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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
6
Des Moines reports a violent uprising at Mitchellville reform school after a staff change. About fifty girls disrupted services, smashed dormitory rooms, damaged furniture and crockery, and armed themselves. Police arrested leaders as damage neared $5,000.
Manila: Gen Otis rejects a proposed visit by a Filipino commission led by a Filipino major general to discuss peace terms and prisoner exchanges. He cites vague, unm ilitary propositions and refusal to meet any Filipino government representative. In Rio Chiquita near San Isidro an American officer was killed and two wounded in an attack on a launch. Washington reports Capt Guy Howard of volunteers killed near Arayat on the Rio Grande. a civilian clerk was wounded. Six insurgents killed southwest of Santa Rita. Calamba attackers routed with one private dead and three wounded.
A major blaze struck the Barney McCrossan & Co wholesale fruit house in Sioux Falls South Dakota after 8 Sunday night. Fire reportedly started in the basement banana room and spread to the top floor causing about 15000 in losses, fully insured. Fire department response kept the flames from spreading beyond the building. Prior value of the building and contents was estimated at 30000.
The steamer Philadelphia arrives from Liverpool with the captain four passengers and seven crew of the British bark Iodine from Greenland for Philadelphia. Two crewmen were swept overboard and lost. Robbery in Muncie Indiana thieves loot J Hl Sellmer general store of Windfall haul over $1000 in merchandise including 900 pairs of shoes using a team and wagon.
The Fifty first Iowa volunteers 764 men and 46 officers under Col J C Lopez reach San Francisco aboard the Senator from Manila. Private Edward Kissick of Oskaloosa dies in Nagasaki from dysentery. Edwin Stattler and Lt. Read are injured by a broken sail. Gov Shaw and 300 Iowans greet the troops at the Golden Gate as they disembark for mustering out at the Presidio.
A clash at Naco on the Sonora border left four Mexican guards dead or wounded and one American killed. American cowboys defending compatriots fired toward the Mexican side as guards attempted arrests and a lengthy cross border battle ensued. A Bisbee miner was wounded and a baseball excursion party was nearby when the violence erupted.
London dispatches report a brutal engagement at Elandslaagte near Ladysmith. British forces under General French routed Transvaal troops commanded by General Jan Kock. Wounded and captured, Kock later died. Troops included Fifth Lancers, Imperial Lighthorse, Natal Carbineers, and multiple artillery units. The infantry حمل Devonshire, Gordon Highlanders, and Manchester Regiments. After a hard fight, British infantry seized the position. boers resisted until dusk with notable charges by cavalry through the retreat.
Joseph Haigh a farmer five miles west of Donnelly shot his 21 year old son Russ blowing his head off. He then shot himself through the heart. A $2000 mortgage on the farm and a $2000 insurance may have prompted the act to leave the family debt free.
Portland trustees urge War Department readjustment of customs in the Philippines proposing a 50 percent reduction on items including fruits pork butter and cheese. In Shamokin Pennsylvania a miners meeting organized the lower anthracite region district with 106 delegates electing officers. In Los Angeles John R. Gentry won the free for all pace in 2 04 time Anaconda second Joe Patchen third setting a coast record.
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade reports sustained foreign demand for American goods with rising prices and crowded labor markets. Wheat prices eased slightly despite poor crops, while corn exports surged to 10,924,406 bushels over three weeks, up from 7,002,089 last year. U S failures fell to 145 versus 221.
A Mississippi mob captured Lee Leflore who confessed aiding an earlier attack on J. H. Gambrill’s house at St Ann's. Leflore was burned at the stake. Bob Anderson was caught and partly burned but the flames were stopped before his death. Separately, a San Francisco suit by minority stockholders seeks to halt the Homes Mining Company sale to an English syndicate for 4 million dollars.
The article notes the death of Col Schneider the former Austrian military attaché in Paris linked to the Dreyfus affair. It mentions a duel around October 12 with Capt Cuignet following Rennes court martial statements.
Miss Helen Gould arrived by special Missouri Pacific train for a Wichita street fair reception. Gov. Stanley escorted her and she praised Kansans for their hospitality during the visit. Suspected Train Robber Arrested in Ogden Case
In Sovelo Cal a prize fight between George Coxey and Jim Hlall left Mall injured with fears of a fatal result. In Brooklyn Tommy West defeated Charley Stevenson in Philadelphia in the thirteenth round Saturday night.
Market quotes cover cattle hogs sheep and grains in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with price ranges for commodities like wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes across these markets. Strong entities include Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and product types like No 2 red No 2 white No 2 mixed and creamery butter.
A Deadwood report notes wood for fuel in Black Hills towns looks scarce this winter due to forest reserve restrictions. Wood dealers must obtain government permits and appraisals, delaying supply, with a concession allowing individuals to cut dead or fallen timber for personal use without a permit but forbidding sale. Coal prices may rise as wood use decreases.
A spate of Sioux Falls incidents includes Rheinhold Hibschmann’s suicide attempt halted by police, morphine overdose by Mrs Spear, a $225 robbery of Mrs Shautz, and saloon law enforcement in Sturgis. Also covered are a 15 year old castalia post office theft conviction, a Brown County tax case, and a morphine overdose amid a divorce strain. One woman prisoner stands alone in the state penitentiary.
Burglars have again commenced operations at Sioux Falls, entering several business places in one night. Nothing of value was secured.
The South Dakota Methodist Conference announces coming year assignments across Aberdeen, Huron, Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Watertown districts with presiding elders and numerous pastors to be supplied in several communities. Also notes Sioux Indians may protest federal policy on gratuitous hides, a large Indian mound discovery, Soldiers’ Home improvements, tombstones for fallen Rapid City men, Frost’s promotion to major, and incorporation of Sioux Falls Training School for Nurses.
The American cup defender Columbia trounced Sir Thomas Lipton s Shamrock by six minutes and sixteen seconds on a fifteen mile course, with a corrected time of six minutes thirty four seconds after the handicap. Lipton praised Columbia s design and seamanship, and vowed to challenge again for the cup, as the victory marks the eleventh straight American win in this iconic yachting contest.
The Alaska boundary resolution effective Friday arose from direct talks between Secretary Hay and the British chargé d affaires Tower after prior failures. It places the west pass line above Pyramid Harbor, bars Canadian reach to Lynn Canal, and prohibits a free port or transfer of Canadian goods except miners’ belongings. News notes also report Diaz’s wife’s recovery, US chocolate consolidations, a Trenton fire loss, a Chicago murder, stove price hikes, and the death of Louis Harriday aged over 100 in Baltimore.
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