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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1886
Page
3
The Gettysburg victory sparks a dispute among commanders over who deserves most credit. An Iowa Supreme Court decision defines funds as all resources beyond cash, potentially including property used to settle debts.
The Mexican Navy is described as consisting of two iron gun boats the Mexico and the Democrat ica each 450 tons with two twenty pounders six officers and eighty men eleven knots speed and 600 horsepower two 300 ton vessels the Libertad and the Independencia each armed with two twenty pounders and manned by six officers and eighty men and one small gunboat whose name is unknown.
New York allocates 20000 yearly to honor the destitute blind. The outdoor department of the charities commissioners distributes the funds. About five hundred recipients were served in a recent distribution, with many notable scenes reported.
The text notes England moving from roughly equal farming and manufacturing to manufacturing twice farming, with a large population rise. It states total support now comes from non agricultural sources for about 8.5 million people, implying ongoing structural change.
Official figures show July imports down 10.75 million dollars and exports down 3.4 million dollars from 1885. English exporters struggle to keep distant markets as competition grows and low ocean freights only partly cushion British manufacturers from weak demand.
Republicans nominate A. A. Taylor to counter Democrats backing R. L. Taylor for governor. Democrats reaffirm their man at convention. A third party push considers the Taylors' father as a prohibition candidate, stirring a heated three-way contest.
General Lucius Fairchilds, newly elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, is a notable public figure with service as Wisconsin governor, Consul General to Liverpool, and minister to Spain. His Civil War record includes commanding the Second Wisconsin Infantry and losing an arm at Gettysburg with the Iron Brigade.
The London News notes India's wheat crop limits export potential even with a full harvest. It compares India's one seventh export capacity to the United States 1584-85 surplus, and observes rising cultivation of other crops. It argues India can grow more than wheat due to soil and climate advantages, reducing wheat-only pressures.
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition runs from August 23 to October 2 and promises a vast Northwest audience. Organizers aimed to surpass regional exhibitions with a grand edifice and a remarkable collection of curious, beautiful, and useful articles. The show is billed as a school of the arts offering entertainment and lasting knowledge, with cheap fares and numerous attractions drawing excursionists to Minneapolis.
The State Department confirms Japan accepted Senate modifications to the June 21 extradition treaty. Official copies exchanged give the pact full effect, marking the first direct treaty with Japan since Western powers.
In a packed courtroom at 9 54 the jury found August Spies Michael Schwab Samuel Fielden Albert Parsons Adolph Fischer George Engel and Louis Lingg guilty of murder and sentenced them to death while Oscar Neebe received fifteen years in prison. A motion for a new trial was deferred to the September term.
The Queen's Speech opens a session amid Irish policy debates. Gladstone defends government policy, while Salisbury emphasizes halting outrages and rent payments. A district survey report from Polk County discusses drainage plans and field methods for the Sand Hill area, noting elevation, slope, and soil characteristics.
Boston reports state that William Gray Jr the Atlantic and Orchard Mills treasurer died by his own hand after his defalcation. Samuel Payson a Boston magnate made a large assignment, shocking many. Payson blames Indian Orchard wills shrinkage and a failing valuation in the mills. Lieut Garlington married Miss Anna Buford at Trinity Church on ck Island. Tourists on the Matterhorn narrowly escaped an avalanche and guides rescued them. Cleveland Garfield monument plans changed to 150 feet height from 225.
The First District Convention at Kasson completed its three day session with the 126th ballot nominating John A. Lovely of Albert Lea for Congress. Lovely leads with 44 votes to White 33 and Mullen 1, with a central committee named including George Arnold and J. A. Tawney. Lovely, born Burlington Vermont in 1844, practiced law in Wisconsin before settling in Albert Lea and serving five terms as Freeborn county attorney.
A Minnesota municipal court arraigns Dr. J. McCoy on practicing medicine without a license, with $250 bond. The railroad and warehouse commissioners sue the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad over a Sacred Heart side track warehouse dispute. Secretary Williams previews a Minnesota Historical Society report noting library growth. White Cross Society forms in Minneapolis promoting purity and respect for women.
The steamer St Paul reports three British schooners seized by the US revenue cutter Corwin on August 1 for seal fishing in Beh ring's sea. The Thornton Onward and Caroline were taken to Omalaska with captains kept aboard. Crews sent to Sitka. vessels claimed to fish on the high seas while others say they killed seals well within Alaska.
An experienced horticulturist explains planting fruit trees by digging holes eighteen inches deep and three feet wide, filling with four inches of strong horse manure and two to three inches of street dirt before planting with earth. He favors road gravel free of large stones and dirt for uniform compaction and durability. The text notes France's trend toward feeding horses old hay to avoid digestive issues and skin irritation.
July drought and extreme heat battered crops from the Red River valley to the Missouri, with heavy rains only late in the month breaking the drought in spots. Wheat shows mixed yields, hail damaged fields in North Dakota, oats hit hard, corn holding up, and pasture and timothy fodder severely affected.
In Juneau County over ten thousand acres of cranberry bogs and timber land burned during June but are now in check. Cranberry Center, near Mathers and on Silver Creek, survived thanks to eleven local men and later forty volunteers from Necedah New Lisbon and Tomah. Mrs. Megaw organized aid by telegrams and water to the fire line.
A violent Saturday gale on Lake Minnetonka sinks a canoe carrying W B Jackson his brother in law Robert Hurlbert and Jacob Stone of Corser Stone Co near Cedar Point. Johnson and Jackson drown after battling waves as rescuers race to shore.
In a closed session the Chihuahua Supreme Tribunal voted that Cutting has already served sufficient purification. The court releases him next week and remits a $600 fine while affirming Mexico’s rights to try offenses in the United States. Indemnity questions to follow.
A sensational local tale recounts a fiancé deserting his marriage plans with Miss Phebe Henry of Rush City after leaving for St. Paul for clothes. The letter says he bids farewell and never returns, causing deep distress to the family and friends.
A Brooklyn Eagle reminiscence recalls General Grant as seen by a private in his army. The writer recounts soldiers arresting Grant at powder magazines and guarding pass lines, while praising his leadership and devotion to the cause. He notes a single private’s steadfast belief in Grant and his own limited role.
The article traces the source of the saying to a debate in Congress during Andrew Jackson's first term. William L. Marcy, cited as a leading New York statesman, argued that New York politicians reveal their motives and claim reward from victory. The line gained fame from his remarks on spoils and power.
A Washington correspondent notes five years and five million dollars spent on the tenth census with little progress printed. Only twelve quarto volumes have appeared, each about a thousand pages with maps. The grand aim was a nationwide panorama including child counts and river flows, but excess ambition outran practical production.
California Oregon and Washington Territory exported wheat to Europe employing more than 400 sailing vessels. Each ship covers about 16 000 miles in an average voyage of a little over four months.
Buenos Ayres stands as a highly prosperous city with a 400000 population and 150000 emigrants arriving yearly, marking unparalleled rapid growth unmatched by any other city.
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