Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

n. j. aGeu So refer OllScy. son ana Helf
Of the founder Of the Gilsey estate, in New
York city; aged So. Mrs Zilpa E Shaw,
widow Of Josh Billings once the prince of
American humorists, at Saratoga Springs, n.
Y; aged 81.
70. Fire: At Thomas, ". Va; loss of $780, 900 by
the burning of % buildings.
Is. Shipwrecks: During gale on the British
coasts several vessels were lost, among them
the Swedish bark Trio with Of her crew,
the Norwegian bark Imra with Is sailors, the
Irish steamer Whiteaboy with sailors and
passengers and a revenue cutter with % of her
Grey; total loss of life in the gale, l6O
Earthquake: In Utah 20 distinct shocks were
felt, beginning at Salt Lake City; loss, $780,
Boer War: The Beers attacked and destroyed a
strong British patrol at Brakspruit, in the
Transvaal, killing 6, wounding 16 and taking
the rest prisoners
Il. Boer War: Col. Byng's British column at
tackled near Hebron, Orange River Colony,
by force under De Wet, losing II killed
and wounded.
Obituary: Mrs. Samuel F. B. Morse, widow of
the inventor Of the American telegraph, m
Berlin; aged 70. Col. ]. II. Mapleson, the
''discoverer'' of Patti, in London.
Is. Earthquake: Erzerum, in Asiatic Turkey,
visited by so shocks; % persons killed and
many buildings wrecked
Fire: The country house of Charles T. Barney
OF New York at southampton, n. Y, burned;
loss, 100000. The Cudahy packing estab
Iishment at Kansas City burned; loss, $780,,
Sporting: Jeffries defeated Rubin at San Fran
cisco in a bout for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world
Obituary: DR.. Albert Leary Gihon, commodore
L. $. N, retired, formerly medical director
of the navy and a writer Of medical works, in
New York city; aged CO.
16. Sporting: Henri Fourier, the French auto
mobiist, established worlds record by
covering a mile in 81 AS seconds the
Coney Island boulevard, Brooklyn. Yale de-
feated Princeton u to o in the annual foot
ball contest at New Haven
Obituary: Col W. H. Powell, u. S. A., retired,
civil war veteran and well known military
writer, at sacket's Harbor. n. Y; aged g.
Accident: deaths in a fire in the Pocahontas
coal mine, Bluehelds, W. Va.
Fire: The Hutchinson dormitory at Yale de-
stroyed; loss $4,000.
10. Obituary: DR.. W. F. Norris, professor Of
ophthalmology at the University of Pennsyl-
yania, noted eye specialist and the author OF
works on ophthalmology, in Philadelphia
aged 60. Col. J. T. X Hayward, noted west
ern railway builder, in Chicago aged 50.
20. Accident: % miners killed and nearly 100
injured by suffoeation from smoke and gas
during 4 fire at the Smuggler-Union mine at
Telluride, Colo.
Obituary: Mai. William Wayne, a lineal de-
scendant of Mad Anthony Wayne, the Rev
olutionary hero, at Paoli, Delaware county,
Pa; aged a. Abram E. Elmer, veteran
who was at the battle OF Oriskany and saw
Gen. Herkimer shot, at Utica; aged nearly
120.
Accident: men killed and Il passengers and
trainmen injured in head on collision on
the Santa Fe road near Franconia, Ariz.
Colombian War: The city of Colon, isthmus Of
Panama, captured by Liberal insurgents;
Commander McCrea, T. S. vessel Machias,
landed force OF marines TO protect the rail
road.
%. Sporting: Harvard won the intercollegiate
football championship game on Soldiers field,
Cambridge; score, % to o.
"a. Storm: Texas wind and rain storm struck
the coast around New York city; lives lost
and property damaged to the extent of $780,
Is. Colombian War: The government troops de-
foated the Liberals at Culebra and Emperadoi.
Panama.
Accident: 20 persons killed and "a injured by .
boiler explosion in the Penberthy injector
works in Detroit.
p. Obituary: Joseph Henry Thayer. emeritus pro-
fessor of New Testament criticism and inter-
probation at Harvard university, in Cam
bridge; aged ~. Glenn Studebaker, the famous
wagon builder, at South Bend, Ind; aged 90
Ex-GOv. d. II. Waite of Colorado, at Aspen;
aged 80.
Accident: Nearly 100 killed and about the same
number injured in a wreck and fire on the
Wabash railroad near Seneca. Mich.
Is. Sporting: Terry MeGovern defeated by
young Corbett'' (Billy RothwelD in rounds
for the featherweight championship at Hart
ford.
Colombian War: Gen. AIban. leader of the Co.
lombian force. consisting of 500 men, attacked
the Liberals under Gen. Berrera at Buena
Vista and was defeated.
Fire; New York city. factories at the foot OF
East 10th street burned; loss, S100O,000.
Obituary: George NJ. Pullman. second, son Of
the great car builder, at san Mateo, Cal;
aged 20.
Sporting: Cornell defeated University of Penn
sylvania at football on Franklin field; score,
"a TO G.
90 Colombian War: The Liberals surrendered
Colon to Gen. Alban, Colombian commander.
So Obituary: DR.. Herman Strecker, a sculptor
and entomologist of worldwide fame, at Read
ing; aged 65.
Sporting: The West Point football team defeat
ed the Annapolis team at Franklin field;
score, IL to 8.