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J' ' &l'!WBgM tWii'iia jfc.ATia tH--.,tf1i-t.IUi a, a r If - iu k YEAR'S HISTORY. "Now. MtllUifw and Jurgaa, Vandellar, solemnly, "please pay tna strictest attention to what passes, for tou may hart to rspes-t It upon oath. Then, bending- over lbs corpse, ha continued: "They are here. now. Fir Michael. Chronological RcCOT(J Of Twelve tin. you wisn jurgan 10 givw yuu imi iron box from the cabinet there?" MOfltuS. The dead man's Jaws worked m- vulslvely, and from his Hps. apparently, Mma the monosvlblble. "Yes. -JursaH.-Vandellariv.mmanded.-do PITT I T?K( OKI) Ut lU'J.). as Sir Michael desires." Jurpm rose anil handed the bcx to i the Iioetor. who iiaeel It In Mr I t T TELL toil Marx, that what tou auk is impossible! My banking account is already overdrawn. you hold a bill of sale over this furni ture and my horses and cartages, and I haven't a penny in the whole world but thia handful of loose silver and you don't want that, I suppose?" -Well, tbeventeen-and thixpenth wouldn't go far to pay off theventeen hundred pounds, would it? Ask your thelf, Mr. Vandellar," and Moses Marx emiled affably, rubbing his fat yellow hands one over the other as comforta bly as though he were Dr. Vandellar's greatest friend, Instead of his most im placable creditor. The Doctor frowned inquiringly. "Seventeen hundred pounds?" he ried. Incredulously. "What are you talking about ? The bill you discounted was drawn for fifteen hundred only." "Yeth, I know," returned Mr. Marx, calmly; "but the other two hundred s extra Interest for cashing a forgery!" -Forgery!" exclaimed Dr. Vandellar, In well-assumed Indignation and sur prise. -That's an ugly word, Marx!" and his long, wiry hands twitched ner vously, making Sir. Marx think how painful they would prove If dug vin dictively into his fat throat -I know It's an ugly word. Doctor; but H Isn't so ugly as the crime itself. What's the use of beating alMiut the buah? I knew that the names ou the back of your bill were forgeries when I discounted It" "You Infernal old -: V. But why did you. the snrewt t. most close- fiated money lender In London, discount a bill you knew to be forged 7" "For the thluiple reason, my friend, that I knew you'd have to take it up when It fell due." "Then you've made a mistake; 1 can t. The bill's overdue now!" Xh, another day or two don't mat ter to me," said Marx, airily. "But don't you see," explained the Doctor, Impatiently, "don't you see that Vm broke smashed altogether?" "It can't be so bad as that? No. no. Now, Vandellar. my boy, you're joglnk; " now, ain't you?" "No," answered Vandellar, grimly. " "1 never was more serious in my life." ' "Then. If that's the case." stormed "Mr. Marx, his amiability suddenly van ishing, "you'll have to meet this bill to- morrow or go to prison!" "Very well," said the Doctor, who " grew calm as his creditor became ex cited. "If thut's your decision, you may as well send for the police at once." Now. Mr. Marx knew that to send Dr. Vandellar to prison would be to Irretrievably lose his money, which he did not wish to do; so he instantly calmed down. "Look here, Vandellar," ald he, "can't we come to some ar rangement? You've got a lot of paying patients In the bouse can't you squeeze some of them for a hundred or two?" "I've pumped their purses dry, I'm afraid," returned Vandellar, sadly. "Those gold shares you recommended to me have swallowed up every penny lately. To be sure, there's old Sir Michael Trefusis; he's been with me some years now and I've got consider able influence over him. He isn t like ly to last much longer, and he shouldn't be very fond of his nephew, if my words have had any effect. If I could get him to leave me something hand some under his will, would you wait until his death?" "Oh, certainly, with pleasure. But I shall have to see the will, my boy and I shall want to be sure it ain't a for gery, just as a matter of business, you know!" ,Dr. Vandellar flushed at the allu Mion. "I sharr't put myself doubly in your power, Marx," he said. "Will you call to-morrow? anil I will tell you how I get on to-night If possible, I'll get the matter settled before morning." "I'll call at 10," agreed Mr. Marx, radiant at the prospect of recovering fats money. "Then, till morning, an re voir," said Vandellar, showing his visitor from the room. "Xo doubt I shall be ready for you." Dr. Otho Vandellar, fashionable phy sician, medical specialist and daring speculator, was in a tight fix, but he meant to get out of it. There was only one way that which be had Indicated. Old, paralytic Sir Michael, at present under his tender care, must be coerced Into making a will in his favor. That done, the old soldier's death would be merely a matter of time and, perhaps, opportunity. Being a man of action, the Doctor rose from his reverie and left his study with the Intention of visiting his wealthy patient. As he ascended the stairs be heard the street door close with a bang. Meeting his housekeeper, Mrs. Malllnger, on the landing, Van dellar asked who had Just gone out. "Young Mr. Harold Trefusis, Sir Mk-huel's nephew." the woman replied. -He bad a private Interwlew with hh rarte, sir, and left the room In an aw rul hurry." Left the room la a hurry! Shut the door after him with ft bang! That med to Imply anything but a pleas ant Interview between ancle and nephew, and Vaadellar augured well for himself under the circumstances. "Mr. Ifalllnfer," be said, curtly, -git ICtcfcaeCs state la precarious, and mtu k la Moer my care I will not aml3ttaoTta. Be mart not be np- Mr. Trefusis Is not to be admitted future." In another moment Dr. Vandellar en tered Sir Michael's room. He would see how his patient was, and then, by persuasion or force, make him execute a short will bequeathing something handsome "to his dear friend and at tentive physician, Otho Vandellar, M. D.," etc. He advanced to the bedside and called Sir Michael by name. There was no answer. Asleep," muttered Vandellar. "Sor ry to disturb the old fellow, but it can't be helped." So saying, he lit the lamp, for the wintry afternoon light was failing fast, and, approaching the bed, placed his fingers ou the silent occupant's wrist. He drew back with a start. General Sir Michael Trefusis, K. C. B., was dead. Dr. Vandellar stood for a moment staring blankly at the corpse. Death had stepped in to thwart bis plans and absolute ruin must follow. Must follow? Surely something could be done? Something must be done! The Doctor locked the chamber door and sat down in a chair by the side of the dead man. For a minute or two he could not compel his thoughts to definite form: but slowly, under the in fluence of his indomitable will, they took shae. Sir Michael was dead so forcing him to sign a will iu his favor was out of the question. But what of the iron box of bonds-to-bearer, and precious Jewels brought from India, which the General insisted upon keeping In the cabinet by his bedside? The contents of that box were worth 10.fw0 or more. and were Immediately realizable. The box was still In the cabinet the Doc- tor saw, and the key was hanging around the dead man's neck, as usual. That Iron box should le Vandellar's salvation, for he would swear that the original owner had given It to him on his deat lilted. Of course, the thing was quite easy, and imieniing rum would vanish Iu the suushiue of prosperity. And then, like a cold hand laid UHin his hot heart, came Vandellar to the recollection that such gifts, to le legal must be conferred by hand, and iu t lie presence of witnesses. So it must be ruin after all unless but, no, be would not put himself in the power of his servants by making them his accomplices In false swearing. With a sharp exclamation of rage and disappointment. Vandellar rose from his ghastly vigil, thinking bitterly that, as Sir Michael had died without a will, all his property, bonds and Jewels in eluded, would go to his heir-at-law, his nephew, Harold, from whom, by the lrouy of fate, he had parted In anger. But just as his baud was on the key of the door Dr. Vandellar turned back again to the bedside. He had thought of a device which might secure to him the valuables he so coveted. An adept in electrical aud galvanic science, Dr. Vandellar possessed ell the newest apparatus for experimenting upon animals and human beings sup posed to Is? dead, with a view of bring ing them back to life. Many such ex periments had been made by the !.- tor. He had never succeeded iu re storing a subject to life, but he had succeeded in making corpses imitate the movements of living bodies. He had also utilized his ventriloqulal abil ityacquired as an amateur entertain er in bis student days aud In some of his demonstrations with his disguised voice persuaded students and onlook ers that his galvanized corpses were living, speaking beings. True, In such cases the lights had always been low, aud no examination had been made un til he explained the deception. All this flashed through the active Doctor's brain with a rapldty or thought and he instantly decided to put his Idea Into praetli-e, risky as It was. Sir Michael's body was not yet cold, and the plan could be carried out forwlth. Softly Vandellar quilted the death chamber, locking the door lehind him. and thinking how fortunate It was for him It was that Sir Michael's nurse was out for her daily walk, so that he con clude his operation before her return Knterlng his surgery, Vandellar quick ly adjusted his electric apparatus, and carried it up to Sir Michael's room. He soon fixed it beneath the clothes and attached the electric communicators to the proper parts of the dead roan's frame. He rehearsed the conversation aud effects once or twice, and though any suspicious witness might not have been deceived by the Jerky, hesitating movements he succeeded In producing, he considered that they would pass muster with his housekeeper and but ler, whom he intended to call as wit n esses. Placing the lamp so that the dead man's face was thrown Into the shadow by the led curtains, and ar ranging the electric apparatus so that he could govern It while pretending to support the sinking invalid, Vat.dellar unlocked the door and rang the Oell violently. "Malllnger," he said, as the house keener entered, "fetch Jurgan. the but ler, quickly. Sir Michael Is worse, and wishes to say something In the pres ence of witnesses before the end, which Is. I fear, only too near!" Jurgan, lank and frightened, and Mrs, Malllnger, stout and fussy, toon bur Michael s hands; aud then with awful An Epitome Of All Events Ot leading questions and short decided answers. Dr. Vandeller proceeded with his grim mummery until hn two ser vants had duly witnessed the legal banding over of the precious box and heard, as they thought Sir Michael's words conferring the gift The box and key once in his possession, Van dellar dismissed the awed witnesses to their customary duties. Dr. Vandellar rapidly removed his apparatus) to the surgery; and then, having returned to Sir Michael's oom, he again summoned Malllnger tnd in formed her that the poor old ge'.tlemau bad suddenly passed away. At this Juncture, and beore Van dellar had an opportunity of opening the box aud gloating over Its contents, two unexpected visitor, were slmul taneously announced, tine was Har old Trtfusls; the other was Moses Marx. Vandellar decided to lie at home to both, but he saw Marx first. "Well," he Inquired, impatiently, "what brought you back so soon?" "I Just called to see if you were keeping cool. Doctor I meanr I hope you ain't going to do anything so wick ed as to commit stride. Think what a dreadful thing ! i-and rememl-r that suicide Invalidates your life In surance, my friend!" Vandellar laughed. Then he hastily explained the circumstances, though not the modus operandi of the gift of the box. "Now." he said, "as the Ixnids and Jewelry will be deposited at my bank as soon as the doors open in the morn ing, 1 suppose you will take my check in exchange for the bill?" Marx was anxious to get rid of the bill, and he knew that the Doctor's check, though It might not le met. would be a safer thing to sue upon than a bill he admitted he knew to tw forged when he cashed It, so he made but lit tie (lemur, merely hsktng, "as a matter of bithness," if the bonds were really In the box. "I saw them there yesterday." said Vandellar. truthfully, 'is that good enough fur you ?" Marx thought it was. and handed the forged bill to Vandellar in exchange for the hitter's check. The Doctor then tore the incriminating tuijier into frag incuts, which lie threw into the fire. "Now. come along. Marx," be cried "and support me in my Interview with the despoiled heir!" The pair proceeded to the library. where tliev found Harold Trefusis im patiently waiting. "I am told that my t'nele Michael is dead," said Harold. "It's a surprise to me, as he seemed rather better this afternoon. But as his only surviving relative, I should like to see the poor old gentleman, and to take formal pos session of his effects." "1 shnll le very glad if you will do so," said Vandellar. smiling blandly though I must make nn exception of the Iron box In which, as you know vour lamented uncle kept all his bonds lavable to ls-arer ami bis Indian Jew- Is. That Imix and its contents. Sir Michael gave to inc. in the presence or witnesses, about nl, hour before his death." "What!" exclaimed tin- young man. My uncle give you that box ami Its mucins.' Why I'ray ! calm." interrupted Vandel- lur "Of course. It your uncle leri no i will you. as heir-aulaw. inherit all his property, and the loss of the ImiiuIs ami ewels Is naturally irritating. Mill Still," echoed Harold, "I can't un derstand my uncle giving you the box. Are you sure he was in his right mind when he did so?" Your uncle, sir, was as sane .is you or I," said Vandellar, with admirably assumed dignity, "as the witnesses in whose presence the gift was made will readily testify." Then," said Harold, decisively. "If I'ncle Michael was sane I am mad. for this afternoon he handed me the whole of the contents of the 1kx. ordering un to deposit them at his bankers. He nearly left it too late, for though I dashed out of this house and hurried to the bank I only reached It as the doors were about to le closed.". Vandellar and Marx stared blankly at each other. The Doctor sent for the box. It was ojietied and Its total empti ness proved lieyotid a doubt that Har old Trefusis was perfectly sane. Mr. Marx, despite the plea of Hverty, has still money to lend on "favorable terms," but Dr. Vandellar's condition proves that the wicked do not always flourish like a green bay tree.-Tid-Blts. Importance. The Usual Admixture of Disaster, Crime, Political Chingn, commer cial Achievement, and Interna tional Complications Atrocities of Torks in Armenia the Most Shock ing Pase in Modern H ietorr Pow ers of Kurope Unite in Demanding-Reform- Cuban Revolution Neit in Public Intereat. With but two exceptions, the uature of the events which go to make up the his tory of the past year is not utartling. The butchery of thousands of Armenians hv Turks baa aroused the Kuroeaii powers, and at the close of the year active ureuaratiuiia were in progress wmcn sug gested the probable dismemberment of the Ottoman empire. The revolt of Cubans agaiimt Spanish rule was the next most importaut affair, and that, too, was in full away at the close of the year. Spain seems to fruitlessly bend every euergy toward its suppression. Popular sympathy is largely with the Cubans, and their autcefs seems not improbable. In American politics the year has been ex iting, and one of the gnat parties bH suffered such reverses aa to leave the chief executive unsupported in political faith by a majority in either house of r-ungresa. A chronological record of events follows: Januiry. 1. Michigan's Hrt nubile hiKiullailon .f State officers. .. Jiuv. Morton, of New lirt worn In. . . . Helgluiu liara Aiuerieaii ix-ei . . Tom Ululr lyneiieil at Mount KierlliiK- Kj... rive .it!Ii Iu an Inteuulary tire at l.amuit- rled In together, and. In obedience to their master's orders, aat down at Komanee of a Prison. There is material for a first-rate ro mauce In a story that comes from a Kentucky prison. A prisoner under long sentence for murder was taken III, and was nursed by the daughter of the prison warden. Propinquity gave rise to a clandestine attachment, and when the prisoner was recovered the young woman visited Gov. Brown and Inter ceded for his pardon. She was success ful. The prisoner obtained his release, the girl met him outside the prison walls and traveled with him to St. Louis, where they were marrh-d. The warden has forgiven his child, and In vited the young couple to come and make their home with him In the Htate prison. Buffalo Courier. The call to anus "Johu, take lus bab." fr. K v. L. Heath or Col. Kuwaiti M. lief l, inniiec- tor eiirral Uepartiiient of the Missouri, at Clil.-uKu. .. .( aru-glr' liouiesleau men atrike agHlnst reuo'-uoti ur wage. n. rires: ii;,oouai sorniKneiu. uum; ouu at Cuffeyville. Kan ; tlun.ono at Cleve land; :soo.oou st the HoutUeru Illinois in sune Asvliiui. at Anna. .. .Cleveland enter tain! Hill at a Cabinet dinner. 4 M-,ire t,t illlaL-i-a aud cities mine in sendlnif aid In destitute people In Nebraska . . .I100.il are In Milwaukee. 6. Captain lirej-fus. of liie I reni-b army. pulilb-lr ili-irrnded fur s-IIIijk r w-M. f i.isi.tMPo nre n t inrniiMi; iw im it. i;i,loi.iiu ou Mesnier In Uio bsrUtr kills l-HI HelIi in:,.r In Cllilu Huer tow lis. Starting n.eu pillule sioris at hi. John a. N. y. ti. W. V. Taylor. ex-Trensinvr of South liuk.iln. euilie..les f3.Vi.uou; Ills bunk at H-d- HHd rl'ises. Iu, Two Mies List In a (..routu nre; prop erty loss. Vioo.issi. II. Coldest day of tbe s-.-ison In ( lilcago; 1J Im'Iow. .Storms III the Hast. Train held up near iitluiuwa. Iowa. t:i. line hundred llreiiien ff,il-tlt ten at ISnolfoid. I'a.: i;i.iJ daiiiasea. .. .Several vessels lost uu KiiKluud a coast; Dfleeu sail ors drown. 14. Hundred niiuers trapped by rising wa ter Iu Noriu Si.i ff inlshlre, Kng ; '2U dro ned. 15. Giant podi-r horror at Unite, Mont.; OU people killed, loo hurt Kreurb Presi dent resigns; (loyalists aunke. 17. M. t-'elli Kaure elected President of France. IS. .News of rebellion In Hawaii. .. .iH-atb of Mary. Vice President Stevenson's daugh ter. .. .Mllltla ordered out tu protect llrook lyu trolleys. III. Hody of Harrett S-ott, the fl Velll, Neb., defaulter, found Iu I be river. lib rope around bis ne k. .. .Sinking of steumer State of Missouri In the Ohio; forty Uvea lost. HI. Chb-ago has a thunder aud rain storm, with temperature of &4 degrees and a spring breeze, followed by a hurricane blowing 04 utiles an hour, leiuierature fitiilug to o de grees altote wro; many people hurt oy rail ing tltiilwra. blown from new buildings. Zi, Steamer Chlcora and 'JTi people lost off South Haven. Mich.; nnamiiil loss. ls.'i.KSl ....Death or i .old Handolpu Chun-hill at lsoiidutt. a". Seven killed l,j Mendota. III.. Isiller evpiosion. . . -tiunlelnala colu-edi-s Mexico's boundary chilli, .... i earful wind aud snow storm Iu the West. Thirteen sailors drowned off Point Ju dith. Conn. 7. Mercury llow zero all d:ty In Chicago . .. .Snow hiis-kadi's many Western roads. 'JH. line killed. 4:' hurl, Iu Vaudalla wreck at Coalsvlllc. tnd. . . . President Cleveland's curreiu-y uiessilge scut to I'ougress. 'Jll. HeceKers liauicd for the whisky trust. :io. Steamer Kile suuk In colllslou wltb the 1'rnthle. In North Sea; H14 lives lost. ;tl. lies lb of Ward McAllister, leader of New York's s.H-lety. February. 3. News of kldnsplug of otbeers from Cul led States giinlsral l oucoid. by Chinese, for a'ch)enial ifhiM.iliig of a natli. .Chicago leinperature !:( In-low. 4. Three drowned by Milwaukee sired car ruuuliig int. an upeu draw . . , .Thirty French miners kllh'd by explosion. . . .t'hlcngo lem- perstiire 17 Ih-Iow . . . .yili-eu I. II alelU ales Hawaii's llirotie. it. IllUiunl sweeps over the Northwest ... . Alarm for the overdue Freuch liner l.a Has. cogue. 7. Whole country suffers extreme cold: 20 lielow at Chicago. ., .Nine men lost Iu open Ik Is at Milwaukee. ... Keport of annihila tion of Chinese Heel at Wel Hul W'i l. .. .Ad uilulsliatlon's . urreia-y u.eusiire and ltecd aud Cox substllllles defeated Iu the Mouse President aniioiiuces Ibe sale of so;!.. 4ii.issi In bonds. .. .Coldest day of tb year In Chicago. 10. Hch'Kjuer Clara aud la men lost on Liv erpool, N. H. II. Ia (Jascogue, eight days overdue. niakea New York harbor whh disabled ma c bliiery: grest rejoicing. 11. f'Jisi.issi atreet-car naru nre at t incago, 1.1. Five Bremen killed, it) hurl, at l.yun, Mass. lit. Iiealh of Isaae 1. tirsy, Minister to Mexico. .. .New Orleans baa leu inches of auow. aii. Heath of Fred Douglas, the colored orator, at Washington. .. .Vh k sale of late Isind Issue, !M. Kiol at Savannah. Oa., because of ex prlest Slattery's lecluie; troops called. Si. l4ai.oiin Are al Chicago; tl.lsii.ooo it Halifax. .. .Scores of miners killed In New Meil i. .. .Postmaster lienetal IIIsm.I re signs. March. 1. Mexican train wreck coats lt4 lives Fhe killed. If hurt, by falling walla at New York. . .Uelielllon gains ground In Cuba. I. Il,isi.isai are iu Toronto; .'l.Vi.(si at Snllns. Kan. ChlcsKo Times Issues Its last iimnlier before consolidation wltb tbe Herald. ., .Ter rific snowstorm Iu Northwest. 4. Flfty-iblrd I'ougress adjourns. 14 Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt dlron-ed at New York il. One roblier killed, one captured, and four ftilKcha wo i tided during raid uu the ,i,li.lt lows bsnk. s. Harry llaywanl convicted of murderlug Catherine Clng at MlnnesHll Steamer l.oi.tffellon sinks al Cincinnati; twelve jlrosi in il. III. Spanish war v-ssel ilelus llegent founders; 4a ii. ll SI. men killed In New Orleans Hols. U. Seven Italians lynched by miners for murder hi i oiorano. ti. Monoon sr. at Blosx City; $300,000 at New Orleans. . , 24. U Hung Chang shot by faaatle Japao ese; Dot fatally. . . .11.000.000 Bra at Kaaasa City, Kaa., packing bouse. . Furious dust storm over Central aoa Western States- M. Il issj.tssj dre in Milwaukee. 37. Three train robbers killed on Q'leen Sid Crescent route. 3ft Japan declares armistice Hottest Mareh day ever known In Chicago; teiuperS- 3. Dealb of A. G. Hesing, euuor m "- sol Hlsms Zeltung. April. 1. Boiler eiplostoB kills all at Woburn. Mass Five die In Kentucky forest ores & Kepuhllcaus aini-essrul In ouio, jinui- gan, is.-oniu ana v cu-sgo. 3. Dealft or irs. l-arnu "-ihi.. queen of Siw York i;raud l'acine jwci of Chicago closed . .Fifteen killed by explo ab'D Iu New Orleans. 5. Supreme Court makes manges in in come tax law ...Trala wrecks Iu ouio ana Illluols kill elgbt. 8. Discovery of eoutiterTcHIng or posisg. atanips 21 miners killed at ew w nai- eom. Wash ...Cellapse of alx-atory brick at Wheeling. W. Va; ti killed: loss J'jm.issj. ... lillxzard of sand aud anow In the West. KI. Crude oil sells at XI In Pittsburg vu- ban rebels whip Spanish troops. 14. Death tie apoplexy or J sines c . nm of Chicago Times-Herald. In New York.... fl.issi.issi hotel tire at Pasadena. Oal. IS. oncliisl.in or peace in ins oriem.... Cuban relielllon crushed. .. .Cattle admitted free from Mexico. 111. Three killed, all hurt, at Chicago ahlp Jarda. 0, II. H. Kohlsaat buys Chicago Tlmea- Herahl May wheat sella at Mo cents.... All grain advances strongly Oil goes higher. 21. Five negroes Irnrhed at Mutter Springs, Ala 15 Inches of sunw In Colorado. St. Supreme Court decides In favor of Debs In the famous contempt of court case. May. 1. Ten persons killed by a Kansas ryrlons H. milts kill an Alton engineer Big Ohio coal strike on. 3. Awful death roll In Iowa and Wiscon sin storms Five killed by powder mill el plosion at South Acton. Mass Hottest A1 of May on record In Chicago; temperature 88 degrees; one man sunstruck. K. South Chicago and Jollet ateel workera strike Oriental peace assured. 10. Steamers Cayuga and Hurt aunk off Mackinaw, Mich., by colliding; one man lost; pecunlarv loss. $4on..'sl Temperature at Chlcaeo drons from S to 43 Twelve peo ple hurt by gas exploalon ac Chicago; lour die. 13. Killing frosta from Nebraska to the At lantic Snow stops the Chicago New York ball game at Chicago Klghteen lives and twelve vessels lost In storms ou Ijike Mich igan. is. Great flurry In corn and wheal. 111. Il.ono.oiai nre at St. Albans. VI. .. .Ter rible earthquakes In Italy Killing fi" In fifteen Stales. 2o. Income tai declared Invalid. ... bent sella at 74 cents. 21. Jose Marte. President Cuban Insur gents, killed 14 killed In hau Francisco powder bouse explosion. 'i!. Two men lynched for assault at Dan yllle. III Wheat reaches Hi cents. 27. Supreme Court against Debs. 's Death of (ireaham. Secretary of State. ion at i ni- October. I rtr,ictlv sales on Mrttls Cubs declares her ludepeudence. 2. Texas special Legislature prvkdbM psja glllsm. ... B '.. Mllltoa dollar Br at Warren, B. tv exiiloaloU IB S fcarre. Fa., niioe Masked bandits I ..,1.. ,, i 'iiicMso eltfs-trie ear. " ' . ,1.. ,...i.. nre 1 W. Anniversary 01 ,os - - - - il. i.. Mr. I., Cincinnati Steamer AJrWSJ. . ..a i.t eleven lost In Owen Souse.. , i kill.. h. Nine cbltdrea. . children burned to death st Sutder. USfc I isi,iss, pre loss si in I 1M. Four kllleit. twelve hurt. a.m.rl"7E4 trolley car. .. Five burn to deain m toba prairie tire; immeuse projierty loss. 1. ll.'.i.om saw-uilll are at "i"0-.?--. 2o Half million dollar Are at New ri"ml ll... people bou.el.. ... First '"" season at Chicago; Krle, Fa., has s fait ef ".'JVresldent Cleveland welcr.med U At lanta. .. .I17S.0O0 llusted oil mill firs at CM cago. '.. . r-hlcew te 21. iJike Shore train runs n , ,L. M a. mr ... .,, II.. In T ttolirS IU uiiuuhv w IIUIISIU, Olo iiiiics. ii, ... , Mf se.-ond. running time, beating world s rstw ord. , , , Kollasr 2. Three killed ny eipiosum ZJ- v.i0 NtieriiT sua u" r Tistsw Ohio, kill iwoof a lynching mob. ..." of Virginia s State University. . Negro criminal uurueo . - j-. . Texaa .. I2i).l0 Bre In Springfield. OWs . . Two killed, tbres falsity burl, in s col lision In St. Louis. ,.rsl belt 31. Earthquake throughout the central sere of tbs L ulled Slates; 00 falailliea. nii age. November. 1. Earthquake at Home. . . .Dnrrant fossa gulltr of murder at Han Francisco. I ' U. II. Holmes found guilty of murder ! Benjamin 1'lixel at Fhlladelpbla. .. . 8. Four killed In B. : O n"i7L ing, W. Vs.. ..Four burned to dealb In NSW York tenement house nre. ,.i.i. ft Death of Eugene Field St Chicago.... :to0,tsj (treat Decatur. 111. ,,,rM Sea 5. Ilepublican laudallds. .. .11.500,000 Brs In New Y'ork. , rv. A Knrtv killed by boiler explosion In !- .i. ui.'h lonmsi liulldlnc Kysn ium- ii. .i ''.u in their burning ho Brooklyn. 11. Chlca . .1 rr.. jo. i " ti i j , . -. ,m....i.. Ohl. flesfh of Dr. Smith, author of "America," at Newa of another massacre hy Turka In AT- menla; mi slain. .. .Consolldstlon of CWcafO Journal ana i n-ss. . . Nnrv. anow ana wino Itisii mm their burning bouss St blc'ago dallies reduce to 1 cent, weuty killed in a atreet J scclscnt ...i..A iii.i.. Itesib of Dr. B. W. in iriirioiis west. ...ixiweli. Mass.; Iiallaa, Furcell. I. T., have big Ores. 21. SiKai.'aiO nre In Springer Huiioing. "--j- of Turner 2!l rago. Hetuarkable military reunion 13. Western Newsiiaper I'nlon Plant burns 1 ed In 'olorado. al Kansas City i'wo mors Italians lynch lA. Five killed In rnnnd-hmise Are at To- Isii.i- Kitlose readf-orlnt D ant at Cleveland bums; 2i,U0 fire at Hi. Lou I lteKrt of sinking of American schooner and crew of is be Hiisnlsh gunboat. Jfl. Mine explosion In Wyoming kllla 00 ilncr slUM) trs Is Vswika. Hi. Mt funeral of Oresham at Chicago Ded ication at Chicago of Confederate monument. 81. Cloudbursts In Texas, parching droughts In middle W estern Stales. HH degrees In the shade In Dakota, six Inches of snow in Col orado, balmy weather ou the I'selAc coaal, and 1J degrees in New York City. J line. 1 2 3. Unprecedented heat In Chicago, New York. Dei roll, 1'hiladelphla and Indian apolis; many deaths rrotn beat prostration. 4. Drop al V lilt-agO OI SO m-girco irm '"s'silver convention at Sprlngfl'ld. III. 7. oluiy appointed Secretary of State. Harmon Attorney lieneral. H. ajsussi Hri at Kalninasno. 11 7.'i0.iski tire at Milwaukee. 13. Whisky trust declared Illegal. lit Creeiivllle. Ohio, has a 2ari,iJ0 Are. 17. II. J. Alilrich fulls for H.taai.isjO at iK'iiver. ,. .Deadly storms sweep th Mis souri Valley Opening of Harlem ship canal. yi. Opening of Kiel ship canal. 21. Hoselx-rr'a ministry defeated ... .Two falallv. ten badly hurt, by explosion on whalf-back excursion steamer Christopher Columbus at Chicago. 2H. Six Bremen killed at Minneapolis; lino,. Oisi loss. . . .2.isi,ii Are at San Francisco. 2a. Death of i'ruf. 'i'hoa. Huxley at London. July. 3. Daughter leirn to the ("levelanda. 7. Terrillc stoim at Clilcago. . . .Six drown ed at Lake iteiieta. Wis Michigan swept br forest Arcs. 'in. Christian F.ndcavor assemblea at Boa- "h Destruetlve siortn In North Dakota.. Three drown at South Haven. Mich. .. .Seven accidental fatalities at Chicago. ... Nine killed bv siiirui Iu New York and New Jersey, ill. li'crflnulng "f Horr Harvey debate al Chicago. 17. First appenisnce of bloomers at a ball, In Chicago. .. .Three Clncluiiatl Aremeu killed. is Nine miners Imprisoned by cave-In at Iron Mountain. Mlcb. . . . British ship I'rlnce ocar and unknown vessel sink in collision; 40 perish. 111. Itescue of Iron Mountain miners.... Cleveland baby named Marlon. 21. Drowning of 14 Italians, by sinking In collision of steamer Maria l'....Four killed at grade criwslng al Wllllainston. Mass. . . ,4tsi.tssi Are In National Lluaccd oil ('oiuiiiinr's Chicago warehouse. i-l Itiourl of killing "f seventeen Indiana near Jmkson'a Hole. Wyoming; grave irou l.l. tin niitieiil . t Furious storm In Fennsylvanla cok reaioii. . . .1.. S. A. M. S. train held up in i iht,,- XT IMS! stolen. 2.V Thirty ! wo miners killed by explosion In Westpballn. 31. Slvtecn perish Iu a cloudburst In ol nrudo and Wyoming. ... Menominee, Mich, has a f.ViO.issi Are. A UK ii at. 4 False reiiorl of race war al Spring Val ler. III., between lialiau and negro miners... I Murder of lirlilsli uiissiunnnea in i nttia... i il issi is si Are at Snrague. Wash. 7 lealh ot tii-urgc f . ll'Mil, lue lainnus mmpoaer. s i-hiriecii killed and luiiuy Injunsl by fall lug building In New York. .Death of Supreme Judge llow. ll F.. Jackson, or lennessce. to f jsi.tssi Are at la-kport. III. 11 y.vsi.issi lire at Newark. N. J Four killed In a wreck at Unlllbrldge, Ohio. 13. $ :tia l ias l Ate nl I'biladelplila. is. HoliK-aust In lx nver hotel; 2.1 killed. Seven drown at lb ,-mii city. Mil. n Trains held up on the I . A W. M.. uear .-niiitlie. M rb.. anil on tne I inon ractn North I'lalle. Neb. . . . Klgbl klll.il and elghl liijiirwl by explosion at llraddock. I'a rt Vli waukce loses e,w,ssj or nre, . lieiiiry loses stallion pacing cuairipionsinp to I'a I el-en. H; 7 s lieavv ruins In corn lsIt; severe slorms accompanied by fatalities iu Illinois snd Ohio. 251. Fifteen miners nrown si enirai .ny, Col. September. 2. One hundred people hurt on the Sea tieai-h road, ljng Island. 3. Furious storm in central ivorinern Slates 4. Ivliimi nre at Itoston. n. Trlnle minder In Sullivan County. Ind 7. Forty two miners perish In a burning mine si Calumet. Mich . . . . llerender d feala Valkyrie Iu first enp corneal by nine minutes. h. Five killed by uyiinuiiie near liuuiique Iowa. M. opening of t; A. It. encampineut a Loiilsilllc in. Viilkvrle fouls Defender at the alart and wins w-coud heat of yacht race by 47 seconds; race given to Defender on protest . . . .Ti nioeralure 07 degrees al Chicago. II. Vv.-ii kllh-d by eipbsllng ralsson st Louisville... .Six killed Iu collision on Great Sort hern. t America ciiii goes to Defender, Valky rle refusing tu sail. .. .Seventy A e hurt by- fall of a grand stand at l.oulsi Hie, ivy..,. Vesrsof death of n br earthquake In Hon duras. . . . Ei-Jueen 1 ,11 looks la nl pardoned by Hawaiian ,oernmeni. in six killed In a w reck at Lynchburg. Va 17. Atlanta Exposition opened. .. ,1'heuoio nsl heat In Kansas; 107 degrees. 1. Dedication of f hli-kamsiigs Chatta nooga National Military rsra. iu Hosiiish cruiser and 4H men lost In eol llslon off Cuba.. .Steamship ivdam aunk ill rollla oii: all aavea. ,. .nix uie oi ueai in cui 2:1. Crest losaea nn upper lakes by storm. 'mi iiesih of I'asteur at I'arls. 2U. Twenty four lake veasels meet dlsaatsr In a storm. .. .Retirement of Urn. Schofleld. 30, Continued galea nn tbs lakes; schooner El ma and eight people lost on I'letored llo k. ... Mammoth bisss meeting at CbI cssn declares arinnsthy for Cubs. . . Nation al leojsus ass's closeo. Baltliuoft lnnlu. ,si, . . . Kurcne v . . . . ... ,,, l,an W IMMIStOCS. 1U-. J"'. .. .t- fon-ed to a peace Hillcy Dy me he bad countenanced many Armenian niSBsn- C22.' Five Bremen lo Ufa In a rsT0.O00 Chi cago blaxe. .. .Itelea from Jail and ustlc reii-ptloa of B. V. Delia, labor at Chicago.... Foreign Beeta rendeivous la the Dardanelles. ..hi,.., bt 2.V Treinenilous damage at Chlrago Of lortn of suow. sb-et and rain: a" l.bs-ked. wires down. .. .Fire at Chicago es 2iaj.(Mj damage Seventy sineu "X. slon In cartridge factory at i'alma, lalsnO SI2tl' Tbree vessel! go sshore at Oleneoe. III.J rrewa of 2fl men saved. ...Klot Iu Jackson, Mich., prison. , 27. Death of Alexandre Dumas. Jr., st 1 2H'Day of doom for tbe turkey. ...Foot ball games: Michigan beata Chicago; Boston and Chicago, tie; I'ennsylvan a defeata or nell; I'urdue defeata Illinois; Inlavi wins from De I'atiw: Columbia Athletic downsOo luinbla I nlveraltj; Brown defeats Dart mouth. Dereiaher, 2 AsM-mblliig of Fifty-fourth Congress: Heed elected Spesker of tbe House.. ..ro w-estber In Northwest. .. .Further msasscrM In Armenia . 1 fiVitssi Are In San Francisco Bnrooo storm-swept; British boat aud tweuty-oavss sailors lost off Scotland. s nioo (NSiAres in Chicago Dentil orJ. A Sala. I-ondon Journalist. .. .Tug Campbsll and seven men iosi oj ,-..-..... II. Chlllon, WIS.. raiei ii; mr. 1(1. St. l.oula gels nexi .-anouai ,.-,io" Convention. .. .Sultan permits guaru snips to pass Dardanelles uarry hanged at Minneapolis. 11. Burning oi i .anion,- i""o Milwaukee; 200 children rescued Steamer ermanlc sinks the camnrae, bi iws. w. lives lost... Mot tnreaiena rvansas sieu-i ullege at loiteaa, necause oi xoov-i wwue 12. Death of Allen U. Tbunnan at Colum bus. Ohio. IIS. Herman snip Atnena wim a cargu naphtha explolc off Cape May; 14 lives lost. If, ,.ieeianu S , rnr, iu - m - arouses great eoinusiasm si num astounds Ureal Britain I'hlladelphls in tbe hands or a moll during a siriae. IK. Explosion nn liner St, Paul killed sis men and Injured Ave House paaaes I10U,- (Sl appropriation Tor enenueia eoniiniasKin ....Hlotlug in l-nnaiieiimia; runre wtwi railway service suspended . .. .Death of Capt. sane nassett. aisiraeeper oi i r-os. 111. Thirty six Uvea lost in jsewiouniiiaiw Ashing fled by storm r orty inree aiiieo In a Norm aronna uuue. . , , i remmwy, rainfall at Chb-ago. 20. I'anlc on W all atreet Senate unani mously passes House bill for veneauriaa commission Cleveland seuda Bnaneisl message to Congress. .. .1 weuty tour misers Davton, leun., kilieu. .. . i. iiitmmini at flood at Chicago. PUFFING THE PLAY. A New Y ork Success A boss of I'rcaa Courtesy. The l ulled States Is a broad snd busy tiiiiitry, and It Is well sujiiiiled with i elletit Journals, say rue Forum. As Is natural and unavoidable, these gener ally take their tone lit (renting dr- malle afTuirs frtn those of the metropo lis. What is said and done In Nw Y'ork about plays and actors is publish ed al! over the union as quickly as t'.m wires and press can sjirettd the news. ('iiiiiieinlj' the theatrical business of the entire country Is managed from New York. That Is why actors, man agers and the minor riersotiases of stage life flock to New Vork. That Is why for many years past It has been possible, for the wily speculator In rot ten dm ma lie ltinitier to set up a nlmsy stnse structure, held together only Djr the adhesive tialltles of jialnt anil printers' Ink. and -by keeping a New York Uieater open and empty for Its exhibition for a stated term of weeks at the expense of $o,uuO or $4,000 a week, and by a continual pesterlnc of the good-natured Journalist to obtain a sufficient amount of notice of Ma "itrieat New York success'." to enabta him to travel throughout the country with his "show," and gather a rich bar vest from those who are inter to as What sort of plays please the peopl of the uri-at city. I if course the "show" soon falls to pieces from the weight of tig own wortblessness, and the seeds of Kenersf contempt for New York's good taats In theatrical matters are sown broad ens L But no matter. The enterprlatat' speculator, now well In funds, roturast to New York and Is soon upon tbs fakl tide of another like venture. Year afj ter year this sort of thing foes on. Bat the people of the East, Bouth and Watt are texnilng wise and wary. Yba "business" Is not so good now at It once was In those often-deluded see Hons. One of the roots of our theatrl cnl troubles upon which the ax should fall quickly and sharply la this absjaa of the press rourtasy-flrst extended la good nature toward tbe struffltng ar tist, lmt now iletnsjKled as a right by the brass band "show boomer." Our hardest battles are those wa If tt with ourselves. 6 l -J ' A. et ft nMMr. Give orders that j distance from the bed. j.e ' m