The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-12
YEAR OF GREAT EVENTS
The Record of 1898 Memorable One
WARS And DISASTERS
Diary Of the Conflict with Spain-Death's
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(Continued from last weekly
JULY.
l. 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.
~ 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.
l. Tornado: At Hampton Beach, N. H..
II killed and 200 injured.
Accident: At Shelby. O.. killed and 100
injured by the collapse Of a bridge
under holiday crowd.
6hipwrecks: La Bourgogne OF the
French line went down in q collision
of Sable island; $50 lives lost. on
Beverly. Mass, the excursion steamer
Surf City capsized and carried down
80 people.
g. Political: Bill for annexation OF Ha-
4 wall signed by President Mckinley.
Sporting: Howell, the American. won
Diamond Sculls at the Henley regatta.
England.
Christian Endeavorers opened at Nash
vile. international mining congress
met at Salt Lake City.
4 Storm and Flood: At Steelevlle, Mo-,
100000 worth OF property was de-
stroyed. IS buildings washed away and
13 persons drowned by a cloudburst.
D. Fires: At Cleveland O.. the Parsons
block burned; loss. nearly 100000 AT
Pentwater, Mich. Sands & Mills lum-
ber yard was destroyed: loss. over
10000.
Conventions: National Educational asso-
clation met in Washington.
TO- Spanish War: Bombardment OF Sant-
ago by the American land and naval
batteries.
Fire: The Western Starch works burned
at West Hammond. Ills. loss $3.50. 900.
II. Fires: At Pittsburg. the Worlds the
ater burned; loss. s175.000 At st. Jo-
seph's. Mich. the Hotel st. Joseph de-
stroyed; loss, $4,000.
Accident: At the new waterworks tun-
mel. Cleveland. explosion of gas killed
10 workmen.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen,
noted officer OF the U. 8. navy during
the civil war; at Baltimore; aged rs.
Spanish War: Bombardment at Santa
go concluded; last gun of the cam
paign fired.
Il. Explosion: At the Lafiin-Rand Pow
der works. Pompton. N J.. IL work
men killed.
IT, Spanish War: Santiago, with 1900
troops, surrendered to Gen. shafter.
Obituary: Gen. John 8. Williams. veter-
an OF the Mexican and civil wars. at
Mt. Sterling. Ky.
L. Fire: At Sunderland. England: loss.
g. 900.
ls Accident: 4 killed and S injured by
lightning near Boonton. N. ].
%. Convention: The United Confederate
Veteran association met In annual
session at Atlanta.
Is. Spanish War: Gen. Miles forces land
ed in Porto Rico. Gen. Merritt arrived
at Manila.
n. Explosion: At Point Pinole. Cal, s
workmen killed and many injured In
the Hercules Powder works.
=. Obituary: DR.. William Pepper. noted
educator at the head of the Universl-
ty of Pennsylvania, at Pleasanton,
CAL; aged IS.
the German empire. at Friedrichsruh;
aged So.
n. Spanish War: Attack on American
lines at Malate. near Manila, repulsed
AUGUST.
J. Spanish War: Terms of peace official
ly announced.
Shipwreck: on Florida. a captain and
30 sailors drowned by the loss OF q
steamer and towing dredge.
1. Spanish War: Skaters army ordered
north; 1000 sick reported at Santiago.
Disaster: At Villa Madina, Spain, n
persons drowned by waterspout.
z. Spanish War: American terms Of
peace accepted at Madrid.
.. Obituary: George Maurice Ebers. the
Egyptologist at Munich, Bavaria
Brig. Gen. John s. Poland, U. 8. ". al
Asheviile. N. C. Adolph Sutro OF Su
tro tunnel fame, in San Francisco.
.. Fire: At Bismarck great part oi
the business portion burned; los.
nearly $750.000.
10. Obituary: Ellen Louise Demorest
founder OF The Demorest Magazine, IL
New York city; aged "a. Signor Diego
de Vivo. noted impresario. In New
York city; aged 76.
IL Spanish War: Attack at San Juan
Porto Rico. repulsed.
Obituary: Isaac Bromley, formerly o
the New York Tribune, at Norwich
Conn; aged 65.
L. Fire: At Wheatland. Cal. busines
portion destroyed; loss, $1S5, 900.
Obituary: Rear Admiral A. kirkland,
s. N. retired at Mare Island nav,
yard, California
Spanish War: Peace protocol formall
signed at Washington.
Disaster: At Black Creek. Tenn. 2
lives lost by cloudburst.
Ratification of the treaty of annexation
of Hawaii and raising OF the America
flag.
L. Spanish War: Manila surrendered aft
er bombardment, followed by a
army attack upon the Spanis
trenches.
H. Fire: At Fresno City, Cal, live
lost and $4,000 worth of property de
stroyed.
1s Convention: 21st annual meeting of tn
American Bar association began q
Saratoga.
10 Shipwreck: on Newfoundland bank,
steamer Norge; 16 sailors drowned.
Il. Collision: At Sharon, Mass. on tn
N. Y, N. H. and II. R. R.; person
killed and 10 injured.
22. Obituary: Malietoa, king Of Samoa,
Apia-
"A. Obituary: Eldress Dorothy Durgin.
noted Shaker. at Canterbury, N. H
aged 70.
n. Collision: At Ware. Mass; killed an
several wounded by collision be
tween a coach and train.
The czar published a manifesto invitin
an international conference to consit
er general disarmament.
D. Obituary: Col. ]. ]. Van Horn. Eight
u. s. infantry. civil war vetera
and a Santiago hero. at Fort Russell
Wy; aged 63.
SEPTEMBER.
l. Accident: killed and injured on tn
N. Y. o. and w. X. r. near Fultoi
N. Y
Z British and Egyptian troops unds
Gen. Sir Henry Kitchener annihilate
the army Of dervishes at Omdurmal
near Khartum II, 900 dervishes kille
5000 wounded