Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-31

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soldiers. who refused TO surrender. In
=. Obituary: Richard g. Greenough. not.
ed American sculptor In Italy: aged
s..
%. Worlds Fair: The Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition opened at ST. Louis
with inaugural ceremonies
Accident: A train on the Iron Mountain
railroad wrecked at Wicks. Mo-:
killed and = injured.
NAY.
l. Russo-Japanese War: Climax OF Z
days fighting west OF the Yalu river:
Russians 10 miles above Antung. driv-
ing Gen Zassoulitch's army toward
Fengwangcheng: Russian loss. 1000
killed and wounded: the japanese loss.
700 in all: Russians abandoned Antung.
Obituary: AntOnin Dvorak. the noted
Bohemian musical composer and di-
rector. well known in America. In
Prague. aged g.
Convention: Socialist national conven-
ton ms In Chicago.
Z Sporting: Elwood won the Kentucky
Derby at Louisville.
Obituary: Edgar Fawcett. well known
American author. novelist Of New
York society life. In London: aged &C.
& Fires: Drew college burned at Carmel.
n. Y: loss. $4,000. At Indianapolis
Ind. Union stockyards burned: loss.
100000
Russo-Japanese War: Admiral Togo
made n desperate but vain attempt
to seal up the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur
4 Sporting: James Shea broke the
worlds billiard record at Chicago.
making 80 points in - innings. against
the previous record of 80 points in 81
innings.
Convention: Annual session of the Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers Amalgamated
association began at Cleveland. o.
s. Panama: The canal zone formally
ceded To the United States.
Obituary: Maurus Jokai. noted Hun
garian novelist at Budapest: aged -.
Franz Won Leubach. famous historical
and portrait painter. at Munich. Ba-
varia: aged O..
Political: Eugene v. Debs and Benjamin
Hanford nominated by the Socialist
party at Chicago.
& Russo-Japanese War: Gen. kuropat-
kin's army abandoned Fenswang-
cheng to the japanese without giving
battle. The Second Japanese army
under Gen. Oku. 10000 strong. landed
on the Liautong peninsula. cutting the
Russian communications from Port
Arthur northward.
Tibet: Ths English under Col. Young
husband defeated the Tibetans in bat
tie OF Kharola Pass.
g Russo-Japanese War: The Russians
hastily evacuated Newchwang after
dismantling the forts and destroying
the artillery.
list and explorer. author Of I'm Dark
est Africa" and other works. In Lon
don: aged CO.
II. Accident: people killed in q train
wreck On the Illinois Central railroad
near Sterling. Ill.
Explosion: miners killed by the ex-
plosion OF fire damp in the Heron
mine at Murphy sboro. Ill.
T. Obituary: Gen. Andrew Hickenlooper.
noted Federal artillery commander In
the civil war. at Cincinnati: aged 60.
Il Russo-Japanese War: Dalny captured
from the Russians by a joint attack
by the japanese army and navy.
3. Russo-Japanese War: The japanese
battleship Hatsuse sunk on Port Ar
thur by a Russian mine. and the Japa-
nese cruiser Yoshino sunk by collision
with her consort. the Kasuga-
e. Russo-Japanese War: The japanese
cruiser Miyako sunk by a Russian
z. Conventions: The general assembly of
the Presbyterian church met I'm Buff
falo. The American Peace society
met In Boston.
Russo-Japanese War: The Third Japa-
nese army landed at Kaicou. near
Kaiping
g. Personal: Ion Perdicaris. an American
citizen OF Greek origin. kidnapped in
Tangier by the bandit Raisouli.
o. Shipwreck: The British steamer Tur- |
ret Bay wrecked of Cape North. Cape |
Breton: - drowned.
Storm: 20 deaths from cloudburst and |
flood in Colorado. |
!. Fire: Sunnybrook mill. No. 19. Of the |
United States Paper Co, burned near |
Morristown. n. j.: loss. 81 .0O0. 900. |
Russo-Japanese War: The Russian gar
rison at Port Arthur. led by Gen. |
Stoessel. defeated the Japanese be- |
siegers in n sortie. infiicting a loss OF |
over 1000 men.
Z Explosion: In the Novelty Torpedo |
works. at Findlay. O.: II operatives |
killed and Is injured.
! Obituary: Col. A c. Buel. civil war
veteran and author. in Philadelphia:
aged 81.
). Fire: At Yazoo City. Miss: loss. near
ly &2000.0O0.
J. Russo-Japanese War: Decisive battle
at Nanshan hill. preventing the re-
enforcement of Port Arthur by Rus
SLAMS from the north: Japanese loss.
$500. and the Russian. nearly 1900.
Sporting: The Picket won the Brooklyn
handicap.
Explosion: I'm the Ohio river near
Louisviile: the towboat Fred Wilson
exploded her boilers; 10 people killed
and IL injured.
]. Fire: Plant OF the New York Milling
Co. burned In New York city; loss.
$4,000
/ Obituary: Matthew Stanley Quay.
United States senator from Pennsyl-
vania at Beaver. Pa; aged Il.
J, Fires: In Jersey City: loss. 81. 900 900 by
the burning of the LAckawanna rail-
road piers. In New Orleans: loss of
$4,000 by flames
!. Gen. Oku's japanese army occupied
Dalny.-
JUNE.
!. Sporting: st. Amant won the English
Derby.
| Fire: At Peoria. H.: Corning distil-
lery burned: loss. q. 800 900: Is deaths.
! Fire: Danville. Va; loss OF 340o. 900 by
the burning OF tobacco warehouses
Obituary: Mrs. Samuel L. Clemens.
wife of Mark Twain. at Florence.
Italy.
| 6portinO: New worlds record for BIZ
cycles established at Cambridge.
Mass. by James F. Mason. who rode
Il 2-5 miles In ! hour.
Levi z. Letter. the merchant
prince, at Bar Harbor. Me-
Sporting: Schaefer defeated Cure In .
contest for the worlds billiard cham
pionship In Paris. winning by II points.
Obituary: Abner Mckinley. brother OF
the late president. at Somerset. Pa:
aged 60.