People's voice., 1899-12-28


chemistry and physics at the University Of
Leipsic, at Leipsic; aged 7S C. W. Leitner,
noted linguist, at Bonn; aged 90.
25 Obituary: Gen. Isaac II. Baily, veteran Of the
civil war, formerly prominent in New York
politics, in New York city; aged 70. Gen.
Thomas Vincent Fletcher. ex-governor Of
Missouri, in Washington; aged 72 Count
Chaudordy, French diplomat, in Paris; aged
78
a. Rev. James ormsby Murray, dean Of Prince
ton university, at Princeton; aged T2
o. Disaster: The Mississippi steamboat Rowena
Lee sank at Tyler, No.. 80 lives lost
Obituary: Gen Daniel W. Flagler, U. S. A., at
Old Point Comfort, Va; aged o..
Fire: At Hartford, the J. L. Howard car fac
tory burned; loss, sls0,OOO.
30. Shipwreck: The passenger steamer Stella ran
on the Casquet rocks, near the island Of Al
derney, and exploded, carrying down 70 to
100 people.
81. Filipino War: Gen. Macarthur entered Malo-
los, the insurgents having fred and evacuated
the city.
APRIL.
/. Obituary: Baroness Clara de Hirsch de Ge.
reuth, who left slOO,OOO,OOO to charity, in
Paris.
Samoan Troubles: Americans and English am
bushed near Apia; officers and 4 sailors
killed
4. Shipwreck: Steamer Chilkat capsized on the
bar at the entrance to San Francisco harbor
carrying down 10 sailors and passengers.
Cuba: The Cuban military assembly voted to
disband the army and dissolve
Personal; W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., married vir-
ginia Fair in New York city.
Obituary: Lily Post, formerly well known light
opera star, in San Francisco.
8. 0bsequies at Arlington to honor the remains
Of 1856 officers and soldiers who died in Cuba
and Porto Rico
Z. Disasters: l3 deaths at the burning of resi-
dences Of W. c. Andrews and W. J. Adams in
the Fifth avenue district, New York 10 per.
sons drowned by an ice treshet at Glendiye,
Mon.
Obituary James Clark, the Oldest Mason in the
world, at Quincy, Ills
9. Obituary: Stephen J. Field, associate justice
OF the supreme court Of the United States, re-
tired, in Washington; aged SO.
10. Riot: street riot, caused by miners trouble
at Pana, Ills, caused the death Of people;
many wounded.
Filipino War: Gen. Lawton captured Santa
Cruz, an insurgent stronghold.
Obituary: Sir Monier-Moni Williams, professor
Of Sanskrit at the University Of Oxford, in
London; aged 60.
II. Spanish War; Formal proclamation by Presi-
dent Mckinley announcing the ratification Of
the treaty and the restoration Of peace with
Spain.
lS Fire: The eurio hall Of the famous Boston
museum burned
H. Fire: Idle Hour, the Long Island residence
where ". K. Vanderbilt, Jr., took his bride
for the honeymoon, burned loss S250,00O.
Obituary: The Duchess Of Marlborough mother
in-llw Of Consuelo Vanderbilt, in England
l5 Fire: In Cleveland half block Of business
houses burned; loss, Sl,OOO,OOO.
II. Obituary: John L. Lay, inventor Of the navy
torpedo in New York; aged 67.
IS. Obituary: Lieut. Gen. Correa, Spanish min
lister Of war in 1898, at Madrid.
Samoa: Fighting between the Americans and
English and the Mataaians.
90 Fire: At San Jose, Cal; loss, 100000.
Obituary: NJ Edouard Jules Henri Pailleron,
French poet and dramatist in Paris; aged g.
q. Personal: Matthew S. Quay appointed U. S.
senator by the governor Of Pennsylvania.
Obituary: Dr. Heinrich Kiefert, noted geog-
rapher and photographer, in Berlin; aged 50.
% Fire: In Omaha the Kingman block burned
loss, s2OOOOO
Obituary: The Rt. Hon. Sir John Mowbray
'Father Of the House Of Commons" in Lon
don; aged 81.
25 Political: The German ambassador lodged
with the secretary Of state a protest against
certain language Of Capt Coghlan Of the U
S. cruiser Raleigh.
Filipino War Gen. MacArthur's division fought
its way to the trenches before Calumpit.
Obituary: Gen. Richard J. Oglesby, former gov
ernor Of Illinois, in Springfield; aged IS.
90. Fire: Dawson City, the business center wiped
out loss between Sl,OOO,OOO and s2,OOO,0OO.
Tornado: 40 people killed at Kirksyille, No.
and at Newton hundreds Of houses destroyed,
with about 100 deaths
q. Obituary: Robert Goelet, member Of the New
York aristocracy Of wealth, in the harbor Of
Naples aged 5s. Sheridan Shook, once a
prominent New York politician and aiterward
theatrical manager, at Red Hook, n. y;
aged II.
Filipino War: MacArthur's division crossed the
Rio Grande at Calumpit
2s. Filipino War: Peace overtures from the in
surgents, asking for an armistice, rejected by
Gen. Otis.
50. Accident: 50 people hurt in a railway wreck
near Rochester.
MAY.
l. Dewey day generally celebrated in the United
States and possessions, especially on the sea.
Fire: Gen. Wade Tampton's home, containing a .
fine hbTarr, valuable Jewels and treasured
relics, burned at Columbia, S. c. I
Spanish War; Spain's agent received warrants
for the S2O,OOO,OOO stipulated in the treaty in
payment for the cession Of the Philippines.
2. Filipino War: Lawtons column captured Bal
mag.
8. Obituary: Keokuk chief Of the Sac and Fox
Indians, at Guthrie, o. T. Emma Marshall
English novelist, in London.
4. Fire: Greenvile, S c., the heart Of the town
destroyed; loss, 100000.
Obituary: Gen Manning F. Force, Federal war
veteran and campaign historian, at Sandusky.
o.; aged 10.
10. Convention: The Confederate veteran reunion
held at Charleston
Obituary: Cen, Samuel B. Smith, Federal vet
eran, known as the Father Of the National
Guard System" at Dayton o.; aged 62.
II. Obituary: Roswell P. Flower. ex-governor Of
New York, at Eastport, N. Y; aged 6l. Au-
gust Brentano (second), head Of the noted pub
fishing and bookselling house Of Union square,
New York. in that city; aged 46.
l2. Disaster: 90 killed and over 40 injured in Q
wreck on the Philadelphia and Reading at
Exeter, Pa
II. Fire: AT Manchester, n. H.; loss. 100000.
Obituary: NJ. FrancisQue Sarcey famous French
dramatic critic, at Paris.
II. Fire: In Chicago the Blue Island avenue lum-
Der district suffered loss Of $4,000.
Convention: The international peace congress
convened at The Hague.
p. Personal: Admiral Dewey sailed from Manila
on the cruiser Olympia on his voyage home.
%. Obituary: Grisi, the Italian dancer, in Rome
Nile. Rhea, French actress, at Montmorenci,
France; aged So.
n. Personal: 'The eightieth anniversary Of Queen
Yictorias birthday celebrated throughout the
British empire and colonies.
Obituary: Senor Don Emilio CASTELAR,, Spanish
Republican statesman. at Aurcia, Spain; aged