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Mm, Tire new ceotury Hjeading Events Ol One "Battles f Ae Century. Battle of Auaterlitz, Napoleon de feats Austrian and Russians, 1805. Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson sinks French fleet. 1805. Moscow burned by' the Russians to entrap Napoleon, 1812. England defeated by the United State at sea and forred to recognize by treaty the right of American citi zens at sea. Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon van quished. 1815. Battle of Navarlno, securing Greek Independence, 1827. Crimean war, Great Britain, France and Sardinia against Russia, 1853-55. India Mutiny, In which native sol diers massacre English men, women and children, 1857. Franco-Austrian war, 1859, followed by Garibaldi's campaign unifying Italy. 1860. The great civil war In America, 1861 65. Surrender of Lee to Grant at Ap pomattox, April S, 1S85. Austro-Prusslan war. Decisive bat tle, Sadowa, July 3, 1866. Franco-Prusslon war. Decisive bat tle, Sedan, Sept. 1, 1870; followed by federation of German states In German empire. Russo-Turklsb war. Battle of Plev na, Dec. 10, 1877. tuc wnni.n AS IT tub- I TPHT PORTIONS OF THE GLOBE IN 1800 WERE AS YET UNEXPLORED. THE SHADED MAP FOR 1900 SHOWS THAT ALL THE GLOBE HAS BEEN EXPLORED EXCEPT THIBET AND AT THE POLLS. Bombardment of Alexandria by the British, 1882, followed by the occupa tion of Egypt. War between the Chinese and Japan ese 1894. Amerlco-Spanlsh war. Manila, May 1, 1898; Santiago, July 3, 1898. War by Great Britain against South African Republics, 1899-1900. France becomes an empire, 1804; a republic, 1848; an empire again, 1852; third republic. 1870. General outbreak of revolutions throughout Europe, 1848. Rome, seized from the Pope, becomes capital of United Italy, 1870. 1Ueoery and Exploration. In tbe Arctic: Expedition of Sir John Franklin, 1845; De Ing, 1879; Greely, 1181; Peary, 1892; Nansen, 1894; Duke of the Abruzzl (farthest north), 1900. In the Antarctic: Blscoe, 1831; Bal leny, 1838; D Urvllle, 1840; Ross, 1841; Wilkes, 1842; Borcbgrevlnk, 1898. In Africa; Livingstone, 1840-73; Stanley, 1875-87; 8peke and Grant, ISM. In America: John C. Fremont's Jour ney westward to the Pacific, 1842-4. Jiotakle Invention. First ateamboat, the Clermont, made voyage from New York to Albany, JMT7; the first ateamboat to cross tbe Atlantic, the Savannah, 1819. Mrat railroad, Stockton and Darling ton, England, 1825; Baltimore Ohio, 14 mllei long, 1180. Lighting the street by gas, first ei pertment. In London. 18OT. lectrlc light produced by Edison s gpsllcation of sub-dlvlalon. 1171. mi 9 1 J I 1 M It 1 w . The McCormlck reaper invented, 1834. Howe's sewing machine, 1846. The electric telegraph, Samuel F. B. Morse, 1837. First line In the United States, 1844. The telephone first exhibited, 1876. The phonograph, 1877-88. Cable laid across the Atlantic, 1857; perfected, 1866. Electric railroad at Edison's home at Menlo Park, 1880. Photography, first experiments by Daguerre, 1829. First successful por traits by Morse, 1839. The spectroscope first used, 1802; perfected, 1859. Roentgen rays found to penetrate solids, 1896. Vrogress and Teace. Slavery abolished in the British do minions, 1833. Alexander II., Emperor of Russia, emancipates twenty-three million serfs, 1861. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclama tion, 1862. First International Exposition In Hyde Park, London, 1851. First settlement of an International quarrel by arbitration instead of war (Alabama claims of the United States against England), 1871. International Peace Congress suir- WAS IN 1800 AND AS IT IS AT THE CLOSE OF THE CENTURY. raoned by Russia, meets at the Hague, 1899. Organization of the Red Cross so ciety at Geneva, 1864. Organization of the Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union, 1873. First College Settlement established, 1866. Great Cata4trophe4. Earthquakes: Caracas, 1812; India (2,000 persons killed), 1819; Canton, China (6,000 perished), 1830; Calabria (1,000 persons burled), 1835; San Do mingo (5,000 killed), 1842; Southern Italy (14,000 lives lost), 1152; Calabria (10,000 killed), 1857; Quito (5,000 deaths), 1859; Mcndoza, South Amer ica (7,000 deaths), 1860; Manila (1,000 deaths), 1863; Mitylene (1.000 deaths), 1867; Arequlpa and district (25,000 deaths), 1868; San Jose, Colombia (14, 000 deaths), 1875; Sclo (4,000 deaths), 1881; Cassamlcclola (1,990 deaths), 1883; Charleston, S. C. (property worth $5,000,000 destroyed and 41 lives lost), 1887; In the Riviera (2,000 deaths), 1887; Japan (4,000 dead, 5,000 wound ed), 1891. Famines: Ireland, 1846; Russia, 1891; In India, 1837, 1860, 1865, 1868, 1876, 1897, 1899. In the last .two named years there were large American contribu tion! In money and grain through the Christian Herald. In 1897 these con tributions amounted to $409,000. In cluding corn on board the City of Ev erett; In 1899 and 1900 8600,000, In cluding corn on board tbe Quito. Tbe great Are In Chicago, 1871. Tbe Conemaugh flood, destroying Johnstown, Pa.. 188. History 100 YEAR3 Tldal wave at Galveston, Tex., 1900. Tidal wave In Japan sweeps away 50,000 houses and kills 2,419 persons, 1889. Century in Literature. Goethe publishes Faust, 1808. Victor Hugo writes Ives MlBerables, 1862. Thomas Carlyle's History of the French Revolution published, 1837. Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays, 1841-71. John Ruskin's Modern Painters pub lished. 1843-60. Whlttier's Poems. 1836-75. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1851-5Z. Darwin's Origin of Species, 1859. ' Helijious Progress. Organization of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis sions, 1810. First missionaries sent out 1811. Organization of the first Sunday School Union In London, 1803. Ameri can, 1824. British and Foreign Bible Society founded, 1804. American Bible Society organized, 1816. First Young Men's Christian Associ ation, established by George Williams In London. 1844. The Inquisition abolished by the Spanish Cortes, 1820. Beginning of tbe Salvation Army, 1865. Doctrine of Papal Infallibility form ally endorsed by the Ecumenical Coun cil. 1870. Bible Revision: New Testament Is sued, 1881; Old Testament, 1885. Organization or the first Young Peo ple's Society of Chrlstan Endeavor, 1881. Organization of tbe Order of King's Daughters, 1866. Tolitical Events. President Monroe propounds the doc trine that bears his name, 1823. Sir Robert Peel premier of Great Britain. 1834. John Sherman, U. S. Secretary of Treasury, resumes specie payments, 1878. Abraham Lincoln elected president U. 8., I860, W. E. Gladstone becomes premier of Great Britain, 1868. Bismarck made president of the cab inet, Prussia. 1862. Count Cavour. Liberator of Italy, appointed premier, 1852. Louis Kossuth dictator of Hungary, 1849. Other Extents. Oold discovered In California, 1848; In Australia, 1851; in the Transvaal, 1887; In the Klondike. 1897, Diamond mines worked in the Trans vaal. 1870, Opening of the Mont Cents Tunnol, 1871. OF Last rpike of the Union Pirlflc rail road driven, 1869. Trans-Siberian railroad operated. 1899. Opening of the Suez canal, 189. Alaska ceded by Russia to the Unit ed Slates, 1867. First session of the Parliament of United Canada, 1867. The AiiHtralias under one govern ment, 1900. Maximilian executed In Mexico, 1867. Expulsion of the emperor from Bra zil. 1889. Assassinations: Lincoln, 1865; Gar field, 1881; Eraparor Alexander II., 1881; Carnot.Presldent of France, 1894; Shah of Persia, 1896; King Humbert of Italy. 1900. Expulsion of Jews from Russia, 1882 91. Massacre of Christians In Armenia, 1895. Massacre of missionaries and con vert In China, 1900. Army draft riots in New York, 1863. Chloroform first used, 1847. Vaccination legalized, 1803. Pasteur discovers remedy for hydro phobia by Inoculation; 1884. The Rosetta Stone furnishes key to hieroglyph?, 1841, World'? Columi.'.an Exposition at Chicago, 1893. Prof. Andree sails for North Pole in balloon, 1897. Threatened war between United Stater and Great Britain over Vene zuelan boundary dispute, 1895. The United States by rejecting orig inal draft of Hay-Pauncefote treaty re fuses to permit Great Britain to any of the benefits of the proposed Niea raguan inter-oceanic canal, 1900. The Australasian colonies of Great Britain form a confederation like Can ada. 1900. Che Vanderbilt Millions. The schedule of the property of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, filed in court last week, is a practical illustra tion of the earning power of money In vested, not In speculative deals, but In securities of an assured earning power. The total value of the proper ty is about 173,000,000, of which $52, 999,867 was invested almost exclusively in railroad stocks and bonds, while the remainder, a little more than $20,000, 000. was Dlaced in real estate, which did not yield Mr. Vanderbilt a large Income, as much of this property con sisted of his own sumptuous resi dences. The bond and stock invest ments, most of the Items in the list having a market value higher than par, brought in interest and dividends a little less than $1,750,000 income an nually, or about 3.28 per cent. Consid ering Mr. Vanderbilt's opportunities for making investments, and that he never took risks, the New York Tlmej argues that a return of 2 per cent is the most an investor who looks to the security of his principal can ex pect, and that anything above 4 pfr cent means a riBk. Even at this small percentage, however, Mr. Vanderbilt was enjoying an assured income of nearly two millions a year. The sure ness of the income must have carried a sense of comfort and a freedom from apprehension as to the future many others would like to enjoy. Severe Lake and Ocean Storms The storms by sea and land of the late autumn and the beginning of win ter have been unusual in their violence and in the sweep of their effects. Ocean navigation has been disturbed to an unnatural degree even for the time of year. The biggest and fastest steamers have been buffeted by ad verse winds and waves and some of the slancheat vessels have been In serious danger. There has been an un usual number of disasters on the At lantic coast with considerable loss of life. The tempests on the lakes have been violent and disastrous to vessel property. In some wrecks the crews 1 passengers were lost, In fct the entireseason of navigation on the lakes has been remarkable for the number of persons 'drowned In shipwrecks. The loss of life Is greater by 20 per cent than during any recent previous year. Hoy Murderer Well Horn. Alexander Stewart, the young mur derer who was sentenced to Sing Sing for twenty years for the killing of Ed ward Piesel. is a relative of the late Alexander T. Stewart, the merchant prince and finan cier, with whom many people claim ed relationship at his death a few years since. His demise was the signal for a large amount of litiga tion, and among the litigants who pressed their claims. , . a. , , " . . Alexander Stewart, to the estate were the parents of Alexander Stewart, the young boy who holds the unenviable distinction of being the youngest pris oner ever sent to Sing Sing from the Tombs. And even this privilege is only due to the fpct. that his extreme youth aaved him from the electric chair, for such would have been his fate for what the Judge regarded as "a crime of un paralleled cruelty and bloodthlrsti yss." " Moral Suasion flot Enough. When the hard fact is considered that heavy penalties In the way of fines and imprisonment are necessary In or der to keep many adults not a fewtof them well born and educated from crime, the utter hollowness of the theory that Juvenile offenders can be effectively dealt with by moral auaalon becomes only too apparent. Moral suasion should, of course, be the main method of both home and school gov ernment. But In order that moral suasion may be made effective recal cltrant Juveniles should be made to un derstand that In case of necessity re sort will be had to the rod. Ex. Constitutionality of Stata Art t 1 Jeet to Local In. LINCOLN, Dec. 1 -The constitu ton'iiity of the state Irrigation act will be subjected to a legal test before the supreme court next month. The court recently handed down a decision which was believed at the same time to be a deathblow to the irrigation Interests of Nebraska, and an effort will be made to secure either a reversal or a modifi cation of that opinion. The decision was in the case of the Crawford com pany against Hathaway and others, appealed from Dawes county. The case will be brought to the at tention of the court for second consid eration by Attorneys J. W. Deweese and J. S. Kiikpatrick of this city, who will appear as friends of the court in behalf of the irrigation Interests of the state, but not as attorneys for either party in the original action. Leave was granted to file the motion and the document prepared by the at torneys was presented. The court is asked to re terse or modify the judg ment; to decide the. constitutionality of the irrigation statutes in their re laion to the creation of the State Board of I"i igaiion; to adjudge and determine to what extent the Irrigation laws modify or abrogate riparian lights, and to adjudge and determine whether the right of Leroy Hall ap pelle in the Crawford company case, to maintain a dam upon and to use thi waters of White river for power purposes has been acquired by pro scnptiori or as riparian owner or pro prietor. Tbe court will listen to argument ciu these questions at the sitting be ginnirg January 2. Neuraaka va the B, M. B. R. LINCOLN, Dec. 24 The action of the supreme court in overruling the motion of the attorney general for a rehearing of tbe case mi the State of Nebraska against the Burlington rail load, has removed all possibility of prolonging the existence of the State Jicird of Tr.3fpGr2tioj under its pres ent organisation. According to the de cree of tbe court the life of the board came to an end when the motion was overruled and, therefore, the salaries of the three secretaries and other em ployes stopped at the same time. Sec retary G, L, Laws said regarding the inatter. "My Opinion is that we are knorked out, but there Is still a pos sibility of reorganizing the board under the act of 1885, which may have been revived by the decision of the court. That act provides for a board, consist ing of the auditor, attorney general and secretary of state, and allowed each member to appoint his own sec retary on condition that the three be chosen from the Frst, Second and Third districts respectively. If the law of 1885 is still in force there might be a reorganization, but I am not pre pared to say so positively." Sena lor Allen Asked to Help. LINCOLN, Dec. 24 The Nebraska dairymen, in annual session in this: city, sent the following telpgram to Senator Allen at Washington: "In the name of seventy thousand- cow owners of Nebraska, wesk you to report tlie Grout b'll from commit tee and to become its especial : advo cate on the floor of the senate." The bill referred to is an act' to pre vent the fraudulent sale of oleomar garine. Jiebraaka Butter the Heat. LINCOLN. Dec. 24 Director G. L. McKay of the dairy department of the Iowa Agricultural schtiu.', the expert engaged to judge the exhibit at the Nebraska Dairymen's association, said that be never saw a better collection. of private butter than he examined hore. The average scoring was ex ceptionally .high. The prize winners in the dairy class were: J. K. Hony well, Lincoln 95; J. Hoagh, Boyden la., 94; August Sader, Papillion, 94; L. C. Norton, Fort Crook, 93, and Mrs, J. 3. Temple, Cheney, 92. rind Silks In a Queer Place. TABLE ROOK, Neh.. Dec. 24. A sacks of silks and other goods was found here by one of the section men under a pile of railroad ties a half mile or less east of the depot. During the day a couple of strangers were dis covered tearing down the pile of ties' and handling them over. When dis covered they left on a freight train The goods were near where the freight; trains stop. Before the find was re ported to the authorities the strangers had left town. Dandelion Blooming la Nebraska. SUPERIOR, Neb., Dec. 24. Dande lions are in bloom on the prairies be tween this place and Guide Rock. Some, of the farmers south of -town are doing their spring plowing Water left out of doors over night does not freeze. These facts give some idea of tbe re markable winter thit is being expert enced in southern Nebraska, The merchants in tbe small towns are feol Ing the effects of It disastrously and they are piaylng for a cold wave. Johnson Goes to the Pen. PONCA, Neb., Dec. 19. Elmer John son, who has been in the county jail for the past six months for clubbing the marshal at Emerson, who has since died, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with intent to do great bod lly harm, and was sentenced by Judge Graves to eighteen months In the pen itentiary, Frank Poulton alto plead ed guilty to the charge of horse steai Ing and was sentenced lo one year in the penitentiary. Dawes Reports Deficiency. LINCOLN, Dec. 24 Superintendent Dawes of tbe School for Deaf and Dumb at Omaha has Informed the gov crnor that the deficiency in accounts In his institution will amount to $6 324.59. Of this amount, $1,000 will be due for salaries and wages and nearly as much for fuel. Superintendent Dawes devotes considerable space in his report to an explanation of the needs of the Institution, and after call ing attention to tbe big deficiency as serts ibat It la a scource of gratifica tion to Know mat its amirs nave been i handled so wall under bis supervision. I A Ha Creates Costternatkf is ft Eatet at. Denver, Odlo. NIS BIRTItriACE GEflNS, KEC2Zt Shoots and Tells While AttseMa Imaginary Hypnotist Awaken) All tM Guests In tbe Hotel Nebrnskn Matters. DENVER, Dec. 19. Newton Elliott, a civil engineer, formerly of Omaha, Is confined in a hospital here violently insane. He registered at tbe Marknam hotel and was assigned a rem on tbe second floor, where tbe night porter could keep watch of his door. The clerk noticed a peculiar stare an bla queer actions when tbe man regis tered and took these precaution, al though Elliott did not appear to be violent. Early in the morning tbe police were called to the hotel to get tbe man. He was raving and break ing the furniture in the room. His shouts and yells while attacking an imaginary hypnotist woke every guest in the bouse and later, when deafen- ng crashes came from the room,' help was summoned. For an hour it was Impossible to gain entrance. Crash after crash came from inside and the street below began to fill with curious people. Just as an attempt was being made to break down the door Elliott sprang out flourishing a revolver and shout ing like an Indian. Blood was stream ing from self-inflicted injuries which liter proved not serious. After bis capture he struggled and fought for two hours and wag confined in a pad-, ded cell. ' On his person was a certificate of. deposit for $900 in the First National bank of Omaha and $120 in cash. Let ters in his pocket showed that he bad enlisted at Omaha in an engineering corps going to Honolulu in i8. After serving one year he returned and worked for several railroad companies. His birthplace evidently Is Goring, Neb., and he came here fror Sidney, where he spent two or thtoe days. Asked where he had been pricr to that he could not tell, for his mind seems to have no record of the past two months. During his ravings he men tioned fearing a hypnotist who was pursuing him and the police will try to discover if there exists any real reason for this wild fear. This for Footballers. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 19. The ath letic board of the state university elected Guy Cowgill manager of the football team for next season, 1901. There was great strife for the position and the successful candidate is a prominent young man in athletic and university circles. Next season will see Nebraska play ing eastern teams. The ballots for football captain were counted before the board and John Westover "was elected. Harry Crandall of Omaha was also a candi date. M. Henderson was made man ager of the baseball team for the com-. ing season and George Shidler assist ant manager. Kelberg- Pleads Guilty. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 19. Charles Kelberg, the young man who was arrested at Union on the charge of having committed a criminal as sault upon Nancy Estelle Blevins, of Nehawka, entered a plea of guilty in district court and Judge Jet-sen sen tenced him to eight years in the peni tentiary. The young man was ar raigned Friday, and at thai time en tered a plea of not guilty, but later he changed his mind. Kelberg's repu tation is far from good, as be b served a term at the state reform school and later received a dishonora ble discharge from the Third Nebras ka regiment while in Cuba. Held to the District Conrt. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Dec. 19. John Walker, who has a felony charge lodge against him was brought from, Marshalltown, la., Saturday evening, by Sheriff Wheeler. Last week Louis Fabeustock of Avoca filed a complaint against the prisoner charging him with having planned to fasten tbe crime of adultery and rape upon the complainant by inducing a girl named Lillle Parker to appear before a Jus tice of the peace In Liberty precinct and swear to such information. Walk was brought before Justice Archer, waived examination and was bound over for trial at the present term of district court. Good Corn Prices). BKAINARD, Neb., Dec. 19. Every town In this (Butler) county is crowd ed with teams these days, with far mers hauling corn. Both elevators here were completely full of grain Saturday and for a time until cats could be shoved in to the siding things were at a standstill. The good prices of 25 cents a bushel are bringing in vast quantities and special trains car rying from twenty-two to thirty cars are going through here on each road dally. Estate Sues Railroad. FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 19. Charles Wilson, as administrator of the estate of James Wilson, has brought suit against the Union Pacific for $1,999.M. James Wilson was killed at the Nye avenue crossing last summer. Ho Piece I.Ike Nebraska. THAYER. Neb., Dec. 19. Last spring J. W. Bennett, owning a farm near here, sold It for $40 per acre and with the proceeds of the sale of farm, stock, implements, grain, etc., cleaned up In cash over $25,000, the earnings of a few years, taken out of York county's productive soil. Bines the he has been traveling looking for location that he lmsslned would suit him better. A friend of bis at tkls) place baa Just received a letter frto Mr. Bennett saying that k kaj fry eled 8,000 miles and fMCl t U'z equal to Nebraska and Crl t .Z coming back. V; ;
