Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-30


Prof Custave wiedenan. holding the chair Of
chemistry and physics az the University o;
Leipsie, at I>eipsic- aged 80 G W Leitner,
noted linguist. at Bonn; sged GO.
- Obituary Gen. Isaac H. BziIy, veteran OF the
civil war. formerly prominent in New YORK
politics. in New York city. aged SO. Gen.
Thomas Vincent Fletcher. ex-governor 0,
Missouri IN Washington; aged p CcuzI
cnsudordy, French diplomat. in Paris; aged
-
p. Rev. James ormsby Murray. dean Of Prince
ton university, At Princeton; aged .
20. Disaster: The Mississippi steamboat Rovena
Lee sank Tyler. No.; 60 lives lost
Obituzry: Cen Daniel W Flagler. L. : A, az
OLD Point Comfort Va. aged o.
Fire: Al Hartford. the j. L. Howard car fac
tory burned; loss, Sis0.009
30. shipwreck- The passenger sIsamer Stella rsn
the Cssauet rocks. near the Island Of A.
derney. and exploded, carrying down 20 10
100 people
81. Filipino War: Gen Macarthur entered Malo.
= los. the insurgents having fred and evacuated
the city.
i. Obituary: Baroness Clara de Hirsch de Ge-
reuth. who eft sloo. 90 10 charity. in
Paris.
samoan Troubles: Americans and English am
pushed near Apia; officers and sailors
killed.
& ship~reck: Steamer Chilkat capsized on the
bar at the entrance TO san Francisco harbor.
carrying down 10 sailors and passengers
(ID1- ne (uDan mlnl1Ty Assembly NOte0 10
disband the army and dissolve.
Personal: ". X. Vanderbilt. Jr, married Nir-
GINA Fair in New York city.
Obituary: Lily Post. formerly well known light
opera star. in San Francisco
Q. Obsequies at Arlington to honor the rems ms
OF 336 officers and soldiers who died in Cuba
and Porto Rico.
.. Disasters: ID deaths at the burning of resi-
dences OF W. C. Andrews and W. J. Adams in
the Fifth avenue district, New York 10 per-
drowned ~ n ice fresbet GleQQlye.
Mon.
Obituary: James Clark. the Oldest Mason in the
world. At Quincy. lila
o. Obituary: Stephen J. Field. associate justice
OF the supreme court OF the United States, re-
tired, in Washington: aged So.
TO- Riot: A street riot caused by miners trouble
at Pans. Ills. caused the death Of people;
many wounded.
Filipino War: Cen Lawton captured Santa
Cruz an insurgent stronghold.
Obituary: Sir MonierMonier Williams. professor
OF Sanskrit at the University of Oxford. in
London; aged 60.
IL. Spanish War: Formal proclamation by Presi-
dent Mckinley announcing the ratification OF
the treaty and the restoration of peace with
Spain.
13. Fire: The curio hall Of the famous Boston
museum burned.
u. Fire: Idle Hour. the Long Island residence
where ". X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. took his bride
for the honeymoon. burned; loss. s250,oO0.
Obituary: The Duchess Of Marlborough. mother
10. Fire: In Cleveland half block OF business
houses burned: loss. 81 .O0o, 900.
IL. Obituary: John l. Lay. inventor OF the navy
torpedo in New York; aged g..
10. Obituary: Lieut.. Gen. CoTrea, Spanish min
lister OF in lsos, at Madrid.
Samoa: Fighting between the Americans and
English and the Mataafans
20. Fire: At San Jose. Cal; loss, 500, 900.
Obituary: n. Edouard Jules Henri Psilleron,
French poet and drsmatist. in Paris; aged Is.
IL Personal: Matthew s. Quay appointed U. s.
senator by the governor Of Pennsylvania.
Obituary: DIR. Heinrich kieteri. noted -eog-
rspher and photographer. in Berlin; aged 50.
p Fire: In Omaha the Kingmsn block burned;
loss. 500. 900.
Obituary: The Rt. Hon. Sir John Mowbrsy.
Father OF the House of Commons in Lon
don: aged 81.
IS Political: The German ambassador lodged
with the secretary Of state a protest against
certain language of Capt. Coghlsn of the U.
s. cruiser Raleigh.
Filipino War: Gen. MscArthur's division fought
IT'S way to the trenches before Cslumpit-
Obituary: Gen. Richard 7. oglesby, former gov
OF Illinois. in Springfield; aged 30
20 Fire: Dawson City. the business center wiped
out: loss between 81. 900. 900 and 81. 900, 600.
Tornado: 30 people killed at hirksrillc, No.
and at Newton hundreds Of houses destroyed.
with about 100 deaths.
a. Obituary: Robert Goslet. member of the New
York sristocrscy of wealth. in the harbor o.
Naples; aged IS. Sheridan Shook. once
prominent New York politician and afterward
theatrical manager. at Red Hook, n y;
aged Il.
Filipino War: MacArtbur's division crossed the
Rio Grande at Cslumpit.
%. Filipino War: Peace overtures from the in
,urgeDts. asking for sruistice. rejected by
Gen Otis
3d. Accident: 20 people hurt IN a railway WRECK
Rochester
l. Dewey day generally celebrated in the United
States and possessions. especially on the sea
Fire: Gen. Wade Hamptons home containing
fne library. valuable jewels and treasured
relics. burned at Columbia. s. c.
Spanish War: spsin's agent received warrants
fer the $50 900 900 stipulated in the treaty in
payment for the cession Of the Philippines
2 Filipino War: Lawton's column captured Bal
mag.
8. Obituary: Keokuk. chief of the Sac and Fox
Indians at Guthrie. o. T. Emma Marshall,
English novelist, in London.
& Fire: Greenviile. 6. C.. the heart Of the town
destroyed; loss, 500. 600.
Obituary: Gen. Manning F. Force. Federal war
veteran and campaign historian. at ssndusky.
O.; aged *.
10. Convention: The Confederate veteran reunion
held az Charleston
Obituary: Gen Samuel b. Smith. Federal vet
eran known as the Father OF the National
Guard system" at DAYTON. o.; aged g.
II. Obituary: Roswell p. Flower. ex-governor OF
Nex York. at Eastport, y. Y: aged g. Au-
gust Brentano (second). head OF the noted pub
fishing and booksellng house OF Union square.
New York. in that city: aged 46.
Is. Disaster: % killed and over 40 injured in
wreck on the Philadelphia and Reading AZ
Exeter. Pa.
H. Fire: At Manchester. n. H.; loss, $4,000
Obituary: n. Frsncisque Sarcey. famous French
dramatic critic. at Paris
l.. Fire: In Chicago the Blue Island avenue lum-
Der district suffered loss OF sioo.oOO.
Convention: The international peace congress
convened at The Hague
y. Personal: Admiral Dewey sailed from Manila
~. h.@Wra~
2. Obituary: Crisi. the Italian dancer. IN Rome.
Nile. Rhes. French actress. at MontmoEeEei.
France: aged IS
q. Personal: The eightieth anniversary OF Queen
Victoris's birthday celebrsted throughout the
British empire and colonies.
Ob:tuarv: Senor Don Emilio CASTELAR,. Spanish
Republican statesman. at Aurcis. Spain; aged
g..
S. Fire: In St. John. y. B.; 80 buildings burn
I'd: less. $500, 600
Obituary: Aaron 3. Aagoun. master in the
Cambridge schools from 1855 10 ISL. in Rox-
bury. Mass; aged 90. Rosa BonheUr. famous