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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1890
Page
2
Reports from Shelbyville Indiana describe a massive underground explosion near Ogden's graveyard south of Waldron. Ten acres of land ripped apart, river bed fractured, flames and geysers erupting up to fifty feet, with gas flowing from the surface and residents fleeing as experts debate its cause.
Cloudburst four miles southeast of Rapid City triggers violent flood damaging hay wheat and corn. Rapid River overflows. cellars flood. bridges washed out. $30,000 in local losses. Sanford Clark dies. others injured. body recovered downstream.
An explosion at the Telten Bieta steel works in Joliet Illinois follows a furnace leak. John Novak and Oscar Solewski were killed and Peter Schirer Tim McCarthy were badly burned with others sustaining minor injuries. A separate Lakefield Minnesota gasoline stove incident fatally burns Mrs John T Johnson and injures Martin J Holman. Clarkson resigns as Assistant Postmaster General effective September 1 with Judge Calkins of Tacoma considered a leading candidate.
From Indianapolis the Republican State Committee chairman Michner outlines issues to attract independents this fall. He cites the disability pension bill the McKinley tariff the state debt contracted by Democrats and alleged Democratic extravagance as key planks and claims Republicans will redraw districts if they gain control.
Washington reports: Senate backs census info for express firms and five minute rule on tariff debate. Delaware delegates caucus as Bayard seeks alliance. a looming cyclone near Havana is noted. Newport denies penny papers. a Tacoma ore sample tests $200k per ton in gold with high silver value, fueling mining frenzies.
Reports say the strike on the New York Central Railroad nears an end as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers rejects joining the walkout. Freight moves smoothly from Grand Central and West bound trains resume on the Auburn branch while police remain vigilant. The Knights face internal splits and criticism from allied unions and officers declare some claimed union men as impostors.
New York reports Valentine denies defeat by engine and fireman refusals and vows continued fight until arbitration and company concessions. In Albany the first steps to breach freight blockade are taken as Pinkertons mass, with strikers firm and preparing for a major action. Chicago notes Knights of Labor lack jurisdiction west of Buffalo and no strike is planned locally. Federated Railway Organization would authorize any action, not the Knights.
About 2,500 machinists and mechanists strike for a nine hour day with ten hours pay. Most work for Westinghouse companies and others in Allegheny City and Pittsburg. Several firms concede. further walkouts possible among Westinghouse Air Brake and Union Switch workers.
Cardinal Newman died in Boston at age sixty three. Born February 21 1801 he graduated from Oxford in 1820 and became a cardinal in 1879. He earlier belonged to the Church of England before joining the Roman Catholic Church in 1845.
In Waterloo and Cedar Falls original package shops shut down by sheriff order as agents cite legal doubts under recent federal enactment. Mason City and Waverly join closures. about 1500 Iowa saloons have ended operation. In Cloquet Minnesota, strikers clash with workers. police arrest two Finns and council arms 25 to 30 special officers amid potential further trouble.
Mysterious disappearance of Chicago reporter Micajah Fible after a bid to recover letters linked to the Hammond London scandal. Notices of railway labor needs in Montana and bond-backed railroad aid in Aberdeen South Dakota. Wyoming hosts first state Dem and Rep conventions with Baxter and Warren nominated for governor.
Minnesota W C T U calls for the fourteenth annual state convention to be held in Minneapolis on September 16 to 19. The event gathers members from Minnesota to discuss reform work and statewide temperance efforts.
The Fourth district Republican committee met at the Merchants hotel and decided the nominating convention will be held in Anoka on Tuesday September 2. Fleeced out of 3500 dollars in a three card monte swindle near Raymond Iowa.
Boston on August 13 witnessed a vast G A R parade with 100000 visitors and veterans pouring in. President Harrison Secretaries Tracy and Morton and Gen Sherman joined the reviewing stand as Alger led 600 mounted aides and the Illinois department in a five hour procession through Commonwealth Avenue ending in Adams Square.
President Harrison lands at Bowes Wharf Boston amid cannon salutes and fanfare aboard the Baltimore with Secretaries Rusk Noble and Halford. He is greeted by crowds as the fleet, including the Atlanta and Yorktown, fires salutes and escorts him to the Vendome hotel. The same Aug 13 coverage notes the Green Mountain Boys reunion on Boston Common with about 1100 Vermont soldiers led by Secretary of War Redfield Proctor, plus a later Boston welcome camp fire for Commander-in-Chief Alger with speakers.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Widner, 70, was convicted in Little Rock of murdering her husband after a dispute with her 25 year old son. The victim was struck on the head with furniture. Widner faces five years in prison.
Wisconsin Phar macists convene in Appleton for a three day session. Charles Fohnsby, 18, of Minneiski, Minn., drowns after falling from the Ning near Appleton. A West Superior warehouseman drowns at the eastern dock. the Northern steamer recovers the body. Lincoln gains Western Baseball association membership by taking Des Moines, Iowa, franchise. Fred Gilman, St Paul road brakeman, is run over near Knowlton, Wis. Bids sought for Winona state reform school cottages with plans to move the school to Winona next year. International literary clubs form in North Wisconsin cities to study English. The Bennett law debate spurs colonist sleeper stories, Ada eastward. Carthage Mo drug store Dual & Garver destroyed by fire. Henry Alitzer, West Virginia legislator, arrested over pension fees. Bangor, Mich citizens threaten to raid original package saloon. Emperor William to create Prince Estel Frederick duke of Heligoland. Cholera deaths rise in Jedda and Mecca. Welsh strike shifts raise famine price provisions in Rhonda valley. Parnellite MPs express sorrow over oath of John Boyle O’Reilly.
Five of twenty four Chinese detainees at Alameda county jail escaped in San Francisco on August 13 but were recaptured before leaving Oakland. Two jail officers are arrested on suspicions of taking bribes to aid the escape as the Chinese detainees were brought to the city.
Latest market report from St Paul and Chicago shows mixed hog prices with light and heavy categories varying, cattle values for native steers and cows, and steady sheep rates. Grain quotes shift across Minneapolis, Chicago, St Paul, and Duluth with wheat and corn futures and local No 1 hard and No 1 northern prices. St Paul produce notes creamery butter prices and dairy terms.
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