Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-29
WOODBURY., n j, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1898

Fires: Many deaths in the burning of a
miners lodging house at Butte, Mon
a. Obituary: Gen. Wheelock Graves Yea
zey noted Vermont veteran and jurist
in Washington; aged So. Rev. Robert
S. Harris. founder OF Children's day
at Camden. N. J.
o. Miscellaneous: Gen. Joseph Totman
once famous as a dwarf. died at Lew
;ston Me. al the age of 81. As seal
fishers perished on an ice foe in the
arctic waters.
2S. Obituary: James Payn. the English
novelist. in London; aged 6S.
2S. Report of the Maine inquiry board
submitted to congress.
Obituary: Anton Seidl. the wer known
musical director, in New York city
APRIL.
1. Arthur Orton. the Tichborne claimant
died in England.
g. Fire: At Rock Hill S. c., 12 buildings
burned, causing a loss of $1,000
Convention: American Association For
the Advancement of Science met in
Boston.
3. Disasters: About so lives lost by the
breaking Of levee at Shawneetown,
Ills
5. Fires: At vicksburg, Miss, the Piazza
Opera House and other property burn
ed loss, $1250O0.
Shipwreck: British ship Marlborough
lost in midocean; Is sailors drowned.
Z. Spanish War: Representatives of Great
Britain, France. Germany Russia and
Italy. presented Joint note to the
president.
Obituary: Margaret Mather, the actress.
at Charlestown. w va: aged 49,
9. Obituary: Gen. James Ronald Chal-
mers, a noted leader in Forests Con-
federate cavalry corps. at Memphis;
aged f8.
II. 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.
II. Fire: At Charlestown, Mass; dust ex-
plosion started flames in a grain ele-
vator; loss $l000.000
Gen. Joaquin Crespo president of
Venezuela. killed in battle.
10. Obituary: Prof. Jules Marcou, IA
nous geologist, at Cambridge, Mass
aged ID. 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: Spurgeons tabernacle in London
destroyed
21. Spanish War: U. 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: Cen E. C. Walthall noted
ex-Confederate and U. S. senator from
Mississippi. in Washington; aged g.
o. Obituary: Richard Smith. prominent
western newspaper man. in Cincinnati;
aged n.
%. Convention: American Society of Re-
ligious Education met in Baltimore.
"a. Spanish War: The president called for
125, 900 troops.
Is. Spanish War: Declaration by the Unit
ed States that war began April 81
Fire: In Glasgow, st. Andrews Catholic
cathedral destroyed: loss, $3.50, 900.
26. Spanish War: Spanish steamer Pan
anna captured off Havana by the U. 8.
lighthouse tender Mangrove England
proclaimed neutrality and declared
that the war began April 81
49, Spanish War: At Matanzas Admiral
Sampsons s vessels bombarded Spanish
forts. Spanish steamer Guido, from
Spain with sinews of war for Cuba
captured by the u. s. monitor Terror.
%. Spanish War: Cervera's squadron
sailed westward from the Cape Verde
islands.
MAY.
l. Spanish War: Commodore Dewey, with
the Asiatic fleet defeated the Span
iards in Manila harbor. Philippine is
lands.
Fire: At Augusta. Ga: loss 100000, by
the burning of an elevator and ware
house.
5. Spanish War: French steamer Lafa-
yette captured by the blockading fleet
off Havana.
g. Convention: Southern Baptist conven-
tion opened at Norfolk
g. Hundreds of Italians shot down by the
troops during bread riot in Milan.
g. Fire: The Elms hotel, Excelsior
Springs, Mo, burned: loss 5000 O0O
IL Fires: At Ballardvale Mass. stock of
stored wool valued at s250.O00 burned.
In Philadelphia 8 deaths and property
loss of S22o. 900 at the burning of a toy
store
T. Spanish War: First u 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 a grain elevator and
other property burned; loss, 100000.
3D. Spanish War: Cerveras squadron
reached Martinique. in the West In
dies.
H. Accident: workmen killed and II
severely injured by the collapse of
walls in a building in New York city.
Shipwreck: u sailors drowned off the
coast of Wales by the wreck of the
British steamer Benholm.
Is Fire: AT Muncie, Ind; loss. $2S5. 900.
Obituary: Edouard Remenyi. the noted
violinist. in San Francisco; aged 6S.
16. Fire Disaster: At La Providence. Can
ada, st. Hyacinthe Auxiliary hospital
burned; many lives lost.
II. Accident: In Boston an elevator fell.
killing workmen.
Is. Fire: At Attleboro. Mass. the business
section destroyed loss. over $1.00o.Oo0.
Cyclone: Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin visited; 81 deaths.
10. Obituary: Gladstone. at Castle Hawar-
den: aged SO.
%. Obituary: Edward Belamy author OF
Looking Backward = Equality etc,
at Chicopee Falls. Mass: aged AS.
Shipwreck: 81 passengers drowned by
the sinking of the Alaska schooner
Jane Grey off Cape Flattery.
Is. Spanish War: Second call for volun
teers; 1900 asked for.
Shipwreck: British steamer Mecca sank
off Calcutta, So lives lost.
Sporting: Jeddah won the English Derby.
26. Spanish War: Largest secret expedi-
tion of the war landed on Cuban soil
by the steamer Florida.
%. Obituary: Madeline vinton Dahlgren,
well known writer. widow of Admiral
John A. Dahlgren. in Washington.
Sporting: Ornament won the Brooklyn
Handicap.
81. Spanish War: Commodore Schley's
fleet engaged the forts at Santiago ana
one warship in sharp duel
Obituary: Baron Lyon Playfair. distin-
tinguished English chemist political
economist. civil service reformer and
parliamentarian. in London: aged 70.
JUNE.
l. Fire Disaster: 4000 houses at Pesha-
wur. India. destroyed.
Obituary: Thomas w. Keene actor. in
New York city; aged S.
ransmississippi States exposition open
eo \ Omaha.
g. AT Sss ,tiago harbor Lieut., r. P. Hob
son U.l NJ. ran the collier Merrimac
into the csAsanel and sank her.
s. Obituary. Capt. Charles Y. Gridley
commander of Eewey's flagship Olym-
pia. at sea. off JaEan.
g. Thomas N. Rocker. y veteran Tribune
man died in New York: aged So.
10. Spanish War: 600 marinesN under Col
Huntington landed at Guantanamo
bay and hoisted the stars and stripes
on Cuban sol
II. Spanish War: Attack upon Col. Hunt
ington's marines at Guantanamo; Dr.
John Blair Gibbs and marines killed..
H. Convention International congress Y.
M. c.. A. in London.
e. Financial: Collapse of Letters wheat
deal.
Spanish war: Gen. Skaters expedition
sailed fer Santiago
IL Obituary: The noted English painter,
Burne Jones, in Lcndon; aged 65.
49, Fires: BUSINESS portion of Park City.
Utah. destroyed: loss. 81. .000 600
2f Marine Disaster, so drowned at the