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

engineer. in London.
Fire: Perry. Ia. the business section
partly destroyed; loss $3.50. 600
81. Storms Blizzard and extreme cold in
the northwest.
Spanish War: The American peace com
n,ssio7ers announced that the United
states demand treaty OF cession OF
the entire Philippine archipelago upon
payment to Spain OF $50 100000.
g. Fire: In San Francisco. the famous
Baldwin hotel destroyed. 10 deaths;
financial loss about 81 200 0N).
Obituary: j K. Hamilton Wilcox, noted
as an agitator or female suffrage. in
New York city; aged ~.
Explosion: A. the Hercules Powder
works near Ashburn, Mo. deaths
"a. Sporting: At Franklin field, Philadel-
phia. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at
football scoring u to G.
Shpwreck: OFF Beachy head, England,
steamer Fitziames foundered; ~ sail
orS drowned
olds. veteran of the Mexican and civil
wars. at Muskegon, Mich; aged u.
Spanish War: First American garrison
for Havana, led by Cen Francis Vim
ton Greene. landed ut Mariana wharf.
27. Storms: Blizzard of wind and snow
on the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land coast; southern France and north
ern Italy also storm swept.
Obituary: Charles W Couldock, the old
est actor on the American stage, In
New York city; aged So. Prof. George
James Altman. well known biologist
in London aged sc. Mrs. Hugh Reginald
lIaweis. noted English advocate of
woman's rights in London.
Sh!pwreck: Sc vessels wrecked on the
New England coast, about 20 scamen
lost, exclusive OF the crew of the
Portland of the Portland Packet line,
which went down on her trip from
Boston to Portland with l61 souls.
%. Disaster The great hall of a new col
lege near Turin collapsed. carrying
down the whole assembly; many kill
ed and injured among them bishops.
Spanish War: The Spanish commission
ers delivered their reply to the Ameri-
can demand of Nov. 81 surrendering
the Philippines for 800 600, 900
Explosion: IL employees killed and in
jured by the explosion of ammunition
at Havana
Fires: In Kansas City. Keith's furniture
house burned, loss. $3.50 600. The Frank
lin Stamp mill at Hancock. Mich, de-
: stroyed; loss. $3.50 900.
30. Spanish War: Ramon Blanco, ex-cap-
tain general of Cuba sailed from Ha-
vana for Spain.
Shipwreck: Steamer Ainsworth wrecked
near Balfour. p. c.; persons drown
ed.
DECEMBER.
I. Fire: Normal university near Lincoln
Neb burned; loss. 800, 900
g. Explosion: men killed by the burst
ing of feed pipe on the Texan
steamer Alamo in New York harbor
! Obituary: Mary Jane Parker Champney
formerly well known actress. at the
Edwin Forrest home. Philadelphia
aged IS.
T. Storms: Fiercest gale of tho year or
the Atlantic coast.
Fires: Home Life building, one of New
Yorks "skyscrapers," damaged by
fire. which caused a loss of $1,000 900
At Eufaula, |. T., business portion
burned. causing a loss OF $50 900.
| 5. Political: Last session of the Fifty.
fifth congress opened.
6. Convention: Farmers National con
gress opened at Fort Worth, Tex.
Fire: Weyauwega, Wis, destroyed BY
fire: loss. s46o, 900.
Z. Fires: A sl25, 90 fire at Danbury, Conn
Obituary: Mai. T. =. McBlrath. a news
paper man once associated with Hor
ace Greeley, in New York city; aged Gl
3. 3 killed and injured in an explosion
at the Dupont Powder works, vii
mington, Del
10 Spanish War: Treaty of peace signet
at Paris. First U. s. troops marched
through the streets of Havana.
Sporting: Miller won the six day bicycle
race at Madison Square Garden.
OBITUARY: w imam Black, the nOVellSt
In London: aged 81.
II. Obituary: Gen. Calixto Garcia, tn,
Cuban general and commissioner t
the United States; aged SO.
Miscellaneous: Gen. John r. Brooke. u
S. A., appointed military governor o
Cuba. Riot and bloodshed amoni
Spanish and Cuban officers in Havana
, IL. Convention: American Federation o
!, Labor met at Kansas City.
Accidents: ) workmen suHocated in tn
smelters at Butte. Mon. 5 men killet
by an explosion in a coal mine a
Poteau. l. 7.
13. Accidents 6 killed and 80 injured b,
the collapse of a gas tank in New
York city.
IA. Peace jubilee opened at Atlanta
, Antonio +. Terry noted Cuban capital
list, died in Paris.
Is. Obituary: Ex-U. S. Senator Calvin S
!, Brice, in New York city; aged SO.
H. Obituary: Baron Ferdinand James d
Rothschild, NJ. P. in London aged IS
Miscellaneous: Gen. Wesley Merritt
U. S. A.. late commanding the arm
of the Philippines. and Mrs. Merritt
> arrived y -. VO~r