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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
6
The United States and France finalize a reciprocal tariff agreement under the 1809 act. The accord, signed by Cambon and Kasson, takes effect June 1 with minimum rates for U S exports and concessions for grain, pork, lard, fruit, woods, and wines. A French duty on Argois and spirits is noted, champagnes unaffected.
Troops at Gulf ports begin breaking camp and boarding transports to Cuba. About twenty five fast ships gathered to carry the force, with possible starts from Tampa and Mobile and convoy protection by Admiral Sampson’s warships at Key West across the Florida Straits. Details of numbers and destinations remain undisclosed.
The British steamer Restormel, 2 499 tons of Welsh coal from Cardiff, owned by Restormel Steamship Co of Cardiff, was captured by the auxiliary cruiser St Paul at 6 am May 25 near Morro Castle Santiago de Cuba. She was brought to Key West as a prize with the British flag at half mast and was leaking badly.
A U S marshal in Guthrie Oklahoma has arrested Hargo a Seminole Indian who confessed to murdering Mrs Laird. The victims Sampson and McGeisy were burned to death by a white man near Newark Indian Territory last January. The government will prove the two Indians were innocent. Hargo was captured after a 22 day chase in the Chickasaw Nation. Nearly 20 men are under indictment for participating in the burning. Harvest hands wages in Newton Kansas rise with demand with offers of 4 a day for a man with a team and 2 50 to 3 a day for others. A Baltimore car barn blaze destroyed 13 winter cars causing large insured losses.
While miners toiled at the Kaska William colliery near Pottsville, a sudden water surge swept in and six men were drowned. Named victims include William Morgan, William Deer, Martin Nalochis, Peter Durkin, Paul Koscinski, and Wennele Krovishki.
Governor McLamin of Mississippi appoints Congressman William V. Sullivan to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Senator John D. Walthall.
The body of William Ewart Gladstone lay in Westminster Abbey after a state funeral attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and numerous nobles. Disraeli’s tomb nearby was decked with regalia Gladstone had once refused as a commoner’s coffin lay among distinguished mourners and clergy led by the archbishop of Canterbury and Westminster’s dean.
A temporary grand stand at City Park in Denver collapsed during Memorial Day exercises injuring about 100 children aged from babies to 14. The fall sent terrified youngsters to the ground up to thirty feet, with around forty seriously hurt and twenty taken to St. Luke's Hospital. No fatalities are expected.
A Utah posse wounding one robber and killing another after a bank holdup in Springville. Two men forced the cashier to hand over 4900 dollars before fleeing on horseback. The posse shot at the robbers, killing one and causing the other to surrender. About half the money was recovered. Suspected Robber's Roost gang members.
Reports state orders direct Maj. Gen. Shafter at Tampa to embark most of his corps including regulars and select volunteers aboard ships there. The strongest units of Admiral Sampson's squadron will convoy the expedition and cover a landing at a designated point before week’s end.
Hon W F Bechel and T K Sudborrough were arrested in Omaha on May 27 charged with embezzling several thousand dollars from the Pacific Express Company. Bechel, the auditor, and Sudborrough, his assistant, resigned along with President Morseman. Books reportedly show 200000 dollars misappropriated as the company’s new management investigates funds tied to lobby expenditures.
A fire at the home of A. Richter in Iron Mountain Michigan destroyed the second floor where nine children slept. Two children aged nine and one were killed by burns, two others four and six severely burned and likely to die. Richter and wife escaped through a window with injuries.
A four story brick warehouse owned by Henderson and Johnson in Pittsburg Pennsylvania burned Sunday. The blaze destroyed hay grain and river supplies with a rear addition and its contents. Vinegar dealers Hirsch Bros Co reported a 49090 loss fully insured. Overall losses run around 169000 with partial insurance on some items.
The rainy season begins in Cuba with frequent violent rainstorms striking warships and dispatch boats. The new cruiser New Orleans formerly the Amazonas impresses naval men for speed and combat effectiveness during its present cruise.
The Woolbury reached Key West on Sunday with T Mayilen Jones and Charles Thrall, newspaper correspondents captured by Spaniards. They were exchanged for Col. Cortijo, Surgeon Major Julian, and two Spanish servants held by the US fleet on the steamer Argo naute.
Irvin W. Scott of Union Iron Works in San Francisco travels to St. Bee to discuss Russian warship construction with the czarist government. He cites St. Petersburg congratulating him on the Oregon’s performance and inviting him to visit. Weekly bank statement shows reserves up 3 million, loans up 8 million, specie 4.5 million, deposits 15 million. banks hold 53.7 million excess.
Chicago cattle prices range 3.00 to 5.50, hogs 3.00 to 4.50, wheat No 2 red 1.66 to 1.70. Indianapolis hogs 3.00 to 4.50, wheat 1.19 to 1.21. St Louis cattle 3.00 to 5.50 hogs 3.00 to 4.90. Cincinnati cattle 2.50 to 5.50 hogs 3.00 to 4.50. Detroit cattle 2.50 to 5.50 hogs 3.25 to 4.50. Toledo wheat 1.45 to 1.47. Milwaukee wheat 1.38 to 1.41. Buffalo cattle 3.00 to 5.50 hogs 3.00 to 4.75. New York cattle 3.00 to 5.25 hogs 3.00 to 4.60.
The Lake Madison Chautauqua session runs June 30 to July 13 with a lineup of speakers including Mrs. Leonora M. Lake Dr. Eugene May Dr. E. L. Eaton and Russell H. Conwell. Entertainers include Isabel Gargill Edwin L Barker and Mortimer Crane Brown with musical acts by Myrtis Chandler MacDonald the Lee sisters and more.
Retail merchants from the state attend the Convention of Merchants on June 8 and 9 in Muron. The South Dakota Retail Merchants Association plans speeches by leading business men on topics such as sound business principles, loyalty, advertising, and competition from catalog houses. Various sessions feature music and papers from noted speakers including J F Jordan H M Mathewson Ohn Morrissey and K O Stakke.
A gathering in Huron led to the organization of the South Dakota Liquor Dealers Association. Its aim is to promote fraternity among members, oppose sales to minors and problem drinkers, and conduct business in an orderly manner with H. M. Gann named state organizer and headquarters set for Huron.
The People's party held a Deadwood convention on May 24 and elected fifty nine delegates to the state convention at Aberdeen on June 22. Delegates are instructed to support the party platform Congressmen Knowles and Kelley and Gov Lee and to unite the silver forces and oppose bond issues. The June rise in the Missouri River began at Pierre May 24 with the river rising two feet in twelve hours.
From Wheeler area to Oklahoma, a settler drives two wagons to pursue James A. Fuller, an Oklahoma real estate agent, after a deed to land two miles from Wheeler proved invalid in Charles Mix County. The case follows reports of cattle rustling and a grand larceny verdict in Pierre against McNutt, once a band leader.
John Allen, a youth once jailed at Chamberlain, is charged with horse stealing after discarding the stolen property and riding toward Armour on a milk wagon to enlist in a pet volunteer army. He previously stayed at Tanksint on reform school records.
The Senate and House spent multiple days debating the war revenue bill with leaders Chilton Lodge and Turley among speakers. Other actions included rail, land, and court measures, eulogies for Senator George, and a variety of bills on pensions, Indian lands, and internal revenue. The article also notes a humorous historical aside on the Lord of Misrule and a playful estimate of baby weights.
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