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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
4
Congress debated Alaska homestead and rail right of way as factions clashed over payments for informers and a Loud bill on second class mail. Debates featured Elkins and Hoar with calls to curb Canadian rail harms and cover war claims. House adjourned after a mixed day of votes and speeches.
A cave in Center County Pennsylvania is described as rivaling Kentucky's Mammoth Cave. French officials in London are said to seek a crisis in Africa to regain pre Zola trial popularity. Zola appeals a court verdict sentencing him to prison and a fine. Dreyfus case to be heard again in France.
The Loud bill to correct alleged abuses of second class mail matter privileges was buried by a large House majority on Thursday. The motion to lay it on the table passed 162 to 119, with 47 Republicans and some Democrats and Populists aiding the result, while Mr Loud's last minute amendment blocked a direct vote.
A Western United States beef famine looms as ranchers rush fat cattle to markets in Colorado and beyond for high prices. The shortage stretches from California to Nevada and Oregon, with eastern states pulling imports while local butchers struggle to meet demand.
The State Department confirms eight Japanese were aboard the Maine when it sank. The Japanese legation seeks to identify those lost or saved and may press Spain if the explosion is deemed external. Japan could assert redress similar to US Cuba relations, with other national inquiries expected.
Prof A G Nathorst will head a Swedish relief expedition to Franz Joseph Land starting in May to seek traces of the Andree polar balloon expedition. The voyage, funded by King Oscar and Swedish patrons, will also explore the unknown area between Spitzbergen and Franz Joseph Land with Nathorst, Ohlen, Anderson, Hemberg, Kallstrom, and Levin aboard a Norwegian whaling ship.
Senator Morgan said he will introduce an early resolution demanding release of consular correspondence about Cuba. He intends a second call up on the President for the reports and will not press it while the Maine disaster court of inquiry sits unless its report is unduly delayed.
President Dole of Hawaii sent a 500 dollar check to aid Maine survivors and victims families. The item notes also the railways of the United States carried 18 billion passenger miles and 95 billion ton miles of freight in the previous year.
A collage of editorial snippets debates Cuba and Maine, US military readiness, Zola trials, and Klondike speculation. Citations mention Spain’s Cuba stance, Maine’s fate, Dreyfus affair, and Alaska gold outlook with figures like $3,571,000. Opinions from multiple papers weave a restless late 19th century mood.
Senator Frye of Maine, a Foreign Relations Committee member, says war with Spain is inevitable. He argues indemnity for the Maine loss will trigger a Spanish denial, the U.S. must demonstrate force, and intervention will follow to stop Cuban suffering and support independence.
State officials push for 500000 in interest on wartime advances to the National Government. During the war Pennsylvania lent 1500000, repaid years ago without interest. The claim argues for compensation on the missed interest as part of the settlement.
An essay argues that English legitimists, though mocked by many, include loyal figures to Queen Victoria and clarifies Jacobite versus Carlist identities. It discusses primogeniture, gavelkind, and succession laws, asserting Mary II and III as rightful in the senior female line and noting Hanoverians lack immediate claim until the Stuart line is exhausted.
An East End obituary notes the death of a centenarian hailed as England’s last wearer of the George III pigtail. He flaunted a blue ribbon queue, corded breeches, a flowered waistcoat, plum coat, frilled shirt, and tight stock, proud to remain a self styled gentleman.
A satirical notice on dangerous fashion neckwear and health, warning that tight collars can suffocate and cause asphyxia. The piece cites cases of near suffocation and notes how posture affects collar pressure, then ends with moral quips about audience attention and family help.
General Wade Hampton plans a Cavalry history as Marion Crawford recalls his decades-long wait for publication. The piece surveys rates of pay and daily word output from authors such as Rudyard Kipling and Sir Walter Besant, noting Beloved titles and methods across periods and works.
The world often judges character by actions and fruits of belief. In Calcutta two brothers keep house with six native servants who deem them of a new caste. At Peking a student, moved by admiration for a kind professor, buys a Bible and hymns to study Christianity. The world approves Christian fruits. condemnation follows only when believers fail to bear them.
War correspondents aboard British gunboats describe riverbanks as green masks for desert behind. As the Nile rises, locals appear darker and more scantily clad, approaching savage stereotypes. English gunboats carry 9 pounders and Nordenfeldts with crews under a dozen, while dervishes use artillery and avoid floating batteries.
Reading from a fragmented Texas piece, the dialogue features a East origin tutor promising to teach ideas rather than dull facts. The school board president praises the notion. The narrator notes marriage proposals are rarely bragged about.
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