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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
Baltimore, Md., failed on the lst for


100000.
A FIRE destroyed the works Of the
Columbus Bridge Company at Columbus,
O., on the 1st, causing heavy loss.
On the 1st the Northwestern Military
Academy and the private residence Of II.
c. Sampson at Highland Park, Chicago
suburb, were destroyed by fire, the total
loss reaching $4,000.
FIRE on the 1st at Bowling Green, o.,
destroyed hotel, two printing offices and
twenty other buildings.
ANDREW JOHNSON, living near Red Hill,
KY, while digging in the ground on the
lst uncarthed copper kettle filed with
gold and silver coin worth over s., 600.
A CYCLONE at Laporte, Ia, destroyed
several buildings and unroofed many
others on the 1st, causing loss Of over
SIS, 600. In the surrounding country great
damage was also done. No lives wcre
lost.
THOMAS SAVERS (colored), who murdered
and robbed two peddlcrs in Mercer Coun-
~, w. Va, was caught and lynched on the
| ID
I of accounts at Yoakum, Tex, Fayettc
| Berry and John Hawks shot and killed
each other.
Mimi, five persons lost their lives on
| the I'd.
| BEN RUSSELL, James Bell and George
| W. Griffin, all colored, were killed in Van
| Zandt County, Tex, on the I'd in political
! quarrel.
| ADvIcEs of the I'd say that in the recent
cyclone in Iowa the NJ. L. Church and b..
| c. r. a. n. depot at Mt. Auburn were
| blown down and an elevator unroofcd, and
a man was killed by flying timbers.
| JUDGE BREWER decided at Topeka, Kan.
on tho ID that land in Allen County be
longed to q railroad, and over five thou.
sand settlers, many Of whom had occupied
the land for ten or fifteen years and had
made extensive improvements, would be
compelled to give up possession
/ ESTIMATES Of this years Southern cottor
crop placed the aggregate yield on the *
at about three per cent. less than that o.
| last year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
A LIMIT TO USEFULNESS.

"'Hnaf can a helpless female do:'
Rock the cradle. and bake and brew.
Or, II no cradle your fate afford.
Rock your brothers wife's for your board:
Or live In one room with an invalid cousin.
Or sew shop shirts for dollar dozen
Or please some man by looking sweet
Or please him By giving him things 70 eat,
Or please him by asking much advice
And thinking whatever hs does IL nice.
Visit The poor Innder sIpervi-ioni
Dostor the sick who cant pay = physician;
Save men's time By doing their praying.
And other odd obs there's no present pay in.
But II you presume TO nsarp employmcnts.
deserved by them for their special enjoy
Meats,
Or il you sue 'eed when they knew you wouldn't
Or earn moaey fast when they said you coian't t.
Or learn TO do things they'd proved wrre above
you,
You'll hurt their feelings and then ,hey WON'T
love YOU
--.JvHfgai or H0Bga's I;1ss
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Married men are preferred as Ohl.
GERS on the police force. The authori.
ties want men who have had their
courage tried and proved.-N T. Ncns.
III suffer dreadfully from ennni,
DOCTOR said Mr.. Bohre. "Do you
still retain your old habit of taking tc
yourself. sir?' queried the physician,
nocently.-Harper's Bas1r.
Wendell Phillips once gave the adj
vice, Never call 4 man a liar We
never do. 1t is much more polite and
just as true to call him gas meter
Shoe and Lcather Reportar.
If a man sued for breach Of promise
were to set up the defense Of tempor-
ary insanity he would certainly prove
his case by reference to old love letters.
Puck.
Live within your income, says the
practical adviser; but ii he would tel
how one may live without it. he would
have the merit and the glory Of in
structing larger constituency.-Bos
ton Budget.
Judge Ito prospective grand jury.
man-..What is Your occupation?" +
q. J.-.Collector for the gas com
pany.' Judge-.You are excused. L
would be impossible for you to bring
in true bill. Tore Haate Express
A little pamphlet called "Humor
in We Sixteenth Century" shows tha
ye joker OF that period borrowed ;
great deal of his wit from We humorist
of We nineteenth century without Civ
| ing u particle OF credit.--Norrist0,cn
Herald.
First Lady understand Miss
DE We're has gone on the stage" Sec
| ond Lady-.O. yes: she has been be
fore the public a year." First Lady
HAS she made any reputation" Sec
ond Lady 'Some, presume. but no
nearly as much as she has lost. -
Washington Critic.
Impatient Husband - where il
the world have you been? | want m
Jinner. Wife fe-.Excuse me, John
but ran down to the sewing society a
five, and to my surprise it didn't win'
up until eight" Husband-.You nea
it was wound up at five and didn't ru
down until eight. ~. Y. Sun.
-Editor-..You say you wish thi
poem to appear in my paper anonJ
mouslyp' Wouid-be contributor :
'.Yes; don't want any name to it.
Then can't publish it. > "Why not?
because am conscientious about thi
matter. don't want an unjust su,
picion to fall upon some some innocer
person. - Ttras 'Sittiags.
Mr.. Darrinyer-.'I was surprise
to-day to see how our Joe can swim
II is necessary accomplishment
Mrs. Darringer-.'I sec it argued thu
the ladies ought to know how to swim
Couldn't l learn?' Mr.. Darringer-
III you could manage to keep yor
mouth shut long enough, my dear.
-''Local rains. my son, are rain
which fall in the locality where the
occur. This information is accorde
to relieve your mind of any uncertaint
which may have arisen in consequene
of continued and persistent dry weathe
in your locality, Notwithstanding tn
Weather Bureaus oft-repeated predi'
tions of local rains. ''-B0stOn Iras
scriDt. -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

The Japanese Bureau Of Statistics
has published tho second issue Of its
annual abstract in the Japanese and
French languages. compiled from tho
sixth volume of compr chcnsive sta
1istical annual, printed in tho native
language only, which the Government
formerly sent abroad to the foreign
offices and to learned societies. The
population of the japanese Empire at
the close of 1886 is set down at SO, 507. :
900. For a number of years past the
average annual increase appears to
have been about $4,000.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

THE Vancouver Register gives this
description of forest fire: Tuesday
night the people of Yacolt prairie and
on the mountains became aware Of Il
terrific forest fire creeping down upon
them from out of the mountains on the
wings of strong wind. When dis
covered the fire was coming down the
Rock Creek country. Hugo stubs We're
falling in all directions, and soon Bell
Mountain was roaring mass of flames.
The flying brands went across Lcwis
River and caught in the timber, tho
flames making noise that seemed
like IL hundred earthquakes.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

WHILE republics are nngrateful, it
can be truthfully said that there are
American doctors who arc not. The
refusal of Dr.. William Pepper to re-
ceive any fee for his attendance upon
General Sheridan during the latter S
fatal illness is delicate and graceful
tribute to the memory of an American
hero, as it is n fact that the widow of
General Sheridan is in Strengthened
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

A CITIZEN of Eatonton, Ca, smokes
about twelve pounds of tobacco yearly
in pipe that he declares is over two
hundred years old. This leads Il math-
en1atical person to calculate that il
that were the average amount used In
the pipe since its first day, twenty-four
hundred pounds of the weed have been
burned in its bowl; and, if the first
twelve dollars had been put out at
compound interest at the rate OF ten
per cent. it would now have grown to
tho sum of 81, 755, 443, 200. Just how
this would have benefited the first
owner of the pipe docs not appear.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
MARGARET LLOYD and Maggie Gal

MARGARET LLOYD and Maggie Gal
vim. domestics at Greensburg, Pa,
agreed the other night to commit sui
eide the following night, because
neither of them could procure fashion
able clothes. They secured forty-iive
cents worth Of laudanum and separted.
Miss Lloyd was found dead in bed tho
next morning, having anticipated the
compact by twenty-four hours; Miss
Calvin repented, and has decided not
to follow the example OF her COM
panion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

FROM present weather reports tho
following advice in the New York Her.
aid is seasonable: Don't worry, keep
your head cool, your feet warm. look
out for east winds. the rheumatism
and dyspepsia, and do your level best
to die of old age"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
Coming to the United States,

LONDON, Nov. a.-The Empress of Aus
tfia cantemplates Il voyage to the West
Indies. to be followed by tour through
the United States The Empress, who is now
at Corfus suffering tortures from rhcuma-
tism of the most acute type, which Is
quite breaking down her nervous system,
Is attended by two lady doctors who were
trained by the celebrated DIR. Metzgcr, Of
Amsterdam, and they give her massage
treatment every day.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

A New YORK hostess marked the
places of her guests at table by sim
gle perfect rose. Upon a petal OF each
was delicately written, by means of
electricity, the name Of tho person to
occupy the place.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

AMOS ROBBINS, of Brooklyn. N. Y.
is dead. His claim to fame rests on the
fact that he made an immense fortune
in the poultry business. and that dur
ing the war he sent the Union soldiers
5000 in money and $4,000 turkeys to
celebrate one Thanksgiving Day with.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
To Heneilt Poor Children.

AsnEviLLE, n. C., Nov. 3-Georrc
Vanderbilt has purchased 1860 acres of
mountain lands near here whore he will
bu Id large industrial institute fer the
education of poor white children, who will
be taught how to work in wood and met
ais, and thus become SIX lied mechanics.
Tho institute will be literally endowed, As
Mr. Vanderbilt intends TO make it monn-
ment to his family.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
Death In Rome of Rev. William G. Van
Meter, a Wel-known Evangelist.

New YoRK, Nov. 2--Rev. William G.
Van Meter, a well.known evangelist and
IN ssionary, died Wednesday at Rome,
Italy. aged Is years. DIR. Van Meter was
one Of the founders OF the Howard Mission
In this city forty years ago, and as
its super ntcndcnt he carried on Tor
twenty years the work Of rescu-
ing. children from tho slums and
finding Christian homes for them
throughout the country. 1t was largely
through his efforts that the notorious
Five Points was cleaned out and some Of
its vile dens replaced by mission houses.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

In the United States Supreme Court
the other day Chief-Justice Fuller
rendered his first decision, maintain
ing that the State of Pennsylvania has
no right to collecta a tax upon Western
Union telegraphic messages when not
confined wholly to the State.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
CYCLONE IN IOWA.
Many Buildings in Laporte JnrOOted o.
Demolished ny the Wind.

Many buildings m Iaporte InfOOteu %
Demolished ny the Wind.
LApoRTE, Ia, Nov. "a cyclone struck
this place at 8 o'clock last night, coming
from the northwest. Union Hall was de-
molishcd and II large number of houses
were unroofed and blown down, sec
tions of the building being carried
many blocks away. Great loss has
been occasioned to the merchants.
l. Curins. Boggs a. Walker, G. H. Brust,
Walker a. Ashley, and L. Conrigsts are
all moving stocks, rs the buildings are
shattered and flooded The residence Of
Sanders Walker was blown to atoms and
the children rolled about on tho ground
The mother was seriously hurt. No other
injuries arc reportei. The loss on proper
ty is $4,000. Reports Of damage are
coming from all sections OF the country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

EDWARD ATKINSON, tho Boston ccon-
omist, says that New England
genius has discovered a cheap method
of dissolving zinc, and that the fluid,
when applied to certain kinds of woods,
will make them fireproof.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

INDIA must be the physicians earth
ly paradise. The Nawab of Rampur
recently paid Sergeant-Major Freyer,
q surgeon in the British army, the
princely fee of $4,000 for having
brought him safely through three
months illness from malignant rheu-
matte fcyar
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
MUST GIVE Up THEIR HOMES.
A Decision by Which 5000 settlers In
kansas xvtll Iose Their Lands.

Aansas WIZ Lose Auci0 Afahus.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 3.--Judge Brewer
has decided in the Allen County case, in
which certain alternate sections of land
granted by the Government to the Mis-
souri,, Kansas Il Texas railway were
claimed by the settlers thereon. that the
land in question legally belongs to the rail
road company The settlers will, there
fore. be compelled to give up possession.
The land embraces IL large amount OF the
most fertile farming land In tho county.
About 1900 settiors are thus thrown out oi
their homes. Many OF them have occup Cd
the land for ten or fifteen years and have
made extensive improvements.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

JULIA BECK, a Kansas City girl,
killed herself because some one had
told her "she was too homcly to live" !"
Most girls would have fought it out on
the same limo of retaliation
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches,
FROM WASHINGTON.


THE British Minister at Washington,
Lord Sackville West was ON the Both ult.
notified by Secretary Bayard that as q
representative of England he was not ac-
ceptable to the United States Government.
DURING the month Of October the total
coinage executed ut the mints was 1908, 100
pieces, representing value OF s5,311, $50
or these pieces 1873 $50 were gold, repre-
scnting s2,OOS 80, 5,50O,OO0 were silver. Of
the value OF s2.2250, ,oo0 and 3,37o,Oo0 were
minor coins, of the value Of s33 700.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND issued procla-
matioA on the 1st designating Thursday,
November 20 next, as u day Of Thanksgiv-
ing and prayer throughout the United
States.
THE public-dcbt statement issued on the
1st showed the total debt to be 81, 103, 457, :
:2so4; cash in Treasury. s7i, 49l. .969; debt less
cash in treasury, Il, 137. 100, 0a6 Decrease
during October, s4,5S5,619 Decrease since
June 30. 1888, s2S 294, SEQ
From the opening Of the Washington
monument on the Sth Of last October to
tho 1st inst 7,42 persons had been carried
up in the elevator and 2. .354 had walked up,
making a total Of 9,s36 who ascended the
shaft
THERE were 275 business failures In the
United States during the seven days ended
on the I'd, against 20S the previous seven
days.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

In lawsuit at Brooklyn, n. Y,
the other day, n book was produced
which contained directions for making
twelve kinds Of ''pure liquor" out oi
the same barrel OF spirits
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

EDWIN BooTH is the wealthiest actor
in this country. lie is worth 81, OOO,-
600. Lawrence Barrett ranks second,
with *7o0,OOO.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
THE EAST.

| On the 30th ult Charles Stewart Welles,
| OF New York, accepted the Equal Rights
! party's nomination for the Vice Prcsi
| dency.
| HENRY r. ALBEas, of Buffalo, \. Y, a
| lumber and coal merchant, fed TO Canada
on the 30th ult, leaving his creditors to
realize on $4,000 worth Of forged com
mercial paper.
GENERAL ADAM BADEAU's case against
the widow Of General u. S. Grant for
$4,000 for services on the Generals s
memoirs, was discontinued on the 30th ult
THE death of Katie Kennedy. the sixty
| third victim Of the recent Mud Run railway
disaster, occurred at Scranton, Pa, on the
3lst ult.
In Pittsburgh. Pa, while testing fire.
escape on the 3.st ult d, thrco boys were
killed by the breaking Of a rope which
caused them to fall distance of seventy
feet.
AN explosion on the lst at the Sable
iron-works Of Zug & Co. in Pittsburgh,
Pa, killed one man and fatally injured two
others.
On the evening of the lst Amanda Mont
gomery and Gus Williams, lovers, were
walking on the railroad track at Greens
burg, Pa, and In stepping off ono track to
avoid train they were run down by an
| OlHer train ana Dotn were Killed.
On the 1st L. Berman, New York bank
er, disappeared with 10000 belonging to
depositors.
Ok the I'd five men were killed and q
number of others were seriously injured
By an explosion of the boiler of a thrcsh.
Ing machine near Reading, Pa.
OK the I'd Mrs. Frank a. Dc Groot, OF
Worcester, Mass, gave birth TO four girl
babies, all living.
GEORGE H. VANDERBILT, of New York,
purchased one thousand acres of mountain
lands near Asheville. N. C.. where it was
said on the ID he would build large in
dustrial institute for the free education OF
poor white children, who would be taugh,
how to work in wood and metals and thus
become skilled mechanics.
HEREERT l. CRICHETT. Of Boston, fnan
cial clerk for a real-estate firm, dsap
peared on the I'd, taking with him so5, ,OO(
belonging to his employers.
SEVERAL miners when riding on hand
car near Hopeweil, Pa, on tho "a were
thrown from the car by a runaway team
Sam Hastings was instantly killed, Martin
Mahcr had his skull crushed and sever
others were seriously injured.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08


GEORGE W.. CHILDs has at his coun-
try seat, near Bryn Mawr, Pa, grove
OF trees each OF which was planted by
some famous person.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

BELyA LOCKWOOD claims that
woman is improving intellectually
thirteen per cent faster than man.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

TIE newest greenback issued by the
Treasury Department is twenty
lar silver certificate with a fine en-
craving of Daniel Manning on the face.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

GLADsTc NE says that Great Britain
will have federal constitution before
many years have passed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08
Heavy SNOW In Dakota

PEMB,NA, d. T., Nov. lit has been
showing hard here. There is about three
inches Of snow on the ground now and
there is no sign of the storm ahatnS.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-08

Awarded 845, 900 fur the Loss OF u Leg.
BosroN, Nov. 3-Bernard Nanghton has
been awarded $4,000 damages ier tho loss
of leg inAn accident at the coal wharf
Of William White.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-15
Death of Rev. DR.. Edwards.

Rev. DR.. w. B. Edwards, distin.
guished divine of the NJ. T. Church,
whose illness was mentioned in the CAPT.
TAIL day or two ago, passed awsy quiet
lip and peacefully at the res. dence Of his
son, at Wavsrly, Baltimore, last night,
after an illness of three weeks aged 79
years. On his way home from visit to
mis- brother, the Rev. +. nj. Edwards,
who lives in Portsmouth, Va, he stopped
to pay a visit to son at Waverly. While
there carbuncle made its appearance on
the back of his neck, which confined him
to the house aud finally caused his death.
Despite his age he maintained his health
until the carbuncle on his neck appeared.
His wife died in 1886. Three sons, one
OF whom is the Rev. VIM. S. Edwards,
presiding elder in the Baltimore Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference, two married
daug hters and one unmarried daughter
survive him.
One of his married daughter is the
wife of II. V, Clayton, of this city Dur
ing his ministerial career be was station
ed at the First NJ E Church, this city,
where he was held in the highest esteem
by his congregation, He was a fine clas-
steal scholar, a good linguist and a hard
student. His sermons were always char
acterized by profundity of thought, aud
were not of the sensational order, His
death will be generally regretted not only
by the church, but by large circle of
friends
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-15

GALIovAYe- Dec. IAN 1855

CNS-tte ~ r AtNSs 4OtUs 4CCc.
A concert viii be eiv4a by the Rev
Mr. Browning and bis three little dau Il
ters at the "Centtnnary" Church. on
Fridey evening. ID. cember 14ih. Ii il
their first appearance in public. and as
they have already gained no little cele
brity on account of their musical talent
It Is expected q large and appreciaiivs
audience will greet them. The proceeds
will be appropriated TO the missionary
cause.
An interesting meeting was held In the
III. Church, at this place. for the pur-
pose Of making arrangements for a
Christmas celebration. Ii was decided to
decorate the chancel with cross Of ever.
green. crown and an anchor The chill
dren will take part 10 the exercises. and
Mr.. Gladfelter. OF Baltimore, has kindly
consented to make the musical part Of
the programme an attractive feature
The farmers are now busily engaged In
making large shipments of grain 10 Balti-
more, though small prices are being real.
lied.
Judging from the shipment of coal and
lumber to this place II must be q profita-
Bile business
Mr.. w. L. Childs has procured the
valuable services OF Mr. Frank Boswell.
OF Waterbury. this county. as additional
salesman In his establishment. He is quite
diligent in dischareing The duties of his
new sphere. aud ne doubt will materially
promote the interests OF his employer.
The little son OF Mr.. James Tanner was
severely injured by being kicked in the
head by horse.
Mr.. Hartge has two children i'll with
typhoid fever.
The whistle OF the RUBY" is no longer
heard In the land. ALPHA.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-15
Reducing the surplus.

The disposition of the Surplus 10 the
Z. s. Treasury engages the attention of
our Statesmen. but more vital question
has our attention. and that is the redue
ton OF the Surplus Consumptives. Since
the discovery aud introduction OF DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
there has been a marked decrease 10 the
mortality from this dreaded disease, and
il is possible 10 still further reduce the
number OF Consumptives. How BY
keeping constantly at hand a bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery and using ac-
cording to directions, upon the apps ar
ance OF the first symptoms. such as a
Cough, Cold Sore Throat, Chest, or
Side Pain. Taken thus early cure is
guaranteed. Trial bottles free at J. w.
Hodges d Co.'S Drug Store