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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Kossuth. who il now living In The
,trictest seclusion at Turin. il In excsl
lent health, despite bis sighty-six
years.
m. Remenyi. violinist, who 10 well
known in the United States, and who
was reported to have lost his life in
shipwreck. has turned up alive.
Rev. 7. De Witt Talmage has ac-
cepted the chaplaincy Of the Thirteenth
regiment. Of Brooklyn, filling the "
cancy left by the death Of Henry Ward
Beecher.
-R G. O. Benjamin. . colored man
who has been granted permission t.
practice law at Los Angeles, i report
ed to be the first member Of his race
admitted to tho California bar.
The only living woman who has
ever held . public Office in England
save Queen Victoria IL Miss Frances
Lord. who was for years superintend-
ent Of the kindergarten system.
1t il understood at Holland Patent
that Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland -.
ceives GIG. 900 for her two years seEv-
ices and tho use Of her name - the
head Of . private school in New York.
Hermann. the magician, says hs
has been around the world three times
looking for = ghost. He doesn't b.
lieve in any supernatural manifesto
tions Of any kind. He says the bsst
kind Of slcight-of-hand tricks or mind
reading exhibitions are accompanied
by the aid of accomplices.
Rev. F. T. IngallA of Emporia,
Kan, the new president Of Drury Col
lege, 10 brother Of Senator InGalla
He was valedictorian Of his class q
Williams and his ministerial Life has
been spent in Kansas. His longtime
Official connection with tho State Uni-
versity Of Kansas and with Washburn
College has we'll fitted him for his new
position.
Miss Ruth Oberly. one Of the elk
pretty and clever daughters Of CIVIL
Service Commissioner Obsrly, is one
OF the wittiest young women In WASH
ington society. She recently remarked,
People reside in Boston. live in New
York. dwell in Philadelphia sojourn in
Washington and fnhabit Chicago" "
So very nice distinctions arc hsrs
made In an epigrammatic way.
| Charles Edward Lester. IN old-tims
writer and journalist in New York.
and for eight years United States Con
sui at Genoa Italy, was last weel
found in beggarly condition in New
York and taken care Of BY friends He
is an old man-seventy two years old
and one Of his best works was '.Ihs
Glory and Shame Of England. pub.
lished in 1S41." His latest works are,
Life and Services Of Charles Sumner. y
and Our First Hundred years"
| Count von Moltke 10 very simple
in his habits. Whereas most German
eat i've times day. he has only three
meals, which he takes punctually o
eight twelve and five. He II verJ
fond Of family life. and often play
with his little nephews and nieces, whit
J live in his house He seldom -
ceives company, but has An occasiona
musical evening. He seldom take
! part in tho conversation except By ,
short, pithy remark. He il very fonS
Of whist.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
THE POPE AND HIS PRESENTS.
His Holiness Decides Upon the Disposi
tiOn Of HIS Jubilee Gi(ts,

His Holiness Decides Upon the Dlsposi.
ti0n of HIS jubilee Gifts.
RoME, Jan. 28.-His Holiness the Pope
has made final decision regarding the dis
tribution Of the jubilee gifts, and
the Papal Secretary Of State will at
once comply with tho instructions he
has received AL the money received
goes into the treasury OF St Peter,
and will be expended chiefly in propa9and-
ism. The gifts Of sovereignA ~ they have
an artistic value, are to constitute . special
museum at the Vatican The objects Of wm-
ship will belong to the vestry Of st Peter'A
and the linen altar cloth, blent with
gold thread. which was presented
by the Catholics OK Antrim, will be used at
the communion services In the Roman
Church which is most largely attended by
Irish pilgrimA All the rest Of tho gifts
will 60 to the hospitals An excep-
tion will not be made even for the
old Toksy sent by the Emperor Of
Austria, or the gift from the Duchess dUrse
Of 1000 bottles OF veuve Cliquot The
gifts thus disposed Of are preserved
fruitA fish and meats. sago, maoaront.
tapiocA dates. plumA hga oils and
wines, and 20 on through an almost
endless list not forgetting nearly
1900 pairs Of Aippers which were
contributed by female devotees in different
parts Of the world In the lists OF oils and
wines California. Spain. France. Austria
Algeria and Australia contributed most
largely.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
CALLED BACK TO LIFE.
DIR. Fell, Of BufIslo, Rescues His Thl
Case from the Grov0.

DIR. Fell, Of BufFAlo, Rescues His Third
Case from the Grave.
BUFFALO, N T.. Jan. 26-Julius Bear,
from Lockport. in his effort to kill himself
ut the Continental Hotel here. took two
ounces Of laudanum, then cut his
windpipe and several small veins,
and slashed his wrist, Just missing
the main artery He lay all Tuesday
night IN this condition, and when he was
found he wLs pronounced dead. and the
coroner summoned But DR.. George E Fell
arrived with . machine Of his own inven.
tion for artificial respiration A silver
tube was inserted in the hole In
Baer's windpipe and the bellowr
worked with . will Three houTa
was this done before life seemed to return
The injection Of warm salt water made up
for the loss Of blood. For twelve hours
Baer was worked over, and at last he ID In
good condition. This is the third case ont
Of which Dr. Fell has cheated the coroner.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
LATER.

The relief train reached Browns Valley
Mimi, on Sunday. with supplies OF food
and fuel sufficient to last q month. The
train was . week getting through from
having to be shovelei the snow drifts
sometimes being five feet higher than the
smoke stacks Of the engines.
WHILE fire was in progress in the hos
pital for crippled children at New York
City on the 18th, Quo OF the cooks lost her
life from suffocation. The 1853 children
were got out, though some bad narrow es-
capes from sufgocation and burning.
FIRE that resulted In tho loss Of $4,000
Malone, N. Y. on the Goth, destroying q
hotel the opera house and several stores.
The hydrants were all frozen and no water
TO be had.
The Senate bill for the admission. OF
Dakota as q whole will be supported by
Senator Butler, and the friends OF the
measure believe It will pass the Senate
without great opposition.
THE bill Of Senator Spooner, Wis. to
place the telegraph companies Of the coun-
try under the supervision o. the Inter- State
Commerce Commission, as solution of the
postal telegraph proposition, is received
with high favor by the press Of the country
and also by leading members of Congress.
THE vigOr OF the snow b ockade in the
New England and Eastern Stats was un-
4bated on the o9th and 3Oth. The snowfall
had been unprecedented for a quarter OF q
century and the temperature lower than
TOR 25 to 20 years in different localities.
At SouthhOrO, Mass, music teacher was
frozen to death. Stock trains on the block
AIDED roads suffered extensively and many
cattle and hogs were frozen TO death. Suf-
fering ID reported from many storm
bio cked towns.
n-l ,~.xNn III 11AA A<rH
corn to the Governor Of Kansas for the
sufferers In that State.
SUNDAY evening last Bishop ireland Of St.
Paul. delivered an address on temperance
to an immense audience at the Bijou
theatre, Washington, ID. q.
AN incendiary fire started In the shingle
shed of the Laird Norton saw mill at
Winona, MINI, Sunday; two million
shingles and other property burne !. Loss
$S OlO, no insurance.
THE Governor Of West Virginia has been
take cognizance Of the bloody fued existing
between the McCoys Of Pike Co, KY, and
the Hatields Of Logan Co., W. Va.
WM. HUGEs char ed with killing James
Howard at Milwaukee, Wis, was ARE. ted
at New York City, on the 2Sth, and taken
back for trial. Hughes aims the killing
was done in self defense.
AT Red Lodge, Mont, Jack Hartwick, q
butcher, just released from jail, got drunk
ami terrorized the camp with . rife. A
deputy sheriff Of Parx County, in the line
of his duty, shot Hartwick dead after sever
al exchanges OF shots.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture at
Washington, makes the statement that the
crops OF Minnesota and Dakota ara sys-
teMatically overestimated.
FIRE, originating from . defective
chimney due, burned up ZOO worth Of
property Oh 9th avenue, at Pittsbnrg, Pa.
The insursncs = about one halt. On9 drs-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
THE NEWS.
ComDiled From Late Dispatches.
FlFTlETH CONGRESS-.

flFJl6IH NONNn600s
TUESDAY, Jan "a Bills were intro
duced in the Senate to amend the PEN
sion laws; to change the time Of meet
ing of the long session Of Congress to the
frst Monday in October, and of the short
session to the second Monday in Novem-
Der; to provide that publications of
through the mails free of charge to
subscribers who live in another
county, but received their mail In the
county in which the publication IL issued.
and for the admission OF Montana a. q State.
In the House a bill was introduced author
izing the President to discontinue any GUS
toms district where the revenues are not
equal to the expenses
WEDNESDAY, Jan 25.-In the Senate the
Deficiency Appropriation bill was passed
and The bill to pension ex-soidiers and sail
ors who are incapacitatel for manual labor,
and provide pensions for dependent rela-
tives of deceased soldiers, was favorably re-
ported In the House = bill was reported
to amend the internal revenue laws, and
= memorial was presented from settlers
on tho public-lands strip praying for
the organization OF the Territory Oi
Cimarr0n The resolution for an inquiry
into the names, number and extent of tn
corporal ons engaged In manufacturing OF
mining or dealing In any Of the necessities
OF life and known as 4truats" or @poolsa
was adopted. A joint resolution was intro
duced intended to secure the extradition oil
all classes Of criminals who take refuge In
Canada
THURSDAY, Jan 26-Bills were passed
In the Senate granting pension Of 81, ,OO(
year to the widows OF General Johr
A. Logan and General Frank r. Blair, and
raising the maximum pension for deaf
ness from $13 to $50 month. Petit ons
were presented asking for retaliatory legis
lation against France and Germany for ex
oluding American meat, and against the ad
mission OF Utah as q State with polygamy
A bill was introduced to regulate commerce
carried on by legraph. Adjourned to tn,
3Oth In the House bills were passed pro
| viding for the sale of the New York IndiaI
lands in Kansas; appropriating $175. .OOt
for the repair Of tie United States wa
steamship Hartford, and regulating practic,
| In cases removed from State to Fedora
| courtA
FRIDAY, Jan 27.-The Senate was not ii
session. In the House the delayed De
ficiency bill of last year was passed.
bill was introduced to withdraw from dis
posal the unsurveyed public lands embrac
ing natural forests, and all public lands re
turned by the public surveys az timbe
lands, and providing for the appointment
/ Of Commissioner OF Forests and four as
sistants The Indiana contested election
case was disposed OF by the Committee ol
Elections by declaring the seat vacant. ol
the ground that White Rep), the sittInl
member. 10 ineligible. while Louvre,
| (Dem.), the contestant, did not have . ma
| jority Of the votes cast Adjourned to tn
4 Q0%h
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


An explosion of gunpowder on the oath
at Brast Russian Poland, killed eleven per-
sons and injured thirty.
AT Victoria, b c., the discovery was
made on the Oath Of q powerful Chinese So
ciety whose object was to murder at $500
head
SIxTY-FIvE men lost their lives by recent
explosion in the Wellington R CJ coal
mime or these twenty-six were white men
and thirty-nine Chinese
ALEXANDER BEAToN, . prominent resident
OF Boulandere, N s. lost his house by tire
on the 25th, and his wife and grandchild
were burned to death
The Legislature Of Ontario convened on
the 25th at Toronto
THROUGHOUT Canada heavy snow-storms
prevailed on the 26th, completely blockad-
ing railways.
TENANTS of Donegal, Ireland, ON the 26th
resolved to resist the payment Of rents. and
were arming and threatening to destroy all
bridges in the country.
On the 9th the French merchant steamer
Suez was run into of the mouth OF the
Tagus by German steamer and went down
| In few minutes. nineteen OF the Ofiicerl
| and crew being drowned
ToNQUIN advices Of the 9th say that
eighteen French soldiers had been shot fol
desertiOn.
| TwENTY-EIGHT persons lost their lives by
the recent loss Of the bark Lizzie Perry pd
the coast of DarbadoeA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

A WRITER in the Richmond Times
says: Congressman Kelley. Of Penn
sylvania, grows more wonderful every
day. and one OF the most extraordinary
things about him is his memory. He
is All example Of man who has made a
success Of public life without being able
to remember either face or a name.
He can remember mems voices. but
not their features, and he can tell,
while sitting in the barber's chair.
who is speaking by the accents Of the
speakers voice. though he could not
tell the name of the man perhaps If he
saw him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

A NEW thing out Is clock, with
ordinary works. that will run for a
year without attention. An electric
battery concealed in the case winds up
the clock from day to day. or week to
week. as the need may be. Once in a
great while the battery must be re-
newed, but that is all the care the
clock calls for.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

The most remarkable old man in
New Hampshire is Thomas Murphy,
Of Enfield, who, at the age of ninety
years, lives entirely by himself does
his own cooking and washing and khits
his own socks. He is well-to-do
farmer. still hale and hearty. and
boasts that he never took dose of
medicine i'm his life.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

The Secretary of the Treasury re-
Gently submitted TO Congress the draft
Of a bill prohibiting the importation of
opium containing less than nine per
cent of morphine, and authorizing the
Treasury to seize and destroy all
opium prepared for smoking. The Sec
retary says that under existing laws
the department is unable to sup
press the smuggling of opium by sys-
tematic organizations on the Pacific
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
Quite High.

"How's land out your way-highp
asked Bostonian Of an un tanned biped
from Leadville.
"Highp Well rather. Bout ez high
ez it comes anywhere. Ye see, stran-
ger, the Rockies spur out our way. and
it's mighty high cloud what amt got
ter take the road round 'em instid of
cuttin' cross lots. Yaas, land is rather
high out our way" Charleston Inter
prise.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

Miss DoTTLE, of Brooklyn, N. r. was
pronounced to be dead the other day,
and the body was prepared for burial.
At the funeral her mother screamed SO
loud when they tried TO take her away
from the coffin that the supposed
corpse rose up and startled the congre-
cation. She had been in trance. and
is now we'll and happy again.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

/. A SCIENTIST at Cleveland. O., thinks
the reason birds can fly is that their
aesh and bones are battery of such
. composition that the rapid quiver-
ing of the feathers charges the body
with negative force. and, in conse-
quence, the wings have but little labor
to perform further than to guide and
propell the body onward. He thinks
this could be proved by harnessing up
. flock Of wild pigeons and causing
them to discharge their electricity into
. receiver By supplying men with
SUN acient electricity, says this Cleye-
Land gentleman, they could Ay.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

THE accident to Mrs. John A. Logan.
some months ago in Central Illinois,
by which she was thrown from a car
riage has left lasting results. Her
friends are informed by letters that
she has severe pain almost constantly
in the injured shoulder. Mrs. Logan
is said to have grown old rapidly since
the Generals death, and to have lost
much of her old-time vivacity and en-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
A PHILADELPHIA grocer has cl

A PHILADELPHIA grocer has con-
cluded that thirteen is an unlucky num-
ber He advertised to give every thir-
teenth customer the amount Of his pur-
chase free. The plan worked finely
and he did thriving business, but one
day the boys tricked him. Twelve Of
them each made trifling purchase;
the whole bill for the dozen was less
than one dollar. Then the thirteenth
man walked in and ordered barrel of
sugar, ten pounds Of tea, ten pounds
of coffee and box of cigars The
grocer faced the music like man. but
at0nce took down hh sign.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

V00 NOOtOmo0 0u0 tine SW0ORs
Father Ignatius, preaching in London.
told the following story: Not very long
ago a nobleman in Belgravia, as he was
passing from his door to his carriage,
encountered . sweep who had been
sweeping his chimneys. and the sweep
had the courage to look up and say:
Have you the wealth Of Cbrist's sal
vationp' Two months later the noble
man was dying. and he sent for this
sweep. and from him received the
knowledge Of God by the power Of the
Holy Ghost. The nobleman wept for
joy, and as he died fell asleep in tho
ark Of the covenant, possessed Of the
unsearchable riches Of Christ. This,
said Father Ignatius. was perfectly
true story, and he had related it as an
illustration because he wanted to bring
home to their hearts the poverty Of the
world.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

SAMUEL X. WILLIAMS. printer, died
recently in Charleston. $. c.. aged
seventy ty-scven years. He was the IN
ventor of the cylinder proof-press now
to be found in nearly every printing
Office in the country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
HUMOROUS.


Tho drop curtain Is probably %
called because it gives the male por-
ton Of tho audience . chance 70 70
out and get drop.-Hotel Gosetts
-"I tell you what it is, Gus; Ara
minta's father can't appreciate ~.
He has no soul" "Oh! he hasn't!
ehP. Well, II you'd been in my place
last night you'd have thought hs was
all sole"
when ws're getting along IN yssrs,
And more OF the world we 0ees
Il almost makes 10 weep 70 think
How fresh we used 70 bei
-Jassas,tss (xy.) Jssrsal
The pretty maiden fen overheard,
and her lover leaned over the side u
the boat - she rose to the surface
and said: "Givs mo your hand"
Please. ask papa" she said, . shs
sunk for the second time.-Bosess
Courier.
Anxious mother Ito her husbandl
-"Tm afraid you are giving the
baby too much sugar, Reuben"
Father (who thinks he undsrstands
grocers' tricks)- Not at all. my dear;
l want him to have plenty Of grit
plenty Of sand in his CROP you
know"
There is one thing about me-"
said Dumley. as he wrote his name In
the hotel register. Il pay - / 60. and
don't you forget it!' "Any baggagel"
demanded the clerk. mo" Then
you won't pay as you 60; you'n pay -
you come! Two dollars. please. and
don't you forget It"
There is a young lady in Keokuk.
Ia. who 10 six feet four inches tail.
and she is engaged to be married.
The man who won her did It In these
words:
'Thy beauty set my soul sglov;
I'd we'd thee right or wrong;
Man wants but little hese below,
But wants that little long" :
-Ezchan9e
Questions OF political economy
will stray into the most serious mo-
ments Of your life. Don't you think,
Evelina dear. that you-er need . lit
tle-er protection?' Possibly. George.
But don't know as am in favor Of
so much raw material!'" And then
he picked up his hat and went out in
to the damp fog Of relentless world.
Hartford Post.
-ln the Departments, $50 q. M
Chief to lndustriousC why didn't
you dot the i in the last word Of your
report last nightr' Industrious Clerk
FL beg your pardon. but you sec the
clock struck four just At that point and
didn't care to work overtime" Chief
apologies and writes to the Secretary
in regard to allowance for extra work.
Critic.
Boston Young Lady-'Don't SAY
vase Polly; the word is pronounced
'vawze.' -" Country Cousin - ''Csr.
tainly. dear. Well. a. I was saying.
went down town to buy some lawss to
trim my hat, and I walked at such Q
pswze that people must have thought
/ was in for . rawze, and when I got TO
the store my fawze was as red - hra
Do correct me when say any thing
countriied, won't you. Anastawazia ~
Boston Beacon.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02

ACCORDING to official statistics on
the subject, 1892 cabin passengers
were landed from the various steamers
at the port Of New York during 1887.
The total number of steerage pas
sengers arriving was 81. GIG. and the
trips made by the steamships Of the
various lines aggregated 1856.