Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 35, Petersburg, Pike County, 7 January 1898 — Page 3

A YEAR REVIEWED What Has Been Done During the Fast Twelve Months. •THE YEAB 1897 A BUST ONE All of the Important Happenings the World Over Briefly Noted in Chronological Order. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL NOTES Disasters of Various Kinds—Crimes, Suicides and Lynching*—A Year's Famous Dead —Political Event*—Sporting BANK FAILURES. Jan t—State savings. Whitehall. Mich..,. Sitixens’ national. Fargo, N. D_Omaha «eb.) savings. ISSO.OOO. Jan 4—Germania (21,000,000) and West (Bide. St. Paul. Minn_First City, Nora {Springs, la....Merchants' national. Devil's Xake, N. D. Jan 7—Commercial, Eau Claire. Wis_ Bank of Canton. Minn—Citizens', Lanes‘boro. Minn. Jan 6—Bank of North St. Paul. Minn. Jan 9—First national, Alma, Neb. ! Jan 12—Bank of May view. Mo. Jan 13—Seattle (Wash.) savings. ; Jan 14—Merchants' national, Ocala, Fla. Jan 15—Citizens' state, Fullerton, Neb, Jan 16—Bank oD Conway, Mo. • Jan IS—German national, Louisville, Ky. w...First national. Newport. Ky—Minnesota savings, St. Paul. Jan 21—German savings, Des Moines, la., $354,000. ’ Jan 23—Upland (Ind.) bank (voluntary {suspension....Farmers’ and Merchants’ {bank, Excelsior Springs, Mo. , Jan 25—Pottsdam (N, Y.) national. - Jan 36—First national. Olympia, Wash. Jan 29—Wautauga bank. Johnson City, ITer.m. Jan 36— Dime savings, Chicago. Feb 2—First national, Oakesdale, Wash, (voluntary suspension).... Moscow (Ir.d.) •national. Feb 4—First national, Griswold, la. Feb 6—First national, Franklin, O— Northwestern national. Great Falls. Mont., JT-.o.Ou* k Feb 6—State savings, FVanta. Ga. Feb 9—Farmers’ and li\r chants', Freejwrt. 111. (voluntary suspension). Feb lb—Bankers' exchange, Minneapolis, 'Minn. Feb 13—State trust and savings. \Aest -Superior, Wia.Commercial savings. J.<eds, la — Merchants’ national. Helena, Mont., SLOBMM. I Feb 16—Merchants' national. Jacksonville. Fia_Stale national. St. Joseph, Mo, Feb 24—German-American, Tonawandai N. Y. (Hesumtd March 6.) Feb 26—Bank of Lttbania. Ga....Security J^oan and Trust company, Des Moines, la. ....Commercial. Milwaukee, Wis. Feb 27— Mulianphy savings, St. Louis. Odo., ISwMJUO. Mar 6—Lexington savings, Baltimore. Mar 12—Bank of Mulhall, O. T. Mar 22—Weal Point (Ga.) state bank, s Mar 23— Farmers' and Merchants', Paris, !Tex. Mar 24—De Kalb county bank, Maysviile, Mo. Mar 27—American exchange, Buffalo, N. □f. (voluntary suspension). Apr 5—Globe savings, Chicago. 2640.000. Apr 27—N. Barnes, Son & Co., bankers, Jiorfolk, Ya. " Apr 2s—Bank of Hutchinson, Kan— ^William Van Ordstrand Ac' Co., bankers, £Heywopth. ill. Apr 29— New Hampshire Banking Co.. jNashua. 2949,262. May 3—J. B- Wheeler & Co., bankers. Man4tou and Aspen, Col. May 7—Exchange hank. Atkinson. Neb. ... .D&lie* (Ore.) national. May 12—Traders’, Lynchburg. Va. May 19—Miners' state. Cripple Creek. Col. ....Belknap savings, Laconia, N. H. May 29—State, Montlcello, Ind....State national. Logansport, Ind—Third nationHd, New York. May 21—First national. Orleans, Neb. May 24—Bank of Johnston, Neb. Jun 1—Merchants', Lincoln, Neb. Jun »—Boone county, Harrison, Ark. ’ Jun 14-First state. Fenton. Mich. ;? Jun 29— Union Trust and Savings, Tacoma, Wash_Keystone national. Erie. Fa. (voluntary). Jul 7—First national. Mason, Tex.* jul 14—Nebraska national. York, Neb. Jul 23— Bank of Monmouth Springs, Ark. Jul 21— First national, Asheville, N. C-, -(voluntary). _ Aug a—People'* savings. Mount Pleasant, Mich. Aug 27—Bank of Minneapolis. Minn. Aug 31—State. Ambla. Ind-First s McPherson, Kan. Sep 2—First national. Greensburg. led. Sep 14—Bank of Durand. IB. Sep IS—First national. Benton Harbor. Mich. ' Sep 29—Bank at Rico. Col. Sep 29—Bank at Montrose, CoL Oct IS—City, Sherman. Tex. Oct 19—Edgerton tWlsJ bank. Oct 21—Bank of Lodi. Wis. Oct 22—National of Asheville, N C. Nov 9—John A. Willard, banker at Mankato, Minn.. *480.090. wf _ Nov 13-Bank of Antlgo, W is....Banks at leaver.worth, Marengo and English, ind. Nov 16-Delia county (CoL) bank. Nov 2o—State bank of Holstein, Neb. Dec 2— Piedmont stale, at Morgantown, N. c. ? Dec 13—Stock exchange, at El Reno, O. T. J>ec 21— First national, Pembina, N. D. Dec 23—Chestnut Street national, and Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund (Co., Philadelphia; gi.uoO.beti. state,

BUSINESS FAILIRCS. Larger ( otnmrrrlnl ( onrrmi, Involving Llabllltlri of |3U(MNM), or Uver. Jan—16—In Cincinnati, Wheeling. Lake "Erie A Pittsburgh Coal Co,, 21,056,000, and Wheeling 4k Lake Lrle Hallway jlg.. 2L.<i.TOO. '■ Y' Keb l—Pennsylvania Lead Co., Pittsburgh. 21.kW.000—Keystone Co. (makers of agricultural Implements), Sterling, 111., giio.m Feb 25—United States Building and Loan association, Louisville, Ky., 2593,'XW. Mar 11—National Building and Loan association. Milwaukee. Mar 29—United Press association. New York, SsW.UOu. Apr i—K. S. Dean A Co., New York. ooo.two. Apr 10—Cooperative Town Co.. Ellzabethdon. Tenn.. 21.000.000. Apr 26-r-Superior (Wla) Consolidated Land Co..* 21.600.000. May 6—Mutual LUe Insurance Co., Indianapolis. 2t.0uu.000. ia May U—Wtiham Brown 4k Co., eomgpsalon merchants, San Francisco, ISUO.OOU. May 20—William Tarr, distiller, Lckinginn K V S60O 000. May il—Hubbard Milling Co.. Mankato, .Minn., S&OO.OOO. Jun 4—Delete 4k Shepard, atone contractors, Chicago. {730,000. Jun 30 — Commercial Building Trust. SLoulsvtiie, Ky.. £00.000. Aug 17—Massachusetts Benefit Life association. Boston, 21.uW.tW0. Aug Q—£. B. Cuihbert A Co., brokers. New York, £00.000. Sep 15—Seymore Bros, stock brokers. New YorkJB.OOfcOOOi Oct 23—W. O. Hitchcock 4k Co., silk dealers. New York. 21/WO.OuO....Fowler Cycle -Co.. Chicago, 1500,000. Oct 30—Werner Co., publishers. Chicago, *§00,000. Nov 17—At Oshkosh. Wit., Henry Sherry, lumber operator and manufacturer. 2l.v0u.Dec 11—At Owensboro. Ky.. R. Monarch, distiller. *780.006 Deo *7—Overman Wheel Co. Chicopee rails. Mass.; £29.000. CASUALTIES. Reporting Catastrophes in Which Five or More Live* Are Lost. Jan 4—Nelson. Neb,, 5 in mine explosion. Jan 13—PottavUie. Pa.. 5 miners in fading *^fan IS—Dallas, Tex., 15 child re fire. Jan 21—Near Quogne. L. L, 9 In wreck at Jan 24—Perry. Q. T.. 25 children severely injured by collapse of school building. Jan 27—Six in wreck of boat between Evansville, Ind., and Hartford. Ky....£ast Norfolk. Conn.. $ in railway wreck. Jan 25—Near ML Ida. Ark., 5 froxen to death. Jan a—Hoboken. N. J.. mother and C -children by Ora. e

Pacific Junction, Ijc. • 1 r*b 9—Near ^ dntm drowned. Feb 13—Gouverneur, N. T., 6 by cave-ln. Feb 21-Taxewell, Ky.. James Chadded and family drowned by floods. Feb 28—Near Murray, Ky.» 6 by premature explosion of dynamite. Feb «—Lake Preston, a D.. 6 by gas suffocation—Sherman Heights, Tenn.. 7 by cars on grade crossing. Mar 4—Boston, 3 In explosion In Tremont street caused by escaping gas. Mar 17—Steamer de St. Nazal re sunk off Carolina coast, only 4 out of 80 on board known to have survived. Mar 22—Henry county, Ala., 8 drowned In freshet. Mar 24—Laddsville, la., fi children In burning residence... .Near Nashville, Tenn., i in burning residence. Mar 29 — Near Pensacola, Fla.. 8 by swamping of bosi... .Nnsehu county. Kan., < drowned trying to ford creek. Apr 8— Knoxville, Tenn.. 17 by fire. a Apr 9—In South DakotS, Iowa and Nebraska floods at least 40 lives lost. Apr 14—Near Helena, Ark., family of 7 drowned by capsizing of boat. Apr 24—Beaver Creek, Ky., family of 6 in burning residence. May 1—On White Oak creek, Tenn., 6 by waterspout. May S—Near Laurens. S. C., 4 children in burning home_Near Pikeville, Ky., 8 by poisoned spring water. • May 13—Pinkney, Tenn., 7 by caving of mines. May 19—White Oaks Creek. Tenn., 5 in fire. May 27—American Falls, Ind., 9 In railway wreck. Jun 1—Near Alma. 111., family of 5 by train at grade crossing—Near Keystone. W. Va., 5 children in burning home. Jun 4—Chicago. 8 by explosion on mud scow in river. Jun 7—Near Hudson, Wis.. S in railway collision. Jun 26—Near Missouri City, Mo., 7 by railway wreck. Jun 29—Chicago, 5 bathers in various Srts of city west Chicago, 111.. 4 by colion of two Christen Endeavor trains. Jun 30—Westfield, 7a., S by lightning. Jul 6—Near Hartsville. Tenn., 9 by boiler explosion. Jul 7—Bay City. Mich., 6 by trolley car plunging through open bridge. Jul S—Near PinevUle. Ky., 6 in burning home. l Jul 13—Near Boone, la., 8 tramps In railway wreck. Jul 21—New Haven. Conn.. 7 by explosion in armory of Winchester Repeating Arms company. Jul 2S—Near Reno, Nev., 6 Indians In railway wreck. Aug 9—Near Cairo, 111., 10 by explosion of towboat. Aug.l$—Near Dahlgren, 111., 6 by railroad collision. Aug 28—Galloway county, Ky., 7 poisoned by eating stolen melons. Aug 30—Gladstone. Mich., 5 by capsizing of boat. Sep 3—Near Glenwood Springs, OoL, 12 by explosions in coal mine. Sep 4—Broad Ripple, Hid.. S by explosion of natural gas. Sep 7—Cygnet. O., 6 by explosion of nitroglycerin. Sep S—Near Emporia. Kan., 12 in railway collision. Sep 9—'Near New Castle. Col., 30 In railway collision. Sep ^1—Van Buren. Ark., 7 in railway wreck. Sep 17—Near Chippewa Falls, Wis., 5 In railway wreck. Sep 20—Belle A*en. Ala., 5 by fire In coal Sep 21—Johnston City. III.. 5 by expiosion in coal mines—On Taiya trail, in Alaska. IS by snow slide. Oct 2—Near Schuyler, Neb.. 7 poisoned ->y strvehnine lit coffee. . _ Oct 4—Near Willojv Springs, Mo., 6 by train on grade crossing. Oct 6— Plankinton. S. D.. 7 in burning dormitory. Oct 13— Plano. Tex., S'by falling of building scaffold. Oct 24—Near Garrisons, N. Y., 19 by plunging of New York Central express into Hudson river. ‘ ' , ■ Qct 30—Near Scranton, Pa., 6 in mine disaster* , _ . Nov 20—Maplesville, Ala.. 7 drank mixture of wood alcohol and whisky. T>ec; 15—Near Portland. Me., 6 in wreck of Schooner Susan P. Thurlow. Yelloer Fever. Several cases of yellow fever were reported from points in Louisiana in the first week of September. On Sep. 8 it had made its appearance in New Orleans, also in Ocean Springs, Miss. In rapid succession came reports from Edwards. Miss., nr.d Biloxi, Miss., and other southern points, until on Nov. 23 the fever was considered as practically stamped out. It has been estimated that the Gulf states suffered a financial loss of fully $60,000,000, the chief factor In wl\ich account being the loss in trade and traffic on account of the strict quarantine regulations. On Nov. 23 a report issued bv the surgeoi. ereneral of the;marine hospital service, giving the returns up to |a recent date, showed there had! then appeared during the yellow fever epidemic In the south a total of 4.289 cases, of which 446,had proved fatal. Of the total number of cases 1,847 were reported «from Louisiana. 1.625 from Mississippi. 74) from Alabama. 52 from Tennessee. 16 from Texas, 4 from Illinois. 3 from Georgia and 1 each from Florida] and Kentucky.

CHIMES. A I'Vit of the More Shoojjplnjc Traeedlc», Especially Domritlr. .Tan 9—At Janesville, Wts.. Herman Slimm killed wife, son and self. Jan C*—Near Wayne, Neb.. C. K Rash brained wife iand 3 children; insanity. Fob 6— Mr?. Robert Cort drowned her 3 children and self. Feb 14—At Lexington. ,Ky„ John W. Marrs. ex-city treasurer, /killed 6-year-old son. shot dau-h: r and sister and.committed suicide: insanity. Mar 20—Near Orcick. Mo., Pee Rainwater killed hss wife, daughter, mcther-iiidaw, stepbrother and self. May T— At Leadville, Col.. Geo; RatlifTe killed Belle Walker (sweetheart) and self. May 31—At San Antonio. Tex.. Pud Franks wound up drunken spree by killing wife and self. Jun 3—At Frbana. O.. eoldlers cuardirc jail fired into mob bent on lynching a colored prisoner, killing £ Jun 5—At Mishicott. Wts., Peter Pluckerman killed w;fe and self. Jun IS—Near Davenport. la.. John Gugelheimer poisoned wife and self. Jun 2o—At Key West. Fla., white man killed during attempt of negroes to prevent lynching or Sylvarus Jackson (colored). Jul 12—Near Morristown. Tenn., Wm. Black shot brother’s wife and self; jealousy. Sep 6—At Toledo. O . S R. Ash well killed wife and fatally shot self. Sep 7—At Victor. Col., Henry H. Tillotson killed Ella Taylor (sweetheart) and self; jealousy. Sep 9—At Park City. Utah. James Quinn killed wife and shot self; strong drink. Sep 23—At Whiteside, Mich./VIctor Anderson killed mother and self_At Shamefcin. Pa.. A. W. May killed Cora Caseman and self; her parents refused consent to their marrying. Sep 27—Near Carroll. la.. John Boecker killed wife, 5 children and self. Oct 7—At Flint. Mich.. Lester L. Burton killed wife and self. Oct 11—At I^ominster. Mass.. John F. Boynton killed wife and seif. Oct 19—At Gallup, N. M , Clemente Rivera killed Mrs. Victor Barreia and self. Oct 20— Neof Blue Earth City, Misa.. Geo. Young kitted wife, 2 children and self; insane over business troubles. Oct fi1—At Chicago Jury in Luetgert murder trial failed to agree, standings to 3. Nov 2—At Worcester. Mass.. Edward Hamilton killed wife and daughter and shot self. Nov 4—At Dallaa, Tex.. Jsa Boswell killed Mrs. Emma Smith. Jas. Barton and self; jealousy. \ , Nov 7—Near Unadilla. Neb.. Ralph Van Horn killed 3-year-old ■‘son and self; insanity. Nov 16—At Cushing, la.. L. D. Spickler killed wife and self. Nov IS—Near Benton Harbor. Mich. Henry Kammerer killed his father in quarrel over money matters, also himself. Nov 2S—At Mason. Mich., Scott Bowdish shot »-year-old daughter and killed himself. Dec 2—At Milwaukee Albert Krueger killed wife and self. Dec 6—At Kansas City. Mo.. Chav Dennelier while drunk shot wife and seif Dec 27—In Chicago. Mrs. Mary Anderson asphyxiated self and 2 step-children....In St. Louis Marcus Nassauar shot Katie Dosenback (sweetheart), and killed himself—At Manchester. Ky.. Will Burdy, Jas. Phllpot and Bob Gregory killed in saloon row. ._ FIRES. , Involving n Leu of Rolf n Million Dollars or More. Jan 93—In Philadelphia, several business blocks, flames starting tn the Han scorn Broa* big grocery: 22.500.000—In Chicago. Williams7 block: SSW.OOQ. Feb 2—In Harrisburg, Pa. state cip»tot;

Mar 15-In St. Loula, Ely. Walker * Co/* wholesale dry goods house; <1.500,000. Apr 5-In business section ot Knoxville, Tenn.t 5 lives Host: <1,200.000. Apr 15-In New Orleans, Moresque building; <500,000. Apr 27—In Newport News. Vm., C. & ORy. Co/s pier: g.000,000. ...In vicinity of Qrantsburg, Wls., Jorekt fires. May 2—In Pittsburgh. Pa., several big business buildings; <4.000,000. May 6—At New York. Merchants* Refrigerating Co/s cold storage warehouse; <500.900. May 20—In Hoboken. N. J.. 150 homes: <650,000. Jun 5—In Alexandria. Va.. Bryan’s fertilising mill: <500.000. Jun 15—On Kills island. In N. Y. harbor. Immigrant buildings: <$00,000. Jul 23—Peoria (liL) Grape Sugar Co/s plant; $000,000. Jul 27—In Yonkers. N. Y.. 2 large factories: <500.000. Aug 15—In Baltimore, Tunis Lumber Co/s saw and planing mills: <600,000. Sep 16—Great Dismal swamp of Virginia and North Carolina, covering 400 sq. m.. on fire from end to end. Sep 23—In Washington, power house of Central Traction Co.: <1.000,000. Oct 6—In Detroit. Mich., opera house and 2 business buildings: <500.000. Oct 27—In St. Louis, building containing Wabash railway offices: <500,000. -Dec 12—In Philadelphia, wholesale and retail salesrooms of carpet manufacturing firm of John & Jas. Dobson. Dec 23— In Cleveland, block In business center; <500,000. Dec 25—In Chicago, Coliseum building; <500,000. _ massacre roKEIGS. Feb 7—Mussulmans in Crete 1,500 Christians. Feb. 14—Christians bombard Canea. Greek war ship tires on Turkish vessel conveying troops thither and governor of Crete takes refuge on Russian man-of-war. Feb 13—Dr. Richard Ruiz, a naturalized American citizen, beaten to death by his jailors in a Cuban cell—Spaniards kill 500 insurgents in battle on Philippine islands. Apr 12—Greek troops attack Turks simultaneously from 9 different points, advancing some distance into Turkish territory. Apr IS—'Turkey declares war against Greece: Greeks have captured Turkish positions from Nezeros to Kontra. Apr 2i>—Greeks after desperate battle capture and burn Damasi and repulse Turks at RevenL , A/r 24—Greek troops after a stand at MaJi forced to retreat from both Larissa and Tyranavos. May 4—In Paris 159 persons perish as result of fire in a crowded charity bazar. May 6—Pharsalos taken by Turks, Greek troops retreating to Dokomos. May 7—Yelesifno occupied by Turkish army. May 9—Greece asks the mediation of the powers to bring war to a close. May 15—Turkey demands cession of Thessaly and £10,000,000 indemnity before complying with demands of powers for an armistice_Special Commissioner Calhoun to Cuba reports that accounts of starvation and misery forwarded by consular officers had not been exaggerated. Jun 14—liarney Barnato, South African L- i n ir1' nnmmita ciiIaIiIa Kw rv< diamond iking . commits suicide by jumping from steamer off western coast of Morocco. Jun 20—Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee celebration opens with a private service in St. George's chapel, Windsor castle, attended by queen and members of royal family. Jun 26—Magnificent naval display participated in by all maritime nations with 166 fighting ships in line, closes queen’s jubilee..Mrs. Margaret O. Oliphant, famous novelist, dies in London: aged 70. Jul 21—Sultan sighs irade sanctioning settlement. of frontier question according to demands of powers. Jul 23—Treaty signed by GUatamala. Costa Rica, Nicaragua. Honduras and Salvador to take efTeqt Sepia; union named "Republic of Central America”....Cuban insurgents attack outposts of Havana and sweep through its suburbs. Aug S—Canovas del Castillo, premier of Spain, assassinated at Santa Agueda, by Michele Angiolli. Aug 15—Gen. Martinez Campos appointed president of new Spanish cabinet. Aug 24—British, French and Prussian ministers to Greece agree Greece cannot pay indemnity exceeding £3,000,000_India’s outposts on Afghan frontier “captured by the Afridls and 300 Sepoys massacred Sep 14—Ambassadors of powers reach an agreement in peace negotiations, providing for an International commission to control Greek revenues to meet indemnity and evacuation of Thessaly. Sep 17—Armulfo Arroyo attempts to assassinate Pres. Diaz in City of Mexico and

Sep 19—Treaty of peace betweenTurkey anid Greece signed. Oct 2—^^gasta. liberal leader, intrusted by queen regent of Spain to form new cabinet. Oct 15—In Philippine islands 400 Europeans and 6.000 natives perish in typhoon. Oct S—Spanish cabinet decides on recall af Gen. w eyier and appointment of Marshal Blanco as governor-general of Cuba. Oct 22—Correspondence in regard to bimetallic proposals of United States monetary commission issued by British foreign Diiice: England rejects all offers to entertain proposals. Oet 27—Duchess of Teek, cousin of Queen Victoria, dies in Richmond. Eng.; aged 64. Nov 19—Fire In London destroyed 150 warehouses: $10,000,000. Nov 2i—Havana advices say no American citizen is now confined in prison in Cuba — Royal decree granting autonomy to Cuba and Porto Rico published; Cuban government refuses autonomy, declaring for absolute* independence. Nov 39—Russia adopts gold standard. Dec C—German soldiers take possession of Kiao-Chau, China. Dec 7—Hayti, in the face of Germany's, display of force, makes satisfactory arg rat.gement to settle indemnity demanded' for alleged Imprisonment of German subject and salu.tes German flag_Cuban insurgents capture town of Guisa; SCO Spanaras slain in battle. Dec 11—Haytian ministry resigns. Dec 13—Gen. Sanguiily, a Cuban leader, reported to have deserted to the Spaniards. Dec 16—Sagasta. Spanish premier, announces compiete paciflc^tion in Philippine islands....Alphonse Daudet, novelist, died ih Paris; aged 57. Dec 18—Cuban- put to death Col. Ruiz, sent to induce Arangtiren. an insurgent leader, to surrender. Dec 22—China grants Russia permission to winter a squadron at Pfert Arthur. pec 23—Cuban insurgents reported to be burning cane fields within 10 miles of iiavina. Pec 21—Spanish squadron (4 gunboats and 2 fugs) forced from mouth of Canto river by insurgents. Pet?"27—Raiders from Koordesiana massacred 800 inhabitants of a Persian Christian town near Salmas_Two commissions proposing peace to insurgents with autonomy hanged in Pinar del Rio province Russia occupies Kin-Chau. China. INDUSTRIAL. Feb 11—Illinois Steel Co.’s works at South Chicago start full blast gh'ing work to 8,000. May 22—Strike of American fltnt glass workers' union. Inaugurated in Pittsburgh 1 yrs ago, declared off; had cost union over a .000.0W. Jul 1—Upon failure of Joint wage conference at Youngstown. O . of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and manufacturers. all union mlils closed; 75,006 men rendered idle. Jut 5—Great wage struggle inaugurated >y United Mine Workers of America by a general strike of coal miners In Pittsburgh Pa.) district. . Jul 8—United Mine Workers' headquar:ers at Columbus. O.. report 125.060 miners Jul 27—Algonquin Woolen Mills Co. of Passaic* N. J.. notified employes of wage ncrease of from 10 to 15 per cent. Jul 28—Coal operators of Pittsburgh dls.rtet adopted “true uniformity” agreement. Jui 31—William Cummings, leader of non-, union miners at Scottdale, Pa., killed in juarrel with union men. Aug 4—Judge Jackson (federal court at Parkersburg. W. Vs.) enjoins E. V. Debs »nd associates tresspassing on property of donongah Coke & Coal Co,, or inciting Us :mpioyes to strike. «■ Aug 18—Preliminary injunction Issued at Pittsburgh, Pa., against marching of strikers or Interference with N. Y. & Cleveland Jas Coal Co.'s miners made permanent. Aug D—Nine men seriously injured in riot tmong strikers st Unity mines sear Pittsjurgta. Aug 26—Employers concede increase of 25 >«r cent, in wages to New York tailors, ind strike declared off. Aug 25—In New York city. 12.000 cloak makers strike for higher wages. Aug M—Labor leaders In conference at 5t. Louis adopt resolutions scoring government by injunction, favoring public ownerihip of railways and telegraphs, and right it people to bear arms. Sep 4—In 10 weeks of miners’ strike, striktrs lost In wages $10,500,000. Sep 10—Nineteen dead and 41 wounded was result of a volley fired by deputy sheriffs nto mob of miners on outskirts of Latimer, Pa. Sep 11—Interstate convention of miners it Columbus. O., voted to accept compromise of CS cents a ton and declare off the trike. 1 . _j

Sep 20—U. & court »t Wheeling. W. Va., makes perpetual Its Injunction Issued during strike forbidding E. V. Debs end others from speaking in the state. Sep 22—Sheriff Martin and 78 deputies indicted at Wilkesbarre, Pa., for murder of miners at Latimer Sep 10. Sep 27—At Girardsville. Pa., 9 men wounded in riot over mining troubles. Oct 2—Troops withdraw from Haxelton, Pa., quiet having beenreutored; nearly all the miners had returned no work. Nov 26—In Wilmington (111.) coal field, 2,000 miners resume work—Wages of 15,000 employes increased 10 per cent, by Missouri Pacific Ry. Nov 30—At OlnejrviHe, 3-t I., 25,000 mill operatives received wage t.dvance of 20 per cent. \ Dec 1—At Youngstown, O., 7,000 men In limestone and iron tradeis received wage advance of from 10 to 20 per cent. Dec 10—Coal miners* stiike in northern Illinois fields declared off. Dec IS—Wages of 10,000 window glass workers in Pittsburgh distilct raised 15 per cent. __ LY>CHT\G5. Jan 20—At Amite City. La . Gus Williams, John Johnson and Archie J oiner; murder of Cotton family, 5 members. Feb 4—Near Rockfield. Ky., Robert Morton (colored); for-writing insulting letters to a popular white woman. Feb 17—Nehr Webb City, Miss.. 2 negroes; Incendiarism. Man 6—At Rock Springs. Ky„ 3 negroes shot ahd whipped by white caps. Mar 15—At Juliette. Fla., 3 negroes; had murdered John Barfield and John R. Turner. Apr 24—Near O’Neill. Neb., Frank Cole: alleged horse thief. . Apr 30—At Sunnyside, Tex., 4 negroes; murder, rape and incendiarism. _ May 12—At Jeff, Ala.. Nellie Smith and Mandy White (negresses); had poisoned Kelly family. May 13—At Jeff, Ala.. Jim Nance, (negro); implicated In poisoning of Kelly family. May 14—Near JFtosebud. Tex., 3 negroes; assaulted white girl. May>19—NearMountaln Grove, Mo., white caps shot John Mitchell and Jack Coffmann, Jun 4—At Crbana, O.. Chas. Mitchell (negro): 2 lives lost, 10 citizens wounded in riot preceding lynching. Jun 9—At Princess Anne, Md., Wm. Andrews (colored!; had Just been legally sentenced to death for assault. Jul 16-rNear Elba, Ala., Major Terrel (negro); had assaulted a white woman ar.d burned her and her baby to death. Jul 19—At Columbus. Ga„ Dr. W. L. Ryder; had murdered young woman who had rejected him. Jul 24—Near Jackson’s Hole,1 Wyo., John D. Sargent: for abuse which resulted In wife’s death—At Pittsboro, Miss., Jim Sellers (negro): murder. Jul 2f— Near Little Rock. Ark., white men named Crownover and Beach; horse ngAug 6—Near.Barbersville. Ky., Jack Williams: had ravaged a deaf mute girl named Viney Bayo — Near Spring Hill. Ala., Geo. Turner (negro): attempted assault. Aug 12—Near Chamberlne, N. M.. Harold I Metier (aged 15). of Kansas City, Mo.: was visiting with family who had trouble with neighbors over ranch boundaries. Aug 19—Near Franklin Park, 111., a Ch>cago suburb, a tramp for murderous assault on a woman. Aug 21—ft Williamsburg, Ky.. Elcany Sullivan; sentenced ?o20-yrs. fcrassault. Aug 24—At Abbey\ die, Ala., Frank Smith (colored); had threatened to divulge names of white cappers to grand jury. Sep 15—At Versailles, Ind., Lyle Levi, Bert Andrews, Clifford Gordon, Wm. Jenkins and Hiney Shuler; charged with burglary. Sep IS—At head of Moreau rive/, S. D., 2 cattle thieves. Oct 15—Near Kendall, ^cyr.-Tom Parker (negro); had killed white cap who attacked his home-On Bayou Borataria. La.. Douglass Bolte (coloted); for running quarantine gauntlet. Oct 16—Near Wilmot. Ark., white man named Cole: murder of constable. Oct 2S—At Morencl, A. T., Juan Madera; murdered two men. Nov i2— At Carrollton, Ala., Bud Beard; assault. Nov 13—At Williamsport, N. D., 3 Indians; murder Spicer family In February_At Osceola, Ark., Henry Phillips (co'lored); confessed murderer. Dec 7—At Gardnerville, Nev., Adam Uber; murder. Dec 10—Near Wesson. Miss., Chas. Jones (negro); murder Mrs. Brown Smith and her 4 children. Dec 13—At St. Gabriel, La., 2 negroes; charged with murder. Dec 16—At Bankston Ferry, Miss., Tom Waller (colored); implicated in murder of Brown family. Dec 23—At Farmington, Wash., Chadwick ^Marshall and John McDonald; charged with murder.

METEOROLOGICAL. Jan 2—Mooringsport, La., almost demolished by cyclone; 4 killed. Jan. 19—Earthquake ,on Kishm Island In Persian gulf killed 2,500 persons. Jan 24—Most widespread cold wave of years reported from all sections as far south as central Texas and northern Louisiana; temperature in northwest from 15 to 30 below. Jan 25—At Virginia, Minn., thermometer stood 51 below. Feb 26—Thermometers register from 14 to 40 below throughout northwest. Mar 9—Vicinity of Bedford, Ind., suffers from freshet to extent of J2,000,uoo. Mar 10—Kalston, O. T., nearly destroyed by cyclone. Mar IS—Leeds, Lynn, James, Hinton and Merrill, in Iowa, hooded. Mar 19—In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, streams become raging torrents; loss of" life and property immense..'. .Ltica, Miss,, wrecked by tornado; a farmer killed....Texas cyclone destroys houses at Plano, Denton, Hutchins, Itasca and Fort Worth_Cyclone sweeps over Lake Charles, Clayton, Hornsby, \ idalia and other Louisiana towns; many lives lost. Mar 22—Cyclone at Arlington, Ga., wrecks academy building; 9 killed....Tornado near Abbeville and Genoa. Ala,, kills 5_Rockingham county. Is'. H., shaken by earthquake—Cyclone in Cynthiana and \\ ashmgton, Ind., wrecks many buildings_ Serious hoods along Des Moines river in Iowa. Mar 23—All Iowa farms in valleys of Floyd, Big Sioux, Little Sioux, Rock, Jim, Vermillion and Kikhorn rivers under water ....Mankato, Minn., llooded: 4 drowned. Mar Sk—Austin, Tex., swept by cyclone. Mar 3i>—Three breaks occur in levee that protects Mississippi delta_Chandler! O. T., almost totally destroy ed by tornado; 45 killed. Mar 31—Gradys, Ark., almost destroyed by cyclone; 4 killed_Tornado sweeps across country 4 miles east of Superior, Neb—Severe blizzard prevails over western Nebraska and Colorado. Apr 2—Near Indian Bay. Ark., 5 drowned whde fleeing before rising waters of W hite river, and 6 more near Madrid. Mo_Cyclone in southern part of Cleveland county. Ark.; 1 killed-. Apr 11—Total area under water by floods IS.suO square miles—7,900 square miles in Mississippi. 4,500 square miles In Arkansas. L“50 square miles In Missouri, 1.2oO in Tennessee and 450 In Louisiana. Flooded districts, contained 39.500 farms, valued at 365.0W.000 ...Principal streets of East Grand Forks, N. D., flooded 3 feet deep by freshet In Red river. 1 Apr 29—In West Guthrie, O. T., cloudburst does immense damage; 25 drowned. May 19^-Rapid fall of Mississippi river from Memphis to gulf gave notice that great flood was over; damage amounted to 314.5M.000. May 25—At El Paso. Tex., giving way of levee destroyed 120 bouses. May 27—At El Paso. Tex., a second break in levee does great damage_Vermont jahaken by earthquake. Jun 10—Cyclone at Lytle, Minn., and vicinity does great damage; 7 killed. Jun 18—Cyclone destroying farm buildings of Illinois institution for feeble-mind-ed children at Lincoln killed 4. Jun 24—Cyclone near Saline,.Kan., wrecks many buildings; 3 killed_Much damage done by hall at Topeka. Kan. Jul 4—Barnum, Minn., partially destroyed by tornado. , Jul 6—Lowry. Minn., wiped out by cyclone; 14 killed. » Jul 9—In Chicago, 20 die. 2 driven Insane and 30 prostrated by Intense beat, many like cases throughout Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. Iowa. Indiana. Ohio and Missouri_Much damage done by tornado In western Kentucky and southern Illinois; several fatalities. Jul 22—Cloudburst strikes Youngstown. O.; entire county east and west 20 miles flooded..,.Earthquake at Saratoga. N. Y. Jul 29—'Upper Hinton. W. Va.. almost entirely swept away by tornado; several killed. Jul SO—Near San Jose, HL, cyclone did much damage: 7 killed. Aug 17—Near Wllmot, 8. D.. 3 In. of snow. 8ep IS—At Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. Tex., hurricane results in 10 dead, many injured and $250,000 lose to crops.

Oct 25—Dela war* coast swept by worst storm In 19 ye mi: damage, tLMO.OQOi Oct 2*—Bllxa am in eastern Colorado. Nebraska and South Dakota. Nov 10—Destructive tornado at Boulder and other Colt >rado towns. ^Dec 5—Vide it earthquake felt at Galena, Dec IS—Ton ado at Point La Hache. La., wrecked buildings and todk life....Earthquake at Lebinon. 111. NECROLOGY. Jan 2—Cong: -essman-ele«t J. J. Davidson, at Beaver. Pa.; aged 38. Jan 6—Mini iter Willis, at Honolulu. Jan 9—Ex-G dv. Daniel T. Davis, of Maine, at Bangor; aged 52. ,,f*eb 3—Rev. J. A. Brooks, prohibition candidate for vi< a president in 1SS8, at Memphis, Tenn. Fob 14—Gen Jos. O. Shelby, near Adrian, Mo....Ex-Corgressman John Randolph Tucker. D. D, LL. D., at Lexington, Va.; aged 74. 15—We. P. St. John, at New York; aged 50. * Feb 17—Re* r Admiral Edmund R. Calhoun (retired t," at Washington; aged 75.... Gen. Alf. Pies santon, at Washington: aged 73. v Feb 22—Blondln (Jean Francois Gravele), famous rope walker, at London; aged 73. “Mar 8—Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, at Stamford. Co tin.: aged 85. Mar 14-Ex-U. S. Senator Joa. N. Dolph, at Portland. » )re.; aged 62. * Mar 28—Wi a. T. Adams (Ooiver Optic), at Bosun; aged 75....Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, w ell-known writer of southern war poetry, a. t Baltimore, Mar 30—Ex- J. S. Senator Angus Cameron, at La Crosse, ’W is.; aged 7L Apr 1—Real Admiral Jnp. H. Russell (retired), at Washington; aged 70. Apr 10—Ex- J. S. Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, at Washington; aged 76. Apr 18—Congressman Seth L. Milliken (Me.), at Was hington. ° Apr 22—Congressman Wm. Steele Holman (Ind.), at WCashington; aged 75. Col. Jesse 11 Peyton, the father of centenials, at Haddonfield, N. J. May 3—Ex- 3ov. Albert G. Porter, of Indiana, at Indianapolis; aged 74. May 4—Admiral Meade (retired), at Washington. May 13—Ex-TJ. S. Senator and ex-Gov. Richard Coku, of Texas, at Waco; aged 68. May 20—U. S. Senator Jos. A. Earle, at Greenville, S C—Gen. Horatio King, at Washington: aged 67. Jun 6—Rea:- Admiral Sam. Phillips Lee (retired), at Silver Springs, near Washington. Jun 9—Alvi.h G. Clark, famous astronomer. at Cambridge, .Mass.: aged 65. Jun 24—Coi gressman Edward D. Cooke (Chicago), in Washington; aged 48. Jul Jj-Ex-C ov. Jno. Evans, at Denver; Jul 8—U. S. Senator Isham G. Harris (Tenn.), at Washington; aged 79_ExCongressman Wm. Slocum Groesbeck, near Cincinnati; aged 81. Jul 23—Ex-Gov. J. A. Morton (N. C.), at Hart, Mich. Jul 22—Ex-1 J. Si Senator Jas. R. Doolittle, at Edge's-ood, near Providence, R. I.; aged 82. ‘ Aug 14—IT. S. Senator James Z. George, at 'Mississippi City, Miss.; aged 71_Congressman As lley B. Wright, at North Adams, Mass.; «ged 56. Sep 27—Ex-.‘>ecretary of the Navy Geo. M. Robeson, at Trenton. N. J.: aged 69. Oct 3—Gen. Neal Dow, prohibitionist, at Portland. Mo.: aged 96_U. S. Senator Samuel J. R. McMillan, in St. Paul. Minn.; aged 71. Oct 8—Ex-IT. S. Senator Jno. Roderick McPherson, at Jersey City, N. J.; aged 64. Oct 12—Ex- J. S. Senator Charles W. Jones (Fla.); lit Detroit, Mich. Oct 13—Ex-t. S. Senator Roberson, at Columbia. S. C. v Oct 17—Charles A. Dana, editor of New York Sun, at (Hencove, L. I.; agedTS—ExU. S. Senator Algernon S. Paddock, at Beatrice, Neb : age# 67. Oct 18—Admiral Jno. Lorimer Worden (retired), hero of battle between Monitor and Merrlmac, at Washington; aged SO. Oct 19—Geo. M. Pullman, head of Palace Car company, at Chicago; aged 66. Oct 29—Heprir George, candidate for mayor of Greater New York and single-tax advocate; aged 5iv Nov 3—Ex-L. S. Senator Gem. Thos. A. Clingman. at Morgantown, N. C.; agedSL Nov 5—Ex-Gov. Jas. Pender, at Milton, Del.; aged 7& NoV 8—Ex-U. S. Senator Nathan Fellows Dixon, at WeSlerly, R. I.: aged 50. Nov 15—Ex-C jngressman John M. Langston (Va.), prominent colored man, in Washington, aged 6S. Nov ^Ex-t ongressman Ephraim M. Wormer, at Lebanon, Pa.; agec. 53. Dec 6—Ex-Co igressman Jas. S. Cotheran (S. C.), at New York. Dec 12—Mrs Nancy McKinley, president’s mother, at Canton, O.; aged 89. Dec 18 ^ Ex-Congressman Charles L. Childs (III.), at Pittsburgh....Washington Heslng, at Chicago, aged 49. Dec 20—Ex-C< tngressman Chaa. Daniels, at Buffalo, N. Y.; aged 69. ‘ * Dec 23 — Ex-Congressman John Patton (Pa.), in Philadc lphia.

POLITICAL, SOCIAL. RELIGIOUS AID EDUCATIONAL. Feb2—Venezu< laarbitration treaty signed in Washington; commission to consist of Chief Justice Fnller and Justice Brewer for U. S., and Lord Herscheil and Sir Robt, Collins for Great Britain, these to select a fifth member. Feb 8— Nebraska legislature defeated bill for woman suffrage amendment to constitution. Feb 11—I. B. Potter (N- Y.) elected president League of American Wheelmen, at Albany. N. Y. Febl$—Woman suffrage amendment lost In Nevada legislature 15 to 5. Feb 17—First national congress of mothers ever held assembled In Washington. $00 delegates present —Mann Page <V».) elected president National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial union, in Washington. Feb 25—Mrs. Adlai Stevenson reelected president-general Daughters of American Revolution, at Washington. Mar 5— Mark H inna (rep., O.) appointed to U. S. senate. Mar 4—Wm. McKinley (O.) and Garret A. Hobart (N. J ) inaugurated president and vice preside.rt of U. S. before Chief Justice Fuller. Mar 5—Senate confirms cabinet appointments: Secretarj of sta^e, John Sherman (O.); secretary of treasury, Lyman J. Gage (lib); secretary cf war. Russell A. Alger (Mich.); attorney-general, Jos. MicKenna (Cal.); postmaster-general, Jas. A. Gary (Md.); secretary of navy, Jno. B. Long (Mass.): secretary of interior, Cornelius N. Bliss (N. Y.); secretary of agriculture, Jas. Wiison (la.). Mar 15— Fifty-fll th congress convened In extraordinary ses.‘ ion; T-. B. Reed reelected speaker of house of representatives. Mar 22—U. S, supreme court decided (Justices Field, Gray, Shiras and White dissenting! that agreement of Trans-Missouri Freight assoclatio l to maintain rates within its territory wai a violation of amu-trust law of 1890. Mar 31—House of representatives passed (205 to 122) Dingle) tariff bill. Apr 6—Carter H Harrison (dero.) son of late Mayor Harrison, elected mayor of Chicago. Apr 12—Presidei it names Senator Wolcott (Col.). C. J. Paine (Boston) and exVice President St< venson (111.) as commissioners to Interna Jonal monetary conference. Apr 20—At Mobil!, Ala., 32d international convention of Y, 2d. C. A. convenes. Apr 27—Grant monument inaugural parade witnessed b) 2,000.000 people; battleships of many nat ons participate la naval parade, and President McKinley speaks at tomb. . Apr 28—William J. Deboe (rep., KyJ elected to U. S. senate May 1—Tennesses centennial exposition opened at Nash vile. May 5— U., S. sen ate refused (43 to 26) to ratify general arbi ration treaty with England_Universal tostal congress convenes in Washington, 5s countries being represented. May 19—America: l Baptist Home Missionary society in anni al session in Pittsburgh. Pa. May 20—U. S. senate passed (41 to 14) resolution recognizing Cuban belligerency_ House of represen :atives unanimously appropriates SaO.OOO fc r relief of American citizens in Cuba....Kational Good Citizens’ convention in Nashville, Tenn., adopted resolutions tending t<> promotion of good citizenship_One hundred and ninth general assembly of Prestyterian church meets at Eagle Lake, Ind. Jun t—International commercial conference opened in Pb lladelphia. Pres. McKinley speaking. Ji _un 10—Irving Rouse elected president of nurserymen, at St. Louis. Jun 15—L'ntverad postal congress adjourned. Jun IS—Stewart L. Woodford (N. Y.) appointed minister to Spain. Jun 17—America n Railway union (E. V. Debs, pres.) chanced name of organization to “Social Democracy of America,** and adopted declaration of principles outlining proposed scheme for a cooperative commonwealth _ _ _ Jun 23—Gen. Jno t» Gordon reelected gen-, oral commander o f United Confederate veterans, att Nash viU t. Tenn.

Jul 7—Tariff bin piiw 17. & nut* M Id) 28.... Young People’s Society of Christian! Endeavor convention opens in 11 taneous meetings in San Francisco. Jul 18—Trans-Mississippi congress, at Salb Lake City, adopts resolutions Favoring Hawaiian annexation, construction of Nicaragua canal, recognition of Cuba and free coinage of silver. Jul 19—House of representatives adoupted (185 to 118) conference report on tariff bill. Jul *25—Dingley tariff bill passed (10 to M) U. S. senate and signed by president.... President’s currency reform message received by congress referrred to flnanoe committee by senate, recommendation* adopted in a bill In bouse, after which both branches adjourn sine die. Jul 29->United States League of Building and Loan associations elect L. W. Sanborn (Bl.) president, at Detroit. Aug 4—League of American Wheelmen meets in Philadelphia. Aug 8—National Christian Alliance convention opens in Cleveland, O. Aug 28—National encampment G. A. Ropens at Buffalo. N. Y.; addressed by Prea. McKinley on 24th; J. P. S. uobin (Pa.> elected commander in chief on 26th. Aug 26—New American party launched in St. Louis by convention of delegates from 9 states; CoL E. H. Sellers (Detroit), chairman; platform demands demonetization of gold and silver and an unlimited paper currency. Sep 1—Ex-Gov. Hoard (Wis.) elected president of Farmers’ national congress, at St. Paul. r Oct 14—Resignation of Justice Stephen J. Field (U. S. supreme court) to take effect Dec. 1 accepted. * Oct 15—Evangeline Cisneros, who escape* from a Cuban prison, signs declaration in New York of intention to become an American citizen. Oct 29—National Women’s Christian Temperance union In twenty-fourth annua> convention sit Buffalo. N- Y. Oct S!J—'Tennessee Centennial exposition at Nashville closed; total attendance since opening, -1,750,000. Nov 1—Union Pacific road sold by government to reorganization committee at Omaha, for 158,965,748. Nov 2— Robt. A. Van Wyck (dem.) elected mayor of Greater.New York; Roger Wolcott (rep.) governor of Massachusetts, a republican legislature in New Jersey; In Ohio Gov. Bushnell (rep.) reelected, with a republican legislative plurality; Leslie M. Shaw (rep.) governor of Iowa; Maryland elects republican legislature; J. HogeTyle* (dem.) elected governor of Virginia with democratic legislature: republicans rptf • out of 13 judges in. Kansas; fusion ticket wins in Nebraska: Kentucky legislature is democratic; and South Dakota republicans elect 5 out of 8 judges. Nov 6—Compact between U. S., Russia and Japan to protect seals signed In Washington. Nov 16—President signs treaty adopted by universal postal congress—Aaron Jones (Ind.) elected worthy master oPNntional Grange, at Harrisburg, Pa. Dec 1—Chas. W. Hunt (N. Y.> elect president of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, In New Ycfrk. Dec 4—Gov. Griggs (N. J.) accepted appointment to be Attorney-general In Pres. McKinley’s cabinet. Dec 13— American Federation f-* Labor In 17th annual convention, at Nashville, Teniu Dec. 14—U. S: Senator J. W. Daniel (Va.) reelected....Frederick Fraley, of Philadelphia, reeelected president of national board of trade in Washington—Cabinet officers attend funeral of Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinley, during hours of which business was suspended In Canton, O. Dec 15—Southern bankers in convention at Atlanta favor coinage of more gold and silver and retirement of treasury notes. Dec IS—Joseph McKenna (Cal.) nominated to be associate justice of U. S. supreme court. . j, . Dec 17—Carl Schurz reelected presidentmt National Civil Service Reform league, la session at Cincinnati. Dec 18—Samuel Gompers elected president American Federation of Labor at Nashville. - ’ . Dec 21—Josiah Quincy (dem.) reelected mayor of Boston. Dec 22—Reciprocity negotiations between U. S. and Germany suspended. V >■

SPORTING. Feb 7—Nilsson, of Minneapolis, become* professional skating champion and J. K. McCulloch, of Winnipeg, amateur, at Montreal. Feb 16—A C., B. & Q. train from Chicago to Denvermade the 1,025 m. in 1,069 min. Mar 17—Fitzsimmons in prize fight at Carson City, Nev., with Corbett won world’s championsiiip and $15,000 in 14th round. Apr 10—Tlllie Anderson (Chicago) won 6da. (12 hrs.) bicycle race in Detroit, making 264 m. Apr 29—Eugene Taylor, linotype operator at Denver, Col., set 101,800 ems in 8 hrs. May 6—R. E. Beach swam (indoors) 100 yds. in 1.07 1-5 at Chleago. May 6—Farmer Martin Bums defeated Dan S. McLeod in wrestling match at Davenport, la., for world’s championship. May 14—Cunard line steamer Lucanfa went from New York to Queenstown in I das. 14 hrs. 64 in in. May 20—Lucretia Borgia. 4-yiyold filly, made 4 m. in 7:11, at Oautland, Cal. Jun 21—C. H. Henderson lowered bicycle road record for 100 m. to 6:30:30. at Denver. Col. Jun 24—F. C. Van de Sande made % m. in 51 3-5 seconds;, on a Chicago bicycle track. Jul 1—Walter C. Sanger (cyclist) won 2 out of 3 %-m. heats in race against Albatroua, famous pacing horse, at Colorado Springs. Jul 2—McReynolds and Carruthers (tandem bicycle pair) lowered world’s record*: 1-3-m., 0:34 4-a; %-m.. 0:55 3-5; 2-3-m., 1:17 2-5^ at Colorado Springs. Jul 6—Wesley Robinson and John Dreshfil (tandem cyclists) rode from Orange, N. J.. to Atlanta. Ga. (1.000 m.). in 10 dys. Jul 16— E. H. Ten Eyck (American oarsman) won finals in great diamond scull races at Henley. Eng. Jul 17—Harry Sidwell (amateur) rode 1 m. in 1:46 3-5, at Cincinnati. i Jul 20—Lizzie Glaw (woman bicycle champion) rode 27 m. in 1 hr. at Toledo. 6. / Jill 24—Star Pointer defeated Joe Pachen, at Chicago, In 3 straight m.-heats. Aug 2—Pedro, carrier pigeon owned by Peter Tollons of South Bend. Ind., flew 1.000 m. in 38 hrs. Aug 3—John Flanagan threw 16-ib hammer 157 ft. 4 In. Aug 4—Ralph Gregory and Ben Kelley roda tandem (unpaced) % m. in 0.55%. at Scranton, Pa. ■' AUg 28—Star Pointer paced ! m. in 1:59%. at Readville, Mass....A. L. Hachenberger rode 100 m. on bicycle (unpaced) in 5 hrs. 15 min., at Denver. Aug 30—Walters, on a London track, rod* 100 m. in 3:25:53 3-5. Sep 6—Geo. W. Clark dived into Chicago river from height of 165 ft. Sep 18—Michael rode 25 m.. at Boston, in 45:58 4-5 Sep 23—Western league and Western association baseball clubs close season with Indianapolis and Cedar Rapids clubs holding respective pennants. Sep 2?Lj. w. Stocks broke all world’s ireeords from 6 to 33 m.. going latter distance 1:1:34 2-5, in London—A. E. Jackson, of Chatham, Ont. and Chas. Roberta, of Toronto, rode 200; m. in 13 hrs. 25 min. Sep 29—A. E. Walters lowered every record from 34 to 64 m., going34 m. in 1:05:101-5. and 64 m. in 2:07:04 4-5 Oct 3—National league baseball season closed with the clubs standing in the following positions: Boston, .705; Baltimore. .692: New York, .634; Cincinnati, .576; Cleveland. -527: Washington, .462; Brooklyn, .463; Pittsburgh, .458; Chicago, .447; Philadelphia. .417; Louisville, .400; St. Louis, .22L Oct 7—Michael rode 1 m. in Philadelphia, In 1:36... .Six thoroughbred horses In relay won 5-m. race against 4 crack cyclists by S yds. in 9:52. | Oct 8->Jobn R. Gentry and Robert J. la team paced 1 m. at Glen Falls, N. Y., in 2.-08, Oct 11—Baltimore, club won Temple cup in baseball contest’with Boston, securing 4 of 6 games played. . ... Oct 27—Dan McLeod won world’s wrestlingchampionshipfrom ‘’Farmer” Burns. Oct 28—Eddie McDuffie rode 2 m. in 3:24, at PNoV 12—Cha3. M. Murphy rode 1 m. In 106 4-5, at New York—Michael rode 15 m. in 31:07 2-5 at Chicago. „ _ Nov 13—University of Wisconsin in football game defeated U. of Chicago, in Chicago: score, 23 to 8. _i Nov 25—In football games in Chicago Thanksgiving day University of Chicago defeated U. of Michigan, Chicago Athletic association defeated New Jersey association. and the U. of Wisconsin defeated Northwestern (111.) team. In Philadelphia U. of Pennsylvania defeated Cornell. Nov 29—Union Pacific fast mall made 5U m. in 520 min., from Cheyenne to Omaha. Dec 4—Slosson won 6-das. billiard match in New York, defeating Ives In last game by 2, points. Dec 12—C. N. Miller, of Chicago, won 6da. bicycle race in New York, making 2,011 m.C. B. Buckley became champion quail eater of world, having eaten 2 a day for 80consecutive das. ~ j Dec 17—“Kid” McCoy whipped' Dan CreOdon in fight for world’s middle-weight championship at New York. * Dec 22—Walter C. Sanger made V4 m. at Milwaukee In 1 min. fiat. Dec 27—Frank McDaniels jumped. OH. abates 21 ft. 7 In., kt Mlnnwos^s. •:S|