The Dickinson press., 1901-01-05

u ExPlo0on: . men killed AZ the smith Powder
works, Pompton, N. J.
%Shipwreck: "a sailors lost by the sinking o& the
British steamer Cuvier in Dover strait.
Obituary: Hon. E. ]. Phelps, ex.ministsr to
Great Britain and Q noted scholar, at New
Haven; aged "a.
II. Fires: At omsha; losi. S15o.ooo. At oa.t,.
vile, Tenn. the county courteous burned:
south African War: The British government IN.
nounced its purpose to destroy ths indspend.
ence Of the Dutch republica
Accident: Il Italians burned to death In Q hrs.
trap at Newark, N. J.
II. Fires: At Davenport, Ia; los Of S16o, 900. AZ
indianapolis . clothing factory burned: Lon,
$4,000. At Miamisburg,, O., 4 tobacco ware.
house destroyed. with . loss Of 4160, 0Qo.
Political: The financial bill signed BY the pred.
dent.
South African War: Roberts' army occupied
Bloemfontein. capital Of the Orangs Fres
Obituary: Dr.. Samuel Hayes Pennington, oldest
graduate OF Princeton university, At Newark.
N. j.; aged o.. Rev. Thomas Kinnicut Beecher,
Potcd Congregational minister. half brother Of
Henry Ward Beecher. at Elmira. N. T.; aged
76.
TO- Fire: Hotel and opera house block burned At
Mohawk. N. ", loss, 500. 900.
Obituary: Gen. Sir William g. A. Lockhart.
commander Of the British forces in India, at
Calcutta; aged 50.
Ia Fire: At Port Gibson. Miss. loss. 800. 900 BY
the burning Of q cotton compress.
Obituary: Andrew Boltcr, noted entomolooist
in Chicago: aged 50.
IL. Obituary.: John A. Bingham. Statesman and
jurist. at Cadiz. O.; aged IS.
q. Fire: In Philadelphia: loss Of $500. 600 by the
burning Of Moore's wire factory.
q. Gen. Sir Edward Woodgate Of Buffers army
died In Moot hospital. Natal, Of wounds re-.
ceircd on Jan. "a while leading the attack At
Spicn Kop.
Is. Fire: At Fort Plain, N. Y; loss Of s1oo, 900
by the burning Of Clinton Liberal institute.
ID Obituary: Rabbi Isaac Wise, Hebrew teacher
and leader Of note. in Cincinnati: aged 81.
army. ut Algiers: aged ~.
a. Obituary: Gen. Piet Joubert. commander Of
the Bocr army. at Pretoria; aged O..
~ Obituary: Count Benedict. French embassa.
dor at lscrlin during the war excitement in
1870. in Paris; aged s..
30 Fire: The Columbia theatcr burned in Chi.
cago: loss. $500, 600.
Obituary: Archibald Forbes. noted English war
correspondent and author, In London; aged 81,
South African War: Gen. Louis Botha, Boer hero
OF Spion Kop. appointed general In chief to
succeed Gen. Joubert.
APRIL.
& Fire: At Newport, Ark. loss, $500, 900.
South African War: Beers repulsed Z British
eortie at Matching.
Obituary: d.. St. George Mivart. noted Catholic
scientist, in London; aged 70.
3 Obituary: Joseph Louis Francois Bertrand,
noted French writer and scientist, in Par;s:
aged 70.
South African War: Col. Broadwood's command
-e entrappcd at Thabanchu and 7 guns taken by
the Goers; casualties. $40. Col. de villebois
Mareuill. the able French ally Of the Beers.
killed in action at Boshof. s companies Of
British railway guards captured by the Beers
at Dethani.
l. Obituary: Osman Pasha. hero Of Plevna, At
Constantinople aged about G5.
Fires: In Kansas City the Convention hall and
other buildings destroyed; loss. 100000. 10
Orange. N. j.; loss, 500, 600.
The Prince Of Wales fired upon in Brussels nv ,
Belgian.
q. Fires: The physical laboratory Of Lehigh uni.
versity at Bethlehem. Pa, burned: loss, $780,.
600: At Ballston Spa. N. Y; loss, 100000.
T. Obituary: Frederick Edwin Church, noted
American painter. in New York city; aged u.
q Fire: In Pittsburg, Horne's dry goods store
burned; loss. $500. 600.
q Fire: In Brooklyn flames swept over o acres
OF ground and destroyed property valued at
100000.
10. Obituary: conmodore ". z. Mayo. q. 8. n,
retired. In Washington; aged n.
Is. Paris exposition Of 1900 opened to the public.
10. Filipino War: In a fight between Gen. Bells
troops and natives 80 bolomen were killed.
10. Obituary: Jean Falguire. noted French sculp.
tor, in Paris; aged 90.
q. Obituary: The Rev. Charles Beecher. brother
Of Henry Ward Beecher. at Haverhill, Mass.
aged IS. Alphonse NJ, Edwards. noted MAIN.
ralist. at Paris; aged GA.
"a. Political: The senate refused to seat n. s.
Quay. appointed by the governor of Pennsyl.
I. vania.
o. Fire: At Ottawa and Hull, Canals, 1000
buildings burned; loss. SIS, 900. 600.
South African War: Wepener relieved, the
Rooro ,,p}n, n. II.
Explosions: Al johannesburg, South Africa, Beg.
bie's smokeless powder magazine DESTROYED:
10 killed. 30 injured.
S0 South Africa: President Kruger issued a
proclamation ordering all British subjects to
leave the Transvaal.
|. NAY.
l. Obituary: Munkacsy, the celebrated Hungarian
painter. at Bonn, Germany; aged SO.
Explosions: Nearly 400 deaths in q mining catas.
trophe at schoheld, Utah.
Z ~Shipwreck: 20 lives lost by the wreckine Of
the British steamship Virginia OF Hatteras.
4 Personal: Gen. Otis relieved from the com.
mand In the Philippines by Gen. Macarthur.
q Obituary: Ex.Secretary Of War william B.
Endicott. in Boston: aged 4.
Fire: On the Mallory line piers, New York city;
loss. 81. 1000 900.
I. South African War: Roberts troops cros,ed
the vaal and Vet rivers;;, President Kruger
summoned all the Transvaal Beers to arma.
Fires: Piers and sheds Of the Jersey Storage Co.
at Constable Hook burned; loss. $500. 900.
Furniture factory and 20 houses burned 1T At.
'lanta; loss, $130.O00
10. Political: Bryan and Towne nominated by the
Populists at the Sioux Falls convention; Bar.
ker and Donnelly nominated at Cincinnati BY
the Middle Of the Road PopulistA.
IL South Africa: President Steyn abandoned
Kroonstad and established the capital Of the
Orange Free State At Lindley.
II South African War: Kroonstad, the second
capital Of the Orange Free State. occupied by
British troopA
Fire: In Camden, N. j.; loss, S175.00o.
ID Personal: Senator William A. Clark Of Montana
announced his resignation from the senate.
10. Fire: In the business centsr Of Greenwich,
Conn.,; loss. 100000.
ID South African War: Relief Of Nafeking by the
British after q siege Of Ell days
=. Filipino War: 3 companies OF natives, on.
GERS and men, surrendered at Tsrlac,
q. Obituary: Francis Bicknell Carpenter, noted
American portrait artist and famed for his
painting Of the emancipation proclamation. in
New York city; aged 20
South African War: A squadron Of Bethune's
mounted infantry ambushsd in Natal; casual.
ties, 81.
a. Financial: Price, Mccormick & o.. exchange
brokers. failed for s1s. oo0,o 900.
~ Convention: Annual meeting OF the Society
Of the Army Of the Potomac at Frederick.
# VIZ ' = s-rIa" res
Obituary. sisnor Giuseppe Puente, the famous
opera baritone; aged 90.
q. South African War: Roberts' army began tho
tnvadon Of T~ransvaal territory in force.
China: The Boxers or rebels, began their march
toward Picking.
a. Total eclipse Of the sun.
-. Accident: Q killed and 10 injured by tho col.
lapse Of . tootbridge at the Paris exposition.
%. China: American, British, German, italian,
Russian and Japanese troops ordered to guard
the legations in Fekins.
n Convention: 10th annual reunion Of the Unit.
ed Confederate Veterans, at Louisville.
South African War: Johannesburg occupied by
British troops and the Gag Of England raised
over the public buildings.
JUNE.
I Obituary: Clarence Cook, noted art critic and
writer. in New York city; aged 72.
Z. China: Dowager empress ordered the foreign
once not to suppress the Boxers; Ministe.
Conger notified Washington Of the inactivity
of the Chinese government.
Convention: General Federation Of Women's
Clubs met in Chicago.
& China: Fighting at Taku between American
marines and Boxern