Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-12-30

%. Obituary: jude +. W, Woodbury., Trainer OF
the first pr..a,oy liquor law enacted in
Maine at }setlai, Ma. aged 81,
o. Fire; At Nlkesbaire Pa; loss, $3.50, 000 by
the a-rning of the Cs,e..y~t building.
Obituary: Adophe Philippe d'Ennery, noted
playwright, in Paris j IS.
SC. OH .t.I: Angus, Garland, ex-attorney
gcLeid OF the LnIted States, in Washington;
aged 66.
Personal: Adelina Patti, the famous singer,
married London to Baron Cederstrom.
b. Obituary: Mrs. Gen. Robert Williams CORNER
ly Mrs. Stephen A. Douglass, in Washington.
GS. Obituary; Gen. George Sears Greene, noted
in the civil war, at Morristown N. j.; aged 9S
co. Rev Myron W. Reed, noted pastor in the
west and a prominent Grand Army veteran,
at Denver; aged 60.
81. Obituary: Princess Louise, consort of Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, in the royal palace,
Bulgaria; aged 30.
FEBRUARY.
l. Fire: In the business section of Columbus, o.;
loss, $750,000
g. Obituary: Rev. DR.. C. S. Robinson, noted
Presbyterian hymn writer, in New York city;
aged 20.
s. Obituary: Col. James A. Sexton, commander
in chief of the G. A. R., in Washington;
aged SIS.
Filipino War: The natives attacked the Ameri-
can position at Manila and were repulsed,
with heavy loss
G. Obituary: Prince Albert, only son of the
Duke of SaxeEGoburg and grandson of Queen
Victoria; aged 25 Capriv ex7ehancellor OF
the German empire, Frankfort; aged So.
Miss Anna Dowell, known as the Mother of
the American Silk Industry, in Paterson, N.
j.; aged 81.
Z. Fire: The Manitoba hotel and other proper
ty burned III Winnipeg; loss, 100000.
Obituary: The Rt. Rev. John Williams, bishop
If and 0f ha
Protestant Episcopal church of America, at
Middletown, Conn; aged 81. William Laird
of the famous shipbuilding firm of Laird
Bros. at Birkenhead.
10. Fires: The governors mansion at Frankfort,
Ky., burned. In Toronto, Kent Co.'s crock
cry store destroyed; loss 5000, 0O0
Filipino War: The American forces attacked and
captured Caloocan, near Manila
H. Obituary: Gen. Edward Schriver, U. S. A,
retired, in Washington; aged 80
L. Accidents: At Cherokee Gulch, Colo, snow
slides carried away the orehouses and killed
"a men. At Yankton, S. D., IL lives were
lost in the burning of hospital.
Fire: Albany; loss, $25O,0O0.
Storm: Severe blizzard all over the United
States. Heavy SHOWS and wind along the At
lantic coast.
Obituary: Prince Napoleon Charles Bonaparte,
grandson of both Lucien and Joseph, at
Rome; aged go.
g. Filipino War: GenA Marcus P. Miller's forces
captured noilo without suffering loss of life.
q. Fires: In Philadelphia several clothing houses
burned; loss about $500, 900. In Chicago the
Traders Warehouse Co. and other concerns
burned out; loss $7S0000. At Cincinnati hat
factory and clothing house burned loss, $780,
900.
5. Fires: At Akron, O., plant of the Thomas
Building and Lumber Co. burned; loss, $780,
900. Brooklyn building No. %, the largest
in the navy yard, burned and the original
model and patterns of the battleship Maine
destroyed; loss nearly $2,000,000
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 So. Henry Jones,
whist expert, in London aged 6.
Z. Obituary: Louis Miller, founder of CHATEAU
qua, inventor and philanthropist, in New
York city; aged SO.
8. Accident In Belgium on the railway from
Calais; 81 London passengers killed and 100
injured.
o. Obituary: Mme Ponisi, an old time actress
of Wallack's company, at Keyport, N. j.;
aged 81.
l. Filipino War: The city of Manila fired by in
cendiaries; fighting in the streets and heavy
loss of property.
2. Filipino War Insurgents broke through the |
American lines at Manila and we're repulsed |
with heavy loss.
B. Obituary: Cen David Wesiger, a Confederate
noted as the hero of the Petersburg Crater"
at Richmond; aged 80.
/. Fire: At Minneapolis The Tribune building |
and other property burned; loss, 100000.
Obituary: NJ. Emile Welt, Swiss statesman, at |
Bern; aged "a
Personal: Gen. Maxine Gomez, Cuban COM
mander in chief, entered Havana under
American military escort.
). Obituary: Gen. j. ]. Reynolds, U. s. A., re-
tired, in Washington; aged n.
I. Obituary: Sarah Jewett, a noted Ameri-
can actress, in Cambridge, Mass.
Criminal Roland B. Molineux arrested for the |
murder OF Katharine J. Adams in New York.
J. 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 70.
Baron Herschell lord high chancellor Of
Great Britain, in Washington; aged SO.
!! Obituary: Connie Jackson, sister of Joe JET
ferson and once noted on the American stage,
in New York city; aged 81.
Fires: At Charlotte, N. G., freight depot and |
cotton compress burned; loss about 100000.
In Chicago, McClurg's book store burned;
loss, $3.50, OOO
Personal Carl Schurz, the veteran soldier and
publicist, honored by dinner on the ami.
versary Of his SEVENTEEN birthday.
l. Personal: Rear Admiral George Dewey be-
came full admiral of the navy under the law
reviving that rank.
. Political: The Fifty-ffth 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 81.
l. Fire: At West Point, Miss, the Mary Holmes
college and large amount of cotton destroy
ed; loss, S40O,0OO
Accident: Ii drowned by the sinking of the
tug James Bowen of Philadelphia off Hog
island.
Obituary: Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii, at Hon
olulu; aged "a.
l. Austin Bidwell, notorious for his Bank Of
England forgeries, died at Butte, Mon
l. Obituary: Sir Douglas Cation, noted scientist
and authority sanitation, in London; aged
n.
!. Obituary: Capt. Samuel Trott, ocean cable
expert, at Miami, Fla; aged 81.
/ Obituary: Prof Walter D. Dabney Of the Uni
versity of Virginia, at Charlottesville; aged 40.
Johnny Griffin, the 'Braintree Lad" once q
noted featherweight, in New York city.
l. Filipino War: Pasig, east of Manila, captured
by Gen. Wheatons division.
l. Obituary: Emile Erckmann, French novelist,
collaboration with Chatrain, in Paris; aged II.
J. War at Samoa; American and British ships
bombarded native villages.
l. Obituary: Benjamin P. Hutchinson, cold