The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07


3. russia: Opening If t.le SECOND donma
al ST. Petersburg. accompanied by
serious riots In the capital.
o. S.lipwreck. 81 deaths BY the founder
Ing Of ths German steamers Wettern
and Jorgensen in the North sea.
Obituary: John Alexander Dowie. found
er OF the world famous Zion COM
munity, in Chicago: aged 60. M. Cash
mir Perier, ex-president of France. In
Paris; aged 60. %&9. 1%
2. Warship Disasters: Explosion on the
French battleship Lena at Toulon
caused the death Of lo3 seamen.
Is. Flood: Rivers at Pittsburg reached
gauge of 1866 feet. the highest in a
. century; "a deaths from food and Pc
cuniary loss estimated at SIS, 1000
lG. Fires Helcon Hall. the home of Ups
tom Sinclair's cooperative colony at
Hnglewood, N. j., burned to the ground.
Mine Disasters: A cage cable accident
at the Saarlouis mines, Rhenish Prus-
STA, killed % miners. Firedamp ex-
plosion in the coal mines near For
bach. Germany, killed Is miners.
Obituary: John O'Leary. Fenian leader
and well known writer and editor. in
Dublin; aged II.
10. Obituary: Thomas Bailey Adrich.
poet, author and playwright. In Bos-
ton: aged 60.
g. Sporting; Montgomery won the Cres-
cent Derby in New Orleans.
o. Fire: A. G. Spalding & Bros sport
+ ing goods establishment burned in Chi
cage: loss $S50.0O0
Is. Morocco: French troops advanced &c
occupy Oudja as a step TO enforce
reparation for the murder OF DR.
Mauchaynp, a French subject, al Mo
rocco city last January.
Obituary: Prof. Ernst voE Bergman
noted German army surgeon. IN Wies
baden: aged 20.
Fire: The Morton salt block destroyed
at Hutchinson, Kan: loss nearly $500
GOO.
Observation-Disclosures Nicaraguar forces
captured Tegucigalpa capital OF Hon
duras.
Is. Fire: Flames in the tobacco distric
of South Boston, Va. caused loss
si,0O0.G00.
Railroad Accident: o. killed and 10
injured In a wreck on the Southern
Pacific near Cotton. Cal.
| %. Fires. At Lacrosse. Wis; loss 500,
600. Flames caused a loss of S2J00O0 a
Laurens. S. c.
| 81. Obituary: Galusha A. Grow. note
speaker OF congress in the sixties an
a striking figure In the political his
tory of the country, at Gienwood, Pa
aged So.
APRIL.
= Fire: San Francisco's lighting plar
destroyed: loss s2,500.0O0.
6. Storm Disaster: Tornado sweepin
over Louisiana and Alabama destroye
property valued at 100000: Is pei
sons killed and 100 injured.
Fire: The Mcdonald engineering built
ing at McGill university. Montreal. d.
stroyed by fire; loss $4,000.
G. Obituary: DIR. William Henry Drum
mond. Canadian poet, at Cobalt. Ont
aged 80
q Fire: Plant Of the Columbus Dispatc
and other business properties burnt
at Columbus, o.
II Obituary: Rev. DIR. John johnson. re
tor emeritus OF st. Philips churc
Charleston, survivor and principal hi
torian OF the Confederate defense
Fort Sumter, In Charleston; aged IS
Isle OF Pines: The United States s
preme court decided that the island
cnban territory.
Fire: Loss OF 100000 at Amsterdam
IN. Y, by the burning Of the Amste
dam Broom Co.'S plant.
! u Personal: Lord cromer. British age
and consul general in Egypt. resign
, his post
=. Central America: The Honduran fore
: surrendered Amapala TO the Near
glIans.
: a. Judicial: Standard oil found guilty
the rebate cases al Chicago.
obitu' ": Daflei II. Chamberlain, !
: construction governor of South Car
Ina, at Charlottesville. Va: aged Y
! L. Earthquake disaster: Chilpancingoa
Chilapa and contiguous towns In Me
eco razed; 600 deaths reported
IS. Sporting: GlOrifier won the Cart
. handicap al Aaueduct track. NJ
YORK.
r Japan: The largest battleship in {
: world. the Ali. launched at Tokyo.
II. Earthquake: Shocks In Spain a
, Constantinople.
IS Convention: 10th annual congress
. The Daughters Of the American Rev
. tuition met in Washington.
=. Fire: The indianapolis Frog a
: Switch Co.'S plant at Springfield.
towned by Vice President Fairbank
burned: loss $4,000.
. &c. Worlds Fair: The jamestown exr
siiion opened by President Rooseve
; 8. Obituary: Prof. Thomas S. Mob
. noted painter and art teacher. in NJ
York city: aged "a.
.. Political: Revolt in Montenegro.
MAY.
1. Explosion: u killed By gas explosi
In the Shippie mine at Scarboi
w. Va.
.. 2 Convention: National meeting Of {
General Society Of, the Daughters
the Revolution at Wheeling. w. Wa
& Exhibition The irish Interna tiUf
exhibition opened In Dublin.
8. Obituary: Gen john Watts de Pc
stcr. noted New York soldier and a
, thor. in New York city: aged So.
6 Obituaries: Cen. Henry Ronald Dnu
las Newer. veteran Of the Comic,
ate army. who had fought under rnA
flags. In New YorE city. pr. j.
Watson Gau Mac}arcn) the Sc ,ch i
thor. 1t .iount Pleasant. Ia. apod
S. StinwrtCls i}y tie loss of tie FrcEs
steamer i'1iiou. eff San Jose lgl.ar
Uruguay. loo lives were lost.
Obituary; Edmund G Ross. form
United S'rt,s senator fur NatsHs
AibuquCraoy \. & AGED 81.
8 Sporting GJCrlfar won TIE Mesrota
I. ten handicap NJ belmont rars
g. Dli.uaEg: Con- OFlai.i3 u "-N' {
[ s. A.. retired veteran of tl.s NJ
. lean and civil wafs at CUGutg It.
nCcd S..
Personal; i naie hstt L,tr % t
thrcre of Spain tskibE tie uus
Prince OF Asturias
Il. Accident e. killed In a wreck u, :
Southern TacifC at Honda. Cal
H. Obituary: Gen Matthew " Blunt
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