The Dickinson press., 1902-12-27
ere: The i:G'n Cit. .~:ii:ll and lumber
yard burned at Quincy, ILL.,: loss, $780,.

"a. OBITUARY: Gen. E.bcrt =. Vtele. noted
officer In the Mexican and civil wars,
in New York city; aged Il.
Convention: 18th annual reunion of the
Confederate Veterans at Dallas, Tex.
"a. Fires: In central Pennsylvania $1,50O,-
099 worth OF property destroyed by
burning forests. At CroEhan. N. Y.
% buildings burned: loss. $500. 900.
Is. hurricane: people killed and many
int: ::.i at Joplin. Mo.
a. Obituary: J. Sterling Morton, ex-sec-
rctary OF agriculture and the Father
Of -Arhor day." m Chicago: aged 70.
Fire: At Glcns Falls. n. T.. loss Of $780,
000 by naacs in the business section.
28. Obituary: Sol Smith Russell. the actor.
III Washington: aged 81.
10. Fire Panic: killed during fire
alarm In the American Tobacco Co.'S
works. Philadelphia.
NAl.
J. Volcanic Eruption: A flow of lava fol-
lowing, an eruption OF Mont Pelee.
island Of Martinique. buried $50 people
and caused great destruction Of prop
erty on the out.kirts Of 81. Pierre
Sporting: Arsenal wen the Metropolitan
Handicap at Morris park. New York.
4. Storms: cloudburst at Foss, Okla,
drowned persons and damaged tho
town to the amount of $20O,0oo A
windstorm caused damage of 900 in
st. Louis.
oDllUdEy. fOtleE TdlnleT, nO(eO multi
millionaire of Chicago. in that city;
aged 76
:. Political: The first Cuban congress as
sembled at Havana.
Fire: In New Milford. Conn.,. loss, $780,
O., 900.
l. Shipwreck: Tho British steamer Ca
morta foundercd during a cyclone in
the bay Of Bengal; over 100 people lost.
Obituary: Rear Admiral William T.
Sampson. U. s. NJ. retired. in WASH
ington; aged 62. f. Bret Harte, the
author. at Cambcrley, England: aged
g.
Z Obituary: Paul Leicester Ford, the
novelist, killed by his brother. Malcolm
Ford in New York city: aged 81.
Volcanic Disasters: ST. Pierre, island of
Martinique. destroyed by the eruption
Of the volcano of Mont Pelee: loss of
life estimated over 10000. The same
day the volcano Of La Soufriere. is
land of st. Vincent. broke out and de-
stroyed loo lives Many vessels lost
in the harbor of ST. Pierre
.. Obituary: DR.. Sir Henry Morton. noted
American scientist. president Of the
Stevens Institute Of Technology at
Hoboken. N. j., In New York city;
aged 66.
II. Explosion: An explosion Of naphtha In
the yards Of the Panhandle r. r.
near Pittsburg resulted in heavy loss
of life and damage amounting to
$600.0
Anthracite Strike: The miners Of Penn
sylvania went out on strike. de-
manding shorter hours and increased
rates per ton.
Is. Obituary: DR.. William Todd Hclmuth.
noted surgeon and homcopathist, in
New York city: aged 60.
16. Fire: LOSS of 5000. QUO by flames in the
Armour lard refinery, Chicago. Loss
of 100000 in tannery fire at Catta-
raugus. N. Y.
II. Riot: white officers of the law and 6
negroes killed at Pittsburg, a suburb
of Atlanta.
Fire: At Houlton. Me-. the business dis
trict swept. with loss of s5Oo.oOo
1S. Tornado: At Goliad, Tex. about 100
people killed and as many injured.
10. Explosion: 22O deaths caused by gas
explosion in the Fratervlle mine, Coal
Creek, Tenn.
20. Political: President Estrada Palma in
stalled as executive of the Cuban re-
public.
Obituary: e. l.. Godkin, noted American
editor, ut Brixham. England; aged Il.
Il. Fire: At Muysvillc. KY. the Enter
prise tobacco warehouse burned; loss
$4,000.
Obituary: Francis Varga. a prominent
officer of Hungary under the revolu-
ton of Kossuth. at Leon Ia: aged a.
I a. Obituary: Mrs. Lily Martin Spencer,
noted American artist, In New York
city; aged II. Annie Clark. well known
actress of'the Boston Museum Co., in
Chicago; aged 56.
Fire: The town of Clover. Halifax coun-
ty, Va, nearly destroyed: loss. $100. 900.
Explosion: Over 100 miners perished by
gas explosion in the Crows Nest coal
mine at Fernie. B. c.
q. Fire: GOO cars burned in the Buffalo
stockyards; loss. $600,000
~ Storm: Extensive damare n nrOnertv
by a severe storm in Illinois, Nebras-
ka, Missouri and Kansas.
Fire: LOSS Of 100000 at Johnstown, o.
Obituary: Lord Pauncefote. British am
bassador to the United States, in
Washington; aged a.
Sporting: .Reina won the Brooklyn
Handicap at Gravesend.
Is. Storm: people killed and crops dam
aged to the amount of 100000 by q
violent thunderstorm In Spartanburg
county, 8. c.
26. Obituary: Henry Grcville (Alice Marie
Durand), noted French author, in
Paris; aged 60. Jean Benjamin Con-
| stant, noted French painter. In Paris;
aged Sc.
q. South African War: Terms Of peace
signed by the Boer representatives and
the British officials at Pretoria.
JUNE.
| !. South African War: Terms of peace
published in England. The Transvaal
Beers surrender nationality, accept
small indemnity and pay no war tax.
but secure amnesty for prisoners Of
war.
| 4. Sporting: Ard Patrick won the Eng
lish Derby.
Fire: In Hegerwisch. a suburb of Chi
cago, the Illinois Car Co.'S plant
burned loss, 100000
| T. Fire Disaster: 10 killed and 30 injured
tho hllrnfnp Of the SAINT rurn NJ
the St. Lukes society, Chicago.
| .. Tornado: % persons killed and many
injured on the White Earth Indian
reservation. Minnesota.
West Point Centcnnial: Beginning of
the celebration commemoratng the
| founding Of the National Military
academy.
Fire: At Saratoga the Arcade. Citizens
bank block and Theater Saratoga
| burned; loss. $500. 900: lives lost.
IL. Tornado: IL people killed and property
| damaged to the amount Of 81. 600, 900 by
| a storm which swept oyer Illinois.
Is. Fire: Alexander City, Ala. wiped out
! by flames; loss. $3.50, 900.
| IA. Sporting: Gold Heels won the Suburb
an Handicap at Sheepshead Bay.
| II. Obituary: Very Rev. z. A. Hoffman,
| dean of the General Theological semi
nary in New York city, at Plattsburg,
N. Y; aged Is.
| 10. Obituary: King Albert of Saxony. at
Dresden; aged "A.
| Fire: At Orange Valley, N. j.; loss Of
100000 blythe burning Of Berry & Co.'S
hat factory.
%. Accident: deaths in head-on COL
lision on the Northern Pacific at Sta
pies. Mich.
q. Sporting: Wyeth won the Chicago
Derby. Cornell won the three inter-
collegiate boat races at Poughkeepsie,'
Wisconsin having the second place in
two races, Pennsylvania in one and
| Columbia third place in all three.
| 22. Fire: In Portland, Ore; loss, $500. .Q00..
Shipwreck: The Chinese cruiser Kali
Chih sunk by explosion in the Yangtse
river: $50 officers and sailors lost.
"A. King Edward: Court physicians de-
clared King Edwards condition, criti-
cal and the coronation postponed.
IS. Storm: Indiana swept by a destructive
gale; damage to property. $4,000
Is. Sporting: Yale won the varsity race at
New London: time. com. 20s.; Har-
wards time, 20na. 23s.
| - Storm: Destructive gale. with heavy
| rain, at Alton, ILL.,; loss. 100000.