The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-04


Smpon Tunnel. Tunnel at the Sim
plon pass in the Alps. the longest In
the world. inausurated by the passing
OF trains from the Swiss and italian
sides.
& Earthquake: 10. 900 deaths reported by
an earthquake in India which affected
an area Of 10o square miles, rendering
every building uninhabitable.
g. Labor Troubles: Teamsters strike be-
gun at Chicago.
:. Personal: King Edward VII OF Eng
land arrived in Paris aud held a con-
ference with President boubet Of
France
3 Obituary: Sarah Chauneey Woolsey
Susan Coolidge). writer Of children's
stories at Newport. T. L. aged 70.
II. Convention Fifth triennial meeting of
the National Council OF Women open
ed in Washington.
IA. Fire business section OF SpringVale,
Me. burned. loss. 10000
Paul Jones'. The remains Of Paul Jones,
naval hero OF the American Revolu
ton, discovered in Paris after "A Ave
years search under direction Of United
States Ambassador Horace Porter.
IL. Labor Troubles: Strike Of railroad op-
eratives In Italy.
Russo-Japanese War: The Russian Bal
tic fleet reached Kamranh bay. Cochin
China.
Convention. Fourteenth annual congress
of the National Society Of Daughters
Of the American Revolution met in
Washington
20 Fire Vanderbilt uniyer9itz burned at
Nashville. loss. $4,000
Fatal Fire: II deaths In the burning of
a conyent at Ste. GeneYieFe. Quebec.
%. Obituary. NJ. Paul Lessar, Russian
minister 10 China. at Peking. aged "a
Financial. Collapse of the Gates May
wheat deal In Chicago
Earthquake. Severe shocks In Virginia.
g. Obituary: Joseph Jefferson, veteran
American actor. at Palm Beach. Fla,
aged Il
D. Shooti4s ARRAY: men OF prominence
including u congressman, killed in
political shooting afrraY at Hemp
stead. Tex
q. Fire at Milwaukee; loss. 1900. 600.
Labor Troubles: over 1000 Chicago
teamsters out on a strike.
Convention. Meeting of the Y. w. c. A
in Detroit
2s. Accident: L miners killed by explo-
sion In the Elanora shaft at Big Run
Pa.
Obituary: General Fttz- Hugh Lee. noted
Confederate veteran, former United
States consul general at Havana, In
Washington. aged 70
29 Accident. Special train bearing dele
gates of the educational conference at
Columbia. S. c. wrecked at Green
Vile S. e. trainmen killed and Sow
eral prominent persons, including St
Clair Mckelway. editor OF the Brook
lyn Eagle. Injured.
Labor Troubles Serious strike riots in
Chicago.
Tornado: Nearly 100 people killed. sew
eral hundred injured and loo houses
destroyed by a wndstorm at Laredo.
Tex
Political " w Russell appointed
minister 10 Venezuela to succeed H
w Bowen, who was recalled to meet
charges made by former Minister
Francis y. Loomis.
30 Russia: Religious liberty granted to
certain denominations BY Gar Mich
olas H.
Accident l. miners killed in an ex-
plosion at W1burton, Okla.
/. Russia Workmens riots suppressed
by troops in Warsaw.
D. Convention. Sixteenth annual con-
gress of the Sons OF The American
Revolution opened in Philadelphia
g. Strike Troubles Riot and bloodshed
by strikers In Chicago.
I. Sporting Georg' lIaekenschmdt de-
feated Tom Jenkins for the world $
championship at catch -as-catCh can
wrestling In New York.
5. Fire: ST Joseph. Mo, loss Of $500, ,oOo
by the burning OF Roberts-Parler
wholesale grocery.
o. Storm: % deaths In Tornado at Mar
quette, Kan.
Schiller Centenary. one hundredth an
niversary Of the death OF the poet
Schiller celebrated In Germany and
the United States
TO- Convention: Thirty-seventh annual re-
union OF the Society of the Army OF
the Potomac al Manassas. Va
Fire Utica. y Y loss OF t50000.
Sporting Agile won the kentucky
Derby.
Storm over l0o deaths In a tornado at
Snyder. Okla. and vicinity
H. Convention: American Bible society
held Its eighty-ninth annual meeting
in New York.
Accident. q Killed and "a injured In a
wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad at
South Harrisburg. Pa.
u. Obituary Emerson Bennett, noted
writer Of ficlion. in Philadelphia, aged
So
soldier of the war of 1872. at Ava, n.
Y; aged los
H. Obituary Jessie Bartlett Davis. the
light opera singer. in Chicago; aged
49, H. NJ Tickuor. educator, lecturer
and journalist I'm San Francisco; aged
So
Is. Convention American Federation OF
Musicians met in Detroit
Is. Conventions. First joint meeting since
the civil war Of the Baptlsts OF the
north and south at ST Louis, Tenth
annual meeting Of the National Manu-
facturers association at Atlanta. AS
ISOLATION OF American Physicians met
in Washington
II. Yacht Race. 'ontest for the 5000
kaiser's cup began al Sandy Hook.
IS. Convention. General assembly OF tho
Presbyterian church opened at Vino
ma, Ind
a. Obituary: Mis- r. Ogden Doremus,
formerly prominent In New York
clety, in that city: aged 76 Albion w.
Tourgee. notcd writer and lecturer
and United States consul at Bor-
deaux. in that ,ity. aged g.
Fire: Wilkesbarrc Pa: loss, $500 900.
g. Obituary. Mar, A. Livermore writer
and reformer at Melrose, Mass aged
Financial. Mer, hants Trust company
closed It's doors in New York
B Financial. Burnett. Cummings & Co,
bankers fan.d IN Boston. liabilities,
&l,14O00
Sporting pehi won tie Brooklyn
handicap
II, o. Rus.o-5apapese War Battle in the
strait Of Korea between the Russian
feet under Admiral RoJestvensky and
the Japanese under Admiral Togo: 22
Russian ships rHptured or destroyed.
Russian loss estimated at 10000 to
5000 killed. wounded and captured
Togo reported loss OF Japanese
torpedo boats and 1l3 Japanese killed
and "a wounded RojestvenskY
wounded and captured, Admiral Ne
bogatoff captured and Admiral Voel-
kersam killed
q. Convention National conference on