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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1886
Page
2
The Warner Weekly Sun reports the season's first major snow storm spreading from the northwest and reaching as far south as Shreveport Louisiana. The note emphasizes wide reach of winter weather in the period.
St Paul and Montreal clash this year in palace plans. Montreal skipped the winter festivity last year due to smallpox but aims to resume. St Paul vows not to be eclipsed and pushes its best efforts for supremacy.
The Cincinnati Times reports that when Dakota becomes a state there should be no northern or southern prefixes. Proponents argue many ante syllabic specifiers are unnecessary in a nation rich with meaningful and harmonious Indian names.
James Stephens once a Fenian chieftain and now living in Brussels writes that nihilism is not dead though speechless and may die at any moment. He notes the avenging nemesis has become a placid reformer and observes that former bloodthirsty nihilists now murmur the vain notions of German socialists.
The Montreal board of trade secretary notes American goods steadily crowding out British and other imports. British imports rose from 1880 to 1883 then fell behind as American shipments grew from 27,346,948 in 1880 to 57,151,201 in 1885 while British values reached 34,461,224 in 1880 and 51,406,077 in 1885.
Receipts of wheat at Chicago declined this season while Minneapolis and Duluth gained much of the loss. Chief grain inspectors in Chicago and a Chicago Board of Trade committee have been examining grain handling in the northwest, likely to adopt improvements on return home.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court declares the old Sunday law in force restricting work on Sundays to charity or necessity. It would close barber shops bakeries drugstores stables restaurants railroad offices and all money earning businesses unless deemed charity or necessity by later decisions.
English agricultural and industrial journals predict lower prices ahead. Cheap Indian wheat via Suez freight and low-cost South American meat in frozen ships could push prices down further, easing farmer wage costs but forcing broader wage and debt adjustments.
The sensational Chicago defalcation centers on miner and coal merchant T. Ames and his book keeper Theodore R. Mize. Estimated theft ranges from 100000 to 112000 dollars, with Mize allegedly controlling company funds and private wealth, leading to ruin for Ames's family and others. Transfers and property signed away, while associates close to Mize aid ailing relatives amid the scandal. The report also notes related political and legal moves across the country, including timber cases and a proposed bridge bill on the Mississippi in St Louis.
Henry M. Stanley delivered a New York lecture on My African Travels. He described Livingstone’s death, his Congo exploration, pirate skirmishes, and setting off explosives to deter attackers. He noted French possession of the Congo left bank and plans to defend the right bank, plus railway, river, and cable communications in India and Africa.
In a Bismarck Tribune interview Governor Pierce says a change in the governorship is likely. He expects an appointment soon, possibly a month or more before the transition. He guesses Judge Church of Huron as a potential appointee and notes he may resign to keep party support in Washington. He plans to send a message to the legislature after retirement.
A long list of newly issued patents is announced across several states and countries. Items include a combined oak and bucket apparatus from Town P. C. & I. A. Carstenson Walnut and a fire proof compound with building materials from C. C. Gilmar Eldora. Also noted is a Vienna education professor Baron Leckendorph who committed suicide.
Plans for a great carnival feature an ice palace building in a Latin cross layout. The 217 by 194 foot structure stands 135 feet tall with 50 foot diameter central tower, crowned by a flag and weather signals. Ice walls, stepped belts, and crenellated battlements create a monument like exhibit for winter festivities.
Bradstreet's Journal reports tomorrow moderate gains in general merchandise movement across major cities including Boston New York Baltimore Milwaukee St Paul Minneapolis New Orleans and San Francisco. Retail demand for dry groceries and nations boosts clearing totals with $1 2793 000 last week up from $1 006 006 508 and $1 097 245 690 a year ago.
Moorhead special telegram reports the coroner Darrow's inquest into the Muskoda train collision death of M. Tennis. Witnesses include Conductor J H ONeill engineer G Sunley and fireman H Murphy. The verdict cites extenuating dispatch circumstances and potential noncriminal responsibility. Jurors named include John Erickson John Harp William Lloyd John Watson A J Wright Leslie Welter.
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