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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1893
Page
2
In Alderson Mine No 1 of the Choctaw Coal Company near McAllister an explosion just before midnight killed nine men and fatally injured eight others. The blast, blamed on a windy shot, left many victims unidentifiable among a workforce largely composed of Italians.
Angry California legislators push a joint resolution to place a constitutional amendment before voters that would move the Capitol from Sacramento to San Jose. San Jose pledged funds and land to host a $21 million building. Los Angeles members offered up to $4 million. The measure passed after a delayed quorum vote, with critics calling the move folly given $35 million already spent on the Capitol.
Woodstock Minnesota report: Pipestone County officials reveal evidence that two men plotted to drive neighbor Frank Erhardt crazy to seize his farm near Chandler. Nighttime intrusions, staged specters, and attempted poisonings with arsenic in milk and meal aimed to discredit him. Erhardt barred discovery, fled to St Peter asylum, conspirators fled. sheriff pursues once county attorney acts.
Two people were seriously assaulted with a six pound iron in a Baltimore flat where 1 year old Annie Pryer slept nearby. Annie Dryer reports a masked intruder struck her brother. Pryer girl clings to a black man as motive while authorities remain baffled about the attack. Annie Little lies in a dangerous condition, sister Auntie Pryer denies guilt amid family jealousy.
George Winn a negro from Glasgow is to be sold under Missouri vagrant law at the Court House door in Fayette to the highest bidder for cash for six months. He was arrested for vagrancy after failing to work. About 28 years old, 5 feet 8 inches, of light complexion. This marks the second public sale of negroes in the area since the war, prompting indignation and unrest among local Black residents.
Rev William P Drew a Baptist minister formerly preaching in Jersey City and now a US book agent for Dodd Mead Co faces Jefferson Market Police Court charges of forgery. He allegedly forged orders to obtain books by E P Roe from Baptist churches after deceiving pastors into believing he was a minister. He admitted intent to refund the money.
Montanas Laurel reports violent clashes on the Crow Reservation near Wilsey amid allotments and encroachments. Little Face the Crow is killed. settlers arm for defense as U S troops may soon be deployed. In New York Dan’s Weekly Trade Review notes weather impact and mixed markets with wheat, cotton, pork, and metals fluctuating amid money strain and rail disruptions.
A conference in Pittsburg on the 16th drew 1,400 Western Pennsylvanians, with many noted figures invited to discuss forming a new National party and key issues such as financial policy and silver, amid strong interest from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. The event spans three days with two sessions daily and features speakers including Senator Petter and Mary A. Lathrop, among others. Towns along the Susquehanna report severe flooding with Wilkesbarre submerged, trains stalled, and Port Hawkley waters reaching thirty inches. First cousins marriage ban advances in Madison assembly, voting 40 yeas to 22 nays.
A prospecting party in the old Spanish copper canyon near Abiquin New Mexico discovers fifty dead and decayed remains. Forty-three soldiers in uniforms are found with stacked pins and a gaping poison spring nearby. Ammunition and forty-five horse skeletons complete the dusty scene.
A New York and Chicago linked real estate fraud case centers on L H Cole of Minneapolis. He used forged deeds to secure a $40,000 St Paul block and a 60,000 acre Kentucky claim claimed from Virginia grant rights. The scheme allegedly spans St Paul Chicago New York and Kentucky with potential losses in the hundreds of thousands.
Rumors reach here of Santa Anna fallen in Rio Grande do Sul after siege by rebels. General Sidero Fernandez allegedly died by his own hand. General Tuxarez with 2000 troops encamped near Santa Anna planned to attack Fernandez’s government forces, outcome widening revolution’s fate. Foreign residents face attacks by both factions amid denials of earlier revolutionary defeats.
Pittsburg report says John Worsefield a 15 year old boy leaped from Surimer Avenue bridge over Silver Lake about seventy five feet to dodge arrest. Witness Deteelye Gunlert recalls the boy’s fear and collapse. He is wanted on malicious mischief charges in a case involving ten boys. In Janesville Wis a starved family near a village saw Ara Ames die of exposure after the father fished while seven children froze in a snowbound shanty. The youngest died recently and was buried in a soup box. Gladstone summoned to audience with the Queen in London.
At noon Sheriff Philip Johnson of Jackson County shot and killed Charles Loring a full-blood Choctaw Indian in line with a court sentence. Loring had been convicted of murder after the January attack on Granny Cravatt near Pushmataona Ground. The case notes ongoing parole rules for condemned full-blood Choctaws and references a prior execution, Jackson Fletcher, as a warning of punishment.
Red Cliff Colorado special reports Pierce Crane, a Minturn ranchman, fell 2 000 feet along Butte Mountain Road after his broncho slipped near the edge of a cliff. Crane survived the 2 000 foot plunge to the Rio Grande track, found unconscious with heavy bruises and a possible nose fracture. Doctors wonder at his survival and fear internal injuries may prove fatal.
Secretary Carlisle pledged to use all power to uphold the governments credit and gold standard, signaling reliance on gold reserve use if bonds are unnecessary. Banks in Denver and Chicago offered large gold consignments while the treasury accepts gold in exchanges and contemplates options to redeem legal tender with gold or silver, though panic risks deter silver use. Additional items report unrest among Deer River Indians, concerns over the Naronic, and Washington's 101st Senate ballots without a successor to Allen, with potential gubernatorial appointment.
The South Dakota World’s Fair Commission plans to appeal to citizens for 25000 more to enhance Chicago exhibit. After Sioux Falls gave 2500, other counties and individuals contributed, with 25000 to be repaid to original subscribers as per the World’s Fair bill.
In Washington a large pool of South Dakota Democrats seeks federal employment with many courting Senator Kyle for patronage. Kyle refuses to influence patronage allocations, though his counsel was hoped for. Col Hughes East promotes Col Hassler for Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, while Col Mark W. Sheafe doubts a U.S. Marshal change. Duff Haynie sought Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, affected by Maxwell appointment. Two Indian Commissioner candidates, W. W. Anderson and Samuel C. Shelton, gain backing. Congressman Lucas stays through week. M. J. Dineen of Huron plans to remain in Washington aiming for consul post in Dublin. Maj Pickler’s family left for South Dakota.
Governor Mellette of Waterton has secured the final patent for the Sisseton town site in Roberts County. The town near the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line was laid out by the Sisseton Town Site Company, but early settlers contested patents. Mellette carries away the patent named after Grover Cleveland, marking a major victory and financial gain. Immigration to South Dakota rises as hundreds pass Chamberlain en route to ceded Sioux lands, many from Iowa and Russia, with land filings and storage difficulties as new settlers seek farms and homes.
Stock of Gold Axemither Dow of Sioux Falls will meet Gov Sheldon and state fair officials to inspect a $300000 gold block weighing 1500 pounds for exhibition at the World’s Fair. The party will tour the Varneyleak Mine and plan pavillions with Evans Mine stone and West range stone. They will be away about ten days. The group also aims to arrange two stone pavillions for large exhibits. In Lyman County cattlemen fight county organization as Governor to visit to gauge sentiment.
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