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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
4
The Nevada legislature plans to send an investigating committee to the Corbett-Fitzsimmons boxing match. The arbitration treaty likely postponed to the next Congress session. Governor Lee vetoes a bill blocking county assessment raises. Export data showing 30,000,000 bushels yearly versus 1,000,000 in 1890. Pearl Bryan murderers Jackson and Walling sentenced to hang on March 20.
A bill is before the New York Legislature proposing murder in the first degree for train wrecking that causes loss of life. The measure seeks to strengthen penalties and expand definitions to cover deliberate railroad sabotage.
Col McCook, the latest cabinet selection, is a native of Ohio and a prominent member of the renowned fighting McCook family.
The president-elect selects Col John Hay to succeed Bayard as United States ambassador to the court of St James.
Laoed Commissioner Lockhart reports patents for 39 610 acres of educational and charitable lands in MacPiberson and Edmunds counties prompting river residents along the Missouri to fear a flood when the river breaks up, resembling the 1881 overflow. The piece notes skepticism toward Cleveland allies praising the Wilson tariff and hints at improved business prospects after McKinley’s election.
The upcoming Senate will include Republicans 42, Democrats 33, Populists 7, Silver Republicans 4, Independent 1, and 3 vacancies. No party holds control in the upper chamber.
In an early Dekotos history a wave of so called journalists spread distorted reports to the eastern press. Pat Dovan is cited as among the worst. A Salt Lake Tribune excerpt mocks him and portrays Dakotas as frozen and starving, urging residents to move to the “holy land.”
The session in Washington continues as lawmakers face a ten day delay before adjournment. A commissioner of irrigation has been abolished and Nebraska passes a bill regulating prize fighting amid unsettled deadlines.
The text forecasts Depew’s brilliant success as ambassador to England and notes that the McKinley inauguration will occur one week from Thursday.
Joe Hughes of Brookings died by suicide in the city on Saturday following a likely shooting incident along Znub route, authorities report.
The liquor bill passed the senate and is expected to reach the house on Wednesday. The new immigration law targets Italians, Russians and Hungarians. Enrollment at the state agricultural college opened the term at 144 students.
The Georgia governor deploys militia to avert a lynching as tensions rise in the state. The article notes a shift in the South as authorities respond to mob violence and maintain order amid upheaval.
The article notes former President Harrison is father to a baby girl born on February 21. It mentions he is in his 64th year and references current legislative talks on a liquor bill and a tariffed revenue plan. It also cites a proposed tax on doctors and dogs requiring licenses.
A brief item notes Grover goes into a race on March 4 and the South Dakota hippodrome will follow on March 5, signaling back-to-back horse racing actions with Grover as the lead competitor.
Jim Wilson, a former congressman, is noted as the father of the agriculture secretary position having first introduced the bill to establish it while serving in Congress.
The Great Northern abandoned plans to open the Huron to Banson line and all employees on the route are laid off for the winter.
Reed finishes his ninth straight House term and will be the oldest member by continuous service when the next Congress convenes, while still serving as Speaker.
Sixty days after obtaining a divorce decree in Fargo and marrying, a woman from the east has returned to Fargo and is seeking another decree.
Railroads scored two victories at Pierre on Saturday. A bill to require sale of transferable 500 mile books at 2 cents per mile passed, while a measure demanding bicycles move by mileage failed.
Monday was a real holiday so neither house met. Ten days remain in the session and five hundred bills await final disposition. Only thirteen bills have become law.
A bill creates a revenue commission of three members and a secretary to report a new revenue measure. The commission would receive a five dollar per day per diem.
The St. Louis Post notes mills have secured orders ensuring Braddock mills operate for a year. It contrasts $23 and S17 as the gap between trust pressed honest competition prices.
A Kansas legislator introduced a bill mandating that all notes listing property must bear the assessor official seal. Any note issued without the seal would be declared null and void.
Kimball will hold an election on the 27th to select a postmaster. Candidates agree to abide by the outcome. Only Republicans who are patrons of the Kimball post office may vote.
It is settled that Hanna will not join McKinley’s cabinet and will contest the fall term in the United States Senate. The hope Gov Bushoell would appoint Hanna to fill Sherman’s next term has been abandoned.
The Mitchell Gazette, in populist stance, rebukes the Pierre legislature for actions seen as undermining state progress. It accuses lawmakers of pursuing rhetoric over principles, arguing their efforts will cause defeat that cannot be reversed in two years.
The general deficiency bill to Congress includes 250000 for judgments of courts in favor of Horop letter carriers for overtime under the 1888 act. Names listed include Alexander T Buell 3815 Fayette Cannon 101 Wilhelm H Newcomer 384 Edward W Barrett 60, totaling 561.
Passage of arms in the senate between Pettigrew and Cabandier recalls early Dakota history. Gov Ordway was Pettigrew’s detestation, and Senator Chantler supported him in fights that went to Washington during Ordway’s term.
A bill moves through the senate authorizing townships to build dams along section lines to hold water and prevent escape. If approved by the house and enacted, it promises benefits by creating numerous small ponds across the state, cooling hot winds and reducing damage.
A Tennessee congressman known for persistence ended an interview asking how he could explain to constituents that he was acting for them. Speaker Reed replied in calm tones to say he had seen him and that sometimes he would, sometimes he wouldn’t.
Railroads in the state reportedly spent about $10,000 daily to keep lines open amid recent storms. While costly for companies, the effort is framed as a godsend to laboring men benefiting from continued rail service.
The state treasurer is in default with a shortage exceeding $500000 and the state auditor also reports short accounting. Both officials have long held the greatest confidence of their party and the people of Nebraska.
The text notes rail prices tied to the steel rail trust. When the Scranton and Joliet mile pulled out of the pool, rail prices fell from $28 per ton to $17 per ton, affecting Carnegie sources. This summarizes a price drop tied to trust dynamics and specific railroad actions.
Governor Mount urges editors to send marked copies of newspaper issues showing support or opposition to pending legislation. He argues that active press coverage reflects public will and helps inform citizens on matters of state policy and justice.
The Modern Mother finds her children respond best to the gentle laxative syrup of figs and prefer it to other remedies. The true Syrup of Figs is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Pierre February reports the long senate fight ends with James H. Kyle receiving 65 votes, defeating Plowman Goodykoontz and others as Republicans rally to Kyle. The result stirs mixed reactions among parties, while Kyle heads to Washington and Governor Lee signs his commission.
Pierre notes the 5th legislature nears end with reforms promised but not delivered. Govornor and populist faction show strain as Palmer loses leverage in the populist senate. Rail service to Pierre remains poor and mail flow slow, leaving the capital isolated and anxious.
The Huronite Bindery manufactures black books of all kinds and urges readers to support home industries by placing their orders locally.
The article recalls the Henry Clay disaster of 1852 and cites a worn slip of maxims found on the late Stephen Allen. It urges honesty self discipline and thrift, urging truthfulness, keeping promises, avoiding debt and vice, and devotion to work and employer interests. It warns against idle promises and eye service while stressing practical virtue and steady effort.
Good manners shape reception and trust. Politeness pays like no policy, while unmannerly actions drain resources. Dress signals character. appearances matter, and costly attire should be tasteful rather than gaudy.
The passage argues wealth alone does not define worth and expounds that health and a June day grant true happiness. Emerson is invoked to claim that joy and virtue surpass pomp. It cautions against worship of money and praises God’s favor over material riches.
A dated reflection argues that true capital is character and urges living by truth and right. It denounces treating as a cause of drunkenness and calls to prohibit treating by law, noting Americans’ hospitality as a costly show. Mapison C Peters signs the piece.
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