Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-30
THE MENACE OF WAR

THE MENACE OF WAR
A Review of Twelve Months Ar
ranged Chronologica1ly- Many Fa-
tai Railway Collisions and Ship
wrecks - Destructive Storms and
Fires Obituaries of Noted People
and Medley of Miscellaneous, Po-
1itical, Sporting and Personal
Events.
With the exception of the short, sharp
conflict between Turkey and Greece the
year 1897 has been one of peace and
quiet throughout the civilized world. A
general war over the vexed eastern ques-
tion was averted by the speedy collapse
of Greece In Cuba the insurreetionists
have persisted. giving rise to many
alarms of war between the United States
and Spain.
The plan of annexation of Hawaii
has reached an advanced stage without
a clash with other interested powers.
Commercial prosperity among English
speaking peoples has been in the main
encouraging Wheat in America reached
the highest price known in over 30 years.
Strikes, riots and political assassina-
tions mar the annals of the year, but
they are comparatively free from great
national calamities:
JANUARY.
l. Obituary. Rear Admiral Joseph s. Skerrett,
u. s. N, retired, in Washington; aged g.
2. Storm: The hcaviestrai of recent years in
Missouri Arkansas and Indian Territory;
snow in Kansas.
8. Fire: In the business portion Of Nashville;
loss, $780, .000
&. Obituary. Gen Francis A. Walker, veter-
an of the Federal army and well known
economist, in Boston; aged So. George W.
Flagg, one Of the oldest members of the
National Academy of Design, at Nantucket
island; aged 81.
6. Disaster; nuns perished at the burning of
a Ursuline convent at Roberval Que.
Obituary: Albert S. Willis, o. s. minister to
Hawaii, at Honolulu; aged 53.
T. BusineA troubles: j. H. Johnston & Co.,
jewellers, assigned in New York; liabilities
over 100000
10. Fires: A $15O,00O fire at Danville, Va. A
100000 fire at Minneapolis.
Obituary: Daniel Franklin Davis, a war vet
eran and ex-governor of Maine. at Bangor;
aged 81.
i3. Business troubles Keller Ettinger & Fink,
wholesale jewelers. failed in New York
city; liabilities, $l50,000-
l6. Disaster: 16 children burned to death in
fire at the Orphan home, Dallas.
Obituary: Joel T, Headley, the historian, at
Newburg, N. Y; aged a.
II. Obituary. John Hanson Beadle, well
known journalist and author, in Rockville,
Ind. aged 81. Joseph G. Willard, the noted
boniface, at Washington; aged 80
10. Obituary. Rev. j. W. McHorse, veteran
Of San .Jacinto. at Georgetown, Tex. aged
n.
20. Disaster: o sailors a woman and a child
drowned in the wreck Of the schooner
Nahum Chaplin, off Long Island.
%. Mrs. Elijah Carson. who made 250 trips
across the Atlantic ocean, died at Anamosa,
Ia
Obituary: Sir Isaac Pitman, inventor of
stenography, in London; aged "a. Gen.
John D. Stevenson, veteran of the Mexican
and civil wars, in st. Louis; aged 70.
%. Fire. Business block destroyed at San
duslxy, o.; loss, $250,000.
Obituary: Gen. Henry G.. Thomas, Federal
commander, at Guthrie, o. 7.
"a. Fires: In Chicago; loss, s3OO,000 Red Lake
Falls Mimi, nearly destroyed
Obituary: Mrs. Hungerford, famous as
novelist under the nom de plume ssThe
Duchess, y in Dublin.
25 Fires: business houses burned in Syra-
cuse; loss, $136000. Carshops burned at
Plattsmouth, Neb.; loss. $125,000
Miscellaneous: Extreme cold all over the
country mercury dropped 50 degrees. The
National bank of Potsdam, N. Y, closed its
DOORS
Obituary: Mrs. Mary Nj Windsor White, "the
escaped nun. at Annapolis; aged 3d. John
G. Reid, noted New York journalist, in
that city.
e6 Fires: In Chicago, grain elevator; loss,
$35OO0O. 20 buildings burned at Pacific
Junction, La. In Philadelphia a block Of
stores; loss, $l,250,000.
g9 Obituary Gen. John Eugene Smith, war
veteran, in Chicago; aged 81.
3d. Disaster: deaths in fire in Hoboken,
Nj.
Obituary: Gen. Andrew jackson Smith, o.
s. N, retired, in st. Louis; aged 81.
Rl. Obituary: Samuel W. Stone, author of
''Wait For the Wagon, " at Topeka; aged
a.
FEBRUARY.
l. Obituary: Martin, inventor of the martini
rifle, at Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
g. Fires: The state capitol of Pennsylvania,
totally destroyed; loss, s6O0,000 The Scott
Auerbach building at Salt Lake City burn
ed; loss $300,00O
Obituary; Col. George Meade, son of Gen
Meade. commander at Gettysburg, in Phil
adelphia; aged So. Infanta Marie Louise
Fernando duchess de Montpenser, at Mad
rid; aged 65.
g. Fire: At Amsterdam, N. 7 the Arnolo
block; loss. $4,000.
g. Accident: II worixmen killed by the col
lapse of scaffoding at Cornwall, Eng
land.
D Customary died m the stage while singing
the role VI Tristano in the opera of Mar
tha' at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York.
IL Miscellaneous: Rev. Hosea Vie, noted
Baptist minister, descendant Of Pocahon
tas, died at Macedon!a a, Ills. aged So. Capt.
Philo Norton McGiifin. hero of the naval
battle of the Yalu river. died in New York
city by his own hand.
H. Obituary Gen. Darius Nash Couch, a
noted Federal soldier at Norwalk, Conn. !;
aged rs
Is. Obituary: John Randolph Tucker, noted
virginian. at Lexington; aged ~. Gen.
Joseph O. Shelby, noted Confederate
leader of the west. al Adrian, Mo.
a. Obituary William P ST John, the New
York banker, champion OF free silver, IN
New York city.
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