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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
WEST AND SOUTH.

On the 18th counterfeit silver dollars
and half-dollars were numerous in Ne
braska City, Neb., and vicinity.
PORTIONS of Lamourc and Stuttsman
counties, in Dakota, were swept by a prai-
rie fire on the a6th, resulting in crushing
losses to farmers. Thousands of acres of
wheat and hay were burned over and farm
houses and outbuildings were destroyed.
CANDIDATES for Congress were nominal
ed on the 36th AS follows: Jacob Romeis
by Tenth Ohio district Republicans ire
nominated); Asher &. Caruth by Fifth
Kentucky district Democrats (renominat-
ed).
OK the 18th Mrs. Mary Garrett of
Medina, O.. was found guilty Of the muir
der of her two imbecile step daughters
AT Wabasha, MIMI, an incendiary fire
on the Goth destroyed business property
valued at $4,000.
A FIRE destroyed business buildings
valued at slOO, 600 at Canton, d. T., on the
18th.
ABoAr upset on the o8th in the river
near Glasgow, Mo-, and James Hollo-
way, G.. B. Brown and Mr.. Denham were
drowned.
ON the 9th Joseph Rhodes, aged sixty
three years, died at Elkhart, Ind, after
abstaining from food for ten weeks.
AT Greenburg, Ind, Sylvester Kendall
became insane on the 9th from seeing his
little daughter burned to death.
The following were nominated for Con-
gress on the 27th: South Carolina, Seventh
district, William Elliott tDem.) renom.
mated. Nebraska. First district, J. 3.
Morton DENY renominated. Texas,
Eleventh district, y. w. 7. Lanham (Dem
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
Renting Bridal Outfits.

A matrimonial discovery on the
East Side is that of store KEEP, by IL
woman who, ga feature of her busi-
ness in ladies underwear, rents out
the linen portions Of bridal outfits.
She enables girl of moderate re-
sources to go on a tour or to spend the
honeymoon in the town, happy in the
wearing of those portions of a trousseau
as elegant as might content II Fifth
avenue belle. Fine textures, elaborate
embroidery, and all the whimsical
frills known to lingerie, are at her
command or rental. At an outlay of
Is or IS she can buy a months use
of these beautiful and soul-satisfying
garments. The proprietor said that
she was doing we'll in that line. She
had in stock dozen outfits. us cheap
as 81 to as dear as $40 per month, and
most Of the time they were hired out.
She altered them to lit her customers,
und freshened them up by new cn.bel.
lishments as fast as they showed wear.
IN. !. ss.a.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
CORN is KING.

This Years Crop the Largest Ever Raised
The Entire Agricultural Product of
the Country valued at 100000, 900
More Than That OF Last Year.
New York, Sept. Cor g. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review Of trade says: Doubt about
the corn crop has vanished. Estimates
vary either way from a,0l5.O0O, 900 bushels,
but it is doubtless the largest crop ever
raised. The increase of more than $50 ,OJo,-
coo bushels in this crop far out
weighs in value any loss in the
yield Of wheat, and also any possi-
BILE loss in the yield of cotton, but
the yield of oats is also the largest on rec.
ord, and the yield Of hay and potatoes cx-
cellcnt. i: is safe to say that this years
agricultural products will represent, at
least, 500, 600, 900 more money than last
years, at average prices for both. In view
OF this great gain in the actual production
of wealth, it is natural to expect increased
activity in business and manufactures, b1t
as yet the improvement has been but mod
crate.
The fact that failures continue in large
numbers for the season is not to be over.
looked, the September reports showing
about 30 in the United States against GA
last year. Business failures during the
last seven days number for the United
States, 1Si;; Canada, 81: total, 20; com
pared with aaS last week and l9s for the
corresponding week of 1857.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
FOREIGN INTELLIcENcE.

KINGSTON, Gan, was on the 18th aff1cte0
by an epidemic Of typhoid fever. One
hundred and forty people were down
with il.
the natives at Kiliya attacked and killed
three German savants, whereupon the Ger
mans killed ten of the assailants. The in
surgents then seized the town and rehoist-
ed the Sultan's flag. 1t was reported that
ali Of the Germans at Linzi had been mur-
dered.
OK the 25th twenty five thousand cigar
makers and members of other trades
unions, directly or indirectly concerned in
the tobacco trade, went on q strike at Ha-
vana, Cuba.
SIMLA advices of the 25th say that the
English forces under General Graham
had totally defeated tho Thibetans in the
Jclapa Pass Four hundred Thibetans
were killed and wounded. On the English
side the casualties were slight.
A RIOT occurred on the 25th at Sawyer
vile. Can, between Italian railway labor
ers and the citizens, on account of thefts
by the Italians, and in the fight five persons
were killed and thirty wounded.
AT Helena and Guayaquil, Ecuador,
earthquake shocks were felt on the Goth.
Considerable damage was done.
DlSIAIShES VI LHC sOlu Say IHdt q ICScT
voir eight hundred feet above the level OF
Valparaiso, Chill, burst, and flooded many
of the streets n that city, sweeping every
thing before it. Over q Thousand lives
were lost and the property loss was csti-
mated at &, 100000
OK the Goth John Redmond, member Of
Parliament from Wexford, Ireland, was
found guilty under the Grimes act and sen-
fenced to five weeks imprisonment.
ADyIcEs of the a7th say that there was
no exaggeration in estimating the losses
caused by the recent cyclone in Cuba at
over Sc, 100000
EDWARD HANLAS, the x-champion. was
defeated by Peter Kemp in boat race on
the 2sth on the Paramatta river, in
Australia.
ADvIcEs of the 2sth from Madagascar
say that two Germans, eleven Of their
servants and twenty one native insurgents
had been killed at that place by these who
renounced allegiance to the Sultan.
BY a fire on the 2Sth in the city Of Cron-
stadt, Russia, sixteen persons lost their
lives.
ApvIcEs Of the asth from Manitoba say
that the Indians in the Peace river country
were starving to death. Several cases of
death by starvation and one or more Of can
nihalism were reported.
VICTORIA (B c. advices of the 2Sth say
that the catch of the sealing feet this sea.
son was 19,03S skins, q falling OF from last
year of II, 163 SKINS.
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LATER


SEPTEMBER wheat was forced up to two
dollars per bushel on the Goth by the ma
hipulators of the corner in Chicago
NEWS was received on the Doth of anoth-
er Apache killing u few days ago near Dull
!eyyille, Arizona. A man named Jones
rode to the camp of Chief Pachuia and five
Indians came up and riddled him with Lul-
lets
CHARLES ]. ELAKE and John j. yath of
In the Mississippi river. They were tishiug
when their boat capsiz ed.
| At Jacksonville, Fla, there were 94
cases OF yellow fever and q deaths reported
for tho 10Th. Total cases 2,I57; total
deaths 2i9
For some time the denizens of White
Chapel, apart OF London. England. have
been excited over the muir der of four wo-
men. Again on Saturday night two more
were killed. In each clse the victim has
had her throat cut, and thea disamboweled
and the murders have all been committed
on the STREETS where the police patrol
every ten minutes No clue can lie secured
as to whom is the murderer. The MURDER
ed women were all prostitutes OF the lowest
class
| TRAIN on the Oregon short line was
derailed on the 29th near rocatello, Idaho
An engineer, fireman, brakeman, and two
unknown men were killed, and 80 cars
wrecked
JIM Comfy, a negro living near Memphis.
/ thn oh ma
wounded VIM Eastman and j. D. smith,
who were trying to take his. (Conly'e) mule
out OF the yard
The Ohio Valley foundry and the glass
works at Bellaire, O., We're destroyed by
fire on the 10Th Loss 500, 900. The fire
was caused by natural gas explosion
PETER srEAuB, q Chicago machnist went
to Mattoon. H., on Friday, and Oh the 90 h
became insane. and tore out his eyc-b balls
with his fingers.
Snow fell at Canajoharie, N Y. on the
29Sn.
The Italian and Irish laborers who have
been working on the water works ut Dover
n H., got into Il general row on the night
Of the 10th. Knives were freely used and
several men were seriously injured.
The Armada Touring mills at Toledo, o.,
were burned on the 3Oth Loss 800, 900
THE Conway Sash and Door factory ct
Milwaukee wrs burned ON the 29th Loss
100000.
JAMES TRuAx, a wealthy lumberman of
Eau Claire Wis. died on the 29th at the
age OF one hundred years and four monthA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
THE AMANA COLON
4 Religious Community in Iowa Managed
ON the Cooperative Plan.

4 Religious Community in Iowa Managed
ON the Cooperative Plan.
The Amana community in Iowa. in
:luding Il population OF about two thou
sand, is an interesting illustration of
.he success Of cooperative effort
among thrifty Germans. The settle
nent was begun in 1885, and the colony
aow owns 10000 acres of land. The
and forms single township, and the
people are grouped in seven villages.
Each village is Il social and industrial
anti. and has definite ARE assigned to
1t for cultivation and pasturage. The
government of the colony affairs, as II
whole, is invested in a board of thir-
teen trustees, while each village has its
BOARD of elders, varying in number
from seven in the smallest to eighteen
N the largest. The central institution
n each village is the ''store," which is
large general retail establishment,
carrying groceries, drugs, dry goods,
.lothing, hats and caps. hardware, etc.
Its bookkeeping is very elaborate, for,
except in dealing with outsiders, the
.olonists do not ordinarily use money.
Every thing is done by a system OF ac-
counts which are kept at the '.store.' "
The blacksmith shop and the carpen-
;er shop have accounts against tho
tarm department, which are duly re-
corded on the village books. Every
family or adult has an account at the
'.store." certain credits being appor-
toned to all members by the elders ut
The commencement of each year. which
are drawn against by purchasers
Boarding-houses furnish meals to men,
5ers in each village in groups of from
forty to fifty each. Houses are assigned
70 families by the elders, who provide
shelter for all. The community con-
duets n number of mills and manufact-
airing enterprises. -Patsbargh DispatcA.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
ELDER JOSEPH HARVEY, of Pittsfield,

ELDER JOSEPH HARVEY, of Pittsfield,
N. H., who recently preached Il sermon
on the tiftieth anniversary of his ordi-
nation as a preacher, has been longer
in the pulpit than any clergyman in
New England. He has averaged four
sermons a week during these fifty
years, and the total is ten thousand
four hundred discourses. He has con-
Quoted two thousand funerals and SO
many weddings that he has lost track
of the number; and he has preached in
every town in the State. in nineteen
States and Territories, and in three of
the British Territories.
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no 0cquisition 70 the American people AfYiant
further says these words from Harrison were
followed with applause. and that affiant then
left the hall. Afifant says that he mentioned
Harrisons speech and the circumstances that
very evening TO his neIghbors, and that he fre.
quently thereafter mentioned the same In dis
cussing politics with his friends long before
Ben Harrison was nominated for President.
Afiiant says he has paid so much attention to
Harr. r.son's speech because, among other rea-
sons Harrison was then a prominent Republic.
an, having been beaten for Governor OF Indi-
ana but . short while before. Afnant further
swears that after Harr.sons nomination for
President afiant for q short while thought
Harrison made his speech against the Irish but
eight years ago instead Of twelve years ago.
this inaccurate impression arising from the
fact that afiiant had so often mentioned Harri-
sons speech that the words were as fresh in
his memory as q recent event. Aftant swcars
that In the letter which he wrote TO Golden, Col,
and which was afterward published in the
papers, he never said any thing about the mum.
Der OF Irishmen In any place who would vote
for or against Ben Harrison for President,
but that various numbers were added to his let
ter, as published by various papers, by report.
ers or editors whom affiant does not even
know. Affiant swears he was the first to have
the ,naccuracy about the date OF Harrisons
speech corrected. which correction appeared in
the 6s,teffa before any OF the Republican
p0PCIb UCS0u tuC CUuIEOtcESy dUOuL 11aTTlSOu y
speech. Afiinnt says, in conclusion, that he Is
neither Office holder Lo- office-seeker.
WILLIAM CoNDON. SIR.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
aOth day Of September, a. D. 1889.
ID s. PEARSON, Notary Public
Other affidavits are made by Michael
I. Purcell, John A. Wilson. Robert
Saunders and A. G. Creed. all WE'LL
known and respected in this COM
munity, who swear they attended the
Durlcy-hall meeting in 1876 and re-
member the words of Harrison and
the scene substantially us Mr.. Condor
has given them. John McCann, james
ID. Mellinger, John Morgan. and U.
.. Andrus are among others who
were then present at Durlcy hall and
may be quoted rs substantiaiing the
above sworn testimony. To make it
more binding as it were, the Bulletin
here publishes several affidasits Of per-
sons who recall Mr.. Condon's mem
tioning the Durley-hall incident to
them on various occasions and before
the Republican candidate was thought
OF as very much of possibility
Bloomington (IU.) Letter.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
THE EAST.

MoRMoNs to the number Of one hundred
and fifty arrived at New York and i'm
mediately left for Utah.
AT Allegheny City, Pa, John n Lemon,
aged sixty five years, got in to the hands of
two bunko men on the 2oth, and they
robbed him of $4,000.
The Republicans of the Thirsieth New
York district on the Goth renominatcd
Charles S. Baker for Congress.
THE failure Of Ephraim Swells, OF New
York, manufacturer and original intro
duccr of "Rough on Rats" was reported
on the Goth owing to losses through in
judicious expenses.
TwENTY-oSE girls ranging in age from
nine to fourteen years, who arrived in
New York recently with Mormon elders
from Europe, were on the Goth ordered
by Collector Magone to be sent back to
Europe.
AT the session Of the National conven-
tion of American Mechanics on the Goth at
New Brunswick, N. j., w. Q. Staples, of
Connecticut, was elected National Com
mander.
The death of Nathaniel Libbey, aged
ninety three years, and a pensi0ner Of the
war Of 1912, occurred at Warren, N. H., on
the 96th.
The discovery Of forgeries to the extent
of $l6O, 900 on the gratuity fund Of the
New York Produce Exchange was made on
the 27th. The attorney. w. r. Foster, was
charged with the crime.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
as follows on the eth: New York. Thirty
first district, John g. Sawyer (Rep)
renominated; Thirty second, j. NJ. Far
quhar (Rcp.) renominated; Thirty third.
John Wiley tDem.). New Jersey, Third
-.
sylvania, First district, G. McGowan
Third, Samuel j. Randall (Dem.) renom-
mated. Massachusetts, First district, G.
K Randall lRep.).
ON the 27th James NJ Stone and wife
were struck and killed by fast express
train at Kennedy, n. ", as they were
driving across the track.
The death Of General Jacob NJ. Camp
bell cx Congressman and ex-Suryeyor.
General of Pennsylvania, occurred at
Johnstown on the 27th. at the age of sixty
five years.
AT the North Easton (Iass.) fair
grounds, Prof Allen made a balloon asceu-
sion on the 27th accompanied bv MIR. aud
Mrs Edward 7. Davis, who We're married
in the basket just before the ascension.
The balloon landed in cedar swamp near
Easton.
ON the 18th the cashier of the National
Union Bank of Fall River, Mass, was found
to be 80 600 short in his accounts.
In Western Pennsylvania fierce snow
storm was raging.
RUSSELL EATON, aged eighty eight years.
the oldest journalist in Maine, founder Of
the kennebec Journal, died on the 2sth at
Augusta.
Six men were killed on the 2sth as fol-
lows: Martin Mahady and Christopher
Gabriel by the falling of roof at Scran-
ton, Pa two canvas men Of Foreraugh's 3
circus were killed while loading a train ut
Pittsburgh, Pa, and James Stone and Clar-
ence Baker, of Mud Creek, n. Y, were
killed by train while returning from a
fair.
AT Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Ulster Belle
paced mile on the 2Sth with a running
mate, to beat her record of 2:lS, which she
lowered to 3:14k
WITHOUT preparation either of herself
or of the track, Maud s. made a mile on
the 18th at Fleetwood Park, New York, in
2:l2l2 and another in a:1224, John Murphy,
her driver, weighing l53 pounds.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

REPORTS made at the recent Inter-
national Conference of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Stock
holm show that there are now 3, 1O4
branches Of the organization, gain of
nearly 1000 since the last conference
The associations property in this
country has increased from about
s., 600. 600 in 1884 to nearly 81, 900. 900
in 1897
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

The Times, of Seattle, Wy. T.. has
this interesting item: "A young lady
stepped into I'm employment Office in
this city and said she was the owner of
16O acres of good farming land in Sno-
homish County, with sixty acres
cleared. She said she had also small
sum of money, and her object was to
secure husband who would work the
farm and make her good consort.
She left her address with the agent
and solicits correspondence from any
one who wishes to secure steady situ-
alton and home. The young lady was
lovely and her eye had business snap"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

THERE has been placed on exhibi-
tion in q local jewelry store in WASH
ington complete model of the Execu-
tive Mansion, made up in solid silver
The piece Is perfect representation
of the mansion. 1t weighs 612 penny
weights, and comprises 1,5O6 pieces,
and is valued at $3.50.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

The other day two men named
Steele and Mackabee, both of whom
were drunk, got into quarrel while
on board Chesapeake & Ohio train.
The conductor stopped the train and
allowed the men to fight a duel, in
watch Steele was killed. Five shots
were fired. Mackabee re-entered the
train and went to his home at Enter
xariSn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

WILLIAM BoHAN, OF Long Island
City. was sentenced the other day to
twenty-seven years Imprisonment for
gouging out both his wife's eyes. In
court he asked to see his sightless
victim. In another room they met,
the poor woman cropping uncertainty
TO find him. Finally he broke down,
overcame his shame and sobbed upon
her shoulder.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

GERMAN journalism has just entered
on its third century. In 1858 Christian
Thomasius, who thought that the ex-
elusive use of Latin was an impediment
to learning, and who wanted to see
Germany free from the influence of
scholastic pedantry. established at
Leipsic a monthly periodical in the
German language. in which he showed
great skill in dealing with the ques-
tions which interested him. Thomasius'
monthly lived two years, and was the
first journal or periodical printed in
the German language.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

A FAKIR in the West is advertising
recipe which will tell you how to make
your horse an artist. When you for
ward him one dollar, not necessarily
for publication, but as an evidence OF
good faith. you receive by return mail
neatly printed card bearing the
words: "Give your horse drawing ex-
ercises and he will get there. Ta-ta."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Senate Finance Committee received
tho Tariff bill from the subcommittee on
the 25th. 1t provides for cutting down the
revenue to the extent Of about $4,000, 900.
Several days would be occupied in its con-
sidcratiOn.
ON the Goth the President sent to the
Senate the name of John II. Oberly, of IL
linois, to be Commissioner of Indian Az
fairs. vice John ID. G. Atkins, resigned.
THERE were 90 business failures in the
United States during the seven days ended
on the 2sth against a.a,S the previous seven
days Total number Of failures during the
past nine months, 1880, against &, 95s dur
ing the same period last year.
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In order to fumirate the mails

In order to fumigate the mails which
leave Jacksonville, Fla, they are
emptied loose into u large box which
has wire bottom and birthstone or
other disinfectants are burned under
the box from eight to twelve hours. All
the smoke from the burning matter has
to pass through the mails.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

A YOUNG girl died mysteriously the
other day at Portland, Ore, and a post
mortem examination showed an alb
scess in her stomach formed around
the india-rubber tip Of lead pencil
which she had swallowed
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A TOWN WIPED OUT.

Fire Visits the Village Of Romeo, wis.
SPENCER, Wis, Sept. 29.-The small
hamlet Of Romeo, three miles north Of
here, has suffered repetition Of the dis.
astrous fire of 1856 The large saw mill,
10 200, 600 feet Of lumber. board ng houses,
stores, barns, blacksmith-s shop and dwell
ing houses were totally consumed. Only
four buildings are left standing and the
loss to MIR. Vanhoosear, who owned the
property, is in the neighborhood of $l35,-
900, with some insurance. The fire was
undoubtedly the work of incendiaries, and
the feeling among the men who are thrown
out Of employment is very bitter against
them. The mill will not be rebuilt
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

BISHOP MERRILL said at the recent
conference in Detroit: "You young
men are forbidden the use of tobacco.
The old men who acquired the habit
in youth have to be permitted to con-
tinue. We can't put them out of the
church for that alone. But the young
men, we insist, must not put this
stumbling block in their way
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

IT may not be generally known that
Mr.. Simmonds. who was recently killed
in balloon accident in England. was
the man whom Blondin carried on his
back, when he crossed the Falls of
Niagara on tight rope.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04

AN Albany IN. Y.) paper tells this
story of Union veteran who fought at
Gettysburg. Before entering the action
he took his canteen from his shoulder
and hid it in crevice in the rock.
Then came that fiery hail OF shot and
shell that swep. down regiments like
fields of wheat before the reaper At
the close of the battle the soldier for
got all about his canteen, nor did it ever
occur to him again until he visited the
field at the late reunion. Then il
flashed through his mind, and after a
few minutes search he found it where
he had left it on the momentous day.