Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
% Russia: Opening of the second douma
 at St. Petersburg, accompanied by

nuSSla: opening or the second douHd at St, Petersburg. accompanied by serious riots in the capital. D. shipwreck: S deaths by the founder ing of the German steamers Wettern and Jorgensen in the North sea. Obituary: John Alexander Dowie, found- CT of the world famous Zion com munity, in Chicago; aged 60. M. Casi- <, mir -Perier. ex-president of France in Paris; aged co. s% "a. F. Warship Disaster: Explosion on the French battleship Lena at Toulon caused the death of 103 seamen. 1,.- l5. Flood: Rivers at Pittsburg reached gauge of 36G feet, the highest in century; 34 deaths from flood and pe- cuniary loss estimated at $25. .OO0 900. i6. Fire: Helicon Hall. the home of Up- ton Sinclair's cooperative colony at Englewood, N. J.. burned to the ground. Mine Disasters: A cage cable accident at the Saarlouis mines, Rhenish. Prus- sia, killed g miners. Firedamp ex- plosion in the coal mines near For bach, Germany. killed 75 miners. Obituary: John O'Leary. Fenian leader, and well known writer and editor, in Dublin; aged 77. 19. Obituary: Thomas Bailey Aldrich, poet author and playwright, in Bos- ton; aged 60. z. g. Sporting: Montgomery won the Cres- cent Derby in New Orleans. 24. Fire: A. G. Spalding 6 Bros.' sport ing goods establishment burned in Chi- cago; loss s35O,0o0.
 25. Morocco: French troops advanced to occupy Oudja as step to enforce reparation for the murder of Dr. Mauchamp, a French subject, at Mo rocco city last January.
 Obituary: Prof. Ernst von Bergman, WiaS- baden: aged 70.
 Fire: The Morton salt block destroyed at Hutchinson, Kan; loss nearly $500,- OC0.
 Honduras-N Nicaragua: Nicaraguan forces captured Tegucigalpa, capital of Hon. duras.
 2S Fire: Flames in the tobacco district of South Boston, Va.,- caused loss of s1, 100000. Railroad Accident: 26 killed and 100 injured in a wreck on the Southern Pacific near Colton, Cai. 29 Fires: At Lacrosse, Wis: loss S200,- coo. Flames caused loss of S200, 900 at Laurens, e C.
 31. Obituary: Galusha A. Grow. noted speaker of congress in the sixties and q striking figure in the political his tory of the country, at Glenwood, Pa: aged s.
 APRIL.
 2. Fire: San Francisco's lighting plant destroyed; loss $2,50O.Goo. 5. Storm Disaster: Tornado sweeping over Louisiana and Alabama destroyed property valued at s2,00O,0O0; 25 per sons killed and 100 injured. Fire: The Mcdonald engineering build ing at McGill university, Montreal, de- stroyed by fire; loss s!5C.OO0. 6. Obituary: Dr. William Henry Drum mond Canadian poet, at Cobalt, Ont; {; aged 52. 8. Fire: Plant of the Columbus Dispatch and other business properties burned al Columbus, o.
 Obituary: Rev. Dr. John Johnson, rec tor emeritus of St. Philips church, Charleston, survivor and principal his torian of the Confederate defense of Fort Sumter, in Charleston; aged IS. Isle of Pines: The United States su- preme court decided that the island is Cuban territory.
 g. Fire: Loss of s1.OOo,0O0 at Amsterdam, N. Y.. by the burning of the Amster- dam Broom Co.'S plant. ..-, Il. Personal: Lord Cromer British agent and consul general in Egypt, resigned his post.
 F. Central America: The Honduran forces surrendered Aniapala to the Nicara- guans.
 1s. Judicial: Standard oil found guilty in the rebate cases at Chicago. Obituary: Daniel H. Chamberlain, re- construction governor of South Caro- lima. at Charlottesville Va: aged 2. IA. Earthouake Disaster: Chilpancingo and Chilapa and contiguous towns in Mex leo razed; 500 deaths reported. 15. Sporting: Glorifier won the Carter handicap at Aqueduct track, New York.
 Japan: The largest battleship in the world. the Aki, launched at Tokyo. IT, Earthquake: Shocks in Spain and Constantinople.
 IS. Convention: 18th annual congress of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution met in Washington. 23 Fire: The Indianapolis Frog and Switch Co.'S plant at Springfield, o. (owned by Vice President FaiTbanls), burned: loss s3j0.0cJ. 26 Worlds Fair: The Jamestown expo sition opened by President Roosevelt. 2S. Obituary: Prof. Thomas s. Noble, noted painter and art teacher. in New York city: aged n.
 @ Political: Revolt in Montenegro.
 MAY.
 1. Explosion: IA killed by gas explosion in the Shipple mine at scarboro. W. Va.
 Conventions: National meeting of the General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution at Wheeling. ". Va. l. Exhibition: The Irish International exhibition opened in Dublin. s. Obituary: Gen. John Watts dc Pey- ster, noted New York soldier and au- thor in New York city: aged S5. C. Obituaries: Gen. Henry Ronald Doug las McIver. veteran of the COnfcGcT- ate army. who had fought under many faEc. in New York city. Dr. John Watson nan Maclaren). the Scotch att thor at Mount Pleasant. Ia: aged 57. 6. ShIpvreck: By the loss of the French steamer Poitou. or San Jose Ignacio, Uruguay. leo lives were lost. Obituarv: Edmund c. Ross. former Tinted States senator for Kansas. at Albuquerque. \. NJ: aged S. g. Sporting: G!orifier won ii.e Metropoli- tan handicap ct Belmont park. 10. Obituary: Gen. Orlando B. Wilcox. L. S. A.. retired. veteran of the Mex lean end civil wars. at COburg. Ont {: agcd 6.
 Personal: A male heir born to the throne of Spain. taking the title of Prince Of As:urt1s- Ii. Accident: e killed in 2 wreck on the Southern Pacific 2t Honda. Cal. II. Obituary: Gen. Matthew M Blunt. L. s. A, retired. veteran of the Federal army in the civil var. ia Brooklyn: aZed =.
 fs. Convention: 18th general assembly of tde Presbyterian church opened at Columbus. O.
 IS. Obituary: Edwin IT. ConEer. who was United States minister tO PckinE dur ing the Boxer troubles. at Pasadena Cal. aged C.
 IS. Convention: 5th international Sun day scho5I convention opened ,t Ro-ne- zo Convention: National Association of .r-----x-...------ .---. .-- N--- N----- .--.-