The Somerset reporter., 1906-01-04

nsse minister to the United States, in
tured by the explosion of a bomb in
Peking.
Fire; At Butte. Mont; loss of nearly
s1.OOO0oO by flames in the business dis
trict.
T. Storm A destructive and fatal ty-
phoon swept over Luzon and other
Philippine islands, over 100 deaths ard
a property loss estimated at IS. 100000
b. Personal. The car rewarded Wltta
for his services on the peace commits
sion by creating him a count of the
empire.
OCTOBER.
/ Fire: At Hiroshima Japan; loss OF
s50O000 by the burning of military
stores
I. Sporting Dan Patch paced a mile In
I:55i., breaking his own record of 64
at LoaisSi He. Ky.
10 Convention: Thirty first annual con-
vention of the American Bankers Rs
sociaton met in Washington.
l.. Obituary Josephine Shaw Lowell.
well known reformer and philanthro-
plst. in New York city; aged 60.
l3 Obituary Sir Henry Irving. the Eug-
lish actor. at Bradford England. aged
81.
IA Worlds Far. 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 emperors OF
Russia and Japan signed the peace
treaty. officially ending the war.
18 Accident: people killed and IS in
jured by Il tornado at Sorrento, Ill.
19 Personal: The Danish court announc-
ed that Prince Charles of Denmark
would accept the crown OF Norway.
n Celebration. Centenary of the naval
NJ Traf faI ba Of
the British commander, Lord Nelson.
celebrated in the British domlnions.
-. Personal. Admiral Togo made public
entry of Tokyo to report to the mika
do the return Of his fleet from the
war.
3 Personal Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived
al San Francisco from Yokohama
Obituary Jerry Simpson. former CEN
gressman and noted Populist leader, at
Wichita. Kan. aged So
a. Chile 90 persons killed and 500 wound
ed in a riot a. Santiago.
26 Russia; General strike of railway
men followed ny rioting In the great
cities
30 Accident. l3 Killed and 30 injured in a
wreck on the Topeka and Santa Fe.
near Kansas city
Russia: The ear issued a manifesto
granting civic liberty
81 Sporting. Ed Bryan broke The world
two mile record by trottng in 4:@ at
Philadelphia.
Russia: The railway strike commktee
decided to continue the strike I'm spite
of the ear $ liberal manifesto and de-
manded general amnesty,
NOVEMBER.
/. Russia: Riot and disorder at Odessa
and vicinity. accompanied by attacks
on the Jews
g. Personal: Prince Louis of Battenberg.
0e
VII to President Roosevelt. received
a. the White House.
L. Russia: Car Nicholas granted the de-
mands of Finland for autonomy in gov
ernmcnt II existed before 1898. Am
nesty uk.lse signed freeing political
prisoners and press censorship aboi
ished
Storm % killed and many injured by a
tornado al Mountain View. o. T.
s. Ohituarn. William T. Richards, ia
nous American marine artist. at New
port. II. l.; aged r.
I. Obitulrs Sir George Williams. found
er of the !. NJ. G. A., in London; aged
81 Lady Florence Dixie. author. ex-
plorer aud woman's rights champion.
at Glen Stuart. Scotland. aged IS.
8. Russia: Mutiny Of Russian sailors at
Cronstadt. accompanied by rioting aad
pillagc.
H. Russia. Martial law proclaimed
and riot II Nladivostok
l3. Convention. Congress OF the American
Federation of Labor opened at Pitts
burg
IA. Political: The Isle of Pines seeded
from Cuba and organized a govern
ment under United States laws.
II. Russia; The ear granted land conceH-
sions to the peasants.
1S. Sporting. ale defeated Princeton at
football al New Haven.
Miscellaneon Prince Charles Of Den
mark elected king Of Norway. Korea
yielded to Japan's demands In the
matter of government
10. Shipwreck: over 100 deaths BY the loss
of the steamer TJllda In the English
channel.
%. Russia: Mutiny OF sailors of the Rus
sian fleet and soldiers of the garrison
at Sevastopol.
Personal: Norways new king. HaakOH
VII. given royal welcome into Chris
tiania
Sporting Yale defeated Harvard nj foot
ball to o. al Cambridge
%. Accident. l5 killed and . hurt lis
wreck on the Boston and Maine. near
Lincoln. Mass.
Celebration. The GOth anniversary OF
the settlement of Jews In America OBJ
served throughout the country.
q, Norway King Haakon formally as
cended the throne at Christania.
20. Personal: Edwin Y. Morgan. former
United States minister to Korea, ap-
pointed minister to cuba. vice Herbert
q. Squier~ resigned.
Russia: Russian mutineers at SeYastopoI
conquered after a severe battle
DECEMBER.
2. Sporting Army and navy footbah
game at Princeton resulted In tie.
score TO 6.
g. Obituary: John Bartlett. compiler OF
'Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. at
Cambridge. Mass; aged IS.
l. Political. Premier Balfour rendered
the resignation of the British cabinet
5. Russia Gen. SacharofT, former minis
ter of war assassinated by a woman
revolutionisi
Political: international fleet occupied
the Turkish island of I.emnos. 5k
Henry Campbell Bannerman accepted
the task OF forming a new British
cabinet.
/ Persona: rapt Road Amundsen.
Norwegian explorer, reached Eagle
City. Alaska overland from Herschel
island, after having sailed the north
west passage in the sloop Gjoa
Accident. 10 killed and Is injured Ia
wreck of the Overland Limited on the
Union Pacific at Rock Springs. Wyo
s. Obituary United States Senator John
II. Mitchell of Oregon at Portland
aged 70
3 Obituary. Louisa Tldridge (Aunt Lou
isa) veil known actress. In New York
city, aged ..
Sporting Root and Fogler won the ak
day bicycle race in New York city
score 2.gdN miles laps.
TO- Personal. Baroness Won Suttner OF
Austria awarded the Nobel peace