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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
6
Weekly notice from the Capital Printing Company outlining procedures, scheduling, and contact information for services provided. Includes references to Pom tae ing company and related business operations in a concise public notice format.
In a violent blast at Nimic & Co.’s West Carth mill, a boiler exploded injuring around a dozen men and killing one. The building was wrecked as heavy debris and flying steam swept the area. Over 100 workers stood ready to begin shifts when the disaster struck. the cause remains unknown while relief crews rushed to the scene.
Hong Kong Filipino junta leader Grisanto Lichuaco bought five launches to hunt Aguinaldo along Luzon’s coast and transport him to Singapore. Crews remain unavailable without papers from the American consulate, forcing reliance on British papers. Consul Wildman and Admiral Watson mobilize ships Baltimore and Wheeler to monitor possible rescue movements in Hong Kong harbor.
Chicago reports Judge Kohlsaat of the federal court declares the Illinois anti-trust act of 1893 unconstitutional citing class and special legislation and conflicts with federal and state constitutions. The ruling questions whether current protections remain and impacts revisions affecting farmers and stock raisers statewide.
Missouri officers pursue a gang of highwaymen as a Missouri Pacific train bound for a 3 0 morning stop is robbed. Detective J Jackson is fatally wounded during the arrest attempt while one robber is badly wounded and others escape. The wounded man claims the name Shores and admits earlier robberies at Independ a and Pittsfield post office.
Charles Prince, a Des Moines resident, shot at Quincy Illinois Saturday night while resisting arrest. He lived in an attractive home. his wife is reported worth 60,000 dollars. He was born in Princeton Illinois and would be buried in Rockford. Burglars raid a Brad Wey post office in Illinois, blowing the safe and taking about 1,400 dollars in stamps and 40 dollars in cash. Four months earlier a similar amount had been taken. The transport Pennsylvanian sailed for Manila carrying 1.5 million dollars in gold coin and treasury notes for soldiers.
Denver reports the capture of Reynolds and Wagner, escaped convicts. Wagner allegedly held Night Captain Rooney as Reynolds stabbed him at Canon City Colorado penitentiary. Police on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad bridge pursued, leading to Reynolds being taken and strung up near the penitentiary as bells rang and the town gathered.
Englishman Arthur Hickey is freed from a Porto Rico prison by order of President McKinley after four months and ten days of a one year hard labor sentence. Chicago attorney Angus R. Shannon, Cairo counsel for Hickey, reports the release. The case raised questions about presidential appeal power from colonial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court and whether the U.S. Constitution applies to the islands.
Six people were injured when a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train wrecked near Lyndon Illinois on the 28th inst. Injuries included Bryant the baggagemaster and Michael Burke the conductor both of Sterling, plus Fred Lyndon and fireman Harry Sheerer. The front end pulled into Lyndon while the rear lagged behind as the rear car telescoped and was hurled from the track. Engineer Adams opened the throttle to ease the impact.
A planned anarchist demonstration did not occur on January 28 at the burial of Edward A. OConnor, killed in a Winslow Bros. factory altercation. About five hundred mourners escorted the casket to Waldheim cemetery as the red flag of United Metal Workers was carried but furled, with the American flag preceding it by a policeman. No further demonstration materialized.
New York report says W Bourke Cockran urges a one man truce with William J Bryan on silver politics until 1904. If Bryan agrees to postpone the silver fight, Cockran will endorse the Chicago platform and back anti-imperialist stance as the Democracy's war cry for the 1904 campaign.
British forces suffered heavy losses at Spion Kop with about 1500 killed or dead on the field. General Buller reports the position abandoned due to water shortage, artillery difficulties, and Boer fire, with the line withdrawing south of the Tugela toward Ladysmith by another route.
Kansas City reports six policemen in plain clothes and several Pinkerton detectives guard an express car aboard the Missouri Pacific passenger train bound for St Louis at 9 p m on January 28. Officials had heard a possible plan to rob the train but would not disclose the attack point. In Washington, German and Austrian butchers plan to bar American meats, while in Austin Texas a House resolution condemns Congress over Brigham I Roberts case with debate concluding as committee referral.
In a dense fog a special Platt system train carrying about 100 Indiana lumber dealers collided head on with a freight train in Waycross Georgia yards. Davis of Wabash Indiana had both legs crushed and may require amputation. Mrs Smith held a baby and suffered a severe leg injury while the child was unhurt. Thirteen other passengers were seriously bruised. The accident stemmed from a misread running order and visibility was near zero.
Canadian and American postal authorities clash over how to handle eastern Washington mails quarantined for smallpox. Since January 28 mail from Spokane Falls and Northern has been held at Northport at the boundary. Canadians want fumigation, Americans want disinfection. Ottawa and Washington are asked to decide, with tons of mail piling up at Northport.
Five people were injured when three wild Texas steers chased by cowboys ran through the Cla vago stock yards causing panic. Injured include Frank Vaughan with a lacerated hand, Charles Fowler with a sprained wrist, James O'Brien with a leg injury, Mat Bur with a cut hand and sprained wrist, and Geo Mullen with an arm cut. The steers were stampeded by a fire bell.
Halifax reports the Ashanti, a mail steamer bound from Liverpool, ten days overdue after severe weather. Anxiety grows as officials fear a mishap may have occurred at sea.
Elections in Canada show four liberals and two independent liberals plus one conservative elected in seven constituencies across Quebec Ontario and Manitoba last week. In San Jose California a $1000000 fire damaged the Electric Improvement Company works with $50000 insured.
A digest of regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain and dairy bids. Values listed for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with No 2 wheat and corn variants, oats and rye, butter eggs and potatoes.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Brewer, reversed and remanded the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company v Thompkins et al. The case, filed Aug 27, 1897, sought to enjoin proposed rate reductions in South Dakota. The court ordered appointment of a competent master to findings of fact and computations and report for further action.
Justice Brewer reverses the maximum rate ruling and remands to obtain full, clear findings. The opinion notes that gross receipts alone do not prove profitability. expenses must balance receipts to judge reasonableness. It highlights years of property value and local vs through costs, urging a competent master to report facts for equity.
Senator Pettigrew introduces a measure paying all volunteer service officers and soldiers in the Philippines travel pay and subsistence commutation from embarkation to muster out. The plan mirrors regular army rates and covers those who remained in service in the islands and were transported back to the United States. Pride of a Week reports a Sterling County man and Stanley County woman securing a marriage license in Pierre, after a gunfire incident from the bride's father. The groom, Thomas Condon, later threatened the wife, and divorce proceedings began as police monitor the case.
A special Aurora County commissioners meeting is set for February to consider an appropriation for the state attorney to hire detectives to locate and return Fred L. Stevens the missing Plankinton banker. Many supporters expect his voluntary return before action and his help in settling the Plankinton bank affairs.
Union County Sheriff Ryan reports two alleged burglars in custody after tools and paraphernalia were found on them. One man identified as Charles Johnson of South Omaha, the other as James Franklin. Papers show recent presence in Neligh and Norfolk Nebraska.
The Scotland Creamery Company reports strong activity with milk intake totaling 8 457 455 pounds and butter output of 164 220 pounds. Patrons were paid 22 646 56 dollars, expenses and repairs 37 dollars, property value 9 009 87 dollars, indebtedness 1 045 09 dollars, and butter premiums above market price 900 dollars.
Wolves once a nuisance to Rapid City cattlemen are nearly gone with only two in the eastern range. Two steers were killed last week for Fred Holcomb and two more for another cattleman. An effort will pursue the wolves with hounds. State Auditor Reeves plans to appeal the wolf bounty case to the Supreme Court after Eighth Circuit Judge Moore ruled the 1890 appropriation covered only that year and subsequent fiscal years. Pennington County commissioners order a levy on timber cut land to collect unpaid taxes from the Hary Peak Tin Mining Company amid reports of extensive cutting and sales on its property.
Nicholl Ireland, a Rhode Island millionaire living north of Pierre in custody, died aged 72 after six years of dementia. Wealthy relatives linger in Rhode Island and New York. Sylvan Winter sells his Chamberlain clothing stock for 13000 to Bartlett & Coffin as he shifts to wholesale groceries. Rowe Bros. complete a new Meade County to Sully county line telephone link, connecting Pierre with the state. Hugh G. Berry, a Sioux City brakeman, is killed on freight No. 61 near Meckling. Ipswich quarantines for diphtheria and schools close. W J Pyle leaves Black Hills College for Council Bluffs. School fund allotments total 4165 with county distributions. A Deadwood post office famine box theft is under investigation. John H. McCord is appointed United States commissioner at Pierre.
London learned General Warren abandoned Spion Kop after Buller reported the retreat. The dispatch from the War Secretary posted at the War Office shocked the city and erased weeks of British hope. Crowds gathered as Warren's fall from idol to disgraced figure followed the setback.
Crowds gather at the war office for updates on recent reverses as Warren’s retreat from the kop is linked to a deadly shell fire. Military hints at possible Boer trap and heavy losses, while officials delay full details, raising Natal campaign concerns. Heat at 107 degrees and tension over Free State cooperation add to the strained outlook.
Modern notes describe Tangier as vehicle free with donkeys used for transport. Other items report diverse facts from Ash, Hungary to Tokyo crematories and European politics, including a $60,000 glass roof at Sydenham Palace and religious appeals for British success in Africa.
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