The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-01-02

tical congress opened IN new forK CITY.
g. Sporting: Edward Payson Weston
long distance pedestrian. started from
Portland TO walk to Chicago. distance
of 1926 miles.
o. Financial Troubles: Kessler a Co..
Wall street bankers, failed owing 81
600. 600.
Russia: The mutinous crews OF three
Russian destroyers vanquished IN
hot battle with loyal ships at Vladvos-
tok
NOVEMBER.
l. Fire: At Brocton. n. Y; loss OF $1,000
by the burning OF Ryckmans wine Gel
lars.
q Sporting: Princeton defeated the Car
Isle Indians at football l6 TO g. in
New York.
g. Accidents: 10 killed and 80 injured by
a boiler explosion on board the Ger
man schoolship Butcher at Kiel
killed and injured by . boiler ex-
plosion at Steubenville. o.
Obituaries: Don Diego Barros Arana,
eminent Chilean historian and edu-
Gator. known as South Americas
grand old man." at Santiago: aged
n. Gen. I. Z. Ross u. s. A, retired.
who led the famous tunnel escape OF
Federal prisoners from Libby prison,
Richmond. In 1864. In Washington:
aged II.
f1nancldI Troubles. ne ATnOiu
works at North Adams. Mass. placed
In a receivers hands.
Z. Miscellaneous: The British battle
ship Superb. an improved Dreadnought.
launched at Newcastle, England 10
persons killed by powder car explo-
sion near Naco, Ariz.
g. Fire: At Superior, Wis; loss OF s. 80
900 by the burning of Elevator and
other business properties.
q Enortinp. The Carlisla Indians de-
feated Harvard at football. q to 10. at
Boston.
IL. Obituary: Mrs. Augustin DAILY. widow
OF the founder OF Days theater. In
New York city.
Conventions: The American Federation
of Labor met in its 9th annual session
at the jamestown exposition Amer
lean mining congress met at Joplin,
Personal: Emperor william OF Germany
arrived In London on a friendly visit
to King Edward VII.
L. Fires: 6 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 $3.50. 600
Obituary: Sir Lewis Morris. English
poet. In London: aged "a.
Miscellaneous: Isaac Dexter Marshall.
well known newspaper man. died In
New York city: aged So. Queen Helena
of Italy gave birth TO daughter w.
F. Shiebler, a White House teleg-
rapher In 1866 who witnessed the
sassination of Lincoln and who received
the first Atlantic cable message. died
In Brooklyn.
IA Political: The third Russian douma
opened In st. Petersburg.
l6 Obituary: Rev. DR.. Moncure ID. Con-
way. noted American author. in Paris;
aged 70.
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 at
football II to 10, at New Haven Dart
mouth scored % to Harvard's at
Cambridge.
IT. Obituary: Admiral Sir Francis Nc
Clinton noted arctic explorer, who
discovered the fate of Sir John Frank
lin, In London: aged IS.
10. Conventions: The National Municipal
league convened at Providence. The
American Civic association met in
Providence. Annual meeting OF the
transmississippi commercial congress
at Muskogee. Okla.
Fire: AT Peoria. H.: loss of $500 900 in
the business district.
vention Of the Y. II. c. A. Of North
America at Washington
q Obituary: Prof. Asaph Hall. well
known American astronomer. former
ly In the government service. at An
napolis: aged 7S.
Sporting. Yale scored IL to Harvard's 0 In
tho annual football contest at Cam
bridge
a. Obituary: Gen. Sir Henry Edward
Colvile. an English officer prominent
In the Boer war killed in an auto ac-
cident in London.
8. Obituary: Richard Castro. Mexico's
most noted musical composer, In the
City OF Mexico: aged %
Sporting: Pennsylvania defeated Cor
nell. 70 to T. at football in Philadelphia.
O. Obituary: DR.. George f. Shrady. noted
surgeon and medical author who at
tended Gen. Grant In his last illness.
In New York city: aged 20.
Sporting: The navy beat the army, to
O. at football In Philadelphia
Jamestown Exposition; The exposition
officially closed
DECEMBER.
1. Pacific Fleet Flotilla of torpedo boat
destroyers sailed from Norfolk Va.
bound for the Pacific.
2. Fire Loss of 100000 by the burning
OF the Pullman Car Co. s paintshop at
Buffalo.
Political The Goth congress opened.
Accident: 40 deaths from gas explosion
In the Naomi mine. near Pittsburg. Pa.
Sporting: Tommy Burns OF America
defeated Gunner Moir OF England in the
tenth round of contest for the world =
heavyweight championship in London.
& Financial: Chelsea Savings bank at
Chelsea. Mich. closed It's doors by or
der of the state banking commissioner.
Convention: National rivers ard har-
bors congress convened at Washington
s. Financial Troubles: The National
Bank of Commerce. Kansas City. Mo,
closed its doors
Political: Baron Takahira named as
Japan's American ambassador to sue
coed Aoki.
G. Mine Disaster Explosion Of black
damp In mines Nos. and OF The
Paramount Coal Co. at Monongah w
Va. resulted in the death Of between
800 and 400 miners.
T. Miscellaneous. Hopkinsville. Ky. raid
ed and a number OF tohp eco pS'al 'tsh-
ments set on fire. United States troops
arrived at Goldfeld. New. 10 project
the mines.
Financial Troubles. The WhitneySt Ste
phenson Co. and Whitney. Stephenson
& Co.. brokerage firms, failed in Pitts
burg. with liabilities estimated at $40
OOOOOO
Obituary: J. II. Stoddart. called the
dean of the American stage. in se-
warren. N J.; aged 81.
O. Obituary; Oscar H., king Of Sweden.
In Stockholm: aged rs. Mrs. Louisa \.
Taft. widow OF Judge Alonzo Taft and
mother of William II Taft. secretary
of war at Milbury, Mass.
o. Convention: Meeting OF the National
Civic federation In New York.
10. Obituary: Gen. Alexander Hamilton.
grandson OF Alexander Hamilton who
was killed In a duel by Aaron Burr.
and civil war veteran. at Tarrytown,
N. Y; aged 49,
II. Political: President Roosevelt reiter-