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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1886
Page
3
The President nominates Brig. Gen. C. D. Howard for promotion to major general. The move elevates Howard in the Army command structure.
Oliver Otis Howard born in Maine November 8 1830. A Bowdoin College graduate 1848 and West Point 1854. He rose from second lieutenant to major general of volunteers after Gallantry at Bull Run and Antietam. He led the Eleventh Corps at Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Lookout Mountain and Atlanta campaign. He later commanded the Army of the Tennessee and the department posts before becoming commissioner of freedmen then Indian affairs and West Point commander. He earned brevet major general March 13 1865.
A Chicago Rock Island and Pacific west bound express train between Joliet and Morris is held up by masked robbers. They killed the messenger H S Nichols after a fierce struggle inside the express car and robbed the safe of 25000 to 100000 dollars in cash and valuables. The gang is believed to have boarded at the Joliet coal chute and escaped before Morris. Nichols, about forty, had served twenty years with the company and lived in Chicago with his wife.
Washington Special reports President Cleveland remits Capt. Smith's dismissal in a court martial but reprimands him for sending complaints directly to the War Department. The president criticizes the judge advocate for bias and impropriety, noting hostility and disqualifying interest that undermined the trial.
Governor Pierce issues a proclamation declaring Saturday April 24 a general holiday to observe Arbor Day. The order closes territorial offices and suspends official business to promote tree planting and beautification of public and private grounds. He urges schools and institutions to dedicate the day to ornamenting grounds and enhancing public places across the territory.
It is expected that Mr Gladstone will lay his bill for purchasing Irish estates before parliament on April 5 if Mr Chamberlain and Mr Trevelyan persist in resigning. Gladstone will seek leave to introduce the bill after making explanations of its provisions and policy.
The president named William M. Trenholm of South Carolina and John H. Oberly of Illinois as civil service commissioners to replace resignations. Connecticut’s Charles Lyman becomes chief examiner and civil service commissioner replacing Dorman B. Eaton. Trenholm and Lyman receive their appointments without recommendations based on personal character.
In London a row erupts after anonymous Telegraph correspondence accuses Sunday school gatherings of immoral kissing games among youths. Some teachers defend the practice as harmless, while many church figures condemn it amid wider debates on temperance bands and Good Templar meetings.
George D. Williams a Sumpter house clerk shot and killed Mrs Norris a guest and wounded himself in Hot Springs Arkansas. The couple who boarded there since November were allegedly lovers and had just stolen $600 from Norris to run away to Mexico before the incident. Williams is in custody with a nonfatal head wound.
Dispatch reports a mob battle at the Carrolton courthouse after J. M. Liddell Jr. was attacked weeks earlier by Black rivals. About fifty armed white men rode up, fired into the building, killing ten Black individuals and wounding others, while Liddell was also hurt in earlier clashes amid racial tensions.
Detective Matt Pinkerton recounts Henry Estee a young criminal arrested for the Geneva murder of two policemen. Once jailed in Iowa and Missouri for burglary he sought notoriety by claiming gang ties while detectives shadowed him leading to his capture.
Washington correspondent notes Thurman and his amiable wife drawing attention from both parties. Allen and Mary are close friends, with Mary shielding Allen. A former friend recalls a chat about drinks, joking that Apollinaris may be needed to settle the gathering. Gov. Murray’s resignation matter is set to the president via Secretary Lesnar and delegate R. N. Baskin.
The Edison system of telegraphing was demonstrated aboard a Chicago to Milwaukee special train on Friday the 19th. About two hundred officials and press representatives witnessed telegrams written by passengers, transmitted by Morse to a mid route station, and relayed back to the train at speed. The experiment used induction and four wires with simple instruments and aimed to guard against line interruptions near the track.
Citizens of Ramsey and Dakota counties within Turtle Mountain reservation ask Congress to reverse Commissioner Sparks on suspending public land surveys in the Devil's Lake district. The memorial cites 25 000 settlers since 1882 and 808 872 paid for entries, warns of ruin if surveys stop, and urges resumption while questioning Indian title. It has 198 signatures.
An unusually strong request for seeds comes from congressmen and farmers nationwide. Seventy workers and more at the agriculture department handle planting and mailing tasks, with spring seed quality noted as exceptional. Farmers are urged to follow government instructions and report results to aid seed distribution and crop outcomes.
Special dispatches from New York describe ex president Arthur as gravely ill at his Lexington Avenue residence. Friends deny sensational accounts but acknowledge a severe kidney ailment linked to a distressed mental state and extreme weakness.
Secretary Lamer’s ruling in the Britton case defines commutation of a homestead as a change to a pre emption right. The decision limits holders to one pre emption, impacting entries at Devil’s Lake North Dakota and related 1884 filings. It cites Wilson and 1862 law interpretations and highlights implications for pre emption and homestead rights.
Milbank forms a farmers elevator company planning a 10 000 bushel facility. Lohr and Jennie Biglin receive 19 years and a half for Middleton murder in Battle Creek. Rapid City Gun Club tied to county seat fight with De Smet and Lake Preston as contestants. Saloonkeepers in Carrington arrested for running gambling houses. Jamestown school treasurer sued for 11000 from bank failure. Manning residence in Belle Fourche burned, loss 3500 insured.
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