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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
2
The foreign trade value this year surpasses the total foreign trade of the United States for any year before 1850. The navy department presented Miss Helen Gould with a souvenir from the Spanish American war, an 800 pound 12 inch projectile from the battleship Iowa.
Time-honored boxes at the New York horse show fetched 1000 dollars in the past. This year the management struggled to sell them for 75 or 50 dollars despite renewed efforts. One more score for the bicycle.
In Ilamburg and Bremen last year corn imports from the country reached 13.8 million dollars, up about fifty percent. The maize missionary work in Germany has produced valuable results and aided agricultural exchange.
In response to Gen. Wheeler appeal more than 100 American colleges offer to take two or more young Cubans for free education. The humanitarian aspect of the Cuban question is highlighted as a key consideration.
A Paris letter notes that when Antwerp typesetters went on strike, the Petit Blue published its issue without any type. The entire paper was composed of photo engravings of the typewritten copy guiding the layout.
The Gold Bible hill mound on Admiral Sampson’s Palmyra farm, said to contain the golden plates of the Mormon Bible, was reportedly sought by Mormons in 1893 for a memorial chapel but the admiral refused to sell.
The Bureau of Statistics reports rising demand for American corn. October exports exceeded last year by 5,000,000 bushels and ten month exports totaled 170,686,505 bushels, up from 156,356,373 bushels in the first ten months of 1897.
On his way to Washington the new Japanese minister Komura declared his country’s friendship for the United States and its thorough sympathy with America’s demand for the Philippines. The statement is welcomed nationwide as a strong sign of allied intent with the United States.
The commissioner of internal revenue holds that city merchants receiving deposits on behalf of country merchant customers but not from the public are not subject to the bankers tax. He also says receiving employees' deposits on interest does not trigger special banking tax liability, and lending money on household goods or other chattels is not banking as defined by the law.
The past year saw the smallest immigration since 1906 with 220 209 arrivals. Officials credit strict enforcement of pauper and criminal admission laws for the decline while noting most immigrants had little or no money, with 75 percent under 30 dollars among those over age 20. The public favors continued strict enforcement of immigration laws.
The new Maine keel is laid and she will be 12 150 tons displacement, 18 knots, four 12 inch and 14 inch rifles, 16 six pounders, four one pounders, one Cul, two field guns, 500 men, and cost 2 885 000 dollars. Finishing expected in two years.
Fifteen years after a leg amputation caused by the South Side Railway, Frank Leslie Gould now sues for 25009 dollars under an 1713 act. The act lets a person, upon turning 21, sue within six years in his own right regardless of when the injury occurred. The 1881 Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the act as valid.
Work on Faneuil Hall in Boston features interior removal of stairways floors and balconies amid praise for careful tagging and storage of timber. Foundations are strengthened and stored materials placed in fireproof vaults, with an aim to endure and prevent future damage for ages.
A roundup of events from Havana to New York covers resignations in Cuba's cabinet, Spain's peace treaty talks, American troops preparing for Cuba, port flights and ship refurbishments, a political win for A V S Cochrane in Puerto Rico, a repurposed cruiser Yale for passenger service, a deadly Texan quarrel, a late Mo postmaster wedding, the Wisconsin battleship launch, a Brooklyn fatality, a steamer boiler explosion near Stockton, and lynching of three black men near Meridian Mississippi.
George E. Roberts notes the world gold coinage 1897 at 437 19 942 dollars, while 1896 reached 195 899 517. Navy Chief Crowninshield urges Congress to 20 000 sailors and 2 500 apprentices, Alaska to gain representation, and 16 255 093 pupils attend schools. Navy outlines fleets from the Spanish-American War and calls for revival of the grade of vice admiral, total ships 196, 15 new warships sought. Salmon reports 1 995 595 animals inspected for slaughter. Stanton shows 23 469 060 spent, up 2 526 804. Postmaster General Smith cites 1898 fiscal year revenue 89 012 618, expenditure 98 033 523, 73 000 post offices, and 4 614 526 090 stamps and postal items issued.
Colburn Fuller and Co of Boston failed for 309000. The report notes broader turmoil with bank failures, storms, and multiple deaths across New York and New England. A winter blizzard and shipwrecks caused extensive damage and loss of life amid banking crises.
A 107 year old Susan Sanders dies in her birth house by the Chucky river in Tennessee. A Burlington railroad wreck near Burlington Ta claims Catherine Davis and Amanda Tarmes with 22 injured. Gen Andrew T McReynolds dies in Muskegon Michigan at 91. William Cato hanged in Moldyville Kentucky for 1897 murder. Earthquake shocks felt in western NC and SW Virginia. Lake Shore rail line handcar crash near Burdick Indiana kills William Kemper and William Sabinski and two daughters. Riot in Anniston Alabama between Third Alabama negro regiment and white soldiers leaves one dead and several wounded. John B Shaw hanged in Cleburne Texas for murder. Bubonic plague reported in Chinatown San Francisco suburb. A pair driving near Kappa West Virginia killed by a train. Fire destroys the Cuyahoga Falls Ohio business district.
Foreign intelligence notes Thanksgiving marked in Santiago de Cuba and Manila with Americans and British observing the day. The British steamship Fitzjames sank off Beachy Head near Swansea, claiming ten drowned. Chili plans to ban paper money issuance. German emperor and empress return from Holy Land. U S marines land at Tien-Tsin to guard the Peking legation.
Spain agrees in Paris to surrender Cuba and to cede Puerto Rico Guam and the Philippines to the United States. Other items note bank failure in Hornersville New York casualties from a ferryboat capsizing in Russia and a deadly fence dispute in Missouri.
The will of Edward Austin of Boston leaves 1 100 000 for public uses. An edict orders a Siberian jury trial after January 1. American Fireproof Wood Co. incorporated in Trenton with 1 000 000 capital. Leon Favier, veteran of Napoleon, marks his 96th birthday in Philadelphia. Prussia enforces immigration restrictions on non naturalized foreigners. New York Court of Appeals rules anti scalping law unconstitutional. Admiral Dewey declines 4 000 for Philippines article. Nora Bitner of Allegheny beaten by three girls under 11. Irwin McDowell Garfield wins first Boston case. age 27. Filipinos seek damages in US for property losses. Secretary Long raises apprentice age to 15 for naval service. Britain pledges relief for West Indies hurricane. Paris council accepts Sara Bernhardt lease offer for Theater Des Nations. Honolulu gears to test US immigration laws with 1 000 Corean laborers. Youngest navy chaplain Frederick C Brown 25 aboard the Iowa en route to Manila. He became a pastor in Middleboro MA last April.
The battle ship Wisconsin was launched at 9 21 Saturday with thousands watching. Prominent visitors from Wisconsin and California attended as Miss Elizabeth Stephenson christened the ship and Miss Lucile Gage touched the starting button. Commodore Watson accepted the colors from Mare Island on behalf of the Navy.
Charles W Couldock, renowned actor born 1815 in London, died in New York after a short illness from dropsy at his home. He first appeared on stage at 21 as Othello at Sadler Wells and later pursued acting as a profession. He is survived by his son, a traveling salesman.
Grant Gillett, the Kansas cattle king who recently disappeared after a failed venture, bought nearly 50 000 head of Texas cattle this year for about 2 800 000 dollars and registered at the Worth hotel on November 2. Abilene reports liabilities near 1 500 000 with assets likely under 750 000, as mortgages cover 30 093 cattle totaling 549 760 dollars and accommodation notes near 600 000. Local creditors trace mortgaged cattle. the affair is tangled and likely to trigger litigation. his whereabouts remain unknown.
A crowd cheers as the ship Wisconsin is christened with wine by Miss Gage. Mayor Phelan reads an ode to Wisconsin written by Clara Ira Price. The vessel slides into the bay at 9:21 with cannons and whistles booming. Delegates from Wisconsin attend a Union Iron Works banquet with Gov Budd and Senator Mitchell among speakers. Reports cover the ship’s dimensions and armament. Additional items note The Times praising US army foresight and Cuban governor Blanco resigning, plus U.S. Navy movements and a Quincy bakery fire with $60,000 loss.
The article traces actor Couldock progress from Farnham to London theaters and Scotland with Edinburgh and Glasgow troupes. He played Iago and Othello, Shylock and Hotspur, and led at Royal Theatre for four years. He arrived in New York of 1849 with Cushman company, then headed Walnut Street Philadelphia, and became famed for Dunstan Kirke in Hazel Kirke, a role he played over 1000 times.
The four powers Great Britain France Russia and Italy announce Prince George as high commissioner in Crete in a public ceremony at Athens in the royal presence. Crowds cheer the appointment easing public anxiety over delays. A separate note records the Odd Fellows Home deal in Greensburg Indiana to locate on 160 acres with $40,000 in building contracts. A New York report states a receiver is appointed for the Chelsea Paper Manufacturing Company Norwich Connecticut with $200,000 capital against $275,000 liabilities and nominal assets.
Died in Pasadena California on November 26 James Power a prominent central Illinois resident who moved to California seeking health improvements. He held significant banking interests in Springfield and owned thousands of acres of farmland across Illinois. Also noted a Chilean budget stance rejecting further paper money issuance in Valparaiso.
The report lists multiple firms and their cattle head counts with sale totals. Lespie Commission Company sold 7,000 head for 210000 dollars, Trowers & Sons 4,600 head for 160000, Wall & Gates 542 head for 16200, Holmes Live Stock Company 1560 head for 41800, Tevans Snider Buell Company 56222 head for 122900, Bohart Co St Joseph 1500 head for 30000, Seeler & Dake Denver 1264 head for 25000, totaling 30993 head and 849760 dollars.
Mrs. Wynn, a wealthy Brooklyn resident and sole manager of her estate, was slain in a Friday night or Saturday morning robbery. Throat cut, money possibly stolen. she lived alone with relatives in St. Louis. Town across river mourns the loss of its richest person.
Prairie fires sweep Oklahoma and the Indian Territory with millions in hay and cotton lost. A farmer reports 1 000 acres of hay 500 cattle and hogs and 20 000 dollars in value. At least 100 residences burned and several lives lost as wind fuels the fires. In Kiowa reservation a 30 by 75 mile area burned with great damage. Long, Profitless Voy were.
A Lake Shore railroad train struck a handcar near Burdick Indiana killing two men William Kemper and William Sabinski and his two daughters. The incident occurred on November 26 and involved four people in total.
An Indianapolis Journal quip frames a boy named Willie asking about a bad reak as a prompt to seek his father. The item reads like a playful regional aside with a humorous dialogue cue.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad boosts its through Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Yampa Palm Beach and other Florida points with steamship connections to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau and West Indies ports. Excursion tickets for tourists and home seekers offered at low rates. Contact C P Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
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