Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-12-28

TO- Obituary: Dr. Horace Burr. historian and
lingust. at Wilmington. Del; aged So.
L. Fire; At Memphis loss, s4jO.OO0 by the
burning of the J. S. Menhcn Co.'S dry goods
establishment
Personal; Conmissary Gen ECan attacked Gen.
Miles in his testimony before the investigating
committee
Is Obituary: Nelson Dingley, Republican leader
in the house, in Washington aged 81.
H. Nubar Pasha, noted Egyptian statesman. disd
in Paris.
shipwreck British ship Adelina went down In
port at Tacoma; IL sailors drowned.
IL Obituary: George Gemunder Of worldwide
tamn 0 a maker Of violins at Long Islsnd
City, N. y; aged So. Isaac Craig, local his
torian In western Pennsy lvania, at Pittsburg;
aged II.
H. Obituary: Hon. John Russell Young, journal
ist and diplomat, ex-miniser to China, In
Washington; aged 5s. W. X. sullivan, well
known western journalist, in Chicago; aged SO.
3. Obituary: Judge L. W. Woodbury., framer of
the first prohibitory liquor law enacted in
Maine, at Bethel. Me-; aged 81.
.. Fire: At Wilkesbarre, Pa. loss $780, OOO by
the burning OF the Osterhout building.
Obituary: Adophe Philippe d'Ennery, noted
playwright, in Paris; aged IS.
y Obituary: Augustus II. Garland, ex-attorney
general Of the United States, in Washington;
aged SO.
PERSONAL Adelina Patti. the famous singer,
married in London to Baron Cederstrom.
3. Obituary: Mrs. Gen. Robert Williams CORNER
ly Mrs. Stephen A. Douglass, in Washington.
j. Obituary: Gen. George Sears Greene, noted
in the civil war, at Morristown, n. j.; aged 9s.
70. Rev. Myron W. Reed. noted pastor in the
west and a prominent Grand Army veteran,
at Denver; aged SO.
u. Obituary: Princess Louise, consort of Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria, in the royal palace.
Bulgaria; aged 30.
FEBRUARY.
!. Fire: In the business section Of Columbus, O.;
loss, $4,000.
Presbyterian hymn writer in New York city;
aged 70
.. Obituary: Col. James A. Sexton, commander
in chief Of the q. A. r., in Washington;
aged 50.
Filipino War: The natives attacked the Ameri.
can position at Manila and were repulsed
with heavy loss.
& Obituary: Prince Albert, only son Of the
Duke of SaxeCoburg and grandson Of Queen
Victoria; aged 25. Caprivi, ex.chancellor OF
the German empire, near Frankfort; aged 6s.
Miss Anna Dowell known the Mother Of
the American Silk Industry" in Paterson, n.
j.; aged 81.
T. Fire. The Manitoba hotel and other proper.
ty burned in Winnipeg; loss 100000.
Obituary: The Rt. Rev. John Williams bishop
of Connecticut and presiding bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal church Of America, at
Middletown, Conn; aged 81. William Laird
OF the famous shipbuilding firm Of Laird
Bros, at Birkenhead.
70. Fires: The governors mansion at Frankfort
Ky, burned. In Toronto, Kent & Co.'S crock
cry store destroyed; loss, S2OO,0O0.
Filipino War: The American forces attacked and
captured Caloocan, near Manila.
Il. Obituary: Gen. Edward Schriver, u. S. A.,
retired in Washington; aged So
z. Accidents: At Cherokee Gulch, Colo, snow
slides carried away the orehouses and killed
"a men. At Yankton, s. d., II lives were
lost in the burning Of hospital.
Fire: Albany; loss, $780,
Storm: Severe blizzard all over the United
States. Heavy SHOWS and wind along the At
lantic coast.
Obituary: Prince Napoleon Charles Bonaparte,
grandson Of beth Lucien and Joseph, at
Rome; aged 90.
8. Filipino War: Gen. Marcus p. Miller's forces
captured Iloilo without suffering loss Of lite.
4. Fires: In Philadelphia several clothing houses
burned; loss about S400, 900. In Chicago the
Traders Warehouse Co. and other concerns
burned out; loss, s7s0,O0O At Cincinnati hat
factory and clothing house burned; loss, $780,
000
8. Fires: At Akron. O., plant OF the Thomas
Building and Lumber Co. burned; loss, $780,.
000 Brooklyn building No. 2s, the largest
In the navy yard, burned and the original
model and patterns of the battleshp Maine
destroyed; loss, nearly S2,000,00o
Laurence E. Meyers, noted amateur champion
long distance runner died In New York city.
g. Obituary: President Francois Felix Faure OF
France, at Paris; aged IS. Henry Jones'
whist expert, in London; aged 6s.
= Obituary: Louis Miller, founder Of Chatau.
qua, inventor and philanthropist, in New
York city; aged 3d.
s. Accident: In Belgium on the railway from
Calais 2l London passengers killed and 100
injured
o. Obituary: Mme Ponisi, an old time actress
Of Wallsck's company, at Keyport, N. j.;
aged 81.
1. Filipino War: The city Of Manila fred by In.
cendaries; fighting in the streets and heavy
loss Of property.
2. Filipino War: Insurgents broke through the
American lines at Manila and were repulsed
with heavy loss.
8. Obituary: Gen. David weisiger, Confederate
noted as the hero of the Petersburg Crater"
at Richmond; aged So
I. Fire: At Minneapolis The Tribune building
and other property burned; loss, 100000.
Obituary: NJ. Emile Welt, Swiss statesman, at
Bern; aged IA.
Personal Gen. Maxine Gomez Cuban CON-
mander In chief entered Havana under an
American military escort
8. Obituary: Gen. J. J. Reynolds U. s. A., re-
tired, in Washington; aged H.
!. Obituary Sarah Jewett, once a noted Ameri.
can actress, in Cambridge. Mass.
Criminal: Roland b. Molineux arrested for the
murder OF Katharine J. Adams in New York.
5. Fire: Windsor hotel and several stores burned
at Holyoke, Mass. loss, 100000.
Obituary: j. Madison Wells, ex-governor OF
Louisiana and noted in the exciting political |
affairs Of that state, IN New Orleans.
MARCH.
|. Obituary. Emma Waller. once noted Ameri- |
can actress, in New York city: aged 20. |
Baron Herscheil, lord high chancellor Of |
Great Britain. In Washington; aged 6S. |
l. Obituary: Connie Jackson. sister OF Joe JET |
ferson and once noted on the American stage, |
in New York city; aged 62.
Fires: At Charlotte, n. C., freight depot and |
cotton compress burned; loss about 100000
In Chicago McClurgs booE store burned; /
loss s550,000.
Personal: Carl Schurz, the veteran soldier and |
publicist. honored by dinner on the ami
versary Of his SEVENTEEN birthday.
J. Personal: Rear Admiral George Dewey be-
came full admiral Of the navy under the Law
reviving that rank.
l. Political: The Fifty y-ntth congress adjourned.
]. Accident: Naval powder magazine exploded at
Toulon, France, killing or manning nearly
100 people.
Obituary. NJ Wolff American illustrator. In
New York city; aged 62.
J. Fire: At West Point, Miss, the Mary Holmes
college and large amount OF cotton destroy