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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1892
Page
6
Brainerd, Minnesota reports an unusual statement from Invextor Epison proposing to annihilate the Chilean army and navy by electrocution. The message raises questions about its nature and intent.
The prospect of Britain running out of regulation royal material alarms some, but across the water luxuries are deemed too costly.
Reports say printers in Berlin and Leipsic resist employers while receiving substantial support from their own craft in England and from workers in other trades.
It notes that grip circulates widely but causes fewer deaths. City mortality remains steady, the germ may be weakening and could exit the scene soon.
The young Duke of Orleans embodies a lighter Bourbon temperament challenging older Orleanist thrift. The shift may ease monarchist support for the heir, though some factions may remain wary of contested claims and legitimacy within royalist ranks.
The excerpt notes Belva Lockwood’s insistence on opposing both major parties for the Presidency and running alone, reflecting her resolute political stance despite age or expectations. Old Scroggs cites a woman's nature as a factor in her opposition.
Garza is described as despondent about the poor prospects of his movement. Observers foresee a return to his usual elusive and playful behavior after the recent surge of fun and excitement subsides.
Prosats JopGk Waves of Burling ton Vermont faced a man who claimed to be the devil. The court promptly exorcised him. No horns appeared, but observers blamed him for his many faults rather than demonic features.
The Canadian Government issues a one dollar permit allowing a Chinese resident to return to the country and a head tax of 50 dollars applies to new arrivals. The system lets a Chinese resident mail the return permit to a friend who wishes to leave China.
In Kingston New York a plan for a public hospital prompted a kermess by local ladies but pulpit leaders rebuked the event as immoral while pastors conflated the kermess with the can can sparking a public dispute.
The Socialists have suffered disheartening setbacks in England and Germany. In Chelsea they tried three Sundays running to hold public meetings but were dispersed by the police. At Tugeln near Hanover socialist preachers were chased away by angry locals using pitchforks and flails.
The Cleveland Rolling Mill Company forbids employees to drink liquor or enter saloons during working hours to ensure a clear head and steady hand. Several objecting workers have been discharged for resisting the order.
Beveurm enacts penalties including fines and imprisonment for anyone not a physician who practices hypnotism. It imposes harsher punishment for inducing a person under hypnosis to sign documents for fraud. It stands as the first national measure protecting the public from this form of deception.
Lady Hatherton the High Priestess wore a coat bodice and divided skirt reaching mid calf in dark home spun with thick lace boots high gaiters and a velvet hat with plumes. The Secretary appeared in a harem style outfit with Turkish trousers and a Zouave jacket.
The report on missionary work in Africa notes a high demand for brown dolls in Sierra Leone. African women prefer black brown or yellow dolls for their children, creating a potential vast market, the bishop suggests. A cautious warning accompanies the idea.
A New York man recently split from his wife and played a practical joke by ordering turkeys from every neighborhood butcher for delivery on Thanksgiving Day. Turkeys arrived from 8 a.m. onward, some large and some small, with many sent C. O. D. and payments made with worthless checks.
Congress debates statehood for Utah as Norfolk Navy Yard expands with 1 600 workers and ships like the Amphitrite under construction. Interior Department issues bonds for federal appointments while the Treasury outlines funds for multiple revenue steamers serving San Francisco Puget Sound Lakes Michigan and Ontario regions.
Rev Farner Anderly dies in Rome as Jesuit general. Dr W H Russe in poor health to recover in Cairo this winter. Jep er Asnau mal Jerrenson Seay newly named Oklahoma governor. at 21 he could hardly read. A C Miter to join University of Chicago after Cornell. J Geaxville dies at Curtis House Mt Vernon Ohio. neuralgia of the heart listed as cause. Rupyarp Krpprxe marries Miss Balestier in London. Walcott Balestier, novelist, dies at Dresden of typhoid. James Wartcoms Rizey praised as popular American poet.
A string of fatal incidents includes a St Paul railroad crash, Wisconsin house fire with Turze children dead, a Spring Valley Minnesota family killed, a Omaha road wreck near Hamilton with one injury, Toledo streetcar barn fire losing 35 cars, a Santa Fe fast mail wreck at Newton Kansas with mail agent injured, Harvest Store Company liquidation in Tennessee, a powder mill explosion in Central City West Virginia killing five, a IlIinois Central rear collision near Guthrie killing Mrs Bacon Smith and Engineer Wm Argo.
Reports describe a brawl on a New York Central passenger train and an associated escape by James Brewers, a gang member from a Central Pacific express car robbery near Leonora. Other items include a Philadelphia death after brutal assault by Thomas Ferguson, and a Camden Alabama execution by hanging of Robert Carter for wife murder.
Reports list various international woes and health scares. Notable items include the pope denied illness, Bulgaria France disputes, Swiss France tariff agreement, a Canadian official ill in London, and a Hungarian political meeting that ended in a fatal brawl.
The Interstate Commission has decided a case against the Chicago and Northwestern, outlining the ruling and any required remedies or penalties. The decision marks a formal conclusion to the dispute with the commission's findings and directions for compliance.
Peren Simons is named Western passenger agent for Hamburg American. The Chicago and Great Western Railroad will absorb the Kansas City line. Texas and Pacific plans extend into Mexico from El Paso to Guaymas. Northern Pacific conductors continue routine sessions at the Merchants. No public announcements issued.
The Tar Western league unites St. Paul and Minneapolis. Tommy Warren and George Siddons clash in New Orleans with Warren losing badly. Daly defeats McCarthy in Bath Beach in a third round knockout for a $100 purse. Greggains of San Francisco receives Lumley’s inquiry about fighting Dempsey for $6,000 at the Olympic Club New Orleans and replies he is willing to face Dempsey or any middleweight.
A St Paul labor group plans to press for an eight hour workday after May. East Tennessee miners stay quiet as many veterans migrate to Arkansas for work. No immediate trouble is anticipated.
A Wilkesbarre man slept thirteen months. Dusveve heirs revive Dubuque claim. Quay suit against Pittsburg Post opens. Whiskey price drop noted from 1.18 to 1.16 per gallon. Pittsburgh withdraws from the National Association of Builders. Wisconsin judge rules ex-treasurers must refund state interest. Curcaco named for Democratic convention on June 21 after fifteenth ballot. Luxi Tirrney issues real estate claim in Chicago. National Editorial association selects San Francisco for next meeting on May 17. Iowa senate secretary election declared illegal by Democrats. Clifford to be carried out. Democrats gain full control. Tennessee officials plan to return convicts to Oliver Springs amid quiet Coal Creek telegraph. Caracas Island sold to Banning Brothers for grand summer resort. Rev George T Porves declines New York church call at 10000 salary. R S Dike Manufacturing assigns assets 100000 liabilities 60000. Newett Prespy assign to John H Bird. firm valued 100000. Woman’s Suffrage Association elects Stanton, Susan B Anthony, Anna Shaw, Tarriet Uptop.
Uptown phonograph operator, a hotel owner, uses the machine to replay a caller's harsh words. In a crowded room the man berates the operator and is confronted by his own recorded insults. He apologizes and pays to have the record removed.
The Chicago Herald notes homes lacking a cleaning brush can improve potato cleanliness by hand with a five to ten cent scrub brush. It advises trimming ends of recast potatoes for steam release and avoiding overboiling. beets and other roots also benefit, though turnips lose flavor when boiled in skins.
A public library attendant and a man discuss a slip listing fourteen books on the condition of agriculture in Ireland in the seventeenth century. The attendant braces for the next query as patrons show feverish demand for historical agricultural information.
The message lays out the Valparaiso street attack on U S sailors from the Baltimore on October 16 1891 and the Chilean government’s handling. It commends Minister Egan and notes asylum issues for Balmaceda adherents, while condemning police complicity and premeditated violence against the sailors.
President notes Chilean police brutality in Valparaiso against U S sailors, cites a 1851 Spanish incident and a 1892 Visparaíso assault on Patrick Shields. He urges firm apology, reparation, and possible recall of diplomat Egan, and calls Congress to action to protect citizens abroad.
The House greeted the president’s message on Chilean troubles with intense attention as Speaker Crisp resumed control. The reading lasted about an hour amid general applause, with many senators and guests in attendance and diplomats present in the galleries. The message and documents were ordered printed and referred to the foreign affairs committee.
Assistant Indian Commissioner Belt seeks a report on grazing on Herbald Indians in North Dakota. He plans regulations similar to Montana to compel cattlemen in the wet to pay fixed sums to the Indians for pasturage, replacing past informal arrangements.
Washington reports Minister Egan transmits Chilean government offer to withdraw the offensive note and seek arbitration or Supreme Court decision on the Baltimore sailors attack. Chile may apologize and upholds U S asylum and refugee safe conduct positions. Cabinet debate delayed acceptance pending further guidance to Congress.
Washington January 27 United States lawmakers weighed Chilean affairs after the official Chilean communication. Senators Cockrell Teller Dubois Chilton Sawyer Jones Colquitt Paulkiller and others voiced support for arbitration or peaceful settlement, praising a conciliatory Chilean reply and dismissing war as unnecessary. House members echoed satisfaction with Chilean response and the prospect of avoiding conflict.
James White, a Honolulu stowaway on the steamer Australia, recalls deserting an American ship in Sydney last May and joining a hundred ton schooner bound for Pacific islands. He claims guns were to be sold to islanders, says five young girls were abducted and cannibalized after natives fired on the ship, and notes crew deaths and injuries in subsequent island encounters before he deserted at the Quahun islands and returned to Honolulu aboard the brig Madrone.
The Times will publish a telegram stating that the Chilean for for joloister has replied to the American ultimatum in terms that satisfy the president and cabinet after consultation with the council of state. The piece notes the disparity of forces and suggests Chile faced sacrifices of dignity to placate the stronger nation.
Lieut. York of Bismarck North Dakota is in Washington seeking reinstatement to redeem himself if war with Chile arises. He retired from the navy years ago due to domestic circumstances that drew comment in the Northwest. The navy department has the matter under consideration.
Telegram indicates Berthold Indians hold abundant land unused by themselves and cattlemen nearby have overgrazed. Plan to regulate grazing on these lands aims to compel cattlemen to pay stipulated sums for use, enforcing Native land rights and protecting resources.
Special-J W Cliff, the deposed secretary of the senate, took no steps to assume duties this morning. His title will be tested in court as the supervising officers, including Speaker Igholi, refuse to certify Parsons, the Democratic secretary. Cliff plans mandamus to force the lieutenant governor to sign pay vouchers, risking ouster of Paysons.
During a church service in Slobodskoi Viatka Governorate the roof collapsed trapping worshipers. Rescue workers cleared the wreckage and reported fifty dead or injured.
In San Francisco special reports tell of experiments at the Presidio military reservation using terrorite the new explosive. Four shells filled with the liquid resembling red ink were fired from a Parrott rifle and caused considerable havoc on the opposing bluff.
A discussion on wind mirages on the Great Plains explains how rising warm air creates shimmering horizons resembling water. The piece debunks a Alaska hoax claiming a city sits behind Muir Glacier and notes a Bristol native identified the fake image.
A traveler tells of an American woman in a Carlsbad shop who eyed a silver set hand mirror marked 250 francs. She bargains in German, offers 200 francs, and ends up paying 125 francs after a Berliner negotiates. The tale cautions shoppers to avoid apparent eagerness.
A New York bride inaugurated a novel wedding fancy by untying a large bouquet before her honeymoon. Eight posies with different ribbons were given to bridesmaids, one concealing a ring indicating the next bride, echoing the Christmas pudding tradition of marrying wealth and spinsterhood.
Two million dollars in derelict vessels drift across the north Atlantic in the likely path of ocean steamers. Timber laden wrecks such as the Wyer G. Sargent and Progress drift southeast with the Gulf Stream, posing collision and snag risks to ships along the Jersey coast and near Cape Henry and Cape Hento pen.
In Washington on the eve of the war General Butler recalls meeting Jefferson Davis then a senator. Davis proposed siding with the South while Butler pledged to stand with the North. Tears flowed as Davis warned their next meeting might be as sworn enemies.
Explanations for the term greyhound vary with scholars citing Graius Greek great or color. The most plausible derivation links the prefix to the color, as blue or gray is uniquely prevalent in this breed.
A blunt exchange between Chief and Officer Mc Gobb reveals tension over a suspected Chinese style prayer group masking illegal gambling. The officer admits awareness but cites orange-colored haythens as the alleged justification.
A collage of wry quips and aphorisms on gender, age, politics, and society. It juggles reflections on aging, honesty, and fate with playful lines about marriage, work, and a sliver of Henry M. Stanley aiding three enslaved boys.
The text attacks ammonia and alum baking powders as counterfeits of Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder. It claims Price's is the purest, created by a conscientious physician, with imitators using cheaper formulas to mislead buyers. It portrays Price's as a standard for purity and a foe to sham products.
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