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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
4
William C. Wilson, about 35, proprietor of Wilson's circulating library in Philadelphia, was murdered in his shop. A heavy hammer shattered his skull and a towel was tied around his throat as robbers looted the business and fled. The victim lived alone on the third floor with two floors of books below.
New Orleans statistician H. M. Neill reports the 1844 crop outlook at least 9,750,000 bales, with potential up to 10,590,000. He notes this year’s promise matches or exceeds previous states except Texas, even if Texas underperforms by 100,000 bales.
The Hatfield gang fortress on Tug Tiver mountain is blown up by dynamite. Cap Mattel and his men flee as Sheriff Keadle and his posse invade the stronghold after a fierce battle. Several officers are wounded. Hatfields remain at large. The rock fortress, long a base for the bandits, is no longer tenable.
A southbound Santa Fe passenger train near Edmund Oklahoma was held up at 12:15 Wednesday morning by six masked highwaymen. They failed to blow the through safe and fled after securing about 50 or 600 dollars from a local safe. A charge of dynamite was placed under the Wells-Fargo safe but did not detonate. Passengers were not molested.
Comptroller Eckels to become president of Colonial Trust Company with Haswell Flower as acting president and a $15 yearly salary. Dawes expected to succeed Eckles as comptroller of the currency. Barley cornering scheme forms in Chicago with high bids for No. 2 barley. Ennis Easterbrook shot by former employee William Leach. Easterbrook mortally wounded. Leach arrested amid town uproar. On Type Island, Sand chute accident at Savannah injures five. one may die. Sculptor Johnson Munday dies at 65 in Geneva, NY. Lon Hayes killed by brickbat thrown by Bertie Sons’ son. suspect arrested. Ohio storm causes $10,000 in damage. crops and buildings affected.
Austrian suspect James Elbert created a bloody scene at the Pittsburg police station slashing five officers with a razor. Officer George McIntyre suffered a serious face wound. others were badly cut. Elbert escaped through the rear, leaping thirty feet, before being wounded by a shot from Officer Corless and recaptured after a struggle.
A Paris dispatch reports Prince Henri of Orleans and the Count of Turin fought with swords at 5 am in Bois de Marchaux Vacres son. Seconds for Henri were M. de Leontieu and M. Raoul Mourichon. for Turin Gen Count Avogadro de Quinto and Marquis Cario di Binori. The duel lasted twenty six minutes with five engagements including two at close quarters. Henri sustained two serious wounds in the right shoulder and abdomen, while the Count of Turin had a wound to the hand.
A small tornado moved eastward near Hagaman New York wrecking several buildings including three barns and a house with damage totaling thousands of dollars. One woman was injured as crops suffered heavy losses. Earlier the same day a tornado crossed Fulton County destroying farm outbuildings and barns with residents taking shelter.
The first stage robbery in Yellowstone National Park occurred Saturday. Col. Young telegrammed the secretary of the interior reporting two men robbed a transportation stage on the Sel Fortuara Plateau, taking 2500 and asking for a wide effort and reward for capture, though the interior department had no authority to offer a reward.
Ten days ago the widow of Peter Hauptman, a wealthy cigar dealer, was found with her throat cut. Suspects include Louisa Hauptman, 25, recently demented, and William Hauptman, 28, who has shown insanity and was placed in an asylum. Mrs Windseheim, a sister, found the body. William remained silent.
David Dalton a famed World's Fair swimmer, with Fred Peters of New Bedford and Walter Arnold of Boston, attempted an 18 mile swim from Coney Island to the Sandy Hook lightship. They sailed in a boat and are feared swept to sea after going missing.
Col James B R Streater of the Youth Regiment National Guards, noted for the hlamestead riots incident, loses re-election to Maj James E Barnett after sixteen years of service. The Spanish horizon darkens as Senor Romero Robledo backs Weyler retention, threatening conservative plans and prompting potential liberal summons.
Internal revenue officers arrested Samuel Marlow and his son in Chicago while they were found making moonshine whisky. Several others have been located and more arrests are expected in the ongoing case.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch from Hotel Champlain New York reports President McKinley facing a possible state department upheaval. It notes there has been significant correspondence over foreign affairs and suggests Secretary Sherman may resign amid diplomacy rumors. Judge Day is seen as unlikely to succeed Sherman. Whitelaw Reid is considered a possible replacement.
Judge Collier commends miners for peaceful conduct as injunction case before Judges Stowe and Collier in Pittsburg faces possible modification. Court notes surprises and history making potential in the strike. Stowe says attachment not justified against marchers not linked to the named men.
斯普林顿一名黑人托马斯·杰斐逊萨平顿在乔治亚将军格兰特遭遇叛乱围捕前阻止阴谋。他是第二密苏里民兵的中尉，得知计划后急赴圣路易斯并在格兰特返乡途中与他相遇，挫败了试图将格兰特俘虏并带往南方的阴谋，周日安葬于圣路易斯郊区萨平顿附近。
The assassination trial in Vegara Spain concluded with Michel Angiollilo found guilty and sentenced to death by cout martial. He appeared pale upon hearing the sentence and will be garroted in prison. The article also notes a separate expose on a bogus National School of Osteopathy and related criminal proceedings.
A Memphis newspaper recounts a deadly late night race riot near Little Rock at Palaram station. Deputy Owens and Charles Andry are killed or fatally wounded. Harrison Kerr is found dead. Kerr’s associates remain at large after a confrontation that left multiple injured and the town in "fever of excitement."
In Bellefontaine Ohio detectives chase rumors about the double murder of David Detrick and his wife. Tony Ford and Lew Deerwester are jailed. others may know more. A man attempted suicide near the wife’s grave, a woman took morphine amid distress, and Mrs Spellman accused her father-in-law of assault. Ford denies confessing to the killings.
A heated dispute over the liquor law arises at Britton after an injunction filing seeks to halt a Davis permit for retail sale until an election. Judge Wells argues the act's title narrows to licensing, while section 2 aims at total prohibition, raising constitutional questions about single-subject requirements.
The 1896 South Dakota insurance volumes show foreign fire risks at 17,552,155 with premiums 341,441 and losses 163,439, leaving 195,002 net after operations. Fraternal life risks total 5,957,775 with premiums 544 and losses 217,685. A. O. U. W. leads in life in force at 14,743,009, Modern Woodmen 5,505,500, Maccabees 516,500, plus new orders Naval Arcana 111,000 and Royal Tribe 175,000. Total fraternal life in force 24,056,000.
Associate Justice Stephen J. Field breaks the record for continuous service on the U S Supreme Court with thirty four years five months and six days surpassing John Marshall The report also notes a violent crime in Galveston Texas where Kate Gallagher a teacher was found murdered by throat cut and body burned Virgil her son confessed to theft to fund entertainment and Saloon Attacked by Women describes a Harper Kansas riot over a new alley saloon with women clashing with police and demanding the mayor resign Minneapolis wheat buyers import cash grain activity from Kansas City totaling 150000 to 250000 bushels amid expectations of larger shipments before spring wheat arrives in Minneapolis markets
A compendium of price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. It lists grains and produce such as wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed with price bands for No 2 red No 2 yellow No 2 white and other grades.
Mrs Mellette, widow of former governor, orders her lawyers to press state to deed back the Watertown homestead deeded in trust to settle the ex-governor’s liability. State has no clear title as bill to deed it back was recognized by legislature. Gov Tee refuses citing irregularities in the deeds.
Jess Babcock once of Webster took strychnine and died within minutes. He was to wed Miss Luella Gardner at Eagle Bend, Minnesota, on the day he killed himself. After his father’s death he lingered in Webster, developed a liquor habit, and moved to Minnesota about three years ago, unseen until the tragedy surfaced.
Farmers around Huron rush remaining marketable wheat to sale as supply runs tight. Minneapolis millers seek shares. threshing yields well below estimates, though quality remains good.
A. J. Smith group owns six claims in the Rich Ragged Top area where a body of ore yields assays up to 1,048 dollars per ton. The ore body cuts across six claims, with eight cars shipped and more ore on hand. Miners remain at work as reports of rich finds excite Deadwood and Black Hills residents, easing Klondike fever.
Burglars gutted Lamontague’s Terry jewelry shop taking 700 dollars in gold items, watches, rings, and other valuables. They forced drawers, emptied cases, and tapped the Dickinson drug store till for about 21 dollars. Police note the thieves appear experienced and well dressed.
The board of pardons recommends cutting Robert Doorman of Luton County’s $1,000 timber violation penalty to $100. Doorman, convicted of cutting timber on state lands, faced a statute set to a high minimum of $1,009. Critics say the large penalty was aimed at deterred big firms, not a man who cleared a few small bushes.
Residents of Yankton have long debated the railway bridge project with mixed reports. A letter from an industry watcher asserts the bridge question will be decisively settled in St Paul on Saturday August 21, though it does not reveal whether the outcome will favor or oppose the bridge.
Congress granted South Dakota one year to cede lands for the state in the abandoned F tandail military reservation. Commissioner Lockhart found the land unsuitable for state purposes. The state will claim the school section as customary, with entry likely after preliminaries in the next minutes.
Eilenberg fraction at Ragged Lop reveals a three foot vein yielding seven dollars per ton after a six month idle period. Morris Eilenberg of Sioux City sold the fraction to V. Noble of Deadwood last fall, netting eight thousand dollars from ore shipped. Noble then managed the ground until ore pined out and work paused. Bilesberg leased the fraction early last week, worked three days to strike the vein again, still rich, in a vertical vein being mined from a shaft.
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