Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 35, Petersburg, Pike County, 8 January 1897 — Page 2

CHRONOLOGICAL Brief Notes of tfee Mors Important Happenings of 1800. THE TEAR IT H01E AND ABROAD. Hd Industrial Interests—Notakls Disasters of Various Kinds—Crimes and Lynching*—The Political Area* »'• ColCsan. BUSINESS FAILCBE& BANKS GENERALLY — INCLUDING VOLUNTARY SUSPENSIONS. Jan. 11—Exchange. Greeley Center, Net. ....Fifth Avenue savings. Columbus, O. Jan JJ—Bank of Ogalalla^Neb. - - at Blue Springs and Strat..citjr Jan. 14—Banks ton. Neb. _ „ . Jan. 1ft—Bank of Wauneta, Neb. bank. Minneapolis. Jan. lft-Irlsh-Amerlean. Minneapolis. Jan. 17—Farmers’ national.Portsmouth.©. Jan. ftft-Bank of Commerce. Grand Island, Neb. Feb. ft-At Momence. 111.. bank of Wilton *>*. Durham....Maurice. Ia., State....Clt--tsens', ConnersvlUe, Ind. Feb. 14—Exchange. Flemlngsburg, Ky. Feb. 17-McCague savings. Omaha. Mar. ft—Central Trust and Savings. Chl^Kr jLit. ft—Bank of Frankfort, Mich.... JCalacht Maynard’s. Apple River. 11L Mar. t.—Sherman county. Goodland. Kan. ....Bloomfield (Neb.) State....Commercial _Having*. San Jose. Cal. Mar. W—Midway (Ky.) Deposit •and Sav r*' Mar. SO—First national, Morris, Minn. Apr. «—Farmers’. Decatur. I1L Apr. 11—Chadron (Neb.) Banking Co. Apr. 1ft—First national. and Liberty savings. Bedford City. Pa. Apr. a—American national. Denver. Col.. Apr. ft4—Grand Forks (N. D.) national. May 1—City savings. Hot Springs. Ark.... ^ Sank of liurtand,i}lMay 7—Cltlsens', Union City^lnd. May 14—Sumner national, Wellington, Kan. May lft—Cltlsens*. Edwardsburg. Mich. May 2ft—National. Jefferson, Tex. May 28—Bank of New England. Manches**Juno ft—Bank of Maroa. 111. ‘ June ft—Farmers’ deposit, Cretghton, Mo. Juno 11—John A Thompson’s Dank, Edtnburg, Ind....First national, Larned. Kari. June 1ft—First national, and Bank of Cheney. Cheney. Wash. _ ^ ; June ft5—Security savings.Winchester, N. H....Hinsdale (N. H.) savings. July 1ft—People's savings, l^anstng, Mich. July 1ft—First national. Hillsboro. O. July 2*—German savings. Omaha. July 27—Farmers! bank. Rock Valley. Ia. July 2ft—Denison (O.) deposit Aug. ft—American national. New Orleans ....Conkling Bros.. Nevada (Mo) bankers ....Banks at Bronaugh and Richards, Mo, Aug. 7—Lake county. East Chicago, Ind, ... Ingham county savings, Lansing, Mich. Aug. 11—Security, Duluth, Minn.: 1800,000 ....Murray Hill. New York, SM".000. Aug. 12—Bank at National City, CoL Aug. 14—State bank. Peru. Ill: Aug. 1ft—Bank of Argentine. Kan. Aug. 21—Bank of Wymore, Neb. \ Aug. 24—Church A Son's state bank at fjiwAl Mich

Aug. 2S—Sioux national, Stoux City, la., 100.000. Sept. 1—First national. Beatrice. Neb. • Sept *—Manufacturers* bank. West Duluth. Minn.... State Loan A Trust Co. bank, Ocalalla. Neb. Sept. 4—First national. Helena, Mont. Sept. &—Jackson county. Black River Fails. Wla Sept 14—Mutual national. New Orleans. Sept. 11—Bank of Commerce. New Orleans, Sept. 14—Bennett national. New What--com. Wash 8ept 14—Midland etate. Omaha, Neb. Sept 17—8hellsburgj(Wla.) bank. Sept 19—National. Troy, N. Y.; $449,400. Sept *2—Pawnee (111.) bank. Sept $3—Mapleton (Minn.) bank. Sept 25— Argonla (Kan.) state bank. Sept 2$—'Tribune (Kan.) bank. Oct $—First national. Mount Pleasant Mich <Oet 7—First national. Ithaca. Mich. Oct. 10—Security Trust Co., Nashua. N. H. Oct 12—First national. Eddy. N. M. Oct 14—Marine national. Duluth, Minn.... 8econd national. Rockford, 111—Bank of Commerce. Buffalo, N. Y. Oct. 14—Merchant’s. Atlanta. Ga....Bank •f Pukwana. 8. D. - Oct 19—Marlon (O.) Deposit Oct 26—At Biff Rapids. Mich., Mecosta savin** - Nov. 6—Marine national, Duluth. Minn, Nov. 14—Iowa savings. Sioux City—First national. Decorah, la. Nov. 14—La Harpe (111.) bank. Nov. 19—First national, Stoux City. la.... -Sioux City. Ia. Nov. 23-Flrst national. East Saginaw, Jtieh. Nov. O—Dakota national. Siouk Falls, S. I>. Nov. 24—Davis County Savings association. Gallatin. Mo. Nwv. 22—Cltlsens* bank. Midlothian. Tex. Nov. 20—First national. Tyler. Tex ...Missouri national. Kansas City: Jl.121.0t0. Dee. 1—Germsn-Amertcan. Portage. Wls. ....Bank of Westport. Mo. . Doc. 6—Baxter, of Baxter Springs. Kan. ....Henry county, at Clinton, Mo. Dee 14—Harlan (la.) state... Jonathan Easterly. Columbiana (O.) bankers. Dec. U—National Bank of Commerce, Duluth, Minn....First national. Niagara. N. Y. Doc. 14—First national. Holidaysburg. Pa....Banks at Martinsburg and Williams(burg. Pa. ' Dec. 21—National bank of Illinois, at Chicago— K. S. Dreyer & Co.. Chicago, Jl.20tf.40C .... Wasmansdorff. Heinemann & Co. Dec. 23—Bank of Minnesota, and Union •tockyartls bank, at St. Paul. Dec. 22—Bank of West Superior. Wls— American Banking A Trust Co.. Auburn, Me. Doc. 24-Calumet state bank. Blue Island. "au _96—Security Mortgage & Trust Co., Dallas, Tex.: $2.uw0.«4-Atlas national. ChlC^ec. 2S—Bank of Superior. Wls—Scandta. at Minneapolis—McCoy Banking Co.. Independence. Mo. .Larger commercial concerns, INVOLVING LIABILITIES OF laCO/hO OR OVER#. Jan. 2—At Philadelphia. Solicitors* Loan -A Trust Co. Jan. 14—At Philadelphia. Keene. Sutterloo A Co., exporters and Importers. $4.JtB 14—At Minneapolis. American Savings and Loan association. . Jin. 22—William Foster, Jr., mining and •manufacturing(offlce In New York),$5w.0M. Jan. 29—At Louisville. Belle of Nelson distillery, $709,242. Feb. 4—At New York. R.AH. Adams, cotton goods manufacturers: I5W.48. . • p«b. 14—At Columbus. O., Northern Fire association. $200,004. Fob, 24—Baltimore A Ohio Railroad Co. Mar. 9—At Holyoke. Maas. Albion Paper ^Mar*b2?At 8t. Paul. Patrick H. Kelly, wholesale merchant: *1.400.040. Mar. 16—At New Haven. Conn., Peck Bros A Co., manufacturers of plumbers' «nd steam titters materials. JSSO.OOO. Apr. 23—At Cincinnati. Smith A Nixon, piano dealers; $*».o*\ ^ t Apr. 23—At Little Rock. Ark.. James E. ^J&ajr *-M‘ Detrefc J. L. Hudson A Co.. May S^At°New York. American Trading

May 1—At Akron. O.. Ferdinand Sehnanchor, president American Ceres! Co.; ^May**)—At Sc Louis. United Elevator ^une 4^A?San Jose, Cal- Jacob Rich, and First St. railroad; $M,m. t July S3—At Wyandotte, Mich.. James T. Murat, lumberman; P9.WH ■ „„„ Aus. 1—Columbus 40.) Bukt Co. rlSW•00 .. .At Bay City, Mich- Samuel a M. Gates, lumberman; MM.OOO. Aug J—At Chicago. Moore Bros., dealers ta Diamond Match and New tork Biscuit mocks; ttO.OOS.OOS. M _ Aug. *—At Chicago. George W. Hankins: « iroai Aug 13—At New Tork. S. F. Myers * Co., manufacturing Jewelers. l«k»k Aug. IS—At New York. Arches- A Pan<<AugC»^AtAbMtandrla. Ind- Union Steel °Aug S^At New York, Hilton. Hughes A Co .drjf so<xls merchants; M.OOOJSA _ Sept. 30—At Atlantic City. Ia. F. P. Whlt^iJo^U^Terte^Hauts and Indianapolis R1>ecari-<W. F SUde and F. H Clough. operating Clear River woolen mills. Bur* -cnrtlle. R. 1.: ».000.006. _ t*c. 2f—G. A Weiss Malting A -- - - OK'caw; IBAiOOS.

Deo. 36—Norton * Co.. millers, Chico*©: fSOO OOOl Dec. 29-W. u, St J. a Von Nortwtek, bonkers and manufacturers, at Batavia. 11L; 32,000.000. RECORDING CATASTROPHIES IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE LIVES WERE LOST. Jan. 1—At Columbus. O., • in fire—At SC Louis, 6 in explosion. Jan. 4—At 8chooley*s Station. O., 8 in railway collision. Jan. 14.—At Highland Light, 9 by sinking of schooner from Boston. Jan. 17—Near Williams, & C.. 7 by caving in of underground camp. Jan. 39—Off Long Island. 10 by foundering of steamer conveying party of Cuban filibusters. Jan. 30—At Hollidaysburg. Pa., 6 by boiler explosion. Feb. 6—Near Bristol, Conn.. 11 by collapsing of bridge—At Morristown, N. J.. 20 by breaking or a da m. Feb. 9-Off Massachusetts coast, 10 sailors during storm. Feb. 13—Near Dexter. O., T in railway Feb. 18—Near New Castle, CoL, 55 by gas explosion. Feb. 30—At Buffalo. N.V.. 13 drowned during storm. Feb. 23—At Baltimore. 7 In burning home. Mar. 1—In New England.12 lost In freshet. Mar. 9—At Harold. Wis.. 7 in burning home. Mar. 13-In New River Valley. W. Va.. ? by falling of oar In coal mine. Mar. 17—Tug Mascot (left Baltimore In Nov.. 1995) lost; $ drowned. Mar. 19—At Rilfton. N.T., 5 by explosion of powder milL Mar. 23—At Dubois, Pa., IS miners by gas explosion. Apr. 1—In Lee cbunty. Va.. 5 In freshet.... At Greenville. Miss., 5 by boiler explosion. ....At Brooklyn, N. T., 10 In burning tenement. Apr. 2—CoL A. F. Naff, a U. 8. deputy marshal, and 7 men drowned in Rainy river in Canada Apr. 3—On little Sexton and Buffalo creeks In Kentucky. 1* in cloudburst—In Montcalm county, Mich., 8 from milk of diseased cows. Apr. 8—At Ogden. Utah, 7 by powder explosion. Apr; 11—At Butte. Mont., 8 by explosion of giant powder. Apr. 19—At Nichart. Mont., 7 by mine explosion. Apr. 25—In Clay county, Kan., 11 In cyclone. Apr. 35—Off Newport News, 8 In sinking steamer. May 11—Below Vicksburg. Mias.. 11 by explosion of a tow-boat's boilers. May 15—At Sherman. Tex., and vicinity, over 160 In cyclone. May 17—In northeastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska, 18 in cyclone.... At EIvji. Ky.. 6 in tornado. May 18—On Pawnee reservation in Nebraska. 40 by cyclone. May 19—Near Shumway, 111,, C by lightning. May 21—On Osage reservation In Oklahoma, 10 by cyclone. May 23—Near Boston, 10 in colliding schooners. May 24—At I'alaria, la.. 9 in cyclone. May 25—In Polk county, la, 50 in cyclone_In northern Illinois. 7 by cyclone. — In Oakland. Macomb and Lapeer counties. Mich., 60 by cyclone. May 29—At Cairo, 111.. 14 by capsixing of ferryboht.*' May 27—At St. Louis and East 8t. Louis 347 in cyclone...:At Labaddie, Mo., 10 by tornado. May 30—At Seneca, Mo.. 25 drowned during cloudburst. . June 1—At Buck Ridge colliery, near Shamokin. Pa., 5 by gas explosion. * Jumno— Near Baker City. Ore., 7 by collapsing of reservoir. June 22—At San Francisco, 5 by collapsing of building—At Donchette. Tex., 7 byboiler explosion. June 27—At Pittston. Pa.. In Twin Shaft mine, 100 by cave-in....At Shawano. Wls., $ by capsizing of yacht. July 12—At Lawrence. Kan., 5 swept over a dam....At Chicago, 5 in wreck of excursion train ...At Logan. Ia., 31 in wreck of excursion train. July 15—At Santiago. Minn., 9 by poisoned lemonade. July 16—At Cleveland. O., 15 drowned. July 21—Near Frankfort, Ky.. in Benson creek. 10 by flood. _ July 29—At Morrison and Golden, Col., 25 by flood. July 28—At Cecil. Pa., 7 In flood....In Pittsburgh and vicinity, 15 by storm. July 30—Near Atlantic City, N. J., 47 in railway wreck. Aug. 8—At Niagara Falla, N. Y., 7 In a fire. Aug. 7—Near Leighton. Ia., 8 in railway wreck. Aug. 9—At Columbia, Pa., 5 in trolley accident.

Aug. 19—At Pruiesnurg. ra., 5 arownea. Aug. II—At New York, 5 In fire—Deaths from hot wave recorded as follows: 146 In New York. 2 In Brooklyn, 18 in Philadelphia, 12 in 8t Louis. 18 in Terre Haute. Ind., 8 in Chicago and 34 in various other Aug. 12—New Bourbon, Ind., 25 by flood. Aug. 15—In New York city, 851 deaths from heat during week ending with date. Aug. 16—At Augustine, Ala., 15 by cyclone. Aug. 17—At Troy, 8. C.. 5 by boiler explosion. - Aug. IS—Near Butte. Mont., In St. Lawrence mine. 15 by falling cage. Sept. 1—At Hercules Station. Cal.. 12 by explosion. Sept. 6—At Reretor Harbor. Mich., 11 by falling walls of burning building. Sept. 21—Off Dorchester, Mass., 6 in storm. Sept. 28—Schooner Edward E. Webster, of San Francisco, lost In Pacific; 25 drowned. Sept. 29—At Savannah Ga., 7 by cyclone. Sept. 30—In Florida. 125 by hurricane.... Tornado on the sea islands in Georgia cost 100 lives—In Pennsylvania, at Pottsvtlle. 6; at Reading, 2; at Shamoktn, 2. by hurricane. Oct. 1—At Philson, Pa., $ in railway wreck. Oct. 3—Near Osage City. Kan., 7 in railway wreck. Oct. 15—Near Linden. Wash., 6 in burning home.* A Oct. 16—Near Van Buren, «kk.. 8 by dynamite explosion. * Oct. 24—Ir Smith's lake, near Denver, 6 by upsetting of boat. Oct. 25r-ln Big Bear cut. near St. Louis, S in railway collision. Oct. 23—In Lincoln and Payne counties. O. T.. 7 in cyclone....At Wilkesbarre. PaShy gas explosion In mine_In Tensas parish. La , 6 t»y cyclone. Nov. 8-Off Muskegon. Mich., 7 in lake during storm. , . Nov. 22—Near Hamilton. Mo., 5 In burning house....Off Point Arena. Cal, «by steamer San Benito going ashore. Nov. 24—Near Rochelle, O-. 1* In prairie 0 Nov. 29—Near Perry, N. Y., 5 in burning home....Six perished in storm In Dakc'a. Nov. 30—Near Conway, Ark.. 5 in burning home. _ .. •_ Doc. 5—Near Waelder. Tex.. & In railway collision. . ., ,_._ Doc. 7—In navigating the great lake* during pSst season. 82 lives lost. De<u 8-At Seville. Ga.. 6 by boiler ex-rlDec.ni6-Near Redcliff. CoL. < by falling earth in tunnel. Dec. IS—At Ouray. Col. 5 in falling cage In mine. Dec. SB—At New York. 5 in burning home. Dec. 21—At Wilkesbarre. Pm.. 6 in mine explosion. Dec. 27—Near Birmingham. Ala.. 217 in railway wreck_At Princeton. Ind.. 6 In mine explosion.

CHIMES A5D 8TICIOB&, SOME OF THE MORE STARTLING DOMESTIC TRAGEDIES MENTIONED. » Jan. II—At Chicago. Peter Houraard asphyxiated himself and family of C Jan. 14—Near Mary«n[ille, gfo. Mra Joseph HUdejrbrandt killed her 7 children and Minn.. Jo* Friedman shot former sweetheart. Julia Celker. his rival. Hoffman, then killed himself. Feb. 11—At Newton. Ta.. Charles Pharos shot father-in-law (R. T. Smith), killed mother-in-law and aelf: insane. Feb. 14—At Centerville, la.. George Jones killed Leah Martin (sweetheart), her mothe*FVb^ ^-Near Blue Earth City, Minn.. Morits Flrky killed wife and self. Mar. SI—At 8an Francisco. Mra Olga Deuss ktH<*d her 2 children and self. Apr. ft—At MUlica. Tex.. John Bnoks It tiled his daughter and her lover (about to elope) and self....At MaUett. La.. S blacks ana l whites killed In riot. . Apr. lft—At Pentwater, Mich., 8. B. Mlnkilled William B. O. Sands, his (Mia-shaU-s) wife and 1 children. Apr. 14—At Chicago. John Lehman killed his * children and self: financial trouble. Apr. *-At Rockville. Ind.. Peter Egbert killed Mm Herman Hsedke. 2 children. Sheriff W. St Mull. Deputy f- — ~- and self.

May *—Near Sturgeon Bay, Wta., Mrs. F. N. Sailer drowned her X children and self; family trouble. -May 14—Near Ripley, 0.. Widow Fitapatrlck killed her 4 children and self. May 15—At Irwin. PS., Bernard Koch poisoned brother-in-law, wife and X children and drowned himself. July 20—Near Huntington, W. Va., Etta Robbins killed A. J. Call, his daughter Nettie, and wounded the other X members of family. July XI—Near Attica, Mich., George Swain killed his X children and self; insane with grief over wife’s death. July 28—Near Royston, Ga., Dave Berryman, in drunken fit, killed wife, X children and self. July 25—Near Jasper, Fla., 0 men killed In battle between whites and blacks. Aug. 28—At Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. C. W. Green killed her X children and self; insane. . Oct. 14—At Red Key. Ind.. Mrs. Cot Vernon poisoned her 2 children and self. Oct. 27—Near Richmond, Mo.. Mrs. Jessie Winner and her I children murdered. Nov. H—At Gienwood Springs, CoL, J. B. Spurrier shot Nina Cornelnsnd J. E. Wilson (her escort) then killed himself; Jealousy. Nov. 29—At Valley City, N. D., man and woman registering at hotel as T. Owens and wife committed suicide. Nov. 27—At De Kalb, I1L. H. L. Bowers killed wife and seif. * Dec. 7—Near Argos. Ind., George Deacon killed wife and self. Dec. 14—At Detroit, Mich., Ernest I* Chase, killed wife and self. Dec. 22—Near Madelts, Minn., John Mattie killed Frederick Jobllnsk, son, daughter and himself_At Cincinnati James Preston killed his wife, her son and self. Dec; 23—At Washington J. D. Williams killed wife and self. . SOME NOTABLE LTNCHINGS. Jan. 8—Near Lexington, Tenn., Frank Simpson and Harrison Fuller (negroes); assault. Jan. 11—Near New Orleans, Patrick Morris (white) and wife (colored); charged with keeping disorderly house. Jan. 15—Near Fort Holmes, O. T., 4 outlaws by vigilance committee. Feb. 12—Grant Atterbury.at Sullivan,111.; charged with assaulting sister-in-law. Feb. 25—Foster Crawford and "The Kid.” at Wichita, Tex., murder and attempted bank robbery. Feb. 29—Paul and Gilbert Frances, at Convent. La : attempted robbery. Apr. 25—William and Victor Hills, at McMlnviUe, Tenn.; murder. Mav 10—Redden Williams, near Mlntau, Ala.; raped his daughter. June 1—Jess© Slayton and William Miles (colored), at Columbus, Ga.; assault. June 10—Louis Whitehead. George I. Johnson and Jim Reddick, at Bryan. Tex., assault. Ang. 1—Two negroes who attempted to assassinate CoL C. D. Hunter, near Selma, Aug. $—Lorenro Saladino, Becino Sorcora and Angelo Marcuso, at Hahnville, La.; murder. Ang. 19—Frank Bile* (half-breed Indian), at Austin, Wash.; assault. Sept. 6—Dorman Musgrove and C. A. Clnginars. at Glencoe, Minn.; murder of Sheriff Joseph Rogers. Sept. 19—it*alter Brown (negro), at Slayden’s Crossing, Miss.; murderous assault on Mrs. Sladen. postmistress, aged 73. Nov. 14—Charles Allon (negro), at Kensie. Tenn.: criminal assault. Dec. G—Jesse Winner and James Nelson, at Lexington, Mo.; murder. Dec. 7—Jim Davis, near Pine Bluff, Ark Dec. 18—Arch Dink and Bill Proctor, hear Russellville. Ky.; murder, Dec. 19—George Finley (colored), near Mayfield, Ky.; assault. Dec. M—Jim Stone (colored), at Mayfield. Ky.: assault. Dec. 22—Joe James (colored), at Woodstock, Ala.; attempted assault. 0 Dec. 27—Alfred Holt (colored), at Owensburg, Ky.; murder.

FIRES . INVOLVING A LOSS OF HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE. Feb. 2—In Philadelphia, American Baptist Publication society, American Baptist Historical society and a dry goods nrm; $2,000,000. Mar. 2—At Minneapolis, G. W. Van Dusen A Co., elevator: $300,000. Apr. 2—At Brunswick, Ga..wharves,warehouses and business blocks; Jot*),000. Apr. 25—At Cripple Creek, Col., 250 buildings; incendiary, $1,000,000. Apr. 2?—Cripple Creek, Col., nearly wiped out by second incendiary fire. Apr. 30—At Quincy, 111., business buildings: $300,000. May 2—At San Francisco, W. A. Fuller A Co.’s pants factory; $500,000. May 0—At Elyria, O.. business houses; $100,000. . May 10—At Ashland, WIs., dockage and lumber. $500,000. July 12—At Nashville, Tenn., business block: $o00,'«0..At St. Louis. Merchants’ Terminal elevator. July IS—At Chicago, City street railway car barns; $512,100. Aug. 27—At siuH Ste. Marie, Mich., business blocks, post office and custom house: $3u0,000. Sept. 2—At Norfolk, Va., 27 buildings. Sept. 6—At South Beach, N. Y., 6 summer hotels. Oct. S—All bridges over Union river and the Iron river bridge and nearly all the 20 bridges between Camp Unton and Ontonagon, Mich., together with much fgrm property. Oct. 26—In Chicago, grain elevators of Chicago A Pacific Elevator Co.: $1,200,000. Dec. 9—Chester, Ark.: business section. Dec. 17—Near Pittsburgh, CaSino skating rink; $500,900. Dec. 21—Business section, Fttzgerald, Ga. Dec. 23—Part of business portion. SomerDec. 21—Polyclinic hospital. New York; $500,000. Dec. 27—Part of business section, Potsdam. N. Y_Business portion, Miami. Fla. Following towns and cities entirely or almost entirely destroyed by flames: Snow Hiu..Md. (Mar. O: Aetna Mills, Cal. (Mar. 16): North Port. Wash. (Mar. ISOv-Gypsum. Kan. (Mar. 24); Benton. Ark. j (Mar. 26); Rockford. Mich. (Apr. S): Dorchjester, Neb. and Daps boro, Del. (Apr. 14); L’AnSe, Mich., $500,000 (May 10); Cottage Grove. Tenn. (May 13); Whitehouse, O. (July 2): Marengo, O. (July 9): Malvern, Ark., and Trout Run, Fa. (July 19): Hillsboro, Ind. (July 29); Glad's, Mich. (Aug. 3): Ontonagon. Mich.. $2,000,000 (Aug. 25); Poplar Grove, III. (Sept. 17): Springfield, Ky. (Oct. ~ “ encer. w. Va. (Nov. 9); Mercer. Pa. 22); Sper.-... . __ (Nov. IT); Flippen. Ky. , Weston. Mo., and East Corinth. Vt. (Dec. 4); Jamestown, CaL (Dec. 17.)

FOREIGN. Jan. 5—Dr Jameson with foree of 750 men defeated In battle with Transvaal Boers. Jan. 4—Near A in; a 6. Asia Minor. 900 Armenians killed by Kurds. Jan. 11—Armenian advices say that In provinces of Harpoot and Dlarbekir ITS towns have been destroyed and 15.645 Armenians killed. Jan. 15—Premier Green way's liberal government in Manitoba returned to power by a large majority on national school issue. Jan. 17—Capt. Gen. Martines de Campos resigns command of Spanish krmy in Cuba. Jan. 26—Lord (Sir Frederic) Leighton, president of Royal academy, dies in London; aged CS. Jan. SO—John Hays Hammond. American imprisoned in Transvaal, appeals to U. 8 for assistance. Feb. U—Uprising of Coreans against imperial order forbidding cues resulted in murder of premier and 7 officials and flight of king and queen to Russian legation. Feb. 1*—President Dole grants ex-vlueen Lllioukalanl full pardon. Feb. 25—Reports from Constantinople tell of fresh massacres at Malatta and 7 other points of Armenia. Mar. l—Office of American consul at Barcelona stoned, because C. 8. senate passed resolutions favorable to Cuban belligerents. '■ _ Mar. S—Spain apologises for outrage on consulate at Barcelona, offering to make reparation. * * Mar. 4—Practical annihilation of Italian army in Abyssinia forced Crispl cabinet to &—New Italian ministry formed with Marquis dl Rudmt as premier and Gen. Rleotii as minister of war. Mar. 11—Definite statistics of fighting at Adowa show Italian lqpa of 12.500 killed and wounded. Mar. 20—Khalifa declares holy ■gainst Egypt. Apr. 22—Frenel .—_,-h cabinet resigned. '-May 1—Nasir-ed-Din. shah of Per salinated near Teheran; May 26—Emperor NichoMa ■-I ▼Itch, autocrat of all the Rossias. and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna crowned In Moscow. ...Over 100 lives loot by giving sray of brides at Victoria, B. C. May ai-StampeSe of people at Moscow at a popular feast *n honor of caaFs coronation caused death «ft« Persona. Juno f-Mueaffer-td-Din. now ahah of Persia. wMhroned at Ivheian._ June Wohn^ars^Iammord. CtL

releued from Pretoria jail on paying fine of $125,000 each. June 17—Tidal wave on Island of Tessa, Japan, drowned 30,000 people. July 3—Sir Charles Topper and cabined resign at Ottawa. Ont. July 13—Porfirlo Dias reelected president of Mexico. Aug. 6—Consuls and missionaries estimate that fully 1.000.000 deaths have occurred in Armenia due to massacres and starvation. Sept. St—At Kem&h. near Erxingan, 2.000 Armenians murdered. Oct. 3—William Morris, poet, author and designer, died in London: aged62. Oct 6—Csar and cxarina of Russia received in Paris Oct. 8—George du Maurier, artist, novelist. author of “Trilby," died In London; aged 62. Oct 26—Advices from Turkey tell of massacre at Egln: 2,000 Armenians slain. Nov. 3—Near San Jose, Cuba, 19 noncombatants butchered by Spaniards Nov. 12—Gen. Weyler and troops driven from camp by insurgents at Pinar del Rio, Cuba, with loss of 34 killed. Nov. 27—Massacre of 500 near Dtarbeklr, Armenia. Dec. 3—Province of Maraouret-TTl-Axix raided by 10.000 Kurds, pillaging villages and massacring Inhabitants. Dec. 7—Antonio Maceo, Cuban Insurgent leader. Invited to a Spanish conference, treacherously slain in ambush. Dec. 16—Maceo reported to be alive. Dec. 17—Dr. Adolph Dancher elected president of Swiss confederation....Violent earthquake in British Isles Dec. 22—Amnesty granted Armenian prisoners not sentenced to death for murder in Constantinople_Mohammedan rebellion In northern China ended.

INDUSTRIAL. Feb. 1—Indefinite dosing of oolllerles In western anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania makes 15,000 men and boys Idle. Feb. 17—Large clothing manufacturers In Chicago declared thetr Independence of labor union rule in their establishments. Mar. 16—Clothing cutters' and trimmers’ strike In Chicago renders 35,000 Idle. Apr. 3—No. 6 mill of Lawrence Manufacturing Co. at Lowell, Mass., dosed; 2,000 operatives thrown out of work. Apr. SI—In Indiana, 4,000 miners In bituminous field struck for raise In wages. May 4—Milwaukee street car lines tied up by strike of employes for Increase in wages. June 17—Middlesex woolen mill at Lowell, Mass., closed indefinitely: 1,000 thrown out of work. Juno IS—Priifters* strike in Mtnneapdls settled by agreement to arbitrate. June 27—Braddock (Pa.), wire works dosed: 1,000 men thrown out of work. June SO—Pending settlement of wage scale every Iron mill in Mahoning valley in Ohio doses; S,500 men affected. July 3—One killed and many wounded in riot between strikers and police at Brown Hoisting & Conveying Co. in Cleveland; troops called out. July 21—Brotherhood of Tailors In New York strike. Involving 12.000 workmen. Aug. 4—Rioting at Brown hoisting works in Cleveland drew fire of militia. Aug. 12—Strike ordered In Ohio Where men work for less than scale rates, and In all mines operated under contract lease system. Aug. 25—Locked out men of Brown Hoisting A Conveying Co’s, works at Cleveland voted to return to work. Aug. 31—At Wheeling. W. Va., 3,000 employes of Riverside iron works strike against 20 per- cent, wage reduction. Sept. 5—At Johnstown, Pa., 2,000 men thrown out of work by indefinitely closing many departments of Cambria iron works. Sept. 21—Lawlessness at Coronado mine In Leadville, Col., causes 4 deaths and $25,000 property loss. Sept. 23—Martial law In Leadville, Col. Sept. 20—Miners’ strike at Leadville, CoL, ended;,work resumed at old wages. Sept. 2S—Cleveland (G.) rolling mill closed down; 4,600 thrown out of work. . Oct. 2—At Boston 3.000 men and women employed In manufacture of clothing go on strike. Oct. 21—Striking miners In many large mines In Hocking Valley, O., return to work at reduced wages of 45 cents a ton. Nov. 5—Pork butchers In Chicago strike for wago advance. Nov. 24—Difference between window glass workers and manufacturers settled at conference in Pittsburgh, putting 15,000 men tidie since May 80) to work Dec. 15. De^ 10—During months of Nov. and Dec. among others the following concerns, extensive employers of labor, have resumed operations: Painter A Sons’ hoopiron mill and Jones A Laughiin continuous mill Pittsburgh; Illinois Steel Co.’s steel and billet departments. Jdiiet, HI.; Niagara Iron foundnp, Ironton, N. Y.: Arcade File, Encaustic Tile, American Wire Nail and Anderson Nut and Bolt Cos. at Anderson. Ind.; Dowagiae (Mich.) Co.’s drill works: Whitaker iron works and Wheeling Steel and Iron Co., at Wheeling, Va.: Ohio Falls car works. Jeffersonville, Ind.: Ensign car works. Huntington, W. Va.: Phoenix Furniture Co., Widdcomb Furniture Co., Nelson A Matter Co., Grand Rapids Brush Co., at Grand Rapids, Mich.; Pajrier brick vards, Chesterton, Ind.; Ironton fire brick yards, and Parker fire, brick yards. Coal Grove, Ky.: Ashhuid Steel Co.’s plant and Norton nail works, Ashland. Ky.: Rockefeller's Lake Superior mines: Corrugating works, rolling mill, Snyder Bentwood works and Orr linseed mill. Piqua, O.; Des Moines (la.) Packing Co.: Chambers. Bearing & Quinlan. F. B. Tait A Co., Decatur Furniture Co. and Wabash railway shops, Decatur. HI.; Cambria steel mills, Johnstown, Pa.; Vale mills, Nashua, N. H.: Falls Cotton Co.. Norwich, Conn.: Pemberton mills, Lawrence. Mass.; American sheet-iron mill. Carty A Souders’ knitting establishment, Pbillipsburg. Pa.; Rhodes, Riddle and Angora mills. Media. Pa. : Bellefonte (Pa) glass plant; Llma(O) paper mills: Consolidated Steel & Wire Co.. Braddock, Pa.; Edgar Thomson steel works. Pittsburgh. i*a.: Aetna SUk Co., Norfolk, Conn.; ore mines. Ore Hill.Conn.; Sawyer cotton mills, Colebrook River, Conn.; shop department, bushellng furnaces and muck rolls of Western Tube Co., Kewanee. 111.; Aetna rolling mill. Cleveland. O.: Pittsburgh.Plate Glass Co. Dec. 10—Following concerns among others have during months of Nov. and Dec. closed .shop: Paul paper mill. Menasha. Wis.; Peninsular car works, Detroit, Mich. ; Probst Construction Co., Chicago; East St. Louis- Packing Co.; Alexander Smith A Sons’ Carpet Co.’s tapestry mill, Yonkers, N. Y.; Ohio Iron Co.’s furnaces and rolling mills. Zanesville; Crescent type foundry, Chicago:Meyer Bros..cloak manufacturers, I New York: Decker Bros., piano manufacturers. New York: flour mills at Superior. ! Wis.; Rock City Falls (N. Y.) Paper Co.; ■Willis A. Meyer's department store, Milwaukee, Wis.; John M. Noy*** Shoe Co., Barrie, Mass.; Union Dry Goods Co., Sioux City. Ia.; Heather A Co., dry goods. New York: C. C. Adams. Jewelry. New York: Excelsior Machine and Boiler Works Co., Chicago: White A Howe Co., shoe dealers, SibuJLCtty. Ia.; Louis Grabower, dry goods. xffirquette, Mich.; Herman Waterman, grain dealer. San Francisco: G. F. Grasse! A Cd^dry goods, Clnctamatl; Laconia Car Co., Lacbtjia, N. H.

* METEOROLOGY. Feb. 9—Entire coast from Florida to Maine swept by heavy sales, reaching velocities from 69 to TO miles. * Mar. 1—Floods from rain in New England cause S2.ee».000 loss. „ . „ _ Mar. SI—Cloudburst along Little Seat ton creek In Clay county. Ky. Apr. 13—Terrific wind and snowstorm In Cripple Creek district of Colorado. Apr. IS—Texas cyclone wrecked houses at Regan. Abilene. latan. Colorado Ctty and Fort Worth....Heavy snowfall at Palmer CoL Apr. 17—Much damage done by rain to Vernon county. Wis.; village of Odanah under water. Apr. 30—Tornado did great damage In Erie. Sandusky and Tiffin. O. Apr. 27—Cyclone near Sanborn. N. 1>— Cyclone at Manley. Plymouth and Rock Fails. Ia. Apr IS—Epiphany. N. D.. completely destroyed by cyclone. Apr. SO—Cyclone in Boone. Andrian and Monroe counties. Mo....Cyclone in Chickasaw. Butler and Bremer counties, la. May 9-Cyclone at Clark. S. D. May 13—Cyclone at Lincoln. Neb....Cyclone at Worthington. Minn. _ May U—Cloudburst at Bloomer. Wia.... Panama. Neb., destroyed by cyclone. May IS—Smith ton. Pa., wrecked by windstorm and cloudburst. _ May a—Cyclone T miles south of Boaporta. KftB. May 2S—Sabor. 8. D.. nearly demolished by cloudburst....La Fontaine. Kan., neerlyMayU?t^Clwdb«rstebetween La MoOle “aUytf-Rush HiluW. almost destroyed by tornado—St. Louis. East St. Louis and _ kten. Linwood and T “— June . ...— -. cyclone.^.Taka City, strayed oy

June 14—Wind and rainstorm at Atlantic CKjr and Asbury Park, N. J. June IT—Building* wrecked at Kingman, Penalosa, Anthony and Attica, Kan., by windstorm. June 28—'Tornado swept Marlon and Jackson counties, O_Hail in western Nebraska blocked railway trains....Hurricane at Rldgevllle, Ind. June 23—Tornado at Clayton. Clear Lake, Neshkoro and La Crosse, Wla. June 24—Cyclone in Texas swept from (Villa Point to Waco, doing immense dam^une 27—Buildings wrecked at 4 West Louisville, Ky., by cyclone. July 4—Cloudburst at Borden, Ind. July 8—Flood swept valleys bordering Wegee and Pipe creeks south of Bellaire. O....Waterspout in Ohio and Marshall counties, W. Va. July 8—Business section of Mobile, Ala., suffered severely from tornado.) July 15—Wind and rainstorm in southern Michigan— Heavy rain at Pittsburgh and Allegheny did nearly $1,000,000; damage. July 20—Damage to crops on Roanoke river In North Carolina amounted to over B,000.000. July 26—Auburn. W. Va.. destroyed by heavy rains. July 27—Wind and rain did heavy damage In Pittsburgh, Pa., and vicinity....Storm at Van Wert, O., cost $400,000—St Anthony, la., nearly destroyed by storm. July 30—Cloudburst at Steubenville. O. Aug. 10—Cloudburst at Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 12—Flood In Tiptown river near Bourbon, Ind., destroyed much property. Aug. 22—Severe windstorm in Illinois and Iowa, lives lost and property destroyed. Sept 20—Fruit and grain damaged by frosts In Illinois, Michigan. Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Sept 20—Property worth $1,000,000 destroyed at Savannah, Ga„ by cyclone.... Tornado at Brunswick, Ga.; property loss. 1500.000. Sept. 30—West Indian hurricane swept southern Florida causing loss of $10,000,000 to property_Tornado on Georgia sea islands destroyed $500,000 worth of property _Severe gale at Syracuse. N. Y....Hurricane in Pennsylvania at Reading and vicinity caused property loss of $1.000,000.... Storm at Alexandria. Va., destroyed S churches, and damaged nearly every busi-. ness block. Oct. 11—Hurricane on New England coast; property loss at Coney Island and vicinity. $500,000. Nov. 22—Hamilton, Wash., wrecked by Bond. Nov. 26—Blizzard In North Dakota blocked trains and crippled telegraph service. Nov. 27—Cyclone near Waoo, Tex—Bllxsard! prevailed In northwest, thermometers in Montana, Wyoming, and Dakota dropped to between 20 and 30 degrees below xero_Cyclone In Tunica. Miss. Nov. 2$—Ralston, O. T., nearly wiped out by Cyclone. Doc. 1—Tens of thousands of acres along Chippewa river In Wisconsin flooded.... Earthquake at Cairo and Anna. I1L Dec. 16—Severe storm throughout New England.

NKCROLOT.T. Jan. 9-W. R. Marshall (governor Minnesota. 1869-72).) at Pasadena. Cal. Jan. 11—Ex-U. S. Senator George G. Wright, at Des Moines. Ia. Jan. 27—U. S Ambassador to Germany Theodore Runvon,in Berlin: aged 73—Gen. Joseph H. Forter, iri New York: aged 54. Fcfc». 7—Ex-Congressman William H. English: aged 74. Feb. 22—Ex-Gov. and ex-Cengressman George D. Robinson, at Chicopee. Mass.; aged 62....Edgar W. (Eill) Nye. humorist, near Nashville, N. C.: aged 46—George Davis, confederate attorney general, at Wilmington, N. C7: aged 76. Feb. 27—Brig. Gen. George W. Glle, at Philadelphia: aged 66. _ , Mar. 4—Gov. and ex-Congressman Frederick T. Greenhalge, at Lowell, Maw.; aged 54. ..Bishop P. R- Kenrick, at St. Louis; aged 89. . , . . _ Mar. 15—Ex-Gov. John Ireland, at San Antanio, Tex.; aged 69....Ex-Gov. B. Flanders (La.) at New Orleans! aged 80. Apr. 10—Gov. John E. Jones (Nevada) at San Francisco; aged 56. Apr. 12—Ex-Gov..T. M. Holt, at Haw River. N. C. Apr. 19—Arthur I. Foreman, war governor of West Virginia, at Parkersburg: &*Apr^24—Ex-Gov. MaJ. C. G. Finney (Ohio), at San Buena Ventura. Cal. May 19—Kate Field. Journalist, at HonoUMay 22—Ex-U. S. Senator W. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania. at New York: May 23—Ex-Gov. Gen. Lucius Fairchild, at ’Madison, Wis.: aged 65. „ May 25—Ex-Gov. A. C. Mellette (S. D.), at Pittsburg, Kan.; aged 56. May Si—Ex-U. S. Senator Dr. H. G. V. Killer, at Atlanta; aged 82. June 2—Ex-Senalor Judge O. P. Stearns. it Duluth. Minn., at San Diego. Cal.; aged June 5-Ex-Gov. and ex-Ctmgressman [osiah W. Begole. at Flint. Mich: aged Si. 5 June 13—Ex-Gov. and ex-Senator.Al-pheus Felch. at Ann Arbor. Mich.; aged 90. June 24—Ex-TJ. S. Senator Lyman Trumbull, at Chicago; aged 82. July 1—Harriet Beecher Stowe, author “Uncle Tom’s Cabin." at Hartford. Conn.; ^ulv^i 6—Ex-Gov. W. E. Russell (Mass.), it St. Adelaide. Pabos. Quebec: aged 39. July 20—Ex-Gov. Joseph H. Williams, at Augusta, Me.: aged 84. July 22—Ex-Senator Gen. George W. rones, at Dubuque. Ia. Aug. 5—Ex-Gov. G. T. Anthony, at Topeka. Kan. - Aug. 9—Ex-Senator A. J. Edg^rton Minn.) at Sioux Falls, S. D. Aug. 17—Miss Abigail H. Dodge—"Gail Hamilton”—author, at Hamilton, Mass.; ^Isept. 9—Ex-Senator H. B. Payne, at Cleveland, O.; aged 86. _ Sept. 16—Ex-Convressman and ex-Gov. [Mont.) J. M- Ashley, at Toledo. O.; aged,4. Oct. 10—Ex-Gov. Levi Fuller, at BratUeboro, Vt.; aged 36. Oct. 14-Ex-Senator T. W. Ferry, at Srand Eaven, Mich.: aged69. Oct. U—Chief Justice W. A. Richardson, n. S. supreme court of claims, at Washington: aged 67. Oct. 23—Ex-Speaker C. F. Crisp, at Atanta, Ga.: aged 51. ■_ _ _ Nov. 9-Ex-Chief Justice W. E Miller, et Des Moines, Ia.: aged 73. Nov. 17—Congressman-elect R- P. Giles, it Shelbina. Mo. Nov. 22—0. W. Ferris (builder Ferris wheel) at Pittsburgh. Pa.: aged 38. Nov. SO—Ex-Senator John Scott, at Philadelphia: aged 74. Dec. 3—Mrs. S. E. Mink, president Woman’s Auxiliary G. A. R.. at Watertown. N. Y.: aged 59. Dec. 7—Ex-Congressman Cot J. R. Fellows. at NowYorV aged 64. Dec. 17—Alexanaer Herrmann, magician, near Salamanca. N. Y. Dec. 23— Ex-Coneressrran Roswell G. Horr (Mich.), at Plainfield. N. J. Dec. 23—Ex-Congressman W. H. Hatch, aear Hannibal. Mo.: aged 63.

POLITICAL* SOCIAL* REUGIOCS AXD EDUCATIONAL. jan. 1—President announced Venesulean boundary commission as follows: D. J. Brewer (Kan.). R. H. Alvey (M±X A. D. White (N. Y.). F. R. Coudert (N. Y.>. D. C. Gilman (Md.). , „ . Jan. 4—President signs proclamation admittln^ Utah to statehood; Heber, M. Wells (rep.), governor. __ Jan. 6—Secretary Carlisle announce popular loan, government to sen 51«).0».OOO 30 year 4 per cent, bonds dated Feb. 1.1S96 jknTlI^Gov. Aaa Buahnell 40> twuigu'Van.' 15—Ex-Gov. Feraker (rep.) elected V. S. senator from Ohio._ Jan. 16—W. H. Hatch (Mo.) elected in Chicago president National Dairy anion ....Gov. F. M. Drake (la.) Inaugurated. Jan. 21—Govs. A. J. McLaurin tfem.. Miss.) and John W. Griggs (rep-.N. J.) inaugurated_Rt. Rev. William Lawrence reelected president National Divorce Reform (fugue ot Eoston. _ Jan. 23—C. 8. senators elected as follows. W. B. Allison (rep., la.). F. J. Cannon (rep^ Tub). Arthur Brown (rep*_Utah) and G. L. Wellington (rep.. Mir\ . . Jan. 24—H. D. Morey fdem.. MlsAplected U. a senator....R. H. Thomas (Pa.)elected president* National Editorial association, ^Jm, n-Samn^LAnthony reelected president National Woman Suffrage association. at Washington. . w Feb. 7—Bill to prevent prime fights in District of Colombia and/territories signed by president_Ohio supreme court sustains right of women to vote in school elections. Feb. JS—Senate adopted concurrent reolutlen favoring Cuban belligerency and Independence .TTLower branch of Iowa legislature defeated woman suffrage bill. Mar. 9—BalUngton Booth opened headquarters In New York for American Volunteer movement. . . - _ . Mar. 17—Kentucky legislature adjourned without electing a U. S. senator. _ w» 20—House adopted resolution of

Apr. a—Foster (dem.) eftwted Louisiana. May 28—Hon. Joshua. favoring1 jTffCL* nominated for U. S, president at ritt*burgb on platform declaring fply *o* prohibition of liquor traffic—Broai-gsugw prohibitionists—bolting regular eo jventloi* at Pittsburgh-nominated C. E Beatlejr (Neb.)_Ex-Gov. S. D. McEnery elected u. 8. senator from Louisiana....G. W. Hopkins (N. Y.) elected president National Junior Prohibition League of America at Pittsburgh. June 18—Maj. William McKinley (O.) nominated for U. S. president by republican national convention at St. Louis. andG. A. Hobart nominated for vice president. Platform declared for protection, reciprocity and maintenance of existing gold standard. opposing free silver coinage except bjr International agreement. June 19—M. A. Hanna elected chairman republican national committee. —July 9—Platform adopted by national democratic convention in Chicago for freer silver coinage at 16 te 1 and a tariff for revenue only. I July 10—William J. Bryan (Neb.) nominated oh 5th ballot^fbr U. S. president by national democratic convention in Chicago _H. W. Greene (N. Y.) elected president Music Teachers’ National association at Denver, July 'll—Arthur Sewall (Me.) nominated on democratic ticket for u. S. vice president_J. K. Jones elected chairman democratic national committee. July 24—American silver party at St. Louis nominated W. J. Bryan for president and Arthur Sewall for vice president of U. S. Platform declared for free coinage at 16 to 1—National populist convention at St. Louis nominated Thomas E. Watson (Oa.) for vice president U. S. Platform declares for free coinage and government Ownership of railroads. July 26—People’s party convention at St. TiOuis nominated william J. Bryan (Neb.)for president U. S....Senator Butler (N. C.)elected chairman of national committee. Aug. 3—J. E. Johnston (dem.) elected governor of Alabama. Aug. 12—Candidates Bryan and Sewall notified of nomination in New York. Aug. 24—Ex-Gov. D. M. Francis (Mo.>appointed secretary of Interior. Aug. 26—B. M. Woodmansee (O.) elected president? National League of Republican ^ubs at Milwaukee. Aug. 30—Li Hung Chang paid his respects to President Cleveland in New York. Sept. 3—Senator John M. Palmer (1W.> nominated fo'r U. S. president by anti-stl-Ver democrats in national convention at Indianapolis. Gen. S. B. Buckner named for vice president Platform declares for single gold standard and economy in appropriations—Mrs. Catherine E. Hurst elected president 'Ladies of the G. A. R. at St. PauL _ Sept. 4—MaJ. ThaddeusS. Clarkson (Omaha) elected G. A R. commander in chief at St. Paul_Mrs. Agnes Hitt (Indianapolis> elected president Women’s Relief corps at St. Paul.

ovpi. I-urn. ernor of Arkansas. Oct. 4—0. P. Black (Pa.) elected president of National Association of Democratic clubs at St. Louis. Oct. 20—Senator J. S. Morrill (Yt.) reelected. Nov. 3—McKinley and Hobart elected byvote of 270 In electoral college and a popular plurality of 8TO.7P9....Woman’s suffrage defeated at election in California, but won in Idaho. „ . _ Nov. 10— Agreement reached between u. S. and Great Britain to arbitrate Venezuelan affair_Farmers' national congress in session at Indianapolis. Nov. 17— A. S. Clay elected U. S. senator from Georgia. .. . J. .R. Sovereign reelected master workman Knights of Labor at* Rochester. N V_FrancesE. Willard reelected president Nanor-nl Woman's Christian Temperance union at St. Louis. Nov. 24—Gen. E. W Pettits, of Dallas, elected U. S. senator from Alabama. Dec. 1—Gov. J. E. Johnston (Ala.) inaugurated. ' Dec. 3—President Cleveland reimposes tonnage and lighthouse duties on Cermaa ships entering our ports in retaliation for such taxation on American ships. Dec. 7—President's message read before both branches of 64th congress convened in final session. Dec. 14—At New York Cuban ’league organized by C. M. Depew. R. P. Flower. C. A. Dana, Theodore Roosevelt and other prominent men. to demand U. S. intercession to end Cuban war. _ ■ Dec. 15—Idaho supreme court decided that woman suffrage had carried in recent electlDec. 16— F. R. Brtmot (Pa.) elected president Christian Citizenship league, at ChiCar>ee. l3—U. S. senate foreign committee ordered favorable report on bill’recognising Cuban independence....Samuel Gompers reelected president American Federation of Labor, at Cincinnati. SPORTING. Jan. 11—At New York Frankie Nelson won ladies' intentional 6-days* bicycle race, riding 418 m. _ Jan. 22—At St. Paul Harvey Davidson skated 2 m. in 5:64, and E. C. Andrews made running Jump on skates of 7 ft- S in. Feb. 10—Joseph Donoghue, of Newburg, N. Y^ reduced Inside mile akatlng record °Fe'b. 15—At Washington, Joe Donoghue skated 6 m. in 14:45. Feb. 21—Robert Fitzsimmons won world's heavyweight championship from Peter Maher at Coahuila, Mexico. Apr. 6—J. W. Showalter (New York) won U. S. chess championship, defeating Emu Kemeny. _ ., __. Mar. 21—At Nashville, Tenn., A1 Ewing and Archie Clark lowered tandem bicycle record for m. to _, , ' June 15—At Denver, G. Card lowered bicycle amateur paced mile to 1:48. ~ June 25 - Harvard - Cornell - Columbia - Pennsylvania 4-m. straightaway boat race on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, N, Y*. won by Cornell, making the record ljh2». July 4—A. E. Smith rod® bicycle from Chicago to New York in 142 hrs., 15 min. -t July 7—Tom Linton (Wales) rode bicycle, at Catfird 31 m. 5 yds. in 1 hr. July 21—At Toronto. Onti, Tom Cooper defeated Walter Sanger In i heats; time. 1:58 2-5 and 1:58 3-a. ... —, . ... July 2S—W. H. Chadwick (Detroit) comgeted bicycle ride of 25,000 m. in IS na, das. July 29—Holman friction-geared locomotive on South Jersey railroad tracks made 94 ra. in 1 hr. „ • _ , * - Aug. 14—American liner St. Paul mad* trip from Southampton to Sandy Hook In Aug! 25—At Newport. R- L, R. D. Wrenn (Chicago) won American tennis champion

Sept. 7—At Milwaukee, world’s swimmlnr record for 100 yds. lowered tolrfiO by G. W. Whittaker....At London, single scull raca for world’s championship won by Jacob Gaudaur. _ _ Dept. IS—At Medford, Mass.. Star PolJrter ces 3 competitive heats—2.02%, 2$3l± paces 2*03%. Sept, a—At Cammsck, L. I-. Marietta and Miss Lida lowered team record tm 2:1V4,_At Portland, Me., Jape lowered 2-yr old record ta 2:10%. , w _ _ Sept. 24—At Portland; Me.. John R. Gentry paced mile In 2:06%. r” Sept. 2ft—Louis G inrun (Pittsburgh) mads 488 m., 1.517 yds. In 24 hrs _. Oct. 3—At Chicago, J. S. Johnson lowered paced mile bicycle record to 1:462-4. Oct. 8—At Chicago. J. S. Johnson lowered 2-mile bicycle record to 333 3-6... .Baltimore club won Temple cup. National' league baseball series, at Cleveland. __ Oct. 14—At Chicago. J. Michael lowered world’s 5-mile bicycle record to 6:171-6. Oct. 18—At Lexington. Ky.. Miss Rita.and> Josie B lowered world’s team pacing rec°Octf ££?j£ S. Smith (Chicago) made road, record of 296% m. In 24 hra. Oct. 23s—At Nashville. Tenn., J. Michael rode bicycle 10 m. fb 21339-6-_-Oct. 28—L. H. George (Brockport. N, Y.> lowered centusy bicycle record to 4- hrs., ^Nov^ 5—At Denver. Stanley Barrows rods bicycle unpaced mile In 138. _ Nov. 12—At New Orleans, J. Miefcael lowered every bicycle record from 2 at up, making TO m. In 18:331-5. _ . _ Nov. 18-At Memphis. Team, John Lawson rode 60 m. unpaced In 2:10:01 Nov. 16—At Memphis. Team. Frank Waller rods bicycle TOO m. in 3:32:14. Nov. 22—At New York, American football championship won by Princeton coly Dee. 2h-At San Fraaetseo. Tom Sharkey won championship paias fight from Fits* simmons on a foul. % Dee. 3—At Denver. A- Gardner (Chicage* rode % m. in :2S 1-Saad% m. Inlmlm Dee. 4—Cunard steamer Sends made trim from Europe to Boston In ft dam, 14 hrs., 8 mD*c. 12—Kale wee 6-day bicycle race lit New York, making 1,310 miles. Dec. 1*—Carlisle (Pa.) Indian schoolJ ball team defeat Wisconsin —‘— team, at Cbfcago: 20 tol Dec. 23—Mrs. H. Estby auddaui Clara, reached New York walking Spokane, Wash., since May 6. _ Dec. ft—Dixon and Loro, amateur tmi bicyclers rode %m-. at San Francisco. sec....Kreetx ondj’—*law start, air