The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-07

News OF thu 3Oth uis from the ludiaD
Territory stated that the United States
sold ers who were recently stationed at
Oklah ma City had returned to Fort Sill.
and that some fifteen families OF boom
ers'' had crossed tine Canadian river and
entered Oklahoma and that others were
following.
AT Walnut Strings, Tex, Charles n.
Balch and his wife wero found dead IN bed
on the Both ult, having been shot through
the heart II was thought that Balch
killed his wife and then took his own life
A CROWD horscwhipped two Mormon
eldcrs named Miller and Winters in
Alama County, Tenn, on tho 30th ult.
They were then tarrcd and feathered and
ordered to leave the country on pan Of
death.
A FIRE destroyed the round-hsuse Of the
Gu I, C dorado & Santa Fe Railway Com
pany at Galveston, Tex. on the 10th ult
Loss, 100 OJ0.
THE Legislature Of Arkansas. on the 3lst
ult., passed bill authorizing the Governor
to offer reward Of 5000 for the arrest
and conviction OF tho murderer or murder
ers Of John NJ. Clayton at Piumrnerv;llc.
THE Legislature Of Nebraska voted on
the 31st ult. to submit the question Of pro-
hibition or high licenco to the people Of
the State.
MRs LUCY FERGUSON, seventy five years
old, OF Olathc, Kan, was on the 3lst ult
convicted of numbering Ter hush nd and
the death sentence pronounced. A motion
for new trial was overruled She is the
mother Of six children.
FIRE on the lst destroyed the Granite
vile Is. c. Manufacturing Company's
warehouse. containing 346 bales Of cot
ton. Loss. $1,000 insurance. $90, 0,O00
on the 1st the mail packet Bowling
Green, plying between Bowling Green and
Evansville, Ind, was burned near Rock.
port, Ky.
FLAMES swept away the business portion
Of the town Of Carbon. Ind, ON the lst
g. g. MASDT, editor OF the Mount H0reb
(Wis.) Sun, Prohibition papcr, was shot
own house by an unknown miscreant. who
made his escape.
FOREIGN lNTElllGeNcE.
ToNoUIN adyices Of the 10Th announce
the death Of the King Of AMMAN.
In 4 speech in London on the 29th Ed
ward Stanhope England's Minister Of
War. prophesied the speedy outbreak In
Europe OF 1.-The ficrcest and most horrible
war ever known"
TnE ice gave way on the Goth on Lake
Rideau, near Sudbury, Ont. and sixteen
teamsters and their twenty horses were
drowned.
On the 3Oth ult. advices wero received
ut Auckland, New Zealand, from Samoa
announcing that the Germans there had
begun systematic warfare on the native
sympathizers with Mataafa. 1t was also
sad that all factions Of the Bamoans, in
cluding the followers OF Tamasesc, who
had hitherto been favored by the Ger.
mans, would unite against the foreign
foe. No particulars had been received.
but It was believed tho next mail would
bring news OF serious conflict on the
island.
THE heir apparent to the throne OF Aus
tria, Archduke Rudolph, died suddenly ON
the 3Oth ult Of apoplexy Mt Mierling, near
b den. aged thirty one years.
On the 30th ult. the British ship Sir
Walter Raleigh. laden with wool from
Sydney, N. 5. w., went aground near
Boulogne, and hve OF the crew were
drowned.
SAMOA adviccs of the 3lst ult. were to
the effect that the Germans intenoed to
search all vessels arriving there. They
hAd suppressed . newspaper, Imprisoned
and subsequently released an English
tourist and issued proclamation placing
the Apia police force under German con-
troll. Mataafa, tho Samoan King, had six
thousand followers, and his army was
said to be constantly Increasing.
JouS O'CoSNoR and Thomas Condor,
members Of Parliament for 1ipperary.
were sentenced in Dublin on the 31st ult.
to imprisonment for four months for in-
citing tenants not to pay rent
THE Canadian Parliament was opened at
Ottawa on the Slst ult-
CONTINUOUS rains had on the :,lst ult.
entirely destroyed the sugar crop OF San
Domingo
BURGLARS entered the residence Of
Colonel White, Secretary Of the American
Legation at London. early on the morning
of the 31st uit and stole 5000 worth OF
jewelry and other valuables.
On the 3ist ult Editor O'Brieu was
lodged In Jail at Clonmel Ireland. He
refused TO remove his clothes In order 10
don the prison garb, and tho warders un
dressed him by force. His beard was
shavcn on.
NEAR Calgary. N. W. r. freight train
was precipitatei down mountain side ON
the 1st and seven mon were killed.
A RENEWAL Of the rioting and throwing
OF stones at Tippcrary, Ireland. occurred
on the 1st. and nine civilians and thirteen
policemen were badly injured.
LATER.
In Canyon City, Yellowstone Park, four
Cinnamon had their wash house over ono
OF he hot springs A few days ago they
ce ebratsa 4 tho Chinese New Year by get
ting drunk. by rom, means unknown
box OF soap got into the spring and shortly
after the spring became Il spOuting geyser
throwing water to the height OF 100 feet
After It had subsidized TIC four Chinese were
found scaiIcd 10 death.
The house of representatives, on the I'd
received message from the SEM te show
ing disagreement to House amendments to
tho Dakota admission bill aud con. crence
commit o has been appointed Tae House
judiciary committee we q bill to amend
the alien laws 1t provides that persons
convicted of crime and who cannot speak
the English Lang uage shall not bs natural
lied. Comm ssioner p ack has asked for
deficiency appropriation OF $s. .OOO. 900 to
pay pensions
IT has developed that Crown Prince Ru-
dolph, ot Austria did not dia of heart dis
cas-. as first reported but his death was
c4used by a duel occssioned by.his liason
with ona Of the court ladies'
FIRE on tho mig 1t OF the Bed. destroyed
tho Adams boos nnd shos factory at Bur-
lington, Iowa Loss $1,000
Mn 4 MES JOHN OLSON. nd three CHILD
rem ile crossing the Missouri river, Is
miles north of Bism lrcx. Oak, on the 3rd,
in q wagon. the team broke through the ios
and pulled the wagon and occupants with
them. Ths current swsps them ell away.
EAery on tho ,nOrninp of tha 81 Ara