The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-01-11
THE YEARS MISCELLANY.
Occurrences of General Interest AT
Home and Abroad.

Occurrences of General Interest a.
Home and Abroad.
JANUARY.
| 80. William Goebel Democratic contestant TO
the governorship 81 Kentucky, shot down il
the capitol grounds at Frankfort.
FEBRUARY
9. William Goebel, the Democratic claimant fo
the governorship Of Kentucky, died of thu
wound received on the Both of January.
10. Roland B. Molineux found guilty Of murde
in the first degree.
g. In q battle with the Yaquis the Mexican
troops lost 227 men at Guaymas.
MARCH.
%. Gen. Sir Edward Woodgate died at Moot hes
pital, Natal, OF wound received at Spior
Kop Jan. "a.
%. Count Vincent de Benedict, who played an
important part as French ambassador to Der
lin at the outbreak Of the Franco-Prussiar
war in 1870, died in Paris.
APRIL.
4. The Prince Of Wales fred upon at Brussels by
Belgian boy OF 10.
Is. Paris exposition opened to the public.
10. In . fight between Gen. Bells troops and ma
tives so bolomen were killed.
JUNE.
0. Cen Pho del Pilar noted Filipino leader, cap.
tured.
10. killed and several injured in q street car
strike riot In St. Louis.
a. Pho del Pillar and other Filipino leaders held
as prisoners Of war took the oath Of allegiance
and were released.
a. 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 Monza
by Angelo Bresci de Prato.
AUGUST.
10. William Steinitz, former chess champion Of
the world, died in New York city.
SEPTEMBER.
II. Strike of the anthracite coal miners in Penn
sylyania, involving 100000 members of the
United Mine Workers association
%. Marshal Martinez Campos, noted military lead
er in Spain, died at Zarauz
OCTOBER.
20. Gen. Weyler, former captain general Of Cuba,
appointed captain general of Madrid.
rs. The strike OF the anthracite coal miners OF
Pennsylvania ended with victory ~ the strik-
ers.
Sims Reeves, famous English singer, died at
Worthing, Sussex.
20. Prince Christian Victor, grandson Of Queen
Victoria, died at Pretoria.
3d. The census bureau announced the result Of
computations of the total population Of the
United States and territories, exclusive Of
Porto Rico; in the As states Of the Union
there were June l, 1900, 74,e27, 907 'inhab-
itants as against 62l1e,s11 in 1890, an increase
Of 12,5ll,096; adding the population of the
territories, including Alaska, Hawaii and the
Indians on reservations, the grand total is 49,
1862 as against 6S,006, 1866 in 1890, making
the total increase 1925, 464
81. The troops of Austria Hungary and the Monte
negrins engaged in battle over a boundary
dispute
NOVEMBER.
O. Jerry Lynch, the last survivor of the crew OF
the Confederate cruiser Alabama, died at At
lanta.
TO- Lieut.. CON- Stotsley Morrison, who fred the
first shot from Dewey's feet in the battle OF
Manila Bay, died in Boston.
IL. The Paris exposition closed.
10. Frank Jarvis Patten, inventor of the multi
pick telegraph system and the gyroscope, died
in New York city; aged 49,
Capt. John D. Hart noted as Cuban hlibuster,
died at Atlantic City; aged Al
Thomas Hubbard Caswell California pioneer
Of 1S46 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, N. H., killed by
cable car in New York city.
16. Attempt on the life OF Emperor William at
Breslau
IL. Martin Irons. formerly prominent in the cause
Of labor, died at Bruceville, Tex.
Peter Kemble, a noted artist, died in New York
city; aged AZ.
20. Nancy Holliheld, said to be the oldest woman
in North Carolina, died at Ellenboro, that
state, at the age of 12l.
%. Halcyon Skinner, famous inventor Of carpet
weaving machinery, killed by q New York
Central train at Yonkers, N. Y. N
80. Miss Eugenia Washington, great-grandniece of
George Washington, died in Washington.