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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1885
Page
1
The 1851 Ohio Constitution prescribes biennial legislative sessions. Annual sessions are unconstitutional, yet lawmakers circumvent by adjourning yearly to create one extended session, effectively lengthening the period of lawmaking.
Kaiser Wilhelm is described as the oldest officer by age and service in the German army. His major general commission dates to March 30, 1818, and he began as an ensign on March 22, 1807. The veteran is very old and weakening daily and soon may be mustered out by death.
Louis M. Iddings, a young Ohio journalist and millionaire, wed the daughter of Josiah Belding once of California. Newspapers flood him with congratulations while the bride’s own praise for capturing a bright journalist seems oddly absent.
The so called granger lines show a large October gain in grain shipments led by Milwaukee and St. Paul up 352 205 dollars Northwestern 369 800 Omaha 53 000 and Chicago and Alton 143 503 The wheat tonnage falls below average but gains in corn and provisions offset the lower wheat volume.
An eastern writer admits being desensitized to funeral obsequies but objects to wedding nuptials and to excessive usage of matrimony. He argues for a boundary on tautological phrases in public press content.
Bridal couples arrived in Washington in large numbers with grooms from Kentucky and Virginia averaging forty to forty five years old while brides were about twenty five. The explanation offered is that postwar men in the South could not marry sooner and now pursue marriage due to brighter political prospects.
Russia plans to rapidly construct four more steel cruisers for the Baltic and three vessels for the Black Sea fleet. Work will start after three 10,000 ton iron clads are launched from Sebastopol yards. Russia has ample iron and coal and aims a navy to match its land forces. Russian sailors are among the hardiest and best in the world and should handle large ships and guns as effectively as any.
An expert on gold and silver statistics places 1884 gold production at 93 million dollars and silver at 120 million. Gold output drops 2 percent from 1883, 9 percent from 1882, and 13 percent from 1881. From 1851-60 yields averaged 134 million, 30 percent above last year, and 1861-70 yields were 25 percent higher. The trend shows a steady decrease since the golden 1850 period and year by year since 1880.
The Central Park obelisk is to be coated with paraffine to guard against climate damage. The pillar surface now crumbles and loose fragments will be removed before cleaning with ammonia and sealing with heated wax. Over 200 pounds of paraffin will be used, darkening its hue slightly.
The New York state commissioners report for the year ending June 30 shows 356,906 passengers arriving from foreign ports at New York, 294,013 as steerage landed at Castle Garden. Most went to Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. 1,183 emigrants were returned. 51 insane, 32 idiots, 2 blind, 9 deaf and dumb, 21 crippled, 78 enceinte, 478 disabled by sickness, 77 by old age, 435 lacked visible means. Immigration fund receipts were 142,210 with 140,031 in expenses. They urge amendatory penalties for immigration law violations.
A. B. McCreery has secured the Ingersoll Washington mansion. He is described as a ScotchIrish brotherinlaw to Justice Field of the Supreme Court, from a family of sisters who married McCreery. Reported to be a selfmade millionaire five times over.
The supreme court in session at Ottawa Illinois affirmed the lower court ruling in the Mackin perjury case. Mackin was convicted of tampering with ballots during Illinois s senator election and sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of 5000 dollars. his attorney appealed to the United States Supreme Court where the case stands.
Washington dispatch notes ex congressman Franklin of Kansas accepts the Canton consulship amid broader political moves. Other items include emphasis on early passage of the tenure of office act repeal, military orders limits, and several appointments in land offices and railway mail service, with reports on Ottawa era policy and religious movements in Ohio.
Gen Fremont is said to be in a penniless state while Truman Merriman ranks as the smallest man in the new house. W W Astor has joined the literary set with a novel on Italian life. Rumors link Commander R M G Brown to Miss Davis of West Virginia. A Burlington will leaves about 500000 to sisters, nieces and friends including 200000 to Mrs Theodore Evans of Paris. Messages reach Mrs Walkup after acquittal. Lt H J Haunt Jr seeks treatment in Philadelphia for pulmonary trouble. Bishop Brewer finishes Montana mission and heads East to secure support. Dr William A Hammond engaged to Miss Esther D Chapin of Providence. Jacob Medary, naval academy graduate, dies in Providence at 60. Son of Samuel Medary, former Kansas Territory governor.
The Washington house at St. Cloud burned causing $5,000 in losses. Thin ice near Detroit orphaned nine children of James R. Gee, a premature skater. A school house in Kittaning Pa burned from natural gas, losses $30,000 with $20,000 insured. Ten men entombed and found dead in a Colorado mine include Concourse H West fall Elmer Heista D W Patton N De Grosslier M Lapoint John Laine George Smith William Strong and M Baptista.
Two Nebraska gamblers quarrelled one fired at the other killing an outsider Martin H. Collins. The report notes a string of legal actions including forgery conviction in Kentucky, embezzlement charges in Texas, prison treatment for Ferdinand Ward, and an altercation in Louisville where N A Storm was fatally injured by Roy. Also mentions a judge refusing discharge for James Baker and a near Chesterville Indiana incident.
Reports recount a road feud between Joseph Chance and his uncle Charles Cadle ending in Cadle’s death. Other items note a Staunton treasurer’s deficit of 15000 dollars, a Wilkes-Barre indictment against Col. Alex McClure, a Vincennes seduction verdict of 1000 dollars, and various crimes from Baltimore to Davenport involving counterfeit money, impersonation, and a Narrows case.
The report notes Servia has declared war on Bulgaria, while related dispatches recount postwar unrest, a hanging in Toronto, a $10,000 theft traced to Council Bluffs, Burmese sailors fleeing British fire, and Canada’s immigration aid totaling 450,000. Other items describe smallpox damage to Montreal business, Mormon expulsions, and various executions and legal actions in Canada and Britain.
A panorama of brief items notes New York plans to build a large hotel in Philadelphia, cross-state commerce, philanthropy, and public concerns. Mentions 3000 pound cheese shipments to Liverpool, $100000 for San Francisco park and charity funding, and sorghum sugar experiments in Champaign Illinois.
The report recounts Louis Riel’s execution at the Regina police barracks on November 16, 1885. It details his calm conduct before the scaffold, the masked hangman Jack Henderson, and the priestly rites as he faced death. Riel’s final words were a firm embrace of faith, and the coroner ruled the death merciful with a rapid neck injury.
Washington Special reports Commissioner Sparks' ruling from Ngkota that a settler cannot hold both a pre-emption and a homestead. The decision declares that no citizen may twice use pre-emption or homestead rights, asserting the home intent of the law and limiting claims to one form per person. It allows commutation from homestead to pre-emption only if no other pre-emption exists.
Horace B. Claflin, head of H. B. Claflin & Co., died suddenly at Fordham home on a Saturday afternoon after a brief illness following a day at his business. Born December 18, 1811, in Milford Massachusetts, he built the Brooklyn clothing business with his brothers and partners, shaping the firm through several name changes before his death.
The sixth auditor of the treasury reports post office costs show nearly 14 million for railroad mail transport and 5.5 million for stage coaches, with 325 thousand for foreign commerce subsidies. Of that, 34 thousand funded American ships while the rest went to foreign steamship owners. England spent 3.5 million at sea, France 6 million, Germany 1.5 million, Italy and Spain about 1 million each. Brazil exceeded 1 million, Guatemala and Chile more than the United States. Mexico neared 1 million and recently contracted with an English line to ship west coast to China, plus subsidies for West Indies routes and 25 per capita for each immigrant.
A Rock County man named Kirkham sought a divorce from his wife in eastern Minnesota and turned to romance with a neighbor’s daughter, then attempted suicide but was saved by a doctor. A widow who advertised in an eastern paper answered his ad, came to Laverne West, met him, and quickly rejected him. She remains in town seeking work, while Kirkham’s actions expose a troubled pursuit of marriage.
Lieut. George L. Converse Jr of the Third Cavalry is ordered before the Fort Leavenworth retiring board presided by Gen. Miles. He previously lost an eye and nearly his life from an Apache bullet three years ago. He is son of ex Representative Converse of Ohio and son in law of Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins. A light earthquake shock was felt in Bozeman Montana with no damage.
A New York Herald correspondent visits Louis Riel in his Regina jail cell to record an extended interview. Riel defends opposing government terms, discusses spirits guiding his decisions, faults the Hudson Bay Company, and comments on Batoche, Middleton, and the trial while recounting his views on leadership and fate.
At a national free trade gathering in Chicago David A. Wells was named president while Henry Ward Beecher spoke to a large audience. Beecher urged no tariff, proposed direct tax to fund government, mocked protection as devilish juj gery, and praised unbecoming custom houses as untrustworthy. He criticized politicians as vote mongers and cited labor organization leaders in his remarks.
Beecher argued there are one million unemployed laborers in the country amid capitalists profits and over production. He mocked tariffs on labor and noted the nation exports religion while importing pauper labor. His speech blended satire with earnest praise of liberty and the nation's founders.
A massive blaze swept Galveston on Friday destroys about 400 houses across a 100 acre burned district along Avenue A from Sixteenth to Seventeenth streets. One thousand families rendered homeless, with 650000 in assessed dwelling value and 1500000 total property value lost. insurers estimate 500000. The fire spared government buildings and the gulf, while wind gusts and flying embers fueled the disaster.
Ex Senator William Sharon, 64, dies in San Francisco. Born in Smithfield Ohio he moved impacts from law to mining stock, built vast wealth, and engaged in a famous 1880 Sarah Althea Hill divorce case. He became linked with General Grant and Nevada politics. His family included wife and daughter connected to English and Kentucky figures. The Hill divorce awarded alimony and a large property division.
The Philadelphia service for actor John McCullough drew an immense turnout with about 8,000 viewing the face and 10,000 unable to gain admission at St George's Hall. The service featured readings by Rev. Dr. Robert Hunter, a soprano solo, and a benediction before escort to Monument Cemetery by Elks from multiple cities.
The census shows living centenarians including Elijah Woodford Monona county Homer Welch Buchanan Richard Farnes Linn Henry Davitt Warren Julia Kitty Jackson Anna Koor Scott Armot Moharrow Allamakee John O Melley Dallas Catharine Parson Mitchell Margaret Bowman Burlington Thomas Rice Burlington John Griswold Washington Dennis Porter Keokuk Ella Gorman Grinnell John Holland Van Buren William McMahon Muscatine Christian Courad Delaware 104 Mother Smith Muscatine Sarah Henry Marshall 105 Jane Burrell Decatur 106 Mary Jordan Cass 108 Jacob Rogers Henry 107 Mary Brennan Story 112 Jacob Heick Grundy 121 and about 35 others aged 95 to 90.
During the recent legislative session Minnesota passed a law granting towns and cities with organized fire departments one half of the taxes paid by insurance companies within that municipality. The funds are to improve fire services. Cities listed include Albert Lea Alexandria Anoka Austin Benson Blue Earth City Brainerd Caledonia Carver Chaska Cold Spring Crookston Duluth Fairmont Faribault Fergus Falls Glenwood Hastings Henderson Jackson Jordan Kasson Lake City Lanesboro Le Sueur Linchfield Little Falls Mankato Mapleton Minneapolis Montevideo Moorhead New Ulm Northfield Owatonna Perham Red Wing Redwood Falls Rochester St. Cloud St. Paul St. Peter Shakopee Spring Valley Stillwater Waconia Waseca Watertown Wells Willmar Winnebago City Winona Zumbrota.
Maj W Beach Taylor, a private secretary to Gen Logan, toured Minnesota en route to Washington to showcase carrot crops from his Slayton farm. He claimed government aid could boost carrot production and demonstrated carrots shaped like objects reflecting his thoughts at sowing time, including a carrot resembling a child. Local observers doubted the extraordinariness of the claims.
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