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AUD JIAlfRR 0WIIUU,T.)
Mi 4Jeak of J. N. Kaaea, Merqaette,
Feb. f-PwIflo Cuaao Company, BottoB,
MM.) 11,000.000.
fab. o-ohlo A Western Iran aad Goal Oem-
MT, Columbia, 0.( W.WO.OOO.-, . , J
"rift. aV-Wllliaat Dessett, Boeton, lmllr(
MAo.ooa
Mer. t Farmer' and Mr chantcs' Bonk, Carle
ton, Nob.... II. A. Gould ft Co., dealer In rub
aer, ate., Ronton; li.ono.ouo,
Mar. n.-Redlng iron work Kcadlaf, P.i
H.000,000.
Mar. If-C. II. North a Co., pork peckers,
BoatoBt rno.000i ' ,
. Apr. 5 Downs ft finch, shirt manufacturers,
Haw York city 1 iwi.uo.
Apr. ll-Dllltng ft Eaton, wholesalo leather,
Boston 9700,000,
. June ft-Daokef Omaha, Omaha, Nab.
Jane ft-Clay County Beak, Toaeka, Kan.
1 , Jona IS-Rank of Wabpetoa, D. T.
'JuneBrt-Eurcka Improvement Company, St.
rHuUMInn.; foxicoa, -
Jaly ft Mobile (Ala.) Insurance Company.
July ft Goodyear Rubber Hoot and HhoeOoav
faay, Providence. It l.t rruo,ooo.
July Ift-Jobn K. Ilurton, "Iron king," Klk
Jnlr IB-Lew I Orothera k Co, Cry foods,
Philadelphia; M.OuO.aw. T
. July 8ft-Richmond Paper Company, lrovl.
neaee, R.I.tnyo.oun.
m July so-ri ft A. II. Hatchclter, boot and ahoa
Bra, lloston, Muss. 1 t,.'iO,aJ0.
Aug. pa-dllion' Dank, Pratrlo City, la.
Sept, 18-L. H. lirnokes' Bank, Lcnni, la.
Sept. ft-Dounlas (Uwt.) Axo Manufacturing
vvmpui uciaicaiiuij 01 treasurer; enuu.uiw.
wu is uesninir,
Holomnn ft UoMpnibal,
EVaco.Tox.:II.UU0.0fU.
Wkoleealo dry iroodia, Waco, Tox. ; il,UU0,0tU.
vk, j, v.
I'owcll, prlvuto banker, foi
tonu, u.
Nov. B1 Iron Arm fif 1jia A rHIlinrnli.
P.i to,(W,,..Lawrcnco Hank, llttiburKh.
Pa. tod.Ooo.
. Hoy.?l-Haner ft Well, coffee deaton, Now
VorkCltyi.vfl,ooo.
Nor.Ks-CilltcnB' Htuto Hank, York, Neb,
Dee. U-Mlllrr ftltlttrnhouve Conipnny, ilruga
aad chrmtcaU, ITilUdnlpbla, Pa.1 IXJO.Uit..".
Iewlall. (Mxft Co., knit cooda, Pbtlatlclphla,
Pas a&oo,ooo.
Dor. n-IUnk of Ilartlond, Kan.
Ilea 7 Citpllikl Ioan tt lurmtmcnt Com
pany, Lincoln, Net).: lyamm.
Doc 10-HrHt Nutlntiul Hnnk of Abilene, Kan.
Dec. H-C. J, I,. Meyer Bom & Co., wniilen
macule, etc., Cblcucoi ko),UU,...llank of
RlobOeld, Kan,
Deo. 10-Hankof Onllntln, Oullatln. Tcnn.
Dpr.SI-Btatellank, I'awncn City. Neb... A.
Q. Preble ft Co., blank book nnd vuvcloiie innuu
faoturrni, 8au(rertlea lllnnk Hook Co., New
York City, nnd J. H. BhrfllPld ft Ron. paper
Mnufecturera, etauRCitlp, N. Y. total liabili
ties, II ,600,000.
OAHl7At.TItW.
Inrroimo uh or rouii 011 uorm uvtn.)
Jan. Bftteamrr I'urh (J. Hrown nunlc near
Rayou ham, l.tv.nnil II iieieoimdruwued...,
rive men klllrd by boiler expldalon lnrUt mill
at Ncwhono. AV. Vo,
Jan. M-i:lchtiipnionl(lllodandmnnyotlierH
Inlurod In railway collision at Tullnmitsf, O.
Mlcblffau. and two other men kilted nnd man
wuu. i i.ivuicuaiu. uorrnior Aiauuoualil.
otnera injured in rniiroau acolilcnllicni'r.lwooil.
Mleb.... Four men killed nnd ncroral til ben In
Jurod liy falling brIOpo at Kpotlnvlllc, Ky,
Jaa. -Twomcn klllod nnd twoothom fatal
If JureJ by Mw-mlll boiler cxploalon near
Cblllicothe, O,
, h'eb. loKour ehlldreu perUh In burning
house near Aihlnnd, Oa.
..fe.b. IH-Horural pentont killed bycyrlontla
RnnliH County, Ua., and lllbb County, Ala....
I'm k 'cntral Hotel, llnrttord, Conn., letroyrd
bj Us.orespkmlun, twenty-two iwritona perish
tnif lu ruins, which spoedlly took Ore.
s'eb. aft Klercn ijlrln burnrd to dralh and
-'nny othcrn scrlouMy Injured by rtploslon In a
lb factory at l'lyinouth, I 'a.
ob. 80 l lro meu killed by premature mine
loeloa nror Helena. M. T.
lar. 1-Mrn. Jltiiliion and linr neron children
t turned whllo fonlln a creek mar Now Karl,
uun....Mn. Ledbotter aud her two noos
t'.-owaed while crossing a stream near Itopub
ir. Mo.
Mar.S.-F.ntlre family of Joseph Htewart, near
C rllftle, Ky iwrlnhed In burning dwelllnir.
Mar. 14-Four men killed nnd many others In
jured by boiler aiplonlon In Pittsburgh (Pa.)
oiler werka.
M;r. 15-Wllllam Flowers, his wlfo and two
children perlahed la burning dwelling at Hollow
Koek, Tenn.
-JMy' SI MrsTt.KitrilN and her three
children perlnhcd la their burning bouse In
Milwaukee
Apr. 10-Kour persons killed and others In
jured ta railroad wreck near Juliet. 111.
ApT'. ,i""M.11 Wood .and the rhlldren per
Ishi-d In burning houn In It obi 11 County, lla!
iAHr' 'trA "." Wtnaamlherthrrn ehlldreB.
lSift.rUckJonJ:,unt'r.' w Va., killed by trat
failed by her hubunO.
.HrT.K?urJJb,u,,y",t Abingdon, Md.. threo
Ashtabula, O, and one at Hprlngllcld, Mo.,
perlshett In burning dwellings. '
May H-Hlreet car struck by enslne at ICal
maioo, Muilt.;ls women klllod nnd fourother
Mrsons Injured.,.. Fireman killed and four
ther employes falally Injured In railroad col
Uslon at (lieu Mary, Tenn.
May B-IVn miners klllrd near Mlddleport,
Pa,, by crushing of cuge In which they wero bji
eaadltutamlneNhart. May I l-lmr workmen killed by tiro damn ex
plosion In mine near Cliartlers, Pa. . . Mm. Will
lam McNaliy and three children killed by llkbt
mlag at KUieewny, Pa,
rV J-'rTweUo men klllcit by falling Umbers
f n building wrecked by wind at Tacoma.Wash.
May lll-Turoo men falally burl by boiler ex.
Eloslona' Charleston. W.Va... .Thomas Vcach.
Is 1 wife nnd four children struck by lightning
and 1 Ustantly killed whllo In u wagoa near
Htell, Nets
May W-Khe men fatally burned by gaa ox
plosion In Van Nrss Hotel, lloston.
Muylt-Hlx men killed by falling bucket In
mine near Klnrston, Pa. ...A similar accident
caused tho death of one and fatal Injuries to
ne others In amlnlngshaftalWIIkesmtrre.Pa.
May 30-Thrce men killed by caving In of
viae at Humboldt. MIob.... Five meu killed
and many others Injured In blown down factory
at DauMlle, Va. '
wfff'J!,71IU', !Uff" mJ, ker four children
ktlUHlbytalllnttrcoln DeHata Parish. I.a....
!!F U? 1,1r.,B,T WB J! UrT "arrrolr tha
Jlly of Johm.towu, Pa., ami many smaller
towns were swept away. Many thousands of
llres lost and Immense destruction of property.
Juno 8HvhAonor Houston and MTenteoa
Ihe lost off Milwaukee. Wis. "
June lo-Hlx men killed by fall of coal In
snlneatWIIUr.hsrre, Pa....Roveral fatal essis
of sun stroke lit New York nnd Hmoklyn.
July t-Over twenty persons killed and many
others seriously Injured In railroad wreck near
Thaxton's. Va.
July -Mnny persons klllwt or fatally injured
by.collapsoof iTsnd stand at race uOt u
Oklahoma, IniVT,
July 6 Carnage rontalntmr four tvr.rvn nn
tale at raltroa
J,, and Inmate
JulyT-hllgh
toiuredlnralli
Jul IT-kVi
into at railroad crossing near lAng Hraoch, N.
, mwjk laiiiMri mihvu.
Kht persons killed and many others
llroad collision nearFrmnkmn. i.-v
-Four men brrlnbid In m. t.ln.iU
(NebT) cesspool, ovsreome by gas and foul air
....Twoascn aitiea nna tour oiners ratally In
jured In n railroad accident near Hhamokin, Pa.
July IS Thrta men killed and live others In
jured by explosion la saw. mill In Chicago.
July VT-Four train employes killed la rail
nay accident at Ilrlghton, Tenn.
July 31 A stick of dynamlta fed Into a
threshing machine nettr Anderson. Ind., caused
tke total deitructlon of the macblno and the
death of three) men and four horses .,,, M per
sona killed end many others iajnrad in railroad
accident near Oxford, O.
Aug. Two men and three bora blown to
atoms by giant powder explosion tn'n mine at
Marquette, Mich, ...Two men killed and two
others fatally hurt by prematura Mast explo
sion Inn Clarksburg OV. Va.) mine,
Aug.t-Tnrea men and tno boys blown to
pieces by dynomlta explosion In n mine near
isapcmiog, mien.
Aug. -Wagon containing a family of fire per
hons blown Into n crock at Mitchell, Ind.. nnd
father, mother and three children drowned.
Aug. T-One man and three children killed In
an explosion of n yacht holler at HuOalo, N. Y.
Aug. to Nino persona burcsl to death In n
tenement house In New York City..., Three
MB fatally injured by falling walls of a brew.
matForYjne,lnd. w .. .
Aug. tN-ftt e men fatally burned by Ore-damp
explosion In colliery near Hcranton. Pa , . . .Three
tea killed and oter tjrtyotbrraacrlousli In
tared In railroad necident near KnoxTHlcfenn.
Ave. 87-Flva me killed and two athera iotal
iy Injured by boiler axplotion at To vanda, Pa.
"Aujr. ao-Bcveral persons killed Ut rallfMd
Viv"
faefnt ftaarea. rSr.fHB
atast darta a tanadar sterns near Ail
Baal -rire men killed by bailer 1
MararmHiaai,iii....TB mil
inflow at treteria aaUaweto
her
Infant etlla aad twYoiher ealldrea wen fal
hMB.aJ S.M A.1j.A,,. 4 ! - Was Afc A fcaa
BVftN-VTra Mseatera killed fa rallrolfl
aaMeMat BoutkBafiowoed, lll,...raiur meat
killed bi boiler aiplosloai near Derlia, Pa.
Sept. m Berea anea horribly burned by molt
en metal la atael worka at Oraddork. V.....
I Thraamea killed by powder. eiploaleatCrte-
vjmjm --.i ira, vviwnw jtitimi vail"
road eaju 1
flfUlston near Palatine Ilrldgo, N. Y.
Oeti-Riarly fifty persons drowned or fatally
hsjnedrff explosion
rasa ww nxuumoB di uoihv
of ajjeamer
Ottonnnt False Hirer, Ln. . ;,
Oct. B Four men tierlahad In birnlna Motnn.
rant at M Inert a, Mist.
Oct. 11-A natural gas exploeton at Davis'
Hwltch, Pa., act n bouso on Urn, and a Mrs.
Dally a-id, avr thKsj 'shns were burned to death
OcU U-kICIiI' persons killed or falally la'
clnnatl
.Many persons seriously, some fatally,
liilurcd In rallrnsd sreliUnt km, flllmnn. N
en.
Oct. i7 IVIille four men wrrecrgsccd Uplay
Ing cardnunder railroad car at Irwlp, Pa , the
car was mored by atiother train coming axslnst
It, and the four men were crushed to death.
(Oct. IB Fire men fatally Injured by collapse
of veranda at Halcm. Ala.
Nor. 4 I'lvo rata burned to death by molten
iron at t.cunuon, i-o.
Nor. 14-Hlx miti
) premature blast
y, Motit,,,,Thrra
icar White Hock.
nxplo-iton In Jolfcrsi
CeiiV.ThKTin
technimitctoryntt'
explosion In pyre
'K. va.
rnrd to death In
nor, sos-ourre
buildings destroyed by Bre In Jersey City, N. J.
Nor. ill-Nine men lost their lives In lire la
mine nt llutte, Mont.
Nil. On ICIen InSimtoa Mrlah In tmrnlntfln.
sondittfylatnaf HkJckfooadaim ."',. Hbtme at
Dd toiyu. blown U atoms by DtliBal , gas ex.
pWon,xanalw0cUtdrenkili4 tiiA Ufctlf, par
ents and grnndfatner fatally InjerrC .T HdVcral
persons killed by cyclouo at Campbell's creek,
Nor, 59-Four little girls killed by powder ox
iiloilon In nn nbundoned pine nt JUlloltsvllle,
W. Va.
Nor. 30 Fifteen uersons perished In the burn-1
Ing Tribune, building, HlnneSpolln, Minn....
Thrro men blown toatomubynltru I'lycerlneox
plosion at Oil CUT, Pa,,.. A Mrs. liitlnted, tier
little boy and n little girl drowned near Lcb-
unon.u. 1 Mrs. il was tryingtoaatolho children,
Dec.U-Tbresllttlo
1 cniiiir
run burned to death
In their homo In Frnnklln, Ky....i:iglit lives
lost lu burning of n Philadelphia (Pa.) bakery,
Dpo. 4 Two workmen klllrd and three others
fatally hurt by frelRht train at WllUcsbarrn,
Ps..,.8oerulprraoniserlouily, j.01110 of thorn
fatully. Injured la railroad wreck near Urcons
burgh, Pa.
Doc. 6 Hlx men and two women killed and
manyotbera wounded by boiler explosion at
CoUux, l,a,...Ona man killed uud olgbl others1
finally hurt by sawmill boiler explosion at
Marion, Ind.
Die. 7 llnglncorand fireman klllod and many
pafHcnuer Injured In railroad collision at
Don nn, Ind.,.. Four worliraen burned to death
In doolc II ro lu New York City.
Due. 10 Tin persona kltlc.il and many others
Injnrod, soma fatally, by pant canned by f.ilio
1 arm if lira In opera-houso ut Johnstown, Pa.
Duo, II A inothor and three children drowned
ntHmikvllln. Wis.
Deo, , lJ-T!iroo men killed lu railway disaster
nearOoshen, Mo.... Three turn klllrd by cave
In at mine In Iron Mountain, Mich.
Doc. -Threo men killed In accident to
freight homo near llnckunsuch, N. J. ...Four
mon killed by express train at crossing nrur
Washltitoii, D. O.
Doe, 13 Tbiio laborers killed by train at Dur
yi 11, Pa.
Dec. irt-Four men kilted In railroad collision
east of Atihlund, Wl-".
Dec. iri-Blxlien men killed nnd many others
Iniurod In initio aicldi ut at Andre an, Col.
Doc. SO Throe little clilldreu named Pctiln
burned to death ln luolrhowo at Omnha, Nob.
Cltl.MK.
. Jan. lU-Hoveral pornons killed at Cimarron,
Kan., In it Unlit ovor the couhty-soat question.
Jan, lu Ttircu mon bunged for murder by n
posse of cltlretm at Tlplonvlile, Tenn. ...Two
brotbnrs at llolar, Ma, attempted to olope with
two daughters of Henry Thomas, when tha
latter shot and killed tke young men nnd one of
thonlrls, and was soon after l tiched by n mob
....A willow aud ber four email children near
Urookllcld, Mo , murdered by ber cousin,
Jan. Vtt-John M. Clayton, noent Republican
candidate nnd ooatastant torCougress InHeo
nnd Arkansas district, assassinated nt Plum
uervlllo. . ,KVl.ft,!0,"'W' Chomeleck.Olcnrlllo, Minn.,
killed his slhtorln law and her two daughters
and thin falally shot bluiself,. ,, Frank L. 811
vers, Vinmueb, Mich., shot and klllod hie wlfo
and two daughters and then himself.
Fell. W-Joseph Hrogan, Upson. Wis., a
drunken Uborer, cut the throats of his wife and
his two little boys nnd then slew himself with
the sumo wcupon.
Mar. 7 Michael Pebbles, wlfo and two chil
dren toarderrd while In bed noar Poducou, Ky.
Mnr. lit-Cnpt. V. W. Dawson, editor of
Charleston (H.C.) News and Courier, ahot and
klllod by Dr. T. II. McDow.
Mur. 13-Hnmuclltundle, Italian Canyon, Ner..
nhot nnd killed bis father-la-law. his wife, his
brolbcr-lu law and then himself) family trouble
Mar. 7 Nicholas Mead, hotel waiter In llos
ton, shot Mrs. Hamaol Tuck nnd tier bay, nnd
then killed himself. .
Apr. tt7-Nlne men killed In e fight between
cowboys and settler In Oklahoma, r"
Mar n-A man named Welwlck. Blair, La.,
ahot his wlfo nndlwocbldrcn.net Uro to his
residence and then nhot himself.
May Id-Throe officers killed In nriotons dii
turbunun nt tho polls In Foreit City, Ark.
May IM-Tho body ,01 Dr. P. II. Crania, who
hail mysteriously disappeared over two weeks
before, found lu n catch-basin In Chicago, the
man hnt Ing been brutally murdored.
Juno 4-A. T. Ilogera and wile, Topeko, Kan.,
fatally shot by a burglar.
July-lt.l). Johnson. Paloiise City, W. T
killed his wife, eon nnd daughter, and Men blm
self, U-oause, as he stated in a note, he did not
want to lite In this sinful world. ...Charles
Itlackmar. Illacktnar, Mich., whH drunk fa
tally shot his aged mother and ner grnndiuu,
uun tsit-u sty veviiutlffU BlUiaOll
July la-August Rosenburg. Boruerrllle, Mass.,
Iimlered his wlfa and two rhhriiwa.
..f."'.?'"'.'.'" IJoadley, Jr-tKiigerton. O.,
killed his wife, her father and himself 1 domes
Ho trouble.
Aug. b-Martln Rurke. the Cronln suspect,
arrived at Chicago from Winnipeg In chargo of
cMI oltlrars.
Aug. 14-Kx-Jurti
1. 14-Kx-Judge David a Terry shot and
kiiioa by Dei
U US DCDUIT U. H. HtnDU UH
, Marshal David Nog le at
t.atnrop, cau
Aug. BO-Rtage attacked by highwayman be
tween (hoblo and HesM-mor, Mich., and two
pueniiers fatally shot.,.. Four men klllrd mid
many others wounded In n riot at Jardlnevllle,
Ark.
, Reiit. !-A. V, lx)le, editor of tho Nrmoa
(l.o.) Nuws, aud Bberia Lie C. McAlpIn fought
a duel lu which both were killed.
Oct. Ill-Frank J. Uowman, prominent lawyer,
shot and killed at I'orgnsen, Mo., by 11. M.
Cbamberi.
Nov. 8-'lhe murdered Dr.' Cronin's rlothee,
and case of instruraenta found In n Chicago
ratch-bosta.,.. An old quarrel between Colonel
A. N. HweiH) and Colonel W. C iloodloo termi
nated In a denperate encouuter ut Lexington,
Ky., In which the former was stabbed to death
and tha Istlarfatall shot.
Nov. lA-Proeciition ln Crontn case, Chicago,
retted Its rase and the drfenxe opened.
Nov. v- Defense In Cronln case, Chicago,
reted their cose.
Nov. tfl-neaciontn. Rockland; Me., ahot a
women and jirr niece and thea took his own
llfej Jealousy.
Nov. V9 -State's Attorne lturenecksr tw.
nu qo opening auareoa in
. .. . . . . . . T- T ' '
theCrouin ease,
Lnirag.
Dec 7-Casper Cllpscy, fit, Louis, fatally shot
John Anson and his two daughters, because bis
attentions upon oaeef the gtrts hod been forbid
den. j
a Dec. LV-Cronla taurder case, Chicago, given
to the Jury.
DeiNl.t-Afterseventyheura'deltaeratloaJury
In Cruuln murder case, Cbleefe, brought la ver
dict sentencing Durke, O HulUvnn and Coughlln
to imprtMinment for Ufa, Kwneo for three yeara
aad acquitting Reggs, .
Dec.-Chsrlea8heIar,Nll,a, killed his
wlfo and three children aad Oca htataeUl
domestic trouble. T
rmica.
ian. Sl-(irnil Opera House. BL Paul, Minn.
m. '-l" business dUirtel of ltualo,N. Y.s
Vcu. 10-cbcmtcal works, Philadelphia, la.t
SSHI.IXX1.
, tVb. it-chemleat laboratory v( Ohio 8tale
Unit crolty at Columbus.
Feb U-Ncw court house, with many valuable
record, at Donaldsvtlle, La.
Feb. t.iukiarM bouics In Philadelphia-.
WS . . - I.ocomalv aud car works C, I., 8. ft
U R. It., tMnclnasttt nM,
Mar. h-Thcaler at Altooaa. Pa.t ItOOQga.
Msr, 1-Taranta's Theater In New Orleans.
Mar. -Female orphan asytum.Piatt Clty.Me,
Mar. -Courl house eudclty hall.tover,N. IL
f4siW0fl? '' Ch
War. aa WaiwhAus atn . nii&tavaA a
J Otn Chicago, ax(MV " "Tr"
Jt'ujd Bj
fpy
aoaa ksiss. ate.. tmtmrimA A&.
Bwsvee) ay avaseie awaa. .
iRnfflpw,,f f"0W "
.pr. ewreigat amses, ear aae eenteata,
ffSSeldftT' ' -.
Apr. ll-Jol mtlU. Brooklyn. M, Y.t t4Um
.Apr. la-Canastota glas worka, Bowline
preen, O... . Elevators and warehouse on real
oean er ronn river, if aw, Tern tyj n,a
OOO. Are Uvea lost.
Apr. I3-OII refinery, Lima, O., two men
many Durecu, ,
Apr. at-Pork house In Cincinnati, UnOTO,,.,
Oreat damage by forent area near Now Provi
dence, Ind.
Ma I-RUte tesUlute for feebleminded,
Krsnkfort. Ky.
MayS-flt. Vtacent'a orphan arytum aear
Tincenncs, inu.
May MO-Htetmer John Hopkins entirely de.
atroyed at llnltlmoro, Md.t s-jwhow,
June 4 Rlllc mill at PaUrsou. N, J.
June B.-Ht. James .Hotel, Hleron's Point.
Wis., a young man and two girls perishing In
tho names,
June n-Kntlre business portion of H-ritt1c,
W, T.i II6,Ojo.uuoi several lives lost and hun
dreds of people; homeless.
Juno 7 Piano works, Palerson, N. J.
Juno l-New York Ontrsl frclKht depot,
UtifTalo, N, Y... .Railroad Mhops, Osceola, la.
JutinU4 Manhattan llram Company's works,
New York City; kVUi.ono
July 4-f.srga brewery In Milwaukee; tTW.ono.
. July IA French browcry near Port Wayuo,
Imtt m,on
. July ao Chemical works at Jersey City, N. J, 1
a.mo.rxM
July 19 Three Urge grain elevators and con
tents at Rluo Hill, Neb.
July 30 Hut Mings and content of tho Arms
Pocket-book Manufacturing Co., Houth Deer
fleld.Mass. Aug. 4 Rnllro bmlncis portion of Bpokane
rails, W.T.s 14,000.000.
Aii, 35 Hwllt ft Co.' packinghouse, Kansas
City.
Atw. 8ft Warehouse, etc, at Port Costa, Cat.;
fto.oua
Hept. 9 Town of Darker, M. T., seven persons
perishing In the Damns. ,
Hcpt. ft-ln lumber-) ard ut Winona, Minn.;
ovoreson.ao.
Hept. 7-Meyer ft Co.'s establishment at Will
Inmnburg, N. V. I M.ou.ta).
Hept, v Immeusu damage by foreit Ores In
Montana.
Hoot. Id Large dry-goods establishment In
Ix)uInvlll(),Ky.ill,nnu,ui ... In exposition build.
InK at Kt. Joseph. Mo. ; sjMi.fllD.
Rent. UO-Oli rellnery at Hhody Side, N. Y.;
fcoo.ouo.
Oct. 1-Irinclpal
rttonof roMdence district
V MISIIIUISMfVM) IIIH f v-'r.vvi
Oet. V Cotton, cotton sheds' and presses, Ha
vannah, Ua.t a.'00,Uil,,..Magnllcenl resldeiiro
of Mr. Rtttdebaker, Boutli Rend, lad. : tv mu.
Oct. I t-Talmago's Unxiklyu (N. V.) Taber
nacle; fiTr.ooo.
Oct. 8-Four ntory brick block, Akron. O. ;
a.'o,ooo.
Nov. 4 Lumber docks, Musi:egon, Mich.;
II'AOA
Nov.) 7 Hrewcrv housea and contents nt
Petersburg. Va.) etSO.uuo.
Nov. H-Flourlog mill of HI. Paul (Minn.)
Holler Mill Co.: MWfO.
Nov. Iit-Canltal Hotel, Dalian. Tox.i ee00,ooo.
Nov. IK Pottery factory at liast Liverpool,
O.: tXToaju
Nov. W-I'lphty acres In the resldenco and
business portions of Lynn, Mais., burned over;
sua bulUtltiK dentroyed; lot families rendered
homclois; two lives lost; lo,(JOO,un....Htcanier
Hauling" off Nantuckot, Mass. ; IMHUU.
Nov. Bfl Ornat lire In lloston humed ovor two
acres ot business blocks; t&,uuo,iU) four lives
Inst. '
Nov. ,t)-Trlbuiie building, Minneapolis. Mflu.;
nxiouu.
Dee. S-Plnurmlll nt Lookport, N. Y.: finO.OOO
....Flour mills at Humboldt, Kan.; IllUtfU,
Dec. 17, Adelphl Theater, Drooklyn, N. Y.;
Deo. eft Mala building ot Western College,
Toledo, la.
Dec S7 In addition to tho foregoing destruo
llo conllni;ratlonn occurred during the year In
buslnr-M portions of the following tonus: Al
tone, III. 1 llradtord, Pa.: Msdlwon, Ind.', Lo
latul, Mtsh.; Unloinllle, Mo.t McKluncy.Tex.;
Jnrkson, Miss,; Hi. Mury, Ala,; Carbon, Ind.;
Walkerton. Ind,; HleclvlUe. Mo.; Vldalia, La.;
Memnhls, Tcnn. ; ClilpiK-wa rails, Wis.; Rock
Rapids,' Minn.; Dutter, Mo.: Youngstown, O. ;
tiuernavllle. Cal.; HleHnHMIIe. pa.; Allegany,
N, Y. t Topeko, Kan. t lllack Jack, Tex. 1 liroom
Ing Pralrlo, Minn. ; Instant, III.; Hlater, Mo.;
Louisville, Ky.; Wnbanb, Neb.; La Grange,
Mo.; North llrnncb. Mltiu.; Newman, tie.; Pe
oria, III.; nay City, Mich.; Kenny, HU Havana,
III.; West Haven, Conn.; Axtilon, III.: Long
Island City, N. Y.t Mount Pleasnnt, Mont.;
Leola, D. T.: Hannibal, Mo.; Attica, 0,:Hu
vaunah, do. ; (.'larkadale, Tcnn. I Homorsct, Ky. ;
Hmlthlleld, N. ().; ITlnonton, Ky,; Ohent. N.
Y.; Camden,, Ind.; Uannonsburg, Mich.; Mil
ford, Ky.t Mtilr. Mlch.t Ccutorvlllo, R. I.:
Cheney. Wash.; West Depere, Wist Harris,
burg, ).; lluekbee, Wis.; Jonesboro, Ark.;
Htultgart, Aris.; Forreston, 111,; Watd
ron, Mich.; Reaver Dam, O.; Elba, Minn.;
North Judson, Ind.; More land, 11L; llruee's
Crossing. O'llrlen, Hpaldlng. HulllvanandHtam
bauiih. Mich., forest llres; Danville, Vt.;8hrub
Oak, N.Y.t Flndlay, O.; Huntluglmrg, Ind.;
Howard City, Mich. 1 Elkhart, III. Dublin, Uo.
Keno, Nov.: Lynxvllle, Wis.; Jacksonville,
Fla.i RUoxl, Mlss.1 Syracuse. Kah.: Livings
ton, Ala.; arlnnell, la.; Nahtllle, Ark.;
Ouljotoa, A. T.l Johnstown, Pa.; Iluraugo,
CoUl llalley, I. T.; Jonesburg. Mo.: Rllenhurg,
W. T.; tleneva, O.; Rakerstleld, Pal.;
Hheil
Rock. Io.s tleorgevlllis 0.; Little
York. Ill t Chinatown. Col. : Wichita. Kan. 1 Kn.
OK
komo, Ind.: Pcruvlllo, Mich.: Itlplcy, o.;Wa-
vertyIll.t Delphi, la. t Fort Wayne, ind.; Kill-
aon,i.; rtonomn,(;ai.t ratrmnuni, ill.; Colum
bus, O.; Dansvllle, Mich.; Hackcti's Harbor. N.
Y.i Itlgiltook, III. 1 Ulack Pine nnddardner,
Mont. I LlnUllle, Ore.; Htoughtun, Wis.; Hen
ferd, DeL 1 itushvllle, N. Y, ; Creaco. la. ; Pent.
water, Mich ; Camtirlo, Cal. : Rocky Mount, Va. t
Norwood. Ky ; Virginia, 1IL: Winona. Minn.;
Pell' Mill. N. Y. ; Itheffleld, la; Fayettsvtlle
Tean.; fori Worth, T(. Downs, IIL; Htono
boro. Pa., Flnilley'a Lake, N. Y.j Helmo, Ala,;
Luther, Mich.; Weston. W. Va. : Auroral B. D.
HaldwIruiUlle, N. Y. I Kdwardsvlllc, III.; Leech,
burg. Pa.; Wesley. Ia.1 Hhelt Lake, Wis.; Ilea
crCreck,Mtiin.sNewcrllhc,U.;(los)ort,N.Y, roitetuN.
Jan, 9 Hovert) wtndstn.-m In Ontario and
(fuebee did damage lo the extent of U.OUuVUX
.Jan. 17 Hum, Ol Mtirska,ouea famous sluger.
died at Munich, aged 44.
. Jan, Ult-An earthquake destroyed SOU housea
In iboRornbat valley, Asia Minor.
Jon. ttt-CabnncI, famous French painter, died
nt Paris, aged TO,
Jan,wvt-Naws retvtlviM from Zahilbar of the
maasaers) of Rev, Mr. Hrooks. an Kngllsh mis
slonary, and I of his followers. Alio that un
American sailing vessel had been fired on by a
Ucrman vessel.
Jan. A llecause of the election of General
Roulanger to the Chamber of Deputies tbe
French Ministry tendered their reslgnattoaa.
which were declined by I Teniae I CarnoU
rob. It Oreat damage reported by earth.
Suakea In Costa Rico, Central America, aad alo
an Jose and other points. . . . Resignation of all
the members ot the French Ministry.
Feb, til New constitution or Japan promul
gated from the throne. '
Fob.ttt-Jamc tl. Flood, of California, died
at Heidelberg, llermany. aged M. , llrltlsh Par
Itament formally opcued by the Uuten.
Feb. Urt-Emperor of China married at IVkla,
with great pomp.
Mar. 9 He vere shocks of earthquake at Uuoy
aoull. Kcvkr,... Peruvian Cabinet resigaetl.
Mar.fl-Klng Milan, 8ervla,abdlcaUxl In favor
ot hi son, Crown Prince Alexander.
Mar. ttN-John Hrlght, eminent English states
man, died In lndon, aired Tn,
Mar. Bi.Thn Cambridge team defeated the
Oxford by tour lengths la tho annual boat race
at London.
Apr, 4 Peruvian Ministry resigned,.
Apr. ve The Hsmoan conference between the
Uaited.Htatee Uermaay and Kagland opened
at Merlin.
May ft World's exposition opened at Paris.
May 10 heven hundred houes burned at 8k
Sauveur.Can.
May a tVolo&ged Shock of earthquake on
Channel Island In Ungtead.
June It-Bunday acheel excursion train
wrecked tn rcillsion aear Armagh, reload, and
Tl persons, tacludtag moav children, killed and
many other injured.... News received of the
burning ef the etty at Bucaow, China; iO,uuo
Jaaa t-laaeaB treaty officially ratified at
Jaly World's Rundoy schwl convention
owsasd tn Parker's Temple. Umdon.
Jnf -Towa ot ChUapo, MexH destroyed by
Aug" -Msrtla Burke, a Oeiiln-murder sus.
nect, surrendered to theChteagooMcers al Win
aiprg by tnetanaaian autnortttes.
bythi
. -:
Aug,
Now received of great famla tn
portions of trvt. and ef great loss of lite by
ncau in u 1 enuw mrr Tiwirj in i tiiaa.
Aug. tW Hevere and destructive earthquake
shock throughout ureoce . One-half the city
ot Dubus, Russia, destrercd by fire; thousands
of jeoilo renderet hemrless.
Be, a Town ot riaeolula, Mexlee, entirely
destroyed by Hoods. ...Sixty-four Heotch miners
Imprisoned by an explosion In Midlothian col
liery near r.dlabttrjh, of the number perish-
Ben. B A dynamite exnloelcn oocttrved la a
cartridge factory at Antwerp, Debrlunv and ana
persons were killed aad over eta) tajayed ateet
ettteai bclui faeterjr Ula. v.
l-flaa
smmsi eerea neiMiegs aad kHfcM a aoaber ef
rw.rB,yA?et?irXiml -
"f . aa-wilkla CetUaa, anted areskl, led at
London, aged 88.
m Ben, ta-fBeeent election) m Iraade reewlted
la triumph ot Republicans.
Oct. e-BupplemsBHry eteetien 1 France
resulted In further Republican victories, Bou
langer aad ale follower being generally de
feated. ,
oot. iJ-vuiage er Serpent River, Oat., en
tlrely dcstcoied by arc flUO people homeless.
OoJ. 14-In a rowing match on tho Thames,
r.ng Nell Watteraoa boat George Uubcrby
eight lengths.
uci. so
80 Now received of vrat deatruetlnn
br tMtil wave oa the coast of Jansninesrl
8,ijoq lives lost and many town swept away,
Oet. Ul -Cholera reported to be making
frightful ravage In the valley of the Tigris and
Kunhrntc.
Nov. ft-IUports rocelved at Zanzibar of the
massacre by natives of Dr. Peters, tho cele
brated Clerwan explorer, and almost hi entire
pnrty,
Nov. tAA rcr.t:tfi proclaimed In II rail I, Km
neror Dom Pedro dethroned and entered to
leave tbe country., Honer da Xonesca pro
claimed PreMdent of tho new republic. ,,M.
Floquet elncted I'resldcat of tho Frtncb Cham
ber of Deputies.
Nov. l Provisional Government of Drr II Is
sued decree establishing universal auffrage
throughout the republic.
Nov. WV Martin Farouahar Topper, cole
brated KjelUh author, died In tendon, aged IV.
Dec ft 1. xniorer Stanley arrlted at Zanzibar.
Deo. 7-1'edro, ex-Kmperor of HroxlL arrived
at Lisbon, Hpaln.
Deo, H-IIcnry R. Heart?, champion oarsman
of the world, riled at Melbourne, Australia.
Deo. 'i Robert Drowning, pot, died at Lon
don, aged 77.
Dec. IW Hoveral houses destroyed by earth
quake at Aol Koala, Hlclly, oud many ceoolo
burled la ruin.
INDt'HTRIAL.
Moxti or tub rniNcirA t, hthikks, rrc., dptuno
tun TKAIC
Jsu. -I Groat strlko of engineers and firemen
on Chicago, Rurllngton A gnlncy railroad net
tied In conference at Chicago, aad strike de
clared off.
Jan. yn-aeneral strike of llmestono quarry
men lit Hnenandouh und Mahoning valleys for
advance lu wages,
Jan. W-AII the street car lines In New York
tied up by strike rs.
Feb. I. Alter an Mimes of three months
tuinlr.it striker In Weetiru 4'cunsylvanla ro
stinted work nt old rates.
Feb. 6. Htrlkn of street-car employe In New
Yoik declared off.
, Feb. H.-PUtiburb (Pa.) coke strike col
lanned and operations wero resumed.
Mar. L Two thouiand railroad employes at
South Ptltibiirg, Tonn., struck agulust reduc
tion of waKCS.
Mar. I l.-blxly thousand Fall River (Mae.)
w ravers struck for higher wages,
Mar. il).Kloven collieries near Wllkosbarro
(Pa.) employing A.M) men rctnimed work after
an lillencis of over three weeks.
Mar. n7 Ten thousand atllklng wearers at
Full River, Mass., return to work at old wugc.
Apr. I-Oier l.vuo carpenters In St. Louis
struck for eight hours and 40 rents un hour....
Nearly l,fju oarpentern and Joincrn la Duffwlo,
H. Y itrui k for ulno hour duy,
Apr. II Htreul car employes at Minneapolis,
Minn., t.trtiek lecausoof reducltonof wage.
Apr. -Mlnncapoll atrect car strlko ex
teudod to HI, Paul.
Apr. l-Stubenvlllo (O.) Iron nnd slecl vrorlts,
Just started up, slopped by strike of employes.
Apr. iSt-hircet'i-sr utrlko In Mlnncaiiolls,
Minn., virtually eude'l. numlcr ol old im
ployts rnttiriilnu to eorli 011 eompanv's tcrmn.
Apr.t;i Htrlkliigcurpeulers in St. LouU re
numo nork 011 employers' terms.
Apr. l A strlko of weavers caused tho shut
ting don n of tho mills of ttio Whlto Manufact
uring Co., Rockvllle, Conn.
Muv 1 -A bullderu' strll.o, affectlns 5,1X0 men,
for adruncu of SJI ccuts u day, Inaugurated at
Plttsbtirsh. Pa.
May -'lho street car drivers' strlko at Ht.
Paul, Minn., declared off by the strikers, the
man going to work at the reduced wages.
May ft Four thousand ntriktiiir miners at
Until, Ind., returned to work, nftor adjustment
of diniciiltlcs with employers, ...Tho building
trades ktrlko at llttnburgh, Pa., nettled In
fanrot cuu.loics.
May it utrikoof railroad cool miner In the
Pittuburiih (i'o.1 district settled.
Muv tt Work resumed tn thn entllrrli. nt
Hcruntou, Pa , sfterun Idlenessof nevcn months.
way m .1 ten per cent reduction In wages by
tbn bhenungo Valley (Pa.) furnace operators.
June US-Oreat want and suffering prevailed
anion;? tbe unemployed miners of tho Draldwood
(III.) itl-ttrkt.
Aug. t-Afler a shuWown of 10 year tbe
Ironton plg-lron work near Huffnlo, N. Y., re
sumed operations.
Oet. Ul Railroad swltehmsn !niitirniiS
Btrtkaat F.vansvillo, Ind.
Oct. !I4 Tailor to the number of BuOqult work
In Chicago breause a member of tho Drapers'
and Tailors' P.schnngo rcfuiwil to dlschargo a
foreman whom his workmen didn't like.
Oct. at Switchmen' strike nt Rvonsvllle.
Ind, coded lu victory for tho railroad.
Oct. .1) Journeymen tailors' strike In rhlr-un
ended In favor of employers.
Oct. 31 Hwltclimon'a strike at Memphis,
Tennn., declared off.
ueo. i-Two tnonsnna gaiaers la Alabama
truck far higher wage.
MKTKOROLOOIOAL.
Jon. ft Severn wind ilnm. In mui mlnn.
?.'. N.ow Vork t'oni'Jlranla, Ohio aad West
Virginia did great damago to property and de
stroyed many live.... Severe blUaord tn the
North ost.
Jan. V-Karthauake skaek at Blmltivvtlla nd
other localities In Illinois.
Jan. to-btitpenxlon bridge at Niagara Valla
blown down In a severe sale of wind: Iaaa. au.
000. - -.
Jan. II Hevere earthnuaka shook la nartlnn
of Northern New York.
Jan. u-econd snow-fall la tweaty-Bvo tear
ln Pcnsacolj, Fla.
Feb. u-Ksrtbquake shock at Clarksvllle, Mo.
Felt, ft l.luht eartbauakn ihiu'lo ininfiimi.
of South Csrotlnn and at Lo Augelc and Hun
llMni1lrtit 111
Feb, la-Four'oarthquake shock at Attala,
Ala.
Feb. SI Ileavleet snow-storm an record In
that region at Columbia. 8 C.
Feb- 8-Hllght earthquake shock at Marlon
and Huntlnutun, Ind.
Mar. il-811ght earthquako shock at Bloom
tngton. 111. ,
Mar. n Hevere earthuiiake shocks ln norilani
Of Msrylavd and Pennsylvania.
Mar.v-iiisunct eartnquake anocks la nor
lions of Mary load.
Apr. e-beveresi snowstorm known la to
years nt Htauntoay Va.
Mar I Distinct earthauake ahoeks at Dnlon
City, Tenn.
May to smrere aiorma 01 wind ana rale did
great damago at and In the vicinity of New
York City und Pittsburgh, Pa., several Urea be
Ing lost In tha latter city.
May tl-F.arthauake shock nt Annapolis, Md.
May SH Many house and barns destroyed
and seven person killed by cyclone nt Cle
ments, Kan.
June I Destructive floods In many portions
ot New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland,
causing groat loea ot life and property.
June NKarthquaka shock at Nasbvllle.Tenn.
June T Earthquake shock at New Bedford,
Mass,
June to Village of Valontown, Kan., swept
away by n cveloae.... Great damage done by
wind storm at Llgonler, Ind.
June It Ureal damage to property by storm
and cloudburst near Crawfordsvllfe, Ind....
Heavy and destructive storms of rain and wind
In many section of the country.
July a Shock of earthquake at reming
ton, M.
July n-Hrvy rolaatorm at Johnstown. N.
V. and vicinity, carrying away dams and doing
other damage: several Uvea lost.
July is Violent storms In many sections. A
cloudburst near Baltimore. Md.; destructive
rata and windstorm at Susquehanna Pt a
cloud burst near Robinson. Neb., man end three
children drowned, and terrific and destructive
halt, rain and windstorm along the Lake
Cbamploia coast.
July it-Village of Princeton, O., destroyed
by cyclone.
July l-A cloud burst In the Little Kaaawa
Valley. W. Va., flooded the country, destroyed
many Urea and awept away housea, rattle, ete.
July r Much damage done by a tors of
wind, rain and hall at CrawtardavQle, Ind., aad
a cyclone at Lebeaoa, tod.
July ft Hevere and destructive wind and rain
storm In Chicago and vmtnlty. eight persons
killed by wall of bttlldlag blown down Uurtog
the storm t much damage done te property by
water In benemcau, ete.
July, II -Hevere earthquuke shock at Son
Francisco, Col.
Aug. laSever earthquake aaock ta the
Adlroad ,ck tN. Y.) regtoa.
Aug. I .-Snow fell ta the vietally of Oreeaa
burg, IV
Aug. -V'ich damage done by waterspout
at Uranuacrg. Win.
Aug. 4-8 ere cyclone nt Toleda.0.; circus
wrecked on I many persons Injared.
. Aug. i rwu rartaqaak shock at Wash
tactua, D. .
Aua. v. Tw rerthqaake ahotka at Lea
Anteleo, CL
r-ept. e-anaqne oaeee. a rtereaee. Wis.
Brpt. 0-A storm ef greet aevertty prevaUed
en the Atloatte eoeJkUtmnea4aaMge....
BanHnaae emeeft at WUBeeharre, rej, T x
tat!
bur, eel. ...over two laebeeel enow In Mary-
Oct. T-DaaMging fraeta ta Arkaasas, MlseU
alppt aad fmmana,
Oct. as-Heavy naow-atergM la portlee of
Maryland aad Vkgtala.
Nov. -Bhar earihqnnke shock at St. Loua,
Cairo end other aectloas ln Illinois aad Mis
souri. .Nov. 6 Very severe snow aad wind storm In
New Mexico, railroad train blockaded, and
ooveral people aad many eheep perished from
the cold.
Nov. a Severe enow, hall and sleet-storaa ta
portion ef Texan, Kansas nnd Colorado.
Dec. A-Two severe earthquake shocks in vi
cinity of Alton llsy, N. IL
Dec. it Destructive cyclone In vicinity of
Cambridge City, Ind,.., Violent nnd damaging
windstorm In vtcstmoreUnd County, Pa.
Doe. W-Bevcre and destructive wtnd-ttorme
la many portions of tbe Eastern States.
NrcROLoor.
Jan. 1 Colonel J, C. Dent, war veteran nnd
brother-in-law of General Grant, at Carlluj.-e,
Jan. II Kx -Congressman O. It. Singleton, of
Mississippi, nt WMlilngtnn. nred 78.
Janirt-Congresman J. N. lUrnes, of Mis
souri, In Washington, of psralyils.
Fob.87-r.x United Htates benator John W.
Johnston, nt Richmond, Ind.. aged 7a
Mar, 3 Kx Congressman Henry H. Magooe.
at Darlington, WlY
Mar. 7-Csptaln KricUson, eminent engineer,
In Now York City.
Msr. D-contsrissman R. W. Townshend, of
Illinois, In Washington. n-ed 40.
Msr. 13 John A. Cumpbell, llaltlmorc, ex.
Juitlce United Htatea Hupremo Court, aged 7H.
Nov. 15-Prof A. H. Welch, ex-U. H. Hcnator
from Florida, at Panndcna, Cal. ; a-;rd 7a
Nov. !-Jutlce Htanley Matthews, U. B.
Bunrcme Court, In Washington, aged e.
Nor, ! J. r. Neat, ex Cungtessmun from
Tennrsse.., ut Rhea Hprlngi.
Nov. V7 Kx Congrcrmsn Peter P. Mahoncr.
of Drooklyn, N. Y In Wasblnirton, aued 41,
Apr.4-KxConRresKmxn William P. Cutler.
Marietta, O., aged 77, ..iKx Governor L. J.
Far ell, Wisconsin, nt Grant City. Mo., ngedTO.
Apr. It Dx-Congressman Crittenden, nt
Drooklyn, N. Y , need 73.
Apr. ts-llcar Admiral William K. Taylor, ln
Waihlnjtton.
Apr. !-Kx Coocrcsrman K. J. Ellis, of
LouUIsm, In Waihlngton, D. C.
Apr.:J-Wm. II. llarnum, thalrmsn National
Democratic Committee, at Llmo Rock, Conn,
aged 71.
May ll-Rx-U. S. Henator Henry A. Foster,
at Rome. N. Y nged tv....Kx Concrrssmnn Ly
man K. Rsss, In New York City, m:ed M.
May IV-Gin. V. T. Howanl, uti ex Congress,
man from Toxai, ut Hantn Monica, Cul naed M).
... Rcar-Admlral Ldwnnl Donuldson at Haiti
more, Md., aged 71.
May lO-AllenTlinrndlko Itlee, V. H. MlnUtcr
to Ruisuv, In New York city, o-d an.
May VI f.nura Hrldgrnian, fiimnus deaf,
....... ,,,.. ,.,..,h.,, Ill ..VMi.l.U, lltl IK.
May tM-Ki ronuressman John Hammond, at
Crown Pcf nt, N. Y.
May.tMCobKnsiman E.J. Gray, nt Thlbo
dciiux, Lu.
Mny 31-Dr. H. P. Moore, ex Rurirecn General
ot Confederate Htatcn, at Ills hmotid. W. Va.
Judo M-Gi hcral nnd ex tf. H. Hcnator Blnioa
Cameron, at Doucgul, Pu., ugeduu.
Jtino ct - KxCo:igresmati John P. Verre. at
Philadelphia, aged "J.
Juno!J-Morlo Mitchell, noted aitronomer, nt
Iloiton. Mass., ngrd 70.
July R-Ocnerai W. A. Tike, ex Congreiimnn
from Ml'f.'otirl, at Monrovia, Cal.
.Inly ll-ExCnnreusnian Edmund Rico, at
White Hear, aged 71.
Jtilya-Ncl.onDcwcy, flrit Governor of Wis
consin, atCsHWillo, agcd7,V.
Julrfll-r.x U. 8. Henator K. II. Rollins, of
Now Ilampsliln', at the Isle of Kboali.ai.-cdM.
Atif. 17 -F.x Coni'rftkinnn James Laird, ut
HiisiIiii;m, Neb, uicd40, ,.Kx Governor John C.
Hrown, of Tennessee, nt Rod Derlln BprlngH,
u,ed 0..
Aui;. 2.1-Ltcutenant Governor II. C. Davis, of
Ne da. nt Cu von.
Aug 31 Kx OougrciiBman W. McCullough,
Groeneburg, Pa.
Hept, Id Congressman fl.RCox, In New York
City. MgedCV
Sept. in Lieutenant Gmeral Hill, a prom
inent ex Confodcruto oftker, al Charlotte, N. C,
nged rw.
Hopt. K Ux Ctncresman William Iiush
bridge, of Iowa, in-ur Reading, Pa , need S3.
Hept.!!.H-Geiierul S. D. Hlur:li, U. 8. A- at
St. Paul. Minn.
Oot. -F.x Governor John A. Martin, at Atchl
eon, Kan., a jed IV).
Oct. 4-Gcr.erul A. P. Rlunt, U. S. A., at Man
chester, N. II., nred ftl.
Oct. 6 Kx ConKresiman A, A. Ilardenborgh,
at Jersey city, N. J aired .vo.
Oot. li y.x Governor Pirry, of Florida, at
Kerrvlllo, Tox.
Oct. 17 Genrral end ex Governor John P.
Hartranf t, at Norrlstown, Pa., aged 00.
Oet. W-Kx Governor John Manning, nt Cam
den. 8. a, ased 73,
Nov. lo Bx Congressman A. Comlngo, nt
Kansas City, Mo., nged Oil.
Nov. M.-Cblcf Justice W. N. II. Smith, of
North Carolina Hupremo Court, at KalelKh.
Nov. 'J5-Georgo II. Pendleton, of Ohio, er
United Htates Minister to Gormany, at Ilrus
sets, Ilelglum, aged M.
Nor. ;-J. 8. llaUleman. ex Minister to
Sweden, at Harrlsburg, Pa., aired M.
Dec. ft -Jefferson Davis. President and leader
of tbe Into Southern Confediracy, at Now Or
leans, aged HI,
Dec. J-J-Kx Congreuman O. II. Matteson, at
Utlr,N. Y..aBedH4.
Dcc.in-llenry W. Grady, noted editor nnd
orator, at Atlanta.
POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND KKLIOIUt'M.
Jan. 9-Unltcd Htates Congress convened.
Jan. II The Presidential cleotors met In
their respective Htates acd cast tbelr votes for
President aud Vlco President of tho United
Htates. ...me following state Governors In
auurated: Joseph rifer, Illinois; A. P. llovcy.
Indiana; D. It. Francis. Missouri.
Jan. n-Nutlonst Dairy Fair Association
organized at HprlngOeld, Ill.,..UnltedBtatcs
Senators elect, d as follows: Colorado, K. O.
Woleolt: Delaware. Anthony Illaglns; Maine,
W. P. Prye; Michigan, James McMillan; Ne
braska. C F. Mandcrron-all Republicans.
Jan, 10 Bill to give women right to vote at
munlclpul elections ribfealcdin Ohio House of
Representatives.
Jan. 8 United Htates Senator chosen as
follows: Republlcsn-Illlnols, 8, M. Cullom;
Kansas. P. It. Plum; Orefon, J. N. Dolph.
Dumocratlo New Jersey. J. R. McPhcrtoit;
North Carolina. M. W. Ilansom: Texas. Rich
ard Coke. ...Tariff bill paired the United
Htates Senate... Pennsylvania Legislature
adopted a proposed prohibitory constitutional
amendment.
Jon. ttl-Mlnnesotn Legislature elected W.
D. Weshlmrne (Rep.) United States Senator,
andTcnncsseo Legislature elected I. O. Harris
(Dem.).
Jan. nt Woman's National Suffrage Associa
tion, In session In Waihlngton, elected Eliza
beth Cady Stanton president, and Susan II.
Anthony vice-president at larv OSioLegl.
lature fasted bill providing lor execution ot
criminals It electricity after January 1, ism,
Jan. te-James II. llerry (Dem.) elected
United States Henator by Arkansas Legisla
ture. Feb. 11 President Cleveland nominated Nor
man J. Colman, Missouri, to be Secretary of Air
rietillure. rob. IS ConrroMcsnva'M-d vote of Presiden
tial F.lectora fur President end Vice President
nnd declared result.
Feb. 81 Joba E. Krnna re-elected United
States Henstor by West Virginia LcgUlature.
Peb.WPrc!denl Cleveland approve,! bill
admitting Into the Untoa the States of North
aad houth Dakota. Washington and Montana
., General A. K Plsrsoa chosen Commander
of National Encampment of Union Veteran
Lesgua ta session at Altooaa. Pa.
Feb. 8ft-Pmttdcnl Cleveland iued proclama
tion, convening U.S. Senate la extraordinary
seoLan March 4.
Msr. I John M. Thurstoa elected president
of National Logua of Republican clubs in
session In HslUmore.
Mar. 4-Doth Houses of the Fiftieth Comrress
adjourned slss di. and the Senate ot tbn Fifty,
first Congrsae convened In special sestloa .
llenjamln Harrison took the oathofomraend
was Inaugurated lreldenlo(theUnlted States.
andLevt P. Morton as Vice-President.
. Mor. a-Pjesldenl Harrison appelated and the
U. H. Seaate continued the Cabinet1 officers as
follows: Secretary ef State. James O. Illslns:
Treasurer. William Wlndcm; War, Redaeli
IToctorj Neyy. Hejamln . Tracy; laterlor,
John W.NoMe: Agriculture, Jeremiah Rusk!
PoUmaster GrneraL John Wanamaker; Atlor.
ncy General. W. hTIl Miller.
Mar. T Prohibitory amendment defeated tn
Minnesota House-eitoaa
Mar. U-Masaachasetta IgUlatare defeated
Wosnaa's Maalctpal suffrage oltl Mlncsot
Legtslature defeated bill te abollta capital
punishment Prohibition amendment defeat.
ed In New Hamphtr,
Mar. It-Th Prrsldenl nominated and Senate
conOrmed J. 8. Clarkwa (Iowa) to be Ptrtl
Asvlstaat Iistmater-4aeral.
. May a-Heveaty third annuel meeting of
American Bible Society ta New York Cttv.
May W-Thlrtt fourth ecsslon tt Southern
Baptist Assodstien at MemphU, Tea.
May 1 1 Baptist Antdverawy meetlag befoa
Hap ta-Sesnl annual sneeUng ef Mrthedhtt
Bptaceaal Blshoae at Delaware. O The ga
endssMemMy ef the Preshytertaa charts?.
r lent City, vw -v - , -
Mam
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Wumww ttvwm naiwv ,,iw
Mar. la-wbiteiaw Ketd aaeeuted avrresl
aVnt Minuter to Parle. - "
Msr. t7-Presidnl If arrteea neenwonaad Rob.
ert T. Lincoln to bo Minister to Raglans: Murnt
llalsteod to Germany; Allen ThonsaslseWoe to
Itus-il; Patrick Fgan UChUI: Thomas Hsan to
Me v loo; John lllcl.s to Peru; George B. Borlnr
to Portugal ...The President Issned proohima
tlon opening the Oklahoma lands to aettleme&t
Acrll a.
Mar..i-rinal rejection-13 to fa-by rj. s
Senate of nomination of Murat IlaUteadne Mln.
later to Germany.
Apr. I President nominated Jsmes N. Ifuv
ton to be U. a Treasurer ; William F. Wharton.
Asilstant Hccrutsry of State., .fi B. Grant
elected Sopreme Judge In Michigan.
Apr.t-U. 8. Senate adjoarned s sfu nfter
ChoMng Senator Inpalls president pro fem.
Apr, ft-Prcsldent Harrison tstned centennial
proclamation for April SO. -
Apr. Francls E. Warren Inaugurated Gov
ernor of Wyoming.
Apr. 10-Nalben r. Dixon (Krp.) cbsrted I.
8. Henator by Rhode Island I. gleutnnt.
Apr. 11 -Hecood annual ronvontion of Y, M
C. A. of United Htutea and Caida at lllocru
ingtnn, IIL
Apr.tfl-Rush of boomers" Into Oklahoma
bets 11 at cron.
Apr.-l'rthlbttlon amendment defeated In
Mjiichusettsbyoter40.0U)ciuJorityit?iil2igttl.
Apr. M Connecticut Lcglslaturu voted to sub
mlt prohibitory amendment,
Apr.au Thelnauguratlon of Ucergo Wavhlng
ton as first Prrsldentof tbe United States com
mnmorated throughout the entire country, the
principal celebratlonbclng at New York Utr.
May 7 A. L.Thnmappotnted by t bo I'm.!
dent to be Governor of Ut ib, F.W. Aimer Pol.
11(1 tr!ntf fan 11 TtiovekilAVaa fFyMnv..ta -...t if..i. . 1
cofWnxtuV'sjencrs.
May ; Ift-Woman'a MnnlelP8nerago bill de
fentnd in Mlihlgau Beaate 10 to W.
ouj.i-T.riirrninrrion icuey (itep.i elect
d !.c?.nn:rM Utm Pourth district of Kannai.
nnd J. R. U llliums (Dem.) for Nineteenth gill
noli district.
MaySft-Connrctlcut Legislature ps-wt bill
glvlntf wotiien right to veto on tho liquor ques
Juno II Thirty seventh annual convention of
International Tinof-runhlrsl ITnln-. .., i.J..
Col. ' "" """"
June 19-Cnlvln S. Hrico elected ehaorman of
National Democratic committee.
juooi nia. t.. cnanaier ro-elected United
Htates H;nutor by New llsraptlilro l.ealslstitrn
... I'rnlilnlilmi iin.r,i,l,t.f,, .,..,.., X. a.....
sylianla by IM.fv,' mninrity.
June sft-Wlltlsm W. Phelps, New Jcesey, an
luminal i', n. mimtier 10 nermanv.
Juness-Fadeilck Douglass appoints! Mln
Alll. 1A lllnmnrrk krlnrft.,1 n. a., .,
of North Dakota. "'
Aug.3H-Ocnernl R. A. Alger, of Michigan.
chixcn Conunanrtor In Chief of National en
fvtmniiiptil f 1 A I) 1 A tv..ni.... ... ,-. .
elected president of the Veteran Htinul Curus
w. v.,v , ..,(iwu ,,. Mllll.llKlT,
H-llt. l Andrnyr I'H.. ri.n, .l..,A.i .
grcsumsn for tho Third Louliana UMrlou
sept. 1 1 CorporalJiimM Tanner revlgnt the
offlcoof II. H. Couimlintonrrof I 'on Ion.
Bflt't. lU-G-nirnl W. K. Rosecrans re elected
ptCMdent of tho Society of the Army of tbn
Cumberland, nt atneellti(.alCliattnnooga,Tenn
8ciit.8ft Genirul W. T. Hheruiun re-elected
president of Society of tho Army of tbe Ttn
r.co....ContitiUli)!ial conxeiitlon of Wyom
lug scleetod Cheyenne as tbo sent ofi:oernmenl.
Sept. n-1 he new HtnU s of Washington and
North and Hotith Dakota dieted Resnibllcan
offlcluls, ntid Montana cboho a Democrats Ooi.
ernor und a Ilrpubllcaa Coiigrcsi-mun; Leglsla
turn Ri-publlcun.
Oct. S-Gcomo William Curtis re-elected pre
Hblent of National Civil sen Ice Reform I.etA-uc
....lntirnatlonul Couresi formally opcncil In
WaBhtngton, nndSicrcttiri'lllaluecuoicn prcsl.
dent.
Oot. 1 Prohibition defeattd In Connecticut.
Oct. v-Roman Catholic ecntinnUl eolcbra
tlon optiK-d In llaltlmorc, Md.
Oct. Id National lotnrntlon of P.vlsconal
Church held In New York rity. --iwopai
.Oct. 17 Meiers. It. P. Pcttlgruw nnd tl. C.
Mwidy (Itep.)elioMn U. H. Senator by South
Dakou Legli-lntiire,
Oct. l-(liucrn! Green II. Rnum spttolnted
Comiiiltilontrof Pensions by the Preslili nt.
Oil. li- Heicnd biennial louferencoof Y. M.
C. A. of tho t'nlw d Htates and Canada at ll.iltl
more, Md.
Oct. i'l-P. M. Arthur ro elected Grand Chief
of Hrothcrbood of I.ocomotlio Engluirs.
Nov. v Prenldcntllurrthon l-tsucd a prjcla
mutton declaring North and Houth Dakota to
be admitted Into the Union as Ktnten.
Nov.ft-DemoiraticHtate tickets elected lu
u- iiiik,,iiw .ifrsrv, Mississippi, VfTi-lnla
Maryluud. Ohio nnd Iowa. Repullean Pi nn
htlllltllA lf.l.Mlllhltu.lt. n.1 k't......l..
..w.. .. ... ,. ,,. ..,tai,u inflict, Ift IWVCIS
mutton admitting Montana into tha Union as a
Mf diet
nv U I.h..l.l.nt t(..l.... 1.. I .. . ,-
Nor. II-MIm Frances, K. Wlllsrd reelected
president of National W. C. T. U. In Motion In
Chlcaro..,,Presliwnt Harrison Issued a proc
lamation udmlttlng tho btato of Woshkwtou
Into ttio Union. "
Nov. 14- New Cutbollo Unlterslty at Wash
ington dedicated by Cardinal Gibbons. A sub
sequent banquet was nttended by Preeldent
Harrison and members ot his Cabinet.
Nov. Itt-Gorernor Terry, of Washington, In
nugurntcd at Olympla.
Nov. IP John II. Allen and 1 x Governor Wat
son O. fvjulre elected U. 8. Senators by Wash
ington Leclslaturn.
. Hf' .'''N Urt Congress assembled nttiooti
In Wushlugton; Thomas II. Re,xL of Maine,
elected Speaker of the House.
Dec. U President HarrUon's message Mod lu
Congress.
Doc ft-Columbus Delano re-elected prewlib-nt
of tho Wool-Growcm' Association of tbe United
States.
Iiee. n-Tho gnat Auditorium btilldtrur In
Chicago formally dedicated. Preidnt 'liar
rlson und other dlNtinjrulnhrd puehts wore pres
ent and tiartlelputed lu tho ceremonies.
Dec. lO-Congrcs voted a recess from Mst lo
Januarys.
Dec ll-Unlted Htates Concres held oenten
nlal cxercls-s eommemor.ittng i,pcnlng of ilrst
Congress In 17W.
Deo. Ih-Nomlnntlon by the President ot Da
vid J. Drewcr, of Kansas, to lie Asanchtto jUs
llco of the United Slates Hupremo Ouuil con
llrroed by the Honato ...Iron-clod prohibition
bill pued by North Dakota Wlslalurr.
Dec. 5 Ruca riots In portions of Georgia ami
Tennessee. Two while men and several ncgroen
HI'OKTING.
Mar. Ift-Dr. Carver wou ln n shooting contest
at Cltulnuatl for the world's cbomnionshlu:
score, vtl to Handlo'sW.
May II At Dedhsw, Ma . J. F. Harnett
cleared thirty seven and a half feet In a stead
ing hop-sk p and Jump, beating all prevtnns rec
ords: ho sIm cleared forty fed In three-inp,
besting the world's reeonL
June lo-cbrcker tournament in Chicago for
American championship Niwrtn Kid.ofChl
cao, and Darker, of llostcn. won by former, lbs
score being: Heid.9ganies, Darker.?; drawn,
rJ,".?".'"!7""01 Tf(.1 ttween tbe Harvard aad
Columbia crews at Nsw lndon, Conn., won by
the former by two lengths. ,"
JunoSS Uoat racn ietwet n the Harvard and
alo crows at Niw London, Conn, won by the
latter by six lengths; time, Slul); distance. 4
miles.
July -Massachusetts rifle tem o.ki tu
rnntestnt Ixsndim, Kng., with tbe Uonorablo
Artillery Ccmpsnr-lot& to net. "w.w
July 8 John L. Sulllv aa won great prtae Co-lit
wtth Kllraln at Rtrhburg. Mils. p
.vly.fVAt.,.,.,OTI' " J- "patriek
broke the world's record la a running blub
Jump, making ft feet 4W Incites.
Aug. s -The hni Johnston paced a mile In
8 mlnuts ', mjrouds at Cleveland.
Aug. 87 -The steamer City of New York won
tho oo-aarac. going from New York toQueens
town in ft days. S hours und f4 seconds.
Aug. vs 11. w, hlocum won the omatenr ten
nls championship of Americn nt Newtwrt, R. I
J:vii'.s5er n,T " ,,,,, rrlTd "W York,
msklng tbe pa.nare ever the Atlentle In ft days.
19 hours and IS minutes, beating all previous
rcetiriis,
.Vlpu w ,,'?rT K-.Rcarle. Australlao, defeat
ed the champion. Win. O'Connor, la a boat raci
at London, thus winning the world's champion-
Sept. 84- In a sparring match at Atlanta, Os
a negro nsmd tVlUlngham hod his aeik. UveS
by a blow (rum the first of hi opponent.
Cvt.-c:ot of Nations! IoVue rstr trail
mSf;tT?5lLlf!V.rWfU U trotted
n mil at Terr 1 1 ante. Init, tn 8:t8t bruae all
previous three-year old records and the weerd
of sulitootof allacT.
Oct.U-lkrtMycra.atrerta.IIL.madeaale
00 bicycle tat li fastest ttn ever made hi
America.
Oct. li-Oose of American Be.Batl Asocis
Iton, the clubs standiBg In the fellcwtkgerdVr
Rraoklya. hu Loots. Athletic. CtertnsBeTu.
f. Cvlamims. Knit City, Lobi"
Oct. as-at Us Raidwta. la a WcieietossrBa
fcect at Ssn t-raocWoTeoirUWni niiiSfu
Oct,-.Sew York clabwe-aniBtheameol tii
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