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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1895
Page
1
Saturday’s Supreme Court consultation produced expectancy that the opinion will be ready by Monday The court may publish two opinions The majority will likely be written as The Opinion of the Court with a minority response The undecided issues include full coverage of the act
John M. Harlow of St Louis and William G. Rice of New York are named civil service commissioners to succeed Roosevelt and Lyman. The move signals a reorganization of the commission with Democrats Proctor and Rice and Republican Harlow among its members. Both new appointees advocate civil service reform.
Harvey J. Rice the secretary says the grand lodge of South Dakota meets in Yankton starting May 21 for three days. The Rebekah assembly convenes simultaneously and the grand encampment opens May 23.
Washington May 15 Commissioner General Stump reports a telegram from New York noting 2 000 arrived last Saturday and 15 000 were expected during the rest of the week. The heavy influx is described as unprecedented in recent years, signaling a sharp rise in immigration activity.
A new electric railway company with capital stock of $200000 filed articles of operation to build and operate an 80 mile line from La Villa to Neillsville via Black River Falls. The plan aims to connect La Villa Black River Falls and Neillsville, totaling about 80 miles.
Frank McCormick has returned from Winnipeg and reports securing the contract to build the telegraph line for the proposed Hudson Bay railroad. He will begin in about four weeks and construct 125 miles this season with the remaining 125 miles slated for next year.
Ottumwa Iowa May 15 Billy Sun formerly a favorite League baseball player drew a crowd in a dramatic show. In the men’s meeting 500 wept at one time and many promised to pursue better lives following EVAN themed appeals.
An arrangement is in place for a joint commission to meet in Washington in October to negotiate a treaty over claims of sealers arising from Bering Sea seizures.
A Illinois source notes a supreme court decision is coming on whether the Distilling and Cattle Feeding company is a legal entity. If not, ownership of the distilleries may revert to former owners paid in full, with land leased to the company. Deputy marshals guard the property as a precaution. Jacob Woolner, once a distiller, jokes he wants his property back, not destroyed.
A May 15 meeting of N. P. Clarke & Co. creditors at Northwestern National bank heard Assignee Kells report on the insolvent estate. Clarke, Kells, and Michael Hogan of Sauk Center attended to assist in closing matters. Assets total about 273000, including 95000 in lumber stock and parcels of land near St. Cloud. liabilities are not yet fixed but expected not to exceed 450000.
May 15 London reports the National Sporting Club crowd heard Brady’s cable stating Champion Corbett would meet Jackson, who attended in style and urged a purse. The club refused, citing Corbett’s previous sneer toward the club and declining to post stakes for the bout.
Miners in Cripple Creek threaten vengeance after Jack Smith, leader of Bull Hill, is fatally shot by Marshal Jack Kelly of Altman. George Popsi wounded in the incident. Saloons closed in Victor and Altman as martial law is effectively in place amid fears of further violence.
A Franklin mine in Virginia halted ore loading due to striker interference. Sheriff Burchard plans to restore order and may call out troops. 50 deputies have left Duluth for Virginia to assist.
A report to United States military headquarters in Denver said 12 Indians from Mexico fired on miners near Fort Bowie Arizona Territory. Troops were ordered from Fort Bayard to pursue and capture them, with the report tracing back to Fort Grant.
A U S Army report from Sault Ste. Marie says First Sergeant Fred Schmidt of Company D Tenth Infantry killed himself at Fort Brady with an old army musket after 20 years of service. The incident occurred May 15 and was transmitted as a special Wisconsin dispatch.
State Senator Peter R. Morrissey was shot and killed at 3 30 a m in St Lovuts by his mistress Maud Lewis. Jealousy is suspected though she is said to have been mentally unbalanced for some time.
Alma Blakely, a Fairpoint, Minnesota born school teacher with friends in Red Wing, shot herself through the heart in her home. An inquest found no reason for her act, with she alone present at the time.
New York May 15 at a Tammany society meeting ex-Recorder Smythe was unanimously elected grand sachem to succeed ex-Mayor Thomas F Gilroy.
Snow storms across Wisconsin Michigan and New York cause vast agricultural damage. Chautauqua grape belt losses reach about 2 million dollars with Dunkirk and Westfield vineyards wiped out. Brockton and Gerry Rickmann note devastating effects on grape production and related wine industry.
Frosts in the Northwest caused heavy damage with fruit crops and gardens ruined in Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota. Snow and a blizzard followed with frozen water and killed potatoes in Northern Iowa. Grain largely spared but fruit losses significant.
Snow storms sweep Western Michigan and the northern peninsula with high winds up to 60 mph along the lake shore. Cold rains fall in western areas as fruit belts report potential heavy freeze if winds lessen, endangering early vegetables and small fruits and raising crop fears.
Frost swept western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia with thermometers near 30 degrees in Pittsburgh on May 15. Ice up to an eighth inch damaged early garden produce and small fruits. low ground apples frosted and forest leaves blighted. Reports say frost was as severe across the region.
Snow blanketed Depere Manitowoc Madison Chippewa Falls Oshkosh Appleton Maiwa Wausau Palmyra and other Wisconsin towns. Ground depth reached about an inch in the north while southern areas saw lighter cover. Wausau reports firm ground and a half inch on the ground.
Benedict has been bound over on the conspiracy charge in bonds of ten thousand dollars. Pierre, South Dakota, May 15.
A three story dormitory housing 250 students burned in Slippery Rock Pennsylvania at 1 am. Fire on stairs blocked top floor escapes, many jumped or climbed to safety. Twenty six boys reported missing though expected to be safe, with losses around 25000 dollars, partly insured.
In San Francisco on May 15, a Salvation Army movement led by Fong Foo Sing aims to convert millions in China. Sing, a young Chinese member, says the recent war opens China to civilization and Christianity, promising new opportunities for reform.
In Chricano on May 15 dismay grips about 2,000 fishing workers as Lake Michigan tides show a dramatic fish disappearance. Dozens of steam tugs and hundreds of sailboats have halted fishing near Chicago amid various theories explaining the mystery.
In Miplane Michigan, May 15, Mr and Mrs Frank Hale perished in a house fire started after they moved in the previous day. The couple and their children were asleep when flames trapped them, while neighbors rescued the children. Local residents deem the blaze incendiary.
In New York on May 15 Bishop Potter acts as umpire in arbitration between the Marble Workers union and the Marble Industry Employers association. Committees have convened, evidence has been taken, and a decision is expected after a final hearing later this week.
Whirl wind the head of the Cheyenne Indians dies in Wicuita Kansas on May 15. He collapsed upon hearing news of his favorite grandchild. He was regarded as possibly the wisest and bravest Indian chief of recent years. His passing signals a shift in Cheyenne leadership to the younger generation.
May 15 report from South Mr.wavaker cites Anton Supanlick a saloonkeeper witnessing a schooner with broken masts adrift four men at pumps one sailor aloft near a subsiding stern and waves washing over. He claims the vessel sank soon after sighting, likely same ship reported earlier by Racine residents.
In Pratt City Alabama a blaze consumed the town hall public school City hotel and a Methodist church along with multiple houses leaving over 30 miners families homeless. A young black girl burned to death and a white woman died of fright during the fire.
Advices to New York bullion brokers report April contracts for 3 509 000 ounces of silver to be delivered in the future. The volume matches early peace talks activity in the East and suggests London dealers expect a rise in demand for silver.
Two hundred workers at the Delaware iron works received a 1 percent raise in their pay envelopes on May 15. Management cited improved iron trade conditions as the reason for the wage boost.
Specials to The Commercial Gazette report that frost damage was greatest along the Lake Erie slope and below the 40th parallel latitude the damage was almost insignificant. The Cincinnati dispatch notes the coldest conditions on the lake shore with varying impact across regions.
The frost report shows an unusually extensive frost across 15 states with killing temperatures in Michigan peach belt and Wisconsin cranberry marshes. Small fruits and vegetables suffered in many areas while corn injuries may require replants. other grains largely escaped. Kansas spared except southern counties and river lowlands. Illinois and Michigan damage reports varied.
Special dispatches report heavy frost in Northwest Iowa and South Dakota with water freezing at several points. Fruits and vegetables expected to sustain considerable damage while corn and small grain likely escape serious injury. Des Moines notes light frost on low lands with no material damage.
Northern and western Wisconsin report a heavy frost that ruined fruit buds and garden truck. Marinette, New Lisbon, Boscobel, and La Crosse saw berries, strawberries, and corn damaged. officials call it the worst May frost in years.
May 14 reports show heavy frosts across the section with some snow. The cold spell nears freezing, while a heavy snow storm rages on the lake.
Reports from Western Michigan indicate frost damage was confined mainly to vegetables and small fruits, with damage concentrated in low- lying areas.
The North Dakota department of agriculture distributes an emergency poster detailing the threat of Russian thistle to cereal crops. It instructs farmers to pull and burn plants from September 5 to November, destroying plants before seeds mature to prevent next year’s spread.
Wooster Ohio May 14 Dr J D Robinson who performed the first amputation in the War of the Rebellion is dead aged 75 The fact that Dr Robinson was entitled to this distinct honor is noted in his obituary
The text notes recognition by the government for an operation on J. E. Hanger a Confederate soldier. It mentions Dr Robinson who during the War of the Rebellion established several hospitals and once led the national hospital in Washington.
Julius Lichtenberg, former Detroit school inspector, found guilty of accepting a bribe from a Manitowoc factory agent. He is remanded for sentence as the second Detroit school board member convicted on the same charge.
Jury in Union Missouri declares Dr Arthur Duestrow sane in the insanity case over the February 1894 murder of his wife and child. The millionaire will be tried for murder once counsel and the state's attorney agree on the proceedings after a prior trial ended in a disagreement.
Protestant church leaders from Asbury and others extended their attack on the Milwaukee police department during Sunday services. Rev. W. J. Patton charged Chief Janssen with favoritism in closing stall saloons while allowing favored establishments to stay open and urged the case be presented to a grand jury.
In Rockville Indiana on May 14 Mrs Jessie Davis obtained a divorce from her husband. Sunday Davis confronted her on the highway to church and fired three shots injuring her arm and head. He then returned home and shot himself. he is dying and Davis is expected to recover.
Detectives uncover that the woman was robbed and abandoned by Samuel D. Smith who had taken her from Detroit. His wife aided the plot by bringing Smith and Mrs. Cameron together.
Eau Claire Wisconsin May 14 ex city treasurer C H Greene appeared in municipal court for preliminary examination on embezzlement of city funds totaling 20000. He pleaded not guilty waived examination and was bound over to the September term of the circuit court with bond set at 5000.
At Viroqua Wisconsin on May 14 burglars broke into three cars on the station track and stole dry goods and clothing bound for this city and other county points. Value estimated between 75 and 100 dollars.
Topeka Kansas May 14 County Attorney Safford announced no warrant will be issued on the complaint by G W Powers against Governor Morrill alleging he obtained money from the state treasury by false pretenses.
Hon. Richard P. Bland, former Missouri congressman, kicked off his Colorado lecture circuit in Denver. Senator Teller introduced the silver advocate whose speech urged free coinage of silver before a large Broadway theater audience.
The Federation of Western Metalliferous Miners opened its annual convention in Denver at 9 a.m. with about 4,000 miners represented by 150 delegates from Colorado Idaho Montana and South Dakota attending the meeting.
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