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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
8
A fragmentary item notes a fate related to a Pascal rebel at a residence in Roseldt. Details are unreadable, but the mention implies an incident or event tied to a named individual and location, with no clear date or outcome available.
A farmer N R Towne is shot at his Arlington farm while his daughter Hattie is wounded. Charles Pratt, former Towne employee and suitor of Hattie, is captured nearby and lynched by about 200 vigilantes after a late night assault. Towne dies, Pratt’s body swings from a tree as town wakes to shock.
Reports from the New Hebrides describe Kanaka labor trafficking by British planters causing depopulation, family disruption, and bloodshed with vessels using chains and fatal violence. In Ireland, troop unrest raises fears of a Belfast melee as calls for inquiry grow. Welsh railway workers offer voluntary wage levies to support strikers. An English syndicate uncovers a vast, near inexhaustible coal field in Austrian Silesia. Germany faces a worm plague crippling north and west forests, with Bavarian woodlands and Rhine wine regions suffering phytophthora-like damage and government bounties.
A Baltimore meeting of the corn and flour exchange leaders with general freight agents from Baltimore & Ohio Pennsylvania Western Maryland and Maryland Central railroads discussed proposed demurrage charges on freight arriving after Sept 1. Railroads claim delays by merchants justify a four day free storage period, after which charges apply. the move could trigger a broader conflict affecting flour hay corn wheat oats and related goods. Congressmen Cris? renominated by Georgia Democrats.
Immigration Commissioner Hagerty reports crops across forty-five counties in South and North Dakota show principal products down ten to fifteen percent from June. Wheat yields vary by county with several areas near fair to good, though some counties report light corn and flax nearing harvest, and overall prospects point to a very fair year in parts of South Dakota if weather remains favorable.
In Dickey and adjacent counties many fields are not worth cutting as heat and drought shorten yields. Flax fairs better with prices steady. oats and wheat suffer with harvests well below average. Cass and Pembina report rust and blight affects. overall harvests vary, with plans to plow failed fields and hopes pinned on late rains.
Northwestern Miller reports wheat stocks in the Northwest shrinking fast. Minneapolis private stock down 243000 bushels in a week, total visible northwest stock 7261000 bushels, with country elevators at 232000 bushels. Pork packing shows 6323000 bushels since March 1, up 28 percent year over year. Districts listed include Milwaukee Sioux City Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Wichita All others Indianapolis Cincinnati.
A London dispatch reports an extraordinary church scene at Ipswich where Rev. J Cordle clashed with leading members over Moody and Sankey hymns. Twelve elders were expelled, deacons faced opposition, and a riotous melee followed with public quarrels, late insults, and a police request for protection.
A Berlin corpse, a 22 year old Mme Wende, is found murdered at the zoological garden with a dagger and two bullets. Count Puckler leads the probe into a tangled Berlin life linking the victim to a prominent postal official and several high society men. Clues vanish as authorities hesitate to pursue deeper inquiries.
Ex President Cleveland has lost over twenty pounds since visiting Marion Massachusetts. He enjoys easy living by the sea talking with fishermen and not being troubled by ceremony. Joe Jefferson visits from his summer home and they share quiet afternoons by the water. Cleveland prefers this resort for its freedom from formality and interruptions.
A compact analysis from a 19th century Sunday school text on Luke 18 1 14 emphasizes persevering prayer, meek conduct, and faith in God. It recounts a widow’s persistence before a judge as a model for believers and praises continuous prayer as a core grace amid trials and perils. It includes anecdotes, references to Dr Guthrie, and a call to avoid fainting in well doing. It ends with a teaser for the next lesson Wintering the Kingdom and a brief humorous aside.
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