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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1889
Page
7
The Nicaragua canal bill moves from the senate to the president after conference approval. Harold Sewall, consul general to Samoa, is asked to resign for views divergent from state department policy. Additional dispatches report seizure of an American vessel in Portugal.
A whaling ship Mary Frazer of Dartmouth was seized by a Portuguese gunboat last October, towed into Fayal harbor, and its captain and crew held on tobacco on the high seas charges. U S consul appealed to Lisbon with no result, then sought redress through Washington. State Department says the seizure was for revenue violations, not an insult to the flag, and expects a full history from Lisbon shortly.
The House Committee on Territories authorized a favorable report on Mr Springer’s omnibus bill for admitting Idaho, Wyoming and Arizona. Enabling acts for admission are provided. Utah’s admission is to be postponed due to late session. A five member subcommittee will draft a report reflecting the committee’s views.
The conference report on the Nicaragua Maritime Canal Company bill was agreed to. Credentials for Mr. McPherson New Jersey were filed for a new term. A bill to empower Mount Carmel Development Co to draw water from the Wabash and tributaries was passed. Chandler's pay bill for naval officers was taken up. A Senate bill to dispose of public lands via homestead laws was amended and passed.
Jerome P Manning attorney for Alabama award claimants sues Secretary Fairchild for 50000 damages claiming the treasury direct payment order harmed their clients. Case set for Cambridge on March 4. Germany conference remark posits Ben Butler as match for Bismarck.
A National Confederate Soldiers' Home board appeals to Northerners for funds to build a facility in Austin Texas for 250 to 400 veterans Chauncey M Depew to receive and forward donations. Also Reading Railroad plans $1 million for Atlantic City line improvements double tracking new stations and equipment Kaighn's avenue ferry funding and cliff dwelling remnant sighted in San Mateo mountains small three foot wild humans seen near New Mexico Black Range expected to be pursued after snowmelt
London reports allege a baroness killed herself to preserve her honor after evidence of an affair with Archduke Rudolph. Her husband and brother supposedly killed the archduke, then fled Vienna. The emperor is said to have ordered that Rudolph’s death be treated as self destruction, amid court intrigue and fears of scandal. The Prince of Wales reportedly shares public concern over the affair and its implications for succession.
A Uganda revolt unfolds with King Kiwiwa deposed and his younger brother Kilema installed. Kiwiwa rejects circumcision, attempts to poison Arab advisers, and seeks Christian support as chiefs rally. Civil war rages while reports say Stanly and Emin Pasha have not arrived. Panama Canal work slows as contractors face reduced confidence and jobs.
The Largobay in tow reports the steamer Glencoe was struck by an unknown vessel off Beachy Head and sank within eight minutes. Fifty four aboard are lost with one survivor reported. the Largobay’s crew claim the other steamer may have carried passengers, potentially over a hundred people.
London reports Mec Gregor Gow & Co of Glasgow identify the steamer Glencoe as the vessel sunk off Beachy Head on Monday after a collision with the Largo Bay. The Glencoe crew numbered fifty four, including twenty three Chinese sailors. the Largo Bay survived with wrecked boats, as the storm hindered rescue in heavy wind and snow.
The New Seerta region, February s reports the attorney general’s office is pursuing outrages. The sheriff has arrested about fifteen men for assaulting Joseph Viator and others and for conspiring to drive people out of town. Penalty is up to $1,000 and one year in prison. The prisoners, held on $1,000 bail, include a cavalry captain and deputy sheriff, a landowner who chairs the jury, several merchants, farmers, a livery stable keeper, an editor, and a steamboat man.
The Ottawa report notes Henry Robillard, a parliament member and strong MacDonald supporter, secured exclusive pine timber rights over 75 square miles in the Northwest for 316 dollars and sold the privilege three days later for 350000. The incident sparked parliamentary alarm.
A man posing as an agent for the New York Safe and Lock Company examined C. G. Rochat’s Jersey City jeweler’s York safe, proposed improvements, and then returned in the early morning to breach the wall of an adjoining store and steal eight gold watches.
Shanghai reports say the American consulate at Ching Kiang Foo was looted and foreign residents fled for safety. In Chicago three police officials Inspector Bonfield Captain Schaack and Detective Loewenstein were suspended amid corruption allegations linking them to gamblers saloonkeepers thieves and the demi monde.
A street car crossing a railroad track in Covington Kentucky was struck by a freight engine. Four aboard, including a four year old who escaped unharmed, suffered injuries. Mrs. Theo bald died. Driver George Bagby and officer Jacob Deering were badly hurt. The engine reportedly gave no warning. In Watertown two freight trains collided near Ixonia station, demolishing 22 cars and injuring two brakemen. A man died of coal gas suffocation in Chicago. another man, George Ross, died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Elwood Williams an Edison foreman in Orange New Jersey was cowhided by his jealous wife in front of a large factory crowd after it learned of his claimed single status and affair with a factory girl. He died from disappointment as a result of the assault.
The Cardiff Jackson bout is fixed for a date spanning February to April in San Francisco, with the Cardiff-Jackson fight scheduled and awaiting final confirmation.
The steamer Carondelet was libelled and detained in New York on February 8 for shipment to Hayti. The cargo included ammunition and other contraband articles believed to aid Hyppolyte's forces.
Philadelphia Feb. 8 The brig Florence which sailed from New York for Galveston with iron last November is believed to have foundered in the storm of November 30. It was commanded by Capt Atkins of Milton Delaware and carried a crew of eight men.
Minnesota house reports favoring a railroad injury lien bill and increases judges and salaries in districts. A libel law amendment lets weekly papers retract as daily papers do. North Dakota notes vetoes and seed wheat debates. Wisconsin discusses legislative inquiry prospects and farm officers eligibility. Minor items cover appointments and a local rail grade fundraising effort with Goodyear supplying rolling stock if funded.
In Buffalo the fireman Dominick Marion was crushed to death by collapsing walls during a large blaze. His fiancée Rachel Smith mourns, visits his brother’s house, and struggles with grief as she contemplates a farewell kiss, while her condition remains perilous. In Cutnerap, Judge Blodgett upholds a prior ruling in the American Bell Telephone versus Cushman case, awarding 1 cent in damages plus costs and transferring the appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
Commissioner Fink works on a binding trunk line agreement with proposed amendments to earlier pacts. If the executive committee approves, it will go to the president for signature.
Des Moines reports the Iowa supreme court upholds the Jeokuk ruling in Collins versus Hills, barring prohibition on interstate shipments once delivered but limiting state sale use. The decision follows Bowman precedent, limiting owner use under state laws.
Description of the General Buildings and Cottages for the Minnesota soldiers home at Minnehaha Falls outlines twelve cottages costing about 250000, two stories high and 50 by 65 feet, with red pressed brick and stone. Also planned are administration, hospital, amusement hall, laundry, kitchen, engine house, and steam plant, to form a complete home complex.
A plan to condemn 200 acres of land on each riverbank at Minnehaha Falls would enclose the soldiers' home site in a single expansive park. The legislature is expected to approve the land seizure for park purposes adjacent to the Mississippi. The item also notes minor tremors in California and a fire in Bracebridge Ontario with substantial losses.
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