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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1890
Page
7
Bills in the North Dakota legislature discuss lottery restrictions and revenue measures to fund state operations. Proposals include a 5 000 annual payment into the state treasury to cover running expenses. The measure faces broad support despite concerns over administration and impact.
Immigrant Mrs Vashe Gersohnfeldt and her four children face possible detainment and 2000 bond payments at Castle Garden as Immigration Commissioner Stephenson requires proof they will not become public charges. Her husband Moses and their son Joseph have supported the family from New York.
A chaotic report recalls Detective Nordrum’s arrest after an alleged unwarranted assault at a socialist meeting. Accusations claim he offered police leaks for leniency, exposing a spy named Henry Damiever and a supposed police paymaster. Nordrum suspends, authorities silent amid probe. Meanwhile Anna Vicker, a nine day sleeper near Westport Missouri, awoke and recounted a life of family tragedy and a spa r intense fright that led to her coma like sleep.
The Chicago office of the Western Union Telegraph company plans to replace zinc copper cells with dynamos, creating an era in electrical telegraphy. Chicago will be the first to use dynamo generated current for all services, replacing 30,000 cells costing about 50,000 a year. Summers, the electrician, notes nineteen dynamos will be arranged in banks driven by two electro meters, powered initially by Edison Incandescent light company at the central power station.
A still explosion occurred at Standard Oil works in Dinter's Point. The blaze endangered the entire facility but was brought under control within an hour. No names or exact losses specified.
Chicago Livestock shows hogs firm yet uneven as light purchase and price signals linger. Wheat and corn futures drift lower while pork remains steady. oats and rye trade quietly. New York wheat dull with sluggish corn and fats with Western exports slow.
A lengthy session recounts procedural votes on contested seats and emigration bills, with Crisp and Breckinridge figures sparring over quorum and journal readings. Senators debate reading of votes, adjournment motions, and the authority of the speaker, while colleagues in Virginia and New York influence the discourse.
The report blends political turmoil with personal tragedy as Secretary Tracy endures a severe setback after learning of his family calamity. It notes his late bed, careful movement, and shift to the White House library, where he views his wife and daughter’s caskets amid flowers and somber relatives.
The Craft-Fleming race in West Virginia ends with Fleming ahead by a margin of 413 to 140. Cure, a union senator, aligned with the Democrats.
Nellie Bly plans a short lecture run under a Union Square theater manager with nightly shows starting soon and lasting several nights. She is expected to deliver up to forty lectures across the country as part of the tour.
The Dakota session sees numerous measures introduced and debated in both houses. Bills cover tax sale interests, railroad rights of way, county officers salaries, constitutional amendments, and school law reforms. A notable adjournment comes after committee reports a broad temperance plan and a push to codify laws.
A dispatch from Trenton reports Mrs. Parnell in a ruined Bordentown home with no heat or furniture, saying $1,200 sent for her needs was used to pay debts and little for stock losses. She is destitute with no assistance from her son Horace.
The Chicago presbytery voted nearly unanimously in favor of revising the confession of faith. After two weeks of discussion the New York presbytery approved a report supporting revision and declared itself in favor by more than two to one.
The coroner's jury in Banker Dittman of Philadelphia clears the death as accidental drowning after conflicting autopsy opinions. A $3,000 accident insurance payout hinges on the cause of death being accidental rather than self-inflicted.
The British steamer Black Prince from Wales was detained off Coatzecalos bar from Jan 1 to Jan 2. A boat attempting to cross the bar was swamped, two seamen drowned, and a second boat sent to help also swamped killing the second officer and another seaman.
Representative Wilson of Washington has been asked by the general land office commissioner to prepare a shorter list of questions on final proof. The current questions, prepared by Sparks, are complained about for their length and complexity.
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