The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

SAN FRANClsco. March 15-Ex-f,ov
et!ior Wllllam Irwin died this morning
after weeks illness.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The weekly
pank statements show reserve de-
crease of S2,459.OOO. The banks now
mold $21,510,O09 in excess Of lepa'
requirements. "
n; rg;iIl1E5'ENNE, % ' Wyo., March 13.-The
Ninth legislative assembly, celebrated
ior Its two-thirds republican majority
IN both houses, adjourned sine die al
an early hour this morning.
New YORK, March 12-Fire Chic,
Francis Mahody was killed to-day while
TO ms buggy, knocking him under the
@hseels,the engine crushing his shoulder
LITTLE VALLEY, N. Y, March 49,
Mrs. Mary Wildman, accused of pois-
onlng her husband at South Valley. on
the eighteenth of September last. was
convicted last night and sentenced ia
be hanged April 30. ~
SHARON, Pa, March 12,-Notice has
been given the laborers at the Atlantic
Iron Works of this place that their
wages had been advanced fifteen cents
per day, and made by the firm without
solicitation of the workmen.
TOLEDO, March 13.-The Toledo
house of refuge in the outskirts of this
city burned to the ground this morn.
ing. Some twenty BOYS were sick in IN
the lntlrmary but were carried safely
out. The loss will amount to $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, March 49, The employees
on all the street car lines but the Broad
way and Cass avenue will assemble to-
morrow night to consider the propriety
OF striking for $500 per day of twelve
hours work. That amount is paid by
the Broadway line.
DEs MONIES, March 13.-Willie Win
gate, twelve year old boy from Neva-
GA, Iowa, was killed at Ames to-day
While riding on an east bound freight
traln. He was trying to climb from
the end of box car around to the side
door and fell under the wheels.
CHICAGO, March 12.-The building
occupied by the Chicago Cottage Organ
Company as a factory and warebnHse
on the corner OF Randolph and Ann
streets was, together with its contents
almost entirely DESTROYED by fire this
morning. The loss on the building is
$4,000; on the stock and machinery.
$4,000.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 12,-The
Albert Lea route of the c. r. /. p.
having made rate of $40 on first-class
tickets and $3.50 on second class from
St Paul to Chicago, the G. M. & st.
raul will meet the cut tomorrow.
and will sell limited tickets from
Council Bluffs to Chicago at the one
rate, $40 for frst-class and $3.50 for
second-class.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Ex- Cover
nor Michael Hahn, representative in
congress, from the second district of
Louisiana, died this morning at Will
lard's hotel, of hemorrhage of the lungs.
After brief discussion of the house
bill increasing the pension of widows
and dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers, the senate adjourned out of
respect OF the memory of Representa-
tive Hale.
JACKSONVILLE. Ore, March 12.-
Lewis O'Neil was hanged at 2:lO this
afternoon for the murder of Lewis Nc
Daniel in the outskirts of this city
November IA, 1884 about noon, the pris-
oner asked for stimulants which were
given. He walked without assistance
to the scaffold accompanied by Father
e. Blanchett, the sheriff and two depu-
ties. When asked whether he had any
thing to say replied in the negative,
His neck was broken by the fall.
CIIcAGo, March 13.-The express car
on the Chicago s. Rock Island train
which leaves this city at ten o'clock D.
M. was boarded by robbers at Joliet
this morning, and Kellogg Nichols, the
express messenger of the United States
Express Company was killed, and mon
ey and jeWelry valued at $4,000 were
stolen. Nichols attended to his duties
at Joliet, but when the train arrived at
Morris twenty miles beyond Joliet he
did not open the door of the car. The
local agent, VIM. Morris, forced open
the end door and found Nichols lying
dead on the floor of the car with his
throat cut from ear to ear, and his
head horribly cut and crushed. The
baggage man was found bound
and gagged in the next car. The safe
was broken open and the contents gone.
As tie train; does not stop between
Joliet and Morris it is approximately
certain, the robbers boarded the cars at
that place.
CHICAGO, March ia very impor-
tant fact in connection with the inves-
tigation of the express robbery was
made public this morning. 1t seems at
the conference of the express and rail-
way officials and detectives yesterday
Baggageman Watts was placed under
rigid cross examination. Mr.. Wygant's
secretary took full notes and went
from the hotel where the conference
was held to the Office to write out his
notes. He did not arrive there and
after some hours search was institut-
ed. No trace Of the missing young
man has been found. Wygant has
every confidence in his integrity and is
sure he has either been abducted or
met with foul play. 1t is understood
that under severe cross
of the detectives Watts made some val
liable statements, but just what he has
admitted cannot be ascertained.
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
An Address Delivered BY H. L. Loucks,