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

L. Financial: Collapse of Letters wheat
deal.
sailed for Santiago.
IL Obituary: The noted English painter,
Burne Jones in London; aged 65-
- Fires: Business portion of Park City.
Utah, destroyed: loss. 81. 0oo. coo.
d Marine Disaster: 80 drowned at the
launching OF England's battleship AL
bion at Blackwell. on the Thames.
Convention: Biennial meeting of the
Federation of Woman's Clubs opened
at Denver.
.. Spanish War: Skaters troops landed
at Daiquiri. near Santiago
p. Fire: At Lincoln, Neb-; loss, sos, 900.
Sporting: Cornell defeated Yale and
Harvard in the varsity boat race at
New London: time. 23In- ass; Yale's
time. PIN 2s.: Harvard's. 2lm- 25s-
"a Spanish War: Heavy skirrlish of Gen
Young's brigade with Spaniards at Las
Guasimas. near Santiago.
JULY.
/. Spanish War: Desperate fighting at
Santiago by Gen. Skaters forces {;
battles at Ell Caney and San Juan hill
Foreign: The Wei-Hai-Wei treaty be-
tween Great Britain and China signed.
2. Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor
nell. Wisconsin and Columbia in the
varsity boat race on Saratoga lake
& Spanish War: Cervera's squadron de-
stroyed by Simpsons fleet while trying
TO escape from Santiago harbor.
4. Tornado: At Hampton Beach, N IL,
II killed and 200 injured.
Accident: AT Shelby. o.. 4 killed and 100
injured by the collapse of bridge
under a holiday crowd.
Shipwrecks: La Bourgogne of the
French lire went down in a collision
of Sable island: SEQ lives lost. on
Beverly, Mass. the excursion steamer
Surf City capsized and carried down
so people.
6. Political: PHI for annexation of Ha-
wall signed by President Mckinley.
Sporting: Howell. the American. won
Diamond Souls at the Henley regatta.
England.
Conventions: Annual convention of
Christian Endeavorers opened at Nash
VILE International mining congress
met at Salt Lake City.
8. Storm and Flood: At Steeleville, Mo,
100000 worth of property was de-
stroyed. IS buildings washed away and
Is persons drowned by a cloudburSt.
9. Fires: AT Cleveland. o.. the Parsons
block burned: loss. nearly $500. 600. AT
Pentwater, Mich. Sands & Mills lum-
Der yard was destr" yed; loss, over
$500. coo.
Convention: National Educational asso-
citation met in Washington.
10. Spanish War: Bombardment CT Santi-
ago by the American land and naval
batteries.
Fire: The Western Starch works burned
at Wet Hammond. HIS; loss. S250.O00
Il. Fires At Pittsburg. the Worlds the
alter burned; loss. $4,000. At st. Jo-
sephs. Mich, the Hotel ST. Joseph de-
stroyeG: loss. $3.50, 600.
Accident: Al the new waterworkS tun-
mel. Cleveland. explosion of gas killed
10 workmen.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen.
noted officer of the L. s. navy during
the civil war, at Baltimore: aged as.
Spanish War: Bombardment at Santa
go concluded; last gun of the cam
paiSn fired.
2. Explosion: At the Lafin-Rand Pow
der works. Pompton. N. J.. IL work
Z. Spanish War: Santiago. with $4,000
troops. surrendered to Gen. Shafter.
Obituary: Gen. John S. Williams, veter-
OF the Mexican and civil wars, at
Mt. Sterling. Ky.
s. Fire: At Sunderland, England; loss,
S2.OOO,OC0.
9. Accident: 4 killed and injured by
lightning near Boonton. n. ].
%. Convention: The United Confederate
Veteran association met in annual
session at Atlanta.
). Spanish War: Gen. Miles forces land
cd in Porto Rico. Gen. Merritt arrived
at Manila.
Z. Explosion: At Point PinoIe. Cal.
workInen killed and many injured in
the Hercules Powder works.
9. Obituary: DR.. William Pepper. noted
educator at the head of the Universe
~ of Pennsylvania, at Pleasanton,
Cal; aged SO.
o. Obituary: Bismarck, ex-chancellor of
the German empire. at Friedrichsruh;
aged So.
1. Spanish War: Attack on American
lines at Malate. near Manila, repulsed.
AUGUST.
2. Spanish War: Terms of peace official
ly announced.
-Shipwreck: off Florida, a captain and
60 sailors drowned by the loss of Il
steamer and towing dredge.
l. Spanish War: Skaters army ordered
north: LOCO sick reported at Santiago.
Disaster: At Villa Madina. Spain, 40
persons drowned by watcrspout.
!. Spanish War: American terms CT
peace accepted at Madrid
5. Obituary: George Maurice Ebers. the
Psychologist. at Munich. Bavaria.
Brig. Gen. John S. Poland, L. S. V. at
Asheville. n c. Adolph Sutro of Su-
tro tunnel fame, in San Francisco.
}. Fire: at bismarck a great part of
the business portion burned: loss
nearly $4,000.
}. Obituary: Ellen Louise Demorest
founder OF The Demorest Magazine. in
New York city: aged "A. Signor Diego
de Vivo. noted impresario. in New
York city; aged 76.
l. Spanish War: Attack at San Juan,
Porto Rico. repulsed.
obituary: Isaac bromley. formerly of
he New York Tribune. at Norwich.
Conn: aged 6.
portion destroyed; loss. S1s5. 900.
Obituary: Rear Admiral A Kirkland. L.
s. ". retired. at Mare Island navy
yard, California
Spanish War: Peace protocol formally
signed at Washington.
Disaster: At Black Creek. Tenn. 20
lives lost by cloudburst.
Ratification of the treaty of annexation
of Hawaii and raising of the American
flag.
. Spanish War; Manila surrendered aft
er a mbardment. followed by an
army attack upon the Spanish |
trenches.
l. Fire: At Fresno City. Cal. lives
lost AID $500 eco worth of property de- |
stroyed.
. Convention: 2ist annual meeting of the |
American Bar association began at |
Saratoga.
Shipwreck: on Newfoundland banks, |
steamer Norge; 10 sailors drowned.
Collision: At Sharon. Mass. on the |
y. Y. y. II. and H. r. r.; persons !
killed and Is injured.
Obituary: Malietoa, king Of Samoa, at /
Apia-