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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Sugar Works burned.

TorEkA, Kan, Aug. The Topeka sugar
works. the largest plant OF the kind In the
weAt. which were only completed last yesr
at IN expenditure OF s25O.0 were burned
to the ground Monday night The works
arc situated six miles west OF tho
city ON the Rock Island railroad, hence
no water was available The works had
Just been started UP to test the machinery
preparatory to entering upon its fall bust
ness, and 1t is supposed that the Orc orig
mated from friction The insurance on tho
building and machinery is s40,OUO The
odmpsny had contracted Tor $40 acres Of
sugar-oans at $3.50 per ton, which wss
about fesdy for delivery, md ~hiat ~iu
lsn,@s,. the ls.s 4. s,.sfss,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
TWO LIVES LOST.

An Explosion of Natural Gas In Pitts
burgh Kills Two Mon, Injuries Two FA-
tally n: d BADLY Hurts Several Others.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Aug. 10-There was a
terrible explosion Of naturalgas main on
the South side shortly after o'clock FRI
day evening, which resulted In killing two
men, fatally injuring two more, and seri-
ously lnjuring some fifteen others.
The accident was q peculiar one. Booth
4 Flynn We're testing . thirty inch natural
gas main, which they had laid for the Mo-
nongahela Naturai-Gas Company, with
compressed air before turning on the nat.
ural gas. They ran the pressure up to
seventy five pounds to the square inch,
when the dead pipe on the end of tho
pipe blew out, scattering debris In every
direction Several hundred workmen en-
ployed in the iron mills near by were
just returning home, and = number Of
them had stopped along the trench
to watch tho experiment They were
struck by the debris and flying mis-
siles The pipe was braced with heavy
timbers and thess were hurled into the
crowd with terrific force. Tho workmen
and spectators were thrown down by tho
force OF the explosion and one Of them
was hurled against o brick house and
his neck was broken general
stampede followed the explosion and q
scene OF the widest excitement ensued.
The cries of the injured could be heard for
several squares. The dead were conveyed
to their homes and those Of tho injured
who were unable to walk were taken to .
hospital The killed are: John Miller,
single. aged p, and John O'Conner, single,
aged y. Those seriously injured are John
Greiner, married, terribly cut, bruised and
hurt internally. will die; Henry Reich, o
boy, skull fractured and injured internally,
will die; John Braney, millwright, IN
ternally injured and head cut; William
Green, badly cut and bruised, thought to
have received internal injuries; James
Hendrick, Of st Louis, Mo-, both legs
broken
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Compliments Exchanged.

LONDON, Aug. Emperor William. Of
Germany. and his brother, Prince Henry.
in company Of the Prince Of Wales, in.
spected the royal yacht squadron Wednes-
day, and afterwards dined together on
board the royal yacht Tho Prince OF
Wales warmly toasted the Emperor and
expressed his confidence that the great
German army and the British feet would to-
gether succeed in preserving the peace OF
tho world The Emperor, responding,
spoke in high praise Of tho British ficet,
which, he said, was the finest in the world
Germany, he continued. had an army fully
equal to her wants and II the British fieot
MS fully mot the demands OF the Great
British empire, Europe could regard these
two As most important factors in the pres
eryation Of peace.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
DOuBLE TRAGEDY.

Christian Harder. or Chicago, Shoots His
Wife Dead and Then Kills Himself.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10 Christian Harder of
sag South Halsted street, shot and killed
his wife Friday night and then shot him
self, falling d nd by her side. The tragedy
took place in the street Immediately after
quarrel between the couple III q justices
court room ut Brighton, suburb of Chi
cage Harder had his wife arrested for
arceny, but the Justice, after hearing the
evidence, ordered the oase dismissed.
After the court proceedings Harder tried
VI persuade hts wisG ~ get intc hts buggy,
rra .rrn her sss.,ss tAat her erA tiwssJt
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
A Victim OF the Motor.

ST PAU. Mimi, Aug. lU Colonel j. Ham
Davidson, an executor Of the estate of the
late Commodore Davidson, of this city, as
signed Thursday night His liabilities are
said to amount to sl0o, 600, and the assets,
consisting largely Of St Paul real estate,
will realize over that amount Colonel
Davidson's failure Is dae to the collapse OF
the Prosser motor, it having been proved
impossible to operate it,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-Aspecial from Pitts
burgh says gigantic trust" to control the
manufacture OF table glassware Is being
organized, and that the principal factories
OF Pennsylvania. Ohio and West Virginia
will be included in the combination The
headquarters will be in Pittsburgh, and oil
Of the manufacturers OF that city are said
TO have joined in tho movement
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

A HUNGARIAN bought a railroad
ticket recently at Jersey City for
Scranton. Pa He supposed the ticket
only allowed him to walk over the
road. and had proceeded as far as
Bloomsbury. N. j.. where station
agent who overhauled him discovered
the state OF the case and put him on
tain for his destination.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Hungar ariaus Still Riot,nr

GREENsBuRG, Pa. Aug. lO.--A riot oc
At the Hecla works this afternoon Three
men were fatally injurei. About 700 men
went there from the Mammouth works
and asked the men ut work to quit Upon
their refusal tho drunken mob assaulted
and beat them terribly. Tie coal wagons
were thrown down the shafts and the win.
dows in the houses were all broken.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

THE last New York Legislature
nassed hill. which, rRs become law,
providing that after November /, 1892,
all steam railroads shall equip their
engines and cars with automatic self
couple :. Tho pcnalty for non-com-
pliance is $500 for each offense.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

Dow and Horny Fonda are twins
living in Fonda, N. Y. They are, in
all probability, the oldest twins in the
country. They reached the age Of four
score the other day. Fonda tc ok its
name from an ancestor Of these VEN
erable brothers. The Fonda twins own
adjoining farms.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Fatal Railway Collision.

CHARLOTTE, N. y, Aug. l0-A collision
occurred near Forest Lawn ON tho Rome.
Watertown a. Ogiensburg railroad about
o'clock this morning. The night express
bound west for Niagara Falls ran into the
Rochester train, which was backing down
telesccping four cars Of the train. Three
persons were killed and seven others Ia.
iured.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

CoSsTASTINoPLE, Aug. 1.-THE porte, ia
view of the Russian movements on the
Armenian frontier, will expedite tho new
fort works at Erxeroam. A host Of mon
arc already construct ng rcdoubts. The
kuss ans arc organizing rorp, ofirreealas
cavalry throughout tho f'ancasis
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

The knapsack, by which the weight
OF the burden carried is transferred to
tho hips from the shoulders. has beon
under trial for some time by the
authorities OF the War Department.
So fayo, able have been the reports re-
ceivcd from the officers testing it that
the ordnance bureau has been ordered
TO manufacture two thousand for use in
tho ARMY
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

INTEMrEIANCE has spread to such
an extent among boys and girls in
Austria that the Vienna school board
Is again moving to have law enacted
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicants to
children under fifteen years Of are.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Stlll Finding bodies.

JoHNsTowN. Pa, Aug. lO.-Two more
bodies were taken out OF the sand Friday
One was identified as that OF Alexander
Hamilton, Jr., prominent resident of the
town. 1t Is very evident that there are
great many bodies to be found In the Gel
lars and other places where there are piles
OF dirt
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

DIR. NANsEN has succeeded in secur-
Ing $780, 900 for an expedition to the
North Pole next year. He has been
greatly encouraged BY his recent cx-
plorations in Greenland to believe
that he can go farther than any pre-
vious explorers have been able to 60.
lie proposes to abandon his ship and
march northward with boats and
slcdges a long us there is any chance
pf approaching the pole. He will
have but one small vessel, manned by
Norwc.ians, in his expedition.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

LAKE BLUFF, ILL.,. Aug. 1O.-J. T. Dunn,
boatinan, and George White were drowned
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Dunn and two
boys named White went out sailing in
small boat, and when about half mile
from the shore the boat was capsized by
sudden squall Howard White swan ashore.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
She Exp-ct. 10 co 10 Conxre..

DECATUR. H.. Aug. s.-Mrs. Helen NJ
Cougar spoke Wednesday night at the Ma
tionai prohibition camp-meeting on >'Six
Months OF Republican Protection and Tenn
perance Rule She was especially bitter
in her denunciation Of the Republican
party, and declared that shc expected to
1.-Two to occupy q seat in a prohibition Con-
gross, with st. John as President
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

A BoMBAY newspaper announces
two marriages, in one case the bride
being two years and In the other fif-
tssh months, while the bridegroom
was thirty, This IL the systein which
sandita Ramnbsi IL struggling sgalnsa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

NINE. MENIEE, the widow Of the
French chocolate manufacturer. in
vited her three sons to dinner on the
occasion OF her son Albcrt's marriage.
When about to sit down to the table
she said: Il am SO glad to have you
all three around me to-day, for you
know how much / love you; pray be
seated" When the young men had
sat down they each discovered under
their napkins a check for million
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
A MOUNTAIN OF FLESH.
Death at Lafayette. Ind, OF . Woman
who. It II Alleged, Weighed 0O4 LIZ

D00tu ~ hAae10y0 y0Gtes Ansbss Ot u OMAN
who. It II Alleged, Weighed 0O4 l-2
Pounds.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Aug. 10. - Mrs. Laura
Wolford lcolored), exhibited 40 freak in
museums, died ut the hospital here Friday
OF dropsy Of the heart She had been Ill
for three weeks and was removed to tho
hospital Thursday on dray. 1t Is thought
that her removal hastened her death. Mra
Wolford was born in Maryland and was 81
years old last Christmas, and weighed
on her last birthday 9O4l pounds She was
undoubtedly the largest woman IA the
world. She was married at tho age Of IL
and seven children were born to her, only
one Of whom, little boy. survives.
She was first placed on exhibition at
Baltimore last September, and her Inn
mense size at once made her famous Prep
arations are now being made for the burial.
Mrs. Wolford was devout Catholic and
will be buried In tho German Catholic Gem
etery She died almost pcnnilosS
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Caught In the Act.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. ll-An at
tempt was made tonight near Newport
Ark, to rob the train on the Iron Noun.
tain road. Two men got on there and .
fight ensned between them and tho bag
gage-master and a colored porter in which
the latter was killed. One OF tho men
jumped tho train aud escaped but the
murderer was captured and brought tc
this city.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

THEY are making fun Of Buffalo
IN. ~ Judge for calling double
barreled gun s.tvO-shooter"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

A REUNION will be held at Milwau-
Zee during the National Encampment
Of the BLUE Sta. Division of the At
lanta Campaign. Sd division, 10Th army
corps All comrades who were mt any
time members of the ga and 10Th Wis
consin; 10th. SD and 85th Indiana;
18th Michigan; 1924. 105th and 10th
Illinois; 55th. I'D and 10Th Ohio; 136th
New York; SD Massachusetts,, and
2Oth Connecticut are fraternally in
vited to replace their blue stars on hat
or breast and assemble at milwaukee,
on the 9th Of August.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
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Didn't StAry0 tn Death.

CHICAGO, Ang. a-Ihe Herald publishes q
denial OF tho story recently tclegraphed
that the twin babies Of the wife OF one OF
the locked out Spring Valley miners had
died for lack of nourishment The parents
of the dead children are the authors of this
denial, and they declare that the infants
had all tho milk they required, beside pre-
pared foods Of different kinds, wine and
brandy - ordered and all the medicine
prescribed by four different doctors.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

TEXAS, large ~ she Is, has never
yet had Governor that was born
within her boundaries.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

Three Children and One Man Perish In
m Exnln2inn n RnfIaln.

Three Children And One Man Perish In
m Explosion ~ RufIalo.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. S.-About 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon byctanders lear the
lighthouses at the foot Of Ferry street
heard two explosions iii quick succession
from the boat house just being built
by L. b. crocker, superintendent Of
the Now York Central stock yards. In
which his pleasure yacht, the Ceoar
Ridge, was stored Immediately following
the explosions the bOt burst into flames,
which soon made 4 furnace Of its interior.
simultaneously with the explosion two or
three persons were thrown into the water
as ii from the force of the discharge. Caleb
Tolsma got boat and picked UP
a young woman, Miss Mclean. aged aS.
from the water. She was badly burned and
taken to the hospital. At this time the form
Of Mr.. Crocker's young son was seen stand
Ing on the boats deck against back
ground Of fire. Another man named
Charles Schweigels seized . pike-pole and
extended it toward the little fellow till it
almost touched his breast, at the same time
crying to him to grasp it and he would res
cue him. But the little fellow seemed
paralyzed and in moment fell back into
the fire and burned to a crisp before tho
Mortified gaze Of onlookers. Schweigers
face was burned from his attemrt to res
cue the boy.
But now attention was directed TO q
carpenter clinging to raft Just over
the blazing boat For a few mo-
ments he hung desperately ON his perch.
and then, as II stupehed by the heat
and suffocated by the smoke. loosened
his hold and dropped. another vi tim, into
the furnace below. His name was John
Rngenstein, ~ years old, married.
He leaves wife and five small
children, ranging In age from ) months
to seven years. The other children uf Mr..
Crocker. Leonard Lemuel, aged years
and 10 months, and Ethel. aged S
years and months also persisted in the
flames. Another girl, Charlotte, aged II,
was blown into the water and rescued
therefrom and sent along with Miss Mclean
to the hospital
The yacht was what is known as napbtha
launch. run by naphtha for fuel 1t is sap
posed that the accident was caused when she
engineer lighted the platch for ignition OF
the fuel by the explosion Of some gas which
had leaked out. TIE boat was Of abou;
fifteen tons btttden. :and was bought BY Mr.
Crockor ihOssA York and brought here last
spripg. .,,It iAa fatal wreck. not enough be-
ing left to ,maka . siiiffng- room table OF
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Report Of > Blg Deal In Property Near
Peoria, Ill

New YORK, Aug. h-The announcement
was made Tuesday In Wall street that five
of the most extensive coal mines in Illinois
had been consolidated under the manage
ment Of the Illinois Coal and Coke COM
pany. The corporation is capitalized at
3lO,WO,O coo and propose to build new city
somewhere near Peoria, to bc named Heed
City. The general opinion Of the street Is
that the company will eventually control
the coal and coke business in the West
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

THE Order of the Kings Daughters
numbers nincty-seyen thousand men,
bers throughout the count y.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
leMnxylsaniR Republican

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. S-The pcnnsyl-
vania Republican State Convention met
here yesterday and nominated Henry X
Boyer, of Philadelphia. for State Treasurer.
The platform adopted rcjojces IN the yic-
tory OF lSSS. indorses the Administration
OF President Harrison aud Governor
Beaver, and expresses regret ut the death
uf General Simon Cameron
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
WANT, the ship CANAL.

i'R1A0lh0oAk AslOpted IN 1.-The Waterways
!, uut.GaaxentIon In West Superior.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. S-At tie
WHtAfWays convention Wednesday Mon.
y, u: Keith, of Chicago, presented y conf
pagison Of the treatment by the Govern
ment OF the water aud rail routes. For tba
two railroad systems terminating in Duluth
the Government gave as,OOO,00O acres OF
land. worth co.. .OOO, ,OOo, while for improv-
ing the outlet of Lake Superior the Gov.
ernment gave 10000 acres and total os
&, ,O..3OOA The resolutions were then pre-
sentcd by DR.. Edwin Ellis and unanimously
adopted. In substance they are as fo;-
lows:
''ResoiUed, That it is the sense Of this mees.
ing that the great and growing commerce "a
these waters demand that it is the duty OF ths
United States Government to take such stecs
rs may be necessary to make careful survey
OF all these waters and particularly the rivefA
and connecting waters. and
.kesOlred, That II is tho duty Of the United
States 10 bear the expense Of providing addl
tiOnul guards against accidents.
"Rts0lred, That we demand OF Congress that
q ship canal twenty feet in depth should be uh-
dertaken and constructed by the Government
ut as early y day practicable through tho
narrows and rivers connecting the great lakes.
"Rssotced, That the convention recommend
that the harbors be de~peDed as rapidly as
practicable 50 rs to accommodate vessels
drawing twenty feet OF water.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
Three Lives Lost.

NoKfoLk, Va, Aug. s-The Old Dominion
limo steamship 'old Dominion" ran into
and DUNK the sloop Ells May iu Forfo'k
s-sx = thssA sA1h y.st& afr~tsA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
kidn.ped by cuban Band,t.t.

HAVANA, Aug l0.--Pedro SARDINIA; the pro-
prtetor Of plantation near Havana, has
been kidnapped by banditti Melitun Martin
~as snrprissd by banditti on bis plRntseion
Ssat Nstsnsss ard rrbhsd cs ta,oo
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
LATER.
Found Dead I'm his Car ),

San ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. ll--Whcn the
cast bound Southern Pacific train reached
Roseburg Junction yesterday morning. it
was found necessary to break open the car
OF the Wells-Fargo Express company to
find out what was the matter with J. H.
Graham, the messenger. He was lying on
his back dead with bullet hole just un-
der the left eye. His pistol with one
empty chamber was found in a pigeon
holeeof one of tho money safes with the
muzzlc pointed toward the dead man. II
is supposed the revolver exploded while
Graham was leaning over arranging his
cash.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

SELMA, Cal. Aug. S-An incendiary fire
Tuesday afternoon destroyed three build
ings in this city occupied by thirty business
firms. and causing loss OF s'5,o coo, insured
for s;s.0O0. The b avy fire walls Of ono
building alone saved the entire business
section from destruction
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
The Chicago Inter Ocean saws: -

The Chicago Inter Ocean says: "Is
. dream a sign of any thing? Why
yes, undoubtedly. 1t is assign OF life
in the dreamer, and that he is not
asleep all over. Some of tho organs
of the complex brain arc active, carry
ing on the process of thought without
guidance OF the will. A dream is
simply the result Of unguided mental
action, and the nature of the dream
depends on what portion OF tho brain;
is active. There is probably nothing
moro superhunan in q dream than in
q rovery. or oven in the incoherent
imaginings of an insane person."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15
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A Triple Murder.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Aug IA hor.
rible butchery is reported from Mcdowell
county. The particulars arc meager. A
widow named Gillis lived in remote dis
trict OF the county with two daughters
about grown. They were poor but re-
spcctable people. F iday neigh bors found
all three dead. They had evidently been
crimMally assaulted and murdered.
There Is absolutely no clew TO the perpe.
traitors Of the dead
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

THERE are two hundred and seventy
hvc women preachers in the United
Stafes
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-15

Patrick White and Stephen Wallace,
laborers. fell seventy feet from q new
building ut Boston on Tuesday, and both
were killed