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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1891
Page
3
New Ororaxs March 5. Streets and clubs discuss Palitz's confession made in chambers. He claims innocence yet admits presence at the pre murder meeting and sharing the money. Prosecutors doubt the full tale and suggest other Italians may be implicated.
Christian Bierre of Little Falls faces a murder indictment for the death of his four year old stepdaughter Emma Liechti, found drowned in Two Rivers lake ten days after he carried her from their Morrison county farm. Neighbors and inquest testimony point to Bierre, who attempted suicide while in jail. Trial soon.
President Morrison signed multiple acts and a joint resolution including the direct tax bill the act to prevent book making and poor selling in the District of Columbia the act amending the act for relief of volunteers and regular soldiers the act to establish courts of appeals and regulate federal court jurisdiction the treaty reciprocity with the Hawaiian islands the humane transit of cattle the erection of United States prisons and related prisoner imprisonment and immigration laws granting pensions to Powell's battalion the widow of Rear Admiral Porter ocean mail service measures inspection of live cattle and carcasses railroad right of way through the Flathead Indian reservation in Montana a $1 000 000 Mississippi River improvement appropriation and the adjudication and payment of Indian depredation claims.
The Indian appropriation bill amendments secured by Senator Pettigrew and backed by Northwest delegations save Dakota ceded lands from 2.50 per acre payments, freeing about 100000 for schools. It opens ceded lands to settlement under homestead laws and shortens residence to fourteen months. Settlement terms with Berthold and Devils Lake tribes provide 80,000 each. Sissetons and Sioux are well provided for, ending fears of starving Indians.
Sheriff McLaren arrested Joseph Remington, the Arthur murderer, and jailed him in Fance North Dakota. He waived examination and was committed without bail on murder charges. The district court resumes March 16. No visitors. Remington refused to speak to officers and feared possible lynching.
In New York a United States district court sustained the action of Commissioner Shields to hold Mrs Elizabeth Brown for extradition to a gland for larceny committed there.
Frederick Weyerhauser has worked to defeat opposition to the Minnesota Boom company bill. McDonald of La Crosse joined him to push the measure in St Louis and Washington. Several lumber firms aligned with Weyerhauser signed a petition to Congress supporting the bill.
The Citizens Industrial alliance, created in Kansas before the fall campaign, acts as an auxiliary to the Farmers' Alliance. An agent is active in St Louis organizing lodges. One lodge has been formed and C A Power represents the alliance. More lodges are expected today.
Wasiindox March 5 claim filed with the secretary of state seeks 1000000 dollars for surrender of Gen. Barrundia to Guatemalan authorities. Transito Hur tarte and Ramon Bengoechea act for heirs. officials note foreign-patriot representation defects may doom the case.
Thomas E. Oligarde of Fargo is named register of the land office at Minot, a move praised by Johnson and opposed by Casey. Senator Pierce notes Johnson’s strong North Dakota patronage while Hansbrough backed George Fay, who was rejected due to party instructions. Three contenders—Geary Townsend Fay—were considered before Oligarde’s appointment.
The remains of Emma Abbott the famous opera singer were cremated in Samson's crematory two weeks ago in this city. Executors witnessed the rite after the body was shipped from Chicago on February 16 and processed in the natural gas retort within an hour and fifteen minutes. Ashes were sent to New York and placed in a vault for a monument to be erected.
New York March 5 The National baseball league held its spring meeting at the Fifth Avenue hotel with delegates from Boston Reach and Rogers Philadelphia Abel Byrnes and Doyle Brooklyn Day and Talcott New York A G and W Spalding Chicago Davis Hawley Cleveland J P O Neill Pittsburg J T Brush Cincinnati and Nick Young They spent the session revising the constitution to conform to the new National agreement and did not disclose details The Cincinnati muddie issue was discussed with John Brush voicing interest President Thurman attended and the schedule will be taken up tomorrow.
Charles d Autremont of this village, in ill health and mentally affected, built a hay stack in his barn and lay on it to die. He was found burned to death. His son Charles d Autremont, a prominent Duluth lawyer and former Elmira bar member, was mentioned as a connection.
Denver police report a woman named Dayton in custody there confessed to the two year old murder of James Wade a driver for the Jacob Cold packing house Wade was slain by throat cutting and body dumped in a river with about $300 taken She implicates Oscar Collins and Stell Green both African American inmates in the state penitentiary and calls them involved in the crime
Corrvus Curtitr Texas March 5 A cold blooded double murder occurred recently on Padre Island. The victims are two elderly men Harry Reynolds who owned a sheep ranch and Perry Douglass. Authorities believe the killings were driven by robbery.
In Pittsburg March 5 labor leaders led by United Mine Workers President John B Rae and Master Workman Peter Wise were arrested on a conspiracy riot and assault charge. Warrants were issued at Rainey works by Louden who was injured by strikers days earlier. The arrests provoke indignation and claims of a victimized conspiracy.
Al Bauer former baseball player and umpire was arrested in Colrmans Ohio charged with aiding and abetting in Monday s tragedy. The gun used by W J Elliott to shoot Hughes and Osborn was missing but recovered after a witness testified Elliott passed it to Bauer while en route to prison. Bauer remained silent about the handgun.
Judge Cullen of Kings County Supreme Court orders on May 16 to show cause why New York corporations forming the sugar trust should not be dissolved.
At the morning session of the Woman's National Suffrage association five minute addresses were delivered by presidents of state associations including Michigan Helen Whitley Jenks Connecticut Isabella Seecher Hooker New York Jean Brooks Greenleaf Missouri Virginia L Minor Massachusetts Mrs Julia Ward Howe Kentucky Miss Laura Clay Minnesota Julia B Nelson Arkansas Clara A McMarmid South Dakota Philena FE Johnson Missouri Mary A Holmes Pennsylvania Mary Grew Ohio Martha H Bliwell Iowa Mary J Coggeswell. Delegates were introduced to the audience and the session adjourned until this evening when Senator J M Carey of Wyoming will speak on Wyoming the True Republic.
Washington special reports Mr Washington on the census committee submitted the minority report on Flower's resolution for a new enumeration in New York City. The report notes no charges against census officials yet asserts the New York police enumeration justified a recount ordered by the census superintendent.
Reports from Washington detail the Senate approving immediate consideration of the direct tax bill after debate. House actions include support for the Torrey bankrupt bill and Fort Totten retention, plus ship canal proposals and bounties. The Senate and House also address a Wilson funeral, a silver pool report, pension actions for Porter’s widow, and a revised shipping bill with various conference agreements.
February in the winter wheat region was generally mild with heavy precipitation and a backward crop. A sudden cold wave followed rains, but likely no serious damage. Moisture remains high and March opens with snows in the Northwest and favorable rain prospects for the central valleys.
J C Arnold a guard at Mc Neil's Island prison and prisoners Charles Olson and Charles Barrett were drowned in Puget Sound yesterday when a sail boat capsized during a squall as they attempted to reach the mainland near Tacoma Washington.
A Mexico City special report says the port of San Felipe was flooded by a storm. One schooner lighter and thirteen smacks were wrecked, eighteen houses destroyed, many families homeless, lives lost, and cattle drowned.
Toronto reports eight elections by acclamation. Empire government ministers claim six ministerialists, while The Globe Mail and Opposition classify five ministerialists three independent. Provinces vary with Quebec four, British Columbia two, Ontario one, Manitoba one. all government members face opposition.
The Central Traffic Association local freight committee announced March 9 new rates for dressed beef from Chicago to New York at 45 cents per 100 pounds and to Boston at 46 cents. Hogs and sheep at 60 cents. cattle 26 cents to New York and Boston, with usual intermediate differentials.
Tacoma reports the house defeated the cut-throat freight rate bill and adopted the Wasson bill fixing grain millstuffs and flour rates at 75 percent of December 1 1890 levels, with no higher charges than then existing. The senate is expected to pass it with minor changes.
Meg, a persecuted seventeen year old girl from a river community, is taken in by Richard Winthrop and his mother after fleeing a cruel life. She rises to a poised, educated wife, only to confront a hidden husband who returns to claim her. She reveals a grim past of captivity and murder in defense of her freedom.
A year after Meg leaves Richard for Darke, she is found living in another state with a newborn boy she claims as Richard's son. Meg reveals Darke's sham marriage and Darke's life sentence, while Richard vows to take mother and child home, reaffirming their bond.
In the 1889 Hong Kong Blue Book report the colony argues for closer economic ties with China. It urges expanding internal Chinese trade via better transport and lower inland taxes and cites Japan’s growth to persuade China to adopt rail and modern reforms.
A guest recalls a late night banquet where men from many nations sang with passion. Highlights include a Heidelberg student singing in German and a united final chorus of The Star Spangled Banner sung by all, stirring the crowd to their feet.
The Times notes last year Norway killed 850 elk 515 male 335 female with Northern Trondhjem at 303. Reindeer totaled 468 with 143 in Romsdale Province. English tourists paid 200 crowns to hunt on government lands with native shooters paid 4s to 10s a day. Elk valued at £5 12s and reindeer at £2 4s, totaling about £4,800 for elk. Sweden’s elk harvest was 1,782 with a trend of decline and a 250 crown fine for out of season hunting.
A guidance piece on home sewing and fashion from Ladies' Home Journal describing ribbon crafts, hair dressing ideas, and a range of dress styles. It covers two shade ribbon projects, fringe techniques, jacket fabrics, colors, and maneuvers for basques, princesse gowns, and draped skirts with trims and embroidery.
The British Medical Journal reports experiments where female monkeys were suited with plaster jackets and tight waist bindings to mimic corsets. Several died quickly, others injured, illustrating how constriction harms vital organs. Acknowledging medical caution, comments lament the monkeys more than the fashionists.
A historical guide describes chic hair updos resembling ancient Greek statuary and a smooth forehead roll. It mixes styling tips with a DIY flower vine craft using zephyr, cardboard, and machine stitching to create decorative stems, leaves, and petals.
The article outlines extensive uses for velvet and ribbon in gowns, detailing where to apply velvet on sleeves, bodices, yokes, borders, and trims. It notes velvet enriches garments, pairs with lace silk wool and more, and describes ribbon and grosgrain edges, rosettes, and decorative bands. It also mentions fashion notes on jackets, notable women, and a bake dish recipe.
Light green broom is best and tougher than yellow. Vinegar removes mortar and paint from glass with heat. Cream and acids do not curdle while milk and acids do. Turn roasting meat with a spoon not a fork to keep juices in. Cold water makes sponge cake yellow, hot water makes it white. A teaspoon corn starch with salt prevents dampness in the shaker. Cucumber strips may drive ants away. Plaster of parts mixed with water seals cracks. Let doughnuts rise before frying for lighter results. To avoid lumpy gravy, thicken off the heat and reheat. For white cakes add extra cream of tartar, and scald the butter-sugar bowl. Icing won’t crack if a spoonful of cream is added to beaten eggs, then sugar is added.
A former brakeman recalls learning memory tables for car numbers, paying $20 for a method of associations. Though the system faded, he now recalls each car number instantly and never misrecords numbers on trips, noting that many conductors possess this natural skill.
The 1891 Almanach lists nine years of theater data showing Shakespearian works performed 822 times in 1889, 751 in 1888, 717 in 1887, and 679 in 1886, with Othello leading at 837 and Hamlet at 816. The Merchant of Venice tallies 695, while All's Well That Ends Well and The Merry Wives of Windsor each had one performance.
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