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


1900 wounded.
g. CT persons killed by heat in New YORK.
a. Fire: At Owosso, Md; loss 5000, 600.
5. Accident: is passengers killed and II
seriously injured at Cohoes, N. Y.
Miscellaneous. Wilhelmina enthroned as
JULY.
l. Spanish War: Desperate fighting at
Santiago by Gen. Skaters forces
battles at El Caney and San Juan hill
Foreign: The We-IIai-Wei treaty be-
tween Great Britain and China signed.
e. Sporting: PENNSYLVANIA defeated Cor
nell, Wisconsin and Columbia in the
varsity boat race on Saratoga lake.
g. Spanish War Cervcra's squadron de-
stroyed by SIMPSONS feet while trying
10 escape from Santiago harbor.
T. Tornado: At Hampton Beach, N. H.,
II killed and 200 injured
Accident: At Shelby, o., killed and 100
injured by the collapse of bridge
under n holiday crowd.
Shipwrecks: La Bourgognc OF the
French line went down in a collision
off Sable island; $50 lives lost. OFF
Beverly, Mass, the excursion steamer
surf city capsized and carried down
so people.
6. Political: Bill for annexation Of lla-
wall signed by President Mckinley.
Sporting: Howell the American. won
Diamond Souls at the Henley regatta,
ENGLAND.
Conventions: Annual convention of
Christian Endcavorers opened at Nash
vile. International mining congress
met NJ Salt Lake city.
s. Storm and Flood: At Steelevillc Mo.
100000 worth OF property was de-
stroyed. 50 buildings washed away and
II persons drowned by cloudburst.
0. Fires: At Cleveland. o., the Parsons
block burned; loss. nearly 100000. At
Pcntwater, Mich. Sands e. Mills luri-
Nor
$4,000.
Convention: National Educational asso.
citation met in Washington.
~ Spanish War: Bombardmcnt Of Santi-
ago by the American land and naval
batteries
Fire: The Western Starch works burned
at West Hammond, HIS: loss, 100000.
H. Fires: At Pittsburg the Worlds The
alter burned; loss, $4,000. At st. Jo-
seph's. Mich. the Hotel St. Joseph de-
stroycd loss, $3.50 600.
Accident: At the new waterworks tun-
mel. Cleveland. explosion of gas killed
10 workmen.
Obituary; Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen,
noted officer of the u. 5. navy during
the civil war at Raltmoso; aged u.s.
Spanish War Bomhardmest at Santa
go concluded; last gun of the cam
pagn fired.
r. Explosion: At the Laflin- Rand Pow
der works. Pompton. N. j.. IL work.
men Killed.
II. Spanish War: Santiago, with 1900
troops. surrendered to Gen. Shafter.
Obituary. Gen. John S. Williams. veter-
an of the Mexican and civil wars. at
Mt. Sterling Ky.
49, Fire; At Sunderland. England; loss.
So 600. 900.
49, Accident: killed and injured by
lightning near Boonton, n. j.
20 Convention: The United Confederate
tot fn,, in mn fa1
3cssion at Atlanta.
IS. Spanish War: Gen. Miles forces land
cd in Porto Rico Cen Merritt arrived
at Manila.
81. Explosion: At Point Pnole. Call
workmen killed and many injured in
the Hercules Powder works.
20. Obituary: DR.. William Pepper noted
educator at the head of the Universe
" of Pennsylvania. at Please nton
Cal: aged 50.
30. Obituary: Bismarck, ex-chancellor OF
the German empire, at Friedrichsruh
aged So.
81. Spanish War: Attack on American
/ lines at Malate near Manila, repulsed
AUGUST.
2. Spanish War; Terms Of peace official
ly announced.
6hipwreck off Florida, a captain ant
- sailors drowned by the loss of
steamer and towing dredse.
4. Spanish War: Skaters army ordered
north; 1900 sick reported at Santiago
Disaster: At Villa Madina. Spain. a
persons drowned by watcrspout.
7. Spanish War; American terms o
peace accepted at Madrid.
8. Obituary: George Maurice Ebers tn
Psychologist. at Munich. Bavaria
Brig. Gen. John s. Poland. U. 8 V, a
Asheville, N. c. Adoph Sutro of Su
tro tunnel fame. In San Francisco.
g. Fire: At Bismarck n great part o
the business portion burned; los
nearly $1,000
TO- Obituary: Ellen Louise Demorest
founder of The Demorest Magazine i
New York city: aged "A. Signor Dies
de Vivo. noted impresario. in New
York city; aged IS.
II. Spanish War: Attack at San Juan
Porto Rico. repulsed.
, Obituary: Isaac Bromley. formerly O
, the New York Tribune at Norwich
Conn; aged So.
T. Fire: At Wheatla nd, CAL bushes
portion destroyed; loss. sls500o.
Obituary: Rear Admiral A. Kirkland. [
S. N. retired, at Mare Island nav
, yard. California
Spanish War: Peace protocol formal
signed at Washington.
Disaster: At Black Creek, Tenn,
= lives lost by cloudburst.
Ratification of the treaty of annexatio
of Hawaii and raising Of the America
flag.
- Spanish War: Manila surrendered aft
cr "a bombardment. followed by a
( army attack upon the SPANS
trenches
IA. Fire: At Fresno City, Cal, live
' lost and s5s0, 900 worth of property dt
r stroyed
Ia Convention: 2lst annual meeting of III
American Bar association began q
Saratoga.
20 Shipwreck: of Newfoundland banks
steamer Norge; lG sailors drowned,
p. Collision: At sharon Mass, on III
= \. y. n II. and II. Il. r.. person
n killed and 10 Injured
%. Obituary: Malietoa king Of Samoa, 6
Apia.
/ "a. Obituary: Edress Dorothy Durgin.
noted Shaker. at Canterbury N. II
n aged g.
q. Collision: ~ Ware, Mass 5 killed an
several wounued by a collision b(
l tween a coach and train
The car published a manifesto invitin
= an international conference to consiC
/ er general disarmament.
] 80. Obituary: Col. ]. j. Van Horn. Eight
L. S. infantry, a civil war vetera
and a Santiago hero, at Fort Russel
Wy; aged 60.
SEPTEMBER.
n 1. Accident: 3 killed and injured on ii
N Y, o. and W. II. II. near Fulton
q British and Egyptian troops undt
queen ~of Holland The sd annui
encampment of the G. A. r. opened {
Cincinnati.
> g. Convention: The 18th annual CONVEX
= ton of the National Editorial associ'
ton began at Denver.
Disaster: IL killed, q missing by II