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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1888
Page
5
A Canadian shipment of halibut aboard the Car was cited as a breach of treaty rights. U S officials and officials in Boston weighed possible implications as Canadian stance hints at a broader shift in the fishery dispute with Ottawa.
Chauncey Depess told a press interview he would sacrifice private interests to serve his country and would not seek a cabinet role. He suggested accepting a ministry in London would be a higher duty, while a cabinet seat would be less desirable.
Washington reports a Senate session approving a Cockrell resolution seeking an accounting of Gen Hanock’s expenses for entertaining French officers and the Yorktown celebration. House actions include a direct tax bill debate and plans for a Washington museum and a public building in South Bend.
An epidemic of diphtheria is raging in Arcadia Wisconsin. A son of J Fertig died yesterday and the eldest son of John Gafiney is near death. A large number of cases are reported.
A meeting of settlers from Washington Lost Grove and nearby townships in Lehigh discussed congressional action with some modifications and endorsed it. They resolved to resume farming on evicted lands and share expenses, condemning Samuel Heiffener and President Boynton. Potential contempt charges loom if evictions recur.
David L. Potheringham the Adams Express Messenger who was robbed of 85,000 in October 1885 settled with the Express Company for 8,300 after a legal clash over compensation. The Witrock trial proved the messenger innocent and the suit for 100,000 was reduced to 120,000, then settled. A separate item notes a proposed 60 inch refracting telescope project with a 1,000,000 appropriation introduced in the Senate.
Toronto appoints Rev Don ald McDonald as new archbishop. Ohio circuit court voids local option. Indiana supreme court to shift party balance in January. Alaska outrages investigated by merchant marine and fisheries committee. Seventeen moonshiners captured in Wyoming county West Virginia. Ex Empress Eugenio heads to Paris to meet imperialist chiefs. Morristown Pa tack shop destroyed by fire. loss 55 000 dollars. East Tennessee feels light earthquake. Knox ville residents notice it. Bolton district cotton spinners cut to three days weekly over disputes. Paris reports Van Dyke swindled 18 600 francs in diamonds. James Buck and Elias Brown jailed for grand larceny. Cleveland central viaduct opened with parade and gun salutes. National Sabbath union convention in Washington invites leaders to speak. Mahlon Wood of Monticello Ind jailed for pegging scheme to blackmail. Next league season April 28 to Oct 3. Elmer Cleveland to play Milwaukee third base. Boston cannot acquire Ward, says New York club. Northwestern Trotting Horse Breeders meet at Palmer house next Thursday. Minnesota Breeders hold annual meeting in St Paul on Wednesday. Black Pearls vs Ed Mohler fight draws large crowd. Mohler KO in sixth. purse of 100 to winner and 50 to loser.
Market notes show grain bids from St Paul and Chicago for December and January contracts in wheat corn oats and hogs with mixed prices. In Chamberlain South Dakota Hon J H King travels to Washington to support a bill opening reservation land to settlement and offering Indians one dollar per acre with no ratification clause.
Racine Wis December 6 The life saving station there has been closed for the season in obedience to orders from Washington.
Boston December election for school committees and mayor draws unusual attention as women vote on school matters. Mayor Hugh O'Brien seeks a third term for Democrats while Hon. Mr. Hart challenges for Republicans. Hart endorsed by many Democrats, but outcome remains uncertain amid focus on female suffrage in school issues.
The American Federation of Labor opened at Central Turner hall with President Gompers presiding. It aims to unify unions and extend organizing, with over 8,000 locals and 500,000 members, and plans to enact an eight hour day by June 1, 1890.
In Atlanta on December 12 a land sale was arranged using 250 possums as payment, with Maj. David Cook selling adjoining land to Mr. Fesner who supplied 22 possums. The contract was legalized by Noah Fowler. Also in London, Justice Chitty ruled Rev. William Wight’s will invalid due to lack of mental soundness, noting his aim to fund a college for ladies to prepare them for duties as wives and mothers.
Illinois State Grange meets in Springfield for its seventh annual convention. The secretary reports rising membership and rapid expansion across the state following the recent national convention in Topeka Kansas.
The granite pedestal for the new Duke of Wellington statue was set opposite Apeley House in Piccadilly today. Surrounding ground work with asphalt and trees mirrors Trafalgar Square style, bearing the words Wellington and Waterloo. At New York, Hon. Carl Schurz hosted a Lotus Club reception for about thirty German American citizens and officials from Germany.
Berlin December 12 The National Zeitung denies reports on the health of Emperor William and states he is composing a narrative of his recent visits to northern capitals. It will feature wood cuts by the emperor and sketches by artist Salzman.
Ex mayor Carter H. Harrison, back in the city, revises notes for a world observations book and will embark on a South American tour at the start of the new year. In Cincinnati Hon James Scott, author of the Scott law, lies dangerously ill at his Lebanon home aged 76, with little hope of recovery.
The Star reports Gen. Sir Charles Warren, former Metropolitan Police commissioner, will travel to Suakim to lead a military mission and not be involved in home affairs upon his return from combat.
The extradition case against George Godin the Montana murderer captured by Canadian police at Edmonton was tried at Regina and granted. Sheriff Hathaway of Helena will return home and dispatch a man to pursue the prisoner who cannot be taken away before fifteen days.
Rear Admiral William E. Leroy retired at age seventy died of apoplexy in the Victoria hotel New York on December 11 with his passing reported by local papers of the time.
An early morning explosion at David Oliver's oat mill at Halsted and Fulton destroyed the mill and five surrounding buildings. Three workers likely buried. one fatally mangled. A family of Murphy's on the upper floor narrowly escaped as debris and glass covered the area. Two bodies found later, including the engineer Miller and Ernst Casper.
An Atlantic & Pacific express train derailed on a Crockton canyon slope near Johnsons canon in New Mexico. The engine tender mail baggage express and one emigrant car slid 150 feet down the rocky incline injuring mail agent A B Dolts baggage man Charles Rodemeyer and the engineer and fireman along with many passengers, but miraculously no fatalities reported.
Wiggins had forecast the Friday quake in Port Saint Farrark Quebec. Four severe shocks ran east to west. windows broke and several business houses suffered damage. In St Flavie the tremor lasted six to seven seconds, sending boulders from hills into the village.
CHAMBERLAIN Dakota December 12. The reported volcano south of the town in Charles Mix county is false. The fires are caused by the burning of vast coal fields that have somehow caught alight.
No new developments in the Shuteldt distillery dynamite outrage as police remain in the dark. In other items a $240 000 bank robbery is reported in Mapnip with unknown culprits and undetermined timing. Diphtheria rage prompts strict quarantines in BeEcoir and Rockford. Memphis rumors tie C P T Huntington to the Memphis and Little Rock railroad as a Southwestern feeder.
The Birmingham riot left nine dead with two more possibly dying as troops restored order. Coroner Babbitt formed a six member jury to investigate the riot and killings while Gov. Seay pledged full state support for Sheriff Smith to lead the jail against mob action. A suspect, Hawes, is said to have confessed to murdering his wife and child.
The funeral of Postmaster Throckmorton, honored with martial honors, was held at Oak Hill cemetery. A artillery detachment and local company escorted the casket and fired a salute. Birmingham Elks joined the procession. the service was among the largest in the city.
In Bermondsey Street a man allegedly attacked the landlord’s daughter in a cheap restaurant and cut her throat, leaving her not expected to recover. The incident has stirred great neighborhood excitement with speculation the assailant may be "Jack the Ripper."
Columbus report says Judge Page of the United States court signed a petition to President Cleveland for the pardon of Benjamin F Hopkins ex assistant cashier of Fidelity bank on humane grounds that he is a physical wreck and that justice cannot be served by further incarceration in the Ohio penitentiary.
Reports from New York on December 12 say the German steamer Cremone of Hansen Line reached Port au Prince Nov 25 in distress and is believed damaged by a Haitian gunboat while attempting to run the blockade. Also noted is a Supreme Court advance motion in the Latter Day Saints case and a Ky dime novel influenced burglary group in Panucau.
A middle aged man was found dead on the Wisconsin Central passenger train from the north arriving at 7:40 a.m. The letters on his person identify him as Frank Smith of Bozeman Montana. Heart disease was listed as the cause of death.
In Mippietown yesterday, four year old Robert Ernst Cook found a Flobert rifle belonging to an older brother and fired at his three year old sibling Charley. The bullet entered between the eyes, causing a fatal wound.
Mrs Lacey Parsons arrived in New York aboard the steamer Aurania and was greeted by admirers. She says her reception abroad was wide and that great interest is shown in KE.
Levi Will Vs Dec schedules a Tuesday visit for its son. Hat Aiea Mor ton will present Matt’s claims to a cabinet position.
President Cleveland telegraphed regret that public business will keep him from attending the Augusta exposition in Georgia.
The piece notes railroad fare cuts including Milwaukee cutting second class to Chicago to seven dollars, with unverified reports of six-dollar first class to Chicago. Burlington matches the move, while east-bound first class reductions loom. North Western lines may follow, signaling broader demoralization of rates and a pivotal managers meeting on the 18th in St Paul.
The Anaconda Copper Mining company closes its large smelter and associated mines in Butte City for an unknown period. About 1,500 workers are laid off at the smelter and 2,500 more at the Chamber Syndicate mines, with no official reason given. Belief ties the halt to potential contract extensions following Calumet and Hecla mine fires.
In Rapinerry Dakota on December 10 reports say the Burlington company actively develops the Jenny’s stockade district oil fields. The firm holds numerous claims and explores via shafts and diamond drills. Vast seal beds in eight foot veins are noted as promising. Burlington surveyors map a main line with branches to coal and oil deposits. the Alliance Nebraska line is located with grading contract awarded.
Dec. 10 Washabaugh is urged as president of the council at Bismarck this winter. The Black Hills press notes his third term and expertise in Dakota legislation. He is a partner of Judge Moody.
Council Bluffs Iowa December 10. A sensational circuit court suit claims damages of 50 000 by Robert Wilson a retired capitalist against Charles R Hannon cashier of Citizens bank alleging he alienated Wilsons wife a youthful and handsome social figure. All parties are described as highly connected and well regarded in society.
Grafton urges state leaders to grant its city a convention site. With 2,500 residents and strong hotel facilities it seeks recognition. Walsh county in 1887 produced 4,987,992 bushels of wheat and taxed on 4,153,253 dollars valuation, and cast the territory’s largest Republican vote.
The Central Trust company of New York has filed circuit court foreclosure actions on mortgages totaling 340000 dollars held by John E. Burton and Lucretia D. Burton. Once a Wisconsin conductor who earned a fortune through Gogebic mining, Burton is now described as a poor man.
Dakota news notes that attorney Walter took possession of B F McCain’s Dawson hardware stock under a chattel mortgage held by Farwell Ozman Co of St Paul. McCain has departed. W B Foster a local grocer also left, lamented by St Paul merchants.
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts reports Cardinal Gibbons endorses a petition to Congress to ban Sunday work in government mail military service and interstate commerce. The drive claims 6,250,000 signers from churches and labor groups. It will be shown to the Senate Education and Labor Committee during the American Sabbath convention in Washington December 7 to 13.
The St Paul has reduced the second class passenger rate to St Paul by 50 cents and to Omaha by 1 dollar. Other lines are expected to match the lower fares, signaling a regional shift in travel costs.
Secretary Whitney answers a House resolution on creating a national military and naval museum in Washington. He favors a substantial building as an ornament to the capital. He envisions portraits, models, trophies, and a large, scattered collection gathered into a single valuable national museum.
Congressional proceedings note the invalid pension bill is reported and referred to the committee of the whole. The majority report in Smalls vs Elliott in South Carolina contests is for Elliott, with the minority report for Smalls. The House adjourned after work on the Nicaragua Canal company bill.
The Tribune urges Gen. W. D. Washburn for the U.S. Senate. It cites his role in making Minnesota prosperous, his steady advocacy for all sections as a congressman, his widespread business and social ties, and his reliably Republican stance.
Navy department directs Commodore Gherardi at Brooklyn to ready the Richmond Galena and Yantic for sea. Next week these vessels may head to Port au Prince Haiti to protect American interests and press for return of the Haytien Republic steamer. Galena sails with eight heavy guns and a crew of 22% officers and men.
Charleston news indicates McGinnis in the Third district will win a congressional certificate. If confirmed, West Virginia will begin the Fifty-first Congress with two Republicans and two Democrats.
The 87 year old George Rosenberger and 80 year old Delia Key wed in Columbus Indiana after a courtship lasting forty years. They were demonstrative at the ceremony and immediately left for their western county home.
Sixty druggists in Pittsburg and Allegheny City met to appoint a committee to petition the legislature to repeal blue laws prohibiting Sunday business. They seek permission to sell non-intoxicating beverages on Sundays and invite street railways and newspaper owners to join the effort.
Complimentary to the Chicago Press the Chicago Press club presents an evening program at Central Music Hall featuring Francis Wilson Miss Jansen Rose Coghlan and McCall's Opera Company members plus A P Burbank and Professor Hartt's Viennese Lady Fencers from Eden Musee as the principal attractions.
The house committee on public buildings and grounds heard J. E. Powell push a lighting plan for the capitol using burners suitable for both gas and electricity. The committee appeared favorably impressed and will study the proposal further.
A convention of delegates from cities and towns along the proposed Illinois ship canal adopted resolutions endorsing the canal while opposing its use for Chicago sewage. The stance reflects regional support for the waterway but clear limits on pollution transfer.
In Pittsburg on December 8, King, a leading glass maker, denies plans for a national trust of American flint glass manufacturers. The Spider's Invitation. In Boston Ike Weir defies Frank Murphy to cover a deposit for a match he claims to have posted weeks ago.
In Buffalo on December 7 the front wall of Diehl's malt house on Niagara and Maryland streets collapsed at 3 PM trapping malster Fred Myers and injuring several workers with narrow escapes reported by witnesses. A second item from Paris notes rumors of a serious railway accident between Marseilles and Toulon.
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