Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31

PennSylVanla at toOtDall, 70 to D, OH Franklin field. Cornell beat Princeton, 6 to 5, at Ithaca. ! B. Convention: 1st international aeronau- tical congress opened in New York city. l9 Sporting: Edward Payson Weston, long distance pedestrian. started from Portland to walk to Chicago, distance of 1,236 miles. '+' tO Financial Troubles: Kessler & Co.,, Wall street bankers, failed owing s1,- Russia: The mutinous crews of three Russian destroyers vanquishsd in a hot battle with loyal ships at Vladivos- tok.
 NOVEMBER. 1. Fire: At Brocton. N. T.. loss of $z50.0 .0jO by the burning of Ryckmans wine eel lars.
 ?. Sporting: Princeton defeated the Car lisle Indians at football, lG to 0, in New York.
 6. Accidents 10 killed and 30 injured by boiler explosion on board the Ger man schoolship Butcher at Kiel. 5 killed and injured by boiler ex- plosion at Steubenville, o. Obituaries: Don Diego Barros Arana, eminent Chilean historian and edu- cator, known as South America s grand old man. at Santiago; aged n. Gen. T. F. Ross. L. s. A.. retired. who led the famous tunnel escape of Federal prisoners from Libby prison, Richmond, in 1864, in Washington; aged T.
 Financial Troubles: The Arnold Print works at North Adams, Mass, placed in a receivers hands. '. Miscellaneous: The British battle ship Superb, an improved Dreadnought. launched at Newcastle, Zealand. 10 persons killed by a powder car explo- sion near Naco. Ariz. S. Fire: At Superior, Wis; loss of s, 25o, 0Oo by the burning of Elevator A and other business properties. g. Sporting: The Carlisle Indians de- feated Harvard at football, g to 15, at Boston.
 of the founder of Daly's theater, in New York city.
 Conventions: The American Federation of Labor met in its 27th annual session at the Jamestown exposition. Amer ican mining congress met at Joplin Mo
 Personal: Emperor William Of Germany arrived in London on friendly visit to King Edward VII. F. Fires: lives lost by the burning of the Hotel Garde at New Haven, Conn The Hotel Castleton. on New Brighton hill, overlooking New York bay, de stroyed by fire: loss $250,000. Obituary: Sir Lewis Morris, English poet, in London; aged "A. Miscellaneous: Isaac Dexter Marshall well known newspaper man. died 1T New York city; aged 53. Queen Helena of Italy gave birth to a daughter. w F. Shiebler.. White House teleg rapher in 1885. who witnessed the as sassination of Lincoln and who received the first Atlantic cable message, diet in Brooklyn. IA. Political: The third Russian doums opened in St. Petersburg. Is. Obituary: Rev. Dr. Moncure D. Con way, noted American author, in Paris aged 75.
 Political: President Roosevelt signed the proclamation admitting the terri tories of Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory jointly as one of the American states
 Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton a football. 12 to 10, at New Haven; Dart mouth scored 9. to Harvard's Cambridge .,. r.. Obituary: Admiral Sir Francis Me Clinton, noted arctic explorer, wh' discovered the fate of Sir John Frank lin, In London: aged SS. l9 Conventions: The National Muntcipa league convened at Providence. Tn American Civic association met fl Providence. Annual meeting of tn transmissssippi commercial congres at Musl;ogee, Okla.
 Fire: At Peoria. H.; loss of $S0o0Oo Il the business district. c2. Conventions: Seth international con vention of the Y. NJ. C. A. of Nort America at Washington. g. Obituary: Prof. Asaph Hall. wel known American astronomer, former ly in the government service, at An napolis; aged Is.
 Sporting: Yale scored F to Harvard's o | the annual football contest at Cam bridge.
 24. Obituary: Gen. Sir Henry Edwar Colvillc. an English officer prominen in the Boer war. killed in an auto ac cident in London.
 2s. Obituary: Richard Castro, Mexico most noted musical composer, in tn City of Mexico: aged %.
 Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor nell. 12 to 4. at football in Philadelphia 90. Obituary: Dr. George F. Shrady, note surgeon and medical author who al tended Gen Grant in his last illness Tn New York city; aged 70. Sporting: The navy beat the army. s o. at football in Philadelphia. Jamestown Exposition: The expositio officially closed.