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THE MITCHELL CAPITAL. THE MITCHELL PRINTING CO. Props. R. Vi. WHEELOCK. A E- DEAN. Oue copy, 0110 year. In advance $1.00 One copy, six montus, «j Oue copy, three months. We club wlik all the leading pul llcat.ons the •wintry, at the lowest club prices. AM subscriber wishing their address changed MUimld^clve their former as well as their i.ew afldreee Correspondence should he at the ofllce as early as Monday. papers sent to parties outside ot the state will '-be discontinued at expiration ot time paid lor. TO ADVERTISERS, Advertising rates given oil application, ami will fik» found reasonably low. Business Cards, not exceeding six lines. *..00 '•'••er year Eacli additional line. $1.(HK Business Locals. Five cents per line Legal Advertisements at Statute Hates Cards of Thanks. Ten Cents per line. Marriage and Death Notices published lree of duuge Obituaries, Resolutions ot Kespect and Wedding presents. Five Cents per line. FRIDAY. APRIL l.". 1 The upper Jim river if- on the ram page. Gov. Mellette has designated April 22d as Arbor Day. The south is being devastated by Hoods. It is getting a trille moisi. up in these parts as well. The people of Rhode Island have passed judgment upon the huinbuggery known as tariff reform as expounded by the chief high priest of the same, one .5rover Cleveland. (iorman and Hill are said to have he roine estranged and the latter is su- peeled of coquetting with Grover (Cleve land, while the New York boss is laying plana for a deal with some western man. The Sioux Falls Gazette seems dis posed to tight the campaign out on the prohibition line entirely. It is rabid even to the point of mania 011 the sub ject and utterly ignores and free silver. tariff reform Melbourne, the alleged rainmaker, seems to have made a miserable failure of it down in Arizona. He should have hung around South Dakota for awhile to get pointers. Could he have closed some of his one-sided contracts early in the season he would now be in great repute. The Rhode Island election, which was conceded 011 both sides to be signi ficant in its results, certainly gives Republicans ample grounds for eneour agement. The Republican governor has been elected by a majority of --'u. and the Republicans have the '-'yisla ture. The Republicans of Kimball have or ganized a league with the energetic L. A Foote at its head and editor Drips of 1 the Index as secretary. This is an ex ample that the rest of us might follow to advantage. The result in Rhode Island was due more to organization and the setting out of the full Republi can vote than to any other one thing. Whitelaw Reid says that Mr. Rlaine is not a candidate and that he was sin-, cere in writing his recent declination. The attempt by some Blainiacs to make It appear that he was badgered into writing that letter by Mr. Harrison is certainly a humiliating reflection 11)1011 the secretary of state and does not com port with the genernl understandiug of his character. One frequently mouthed claim with reference to the Rhode Island result was that the operation of the Australi an ballot law would operate to the ad vantage of the Democrats in the cities. And yet the Republicans made large gains in those same cities among the very class which the law was intended to more fully protect in the exercise of the right of suffrage. Isn't it about time that the party of Hill and of Brice. with all that their methods im ply. cease prating about Republican corruption .' Some of the free silver Republican senators make the threat that Mr. Har rison will lose several western states because of his position 011 the silver question. Will they kindly inform an anxious western constituency, which may not be as hopelessly wedded to their notions as they imagine, what eminent Republican, outside of the sil ver producing states.slands 011 any differ ent platform as to silver than does Mr. Harrison? Is it Mr. Blaine, whose !et of withdrawal emphasized the nec essity of sustaining the financial record of the Republican party? Is it Gov. McKiuley. who has just helped to win a signal victory 111 Rhode Island by stand ing as firmlv for honest money as for protection? Is it Senator Allison, whose record 011 finance is only less clear and unmistakable than that of Senator Sherman? Is it Senator Cu! lom. whose state of Illinois would re pudiate the free silver heresy as repres ented by the Bland bill, the untimely demise of which Senator Wolcolt so bi terly mourns, as quickly and emphatic ally as would New York? Is it Gen. Alger, whose state of Michigan has had one bitter experience with tt tiat notion and is now solidly in the ranks of honest money communities.' Or is it '•Jerry" Rusk, wha numbers in his con stituency so large a number of hard headed Germans, than whom a sound linancial policy has no lirmer adherents. The people of the western states, who have been held up in congress as wildly clamoring for free silver regardless or all other conditions, are entitled to light on this important question. Editor* Hulsness M:mauer. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Representative Johnson of North Da kota has introduced a bill to make gold contracts illegal. This is a low-down drive at silver senator Stewart. A hot wave is predicted that will grow in intensity until Tuesday after noon. April lit. characterized by much wind and frequent cyclones, and follow ed by a severe chill. Letcher Blade: If L. C. Taylor wants to cork up the abuse of the Woonsocket News he might drop an insurance state ment on it. But why should Taylor warn to cork up such a valiant source of supports The Aberdeen News is disposed to wax sarcastic over the fact that Gov. Mellette's range of vision does not seem to extend as far north as it ought. Speaking of recent appointments the News says: The News has no fault to find with the persons selected. It has not a doubt but that they are each well quali fied for the position assigned to them. But it does desire to assure the Gov ernor that in the division of North and South Dakota into two states that Brown countv was left with South Da kota for some purposes as for instance, taxation. /v Frank Hatton says: President Arthur was endorsed by thirty-six out of thirty-eight states in lS84.'and yet the convention turned him down for Blaine. The officeholders cannot dictate presidential nominations. But out this way it looks as if they could not prevent them, either. Had those thirty-fix states instructed for Arthur, instead of fulsomely "indors ing" him and then electing delegates opposed to his nomination, he would have been without question his own successor in the White House—and Frank Hatton knows it. Minneapolis Journal: Senator lvvle is quoted as saying that the uauy news paper is the gravest menace there is to the liberties of the people. Has some newspaper collector leen touching the senator for the money due 011 his sub scription 'i No: but the daily press has presented some lifelike photographs of South Da kota's accidental senator since he sprang into prominence that have not been very flattering to him. nor compli mentary to the judgment of the unholy and incongruous combination that put him where he is. Senator Kyle has good reason for disliking the daily press Sioux Falls Press: The Aberdeen News, THE MITCHELL REPUBLICAN and some other papers are disposed to criticise Governor Mellette's appoint ment of Judge Smith as railway com missioner. They probably do not appre ciate the pressure which was brought to bear upon the governor. But the pressure of a few personal friends ought not to have outweighed with the Governor the strong and un mistakable pressure of the best inter ests of the party as a whole, under ex isting conditions. THE REPUBLICAN" does not wish to be understood as im plying that Judge Smith will not make an efficient commissioner, but the same reasons which impelled his colleagues in the senate to object to his con tiluna tion exist today as certainly as they did then. The law and order people of Sioux Falls have nominated E. B. Meredith as their candidate for mayor. The is one thing the citizens of Mitchell have reason to feel proud of. Such an issue could not be raised here with any de gree of success: for while there has un doubtedly been some illegal selling of liquor in this town there has been 110 disposition on the part of the city au thorities since the prohibition law went into effect to tolerate violation of the same. And yet a majority of the city council, as well as the mayor himself, has been opposed in belief to prohibi tion during the entire period referred to. It is one thing to be honestly op posed to the principle of a law: it is quite another to bring disrespect on all law by openly countenancing and en couraging the violation of the objec tionable measure. As usual the Washington correspon dents had a terrific combat on at Wash ington letween Senator' Pettigrew and the administration over the vacancy to be filled in the Watertowij land office. It turns out. however, that Frank Phil lips of Watertown has received the ap pointment without a struggle, and that Senator Pettigrew will put his confir mation through at the same time that he secures that of his friend Lillibridge for agent at the Cheyenne agency, who was appointed at the same time Phil lips was. And all this without even a suspicion of a scrap. The fact is that if a ioeal reporter on any of the north western papers were to jjerpetrate a tenth part of the fakes in the city de partment that the Washington chaps send out over the wire he would hardly hold his job long enough to sign a voucher for his salary. I"t is time for NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Mt» Vernon. Aaron Karl from Broeton. Canada, is visiting his brothers here. Miss Julliett Chapin is visiting Mrs. ,1. M. Pease of Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Huyek of Emery the fore part of the week. Anton Koch and Frank HaUdi attend ed services at Mitchell last Sabbath. K. S. Johnston visited the Haynes family over Sunday. J. F. Reynolds lias purchased ,a new organ. R. Kdgitigton put down a well for Joseph Pollard, jr.. last week with K. O. MeRwen assisting him, and is now at work drilling one for Duncan Earl. K. L. Rolph returned from Louis ville. l\y.. where he has been attending college. Mrs. S|erry Dwiglit from Mitchell spent several days visiting relatives and friends. A. A. Truax left Tuesday for Ottnm wa. la., on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds's children came down with the measles while they were in Kmery. detaining them there until last night. Charley Arland'accompanied by Jim Holley and Roy Taylor of Mitchell were up in Miner county 011 a hunting expe dition the tirst of the week. Besides bringing a nice lot of ducks and geese Charley brought a pelican and a sea gull. C. A. Dow. the rustling general agent for the Dakota Hail Association was up from Mitchell Monday and ap pointed K. O. McF.wen their local agent here. H. M. Burns was down at the hub foi a couple onlays the tirst of the week. llal£4M Miss Ruby Skinner of ermilhon has been visiting friends in this vicinity. Miss Flora Burke has gone to Chica go to visit relatives and friends. The Y. P. S. C. E. gave a social at the residence of Mr. John Beddoes Fri day evening. April 8th. Mrs. R. A. Peck, who has been very Ml for three weeks, is now able to sit up about one fourth of the time. Mr. Peck also is recovering from the most serious illness he has experienced during the past forty years. Mrs. Peck of VYoonsocket visited Mr. and Mrs. Peck last week. The Demorest eevntest that was to be held April 1st was postponed 011 account of the rain that evening, and will doubt less again be postponed on account of measles. Burton Omealy has recovered from the measles and Mr. Tynors. E. P. Swartout and I. Smith are the latest victims. Mr. Yanderburg of Iowa is visiting his aunts. Mrs. Omealy and Mrs. lvipp. While in Mitchell last Saturday Mrs. John Beddoes met with an accident by which she lost a carriage wheel. The esteemed Huronite is still seek ing light as to the significance of the Chamberlain result. It might with profit to itself consult the members of the Beadle delegation. They were on the ground, we believ. The Aberdeen News and Pierre Jour nal criticise, and with considerable reason, the recent vote of Representa tives Pickler and .Tolley on the Bland bill. The people of South Dakota, and especially the Republicans of the state, are certainly not in favor of free sliver as provided for in that measnie When a Republican papers tires at one of the Independent outfit, who un der the cloak of reform is engaged in the most contemptible methods of mak ing party capital, the whole pack of mongrels sets up a howl. A case in point is the smoking out of little Tom my Ayers, recently convicted on his own confession of both forgery and perjury. Senator Kyle succeeded under the rules of the senate in delaying the con tirmation of the veteran Lillibridge as agent at the Cheyenne agency. Mr. ICyle's efforts in the direction of reform these days are cliielly devoted to block ing whatever Senator Pettigrew may lie trying to accomplish. He has even let up on booming his divorce amend ment to the constitution. About the only result of the Raum investigation thus far has l)een to con vict the private secretary of Congress man Cooper, who instigated the inves tigation. of using his position for the purpose of extorting money from appli cants for pensions. The investigation has come very close to Cooper's own door, although nothing has lieen devel oped to implicate him as yet. except inferentiallv. The government winter wheat report shows the condition of the crop in Ohio. Indiana. Michigan. Illinois and Missouri to be 20 per cent, worse than it was a year ago at this lime. This cloud, however, has a silver lining in that it insures a greater demand for the spring wheat of the northwest. And when some practicable plan shall have been devised to prevent gambling in fictitious wheat the farmers of this sec tion will be assured of better average prices for their product. The unprece- the managing editor to effect a reform dented crop of 1 SVi] has proven to be if this very important feature of the greater than the immediate require outside press is not to be wholly dis- ments. but there is 110 question that the credited. food demand of the world has just about caught up with the supply, and steadier prices will lie the result. M'Ulard Snow's v-- Sioux Falls Gazatte 14: Clerk Cor nell of the Cataract house. 011 yesterday remitted to the secretary of the Travel ings Men's association at Des Moines, la.. $50 Tor the Willard Snow. jr.. fund, making $100 contributed by the Catar act house guests up to date. The total amount thus far turned over to Mr. Snow is $1, l.Mi.liO and S7." more is in the hands of the association. Notli-e to t'oiitnu-tors. Sealed proposals for building a public bridge in the township of Lisbon, will be received by the Auditor up to 12 o'clock 111. Friday April 211. 1892. Plans and specifications to be seen at the Au ditor's office. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. By Order of the Board. R. T. Romxsox, Auditor. Mitchell. April 7. 18!)2. DON'T NEED THE BALLOTS. Republican!* Win Ht Col»«o. Without tllA Stolen Hitllut lloxol. TROY, N. Y., April 14.—The Cohoea Republicans, elect Henry A. Strong mayor, and William B. Leroy, police to nmissioner. and carry two of the five wards, with a tie on aldermen in an other. The ballot boxes of the Fourth ward, which were taken to the police station when special policemen raided the places, are still held there, but the Republican candidate for mayor has a plurality of 300, not count ing this ward, which is a strong Repub lican ward. If the ward should be thrown out Republicans will elect their city ticket. It is said that one of the chief causes of the police raid for the seizure of the ballot boxes was a large amount of money bet on whether Gar Bide or Gorman, the riual Democratic candidates, would receive the larger votp. The police were under Gorman's control, and the inspectors were Gar side men, and when the reports received at the police station of tlie returns in showed that Garside's vote led Gorman, to save the Gorman backer's money, the raid was made on the Fourth ward boxes. The excitement caused by the seizure of the ballot boxr-s bv special policemen was unprecedented in Cohoes. Infuriated citizens thronged the streets and threatened the police and police stations. The public wrath was great and freely expressed. At one time the the captain of the militia company was ordered to have his men in readiness, as it was feared their services might be needed. L. JS NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS. Reault of the Voting for Municipal Of ficer* Throughout tlie Statue NEW YORK, April 14.—Late returns froui municipal elections held in New Jersey indicate that the entire Republi can ticket has been successful' at Jersey City while the Democrats have elected the mayor and a majority of the board. freeholders at Trenton. Rahwav goes Republican. At Hariison the Demo crats elect three out of four aldermen and the school board. At Patterson honors are evenly divided. At Passaic, the Democrats will elect three out of five aldermen. The Democrats elected four of six aldermen at Bavonne while at South Orange the Democratic ticket was also successful. At Bordentown the Republican city ticket was elected. In Hoboken the entire Democratic ticket is elected. PennsylTSMila Democrat*. PHILADELPHIA, April 14.—The demo cratic state convention met shortly afltr noon and Hon. T. E. Beltzhoover was elected temporary chairman. After Mr. Beltzhoovers speech the convention took a recess for committees to report. Chinese A driven. SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.—The steamer China arrived after midnight, bringing oriental advices up to March 80. The Hetheriugton trial was com menced March y8. Up to date of sail ing a number of witnesses had been ex amined, but the prosecution had not finished. The result of the trial has rlready bten announced by cable. Particulars of the fire at Hamamtau state that it originated in a theatre at a. m. A strong wind blowing, a(50 buildings, including several large build ings, two well known inns, two balks and the post-office were burned. Sev eral lives were lost. A Bohemian lliot. VIENNA, April 14.—A serious riot, resulting in a conflict between the peo ple and the gendarmes, is reported from Nachiod, a small 'manufacturing town of Bohemia, about nineteen miles from Koeniggratz. The factory operatives struck, partly on account of gen eral ill treatment and partly on account of a failure to raise their wages. The strikers made a demonstration, and the gendarmes at length succeeded in scaltering the mob, but not until many 011 both sides were disabled, and some severely injured. Ha Organised a Federation. CHICAGO, April 14. —Delegates from nearly all the leading organizations of machinists met in the Commercial Hotel and formed the National Federation of Machinists' Trades, which is likely to become oue of the most powerful labor organizations in the country. The fed eration embraces pattern makers, boiler makers and machinists. The head quarters of the federation will be at Detroit and the next meeting was fixed for the first Monday in October in Chicago. Gen. Stark Dead. NASHAC, N. H., April 14.—General George Stark, formerly vice-preBideet and general manager of the Northern Pacific railroad, is dead, aged 69 years. He was a descendant of Major General John Stark, of revolutionary fame. He was democratic candidate for governor in I860. ve FOR NEXT P.T. McGovern. A NEW DEPARTURE! KNOWLES & GREENE just completed the arrangements with other stores so that they can now take BUTTER, EGGS AND PRODUCE AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICES, Giving- in exchange at Cash Prices Groceries, Chinaware, Bry^tjoods Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Hardware, Furniture Or any Other Kind of Merchandise You Want. No LOTTERY SCHEME To compel you to trade a large amount in order to secure a prize. aiiH®® IHH HiMi