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STORY
OflQ
Important Events at Home
and Abroad.
THE NORTH POLE REACHED
Happenings the World Over Classi
fiedPolitical and Personal Af
fairs, Sporting Contests, Accidents
Due to Storms, Floods and Karth
quaket Conventions and Items of
Miscellaneous Interest.
JANUART.
I. The president's special message on
the secret service rejected by the
house of representatives.
' . Secretary of State Ellhu Root elected
United States senator by the New
York legislature. Uen. Jose Miguel
Gomez proclaimed president of Cuba.
tL Governor General Magoon formally
turned over the government of Cuba
to President Gomez.
PEUHUART.
L President Elect W illiam II. Taft form
ally opened the Paclllo end of the
Panama canal.
t, France and Germany signed a Moroc
co pact. King Kdward VII. received
tn llerlin, the first visit of a British
king to the German capital in 1X6
years.
MARCH.
1 Inauguration of V. II. Taft as twenty-seventh
president of the United
States. Guth congress ended.
8. preHldeut Taft nominated his cabinet
officers as follows:
Philander C. Knox,
secretary of state;
Franklin Mac
Veagh, the treas
ury; Jacob M.
Dickinson, war;
George von I..
Meyer, nuvy; It.
A II.. II I ........ !..
rlor; James Wll- A ' V
on, agriculture; f V ( 1
Charles Nagel, -jr.
commerce and la- V , I L
bor; Frank II,
Hitchcock, post
master general;
President Taft.
.ham attorney Copyright 1, by
general. 1 acn 1,ros
Special session of the 61st congress
opened; Joseph U. Cannon elected
peaker of the house.
Tariff bill framed by the Republican
members of the ways and means com
mlttea of congress Introduced In the
house by Sereno E. Payne, chairman
r the committee.
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt sail
ed from New York for Naples on the
Hamburg-American liner Hamburg,
An agreement reached by Austria and
Servla effecting peace In the Balkan.
APRIL.
, The last of the United States troops
left Cuba.
The Payne tariff bill passed the house
by a vote of 217 to lit.
Turkish garrison in Constantinople
mutinied and expelled the Young Turks
ministry.
Ultimatum of Young Turks to parlia
ment. The Young Turks gained complete
control of Constantinople, making the
8ultan Abdul llamld prisoner In his
palace.
Abdul llamld II., sultan of Turkey,
formally deposed by the Constitutional
party and his brother, Mohumined
Roschnd, chosen successor.
200 leaders of the army mutiny of
April 13 In Constantinople executed for
conspiracy.
MAY.
Mohamniod V., Turkey's new sultan.
Invested with the sword of sovereignty
at Constantinople.
Gen. Btoessel and Admiral Nebogutoff,
Who were serving sentence for noir
lect of duty in the late war, pardoned
by the cxar.
Ir. Charles llliem Kllot retired from
the presidency of Harvard ufier 4o
years' vervlco.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell mummed the
-a
-.
to.
a.
presidency of Harvard university.
JUl.T.
1 The senate passed its umended turllT
bill by a volu of 46 to 31.
t. Riotous Bolivians attacked the Ar
gentine legation at La Paa In protest
agulnst Argentina's decision In the l'e
ruvlan boundary dispute.
ti, Prince von Utilow, chancellor of the
German empire, retired from olllce and
was succeeded by Dr. von Rothmunn
Ilollweg. Royal troops of Persia do
fented by the Nationalists nt Teheran.
ft. Diplomatic relations severed between
Bolivia and the Argentine Republic
upon the Initiation of Argentina.
B. An anti-Diaz political riot ut Gundn
Ittjara, Mexico, resulted In wrecking
the town. Anti-Moroccan war riot In
Barcelona, Spain.
A "OUST.
1 The Russian Emperor Nicholas re
ceived as the guest of King Kdward
VII. of Kngland at Cowes.
S. The Poyno tariff bill finally passed
the senate; congress adjourned.
A Samuel H, Van Zandt, ex-governor of
Minnesota, elected commander In chief
of the G. A. R. at Salt Lake City,
SEPTEMBER.
I Dr. Frederick A. Cook announced the
discovery by him of the north pole on
April 21, 1908.
7. Peury cabled from Indian Harbor.
Labrador, that ho reached the north
pole April 0, 1909. ,
President Taft started from Boston on
his 13,000 mile trip. Marriage at Ding
wall, Scotland, of Miss Anita Stewart
of New York to Prince Miguel of Bra
ganza. a claimant to the throne of
Portugal.
October.
& American minister to China, Charles
R. Crane, recalled from his mission by
the secretary of state.
3. Meeting of the provincial assemblies or
China under the new constitutional pro
gram. Prof. Francisco Ferrer, Spanish
revolutionary teacher, executed at Bar
celona. ft, President Taft and President Dial of
Mexico met ut El Paso, Tex.
tl. Cabinet crisis In Spain, result of the
execution of Prof. Ferrer, the revolu
tionist, on Oct. 13.
O. Czur Nicholas made a triumphal en
try Into Italy, guest of King Victor
Emmanuel. .
NOtfKMHEIl.
B. Judue William J. Gaynor elected mayor
of New York tin the Democratic tick
et; election a jYneral reverse for Tam
many Hall. Mplclpal reform defeat
ed In' Han Fnnt'lsco, Tom Johnson
beaten by Hcrm!!! Rahr in Cleveland
mayoralty electioft.
. Gold modal, votdlio Penry for having
reached the north jole by the Nutional
Geographic snclet)!
President Tsft rsachej V-"h!non at
the end of his trip.
to. British house of lords rejected ths
Liberal buJat ty a vote of ZJ to 75.
DECUMEER.
Ths stats department handed Senor
Rodriguez, Nicaraguan charge d'af
faires in Washington, his passports,
virtually demanding ths organization
of a new government to replacs Ze
lava's. Regular session tilat congress opened.
Wllllum J. Calhoun of Chicago ap
pointed minister to Chlnu.
President Taft' llrst annual message
presented to the congress.
13. Judge 11. II. Lurton appointed Justice
of the United States supreme court.
15. President Zclaya placed his resigna
tion in the hands of the Nlcaraguan
congress.
21 Prince Albert formally succeeded to
the Belgian throne.
JANUARY.
17. Loss of tsoo.000 by the burning of 34S
autos in storage In Boston.
19. Loss of nearly $700,01)0 by fire In the
woolen mills at North Chelmsford,
Mass.
22. Fire on the wharfs of Galveston caused
loss of jmo.ooo.
29. Loss of $000,000 In a department store
fire tn St. Paul.
APRIL.
1 Fire In Fort Worth, Tex., wiped out
ten blocks and property valued at Jj,
000,000; ( deaths.
U. Fatal fire In the business section of
Lenox, Mass.; 6 deaths; loss nearly
$300,000.
14. Fire destroyed 3 churches, 40 dwell
ings and a business block In Rochester,
N. Y.; loss nearly $100,000. ' '
MAT.
18. A $1,600,000 fire In Akron, O.
3L Loss of $1,000,000 by the burning- of the
Nevada grain docks at Port Costa,
Cat.
JUNK.
24. Fort William Henry hotel, noted hos
telry on Lake George, burned; Ions
about JwO.000.
AUOUHT.
10. Montlcello, N. Y., a popular summer
resort, nearly destroyed by fire; loss
about $1,000,000.
22. Fire In the business district of De
catur, III., caused a loss of $1,000,000.
tlKCKMUKR.
2. Flame destroyed 5 buildings In the
business district of Ilultlmore; loss es
timated at about $1,000,000.
9. Fire In the business district of Kala
mazoo, Mich., caused a loss of $7CO,000.
12. The Kaclne Manufacturing company's
plant and other buildings burned at
Kaclno, Wis.; loss $.0.000.
GAMES AND RACES
MARCH.
1 Oro Momlngstar won the champion
ship of the world at 18.2 balk line bil
liards, defeating George F. filosson
the 18.1 champion, In New York city
final score, 600 to 214.
21 Opening of the Ormond-Daytona beach
auto race. David Dunce Brown, driv
ing a Bona car, lowered the amateur
record for 10 miles to 4 minutes 15 sea
ends; previous record 6 minutes 15 sec
onds.
APRIL.
t Oxford won the With annual varsity
race on the Thames, beating Cam
bridge by 8 lengths. Henri St. Yves
of France won the international Mar
ainon lor processionals in New York.
MAT.
1 St. Yves won the International Derby
In New York, covering 2(1 miles and
8S6 yards In 2 hours, 44 minutes and t
seconds.
13. King James won the Metropolitan
Handicap nt Belmont park, New York,
28. King Edward's Mlnoru won the Eng
llsh Derby.
JUNE,
1 King James won the Brooklyn handl
cap at Gravesend.
6. Balloon race start at Indianapolis, Ind
13. W. K. Vnnderbllt's Negnfol won ths
French Derby at Chant illy.
24. Fllzherbert won the Suburban handl
cap at Hlieepshead Bay
27. Verdun, Rothschild owner, won the
Grand Prix over the Longchampn
course, near Purls.
JITI.T
1. Ilnrvsrd won the varsity race over
Yale nt New London.
2. Cornell won tho varsity eight oared
race at Poughkeepsle.
6. The champion polo cup. which had
been, held In Kngland 23 years, won
back by the Muudowbrook (Long Is
land) polo team
(. The Belgian crew won the Grand Chai
lengo cup at Henley, Englund, defeat
log the Cambridge crew,
stlPTKMntCR.
t. The Tnft cup trophy In the German
American sonilerkhtsso yacht races
won by the American yacht Joyette of
Marblehoad, Mass.
ocTontcit,
1 Detroit won the pennant In the Amer
lean Baseball league.
7. FltlBburg won the National Baseball
league pennant.
11 A. Holland Forbes won the Lahm cup
.In the balloon race from St. Louis,
landing near Richmond, Va., and cov
erlng 731S4 miles in 19 hours and IB
minutes.
1 Ptttsburg(Xatlonat Baseball league) won
the world's championship from Detroit
. (American Baseball league) at Detroit
Jack Johnson defeated Stanley Ketchel
In 12 rounds for
the heavyweight
championship at
San Francisco.
17. Henri St. Yves
won the Marathon
Derby at Seattle
In 1 hours, 32 min
utes and 39 sec
onds. a Vanderbllt cup
race won by II. F.
Grant, driving a 60
horsepower Alco
oar an average of
62.8 miles an hour
Km
Jack Johnson.
for 278.08 miles. Pennsylvania beat
Carlisle Indians at football, 26 to 6. on
Franklin Held. Chicago beat Mlnneso
ta at football, 20 to 6, at Minneapolis
KOVEMORn.
U Tale defeated Trlnceton, :7 to 0,
at
New Haven. Michigan defeated Penn
sylvanla, 12 to 6, at Philadelphia
Game between Cornell and ChleaKO at
Ithaca resulted In a score of 6 to
, Minnesota won the western football
conference title from Wisconsin by 8
to 6 at Madison.
A Brown defeated Cavllsle Indians at
football, 11 -to , In New York. Yale
.beat Harvard, x to 0. In Cambridge
Michigan won the nil western football
title from Minnesota, Id to 6, at Mln
nenpoiis.
& James J. Jeffries and Jnck lohnso
signed to box for the heavyweight
championship, "45 rounds or more,"
t)F.C-KMllt:ll.
1 Calvin Domnrest won the IS 2 bilk line
billiard tltlo from Gnoifre Sutton In
New oik.
U. John Cluvlic nnd Walter Rutt won the
6 day cyi lo r ice, covering '.'. miles 1
lap, at Madlpon Square iinin,
l oi k.
STORM AND FLOOD )
JAXCAT.T. ,
23. 60 villages destroyed and (.000 peopli
killed by an earthquake In Persia.
80. Severe earthquake shocks In Spiln.
rcanUAP.Y.
21 13 killed and scores Injured by a tor
nado which swept over eastern Aikai
aas.
MARCH.
1 29 killed and 74 Injured In a to-nadi
at Brlnkley. Ark.
la Cyclone wrecked luO houses at Cuth-
bert, Ga.; 6 deaths.
APRIL.
7. IS deaths In a hurricane which swept
the middle west from Mississippi tc
Pennsylvania.
XL. 7 persons killed and property valued
at $1,000,000 ruined by a windstorm at
Cleveland.
80. Over 200 persons killed and millions In
property destroyed by tornadoes willed
wept the south. Including Tennessee
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
MAT.
Many lives lost In a cyclone whlcb
swept over North Dakota and westerr
Minnesota. 22 persons killed and 40 In
lured in Oklahoma by tornadoes.
80. Over 30 persons killed and upward ot
100 Injured in a windstorm at Zephyr.
Tex.
JUNE.
10. 11 persons killed and scores Injured it:
a series of tornadoes which swept ovei
Texas.
11. 100 deaths In an earthquake whlcb
ruined the towns of St. Cannat an.:
Rognes, France.
JULY.
L Severe earthquake shocks at Rcsrlc
and Messina, scene of the devastatioi
in December, l'JOS.
16. 300 persons killed by an earthquake lit
southern Greece.
11 16 persons killed and 75 Injured by ti
sudden storm In New York.
21. 21 persons killed in a hurricane whlcl
swept over the gulf of Mexico nrt
struck Galveston and the neighbor!
coast.
Destructive earthquake shocks at Aca
pulco and ChlliianciiiKO, Mexico.
31. Mexico City shaken by earthquake.
AUGUST.
28. Floods at Monterey, Mexico, cauc;! ,
loss of over 10,000 lives and desiro. .
property valued at $30,000,000.
SUPTEMDER.
19. Beginning of a West India liun it-'
which created wide havoc on t.
northern gulf coast; heavy lost of I .
and great damage to properly.
OCTOUU.
I. A West India hurCcune devastated th
west coast of Cia, nearly wreck1
Key West and swept up the Flonu
and Carolina coasts.
2L Earthquake at Catania, Sicily; Ve.iu
vius again active.
NOVEMBER.
t. Beginning of a rainstorm In the islnn
of Jamaica, which cuused many death:
and the destruction by landslide.
wrecks of shipping and Inundation o
property estimated at $7,000,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
JANUARY
19. Centenary of the birth of Edgar Al
Ian Poe celebrated.
FKDRUART.
1 The crulBlng battleship fleet sail
from Gibraltar, homeward bound.
12. Centenary of the birth of Abrahn
Lincoln celebrated.
15. Memorial services for United State.
seamen who perished on the Maine I
Havana harbor on this date In 1:
held in Arlington National cemeterv.
19. Lieut. E. II. Shackloton, R. N.. eo:
mandor of the anturctlc expedilloi
planted the Union Jack at lati'.uu
81:3, about 111 miles from the sou.
pole.
21 The battleship fleet reached Hampto
Roads. Dr. W. T. Bull, noted surgeo
and cancer expert, died in Savannah
MARCH
4. The publishers and one editor of th
New York World indicted by the fen
eral grand Jury In New York city.
10. Standard Oil acquitted In the rulhva
rebate case.
11 Lieut. Joseph Tetroslnl, noted Italln
detective 'n Now York, assassinated n
Palermo, Italy.
21. Count Zeppelin's dirigible airship crt
ated a world's record by carrying '.
persons 100 miles.
v Arnii,.
t Commander Robert E. Poary, U. S. N.
planted the stars
and stripes at
the north pole.
22. Hans Anderson,
survivor of the
crew of the fa
mous Monitor In
the light with
the Merrlmac
March 9, 18U2,
died tn Brook
lyn; aged 80.
24. Peter Fenelon
Collier, 'ounder
of Collier's Week
ly and a patron
of outdoor sports,
died In New York
city; aged CO.
SO. Daughter born to
Queen Wllhelml
na of Holland.
Robert E. Teary.
MAY.
1 The "commodity clause" of the Hop
burn act declared constitutional b;
the United States supreme court. -killing
of William E. Annls.
26. MaJ. Israel C. Greene, the captor ol
John Brown at Harpers Ferry In 1S0C,
died at Mitchell, S. D.j aged 84.
JUNE.
1. Alaska-Y'ukon-raclflo exposition open
ed at Seattle.
21 Daughter born to Queen Victoria ol
Spain.
JULY.
I The Champlaln tercentenary celebra
tion commemorating the discovery ol
Lake Champlaln began on the Ver
mont shores of the lake.
II Weston arrived In Sun Francisco
having accomplished a total distanct
of miles tn about 106 days, begin
nlng at Now York March 15.
19. Passenger trafllc opened between Nev
York and Jersey City through the Hud
son and Manhattan terminal tubes.
2. Ixuls Bletiot, French aeronaut, cross
ed from Calais, France, to Dover,
Kngland, In un aoroplane, covering tlir
distance CI miles) In about 40 minutes
20. Orvllle Wright made a new aeroplam
record by remaining In flight 1 hour
13 minutes and 3i seconds at For,
Myer. 1
31. Orvllle Wright made tho required
speed record for the army aeroplane
at Fort Myer, Hying an average of
41' 5 tulles an hour in a 10 nitlo lll.rht
The Chlne.ie vice consul, Lock Wing,
shot dead In Now York by a Chlnu
man. loo rioters summarily tried, con
vlcted and executed al Barcelona
Spain.
i AUlieST.
1 "Lincoln" pennies went Into clrcula
tlon.
6. 1'uulha.n mada R new height recorv
for at'o l;tt.es, varying from 100 fee,
to 4t0 fix1'., nt Dotiitl. France.
Centenary of tho birth of Alfred Ten
nyso'i ivlcbraied.
7. Rogi SR.iimer of France bent Wilbu
'V-
Wrlrfht'i duration record nt I hours
Hi mkiutea and 11 Hcoi.Js ty I min
utes uud 18 seconds at Mourmelun-Le-Grand,
France.
tl Cross country aeroplane record of 12
miles In )y minutes made at Mtncola.
N. Y., by C. F. WUlard.
19. Walter Wellman asoended tn his dir
igible balloon at Spitsbergen, bound
for the north pole, meeting with an
accident after traveling 86 miles,
which Indefinitely postponed the trip, j
2L Opening of the aeroplane races at
Rhelms, France,
22. 8 killed and many Injured In a strik
ers' riot at the Pressed Steel Car com
pany's plant at Schoenvllle. Pa.
Glenn 11. Curtlss, American aviator,
made a speed record at the Rhelms
races by covering 6 1-6 miles In 8 min
utes 35 2-5 seconds.
Paulhan, French aviator, broke all
records for length of unbroken flight,
Including Wilbur Wright's, by remain
ing In the air 2 hours, 53 minutes and
24 seconds at Rhelms.
27. Henry Farman, English aviator, set a
new record for heavier than air ma
chines by covering 111.78 miles In 3
hours, 4 minutes and 561-6 seconds at
Rhelms.
21 Glenn II. Curtlss won the Internation
al aviator cup at Rhelms by traveling
at the rate of 4G.G5 miles an hour and
covering 12.42 miles In 15 minutes 60 3-'
seconds.
The Spaniards at Melllla destroyed 10i
Moors by exploding mines under their
camp.
29. Centenary of the birth of Oliver Wen
dell Holmes celebrated.
SEPTEMHER.
1 Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the arctic ex
plorer, who left
civilization In the
summer of 13u7,
landed at Copen
hagen. 1 Capt. F. S. Cody,
an American In
the British service,
made across coun
try aeroplane flight
of 40 miles, cover
ed in 1 hour and 3
minutes.
21. Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, tlifl explor
er, arrived In New
Dr. Frederick A.
Cook.
York. Tea ry reach
ed Sydney, Nova Scotia.
X. The Huds'n-Fulton celebration opened
by a naval parade in New York har
bor.
80. The ship Roosevelt, which carried the
Peary exploring expedition, arrived at
New York from the arctlo region.
OCTOBER.
1. Commander Robert E. Peary reached
New York. International balloon goal
race from Zurich.
I Orvllle Wright broke the high flying
record by soaring 1,600 feet at Potts
dam. The Mars won the International
goal race from Zurich, landing within
600 yards of the goal.
S. Edgar W. Mix, American aeronaut,
won the Gordon Bennett cup In the
balloon race from Zurich, landing at
Warsaw, Poland, after covering 690
miles. Statue of Verrazzano, reputed
first discoverer of the Hudson, unveil
ed In Battery park. New York.
IS. Close of the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc fair
at Seattle; total attendance about
1750,000.
II Opening of the Portola festival, com
memorating the discovery In 1709 of
the bay ot San Francisco.
NOVEMBER?
I Paulhan, French aviator, made a new
record In flight, reaching an altitude
of 997 feet at Sundown park, London.
20. Standard Oil trust ordered to dissolve
by the eighth United States circuit
court, sitting as a court of appeals.
80. Switchmen's strike begun In the north
west. PECEMDKR.
II P. F. Shoedy, noted sporting man ar. ,
an authority on art, died in New Yor'
city; aged TiJ.
15. Senator John Raines, father of tl.
Rulnes hotel law, died at Canand:.:
gua. N. V. Gen. W. W. Dudley, fo;
meiiy commissioner of pensions, die,
In Washington: aged 6".
29. Centenary of the birth of Right Ilo-.i
William Ewnrt Gladstone, Bri;!:.'
statesman, called the . "Grand ( '.
Man" of Knaland, celebrated.
CONVENTIONS
rtinnuAity.
IS. Nutional Congress of Mothers openci
In New Orleans.
27. American bowling congress opened in
, Pittsburg.
MARCH.
21 Southern child labor congress met a'
New Orleans.
31. The lith annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church met h,
Baltimore.
APRIL.
18. National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution met In Washing
ton. 26. 6th congress of the International Wo
man's Suffrage alliance opened In
Ixndon.
29. 20th annual meeting of the National
Society Sons of the American Revolu
tion opened In Baltimore.
MAT.
1 National peace congress met in Chica
go. 11 National good roads congress met In
Baltimore.
JUNE.
8. Reunion of United Confederate Veter
ans at Memphis. Meeting of the Amer
ican Medical association at Atlantic
City.
16. International Council of Women met
at Toronto.
29. The American Library association met
at Bretton Woods, N. H.
JtTLT.
L Forty-first annual convention of the
National Woman Suffrage association
met In Seattle.
1 Convention of the American Instltuto
of Instruction opened at Caatlne, Me.
7. Antl-vlvlsectlon congress opened In
London. International convention of
the Christian Endeavor met at St.
Paul. The Epworth league met In
International convention at Seattle.
10. The International Air Navagatlon ex-
. position opened In Frankfort.
28. World conference of the Y. M. C. A.
opened at Barmen-Elberfold. Germany.
AUQU3T.
1 National Irrigation congress met at
Spokane, Wash. Annual G. A. R. en
campment opened In Salt Lake City.
17. Tho 4;id annual convention of the Uni
versal Peace union opened at Mystic,
Conn.
IX 6th International trades union congress
opened in Paris.
RKPTF.UOUR.
6. International Esperanto congress open
ed at Barcelona.
14. The American Rankers' association
met In Chicago.
ocTonKR.
22. Annual convention of the National
Women's Christian Temperance union
opened ot Omaha.
21 American Roadmakers" association
met at Columbus, O.
NOVEMBER.
8. The American Federation of Labor
met In Toronto.
Dr.cEMnnn.
IS. The 25th anniversary of the American
Historical nnd the American Economic
associations celebrated In New n
DEATHS II 11
Noted People Removed
During the Year.
AN IMPRESSIVE LIST.
Author, Scientists, Statesmen, Art
lits, Soldiers, Sailor and Ktugs
In tbe World of Finance Appear
In the Record The Roll Include
Royalty, and Civilian of Emluence
mt Home and Abroad.
JANUART.
1L Lily, duchess of Marlborough, daugh
ter of the late Commodore Price of the
United States navy, in London; aged
M.
11 Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, command
er of the Russian Baltic fleet when an
nihilated by Togo's ships May, 1906, in
the sea of Japan, In St. Petersburg;
aged 60.
27. Benolt-ConstantCoquelln, noted French
actor. In Paris; aged 67.
SL Miss Martha Flnley, author of the pop
ular "Elsie Books," at Elkton, Md.;
aged 81.
FEBRUARY.
1 John Gilmer Speed, Journalist and au
thor, at Mendham, N. J.; aged 66.
1 Catullus Mendes, noted French poet, in
Paris.
18. Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of the
czar of Russia, In St. Petersburg; aged
6i
19. Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton, U. S.
N., retired, at Nice, France; aged C6.
2L Carroll D. Wright, soldier, statistician
and educator, at Worcester, Mass.;
ah'ed C'J.
26. Rev. Dr. Theodore Cuyler, noted min
ister and author. In Brooklyn; aged ST.
MARCH.
1. E. J. ("Lucky") Baldwin, well known
turfman, at Arcadia, Cal.; aged SI
6. John II. Starln, pioneer In river and
harbor transportation, In New York
city; aged 84.
10. MaJ. E. L. O. Zallnskl. U. S. A., re
tired, noted inventor and engineer, In
New York city; aged 60.
16. Elinor MacCartney Lane, author of
"Nancy Stair" and other novels, at
Lynchburg, Va.
21 Col. Wllllum Lamb, soldier, editor and
lawyer, hero of the Confederate de
fense of Fort Fisher In 1805, at Nor
folk, Va.; aged 73.
APRIL.
1 Vice Admiral Cervera, who command.
ed the Spanish fleet at Santiago tn
1898, at Puerta Real, Spain; aged 70.
8. Helena Modjeska, Polish tragedienne
at Bay City, Cal. ; aged 63.
9. F. Ma: !un Crawford, novelist, at Sor
rento, Italy; aged
56. Eihau Allen
Hitchcock, ex-secretary
of the In
terior, In Wash
ington; aged 74.
10. Algernon Charles
Swinburne, poet
and essayist, at
Putney. England;
aged 72.
14. Ex -United States
Senator M. C. But
ler of South Caro
lina, at Columbia,
8. C. ; aged 73.
28. Ex -United States
Senator William
Stewart of Neva
F.' Marlon Craw
ford. da, in Washington; aged 82.
25. Charles Warren Stoddard, author and
educator. In Montorey, Cal.; aged 65.
27. Helnrlch Conrled, impresario, former
director of the Metropolitan Opera
House, In Meral, Austria; aged 64.
21 Ex-Governor Frederick Holbrook of
Vermont, at Brattleboro; aged 9o.
Olive Logan, formerly an actress, au
thor and lecturer, near Sutton, Sur
rey, England; aged 70.
MAT.
9. Augusta Evans Wilson, author of "St.
Elmo," "Beulah," "Vashtl" and other
popular novels of southern life, at Mo
bile, Ala.; aged 74.
13. George Meredith, the English novelist,
in London; aged SI.
19. Henry H. Rogers, financier and direct
or of the Standard Oil company, In
New York; aged 69.
JUNE.
1 Theodore Barth, noted German editor,
publicist and authority on American
affairs, at Baden-Baden; aged 60.
6. Col. Alexander Kelly McClure, noted
Journalist, long prominent in Pennsyl
vania politics, In Philadelphia; aged 81.
10. Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, dis
tinguished clergyman, author and Jour
nalist, chaplain of the United States
senate, In Roxbury, Muss.; aged 87.
20. Frederick de Murtens, noted Russian
scholar and diplomat, delegate to the
Portsmouth peace conference in 1905,
at St. Petersburg; aged 04.
24. Sarah Orne Jewett, noted writer of
stories ot New England life, at South
Berwick, Me.; aged 60.
30. Carrie Burnham Kllgore, pioneer wo
man lawyer, at Swarthmore, Pa.; aged
72.
JOLT.
11. Prof. Simon Newcomb, noted astron
omer, mathematician and traveler, In
Washington; aged 74.
IX Fredorlck Phlsterer, civil war veteran
and noted military writer and statis
tician, at Albany, N. Y.; aged 71
Louis Loeb, American artist and Illus
trator, at Canterbury, N. H. ; aged 43.
11 Don Carlos, pretender to the throne of
Spain, at Varese, Lombard y; aged 61.
20. Rosa Nouchette Cary, popular Eng
lish novelist. In London.
25, Elizabeth Taylor Dandrldge, daughter
of President Zachary Taylor and mis
tress of the White House during his
term, at Winchester, Va.; aged 66.
AUOUST.
18. Lady Alma-Tadema, wife of the cele
brated painter Sir Laurence Alma
Tadema and herself an artist of note.
In London.
11 Sir Theodore Martin, English author
and poet, in London; aged 93.
27. George Manville Fenn, English nov
ellst of the old school, In London
aged 78.
SEPTEMBER.
4. Clyde Fitch, the playwright, at Cha-
lons-sur-Marne, France; aged 44.
7. Henry B. Blackwell, antl-slaverlst and
pioneer woman suffragist. In Boston,
aged 81. Gen. James Shackleford, vet
eran of the Mexican and civil wars, at
Tort Huron, Mich.; aged 12.
1 Joel B. Ei hardt, noted lawyer nnd po
lltlcal leader, In New York city; aged
70. Lieut. Gen. H. C. Corbln, U. 8. A.
retired, In New York city; aged 65.
9. Gen. Edward M. MeCook, a civil war
veteran and one of the "fighting Mo
Cooks" of Ohio. In Chicago; aged '4.
12. William Lloyd Garrison, son and
namesake of the great anti-slavery
leader and himself a wtdoly known re,
former and publicist, at Lexington,
Mass.; nged il
11 Mayo Williamson Hazeltlne, noted
book reviewer and author, at Atlantla
City: aged C8.
15. Baron Tweodmouth. late first lord bf
the British admiralty, In London; aged
CO.
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tl. Coveroor John A. Jahrton of Mlnne
sea, at Rxeherter. Mi:m. ; aged 48.
11 Robort IIjh ikl, l.tad of the noted
firm of printing pie. uukiiL.faulur.re
of New York and London, in London;
aged 73. "Major" Rodlna Nutt. Ias
male survivor of Barnura's oelebral.l
midget troupe, at Dorohester, Uiu.
aged 88. Henrietta Chaufrau, aa old
time actress who supported Forrest
and th Buoths. at Burlington. N. J.',
aged 79.
OCTOBIX.
4, Albert Pulitzer, founder of th New
York Journal and brother of Joseph-
Pulitzer of the New York world. In
Vienna; aged 51
17. W. L. Buchanan, former Amerlcam
minister to Panama, In London.
19. Cesare Lombroso, noted Italian crimi
nologist and alienist, at Turin; aged 71
tL Patrick Henry McCarren, Democratic
leader In Brooklyn borough, New York,
In that city.
25. Col Theodore A. Dodge. U. S. A., re
tired, noted military writer, tn Pari;
aged 77.
18. Rear Admiral Henry Erben, U. 8. N..
retired, a naval hero of the civil war.
In New York city; aged 77. Gen. Oliver
Otis Howard. U. S. A., retired, at Bur
lington, Vt. ; aged 79. Prince Hlrobumt
Ito, distinguished Japanese statesman,
former resident general of Korea, as
sassinated at Harbin, Manchuria, by a.
Korean.
NOVEMBER.
1 Gen. John J. Copplner, U. 8. A., re
tired, civil war and Spanish war vet
eran. In Washington ; aged 75.
I William Torrey Harris, no;ed philos
opher and former United States com
missioner of education, at Providence,
R. I.; aged 71
1 Lionel Brough, once noted comedian,
In London.
II Richard Watson Gilder, author and;
editor of the Cen
tury Magazine, In
New York city;
aged 66.
19. William M. Laf
fan, editor of the
New York Sun, at
Lawrence, N. Y.;
aged 61.
20. Consuelo. dowager
duchess of Man
chester (nee Yzna
ga), called the
..met InttiiAnM.l
lllwoi Hilluciiktui y A- ;
American woman '"fiwrt
in England In rudiuril Watson
London: aged 61. Gilder
23. David A. De Ar-
ir.ond. one . of the oldest and best
known Democratic members of con
gress, at Butler. Mo.; aged 65. .
DECEMBER.
I Princess Waldumur, noted member of
the royal family of Denmark, at Co
penhagen. .
5. George Crocker, capitalist; In New
York city ; aged 13.
10. Red Cloud, once notorious as the fight
ing chief of the Sioux, at Pine Ridge
reservation; aged 86.
17. King Leopold II. of Belgium, at Brus
sels; aged 74.
II Gen. Green B. Raum, civil war vet
eran, congressman and former com
missioner of pensions, In Chicago; aged
80. Grand Duke Michael Nicholale
vltch, uncle of the czar of Russia, at
' Cannes, France; aged 77.
JANUART.
21 White Star liner Republic rammed by
the Italian liner Florida off Nantuck
et; 6 death and remarkable rescue of
over 1000 passengers before the Re
public sank.
rEDRUART.
20. The Hamburg-South America liner
Presidente Roca burned off Peninsula
" Valdes; loss (owners' report) 20 Uvea,
(press reports) 2G6 of the passenger,
and crew.
JULT.
11 14 sailors of the steamer J. B. Cowls
drowned when that vessel collided
with the Isaac M. Scott in Lake Su
perior off Whiteflsh Point light.
11 The British submarine C 11 sunk In.
collision with the steamship Eddy
stone off Halsborough lightship; 13 of
the crew drowned.
AUGUST.
21 The North German Lloyd steamer
Schlesein collided with the Argentine
excursion steamer Colombia in Monte
video harbor and sank her with a loss
of over 150 passengers.
OCTORER.
26. Steamer Hestla, from Glaesow, wreck
ed off the Maine coast; 20 lives lost.
NOVEMBER.
11 lflO deaths at the sinking of the Pa
cific liner La Seyne after collision near
Singapore.
27. The coasting steamer Argo wrecked
off Tillamook, Ore.; 14 lives lost.
DECEMBER.
3. Steamer Ellun Varnln wrecked In the
Mersey; 12 passengers and 21 of the
crew lost. Steamer Thlstlomor lost In
Barnstable bay; 20 sailors drowned.
10. 8 lives lost by the foundering of car
ferry Marquette and Bessemer No. t
on Lake Erie.
JANUART.
10. 25 miners killed by gas explosion In
Lelter' colliery at Zlegler, 111. .
11 Explosion in the Lick Branch mine,
Bluefleld, W, Va., caused the death of
100 miners.
11 Firedamp explosion In the Auka coal
mine at Veszprlm, Hungary, caused
the death of 240 men.
16. 21 killed and many Injured In a col -
llslon , on the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad near Dotsero, Colo.
2L By explosion and Are In the tempo
rary crib of a tunnel under Lake Mich
igan off Chicago about 70 workmen lost
their lives.
FEBRUART.
16. Between 200 and 300 persons burned t
death and scores Injured in a fire
which destroyed the Flore theater In
Acapulco, Mexico.
MAT.
11 Explosion of 1,000 pounds of dynamite
in the stone quarries at South Bethle
hem, near Albany, N. Y., caused a loss
s of 29 lives.
Jt'NB.
20. 16 persons killed and 42 Injured In a
head-on collision of electric car at
Chesterton, Ind.
AUGUST
11 9 killed and 50 hurt In a head-on col
lision on the Denver and Rto Grande
near Colorado Springs, Colo. .
SEPTEMBER.
t. French dirigible military balloon Re
publlque wrecked near Moultns and 4
o Ulcers on board killed.
OCTOBER.
6. 30 douths caused by a mine explosion
at Nanalmo, It. C.
NOVEMBER,
6. 16 Injured on the battleship North Da
kota by tlx. explosion of a boiler tub1
during a speed test.
11 Explosion In the St. Tsui Coal com
pany's mine near Cherry. III., resulted
in the death of nearly 209 miners.
IiEL'KMIIRH.
V. 14 killed and over 80 hurt In a wreck
on the Southern railway near Relds
vllle. N. C.
17. 6 operatives ktllod In a factory fire In
Philadelphia. , ,
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