Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-31


coma IN. H. } car works; loss, 100000
&. Miscellaneous: children at q Catholic
home near Terrytovn. N. T., were fatally
poisoned by eating plant mistaken for flag
root. The Dominion line steamer Texas,
from Montreal for Bristol, wrecked of New
foundland; loss, 100000 A windstorm
wrecked several houses ard stores in Ia
coma; O persons buried under the debris
Obituary: Ex-Governor Charles Calls Var
Zandt, at Berkshire. Mass. g. W. Wilson.
capitalist and inventor OF the sewing ma
chine, ut San Jose. Cal
s. The fifty-fifth annual convention Of the
American Medical association opened IN
San Francisco.
.. Miscellaneous: Striking miners az Wesley.
Ills, used dynamite in IN attack on n min
ing plant; 3 deaths and many injured.
Riotous miners applied the torch to prop
erty on the Monongahela, Pa. Lord Rose
bcry's colt Ladas won the English Derby.
The nineteenth annual convention of the
Association Of the American Nursery met
at Niagara, MY. The fifty fifth annual CON
vcntion of the American Medical assoc;a-
ton opened in San Francisco. The thirty.
fourth annual session Of the Brewers as
ISOLATION of the United States began al
Syracuse. Fiftieth anniversary OF the Y.
III c. A. celebrated by jubilee In London.
z. Disaster: Is Coxeyitcs from Denver drown
ed while attempting to cross Platte river
in frail boats
Obituary: Professor William Dwight Whit
ney eminent philologist of Yale college, in
New Haven, aged G.. Ex-Gov. Rodmap
NJ. Price % New Jersey, n pioneer of
California, ut Hazclwood, y. j.. aged -.
Miscellaneous: The sixth annual congress Of
the Scotch-Iri Society Of America began
at Dcs Moincs. The sixth annual conven-
ton of the Boot and Shoe Workers Inter
national union met in Boston. The tricnnial
general council OF the Reformed Episcopal
church opened at Chicago. Muley Hassan.
sultan of Marocco. died suddenly at the age
Of Is; rcmors of foul play.
0. Fire: Dubuque ia lumber mills and build
ings burned; loss, $4,000
Obituary: Cyrus ". Field, son of the cable
protector IN New York city; aged 81.
10. Disasters: deaths in n rowboat accident
at Brewstcrs. y. Y. . deaths by the cap
sizing Of q boat at VerInillion, o.
obiouary: Professor David Burnet Scott Of
theCollogc OF the City of New York in New
York city: aged a.
Miscellaneous: Fatal collision between strik-
ors and deputies at Lamont. Pa. Miss Lois
Triton, the last slave sold ON New Haven
green. died in New Haven; aged Sc.
Fire: Kansas City. two agricultural ware
houses: loss, S)00,000.
IL. Obituary: Commodore John Rodgers L
:. N, retired, at Oakland. Pa. /; aged IL.
IL. Fire: 200 buildings destroyed at Panama
loss, sSo1o,0c0.
Obituary: Duncan McIntyre, well known
Nlttiiitt4siil MIN. IN Montreal. ksN.
I. {. Robinson, professor i'll the University
Of Chicago and formerly president Of
Browne university. in Boston; aged -.
IL Fire: 3 llildings burned in the paper
district" of New York; loss, $4,000.
Obituary: John Duke Coleridgc, lord chief
justice of England, in London: aged 80.
Sporting: Miss Helen Eelwig won the ladies'
tennis championship Of America at Phila.
delphin.
lG. Fire: The abattoir Of the Central stock
yards of Jersey City; loss. 81, 5OJ.coO.
II. Obituary: Judge William Walter Phelps
business man and DIPLOMAT. at Engiewood
y. j.. aged 81. king Pharaoh, " chief OF
the Montauk Indians, at Franlllinville
Suffolk county. y. Y. aged s.. Commodor,
John n. Easley, L. 5. a., retired, in Wash
ington; aged -. Alfred Kappes, y. A.
strong painter Of figures, in Nonkers: agct
a.
Sporting: Cornell crew defeated the Cniver
sity of Pennsylvania on the upper Della
ware by Il 4 seconds.
IS Obituary; William Hart, n. A, wei
known painter. at Mount Vernon, n. Y.
aged ~
90 Disaster: 30 men walled in By flames an,
smoke in a burning mine near Birmingham
Ala; deaths
The twerty-cighth annual convention of civil
engineers opened at Niagara Falls.
p. Otitrar--: Professor Herbert Trttle of Cor
nell university, ut Ithaca; aged a.. Geor-
A. Stewart, prominent yacht designer, i,
Boston.
Sporting: Ramapo won the Suburban Handi
cap, Brooklyn.
%. Obituary: Archbishop Tache, pionec
missionary of Manitoba, at Winnipeg: age,
Il.
%. Disaster: An explosion Of fire damp in tn
Albion colliery, Wales, caused the death O
PSI persons.
Obituary: Nine Marietta Alboni, farou
contralto in Paris: aged 20. Alfred Pos
Burbank, reader and actor, in New Yor
city: aged IS.
Sporting: Rcy 81 Santa Anita won the Amer
lean Derby at Chicago.
"a. Disasters: The city hall and other build
irgs wrecked by windstorm at Brazil
Ind. Fishing tug sank Of Atlantic High
lands, N j.. nearly 80 drowned.
IS. Personal: Emma Juch, the prima donna
married in New York city to District A,
torncy Wellman.
g. Disaster Minnesota and South Dalsot
swept by windstorm; 10 deaths, T:lany in
jured.
Is Obituary: Rear Admiral William Greenvill
Temple, L. $. N, n veteran of the Mex
and civil wars. in Washington: aged q
| %. Sporting: Yale defeated Harvard in the Gr
n1al boat race, New London.
| 80 Obituary: William G.. Green, n well know
banker and railroad man and lifelon
friend of Lincoln, ut Tullula, Ills
JULY.
2. Fire: The mill OF the Vermont Marble con
pany at Proctor. VT; loss. si00.Gp.
! 3. Beginning Of the National Music Teacher
1 association at Saratoga.
4. Fires: Julsori, Mass. - buildings dcstro.
ed: loss. $500.Ot0. Conestoga Center, PA
tobacco warehouse: loss. slGS.0co. "a bull,
ings burned at Edwards, n. Y. loss, ser
/ GO
| Obituary: Ex-Gov. Edwin b. winsns
| Michigan in Hamburg.
Personal: Lord Randolph Churchill and Lad
Churchill arrived at New York fro
| Queenstown
| 8. Fire: Tire large buildings surroundir
the court of honor at the Worlds fair d
| stroyed.
Obituary: Sir Austin Henry Layard, the C
plorcr. in London; aged a..
| G. Disaster: Rioting and incendiarism on Il
outskirts of Chicago.
Obituary: Gen. Daniel Macaulay. a Uni,
veteran. at Gamoapa, Nicaragua
| s. Collision between mob and United Stat
troops at Hammond. Ind.
TO- Collision between rioters and regulars
Laid, Ills. g rioters killed.
IL. Disaster: Fatal earthquake shocks at Co
ssantinorle: I'D people killed.
Obituary: Gen. j. b. Fry, L. 5. a, retire
1 ut Newport, X. l. aged c..