Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-05

ton, in New fork City,
49, Fire: 30 buildings burned at Ransbur5.
Cal. loss, 500 400.
Obituary: Very Rev. Henry George Lid
deli noted English clergyman and
Greek photographer, In London aged
81.
% Foreign: Chamber of deputies in Paris
dispersed by a riot growing out OF the
Dreyfus case.
49, Miscellaneous: Capt. Thomas f. Hines,
noted ex-Confederate. called the
"brains of Morgan's cavalry corps.
died at Frankfort Ky. Cuban filibus-
tering schooner Tillie foundered off
Barnegat; men lost.
"a Battleship Maine ordered to Havana
Obituary: Rev DR. Michael J. Cramcr
brother-i n-law of Gen. Grant at Car
Isle, Pa; aged SO.
rs. Fires: Union elevator, filled with grain,
burned in East st. Louis; loss. 81 000,-
900. lives sacrificed and property
loss of S225, 900 at the burning of the
Great Eastern block, Spokane, Wash.
Conventions: National Stock Growers
convention began at Denver. Sd an
nual convention of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers of the United
States began in New York city.
John Laird, the English shipbuilder
who turned out the Confederate cruis-
err Alabama. died in London.
q. Gen. Aranguren, the Cuban leader,
killed by the Spaniards..
80. Admiral Daniel Lawrence Braine, U.
S. NJ, retired, died in Brooklyn aged
60.
FEBRUARY.
l. Fires; L. s. Rubber Co., at Manga
tuck, Conn, burned out; loss, $1,000
In the burning Of the Alvord House,
Gloversvilie N. v, G persons persisted.
Shipwreck Channel Queen. mail steam
ship, wrecked off the Isle of Wight %
lives lost.
Storms Billiards in New England the
west and Canada.
g. The Mcintyre block burned at Winni-
peg: loss, $500 900
8. Y NJ G. A. building burned at Scran-
ton. Pa. loss. 100000.
5. G firemen killed by the collapse of
burning building in Boston.
6. Fires Highland Park hotel burned at
Aiken. s. c.; loss $4,000. Loss Of
$3.50 OOo by flames in Savannah; the Ro-
man Catholic cathedral burned.
Z. The famous De LONE letter made pub
lie.
g. Miscellaneous: George Lord, the old
est Mason in the world. died at San
Bcrnardino. Cal. at the age of 81
President Barrios Of the republic OF
Guatemala assa Ssinated.
Convention: South and west CONNER
cial congress met at Tampa, Fla.
g. Fire: At Fort Worth. Tex. loss, $3.50
COO.
a synagogue at Idgiencioi. Russia.
Convention: Annual assembly l.. A. W.
held at St. Louis.
10. Fire II deaths and property loss Of
81 500 coo by the burning of a stora 50
warehouse and other buildings in
Pittsburs.
Obituary: Rev DR.. William A. Hitch
cock. well known Episcopal divine, in
New York city; aged 81
II. Fire Polo Club building and Atalanta
casino. burned in New York ciry
IA. Spanish Troubles Senior Polo Der
rabc appointed Spanish minister to the
United States to succeed De LONE.
Convention: 18th annual convention OF
tho National American Woman Suf-
flage association opened in Washing
ton.
Is The U. s. battleship Maine wrecked
by explosion in Havana harbor; 266 OF
the officers and crew lost their lives
16 Ship Disasters: In the burning of the
British steamer Legislator at sea
sailors lost French steamer Fiacahat
wrecked off Canary islands; 81 lives
lost.
49, Obituary, Frances E. Willard. the wei
known temperance advocate. in New
York city; aged 50.
Convention: Woman's national press
congress met il Washington.
81 Shipwreck: Is sailors drowned at the
wrecking OF the British ship Asia of
Nantucket.
| % Convention: Continental congress:
Daughters of American Revolution
met in Washington.
| %. ConviC don in Paris of lola on charge
of libel in Dreyfus case sentence.
years Imprisonment and a fine of 300
francs.
| 25 Fire, American Tobacco Co. OF Louis
VILE burned out: loss. $3.50 600.
! 26. Fire: In night fire at Charleston, S
G.. lives were lost.
| Accident An omnibus in Chicago col
lded with Grand Trunk train;
| passengers killed
q. Obituar5: Ger. w. r. Taliaferro, Al
ex-Confedera to and Mexican war vet
cram in Gloucester county. Va; age
&c. William NJ. Singerly, the Philadel
| phia capitalist and editor. in that city
| aged &C.
! g. Explosion. At the Kalamazoo Chem
ical works; 10 lives lost.
Obituary. John Thomas Scharf. histor
ical w%ter. who served in the Confed
crate army. In New York city; aged );
MARCH.
l. Obituary: Prof William A. Rodger
OF Colby university. noted astronomer
aged s.
g. Shpwrecll: 9 drowned by the capsizin
of the schooner Specdwell near Ke
| West
s. Col. Henry wounded by Col. Picqua
In "A duel growing out OF the lola tria
in Paris.
Foreign: China agreed to lease Por
Arthur and fallen Wan to Russia 70
80 years.
g. Obituary: Hugh J. Jewett, railwa
iinancler and manager. in Augusta
Ga. aged 81.
Cavellotte, q popular Italian poet. kille
| by the editor of the GaZetta oil Nene
| zia in a sword duel.
| Z Obituary. Gen, Nelson Il. SWeltZer, L
S. A., retired, in Washington; aged g.
| 8. Fire: At Providence; loss $50 900.
g. Spanish Troubles: Bill appropratin
$50 ooe 900 for the national defense be
came law
TO- Obituary: George Muller, English phi
lanthropist, In London, aged %. Ger
+. l.. Thomas. an ex-Confederate c
note, in Oklahoma.
| II. Obituary: Gen. william Starke Rose
Grams, a noted soldier of the wester
army. at Los Angeles; aged 70.
| 10. Fire: Disaster in q BOwery lodgin
| house in New York city; IL deaths.
"A, Obituary; Henry Bessemer, the IF
ventor Of the Bessemer steel process.
aged 50.
49, Miscellaneous: Senator Proctor
Vermont told the senate of the Cuba
| situation.
H. Obituary: Blanche X. Bruce, one
the ablest colored men of the natioi
in Washington; aged 81.
IS. Obituary: Matilda Joslyn Gage. note
woman sunragist; aged ".
Mining Disaster: Explosion In the SAINT
Isabel mine at Belmez, Spain 60 kille
90 Shipwreck: Bark Alma capsized on
side the Golden Gate. Cal, drownin
10 sailors and q Klondike gold seeker
q. The noted Due de Talleyrand Of the o
| French family. died in Berlin aged
| Fires: Many deaths in the burning of
| m Vin "a