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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
6
The emperor Francis Joseph of Austria purchased the Frohsdorf château in lower Austria to provide a closer residence for his daughter Archduchess Valerie and her children. The property was once home to the Comte de Chambord from 1846 to 1883.
A Persian carpet is tested by dropping red hot charcoal on it. If the carpet is high quality the singed wool can be brushed away without any trace remaining. The test demonstrates whether the burn remains detectable after brushing.
A seven year old in Brookline is paid one cent per week for errands. He initially worked for free but complained and then accepted the stipend. He says the small pay suffices for his grocery runs.
The war shows ships lose to coastal guns as the American fleet at Santiago wasted about $2,000,000 trying to reduce Morro Castle. Hundreds of shots failed to harm the forts, suggesting a stronger defense with capable guns and gunners could have altered the outcome.
The regular army of China is said to consist of 325,000 men. Besides this, the emperor's army, there is a national army of 650,000 men, who are paid about one dollar a month. The cavalry receive about three dollars a month, feed their own horses, and if the horses are lost or killed are required to replace them out of their pay.
A healthy 17 year old girl who nurses in a hospital dies about 21 years earlier than peers in the general population. By age 25 a nurse’s life expectancy equals that of a typical 58 year old in ordinary society.
Competent authorities forecast Klondike gold output at 20 to 30 million dollars but initial estimates now place the total around 10.9 to 15 million. Canada levies a 10 percent royalty on all mined gold and had collected 639 thousand dollars up to June 1, representing 6.39 million mined. Much of the gold is believed to have been smuggled abroad.
Sousa is named musical director with captain rank in the 6th army corps if he can be released in time. Sailors aboard the Brooklyn appeal to Sousa to appoint a capable music clan to form a band for their ship amid competition with the New York and Adm. Sampson's fleet.
Townspeople show fewer cases of long sight due to limited use of distant objects and occupations that do not develop sight. The passage argues this does not prove physical degeneracy and cites Germans as notably short sighted.
The article notes Malmsey wine once chosen by George of Clarence for his final immersion is reused in France for bathing. It describes a 100 quart bath cycle with the wine poured back into the barrel for multiple baths, followed by distillation into a fine brandy after 100 baths, per the London Daily Telegraph.
The circular says letters to soldiers and sailors in Cuba Porto Rico or the Philippines use domestic postage rates. Mail to non government personnel must pay regular international rate set by the International Postal Union.
In LilVana the Amphitrite crew caught a huge shark whose stomach contained the sleeve of a United States sailor’s jacket bearing seven service stripes. Sailors believe the sleeve belonged to a victim of the battleship Maine, whose arm was blown off and swallowed when the ship exploded on February 15.
Rumors depict Magl Gen Suarter as a notably rich officer famed for mining and lumber ventures. He is said to be valued around a million dollars by a fellow army friend, unusual for officers who typically avoid commercial enterprises. Some say he plans to retire after the current war into a life of luxury.
The English Workmen’s Compensation Act, passed last year, now in force creates a new right for injured workers to receive compensation on a fixed scale for accidents not caused by their serious wilful misconduct. In death cases, minimum payment is £150 and maximum £300, determined by the deceased’s prior wage rate.
A broad digest reports on peace talks progress with Gen I W Lawton named military governor of Santiago. US Navy dispositions change as Sampson and Dewey receive orders. yellow fever precautions rise. Cuban peace terms accepted by insurgents. Manila troop movements shift. various accidents and local incidents across the country noted.
July dutiable sugar imports reach 5 299 970 dollars, up from 2 281 287 in July 1597. North American Trust company becomes fiscal agent of the government at Santiago by posting a 250 000 dollar bond with the secretary of the treasury. U S imports of merchandise for July total 50 647 366 dollars while exports reach 71 189 742 dollars.
In a drunken rage Henry C Hawley a New York City policeman fatally shot his wife his mother his son and daughter and then killed himself. Also weekly stock exchange totals and US business failures reported. Dover candy poisoning deaths and New York Democratic state committee set Syracuse convention date. Baseball standings listed by National League week ending 14th.
The Democrats of Illinois Twelfth district nominate J. M. Thompson for congress. A Burlington Road train hold up near St. Joseph Missouri yields 5000 dollars to the express car. In Chicago Charles Baier and Minnie Baier die in a fire started by robbers. Wheatland California suffers total loss to fire hitting the business district. Rear Admiral Wickland dies at Vallejo California. A young man is hanged at Snow Hill for patricide. The Philadelphia with Admiral Miller aboard reaches Honolulu as flag is raised over Hawaii.
A series of disasters reports: fire destroyed the Criterion hotel in Cormanstown Australia with 40 local victims cremated. in Yokohama Miss Bella J Allen and Miss Maude Simon, American missionaries from Chicago, died. Kazan faced major fire. near Bonvillers France seven killed and 41 injured in a train derailment. the American bark C C Punk wrecked off Flinders Island Tasmania with 11 drowned.
Charles H. Meyer the German consul in Philadelphia died of apoplexy at 72. Prof. John C. Fillmore, Indian music authority, died in New London Conn. Many wartime and weather items follow including Manila surrender reports and Roosevelts plans.
A roundup of brief notices reports John H. Lane a Minnewaska storekeeper dying aboard his Savannah boat. July railroad earnings total 24 423 453 up 650 278 from 1897. Puerto Rico may gain a new US cable link. Pettit missing NY real estate dealer among La Bourgogne victims. American hotel planned in Havana after evacuation. Klondike gold output estimated at 5 million. Minnesota to restore 367000 acres to public domain with homestead entries on October 5. Worth widow dies in Paris. Roosevelt sends five dollars to five wounded Rough Riders. Schley Samp son dispute on harbor mines cited. Jennie Allison electrocuted in Shamokin. Hobson named Greensboro postmaster. Political balance noted in appointment supported by Republicans.
In Puerto Rico, General Wilson and General Schwan hold positions at Coamo and Mayaguez as peace halts advances. Commodore Dewell gathers ships at Key West with the San Francisco patched after battle damage. Shafter’s troops prepare to depart Santiago, while a Wilson column reports a frontline engagement near Coamo with heavy bombardment and a temporary halt. Death for Delilah Cromwell noted in Lincoln.
Drowning incident reported at Beaver river near Drowned Jenson Iowa. George Moory of Iowa Falls lost his life while fishing in the river. No troops destined for Manila. transports Scandia and Arizona now carry only stores. Henry Pourassa and Joseph Pope named joint secretaries of the international commission at Quebec.
Washington officials resume normal Sunday routine after the Maine blast. Debates center on the Philippines policy as Admiral Dewey and General Merritt prepare their reports. Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Luzon holdings loom in peace talks with possible US sovereignty and military supervision.
Mail advices report the British warship Mohawk has raised the Union Jack over the Santa Cruz and Duff islands and formally taken possession. The Santa Cruz group contains seven large islands while the Duff or Wilson group comprises 11 islands in a remote South Pacific area.
The Luzon sailed Sunday afternoon for Spain carrying 2 056 soldiers 4 priests 16 women 34 children and 137 officers totaling 2 237 aboard. Commissioner Binger Hermann plans a six week trip from Washington to Yellowstone Park and California reservations to study public domain needs. Old Settlers Reunion draws about 12 000 people to Quincy Indiana.
The text of the Spain United States protocol provokes somber editorials in Madrid and London. Papers denounce loss of empire and Spain’s reduced status while predicting a negative peace. protest upsurge follows reports from Havana and Washington about evacuation plans and new peace talks. The signal corps reports no deaths from disease among its troops. Democratic leaders set Syracuse for the state convention on September 28.
The steam schooner Noyo reached Seattle from St Michael with its flag at half mast for Captain H Edgett who died at sea of a light's disease. He was buried at Unalaska. The vessel carried about 30 passengers including 20 from Dawson with little gold among them.
Houston reports no travel disruption as uneasiness over an alleged yellow fever case in Franklin Louisiana subsides. Freight and passenger traffic will continue normally.
An early dawn car conversation from Mount Pleasant centers on marriage, training wives, and listening habits. A small man jokes about his wife listening to Mr Gladstone, prompting a humorous exchange about perception and control.
While visiting Boston, Dr James K Hosmer met Edward Everett Hale at the new public library. Hale asked about Noahs bees and quipped about ark hives, a light moment recounted in Ladies Home Journal.
Mrs. W. E. Paxton of Youngtown North Dakota testifies after a difficult postnatal period. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after leucorrhea bearing down pain and heavy menstruation. She urges expectant mothers to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice and notes her Lynn Massachusetts address.
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