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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1898)
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW. XTotablo Happonlngs at Homo and Abroad During 1897. Your .Marked for DIniihIitw of Vn rloiiH KIiiiIn ii ml .11 any Awful Crimen The Orncco Turk lull War the Chief Kveni Abroad. HANK FAILURES. Jan 2 Stato suvlngH, Whitehall, Mich.... CltlzatiB' nutlonal, Fargo, N. D... .Omaha Nob.) Havings, JSM.OOO. Jan 4 Oertnuiilii ($1,000,000) and Vct Sldo, St. Paul, Minn. ...First City, Nora Springs, la. ...Merchants' nutlonal, Devil's take, N. D. Jan 7 Commercial, Eau Clnlro, Wis.... Dank of Canton, Minn. ...Citizens, Luncs horo, Minn. Jan 8 Hank of North St. Paul, Minn. Jan 0 First nutlonal, Alma. Neb. Jan 12 Hank of Mayvlew, Mo. Jan 13 Seattle (Wash.) savings. Jan 14 Merchants' nutlonal, Ucalu, Fla. Jan 16 Citizens' state, Fullerton, Neb. Jan 1C Hank of Conway, Mo. Jan 18 German national, Louisville. Ky. ....First nutlonal. Newport, Ky... .Minne sota suvltigs, St. Paul. Jan 21 (iurmun suvlngs, Dos Moines, lu., $554,000. Jan 23 Upland (Intl.) bank (voluntary nuspcuslou... .Farmers' and Merchants' bank. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Jan 25 Potlsdum (N. Y.) nutlonal. uloual, Oly inula. Wash. Johnson City, Wash. (InU.) jun 2t First nu Jun 29 Wautuuga bank, momi. Jun 30 Dime snvlngs, Chlcugo. Fob 2 First national, Oukesdolo, (voluntary suspension). ...Moscow national. Feb 4 First national, Grlswold, la. Fob 5 First national, Franklin, O.... Northwestern national, Ureal Fulls, Mont., JtfUU.MW. Feb 8 State suvlngs. Atlanta, Qa. Feb 9 Furmers' und Merchants', Free port, 111. (voluntary suspension). Feb 10 Bunkeis' exchange, Minneapolis, Minn. Fob 13 State trust and savings, Wost Superior, Wis Commercial savings, Leeds, la. ...Merchants' nutlonal, Helena, Mont., $1,000,000. Feb 10 Merchants' national, Jackson ville. Fla.... Stato national, St. Joseph, Mo. Fob 24 Germun-Ainorlcan, Tonawandu, N. Y. (Hcsumed Mnrch 8.) Feb 20 Hunk of Lllhonlu, Qa... .Security Loan and Trust company, Des Moines, la. ....Commercial, Milwaukee, Wis. Fob 27 Mullanphy savings, at. Louis, Mo., $500,000. Mur 8 Lexington savings, Baltimore Mar 12 Hunk of Mulhall, O. T. Mur 22 West Point (Uu.) stute bank. Mar 23 Furmers und Merchunts', Purls, Tex. Mar 24 De Kalb county bank, Maysvllle, Mo. Mar 27 American exchange, Buffalo, N. -v (voluntary suspension). -' t. rfjlnlm unufmru rM.I,n.ri Mil AAA fc . .wmv UMV...on villLUfU 4fUlV,WV. Ja? 27 N. Uarnes, Son & Co., banke 'W0tf' ' lln'nt, I I , I l, I .. I--.. llUklflllilOUII, ilUll.. its, JtfoC '-Hank of Hanking Co. Vij1j Va.n. Ordstrund & Co., bankers, ''teW. -w' Hampshire toll!,a'W Vheeler & Co., bnnkers, Mun itW.. y 3'' 43. Co Ar'?,nJj Apvh, ige bank, Atkinson, Nob. W .."-. nun 'utionai iit a,,es (Ofco.) t iI.ft'.iy-Mh..ers' m. Laconlu. N. 11. jif-.e.,,f.l In win, tlcello. lnd. ...Stato iiiMi rTMu to. Mw nu....rniru nntlon- Lynehburg, Va. ate, cripple Creek, Col. ;,atoni,iss; Jun i ope'w in WW i ltrir?1 naM -First ,:; HSpCOjy 1 fsry, 'oonlo'a rv. 1-P i. Bank of o, Ad Kan. t natJo) k of c atl tnu Mo na 'V 11 Jhk ol t tat Orleans. Neb. nailwrtai, on, Neb. of Jiohmn 'n, Nob. ntsVLUirto. Tlson, Ark. couaty. l'Paa Mich. tateFontiMB, Savings, Tu Tniafc and' , lonul, Erie, tCeysHono nmv 'ouwlvMasojva Nebi niutilonal. YotJi. ga, Ark- Monmouth Spoti. N c lonal, AshevlU, ,. 'leas savings, Mount l e. Minneapolis, Minn, iblu, lnd.. ..First slat inl, Groensburg, lnd. iinnrV 111. inal. Benton Harbor. o, Col. ntroso, Col. an, Tex. Is.1 bank. . Wis. ui.ovlllo. N.C. ird, banker at Man- v Wts....nanks at and English, lnd, Col.) bunu. Holsteln, Neb. e, at Morgantown, !, at El Kono, O.T. Pembina, N. D. !Ct national, und nd Savings Fund 00. Mar 29 Near I'ensacola. Fla., 8, by swumplngof boat.. ..Nemcha county, Kan., C drowned trying to ford creek. Apr 8 Knoxvllle, Tenn.. 17 by (lro. Apr 9 In South Dakota, Iowa und No braska Moods at least 40 lives lost. Apr 14 Near Helena, Ark., family of 7 drowned by capsizing of boat. Apr 21 Benver Creek, Ky., family of b In burning residence May 1 On White Oak creek, Tcnn., 6 by waterspout. , . , May 13 Plnknoy, Tenn., 7 by caving of. mines. , ,,,,, May 27 American Falls, lnd., 0 In rail way wreck. ... Jun 4 Chicago, 0 by explosion on mud scow In river. . . Jun 7 Near Hudson, Wis., C In railway collision. .....-. .. Jun 2C Near Missouri City, Mo 7 by rall- WJunV30-Wcstflelil, la., G by lightning. Jul C Near Hartsvlllc, Tonn., 9 by boiler explosion. ... Jul 7 Hay City, Mich., C by trolley car plunging through open bridge Juf 8 Near Plnevllle, Ky., C in burning homo. Jul 13 Near Uoone, la., 8 tramps In rail way wreck. . . Jul 21 Now Havon, Conn., 7 by explosion In armory of Winchester Repeating Arms company. Jul 28 Near Heno, Nev C Indians In rail way wreck. Aug 9 Near Cairo. III., 10 by explosion of towboat. Aug IS Near Dahlgrcn, III., C by railroad collision. Aug 28 Galloway county, Ky., 7 poisoned by eating stolon molons. Sep 3 Near Olenwood Springs, Col., 12 by explosions In coal mine. Sep 4 Hroad Hippie, lnd., 8 by explosion of natural gas. . . , Sop 7 Cygnet, O., G by explosion of nitro glycerin. Sep 8-Near Emporia, Kan., 12 In railway collision. Sep 9 Near Now Castle, Col., 30 In rall wuy collision. Sep 11 Van IJuren, Ark., 7 In railway wreck. Oct 2 Near Schuyler, Neb., 7 poisoned y strychnine In coffee. Oct C Plnnklnton, S. D 7 In burning dormitory. ,. .. . , Oct 21 Near Garrisons, N. Y 19 by plunging of Now York Central express Into Hudson river. , Oct 30 Near Scranton. Ta., C In mine dls (inter Nov 30 Mnplosvlllo, Ala., 7 drank mix Hire of wood alcohol and whisky. Doc 15 Near Portland, Mo., C in wreck of schooner Susan P. Thurlow. Ycllou Fever. Several cases of yellow fever were re ported from points In Louisiana In the first week of September. On Sop. 8 It had made Its appearance In New Orleans, nlso In Ocean Springs, Miss. In rapid succes sion came reports from Edwards, Miss., and Hlloxl, Miss., und other southern points, until on Nov. 23 the fever wus con sidered ns practically stamped out. It has been estimated that the Gulf states suf fered a llnanclal loss of fully Jfi0.000.000, the chief factor In which account being tho loss In trndo and tralllo on account of the strict quarantine regulations. On Nov. 23 a report Issued by tho surgeon general of tho marlno hospltnl service, giving the re turns up to a recent date, showed thero had then appeared during tho yellow fever epidemic In the south a total of 4.2S9 cases, of which 41C had proved fatal. Of tho total number of cases 1.S47 were reported from Louisiana, 1,025 from Mississippi, 740 from Alabama. 52 from Tennessee, 10 from Texas, 4 from Illinois, 3 from Georgia and 1 each from Florida and Kentucky. Jan 28 Near CHIMES. Wayne, Neb.. C. K. Rash Druineu wire anti is cnuuren: insanity. Feb C Mrs. Robert Cort drowned her 3 children and self. Fob 14 At Lexington, Ky., John W. Marrs. ex-city treasurer, killed C-year-old son, shot daughter and sister nnd commit ted suicide: Insanity. Mar 20 Near Orrlck. Mo.. Bee Rainwater killed his wife, daughter, mother-in-law, stepbrothor and self. Jun 3-At Urbana. O.. soldiers guarding Jail (lred Into mob bont on lynching n col ored prisoner, killing 2. Jul 12 Near Morrlstown, Tenn., Wm, Black shot brother's wife and self: Jeal ousy. Sop C At Toledo. O.. S. R. Ashwell killed wife and fatally shot self. Sep 7-At Victor. Col., Henry II. Tlllotson killed Ella Taylor (sweetheart) and self: Jealousy. Sep 9 At Park City, Utah. James Qulnn killed wife nnd shot sotf : strong drink. Sep 2ft-At Whiteside. Mich.. Victor An derson killed mother ami self.. ..At Sham- f. ma, i-ii., a. w. juuy Kiiieu i;o rn uuseman n, d self: her parents refused consont to tneij" m.wiiiiK. Sep .. ivenr uarrou, m., jonn uoecKtT Ullleil wife, R children rend self. Oct 7 At Flint. Mich., Lester L. nurton killed wife, and self. Oct 11-jAt Leomlrwter, Mass., John V. Boynton Killed wife nnd self. Oct vj-i unnup, t . m., jiemento Hivcra S. jlliv live Fiill.eilt k..i.'- Whoding, Lake vuiii Co., $1,050,000, and Erto Railway Co., $320,- ChcstntKUHt Co., Phir&OO.o II ! tKfjL .Tun-10 III "Erie & Pittsburgh Wheeling & lako W0. . .. , . r ...! r nllla Fob 2 I'ennsyivuiiiu wuu ,'-'"' ." burrh $1,400,000.... Key stone Co. (mukers of ngrlculturul Hiuilemeiita). Sterling, III.. Feb 25 United States Building and Loan assoclatloiV, Louisville. Ky.. $593,000. Mar 11 National Building and Loan ns- .aoclutlon, Miivvamtee. Mar 29-Unltod Press York. $800,000. Anr 7-E. S. Dean ii Co ,0AjV 10 Cooperative Town Co.. Elizabeth- t0i,;rC,nuffrC (Wis., Consplldated ii&ClWttT-Llfo insurance Co., In .dlanapqlls. JI.OW.OOO. nn IVIILV 11 V llllUIll uiu - v.w., u......4- iuIoii mcrelmnts, Sun Francisco, $000,000. May 22-Wllllain Tarr, distiller, Lexlng- tlayy3-lWbu.d Milling Co.. Mankato. jBn'SScM & Shepard. stone con- trTuTtb C&?cZ Building Trust. UAW&UD.nt Life as- ATTeT Co., brokers, .New York. $500,000. hoi. ir-Sovmore Uros.. stock tlV'imchcock & Co.. silk deal rs. New York. $1.000.000., ..I'owier Co., unicago, taw,, Oct 30 wernor Co Nov 17-At Oshkosh. Wis.. Henry Sherry, lumber operator and manufacturer. $1,000,- Dco 18 At Owensboro, Ky., R. Monarch, Ulst Her. 7W.uw. Deo 27 Overman Wheel Co., JFalls, Mass.; $539,000. I killed Mts. Victor Parreln and self. rjet 20 Near Blue ICarth City. Miss.. Geo. Young Kiiltu who, z eniiuren anu seir; in sane over business troubles. Oct 21 At Chicago Jury In Luetgcrt mur der trial failed to agreo. standing 9 to 3 Nov 2 At Worcester. Mass., Edward Hamilton killed Avlfo und daughter and Nov 4 A I Dallas, Tex., Jas. Boswell killed Mrs. Emma Smith, Jaa. Barton anil irOIlHIGFT. Feb. 14 Christians bombard Canca. Greek war ship llres on Turkish vessol conveying troops thither and governor of Crete takes refuge on Russian man-of-war. Feb 19 Dr. Richard Ruiz, a naturalized American citizen, beaten to death by his Jailors In a Cuban cell.. ..Spaniards kill 500 Insurgents in battle on Phlllpplno Islands. Apr 12 Greek troops attack Turks simul taneously from 9 different points, advanc ing fipme illstancp Into Turkish territory. Apr 18 Turltoy declares war against Grecco; Greeks havo captured Turkish po sitions from Nezeros to Kontra. Apr 20 Greeks after desperate battle cap ture and burn Damasl and rcpulso Turks at Rovcnl. Apr 21 Greek troops after a stand at Matl forced to rotrcat from both Larlssa and Tyranavos. May 4 In Pnrls 159 persons perish as re sult of flro In a crowded charity bazar. May 9 Orceco asks the mediation of the powej-s to bring war to a close May 15 Turkey demands cession of Thcs saly and 10,000,000 Indemnity before com plying with demunds of powers for an armistice. ...Special Commissioner Cal houn to Cuba reports that accounts of starvation and misery forwarded by con sular olllccrs had not been exaggerated. Jun 14 Barney Harnnto, South African "diamond king", commits sulcldo by Jump ing from steamer off western coast of Mo rocco. Jun 20 Queen Victoria's diamond Jubi lee celebration opens with a private service In St. George's chapel. Windsor castle, ut tended by queen and members of royal family. Jun 20 Magnificent naval display par ticipated In by all maritime nations with ICG lighting ships In line, closes queen's Jubilee. .Mrs. Margaret O. Ollphant, fu mous novelist, dies In London; aged 70. Aug 8 Cunovas del Castillo, premier of bnaln, nssnsslnated at Santa Agueda, by Mlchele Anglolll. . AuK24-Brltlsh, French and Prussian min isters to Greece agree Greece cannot pay in demnity exceeding 3,000.000. ...India's out posts on Afghan frontier captured by tho Afrldls and 300 Sepoys massacred Sep 14 Ambassadors of powers reach an agreement In pence negotlntlons, provid ing for an International commission to control Greek revenues to meet Indemnity and evacuation or Thessaly. Sep 19 Treaty of peace between Turkey and Greece signed. Oct 2 Sagasta, liberal leader, Intrusted by queen regent of Spain to form new cabinet. Oct C In Philippine Islands 400 Europeans and 0,000 natives perish In typhoon. Oct 8 Spanish cabinet decides on recall of Gen. Weylcr and appointment of Mar shal Blanco us governor-general of Cuba. Oct 22 Correspondence In regard to bi metallic proposals of United States mone tary commission Issued by British foreign olllcc: England rejects all offers to enter lain proposals. Nov 19 Flro In London destroyed 150 warehouses: $10,000,000. Nov 20 Huvnna advices say no American citizen Is now conllned in prison in Cuba ....Royal decree granting autonomy to Cuba and Porto Rico published; Cuban government refuses autonomy, declaring for absolute Independence. Nov 30 Russia adopts gold standard. Dec 6 German soldiers tnko nrmanualnn nt Klao-Chau, Chlnu. Dec 7 lluytl, In the face of Germany's display of force, makes satisfactory ar rangement to settle Indemnity demanded for alleged Imprisonment of German sub ject and salutes German ling.... Cuban In surgents cupture town of Gulsa; SCO Span iards slain in battle. Dec 18-Cubans put to death Col. Rul7, sent to Induce Aranguren, an insurgent leader, to surrender. Dec 22 China grants Russia permission to winter a squudron at Port Arthur. Dec 23 Cuban Insurgents reported, to bo burning cane llelds within 10 miles of llav nnu. Dec 24 Spanish squadron (4 gunboaUand 2 tugs) forced from mouth of Canto river by JnsurgetltB. Dec 27 Raiders from Koordestanu mas sacred S00 Inhabitants of a Persian Chris tian town,near Salmas.. ..Two commissions proposing peace to Insurgents with au tonomy hanged In Plnar del Rio provlnto ....Russlu occupies KIn-Chau, China. association, New Now York, $1,- unirt t.mlnnsv Nov 7 Near Unadllln, Neb.. Ralph Van Horn HlUc.l O-yMtr-old son and self: In Cahltv Nov 9-Near Plnevllle. Ky.. Andrew Vmichn killed wife and self. Nov 10-At Cushlng. la.. L. D. Splckler i.rtU.l x'lfn nnil snlf. Nov IS Near Benton Harbor. Mich., Henry Kammercr killed his father In quar- l-i ........ nmimv ivin t tors, nlsn himself. Nov 2S-At Mason. Mich., Scott Bowdlsh i shot 9-vour-old daughter and killed himself, dl Dec 2-At Milwaukee Albert Krueger m killed wife ana seir. Dec 0-At Kansas City, Mo.. Chas. Den nniin tviiiin drunk Hlint wife nnd self. Dec 27 In Chicago. Mrs, Mary Anderson asphyxiated self and 2 step-chlldrun.i..In St Louis Marcus Nussauar shot Kutlo i-inunnlinck (sweetheart), and killed him self.... At Manchester. Ky.. Wl Burdy. Jas. Phllpot anu hod urogory iciuea in sa loon row. INDUSTRIAL. May 22 Strike of American flint glass workers' union. Inaugurated In Pittsburgh i yra ugo, declared off: had cost union over $l,oou.ouo. Jul 1 Unon failure of Joint wace confer ence ut Youngstown, O.of Amalgamutedijand Association ui jruu uiiu oiuuj wuriicrs u,iiu. manutucturers,. all union mllU closed; 75,000 men rendered Idle. Jul 5 Great wage struggle Inaugurated, by United Mlno Workers of America by u. general strike of coal miners la Pittsburgh. (Pu.) district. Jul it United Mlno Workers-' headquar ters at Columbusv Oi, report 123,000 minora out. Aug 4 Judge Jackson (federal court at Purkersburg, W. Va.). enjoins E. V. Debs and associates tresspassing on property of. Monongah Coke & Coal Co., or inciting Its. employes to strike. Aug IS Preliminary Injunction Issued at Pittsburgh, Pa.,, against marching ot strik ers or Interference with N. Y. & Cleveland cin Caul Co.'s miners mado permanent. Aug 21 Nlue men seriously injured In riot among, strikers at Unity mines near Pltts- Aug' 20 Employers concedo lncreaso ot 25. per cent. In wages to New "York tailors,, and strike declared olf. Aus . l ii ew lorn city, iz.uw eiooji makers utrlko for higher wages. t5eu 4 In 10 weeks of miners' strike,. strilt ers lost In wages $10,500,000. Sep 10 Nineteen dead and 41 wounded was, result of a volley llred by deputy sheriffs, into mob of miners on outskirts ot Latlmetf.. Pa. Sep 11 Interstate convention of miners ui Columbus, O., voted to accept compro mise of C5 cents a ton and declare off th strike. , - , Sep 22 HlierilT ftiarun nnu a uepuues ui intoii nt Wllkesburre. Pa., for murder of miners at Latimer Sep 10. Hep 27 At Uirunisvilie, i-n., men houiiu cd In riot over mining troubles. Nov 30 At Olneyvllle, R. 1.. 25.000 mill operatives received wage advance of 0 per Dec 10 Coal miners' strike In northern Illinois fields doclared off. Aug C Near narbersvllle, Ky Jack Wil liams; had ravaged a deaf muto girl named Vlney Bayo....Near Spring Hill, Ala., Geo. Turner (negro); attempted as sault. Aug 12 Near Chamborlne, N. M., Harold Mosler (aged 15), of Kansas City, Mo.; was visiting with family who had trouble with neighbors over ranch boundaries. Aug 19-Ncar Franklin Park, III., a Chi cago suburb, a tramp for murderous as sault on a woman. Aug 24-At Abbeyvllle, Ala., Frank Smith (colored); hnd threatened to divulge names of white cappers to grand Jury. Sep 15 At Versailles, lnd., Lylo Levi, Bert Andrews, Clifford Gordon, Wm. Jenk ins and Hlney Shuler; charged with bur glary. aep 18 At head of Moreau river, S. D 2 tie thieves. Oct 16 Near Kendall, Ky., Tom Parker (negro); had killed white cap who attacked his home,,.. On Bayou Horatarlu, La., Douglas's Bolto (colored); for running quar antine gauntlet. Oct 10 Near Wllmot, Ark., white man named Cole; murder of constable Oct 28 At Morencl, A. T Juan Madera; murdered two men. Nov i2 At Carrollton, Ala., Bud Beard; assault. Nov 13 At Wllllamsport, N. D 3 Indians; murder Splcer family In February. ...At Osceola, Ark., Henry Phillips (colored); confessed murderer. Nov 20 At Starks, Fla., Hicks Price (no grd); assault. Dec 7 At Gardnervllle, Nev., Adam Uber; murder. Dec 10 Near Wesson, Miss., Chan. Jones (negro); murder Mrs. Brown Smith und her 4 children. Dec 13 At St. Gabriel, La., 2 negroes; charged With murder. Dec 1C At Bankston Ferrv, Miss., Tom Wuller (colored); Implicated in murder of Brown family. Dec 23 At Furmlngton, Wash., Chadwick Marshall and John McDonald; charged with murder. MirrCOKOLOUICAL.. Jan 2 Moorlngsport, Lu., almost demol ished b' cyclone; 4 killed. Jan 19 Earthquake on Klshm Island In Persian gulf killed 2,500 persons. Jan. ?i"rA.1 Virginia, Minn., thermometer stood 51 below. Feb 8 In Ohio, rise of Hocking river causes Hoods that sweep away properly ull along river: 0 drowned. Mar 9 Vicinity of Bedford, lnd., suffers from freshet to extent of $2,000,iiou. Alar 19 In Wisconsin, .Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, streams become raging tor rents; loss of life and property Im mense.... Utlca, Miss., wrecked by torna do; a farmer killed.... Texa: cyckms de stroys houses ut Piano, Denton, Hutch Ins, ltascu und Fort Worth.... Cyclon sweeps over Luke Chailes, Clayton, Horns by, Vldalla and other Louisiana towns; many lives lost. Mar 22 Cyclono at Arlington, Ga, wrecks academy building; 9 killed.... Tornado neau Abbeville and Genoa. Ala., kills 6c... Rock ingham county, N. 11., shuken by earth quake. Mar 23 AU Iowa farms In valleys ofi Floyd, Big Sioux. Little Sioux, Rock, Jim, Vermillion and Ellchorn rivers under- water ....Mankato, .Minn., Hooded; 4 drowiedi Mar 2! Austin, Tex.,wept by cyclwio. Mar 30 Three breaks occur In levt'i that protects MlsaluHlppL delta. ...Chundler O. T., almost totally destroyed by toriiato.45 killed. Apr 2 Near ImHan. Bay, Ark., 5 drowned' while tleelng before rlatng waters of White river, and 5 mor- near Madrid, Mo....Uy. clone In southern part of Cleveland coun ty. Ark.: 1 killed. Anr 11 Total urea under water by Hoods 15.S0O square mllbsi-7',200 square mhos In Mississippi, 4,500 squaw miles in Arktt.T- - -I TrYl (,...r,A mllu. Ill XlUantiMl 1 Uiw. I.. 3M9, i.iw aijuuic limua ,. .7WM I, i(iw 111 Tennessee nnd 450 In Louisiana. Flooded districts contained' 33.500 irms. valued nt. $05,000.000.... PrlnclpalistreoAa of East Grand' Forks, N. D , floodecf'S-foet deep by freshet3 in Jteu river. Ap-ff 28 In West autlirlev O. T.. cloud' burst docs Immense damaga-; 23 drowned.. Jum 10 Cyclono at Jijrtib;. Minn., and vl I olnlty does great uamage; t xiuu. Jun. IS Cyclone destroying farm build lnaa- o.f Illinois institution foe feeble-mind- u . .. . . V l....1.n1IMIt. .1 ed ciruaren ui iuiuuihihiuui. ii JuL4i-Barnum. Minn., partially destroyed by taanaao. Jll -U)wry, .uiiui.. wqjeu ysi oy ov olone: H Kiiieci. Jul -in unipago, iu aio, iianir'n nun W nrosiraieu oy intense- neai. ma nun oases throuEiiout Illinois;, inch 1 1: W.lsconaln, Iowa, Indltsna, Oftib. and Mis souri. ...Much damage ifrinio 13 tornado In wostena Kentucky nnd 30Uth,5n Illinois; several, fatalities. Jul 33-Near San Joscr III., ayclone did much damage; 7 killed. Aug 17 Near Wllmot. S: D., 2 In of .-now. gfeP' EB-At Port ArthUTraml'SVtblne Pass, Tex., huirlcnne results ln"10 dead, many In jured ani $250,000 loss toorops. font 25 Delaware coast' swept by worst storm In IP years: dnmaga, $H0OJj500. Nov X& Destructive tornado, at Boulder aaid'othwr Colorado town3f Dec 3 . loient eai inquauvu iuh jti uainnu, 111 Fob 17 First national congress of moth ers ever hold assembled In Washington, 800 delegates present. ...Mann Page (Va.) elect ed president National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial union, in Washington. Feb 25 Mrs. Adlat Stevenson reelected president-general Daughters of American Revolution, at Washington. Mar 3 Mark llanna (rep., O.) appointed to U. S. senate. Mar 4 Wm. McKInley (O.) and Garret A. Hobart (N. J.) Inaugurated president and vlco president of U. S. beforo Chlei Justice Fuller. Mar 5 Senate confirms cabinet appoint ments: Secretary of state, John Shermun (O.); secretary of treasury, Lyman J. Gage (111.): secretary of war, Russell A. Alger (Mich.); attorney-genernl, Jos. McKenna (Cal.); postmaster-general, Jas. A. Gary (Md.); secretary of navy, Jno. D. Long (Mass.): secretary of interior, Cornelius N. Bliss (N. Y.); secretary of agriculture, Jus. Wilson (Iaj. Mar 15 Fifty-fifth congress convened in extraordlnnry session; T. B. Reed reelected speaker of house of representatives. Mar 31 House of representatives passed (205 to 122) Dlngley tariff bill. Apr 12 President nnmes Senntor Wol cott (Col.), C. J. Palno (Boston) nnd cx Vlco President Stevenson (111.) as commis sioners to International monetary confer ence Apr 20 At Mobile, Ala., 32d International convention. of Y. M. C. A. convenes. Apr 27 Grunt monument Inaugural pa rade witnessed by 2,000,000 people; battle ships of muny nations participate In naval parade, and President McKlniuy sptuks at tomb. Apr 23 William J. Deboc (rep., Ky.) tlcct ed to U. S. senate. May 1 Tennessee Millennial exposition opened at Nashville. Muy 6 U. S, senate refused (43 to 20) to rutliy generul arbitration treaty with Eng land. ...Unlversul postul congitss convenes In Washington, 6d countrle being repre sented. Muy 20 U. S. senate passed (41 to 14) reso lution recognizing Cuban belligerency. Jun 2 International commercial confer ence opened In Philadelphia, Pres. McKIn ley speaking. Jm 10 living Rouso elected presldem of nurserymen, at St. Louis. Jun 15 Universal postal congress ad journed. Jun H American Railway union (E. V. Debs, pres.) changed name of organization to "Social Democrucy of America," und adopted declaration of principles outlining proposed scheme for a cooperatlvo com monwealth Jun 23 Gen. Jno, B, Gordon reelected gen eral commander of United Confederate vet eruns, ut Nashville, Tenn. Jul 7 Tariff bill passes U. S. senate 3S to 28.... Young People's Society of Christina Endeavor convention opens In 11 simul taneous meetings lu Sun Francisco. Jul 1C Truns-Mlsslsslppl congress, ut Snlt Luke City, adopts resolutions favoring Ha waiian unnexutlon, construction of Nic aragua canal, recognition of Cuba und free totnuge of sliver. Jul 19 House of representatives udoupted flbo to 118) conference report on tariff bill. Jul 25 Dlngley turlit bill pusseu uu iu SO) V. S. senute und signed by president.... President's currency reform messago ro Cftlvcd by congress referrrcd to tlnance , committee by senate, recominendutlons adopted In a bill In house, after which both branches adjourn slno die. i Aug 4 League of American Wheelmen meets In Philadelphia. Asug 2J National encampment G. A. R. opons at Buffalo, N. Y.; addressed by Pres. M'oKlnley on 24th; J. P. S-. .obln (Pa. elected commander In chief on 26th. at 14 Reslgnutlon of Justice Stephen Jl Field (U. S. supreme court) to tuke effect Deo: 1 accepted. Goto 15 Evangeline Clsneros, whj escaped fromi a Cuban prison, signs declaration In New York or Intention to become an Amer ican oltlzen. ' Oct'29 Nutionnl Women's Christian Tem pernnoe union in twenty-fourth unnuu, con vention at Buffalo, N. Y. Oct' 30 Tennessee Centennial exposition. :at Nashville closed; total uttendunce since ;openlng, 1.750.000. i Nov lUnlon Pacllle roud sold by gov ernment to reorgunlzation committee at lOmahay for $53,905,748. Nov 2 Itobt. A. Van Wyck (dem.) elected mayor rof. Greater New York; Roger Wol cott (repy). governor of Massachusetts, a ro- puonenn -legislature in iew jersey; inunio Ulna. Il.lnltn.il ..na. nl .. n .wl - E I. - 1 n..n , In ut of,, 13. Judges In Kansas; fusion ticket wins. nnNubrasKO lveniuei ickhi-iuio ' 'dampcrauc; uu ouum ..- .-. 'elect &..OUL oi J"u6l; Dflc. -i'-rGov. Griggs (N. J.) accented ap htmeat. to be uttorney-general In Pres. "I'g'AmEK Federa.lor o. La. or In nth anuual convention, at iNnsnvnio. Menu. ..:- .-, - brokers. e deal-Cycle publishers, Chicago, Chlcopco FIRES. Jan 20 In Philadelphia, several business blocks, llames starting In the Hanscom Bros.' big grocery: $2.500,000... .In Chicago, Williams' block: $530,000. lroi 2 In Harrlsburg, Pa., state capl- l0Mnr ifrTst. Louis. Ely. WnlUor & Co.'s wholesale dry goods houso; ji.wooo. Anr 8 In business section of Knoxvlllo, Tenn.. 6 lives lost: $1,200,000 Apr 15 In New Orleans, Morosquo build ing: JBOWXH). XT, ,. j. n Anr -i in wewiiuii nunoi , ?: j. .y. Co.'s pier: $2,000.000.... In vicinity of I.YNC MINGS. Jan 20-At Amite City. La., Gus Williams. John Johnson nnd Archie Joiner; murder of Cotton family, B,'"6"1,"0.!;3- , , ,. irei, 4-Near Rocklleld. Ky Robert Mor ton (colored): for writing Insulting letters to a popular white woman. Feb 17-Ncar Webb City, Miss., 2 negroes; Incendlnrlsm. , , Mar G-At Rock Springs. Ky., 3 negroes shot and whipped by wnite caps. Mur ir At JUliette. r III,, o iiiiKiuus iiiiu CASUAL.TI12S. Jan 15-Dallas. Tex., 15 children by flro. Jon 21Near tiuogne. L. l 9 In wreck at -rea. jan .inrrv n. a. 25 children severely in in red by collapse of school building. Jan 31-lloboken, N. J mother and C children by lire Feb 24 Lake Tremont Preston. 8. D 5 by gas -- . UatVlfl tl HflUT IR. '1 eilll.a I aniTnfnii(iii....Liii.i imuii i -' w liv cars on grado crossing. yMar 4-Boston. 6 In explosion In """. '.. 1 I... oiinnn ni' L'lm. 8 Mar 17-S earner ' do Stuzalro sunk off .CarSlina coast, only 4 out of BO on board kaVrn22imnry8 countt Ala., 8 drowned In (freahet.- ' n.. r,'" J mi. n.na, na UranisnurK, nn., iii 'Ji"" . ., May 2 In Pittsburgh. Pu.. several big business buildings: ji.oon.ooo. May 0 At New York. Merchants' Refrig erating Co.'s cola storage wureuousu; ijw,- May 20 In Hobokon, N. J., 150 homes; ,CJun 3-In Alexandria, Va Bryan's fer tuiziiiK mill: $500,000. Jim 15-On Ellis Island. In N. Y. harbor. immigrant , bu Winm; !"."' ,.,. ,. Jjj1 Uo"-ruuiiu m vji MMbM v-w, o l,,5!r,27-Yonkers. N. Y., 2 large fac- t0Auc 15 lii Baltimore. Tunis Lumber Co.'s saw andl'lanlngmllls: $000,000. Sen 10 Great Dismal swamp of Virginia nnd North Carollnn. covering 400 sq. in., on v. -!, nnil to end. Sen 29 In Washington, power house of Central Traction Co.: $1,000,000. "JI'.V'V , llAtnlt Moh muirn linllsn nnr (ICt ll-lll l"llU. ,. .... W,.. ..W..UV M,... 2 business buildings: $500,000 Oct 27 In St. Louis, building containing Wabash railway olllces; $500,000. Dot i 12-1 n Philadelphia, wholesale and rotall salesrooms of carpet manufacturing rtrm of John & Jas. Dobson. Dec 23 In Cleveland, block In business ceDecr25I0n0c'hlcago( Coliseum building; 1500,000. murdered John Barlleld and John R. Tur-. Apr 21 Near O'Neill, Neb., Frank Colo; alleged horse thief. Apr 30-At Sunnyslde, Tex., 4 negroes; murder, rano and Incendlnrlsm. May 12-At Jeff. Ala.. Nellie Smith and Mimdv Whlto (negresses); had poisoned Tr1!i f n n V May 13-At Jeff, Ala.. Jim Nance (negro); Implicated In poisoning of Kelly family. Muy 14-Near Rosebud. Tex., 3 negroes; assaulted white girl. , .. ... May 19-Near Mountain Grove, Mo., yhlte caps shot John Mitchell and Jack Coff- mjun' 4-At Urbana. O.. Chas. Mitchell (neEro): 2 lives lost. 10 citizens wounded In riot preceding lynching. Jun 9 At Princess Anne, Md., Wm. An drews (colored); hnd Just been legally sen tenced to death for assuult. Jim 25-At Key West, Fla., white man killed during; attempt of negroes to prevent -Au. hT.i nAiiited a whlto woman ai t.'1.. i,. ...wi i.ai. imhv to death. UTul ll-A 'Columlnrs; Ga.. Dr. W. L. Ryder; had murdered young woman who h,lliCNcorhJaik8on' Ilole. Wyo John D. Sargent: for abuse which resuUed I In wife's death.... At Plttsuoro. auss., Jim S Juf n-Nea? LItu'o'Ro'ck. Ark., white men named Crownovor and Beach; horse steal, ng. rin 1S Tornado nt Point L- MhcH". La.. wrcelMtf buildings and tuolf liUj"....Earth Hake at Lebanon. 111. M3CllUI.ua A. Jan. (V Minister Wllllsr.at. Moaolulu. B'ob 1-fr Gun. Jos. O. Sha4by, nar Adrian, Mo....Ex-Congressmnn John Randolph Tucker, l. u.. i-''-'. u.. xt' uesiiasioii, va.; aged' Tt. Feb 15 Wm. P. St. John, at New York; Feb 17 Rear AdmlrrJi IEdiswnd R. CalU hnim trotlred). at WasMngtan: aced 75 Gen. Alf. Plensanton, at WhsfcL-'agton: ugeJii 73'. Fob 22 Hlondln (Jean Francois GraveleJ,' famous rope walker, p.tilionflaji: nged 73. Tnr 8 Mrs. Henry Ward: needier, rt Stamford. Conn.; ageil.RS Mar 2S Win T. Adams- (Oolver Op- tlcK at Boston, aged 75....iirs. Margarrt J Pieston, well-known w.nitvr of southejn war noetn. at HaltlmoRQ. Apr 10-Ex-U. S. Senator 2anlel W. Voi b.ees, at Washington; agud 78. Apr IS Congressman Sth L. MtlU'&en (Me.), at Washington. Apr 22 Congressman Wm. Srp"le Uol man (lnd ). at Wahlntas: aged 73. ?,Iuy 4 Aumirun mwuu treiueui, ut Washington. , May 20 U. S. Senator Jos. A. Ennit. at Rrecnvllle. S. G:...Gnu. Horatio Kiivir. at Washington: aged 07. Jul S-U. S. &snaton Tsham G. Lftirrls (Tenn.). at Washington; aged 79. ...Ex Congressman Wm. Slocum Groesbeck. near Clnclnna'ti: agodiSl. Jul 2" Ex-U. S. Senator Jns. R. IPoollt tlo at Edgewood, near Providence, R. I.; aB??,"ian. S. Senator Jnmes Z. Ueorge, nt Mlsslsslifll City. Miss.; aged 7)i....Con- SrcSBmnn Ashley 13. Wright, at NMrth Ad- ct-ain'eufDow. prohlblWon.st.rit) Portland. Me.: ac;ed 96.. ..U. S; Senatw Samuel i. R. McMillan. In St. Pad. Minn: afV!.71i'7rhnrles A. Dana, editor of New Vnrk Sun. at Gloncove, L. I.: ag:d78....S& ii s Senator Algernon S. haddock, at Beatrice. Nob. : ngf a i.t. net i ueu. ." prlzo fight at Corbctt won $15,000 In Hth e- und Pullman, head of Palaco Car company, at Chicago; agd CO. Oc : St-llenfy Goorgo. candate for may or of Greater New York ami slngle-tnx ad- VNoaveix-cbngressman John M. Itng .. vn.i. uromlnent colored m&n. In cViSsancy-McKlnley present's m&hoerf $&rolf iohn Button (Pa.). In Philadelphia. 1'OIiITlOAIi ASD SOCIAL. Feb2 Vcnezudaarbltrntlon treaty signed In Washington; COimiH". i vuhiioi ji Chief Jus ce Fuller nnd Justice Brewer fur Collins afor Great Britain, these to selwt a nFebms-Nebrfu9ka legislature defeated bill for woman suffrage amendment toconstl- UFoblC-Woman suffrngo amendment lost In Nevada legislature 15 to o. Dec iiiJoseph McKenna (Cal.) nominat ed, to bo associate jusuuu ui - a. au. .... CCDoc,l22.-ReclprocIty negotiations between ftJu "3,'ajod Germany suspended. SPURTING. Fieb "r-Nllsson, of Minneapolis, become rofcsslonal skating champion and J. K. cCuUoch. of Winnipeg, amuteur. at aion- 1 Mar UZ-FItzslmmons In Carson City. Nev.. with world' championship and Anr "21-Eugene Taylor, linotype operator at Denver. Col., set 101.SO0 ems In 8 hrs. aiay '5-R. K. Beach swam (Indoors) 100 yds, lii. 1:07 1-5 at Chicago. May. 14 Cunard line steamer Lucanla went Iboui New York to Queenstowu In S das II hrs. 54 mln. Jul 2,-McReynolds and Carruthers (tan dem bJjjycle pair) lowered world's records: 1-3-m., 0-IU4-5; .i-m., 0:55 3-5; 2-3-m., 1:17 2-5. at Colorado Springs. i.ii u m. Alexander lowered world's 20- m. bicAiele road race record to 41:53, at Stain- fJHi'Wli H. Ten Eyck iAmcrlcan ors munL won llnals In gieat diamond scull laces at Henley. Eng. Au3-John Flanugan threw lC-lb ham- mArn-i'4-P.alpli Gregory aud Ben Kelley rone tandJjn tunpaced) 'A ua. In ii.fc.Mu at tfcran- t0Aui'aV-8tar Pointer paced 1 in. In Irf4. at fead7l lie. Mass.... A. L. Hachenberser ro-.b itu . m. on bicycle (unpaced) In 5 hrs. IS mv,V.a,iwi,it.'r9. oua, London track, rode 19ki iHGeo':& w:"ciarU dived Into Chicago rwe? lom hnlght of 165 f t. Sep IS Michael rode 25 m., at Boston, In Seu "7 J W. Stocks broke all world's rec ords from C to 33 m.. going latter distance In vi'"4 2-5. In London. ...A. E, Jackson, of Chatham. Ont... ami unas. itoueris, or to ! ril. m,n 200 m. lu 13 hrs. 25 mln. a....'!i a. E. Walters lowered every rtc- od from 31 to G4 in., going 34 in. In 1:05:10 1-5. ;S5a 01 m. In 2:97:04 4-5. , 3 NaUjonal league uaseuau season with Ube clubs standing lu the fol poslMjns: Boston, .70 Baltimore. C92' New XQ-VK. .u-i. v-iiieiimun, .i; v-icvc- k. AJ.. UUIljr 11, .IU. 447: Philadelphia. outs, .221. md Robert J. In. nm naced 1 m. at Glen Falls, w. y., in -j;us. -": . ts-. m OCt U- and Oct land, .o-i: wimiibiui ' i.i.stiuri:h. .45i: Chicago, . .417; Louisville. .400; St. L M,'. inhn it. Gentry i I 4 -Pan McLood won world's wrest- RwSlJ UnK chimp lonshipirom-Mfarmnr-- uuriia. sr.'J;, I Oct S-Eddlo McDuttle rode 2 m. in 3:21. aWyl w S,'l PNox 12,-Chas. M. Murphy rode 1 m. ln I' 1:00 ;-&. at Mew ior.....inv." ( , , n-&5?inntiSI,SSSmo fast mall made G A A i n;"iT mln . from Cheyenne to Omaha. ' "doc ISoBBon won C-uas. billiard ma ten fa i nSw York, defeating Ives In last game byrtJj, - UP)Llt?i r -M Mlllor. nf ChlCRCO. Won 0-J da blcycle'raco In New York, making 2.013$ aa. W uuckley became champion QUfttUf outer of world, having oaten 2 a day for 3&$ coDwn-"KW" McCoy whipped Dan Cree don in light for world's middle-weight champlonsn dp at Now York. Doc 22-Wulter C. Sanger mado V4 m. at Milwaukee In I mln. flat. , fllli... Tii?rnnU MoDan els lumnod oa i, I tkates 21 ft. 7 In., at Minneapolis.