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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1890
Page
9
A sprawling garbled roundup mixes crime notes, court cases, political musings, and cultural anecdotes. It mentions indictments in a Northern Pacific matter, a bishop's remarks, fashion and labor topics, wedding hoaxes, crime cases in St. Louis, and a tale of a remarkable gander in Georgia, all presented in a haphazard, period-voice collage.
The latest congressional proceedings cover debates on the Montana election, a range of bills including naval appropriations and land acts, and the passage of measures on railway routes, indians reservations, and pensions. Notable events include a dramatic canvassing board critique, adjournments, and tributes to the late James Randall.
The Pan American conference favored reciprocity treaties among republics of the American hemisphere to reduce tariffs and allow free entry of products. It endorsed merging port dues into a single tonnage due and proposed a regional international bank to ease direct trade finance. Also reported were a fatal incident in Baltimore Mn where 12 year old William Vogle killed his playmate Daniel Banks with a stone, and the youth’s resulting terror.
A Havana-based correspondent reports growing tensions over Cuba's status with Spain as annexationist ideas gain ground. Editorials criticize Spain's taxes and governance while Cubans weigh autonomy versus union with the United States amid uncertain U.S. stance and internal opposition.
Ferdinand Ward laments being barred from seeing his dead wife as a warden cites rules. The Richmond grand jury indicts several prominent Democrats for obstructing black voters.
A late Tuesday tornado two miles northwest of Sharon devastated more than six miles of farmland. It destroyed or badly damaged multiple houses and barns, killed and injured residents, scattered money and assets, and extended into Stark county for about fifteen miles with tens of thousands in losses. The storm uprooted trees, collapsed timber, and left several residents injured or dead, including a man found with fatal head injuries and a severely injured woman.
The April 1 report from the statistical department of agriculture shows winter wheat at 51 overall, rye at 2.8, with central frosts harming wheat and submerge areas ruining roots but some recovery from sprouting. Pacific coast rain and snow delayed seeding and damaged early sown fields. states list New York 84, Pennsylvania 0, Ohio 7, Michigan 67, Indiana 71, Illinois 75, Missouri 63, California 71. Animal losses include horses, cattle, sheep at 43.7, and swine 4. disease and exposure cause countrywide cattle losses over 1,000,000 and larger sheep losses. Ant-Carlist demonstrations erupt in Venice after the arrival of M Quis Carvalbo, with mob assaults on a hotel and Carlist club, two barricades, and troops in control.
The Official Messenger states students at public institutions in Russia who joined recent agitation had no grounds for dissatisfaction. Friendly advice failed to stop demonstrations, and authorities were forced to employ stern measures to subdue insubordination.
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