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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1894
Page
4
The Post-Dispatch asserts not more than two dozen sports will attend the Mitchell-Corbett fight. Meanwhile a Utica NY Unitarian Church steeple note mentions a mountain ash tree growing from sandstone ledge, about 15 feet tall, observed for 30 years.
A Carthage Missouri farmer keeps a big female wolf as a watchdog. The she wolf currently has a litter of nine pups and is noted for her loud howling when disturbed at night.
Snakes are more numerous along the Mississippi and Wisconsin river bottoms than ever before as dry weather drives them from the highlands, with many large rattlers killed.
A new pest discovered in several New York counties targets the potato beetle. It is about twice as long as the potato beetle with a thinner body and stings the larvae, quickly destroying their life.
Rioters in Rome on Sunday demanded bread and packed revolvers and daggers. The crowd’s money was spent on weapons rather than food, a misallocation cited as the root of the unrest.
In legislative practice Aub notes that the sergeant at arms mace has been more effective than the party whip. The device has aided House of Representatives members in learning their duties during recent days.
Analysts expect a speedy confrontation between Nicaragua and Honduras as each side fields only a few thousand troops. Modern weaponry could limit any fighting to a short duration, with both armies poised for a rapid clash.
Lt. Ver Schutzbar Milching arrives in San Francisco after elk hunting in Colorado and Wyoming. He praises the Rocky Mountain elk as the finest sport he has encountered, noting his recent success in the mountains.
De Prance, who robbed a Gordon Nebraska mail carrier of 1 cent, was given life imprisonment for tampering with Uncle Sam's postal service. The case was described as grave, though the sentence considered severe.
The Oxford University Press produced a Bible printed from the brilliant type, smallest size used in English printing. It contains 1216 pages with maps, measures 312 by 215 inches, and is five eighths of an inch thick. Bound in limp Morocco it weighs not quite three pounds.
F. M. Mackwood, a leading Ceylon tea grower and longtime resident, arrives in San Francisco. He has served in Ceylon's legislative council and was chairman of the chamber of commerce before departing.
A Chicago newspaper carried an employment ad that drew eight hundred applicants on the day of publication, only to reveal it was a cruel joke. The prank upset hopeful laborers and highlighted how such gags undermine legitimate job seekers.
Roscoe Howard of San Diego presented a six month old white eagle captured in the Andes to the Smithsonian Institution. The bird weighs nearly fifty pounds and stands about 3 feet 6 inches high, claimed to be the first of its species in the United States.
John Walters of Catonsville Maryland, aged 86, is described as an expert shot who enjoys sunning himself. In one day he walked about twelve miles seeking game and later returned to Catonsville, completing a sixteen mile excursion in the afternoon.
President Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania School of Biology accepts an exhibit of native woods worth 150000 dollars from the Argentine Republic shown at the world’s fair. He warns that nearing exhaustion of cherry and some other woods will force the United States to import these fine woods from Argentina and other South American nations.
At a London sale of Dickens relief items the novelist's dispatch box from his US tour sold for ten guineas, while three of his famous teddy ladies brought four guineas. Other items also fetched high prices, indicating the author's enduring popularity.
A German paper reports the Emperor expended over 30000 marks or 2000000 marks equivalents on a post accession trip to Italy and Austria. A heavy gift chest carried many jeweled items including 50 scarves pins 30 necklaces 30 gold watches 100 gold cigar holders and 3 large family portraits. The Emperor is said to pay his own rail travel expenses.
A pious suitor declares he will meet the woman in heaven, while a sympathizer questions his certainty. He insists she is a very good girl, reaffirming his belief in a heavenly reunion.
A fragment seems to recount a street scene with a game and a call for the latest casualty list. The readable lines show a newsboy shouting for details on the killed and wounded, but the full event remains unclear.
The United States contemplates Hawaii policy with a protectorate proposal from Representative Holman. Spencer is named customs surveyor at Denver. Blount allegedly drew funds from a secret state department fund. Secretary Gresham says no dispatches from Cuba reached him. Democrats secure a House quorum and tariff debate opens under Chairman Wilson. Final bill vote expected in January.
A stream of clipped obituaries and society notes runs through the dispatches. Count Bernheim dies in Stuttgart. Constance McQuillan, once a school master to Sir Charles Russell, dies in Pendleton. Lahon Heath, counterfeit detector publisher, dies in Revere. born in New Hampshire in 187. Mayor Hopkins of Chicago is the twenty ninth city leader with roots in New York. Sprague Pearce and Dr Mouraille receive Legion of Honor in France. Benedict Randharbinger, Austrian music elder, dies at ninety one. Mrs Langtry abandons stage for literature with a forthcoming book A Jersey Lily. James Laddington, Milwaukee pioneer and first Wisconsin paper mill founder, dies aged eighty three in St Louis. Viscount Deerhurst to wed Miss Virginia Bonynge of California. Bonynge family now in London.
A compilation of accidents and misfortunes from various locales: deaths by freezing near Ogalalla Nebraska and a tree collapse near Muncie Tad. stage sprain for actress Fanny Davenport in Denver. Aurora courthouse fire with suspected arson. Paris steamer sea collision injuring four. Edwardsville Michigan train fatalities. Cripple Creek tunnel blast kill. drowning at Emporia Kansas. Cedar Rapids freight and hand car crash fatality. Oak Park Illinois man killed on North Western track. two unknown men at New Orleans grade crossings. Harvey Butler drowned skating near Decatur Michigan with companion rescued. Stock farm loss at Vincennes Indiana three horses valued at $2,000 possibly poisoned. Mrs Norman Holland of Alton Illinois dies from burns after a spark on clothing. Flint Michigan hardware store wrecked by dynamite and turpentine explosion. Center ville Iowa coal mine fall kills John Poster and fatally injures Harlan Richards. Two children set fire to baby carriage. infant dies. Rock Island accommodation train wreck near Grinnell Iowa injures eight.
A sprawling list recounts killings, robberies, arsons, frauds, and assumed jail escapes from St. Louis to Indianapolis and beyond. Incidents include deaths in Louisville and Meadville, a staged prison escape in Meadville, bank and stage robberies, political corruption probes in San Francisco and Utah, and violent crimes from Birmingham to Salt Lake City.
Robbery was the likely motive in several killings. Mrs. Jane Shattuck killed her daughter's lover in San Francisco after he refused marriage. The Kentucky court affirmed Robert Marler's death sentence and granted a new trial for M. Shelby. Benson Veasy accused William Pate. Pate shot Veasy. Hippolyte Vigil killed by a sheriff at Santa Fe while resisting arrest. Five others jailed under militia guard. Bertha Manchester killer Jose Coreiro de Mello sentenced to life in Fall River. Peter B. Gallagher bound and robbed in Detroit office. George Castleman jailed a year for counterfeit money in Springfield, Illinois. Robbers burned W. A. Rindke residence in Grand Rapids. Maud Winfield and Lottie Drophey duel in Brooklyn. Lottie near death. Charles Elliott acquitted in Columbus, Kansas murder case. Negro miners may leave coal region. Church arson attempt in Americus failed. Nelson Bradley pleads not guilty to false bank report in Lansing. case continued to April. Samuel Deeters moved to Steuben County to avoid mob. David Culp gets five years for train robbery. John Loll testified for state. Bill Barron in Pueblo, California, gets five years for horse theft. another member of the gang gets three years.
The widow of William Makepeace Thackeray, the noted author, died at Leigh in Essex. Other items note casualties from riots in Sicily and Prague, a suspected fraudulent divorce operation in Winnipeg, and political maneuvering in Prussia and Belgium.
In Washington on January 11 the Senate debated Hawaii annexation as Senator Davis argued for the treaty and criticized Blount’s report. He cited long U.S. support for annexation, while noting internal Hawaiian unrest culminating in 1903. In the House, Johnson of Ohio and Dazell criticized the Wilson bill.
Washington reports show Senator Davis of Minnesota challenging the presidents authority to appoint Blount with plenary powers in Hawaii without Senate confirmation. The debate includes fiery rhetoric and gallery applause as lawmakers demand constitutional authority and criticise the administration’s fiscal policy amid national distress. The House continued tariff oratory with Breckinridge Springer Dingley and Harter delivering key speeches.
Washington January 13. Democratic Ways and Means members voted 6 to 5 to reconsider the income tax and tariff related provisions. A separate banking committee split preserved opposition to repealing the state bank tax while Bland’s seignorage bill advanced in the coinage committee, authorizing silver certificates up to the current seignorage of 55,156,681 dollars. The tariff debate continued with Congressman Simpson delivering the main address as the Senate held no major action.
Washington on January 15 the tariff bill entered the amendment stage as sections were read and opened to changes under the five minute rule. Democratic leaders urged full attendance as committee amendments take priority over individual offers. The Ways and Means group debated drafting an income tax as a separate measure while seeking to remove the sugar bounty and substitute a one cent sugar duty. The move could affect revenue and the fate of the income tax proposal.
It is not believed that attempts to revive a duty on coal iron ore lumber and other raw materials placed on the free list in the bill will be successful.
Washington Jan 16 Congressman Boen spoke first on tariff debate urging a bill to aid farmers by allowing free admission of manufactured goods in exchange for farm products. He proposed wheat for steel rails trade to bypass protection and ease currency strain. Senate executive session saw Hornblower rejected as associate judge 6 vote margin.
Washington senators clash over amendments as Mr Burrows leads GOP bid to offer government alternatives with Mr Wilson. Debate focuses on free wool dates and a 2 cent per pound condensed milk duty, while Hawaiian constitutional issues prompt discussion of amnesty authority.
St Peter Minn Jan 17 Chris Jen son hardware dealer at Nicollet county made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors Monday Liabilities 6000 assets about the same
A mysterious explosion destroyed the stock of J. C. Johnson & Bro. at 1108 Washington Ave South. Loss estimated at $10,000 with possible excess. The building owned by L. D. Day suffered rear fire damage, Melby & Foss warehouse damaged, and tenants including Dr. O Brien lost furniture and clothing near $1,000. Insurance reportedly $4,000.
Five insurance managers face a threatened violent struggle as alleged breaches of a 15 percent commission rate provoke a rate war. Rebels have allegedly secured business, depriving faithful members, possibly leading to bloodshed.
A man was found frozen on the prairie near Box Elder ten miles from Great Falls. He was brought to town and revived efforts were made, but he died. He likely started walking from Sand Coulee to Belt and became lost in the cold.
A freight train from the north on the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line collided with a logs train for Daniel Shaw Lumber in Fau Claire Wisconsin. Logging cars piled on the locomotive and logs scattered everywhere. No injuries were reported and passenger trains were delayed for several hours.
Cleveland January 12 city authorities sold $500000 in four percent municipal bonds at a premium of $11700 to the Citizens Saving and Loan Association. Proceeds will be used to improve parks and provide employment for a large number of idle men.
Denver Jan 12 All lignite coal dealers sign the agreement forming a trust. This morning the price jumps from 2.50 and 3.25 per ton to 4. Eighty dealers are now in the combine.
London reports the Prussian cabinet met with Count von Eulenburg presiding and Chancellor von Caprivi in attendance to draft the royal speech for the landtag opening. The session aimed to finalize the speech for delivery.
The Berlin municipal council expands the city refuges to daytime admission for the homeless and approves funding for warming halls.
The widow of the author William Makepeace Thackeray died this morning at Leigh in Essex.
Buffalo Minn January 12 J P Kelly sued over a foot injury from a collision with the Great Northern line settled for five thousand dollars.
Mr. M. Greesbach and Miss Mary Coleman, both of prominent families, were married yesterday in Dodge Center Minnesota and left for Oregon to establish their future home.
St Paul recounts the coded tale of the 5,000 dollar gold theft from Merchants National Bank as told by a principal. Morris led the plan from San Francisco to the Minneapolis case, with Howard and Fleury handling the getaway and Meiggs as lookout. Howard and Miller await trial. Morris remains uncaptured.
The St Paul Press club issues For Revenue Only a 550 page volume by twenty five members led by Harry W. Wack of the Paul Globe. The book bound in old gold cloth contains over 120000 words with thirty illustrations. valued as Northwest’s greatest literary bulk of the decade. Authors include Dr John J Conway Rev Samuel G Smith Capt Henry A Castle and Harlan P Hall. An edition de luxe is now being subscribed for.
Redwood Falls Minnesota January 17 Judge French dismissed the case against Lawrence Gerraghty who was charged with burning his residence. The charge came from his wife and the defense argued it was a conspiracy to defraud him of all his possessions.
James Nutter, a pioneer merchant from Peter, Minnesota, died this morning of heart disease. He operated in hardware and agricultural implements and did blacksmithing work.
Sensational charges allege Mrs. Louisa Lightfoot matron of the county asylum scalded inmate John Fletcher with boiling water and later placed a mustard plaster on his bald head. Fletcher narrowly escaped insanity from the alleged treatment.
The Penokee and Gogebie Consolidated mines in Michigan and Wisconsin, owned by the Colbys, Rockefellers, and others, valued at about $6,000,000, have passed into receivership. The properties include Colby, Tilden, and Comet in Michigan and Superior on the Gogebic range.
Vermillion South Dakota faces a water supply crisis as the Waterworks company threatens to shut down after failing to settle disputes with the city. Many residents rely on the municipal system for water and fear substantial inconvenience if service is cut.
La Crosse Wisconsin today reports the death of W. H. Barron fifty six, longtime division freight agent for the Milwaukee Road Southern Minnesota division. He came to La Crosse thirty years ago, worked in steamboat service before a railroad opened west, served a year as agent at Mankato, and for three years had been too feeble to work. He leaves a wife and a married daughter.
Special report notes Rev. J. H. Avery, Fort Dodge Iowa last minister, has appeared in Coolidge New Mexico and intends to return. The item highlights his movement between locations and expected return.
Chicago notes wheat and corn steady with May and July bids. Minneapolis wheat activity shows May closing at 603-Sc and July at 62c with higher on track values. St Paul hogs up 10 cents as packers clear yards. Cattle in Chicago weak with no premium steers. primestock 5.40 to 5.75 and mid grades 4.50 to 4.75, other cattle 3.25 to 4.20.
Chicago hosts a national dairymen convention with 150 delegates from twelve states. D W Willson urges protective associations to back legislation against butter substitutes and to boost high quality dairy production. Oleo margarine leaders attend and defend their right to stay amid a heated session. Secretary Willson cites the industry’s annual business at 300 million dollars and criticizes Secretary Morton for not sending a representative.
Lieut. David Burke of Hook and Ladder Truck No. 2 in St. Paul suffered a near fatal accident at 5 o clock when he sprang from his bed and fell fourteen feet through a chute to a stone floor. He struck his right hip, left side paralyzed, and was moved upstairs for treatment after a physician dressed his wounds. He could not explain the fall which was likely caused by a nightmare.
Sevenson Albany N Y Jan 1 a large crowd gathered in the state assembly chamber for the annual meeting of the State Bar Association. Attendees included Vice President Adlai Stevenson United States Senator David B Hill United States Senator Dolph and ex Senator Hiscock. The session opened with prayer by Rev Edward Selden followed by brief remarks from Adlai Stevenson amid an applause burst.
In Des Moines on January 17 the legislature nominated John H. Gear for U S senator. Gear won in the senate 33 to 11 over Horace Boies and 77 to 17 with Boies plus W H Butler securing one in the house. A joint session will canvass the results today.
A. Thompson received one year at Waupun for robbery and one year for forging a post office order. In Washburn county case against L. H. Wang and bondsmen Probert Riley Bailey, plaintiff secured $14,000. Wang, Washburn county treasurer, held this money when the Washburn bank closed.
Three thousand miners resumed work in the second pool between McKeesport and Elizabeth. The Stones Siders Aliquippa Crumps Waltons Fosters Camden and smaller works are returning. They accept 21 4 cents per ton with Joseph Walton pledging six months of steady work at the rate.
New York January report states W B Hammersley prominent horse owner and chairman died yesterday of pneumonia. He was a second cousin of the dowager duchess of Marlborough. Fred Eshner another turfman and noted plunger made an assignment yesterday valued at about 250000 dollars. He attributes his failure to recent hard times.
Delegates from the Mahoning valley coal miners met in secret in Youngstown Ohio to discuss recent wage reductions and a proposed strike. The small gathering produced no indication of an imminent strike.
Milwaukee railroad men declare the experimental locomotive James Tolewan a failure for superiority after several trial runs between Chicago and Milwaukee.
The state versus L. Johnson for keeping a blind pig was heard in Buffalo Minnesota on January 17. Johnson pleaded guilty and faces at least ninety days in jail unless a $50 fine is paid, which would shorten the sentence by thirty days.
London report states Sir Robert Burnett Bart is dead. He married in 1874 Mat tides Josephine, daughter of the late James Murphy of New York.
William J. Hahn as assignee of the State bank sues Thorvald Guldbrandsen alleging improper sale of lots 4 5 and 6 in Bassett Moore Chese addi tion. The bank bid 4000 and claims unauthorised transfer to Quidbrandsyn after payment. It seeks to quiet title and annul transfers and reclaim 9611.01 paid to redeem sheriff sale.
Telegram from Joseph H. Vendig in Jacksonville, Fla., confirms the Corbett and Mitchell fight will take place as advertised. Message comes from Mike Dwyer, betting commissioner, close to the Duval club, and regarded as near official by St. Louis sporting circles.
Brussels report says Special-Premier Bernaert told King Leopold the cabinet will resign unless the party of the right makes concessions. A meeting of the right has been called to decide on the question and cabinet positions.
Minnesota Democrats gathered in St Paul for a day of talks on party state and campaign plans. The meeting at the Ryan Hotel ran from 2:30 pm to 6 pm with leaders like C. M. Foote and S. Smalley present and membership rising from 248 to 1,155, plus 50,000 copies of tariff speeches mailed out. A banquet followed with speeches by C. D. Obrien and others praising the party and urging unity and electoral strategy.
Local notices list Hathiela Minnesota and Everest Cass county appointing postmasters. Names Wilco Sanley and Wo Dk Peck appear as officials, with Joseph Kreigler named for Everest in Nob. district files reference Pipe Stone and Cass counties.
Buffalo Minn Jan 17 The trial of fees O Laughlin for shooting John Ma Corey last August at Maple Lake is in progress Maroney was not badly injured and attended the court A jury disagreement is expected
The Pall Mall Gazette, London, January 7, reports the Pall Mall game was printed wholly by electrical power, making it the first London newspaper to run its presses with electricity.
In Helena a phony boxing match at Livingston drew a crowd but flopped when a city hose was turned on the ring. Kid Hansen took a back knockout as water drenched both combatants and several spectators amid laughter and chaos.
In Janesville Wisconsin a sensational trial of Matthew KR Ashton for murder includes claims of a planned bribe to City Marshal Spangler to influence District Attorney Wheeler to drop the case. The proposed payment was three thousand dollars. In Dodgeville a prisoner Nicholas Holz, 55, died by suicide in his jail cell after being brought from Mineral Point, leaving a wife and a third of Lafayette County.
The United States cruiser Montgomery departed Sparrow's Point for New London as reporters, including a representative from the Associated Press, prepared coverage for upcoming trial-related events.
Gov Sheldon announces H W Fuller as supreme court member to fill the six year vacancy after Judge Bennett’s death. L E Gaffy named circuit judge for the Sixth district to fill Puller’s vacancy. Both were sworn in before Presiding Judge Carson. Fuller born in New York moved to South Dakota in 1850s.
Captain Gravita of the Grannan Detective bureau reports a vile Caneville Ky incident. A seventeen year old girl, described as pure, faced multiple attempts at ruin by a group including her mother’s mates. The mother died weeks earlier and was buried. exhumation revealed a broken neck, crushed ribs, and mutilation. Abe Higgins and the mother are under arrest and may face lynching.
Chairman McCreary and Representative Holman discussed a proposed congressional solution to the Hawaiian Question. They indicated a plan would be ready for the House on or before January 20. Holman said restoring Liliuokalani is abandoned in executive and congressional circles and will never be pursued again.
Minneapolis jury returns verdict finding the defendant not guilty of robbery after a trial that began Saturday morning The charge of assault remains for later term with county attorney planning to proceed The state may retry Vine Zublin though the case was postponed as the court adjourns for the term
The Turon Water Works company contracts for a new artesian well to power Turon operations. Ki A Swan to drill near the river with eight inch bore, 1050 foot depth, extra 200 feet possible if granite not struck, total depth up to 1250 feet. It aims to surpass the Great Risdow Well and start work soon.
In Des Moines Kana on January 16 the Republican caucus chose Grear as its nominee for United States senator after three ballots. Seven candidates entered, Clear led on the first ballot, and the public was barred from the hall while secret ballots were used. Grear won with 57 votes on the third ballot.
Secretary Ficke Smith reverses the local register and receiver, awarding a patent for a valuable quarter section to a claimant whose rights were previously struck down. The decision hinges on the soldier’s resignation timing, finding it not accepted immediately, thus restoring the claimant’s eligibility and rights under government service rules.
The Commercial Bank in Eau Claire Wisconsin reopened yesterday after receivership actions. Receiver Kudfington was discharged by order signed by the couch. The bank’s reorganized team includes FL Allen as president Otto Soberg as vice president and Thomas B Culver as cashier.
Gladstone reached Biarritz on January 16 in good health and pleasant spirits. He arrived by train yesterday morning and is reported to be staying for a period of rest.
The murder trial of Der A. M. Fisher for the 1892 killing of Miss Minnie Olson opened in the circuit court in Sioux Falls. About twenty witnesses were subpoenaed and the case is expected to last the week.
Nelson Beardsley long noted as Albany's wealthiest resident died yesterday at age 54. Estimates of his fortune range from 6 million to 10 million dollars.
Minneapolis judge grants divorce to Eknaimia Whitmore from Walter S. Whitmore with custody of their child. Redwood Falls creamery owner Holmes plans reopening March 15 with new separator as part of improvements. In 1903 the clerk issued ninety marriage licenses eighteen first papers and five final papers of naturalization.
Emily Livingston and her son William B Blackwell filed in the supreme court of New York to compel Charles Ek Green to account as executor and surviving trustee under related wills. A commission to examine Green was sought in Trenton with Judge Lawrence presiding. decision reserved.
Theodore F. Baker, longtime paying teller at Consolidated National Bank in Philadelphia, confessed to stealing over $47,000 during the past twenty years. He was arrested and held on $15,000 bail awaiting February trial before President James F. Watson.
A Rome dispatch reports government measures have broken the Fasci Dei Lavoratori branches. The society is said to be suppressed everywhere, with rioters arrested as the crackdown continues.
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