The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Various Happenings the World


Various Happenings the world
over.
JANUARY.
/. End OF Spanish sovereignty in Cuba; military
command formally transferred TO Gen. John
r. Brooke, L. S. \, military governor.
FEBRUARY.
Is Laurence F. Myers, noted amateur champion
long distance runner died in New York city.
I6. Henry jones. whist expert known as ''CaVen-
dish,' died in London at the age of 6S
MARCH
u. Johnny Griffin, the 'Braintree Lad" once not.
ed featherweight, died in New York city.
IL War at Samoa: American and British ships
bombarded native villages.
49, mob at Palmetto. Ca, shot negroes at
the Jail, killing A.
10. Riot in Havana growing out of the Gomez re.
ception; 80 to so people wounded.
APRIL.
1. American and English ambushed near Apia;
3 officers and sailors killed.
g. obsequies at Arlington to honor the remains
OF $3.50 officers and men who died in Cuba and
Porto Rico
10 A street riot caused by miners trouble at
Pana, Ms, resulted in the death Of people;
many wounded
H. A. W. Tabor, a noted Colorado miner, capt
talist politician, ETC., died at Colorado
Springs; aged 69.
H. John L. Lay. inventor of the navy torpedo,
died in Bellevue hospital, New York, at the
age OF Ga.
49, 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 sea.
spain,s agent received warrants for the $4,000,
600 stipulated in the treaty in payment TOR
cession Of the Philippines.
4 Keokuk. chief of the Sac and Fox Indians,
died at Guthrie. 0. T.
Emma Marshall English novelist died in Lon
don.
g. Mrs. william c. Whitney, wife OF the ex.
secretary of war, died in New York city after
years suffering due to injuries received riding
to the hounds
% Grisi. the Italian dancer, died at Geneva.
20 Aaron Il. Magoun, master in the Cambridge
schools from 1888 to 1881. died in Roxbury,
Mass; aged 90.
g. William Jack Haynes. the oldest member OF
the C. a. H., died at St Louis; aged ll2.
T. Margaret Ann Cusack the "Nun of Kenmare,'
died tn London.
10 The Columbia yacht built to defend the
Americas cup, launched at Bristol, II. /.
II. Duke OF Abruzzi's north pole expedition sail
ed on the Stella Polare from Christiania, Nor
way.
H. General celebration of Flag day.
July.
g. 10 regiments Of T. s volunteers ordered 10
be raised for the Philippines.
&c. Cen ulises Heureaux. president OF Santo Do
mingo, assassinated.
Areusr.
!. The Dreyfus court martial convened at
Rennes.
Capt Davis Dalton, known as the champion life
saver Of the world. the hero Of 27s reseues,
drowned at Far Rockaway, n. Y.
Il Maitre Labor, chief counsel for Dreyfus, seri-
ously wounded by pistal shot from would
be assassin.
II. Walter Weman and the survivors of his
polar expedition arrived at Tromso, Norway,
from FranzJosef Land.
a. Sculptor Caspar Buberl died suddenly in New
York while working on the Dewey triumphal
arch.
n. Giovanni Turin, sculptor engaged in model
ing for the Dewey triunphal arch, died sud
denly in New York.
90. Frank C. Ives, former billiard champion, died
at P-ogreso, Mexico; aged g.
SEPTEMBER.
0. Dreyfus convicted and sentenced to 10 years
Imprisonment.
II. nouunion miners killed in a riot at Carter
vile. Ills.
10 Lieut. Col. John D. Miley. very prominent as
staT officer TO Gen. Shafter at Santiago.
died at Manila.
20 Harry W. Benton, the first sound teleg-
rapher in America, died at Denver aged %.
Dreyfas released 4 pardon.
NOVEMBER
u. Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. surrendered to
Gen. Castro after battle in which $50 were
killed and wounded
10. Evelyn Adams author of SIS Marriage Fail
ure2' died in great poverty in New York city.
Conclusion of a two days battle at Bucaranan-
ga, Colombia; 1000 rebels killed and 1000
wounded
q. Cen Wingate with an Egyptian force, at
tackled the dervishes near Dreifssa, ON the line
Of the Nile, and defeated them, with loss
in killed OF 400, including their leader. the
khalifa.
rs. Harper & Bros publishing house turned over
to the agent of its creditors, with liabilities
OF S5,500000.
DECEMBER.
4 Beginning of the Molineux murder trial in
New York.
Z. James P. Reed. once the worlds champion
checker player, died at Pittsburg.