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

Ok the 1st SOC out of ~ saloons in Pitts
burgh, Pa, closed up when the Brooks
Liquor law went into effect.
Or the 5S6 applicants for liquor licenses
on the 1st at Philadelphia 3s9 were refused
licenses.
In the forty eight hours ended at noon
on the 1st nearly ten thousand immigrants
were landed at Castle Garden, New York
THE Democrats of New Hampshire con-
vened at Concord on the lst and elected
delegates to the st. Louis convention. The
resolutions indorsed the Administration
of President Cleveland, and recommend
him for denomination.
PRonIBlTIoNIsTs Of PENNSYLVANIA met at
Harrisburg on the I'd and elected delegates
to the National convention at Indianapolis
The platform pledges the party to the
policy of total prohibition by constitutional
amendment; opposes ali forms of license !;
favors the election Of President, Vice Pres
ident and United States Senators by direct
vote of the people: demands fall protection
to American industries, and declares for
woman suffrage.
THE Prohibtionists of tho Fourteenth
New York district nominated Rev. V. ".
Benedict for Congress on the I'd.
The Anti-Saloon Republicans met in
second annual convention in New York
on the I'd with delegates from all the
States in attendance. In the opening at.
dress of the chairman it was stated that
seventy five per cent. of Republicans were
opposed to saloons. fifteen per cent. cared
more for political success than for the s;i-
loon question, while ten per cent. favored
saloons.
DEMOCRATS OF Connecticut met in Hart
ford on the I'd and chose delegates to the
National convent on.
THE Methodist Bishops address read at
the general conference in New York on the
I'd showed that in four years $4,000 souls
had been brought into the church and the
| membership increased from l.s69,5 I p
| O.t3.Es5. The Bishops are opposed to high
license and in favor Of total prohibition Of
| the liquor traffic.
The little village of Mcintyre, Pa, was
| wiped out by fire on the I'd.
The strike Of the Edgar Thomson steel
works at Braddock, Pa. was declared of
on the Sd, the men resuming work at the
old rates. u
Ok the Sd Thomas b. Reed was renomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans Of
| the First district of Maine.
| AT the closing session of the Anti Saloon
Republican National conference in New
York on the Sd platform was adopted
l Wnlcn uenOunccS the saloon, declaring
that as a public enemy it ought to be abol
| ished that it is doomed and must 60, anG
asks the Republican National convention t.
insert plank in the party platform that
shall be clearly hostile to the saloon.
THE New Jersey Democrats held theil
convention at Trenton on the 3D. and elected
delegates instructed to support the rcnom
| ination Of President Cleveland.
The Republicans Of Rhode Island met al
Providence on the I'd and elected delegates
| 10 the Chicago convention. No instructions
The platform declares for liberal pensions
free ballot and fair count and protection
THE National Pure Food Association held
it's first convention in New York on the I'd
| A FREIGHT train on the Pennsylvania;
railroad was partly destroyed by fire on
tho 4th at Wayne Station, Pa, causing !;
loss Of SlU0.nO.
IN New York on the 4th the Progressive
Labor party, formed in opposition to the
Henry George party, was declared dis
solved by its general committee.
Ok the 4th seven thousand immigrant.
arrived at Castle Garden. New York. Tn.
record for the year up to date is l2i 176, ar
increase of II, 80 over the same period las
| year.