The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-31

TIE Legislature OF Illinois met In
extra session at Springfield on the 23d
to consider worlds fair matters
William q. Cochrane. Of Moultrie Coun-
ty, was elected Speaker Of the House.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ray called the
Senate to order. After transacting
routine business both houses adjourned
for the day.
THE express companies on the 23d no
titled their agents at Atchison, Kansas,
and other points to take no more boer
or other liquor for Kansas points.
AT Spokane Falls. WASH, an incen-
diary fire on the Esd caused loss Of
$oOO, 900.
DRIVEN insane by the death Of his
child and by sickness Mandaville Ault
shot and killed his wife and then hanged
himself at Centerville. o.. on the Esd.
THE Nebraska Republicans in State
convention on the Gath at Lincoln NOM
mated the following ticket: For Gov
ernor, L. D. Richards; Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Thomas Majors; Secretary Of
State. ]. C Allen; Auditor, Thomas
Benton; Treasurer, J. T. Hill; Commits
sioner Of Public Lands, g. H. Hum.
phrey; Attorney General. Gorge E.
Hastings; Superintendent of Public In
struction. A. X. Goudy. Resolutions
were adopted indor<ing the disability
pension bill, demanding legislation to
secure purity Of elections, favoring re-
vision of the tariff in the interests Of
the producer and laborer and denounc-
ing trusts.
REPUBLICANS Of Minnesota in State
convention on the gath at ST. Paul
named the following ticket: For Gov
ernor. w. r. Merriam; Lieutenant
Governor, Senator q. 8. Ives; State
Treasurer, Joseph Bobleter; Secretary
Of State, J. p. Brown; State Auditor, p.
J. Mcclure; Attorney-General, Moses
E. Clapp; Clerk Of the Supreme Court,
Charles Holcomb. The platform favors
the Australian ballot system. low tar
IFS, Blaine's reciprocity, disability
pension, and denounces trusts and in
references with common carriers.
w. j. CARTWRIGHT and Miss Dora
Warner were killed by the cars on the
gath at Pullman, Ill. The man lost his
life in trying to save the woman.
FIRE destroyed the paint factory oi
the Alston Manufacturing Company in
Chicago on the gath. Loss, 800, 900.
On the gath B. b. Tillman, candidate
for Governor on the Alliance ticket in
Louisiana, refused to speak at the Dem.
ocratic mass-meeting at New Orleans
for fear of assassination.
AT ST. Joseph, Mo-. Mrs. John
OMeara while asleep on the gath with
her twin babies. 5 months old. lay upon
them and crushed them to death. When
she found what she had done she killed
herself.
The following nominations for Con-
gress were made on the cath: Georgia,
Third district, B. F. Grady (Dem.)
Fourth. B. H. Bunny (Dem.); Fifth
John NJ. Brewer (Rep.) renominated.
Mississippi, Sixth district. 7. r. Stock
dale (Dem.) rcnominated. Indiana
First district ]. 8. Wright (Farmers)
In w. ]. Billiards. boarding house q
Savannah, Ga. an explosion on the 24tl
laid the building in ruins, killed three
and injured six of the occupants.
Ar Magazine, Ark, Captain William
Ellington and his son. the former /
noted Union scout during the war, were
killed on the 24th by detective named
McInturf
THE loss by the recent washouts OF
the Colorado Midland road was on tn.
24th said to be S2Io, 1000