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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1889
Page
4
Paris reports show Boulanger leading Seine election with 244070 votes while Boulangists train crowds at 266 stations. Cabinet at 1 a m resumes talks on resignation and cabinet reconstruction as Carnot weighs decisions amid English press blasts.
Paris cab inet meets to discuss handling post Sunday election disorders. Majority favor dissolving the chamber and holding a general election in April with changes to electoral laws. Deputies urge Gen Campenon to form a cabinet and push anti Boulangist measures. Carnot plans calm, Floquet ready to resign if advised. The bourse shows little impact with 3 percent rates off 20 centimes.
Paris reports Premier Floquet tendered the entire cabinet’s resignation to President Carnot, who declined to receive them. Other items note large voter blocs favoring Boulangists, and various international updates from Rome to Zanzibar including imperial birthday observances and battles.
At St Paul on January 26 the G A R debated a $100000 legislative appropriation for the Soldiers' Home. Officers elected include Department Commander A Barto of Sauk Center and Senior Vice Commander James Compton of Fergus Falls. A large evening campfire at Market Hall drew a packed house with speakers Arch bishop Ireland and ex-Commander Rea.
A large oil can exploded in the Belvidere block basement at Grand Avenue and Eighth Street in Milwaukee. Two sons of janitor James Clements were in the cellar. John M. Clements, 12, was burned severely and James Clements is fatally injured. The cause remains undetermined and the building suffered no damage.
In Mechanicsville Iowa a White Caps chapter threatens J A Hill a local citizen. Hill replies in print asserting defiance and warning that any attack would leave a White Cap's wife a widow and that missteps will be fatal.
In two tax cases Judge Rose ruled against the Northern Pacific. The railroad must pay delinquent land taxes in Oliver and Mercer counties, with judgments totaling $777,300 for Oliver and $706,200 for Mercer, after prior enjoinments prevented land sales.
Two Fort Omaha soldiers heard a woman scream and interrupted an assault as a man claimed to be Jack the Ripper and attempted to drag her into an alley. The victim, who had just left a street car, described the attacker and escape. The report also covers diverse items: railroad incorporation near Crow Reservation with Northern Pacific ties, a Minnesota doctor committed to a asylum, a Cedar Falls to Illinois Central rental dispute, a diphtheria outbreak in Wisconsin, and a Wausau firm foreclosure on Schmidt and Schoenberg stock.
Report from the Japan Gazette via The Foochow Echo says China plans to annex Corea after the emperor's marriage and depose the Korean king and family. It adds Marquis dseng may become Viceroy of Corea.
In Brooklyn on January 26 a nine-line street car strike began after management announced a ten hour daily limit under a new state law. About 1,000 workers walked off, ties up city routes, police prepared for violence, and officials advertised for 500 replacements as threats were made to block cars.
In Panama City on January 26, about 2,000 canal laborers at Culebra struck after wage cuts. They, aided by a mob, blocked workers from sites and entered ranches, forcing removals. A small military detachment failed to quell the unrest as business halted. Reinforcements expected to restore order and arrest ring leaders.
In Jeffersonville Indiana on January 26 Sheriff Hay and a posse arrested Harrison Hogan after a night confrontation at his shanty on Bull Creek. Hogan a 75 year old outlaw had repeatedly resisted arrest and faced intense scene with fifty passengers aboard the steamer Minnie Bay. He surrendered after declaring he preferred death to further abuse.
Governor orders Gen. Murray Meyers to Gray county where Cimarron and Ingalls remain under martial law. Telegram from Lieut. Thorp reports residents stockpiling arms and ammunition as six Winchester boxes arrive from Kansas City. Strict entry and exit controls are in place.
Macon Missouri January 26 The preliminary exam of three men charged with killing Thomas Warden wealth mine owner during Bevier riots last October ends Williams and Roberts held to grand jury Crabtree discharged Indianapolis January 26 Joseph A Moore defaulter Connecticut Mutual Life noted as leading Indianapolis figure and Tanglewood farm owner Generals Harrison visited last summer San Francisco January 26 Jacob Wilkerson quadroon murderer arrested for drunkenness likely to be sent to San Quentin to serve remaining forty five years
A crowd gathered outside a Cork court as priest McCarthy faced charges under the crimes act for inciting boycott. When the court adjourned, 200 police charged the crowd, injuring many on both sides including thirteen police officers, three seriously.
A vivid account describes lava beds in Idaho and Snake River canyons with the Bridal Veil and Train falls. It extols dramatic gorges, eagles atop rocky reefs, and the four-channel plunge to the abyss, all framed by rainbow halos and harsh desert desolation.
Dr Kier argues medicine is the most exacting profession with irregular sleep and constant calls in a big city. The piece details a doctor’s day from dawn to night, leaving little room for relaxation or social activity. A correspondent describes an Arapahoe camp drill with fifty riders performing evolutions to a chief’s signal.
A Boston Transcript note recounts a century old anonymous History of Connecticut by Rev. Samuel Peters. It quotes a fanciful river origin tale describing the Connecticut and a dramatic canyon where water is solidified by pressure. The writer reflects how such beliefs seemed credible in that era and recalls his grandfather’s boyhood then.
A collage of excerpts covers leaf color science and climate effects, Oklahoma land appeal, labor trends, and diet claims. Notables include observations on foliage pigments, geographic advantages, Edward Atkinson on labor hours, Dr. Rutgers on vegetable diet, and Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy.
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