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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1891
Page
6
A Washington dispatch reports a disaster near Mackenzie mouth, Arctic. The two small whalers with sixty crew members are said to have been massacred by natives. Fifty two bodies recovered so far as rescuers battle harsh conditions and freezing ruins.
New York August 26 observers recount grisly scenes as rescuers pull forty two bodies from the ruins of a Park Place fire. Volunteers find mangled remains while most victims are believed buried under heavy debris. authorities fear eighty more may lie in the wreckage.
William McDermott, said to have held up a local train on August 17 near Corry, Pa., with two accomplices in a Jesse James style robbery, was arrested in Buffalo last night and will be returned to Corry for detention.
Victoria B C Aug 26 A letter from Sir George Baden Powell British sealing commissioner dated Aug 5 reports inspection of all rookeries on Pribyloff island. Fifty schooners warned several arrested and the sealing schooner Laura returned to port with only eighty skins from the season.
Boston Aug 26 Vice President Reinhart of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad flatly denied this morning reports that the company planned a transcontinental line to San Francisco or was buying land for that purpose. He said there is no truth to the statements and no such project is contemplated.
Ottawa August 26 Premier Abbott announced that after arrangements Canada would admit American cattle for slaughter in English markets. The move signals broader trade access and policy changes between Canada and the United States as talks proceed.
An explosion in a Kingston New Jersey quarry killed Dan Haggerty and badly injured five fellow workers. Injuries were reported as serious with potential fatalities. Police and rescue crews investigated the blast’s timing and cause during the incident occurred in the quarry.
A massive blaze swept 150 acres after a well near Panhandle depot ignited around 11 pm. Fire spread to four tanks and a derrick, with 175 barrels per hour burning no attempt to quell it. A special train with fire engines reached Washington Pa. reports say oil ran into a creek threatening more property as the town of McDonald, a growing oil hub with hundreds of rigs, faced total danger.
Burke Ida Aug. 22 Two hundred pounds giant powder exploded at the Black Bear mine mouth tearing earth and casting debris 100 feet into the tunnel. Four men suffocated after being trapped by a cave in and four other miners are missing and feared dead. Bodies of four noted staffers recovered. Cause not determined though a spark from a candle or pipe may have ignited the powder. Four cases of 200 sticks each exploded nearly simultaneously.
A late night Dallas fire at Elm and Murphy leveled a four story building housing Hill's Business College Ardinger Rose and F M Smith Co with neighboring Wardan's gun store. A three story building at Main and Murphy also burned totaling about 400000 in losses. Fire control was achieved by midnight marking the most disastrous blaze in years.
Ed Blair was executed by hanging in Columbus Ohio shortly after midnight for the murder of Arthur Henry at Hartsberg on March 17, 1890. Blair mounted the scaffold with resolve, the drop occurred at 12 08 a m, and he was pronounced dead at 12 20.
In Crab Orchard Kentucky on August 22 Judge Egbert clashed with Sheriff Saunders in a saloon. After warnings the judge advanced and Saunders shot him in the throat, causing death within minutes. Saunders surrendered and was brought to the post. The feud stemmed from earlier business related to official duties.
A telegram from W T Coad in Chicago ordered immediate grading westward from Rapid City through the hills on the Dakota Wyoming and Missouri River railroad. The contract was let earlier but stalled by finances. Grading eastward from Rapid City on the Missouri River and St Paul road is advancing swiftly.
United States commissioners to the Behring sea have returned to Nanaimo on the Albatross. British commissioners are returning and will reach Victoria in a few days.
Stolen from a Catholic church in Eagle Grove Iowa last night were a gold and silver chalice and several altar ornaments. The charity box was broken open and its contents taken. Fort Dodge Aug 25 report states the break in occurred at the Eagle Grove church.
Fatt River Massachusetts on August 25 reports a drop of about 20 000 pieces in cloth production over the last two weeks due to a shortage of willing to work weavers.
Watta Watta Washington August 22 convicts attempted a mass escape at the penitentiary. W M Gleason and John Morris were killed and another convict wounded as guards opened fire. Prisoners seized control of the wardens area and tried to derail a train into the brick yard but the engineer reversed and derailed the plan. Warden rescued as order was restored.
Cuiiaco Aug 22 Four men Thomas Higgins William Dalton John Anderson and George Washington former Siegel Cooper & Co employees are jailed for conspiring to extort 20000 from the firm. Investigators say the plot followed a fire that destroyed the firm’s nation house causing nearly a million in losses and may involve arson by one party to shield himself.
A Georgia express train halted to pick up a passenger when three masked robbers boarded at Collins station and forced Express Messenger Byne to open the safe. They took money packages believed to total about 2500, though rumors said 30,000, and fled before the conductor could intervene.
Over 300 perished in recent hurricane reports from Paris via Martinique. 240 deaths confirmed other shipwreck losses. Governor allows foreign vessels to trade along the coast to aid inhabitants and supply needs. Ex-Senator Harlan becomes seriously ill in Burninceton, Iowa, with reports noting his relation to Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln.
The Southern Pacific reports Salton lake is not permanent, formed by floods along the Colorado desert. Engineer Hawgood notes Colorado River overflow has occurred for forty years, with a sand ridge acting as a dam ten miles north of the Mexican line. The lake depth now reaches thirty five inches and is expected to vanish before next year’s Colorado flood.
In Wasnixeton on August 25 the death of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Bragg triggers renewed Western lobbying to name his successor from the trans-Mississippi region. The law requires two members of opposite parties. the board currently is three Republicans and one Democrat. The appointee will be a Democrat, with strong Pacific Coast pressure. A key issue is finding a Western candidate unbiased on railroads, as many seen as tainted by granger influence.
In Peoria two loaded cars from St Louis with brawny men armed by officials arrived to take the strikers’ plates, breaking the backbone of the strike that crippled business. Fourteen switch engines moved at noon and yards begin clearing. Meanwhile in Indianapolis the Lake Erie and Western’s leaders plan to move trains and scheduled strikers face U.S. court scrutiny for alleged interference.
A St Johns dispatch reports the steamship Kite safely reached Whale Sound New York Aug 25. It landed the Peary party and the expedition’s winter house and supplies. Lieutenant Peary broke his leg. The Hellprin led subsidiary expedition reached St Johns on its way home after completing its work.
The President spent the morning in his Grand Union rooms with Private Secretary Halford handling a large batch of private and state letters. At noon he drove with Halford and Col Clement visiting Saratoga and Woodlawn. In the evening he hosted an invitation reception at the Pomona House on South Broadway.
A Stanley Falls dispatch reports Emin Pasha resting at Wadelai after a decisive defeat of the Dervishes. He seized 600 tusks of ivory plus ammunition arms and stores, and has reoccupied all old stations in the equatorial province, seemingly cowing the Dervishes.
Near Palmer station on the Northern Pacific railroad thirty miles east of Tacoma two freight trains collided on Sunday afternoon. Engineer David Young and Fireman Frank Cooper of the west bound train were killed. East bound crew survived. A South Dakota Daily Suspends Dearwoop D Aug 24 Lead City Daily Herald suspends publication after ongoing financial struggles since last fall.
The Balma cedan cruiser President Pinto, launched at Toulon and arrived in PlymOUTH for orders, has departed the port. Its destination remains unknown.
London reports wide English support for Chilean insurgents in the Valparaiso clash. Nitrate interests aid arms to rebels, denouncing Balmaceda as despot. Expedition advances as Lazarians and Pinto move across the Atlantic, signaling escalating regional tensions.
Lima reports from Valparaiso that Balmaceda's army at Villa Del Mar repulsed an insurgent attack. Balmaceda orders all available Valparaiso forces to concentrate at the capital and directs 12,000 troops at Coquimbo to move toward Iquique.
A Chihuahua letter portrays desperate peasantry after twelve rainless months. Grasslands vanish, cattle die, streams dry, and crop failure threatens seed supply. Governor allows 60,000 bushels each of American corn and wheat free of duty to aid relief, yet winter famine looms and deaths may rise.
A fragmentary OCR note mentions Prost in Doxas and Racity SON with the last the Maire. It references slight frost by the river and a strict Leb bitury 13 re, leaving unreadable details about date, place, or event.
A 1891 banquet at Mount McGregor honored President Harrison. About ninety guests dined in a festively decorated dining room with flowers and festoons. President Harrison arrived in the morning and, escorted by Senator Agnew, joined the after dinner seating and shared pledging moments with Uncle Sam over coffee.
A special agent investigating land claims by white settlers in 1885 across Crow Creek and Winnebago areas traces inflated accounts. Three men Jacob Haight L W Harvey and Janis B Hainstock are held to answer before the United States grand jury in Huron for offenses tied to claims.
Heavy rains turned Miners Creek at the foot of the Blue Mountains into a mighty river. A mill near Bangor washed away and the Bangor Union Shire quarry embankment failed, threatening workers who escaped with tools and pumps. Many washouts reported along the line of the Pennsylvania rail line amid ongoing storms and losses to state operators. A cloud burst near Wind Gap swelled Monocacy Creek, flooding its banks.
Jim Hall and Paro Davies clashed in the Aver House bar at 11 pm in Mount Clemens Michigan. Hall swung a bottle. Davies grabbed a lemon knife and wounded him in the throat, cutting deeply. Davies acted in self defense. Hall is blamed and to recover.
Widespread labor agitation grows as many Russian Jews arrive at Baltimore. Reports claim manufacturers withhold sewing work from local workers, replacing them with new Hebrew arrivals at lower wages. A joint meeting of labor groups will discuss the issue, with Inspector Davis referring the matter to Washington authorities.
A Southern Iron company produced Bessemer basic steel from ordinary cheap Southern white pig iron. The test used a special mix and a Monday trial proved a perfect success, claiming to forge steel by a unique portion of setest. Ye was melted in a furnace prepared for the work.
Washington August 26 The Assoc and League magnates have arrived in the capital and at 2 30 p m the arbitrators will meet at Willards hotel to discuss the situation and organize details for a compromise between the two major baseball organizations The first step toward an amicable adjustment of affairs will be taken behind closed doors.
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