Connecticut western news., 1902-01-02

Rs 15 pefso-'s, iIIcir1-ins s:lP CzPtE7H and
 Swedish customs officers, killed by an ex-
 plosion on board the American schooner
 Louise Adelaide at Stockholm.
 24. PersaAal: The schley court of inquiry ordered
 by Secretary Long.
 25. Political President Mckinley proclaimed free
 trade between Porto Rico and the states.
 2o. Weather Record: Light rains brought relief
 to the corn belt after 40 dnys' drought.
 N. Fire: At Hanover, Pa. loss of sloo, 900 by the
 burning of the American foundry plant.
 2s- Venezuelan War: Reported repulse of Colom-
 bian invaders by government troops, with q total loss of 1,2oo.
 AUGUST.
 s Fire: In St. Louis; loss, s2oo 600 by the de-
 struction of the Hofner.Lothman Sash and
 Door Co.'S plant.
 4 Obituary: Dowager Empress Frederick of Ger
 many, queen of Emperor Frederick, moth
 CT of the reigning kaiser and eldest daughter of Queen Victoria at CronberT; aged 6l.
 G. Explosion: 80 killed and 100 injured by naph-
 thaline in Philadelphia; buildings demol- ished.
 T. Obituary: Gen. James B. Negley. q noted
 leader in the Federal army in the west, at Plainneld, N. J.; aged 76 Ehipwreck: sailors of the steamer Kincora drowned in a collision of that ship with the White Star ocean liner Oceanic in the Irish channel.
 South Atrican War: Gen. Kitchener proclaimed
 to the Boers in arms that they would be banished from South Africa unless they sur rendered before Sept. 16 o. Obituary: Prince Henri of orleans the A.
 rican explorer. son of Due de Chartres, who served in the American civil war, at Saigon, French Cochin China; aged 84. TO- Obituary: lilly Haynes, we'll known hotsl
 man. in Boston; aged 7s- Gen. c. Mo1ley Sorrel, chief of stan of Longrtreets Conieder- ate corps, at Roanoke, Va. aged 6t H. Obituary: Signor Cispi, noted Italian states- man, formerly one of the kings ministers, at Naples; aged s2. 1B Obituary: Baron Nordenlkiold, Swedish ex- plorer and naturalist, at Stockholm; aged eo. IA Storm: Destructive storm on the gulf coast, with lo1 of life and heavy damage at New OrleanA
 Obituary: Sir William Laird. noted Scotch iron master, at Glasgow; aged n. Fire: At Chipley, Fla. II buildings destroyed, with loss of t1oo,o0o. Accident: IS lives lost in . fire which penned in and drowned working party in q new tunnel crib at Cleveland.
 b. shipwreck: The Klondiks steamer Islander struck iceberg on Douglas island and went down with many passenger on boardi H deaths.
 Sporting: Cresceus defeated The Abbot at Brighton Beach. breaking the trotting record for racing; time, 2:o3A. l7. Obituary: Thomas Murphy, formerly . noted Republican politician and collector of the port of New York under Grant. at Long Branch; aged 80.
 10. Explosion: IS bridge workmen killed by the explosion of a store of dynamite at Hsrtimsr. N
 Ehipwreck: The steamer Golconda capGzed in the Ohio river near Paducah, Ky, drowning s6 people
 20. Explosion and Fire: killed and 176 injured 1t the Atlantic refining plant, Point Breezs, N. J.
 Fire: In Richmond, Va, the J. Wright Ciglr Co building destroyed; loss. $2oo,ooo. 2s Obituary: Gunner Wennerberg, Swedish poet and composer, at Stockholm; aged a. "A. Obituary: Gen. Robert Williams, U 8. A., retired who married the widow of Stephen Douglas, at Plainheld, N. J.; aged "a 26. Convention: The triennisl conclave of the Knights Templars opened at Louisville. 38. Explosion: The steamboat City of Trenton, plying the Delaware river, exploded her boil crs above Philadelphia, killing Il persons and iniuring many others
 20. Accident: killed fin q wreck on the Pennsyl- vania railroad at Fairvlle, N. Y. 90. Obituary: Brig. Gen. William Ludlow, U. g. A., civil war veteran distinguished in the Spanish American war, at Convent. N J.; aged 6a.
 Accident: se killed and IS injured in ( wreck the Great Northern at Nysck, Mon. s1. Storm: Torrents of rain flooded Cleveland and damaged property to the amount of nearly q, 100000.
 Obituary: Lorimer stoddard, actor and play wright, son of the poet and critic, R. H. stoddard. at Sag Harbor, N. T.; aged 30. Sporting: Yankee the Futurity Stakes at sheepshead Bay. SEPTEMBER. (. Convention: The Methodist Episcopal con- | gress opened in London. 6. Attack Upon the President: President Nc Kinley shot while holding q reception in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American sxpo- dtion in Buffalo. Two bullets fired from . | pistol concealed in the hand of . person who called himself Fred NiemRn entered the presi- dents body, and one was immediately rsmsv- ed by the surgeons The asssilant imme- diately seized and locked up. Q. Convention: The 18th annual enoampment of | the c. A. R. met at Cleveland | 10. Anniversary: The naval veterans held their annual parade at Cleveland in honor of the s7th anniversary of Perry's victory on Lake Erie.
 Il. Fire: Several fish and seal oil stores burned | at St. John. N. B.; loss, $5Oo.0 900. Personal: The czar of Russia arrived at Dantxlc | and was received by the emperor of Germany. Convention: The British Science association met | in annual session at Glasgow. | IF Accident: killed and many injured by explosion at the smokeless powder works at | Oakland, N. J. | ls. Personal: Judge Eli Terrence of Milwaukee elected commander in chief of the O. A R- | at Cleveland. l !. Death of the President: President McKinlsy died at the residence of J. o. hilburn. prsl- dent of the exposition in Buffalo, at 2:1B q. | The first sinking spell came the previous day, early in the morning. but followed by q rally during the forenoon. At night on the 18th. Friday. the vitality was low. and all hope was abandoned. ArA Mckinley WIS at the dsathbed, and among the last words were those which will pass into history, Code l will be done, not ours-" The New President: Vice President Theodore | Roosevelt took the oath of office as president l of the United States at Buffalo. After taking the oath he proclaimed the following pledge: | ~In this hour of deep and terrible national l bereavement I wish to state that 1t shall bs | my aim to continue absolutely unbroken the | policy of President Mckinley for the peace | and prosperity and honor of our beloved eoun- | try"
 | l6 The Presidents Funeral Services the | mains of President Mckinley held st the Milburn house In Buffalo, and the body | was then escorted to city hall, where 1t lay in state.
 President Mckinley were taken from Buffalo to Washington and placed in the White House, where they lay in state. Later the cas&et was
 removed to the capitol. where a state funeral | was held.
 The Presidents Assassin: Leon ?. Czolgoa, | alias Fred Niemnn, indicted Rt Buffalo
 for the murder of President Mckinley. | IT. Conveption The national sncampment of tho Sons of Veterans opened in Providence. | South African War: 8 companies of Brftiuh | mounted infantry ambushed by the Boers at
 Scheepers nek, in the Transvaal, losing N
 killed and wounded and l5o captured. , l6 The Presidents Removal From Washington: l The funeral train of President Mckinley reach
 ed Canton and the remains lay in Atate in the | courthouse.
 shipwreck: The Briti.h torpedo boat destroyer | Cobra foundered in the North sea; bs sailors | drowned.
 l 1o. The President's Burial Final hoNors paid to | the presidents remains at Canton. After re-
 hgious services at the First Methodist Epis- l copal church the casket placed in Wood
 lawn cemetery. President Roosevelt and the | chief officers of the government attended the services. Throughout the country there was a complete suspension of business, and reh- gious and special memorial services were held in every city and town.
 20. Obituary: c. c. Delmonico, the last of the
 family of New York restsurateurs, at Colorado Springs
 21. Obituary: Simon sterne, authority upon 1 railroad and constitutional law, in New York
 city; aged 61
 | Accident: 70 passengers killed in c railway