02 Apr 1886
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1886
Page
1
Mr Gould reports strikers shrinking as a Palestine lodge master workman is jailed for contempt of court. Gov. Mammaduke warns strikers. Gladstone's home rule drift and Irish question surface. Ex presidents, senatorial talks, and stock values dominate a broad digest of political, crime, and industry notes across the U S and Canada.
The president transmitted the third annual Civil Service Commission report to Congress with a message praising the commission. It cites 7,602 examinees from all states and territories except Utah, 6,759 males and 730 females, totaling 17,491 examined since the act. About two-thirds passed, 1,876 appointments this year for six months, plus 2,300 previous eighteen months, totaling 4,176 in two years. Roughly equal Republican and Democratic appointees, reduction of political assessments, less pressure on offices, and more time for public work. The commission has had steady support from the president and cabinet.
The New York Tribune prints a long interview with Jay Gould on the Missouri Pacific railroad strike. He says there can be no compromise, pledges to fight to the end, and cites Judge Dillon on legal remedies against Knights of Labor members. He warns a successful strike would unsettle global confidence and indicates possible injunctions to bar Knights from supporting strikers.
London dispatch reports Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice leaving Buckingham Palace at 4 30 for a drive to Hyde Park. An agitated discharged soldier Charles Brown in shabby dress threw a petition into the carriage. He was arrested, detained, and claims a pension grievance. He is held for inquiry.
The United States Supreme Court, with Justice Gray delivering the opinion, holds that crimes charged are infamous under the fifth amendment and can only be prosecuted by grand jury indictment. It directs the case back to the lower court for indictment, nullifies a two year U.S. sentence, and leaves state perjury punishments intact.
In Burt County a night assault ended when a crowd set fire to a barn adjacent shed. Ed Johnson shot by the desperado Allen Wright killed two men and wounded others, then fired at the crowd. Wright, about 28, was found dead in a oats pile with severe burns and bullets. Losses include eight mules, three cows, grain, and the barn, totaling $5,000. A national business meeting to counter labor demands is being planned.
Minnesota judge Brill declares section 4 of the 1885 butterine act unconstitutional arguing it oversteps police power by criminalizing manufacture of any butter substitute. The report lists numerous local incidents, court actions, arrests, and official queries across several counties as well as political nominations and public notices.
The 1586 proclamation appoints Saturday April 24 as Arbor Day in Minnesota. State offices close and farm owners urged to plant trees and improve grounds. Sunlit call for schools and public institutions to cooperate in forest and ornamental planting across the state.
Poem about the heart defying judgment and reason, praising nature and passion. It contrasts wisdom and experience with love’s sway, noting the heart’s irresistible pull across ages and people. The speaker laments a heart closed to generosity but ultimately celebrates human fallibility and desire.
A narrator revisits childhood Westfieldene Maine to recall a dark family tragedy sparked by Horace Hardcastle. Bertha's entanglement with him triggers fear and alleged past guilt as a sister uncovers a fatal plot echoing Helen Freemoor's death years before. The tale ends with a move to New York and a shadowy legacy.
A Sunday night crowd at St Pauls Episcopal Church in New Orleans heard Rev Dr Aiken deliver evangelical sermons in a scene rare for the city. A colored singer, formerly of the Bell Street church choir, rose above the congregation with a pure soprano that drew every gaze as she sang unseen at first. A Canadian inquires about the license cost to sell washing machines to President Cleveland.
The piece parodies habits of a literary man describing a day from waking to night. It mixes humor about breakfast, buckwheat pancakes, hayloft writing, fishing, and social quirks with cautions against alcohol and romanticized literary life. Bi Nye is cited from the Boston Globe.
A report from James' Gazette recalls a comic exchange in court when plaster fell from the roof during a case. Justice Chitty quipped ruat calum fate and delivered a light bon mot, joining the tradition of roars of laughter after judges’ jokes. Sir Joseph Chitty emerges as a fitting wit of the bench.
The piece discusses the halo as an ancient head adornment replaced by the laurels and later the plug hat. It notes shifts in clothing and civilization, from bare heads to protective wear, and mocks a winter carnival attendee in an old halo. It ends with a curious remark about Portland’s alley laundry and Chinese workers upstairs.
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