The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-01-05

Ley, nOteQ vermont veteran anu JurlSt,
in Washington; aged 63. = Rev. Robert |
s. Harris, founder of Children's day. |
at Camden, N. j.
Is. Miscellaneous: Gen. Joseph Totman,
once famous a dwarf, died at Lew
iston, Me-. at the age of 81. 4S seal
fishers perished on an ice foe in the
arctic waters
26. Obituary: James Payn, the English
novelist, in London; aged 6S.
2s. Report of the Maine inquiry board
submitted to congress-
Obituary: Anton Seidl, the well known
musical director. In New York city.
APRIL.
1. Arthur Orton, the Tichborne claimant
died in England.
Z Fire: At Rock Hill, S. c.. 12 buildings
burned. causing loss of 100000.
Convention: American Association For
the Advancement of Science met In
Boston.
s. Disasters: About 30 lives lost by the
breaking of a levee at Shawneetown.
Ills.
g. Fires: At vicksburg. Miss. the Piazza
Opera House and other property burn
ed; loss, $125 0C0.
Shipwreck: British ship Marlborough
lost in midocean; Is sailors drowned
Z. Spanish War: Representatives of Great
Britain, France. Germany, Russia and
Italy presented a joint note to the
president
Obituary: Margaret Mather, the actress,
at Charlestown w. Va: aged 80.
9. Obituary: Gen. James Ronald Chal-
mers, a noted leader in Forests Con-
federate cavalry corps, at Memphis;
aged 6S.
Ii. Spanish War: The presidents mes
sage asking power to intervene in Gu
ba submitted to congress. Gen. Lee
testified before the senate committee
on foreign relations
H. Fire: At Charlestown Mass; dust ex-
nj ct q1 N al
vator; loss s1.0OO.00O.
Gen. Joaquin Crespo, ex-president of
Venezuela, killed In battle.
10. Obituary: Prof. Jules Marcou, fa-
nous geologist, at Cambridge. Mass;
aged "a. George Parsons Lathrop, au-
thor, in New York city
Spanish War: The Cuban Intervention
resolutions passed congress-; ultima
tum sent 10 Spain.
20. Spanish War: Senior Bernabe. the
Spanish minister, took his passports
and left Washington for Canada.
Fire: Spurgeons tabernacle in London
destroyed.
q. Spanish War: U. s. Minister Wood
ford given his passports at Madrid.
Sampson's squadron blockaded Cuba.
First marine capture of the war; the
Spanish ship Buena Ventura. in the
gulf of Mexico.
Obituary: Gen. E. c. Walthall. noted
ex-Confederate and U. s. senator from
MlbSlSSlppl, IN w aSnlnBtOn xRSeu
e. Obituary: Richard Smith, prominent
western newspaper man, in Cincinnati
aged II.
| g. Conventions: American Society of Re-
ligious Education met in Baltimore.
"a Spanish War: The president called for
125.000 troops.
| 25 Spanish War: Declaration by the Unit
ed States that war began April 81.
Fire: In Glasgow. st. Andrews Catholic
cathedral destroyed; loss, s75OooO.
| 26. Spanish War; Spanish steamer Pan
anna captured off Havana by the U. s.
lighthouse tender Mangrove England
proclaimed neutrality and declared
| that the war began April 21.
28. Spanish War: At Matanzas Admiral
Simpsons vessels bombarded Spanish
forts. Spanish steamer Guido, from
| Spain with sinews of war for Cuba.
captured by the U. S. monitor Terror
g. Spanish War: Cervera's squadron
sailed westward from the Cape Verde
| Islands.
1. Spanish War: Commodore Dewey, with
| the Asatic fleet defeated the Span
iards in Manila harbor Philippine Is
lands.
Fire. At Augusta, Ca; loss 100000, ~
the burning of an elevator and ware
house.
s. Spanish War: French steamer Lafa-
yette captured by the blockading fleet
off Havana.
g. Convention: Southern Baptist conven-
tion opened at Norfolk.
g. Hundreds of Italians shot down by the
troops during a bread riot in Milan.
9. Fire: The Ems hotel, Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, burned; loss. 5000. 600.
IL. Fires: At Ballardvale, Mass, stock Of
stored wool valued at $3.50 coo burned
In Philadelphia deaths and property
loss of s225. 900 at the burning of a toy
store.
| f-l, No T nfin l.
Ensign Bagley, on the torpedo boa
Winslow at Cardenas. San Juan, Por
to Rico. borabarded by SIMPSONS war
ships.
Fire: In Chicago n grain elevator ant
other property burned; loss. 81. 200, COO.
13. Spanish War: Cervera's squadron
reached Martinique. In the West In
dies.
a. Accident: workmen killed and l
severely injured by the collapse o
walls in building in New York city.
Shipwreck: IL sailors drowned off tn
coast of Wales by the wreck of tn
British steamer Bcnhom.
Is Fire: At Muncie Ind; loss. s2S5.COO.
Obituary: Edouard Remenyi. the note
volinist. in San Francisco: aged 6S.
16. Fire Disaster: At La Providence. Can
ada, st. Hyacinthe Auxiliary hospita
burned; many lives lost
IT, Accident: In Boston an elevator fell
killing workmen.
H. FIRE: AL AttieDOro, MASS, the DuSlneS
section destroyed: loss, over S1000.0 00O
Cyclone: Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon
sin visited; 81 deaths
49, Obituary: Gladstone. at Castle Hawar
den; aged SO.
%. Obituary: Edward Bellamy author O
Looking Backward, Equality" etc
at Chicopee Falls, Mass; aged As.
Shipwreck: "a passengers drowned b
the sinking of the Alaska schoone
Jane Grey off Cape F'lattery.
: rs. Spanish War: Second call for volur
teers; 5000 asked for.
| Shpwreck: British steamer Mecca san
off Calcutta: SO lives lost.
Sporting: Jeddah won the English Derb,
26. Spanish War: Largest secret eXped
r tion of the war landed on Cuban SO
by the steamer Florida.
Y 2S. Obituary: Madeline Vinton DahlgreI
well known writer widow of Admir-;
John a. Dahlgren, in Washington.
j Sporting: Ornament won the Brookly
Handicap.
81. Spanish War: Commodore Schley
I. feet engaged the forts at Santiago an
. one warship in sharp duel
Obituary: Baron Lyon Playfair. distir
g tinguished English chemist. politics
: economist civil service reformer an
parliamentarian, in London; aged 70.
: JUNE.
. /. Fire Disaster: 1900 houses at Peshs
wur India, destroyed.
Obituary: Thomas w. Keene actor.
: New York city: aged S.
u Transmississippi States exposition opel
r. ed in Omaha.