The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-14
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
On the jth one of the seyereSt snow
and wind-storms IN the history of New
Mexico had prevailed for three days
and damage to live stock on the north
crn ranges was reported. At Las Vegas
eighteen inches Of snow covered the
ground.
THE death of Neil W. Price, author Of
several popular songs, including Stick
TO Your Mother. Tom,' and IA Boys
Best Friend Is His Mother" occurred in
Chattanooga, Tenn. on tho 5th.
On the 9Th Daniel Burns, farmer liv-
ing near Wabash, Ind, killed himself
because the girl he loved married an
other man.
GALVESTON (Tex.) advices of the 5th
say that in gale off the coast several
vessels foundered and some lives were
lost.
FIRE destroyed IN entire square in the
business portion Of Weston, w. Va, on
the 5th.
FREIGHT trains collided on the 5th on
tho Lake Shore railroad near Wawaka,
Ind, and two engines and fifteen cars
were completely wrecked and the track
badly tore up.
EDWARD AIRES, a Rochester (Minn.)
tinsmith, was on tho 9th notified that he
was the only heir to an estate in England
valued at Rl0O.OO0.
L. T. STANTON, the nan who printed
Iceman O'Sullivan's business cards, was
a witness at the Cronin murder trial on
tho 9th. He swore that the cards were
not delivered to O'Sullivan until May 2,
two days before DR.. Cronin was dccoyed
away to his death by means Of one OF
them. Other witnesses told Of the find
ing Of the trunk on the morning after the
murder and Its condition.
On tho 9th NJ. s. Oaks. of Decatur,
Ala, died Of hydrophobia in horrible
agony from dog bite received scven-
teen years ago.
AT Decatur, ILL.,, Jack Faunce was con-
victed on the 9Th of the murder of Mat
thew Mckinley. and sentenced to nine
ty-nine years Imprisonment.
The Washington Legislature met ut
Olympia on the 9TH and elected officers.
The employees Of the iron furnaces Of
the Mahoning (O.) valley were on the
9th granted an increase Of ten per cent.
in wages.
The Indiana Supreme Court rendered
o decision on the 9th to the effect that
the law prohibiting tho piping OF
natural gas out Of the State was uncon-
stitutional.
TIE death of John Bush, the Oldest
settler In st. Paul, Minn.. occurred on
the eth at the age of ninety-six years.
RETURNS on the 7th from tho recen,
, elections show that Boies (Dem. for Gov.
ernor had 4,790 plurality in Iowa, bu,
that tho Republicans had probably SO.
cured the rest OF the ticket and the
, Legislature. In Ohio the Republic
ans probably elected all their State
candidates except Governor Campbell
(Dcm.) having 5000 plurality, and the
Legislature is Democratic. j. NJ
Stone tDcm.) was elected Governor
Of Mississippi without opposition. In
Virginia Philip w. Mckinney tDem.)
was elected Governor by A., 600 majority
In Maryland Baughman (Dem.) was
elected State Comptroller by 10000 ma,
iority. In Nebraska the Republicans
| elected their ticket, headed by T. l.
Norval for Supreme Judge, by 2a,oot
majority.
Ar Petersburg, Va, q fro on the 7th
destroyed property valued at $3.50, 900
Lieutenant Crichton, Of the police force,
was burned to death.
OK the 7th E. ii. Vanhoesen, cashie,
| OF the Toledo (O.) National Bank, and
j. NJ. Mckee, teller of the bank, were
arrested for embezzling S60,OO0.
AT Payson, U. r., George Hancock, q
Mormon high priest, was arrested on the
7th charged with numbering Mrs. Hatch
and her son George, thirty-two years ol
| age.
In the Clayton New Mexicol region a
for eight days and thousands Of cattle
had been lost. 1t was also estimated
that 1000 sheep had perished. Seven
persons had been frozen to death and
two passenger trains had been stalled
tor week, the passengers on which
subsisted by killing cattle and roasting
.hem in the car.
| On the 7th c. 4. Pillsbury, the Mime
, spolis miller, stated that he had been
notified from London that tho $4,000, 0ot
necessary to purchase the Pillsbury and
WashburR mills in Minneapolis had all
been subscribed and the deal closed.
! Snow, hail and sleet-storms were re-
ported In Texas, Kansas and Colorado
on the sth, seriously impeding railway
travel.
J On the sth Thanksgiving Day (No
vember 2s) psoclamatiors were issrsd
, BY the Governors ~ ln!ncis aNa WIS.