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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
THE NEW CABINET.
Sir John rhompson Announces Hi. Con.
freres Tn the canadian cnva,,napt.

Sir John Thompson Announces His Con.
freres In the Canadian Government.
QUEBEC, De-. 5.-Sir John Thompson.
the new premier of Canada, has COM
pleted the formation of his cabinet.
The constitution of the new government
is: Sir John Thompson, premier and
minister of justice; Mackenzie Bowel,
minister of trade and commerce; George
Foster, finance; John Haagart, railways;
9. H. Tupper, marine and fisheries; J..
A. Ouimet, public works; Sir A. p,
Caron, postmaster general; M. T. DAILY,
minister of interior, John Costigan. ag-
ticulture; a. R. Anglers, militia; j. C..
Patterson, secretary of state. j.. Cur
ran, solicitor general.
Anglers retires from the lieutenant
governorship of Quebec province to be-
come minister of militia, and will be
succeeded by j. A. Chapleau, late
minister of customs. The retiring
premier, Sir John Abbott. now ill in
Europe, remains minister without port
folio. The new ministers will probably
be sworni in by Lord Stanley on Mon
day, and a couple of the minor cabinet
officers may be created. The appoint
ment of Chapleau to the lieutenant
governoaship of Quebec may produce
another political revolution here, Pre-
mier De Boucherville will refuse to
serve under him. it is said
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
DuN's TRADE REVIEW.
Diminished Activity in Business and Spec
ulative Markets DUH.

New York, Dec. Or. G. Dun g.
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade saws:
The beginning of gold exports in November
and their expected continuance This week. the
dea,h of MIR. Gould and unfayorab.e r.norts
from the silver conference, have somewhat
ai1ected all speculative markets. There are
also some symptoms of diminished activity in
business. Boston reports stronger money
market and increased activity in dry goods.
fhlladelphia reports good trade. Al Balti-
more trade is fairly good for the season with
improvement in Southern business. Chicago
reports good wholesale trade with satisfnc-
tory collections, but the return of money from
the West is small and money is strong at 4 oer
cent. Cold weather is needed at Minneapolis.
where collections are only fair and the flour
market dull. A slight decline in some Ii ,es
1s seen at Omaha, though wnole sale trade is
satisfactory. AT st. Louis business shows
much strength with especial promise in holi-
day lines anu at Kansas City trade is quite
satisfactory, though receipts of cattle and
grain fall off. at Louisville the outlook il
considered favora le. but at Little Rock busi-
ness is gloomy. AT New Orleans trade is
rather dull and cotton lower witt. heavy re-
ceipts, while receipts of sugar are large and
increasing
The business failures during the past seven
days number for the United States 2:G. Can.
ada 3d., total .69, as compared with MJy last
week, 24O for the week previous TO the last
and $50 for the corresponding week of last
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
THE SILVER PROBLEM.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN: For some
time 1 have been watching carefully the
sentiment of the leading dailies of the
country on the great question OF fin
ance, especially as relates to the en-
largement OF the use of silver, in con-
junction with gold, as a circulating
medium. and have watched the reports
from the International conference to
see what it would do in the premises.
From all sources the sentiment seems
to be that there is but small prospect OF
a successful basis for unity OF action,
that will give us bi-mettalism. The
serious and determined opposition to
silver is evidently hard to overcome,
and foreign powers especially are slow
to adopt what Americans think is wise
in measures of finance. The hostility
displayed at Brussels is of such signiti-
cance, as to cause uneasinsss in the
minds of those who would gladly see
silver take it's place along side OF gold
as full legal tender, and it becomes
more evident daily that the subject OF
free coinage is to be deferred indefin-
itely and that the silver bill now in
force must be repealed if we as nation
desire to avoid financial difficulties.
The wonder is that we have been able
to maintain for so long time the ano-
malous position produced by our legis-
lation on this subject and in opposition
to the policy of foreign nations.
Why there should be any serious OBJ
lection to silver on the part OF foreign
nations is marvellous. But that it does
exist and in marked degree must be
admitted.
Our Democratic friends will find this
vexatious subject to deal with and 1t
may prove the rock on which they Will
split.
1t is also evident that the other great
nations would gladly see the United
States continue its present policy, hop
ing thereby to reap-in some indirect
way-great benefit therefrom.
The finance of nation touches the
public pulse more closely than any
other legislative enactment. and should
aim to give the widest scope possible to
its various interests, and. at the same
time must be so directed that the equi-
librium is maintained with other ma
tions else we would be placed at a great
disadvantage, and misfortune attend
upon our monetary system.
The time for cautious action is at
hand and upon the course pursued de-
pends very largely our future. That
some way out of the dilemma will be
found is the hope of the people, and,
in the belief that wisdom will prevail,
we must await with patience the solu.
tion of the perplexing question.
A. T. O'KAD.
Mitchell, S. D., Dec. Sd, 1892.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
RAILROAD LANDS.

q s.
Their Taxation to Be an Important Issue
~ in the Next Minnesota Legislature.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-The taxation
of railroad lands is certain to be prom
inent issue in the approaching session of
the legislature, and the railroad COM
panies will make tremendous efforts to
defeat whatever legislation is pomul-
gated.
The land grant roads of the state are
all interested, and all of the counties
through which the roads run appear to
be up in arms over the matter. This
territory embraces all the counties of
the central and northern parts of the
state, and makes strip all the way
across the state along the Northern
Pacific main line, from Minneapolis
northwest to the northern boundary,
along the old Manitoba lines. Millions
of acres are thus exempt from tax
alton burdens. and not only do
not pay their share of the state
and county burdens, but the very ex-
emption retards settlement and in
creases the burdens of the people in the
counties where the exempted land lies.
The subject was agitated in the last
session, and law was only beaten be-
cause it was not undertaken in time.
The matter two years ago came up in
the Northern Pacific counties. those of
Aitkin, Wadena and Grow Wing, but
the railroad strength in the lower
house, as handled by the agents Of the
Great Northern especially, was toe
strong for the men in charge of
the: bill. One of the counties, Aitkin,
had a lobyis G employed nearly all the
whole session working for the bill
There was not, however, concert Of
action by the counties, which was the
real season the measure failed. There
is, however, to be organized effort the
coming season, the counties having
already sent out circulars looking to /.
meeting to set the matter on foot.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
AN ASSURED FAcT.l
fhe st. Louis Chicago Electric Road 20 Be
Built4A Hundred Miles Nm Hour.

fhe st. Louis-Chicago Electric Road Co BE
Built-A Hundred Miles sn Hour.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-There has been
struction of the Chicago & st. Louis
electric railroad, but it is now an as
sured fact. The rights of way have
been secured entirely through Christian
county, and the same are now deposited
with bank in escrow pending the con-
struction of the road. Work on the
road is now being prosecuted near Edin-
burg, ILL.,, where one of the power
houses is located.
The line from Chicago to st. Louis is
$50 miles. tits an air. line. There will
be no crossings. no frogs, no switches
in fact. no inconveniencss that cause ac-
cidents on the railroads. Its trains will
run 100 miles an hour, accomplishing
the trip between the two cities in two
hours and half. The road is divided
into twenty-five sections of ten
miles each. The cars run one
section apart, and no current
will flow in the intermediate section SO
that it will be absolutely impossible for
cars to come within ten miles OF each
other. This will prevent any two cars
running upon a single section, making
collisions absolutely impossible.
There will ultimately be. four tracks,
but at first only two through sracks will
be laid. The through cars will not STOP
anywhere between the two cities. II
will be unnecessary to travel at night
and therefore no through passenger cars
will be run after 8 o'clock p. m., tht
tracks being reserved at night for higf
class freight, express and mail matter
The Car is long, low and compact
having two pairs of driving wheels, eacl
being propelled by separate motor
The driving wheels are = feet i,
diameter and are capable of making 50t
revolutions per minute.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
DEEP WATER WAY.
s, Organized Effort to Be Made to
Impress Upon Congress Its
Necessity.
First Step Taken by the Secretary of
the Duluth Chamber Of -
Commerce j.
For a Convention in Washington-Mr.
Thompson's Views Ex.
pressed.

DULUTH, Dec. 5.-S. A. Thompson,
secretary of the Duluth chamber of
commerce. and high authority on rail
road and water transportation, has taken
the first step towards bringing about an
organization or society of men, who will
undertake to impress upon congress the
great necessity for the speedy construc-
ton, by the national government, Of
deep water ship canal, through United
States territory, from the Great Lakes
to the Hudson river. An effort will be
made to hold convention in Washing
ton City early in January, and perfect
an organization, SO that the attention of
congress may be directly and forcibly,
called to the necessity for immediate
action, and the needed legislation may
be secured before the present congress
expires by limitation.
Mr. thompson has prepared and mailed
to the leading men in all parts of the
country, circular letter, setting forth,
briefly, the great and good effect
deep water ship canal would
have upon our national prosperity, as
we'll as the good results it would bring
to farmers of the West and Northwest.
Speaking of the present transportion
facilities, Mr.. Thompson says:
Existing facilities are entirely mad
equate for the prompt and economical
transportation of the enormous and con-
stantly increasing volume of traffic pro-
duced by the unparalled development Of
our country. Last year there were
more than one hundred grain-laden ves-
sells delayed at one time in the outer
harbor of Buffalo, and in danger Of
freezing up for the winter in an unfayor-
able position.
During the fall Just passed another
blockade existed, not quite so serious,
but one which resulted in more, than
doubling the rates on grain from Buffalo
to New York.
An indication of the tremendous
growth of the traffic of the lakeis found
in the fact that the freight passing
through the Sault canal this year will
be over l1,OOO,0OO tons-2, ,0O0,0 900 tons
more than in any previous year, and
just about double the average tonnage Of
the Suez canal for the past ten years.
The saving in the cost Of transporta.
tion-both directly on the tonnage car
ried on the lakes and indirectly by the
effect of water competition on railway
freight rates-is probably not less than
$40O. QUO, 900 per year.
Mr.. Thompson also points out the i'm.
portance of the proposed waterway as
means of national defense and sufe
guard to the national honor. Canada
has awakened to the importance ol
maintaining Il water course fourteen
feet deep through her own territory, al
the way from Lake Superior to the sea
and in less than five years the work will
be finished and Canadian and Englisl
vessels and commerce can then go un
hindeied out from the heart of the con
tinent over all oceans to the markets q
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Lincoln Overrun with rhucx.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 5.-This city is
overrun with burglars and footpads,
and robbers. Hold-ups are of nightly
and daily occurrence. About 6 o'clock
p. IN. a well dressed young man entered
the grocery store of John Geisler, Gov
cred clerk A. B. Murray with a pistol
and demanded that he hand over the
contents of the money drawer. Murray
threw weight at him, grasping the
pistol at the same time. The weapon
was discharged, the bullet chipping the
clerks fingers. He held to his man, how
ever, and threw him to the floor. A
confederate ran in and dragged Murray
off, and both thieves escaped. The city
council will not provide additional po-
licemen, and citizens are buying fire.
arms, preparing to do duty themselves
If nocacocryy
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
The Spree Sighted.

LoNDoN,Dec. 5.-The North German
Lloyd steamship Spree, which left
Southampton on Nov. % for New York,
and was due in New York on Nov. 80,
has been sighted off Kinsale Head in
tow of another vessel. Great anxiety
has been felt both in Bremen and this
country regarding the fate of the Spree,
which is commanded by Captain Will
ligerod, enc of the best officers in the
Atlantic service.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Claims to Have Poisoned Five.

SPRINGFIELD. o., Dec. 5.-Henry
Laudenstager, seedy looking man,
came into police headquarters during
the morning and gave himself up for
murder, claiming that his conscience
drove him to the act. In the last twen-
ty-five years he claims to have poisoned
five people, all Of whom died. Lauden-
stager was locked up. Hs appears ra-
tional and there are reasons for believ-
ing part of his story at least. The po-
lice are investigating and may turn up
some evidence in few hours. The
prisoner is single, about 40 years old
and common laborer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Nitinat indians Fight.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 5.-Two tribes
of Nitinat Indians, on the west coast of
Vancouver island, have been freely sup
piled with whisky and are now fighting
among themselves and destroying prop
erty in the neighborhood. The light
house keeper and his family are shut up
in the building and are afraid of their
lives. They have telegraphed for q
man of war to be sent up.
The government steamer Quadra has
left for the island with posse of twen-
ty-ive constables, all armed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

the world, wn,le there are more than
one hundred and fifty warships in the
English navy which depth of fourteen
feet would suffice to bring into the lakes
from the sea.
Mr.. Thompson believes the United
States should have as good or better
water transportation facilities as
Canada, and he hopes the work he has
just begun may be taken up promptly
and with enthusiasm by the people Of
the United States and pushed to speedy
completion.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Died at Toxic.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Mary Allen West,
editor of the Union Signal, and for
many years prominent in the Womens
Christian Temperance union work, died
on Dec. 1, in Toxic, Japan. The news
reached Chicago by cablegram to Miss
Frances Willard. The cause of Miss
Vests death is not yet known, but it is
probably breaking down from over
work. Miss West left Chicago on the
first of last January for a trip around
the world.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Brought y stea,ner,s Crew.

QUARANTINE, Dec. 5.-The steamship
Cynthian. Captain Mckenzie, just ar
rived from Hamburg, brings the captain
and crew of the British steamer Lune-
dale, which was asabandoned Nov. q, while
on voyage from Philadelphia to Co.
penhagen. Captain Lorimer, of the lost
steamer, says chat he had succession
of gales from the date of departure
from Philadelphia, Oct. 81, to the time
the ship was abandoned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Wealthy Young Man Suicides.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 5.-Louis
Dupont, aged 26 years, son of the late
Irene Dupont, who was number of the
great powder firm of E. I. Dupont, Den
mourse & Co.. committed suicide in the
Wilmington club house, an exclusive
organization, during the afternoon. He
put pistol ball in his head and died in
a few minutes. No cause is known for
the tragedy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
An Insane Millionnire.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Opaaiah Sands, an
old resident of this city was declared in
sane by jury in Judge Yates court,
and committed to the asylum at Kan
kakee. 1t appeared that Mr.. Sands has
been insane for over year, and that
the lives of his wife and family have
during that time been in danger. Ac-
cordingly, Mrs. Sands swore out war
rant for her husbands arrest. The in.
sane man is a millionaire.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Raised Stars and Stripes.

ST1MPsoN, Ont, Dec. 5.-Annexation
was the main demonstration here Thurs
day night. Nearly one thousand voters
assembled in the opera house and
listened to speeches in favor of annexa-
tion by Henry Nation and Henry Hunt
ley. Avote was taken, which resulted
as follows: Annexation, 4S1; inde-
pendence, 81; to remain as at present,
81. At the close of the meeting some
persons raised the stars and stripes
amid applause, while the union jack was
hissed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Killed n Constable,

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 5.-Anegro,
Cornelius Coffee, shot two white men,
one of them constable, during a
quarrel at Keystone Monday, and fled
to Pocohontas. He was captured and
brought back to Keystone. A mob met
the sheriff and his prisoner at the train,
took possession Of Coffee and leading
him short distance from the station,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
The Texas Count.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 5.-A special
from Austin to the News says: The Of
fetal count of the presidential vote in
Texas gives Cleveland 239, l4S; Harrison
77,475; Weaver, Yy,G8S; Bidwell, 2,165.
To Harrison's vote should be added
1868 Republican ballots for the Lily
White electors, they being representa-
tives of the white mans faction of the
Republican party.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Costly Church Burned.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 5.-Elm Park
Methodist Episcopal church, which has
just been completed at a cost of $780,
900 and which was to have been dedi-
Gated on the 18th inst, was burned to
the ground early in the morning.
"A measure OF eagerness, and even OF
something very like impatience. is a
pretty good characteristic of young peo-
pie. Boys and girls, young men and
maidens, ought to be wise, but not with
old mems wisdom.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

An electric incubator, in which the
temperature of the egg drawer is auto
matically regulated to the tiftieth of u
degree Fahrenheit, has been exhibited
in Liverpool.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

The question of the hour is-do the
citizens of Mitchell fully realize the op-
portunities for her substantial growth
and development which seem just now
to open out before her? There is a
number of things which are headed our
way at this particular time and none OF
them should be allowed to escape.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Above a Burning Mine.

HAzELToN, Pa, Dec. 5.-About three
acres of land over the burning Honey
brook mine has caved in. About five
acres of land has settled from five to
twelve inches, and people living on the
ground are i'll constant fear Of being
dropped into a fiery furnace.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09
Five Badly Injured,

ASHLAND, KY, Dec. 5.-The Chesa-
peake and Ohio west bound accommo-
dation No. ~, from Huntington to Gin
cinnati, struck wrecking train during
the morning, completely demolishing
several cars and badly injuring five per-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

The only specimen of fossilized or pet
ritied cave man ever found in sle United
States was that discovered by an ex-
ploring party at Craighead cave, near
Monroe, Tenn, in 1852.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

bound him to tree and riddled him
with bullets. The same day constable
named Brooks was assassinated while
guarding two prisoners at the Jail. The
murderer is unknown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

President-elect Cleveland has return
ed from his hunting trip. and from this
on he will be the hunted instead Of the
hunter himself. Itremains to be seen
whether he will come down without a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-12-09

There is sign on the entrance to
London cemetery which reads. .No ad-
mittance except on business"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-23
WEST AND SLIl1A.

THE Minnesota Farmers Alliance has
seeded from the people party and
called convention Of it's own to be held
in st. Paul July 7.
Eric and Gustave Eng and Axel Pc
tcrson, aged to Ia years. who were
supposed to have run off with circus,
were found drowned at Moline, Ill.
i. l.. ANTONY (dem. was elected to
fill the unexpired term of ex-congress-
man, now Senator Roger T. Mills, of
Texas.
In Baltimore, Md, fire destroyed the
wharves and freight houses of the Bay
Line Steamboat Company, two large
schooners, the offices of James Corner
Il Sons, dealer in naval stores, and
other property, the total loss being ST.
200, 900.
FIRE nearly wiped out the town of
Neville, Ia.
HE following congressman were
nominated: Illinois, Seventh district,
J. +, McPhsrran (dem.); Kentucky,
Third district, Isaac IL. Goodnight,
(dem.) renominated; Kansas, Seventh
district, Jerry Simpson (people's partly
renominated.
TWENTY persons were injured serious
1y, one was killed, and 200 houses were
damaged by the storm which passed di-
rectly across the. town of Galva, Ill.
AT South Bay City, Mich. Mrs. George
Beaudry jumped into the river with
two of her children and all were
drowned. No cause was known.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-23
LAT Err NEWS.
RiOtOuS Miners.

Tower, MINI. June 19-The strike
at the Minnesota mines is assuming an
LEARNING aspect. There were about
six hundred men in the strike yester-
day, according to deputy sheriffs, and
by clever flank movement they COM
letely surrounded the deputies, many
OF whom had never smelled powder.
The sheriff saw that his men were
weakening and came to the conclusion
that discretion was the better part of
valor To-day rumors are current that
the strikers will force the whole min
ing contingent to the extent of 1900
men to go out.
"A special from Duluth says the situa-
ton at the mines at Tower still continues
critical. This evening a special train
with Companies & and c of West Du-
luth, under command of Capt. Williams
departed for Tower. Adjt. Gen. Null
len arrived to-day and caught the spe-
ial which conveyed the last detach-
ment of militia to the mines. Twenty
of the ringleaders were arrested and
kept under guard to-day and shipped to
Duluth tonight by special train. This
seemed to have broken the backbone of
the strike, and the fires were lighted
tonight and the pumps set to work.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-23

LEoNlDAs T. SrACkHoUsE, repre-
sentative of the Sixth South Carolina
district, died suddenly in Washington.
;1ie was serving his first term, to which
!: he was elected by a majority of $3.50
over T.. H. .Deas (rep.). Mr.. Stack
houses death is the seventh among the
representatives of the Fifty second
congress, his predecessors having been
kendall, of Kentucky; Ford, of Mich
:. igan; Spinola, of New York; Gamble,
OF South Dakota; Houk, of Tennessee,
and Lee, of Virginia. From the senate
Hearst, of California; Wilson, of
Maryland; Plumb, of Kansas, and Bar
bour; of Virginia.