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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1888
Page
1
Skeletons of three men and four women, along with other relics of the mound-builders, were unearthed from a mound on the Wood River two miles east of Alton Illinois, according to Brainerd Dispatch reports from Ingersoll and Wieland publishers.
A Kansas penitentiary convict runs for state senator, lamenting that inmate society may not satisfy his depravity or ambitions. The remark highlights a jailed candidate attempting political office while incarcerated.
Archdeacon Sanders, a merciful and philosophic figure, recently died and in his will he directed his executors to burn all his manuscript charges and sermons rather than publish or distribute them.
Seventeen criminals were sentenced to be whipped at the fall term of the criminal court in Wilmington, Delaware, and Sunday morning the sheriff administered the lashes, which numbered 225.
For several days the church clock at Harpenden England refused to work an inspection found a swarm of bees had taken up residence in the machinery delaying timekeeping and prompting repairs by local officials and clergy.
The buyer who paid $10 for the old United States warship New York has finished hauling it away from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It cost him $1,800 to remove the vessel.
A manifested strain arises as Canada objects to Mormon settlers. Officials suggest pressure from financial elites and American influence shapes policy. The debate centers on migration, religious communities, and border governance amid cross border concerns.
The czar dedicates 1,000,000 roubles plus an estate valued at 300,000 roubles annually to establish and maintain the Alexander Marien institute for the blind in St. Petersburg as a memorial to his parents.
Lord Dufferin, viceroy of India, now depends on an amanuensis as both hands suffer tendon contraction. The tendons have been cut and he cannot regain full use of his hands, leaving him unable to write unaided.
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin declared that once his term ends he will be 77 and believes no name should be kept for re-election. He stated a man reaching that age ought to retire from political life and he personally intends to do so.
It is reported that a vast part of Utah lies atop a water-bearing stratum accessible by wells dug 100 to 200 feet deep. The wells flow so freely they could water five to six acres each, turning the desert into a flourishing landscape.
Mr Blaine recalled a Garfield remark on the loneliness of office. He said the moment a man becomes President his relations with close friends change, creating a longing for someone to talk to him in the old way.
The French have discovered a smokeless powder that fires with barely audible detonations, concealing troop positions. The invention, alongside the Lebel rifle, has drawn intense attention in European military circles and could trigger a revolution in warfare.
A youth at Cisco Texas leaped up during a church sermon and dashed about before revealing the dead tarantula. The interruption ended as the sermon resumed, with no further disturbance.
Cleveland is rated at 200000 with a 10000 deduction for campaign purposes. Harrison is worth somewhat less. Fisk exceeds 250000. Belva Lockwood is not quite poor, Curtiss of the American party is a two million aire. All are expected to contribute money time and personal influence.
Mr George W Cable speaks on limited areas in the South where Black people have enjoyed unusual freedom and notable prosperity and peace, contrasting with regions where the old racial regime persists amid coercion.
Jacob Bloom and Elmira Blank wed in Cincinnati thirty years ago with different faiths. Elmira long sought Judaism, despite Rabbi Wise’s hesitation. After Bloom’s death six years ago Elmira pressed on, and weeks ago the rabbi accepted her into the Jewish faith.
The annual report of the railroad commissioner General Joseph E Johnston to the secretary of the interior states all railroads under his supervision are in very satisfactory condition. Steel rails have largely replaced iron and the books show no errors compared with railroad reports to the commissioner.
A Swede named M A Pearson, about thirty, was killed at Palisade Ohio when his head was crushed under a heavy beam while working on a Duluth railroad bridge. Other incidents include a severe hailstorm near Browns Valley Minnesota with a fatality and shock to survivors, a rear car collision on the Milwaukee Road near St Charles Minnesota, and a Romar chariot race crash at Keitzown Pennsylvania injuring several. A farmer near Omaha burned his family to death after a lamp overturned in a drunken trek. Church accident victims at Reading Pennsylvania total 140 with many now destitute. priests appeal for aid. H F Jones of Columbia City Indiana suffered severe arm and foot injuries after attempting to board a Millbank railroad freight train. amputation performed. Fred Hedley killed at Badger paper mill Kaukauna Wisconsin when clothing caught on a line shaft. Two Harbors Minnesota reports a fatal derailment on the Duluth Iron Range line with Engineer Campbell killed. Polish church cornerstone ceremony at Reading Pa. causes floor collapse injuring hundreds. A collision near Hannibal on the Rome Watertown Ogdensburgh line kills Lehigh Valley engineer Martin D J Slattery. fireman John Riley badly injured and Conductor Moss and Brakeman Maxey hurt.
The Catholic Sentinel report by Dr. Al Sommer describes an eighty year old German man Frank Hartwick arriving in Portland from St. Cloud Minnesota. His daughter Theresa Fisher went insane and vanished after jumping from a train at Paseo Junction, leaving Hartwick destitute and seeking another daughter who may be in Portland serving a priest or in a convent.
A compilation of homicide and suicide cases across cities including Park City Montana and West Superior Wisconsin. Notable incidents: Lewis Sweet shot himself. Gallus Boheminian wounded by accidental discharge. Phillip Palledoni executed in Bridgeport for patricide. Hickman lynched in Boston Colorado after killing J C Booth. Keller and Amey dispute leading to fatal head wound. farmer Olson brutalized wife amid looming mob. police shootings of Indians in Spokane Falls. Nez Perce and Spokane tribes involved in river incident. Moore lynched in Charleston Tennessee. riot in West Superior with multiple injuries. prison escape by Wm Lahey from Auburn NY. Winsberg frauds with Chicago firms and Hawaii shipments.
A year after two Lot tie Wolfs inmates were said to lose 5000 in diamonds from Simon of St Paul. Police ruled the robbery fiction then. Madame Wolf settled restitution and the case ends. Separately a Boston & Albany express near Worcester faced four drive-by shots with buckshot leaving a hat scar and driver unhurt as a suspected cold-blooded plot spurs a manhunt.
Reports cover an inquest on a trunk in Whitechapel where surgeons deem the remains of a likely high society woman. An American heiress accuses her Italian maid Anita Celanza of stealing diamonds in Paris valued at £6000, with the maid claiming the diamonds were sent to London. Across the empire, Canada’s annexation debate surges, wrecks near Rich mondsville prompt life-saving responses, and vessels like the Sea Gull and Magnet feature in the St Clair river area. Emperor William and other European leaders receive honors, while authorities seize Deutsche Rundschau copies and monitor the diary of the late Emperor Frederick. London police warn against misidentification from sketches of Stride, arresting many as self-styled detectives swarm the case. some detainees face longer holds, including a man with a razor.
General news notes: Judge O'Brien in New York Supreme Court allows Attorney General Tabor to sue to annul Havemeyer Sugar Company’s status for joining the trust, claiming loss of corporate rights. Other items include a burglary at Father Kelly's Room in New York, a 17 year old thief confessing to priests’ money theft, and a sewer find of gold and currency.
Commissioner of the General Land Office briefs the interior secretary on the fiscal year ending June 30 1888 detailing 8605194 acres conveyed 47150 patents issued with Dakota and Kansas leading the list 829162 acres to railroads and 962...
A long running New York swindle ends with the disappearance of William H. Ingham and the closing of W. H. Ingham & Co at No. 40 Broadway. Advertising claimed huge profits from a speculative syndicate in stocks bonds and grain. May 1887 profits were fictitious and dividends paid from new investor funds. Ingham vanished September 29 after suspending operations, leaving behind locked offices, piled mail, undelivered telegrams, and no clear residence or exchange affiliation.
W H Edmonds editor of the Hot Blast in Anniston was shot and wounded in an attack by four ex policemen driven by the paper's Prohibition stance. Lawrence and Lacey fired on Edmonds, injuring him, and also wounded Coppell and Tripney before fleeing and being captured later and taken to Jacksonville under state warrants.
Fourteen Standing Rock chiefs led by Agent McLaughlin pass through St Paul en route to Washington. The delegation will total sixty four chiefs five agents and five interpreters with leaders including Sohn arass Mad Bear Gaul and Big Head Sitting Bull and others. Crowds greet the party at Aberdeen depot as they head toward better treaty terms and cash payments.
The Cincinnati and St Louis Express left Washington on Saturday Oct 6 and collided near Dickerson with an eastbound freight from Martinsburg W Va. Three trainmen were killed and six injured though passengers largely escaped. The wreck occurred a mile west of Dickerson at a curved descent where heavy embankments loomed above the tracks. The freight had been ordered to wait on a switch but moved prior to the express passing.
A head on collision between a western-bound express and freight cause cars to pile into a twenty foot high pyramid of wreckage. Passengers escaped uninjured as crews freed trainmen, with blame pinned on overworked freight crews who mistook trains and pulled onto a single track. Senator Voorhees and Postmaster Dalton were aboard en route to Indiana.
Chicago faces widespread disruption as street car drivers strike, mobilizing hundreds of vehicles from the county building to the city limits. Tensions flare after a midnight clash at Larrabee street barn as private detectives and police confront striking workers amid fiery appeals and hostile dispatches from Philadelphia.
Six open horse drawn cars carried by about a dozen police each moved from the city barns toward the business district. The operation faced crowding vehicles on the tracks but proceeded with no major incidents. Mayor Roche acted as peacemaker and clarified private detectives' authority to protect company property only within premises. An ex conductor committee complained of police aiding company tasks. the mayor ordered police duties limited to guarding property. President Yerkes then decided to drop private armed guards entirely.
Peter Schemmals a German aged fifty eight known as Sabontat died by his own action in his Helena Montana home after a week of Democratic parade participation and heavy drinking. He shot himself in the basement wine cellar after threatening his wife and daughter, leaving a bullet that penetrated the ceiling and reentered the room. Coroner's jury cites death by self-inflicted mind-altered condition. He leaves a wife son and two daughters and real estate in Helena and Chicago.
The Baltimore cruiser slid from the ways at Cramp's ship yard Philadelphia amid crowds in the rain. Mrs Wilson christened the vessel with champagne as the Despatch fired a salute and Washington visitors celebrated with a luncheon before a special train to the capital. Secretary Whitney praised the Cramp firm for progress on ships for the new navy.
The Utah supreme court, in a final judgement in the United States case, dissolves the Mormon Church corporation and escheats its property to the government. A receiver earlier collected over 1,000,000 in assets. The decree preserves temple block buildings, bars corporate rights, and declares polygamy ongoing and any property dedication to be unlawful.
Captain Anderson of the United States Army has returned from France where he attended the autumn maneuvers of the Third corps of the French army. He says France believes its army is vastly superior to that of the United States based on observed training and tactics.
In the Senate Mr Allison reported a tariff bill with a substitute and scheduled discussion for Monday. The measure, long and printed in few copies, drew Republican support. A subcommittee member claimed specific reductions totaling 65 million dollars across sugar arts alcohol tobacco. Alternate estimates forecast a 73 million dollar import and revenue impact, including 42.3 million from customs, 24.6 million internal revenue cuts, and 37 million from tobacco and sugar. Senator Sherman praised the Senate substitute as near perfect and urged free, bipartisan debate to shape the best revenue measure, questioning whether American or foreign labor should supply essential goods.
St Paul business leaders and prominent citizens gathered at the Ryan Hotel to honor North ern Pacific president T F Oakes and guest Henry Villard. The banquet featured a $40 plate dinner, several toasts including Our Distinguished Guest, Capital, Railroads, Minnesota the Star of the North, and The Press, and ended after midnight with high praise for Oakes and his St Paul ties.
The German Kaiser and Emperor Francis Joseph reach Vienna on October 3. They greet each other with royal embraces and salutations at the railway station as crowds cheer. The imperial procession moves through the city to the Hofburg while balconies fill with waving ladies.
A Berlin telegram reports Count Douglas, a leading Conservative member of the land ag, defending Emperor William. He praised the emperor's character and policies, denied personal partisan bias, and noted William’s opposition to anti Jewish agitation. The remarks touched on Bismarck’s absence and the emperor’s influence at 1886 Russian maneuvers.
Two Rush Creek farmers, Herman Bakke and Herman Bemke, visited Winona and argued with hostler Charles Zuetke over parking. Zuetke was repeatedly stabbed, ten wounds in the back, three in the left arm, near the heart, and other smaller cuts. Bakke is jailed. Bemke fled. Zuetke, bleeding and exhausted, may die. Burmeister's hotel is locked due to crowd excitement.
The London News printed red ink facsimiles of a letter and postal card claimed to come from the Whitechapel murderer. The writer gloats over crimes and taunts police. Separately, Mrs. Mary L. Garrett of Medina Ohio was sentenced to hang on January 14 for murdering her two stepdaughters by coal oil fire and assault. She protests innocence and will have her newborn removed to the penitentiary with her. The case marks a notable death penalty milestone for a woman in Ohio.
Brooklyn Oct. 7 Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage preached on The Three Greatest Things to Do from Daniel xi. 82. He urged saving Amon, or a Woman, or a child, as three grand opportunities to do exploits amid personal, financial, and moral crises, using vivid biblical exempla and contemporary social scenarios to urge proactive aid and reform.
A speaker recalls a benefactor who saved his business and recounts vivid cases of women and a vulnerable girl in New York and Brooklyn. He urges audiences to act with compassion, defend innocent women from mistreatment, and protect and uplift children, arguing such deeds define true humanity and faith.
A preacher urges action to rescue strangers and kin alike in a moral appeal. He cites a lifeboat tale where a brother Will sacrifices himself to save a shipwrecked man, urging believers to know God and rely on Jesus Christ to empower bold exploits for time and eternity.
A New York Mail report quotes a physician discussing opium use in humans and animals. He cites cases from a cat to Cambodian monkeys that chroniclers say become addicted, suffer cravings, and exhibit withdrawal when denied smoke. He notes other animals, including dogs and wild cats, reportedly learned to enjoy opium, though he has no firm confirmation on some claims.
A historical account recalls how express firms labored through wartime strain with managers clerks drivers and horses stretched to the limit. The piece describes vast packages and remittances to families, and a poignant scene of a ten year old boy guarding his mother’s coffin box as it moved toward Maine, highlighting the expressmen’s care for the grieving family.
A disloyal letter to Queen Victoria from Lewis Lyons a socialist tailor is described as filling the Queen with grief. The letter asks permission to report royal expenditures on raiments and asks about sweater dens and worker pay, citing the starv ation labor system evidence and a crippled garret embroiderer.
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