Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

q Tt. ACTED Due de Talleyrand Of the old
French family. died in Berlin; aged 81
Fires: Many deaths in the burning OF a
miners lodging house at Butte. Mon
- Obituary: Gen. Wheelock Graves Yea
zey. noted Vermont veteran and jurist.
in Washington; aged So. Rev Robert
S. Harris. founder OF Childrens day,
at Camden. y. J.
q Miscellaneous: Gen Joseph Totman.
once famous as a dwarf. died at Lew
iston. Ne. at the age of 81 IS seal
arctic waters.
Is Obituary: James Payn. the English
novelist. in London; aged IS
q Report of the Maine inquiry board
submitted to congress.
Obituary: Anton Seidl. the well known
musical director. in New York city.
APRIL.
L Arthur orion. the Tichborne claimant,
2 Fire: At Rock Hill. S. c.. L buildings
burned. causing loss of sos. COO
Convention: American Association For
the Advancement of Science met in
Boston.
3 Disasters: About 90 lives lost by the
breaking OF a levee at Shawneetown.
Ills.
5. Fires: At Vicksburg. Miss the Piazza
Opera House and other property burn
ed. loss. Sl2l. 90.
Sh!pwreck: British ship marlborough
lost in midocean: Is sailors drowned
q. Spanish War: Representatives of Great
Britain. France. Germany. Russia and
Italy presented a joint note TO the
president
Obituary: Margaret Mathe-. the actress.
at Chariestown. W. Va: aged %.
9. Obituary: Gen. James Ronald Chal-
mers. a noted leader in Forests Con-
feGerate cavalry corps. at Memphis:
aged s..
IL. Spanish War: The presidents mes
sage asking power to intervene in Gu
ba submitted to congress Gen. Lee
testified before the senate committee
on foreign relations.
Il. Fire: At Charlestown. Mass: dust ex-
plosion started flames in n grain ele-
vator: loss 100000.
Gen. Joaquin Crespo. ex-president of
Venezuela, killed in battle.
70. Obituary: Prof. Jules Marcou. IA
nous geoloSist, at Cambridge. Mass;
aged "a. George Parsons Lathrop. au-
thor. IN New York city.
Spanish War: The Cuban Intervention
resolutions passed congress; ultima
tum sent TO Spain.
20. Spanish War: Senior Bernabe. the
Spanish minister. took his passports
and left Washington for Canada
Fire; SpurGeon's tabernacle in London
destroyed.
q. Spanish War: I. S. Minister Wood
ford given his passports at Madrid.
SIMPSONS squadron blockaded Cuba.
First marine capture of the war. the
Spanish ship Buena Ventura. in the
gulf of Mexico.
Obituary: Gen. r. g. Walthall. noted
ex-Confederate and L. s. senator from
Mississippi. in Washington: aged g.
- Obituary: Richard Smith. prominent
western newspaper man, in Cincinnati.
aged -.
q. Convention: American Society OF Re-
lgious Education met in Baltimore.
"a Spanish War: The president called for
125.CO0 troops.
IS. Spanish War: Declaration by the Unit
ed States that war began April 81
Fire: In Glasgow. St Andrews Catholic
cathedral destroyed; loss. $4,000.
n ST
ANA captured Off Havana by the L. g.
lighthouse tender Mangrove. England
proclaimed neutrality and declared
that the war began April 81
Is. Spanish War: At Matanzas Admiral
SIMPSONS vessels bombarded Spanish
forts. Spanish steamer Guido. from
SDain with sinews Of war for Cuba.
captured by the L. S. monitor Terror.
sailed westward from the Cape Verde
islands.
L Spanish War: Commodore Dewey. with
the Asiatic fleet. defeated the Span
iards in Manila harbor. Philippine is
lands
Fire: At Augusta. Ca: loss, $500 600. by
the burning of an elevator and ware
5. Spanish War: French steamer Lafa-
yette captured by the blockading feet
off Havana.
6. Convention: Southern Baptist coaven-
ton opened at Norfolk.
g. Hundreds of Italians shot down by the
troops during bread riot in Milan.
3. Fire: The Films hotel. Excelsior
Springs Mo. burned loss 500 GOO
IL. Fires: At Ballardvale. Mass. stock of
stored wool valued At $3.50. 600 burned.
In Philadelphia deaths and property
loss OF $1,000 at the burning of toy
store.
10 Spanish War: First L. S. officer killed
Ensign Bagley. on the torpedo boat
Winslow at Cardenas. San Juan. Por-
TO Rico. bombarded by SIMPSONS war
ships.
Fire: In Chicago n grain elevator and |
other property burned: loss. 81. 100000
l3. Spanish War: Cervera's squadron |
reached Martinique. in the West In |
dies.
IA. Accident: workmen killed and IL |
severely injured by the collapse of |
walls in a building in New York city.
Shipwreck: II sailors drowned OFF the !
coast of Wales by the wreck of the |
British steamer Bsnholm.
Is Fire: At Muncie. Ind: loss. s2S5. 900.
Obituary: Edouard Remenyi. the noted |
violinist. in San Francisco: aged 6s.
Is. Fire Disaster: At La Providence. Can |
ada. St Hyacinthe Auxiliary hospital |
burned: many lives lost.
4. Accident: In Boston an elevator fell. |
killing : workmen.
IS. Fire: At AttIebo-o. Mass. the business /
section destroyed; loss. over s1.o00. 600
Cyclone: Illinois. Michigan and wiscon-
sin visited: 81 deaths.
2. Obituary: Gladstone. at Castle Hawar-
den: aged 80.
. Obituary: Edward Bellamy. author OF
Looking Backward - Equality" etc. |
at ChIcopee Falls. Mass: aged As.
Shipwreck: "a passengers drowned by
the sinking OF the Alaska schooner
Jane Grey of Cape Flattery.
;. Spanish War: Second call for volun-
teers: $3.50 asked for.
Shipwreck: British steamer Mecca sank
off Calcutta: So lives lost
Sporting: Jeddah won the English Derby. |
8. Spanish War: Largest secret eXpedi- |
tion OF the war landed on Cuban soil
by the steamer Florida.
s Obituary: Madeline Vinton Dahlgren. |
well known writer widow of Admiral
John \. Dahlgren. in Washington.
Sporting Ornament won the Brooklyn :
Handicap.
/. Spanish War: Commodore Schley'S |
fleet engaged the forts at Santiago and
one warship in a sharp duel
Obituary: Baron Lyon PIayfair, distin- |