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A RUSiT YEAR. Review of Many Tblners That Hap pened DuriDg 1893. The Most Important of the ITeavy Bul neti Failures Startling Casualties and Crimes Historic Events at .the Co lumbian Exposition, Etc BUSINESS FAILURES. Feu I First national bank of Utile Rock, Ark. Feb. 20 Farmers bank at Harrisburg, Pa. Feb t3-Gate City national bank at Atlanta, Ja ; fc.0 OJ Jt Mar 13 Kansas Trust & Banking company at Atchison; tfcjO.o-.O Atchison House Fur nishing company, of Boston: H.5J0.UUO. Mar. H Alabama national bank at Mobile. Mar. 25 Commercial national bank, of Nash ville, Tenn.: 5o0.OJ0. Mar. 2J Mechanics' savings bank at Nash ville. Tenn . 5 0 000. Apr. 4 Crocker. Flsk &. Co., milling firm of Minneapolis: 1 1.200.000. Apr. 25 In Sioux City, la.. Union Stock Yards company. tww.OJJ, and Union Loan and Trust company, 8745.0U). May 8 Chemical national bank of Chicago, with branch at Jackson park. U.030.000.... Hu bert H Warner, patent medicine manufacturer at Rochester. N. Y.. foOO.OOO. May II Columbia national bank. In Chicago, fl.tw ',000 Capital national bank at Inaanapo- Ua. H.000,000. (Resumed Juno li.) May 1- Failure of Columbia national bank In Chicago caused failure of banks at Russia viile. Greentown, Oxford. Morristown, Arcadia, Spicelaud, Orleans. Hebron, lirookston, Dun kirk, Geneva. Boswell, Knox, West Lebanon and Greenwood in Indiana; at Kichland. Ed wurdsburv, Lawton, Kockford and Charlevoix In Michigan; Bank of Oregon. Wis.; Hank of Casey. 11L, und liank at Clearmount, O.... big department store of Frank A. Lappen &. Co. end furniture store of Lappen Furniture com- xianvln Milwaukee: S50U.MJJ Whisky Arm of V. H. Thomas Son; 4600,000. May 3 Elmira (N. Y.) national bank. May -4 David C Robinson, of Elmira, N. Y. ; tl.fXJO.UUO. May 20 Charles Foster, of Fostorla. O.. ex eecretary of tte United States treasury; tOOO, oou May 87 Coal firm of Weaver, Getz & Co., of Chicago; 1500,000. June 1 Merchants' national bank In Tacoma; tCuu,(.O....Plankinton batik of Milwaukee; ftl.lOO.CUO. June 6 Washington national (resumed July ), W ushington savings and Citizens" national banks at Spokane Falls. Wash. Juno 12 Dank at Burr Oak. Kan., and Peo ple's guarantee savings bank at Kansas City, Mo. June 13 Nashville (Tenn.) Savings Co., R82,- 676 American national bank at Omaha, w0,- 000 (resumed J&ep. L) June 14 Lake county bank at P-ainesyille, U. ....Citizens' bank at Fairmount Ind. Juno 15 Farmers' and Merchants' bank at Fairmount, Ind City bank at Parsons, Kan... Exchange bank at Weston, O.... First national bank at Kansas City, Kan. June 16 First national bank of Grundy Center. Ia. June, 19 Kanawha Lumber Co. at Boston, for Tbot00... Oil Well Supply Co., of Pitts burgh. Pa.: tl.lU),0L0....Bank failures reported at Chattanooga. Tenn., and at Plainvllle, Kan. Juno SO University bank (resumed July 10) and Citv savings bank at Los Angeles. CaL. June 21 First national. Southern California national (resumed July 10): Broadway (re sumed June 27) ana East side banks, all at Lcs Angeles. Cal.. and at San Diego the Con solidated national bank and the Savings bank .... Citizens' savings bank of Portsmouth, O.; t3l)0.0O. Juno 22 Bank closed at Santa Ansa, San Diego (resumed June 26), Pomona and Ontario, In California, and at Greenville, Mich. June '3 tot ate bank at Minneapolis, Minn., First national bank at San Bernardino, CaL (resumed July 21), People's home savings bank at San Francisco. June 20 Bank of New England at Minneap olis. Minn.. .Bank of New City, Kan. ...Queen City bank at Buffalo. N. Y.; 42,328,754. Juno 27 Second national bank of Aahland, Ky. (resumed July 21) American Exchange bank of Minneapolis, Minn. Juno 28 Union Trust company.of Sioux City, la.: S35O.O00 State bank of Lockhaven. Pa. June 23 Pine county bank at Hinckley, Minn., and branch bank at Sandstone. June 30 Bank of Clear Creek county at Georgetown. CoL; 1233.000. July 1 Exchange bankat Webb City, Mo.... First national at Ouray, CoL (resumed Oct 18.) July 3 American national bank of Leadville, -Col: 1342.UX). July 5 American savings bank at Pueblo, "Ct'l Flndley county bank at Garden City, Kan Nobles county bank at Worthington, Minn. July 8 Bank at Lesueur. Minn Northern national at Big Rapids, Mich. ...Citizens' bank .ot Winneconne. Wis. July 10 Chamberlain Investment company at Denver; J2.362.U8.... Banking house of W. F. Thornton & Son at Shelbyvllle, I1L: loOO.OW. July 11 Kansas City (Mo.) safe deposit and -saving bank; 1,700,000.. ..North Galveston 'icx.) Land & Improvement association; loOu,--000. Julv 12 Bank of Commerce at Springfield, Mo.: "tl76.0oo Bank of Barnett, Kan. Julv 13 Nebraska savings bank at Lincoln: ll'U.OOO. f $u y 14 National bank of Kansas City, Mo.: Si. 000.110 (resumed Oct 4.) Franklin savings bank cf Kansas City Schletsinger syndicate, 'larpe oneratcrs in ore at Ishpeming. Mich.... "W. H. llus"h and N. M. Tabor, lessees of Brown '.Palace hotel In Denver; 650.00. Julv 15 Northern bank at Kansas City, Kan.; tSld.OJO. July 17 People's savings bank (J1.350.noo), Colorado savings and Rocky Mountain dime -and dollar savings bank, at Denver.... Missouri national bank (resumed July 31) of Kansas City: I 700,000. July 18 In Kansas, Citizens' bank of Kansas City, Bank of Richmond. Farmers' and Mer chants' bank of Osawotomle and First national bank (resumed Aug. 15) and People s savings fiank of Fort Scott. ...Three national banks, ho Union (resumed Aug. 19). the Commercial and lh National bank of commerce (resumed Aug. 17), and the Mercantile (resumed Aug. 23). the Capital and the North Denver banks, in Denver. July 19 In Colorado at Dcver State nation al. German national ai People's nation, banks (resumed Aug. 19). July 21 Commercial bankln Milwaukee: 11. 636 850. July 22 In Milwaukee the Milwaukee na tional (resumed Sap. 2) and the South Side ravings bank State national bank at Knox- ville, Tenn.... First national bank at Russelll Kan. July 21 City national bank at Louisville, Ky. .... Citizens' bank at Connersville, Ind. July 25 Wisconsin Fire & Marine com pany's back in Milwaukee.... Bristol Banking & Trust company at Knoxville. Tenn In dianapolis national bank.... Bank of Commerce at Indianapolis. Ind At Louisville. Mer chants' national. Louisville deposit and Fourth national (resumed Auk. 23 banks. July 2.1 German exchange bank at Portage, Wis. July 27 Oregon national bank at Portland ....Farmers' bank at Mount Sterling, Ky.... Bank of Sparta, Wis . .First national and Montana national banks at Helena, Mont.... National Granite state bank at Exeter, N. H. First national at Miudlesboro, Ky.... Traders' bank at Mount Sterling. Ky. July 23 First national bank at Great Falls, Mont Farmers' and Merchants' bank at !ovintrton, Ind.... German-American bank at Pert Washington, Wis.... Seymour's bank at Chippewa Falls, Wis. July 30 -First national bank at Kankakee, III "Dollar savinzs' bank at Youngstown, Q ....Citizens Savings and Loan association at Akron, O Commercial bairk at Eau Claire, Wis ....Savings bankat Baraboo, Wis.... First national at Ashland, Wis. Julv 31 First national bank at Portland. Ore. First national bank at The Dalles, Ore.... Pendleton saving tank. Ore.... Springfield, savings bank. Mo.... Akron savings bank. O. ... Park national bank, Livingston, Mont Aug. 1 In Chicago, following members of board of trade: John Cudahy. E. W. Bailey & Co., Wright & Haughey. A. Helmholtz & Co.. J. G. Stevens & Co.. North American Provi sion company: liabilities amounted to nearly 14 OJ'J.OOO ...Seven Corners bank at St Paul, Minn ...Safety Deposit & Trust company at Jenver, Cot Aug. 2 El Paso (Tex.) national bank. ...First national at Birmingham. Ala.... Savings bank at Anthony, Kan In Chicago, following board of trade firms: D. Eggleston & Son com pany, G. G. Parker & Co., Thcuts Craig; lia bilities exceeded H.00i,0UO. , Aug 4 Equitable Accident Insurance com Jpany of Denver ...The Jam H. Walker big dry goods concern of Chiuago; f2.4uo.oo0.... Jirst national bank at HjJnmond, lud.... Cit izens' national bank at Muncie. Ind ....First national bank at PlattsvUle. Wis.... Exchange bank at Colby. Wis. Auk. 6 Bank of fct James.. Minn State bank at Mapleton. Minn... Exchange national bank at W heeling. W. Vs.... Farmers' and Traders ban at Leon, la. ...Garden Grove (la.) bunk Citizens' bank at David City, la. Auk. 7 BttPk of North Branch. Minn Na tional bank of S.urgis. Mich Greene couzx;y bunh of pringneld. Mo. Aue S-Bank of Wellsbnry, Pa.. ..Madison square bank In New Yori...B comit fcaok at Rice Lake, Wls....T. U. Hotchktss A ' Co of New York stock exchange; 800,000. .. Robert H. Coleman. Lebanon (Pa.) Iron king; 5,0UO,6k Aug. 9 Bank of Colfax. Wash... .Sutton county bank of Sonora. Tex. ...Commercial bank bf Minneapolis, Minn Union national bank cf Nashville, Tenn. Aug. Id American national bank at Nash ville. Tenn. presumed Sep. I) ..Caldwell coun ty exchange bank at Kingston, Mo.... Exchange bank at Polo, Mo. Auz. 12 Prairie city bank at Terre Haute. Ind Josiah Morris & Co., private bankers at Montgomery. Ala.: tl.100.OJO People's bank at Lcwlsburs. Tenn. Aug. 14 citizens national bank at Attica,Ind. Bank of Springileld. Mo People's, Citi zens' and Commercial banks at Pnlaska. Tenn. ....A. It Bfclt Lumber company at South Chi cago. 111. ; frrtJ.ooa Aug. 15 Hartford bank of Phoenix. A. T.... Northern Pitcltic Railway company. Aug. 16 Union national bank at Racine. Wis. ....Banks at Uiver Falls and Ellsworth, Wis. Aug. 17 First national bank at Dubuque, la. (resumed Aug. SJ).... National bank of South Penn at Hyhdman. Pa Bank at Albany. Mo Oliver Iron & Steel company of Pitts burgh. Pa.; 1700,000 ...Standard Wagon com pany at Cincinnati; ?7CO.000. Aug. 22 SmwI W. Clark, lumber dealer of Zanesville. O.; $1,500,000. Aug. 24 Navarro Mill company In San Fran cisco, tl.0JO.O0O Dillon national bank at Helena. Mont Acs 25 Ford county and First national banks at Pax ton. 111. Aug. 28 First national bank of York. Neb George C. Cribb, dealer in agricultural imple ments in Milwaukee; IW00.00J. At:g. 30 Nicaragua Canal Construction com pany of New York. Sep I Equitable Mortgage Co. of Missouri, at New York: fl9,000,UX).. Denver (Col.) sav ings bank; IGTO.Outt Sep. 18 Crippen. Lawrence & Co., Denver lean concern: H.OOO.Ouo. Sep 19 Mast. Uufford & Burwell Carriage company at St Paul; S1.200.00O Oct 6 Merchants' bank of Lockport, N. Y. Oct 18 National bank at Hutchinson, Kan., 1135,000 Nov. 1 James C. Sarery. proprietor of ;!a largest hotel in Iowa, assigned at New York; tl.OU0.000. Nov. 22 American Casualty company In New York; trl.700.UUO Dec. 11 Receivers appointed for agricultural implement establishment of C. Aultman & Co. at Canton, O. ; IH.OjJ.OOO. Dec. 15 Crane Iron company of Ph'Iaticiphia; (700,000. CASUALTIES. Jan. 11 Explosion in coal mine at King, Col, killed 24 men. Jan. 21 Death of 30 persons caused by ex plosion resulting from a railway noUision near Alton. I1L Feb. 9 County farm insane asylum near Dover, N. H., burned. 41 inmates perishing in llames. Mar. 3 Thirty-three persons killed in cyclone in Georgia Seven persons killed by cyclone in Marion, Miss. Mar. 23 Every person In town of Kelly, M.'ss., killed in cyclone; 25 persons also killed in Tunica and Cleveland. Apr. 12 Two persons killed at Rockport, Ind.: 17 others at Robinnville. Miss.: nine at Coudray. eight at Hawkins bank, rive at Lex ington, two at Stanbury and five at Pasre. towns of Missouri, by cyclones and windstorms. Arr. 14 Cyclone striking Thibodeans, La.. killed 15 persons Thirty men reported killed by explosions in Homestead, Terra and High land mines near Deadwood, S. D. Apr. 18 Seven persons killed in cyclone at Boles, Ark.... Nearly 6J persons killed In cy clone in Jasper. Clarke and Jones counties Apr. 20 Nine lives lost in storm on Lake Michigan near Chicago Waterworks crib at Milwuukce washed away by storm, and 14 men perished. Apr. 25 Seventy-five persons reported dead as result of cyclone In Oklahama territory.... Ten persons killed In railroad wreck near Som erset Pa. May 25 Twenty persons killed in cyclono which destroyed town of Ladonia. Mo June 9 Twenty-two clerks killed by the fall ing through of floors in Ford's theater building, in Washington, used by pension and record di vision of the war department June 21 Twenty jersons killed In cyclone in Jefferson county, Kan Srven persons killed by lightning striking a circus tent at Kiver Falls, Wis. Julv 6 Cyclone starting- at Quimby, la., killed 82 persons.... Seven persons drowned by capsizisg of yacht in Gravesend bay near New York. July 10 In fire on world's fair grounds at Chicago 2J men perished.... Man, wife and four children drowned in flood on border of Kansas and CneroUee strip. Aug. 19 Over IjO persons supposed to have perished In hurricane on Atlantic coast Aug. 28 In territlc storm along the Atlantio seaboard principally on and off the coast of South Carolina aud Georgia it was estimated fully 1,500 people perished.... By capsizing of yacht in Lake Cbamplain, six persons of Port Henry, N. Y., drowned. Sep. 29 Micbigamme river breaking through Mansfield iron mine near Crystal Falls, Mich., drowned 28 employes. Oct 2 Nearly 2,000 persons reported killed In terrible storm in portions of the southern states along the gulf. Oct 14 At Magnolia Beach, S. C, cyclone killed 15 persons In storm that swept entire chain of lakes 20 persons perished ...By sink ing of steamer near Dunkirk, N. Y., 18 persons drowned. Oct 20 Near Dattle Creek, Mich., In Grand Trunk yards, 20 people killed In railway collis ion. Oct 31 Wolves killed and ate 20 men near Shensi, Wash. Nov. 7 Steamers Albany and Philadelphia collided on Lake Huron off Point aux Barques drowning 24 seamen. Dec. 15 Fourth span of bridge over the Ohio from Louisville, Kv., to Jeffersonville, Ind., fell, killing 33 workmen Wreck on the New York & Pennsylvania road six miles north of Dunkirk, N. Y., caused eight deaths. CRIMES. Jan. 4 At Bakersville. N. C, In struggle to prevent a lynching 11 of sheriff's posse and 11 of mob were killed. Jan. 10 Jury at Pittsburgh found guilty the 10 Duquesne strikers charged with riot Jan. 14 Being told that be must go to work Thomas Kilday fatally shot his father, mother and sister in Philadelphia. Jan. 20 District Master Workman Hugh Dcmpsey, K. of L., found guilty in Pittsburgh of giving poison at Homestead -with intent to Kill Jan. 25 Charles Burg shot Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Whipple at Butte, Mont, then killed himself. Mar. 22 William Frazler killed his wife, her sister and cut off his baby's leg at Hitcman, la At Laramie. Wyo.. W. J. Hunter shot his wife fatally and then Killed himseif. Mar. aj Choctaw feud resulted in encounter at Antlers, IT.; 10 persons Killed Edward Slerrett, of Auburn, Neb., shot his wife, then killed himself. Apr. 30 Joseph Halsoa killed h!s wife and seven children near St Augustine, Tex., then himself; insanity. May 15 In battle at Dawson, Pa., between Hungarians and officers, nine of the farmer were killed and seven of the latter fatally wounded. May 20 At Marietta, O . Georgo Lankford killed his wife, then himself: domestic trouble. June 14 Near Pleasant Hill. W. Va., Mrs. Philip Kerch killed four of her children, then herself; insanity. July 7 D. 8. Krieder. wife and four children butchered at Condo, N. D., by Albert Baum berger. July 21 In a fight between state troops and outlaws. In Wise county, Va , four soldiers and six outlaws fatal'y wounded.... W. R. Shoe maker, of Metropolis, HL, killed George and Richard Lukens, then himself. July 23 Allen E. Jones, living near Texar kana. Ark., beat out the brains of his wife and tbreo children, then killed himsx.-R ; partial in sanity. July SO Employes of Northwestern Pacific Elevator Co. of Minnesota charged with issuing forged duplicate grain certificates and victim izing 73 New England banks toextent of 1,50J. 0OJ. Aug. 5 William a,nd Ed Conrad, suspected of killing their father last winter, opened tiro on a mob which purposed to lynch them, killing live of the men, in Boone township. Ind. Aug. 11 In battle with cltizensof Clark coun ty, Ala., 13 of the Meachlm gang were killed. Sep. I In fight between deputy marshals and remnants of Starr and Dalton gangs near Ingalls, O. T., seven outlaws and three officers moria'iy wounded Ser 5 Marshall Bosworth, of Smithwyn, S. X..Villed his wife and three children and himself. Sep. 11 Train robbers secured l!50.iM) near SCendallville, Ind. on Lake Shore road. Sep. 15 Robbers secured 75.000 cash from Mineral Raugo passenger train in Michigan, near Boston station. Sep. 19 Eutiro family of Denson Wratten of pix persons found murdered In home near Washington. Ind. Sep. 20 Benton hangineThomas Smith, a ne gro prisoner at Roanoke, Va, mob and soldiery clashed. 11 of former be.ng kiked. Oct 28 Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chica go, killed by Patrick E. Prendergast Nov. 16 At Deadwood, S. U , Joseph Thas killed his wife, twoother persons and himself. Nov. 24 Jesse D. O. Smith killed his divorced wife, another woman, then fatally shot him self, at Kankakee, liL Nov. 25 Clinton Jordan killed his wife, father-in law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and shot himself, near Seymour. Ind. Nov. 28 Mvron A. King killed his wife and himself at Grand Rapids, Mich.; domestio trouble. Dec. 4 O. B. Sawyer, of Palestine Tex., shot him wife and killed himself; business troubles. Dec. 0 Charles Crannels killed his wife and shothimsclf at Greencastle, Ind. Dec. 12 Joseph Sims, of Dover, Tenn., killed his wife and himself; domestio troubles. FIRES. Jan. 10 Fire starting in wool store of Hecht Bros. & Co. in Boston caused loss of 12.001.000. Jan. 23 Wheat elevator at South St Louis destroyed; fl,BO0,O0U Feb. 2 Five weekly newspaper offices in Topeka, Kan. Mar. 10 Flames among business buildings In Boston caused loss of 14.500.00.). Mar. 19 Tremont temple of Boston totally destroyed: fcSOO.OOO. Mar. 21 Planet mill at Litchfield, 111., de stroyed: 700,000. Apr. 7 Lumber company's plant at Ironton, O.. and 30 dwellings; M7,000. May 11 One-hair of Spring Lake. Mich., de stroyed. May 20 Fire destroyed E75 buildings and their property atSjginaw, Mich.; SOoJ.Oud. May 2.-S Sugar reunery at Baltimore, Md.; tl.ouo.0ott Juue 7 Nearly entire business portion of Fargo, N. D.; M.500,000. June 18 In Wisconsin, Virginia and Moun tain Iron destroyed bv forest lires an 1 Mcsaba, Bawabik and Merrill partially destroyed. July 10 Cold-storasro building at world's fair grounds, Chicago; t.VD.OUU July 12 Many notable buildirgs and business houses at Princeton. Ina Main buiidiug of John Morrall & Co.'s packing houso at Ot lumwa, la. ; to 0.000. Aug. 4 Forest tires spread over II farms in Alpena county. Mich, with lmmenso Vss. Aug. 13 Two incendiary tires in Minneapolis destroyed property amounting to tl.5W,oju Aug. 11 C'oatesworth elevator at Uutfalo, N. Y. : 1.500.0.)). Aug. i.'4-At South Chicago, 20 ticres of build ings: eCJOOOJ. Sep. 11 Forest fires in northern Wisconsin destroyed homes and bcionglnes of 50 furnuers. Sep. 15 Forest tires in northern Vt iscousin repilercd huri..T'J xuiiolos- mid did damage to .irtc- i..i.teO ','SSVi Sep. 16 Fire Rtarting In Soarlcf mill de stroyed two-thirds of l'.t.uw:n.. v. Sep. 17 Forest Uf,t. & Wisconsin covered over 20J icliire uj'u-m. Stv. 5'3 I'hree solid blocks of retail stores In EC Isoeph. Ma; l.0U),U0Jl Oct 12 Four blocks of buildings In Sioux City, la.; M.w.OJO. Oct 18 Damage of t3,5'W,000 caused In New York by blaze in wall paper factory and several tenement blocks. Nov. 14 Business rortion of Portland, Ark. Nov. 16 Business portion of Brooklyn, Wis Nov. 17 Entire busiutss portion of Graud Bulge, 1 1L Nov. 18 Western Storage company's build ing at Kansas City: SoWVio.t Nov. 20 Property valued atS8J0,o00 destroyed at Jonesville, Ala. Nov. 21 Business blocks at Springfield, Mass; I2.0C0.0O). Nov. 2J Edson, Moore A Co.. Detroit. Mich., wholesale tirv-goods merchants: t78J,i00. Nov. 21 Two theater. and hotel iu Columbus, O.; l,CO).0 K) Dec. 14 Tie Arcade and several blocks at Buffalo, N.Y.; 750 0t0 Dec 17 Terminal Elevator company's build incsat Buffalo. N. Y.; tl.oOO.GoO. Dec. 20. Business portiou of Waxahachie, Tex. FOREIGN. Jan. 6 M. Charles do Los.ep? and M. Marlus Fontaine make cocfessions in prison implicat ing prominent men in the Panama canal steal. Jan. 12 Robbers tired a temple at Kam Li, China, whieh was tilled with natives, and 1,400 people perished. Jan. 28 Hawaii's government overthrown. Queen Liliuokalani deposed, and provisional government headed by President S. B. Dole, p-litloned the United States to annex the islands. Jan. 31 British parliament c -"lvened. Feb. 9 In Panama caual c:. vjii defendants found guilty of swindling and .n-each of trust, and sentenced as follows: M Ferdinand do Lessens, imprisonment for Lve years, lined 6,000 francs; Charles de I.isseps, five years in prison and a tine of 3,750 francs; M. Marius Fontaine acd M. Cotter each two years and a Hne of 3.7! francs, and M. Kiffel two years and a line r?f O.txK) r runes. F-jti 24 M. Jules Ferry elected president of French senate. Mar. 17 M. Jules Ferry, president of the French senate, died In Paris; aed 51. Mar. 22 Oxford boat crew won by two lengths its twenty-seventh victory over Cambridge on the Thames at London. Mar. -Si M. Challemel Lacour elected presi dent of Freuch seaato Apr. 4 New cabinet formed in France, with M. Dupuy as premier.... Commercial bank of Australia at Melbourne failed: COJ.OOJ.OOO. Apr. 12 The Ensh-li, Scottish and Austral ian charter bank at London failed for fMO.OoO.UM. A'pr. 13 U. S. 11 as lowered from government building at Honolulu, and the protectorate of ficially declared at an end by Commissioner Blount, leaving public affairs in solo control of provisional government Apr. 14 A bloodless coup d'etat effected at Belgrade and King Alexander L, who bad bo fore governed through regents, assumed con trol Report from Zanzibar aunouncod killing of Emin Pan.ha in battlo in eastern Africa. Apr. 20 Jn Mexico rebels captured Guerrero, killing 6J0 federals and Santa Toman ...Aus tralia Joint Stock bank failed for oj,00j,000 at London. Apr. 25 London chartered bank of Austra lia suspends. Apr. iS) National bank of Australia at Mel bourne failed for Jt7.5oO.oOO In battlo be tween government forces and revolutionists near San Luis, Brazil, 80 men wcro killed. May 2 Over 4)0 villages in China Hooded by a rise in River Hoangho and hundreds of per sons reported drowned ....Nineteen thousand employes in jute mills in Dundee, Scotland, went on strike. May 5 Colonial bank of Australasia at Alex andria, Victoria, suspended: 615,000,0.10. . May 8 Position of poet laureate in England, made vacant by Lord Tennyson's death, offered to John Raskin. ...Gen. Manuel Gonziles, ex president of Mexico, died in City of Mexico, aged 73. May 9 Bank of Victoria at Melbourne sus pended: W.OOO.00O. May 15 In Australia Bank of North Queens land and Queensland national bank suspended: 140. 500,000. May 31 Isinglass won great English derby. June 8 Vllle Mario convent at Monklands, near Montreal, burned: $1,000,000. June 23 H. M. S. Victoria, tia?ship of Vice Admiral George C Tryon, K. C 11., commander of the Mediterranean station, was run into and sunk by the Camperdown, drowning :-58 of the officers and crew including the vico admiral. June 24 Goldsbrougn. Mort&Co.. Melbourne (Australia) bankers suspended; i.SOO.oOJ. July 30 Siamese government, to prevent war, accepted all terms of French ultimatum. Aug. 15 Court of arbitration cn subject of dispute between United States and Great Brit ain to rights of seal fishing in llehnng sea de cided in favor of Great Britain on every point of real dispute. Sep. 18 Lord Aberdeen sworn In as governor general of Canada in legislative council cham ber at Quebec. Oct. 7 Bombarding again resumed by-rebels at Rio Janeiro with great loss to hfo and prop erty. Oct 17 Field Marthal Maurice de Mahon, ex-presi'tent of France, died in Paris; agedSJ ....'iho Urano, a rebel vesfiel, sunk by Rio Janeiro forts: many lives lost. Oct 18 Charles F. o-ounod, eminent French composer, died at Paris, axed 75. Oct. 31 Steamer Republic rammed trans port R:o do Janeiro, which was conveying l.HK) troops to Santos, and 500 men went down with transport.... Forty of crew of armed steamer Urano killed by shell from Rio. Nov. 3 King Lobengula reported captured by British troops; 3.0.X) Matabeles killed ia re cent battles , Nov. 4 At Santander, Spain, ship Volo, loaded with dynamite, caught tire and exploded; 1,0 0 persons killed. Nov. 8 During u theatrical performance at Barcelona, Spain, explosion of bomb thrown by anarchists killed- 23 persons. Nov. 13 Floods in southwestern Japan caused 1.557 deaths. Nov. 18 During tcrrlfle storm throughout British islands 2J7 persons were drowned. Nov. 24 Italian cabinet all resigned. Nov. 25 Owing to dissensions over socialism and proposed income tax, French ministry re signed. . Dec. 9 Bomb thrown by anarchist in French chamber of deputies Injured bJ members. INDUSTRIAL. Jan. 29 State troops ord-ared out to quell riot caused by strikers in Brooks locomotive works at Dunkirk, N. Y. Mar. 25 Striku of the 7,000 miners in the Mononeahela (Pa. ) valley ends with victory to employers. Apr. 10 Striko of 12 hours duration ended jcticefully at world's fair grouuds: over 6.00J uuion men inwiveu. Anr. 21 f Snala Fo mechanics nt Topeka, Kaj., which btrw Apr. 8. declared off. the terms making it a complete victory for the company. . Apr. 28 Decision of striking miners in Pitts burgh district to accept last year's wage scale has national effect preventing prospective strike of 30.000 miners in tie United States. May 1 In Ohio. 20,000 misers struck for 5 cent advanco per ton in price June 2 In combats with striking quarrymen, several men were injured between Romeo and Lemon t III. June 3 Because of workmen s demand ror a nlne-bour day some 70 furniture manufacturers tn Cincinnati shut down. July 1 Iron mills at Youngstown. O., shut ting down threw 7,000 men out of work. July CO Closing down of silver mines in Col orado threw 30,000 men out of work. July 20 Alexander Smith tt Son's oarpet mills at Yonkers, N. Y., shutting down threw 6,000 hands out of work.... Thousands of per sons out of work from closing of several larpe factories in Lew is ton. Me., uuiil Worcester, Mass. July 27 Over 1.000 men out of wo'k from closing of Strarge sillf Hills at Paterson, N. J. Jewelry manufacturers in Plainville. North Attleboro. and Atlleboro. Mass., closing shop threw 3.0j0 persons out of work. July 28 Vermillion mines in Minnesota shut ting down threw 2,000 men out of work. July 29 Waltham (Mass.) watch factory closed down. July 31 Amoskeag mills at Manchester, N. IL, closing down threw aOJO men out cf work ....Cleveland (O.) Rolling Mill Co., closing its plate, wire and rod mills and steel woiks threw 3,090 men out of work. Aug- 2 By shutting down of 12 New England mills 6,(K 0 persons thrown out of work. Au.t. 4 Pennsylvania Iron millers instructed superintendents tocmploy hereafter only Amer icans Bromley's worsted goods mill at Phil adelphla closed, throwing out of work 3,0uO per se ns. Aug. 5 In Fall River (Mass.) factories about TOo.OiiO spindles stopped, throwing out of work J.OXt persons. Aug. 11 At New Orleans nernshelm's cigar factory, Maginnls' cotton mills an 1 Fisher's sawmills, employing 2,0 K) hands, closel Au'j. 17 Okfor 6, JO unemployed men in New York smashed doors and windows and took forcible possession of a hall.... Pennsylvania railroud hhops in Altoona, Pa., employing 8,000 men. ordered to work half time. Aus l Thousands of persons thrown out of work by closing of most of the mills of Fall River. Mass. Nov. 16 By shutting down of Iron mines In Gogobiu rango, Mich., 20.000 reduced to starva tion. Nov. 18 Employes of Lehigh Valley road wenton strike. .... Dec. 5 -Lehigh Valley railroad strike de clared off. Dec 9 Gen. Alger induced owners of mines In Michl.-an peninsula to open mines and em ploy starving men. METEOROLOGY. Mar. 10 Several villages flooded by breaking of Immense gorge In Susquehanna river, W llkes barre. Fa. Mar. 13 Thousands of acres inufiated by tho giving way of dams at Howlandsville, Plain well and Otsego, Mich. Arr. II Business and one-half of residence portion of Parker, Mo., destroyed by cyclone City of Akron. Ia., almost entirely wrecked by cvclone, tho storm following Sioux valley south to Wcstlleld with much damage Wil lis, Everest and Powhattan, townscf southern Kansas, laid In ruins by cyclono Apr. 13 Salino, Mich, entirely wiped out by cyclouo Hillsboro, Ind., almost completely blown away by tornado. Apr. 17 Village of Gravelton, Ind., com pletely blown away bv tornado. Air. 21 Cvclone in Vlrcrinla did great dam age at Danvnlo, South Boston, Martinsville, Greensboro and other towns. May 3 Village of Lakeview washed away and J5.000 acres inundated by breaking of west bank of Lowiston reservoir near Huntsville. O.; damage iJ.000.OiA Damaging tornado in Lex- in?tou and Newbury counties, N. O. May 17 Heavy rains caused flood at Erie, Pa., doing about ll.uOJ.OOO worth of damage. Losses ulso froii hich water at Titusville, Oil City, Beaver Fills, New Castle and other Penn sylvania towns. May 23 Terrific, windstorm destroyed tl.000, 00'J worth of property In Lima. O.. and vicin ,ty, and did much damage at Flndlay. Fremont and other places. May 'i'yla central Missouri, cyclone entirely destroyed Ladonia, killing 20 people and much property destroyed at Mobcrly, Sedalia, Brook Held utid other places. May 27 Heavy datnaire from floods due to ex cessive rainfalls done to planters throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana i:cent floods in Louisiana left 10.000 people homeless and hungry in East Carroll, Moore house, West Carroll and Maui son parishes. June 2 Near Cottoa Plant, Ark,, cyclone spread death and destruction... .Great damage to life and property by cyclone in Huntingdon. Falcon. Camden and Trumble. Tenn.... Eldo rado. Ark., destroyed by cyclone. July 0 Cyclone in Iowa, did immense dam age to lifo and properly in Calhoun, Cherokee, Buena Vtata, Ida. Sac and Pocahontas coun ties: loss conservatively placed at t80J,000; 50 lives lo-it In Pomeroy aloca July 27 Great damage to life and property at Pueblo. CoL, by floods.... Heavy fall of snow in Brewster county. Tex. An?. 28 Cyclone swept Kernesville, N d One ot the most terrible storms, both In severity and iu extent, ever reported raged along the whole Atlantic seaboard of the United St ites. Losses in life, property, crops and ves sels were enormous.... Light frost in South Dakota, northwest Iowa and northern Ne braska. Aug. 29 Meteor falling at Deleran, Wis., caused fire destroying 11 buildings.... Nearly entire apple crop destroyed, corn crop swept down and great damago caused to grapes by Sale in western New York and eastern Ohio.... lusiness portion of Baltimore, Md., flooded by storm with great damage. Sep. 14 Intense heat caused 152 prostrations at fair irrounds in Chicago; thermometer stood at 95 degrees. Sep. 19 Village of Crlclersville, Va., almost wiped out by flood ia Robinson river. Oct 2 One of most destructive storms in years in portions of southern states along- the gulf: nearly U,0 lives lost Oct 15 Heavy frost throughout lower Missis sippi valley with great injury to cotton. NECROLOGY. Jan. 10 John E. Kenna, United States sena tor from West Virginia, at Washington: aged 45 Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, In Washington; aged 74 Jan. 17 Rutherford B. Hayes LI D., nine teenth president of the United States, at Fre mont, O. Jan. 23 Associate Justice Lucius Qulntus Clncinnatus Lamar of the United States su preme court, at Macon, Ga.; aged 67 Phil lips Brooks. D. D.. bishop of the Episcopal diicese of Massachusetts, in Boston: aged 58. Jan. 27 James Gillespie Blaine, in Washing ton: aged S3 Ex-Judge James Campbell. postmaster general in President Pierce's cabi net, in Philadelphia: aged 8a Mar. 22 United States Senator Eli Sauls bury from Delaware, at Dover; aged 74 Mar. 24 CoL Elliot F. Shepard, editor of the Mad and Express, in New ork. Apr. 19 Congressman-elect James A. Tawney from Minnesota fatally injured by falling down a flight of stairs in St Paul. June 0 Ea win Booth, famous tragedian, in New York: aged 6Ji Juno -1 Senator Leland Stanford from Cali fornia at Menlo Park: aged 69. June 22 William McCoy, minister to Liberia, at Mora via. June 2J Congressman William Mutchler from Pennsylvania; at Easton. Juue 30 Anthony J. Drexel. Philadelphia banker and philanthropist, at Carlsbad, Ger many. July 5 Moses Kelly, ex-secretary of the treasury at Washington; aged 74. July 7 Samuel Biatohford, associate of the United States supreme court, at Newport, R L: aod7.J. Juiy 13 Congressman Gen. W. H- Enochs of Ohio, in Ironton. July 14 Young-Man - Afraid -of - His - Horses, head chief of Sioux nation of Indians, at New castle, Wyo. Aug. 17 Congressman John Logan Chipman, In Detroit. Mich.; aged 63. Sep. 7 Hamilton Fish, ex-governor of Now York and ex-United States senator, at Garri son's, N. Y. ; aged 83. Oct. 19 Lucy Stone Blackwell. temperance advocate and woman suffragist, at Dorchester, Mass.; a jed 75. Oct 23 Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago, killed at his home; agedCd Nov. 31 Ex-Secretary of Agriculture Gen. Jeremiah McClair Rusk, at Viroqua, Wis.; aged 63. Nov. 24 Ex-Gov. John J. Jacob, of 'West Vir ginia, at Wheeling; aged 64 ...Ex-United States Senator Ma Morgan C Hamilton, at San Diego, Cal ; aged 81. Nov. 25 Charles O'Neill, senior congress man, in Phlladelohia; aged 72 Gen. Thomas Mulcaby, hero of 88 battles in civil war, at Omaha: aged 85. Dec. 1 Gen. William Lilly, congressman at large from Pennsylvania, at Mauch Chunk. leo. 10 Nathan A. Farwell. ex-United States senator, at Rockland, Me.; aged 8i Dec. 11 Ex-Congressman Jeremiah H. Mur phy, from Iowa, in Washington: aged 58.... Ex Gov. Jacob B. Jackson, of West Virginia, at Parkersburg; aged 65. i POLITICAL, SOCIAL. RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. Jan. 2 Donaldson Caffery appointed U. S. senator by Gov. Foster, of Louisiana, to fill un expired term of la:e S.-nator Gitson, deceased. Jan. 9 Presldoutial lectors chosen in No vember cast votes as follows: Cleveland, 278; Harrison. 144: Weaver, 22. Popular vote stood: Cleveland, 5,579,734: Harrison, 5,144,409; Weav er. 1.016 659: Bid well. 288,801. - Jan. IJ First regular session of the twenty fifty annual convention of tte National Ameri can Woman's Suffrage association opened in Washington. . m . Jan. 17 U. S. senators elected as follows: Michigan. Francis B. Stocttbridge (rep.): In diana, David Turpie (denx): Tennessee, W. B. Bate (dem.): New York. Edward Murphy (dem.); Massachusetts, Henry Cabot Lodge (rep); Connecticut. Joseph R Hawley (rep.); Maine. Eugene Hale (rep.): Delaware, George Gray (dem.) .... George T. Welts duly Installed as governor of New Jarsaj , Jan. 13-F. M. CockreH (dem.) elected tj. 8. senator from Missouri. Steven M. White (dem.) from California. Cushmar K. Davis (rep.) from Minnesota, David Turtle (dem.) from Indiana, and Matthew S. Qiy irep.) from Pennsylvania. Jan. 21 William M. Stewart reelected U. S. senator from Nevada, Roger Q. Mills re-Sected from Texas. Messrs. Faulkner and Camden chosen from West Virginia Jan. 25 James Smith chosen U. S. senator from New Jersey John Martin (pop.) elect ed U S. senator bv Kansas legislature. Jan. 27 J. u. Mitchell elected U. S. senator from Wisconsin. Feb. 2 Howell E. Jackson nominated by the president to till vacancy on supreme bench left by L. Q. C. Lamar, deceased. Feb 3 National live stock exchange in an nual session In Omaha. Feb. 4 Hawaiian commissioners state their case to Secretary Foster, expressing desire for annexation. Feb. 6 Judgre Allen elected U. S. senator from Nebraska. Feb. 9 U. S. senate decided not to repeal Sherman silver law Fob. 14 Mr. Cleveland announced for his cabinet the following names: Walter Q. Gresh am (11L), secretary of state: John G. Carlisle (Ky. ). secretary of tho treasury: Daniel S. La mont (N. Y.), secretary of war; Wilson S. Bis sell (N. Y.), postmaster general Judge Wil liam Lindsay succeeded J. G. Carlisle in U. S. senate from Kentucky. Feb, 15 At Topeka, Kan., republican house, barred out by armed populists from hall of rep resentatives, took forcible possession. Militia called out by Gov. Lewellinir Hoke Smith, of Georgia, announced as secretary of the inte rior in Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. Feb. Ill Gov. Le welling, at Topeka, Kan, gave republicans p issession of legislative hall, and withdrew militia and deputy marshals, thus affording temporary settlement of difficul ty until decided by the courts. Feb. 17 American Newspaper Publishers Association in annual session In New York elected James W. Scott, of Chicago, president J Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, chosen as secretary of agrioulture in Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. Feb. 20 William N. Roach (dem.). of Grand Forks, elected U. S. senator from North Dakota. Feb. 22 Hilary A. Herbert of Alabama, chosen as secretary of the navy, and Richard Olney, of Bostou, for attorney general. Feb. 23 A. C. Beckw'th appointed by Gov. Osborne, of Wyoming, as U. S. senator, for next two years. Feb. 24 Mrs. Adlal E. Stevenson elected president of tho Daughters of the Revolution in session in Washington. Feb. 25 Karsas supreme court decided re publican house to be the legal house of repre sentatives of the state. Feb. 28 Gov. Mitchell appointed Samuel Pas coe to act as U. S. senator from Florida. Mar. 4 Vice PreslJont Morton declared the senate adjourned, then Vice President Steven Bon took oath of office; Speaker Crisp also de clared tho house of representatives adjourned. Grover Cleveland inaugurated as twenty fourth president of the United States. ...Lee Mantlo (rep ). of Butte, appointed U. S. sena tor from Montana by Gov. Rickards. Mar. 10 Governor of Wasninsrton appointed Jo.iu B. Allen to succeed himself in U. S. sen ate. Mar. 23 Mr Manderson resigned position of president pro tern, of U. S. senate, and Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, was elected in his place. Apr. 3 James II. Eckels (111.) nominated by president to be comptroller of the currency. Apr. 4 Carter Harrison (dem.) elected mayor of Chicago with 18.0X) plurality. Apr. 0 Dedication ceremonies of the great Mormon temple at Sal t Lake City begun. Apr. 15 Extraordinary session of U. S. sen ate adjourned sine die. Apr. 19 Samuel Pascoe elected U. S. senator from Florida, to succeed himself. Apr. 26 Carl Scliurz elected at New York president of National Civil Service Reform league. May 4 Rev. William Lawrence, of Boston, chosen bishop of Massachusetts to succeed late Phillip Brooks. May 10 National convention of Republican League clubs met at Louisville, Ky ...G. N. Pierce, of Dayton, O., elected president of the Young Men's Christian association in toirtleth international convention at Indianapolis.... President appointed James A. Blount, of Georgia, minister to HawaiL May 15 U. S. supreme court declared Geary Chinese exclusion act constitutional May 19 John A Cockercll, of New York, elected president of press clubs in convention at St PauL May 21 Walter Williams, of Columbia, Ma, elected president of the National Editorial as sociation at Chicago. May IX) E. Nelson Blake, of Massachusetts, elected president of Baptist Home Missionary sooiety. in session at Denver. May 31 in sixty-ninth annual meeting in Sar atoga Springs, N. Y.. Homa Missionary society of the United States elected Gen. O. O. How ard. U. S. A, president... Presbyterian gen eral assembly, in session at Washington, found Charles A. Brings guilty of heresy by vote of 3b3 to 116. June 1 Presbyterian troneral assembly in Washington suspended Charles A. Briggs from the ministry. June 8 Marsden Bellamy, of Wilmington, N. C. elected supreme dictator of the Knights of Honor, in session at Milwaukee.... John A. Lee, of St Louis, elected president of tho Travelers' Protective association, in session at Peoria, I1L June 11 L. C. Storrs, of Michigan, elected president of conference of charities and cor rections, in Chicago June 14 F. C Camprell. of Minneapolis, elected most worshipful graud master of Loyal Orange Lodge of America, in session at Minne apolis. June 15 D. H. Mann, of New York, elected right worthy grand chief of international Su preme Lodge of Good Templars in session at Des Moines Ia.... International Typographical union reelected, at Chicago, W. B. Prescott, of Toronto, president June 10 Gen. Horace Porter, of New York, elected president of Sons of the American Revolution, In session at Chicago. June 20 Gov. Allgeld, of Illinois, pardoned Schwab, Fieldea and Neobo. anarchists sen tenced to Joliet charged with complicity in Hay market massacre of May 4. 1884. June 27 Nelson A. Miles (U. & A.) elected president of Society of the Army of the Poto mac, In session at Boston. June 29 Annual convention of the Epworth league met in Cleveland. June 30 President Cleveland issued procla mation for congress to convene in extraordin ary session on August 7. July 14 Baptist youcg people, at Indianapolis, reelected John U. Chapman, of Chicago presi dent. July 21 Si-nate of national union in session in Detroit Mich., elected H. T. Brian, of Wash ington, president July 22 Ex-Gov. George C Perkln9, of San Francisco, appointed United States senator to succeed the late Leland Stanford. Aurj. 2 Silver convention in Chicago adopted platform declaring against all legislation in demonetizing silver and restricting coinage thereof, also o gainst policy of United Slates being made dependent upon policy of any for eign country. Aug. 7 Both houses of the Fifty-thirS con gross met in extraordinary session in Washing ton; Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, ele ted speaker of the house. Aug. 15 National encampment of Sons of Veterans at Cincinnati. Aug. 17 Supreme council of American Le- Slon of Honor in session in Milwaukee elected . M. Gwinuell, of Newark. N. J., supreme commandor. Aug. 24 International botanical congress, in session in Madison, Wis., elected Prot E. L. Groene, of University of California, president Aug. 28 U. 3. senate decided by vote of 32 to 29 that Mr. Mantle, of Montana, and Mr. Allen, of Washington, were not entitled to seats, and that state governors have no right to fill va cancies whero legislatures acjourn without do ing so House of representatives passed in favor of unconditional repeal of silver purchase clause of Sherman bill by vote of 240 to 110. Sep. 1 Judge Thomas Cooley, of Michigan, elected president of American Bar association. In nessrion at Milwaukee. , Sep. 14 B. F. Jacobs, of Chicago, elected president at international Sunday school con vention at St Louis. Sep. 6 Grand army, ia annual encampment at Indianapolis, elected John G. Adams, of Lynn, Mass., commander In chief, and decided to have '94 encampment at Pittsburgh. Sep 7 In session at Indianapolis ladiqs of Grand Armv of the Republio elected Mrs. Amanda J. VVithrn, of Minnesota, as presi dent Woman's Relief Corps selected Sarah C Mink, of New York, as president.... National enoampment of grand army adjourned. Sep. 9 At noon President Cleveland for the second time became father to a girl baby. Sep. 16 Nearly 100,000 persons made race for land in the Cherokee strip. Sen, 18 Centennial anniversary of the laying of the capitol's corner stone at Washington ob served. Sep. 19 President sent nominations to senate as follows: W. B. Hornblower, of New York, for associate justice of supreme court. James J. Van Alen, of Rhode Island, for ambassador to Italy . Sep 21 Supreme council, 33J degree. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite masons, in 81st an nual session, at Chicago ... Society of the Army of the Cumberland, in annual session in Cleve land, reelected Gen. W. S. Rosecrans as presi dent. Oct 1,1 Tucker bill to repeal federal election law passed in U. S. house of representatives by vote of 209 to 101. Oct 11 Gen. Lucius Faircblld. of Wisconsin, elected commander in chief ot Loyal Legion at annual meeting In Chicago. Oct 13 After continuous session of forty Hours U. S. senate adjourned 1:45 a. m. without voting on bill for unconditional repeal of silver w , r. to m m White, of Cincinnati. president of American uanners wnot" Chicago Monument at Trenton. N honor of Washirgton's victory of 1HS7. unveiled. Oct 20 National Woman' ChrLsti-m Temper ance union reelected Frances E. Wlllard presi dent at Chicago. Oct 30 Three months' campaign in U. S. sen ate for unconditional silver repeal ended by passing ot Voorhees' bill: vote 43 to 32 ..Pres ident nominated Edwin F. UhL. of Michigan, to be assistant secretary of state. Nov. I U. S. house of representatives passed senate silver bill by vote of 193 to 94 and president signed it Nov. 2 At fourth annual convention In Chica go of nonpartisan W. C T. U. Mrs. Ellen J. Phinnev, of Cleveland, elected president Nov. '3 Both houses of congress adjourned sine die President issued proclamation nam ing Thursday. November 30, as day or thanks giving Nov. 7 Election returns gave Palmer (rep.) for secretary of state in New York 35,000 plu rality; Eartleit, for Judge, 89.700. and a -cpub-lican legislature. In Pennsylvania Jackson (rep.) had 12S.0J0 plurality for state treasurer. Republicans gained New Jersey legislature. Greenhalge (rep.) for governor of Massachu setts had 31.000 plurality. In Ohio Gov Mc Kinley reelected by 80.000 plurality In Iowa Jackson (rep.) for governor jraiued by 3..i00 plurality. Democrats carried Maryland. Ken tucky and Virginia, and populists Nebraska. Nov. 27 Knights of Labor in general assera bly at Philadelphia elected J R. Sovereign, of Iowa, master workman, vice T. V. PowUerly. resigned. Dec. 2 J. J. Van .Men declined appointment as ambassador to Italy. Dec. 4 Both houses convened in first session of Fifty-third congress, and president's mes sage read. Dec 13 House passed bill admitting Utah to , statehood with amendment prohibiting polyga my forever. Bee. 14 Farmers' national congress at Sa vannah, Ox, elected D. F. Clayton, of Iowa, a4 j president I Deo 13 House of representatives voted 185 to 61 to admit Arizona as a state. Dec. 17 American federation of Labor in session in Chicago reelected Samuel Goiapers president Dec. 18 Both houses of congress received president's message on the Hawaiian natter. Dec. 19 Virginia legislature elected Gen. Eppa Hunton to U. fi senate for short term and Thomas S. Martin for long- term. SPORTING. Feb 4 John S, Johnson lowered amateur -mile skating record of America at Minneapolis to 15:20 4 5. Mar. 7 Austin Gibbons defeated Mike Daly in tight at New Orleans for purse of t-J ou. Mar. 8 Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Jim Hall at New Orleans, winning purse of Mj.Ojo. Apr. 27 National baseball league opened its session. May 5 Relay bicycle race from Boston to Chicago took 112 hours. May 10 Lookout won Kentucky derby at Louisville in 2:39'i. June 3 Frank Ives, of America, won Inter national billiard match in London. June 2J Cornell's freshman crew defeated Columbia at New London, Conn., making S miles in 10:08. June 24 Boundless captured American Der by in Chicago: time, 2:o& Junt 27 Berry won cowboy race to ChicaSo. begun at Chadron, Nob., making the L040 niilt in 13 days 15 hours 33 minutes. July l Harvard won college baseball cham ionstaip. July 15 Columbian 100-yard sprint for Amer ican championship won by Morris. of California, in Goshen. Ind., in 9 3-5 seconds; gain 1-5 bec ond on world's record. July 22 Frank Waller, of Indiana, broke 25 mile bicycle record, mailing run in 1 hour minutes 10 seconds, at Detroit Aug. 3 At Buffalo, N. Y.. Hulda rode fastest mile on recorS for live-year-olds in 2:o8'i. Aug. 12 L S. Melntjes, of South Africa, won 62-mile international championship at bicycle tournament in cnicago; time z uours v minutes. Sep. 6 A. A Zimmerman, world's bicycle champion, went a mile at Spriugtleld, O.. m i 2:0.-,a-ii Sep. 11 L S. Meln'.Jes. of South Africa, at Springfield, Mass., lowered 5-miie bicycle record to 11 :09 3-5. Sep 13 In bitycle race at Springfield. Mass., Sanger beat Zimmerman, lowering competitive mile to 2: 11 1-5. Sep. 14 Alix trotted mile at Chicago. In 2:06 At Le Mars, la.. Free Coinage lowered three-year-old paring record to 2:ll3i Sep. Hi At Chicatro. Frank Ives defeated John Roberts.Eurlisb champloaia match parae of billiards: score". Ives. 6.O00: Roberts, 5.3 13. Sep. 25 George Dixon, world's feather weight champion, defeated Solly Smith, of California, at Conev Island, N. Y. Sep. 811. C Tyler made new world's bicycla record at Springfield. Mass , going 2 miles, with standing start in 4: 15 3-5. Sep. 3j League baseball season ended. Bos ton winning tho pennant ci. . jonn itoDerts, r.ngiisn cnampion. aer feated Frank Ives in billiard match at Ner York by 1.150 points, himself making 10.0 M. Oct 13 New York sloop Vig:lant defeated fo3th!rd and last time English sloop Valkyrie. In 0-mile race for America's cup: time, 3 hr.. 53 min. 5J ssc. First race run Oct 7; time. 3 hr. 32 min. 20 sec., and second race on Oct 9; time, 3 hr. 2 min. Oct 18 At Nashville, Tenn.. Directum trotted heat in free-for-all in 2:o5. breaking all previous race records. Oct 19 At Nashville, Tenn.. May Marshall made new record for pacing mares, a mile in 2:08L Oct 24 Lena Hill made new two-year-o'.d pacing record at Dallas, Tex., making a mile In 2:13. Nov. 4 Grecnlander at Terre Haute lowered V stallion trottlm? record for 2 miles to 4:32. evelft record at Tndenendence. Ia.. roi.iff a mile in 1 :55 3-5 flying start Nov. 25 Yale beat Harvard 6 to 0 in annual football game at Springfield, Mass... Jake Shaefer beat Frank Ives in 4.000-point 14-inch balkllne billiard game at Chicago; soore, 4,UA to 3,945. WORLD'S FAIR. Apr. 27--Argentina, Holland. Germany, Great Britain, Russia, France. Italy. Spain. Brazil and the United States participated in Colum bian naval review at New York. Apr. 28 Famous Liberty bell arrived at Chi cago from Philadelphia Naval review at New York ended with street parade of marines and blue jackets. May 1 World's Columbian exposition at Chicago opened. President Cleveland starting all the machinery at noon by pressing an elec tric button. May 12 Local directory decided to open fair on Sundays after May 21, admission being 2 . cents. May 15 Women's congress, first of world's fair auxiliary congresses, opened in Art insti tute. May 18 Local directory decided to abrogate contract with congress by which the fair was to have closed on Sunday by returning money and opening the whole exhibition. May 2 World's congress of journalists opened in Art institute. May 30 World's medical congress opened in . Art Institute. June 8 It was decided before Judges Woods, Jenttins and Grasscup of United States circuit court that fair stiould close on Sunday. June 10 Chief Justica Fuller of United States supreme court granted Exposition com pany supersedeas allowing fair to open the fol lowing Sunday. July 4 Largest attendance for any day since oposing recorded 30i9J8 admissions. f July 10 Cold storage building destroyed by f fl 17 rutvHsnna n..rluhlnir In thu AaTnuu .Tnlv 11 Aftpr A nrotrfteteil letr:i.1 flpht frn t ' which the Sunday opening question had been I i carried to the United States supremo court V and the case won for Sunday opening tho na tional commission voted 54 to 6 for Sunday closing principally on account of the small Sun day attendance. July 12 A fac simile of Lelf Erickson's vis ing ship arrived in .'hieago. July 14 Local directory rescinded action of May 16 and ordered gates closed on Sunday after the 16th. July 18 Coroner's Jury investigating cold storage fire held Director of Works Burnham, Fire Marshal Edward W. Murphy, J. U Skin ner and Charles A. McDonald to grand jury for criminal negligence. July 21 Director General Davis, President Higinbotham, (omniissioners St. Clair and Massey and Director C U. Schwab served with notice to appear before Jud-o Stein for contempt of court In violating ' injunction against closing gates in Clingmi.n Injunction. July 30 Gates opened In accordance with or der of council of administration. Aug. 2 For contempt of court in closing irates July 23 Judge Stein fined ofllrtaJs as fol, lows: Lyman J. Gage. tl.OOJ; Charles I Hutcnings. ci.uoo; diaries llenrotin, 11,00.); William D. Kcrfoot, tl.UOO; Andrew McNally, H.OOO: Victor F. Lawson, tlhO; Director Gen eral Davis, C2TjOL Aug 4 Theodore Thomas tendered resigna tion as director of music Aug. 31 Judge Gopgin. overriling Judges HnnnA Anil TIpAnLnn I . . dav opening. Sep. 10 World's parliament of religions opened session in Cblcasro. , ' Sep. 27 World's parliament of religions at i Chicago adjourned. . Oct a Paid admissions on Chicago day 716. Sol. Oct SO Fair came to an official end. Pai4. 'v. attendance recorded at 81,277,21ft paases. ,052,- 188. Nov. 6 World's Columbian commission and. I the lady managers adjourned sine die. i (