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1 BRIEF SUTIMARY OF THE MOST DfPOmNT Events J&n. B—Merchants' and Farmers' bank Of Fairmont, Minn., suspended. Feb. 2— F. D. Gilman, former president suspended Home bank of Goodland, Ind., found guilty of embezzlement. $—F. D. Gilman. Indiana banker, sen tenced to term of one to three years in state prison. Disappearance of $173,000 from sub treasury at Chicago made public. Mar. 14—Virtual panic in Wall street; Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situa tion. Citizens' State bank of Ftrth, Neb., closed by state. tt—Corbin Banking company of New York, assigned; assets. $3,000,000. liabili ties, $1,700,000. Apr. *—Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, Mo., convicted of Illegal banking, sen tenced three years In penitentiary. U—Bank of Conception, at Clyde. Mo., ordered closed. 1»—Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, found Euilty of conspiring to defraud stock olders and depositors of Bank of ' America, of which lie was president; penalty. Imprisonment and $1,000 tine. itil. 1—Citizens’ bank of Kureka Springs, Ark., suspended. C—Port Dallas National bank of Miami, Fla., closed. M—Farmers' National bank of Boyer fown. Pa., ordered closed. Aug. 2— People's State bank of Browns town, Ind., closed by state authorities. 14—I-teceivers appointed for Pope Mtg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.; failure ascribed to stringency of money market. Sep. 6—Watson & Co., members of New York stock and produce exchanges and Of Chicago board of trade, failed. Oct. 9—Union bank of Kichiand, and XMJtYIIia.Il UdllK 111 xva.itVUia.6Ui.', mn u.» both private institutions, closed doors. 16—Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump in stocks in New York; firm of Otto Heinze & Co., sus pended from stock exchange. 19—New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze. Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. It-Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York’s second largest financial institution, forced to suspend; great slump in se curities; call money at 70 per cent. II—Secretary of treasury ordered deposit Of $25,000,000 of government funds in New York banks—Four Westinghouse companies at Pittsburg and one trust company forced into hands of receivers because of financial stringency—State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. 14—Three minor banks in New York forced to close_Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary pe tition in bankruptcy. 16—Six mere minor banking institutions in New York closed doors—Union Trust Co., of Providence, FL I., sus pended. 16— Banks in New York and Chicago, and many other cities adopted clearing house loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and made withdrawal of savings deposits subject to legal notice. f$—California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. bank, at San Francisco, closed_Finan cial conditions in New York practically normal again. Nov. 4—Three small banks in Kansas closed—United States Steel corpora tion secured controlling interest in Ten nessee Coal & Iron Co. 6—Receiver appointed for Arnold Print works of North Adams, Mass., one of largest textile concerns in country. II—Merchants* National bank of Port land, Ore., California bank of Oakland, Cal., and Farmers' & Merchants' bank of Sapulpa. I. T., suspended. H—Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou or dered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of in debtedness as means of relieving finan cial situation-City National bank of Frederick, Okla., failed. 17— American Silk Co. capital stock, $11, 000,000. which operated mills in several cities, placed in hands of receiver. Dec. 2—Chelsea Savings abnk of Chel sea, Mich., owned by State Treasurer Glazier, closed. 5— National Bank of Commerce, one of largest financial institutions of Kansas City, suspended. 6— Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg, closed. Jan. 1—C. E. Hughes inaugurated govern or of New York. t—C. M. Floyd, republican, elected gov ernor of New Hampshire, by legislature. 14—hk W. Hoch inaugurated governor of Kansas. 16—W. P. Frye elected senator from Maine; W. Murray Crane, from Massa chusetts; Simon Guggenheim, from Col orado; Norris Brown, from Nebraska; W. H. Borah, from Idaho; R. L. Tay lor, from Tennessee; J. M. Dixon, from Montana; H. E. Burnham, from New Hampshire and H. A. Richardson from Delaware. 18 House voted to raise salaries of con gressmen to $7,500 a year. 22—6enalc authorized investigation of “Brownsville affair’’ — Bailey re-elected senator from Texas — Cullom re-elected senator by Illinois legislature. 22—Chas. Curtis elected senator from Kansas to succeed Jos. R. Burton. 24—House passed pension appropriation bill and abolished all pension agencies. Feb. 5—Congressman- w. A. Smith of Michigan, elected to succeed Senator Alger_F. O. Briggs elected successor to Senator Dryden of New Jersey. 20—Reed Smoot, Mormon apostle, won long fight for seat in United States sen ate by vote of 42 to 28. Mar. 1—House passed ship subsidy bill after long fight. 2—Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, sent resignation to governor to take effect May 1. 4—Fifty-ninth congress adjourned with record for large appropriations—Geo. B. Cortelyou and Geo. Von L». Meyer sworn in as secretary of treasury and postmaster-genera 1, respectively. 6—James R. Garfield took oath of office as aeoretary of interior.... Regis Henri Post selected by president as governor of Porto Rico to succeed Beekman Wlnthrop. 27—Wm. C. Gilbert, a shoe clerk, elected mayor of Danbury, Conn. Apr. 1—Republicans elected state ticket fa Michigan. 2_f>oetmaster Busse elected mayor or Chicago; traction ordinances approved. 6—State Senator David Campbell ap pointed postmaster at Chicago, to suc ceed Mayor Busse. lgl-Qev. Hagerman of New Mexico, against whom charges were preferred. ' — • —"’"nation and president ap - succeed Beekman Win throe who retired to become assistant secretary pf treasury. vaipi. George Curry to post r Pnsr inaugurated governor of May 16—Isaac Stevenson elected senator from Wisconsin to succeed Spooner. Jun. 17—Congressman J. H. Bankhead ap pointed senator to succeed late John T. Morgan of Alabama. Jul. 9—A. O. Bacon re-elected senator from Georgia for full term. 11—Frank A. Leach of California, ap pointed director of mint to succeed G. E. Roberts, resigned. Aug. 7—Ex-Gov. J. F. Johnston elected senator from Alabama to succeed late Senator Pettus. Sep. 17—Democrats elected ticket headed by Haskell for governor in Oklahoma and Indian Territory; constitution adopted and state-wide prohibition proposition carried_Chicago’s new city charter defeated in special election. Oct. 2—Illinois supreme court declared Chicago’s new primary election law un constitutional. Nov. 5—Mayor Tom L. Johnson defpated Congressman T. E. Burton for mayor of Cleveland_Kentucky elected Will son, republican, governor_Fusion of republicans and Independence League beaten by Tammany in New’ York county. Dec. 2—Congress assembled at Washing ton; Cannon re-elected speaker of the house. 3— Ambassador Aoki of Japan recalled. his sentence had been commuted was received. 4— Negro lynched at Midway, Ala., for at tempted assault. 5— Rollo Steele, being: refused loan of f5. 000 by Fourth Street National bank of Philadelphia, threw bomb that killed himself and cashier, injured six others, and wrecked bank. 9—James Cullen, murderer of wife and step-son. taken from jail at Charles ! City, la., and hanged by mob. 23— Trial of Harry K. Thaw, for murder i of Stanford White, begun in New York. Feb. 28—Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of Colfax, 111., shot and killed Chas. Ken nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and daughter Cora. Mar. 10—R. P. Miller of Beaver Dam, Wis., killed wife, step-mother and self. 15—Mob of 50 men at Monroe. Ha., hanged two negroes accused of robbery. 20— Two colored women accused of mur derous attack on white woman killed by mob near Stamp. Ark. 29— Safe blowers robbed Farmers’ & Merchants' National bank, of Hanover, Mich.. getting $3.000—Colored man charged with attacking white girl near Colbert, 1. T., lynched at Durant. Apr. 8—Death sentence of Mrs Aggie Myers, of Kansas City, and Frank Hott man. for murder of woman’s husband, commuted to life Imprisonment. 11— Grand jury refused to indict Con gressman G. K. Favrot, of Louisiana, who killed Dr. R. H. Aldrich, and he was set free. 12— Thaw jury discharged, being unable to agree on verdict: Thaw remanded to jail, to await second trial. 18—Dr. O. C. Haugli of Dayton. O., con victed of murder of father, mother and brother, electrocuted at penitentiary at Columbus. 21— Negro and mother lynched and three other persons killed and seven injured In fight in Georgia on account of at tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault white woman. Mav 23—Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted of Cockrill murder in famous feud case at Lexington. Ky. Jun. 3—Trial of Wm. D. Haywood, secre tary-treasurer Western Federation of Miners, for murder of ex-Gov. Steunen berg. begun at Boise. Idaho. 30— Judge Loving found not guilty of mur der of Theodore Estes, charged with mistreating former’s daughter, at Hous ton, Va. Jul. 20—Jas Hargis, acquitted of charge of complicity in murder of Dr. B. D. Cox of Kentucky_Henry Scutcheon, farmer living near Nuncia, Mich., while insane, murdered wife, son and father in-law* with an ax; then attempted sui cide, but was shot dead. 22— Karl Hau, young Washington pro fessor, condemned to death at Karls ruhe, Germany, for murder of mother in-law. 27—Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty of murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg. Aug. 16—Will Clifford, negro, lynched at Maple. Ky.. for assaulting and killing twro w’hite women. Sep. 21—Frank J. Constantine sentenced to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs. Gentry, at Chicago. 24— Mrs. Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while insane, strangled her three children. Oct. 1—Ex-Sheriff H. K. Brown, of Baker City. Ore., killed by bomb. 5—Wm. Burns, colored, who shot police man at Cumberland, Md., taken from jail by mob, and shot and kicked to 18— Ex-Banker Frederick McGill and wife acquitted of charge of murdering first wife of McGill, at Decatur. 111. 26—Negro at Byron, Ga., lynched for stealing 75 cents. Nov. 2—Fred Singleton, negro, riddled with bullets by posse for murder of as sistant chief of police at Talladega. Ala. 7—Seven bandits held up town of Canova, S. D., blew open bank vault, and es caped with $6,500. 24—Jurv In Steve Adams murder trial at Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree on verdict and were discharged. Dec. 3—Mrs. Annie M Bradley acquitted on charge of murder of ex-Senaor Brown at Washington. Jan. 2—Near Volland, Kans., 35 in train wreck; over 50 injured. 5—At Winooski, Vt.. six by suffocation.... Near Kenosha, Wis.. nine by powder explosion. 9— At Pittsburg. 30 by explosion in steel furnace. 19—At Sanford, Ind.. 28 by wreck due to powder explosion: 32 injured.... At Fowler, Ind., 13 in collision. 23—Near Primero, Colo., 24 In coal mine explosion. 26—At Lorentz, W. Va., 12 by fire damp explosion in mine. 29—Near Fayetteville, W. Va., 60 in mine disaster. Feb. 4—At Monarch. Colo.. 12 in snowsllde _At Thomas, W. Va., 22 in mine dis aster. 12—In New York harbor. 13S by drowning and exposure by burning of steamer Parch mont. 10— In New York city. 21 in wreck due to spreading rails. 18—At I-as Kspranzas, Mexico, over 100, mostly Japanese, in mine disaster. 26—At Montreal, Que., principal and 16 pupils in a burning school. Mar. 1—At Pedro, Wyo.. seven in collision _At Dossett. Terr... four by powder mill blast 2—At Taylor. Pa., six in mine explosion. jjt—At Pitt, Cal., 22 laborers by drowning. 20— Near Emporium. Pa., six In powder mill bigst_At Woodward, Ala., five In falling lurnace. 23— At Los Angeles, Cal., six in head-on collision. 28— Near Colton, Cal., 26 in wreck; nearly 100 injured. Apr. 1—Near Fort Worth, Tex., six train men in collision. 1%—Near Chaplau, Ont., 15 in train wreck. 13— Near Gunter, Tex., eight by gasoline explosion. 23—On Lake Michigan, lumber barge with crew of 14 lost. 27—At Baltimore, eight drowned by col lapse of p5er. May 1—At Whipple, W. Va., 11 in mine disaster. 11—At Honda. Cal., 21 in wreck due to - defective switch. 21— At Pittsburg, five by explosion in steel furnace....On Lake Michigan, five by burning of steamer. 23—At Chicago, five by ammonia explo sion in stockyards plant. 31—Near Garden Valley, Idaho, seven drowned. Jun 11—In Hampton Roads, 11 seamen by capsizing of launch. IS—At Priceburg, Pa., seven by explosion of mine gas_At Monahan, Wash., five by drowning. 26— Near Tola, Va., eight by dynamite blast. Jul. 4—Fourth of July celebrations caused 37 deaths; injured number 2,153. 9—In Penobscot Bay. Me., six by capsiz ing of a sloop. 11— At Honey brook. Pa., seven miners by white damp explosion. 12— Near Russell, Pa., six by capsizing of launch. 15— In Cape Cod Bay. Mass., ten officers and men on battleship Georgia by gun powder explosion. 21— Near Salem, Mich., 32 in collision; 10) injured. 22— Off California coast, 97 by sinking of a steamer. 27— In New York city, 14 In tenement house fire. Aug. 1—At San Pedro, Cal., four by col lapse of wharf. 16— At Chicago, five by collapse of build ing during windstorm. 23— At Somerville, Mass., five by suf focation. 29— Near Quebec 75 workmen by collapse of new' bridge being built across St. Lawrence river. 30— Near Charleston, 111., 17 in collision between interurban trains. Sep. 2—Near Charleston, VV. Va., seven in wreck. 5— At Shelton, Wash., ten In burning hotel. 6— At Norris. Ia., 12 in wreck. 14— Near Canaan Station, 25 in head-on collision. 16—At Aspinwall, Pa., six by drowning. 20— At Negaunee. Mich., 11 by falling of cage in mine shaft; seven fatally hurt. 22—On Lake Superior, seven drowned by wrecking of steamer. 20-Near Jackson, Ala., 14 by capsizing of ferry boat. 28— Near Bella!re, O., eight in railroad wreck; four fatally hurt. Oct. 5—At Butler. Pa., four by upsetting of molten metal pot; 30 badly injured. 13— In Gloversville, N. Y.t six by suffoca tion. 15— Explosion of powder magazine at Fontanet, Ind., caused death of 38; over 600 injured; nearly every building in town ruined. 16— Near Joliet. 111., five by capsizing of boat on canal. 24— Near Ashland, Wis., four by explo sion in powder mill. Nov. 6—At Steubenville, O., five by boiier explosion. 13—At South Milwaukee, Wis., six at grade crossing. 25— In New York city, 13 Italians in tene ment house fire. Dec. 6—At Monungah, W. Va., about 400 miners by explosion in colliery. _ <r^3Qi A FOREIGN Jan. 5—Moroccan army captured Zinat, Raisuli’s stronghold, and he and follow ers tied to mountains. 6—Chinese trading quarter of Bancock devastated by fire; loss about $3,000,UCO. 8—Muzaffar-Ed-Din, shah of Persia, died at Teheran. 11—Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch East Indian islands; hundreds of per sons perished. 15— Earthquake followed by fire partly de stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over 1,000 persons killed and injured_Typhoon swept islands of Samar and Leyte, Philippines; 100 lives lost. 15— Hear-Admiral Davis landed force of American marines at Kingston, Jamai ca, to which Gov. Svvettenham objected; Davis promptly sailed away. 21— British officials virtually apologized for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward Admiral Davis. 22— Tidal wave in Dutch East Indies en gulfed Island of Simalu, drowning 1,500 persons — Two more earthquake shocks felt at Kingston. 28—Explosions of fire damp in mine near Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed 148 miners.. ..H. L. F. Lagercrantz appointed min ister of Sweden to United States. Feb. 1—British steamer Clavering went ashore near Hartlepool, England; 29 of crew drowned. 8—S. A. Alexandrovsky, governor of Pen za, Russia, assassinated. 16— Cookton. North Australia, destroyed by hurricane; damage of $2,000,000 caused-British steamer Orianda sank in collision near Cardiff, Wales; 14 per sons drowned....Governor of port of Baku murdered. 21— Mail steamer Berlin from England wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter rific gale; 128 persons drowned. Mar. 4—Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica, re signed post—Eighty-five persons buried by landslide in Algeria. 8— English house of commons defeated woman’s suffrage bill. 11— M. Petkoff, premier of Bulgaria, assas sinated at Sofia. 12— Powrder magazines on board French battleship Iena exploded at Toulon; 103 bluejackets and officers killed and hundreds injured. Mar. 19—Count Damsdorff, former Rus sian minister of foreign affairs, died at San Raemo. 22— Nicaraguan forces captured strongly fortified Honduran town of Choluteca and President Bonilla fled in boat. 24—M. Pobiedonostseff, ex-procurator-gen eral of holy synod, died at St. Peters burg. andria Wallachia; 60 men killed and 300 wounded. Apr. 6—Strikers at Lodz. Russia, killed ten workmen for attempting to resume work. ; 11—Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded I>ord Cro mer as plenipotentiary of Croat Britain to Egypt, who resigned — Floods in Turkey caused death of 200. 12—Honduran city of Amapla surrendered to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took refuge on American cruiser. 16— At least five important towns in Mex ico destroyed and scores killed by earthquake. 24—Treaty of peace betwen Nicaragua and Salvador signed at Amapla. May 1—Terrific hurricane causes loss of millions of dollars and death of several persons at Campeche. 6—About 6,500 Turkish troops practically annihilated In battle with rebels in Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia. 9— Heir to throne of Spain born to Queen Victoria, at Madrid. 11—Ninety miners lost lives in fire in copper mine at Velardena. Mexico. 17— Cossacks killed 21 innocent men at Lodz, Russia, in connection with a rob bery. Jun. 15—Russian douma dissolved by czar and elections for new parliament or dered_First session of The Hague peace conference held. 27—Bv burning of native theater in Hong Kong 500 Chinese perished. Jul. 15—Attempt made to assassinate President Fallieres of France; latter uninjured. 16—Gen. Alikhanoff. ex-governor-general of Tiflis, and two others blown to pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in which they were riding, at Alexandro pol, Russia. IS—Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate throne. Aug. 1—About 100 men killed and wounded in revolt of Vorean troops enraged at decree disbanding them, when they at tack Japanese in Seoul. 6—Cassablanca, Morocco, bombarded by French cruisers. S—Moorish troops . repulsed with heavy loss in two desperate attempts to rush French ramp outside Cassablanca and invade city. 27—Col. Ivanhoff. governor of Viborg prison, and vicious foe of terrorists, assassin ated by bomb in St. Petersburg. Sep. 4—Striking dock laborers of Ant werp burned lumber yard and ware houses; loss estimated fl,000,006. 37—Over 40 men killed or injured by ex plosion on Japanese battleship Kash ima, near Kure. 21— Gen. Drude burned Moorish camps near Cassablanca. 23— Delegates of three Important tribes of Moors accepted terms of peace by French and hostilities ceased. 24— Strike of Antwerp dock laborers, on since June, ended with sweeping victory for employers. 27— Overflow of Otonashigawa river, in Japan, cost lives of 600. Oct. 5—Explosion in ammunition factory at Osaka, Japan, killed 63 girls and in jured over 60. 18—Hague peace conference ended. 28— Gen. Maximoffsky, director of prisons of ministry of interior of Russia, assas sinated by woman in St. Petersburg. 31—Town of Karatagh, Russian Turke stan, destroyed by a landslide following earthquake; 14.00U persons perish. Nov. 8—Hurricane caused great damage at Marseilles, France; several people killed. 9— Fire at Iquique, Chili, caused $1,000,000 loss and rendered 2.000 persons homeless. Dec. 8—Oscar II., king of Sweden, died at Stockholm and Crown Prince Gustave V succeeded to throne. Jar. 2— Brig.-Gen. G. A. Bell, retired, at Washington. 10— Archbishop Montgomery at San Fran cisco. 17—Ex-Congressman John Winans, at Janesville, Wis., aged 76. 24— Senator Russell A. Alger, at Wash ington. Fes. 1—Charles Marvin, famous race horse trainer, at Lexington, Ky. 6— Count John A. Creighton, at Omaha, Neb.; left fortune of $10,000,000—Prof. V/. C. Pickett, noted medical authority, at Philadelphia. 7— Ex-Congressman B. W. Harris, at Bridgewater, Mass., aged 83. 9—Congressman J. R. Rixey, of Virginia, at Washington. 12—Ex-Gov. F. W. Higgins, of New York, at Olean, N. Y. 16— Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder with Mine. Blavatsky of Theosophists in America, at Adyar, India, aged 75. 22— James A. Kirk, head of big Chicago soap house, at Hartland, Wis. 25— F. J. Hearne, president Colorado Fuel 4s Iron Co., at Denver. Mar. 2—Dr. Oronhyatekha, founder and head Independent Order of Foresters, i;.i Georgia—James B. Williams, shav ing soap manufacturer, at Glastonbury, Conn—Congressman J. M. Depuy, of Wisconsin, at Jefferson City, Wis. 9—John Alexander Dowie. founder of Zion City. 111., at Zion City. 11— Ex-Congressman Clinton Babbitt, of Wisconsin, at Beloit. 12— M. CasimiT-Perier, ex-president of France, at Paris. 17— Gen. Joseph Stockton, at Chicago. 18— Rear Admiral B. F. Tilley, command ant League Island Navy yard. 19— Thomas Bailey' Aldrich, noted author, at Boston_Brig.-Gen. John Moore, former surgeon-general of army, at Washington. 21—Brig.-Gen. T. J. Wint, commander de partment of Missouri, at Philadelphia. 27— James Henry Smith, of New York, who inherited over $50,000,000, at Kioto, Japan, while on bridal tour. 28— Wm. A. Proctor, president Proctor & Gamble Co., at Cincinnati, by suicide. , 31—Ex-Congressman Galusha A. Grow, at Glenwood^Ra_H. W. Goode, who was [president l^ewis & Clarke exposition, at Atlantic City, N. J. Apr. 1—Bishop J. C. Cranberry, of Meth- ; odist Episcopal church South, at Ash land, Va. 14—Jas. H. Eckels, president Commercial National bank of Chicago, and ex comptroller of currency, at Chicago. 19— Ex-Congressman .1. V. Findlay', of Maryland, at Baltimore. 26— Ex-Congressman G. L. Laws, of Ne braska, at Lincoln 28— Ex-Gov. R. B. Bullock, of Georgia, at Albion. N. Y. May 3—Peter Maytubby, twice governor Chickashaw Indian tribe, at Caddo, I. T. 4—E. W. Suffcutt, legal adviser of Gov. Hughes of New York, by suicide on Hudson river steamboat. 6— Dr. John Watson, (Ian Maclaren) ! noted author, at Mt. Pleasant, la. | 17—0. W. Potter, Chicago millionaire, at ■ Chicago. Ik—E. H. Conger, ex-minister to China. 2--—Ex-Senator Patton, of Michigan. 2fh— Mrs. McKinley*, at Canton, O. Jun. 3—Gen. T. H. Ruger, retired, at Stamford. Conn. 7— Ex-Congressman Gen. Wm. McKraig, at Cumberland, Ind. Jun. 11—Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala bama. at Washington. 14—G. H. Earle, prominent Philadelphia citizen and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, at Philadelphia. 21—Ex-Senator Lucien Baker, at Leaven worth, Kans. 23— Gen. Wm. Duffieid, at Washington. 20— Francis Murphy, noted temperance lecturer, at Los Angeles. J ul. 11—Judge M. J. Severance, noted Min nesota jurist, at Mankato. 12—Peter Larson, millionaire of north west. at Helena. Mont. 57—Senator E. W. Pettus, of Alabama, at Hot Springs, N. C., aged 86. Brig-Gen. C. F. Powell, retired, at St. Paul. Aug. 3—A. St. Gaudens, noted sculptor, at Cornish, N. H. :17—A. A. Pinkerton, head of detective agency, on board ocean liner. 37—Nelson Morris, pioneer Chicago pack er and multi-millionaire, at Chicago. JO—Richard Mansfield, noted actor, at New London, Conn. Sep. 3—Gen. Pleasant Porter, chief of Creek Indians. 16—Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, re tired, at York Beach, Me., age 72. 21— Samuel Sloan, ex-president Lacka wanna railroad and noted railroad man, at Garrison-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. Oct. 19—Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, noted fe male bank wrecker, at Ohio peniten tiary. 27— Jas. Reddick, prominent Chicago poli tician, at Half Day, 111., in auto acci dent_Congressman John Wellborn, of Missouri, at Lexington. Nov. 3—Jefferson Polk, Iowa millionaire and street railway magnate, at Des Moines. 8— C. A. Perkins, ex-president C. B. & Q. railroad, at Boston. 19—Ex-Senator L. E. McComas, of Mary land. at Washington. 14—Charles T. Barney, deposed president Knickerbocker Trust Co., of New York, by suicide. 29— Judge James B. Brad well, Chicago pioneer, aged 79. at Chicago. 30— Congressman G. W. Smith, of Illinois, at Murphvsboro. Dec. 4— H. O. Havemeyer, president “sugar trust,” at Cominack, L. I. Jan. 1—Joe Gans knocked out Kid Her man in eighth round at Tonopah, Nev. .Gustave Bye tied American record at ski jumping at Munising. Mich.; rec ord 106 feet. 18—Abe Attell retained featherweight championship by knocking out Harry Baker in eighth round at Los Angeles. Feb. 5—Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave Barry in fifth round at Hot Springs, Ark_Racing in Tennessee killed by passage of anti-pool selling bill. Mar. 14—Calvin Demarest won national amateur championship at 14.2 balk-line billiards at New York. 21—Gary Herrmann of Cincinnati elected president American Bowling congress. 28— “Chic” Stahl of Boston National baseball team, committed suicide at West Baden, Tnd. Apr. 9—Jury in Smathers* case decided Smathers had not conspired to drug Lou Dillon and should retain gold cup won by Major Delmar. 11—Joe Ullman. well known bookmaker, went insane at San Francisco. 14—David Billington. professional swim mer, swam ^i-mile in 17 minutes, 3G 2-5 seconds, at Sydney, N. S. W.f creating new world's record. 19_Thos. Longboat, Indian runner, won Boston Marathon road race, defeating field of 114 and breaking record for 25 mile course. May 8—Tommy Burns won heavyweight championship by defeating “Philadel phia Jack” O’Brien in 20-round battle i at Los Angeles. 20—Superman, owned by James R. Keene, j won $20,000 Brooklyn handicap at | GravefeeiuL 1 31—Wisconsin university eight won two* mile boat race from Syracuse, at Pough keepsie. N. Y. Jun. 5—Richard Croker’s colt. Orby, rid den by Johnnie Reiff, won Epsom derby in England. 20— Nealon. owned' by C. E. Durnell. won great suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay. 21— Alex Ross won open golf champion ship of United States. 26— Cornell won varsity eight-oared race at Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. regatta; Syra cuse won varsity four-oared race and Wisconsin freshmen, eight-oared con test_Orby won Irish derby 27— Yale defeated Harvard by boat length in annual race at New London, Conn. 28— Robert Simpson won western open golf championship at Hinsdale. III. JuL 2—Miss Evelyn Scars of Boston, won women’s singles lawn tennis champion ship of United States, by aefeating Miss Carrie B. Neely. 4— Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Squires. Australian champion, in first round, at Colma, Cal_Martin J. Sheri dan won all-around championship of A. A. U. at Celtic Park. L. I. 5— May Sutton of California, regained title of British tennis champion, by defeat ing Mrs. Chambers. 17—Jack Johnson stopped Bob Fitzsim mons in second round at Philadelphia. 29— Barney Oldfield broke two world’s auto records on half mile track at Far go. S. D., going first mile of three mile race in 1:15*£ and three miles in 3:51. 31—Jimmie Britt got verdict over Battling Nelson in 20-round contest at San Fran cisco. Aug. 30—May Sutton won international tennis championship at Niagara-on-the Lake, Ont. Sep. 8—C M. Daniels of New York, low ered world's 100-yard swimming record, going distance in 55 2-3 seconds, at Man chester, England. 9—Joe Gans defeated Jimmie Britt in live rounds, at San Francisco; Britt broke wrist in fourth round. 20— Fred McLeod of Chicago, won wes ern professional golfers’ championship at St. Louis. 25—Npw York Yacht club declined chal lenge of Sir Thomas Lipton for race for ! America’s cup next year because it I sought to limit size of racers to 68 feet. I 28—Matt McGrath broke world’s record ! for 16-pound hammer throw at Kansas City, by hurling weight 164 feet 3 inches; former record 164 feet. Oct. 12—Chicago Nationals won world’s baseball championship by “ ating De troit Americans four stn games. Dec. 2—Tommy Burns, o* America, knocked out Gfcnner Moir, of England, in tenth round at London. Jan. 6— Nine buildings wrecked by ex plosion of dynamite at Lowell, Ariz. 18— Floods in Ohio river valley worst in 20 years. 19— Several large steamers driven aground and $1,500,000 damage done by terrific gale which struck Buffalo. N. Y. Feb. 28—Washington. Art., partially de stroyed by tornado; two persons killed. Mar. 15—Floods in vicinity of Pittsburg and down Ohio river valley caused prop erty damage estimated at $10,000,Q00; about 100,000 persons thrown out of work and at least 14 lives lost. Apr. 5—Tornado swept across Louisiana, Mississippi and part of Alabama; con siderable property destroyed and 15 or more lives lost. 15—Cities of Chilpancingo and Chilapa, Mexico, destroyed by violent earth quake. Jun. 8—Thirty persons killed, many hurt and great property damage done by windstorms and cloudbursts in Ken tucky, southern Illinois and low’a. 22—Storm causing property damage esti mated at $500,000 swept over Indian Ter ritory. 24—Three distinct tornadoes struck Medi cine Lodge, Kan., destroying 25 houses; several persons injured. 27—Oil fields of northern Indian Territory swept by tornado that killed three men and destroyed hundreds of derricks; loss estimated $500,000. Jul. 2—Rochester, Tex., nearly destroyed by tornado. 3— Buena Vista lake levee near Bakers field, Cal., broke. Hooding 30,000 acres and doing $1,000,000 damage. 4— Storm in western Wisconsin caused death of 21 persons; many injured. 15—Waterspout caused $500,000 damage in vicinity of Leavenworth. Kan. Aug. 11—Tornado caused great property damage at La Crosse, Wis. 20— Tornadoes in Wisconsin and Ohio caused several deaths and destroyed much property. Oct. 8—Tornado near Leeds, Ga., caused 15 deaths; damage to property enor mous— Severe storm caused great dam age in New York city and in harbor. Nov. 20— Floods caused great damage in southern Texas. Jan. 1—Judge McCall of federal court of Memphis declared LaFollette fellow servants’ law unconstitutional. 3— Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to jail several leaders of striking molders in Milwaukee for violating injunction. 10—Senate passed bill in interest of rail way employes.... Miners at Goldfield, Nev., voted to end strike. 21— Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi cago came to end with jury unable to agree on verdict. 22— John J. Mitchell re-elected president United Mine Workers. 23— Over 6,000 men and women in New York involved in trouser-makers strike. Feb. 13—Western Union Telegraph Co. announced increase of 10 per cent, in wages of operators at principal offices. 21—Cornelius P. Shea and ten associates in teamsters’ union acquitted of charge of conspiracy on second trial. Mar. 8—Nebraska house passed employ ers’ liability bili affecting railway train men. 10—Street cars in Louisville tied up by strike of union employes. 25—In effort to enforce recognition of union. 2.000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak ers of Boston, employed in about 100 shops, went out on strike. Apr. 4—Threatened strine of trainmen of western railroads averted through medi ation of interstate commerce commis sioners. 21—Great lockout and labor struggle in Goldfield, Nev., district, ended by agree ment. 27—Salt Lake City street car lines tied up by strike. May 1—May day brought strike of iron workers in San Francisco, teamsters in Los Angeles, machinists in Pittsburg and various labor organizations in Canada. 3—Practically all of operators of Pacific States Telegraph and Telephone Co., si ruck for increased wages. 5—Street car employes of San Francisco struck for eight-hour day and increase in wages. 13— Supreme court held eight-hour law constitutional. Jun. 20—Strike of Western Union tele graph operators at San Francisco and Oakland. Cal., ordered; increase in wfages demanded. Aug. 7—Western Union operators at Los Angeles struck because company re fused to reinstate discharged man. 8— Night operators at Chicago went out on strike. 9— Strike of Western Union telegraph op erators spread throughout west and south — Cornelius P. Shea defeated In election for president of teamsters’ union by Daniel J. Tobin. 12— Strike of telegraph operators spread throughout east; news service of Asso ciated Press partially suspended. 13— Employes of Colorado & Southern railroad won strike for increase In wages. 15—President Small of telegraphers’ union issued general strike order calling out all commercial operators not work ing under union contracts. Sep. 2—Labor day riots occurred in San Francisco, Louisville and Steubenville Ohio. Oct. 4—Cotton shipping business of New Orleans tied up by strike of 8,000 cotton handlers. 12—Telegraph operators in principal cities of country rejected suggestion of Presi dent Small that strike against Western Union and Postal companies be de clared off. 18— E. R. Wright re-elected president Illi nois Federation of Labor. 19— Kansas City Southern Railway Co. granted voluntary increase it. talaries of $5.00 a month to its telegrapn oper ators. 24— Striking cotton handlers at New Or leans agreed to resume work pend ins arbitration. 30—S. J. Small, deposed president of teleg raphers' union, issued statement ‘ call ing off" telegraph strike. Nov. 4—Because they w re paid in checks, 4,000 miners near Danville, 111., struck 6—Commercial Telegraphers’ union in Chicago. New York and other * itles called off strike_Threatened general railway strike in Great Britain averted by agreement between railways and union. 25— Striking street car inen in Louisville, Ky.. indulged in serious riot. Dec. 6—Five companies of regulars or dered to Goldfield. Nev., where trouble between miners and mine owners ex isted. Jan. 3—Big furniture store at New York city; loss $500,000. 8—Plant of Mic higan Stove works at De troit gutted; loss $750,000; one person killed, several injured. 11—Burning of tobacco warehouse at Lan caster. Pa., caused losft $1,000,000 28— Plant of Phelps Pub. Co., at Spring field. Mass.; loss nearly $1,000,000 ... Garage in New York containing *W au tomobiles. 29— Section of Baldwin Locomotive works at Philadelphia; loss $1,000,000. 30— Mine mill at Victor. Colo.; loss $500,00). Feb. 5—Business portion of Coa! Harbor. N. D. 8— Lyndhurst. country home of John Wanamaker. at Philadelphia, o inplete ly destroyed; loss about $1,500,000. 25—Plant of Acker Porcess Co., at Ni agara Falls, N. Y.. loss $800,000. Mar. 1—Town of Leroy, 111., partly de stroyed. 24— Sporting goods store of A. G. Spalding Bros., at Chicago. 25— Morton Salt block, at Hutchinson, Kans.; loss $500,000. Apr. 30— Plant of San Francisco Gas A Electric Co.; loss $2,500,000. 5—Engineering building of McGill uni versity, at Montreal loss nearly $1. 000.000. 19—Tow'n of Ilolo, Island of Panay. sec ond city of Philippines, totally destroyed; 20,000 persons homeless. May S—Business section of Barnesbero, Pa., almost wiped out 13—Steamer City of Cleveland, at Detroit, entirely destroyed; loss $700,000. Jun. 6—Half of business section of Wil low City, N. D., destroyed. Jul. 27—Over seven blocks of Coney Is land’s amusement section destroyed; loss $1,000,000. 28— Building of Memphis Cold Storage Co., at Memphis; loss $600,060. Aug. 1—Over 50 families made homeless by fire at Edgewater, N. J. 2—Plant of the U. S. Leather Co., at Tom ahawk, Wis., destroyed; loss about $500,000. 15—Several summer hotels, summer cot tages and buildings at Old Orchard, Me.; loss estimated $600,000. 29— Courier Journal building at Louia ville, Ky. Sep. 2—Three business squares and por tion of residence section at Houston, Tex., destroyed; loss $500,000. 9— Cliff House, famous resort at San Francisco, destroyed. Oct. 4—Thousands of acres of forest land in Sonoma, Cal. 31— Store of Holden Shoe Co., at Chi cago; loss $500,000. Nov. 3—Main office building of Nelson Morris packing plant, at East St. Louis. 111.; loss $300,000. 8—Docks at Superior. Wis., several big elevators, mills and other buildings; loss estimated $3,000,u00. 29—Several business blocks at Cody, Wyo., destroyed. Jan. 2—First Vice-President McCrea elected president of Pennsylvania lines to succeed late A. J. Cassatt. 3—Federal Judge Landis decided at Chi cago that Standard Oil Co. must stand trial on eight of ten indictments re turned against it. 14— Grand jury at Findlay, O., returned 939 indictments against Standard Oil Co. and subsidiary companies for con spiracy in restraint of trade. 15— Federal grand jury at Chicago in dicted John R. Walsh in connection with failure of Chicago National bank. 23— Judge Hallam, at St. Paul, issued or der enjoining J. J. Hill and other of ficials of Great Northern railway from making proposed increase of $60,000,000 in stock. Feb. 18—Wisconsin state railway com mission ordered railroads of state to give flat L’Vfc-cent passenger fare. 26—John F. Stevens resigned as chief engineer of Panama canal and president named Maj. G. W. Goethals as chair man of commission and engineering chief of work. Mar. 1—Suit filed at Boston against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, leader of Chris tian Science faith, by G. W. Glover, her son. asking accounting of property and appointment of receiver. Mar. 4—New Mexico house passed resolu tion to investigate conduct of Gov. Hagorman in regard to alleged timber land frauds. 7—Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, pleaded not guilty to charge of extor tion. 20— Abraham Ruef indicted for bribery at San Francisco; T. V. Halsey also in dicted in connection with grant of tele phone franchise. Apr. 2—J. J. Hill resigned as president of Great Northern railroad and son, T. W. Hill, elected to place Apr. 5—John R. Walsh Indicted on charges of misapplication of funds of Chicago National bank, at Chicago. S—Supreme court deckled Isle of Pines is Cuban territory, not American. Apr. 13—Standard Oil Co., of Indiana, found guilty of accepting illegal rates from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chi cago. 26— Jamestown Ter-Ccntennial exposition opened. President Roosevelt and other high officials attended ceremonies. May 9—Federal court at Indianapolis per petually enjoined so-called drug trust from continuing operations. 15— Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to ex tortion at San Francisco. 24— Grand jury at San Francisco returned 89 indictments against Mayor Schmitz. Ruef and street railway officials and other companies. Jun. 13—Mayor Schmitz of San Fran cisco, found guilty of extortion. Jul. 8—Schmitz sentenced to five year* in penitentiary for extortion. 16— Pr. E. R. Taylor, of University of California, elected mayor of San Fran cisco. by board of supervisors. Aug. 3-Judge T.andis. at Chicago, fined Standard Oil Co.. f29,240,000. for accept ing illegal rebates from Alton railroad; fine largest in history of jurisprudence. Aug. 7—Senator Beveridge of Indiana, married to Miss Catherine Eddy in American embassy at Berlin. 21— Suit in equity brought by relatives for accounting of property of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, brought to sudden close at Boston. Sep. 4—Louis Glass, vice-president of Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Cq.. convicted of bribery at San Fran cisco and sentenced to five years’ im prisonment. 12—Ex-Congressman C. G. Burton, of Nevada. Mo., elected commander-in chief of G. A. R., at Saratoga. N Y 30—McKinley memorial at Canton. 6 dedicated by President Roosevelt ’ *’ Oct. 2-Senator Wm. E. Borah acquitted of charge or conspiracy to defraud gov ernment. at Boise. Idaho. 23—German balloon Pommern. piloted by Herr Erbslob won international aeronautic cup. landing at Asbury Park. N. J., 8S0 miles from starting point at bt. Louis. Nov. 7—Atchison. Topeka & 3anta Fa Itailroad Co., fined 3330,000 at Los An geles. for rebating. 33—Trial of John R. Walsh for misappli cation of funds of Chicago National bank, begun at Chicago 26— Edward Ptiyi.cn Weston, aged 68. com pletes walk from Portland. Me., to Chi cago. Jaunt taking 29 days 27- Wedding of M«ss Edith Root, daugh i £'r ot secretary of stale, and U. a Grant. III., occurred at Washington.