Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-01
ocroBER..
70 National convention Of the W. c. T. o. be-
gan at Seattle, Wash.
DECEMBER.
IL Annual convention American Federation Of
Labor opened at Detroit.
THE DEATH LIST FOR 1899.

actress. in New York CITY
| IT, Dr. Horace Burr, historian and nnguist, It
Wilmington, Del. aged So.
Is. Nelson Dingley. Republican leader in the
house OF representatives, in Washington; aged
IA. Nuhar Pasha. Egyptian statesman, in Paris.
10. George Gemunder, noted the world over - .
maker OF ,iolins, at Long Island City N Y:
aged SO.
Isaac Craig, local historian, at Pittsburg; aged
H. W. K. Sullivan Of the older generation Of
Chicago journalists. in that city; aged Sc.
Hon John Russell Young, journalist and dipIo.
mat. minister to China, in Washington;
aged SIS
g. Judge +. ". Woodbury., Trainer Of the first
pro!iihitory. liquor law enacted in Maine, at
Bethel. Me-; aged 81.
Is. Adophe Philippe d'Ennery, noted playwright.
in Paris; aged IS
70 Augustus H. Garland, ex-attoruey general Of
the United States. in Washington; aged &C.
q. Mrs. Gen. Robert Williams (widow Of Stephen
A. Douglass. in Washington
%. zen. George Sears Greene. noted civil war
veteran. at Morristown, n. j.; aged o.
go Rev. Myron W. Reed. noted pastor in the
west and prominent Grand Army veteran, ct
Denver; aged 63.
81. Princess Marie Louise, consort Of Prince Fer.
dnand Of Bulgaria. in Bulgaria; aged e.
FEBRUARY.
@ Rev DR.. c. s. Robinson, noted Presbyteriaa
divine and hymn writer, In New York city;
aged 20.
o. Col. James A. Sexton. commander in chief Of
the G. A. r., in Washington; aged g.
g. Prince Albert. only son Of the Duke and
Duchess Of Saxe-Coburg and grandson of
Queen Victoria; aged %.
Csprivi, ex-chancellor Of the German empire
near Frankfurt, Germany; aged GO.
Miss Anna Dowpll knoun , tba ssAotha. - 49,
American Silk Industry" in Paterson, n J.:
aged 81.
Z. The RI. Rev. John Williams, bishop Of Con-
necticut and presiding bishop Of the Protestant
Episcopal church of America, at Middletown,
C9nn; aged 81
William Laird OF the famous shipbuildinq firm
Of Laird Bros, at Birkenhead
II. Gen. Edmund Schriver, U. s. A., retired, in
Washington; aged So
IL Prince Napoleon Charles Bonaparte grandson
of both Lucicn and Joseph Bonapsrte at
Rome; aged GO.
l6 President II. Felix Faure Of France in Paris:
aged IS.
H. Lewis Miller, founder Of Chautauqua, inventor
ard phi!anthropist, in New York city: aged
90 Nine. Ponisi, an old time actress of Wal
lacks company, at keyport. n. j.; aged 81
%. Gen. David Weisiger, Confederate noted as
the hero OF the Petersburg Crater" at Rich
mond; aged So
q. NJ. Emile Welti, Swiss Statesman. at Bern:
aged "a.
20. Gen. J. j. Reynolds, U. s. A., retired in
Washington; aged Il.
q. Sarah Jewett. a noted actress, in Cam
bridge. Mass.
rs. J. Madison Wells. ex-governor Of Louisiana
and noted IN the exciting political affairs Of
that state, in New Orleans.
l. Emma Waller once noted American actress.
in New York city; aged 20.
Earon ierschcll, lord high chancellor OF Great
Britain, in Washington; aged GO.
2. Connie Jackson, sister Of Joe jefferson and
once noted on the American stage, in New
York city; aged 81.
S. NJ Wolf, American illustrator, in New York
city; aged G2.
c. Princess kaiulani Of Hawaii, at Honolulu;
aged a.
TO- Sir Douglas Cation. noted scientist and an
authority on sanitation. in London aged -
II. Capt. Sam:sl Trott, ocean cable expert at
Miami Fla; aged o..
IL. Prof. Walter ID. Dabney of the University of
Virginia. at Charlottcsville; aged 46.
"A. Emile Erckmann. French novelist, collaboration
with Chatrial, in Paris; aged -.
10. Joseph Martin. inventor Of the cash carrying
system, at Florence. Mass. aged S.
I6. Benjamin 4. Hutchinson, "Old Hutch" the
Chicago Spectator. at Lake Geneva. Wis
Joseph Medill. proprietor of the Chicago Trib-
une. at San Antonio; aged 80
Is. Prof o. c. Marsh Of Yale. noted for geolog.
ical researches. at New Haven: aged 50.
DR.. Oliver Marcy dean Of the Northwestern uni.
veTsity, at Evanston, Ills: aged 10.
a. Francis II. PierpJnt, war governor" o.
West Virginia, at Pittsburg; aged IS.
Prof. Gustave Wiedeman. holding the chair Of
physics and chemistry at the University Of
Lepsic. at Leipsic; aged 10.
G.. W. Lcitner, noted lingust, at Bonn; aged GO.
$. Gen. Isaac H. Bailey. veteran Of the civil
war. formerly prominent in New York poll
tics, in New York city aged 70.
Gen. Thomas Vincent Fletcher, ex-governor Of
Missouri. in Washington; aged u.
Comte Chaudordy. French diplomat. in Paris;
aged %.
q Rev DR.. James Ormsbee Murray. dean of
Princeton university, at Princeton; aged 70.
g. Gen Daniel W. Flagler. U. 8. A., at Old
Point Comfort, Va: aged 81.
APRIL.
/. Baroness Clara de Hirsch de Cereuth, who
left 500, 900 to charity, in Paris
4. Lily Post formerly well known New York
light opera singer. in San Francisco.
9. Stephen j. Field, associate justice OF the SUI
prcme court Of the United States. retired. In
Washington; aged So.
0. Sir MonieT Moner Williams, professor Of
sanskrit at the University Of Oxford, in Lon
don; aged co.
0. NJ. EdouaFd Jules Henri Pailleron, French
poet and dramatist, in Paris; aged 65.
/. Dir. Heinrich kiefert, noted geographer and
photographer. in Berlin; aged So
,. The Rt. Hon. Sir John Mowbray, Father Of
the House q Commons in London; aged 81
). Gen. Richard }. Ogleshy. former governor Of
Illinois, in Springfield; aged IS.
!. Robert Coeet member Of the New York
aristocracy Of wealth, in the hnrbor Of Naples;
aged IS
Sheridan Shook once prominent New York
politician and aftcrward a theatrical man
sger, at Red Hook, n. r., aged II.
}. Rebisso. eminent sculptor, at Cincinnati;
aged g..
. Gen Manning F. Force. Federal war veteran
and campaign historian, at Sandusky, O.;
aged IS.
J. Gen. Samuel B. Smith, Federal veteran,
known tie Father OF the National Guard
System" ct Dayton o.; nGed g.
!. August Brentano. noted publisher and book
seller Of Union square, New York, in that
city; aged &C.
Roswell p. Flower ex-governor OF New York,
at PASSPORT, N. Y; aged Ga
/. NJ. Francsque Sarcey, famous French dra
matte critic, at Paris
Nile. Rhta, French actress, at Montmorency,
France aged So
Senior Don Emilio CASTELAR,, Spanish Repub-
hcan statesman at Murcia. Spain; aged 81.