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Show r i CUBAN REVOLVTION I Aug. 21 Uprising of Insurgents In west-cm west-cm Cuba. dBw 2311 o v o 1 u 1 1 o n jfjSsW'ltK spreads anil gov- V B ernmcnt decide to I ,m raise 10,000 men to M llKlit rebels; 7,000 D llj jJB Insurgents under Wm "II arms In IMnnr del " l-7 ') Hlo province. IuJMsV. , 21 Heavy fighting K"! T ,u In Flnnr del Hlo ' i. St& 2G Hand 'of 100 in-iMfcJp-sjMs surgents loot Las i Bw1MB Lajas, Santa Clara fffltKKzfZSssW 29 Government of- i uUHKy' fers amnesty and 1 inmjyviv many leaders In 1 yiWJMAifZr ' I Provinces of Ma- Racrntnrv Tf tanzas and Santa secretary Taft. clara BUrromlcr, Cuba U r Moines sails for It Sailors land from Cruiser Donver nt Havana but Immediately ordered to ro-I ro-I tlon leftVeSSl! BUard for Amcrlcan 'eea-Pesldent 'eea-Pesldent decides to send Sec. of War I a.nd. Assist. Sec. of State Bacon to Cuba to Investigate conditions nnd lend influence to restore peace. ..Kxtra session ses-sion of Cuban congress grunts Tres. Falma fullest power to carry on war aRalnst Insurgents. "l?tSaima 0,r!e"s suspension of hostilities. ' i - . rt nUd ""on arrive at Ilavana and 1 1 bogln efforts for peace. i45 In.'catfoni ore that Amorlcan Inter- ventlon will be necessary to rcstoro peace. American Intervention occurs; Sec. Taft Issues proclamation creating himself him-self provisional military governor; marines ma-rines landed In Havana to protect trons-ury....I'almn trons-ury....I'almn resigns presidency. Oct. 5 American troops quietly landed nt Havana. Chas. E. Magoon, nowly appointed provisional pro-visional governor of Cuba, arrived at Havana.... Gov. Taft Issues general amnesty am-nesty decree. 17-8ecrotary of War Taft, Assistant Secretory Sec-retory of State Dncon, cien. Funston and party arrive In Washington from Cuba. SO Arms of Cuban Insurgents thrown Into sea from Morro Castle. , SEISMIC DHTURBANClir Feb. 23 Mont Peleo In violent eruption.... Earthquake shocks create panic throughout West Indies. Apr. 18 Earthquake and ensuing fire ruins heart of San Francisco; property damage placed ot $200,000,000: 50,000 people peo-ple homeless; 150,000 buildings In ruins; 20.000 persons Injured; loss of life; dam-ago dam-ago oxtonds along tha ontlro Paclllc coast. 19 Congress appropriates 31,000,000 for sufferers. suf-ferers. 23 Last of Frisco tires extinguished; congress con-gress provides $1,500,000 more for relief of quake victims. f President shifts nuthorlty of relief work to Snn FrnnclBco citizens, with ned Cross us auxiliary. War department sends 2,500 troops to San Francisco. 27 First street cars run ncross city. May 8 President recommonds appropriation appropria-tion of additional $500,000 for quake victims.... vic-tims.... Vesuvius again showing considerable consid-erable activity. Jul. 18 Socorro, N. M., badly damaged by earthquake. Aug. 17 Disastrous earthquake visits Valparaiso, Val-paraiso, Chill; fatalities estimated at J.OOO; property loss $250,000,000; sovernl other towns In country In ruins; railroads rail-roads alt destroyed; town of Qullinta with population of 10,000 completely destroyed. de-stroyed. Bep. 27 Han Juan, Porto nico, experiences scries of earthquake shock. CRIME I 1 Jan. 1 Ex-GoV. i.r- Stennenberg, o f v'''SBBF'M Idnho, murdered JfffMm by bomb at llolso. 2 Clarence llarnum, WY 1 n o a r Hochcster, WM sa A Mich., kills wife. tV iTtt 'fl sou and daughter fTJ 7 Q with ox and slays 4(' S W wl"' Run.... V frV emi Mothew B t y o r, ih JBBbH Caledonia, Minn., k '(riuianVfll ,",H sweetlienrt, jLXsWK'iP 'cri ,,l0ncr slstor IsBBBvKv W 11 NoIk Nelson, nBITv Kf"WL WalkiiHon, Wash., FWVvnJ'4l Wir murder mofhor, ly , .viBB? ottcmptH to kill .t;-.VtnvPW wife und clillilren; jr l mI'a'h( "J0,1'1 ' "slierrlck, Indiana, Taul O. Stcnsland. nrrested at In-dlanupolls, In-dlanupolls, chnrgo embezzlement nnd conspiracy. 17 Ex-Stnto Treasurer WulfT, ot Illinois, sentenced to 2 yciirH In Jail for nllcgod lottery swindle.. ..Now llumpsh re father fa-ther kills wife, 6 children nnd self after burning homo. ,,,. 21 Henry Nonuembaumer. Boise. Idaho, kills 6, Including Ills mother nnd sweetheart, sweet-heart, and slays self. 28-Cnplnln of (leu. Slocum, which burned with loss of 1.000 lives, sentenced to Fob'TVnrchlcngo circuit court clerk, Indicted 25 times for forgery, embezzlement em-bezzlement nnd larceny. 6 Ynqul Indian bund murders 8 Americans Ameri-cans at San Miguel, Mex. 6 Mrs. Annlo Dixon, lloston, nphyxlatos 4 children and self. 11-John Witt, Detroit, kilts child, sovoro-ly sovoro-ly wounds 2 otlicrs, and kills self. 20 Mrs. J- W. Watters. ilrnwni'd 3 children chil-dren and self from Fall River (Mass.) steamer ..l.oudcrs nf Western l'cdora-tlon l'cdora-tlon of Miners accused of SO murders and iissuaslmitlon of ox-llov. Bteurmn-berg, Bteurmn-berg, of Idaho. 23-Johann I Inch, convicted wlfo murderer, mur-derer, hanged ut Chicago. 27-Sprlngflold (O.) mob In moo riot burn dwellings, wreck saloon and Injure officers, of-ficers, making It necessary to call out troops, 28-Slx moro homes burned In race rioting riot-ing at Sprlnglleld, (). , Mar. 9-Dayton (O.) Jury llndB Dr. O. C. Hnugli guilty of murder of mother, father fa-ther and sister. ... 25 HIchnrd Ivens. confessed stayor of Mrs. Hesslo Holllster, found guilty of deed at Chicago and sentenced to death. fV-RIx Italians murdered nt Minneapolis, I ?X!n"" Slierrlck. ex-lnillniui auditor. 'convicted of embezzling 3I20.W") state funds, dented new trial. Anr. 8 J. A. Linn, clerk circuit court, Conk Co., III., pleads guilty of conspiracy con-spiracy to defraud count-; given In-definite In-definite prison term. 12 Contractors Oreen nnd flnynor convicted con-victed of fraud agulnst government In connection with harbor work at Savannah, Savan-nah, (la, II Greene and Oaynor lined lOT.'l'J each nnd sentenced to 4 years lniii'lHoiiiiiut. 14 Thrsn negroes hanged and burned by I mob nt Springfield, Mn. it ICx-Asslstant Cashier II. (I. Coll, nf First National Hunk of Milwaukee, found guilty of breaking banking laws. May IV Uoll sentenced 10 years' Imprisonment Impris-onment at Ft. Louveuworth, Kim. S . 21 Six largo business firms of Kansas City admit receiving rebates from N. V. freight broker. Jun. il-Dr. W. n. Olllctt nnd R. A. drnn-nlss, drnn-nlss, former vice presidents of Mutual Llfo, Indicted for forgery nnd perjury. Jun. 12 Four leading packing concerns found guilty nt Kansas City of accept-inR accept-inR rebates from railroads. 13- C, 11. & Q. railroad found guilty at Kansas City of granting concessions to lending packers. 23 Harry Thaw, Pittsburg millionaire, killed Stanford white, noted architect and millionaire, at Madison Square Hoof Garden, N. Y for alleged Intimacy In-timacy with wife, formerly Evelyn Nes-bit. Nes-bit. 23 Thaw Indicted for murder In first degree de-gree for killing Wldte. 20 Thaw pleads not guilty to murder charge. Jul. 1 Negro hanged and burned nsnr Womnck, I. T., by mob for assault on girl. & C. & A. railroad and 2 former officials found guilty at Chicago of granting rebates. re-bates. 30 J. A. Cook, cx-clrcult court clerk, found guilty at Chicago of conspiracy to dofrnud Cook county; sentenced to prison. Aug. C Mob at Salisbury. N. C. takes 3 negroes from Jail and lynches them. 8 Standard Oil Co. Indicted nt Chicago for receiving rebates. 10 Geo. Hall sentenced to 15 years' Imprisonment Im-prisonment nt Salisbury, N. C, for participating par-ticipating In lynching of 3 negroes. Bald to bo first Instance of kind. Sep. 3 Stcnsland nrrested nt Tangier, Morocco. 6 A. Segal, Philadelphia promoter, nrrested nr-rested for causing failure Heal Estate Trust. 6 Mrs. If. Knlppen decapitates her 2 children. 22. ;I';lRhtccn negroes nnd 1 white man killed In rnco war at Atlanta, (la. 26 Stensland pleads guilty; given Indeterminate In-determinate penitentiary sentence. Oct. 1G-Stundard Oil Co., Indiana, Indicted Indict-ed by federal grand Jury nt Jackson, Tenn. Nov. 2 Federal grand Jury nt Atlnntn, Qa., Indicts 5 well-known manufacturers manufactur-ers for peonage. 6 H. W. Hcrlng, former cashier of Milwaukee Mil-waukee Avenue State bank of Chicago, pleads guilty to forgery and embezzlement; embezzle-ment; given Indeterminate penitentiary sentence. ID Mayor Schmltz, of San Francisco, nnd Abram Huef, Indicted by grand Jury on chnrge of extortion. 23 Knrlco Caruso, famous Italian tenor, found guilty nnd fined $10 In New York for insulting women.... Joseph F. Smith, president Mormon church. pleaded guilty to charge of unlawful cohabitation cohabita-tion and lined $300 nt Salt Lake City. 29 Mayor Schmltz, of San Francisco, arrested ar-rested on charge of extortion.. ..Federal grand Jury at Salt Lake City votes several sev-eral indictments In coal land fraud cases. Dec. 4 Chester Glllctto convicted of murder mur-der of sweetlienrt, a race Itrown, at Hlg Mooso Ijtko, N. Y on July 11, at Herkimer. Herk-imer. N, Y. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL I . 1 Jun, 3 Resolution .xasW Introduced Into IfclRSHP"- iTV New York leglsln- NWiV ,ure asking 0. 8. sK?ffl Senator Dcpew to L i i iMTI resign because of ri'VSf. flVH Insuranco expos- ,V,?5M' ure. L i' J'W 7-Oov. Ilanly. In- Vi t M dlanu, tiles suit to jZuji ')" oust Sec. of Stato T7N5 . l-i Storms for dere- V? '' V Motion of duty. S&SoW !TJ' M- Patterson v4V BM Inaugurated gov- T' jyMK ernor of Ohio.... i WPTJjmff, Iowa genernl ns- " -JSXyii! sembly begnn. 15-Wlsconsln legls-W legls-W t'P Intlve Inquiry bo-' bo-' gins Insurnnco probe. n. ,,,,. 16 Philippine freo Cone. Hepburn. trn(Ie taTin ,,, passes national houso of representatives. Feb. 7 Venezuela requests v. 8. to control con-trol French consulate; Secretary Hoot compiles. 8 (lov. Patterson, Ohio, signs 2-cent fare bill, making It a law.... Pension appropriation appro-priation bill carrying $139,000,000 pussed. 14 J. G. Ilrndy, Alaska governor, resigns. 19 Sec. of State Storms, Indiana, resigns. ....Illinois wins right to divert sewage lnt Mississippi river, In national au-proa au-proa Miurt case. 20 R..ornurs win In Philadelphia alder-innnlo alder-innnlo election. 21 Cong. Orosvenor of Ohio defeated for nomination. Mar. 1 J. M. Patterson, Chicago commissioner commis-sioner public works, becomes socialist and resigns. 8 Kx-8tato Senator Oreen, Now York, found not guilty of conspiracy to do-fraud do-fraud government. 9 Amcrlvan forces wlpo out entire Moro band in Island of Jolo battle, killing boo. 12 National supremo court gives Chicago use of Its streets, taking rights from trnctlon companies N. W. Gilbert, congressional representative, Indiana, resigns, accepting Philippine Judgeship. lf-Kx-8tnte Auditor Slierrlck, Indiana, found guilty of embezzlement. 19 C. 8. Francis, named ns nmbnssndor to Austria-Hungary, to succeed IJol-lnmy IJol-lnmy Storer. 21-Lnbor heads appeal to presldont for loglslntlvo aid..,. Chicago federal Judgo grants Immunity from punishment pious to 1U Indicted packers. 28 O. W. Perkins arrested for grand larceny lar-ceny for giving N. Y. Llfo ensh to Ho-puhllrnn Ho-puhllrnn campaign fund. Mar. 31 Ohio general assembly adjourns until 19S. 'M'r. 3 ''"Use passes uatlnnnl quarantine bill... .David fl. Hose, Democrat, dofent-cd dofent-cd by S. M. Hooker for mnyor of Mil-waukee.... Mil-waukee.... Chicago goes on rcconl as on-posing on-posing municipal operation of Btreot railways. rail-ways. C Illinois supremo court declares now .pr,1!!!ary ''lection law unconstitutional. 17iNV ?.co'",lJ , supreme court sustains legality of law permitting women to voto lu school matters. 25 Indiana supreme court declares Parks antl-clgarettu law valid. May 2-Gov. K W. Uoch renominated by Kansas Itepuhllcaus. 4 President sends message to congress arraigning Standard Oil Co. and officials and recommending legislation. 11- Onvornment wins suit brought to dissolve dis-solve paper trust at St. Paul. 18- Senato passed Hepburn railroad rate bill by vote of 71 to 3. 21-Buprcmo court nlllrms decision sentencing sen-tencing Senator Ilurton to 6 months Imprisonment Im-prisonment and line of $2,WW, 25 Senate, passes agriculture appropriation appropria-tion b It carrying $7.8tio,tw, und carrying moat Inspection bill. "3""h Jun. 1 Senate, committee on privileges and election decides Heed Smoot not Entitled En-titled to sent as senator from Utnli. 4-Nelll-Reynolds report on conditions nt Chicago packing houses sent to congress con-gress by president.... O. N. Cnrtor. He-publican, He-publican, elected Justice of suproma court of Illinois. 8 W. P. Whlto appointed senator from Maryland, 11-Col, H. A. Dupont defeats J. E. Ad-dicks Ad-dicks In contest for seat lu senat In Delaware. H House udoptes stntehood bill admitting Oklahoma und Indian territory us one statu, 19 House uilopts Ileverldgn amendment bill to agricultural bill rHatlng to nieSt Inspection ...11. II. I, Pierce appointed minister to Norway. 21 Wisconsin supremo court sustains In-lierltance In-lierltance tax law. 29 General deficiency bill passed by con-gresi,.,,Puro con-gresi,.,,Puro food bill pasted.. ,.Cen ess udjourns. ' uj. 1 Iowa Republicans renominate A. B. Cummins for governor at Des Moines. If Speaker Cannon renominated for congress con-gress nt Danville, III. 37 J. 8. Harlan of Chlcngo appointed momber Intcrstnto commerce commission. commis-sion. Oep. 10-Cong. C. E. Llttlcfield, Republic-an. Republic-an. of Maine, reelected. '9 President extends eight-hour lay to npply to nil public work. SO Hearst nominated for governot by New York Democrats nt HutTnlo..,. Chas. E. Hughes nominated for coventor cov-entor by New York Republican nt Saratoga, Oct. 3 Senator Hoverldge opens Republican Republic-an campaign nt Des Moines, la. Nov G Election held throughout country: Chas. E. Hughes defeats W. R. llMrst tlckot for governor of New York; Democrats elect lest of state tlckxt.... Republicans elect governors and majority ma-jority of stnle ticket In own, Mlchlan, W Isconsln, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Colorado; also f.Iect stato tickets In Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut Connec-ticut and Pennsylvania; Democrats win in .Minnesota, Massachusetts, Oklahoma nnd the south: Republican majority In house cut down 0 John A. Mrllhcnny appointed civil service commissioner. Pec. 3 Final session ot Fifty-ninth :on-gress :on-gress begins. 10 John W. Riddle, minister to Rotl-tnnnla Rotl-tnnnla nnd Borvln. named to succeed Ambassador Meyer ut St. Petersburg. 11 President sends special message to congress urging full citizenship for Porto Por-to Hlcuns. J BUSINESS FAILURES Jnn. 14 Parsons, Snyder & Co., Cleveland, O.; liabilities, $1Jo.o0o. 18 O. 8. Mcltcynotds A. Co., Chicago; liabilities, lia-bilities, jioo.im Feb. 8. Ilollver County Hank, Cleveland, Miss.; liabilities, $110.00o; assets, $130,000. It Hank of America, Chicago, placed In receiver's hands. 2 Cash Iluyers' Union, Chicago, placed In receiver's hands.... Williamson Lib-bey Lib-bey Lumber Co., Oshkosh, Wis.; liabilities, liabili-ties, $500.110. Mar. 1 Southern Hank & Trust Co., Ft Smith, Ark., owing depositors $80,000. 2 Walsh, president defunct Chicago National Na-tional bank, nrrested on chargo of falsifying falsi-fying reports. 27 National Iliislncss College Qulncy, 111., assigns; liabilities, $3u,0u0; assets. $100,000. 2!t North Freedom (Wis.) bank closed by examiner. Apr. 2 Tcls. Smith & Co., bankers, Pekln, III.; liabilities, $100,000. May 2 Dcluiont national bank, Dclmont, Pa., closed., ..Receiver for American Re-servo Re-servo Hond Co., St. Louis, appointed. Jun. 18 Farmers' State bank of Clearfield, Clear-field, la., closed by stato bank examiner. ex-aminer. Aug. 6-Mllwaukeo Ave. Stato bank, Chlcngo, Chl-cngo, closed by stato bank examiner; liabilities, $4,000,000. 8 F. K. Coyne, ox-postmaster, Chicago, failed In bakery and luncheon business. 1G Onrllcld Park bank of Chicago closed as result of collapse of Milwaukee Ave. Stato bank. 28 Real Estato Trust Co., of Philadelphia, suspends business; liabilities, $7,000,000. Sep. 20 Hates National bank, of Ilutlcr, Mo., closed by directors. 29 Prlvnto bank nt Mlddteport, O., closed. Nearly all deposits of $US,000 gone. Nov. 15 Hank of Heckwlth & Co.. nt Ev-nnston, Ev-nnston, Wyo., closed owing to financial troubles. 30 Three banks conducted by C. V. Chnndler nt Mncnmb. Colchester and Unrdolph, III., closed for lack of ready cash. Dec. 1 Bank of Kiowa, I. T closed on account of slow collections and Inability to realize on assets. I - I NECROLOGY I .... .i. .1 I 1 Jan. 9 W. R. Harper, Har-per, president Unl- T-a verslty of Chicago, J-CfeSv ut Chlcngo. VtVo It-Col. H. Q. Lowe. OiW Galveston, Tex., 1 fcVr3 newspaper pub- V9(yWli'V It-Marshall Field. 'm t ' iiitu Chicago merchant i 'A jJ'M prince, of pneu- ft fiVf- 'itv "!"n,ll Now 7& rJPsiJM 20-?L 'll. Hurd, no- .sMMr Hk. te(1 lawyer and 11- .WMmfl l'nols citizen, nt Feb. 25 Ex-Speaker fl jv Wjrr3L Henderson, t national house 2y ts of representatives, I I at Dubuque, la. D. II. Henderson. 27-S. Langlcy, secretary Bmlth-sonlan Bmlth-sonlan Institution, at Aiken, 8. C. Mar. 4-Ex-Uov. Hogg,, Texas, at Houston. Hous-ton. 11 Oen. J. S. Gage, distinguished soldier, at Sun Jose, Cal. 12 Susan 11. Anthony, suffragist leader. at ago of in. In Rochester, N. Y John St. John, first white settler nt head of great lakes, lu Buperlor, Wis.; aged 90. 18 Johann Most,, noted anarchist leader, at Cincinnati. 19 Gen. J. M. Thayer. ex-U. 8. senator and govornor, Nebraska, at Lincoln. 25-Ex-Mayor B. M. Ashbrldge, at Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. 29 T. K. Barrett, sheriff Cook county, III., nt Chlcngo. Apr. 4-Fonner Gov. Oen, Blanco, Cuba, at Madrid. ...C. A. Warwick, publisher Constitution Democrat, Keokuk, In, 30 J. E. lloyd, ex-Qov, of Nebraska, at Omaha. ....Mis. Mary McKlttredge, be-lloved be-lloved ohlest woman In America, at Unlnntown, Pa.; ago I0S. suicide. May 7 Max Judd, noted chess player, at St. Louis. 23 Hcnrlk Ibsen, notod Norwegian dramatist dra-matist and poet, nt Chrlstlnnln, Jun. 1 Congressman Robert Adams, Phil-udolphla, Phil-udolphla, committed suicide at Washington, Wash-ington, 4-8enntor A. P. Gorman, Maryland, nt Washington, 14 Robert B. Roosovolt, undo of president, presi-dent, nt Sayvlllo, L. 1. 15 Congressman R. E. Lester, Georgia. result of accident. I 1 17-H. N. Plllsbury, noted chess mas- eter, nt Phlla.... Gen. II. L. Porter, loading shoo manufacturer, man-ufacturer, ut How-oil. How-oil. Mass, 19-Oov. J. M. Pat-tlson, Pat-tlson, of Ohio, at Mllford....E. Hlg-gins, Hlg-gins, cx-a f 1 1 n g Gov. Utah, at Washington. 27-Jerro Dunn, nt S. Elizabeth, N. J. 9 29-ltev. Dr. J. ..., ,.,.,. ,? Smith, noted Con-W&lfx&WMVi Con-W&lfx&WMVi Kregutlonal minis- WSrfflw uox,,ury XWm WPit- Jul. 3-G. Y. Wlsner. I noted consulting l 1 englnoor, nt Do- A. P. Gorman, troit. 9 Congressman H. C. Adams, of Wlscon-'"nt Wlscon-'"nt Chicago.... Judgo G. P. Wnnty, of Michigan, at London. 1G Alfred Bolt, millionaire South African financier, ut London. 22-Russell Sago, ut Lawrence, L. . ugo 89. ' Aug. 2 E, A, Gage, son of former secretory, secre-tory, at Seattle, Wash,; suicide. 4-Iteur Admiral Train, ut Chefoo. China. 19L.MorrlBon, noted actor, ut Yonkers, Aug. si-E. Rosowntcr, proprietor Omaha Bee, at Omaha. Sep. 3 II. Oelrlchs, prominent New York clubman, on board ocean liner. 1 MHwftkV- T' ' M,C",Ban' nt !S.I'3x:Co"BI;CMlnnn C'urke, of Alabama, at St, Louis, ' Oct. 18 Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of presldont of the confederacy. Oct. 1 Albert J. Adams, noted policy king, by suicide, ut New York. 15-Hutuuel Jones, noted evangelist, on train near Little Rock, Ark. 29 Ex-Congressman R. F. Davis of Massachusetts, at Fall River.. ..Bishop Nicholson, I). I), of Mllwuukoo Epls-copul Epls-copul diocese, at Milwaukee. 31 Jiidgp Josoph K. Uury, oldest mem-her mem-her of Chicago bench, at Chicago, aged l5. ' Nov. l-('nngressmun Itockwood Hour, of Massachusetts, son late Senator Hoar, ut Worcester. ,3."r,,en' xy.n,, '?' 8n"r. retired, at Bakerslleld, Cat. 30 Otto Young, multt-mllllonatre, Chicago Chica-go merchant and philanthropist, at Lake Unev, Wis Dec. 2 Mark Hnsslcr, noted musical director di-rector nnd composer, nt Philadelphia. 8 Bishop O. K. Seymour, of Episcopal dloceso of Springfield, HI., nt Spring-(lotd....Ex-(lov. A. (larcolon, of Maine, ut Lewlston. 9 Dr. F. Henrotln, lending Chicago physl-clnn, physl-clnn, at Chicago. ...Capt, "Illllv" Wll-Hams, Wll-Hams, famous turfman, ut New Orleans. Or-leans. 11 RES Jan. D At Kansas City, Mo., 4 buildings destroyed; loss, $.Vi,tioy. Feb. ! Littleton, W. Vu., nearly wlrd out, I.FiiO rendered liomeless. Id Nlverton, Pa utmost entirely wlnd out. 18 Business section Rutland, Vt., partly destroyed. ...Grain elevator at Duluth, Minn., burned; loss, $ 1 ,i 1.0. 21 Hitchcock, ()kln business section practically destroyed. 22 Business section ot Dawson, Wis., wiped out. Mar. 4-Uist half nf Stnndhnpe. la., business busi-ness section bums; other linlf destroyed some time before. 15 White I'lgeon, Mich., business section nearly wiped out.... Business portion, Rustln, Mich., couipletuly destroyed, 28 Johnstown, Pn swept by names; loss, $.K.H. Apr. 3-HutTalo (N. Y.) Evening Times building; loss, $2rm.fioo. May 17 I'oono (In,), Boone Cereal Co.; loss, $105,ui0. 18 Hundred residences and dozen business busi-ness buildings wiped nut ut Stanley, Wis.; loss, $200,0110.... To wii of Cobalt, New Ontario, run., completely destroyed; de-stroyed; several killed by explosion. Jun. 1 South Boston, Va.; loss, $90,000. 7 Duck Hill, Miss., almost completely destroyed. Over S00 homeless. 11 Fire lu Armour packing plant at South Oinnhn. Neb.; loss, $100,000. 17 Ryan building uunox at St. Paul; loss, $500.00). 20 Snntn Cruz. Cat., main building of Casino nt resort; loss, $144,000, Jul. 17 Wcntzvllle, Mo., practically sntlre business section destroyed. Sep. 13 Tiburon. Cul., entire buslnosa district, dis-trict, 200 people liomeless. Oct. IK At Birmingham, Ala., business houses; loss $300,(mo. 22 Second disastrous conflagration at Brlstow, Ia wiped out practically all of remaining business section of town. Nov. 13 Rlrhlnnd, O., practically wiped out by gus explosion; 2 children burned to death. Dec. 1 At Prlncoton. O., mob of 800 masked men burned 2 big tobacco stem-merles stem-merles owned by tobacco trust. 8 At Chicago, fire In wholesale business district caused loss of $500,000 ; 2 Uvea lost. PORTING I I Jnn. 11 Sir Thomas i , -, Ltpton plnns race -wpl,. against Now York 5 Yacht club for 'lL American cup. f 'H 12 Herrrra knocks t out Young Cor- 1 ttfV-flKWfl ,)0tt' 1,1 ,lfth- it Bt' 'IRbCv" 'nH Angeles. V "'W E" W 15-Wllllo Hoppo de-l de-l j ml ji9p!J footed Maurice S. ..J.-Pr..aSi Vlgunux for W.cV JijkLJfM world's 18-1 n c h J' XnDnZElHSL bnlk "no billiard 0 V 'iiLlS championship a t WiVoilKf Paris.... Inter-col-rdm rWyWi Icglate football put rjtm under ban nt Ilnr- vard unlvcnlty. 18 "K Id" O o o g i killed by blow on henrt, In bout In Joe aans. Nnw Y'ork. 29 Dcmogeot at Or-mondo Or-mondo Bench, Fin., drives auto 2 miles In 58 4-S seconds, breaking world's record. rec-ord. Feb. 28 Franklo Nell knocks out Harry Tcnny nt San Francisco; latter dies of Injuries. Mnr. 14 Battling Nelson easily heats Mc-Govern Mc-Govern In 6 rounds ut Philadelphia. 21 American bowling congress meets nt Louisville, Ky.; It. II. Bryson elected president. 27 Hoppe defeats Slosson for world's balk lino billiard championship ut New York. Apr. 12 National Lcuguu baseball season starts. 17 American League baseball season starts. ...Sutton averaged loo und mudo run of 234 In 000-polnt billiard game nt Chicago. May 23 Frank Gotch defeats Tom Jenkins for. wrestling championship of America ut Kansas city. Jun. 16 Frank Kramer. American bicycle rider, wins City of Paris grand prize. Value, $1,000. Jl!!'.. Ft'E1" "nnual congress American hist Loaguo opens nt Boston. 21 Frank Qolch defoated C. Olson, southern south-ern catch-as-catch-can wrestling champion cham-pion nt Now Orleans. Aug. 7 Umpires Johnstone nnd Emslle barred from Polo grounds, N. Y.; Nat. League gamo scheduled between N. Y. and Chicago forfeited to latter. 24 W. R. Crosby wins western handicap at trap shooters' tournmcnt at Denver with score of 97 targets. Sep. 3 Joe Oans wIub lightweight championship cham-pionship from Battling Nelson In 42nd round nt Gnldfleld, Nev.. on foul. 14-C. M. Daniels, of New York, lowers world's record for 2.!0 yard's swim ut St. Louis. Now mark, 2:42 2-5. Oct. 2 Mnnnger Fred Tenny announces he nnd Roy Thomns. of Philadelphia National Na-tional league club, have bought Interest Inter-est In Boston National league club. 13 Chicago American league club won world's championship by defeating Nationals Na-tionals In post-season series nt Chicago. Nov. 8 Steve L'Hommedleu, well-known bookmaker, ruled off turf for life by Louisville Jockey club. 19 Tom Cooper, noted bleyclo racer, killed In automobile collision in New York. 30 Ralph Rose breaks world's record In putting 12-pound shot at San Francisco; distance 55 fee 01, Inches. CASUALTIES Jan. 4 In Coaldale, W. Va 23 In mine explosion. ex-plosion. S At llavorstraw, N. J., 15 In landslide. 9 At Minneapolis, Minn., 11 In hotel fire. 16- At Detroit, W. Va.. IS In mine ex-plosion. ex-plosion. 21- At Philadelphia, Pa 18 In church lire panic. 23- Off Vnncouver Island, In Pacific, 118 In wreck of steamer Valencia. ...At Sunny-side, Sunny-side, Col,, 5 In snowsllde. 25 At Potcau, I. T., II lu inlno oxploslon. Fob, 4 Near La Salle. 111., 4 by drowning. 5 In West Vlrganla, 2d In mlno explosion. 12 At Portland, Ore, 4 In business section lire. 19 At Mnltland, Col., 10 In mlno dust ox-plosion. ox-plosion. 25 Gambler, 0 3 In collego dormitory tiro. Mar. 1 At Meridian. Miss., 21 In tornado which caused property loss of $1,500,000. II At Jamestown. Ind 3 In collapse of building.. ..In Atlantic ocean, 27 by drowning on foundered steamer British King. 1G At Adobe, Col., nbout 45 In train collision, col-lision, ...At Camden, N. J., 3 In armory lire. 19 Near Sllvcrton, Col,, 18 In lnndslldos. 22 In a West Virginia mlno explosion, 20. ....In Winfleld (Col.) mining district, 6 In landslide. 26 Near Natsona, Wyo 10 by drowning. ....At New York, 4 In fire nnd oxploslon. Apr. H Explosion In gun turret of battleship bat-tleship Kcarsurgo In Cuban waters bills 7, Injures 11. 22 In mlno noar Trinidad, Col., 22 by dust explosion, 26 Tornado destroys Bellevue, Tox., 11 dead; othor damage throughout statu. May 4 Seven In truln wreck near Al-tnonn, Al-tnonn, Pa, 28 Five at Golconda. Nov., by drowning us result of breuklng nf dam,, ..At Louisville, 9 In train wreck. Jun. 3 At East Providence, R, I., U In trolley car wreck. 7 At Rocky Ford, Mont., 8 by white damp In mine.... Six in storms In Minnesota nnd Isconsln. 6 At Uifnyette, Ind., Mrs. 8. Gobbau und 6 children burned to death. ...at Saginaw, Sag-inaw, Mich,, 7 by explosion of gasoline tank. 11 At Martinsville. N. Y., 5 In wreck. 12 At Codar Rapids, la,, 8 young girls by drowning while wading In river. 22- At Manitowoc, Wis., 5 by llghtnlnr. 23 At South Framlnzham, Muss., 7 by collapse of building. 1 Aug. 8-At Omaha, Neb,. 5 children of T. O. Daniels In burning home. 12 At Davenport, Wash., 6 by drowning. 19 At Song Hollow. Pn., 7 In train wreck. Sep, 8 Four Italians at Nougatuck, Conn., by police In dispute. II Four In tornado In Nebraska, IS Seven In train wreck nt Cimarron River, Oklu, 21 Seven at Jelllco, Tenn., by dynnmlto oxploslon; property damage, $500,cco. 2J-Slx In rail collision, nenr Danville. III. 7r,'."lrr!cnno " K"lf const devastates Mo- b'te, Ala., nnd I'onsncoln, Flu. l.oss of wntm ,0I nl 1H,! Prt'rty loss, $12,-Oct. $12,-Oct. 28 Train of three electric cars carrying car-rying 91 persons JmuHd from trcstlo near Atlantic City, N. J carrying nbont ro persons to watery grave. Fifty-four bodies recovered. Oct. 1 -Cloudburst at Mobile, Ala., causos over $1,000,000 damages. 1 rwenty-nlne known dead nnd many moro entombed by explosion at Pooa-'"''tas Pooa-'"''tas (Va.) mine..., Five passengers killed, scorn Injured In renr-end col-llslon col-llslon nenr Troy, N. Y. 19 Hurricane sweeps coast of Florida, ( ulia and Central America, cnuslng heavy loss of llfo und domago to property. prop-erty. 21 Considerable pioperty damaged by storm along ensurn slopo of Rockies rrom Wyoming to New Mexico. 25 At Kansas City. Knn 13 by fire which destroyed Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Nov. 12 At Cleveland, O., six by boiler explosion. 19 Forty-two lives lost by sinking of steamer Dlx In harbor nt Senttle, Wnsh. 23 K. D. Keeler, professional automobile driver, killed In collision of racing autos at Philadelphia. 29 Samuel Spencer, president Southern Railway Co., and 6 others In rear end collision near Lynchburg. Vn. Dec. 4 Clifton, Ariz., partly destroyed by flood caused by breaking nf dam; several sev-eral persons drowned. ...Four children burned to death In home nenr Wcsttlcht, N. J. 7 At Ithaca, N. Y., 7 perish In burning of fraternity house nt Cornell university. ....Nenr Lewlston, Me,, 4 In head-on collision, FOREIGN Jnn. 3 Rodriguez ..uacks i u o r t a TCTtV Plata, 8nn Dnmln- v3k"Vv B. h lllng 25. JsWV. 4 -San Domingo it Vi rebels itofeuted; 3 V ij?, Morales generals IK&ISJEU nnd 120 men killed. Mt Tr I5("i(r 6 Sun Domingo rev lM,l ' 'rV olutlon ended with JL , defeat of President fit 'rtslwvV.j'VM Morales und kill-r'TsV'V&C-'t "f ot Gen. Rod-r Rod-r Mlfc&? rlguez. lJS-1 '"k 12 Franco brnnks .jr. tililHl n diplomatic rela-V rela-V ' -'H?. tlons with Vene-WT Vene-WT fafPrfW' ""In. CT Mvfterrrl,' H-Ex-Premlcr Hnl-'M Hnl-'M V'AW-Tr JF four beaten for I I f 'J election to pnrlla-I pnrlla-I " ' I mcnt: lib oral s Pros. Falllerlos, of . sweep Britain. ,., 17 M. Falllerles, Itepubllcnn, elected elect-ed to succeed M. Loubet. ns president of France. 21 Brnzlllnn cruiser Aquldnban destroyed by explosion; 212 lives Inst. KV Venezuela expels all French consuls. 29 King Christian of Denmark dies at Copenhagen. 30 Frederick VIII. proclaimed king of Denmark. Feb. 6 Countess Bonl do Cnstcllane, formerly for-merly Anna Oould of New York, enters en-ters plea for divorce In Paris. 13 Now British parliament opens; J, W. Lnwther elected speaker. IS Remains or late King Christian of Denmark laid to rest.,..Falllerea assumes as-sumes presidency nf France. 25 In Colombia tidal wnve, 2.000 drowned. Mnr. 4 Tnvernoln, Italy, swallowed up by Lake Isco. 6 Fucccchlo, Itnly, dnnce hall panic results re-sults In 16 deaths. 7 French cabinet resigns. ...Threo would-be would-be assassins of flen. lleyes, president of Colombia, shot to death. 11 M. Barrlen accepts task of forming new French ministry. ...mlno explosion nnd lire kills 1,1fi3 In Franco. 13 In Arabian rebellion, Turkish troops massacre to.noo natives ut Bnnu, Arabia. 18 Earthquake at Kngl, Formosa, kills hundreds und ilestrnjlng 1,000 homes. 19 Palm.i elected president of Cuba. Mar. 31 Moroccan conference reaches agreement. Apr. B-Firty-llve killed by .eollnpso of hotel In Black Forest. Germany. 6 German troops win victory over natives In German, East Africa; natives lose 205 men. 10 Fourteen killed, over 200 Injured by eollnpso Market place, at Naples. Apr. 18 Father Louis Martin, "Black Pope" of Jesuits, dies at Rome. 20 Town of Posit, P. I., destroyed by fire. May 1 Considerable Mny day rioting In Purls. Over 1,000 arrests made. 2 Cznr accepts resignation of Premier Wltto. 19 Palma Inaugurated president of Cuba nt Havana. I 1 31-Woddlng of King sjsatj. Alfonso XIII. of rV Spain and I'rln-r I'rln-r cess Victoria of L England celebrat-t celebrat-t 3 ed nt Madrid. fiw ! Couple nariowly Tfff .TyP SN oscnpo nssSslna- AS U which kills 16 and r Injures many. RfV Juu- 20 PulnJanes TvT U kill 5 policemen on . V . Island ot Ijyto. "SWrtBSA 21-Haakon VII. and SSSJA MsRK Q e o n Maud Arin C?xSS l'"WM,'(l rulers of .flSnVri' "prions killed VWTlTWraM ln ,r,lln vreck ?vff WW" "C'lr London. ... ' ,, ; r Jul. 4-Son born to King Hnakon, of crown princess of - Norway. Germany. 5 Spanish cabinet resigns. J Natnl troops defeat rebels, killing 547, 12 -MaJ. Dreyfus restored to position In French army. 14- Flre at NIJI Novgorod, Russia, destroys de-stroys 275 houses; over 3,000 families homeless. 18 iJidy Curzon dies In London. 20 Fire nt Yokohama, Japan, destroys 1.000 houses. 23-Bnnd of PulnJanes on Island of Loyte, P. 1., killed 13 soldiers und 1 civilian. Aug, 5 Italian steamer Slrlo wrecked off llormlgus Island; 3U0 drowned, Sep. 8 Father Wcrnz elected head of Jesuits at Rome. 18 Hurricane In harbor of Hong-Kong, China, caused over 1,000 deaths ami great damage. Oct. 14 Twenty-live miners killed by explosion ex-plosion In colliery near Durham, Eng. Nov. 15 Anna Gould (Countess do Cns-tellaue) Cns-tellaue) granted dlvorco from Count Bonl by French tribunal at Purls. Count's plen for alimony denied. 17 Bomb exploded In St. Fetor's church, Rome, crentes panic. Dec. 3 Spanish cubluct resigns; nctlon followed by hostile demonstration In chamber of deputies. 7 Dr. Lapponl, physician to pope, died at Homo, INDUSTRIAL ' Feb, 1 Operators reject demands of mlno workers for wage Increnso; miners Increase In-crease defense fund. 13 F, A. Heinz sells Montana coppor Interests In-terests to Amalgamated company for $25,000,000. ending 7-yenr Industrial war. Mar. 19 Standard Oil olllclals ngreo to answer questions of Missouri attorney general. 29 United Mlno Woikcrs, after second unsuccessful conference with operators, decide on strike Apill 1, Involving both anthracite and bituminous fields; operators opera-tors appeal to Roosevelt for nld. Apr. 13-Strlke of 2,000 brick layers ut St. Louis practically brings building to standstill. Mny 0 Anthracite miners vote to accept original proposition of operators nnd return re-turn to work. Jun. 7 Wages trouble of southwest miners min-ers and operators settled by John Mitchell Mitch-ell at Kansas City; 1903 scale agreement agree-ment renewed, 13 National executive committee United Mine Workers order per capita assessment assess-ment of & cents per week on working membership. Jul. 2 Increase of S per cent. In wage of Northern Michigan copper mis tm-Ployw SO United Mlno Workers levy tax of '69 iLLH cents per capita for those Idle during IIIH suspension of work. H Oct. 17 Wages of several thousand silver lll miners In Aspen, Col., district Increased. H Nov 2 Announced that wages of all em- IIH ployes of Pennsylvania railroad ayrtcm IIIH oil lines east and west of Pittsburg to H ..boJ"rr,',,t,,.li.!",n,''y 150,000 men arretted, H 12-1 wcnty-slxth annual convention of H American Federation ot Ijibor opened iHIIIIH nt .Minneapolis. H 15 American Society hf Equity, National ll Farmers' union, ufllllated with Amerl- H ran lederatlon of Labor; organization IIH claims membership or over million. iH 21 Samuel Goinpers reelected president IsiiB American Federation nf Iibor at Mln- IH 30 In trial of union teamsters at Chicago IH 4 of defendants pleaded guilty. H Dec. In Two thousand members Indus- H trial urkers or World struck at Sclic- iH nectndy, N. Y., because or refusal of H General Electrio Co. to reinstate 3 mem- IH REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA Jan. Moscow rov- i H Insurrectlo tflttK. H 4 Terrorists began A bat'- Ik 1 doors, 4HP Wl 1 killing many and OV. . H capturing l.fino. A. m iHIIIH C-jOuct h o u s nn d S jLi Mos- '. Wj0tSML 9 Near Hazcnpot. VM f!majK H dragoons surround Hm'rKK liiB kill- (DUHHjK H 12 Cossacks blow up iJwiilHW liiiB Armenian s o m I- lafjtw 7Wl ksiiB nary In Tlllls kill- mWVIiP iHIIIH Ing 33 nnd I I ' I Ing 300. Nearly Premier Stolypm. 3M killed ns result or attack. H 15 Russian rebels nssasslnnto major gen- H ernl nnd 3 police odlclnls. H Feti. 21 Gen. OrlolT In (uelllng Baltic province outbreaks shoots more than 70C H revolutionists. H Mar. 20 Mutiny among sailors at Sebts- H topol results In massacre. H Apr. 6 Fourteen Russian soldiers butch- H ered for refusing to fire on Bcbastopol H 8 (lovcrnor of Tver killed by bomb In streets city. H Mny 6 Governor general assassinated at H l".katerlnoslav.,..Gov. (len. murdered nt B Ellzabethpnl..,, Attempt made to as- H sasslnate Vice Admiral Doubasoft at H IH 10 Czar delivers spcec'- to douma; no H mention of amnesty made. H 13 Body of Father Onpon found hanging H In deserted house In Finland town. H 15 Imperative demand for reforms made H In douma's reply to czar's speech. H 21 W. II. Stuart, American vice consul. H British subject, kilted nt Batum. Juu. 14 Hundreds killed In massacre of H Jews b Christians nt Blalystok.... H Antl-Jowyii fights throughout country. B Jul. II Attlmpt made to assassinate Vice B Admiral Chuknln at Sevastopol. 19 Port Arthur commission recommends denth for (Jen. Stoessel for surrendering ) 21 Imperial ukase dissolves parliament H 23 Troops at fortress at Vlborg, Finland, mutiny. J Aug. 2 Mutiny nt Sveaborg ended. BjBfll 3 Governor of Snmrn killed by bomb. JH 25 Bomb Intended to slay Premier Stoly- H pin wrecks his villa on Aptekarsky Is- J land; 32 persons killed. Premier es- J cnped.,,.Oen. Mln assassinated by l young woman nt Peterhof. Sep. 10 At least 300 Jews killed and slaughter at Bledlce; 1,000 wounded. 12 Massacre of Jews at Sledlce c tasos. HBVJ 19 Gen. Nlcolaleff assassinated at War- IVJBJB J Oct. 9 Commission appointed by czar finds causes nf Sveaborg and Cron- J stadt mutinies largely attributable to negligence nnd Incltlclency of oltlcers. J 30 Nino soldiers convicted ot plot to blow up building where court mnrshal trying J Crnnstudt mutineers Is sitting executed. Nov. S Seven nationalist workmen shot down by socl.Mlsts nt lxdez. Doc. 1 Chief of Police Chopote ot Kazan assassinated. MISCELLANEOUS Jan, 2-C. T. Yerkes, deceased traction Vfl mugnnte, gives $750,000 to Chicago unl- verslty and making umplo provision for numerous charities, as well as for wife. 7 Midshipman Decatur, acquitted by court martial of charge of hazing at An- napolts. 21 Hopklnsvlllo (Ky.) mob takes negro accused of assault, from Jail and hangs 24 Wlllot Marshall Field, deceased Chi- cago merchant prince, opened, showing estate of $100,000,000; $8,000,000 left to museum. 28 Mrs. C. T. Yerkes weda Wilson sVH Mlzner of San Francisco. Feb. 2 President pardons Midshipman Miller, convicted ot hazing at Annap- 6 Dr. a. H. Simmons, Peoria, III., minis-ter, minis-ter, bank president nnd politician, kills self, when facing exposure ot financial BE methods nnd private conduot. HHb 1G Put Crowe found not guilty of rob- BU bery In connection with Cudalrr caso at Omaha, 17 Miss Allco Roosevelt married to Cong. LfljBS Nicholas Longworth at Whlto House. Mar. 5 Prairie fires sweep Texas causing iVHfl loss ot $1,000,000. 11 Nine hundred Morns slain In 4 days' sVfl lighting with Americans, In Philippines. 15 Andrew Hamilton scores Now York Life trustees before Insuranco commit- BBfl tee nt Albany, N, Y. 18 Steamer Atlnntn burns oft Shoboygan, VAl Wis., on Ijika Michigan. ...Bnowsllde 1 near Ouray, Cul., causos damage of Hflfl $500,000. 19 Andrew Hamilton shows receipt for JlBR $75,0(10, donated to Republican cnmpalgn HBJ1 funds, by New York Life Insurance com- J 20 aivlng of political contributions do- vBJsfl clarcd non-vrlmlnnl, by District Alter- ney Jerome. Apr. 1 John Aloxnnder Dowlo deposed as lender of Zlon City, III.; Overseer jl Vollvu elevated to leadership. 7 Kansas supremo court rules that Kan- sas City live stock exchange Is Illegal Jl 25 Application for receiver for Zlon City, Jl HI., made by Dowlo. Jul, 3 Secretory of Stato Root sails for Jl 3 months' tour of. South Amorlrn. Aug. 9 Wisconsin mllwuy commissioners J render opinion reducing grain rates for H statu 1 cent per bushel. 10-Gcn. R. 11. Ilrouii, of ZaneBvlllo. O.. J elected romtnuuder-ln-cblef of O. A. R, H nt Minneapolis. Aug, SO W, J, Bryan welcomed at Now vJB York by big gutlierlng of Democrats on SBBJl return from trip uround world. fsJjl Sop. :o-Secretury or State Root returns sjfil from tour of South America. 2RH Oct. 6-Presldcnt Hill of Oreat Northern TW& railway sotil 75O,OU),0iio tons of oro to (iWm United States Steel corporation for nJmi $,00,000,000. mWt 29- Standard Oil company lined $5,000 at livf Flndlay. O., for currying on business Irfftjf combluu In violation or stato laws. bMtJl Oct. U Triennial convention or World's ItT'iSf Christian Temperance Union begun at P Boston. J''3 19 Troop of cnvulry sent to Wyoming to 3jw to round up dissatisfied Ute Indians. l Nov. 1-lland ot 100 Uto Indians capture bi..? wagon load of army rations Intended for " -i troops In Wyoming. W C Three cnmpnnles of negro troops In -. IWX Texus ordered dismissed from nrmy for ilk-'' failure tn disclose Identity of comrades fCPVi guilty of rioting ot Brownsville. Tex. i'iH 8 Presldent nnd Mrs. Roosevelt and party left Washington on trip of In- spertlon nf Panama canal, on battleship iiZ. Louisiana. sf 21 Presldent and party return to Wash- jiAr Ington from trip to Panumu and Porto Tip- Dec. 5 F. W. FInley; second vice presU dent of (Southern rallroud, elected to Wu succeed late president, Sampel Spencer. ftUi 6 John D. Rockefeller and 6 associates D who control Standard Oil Co., served with subpoenus to uppear before federal circuit court In St, Louis, January 7,... Kansas grain Inspection und wlfhlB . law declared void. 10 Nobel peacu prize. vniml at IW,!, H conferred' on President Roose vlt kw Norwegian storthing; money will 'M used to estubllsh Industrial peaot ces- mission. |