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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
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ADvlcEs Of the 29d from Hayti state that
General Hippolyte had made several at.
tempts to capture Port au Prince, but was
repulsed with loss
The Government decided on the Sd to
Issue an order depriving General Bonlanger,
Count Dillon and Henri Rochefort OF all
civil and political rights This action
would render them ineligible to any Office
In France and would also make any prop
erty they may own In France liable to sciz-
ure.
IT was agreed I'm the English House Of
Commons on the sd to grant lump sum
Of H6OO, COO, or, as an alternate, f9O, ,ON an
nually. to build railroads in Ireland
In Newfoundland annexation to tho
United States had on the 23d become SO
popular as to cause anxiety in London.
CHINA adyices OF the I'D say that recent
firo ut Lu Chow burned twenty three hours,
destroying eighty-seycn thousand dwell
ings Over twelve hundred persons per-
ished In the 1amcs and four hundred others
were killed.
NEWS on the 9th from Ounalaska con-
firmcd recent reports Of tho loss of three
whaling schooners, the james A. Hamilton,
the Otter ana the Annie. The vessels car
ried about sixty officers and men.
In the highest circles Of society In Copen-
hagen . great sensation was caused ON the
9th by the suicide OF Count Spare, q Elem-
ber OF q prominent Swiss family. after ho
had killed his mistress.
THE cargo of the bark Midway. which was
wrecked in 1853 Of Cape Henlopen while
bound from London to Philadelphia with
tin, lead and spcitcr. was recovered on the
2ith by q wrecking company. The metals
were valued at Sl5O.QOO.
On the 18th tho Government of Switzef-
land expelled all the Russian Nihilist i,
French Anarchists and German Socialists
resident there who were not provided with
regular papers from their own countries
Mr.. AND Mrs. WHaIAM E. GLADSTONE
celebrated the tiftieth anniversary Of their
wedding on the 18th In London. The
Queen telegraphed her congratulations to
the ex-Premier and bis aged wife.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

New ORLEANS. July a6-The Times
Democrats special from Summit Miss says
anexplosion occurred Thursday at the house
Of Peter Rollins. colored, causing the death
OF Rollins daughter and mortaliy injuring
his son. Rollins himself was also severely
burned He was drawing whisky from q
barrel while hts daughter held lamp Tho
burner Of tho lamp not being properly
fastened, fell into the liquor and caused the
eXplosiOu
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

FREDERICK I. WEATHERLY says that
he has written something between
five hundred and one thousand songs,
Of which Nancy Lee'' and 1.-The
Three Old Maids of Lce' are tho
most popular. He wrote Nancy
Lee Mt Oxford. within an hour. while
waiting for an unpunctual pupil.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

THE largest body OF fresh water on
the globe il Lake Superior. It is 400
miles long. 160 miles wide at its
greatest breadth, and has an area OF
5000 square miles. Its mean depth
10 said to be 200 feet. and its greatest
about 900 fathoms. Its surface is 635
feet above the sea.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Elevators In Ashes.

HASTINGS, Neb., July %. - Three elevators
and their contents, belonging to II. Kelly,
E. Strowbridge 4 Co and Henry Hoover,
at Blue Hill, twenty miles south Of here,
were kurned Monday morning, Loss. 49,
co; ia1uSaDra ol1oQU
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
THE BOSS" FIRE.

Flames at Lu Chow. China, Consume
$1,000 Houscs-Oyer 1000 Lives Lost,
and Nearly 100000 Homeless People,
Among Whom Great Suffering Exists.
SAN Francisco, July 2l - The steamer
Belgic from Hong hong and Yokohoina az
rived Tuesday. She brings advices a. fol-
lows: 4 recent tire Mt LIN Chow destroyed
5000 houses Over Loo persons were
burned to death and 400 others killed.
Nearly lsO, ,0oO people were made homeless,
and at last accounts were camping out
without shelter, and were dying ut the rate
OF 100 day from want and exposure. The
authorities were providing for their neces-
stiles
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

A PRISONER in Frankfort. KY, has
just attempted suicide by eating q
dozen sheets Of blotting paper. Life
having grown dismal to him he wanted
to blot IL out.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

NONE of the railroads in India run
baggage cars, and no traveller is al
lowed to take a trunk. Whatever he
carries must be bundled mp, and no
porter will move bundle three feet
without demanding ten cents.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

ELIZA BETH AKERs ALLEN, the author
Of the famous poem, Rock Me to
Sleep. Mother" is living quietly a.
Ridgewood, N. j. She is an interest
ing woman of 81 years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Disastrous Land. slide,

HELENA. r T., July A-On the Northern
Pacific road, near Niles City, has occurred
one Of the most disastrous land-slides In
the history Of the road An alkali bank 900
feet long fell into the Yellowstone river,
completely burvtnR the railroad which set
betwesN ths bsuk and The sivsf'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

An American was arrested on the
Austrian frontier recently for having
in his luggage unmistakable dynamite
bombs. On further investigation they
proved to be oocoanuts. something that
theAustrian authorities had never seen.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

HANNIBAL HAMLIN, now In his
eighty-frst year. writes 70 friend in
Washington that his health was never
better and that he can walk with ease
from ten to fifteen miles day.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

FuLLERToN, Neb.. July sa-While Lieu
tenant Governor Meikeljohn and w. H.
Patton, stockman. were bathing In Cedar
river. near here, Monday the latter was
drowned and the Louterant- Governor
harely ssuapcd with hs. Ike
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
LATER.
Chicago Storm swept.

CHICAGO, July 2&-The storm which
swept across the prairies and struck CHI
cago last night was without parallel In tho
history Of this section Of the country. The
records Of the local signal service station
show nothing approaching last nights
deluge. From $3.50 to $50 four and twelve
one hundredths inches Of rain fell.
Without going into figures it may
be stated that the volume Of water
which fell inside the city limits would
make lake on which could be doated the
greatest navy In the world. Hardly .
house In the city escaped the fury Of the
storm. Buildings vera blown down, base
ments flooded, plate glass windows shat
tered and valuable shade trees uprooted
or broken by the fury Of the gale. 1t 10
safe to say that the loss will reach into
the hundreds Of thousands. On the west
side tenement house was blown down
and eight persons killed. The loss In the
city is estimated to be not less than a. !.
RlO ON
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

Rev. Nix. BAXTER, of England. the
amiable end Of the world crank, has
revised tho date Of the great smash
UP. He now declares it will positively
occur April IL. 1891.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

THE Hamilton (Can. Spectator says:
''As to annexation-as to flirting with
Uncle Samuel-no. Absolutely, no. We
love you. esteem your manly virtues,
firmly believe you have good religious
principles and a high moral character;
but Canada can never be moro than a
sister to you. She will always take an
interest in you. and trusts you may find
a partner with whom you may yet be
happy. Go; and in the whirl Of pleas
ure or the intoxication OF business for
get her as quickly rs you can. but seek
not to win affections that are already
piaccd."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

Tho Tenants' Defense League Approved.
LONDON July 24.-The Telegraph contains
an editorial on the new Tenants Defense
League in which 1t says that the Irish ten
ants have a perfect right to combine for
the purpose avowed by tho league, and
every honest man ought to wish success to
their new organization. The Post also
speaks in terms OF approval Of the league.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

Nix. GLADSTONE has been offered
large sum by London publishing
house 10 writc a political romance.
The Grand Old Man declined.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Talmago Sued.

ST. PAUL, July 2S-Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage the celebrated Brooklyn div inc was
served with notice Of suit at the close Of
his lecture last night Th3 Wa4eca Chat
auqua society claims damage for non-ful.
Allment Of contract last year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Boulanxer Beaten

PARIS, July 2S-Returns from $50 can
tons show that Boulanger has been suo-
cessrul in only twelve. Tho hopes Of the
Boulangerists have fallen to zero. The
elections were characterized by brawis
and conflicts
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

THERE is in the civilized world an
average Of ono deaf mute to every
1900 OF the population in other
words. there are at least 1000, 900 of
this afflicted class. In tho United
States there are aS. 600; in Great Brit
ain. 10000; in Germany, $4,000; in
Franco, $4,000; in Sweden, 1000; in
Norway, LOO; in Denmark. 1900; in
Holland, 2,3OJ, and in Switzerland
(the country above all others where
deafness in prevalentl, 10000.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Dumped Out Of Bed.

KANSAS CITY, July 2S.-Early this morn
ing the east wall Of the three. story brick
building at No. 23S West Ninth street, 90
cupied by Mrs E. Norton as . boarding
house. fell outward, carrying with 1t the
adjacent rooms, which were filled with
dodgers. Mono were killed but several
,p,nr. tn, roA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Killed BY Dynamite,

WABASH, Ind, July 2S-News reached
here late last night Of . terrific explosion
Of dynamite twelve miles west Of this
city on the Wabash railway, in which hve
men lost their lives others were in
inrAd
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
ELECTIONS IN 1889.

Only Elevea States Elect state Omcers
During the Present lear.
The current year is notably an .off
year, in general politics. Only eleven
States elect State officers this year. Ken
tucky will hold o general election for the
State Treasurer Augusta Elections in five
other States will take place November j
On that day
Iowa will elect Governor and Lieutenant
Governor.
Maryland will elect Comptroller and At
tOrney- General
Massachusetts, will elect Governor and
State officers.
Mississippi will elect Governor and State
officers
Nebraska will elect Supreme Court
Judge and two Regents.
New Jersey will elect Governor and
State otficera
New York will elect State officers except
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Ohio will elect Governor and State Of
6cers.
Pennsylvania will elect State Treasurer
Virginia will elect Governor and State
officers
Political interest this year, accordingly,
Is centered In the elections OF the newly
admitted States North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Washington and MOntana-which are
now framing their constitutions and will
elect full State governments and Legisla-
lures. which will choose eight United
States Senator'S Each new State will also
elect Representative in Congress except
South Dakota, which will elect two.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Swept by . Cyclone.

VIENNA. july 2S.-A cyclone in Hungary
Transylvania, and Bukovina, to-day swept
over several thousand square miles Of
territory. Hundreds Of persons were
killed, the crops were destroyed and enor-
nous damage was done to houses and
churches. The districts Of Grosswondein,
Szege din and Mohacs were completely
rayaQ0d.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Five Lives Lost.

New BEDFORD, Mass. July y. The Portu-
guese schooner Carolina which arrived
here Tuesday had on board seven Of the
crew Of the whaling bark Sea Fox Of this
port, which was wrecked by M explosion
at Equimena, Africa, last March. The cap
tain and four men lost their lives by the
explosion
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

The country has had half . dozen fires
within the past ton days, each Of which de-
stroyed many horsea The aggregate loss
by two Of them was about $50 Of these AMI
mails.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
ROYALTY Welded.

LONDON, July 27.-Princess Louise the
eldest daughter of the Prince Of Wales
and the Ear. Of Fife wcro married to-day.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

The celebrated Kong mountains OF
Africa are about to follow the Mount
aims OF the Moon. which have been
cxpunged from the maps. These
mountains were supposed to be
stretched across Africa for ten de-
grees Of longitude about 200 miles
north Of the Gulf of Guinea. Captain
Binger, who has now returned from
nearly two years explorations in the
almost unknown region north Of the
Gulf Of Guinea, says there is no such
range as the Kong mountains.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
The New York directory indicates
= population Of 200. 600 for that city.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS is one OF the
richest colOrcd men in the United
States His wealth is estimated ut
l000 nnn
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

CHICAGO. July 2a-At the meeting Of the
executive committee Of the Knights of
Labor IN this city yesterday charter was
issued to tho first assembly of the order
ever organized In Australia The new dis
trict Ii composed OF five local assemblies.
with a total membership Of over 500, oil OF
whom have joined the order within the
nast y0ar
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

WASHINGTON, July 36 In response to his
telegram Of Tuesday respecting the case Of
Mrs Heron, who was reported to be under
sentence OF death In Corea Tor
preaching the doctrines Of Christianity,
Hon W. f. Wharton, acting Secretary Of
State. has received the following cable
gram from Minister Dinsmoro:
SEOUL. Corea, July a. HAarton. Wdshing.
ton: Report concerning Mrs. Heron wholly
without Foundation. DINsMORK"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
p,x SAL. Of wi.oon,lu Pine Lands.

1J8 S8I0 Oh WWCOnbtm FIue 118Hu6
OSHKOSH, Wis, July a4.-Bray h Choate,
lumbermen Of this city, have purchased Of
Mark Tyson, Of Milwaukee. 9O0O acres Of
pine land In Lincoln County, There IL es-
timated to be from 80 OoO, 200 to 60 00O, ,OU
feet Of pine on the land. The considers
ton Is in tho neighborhood Of 3l0O.0M
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

CHICAGO, July 2d-The Q. w. Loverin
Company, Wholesale grocers IN this city,
assigned yesterday. The liabilities aro be-
tween SAOOUO and go OOO: aescts not known
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
A Hotel Burned.

MEADvILLE, Pa, July o3-The st Cloud
Hotel was destroyed by fire ut midnight.
The guests escaped without injury. but
several servants were badly injured by
jumping from the third story windows
Mrs Maggie Enrich, OF Youngstown O.,
jumped srom the third floor. striking on her
back. She will probably die susan Derby had
both legs broken Barbara Hillman had
her back badly burned before jumping on
IN awning which probably saved her life.
Archie C.,rman, q fireman. fell from the
second story and sustained injuries Of the
spine He is in critical condition. The
hotel was surrounded by wooden buildings
and for time the whole block was threat
ened Loss, O,OOO; fully insured
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01
Couldn't Pay Un

READING, Pa, July a6-I'he Standard
Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company has
been attached for non-payment OF claims
The liabilities arc supposed to be about
$lS00O; assets apparently nominal
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01

By an overflow OF snuganfngA creek hum
dreds OF houses in Topeka, Kan. were on
the 24th under water as far a. the first
story while tho suburbs known as Walnut
Grove, Parkdale and Oakland, thickly pop
ulated by the laboring classes. were all un-
der water
FLAMES destroyed Chinatown, . suburb OF
Sacramento. Cal on the .4tll
TEE directory of MinneapOlis, issued on
the 24tl, contained SDWO names, from
which IL was estimated that the population
Of the city was 2:k5. .OOO
A MONTH sgo dog bit Willie Thyme Of
Kansas City, and on the Ath he died Of
hydrophobia In Its most virulent form
THE most terrific thunder and rain-storm
for years occurred on the 9th Mt Anoka,
MINI. Three wooden buildings were
washed iato the river. Much damage was
reported from the country BY the wind,
which appeared I'm the form of cyclone.
ExpLonERs on the 18th unearthsd num-
Der OF human skeletons buried in Chalk
Bluff. ten miles east OF Yankton, D. T., on
the Nebraska side Fifty skulls and two
hundred headless skeletons were found
which local physicians pronounced to be the
remains Of white people, children and
adults Indications were that they had
been buried forty or fifty years
News received on the 18th from tho re-
cent flood In the Kanlwha Nv. Va valley
gave sad story Of wreck and ruin. Every
store from the head to the mouth Of the
forks was gone or ruined Houses. fences
and crops were washed away and several
lives were lost Couriers from Tygart re-
ported long list of houses and property,
bridges and culverts gone. The loss in Lee,
Tygart, Slate aud Steele counties would
reach $5OO,OOO
ON the 25th the troubles of the Times
Newspaper Company in Chicago eliminated
in the retirement Of Mr.. James J. West He
not only resigned from the editorship OF
the paper but surrendered also his entire
interest in tho property
OHIO Prohibitionists In State convention
on the 18th Mt GAINESVILLE made the follow
ing nominations: For Governor, Rev. J. b
Helwig, OF Springfield; Leutenant-Gov-
ernor, L B. Logan, Of Stark County; Su-
preme Judge, Gideon I. Stewart. Of Nor
walk; Ire asurer, D. H. Trowbridge, Of To-
ledo; Attorney General. E. Jay Pinney. OF
Ashtabula
ON board the Atlanta on the 25th G. q.
Tanott, assistant engineer Of the United
States navy. committed suicide by shooting
himself with pistol
AT meeting of the Saloon Keepers A.
sociatton OF Cincinnati on tho 18th limited
number OF them agreed to defy the law "
keeping open on Sunday, the association
agreeing to stand by them financially in the
cOurtA
On the 25th tornado two hundred fest
wide passed half milp west Of Prague,
Mimi, and one house was dashed to pieces,
five railroad cars, wheat laden, were thrown
twenty feet from the track, and crops in
the path Of the storm were utterly demol-
ished No lives were lost
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-22
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND. September 2l.-No sales
az auction to-day.
Private sales reported to the secre'
tary to day: Wrappers, ~ hogsneads'
6lIers. ~ hogsheads, smokers, q hogs
Ireads: scrap, hogsheads: dark To-
baccos 0 hogsheads. Total sales re-
ported to the secretary to-day % hoss-
heads.
sales reported to the secretary for the
week ending Saturday. September 2lst,
1889: Wrappers. l02 hogsheads; hl'ers'
237 hocsheads: cutters, 10 hogsheads'
smokers. "A hogsheads: scrap, hogt-
heads: dark tobacco, Glib hogsheads'
hurley, Is hogsheads; stems; 10 hogs
heads. Total Gales for week endlng
Saturday. September list. reported 10
the secretary, .06s Gogsheads.
Office Of the Collector of the United
States Internal Revenue reports collec-
tions for the city of Richmond to-day
as follows: Tax paid cigars and cigar.
cites. sSj0. 50. tobacco. 3 ,249 ". Total
collections fer city to-day. 20. 100 ~:
Total collections for week ending
Saturday. September 81. 1889, for the
city of Richmond. 27.lse.6S.
Farmers. Wilson's. blanchard > "a
venport's. Centre. Shelburne =. Sea.
brooks. Old Dominion and Myers
warehouses report 49, hogsheads ana :
tierces delivered to-day.
Tie same warehouses. with ohockoe'
Merchants and Planters and Cren-
shaO : added. report 397 hogsheads. Il
tierces. and 10 boxes delivered for the
week ending Saturday. September ~
1850.
Mr. Charles Watkins received letter
This afternoon from Winston, y. I :
under date f the 10Th. which says:
.Slioht frost here last night. From one
fourth to one third probably more OF
the crop in this section - standing.
oar Mr. William r. Mallory arrived
on tho glO p. NJ. Chesapeake and On o
train from the West. lie says Mar
ket- in the West are mighty high for
eonDd tobacco Fully nine-ienths OF
the tobacco offered on the Cincinnati
and Louisville mal kets Is uhs0und.
/ SOlfad tobacco was very scarce, ana
most of that bid on was rel scted. |
saw Mr.. Osterloh in Cincinnati. lie
was locking AS well as ever saw HIM.
/ elm from the Louisville Courier
Journal of the 20th on the leaf tobacco
market: Beginning Friday. the goth
inst. at 4. NJ. the sales will be held
AT the warehouse in the following
order: Globe. Planters Kentucky anu
Tennessee. Crescent. Central. Enter
prise. Green River. Falls City, Ninth
Street. Pickett, Given, Headley * co.
SAWYER. Wallace x Co.. Louisville,
/ Farmers.
There was little better feeling in
the market to day. The bidding was
more active and buyers displayed little
more anxiety TO purchase. lhls was
probably caused by the fact that the
receipls are now steadily declining and
/ local stocks are being greatly reduced.
Indeed. ore warehouse has been hing
out of its stock almost entirely Tor
week. There was some improvement
today in the medium and common
grades ol hurley leaf and lugs. and
some activity in sound heavy dark Tugs.
r .si.tered at the Tobacco Exchange
John $. Lockhart. Durham ). T.
/ Slaughter, Durham d. \. cooper
/ Henderson: j. II. Gray, Petersburg; NJ
Gavin. Memphis.
The Richmond Tobacco Market was
active this week for pliers, icrdpper'
and dark i0b0cc0s, with good sales
/ ] .06S hoasheadsl. I. MOL'