Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-12
SHORT SPECIALS.

The annual nieetiHg 81 Ja+ at3,s ~
the National Baseball league pesa.. II i. al
adelphia on Tuesday.
J Rear Admiral Alexander Golden Rhind,
/ United States navy. is dead at his home in
New York. He was 76years Of age.
The Hendersons. boat builders Of Glas-
gov. have booked an order for an sO-ton
racing cutter for the prince Of Wales.
| DR.. Edward Newberry, founder of Brent.
wood, L. l.. is dead from pneumonia, con-
tracted at the funeral of Henry George
| A Cleveland (O) dispatch says there Is
no change In the condition of Maj Butter
worth. His chance for recovery is now re-
| garded as poor.
President Harper proposes to introduce
military drill at the University of Chicago.
The proposition is being considered by the
, student councils.
The tenth annual meeting of the Southern
Surgical and genealogical association con-
vened Tuesday forenoon ut the Southern
hotel. st. Louis
Dr. Thomas Edgar Rogers. of Harralson
| county, Ca, is on trial before Judge New
man in the United States court in Atlanta
! for counterfeiting.
The queen of Italy has sent Cardinal Glib
bons portrait of herself In her court
robes. with the request that he send her
copies of all his books.
John A. Willard well known as a millions
made an assignment. Mr.. Willard esti-
mates his direct liabilities at about $3.50, OO0
Charles Schlegel murdered his wife in
New York city Tuesday and attempted to
commit suicide. He was placed under arr
rest before his purpose was accomplished.
! The birthday of the prince of Wales was
celebrated in Great Britain Tuesday with
the usual flag-hoisting, bell-ringing and
artillery salutes. He was born November
8. 1S41.
Managers of all the smelters from Texas
to British Columbia have been comforting
| together in Denver, Col, with view to
the promotion of the allied interests Of
mining and smelling.
Emperor William, in CONSEQUENCE of his
visit to the Silesian flood district, Is
amazed at the immense amount of damage
done and has promised extensive state aid
| for the flood sufferers.
The twenty-ninth annual convention Of
! the Master Mechanics association and the
third annual session of the Superintend-
ents' club of the Burlington system, met In
Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday.
| United States Minister Buck, of Toxic.
/ has cabled the department of state that
| the japanese minister of foreign affairs re-
signed Saturday and that Baron Nishi has
been appointed his successor.
| District Attorney Youngs opened the gov
ernment's case In the Guldensuppe murder
4 trial In New York Tuesday, outlining the
case to be made by the prosecution. The
i first witnesses were then called.
| 1t is highly probable that Rev. Dr.. Rob-
ert Collier, the eminent Unitarian divine of
Brooklyn, N. Y, will fill the pulpit of the
First Unitarian church of Oakland, Cal,
4 for period of three months early in the
/ coming year.
| A. W. Schevenell & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, 1868 Front street, Memphis, Tenn, as
signed. Liabilities. s54,50O; assets about the
same. Inability to collect outstanding ac-
counts on account of quarantine restric-
| tons given as cause.
| Near Pineville, KY, Andrew Vaughn. n
i prominent farmer, and his wife were found
i by neighbors in their house In dying con-
dition. 1t is supposed Vaughn became men
j tally unbalanced, and while in this state
shot his wife and himself.
In Philadelphia Tuesday Charles Gilba nth
shot and fatally wounded his katherine
law. Frederick Fritz. Sr., and his son, Fred
| erck Fritz. Jr.. and then shot himself in
the head. 1t is thought all three Will die.
The shooting was the result Of family
i quarrel.
genuine case of yellow fever was re.
| ported few days since at the residence OF
Sherman Huston. near Malta Bend Mo
4 The patient. A. NJ Irwin, q resident OF
Memphis, Tenn. left that place about ten
/ days ago on account of the plague. Ow.
i ing to severe frosts lately there is no fear OF
the disease spreading In the community.
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