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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1889
Page
6
The report details a political figure from Mississippi who plans to advance despite a fatal incident tied to family conflict. A brother's involvement is noted as a possible factor in events affecting the congressman's course.
Special correspondent reports the dispute centers on running powers for passenger service from St Johns to Halifax and the Intercolonial line. The Canadian Pacific Short Line aims to move travelers without car changes, but the government insists on regular rates. Rumors of Grand Trunk involvement point to a broader reconfiguration of Atlantic mail steamer links.
Reports from Athens describe the royal wedding of Princess Sophie of Prussia to the Duke of Sparta. The couple kissed the bride’s hand at the palace, were greeted by the king on the balcony, and paraded through decorated streets amid cheers. Empress Frederick and the Prince of Wales accompanied the groom on a yacht voyage to Salamis, with British squadron salutes.
Washington reports Congressman Hansbrough of North Dakota has secured quarters at the Riggs house and plans to aid Dakota interests. He surveys irrigation needs to push water for prohibition Dakota and questions widespread destitution reports in Ramsey County. He seeks permission to let settlers cut firewood on Devils Lake reservation and expects Secretary Proctor to rule soon.
International delegates arriving from Omaha were greeted by Mayor Noonan and a reception committee. They were housed at the Southern hotel and hosted at the Merchants Exchange where Sen. D. R. Francis and Gov. Francis’s wife attended. Minister Zgarra of Peru spoke for the delegates praising the welcoming spirit and the river city’s prospects for the congress.
Washington special reports the Old Dominion Republican League plans to collect funds from government employees on pay day. A three member committee will visit departments to receive contributions, amid Civil Service Commission threats of prosecution for soliciting political assessments.
A mob disguised as White Caps dragged and tarred Samuel Carrington, then Oscar Barclay fired on them. The leader, Fred Barclay, was killed. Oscar was seized. four White Caps were detained as the town weighs blame and sympathy shifts toward Oscar.
Nearly 130 delegates from the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen met in secret in Denver to discuss federation with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. They favored voluntary federation with autonomy for trades, appointed a committee to notify engineers, and considered changing a constitution clause forcing members to withdraw after promotion to avoid insurance loss.
Report from Green Shoals details a double killing in Lincoln county with Mc Coy and Haley shot by a mob of about sixty men. The men allegedly implicated other Brumfield murderers and claimed a $500 bounty for the hit on Little Al Brumfield and his wife. Hostilities rise as districts align, arming for possible further violence.
A personal clash between Mayor Davenport and Congressman Tarsney at the Commercial club over Pan American tourist entertainment led to Davenport slapping Tarsney after a heated exchange about funding. Tarsney attempted to draw a revolver but was stopped by friends.
Detectives led by Robbins corner Rube Burrows and his companion in a Blount county cave after a chase from Brownixca Alabama. Capt Josh Martin was shot dead at the cave entrance as the party attempted to exit. Bloodhounds were killed and Governor Seay ordered 25 armed men to the scene.
A roundup of Minnesota notices reports a St Paul ice carnival planned for next winter. Several tragic deaths and crimes appear, including Bartholomew's heart attack in Clearwater Kinney crushed between stock cars in St Paul and Henry Wood killed near Kimberly. The Duluth railway offer, remanded indictments, floods of thefts and fires, and local court actions fill the page with varied incidents across cities including St Cloud Mankato and Anoka, with burglaries, a missing spouse case, and a copper shop fire at Mankato.
Water flow at the new artesian well at Yankton cement works rose to 4000 gallons per minute and continues growing. The surge matches the flow of the large brick yards well and more than doubles the output of the city supply wells.
Advice on spring ploughing drainage and repairs, plus practical notes from farmers on potatoes frost care fodder, pig feeding, poultry management, turnips with potatoes, and horse hoof care. Practical hints include compost, bedding, milk for pigs, corn husk use, and harness maintenance.
A wide array of domestic guidance covers attire, kitchen hacks, cleaning methods, skin care, remedies for headaches, stings, and common illnesses, along with simple recipes for breads, cakes, and a milk based pudding. It adds cautions about cooking implements and emphasizes practical, household care.
Gen. Lord Wolseley, born 1833 in Dublin, a famed British soldier, is invited by Governor Lee to Richmond for the unveiling of a statue of Gen. Lee. Wolseley’s long career includes Crimea, Indian Mutiny, Ashantee War, Zulu conflict, and Cyprus command.
An old mariner recalls a schooner struck by lightning fifteen years ago off Point Aux Barques. The first bolt bored a hole amidships and the vessel began to flood but a second flash felled the fore-to-gallant mast, wedging the hole shut. Dry dock work sawed off the mast ends and left the plug in place.
The death of Officer Kearney renews talk of Guiteau's curse. Superstitions rise as several involved figures meet tragic ends or fates, including Corkhill and Judge Porter dead, Reed insane, and Guiteau’s defense ally divorced, while Judge Cox remains healthy and wise to the mystery.
The Boston Transcript recounts Sir Edwin Arnold praising the United States while criticizing passenger limits in horse cars and the rough manners of railway staff and hotel clerks. He contrasts American good humor with overcrowding, calling it admirable how people endure it, though it remains not creditable.
Walter Reynolds, age four, nearly choked on a watermelon seed lodged in his wind pipe on June 18. Doctors could not remove it, and a surgical option was considered, but nature prevailed as the boy coughed it up after a fox chase with his father. The family reports relief after the seed exit and the anxiety ends.
A 19th century protest from the Royal College of Bavarian Doctors, found in the Furth railway archives, argues travel by locomotive should be banned for public health reasons. It warns rapid motion causes delirium and urges a 10 foot high fence on both sides of the tracks.
At the State Convention in Jackson Mississippi Colonel Stone jokes with a rural county delegate about appearance. The delegate, aligned with Barksdale for Governor, replies the old man supports Stone, triggering laughter from onlookers.
Dr Barrett recalls visiting a museum display of Imperial Russia showing vast treasures from Siberian mines. He notes the world’s largest gold nugget and silver lump, huge malachite specimen, and a lapis lazuli, plus jeweled war saddles. Amber walls in Catherine's palaces are described as rare and valuable.
In a January letter from New York Wilkie Collins quotes Dickens describing a visit to Boston's medical school. Longfellow shared a chilling account of Webster’s murder, including a staged hanging by rope over a burning bowl, witnessed by a dinner party.
A six year old boy from Emmittsburgh named Guy Hoppe impresses Baltimore critics with virtuoso coronet performances. The New York Star notes he inherits musical talent from both parents and has already been engaged by a Baltimore manager.
French critic Emile Zola cites George Eliot's dull and somber philosophy as the reason her novels stay with publishers in France. He argues the Latin race finds her themes too heavy for broad appeal.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch weighs a plan to run locomotives by electricity from stationary dynamos along the line. It envisions two large engines between New York and Philadelphia supplying power to the limited at 100 miles per hour, via wires through the rails.
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