The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-16

Tor Judges cf the uuprcfle Court. Jno
platform indorses the National platform
adopted at Chicago; favors the establish
ing Of bureau Of labor statistics; favors
placing all public institutions under .
wisely conceived and honestly adminis-
tered civil-service law, and favors local
option.
on the Missouri Pacific road was robbed OF
S17. 600 between st. Louis and Jefferson
City, Mo.
On the sth G. Hairless. Of Knox, Ind,
who was extensively engaged in the manu-
facture of bogus n:ckles, was arrested by
United States officials
GEORGIA Democrats held their State con-
vention at Atlanta on tho sth, and Cover
nor Gordon and the other State officers
were renominated. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing the Democratic Admin
istration and the Democratic National plat
FORM
In quarrel on the Sth in Cincinnati
William Ackland shot and killed James
Freyer and Joseph Bailey and then shot
himself dead.
THE Republicans of Michigan met in
convention at Detroit on the 9th and Sc
lectcd tho following State ticket, all re-
nominations except Attorney General: !:
For Governor, Cyrus q. Luce: Lieutenant
Governor, James s. Mcdonald; Secretary
of State, Gil II. Osmun; Auditor General,
H. II. Alpin: Land Commissioner Roscoe
IL Dix; Attorncy-General, Stephen V. +.
Trowbridge; Superintendent of Public
instruction, Joseph Estabrcok; Member
Of State Board OF Education, Percy +.
Power. The platform demands protection
to home industries, pensions TO soldiers !:
indOrscs the nominations of Harrison and
Morton: demands impartial enforcement
of the ST temperance laws, and censures
the Prcsi, lit for vetoing worthy Pension
bills.
A BUSINESS block at Chattanooga, Tenn,
was destroyed by fire OH the 9th, causing a
loss of over $l,e0O,0OO. Five men were
killed by a falling wall.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
by the Democrats on the 9th rs follows:
Kentucky. Eighth district. james b. Nc
Creary trenominatcd) Indiana, Twelfth
district, C. A. q. Mcclellan; Tennessee,
Seventh district, w. C. Witthorne, IRE.
nominated Virginia, First district, G. s.
Kendall
A NEGRO boy, aged four years, whose
Dooly County, Ga, killed his little brother
on the 9th by knocking him on the head
with piece of wood. This is the young
est murderer in the history Of the country.
On the 9th electric wires crossed the
telephone wires at Dayton, o., and de-
stroycd the telephone service throughout
the city.
On the 9th 7. c. Freeman, young man
nineteen years of age, made insane by
smoking cigarettes was placed in the
asylum at st. Joseph. Mo.
A STORM swept across the country norti,
of Anderson. Ind, on the 9th, laying waste
strip mile wide. A large amount OF
young stock was killed.
BY the capsiaing Of the sloop Flora B., Of
Pennsvillc, Del, in a heavy blow on the
9th near New Castle, five women from
Pcnnsvilic, who were in tho cabin, were
drowned.
THE name of the town of Highwood. ILL.,,
| was on the 10th changed to Fort Sheridan.
TEs persons lost their lives in the recent
fire at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tue execution of Hugh NJ Brooks, also
known as Maxwell, who murdered his
friend Charles Arthur Preller in st. Louis
April o, 1885, and placed his body in a
trunk. took place on the 10th. Henry
Landgraf, who murdered his sweetheart
Annie Fisch, in 1884, was also hanged on
the same scaffold.