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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1888
Page
3
Skeletons of three men and four women, along with relics of mound-builders, unearthed in a mound on Wood River two miles east of Alton in Illinois.
A Kansas penitentiary inmate runs for state senator, wondering if inmate society is depraved enough to spur his political bid.
Archdeacon Sanders, a merciful and philosophic figure who died recently, left in his will a directive for his executors to burn all his manuscript charges and sermons, reflecting a desire to suppress his writings after death.
Seventeen offenders were sentenced at the fall term of the criminal court in Wilmington Delaware to be whipped. On Sunday morning the sheriff administered the lashes, totaling 225 across the sentences.
A church clock at Harpenden England failed for several days until inspectors found a swarm of bees nesting inside the mechanism sealing its gears and stopping the clock.
The junk dealer who bought the old United States warship New York for ten dollars has completed moving the vessel from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It cost him eighteen hundred dollars to remove the ship.
A fragmentary opinion questions Canada’s stance on Mormon settlements, suggesting resentment toward perceived American business influence and bank interests. The remark frames Canada as reacting to settlement patterns and financial maneuvers linked to Ameri can influence.
The czar dedicates 1,000,000 roubles and an estate valued at 300,000 roubles yearly to establish and sustain a blind institute in St. Petersburg named in memory of his parents, the Alexander-Marien institute.
Lord Dufferin, viceroy of India, now relies on an amanuensis as both hands suffer tendon contraction. Doctors report the tendons have been cut and full use of his hands is unlikely to return.
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin announces that at age 77 he will retire from political life and not seek another term. He asserts that once his term ends, no chance exists for re election and states he intends to retire.
Discoveries reveal a broad water-bearing stratum beneath much of Utah reachable by wells 100 to 200 feet deep. The wells flow freely enough to water five to six acres each, transforming the desert into a fertile landscape.
Mr Blaine recalls Garfield stating that upon becoming President the President's relationships with close friends become constrained and lonely. He longs for someone to converse in the old familiar way, highlighting the isolation of high office and the loss of personal contact.
The French have found a method to create smokeless powder with detonations nearly inaudible, concealing firing from enemy observers. This invention alongside the Lebel rifle draws intense interest in European military circles and could trigger a revolution in warfare.
A young man at a Cisco church suddenly leaped up and dashed about in a lively display. He then revealed the dead remains of a large tarantula, dispelling fears he had lost his wits as the interrupted sermon resumed without further incident.
Cleveland is rated at 200000 to 10000 for campaign purposes. Harrison is worth somewhat less. Fisk is worth over a quarter of a million. Belva Lockwood is not quite poor, Curtiss is a two millionnaire candidate. They are expected to contribute money time and personal influence.
Mr. George W. Cable notes that certain Southern counties villages or districts have long allowed Black people unusual freedom which has coincided with notable prosperity peace and order. He contrasts these areas with nearby regions where old racial ideas persist and Black people face coercion.
Jacob Bloom and Elmira Blank wed in Cincinnati thirty years ago. She, a Christian, long wished to adopt Hebrew faith. Rabbi Wise, opposed to proselyting, advised reflection. After Bloom's death six years ago she pressed anew. Recently the rabbi relented and welcomed her into the Jewish faith.
The annual report of the commissioner of railroads Gen. Joseph E Johnston to the secretary of the interior states the railroads under his supervision are in very satisfactory condition. Steel rails have been substituted for iron almost everywhere and the examination of books showed no errors or discrepancies compared with railroad reports.
A Swede named M A Pearson was instantly killed at Palisade Illinois by a heavy beam. A severe hail storm struck Browns Valley Minnesota with lightning killing one and injuring others. A Milwaukee road train hit a freight car near St Charles Minnesota. no injuries but damage occurred. At Keitz town Pennsylvania Romarchariot race wreck injured several. Carl Reechster of Omaha caused fire that killed wife and two others. Reading Pennsylvania church accident reports rise to 140 seats. H F P Jones of Columbia City Indiana severely injured after falling under a freight train. Fred Hedly at Kaukauna Wisconsin died in a shaft accident. Two Harbors Minnesota ore train derailed killing Engineer Campbell. Polish church cornerstone collapse in Reading injures many. Collision near Hannibal station on Rome Watertown line, Engineer Slattery killed, fireman severely burned, others injured.
An aged German man Frank Hartwick, aged eighty, sought shelter at the Portland police station after traveling from St. Cloud Minnesota with his daughter Theresa Fisher who became insane and disappeared after attempting to dispose of her belongings and leaping from a train at Paseo Junction. The man believes another daughter remains in Portland in service to a priest or in a convent.
A compiled se0ies of violent acts and strange suicides across cities and towns. The report cites Lewis Sweet at Park City Montana who shot himself deliberately, Gallus Boheminian in West Superior Wisconsin dying from a hunting accident, and Phillip Palledoni the Italian executed for murder in Bridgeport Connecticut. It notes mob violence in Boston Colorado and Spokane Falls Washington, lynchings in Charleston North Carolina, rioting in West Superior, and a dramatic prison escape by Wm Labey of Auburn New York. Also described are fraud schemes in Milwaukee and Chicago involving creditor disputes and missing payments.
Reports recount a year old diamond theft from Lot Tie Wolfs house of ill fame in Duluth. Two inmates were said to have lost 5000 dollars in gems later proven fictitious by police. Madame Wolf settled with pawnbroker Simon to restitution and the case closed. Separate, a Boston to Worcester train was shot at again near Rochdale with buckshot.
Reports cover an inquest into a trunk found in a Whitechapel cellar with surgeons deeming the deceased a socially prominent woman. A wealthy American accuses her Italian maid of diamond theft in Paris, while Canada-US annexation prospects dominate public talk. Maritime wrecks near Rich mondsville prompt life-saving responses. Emperor William honors a Russian minister and other European leaders. London police seize Deutsche Rundschan copies and probe Geffcken. Police arrest suspects in Whitechapel murder case, some detained briefly, one man found with a razor.
In New York Supreme Court Judge O'Brien granted the attorney general permission to sue to annul Havemeyer’s Sugar Company status on grounds that joining the trust forfeits its corporate rights. The report includes incidents of burglary, a thief confession, and a sewer cache of coins.
The Public Lands report outlines 47 150 patents issued in the year across states and territories with Dakota and Kansas leading. It notes 1 034 mineral patents, 829 162 acres conveyed to railroad interests, and 96 515 acres certified under swamp grants plus 99 205 acres for school selections. Unfinished business includes 328 168 final entries and 350 953 original entries awaiting proof. Urgent calls for $300 000 for surveying and bureau reorganization accompany discussion of pending indemnity cases and road grants.
Disappearance of William H. Ingham ties to a long running swindle in New York. He opened W H Ingham & Co at 40 Broadway in April 1887 and advertised huge profits from a speculative pool in stocks bonds and grain. The scheme paid fictitious dividends from investors’ funds before a suspension in September. Ingham vanished after locking his rooms and removing key documents.
W H Edmonds editor of the Hot Blast in Anniston Alabama was attacked in his office by ex police officers Lawrence and Lacey. Edmonds was wounded in the left arm while Coppell and Tripney were also injured in the shooting. The assailants fled but were captured and taken to Jacksonville on state warrants.
Fourteen Standing Rock Sioux chiefs led by Agent McLaughlin and interpreter Louis Primeaux travel through St. Paul en route to Washington. The delegation will total sixty four chiefs five agents and five interpreters with notable leaders including John Grass Mad Bear Gaul Big Head Sitting Bull and Walking Eagle. Chiefs refuse current treaty terms hoping for a better price and cash payment in negotiations. A large crowd at Aber deen greeted the party in a cheerful mood.
The Cincinnati & St. Louis Express, leaving Washington on Oct 6, collided with an east-bound freight from Martinsburg near Dickerson. Three railroad workers were killed and six injured as the passenger train derailed on a steep grade, with passengers narrowly escaping harm.
A freight and express train collision caused by exhausted crew sleeping on duty resulted in a pyramid of derailed cars. Passengers uninjured aided trainmen, a wrecking train arriving hours later. Senator Voorhees and Postmaster Dalton traveled aboard to Indiana.
Chicago faces a sharp strike wave as about a thousand vehicles from hacks to express wagons shuttle between county buildings and city limits. Leaders urge all unengaged transport to aid the North side while clashes with private detectives leave several strikers hurt.
Street car strike in Chicago continues as six open horse drawn cars, each with about a dozen police, operate from barns to business district under guard. Mayor Roche acts as peacemaker, police conduct questioned by ex conductors, and President Yerkes ends use of private armed guards.
Peter Schemmals a German aged fifty eight committed suicide in his home cellar in Helena Montana after heavy drinking and threats to shoot those nearby. He shot himself with a Sharp rifle, the bullet exiting the skull and was found dead as the chair toppled. Coroner’s verdict cites temporary mental alteration. He leaves a wife a son and two daughters and a valuable estate in Helena and Chicago.
The cruiser Baltimore slid down Cramp's Philadelphia yard ways into the Delaware River amid rain and cheers. Mrs. Wilson christened the bow with a champagne bottle as cannon boomed from the Despatch. Washington visitors dined, and Secretary Whitney praised Cramp's progress on the new navy vessels. The Baltimore is the largest ship yet built for the new navy.
The Utah supreme court issued a final decree in the United States against the Mormon Church suit. It dissolves the church corporation and escheats its property, leaving only temple buildings to the church and appoints a receiver to hold real estate pending forfeiture proceedings. The court notes the church still upholds polygamy and warns property dedications would be unlawful.
Captain Anderson of the United States Army returns from France where he attended autumn maneuvers of the Third corps of the French army. He observes France possesses a vastly superior army compared with his own.
Senator Allison presents a Senate tariff bill with a substitute as the bill advances toward consideration on Monday. The measure, long and sparsely printed, is claimed to yield $65 million in explicit reductions across sugar alcohol tobacco and other duties, with an alternate estimate placing total reductions at $73 million. Senator Sherman praises the Senate substitute as a near perfect revenue bill and argues it should be debated free of party bias. He questions whether vital articles should be produced by American or foreign labor and calls for a policy protecting American workers.
St Paul business leaders and notable guests honored President T F Oakes of the Northern Pacific at the Ryan Hotel. Henry Villard and other luminaries attended a banquet with $40 plates. toasts praised Oakes and his role in shaping commerce and railroads.
The German emperor arrived in Vienna on October 4. He was welcomed by Emperor Francis Joseph in a Prussian uniform, with Black Eagle decorations. The two sovereigns embraced and exchanged salutations as crowds cheered during a triumphant drive through the city.
A Berlin telegram reports Count Douglas, a leading Conservative, praising Emperor William. He said the emperor used influence against Russia's policy during the 1886 maneuvers and aims to preserve Germany and the monarchy. He denied personal partisan views and denied anti Semitic ties, noting limited humane relations with Pastor Stocker. The speech startled many due to Douglas proximity to the court.
In Winona Minnesota two Rush Creek farmers Herman Bakke and Herman Bemke clashed with hostler Charles Zuetke at Burmeister's hotel yard after a day of drinking. Zuetke received ten stab wounds and is near death. Bakke is jailed while Bemke remains at large amid town turmoil.
The London News printed red ink facsimiles of a letter and postal card allegedly from the Whitechapel killer. The writer gloats over crimes and defies police, claiming poor regard for authorities. In Medina Ohio Mary L Garrett is sentenced to death for murdering her two mentally ill stepdaughters by coal oil fire. She argued innocence as a newborn baby will be removed to the penitentiary with her awaiting execution. she may be Ohio’s first woman sentenced to death for murder.
Rev Talmage argues three grand exploits available to all: save a man, a woman, or a child. He warns many face crises from crime to commerce and urges practical mercy, guidance, and support backed by faith in God to rescue individuals and, by extension, households and communities.
A New York Mail report quotes a physician recalling pets as opium addicts. He cites a cat that smoked with its owner, entering a stupor then excitement, and notes monkeys in Cambodia and other animals that reportedly crave smoke. The doctor warns cures are rare and cites broader accounts of animal opium use.
In wartime, express companies overworked staff and horses as millions in remittances and soldiers' coffins moved nationwide. A boy sat on a box containing his mother’s remains, held to his promise to keep watch until home in Maine. The drivers and clerks cared for him, showing the era's human mercy amid heavy labor.
A disloyal two letter to Queen Victoria provokes grief as socialist tailor Lewis Lyons asks access to the royal household payroll and sweatshop details. He claims royal carriage cushions were embroidered by a cripple in a garret for barley wages, sharing alleged evidence from a starvation labor inquiry.
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