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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1898
Page
2
America possesses 229,722 miles of railway while the rest of the world totals 204,031 miles. The figure underscores the New World’s prominent transport reach and enterprise potential.
Five is cited as sacred in Chinese culture with references to five planets five cardinal points five virtues five tastes five musical tones five ranks of nobility and five colors. The passage enumerates these fivefold elements as central to traditional beliefs.
The text notes Russia, Japan, Germany, England and France placed on China’s eastern coast forming a hopeful, new family. It contrasts these ties with Europe’s concert of possibilities, signaling diplomacy and unity beyond old alignments.
A team of horses in Dawson N W T brings in $150 daily but consumes $100 in hay and the teamster’s board costs $25 extra. The note suggests profit is relative given expenses.
A party of American explorers who traveled to Venezuela returned with the report that they struck some gold but found very little. The tale echoes similar journeys by Isthmis dike pilgrims who typically come back with modest finds.
The pith of cornstalks turned into cellulose is widely used as an interior lining for warm vessels. Nearly every corn product shows notable virtue as an interior coating or insulation.
A Yale professor argues poetry loses its mission when its language mirrors diplomacy and conceals meaning. The remark suggests poetry may reveal truth only after thorough examination shows no hidden thought.
The four sculpted heads chosen for the grand stairway in Albany are Capt. Molly Pitcher Harriet Beecher Stowe Clara Barton and Susan B Anthony.
The German foreign affairs minister predicts the Chinese empire will endure about three millennia. Experts and historians may doubt such distant claims and prefer not to settle territorial questions that far ahead.
A Fort Scott woman is refused divorce by a strict judge amid remarks on repeated marriages. Separately in England, Lord William Nev ill, a descendant of Warwick, is jailed five years for fraudulently obtaining endorsements for notes. The story critiques how law handles divorce and celebrity nobles.
Adjutant General's report shows 114 365 militia nationwide plus a regular army, totaling 10 301 339 available men. Alaska talks warn of lawlessness in a gold region still lacking order. government vows swift action to restore justice.
Archaeologist Professor Walters claims a prehistoric clash occurred along the Arkansas River in Indian Territory between mound builders and Mayas. He estimates 75,000 warriors slain and buried in a Choctaw country site covering 30 acres with 75,000 skeletons in two sand strata.
The president of Mexico once met a famous bandit in prison and freed him, making him chief of police in his own district. He warned the bandit to be strictly accountable for robberies, but none occurred. The president later appointed more bandits under similar terms, all successful.
A year summary notes Senate debate over Henry W Corbett seat from Oregon amid Spooner speech and pension bills. House discusses army and river and harbor items while sundry civil appropriation advances, with pages disposed and debates on territorial limits.
Senor Du Bose concedes Spanish authorities planted submarine mines in the channels but not in the harbor. Cabinet notes urge calm over the Spanish situation and deem it not critical. McKinley appoints Col Henry C Corbin as adjutant general to succeed Breck. A report to the President states 10,073,376 able bodied men are available for military duty with 112,088 already in the militia.
On March 24 the battleships Ken tucky and Kearsarge will be launched at Newport News marking the first double launching of first class battleships. In the U S 253 business failures in the week ending March 25 down from prior weeks. The clearing houses report 1 201 784 156 in exchanges for the week. The Minneapolis was launched in Philadelphia and Vizcaya sailed from New York for Havana. A 9000 worker cloth mill strike continues at New Ledford Massachusetts while Warwick Cycle of Springfield Massachusetts files for insolvency with 300 000 debt. John P Maynard noted as discovery of caldion used in surgery dies in Dedham at 72. William M Bingerly editor dies at 66 in Philadelphia. Steamer Manitoba with 537 reindeer for Alaska arrives in New York.
The report lists multiple incidents and deaths including ex Judge Elliott Anthony at 71 in Evanston Illinois and a fire at the American Tobacco plant in Louisville causing over 350000 in losses. Also notes Pine Ridge warpath, a hanging in Gransboro Alabama, a Charleston fire killing a mother and six children, and other calamities plus political changes and openings in baseball.
The court of inquiry examining the Maine disaster moves its base from Havana to Key West Florida and will question witnesses connected to the explosion who are present there.
News notes report two government cutters capsized in a gale off Wells England with 11 drowned. Other items cite a naval inquiry into the Maine wreck at Havana and divers suggesting an outside explosion, plus disasters from Montserrat quakes and bread riots in Spain.
The senate rejected Henry W. Corbett for Ore gon on governor appointment by 50 to 19. A congress ion investigation of the Lake City postmaster murder was proposed. The dry civil appropriation bill passed with Paris exposition funding cut. Navy spending authority was sought at 20 million dollars.
Queen Victoria hosts sailors in a historic reception. A Knoxville drummer fined five dollars for waving a handkerchief at a girl. Dr Sanurelli shows strong progress against yellow fever in Brazil with a new serum. McKinley may visit Tacoma for the rose carnival in June. Edward Marsden, Lane Theological Seminary student, is the first native Alaskan to gain broad education. Reverend John Paton reports inducing 1120 cannibals to abandon their preferred food in 1897. General Joseph Wheeler offers services in case of trouble abroad. New Brunswick Presbytery marks 250th Westminster confession anniversary. New York hotel and saloon men form a cooperative brewery with capped capital at 500000. Rev James Needham nears 97 while still in ministry, over 75 years serving five generations. Plans for a Washington memorial to fallen service members seek 1000000 in public subscriptions. Public land receipts for ten years end June 30 show cash sales 40987732 and filings 10123538. disposal costs 6910136. Presciliana Corpio, daughter of Mexico’s ex-postmaster general, is freed from Kansas prison. he marries the prison matron after her pardon.
The twenty eighth annual report of the board of Indian commissioners notes steady progress in industrial pursuits and education among Indians. It commends civil service reform and Indian service reforms, urges ratification to fix rights of Chickasaw freedmen, and highlights enrollment growth to 92,964 across 288 schools in 1897 with strong gains in Indianapolis attendance.
Greek police arrested Karditza a 35 year old former noncommissioned officer and city hall employee who admits being one of the king's would be attackers. He refused to name his accomplice and claimed the gun misfired. The plot reportedly grew from a secret club meeting over control of revenues and a war loan.
The commission reports about one third of the tribesmen outside Indian Territory and New York hold their own lands and may build homes. It endorses allotment as beneficial, notes growth in productive industries, and urges funding for irrigation to make arid lands cultivable.
Havana dispatch details a Feb 18 19 battle in Santa Inez Ninijoa hills where 181 insurgents were killed or wounded. Spanish force 2400 infantry 400 cavalry under Gen Jiminez Castellanos. insurgents 3000. Insurgents 87 dead. Col Alvaro Rodriguez and Commander Angel Rocco among the slain. Spaniards lost one officer and seven soldiers killed with 3 officers and 73 soldiers wounded. Spaniards captured weapons ammunition and 34 horses.
Kansas City news reports Berry-Boice Cat tle company of Montana and North Da kota buys all J. L. B and J. D cattle grants from Beatty Brothers in Morton and Evans counties Kan and Beaver county O T. The deal covers 12 000 head of cattle 18 000 acres of patented land and ranch assets along 35 miles of the Dry Cimarron to the Colorado line for about 350 000.
In Denver on March 1 a 15 year old, John Purcell, was killed by a blow from a baseball bat wielded by 13 year old Michael Nilan. The incident occurred during a confrontation between the youths.
Bernabe Polo y Bernabe the Spanish minister to the United States departed Gibraltar on March 1 bound for New York.
A photograph shows Karditza as resemble one of his attackers. His majesty has received a congratulatory message from President McKinley regarding the incident.
The federal court in Kansas City ruled the national meat inspection system unconstitutional and void, quashing an indictment against Jacob Cold Packing foreman Harry Boyer for bribery. The decision questions Congress’s power to create meat inspectors and could overhaul the agriculture bureau and affect U S meat exports. In San Francisco, Gen William Booth of the Salvation Army drew a large crowd on his second visit, conducting consecration and a public talk on "Salvation."
Three hundred miners at Monitor and Bay county mines walked out on Monday demanding an eight hour day pay for mine run and elimination of the one inch screen. Operators refused the demands with miners earning up to three dollars daily under the current rate of 24 to 31 4 cents per ton for coal run over the screen. Bay county scale runs 17 14 cents per ton higher than Saginaw.
Mrs Celia Wallace a wealthy Chicago widow bought for 21500 the second largest diamond in the United States. The gem belonged to a former governor of Wisconsin. Wallace previously offered to adopt Evangelina Cisneros during her Chicago visit.
In a fierce Chicago snow storm a lone tourist woman and a stylish Chicagoite collide over a bonnet tangled by an umbrella. The out of town visitor, burdened with a valise, recovers quickly and jokes about public hat removal in the city.
William Thomas, a Black man, pleads guilty to grand larceny after a prosecutor’s offer for a two year penitentiary term. The judge presses for a clear guilty plea as Thomas admits theft and a prior court encounter, creating a tense courtroom moment reported by the Kansas City Star.
Squire John Castor of Newpoint Indiana recounts years of rheumatism tied to his Civil War service and says Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured him after trying doctors. He recommends the remedy for rheumatism and blood-related diseases, noting the pills do not affect the bowels. Also mentions St Jacobs Oil for soreness and frost bite remedies.
Escape harsh winds by taking through-car service from the North to Georgia Florida Gulf coast Texas Mexico and California. Florida Chautauqua now in DeFuniak Springs six weeks of lectures and entertainment in ideal climate with very low round trip rates. Homeseekers excursions on the first and third Tuesdays at about half rates. For details contact C. P. Atmore or J. K. Ridgely.
Florida and South Dixie Flyer offers double daily sleepers between Nashville and Jacksonville via Chattanooga Atlanta Macon and Tifton with a buffet sleeper between Nash ville and Charleston via Nash ville Chattanooga Atlanta and Augusta. For rates to Winter Resorts and land seekers contact Briard Hill or J H Mittler for reservations and pamphlets via Nashville St Louis mail.
Advertises a railway system connecting Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Biennial Ashland and Duluth. Promotes Fast and Elegantly Equipped Trains leaving Chicago daily. Customers urged to consult their nearest ticket agent for complete information. Jas C Pond G P A Milwaukee Wis.
Free postage on receipt of ten cents in silver or stamps for a combined metal paper cutter and bookmark. Opens March 1 in Eureka Springs Arkansas with excursion rates and Frisco Line sleepers from St. Louis. Address Geo H Pesfiord in Chicago or Geo T Nicholson in St Louis for Crescent Eureka Springs prospectus.
A new illustrated paper titled Land and a Living promotes cheap land at three to five dollars per acre with easy terms. It advertises good schools and churches, avoiding cold weather and blizzards, and offers a three month subscription for ten cents in stamps. W C Rinkarson, G P A, Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati.
A Kansas City Star item notes a St Louis resident asked his employer which paper color he reads, humorously asking if he prefers the black or the white section in the newspaper.
February 27 opens the Liliputians new spectacle at MecVicker's Theater with Wednesday and Saturday matinees. The ad quotes quips from Chicago Daily News and Washington Democrat, plus an offer for a Rupture Surecure book and a light verse line from Samuel Johnson.
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