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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1895
Page
6
Chicago Strikers clash with police in Pocahontas Virginia amid a broader strike wave. The Tribune warns the leather trust could force heavy costs on the public as it tightens control of hides and raises prices on all shoe leather, claiming a potential million-dollar monthly profit from dry hide shortages and rising tariffs.
In South Chicago a mass meeting of 614 strikers at Eighty fourth Street led to a riot when 500 men remained. Police faced rocks as Lieut Wagner and three officers were wounded, and four striker leaders were arrested. John Wikoski gravely wounded. others injured. Mills guarded, dynamite stock protected.
Pocahontas Virginia remains under martial law as militia guard passes and public ways while miners face eviction notices and pay day uncertainty. Leaders urge nonviolence. 65 join the union and about 500 miners in Virginia favors the strike.
The court convicted St. Clair of murder and he faces hanging May 31. Hanson was convicted. the Supreme Court affirmed. Spart, the sole witness, was cleared as not committing the act and the body was disposed to shield St. Clair and save the captain.
The Weather Bureau notes a very favorable week for crops in most areas through May 6. Northwest rains and high temperatures boost vegetation, corn planting advances in northern states, and tobacco in Maryland is plentiful though Kentucky faces insect damage. Ohio and Missouri see dry, warm weather hindering growth. fruits generally look excellent.
Washington report states the proclamation opening Yankton Reservation lands to settlement has not been signed. The delay follows a Cabinet review and Secretary Smiths opinion on South Dakotas school indemnity, with no definite date for issuance.
Nicaragua declares Corinto free from British forces after London accepts a modified ultimatum. Rear Admiral Stephenson orders evacuation. 400 sailors once held the port and now all but 58 Marines depart. Royal Arthur’s Capt Trench is named governor during withdrawal.
Waters and Waters attorneys prepare papers signed by Warden Chase alleging Gov Morrill obtained state funds for services of his private secretary before inauguration. The charge rests on drawing money from the state for those services.
Dr. J. H. Seerley, former president of Amherst College, is reported very critical in Amherst Massachusetts. His nervous system is exhausted and he cannot speak. death may be imminent.
A Havana dispatch notes rebels rapidly growing discouraged. Rebel chiefs Arambure and Vega and many followers have submitted to the government. Justice Jackson arrives in Washington to take part in Supreme Court rehearing proceedings on income tax cases.
Dispatches report fighting in Grenada and disorder in Leon as followers of Ortiz Cereula and Maderra unite against Zelaya. Honduras sends 6,000 troops headed toward Zelaya with Amialpa coast patrols. British influence and the Mosquito state role draw international concern.
The hundred seventh general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States will meet at Third Presbyterian Church on May 16. President Francis J. L. Patton of Princeton will address reunion. Briggs case and union theological seminary ties dominate agenda. The assembly will last three weeks and shape ministerial ordination eligibility amid debates over Dr Bridges faction influence.
Story reports immense forest fires in Bradford PA and surrounding regions destroying Dolliver’s saw mill and 10,000,000 feet of lumber along with thousands of acres of timber. Firefighters mobilized by special train from the area and additional crews are sent to Glen Hazel and other fire fronts.
Paris reports Japan renounces permanent possession of the Liao Tung peninsula including Port Arthur after friendly advice from France Russia and Germany. St Petersburg notes Japan also renounces Feng Tien per Russian French and German counsel. Berlin confirms Japan relinquished claim to Liao Ping peninsula under Shimonoseki treaty.
London Vienna correspondent reports Japan will not yield to Russia and is arming. Large European orders for war materiel. Japanese agents buy war vessels in Europe and America. No delay for China ratifying the treaty. armistice ends and pressure rises on Russia and its allies.
A severe svorst hail and electrical storm swept Greeley Colorado killing fruit crops and burning out power lines. In Pleasant Valley and north of town hailstones as large as hen eggs shattered windows along its path.
H M Benedict, brother in law of W W Taylor, was arrested in Chicago and brought to South Dakota to answer the charge. Pinkerton men say Benedict helped Taylor escape. He had been in New York before Chicago, then found at the Leland. Requisition papers were filed in Springfield and he was taken by train to Dakota.
The Weather Bureau summary from forty one counties reports above average temperatures and about average rainfall with recent heavy local rains. Topsoil drying earlier in the week gave way to favorable moisture, crops grow well, flax and millet planting progress, corn and potato planting advancing, and fruit trees in bloom with good pasture conditions.
A Pierre dispatch notes sheep herds expanding in northwest South Dakota, with an estimated 50 000 head, up about 50 percent in two years. Prices ranged from four to six dollars per head two years ago to about fifty cents per head now, with mutton demand driving gains. Sheep groups like the Missouri River Sheep Breeders Association support ongoing range use, and locals see sheep as a safer, steadier investment than cattle.
Nearby Harrington was fatally injured by a rock during an incident. He died minutes after being rushed to the surface. He leaves a wife and six children as the coroner's jury rules the death accidental and assigns no blame.
Jion, Jobmnathan 1 and the America Fining Company treasurer arrived at Edgemont in a special car to inspect the grindstone manufactory and quarry. A second large shipment of grind stones to New York, over 100 razor stones, was sent from Edgemont. Three expert turners from Berea, Ohio, have been wired to assist, and the machinery is being duplicated and constructed for immediate shipment.
The Sioux Falls city council remains deadlocked on selecting a mayor pro tem as Mayor Williams lies ill in Chicago. Alderman Burnside and Alderman Cogan each hold six votes, with Alderman Sampson’s acting mayor term having expired. City Attorney Bates warns no valid choice may arise. A Sioux Falls damages verdict favors the city in Carr grade dispute. Gillette’s suit for damages by MEA is pending, with three more cases to follow. Veterans in Brookings hesitate to invest in Georgia land chosen by the national committee, delaying funds for the veterans’ colony project.
The Mitchell Electric Light Company plant, owned by St Paul gentlemen, sold to M. J. Cleminger of Mitchell for 15000 dollars. The firm holds a twenty year franchise and a city lighting contract at 110 dollars a month for the same term.
A winter law bars foreign corporations from suing in this state without filing their articles and naming a resident agent. As a result, these companies are rapidly submitting the required articles to comply with the statute.
Lockhart returns from Washington claiming full assurance of success in securing Yankton Reservation lands for the state. In other news, a semi annual District Sunday School Convention convened in Worthing with strong attendance. Canton will host the next convention in October.
Obituary notes the death of Charles Frederick Worth a famed milliner and dressmaker whose studio shaped Parisian fashion. He is praised as an artist supreme in costume design and an influence on royalty actresses and high society, with his signature garments elevating wearer status. The piece reflects on his legacy and the fashion world he leaves behind.
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