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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
PROBABLY the most remarkat

PROBABLY the most remarkable rail-
road in the world is that running from
ciloggintz to Lounering. near Vienna.
IT is only twenty-five miles in length,
and cost $,0OO.Oo. 1t begins at the
little station of Gloggintz, at an eleva-
ton of ], 400 feet, and from there the
train. hauled by two powerful locomo-
tives. winds round and round over some
.>fiftcen double viaducts and through as
many tunnels. 1t creeps along preci-
pices aflording glimpses of some of the
widest scenery in Europe. Its ter
minus. Lounering, is at an elevation of
$500 feet
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

AT some recent balls in New York
there have been marvels Of electric
lighting. An accumulator. or storage
battery. has been placed temporarily
on the premises, from which wires
have been run all over the house.
Lights peeped out Of the rare exotics
and plants in the conservatory, in the
halls, on the stairways and in the
salon. They twinkled even in the
table bouquets and ornaments.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
JOSIE HOLMES.
She Refuses to Enter Plea of Guilty 4
the Charges Against Her.

She Refuses to Enter q Plea Of Guilty to
the Charges Against Her.
CINCINNATI Feb. S.-Monday it was
agreed between Miss Josie Holmes, con-
nected with the Fidelity Bank illegalities,
and the district attorney. all the au-
thorities concerned having consented, that
Miss Holmes, who is still in Jail,
should ppear in the United States Court.
plead guilty and receive a sentence which
the court would afterwards suspend, she
In the meanwhile to be liberated from
prison When the time canAc Yesterday for
this proceeding Miss Holmes through her
attorney, informed the district attorney
that for the present she had changed her
mind and that she would not enter plea
of guilty.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

IsPHEsdING, Mich. Feb lit is claimed that
in the 'Gingrass Forty" gold mine. north Of
here, new discovery OF ore has been made
yieltiing $500 so in gold and $l4s in silver
to the ton. Three parties claim the mine,
one Of which is the Michigan Gold COM
pany. composed Of Chicago and Cleveland
capitalists and extensive suits over tho
property are certain.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

CROWDS Of people recently crossed
the Hudson river on the ice from
Yonkers to the New Jersey shore. The
feat had not been performed before
since the winter of 1879.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

Mrs. MARIA BARTON will not write
Ky more books except for pleasure.
Her claim to Mexican property worth
5000, 900 has just been decided in her
favor after eighteen years Of hard
fighting.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

In the United States the Ire losses during
January last were $l3. 500, ss5, against
81, 9l2, 535 in January, 1887. In the first
two days of this month nearly $1,000. 900
worth Of PROPERTY was destroyed
On the 9th the six .y-second anniversary
Of the birthday of the late Senator Logan
was commemorated by the dedication of
q memorial tablet in the Metropolitan Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Washington,
which the Senator was in the habit of at
tending.
THERE were 237 business failures In the
United st ties during the seven days ended
on the 10Th, against 2SO the previous seven
days
GENERAL WILSON in an address before the
Inter r-State Commerce Committee ON the
10th said the United States laws coddled
Canadian railways at the expense Of our
own. that Great Britain's possessions were
q constant menace to rhis country, and hat
we were aiding in the support of railways
built tor political and war purposes
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
THE GREAT EASTERN.
A Probability that tho L0viathan viii b,
Sold for Old Iron Soon.

sold for Old Iron Soon.
NEW YoRK, Feb 9-Henry Bath Sons,
of Liverpool, the owners Of the Great East
ern, apparently think that Mr. p. T. Bar
mum does not move quickly enough
in his contemplated purchase Of the
famous steamship The price original
" named to Mr. Barnum. $780, .OOO. is
now considered by the owners to
be an inadequate one The firm is divided
INTO Two parties. one wishnA to sell ont
and the other believing that more money
Will be realized by breaking up the big
steamer. Their estimate Of its value for
that purpose is $3.50. 600 They have re-
ceived over a dozen offers for tho hull
after the ship has been .gutted," and this
Il likely to be the fate Of the biggest steam
0hiD ever constructed
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

NORTH CAROLINA is State without
cities. Wilmington. its largest town.
has only $4,000 people. Raleigh Is. OOo
Charlotte 5000 and Asheville g. 600.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

SHANGHAI auvices OF tn. TN say that
nearly two million persons were utterly
destitute through the Hoang- Ho foods
INSURANCE companies lost $ l. 500. 900 hy
fires in Montreal last year. which is two or
three times as much as they received from
premiums
On the 9Th troops out after Mexican BAN
dts had a fight and killed three.
ADvICEs Of the Sth from London say that
in Pesth beggar aged eighty-four years
tried to commit suicide by throwing HIM
self into the Danube because he was no
longer able to support his father and
mother, who are one hundred and fifteen
and one hundred and ten years old respec-
sively. =
In Belle Ewart, Ont, Stinson's Hotel was
burned on the 8th, and MrA Nesbitt and
her Youngest child perished in the flames
The Englisl Parliament convened ON the
9th
An act was passed by the Swedish Parlia-
ment on the 9th laying an import duty on
grain. corn, peas and beans
LORD LANsDowNE accepted the position Of
viceroy of India on the 9th, and will leave
Canada for England in June. Lord Stanley
will succeed him a. Governor-G General Of
Canada
VIENNA advices Of the 10th say that
enormous avalanches along the line of the
Arlberg railway had resulted in serious loss
of life, and traffic on the road had been
stopped
FIFTY business failures occurred in Cana
da during the seven days ended on the 10th,
being nearly double the usual average in
seven days
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

A Low estimate puts the number Of
orsons supported by all the forms Of
employment furnished by electricity at
five million.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
It Will Recommend y BROAD irish Land
Valuation Rfll.

Valuation bill.
LONDON, Feb. a-The Queens speech was
read at the Ministerial banquet last even
ing. After cpngratulating the country
upon the pacific foreign relations it an
nOunces the intention Of the Government
to introduce q bill declaring that squares
and thoroughfares are unsuitable
for public gatherings; also bill Of broad
scope dealing with Irish land valuation,
and an English local-government bill
The speech expresses satisfaction at the
diminution Of crime and the improved So
cial condition in Ireland Other measures
announced are bills relating to land trans
fer and for improved technical education.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

LONDON. Feb a-The Marquis Lans-
downe. Governor General Of Canada, win
succeed the Earl Of Dufferin as Governor
General Of India at the end of the present
year. Lord Stanley, Of Preston, will b
Lord Lansdowne's successor.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

During divorce trial at Plain
well. ILL.,, the fact was brought out that
the husband, who was the defendant
in the suit, persisted in sleeping be-
tween sheepskins at all seasons Of the
year and In all kinds Of weather. He
declared that no bed clothes were
equal to them as promoter OF COM
tort and health,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AMI oOOVns
AT Paramount, ILL.,, five brothers named
Wise were arrested on the 7th on the charge
OF numerous robberieR
The bursting of burrs on the 7th in new
corn mill at Roadlands Ill, killed John c.
Hays, q well-known farmer, and his son
Andrew, and two other persons were seri-
ous!y wounded
W. J. GoRDoN's famous trott.ng mare
Clemmie G.. record 2:15, and valued at
$50. 900. died on the 7th near Cleveland. O.
In Cincinnati on the 7th Judge Sage de-
cidei that bank directors are not criminally
liable for the acts Of cashiers unless their
connection with the crime is definitely
shown
THOMAS n. NoRToN's house at Anderson,
Ind, was blown to pieces by a natural gas
explosion on the 7.h, instantly killing Fen.
ton Rogers and badly injuring Mrs Norton
and her daughter.
On The TIN William Means, president OF
the Metropolitan National Bank of Cinoin-
natl, was arrested by Government officers
charged with violations OF the banking laws
THREE persons We're fatally injured by an
accident to a cable-car train on the 6th at
Kansas City
Ar Toledo, O.. William Mann, his brother
in-law, wife and two children were prob
ably fatally Ill on the 9Th o. trichinosis from
eating diseased pork
OFFICIALS ut Yankton. d. T., were ON the
9Th send.ng out denials Of the reports that
one thousand lives were lost in the Terri
tory In the late blizx I'd
The clothing store Of ]. l. Hudson at
Cleveland, O., was damaged by fire on the
8th to the extent of 100000
THROUGHOUT the Northwest very cold
weather was reported on the 9Th The
tn ermometer marked 20 to 36 degrees be-
low zero In Minnesota; from 10 to l6 below
in Wisconsin; from 10 to 20 below in Chi
oago and vicinity. and from 20 to 35 below
in Iowa
CASHIER EDWARDS, of the failed Cincinnati
NetroAoaitan National Bank. said on the
Sth that after. all claims were paid there
would be $500. 600 left for the stockhold-
erI
TIE Grand Lodge A O. u W. of Michigan.
In session on the 9Th at Detroit, adopted
legislation prohibiting the admission to
membership of habitual drunkards and
those engaged In the manufacture or sale
of intoxicating beverages
JOHN CLARK, wife and five children died
on the 9Th near Laavenworth, Kan from
drinking water from q well near which
hogs dying OF cholera were buried
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

A New YORK correspondent asserts
at there are fifty widows in that city
with fortunes ranging from Sl,00O.-
Otl to s15. 900. O00
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

OVER three hundred and fifty thou
sand hcadstones have been used by the
Government in marking the graves Of
the Union dead.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

MRs. JOHN JACOB AsToR left her
large collection Of fine laces, valued ct
100000. to tho Metropolitan Art Muse
um, of New York.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
THE EAST.

The firm Of F. Grote l. Co., OF New York,
manufacturers of ivory goods, failed on
the 7th for $4l1. .OO0
ALABoRER named O'Neill, of Pittsburgh,
shot and killed his wife on the 7th and
then fatally shot himself through jealousy.
JOHN WEIsER, of OHara township. Pa,
commit d suicide on the Sth He was
worth $lOO. 900, and his wealth weakened
his mind
CUSTOMS officials on the 9Th captured
So, 900 worth of opium being smuggled
over the Canadian line at Redwood, n. Y
ON the 8 III the British steamships Algitha,
Lufra and Darien, all bound from England
for Philadelphia, were given up as lost with
their crews. numbering eighty men
PROF FRANCIS PATTON, D. D., LII D., of
Chicago. was on the 9th elected president
of Princeton IN. J.) College
AT Kutztown, Pa, four houses were
burned on the 9th, John Hopp. his daughter,
aged fifteen years, and his son, aged nine
years, perishing In the flames
On the 9th Clement A. Day was hanged at
Utica. N. Y. He was convicted of the muir
der of his mistress Johanna Ross Crow, of
whom he was insanely jealous
In the Dupont powder works at Wap-
wallopen, Pa, an explosion on the 10th
blew four men to pieces and wounded
forty others, dozen of whom were not ex-
pected 10 recover. Nearly every building
In the place was wrecked
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

BosToN, Feb Mrs Holmes. wife Of
Dr.. Oliver Wendell Holiness died here Mon
day morning in the 69th year of her age.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

"A wealthy Frenchman who has q
hatred of sharks has been cruising in
steam vessel for year past and
killed over 5000 of the monsters.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

PROF. + STONE WIGGINs says that
the next earthquake period in this
country will begin August 19, 1901
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

The entire literature OF Abyssinia,
Il IL said, does, not include more than
one hundred volumes
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
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A Frivh(ful suicide.

NEW YORK. Feb s.-An unknown man COM
mitted suicide Tuesday morning by jump
ing on the elevated raj road track in front
Of train and placing his head on the rail.
People passing on the sidewalk below were
sprtnklod with hts blood
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

The first ten miles Of the Panama
canal on the Atlantic end is declared
open for navigation.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16
Miss Royce's Sad Condition.

PLAINyIEw. Neb., Feb s.-Miss Louie NJ
Royce, the chool-teaciier WHO lad on the
prairie all night during the recent blizzard,
with three Of her pupils, all OF whom died
In her arms had both feet amputated here
yesterday. Her left arm is badly deformed
by large pieces of flesh dropping off, but
physicians say it will probably not be nec-
easarv f0 amnnfafa III
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-16

AMOS J. SMELL, u wcli-known citizen and
millionaire Of Chicago, was murdered by .
burglar in his residence on the West side
about two o'clock on the morning of tho
9Th.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Of Delaware, O.. on tho
Sth accidentally struck his son with an axe
while splitting wood, killing the boy in
stantly.
JOHN JANAyscHEK. farmer living near
New Prague, Mimi. killed his wife on the
9th, fatally wounded hts ten-year-old
daughter and killed himself A quarrel
over money was the use.
Cold weather was reported on the 9th 40
follows: Duluth, MINI, "a degrees below
Crookston, Mimi, 81 below; Teche, d. T..
So below; Moorehead, M nm. "A below; St
Paul. Mimi, 32 below: Ishpeming. Mich,
80 below; Sycamore. Ill, 80 below; Water
town, Wis. 80 below; Des Moines, La. 80
below.
ON the 9th Albert J. Smell. son Of tho
millionaire killed by burglars In Chicago.
offered a reward of $2O. 600 for the arrest
and conviction of the criminals
JUDGE PARKER sentenced In the United
States Court at Fort Smith, Ark, on the 9th
Owen D. Hill George Moss. JEFF Hilder-
brand, Emanuel Patterson, Richard Suther-
land, jack Grow and William Alexander to
be hanged on April ~ for murder.
The Mississippi Republican State conven-
tion to elect delegates to the National con-
vention will be held at Jackson on April l.
TENNESSEE Republicans will hold ther
State convention at Nashville May IL next
JOHN BUTTERY, Of Mechanicsburg. Ind, on
the 10th shot his step sister, + ia Mullen.
with whom he was in love, killed Frank
Moore, to whom she was engaged, and then
killed himself
ON the 10th gang of counterfeiters, who
had been working OF large amount Of
spurious coin in the southwestern part OF
Kansas were captured at Wichita
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER n. T. SMITH, of
Dakota. said on the 10 h: As far az
learned the following is an authentic sum-
mary of the loss Of life in the recent storm:
Beadle County. 8; Bonhomme 10; Cod .ng-
ton, 3; Jerauld. 6; Clark. 2; E,imnnds, q;
Brown. 8; Hand. z; Kingsbury. s; Linco n.
20; Sphinx, 4; Turner, IL; Yankton, 3; total.
114
IN Chicago on the 10th the Republican
subcommittee of the National Committee
arranged the preliminary details for the
National convention, and chose General
FI.z-Sinons for sergeant-at-a arms and May
or Roche as chairman of the executive and
finance committee Mr.. Clarkson, chair
man of the subcommittee, sad he had
already received over two thousand appli-
cations for ticketA
ON the 10th Conrad Rautebach. . life con.
vict received at the Columbus (O) peniten.
tiary eight years ago, was pardoned by the
Governor, 1t having been shown that be
was innocent
KANSAS Prohibitionists will hold thei,
| State convention. to name Presidential
electors and candidates for State offices, on
: June Is next
FIRE on the 10th destroyed tho princi.
! pal business places of Deerfeld, Via
PATRICK JOHN HART, who murdered John
Pitts, miner, was hanged on the 10th al
| Helena, NJ T.
A TRACTION engine exploded on the 10Th
| in the woods in Liberty township, ne !
Wabash, Ind, causing the death OF three
L
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-23
What Fire Engines Ca / Do.

Regarding the throwing Of stream
Of water. aud an rforiivc one. to Tho
top Of ,en-stor, building. you have
only 10 consult records OF previous
performances. Any first-class fire en-
CINE in use in the department TO-DAY
will throw stream vertically moro
than 100 feet, and horizontally 10
feet. That appears to be effective
work in case Of fire in ten-story
building. doesn't i:P This toe. is ac-
complishcd through 100 feet of hose.
the amount of water discharged per
minute equaling about go gallons.
This, remember. is onlv general. every.
day work. In trials. where distance
alone. without special regard to execu-
ton. has been the object. water has
been forced TO more than twice the
height above given, one notable in.
stance being the throwing of stream
from 4 inch nozzle through 100 feet
Of hose to height ut 1925 feet -NeD
lore Mail
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-23
All lie Had

A person more impecunious and al
the same me more good-natured than
Charles Mathews. the actor. it would
be hard To find. even in the ranks OF
Bohemans. .'lIe never had ANYTHING"
as n lady once said OF similar charac-
ter, "and yet he was always wiling to
share it.
At the height of his financial
troubles Mathews one day saw girl.
in his employ. crying bitterly and APP
parently in great pain. Nothing could
dash Mathews spirits. aud approaching
her. he said with cheerfulness:
whats the matter? what's the
matter. my poor grip"
oh, I'm in such pain" sobbed the
girl. IL have such dreadful tooth
ache.
'Toothachep Poor thing! I'm sorry.
I'll lie, you off work to-day. Go AMI
have the tooth out
Il can't Mr.. Mathews"
Can't Why not7
81 can { afford IT,. she sobbed.
Cant afford III Nonsense! Run
round the corner to st. Martins Lane.
and you II fini place where they'll
pull Il for a shilling"
But | haven't got shilling"
mot got sbiIling!' he replied al
once. Neither have /. But come
into nv room here and In take your
tooth out myself! -Er.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-23

have burned him pretty bad. for ne
laid down and rolled over and yelled
and VIII ned while old Caesar ehewed
him on first one leg and then on the
other i didn't wait TO see how The
ii chit would end. but began to load my
gun as fast rs | could. Before | had
half loaded it, however, Nancy jump
ed down ont OF the tree aud picked up
man did fight with that bear. She
hit h IN over the head and then
whacked him on the fore leg. nearly
cutting ii of. aud then she struck INN
on the neck, and | do believe il
hadn't called TO her to stop she would
have made sausage meat of him be-
fore she would have let up. She was
the mnddest woman | ever saw, and
do believe if had joked her about
having been so badly scared. she
would have given me lick or two.
wouldn't you motherp" said Uncle
jimmy. turning TO the old lady. who
laughed and said: Now. father. |
thought you were never going to tel!
that story again"
well, 1 won't, continued Uncle
Jimmy. "there were three bears. all
of them dead; but you should have
seen the mess things were in. There
wasn't bed-Gu 1t in the lot big
enough to cover old Caesar, the be airs
having torn them to p eces. Besides
this they knocked aud banged almost
everything else into smithereens We,
had TO make the best of it. though,
and SO we went to work and skinned
and dressed the bears and doe. which,
brought in. and hung them upon the
trees. We then got our supper AMI
went to bed in the wagon after build
ing up big fire. In two or three
days we had bu 1t our first cabin aud
moved in. We then built log stable
for our horses next, and then began to
feel SAFE but it was a long time before
mother could bear to hear anything
said about our first day in this camp