Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-31


sharp battle.
/ Accident: 3 deaths in collision on the Grand
Rapids and Indiana l.. r. 81 Piersoa. Mich
, 10 Obituary: John James ingalls,, ext. ) SEMI
tor from Kansas. At Las Vegas, y. NJ; aged O..
1s Fire: At Alexandria, Ind, the plant of the
Nelly Ak CO. burned; loss. $4,000
81 Accident: killed in rear end collision on
the Harlem K p Kensico Station. y. y.
g. Obituary: Gen tilSeret. noted leader Of the
Paris commune FAD veteran of the American
civil war, n Toul5n; aged -.
IS. Obituary: Frederick Wilhelm Sietzsche, noted
German philosopher. WeiE-ar; aged So
%. Convention: The saith national encampment os
the Grand Army OF the Republic met in CHI
so Sporting: Corbest defeated Mccoy in rounds
al Madison Square Garden.
SEPTEMBER.
2 Accident: - killed and 30 injured in col
lision the Reading R r. at Hatfield Sta
ton. Pa.
5. Obituary: Arthur SewaIi vice presidential
candidate the regular Democratic ticket in
1896 ct Bath Ne; aged Go.
S. Hurricane Disaster: a West Indian windstorm
devastated Galveston: about 70OO deaths and
property loss OF So, 900. Oc1-
o. Obituary: Gen. Inns NJ. Palmer, L. s A. re-
tired veteran o: the Mexican and the civil
wars. 4; Chevy Chase. Nd; aged IS.
Il. Fire: AZ NaTagaHsett Pier: loss over 100000
Il. Obituary: Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard,
L. :. y. veteran Of the civil war. at West
crnyile. y. y; aged ca
Il. Labor Troubles: 4 strike involving 10000
members of the United Mine Workers associa-
ton was begun in the anthracite district Of
Pennsylvania.
%. Fire: At Spring Lake, y. ]; loss. S25oooo.
Obituary: Gen. john Alexander McClernand,
noted western leader in the civil war at
Springfield, MS; aged s..
81. Fire: Nunda Qs.) wiped out
Obituary: DR.. Lewis Albert Sayrc. eminent sur
geon, in New York city; aged so.
g Obituary: Marshal Martinez Campos noted
mil leader N SnaiD and former ClDtaln
general OF Cuba. at Zaraus.
o5. Gen. John VI. Palmer. noted soldier, lawyer
and statesman Of Illinois, ct Springfield; aged
China: American troops ordered withdrawn from
OCTOBER.
/. Personal: Lord Roberts appointed commander
in chief of the British army TO succeed Lord
Wolseley.
G. Tornado: At Biwabc, Mimi: 10 killed and
property valued nearly s5O0,Oo0 destroyed.
:. Accident: 40 pilgrims killed by the collapse
OF floor the ST. Nikander monastery.
Porkhof Russia.
Q. Obituary: The Marquis Of Butte. one of the
richest in the United Kingdom. at Dunn
fries House. Scotland; aged 81.
IS. China: The refOTmers under sun Vat Sen cap
tured the town Of Kiu Shan, East river;
200 imperial soldiers killed
Fire: Port Limon. Costa Rica, nearly destroyed;
loss about S2.OOO,OOO.
90 Fire: Hinman q Co.'S packing house burned
at st. Paul; loss $4,000; 4 fremen killed and
many injured.
Obituary: Charles Dudley Warner, the author,
at Hartford; aged 81.
Political: Gen. Weyler. former captain general
of Cuba, appointed captain general Of Madrid.
EX-PresidCnt Kruger Of the Trlnsya2l republic
sailed from Lourcnco Marques for Europe.
81. Political: The Anslo-German alliance TO main
tain the integrity OF China announced TO the
powers.
Obituary: John Sherman ex-secretary Of state
and a leading Rppuit in Wash
ington; aged a.
%. shipwrecE: u sailors drowned by the loss o.
the French steamer Faidherbe of the coast Of
France.
%. South Africa: force of $50 Beers surprised
and captured Jacobsdal. Kimberley.
Miners Strike: The strike of the anthracite coal
miners of Pennsylvania ended with victory for
the strikers
%. Obituary: The Rt. Hon. Friedrich Max Muller
professor of philology at oxford university, at
oxford aged -.
%. Fire Catastrophe: An explosion and fire de.
stroyed Tauant * Co.'S drug warehouse in
New York; 20 Killed and missing and over 100
injured; property loss about 81 10000
Miscellaneous Crush and panic in London dur
ing 4 public welcome to the City Imperial
volunteers returning from South Africa; 10
people killed and 200 injured. Gen. Knox's
forces engaged De Vets burghers on Vaal
river. Earthquake in Venezuela killed 25
people and destroyed 300 houses in Caracas.
Prince Christian Victor, grandson of Queen
80. Obituary: Gen. d.. VI. Frost. veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars, at St. Louis: aged ~.
Census of 1900: The census bureau announced
the result Of the computations Of the total
population of the United States and terri
tories, except Porto Rico; in the IS states of
the Union there June l, 1900. "A ,627,-
9O7 Inhabitants against G2.1l6.S1l in 1890,
an increase Of 12.5ll,O96; adding the popula-
ton of the territories, including Alaska, Ha-
wall and the Indians reservations. the
grand total is 1926. go against 63. OG9 $50
in 1890, making the total increase I3. 225, 464.
81. Political: The state department announced
the Endorsement by the United States Of the
Anglo German agreement preserve the in
tegrity Of China and maintain the open
door" The troops Of Montenegro and Austria
Hungary engaged in battle over a boundary
dispute.
NOVEMBER.
.. Obituary: Ex Mayor William l. Strong. the
last mayor Of old New York, in that city;
aged 81
8. Explosion: % miners killed in an explosion
which wrecked the Berriesburg coal miue
West Virginia
8. Political: The Cuban constitutional conven-
ton opened in Havana with cheers for the
United States.
Obituary: Isaac Quincy Adams. grandson o;
President John Adams, at Quincy. Mass; aged
6. Fire: At Albany the Press Knickerbocker-Ex-
press burned out; loss. $685.
Political: Mckinley and Roosevelt elected by
the llrgest electoral vote record: following Is
a summary by states Of the result:
Mckinley. Bryan.
Alabama IL