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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1893
Page
1
Local grain buyers and banks assure they can handle all grain arriving at market with Mitchell paying top prices. Mills offer 40 cents a bushel for new wheat while Pollard Wood and others promise cash on delivery. Boxes cover politics and editorials on silver, finance, and press stances.
Washington Aug. 23 The House passed the Senate bill aiding the California midwinter exposition. Ohio's Mr. Johnson offered an inter convertible bond measure referred to the banking and currency committee with leave to report after the silver debate. The act allows holders to deposit US bonds at the treasury or assistant treasurers and receive their face value in treasury notes. Bonds held as deposits draw no interest and are redeemable on the depositor's order. The treasury secretary may issue necessary regulations and repeal laws conflicting with the act.
Senator Voorhees of Indiana spoke for 1 hour 45 minutes advocating repeal of the silver purchase and supporting coinage at 16 to 1 under existing gold conditions. The debate drew a large gallery audience as supporters and opponents listened intently.
Washington report quotes Senator Washburn and Senator Hansbrough asserting repeal would carry in the senate. Washburn delays other measures, cites House adjournment plans, and notes a small repeal majority tied to patronage. Boen says he has not missed an hour of the silver debate and supports unconditional repeal.
The paper mill in St Louis Park, Minnesota, burned at 1 a.m. causing a total loss around $25,000 with $15,000 insured. The cause of the fire is not known and no injuries are reported. The story contrasts national politics with the people as jury and judge in the faced disputes.
A crowd of 1200 witnesses a parachute jump from Snoqualmie Falls near Seattle by A C Anderson Jr known as Frank Clifford and Professor Lavonis. The parachute caught in a cross current and crashed against the canyon walls where Anderson suffered fatal injuries after being smashed against rocks as the chute collapsed.
Returning boomers bound from Hunnewell report a clash near Bluff Creek as 20 U S cavalry confronted 16 haymakers. Four trespassers were killed and one or two soldiers wounded in the daylight fusillade after the troops ordered the land vacated.
Aug. 23. Deputy U S Marshal Foley arrests Theodore P Haughey president of the bank and S Haughey his son along with Coffin Reed and others for embezzlement and aiding and abetting misapplication of funds in loans on worthless paper. Hearing set for Aug. 28. Governor Stone says Western Southern convention could benefit the South and West.
Mrs William Snodgrass eight miles southeast of Deer Creek Minnesota suicided Sunday by drowning in a pond near her home. Insanity over religion drove her to this sad end.
President and Mrs. Cleveland are expected to return to the White House on the last day of August. The renovations at the mansion, underway for several weeks, are nearly finished.
Representative George W. Shell of South Carolina was knocked down and dragged under a cable car, suffering a bad scalp wound and chest concussion as crowds witnessed the incident in Washington on August 23.
In RepDwoop Fants Minnesota on August 23 the city council creates a chain gang to employ drunks and vagrants on the streets, aiming to reduce street trouble as they are forced to work.
Telegrams report President Walters of the coal miners union vows to stop Frontenac mine work. A 2000 strong force arrives to drive workers off the Santa Fe mines, with 300 more joining from Weir City and Pittsburg. Sheriff deputizes locals as guards. militia possible. Several workers resume at 6 am but many are blocked by Walters mob. The company pledges to resist and warns of bloodshed if Walters does not back down.
Fifteen hundred unemployed men demonstrated in Milwaukee calling on Mayor Koch for street work pay. Police broke up the mob after theft of street fruits and vegetables. Earlier in Denver unemployed laborers drove workers from a sewer trench, halting wages at $1.20 daily. In St Paul the Chicago Great Western shops reopened after wage talks.
Chairman Thacher announces 87 medals and diplomas awarded from over 1,000 sculptures examined in the art palace a record of the awards by the fine arts committee of jurors.
A Duluth chemist reports government tests prove a new process to extract aluminum from oxide workable and near completion for patent. Partners claim pure aluminum can be produced cheaper than copper and cheaper than electrical methods, with plans to start manufacturing alumina-derived metal after patents.
Washington lists Northwestern representatives and their panels. Baldwin Boen Fletcher Kiefer McCleary Hall Tawney Pickler Haugen Lucas Johnson Hartman Gear of Iowa secures a Ways and Means seat, with Hartman handling expenditures and mining while Gear gains banking and currency duties.
The Grand Chief Ramsey of the order of Railway Telegraphers faces charges at Omaha. Directors led by M. T. Pierson of TerRE Haute Ind say the accusations arose from defeated Toronto convention candidates.
State grain inspectors report good wheat quality with most of it grading No.1 hard and No.1 Northern. They estimate a national wheat shortage around 117 million bushels, hoping exceptional quality will offset lower quantity if crops are moved efficiently.
Brunswick residents evacuate amid yellow fever alarm after S P Harris falls ill and dies in quarantine. Mayor urges departure with free passes for the poor. Quarantine tightens as Macon enforces restrictions. trains halted and coast clear for travelers. Separate items note engagement of Grace Pullman to Prince von Birnstein and a deadly incident in Clarksville involving a church assault and injuries.
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