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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23

EOR RENT-THE TERMINAL HOTEL OFsy73
i West Point. Possession rlven September w
l5 1901. Arp!y TO MORGAN TREAT Receiver,
West Point, "a an 2-lM
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26
MANY PERISH.
Disasters ON Lake and Ocean In Which q
Number Of Lives Are Lost.

Disasters ON Lake and Ocean In Which .
Number Of Lives Are Lost.
MANIsTEE. Mich. Nov. 10. - The
schooner Hattie Z. Estelle, from Chica-
60 to Buffalo with cargo of wheat,
while trying to run into harbor here,
struck the bar just ouside the piers
The crew took to the rigging and four
were rescued by line thrown by the
life-saving crew The female cook
and one sailor were drowned, the lat
ter after breaking his legs while at
tempting to reach shore. Captain Es-
telle clung to the mizzen rigging sew
eral hours, and was then washed over
board and lost.
Lost Three of Her Crew.
PoRT TOWNSEND, WASH, Nov. ia
ships boat belonging to the barken-
tine North Bend. containing five of her
crew, was capsized in gale Tuesday
afternoon. Two of the sailors were
picked up by passing vessel after
drifting about for some time, but the
other three became exhausted and
were drowned. The North Bend was
bound for the Fiji islands
Many Sailors Lost.
LONDON, Nov. 19.--The fishing steam
er Hewett, which has arrived at Graves
end, has on board Capt. Evans and
three of the crew of the bark Kate
Sanction from Shields, England, to
Pensacola, Fla. The Kate Sanction
was dismantled by a storm and aban-
doned on the 1lth inst, the crew talk
ing to their boats. They foated about
for some time without seeing sail. 1t
was bitterly cold and the waves almost
swept over the shivering sailors. Nine
died of exposure and hunger. The sur
vivors were rescued by q fishing smack,
which transferred them to the Hewett.
A serious loss happened to the
British channel squadron while ex-
changing courtesies with the Spanish
ships near Corunna- A barge which
was returning to the British flagship
after landing the British vice consul at
Corunna at the conclusion Of festivities
aboard, foundered in the heavy sea
which was running The engineer
and four or the crew were drowned
The Spanish sailing ship Fama, from
New York for Santa Cruz de la Palma,
in the Canaries, which left New York
October 10, found an English captain in
midocean clinging to some small wreck
, age of his vessel. The crew had all
been drowned while taking to the
boats. The name Of the lost vessel is
| not stated.
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THEY MUST ANSWER.
Prominent Firms In Chicago and Mar
shalitOwn. Ia, Indicted for Violating
the Interstate Commerce Law.

Prominent Firms In Chicago and Mar
shalltown. Ia, Indicted for Violating
the Interstate Commerce Law.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-The federal
grand jury has found indictments
against six business men and one
railroad freight agent for viola
tions of the interstate commerce
law in discriminating in railroad
freight rates. The following were
indicted: Gustavus 5. Swift, Ed
win G. Swift, Lewis +. Swift.
d. Edwin Harpnell = these four
compose the firm of Swift & Co, the
packers at the stock yards; George
Il. Spriggs. general freight agent
Of the New York. Chicago &
st. Louis railroad nickel Plate);
John and George Firmenich, of the
Firmenich Manufacturing Company Of
Marshalltown, Ia, glucose manu-
facturers. Warrants for the arrest Of
the indicted men were not issued as
District Attorney Milchrist will allow
them to come in and give bail for their
appearance at the next term Of court.
swift Co.'S OHense.
The members of the firm of Swift Is
Co. were indicted for obtaining re-
bates on the legal tariff rates. The
rebates were obtained from G. T..
Spriggs Of the Nickel Plate road and
were from 3 to 5 cents per 100
pounds on dressed beef from Chicago
to Buffalo and other eastern points.
Frank q. Bowles. the proof before the
grand jury showed. was the man who
secured the rates from the Nickel Plate
line. A. X. Fay, one of Swift s. Co. s
clerks. acted as the go-between
to hide the transactions, and he
received the rebates from Mr. Spriggs,
the Nickel Plate man. The money he
deposited in the Live Stock Exchange
bank at the stock yards and after
wards it was transferred to Swift &
Cos account In the last six months
Swift 4 Co. received $50. 900 in rebates
for meats shipped over the Nickel
Plate road alone.
Got Cheap Rate.
The violations of the law committed
by the Firmenichs were even greater
than those charged against the Swifts.
The glucose company they control at
Marshalltown is an immense concern,
having branches all over the west and
an Office in Chicago. It was shown
that over $4,000 in rebates had been
paid to the firm within six months. 1t
was proven that the company got a rate
from Marshalltown, Ia, to Chicago oi
10 cents Ter 100 weight. If they had
paid the legal tariff the amount would
have been So To $50 per car. but under
the manipulation Of the officials of the
Chicago, 81. Paul & Kansas City road
the amount was cut to $50 per car.
The Punishment.
The penalty for freight-rate discrim
ination is very clearly set down in the
interstate commerce law. The guilt,
parties may be fined from $1,000 t.
1000 and sent to the penitentiary fo
from one to three years, or both, in tn,
discretion of the court
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26
FARMERS HIT HARD.

The Recent Blizzard Proves Very DIsas-
trous to Them : Winters Approach
Finds Much Grain in North Dakota I'm
thrashed and Much May spoil.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 90. Over 200
members of the thrashing crews OF
North Dakota have returned here,
driven home by the big storms. They
unanimously report that the dispatches
of the last few days convey but a
slight idea of the ruin wrought by the
snow and cold. George Bliss, proprie-
tor of q thrashing outfit, paints this
terrible picture of the situation:
Fully one-third OF the grain in Grafton.
Walsh and Grand Forks counties is un-
thrashed We have been compelled to leave
work which paid &8 day for men with teams
and "a day to common helpers on account OF
the condition OF grain. Tuesday last q misty
rain set in from the southwest and continued
greater part Of the day. Toward evening
the wind shifted to the northwest and the rain
changed to sleet and finally into binding
snow storm. The next morning the ther-
mometer was below zero. The wet shocks had
frozen in such manner that 1t was impossible
TO get them through the machines. We at
tempted to thrash Wednesday. but the grain
thrashed under these conditions thawed after
being put into the bins and this In itself was
sufficient reason for leaving the rest In the field
where 1t has possible chance OF drying out.
lover the entire district from Park river, in
Walsh county. to Grafton, stretch Of country
covering 20 miles, there is nearly one half the
grain still untnrashed. Thousands OF bushels
Of this will be wholly ruined. l have seen
farmers. during the last week implore men, with
tears In their eyes, to stay and assist In getting
out the grain ut the enormous wages Of four
dollars day. II was physical impossibility.
however. for men to stand out in the field with
the thermometer 10 degrees below zero and
snow inches deep in the stubble."
Travellers from South Dakota report
a similar situation there, though in q
less degree. Considerable grain in the
James River valley, south of Glendale,
is still unthrashed. and the recent
storms and cold weather render fur
ther work impossible. The grain thus
left out both in North and South Da-
kota is almost certain to be lost, for it
is now thoroughly saturated and
frozen. The warm weather necessary
to thaw it out would cause the grain
to swell. If this occurred in winter a
succeeding freeze would spoil the kerr
nel and If not till spring the rains will
be apt to cause the wheat to sprout.
JAMESTOWN, n. D., Nov. 20-Winter
came to North Dakota early and unex-
pectedly and found the farmers unpre-
pared for it In some localities three
quarters of the grain is unthrash.d and
much OF it is still in the shock. Presi.
dent Stockbridge. of the Farmers Alli-
ance, estimates that one-auarter Of the
wheat crOD Of the whole Stafa il
still unthrashed and will have to
go over till spring. Less than Is per
cent. of the plowing has been done and
in many cases shelter has not been pro-
vided for stock.
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STATE FAIRS IN 1892.
Schedule Arranged by the Managers q
the Western Circuit-No Fairs m 1893.

Schedule Arranged by the Managers Of
the Western Circuit-No Fairs IN 1893.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-The fair man.
ayers of the western circuit held their
annual meeting at the Sherman house
Thursday night. A schedule for the
circuit in 1892 was adopted and the
state fairs will be held as follows:
Mississippi, August Is: Iowa, August 20;
Minnesota and Nebraska, September 5;
Wisconsin, Kansas and Ohio. Septem-
ber IL: Indiana, September -; Illinois,
September 20; Missouri, October "a
1t was decided that in the nine states
represented no state fairs would be
held in 1898. A committee of two was
appointed to confer with Chief
buchanan, of the worlds fair, in
regard to the issuance of med
ais for excellence of state
exhibits. The various states were
urged to set aside sums of money for
the purpose of offering prizes at the
worlds fair. Il. W. Furnas, of Nebras.
ka, was elected president, and j. NJ.
True, of Wisconsin, secretary.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26
THE WOMEN ADJOURN.
Final Session OF the w. G. r. 4. COnyen.
ti0n at BOSTON, Resolutions and . Me-
mortal to Congress Adopted.


BosToN, Nov. 10. During the morn
ing session of the w. c. T. Y. conven-
tion Wednesday the work of various
departments was reported upon and
discussed. Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey
spoke for the peace and international
arbitration department. and her re-
marks were full Of hopeful outlook for
the future. standing armies will exist
so long as the world runs If people con-
tinue to use alcoholic drinks. 1t was
voted that telegram be sent to the
president and government of the
United States against any belligerent
action on the part of the United States
toward Chilli.
A synopsis of the resolutions adopt
ed before adjourning sine die is as fol-
lows:
They pledge the members OF the union to re-
newed efforts in the cause Of total abstinence
and prohibitions; recommend the prosecution
Of department work; emphasize total absti-
nence for the individual and legal prohibition
for the state: rejoice that capital.
lists are perceiying the financial ben.
efts Of prohibition by the many towns being
established with q prohibtory clause In char
ter and Decd" note the founding Of Father
Mathew professorship in the Catholic uni.
yersity At Washington: approve most
heartily OF the suggestion that q John
Is. Cough professorship be founded in
the American university at the capital
and recommend the endowment OF similar
chairs in other institutions OF higher educa-
tion: urge women to use every means practical
BILE to secure equal governmental rights in
state and church: declare unalterable opposi.
tion to all political parties that in any way pro.
tect the liquor system; indorse that party which
embodies in its platform the enfranchise-
ment Of women, the prohibition OF the liquor
traffic and the preservation Of the Sabbath: !:
recommend the carrying OF test liquor cases to
the United States supreme court in order to
secure q decision on the constitutionality Of the
liquor laws condemn the action Of the state
department In issuing circular letter to tho
United States consuls In South and Spanish
America tnstructing them to gather all the in.
formation possible regarding the beer trade in
those countries with view Of extending this
business; condemn the use by tobacconists
Of advertisements in the shape OF womens
forms and faces and the use OF obscene
cards in cigar boxes and cigarette packages;
protest against immoral theatrical literature
and medical advertisements In many OF the
leading newspapers; advocate dress reform
protest against the legalizing OF the Louisiana
lottery: protest against the publication In the
newspapers OF the details OF crime and sensa-
tional stories.
congress asking that body to ratify the Brus.
sells treaty relative to the liquor and slave trade
In Africa: to pass the bill for commission to
investigate the social vice. and to pass the bill
for commission Of inquiry on the alcoholic
LIQUOR traffic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Nov aO.-In
western Kansas the cold weather of
the last three days has caught the
towns and villages without an adequate
coal supply and general shortage OF
ears on all the railroads will, if the
weather continues cold, produce coal
famine. For the last two years the
winters in this state have been sc
mild that the plan of storing coal early
in the season has not been followed.
In many of the towns in western
and southern Kansas the deaiers
have no more than car load Of coal on
hand.
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indictments Are Ouashed.

BOONE. Ia, Nov. 2O.-Judge Weaver
has dismissed the indictments against
John d. Gillett, the defaulting Ogden
banker who fed six years ago. lie was
a banker at Ogden, Boone county, and
speculated on the Chicago board
of trade, losing about $780,
900. In June, 1855, the crash
came and Gillett fed to Canada, leav-
ing about so, 900 due his creditors. By
surrendering his wife's property, his
savings. and realizing on his life insur-
ance policy he raised money enough to
pay his. creditors 33ls cents on the dol
lar. and negotiations were concluded
with them by which they agreed upon
payment of this amount to luash the
indictments against him.
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A BIG REWARD OFFERED.

fort to Find the Mnrderers Of Banker
Mead.
WAUPAcA, Wis, Nov. 19-Interest
in the Mead murder case is revived by
a resolution which passed the county
board offering the sheriff reward of
$1,000 for the arrest and conviction Of
the murdercrs or accessories to the
murder. 1t is understood that steps
will be taken at once and all the mys-
terry cleared up. Banker Mead was
murdered by unknown parties in his
bank one night in 1882. Bonds and
other valuables to the amount of S50,-
600 were stolen at the time.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Resident OF East st. Louis Mortal
Wounds His Wife and Kills Himself.

A Resident OF East st. Louis Mortally
Wounds His Wife and kiils Himself
ST. Louis, Nov. l9.-Ernest Hick-
man, aged 35 years, living in East st.
Louis, shot and fatally wounded his
wife at their residence about noon. The
woman ran screaming from the house.
When neighbors entered the Hickman
residence they found the husbands
dead body lying on the bedroom floor.
Mrs. Hickman was shot in the head.
the ball entering her right eye and
lodged near the base of the skull
1t is believed he cannot recover.
Hickman after firing at his wife
sent three bullets into his head
No cause is known for the
quarrel other than Hickman had
been on protracted spree and
the shooting was probably the result
Of a quarrel. In the days Of the Union
association Hickman was pitcher Of the
Baltimore baseball club. During the
last year of the Western league he
played with clubs in that organization.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26
AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN.

RUSSELL SAGE was a clerk. He
learned frugality in his brothers gro
Gerry store ut Troy.
WHIrELAw REID, American minister
to Paris, spends more than his salary in
social entertainments.
DEAN HOFFMAN, Of the General Theo-
logical seminary, in New York, is said
to have fortune of Sl5,0OO,O00.
Mrs WILLIAM VANDERBILT is an un-
usually handsome woman, with creamy
white complexion, dark-brown hair,
large dark-gray eyes and u remarkably
fine figure.
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No More lee palac. .t St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 19.-The 81.
Paul chamber of commerce has unan.
imously voted to have no more ice
palaces. on the ground that they give
the rest of the world the erroneous inn
preston that this is the coldest spot on
earth. 1t was decided to make this
winters carnival a celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the city's birth.
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A Founder of the Republican Party

RIpoS, Wis. Nov. O-Jedekiah
Bowen. aged IS. died Thursday. lie
was the chief helper of A. f. Bovay,
who is credited in Flowers history
with being the founder of the repub-
lican party. Hovay and Bowen held
meetings and agitated the question OF
dissolying the whig party as early as
1852 Mr. Bowen was Il prosperous
merchant
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BOTH WERE KILLED.
4 Wagon, In Which Two Poles Were II
inK, Crashed Into by = Train.

Ing, Crashed Into by = Train.
ELIZABETH. n. j., Nov. 2O.-At an
early hour the southern express on the
Pennsylvania railroad killed two Poles
who were crossing the tracks near this
city in a wagon. The men were butch
ers. One of them, Hebron Diamond.
resided on South Broad street. not far
from the scene of the accident. His
body was cut in pieces His companion,
who had been in this country but q
short time and was known as David,
was not mutilated The wagon was
smashed to pieces and the horse killed.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

SIGSoR MoSTT. tine Chilian minister
at Washington, was formally presented
to President Harrison.
GoRDoS l.. FoRD, one of the original
publishers of the New York Tribune
and lineal descendant of Noah Web
ster. died in New York.
EDWIN Z. PRATT, for over twenty
years connected with the A. n. Kel-
logg Newspaper Company, and for
several years president of the COM
pany, died suddenly at his home in
Chicago, aged So years His death was
the result of a severe attack of the
grip last winter from which he had
never entirely recovered.
HENRY RoPEs. of New York. former.
ly United States consul at st. Peters
burg. died at Tenby. Wales.
REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE II. COOPER,
United States navy. died at his home
in Brooklyn, N. y, in his DIST year.
FOREIGN.
IT was reported that the great ex-
plorer, De Brazza, who recently left
London secretly for Africa at the head
of new expedition, had been killed.
HUNDREDS of persons were reported
to be dying daily of influenza in the
famine stricken districts of southern
| Russia.
AusTRIA-HUNGAHY has followed the
example of Germany and raised the en-
barge on American pork.
| THE wife of sailor named Hinton.
at Litchfield, Eng, became wildly in
sane and killed her three daughters
and then fatally injured herself.
A CYCLONE which passed over the
province of Santa Fe, in the Argentine
republic, destroyed the town of Arroyo
Seco, and forty persons were killed
and thirty injured.
THE German war department has
concluded it's experiments with Ameri.
can corn, and has decided to recon-
mend the use by the army of bread
made of equal proportions of corn and
rye.
VESSELS arriving in Scotland from
America with cattle report immense
losses of animals on the passage.
THE recent storm in England caused
| rivers in Somerset to- overflow their
banks and inundate farm lands. which
were damaged to the amount of $780,
O0O
JOINT debates were being held al
Windsor, Ont. on the subject of polit
ical union with the United States.
BRoMwELL RooTH astonished Lon
don and advertised the Salvation Army
by giving a dinner to 600 thieves. liz
asked the queen to be patroness
A BILL for the suppression OF the
slave trade was introduced in the Ger
man reichstag.
THE French liquidator of the Pana
ma Canal Company says in his Official
report that the United States govern
ment would like to obtain control o1
the canal.
MExIco's temporary reciprocity ar
rangement with the United States ha,
been concluded. and after January l
1892. the high duties on live stock anG
other products Of the United State.
will be lowered.
REFUGEES from Rio de Janeiro wht
had reached Montevldo expressed thu
opioion that Dictator Fonseca woult
not be able to olong maintain himself.
THE British bark Kate Sanction wa.
abandoned in the North sea by he
crew of thirteen men. nine of whoE
died before being picked up.
THIRTY-sIx THOUSAND coal miners
were on strike in the department o
Pas de Calais. France.
HARDMEYER & MICHAELsES. banker
at Hamburg, have failed for S3, 15o, COO
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Horrible Death OF MN Eplleptic.

CoLuMBUs, O.. Nov. l9.-Louis Mil.
Ter. aged IS, blacksmith's helper, met
horrible death here. While suffering
from an epileptic fit he fell into the
forge and was burned to death.
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LATER NEWS.
Chill Is Improving.

VALPARAISO. Nov. 3O.-The people
here are not anxious for lombard
ment. They have come to the conclu-
sion that the United States is in ear
nest, and they have taken pains to as
certain something about American
power and resources. They know that
If Americans should decide upon a
bombardment they would not be de-
tered by interference of other nations
in behalf of Chilli and that the Chill
ians would have to take care OF
themselves. When the war Juror was
first raised here, Englishmen went
about in "A bullying fashion giving the
Chilians to understand that the British
fleet would never permit Americans to
damage Valparaiso. That had much to
do with the defiant attitude of Chilli.
Now that it is evident that the only
British ally would be the London Times
to whose commands the American ad.
miral would probably not pay much
attention, the situation is different, and
Valparaiso has concluded not to court a
bonn bardment.
THE Alliance at Indianapolis. Ind,
the 10th. gave final coup to the anti
subtreasury by barring Gates, of Mis-
souri,, from the meeting of the Alliance
This was done by a resolution exclud-
ing 'all Alliance men who are not
vouched for by the chairman of their
respective state delegations. Mr.
Leonard refused to vouch for Mr..
Gates, and, although he bore creden.
tials from his State Alliance, he was
forced to retire. The anti-subtreasury
people made prompt response by is
suing vigorous caH for conven.
tion of anti-subtreasury Alliance men
at Memphis on the 10th day of Decem.
ber next.
IT was learned the night of the 2Oth
that Tonkin's silver mine which was
supposed to be in Wisconsin. is located
in Minnesota, near Thompson in Carl
ton county. Mr.. Tonkin has secured
control of nearly 200 acres, including
the vein, and will work it as close
corporation.
AN Italian banker named Epifairio
| OF Philadelphia, Pa, has left the coun.
try taking with him $50, 900 belonging
to depositors.
Ed JETr, teamster at Decatur, ILL.,.
on the Goth cut his wife's throat with q
| razor and then his own. He died in q
minutes but his wife has a chance TO,
recovery.
THE Secretary of War has finished
his report for the year and furnished .
synopsis to the press.
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AT LOPEZ, Ind, Mrs. Mary Hoffman
and her two sons. aged lG and -, were
suffocated by gas.