The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-05
Paul Morton secretary OF the navy and
V. ii. Metcalf secretary OF commercs


Obituary: Clement Scott. once noted
dramatic critic, In London; aged So
q. Russo-Jnpduese War. Russians de-
feated IN six hours battle at Molten
pass by Cen. Kurokfs army and re-
treated toward Llaoyang.
g. Shpwrcck. Danish steamer Norge
from Copenhagen for &eW York.
wrecked on a rock of tire lIebraess
nearly 800 passengers chiefly immi-
grants. lost
Sporting; Syracuse won the great var
sity race at Poughkeepsic
90 Obituary: J l.. Mitchell. former INT
ed States senator from Wisconsin,. -
Milwaukee. Dan Emmett popular o.
time negro minstrel. author ~
"Dlxie" at Vernon. o; aged a3
3d. Sporting: Ajax won tho French De-
at Chautilly Yale defeated ilar j
In the cared freshman raee at .s=a
London.
Russo-Japanese War: The Russian
Vladivostok squadron shclIed Wuusan
on the coast of Korea, and sunk : YES
sells in the harbor
JULY.
l. Obituary: George Frederick Watts
noted English sculptor, In London,
aged 81
Sporting: Yale defeated Harvard in the
varsity race at New London
2. Fire; The Santa Ie railroad shops
burned at Cleburne. Tex Iass 100000
Sporting English Lad won the St. Louis
Derby.
Obituary: Senior Dupuy de LONE Span
ish minister at Washington in 1898 IN
Paris
8. Accident: 10 people killed and 40 In
tured in a wreck on the Wabash raj
road at Litchheld, III.
Russo-Japanese War: japanese destroy
ers repulsed in an attack on the Rus
sian fleet In Port Arthur; 2 OF the de-
stroyers sunk by Russian batteries
s. Fire: The Wilson steamship freight
shed at Charlestown, Mass, fired by
lightnlng loss 5000 900.
8. Convention: Democratic national con-
vention met in St Louis.
Strike Troubles: Platform of the rail-
way station at Independence. Colo
crowded with nonunion miners. blown
up by dynamite; IL miners killed.
8. Russo-Japanese War: Kaiping occu-
pied by Gen. Okus Japanese army
g. Sporting: Broomstick won the Brlgh-
ton handicap.
10. Accident: II killed and 81 injured In a
collision on the Greenwood branch Of
the Erie railroad at Midvale, n. J.
Obituary: Gen. Jose Toral, who surren-
dered Santiago to Gen. Shafter on
July H. 1898 at Madrid
Political: Parker and Davis nominated
by the Democratic convention at st
Louis.
IL. Russo-Japanese War: The Russian
cruisers Bayan, Diana, Pallada and
Noyak repulsed by the Japanese fleet
whle attempting to steal out of Port
Arthur
Il. Butchers Strike: 1900 men In Chicago
and other meat packing centers went
out on a question of wages.
Accident: IS killed and 50 injured in the
wreck of a church excursion train In
the suburbs of Chicago.
Obituary: Samuel NJ. Jones, Toledo &
Golden Rule" mayor. in that city.
aged 58
H. Obituary: Paul Kruger, South African
statesman. president Of the Trans
vaal republic and Boer leader In the
war Of 1899 at Clarens, Switzerland.
Is. Fire: Loss of $500 900 by the burning OF
the Chicago. ST Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad wharfs and ware
houses at Duluth. MINI.
H. Russo-Japanese War: Russians under
Gen. Keller repulsed in an attempt to
recapture Molten pass from the Japa-
nese; Kellers loss, 1000 killed and
wounded.
10. Russo Japanese War: Gen. KurokI's
japanese army defeated the Russians
on Chi river. near Anping
a. Obituary: Wilson Barrett, English
actor manager and playwright, In
LONDON aged %,
Is Russo Japanese War: As a result OF
defeat in heavy battle outside OF
Newchwang, on the oath, Gen. kuro-
patkin ordered the evacuation of that
post The Russian Nladvostok squad
ron sank the American steamer Knight
Commander off the province Of lzu,
Japan.
Fall River Strike: 10000 operatives in
the cotton mills struck against re-
duction OF wages
O. Russo Japanese War: Russians re
treated to Hacheng; Japanese occu-
pied Newchwang. Russian Nladivos-
tok squadron seized the British steam
err Chalcas off Japan. and the Russian
volunteer steamer Smolensk seized the
British steamer Formosa In the Red
sea Russian ships at Port Arthur at
tackled the Japanese fleet and bat
terles.
troops attacked the Russian works at
Port Arthur.
AUGUST.
/. Russo-J japanese War: Gen. Kuropat-
kin's army evacuated Haicheng. re-
treating northward to Liaoyang.
4. Obituary; Joseph T. Lewis. Wiscon-
sins war governor" at Columbus,
Wis; aged So
T. Accident: The Missouri Pacific World 5
>
81 Killed and many injured.
g. Political: United States squadron com
manded by Admiral Theodore f. Jewell
sailed from Nillefranche to Smyrna to
enforce demands on the sultan Of Tur-
key.
o. Obituary: Ex-Unlted States Senator
G. G. Vest at Sweet Springs, Mo.
aged "a.
30 Obituary: NJ Waldeck- Rousseau. for
f,f a
Russo-Japanese War: Sortle of Russian
ships at Port Arthur; the squadron
comprised battleships. cruisers and
8 torpedo boats; the Russian com
mander. Rear Admiral without KILL
ed In an attempt to fight his way
through the Japanese line. several
Russian vessels escaped to sea, and
the remainder returned to Port Ar
thur
H. Africa: Battle between German troops
and the Hereros in German South
west Africa Count Won Arnim killed
the natives numbered 5000 and lost
heavily
ls Shipwrecks: 10 people drowned by the
capszing of a launch at a regatta on
the Potomac river near Washington
The British bark Inverkp sunk IN Il
collision off Fastnet rock, Ireland 20
drowned
IL Russo-Japanese War. Battle between
the Russian Nladivostok squadron In
the strait of Korea and the japanese
Russian cruiser Rurill sunk
Convention: National encampmeut Of
the G. a r met at Boston
II. Obituary. Col Prentiss lngraham
prolific writer OF novels at Beauvoir
Miss; aged 50
Russo-Japanese War. Japan demanded
the surrender Of Port Arthur.