davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
RIGHT TO FIX RATES.
Judge Brewer UphOlds the Iowa Law
Rut Saws Rates Must lle Reasonable.

Judge Brewer Upholds the I0wA Law,
Nut Says Rates Must lse Reasonable.
LEAyENwoRTH, Kan, July 27-About
three weeks ago the Northwestern Rail
road Company applied TO Judge Brewer,
Of the Eighth circuit, for an injunction to
restrain the railroad commissioners Of
Iowa from enforcing schedule Of trans
portation rates which it has made under
the authority of the Legislature, on the
grounds that the rates were SO low that
they would bankrupt the road, and the
SCHEDULE was Illegal because the Legis-
lature could not delegate its power. A
temporary injunction was granted and
an explanatory hearing was had in
this city. Judge Brewer has made .
decision which continues the temporary
Injunction. In discussing the matter he
considered three questions-namely, the
legality Of q suit against the commission
ers, the right Of Legislature to delegate
power to make schedule and the right Of
the State to fix railroad tariffs.
He decides that an action on such case
a. this is not strictly an action against the
State and can be maintained. He thinks
that the State may delegate such power to
railroad commissioners. At least he holds
that State courts have held that the dele
sallOH VI sucH power - COhsIituliOHoi. 10
maintains that while the State has the
right to fix railroad rates it must make
them reasonable, that is, high enough to
maintain the roads, pay ixsd charges and
a return to the stockholders, however
small.
The question not yet being settled that
the rates of the commissioners are reason
able in the sense that Jusl;e Brewer used
the word, the injunction is continued for
further hearing on that point. 1t Is ex-
pectcd that sixty days at least will be re
Quircd to furnish such testimony.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
NO COMPROMISE.
Brotherhood Men All Along the "s."
Line Vote Against Calling on the strike
What the Trouble Has Cost the Road.

brotherhood Men All Along the "eg"
Line Vote Against Calling ON the Strike
What the Trouble Has Cost the Road.
CHICAGO. july o1.-Chairman Hoge and
Murphy returned from their joint trip over
the %" made for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the feeling Of the strikers in re-
gard to declaring the strike of on the
basis of propositions made by the COM
pany. These propositions were that none
of the strikers should be blacklisted; that
as many of the strikers should be taken
back az existing vacancies would allow;
that preferenc. should be given the
strikers in filling new vacancies,
and that letters Of recommendation
should be given to all who desired them.
Chairman Hoge said these propositions
had been submitted to every important
lodge on the %" system, and the men
everywhere voted unanimously to reject
them. They think that by holding out
while longer the %" will be compelled to
give in. The road is not doing nearly 50
much business as formerly, especially in
the freight department
A general officer Of the O." when ques-
toned on the situation, declared that II tho
men did not care to accept the propositions
they might leave them alone, anc that as
Tar as the actu8l WORKING Oh the
road was concerned it didn't care cop
per whether the men returned or not.
I'VE have demonstrated our ability to do
without the brotherhoods," he added, land
will continue to do So We will make no
more concessions; Of that you NAV rest
assured"
CHICAGO, July %. - General Manager
Morton, Of the c., B. A. 9. road, denies the
statement Of the brotherhood that the
%" company has lost s4,OOO,OOO on ac-
count Of the strike. Said he:
"The strike has cost us lots OF money and we
expected IL would when We refused to ac-
cede TO the demands OF the men. / sup
pose tine strike has cost us between
tl.5Oo.O00 and ss,0oo.OO They base their
estimates on comparison between the re-
ports for the first six months Of 1857 and
1884 year ago the Burlington did the
larg.st business in its history. Rates were
high and there were immense amounts OF
grain to be transported. This year business
has been dull with all the lines, notwithstand.
ing the fact that our competitors had tempo
rariiy q portion OF our business. The Rock
Island shows . shr.nkage Of nearly t2.0OJ, 600,
and the other roads are in the same boat. Our
stock has held Its own against all attacks,
and we are pow transacting our full share Of
business"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

THE new counterfeit five-dollar sill
yer certificate which was recently dis
covered is thus described by the New
York Evening Post: The face wears
good appearance and is csslculated to
deceive the ordinary money handler.
except that the vignette of Grant is
poorly done. The back OF the bill is
also badly printed. The color is Of a
slightly different shade of green from
the genuine bills, and the printing is
blOtchy in appearance, SO that the most
careless observer could scarcely fail to
notice it." Its thought these bills are
also being circulated in the West.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Report Of the Operations Of the bureau
for the Year.

REPORT Ot the Operations OI the BureAu
for the Year.
WASHINGTON, July 25 Hon Joseph s.
Smiley, Commissioner of Internal Reso
nue., has made preliminary report of the
operations Of the Internal Revenue Bureau
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885. The
total collections for the year were $124,-
526, 47+, as against Sis, So, ,3Ol for the
previous fiscal year, being an increase
of 81, ,4s9, ls3. The total cost Of collecting for
the year was s3, ,aS}, 900, exclusive of the
amount expended for the printing of in
ternai revenue stamps. The collection.
were:
On spirits. Sta, 3laj, ldai: an increase oi
e8,4s6S45. On tobacco, 80, ,6ts2a, 43l; an
increase of $a4,36i On fermented
liquors, s23,s.i,3lS; an increase OF
&. ~, ,O3l. On oleomargarinc, $SA,.
l4O; an increase of $l4O,l lG.. Banks
and bankers, s4.al3; u decrease Of $50
On miscellaneous, $l65,3l6 de.
crease Of <a,l III. The collections
were greatest in Illinois, New
York, Kentucky and Ohio in the
order named, and smallest in New Mexico
Alabama, South Carolina and Arkansas, in
the order named. There was an increase
of 27S, 30, 800 cigarettes and S. 42l, ,aO7 cigars
manufactured during the year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
WILL PASS A BILL.
Senators Finally Reach Dcterminati
to Legislate on the Tariff.

Senators Finally Reach DeterminatiOn
to Legislate on the Tarin.
WASHINGTON, July GA tariff confer
ence Of the Republican Senators was held
at Senator Evarts' residence, at which .
decision was reached that the Finance
Committee shall prepare q tariff bill
as substitute for the Mills bill,
and that it shall then be reported
to the Senate and taken mp and
passed, regardless of the length Of time
this may require. Various propositions
looking to an early adjournment and
postponement of the tariff battle until
December were suggested, but the argu.
ments advanced by the advocates of the
policy of passing bill and making
the direct issue as early as possible
were so strong that the assemblage became
emphatically unanimous in favor of the
course finally adopted. 1t was urged
that the Democratic House had taken
its time and consumed many months
in framing and debating the meas
ure it had tut forth, and that
the Republican Senate should not be cur
tailed of its full liberty Of action on ques.
tion which SO vitality affected the interests
of the country and of the Republican
party. The Finance Committee was
AStl uStCu W SOutlHuC lVS WOTA SuV
bring it to . conclusion as speed.
lily ss it could consistently with o caro-
full performance of the task allotted to it
The bill will be an outgrowth Of that al.
ready sketched by the subcommittee, but
the views expressed by Senators and ap.
proved by q majority Of the Senators will
doubtless lead to some notifications
and changes in detail. The net reduc-
tion Of revenue to be attained will prob.
ably be between $65, OOO.OOO and $50. .OOO,O ,OA
The conference adjourned at midnight
No One-not even members Of the Finance
Committce-ventures to guess now at
the length Of the session. Among
those who advocated the postpone.
ment Of the tariff question until the next
session was Senator Quay. He said, how
ever, that it was for the doubtful Sta.es to
decide what sh onld be done in the matter.
1t is, therefore, evident that these States,
which are regarded as pivotal States In
the next election, favored the course de-
cided uDon
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

ACTING SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THOMPSON sent communication to the
House on the 24th giving information Of
Canadian discrimination against American
vessels passing through Canadian canals.
On the 18th David 7. Day, chief of the
Division Of Mining Statistics. submitted =
summary of the mineral products Of the
United States in 1887. The total value is
&53S, ,O56. .34j 1t shows wonderful gain
over 1885 and is $l00, ,OO0, 900 greater than
the output of 1855. The United States
leads the world in the production Of min
erals.
The President left Washington on the
26th for four days fishing tour of Sandy
Hook
THERE were 217 business failures in the
United States during the seven days ended
on the 9th, against l4l the previous seven
days.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 27.-Two more
men are reported killed in the Freach-
Evcrsole feud at Hazard. Ky. Last Satur
day Shad Combs was shot down from am
bush while mounting his horse at his home
ten miles from town, and the day before
John Campbell, brother-in-law of J. c.
Eversole, was killed at his store at Haz.
ard. It is not known who shot him.
Three Persons Roasted Alive in u Blaze
at Maynard, q.
WHEELING, VIVA, July 27.-A fire broke
out in three. story boarding house at the
little coal mining village of Maynard, Bel.
mont County, q. The proprietor of the
house, William Presscr. aged As, his son
Willie aged !, and a boy named John Nor.
gan, aged Il, were roasted alive in the
flames. The origin of the fire is unknown,
but it is supposed to have started from
match thrown away by one of the intoxi-
Gated boarders, rs the entire crowd were
having o spree, Wednesday being their
payday Presser leaves wife and 81,
children, and young Morgan has father
in Alabama, the only relative is tbi,
""nntry
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

The expression dark horse" now
in such general political use, first oc-
Cured in Lord Beaconsfield's Young
Duke" Here is the paragraph: "The
first favorite was never heard of, the
second favorite was never seen after
the distance post, all the ten-to-oncs
were in the rear, and dark horse
which had never been thought of
rushed past the grand stand in sweep
ing triumDh.o -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
-.JS.a< :.
THE EAST.


ON the oath Selwynn Taylor, OF Pitts
burgh, Pa, prominent mining engineer
and coal expert, said he thought natural
gas was giving out, and that in two years
mere the supply would be exhausted.
In New York on the oath Mayor Hewitt
refused to perform the marriage ceremony
when asked to wed Q negro to q white
woman.
HIRAM SIBLEY's will was probated at
Rochester. n Y, on the 24th. The value
Of the estate is Sl0,OOO,OOO.
AT Trenton, N. j., four saloon keepers
were sent to Jail for six months each on the
25th for selling liquor on Sunday
CONNECTICUT Republicans will hold
their State convention at Hartford August
ILLS
MASSACHUSETTS Republicans will hold
their State convention in Boston Septem-
ber L.
MRs. SARAH KELLY, aged fifty-three
years, who had not tasted food in forty two
days, died on the a5th at Newark, N. J.
ON the 2Gth General Sheridan had SO far
recovered from his illness that his physi-
clans had ceased the publication Of daily
bulletins announcing his condition.
The statement was made by a prominent
member of the Knights OF Labor in Pitts
OuISu ou tnc -oth Suue euc totdl uicWUcF-
ship of the Knights of Labor at the pres
ent time did not exceed 15O, 900.
OK the 27th Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the
Presidential candidate of the Equal Rights
party, opened the campaign in Brooklyn,
N. Y. In her speech she said that it was
about time that women were regarded in
some other light than as pctted dolls on
the one hand and domestic drudges on the
other
THE pugilist, John L. Sullivan, attempt
ed on the o7th to clean out q saloon at
South Boston filed with 'longshorcmcn,
but the bruiser was thrown to the floor
and severely pounded.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

AFTER lying in a trance for two
years Joseph Guilfoyle, OF Bingham
ton, N. T., has just awakened from
what appears to have been but the
sleep of u night. Mr.. Guilfoyle, who
was attending the high school. was
compelled to abandon his studies be-
cause of his health. Instead Of i'm
proving he became worse rapidly.
About two years ago he sank one night
into a partial trance. or cataleptic
sleep, and since that time has lain in
his remarkable slumber The other
day he awoke, and is gaining strength.
OF his sleep he remembers nothing.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
BALLOON ascensions near the con

BALLOON ascensions near the coast
form a hazardous entertainment. Prof.
Rogers and his associate, who took an
aerial fight from Boston the other
evening came down at sea, and, partly
submerged, were hauled through the
water ut railroad speed for several
miles. Their rescue from death was
moro astonishing than their mid-air
exhibition. The balloon business Is
next door neighbor to taking trips
through the Niagara river rapids.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

BETWEEN April 8 and June 80 Of this
year the United States Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry slaughtered nearly 10000
suspected cattle in the district within
q radius of eight miles Of the new city
hall in Philadelphia. At the same
time they, in conjunction with the
State, inspected 2,O65 herds, visited
1919 stables, inspected 4l,O67 animals.
tagged 23.026 animals and destroyed
Is diseased herds containing $50 cattle
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

DEMOCRATS of the Seventh Illinois dis
trict on the oath nominated Owen Lovejoy
for Congress.
G. w. BLEwErT was on the 24th nomi-
mated for Congress by the Prohibitionists
Of the Second Indiana district.
The shoe factory Of Krippendorf, Ditt-
man & Co., ut Cincinnati, was destroyed
by fire on the oath. Loss, $4,000.
PRoHIRlTIoNIsTs Of the Tenth Illinois dis
trict on the 24th nominated j. H. Sedgwick
for Congress-
On the 18th an express package contain
ing elO, 600 was stolen from one of the
steamers running between Portland, Ore,
and Astoria.
MRS. JonN s. MARTIN died on the o4th in
Chicago from hydrophobia, caused by the
bite Of . little dog.
AT the joint meeting at st. Joseph, Mo-,
ON the 18th of the four brotherhoods of To-
comotive engineers, fremen, switchmen
and brakcmen, the continuance of the "Q''
strike was indorsed, and also the plan for
. federation of the four organizations.
MINNESOTA Prohibitionsts met ut st.
Paul on the 18th and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For Governor, Hugh Har-
rison, of Hennepin County; Secretary of
State, Peter Thompson, Of Mobiles County;
AIcd0uIC1s OOuu fAtlcH, "a FERGUS rdllSs
Attorney General, Charles +. Shannon, of
Duluth.
In Virginia hail fell to the depth Of five
inches on the o5th, in some places COM
pletely destroying growing crops and gar
dens.
DEMOCRATS made the following Congress
sional nominations on the 25th: Illinois,
Eighteenth district, w. s. Forman; South
Carolina, Sixth district, q. w. Dargan
irenominatcdl West Virginia, Second
district, w. A. Wilson (renominated) ;
Fourth, ]. NJ. Jackson. The Republicans
made the following nominations: Missouri.
Third district James Love; Indiana,
Fourth district, NJ. ID. Tackctt; Ohio,
Sixth district, M. N. Boothman (renom-
inated).
NINETEEN tramps who had been terror
izing farmers and robbing freight cars in
Northeastern Ohio were captured by a
company of militia on the 25th in the woods
near Ashtabula.
A BOARDING HOUSE owned by William
Presser, ut haywood, O., was destroyed by
fso on the 96th, and Presser, aged forty
Ave years, his son Willie, aged seven years,
and John Morgan, aged fourteen years,
were burned to death.
A CHICAGO grand jury on the Goth indict-
ed tho Anarchist dynamite conspirstors.
Hronek. chopek. chleboun pnd Ssyte.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

THE International Submarine Com
pany of New Haven, Conn.,. has a con-
tract with the United States Govern
ment and several Philadelphia capital
lists to procure the treasure on board
tho British sloop-of-war Broak. sunk
in Delaware bay May rs, 1898. The
sloop contained between $4,000, 600
and go, 900, 900. The expedition left
Camden, N. j., recently. The previous
searches have been unsuccessful. DIR.
Seth Pancoast. OF Philadelphia, sank
$4,000 In trying to find the treasure.
The expedition Is in command of Cap
lain Adams, OF the United States navy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

THIRTY THOUSAND dollars was voted
by Congress the other day for firing
morning and evening salutes to the
flag, which brings ont the curious fact
that the powder left over from the
war lasted just twenty three years.
The last barrel was used early last
spring, since when no salutes have
been fired Mt any military flag except
West Point. Fortress Monroe and Fort
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

ALBERT G. WEBER died recently in
New York Of lock-jaw. He injured the
inner cartilage of his nose awhile ago
which resulted in hemorrhage. A
physician stopped this by filling his
nose with cotton. This brought on
1nol,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

GEORGE BIDwELL, one Of the men
who, fifteen years ago. swindled the
Bank Of England out of fl,OOO, 600.
attended the recent sessions of the Ma
tional Prison Association at Boston.
He served fourteen years in English
prisons, five years of which were spent
in solitary confinement He is nearly
sixty years of age.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

The report seems to be confirmed
that Edison has sold his phonograph,
together with any improvements he
may make on 1t for the next fifteen
years. The purchaser is Jesse H. Lip
pincott, Of New York and Pittsburgh,
and the price paid 81 100000.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
An Unlucky Family.

NEW LEXINGTON, o., July 38.-Charlee
Miranda, u brakeman on tn, Cincinnati 4
Muskingum Valley railway, fell from .
freight train near Bremen and was killed.
His body was mangled beyond recognition.
There seems TO be strange fatality con.
nscted with this family, as this is the
seventh son killed on railroads.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
A VILLAGE IN ASHES.
'ROslyn, w. T.. Destroyed by Fire--Fifteen
Hundred Eennle Homeless.

Hundred People Homeless.
ELLESsBrRG, w. T., July 24.-Fire de-
stroyed the coal mining town of koslyn,
twenty eight miles from Ellcnsburg, rem
dering the entire population of l,5OO
homeless. The wind was blowing at
tho time and the town, being
without fire apparatus, was laid in
ashes. Nothing was saved. Relief was sent
from Ellcnsburg, and provisions and
clothing were sent. About go hous es
were burned, nothing being left but the
coal company's office and the depot. There
was no insurance. Loss, $500, COO
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
ArrAstad U1ns1Ar tina Crlsnaa A~t

LONDON, July 26.-The exchequer court
of Dublin has released John Dillon, the
Irish leader, from prison on writ Of
habeas corpus. James G. O'Kelley, Of Ros-
common, another Of the Irish leaders in
Parliament, has been arrested by the au.
thorities on u charge OF inci,lng to intim.
idation and hoycotting in recent speeches
in Ireland. Other arrests are expected.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02


On the 18th, general fight occurred on a
train near Hardy, Kan,, and e. s. Burkes
a brakeman was killed.
JoHS DEvAKRENEs' paper mill at East Lee,
Mass, was burned on the 10Th. Loss about
$lUO.OO
Fv murders were reported to the Chica-
go authorities OH the 18th.
AT Norfolk, Va, on the 18th, Peter J. Nc
Lean was shot and killed by John +. Evans.
Both ". re sporting men.
THE Cincinnati National Bank with q
capital OF Saa5O,000, ON the 18th resolved to
60 into liquidation.
OK the 18th the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Raj way Co., notified its operators
to cave the Te,egraphers' Union.
AT New Orleans on the 18th while the
steamer Knickerbocker was unloading, a
cylinder Of compressed ammonia exploded
killing one man and injuring three more.
VI. EAgLlNG, was on the 18th appoint
ed general superintendent Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and S.. Paul Railway Company
vice J. 7. Cark, deceased,
Gar en-, $50 em'grants.
GEO. +. WILSON, of Denver, Col, on the
2Sth instigated suits against the Chicago
Tribune, Times and News for $40, 900 each
and the Herald for SO, 900, alleged libel on
account Of Dispatch charging him with
taking $4O,0O belonging to his partner
John T. Lamer.
AT Alton, ILL.,, ON the 2Sth Wm st. Clair
and Bob Ashley had an alterati' n. Ashley
drove st. Clair into the river with a bowie
krife. St Clair could not swim and Ash
ley prevented him from gaining tie shore
and he was drown ID.
CHEF JusT,cE Fuller his decided not to
take the oath Of ofiic, until some time in
September.
CHEF JoHN p. REA, of the
Grand A my Of the Republic, announces
that his sp cial train, accompanied hy the
Departments of Cali ornis, Oregon, Wash
ingtun. Montana and Dskota, will leave
Minneapolis for the National Encampment
at Columbus, Ohio. Mt q p M, Sept. sth.
Railway. A comrades who conveniently
0 II, are invited to join his party and re-
uuested to corr sponi with w. H. Dixon,
A. u. c., III. f. :srd ST., ST. Paul, to secure
accommodation
RowELL d Co.'S plow works at Har' ford
Wis, bu, ned on the 3Sth. Loss e25OtO; no
insurance.
JcHN DuKKIN, section reman Mt Geneva,
Oak, In both legs mashed on the 18th
while attempting to jump on u freight
train.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02

MARIETTA ZANFRETTA, frisky fe-
male Of fifty-seven years, and famous
favorite in her day, has challenged
Cheyalier Blondin, aged sixty-five, to
outdo his tricks on the tight rope.
Some of the old people are evidently
growing envious of the performances
Of the youthful prOdigies.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-02
WILL CARRY ON THE FIGHT.
Burlington Strikers Decline to Acce
the Alleged ProNuaitiON of the Road .

Burlington Strikers Decline to Accept
the Alleged Proposition Of the Road.
DENVER, Col. July 54.-Chairmen Hoge
and Murphy, of the Burlington grievance
committee, arrived here and called meet
ing of striking engineers and firemen for
the afternoon to discuss the question OF
calling off the Burlington strike. After an
interesting session lasting several hours
the strikers unanimously decided to carry
on the fight. Mr.. Hoge declined to talk re-
garding the dynamite conspiracy, and also
positively refused to divulge the Burling
ton proposition which he made to the
brotherhood at Aurora, GalssbIrg. Bur"
lington, Ottnmva, creston. Omaha and
LINCOLN. and which they yefpsea " sceepsr