Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27

THE YEARS MISCELLANY.
Occurrences of General Interest at
Home and Abroad.

JANUARY.
80. William Goebel, Democratic contestant for
the governorship Of Kentucky, shot down in
the capitol grounds at Frankfort
FEBRUARY.
8. William Goebcl, the Democratic claimant for
the goYernorship OF Kentucky, died Of the
wound received on the 30th OF January.
10. Roland 3. Molineux found guilty Of murder
in the first degree
%. In battle with the Yaquis the Mexican
troops lost 227 men at Cuaymas
MARCH.
%. Gen. Sir Edward Woodgate died at Moot hog
pital, Natal, of a wound received at Spion
Kop Jan. o.
%. Count Vincent de Benedict, who played an
important part as French ambassador to Ber-
lin at the outbreak Of the Franco Prussian
war In 1870 died in Paris.
APRIL
4. The Prince of Wales fred upon at Brussels by
Belgian boy Of 16.
IS. Paris exposition opened to the public
l6 In a fight between Gen. Bells troops and ma
tiyes so bolomen were killed.
JUNE.
9. Gen. Pic del Pillar, noted Filipino leader cap.
tured.
TO- killed and several injured in street car
strike riot in st. Louis.
81 Pho del Pillar and other Filipino leaders held
as prisoners Of war took the oath Of allegiance
and were released
90 The U. s. battleship Oregon went ashore on
Pinnacle rock, off the coast Of China, north Of
Chefu.
90 King Humbert Of Italy assassinated at Mona
by Angelo Bresci de Prato.
AUGUST.
H. William steinitz, former chess champion Of
the world, died in New York city.
SEPTEMBER
II. Strike Of the anthracite coal miners in Penn.
sylvania, involving 10000 members Of the
United Mine Workers association.
g. Marshal Martinez Campos, noted military lead.
er in Spain, died at Zarauz.
OCTOBER.
90. Gen. Weyler. former captain general OF Cuba,
appointed captain general Of Madrid.
25. The strike Of the anthracite coal miners oil
Pennsylvania ended with victory for the strik-
ers.
Sims Reeves, famous English singer, died at
Worthing, Sussex.
20. Prince Christian Victor, grandson OF Queen
Victoria, died at Pretoria.
80. The census bureau announced the result oil
computations OF the total population of the
United States and territories, exclusive Of
Porto Rico; in the IS states of the Union
there were on June /, 1900, 74,627,907 inhab.
itants against 62, 1851 in 1890, an increase
OF 12,5l1.096 adding the population Of the
territories. including Alaska, Hawaii and the
Indians on reservations, the grand total is 90
295, go as against 60, 096 756 in 1890, making
the total increase 1925. 464.
81. The troops Of Austria Hungary and the Monte
negrins engaged in battle over boundary
dispute.
NOVEMBER.
0. Jerry Lynch, the last survivor Of the crew oil
the Confederate cruiser Alabama, died at At,
lanta.
10. Lieut.. Com stotsley Morrison, who fred the
first shot from Dewey's feet in the battle oil
Manila Bay, died in Boston.
II. The Paris exposition closed.
Ii. Frank Jarvis Patten, inventor Of the multi.
pick telegraph system and the gyroseope, died
in New York city; aged As.
Capt. John D. Hart noted as Cuban flibuster,
died at Atlantic City; aged Al
Thomas Hubbard Caswell, a California pioneer
Of 1913 and the most exalted Mason in point
Of rank in the world, died in San Francisco.
II. The Very Rev. John E. Barry. vicar general
Of the diocese Of Manchester, NJ H., killed by
cable car in New York city.
16 Attempt on the life Of Emperor William al
Breslau
IL Martin Irons. formerly prominent in the cause
of labor died at Bruceyille, Tex.
Peter Kemble, a noted artist, died in New York
city; aged AZ.
20, Nancy Hollifeld, said to be the Oldest woman
in North Carolina, died at Eilenboro that
state, at the age Of 121.
g. Halcyon Skinner, famous inventor of carpet
weaving machinery, killed by a New YORK
Central train at Yonkers, N. Y.
30 Miss Eugenia Washington, great-grandniece Of
George Washington. died in Washington.