Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
CLOSING EVENTS OF '97
Continued from last issue)
 AUGUST.

AUGUST. l. Fire: The Pioneer Fireproof Constructioa O. B plant at Ottawa, Ills, destroyed; loss sl00000.
 The Moravian church at Emaus Lehigt county, Pa, celebrated the one hundred and hftieth anniversary of it's organization g. Miscellaneous: The Goldenrod Silk O. oi Paterson, N. J., failed liabilities, s103, 900 Marie Seebach, the illustrious German ac tress, died at St. Moritz, in the Engadine aged 6S
 ( Fire: IS fremen seriously injured at tn, fire of the H. W. Jayne Chemical works Philadelphia; loss, sl0,000
 The eighteenth annual national meet of tn. L. A ". in Philadelphia s Fire: The Northwestern grain elevator II Chicago destroyed by fire; persons killed loss s3O0,0
 The price of silver in New York declined ts 55s1 cents per ounce bid. 6. Obituary: Samuel P. Baker, well knowr Mason of Elmira, N. Y., in that city. 2. Explosion: 53 people killed and large number injured at Rustchulk Bulgaria. Obituary Peter Jay Munro Van Cortlandt adescendant of several old families of New York. in Spokane, Wash. aged Go. Agrio Paur, organizer and leader of the Lieder kranz society, in New York; aged 78 8. Obituary: Senor Canovas del Castillo, prim, minister of Spain, assassinated at Santf Agueda by an anarchist. William Lami R1ckn6ll, the ceI6DTaleu DO5GOu hTklsl, Marblehead. Mass. aged 45. The annual convention of the National Chris tian alliance begun at Cleveland. 9. Fire Flaming mill, dry kiln, lumber yard store and a number of tenement houses also 8 small bridges, burned at Barnum Polk county, Tex; ; loss, s250 900. l3 Obituary; Samuel Chester Reid, son Capt. Reid, the naval warrior, in Washing ton; aged 77. Sir Isaac Holden, NJ. F., in ventor of the lucifer match and of cardini machine for wool in England. l5. Fire: The saw and blaming mills of the Tu his Lumber Co. at Baltimore destroyed by lightning; loss s60O,0O0
 The Count of Turin and Prince Henri of Or leans fought duel with swords near Paris Prince Henri seriously wounded. F. Fire: The lumber yard of the Gerry Lum Der Co. in Eagle River, Wis, destroyed loss, sl5O,0O0
 Conventions: The twenty third annual con vention of the American Bankers associa ton met in Detroit. The thirteenth annua convention of the Society of American Florists opened in Providence. Obituary: David G Swain, U. s. A., tired, judge advocate general, in Washing ton: aged 63
 ls The ninth annual convention of the Youn, Peoples Christian union of the Unitet Presbyterian church met in Indianapolis. Obituary Gen William Ward, a noted Fed eral veteran, in Newark. N. J. ;aged 78. 19. The National Temperance society in ses sion in Saratoga. 90 Fire Henry c White 6 Sons large woolei mill Fat Chapachet, R. l., destroyed, to gether with several houses; loss, s200, 900. Miscellaneous: The twenty eighth reunion 0, the Society of the Army of the Potomac held in Troy, N. Y. Angiolillo the assassin of Senor Canovas executed at San Sebas tian.
 2l. Sporting: Michael defeated Starbuck in Yr1ila ovola Qt Manhattan RRQpl time In. em. IA 3-5s. Star Pointer outpacec Joe Patchen at Chicago; best mile, 2:02. % Fire: The phosphate works of l. P. Thom as Sons 6 Co.,, at Paulsboro, destroyed loss, s225.0OO. Obituary James Reynolds, one of the lead ing spirits in the old Fenian Brotherhood in New York city.
 g. Explosion 5 men killed and injured by boiler in Cairo, Ills
 Miscellaneous. Thirty first annual encamp ment of the G A. R. opened in Buffalo Curly Chief one of the most noted Pawnes Indians died near Perry, o. T. aged 100. 24 Fire The Salamander Brick works at Wood bridge N. J., destroyed; loss $lO0,000. Sporting L'Alouette won the Futurity a, Coney Island
 20. President J. Idiarte Borda, of Uruguay, sho' and killed by an assassin in Montevideo. Obituary: Converse l.. Graves, a wei known actor, playwright and stage man ager, in New York. aged 62. Mary Kyle Dallas, the well known writer for maga zines, in New York city; aged 50. Count Mutsu, once minister to Washington, ai Yokohama
 % Gen. J. r. s. Gobin of Lebanon, Pa., elect ed commander in chief of the G. A. R. 27. Obituary Ogden Goelet, the noted yachts man, at the isle of Wight; aged 48 Vii liam Cookson Carpenter, the oldest practic ing lawyer in the city, in New York city aged 70.
 2S. Star Pointer paced a mile in :5914 at Read vile, Mass, breaking the pacing record. 50 Obituary: Erastus Corning, president ol the Albany City National bank and di rector of the New York Central railroad in New York; aged 70, Daniel c. Rollins ex-surrogate and ex-district attorney oi New York. in Somersworth, N. H.. aged 55
 a Obituary: Mrs John Drew, the actress, ai I.archlnont, N. Y.; aged 79