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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1893
Page
2
The Brainerd Dispatch recalls an old resident's humorous weather tale. It notes a winter when the man had only his driving hand and one ear frozen during sleighing, a tall lie if he claims otherwise a half century from now.
New York seeks help from other cities to complete the unfinished memorial to General Bancock as officials call for spare dollars to finish the public statue collection.
AnxpREW CARNEGIE leaves Scotland and returns home. If he shows the same charity to Ilomestead as abroad, he will be warmly welcomed.
In his final years General Butler’s voice grew husky making interviews hard to hear. Clients noted that while he spoke little clearly they always understood his intent when the bill was sent.
Mr. James Consett is engaged in another fight with Patrick Sheedy, a well known backer of the prize ring. It is a war of wind with sharp words exchanged at a distance, each side hurling pointed invective in a heated dispute.
Several large cargoes of raw cotton grown in Russian Central Asia were recently shipped at Odessa to German ports. The Russians are sanguine that there will be a vigorous development of the cotton growing industry there in the near future. The quality of the cotton so far, however, has been inferior.
Crem Rxoprs, manager of the British South Africa Company, contemplates extending a telegraph line from Cape Town to Alexandria via Uganda Khartoum and Nile towns. A new company formed with capital of 2 million dollars to carry out the project.
A young Khedive seeks more autonomy from guardian John Bull Esq. but the guardian resists and warns of firm measures if the youth persists. The dispute promises friction and a sharp exchange of power.
Bishop Brooks left three living brothers William G. Brooks a Boston businessman the Rev Arthur Brooks of the Church of the Incarnation New York and the Rev John Brooks of Springfield The Rev Frederick Brooks another brother died several years ago.
A playful note on a royal naming dispute in the Sandwich Islands. The queen demands correct spelling, while locals grumble at the constraint. The quip imagines if she were an American politician she might allow a casual form like Lillie.
The text contrasts Kalakaua’s peaceful rule with Liliuokalani’s ascension, noting her immediate demand for full royal prerogatives and the ensuing trouble, illustrating a shift from smooth governance to conflict over sovereignty and authority.
The subject known as Bank Rossek Deunxvarp rethinks his choice to seek stardom in a melodrama about a crime he committed 17 years ago. Those who sued for his pardon celebrate the retreat as a national debt repaid.
The Tur salmon syndicate of the Northwest pushes Pacific coast salmon growth. Fifty thousand million salmon are released into Oregon rivers yearly through the syndicate, and females lay about 900 eggs per pound, signaling strong prospects for the fish industry.
The text condemns tapping telegraph wires to steal horse race results for currency. It notes trespass and larceny, calling the act dishonorable, while observers deem it a cynical transaction where "diamond cat diamond" or "dog eat dog" behavior prevails.
Pui LaADEL Puia dispatches four policemen to Chicago to protect her liberty bell amid fears of threats. The piece suggests militia deployment would show even greater wisdom, warning of Chicago residents who might weaponize history for profit.
Mr. Maginnis, speaking before the Liver Pool Engineering Society, predicts Atlantic passage could shrink to four and a half days as speeds rise toward 26 knots. He notes power rose from 6000 to about 30,000 HP since 1878 and foresees mail and passenger ships dominating, with strong machinery reliability despite the voyage being highly demanding.
President Harrison would veto the anti option bill if it reached him. Revenue for the first half of the year stood at 84 million 297 thousand 428 dollars, up from 77 million 124 thousand 754 last year, an increase of 7 million 172 thousand 674 dollars. The appropriation committee reports a pension bill proposing 166 million 400 thousand dollars, up 20 million 62 thousand 650 from this year’s appropriation and 431 thousand 350 less than the estimates. Interior secretary ruled for Campbell W Graham and against Alphonso Sylvester and Mitchell and district, and denied reinstatement of Charles O Gilbert and mortgagee J J C Threshing Machine Company Huron land district.
The bulletin lists a string of tragedies and fires: Ottawa’s Collegiate Institute burned for a loss of 40000 dollars. a 10 year old Lichtmark shot his brother in Wenamac Indiana. an explosion at a Zanesville coal mine killed three and left forty injured. Alton oil explosion deaths rising to 28. Edward Riddler killed in Minnedosa machinery accident. snow damage to world fair roofs causing 100000 dollars in damage. Portsmouth wheat works and homes burned for about 100000. Mosenfelder Kohn store in Rock Island Illinois burned with 25000 loss. Oakesdale Washington destroyed six blocks with 500000 loss. explosive injuries to John Snyder and B C Smith in Richmond Indiana. Canton plant fires causing 23500 loss. Gillette Wyoming fire destroyed many buildings. Malone residence fire in Wheeling West Virginia killing James Louis Malone and Edward McCarthy. island of Zante villages destroyed by earthquake. a New York horse-drawn delivery wagon accident injuring ten. Missouri Pacific freight train derailment at Leavenworth Kansas killing Brakeman McLaughlin. bodies of John Michaels and family found frozen in a Putnam County West Virginia hovel with a surviving infant.
Bishop Wigger faces trial over Cohens tyism in Newark. Ex Governor Thayer denies being penniless. Spain’s king alleged to have scarlatina. doctors see no serious danger. Lord Wolsely eyes Canada governorship. Mrs Whitelaw Reid to receive a top diamond cut by Dutch expert. Navy commander Hitchcock's death reported. Butler will filed. 1854 will with 1862 codicil leaves estate to relatives. Hayes death may land his portrait on money. only deceased heroes honored. Mexican consulate in St Louis to close. Cahill refuses archives unless claims honored.
A roundup of violent crimes and legal cases reports multiple incidents: Luke Tatem, a Black man, was hanged in Camden Arkansas. Beaty convicted in Homestead poisonings. a West Superior telegraph office manager resigns amid scandal. two window smashers steal diamonds in Sacramento. Additional items include a wife murder in Texas, lynching guard, postal shortfall in Iowa, a deceased defendant in Lincoln, bank fraud indictments, jail escapes, university gym thefts, suicides in Illinois and Athens, murder fugitive Campbell captured near Texarkana, a poison death in Homestead, a shootout in Bluefield, jail suicide in Jacksonville, a Baltimore suicide after lover dispute, delirium tremens at Brooklyn jail, and noted outlaw Rosh Morgan.
The report notes Morgan, famed for a brutal feud record, was killed near Hubbard Springs Virginia. He reportedly kept a Winchester with seventeen notches, marking each kill as a grim tally.
Reports note Gladstone avoiding a laureate appointment, Hawaii's upheaval and annexation push, and Irish criticism of home rule. A new Panama canal syndicate led by Baron Hirsch and the Rothschilds plans 25 million. Bank scandals entangle Italian officials as the czar attends a court ball. An explosion kills eighteen miners at Recklinghausen with seventeen injured. Berlin cites a passive Germany on Hawaii but demands compensation if annexation occurs. Duke Victor of Ratibor dies at Breslau. born 1818, he held princely titles and military posts. Ex-ministers named by Sgt A Monzilli in Rome links to current bank scandals.
Billy Hawkins signals readiness to travel from Ottawa to New Orleans for a $5 purse match with Austin Gibbons as arranged by President Noel. Geraldine ties the 54 second 4 furlongs world record at Oakland race track, while Billy Murphy prepares to meet Johnny Griffin in a $6,000 bout in New York. Jack Wilkes leaves for San Francisco to fight Frank Ales, after drawing Tommy Ryan, and plans to join San Francisco clubs for further matches.
A roundup of varied items includes Gregeland reporting fifty smallpox cases with ten deaths, St Louis grocers planning a combine, and Erie car works seized on a 102000 claim. Detroit salesman Burns jailed for forgery. Col Sinn sues actress Cora Tanner for absolute divorce. A $10,009,000 Akron suit alleges conspiracy. Brill in St Joseph fails with liabilities 5000, assets 35900. Hawaii annexation moves progress in California and Indiana legislatures. Anheuser-Busch beer price cut to 3 a barrel. Low will disperses 5 million estate to family. 67509 charity grant. Gold find reported west of New York Mountains in San Bernardino. Montreal dispatch notes ex-president Eno planning NY return. Harvey Parker assets 72028 with 83427 liabilities. Ellis heirs awarded 11000 against Louisville & Nashville. Sophie Probst 15 taken to pest house in Chicago smallpox mystery. Hoboken loot search recovers thousands in stolen goods. Four Black men lynched after killing two whites in Richland VA. Thomas Callan arrives in NY after dynamite case release. Omaha chief engineer Austin missing three months, found crazy in hospital. Mrs Bartel of Wooster loses breach of promise suit against Eckert. Ohio Supreme Court rules against her.
A Youth's Companion note cites a class of superfined young ladies who see fine dining as a mark of cultivation. In an anecdote from a Pennsylvania exchange a city cousin asks for turkey parts with specific preferences while claiming to handle vegetables herself.
Summary of diverse events and incidents including Wilmar incorporation movement, Brand & Bro. Fairfax assigns, Fairfax bank creditors to receive full value, J M Paine & Son sale to Wills Stone Duluth, farm elevator plans at Lewiston, new matches factory, Lake City taxidermist puppy, durable fire losses in Crookston and Hastings, May town formation, and Catholic Knights council actions with officers.
Andrew Haskins of Portland died by his own hand in Hot Springs Arkansas while temporarily insane. Fargo’s Andrew J Ness was jailed for defrauding First National Bank of 450 dollars with a raised check. Reynolds school election saw thirty women voting for one candidate on one of five opposition slates. A new school house will cost about 3000 dollars. Ardock Farmers elevator run by E R Jacobi burned with 20000 bushels of wheat. building valued 6000 and insured 2500 with grain fully insured. A East Grand Forks house of ill fame burned, 2500 dwelling and 1000 furniture destroyed, occupants escaped with nothing but clothing. Devils Lake citizens plan 50000 capital electric light and street car line to Chautauqua grounds, plus 15000 subscribed and 100 by 149 feet donated for an $8000 hotel by July 1. Jailbreak at Devils Lake: James Sheehan and Frank Ellis escaped county jail by prying bars. Sheehan was recaptured eight miles east, walking without hat or coat as thermometer showed 30 below.
In Davenport two men, Charles Rapp and Lewis Franklin, died from gas asphyxiation in a room at a Davenport lodging. Four other occupants were locally treated and survived. The incident follows a string of regional misfortunes including a church gift for Simpson College and a Free Methodist minister’s adulterous charges.
Young folks can host a dance with minimal cost by renting an uncarpeted room, laying a crash over the floor, and using a piano as the orchestra. Simple refreshments such as cake, ice cream, fruit, wafers, and coffee suffice, arranged to end early for frugal winter social life.
A new express delivery system debuts near the Royal Exchange with an automatic bay. For a penny, customers get an outer envelope a small white inner envelope and card to write a message and a desk to rest it. An electric bell summons a messenger. letters may be dispatched immediately while parcels await arrival of a messenger. No postage is charged and fees cover train and car fares 60 per mile. Users can pay extra for cab service by enclosing cab fare and marking By cab. If popular the system may expand to other centers.
The day featured introduction and referral of bills including municipal governance, school superintendents, Waterways funding in Normen and Polk, mining taxation, and a sugar beet factory at the State Agricultural College. Several senate bills passed, with committee work dominating, and adjournment set for Thursday. MOUSE. Additional measures proposed funding for bridges in Freeborn and Blue Earth counties, village incorporation rules, county commissioner mileage, and bridges over Imbrota and Maple rivers, plus a telegraphers examiner joint rule. The World's Fair appropriation bill was defeated before adjournment to 10 o'clock Thursday.
The Senate introduced bills on wagon road funding for Sibley County, women’s debt responsibility, conveyance rights, teacher examinations, and farm road tax reductions. It passed Dougherty, Sevens, and Stevens measures on real estate by married women, street vacates, and foreclosure post-term. The House heard committee reports and read Horton’s pool-selling bill while introducing many measures including free textbooks, probate, coach heating by electricity, labels and trademarks, quor sales limits, tem penalties and interest changes.
The senate debated new bills and spent time in committee of the whole. The house reported miscellaneous committee actions and referred bills on weights and measures wages for minors pawn shop rates honey theft hoop skirts and other local measures.
Craven's liquor license bill and cruelty to children and animals measures clear third reading. Several others advance or are referred, including bills on state capitol taxes, public reading rooms, bank examiner duties, peddler licenses, Canada thistles, prairie chicken shooting, township organization, and misdemeanor punishments.
The senate met at 3 pm with Cane strop and Sevatson presenting petitions for anti scalpers. several appropriation bills were introduced for Becker county and Lakeview township, plus reimbursements for draining and for matron Mary A Hobensfield in 1862. A resolution to form a joint committee on reformatories passed and members were appointed. Various measures on bonds, mutual benefit societies, wolf bounty, roads, and a Capitol engineer salary increase were ordered printed and debated in committee.
In the house a resolution was adopted calling on the secretary of the interior for information as to whether manufacturers and refiners of sugar have refused to answer questions propounded to them by census officials. It asks what steps have been taken to compel responses before the committee rose and the house adjourned.
In a February 1 session the senate approved the fortification bill as the first general measure and passed the army appropriation bill with a single amendment raising sergeant pay. The house focused on a $16 million item for rivers and harbors contracts, while a jurisdictional dispute over appropriations was decided in favor of the appropriations committee. The house adjourned without final action.
Thursday's closed session devoted to the French and Swed ish extradition treaties and the Hawaiian question. In the open session the Chandler Hawaiian resolution was referred to the foreign relations committee. Hale and Blackburn named tellers for presidential vote counts. Carisie resignation from Kentucky presented. The district n os riation bill advanced. An amendment to restrict use of funds for warrants under election laws passed in the sundry civil bill by a vote of 151 to 80.
The senate discussed repealing the Sherman act and suspending the silver bullion purchase. Mr. Hill of New York said he would move to take up and pass the bill on Monday. In the house the oil subsidy bill fought to passage and was sent to the agriculture committee despite opposition. The deficiency appropriation bill passed.
The senate furnished evidence today on which legislative business can be transacted. Eighteen house bills were passed after two hours set for calendar work. The Cherokee outlet lands cession bill, with over 8.5 million dollars appropriated, was taken up and passed as a substitute. The house moved toward adjournment and approved the diplomatic and military academy appropriations with minimal debate.
A motion to take up the bill to repeal the Sherman act failed 38 yeas 42 nays. The senate passed the local taxes on Indian lands in severalty bill and approved the senate substitute for the quarantine power bill. In the house suspension day featured Kilgore filibustering aimed at delaying the anti option and bankruptcy bills. the house adjourned without business.
A mysterious blaze in the hallway of 187 Orchard Street, New York, killed three family members and left three others injured. The deceased are Morris Cohen, Sophia Cohen, and their infant Esther. Injured are Annie Goldberg, 13, Jacob Cohen, and Pauline Goldberg. Firemen report the family suffocated after the fire was brought under control.
Wallace G Holmes was hanged in Springfield Massachusetts this morning for the murder of his wife in November. He beat her unconscious then dragged the body to the cellar and buried it in a shallow grave before she revived.
Capt J M Lee U S A says Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians were defrauded of 67500 by attorneys and that evidence was suppressed by the Indian bureau in a communication laid before the Senate by Senator Voorhees.
Eau Claire Wisconsin. Special A telegram announces the death by paralysis today at Denver of George W Brown an old pioneer of this section and prominent in politics here thirty five years ago He accumulated a large fortune at Denver and leaves 4 Wife and family.
A new organization named the American Pistillers and Wholesale Liquor association was organized in Louisville with J. B. Wathen as resident. The group plans its first regular meeting in Cincinnati and set an initiation fee of 25 dollars. Five thousand copies of a resolution denouncing the whiskey trust will be printed for distribution to members of Congress.
A Pine Ridge official in Sioux City says conditions on the reservation are dire and that dispatches are edited before sending. He warns of a likely outbreak when weather moderates and notes settlers urge troops. In Washington, Inspector Disney reports three Indians killed near the agency in the cowboy murder case. Chicago reports no new details, Captain Huggins says the incident appears sporadic and movement unlikely until grass improves.
Isaac Humphrey arrives at Beef camp finds bodies where victims lay. Identified victims include Red Yorer of Hermosa and E M Bennett of Breckenridge Mo. others were local youths Kelley and Bacon. Two Sticks dies from wounds. One son wounded escapes. Agent Brown to station 15 men for winter. fire damages agency buildings. Friendly cowboys warn of possible further trouble. Dr Eastman and family depart eastward.
Dr. Fastman the agency physician, a full blooded Sioux, warns at Pine Ridge that unrest among Indians since the 18th century war could trigger a breaking point. He cites distrust of government, lack of gratitude to friendly tribes, and private sympathy among leaders including Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses and Capt. Swords. Dr Eastman corroborates.
Dr Thatcher Graves, seeking a new hearing after a previous conviction for poisoning Mrs Warnaby, Providence, appeared in court. The court rejected the bondsmen as their security exceeded the bond amount but the property was not in this county. A continuance was granted until tomorrow.
The Supreme Court announced the case of Northern Pacific against Borden will be re argued before the full court. It cannot be heard until after Justice Harisa returns, delaying the decision by many months on mineral lands and the grant of the Northern Pacific yard.
Burglars broke into the New Madison NL post office on Saturday night stealing $1,000 in stamps and registered mail and $500 in jewelry from Crawdy Brothers stores in the same building. The burglary was discovered Sunday morning.
Chicago February 7. A meeting of grain carrying roads from points west of St Paul and Minneapolis will be held in Chicago Wednesday to adjust rates on meat to Minneapolis and Des Moines in line with the interstate commerce commission decision.
Chicago mourns Special Judge Thomas F. Withrow longtime general solicitor for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific died suddenly of neuralgia of the heart today. He fell ill last week in St. Paul while serving the company and improved briefly before a rapid decline. Withrow had practiced law in Des Moines before moving to Chicago.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on the eligibility of a sheriff candidate, George Van Boek of Henry County. He was born in the Netherlands and naturalized January 5, the day before taking office. The court held that citizen status before taking office suffices regardless of election day timing.
M B Bell superintendent of the Chicago public building tendered his resignation to Secretary Foster after a report of malfeasance in office was made by Assistant Secretary Lambertson. The resignation will probably be accepted.
Sheriff Mitchell seized three men in Albert Lea after a Northwood Iowa call over larceny. The suspects were jailed and refuse to leave without requisition proceedings.
James Pryor and six companions return from a dance when Pryor insults a young woman. Private J De Grau of the Nineteenth Infantry intervenes and fires a revolver wounding Pryor in the abdomen. Pryor dies shortly after. The shooting occurred near Fort Brady in Ste. Marie Michigan.
The listing shows bid and asking ranges for steers and cows, prime and good quality, with prices in dollars per hundredweight. It includes Chicago prices for steers, cows, stockers and feeders, plus veal, bulls, hogs, and muttons across several grades and weight categories.
Pittsburg February 7 A movement gathers to form a combine of railroad coal operators in Western Pennsylvania. About 100 firms representing roughly 15 million dollars in capital signified intent to join. The aims include uniform prices reduced costs and regulated car service.
Chief Justice Black of Missouri Supreme Court ruled the state law valid in a contract dispute with New York Chicago and Philadelphia publishing houses. The contract to provide school text books runs nearly four years and covers schools statewide excluding St. Louis and Kansas City.
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