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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
HUMOROUS.

-She-"When she said yes I sup
pose you kissed her." He-"Yes." She
And suppose your kiss was sweet
ness long drawn out?" He-'Yes; it
got entan;Ied with her chewing-gum."
Epoch.
A Nevada lady recently took unfair
advantage of her husbands indulgence
in q bath to elope with another man.
The bcreaved one expressed the convic-
ton that she had been waiting for the
opportunity for months.-Texas Sift-
ings.
-Convict-"Excuse me. ma'am, you
lropped your handkerchief" Lady Wis
itor-'Thank you; you are very good.
Convict teagerly)-"Say, ma'am, you
couldn't manage to persuade the gov'nor
of that somehow, could yer?"-Somer.
Vile Journal.
This Is Mechanical Age.-Mrs.
Brown lat Mrs. Smiths tea)--''O, dear,
that dreadful Miss Smith is singing
again. l wonder what started her"
Tom Brown (aged seven)-.I dropped
. nickel down her back when she wasn't
looking. Y. Continent.
A Slight Saving Possible.-Phy-
sician-"I'll give him something that'll
get him on his feet, and then we'll in
crease his appetite, and he'll be all
right" Economical Wife-.Get him on
his feet, doctor: but-er-never mind
the other. Saturday Evening Herald.
Her Open Confession.
look happy to-day. What's happened
to cheer you up SO p Charlie-.'Ive
been counting girl for long time.
but she never would admit that she re-
spected me. But last night she con-
fessed that she respected me no longer.
that she loved me-"
-Daughter-''What were you saying.
mother? You speak SO indistinctly
lately that / cant understand half you
say" Old Lady with dignity.)-"I
was speaking to myself, Sue. And I
think you had better consult q physi-
clan about your hearing. never have
the slightest difficulty in understand
ing myself. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
Two little children recently went
to church alone in Westfield. They be-
came tired during the long sermon, and
VIC oiuCi OuC, ouPpoSiuk tndI ScuOOA
rules held good in church, led his sister
up in front of the preacher and said:
please, sir, may we go home - He
said YES" and they soberly walked
out.-New Moon.
The Man of the House. --"What ara
you sitting on that step for2' asked the
policeman. "Why, live here, and I'm
locked out" 'Well, why don't you
ring up the man Of the house," Il am
the man of the house myself" and the
way he said it indicated his chances OF
getting in might be better if he had
been the woman.
What are your grounds for this
breach Of promise suit?" asked the law,
yer, cheerfully. 'Of course you were
engaged; that is to say, he asked you tc
marry him, and you accepted?" "Oh,
nc" she replied; but he used to kiss
me whenever he wanted to, and put his
arm around my waist, and visited us all
his vacation, and borrowed money oi
papa, and beat brother Jack awfully a,
poker. and made him an afghan-and
isn't that enough2"-Muskegon Lite
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
Sugar Boantie. In wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. l. - United
States Internal Revenue Collector
Rogers has made statement on the eff
feet of the sugar bounties in this state.
He said that thus far only five farmers
had taken advantage of the bounties.
He attributed this to the amount of So
called red tape which must be gone
through with in order to secure the
bounties. Farmers either do not under
stand the operation of the laws or are
afraid to give the necessary bonds re-
quired, and consequently forego the
benefits offered them by the govern
un0nt
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
TWO KILLED. ONE WOUNDED.
An Indiana Shopkeeper Proves T.
Much for Would-lBe Robbers.

An Indiana Shopkeeper Proves Too
Much for Would-lle Robbers.
WAYNEsvILLE, Ind, Sept. 3.-News
reached here of q bloody affray at
Velpen, Pike county, in which two men
were instantly killed and another se-
verely wounded. Three men, named
Posey, Miller and Fleming, went
into q small restaurant at that
place and attempted to rob
the proprietor of everything they
could lay hands on. The proprietor
ran for his pistol and shot instantly
killing Posey and Fleming. He then
ran to the door and shot twice at Mil
Ter. One shot took effect in the ficshy
part Of the thigh, inflicting an ugly
wound. The man who did the shoot
ing was at once arrested and placed
under guard. The little town is wild
with excitement, and threats of lynch
ing are freely indulged IN.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
A Receiver Appointed.

MANIsTEE, Minn.. Sept 4.-The East
Shore furniture factory has passed in
to the hands of receiver. Walter s.
Denning is the appointee. The liabili-
ties are $4,000. the assets being $780,
600. The company was organized two
years ago with paid-up capital of
S42, 500. OF this sum the land cost $l2,-
900 and the buildings and machinery
$4,000, leaving the concern $1,000 in
debt before wheel was turned. It
employed l3O men and boys and paid
$50, 900 in wages annually.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10

THE DALLEs, Ore, Sept. 3.-Fire
broke out at o'clock Wednesday after
noon in Skibbe's restaurant The
wind was blowing gale and the
flames spread with great rapidi-
ty. When they were extinguished
q total of sixteen blocks of build
ings had been burned. The loss is es-
timated at from $3.50, 200 to ST, 900, 900.
The fire is now under control The
Dalles is town of about 5000 people,
and the blow will be heavy one. Scv.
eral hundred people are homeless and
the city presents desolate appearance.
The militia Is patrolling the streets,
but no disorder has occurred.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
MUSGRAvE is ALIVE.
The Missing Mans Brother-in-Law c
fesses That He IL In Chicago.


fcsses That He ID In Chicago.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept S.-Fred
Markle, brother-in-law of Musgrave,
the former real estate dealer here who
forged deeds and mortgages and who
was supposed to have been burned to
death in the log cabin ten days ago, has
confessed that it was conspiracy to
defraud the insurance companies, and
that Musgrave was alive in Chicago.
Charley Trout, the friend of Mus
yrave, who helped him find the coffin.
a.so confessed. Markle was considered
states witness and Trout was ar
rested. Word was sent to Chi
cago to arrest Musgrave. The story
is that the skeleton placed in the
cabin was purchased in st. Louis for
Sl25,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

MRS. JULIA FILLMORE HARRIS, last
survivor of family of eight brothers
and sisters, one of whom was Millard
Fillmore. thirteenth president of the
United States, died at the residence of
her son, Charles Harris, in San Fran
cisco, aged 70 years.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES on the
Goth ult. celebrated his sad birthday at
his home in Boston.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10

HARMON MURRAY. the notorious out
law who has defied the authorities for
nearly year and terrorized large
section of country. was killed the 4th,
by Hardy Early. a colored lad of seven
teen. The killing occurred in swamp
near Archer. Fla. Murray has killed
seven men in the past few months, and
was as fearless as bloodthirsty.
TERRIBLE forest fires are raging in
the Cascade mountains in Washington.
On the night of the 4th. four soldiers
belonging to the Fourth Infantry. sta
toned at Spokane, WASH, We're
drowned in Lake Coeur d'Alene.
THE Russian-Austria frontier is be-
ing thronged by Russian soldiers who
are constructing pontoons that can be
used in crossing the Danube.
Grave troubles are reported from Ich-
ang. on the Yang Use kiang. The
houses of the Europeans have been
burned to the ground by the natives:
likewise the church. school and orphan
age of the Sisters have been destroyed.
The French minister is expected in
Pekin now. and it is believed he will
take severe and emphatic measures to
secure complete indemnity.
Louis BULIING, the wife murderer.
was hanged at ST. Louis the 4th. just
hefotr the time for the execution the
doomed man shot himself in vain
effort to commit suicide, and finally
died on the gallows, shrieking for mer-
cy and cursing his executioners.
Two murderers, Charles Large and
William Ball were executed at Lake
Charles, La, the 4th. Large's rope
broke and he fell to the ground. The
rope was spliced and he was dropped
again.
WILL SMITH, colored. was lynched the
4th at Port Gibson, Miss, by u mob.
mostly colored, for assaulting white
woman.
THE National Columbian met in Chi
cago the 4th, and resolved to ask Con-
gress for loan of S5,00O,000.
THE pope is reported quite i'll.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
An Arkansas Planters Cotton House
Struck with Fatal Result.

struck with Fatal Result.
MAGNOLIA, Ark, Sept 4.-Four per-
sons were instantly killed by lightning
6miles east Of here Wednesday. Mr..
Couch, prominent planter, was in q
small cotton house with five or six
others, weighing cotton. The lightning
struck the end Of the building, tearing
it to pieces and setting it on fire with
the cotton. The killed were Samuel
Carter and his l5-year-old son James,
John Brown, Dock Blakely. Mr.. Couch
was rendered insensible for some time.
but is now out Of danger
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
LATER NEWS.
Records Broken.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Sept. 1.-Two
of the worlds records were broken to-
day. Allerton trotted the mile in a:1O
fat, crowning himself king of stations
and enhancing his value $4,000.
Direct, the little black pacing wonder
covered the mile in 2:O6. breaking the
worlds stallion records for trotters and
PAGERS.
Allerton will beat Maud SIS record
this year is Williams prediction, and
he knows what he is tacking about
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16
PERMANENT CENSUS BUREAUS

Mr.. Patterson's Pointed Reply to Mr..
Porter's Inquiry.
Hon. Robert p. Porter, superintend-
ent Of the census, has addressed circular
letters to public organizations recently,
asking opinions as to the advisability
of establishing permanent census
bureaus. To this the president of the
local board of trade, Mr.. W. G. Patter-
son, replied in letter, from which the
following extracts are taken:
&c. 1t is the sentiment OF this
board that the establishment of per-
manent census bureau is desirable, and
it is hoped expedient. Such bureau
would be especially valuable to this
growing and rapidly developing country.
Many of the recent census reports
touching the productions of California
were SO very imperfect and misleading
that we shall hail with delight any i'm
provement in census matters"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16
THE SALE OF SEWAGE.
Points of the Discussion Between Mr..
Freeman and the Council.

Points of the Discussion Between Mr..
Freeman and the Council.
The city council is now selling water
inside the city limits for So per head
for ~ hours in the daytime, and $3.50
per head for IL hours of the night.
These heads vary in amount, as they are
not measured by the zanjero when de-
livered; but actual measurement shows
them to contain about 240 inches each.
1t is proposed to run the sewage in steel
pipes, with patent caps on the delivery
pipes and by this system the water
could be, and would be, accurately
measured.
The council told Mr.. Dan Freeman at
one of their meetings that they would
sell him the sewage at lower price
than they now charge for water in the
city, but at the meeting on Tuesday
the lowest offer they would make him
was 81 per head OF 100 inches for "a
hours. He pointed out to them that
they were now selling pure water at the
rate of $l66 per head OF 100 inches, and
that their proposition to sell their sew
age for two and one-half times the price
now charged for pure water was absurd,
and could not be entertained.
Mr.. Freeman also called the attention
of the council to the fact that the char
ter of the city of Los Angeles allowed
the revocation, upon six months notice,
of any contract made by them as to the
sale OF water, and that any contract
he might make with them might be re-
voked within the year by themselves or
their successors in office.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16
AReoNAuTs IN VERA CRUZ.
Sold Hunters of 40 Visit Mexican City
and Become Discouraged.

Sold Hunters of 40 Visit a Mexican City
and Become Discouraged.
1t was Sunday morning when we drop
ped anchor near St. Juan de Ulloa, with
its quaint ancient tower, and the city of
Vera Cruz just before us.
The uniformed customs officials speed
lily boarded us from small boat, and
while the changing of some scores of
musical Spanish bells from the cathedral
towers filed the air, the officers were en-
tertained by an encounter between two
of our pugnacious gold hunters, who
struck vigorously from the shoulder We
received a speedy permission to land, as
the officials did not appear to enjoy our
companionship. Sunday was passed in
looking at the sights in the old Spanish
city, battered and bombarded as it had
been two years before by the artillery of
General Scott.
Walls and buildings constructed of
coral rocks were shattered as he had left
them, fragments of bombs and solid shot
lay about the streets where his cannon
had fired them, and along the beach were
numerous dilapidated wrecks of surf
boats where he had abandoned them
Numerous army wagons, caissons and
artillery carriages were scattered about.
and thousands Of Yankee made pack sad
dies were offered us for our journey.
These and much other paraphernalia, the
production of army contractors, had only
served the purpose intended-that of en-
riching the contractors.
The only pack saddle found useful was
the Mexican one, consisting of two great
pillows of leather connected and hung
astride the mule, and weighing without
the ''cargo" some eighty pounds, on the
top of which or suspended from it would
be a load of some 200 pounds
AS our war with Mexico had just
closed, and the ignorant masses yet held
us in the same enmity with which they
had regarded their conquerors, matters
did not look favorable for a peaceful
passage over the whole extent of Mexico,
especially as we expected to follow the
route taken by SCOTS army and to pass
over battlefields where, as we learned,
bleached skeletons lay still unburied.
The government, in fact the whole coun-
try, was yet in state Of Decentralization,
and guerrillas and robbers infested al
most every mile of the way.
Besides this, merchants of intelligence
in Vera Cruz warned us that we were
almost sure to be robbed and murdered,
that if we should escape this fate we
could not find provisions on our journey
for men or beasts, and that we would
most surely break down our animals and
be glad to resort to horse or mule meat
to sustain life. Impressed by these tales
(Which found fulfllment to some extent
even as to mule meat, with rattlesnakes
added, about fifty of the most pro-
nounced and boastful among our COM
pany took return passage on the vessel
for New York.-Colonel A. G. Ferris in
| Century
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16
SHE HOLDS THE RECORD.
A GIRL FINED. DIVORCED AND
MARRIED IN HALF AN HOUR.
The Chicago Record in Such Matters Is
Net In It" Pin Aliens Appeal to the
Grand Jury and Its Result.

Tucson holds the record for quick le-
gal work in marital cases, as special
dispatch to the San Francisco Examiner
states, as follows:
Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 13.-In the court
here within half hour woman had a
fine, divorce, wedding and two hus-
bands.
Lola Allen-Marks is a handsome wo-
man of Mexican descent. J. B. Allen,
known as ''Pi" Allen is venerable-ap-
pearing, highly-respectable, kind-heart-
ed old individual. and he has been in
the legislature number of times. He
is merchant and kept general store
here eleven years ago, when Lola Diaz,
then IL years old, ran in and out of his
place of business at pleasure, making
free withsthe goods, and often receiving
present of bright-colored dress from
Allen.
One day everybody had surprise.
The old man introduced the short
skirted girl as his wife. The next day
the wife was seen playing with the dolls
in her husbands stock. Later came
the Tombstone boom, and Allen set up
a store there. Then came jealousy on
the old mans part, and evidently not
without cause. The Aliens parted, and
Mrs. Allen fell in with Max Marks,
another merchant very much younger
than her husband. The intimacy be-
came more open, and year ago they
began keeping house together.
Then grand jury bench warrant APP
peared on the scene. The pair were
arraigned and plead guilty to an indict-
ment under the Edmunds act, for which
the penalty is only fine.
Who brought the charges is, OF course
unknown, but J. B. Allen was witness
before the grand jury. Lively work was
made of the case. The pair plead guilty
and were fined, he $65 and she $25.
At once Allen instituted action for
divorce, and got it in fifteen minutes.
Marks and the woman, then free to
do, went to an adjoining Office before
Probate Judge Wood, where they were
married and are now back in Tomb
stone.
Marks VOWS that he will round up the
rest of Tombstone under the Edmunds
art
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16
stranee racts About Accidents.

The collection of large groups of facts
about accidents which has been made
necessary by the development of acci-
dent insurance has made contribution
to one department of social science that
is by no means uninteresting. For in
stance, it is curious fact that man is
much more likely to lose his left hand
than his right hand, or his left eye than
his right eye; statistics show, too, that
when man insures himself against ac-
cidents he thereby greatly diminishes
the risk of accident-and this is probably
explained in this way: When mans at
tention is called to a danger he fixes his
mind on it, and thereby consciously or
unconsciously makes unusual effort to
avert it. 1t therefore happens that a
man is more likely to be a victim of an
accident of kind that he never thought
of than of the kind against which he in
sures himself.
A man, for instance, who handles
sharp tools will insure himself against
an accident from the use of them, and
the first thing he knows he will be draw
ing pay from an insurance company for
an injury done by getting cinder in his
eye.-Forum.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16

ing states that the Mexicans are still
taking out fine nuggets from the new
workings on Rich hill, $62 nugget hav
ing been picked up only few days ago.
Geo. Zika came in from the Lower
Turkey creek country last evening,
where he says several men are at work
on the Brook & HAITI mine, which is
a fine property. Mr.. Zika is interested
in an extension of this mine which
shows equally as we'll as the original
location. Henry Dreepe has a silver
ledge in the same neighborhood, which
has lots of ore which goes from 400 to
500 ounces silver per ton. Down the
creek from the latter property, is the
Barber ledge, ore from which runs 800
ounces silver, and from which great
deal of money bias been taken.
other Exchanges.
One hundred cars of range cattle have
been shipped over the Southern Pacific
to Nevada during the past week, all
from the vicinity of Deming. -[Stock-
man.
The Yuma Sentinel says: so. Homo"
the Tombstone "wild man," was in
Yuma this week. He was decently
dressed and conducted himself with
propriety. Homo" stated that he was
going to Los Angeles and meet Prof.
Walthers, of Germany, who is prepar-
ing to make trip over the Colorado
desert.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-16
THE RAYMOND CASE.
The Grand Jury Of San Fran
cisco Declared Legal.
A Decision Given Yesterday by
the Supreme Court.
Where win Judge Murphy Now
Hide Himself?
The Writ Ordered Discharged and Mr..
Raymond Remanded-The Docu-
ment Given in Full.

The supreme court yesterday dis
charged the writ in the Raymond case,
and ordered the prisoner remanded.
The decision is tantamount to declaring
the validity Of the San Francisco grand
jury. The document is as'follows:
Ex Parte Edgar D. Raymond ON habeas corpus
The petitioner was subp@naed as witness
before the grand jury of San Francisco. lie re-
fused to appear and testify, upon the ground
that in his opinion the grand jury was not
lawful body. For this refusal he was convicted
of contempt of the superior court, and SEN
tenced to fine and imprisonment Thereupon
he sued out this writ, under which he prays 10
be discharged from custody. 1t is not contro-
yerted that he must be remanded and the writ
discharged, unless he can show that the SUI
perior court exceeded its jurisdiction in the
contempt proceedings. In order to do this,
petitioner offered in evidence the record of the
proceedings of the superior court IN ordering,
selecting and summoning and impaneling the
alleged grand jury, from which he contends
that it appears the superior court was guilty of
such grave Irregularities and violations. OF
plain statutory provisions that the
impaneled is not even a de facto grand jury.
Without passing upon the question whether
the grand jury before whom the petitioner was
summoned to appear was impaneled IN accord
ance with the provisions OF the law relating to
that subject it is sufficient for us to say that
such body has certainly De Jdcto existence,
and this being SO, the witness was clearly
guilty of contempt in refusing to testify. When
q court having legal authority to impanel a
grand jury has sworn and impaneled a compe-
tent number of PERSONS as such and itself re,
cognizing this body SO formed as a lawful grand
jury, charges 1t with the duties of grand jury,
and it is engaged in the performance of such
duties, person summoned to testify before it
cannot raise the question of Its competency to
act. His duty is TO testify as required, leaving
the question of the legality of the grand jury
to be tested in the modes provided by law by
those who may have an interest in the question.
The petitioner, on his own showing, has been
regularly and properly convicted and must be
remanded. Writ dismissed and prisoner re-
manded THE COURT.