davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
LOST At SEA.

The steamer Alaskan Wrecked In n Gale
Oh the Pscttc-Five or Her Crew Re
ported Drowned.
PORTLAND, Ore. May l7.-The steamship
Columbia. from San Francisco. brings the
captain, mate and eleven of the crew Of
the Oregon Navigation Company's largo
side wheel iron steamer Alaskan, which
left here May IL for San Francisco and was
wrecked IN gale of Cape Blanco May IL
Five of the crew are reported to have been
drowned. Two boats containing members
Of the crew have not yet been heard from
The Alaskan had no passengers aboard
She was to have been docked at San Fran
cisco for repairs.
Tncrc were thirty-four persons on board
the Alaskan. Az soon az she began to
founder the officers and men took to the
boats, Captain Howse, Captain Woods and
eleven Of the crew In one boat aud the re-
mainder Of the crew in Othcra The boats
drifted toward the land, and Captain Howse
and his party wsre picked up by the ting
vigilante. The fate Ut the others Is not yet
known, but 1t IL hoped that they drifted
landward and were saved. The Alaskan
was the most elegantly fitted up steamer IN
the Northwest. and cost s31O, O,OO0. She Was
insured for S9O0 OOO.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.

fire sweep. Away = Mig Portion Of 81.
kauvemr. = ~ubMrb 0F luebee-Sevon
Hundred Huiliing. Destroyed-A Loss
Or 06OO.OOO -TwO Men Killed.
QUEBEC, Tan, MAY ia disastrous fire
,roke out early Thursday morning Mt 1T
sauyeur In the house Of Mrs McCann Oh
Waller street The flames spread with
yreat rapidity among the wooden
tenements which surrounded the place.
The people were dismayed at the rapidity
with which the flames jumped from
one wooden building to another It Saul
ycur has but poor fire department and It
.Ouid make no headway against the cOnfia-
sration. Help was summoned from this city
and engines were quickly sent, but owing to
l lack OF water their efforts were crippled.
While the military were preparing to blow
several houses to pieces In order to check
he spread of the flames premature ex-
DlOsion took place In one Of the buildings,
silling Major short and Sergeant Wallick,
If Battery u.
st Sauveur Ii a separate municipality
rom Quebec, but is separated from this
Try Nv only the width OF street It has >
population OF about l5,WO. Only Wednes-
day night the st Sauveur officials refused
al offer OF this city to supply them with
water
At 40 D. III. the fire burned itself out.
.fter reaching the limits of st Sauveur, the
Oll-gatekeepers house in Waller street be-
ng about the last to 20. The district
north and west Of Nassau and
Il. AMBROSE streets has been
swept clean with the exception Of a
portion Of Waller street. About suV houses
were burned As many Of them were tene-
ments the number " families homeless ID
not less than !, l,!OO. comprising 5,OOOor 6,OOO
persons The total loss by the fire Is esti-
mated at StjOO,OtN
Hon M. Mercier and other prominent
men are interesting themselves IN behalf
of the homeless people. Application has
seen made to Sir A. p. CarOn foi
the use OF drill-shed and other
Government buildings to shelter those
sho are vet calnped out In the
fields The clergy are distributing food
md steps are being taken to organize .
regular system of relief The majority oi
The people burned out are Of the laborinQ
class, and as insurance rates were very
aigh, few have any thing to fall back on.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
STRIKERS WARNED.

y bB~ieyati0n Calls an the l;ermlass EsM.
rerOr Tho Miners Will lie Protected BY
Ills Majesty ~ Long They ResMain
quiet, but Kioter. Will sse lBayoneted or
Shot.
BERLIN. May II. The rioters who took
possession OF tho Prince Regents pit In
Westphalia Monday and prevented men
who Wishe.l to resume work from doing so
were finally ovcrawcd and dispersed by the
troops The mining masters have sent
iepntation to lay their case before the
Emperor. who will receive them to-day.
Large quantities Of English anu Belgian
ts,al arrived at Essen Tuesday and further
shipments are expected.
The kaiser Tuesday received The strik-
crs' committee, Schroeder, Bunte and
Siegel. granting them an audience of fifteen
minutes duration. Herr Herrfnrth, Irns-
sian Minister OF the Interior, who returned
10 Berlin from tour OF inquiry at Cclsen-
kirchen and other places In the disortiered
region on Sunday. was present. The Em-
reror grayely listened to the recital OF the
grievances Of the strikers by the delegates
and occasionally put questions to them to
inform himself Oh certain points. In reply
to their statement he said
II have Il deep personal interest in the vel.
iarc OF my subjects in Westphalia- as else
where. have carefully followed the progress
OF the struggle and have ordered thorough
inquiry to be made. lhave been warned OF the
plOttings OF rul.tca and especially Socialist
agitator, and am gricycd that the strikers
should have induixed IN rioting, which it Is i'm
POSSIBLE for me 10 tolerate Tell your fellows
that the Emperor himself il necessary. will
, order the troops to bayonet and shoot rioters
but II the men are qu.ct and orderly the En-
pcror viii protect them"
lii conclusion the Kaiser expressed hope
that the employers and employees would be
able to settle their difficulties without the
necessity tor the interference Of the Gov
crnnent
Schroeder. the spokesman OF the strikers
deputatinn, stated that the miners attached
the greatest Importance to obtaining IN
eight hour shift The Emperor specially
enioincd the miners not to prevent com.
radcs from working.
The Berlin Post urges the Government K
arbitrate the questions nj issue between the
masters and the miners AS a means Of pre-
venting further bloodshed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
BOTH WERE DROWNED.

Sad Ending Of u Pleasure Party In Florida.
JAcksoNvILLE, Fla. May 1.-THE families
Of W. +. Shereth and W. r. Denham were
spending Thursday IN fishing ut Lake Trout.
Barlow County. The layear-old son OF
Deiiham stole away from the party and
went in swimming. He got beyond his
depth and screamed for help, His sister
went to his rescue. The lad clinched her
franticaily and both were drowned Their
mother reached the scene in time to see
them sinking for the last time. She rushed
into tho water Ia assist them aud would
probably also have been drowned but for
the arrival Of some OF the men OF the party
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
THE czAR SHOT.

The Russian Ruler Slightly Wounded IN
tho Attack Alndc UpOM Him Last Fri.
day-IIis Aasaiiant Kills Hi,n.clr
LONDON. May l,.-A dispatch from Vienna
gives another version OF the attempt to
take the lite Of ths Car ut Catschina last
Friday news Of which was telegraphed
from Paris Monday The story in circula-
tion in Vienna is that the Car was walking
IN the garden Of the palace when he wac
approached by an officer who fired re-
volver at him, slightly wounding him in the
forearm. The guards near at hand rushed
forward to seize the man.. hut before they
could reach him he placed the pistol TO hia
temple and shot himself deal ].
CRUSHED UNDER TONS OF IRON
One Man Killed and Three Others Fatal
~ InjMre.t In n Terrible Accident Mt de.
trDit.
DETROIT. Mich. May N. "A terrible acci.
dent occurred at the Michigan car works
Tuesday afternoon by which one man los,
his life and three others were fatally In.
iured gang Of laborers were unloading
a car OF iron when some par
OF the brace holdin. the load broke, ant
several tons Of iron fell on the men, com
plctely burying theM When the victims
were liberated Joe Benscotte was dead ant
lis three companions we're mortaliy In
iured All are Germans aud leave large
families
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
OIL UPON WATER.
A simple Explanation Of lts ActiOM
1Mleting RO1Eh Waves.

A simple Explanation Of lts Actiom Il
1nIeting Ro1Eh Waves.
The pouring Of oil apon rough water
10 secure the safe Iassage Of vessel:
was practiced by the s,cien,>. az Plu
.arch and Pliny refer VT. but il il onl.
within the last six yea~. that our sea
going people have s:;en it muct
serious attention Beujanin Fr:Ankli,
made study Of the sub.ect. and h.
has left on record the result Of his eA
periments. This is how he explain,
the action Of the oil:
The molecules Of wat,S. move Will
freedom, and the friction Of air il
motion produces waves Or ilndulations
These increase in size. according Il
the depth OF water aud other condi
tions. They are often the precursors
Of fstorlns, and sometimes reach Eeighi
OF forty feet. Yet boat or ship car
ride them IN safety. II, however.
sudden gale comes up, the swell be
comes a raging sea.
The friction Of the wind. rapidly
moving upon the exposed slope of the
swell. produces little irregularities O.
the surface. These wavelets are the,
driven up the rear slope Of the swell &c
its summit, while the forward slope
ras more aud more protection fron
TIE wind. aud becomes sleeper anu
sleeper. AS the wind continues te
blow, the crest Of the storm wave con.
SANITY shurpens, until it is finally
thrown over with irresistible force. 4
ship can not rise up its abrupt front,
and the water falls on the deck
sweeps every thing before it. aud ofls:
eLgulis the vessel itself
Now the oil changes the storm way.
into the heavy swell. It floats on tn,
surface. spreads rapidly and forms ,
film like an extremely thin rubbe
blanket over tho water. The friction
OF the wind Gun not tear the tilrl ant
send those wavelets up the slope Of tn
swell, and the ship j. enabled to rid
il in safety.
So it is seen that the effect il purel,
a mechanical change in the form Of tn
wave; there is no apparent chemica
change. --Philadelphia Times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
APPOINTMENTS.

The President Fills Number Of Isn.
portant Oniccs-Clark T.. Carr, Of llli.
nois. Made Minister TO Denmark.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE President has
made the following appointments: Solo
mon Hirsch, Of Oregon, to be Minister to
Turkey: Clark Il. Carr, of Illinois, to bo
Minister resident and Consul General to
Denmark: Henry W. Severance, Of CalifOr-
nia, to be consul-(icneral ut Honolulu; John
Jarrett, OF Pennsylvania. to be- United
states Consul ut Birminyhan: Thomas :.
sherman, of the District Of Columbia to be
United States Consul at Liverpool
Solomon Hirsch, OF Oregon tho new Minis.
ter TO Turkey. Is u prominent business man OF
Portland, Of Hebrew parentage. He was .
leading candidate for the Senate from Oregon
at the last elect on and lacked but one vote Of
securing an election.
Clark T.. Carr. OF Illinois. appointed to bO
Minister to Denmark, Is q leading Republican.
about s. years OF age. living at Galesburg.
where he has been postmaster. He was prom
incnt In the last campaign. and AZ the incom.
ing Of the present Administration was . strong
candidate for the Office OF First Assistant Post.
master-I;eneral.
Henry W. Severance. OF California. made
GOnsul-Gencrai 10 Honolulu, has for years been
identified with the Sandwich Islands. His
sAtHcT Was 6uuOE bHu pTOpI1ClOT " tuc NCHuCs
Dec JouSaal when Secretary blaine made his
entrance into public life. lie was Minister 10
Hawaii and his son has been Consul At San
Francisco for the Hawaiian Government. Ho
Is about ~ years OF age.
John Jarrett, who goes as Consul to Birming.
ham, is well known from hts long connection
with the steel and iron industries, which in.
iucnced his selection rs Consul at Birming-
ham. = center Of this trade. He is secretary OF
one of the largest associations Of metal work.
RS in the United States. He has been prom.
inently before the public as an earnest worker
Tor protection.
Thomas II. Sherman, who was selected a.
Consul al Liverpool, is credited TO the District
II Columbia. where he has lived for many
gears. although he came originally from
Maine. lie was Telegraph operator and be.
came private secretary to Mr.. Blaine when the
after was Speaker III 1864. He retained the
same connection during Mr.. Blaine's term
in the Senate and his former administration
II the State Department. After Mr.. Blaine'a
1 retirement from public life Mr.. Sherman con.
\ tinucd in the department, where he was ut.
/ tached to the Consular bureau. He has acted
\ rs private secretary to Secretary Blaine since
March
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
Applying the 6astirado.

Witnessed this punishment in front
OF the Pasha's palace at Damascus.
The .culprit WAS lying full length 6G
the ground. with brawny Turkisiiu
soldier sitting cross-legged on his::ss
chest. like IL nightmare. by way, Ct.
making him comfortable. while two.
men held up the soles Of his feet in the
air. and two others belabOred, theW;:
with long sticks, as II beating a carpet. x
j The victim himself never uttered ~
sound. but the two who were thrashihs
him screamed aud hOwled like demons, ),
perhaps to save him the trouble OF do
, ing II himself. The moment the pun.
ishment was over, up jumped the two
other men and fogged the floggers
themselves. doubtless for not hitting
hard enough: and then fat old Turkish
major, who had been watching the
whole business with smile OF quie:.
heartfelt enjoyment. waddied piacidls
/ I'D and boxed their ears all around. q
! ii he were giving them his blessing.
after which the congregation dispers"d.
Cosmopolitan.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
CRUSHED. IN A WRECK.

Eight Men Injured, Three Probably Fatal
~, in = Railroad Accident Near PITTS
bnrgh.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. May IA wreck on
the Pittsburgh, Virginia 4 Charleston rail
road. near Ormsby, suburb Of this city, at
o'clock a. M. resulted In the injury OF
eight workmen, three of them seriously.
The accident was caused by the freight
train backing out of d siding on which tho
wolk train was standing. A gang of nearly
100 men. mostly Hungarians, were on the
train, and the escape OF the others is con-
sidered remarkable. A number OF cars
were badly wrecked.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

BLoop oranges, for which big de-
mand has already sprung up in New
York. Probably because theust, is a
big supply. have long been popular
in Parls.. 30 popular that suspicion was
cast on their gcnuineness. The supply
OF blood oranges in Paris year ago
seemed 10 be enormous. and the ques.
tion arose whether common .plain
oranges wero not colored by artificial
means On submitting blood
orange. to an analytical chemist il was
discovered that fuchsine, red, harm
less coloring matter, had been injected
with small syringe.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

WILLIAM IL. BURGESS, OF Alexandria,
Va, who in 1886 assisted in building
Washlngton's new tomb at Mount Ver-
non tells how the face Of the father OF
his country looked tifty-three years
ago: II was a lad then, but remem-
bcr that. in removing tho bodies oi
George and Martha to their tomb, We
decided 10 open the coffin. ! looked in
and saw General Washington's face.
The body was we'll preserved. and the
features wcrc intact a minute after
exposure to the air there was nothing
recognizable. The face looked like the
pictures Of him."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
MADE VACANT BY DEATH.

pant : The Newly Appointed Munster,
Allen Thorndike Isics. Dies nj New York
The Ev~Rt Unlocked For--Isris sketch
Of lIts brilliant Career.
NEw foKK. May Is.-Allen Jhorniiks
Rice. the newly appointed Minister to Isus-
Ta, died Thursday morning ut 80, o'clock
n the Fifth Avenue Hotel in this city. Mr..
Rice had been suffering with an affection
N the throat for several days, AMI
his prevented his sailing for Europe
IN Wednesday, although he was not
;honght to be seriously i'll. lie was
aiken worse Wednesday, night and fell
nto a deep sleep from which the nurse was
lnable TO wake him Drs Fuller and Gold
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

The unGersal exposition now opened
in Paris is the third in the history oi
that city, former worlds fairs having
been held there in 1867 and 1879 Mag.
nitude, glory, display and expenditure
are prominent features. The space oc
cupied is one hundred and ninety two
acres. The outlay exceeds $s, 600, 600.
The resources OF the civilized world
are under. contribution; and art and
architectural ornamentatiOn are au.
thorized almost without limit OF the
thirty six thousand exhibitors in the
exposition proper fourteen hundred
are from the United States.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

A>PEcGLATIvE New Yorker who pre-
pared thirty thousand sandwiches for
the hungry, anticipating a grand rush
during the centennial celebration, only
disposed of one thousand, and has been
since trying 10 unload the remaining
twenty.nine thousand on the commits
sioners Of charity and correction.
Strange that the proprietors Of rail-
way restaurants failed to take advan-
tagc OF this chance for bargains.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

ACNT ELSIE WILLIAMS, colorcd
woman Of Kirkwood. Mo-. Is said To be
one hundred and fifteen years old. ~
course she remembers Washington
distinctly. and sings with considerable
spirit some Of the old ballads OF revo-
lptionary days
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

A GREAT dress reformer says: The
next change in the fashion Of mems
clothing will undoubtedly give rs
knee breeches and do away with the
stovepipe hat" He claims that the
centennial pictures OF the old heroes
in knee brceches will prove to be edu-
Gators OF the public.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

fHE Sault Ste. Marie canal, which
was opened in 1856, has so far cost
about Is. O0O,O 900. 1t is less than mile
long. but II is ono Of the most impor-
tant waterways in the world. The
canal is open about 2oO days in the
year. and in 1898 the daily tonnage
through it was 30, 2i2, almost equal To
that of the famous Sucz Canal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
A STORY comes from St Louis that

A STORY comes from st. Louis that
81 young married woman who had ap-
parently died from puerperal fever,
and had been placed in a coffin. was
resuscitatcd just before the time set
for the funeral, a movement Of one Of
the arms being detected by her hus-
band. The victim alleges that she
was perfectly conscious Of all the
movements of her relatives, and suf.
fered untold anguish ut the thought
that she was about to be buried alive.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

PAtL Dr CHILLI. tho veteran cx-
plorcr, has just returned from Morocco.
lie has been living like native in ma
tive villages around Tangiers, and isso
impressed with the worlds ignorance
Of the true character OF the MOors that
he is going back to spend several win
ters with them and write Il book
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

TIE forty life-saving stations of the
New Jersey coast have been closed
for the summer. During the winter
season the wrecks averaged one for
each station. but not u life was lost.
owing to the efficiency Of the life
savers. They are n noble band and the
service To which they belong is cause
OF just pride to their country.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

DENMARK cxpends e55, 600 yearly for
the maintenance OF dairy schools. Tho
result is an immense improvement in
the quality OF the dairy product, and
m increase within twenty years in Dem
marks butter export from $2. loo, 600
TO Sl3, 600. 900 annually. There is no
longer any thing rotten in Denmark's
butter Industrial instruction pays.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

ANDREW MITCHELL died in the city
hospital Mt Baltimore the other day.
He refused to send to his relatives for
help. saying that he had led rowing
life for many years and deserved no
help. 4 few hours after Mitchell had
been buried il was discovered that his
parents had died in New Haven, Conn.
two years ago and left him 81 ,OOO, 600.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

DR IIcHTENBAG, OF Budapest, says
that out Of 80 railway employees
whom he examined, o.. or more than
third. suffered from ear disease.
Engineers are especially liable to
rheumatism and pneumonia. and after
some years service certain proper
tion Of them become dull Of sight and
hearing
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
LATEH.

IHE western portion of Morgan Cmapty.
ILL.,. Vas visited by cyclone on the evening
OF the 18th. aud a number of buildings were
demolished and several people narrowly
escaped death.
THF Ahny Woolen Manufacturing Com
pany OF Philadelphia failed on the sth fu
q N,NN.
lN the jefferson public school ut Washing
ton on the 18th Mrs. Sarah +. Allen,
teacher was shot and killed by her hus-
band. who then committed suicide. They
had not lived together for some time.
A FIRE on the 18th at Huntingburg, lnd.,'
caused n loss OF sl25,Oa.
VIENNA advices Of the 18th state that the
Turks were massacretnY Christians on the
frontier OF Montenegro.
At festival on the 18th in 81 I1,ke's
Episcopal Church at South Glastonbury,
Conn J. over one hundred persons were
made sick by eating ice cream, and thirty
four were reported to he beyond recovery.
HIGH water was doing great damage on
the | eth i'm Abilene, Salina and other pcr-
tions OF Kansas.
THE, stables Mt the driving park Mt Column
bus, Ind, were destroyed by an incentiary
fire Oh the 18th.
THE recent strike at the National tube
works at NcKeAeport. Ia. which involved
two thousand men, came to an end on the
18th.
\ rEnaIBLE hail-storm passed over Buck
vile, Ark, on the 18th, doing great damage
to growing crops.
MISS MARY NooDRERRY, Cincinnati
, artist, shot Henry Menke at Louisville on
, tho 18th because he refused to marry her.
NILSSON COLBERT tcolored was hanged
| ON the 18th ut Washington for the murder
| of Philip Wentzell In October last.
THERE were .ls business failures in tho
United States durin. the seven days ended
! on tho 18th, against III the previous seven
| days.
| THE Chesapeake l. Ohio Railroad Com
pany's depot warehouse at Norfolk. Va,
was burned on, the 18th. Loss, *lOo.OW.
/ The Teresa central sugar grinding fac
(, tory at Mozanillo. Cuba, was burned on the
| l7th Loss; sl0O,OO0.
I! In fit OF jealousy on the 18th at Newark,
n. j., John Hengie fatally stabbed Mrs
Scherzer and then cut his own throat.
T. at Eldora, Ia, til, livery barn Of B. f.
Deyo was struck by lightning and destroyed
on the 7th. aud ten horses were killed.
FIRMlNo OPEpAGo. On Indian, was hanged
OH the 18th ut Tucson, A. L., for the murder
Of Patrick Ford. a prospector.
| The Government of Bolivia on the | 1tb
gave notice Of it's intention to send \ Min
lister to Washington
! Miss JENNIE ESGsrRoM, n young lady of
Erie, Pa, was shot by her brother on the
! 18th with revolver that he did not know
was loaded"
| THE house of Louis Palmer. ut Rockdale
Tex, was DESTROYED by fire on the lsth
caused by a lamp explosion, and Mra
Palmer and her two little boys persisted in
the flames Mr.. Palmer was Also badly
| burned
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23

A Young man in Raleigh. N. C.,
eloped with the wife OF one OF his
ncighbors few days ago, and the
husband of the woman had the man
arrested FOR stealing his wife. The
Justice Of the peace before whom the
case came up dismissed it ON the
ground that wife-stealing was not
larceny. because n woman, even though
wife. is not personal property. and
therefore could not be the subject vi
iurranv