The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-29

10. Riot in Havana growing out Of the Gomez re.
ception; 80 to so people wounded.
APRIL.
!. American and English ambushed near Apia;
8 officers and sailors killed.
Q. Obsequies at Arlington to honor the remains
OF 1856 officers and men who died in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
10. street riot caused by miners trouble at
Pana, Ills, resulted in the death Of people;
many wounded.
Il. A. W. Tabor, noted Colorado miner, capt.
talist, politician, ETC., died at Colorado
Springs; aged 80.
II. John L. Lay, inventor of the navy torpedo,
died in Bellevue hospital New York, at the
ege OF 67.
IS. Lieut. Gen. Correa, Spanish minister Of war
in 1898, died in Madrid.
Fighting at Samoa between the Americans and
English and the Mataafans.
MAY.
I. Dewey day generally celebrated in the United
States and possessions, especially on the
Spains agent received warrants for the $40, 900,
900 stipulated in the treaty in payment for
cession Of the Philippines
3. Kcokuk, chief of the Sac and Fox Indians,
died at Guthrie, o. T.
Emma Marshall, English novelist, died in Lon
don.
g. Mrs. William c. Whitney, wife Of the ex-
years suffering due to injuries received riding
to the hounds.
%. Grisi, the Italian dancer, died at Geneva.
25. Aaron b. Magoun master In the Cambridge
schools from 1888 to 1881, died in Roxbury,
Mass; aged co.
3. William Jack Haynes, the oldest member of
the C. A. r., died at st. Louis; aged liz.
z. Margaret Ann Cusack, the Nun Of Kenmare,'
died in London.
TO- The Columbia, yacht built to defend the
Americas cup. launched at Bristol, R. l.
IL. Duke of Abruzzi's north pole expedition SAIL
ed on the Stella Polare from Christians, Nor
way.
IA. General celebration of Flag day.
JULY.
Q. 10 regiments Of U. s. volunteers ordered to
be raised for the Philippines.
20. Gen. Ulses Heureaux, president of Santo Do
mingo, assassinated.
AUGUST
:. The Dreyfus court martial convened at
Rcnnes.
Capt. Davis Dalton, known as the champion life
saver Of the world, the hero OF 27s rescues,
drowned at Far Rockaway, N. Y.
Il. Matre Iabori, chief counsel for Dreyfus, seri.
ously wounded by pistal shot from would
be assassin.
II. Walter wcllman and the survivors of his
polar expedition arrived at Tromso, Norway,
from Franz-Joscf Land
q. Sculptor Caspar Buberl died suddenly in New
York while working on the Dewey triumphal
arch.
n. Giovanni Turini. a sculptor engaged in model
ing for the Dewey triumphal arch, died sud.
denly in New York.
30. Frank c. Ives former billiard champion, died
at Progreso. Mexico; aged 80.
SEPTEMBER
o. Dreyfus convicted and sentenced to 10 Year,
imprisonment.
II. nonunon miners killed In riot at Carter.
vile, Ills.
10. Lieut.. Col. John D. Niley, very prominent as
stan officer to Gen. Shafter at Santiago,
died at Manila.
%. Harry W. Benton, the first sound teleg-
rapher in America, died at Denver; aged So.
Dreytus released on a pardon.
NOVEMBER.
II. Puerto Cahello. Venezuela, surrendered to
Gen. Castro after battle in which $50 were
killed and wounded.
49, Evelyn Adams, author Of SIS Marriage Fail.
ure2' died in great poverty in New York city.
Conclusion of 4 two days battle at Bucaranan-
ga Colombia; 1000 rebels killed and 1000
wounded.
o. Cen wingate, with an Egyptian force, at.
tackled the dervishes near Dreifissa, on the line
of the Nile, and defeated them, with a loss
in killed of 400, including their leader, the
khalifa.
g. Harper Bros publishing house turned over
to the agent Of its creditors, with liabilities
Of IS, 100000.
4. beginning Of the Molneux murder trial in
New York.
2. James p Reed, once the worlds champion
checker player, died at Pittsburg.