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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
2
Brainerd Minnesota notes defense weaknesses and asserts a war with England would keep invaders at bay. It says Cuba seeks U.S. recognition through desperate measures, with reports of 10,000 refugees fleeing Zeitoun to mountains to evade Turkish forces and Mosul rule.
The article notes England holds about 3,193,500,000 in U S investments and suggests profits could double if Britain ceases aggressive tactics in the New World. It cites immigration figures for the year near 220,000 against 1894's 167,663 and 1803's 352,044 as a test of business recovery and hints at continued gains in TSG.
The statistics of the savings banks indicate ample surplus capital in the country that could be obtained for government use by selling bonds in small denominations.
The first woman lawyer of New Jersey won a chancery decision stating she need not remove her hat while arguing a case. The question arises whether she could push for a theater rule forcing women to remove hats.
China paid Japan an indemnity of 24.5 million dollars in gold via a Bank of England transaction. The report notes the gold could fill thirty-two wagons, yet a single paper transfer moved the funds in minutes, illustrating modern banking efficiency.
Prof Wilcox of Cornell finds in a recent article that mobility is decreasing. In 1860 one quarter of Americans lived outside their birth states, while by 1890 the share fell to one fifth, a steady but notable reduction indicating a wholesome trend.
History recalls Portugal seized a sacred Siamese monkey tooth in an Asiatic war and kept it until a ransom of 8.5 million dollars was paid. Some European governments have trusted international law to justify broad extortion ranging from theft to massacre under its shadow.
The article criticizes the Krag-Jorgensen rifle adopted by the War Department. It argues the weapon is inaccurate, overheats, and slower than the Springfield rifle which fires ten rounds. It notes widespread dissatisfaction among United States regulars with the Krag selection.
The article notes that in 1870 only seven women were stenographers in the United States, rising to 21,185 in twenty years. It suggests the number may have doubled since then, highlighting a dramatic shift in women’s participation in business professions within a short period.
An English syndicate reportedly sinks test shafts in Turkish ceme teries to collect fragments, a practice alleged as part of a broader sensational rumor. The tale cites an English newspaper as its source, drawing on lurid comparisons to past brutal customs.
The 1885 Statesman's Year Book lists British Guiana at 76 000 square miles while the 1895 edition shows 109 000. In ten years the area swelled by 33 000 square miles without any recorded territorial acquisition. The Year Book, a standard geography authority, prompts calls for explanation.
The Utah constitution adds eight man juries and civil verdicts by three fourths. It limits state debt to 200000 except in insurrection and protects the right to employment with penalties for interference. It also grants women equal suffrage.
Attorney General Harmon states he will press the government’s claims against the estate of the late Leland Stanford by seeking a favorable Supreme Court decision. If won, the ruling would set a precedent for federal rights against Huntington and other Central Pacific Railroad figures.
The News Resume surveys the past week’s major happenings from home and abroad as telegraph reports highlight Sembie events. It notes notable developments, politics, and social shifts shaping public interest and international affairs.
The senate committees have been announced with Republicans carrying the vote 30 to 23 and only one Populist voting. Governor Richards of Wyoming traveled to Washington to protest Cree Indian incursions from Canada while Canada’s authorities refused action and the governor planned to appeal to Washington.
A roundup of brief notes mentions M Bourgeois as a cyclist, the Prince of Wales with tiny perfect feet, Prince Pedro of Coburg facing insanity, and Emperor Meiji of Japan as a sportsman. Paul Bourget mourns a Madagascar-bound brother, while Senator Sherman is linked to many relatives.
A summer home at Ferry avenue and Lorilard Point New York was destroyed by fire causing a fifty thousand dollar loss. Six year old Ethel Howell of Webster City Iowa likely died from clothing catching fire while near a store. A derailment at Lawndale Avenue station Chicago injured several riders. A man near Mound Oklahoma died after falling into a fireplace and his grandson went mad from shock. In Pearl City Illinois eight year old Bert Lamb died after a gun exploded injuring his brother Claude. Illinois Central brakeman Larson Berg died after being crushed between a freight car and ice covered top near Fort Dodge Town leaving a widow and two children.
The report lists 29 bucketshop keepers indicted in Chicago while mob violence claims lives in Mississippi and Tennessee. It notes lynching of Andrew Brown in Simpson County and other killings including a fourteen year old boy in Roxville and a man hanged in Pittsburg. Several poisonings and attempted robberies are recorded along with bank embezzlement and a razor attack. A Connecticut governor blocks an Illinois extradition request amid civil case questions.
The item describes Ennison believed not a fugitive after a large land claim in New Mexico, a highway robbery of a stage between Ukiah and Harris, Wells Fargo loot, a stabbing in St Louis where Patrick Holden attacked William Fitzgerald, a fatal self harm case at Beaver Utah involving Fred White, and the killing of Charles Snow by Indians near Dry Creek New Mexico.
Rumors claim King Prempeh of Ashantee was deposed and his brother named king. London press approves Justice Brewer on the Venezuelan commission. New South Wales renews subsidy for the Canadian Australian steamship line. Pall Mall Gazette accuses Britain of bullying Venezuela. Russia seeks railroad progress in the Turkish crisis and hires American contractors. Detwiler and Barry win a Pacific coast railway concession with about 5 million dollars in subsidies. Bridges contracts total 800 thousand dollars on the Tehauntepec line. Miowera safety affirmed after reports of a sighting off Cape Flattery. Kate Field charms Honolulu at a leper settlement benefit concert. Mrs. Garrison Smith travels to Quebec to push a monument proposal for Gen. Richard Montgomery at Ottawa.
Government pursues Eastern trunk line pool. West Superior marks Wisconsin semi centennial plans. Buffalo Western New York & Pennsylvania strike begins. Rail rental quarrels between Baltimore & Ohio and Wisconsin Central noted. Beecher memorial plans in Brooklyn. Gold prospecting spreads in Missouri. Defender investigation closed by New York Yacht Club committee. Zinc smelters form a $2.1 million combine with four firms exempt. Weeks of Yaphank challenges all 70 plus to a duel. Cripple Creek claims face missed assessment work. McKinley approves emergency aid measures. SAE day at Atlanta exposition features 200 members from 25 states. American China Development Co incorporated in New Jersey with $1 million capital to build railways, ships, telegraphs in China. Syracuse Sweets Company resumes under court order. employs nearly 500. Minnesota syndicate in Venezuela backed by politics. Rhinds statue of Calhoun to Charleston ready for shipment. Helena organizes Rocky Mountain Postal Telegraph to extend lines. McCormick Harvester suit in Illinois court concerns grain binding patent. US relief committee seeks funds for 350000 Armenians in destitution.
Reports from Havana describe a clash at El Estante south of Alfonso XIII where Spanish troops claimed to seize insurgent positions. Casualties included two Spanish officers and four soldiers killed, nineteen wounded, as Cubans burned towns and fields along their advance toward Havana.
Havana reports declare martial law in Havana and Pinar del Rio provinces as Maximo Gomez aims to penetrate Pinar del Rio. Insurgents under Bandera threaten Havana with swift movement from Tapaste toward Guanabacoa, prompting renewed city defense preparations.
The readable portion suggests authorities deny insurgent activity while noting protections under law. It mentions a public figure or actress and possible government scrutiny, but the fragmentary text provides no clear event, date, or full names to confirm a specific incident.
Dispatches from Batabino and Morro Castle indicate the main insurgent force presses toward Pinar del Rio with Morro Castle still in Spanish hands. A cipher report from Gen Gomes claims Havana will fall tonight. Martinez Campos resigns as captain general of Cuba.
A Havana dispatch reports insurgent armies within sight of Havana with muskets and cannon heard from the east. Refugees crowd ships fleeing to seaports as plantations suspend grinding and many families abandon homes. A railroad bridge near the city was said to be blown after a train crossed.
Detroit, Jan. 8 The Hon Don M Dickinson said he received a dispatch from a Cuban in Washington confirming that insurgents were entering Havana. He declined to name the sender or reveal exact contents of the message.
Lanesboro Minn Jan 8 Charles Rieske a German farmer of Cottonwood county six miles south of Sanborn was killed while driving home from Sanborn when his team ran away He was forty eight years old and leaves a wife and fourteen children.
The village of Trumansburg about ten miles north of Ithaca was struck by fire today damaging a large portion of the business district. Estimated loss runs to about $50,000.
Frankfort Kentucky January 8 in a historic transfer the Republican party assumes control of state departments and officers for the first time in Kentucky history with the new officials sworn in this morning across the state government.
Governor James P. Clark declares his bid for the United States Senate seat currently held by Senator James K. Jones, making a formal announcement in Little Rock.
A skilled forger has circulated through St Paul and Minneapolis banks for three weeks, passing many forged checks from a few dollars to hundreds. Two checks for 375 dollars were cashed at Union National and Commercial banks in St Paul, with about fifty forged notes found overall. Three Minneapolis banks were also victimized. Pinkerton detectives are handling the case.
In St Louis six men are dead and two missing after an explosion at the Greworks in the H B Grubbs commission building at 309 North Second street. The identified dead are Frank Niehause Paul Hauep ther Albert Chemlir Aloysius Schoietz Norman McArthur and Lewis Lay. A S Williams 19 and Chas Erickson 23 of Excelsior Wire and Iron Manufacturing are still missing with bodies believed buried in rubble.
Fire in Jacksonville Florida destroys the business portion of West Palm Beach with a gasoline explosion starting the blaze. Loss on buildings is about 100000 with contents estimated at 30000, authorities report.
The executive committee of Special Carnival plans a rail excursion program to outside towns. Crookston French citizens request a Lafayett club visit before opening. The Lafayettes, Bostons, Red Men, Militiamen, and Labor Union Brigade show willingness for engagements, with the brigade due to report soon.
Fire was discovered in the Cranberry colliery of Pardee and within an hour had consumed the structure. There were no adequate facilities to fight the blaze and the surrounding area lay at the mercy of the flames.
A harsh marshwave and season's chill plunged the region to 23 degrees below during the night and forenoon. Residents report slippery roads and widespread ice formation as crews brace for continued cold conditions.
Mr John Zelch was appointed state boiler inspector in a St Paul special. The brief notes Zelch received the 3t designation and will oversee boiler safety across the state.
In Baltimore at the cathedral Cardinal Gibbons presided as Cardinal Satolli received the berretta from Pope Leo’s delegation. Mgr Sbarretti presented credentials and the ceremony featured a full procession, choral music, and Latin and English remarks. The event marked the first dual cardinalate on American soil with Satolli later delivering a sermon.
The State Commission met at Nicollet hotel Minneapolis to locate the fourth hospital for the insane and to handle record access. Anoka site was accepted. Hastings vote questioned. minutes from Fergus Falls meeting debated. Commission rebuffed ratification and Hoper’s altered vote noted. Commissioner Smith criticized the process and the absence of several members.
St. Paul bankers say it is not patriotic duty to invest in new government bonds if issued, though they would accept 3 percent bonds on a gold basis. A cashier notes Banks will buy as safe and profitable investments, with potential $2.5 to $3 million in St Paul and $500,000 from their own banks.
Washington January 9 Congressman Towne weighs a formal boundary line from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods. He plans to ask the secretary of state if archival records confirm an official attempt to mark the Webster Ashburton treaty line and what steps would establish a true boundary as settlement pressures rise.
C A Peterson, Thomson Minnesota postmaster, faced a $300 remittance shortage after a March robbery of $90. Inspector James Wood arrived and observed Peterson distribute mail, then collapse and die within seven minutes. Authorities suspect he ingested strychnine.
In Butte Montana Judge McHatton issued a ruling that largely dismisses many damage suits filed for deaths and injuries from the major disaster a year ago that killed 58 and injured hundreds. The decision limits claims against responsible parties and helps cap ongoing litigation.
1 W J H Trayner supreme president of the A P A issues a circular to councils nationwide detailing the organization progress and political stance. He says many congressmen are A P A members pledged to push measures in the current house session. He names Cleveland, Carter Harrity, Allison and Reed linking Gen Harrison and Gov Bradley as A P A worthy of suffrage.
The president issued a proclamation stating Utah counted with agents of the War Department to finalize admission to the Union. Utah becomes a state and the new officers will begin duties at once.
Belle G Dun weekly review of trade reports 1885 total commercial failures at 13,197 versus 13,885 in 1804. Aggregate liabilities reach 173,196,000 dollars against 172,902,856, with average liability per failure rising to 13,724 dollars from 12,458 in 1804.
A clipped London dispatch reports a government aide or official acknowledging a slaughter incident. The brief item notes an extraordinary claim and scarce details about scale and responsible parties.
Washington reports a 9 January loss of 2.759 million in gold due to bar and coin withdrawals and currency exchanges. The reserve stands at 58.327 million with fears of further declines ahead of a new bond issue. New York gold shipping orders total 2.275 million for tomorrow, with weekly exports expected above 5 million. Names like Lazard Freres, Von Hoffman, Heidelbach Ickelheimer, and Bank of New York appear in the movement.
Edgar J. Shaw, president and manager of the Architects' and Builders' Loan association in Cincinnati, was bound over in 5000 bonds by U S Commissioner Hopper after investigations showed no real capital stock. The directory was nominal and many complaints cited lack of returns as Shaw used mail advertising to solicit funds.
The Helena city committee probing bribery between the water company and aldermen reports sensational findings. Alleged attempts to secure passage of measures involve citizens of high standing, with details to be presented to the next grand jury as the investigation deepens.
A two story stone building housing C D Bevington & Co hardware dealers collapsed in Winterset Iowa injuring John Couch and lightly injuring T F Nordis and M Z Smith. The Smith Dressing Co building next door housed nineteen workers who escaped as flames were put out. Loss estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
In a federal court decision in Omaha Judge Shiras of Iowa rules that when Indians gain citizenship with full privileges the government remains bound by treaty stipulations in force during tribal relations. The ruling applies on all reservations and is wide in scope.
Cleveland bankers move to place large blocks of the new government bonds with National Bank of Commerce applying for 500000 dollars and Central National Bank for 100000 dollars. Other local banks are expected to apply as well.
The wrecking crew floating the cable steamer Pouger Quertier cannot sail to St Johns Newfoundland for repairs because stormy weather prevents passage. The vessel ran ashore at St Pierre Miquel a fortnight ago.
Special. Judge Egan ordered Alvah Eastman of St. Cloud to appear and show cause why he must produce the Hastings hospital location meeting records. The move aims to inspect records by Hastings attor neys and prevent withholding or misuse. Senator Schaller served Eastman after he initially agreed to supply the copy.
Barron Wisconsin resident J W McKeson a 55 year old Mason and alum manufacturer left home two months ago to look around and has not been heard from since a letter from Minneapolis. Letters of inquiry are being sent to Masonic lodges county wide as family fears foul play.
The T. M. Roberta Supply House of Minneapolis ran a holiday trade with over 100 workers handling orders around the clock. Some long time employees fell ill with tyver causing errors and delays, but operations are now back on track and will correct any mistakes.
A Chicago Record humor snippet notes Willie rarely tells Hes or Georgie the truth, as he endures many lickings. The dialogue hints at the comic stubbornness and rough camaraderie of local characters.
Community notice describes a Ladies' Aid Society tea event praising German Coffeeberry as Rio equal. Advertisement invites readers to mail 15 cents for samples from John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, offering 85 seed packages and a 148 page catalogue.
A Tid Bits cartoon caption has a teacher asking what the wise men said to the king. The boy replies they wished the king a long life and then jokes that the king lived forever.
An old advertisement touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. Warranted to cure or refund, price listed as 15 cents.
Chappie reassures readers that no danger is looming. Miss Cutting jokes that the change will mainly affect men and that the new woman will likely take little risk this leap year.
The passage explains that many foods including sugar starches fats and cod liver oil raise body weight. While weight gain may occur, the goal is healthy flesh not poor health. Cod liver oil adds fat and also alters nutrition to restore normal function of organs and tissues.
The advertisement claims cod liver oil with hypophosphites in Scott's Emulsion digests well and aids weight gain by providing fat producing nutrition and restoring health. It notes medical endorsement for twenty years and highlights its palatability and pure Norwegian cod liver oil. Available in 50 cent and 3 dollar sizes. The small size may cure a cough or help a baby.
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