The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-01-16

q The German troops under Gen. Ketteler fought
the Chinese at the Great Wall, driving them
into the ShanSi province.
MAY.
Q. Panic in Wall street.
10. Militia fred into crowd during the trolley
strike at Albany. killing two citizens.
20. The Pan-American exposition opened at But.
falo.
n. Hoshi Toru, noted japanese statesman, fer.
merly minister to Washington, assassinated fof
political reasons.
1. Casualties celebrating the Fourth throughout
the United States, q killed, l,6ll injured.
9. Edward Parker Deacon, principal in a noted
shooting and divorce case, died at WayeIley,
Mass.
r. Santos Dumont made safe voyage in his
airship. driven by motor, at Paris.
-. The s2l.lny court Of inquiry ordered by Secre-
tary Long.
g. Reported loss of 1.2OO killed in battle be.
tween Colombian invaders and government
troops in Venezuela.
AUGUST.
& The vault Of the Selby smelter at Vallejo,
Cal, robbed of sosO.Ooo in gold.
SEPTEMBER.
16 Leon F. Czolgosz, alias Fred Neman, indicted
at Buffalo for the murder of President Nc
Kinley.
"a. Czolgosz convicted of the murder Of the pres
ident.
2s. Czolgosz sentenced to be executed the week
OF Oct. %.
2s. Co. c, 9th infantry. surprised by boomen at
Balangiga, Samar, in the Philippines; Off
and 40 killed l3 men wounded and
missing.
90 lizard Kruger, son of Dom Paul, died at Pre-
toria.
3. The ameer Of Afghanistan died at Kabul.
s. Colombian forces defeated the rebels on
Magdalena river. killing their leader and 100
men.
infantry at Bagajon. island of Samar. killing
10 soldiers and losing 81 Of their number.
%. whites and 81 negroes killed in 4 riot
at Batown. La
20. Czolgosz, the assassin OF President Mckinley,
executed at Auburn. N. Y.
NOVEMBER.
8. The French feet seized 8 Turkish ports to
bring the sultan to terms in the matter Of
unpaid claims.
Z. Close of the Schley inquiry.
20. The city of Colon, isthmus of Panama. cap
tured by Liberal insurgents: Commander Nc
Crea of the U. s. vessel Machias. landed
force of marines to protect the railroad.
81. persons killed and 30 injured in a students
riot at Athens, Greece.
%. The submarine torpedo boat Fulton remained
submerged Is hours in Peconic bay.
"a. Colombian troops forbidden a landing at
Colon by the u S. navy and at Christophe
Colon by the French.
25. Colombian troops defeated the Liberal in
surgerfts at Culebra and Emperador. in Pam
26. Insurgents defeated by Colombian troops At
Barbacoa on Chagres river, Panama.
q. Gen. Alban, leader OF the Colombian force
consisting Of 800 men, attacked the Liberals
under Gen. Berrera at Buena Vista and was
defeated.
George NJ. Pullman, second. son Of the great
car builder, died at San Mateo, Cal.
20. The Liberals surrendered Colon to Gen. Alban,
Colombian commander.
DECEMBER
2. The supreme court Of the United States de-
cided that the Philippine Islands Ameri-
territory within the meaning of the tariff
laws.
The South Carolina and West India exposition
opened at Charleston.
(. The Colombian Liberal leader, Domingo Diaz,
surrendered to Gen. Alban.
8. Capt Richard 3. Turner, keeper Of Libby
prison at Richmond, Va, during the civil
war. died at Suffolk; aged 63.
II. Marconi received the first wireless message
across the Atlantic.