Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
THE YEARS MISCELLANY.

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Notable Happenings of All Sorts at
Home and Abroad.
JANUARY.
%. The Colombian fleet defeated by the
revolutionary squadron at Panama;
Gen. Alban. the Colombian leader.
killed.
FEBRUARY.
IL IL killed In a battle between consta-
bles and mountaineers near Middle
boro, KY.
IA. Is people killed and 100 wounded in a
collision between troops and rioters at
Triest.
Is. 81 killed and 100 wounded in a strikers
riot at Barcelona. Spain.
q. Billy Emerson. famous old time min
strel, died in Boston; aged S.
MARCH.
1. Billy Rice, known as the father of
American minStrelsy. died at Hot
Springs, Ark.
4. Neil Bryant, pioneer black face min
strel. in Brooklyn; aged 70.
MAY.
s. The first Cuban congress assembled at
Havana.
II. The anthracite coal miners in Penn
sylvania went out on a strike for
shorter hours and increased rates per
ton
JUNE.
.. Capt. Sam Bryant. noted national turf
man. died at Louisville; aged 70.
JULY.
H. The celebrated campanile, or bell tow
er. of Venice fell after standing almost
a thousand years.
10. Sea fight between the Colombian gov
eminent forces and insurgents off
Panama
g. Harry Tracy, the notorious outlaw,
after evading capture for months and
killing number of officers and citi-
gems, committed suicide at Creston.
Wash.
IA. Charles L. Fair. son of the late Sena-
tor Fair, killed, with his wife. in an
automobile accident in France.
20. Beginning of the sham campaign be-
tween the blue and white squadrons
of the Atlantic coast.
IS. In the sham naval campaign the blue
squadron captured the white squadron
of Manchester, Mass
81 Opening Of the mimic war between
the army and navy on the Atlantic
coast.
SEPTEMBER.
.. President Roosevelts carriage struck
by trolley car near Pittsheld, Mass. {;
William Craig, the presidents guard,
killed and the president and Secretary
Cortelyou injured.
Z. Haitian gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot sunk
by the German gunboat Panther; Hal
tan commander. Admiral Killick.
killed.
g. Count de Miranda, husband of the fa-
nous singer Christine Nilsson. died in
France.
H. Anniversary of President McKinley's
death; memorial services held through
out the United States.
OCTOBER
4 Conference of the president and repre-
sentatives of the striking coal miners
and the coal operators at Washington.
G. The Mad Mollah attacked Col. Cobbes
British column at Erego, Somaliland.
killing and wounding $50, including 2
officers.
G President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers declined President Roosevelt
proposition that the anthracite strike
be declared OF pending the action of
congress
II. The Haitian revolutionists won a vic
tory at Montrouis, the government los
ing a gunboat sunk, guns captured
and lis men disabled.
Is Beginning of a heavy battle at Vic
toria, Venezuela, between 1900 govern
ment troops under President Castro
and 5000 revolutionists.
IL President Roosevelt appointed a COM
mission of members to adjust the
differences between the striking an
thracite miners and the coal operators.
Is Close of the days battle at Victoria.
Venezuela. and victory of President
Castro's army; estimated loss of the
revolutionists, 5000 men.
% The anthracite miners voted unani-
mously to abandon the strike which
began May II. 1902.
81. George Hull. author of the Cardiff
giant hoax. died at Binghamton. N. Z.
a. Barnum's noted bearded lady" Anna
Donovan, died in New York; aged IL.
g. Gen Uribe-Uribe. Colombian reyolu-
ZIONIST. surrendered his army and ma
terial
NOVEMBER.
IL Roland B. Molineux acquitted Of the
charge of numbering Katharine J.
Adams in New York city.
DECEMBER.
The British and German ENJOYS at
Caracas, Venezuela. closed the lega-
lions and left the capital.
q The combined German and British
feet seized Venezuelan warships at
La Guayra, the port of Caracas.
81 The German and British warships
bombarded and silenced 2 Venezuelan
forts at Puerto Sabello.
A. The shore end Of the Pacific CONNER
ciai cable laid at San Francisco.