The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-11

at the United States navy yard. Ports
mouth. \. H.
Obituary: Archbishop Chapele of the
Roman Catholic diocese of New Or
leans victim of yellow fever: aged CT.
Convention: The National Catholic To-
tai Abstinence association met at
Wikesbarre, Pa, and was addressed
by President Roosevelt.
II. Obituary: Rear Admiral E. X Ben
ham. U. S. N. retired. at Lake Ma
hopac, n. Y; aged 73.
II. Political: New treaty of alliance con-
cluded between England and Japan.
Is. Accident: 12 killed and many injured
in an accident on the Nickel Plate at
Kishman, o.
II. Accident: 90 coinred .excursionists kill
&c and as many injured in an open
drawbridge accident on the Atlantic
Coast line at Eruce Va
iS. Sporting: Fifth and concluding race
for the Canada cup won by the Amer
lean yacht Iroqnois.
H. Russia: a national representative as
semby summoned by the car.
u. Storm: q killed and many missing in
storm which swept over southern
Minnesota
Obituary: Mary Mapes Dodge. author.
poet and editor of ST. Nicholas at
Tannersville. N. Y: aged g..
e. Earthquake: Severe shock felt in
southern Illinois, Tennessee and Ken
lucky
q. Convention: Twentieth annual meet
ing Of the American Bar association
at Nara gansett Pier. r. l.
Is. Personal: President Roosevelt went
down in the submarine boat Plunger
in Long Island sound
26. Peace Conference: The ultimatum of
Car Nicholas that Russia would not
pay indemnity received by the peace
envoys at Portsmouth.
Sporting: Ormondale won the $50 $50 Fu-
turity at Sheepshead Bay.
q. Peace Conference: President Roose-
welt made a final appeal to the mikado
to modify Japan's peace terms.
g. Shipwreck: 20 seamen drowned by the
wrecking of the steamer Peconic of
Florida.
Conventions: Interparliamentary con-
gress opened in Brussels.
Peace Conference: The mikado ordered
further concessions to Russia in order
to insure peace.
q. Peace Conference: Terms agreed upon
by the ENJOYS at Portsmouth. Russia
retaining half OF the isl9. | Of SAX
halin and paying no inuemnity to
Japan for the cost of the war.
Fire: AZ Johnstown. Pa: loss of 81. .3o.-
900 by the burning of the Penn Traffic
stores.
30. Earthquake: Shocks felt along the
New Hampshire coast line.
flndnCIdl. Ernest CrOnler, french sugar
king, failed for 81 100000.
Eclipse: Total eclipse Of the sun lasting
from two and one-half to three min
utes observable from northern Africa.
81. Obituary: Francesca Tamagno. noted
tenor. at Varese. Italy; aged IS.
Accident: John E. Baldwin and his air.
ship blown to atoms by dynamite
while $50 feet in air at Greenvile, 0.
SEPTEMBER.
l. Accident: 10 people killed and 20 hurt
in a wreck on the Great Eastern rail-
way at Witham. England.
Fire: At Portland. Ore loss OF over
100000 by the burning Of docks along
the Willamette.
3. Fire: 1000 houses burned in Adrian
ople, the second city OF European
Turkey, loss. s., 100000.
T. Convention. The thirty-ninth encamp-
ment Of the G A X. opened at Den
yer.
s. Obituary: Gen. Bjornstjerna, distin-
guished Swedish soldier, diplomat and
legislator, at Stockholm; aged &c.
Hezekiah Butterworth. noted Amer
lean author and editor, at Warren,
r l.: aged c.
6. Japan: Rioting in Tokyo because Of
dissatisfaction with the peace treaty.
8. Earthquake: IS villages destroyed in
the district of CaIabria. Italy: 10000
houses ruined and $500 people killed
or injured.
Personal: Corporal James Tanner elect
ed commander in chief of the G. A. r.
Accident: 10 workmen killed by an ex-
ploson in the Rand powder mills at
Fairchance. Pa.
10. Fire: At Chattanooga: loss of $500. 900
by flames in the freight yards.
II. Accident: II people killed or fatally
injured by the fall of a coach from
the elevated tracks in New York city,
ship Mikasa destroyed by an explosion.
following fire. in Sasebo harbor; COO
officers and men lost. The Zambezi
bridge. the highest in the world. cross
ing the gorge at Victoria falls. on the
Cape to Cairo line. formally opened.
Is. Obituary: Comte de BrazZa. noted
French explorer. at Dakar. Africa:
aged S.
Accident: IL deaths by fire and explo-
sion In the Climax fuse works at
Avon, Conn.
Tornado: A violent wind and rain storm
swept over eastern Nebraska and
western Iowa. causing many deaths
and heavy loss in property.
l8 Miscellaneous: Rain-in the Face, one
OF the leading chiefs in the Custer
massacre and who boasted that he
killed Gen. Custer, died at the Stand
ing Rock reservation. The annual en-
campment of the National Sons Of
tysburg.
Obituary: George Macdonald, English
novelist, at Sycamore. Surrey, Eng
land: aged 81.
~. Obituary: DR.. Thomas John Barnardo.
founder of numerous homes for poor
boys in English cities. in London: aged
60
Pointers pacing record of / :594, with
out wind shield. at Readville. Mass
q. Obituary: Sven Adolf Hedin, Swedish
reformer and historian and leader of
the liberal party. in Stockholm: aged
Il.
a. Personal. WI Ting Fang, former Chi
nese minister to the United States, In.
jured by the explosion of bomb In
Pexing.
Fire. AT Butte Mont: loss OF nearly
s1,o00.oo by flames in the business dis
trict.
q. Storm: A destructive and fatal ty.
phoon swept over LuZon and other
Philippine islands: over 100 deaths and
property loss estimated at 100000.
o. Personal: The car rewarded Witte
for his services on the peace commits
sion by creating him a count Of the
empire.
OCTOBER.
I. Fire: At Hiroshima. Japan: loss Of
100000 by the burning of military
stores.
I. Sporting: Dan Patch paced a mile in
ASA. breaking his own record OF Sc.
at Louisville. Ky.
-. Convention: Thirty-hrst annual con-
vention OF the American Bankers' as
ISOLATION met in Washington
L. Obituary: Josephine Shaw Lowell.
we'll known reformer and phiianthro-
pist, in New York city: aged 60.
Il Obituary: Sir Henry Irving, the Eng
iish actor. at Bradford, England. aged
81
IA Worlds Fair: Close OF the Lewis and
Clark exposition at Portland. Ore: at
tendance for the entire fair period.
2.545.509. The Missouri building at the
fair. with valuable art treasures,
burned
Russo-Japanese War: The enperors Of
Russia and Japan signed the peace
treaty. officially ending the war.
Is. Accident: people killed and Is In
jured by a tornado at Sorrento. Ill.
is. Personal: The Danish court announc-
ed that Prince Charles OF Denmark
would accept the crown of Norway.
q. Celebration: Centenary OF the naval
battle Of Trafalgar and the death OF
the British commander. Lord Nelson.
celebrated In the British dominions.