The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-31

fourth son OF the Ter nan emperor,
married to the Duchess Alexandra Vic
toria of Schleswlg- Holsteln In Berlin.
a Convention: Annual meeting OF the
National Woman's Christian Temper
ancs union opened In Denver
"a Sporting: George Robertson, driving a
% horsepower locomoblle, won the
Vanderbilt cup In the auto race on
tho motor parkway. New York: speed
average "a miles an hour
.. Obituary. John Wallace Hutchinson,
last of the Hutchinson family" of
singers. at Lynn. Mass. aged 81
Count Gombel YaInomoto, noted Japa-
nese admiral. at Tokyo; aged IS
Pacific Cruise: The battleship feet well
coined by the Chinese at Annoy
NOVEMBER.
L Venezuela: Expiration of time limit
given by Holland In the ease of the
port of Curacao.
3 Political. The national election result
ed In the choice OF W. II. Taft. Pop
ular vote: Republican, 1851. &c; Demo
cratic 6.393 LIZ. Socialist. As. 40; Pro
hibitionist al III. Independence league.
IS. lS6: Peoples party, 33.Sn. Socialist
Labor. 10 al. total for all tickets. IA
&3.0l.
Fire: Pembroke. Ont. loss of 500 900
In the business section.
Obituary. Tomas Estrada Palma. first
PERSONAL President Charles W. Eliot OF
Harvard university resigned the posi-
ton ne has held sinee 1863
6. The Balkans: 17J soldiers killed by
Bosnian refugees who dynamited the
Austrian barracks at Konitza Herze-
govina.
I. Football: Harvard defeated Carlisle
Indians, II to 0, at Cambridge Wis
consin defeated Minnesota, to 0, at
Minneapolis.
g. Obituary: Victorien Sardou French
dramatist author of many popular
plays seen on the American stage, in
Paris; aged II
o. The Navy: Battcshlp Dakota. of the
Dreadnought class and the largest in
the world to date. launched at Quincy.
Mass
Convention: American Federation of
Labor met at Denver.
10 Standard oil Fin Governments APP
peal for a rehearing denied by the fed
eral circuit court at Chicago.
Il. Railroad Accident. killed at Little
Woods La, on the New Orleans and
Northwestern.
Mine Disaster: AT Hamm, Germany, over
800 killed by explosion In the Radbod
mine
Convention: 18th annual session of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
opened at Atlanta.
II Fire: Brooklyn's Oldest playhouse the
Park theater. burned
10. China: Death OF the emperor, Kwang
Seu, announced al Pekln.
IA. Cuban Affairs: Gen. Jose Miguel Co
me- elected president by the Liberals.
Football. Yale defeated Princeton, II to
8. Chicago and Cornell played to a tie
score of Z to 6. Pennsylvania defeated
Michigan. . to Q. at Ann Arbor.
15. Obituary: Tsze Hsi An, dowager en-
press of China in Pekin. aged "A.
Annie Lee Wister translator of Ger
man novels, at Wallingford, Pa.
Convention: First American Catholic
congress opened In Chicago.
IL. Fire: In BardstoWn, Ky, loss OF 800
900 on stock In the Tom Moore distil-
lery warehouses and $4,000 govern
ment tax.
Convention: Atlantic deep waterways
congress met in Baltimore.
q. Marine Disaster: Boiler explosion and
fire destroyed the river steamer H NJ.
Caster at Bayou Goula. La; 10 killed
and 20 injured.
Football: Harvard defeated Yale. 10 o.
at New Haven.
%. Conventions Conference OF New Eng
land governors at Boston.
Is. Marine Disaster Steamer Sardinia
burned at sea of Malta; over 100
deaths.
Personal. Statue to Gen. Phil Sheridan
unveiled in Washington.
@. Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor
nell at football. IT 10 L. in Philadelphia
Wagner In a Fiat car won the Grand
Prize OF the Automobile club, driving
402 miles In hours 10 minutes 81 sec
onds. at Savannah. ketchel defeated
Papke for the worlds middleweight
championship in Il rounds at San
Francisco.
q. Football West Point defeated Annap-
oils in Philadelphia. 8 to 4.
Mining Accident: 1873 coal miners killed
by gas explosion at Mariana, Pa.
30 Sporting: Pat Mcdonald tossed the sc
pound weight 16 feet three eighths inch
in New York, smashing worlds rec
ord of Is feet inches held by Nc
Grath. Brooks and Wlldng. Austria
Ian defenders of the international
lawn tennis trophy. defeated the Amer
lean challengers at Melbourne.
Political: Identical note regarding the
far east exchanged by United States
and Japan at Washington and Tokyo.
DECEMBER.
L Pacific Cruise: The fleet sailed from
Manila. homeward bound.
Sporting: Tom Collins made a new
American record for mile run In New
York; time q minutes Is 20 seconds.
4 Political: Pu VI enthroned as Emperor
Hsuantung of China, with Prince ChuD
regent. President Alexis of Haiti de-
posed by revolutionists.
Personal Sixtieth anniversary of the
coronation of Francis Joseph cele-
brated in Vienna
Convention: American mining congress
opened In Pittsburg.
4 Fire: At Portland, Ne. loss of 800, 600
at the Grand Trunk railway docks.
A nal
lock Coghlan, L. s. N. retired. at New
Rochelle N. Y: aged "a.
!. Political: Last session of Goth congress
opened
&. shipwreck: Steamer D. M. Clemson.
with crew of Is lost on Lake hichi-
gan Off Duluth.
3. Celebration: Tercentenary of tho birth
of John Milton author of Paradise
Lost observed In England and Amer
Personal: Nobel prize for literature
awarded Prof Rudolf Eucken OF Ger
many.
10. Criminal: Abraham Ruef convicted of
bribery at San Francisco.
IL Sporting MacFarland and Moran, the
Padnc-Atlantic team. won the day
bicycle race In New York; distance.
2737 miles l lap. which beats the REQ
ord miles laps
Political: Dutch cruiser captured the
Venezuelan guard ship Alix of Puerto
Cabello.
Is Political Acting President Gomez of
Venezuela declared the republic at war
with Holland.
IA Convention Annual meeting OF the
American civic Federation IN New
York.
Political. The president sent special
message on the Brownsville affair to
congress.
IL Obituary: Donald q Mitchell ok Mar
web. noted American essayist and nov