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Show I 1 NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1903 I I a The year 1903 wilt bo known as tho rocord year of prosperity In, the Unit- I ed States. Sorao fow crops havo not yielded so largely as they did In former years, but tho prices received wore so much higher that the shortago was moro than made up for. Cotton reached tho highest llguro at which It has been sold slnco tho war. Ueof and leather havo been unprcco-dontedly unprcco-dontedly high. Potroloum and Its products advanced In prlco 25 per cent. Iron and steel were sold at high prices and tho demand was so great that orders could not bo filled within a rcasonablo time, and seaport cities made large purchases abroad bocauso deliveries wore bo much delayed. Tho production of precious metals will probably turn out to bo nearly 7 per cent greater than last year. The rlco crop of Texas, a now Indus-try Indus-try practically, was remarkably largo m Mid sold for high figures. I ' Tremendous discoveries of petrole um on tho Pacific coast enabled that part of tho country to substitute six million dollars' worth of oil for coal, which was previously imported either from Great Britain or Australia. Tho total destruction of tho fruit crop In Great Britain and in southern Uuropo mado an unexpected markot for American green fruits. Moro than 7u per cent of all tho fruits sold In the London markets to-day Is American. Tho average Increase in tho cost of foodstufts to tho consumer In tho United States was 1C per cent. In many cases tho labor unions, by force of organization, though frequently fre-quently not until a long and serious strike had boon engaged In, wero ablo to Increase tho pay of their members, thus greatly enhancing tho purchasing purchas-ing power of tho plain peoplo, which Is Hie basis of all prosperity In tho United States. In nearly all of the largo cities throughout tho country tho population has Increased, and tho price of real estate has done moro than keep paco with the general march of prosperity. Undor tho circumstances, tho country coun-try has every right to look forward to a continuance of prosperity. Our granaries aro groaning with tho products of an auundant harvest. Our savings banks ovcrllow with tho re- j . aorves of tho people. Our scalo of ex- A pendlturo Is tho highest tho world has l ever known. Tho stock market, that unfailing barometor of tho feeling of tho gambling gam-bling element of tho country, has recently re-cently takon a short, sharp rise. Tho area of laud which will bo plowed and seeded this winter and coxt spring will exceed the area tilled lost year. It Is Inevitable that a prosperous harvest brings n greater seed sowing. Tho greatly Increased demand for cattle cat-tle and horses means moro stock. Brooding pastures will bo fuller next year than they wero over beforo. THE YEAR IN REVIEW. Momentous Events That Have Signalized Signal-ized the Past Twelve Months. Tho all-absorbing topic of January, IMS, was tho Venezuelan imbroglio. Tho active events of that affair belong, be-long, of course, to 1902, though as lato as Jan. 22 the German ships bombarded bom-barded tho fort of San Carlos, but on Jan. 8 President Castro rested Venezuela's Ven-ezuela's elilo of tho caso entirely In tho hands of Minister liowen, who set sail for homo Jan. 11. After that tho whole matter was thrashed out in Washington, and tho interost in tho . affair remained keen to tho very close, ! because many thought they saw In tho "T1 warlike action of tho alllos, especially ' Germany, a determination to attack : no. Venezuela so much as Undo Sam's famous Monroo doctrine Tho attempt, If It wero really so intended, complete- I ly fallod, for, though pitted against Bomo of tho most nstuto diplomats of ' Europe, Minister Bowon persistently upheld tho real rights ot tho weaker country andnegotlated terms of settlement set-tlement favo'rablo to Venezuela without with-out calling tho time-honored doctrine Into quostlon or dispute The Great Coal Strike. Tho anthracllo coal strlko belongs ' even more to tho history of 1902 than doos tho Venezuelan affair and tho deliberations de-liberations of tho arbitration commis-! commis-! slon nttractod oven less genoral In- torost than their importanco Justified. ; Tho commission entered Into tho mat ter most thoroughly and systematically. systematical-ly. Tho last witness was not called until Fob. B nnd tho urgumonts of tho opposing counsel consumed tho fol-i fol-i lowing wook. President Gcorgo F. Dssr reprosontcd tho operators and Clarence Darrow tho miners. After a month's deliberations tho commission roportod. Tho minors won u portion of In-croase In-croase In wages and reduction of hours of work domandod beforo the strlko, wero granted a better system of measuring meas-uring tholr work and u practical, If not Ii a formal, recognition of tholr union. ' Tho decision was a victory for the , ' minors eXclally as thoy would will ingly havo accepted tho terras allowod before thoy bognn tho strlko had not tho mlno operators rofused to conccdo, arbitrate or negotiate. In Congress. Tho second session of tho Fifty-sov-enth congress may bo briefly summarized: summar-ized: Provisions wero raado for an Increase In the navy similar to that of former years, a uniform militia bill M was passed, as ww n!.?o a law creating a general staff In command of tho . army. Other Important If not Interesting legislation was effected, but tho "omnibus" "om-nibus" statehood bill was lost. Little-field's Little-field's bill to regulate corporations novcr got to a vot6 In tho sonato, no tariff concessions were grnutod to Imports Im-ports to tho Philippines. An net Hint met with universal approval ap-proval was tho creation of n now department de-partment and tho addition of a new member to tho president's cabinet tho Department of Labor nnd Commerce. Com-merce. As soon ns created, In February, Feb-ruary, the president's prlvato secretary, secre-tary, Georgo 13. Cortelyou, was appointed appoint-ed Its secretary. At tho same time, and as a part of tho new department, i bureau of corporation was established, estab-lished, and James It. Garfield, son of tho lato president, beenmo Its chief. When congress adjourned, or rather expired, March 3, two questions wero. unsettled Cuban reciprocity and tho Panama canal, but as tho treaties concerning con-cerning them required only tho- action of tho senate, President Hoosovolt summoned tho new sonato Into existence exist-ence Immediately to consider tho two measures. Tho reciprocity treaty was ratified, but tho naturo of its provisions pro-visions required action by tho houso, JANUARY 1 First cablegiam, U. S. to Hawaii. 3 Napier Lothian died. Iloston. P Fm-asta died In Spain. 7 Moses Tcnney died. Georgetown. 9 Kx-L.o. U-istlr.gs, Pcnn, died. 1 Duty taken oft" coal. 15 Tillman shot editor, 8. Carolina. lt Cardinal I'arochl died, Rome. IB Coal lncstlBatlon. Mass. 18 M. do Blowltz died, Paris. 18 Abram S. Hewitt died. New York. 18 Mnrcontgrnm, Capo Cod to England. IS Germany sent Sternberg to U. S. 20 Julian Ilalph died, Xcw York. 21 Geimans shelled Venezuelan fort. 22 Canal treaty with Colombia. 23 Col. Lynch guilty, London. 2t Alaskan boundary treaty. 27 Col. Lynch's -sentence commuted. 28 Patrick Dlver died. New York. 29 Cyrus Cobb died, Allston. 30 John D. Long seriously 111. 31 llobson icslgned from navy. 31 Jusscrand, now French ambassador. FEBRUARY I S WNAAMVSAAASAWWWSAVWN 1 Ellsha Morgan died, Springfield. 3 Daniel II. l.oul died, Salem. 3 J150.000 fire, Mlddlebury. Vt, 3 Local option won, Vermont. G Henry L. Dawes died. Plttsllcld. 0 End coal strlko hearings, I'enn. 6 Rear Admiral Wildes died nt sea. 10 Str. Madlana wrecked, Bermuda. H Venezuela blockade, lulsed. 1C Cortclou, Secretary of Commerce. 10 Itcnr Admlrul Boblnson, died. 1'hll. 10 Chas. Theo. Itussell died, Camb. 18 Hcef-trust Injunction. 18 K. J. Fl nn died. New York. 20 Pope Leo"s 2Gth anniversary. 21 Cuban coal station agreement. 26 Dr. 11, J. Catling died. New York. 27 Burdlck murdered in Buffalo. MARCH 1 Gen. W. F. Smith died. Phlla. 1-ffm. Scollnns dltd, Brighton. 2 Extra session, U. S. senate, called. 4 End of 57th congress. 5 U. S. Ecnato In extra session. 10 Arthur Penncll killed. Buffalo. 10 Woman suffrage deftntcd, N. II. 12 Czar decreed icllglous ficedom. 13 Mulno stuck to prohibition. 17 Shamrock III launched, Scotland. 17 Canal tieaty ratified by senate. 19 J300.000 flre at l'epperell. 19 Cuban reciprocity treaty ratified. 19 Kenate adjourned slno die. 21 Coal commission report. 2 Very Ilev. F. W. Farrar died. London. 26 License law lu New Hampshire. 27 N. K. FahbaJ;s died, Chicago. 28 Lowell mills ordered closed. 29 G. F. Swift dltd. Chicago. so It remained Inoperative until tho oxtra session In November. The Panama Canal. Tho Panama canal was tho burning question, nnd nt tho beginning, as at ,tho closo of this year, It seemed a certainty. For years tho agitation In favor of a canal across tho Isthmus of Panama had boon agltatod, and recently recent-ly with Increased interest. Thousands of dollars haa beon spont surveying tno posslblo routes, and It at last seemed assured that tho United States, In conjunction with Great Britain, would undortako tho Nicaragua Nica-ragua routo. Slnco tho collnpso of tho Do Los-sop's Los-sop's Panama schomo a now French company had possession of nnd had dono somo work on tho Panamn cannl. but until It became evident that this country was in oarnost about Nicaragua Nicara-gua the French company rofused to sell out at a roasonnblo prlco. Thon, when competition beetnod likoly, thoy surprised Amorican lawmakors by offering of-fering tholr holdings at loss than halt their forraor figures. Thoy offered to sell their concessions and ovorytbing In sight for 10,000,000, giving until March 4 for accoptanco. Congress hos-ltated, hos-ltated, many favoring tho Nicaragua routo, and when tho tlmo was about to oxplro President Hoosovolt took tho responsibility ot accoptlng tho proposition, proposi-tion, running the risk of defeat In the sonato or In Colombia. In tho meantime mean-time Secrotary Hay and Dr. Herran, tho Colombian chargo d'nffalrs, signed a treaty by which tho United States agreed to pay Colombia a bonus of $10,000,000 and an annual rental of $250,000 for such concessions as tho French company had received. It was tliu ratification of this treaty that brought tho question to tho Issuo In tho sonato, and when congress adjourned ad-journed without action nn oxtra session ses-sion was called. This session ratlflod tho treaty Mnrch 17. Some Passing Sensations. Dcsldes tho affairs of gonornl Importanco Im-portanco already noted, several events of opening months ot tho year Hhould bo mentioned. On Jan. IB J. T. Tillman Till-man shot nnd killed Kdltor N. O. Gonzalez. Gonzalez had nttnckod Tillman Till-man rabidly in his paper and had defeated de-feated his nomination for governor. Tho affair was widely nnd vehemently discussed, but in October Tillman was acquitted, partly becauso tho fatal nt-tack nt-tack was not entirely unjustified, nnd partly because there was evidenco to show that Tillman thought Gonzalez wns armed nnd nhout to at'nck him. Disastrous Floods. Llttlo can bo snld hero of tho disastrous disas-trous floods of tho year. In March the lower Mississippi roso higher than ever bofore, and on tho 20th of that month passed all records. Cities along tho river, especially Memphis, suffered heavily, levees cavo way and milc3 of lowlands wero inundated, causing untold un-told damago and great suffering, cs- 30 Lowell mill'! Idlo. 31 Young Coibett whipped McGovcrn. APRIL j; 1 Roosevelt on western tour. 1 Ellhu n. Hayes died. Lynn. 7 Hear Ad. Belknap died. Key West. 9 Northern Securities merger annulled. 10 C'liap W. H. Mllburn died. California. 11 Hellance launched. Bristol. 17 Shamrock III dismasted abroad. 20 Klshlneff massacre of Jews. 25 W. K. Vanderbllt married, London. 28 China refused ltusslan demands. 28 Irving M. Scott died, 'Filsco. 29 King Ednard visited the Pope. 29 Russia for open door In far east. 29 Stuart llobson died, New York. 30 Paul du Challlu died, ltussla. MAY 1 King Edward welcomed In Paris. 1 Bishop Foster died, Newton. 3 Knlser visited the Pope. t Bishop Hurst died, Washington. B Str. Saginaw Blink; 20 lost. 8 ltussla leoccupled Nlu Chwang. 9 ltussla left Nlu Chwang. 12 It. II. Sloddard died. New York. 14 Corruption Inquiry, Beacon Hill. 16 Sybil Sandprson died, Paris. 24 "Max O'Uell" died. Pails. 25 Emerson's 100th birthday. 26 $.100,000 Are In Laconln. N. II. 27 Machcn arrested, Washington. 28 Shamrock HI sailed for New York. ; JUNE 1 Lowell mllli reopened. 1 Last play at Boston Museum. 3 Forest fires In New England. 6 Itoosevelt's western tll ended. 7 Levee broke at East St. Louis. 8 Ilaln In N. E.; been diy 50 days. 10 King nnd queen killed, Servla. 12 Gen. Alex. McCook died. Ohio. 14 Shamrock III arrived nt New York. 16 Knrugeorgevltch king of Servla. 17 Ilcllanco lost topmast. 18 Geo. Wheaton died, Washington. 18 Africander won tho Suburban. 20 Cardinal Vdughan died, London. 21 MaJ. J. H. Pond died. New Yolk. 23 U. S. squadron at Kiel. 25 Hooker statuo unveiled, Boston. 25 Yale won boat rnces. New London. 26 Cornell won boat laces. Hudson. I JULY I 5 Pope Leo seriously 111. 6 Teachers' convention, Boston. 7 Popo Leo operated on. 7 U. S. squadron, Portsmouth, Eng. poclally to tho poor negroes ot tho South. Tho following month nnd in Juno tho Missouri and Its tributaries wero fioodod, and Topeka, Kansas City, St, Louis and East St. Louis suffered from the rush of waters. Tho cotton mills In tho Cnrollnns and Georgia woro also victims ot tho raging wators and many other cities, notnbly Pater-son, Pater-son, N. J., woro Inundated. Heppncr, Oro., was practically devastated by a cloudburst. Passing of Pope Leo. Lato In Juno camo tho announcement announce-ment ot tho serious Illness of Popo Leo XIII. That ngod pontiff was 93 years of ago on March 2, and on Mnrch 3 cclebiated tho twenty-fifth anniversary an-niversary of his coronation as popo, thus putting an ond to tho long-honored tradition thnt no pontiff would "seo tho days of Poter" 25 years. Popo Leo's predecessor had relgnod 32 years, tho longest in history, and tho old tradition cannot survlvo this second sec-ond breaking ot tho record. On July 5 tho pontiff was regarded as in a critical criti-cal condition, nnd In n fow days his Hfo was doRpalrod of, but though apparently ap-parently frail in body, (ho long years of simple habits had given him a splen-dM splen-dM power ot resistance to disease, and for moro than two weeks ho battled with tho ravages of ploural pnottmonla. On July 20, however, ho died, and on tho following day tho chair of Peter was declared vacant by Cardinal Cam orllngo Oreglla. Tho conclavo to chooso his successor assembled on tho last day ot tno month, and on Aug. 4, after several Indeclslvo ballots, choso Cardinal Sarto, Patriarch of Venlco, V7ko win elected. lie chose the title of Plus X. nnd was crowned Aug. t. Eventful August. August wns nn eventful month On tho 8th Lieutenant (lenornl Nelson A. Miles, long the commanding general of tho nrmy, 'wns retired from nctlvo service. For seven dnys Major General Gen-eral S. 11, M. Young commanded In his Htend, but Aug. in the army stnft law wont Into effect nnd General Young beenmo chief of Btaff. Tho oent of Aug. 12 was moro significant, sig-nificant, for on that day misguided Colombians browed trouble for themselves. them-selves. On thnt day tho Colombian senate rejected the llny-IIerrnu Panamn Pana-mn rnnal treaty, nnd this unexpected nctlon scorned for the time to put tho cannl farthur away than over. Even tho chagrin thnt accompanied the turn of affairs gave place to expec-taw expec-taw y when Sir Thomas Upton armed ar-med with his third challenger for America'? cup Shnmrock 111. The boat had beon launched In March and even beforo tho defender had taken definlto shnpo niws of Its wondcrftii sailing capacity was Unshed across (ho Atlantic, Not a fow nn-tiripnted nn-tiripnted that upon this expedition tho gallant Irishman would bo successful In carrying back tho trophy. Ho wns, however, doomed to n crushing defeat. 10 Popo Leo's hccoiuI operation. 11 .American illlemen won. England. 14 Climes net i evoked, Ireland. 15 Mrs. J. (1. Blaine dlrd. Malno. 17 P. M. Arthur died. Winnipeg. 18 J. McN. Whistler died. London. 20 Popo Leo died. Home. 22 Casslus M. Clay died, Kentucky. 26 Mnses for Pope. Boston, 27 Itellanco picked to defend cup. 29 Magazines exploded. Tcwksbury. 31 Cardinals In conclave, Home. i; AUGUST i 4 Sarto elected Pope; Plus X. 4 Schwab, steel trust, resigned. 5 Stock market nlu nip. 8 Lt. Cen. Miles retlicd. 8 I.t. Gen. Young head of nrmy. 8 Britishers lifted tennis bowl. 8 Bear Admiral Melville retired.- 9 Popo Plus X crowned. 10 Hear Adtnlrnl ltemey retired. 12 Colombia rcjrctrd cannl tieaty. 14 Jeffries knocked out Corbctt. 14 Irish land bill passed. 18 Trouble In Turkey. 19 Dan Patch, mile, 1:69. 20 Gen. Black head of O. A. R. 21 Sam Parks guilty, New York. 22 Humberts guilty, Paris. 22 Itellanco beat Slmmtock, 7m. 3a. 22 Lord Salisbury died. London. 24 Lou Dillon, mile, 2in. Hat. 25 Itellanco bent Shamrock, lm. 19a. 27 Iteported assassination, Beirut. 28 U. S. ships old led to Turkey. 28 Joseph Hawnrth died. Ohio. 28 VIco consul at Beirut alive. 29 Caleb Powers guilty, Kentucky. 29 Hamburg Belle won Futurity. SEPTEMBER j; 1 Revolution In Macedonia. 3 Itellancu won 3d race; kept cup. 4 U. 8. warships at Beirut. 7 Badlum exhlblUd In United Stntes. 7 Bishop Clark of Ithode Island died. 8 Turkish massacres, Macedonia. 11 Major Dclmar, mile. 2:O0tJ. 11 Eustls, Me., swept by flic. 13 J. S. Adams, Sr died, Adams. 14 Bear Admiral Cook retired. 15 Sir Thomas Upton HI, Chicago. 17 Chnmbeilaln Irtdgmd. London. 23 Prlnco Alert, mllo 1:57. 28 Henry D Lloyd died, Illinois. 29 Piesldent refused to temoe Miller. 30 Sir Michael Herbert died abroad. 30 Czar visited Vienna. OCTOBER 5 Balfour named new cabinet. C W. H. Blesell died, Buffalo. 7 Shipyard trust disclosures. S ltussla Btayid in Manchuria. 8 Chinese-American trado treaty. liven tho first trial, which resulted in no raco, so clearly demonstrated tho superiority of tho Itellanco that interest inter-est began to wnno at onco. Tho Ito-llanco Ito-llanco won three straight racc3, but beforo tho last raco tho public in general gen-eral lost all Interest in tho contest. Sir Thomas, It Is said, bellovos tho effort to bo hopeless for many years to como. On Nov. 3 olootlons wero held in thirteen statos, seven of whlcn choso governors. The following governors woro ro-olected: A. 11. Cummings (rep.) of Iowa; J. C. W. Hcckham (dem.) of Kentucky; John L. Rates (rep.) of Massachuotts, and L. F. C. Gnrvln (dem.) of Ithode Islnnd. Edwin Warfiold (dem.) was chosen governor of Maryland; J. K. Yardman (rep.) of Mississippi and Myron T. Horrlck (rop.) was elected governor of Ohio by n plurality of over 100,000 over Tom L. Johnson. Tho other olectlons of national Interest resulted lu tho return of Tammany to power In Greater Now York. Georgo U. McClellan (dom.) received a plurality of C0.000 over former for-mer fusion Mayor Soth Low. Tho en-tiro en-tiro Tammnay ticket was elected, nnd that organization nlso secures a majority ma-jority of tho board of nlderraor.. Republic of Panama. As In sovoral othor Instances In 1903 momentous events conspired to occur on tho samo day, so on Nor. 3 tho provlnco of Panama declared her in-dopondouce in-dopondouce of Colombia. Tho following follow-ing day a provisional govornmont was established, and Colombian officials and troops woro eent to Cartagena. On tho Cth the United Statos rocog- nlzcd the now republic, nnd on tho 10th Franco followed our example. M. liunnu- nrllln wns hurried to Wnsh-Inglon Wnsh-Inglon n. tho minister ot tho now country, empowered to negotiate n now Panama rnnal pact. Soon after Gonornl Heyes of Colombia entered an earnest protest ngaliiHt tho course of tho administration, insisting thnt Undo Sam keep his hands off tho Isthmus. This, utter tho practical brenoh of faith nnd tho vnclllntlon of tho Colombians lu rcgnrd to tho cannl treaty, was too tnrdy, nnd Uncle Sam's navy Is preparing to protect Pnunnui from threatened Invasion. Already nn American licet Is upon tho Pannma coast, and Colombia has reached n point when she confesses a fear of taking any drastic action. A new cannl treaty has been signed, and once again tho cannl seems assured. There may, howcer, bo somo blood shed on tho isthmus before Colombia finally relinquishes re-linquishes her claim to Panama. Russia and Japan. For tho Inst few months tho everlasting ever-lasting refrain has been of "wnr clouds hovering over tho fnr oast." A dozen times It has been reported that Japan and ltussla had reached a point whero war wns Inevitable. Tho causes of tho breach aro vnguo and Indefinite. Ilrlclly, Russia Is nnd always has been 10 Amherst beot Harvard, football. 13 Boston, world 1 asebnll champion. 13 Archhlshop Knno died. Baltimore 14 Fninels A. Ifol'nrt died, Binlntrco. 15 Tillman acquitted, H. Carolina. 15 Slieiman stnttin unveiled. Wash. 16 Bowie Invaded Now Yoik. 19 Creseeim. mlln 1:59L 20 Alaskan loummry Itxed. 20 Congress railed to meet. Nov. 9. 22 Dnn Patch, mllo. l.-riO't:' . 2t Durond British ambassador to U. S. 24 Lou Dillon, mllo, 1:58K. 29 Emma Booth-Tucker killed, Mo. NOVEMBER 1 Flro In Vatican, Rome. 1 Prof. Moniinscii died, Germany. 1 51. 500.000 fire. Coney Island. 2 Irish land net In operation. 3 Tnmmnny won. New Ymli city. 3 Panama proclaimed Independent. 4 U. S. warships ordered to Panama. 6 U. S. recognized Panama government. 7 Wm. L. Elklns died. Philadelphia. 8 Kaiser underwent operntlon. 9 A. F. of L. convention, Boston. 9 Uloting, capital of Colombia. 9 ConRiiss In cxtin session. 10 President's message on Cuba. 10 May Goclet married. 10 Orrln Hleknk died, Cleveland. 12 Street inllay strike, Chicago. 13 A. II. Green murdered, New York. 34 Dartmouth beat Harvard, footbath 14 Princeton beat Ynlo, football. IS Cinnl tuoty with Par.ama. IS A. F. of L, against socialism. 19 IIous passu! Cuban bill. 19 Italian king In London. 25 Chicago street inllway strike settled. 2f Fltzslmmons whipped Ontdlncr. 27 Boy bandits captured. Chicago. 28 Jules Levy died. Chicago. 30 Brooklyn Acad, of Music burned. DECEMBER ; 1 Receivers for Zlon City, 1 Pi of. Bowne. 11. U., heresy charges. 2 Punoma ratified canal treaty. 2 Dr. Cyius Edson died. Now York. 4 W. M. Springer died, Washington. 7 Opening of 58lh congress, 7 Presldint's messago on Panama. 7 Canal treaty sent to senate. 8 Herbert Spencer died, England. 8 U. B. consul assaulted, Turkey. 8 Lnngford whipped Gnns. Boston. 8 Langley's airship failed to fly. 8 Zlon City receivers removed. 10 Rear Admliul ahcrardl died. Conn. 12 J. R. Pioctor died, Washington. 12 Walthour-Monroo won 6-day race. 14 Fleets In war paint, far cast. 14 Dr. Hale, chaplain U. 8. senate. 14 Moro marines landed, Panama. 16 Cuban reclptoclty bill a law. 19 Peru recognized Panama. 19 La Centennial celebrated. N. Orleans. 19 John Kernel) died. Detroit. 19 Attempted assassination Max Nordnu. 30 Iroquois theater, Chicago, burned, 534 dead. nvorso to relinquishing her hold on Manchuria. Instead sho dgslrcs to extend ex-tend it ns far as tho European allies will permit. Japan looks upon Korea In tho samo light and tho Interests of tho two countries conflict. Thero Is no doubt that a rupture botween tho two powers has been and Is danger ously near, hut lt is also certain that overt hostilities, should tkCy como, will holong to tho history of 1904. It would bo Impropor not to mention tho gigantic poBtofuco frauds unearthed un-earthed during tho presont year. It Is not posslblo to so much as outlluo tho many cases brought to light, and horo tho curious leader Is referred to tho comploto report of Mr. llrlstow, mado public Nov. 30. Wireless Telegraphy. Lato last year tho sensation ot tho hour was tho Marconi wireless lues-sago lues-sago ncross tho Atlantic. This year nothing so spectacular has boen dono, but tho young Inventor, as well as many othor scientists, is qulotly working work-ing upon the irobleras of wlrolosa telegraphy, nnc. It la certain bonio progress has beta mado. In tho realm of scientific dlscovorlea tho mysterious metal radium afford-od afford-od n mild Bonsatlon, similar to that which grootcd tho discovery of liquid nlr and tho X-rays In formor years. This mysterious substance, discovered discov-ered b M. and Mmo. Currle of Paris, omits rays of light that ponetrato opaque substances, nnd heat that month after month shows no diminution. diminu-tion. Only small quantities of tho substanco havo boon socured, too llttlo for genoral oxperlmont, but durlns the coming year some startling results kk may bo shown, The Honored Dead. H No review of 11)0.1, even done in H such sketchy outline us haa been nee- H usBtiry. Is comploto without a men- kk (Ion of tho famous men nnd woman H who havo passed from tho busy H scenes of life. Spaco hero nllows for H only n list ot tho most celebrated: H Jan. 5 Sagasta, ox-prumlor of Spain, kk .Inn. 1G Cardinal Pnrrochl. j Jan. 18 Abram S. Hewitt, Now jH Jan. 20 Julian Ralph, author. ' kk Fob. 20 It. J. Catling, Inventor ot iUH the fnmous gun. il March 22 Dean Farrar, British dl- ulH March 27 N. K. Fairbanks, capital- Sl March 29 O. F. Swift, capitalist. gH April 10 W. II. Mllburn, tho "Blind UH Chaplain" ot tho United States senate. M April 11 Ilrlgham Young of the I jH Mormon church. H April 29 Paul du Challlu, explorer. )H April 29 Stuart llobson, actor. M May 12 R. H. Stoddurt, pool. UH May IC Sibyl Sanderson, singer. M May 21 Paul Dlouet ("Max 31 O'ltoll"), author. SjH Juno 11 Tho Servian assassination. S jH Juno 19 Cnnl'ial Vaughn, tho Ro- IjH tnnti Cnttinltp. nrltnatn of Flldlnnd. I B 1 July IC Mrs. J. O. limine. I H July IC P. M. Arthur, labor lender. H July 17 Jas. II. McN. Whistler, M July 20 Popo Leo XIII. i H July 22 General Casslus M. Clay. J H Aug. 'iz Lord Salisbury, ex-prcmlor j H ot Knglnnd. j H Sept. 30 Sir Michael Henry Her- i hcrt, British nmbnssador to tho United fil Statos. ! FH Oct. 13 Archbishop J. J. Knln of St. i KM Louis. wMt Oct. 2S Mrs. ICmma Booth-Tucker, MM Salvation Army, killed In railway MM H Nov. 1 Theodor Mommscn, German H historian. H Nov. 7 Wm. L. Klklm, capitalist. H Nov. 13 Androw II. Green, "Father MM ot Greater Now York," killed by an In- H Rauo negro. MM Dec. S Herbert Sponcor, Enellsh , H philosopher and author. H |