Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
SHORT SPECIALS.

The duke of Northumberland is dead. He
was SIS years old.
Many of the unacclimated Americans at
HAVANA are seriously sick with fever.
-fhe health OF Emperor William of Ger
many continues to improve, but his majesty
will still require a few days rest.
Eight of fifteen foundries in Cleveland,
o.. have conceded the demand of the core.
makers for wage rate of $3.50 per day.
AT MINER, Ill.,, John Lytton shot his wife,
Two children and himself. All are dead ex-
eept the husband, who cannot live. Jeal-
ensy was the cause.
Schneider, the Pole who on November II
last murdered German bakers assistant
IN London by throwing him inside an oven,
was executed at Newgate.
d. Ptnckney West, one of the best known
detectives of the country, who figured as
the hero Of the "Old Sleuth" novels, died
at Baltimore Monday of the grip.
1t is announced that the Kynoch COM
pany,. or birmingham, England, has COM
nienced making 100000 cartridges for the
United States, at the rate of 1000 900 weekly.
me United States troopship Roumanian,
with the Second South Carolina regiment,
and the Mobile. with the Fourth and Ninth
Illinois regiments, have sailed from Savap:
nah, Ga.
The railroad bill and the bill taxing in
surance companies on their gross pre-
mtums, as passed by the extra session of
the kansas legislature, was signed by Gov,
Leedy before noon Tuesday
Fred Walters, watchman on the steamer
May Graham, tied up at st. Joseph Mich,
Ior the winter, is missing. 1t is believed
mat he slipped from the gangplank broke
through the ice and drowned.
The GAINESVILLE Railway & Electric COM
pany was sold at GAINESVILLE, O., Tuesday
under orders of the United States court to
j.. M. Graham, OF Boston, the trustee of the
hrst mortgage bondholders, for $4,000
Hon. William A. Schultz died in street
car at Lancaster, o., of angina pectoris.
he was probate judge, and in 1895 and 1896
ne served in the treasury department at
Washington by appointment of President
Cleveland.
Gen. Rios cables from Manila confirms
ing the report that all the Spaniards at
Palapac, an Island OF the Philippine group.
SITUATED 80 miles south of Palawan, have
peeh assassinated with the exception of the
women, whose release is being asked for
The American evacuation commissioners
at Havana are pleased with the honorable
conduct OF Gen Castellanos and sympa.
thize with him. They will probably make
representation to President Mckinley
suggesting some recognition of the Spanish
commanders conduct
AS Gen. Butler was driving on Lagrena
street, HAVANA Monday evening he saw a
Chinaman shoot his mistress in the head
and run away. The general hastily sent
Two American soldiers in pursuit, but be-
tore the Chinaman could be captured he
stabbed himself in the heart
Gen. Ludlow has caused several private
houses In Havana to be searched for arms
Eighteen rifles We're seized 1t No. 40 Com.
postele street and eight rifles We're taken
possession of in house on Tenienterey
street The searches We're made In the
middle of the highland We're submitted tc
quietly. =
The reorgantzed Church of Jesus Christ
or Latter-Day Saints in Independence Mo.
the strongest Mormon church outside Of
Utah, has declared strongly by resolution
against seating Congressman elect Rob.
erts, OF Utah. The members of the church
uphold all the tenets of the Mormon church
except the one in regard to polygamy.
a most remarkable wedding has ius,
taken place at the small village of Trail
o., four brothers being married to four gis
ters. The four knots We're tied at the house
OF the FOUR sister brides, who are tho
daughters OF prosperous farmer named
James l1ochstettler. The grooms are this
TOUR sons OF John Sumers, and are energetic
E3unR men of good habits and co,,a ~, 90 nc,