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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1890
Page
2
In Brainerd area a notice reports Mrs Francis Hodgson Burnett, author of Little Lord Fauntleroy, has a son very ill with what is feared to be consumption. Neighbors and readers are alerted to the family’s health concern.
Aves with three fingered leaves are generally poisonous while those with five fingered leaves are safe to handle. The distinction hinges on leaf morphology guiding safe handling practices.
The deepest place in Missouri to live is at the penitentiary. The daily cost of maintaining convicts at that institution is only seven and one half cents per capita.
A Michigan man named George Macomb reportedly buried his wife, installed a headstone, repainted his house, and married again in just seventeen days, highlighting a rapid sequence of life events.
A Danoury lady owned a bridal dress worn by a bride in 1700. The white gown, cut low at the neck and sleeveless, weighs three ounces and remains well preserved.
A Groraia editor posts a notice saying strangers calling during his absence should leave their cards and that candidates for the legislature must leave their cash. The proclamation reflects campaign era practices and local political expectations.
A Utah mountain lies 35 miles northeast of Salt Lake City and towers over the city by more than 4 000 feet. Salt Lake City sits at 4 309 feet above sea level, while the peak rises distinctly higher. Oyster shells cover its slopes, making it an inexplicable local marvel.
A new industry has started in Sweden to manufacture paper from moss. Paper and paste board of various thicknesses up to nearly an inch thick have already been produced from the moss.
The text lists costs for an opera box in Buenos Aires at sixty nights totaling $7,000, coal priced at $38 to $40 per ton, circus admission at $5.50, and shoes priced between $10 and $12. It notes the use of fiat money.
A Mesper of the military committee argues the New York Seventh inspired the Confederacy to adopt gray uniforms. He notes the First Virginia Infantry copied the Seventh during a 1857 Richmond visit.
Mr. Griffin estimates a total capital value of 10,000,000,000 pounds for Great Britain and Ireland. England accounts for 8,617,000,000 pounds or 86 percent, Scotland 973,000,000 pounds or 9.7 percent, and Ireland 447,090,000 pounds or 4.3 percent.
The New York Independent records 126 votes from Presbyterians on revising the confession of faith. Results show 82 in favor, 40 against, and 4 abstentions, with 86 Presbyterians yet to be heard from.
The Detroit breweries bought by an English syndicate last spring report poor performance under new ownership. Management cites opposition from patriotic Michigan residents who refuse to buy beer from a foreign corporation.
A German author after twenty four years of studying wing design argues that bird flight relies on wing arching. He claims the best approach for human flight is to closely imitate birds to minimize effort.
Ware Jay Gould had laundry done in San Antonio for 21 dollars. The clothes were left when the special train departed. The agent offered to send them later for payment, but the laundryman refused, saying advance payment is required to ride Mr Gould’s railroads. The shirts remain in hock.
An electrician writes on how electricity affects the human body and notes death from electric current remains unsolved. He mentions a theory that electric shock could cause internal rupture or explosion from gas vapor generation within the body.
Two Roubaix garrison officers dueled in France over several days. In the first three bouts one man sustained wrist breast and shoulder wounds, the fourth broke the other’s sword, and in the fifth he suffered a serious neck wound. Seconds halted the clash and the duel was declared finished.
Experts comparing electric and horse power for a 50 car line find operating costs of $303.75 per day with horses vs $68.50 with electricity. The difference totals $231.25 daily, about $4.62 per car, favoring electric traction.
Washington reports Secretary McComb of Seattle is suspended on embezzlement charges related to 25 000 dollars in reserve funds donated for sufferers of last June's great fire. Nine republics sign arbitration treaty in Blaine's office. US Guatemala Nicaragua El Salvador Honduras Bolivia Ecuador Haiti Brazil among initial signers.
Boston news reports the death of Hon Francis Dana Stedman. He was the last surviving grandson of William Ellery, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, and the son of Hon William Stedman.
A wreck of two Santa Fe freight trains near Galesburg Iowa injures none seriously while Peter Joannes dies from a nosebleed. Gainesville Texas endures a four hour rain hail storm causing $50 000 plus damage and forty homes destroyed. Broonop Fashingbaum dies from clothing igniting near Aubur n Wisconsin. Baltimore endures a record hail storm with two inch stones and many windows broken. Unicorn silk mill fire at Catasauqua Pennsylvania kills several workers and injures dozens with losses up to 300 000. Ulysses G Everett dies from injuries. Rock Spring Coal Mine near Cheyenne New York reports thirty men trapped and presumed dead after a mine fire with several injured rescuers. Chinese workers suffer fatalities as rescue efforts continue with all mine entrances closed to contain the fire.
A collage of violent crimes and suicides from diverse locales includes William Niemer killed by Joseph Smith in Cincinnati, ex Mayor Culley of Fitchburg drowning, Rossa and Hendrickson libel trial in New York, and multiple stabbings, murders, and robberies. Reports cover deaths, lynchings, thefts, and a divorce inquiry, with victims and suspects in Lima, Moscow, Leavenworth, McCormick, and beyond, reflecting a nightmarish wave of crime and public unrest.
The article notes Kemmler’s calm and defiant demeanor on the eve of his electric chair, while reports from Spokane Falls tell of Mr and Mrs Scoville, mother and son, fleeing and later revealed as Guiteau’s sister and her son. Details describe Scovilles’ refined appearance and Chicago connections amid a web of rumors.
An English syndicate announced a purchase of the Western railway in the Argentine Republic for 41 million dollars in gold. Meanwhile M. Waddington has been tasked by the French to press a quick solution to Newfoundland fishery disputes. The French refuse arbitration. The Brazilian minister to Italy is recalled for failing to deliver Brazil’s decree on emigration. Brussels reports Holland plans to raise duties on American petroleum in the Dutch Indies in retaliation for U.S. tobacco duties. Dutch trade circles discuss European unity against American protectionism.
The text reports a New York presbytery approving a confession revision, banker Wyatt Graves blaming rivals for a downfall, reporter Joseph Allen's death by chloroform, Monte Carlo casino winnings, and police crackdowns on pool rooms. It also notes Kansas cattle health rules, a temperance alliance clause banning officer campaigning, potential Vanderbilt control of Great Northern, Sioux pow wow resignations to farming, and a sickness outbreak in Muncie with Abbot House boarders among the victims.
The latest market quotes list Warat No. 2 spring corn oats rye and butter prices, with regional values from Chicago Saint Paul Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Items include wheat, corn, oats, barley, hay, creamery butter, and eggs with bid ranges and local variations.
A vigorous cobra dropped from the roof into the Bombay Gazette composing room on the first floor. It moved toward an open window and was driven outside onto a ledge where it was killed with blows from an iron bar. The explainable path suggests the reptile arrived in hay or firewood and climbed to roofs seeking safety.
Washington special telegram reports Secretary J M Rusk of the Agriculture Department explains the collapse in farming mood stems from many causes. He divides them into farmer-made issues and those beyond direct farmer control, urging improved business practices, information access, and policy action to relieve mortgage burdens and price pressures.
The article details the stiletto a six to fifteen inch Italian dagger with twin edges and a diamond cross guard noted for deadly close combat. It also explains the molletta a single edged, penknife style knife that opens by catching the handle and is easily concealed.
In Washington a legislative debate over an increase of twenty seven clerks in the general land office exposes the department’s backlog of about 300000 cases. Montana and other western states push for higher surveyor general salaries and clerk hires, arguing settlers are losing rights to mineral claims and lands. The bill passes the Senate with amendments, funding Sioux treaty provisions and school construction on reservations, and mandating compulsory school attendance for six to sixteen year olds.
From California dispatches the tale of a confession by Thomas Hooper before his death last winter stirs little in Morrillton Arkansas. Gov Eagle avoids confirming details while promising future disclosures if needed. Congressional witnesses add little, with a focus on voter lists and Howard township. A Morrillton widow denounces the Hooper link as a fabrication.
New York state city investigation resumes as Patrick McCann and Dick Crocker testify about alleged payoffs and schemes tied to Hugh Grant's public works appointment. Crocker claims $180 000 was available to back confirmation while Grant denies the charges and Leisterholm confirms past contact with Crocker’s family.
Senator Pettigrew reported the bill authorizing nearly 200 million dollars in appropriations to fund the Sioux treaty agreements in South Dakota. The measure fulfills the act of last year and supports the commission with the Sioux Indians as approved.
Report of seven negroes drowning while escaping a burning building near Rolling Park in Sharkey county Mississippi. Flood waters rise along the Mississippi Valley line toward Bogue Falaya and Atchafalaya. A family of five negroes reportedly perished between Morgansen and La Belle. Baton Rouge refugees grow. Trinity River floods submerge Dallas water works.
The president sent to the senate the nomination of Jeremiah C. Donahower as United States marshal for the district of Minnesota. A St Peter resident for nearly thirty years, Donahower commanded a Minnesota company in the war and had been a candidate for internal revenue collector.
The president instructs the attorney general to empower U S Marshal Weeks to enforce federal court processes in Leon Gadsden Madison and Jefferson counties Florida. The attorney general states that resistance to federal officers will no longer be tolerated and all constitutional means will be used to uphold a federal commission and its duties.
Mr Stanley arrived at Dover to a large crowd despite some pier confusion caused by local officials. He then proceeded to Kensington where crowds welcomed him eagerly. At Sandringham he will stay with the prince of Wales, Dr Parke, Sir William MacKinnon and Sir Francis de Winton until Monday. Stanley appears thin but in excellent health with distinctive white bushy hair. Newspapers praise his exploits and national welcome.
Sara Althea Terry barged into C.C. Sayle’s Fresno office, administrator for David S. Terry’s estate, demanding money. After being told none was on hand, she argued with Caldwell, was ejected, then returned, smashed windows, created a scene, and threatened to shoot Sayle.
A sensational disclosure in England reveals a Madras slave trade with native harems supplying girls and involving Europeans in high positions. The traffic, ye t likened to Constantinople, was long hidden under British administration in the province.
Yorkville village near Cotton Plant Woodruff county was swept away by a heavy wind and rain storm. Hundreds of cattle killed and many houses destroyed with families narrowly escaping. No human fatalities reported so far.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes Francisco Sanchez alias Lagartijo as the most daring bullfighter, famed for Jarama bulls. He rarely performs now, commanding ten thousand dollars in advance per show, beloved by Spanish nobility and a friend of the late King Alfonso.
While returning from Layfayette a party of young people met with a shocking accident near Lima. Their horses were frightened and ran into a stone wall, killing Minnie and Gertie Pierce and injuring Ella Hawkins and Clif Church, who were probably fatally hurt by the impact against the bridge abutment.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the sale of land now held by the Turtle Mountain band in North Dakota and the removal of the Indians to White Earth reservation once consent from White Earth is obtained.
Chambers report wide range of congressional activity. Senate debates on census forms, silver coinage, and the Windom bill. discussions on military pensions and Sioux relief. House handles silver policy, convict labor ban, civil service reform, and Morrill aid. A Denver tale recalls a 9,000 dollar jewel theft by Forrester aided by a watchman.
The speaker recalls a childish confession about chopping down an apple tree after reading about George Washington and a hatchet. He tells his father he cannot tell a lie, a story noted by the Cincinnati Times as a remembered childhood tale.
A New York Sun anecdote says Mr. Pyne, an Irishman, wears a watch bearing the motto Pay no Rent. When tenants seek his advice on landlord disputes, he declines legal guidance per Mr. Balfour but offers the time of day from his watch.
A Washington Letter recounts how General Sheridan showed extreme deference to General Grant. While aboard a steamboat with other officers and a young Englishman, Sheridan played a hand for the Englishman, who wanted a cigar break. Grant bet fifty cents, Sheridan called and won the pot. The Englishman exclaimed that he had heard of military discipline but not such boldness.
A Washington Post anecdote contrasts fresh air smoking with finer cigars. A gentleman abandons expensive cigars for cheap street smokes after discovering minimal difference in taste, choosing to reserve the good tobacco for home use.
Detective Hays recalls a highly trained setter he owned in New Orleans at the St. Charles Hotel. The dog squared on the clerk’s desk and pointed toward a partridge on the register, impressing a crowd with its flawless cue.
Gody Phillips of Kalamazoo holds one twentieth of ticket 14 794 which won the second prize of 100 000 in the Louisiana State Lottery drawing of March 11. Phillips, 26, co owner of Rich mond and Phillips Saloonista, has invested a dollar monthly for three years and has won three smaller prizes. He aims to reinvest and continue playing.
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