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KILLED BY HiGHWAYMEN.
A Californis Mine superintendent Sho
Dead While Carrying Gold sars to
Town.

n NHAIiOFniS MINE superintendent SuOC
Dead While Carrying Gold isars to =
Town.
NEVADA, Cal. Sept. IS. IS. Gala
votti, superintendent Of the Dcrbcc
drift mine, was murdered by highway
men Thursday morning while coming
to this city with $1,000 of gold
bar just cleaned up at the
mine. Galavotti and j. d. Ostrom
were in two-horse buggy ascend
ing the South Yuba river grade, 9 miles
from the city, when rile shot was
fired from the bank above. The ball
entered the back of Galavottis head
and emerged from his mouth,
causing instant death. Ost-om
struck the horses with the
whip. urging them into run
up the steep grade just as second
shot was fired. The bullet entered the
neck of one of the horses, but turn in
the road soon took the team out
of the range of the shooters. Ostrom
continued to force the team up
the grade, holding his com.
panion's dead body in the vehicle
with one arm and being soaked
from head to foot with his lifeblood.
Reaching the Mount Vernon house,
Ostrom left Galavotti's body and hid
the bullion in the bush. then he rode te
his city to notify the officers.
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A CITY or THE DEAD.
Terrible Scenes Witnessed In the Devas-
tated Town Of COnsuegra. spain.


Madrid, Sept. 17.-Further distress
ing particulars in regard to the flooded
provinces continue TO be received at
long intervals. each additional report
showing that the extent of the disaster
has in no way been exaggerated. The
latest information is from Jaen. cap
ital of the province of the same name.
The governor of that province tele-
graphs that the whole commune of
Aubeda is submerged, that the damage
done is enormous and that there has
been considerable loss of life.
The correspondents of the Spanish
and foreign newspapers who have been
able to reach Consuegra describe it as
"a city of the dead" On every side are
terrible signs of destruction. Tho
rumbling Of the death-cart CRATES hor-
ribly upon the ear as those vehicles
convey their loads to the COM
mon trenches dug for the recep-
ton of bodies The streets every
where are torn up, washed out and
filled with all kinds of wreckage. HUI
man remains, stray limbs, headless
trunks are seen protruding from heaps
of undiscovered wreckage. The depths
of the food at Consuegra can be gauged
from the fact that the water rose is feet
in the church of st. John the Baptist.
An estimate made of the damage to
property in and about Consuegra
places the loss at 50. 10000 The sur
vivors of the disaster give vague aud
confused accounts Of the rise and on
ward sweep of the water which
wrought such deadly havoc They
say. however, that though the river
was noticed to be rising rapidly no
serious apprehension was felt until
the waters seemed to make
a sudden rush forward, threat
ening to engulf and eventual
" overwhelm everything. Then
came wild race for life. Many
climbed upon the roofs of houses, hop.
| ing to escape, but the buildings gave
| way beneath them as the swollen wa
tiers crept through the town, consign.
| ing hundreds to death in the wreckage.
laden stream. The majority Of the
dead have been buried as a sanitary
precantion. Twenty-seyen bodies were
found in one dwelling house.
| IHt misery eAlSlIuS a. SoHsuepId -
intense. The inhabitants are COM
PEELED to sleep In the open air and the
food supply is of the most meager de-
scription. The gendarmery are often
obliged to resort to force to compel the
men to assist in the work of recovering
bodies. Sixteen robbers have been
caught riding the clothing of corpses.
So far 945 bodies have been recovered
The search continues.
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Small Change In Demand.

WASHINGTON, Sept. flowing te
numerous inquiries coming from diff
ferent parts of the country for frac
tional silver coin, indicating scarcity
of change in many communities, the
United States treasurer has prepared
for transmission to all banks and other
financial institutions and to the prin
cipal post offices in the United States a
circular stating in substance that new
halves and dimes will be furnished il
sums of $500. or more, by express, fre.
of charge. or by registered mail, in
sums or multiples of $50 registration
charges paid, to any points in thu
United States.
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Ouizxed by LINCOLN.

Judge Glenni w. Scofield was per-
sonal friend of Abraham Lincoln. A
Warren county private, having knocked
down his captain, was tried. convicted
and sentenced to the Dry Tortugas. His
friends urged Scotield to have him re-
leased, SO he went to see the president
and told his story. Listening attentive
ly, Lincoln replied: II tell you, judge.
you go right down to the capitol and
get congress to pass an act authorizing
q private soldier to knock down his cap
tain. Then come back here and will
pardon your man" The judge says that
there was such an air Of quizzical earn
estness and desire to serve him about
the presidents manner that they broke
out in an outburst Of laughter. The
Judge did not press the case further
Harrisburg Telegraph.
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a kidnapped BOY Recovered.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 1s.-Detective
Negus left for Portland, Ore, Wednes-
day night with little Harry c. Whit
beck, aged I, who was kidnapped from
the residence of his father. George w.
Whitbeek, a millionaire of Portland.
six years ago. At the time of the kid
naping Harry was only IA months old.
No clew to the child was found till six
months ago. The boy was located
Wednesday in the family of mill
worker named Long, and recognized
by a birthmark. Mr.. Whitbeck has
spent $4,000 looking for the boy. The
detective viii receive S., 900 reward.
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FOREIGN.

A FIRE in Quebec destroyed twenty
nine houses
STATISTICS obtained by Prof Jura-
schek. of Germany, makes the worlds
population LISA, 900. 900. The average
density is about twelve to the square
kilometer. Europe contains 35s, 0O0. 900
and America 24.OO0.O 900.
AN unknown American vessel was
wrecked in Tosa. China, and seventeen
of the crew drowned.
BALMAcEDA has escaped from the
clutches of his enemies in Valparaiso
and Is safe aboard the United States
steamship San Francisco. bound for
Callao.
FLOODS in Spain destroyed large
amount of property and caused the loss
of 1000 lives.
The Salvages, groupe of islands
near the Canaries, were recently the
scene of fire which caused loss of
81. 900. 900.
REFEI, a village in Switzerland, was
destroyed by fire.
The news comes from Paris that
Henry NJ. Stanley is preparing for an
other expedition to the headwaters OF
the Congo.
THE distress from lack of food in
the Volga province of Russia was re-
ported to be widespread and intense.
ADvIcEs from Jiddah say the death
rate from cholera among the pilgrims
to Mecca was unprecedented. The
authorities estimated that 1l,000 pill
grims had died during the season.
THE schooner Morris Wilson was
| wre cked on the Nova Scotia coast and
| the crew of twelve men and two boys
| perished.
THE report that England had seized
| the island of Mitvlene, near the mouth
| of the Dardanelles. was denied from
| London, Paris and Berlin. The report
arose from British naval officers land
ing off Cape Sigri for picnic.
A GREEK and an Italian steamer col
lided in the bay of Gibraltar and sixty
| five lives were lost.
THE damage caused by the fioot
at Consuegra, Spain. was estimated
ut $4,000. 900. Bodies of the victims
We're dumped by scores in common
trenches. Great distress prevailed
among the survivors.
OwISG to the famine there is Al
alarming prevalence of brigandage ant
other crimes in southern Russia. A
| Elizabetpol fifty brigands surprise,
two houses and murdered TWENTY-FIVE,
persons.
THE schooner panonia was wrecke,
near the Sandwich islands and the crew
of seven and Capt Lovedale's wife ant
three children and several missionarle
lost their lives.
A TERRIFIC cyclone swept over Sauce
town, Nicaragua, destroying house
and uprooting trees. Many person
were reported to have been injured.
Ex-PREsIDEST BALMAcEDA. of Chill
was alleged to have landed at Mendoza
capital of the Argentine province b.
the same name.
THE steamer Fuerst Bismarck al
rived at Southampton in days. 1
hours and 5s minutes from New York
This lowered the best previous record
IT was estimated that $1,000, 90
would be required to repair damage
caused by the recent floods in the prov
ince of Almeria, in Spain
A SETTLER named Westerlund, @
New Stockholm, Man, chopped off tn
head of his 3-year-old daughter with
broadax. He was insane at the time
A TUNNEL. in course of construction
for private railway at Trieste cave
in, burying fifty-two workmen. Twent
dead bodies had been taken out of tn
ruins
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WILL NOT SURRENDER HIM.
III lsalmaceda Is with Admiral Brown
His Life Il Safe.

WAsHINGToN, Sept l7.-Both the
state and navy departments are in ig-
norance of the reported escape of Bal
maceda to the San Francisco, but it is
said that if the ex-president has sue
ceeded in getting aboard United
States vessel he will not be surrendered.
Admiral Brown, in his dispatches
announcing his departure. does not
mention the fact that any Gillian ref
ugees are aboard it, and it is scarcely
probable that the late dictator is a pas
senger on this vessel. 1t is also con-
sidered unlikely that a government Of
fetal would aid in etfecting his escape,
although he would certainly be pro-
tected after reaching an American
man-of-war.
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LIVES CRUSHED OUT.

1 Tunnel Near Trieste Caves In, Bnrying
Fifty-Two oworkmen-Tw Twenty Dead Bod
les Taken Ont-Fears That All Have
Perished Victims of the Spanish Floods
Number $500 = Property Worth 45,-
OOO,OOO swept Away.
TRIESTE. sept. IS. - A tunnel in
course of construction for private
-ailway here caved in Thursday, bury
ing fifty two workmen. Twenty bodies
nave already been taken out of the
.uins, and it is feared that no one has
escaped.
THE Loss OF LIFE IN SPAIN.
MADRID. sept. 1s-The number OF
people who perished in the floods in
100 and the number of lives lost in
1ther localities at 500. In addition
many were injured. The destruction
If grape, olive and maize crops in
the flooded districts is in itself
} serious evil. coming as it does
in addition to bad harvests in most of
the provinces and their complete fail
ure in Aragon and portion of Cata-
tonia, where the distress in the rural
iiSIrlcLS Is intense. IL Is eSllmdteu lilaL
the total loss from the floods. including
the destruction of crops, damage to
property, the railways loss of traffic,
etc, will amount to little short of 81,
200, 900.
The Infanta Isabella. the young king
Of Spain. and Don Francis d'Assise
have each sent $4,000 pesetas to the ma
tional fund being raised for the relief
Of sufferers The queen regent has
given an additional sum Of $4,000
towards the national fund. The
queen regent was desirous of person
ally visiting the ruined town of Con.
,uegras. but she was dissuaded
from SO doing at the present time by
her ministers The latter represented
to the queen that it would be extreme
ly difficult for her to reach Consuegras
without suffering considerable discom
| fort. The queen gave way to these
representations. but insists that she
will go to Consuegras SO soon as com
munication with that town Is safely re
stored
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LATER NEWS.

THE Great Northern Railway has
opened up new branch from Eagle
Bend through Wadena to Park Rapids,
200 miles from st. Paul. Park Rapids
is the nearest railway to Lake Itasca,
the source of the Mississippi. The
Great Northern has also opened a new
branch from Great Falls to Barker in
the Belt mountains mining district of
Montana.
w. PHlNNEY, a telegraph opdrator at
Albuquerque, n. Mex, was arrested
at Kansas City, Mo-, the 18th, for al
tering and selling railroad tickets.
THE treasurer of the Ulster County
Savings bank at Kingston, n. Y..
James +. Ostrander was arrested the
18th, charged with defalcation of
nearly $4,000
An Indian named Amos Chapman.
shot and killed two cowboys in the
Cherokee outlet, l. T.. on the night of
the 18th. The cowboys Were herdins
cattle on forbidden land.
THE L. $. Savings bank. Topeka,
Kan, closed its doors on the 18th.
SCHNEdl W sec tIiS
wonderful grain fields of Northern
Minnesota and Dakota. TO accommo-
date those who wish to go. the Great
Northern will sell round trip tickets
from st. Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Superior at reduced rates, September
s9th, good for thirty days, with stop
over privileges.
CHARLES MILLER. clerk for c. 7.
Dearing. boolSdealer at Louisville, Ky,
was arrested the 18th, charged with
stealing SO, 900 from his employer.
The first cabinet meeting for many
weeks was held tile 18th. Secretaries
Blaine and Proctor were not present.
The president has signed the procla.
nation opening to settlement the newly
ceded Indian lands in eastern Oklaha.
ma.
LARGE prairie fires are reported from
several points in the Dakotas.
THE contract for building the gov
ernment torpedo boat No. ?. was let the
18th to the Iowa Iron Works at Du
buque, Iowa.
JAMES HART. wealthy stockmar
was murdered while asleep in his home
in Oswego. Kas., under mysterious cir
cumstanees.
THE British minister claims that the
United States has violated the agree
merit regarding the catch of seal il
Behring Sea.
A RIOT occurred on an excursion trair
of colored Picnickers at Lexington
KY, the 18th. Two persons were
killed.
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MECCA PILGRIMS DEAD.
Eleven Thousand Have Succumbed Il
Cholera This season Alone.

Cholera This Season Alone.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Letters received
from Jiddah dated August -. state
that the death rate from cholera
among the pilgrims to Mecca was un.
precedented in the annals of Moham.
medan pilgrimage. The authorities at
that time estimated that II. 900 pilgrims
had died during the season. At the
date the letters referred to were sent
all signs of the epidemic had disap-
peared.
RosToN, Sept. IA report received
at the custom house from the provinces
in Asiatic Turkey says cholera is rap.
idly spreading there. The number OF
deaths reported in the city of Aleppo
from June to the middle of August was
$50. There are no definite figures for
the other cities but they are enormous.
In the towns and villages where the
pestilence is raging the huts are burned
in order to disinfect them. The
Turkish officials are unjustly discrim.
mating. The moslems and Christians
are allowed to leave the villages,
but not the Jews. They are com.
PEELED to stay. 1t is fortunate
that many are English subjects, since
the British consul has interfered in
many cases and prevented starvation.
The sanitary condition of the places af.
fected is terribly imperfect The total
number of deaths from the scourge in
the province is 3, l54.
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ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBED.

Thieves Secure Over 81, 800 from an Ex-
press Car in Indian Territory.
ST. Louis, Sept. IA dispatch from
Muskogee, l. T., says: The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas outh-bound passen-
ger train was held up and the express
car robbed at $50 Tuesday night at
Leliaetta, 4 miles north of Wagner.
The robbers covered the train officials
with their pistols and two of their num-
Der entered the express car. They
dumped the small iron chest which
contained s., $50 out of the express
car door, and breaking it open
took the entire amount.
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Dimes In Demand.

WASHINGTON. Sept. is.-Congress at
its last session authorized the recoinage
of the uncurrent fractional silver coin
now in the treasury abraided below the
limit Of tolerance and made an appro-
priation Of $50. 900 to cover tn, loss to
the coin by abrasion, etc. This sum,
it is estimated, will cover the loss ON
about s4,0Jo,ooO of the coin, and this
amount is now being coined into
quarter dollars and dimes. for which
there is great demand. particularly
the dimes, as the fall approaches and
trade becomes active. The recoinaye
into standard silver dollars of the S.
600. 900 lin round numbers) of trade dol
lars bullion. which the last congress
authorized, is also in progress and will
be completed in the next two months.
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A LOVERS DEED.
Refusal to Consent to . Marriage the
Cause Of = Murder and Suicide.

Refusal to Consent to . Marriage the
Cause Of y Murder and Suicide.
WOODLAND. Cal. Sept 1s.-The life
less bodies of Miss May Adams and J.
w. Montgomery We're discovered
Thursday morning lying in the rear
yard of a small unoccupied residence.
A vial labeled "poison" and Smith &
Wesson revolver were found beside
them. Investigation showed that
Montgomery first shot Miss Adams in
the left temple and then turned and
ired shot through his own brain.
Miss Adams is the daughter of l.. T.
Adams, who represented this county
two terms in the legislature. Mont
gomery is the son of Judge Mont.
gomery, of Stockton. The snpposition
is that the murder and suicide are the
result Of refusal on the part of the
lady's parents to permit the marriage.
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order at 1920 a.
m. w e d n e S d a Y
b y Ch a irm a n
Raines. The re-
port of the COM
nittee on creden-
tiais in favor of
Tam m a n y h all
was adopted. 1t
recognizes Ia m :
many as the ''only
democratic organi-
zation in New
York CITY," The
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-24
Horses Will Run for al, 900, 600.

LONDON, Sept. 1S.-There will be a
conference of prominent horsemen here
in u few days to take the initial steps
to carry out a suggestion for an
international horse race between
England America and Australia,
and to be held in Chicago dur.
ing the year of the worlds fair for a
purse of Sl.0O0,000. \ number of lead
ing horsemen on this side of the water
who have been interviewed have ex-
pressed their willingness to take part in
the scheme and also to raise proper
ton of the stakes.
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NAMED THEIR LEADERS.

New York Democrats Nominate Roswell
T.. Flower for Governor-Jndge Allen
Named for Chief Magistrate by Massa-
chusetts Republicans.
SARATOGA, n. ", Sept. 1.-THE
democratic convention was called to
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


to Miss Fannie Goode. of that city.
BARBARA MATTHEWS. aged lo3 years,
died at the Shakespeare almshouse in
New Orleans.
THE marriage of Samuel Ball, SO
years, and Mrs. Lucinda Caplin. a
widow of 20 years, took place at Tiosa,
Ind.
GEORGE BAILEY LoRING, ex-minister
to Portugal and formerly commissioner
of agriculture. died suddenly at Salem,
Mass, from heart trouble, aged -
years.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and family have
returned to Washington.
Gov. FLEMING, of Florida, has ap-
pointed ex-Congressman Davidson to
be United States senator as successor
of Williamson Call.
THE New York democrats in conven-
ton at Saratoga Springs nominated
Roswell =. Flower for governor. The
platform reatfirms the democratic doc
trines as set forth in the platforms Of
1854 and 1888: opposes the free coinage
of silver dollars not of the intrinsic
value of any other dollar of the United
States: denounces the Sherman silver
bill, the Mckinley tariff and the Blaine
reciprocity treaties, and indorses the
administration of Gov. Hill.
In convention at Boston the repub-
licans of Massachusetts nominated
Charles ii. Allen. of Lowell, for gov
ernor. The platform eulogizes Presi-
dent Harrison's administration; calls
for the enforcement of civil and politi-
cal rights in every quarter and purity
OF elections; opposes unlimited coinage
of silver; declares that the Mckinley
bill and reciprocity have done enormous
good to the country; favors legislation
restricting the evils of the liquor traffic;
also all proper leg station in the inter-
ests of the laboring classes.
The peoples party of Pennsylvania
was organized at Greensburg, and the
platform adopted demands the abolition
of national banks; condemns alien
ownership of land; demands free and
unlimited silver coinage; government
control of railroads, and direct vote
of the people for president, vice presi-
dent and United States senators.
GEN. FRANKLIN FOSTER FLINT, a
veteran of over forty years service in
the regular army of the United States,
died suddenly at his home in Highland
Park, ILL.,, of apoplexy. aged II years
LoRENZ BRENrANo. a member of the
Forty-tifth congress, died at his home
in Chicago, aged IS years.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has appointed
Senator Francis Hendricks collector of
the port of New York, to succeed j.
Sloat Fassett, resigned.
AT the Farmers Alliance headquar.
ters in Washington it was claimed that
fifty-five members of the lower house
of the next congress would vote for all
the measures of the alliance, and at
least four in the senate.
THE Nebraska democrats in conven.
tion at Grand Island nominated Judge
j. H. Broody for member of the state
supreme court and F. A. Brogan and
S. f. Heneker for regents of the state
university.
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seat in the Fifty-second congress from
the Twelfth district of New York