Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-31

San Francisco and the surrounding country at S:13 a. m.. reducing many
 buildings in the city to ruins. which later took fire. Wire communication
 was cut for some hours. Many deaths
 occurred from the earthquake. San Jose and Santa Rosa damaged by the same shock and many lives lost. The tremor recorded as far east as Albany, NY.
 Shipwreck: s lives lost in the founder ing of the Belgian cadet ship Count dc Smet de Naeyer in the Bay of Biscay. Obituary: Daniel Huntingdon. American historical and genre painter. in New York city; aged 90. Father Louis Martin. general of the Society of Jesus, or Order of Jesuits, in Rome: aged 67
 ls. San Francisco: Fires continued in the stricken city. Over 30O,000 homeless people gathered in the parks and open country around The water mains having been destroyed by the earth quake no water could be used to fight fire. Many buildings were dynamited. Gen. Funston. commander of the de- partment of California, assumed con- trol of the city to preserve order and care for the homeless. President Roosevelt asked public aid for the peo- pie of San Francisco. Obituary: Prof. Curie. discoverer of
 radium. in Paris; aged 47. 20. San Francisco: The fire checked. Total deaths in the earthquake calamity 4ss. Financial loss due to fire ss50.0Oo N. Obituary: Gen. Martin T. McMahon. veteran of the civil war. in New York
 city; aged 6S
 Sporting: George F. Slosson won the 1S.2 balk line billiard championship of the world in New York city, defeating Jacob Schaefer with a score of 800 to
 Sa6 in 15 innings.
 Earthquake: In Tuscany; 13 shocks in
 succession.
 22 2 miners killed by dust explosion,
 near Trinidad, Colo.
 Athens.
 2. Political: China signed the Anglo
 Tibetan treaty, which recognizes the
 protectorate of China over Tibet 25 Obituary: Gen. E. s. Serrell, noted
 civil engineer connected with the
 Hoosac tunnel and other enterprises
 and later distinguished in the siege of Charleston. in New York city; aged 90. Convention: Annual reunion of the
 United Confederate Veterans at New Orleans.
 Earthquake: A shock alarmed San Francisco. doing but slight damage. 26. Tornado: Many deaths reported in a windstorm which swept over Clay and Montague counties. Tex Convention: Chemistry congress opened 30. Russia: Count Witte resigned the pre- miership.
 Strike Troubles. Collision at Mount Car mel, Pa.. between tho military and striking miners: r strikers shot down and several fatally wounded.
 Shipwreck: 10 drowned by the founder
 ing of the passenger steamer Courier of Sark, Channel islands. MAY. 1. Conventions: Fifteenth annual con-
 vention Daughters of the Revolution
 met in Philadelphia. Annual congress
 of the National Society Sons of the
 American Revolution met in Boston. Sporting: Close of the Olympic games at
 Athens. Greece. in which American
 athletes won the most events, winning
 the national trophy.
 Labor Troubles: May day rioting of
 workmen in Paris checked by the po-
 lice.
 Derby at Louisville.
 Convention: Conference for education in
 the south met at Lexington, Ky. 3. Obituary: Michael Davitt, noted Irish
 patriot. in Dublin: aged co. f. Russia: New ministry, headed by
 Goremykin, announced.
 Obituary: W. F. Owen noted American
 actor. in New York city; aged 62 s. Labor Troubles: Anthracite miners
 voted to resume work on the scale of
 1903.
 TO- Sporting: Grapple won the s1o.00o Met
 ropolitan stakes at Belmont.
 Russia: Opening of the douma at St.
 Petersburg.
 Ii. Fire: In Paris; loss of g. 900 in the
 leather district.
 1l Obituary: Carl Schurz. noted German
 American scholar and publicist first
 honored by President Lincoln. in New
 York city: aged 76.
 IS. Obituary. Gen. J. c. Tidball, U. s. A.,
 retired. at Montclair. N. J.: aged s1. +. Convention: One hundred and eight
 eenth session Of the Presbyterian
 general assembly convened at Des
 Moines.
 IS. Political: Railroad rate bill passed the
 senate with a vote of 7l to 3.
 Obituary: Fannie Herring. favorite
 American actress. once famous in the
 role of Mazeppa, near Simsbury.
 Conn; aged 74.
 Shipwreck: deaths by the sinking of
 the British torpedo boat No. 5s of
 Port Said. Egypt.
 Fire: Forest fires devastated over 400
 square miles of territory In Michigan. 19. Obituary: George McNeii. noted labor
 leader. called the Father of the
 Eight Hour Day" in Boston: aged 7s. 90. Fire: Loss of 100000 by the burning
 of New Yorks chief refuse destroying
 plant on Barren island.
 Obituary: Diana Kearny. widow of Gen.
 E fn1 cal
 dier who met with a tragic death in
 1892. at Cape May. N. J.: aged S7. z. Fire: Ogden. Utah: loss of s35oooo by
 flames in the business district
 Sporting: Tokalon won the Brooklyn
 handicap at Gravesend. 9 Obituary: Henrik Ibsen. Norway5
 greatest poet and dramatist. at Chris-
 tiaaia: aged 1s.
 Sporting: Edward Payson Weston. the
 long distance walker. walked from
 Philadelphia to New Yoris-ss niles
 in a hours 27 minutes. hAsting tho
 record he made on the same course in
 .Sr5 by es minutes.
 i-e: Fairbanks. Alaska: loss of :, .
 tcp by flames In the business section. . Tornado: 10 lives lost in Nebraska and
 Iowa
 8 Accident: killed and z injured in a
 wreck on the Louisville and Nashville
 read at Louisville.
 N shipwreck: 2 lives lost by the sink
 ing of the British ship Lismore at
 Santa Maria. Chile.
 Eporting: spearmint won the Engiisf. Derby. Burgomaster won the $500 Belmont stakes at Belmont park Political: Anglo-Cuba treaty of con- merce. navigation and industry rati- fed by the Cuban senate. .. Personal: Marriage of King Alfonso and Princess Ena in Madrid Bomb