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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
12
Arington Minnesota, Theo Wallart, a farmer, killed his wife, a 17 year old daughter, and a baby, then wounded his 19 year old son. He set fire to barns destroying animals and hay. He fled into the woods and has not been found. The son is in critical condition.
A sudden north windstorm hit Sheboygan Wisconsin on Monday afternoon, destroying eight large buildings and blowing down most houses. The storm, two miles wide, wrecked street car barns, toppled an electric power network, and damaged a crockery warehouse while rain poured in. No fatalities were reported, and workers suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
Washington reports that Earl Li Hung Chang has again appealed to the United States for a peace negotiation. He seeks the appointment of a peace commissioner or an American official to open talks toward ending hostilities and fixing terms, without specifying terms or troop withdrawal, but aiming to stop fighting. Similar appeals have been made by Earl Luo and other powers, urging negotiations to cease hostilities with Pekin and Tien Tsin as possible venues.
Forest fires rage between Battle Lake and Grand Encampment in Wyoming, endangering Battle Lake and Grand Encampment area camps and sheep camps. Herders move flocks to higher ground for feed and water scarcity, fearing enclosure by flames. Timber losses run into millions of feet. total estimated losses exceed 200000 dollars already.
In Leavenworth Missouri Dr Arrington killed James Wallace after a fence dispute over a boundary line. He then shot Wallace’s widow and was pursued by Sheriff Dillingham and a posse. Dillingham was mortally wounded in the ensuing exchange as Arrington fled with his granddaughter.
In Georgetown Kentucky the jury found ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers guilty of being an accessory before the fact to the death of William Goebel. The verdict carries a life term with no dissent. Powers showed visible distress as the clerk read the verdict and later vowed the ruling unjust while his lawyers prepared a motion for a new trial and potential appeal.
A Sunday fire gutted the Kelly Ax Manufacturing Company plant in Alexandria, the world largest ax factory. The ten acre site, valued at 800000, employed up to a thousand men at full capacity and was not protected by effective water supply or a working sprinkler system. Insurance about 450000. Cause believed overheated boiler. wind spread flames from grinding to pump house, destroying the plant and leaving ashes.
A second bridge disaster at the Paris exposition left two dead, a fencing master and an unidentified woman, and thirty injured as a crowd fell from a wooden bridge near the Invalides to the roadway below. A railing failure caused the crush amid panic and head injuries.
Chicago senior official J. D. Besler of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad suffered severe burns when escaping gas ignited by a lighted match in the company office. He remained able to travel home by carriage. In Allentown a passenger train struck a team at Palm Montgomery City killing three occupants instantly.
Kansas faces severe drought across two thirds of the state west of the three eastern tiers causing fears the corn crop will be the smallest in years. Estimates range from 75 million to 100 million bushels, far below 1899’s 225 million. Plowing for winter wheat slows as soil dries, pastures fade, and stock water becomes scarce.
Washington reports two Italians Natalie Maresca and Michil Guida detained at quarantine New York harbor by orders of Chief Wilkie of the U S secret service. Deportation to Naples will be recommended. Naples advised Maresca was bound for the United States and might attempt to kill the president. Investigation shows Maresca a convict. Guida’s antecedents are under review.
In Washington a Havana delegation led by Salvador Cisneros and Gen. Lacrety Marot, joined by Rev. Dr. Lewis Mustelier and Rev. Charles Currier, conferred with the president and secretary of war on Cuban independence and the upcoming constitutional convention. Also reported are a New York murder, an Italian suspect alert in Naples, and a Chicago fire at Desplaines Street killing Edward Gray with $25,000 loss.
Wilmington Delaware Diamond State Steel Company Montrey informs about 1000 to 1500 employees being indefinitely laid off until rains resume operations. The closure affects workers statewide with production halted and no set restart date.
A dense compilation of regional market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep across Sioux City Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and others. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and creamery products with bid ranges and grade notes.
The secretary of state publishes two constitutional amendments for the upcoming election. One repeals the dispensary amendment, the other broadens loan authority for the permanent school funds. Judges will present voters with a ticket bearing the amendments. A larger turnout is expected than for other items.
The state board raised assessments on express companies and railroads, boosting total valuation to about 172 million dollars. Railroads led the increases with roughly 800 thousand more on property, while farm lands and corporate property compose the bulk of the totals. Gov. Lee challenged railroad figures as inadequate and late. Epworth League proposes a Canton assembly site and a 2000-seat pavilion, while Elk Point inventor A Huntley seeks manufacturing for an automatic seven-shot gun. Firings, pardons, and local acts fill the rest of the county news including disappearances, boycotts, a costly perjury trial, a murder case, and Mitchell’s rising population past 4,000.
Yankton citizens stage a grand free street carnival nightly during the state fair September 10 to 14. The week opens with a bicycle and carriage parade, featuring 250 wheelmen and women in gay costumes. Each evening highlights a different group, including firemen Shriners Sioux Falls riders Sioux Indians and veterans, ending with a grand finale of parades and a large fireworks display.
A returning stockman warns cattlemen that western ranges west of the river are overstocked and long dry spells threaten winter feed. Heavy fall sales are anticipated as ranges fail to sustain large herds, though recent rains may allow brief holding. Forty thousand head were set to ship from one point, and prices may drop as supply grows.
D N Murphy of Sioux Falls arrives in Edgerton with a steam moving outfit to relocate George Cool’s three story frame general store to Platte, three miles distant, with entire goods on shelves. The job costs $600 and will take about three weeks. Two timbers, 80 feet long and 14 inches square, attract attention.
The state case against Meyer Winter for receiving stolen property ended with his discharge. Judge Erickson at Cacoma ruled Winter innocent after he showed he acquired the Rosebud reservation stock through legitimate purchase. The proceedings drew notice from the South Dakota Cattle Association and highlighted Winter's prominence as a stock operator.
Rapid City dispatch reports a 60 mile fence built two years ago to keep range cattle off the Indian reservation is failing. Indians reportedly drive about 500 head over the line and demand ransom. Government riders patrol daily. owners suspect collusion with natives. Also notes sorghum growth near Hitchcock as first local sugar cane success, and a Watertown boy badly mangled after a grain binder accident with 30 stitches and leg injury.
During a severe rainstorm Charley Miller's barn at Miller was struck by lightning and burned. North of town William Anglin lost eleven head of cattle to lightning. The Methodist Church at St. Lawrence was struck but not badly damaged.
The city advertises sale of bonds totaling 45000 dollars in 1000 dollar denominations. They carry 7 percent interest and mature in twenty years. Total issue to be bid as a whole.
The crisis in China abates as allied forces enter Pekin on August 15 and relieve the legations. American troops under Gen Chaffee lead the rush into the Chinese capital followed by Japanese British and Russians. Officials foresee continued foreign military presence and possible indemnities or territorial terms, while the United States pledges to protect Chinese territorial integrity.
The report says allies seized thirteen guns at Pei-tsang as Gen Dorward leads the final defense of Tien-tsin. A German squadron is ordered to Shanghai after Britain announces plans to land 3,000 troops to protect foreigners.
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