Ligonier Banner., Volume 30, Number 39, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 January 1896 — Page 6

The Important Happenings of 1895 Noted Chronologically. : LIST OF HEAVY BUSINESS FAILURES. @ 4 - ¥oreign Events Are of More Tharw Usual Interest—Lynchings Have Been Remark- . ably Frequent—Reeord of Deaths—- - Politieal and Sporting Notes, Etc. BUSINESS FAILURES. ‘ INVOLVING LIABILITIES oOF $§500,000 AND ° UPWARDS—BANKS GENERALLY; Jan. 4—At Birminghain, Ala., City national bank. ; ‘ Jan. 10-- At Sioux City, la., Fidelity Loan . & Trust Co.; $4,200,000. Jan. 14—Dover (N. H.) National bank. bJa}r{l.‘lo—-Dover (N. H.) Five Cent Savings ank. Jan, 21—At Binghamton, N. Y., Merchants’“bank.’ ! Jan. 21—-At Atlanta, Georgia Mining & Manufacluring Co.: $3,000,000. Jan. 31--Trenton (Neb.) bank...:At New York, Leonard Smokeless Powder Co.; $lO,000,000, Ay leh. 2—At New York, Eastside bank. Feb. 11 --Superior (Neb.) bank....Leesburg (Fla.) bank. Feb. 15—At Richmond, Va., Bank of Lexington. i b Feb. 16—--At Duluth, Minn., William MecI%glley, owner of large tracts of mining and timber lands; $600,000. b Fe}:) 25—At Lake City, Minn., Merchants’ ank. ; - Mar. I—At Providence, R. 1., Sherman & Riley, bankers; $1,166,536....H01dredge (Neb.) bank. . s Mar. 6— At Texarkana, Tex., Rirst na- } tional bank.: S Mar. 16—At Chicago, Waukesha Hygeia Mineral Water Co.; $1,000,000. : Mar. 18—National bank of Kansas City; $1,050,000. 3 bl\_lz};r. 20—Miscow . (Idaho) = Commercial ank. . Mar. 21—At Warrensburg, Mo., Johnson county savings bank. Mar. 23—In Perry county, Fa., Newport deposit bank. Mar. 25—At New York, E. S. Jaffray & Co., dry goods merchants; $2,700,000. Mar. 26—Nashua (N. H.) savings bank; $3,000,000. g : Mar. 27 -At Cincinnati, Commercial bank; $1,000,000....At Stanton, Neb., State bank ....Clarence (Mo.) bank. . ' Mar. 2+—Canton (Kan,) bank.... Bristol (Tenn.) Lank & Trust Co. Mar. 30—Willow Springs (Mo.) bank. . A;}){r. I—Stevens Point (Wis.) Commercial ank. ; Apr. 4—At Ravenna, Ncb., Tirst Nation%l bank....At Dublin, Tex., First National ank. Apr. i—At Fort Worth, Tex., City Nation- © al bank. > x Apr. ©--Bladen (Neb.) "bank....Axtell (Neb.) bank. © Apr. 11—Aurora (Mo.) State bank. bApr. 12—Fresno (Cal) Iloan & Savings ank. o Apr. 18— At Boston, Baldwin Bros.” & Co., brokers:; £500,000....At Beaver City, Neb., Furnas county bank. Apr. 20—At Ocala, Fla., First national bank. & -+ Apr. 22—At Willimantic, Conn., First national bank. ° Apr. 28—At Willimantic, Conn,, Dime savIngs bank. ‘ Apr. 21—At Rome, Ga., Merchants’ national bank (authorized Aug. § to resume). May I—At Big Stone Gap, Va., Appalachian bank. - : May 3—At Newkirk, O. T., Bank of Commerce. -t May 4—At Minneapolis, Minn.,, N. P. Clarke & Co., lumber firm; $70¢,000. May 16—At Redwood Falls, Minn., Citizens’' bank. : * May 20—Milwaukee Street Railway Co.; : 812,000,000.... At Atlanta, Ga., Pledmont Marble C0....At Xingfisher, I. T., Com-~ mercial bank. : May 21—At Seattle, Wash., Merchants’ national bank. Jun. ]—At Oklahoma City, O. T., Oklahoma national bank. i Jun. 3—At Pella, Ja., First national bank ....At-Boston, U. 8. Cordage Co.; capital, $34,000,000. Jun. 11—At Indianapolis, Bank of Commerce....Ocosta (Wash.) bank. Jun. 12—At Metropolis, 111., Bank of Brown & Bruner....At Nashua, N. H., Milford savings bank. : Jun. 24—~At New York, John Osborn, Son - & Co., wine dealers; $§1,330,000....At Cincinnati, Specker DBros. & Co., wholesale dry goods dealers; $500,000. . Jul. 2—At Sturgeon, Mo., Exchange bank. . Jul. 4—At Cartersville, '‘Ga., Harvard bank. S Jul. 9—At Tina, Mo., Citizens’ bank. : Jul. 12—Cloverdale (Ind.) bank....At Chicago, Campbell Commission Co.» Jul. 16=-Norborne (O.) bank....Carrollton county (0.) bank. _Jul. 17—At Everett, Wash., Puget Sound national bank. ~Jul. 23—Archie (Mo.) bank. . . : Jul. 26—At West Superior, Wis., Superior national bank. bJu}l.» 29—At Denver, Col., Union national ank. . ’ Jul ' 30—At Mexico, MJ., Salisbury bank ‘ .:..A\tfl West Superior, Wis., Keystone natromfi bank, Jul. 81-~At Kansas City, Mo., Dollar savings bank. - ¢ Aug. I—At Colorado Springs, Col., City state bank. Aug. 2—At Trenton, N. J., Frank A. Magowan; $500,000. 3 Aug. 4—At South Sioux City, Neb., Citizens' state bank. : - Aug. (—At Denver, Rocky Mountain savings bank. Aug. B—At Boston, C. T. & G. W. Eddy, comimission merchants; sl,ooo,ooo....Buckner (Mo.) bank. . : Aug. 9—Palouse City (Wash.) bank. Aug. 12—At South Bend, Wash., First natiocnal bank. 5 ’ : Aug. 13—Shelby (Tenn.) bank. ‘ Aug. 19--Bank of Tacoma, ‘Wash. bA\f{g. 23—At Franklin, 0., First national ank. Aug. 24—At Kenosha, Wis., Dan Head & . Co.’s bank.... Dawn (Mo.) bank. Aug. 31—At Storm - Lake, la., Buena Vista state bank. ; Sep. 4—At Ladonia, Mo., Farmers’ bank resumes. : . Se]p. 12—At Duluth; Minn., Iron Exchange ank. : Sep. 13—Kearney (Neb.) national hank. Sep. 17—At Perry, O. T., State bank. bSelr{). 20—At Republican City, Neb., State ank, 3 Sep: 26—At New Orleans, Cooperative Banking association. : Sep. 28—At Pawnee, O. T.,-Farmers’ and Citizens' bank. Cet 29—At La Grange, Tex., First national bhank, (Resumed Nov. 26.)f { Oct. I—Blaine (Wash.) State bank:...At Chicago, Produce Cold Storage exchange ....In Barry county, Mo., banks at Monett end Puydy. : Oct. 3—At Creighton, Mo., Farmers’ and Merchants’ bank. : ' b()ckt. 11—At Omaha, Neb., Citizens’ state ank. g " Oect. 12—At Everest, Kan., State bank.... At Springfield, Mo., Commercial bank. Oct. 14—At Fort Scott, Kan., State bank. Oct. 16—At Tacoma, Wash., Commercial national bank. . | Oct. 21—At Duluth, Minn., State bank. | Oct. 22—At Wellington, Kan., First na- : %)lon§l bank...:At Ash Grove, Mo., Swinney ank. : Oct, 24—At Tacoma, Wash., Columbia national banlk. ; 3 Oct. 25—At Guthenburg, Neb,, State bank. - Oct, 26-—-At Louisville, Ky., Bamberger, Bloom & . Co., wholesale dry goods; §l,000,000, - : Nov. s—At New Whatcom, Wash., Bennett national bank. (Resumed Dec, 19.) Nov. t—lLeadville (Col.) Savings and derosit bank. T : Nov. 7—At New Orleans, Bank of North America, : Nov. 9—At Urichsville, 0., Farmers’ and Merchants’ bank. Nov, 14—At Salem, Ore., Willlams & Eng-. land Banking Co. Nov. 26—At Omaha, Nebraska savings and exchange bank. | Nov. 20—At Columbus, Ga., Chattahoo~ chie national bank. : b?fii& s—At Pratt, Kan., First national ank. » ‘Dec. 11—At San Francisco, Grangers’ “Bank of California. : i Deec. 14—At Richmond, Va,, James B. Ea.&z, m%'esident of Planters’ national bank; Dec. 16—At Lincoln, Neb., German national bank. H ; De¢. 20—~At New York, Nichols, Frathfngham & Co., SBamuel § Bands & Co., De Neufyille & Co,, L., A, Feldman and B. Fer.. ‘ton failed as result of decline in American necfitl,;!*et; § : | . Dec. 23—Bank of Farmington, 111 - [ Dec.. 24-At Ewing, Mich.,, Kxchange P banx; S ... ' CASUALTIES. 4 ‘ m?m d{fi THE zgnm STARTLING FATALITIES, Jan, I—At any, N. Y., 17 in hurning : m&a‘gfitaz‘.'flmerly. Wis., 6 in burning _Jan, 12—In Deception bay, Wash., 15 hy ! 10}1 ering of schooner. ol ~ Jan, 15—At Butte, Mont., over 60 by exe ‘,wgiam*pawdeu . 5 ; ‘v DB t Rusk, Tex., 6 by boiler exR ORI e e e (el ' : " Jan. 22—Near Sturgls, Ky., sby explosion LAR o kil Fe AN by VDI Wh Ul fi! ,rrcm;tffiug}" S - dan, 2—oOn Lake . M an, steamer el ik e sun M%%«w New London, Conn., 13 1 {'g';':‘:?‘ Wre "_;k,);‘f.’i;‘,’.\gfi""_#""‘f L 2 € i*! 8 e e gy ~Feb.7-At Milwaukee, 9 near intake A a,& gVY DOMD) QQ Eay SADL gl | PeROTSER RN, FIN e Thcsagpake. 2 A A ek Y W bctr Wt sy i £ et Net W e R T M L e e

' Feb. 12—-oOn New Jérsey coast, 30 by collision of schooners, : Feb. 18—At Pottsville, Pa., 6 by gas explosion in mine....At Sherly, Ga., 10 drowned. : : Feb. 21—Near New Orleans 4 frozen. : Feb. 27—At Cerrillos; N. M., 28 miners by gas explosion. | Mar. 20—At Red Canyon, Wyo., 61 in mire explosion. Apr. B—Near Tacoma, Wash,, 23 by explosion in Blue Canyon coal mine. May I—Near Petterson and Newton, Kan., 15 in cyclone. ; May 3—ln Sioux county, la., 52 in cyclone J.edn o Alaska, 17 in ‘'wreck of steamer George R.White....At South Acton, Mass, 5 in powder mill explosion, May 14—On Lake Mich:, 12 during gale.... Near West Bingham, Pa., 8 by boiler explosion. ; May 28—In Devil’s river country, Tex., over: 20 in floods. Jun. 3—ln New York, 11; in Philadelphia, 7:; in Pittsburgh, 5; in Baltimore, 4; in Chicago, 4; from excessive heat.... Near Oxford, Neb., 4 in railway accident. Jun. 4—Near Douglas, Wyo., 7 drowned. Jun, 24—At Arensville, 111., 5 from eating diseased meat. 3 Jul. 4—At Chicagoq, 10 in Independence day celebrations, - Jul. s—At . Baxter Springs,, Kan, 5§ in cyclone.... Near Memphis, at island No. 40, 6 drowned. Jul. B~At Detroit, Mich., b in fire....At Penn Yan, N. Y., 5 drowned in Lake Kenka. Jul. 19—Off Santa Cruz island, Cal., sloop Restless reported lost; 16 drowned. Jul. 27—Near Three States, Mo., 7 by lightning. . ! Jul, 31—Near Socorro, N. M., 7 in cloudburst. : Aug. 4—Off New Jersey shore 5 drowned during tornado. Ang. 7—At Grant Station, N. M., 12 in railway wreck. s Aug. 9—At New York, 7 by collapsing of buildln% Aug. 16—~Near Mehaffy, Pa., Bby premature blast explosion. Aug. 18—At Ocean City, Mo., 7 by capsizing of boat....At Denver, Col., 20 by explosion in*Gunry hotel. ¢ Aug. 20—At Braddock, Pa., 6 by explosfon,...At Buffalo, 7 by foundering of yacht ....At Coeur d’ Alene, Wash., 4 on burning bridge. ; ; gt Aug. 21-Off Kodak Island, Wash., sealing schooner Walter Earle reported lost; 18 drowned. Aug. 2l—At Wapakoneta, 0., 3 men fatally injured as result of strike on:.waterworks trenches. ' Aug. 29—At Central City, Col., 14 in flooded mines. : Sep. 4—At Springfield, 111.,, 5 by falling tower....At Providence, R. 1., 6 by asphyxfation. Sep. s—At Earnest, Pa., 6 in fire. Sep. 7—At Specht’s Ferry, la., 5, dynamite discharge. Sep. 11—Near Ashby, Minn., § in railway collision....At Louisville, Ky., 4 by caisson explosion. Sep. 12—Near Houghton, Mich.,, 30 in Osceola mine fire. = o

Sep. 26—Near ILeadville, C 01.,, 6 by explosion at Belgian mine. Sep. 30—Near Independence,Mo., 6 by premature blast explosion. Nov. 3—At New York, 4 in fire.

Nov. 6—At Detroit, Mich., 37 by boller explosion in Journal building....At New York, 6 in fire. Nov. 16—At Cleveland, 0., 18 by electric motor going through open draw. 5 Nov. 22—At Ghicago, 5 in fire. Nov. 29—Near Carmel, N. Y., 14 miners by falling earth and rock. L Dec. 3—At Rosenborough, Ark., 12 negroes from strychnine poisoning. | Dec. 9—Off Huron isle, 40 miles from Marquette, Mich., tug Pearl B. Campbell lost with crew of 7 men....At Rutherford, N. J., 4in fire. : : Dec.l3—At La Folette, Tenn., 4 by premature powder and dynamite explosion.... Near Greenville, 0., 5 at a Dayton & Union railway crossing. Dec. 14—At Big Stone Gap, Va., § by bowlder falling. : Dec. 18—At New York, 9 by explosion on steamship St. Paul. . Dec. 19—Near Raleigh, N. C., 43 by firedamp explosion in coal mine. . Dec. 20—Near Monroe, Mo., 6 drowned during. freshet.... Near Dayton, Tenn., 290 miners by explosion of fire-damp. : ; Dec. 22-—-Near Denver, C 01.,, 4 drowned while skating....At Philadelphia, 4 in burning home. : Dec. 25—At Eldorado Springs, Mo., b drowned in floods: : o

THE MORE STARTLING CRIMES.

Jan. B—State Treasurer W. W. Taylor, of ?outho Dakota, missing; accounts short 350,000, : : Jan, 14—John Harris and wife killed their baby and themselves to avoid starvation near Paxton, Neb. | Jan. 18—Samuel Hotelling, of Rolling Green, Minn., killed his wife and her parents; was then slain by pursuers. : Mar. 11—-Harry Hayward sentenced 'to hang for the murder of Miss Ging at Min - neapolis. : " Mar. 12—Five men killed in. riot by (white) dock laborers ih New Orleans; was result of race war.... Nine Italians killed by American miners in the Walsenburg (Col.) district. : Apr. 12—Four men Kkilled in railway laborers’ riot at Siloam Springs, Ark. Apr. 13—Henry Long shot his wife and brother-in-law, Joe Whidington, then killed himself, at Purvis, Miss.; jealousy.... John Sejpar, of Cleveland, killed Carl Richter, wounded Albert Richter,a brother,and two others, then killed himself.... Mike Pfeifle, of Tacoma, Wash., killed his sweetheart, Maggie Koender, then himself; jealousy. Apr. 26-—Robert Owen killed his wife and Dr. J. ¥. Simmons at Houston, Tex., then himself. : Apr. 27—George Jacob Schweinfurth, alleged Christ, found guilty of adultery, at Rockford, 111., and confined in county jail. Apr. 30—Fulton Gordon killed his wife and Archie Brown, son of governor of Kentucky, in bawdy- house in Louigville.... James Young killed his wife at Hoosierville, then went to Brazil, Ind., and killed himself.... Abbott and -John Fulgham (brothers) and Beauregard Townsend and lllis son killed in pitched battle at Newbern, Tenn. ; i May 6—James Herbert,” of New York, killed his wife, then drowned himself; jealousy....ln discussion over text-books in schoolhouse near Como, Col., Benjamin’ Ratcliffe killed Samuel F'. Taylor, L.. ¥. McCurdy and George D, Wyatt, all members of school board. Jun. B—G. D. Moore, postmaster -at Keavy, Ky., and Tipton Steern, assistant postmaster, killed each other in duel. Jpn. 15—Frank Williams, ;of Francis. Kan., attempted to kill his wife, Miss Alice Smith and Willlam Smith, then killed his two children and self. Jun. 18—While insane Mrs. Sanford Gillis poisoned her three children and self, near Shellsburg, la. : Jul. I—At Jeffersonville, Ind., Mrs. Nancy Bennett poisoned her two children and self. ~Jul. 4—Augustus Fields, of Meadowyville, Mo., killed wife, child and self. Jul. 23—'1'hree whites® and six Indians ‘killed in fight at Jackson’s Hole, Wy0.... ‘Four killed in a quarrel at a social party at {Union Ri(}ge, W.. Va. . Jul. 27—Henry Bradshaw killed his wife, daughter and self, near Paris, Tex. - Aug. 4—Forty negroes wounded in battle between whites and blacks, at Spring Valley, Il Aug, 24—Three killed and 1 fatally wounded in fight between Con and Thomas families near Whitesbury, Ky. Aug. 30—Jack Wilson shot his wife at Battle Creek, Mich., then killed himself. Oct. %—~Thomas Sgeer, of Pike count,v.} Ga., killed his nine children. 1 Oct. 27—Sheriff’s force firing on mob at 'gfitflfl, 0., killed Christian Mott and Henry hultz. | Nov. I—At San I'rancisce, Theodore Dur- } rant found guilty of murdering Blanche Lamont. : | Nov. 2—At Philadelphia, H. H. Holmes found guilt‘{; of murdering B. F. Pitzel. Nov. 13—William Kuntz murdered Mrs. Caroline Menn and her 10-year-old girl, at Laredo, Tex. Nov. 22—Hans Allen killed William Cross, wounded a girl and killed himself, near McGregor, la.; jealousy.... Fred Banker killed Miss Cora Harrison, then himself, at Amsterdam, N. Y. jealousy. Nov. 25—Herman Hattenhaft killed two children and himself, in Brooklyn, N. Y.... Bushrod Kelch killed his divorced wife, at Cleveland, then himself. - Dec. 7—Near Dexter, Ta.,, Grant Hibbs shot his wife, then killed himself; insanity. Dec. 9—August Nibleen fatally shot Annie Bundy, at Peshtigo, Wis., then killed himself.... William Raf killed his wife and self at Coal Creek, Col. : Dec. 10-—~Harry Hayward hanged at Minneapolis for murder of Catherine Ging. Dec. 13—Mose Goodrich fatally shot his wife at ‘Philadelphia, then killed himself. ~_Dec. 18—Rensselaer Tripp killed George ‘Ca].;pm at Cortland, N. Y., then shot himself. : . Dec, 19—Mrs. Mary Grossman at Ann Arbor, Mich., drowned her child and self. " Dee. 20—Near Castana, George Wolfe ‘shot his wife, and killed Mrs. William Rattledge and himself. Dee. 25—At Ottumwa, Ta,, John Winninger shot his wife, then killed himself. FIRES. Eanis Jan. 18- At Macon, Ga., 8. Waxelbaum & Son's dry goods store; $590,000. . Mar. 23=At Armourdale, Kan., Reed Bros.’ packing houses: §',000,600, Mar. 25— At Milwaulkee, 20 business build{nfis, $1,900,000. e | ar. 25— At Bt. Augustine, Fla., 49 buildngs. § : Klpr 14 <At ¥lkhorn, Neb., 10 business buildings....At Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Raymond; §1.000,000- . L " May 2—At La Porte, Mich., (0 buildings, May 13—At Pratt City, Ala,, hotel, city hall, church and 41 dwelung&.’ o May 18--At Stevens Point, Wis,, paper and .pxfip,mm; $500,000. : BE '1 May 30--At Pattonsburg, Mo., 86 build?um.’b——At Kalamazoo, Mich,, Dewing & | §ons’ lumLer yards, planing miil and sash, deor and blin{fiacto&}s,ymflgmggg, S L Jun. 10—-At 1 ,gmfi Ikee, in center of lum'fi”‘fl trict: $750.000. B % ~AI ] Revfizmmee. Mich., loss to lum-':h,.-:"\’m':‘ 'W,Wfln svl “_N‘:" qv‘ '{

Aug. 20—In southeastern Michigan, extensive ficld and forest s, o & Sep. I§—-Near Atlantic City, N. J., forest Tres: Rk 5 Sep. (18—At Indianapolis, Ind. ’several business blocks; $500,000. . : b . Sep. 25—At Bélle Fourche, S. Df, 30:build~ ings. Oct. 3—At Warren, R. 1., 3 coftto Ills, 2 warehouses and other propert S/ 0,000. Oct. 24—At Galesburg, 0., 20435 Finess huildings. : ; Oct. 26—At Plano, Tex., 19 buildings. Nov. s—At-New York Manhattan bank building and other property; $2,000,000. Nov. 21—-At Geneva, Ind., 11 buildings.... At Chicazo, Excelsior building; $5u0,000. Dec. 3—At 'lndianapolis, 7 large wholesale establishments; $500,000. : Dec. 9—Business portion of Chilton, Wis. ....Business portion of Ridgefield, Conn. Dec. 'l2—Business portion of Carlock, IIL Dec. 13—Almost entire wholesale district of Council Bluffs, la.; $500,000....At Titusville, Fla., 31 buildings. . Deec. 14—At Bethel, N. C., principal business portion. ; : y Dec. 17—Business portion of Richmond, 11v1110....Ha1f the business section of Vienna, Following towns and cities entirely or almost entirely destroyed by flames: Stuartsville, O.; Jonestown, Miss,; Lindsey; O.; Filmanton, Wis.; Canserago, N. Y.;. Wpyckoff, Minn.; Plattesburg, Mo.; Duquesneborough, Pa.; Perley, Wis.; Curryville, Mo.: Greenwood, Mich.; Yellow Springs, O.; Oakville, N. Y.; St. Albans, Vt.;. Geneva, Ind.; Brownstown, Ind.; Reddick, Ill.; Wallin, Mich.; Clary, Mich.; Harvey City, Ore.; Maywood, Mich.; Hindostan, Ind.:; Ludlow Falls, O.; Tower Hill, Ill.; Tiosa, Ind.; Haskins, O.; Loraine, Ill.; Big Stone Gap, Va.; Blanchester, O.; Stocton, Pa.; Riverside, Mich.; Osgood, O.; Walcot, Minn., and Lamora, Neb. Following towns and villages burned out entirely or nearly so in their business sections: Hamlin, W. Va.; Warrenton, N. C.; Elmore, O.; Leipzig, O.: Jamaica, la.; Hamilton, N. Y.; Waterford, Pa.; Flora, Ind.; Devine, Tex.; Fort William, Man.; Hays City, Kan.; Dorchester, Wis.; Ardmore, I. T.; Chester, Neb.; Minnewaukan, N. .D.; Lorimer, [a.; Elmo, Mo.; Ceresco, Neb.; Galien, Mich.: Kalamo, Mich.; Greenville, O.; Dover, Me.; Odell, Neb.; Manchester, N. Y.; Barkers, N. Y.; Williams, A.T.; Alta Vista, la.; Crystal Lake, Mich.; I.ockport, Ill.; Pikeville, Tenn.; Bingham, Y. T Camden, Mich.; Btate Center, la.; Libertyville, 1ll.; Conway Springs, Kan.; Lenoxdale, - Mass.; Oneida, Kan.; Cambridge, O.; Fairchild; Wis.; Alta, la.; (eres, Pa.; Henderson, Mich.; Anchor, I1l.; Lawndale, 1Ill.; Madisonville, Ky., and Mount Pleasant, Tenn. FOREIGN. Jan. 15.—Casimer-Perier, president. of France, resigns. - : : Jan. 17.—M. Felix Faure elected president of France. Jan. 18.——-Hawaiian revolutionists start battle in which several are killed, but nc advantage gained. . Jan. 22.—At London, I.ord Randolph Churchill, British statesman, died. Jan. 30.—1 n North sea, steamer Elbe sinks; 314 lives losts : Jan. -31.—Wei-Hai-Wei, Chinese stronghold, captured by Japanese forces. Feb. 6.—Queen Liliuokalani formally abdicates Hawaiian throne. Feb. 28.—Near City of Mexico, 42 kiiled in railway wreck. : Mar. 12.—Off Cuba, a Spanish man-of-war fires upon American mail steamer Allianca. . ‘ Mar. 13.—Off Tangier, Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sunk; 420 drown. Mar. 18.—Great Britain sends Nicaragua ultimatum demanding $75,000 for expulsion of Minister Hatch: ¢ Apr. 10.—Cuban revolutionary party declares independence of Cuba. ! Apr. 15.—Treaty of peace between China and Japan signed; it provides for Corea’s independence; Japan’s retention of conquered places, permanent cession of Formosa to Japan and indemnity of §100,000,000. Apr. 24.—Russia intimates to Japan that various conditions in China-Japan treaty which Russia could not allow to be executed. . Apr. 271.—At Bonzey, France, bursting dyke causes 180 deaths.... Nicaragua protests against Britain’s military occupation of Corinto. Apr. 28.—Great Britain promises withdrawal of ships from Corinto on Nicaragua’s agreement to pay $75,000 smart money in 15 days. ; Apr. 80.—Nicaragua accedes to England’s proposition. May 6.—On advice of France, Russia and Germany, Japan renounces claim to permanent cession of Liau Tung peninsula. Jun. 4.—Spain apologizes for gunboat firing on Allianca. : Jun. 9.—Massacre of persons connected with lEnglish, French and American missions at Ching-Tu, China. i Jun. 19.—Festivities in honor opening Baltic canal held at Keil..,.Manitoba legislature refuses to establish separate schools Jun. 23.—1L.0rd Rosebery, British premier, and cabinet resign, because of adverse vote in house of commons. Lord Salisbury summoned to form new cabinet. :

Jun. 29.—Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist, died in London, aged 70. Jul. 18.—Stefan M. Stambuloff, ex-pre-mier of Bulgaria, died of wounds inflicted by assassins at Sofia. Jul. 30.—R1iitish election returns show new parliament to be made up as follows: Conservatives, 341; liberal unionists, 7)government total, 411: liberals, 174; McCarthyites, 70; Parnellites, 13; labor, 2; total opposition, 259. : Aug. B—At Inghok, China, mob loots American mission. L S ;

~ Sep. »s.—Near_ Santiago de Cuba, insurgents in battle kill § officers and 600 Spanish soldiers. Sep. 9.—Cubans defeat Spaniards in battle at Puerto Principe. -Sep. 11.—Near Camaguey, Cuba, insurgents kill over 700 Spaniards. Sep. 28.—At Paris, Prof. Louis Pasteur, eminent bacteriologist, died, aged 73. Oct. 2.=Over 150 killed in riot between Turks and Armenians in Constantinople.

Oct. §(s;~Jal,>all complies with Russia’s demand for speedy removal of troops from Laio Tung.... Brazil recognizes Cubans as belligerents. ‘ Oct. 28.—I'rench cabinet resigns because of government defeat in chamber of deputies during debate on Southern railway scandal....ln Baiburt district, Turkey, 150 Armenians killed. Oct. 29.—Alfred Austin chosen poet laureate of Great Britain. Nov. 12.—Villages of Zeitoun, Beli and Nari attacked and plundered by Armenians: many inhabitants killed. ‘ Nov. 18.—Anti-Christian agitation has ex- | tended throughout northern Syria; many murdered at Aleppo. } ‘ Nov. 27.—Alexandre Dumas, novelist and playwright, died in Paris, aged Tl. ‘ Dec. 7T—Mrs. Eliss. of Memphis, Tenn., missionary in rmenia, writes that over 160,000 Armenians have been butchered, and that there can be no doubt that outrages had sultan’s sanction.... George Augustus Sala, well-known journalist, died at Brighton, Eng.; aged 67. ! : | .Dec. 10—Sultan grants the powers firmans permitting passage of a second. guardship through the Dardanelles.... Armenian patriarch at Constantinople says number of homeless Armenians in 6 northeastern vilayets of Asia Minor is nearly 500,000.... At Trebizond the bishop and 5 ecclesiastics burned alive by Turks; fresh oulrages also in other parts of Asia Minor ....Chloera raging again in Russia. Dec. 12—British and Italian gunboats Dryad and Archimede passed straits of the Dardanelles bhecause of disorder at Stamboul....M. Adrien Lachenal elected president of Swiss republic. Dec. 14—A Madrid -dispatch announces resignation of Gen. Martinez Campos from command of Spanish army in Cuba, Gen#® Weyler to succeed him. Dec. 16—Over 1,000 killed by attack of Massais’ followers on a caravan near Eidora, Africa. i Dec. 21—Near Zudich 12,000 Druses killed ln?ttle with Turkish troops. e ec. 24—Turkish troops capture Zeitoun, and Armenian inhabitants flee to the mountains. i Dec. 26—Manitoba government, refuses proposzl of Canadian government to establish any system of scparate schools. 4 ! INDUSTRIAL. Jan. 14—Brooklyn (N. Y.) trolley lines tied up by strike. Jan. 19—At Brooklyn, First Brigade of ‘milita (4,800 .en) called out to quell street car riots. ! : Jan. 23—At Wheeling, W. Va., Buckeye glass works started by non-union men. Jan. 24—Building trades council of St Louis adopt new constitution abolishing the walking delegate, declaring strikes a failure, hoycotts un-American, and arbitration the only method of settling strikes Jan. 30—At Brooklyn, N. Y., militia withdrawn. ; Feb. 12—At Brooklyn, N. Y., trolley strike declared off, companies agreeing to take men back. Feb, 14—At Wheeling, W. Va,, strikers deistroy Buckeye glass factory with dynamite. I"eb. 26—At Monongahela City, Pa., river miners decide to strike for old 69-cent rate. : .-Mar. 9—ln Plttsburgh district many coal operators concede advance in wage scale ‘asked hy striking miners. ‘ ;Apr. 80—In Tlat Top coal region (Va.) 15,000 miners inaugurate strike. s May I—Massillon (O.) district miners (29,000) suspend work until wage scale for énsuing year is made and signed. : g May (—At St. Louis, nearly 10,000 men idle on account of hod-carriers’ and brickyard ennl/{)loyes’ strike. : ay 14—Carnegie Steel Co. advance wages of 25,000 men 10 I.per cent. . May 24—Pittsburgh (P’a.) miners (20,000) return to work ?t GO-cent rate. : Jun. I—At ' Pittshurgh, Union Labhor l.eague, of western ~Pennsg_lvama. organfzed; object, to establish 8-hour day and increase wages. Jun. 15—Ohio coal miners’ accept operators’ terms of 51 cents per ton. Jun. 18—Towa qgerators decide upon lo=iout of Mine-Workers' union men and those ’-’w}\o vh%ve Nen%;%efl lt‘fi 7:”‘@% i lke t't . Jul 2i—New York city tailors strike for ;nm%}e*w wages and nmr&r Hours.

Jul. 20—Tajlors’ srike extends to Brooklyn and Newark. 4 gk Aug. 2—At Pittsburgh, contemplated strike stopped by agreement to raise wages of 100,000 miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. ey Sefi. 16—Connellsville (Pa.) district coke works decide to strike for wage advance. . Sep. 19—Michigan iron ore miners return to vork at rate offered 8 weeks ago by operators. ‘ 4 2 Oct. 16—At Clearfield, Pa., miners decide on general strike in central and northern coal fields. : . Oct. 26—Massillon (0O.) miners vote fordeclaring strike off. o Nov. 21—At Whitinsville, ('gass‘». 100 Armenians strike; Whiting machine works had refused to discharge ¢ Turks. Dec. 16—At New York, Brooklyn 'and Jersey - City, over 15,000 tailors locked out ....Every street car line in Philadelphia but one tied up by strike of empleyes for shorter hours and privilege of belonging to a union. i } - Dec. 17—Over 30 cars wrecked by Philadelphia rioters. ; i : Dec. 23—At Philadelphfa, étreet railway strike ended through efforts 6f John- Wanamaker and members of Christian league; strikers will be allowed to join labor unions. LYNCHINGS. . - Jan. 4—Three horsethieves néar Cantonk)}er(]:t, I. T.... John F. Bergeron at Idalia, Mar. 28—Negro, who insisted upon riding in a wagon with 3 white women, at Jackson, Miss. Apr. 20--Five colored persons near Greenville, Ala.; murder of Watts Murphy. May I&B——Jer‘de Shivers (colored), near Montgomery,¥® Ala.; assault.... Three negroes near Ellaville, Fla.; murder of Miss Mamie Armstrong. May 27—Jacob Henson, un&er sentence to hang for murder, at Ellicott#City, Md. F%Vlay 29—Three negroes in Polk county, a. : ‘ Jun. 24—John Frye (white), at Gretna, La.; incendiarism, : Jul. I—Two strangers near Guthrie, O. T.; horse stealing. : Jul. 15—Ira Johnson (colored), at Greenville, S. C.; murder.... Bob Huggard (mulatto), at Winchester, Ky.; susPected of assault, but afterwards proved innocent. ; Jul. 17—Wiley Bunn (colored), at Summerville, Ark.; murder.... Three. cattle thieves, near Chamberlain, 8. D. | Jul. 30—In a race war at Brookside coal mines, near Birmingham, Ala.,-2 sheriffs and 3 negroes were Kkilled, and George Hill and Charles Jenkins (colored) lynched. Aug. 16—Cattle thieves known as the Bedderly brothers, by vigilance committee, in Buffalo county, S. D. : . Aug. 26—Lawrence Johnson, William Null, Louis. Moreno and Garland Stemler, at Yreka, Cal.; murder; latter 2 afterwards proved innocent.... Harrison Lewis (negro), at Springfield, Ky.; murder. Oct. 17—William Blake (sentenced to life imprisonment), at Hanipton, S. C.; murder. Nov. 21—Charles Hurd (negro), at Wartburg, Tenn.; murder....An innocent negro (at the time suspected of seriously injuring a little white girl by riding horse over her), near Bryan, Tex. Nov. 23—Prof. Perdue (white), at Ailey, Ga.; charged with assault.... John Richards and Thomas Watts (negroes), near Greenwood, S. C.; robbery and murder.... Jack Yardborough (sentenced to penitentiary for life), at Crystal Springs, Miss. Dec. b—lsom Kearse (negro) and aged mother, near Broxton Ford, S. C.; Kearse was suspected of stealing RBible from a church.. Dec. 17—Squire Jones (negro) at Moulton, Ala.; charged with incendiarism, Dec. 21—Barney Brown (colored) by negroes at Wrightsville, Ark., assault.

: METEOROLOGIUAY. Feb. 6—At White River, Vt.. thermometer at 65 below; L.ake Champlain frozen over. : . Feb. 25—At Portland, Ore., and Tacoma, earthquake....At St. Louis, earthquake. Mar. 27—At Jefferson, la., thermometer at 90 in the shade. {55 _Apr. 2—Lewisburg, Ky., nearly wiped out by cyclone, * . May 3—Dleadly cyclone at Sioux Center and Perkins, la. . May 6—At Herrington, Kan., a cloudburste = : : May 13—Severe frosts injure crops in Minnesota,. lowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Jun. 15—Part of Grayson county, Tex., devastated by cyclone. ; Jun. 27—At Keysville, Ga., every house wrecked by cyclone. : Jun. 29—Near Lenoir City, Tenn., cloudburst. ; Jul. 6—~Winona, Mo., wiped out by cloudburst.... North Dakota’s storm damages 40,000 acres of grain....At Canton,. Kan., every building wrecked by:cyclone. : Jul. B—At Springfield, Mo., earthguake. Jul. 9—lce forms in lowa, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Jul. 20—Deer Creek, Minn., destroyed by cyclone. ‘ ; 3 Jul. 23—At Brecon, 0., cloudburst. Jul. 29—At Central City, C 01.,, and Blackhawk, cloudburst. : Jul. 20—At Welston, 0., cloudburst. Jul. 81—Near Socorro, N. M., cloudburst ....At Adelaide, Col., cloudburst. Sep. 22—FPhenomenally hot weather followed by snow in many states; Chicago thermometers registered drop of 45 degrees in 3 hours. Sep. 27—At Summit, Mich., 3 inches of SNow. T Oct. 7—Near Wenona, 111., earthquake damaged coal mine. N . Oct. 3ll—Earthquake felt in Illinots, Michigan, lowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and central southern states. : Nov. 25—Heavy snowstorm throughout the west; telegraph and telephone service crippled in Chicago and vicinity. ~ Nov. 26—At Franklin, Ind., city hall blown down in blizzard. ; “ol Dec. 18—Near Sherman, Tex., immense damage by cyclone. : Dec. 19—Illinois, lowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas visited by remarkable rainfall for the season. Dec. 256—Osage river rose 35 feet desolating entire Osage valley for 400 miles. The following places have during the year- been visited by more or less disastrous cyclones and tornadoes: Covington, Tenn.; Deénison, Tex.: Augusta, Ga.; Columbus, Ga.; Washington county, Ala.; Matties Landing, Ala.; Patterson, Kan.; Newton, Kan.; St. Joseph, Mo.; Lockport, 'Tex.; Hartford, Kan.; Kenwood, la.; Albert IL.ea, Minn.; Baird, Tex.; Baxter Springs, Kan.; Putnam county, Ga.; Morgan county, Ga.; Canton, Kan.. Cherry Hill, N. J.; Wood Haven, L. I.} St. Clair, Mich.; Findlay, O.; Connellsyille (Pa.) coke region; Kewaunee, Ill.; Rensselear, Ind.; Syracuse, N. Y.; Huntingdon, Tenn.; Door county, Wis.; Dane, Wis., and Crown Point O. : ; !

{ NECROLOGY.' Jan. 6—Congressman Gen. Philip Sidney Post, of Illinois, in Washington; aged 62. . Jan:. 9—Dr. John Newton Waddell, promiszgent educator, at Birmingham, Ala., aged Jan. 15—Ex-Gov. Chadwick at Salem; Ore.; aged 65. Jan 22—A. T. Hay, lawyer and inventor, at Burlington, la. : Jan. 31—Judge E. Rockwood Hoar, exTnited States attorney general, at Concord, Mass.; aged T79....Ward McAllister, New York society leader; aged 64. Feb. B—John Leavitt Stevens, our ex-min-ister to Hawaii; aged 74. F'eb. 14—United States minister to Mex--1(710, Isaac P. Gray, at City of Mexico; aged 67, ; i Feb. 20—Frederick. Douglass, freedman, orator and diplomat; aged 78.... Ex-Gov! Benjamin F. Prescott at Epping, N. H.; aged 62. The Feb. 27—Geéen. Mason, Brayman, ex-gov-fe;'rnor of Idaho, at Kansas City, Mo.; aged Lo Feb. 28— Ex-Congressman Ward, at Chester, Pa.; aged 58. évlar. 17—Ex-Congressman ‘John P. Leedom, at Toledo, 0.... Dr. John A. Broadus, divine and scholar, at Louisville; aged Tl. Mar. 18—Ex-Congressman Amos Townsend, at St. Augustine, [Fla. Mar. 20—Gen. Philip St. George Cooke, in Detroit, Mich.; aged 85. Mar. 22—Ex-Congressman Richard Vaux, at Philadelphia; aged 78. : Mar. 29—Maturin M. Ballou, of Boston, editor, publisher and writer, in Cairo, Egypt; aged 75. 5 5 : Apr. 4—Ex-Congressman Benjamin Gwin Flarris near Leonardtown, Md.: aged 90. Apr. B—Judge and ex-éongr’essman A. Scott Sloan, at Beaver Dam, Wis.; aged 75. Apr. 9—W. Jennings Demorest, a founder of the prohibition party, in New York. Apr. 12 — Ex-Congressman James H. Campbell at Wayne, Pa. Apr. 14—James W. Scott, proprietor and publisher of Chicago Times-Heraid, in New York; aged 45. d i ; Apr. 16—Charles H. Mansur, of Richmond, Va., assistant comptroller of treasury, at Washington: aged 65. : Apr. 18—Robert C. Wyckliffe, ex-governor of L.ouisiana, at Shelbyville, Ky. Afr' 21—Ex-Congressman W. N. Sweeney, at Louisville, Ky.: aged 66. ° Apr. 22—1x-United States Senator James ‘¥, Wilson, at Fairfield, la.: aged 65. Apr. 29 — Ex-Congressman - Augustus Frank, at Warsaw, N. Y. 2 Apr. 30—Levi B, Taft, eminent jurist, at Pontiac, Mich.; aged 73. . May I—Ex-Congressman Robert Klots, of Mauch Chunk (Pa.) district: aged 76. May T—Ex-Gov. Itobert 8. Green, of New Jersey, at Klizabeth; aged €5. May 8-Ex-Gov. James A. Weston, of New Hampshire, at Manchester. i May 9—Ex-Congressman A, M. Hamilton, at Fort Wayne, fnd.: aged 61, : May 12%-Gen. Charles Sutherland (retired), in Washington.... Ex-Gov. Rev, Ira J. Chase, of Indiana, ot [.ubec, Me.; aged 61.... Ex-Congressman Julius H. Seelye, exficsment oé’ 7Amhewt college, at Amherst, Vass.; ag 1. ; L M&yvls‘-&iear Admiral John J. Almy, U. 8. navy (retired), in Washington; aged 80 ....Ex-Gov. Peter H, Burnett, of California, at San Francisco; aged §7. e AN Y 21--Congressman William Cga?wml.r of Sulem, Mass, at Washington: age or. ~ May 24-Henry A. Chittenden, philan‘thropist and abolitionist, at Mt. C{Nt, air, N.

J.; aged 79.... Hugh McCulloch, Lincoln’s and Arthur's secretary of treasury, at Washington; aged 85. . ¢ May &—Ex-Congressman Gen. J. B. Hawley, at Hot Springs, S. D. May 27—Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham: aged €3. .... Ex-Congressman Goldsmith W. Hewitt,at Birmingham, Ala.; aged 61. . ! . May 31—Ex-Congressman John F. Andrews, in Boston; aged 45....Chiefi Engin~ eer of United States Navy William W. Heaton in New York; aged 56. Jun. B—Ex-Gov. Lewis E. Parsons, of Alabama, at Montgomery, : Jun. 29—Gen. Green Clay Smith, once prohibition candidate for president, at "Washington; aged 63. . Jun. 30—Ex-Congressman Willlam F. Parrott, at Evansville, Ind.; aged 70. Jul. 4—Chief Justice Harlow S. Orton, of Wisconsin, at Madison; aged 78. - Jul. 6—Ex-Gov. E. A. Stevenson, of Idaho, committed suicide at Paraiso Springs, Cal. Jul. 9—Ex-Congressman Dr. J. P. Cowan. at Ashland, O.; aged 72. ; Jul. 14—Congressman Frederick Remann, at Vandalia, I1l.; aged 48. | Jul. 19—Ex-Congressman Willlam E: Lehman, at Atlantic City, Pa. | Jul. . 22—Ex-Gov. and ex-Congressman Alexander H. Rice, of Boston, at Melrase, Mass.; aged T 7. Jul. 28—Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher, brother of Henry Ward, in Brooklyn; aged 92. Jul. 30—Judge John Dean Caton, in Chicago. T . Aug. T—George Frederick Root, comnoser of war songs and love ballads, on Bailey’s island, Me.; aged T 4.. Aug. B—Howell Edmunds Jackson, associate justice of U. S. supreme court, at West Meade, Tenn.: aged 63. Aug. 16—Ex-U. 8., Senator Sam Bell Maxey from Texas, at Eureka Springs, Ark.; aged 70. S Aug. 19 — Ex-Congressman William Strong from Connectieut, who retired from bench of U. S. supreme court in 1880, at L.ake Minnewaska, N. Y.; aged 87.... Leonard W. Volk, the sculptor, of Chicago, at Osceola, Wis.; aged 67. Aug. 22—Ex-Gov. Luzon B. Morris, of Connecticut, at New Haven; aged 68. Aug. 29—James Stuart (known also as Paul Webb), the famous swimmer, in Spokane, Wash. : Sep. I—Dr. Patrick F. Quigley, Catholic said to have been cause of the formation of American Protective association, in Toledo, 0..... U. S. commissioner of fish and fisheries, Marshall McDonald, in Washington; aged 60.... Gen. Ely Samuel Parker, the famous full-blooded Indian who was Grant's private secretary during the war and later commissioner of Indian aftfairs, at Fairfield, Conn. Sep. 2—Ex-U. 8. Senator' J. S. Lewis, near Harrisonburg, Va.; aged 67.... Ex @arles Andergon, of Ohio, at Kuttawa, I : - Sep. &%—Congressman William A. ?ackett, at S¥ratoga Springs, N. Y.; aged 4, } : Sep. 18—Ex-Congressman John B. Haskins, of New York: aged T 4. Oct. 4—Prof. Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, of Columbia college; noted Norwegian author, in New York; aged 47. : Oct. T7--William Wettmore Story, distinguished American sculptor, in Rome. Oct. B—Ex-Senator Gen. William Mahone, in Washington; aged 69. Oct. 11—Congressman-Elect Judge Cyrus L. Cook (lllinois, ISth district), in Chicago. . Oct. 14—Ex-Gov. Elisha P. Ferry, of Washington, at Seattle; aged 70. - ) Oct. 22—Ex-Gov. Oliver Ames, of Massachusetts, in North Easton, Mass.; aged 64. Oct. 24—Ex-U. S. Senator Charles H. Van Wyek, of Nebraska, in Washington; aged 7. \ J Oct. 29— x-Congressman Col. Lewis W. Ross, at L.ewistiown, Ill.; aged &3. Nov. 4—Eugene Field, poet and humorist, ‘at Chxugo:aged 45. ; Nov. 7—Rear Admiral Robert W. Shufeldt (retired), in Washington. | Nov. 10—Ex-Congressman Alscert 3. Watkins, at Moorsburg, Tenn.: aged 90. Nov. 16—Rev. Dr. Samuel Francis Smith, author of ‘‘America,” at Boston. " Nov. 22—Ex-Congressman Henry Snapp, at Joliet, 111. ‘ Nov. 30—Senior Bishop A. W. Wayman, U. S. African-American church, at Baltimore. Dec. s—Ex-U. S. Senator Gen. Edward Wright, at Des Moines. Dec. 12—Ex-U. S. Senator Allen G. Thurman, at Columbus, O.: aged §2....Ex-Con-gressman H. S. Bundy, at Wellston, O.; aged TB. Dec. 13—Brevet Brig. Gen. W. B. Royall, U.IS. A., retired, at Washington; aged 70. Dee, 15—Ex-Congressman Edward McPherson, at Gettysburg, Pa....Ex-Con-gressman W. A. McKeighan, at Hastings, Neb! ; Dec. 16—Ex-Congressman B. M. Kitchen, at Martinsburg, W. Va. < Dec. 17—Gen. Moses B. Walker, hero of Chickamauga, at Kenton, O. ) Deec. 18—Capt. Isaac Bassett, assistant doorkeeper of U. 8. senate. POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ’ EDUCATIONAL. | Jan. I—Gov. J. T. Rich (Mich.) inaugurated.... Gov. Levi P. Morton (N. Y.) inaugurated. : ) Jan. 3—Gov. Chas. A. Bushiel (N. H.) inaugurated.... Gov. Henry B. Cleves (Me.) inaugurated. ) Jan, 7—Gov. W. H. TUpham (Wis) inaugurated.... Gov. Richards (Wyo.) in‘augurated. Jan. B—Gov. John E. Jones (Neb.) inaugurated.... Gov. Mclntyre (Col.) .inaugurated. Jan. 11—Gov. Budd (Cal.) inaugurated. Jan. 14—Congressman John C. Black (Il1i.» resigns. Jan. 15—John M. Thurston (Neb.) elected to U. S. senate.... Gov. Hastings (Pa.) inaugurated.... Gov. Chas. Culberson (Tex.) inaugurated....McMiilan and Burrows (Mich.) elected to U. S. senate....U. S Senator Hoar (Mass.) reelected....U. S. Senator Wm. K. Chandler (N. H.) reelected Jan. 16—Gov. Lord (Ore.) inaugurated.... Lee Mantle and T. H. Carter (Mon.) elected to U. S. senate....E. O. Wolcott (Col.) elected to U. S. senate....At New York, G. S. DMorrison (J1l.) elected president of American Society of Civil Engineers.... At Chicago, J. B. Furrow elected Ist president of National Farmers’ Federation. Jan. 22—Following elected to U. 8. senate: = Shelby M. Cullom (Ill.), F. I Warren (Wyo.), C. D. Clark (\’Vyo.g{, J. N. Dolph (Ore.), Liucien Baker (Kan.), Horaca Chilton.. (Tex.), Wm. J. Sewall (N. J.), Geo. C. Perkins (Cal.), R. F. Pettigrew (S. D), I. G. Harris (Tenn,), Marion Butler (N. C.), and S. B. Elkins (W. Va.)....At Cleveland, 0., hay dealers form national organization Jan.” 23—Gov. Nelson (Minn.) eleoted to U. S. senate. Jan. 26—Nicaragua canal bill passes U. S. senate, vote 31 to 21. Jan: 28—President sends congress special message on financial situation. : Jan, 29—Jas. H. Berry (Ark.) elected to X ' senate....At Washington, national board of trade in 27th annual session. Jan[ 2]—Lieut. Gov. Clough (Minn.) becomes~governor. &% . Feb. 2—At Atlanta, Ga., Susan B. Anthox&r elected president of National American" Woman Suffrage association. Feb. s—At Raleigh, N. C., annual convention of supreme council of National Farmers’ alliance. - . Feb. 6—Gen.John M. Schofield nominated fordheutenant general by President Cleveand. :

Feb. 7—Mayor Strong (N. Y. city) acc;epfed resignations of all Tammany officials. el Feb. B—President’s message arnouncing gold loan of §62,500,000 read before congress Feb. 18—At Cleveland, annual convention of National Electric Light association. Feb. 19—At New York, League of American Wheelmen, in annual session. Feb. 20—At New York American Publishers’ association in annual session. Feb. 21—At Washington, Mrs. Mary P McFoster elected président of Congress of Daughters of the American Revolution. Feb. 23—Geo. W. Mcßride (Ore.) elected to U. S. senate.... Senator M. W. Ransom (N. C.)) made minister to Mexico....At Washington, Nelson Dingley, Jr., (Me.) ‘elected president of Congressional Temperance society. : I'eb. 25—John W. Showalter (I1l.) named for judge of 7th U. S. judicial circuit. Feb. 26—At Washington, Mary L. Dickinson elected president of National Council of Women....At Washington, National Dairy congress in session. { 5 Feb. 27—Postmaster General Bissell resigned. : : : Feb. 28—Congressman W. L. Wilson (W Va.) named for postmaster general. Mar. 7—Geo. Li. Shoup (Ind.) elected to 1. S. senate. e : Mar. 19—Recall of I. A. Thurston. Hawaiian minister to U. S., demanded for undiplomatic conduct. : May B—Gov. Peter Turney (Tenn.) inaugurated....At Springfield, Mass., international convention of Y. M. C, A. May 9—Col. Henry A. Dupont (Del.) elected to U. 8. senate. . May 11—At Milwaukee, W. J. Traynor iM.ich.) elected supreme president of A. SR May 20—U. 8. supreme court decided income laXx to be unconstitutional. May 27—U. 8. supreme court affirms constitutionality of Geary Chinese exclusion act: also denies K. V. Debs (A. R. U. president) writ of habeas corpus. May 30—At Chicago, dedication of monu ment to confederate dead. Jun. 4—At Galesburg, 111., Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen elect P. H. Mooney as grand master, : Jun. 7—Attorney General Olney appointed secretary of state, and Judge Harmon(o.) attorney general. Jun. 12—-At Philadelphia, . Louis N. ‘M«agariee elected president of International Lieague of Press clubs. 5 ' Jun. 13—Whisky trust declared by Illinois supreme court to be illegal. : Jun. 18~At New Liondon, Conn., Gen. John Gibbon elected president of Army of Potomac. _ ; Jun, 20—At Cleveland, (en. IZ. NAq MeAlpin &N 'Y.g'e!;ected president of Nationa! Republican league, : < of international supreme lodge of Indepet:demffl,&'d@Mj:;éfggdfi*emgfis- L L Jun. 27—At Chattaneoga, Tenn., intérna - tlonal conference of Epworth League. e

Jul. 3+-Senator Stewart (Nev.) 'elected president of Supreme Temple, Silver Klli§hts of America. : Jul. 7—At Buzzr “d’s Bay, Mass., girlbaby born to Presiden. and Mrs. Cleveland. < Jul. 11—At Boston, Dr. Francis E. Clark reelectedb})resident of Y. P 8.0, H.... At Denver, N. C. Doughety (Ill.) elected president of National Educational association. . Jul. 12—At Cleveland, National division of Sons of Temperance in ann}gy&l session, Jul. 19—At Baltimore, J. H. Chapman (I 11. reelected presidentof B. Y. P. U. A..... At Denver, 8. W. Johnson (Conn.) elected president of American agricultural colleges and experimental stations. Jul. 20—At Chicago, debate on ‘‘Coin’s Financial School” between Messrs. Horr and. Harvey closed after 9 days of talk. Aug. T—At Lima, 0., L. F. Ellis elected coxinmander-in-chief of Union Veterans’union. ? I?.ug. 20—At Boston, W. La Rue Thomas (Ky.) elected grand master of Knights Templar in triennial conclave....At De--troit ex-Gov. Oglesby (Ill.) elécted president of Waif Savers’ association. : Sep. 12—At Louisville, Ky., Col. I. N. Walker (Ind.) elected commander-in-chief of G. A. R, in national encampment. ; Sep. 18—Cofton States and International exposition at Atlanta opened. T : Sep. 22—Lieut. Peary and party reach St. .tT'ohns, N. F., from Arctic exploring expediion. . Sep. 24—At Chicago, organization of Irish National alliance effected; object, to secure.lreland’s independence. ' Sep. 29—Gen. Nelson A. Miles succeeds Lieut. Gen. Schofield, as commander of U. S. army. . Oct. 2—Texas legislature makes prizefighting a felony....U. S. Protestant Episco= pal church in 36th triennial convention. Oct. 10—At Williamsport, Pa., ex-Post-master General Wanamaker elected presiedient of American Sabbath School assocition. Oct. 17—At Atlanta, E. H. Pullen elected president of American Bankers’' assoclaetion. . Oct. 18—At Buffalo, N. Y. Col. G. C. James (0O.) elected national commander of TUnion Veterans’ league... At Atlanta, convention of Society of Daughters of American Revolution. a Oct. 22—At Baltimore, Frances Willard reelected president of W. C. T. U. i Oct. 24—At Washington, Senator Hoar elected president of national conference of Unitarian churches....At Detroit, Mervill E. Gates (Mass.) elected president of American Missionary association. Nov. s—Election results in various states as ‘follows: New York, republican, 91,79 plurality (city of New York going demo= cratic); Massachusettsreelects Gov. Green= halge (rep.), 68,000 plurality; New Jersey, -J.. W. Griggs (rep.) for governor, 27,000; Pennsylvania, republican, 174,442; Ohio, Asa S. Bushnell (rep.) for governor, $5,348; lowa, F. M. Drake (rep.) for governcr, 64,163; Maryland,Lloyd Landers (rep.) for governor, 19,113; Kentucky, W. O. Bradley. (rep.) for governor, 17,000; Nebraska, republican, 10,000; Kansas, republican, 50,000; Utah, for statehoocd and H. M. Wells (repJ, 2,400; MMississippi, A. J. Mclaren, (dem.) for (_:):(‘))vernor, 50,000; Virginia, democratic, 10,= 00,

Nov. 6—At New York, Consuelo, daughter of W. IX. Vanderbilt, married to duke of Marlborough. o Nov. —At Oberlin, 0., national conven= tion of nonpartisan W. C. T, U. elected Mrs. Cornelia Alford (DMliss.) president. Nov. 18—At Worcester, Mass., J. H. Brigham (O.) relected national master of Grange Patrons of Husbandry. : :

Nov. 21—12, V. Debs (A. R. U. president), released after 6 months’ confinement from Woodstdck (I 11. jail. o - Dec. 3—At Minneapolis, temperance conegress (designed to embrace all temperance organizations in the country) organized.... Rufus ‘'W. Peckham, of Albany, N. Y., nominated by president for associate juse tice of U. 8. supreme court. Dec. 9—Senate confirmed nomination of Ruius H. Peckham (N. Y.) to be associats justice of I'. 8. supreme'court. o Dec. 10--Republican national committee, in session at Washington, decided conven= tion would meet in St. Louis, June if, 1833, ....William O. Bradley, lst republican governor of Kentucky, inaugurated. - Dec. 13—Carl Schurz (N. Y.) reelected president of National Service Reform league, at Washington. ) Dec. 14—Samuel Gompers elected president of American Federation of Labor ia session at New York. - Dec. 17—President Cleveland sends to congress message on Venezuelan boundary question, making public the correspondence with Ingland and insisting upon validity of Monroe doctrine. Dec. 18—House of representatives passes bill appropriating $lOO,OOO. for expenses of commission to examine into lkngland’s Venezuelan boundary claims -as recomsmended in special message. 8 Dec. 20—S=nate unanimously passeshousa bill appropriating $lOO.OOO for Venezuelan bounaary commission.... President: sends congress specialmessage on financial situation. ’ ) Dec. 22—President signs Venezuelan com= mission resolution. . Dec. 26—House of representatives passed revenue bill, designed to raise siU,uoo,ooo for relicf of treasury ard be in operation 2 years. g SPORTING. Jan. 13—At Larchmont, N. Y. J K. Palmer killed 95 out of 100 bitds, becoming amateur champion shot. . ° o Jan. 25—At Redbank, N. J., Olan Rudd skated two miles in 5:42 3-5. e Jan. 26—At Red Bank, N. J., John S. Johnson skated 109 yds. (standing start) in 9 1-s'sec. . Feb. 15—At Hamilton, Ont., Clara K. lowered five-mile ice trotting record to 12:4615. 7 . ) Mar. 13—At Danville, Ky.. in hop, skip and jump Thomas A. Hendricks made 3] ft. 4 in. . : ‘ . Apr. 20—At Syracuse, N. Y., Michael: Dernberg lowered two-raile bicycle record ‘to 3:51 4-s.... Chicago bicycle road- race, 19% miles, won by Homer KFairmon in 54:3¢. Jun. 2—From Buenos Ayres to Chicago, 11,000 miles, walked by Louis Budinich and Anton Bem, having started Aug. 7, 1802.

Jun. 3—Frank Sheldon walked from Chicago -to New York in 25 ds. Jun. 7—Relay race between New York and Chicago, on bicycle, in 65 hrs. 53 min. Jun. 17—At El Paso, Tex., J. S. Prince, on bicycle, beat relay of three liorses in tenmile race. - i -

Jun. 28—At New I.ondon, Conn., Yale won 'varsity four-mile race, ten lengths ahead of Harvard. » Jun. 29—At Chicago, Lee Richardson rode bicycle backward mile in 4:04 2-5. Jul. 18&—At Saginaw, Mich., Robert J. paced mile in 2:03. : Jul. 27—George Wolfe, from Chicago to New York, on bicycle, in 6ds. § hrs. 3 min. Aug. I—At Cleveland, Joe Patchen de=feated Robert J., pacing 4 heats in average of 2:04%. ) Aug. 3—At Decatur, Ill;, Effie Powers and Pestora Wilkes (team) pace mile in 2:15. Aug. 14—At New York, . Fred Titus rode bicycle 10 miles in 20:58 4-5. Aug. 15—At Cleveland, 0., Louis Gimm’ rode bicycle 455 miles in 24 hours....At Bloomington, 111., Tom Robinson ran 100 yds. in 9 3-5 sec. Aug. 28—“Tommy’’ Conneff, amateur, ran mile in 4:15 3-5. Sep. 2—At Denver, O. B. Hackenberger rode bicycle 25 miles in 1:04 4-7. Sep. 12—In New York bay, international yacht series won by American yacht, Defender....At Springfield, Mass., bicycle records in tournament broken as follows: . J. Titus, 27 miles 185 yds., 1 hr.; W.-C, Sanger, 2 miles, 4:24; Starbuck, 5 miles, 10:11; E. C. Bald, 12 mile, 1:01. > % Sep. 14—At Chicago, Fred A. Weage and Hector MacGagan, 100-mile tandem bicycle century in 7. hrs. 23 min. ° Sep. 17—Morton Duxbury rode hicycle from Providence, R. 1., to. Sun Francisco and back in 48 ds. 18 hrs. Sep. 21—At Manhattan field, N. Y., world’s records broken in races, all by Americans, as-follows: Kilpatrick, 880 yds. run, 1:53 2-5;-M. F. Sweeney, running high jump, 6 ft. 5 in.; R. J. Wefers, 220 yds. run, 21 3-5. i Sep. 26—Western Baseball association closes season with Lincoln (Neb.) club as champions. Sep. 30—Season of National Baseball league ends with Baltimore club as champions and Cleveland 2d. Oct. B—Temple cup won by Cleveland ‘Baseball club in series of games with Baltimore club. : Oct. 14—At Lexingten, Ky., Miss Rita'and Josie 8., pacing mares, lowered world’s record for team to 2:12%. Oct. 21—Corbett-Fitzsimmons prize fight declared off b{ Florida Athletic ¢lub. - ¢ Oct. 23—At Louisville, Ky.. B. W. Twyman rode bicycle 100 miles in 4:27:32. * QOct, 24—A Lake Shore & Michigan Southern from Chicago to Buffalo, N. Y., 610 miles, in 7 hrs. 50 min. 10 gec.; average, - €4.98 miles an hr. : L Oct. 20—At Chillicothe, O.;, W. W. Windle rode bicycle l,%mile in 48 sec. ; Oct. 31—At Sarnia, Ont., Angus McLeod rode bicycle 1 mile, unpaced, in 1:53 2-5..,. At Denver W. W. P. paced 2 miles in 4:228;., Nov. 2—At Rochester, N. Y, Charles Shabel rode bicycle 200 miles in 11:46:58.... At Minneapolis, August A. Hanson in 24-hr.: bieycle ride made 875 miles....A Southern Pacitic train went from New Orleans to San Francisco in 3'ds. 2 hrs. 4 min. R Nov. $—A Chlcag?ro. Burlington & Quincy train went from (alesburg, 111., to Meno IR Lo surtiies Earle oV. 4 ouisville, Ky., K. J. Earl rode _bicsfcle 2 miles in 8:43 1-5. e Nov. 28—At Chicago, Charles L.. Duryea's. motocycle won motocycle race, 54 miles, in 10. hrs. 28 min..,.. At Chicago, football games as follows: Michigan university, 12; Chicago university, 0: Boston and (‘hicago: Athletic associations tie 4-4; in Kansas _(;‘.ity,l tMig;ouri university, 10; Kansas uni= versity, b. : ¢ i Nov. 30—Prof. Enoth, aquatic performer, glayed under [email protected];qs Bec.. . : 3 Dec. 3—At Cheyenne %Wéo;,) John Green " lode bicycle 1 mile in 1:25; Charles Erswell - rode 1 m.llg_(tq,‘mnfigng‘sta,r:)gx;;;é?;g bk Dee. 14—At Syracuse, N. Y., Clearwater won world’s ?agi ?ghmgpmn&hipg ‘defeating Keogh, Binghpmbton. = 000 00 i Dec. 18—At .‘.ghffiflioy‘:%éfil n Hunter made 9% balls 'mzcna,tmn%am: 01, 8 points better 'fl%fl, wail"m"fi:l‘g@..fl; b B e Btk e FoAL New Drleans Poter Berlo. rode Dicyele a mile v 14085, = .

' A BOND ISSUE. It Xls' Thought One Is Contemplated by . . % the President. - 2l Washington, Dec. 28.—Secretary Carlisle spent most of the day in consuitation with the president and was at ihe treasury for only a few minutes. The impression is general that the president, living up to the language of his message to congress on its opening, will within a short time sell $100,000,000 bonds, unless there is evidence that some relief measure will pass congress speedily. The best opinion is that the chances for the senate and house to concur quickly in any measure that will meet the approval of the president are slight. : ' * "~ Washington, Dee. 28.—Chairman Dingley, of the ways and means coinmittee, has received a private letter from Secretary Carlisle which furnishes some information concerniug the condition of the treasury. Mr. Dingley will hot make the letter public; but says the secretary offers to furnish the house with all data that may be needed. " The condition of the treas-ury-is represented as very serious, and Mr. Carlisle urges legislation for a gold bond. . : Mr. Dingley informed the secretary that a gold bond was out of the question, and could not be considered. Secretary Carlisle did not say to Mr. Dingley that a three per cent. bond cannot be floated, and did not discuss this feature of the case. This Jatter denial was made bécause reports to this effect concernihg the secretary’s letter were in circulation. ~ President Cleveland and his advisers, it is learned, are strongly opposed to the house bond bill, and this feeling caused Secretary Carlisle to write to Chairman Dingley. - At the meeting of the ways and means cominittee Friday morning it was voted to accept the amendment to the bond meastre stggested by Mr. Hopkins (rep., 1lL), to preven* the . accumulation in the treasury cf the greenbacks and their practieal retirement “without cancellation. The amendment provides that nothing in the act shall be construed to rep-al o~ modify the act of 1878 for the reissue of the greenbacks when redeemed. ‘Another amendmernt was adopted nviking the bonds issued under the aect payable within 15 years. The second amendment had been suggested by Mr. Lacy (rep., la.), and met the apjproval of the republican members. In the original draft of the bill it was provided that the bonds shoald be redeemable ‘at the pleasure of the govsf ernment after five years from their date, and it was thought best to make | a definite termination to them. The amendments were adopted by a strict party vote. Mr. Tarsney (dem., Mo.) | offered an amendment to repeal the act | of 1878 for reissuing greenbacks, but | failed to get any support for it. Thei .amendment providing that the green- | backs shall be reissued is considered a | great concession to the dissvaf;isfied,‘ members. . |

HEAVY FAILURE. j Big Toi)acco Raiser in Kentucky Forcedi to Assign. | Lexington, Ky., Dee. 28.—0 n nccount{ of the recent order from England to| tobacco agents here to cease ’buying‘! the Kentucky produet, together with| the decline in prices caused by the| warfare betweenmanufacturers, Leslie| Combs, of this county, the largest tobacco planter 1 the world, made an| assignment Friday afternoon. . Liabilities areabout $300,000. Among the| assets is a quantity of tobacco esti-| mated at 700,060 pounds and nearly 1,-} 000 acres of blue grass land. | Mr. Combs is tha son-in-law of thei well-known ‘letired thoroughbred breeder, Daniel Swigert, who backed him heevily. ITe and his gon, Robert A, Swigert, also made assignments. w Lesliz Combs was formerly a breederof, theroughbreds. In conjunction with' several Lexington capitalists he organized and built in Léxington the first electric street car road in the south, and also a belt line connecting Lexington’s six railways. The t(n-bacco-growing business coffering great inducements, he purchased about 1, 000 acres of the best land in the county and for -several years has planted as much asz- 700 acres per year. Unlike other planters, he did not grow the erop oa the shares, but paid his hands in cash. * He is still a large stockho]det in the Belt Electric line, the eletri light works and the Hercules ice factory, brit it is not believed that His faiflf ure will injure these enierprises seriously. Robert A. Swigert was formerly. a breeder of ’ thoroughbred@, many of which he raced successfully. He sold out:recent!y. but his: horses brought poor prices. eis the son-in-law of Millionaire Armstrong, of Ohio. - o SRR B . : | A CHECK TO TRADE - | Fear of 'Monetary Trouble Has a'DepresF- - ing Effect. { New York, Dec. 28.—R. G. Dun & Ca., in their weekly review of trade, say: | *’l'he foreign and finuncial messages of the president were followed by violent reaciion.in the stock market last Saturday, with grave fears of 'nonetary trouble. The sudden panic- checked business in many departments and the industries canno:. be expected to show signs of improve-m-nt until the new year begins. Orders have for months been so much smaller thun they were in the summer, when they were expanding and prices mounting raEid'y, that new causes of uncertainty have the more influence { “Failures for the week have been 322 |in the United States against 350 laxt year and 40 1n Canada against 41 last year. The fajlures of the fourth quarter and the year 1885, nut yet finished, cannot be definitely stated, but the aggregate of d-ferred liabi'ities for the year, while much smaller than in 1898, will vary kut little from that of 1894. 'The year’s aggregate of commercix! liabilities will probubly be about $170,09,000 ‘in manufacturing over $73 000,000 jor ten per cent. more than last year, but|in trading about $88,000,000, or nine per cent. less than last year.,” : Bradstreet’s says: i - “As is the rule in Christmas week, wholesate trade has been qu et. The holidays; the close cf the year and stock-taking tend to make busiress slow and promise only a light trade until late in January. ‘At various cities, notah/y New York Bps-. ton, Baltimore and Chicago, antigjpatipns asg to the churacter of *rade ervly in the coming year are hopeful but it remains to be seen whcther the downward movement. of demand and prices and the delay in putting the currency on a gound tasis, all of ‘which have begun to show themselves in trude conditions, will permit of as early and marked gains in staple Hnes of trade in 1896 as has been conlilently anticipated. e e g s ‘completed year number 13,013, #n increase of more than two per cent., not withstand~ inging this is the second year foillowing the banit 15 which. as Ehew w:g“@%ww&*%x . *%é I 8 ‘"@W 'heik T feltnia doaltah stk gl *fig' gl geg ok rmw;; - W#§l§@-’a& sl vl ,:z i’? %NJ -in J nfi,zflu:wc,%mfi‘ TR B >_-;' SRS 0 {‘2%3 ot it et sttt e i bab vvl s