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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1885
Page
2
In Dakota the silver dollar is declared legal tender for any amount and any purpose. The text states greenbacks and all bank notes or government bonds may be redeemed in silver or gold at the debtor's option.
The English display graceful defeat remarks in yacht racing, applauding the sentiment May the best man win and noting that fair play governs most contests for superiority. The report highlights sportsmanlike conduct during the event.
The Chicago bankers convention adopted a resolution to suspend the coinage of silver dollars until major commercial nations reach a new adjustment of silver and gold values.
Report notes four thousand women employed at the national tobacco factory in Valencia, Spain, were not attacked by cholera as the disease ravaged the area. Similar conditions persisted for workers in Amsterdam during the epidemic.
The Florida state census reports state population rising from 244 079 to 308 802, a 26.5 percent gain, with projections to 340 909 and 481 250 for later years if missing counties grow similarly. Central Florida counties like Orange, Polk, Volusia and Sumter show even larger gains in five years.
A correspondent opposes Mormonism arguing open preaching would not be tolerated. He claims law or public opinion should not repress it, citing the U.S. Constitution’s free exercise and free speech provisions. The piece notes protections extend to polygamous Mormons on their side of the issue.
The East 20 effort seeks higher church attendance as investigation shows few regulars versus many abstainers. A major cause cited by the Provi Journal is chilly reception of strangers in many churches especially if not well dressed, creating a social barrier that blocks growth.
In a Winnipeg letter, Sir John MacDonald says the fate of Riel hinges on the English Privy Council. He warns execution could trigger rebellion and calls for readiness of Manitoba regiments. He suggests a race war risk, urging Nine TE Rifles and Winnipeg light infantry to be prepared to march to Ontario if ordered.
Washington reports thirty five thousand dollars sent to the Dakota governor for the semi decennial census and notes a fall in public debt estimated at twelve million dollars in September. Pension payments reached about four million this month and Gen Hazen’s court martial defense by T J Mackey is published. Major Burke seeks Louisiana iron deposits, Newton disputes an early retirement date, and Sunday delivery service is curtailed per Sabbath pressure.
Private Bettling of the Eighth Cavalry at San Antonio inherits $30000 from a Paris relative. Frank Siddalls, famed advertiser, spent $200000 yearly on newspaper ads after paying $50000 for horses. Hon. F. Hasaurek, German editor of Cincinnati, died in Paris after a long American career including a 1861 ministerial post to Ecuador and leadership of the Volksblatt.
Burglars suspected in a $7,000 fire at Clintonville. Arthur T. Harris of the Windsor hotel in Minneapolis severely burned by a coal gas explosion. The steamer Charlie Bobstock burned to the water’s edge near Cordova Illinois. Several buildings including the Commercial House destroyed in Marietta Wisconsin, with losses between $25,000 and $30,000. Prairie fires devastate McPherson and Oake areas, destroying hundreds of miles of land and leaving families distressed. losses estimated not less than $250,000. Train delays reported on the Milwaukee short line near Mina.
The Milwaukee train engineer Charles Otis sounded the whistle and reversed the engine but a man was killed. Otis’s attorney notes this is the fifth fatality connected to Otis, asserting the engineer acted without fault and citing prior incidents at Tenth avenue and Fourth street, Twenty-eighth avenue crossing, and a Richfield farmer hit by a speeding wagon on the Short line bridge route.
The report lists forged warrants in Munroe county Arkansas charged to late County Judge T W Hooper. Isaac Reynolds captured in Indianapolis for half-dollar forging. C W Wallace indicted for murder in Glenwood Nebraska Lincoln. Clausen Graham filched 25000 in gold certificates from Spencer Trask Co and vanished after Springfield chase. Pratt arrested at Council Bluffs for hiring a boy to burn property near Panama Iowa. Barron County Wisconsin court news shows two main cases: Fiske acquitted after witness failure and De Long acquitted after two days of trial.
Cholera reports continue in Spain and Italy. In London the privy council will hear Riel’s appeal October 19. Baron Ward claims the Norfolk estate. Floods at False Point India destroy 500 villages. Nile orders amid Hamek rebel advance. French elections proceed quietly with Republican majorities believed. Warsaw arrests forty nihilists including professors for plotting czar murder. Lansdowne tours 104 miles to Calgary on horseback. Bulgaria mobilizes male population 15 to 45 and volunteers increase. Turkish war offices active. troops rush to Constantinople for Tripoli Salonica Dedagatch. Fuad Pasha heads to Adrianople. Ambassadors to meet on Roumelian question in recanes hen as Pasha arrives from Berlin. London aristocracy funds emigration to Canada. Lady Burdett Coutts supports fifty families with £100 each. Rev J Ketoe reports Manitoba venture a success. immigrants prosper and pay interest.
Chicago raises 10000 for the Parnell campaign fund. The Irish parishioners fund in Minneapolis totals 520.75. Iowa reports a census population of 1753980, up 129639 since 1880. A failed liquidation leaves Runkel Hollinter Co. and others with about 8000 in assets. The Leavenworth saloon crackdown stalls with 200 still open. Milwaukee and St Paul earnings reach 776900 for the fourth week of September, up 40000 from 1884. Frost and snow touch many areas as harvests face cold. Territorial fair receipts near 7500 with hopes for cash in reserve. St Paul official Tucker mocks transit-rate fears. Chicago Times downplays the manifesto effects.
A railway crash on Sunday morning involving John Robinson's circus train near Fergus Falls Minnesota killed five men and fatally injured three others. The watchman and four canvassmen died. twenty to thirty others had minor injuries while no performers or animals were hurt. Names of the deceased include Roberts Krause Blair Wilson and Wallace with origins in Cincinnati Portland and Wadena.
A letter from Secretary Whitney dated Sept 22 1885 affirms preference for honorably discharged soldiers and sailors in appointments or retention in Navy Departments. The Veterans' Right union and Grand Army of the Republic sought reinstatement for discharged Brooklyn yard workers, and some were rehired following the reply.
Mrs. Doran formerly Mary A. Wood of Winnipeg seeks a divorce from James Frederick Doran in Chicago. She accuses him of deception about his wealth and family, says she lent him 400 dollars, and details alleged bank frauds. The judge cautions about desertion proof and will hear testimony.
The Prince of Wales ordered Prince George to be withheld from amusements in Portsmouth and kept at work aboard ship until he completes his gunnery and torpedo training. He is reported to behave well aboard and will join the British naval squadron in the Mediterranean as flag lieutenant to the Duke of Edinburgh after finishing his course.
Minnesota board of railroad commissioners releases a report on transit rates amid farmer and shipper concerns. The order allows local carriage to Minneapolis with optional transit to Chicago, affecting Milwaukee and several lines, while promising potential benefits to St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth.
Assistant Secretary Jenks sustains Edna Rose Ward’s right to a quarter section lost by her father Fred Ward who was killed by a mob at Devil's Lake on April 22 1883. Decision clarifies citizenship requirements for land claims and allows guardian filing for a minor heir. Also notes personnel changes and a libel verdict of six cents for J H Rowe vs Detroit Free Press.
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