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Atlantic Telegraph (Newspaper) - November 14, 1888, Atlantic, Iowa The Atlantic volume number the weekly Lafayette Kimou and Belva Lockwood concedes Tomt she is Lafayette Cottier Day lie did the dollars general Harrisons plurality in Ana is about Indi Seerley Hurrah for Sylvania Oishe it is the Penrell Boston transcript to the victors belong the All republicans agree that senator Quay is a Wise political major Andersons career As a mugwump congressman was Cleveland has been placed on the free he will be free from the cares of the duty has been taken off 800 pounds of raw material at lost in new York is a great play and the term has additional significance just Pittsburg chronicle Telegraph it a fight Between theory and expert and experience John Mahin is chosen railway commissioner and can be congratulated on the the Union labor vote has almost disappeared in that party vote in Cass county is very the in despondency say they can stand but they Are sorry for the the republicans will take care of the Iowa estimated majorities state Register the following tables show the estimated and unofficial majorities for congressmen in Iowa so far As they live been reported Kiwit gear Des Van second Mcmanns counties Jackson Johnson 5 Hayes 1375 351 1000 713 1788 totals 5227 Hayes third District Henderson Richards a governor old business is reelected to Congress by about 1000 Iowa never had a better congressman than nor a better the democratic majority in Council Bluffs last year was exactly 781 this year it was a gain in one year of in Ottaw Ottamie county last year the democratic majority was this year it was less than and still a Tariff is a Swalm of the Oskaloosa Herald dismisses general Weaver by saying a Man can deceive All of the people some of the and some of the peo ple All of the time but he cannot deceive All of the people All of the the sixth District in the year of 1888 is proof of counties Black 10b2 472 770 813 fourth District Sweeney counties Cerro 767 Clayton 132 Floyd 117 550 239 375 fifth 85 26 158 647 1420 70 1000 Reque 250 75 work of a Kansas Mother bereft of reason by loss of her terrible family the insane woman Antn rata the Cioth ing of her sleeping children and her self with Coal Oil and end their 15 15 2600 kerrs sixth counties 426 5 742 67 385 592 123 of the Fremont county celebrated the election of Harrison by printing four pages of his paper in red he mourns the de feat of but is Happy on All other the Herald has occupied a Peculiar position since Anderson ran for Congress the first but we presume now Gunnison will be All the Federal Tho Possession of the Power to Dis tribute Federal offices has been a source of weakness to the democratic party and will be a source of weakness to the Republican every Man who aspires to a Federal office and docs not get it feels that his party labors have not been appreciated and he becomes the Telegraph is in fax or of civil service Reform and believes that when persons Are discharging their duties and attending to their own business in minor places they ought to serve their terms 715 1691 Lacey 956 seventh counties 489 67 1976 677 eighth senator Matt protts water Loo not feel particularly vindictive these but there is one thing we especially want to see that is to have the old postal the men who were re my Jwj Jor simply being whose fart jul and efficient services were counted who was simply turned in Plain violation of the civil service want to see these men and we want to see it done fee soon after March 4th As v these Are political offices and pet to see them filled by represent Tives of the no fair minded Man will complain about such but the railway mail service above every thing to be a business service and efficiency should be considered above the while professing to follow this violated both the let Ter Aud spirit of and discharged al most All the old and faithful employees simply to replace teem with democrats and it is this so that we want to see ret they were deprived1 234 217 95 20 430 973 400 77 ninth counties 655 168 767 803 173 200 15 tenth Dolliver counties 567 853 798 328 756 561 428 Palo 260 571 677 15 Yeoman 480 371 delivers eleventh counties Luena 813 457 187 283 516 600 336 Plymou 750 500 625 can be we Sun Day night Marie wife of one of the victims of the mine set fire to herself and her five and All but the eldest daughter were burned to the grief stricken woman swooned when she recognized the mangled remains of her husband As they were being taken from the fatal and when she recovered it was apparent to All that she had become hopelessly in late sunday evening she had led4 each child up to the ghastly Corpse of their which Lay in the improvised and then retired to her about Midnight a cry of fire from the Village of Frontenac gathered a crowd of and it was seen that the Berthune Cabin was in the eldest a girl of 9 succeed in escaping from the fire which devoured the rest of the including a baby of five the girl said her Mother Lay watching her children for some time until she thought they were All when she saturated her own clothes and the bedclothes of the children with Coal the grief stricken woman then set fire to it and soon the whole place was in the eldest who had been made nervous by the exciting incidents of the and was unable to grappled with her but the burning Oil caused such intense heat she soon relaxed her the girl finally managed to get out of where she fell exhausted and frightfully the Cabin burned like and soon the whole thing was train new Leon arrested saturday for mail Rob was arraigned and committed in default of letters were found on him implicating him inthe northeastern Railroad train robbery Cora passing As guard of who had arrived Here the other Day from the place where pounds was arrested on the Way to was and of tue stolen Money was found sewed in her she has been living with who committed the train the woman confessed that Bunch gave her the detectives expect to capture Bunch within two he secured Cash from the express among the articles found in guards trunk was a package containing eight dynamite she also had two heavy which she stated she always and slept with them under her at were 80 new cases reported and to Tal cases to Madison has quarantined against Ella Ville until the authorities at the latter place will consent to autopsy on a suspicious Case new Jackson Ville special says it is raining hard and is Chilly and very unfavourable for the a warrant has been issued for the arrest of late House Beeper at the medical charging her with theft of a and Saunders left there several Days ago Tor the spoliation court of claims reported its findings of facts and conclusions of Law in the French spoliation claims arising out of cases of the Brig Samuel master Schooner Robert master Brig master Schooner John Mas Ter Brig Alexander and Brig Mark these cases will All be certified to Congress for the chinese yen the chinese reached Washington after an absence of several he was met at the depot by the members of the chinese the minister was accompanied by sin Lang charge affairs at who is on his Way to China on and Long tin Consul general at san fran who has come East to see the min ister on Chicago opera company opened the Chicago opera House with the lady or the a Large audience being the opera bids fair to have great after a three weeks successful season with the Yeoman of the the grand opera House opened to a crowded House with Ludolph Arouson Snew York Casino Domique company in senator Kvartuh Tor Tkv arts attributes the defeat of the demo cratic party to the Tariff he blames the presided for forcing that Issue upon his party without first consulting the party not a single democratic he so far As he can Ascer knew of the presidents Tariff Mes Sage until it was presented to an american murderer in american murderer named has been arrested North of and will be turned Over to the Montana he escaped from jail before the Date fixed the knights of a Lively session of Tho goner no Aggi ulily at the Gen eral Assembly of the knights of which meets Here one of the first things to be presented will no the admission of Thomas al Bert Charles Litchman and others As this will proo ably bring of a political As the gentlemen named resigned High positions to take part in the Campaign on the Republican on the other like opposition is to be made by friends of those men to the admission to knights As delegates who acted with democrats and tried to commit the order to that Tho feeling Between the Powderly and ant Powderly people will be intensified by the efforts of each to control the or if the latter u new order will be it seems to be the unanimous opinion that there will be a Gen eral revision of the Constitution of the and there seems to be a demand for reduction of running it is proposed to meet by consolidating the offices of the general Secretary and and by reducing the salary of All including that of the general master there is also talk of recognising one Man to act As general Secretary Aud treasurer to the exclusive there Are three Strong candidates for this if it is who has filled both Secretary ships since Litch Man resigned Lay ton of Pitts Aud Frederick the present Powderly friends Are actively work ing for his while the opposition has not entered on any one As although John Jarrett name has been the Assembly will meet in wan surs which is rather but it is thought Large enough for the 150 a Palace on the Golden Gate special Between coun cil Bluffs and the Pacific sixty hours for the were completed monday by the Union and Central Pacific railroads to put on a fast limited Pulman Vestibule train to be called the Golden Gate to run weekly Between Council Bluffs and san the services will begin and the train is to be the most perfect in All its Apt ointments in the it will be lighted with electric Light and heated by steam from the it will have a Barber separate Bath rooms for ladles and and a ladies maid la attendance on women and the train will consist of a baggage two sleeping one dining car and one composite car divided into smoking and observation Many other novel features will be the run is to be in sixty ing Council Bluffs every wednesday morning at 10 Oclock and arriving at san Francisco every saturday at 8 train will leave san fran Cisco at 7 and arrive in Council Bluffs every tuesday at 9 the fare Between Council Bluffs and san including railway route and will be f far off r Swine Boidi annual report interesting governor of in his annual re port says the White population has greatly increased during the past owing the Extension of mining operations and the development of the Salmon Canning he says the number of native population has been greatly and estimates that there Are the total population is and of this number there Are Aud the governor says but Little has been accomplished in they Way of Agri cultural the Only obstacle in the Way of in the opinion of the is that the lands Are not available for he says the climate is favourable and the soil and he sees no reason Why Alaska May not ultimately rival Mon Tana As a cattle Green Bay lumber dealers in All kinds of Oak Cedar posts yellow Norway and White Pine floor Poplar and White Pine English american pm hard soft prices the give us an Opportunity to figure on your estimates cheerfully Yards at Marne and at or Bis Stier Martins Cosnek 4th and Walnut new finest new Maple new sugar new new buckwheat Only the new sauerkraut new California evaporated new California evaporated new California seedless new California new evaporated new evaporated new evaporated our celebrated Brand of flour known As the May Flower constantly on Quality wrecking a court a Texas court House blown up to de stroy county 1 Oclock yesterday morning the City was aroused by a terrific but As ii was supposed the republicans were Cele Brating no investigation was made at the an hour later it was discovered that a portion of the court House Bat been blown examination Dis Loaec the fact that dynamite had been placed under a Wing of the building and Almos totally destroyed buildings adjoin ing on the Public Square were also dam it is believed a Deuire to destroy the records was at the Bottom of the of the Augusta thousand people visited the the Mil itary Parade exceeded All expectations the Shum Battle had spectators Wade Hampton of South Carolina reviewed Trio the expo Slation managers decided to Send a com Mittee of prominent citizens of Georgia to invite president elect Harrison to visit the also to extend the same Hill of new a committee was appointed to carry invitation to Gen the conservative men of Georgia approve this Aud earnestly Hope Harrison will Lilg head was torn a who had charge of the dynamite used in blasting rocks on the new lumber Road near was thawing out the stuff at a when i exploded and his head was torn two italians were badly both men were found several Hundred feet away election Reed carried Ottaw Ottamie v the Keokuk Gate City says one of the Gratifying features of the Campaign is that general Weaver is there comes a time when a politician who builds his Fortune on the found ion that Weaver did in his later years gets it was slow com ing to but it v the democrats Are greatly worried for fear Elaine May be in Harrisons Harrison will probably do As he pleases about the v Weaver had a great Deal to do with major Andersons he it was who took the major up on a High now both tempter and tempted Are in one red burial Plant pm deep Plant pm some of the Best Republican poultry displays were to be found in the Oska Altos Waterloo Dodge Avoca mail and Cedar rapids the inter Ocean Speaks of senator Quay As the silent Sena Tor Quay was born in and his father was a presbyterian he served in the Union army during the late he does not say but gets there just the republicans love him for the fight he Lias v the people of the United states re stored the Republican party to Power partly because the charges made by the opposition in 1884 were found to be and partly because the democrats did not keep their pledges of civil service made in the same the Tariff Issue was also Poten furthermore the Republican party was United and and had a Good v the democratic party was stronger in than in the discus Sion made Republican people were not deceived and did not believe that a Tariff is a v a great Deal of free Trade nonsense was knocked out of the Tariff discus Sion at least six weeks before the elec and during the last three weeks the democrats had to abandon much of their former style of a Reading and ridiculing of the free list of the Senate Bill did not convince any body that prank Hurd was right and Elaine in Cass county the fight was mainly on the Tariff and some of the most solid arguments advanced for Protection wore advanced by so we shall continue to be robbed a thousand millions a year and pie of All free Trade countries will continue to try to get to at where the Railroad shops Are the Republican nominees for railway commissioners ran much behind the regular can the Republican party of Iowa gained votes because the party had made an honest Effort to justly control the Cor political Benjamin in Northi on August studied at the District and afterwards at Miami which he was graduated in married the Daugh Ter of principal of a female Seminary removed to Indianapolis the same year and began business As prosecuting elected reporter of the supreme court of Indiana in enlisted in 1802 As a second lieutenant of Indiana and afterwards organized the Seventieth regiment of in Diana of which he was col at the close of the War retired As a Brevet reelected reporter of the supreme court on his re turn to Defeated for governor of Indiana in elected United states senator in 1881 and re tired to private life in Levi in May and was educated in the Public schools of that began business As clerk in a county store in at age of and was made a partner in went to Boston in 1848 and entered the firm of Morgan As went to new York in 1854 and established the dry goods House of Morton began As a banker in 1863r Aud in 1868 associated himself with Bliss under the firm name of Bliss was Defeated for con Gress in but was elected from the eleventh District in went As minister to France in 1881 and returned in was an unsuccessful Candi Date for senator from new York in 1885 and wife of the vice presi Dent says she has done nothing but keep House and raise a family since she has been and her life full lulls Ifer idea of Complete Peters Hail 1etors was sure sue was twins to they dosed her with Witt pow Luis and with remedies wet and with remedies Many medicines lured hut noun of them cured their mimes and their number no one could and she soon might have hut some were Towl Adolf Likit Mil sri and lieu she got the magic pellets were pierces pleasant purgative pellets the original Little liver they cured Max Peters and now she to Piunt be out ii a it t

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