Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-30

amenulnS the convention or Jan. ~ between the United States and Santo Domingo signed at Santo Domingo. Political King Oscar of Sweden and Norway handed over the reigns of government to his son, Crown Prince Gustav.
 10. Russia: Conflict between troops and the people at Lodz Russian Poland. t3. Fire: The historic Battle House" ho- tel and other properties burned at Mo- bile, Ala. loss, s40O,00O. Blizzard Cold wave in the northwest; ; many persons frozen to death. Obituary: Fanny Moran-O Olden, former ly well known opera singer, in Ber- lin. w. c. Prime, noted author and editor in New York city Sylvester Scovel, noted war correspondent, in Havana
 b. Obituary: William Cullen Bryant, well known newspaper man, founder of the American Newspaper Publishers as sociation, at Plainf1eld, N. J.: aged 56. i6. Jay Cooke. noted financier, at Ogontz, Pa. aged s3. Gen. Lew Wallace. sol- dier, diplomat and author, at Craw- fordsville, Ind; aged 78 Daniel Mo- Carthy, well known caricaturist, in New York city.
 IT. Russia: Grand Duke Sergius, uncle of the czar of Russia, slain by an assas- sins bomb in Moscow. %. Accident: 116 miners entombed by an explosion in the Virginia mines at Birmingham, Ala.
 Fire: At Indianapolis; loss of $1, ,110,000 by flames in the wholesale district. a. Russia: The students of the Univer- sity of St. Petersburg suspended studies for the remainder of the uni- versity year in sympathy with the strike of the workingmen. Fire: At the Hoosic tunnel piers, Charlestown, Mass; loss, s1,000, 900. Obituary: Mrs. Isabella Hogg Parker. niece of James Hogg, poet, and child friend of Sir Walter Scott, at Bing- hamton, N Y; aged S6 A Simplon Tunnel: Meeting of the Swiss and Italian boring parties working from opposite sides of the Alps. 9. Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Kurokrs g Japanese army attacked the Russian left southeast of Mukden. North Sea Court: The international commission of inquiry into the North sea incident rendered decision which was a practical compromise fayoring Great Britain.
 2e. Russo-Japanese War: Desperate fight ing at Che and Ia passes between the Russians and Japanese, the Russians holding their ground.
 Sir Wemyss Reid, noted English au- thor and journalist in London; aged S.
 Fires: In New Orleans; loss of 5000, 900 by flames along the river front. Hot Springs, Ark, suffered loss of $2,O00,- 00O
 2. Obituary: Ex-Governor George s. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, former United States senator from that state and former secretary of the United States treasury, at Groton, Mass. aged S7.
 Russia: Peasant riots in various cities of Russian Poland. Maxim Gorky, au- thor and revolutionary agitator, re- leased from prison and immediately rearrested.
 Accident; 8 deaths in mine explosion at Wilcox, Va
 MARCH. 1. Obituary: Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stan- ford, widow of United States senator Leland Stanford of California, in Hon. olulu. = &S., i Russu-Japanese War.. Desperate couu- ter attacks by the Russians at Muk- den temporarily successful. 2 Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Kurok pushed his attack upon the Russian left flank held by Gen Linevitch. Jap. anese cavalry suddenly appeared al the neutral city of Slmintin, % miles northwest of Mukden, on the right flank of Kuropatkin's army. a Russia: The czar issued a liberal re. script promising to convene national assembly of elected representatives. Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Oku's forcs turned the Russian right flank at Muk' den.
 ( Russo-Japanese War: Gen Nogi. witf the. Port Arthur soldiers, swept dowT from the northwest upon the right flank of the Russians at Mukden forcing Kuropatkin to retreat. Political: Close of the Fifty-eighth con gress. Theodore Roosevelt inaugurat ed president.
 Accident: IS killed and 30 injured Tn ( wreck on the Fort Wayne at Ems worth Pa.
 C. Russo-Japanese War: Fierce confiict northwest of Mukden between th' Japs under Gen. Nogi and the Rus sians under Gen. Kavbars. Obituary: Judge John H. Reagan. sol' survivor of the Confederate cabinet at Palestine. Tex; aged s7 [. Russo-Japanese War: Kuropatldn'i forces repulsed in a desperate attemp to retake their positions north of tn, river Hun.
 Fire: At Cedar Rapids. la. the Amer ican Cereal conipanys plant destroy ed: loss. xl.5O0,0Oo
 Strike. Train and station men of th, elevated and subway transit lines if New York city struck for shorter hours and increased pay. & Obituary: A. M. Palmer. well knowr theatrical manager. in New York city aged e. Gabriel Jules Thomas. notet sculptor. In Paris. aged a. Russo-Japanese War: Kuropatkin's ar my abandoned its positions south oi Mukden.
 2. Strike: Grand Chief Warren s. ston. of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers ordered the striking. memberi on the New York transit lines to re sume duty.
 Russo-Japanese War: The Russian. continued to dispute with the Jap aness the roads leading from Mukder northward.
 Io. Convention: Ninth national Congres, of Mothers opened In Washington. Russo-JapaneSe War. Mukden occupied by the Japanese army. the Russiani being in full retreat
 u. Strike: Striking railway men In New York abandoned the struggle by th' advice of their leader. is ShipvrecE. British ship Khybei wrecked on the Cornish coast during a hurricane. 2 Of the crew drowned. Russo-Japauese War. Tie pass the keJ to the region around Mukden, captured by the Japanese.
 T Russo-Japanese War: Gen Ilnevitci appointed to succeed Kuropafkin fl command Of the army in Manchurta Failure of the new Russian loan fl Paris. Rusziz's var council decided C send Eooe9 more men to Manchurfa The Baltic feet sailed from Madagss car
 Obituary: Gen Joseph R HaNley. ex United States senator from Courectt cut. former governor Of that state an1 a veteran of the civl var. ia Wash