Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-04
1905 IN BRIEF
The Chief Events Of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD
Last Chapters Of the War n
the East.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL
SHORT DAILY RECORD
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL

Shipwrecks, Storms and Confia-
grations-A Chronological Review.
Like its immediate predecessor, the
| year 1905 is notable as a period to date
from in the history of the war between
Russia and Japan. The year opened
| with the fall Of Port Arthur after a
prolonged and stubborn contest in
which 10000 men took part and the
casualties totaled 10000 (estimated).
The Russian land forces were signally
defeated at Mukden In March, and in
Nav the Russian Baltic feet was prac-
tically annihilated in the strait OF Korea
by the Japanese feet under Admiral
Togo. On the initiative of President
Roosevelt negotiations for a peace con-
ference were begun in June, and ses-
sions were opened in Portsmouth, N.
H, in August which ended in the con-
clusion of treaty of peace signed by
the emperor of Russia and the emperor
of Japan Oct IA. Hostilities in this
war continued approximately one year
and four months, and the estimated
| cost of the conflict is over $3,000,000,-
| 600. The total battle casualties are
placed at over 400, 900.
| During the year the internal troubles
| of Russia reached an acute stage and
resulted in the granting of civic privi-
leges which in their entirety amount to
a social and political revolution and the
effacement of the autocracy.
Among the political events of the
year were the dissolution of the union
under one crown of Sweden and Nor
way and the establishment of the indie
pendent kingdom of Norway with
Prince Charles of Denmark on the
throne. Venezuela became involved in
| disputes with the United States and
France over concessions to the subjects
Of those two countries, and the Euro
| pean powers, with the exception of
Germany, united in a demonstration to
bring Turkey to terms in the matter Of
Macedonia.
The obituary list of the year includes
Joseph Jefferson, Fitz-Hugh Lee Mary
| 1Iapes Dodge. Mary A. Livernore and
John Hay, in America, and George
Macdonald and Sir Henry Irving, in
England,
Four crops made new high records
for the year in this country as to value
corn, hay, wheat and rice although
In amount of production the corn crop
is the only one of the four that exceeds
| previous yields. In every crop the gen.
eral level of production was high and
that of prices still higher.
1 JANUARY.
l. Russo-Japanese War: Gen. Stoessel
offered to surrender Port Arthur to
2. Russo-Japanese War: Capitulation of
Port Arthur.
3. Russo-Japanese War: Japanese off,
Gals took possession of Port Arthur
4. Obituary: Theodore Thomas, noted or
chestra leader, in Chicago; aged 70.
5. Russo-Japanese War: Fraternization
of foes at Port Arthur. Russian Off
GERS and officials allowed to return to
Russia on parole and the men held as
prisoners of war.
z. Fire: In Kansas City, Mo-; loss of
$4,000 by the burning Of a wheat ele-
vator
Port Arthur prisoners completed; 878
officers and S4M men surrendered.
Il u. Labor Troubles: 10000 coal miners on
a strike in Germany.
l8 Labor Troubles: Strike of the cotton
mill operatives at Fall River. Mass,
which began July %, 1904, settled
through the mediation of Governor
Douglas
L. Obituary: George H. Boughton, noted
American artist In England, in Lon
don; aged So.
Do Labor Troubles: Strikers in ST. Peters
burg repulsed in an attempt to present
petition TO the car.
n South American Affairs The Tinted
States assumed temporary protectorate
of the republic of Santo Domingo.
H. Labor Troubles: Striking Russian
worlmen, led by Father Gopon, fired
upon while attempting to reach the
czar to present their grievances: heavy
loss of life reported
b. Sporting: Arthur q. Macdonald of
England lowered the worlds automo-
bile record for five miles held by w. K.
Vanderbilt from S:st rs to 317 at Or
mond, Fla.
Il Russia: St Petersburg declared in a
state of siege on account of revolutions
airy demonstrations. Gen. Trepoff, chief
of police Of Moscow, appointed gov
ernor of the troubled capital
3. Russia: Maxim Gorlky, the Russian
author, arrested as one of the leaders
in the revolutionary movements.
Russo-Japanese War: Fighting began
on the Sha Kuropatkinss army taking
the offensive.
Is. Russo-Japanese War: Russian attack
on the Japanese line on the Sha re-
pulsed by Oyama's army, with heavy
loss to the assailants
III Labor Troubles: Collisions between
strikers and troops in various cities Of
Russia. A general strike begun in
Warsaw, Poland
Russo-Japanese War: End Of the fight
/ ing on the Sha; losses reported for the
three days battles, $4,000 Russians and
10000 Japanese.
HI FEBRUARY.
/. Accident: 9 women killed and 5 injur.
ed by the collision of a sleigh with d
n train at Hornellsville, N. Y.
1 Russia: Prince Syiatopolk-M irsky. the
sla, resigned.
1 4 Obituary: Oswald Achenbach. well
known painter OF the Dusseldorf
school. ct Dusseldorf; aged 7SA