Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-31

Dasastsrs: An story building collapsed h
New York city. british stsamsr cAttsr-
thorn. from Sydney for Hnuekong. went
ON the rocks near Sydney and sank in -
minutes: "a lives lost.
L. Fire: The James Kilman 4 Co. stamping
worlr - Newark. n. J.. destroyed By IRE:
loss, $500 o00. Fire destroyed property val
ued at s250. 90 at Lociport, his.
Obituary: Frank II. Pixley. veteran jour.
nelist. at San Francisco.
y. Fire: 2 factories, IA dwellings and other
properties burned in Philadelphia; loss,
SaW,Ooo.
Obituary: Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte wyse,
French explorer and engineer, in Paris.
| Il Obituary: DR.. William Dean. noted Baptist
missionary among the orientals, at San
Diego. CAL: aged IS.
Conventions: The first NATIONAL convention
Of commercial lawyers opened in Detroit.
The seventeenth conference O; the Auerf-
can Library association began in Denver.
|. The National Association Of Newsdealers
met in Brooklyn.
| II. Obituary: Baron Christian Bernard Won
Tsuchnitz, the European publisher. at
| Leipsic; aged 70. Thomas Hovenden, IA
| nous artist, at Norristown. Pa.
| American Pharmaceutical association opened
at Denver.
| Is. Obituary: p. F. Rothefmel, painter Of the
BATTLE Of Gettysburg" and other celebrat-
ed pictures, at Linfield. Pa Gen. John D.
1
| at Abingdon; aged Is.
| 16. Obituary: Gen. Samuel Bell Maxey, q Con-
federate veteran and ex-U. g. senator from
| Texas, at Eureka Springs, Ark. aged 20.
The thirtieth annual reunion of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers opened at
Pittsburg.
| IL Obituary: Ex-Justice William Strong of
the U. s. supreme court, at Lake Mime
wasSa, n. ": aged 81. Leonard ". volk
the sculptor, at Osceola, Wis. aged 66.
Disaster: people drowned at Ocean City.
Md, from an Overcrowded skin.
%. Disaster: Boiler explosion and fire destroy
ed the Gumry hotel. Denver: Is deaths.
| q. Fire: The Union steamboat dock and ware
house and other property burned in Mil.
waukee; loss. $4,000.
Obituary: Ex-Caov. Luzon B. Morris Of Con-
necticut. at New Haven; aged 90.
g. Fire: At Rosendale. N. Y, Is buildings
burned; loss. $l25, 900.
/ Obituary: H. O. Houghton, head Of the Bos.
ton publishing house. at North Andover.
Mass. aged 20.
g. Obituary: Patrick Gavan Duffy. formerly
police Justice and known as the "little
judge" at Toms River, N. J.
81 Obituary: Gen. Ely 8. Parker. an Indian
who served on Grants staff, at Fairfield
l Conn.
SEPTEMBER.
/. Obituary: Marshal Mcdonald, o. g. com
missioner OF fish and fisheries, in Washing.
=! ton.
Miscellaneous: Sedan day, twenty-fiftt' ami
Versary Of the French surrender celebrat
ed throughout Germany. Earthquake
! shock in the eastern states.
2. Disaster: A runaway locomotive dashed
into crowded train on the Coney Island
railroad; 20 people injured.
8. Fire: Phoenix Flour mills burned in Evans
willie, Ind. loss, $4,000.
(. Fire: Boston and Albany wharf and freight
sheds in Boston destroyed by fire: loss
4 $5OO,OO0
Obituary: Sven Loven, distinguished Swed
ish naturalist. aged s.. william Henry
| Hurlbert the American journalist, at Ca
denabbia. Italy; aged 6S. Gen. A. V. Kautz
| U. s. A., retired, in Seattle, Wash. aged 81
s. Obituary: Peter Styers, a locomotive engi
neer who had been on the rail 40 years, a,
Bethlehem, Pa. aged %.
2. Obituary: Henry Bentley, "father of the
4 local telegraph near Rhinebeck. N. Y.
aged 81.
Disaster: 35 miners entombed by fire in thu
Osceola mine at Houghton. Mich; q
deaths.
Sporting: The American yacht Defender wor
i the first race against valkyrie III by {
minutes and ~ seconds.
8. Fire; BOwler's brewery burned at Amster
dam. N. Y; loss, 500, 900.
Q. The G.. A. r. met in annual encampmen'
Mt Louisville.
10. Obituary: Harrison Willard. popular sons
writer, in New York city; aged 65.
Sporting: Valkyrie III fouled the American
yacht Defender and won by Il seconds.
II. Obituary: Henry Lindcnmyor, We'll known
paper dealer Of New York, in that city
Il aged 60.
Il Disaster: killed and many injured in {
head end collision on the Great Northern
i near Melby, Mimi.
Il. Obituary: Rev. DR.. Charles H. Hall. prom
inent Episcopal divine, in Brooklyn: aged
20.
Sporting: Lord Dunraven withdrew the Eng
lish yacht valkyrie III, giving the race fol
) the Americas cup to the Defender.
IL Obituary: Prof. Sigismund Lasar, promi
u nent instructor and composer, in Brook
lyn: aged q.
The Mora indemnity Of s1,4l9.OOo paid b,
l. Spain.
II. Fire: The business portion Of Dodge, Neb.
;. destroyed by fire; loss. $I50O00.
ID. Fire: A G50,O0 blaze in tho business por
ton Of Indianapolis. I death and a prop
erty loss Of $375, 600 in q fire at Oshkosh
n Wis.
Obituary: Marian Seton, one Of the oldes
actresses in America, died at Navesinl
Highlands. N. j.. born in England in 1910
Miscellaneous: A storm destroyed severa
lives and $4,000 worth Of property il
Michigan. The Atlanta exhibition formal,
| opened.
, TO- Fire: lumber dry kilns burned at Wash
ington. n. c.. j; loss. $4,000.
: Obituary: Charles lie Clercq, well known
actor, IN New Iork city aged 52. Alex H
Richie, formerly well known as an arts
and engraver. in New Haven; aged %.
Disaster: The Spanish cruiser Sanchez Bar
caiztegui run down and sunk in the har
Dor Of Havana; 3 officers and 50 sailor
II drowned.
70 Fire: At Green Bay, Wis, $1250 lost b,
ii fire.
Il. Obituary: Prof. Abraham Victor Rydberg
Swedish author, at Stockholm.
q. Fire: Lumber yards and mills burned q
Fon du Lac, Wis. loss, $4,000.
g. Fire. Paper mill and dwelling burned a
d Newburg. N. Y; loss, $l25O(O.
/ - Convention: The Catholic Young Mems Ma
tional Union league began its twenty-frs
annual convention in st. Louis
q. Obituary: Hon. E. ". Bull, a prominen
agricuiturist. originator Of the Concor,
grape IN Concord, Mass; aged 80.
q. Obituary: Prof. Louis Pallcns Of Dart
mouth. noted scholar in French and Ger
/, man, at Hanover: aged s..
The French army entered the capital of Mad
| agascar.
g. Fires: At Superior, Mimi, the elevator o
the Daisy Flour mill burned. A &l35 90