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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
AN uNCROWNED KING.


The Romantic Career Of q Self-C COnstituf ed
Sovereign.
In the literary and artistic world Of
Paris few years ago. says London
paper, there figured an eccentric person
age named Meyrena, man-about-town.
who was generally regarded as sonie-
what featherbrained. lie was always
talking of his wonderful adventures and
travels in unexplored regions One fine
day he suddenly disappeared. No one
was much surprised or took any trouble
to ascertain what had become of him.
Several years having elapsed. Meyrena
reappeared as suddenly as he had de-
parted and became once more a familiar
figure on the boulevar,ls. Now, how
ever, his recitals were more marvellous
than ever. You must understand" he
would say to his friends. that you are
now conversing with royalty. | am
king of the Sedangs." Every
one concluded that the poor fel-
low was mad but much to the gem
eral surprise it was found that his story
was partly true. Meyrena had sue
cecded in penetrating into some unex-
plored territory beyond Indo-China, and
after having lived for some time in the
midst Of people known as the Sedangs
he had assumed certain post of semi
regal authority. On returning to Paris
he formed the audacious project Of me-
gotiating u treaty with the French gov
ernment. placing his pseudo-kingdom
under the protection of France. AS
may be readily imagined. his proposal
was treated as a joke. Greatly discour-
aged, Meyrena returned to his domin-
ions. and nothing more was heard Of
him till the other day, when report Of
his death was circulated. No details
were obtainable. and it was not until
the arrival of the lndo-China mail at
Marseilles that any particulars of
this extraordinary career trans
pired. 1t appears that Meyrena had
established himself on the island
of Troman. near Singapore, with a
number Of Chinese-Egyptians, an En-
glishman named Scott and French
man named Nilleroy. They obtained
their provisions from Singapore and
from Epdase. Each member of the sim
gular fraternity had his government
functions clearly defined. Villeroy was
physician in ordinary of the king: Scott
was minister of public works and chan
celor of the eNchequer, his budget being,
in the outset at all events, purely
imaginary one. These proceedings led
the British authorities to suspect that
Meyrena was endeavoring to convert
the island into q resort for pirates, espe
cially as his operations We're coinciden,
with certain turbulent utbreaks on the
part of the Malays. 1t is thought thai
Meyrena committed suicide in order tt
escape from the embarrassments of hi.
position. Both Villeroy and Scott hac
deserted him, and he does not appear I.
have derived any support from his SO
called subjects, as, according to tn.
latest reports, he was at the time of hi.
death i'm absolute want.--Chicago News
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

Or various efforts to induce Mrs.
Garfield to undertake literary work
none have been successful. Recently
she said to publisher: Il am very
busy in my family, and that is the end
Of my ambition. In no way am ! per-
sonally famous The name | Dear is
honorable and honorcd, but my own
life has been only that of an ordinary
woman devoted to husband and chill
tiren. have no desire to write. and
always prefer that nothing be written
concerning me-"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
"BABY BUNTING" DEAD.
Charles ATbuckie. the Millionaire COfI
Dealer, Falls . Victim to Pneumonia.

Charles Arbuckie. the Millionaire Coffee
Dealer, Falls Victim to Pneumonia.
New YORK, March 2s.-Charles Ar.
buckle, the senior member of well.
known coffee firm of Brooklyn. died at
O'Clock Friday night of pneumonia.
He was born in Allegheny City, Pa, 5s
years ago and began life as a grocer.
He established the present business in
1877, the largest of the kind in the coun.
try. He was millionaire. Mr..
Arbuckle gained considerable notoriety
In breach of promise snit in which
Miss Clara Campbell, of lronton, O.,
recovered verdict of $4,000. Letters
of love were produced from which Mr.
Arbuckle received the scbriquet OF
''Baby Bunting" for h. was SO ad-
dressed in the letters. Miss Camp
bell was called .'Bunnie'' in these let
ters. The remains of the dead million.
aire will be taken to Allegheny City,
Pa for eramafion
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

THE dispatches have told of woman
who was for eight days buried in a
snow bank and came out alive. The
rabbit. it is said. is the only animal that
can beat this record A Paris professor
has been making number of expert
ments and has reached the conclusion
that this little animal can withstand
the lowest temperature The French
man inclosed a rabbit in block of ice
and found it in the full enjoyment of
life twenty-four hours afterwards and
seemingly unaware Of anything pecul-
lar in its circumstances.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

RUENos AYREs advices say that near
Valparaiso 200 insurgents were taken
prisoners, tied together and shot with
cannon and musketry by the govern.
ment troops.
THE governor Of the province oi
Belanona, Madagascar, who massacred
27s persons recently, was executed by
order of the government. His cruel
brother was also put to death.
In an explosion in the Florentine
mining pit at Benthen. Prussian Silesia,
thirteen men were killed.
On the Baltic sea scores of shipwrecks
attended by great loss of life have oc-
Cured as the result of rec int heavy
gales and snowstorms.
In North Lapland diamonds have
been discovered.
GREAT BRITAIN and Spain have ac-
cepted the invitation to make a display
at the Worlds Columbian exposition.
At Rome, Italy, the Bank of Leg.
horn suspended, with liabilities amount.
ing to 5000, 900 francs.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
and the leader smiled confidently on
the group assembled.

and the leader smiled confidently ON
the group assembled.
Il would like to ask just how far one
ought to 60 in acknowledging such >
courtesy" said the timid member. II
got on an elevated train not long since
that was more than comfortably full.
was the only woman standing; the
three or four men who were standing
were all forward toward the front door
Of the car. stood with my hand on
the back Of the cross seat ! was not
at all tired. and did not object to stand
ing. As the train began slowing up for
stood up, and, with good deal Of man
ner. offered me sent; he had q large
bundle, and, with reluctance, went for
ward, hoping that did not look 80 tired
that the man was moved to make him.
self uncomfortable in nv behalf.
took the seat, saying: Thank you:
you are very kind. lie removed his
hat, bowed. and moved toward the 9TH
or end Of the car. When we stopped, he
left the train. really felt foolish, be.
cause Of the fervor Of my thanks in ac-
cepting that for which the man had no
further, use and to which had right
equal to the others standing"
Il think you had no occasion for any
unpleasant sensation. You did what
was right, and probably the man knew
that you saw him leave the car, and
doubtless his sensations, if he had any,
were not pleasant. prefer committing
your error In fcrvor. If that were an err
ror, to his in accepting that to which he
had no claim," said the leader.
II think it was an error to say more
than. Thank you.and the practical mem
Der had the attention of all. did any of
you see that account Of the meeting OF
Sphinx andu.dipus that recently appear
ed in 'Lifc?' I'm not responsible for the
peculiar pronunciation. Please remem-
bcr I'm quoting. Hsdipus reply is to
the question Of the Sphinx. Madam, I'll
c'fess you've got me at dis'yantage.
take it you're a lady; not perfec' lady.
you know. being as how you got wings.
claws. etc think we may take hint
from n;dipus. A la.ly never makes either
her wings or claws prominent. Let us or
ganize on that basis. and we will com
pei the manners of Chesterfield even
in the conductors of strect-cars."
The meeting broke up amid great en-
thusiasm. Union.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

Miss GABRIELLE GREELEY, daughter
of the late Horace Greeley. lives at the
old homestead, Chappaqua- Her fami-
ly consists Of her cousin, Miss Cecilia
Cleveland, one maid servant and three
dogs. She lives entirely for others.
taking us the motto of her life: Il
shall not pass this way again; any good.
therefore, that can do, let me do it at
once" She ministers to the sick, the
poor and the aged in the little hamlet
Of Chappaqua and the town Of Pleas
antville, which is about two miles dis
tant Here is her parish church, which
she attends regularly, walking the dis
tance twice every Sunday.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

COURTESY generally pays large re-
turns and the lack of it often entails
serious loss. The will of Jonathan
Scoville, recently deceased. bequeathed
$4,000 to the Buffalo academy Of fine
arts, but in codicil revokes the be-
quest. Last January Mr.. Scoyille sent
to the academy present of several
handsome pieces of statuary, which was
not acknowledged. He waited a month,
and then, angered by the silence of the
academy officials, made the codicil. In
this case letter of thanks would have
been q valuable letter Of credit.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
MURDERED A MINISTER.
Political Assassins shoot Down NJ. HALT.
chief ut Sofia.

y OhtlChl ASkHSAtuS SItslOt DOWn Ma ftSlIs
chief at Sofia.
SOFIA, March 2S AT 8 o'clock Fri.
day evening, while Premier Stamboulotf
and NJ. Baltchicff. minister of finance.
who had been walking together, were
about to enter their official resi-.
dences, which adjoin each other, 4
man suddenly confronted them with
revolver and fired three shots
point blank at NJ Baltchieff, who fell
dead. A crowd Immediately collected
at the scene of the shooting, but the as
sassin succeeded in making good his
escape owing to the darkness and con-
fusion that prevailed among the pco-
pie. A number Of persons who had
witnessed the murder report that the
assassin had three accomplices who as
assisted him to escape. The
shooting of Minister Baltchieff
has caused the greatest ex.
citement here. and the police are
securing the city for all those connect.
ell with the terrible deed. No motive
has been suggested for the murder Of
the minister Of finance, but it is pre-
sumed that the conspirators may have
intended to take the life of Premier
Stambouloff, but that in the darkness
of the evening they mistook NJ. Bait
chief for the man they had marked as
their victim.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

THE time was when Americans could
boast Of the greatest inland lakes of the
world, but the African explorers now
say that Superior is smaller even than
Lake Tchad, not to mention Victoria
Nyanza or Tanganyika. And now Nj
agara falls is menaced with retirement
from a proud position as the worlds
greatest cataract, although the rival in
this instance is on this continent. Ru-
NOR comes from the unexplored wilds
of Labrador of wonderful cataract
situated 100 miles inland from Hamilton
inlet, where the Grand river empties
into the Atlantic ocean. These falls
are said to be 1000 feet high.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
Women who support their Husbands.

1t has been estimated. by an employee
of the United States bureau of labor,
that there are 1000 married men in the
city of New York who are supported by
their wives, less than 1000 of whom arc
in menial service. The modistcs are in
the majority. This includes dress
makers and milliners, many Of whom
own property, some being very wealthy
and all well to do. The boarding house
keepers rank next in number; the pro-
tors. lawyers, dentists, aurists, writer's,
teachers, musicians. lecturers, design.
ers, painters and embroiderers-come
third. Then there are the shopkeepers,
who, il is said, make the best provid.
crS
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

WHEN member of the Sioux CON-
mission three years ago ex-Gov Foster
was taken into the tribe and decorated
fit to kill The regalia bestowed upon
him was an elaborate feathered tail
dress. and Chief Swift Bear, when Gen
Crook suggested that Foster should
have q name, promptly gave the di>tin-
gnisbed commissioner the name,
Young Man Proud of His Tail. .
Charley accepted the outfit with the
modest confession that an Ohioan never
declined anything.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

Mrs. F.ENcH-SHELDoN, the wealthy
woman whose proposed daring attempt
to emulate II. NJ. Stanley's recent feats
in mid-Africa has attracted much gen.
eral attention, resides with her hus-
band, well-known author. in bean
tiful retreat by the Thames at Hamp-
ton. She is of fine physique, 1.-the and
supple, with piercing eyes, very hand
some, of exceptional conversational
powers, and one who appears to be re
gardless of fear She is granddaughter
of Sir Isaac Newton, comparatively
young. and of American birth.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

ASGLoMANIA has given birth to a
new fad, which is quite as silly as its
other progeny. This is the custom Of
addressing local letters ''town" instead
Of city" in imitation Of the practice
observed in England. The most inn
mediate and impressive effect of this
innovation is to secure to the missive a
two weeks sojourn at the lette, morgue
at Washington.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
a Model Manager.

One of the most practical household
managers Is Mrs. Morton. wife of the
vice president. She employs some
eighteen or twenty servants. Seventeen
of these. all white. were brought from
the north last winter. and SO systematic
is the household that there is never any
clashing Of duties Mrs. Morton. not
withstanding all her social obligations,
regularly oversees the arrangement for
each day. and holds morning inter-
view, first with the cook, and after
ward with each employ in turn. In this
way there is no hitch aud the usual
conflicting worries of housekeeping are
avni1la1
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
rHE EAST.

Mr.. AND Mis-. BERNARD DEvISE. of
Scranton. Pa, have been reunited after
a separation of twenty-one years, dur
ing which they thought each other dead.
NEAR Wilkesbarre, Pa, three young
men were fatally poisoned by eating
wild parsnips.
THE death of ex-Gov. Lucius Robin
son. Of New York. occurred at his home
in Elmira. aged 81 years
JOHN HAYES, Michael Haley and
George Gregory were killed by an ex-
plosion in an oil refinery at Constable
Hook, N. !.
In twenty-four days 723 deaths oc-
Cured in Allegheny and Pittsburgh,
Pa, from the grip.
ARRANGEMENTS were made at meet
ing Of the Grant monument committee
in New York for breaking ground for
the monument on Gen. Grants birth
day, April %.
THE well-known piano manufacturers,
Charles +. Chicl1ering, died at his home
in New York. aged 64 years.
TIE Pasteur institute director at New
York reports that of the sas persons
treated for dog and cat bites last year
not one died of hydrophobia
IT was stated by the treasurer of the
Gen. Sherman statue fund in New York
that S54, 7s6, or enough to complete the
statue. had been received.
Mrs. FREDERICK BARTZ and her two
children died at Buffalo. n. Y, while
under the care of faith-curists.
III was said that the man who recent
ly committed suicide at Niagara Falls
was J. l.. Halik. of Chicago.
IT was said that Eva Brannock, a
faith curer of Pittsburgh, Pa, had fin
ished fast of forty days, having dur
ing that time consumed nothing but
water.
THE summer residence of ]. NJ. Con-
stable at Orienta, n. ", with it's con-
tents, was burned, the loss being Sl25,-
600.
THE legislature of Maine passed a
bill providing for $500 fine or two years
imprisonment for preventing by intimi-
dation or force any person from enter.
ing or remaining in any mans employ.
GEORGE w. Moss was hanged at
Wilkcsbarre, Pa. for numbering his
wife; and at Mauch Chunk, Pa, Oliver
w. Stanelcy was executed for killing
his landlady, Mrs. Sybilla Walbert.
THE reports that Italians employed
on the Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley & Gin
cinnati railroad were drilling under
arms were fully verified.
THE death of Peter Parker, aged %
years. occurred at the home of his
grandson at Marlboro, n. J. He was
the oldest freemason in New Jersey
MILE CApEcE, 16-year-old girl al
Hazleton. Pa. shot herself through the
heart with revolver rather than
marry an old man, the choice Of her
narantS
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LATER
John Plankinton Dead. /.

MILWAUKEE, March 29.--John Plank
inton, M1lwaukee's foremost citizen,
died about o'clock tonight. He built
up great fortune in the packing busi-
ness, and his fortune was counted in
the millions. He was a man of great
public spirit, and gave money and aid
to every enterprise that promised to
advance the city's interests, while his
private charities were very large.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
SWALLOWED BY ANGRY WAVES,
Norwegian Bark Wrecked on tho vir.
ginia Coast-The Captains wife and
Child and SIX sailors Drowned.

A Norwegian Bark Wrecked on tho vir.
ginia Coa~t-The Captains wife end
Child and SIX sailors Drowned.
NORFOLK, Va, March 2S.-The Nor
wegian bark Dictator, from Pensacola,
Fla, to West Hartlepool, Eng, laden
with pine lumber. with a crew Of ff-
teen and the captains young wife and
little boy OF 8 years came ashore in .
strong easterly gale Friday MORN
ing four miles south of Cape
Henry and two miles north of Vir-
ginia Beach hotel. Full crews from
two life-saving stations were promptly
on hand and began firing lines TO the
Inflated bark. The guns could not de-
liver the lines SO far, though they were
repeatedly fired. The ship finally sue.
ceeded in getting line ashore tied to
barrel, which the surf carried to the
life-savers. The breeches buoy was
quickly rigged and sent to the vessel, but
unfortunately the barlS's crew was ig-
norant Of its use, and the rescue was
delayed until Capt. Drinkwater, of the
life-saving station. wrote instruction.,
put them in bottle and sent it to the
Dictator by the line connecting the YES
sci with the shore. The first man
was delivered ashore in eight min
utes and seven others were res
cued before sunset. During the en-.
tire day the ship rolled and pitched
terribly and made the work OF
rescuing the unhappy sailors exceeding
~ difficult. At nightfall there were
still nine persons on the bark and
among the number the captain, his
wife and little child: The captain had
urged his wife all during the day to
take the buoy and come ashore,
but she steadily refused, as she
would not leave her husband and
child, and only one could take the
buoy at time. The bark went to
pieces Friday night and the seven that
remained on her have been lost, in
cluding the wife of the captain. The
captain, just before the ship went to
pieces, sprang into the sea with his son
strapped to his back and reached the
shore alive, but the boy was lost,
making total loss Of eight lives.
The Dictator was trying to make
Hampton roads, having been disabled
by hurricanes since the 12th inst. All
that could be gathered from the half
dead sailors as to the cause of the
stranding of the vessel was that they
, did not know where they were, the
sun not having been seen for four days
and the weather SO thick that they
struck the breakers before they could
see the coast. The life-savers worked
all day with great heroism.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
WEST AND SOUTH.


A NUMBER of farms near Arkansas
City, Kan, were burned over by prai-
rie fire, many horses and cattle per-
ished, and it was reported that num-
ber of lives were lost
Bon JENKINS and his father-in-law,
Henry I. Chambers. were found dead
at Bastrop, Tex. They had been muir
dered.
Mrs. CREscENTIA FRITZ and Mrs.
Rosina Smith, sisters, and probably the
oldest twins in the country. celebrated
their S7th birthday at st. Cloud, Mimi.
Both are widows and in good health.
In Des Moines, Ia, II. ). Hatton, q
well-known merchant, and Mrs. A. j.
Russell, of st. Joseph, Mo-, were found
dead in the apartments of Mr.. Hatton.
having been asphyxiated
A CRACKER trust embracing every
cracker manufacturing firm of impor-
tance in the country and capitalized for
$4,000, 900 has been formed at Wheel
ing, w. Va.
AT Clinton, Mo-, thirteen horses were
burned to death in barn belonging to
Carl Shy, farmer.
THROUGHOUT Colorado heavy snow
storm prevailed, and railway men said
they never saw SO much snow on the
mountains before.
THE firm of Anderson, Green & Co.,
wholesale dry goods dealers at Nash
vile, Tenn, failed for $4,000.
OVER one-half the business portion Of
Russellville, the county seat of Frank
lin county, Ala, was burned by an in
cendiary fire.
AT Wichita, Kan, j. C. Adams was
convicted of the murder of Capt w. L.
Couch. of Oklahoma fame.
THE death of Gen. John c. Lee, at
one time lieutenant governor of Ohio
and conspicuous officer in Rosecrans'
army during the war, occurred at To-
ledo. o.
In Chicago "Uncle JOG" Mingle (col-
ored) died at the age of los years.
In wreck on the Louisville & Nash
vile near Louisville, KY, half dozen
persons were more or less seriously in
jured.
INDIANA and Missouri have been paid
their share of the direct tax refund, the
former receiving $169, LA and the latter
$646, 95s.
AT Columbia, Ala, John Dances, a
negro, was lynched for criminally as
saulting Mrs. Il. Petts.
The governor of Louisiana has re-
piled to the dispatch of Secretary Blaine
regarding the Italian subjects killed by
the New Orleans mob. The governor
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

WHEN it comes to abusing his wife a
man in England can do a great deal of
it for small price. Edward Waters,
employed on the Manchester ship canal,
was arraigned before the country mag
istrates at Birkenhead, Eng, on a
charge of assaulting his wife, and the
evidence showed that he kicked her,
chased her about the house. seized her
by the throat, attempted practically to
strangle her, bumped her head against
the wall. threw her on the floor and
hnelt on her chest, and, finally, as she
rushed from the honse, he gave her n
parting kick and a blow in the mouth.
The justices fined him twenty shillings.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

BROKER ROBERT B. DAVIDSON. of
Philadelphia, is the only surviving
clerk of the old United States bank.
He is 81 years old, and was employed
In the bank from 1882 to 1896, while
Nicholas Biddle was president of it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

SHOT TWO ACTRESSES.
JealOusy Causes y Double Murder
Suicide ut Spokane Falls, Wash.

Jeal0usy Causes y Double Murder and
Suicide Mt Spokane Falls, Wash.
SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, March 2s.-
A double murder and suicide occurred
early Friday morning at the Casino
variety theater. Charles Elliott, faro
dealer. who was occupying a box near
the stage, drew pistol and fired sew
eral shots at the people on the stage.
One bullet took effect in the left breast oi
Mabel Debabian, killing her almost in.
stantly. Another bullet lodged in the
back of Carrie Smith, also q variety ac-
tress, infiicting = fatal wound. Elliott
then placed the muzzle of his revolver
in his mouth and blew his own brains
out His shots were intended for an
actress named Lulu Durand, who was
on the stage at the time, and of whom
Elliott was insanely Jealous,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02

Mn. GLADSTONE has three hats and
three only. One is black and very old;
the second is white and is used only in
summer; the third is soft felt and his
constant travelling companion. Its age
is unknown. but it is many years old.