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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
5
El Paso dispatch reports widespread unrest in Chihuahua with lower classes backing rebels. Priests urge action to restore the 1672 constitution, seize towns, and draw supporters from mountains as federal troops clash with insurgents leaving casualties on both sides.
A San Francisco dispatch reports twenty two claims totaling 1 105 000 dollars by Baltimore sailors for injuries from the Veleparaiso mole incident. Claims for Patrick Shields and Andrew McKinstry of the Keeweenaw will be sent, along with eight more sailors’ claims not yet prepared. Demands go to the Navy Secretary in duplicate to Secretary Blaine.
In West Berkeley California F J Biapo and Conchita Ailvester wed at St Josephs Church then died as an overland train struck the bridal party on the way to Posen station. A bride’s friend and a small boy were injured.
Catharine Rhodes a 14 year old girl in Toronto was arrested on a charge of uttering counterfeit money. She reportedly planned to cut up several bills and reassemble them as new notes, producing one extra note from every eight pieces. The story also reports on other international brief items and events from Ottawa San Francisco Knoxville Trenton New York Nashville and London.
An immense funeral assembly sang Servant of God and The Sand of Time Are Sinking as Dr. Peirson eulogized the pastor. A somber procession followed with forty mourning coaches. In San Francisco District Judge Morrill set February 12 for 140 Chinese to appear after bonds were forfeited for nonappearance, with $210,000 in principal and two sureties per principal.
A Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago passenger train struck a street car at the Thirty first Street crossing in Chicago at noon. Inmates were injured. John Moylan E W Dutzen and Julia Maudley will probably die. Mrs Ellen Hannan and daughter and Drew Tortley were badly hurt and others suffered cuts and bruises. The car was two thirds across the track when struck.
Judge Nelson of the US Court in St Paul issues bench warrants for all principals of the Mississippi River Valley Lumbermen Association. The corporation and entire board of directors face indictment for maintaining a lumber trust as US officers seize and bail is posted for named individuals.
A Philadelphia pauper warns that English capitalists through an agent aim to unite U S tanners into a trust. He says English tanners already formed a syndicate with 5 million dollars and want to bring a similar arrangement to the United States using a new tanning liquid that speeds production.
Washington special reports Postmaster General Wanamaker has profited greatly from the rise in Reading stock with an increase in value over $1,000,600. He is described as a very lucky man whose fortunes improved after earlier financial pressures, including assistance from the Drexel firm.
Dispatch from Penza reports temperatures 58 degrees below zero and widespread misery among peasants. Hunger has killed draught animals and hampered grain distribution as typhus smallpox and diphtheria ravage populations, with Penza and nearby governments hardest hit. In Alabama, moonshiners kill a man and wound his wife after Seatham testified against them.
Caroline Gardner aged 15 died after being chased by two men in Wittsburg Pennsylvania. She ran into a house and collapsed in convulsions then died shortly after. The two recogniz ed pursuers have been held for man Alaughber.
A Madrid special reports four anarchist leaders garrotted in a public square at Xerox. The event passed quietly with no demonstrations. One condemned anarchist left a letter accusing the anarchist press of exploiting workers and urged comrades to renounce their teachings and seek honest, faithful work.
Guthrie officers raid uncover a storehouse with horses and varied stolen goods from a region spanning to the Kansas line. Charles Cupp and Joseph Weiry jailed. others sought. gang alleged to be locally prominent and planning a rendezvous in the Cherokee Strip amid horse and cattle thefts statewide.
Six members of the State Bankers Association executive committee plan the annual meeting in Madison on May 25 and 26. The group backs the new banking law before the courts and expects a favorable ruling or an appeal if needed. Stands by the Stars and Stripes. A Council Bluffs note reports Patrick McCann, an old soldier, buried with Catholic rites after a church dispute over flags and G A R traditions. a later apology followed. Also, President appoints Walter H. Sanborn of Minnesota to the new Eight District appellate court. A Crawfordsville farmers uncovers mastodon remains beneath a house site, with tusk about sixteen feet long and sandstone body. a NY scientist confirms ivory purity.
The French commissioners conducting an official inquiry into American meat safety toured Chicago stockyards and the packing plants. Spokesman M Ducios praised the inspection methods as they plan to study hog and cattle killing and preparation for the market over several days.
Bernard J. Schmitz, a rich Atchison farmer imprisoned in Germany for desertion, is pardoned by the Emperor after his 11 year old daughter's birthday letter swayed the ruler. Meanwhile Brazil faces a rumored revolution near Pelotas with telegraph lines cut. Paris reports beef prices drive demand for horse flesh as slaughter rises. New York jewelers lose over 100000 in a Gundling & Co. collapse. In New Mexico, reports of fights with Navajo Indians are denied and tensions ease.
The Supreme Court confirms no state payments may be made without a specific appropriation. It states that even if laws imply a contract or obligation, warrants cannot be drawn and payments must await legislative authorization. The decision emphasizes the legislature’s exclusive power to provide for state claims and warns against unauthorized disbursements. It notes mandamus as a remedy for denial of warranted payments.
Laborers protest a Sioux Falls contractor for discounting wages before government pay day. A workers’ committee plans to appeal to Schaetzel or Senator Pettigrew if needed. Also updates on the World’s Fair session, the Dakota Hail Association moving to Mitchell, indictments against eight Chinamen for lottery mail usage, and WCTU efforts to close Vermillion saloons.
The American Express Company resists a tax levy in South Dakota over a board of equalization assessment. It refuses to pay taxes on 35000 dollars deemed overvalued and agrees to pay taxes on 1000 dollars representing the actual property value, while the board holds a higher valuation.
J W Bowen of the Nebraska G A R outlines 1890 outcomes with 55 old posts and 10 new total 265 posts in good standing and 5220 members. gains from muster 904 and 105 deaths. many delinquents brought in. note on Barnum vs Burlington & Quincy rail case and local civic happenings including a new Gage County Court House, a highway robbery near Fremont, a Central City fire, veterans relief session in Nebraska City, Sutton railroad station robbery, and Pender barkeeper arrest.
A summary of actions in Washington on the 9th through 12th including House approval of an extensive military academy appropriation, inquiries into Keystone and Spring Garden bases, a $100,000,000 Treasury gold reserve plan, and free coinage debates. Senate debates cover money issues, a monument appropriation, anti Chinese entry, and invitations to world leaders for the World Exposition.
Representative Bracuam of Pennsylvania is praised as the best dressed man in Congress. Dr Keerey of Dwight aims to campaign for care in national soldiers homes with government endorsement. Senator Dawes is said to have missed only two days due to illness in thirty five years. Dr Louis Reuter, once wealthy, found living in squalid Williamsburg New Jersey lodgings. his wife is Gen Franz Sigel's niece. Ex Senator Epmanns reportedly earns $2000 fees in law, after leaving the Senate with an empty pocket.
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