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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1890
Page
8
Ottumwa unveils a vast Coal Palace project on the riverfront with a sunken park mine shaft and waterfall. The structure showcases agriculture, industry, and art across multiple towers and a 6000 to 8000 seat auditorium. Built by Bal lingall and others, it opens Sept 16 and runs to Oct 11.
Munich reports describe King Otto of Bavaria as unable to digest food and sustained by milk. He rages at attendants, bites aides, and refuses touch from hair to beard, while his doctors fear a swift end. Disorder and paroxysms accompany bowel illness and visions of a Black Lady foretell a Wittelsbach death.
Sir John Macdonald intends to dissolve parliament soon and seek re election before Christmas. The government fears a poor outlook for ground gains in two years and aims to hold elections before the next session. Liberals plan to push Canada US trade ties, challenging the government’s policy and risking political defeat if delayed.
Fire alarms at 3 30 am reveal a blaze in the smok ing room under the stage. The roof collapses trapping firemen from No 7 and causing multiple fatalities and heavy losses exceeding 200000 dollars including Horace MecVicker’s own stake above 100000. Suspected incendiary origin noted by the watchman.
Sparsely reported items note a Hungarian ministry figure for world wheat at 2,054,166,665 bushels and import needs of 348,500,000 bushels. Salisbury, replying to the porte, says evacuation of Egypt is not yet ripe. Austrian ironclad Crown Prince Rudolph docked at Kiel after losing its propeller.
The Louisville banking house of Clifton Rhodes Barrett fails with about 50000 dollars in liabilities matched by similar assets. The collapse follows a row over Wall Street and gambling losses including an eight thousand dollar poker loss. Barrett inherits a large estate but has not claimed it yet.
A West Virginia court convicted Mrs. Jacob Morgan of first degree murder in the 1888 killing of her husband, a cousin of Gen. John Morgan. She received a life sentence—the first time a woman in the state faced such punishment. The crime involved poisoning at supper and a knife attack.
A Kansas City journalist, Roland Barnard Gelatt, renounces Protestantism to wed Ada Reefer, a Jewess, after years of courtship. Gelatt becomes Benjamin Gelatt, retracting to Jewish faith under Rabbi Berkowitz, with admission papers and life guidelines. Ohio Republicans rally for Maj. William McKinley in Massillon convention with Blaine telegram and rousing speeches.
In East St. Louis, Mary Kramper of St Laborious paid Lena Kremer to settle a breach of promise case. The 28 year old heiress claimed Theodore Borgmeyer, who agreed to marry Lena but chose Mary instead after a cash settlement of 700 dollars. The man will marry Mary in two weeks.
In Louisville a voodoo doctor aided detectives to trap Alfred Brand and Alfred Hatchett in the 1890s murder of Henry A. Cabler. Brand claimed Hatchett helped plan the attack after Brand fired the fatal shot on a railroad platform. Both suspects are jailed.
Sparks from the Wires reports Moussa Bry banished to Mecca. Police arrest attempt on Louis Crabtree ends with Wilmer shot and Crabtree likely escaping. Newry bakers strike to stop "black legs" from taking positions as police move to quell unrest. Montiobiari maneuvers in Italy with smokeless powder prove successful as artillery fires unseen for thirty minutes.
The report notes late sown grain in Minnesota and the Dakotas damaged by frost while light frosts reach northern Iowa and Michigan with no major harm. Rain improves crops from Ohio to Kansas, with corn and potatoes in good plow-ready condition. rainfall surplus in the Lake region, Ohio valley, central Mississippi, and New England, and drought areas in Kansas and Missouri. Pacific coast crops show strong yields in wheat oats barley. Grapes ripening for a large harvest and California Oregon hop crop praised.
The crops in Connecticut suffer a total failure with forecasts under 200 baskets. A New London grower cites a dismal season as grafted trees failed to bear yet again. With no Southern crop and dwindling California supplies, preservationists face a bleak outlook.
Spectators at Easton's Beach and nearby Dumplings Conanicut islands watched a rare waterspout form from a band of dark clouds. The funnel shaped clouds twisted downward and the main spout sprayed water into a cylinder, remaining six to eight miles offshore around six o'clock. The event stirred awe and fear among onlookers.
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