Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28
HAPPENINGS OF 1899.
SUMMARY OF A YEARS I'M.
PoRTANT EVENTS.
war IN Philippine Islands and sor41,
AFRICA the Dreyfus Trial, Political
Difficulties in Samoa, Death and he.
struction by Fire, Wind and Flood

Many causes have combined to make
the year 1899 a rather remarkable ono
Its opening was signalized by Snain's
surrender OF the last vestige of her SOW
erelgnty IN the western hemisphere. it's
progress brought forth the declaration of
war between England and the Transvaa al
Republic, and its close leaves these ma
tlons still engaged in bloody contest.
that may result in important political
changes in South Africa. During the
year the fighting between the natives
ana United States troops in the Phillip
pines has continued and the war is vet on.
| Other events, aside from warfare, that
nave occupied public attention to great
er or less extent have been: Signing Of
the treaty of peace with Spain; settle
ment of difficulties in the Samoan Isl.
| ands; trial, conviction and pardon of Cap
tain Alfred Dreyfus in France; numer-
Gus large fires that have DESTROYED many
lives and much property; tornadoes that
caused disaster and death at kirksyille.
| Mo-, in April, and at New Richmond,
| WIS, In June; several fatal shipwrecks;
deaths of prominent men, among them
President Felix Faure of France, Garrett
A. Hobart, VicePresident of the United
States, and Robert G. Ingerson; great
street car strike at Cleveland and labor
| riots at Pana and Carterville, lii.
A brief chronological transcript of the
years events is given below:
January.
Spain resigns sovereignty over Cuba
H1raIn held up and robbed at Macomb
n! mo. -. peace treaty with Spain introduced
e-Fourteen persons killed and forty eight
INJURED IN a collision near Dunellen, N. j.
1O-McCoy defeated by Sharkey in New
YORK. Severe storm in California.
!5-t1re at Memphis, Tenn, destroys
wholesale dry goods house Of J. S. Menkin
= CO., and causes 200, 900 loss. Death of
Congressman Dingley of Maine.
14-British bark Andelina sinks at Tacoma
with her entire crew OF nineteen men.
17-Death Of John Russell Young, librarian
1S-Disastrous flood at Cleveland. German
consul at Apia, Samoa, elected from Su-
preme Court Building by American and
British consuls
20-Bank at Arthur, ILL.,, robbed of So, 600
2l-Earthquake shakes Peloponnesan pen
lnsula of Greece. Massacre of Spanish Of
hcers by natives at Balabac, in the Philip
pines.
25-One hundred thousand dollars damage
done by fire at JohnStown, Pa. :. .Adeiina
Patti and Baron Cederstrom married at Bre
con, Wales.
26-Ex-Attorney General A. 81. Garland
dies suddenly in Washington. Court mar
tial finds Gen. Chas. z. Eagan guilty under
two charges.
29-Cold wave over the West; Is degrees
below zero at Chicago.
30-Two hundred thousand dollar lumber
yard fire in Chicago.
February.
1-Seven persons perish in snowslide in
Rogers Pass, B. C.
1850, 600 FIRE in Columbus, Ohio, in which
many are injured. Burning of the Buck
ingham Theater, Louisville, KY.
.}-SSOO,OOO fire PHILADELPHIA,
4-Battie between Filipinos and Americans
at Manila. Mrs. Botkin receives life SEN
mander-in- chief G. A. r., dies in Washing
ton.
6-Last detachment of Spanish army leaves
Cuba. Death OF Gen Count Won Caprivi,
former Chancellor German Empire. Peace
treaty ratified by United States Senate.
S-Manitoba Hotel at Winnipeg burns; loss
100000. Eleven business houses burn in
Prairie du Chen, Wis.
9-Twenty -one degrees below zero at Chi
cago; coolest day in twenty-six years..
100000 fire in Front street, New YORK..
burn.
1O-Explosion in Baxter Stove Works.
Mansfield, Ohio, causes a 100000 fire..
Kelly Block In Cleveland burns; loss $780,
600. $500, 900 fire In Toronto, Ont.
American troops capture Caloocan.
11-Troops under Gen. Miller take 1loilo
80. Enlargement outside Manila, In when
FilipinOs are driven back.
12-Twenty -four Italian miners and fami-
lies perish in snowslide at Silver Plume,
Soo oss ssS seUts
women burned to death at Yankton, ). u.
-. Report of War Investigating Board
made public in Washington. Great fires
in New York City and Albany, N. Y.
13-Digby, N. S., almost wiped out by hre
-. Blizzard in the East and South.
14-S5oo, 900 fire in manufacturing district net
of Cincinnati. :. Burning Of manufacturers
warehouse in Chicago; loss $1OOO,0OO.
15-Machine shops in Brooklyn navy yard
burned u., =.
1sNEmile Loubet chosen President of
France. Riots In Paris wei,
20-Fire causes 100000 loss at Port WASH
22NCity Of Manila fired by Filipinos.
March.
1-Death OF Lord Herschell In Washing
tor. Sagasta ministry resigns at Madrid
3-George Dewey made an Admiral by
| President Mckinley.
4-Congress adjourns =,
STORM destroys life and property IN
East Tennessee 1 MeW m nndcr e eane
| at la Goubran, France kills sky persons
e-Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage resigns his
Washington pastorate; ,baoI,e porcnnne
111Gen. Maxine Gomez deposed from
command by Cuban Assembly. +roons
13-Pasig captured by American troops. I. !.
T1ndersta nding reached on Samoan afalrS
....Herbert Putnam, of BOSTON, appointed
I6eMob shoots nine negroes at Palmetto,
| Ga. Death of Editor Joseph Medili. -.
Five killed in street riot at Hot springs,
Ark. :. Election riot in st. Louis results IN
death Of two men,. B. T. Hutchinson,
operator dies at Lake ak the oseen Rs
| oent of Snain :. Windsor Hotel Durns IN
Rev York; with great a,I loss Of iife
o0-Mrs. Martha Place electrocuted at
| Sing Sing. r..., D,,,or co,r+v
2i,2ERace war in Little Kiyer Sounty'
/ Ark where many negroes are lyncned.
23'Malietoa Tanus crowned KING OF Sa-
m Saonening of ship canal at Port Arthur,
27@Burning of Armours felt works in Chi
ID American and British warships bonn.
| hard native towns in Samoa. SINKING OF
| tha steamer Rowena Lee in the MISSISSIPPI
| below Charlottesville, Mo. 49, ,as4 hv
| s0-One hundred and twenty ives iost ~
! shipwreck of passenger steamer Steiia Ia tue