$i—YWiscongih university eight won two-| nels Federation of Mar. 1—At Pedro, Wye., seven in collision | 1—Over 40 men killed or tnjured by ex- ] .-Α: Όσββεῖι, Tenn., four by powder josion on Japanese battleship Kashmil! blast 3—At Taylor, Pa. furnace French and host es ceased ος laborers, on %4—Strike of Aniw since June, enged w h sweeping victory for employers!) —Overtiow of Otonashigawa river, in Japan, cost lives of 600. 23—At fos Angeles, Cal., six In head-on collision, 28—Near Colton, Cal., 26 in wreck; nearly 106 ir Αρτ. |--; ‘ert Worth, Tex., six train- Oct, men in collision 1i—Near Chapiau, Ont., 16 in train wreck i8—Near Gunter, Tex., of 14 eight by gasoline jured 27—At Laltimore, eight drowned by οοἱlapse « rif pier er At Whipple, W. Va., 11 in mine furnace ¢ »8τ %—At Chicago. sien five in sicekyards i—Near Garden plant Idaho, over great suburban handicap at Sheepshead | Bay tion factory killed 63 girls and in- 0. ) persons 9—Fire at Iquique, Chill, perish caused $1,000.000 Tola, ae May 16-—Isaac Stevenson elected senator soner from Wisconsin to succe en Jun. 17—Congresaman J. H Bankhead ap [pee senator to succeed late John T. Morgan of Alabama Jul. $-A; ©. Bacon re-elected senator from Georgia for full tere N—Frank A, leach of Ca fornia, apsg Ser director of mint to succeed G 5 toberts, resi 1 Aug. bank Stockholm ani Crown Prince Gustave V. succeeded to throne of $173,000 treasury at Chicago made frem by Neb., Closed by slate 2-—Corbin Banking company οἱ New York, assigned, assets, δ αὐ οὐ liabili ties, $1,700,000 Apr Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, o., convicted of fliegal banking, sentenced three years in penitentiary Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo., ordered closed Smith of Chicago, republiea Ambassador found Aug 3—People’s State town, Ind, closed by of bank of Browns siute authorities stringency of money market, ᾽ Bep. 6—Watson & Co., members of New Pork stock and produce exchanges and of Chicage board of trade, failed. Oct. %Union bank of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's financial institution, nd; great slump in seecurities; call money at 70 per cent. ΒΡΕοί treasury ordered deposit ἵν of government funds in ork banks....Four Westinghouse anies at Pittsburg and one trust ee enone οἵ Peepers cial stringency,...S8tate Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, N K to lowe.Bouthern Biel Co.of roCieables involuntary pe- = minor banking institutions ῳ. ‘ork closed doors.,,.Union δὲ , of Providence, R, 1, sus- nded. %—Banks in New York and Chicago, and y other cities adopted clearing ouse loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and made withdrawal of savings deposits Bubject to | 1 notice, 80—California e Deposit & Trust Co. bank, at Ban Francisco, closed....Financial conditions in New York practically normal again. Nov. 4—Three small banks in Kansas closed...,.United States Steel corporation secured controlling interest in Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. @—Keeeiver appointed for Arnold Print works of North Adams, Mass., one of largest textile concerns in country, 12—Merchants’ National bank of Portland, Ore., California bank of Oakland, Cal, and Farmers’ & Merchants’ bank of Sapulpa, 1. Τ., suspended. M—Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou f—At or- dered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of indebtedness as means of relieving finanfal situation....City National bank of rederick, Okla,, failed. 2—American Silk Co. capital stock, $11,000,000, whieh operated milis in several cities, placed In hands of receiver. Dec. ?—Chelsea Savings abnk of Chelsea, Mich, owned by State Treasurer Glazier, closed, 6—National Bank of Commerce, one of jargest financial institutions of Kansas City, suspended. ss Pitt National bank of Pittsburg, closed, M—Jewelers’ National bank at North Atueboro, Mass., in hands of receiver. Colfax, Ill, shot and killed Chas, Kennedy and wife, and Mrs, Eisman-and daughter Cora, Mar, W—R. P, Miller of Beaver Dam, Wis., killed wife, step-mother and self. 5—Mob of 50 men at Monroe, La., hanged two negroes accused of robbery, 20—Two colored women accused of murs derous attack on white woman killed by mob near Stamp, Ark, 2%—Safe blowers robbed Farmers’ & Merchants’ National bank, of Hanover, Mich., getting $3,000....€olored man charged with attacking white girl near Colbert, I. T., lynched at Durant. Apr. &—-Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie yers, of Kansas City, and Frank Hottman, for murder of woman's husband, commuted to life imprisonment. 1l—Grand jury refused to indict Congressman G. K. Favrot, of Louisiana, who killed Dr. R. H. Aldrich, and he was set free. 12—Thaw jury discharged, being unable to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded to jail, to await second trial, 1s—Dr. 0. C. Maugh of Dayton, O., con- vieted of murder of father, mother and brother, electrocuted at penitentiary at Columbus 21—Negro and mother lynched and three other persons killed and seven injured in fight in Georgia on account of at- tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault white woman. Mav 2%3—Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted of Cockrill murder in famous feud case at Lexington, Ky. Jun, 3—Trial of Wm. D. Haywood, secretary-treasurer Western Federation of Miners, for murder of ex-Gov. Steunen- berg, begun at Boise, Idaho. murder of ex-Gov. Aug. Steunenberg. 16—-Will Clifford, negro, lynched at %—Mrs. Jan. 1—C. EB. Hughes inaugurated governor of New York. 2c. M. Floyd, republican, elected governor of New Hampshire, by legislature. 14—B. W. Hoch inaugurated governor of Kansas. W. P. Frye elected senator from Maine; W. Murray Crane, from Massachusetts; Simon Guggenheim, from Col- erado; Norris Brown, from Nebraska; W. E. Borah, from Idaho; R. L. Tayfrom Tennessee; J. M. Dixon, from Burnham, from New Hampshire and H. A. Richardson from Delaware, 18 Howse voted to raise salaries of conof “Brownsville affair’....Bailey re-elected senator from Texas....Cullom re-elected senator by Illinois legislature. 23—Chas. Curtis elected Kansas to succeed Jos. 24—House passed senator from R. Burton. pension bili and abolished all Feb. 5—Congressman 7. appropriation pension agencies A. Smith οἵ Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while insane, strangled her three children. Oct, 1}—Ex-Sheriff H, K. Brown, of Baker City, Ore., Killed by bomb. 5—Wm. Burns, colored, who shot policeman at Cumberland, Md., taken from jail by mob, and shot and kicked to deat ͵ 18—Ex-Banker Frederiek McGill and wife acquitted of charge of murdering wife of McGill, at Decatur, Il. %—Negro at Byron, stealing 75 cents Ga., lynched first for sistant chief of police at Talladega, Ala. 7—Seven bandits held up town of Canova, S. D., blew open bank vault, and es- | caped with $4,500, 24—Jury in Steve Adams murder trial at Rathdrum, Idaho, fatled to agree on verdict Dec, on and were discharged 3—Mrs. Annie M. Bradley acquitted charge of murder of. ex-Senaor Brown at Washington. ay L congress take effect adjourned to with os for large appropriations....Geo. . Cortelyou and Geo. Von L. Mever sworn in as secretary of treasury postmaster-general, respectively 6—James R. secretary and Garfield took oath of office as of interior....Regis Henri Post selected by president as governor of Porto Rico to succeed Beekman Winthrop. 2i—Wm. C. Gilbert, a shoe clerk, elected mayor of Danbury, Conn Apr. 1—Republicans elected state ticket τ. Michigan. 2—Postmaster Busse elected mayor of hicago, traction ordinances approved. State Senator David Campbell pointed postmaster at Chicago, eeed Mayor Busse. Shelton, 17 across Βι. trains. Wash., ten in boat Bellaire, O., eight Janesville, Wis,, aged 76, Senator Itussell A. Alger, 6 ft ν at i Phita at railroad | rounds, at San Francisco; wrist in fourth round Wash- τ, at Lexington, Ky. in A. Creighten, at Omaha, fortune of $10,000,000.... Prof. noted medical authority, St. Louis. %—New York Yacht club declined chal- famous professional a | onbury, Depuy, rson City, Wis ander Dowie founder | αἱ 2 na City man Clinton Rabbitt, nsin \ City, Ja} Zion ex-president oh 19~Thomas } of of of of Stockton, at Chicago. ral B. F. Tilley, commandIsland Navy yare y Aldrich, noted author, at ap- to suc- Is—Gov. agerman of New Mexico. against whom charges were preferred. tendered resignation and president ap- nted Capt. George Curry to post.... gis H. Post inaugurated governor of 0 Rico to succeed Beekman Winthrop, who retired to become assistant @eeretary of treasury. 4—h. W. Suffeutt, legal adviser of Gov. Hughes of New York, by suicide on Hudson river steamboat. 6—Dr. John Watson, (lan Maclaren) noted Philippines; 100 lives lost. Davis landed force of American marines at Kingston, Jamai- ea, to which Gov. Swettenham objected; Davis promptly sailed away. 2l—British officials virtually apologized for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward Admiral Davis. 22—Tidal wave in Dutch East Indies engulfed Island of Simalu, drowning 1,500 persons, 28—Kxpiosions of fire damp in mine near Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed 148 miners., κε L. F. Lagercrantz appointed minister of Sweden to United States. Feb. 1-British steamer Clavering went ashore near Hartlepool, England; Ὁ of crew drowned, 88. A, Alexandrovsky, governor of Penza, Kussia, assassinated. North Austratia, destroyed li—M. Petkoff, premier of Bulgaria, assassinated at Sofia. 122—Powder magazines on board French battleship Iena exploded at Toulon; 103 bluejackets hundreds and officers injured. Mar. 19—Count Lamsdorff, killed and former Rus- sian minister of foreign affairs, died at San Raemo. 22—Nicaraguan forces captured strongly fortified Honduran town of Choluteca and President Bonilla fled in boat, 24—M. Pobiedonostseff, ex-procurator-gen- eral of holy synod, died at St. Petersburg. Apr. 6—Strixers at Lodz, Russia, killed ten workmen work for attempting to resume li—Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded 1 rd Cromer as plenipotentiary of Grea Britain to Egypt. who_ resigned....Floods in Turkey caused death of 200 to Nicaraguans; President Jan. 2—Near. Volland, Kans., 35 in train wreck: over 50 injured. S—At Winooski, Vt., six by suffocation.... Near Kenosha, Wis, nine by powder explosion 9—At Pittsburg, 30 by explosion in steel furnace 19—-At Sanford. Ind., 28 by wreck due to explosion 82 injured....At Fowler, Ind., 13 in cellision. 23—Near Primero, Colo, 24 in coal mine Va., 12 by fire damp explesion in mine Near Fayetteville, W. Va., @ in mine disaster 2%—Gen. Wm. Duffield, at Washington. 30—Francis Murphy, noted temperance lecturer, at Los Angeles. Jul. 1i—Judge M. J. Severance, noted Minnesota jurist, at Mankato, 12—Peter Larson, millionaire of northwest, at Helena, Mont. 27—Senator Ε. W. Peitus, of Alabama, at ll—-Burning of tobacco warehouse at Lancaster, Pa., caused loss $1,000,000. yarage in New York containing 100 automobiles. golfers’ 2—Section of Baldwin Locomotive works at Philadelphia, loss $1,000,000. 20—Mine mil! at Victor, Cole.; loss $600,000, championship ep 17—A. A. Pinkerton, head 20,000 persons homeless May %—Business section of Barnesboro, Pa., almost wiped out 18—Steamer City of Cleveland, at Detrolt, entirely destroyed: !oss $700,000 Jun. 6-Half of business section of Willew City, N. D., destroyed Jul. 27—Over seven blocks of Coney Is- DISASTERS IS Kae μας ΝΑ τ χοὸς. τ fl land's loss rebels Arabia, in at peace conference held, %—By burning of native theater in Hong Kong 500 Chinese perished ts. Attempt made to assassinate Jul President Fallieres of EO a . 16—Gen._ Alikhanoff, France, jatter ex-governor-general of Tiflis, and two others blown to pieces by bomb huried at carriage in which they were riding, at Alexandropol, Russia. 18—Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate throne. Aug. 1—About 100 men Killed and wounded in revolt of Cerean troops enraged at decree disbanding them, when they attack Japanese in Seoul. Que, principal pupilg in a burning school. and 16 werp burned lumber yard and houses: loss estimated $1,000,00u, ware an at $500, wanna railroad and noted railroa. man, at Garrisen-on-the-Hudson, N. Y Oct, 10—Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, noted female bank tiary. wrecker, at Ohio- peniten- %%—Jas, Reddick, prominent Chicago polltician, at Half Day, Ll, in auto accident....Congressman John Wellborn, of Missouri, at Lexington, Nov. 3—Jefferson Polk, Towa millionatre and street railway magnate, at Des Moines. 8-6. A. Perkihs, ex-prosident C. B. & Q. railroad, at Boston. 10—Ex-Senator L. ΠΠ. McComas, of Maryland, at Washington, 14—Charles T. Barney, deposed president Knickerbocker Trust Co., of New York, by suicide 2%—Judge James B. Bradwell, pioneer, aged 79, at Chicago. Chicago 30—Congressman G. W. Smith, of Illinois, at Dec. Murphysboro. 4-H. O. Havemeyer, “sugar trust,”’ at Commack, peenent L. I. N—Lord Kelvin, noted scientist, aged 83, at Glasgow 18—Ex-Congressman W. H. Hinrichsen, of IHinois, at. Alexandria. 2—Senator Mallory of Florida, at Pensacola. swept over Indian Ter- several persons and doing 4—Storm $1,000,000 in western damage. Wisconsin damage at La Crosse, Wis. 26—Tornadoes in Wisconsin and president American Bowling congress. 2s—“‘Chie” Stahl of Boston National baseball team, committed suicide at West Baden, Ind, Apr. 9—Jury in Smathers’ case decided Smathers had not conspired to drug Lou Dillon and should retain gold cup won by Major Delmar Ti—Joe Ullman, well known bookmaker, went insane at San Francisco 144—David Billington, professional swimmer, swam %-mile in_17 minutes7% 2-5 seconds, at Sydney, N. W., creating runner, House, Francisco, famous resort at San destroyed. Oct. 4—Thousands of acres of forest lan@ in Sonoma, 31—Store cago; Nov, Cal. of Holden Shoe Co., at Chi- loss $600,000. 3—Main office building of Nelson Morris packing plant, at East St. Louis, Ill; loss $300,000. &—Docks at με, Wis., several big elevators, mills and other buildings; loss estimated $3,000,000. 2%—Severa! business blocks at Cody, Wyo., destroyed. niplagninnteniemmmeenrnee in- dicted John R. falsh in connection with failure of Chicago National bank, 23—Judge Hallam, at St. Paul, issued or-, der enjoining J. J. Hill and other officials of Great Northern railway from making proposed increase of $60,000,000 in stock. Feb, 18—Wisconsin state railway commission ordered railroads of state to give flat 2%-cent passenger fare. 2%—John F. Stevens resigned as chief engineer of Panama canal and president named Maj. G. W. Goethals as chairman of commission and engineering chief of work, Mar. 1—Suit filed at Boston against Mrs. Mary Baker G, 3—Federal Judge Sanborn ntenced to Telegraph pleaded not guilty to charge of extor- tion. 2%—Abraham Ruef indicted for bribery at San Franctseo; T. V. Halsey also in- dicted in connection with grant of telephone franchise. Apr. 2—J. J. Hill resigned as president of Great Northern railroad and son, T. Hill, elected to place. Apr. 5—John R. Walsh indicted on charges of misapplication of funds of Chicago National bank, at Chicago. 8 Supreme court decided Isle of Pines is Cuban territory, not American. Co. 21—Cornelius P. Shea and ten associates in teamsters’ union acquitted of charge of conspiracy on secondtrial. Mar. &—Nebraska house passed employers’ liability bill affecting railway train- Apr. enforce recognition opened; of organizations 20—Strike of Western Union raph Cal, ordered; in tele incneafe in wages demanded Aug. 7—Wescrern Union operatom at Los Angeles struck because comany refused to reinstate discharged r-an. S—Night operators at Chicago went out on strike. ®—Strike of Western Union telegraph operators spread throughout west and south....Cornelius P. Shea defeated in election for president of teamsters’ union by Daniel J. Tobin. 12—Strike of telegraph operators spread throughout east, news service of Assoelated Press partially suspended. 13—Employes of Colorado & Southern railroad won strike for increase in wages. 15—President Small of President Roosevelt other companies. operators at San Francisco and akiand, Indiana, rates and other tertion at San Francisco. 24—Grand jury at San Francisco returned 89 indictments against Mayor Schmits, Ruef and street railway officials and 8—Practically all of operators of Pacific States Telegraph and Telephone Co., struck for increased wages. 5—Street car employes of San Francisco struck for eight-hour day and increase in wages. 13—Supreme court held eight-hour law constitutional. Jun, of May $—Federal court at Indianapolis perpetually enjoined so-called drug trust from continuing operations. —Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to exe strike. labor Co., of accepting illegal high officials attended ceremonies. union, 2,000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak- ers of Boston, employed in about 100 shops, went out on strike. Apr. 4—Threatened strixe of trainmen of western railroads averted through mediation of interstate commerce commissioners. various guilty from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chicago. %~Jamestown Ter-Centennial exposition 10—Street cars in Louisville tied up by strike of union employes. to 13—Standard Oil found men. effort Glover, Hagerman in regard to alleged timber land frauds. 7—Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, announced increase of 10 per cent. in wages of operators at principal offices. 2—In W. Mar. 4—New Mexico house passed resolution to investigate’ conduct of Gov. York involved in trouser-makers strike. Union G. and appointment of receiver. 22—John J. Mitchell re-elected president United Mine Workers. 23—Over 6,000 men and women in New 13—Western leader of Chris- by her son, asking accounting of property jail several leaders of striking molders in Milwaukee for .violating injunction. 10—Senate passed bill in interest of τι way employes....Miners at Goldfield, Nev., voted to end strike. 2l—Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chicago came to end with jury unable to agree on verdict. Feb. Eddy, tian Science faith, Jan. 1—Judge McCall of federal court of Memphi declared Latollette fellowservants’ law unconstitutional telegraphers’ union issued general strike order calling eut all commercial operators not work- ing under union contracts, Ῥ 2—La bor day riots occurred in San | Sep. ΕΠΗ Louisville and Steubenville, Boston Marathon road race, defeatin, Ohio field of 114 and breaking record for s Oct. 4—Cotton shipping business of New mile course. Orleans tied up by strike of 8,000 cotton May &-Tommy Burns won heavyweight handlers. championship by defeating ‘“Philadeloperators in principa! cities phia Jack” O’Brien in 20-round battle | 12—Telegraph. of country rejected suggestion of Presiat Los Angeles. dent Small that strike against Western 2—Superman, owned by James R. Keene, Union and Postal companies be dewon $20.00 Brooklyn handicap at olared off Grav new world’s record. 19—Thos. Longboat, Indian %-Cliff spiracy in restraint of trade. 15—Federal grand jury at Chicago southern Texas, and billiards at New York 2—Gary Herrmann of Cincinnati elected loss estimated $500,000 2—Courier Journal building at Loulsville, Ky. Sep. 2—Three business squares and portien of r dence section at Houston, Tex., des ved: loss $500,000. turned against it. caused several deaths and destroyed much property. Oct. &—Tornac near Leeds, Ga., caused 15 deaths; damage to property enormous,...5evere storm caused great damage in New York city and in harbor. Nov. 2%—Floods caused great damage in Canada. Ark....Racing in Tennessee killed by passage of anti-pool selling bill. Mar. 14—Calvin Demarest won national amateur championship at 14.2 balk-line cot- tages and buildings at Old Orchard, Me; i4—Grand jury at Findlay, O., returned 939 indictments against Standard Oil Co. and subsidiary companies for con Ohio May 1i—May day brought strike of iron workers in San Francisco, teamsters in Los Angeles, machinists in Pittsburg Hot Springs, about Jan. 2~—First Vice-President McCrea elected president of Pennsylvania lines to succeed late A. J. Cassatt. 3—Federal Judge Landis decided at Chieago that Standard Oil Co. must stand trial on eight of ten indictments re- caused death of 21 persons; many injured. 15—Waterspout caused $500,000 damage in vicinity of Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. 1i—Tornado caused great property by in fifth round at loss summer re Goldfield, Nev., district, ended by agreement. Barry en Wis., destroyed 50.060 1i—Several summer hotels, injured. 27—Oil fields of northern Indian Territory swept by tornado that killed three men and destroyed hundreds of derricks; loss estimated .000. Jul. 2—Rochester, Tex., nearly destroyed by tornado. 3—Buena Vista lake levee near Bakersfield, Cal., broke, flooding 30,000 acres 27~Salt Lake City street car lines tied up W—Abe Attell retained featherweight championship by knocking out Harry Baker in eighth round at Los Angeies. Feb. 5-Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave homeless ritory. 21—Great lockout and labor struggle in ord 106 feet destroyed; U. 8. Leather Co., at Tom- 24—Three distinct tornadoes struck Medicine Lodge, Kan., destroying 2 houses; of 16—Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, retired. at York Beach, Me., ‘age 72. 21—Samuel Sloan, ex-president Lacka- section at Memphis; loss $600,000. Aug. 1—Over 50 families made by fire at Ee ater, N. J 2-Plant of the New. London, Conn. chief amusement $1,000,000 2%8—Building of Memphis Cold Storage Co., of detective Porter, > ly destroyed; loss about $1,506,000. lenge of Sir Thomas Lipton for race for %—Piant of Acker Porcess Co., at NiAmerica’s cup next year because it agara Falls, N. Y.; loss $800,000. sought to limit size of racers to 68 feet. Mar. 1—Town of Leroy, Lil, partly de 28—Mait McGrath broke world’s record stroy for 16-pound hammer throw at Kansas 24—Sporting goods store of A. G. Spalding City, by hurling weight 164 feet 3 inches Bros., at “hicago former record 104 feet %—Morten Salt biock, at Hutchinson, οἱ. 15-5 zo Nationals won world's K loss $600,009 baseball championship by defeating De Apr Plant of San Francisco Gas & Americans four straight games E Co loss $2,506,001 Tommy Burns, of America, κ Ὁ ling of MeGill untknocked out unner Moir, of England, | Montreal less nearly $1,600.000. im tenth round at London li—H. C. Pulliam re-elected president Na- 18—Town of Noele, Island of Panay, seo{ or tional league for sixth time. ity of Philippines, totally destroyed; agency, on board ocean liner. 27—Nelson Morris, ploneer Chicago packer and multi-millionaire, at Chicago. 30—Richard Mansfield, noted actor, at Sep. 3—Gen. Pleasant Creek Indians, 5 Business portion of Coal Harbor, “f S—Lyndhurst, country home of Johm Wanamaker, at Philadelphia, complete- at Hot Springs, N. C., aged 86, 30—Brig-Gen. C. F. Powell, retired, at St. Paul. Aug. 3—A. St, Seay noted sculptor, at Cornish, N. man in eighth round at Tonopah, Nev, aera Gustave Bye tied American record at ski jumping at Munising, Mich.; rec- with Feb. 4—At Monarch, Colo., 12 in snowslide | 6—Cassablanca, Morocco, bombarded by ~..At Thomas, W. Va.,'22 in mine disFrench cruisers. aster. %—Moorish troops repulsed with hea loss in two desperate attempts to rus i2-In New York harbor, 138 by drowning and exposure by burning of steamer French camp outside Cassablanca and ae ΣΕ = Larehmont. 16—In New York city, 21 in wreck due to 27—Col. Ivanhboff, governor of Vibor; spreading rails, and vicious foe of terrorists, peda 18-At Las Espranzas, Mexico, over 100, ated by bomb in St Petersburg. Sep. 4—Striking dock laborers of Antmestly Japanese, In mfne disaster. Montreal, Ia, 9—Heir to throne of Spain born to Queen Victoria, at Madrid, battle Jun, 15—Russian douma 4Missolved by czar and elections for new parliament ordered....First session of The Hague 2—At Pleasant, Jan. 1—Joe Gans knocked out Kid Her- in hery explosion Mt. in annihilated Lodz, Russia, in conpegtion with a rob- %—At Lorentz, W. at Bonilla took refuge on American cruiser 16—At least five important towns tn Mexico destroyed and scores killed by earthquake. 24—Treaty of peace betwen Nicaragua and Salvador signed at Amapla May 1—Terrific hurricane causes loss of millions of dollars and death of several persons at Campeche 6—About 500 Turkish troops practically 11l—Ninety miners lost lives in fire copper mine at Velardena, Mexico, 17—Cossacks killed 21 innocent men powder author, wee ha Bee W. Potter, Chicago millionaire, at +2 « [5 ago. πο Jan. 5—Moroccan army captured 2, ΘΝ ἢ Conger, ex-minis#r to China. © Raisull’s stronghold, and he and follow- 24--Ex-Senator Patton, of Michigan. 26—Mrs. McKinley, at Canton, Ο. ers fled to mountains. 6—Chinese trading quarter of Banceck Jun. 3-Gen. T. HL Ruger, retired, at Stamford, Conn. devastated by tire; loss about $3,000,000. 8—Muzaffar-Ed-Din, shah of Persia, died | 7-Ex-Congressman Gen. Wm. McKraig, at Cumberland, Ind. at Teheran, 1l—Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch Jun. 1i—Senator John T. Morgan, of Alabama, at Washington. East Indian islands; hundreds of persons perished, 18—G. H. Warle, prominent Philadelphia 15—Earthquake followed by fire partly decitizen and personal friend of Abraham stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over 1,000 Lincoln, at Philadelphia. persons killed and injured....Typhoon 21—Ex-Senator Lucien Baker, at Leavenswept islands of Samar and Leyte, worth, Kans 18—Rear-Admiral averted %—Plant of Phelps Pub. Co., at Springfield, Mass.; loss nearly 1,000,000... broke 2—Fred McLeod of Chicago, won western Marvin, oresters, 9— Britt race burning in Province of Yemen, Turki ate by yote of 42 to κ Mar. i—House passed ship subsidy bill after long fight. 2—Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, sent resignation te governor irban built Π|., in Great Britain Jan. 3—Big furniture store at New York city; loss $500,000. 8—Plant of Michigan Stove works at Detroit gutted; loss $750,000; one person killed, several injured chester, England 9—Joe Gans defeated Jimmie Britt in five at 122—Honduran city of Amapla surrendered negro, riddled Nov. 2—Fred Singleton, with oullets by posse for murder of as- | Michigan, elected to succeed Senator Alger ik O. Briggs elected successor to Senator Dryden of New Jersey 20—Reed Smoot, Mormon apo: won long fight for seat in United S les sen «-Fitty-ninth in 16—Cookton, Maple, Ky,, for assaulting and killing two white women Sep. 2i—Frank J. Constantine sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Mrs Gentry, at Chicago. gressmen to $7,500 a year. 22—Senate authorized investigation οτι, 30-—-Judge Loving found not guilty of murby hurricane, damage of $2,000,000 der of. Theodore Estes, charged with caused,,., British steamer Orianda sank mistreating former's daughter, at Hous- | in collision near Cardiff, Wales; 14 perton, Va sons drowned....Governor of port of Jul. 20—Jas Hargis, acquitted of charge Baku murdered. of complicity In murder of Dr. B.D, 21—Mail sieamer Berlin from England Cox of Kentucky....Henry_ Scutcheon, wrecked off Hook of Holland in terfarmer living near Nuncia, Mich., while rifle gale; 128 persons drowned. insane, murdered wife, son and fatherMar. 4—Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica, rein-law with an ax; then attempted sulsigned post.... Eighty-five persons buried cide, but was shot dead, by landslide in Algeria 2—Karl Hau, young Washington pro& English house of commons defeated fessor, condemned to death at Karlswoman's suffrage bill. in-law. E. being in Fitzsim- PBoston....Brig.-Gen. Jobn Moore, former Bu geon-general of army, at Jan. 6—Nine buildings wrecked by exWashington plosion of dynamite at Lowell, Ariz. B -Gen, T. J. Wint, commar 18—-Floods in Ohio river valley worst in partment of Missouri, at Philadel 50 years of New James Ἠετιγν mith ork, | li-—Hxplosion of powder magazine at 19—Several large steamers iven aground who inherited over 60, at Kiota, Fontanet, Ind,, car ised death of 38; over and $1,500,000 damage by terrific ξ ‘fe on bridai tour. in 600 injured; nearly every building gale which s k Buffalo, N. Y¥ A. Proctor, president Proce wh ruined Feb. 28—Washington, Ark., partially deCo., at Cincinnati, by suic ear Jolet, ll, five by capsizing of stroyed by torna two persons killed. ‘ongressman Galusha A. Grow, at Jan. 8—Negro hanged at Mavyersville, at on canal Mar. 15—Floods In vicinity of Pittsburg 1, Pa....H. W. Goode, who was Miss., three minutes before notice that Near Ashland, Wis., four by exploand down Ohio river valley caused proppre it Lewis & Clarke exposition, at his sentence had been commuted was | sion in powder mill erty damage estimated at $10,000,000; | received Aflantie City, N. J Noy. 6-At Steubenville, O., five by boiler about 100,000 persons thrown out of Ρ tishop J. C. Granberry, of Meth4—Negro lynched at Midway, Ala., for atexplosion. work and at least 14 lives lost. | [piseopal church South, at Ashtempted assault. 18—At South Milwaukee, Wis., six at | Jand, Va Apr. 5~—Tornado swept across Loutsiana, | -Rollo Steele, being refused loan of $5.oe rae crossing. Mississippi and part of Alabama; conit#Jas. H. Eckels, president Commercial 000 by Fourth Street National bank of %—In New York city, 13 Italians in tenesiderable property destroyed and 15 or National bank of Chicago, and exPhiladelphia, threw bomb that killed ment house fire. more lives lost. comptroller of currency, at Chicago. himself and. cashier, injured six others, Dec. 6-At Monongah, W. Va., about #0 19—Ex-Congressman J, 15—Cities of Chilpancingo and Chilapa, V. Findlay, of and wrecked bank miners by explosion in colliery. Mexico, destroyed by violent earthMaryland, at Baltimore. §—James Cullen, murderer of wife and 18—At Jacobs Creek, Pa., about 300 min- | 2%—Ex-Congressman G. L. Laws, of Nequake, . step-son, taken from jail at Charles ers by explosion of gas in colliery. Jun, 8—Thirty persons killed, many hurt braska, at Lincoln. City, la., and hanged by mob. and great property damage done %—Ex-Gov. R. B. Bullock, of Georgia, at 23—Trial of Harry K, Thaw, for murder by windstorms and cloudbursts in KenAlbion, Ν. Υ. of Stanford White, begun in New York. tucky, southern Illinois and lowa, May 3—Peter Maytubby, twice governor Feb, 28—Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of ChickashawIndian tribe, at Caddo, I. T. 22—Storm causing property damage esti- 7—Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty of lor, suf- At Norris, Ta., in wreck, l4—Near Car an Station, 23 In head-on ollision W—At Aspinwall, Pa , six by drowning 20 At Negaunee, Mich., ll by, falling of Cas in mine shaft; seven fatally hurt, On Lake Superior, seven drowned by wrewki of steanrer, 2 kson, Ala,, 1 by capsizing of ruhe, Germany, for murder of mother- Montana, H. Winans, 1s, shav- by workmen by collapse bridge en recalled John Near Charleston, W, Va., seven in w wreck Congressman in calltsion n | 29—Near Quebec 1ρίοιτεᾶ r x imgton Feb. 1—Charles tenement five Mass,, Bob on both private institutions, closed doors hree M in stopped Sep, &—C. M. Daniels of New York, lowered world’s 100-yard swimming record, going distance in 5 2-3 seconds, at Man- Washington i—Ex-( er an B Ww Harris, at Bridgev r, Mass., aged ΝΔ, Congres n J. R. Rixey, of Virginia, at Wa Zien 2—Ex-Gov. F. W. Higgins, of New York, 2 Y of big Chicago 18 founder and Char Japan collision wreck 1 lly hurt. Oct. 5--At Butler, Pa., four by upsetting ef molten metal pot; 30 badly injured 18—In Gloversville, N. Y¥., six by suffoca- 44—Kecelvers appointed for Pope Mix. Co., of Hartford, Conn,;, failure asoribed to = of city, Somerville, Independer Aoki in five by collapse of build windstorm At ͵ Boyer- 16—Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump in stocks in New York; firm of Otto Heinze & Co., suspended from stock exchange. @—New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze, Morse and tien eretary Taft returned {τοπ trip | argund world | 23—M. Gude appointed minister to United States from Norway to succeed late H, ς Hauge | suspended, closed, York 18-Congressmen Williams and DeArmond participated in fist tight on floor of | 10186 | Jul. 1—Citizens’ bank of Hureka Springs, Fia., ind 82 San Pedro, Cal., four by coiarf leclared i la nTE i Kentucky εἰς gz nN γι Mich., union Sheri- Lake, Ont | 10—-Arehbishop Montgomery at San Fran- a house &—Fort Dallas National bank of Miami, 20—Farmers’ National bank town, Pa., ordered closed Salem, Martin J. eisco. Aug. 30—May Sutton won tnternational tennis championship at Niagara-on-the- Pa,, seven miners by | Jan. 2—Brig.-Gen, G, A. Bell, retired, at damp explesion Russell, Pa., six by capsizing of railway s go, 8. D., going first mile of three mile ο]] race in 1:15 and three miles in 31—Jimmie Britt got verdict over Battling Nelson in %-round contest at Ban Fran- by dynamite » Cod Bay Mass., ten officers | 1 battleship Georgia by gun- | explosion beaten by Tammany in county, Dec. 2—Coneress ass mbled at ton; Cannon re-elected speaké uilty of conspiring to defruud slook oiders and depositors of Bank rf America, of which he was president, penaity, imprisonment and $1,000 fine Ark., ap On obs c Νο" Congressman of Cleveland son, repub Mar. ié—Virtual panic in Wall street Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situa 19—kin-Judge white constitution prohibition »'s new city chart sub tien in Okla and jit 1%—-Citizens’ State bank of Firth, governor 17—Jack Johnson ] M—At Honeybrook, senator from Alabama to succeed late Senator Pettus Sep. 17--Democrats elected ticket headed ef Fairmont, Minn., suspended. . -F. D. Gilman, former president spended Home bank of Goodland, nd., found guilty of embezzlement 8—F. D. Gilman, Indiana benker, sentenced to term of one to three years in State prison %—Disappealance ing of a sloop DIL, struck. Telegrapiers’ Chieago, New York and other cities called off strike Threatened general mons 4n second round at Philadelphia. 23—Barney Oldfield broke two world's auto records on half mile track at Far- explosion agh., five ebrations caused Fourth of July 40 miners near Danville, Simpson reund, at Colma, Cal » 158 37 deaths injured n er 2,153. | $—In Penobscot Bay, Me. six by capsiz- Johnston elected F. 7—Ex-Gov elght Nerv, e— Beeause they were paid in checks, won fren Jan. 2—Merchants’ and Farmers’ 1 Va., Small, deposed president of κ" dan wonall-around championship of A. A, U. at Ceitic Park, L. 5—MaySutton of California, regained title ef British tennis champion, by defeating Mrs. Chambers. sunch Pa., seven by At Monahan, sala by agreement between railways and won western open | unon at Hinsdale, Dl %—Striking street car men in Louisville, ars of Boston, won Ky., induiged In serious riot } lawn tennis championDec. 6—Fi mpanies οἵ τε rulars or. States, by defeating Miss trouble dered to Goldf 1, Νον., κ Carrie B Neely between miners and mine ownera e@x4—Tommy Burns knocked out Bill isted. Squires, Australian champion, in_ first %—Robert if loss and rendered 2.00 persons homeless, ec. §—Osear 11., king of Sweden, died at seven J. 6—Comrmeercial 64 of ceburg, increrce rapbers’ union, issued statement “ealling off" telegraph strike 27—Yale defeated Harvard by boat length in annual race at New London, Conn, drowned Jun ll—In Hampton Roads, 11 seamen by ting Labor, Southern Ratfiway City voluntary. arbitra Gon %—S. s of United States 26-—Cornell won varsity elght-oared race at Poughkeepsie, N. YV.. regatta; Syra euse won varsity four-oared race and Wisconsin freshmen, eight-oared contes Orby won Lrish derby Nov. 8—Dlurricane caused great damage at Marseilles, France; several people killee by ammonia explo- Valley, Japan, earthquake 21 in wreck due to five by exploston in stee! Lake Michigan, five by oO burning granted 21—Alex Ross won open golf chamspion- 1i—Hague peace conference ended ten. Maximoffsky, directer of prisons Οὔ τι ir f interior of R a, assassinated by woman in St. Petersburg itagt Russian Turke2l—Town of K stan destroyed by «4 landslide following lost al, 6—Expiesion in amr at Osaka, explosion 23—On Lake Michigan, lumber barge with crew 1%—-Kensas mile boat race from Syracuse, at Poughkeepsie. N. Y Jun $—Richard Creker's colt, Orby, rid- Moorish camps οἵ 55.0 a month to its iclezraph oper den by Johynie Reiff, won Epsom derby | alors near Cassablanca %3—Delegates of three important tribes in England 24—Striking eotton handlers at New Orof Moors accept terms of peace by | 20--Neaion, owned by C E.. Durneli, won| leans agreed to resume work pending six in mine explosion. 1i—At Pitt, Cal, 2 laborers by drowning %—Near Emporium, Pa., six im powder mill biast....At Woodward, Ala., five in falling |] ma, near Kure 2)—Gen. Drude burned Jun. 13—Mayor Schmitz of San cisco, found guilty of extortion. Jul. 8—Schmitz sentenced to five in penitentiary for extortion. 16—Dr. FE. R. Taylor, of Franyears University of California, eleeted mayor of San Fran- cisco, by board of supervisors. Aug. 3—Judge Landis, at Chicago, fined Standard Oi! Co., $29.240.000, for accepting illegal rebates from Alton railroad; fine largest in history of jurisprudence. Aug. 7—Senator married to Beveridge Miss Catherine of American embassy at Berlin. Indiana, Eddy in 21—Suit in equity brought by relatives for accounting of property of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, brought to sudden close at Boston Sep. 4—Louis Glass, vice-president of Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co. convicted of bribery at San Francisco and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, 12—Ex-Congressman C. G. Burton, of Nevada, Μο., elected commander-inchief of G. A. R., at Saratoga, N. Y, %—MecKinley memorial at anton, O., dedicated by President Roosevelt. Oct. 2—Senator Wm. E. Borah acquitted of charge of conspiracy to defraud gov- ernment, at Boise, Idaho. 23-—-German_ballioon Pommern, piloted by Herr Erbslob, won international aeronautic oo landing at Asbury Park, Ν. J.. miles from starting point at St. Louis Nov. 7—Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co., fined $330,000 at Los Angeles, for rebating. 13—Trial of John R. Walsh for misapplication of funds of Chicago National bank, begun at icago. %—Edward Payson Weston, aged 69, completes walk from Portland. Me., to Chicago, jaunt taking 2% days. M-—Wedding of Miss Edith Root, daughter of secretary of state, and U. & Grant, IfI., occurred at Washington. Dec. 16—Pacific fleet sailed from Hampton Roads after review by president.