Show I A ackward Look O t theer the Year I i 1 IK n future historian will wil willm m havo frequent tr occa etL J 0 4 t RUm Blon to refer to 10 the thu thui i yell year r iDOL 1901 the thu LW r jI t t will find It i f to 10 UMP un It 01 nl a point for or the IUlI u ot or much nuh ll m Is novel and nI Important In tn the history of ot events In n Il t word wol 1 It Il was w a 1 ayou you year fur till out of ot the common mid replete happenings ot of AH Au a n fitting distinction nature ture provide tho the new iv year yer with n a reception by 1 frigidity According to 10 the tho of Ut th Unite United weather bureau the winter o ot of Win the coldest colt t of phenomenally severe winters which have occurred during the lait 1111 eighty seven yours Notwithstanding the Ute VIgor rigor of ot the tho winter and tho the spring the thc Will the most moat productive ever eVor known knowlI to the of ot the United This partie particularly true trite of ot the cotton cotlon crop which was more morD than bale bill buI Tho rho corn crop croll was Villi va less leu I co 1 tho thu estimate being 2 bushels the tho largest over oer recorded with tho exception of or that of ot 1902 The moat Interesting and gratifying Incident l nt In lit connection with the tM th development of ot the b tim tho corn torn crop has hall boon boell furnished by elate of ot Iowa whoso product for tor 1901 was wn bushels an all of ot otI 1 over ovel that of or the pre pro preceding preceding ceding coding year Much of ot the credit of ut thu I marked excess IB III i duo hue to tho limo efforts of tho the stale agricultural college collego and It Ite accomplished helI agronomist 1 P a 0 1 who o unproved Improved methods of ot corn raising have havo revived pres Ie UgO as ns producer of ot this Important crop cropIn cropIn In spite of or time the enormous aggregate of ot edible produced In the tho temperate regions of ot America tho the market hoe has hn been bee II excellent tho the supply never ox ex exceeding the demand A partial failure of ot the cored cereal crop In tho grain wowing growing of ot the tho Russian empire and a n marked deficiency In time the supply fur Cur by h the tM colonies belonging to Great Britain hoe have contributed to the thc advantage of ot tho time American Amerteen wheat whoRt grower American In Interests I In general have hac shared sharod In time the consequent Throughout the tho year the tho Ing log Interests of ot time tho country maintained a high degree of or activity This Thin was waa es ce especially the tho ease with the tho Iron and steel trade One Ono of ot tho the gratifying tea fea features tures turea of ot the rapid development of ot thU timie important Industry U Is to be he found in inthe Inthe Inthe the number of ot Important contracts which have leen filled for tor foreign cue cus customers tumors onto Komo of or them theta beyond tho the ta CR cap p of at mills to undertake A 4 notable Instance of 0 this Ihl was vp afforded I by tho the promoters of or time tho new London LondonI I subway uba will who w re unable to find any I manufacturer In Great Britain who vm had hadu hada u a plant that could turn out the steel I vets cars required and und were wera compelled to hose have thorn them built hullt In lit America Tills This may maybe maylie maybe be lie set down IS as one ono of ot the most telling tailing victories of at pence over v w On n by tUb Unit Unitt t tt t oil oti States Hiatus The rhe shipbuilding trade Will was also kept at ut Its lis maximum capacity dur duro J l f Uh ra duo dUG dt ill II U 11 measure to contract with t h tho thu home government demanding speedy i but even con more so eo to 10 largo large orders received from The Time com corn commissions missions from abroad wore almost ox ohl for tor or torpedo boats and the tha new submarines and n ii large number of ot both typos have been belm constructed I Contrary to tho thio usual conditions which prevail In presidential election YANI the United States suffered f tw few v marked Industrial disturbances The Tha differ differences real roal and hypothetical existing between labor and capital which are lire expected to bo be aggravated at such liuch a 0 Unit lime were remarkably quiescent The Tho notable exceptions to this wore the in the thu building trades trade t till that of or orthe the employees of ot the time grit groat packing trust lIll I the tho lookout lockout of or the Iho cotton operative of at New Hugland and the mining disturbance In III Colorado Tho Republican national convention convened nt at Chicago Juno 23 nO for tor president and selected Charles Warren tanks Inks United States senator tram from rota In Indiana Indiana diana as liS the tho Vice presidential c date On the time of July the tho Demo Democratic cratic national convention In session Ilon at Ift Ht Louis nominated Alton Allon 11 U Parker and nUd Henry Honry O G Davis The rue Socialist Prohibition Populist and Socialist La Labor Labor Labor bor parties also put candidates lf cod and platforms Into Inlo tho the competition Th The campaign which succeeded singularly free freo from roam tho the which make mako for tel financial distrust and com coin limitation Hesitation Tho The vital principles which dominated led tho tim platforms of ot both bolh of or the Iho leading parties were so an similar In ill that little excitement was foiL fell In any IllY part of at tho tue country over ocr tho the questions lIK at ul Issue Mr Mm II Roosevelt was by Iy the tilO largo large plurality of ot volen the Iho total vole volo being bellig I I The victor actually tho the largest over mer polled In the United 6 Ma This Thill is I moio than thun votes voles In III of ot thai that cast Ut for tor In 11 1900 1300 One of or the inter wiling eating of the lie was the marked cl so In hr II tim tha Socialist vote vole V Y Debs who woe ns also tim tho can candidate of lit hi iii party parly III In 1800 1900 about voles voteS being over moro mOto vote than Ihan before Silas C SWill low I w tho the Prohibition candidate received S MH 1 votes vote Thomas E L Watson Walson the Populist candidate received UIl UIlo Q o cs 22 36 of ot which were from loor RIS his own state tute Charles Charlos H II Ii Cone OtlO pail nominated by tho ho Socialist Labor tty received r votes At no 10 time during 1901 1001 has hilA the Iho peace of if i tho Ito western world been seriously jeOpardized On May 19 an Incident oc occurred occurred occurred which demanded prompt action from rein the he state dop i Ion lOll Per an un American citizen of Greek origin who had Geen living for tor or gov several i l yearn yeah eais III In a villa Just Juat outside of l ll ler pr cco together with his hiM stepson a 0 English named Cromwell was abducted alJ and amid forcibly de by the tho followers of ot a 11 noted Moorish bandit The men man were taken n bile Inlo the tho mountain by tho outlaws and n a largo ransom was wn ru demanded for tor their release Doth loth tho the ll i States anti and Great Oret Britain made mado peremptory demands upon ullon the tho can au government and to 10 emphasize the tho h I I ic sen t I pa ti II t u the It t Tangier fit The he sulta ii an a lid l hi hiss nit ti let ers adopted a Il waiting wall hi and aud muni 1 unable to deal dul with After much touch evasion e llon and ori oriental on PottI parley the affair was wan ht lii liia ti tia a n by hy the payment of or 1 the by hy the Ihl sultan ultan Mild and the release of ot the tue prisoners Still 1 another oriental matter came up for tor settlement and the Ih Hate plate depart department ment adopted the tame same firm method of ot procedure Par Por l lr many mallY yours the 0 o the States rc In Turkey had held u time Ottoman ton for damages for tor property in religious rI and had he the for tor or roi tain which they Ih had hll not been 11 1 1 t diane with other Th rh sultan III 1 aol and his hili advisers hail paid unit In these Ih e just ani ir Is and the Ih Washington moved movell by hy bythe the tue constant of ot the mis mill missionaries who hu ho were lVere the tha chief sufferers und ant Indignant at al the th as al assault sault on the tho Am consul at it Beirut and the subsequent n a athy of the th port pori I ordered the th Ih M to 10 enter the tile harbor harbol of ot myrna the chief port of the levant and to remain thorn there until a settlement reached The action was wa mo t and 1101 1111 the Ihl claims were scare adjusted with n R celerity r 1 US C limite foreign to the leisurely ottoman habit In iii February ono one of lie frequent nt involution which In the lean ken Republic broke out nut and the Insurgents gents tired upon a II United suites war var warship ship shill In the he harbor A sharp skirmish followed allowed between a Ii detachment nf of onna ma iris marines rines mind and the tho Dominican rebels In which the tue latter were cero The Dominican government made prompt t reparation anti and nothing further clune of ot the Incident About Aboul the thu th same time lime n I band blind of Ie un 1111 reconciled Moron Moros assumed umed an All offensive attItude the United States troops troop quartered In their district On OnIell Feb II 11 1 I a it company of or General Woods command attacked the this rebels and cap captured lured COO of ot them Title This summary treatment put An nn end to 10 the movement In June a 1 rathor r serious revolution against the existing government In Uruguay developed At the rebels were ere In a I number of or sharply contested fights On June 22 it time the gov gI government army annoy was wall defeated with a loss 1011 of ot 2000 JOJO killed and taken prisoners In lit Inthe Inthe the end on however the government tri tnt triumphed On Ort Ocl U 23 2 11 It peace pece treaty I rea t was WIH signed between Chile mid end Bolivia thus putting an mat end nl to the Ibl continuous and long enduring quarrel over time the bound hound boundary any ary question Iu The C treaty between the United States Stales and Iud the tho republic of or Panama was ratified by the tire senate on Keb l eb 21 ZI and on onI May I Y Ii the tho canal canel zone was formally coo cod coded ed od but bul In the early autumn there were vero rumors of or an aim Impending revolution along niong the tie line lino of ot the lie concession Ow On to tu time the Washington governments prompt action In iii the Iho mutter the tho heme I wile 11 On Nov Nor I 1 an un Important taut tant treaty between the Ih United H trues tates and amid time the French republic use I signed lIned According to 10 Its 1111 terms Ill all future die put puts I n which may arise between lh the Ibe re cc republics publics will bt lie settled by arbitration the political nominating con eon conventions of ot the year ell ear tIters there Ihl were wre nu no numerous other oIlier i gatherings of ot mote more or lew I us moment The earliest of at these theBe was wal tho the annual session n of oC the Ihl organisation known as u the of the American Revolution nt Rt Wash Vitali Washington ington A few tew days later laler May My 4 C the tue th annual convention of ot the tha Iron Steel end and Tin Till Workers Amalgamated asso asic association elation began at Cleveland 0 A fort tort fortnight fortnight night afterward two Important bodies hodle convened on the time same day the general assembly of ot this the Presbyterian church oh and amid tho he American merlI Peace leaca society time tho former at I I Buffalo and the letter latter at Hoi hoe nolon ton lon During September several notable congresses were wert lipid held at 11 the th worlds fair tall it fit St 81 among mong them this the interns International congress cont of arts and sciences the Ih thein in em geographic congress the peace congress and an It International religious congress conr The American liar Bar association also nillo met at attha tha Ih Mound City The rue congress of ot VB maa as held III In the same month at AI ew York On Ou Oct Ocl t 3 i s MW III time till thirteenth International peace pence con cun congress gross gress In ant and two I da days H liter later the general convention of the tho Protestant l church opened In Trinity church In the samo city This Tiui Important gathering Will was made mado ally prominent by liy II the of or tho the of ot Canterbury primate te of ot the tue church who making BakIng Ills his first visit to 10 America TV Tb two most macat vital subjects under diScussion by bythe bythe bythe the convention were vere tho the proposition to 10 amend the tha churchs canon In lit reference inference to 10 timid fwd to the tho mine of 0 the hotly body Time The divorce canon callan wes THI HII mod modified Ined but the istine tasi 1111 18 retained During the tho list first of Jr time till lie FlIt eighth congress JIH s U is I In lit presidential election n years little IH you was 11 attempted alt 11 P An All Important Important tant proceeding was wal the formation 11 on of or an IUler groat rem bonded headed by Bert Itari noldi of oC Missouri afterward en attained the union at lit lie 11 St HI Louis fair Congress con to In tho tle success of ot tills this gigantic exposition by a 11 loan bait of or if The TIme principal legislative business of ot the lib Ih session was trims th Ihl mil rati tion of ot the Panama canal treaty by bythe bythe the senate by lIy a 11 vote vole of ot 6 96 66 to 10 H 14 end and alter after nn lIn extended debate Next to this Ihla In lii importance was a the time acceptance of or the Cuban treaty of ot reciprocity March Sit It Time The statehood and the pure puro food both passed the house hou but lut iver svere i laid over O r In time tho Two l of ot the tho wore weN I Iho the colloquial clash between nd tIli mid and the or of of l on III tI if r he h discovery of ot fraud In hi his hill election el The sensational episode III In tim tho s was Wal the l e Inquiry Into limb the charges the Iho Mormon U I Heed Smoot which wall van not The Tho total appropriations for tor the lb lIlon were Hoot r retired from Crom time the cabinet nn on r reb b 1 I and William 11 II Tuft Tin who hind hod been governOr of or the Philippines was recalled r to 10 lOl 1111 the of ot secre secretary tary of ot war Attorney A Knox lenox resigned his hll In be the I h cabinet 8 to accept the seat III In the senate left vacant by hy the Ih death of Matthew HUnley Quay Quy II 11 Mo 4 than secretary of the navy was waa the attorney gen germ generalship 1101 It The he vacancy In the navy nav Will wee by h Hi till tile appointment or nt f Paul Morton George U lJ secretary nf ot time the Ih new lIew department pf fir f commerce and la Is labor Isher her bor resigned to 10 of ot time the n national committee and amid Victor 11 II Metcalf was chosen to sue suc succeed cecil him There have hae bee few notable changes ch chIn In tho the seamy Uder lJ III the new lotus lions General Prid 1 C be lie became came carn military a 1 tory of ot time the war de do department d Time The annual war wan much amuck more moore extended tuna than ever eor L w 11 before mid cud were held 1111 on 00 time the civil war var of Hull nun nUll Sept 69 They The were under the time supervision ot or General j Cor Corbin or bum bin who was H later from foll the Iho of the tho lo to the tho Phil Philippines There has Ims 11 been beell progress to toward ward urd a me I greater III m ii navy hav Dur lur During lurIne ing Ine lime year the Virginia Nebraska I Ge Connect Connecticut lout ami Tennessee e have havo been launched successfully a as have Ito the cruisers Charleston end and Milwaukee imd the tIe gun grin gunboats boats Dubuque and anel these th nn ships have hae been bf en lAit lute Into service and nd the Ule facilities for time thu training of ot and enlisted men main ive I v b ken n greatly extend extended ed eel Time The new III secretary of the time navy Paul Morton Is t nn on on the Abject of vi time the enlargement nt if f the time naval and aad plans been |