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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1890
Page
5
The Mitchell Capital lists subscription prices and address change procedures. It notes advertising rates, business cards, local ads, and legal notices with tenor and line counts. The editorial portion discusses New York Sun quotes on farmers alliance politics and its impact on 1892 elections and western development.
The piece accuses Loucks of political selfishness and ingratitude over the Wardall alliance, alleging he blocked Wardall for senator and allied with Harden to push independents into the Democratic camp. It warns that unity among Republicans at Pierre will expose the independent plan, while the party remains united and calm.
The Pierre Capital urges lawmakers to trim expenses and revenue gaps by cutting passes for officials, reducing appropriations to minimum levels, dropping state insurance, abolishing offices, and merging duties. It argues for unity on economy to bridge current stringency and await improved times.
National Lecturer Ashby addressed the State Alliance and stated his support for a separate political party while remaining cautious in political economic debates. He urged education over partisanship, warned against class legislation, and cautioned the alliance about adopting aggressive political goals.
A dated alleged interview questions party cohesion as Moody faced defeat for Senate and Pickler and Loucks are projected for federal posts. The piece argues intra party demoralization is used to stall Republican chances and urges a single united approach to avoid fragmentation.
The Sioux Falls Press notes a question about who will be speaker as Congress convenes next Monday. It says Democratic politicians expect Tom Reed to be retained due to his consistently prudent decisions, with his term not expiring until March 4th. the paper shows uncertainty over whether this Congress or the next meets on Monday.
Large delegations arrive for the annual State Farmers Alliance meeting at the rink opera house. Sessions include speeches on irrigation, railroads, and finance, with John Colvin and R. C. Warne admitted as delegates from the Knights of Labor and Ashby of Iowa addressing the gathering.
The forenoon session covered committee reports as the alliance convention continued. At 3 to 4 p.m. officers for the next year were elected with H. L. Loucks as president, J. R. Lowe as first vice president, A. T. Adams of Lawrence as second vice president, and Sophia M. Harden as secretary and treasurer.
Attendees discuss alliance newspapers and credentials amid light humor as the National Lecturer Ashby meets with President Loucks. The South Dakota Alliance recently joined the National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union in St Louis, clarifying its separate status from the Nation Farmers Alliance formed in Illinois.
Daily discomfort from indigestion is addressed by Allcock's Porous Plasters. A testimonial from J. Davenport of Canisteo New York reports rapid relief for pain below the chest bone, improved appetite, and better digestion after applying plasters, with ongoing use for coughs and colds.
War Department dispatches show an improving Indian situation with friendly bands aiding quiet and the worst believed over at Pine Ridge. In the Northwest, Mes siah fever spreads as Sitting Bull emissaries influence tribes while troops remain alert along picket lines.
A line of double the usual soldiers guards a mile around Pine Ridge camp as Indian police patrols of 100 men take positions. Generals Miles and Brooke coordinate to separate friendly Indians from hostile ones while reinforcements from Fort Meade and Wyoming head in. Threats from the Wounded Knee dancers warn of potential attacks as officers fear a major assault and compare risk to Custer’s fate.
Frank White, government interpreter at Pine Ridge, warns Montana and Dakotas reservations face a serious risk of uprising tied to religious excitement. He notes armed tribes and ample ammunition, predicting possible attacks on settlers before troops can respond.
In Cedar Rapids about seventy five delegates attended the Iowa Firemen's association annual meeting where the treasurer reported prosperity. Des Moines hosted the tenth annual Farmers Mutual Insurance Association meeting with around sixty delegates and statewide associations tallying more than $66 million in insured value. West Superior longshoremen struck seeking 40 cents an hour, halting Great Northern rail and lake business. Merrill says no. In Price county Wisconsin a recount raised Republican county officer majorities and swept in two Republicans believed defeated.
A chaotic telegram from Gettysburg and a Black Hills message claimed seven killed near Lebeau and 800 miles of militia aid, but reports are dismissed as unfounded. Sheriff Bingenheimer in Manpan, N Dakota, notes settlers terrified by Sioux warnings with calls for weapons and ammunition.
Washington November 24. An unofficial House list, prepared by the clerk, shows 139 Democrats and 92 Republicans with 17 Alliance members. Four straight-ticket Democrats and 14 Alliance members from the South align with Democrats, giving a combined Democratic total of 284 and a 130 vote edge over Republicans.
The Times reports Harrison Republicans negotiating to gain influence and control of Evansville Journal Terre Haute Express Logansport Journal Lay Lafayette Courier South Bend Tribune and Fort Wayne Gazette to block opposition to his renomination. Boston dispatch notes Gould’s partial Union Pacific stake and possible Adams resignation as directors shift. London bankers expect money ease in January amid market unease from Barings troubles. Washington Republicans urge firing Democratic foremen in navy yard. Hearst-linked Homestake mine touted as richest with stable dividends and large output.
In Coosa county Alabama Thomas Waits a 22 year old man who lived near Verbena began swallowing dirt and red gravel as a lifelong habit. While working on a gravel train he could not find his usual rocks and finally ate hard flint gravel or other gravel alternatives, could not chew them and fell ill leading to his death.
A planter in Alpharetta, Georgia reports one acre of cotton with every stalk a deep red color including leaf, ball, and bloom. The red cotton arose from seed saved three years earlier from two red stalks found in a field, and success in perpetuating the variety could bring great fortune to the grower.
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