Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-01-05
CHRONOLOGY OF 1906.
BRIEF RECORD OF YEARS PRiN-
opal EVENTS.
Internal Disturbances in RUSSIA and
Independence in Norvay-Close
of the War in the East-Many
Great Names in List of Dead.

Most significant of the events of
1905, because it indicates unmistak-
ably the inexorable advance of man
kind toward high ideals of liberty, |
justice and perfect civilization, is the |
political and economic upheaval now
taking place in Russia. Wearying |
under a load of taxation, rem
dered well-nigh unbearable by added |
burdens imposed by the prosecu-
ton of disastrous war; the
peasantry and common people started
revolt against the tyrannical aris-
tocracy, and have been able to force
from their unwilling ruler many con-
cessions tending toward a free citizen
ship. Massacre and rapine, in which
the Jews were the chief sufferers, are
part of the price paid for the advan-
tage gained. Another impressive proof
of civilizations advance is the blood
less revolution by which Norway has
dissolved it's political connection with
Sweden and seated a king upon its
long unusued throne. The recent eX-
posures of graft and fraud in high
financial circles and last summers la
Dor troubles in Chicago are only Incl
dents of the constant conflict being
waged for the establishment of JUS
tice and fair treatment between man
and man.
The Russo-Japanese war, after a
brilliant series of land campaigns,
during which one after another of the
strongholds of the Russians IN Man
churia fell into the hands of their op-
ponents, and a decisive battle on the
Sea of Japan, that is said to have been
one of the greatest naval contests of
all history, has been brought to
close, and largely, we believe, by
American influence.
The years list of famous dead con-
tains the names Of many men and
women noted in the arts, statecraft,
philanthropy and business.
The principal events of 1905 are
briefly summarized below:
January.
2-Surrender Of Port Arthur.
= 3-Towboat Defender blown up on Ohio
, River; 20 lives lost
4-Death Of Theodore Thomas, orchestra
leader.
admiral Rojestvensky's flagship Kniaz
Souvarof sunk of Madagascar.
9.Death Of Louise Michel, French an
, archist
, 15-Combes' ministry in France resigns.
16-Secretary Hay advises China to re-
main neutral. Earthquake at Shemakha,
Russia, bures hundreds OF people
; 1S-End Of textile strike IN Fall River
b. Mass
, 19-Attempt to assassinate Car and Rus
sian royal family
r 22-Massacre of .workingmen by Cars
, troops In St. Petersburg.
23-Revolt spreads through Russian
cities.
25-Liberals defeated in Ontario general
, elections. Car issues proclamation prom
Using reforms
\ 29-Kouropatkin's army driven back from
Sandepas by Gen. Okus forces.
: 30-Czar signs document granting great
e reforms to Russian people.
= February.
| 1-2-Extreme cold wave sweeps Northern
States and Canada. Glendive, Mont, has
2 temperature Of "a degrees below zero
death of Joseph H. Manley Of Maine.
-: Senate passes Statehood bill.
S-Roosevelt and Fairbanks declared elect
ed after count Of electoral votes In Con
Y gress.
q Blouse passes Townsend Esch railway
rate bill.
S 1O-Death of Hon. Chas. H. Hackiey Of
q MuskegOn, Mich
13-Severest cold wave OF winter.
15-Death of Gen. Lew Wallace
a 16-Death Of Jay Cooke noted hnancier.
=, 17-Grand Duke sergius killed by bomb
D In Moscow. Frances Willard statue dedl-
, Gated in Statuary Hall, Washington.
n 2O-Explosion in Virginia City coal mines,
a near Bessemer, Ala, entomhs 1852 miners.
n Fire destroys piers and ships at Charles
:, town, Mass.
II 241Boring of Simplon tunnel under the
h Alps Is finished.
4 25-s1. 100000 fire in Hot Springs. Ark
80. North Sea Commission announces de.
a cision against Russia.
s 26-Illnos Central terminals In New Or.
- leans burn with loss Of S5,O00OO0. =. Thirty
d five miners killed by explosion at Wilcoe
% 27-Death OF Geo. S. Boutwell, OF Massa
p chusetts. Judge Swayne Of Florida ac
n quilted by United States Senate . Eleven
a p persons killed By collapse of church floor
" 2s-Death of Mrs Leland Stanford ir
- Honolulu.
Scar Of Russia signs rescript giving
people a right to representation In law
making body. Thirty persons killed II
- wreck Of Inauguration special trains neal
- Pittsburg
4-Roosevelt is inaugurated e. END OF
18th Congress. VIII J. Davis and tw,
a others indicted responsible for IroquOii
FIRE. Chas. Thomas found guilty of Ma
bel Scoheld murder.
N big traction strike begins in New
IN York.
eighteen days lighting.
1O-Niukden captured by Japanese.
a. 1-Mrs. Chadwick convicted Of conspir
II acy in Cleveland.
14-Nineteen lives lost in New York tene
ment house fire.
- 17-Death of Gen. Joseph R. Hawley o
~ Connecticut.
1s-19-Twenty-four miners killed by ex
ploslon in mines near Thurmond, w. Va.
lie 2O-Exploslon and fire in Brockton, Mass
sr shoe factory causes 1O3 Deaths
24-Death Of Jules Verne.
April.
u s-Presdent Roosevelt leaves washington
It, on vacation trip. Explosion in Lelte
mines at Zegler, ILL.,, kills thirty-hve men
-. Russian artillery depot In Hardin blow