Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 35, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 January 1900 — Page 6

- Notable Happenings of 1899 SET DOWN IN C&BPNOLOGICAL ORDER. The Briflsh-Boer War—War in the Philippines—Big Financial Failures, Startling Disasters and Crimes— \ . Necrology, Politics and Sports, Etc. ~

BRITrSH-BOKR WAR- * liar. 30—Job. Chamberlain addressee parti*meat on the Transvaal, . ■. _ .■ . May 18—Arrest of 8 alleged British officers in Transvaal for conspiracy. II—Conference at Bloemfontein between Pres. Kroger and Sir Alfred Milner. Jed. 10-19—New franchise bill passed by M—Kruger threatens to resign. Aug. 21—Kruger in diplomatic note offers to make concessions on condition that Knggland abandon claim of suzerainty. 18—Chamberlain replies such terms cannot be considered. 8ep. 8—Chamberlain insists on joint inquiry to make sure no nullifying conditions exist behind Kruger’s proposals. . U—Kruger answers with less favorable proposals than before. B—-Britain formulates note that ahe will prepare final terms. B—-Orange Free State votes to aid South Af rican Republic.

VCt. w»ven. e»ir weavers nuner appuiuwxi to cbmmand in South Africa. 16—Boer ultimatum that Britain must, with- - -^xaw troops from South Africa. 11—Hfljiounoement ait Johannesburg that war w&nld be in effect 10 a. m., Oct. 12. IS—Boers Spvade Natal. 15— Annorwfv train captured br Boers at Kraaipan... .Gold seized by Transvaal re'lie. . iberley besieged by Boers.... Areen"*“i blown up near Mafeking. Symons mortally wounded in batGlencoe. Kock killed in battle of ELandslaagte. SI—Royal British fusileere. No. lO mountain battery; and Gloucestershire regiment surrounded at Ladysmith and obliged to capitulate after losing heavily. Nov. 2—Boers capture Colenso completing investment of Ladysmith. ,16—Boers wreck English armored traiit north of Estcourt, and kill, wound or capture 100 of Dublin fusileere. S3—fren. Methuen wins battle at Belmont; 68 killed) 1^7 wounded and 18 missing. 28-^Methuen defeats Boers at Modder river,] but with heavy loss. Dec. 10—British under Gatacre drawn into trap at Stormbepg and 672 taken prisoners. 13—-Methuen repulsed at Magersfontein; ' GfS. Wauchope and marquis of Windft^ter killed. Total British losses, 963. 16— Gen. Builer reports reverse near Oolen•o; British troops again led into trap, 10 gung being captured, 1 destroyed; 1,097 casualties. 18—Gen. Methuen’s communications cut. war with the: filipikos. Jan. ^-Filipino congress at Malolos adopts constitution and votes confidence in Aguinaldo, empowering him to declare war •gainst Americans. ”23—U. S. government notified Aguinalda had procln imed republic. Feb. 4—Filipinos make night attack on lila, but repulsed; 25 American solkilled, 175 wounded_Agonciflo, jao representative, leaves Washington for Canada, on account of strict government censorship of all telegrams for -Philippine islands. 18—Brut. G«n- Miller’s forces capture Iloilo, capita Island of Panay; rebels fire town befgyg evacuating; no casualties on American tide. 26—Surrender of Cebu, capital island of Cora, to naval forces reported. Ma^3—Gen. Wheaton captures city of 20—U. S. Philippines commission meets in Manila. -86—Maj. Gen. MacArthur enters Malolos, seat of insurgent government; battle lasted 3 hra; then Filipinos set tire to town and fled. ■Apr. 10—Gen. Lawton captures Santa Cruz, Laguna Prov. <? 17— Filipino capitalist San Fernando since * capture of Malolos) removed to Tariac. 18— ^Admiral Dewey reports capture by FilipirfOs of Lieut. Gilmore and 14 of crew of tlie Yorktown who had gone ashore at Baler to rescue number of Spanish. May 2—Conference in Manila between Gen. Otis and Filipino emissaries terminates wltaput definite results. -Fast Filipino municipal government sanctioned by Americans established at B&Unag by Gen. Lawton. Native mayor and council elected. 16—San Isidro, important Filipino town, taken by Lawton.4 22—Agfunaldo’s commission meets Amerioott commission in Manila; notified that Pres. McKinley offered following: “A govehttr general to be appointedby the prefineDt; a cabinet to be appointed by s verb or general; all the judges to be d by the!*president; the heads of ents to be either Americans or ios, or both; and a general advisory —JL its members to be chosen by the people by a form of suffrage to be hereafter ‘cajpefully determined upon.” Job. i^Gen. Rios with remainder of Spanish troops sails from Manila for Spain. 13—Americans under Lawton, Wheaton and Ovflfthine defeat Filipinos at Las Pinas; heavy loss on both sides. IS—Rear Admiral John C. Watson arrives at Manila to assume command of Asiatic

JuL 17—War correspondents in Manila protest against rigid censorship of press dispatches. 25—Gen. Otis proclaims provisional civil government on Island ofNegr06. Aug. .4—U. S. steamer Saturnus captured and burned. 5 8cp. 22—Gen. Otis’ attempt to imitate policy employed in Cuba of buying insurgents’ Sfms fails. 94—Gunboat Urdaneta while bombarding Orani is captured and sunk by rebels; crew made prisoners. Oet. 8—Aguinaldo issues proclamation releasing American prisoners and permitting Filipino soldiers in northern provinces to go home. 9—Censorship of press dispatches to and from Manila abolished. 16—Insurgent capital moved from Tarlac to mountains west of that city. 28—Gen. Lawton establishes civil government at San Isidro. - 91—Insurgent capital established at BayonNovnf—il%lipino8 routed near MabaJacat. 12—Americans enter Tarlac. 14—Maj. John A. Logan killed while leading battalion in battle at San Jacinto. 94—Otis reports that insurgent government can no longer be said to exist, troops and officials being scattered and Aguinaldo in hiding—Bautista, pres. Filipino congress, before Gen. MacArthur formally renounces all further connection with, insurrection. 96—Capt. Very, of gunboat Castine, reports to Admiral Watson that Prov. of Zamboanga has unconditionally surrendered. Dec. 10—Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar, commanding agninaldo's body guard, killed in fight 18 n. w. Cervantes. JSvrGen. Tirona, commanding in Cagayan, * unconditionally surrenders __Gen Henry W. Lawton killed srhiie leading attack against San Mateo, wnich was capturedJHBm^HH 96—Americans victorious at Aritao, Calamba. Dinalupuan and Ssla.

BUSINESS FAILURES. larolTiBK LlablUtlei of Half a Millloa Dollars or More — Baaka Generally. Jan-6—New York, A. B. Hilton, voluntary bankruptcy; $2,539,007; so assets. 10—Boston, Hamilton national bask; volun25—Kansas City, Mo., Planters' bank. 31—Russell, Kanv First national bank.... cSan Jose, Cal., Union savings bank. Mar. 2—Bank of Cobden, 111. 0—New York, William Noble, builder, voluntary bankruptcy; $1,027{460. 0—Lima, O., American national bank; voluntary_Memptis, Tefln., I Continental national bank; voluntary. nge, 111., C. F. Gillett's private Creek, N. Y,, Excelsior bank, is City, Mo„ W. V. L. Lippincott, presitent Lippincott Rental Co.; 01,000,000 with $125 assets. Apr. 6—Warrensburg,, Mo., Farmers' and Merchants’ bank turns business over to Citizens’ bank_Brooklyn, N. Y.. Fulk sold to Mechanics bank of New ton bank York. 11—ACma, Wis., banking bouse of L. P, Hunner A McKenzie. 21—Lakeport, N. H., Lake Village savings bank. , .

Jun. 5—Gocheco (N. H.) savings and Cocheco national banks—First bank of 8kng- , Alaska. diwhton, Wis.,Daneoounty state bank. 14—In Colorado, Miners' bank at 8rede and banks at Hooper and Monte Vista. 20—New York, Hen nr Poet, banker, voluntary bankruptcy; $8,464,575. 3(^&L^ooCity, Mich., Spencer O, Fisher; Jul. 7—Savings bank of St. Paul. 8—Niles, Mich., Citizens’ national bank. 14—Perth, N. J., Middlesex county savings ^ bank. 17— St. Paul, Germania bank. 24— N. Y. National Building & Loan Ass’n; $852,646. Aug. 16—Alex. McDonald, king of the Klondike; $6,000,000. Sep. 5—-Atchison (Kan.) national bank. 18— Penn Yan, 1st national bank. 20— Wichita, Kan., Davidson Investment Co. 25— New York, H. J. SLoss, clothing manufacturer; $735,162. Oct. 27—Lexington, Ky., D. A. Sayre & Co.’s bank. Nov. 2—Levy R. Doty, Chicago coal merchant; $5,000,000... .Rutland, Me., Woodbury & Moulton’s bank; $700,000. 13—Bank of Athens, Ga. 22— Yankton, S. D., savings bank. 23— Butte, Mont., Farmers’ & Merchants’ bank... .Lebanon, lnd., Central state bank. Dec. 16—Boston, J. P. Squire & Sons, pork packers, $3,000,000. 16—Boston, Broadway nat. bank. 19— Produce Ex. Trust Co., N. Y.; $11,649,000—Port Jarvis, N. Y., npt. bank. 21— Boston Globe Nat. Bank. 26— Boston, Lovell Arms Co....St. Louis, Si{egel-Hillman Dry Goods Co.; $221,000. CASUALTIES. Disasters of Various Sorts la Which Six or More Lives Were Lost. Jan. 1—Ishpcming, Mich., 6 miners by Upsetting hoisting cage. 6— In Gulf of Mexico, 8 by explosion on yacht Paul Jones. 9— We6t Dunellen, N. J., 18 in railway col-lision-Sunal, Neb., 4 in railway wreck. 14—Tacoma, Wash., harbor. British ship Andelena sinks; 19 drownea....Gregg county, Tex., 6 in cyclone. 11—Silver Plume/Col., 24 miners in snowdlide... .Off N&b. lightship, 13 by foundering of boat. .12—Near Yankton, S. D., 17 in burning cottage of insane asylum. 14— Off South Carolina coast, 9 by wreck of steamship William Lawrence_Cornerstone, Ark., 7 in burning home_In Texas during 2 days’ intense cold, 14 frozen. Mar. 8—N ear Norfolk, Va., 12 drowned by sinking of tug. 10— Creae, Col., 6 by explosion in mine. 17—New York, 46 during burning of Windsor hotel. / 10—Near Edwardsrille, Ala., 11 in cyclone. 27—Chicago, 8 in flames of Armour's curded hair ana felt works. Apr. 3—Joplin, Mo„, 5 by caving in of a narrow trench, 4—Eureka, Cal., M by capsizing of steamer in harbor. 7— New York, 12 in burning home of Wallace C. Andrews. 9—Near Glendive, Mont., 12 by flood in Yellowstone river. 15— Near Beverly, Mass., 11 in wreck of fishing schooner. 27— Kirksvifle, Mo., 30 in tornado....Newtown, Mo., 15 by eyejone-Onawa, la., 5 in tornado. 28— Milan, Mo., 4 families by cyclone. 29— Carney’s Point, N. J., 6 by explosion in smokeless powder works. Mar. 14—Off Grand Marais, in Lake Su-| periof, 9 by foundering of schooner. I 27—Near Waterloo, la., 8 in railway xmc& caused £y washout... .Near Hardeevifle/9 m burning home....In Bijou hills, south of Chamberlain,, S. D., 7 by cyclone_ Near Dawson, Alaska, 7 drowned breaking through the ice. *

w—ioieao, M., o t»y upsetting of boat. Jun. 4—Near Alberta, N. W. T., 30 Indians by upsetting of boat in Lake of Clouds. 7— In New York and vicinity, 25 from effects of warm weat her. 8- Jioss Hollow, Ark., 28 by landslide... .In vicinity of Austin, Tex., 25 byoloudburst and consequent floods. 12— New Richmond, Wis., 112 by cyclone. 13— Herman, Neb., 10 in cyclone that practically destroyed the town. 16—Rosalia, Tex., 27 during freshet. 20—Dunbar, Wis., 6 by upsetting of boat. 29—In Lake Erie, off Lorain, O., 9 by foundering of steamer....Near Clarksville, Mo., 5 by upsetting of skiff. Jul. S-^Columbus, O., O by-i _ cars at railway crossing. 13—New York, 21 to date from lockjaw, due 4th of July pistol wounds. 16—Bennett Lake, Alaska, 11 drowned. 18—In northwestern Iowa, 10 in emigrant wagon by cloudburst. 31—Hampton, Va., 7 from yellow fever in soldiers’, home_Big Prairie, Mich., O7 thrashing machine exploded. • Aug. 1—Crook’s inlet, 22 gold hunters drowned. 3—St. Mary’s and Calvert counties, Md., 6 during storm, * 6—Near Baltimore, 5 by rowboat capsizing. 10—Near Jackson, La., 5 in burning home. 17—Near Washington. Ind., 6 drowned. 24—Near Carberviile, Mo., 5 miners by dynamite. 27— Sparkill, N. Y., 5 in St. Ann's convent fire. 28— Chicago, 9 by falling arches of new Coliseum bldg-Near Dardahelle, Ark;, 7 by capsizing boat. 7 30—Yuma, A. T, 6 in a fire. Sep. J—Pittsburgh, Pa., 5 by boiler explosion— .Easton, Conn., 5 children, while sea bathing. 5—Bath, Me., 5 by.yacht capsizing....Off Amherstburg, Of, 6 Toledo people By yacht capsizing. 16—Near Mora, N. M., 8 by collapsing of adobe. 22—Near Cape Pine, N. F., 14 in shipwreck. 24—Reno. OoL. 6 in rail wav collision. S'" ■ \

Oct.-Mr-05 Sand* point, L. L, 12 in burning steamer. IS—Teton county, Mont., 12 in blizzard. 25—In Montana, 9 sheep herders in storm while trying to sate flocks. 28—Faires, Ale., 14 in s fire. Not. 1—Off S. C. coast, 13 in shipwreck.... ^Chjcago^5^byjiust explosion. —- Pan shoals, N. C., 10 in ship' wreck. 15-^Off St. Pierre, MdL, 7 in shipwreck. 19—Humboldt, S. Ds, 0 in railway disaster. 22—11 is reported that 23 have been kLled accidentally in Adirondacks by hunters.... On Upper Yukon, Alaska, 10 drowned caught by ice Jam. 30—Patterson, N. J., 0 at railway crossing. Dec. 1—During Minn, and Wis. deer season, 11hunters accidentally tailed. 4—Near Solids, Col.,*8 in railway collision. 8—On Lake £ne, steamer Niagara reported lost with 16 persons. O—Carbon Hill, Wash., 32 by mine explosion. 18— On Lake Superior,' Whslebsck barge 115 with crew of 9 men given up for lost. 19— New York, 7 in tenement fire. 22— Quincy, IH., 12 school children, in-fire. 23— Brownsville. Pa., 35 by mine explosion. 25— New Bear Month, Mont., 4 in railway wreck. 26— Near Ashcroft, B. C., 7 Indiana by canoe upsetting.

CRIMES. Jan. 2—PauldiDg, O., ex-Postmaoter C. A. Brewer kills wife and self. 20—Antigo, Wis., van da is wreck offices of Antiago Republican, Weekly News and German Herald. * 23—Philadelphia, Geo. Ayres fatally wounds wife's lover and kills wife and self. Feb. 4—Westminster, O., Frank Blair kills Ed. Broward, Mary Anderson and self; jealousy. Mar. 1—Alikehi courthouse in Choctaw nation, Walla Tonka barged for murder. 2— Atheletone, Kan., wile and 4 children of John Gilbert found murdered. 3— Lucknow, Tenn., Mrs. John A. Clark poisons her 3 children and self; insane. 15—Bleton, Tex., Ed Bean drives wife city detective; T. F. Goelee, police sergt., J. Williams and Louis Hinkle shat dead. 22—Lagrange, Ind., Mrs. C. Mol ter poisons her2 children and self;temporarily insane. Apr. 5—Albany, Ga., W. H. Jackson kills his wife, baby and. self; insane. 10— Pana, 111., 7 dead, many wounded and town under martial law as result of attempt to arrest a negro desperado who defied the officers. 2t—Fresno, Cal., factional fight among Chinese Highbinders results in 3 killed and 2 fatally wounded. 26—Near Malden, Mo., Mrs. Jane Tettaton and her 4 children found murdered. Max 2—Near Beraadotte, Til., J. J. Smith snoots divorced wife and kills self; jealousy* . J 9—Okolona. Miss., Dr. Wm. Murphy and son and Chas. D. Clarke and son killed in dispute over a bill. 11— Howard City, Mich., Jos. Harvey (aged 20) kills wife, unde and grandmother, and wounds his baby, father-in-law and self. 17—-W est Alexandria, O., Fyank Campbell kills divorced wife, her sister and self. 20—M iddiebury, O., Earnest Austin (aged 25) kills mother and brother and abbots self; they opposed his wish to marry a neighbor s daughter. Jun. 1—Near Thornton, Ind., Alfred Wells kills 3 of his little boys; insane. s j* Jul. 16—Near Long Grove, HI., Mrs.. Geo. Trieder in family quarrel wounds her bus- - band, and kil,^xl_mother and self. 17— Manchester. Ky., Howard Baker feud results in 5 killed, 3 wounded. 26—Near Washington, Tenn., Matt Stanford kills Preston Carson, then shoots Carson’s 2 children-. Aug. 1—Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Mary Stevenson kills her 2 children and self; unable ta secure work. . 4—Brandt, Pa., Chas. Yager kills his 3children and self; insane. 16—Indianapolis, Mrs. Em os Baldwin poisons husband and 2 children, then shoots herself dead. Sep. _ 15—Scotia, Neb., Mrs. Earpe Phillips poisons her 2 children and self. 16—CartarviMe, El., 7 negroes in riot between black and white runners. _/ Oct. 3—Stranger, _Tex., M. M. McKinney kills wife, Paul Norman and self.* 4—Montgomery, Mo., Chaa. Raifkin kills Frank Walker, bride and self; disappointed love. / H—Judge Basil Laplace, (state legislator) " killed by mob on Kis1plantation.20 m. from New Orleans. 18— Near Redwood Falls, Minn., Frank Babcock kills wife, 3 spns and seif; insane. Nov. S—Kentucky election, troubles result in 15 killed and 12 wounded. Dec. 5—Bakersfield, Cal., &. S. Millikin kill* wife, child and self. J 6—Racine, Wis., Rev. p. B. Cheney and wife shot by burglars, X. 25—ChilUcothe, 0,? W. J. Williams killed his 3 children and himself.

FIRES. More Particularly Those Which Cause Large Lou or Suffering:. Jan. 12—Atlanta, Ga., is heart of business district: $500,000. 18— New York, building of A. J. Caznmeyer, retail shoes; $500,000. Feb. 1—Columbus, O., half a business block; $750,000. - ■ 7—Wiimibeg, Manitoba house; $500,000. 9—New Yore, 13 buildings; $700,000. 10—Hjankfort, Ky., governor’s mansion. l^-Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co.’s bookstore; $850,000. 14— Chicago, E. B. Butler’s storage bldg.; $700,000—Cincinujati, Kahn, Fellhrimer & Co.’s hat establishment f $000,000. 15— Brooklyn navy yard machine ahaps; $1,000,000. _ , 28— Holyoke, Mass., Windsor hotel, opera bouse and other buildings; $500,000. Apr. 13—In Rock and Keith counties, Neb., prairie fire6; several lives lost. 16— Cleveland, O., half a black of businere buildings; $1,000,000. May 1—Nearly one-third of Brule county, 13. D., burned ever by prairie fires. * 17— Chicago, 5 lumber plants; $500,000. 20—Dawson City, Alaska, business portion; $4,000,000. 26—Coney^fsland, N. Y., 20$ buildings; $500,Jun. 4—Republic, Wash., 28 b’dgs., $250,000. Jul. 4—Memphis, Tenn., Gayoso hstel; $450,000. Aug. 21—Victor, Col., in business section: $2,000,000. Sep. 16—Promised Land, L. I., Amer. Fisheries Co.’s plant; $500,000. 10—In Adirondack forest, N. Y., forest fine*. 20— Norfolk, Va., St. Vincent de Paul’s hospital; 4 lives and $500,000. Oct. 3—Endeavor, Pa., Wheeler & Du«inberry Co.’s lumber yards; $500,000. 13—Brooklyn, N. Y., Bush Co.’s cotton warehouse; Sp00,000. -Nov. 3—New York, Manhattan Bedding MJo.’s factory; $500,000. 5—Waukegan, 111., Amer. Steel- & Wire Co.’s plant; $500,000.... Kansas City, Mo., fire starting in Jones Bros.’ department store; $500,000. 12—Montreal, Vian Bros.' biscuit factory; $500,000. 29— Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & CoM pub. house ana other buildings, $3,000,000. Dec. 10—Augusta, Ga., business block; $1,000,000. 19— Florence, S. C., business section. 21— Detroit, Tex., business section. 25—Rock Creek, O., business portion.... Hastings, Minn., 3 business blocks. FOREIGN. ' Jan. 19—U. S. cruiser Philedelphia ordered to Samoa as result of clash between German consul and the British and American representatives. —Germany disavows action of consul in Samoa. Feb. 8—Gen. Count von Caprivi dies at !3kyren, Ger. 16—M. Felix Faure, president of France, dies suddenly in Paris of apoplexy; aged 58.

19—Emile Loubet elected 7th president of France by national assembly at Versailles. 21— Funeral of M. Faure in Fans. Mar. 1—Premier Sagtst* and Spanish min- / isfry resigns. Apr. 9—Mining disaster in Coahnila, Mexv ico, caused loeaof 12 live*. May 12—Jews forbidden to reside in St Petersburg. ^ 16— In anti-Christian uprising in Yencheug district of Iehovfu, China, 4 Catholic priests murdered and 18 chapels wrecked. 18—Peace conference, called by tzar of Russia, opened at The Hague; IS countries represented. M. de Stad, Russian ambassador to Great Britain, made president of the council. ' 26—Fire destroys 75 houses and i tores in St. John, N. B.; 8500,060 loss. Jun. 2—Spanish queen regent announces cession of Marianno, Caroline and P&iaois islands to Germany. 3—Court of cassation in Paris annuls verdict of court-martials in 1891, and orders retrial of Dreyfus_Johann StmnsB, famous musical composer, dies is Vienna: aged 74. 17— Rev. H. S. Phillips, his wife and Miss Seir, missionaries, with 7 native converts, massacred at Kien Yang. % 22— New French cabinet formed with Senator Waldeck-Rousseau as premier. 23— Government of India adopt t gold stand

ara. 26—Intarnatipnal council of women opened in London.' JuLlO—Grand Duke George, brother of Russian czar dies at imperial palace in the Caucasus; aged 27. 26—Gen. Uiises Heureaux, pres, of San Domingo, assassinated at Moca. * 30—International peace conference holds its final sitting. Aug. 3.—It is reported Mexican government has Yaquif Indian revolt well in hand; have killed 83 Indians in Sonora. 5— Dreyfus trial begun at Rennes, France. 12—Two men attempt to assassinate M. Labo ri, counsel for Dreyfus. Sep. 9—Capt. Alfred Dreyfus convicted of high treason by court-martial and sentenced to 10 yrs. in prison. 19— French cabinet decides to pardon Dreyfus—Jules Guerin surrender's after being besieged 6 wks. in a house in Paris. 20— Dreyfus released from prison. Oct. 3—Anglo-Venezuelan boundary commission decision (at Paris) gives G|. Britain a great part of disputed territory. 16—Cloudburst in Rome does immense damage. 20—Juan Isidro Jimenes elected pres. San Domingo. Nov. 4—u. S., Gt. Britain and German dissolve tripartite agreement regarding Samoan islands; U. S. guaranteed possession of Tutuila. 6— Naval battle between Colombian and rebel vessels ; 250 insurgents killed. 20—Emperor and empress of Germany welcomed at Windsor by Victoria. Dec. 2—Mexican ttoops kill 48 Yaqui Indians in battle near Cocori. 5—Kurds pillage Armenian village of Kostur. massacre mg 300 persons. 12—Earthquake on Ceram, one of Malay islands; 5,000 people perisn. 22—At Frelingheim, 40 Belgian schoolchildren drowned by breaking through the ice on a skating pond.

INDUSTRIAL. Jan. 12^-Che wieg gum manuf act urers of U. S. combine at New York; capital, $15,000,000. 17—John Mitchell elected pres. United Mine Workersin convention at Pittsburgh. 23—Bridge building companies combine; capital, $50,000,000. Feb. 1—Leading pottery interests organize; capital, $40,000,000. 3— Soap manufacturers combine; capital. $50,000,000. i 6—American Car A Foundry (combining 8 bag cat concerns) incorporated for $00,Mar. 1—American and Wire Co., at Joliet, 111., raises wages of 36,000 employes from 5 to 10 per cent_Various whisky and distilling companies form a trust, capital, $128,000,000. 16—Wages of 15,000 stove molders raised. 30— The Republic Iron & Steel Co. (capital. $50,000,000), controlling 30 mills west of Pittsburgh, incorporated. 31— During month of Mar. 134 corporations organized in New Jersey; aggregate capital stock, $1,Ul,750,000. Apr. 1—Increase in wages in cotton mills of New England goes into effect, the restoration benefiting 140,600 operatives. 4— Andrew Carnegie advanced wages of 10,M0 employes in Pittsburgh and vicinity 10 per cent. 29—Trouble between union and nonunion miners at Wardner, Idaho, culminated in blowing up Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine and mill, causing loss of $250,009 and one man killed—H. C. Frick Coke Co., in Pittsburgh, Pas, employing 15,000 men, raises wages from 6 to!2£ per cent. May 2—Troops occupy Wardner, Idaho, and martial law prevails on account of rioting. 10— Riotous strikers at Duluth, Minn., blow up street car with dynamite; 10 passengers injured. 1 11— Industrial commission in Washington begins inquiry into operations of trusts. 17—Brotherhood of F Railway Trainmen, in session at New Orleans, reelects Grand Master Morrissey and adopts resolutions opposing Sunday trains. Jun. 7—United States court of appeals, in session at Milwaukee, says alien labor law applies solely to common laborers, exempting clerks and nil kinds of skilled artisans. o 10—Wages of 45,000 employes in iron and steel manufacturing industries raised 25 per cent—Big Consolidated Co.'s. 14 street railway lines in Cleveland, O., tied up by strike for increased wages. 12—Rioting in Cleveland resulted in j destruction of 10 cars and injury of scores of persons, including many policemen. 21—As a res yd, of settlement of coal miners’ strike, 22,000 of the 30{000 strikers return to work in Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory and Arkansas. 24—Street railway strike in Cleveland ended practica|ly a victory tpf railway concerns, though at a money loss of nearly $200,000. Jul. 11—Distillery Co. of Amer., incorporated at Trenton, N. J.; cap. $125,000,060. 12— Consolidation of wrought steel, iron and tube^industries effected in New York; $80 000,000. 13— Wage increase of 15 per cent, for 30,000 tin mill employes announced. Sep. 12—Trust conference (35 states represented) opened in Chicago. 16—M. L. Lockwood (Pa.) elected pres. Antitrust organization formed as result of conference in Chicago. 20—Anti-trust conference begun in St. Louis, Gov. Savers (Tex.) presiding. * Oct. 10—Pans (LB.) coal miners’strike settled after lockout of over 18 mos., during which many lives were sacrificed. 20— Pullman Palace Car Co. of Chicago-ab-sorbs Wagner Palace Car Co. of N. Y. Nov. 22—Commercial Industrial congress organized in Chicago, composed of leading shipping interests; E. P. Bacon, of Milwaukee, pres. Dec. 19.—Wages of 300,690 New England textile mill employes advanced, increase being $10,000,600 a year. 13—Independent telephone companies of Mich,, Ind., and O. refuse to sell out to telephone combine... .International Farmers’ union organized at Binghamton, N. Y., to maintain produce prices. 21— At Springfield, ill., street car blown up by dynamite for 3d time since strike began. Hi YHCHIS GS. Jan. 5—Eagle City, Alaska, Jack Jolly, saloonkeeper and gambler_Near Banks, Ala., Marshall McGregor (colored); charged with barn burning. Feb. 11—Near Leesburg, Ga., Bill Holt, Geo. Fort and Geo. Bivens; assault. Mar. 15—Paimettp, Ga, 9 negroes shot; charged with arson. . 23—In Little River county. Ark-, 7 ntgroes lynched to date, result of what is practically a race war. Mi 25—Charleston, S. C., John Webb and3*hll Toney (negro boys 18 years old) kiHeo*by mob of white boys. ^ Apr. 11—Deerfield, O., Wm. Kinneman tarred and feathered: assault.

* 23—N«ur Ncwnan, Gi., Sam Hose (negro) burned at stake; murdered Alfred Cranford end assaulted Mrs. Cranford. . 29—Osceola, Ark., Will Sees; barn burning. May 13—Blue Lick Springs, Ky., John Holland (colored). > 25—Near Aiey, Tex., Jas. Humphries and 2 sous (white); charged with, harboring a murderer. \ Jun. 10—Near Sardis, Miss., Simon Brooks' (colored), lynched by a negro mob; murdered negro woman. 13—Dunelon, Fla., 2 negroes lynched by negro mob for shooting colored man. Jul. 8—Altno, Kan.. Dick Williams (negro); charged with murder. 2d—Freelaadrrille, Ind., Lon French, a despe rado. 21—Tallulah, La., 5 Sicilians for kng list of alleged crimes. .22—Bainbridge, G&-4 3 negroes; assaulted white woman.... h ear Bruton, Mo., Frank Enubree (negro); assault. 24— Saffold, Ga., 2 negroes; assault....-; Wilmot, Ark., Chick Davis (negro); murder_Hattiesburg, Miss., Henry Novels; assault. 25— 5aHold, Ga., Chas. Mack; rape and robbery_Fugua Prairie, Tex., John Hamilton (colored); burned a church. Aug. 1—Near Forest, Ga., Solomion Jones <negro); assault. 9—Amite City, La., Adolphus Brown (colored) killed, and Edgar and Edw. Barr flogged by a mob-Jaspar, Fla., un- , w known negro; assault. Oct. 15—Wiison, La., J. L. Smith (white); ; charged with eattle stealing. /. - 20— St. Anne, Miss., Joe Leflore (negro); had confessed to firing home in which 5 persons perished. 21— St. Ance, Miss., John Gray (colored); .implicated in murder of Gafnbrel family. Nov. 2—Near Courtland, Ala., Albert Stoss (negro); assault. . 16—Bloomfield, Mo., Wm. Huff; charged with murder. Dec. 6-rMaysviIle, Ky., Dick, Coleman (negro); burned at stake; murder. 13—Jones, La., negro-assault. 23—Jas. Martin and Frank West (negroes), near Bolton. Miss.; murder and assault.

METEOROLOGICAL. Jan. 10—Saranac, N. Y., temperature39 deg. below 0. 24—Near Plaguemine, Ala., cyclone. Feb. .13—Severe blizzard sweeps Atlantic coast. 14—Damage to fruit from cold in Florida estim< ted at $1,000,000. Mar. '—Kanawha valley in W. Va., by worst flood in local history; Charleston almost | entirely under water_Cyclone in FW Teno. destroys property valued at' $3,000,- * 000. , i; ..... | 10—Sharp flashes of lightning and roaring thunder during snowstorm at Chippewa Falls, Wis. , | Apr. 14—Flood at Sheridan, Wyo., causes grej t property losses. 24—Snow blockade, whichprevented trains entering Breckinridge, Col., for 76 days, broken. May*l—Cassopolis, Mich., and vicinity, cyclone cuts path quarter of a milewiae. 10—Homer, Neb., inundated by cloudburst ....Spencerport, N. YI, flooded from break in Erie canal. 16—Montpelier, O., cyclone strikes schoolhouse’ 25 children and teacher injured. 30—Highview, la., practically destroyed by wind and rain. Jun. 7—Peru, Ind., cloudburst. 20—Marsh eld, O., cloudburst. swept away. 22—Carrizo, Tex., washed away by flood; 5»-> | lives and $4,109,00$ in property lost. ' Jul. 3—Dewey, Tex., washed away by flood 8—In Texas, flood in Brazos river valley ha . destroyed in 1$ das. $18,COO,000 in propert and 38 lives. ~ 12—Frewsburg, N. jBjt Half business portio destroyed by lightmng. 28—In Denel county, S. 1)., wheat an etri ■ of 4 by 10 miles destroyed by had. Aug. 3—Near Morrison, Col., cloudburst. ! 10—Hurricane in Porto Kioo and other West Indies; city of Pence entirely destroyed ; 3.000 persons killed... in Philadeiphii.. ; electrical storm ^damaged $1,000,000 it property. Sep. 7—N^ar Bowling Green, 50 oil derrieit ' wrecked by -tornado. Nov. ^9—Great. F&ls. Mont., train blov i from track by windstorm. ? Dec. 7—Stack river valley, Wash., flooded. \ 25—Jan Jacinto and Hemet, Cal., wiped o it by earthquake.

* NECROLOGY. Jan. 13—Cong. Nelson Dingiey (ex-guv. Maine), at Washington, aged 67. 4 17—J. R. Young, cong. librarian at Wmhipgton; aged 58. 26%Ex-Attorney Gen., ex-Sen. and ex-G v. (Ark.) A. H. Garland, at WashingU l* aged 67. Feb. 5—Col. Jas. A. Sexton, of Chicago, G. A. R. commander-in-chief, atr^Waabi ;,jton; aged 55. ^ I ■ Mar. 1—Baron Fairer Herscbell, fomei lord high chancellor of Gt. Britain, Ci* suddenly at Washington while repress at? ing England on Anglo-American joanthgt 0. commission; aged 62. , 2—Cong. John W. Cranford (Tex.), ,»f Washington*; aged 36. 12—Cong. W. L. Greene (Neb.), at Om« aa 17—Princess Kauilani, in Honolulu; agec It 24—Franck H. Pierpont, 1st Gov. W. t'a; and last of civil war governors, at Pi ;u burgh, Pa.; aged 86. Apr. 1—Rear Admiral C. C. Carpenter tired) commits suicide in a Boston sani W 9—Justice Stephen J. Field, of U. S. se - preme court (retired), in Washington; aged 83. 24—Ex-Gov. and ex-U. S. Sen. Richard «•;. Og.esby, in Elkhart, 111.; aged 74. May 12—Ex-Gov. Roswell P. Flower (id Y-), at Eastport, L. I.; aged 64. .! Jun. 1—Ex-Gov. Eksha Baxter, at Rite <<- ville, Ark.; agedJ72. _ aged 35. 15— Cong. Richard P. Bland, at Lekia:, Mo.; aged 64. Jul. 5—Ex-Gov. J. P. Richardson, at Co ta itbia, S. C.; aged 69—Bishop John l*. Newman, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; ig :d 73. 21— Col. Roht. G. Ingersoll, near D-ab:* Ferry, N. Y.; aged 65. Aug. 8—Ex-Gov. Wm. Y. Atkinson (Ga , at iiewman; aged 45. 12—Ex-Gov. Henry M. Rector, at lit Ie Rock, Ark. Sep. 10—Ex-U. S. Sen. Jas. B. Eustae (N. */Y.), at Newport. R. I.; aged 65. *6—Cong. Dan "I Ermentrout, at Retciig, Pa.; aged 62. i Oct. 5—Ex-U. S. Sen. Jas. Harlan, ai I!£t. Pleasant, I a.; aged 79. 16— Ex-Gov. Wm. W. Thayer, at Perris:;d, Ore.; aged 72-Ex-U. S. Sen. J,T Earns, at Harrisburg, Va. 23—Ex-Gov. Hugh H. Osgood (Com .) at Manlius, N. Y.; aged 78. 25— Chas. Grant Allen, novelist, in Lets d aged 51. -. * 26— Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry, U. S.. t,, at New York; aged 60. Nov. 1—Ex-Gov. and Ex-U, S. Sen. A vin Saunders, wt Omaha, Neb.; aged 82 5—Ex-Gov. A\ Barto, at St. Cloud, Min :u 16— Cong. Evan E. Settle, in Owentei.. I y.; aged 51. * r 3—Yiee Pres. Garret A. Hobart, at tereon, N. J.: aged 55. * Dec. 5—U. S. Sen.-e!ect Monroe L 3 laywaid, in Nebraska-City, Neb.; agec;-.St. . 17— Lieut. Thos. M. Brumby, of Mriv tta, Ga., Dewey’s Sag lieutenant, at W ul'ington; aged 44. ; * 19—Dr. E. J. Finney, inventoroltrol t j system. at Fox Lake, Wis. I * 22— Dwight L. Moody, evangelist, at 17 rtSf field, Mass., aged 62. 26—Prof. ESiott Cones, ornitholosast . at Baltimore; aged 57. SPORTING. Jan. 5—Mail train makes run N. Y. b Raw Francisco (3*547 m.) in 98 hrs. 30 Era 7—Oliver Archer, at Dayton* 0., fEXung hieh jkkk: 7 ft. S in.

U 7—Jolni. Lawson, at Sun Jeae, jus 100-m bicycle race; 4:34:20. <;r 113—Peter Hegel man, inN ew York, wa* y£ir. go-as-you-p*ease walking match, 4*7 J . i.')—Jas. J. Jeffries whips Roht Fit swam it its in 11th round in prise tight at New i) c -k for world’s championship. \ 2:" 4 has. M. Murphy, meed by locomotive, :k kes mile on bicycle in 65 sec. A ;.g 1—W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., at Newport 1 t. I.„ mak<» 3$ m. in automobile in 6 nan. \l. - -A. A. Hansen, in Minneapolis, rides hiv OikJl.OOO m.; 92 hrs. 44 min. i -1 turns Pierce, in Phitadelpma, lowers bi- < ylie records for 2, 3, 4 and 5 m.; time: IU: 10, 4:46, 6:23 and 8:02. IpLJMJP-s—. l>«*h_ ahs T>___... f r- Tom Butler, at Ravenswcod, IB., rides life in. id 18:57 Z5. I: i p. 15—Open golf championship of U. S. i * »n in Baltimore by Wm. Smith, of Cfei1;7— hiding Bumps breaks world’s wagonpicingre<jord; 2:03i. but. 4—-Wm. H. Stubbs, Baltimore ccmposi - Uir, sets 66,617 ems on machine in 5 hrs. 35 a in. 21- Eddie McDuffie, at Brocton, Mass., rides {' fe cycle 2 m. in 2:54. .5- Nat. League baseball season ends, peril © usages being as follows: Brooklyn, .882; S t ostein, .ttt; Philadelphia, .613; Balti- ® ore, .581; St. Louis, .55?; Cincinnati, f - 53; Pittsburgh. .510: Chicago, Ml; g 1 ouisville/ .468; New York, .400: Washington, .380; Cleveland, .131. , pb -Mrs. Jane Lindsay rides in New York f JOjn. in 91 hrs. 48 min. -Third and final race in series for Ameri a’s cup won by Columbia, defeating the k haparoek, British challenger. . 5- -Howard’s golf team wins intercollegiate | championship, in New York. 1-^! J- 3—Jas. J. Jeffries, at Coney lsknd, N.‘ -jre,1* decision on points after 25 rounds, nth Tom Sharkey for world’s heavyweight championship. 16-Mai. Taylor, in Chicago, half m. bicycle ecoird lowered to :41. i>6 —Maj. Taylor lowers 1 m. paced'bicycle coord to 1:19. ‘il—Kaiser W nhelrn derGrw^s from Sfdth* - if hrs. 3< mitt. umpton to h*. Y., 5 ____ 27 —Bert Repine wins 48-hour bicycle race I .in Kansas City: 961 1-3 m. D;C. 10—University of Chicago football team wins western collegiate championship by defeating Wisconsin^... .Miller and Tialier in N. Y. win 6-da.-bicycle race making 2,744 m. v V.14—H. W. Widemann swims 25 yrds in 12241 seconds.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTER#. Uertalnlnj? Especially to Tklnsi Political, Social, Keilgloa* and Educational. ] im. 1—U. S. flag raised over Havana palace, noting transfer of sovereignty aver Cuba from Spain. ft—Spanish-American peace treaty sent to ■ U. S. senate. ^ 12—Commissary Gen. Eagan, testifying before war iovescigatiajc committee, calls Gen. Miles a liar..77*irs. Frances Lee, member of Col. legislature, acta as speaker;^ 1st instance of the kind on record. 1&—Cuban evacuation commission reports and is dissolved.* * ' 16— T. C. Search reelected pres. Nat. Assn, of Manufacturers at Cincinnati. 17— Verdict of dismissal from military service without recommendation of c-emeaegr passed on Gen. Eagan by court-martial for - attack on Gen. Mnes. » Feb. 1—A. G. Porter (rep., Wash;) elected to U. S. senate. 6— U. S. senate ratifies Spanish-Ameyieaa peace treaty.57 to 27 Capt. Gen. Castellanos, of Cuba, leaves Cienluegos with last of Spanish soldiers, thus completing evacuation. 7— -Pres, reduces (Sen. Eagan’s sentence to * 6 yrs. suspension. 28—American flag raised over Guam. Mar. 1—Union reform party organised in Cincinnati, its chief pknk being the initiative and referendum. 3—Senate confirms nominations of Geo. Dewey to be admiral, E. S. Otis t* be nui. gen., Sampson and Schley to be rear admirals with Schley 2 numbers in advance of Sampson. j, 17—Queen regent of Spain signs peace treaty. Apr. 5—Masha Dyer: (rep., K. L) reoiooted gov—At Beattie, Kan., Mrs. Chss. Totten is elected mayor; aS members of noun

ui nuuitu. ^ 11- r-Ratiiicatious of peace treaty exchanged in Washington... -Bellamy Storer named as minister to Spain. 21—Sen. Quay acquitted in Philadelphia and is appointed by Gov. Stone to tiki vacancy till next legislature meets. ■ ■ , 2Q—Court of inquiry reports ch&rgm of chemieal treatment of refrigerated beef not established, censures Gen. hides for delay in calling attention to matter, rebukes Gen. Eagan for excessive purchase of an untried ration, and exonerates packers from blame. May 2—Col. Fred Funston, 29th Kan. volunteers, made brig. gen. 10—Caul Schur* reelected pres. Civil Service Reform Assn., meeting in New York. 17— Presbyterians of U. S., in lllth annual assembly at Minneapolis. ! 24— National Baptist anniversary meetings begin ip San Francisco. - 25— Prof. Arthur T, Hadley elected pies. Yale University. 26— Distribution ..of $3,660,000 gratuity to Cuban troops, on disbanding and surrendering arms, begun in Havana. Jun. 1—Bimetallic convention in Louisville, Ky.„ favors Chicago platform (’S6) had nomination of W. J.HryaB. 4— Diplomatic relations with. Spain, broken . off Apr. 21, 18SS, formaUy rcfi imcd by reception of Due d*Areas, new Spanish ie*jd ° inter_Lieut. Gov. McSweenev (S. (#.) inaugurated to succeed Govi Eller be, deceased.’ 6— Speaker Reed resigns as member of senJu?^3—International Council of Women* at London; Mrs. May Wright Bewail, of Indianapolis* pres. U 5— United Society Christian Endeavor, at Detroit: Rev. Francis E. Clark, pres. 7— Nat! Editorial Assn., at Portland- Ore.; R. Hi Henry, of Jackson, Miss., pres. 13—Nat. Educational Assn., at Los Angeles, Cal.; O. T. Corson, pres. '. 19—Sec. of War Russell A. Alger resigns. Aug. 1—Elihu Root takes oath of office as secretary of war. Sep. 4—Grand Army of Republic in 33d nat. encampment in Philadelphia. 7— Araer. Bankers' Assn, at Cleveland; Walker Hill, of St. Louis, pres. 13—Nat. Export exposition formally opened in Philadelphia. *’ v 26—Admiral Dewey arrives in New York harbor. ft 29—Naval parade in Dewey?s honor in New , York. Oct. 2—Dewey arrives in Washington. 4—Pres- McKinley, wife and cabinet leave Washington for tour through west, 6— University of Yt. votes to confer degree of LL. D. on Dewey. ' t 12— International commercial congress at Philadelphia. ’ 18— Anti-imperialist meeting'in Chicago. 25—Home purchased for Admiral Dewey formally turned over to him. Nov. 7—State elections result as follow*: Nash (rep.) elected in O.; Taylor (rap.) elected in Ky.; Shaw (rep.) in la.; Santa (dem) in Ma.; Longino (dem.) in Miss.; Crane (rep!) in Mass.; fusion ist» earry Nebraska; S. D., N. Y., Pa. and N. Jt. go rep., and Va. dem. 8— U. S., Gt. Britain and Germany agree on partition of Samoa. ' 9— Admiral Dewey marries Mrs. Mildred Haaen. Dec. <1—Opening of 56th congress i» Washington; David M. Henderson (la.) elected speaker of house. 7—Tnos. S. Martin (Ys.) nominated in join t caucus for U. S. Sen. 13—Ex-Sen-. Allen appointed t* V- S. Sen, .....Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood appointed military governor df Cuba. IS—Currency bill passed by lower house of congress 190 $0 150. 29—Samuel Gwnpers unanimously reelected pres. Amor. Federation «f Labor^ Detroit. 29~Formai rail issued for rap. pal, CQfiYPV Hon at PhiUdtlTshifc ivm *Sk \ i- '... * ■