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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
3
A fragmentary report describes alleged correspondence involving Lovat and a beheaded supporter of a young prince. The Queen orders mustaches for officers, directing adherence to regulations as regiments push to shave upper lips. Times and tone suggest a historical lampoon about royal fashion and discipline.
A dubious joke about who married for money circulates between a speaker and listener. A Sunday school tale prompts a girl to answer that Noah lived on dry land after the flood. A line from Old Quiverful shows a father resisting abrupt warnings as he speaks to Gostow about his daughter.
Dec 24 New York report discusses Rear-Admiral Schley and Rear-Admiral Sampson in ongoing chatter over future sea duty or New York yard command. Speculation ties Schley’s fate to Sampson’s wishes, with Dewey untouched and Bunce nearing official retirement while remaining yard command until successor is named.
Admiral Sampson arrives aboard the New York from Havana with Mrs Sampson. He tells reporters he has returned to attend his daughter's January 4 wedding in Glen Ridge New Jersey. He declines to discuss the Cuban evacuation or his role, saying any statements will be official. The admiral and family were ferried from the ship by a government tug and will spend Christmas at home.
Washington December 24 The retirement of Rear Admiral Bunce next Sunday will bring rapid promotions. Commodore Albert Kautz becomes rear admiral Captain Frederick R Rodgers becomes commodore Commander Edwin White becomes captain Commander C C Cornwell becomes captain Lieutenant Commander M A Hall becomes lieutenant commander Lieutenant T C Fenton becomes lieutenant Ensign L A Kaiser becomes lieutenant junior grade Admiral Bunce will be retired but retained in command of the New York navy yard according to orders from the secretary Admiral Schley receives a ree.
Havana officials report a joint meeting of Spanish and United States military commissioners agreed to exchange flags at noon on January 1. American vessels will salute with 21 guns, then Spanish flags fall and Stars and Stripes rise over El Morro. Spanish troops become foreign troops with immunities under international law. Generals Wade Butler and Claus attended, with fort details at El Veradero noted.
San Francisco reports that Ecuador and Chile will form a commercial and navigation treaty to boost reciprocal trade. Plenipotentiaries Senor Carlos Freire Zidumbide of Ecuador and Senor Baltian Mathieu of Chile sign articles aimed at benefiting trade, with a Manufacturers and Producers Association letter urging Washington to note San Francisco's port advantages for Central and South America.
New York Navy yard engineers worked yesterday to repair riveted plates on the battleship Massachusetts in dry dock. Workers under supervision of riveters and shipyard officials estimate about 40,000 dollars will cover repairs and protective work for day and night through next week. The board of inquiry is present on site.
The Bennington will take possession in the name of the United States at Wake Island, locating it at 19°N 166°E and evaluating its potential as a Pacific cable station between the Philippines and Hawaii. The ship will sail from Honolulu to survey Wake, then Guam, and Pearl Harbor efforts will extend harbor channels to connect inner harbors to the open sea.
In Charleston yesterday Judge Brawley discharged the French steamship Olinde Rodriguez, prize of war taken by the New Orleans cruiser on July 17. The Transatlantic line owned the vessel, and a lengthy legal fight ended with a ruling that the San Juan blockade was not effective by July 5 as nations understand it.
San Francisco reports flaming posters urging tar and feathers for the 12 jurors who acquitted Walter Rosser the Tennessee soldier who killed Henry Hildebrand. Chief Lees plans to seek an indictment for Rosser’s alleged attempted murder of Willie Lynch, with possible extradition if the indictment is returned.
Washington reports indicate the War Department is pushing to deploy enough American troops to Cuba to meet any call. Atlantic port transports are being prepared for southbound sailing as Spanish garrisons evacuate rapidly. Detailing stress on concentration timing, authorities plan for a decisive push after the ce—t date.
Very low rates invite semi monthly trips to the south west. The greatest opportunity to visit Texas, the empire state of the Union, with unmatched resources and products. Texas reports claim this region offers mild climate and fertile soil advantages. For pamphlets and excursion dates, contact H. F. Bowsher, District P. A., Cincinnati, O.
The quarrel is over impressions of beauty and fascination. The dialogue hints Rafael Callow-She is married to a notable man, while a maid is, by remark, considered quite pretty. The exchange underscores social vanity and the gap between public image and private life.
California tourists are offered weekly sleeper excursions conducted by a Burlington Route agent. Departures are from St. Louis on Wednesdays and from Kansas City and St. Joseph on Thursdays, routing via Denver Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and San Francisco with 98 percent sunshine yearly. Inquiries to L. W. Wakeley, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis.
A St. Louis Republic critique notes the public being led by novelty in the Cyrano de Bergerac matter. The ad copy touts St Jacobs Oil as a sure cure for sciatica, claiming it penetrates and relieves pain.
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