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

| e4 Confederate Veterans. Louisville.
South AfEi-4a War: Johannesburg occupied by
British troops and the aag OF England raised
over the public buildings.
JUNE.
2 Obituary: Clarence Cook, noted art critic and
writer. IN New York city; aged -.
T. China: Towager empress ordered the foreign
office not to suppress the Boxers; Minister
CO3ger notified Washington of the inactivity
q the CLISese government
Convention; General Federation Of WOnen's
Clubs met in Chicago
s. China: Fighting at Taku between American
marines and Boxers.
Obituary: Rev. DR.. Richard s. storrs, famous
Congregational pastor. in Brooklyn; aged ST.
Stephen Crane, novelist and cCTrespondent, in
the Black Forest, Germany; aged 80.
8. British flag hoisted over Pretoria.
:. South african War: Beers destroyed an entire
British battalion a. RooGwsl.
S. China: President Mckinley appealed to by
missionaries in China for protection.
Personal: Maj. Gen. Nelson \ Miles. L. S. A,
commissioned lieutenant general.
Filipino War: Gen. Pic del Pillar, noted Fill
Pine leader, captured.
i Q. China: Tung-C Chou, near Picking, burned by
Boxers; 90 missionaries murdered.
10. Fatal Riot: At ST. Louis; killed and several
injured in a strike riot.
IL SO@th African War: Battle between Botha
and Roberts near Pretoria.
China: International forces attacked Tien-tsin;
sagiyana. japanese chancellor Of legation At
Picking, killed by the Boxers
II. Obituary: Belle Boyd, once noted southern
spy, at kilbourne. Wis; aged 81. Lucretia
Peabody Hale. noted writer, in Boston; aged
IS. South Africa: President Kruger transferred fhc
seat Of the Trans'aal government 10 Al!kInaa-.
China: Foreign troops forbidden 10 enter Pc
king.
I5. Obituary: Prince de Joinyille. son OF King
Louis Philippe OF France, who for time
served in the Army Of the Potomac during
the civil war. in Paris; aged So.
Sporting: kinney Mack won the Suburban
Handicap.
II. China: Chinese forts ct Taku, being ordered TO
surrender 10 allies. opened FIRE on allied feet;
Russian, British, French. German and japanese
ships replied: Admiral Kcmpff refused TO join
in the order TO surrender the bombardrnent;
surrender IF the forts; wild riots in Peking.
Is China: Cen. Macarthur ordered to send troops
and Admiral kempf directed to act concur
rently with other nations FOR the protection of
American interests; Baron Eotteler. Ger
man minister at Picking. killed by Chinese
Personal: Gen. Joseph Wheeler of the volunteers
commissioned Lrigadier general in the regular
army.
q. Political: Mckinley and Roosevelt nominated
at Philadelphia by reclamation.
China: Maj Walters marines ambushed on the
read 10 Tien-tsn; American consulate at
TicU-tsin destroyed; allied troops reached
Filipino War: President Mckinley proclaimed
immunity fer the past and liberty OF action in
the future for the Filipinos.
Count MurayiefT. noted Russian statesman. min
i''er Of foreign affairs. at St. Petersburg;
&c. China: The allies. 1000 strong. captured
Tiea-tsin.
Railroad Accident: 40 killed in washout on
the Southern railway at McDonough. Ca.
p. Railroad Accident: killed and many injured
on the Chicago and Northwestern at Depere,
Wis.
% China: Minister Wa. at Washington. asked for
armistioe. which refused.
26 Personal: Gen. Adna H. Chafee appointed to
command the American troops in the allied
army Of China.
p. Filipino War: Pic del Pillar and other native
leaders held as prisoners Of war. took the oath
OF allegiance and were released.
China: The international relief column under
Admiral Seymour returned to flemish after
making a desperate fight to reach Peking;
casualties. CO killed and 300 wounded
%. Sporting: Yale defeated Harvard in the annual
boat at New London, Conn.
Tie L.. ). battleship Oregon went ashore Pin
made rock, of the coast Of China. north of
Chcfu.
90. Steamship Disaster: The North German LIoyds
steamers Saale, Bremen ami Main burned 9t
the Hoboken docks: deaths. 3O2, and property
loss about S1OCOO.OJo.
Obituary: Rear Admiral John Philip. who com
mandcd the Texas at Santiago. in Brooklyn;
aged CO.
Sporting: Pennsylvania won the intercollegiate
rowing regatta at Poughkecpsie.
China: Battle at TiGn-tsin; 100 Chinese slain;
British Admira! seymour wounded: foreign
ministers in Picking ordered to leave, but re-
fused; Chin Chow attacked by Boxers and
mission destroyed; arsenal at Tien-tsin cap
turcd by allies
JULY.
l. China: Chinese renewed their attacks on the |
allies at Ticn-tsin.
2. China: Heavy bombardment of the native city |
Of flemish by the allies.
s. China: United States defined its policy in |
China TO be the restoration of order.
4. China: Two attacks on Tien-tsin.
Accidents: Sc killed and Is injured in a trolley
crash at Tacoma. children killed by dyna-
mite toTpcdoes in Philadelphia.
5. Political: william Jennings Bryan nominated
for president by the Democratic national CON
vcntion AZ Kansas City. |
Obituary: DR.. Henry Bernard, famous educator, |
az Hartford; aged 50. |
9. China: japanese captured the Chinese arsenal |
Tien-tsin.
II. South African War: Beers captured 2 guns |
and 200 Scots GTeys and Lincolnshire men at |
NitraI's mex.
10. China: Allies repulsed at Tien-;sin; the Amer
lean commander. Col. Z H. Liseum. killed.
H. China: Native walled city captured by allies
and burned.
u. Fires: Principal business portion Of Prescott.
4. T., burned; loss over $, 100000. A sIO0 900 |
blaze at Newcastle. Cal.
Is. Convention: Reunion OF the blue and the |
gray al Atlanta.
20 China: Rout Of the Chinese by the Russians /
on the Anur. China APPEALED TO Japan. France |
and the United States to intercede with the /
powers
Shipwreck: 40 drowned by the sinking of the /
steamer Florence on Yukon river.
South African War: Sharp lighting at several I
points in the Transvaal
Il. Shipwrcck: The Cunard liner Campania cut
down the British bark Embleton in the Irish |
channel; the captain and 10 Of the crew Of the
Trnbletou drowned
- Obituary: Luoius E Chittenden, former reg
lister Of the treasury. at Burlington. Vt; aged
e.
9. South African War: The Boer general Prinsloo
surrendered Internationally, turning over
1000 men 81 his command
King Hum5ert Of Italy assaszinated at Mona by
Angelo BresCi De Przto.
%. Obituary: Alfred Ernest Albert. duke Of Edin-
burGh and duke Of SsXe-COJUrg and Gotha,
second son Of Prince Albert and Queen Vic
toria. At Coburg; aged Sc.
= Obituary: John Clark Ridpath. author and
historian. in NCw York city; aged 50