Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

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out.
Russell & Co.'S thresher works at Mas.
Slllon, Ohio, burned; loss $500. OOO
R-Death of ex-Goy. X. p. Flower of New
YORK. twenty-five persons killed In rail.
way collision at Exeter, Pa
rlo-Death OF Francisque Sarcey, noted
students and Pawnee Bills Wild West.
l6-Cyclone in Ohio and Michigan.
n1t-lnsuigent stronghold at San Isidro,
+. l., taken by Americans.
peace.
21.American liner Paris goes ashore on
the % MANAGES ,lsaeie off Cornwall, England.
-. Tornado in Erath County, Texas.
25-Death of Don Emilio CASTELAR,, Span
Ism statesman. Great fire at st. John,
N. B., which rendered 1000 persons home
less. Death Of Rosa Bonheur, French
artist.
2S-Tornado devastates parts of South Da-
kota, Iowa and Nebraska. Seven persons
killed in train wreck near Waterloo, Iowa.
June.
0Railway wreck at Grandview, Mo-. ..
Jenries defeats Fitzsimmons at Coney ISL
and, New York
4o New Richmond, Wis, wiped out by
ministry resigns at Paris.
13-Herman, Neb., destroyed by storm.
lt-Ihlrteen persons drowned in steam.
boat accident near Stettin, Germany. /.
Twelve miners killed by mine explosion at
Glace Bay, C.. B.
22-New french cabinet organized at Paris.
23-Death of H. Il. Plant.
29-Nine lives lost in wreck of steamer
Margaret Olwill in Lake Erie.
30-Dreyfus lands in France. :. Walkout
at Homestead mills, PittSburg.
2S-Disastrous foods in Texas.
July.
6-Death of Bishop j. p. Newman.
6-Death of Robert Bonner. Order Is.
sued for enlistment of ten regiments for the
death of George ". Julian, Indiana
anti-slavery leader. .Lindell Hotel, Lin
coin, Neb., burns.
16-Street car strike inaugurated in Brook
19-Resignation of R. A.. Alger, Secretary
of War;
21-Death of Robert G. Ingersol.
22-Elihu Root named as Secretary of war
-: Telegraph messengers strike at Cincin-
23-$1, 100000 loss by burning of c., II. &
D. elevator at East Toledo, Ohio.
DEMONSTRATION of President Ulysses
Heureaux of San Domingo.
27-Death of A. L. Luetgert in Joliet ILL.,,
prison.
3O-Tupper Lake, N. Y, wiped out by fire.
August.
1-Elhu Root, Of New York, sworn in as
Secretary of War.
6-Thirty-fiye killed and twelve injured in
trolley car accident near Bridgeport Conn.
-. Collapse of ferry slip at Bar Harbor,
Me-, kills twenty persons and Injuries forty
others.
7-Dreyfus trial begins at Rennes, France.
13-M. Labor, counsel for Capt. Dreyfus,
shot at Rennes
20-Great riot in Paris.
21-Business portion of Victor, Colo, de-
stroyed by fire.
28-Chicago Coliseum framework collapses
killing nine men and injuring as many more.
September,
5-Extremely hot weather in Chicago;
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6-Fifty persons injured in collision on the
B. & o. Railway at Connellsville, Pa.
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus convicted at Rem
mes, France.
12-Death of Cornelius Vanderbilt
13-Trust conference begins In Chicago.
17-Seven negroes killed in coal mine riot
at Cartcrville, Ill. :. Death OF Chas. A. Pllls-
bury Of Minneapolis.
19-Capt. Dreyfus pardoned.
21-Fire in Chicago stockyards; loss
100000.
pia, arrives in New York.
29-Dewey naval parade in New York.
3O-$1, 100000 fire in Big Four depot and
warehouse at Cincinnati.
October.
Fall festival in Chicago.
11-War is begun in South Africa. .FOr-
NAL declaration of war made by Boers.
12-Four thousand persons killed by earth
quake in Ceram, Molucca Islands
16-Columbia wins first race for Americas
1T-Columbia wins second race Shamrock
being disabled by breaking of topmast.
2O--Columb;a wins third race. ;. Beers de-
feated at Glencoe.
21~EnSlish defeat Beers at Elandslaagte.
23--Battle at Glencoe, South Africa.
2 q rep nse at At L q smith
27-Death Of Florence Marryat, English
novelist.
so British badly defeated in desperate
battle at Ladysmith. :. Ferryboat sunk IN
FEN
November.
3-Jeffries defeats Sharkey in New York.
American Steel and Wire Company's
plant at Waukegan, ILL.,, burns. !.
7-Cruiser Charleston goes ashore OH
northwest coast of LuZon.
9-Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Mildred Hazen
welded in Washington. .Joubert begins
bombardment Of Ladysmith.
2i1Death Of Vice President Carrot A.
Hobart.
2pDeath of George r. Davis. of Chicago.
Director-G General Of Worlds Fair OF 1888
27-Death of Charles Coghlan, the actor.
2S-Boers defeated In severe engagement
on banks Of Modder River.
2a~RIock of Philadelphia business houses
burned; loss $3,C00000.
December.
4EFifty-sixth Congress opens.
5-Death Of Senator Hayward OF Nebraska h,,na a.
at the stake at Maysville, Ky:
9-British meet decisive defeat defeat at storm
nios;on in mine at Carbonate, Wash.
11-British suffer great losses In engage
ment with Beers at Magersfontein.
1EGen. Butler badly defeated oy Beers
in attempting to cross Tugela River;
1-Death Of Thos. NJ. Brumby, flag lieu
tenant Of u. s. warship Olympia.
18--Currency bill passed by lower mouse
of congress. Excitement ON Wall street
causes TWO big failures.
19~Gen. Henry w. Lawton killed before
San Mateo, r. /.
Grlnd Opt.
"Yez needn't be taken on SIGH airs,