The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

pionship OF the world in London. Art
full Won the Brighton handicap.
10. Russo Japanese War: Japan hoisted
her flag over Russian soil by selling
the island of Sakhaiin.
Obituary. John Selby, famous scout,
who was with Gen. Zachary Taylor in
the Mexican war, at Tacoma Wash
-ai-ars killed nv tho ev-
plosion Of fire damp at Wattstown,
Wales.
Russia: Count shuvaloff, project of po-
lice at Moscow, assassinated.
rs Fire: The historic Stokes mansion at
Lenox, Mass destroyed; loss, 100000.
49, weather: Hottest July 10 on record in
New York city; Sc deaths from heat.
Russia: ZemstN0 congress opened at
MOSCOW.
Personal: Elihu Root qualified as score
tary of state.
"a. Labor Troubles. The Chicago team
sters strike, which began April Z
ended in the unconditional surrender
of the strikers
n Paul Jones: The ggafited States feet
bearing the remains OF Paul Jones ar
rived In Virginia waters.
Naval Disaster: Boilers of the United
States gunboat Bennington, lying at
San Diego Cal. exploded, causing the
death, all told, of 66 OF her crew.
%. Fire: A 100000 blaze in Auburn, N. Y
Attempted Assassination A would be
assassins bomb narrowly missed the
sultan of Turkey and killed 43 Of his
bodyguard.
g. Fire: ~ deaths in an oil fire IN the
Humble fields, Tex.
Obituary: Daniel Scott Lamont, secre-
tary OF war under Cleveland. at Pough-
keepsie; aged 81.
a. Personal: Conference Of Gar Nicholas
and Emperor William near Bjorko, In
the Baltic sea.
rs. Russo-Japanese War: Baron Jutaro
Komura, chief Japanese plenipotenti-
airy to the peace conference. arrived in
New York.
D. Obituary: Gen, William Blackmar
commander in chief Of the G, A. r.. Ia
Boise, Ida; aged g.
AUGUST.
4 Personal: M. Sergius Witte, Russia's
chief plenipotentiaFy. arrived in New
York
5. Fire; The Delaware and Lackawanna
railway terminal destroyed in Hobo
ken. N. j.; loss about $l.500.OO0.
Peace Conference: Russian and jap
anese ENJOYS met on board the yacht
Mayfiower at Oyster Bay. ". Y.
6. Sporting: w. w, Coe of Boston put a
sixteen pound stone 40 feet 6 inches at
Portland. Ore, breaking the worlds
record OF IS feet inches
Obituary: Gen. Roy Stone, noted civil
war veteran and a distinguished en-
gineer on public works, at Mendham,
N. j.: aged &c.
D. Peace Conferences: First session held
at the United States navy yard, Ports
mouth, N. n,
Obituary: Archbishop Chapelle OF the
Roman Catholic diocese OF New Or
leans victim Of yellow fever; aged 81.
Convention: The National Catholic To-
tai Abstinence association met at
Vilkesbarre Pa, and was addressed
by President Roosevelt.
IL. Obituary: Rear Admiral e. X. BEN
ham, u. g. N. retired. at Lake Ma
hopac, N. r.; aged 49,
70. Political: New treaty OF alliance con-
cluded between England and Japan.
10. Accident: IL killed and many injured
In an accident on the Nickel Plate at
ISishman, O.
ed and as many injured in an open
drawbridge accident on the Atlantic
Coast line at Bruce, Va.
10, Sporting: Fifth and concluding race
for the Canada cup won by the Amer
lean yacht Iroquois.
10. Russia: A national representative as
sembIy summoned by the czar.
q. Storm: q killed and many missing in
a storm which swept over southern
Minnesota.
Obituaryi Mary Mapes Dodge, author,
poet ard editor OF st. Nicholas, at
Tannersvilie, N, Y,i aged 81.
a. Earthquake: Severe shook felt in
southern Illinois, Tenneases and Ken
lucky. Is
ing Of the American Bar association
at Narragansett Pier, r. l.
25 Personal: President Roosevelt went
down IN the submarine boat Plunger
IN Long Island sound.
%. Peace Conferences: The ultimatum OF
Car Nicholas that Russia would not
pay indemnity received by the peace
ENJOYS at Portsmouth
Sporting: Ormondale won the $50 Flu
turity at Sheepshead Bay.
n. Peace Conferences. President Roose-
Welt made final appeal to the mikado
to modify Japans peace terms.
IS. Shipwreck: 20 seamen drowned by the
wrecking of the steamer Peconic off
Florida
Conventions: Interparliamentary con-
gress opened in Brussels,
Peace Conference: The milado ordered
further concessions to Russia in order
to insure peace.
%. Peace Conference. Terms agreed upon
by the ENJOYS at Portsmouth, Russia
retaining half Of the island of SAX
halih and paying no Indemnity tc
Japan for the cost Of the war.
Fire: At Johnstown, Pa. loss of 81, 250,-
600 by the burning Of the Penn Traffic
stores.
| So Earthquake: Shocks felt along ths
New Hampshire coast line.
Z Fin6ncial. Ernest Cronier. French sugar
klig failed for SCI. 900 600.
I Eclipse: Total eclipse OF the sun lasting
nom two and one-half to three min
ttes observable nom northern Africa
/ 81 obituary Francesca ramagno noted
tenor, lit Varese, ITALY, aged 49,
! Accident; John 4. Baldwin and his air
ship blown to atoms BY dynamic
While l5Oo feet in air ut cfreenville, .
SEPTEMBER
/. Accident. 10 people killed and ~ hur
+ IN a wreck on the Great Eastern rail
way at Witham England.
! Fire At Portland Ore; loss Of. owe
1000 by the burning OF docks alonl
the willamette,
4 g. Fire: 1000 houses burned in Adrian
ople, the second city Of European
Turkey loss, S5,000,00O.
& Convention: The thirty-ninth encamp
ment Of the g. A. 4. opened At Den
4. yer
s. Obituary: Gen. Bjornsterna, distin
glhshed Swedish soldier diplomat am
7 legislator, az Stockholm; aged g
HlezelSiah Butterworth, noted Amer
lean author and editor, at Warren
II. II aged 6d.
s. Japan Rtoting IN Tokyo because Q
dissatisfaction with the peace treaty,
s. Earthquake: is Villages destroyed 4
the, district OF calabria, Italy; 1000
houses ruined aud $500 people iille
or injured.
Personal: Corporal james Tanner elect
ed commander IN chief Of the g. "a. +
Accident. 10 workmen killed by an ex
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