St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-01
THE YEARS MISCELLANY.


A Record of Notable Events at Home
and Abroad.
FEBRUARY.
.. Prof. Loisette teacher Of mental culture,
died in San Francisco
Lady Francesca Wilde, mother Of Oscar
Wilde died in London.
IL. Isaac Murphy, celebrated negro jockey,
died at Lexington, Ky.
MARCH.
L Riotous demonstrations in Spain against
the United States.
u. John S. Hoey, famous shot, died at Long
Branch.
20 George Richmond. portrait artist died.
e. William Q. Judge. president of the Theo
sophical Society of America, died in New
York.
o. Jennie r. Kimball, manager of the Kim
ball Opera Co., died at st. Paul.
APRIL.
/. The Chinese Anglo-German loan Of 918, 000,-
900 closed In London.
TO- Count Won Katie mortally wounded Baron
Won Schroeder in a pistol duel in Berlin.
81. leaders Of the national reform committee,
including the American John Hays Ham
mond, sentenced to death for high treason
at Pretoria.
/. The shah Of Persia assassnated
1 Kate Stokes Stetson, widow Of John Stet-
son, the theatrical manager. died in Bos-
ton.
0. +. X. Hahn, general manager Of the Man
haitian Elevated railway killed at Clifton,
N.
20. Death sentence upon the Transvaal reform
leaders committed.
81 Angelina, daughter Of Chief Seattle Of
Washington and heroine Of the plains
died in Spattla
q Sylvester II. Roper. inventor of a steam
bicycle, died while riding his first machine
at Cambridge, Mass.
l. Austin Corbin, the railway magnate, killed
in a runaway at Newport, r. l.; aged rs.
g. Frank Mayo, the actor, died on board q
train in Nebraska; aged 81.
TO- Tsou-Hsi, mother of the emperor of China,
died
90 Goth anniversary Of the accession of Queen
Victoria observed in England.
% Sir Augustus Harris, theatrical manager,
died at Fokestone, England.
%. Mrs. Mary Alice Almont Livingston Elem
ing acquitted Of the charge of numbering
her mother in New York city.
a. Lorillard Kip, well known society club and
sporting man, died In New York city.
20. John W. Kelly, actor and song writer, died
In New York city.
JULY
!. Daniel De Foe. lineal descendant Of the
great author, died in San Francisco.
T. Dr. George Rmmell famous sporting man,
known AS "Gwnne Price" died in st.
Louis, aged a.
81. British stormed and captured Motoppo
Hills, the Matabele stronghold.
% Jameson, the Transvaal raider, and his
officers found guilty.
AUGUST.
L. George Cromwell an old railway engineer
on the coast, died in San Francisco
l8 DR.. Nansen, arctic explorer, reached Var.
doe, an island off Norway
ID Yacht Isolde run WI by the Meteor in q
race at Southsea; Baron Won Redwitz, own
er of the Isolde, killed.
w. Harry Hill, once a noted sporting charao
ter in New York city, died ut Corona N. Y
SEPTEMBER.
TO- 10 killed in q fight between the Young
Turkey party and softas at Galata.
81 Callias Bey, who married the widow Of p.
IT, Barnum died suddenly In Constant
nope
a. Bessie Belwood, noted music hall singer
of London, died in that city.
OCTOBER.
II. Jane Dugan, aged l05, died in Philadelphia
10. The army correspondents memorial dedi.
Gated at Gapland Md.
Fl. DIR. Henry S, Tanner, once noted as $40
day faster, burned to death at Akron, O..
The U. s. cruiser Raleigh captured the fiji.
clustering steamer Dauntless and her tend.
er, the Il. l.. Mallery on the Florida coast.
20. Money 100 per cent on call on Wall street.
NOVEMBER.
I'D. Frank p. Arhuclxle, "A prominent mine own
er and politician of Colorado, found dead
under suspicious circumstances in New
York city,
Q. Date reported for the death of Maceo, the
Cuban leader.
T. Congress opened.
D. Scar Face Charlie, n Modoc chief Of Candy
massacre notoriety, died on the reserva.
tion in the Indian Territory.
Resolutions favoring Cuban Independence in.
PRODUCED in the U. s. senate.
10 Marie Barberi, the Italian girl convicted
OF numbering her lover, acquitted in New
York on second trial
IL. Nine Josephine Jarocka, grandnieoa Of
Count Pulaski of Revolutionary fame. com
mitted suicide in New York city.
IL. Hermann, tho magician, died ON board O
train near Salamanca, N. Y.
IL. Prime Minister Canovas of Spain declares
that the Cuban war shall be fought out.