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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1889
Page
6
Paris reports a Hamburg dispatch saying supporters of the ex emperor Dom Pedro have begun a movement to restore him and fighting with revolutionaries is under way in Rio de Janeiro streets. The dispatch notes Paris on November 20 and cites merchants in Hamburg as the relay point for the news.
Prominent Brazilians fear a quick suppression of revolutionary forces as reports say leaders sought the emperor's support to crown a republic. The emperor Dom Pedro allegedly refused, warning against hastening change by force though open to a plebiscite. A Brazilian legation member cautions the tale lacks detail but hints at factions opposing revolutionary leaders.
Nov 20 dispatches report Portuguese republicans buoyed by Brazil s coup d etat anticipate upheaval at home with plans to abandon the king s allegiance and install a republican government. In Paris Madrid fears of a Spanish revolt grow as Senor Castellar s return fans political unease.
The Berlin Post denies reports that Emperor William will visit Spain. Brice announces candidacy for Ohio U.S. Senate. Colorado silver convention meets in Denver with Symes as temporary chair. A gas and coal vent spouts at 180 feet deep near Michigan City Indiana. The Manhattan Kansas county treasury vault remains closed amid suspected $40,000 defalcation. Two hundred whales captured near the Orkney Islands. Chicago to host Governor Gordon’s reception November 30 with ex-Confederate soldiers’ groups. A Walton Kentucky mother saves her child at the railroad risk and is fatally injured. Birmingham dispatch reports the killing of a desperado in Marshall County, possibly Rube Burrows.
In Washington on November 20 the president named new federal judges and officials. Alonzo J. Wooderton of South Dakota was appointed United States district judge for the district of South Dakota, Willis Sweet of Idaho was named associate justice of the Idaho territorial supreme court, and William B. Siering of South Dakota was appointed United States attorney for the district of South Dakota.
The first North Dakota legislature convened in Bismarck at 2 p.m. and quickly organized. The state caucus decision was adopted and Governor Pierce’s election as U.S. senator is conceded. The contest now centers on a second senator and the governor’s message may be delayed.
A Pioneer Press dispatch from Bismarck reports two Republican caucuses, one for the senate and one for the house. Nominees include Ellendale editor Bowsfield for secretary and Fargo’s J Wood for sergeant at arms in the senate, while the house favored David Wellman for speaker and J G Hamilton for chief clerk. The gatherings were harmonious with pledges to support Governor Pierce and Ordway's backing fading.
Fort Pierre settlers challenge land claims near the mile square insisting a school section lies there. Government survey lines eyed as potential action. Washington appointments add three South Dakotans to Aberdeen and Rapid City posts. Northwest notes cover hotels, land sales, a fatal accident in La Crescent, grain and bullion shipments, a new Oshkosh bank, and coal shipments from Duluth to interior points.
Four witnesses identifying Kate Bender and her mother as Kate and Mrs Bender surface in Oswegoland. They declare the elder woman Elmira Griffin matches the Bender matriarch, with others confirming hair eye and size. County officials express confidence, defense argues probable binding over.
In Manhattan Kansas the county treasury vault was found empty after the role of J a Peres as county treasurer. The embezzled sum is estimated at 140000 dollars. His wife Mrs Fortner provided the combination to the vault. Bondsmen have secured his property but it is heavily mortgaged and of little value.
In Mexico Missouri on November 20 authorities arrested Mrs Collins and two of her sons on murder charges. Prosecutors tie a pistol used in the shooting to the son, who says it was taken from his pocket and used by the killer. The family is seen as withholding key facts about the crime.
The schooner Mary C. Strocks with Captain De Saulness sailed for Lt. Roch but hit a northwesterly gale and snow squall near the Isle of Orleans. The crew launched a boat but were swamped and all perished before shore rescue arrived. The vessel was a total wreck.
A traveling man, George Bliss of the New York Portrait company, contracted smallpox after arriving from Chicago with four companions. Spots appeared mid week and he sought medical aid on Sunday. He was diagnosed and isolated, with his companions quarantined to prevent further spread.
An east bound Michigan Central freight derailed at Stevens ville due to a deliberately misplaced switch. Engineer Reardon was killed or fatally injured along with fireman Murray after the engine overturned. seventeen cars wrecked and over 100 sheep killed. Nine hours to clear the line. a $500 reward offered for the wreckers.
Wilkes Barre newspaper reports Mine No 9 operated by Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal at Sugar Notch is burning. Thick smoke drives about 400 laborers and miners to flee as Superintendent Phillips and Scott lead efforts to fight the blaze.
A northbound freight train derailed after hitting a landslide near Winfield ShAMOKIN Pennsylvania. The engine and twenty cars plunged into the Susquehanna River and several trainmen were injured due to recent heavy rains.
Fire in Cabool Missouri destroyed the principal business houses including the Strangers hotel with an estimated loss of 20000 dollars and little insurance. The origin is unknown and the report also notes drowning incidents and other midwest news items.
The Century plans a major serialized memoir of Joseph Jefferson detailing his rise from boy actor to star in Lip Van Winkle and Ticket of Leave Man with portraits and anecdotes. new fiction by Amelia Barr Frank Rystrokton Mark Twain and H H Boyesen will appear, plus illustrated papers on explorers and the Lick telescope, with subscriptions at four dollars yearly. Also noted are serials on The Women of the French Sailors, biblical scholarship by Yale’s George P Wisher, and various art and timely articles.
A period advertisement promotes using Dumpling Royal Baking Powder for light flaky crusts and wholesome dumplings. It provides a step by step method for apple dumplings and suggests substitutions with Royal Baking Powder in recipes calling for cream of tartar and soda.
Star Spring Water available for sale in bottles and by the glass at all druggists. The notice notes convenient access for customers seeking hydration with a preferred local product.
Mrs G Mellbourne of Iowa declares Mother’s Friend a boon to wives facing childbirth. She writes to the Stradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Ga for details, with S H Sceallin listed as the seller.
A nostalgic recitation traces Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood. The verse notes a continuous reliance as a mother, child, and grandmother repeatedly uses Castoria for ailments and comforting care.
The ad touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier curing catarrh and related loss of smell or hearing. It extols epoch making recoveries and credits Electric Bitters for kidney liver and stomach issues. Bottles of Electric Bitters priced 50 cents and one dollar at S H Scallin s drug store.
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