Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-30

20. Accident: 1i6 miners entombed by an
explosion in the Virginia mines at
Bsrmingha Ala
Fire: AT Indianapolis: loss of QlI0e00
by flames in the Wholesale district
q. Russia: The students of the Uniyer-
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, HoooOO0
Obituary: Mrs Isabella HogS Parker
niece OF James Hogg, poet. and child
friend of Sir Walter Scott, at Binr-
hamton. ~. Y: aged Sc
- Simpion Tunnel: Meeting of the Swiss
and Italian boring parties working
from opposite sides of the Alps
- Rcsso-Japanese War: Gen. Kurokfs
Japanese army attacked the Russian
left southeast OF Mukden
North Sea Court: The international
commission OF inquiry into the North
sea incident rendered a decision which
was practical compromise favoring
Great Britain.
n fRnsso-J japanese War: Desperate fight
ing at Che and TIA passes between the
Russians and Japanese. the Russians
holding their ground.
Sir Wemyss Reid. noted English au-
thor and journalist. in London; aged
Fires: In New Orleans; loss of $500. 600
by hames along the river front. Hot
Springs. Ark. suffered loss of s. Co.,.
90.
y. 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 81.
Russia: Peasant riots in various cities
OF Russian Poland. Maxim Gorky. au-
thor and revolutionary agitator. re-
leased from prison and Immediately
: rearrested.
Accident: 3 deaths in a mine explosion
at WILCOX. Va
l. Obituary: Mrs. Jane Lathrop STAN
ford. widow OF United States senator
Leland Stanford Of California. in Hon
oluiu.
Russc-Japanese War: Desperate coun-
ter attacks by the Russians at Muk-
den Temporarily successful.
Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Kuroki
pushed his attack upon the Russian
left flank held by Gen. Linevitch. Jap
anese cavalry suddenly appeared at
the neutral city OF Sirnintin. 80 miles
northwest of Mukden, on the right
flank of Kuropatkin's army.
o. Russia: The car issued a liberal re-
script promising to convene a national
assembly of elected representatives.
knsSo-Japanese War: Gen Okus force
turned the Russian right flank at Muk- |
den.
T. Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Nogi, with
the Port Arthur soldiers, swept down
from the northwest upon the right
flank of the Russians at Mukden |
forcing KuropatEin to retreat.
Political: Close of the Ftfty-eighth con-
gress. Theodore Roosevelt inaugural
ed president.
Accident: Is killed and 30 injured in a |
wreck ON the Fort Wayne at Ems
worth. Pa
g. Russo-Japs nese War: Fierce conflict |
northwest of Mukden between the |
Japs- under Gen. Nogi and the Rus |
slams under Gen. KauIbars.
Obituary: Judge John II. Reagan. sole |
survivor OF the Confederate cabinet |
at Palestine. Tex: aged 81.
2. Russo-Japanese War: Kuropatkin's !
forces repulsed in "a desperate attempt |
10 retake their positions north of the /
river Hun.
Fire: At Cedar Rapids Ia the Amer
lean Cereal company's plant destroy
cd: loss. 81. 500 coo.
Strike: Train and station men of the |
elevated and subway transit lines in |
New York city struck for shorter /
hours and increased pay.
=. Obituary: A. NJ. Palmer. well known /
theatrical manager. in New York city; |
aged g.. Gabriel Jules Thomas. noted /
sculptor. In Paris: aged 81.
Russo-Japanese War: Kuropatkin's ar
my abandoned its positions south of /
Mukden.
9. Strike: Grand Chief Vvqrren S. Stone
of the Brotherhood of locomotive En-
gineers ordered the striking members
on the New York transit lines to re-
sumo duty.
Russo-Japanese War: The Russians
continued to dispute with the Jap
anese the roads leading from Mukden
northward.
o. Convention: Ninth national Congress-
of Mothers Opened In Washington.
Russo-Japancse War: Mukden occupied
by the Japanese army. the Russians
being In full retreat.
l. Strike: Striking railway men in New
York abandoned the struggle by the
advice of their leader
). Shipwreck: British ship Khyber
wrecked on the Cornish coast during a
hurricane: 3 of the crew drowned
Russo-Japanese War: Tie pass the kew
to the region around Mukden. captured
by the JapaEese.
Z. Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Linevitch
appointed to succeed Kuropatkin in |
command of the army in Manchuria |
Failure of the new Russian loan In |
Paris. RuSsfa's war council decided to |
send $4,000 more men to Manchuria |
The Baltic fleet sailed from MadaSas-
car.
Obituary: Gen. Joseph r Hawley. ex-
United States senator from Connecti-
cut. former governor OF that state and
veteran OF the civil war, in Wash
ington: aged -.
}. Accident: IS workmen killed and many
injured by the explosion of a boiler in
the II. Il. Grover company's shoe fac
tory at Brocllton. Mass.
South America: Jltimatum by France |
to Venezuela stopping the seizure OF
French property; French warships or
dered to La ~Guayra-
L South America: The United States
proposed arbitration in the Venezuelan
dispute.
l. Obituary: Jules Verne. French au-
thor. at Amiens: aged II.
South America: President Castro OF
Venezuela refused to arbitrate with
the United States.
!. Obituary: Maurice barrymore, noted
American actor, at Amityville. ~. Y:
aged S.
l. Political: In a speech to German sub
tects at Tangier the kaiser declared
that the integrity of Morocco would
be maintained.
APRIL.
Stmplon Tunnel: Tunnel at the Sim
plor pass in the Alps. the longest In
the world. inaugurated by the passing