The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-10

tion at Dubuque on the I'd, and delegates
were chosen to the National convention
who favor the denomination Of President
Cleveland. The platform indorscs the
Presidents tariff message, favors Civil
Service reform only as applied to minor
Offices, and reaffirms the opposition Of the
party to all forms Of prohibitiory liquor
legislation.
KENTUCKY Republicans met at Louisville
on the ID and chose delegates to the Chica-
go convention.
On the I'd the Democratic State conven-
tion of Nebraska was held at Omaha, and
delegates were chosen 70 st. Louis who
favor Clevcland's denomination.
REPUBLICANS Of Idaho met on the 2d at
Boise City and elected delegates to the Ma
tional convention who were uninstructed.
THE doors Of the Second National Bank
at Xenia, O., were closed on the 3D.. owing
to the failure of Hoover Il Allison, mer-
chants.
INDIANA Republicans held their State
convention at indianapolis on the Sd and
selected Albert g. Porter, X. W. Thomp-
son. Glen Studebaker and j. n. Huston as
delegates-at-large to the National conven-
tion. Resolutions were adopted indorsing
General Benjamin Harrison as a Presidcn-
tial candidate, and sending !" greeting to
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, for his scathing
expose of the reasonable record Of Daniel
w. Voorhees,, a man who at the outbreak Of
the rebellion was in close accord and cor.
rcspondence with the Southern conspira-
tors, and who discouraged enlistments in
the Union army by loading the volunteer
Union soldier with opprobious epithets.'
WINoNA, Mimi. was partly under water
on the I'd, owing to a rise in the river.
The residents of the Pond Lily addition
were well out to sea, and reached their
houses by boat.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
as follows on the I'd: Indiana. Fourth dis
trict. William S. Holman CDem): North
Carolina. Third district, o. b. Robinson
RepD; Kansas, Second district, Edward
II. Funston lkep.).
The West Virginia Union Labor party
met at Charleston on the ad and nominated
full State ticket, with s. II. Person for
Governor.
Ok the Sd Allan o. Meyers was convicted
| at Columbus, o., Of contempt of court in
publishing Objectionable articles during
| the tally sheet forgery cases, and was fined
500 and sentenced to three months inn
| prisonment.
A FIRE in the yards of tho Chippewa
Lumber Company at Chippewa Lake, Mich,
destroyed ten million feet of lumber on the
Sd. Loss, sl3O,0OO; insurance, 100000
| Is the town of Berring. Mo-, several
buildings were blown down in a storm on
the 4th, and James Myers was killed.
| In the streets of Wilson, N. c., Haywood
Ward and his wife were fatally injured on
the 4th by the explosion of dynamite cart.
ridge.
OK the 4th one thousand men employed
in the iron mines near Duluth, Mimi.
struck for higher wages.
A CYCLONE on the 4th at Pekin, ILL.,, un.
rooted buildings, uprooted trees and blew
down chimneys and fences in its path. Nc
one was killed.
A BARN on the farm of Widow Freeze
near Arlington. Neb. was destroyed by fire
on the 4th, and the entire family. consist
ing Of four adults and three children, per
shed in the flames, probably in the attempt
to rescue the cattle from the burning
building. Twenty-Five head of stock alse
perished.
On the 4th a cyclone swept over Camden
! Ark. destroying several houses and level
ing trees. At Blake and other ncighborins
places damage was also done. No lives
| were lost.
| Two GIRLS. aged about seven years
daughters of John Blake and Taut Clayton
were fatally burned OH the 4th near Shaw
neetown, Ill. They were pouring coal oi
on the fire, when the can exploded.
A FIRE at Milton. O., on the 4th damaged
the town hall, Presbyterian church ant
many business houses. Loss, Sl30000.
| A TORNADO and hail-storm passed nortl
of Texarkana. Ark, on the 4th, unroofinl
houses, uprooting trees, killing stock an,
greatly damaging the crops.