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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-06-12
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
nErY.ElRsI CONGRESS-

FlFTY.FlRsT CONGRESS-
MONDAY, June 2. In the Senate
the silver bill and the army appropria-
tion bill were discussed. A bill was in-
troduced authorizing the transmission
free Of letters concerning pension cases.
In the House bill was introduced to
make express companies and all trans
porters Of property by land and water
amenable to the interstate commerce
law. A favorable report was made on
the bill for an investigation into the
hours OF labor.
TUESDAY, June 3.-Resolutions were
presented in the Senate from the
Louisiana Legislature extending thanks
to Congress and the President for the
relief afforded to the sufferers from
the recent Mississippi floods. The
bill for preventing the adulteration oi
food and drugs was favorably reported.
A bill was passed to provide for the
expectation of fermented liquor in bond
without payment of internal-revenue
tax. The silver bill was discussed. In
the House bill was passed authorizing
the sale OF timber on certain lands re-
tribe of Indians in Wisconsin. The
Alabama contested-election case of Nc.
Duffie vs.. Turpin was considered but ne
action was taken.
WEDNESDAY, June 4.-The presiding
officer of the Senate announced as the
select committee on the bill for the
establishment of the University of the
United States Messrs. Edmunds, Sher.
man, Ingalls,, Blair, Dolph, Harris, but
ler, Gibson and Barbour. The fortifica
tion bill was passed. A joint resolution
was offered authorizing the President te
form alliances with foreign countries
for the suppression of the liquor traffic
A bill was reported providing for the
establishment under Federal authority
and at the expense of the public treas
ury, of an employment bureau for the
poor. In the House the majority repor,
on the Alabama contested election case
seating McDuffie (Rep.), was adopted
A bill reducing the price of all agricuIt
ural public land to $1.25 an acre was IA
vorably reported.
THURSDAY. June SIN the Senate
bills were passed granting pensions
of $50 a month to the widow of Rea
Admiral Edward Donaldson. and to th.
widow of Commander Winslow. of tn,
kearsarge. A bill was introduced t,
| prohibit the expectation of alcohol,
| liquors to Africa and the islands of tha
Pacific ocean. The silver bill was dis
cussed. In the House the time was oc
cupied in discussing the silver bill.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-06-12

MRS. CLoE OUTEN, q colored woman
living near Indianapolis, is probably
the oldest living woman in the world.
She does not know her exact age, but
from her story and the fact that her
daughter, who lives with her, is 90, it is
more than probable that she was born
In 176y or ITO, making her now 12O
years OF age. She was born IS a slave
in North Carolina The daughter with
whom she lives is her fourth child.
Granny Outen," as she is called, re-
tains her faculties in remarkable de-
gree. hears we'll and talks glibly. Until
within the past three years she has been
able to do considerable indoor work.
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THE Indians of Northern British
Columbia threaten an outbreak b.
cause white hunters set IRE to and
burned woods in which three hundred
bodia of their dead were suspended
from trees, that being their mode q
burial
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

TwENTY-EIGnT houses at st. Jaqnes
de lAchigan, Can, were burned on tho
I'd, rendering a corresponding number
of families homeless.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, Of Germany, On
the I'd informed Prince Bismarck that IL
he did not stop his press utterings the
result would be serious.
An old man named Campeau, at Lake
George, Can, on the I'd fatally poisoned
his daughter and her three children and
then poisoned himself. No cause was
known for the deed.
On the Sd the governments of Ger.
many. France, Russia and Switzerland
had signed the treaty for the suppress.
sion of anarchy.
On the 5th Sol White was elected
member of the Canadian Parliament
from the North Essex district by 800 ma
iority on the annexation to the United
States platform.
THE Brazilian Government has ap-
proved the action Of the international
American congress in recommending
arbitration in all questions of difference
between the several governments ol
America.
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trimming. \ e W
uses are made OF
t h Q lovely laces
sent over this year
in Vandyke, rose
point, rour-Eifel,
Spanish guipure
and Venetian de-
signs. They are
oddly but charm
ingly disposed on
skirt and bodice,
forming &C k 9 7
fronts, leg-o'-mut-
ton sleeves, blouse
vests with bishop
under sleeves to
match, iichus, ber-
thas. and, prettiest
Of a | |, they a r e
made into dainty
little church capes
for country wear
exactly after the
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THE EAST.


THE National Bank at Owego, N. r.,
which failed recently, resumed business
on the I'd.
FIRE on the I'd destroyed the ship
yard of Tucker & Barry ut Madison,
Conn. Loss, 100000.
THE Democrats in the Fourth district
Of Maine on the Sd nominated Josiah
Crosby. of Dexter, for Congress.
In Pennsylvania William A. Stone
was on the Sd nominated for Congress
by the Republicans of the twenty-third
district. and in the twenty-second dis
trict Mr.. Dalzell (Rep.) was nominated.
MAINE Democrats in State convention
at Augusta on the 4th nominated +. w.
Hill, of Exeter, for Governor. In the
Third district Charles Baker was nom.
mated for Congress.
On the 4th large number Of distin-
guished men from all parts Of the coun.
try met in conference ut Mohonk, N. Y,
to consider the questions OF Christians
izing and educating the colored people
A society was formed with ex-President
Hayes as president
On the 5th Rollln Beers, lawyer at
bridgeport, Conn.,, who swindled his
brother and sister and other persons out
of $50, 600, fed to Canada.
In Philadelphia the 1S4th annual com
mencement Of the University of Penn
sylvania was held in the Academy o.
Music on the 5th.
NEAR Philadelphia an oil tank on ,
steamer exploded on the 5th, killing ont
man and badly ;njuring c!cvcn others
The property loss was $l55, OOO
NEAR Lockport, N. ", great damag'
was done on the 5th by wind ant
rain storm and many cattle wer'
drowned.
THE Republicans of the First district
of Maine on the 5th renominated Thorn
as b. Reed for Congress by acclamation
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ASHLAND. Mont, June 7.-An order
from the war department has been for
warded to Col. Arnold in command at
Fort Custer, directing him to send to
send two companies of the First cavalry
TO the scene Of the massacre by the
Cheyennes this week. Four men were
massacred on the Little Big Horn with
in gunshot of the scene Of the Cnster
massacre OF 1876.
SEVENTEEN buildings were burned at
Chatsworth, ILL.,, on the Sth.
THE Boston mill at Lake City. Minn..
was burned on the sth. Loss SIS, 900.
THE last offer of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company Is to pay the state Of
Louisiana the sum OF one million dol.
lars year for IS years for renewal Of
their charter.
A VALUABLE coal deposit WAS discov-
cred in Brule Co., s. D., on the 7th. a.
FIVE men all Of them petty officers ON
IN lnman Line Steamer were arrested
in New York on the 7th for smuggling.
Two cable trains collided at switch
in Chicago on the sth. Five rersons
lwsrs hurt, none fatally.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

TIE public debt statement issued On
the I'd showed the total debt to he
1851. 1862. .599; cash in the Treasury,
$50, 9O1, 793: debt less cash in Treasury
81. OOs, S5s, s99. Decrease during May,
So 6661,s7l. Decrease since Juno 80,
1880, $67. 7s7. 7i2.
ON the I'd $4,000 enumerators began
the work OF taking the eleventh official
census.
PENSION payments for the present
fiscal year up to the I'd eleven months)
amounted to sos. 177,727
AT the mints the coinage during May
aggregated in value ~, 95s, 900, or S74.-
900 in gold coin and 81, 800, 900 in stand
ard silver dollars and the remainder il
minor coin.
THE visible supply of wheat and corn
in the United States on the ID was,
respectively, 22,45L93l and l2,6S5, 27l
bushels.
INTERNAL revenue collections for the
month OF May amounted to SIG. .S37, 772.
showing an increase on every object ol
taxation except oleomargarine.
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district of Illinois renominated George
w. Smith for Congress on the ID.

district OF Illinois renOminated George
w. Smith for Congress on the ID.
HEAVY rains deluged Western Iowa
on the 4th. and great damage was in
fiicted upon the towns Of Underwood,
Nicola, Persia and Weston, in Pottawat.
tamie County. At the former place
thirty-five residences in the lowlands
were wrecked by water and IS many
families made homeless. In the Boone
river valley . cyclone destroyed every
thing in its path, killing one man, and
at Angus q school-house was wrecked
and all the pupils injured, one fatally.
On the 4th rancher and his wife and
two children living near Tucson, A. T.,
were murdered and their house burned.
1t was thought to have been the deed Of
Indians.
Rev. ID. c. KELLY, Of the Methodist
church South. was nominated for Gov
ernor on the 4th, by the Prohibitionists
Of Tennessee.
FLAMES ruined the business portion
Of Daggett CAL. on the 4th.
THE Democrats in the Thirteenth Ill
inois district on the 4th nominated for
the ninth consecutive time William NJ.
Springer for Congress.
AT Sumbrota, Minn., q cloud burst on
the 4th washed away many houses and
barns and drowned much stock. The
entire population Of the village aban-
doned their houses and fed to high
lands
THE Republicans nominated . State
ticket at Montgomery, Ala, on the 4th
with Noble Smithson for Governor.
ILLINOIS Democrats in State conven-
tlon at Springfield on the 4th nomi-
mated F. s. Wilson, of Olney. for State
Treasurer: Henry Raab, of Belleville,
for Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion, and Richard Morgan Of Livingston,
John II. Bryant of Bureau, and NJ. w.
Graham of jackson, for Trustees of the
State University. A resolution indors.
ing John M. Palmer for United States
Senator was passed.
LUrHERANs of Wisconsin held State
convention at Milwaukee on the 4th
and resolutions were adopted protesting
against the Bennett school law.
Ar Huron. s. D., Zach T. Hund.ey,
chairman of the State Democratic Gem
trail Committee, was murdered by his
son on the 5th in dispute about put
ting down . carpet
A sCHOOL-HoUsE near Flandreau. s
D., was struck by lightning on the 5th,
killing seven children.
IN the vicinity Of Hubbard, Ia, .
tornado on the 5th reduced houses and
barns to kindling wood, and many
horses and cattle were killed.
THE village of Manawa. Ia, ON Lake
Manawa, was under five feet OF water
on the 5th and entirely deserted.
THE Democrats Of Indiana will meet
In State convention At Indianapolis Au-
gust 90 next.
AT Red Wing, Minn., . cloud burst
on the 5th did great damage. Nearly
half Of Goodhue County was overfowed
and several cases Of loss of life were re-
ported. The Belle Creek valley was
completely devastated and every farm
honse on bottom land was washed away.
DISPATCHES of the 5th say that .
/ party of five Government surveyors had
been massacred by Indians in the up
per Green river country in Wyoming.
! AT Cleveland, O.. three men wers
! fatally sunstruck on the 5th.
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-10
GRATIFYING To All.

Toe high position attained and tie
universal acceptance and approval Of
the pleasant liquid fruit remedy
Sym. q Figs, ~ the most excellent
laxative known, illustrate the value
of the qualities on which lie success 10
based and areabunnantly gratifying
the California Fig Syrup Company.
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Or. DIXON TALKS FOR
FARMERS.
lie Outtints in Detail the Moral
Meaning aud Principles Of
the Alliance Movement.

The Rev. Thomas Dixon
preached the first Of a series Of
sermons on the subject: What
Is Religion yesterday morning
in Association Hall, Twenty
third street and Fourth avenue.
The sermon was really an in
PRODUCTION 10 others which are
10 follow during the month.
Preceding the regular ser.
mon. Mr. Dixon read his GUS
tomary pulpit review, selecting
for his subject THE Moral i'm.
port Of the Farmers Alliance"
The lecture seemed to be favor.
ably received, as at its conclu.
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For scrofuIs in ever, iDrm Hooj's
Sau aparilla IL . radical, reliable
rentdy. Il has an unequalled re.
cord o5 cures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
Emharrasinrtn he Snr.

MIR. V. W. Mason, Jr. general manager
for the Elastic Metallic Company. of CHS
cago, appeared at the ARGUS office this
morning with grievous complaint. He
says he was promenading through Spencer
square last night and when near the GEN.
tire innOcently walked across grass spot,
whereupon he was Immediately set upon
by the dummy Waterman, who. with cane
in hand and making threatening gestures
escorted him roughly from the park much
to his own discontinue and modification,
and the special officer being totally deaf
and mute, entreaties or attempts on his
part to explain that he meant no harm to
the park were unavailing and that he was
obliged to submit TO his embarrassing
election from the park. Mr.. Mason also
laid the facts before missioner Jack,
son. While too much care cannot be
taken to protect the Square from abuse,
a man should be put there who can use
some sort of Judgment and not apply
force indiscreetly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
River Kipiets.
The Is. Hershey passed up.

ho IL. hcisucJ phsstu up.
The Verne Swain, the Clinton packet,
was in and out as usual
The j. w. Van SAINT and Daisy each
brought down 10 strings Of logs, and the
]. K. Graves s.
The stage of the water is still at $50
and stationary; the temperature on the
bridge at noon was So.
The Schnell Social and Literary club
makes its moonlight excursion to White
Sulphur Springs tomorrow night
The Libbie Conger takes the moon
light excursion of the Central Presbyters
ian church and friends down the river to.
night
Messrs. Kablke Bios. are building q
new steamer for Mr.. Hans Coos to take
the place of the little sand dredger, the
Lone Star, which has been condemned.
The hull of the new boat is 80 feet long
and is now completed. l; was lowed up
to the Davenport shore on Saturday
where its boilers. those of the old steamer
Eclipse, and the engines and machinery
are to be placed in position before con-
struction of the frame work progresses
further. 1t will be probably two or three
weeks before the new boat will be flu
ished and commence operations.
1t is rumored among the river men
that Pilot Thomas LeClsire, of Daven.
port, who was at the wheel on the White
Eagle a. the time of her accident in run
ming into the bridge pier at Clinton on
the Moline Methodist excursion on Thurs
dsv, is about to lose his official papers
emitting him 10 act as pilot of steamers
on the Mississippi for carelessness 1t is
said that had it not been for the interpo-
sition of Rapids Pilot Holsspple. who
WAS also in the pilot house, and seeing
the critical condition of the boat, grabbed
the wheel and signaled the engines to re-
verse forward only a moment before the
boat struck the bridge, thereby easing the
| blow, the boat would doubtless have
been stove in and sunk and wholesale
drowning resulted. 1t was a narrow es-
cape, and more so than many realized,
| Notwithstanding the wild confusion it
| created.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
THE SENATORS CAUCUS AGAIN,
And rs Usual Leave n Great Deal To b
Decided Mt Next Meetinr

And rs Usual Leave n Great Deal To BE
Decided MT Next Meeting.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 2o.-The Re-
publican members of the senate held q
caucus last night in the senate chamber,
lasting q little more than two hours, for
the discussion of the order of business in
the senate. The caucus committee APP
pointed to formulate some change in the
rules under which business can be expe-
dited was not prepared to make report.
Hoar, the chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, stated that the
Republican members of the committee had
under consideration the Lodge election
bill passed by the house, and had modified
it in some material features, but had not
concluded the discussion of the bill He
said that prints OF the bill as modified had
been distributed among the Republican
senators, and that the Republican MEM
bers of the committee were anxious to
have their colleagues make any sugges-
tions that occurred to them for the fur
Their modification of the bill.
Talked Over the Order of Business
The order of business was then dis
cussed, the question at issue being whether
the caucus should agree to press the con-
sideration of the election bill directly after
the passage of the tariff bill, or should al
low any other business to intervene Sew
eral senators expressed a disposition to
oppose the immediate consideration of the
election bill in favor of other measures in
which they had a greater interest, among
these measures being the bill to transfer
the revenue marine to the navy depart
ment, the bill for the creation of a land
court, etc. As there was little more than
quorum of the Republican senators pres
emit, it was thought advisable to take no
definite action.
Month ON the Tariff Bill.
1t was agreed, however, to press the con-
sideration of the tariff bill, and a resolu-
ton was adopted providing for the meet
ing of the senate at 10 o'clock each morn
ing, beginning tomorrow, the tariff bill
to be taken up Immediately after the
morning business. Opinions expressed as
to the possibility of passing the tariff bill
in the near future differed The average
estimate of time was four weeks, and the
general impression seemed to be that the
bill would not be completed until Sept. l.
Senator Frye was authorized to call up
the river and harbor bill at any time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
WILLIAll McCoNnCHIE. Mayor.
Literary Notes.

Miss Nellie Bly,, the famous little globe
girdler, has just published book OF her
travels which cannot fail but be intensely
interesting. 1t contains the first deliber-
ately written account of her unique tour
around the world. While she preserves
the graphic spr ghtiness of the newspa>
per writer. she here writes at gre ter
length and in more careful style the ac-
count of her ex Deriences and of what she
saw. Not the lesst remarkable thing
about il is thai the hook show how an
American girl with her eyes open may
manage to see great many interesting
things while hnrrying around the globe
at the highest possible rate of speed The
story is told in clean cut language, with>
out any pretense at elegance of diction,
very much as one friend would tell an
other of similar experiences. The book
itself is big fifty cents worth. being
handsomely illu strated with half-tone en-
cravings, and printed on good paper.
with large. clear type. The handsome
cover bears portrait of Nellie BLY, in her
travelling costume.
Mr.. A. c. Wheeler. (Nym Crinkle.
has just sold the right to publish his new
novel, THE Toltec Cup" to the Lew
Vsnderpoole Publishing Company, for
$40. 000-the largest sum paid for any
recent work Of fiction. All the action
and incidents Of this story are laid in and
about New York City. it having been Mr..
Wheeler's pur pose to ascertain whether
an extremely dramatic and thrilling ro-
nance could not he made out of material
more closely adjacent to the average
reader than The solar system. or the
heart of Africa. The Toltec Cup.
which is story comprising 235. 900
words. has just been issued from the
nress
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
POLITICS IN ALABAMA.

A Case in Which Subsequent Proceed
ings Interested Republicans No More.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July eat a polit-
ical barbecue at Days Gap, Walker county,
Saturday, fight occurred, in which thirty
shots were fired and several people were
wounded. A terrible riot was narrowly
avoided. 1t was a Democratic meeting,
the speakers being Congressman Bank.
head, several lawyers from this city, and
the county candidates. b. NJ Long, Re
publican candidate for governor, and other
Republican speakers were present, and
were invited to a joint discussion.
Dispute ChsracteristicaiIy Settled.
A dispute arose about the division of
time and who should speak last, which
ended in free fight. t. L. Long, Demo
cratic candidate for the legislature, and a
son of the Republican nominee for gov
ernor was struck on the head with a
base ball bat and badly hurt. Several
others were slightly wounded, but no one
was killed The Republican speakers
took no part in the discuss ion after the
fight
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
eudden Death.

Mrs. Mary Blackburn, one of the best
known representatives of the colored
population of the city. died suddenly last
evening at her home. 612 First avenue. of
heart disease She was born in Ken>
lucky in 1916, and married A. j. Black
burn there March 81. 1S45. and moved to
Rock Island in 1857. being for number
of years cook for p. L. Mitchell. Her
husband survives her with eight children,
four sons and four daughters, to mourn
her loss. The funeral will be held from
the residence at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
He Beat Dad.

While Jersey City blacksmith was
Stunning of horseshoes the other day a
man stood in the door and watched him
for a while, and then slowly advanced,
STOPPED down and carefully picked up
an old shoe which had been kicked aside
weeks before. He held it ready to drop
IN heinstant. but after minute grinned
al over his face and chuckled:
''She amt hot"
s'Who said it WASP" asked the smith.
'.But that's where I've got dad. He
picked up one yesterday, and we heard
him holler seven miles. Dad says my
skull is too thick, but / amt hollering
any to speak of, am Iy'-New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-29
Police Points.

Dennis Davv. of Moline, the man with
whom City Scavenger Greene had the
trouble IN a car on the red line Sunday,
was fined SO and costs by Magistrate
Wivill last evening for disturbing the
peace. His companion has not yet been
caught. Davey and his companion had
made themselves obnoxious by insulting
lady passengers, and finally turned upon
Greene and attacked him without any
provocation, but Greene was too much
for them and succeeded in knocking them
off the car, much to the satisfaction OF
all aboard, and especially the ladies,
whose pratitu lie he merited.