The Dickinson press., 1902-12-27

Is. Accident: Baron de Bradsky x-r.-
naut, and his engineer killed by falling
from an airship al Paris.
Venezuelan War: Beginning of heavy
battle at Victoria between 1000 gov
ernment troops and 5000 revolution
lists
Is. Coal Strike: President Roosevelt ap-
pointed Il commission to adjust the
differences between the striking an
thraci;e miners and the coal operators.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Thomas Oliver
Selfridge y. s. NJ, retired. the Oldest
naval officer Of his rank in the world,
at Waverly. Mass; aged 9S.
16 Fire: West Haven, Conn.,. the famous
Waddington mansion. which cost $780,
600, destroyed.
H. Conventicn: Annual meeting of the
National w. c. T. U. at Portland. Me
49, Close OF days fighting at Victoria
Venezuela, and victory of President
Castros army; loss Of the insurgents
5000 men.
Storm DIsastcr $4,000 houses DESTROYED
and 1000 people killed and injured by q
typhoon on the coast Of Japan.
TO- Coal Strike: The anthracite miners
voted unanimously to abandon the
strike. which began May 12
Fire: At Springdale, Pa, plant of the
American Glue Co. burned; loss, $780,.
0OO
21 Fire: In Chicago; 13 workmen killed
loss, 81, ,O00, ,0OO
Personal: Mrs Lillian NJ N. Stevens re.
elected president Of the National w
c. T. U. at Portland, Me-
Conventions: The first convention of the
United Textile Workers of America
met in Washington, D. C. The frs,
general missionary convention Of the
Methodist Episcopal church opened ir
Cleveland. The American Missionary
association met in convention at New
London. Conn.
q. Storm: 100 houses DESTROYED and 1;
people killed in hurricane at Dia.
mante. Argentina.
Fatal Fire: deaths at the burning OF
the Corn Product Co.'S plant in Chi.
cago; loss, $500, 900.
Is. Volcano: Eruption of Santa Maria
Guatemala: loss of life and destruction
OF property in the coffee districts.
2S.> Obituary: Frank Norris, the Califor
MIA novelist. at San Francisco; aget
33. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, woman
suffragist. reformer and philosopher
in New York city; aged 81.
%. Gen. Uribe-Uribe. Colombian insurgent
leader. surrendered with his army anG
material.
NOVEMBER.
!. Fire: Island Of st. Pierre, off New
foundland. the town of St. Pierre dey.
astated; loss, $500, 600.
sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Colum
bia In tho annual football contest a,
Philadelphia: score. II TO o.
Obituary: ]. NJ. Hutchings writer ant
lecturer known as the Father of tht
Yosemite" at Yosemite; aged 50.
Accident: Is persons killed and 10 in
jured by the explosion Of election fire
works in Madison square. New York
3. Fire: factory plants burned at Cam
den, N. J loss. ,0000 600.
Sporting: award defeated Pennsylva
MIA in t'a annual football game al
CambridG;:; score, II to 0.
II. Volcanic Eruption: Kilauea, Hawaii
in violent commotion.
1b. Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton al
football; score, 12 to S.
Fire: The historic home of William Cul
len Bryant destroyed at Rosyln, N. Y
Fire: At Sioux City, Ia. Armour &. Co.,
plant destroyed: loss. 100000
20 Shipwreck: Danish steamer Knud II
sunk by collision with the British
steamer swaledale in the Tyne; Dan
ish seamen drowned.
~. Sporting: Yale scored % to Harvard,
In the annual football match at New
Haven.
Obituary: Frederick Alfred Krupp. tht
German gunmaker, at Essen; aged 4s.
Fire: The Wisconsin Central ore dock
burned at Ashland, Wis: loss over
$500,00O
23 Obituary: Septimus Winner song com.
poser, author Of 1.-THE Mocking Bird
and other favorites, in Philadelphia
aged 75
Obituary: Cluysenaar. noted Belgian
artist; aged s.. Col. Thomas P. ochil.
tree famous Texan wit, at Hot
Springs. Va: aged g.
IS. Personal: Joseph Chamberlain. British
colonial secretary, sailed for South AT.
rica to investigate affairs in the Trans.
vaal.
q. Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor.
nell In the intercollegiate contest al
Philadelphia: score. ~ to II.
g. Obituary: The Rev. DR.. Joseph Par.
ker. minister Of the City Temple, Lon.
don. in that city; aged 72.
Fire: At Norman. Ont. steamboats,. L
dwellings and 5O.00O00O feet Of lumber
destroyed loss. 100000.
g. Accident: 10 killed and many injured
by boiler explosion in the plant OF
Swift &; Co., Chicago.
DECEMBER.
2. Obituary: James Ethan Allen Gibbs,
sewing machine inventor, at Raphine,
Va: aged 73.
g. Fatal Fire: IA deaths in the burning
of the Lincoln hotel. Chicago.
z. Obituary: Thomas Bracket Reed. ex-
speaker OF the house, in Washington:
aged 63. Thomas Mast, formerly noted
cartoonist. at Guayaquil, Ecuador:
aged G..
s. Venezuela: German and British lega-
tions closed at Caracas and the env0ys
left the capital
8. Venezuela: The combined German and
British fleet seized 4 Venezuelan war
ships at La Guayra. the port Of Ca
racaS.
IL. Venezuela: The German and British
warships bombarded and silenced 2
Venezuelan forts at Puerto Cabello
Sporting: The day cycle race for the
long distance championship of the
world at Madison Square Garden. New
York. won by George Leander and