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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
6
A terse archival snippet notes Mitchell Printing Co. in Pur I A, with a Webakly Capital reference. The fragment lists names associated with the business matter and hints at a local filing or notice context.
Washington reports the United States declined to accept the British German plan for the disposition of the Samoan Islands. The state department objected to minor formal points but not the substance. A U S draft treaty, prepared at others’ urging, is now with London and Berlin, expected to gain unanimous approval.
Transport Sherman arrived in San Francisco from Manila with 194 discharged and sick men and eighteen cabin passengers. Eight soldiers died during the voyage: Guthrie, Dougherty, Rains law, McClanahan, Harrington, Quinn, Dolwart, Barnes, all in caskets. Five more deaths occurred in Nagasaki hospital, listed as Waterman, Ralph, Olson, Tucker, and Lundstrum.
Celestials in Frisco aim to back reforms in China with a $50,000 fund. Foo Sing Loo, a Chinese agitator, spoke to 987 Chinese quarter youths at a meeting called by the Chinese Empire Reform Association to restore imperial powers. The Chinese consul warned against Fenian-like insurrection and said authorities will be informed.
A San Francisco report says the United States ship Ranger at Mare Island is quietly fitted for a long voyage with six inch guns in place. Officers confirm orders to sail in December toward Panama with sealed instructions to open on arrival. Navy observers suspect Manila as the final destination.
New York mob boss William E Miller head of the Franklin syndicate reportedly disappeared with about 1 250 000. Thousands of victims sent letters to Miller and many mails are from across the nation. post office officials hold numerous unregistered letters containing checks or orders.
Dagupan dispatch from the Brutus asserts the so called Filipino republic is collapsing as Aguinaldo and the insurgent leadership lose footing. Generals Lawton and Wheaton hold cordons while troops disperse through Luzon hills. Buencamino, Luna brothers, and other leaders seek peace terms as Otis detains suspects in Manila. Aguinaldo retreating with 2000 men and two cannons.
About 5,000 delegates from the Cuban League and National Party met in Havana on November 26. They urged independence but favored calm judgment and Cuban civil governance. Papers across Cuba oppose a civil governor general, calling for independence or reduced American troop levels, while veterans resist civil rule.
Frank Williams, 14, spotted a broken rail on the Vandalia railroad bridge while riding from Knightsville to the city. He waved his hat to signal the approaching passenger train, which stopped within feet of the broken rail. The engineer said he was traveling about fifty miles per hour and credits the boy with preventing a catastrophic wreck.
The Commercial reports Governor William O. Bradley received a letter on November 27 threatening assassination. Mailed from Frankfort addressed to Bradley, it demanded resignation or murder, with skull and crossbones and disguised handwriting. The letter is blamed on a crank. A separate item notes Chattanooga lawyer Thomas Giffe suing Commissioner H Clay Evans for damages over a disbarment dispute.
Springfield Illinois reports S V W Watson, a Taylorville gravel train laborer, has learned he is heir to $75,000 from his mother's brother who died in New York. He plans to travel to New York to claim the fortune.
Washington dispatch reports Otis stating the insurgent government in Luzon is shattered and Aguinaldo is in hiding. Officials and treasury heads are in custody, while remaining leaders hide as scattered bands. Telegraph lines to Dagupan restored via nine miles of track relaid.
Gen Wood military governor of Santiago sailed from Santiago de Cuba for New York on the McPherson with Lieut Brooks at the end of last week. He hints at a conference on replacing American troops with Cuban troops officered by Americans. Washington confirms Dr Wood is coming on business, but details are not disclosed.
A Montgomery County farm near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, reports say a widow and her three children were found murdered in their home. A peddler named Kammell, who married the widow, is missing as investigators scramble for details amid a grisly scene with two children found beneath a straw stack.
Market quotations from Chicago to New York show cattle ranges from 2.50 to 7.00 per head and hogs from 2.75 to 4.75, with sheep and lambs priced across grades. Grain prices include wheat No 2 red around 66 to 75 cents, corn No 2 around 32 to 41 cents, oats 23 to 32 cents, and rye 50 to 60 cents per bushel, plus localized seed prices and butter and eggs figures.
Week's Happenings report Yankton Savings Bank shuttered on November 22 amid a defalcation by County Treasurer A. W. Petterson. Depositors rushed in, $30,000 assets against $20,000 liabilities. county commissioners tally a $22,000 shortage, $8,000 in the failed savings bank. Suit will be filed against Petterson and bondsmen.
A coroner's jury investigating the November 19 accident on the Omaha Road near Humboldt ruled the railway's rules for construction trains and handcars were too lax and failed to protect workers. The verdict holds the railroad company responsible for the deaths of six laborers, five Italians whose families were notified through the Italian consul. No damages action is planned until relatives are reached. Separately, at Yankton hospital for the insane, attendants urged the dismissal of assistant physician C. E. Wright after an attack on Dr. Campbell, a move that tempers expectations with hoped-for calm resolution.
Reports from Edison Township and Rapid City recount a farm hand crushed by a threshing engine during transfer and a man dying after typhoid pneumonia. Other items cover a missing county treasurer, sheriff’s office dispute, mining damages, a new firehouse, a South Dakota football victory, and a gasoline stove blaze injuring Leona Weyh.
Tension rises as rumors spread about a staff quarrel at the Yankton Asylum for the Insane. Dr. T F Campbell filed a warrant against Dr C E Wright of Mount Pleasant Iowa for assault with intent to harm amid claims of unlicensed practice. Dr McIntosh, a female physician from Charles City, Iowa, is also involved. The dispute centers on treatment of Mrs Wold, who recently burned herself, with tensions arising from differing medical opinions.
John Lithering assistant millwright at the Homestake Highland Stamp Mill in Lead narrowly escaped death when his clothing was caught in the main shaft after a candle drop. He was wound around the shaft about 100 times, then cast off with only shoes and shirt collar remaining, suffering a broken arm collarbone and severe bruises. Hospital treatment followed and he expected to return to work soon. described as the most miraculous escape in Homestake Company history.
Lenox advised officers seek Johann Schmidt, a Lincoln County farmer, for attempted murder after he shot at Paul Nickel and a hired man as they loaded corn on Schmidt’s land. Schmidt fled and is believed hidden near the scene. officials expect to capture him. Also, I G Duncan, arriving from Aberdeen, went insane at a hotel, ranted of a killed man, and was jailed. A South Dakota Sheep Breeders’ association formed in Fort Pierre with Scovel as president and Wimmer as vice president. Jacob H Bradshaw died after a rock from a blast struck him near Englewood. Herbert Caddy, tied to a Deadwood holdup, bound over to grand jury on $2,000 bond. W A Prather plans sale of dead timber on state lands. John Weigman jailed in Huron for reckless firearm use. Joseph Polosky bound for federal court for mail sack theft. Ex-sheriff James Barron dies in Flandreau at 41. Frank Olson reports flax crop and Beresford band’s disbanding. Bowdle businessmen consider forming an association to boost trade.
The piece surveys prominent figures from wars and diplomacy, noting Lady Sarah Wilson nursing wounded soldiers in Kimberley and tracing family ties to the Marlborough line. It discusses John Paul Jones’ disputed grave in Paris, a Chicago grain cartel case led by Armour, and Sir Edmund Monson’s French diplomacy. It also mentions college hazing at Michigan, a life-insurance mystery surrounding J. B. Huntoon, a large donation to Southwestern Presbyterian University, and Oklahoma seeking immediate admission as a state.
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