500 In the House bills
| were passed extending the protection ot
the United states laws over United States
officials; providing in all civil and criminal
trials in circuit and district courts that the
judges shall charge the jury in writing II SO
required by either party; providing that
judgments aud decre,s of United States
courts rendered within any State shall be
liens on property as judgments and DEGREES
OF the courts OF that State and the Urgent
Deficiency bill
FRIDAY. March % in the Senate the
announcement Of Chief-Justice Waites
death was made as soon as the members
met. and on motion of Senator Edmunds q
committee was appointed to take such ac-
tion OF respect as may be expedicnt As q
further mark OF respect the Senate ad-
iourned to the 26th In the House resolu-
tions OF respect to the IN emory Of the Chief
Justice were adopted. and w thout transact
ing any business an adjournment was taken.
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tent power.

MICHAEL DuLrY. ninety-tive years of
age. walked into GAINESVILLE, o., the
other day from his home four miles
down the river to have his pension
voucher executed. Mr.. Dulty is vet
Gran of the war of 1872. the only one
in the Columbus agency, and one Of
few in the United States The vet
Gran is said to be as stalwart as q man
Of fifty. his hearing is perfect, and
he never wears glasses except when
writing although he says he does
not need them even then. He has
lived in his present home for many
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Death Of u Noted Railroad Man.

NEW YORK, March 222.--General George
W Cass died at his residence here yesterday
in his S0th year He was president of the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago Railway
Company for twenty y-tive years. and re-
9 gned that position u few Years ago. He
leaves widow. one son, four married and
one unmarried daughters He was a life-
long Democrat He was a nephew Of Gen.
eral Lewis Cass, who was once q candidate
for the Presidency.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-29

A GEORGIA woman with an extraor-
dinary proclivity for infanticidc has
just been tried and convicted. In a
rough way it is stated that in the past
ten years she has destroyed "over half
y dozen" Of her offspring. some being
burned III her Fireplace. others buried
alive and others cut up and concealed.
Herlast child was stranglcd and thrown
into an old well.
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. March -. Articles OF
incorporation were yesterday filed with the
Secretary of State by the Chicago & Vest
ern Illinois Railway Company. The prin-
cipal offices are at Chicago and the capital
is $3OO,OO 1t is proposed to construct .
road from Sycamore, De kalb County. to
keithsburg, in Mercer County. and from
Byron. Osle County. to streator, III Will
County
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THE BOYCOTT RAISED.
Virtual Abandonment Of the Brotherhood
Pan to Hold Back Burlington Freight
The Iowa Central htri ka Oh.


PAN to Hold Back burlington Freight
The Iowa Central strike On.
CHICAGO. March 2l-The boycott on
Burlington freight, which was the great
stroke relied upon by the engineers to win
their demands. was virtually abandoned
yesterday. and 1t is only q question OF q few
days when no Western road will be found
refusing an interchange of traffic. Chief
Arthur admitted this fact last night to.
q reporter He said that the Loycott
would be lifted gradually and the strike
confined exclusively to the Burlington
road In spite of the clearest evidences of
defeat staring them in the face, the rank
and file Of the burlington strikers APP
pear to be still hopeful. and say they will
fight it out on the same line If it takes all
summer. The Missouri Pacific officials
wired the Burlington Company yesterday
that they We're ready and willing to haul
.Q' freight The Central Iowa strikers
also backed down yesterday and are hand
ling "Q' treigha
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A REMARKABLE FUNERAL.
Over y Thousand Cinnamon Follow
Noted Leader to HIS Grave.

Noted Leader to HIS Grave.
San Francisco, March %. When Low
Yete, leader of the ckief Hig ghbinder society
on this coast. was buried Tuesday l, 500
men turned ont in martial array and gave
the dead chief the most imposing Chinese
funeralever seen in this city. The procession
included 800 hacks and fifty express wag-
ons, all crowded with CelestiaIs There
were several bands that played native music,
and two Lodies Of armed men with shields
and banners A picture Of the dead man
was borne before the hearse, which was
drawn by four lack horses. Low Yete was
over so years old. and for thirty years had
been chief of the Chez Kong Tong Society,
that has 1000 members He fled from
China when the Tai Ping rebellion col
lapsed, and had never dared to return
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Rowan COUNTY. KY. which during
the past few years has attained an un-
enviable notoriety BY the number of
feuds that it has furnished. as a cure
for its debilitating state Of !awlcssness,
has been returned by the Legislature
to the two counties from which it was
constructed
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If you drop your collar button
there is one sure method Of finding it.
After you have hauled the bureau
across the room to look under it, then
replace the furniture, and put on
pair of heavy shoes; start to walk
across the room. and before you have
taken three steps you will step on the
collar button and smashit all to pieces
- DG,lsrtIe Breeze.
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A Present for Mrs, Hancock.

WASHINGTON, March .2.-The friends OF
General Hancock, who have been active in
their efforts to raise sufficient money TO
purchase house in this city for Mrs Han
cock, have met with complete success Tho
house is n large TIN se~story lroSn AMI
white stone structure, aud Is lCcitel 1T the
southeast corner oi Twr" y-.i.st md Il
stress, \ VI. The hoas " b. formally
psesen Ell 10 Mr.. II nook sa-iy i'll April
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The above figures are of course only ap-
proximate, but are fairly accurate indica-
ton of the direct loss to the Brotherhood
thus far in rike which they claim is not
yet ended No account s taken of the vi s.
loss 10 other individuals whose employ
mems or business have suffered in conse-
quence OF the sir Ike.
WHAT IT COST THE q
Taking an average between the condition
of Burlington traffic Immediately following
the strike and its present condition. and al
lowing for naturally decreased ex-
penses on the engineers payroll,
safe estimate of the reduction in the gross
earnings for the first month OF tho strike,
which will end on the ~ inst. will be 10
per cent The figures for last year show
the gross earnings to be $27. $40. O7S, or an
average a month Of 81. 23s, ,OOG. 80 De-
duct ng the 10 per cent the loss in receipts
for the first month of the strike can be esti-
mated at 1919. .2O3
The company has been obliged to inves.
largely in speci;l police protection while
conducting the strike Pinkerton men ind
other special officers have guarded every
train and terminal property of the com
pany. it is supposed the number of these
special agents Of the company is not less
than 1000 Paying them ut the rate Of S3
day would represent an outlay for the
twenty-four days Of the strike of ST.. 900
The company has engaged most OF its
present engin .ers and fremen in the East.
paying their transportation to Chicago
Out Of the 1000 engine ers and fremen
now employed probably 800 were thus
provided with tran sporta.ion, and had
their hotel expenses paid. which, at an ay-
erage of $40 each. means an outlay Of
$4,000.
1t is claimed by the Brotherhood that q
very large proportion of the company's en-
gines have been either injured or destroyed
by tho inconpatenty OF the new men.
burned o. dead engine COSTS from
800 to $500 to put in passabe shape
again. and the company, including the
branches OF the roai has about 500 en-
gines. Making allowance for exaggerated
reports. If 100 out of 500 engines have
been damaged to the extent of say 5000
apiece. this little item has cost the COM
pany $4,000
The various legal proceedings taken by
the company to protect its interests and
the cost Of it's agencies in the East. repre-
sent an outlay Of not less than $4,000
The total approximate coso OF the strike
- H. =