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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
5
Edward V. McConkey a Chicago commission merchant disappeared after answering a Sunday phone call and boarding a street car with two strangers. Relatives fear he has been murdered in a clear case of kidnapping as attempts to locate him have failed.
A Wilmington dispatch reports rising tension as armed Black residents parade with rifles and guns after receiving arms. Whites fear an outbreak as night guards and naval reserves man armories and sisters in the area suffer terror while police struggle to keep order.
A mob of about one hundred miners from Toluca breaks into the county jail in Lacon and hanged F P W Stewart, a Toluca negro, to a tree in the early hours. Stewart was accused of assaulting Mary O'Brien, daughter of a Toluca miner. The coroner's jury calls the death by persons unknown. The sheriff declines to pursue the lynchers.
Japanese minister Yano Funino met the empress dowager and emperor to announce imperial decorations. Foreign envoys demand removal of Gen Gang Zu's troops from Peechill before November 15, or they will assume protection of Pekin to the coast railway line.
Washington dispatch reports Navy officials doubt the Maria Teresa lies at the ocean bottom. The crew abandoned ship fearing a sinking but did not witness her go down. A search vessel may be deployed to locate the vessel.
Joseph Jefferson, famed for Rip Van Winkle, was unable to perform at New York's Fifth Avenue theater on Monday night due to chronic throat trouble worsened by a cold. Doctors ordered him confined to his room for at least a week, threatening the play's schedule.
Austrian court circles report Emperor Francis Joseph plans a second marriage after mourning ends. Archduchess Maria Therese, daughter of Don Miguel, is favored to become empress and provide a direct heir amid tensions with rebellious provinces.
A half finished five story Wonderland Theater in Detroit collapses on Saturday afternoon as about thirty five workers are inside. Roof sections drop into the pit and gallery level, wreckage and cement slide into the lower areas, killing fourteen and injuring many others.
Crowds filled London streets Friday to witness Gen. Mitchener receive the freedom of the city and the sword of honor for his victory over the dervishes at Omdurman. He was given a triumphant ovation as his procession to Guild Hall passed.
A semi official note from Paris says France will not retain the Marchand mission at Fashoda after exhaustive review. Bodies of government soldiers buried abroad will be removed at government expense from Cuba Porto Rico and Manila with unknown graves buried in national cemeteries.
A Sunday afternoon explosion and gas-fed fire in a sealed subbasement room beneath the Capitol wrecked the supreme court room and adjoining spaces on the main floor. The fire damaged the library of about 20,000 volumes and destroyed records from 1792 to 1852, with hopes of saving some books.
The patrol ship Merritt reached Charleston with Captain Harris and 186 sailors from the Maria Teresa after the cruiser sank in a fierce storm near Salvador in November. The vessel, raised earlier near Santiago, had sailed from Calmanera Cuba on October 8 en route to Norfolk for repairs. No lives were lost.
Admiral Noel of Britain ordered Turkish troops at Candia Crete to embark on a British transport after delay from Constantinople. The Turkish officer blocked the move, prompting Noel to surround the barracks and declare the troops prisoners. The Turkish commander yielded and emb ar kation continued.
The Illinois Sugar Refining Company, recently incorporated at Springfield Illinois, plans a 350 ton daily beet sugar plant with capacity to double. Most capital comes from Peoria wholesale grocers who expect to market its product locally.
Friday's joint session of the peace commissions in Paris lasted two hours as the Spaniards refused to meet American propositions. Discussions touched the Philippine question. no formal counter proposal was offered. Sessions adjourned to November 7 with no immediate threat of drastic measures.
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep and prices for grains and dairy across markets in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 3.00 to 6.00, hogs 3.00 to 4.00, New York wheat No 2 red 76 to 77 cents, corn 39 to 40 cents, butter 15 to 24 cents.
Trader Ross faces charges over disbursed funds at Sisseton Agency totaling 159000 dollars. Commissioner Jones reports Jenkins and Johnson advised Indians they need not repay debts, prompting low repayment on indebted balances. Jenkins to disburse about 59000 dollars in interest to Sissetons with individual payments around 26 dollars plus 8 recently paid.
A Denver stenographer Mamie Norton is identified as the adopted heir to $15,000 from her deceased father Frank Norton. He allegedly married multiple times and had his will contested after deaths in Deadwood Chicago and Centralia. The article notes Norton’s widow later died, and the adopted daughter is said to be the sole surviving heir.
A major labor dispute pits a key union against the Golden Gay Company owner of a Chicago mine in Blieltail Gale. After a summer strike for higher wages, non union labor was used and contract work resumed then halted again by union order. About 100 workers face job loss at the mine and cyanide plant as unions seek to end contract labor.
Steamers Last Chance and Capitol Butt work frenziedly between Gregory and Charles Mix counties to load grain and live stock for transfer at Running Water onto the Milwaukee railroad amid looming Missouri River freeze. Secret Indian group of 500 vows to eject Agent Clapp and Clerk Pugh from Pine Ridge. Navy hush on replacing Chipp. Jefferson marshal beaten as crowd clashes with officers. Burrell involved. Wanted man linked to Deadwood teamsters theft fled to Ogden, handed over $20 after funds used for team travel. Kelhur rumored in Salt Lake City.
The wolf hunting season is open between Chamberlain and the Black Hills. Professional hunters trap shoot and poison gray wolves for a five dollar bounty, eight dollars in some areas. A top hunter in ten days took two gray wolves and thirty coyotes. The era of wolf and coyote bounty spurs eager profit for locals.
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