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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
THE WHITE HOUSE.

senator Stanford Presents y Hill for the
In Accordance with Mrs. Harrison's
Plans.
WASHINGTON. Ian. 1O.-Senator STAN
ford (cal.l introduced in the Senate Fri
day bill for the extension of the exec
utive mansion in accordance with the
plan proposed by Mrs. Harrison, to
embrace the present mansion as
private executive mansion, en-
largcd by the addition of an
executive Office or official wing on
the west and public wing or gallery
If pictures. historic relics and art
treasures on the east. Both are counter
parts OF the original structure in de-
sign and connected Herewith by col
onnades and Railways and on the
south by connecting range Of iron
and glass structures Of symmetrical de-
sign. forming executive conservatories
and winter gardens. the whole archi-
tectural group forming an inner park
or garden at a cost not to exceed $780,
300. The present intention and hope is
that the corner stone of the new struct-
ure can be laid with appropriate cere-
monies October l.. 1892, as this date is
peculiarly appropriate, being the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery of Amer
lea and the centennial Of the laying OF
the foundation of the present edifice.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

OK the Sicilian coast an unknown
English vessel foundered and twenty
four persons were drowned.
On the Danube, near l'esth. the ice
gave way while it was crowded with
skaters, many of whom perished.
MIR. GLADSTONE, it was said. had
written "a letter to an eminent social
reformer in which he declared that
practically his end had come SO far
as public life and politics were con-
cerned.
IN Jamaica company has been or
ganized for the purpose of cultivating
fruits and vegetables on a very large
scale for the United States market.
THE Canada cotton mill combine con-
trolls all the mills in the Dominion and
an output of Ss.a50.O 900.
THE statement of failures in Canada
for the year 1890 shows Il total of H.
600. with liabilities amounting to $751;
100000.
AT the age of 40 years the monk
known as Father Pasquale died in the
Casertini monastery at Naples.
THE floods at Carlsbad. Germany.
caused a loss of l26 lives and 500. .ooO. 900
florins' worth of property.
FIRE destroyed the Royal Hotel in
Moscow and nine persons were fatally
| burned. Among the victims was a Rus
sian General.
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HUMOROUS.

-"They say boss my husband" ex-
claimed IN Indignant lady. Then all
/ can say is that he has charming
boss. replied the diplomat. "trip.
Why. sir. You have not pulled ont
the bad tooth" ..oh. Sirnora. how is
it possible to extract any thing bad
from such IA lovely moutha Newcastle
Chronicle.
But. Carl. how can You drink so
much beera'' Il drink it as the re-
ward of virtue. for. you see. | drank
milk for whole year" ''iou did. and
what year was that pray My first,
of course. Fliegende Blattcr
Don't give way to despair, my
dear said a mother to her son. who
was an apothecary. but rest on hope"
Hope exclaimed the son: hope is
life 5 patent medicine. with which every
one is miserably deceived - \. Y.
Ledger.
Wasted Effort 1T was villainous,
sir" said the grocer, angrily. The
idea of a big. fat man like you settin'
on basket of eggs That's 50, !, was
the meek reply. Il might have known
couldn't hatch any thing out. ."-phila-
delphia Times.
No. Stree" said the umbrella
manufactures. Il shall not advertise in
your paper. I've watched Your attitude
toward my business. Last summer you
predicted seven clear to two rainy days,
and don't consider that friendly
Iiarpcrs Bazar.
A Secret. ct.-Ilnsband-"Y must
have told some one of this business. my
dear Wife-.Nhy. no indeed. John,
| never told il to il single person except
Mrs. Smith. and Mrs. Brown. and Mrs.
Jones, and | told them they mustn't
tell it to any one because it was TO be
kept a profound secret. ."-inhee Blade
Florence is little girl who is Just
learning to go to church Last Sunday
when she came home her mother asked
her what She thought Of the sermon.
Il gh. was the irrevcrent answer. me
sitted an sitted an sitted. an got dretful
tired. an the p'eacher said an said an
said an keeped Oh sayin. Washington
Star
An old Georgia darky. who had 4
small property. was thought to be dying,
and his relatives brought lawyer TO
his house and asked him to make will.
But he shook his head and replied: No,
sab: it hain't fur me to mex dc will De
Lawd II ten ter dat. He mex de will,
and may dc I.awds $ will be done" Co
lumbus Enquirer-Sun.
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more. was said to have victimlzcd his
friends and the Baltimore banks out of
more than 500. 900.
OK the Richmond & Danvillc railroad
n train ran off the track on passing
over trestle near Gaffney City, $. c.,
killing the engineer. fireman and two
brakemen and seriously injuring three
others.
NINETEEN of the leading manufact-
urers of glass tableware in Ohio. Penn
sylvania and West Virginia formed q
combine. The number of men en-
ployed by the nineteen factories is over
5000 and the aggregate weekly payroll
is 500. 900.
In Texas cyclone wrecked several
houses near Sherman and killed four
persons. Household goods were scat
great. Near loakum houses were also
blown down.
FIRE destroyed the business portion
of McComb. Q.
WHITE CAPS took David Davidson
from his home in Indianapolis, Ind.
and terribly whipped him for abusing
his family while drunk.
JACOB CLAYPoOI. Is years old. and
| twenty-five horses were burned to
death by Il fire in q livery stable at
Modesto. Cal.
NEAR Bay City. ILL.,, Charles NJ. Roe. a
! young man. shot and fatally wounded
! his sweetheart and then shot himself
dead He had been forbidden to call by
the lady's parents and took this terrible
revenge.
| THE Laredo (Kan.) Land Improve
ment Company failed with assets oi
1885,, 5,oGO and liabilities of SS55.OO
| WHILE insane +. Y. Byrnes. a farmer
"a years of age living near Mexico. Mo-,
cut his young wife's throat and then
killed himself.
IN Chicago one man lost his life and
three others were fatally injured by ar
| Illinois Central train at a crossing.
THE Rosebud, Standing Rock, Pine
Ridge. Cheyenne River and Tongue
River Indian reservations have beer
temporarily placed under military con
troll and General Miles has been givef
full authority to act.
! AT Cordele. Ga, Mrs. Peters and hel
daughter were robbed and burned tt
! death.
| FRANK CHATHAM and john Morris
two wcll-known ranchmen of Carbon
dale. Col, met in Leadville and re
newed an old quarrel, and both wer,
fatally shot.
AT Pueblo. Col, Billy Davis (colored
shot and killed his foster-mother ant
foster-brother in quarrel about som,
property.
THE Indiana Legislature opened or
the sth and both branches were organ
lied by the Democrats.
Two SHOCKS of earthquake were fel
ut Rusk Tex. and several chimney!
were leveled with the earth and sleep
ers in various portions Of town wer
awakened.
THE Hatfield Mccoy vendetta in Lo
gan County. w. Va, which had becl
quiet for some months. has been re
newed. and in fight on Hart creek 81:
| men were killed
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NOTES FOR WOMEN READERS.

MRS. HENRY DRAPER. now in Peru, is
her husbands constant assistant in all
his astronomical researches. She spends
much of her time among the telescopes
and Photographic apparatus Of the OBJ
servatory
THE Pail Mall Gazette has the first
woman attached as a general journal
isl to a London paper in the person Of
Miss Frcdrichs. German by extraction
and birth. She is good lingui>t and
invaluable on foreign service. She was
the special correspondent for the paper
at Berlin during the time of Prince Bis
marck's resignation. and has only just
returned from lleligoland.
Is IT not about time we ceased to ap-
ply to woman that misnomer of the
| weaker sex. at least So far as their
| ability to take care of themselves is
concerned? In Germany ). 500. 900 wom-
en- earn their living by industrial pur-
suits: in England. 1000. 900: i'll France,
$3.50. 900: in stro-lIungary. about the
same. and in this country. including all
| occupations. over >, 100000.
FRAU SopHIE SAISANIUs has written
treatise making forcible appeal to
German women to resist the tendency
of woman's education to treat girls ex,
clusively as future honse-keepers and
mothers. The writer argues that this
is an injustice, since no one thinks OF
educating boys simply to be future
/ householders and fathers. She insists
that the modern system of educating
women results in cramping womens
individuality and in lowering the ideals
! Of life
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LATE Err.


LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Brit
lania, from Leith, came into collision
with the steamer Bear. from Grange.
mouth, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland
at an early hour this morning. The
Bear sank Immediately, her crew hay-
ing no time to launch a boat or make
any effort whatever to save themselves.
Of the fourteen men on board the Bear
twelve went down with the vessel.
The two others were rescued by 2 boat
from the Brittania. After the collision
the Brittania, which was badly damaged
transferred her forty-tive passengers to
the Steamer Thames. In short time
the damaged vessel gave plunge and
sank beneath tho waves.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

CHARLES BEAL (coloredl, who as
sauited Mrs. Fisher. was hanged by a
mob at Lone School-house. Tex.
ApyIcEs from Pine Ridge, $. d., say
that Captain Wallace killed at least
five Indians before he himself was
slain at the recent battle of Wounded
Knee.
AFTER an illness of only four days
Emma Abbott, the famous songstress,
died Of pneumonia in Salt Lake City,
L. T.. on the 9TH, aged 40 years. Her
husband. Eugene w therell, died of the
same disease two years ago. The prima
donna was a native of Chicago.
THE Dueber Watch Company of Gin
cinnati failed with nominal assets OF
$1,000. 900 and liabilities of S450.O0O.
The failure was reported of the
Arnold Shoe Company. one of the
largest concerns in Findlay. o.
AN assignment was made at Michigan
City. Ind. by J. l.. Wilson Il Co.. lum.
Der dealers. with $3.50, 900 liabilities and
assets of $4,000.
IowA's newly elected State officials
entered upon their duties ON the 5th.
The three small children of NJ. c.
Bell, farmer living in Barber County,
Kan, strayed away from home and
were frozen to death.
THE California and Montana Legis,
latures convened on the 9Th.
FIRE destroyed a block Of fourteen
houses at Owingsville, Ky.
OSCAR J. FRIEDMAN, of Chicago. was
awarded $50. 900 for injuries he received
in a wreck on the Wabash road.
FIVE men were mnrtally hurt and sew.
eral others were seriously injured in a
riot at religious meeting near English
Ind.
AT Denver the attention of United
States officials was called to s. bill oi
the issue of the First National Bank ol
Colorado Springs raised To so.
THE log school-house near GAINESVILLE
O.. in which President Garfield taught
in 1851, has been purchased for exhibi
ton ut the worlds fair.
THE Legislatures of North and Soutl
Dakota, Minnesota. Ohio and Nebraski
convened on the 9th.
In the little town of Bolivar, Tex. al
the business buildings were destroyed
by fire.
The Missouri. Michigan Washington
and Illinois Legislatures convened on
the eth.
Ii. WEBSTER CRowL. ex-city council
man. prominent real-estate operator
and leader in social circles At Hslti
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
\ Nitro-Glycerine Magazine Near Tolet
Blown to Pieces-NO One Hurt.

\ Nitro-Glycerine Magazine Near Toledo
Blown to Pieces No One Hurt.
ToIEna. O., Jan. lO.--At 1880 Friday
the magazine of the Bradford Nitro
Glyccrine Company, located between
Prairie Depot and Bradner. Wood Coun-
ty. about twenty-five miles south Of To-
ledo, exploded with a report that was
heard over wide area and was mista ken
everywhere for an earthquake shock.
No one was in or near the magazine at
the time. and hence no fatalities took
,lace. The force of the explosion was
~ terrific that the trees over MANY
acres are torn up by the roots and
he ground is broken for half
mile on every side of the yawn-
ing chasm which now occupies the
lite OF the magazine. The houses
in the neighboorhood had their win
lows smashed. The shock was plainly
5clt at Monroe. Mich, twenty-four
niles north of here. and it must have
'een perceptible over circular area at
least 100 miles in diameter
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
Its Mouth Has Moved.

The maps Of the country which were
gotten up thirty or thirty y-tive years ago
all show the Missouri river empting intoy
the Mississippi directly opposite Alton.
and they We're correct in having it SO.
although such is not the case now The
well-known propensity of the Missouri
river to change its channel on account
of the wearing away of its banks is as
apparent near the mouth of the stream
as at any other point along its course.
The lower side of the river has been
gradually cutting away and the deposits
filling in at the upper side until the
mouth Of the Missouri is now about
three miles further down the river than
it was thirty years ago.-keoknk Gate
City.
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THOUSANDS PAY TRIBUTE.
Funeral Services at Chicago Over the Re-
mains Of the Late Emma Abbott.

mains Of the Late Emma Abbott.
CHICAGO. Jan. lO.-The city Of her
birth has bade a sad farewell to Emma
Abbott. and to-day all that is mortal of
the little songstrcss reposes in a vault
in Graceland Cemetery. The vast
throng which filed every nook and
corner Of the spacious Central Music
Hall Friday afternoon and the equally
large crowd on the outside which strov0
in vain to gain admittance was strik-
ingly popular tribute to
typical American girl who, from
a lowly position. had by energy and
determination carved out her path to
fame aad fortune. The remains rested
at the foot of the platform. The floral
tributes We're numerous and elegant
In the audience the theatrical lodge
OF Elks attended in a body, while in
the balcony and galleries the very rich
and very poor were indiscriminately
mingled. and there were few dry eyes
IN TIL. .ast asss ilplagc.
Harrison Wild at the organ began tho
solemn strains Of Chopin's funeral
march as DR.. IL. w. Thomas and Prof.
David Swing came down the long aisle
toward the stage. Behind them were
the honorary pall-bearcrs-M Milward
ADAMS. Thomas w. Prior, Harry l..
Ilamlin. Harry J. Powers, J. II. Nc
Wicker and Will j. Davis. The casket
was borne by James Lorange. Richard
Karl. q. kenney. j. X. Murchie. Daniel
Considine and William Pruette. all mem-
bcrs of the Emma Abbott Opera Com.
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Abbott. the
parents: Leon Abbott, Fred NJ. AbbotA
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Clark, the latter
d sister Of Emma Abbott. and larg1
number of friends and professional peo-
pie took seats reserved for them near
the front. The casllet was placed
near the stage. On top Of it was
handsome floral pillow presented by
the Chicago Ellls. Mrs. Genavra John
stone Bishop. Mrs. Marie Hester, Whit
ney Mockridgc and George Ellsworth
Holmes sung Lead, Kindly Light"
after which Prof Swing read from the
Scriptures. Mrs. Bishops sweet voice
filed the great room with melody pc
culiarly fitting to the occasion as she
sung Il Know That My Redeemer
Liveth.' DIR. Thomas delivered short
invocation.
Prot. Swing dilated on the endearable
| character of the deceased. Rev. DIR.
Thomas followed in eloquent and inn
pressive remarks. The procession of
carriages which formed the cortege to
| iraceland Cemetery was over half q
mile in length. The casket was placed
| in the vault with the masses of floral
tributes heaped about it. Here it will re-
main until the wishes of the deceased are
made known at the reading of the will.
The remains of the great prima dcana
arrived in Chicago Friday morning over
| the Chicago x Alton road and were
| taken to the Continental Hotel. The
entire opera company arrived on the
train which brought the body. At the
hotel the casket was opened and many
people viewed the remains. The face
was lifelilSe and bore peaceful smile.
! The dress was handsome white silk
borlered with lilacs and white bios
soms-the one worn in ..Ernani.' Upon
the top of the casket was Il silver plate
bearing the inscription: Emma Abbott
1 Wetherell aged 81 years.
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BLOWN TO PIECES.

pne Killed aud Two Fatally Injured by III.
Explosion in the California Powder Mills.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l0-An explosions
occurred in the mills of the California
powder works at Powing Station Thurs
lay night. Six white men and two Chi
,ese were at work in the mills ut tn,
time. One of the Cinnamon was literally
blown to pieces. Fred Larsen. one OF
the whites, was severely burned about
the arms and body. He will probably
lie. G. J. Campbell was burned and
mutilated about the head and body
Ills injuries are fatal. The loss to the
mills is estimated at $500.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15

A CANVASS by the Farm and Home of
Springfield. Mass, to ascertain the
Presidential preferences of farmers
throughout the United States shows
these figures. the question being who
should be President: OF los, 75S per-
sons making their choice for the head
of the Democratic ticket 65.93 per cent.
favor Mr.. Cleveland. 1874 per cent. Mr..
Hill, lO.1s per cent. Mr.. Hatch and 500
per cent other men. OF the 407,s4l
Republican voters returned Mr. Blaine
has 81. ~ per cent: Mr. Harrison, -. -
per cent: Mr.. Rusls, 1928 per cent, and
1888 per cent. are scattered among
various candidates.
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The News OF the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FtFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.
SnnanI Anssfnn

Second Session.
MONDAY. Jan. ). - In the Senate
Mr.. Mcconnell tRep.), of Idaho, took
the oath of Office as Senator. The
elections bill was displaced and the
financial bin taken up in its stead and
discussed. The apportionment bill was
reported back from the census commit
tee without amendment. In the House
bills were introduced providing for car
rying fuurth-class mail matter at the
same rates charged third-class mail
matter. and subjecting Treasury notes,
National bank currency and United
States notes to State and local taxa
ton. The bill for public building at
Danville. ILL.,. was passed.
TUESDAY, Jan. 8. - The financial
bill occupied the time in the Senate.
In the House bill granting pension
Of 500 per month to Franz Sigel. late
Major-Gencral of volunteers. was favor
ably reported and the shipping bill was
discussed.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. TN the Senate
the free coinage measure was again
considered. Senators Shoup and Me-
Conncll. of Idaho. drew lots for the
terms of service. the former securing
the long term. In the House a bill was
passed increasing from fifty to seventy
five the number of army officers who
may be detailed to military colleges.
The shipping bill was further dis
cussed.
THURSDAY. Jan. s.-Bills were passed
| in the Senate for public buildings
at Davenport, Ia. and Akron,
o.. and the finance measure was fur
ther considered. In the House the
time was consumed in discussing the
shipping bill. The bill authorizing the
certificates of service to telegraph oper.
ators with the Union army in the late
war was passed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15

Now THAT SO much is being said
about Russia few statistics from the
last official year book of that country
will he of interest. The population of
the Empire is placed at l1o.d.sG,6. of
which 100. 100000 are i'm Europe. The
rate of increase in population is fifteen
per 1000, a higher rate than that of any
other European nation. In the matter
of education Russia is progressing rap
idly. her public schools now costing the
government. in bounties, 1000. 600 rou-
bles. or over s6.0oO,0oo annually. 1t
does not require much reflection to
show the immense possibilities of such
q people.
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WITH regard to the question: Ought
our daughters to be dnwered'' the an
swer is very easy. indeed. declares
the Pittsburgh Dispatch. They should
be lowered with cheerful disposition,
cultivation of the affections and train
ing which enables them to do their
work in life bravelv and well. Daugh-
ters SO lowered will bc worth more to
themselves and those related to them
than any amount of money in bank or
bonded securities. If we have brave.
bright and useful women. the
question whether they have any
money or not sinks into utter insigniti-
eanea
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SOME 100000, it is estimated, will be
subscribed in California to secure land
in Mexico for the exilcd Hebrews in
Russia. Some fifteen hundred Jews are
expected to come to the coast in the
event of the subscription plan being
f,rl
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THE number of males and females in
the world is about equal, and their
average life is about thirty three years:
onefourth Of the inha bitants die before
they reach their fifteenth year. To
one thousand persons only one reaches
the age of one hundred years; to every
one hundred only six reach the age of
sixty five, and not more than one in five
hundred live to see their eightieth year
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15

THE Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
reversed decision of the Allegheny
County court. where a dealer was fined
ten quails he had on sale and had
bought in Missouri after the season i'll
that State had closed. The decision
opens the Pennsylvania markets to
game from other States at all seasons.
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The Chattanooga Tradesman says the
increase of white population in the
South during the past year was a,i.a per
cent, and of the colored population
only 10 per cent: and there were now
475.930 persons of Northern birth in the
South, against 240,3s5 ten years ago.
The State, county, and municipal in
debtedness of the South aggregates
ctSo 80 osa
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THROUGH THE ICE.
wo brothers browne 1 at Casssiile, Wi>
The Mnther.s NarrnM ESca,ie

.wo brothers browne 1 at Cassyiile, Wiz
The Mothers Narrow Escape.
CAssvILLE, Wis. Jan. l0.--Two littl.
brothers, Joseph and Willie Barren
aged 10 and II years respectively
were drowned in the Mississippi
Thursday evening. They had Just +.
turned from school and Wen
out on the ice to play. They had bee,
gone only few minutes when thei,
mother heard their screams for help
Running to their assistance she ais
broke in, and but for the timely pres.
ence of "A man who lives near by sh.
too, would have been drowned.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

IN the United States the visible sup
ply Of grain in store on the 5th was:
Wheat. 25.si7.o15 bushels: corn, 2,751,-
sos bushels: oats. 8. 195. .G03 bushels.
OK the 9TH Judge Henry B. Brown, of
Michigan. was formally installed as an
Associate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court
THE salary of Miss Phoebe Couzins as
secretary of the board of lady managers
of the Columbian exposition has been
fixed at - 200 per annum.
On the 1th the international monetary
conference convened in Washington and
a cordial address of welcome to the del
egates was made by Secretary Blaine.