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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

FoUR-FIFTHs of the engines, including
locomotive engines, now working in the
world, have been constructed during
the last twenty-five years, and repre-
sent grand total of forty-nine million
horse power
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

MUCH the most deplorable feature of
the recent floods along the Ohio was the
fact that thirty thousand people were
thrown out of employment, many Of
them for months. 1t is bad when homes
are swept away, but even worse when
is lost the resource which created them.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
NEEDS or THE WEST.
They VIII He Discussed ut the western
States Commercial Congress.

They win He Discussed ut the Western
States Commercial Congress.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, March 2l.-Prepa-
rations for holding the western states
commercial congress April II to April
IL in this city have been about COM
pleted. The railways will give reduced
rates and arrangements have been COM
pleted for the entertainment Of
about 1000 guests. The idea Of
holding such congress originated in
the Kansas legislature, and invitations
to other states were authoriz I'd by q
concurrent resolution. The original
idea was to have the congress composed
Of the eighteen great agricultural states
of the Mississippi valley. but at the so
licitation of Mississippi and Alabama
delegates.
The legislatures Of nine states ap-
pointed delegates and the governors Of
the others are expected to send repre-
sentatives Invitations to be present
and address the convention have
been accepted by Senators Stew
art and ingalls,, congressman
Mills and Dockery and Messrs. Warner
of Ohio, and Donnelly of Minnesota.
Invitations have been sent to President
Harrison, ex-Presidents Hayes and
Cleveland, Henry Watterson, the gov
ernors of the states to be represented
and many other prominent men.
The object Of the congress is to con-
slider the needs of the west, and some
of the topics for consideration will
be: General business and agri-
cultural depression, cause and rem
edy; legislation rs affecting COM
merce, transportation and finance;
transportation and improvement of
waterways, gulf and Pacific ports: free
coinage. metallic money and paper cur
rency; uniform commercial laws; cause
and effects of business combinations
and trusts; reciprocity and information
al trade extension.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
THE national motto. 81

THE national motto, "E Pluribus
Unum," on different United States
coins, was never authorized by law; al
though the mint was established in l792,
the use of the motto was not directed.
None of the coins since 1887 bore the
motto until the standard silver dollars
were coined. 1t remained on the early
gold and silver coins until 1884, when
1t was omitted from the gold coins.
From the double eagle in 1865. In 1885
it was dropped from the twenty five
cent piece, and the following year from
all silver coins. the trade dollar only re-
viving its use. 1t was first used ON q
half-penny in New Jersey in 1857.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
WEST AND SOUTH

Ar Dallas, Tex, George Martin shot
and killed Mrs. Della Close because she
refused to marry him, and then took
his own life.
JAMES CHANEY, JR., cut his own and
his wife's throat at Coshocton, O.
LULA and Leila Corpege (sisters)
were killed by the cars while walking
on the track near Coyners' Springs, Va
THE poorhouse at Saginaw (Mich.)
was burned and the forty-two inmates,
many of them MANNED and imbeciles,
had q narrow escape for their lives.
MIR. AND MRS. I. NJ. HAWK were
killed in railway crossing accident at
Lanark, Ill.
NEAR New Orleans q break in the
levee caused loss of over $500. 900.
A BILL was signed by the governor of
Arizona exempting from taxation for
twenty years all railroads built in the
territory within three years.
AT Cleveland, O., the Variety iron
works made an assignment, with liza
bilities of about $500, 900.
In Colorado three men employed at .
mine on Treasury mountain were killed
in snowslide, and two men lost their
lives in similar manner at Silverton.
FIRE nearly wiped out the village of
North Washington, Ia.
WILLIAM A. WIsoNG, treasurer of the
Baltimore (Md.) Poor association, was
said to be short in his accounts to the
extent of over SIC, 200.
MRS. SARAH G. CAMPBELL was killed
in q wreck near Greencastle, Mo-, the
conductor was fatally and eleven others
were seriously injured.
DURING quarrel over the massacre
of Italians in New Orleans Frank
Waters, newspaper man, was shot
dead by Arthur Dunn, and the latter
was fatally wounded by Waters before
he died.
The death of Mrs. Harriet Leturno
occurred at Mexico, Mo-, aged 100
years. She was half-breed Indian, q
granddaughter Of Blackhawk.
THE oldest postmaster in the United
States, Celestine Kaltenbach, died at
Potosi, Wis, aged IS years.
AT the age of - years William II.
Herndon. the former law partner of
Abraham Lincoln, died of the grip at
his home near Springfield, Ill.
ANDY MOORE, aged 81, and Miss Allie
Cox, aged 16, were drowned at Birming-
ham, Ala. Moore could have saved his
own life by swimming out alone.
THE cotton receipts at savannah for
this season have reached 1000, 900
bales, the largest receipts for one sea-
son in the history of Savannah as cot
ton port.
MARY Z. DEWEY, of Goshen, Ind, in
applying for pension brings to light
the fact that she served through the
war in the Twenty-sixth Ohio volun-
teers rs q man, passing as Charles
Dewey.
JAMES BOYLE and Peter Herbert,
members of q white cap gang, were
killed by Ralph Stinson, q young farm
er living near West Plains, Mo-, while
defending his home. from attack.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

Ii is authoritatively given out that
English society has expunged the word
lady" from its vocabulary. Hence
forward. in polite converse, only the
good, plain and unmistakable word
woman" will he used in reference to
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
Justice nt Last.

INDEPENDENCE, Ia, March 21.-Near-
" twenty years ago Warren Clough
left Iowa, removing to Nebraska
While keeping hotel at Stewart, Neb.,
his brother was found dead in his barn
and Clough was charged with the muir
der. Although maintaining his inno-
cence, Clough was convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged, but the sentence
was commuted to life imprisonment.
Recently the real murderer died and
on his deathbed made confession,
leaving no doubt as to Clough's inno-
cence. After fourteen years imprison-
ment he has been pardoned. His wife
had procured divorce and married
again.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

+ ri d q y night OF
heart failure at his
apartments in the
Windsor hotel. At
the time of his
death there were
present Mrs. Bar
rett, DR.. Pr. Cham
bers, the profess
sional nurse a n d
Mr.. Barrett's man.
ager.
II VvaG n nni0k
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
Sad Case Of Destltu tion.

SHERIDAN, Pa, March aO.-A sad case
of poverty and neglect has just been
disclosed in an old dilapidated house
near Stricklerstown. Lebanon county,
near here. The house was occu-
pied by William Norgen and family,
and it is found that they have been
afflicted with measles and that the sick
have received no medical attention
whatever. Three children were found
dead ia the house and the fourth child
was in dying condition when the fam
lily was visited. Everything about the
house gave evidence of the most abiect
poverty and want.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

ACCORDING to a reliable estimate
there are four hundred women lecturers
in the United States. This estimate,
however. does not include those who
follow in the footsteps OF the renowned
MIRA Caudle
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
Twenty Carloads or Cattle Killed.

LIMA, o.. March 21.-An eastbound
freight train on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne 4 Chicago railway was de-
rallied near Ada. Il miles east Of this
place, about 6 o'clock u. IN. The train
was loaded with cattle, some twenty
carloads being killed and manned, in
volving heavy loss. The cars were
badly wrecked.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BETWEEN London and Paris tele-
phone communication has been estab-
lished.
AFTER thirty-nine years confinement,
Patrick Kirwan, who was sent to prison
in 1882 in London for the murder Of his
wife, was released.
THE steamship Utopia and her mai
esty's warship Rodney collided in
Gibraltar bay. The Utopia was sunk
and 200 Italian emisrants were drowned.
THE death OF Prince Jerome Napo-
leon occurred in Rome, aged 50 years.
The prince was son of Prince Jerome
Bonaparte, brother Of Emperor Napo-
leon /.
In Toronto Daniel Mclean, whole
sale leather merchant, has failed for
SOC, 900.
THE parliament of Canada will meet
at Ottawa April %.
A MAN named Herbelot. of Paris,
crazed by the belief that his wife was
unfaithful, cut her throat, strangled the
child sleeping by her side and stabbed
his wife's mother to death.
THE number of lives lost by the sink
ing of the Anchor line steamer Utopia
in Gibraltar bay was stated by late re-
ports at $50. Among the missing was
c. q. Davis. Of Boston.
THE bark Imperator, bound from
Cardiff to Santa Rosalie, was wrecked
east of Bonavista, Cape de Verde is
lands, and twelve Of the crew were
drowned.
A BRIDGE collapsed at Cagliari, Italy,
and five members of the committee in
specting the site for the annual cattle
show were killed.
Mr.. PHELPS, the United States min
lister to Germany, has induced the Ger
barge on American cattle, and they are
now allowed to land at Hamburg.
AUSTRALIA advices say that brush
fires had caused enormous damage,
many thousand sheep had been killed
and many acres Of grass land and crops
burned over.
Orr the coast of New Zealand the
steamer Kakamis was lost and nineteen
persons perished.
EIGHTEEN shocks of earthquake oc-
CURED within an hour in the interior
of New Zealand. But slight damage
was done.
IT was reported that the British ship
Malaysia, wheat-laden, from San Fran
cisco for Queenstown, had foundered
with all hands, numbering twenty
eight.
On her deathbed Mrs Quigley, sis
ter of Arthur Day, who was executed
at Welland, Ont, December Is, 1890,
for pushing his wife into Niagara, con-
fessed that she melted Arthur to the
murder and helped him push his wife
over the precipice.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
Money for Miners.

BosToN, March 2l.-A call signed by
Samuel Gompers, ex-president of the
American Federation of Labor, is pub
lished here. 1t is addressed to the trade
and labor unions of America, and urges
the necessity for immediate action in
the collection and distribution of funds
for the $50, 600 coal miners whose strug-
gle for an S-hour day is to begin May |.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
A NEW YORK preacher, commenting

A New YORK preacher, commenting
on the proposed law to make the exer-
else Of the franchise compulsory, puts
the case as follows: 'The man who
deserts in the army is held to be q
traitor and is shot. The man who de-
serts the ballot-the substitute for the
bayonet-should be punished by civil
law as a criminal. The crime commit
ted is precisely the same in degree as
that OF the deserter."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

THOUSANDS of Cinnamon leave China
every year and settle in other countries
especially South America, the islands of
the Pacific, and the West Indies; but it
it is u rare thing for Chinese women to
leave the land of their birth. There
are probably less than one hundred of
them in the United States. 1t appears
by the Cuban census that there are
nearly fifty thousand Chinese men in
Cuba and only eighty-four women. The
customs of the people are adverse to fe-
male emigration. Few of the Cinnamon
who go abroad are married; nearly all
are young. They leave China to make
money and return there TO get married.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

A BOX alleged to contain books and
addressed to minister Of the gospel in
Montana was examined by customs in
spcctors and found to contain ninety-six
pounds of opium, valued at over 81, 400.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM MAsHiharoN.

THERE were 2,754 appointments made
Of presidential postmasters during the
two years of the present administration
ended March 4. 1891.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 10th was: Wheat,
20, ,859, 124 bushels; corn, 2,72O, Ola BUSH
els; oats, 2,S16, 176 bushels.
AT its last session congress created a
bureau OF immigration, but failed to
appropriate any money for its mainte-
nance.
It was decided by Assistant Secretary
Bussey that there is no provision in the
dependent pension act of June %, 1890.
nor in any other act. whereby a minors
pension that has lapsed for years by
reason Of age may be revived and start
ed afresh, even though the claimant be
n dependent
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

States who can read English is stated to
be over twenty three thousand; the
number who can read Indian languages
Is over ten thousand.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
LAWRENCE BARRETT DEAD.

The Eminent Tragedian Expires ut New
York After m Illness Of Three Days-A
Sketch Of His Career.
New YORK, March 81. - Lawrence
Barrett, the actor, died at 1915 o'clock
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
A BANK CLOSED.
The Keystone National Bank Of Philadel-
phia Closed.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2l.-The
comptroller of the currency caused the
Keystone national bank of this city to
be closed Friday morning. 1t is said
that the banks deposits amount to ST.
400. 900, Of which $500, 900 belongs to the
city of Philadelphia No statement Of
the banks liabilities and assets is OBJ
tainable. 1t is said that the bank was
closed by the comptroller by reason Of
its reserve fund having fallen below
the amount required by the national
banking law.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
They Ouarreled About = Dog.

MMLEDGEvILLE, Fla, March 2l.-In
= quarrel here over dog Joe Tucker
was shot through the head five times
with Winchester rifle by NJ. Ennis
tna sustnntly kiils.l,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

IT takes the tusks Of seventy-five
thousand elephants year to supply the
worlds piano keys, billiard balls and
knife handles.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
DAVID HEFFNER, Of Allentown, p,

DAVID HEFFNER, of Allentown, Pa,
who died recently, was one of q family
of forty-one children. His father was
John Heffner, of Reading, who was ac-
cidentally killed by the cars in that
place six years ago ut the age Of 90
years,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
LATER
Gen. Johnston Dead.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-General Jo-
seph 4. Johnston died shortly after II
o'clock tonight on Connecticut avenue.
The general has been suffering from an
affection of the heart, aggravated by .
cold he caught shortly after Gen. Sher.
mans funeral in New York.
Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston was
born in Longwood, near Farmville, Va,
Feb, ., 1909. was graduated at the
United States military academy in
1929, in the same class with Robert E.
Lee, and was commissioned second
lieutenant general in the Fourth artil.
lery. On June 2sth, 1860, he was com.
missioned quartermaster-general OF
the United States army, which post he
resigned on April 22d, 1861, to enter the
confederate service.
He was commissioned major-general
of volunteers in the Army of Virginia,
and with Gen. Robert +. Lee, organized
the volunteers of that state, who were
pouring into Richmond.
General Johnston was one of the full
generals of the confederate army, the
only one to survive him is Gen. p. L.
Beauregard.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

Englishmen Buy Big Ranch.
HANFoRD, Cal, March 20.-The sale Of
the famous Laguna De'Tache ranch Of
$1,000 acres, in Tulare county, to an
English syndicate far d l,Oeo.e0e II ~
ywsfes
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
ThE EAST.

THE EAST.
FIRE destroyed the business portion
of Highland, N. Y, the loss being
500. 600. A bov was burned to death.
A WARRANT has been issued by Act
ing Secretary Nettleton for 81, 213, $780, SO
in favor Of the governor Of New York
as payment of all claims in that state
under the direct tax law. This was the
first payment of the kind made.
THE statue Of Washington at New
burgh, N. Y, was unveiled and the
tower of liberty on Washington's head
quarters grounds was thrown open to
the public.
BY a mine explosion near Ashland,
Pa, two men were blown to atoms and
one was fatally and others seriously
hurt.
FLAMES among business buildings in
New York caused loss of $1,000, 900.
The flames started on Bleecker street
in the building occupied by Alfred Ben
iamin & Co., the largest manufacturing
house in this country in mems fine
ready made clothing.
IT is requested by Commander in
Chief veazey of the Grand Army of the
Republic that the various posts of the
country celebrate the silver anniversary
of the order April 8.
MRS. Core, of Pittsburgh, Pa, after
! searching for ten years, found her hus-
band in Chicago.
DAVID KUPPERMAN, his wife and
three children, of Lawrenceville, Pa,
were fatally burned.
AT the Crescent steel works in Pitts
burgh, Pa. an explosion killed Fred
erick Bonnhunt, Hans Whitman and
John Gustavison.
In burning tenement house in New
York three persons lost their lives.
For wrecking the Sixth national bank
of New York Peter A. Classen was sen.
fenced to six years imprisonment.
THE steamer Cacheca, from Naples,
arrived in New York with 1853 Italian
immigrants on board.
A MAN aged about "a years and we'll
dressed jumped over Niagara falls al
Prospect point He came from the west
and had ticket for New York.
JUDGE YERKEs rendered decision
at Doyleston, Pa, in which it is held
and laid down as law that the word
tissue" in will includes illegitimate
children.
FIRE destroyed the steam cordage
works at Eliza beth, N. j., the loss be.
ing 100000.
In fire in q New York tenement
house Peter Cryan, aged SO, and his sis
ter Mary, aged IS, were burned to death
A NUMBER Of children died at Mad
ison, N. j., from drinking water from
a badly polluted well at the school
house.
Miss MARY E. INLAY and BENJAMIN
Farabee, of Old Concord, Pa, eloped to
Pittsburgh and were married. The
groom is wealthy farmer IS years Of
age and the bride is only 20.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, James NJ. Nolan
q wealthy resident. died after eating
prepared meat obtained at . grocery
His wife was taken violently i'll, but
would probably recover.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

In the following states the worlds
fair appropriation bills have been
passed by both houses of their legisla-
lures and been signed by the governors
and are in force:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26
The FOud Ended ,

WHEELING, w. Va, March 22.-The
Hatield-McCoy feud and the consequent
warfare between the residents of Lo-
gan county, w. Va, and Pike county,
KY, is at an end.
The feud has been in existence since
1873, over sow and a pig, and has
been kept up relentlessly since. The
feud has been the subject of hundreds
of newspaper articles. and ut least two
novels-one the american Vendetta
have been written about it. The
feud has been the cause Of no less than
one hundred deaths among the partici-
pants and men have grown up from
childhood with feud instilled into them,
and even the women have been fighters.
Cessation of hostilities was brought
about by one of the younger Hatfelds
marrying q daughter of Mccoy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-03-26

AT McKeesport, Pa, on the 2lst, a
desperate encounter occurred between
a gang of burglars and officers who had
the killing of one detective. the serious
wounding Of another and the slight
wounding of two policemen and q
woman.
AT Troy, N. ", on the a2d, while $50
Italians were holding meeting here
tonight to protest against the mob's &C.
tion at New Orleans, the building was
bombarded with cobble stones and the
meeting broken up BY . mob outside.
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following states:

Worlds fair appropriation bills have
passed the assembly Of the following
Evening journal., 1891-07-22

WHAT Chester wants is work. Lets
get work here TO keep our mechanics
&c. busy and all will be we'll Work
means homes. schools, churches, peace,
progress and prosperity. Give us plenty
Of work Chester Times.
After thirty years Of legislation for
the benefit Of the American working
men, after increasing the tariff time
and again to protect" him; after thirty
years effort TO establish "home market; :;
after setting aside all parliamentary
rules ell justice, abolishing dellbera-
tive House aud counting in majority
big enough, lawless and mean enough
to pass the Mckinley bill !;
doing all OF these things again, as
Mr.. Blaine said In an Infamous man
ner, II strikes MS as base treachery tS
say that manufacturing city ia Penn
sylvania wants work. Where Is YOU
tin plate industry2 What hInders yoI
from going into that2 It has already
cost the people &7,000,0O0, and still
Chester, with 1000 industries similarly
protected, wants work What is th'
use Of spending 81, 600, 600 for the tin plat
schemeS Who is getting that 81, 0OO. 000'
Who is getting the $500, 900, 900 bonu
we are paying for work for the 'Amerl
can workingmen, to secure home
marketg" II It does not accomplish th,
purpose, why not stop paying such plaiI
steal Come, nov, would it not b.
Just as we'll to build immense asyluml
and put all OF the benefciaries Of tn
tariff robbery in them-in the insan
wards-and let the industries thrive oil
their merits as newspapers, railroads an'
other things thrive, without robbing tn
people BY special legislation? Have yol
heard Of the quinine industry, the sill
industry, the leather industry2 After th
tariff was removed they were no
DESTROYED