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.
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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.