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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

IN the criminal court at Birming-
ham. Ala, the other day Judge Greene
sentenced Minnie Moses, u woman
twenty-five years Of age, to be hanged
for highway robbery. and attempt to
murder an old woman peddler. The
sentence of the judge was based on the
verdict Of the jury. who decided upon
death. The remarkable part OF the
verdict Is that the woman assaulted
neyc. died, but is living and doing
business in that city.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
Miss HELEN GLADSTONE, the daua

Miss HELEN GLADSTONE, the daugh-
fc. Of the "Grand Old Man." who has
been a. the head OF the movement for
the higher education OF women for
many years. and is the president. Of
Wennham College, Cambridge. says
that she is convinced that the ''full
cultivation of woman's intellectual
powers has no tendency To prevent
them from properly discharging do
mes1ic duties.n
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
DECORATION DAY.

The Nation Pays It's Annual Tribute %
Its Dead DCfcnders-Ob -Obseryances In Va
rt0sss Cilies-A Monument to Sheridan
Unvaticd st Washington Memorial
Services ut Grants TOmls
WAsH4NGTON, May 3l.-Thc Decoration
Day holiday was general In Washington.
Public buildings and echool- houses were
closed, and courts suspended their session.
Ceremonies took place at Arlington, tho
soldiers Home. the Congressional Gem
StsrY, Battle Cemetery and in most Of tho
city cemeteries. Oak Hill. Mount Olivet and
other graveyards where soldiers are buried.
The Grand Army Of the Republic OF thin
district gave its principal attention to
Arlington. A preliminary dtrge was played
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

THE mosaic memorial window for
the Yale Library at New Haven, the
gift of the late Simeon b. Chittenden,
has been finished by Louis &. Tiffany.
1t is the largest piece OF mosaic glas
in the country. It will occupy the
space between three windows and is
% feet inches wide by feet 3 inches
in height. and will be 9 feet above the
Nnnp
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
GREAT SALE OF FlANNElS.

Over . Million Dollars Worth Disposed
II NJ Auctl0n In New York-GOOd Prices
Realized.
New YoEE, May 10. = Over el,0OO. 700
worth Of fianne were auctioned on
Wednesday by }; G. Wilmerting at No. 60
v White street: y W va. !. the second day Of
amount realized WINS sa,O0O,OOO for
Ns lots mo trade sale since
July, 1875, has footed up more than this
asst ONE, and the quantity of goods dis
ributed was much greater this time be-
cause prices were much hieher thirteen
years 0go But there was an increase In
prices amounting to a. per cent. over those
II last year; rsQme grades were fully II per
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

The military preparations through.
out Russia are more extensive now
than ut any time within the past seven
years, being on II scale to suggest a
belief that war is imminent. The mil
itary party profess to believe that
peace will be maintained till the end
of tho year, although it is admitted
that Russia is watching with jealous
concern the development Of the triple
alliance, and it is even asserted that
commanders have already been des-
ignated for service in the event OF
war;
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

Tie Brooklyn bridge was six years
old the other day. Since its opening
II, 396, 935 persons have walked across
the structure and Ia, 1873. j94 pas
sengers have gone over on the cars.
The total receipts have been "a, 287.-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

The old-fashioned summer games of
.'hull pen," cat and s'quoits" did
not produce SO many dislocated fingers
and bunged eyes as the modern base
ball, but the boys Of the century got
lots of fun out of them. They are all
good, healthful games. and it might
not be amiss to relntrOduce them.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

Miss SUSANNA M. DuNKLEE, OF New
ton, Mass, the first woman to be a
bank treasurer in the United States.
with tho help Of a clerk now handles
about $5OO,0O0 in money each year.
In the fifteen years of her experience
she has but twice taken in b counter
fcit bill-in each case ten-dollar one.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

A NEW law In Madagascar gives q
husband the power to chastise his wife
with q regulation whip only. and docs
away with clubs and dray ay-stakes en-
tirely. The whole world is progress
Ing, even II slowly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
UNCLE SANS GRIP.

1t ls Fastened Upon the ThrOats VI .
band Os Coumterfeiters and MO0mshlners
In Southern Illinois.
CHICAGO. May D United States secret
service officers returned to the city Wednes-
lay from Southern Illinois, where
hoy made an important capture
Df counterfeiters and lnoonshiners. Tho
men arrested are Harvey Fields, proper
y owner Of Versailles, Louis Mcfarland
and two brothers named Nose and Zeb
RavenscrOfA They had been at work only
short time, but had flooded the section
wi h cOuntetfeit dollars and dimes and
were selling quantities. Of Illicit Whiaky
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

WHEN OLD men of this day were boys
there werb occasional complaints oi
missing fruit from the orchard, but
they are beating that record these
days down East, and will soon have to
adopt the plan. Of bringing in the Or
chard at night. AT Farmingdale. N.
j., IL man had u thrifty orchard en-
,ircly removed IN u single night re-.
GENTLY. He. however. took up the
trail. and found his trees snugly cared
for upon a farm many miles distant.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

IN lSi9 Alien Hawks. of Cherry
Creek, \. T., left his wife and chill
dren to go to the California gold
fields. Little was heard of him. and
finally his wife died and his children
either died or were married. A few
days ago Mrs. Joseph Brand. Of
Kingsbury, Ind. Hawks only surviv.
ing heir, received word that her father
was dying in California, and was look
ing for an heir for his fortune OF
100000 Mr. Brand left for Cali
fArnia
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

DEs MoINEs la, May 81. While boring .
well ON the farm OF s. T. smith, near Bay
ard, Thursday, dow. .0f water was struck
that bids fair to rival the Belle Plaine
spouter. All efforts to control 1t have 30
far been unsuccessful An amount OF gas
" with the water, which burns freely.
Great excitement prevailR
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
Our Nlinister to Mexico Ranauets.l.

Cry OF MEXICO, May 3L-A banquet in
honor of United States Minister Ryan was
given Thursday evening. M. Ryan re-
sponded to the toast "The President OF the
United States" and the Mexican Minister
Of War in responding to the toast to the
President OF Mexico spoke warmly OF the
friendship between the two countrie2
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

The death Of General Harney leaves
Colonel Hannibal Day, who entered
the service as cadet in 1919, ut tho
head OF the longevity list Of the army.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

Ma. PERCY, wife Of the captain OF
the American ship Standard, Of Bath,
Me-, is now making her twelfth voy-
age around Cape Horn on her hus-
hands v0sepl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

DIR. AGNEw says healthy woman
can kill herself in about u year by
horseback riding
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

BELvA 4. LOCKWOOD says: I'VE
will inaugurate woman rs President
twenty five wears hence
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
ID both.having recently been disappoint-
In love, they determined to die together
Five Men Killed.
DANynLE, Va, May Sl.-An awful casualty
,0l,rrod hoRo ThIarsdaxy A o<,Ha aaaoa,
Five Men Killed.

DANyuLE, Va. May 3l.-An awful casualty
occurred here Thursday. A force OF men
were engaged on . brick factory which J.
G. Penn, tobaccOnist was building. The
building was an Immense affair about 3Ou
feet long and six stories high The brick
layers had just completed the walls,
but there was no roof ON the build
ing. The wind was blowing gale and one
Of the walls got out Of plumb, The force
Of hands weut to different parts Of the
building to brace the walls and were SO en-
gagged when the entire structure COL
lapsed. Robert Pruitt, ID. N Collie, G. b.
J6nes. William Young and Buck Hooper
were killed Seven others were more or
less injured
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
LIFE, WAS A BURDEN.

Two Young Girls In y German hamle
disappointed In Love. Drown Thorn
selves.
LONDON. May 3.--The little town Of Ru-
6olstadt, ON the river Saale, In Germany.
was thrown into a FEVER of excitement by
the discovery Of the bodies Of two beautiful
girls who had drowned themselves In the
river. Both belonged to prominent families
In the place, one, Ida Brand, IL years old.
being the daughter OF the burgomaster. aud
tho other, MISS Remschitx, aged q, q
student at tie Wehrlisch Seminary. Tho
two young ladies were intimate friends,
and both.having recently been disappoint-
Cd in love, they determined to die together.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
VICTIMS or A WRECK.

n Canadian Schooner Caught In storm
ON Lake OntariO-Her Crew Of Eight
Lost Driven Ashore In American Waters
Othcr Vessels Fear to Assist Her He.
cause of the wrecling Laws.
KINGSTON, Ont. May N.-Thc worst dis
. ster that has occurred on Lake Ontario in
many years took place Tuesday. The
steam barge D. d. Calvin, Of Kingston. with
q tow of three schoOners with timber from
st. lgnace. was struck by gale OF Long
Point The tow line parted and the Norway,
Valencia and Bavaria were In the trough
Of the sea- The two former managed
to come to anchor after being water
logged, and were picked up by the Calvin
and Armenia and brought here. The crews
were perched on cabin tops Tor twenty
four hours. without food and with the
waves washing over them. and suffered
terribly. The Bavaria went ashore on
Calico Island, sixty miles from here, and
the crew were all lost. They were:
Captain John Marshall. First Mate Felix
Campau. 9econd Mate John Smell and Sea-
man William McGarrity, oil OF Garden Island /:
Archie Boriey and Elias Borley, Of 81. PaRrs
Bay: Sandy Berry, Of Pittsburgh, and Bella
three children. Campau wife and \ chill
dren. and Sneii widowed mother.
The present furnishes m instance In
which reciprocity In wrecking would have
been = great advantage to Canadian.
The Bavaria il ashore on Gall0p Island,
which is In American water. The
Armenia, one Of the Calvin's boats, was
alongside of her during the morning, and
could have begun, the rescue but for the
wrecking laws. Permission was given
Wednesday night by the American Govern
ment for the Calvin Company's steamer
Armenia to go to the relief of the Bavaria,
and she Ii now on her way there.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
TIE East.

TIE EAST.
OK the 25th Cornelius D0nnclly, of Water.
town, N u, tried to frighten four -nonths'
bride into giving him her property by pre-
tending to HING himself. and was not dis
covered until life was extinct
On the 27th Mrs Julia Ward Howe ceie-
brated the seventicth anniversary OF her
birth at her home In Boston and was the re-
cipient OF many gifts and letters from the
leading authors and refOrmers
THE Legislature OF Rhode Island met in
ioint session Mt Newport on the 2sth and.
there having been no election by the people
at the recent State election, chose the fol-
lowing Republican officers: H. w. Ladd,
Governor: u. H. Littleheld, Lieutenant
Governor; = H. Goss, Secretary Of state,
and samuel Clark, Treasurer.
Ar New York on the oSth the Presbyterian
General Assembly adopted resolution con-
dcmning the liquor traffic, but refused to
indorse eikher prohibition or high license @
the better weapon.
THE Connecticut Legislature on the 2Sth
passed the secret ballot act.
THE death OF John Hammond, an ex-
Congressman, and Colonel Of the Fifth New
York Cavalry during the war. occurred on
the 18th at his home In Crown Point, n. \.
ON the 18th the First National Bank Of
Sharon, Pa, remained closed because the
time lock ON the safe had been set for forty
eight hours and could not be opened
BERTHA SCHEEYER, q married woman
twenty five years OF age, was shot and IA
tally wounded In New York on the 29th by
John BcrlSer. aged thirty-two years, who
then killed himself
THRouGHouT the country Decoration Day
was generally observed on the 3oth ult.
President Harrison attended the ceremonies
at BROOKLYN.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE.


An Agreement Reached and Will He Pub.
lishcd ~ Soon ~ Rati6ed-lts Provis-
, Ions.
LONDON, May 30 The Daily News Berlin
special says that the newly appointed sub
committee of the samoan conference has
reached a definite agreement which will
be made public In about ten days The
Americans await q ratification Of the
agreement by cable and Sir Edward Mallett
will 20 to London to obtain that OF his Gov
ernmant
new YORK, May 0-The World has \
cablegram from Berlin giying the substance
Of the treaty agreed upon Wednesday by
the Samoan conference. MalietOa IL to be
reinstated as King, and tho status quo ante
restored Germany accepts q nominal IN.
demnity. The government Of the islands
In to be purely by natives, with
an advisory council composed OF one
representative Of Germany and one of the
United States with an English representa-
tive who will net only as arbiter or umpire
when the other two can not agree. A land
court to settle disputed land claims IL es-
tablished The municipal government of
Apia In to be native, with advisory pro-
vision similar to the general government
The absolute autonomy Of Samoa is guar.
:anteed, with native predominance In all
departments Of the government. tariff
schedule .is included In the treaty Each
Of tho three powers Is allotted the use of
cOxling station, with all privileges there.
In except .EOyereiHnty
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WA8HHN0JUN.
The President Oh the 9th appointed
Samuel j. Ruby, OF Iowa, as Consul at Bel
fast, Ireland.
On the 18th AdjutMnt-Gcneral Drum was
formally retired from active army service.
he having reached the age OF sixty-four
years
The President OH the 18th appointed u.
low W. Chapman OF New York, 70 be Holic-
itor- General, and John b. Cotton, OF Maine,
to be Assistant AttM ncy General
On the a,th ult. the monument erected In
Arlington Cemetery ut Washington by Mrs
Sheridan In memory Of her husband. Gem
eral Philip Sheridan, was unvaiie1 There
were no speeches or poeuB, only music and
flowers.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-06

OVu00s ktOU01W AlucI, C11A0g 0glukys d ~
Eldridgo, NrS. Batoour. Jacdb Wad, wife
and child. Kst4. LinahAit Robet Baldwin,
&. McNally. Frank Dfmond, William Pom.
Davis, MrR D6france, the two Misses
Marshall, John Beens, John: Anderson.
Misses Halton, (N, c. r Butler. Charles
Mccoy, Mrs O'Connell.
Conemaueh, WooAval@, Kernville, Gam-
bria City and other surrounding towns in
the Hooded district arc % badly oR IA
Johnstown. AtConemauGh the:inhabifants
Of tho lower lying portion Of the TOWN
have been literally wiped ont Of existehce.
At Woodvale the percentage Of death. 10
even greater than that ut JohnstOwp.
Kernville has only b house or two q :
monument to its former respectable pro-
portions. Cambria City isnot even Z ghos&
Of its former self, while. all along the line
OF the torrent tho isolated houses OF hun
dreds are without occupants. The relief
provisions for JohnstoMn must be extend
ed to these other. pisces ~ rapidly - rail.
road transportation facilities can - fur
[nished., The towns named AL lie between
Johnstown and the South Fork dam, whose
bursting caused the disastev. At Wood
vale the dead bodies Of hIndfeds are lying
In the debris relatively 40 numerously .
they arc In Johnstown. Al Conemaugh
the Same condition Of things prevails. The
scarcity Of the living y both places makes
the recovery Of bodies very slow work.
Each hour reveals sou1e new and horrible
story Of suffering and CT mo and every
succeeding hour brings news Of swift and
merited punishment that has been meted
out to the dends who have dared TO desc.
crate tho sti6 and mangled bodies IN the
city Of tho dead. A party Of l8 Hungar-
isns picked their way stealthily along
the banks Of the Conemau9h toward
Sang Hollow. Suspicious OF their purpose
several farmers, well armed, started IN
pursuit and found their worst fears real
issd. Tho depds had cut fingers from the
bodies In order to secure the rings and
four of tho monstors were driven Into the
'surglpg river 70 their dtath.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-19
The Indians are Increasing.

The novelists, reporters and others who
write Indian speeches, beginning with
the words, 81 am the last of my race,
the red man is vanishing before the
white man as the leaves, y etc, had better
look up the facts. 1t now seems that
any statement to the effect that the num-
Der of Indian population is slowly de
creasing is not in accord with the truth
The Indian is not dying off and vanish
ing from the earth any more than the
Caucasian is. They have, for the most
part, adopted semi-civilized habits and
I've quiet lives. They are increasing
aller than decreasing. In the quiet,
rlerly communities of the Indian Ter
r.tpry, in the reservations OF Dakota,
aut. in the pueblos of New Mexico and
IONA, the Indian is encamped peace
l.y, and his children are becoming
c4,lcated. He is fairly prosperous, pro-
Led the Indian agent and the con-
tlsctor do not try to starve him, and he
IL raising his family and increasing in
4aa land. Boston Aaoertiser.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-19
CLIPPINGS.

Unusually heavy exports OF oats are
taking place to French and English mar
kets.
Large quantities of ashes are exported
every year from Canada to the United
A Chicago dealer sold 400 bags timo.
thy seed in one week for direct export to
Germany.
The farmers of Orange, CAL, are plant
Ing peas, so as to ship them east during
the winter.
The sun does not rise ON Mirror lake,
Yosemite valley, CAL, until 11.8O o'clock
in the morning.
Fultz and Michigan amber are report
ed as having proved the best wheats for
Arkansas at the State Experiment Sta
ton.
Nearsightedness is overrunning the
French people as much as the Germans.
Among the senior boys in the different
French colleges more than 40 per cent.
are nearsighted.
The Berlin council has refused to re-
scind the law against the importation of
cattle, and motion to allow the free
importation of swine into Germany
shipped directly to slaughter houses was
also rejected.
There are over 500 hotels in New York
city, with total capacity Of at least
$50, 900, which range from the $7-a-day
places in the fashionable quarter to the
$1-a-day establishments down town in
the business quarter.
Accidents are becoming very common
to trains on the great bridge between
New York and Brooklyn. AS yet no loss
of life has resulted, but there is an I'M
easy feeling that a terrible sacrifice is
not far off. The pressure of travel on
the bridge is very great,
The first school of dairying ever or.
ganized in America has been started
through the efforts of Professor Henry.
Of the State University of Wisconsin.
1t is intended to give thorough instruc-
ton in dairying and cheese-making,
including the analysis of milk.
The German Mint has issued coin in
memory of the late Emperor Frederick.
1t is of the form type. Encircling the
head is the inscription, Germany will
never forget its Fritz the reverse side
bears the words, "Learn to suffer with
out complaining, and the date of his
Majesty's death, June Is, 1888.
A farmer in China may be hired by the
year for from So to $l4, with food,
clothing, head shaving and tobacco.
Those who work by the day receive
from eight cents to ten cents, with a
MONDAY meal At the planting and
harvesting of rice, wages are from ten
cents to twenty cents a day, with five
meals, or thirty cents day without food.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-19
COULDN'T BE SUPPOSED.


A man from the West was telling a
few of us in the smokers compartment
about some of his adventures in Mon.
tana, when u young man in u very
checked suit, with very red hair and
freckled face, stood in the door and in.
CURED
"Did understand that you were from
the West!"
"Yes, sir"
sway out Westl"
ayes, sir
"Glad to meet you, sir, | wanted to
ask you about the Indians. They are
very savage, ! understand"
"Well, yes"
delight in torturing their prisoners,
don't they?"
81 believe they do"
''Well sir, let me state a suppositious
case" drawled the young man. "Sup-
pose was walking across the prairies out
there, far from human habitationw
''But you wouldn't be-"
"But suppose | was. "
"But it is not supposable CASE"
"Nol Why not, sir9"
because the minute you got outside
the dooryard jackass rabbit would
tumble you over and leave your dead
body for the coyotes, Oh, no. Nothing
of your general appearance could ever
walk on Montana prairie far from hab-
station"
The young man swallowed at some'
thing in his gullet, tried hard to smile,
and withdrew with the observation that
he never could endure very much tobacco
smoke .-Neto York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-19
BIG DROUGHTS IN DAKOTA.
Over $500 Families Said TO BE Suf
fering SevercIy.

The committee that returned from the
droughtstrickcn district of Dakota, where
they went to superntcnd the distribution of
three cars Of supplies sent by Sioux City, Ia,
report things much W rse than has hereto
fore been reported. They say that in Miner,
Jerauld, Kingsbury, McCook, Hand and
Hyde counties there are at least $500 fami-
lies who need relief
In conversation with II. A. Jaudt, who
has charge of the relief work here that gen
tleman said: These poor people have got
to be taken care OF for this winter and Sioux
City will do its share for their assistance.
But the condi ions are too little known to be
appreciated, and there should be more pub
licity given the matter. S oux City passed
around about 10 days rations the first OF
last week to about 1000 families. St. Paul
and Minneapolis are doing good work, also,
but these three cities will before long ex-
haust their surplus of benevolence and other
communities should be stirred up to pro-
viding aid tat will carry the suffering
families through the severe weather"