The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-01-14
january.

January.
ALI Chicago theaters closed. In conse-
quence Of Iroquois Theater holocaust OF
Dec 60 -. Death of Gen. James Long
street.
@Congress reassembles and hears spe-
cial message from President on Panama
question. -. Fire destroys north wing OF
Iowa State capitol.
near Topeka. Kans. -. Eoi!er explosion on
British cruiser Wallaroo kills 43 persons.
9-Death of Gen. John B. Gordon. -.
Steamer GILLIAN sinks in r;nsse OF 1e
ratifes treaty making Mukden and Antung
open ports. -. Death OF Hon. Cnas' roster
1CDeath of Col. Chas. DENLY Of Indi-
14-Death of Ex-Governor Asa s. Bushnell
Of Ohio
1s-Death Of George Francis Train; 80
22-Tornado In Moundville. Ala, Kills 81
persons and Injuries over 100. Flooos
along Indiana and Ohio rivers
23-Aa!esund, Norway, destroyed by nre.
25-One hundred and ninety miners en-
tombed In mine near PittsDurg. -. yer
dict In Iroquois Theater fire case retuIneu
In Chicago. -. Mrs Florence MayOricA re-
leased from English prison.
26-Fifteen lives lost in mine accident IN
Victor Colo. -. Conviction and suicide OF
Whitaker Wright. English promoter.
February.
2-Death Of ex-Secretary Of Navy William
C.. Whitney.
s-Russia and Japan break diplomatic re-
lations
Great confagration in Baltimore.
S-Japan lands troops In Korea.
9-Japan wins naval victory over Russia
at Port Arthur.
Chemulpo, and capture 1900 Russian troops
near that city. Russia and Japan de-
clare war.
15-six hundred Russian soldiers frozen
to death on Lake Baikal. Death OF
22LJapanese take four Russian torpedo
boats of Port Arthur.
23-Panama Canal treaty ratified By o.
s. Senate.
26+Great fire in Rochester, N. Y.
27-Burning Of Wisconsin Statehouse In
Madison.
2-Collapse Of steel frame for History
hotel in New York; IA people killed.
6Japs lombard Port Arthur
11-New York and Hudson River Tunnel
Co.'S tunnel under North River completed.
-. Five-hour naval battle of Port Arthur;
Russians abandon the town.
14United States Supreme Court hands
down decision adverse to great Northern
Securities Company merger.
16-Russian torpedo boat destroyer blown
up in Port Arthur harbor.
1S-Daniel ]. Scully, cotton king, sus-
ponds payment; panic on New York Cotton
Exchange. 80. Leonard Wood confirmed as
Ma jor General by Senate.
21-Earthquake shocks felt in New Eng
land States. -. Tornado damages Higgins
2s.sO-Destructive floods in States Of
Middle West.
24-Death Of Sir Edwin Arnold. -. Five
negroes lynched by mob at st. Charles.
26-Two more negroes lynched at st.
Charles. Ark, making Is lynched In one
week. -. Tornado Kills six persons near
Mo.
31-Big strike Of Iowa miners begins.
April.
Russians driven from Korea by Japa-
6-President Of Mormon Church issues Or
der prohibiting polygamy.
12-Russian battleship Petropnvlovsk sunk
off Port Arthur; Admiral Makaroff and TO
others killed, famous painter, Verestchagin.
among them.
13-Explosion on battleship Missouri kills
% men.
19-Great fire in wholesale district Of To-
ronto, Canada; loss, 100000 900. -. House
passes Oklahoma and Arizona Statehood
bill
2O-Death Of Grace Greenwood, once pop
22-Carn-barn bandits. Neidermeyer, Marx
and Van Dine, executed In Chicago.
23-Japanese routed at mouth OF Yalu
27-Ownership of Panama canal property
transferred to United States.
3O-Opening of Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition in ST. Louis
1-Japanese rout Russians at end Of i've
days fight on the Yalu. -. Death Of An
tonin Dvorak. Bohemian musician. -. 100
lives lost by hurricane in Cochin, China.
death of Edgar Fawcett. -. Japa-
neSe capture Newchwang.
5-Death Of Marcus JOkai, Hungarian pa
triot and novelist. 80. Death of Franz van
Lenbach Bavarian artist.
6-JapaneSe capture Dalny
7.Death Of Andrew McNally. Chicago
publisher.
1O-Death of Henry M. Stanley. African
i2-Iliinois Republican convention meets
and deadlock developes.
15-Japanese battleship Hatsuse strikes
Russian mine off Port Arthur and sinks
kasaga and 21O of crew lost
1S-Japanese army driven back to Feng.
with heavy loss.
2O-Iilinois Republican convention ad-
jOurnS until May 81 with deadlock un-
22-Explosion Of fireworks factory In Find
lay, O., Kills several employees. -. Japa-
nese lose $4,000 men in land attack on Port
Arthur; Russian loss 1900.
25-Ten miners sufocated In tunnel at
Pa, in coal mine. " Yazoo
City, Miss, destroyed by hre with So, OOO, 700
loss.
26-Boilers Of towboat Fred Wilson blow
up near Louisville, KY, killing Is persons.
-. Russians defeated by Japanese In Ia.
Rn: japanese sra capture Kinshou
heavy loss of life on both sides. -. Rms
slams burn, loot and abandon Port Dalny.
28-Death of Senator NJ. s. Quay of Penn.
sylvania.
29-s5. 200. 900 fire in piers and shipping In
Jersey City, N. ].
June.
3-Illinois Republican convention adjourns
after 11-day session.
fire in Corning distillery in Peoria.
ILL.,, destroys II lives and $1,OOO,OOO worth
Of property.
5tMob wrecks amphitheater In st. Louis.
when bullfght Is stopped.
6-Tifteen non-union miners killed BY dy.
ma mite explosion ut Independence, Col.
9-Death Of L. z. Letter, Chicago multi
1O-Death Of Laurence Hutton, ntreray
man.
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