People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1894 — A BUSY YEAR. [ARTICLE]

A BUSY YEAR.

Review of Many Thinns That Happened During 1C93. The Most Important of the Heavy Business Failures—Startling Casualties and Crimes—Historic Events at .the Columbian Exposition, Etc. BUSINESS FAILURES. Feb. I—First national bank of Little Rock, Ark. Feb. SO— Fanners’ bank at Harrisburg, Pa, Feb 23—Gate City national bank at Atlanta, Ga; &50.0 W. , Mar. 13—Kansas Trust & Banking company at Atchison; tSjO.tM).... Atchison Bouse Furnishing company, of Boston; 11,500,000. Mar. 14—Alabama national bank at Mobile. Mar. 25—Ccmmerciul national bank, of Nashville, Tenn.; 1500,000 Mar. 25—Mechanics’ savings bank at Nashville, Tenn; CojOOOO. Apr. 4—Crocker, Fisk & Co., milling Srm of Minneapolis; 41,200.000. Apr. 25—In Sioux City, la., Union Stock Yards company, fBOO.OOO, and Union Loan and Trust company, 1745,000. M:iy B—Chemical national bank of Chicago, ■with branch at Jackson park. U.000.00u.... Hubert H.Warner, patent medicine manufacturer at Rochester, N. Y., 5500,000. May 11—Columbia national bank, in Chicago, Sl,OOJ,OiX)....Capital national bank at Indunapo--113,51,000,000. (Resumed Juno 10.) May 12—Failure of Columbia national bank In Chicago caused failure of banks at Russiaville, Greentown, Oxford, Morristown, Arcadia, Spiceland, Orleans, Hebron, Brookston, Dunkirk, Geneva, Boswell, Knox, West Lebanon and Greenwood in Indiana; at Richland, Edwardsburg, Lawton, Rockford and Chatlevoix In Michigan; Bank of Oregon, Wis.; Bank of Casey, HL, and Bank at Clearmount, 0.... Big department store of Frank A. Lappen & Co. and furniture store of Lappen Furniture company in Milwaukee: 6500,00.).... Whisky firm of W. IL Thomas & Son; 1690,090. May 23—Elmira (N. Y.) national bank. May 24—David C. Robinson, of Elmira, N. Y.; €1,590,000. Muy 26—Charles Foster, of Fostoria, 0., exsecretary of the United States treasury; SCOO,OOft May 27—Coal firm of Weaver, Getz & C0.,0f Chicago; £500,C00. June I—Merchants' national bank In Tacoma; €600,0C0,... Plankin ton Lank of Milwaukee; €1,100,t00. June C—Washington national (resumed July 6), Washington savings and Citizens’ national banks at Spokane Falls, Wash. June 12—Bank at Burr Oak, Kan., and People's guarantee savings bank at Kansas City, June 13—Nashville (Tenn.) Savings Co., 8282,876 American national bank at Omaha, BCX),001 (resumed Sep. L) June 14—Lake county bank at Painesville, O. ....Citizens’ bank at Fairmount. Ind. June 15—Farmers' and Merchants' bank at Fairmount, 1nd.... City bank at Parsons, Kan... Exchange ban’.; at Weston, O ...First national bank at Kansas City, Kan. June 16—First national bank of Grundy Center, la. Juno 19—Kanawha Lumber Co. at Boston, fcr 6785 900... Oil Well Supply Co., of Pittsburgh. Pa.; 81,100,000.... Bank failures reported at Chattanooga, Tenn., and at Plainville, Kan. June 20—University bank (resumed July 10) and C.tv savings bank at Los Angoles. Cal. June 21—First national, Southern California naiional (resumed Julv 10); Broadway (resumed June 27) ana East sido banks, all at Les Angeles, Cal., and at San Diego the Consolidated national bank and the Savings bank .... Citizens’savings bank of Portsmouth, O.; WCO.UOJ. June 22—Bank closed at Santa Anna, San Diego (resumed June 26), Pomona and Ontario, in California. and at Greenville. Mich. Juao 28—State bank at Minneapolis, Minn., (First national Lank at San Bernardino, Cal. (resumed July 21), People's home savings bank at Sun Francisco. June 25—Bank of New England at Minneapolis. Minn.. .Bank of New City, Kan.... Queen City bank at Buffalo. N. Y.; 62,328,751 Juno 27—Second national bunk of Ashland, Ky. (resumed July 21).... American Exchange bank of Minneapolis, Minn. June 28—Union Trust company,of Sioux City, la.; 6350009... .State bank of Lockhaven, Pa, June 20—Pino county bank at Hinckley, Mi'.in., and branch bank at Sandstone. Juno 80—Bank of Clear Creek county at ■Georgetown, Cel.; 1233,000. Ju'y I—Exchange bank at Webb City, M 0.... First national at Ouray. Col. (resumed Oct 18.) July 3—American national bank of Leadville, <oL; 1342.90.). July s—American savings bank at Pueblo, C 01.... Findley county bunk at Garden City, Kan.... Nobles county bank at Worthington, Mimi. July B—Bank at Lesueur, Minn.... Northern national at Big Rapids, Mich....Citizens’ bank at Vv inneconao, Wis. July 19—t bamlx-rlain Investment company at Leaver; 12.361,118.... Banking house of W. F. Thornton ft ton at Shelbyville, Ill.; €500,000. July It—Kansas City (Mo.) safe deposit and •savings bank: 81,700,000....N0rth Galveston (Tex.) Lund & Improvement association; 5509,--000. July 12—Bank of Commerce at Springfield, Ha; 1176.001)... .Bank of Barnett, Kan. July 13—Nebraska savings bank at Lincoln; 510), *a)o. J - .; y 14—National bank of Kansas City, Mo.; ’ tI.COj.CCO (resumed Oct. 4.).... Franklin savings ■btrulti f Kansas City ....Schleislnger syndicate, Jarge operators in ore at Ishpeming, Mich.... W. H. Bus'.) and N. M. Tabor, lessees of Drown (Palace hotel in Denver; 5650,0)0. Julv 15—Northern bank at Kansas City, Kan.; €3ls,Dud July 17—People’s savings bank (£1,350.000), Colorado savings and Rocky Mountain dime and dollar savings bank, at Denver.... Missouri nnticnal bank (resumed July 31) of Kansas City; i. 100,099. July 18—In Kansas, Citizens’ bank of Kansas City, Bank of Richmond, Farmers’ and Mer■■Chauts’ bank of Osawotomie and First national bank (resumed Aug. 15) and People s savings •bank of rkrt Scott.... Three national banks, the Union (resumed Aug. 19), the Commercial aud the National bank of commerce (resumed Aug. 17), and the Mercantile (resumed Aug. 23). the Capital and the North Denver banks, in De nver. July 19—In Colorado at Denver State national, German national and People's nations, banks (resumed Aug. 19). July 21—Commercial bank in Milwaukee; 51,CJ6 £SO. July 22—In Milwaukee the Milwaukee national (resumed Sep. 2) and the South Side eavings bank.... State national bank at Knoxville, Tenn.... First national bank at Russelll -Kan. July 24—City national bank nt Louisville, Ky. .... Citizens’ bank at Connersville, Inch July 25—Wisconsin Fire & Marine company s bank in Milwaukee.... Bristol Banking & Trust company at Knoxville, Tenn.... Indianapolis national bank.... Bank of Commerce at Indianapolis, 1nd.... At Louisville, Mer•chants’ national, Louisville deposit and Fourth national (resumed Aug. 23) banks. July 25 —German exchange bank at Portage, Wis. July 27—Oregon national bank at Portland ....Farmers’ bank at Mount Sterling, Ky.... ißank of Sparta, Wis . .First national and Montana national banks at Helena, Mont...: National Granite state bank at Exeter, N. H. ....First national at Middlesboro, Ky.... ’Traders’ bank at Mount Sterling. K.y, July 28—First national bank at Great Falls, Meat....Farmers’ and Merchants’ bank at Covington, Ind....German-American bank at Pert Washington, Wis.... Seymour's bank at •Chippewa Foils, Wis. July 39-First national bank at Kankakee, H 1... Dollar savings’ bank at Youngstown, O. ....Citizens’ Savings and Loan association at Al ron, 0.... Commercial bank at Eau Claire, Wfi.... Savings bank at Baraboo, Wis.... First Btit Ctrl at Ashland, Wis. July 31—First national bank at Portland. Ore. ....First national bunk at The Dalles, 0re.... Pendleton savings Lank, 0re.... Springfield, aavt-.rs tank, M 0.... Akron savings tack. O. ... P.,.rk national bank, Livingston, Mont Aug. I—ln Cliicrgo, following members of hoard of trade: John Cudahy, E. W. Bailey A Co.. Wright & Eaughey, A Helmholtz & Co., J. G. Stevens tz Co., North American Provie’on company: liabilities amounted to nearly s4fcj',(*X) ...'Seven Corners bank at St Paul. Mi. n ...Safety Deposit & Trust company at Denver, Col A-g 2—El Paso (Tex) national bank.... First national at Birmingham, A1a.... Savings tank at Anthony, Kan....ln Chicago, following hoard of trade firms: D. Eggleston & Son com-■ps-.ny. G G Parker A Co., Thomas Craig; liabiht.es exceeded £I.OtD.OX). Ano: 4 Equitable Accident Insurance comf*ny c.f Denver ...The James H. Walker bis -dry goods concern of Chicago; £2,40), (XD.... -First national bank at Hammond, Ind....Citizens’ national tank at Mince. 1nd.... First icat.onal bank at Platteville, Wis.... Exchange ba:, it ut Colby. Wis. AiZ 5 Bank of St James, Minn.... State bank at Mapleton. Minn.. Exchange national bank at Wheeling, W. Va.... Farmers’ and Traders’ bank ai Leon, 1a.... Garden Grove flk) bank. ...Citizens’bati: ut David C.ty, la. Aug. 7—Bank of North Branch, M inn.... National took of S.uryis, Mich. ...Grecue county **Aue’ < 8 of Wcilsbcry, Pa.... Madison nauars bank in New York.... Ecrron count.bank at Rice Lake. Wia-.- T- H. Hotchkiss Iz to of Ke* Y<rk alMk excJam e; tSM.OOu . Pot—t ii Cc'xman, UMSca (Pa.) iron Liz;; £’ ■■ c ■. ; . k'i. - £4 t

Aug. Bank of Colfax. Wash.... Sutton county bank of Sonora, Tex.... Commercial bank of Minneapolis, Minn.... Union national bank of Nashville, Tenu Aug. 10—American national bank at Nashville, Tenn, (resumed Sep 1;.... Caldwell county exchange bank at Kingston, M 0.... Exchange bank at Polo, Mo. Aug. 12—Prairie city bank at Terre Haute, 1nd.... Josiah Morris & Co., private bankers at Montgomery, Ala; 51,100,000....Pe0p1e’s bank at Lewisburg, Tenn. Aug. 14—Citizens’ national bank at Attica,lnd. ....Bank of Springfield. M 0.... People's, Citizens' and Commercial banks at Pulaskai Tenn. ....A. R. Beck Lumber company at South Chicago, HL; €569,090. Aug. 15—Hartford bank of Phoenix, A T.... Northern Pacific Railway company. Aug. 10—Union national bank at Racine, W’is. ... Banks at River Falls and Ellsworth, Wis. Aug. 17—First national bank at Dubuque, la. (resumed Aug. 20)....National bank of South Penn at Hyndman, Pa.... Bank at Albany, M 0.... Oliver Iron A Steel company of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 5790,030 ... Standard Wagon company at Cincinnati; 8700,000. Aug. 22—Samuel W. Clark, lumber dealer of Zanesville, O.; 81,500,090. Aug. 24—Navarro Mill company in San Francisco, 51.000,000.... Dillon national bank at Helena, Mont Aug 25—Ford county and First national banks at Paxton, 111. Aug. 28—First national bank of York. Neb.... George C. Cribb, dealer in agricultural implements in Milwaukee; 8600.00,9. Aug. 30—Nicaragua Canal Construction company of New York. Sep I—Equitable Mortgage Co. of Missouri, nt New York; (19,000,000.... Denver (CoL) savings bank: (670.000. Sep 18—Crippen, Lawrence & Co., Denver loan concern; 61,000,000. Sep 19—Mast, Bufford & Burwell Carriage company at St Paul; 51,200,000. Oct 6—Merchants’ bank of Lockport, N. Y. Oct 18—National bank at Hutchinson, Kan., 5135,000 Nov. I—James C. Savory, proprietor of the largest hotel in lowa, assigned at New York; 61.000,000 Nov. -22—American Casualty company tn New York; 61,700,009 Dec. 11—Receivers appointed for agricultural implement establishment of C. Aultman & Co. at Canton, O.; SI,090,00). Dec. 15—Crane Iron company of Philadelphia; 8700,000.

CASUALTIES. Jan. 11—Explosion in coal mine at King, Col., killed 24 men. Jan. 21—Death of 30 persons caused by explosion resulting from a railway collision near Alton, HL Feb. 9—County farm insane asylum near Dover, N. H., burned, 41 inmates perishing in Humes. Mar. 3—Thirty-three persons killed in cyclone in Georgia.... Seven persons killed by cyclone hi Marlon. Miss. Mar. 23—Every person in town of Kelly, Miss., killed in cyclone; 25 persons also killed in Tunica and Cleveland. Apr. 12—Two persons killed at Rockport, Ind.; 17 others at Roblnsvllle. Miss; nine at Coudray, eight at Hawkins bank, live at Lexhiglon, two at Stanbury andflve at Page, towns of Missouri, by cyclones and windstorms. Apr. 14—Cyclone striking Thibodeans, La., killed 15 persons.... Thirty men reported killed by explosions in Homestead, Terra and Highland mines near Deadwood, S. D. Apr. 18—Seven persons killed in cyclone at Boles, Ark.... Nearly 59 persons killed in cyclone in Jasper, Clarke and Jones counties Apr. 29—Nino lives lost in storm on Lake Michigan near Chicago.... Waterworks crib at Milwaukee washed away by storm, and 14 men perished. Apr. 25—Seventy-five persons reported dead as result of cyclone in Oklubuma territory.... Ten persons killed in railroad wreck near Somerset, P,L

May 25—Twenty persons killed in cyclone which destroyed town of Ladonia. Mo June 9—Twenty-two clerks kille’d by the falling through of floors in Ford’s theater building, in W ashington, used by pension and record division of the war department .Juno 21—Twenty persons killed in cyclone in Jefferson county, Kan.... Seven persons killed by lightning striking a circus tent at River Falls, Wis. July 6—Cyclone starting at Quimby, la, killed 82 persons.... Seven persons drowned by capsizing of yacht in Gravesend bay near New York July 10—In lire on world’s fair grounds at Chicago 21 men perished.... Man, wife and four children drowned in flood on border of Kansas and Cherokee strip. Aug. 19—Over 199 persons supposed to have perished in hurricane on Atlantic coast Aug. 28—In terrific storm along the Atlantic seaboard—principally on anil off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia—it was estimated fully 1,509 people perished....By capsizing of yuent in Lake Champlain, six persons of Port Henry, N. Y., drowned. Sop. 29—Michigamme river breaking through Mansfield iron mine near Crystal Falls, Mich., drowned 28 employes. Oct. 2—Nearly 2,u00 persons reported killed in. terrible storm in portions of the southern statesalong the gulf. Oct. 14—At Magnolia Beach, S. C., cyclone killed 15 persons.... In storm that swept entire chain of lakes 20 persons perished ...By sinking of steamer near Dunkirk, N. Y., 18 persons drowned. Oct 29—Near Battle Crook,. Mich., in Grand Trunk yards, 20 people killed in railway collision Oct 31—Wolves killed and ate 20 men near Shensi, Wash. Nov. 7—Steamers Albany and Philadelphia collided on Lake Huron off Point aux Barques drowning 24 seamen. Dee. 15—Fourth span of bridge over the Ohio from Louisville, Ky., to Jeffersonville, Ind., fell, killing 33 workmen.... Wreck on. the New York & Pennsylvania road six miles north of Dunkirk, N. Y., caused eight deaths.

CRIMES, Jan. 4—At Bakersville, N. C, in struggle to prevent a lynching 11 of sheriff's posse and 11 of mob were killed. Jan. 10—Jury at Pittsburgh found guilty the 10 Duquesne strikers charged with not Jan. 14—Being told that he must go to work Thomas Kllday fatallv shot his father,.mother and sister in Philadelphia. Jan. 20—District Master Workman Hugh. Dempsey, K. of L., found guilty in Pittsburgh of giving poison al Homestead with intent to Kill Jan. 2”>—Charles Burg shot Mr. and Mrs.. Waldo Whipple at Buite, Mont, then killed. bimsi.lt Mar. 22—William Frazier killed his wife, her sister and cut off his baby’s leg at Hileman, 1a.... Al Laramie, Wyo.. W. J. Hunter shot his ■wile fatally and then killed himself. Mar. 28—Choctaw feud resulted in encounter at Antlers, L T.; 10 persons Killed.... Edward Sterrett, of Auburn, Neb., shot his wife, then killed himself. Apr. 39—Joseph liaison killed his wife anil seven children near St Augustine, Tex., then himself; Insanity. May 15—In buttle at Dawson, Pa, between Hungarians and officers, nine of the former were killed and seven of the latter fatally ■wounded. May 29—At Marietta, 0., George Lankford killed his wife, then himself; domest ie trouble. June 11-Near Pleasant Hill, W. Va., Mrs. Philip Kerch killed four of her children: then herself: insanity. July 7—D. S. Kricder, wife and four children butchered at Condo, N. D., by Albert Baumterjer. July 21—In a fight between state troops and outlaws, in Wise county, Va , tour soldiers and six outlaws fatal’y wounded W. 13. Shoemaker, of Metropolis, 111, killed George and Richard Lukens, then himsclt. July 23—Allen E. Jones, living near Texarkana, Ark., beat out the trains of his wife and three children, then killed himself: partial insanity. 4uly 30—Employes of Northwestern Pacific Elevator Co. of Minnesota charged with issuing forged duplicate grain certificates and victimizing 73 New England banks toextent of 11,599.009. Aug. s—William and Ed Conrad, suspected of killing their father lust winter, opened fire on a mob which purposed to lynch them, killing five of the men, in Boone township, Ind. Aug. 11—In battle with citizensof Clarkcounty, Ala, 13 of the Meuchim gang were killed. Sep. I—ln fight between deputy marshals and remnants of Starr and Dalton gangs near Ingalls, O. T., seven outlaws and three officers mortally wounded Sep s—Marshall Bosworth, of Smithwyn, S. D.,killed his wife and three children and himself. Sep 11—Train robbers secured i; 159,9.0 near Kendallville, Ind., on Lake Shore road. Sep 15—Robbers secured 875003 cash from Minerr.l Rango passenger train in Michigan, near Coston station. Sep 19—Entire family cf Denson Wratten of six persons found murdered in home near Washington, Ind. Sep 20—Benton hanging Thomas Smith, a negro prisoner ut Roanoke, Va, mob and soldiery clashed, 11 of former be.ng killed Oct 28—Carter IL Harrison, mayor of Chicago. killed by Pa trick E. Prendergast. Nov. 16—At Deadwood, S. D., Joseph Thas killed Lis wife, two other personsand himself. Nov. 24—Jesse D. O. Smith killed bis divorced wife, another woman, then fatally shot himself. ut Kankakee, 111. Nov. 25—Clinton Jordon killed h’3 wife, fatler-in law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and ihot himself, near Seymour, Ind. Nov. 28—Myron A King killed his wife and himself at Grund Rapids, Mich.; domestic uouVla De.’. 4—O. B. Sawyer, of Palestine, Tex, shot hi» tiUj and UHied LimhcLf; biulnuss troubles.

Dea 9—Charles Crannels killed his wife and shot himself at Greencastle, Ind. Dec. 12—Joseph Sims, of Dover, Tenn., killed his wife and himself; domestic troubles.

FIRES. Jan. 10—Fire starting in wool store of Hecht Bros. & Co. in Boston caused loss of (2.00J,000. Jan. 23—Wheat elevator at South St iouis destroyed; (1,590,009. Feb. 2—Five weekly newspaper offices in Topeka, Kan. Mar. 10—Flames among business buildings in Boston caused loss of 64,500,009. Mar. 19—Tremont temple of Boston totally destroyed; (500,000. Mar. 21—Planet mill at Litchfield, 111, destroyed: 1700,000. Apr. 7—Lumber company’s plant at Ironton, 0., and 39 dwellings; 5470,000. May 11—One-half of Spring Lake. Mich., destroyed. May 20—Fire destroyed £75 buildings and their property at Saginaw, Mich.; 5900,000'. May 28—Sugar refinery at Baltimore, Md.; €1,000.000 June 7—Nearly entire business portion of Fargo, N. D.; 53,500,000. June 18—In Wisconsin, Virginia and Mountain Iron destroyed by forest tires and Mesaba, Bawabik and Merritt partially destroyed. July 10—Cold-storage building at world's fair grounds, Chicago; 1500,000. July 12—Many notable buildings and business houses at Princeton, 1nd.... Main building of John Morrell & Co.’s packing house at Ottumwa, la.; £5:0,000. Aug. 4—Forest fires spread over 14 farms in Alixjna county, Mich, with Immense loss. Aug. 13—Two incendiary fires In Minneapolis destroyed property amounting to 61.5)0,000 Aug. It—Coutesworlh elevator at Buffalo, N. Y.; 61,509,090. Aug. 24—At South Chicago, 20 acres of buildings: 66'90,009. Sep. 14—Forest fires in northern Wisconsin destroyed homes and belongings of 50 farmers. Sep. 15—Forest fires in northern Wisconsin rendered hundreds homeless and did damage to forests estimated at £6,000,000 Sep. W—Fire starting in flouring mill destroyed two-thirds of Patterson, O. Sep. 17—Forest fires in Wisconsin covered over 299 square miles. Sep. 25—Three solid blocks of retail stores in St. Joseph, Mo.; 81,000,090. Oct 12—Four blocks of buildings in Sioux City, la.; (400,090. Oct 18—D.imago of 53,590,000 caused in New York by blaze in wall paper factory and several tenement blocks. Nov. 14—Business portion of Portland, Ark. Nov. 10—Business portion of Brooklyn, Wis Nov. 17—Entire business portion of Grand Ridge, 111 Nov. 18—Western Storage company’s building at Kansas Cily; €500,90). Nov. 20—Property valued at 5800,000 destroyed at Jonesville, Ala. Nov. 21—Business blocks at Springfield, Mass; £2.000.00). “ Nov. 23—Edson, Moore & Co., Detroit, Mich., wholesale dry-goods merchants: 8789,1)00. Nov. 21—Two theatersand hotel in Columbus, O ; 61,009,090. Dec. 14—The Arcade and several blocks at Buffalo, N. Y.; $750,000. Dec. 17—Terminal Elevator company's buildings at Buffalo, N. Y.; (1,009,000. Dec. 20.—Business portion of Waxahachie, Tex.

FOREIGN. Jan. 6—M. Charles do Lesseps and M. Marius I Fontaine make confessions in prison iniplicat- ' ing prominent men in tho Panama canai steak I Jan. 12—Robbers fired a temple at Kam Li, I China, whieli was filled with natives, and 1.490 I people perished. I ■ Jan. 28—Hawaii’s guvernment overthrown, [ Queen Liliuokalani deposed, am/ provisional : government hoaued by President S. B. Pole, petitioned the United States to\jnnex) the I islands. x Jan. 31—British parliament convened. Feb. 9—ln Panama canal cases defendants j found guilty of swindling and breach of trust, | and sentenced as follows: M. Ferdinand do Lesseps, imprisonment for five years, fined | 5,090 francs; Charles de Lesseps, five years in j prison and a Line of 3,750 francs; M. Marius ! Fontaine and M. Cotter each two years and a i fine of 3,750 francs, and M. Eiffel two years and j a line of 20,000 francs. Feb. 24—M. Jules Ferry elected president of French senate. | Mur. 17—M. Jules Ferry, president of the - French senate, died in Paris; aged 51. Mar. 22—Oxford bout crew won by two lengths its twenty-seventh victory over Cambridge on the Thames ut London. Mar. 27—M. Challemel Lacour elected president of French senate Apr. 4—New cabinet formed in France, with M. Dupuy as premier.... Commercial bunk of Australia at Melbourne failed; 669,009,000. Apr. 12— The English, Scottish and Australian charter bunk at London failed for 140,090,009. Apr. 13—U. S. flag lowered from government building at Honolulu, and. tho protectorate officially declared at an end by Commissioner Blount, leaving public affairs in sole control of ; provisional government. i Apr. 11—A bloodless oouj> d’etat effected at ; Belgrade and King Alexander 1., who bad be- ; lore governed through regents, assumed, con!tr 01.... Report from Zanzibar announced killing | of Emin Pasha in battle in eastern Africa, j Apr. 20—In Mexico rebels captured Guerrero, killing 699 federals and Santa Tomas ...Aus- | tralia joint stock bank failed for 660,000,009 at : London. Apr. 25—London chartered! bank of Australia suspends. Apr. 29—National bank of Australia at Melbourne failed for £7.500,00(1'... In batllo between government forces- and revolutionists near San Luis, Brazil, 89j mem were killed. May 2—Over -100 villages in; China flooded, by a rise in Hirer Hoangbo and hundreds o£ persons reported drowned .....Nineteen thousand employes in jute mills in Dundee, Scotland, went on striae. May s—Colonial bank of Australasia afi Alexandria, Victoria, suspended: 815,000,000. May B—Position oi poet laureate in England, made vacant by Lord Tennyson’s death, offered to John Ruskin.... Gen Manuel Gonzales,, expresident of Mexico, died, in City of Mexico, aged 73 May 9—Bank of Victoria, at Melbourne suspended: 66,000.000. j May 15—ln Australia Bank of North Queens- ■ land and Queensland national bunk suspended; 640.509,000. May 31—Isinglass won.groat English det’iy. June B—Ville Marie convent at Moiiklands, near Montreal, burned; 81,000,u00. June 23—H. M. S. Victoria, flagship of Vice Admiral George C. Tryon, K. C. B.; commcinder of the Mediterranean station, was run into and sunk by the Camperdown, drowning ;.cß.ot the officers and crew including'the vico admiral June 24—Goldsbrough., Mort & Co.,.Melbourne (Australia) bunkers suspended; £2,500,009. July 39—Siamese government, to prevent war, accepted all terms of French ultirautuzn. i; Aug. 15—Court of. ar nitration on sublet of i. disiiute between United States and Great Briti ain to rights of seal fishing in Behring sea de- ! aided in favor of Great Britain on every point i of real dispute. Seix 18—Lord Aberdeen swern in.as governor general of Canada Im legislative council chamber at Quebec. Oct. 7—Bombarding again resumed; bvrebels at Rio Janeiro with great loss to Uta and i roperty. Oct. 17—Field. Marshal Maurice- db Mahon, ex-president of France, died in. Paris; aged 8J ...,'ihe Urano,. a. rebel vessel,, sunk by Rio Janeiro forts: many lives lost. Oct 18—Charles F. Vrounod, French composer, died at Paris, age d 75. Oct. 31—Steamer Republica raicmed transport Rio de Janeiro, which was ccuveying 1,100 troops to SantoS,,and 500 men wenldown v.ith transport.... Forty of crew of armied steamer Urano killed byshell from Rio., Nov. 3—Klug. Lobenguia reported captured by British troops; 3.090 Mataheles killed in recent battles. Nov. 4—At Santander, Spa’n, ship Volo, loaded with dynamite, caughtdre and exploded; 1,0 0 persona killed. Nov. B—During a theatrical performance ai Barcelona,Spain, explosion:ef Lomb thrown by anarchists killed ;3 persons. Nov. 13-—Floods in southwestern Japan caused 1J557 deaths. Nov. 18—During terrific storm throughout British islands 237 persons, were drowned. Nov. 21—Italian cabinet all resi ;ued. Nov. 2&—Owing to dissensions ever soci-jlisna and proposed income tax, French ministry resigned. Dec. ft—Bomb thrown by anarchist in Fre.’nch chamber of deputies injured 8> members.

INDUSTRIAL. Jan. 29—State troops ordered out to quell riot caused by strikers in Brooks locomotive works at Dunkirk, N. Y. Mar. 25—Str.ke cf the 7,00-9 miners in the Monongahela (Pa.> valley ends with victory to employers. Apr. 19—Strike of 12 hours duration ended j caccfully ut wood's fair grounds; over S,uOJ i nion men involved. Apr. 24—Strike cf Santa Fe mechanics at Topeka, Kan., which began Apr. 8, declared off, the terms making it u complete victory for the company. Apr 28—Decision of striking miners in Pittsburgh district to accept last year’s wago scale has national effect, preventing; prospective strike cf 3)9,099 miners in the United States. May I—ln Ohio. 2 ),090 miners struck for 5cent advance iter ton in price. June 2ln combats with striking q’tttrrynen, several m> a were injured between ilumeeand Leincat. 111. Juao 3 Be-ause cf workmen's demand for a nine-hour day some 70 furniture maniifkCturers iu Cincinnati shut down. Julv i—lron mills at Youngstown. O.,£liuttieg dawa Ul-jt. LUJw swa out ot xmt't

July 20—Closing down of sliver mines in Colorado threw 30,000 men out of work. July 20— Alexander Smith & Son's carpet mills at Yonkers, N Y., shutting down threw 5,0u0 bands out of work.... Thousands of persons out of work from closing of several largo factories in Lewiston, Me. .and Worcester, Mass July 27—Over 1,900 men out of wo”k from closing of Strarge silk mills at Paterson, N. J. ....Jewelry manufacturers in Plainville, North Attleboro, and Attleboro. Mass., closing shop threw 3.0j0 persons out of work. July 28—Vermillion mines in Minnesota shutting down threw 2,003 men out of work. July 29 Waltham (Mass) watch factory closed down. July 31—Amoskeag mills at Manchester, N. H., closing down threw 8.030 men out of work ....Cleveland (O.) Rolling Mill Co., closing its nlate, wire and rod mills and steel woiks threw 3,000 men out of work. Aug. 2—By shutting down of 12 New England mills 6.0C0 persons thrown out of work. Aug. 4—Pennsylvania iron millers instructed superintendents to employ hereafter only Americans.... Bromley's worsted goods mill at Phil adelphia closed, throwing out of work 3,0j0 persons. Aug. sln Fall River (Mass.) factories about 703,000 spindles stopped, throwing out of work 3.0 M persons. Aug. 11 —At New Orleans Hernshelm’s cigar factory, Maginnis’ cotton mills and Fisher’s sawmills, employing 2,0j0 hands, closed. Aug. 17—Over 5.0J0 unemployed men in New York smashed doors and windows and took forcible possession of a ha 11.... Pennsylvania railroad shops in Altoona, Pa., employing 8,030 mtn, ordered to work half time. Aug. 19—Thousands of persons thrown out of work bv closing of most of the mills of Fall River, Mass. Nov. 16—By shutting down of iron mines in Gogebic range, Mich., 20,003 reduced to starvation. Nov. 13—Employes of Lehigh Valley road went on strike. Dec. 5-Lehigh Valley railroad strike declared off. Dec. 9—Gen. Alger induced owners of mines in Michigan peninsula to open mines and employ starving men.

METEOROLOGY. Mar. 10—Several villages flooded by breaking of immense gorge in Susquehanna river, W ilkesbarre, Pa. Mar. 13—Thousands of acres inundated by the giving way of dams at Howlandsville, Plainwell and Otsego, Mich. Apr. 11—Business and one-half of residence portion of Parser, Mo., destroyed by cyclone ....City of Akrbn, la., almost entirely wrecked by cyclone, thi storm following Sioux valley south to Westflteld with much damage.... Willis, Everest anq Powhattan, townsof southern Kansas, laid in ruins by cyclone. Apr. 13—Saline, Mich, entirely wiped out by cyclone.... Hillsboro, Ind., almost completely blown away by tornado. Apr. 17— Village of Gravclton, Ind., completely blown away by tornado. Apr. 21—Cyclone in Virginia did great damage at Danville, South Boston, Martinsville, Greensboro anq other towns. May 3—Village of Lakeview washed away and 25.009 acres inundated by breaking of west bank of Lewistbn reservoir near Huntsville, O.; damage $1,000,000.... Damaging tornado in Lexington and Newbury counties, N. C. May 17—Heavy rains caused flood at Erie, Pa., doing about $1,003,000 worth of damage. Losses also from high water at Titusville, Oil City, Beaver Falls, Newcastle and other Pennsylvania towns. May 23—Terrific windstorm destroyed $1,000,039 worth oi property In Lima. O , and vicinity, and did miieh damage at Findlay. Fremont and other plaqes. May 25—In ientral Missouri, cyclone entirely destroyed Ladonia, killing 23 people and much property destroyed at Moberly, Sedalia, Brookfield and other places. May 27—1 lea vy damage from floods due to excessive rainfalls done to planters throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansasand Louisiana .... Recent flodds in Louisiana left 10.033 people homeless and hungry in East Carroll, Moorehouse, West C irroll and Madison parishes. June 2—Net r Cotton Plant, Ark., cyclone spread death and destruction.... Great damage to life and pit perty by cyclone in Huntingdon, Falcon. Camdin and Trumble, Tenn....Eldorado. Ark., destroyed by cyclone. July 6—Cyvli no in lowa, did immense damage to life and property in Calhoun, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Ida, Sac and I’ocahontas counties: loss conservatively placed at $803,000; 50 lives lost in Momeroy alone July 27—Great damage to life and property at Pueblo, Col., by f100d5.... Heavy fall of snowln Brewster county, Tex. Aug. 28—Croione swept. Kernesvllle, N C. ....One of die most terrible storms, both in severity ana in extent, ever reported raged along the wdolte Atlantic seahoard of the United States. Losses In lite, property, crops and vessels were cfaormous.... Light frost in South Dakota, northwest lowa and northern Nebraska. I Aug. 23-JMeteor falling, at Delevan, Wis., caused Ury destroying Hi buildings.... Nearly entire apple crop destroyed, corn crop swept down and great damage caused to grapes by gale in western New York and eastern 0hi0.... Business portion of Baltimore,. Mil, flooded by storm witfi great damage. Sep. 14+Intenso heat caused prostrations at fair grounds in Chicago; thermometer stood at 95 dr gj-ees. Sep 19—Village of Grigierswille, Va., almost wiped ojt by flood in Robinson,after. Oct. 2—One of most destructive storms In years in portions of southern) states along the guif; nearly 2,ojoilives lost, Oct 15—Heavy frost throughout lower Mississippi valley with great injury to> cotton.

NECROLOGY. Jan. 10—John E. Kenna, United States senator from West Virginia, at Washington: aged 45.... Gen. Benjamin.EV Butler, ia Washington; aged 74. Jan. 17—Rutherford; B. Hayes,. LL. D., nineteenth president.oftheUnited' States, at Frenont, O. Jan. 23—Associate Justice Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Laman of, the United States suiremo court, at Macon; Ga»; aged 07.... Phillips Brooks, D. D... bishop of. the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts, in Boston; aged 58. Jan. 27—James Gillespie Blaine, in Washingtm; aged 03.... Ex-Judge James Campbell, postmaster generailiußnesident Pierce’s cabinet, in Philadelphia; agod.B9> Mar. 22—United: States Senator Eli Saulsbury from Delaware, at Dover.;, aged 75. Mar. 24—Cob Elliot Pi. Shepard, editor of the Nail and Express, iiiNbw York. Apr. 19—Congressman-elect.James A. Tawney from Minnesota.falall® injurndi by falling down, a flight of stairs in St. Pauli. Juno o—Edwin Booth,, famous tragedian, im New York: aged.SA June 21—Senator Doland Stanford from Cali-,-foftiia at Menlo Park;- agedlfflk June 22 William-McCoy,.minister to Liberia,, at Moravia. June 2 ’ —Congressman William Mutchler from, Pennsylvania, at.Easton. June 3J—Anthony. J. Drexel, Philadelphia, banker and philanthropist at Carlsbad, Germany. July s—Moses, Kelly, ex-secretary of tiietreasury at Washington; aged 74. July/7 Samuelß.atchford, associate of; tha United States supreme eaurt, at Newport,. bL L; aged 7.J. Juiy. 13—Congressman Gen. W. H. Enoch® Ohio, in Ironton. J uly 14—Young-Man - Afraid -of - His - Horses, head: chief of Sioux natuaa of Indians, at. Newcastle, Wyo. Aug. 17—Congressman John Logan Chipman, In Detroit, Mitin..; aged 63 Sfp. 7—Hamilton Fish, ex-governor- ot New York and cxiUnited States senator;, al Garrison's, N. Y.; aged 85 Oct. 19—Lucy btono Blackwell, temperance advocate anil woman suffragist, at Dorchester, Mass.; aged 25 Oct. 23—Mayor-Carter H. Harrison of Chicago, killed at his homo; aged €B. Nov. 21—Ex-Secretary of Agriculture Gen. Jeremiah McCluir Rusk, at Viroqua, Wis.; aged 63 Nov. 24—Ex-Gov. John J. Jacob, of West Virginia, at Wheeling; aged 64 Ex-United ■ States Senator Maj. Morgan G Hamilton, at San Diego. Cal ; aged 81. Nov. 25r—Charles O'Neill, senior- congressman, in Philadelnhla; aged 72.... Gen. Thomas Mulcahy, hero of 88 battles in civil war, at Omaha: aged 85. Dea I—Gen. William Lilly, congressman at large from Pennsylvania, at Mauch Chunk. Dec. lu—Nathan A. Farwell, ex-United States senator, at Rockland, Me; aged SI Dec. 11—Ex-Congressman Jeremiah H Murphy, from lowa, iu Washington: aged 53.... ExGov. Jacob B. Jackson, of V\ est Virginia, at Parkersburg; aged Ca POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. Jan. 2—Donaldson Caffery appointed U. S. senaior by Gov. Foster, of Louisiana, to fill unexp .red term of lute Senator Gibson, deceased. Jan. 9—Presidential electors chosen in November cast votes as follows: Cleveland, 878; Harrison, 111: Weaver, 22. Popular vote stood: Cleveland, 5,579,734; Harrison, 5,144,4u9; Weaver, 1 016 659; Bidwell, 283,801. Jan. 13—First regular session of the twentyill tv annual convention of the National American Woman’s Suffrage association opened iu Washington. J:,it 17—U. S. senators elected as follows: MiclJgan. Francis B. Stcciibridgo (rep.l; Indit’.ia, David Turpie (dem.); Tennessee. W. B. lijie (dem); New York, Edward Murphy (Jeri.); Massachusetts, Henry Cabot Lodge (rep.); Connecticut, Joseph IL Hawley (rep.); M:.,r.0, Eugene Hal.* (rep.): Delaware, Georg*> Gray (dem.) ....George T. Welts duly iu>uu".sd an guxeiaqr of New Jersey.

Jan. 18—F. M. Cockrell (dem.) elected U. S. senator from Missouri. Steven M. White (dem.) from California. Cushman K. Davis (rep.) from Minnesota, David Turpte (dem.) from Indiana, and Matthew S. Quay (rep) from Pennsylvania Jan. 21—William M. Stewart reelected U. S. senator from Nevada, Roger Q. Mills reelected from Texas, Messrs Faulkner and Camden chosen from West Virginia Jan. 25—James Smith chosen U. S. senator from New Jersey.... John Martin (pop) elected U- S. senator by Kansas legislature Jan. 27—J. l>. Mitchell elected U. S. senator from Wisconsin. Feb. 2—Howell E. Jackson nominated by the president to .fill vacancy on supreme bench left by L. Q. C. Lamar, deceased. Feb 3—National live stock exchange in annual session in Omaha Feb 4—Hawaiian commissioners state their case to Secretary Foster, expressing desire for annexation. Feb. 6—Judge Allen elected U. Sa senator from Nebraska Feb. 9—U. S. senate decided not to repeal Sherman silver law. Feb. 14—Mr. Cleveland announced for his cabinet the following names: Walter Q Gresham (HL), secretary of state; John G. Carlisle (Ky.), secretary of the treasury; Daniel S. Lamont (N. Y.), secretary of war; Wilson S. Bissell (N. Y.), postmaster general.... Judge William Lindsay succeeded J. G. Carlisle in U. S. senate from Kentucky. Feb. 15—AtTopeka, Kan., republican house, barred out by armed populists from hall of representatives, took forcible possession. Militia called out by Gov. Lewelling.... Hoke Smith, of Georgia, announced as secretary of the interior In Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. Feb 16—Gov. Lewelling, at Topeka, Kan., gave republicans possession of legislative hall, and withdrew militia and deputy marshals, thus affording temporary settlement of difficulty until decided by the courts. Feb. 17—American Newspaper Publishers’ Association in annual session In New York elected James W. Scott, of Chicago, president ....J Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, chosen as secretary of agriculture in Mr. Cleveland's cabinet. Feb. 20—William N. Roach (dem.), of Grand Forks, elected U. S. senator from North Dakota. Feb. 22—Hilary A Herbert, of Alabama, chosen as secretary of the navy, and Richard Olney, of Boston, for attorney general. Feb. 23—A. C. Beckwith appointed by Gov. Osborne, of Wyoming, as U. S. senator, for next two years. Feb. 24—Mrs. Adlal E. Stevenson elected president of the Daughters of the Revolution in session in Washington. Feo. 25—Kansas supreme court decided republican house to be the legal house of representatives of the state. Feb. 28—Gov. Mitchell appointed Samuel Pascoe to act as U. S. senator from Florida. Mar. 4—Vice-President Morton declared the senate adjourned, then Vico President Stevenson took oath of office; Speaker Crisp also declared the house of representatives adjourned. ....Grover Cleveland inaugurated as twentyfourth president of the United States.... Lee Mantle (rep.), of Butte, appointed U. S. senator from Montana by Gov- Rickards. Mar. 13—Governor of Washington appointed Joan B. Allen to succeed himself in U. S. senate. Mar. 22—Mr Manderson resigned position of president pro tern, of U. S. senate, and Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, was elected In his place. Apr. 3—James H. Eckels (Ill.) nominated by president to be comptroller of the currency. Apr. 4—Carter Harrison (dem.) elected mayor of Chicago with 18,030 plurality. Apr. 6—Dedication ceremonies of the great Mormon temple at Sal t Lake City begun. Apr. 15—Extraordinary session of U. S> senate adjourned sine die. Apr. 19—Samuel Pascoe elected U. S, senator from Florida, to succeed himself. Apr. 26—Carl Schurz elected at New York president of National Civil Service Reform league. May 4—Rev. William Lawrence, of Boston, chosen bishopof Massachusetts to succeed.late Phillip Brooks. May 10—National convention of Republican League clubs met at Louisville, Ky ... G. N. Pierce,of Dayton, 0., elected president of the Young Men’s Christian association in thirtieth international convention at Indianapolis.... President appointed James A. Blount, of Georgia, minister to Hawaii. May lo—U. S» supreme court declared Geary Chinese exclusion act constitutional. May 19—John. A Cockerell, of New York, elected president of press clubs in convention at St Paul. May 21—Walter Williams, of Columbia, M 0.,, elected president of the National Editorial association at Chicago May 30—E. Nelson Blake, of Massachusetts) elected president of Baptist Home Missionary society, in. session at Denver, May 31—in sixty-ninth annual meeting imSaratoga Springs,. N Y., Home Missionary society of the United Stales elected Gen. O. O. Howard, Uj S. A,, president Presbyterian gen--eral assembly, in session at Washington, found Charles A. Briggs, guilty of heresy by vote of <B3 to 116.

June I—Presbyterian general assembly in Washington suspended Charles A Briggs from, the ministry. June B—Marsden. Bellamy, of 'Wilmington,. N. C., elected supreme-dictator of the Knights of Honor,.in sesslomat Milwaukee.... John A Lee. of St. Louis, elected president of the Travelers' Protective association, in. session at Peoria, 111. June It—L. G.. Storrs, of Michigan, elected president of conference of charities and corrections, in Chicago. June 14—F. C. Campbell, of Minneapolis,, elected most worshipful grand master of Loyal Orange Lodge of America, in session at Minneapolis. June 15—D. IL Mann, of New York, elected: right worthy grand chief of International Supreme Lodge of Good Templars in session at. Des. Moines la— International Typographical union reelected,.at Chicago, W. B. Prescott, of Toronto, president Jtme 16—Gen. Horace Porter, of New York,, elected president of Sons of the American: Revolution, in.session at Chicago. June 26—Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, pardoned; Schwab, Fielden. and Neebe, anarchists sentenced to Joliet charged with complicity in Haymarket massacr® of May 4, 1888. June 27—Nelson. A.. Miles (U. S. A.) elected! president of Society of the Army of the Potomac, in session at Boston. June 29—Annual convention of the Epworth, league met in Cleveland. Ju/e 30—President Cleveland Issued: proclamation for congress to convene in extraordin, ary. session on. August 7. ; July 14—Baptist young people, at Indianapolis,. ; reelected John Hi Chapman, of Chicago presi- ■ dent. July 21 —Senate, of national union in session, in Detroit, Mich, elected H. T. Brian, of Wash, i ingion, president. July 22—Ex-Gov. George C. Perkins, of Sam ■ Francisco, appointed United States senator to, i succeed the rate Leland Stanford. Aug. 2—Silver convention in Chicago adopted; : platform declaring against all legislation in ■ demonetizing- silver and restricting coinage ■ thereof, alsmagainst policy of United States being made- dependent upon policy of any. for- ; eign country;. Aug. 7—Both houses of the Fifty-third.aon- . gross met Irtcxtraordinary session in Washingi ton; Char Its F. Crisp, of Georgia, ele ted speaker of the house. ! Aug. 15—National encampment of Sou® of Veterans at Cincinnati. Aug. 17—Supreme council of American Legion of Honor in session in Milwaukee elected J. M. Gviaaell, of Newark, N. J., supreme, commander. Aug. 2ifc—lnternational botanical congress, in session its Madison, Wis., tlected Prof. E. L. Greene, of University of California, president Aug. 2S—U. S. senate decided by vote of 32 to 29 that Mr. Mantle, of Montana, and Mr. Allen, of Washing.on, were not entitled to seats, and that state governors have no right to fill vacancies where legislatures acjourh without doing so<...House of representatives; passed in favor- unconditional repeal of silver purchase clause of Sherman bill by vote of 240 to 110. Sep, I—Judge Thomas Cooley, of Michigan, elected president of American Bay association, in session at Milwaukee. Sep. 14—B. F. Jacobs, of Ch’sago, elected president at international Sunday school convention at St Louis liep. o—Grand army, In annual encamument at Indianapolis, elected John G. Adams of Lynn, Mass, commander in chigf, and decided to have '9l encampment at Pittsburgh. Sep 7—ln session at Indianapolis ladles of Grand, Array of the Republic elected Mrs Amanda J. With n rn, of Minnesota, as president Woman’s Relief Corps selected Sarah C. Mink, of New York, as president.... National encampment of grand army adjourned Sep 9—At noon President Cleve’and for the second time became father to a girl baby Sep. 16—Nearly ICO,OOO persons made race for land in the Cherokee strip. Sep. 18—Centennial anniversary of the laying of the Capitol's corner stone at Washington observed. Sep. 19—President sent nominations to senate as follows: W. B. Hcrnblower, of New York, for associate justice of supremo court; James J. Van Alon, of Rhode Island for ambassador to Italy . Sep 21—Supreme council, 33.1 degree. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite masons. In 81st annual session, at Chicago ... Society of the Army of the Cumberland, in annual session in Cleveland, reelected Gen. W. S. Resecruns as president. Oct. 19—Tucker bill to repeal federal election law passed in U. S. house of representatives bv vote of coj to lot. * , Oct. 11—Gen. Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, I elected command! r in chief of Loyal Legion at cai iual meeting in Chicago. Oct. 13—After continuous session of forty hours G. & tcuato adjourned 1:45 a. m without

voting on bill for unconditional repeal of silver purchase law. Oct 19—M. M. White, of Cincinnati, electea president of American Bankers' association, at Chicago.... Monument at Trenton, N J., in honor of Washington's victory of 18$7, unveiled. Oct 30—National Woman' Christian Temperance union reelected Frances E. Willard president at Chicago. Oct 30—Three months' campaign in U. S. senate for unconditional silver repeal ended by passing of Voorhees’ bill; vote 43 to 32.... President nominated Edwin F. Uhl, of Michigan, to be assistantsecretary of state Nov. 1— U. S. house of representatives passed senate silver bill by vote of 193 to 94 and president signed it Nov. 2—At fourth annual convention in Chicago of nonpartisan W. C T. U. Mrs. Ellen J. Phinney, of Cleveland, elected president Nov. 3—Both houses of congress adjourned sine die.... President issued proclamation naming Thursday, November JO, as day of thanksgiving. Nov. 7—Election returns gave Palmer (rep.) for secretary of state in New York 35,000 plurality; Bartlett, for judge, 89,700, and a republican legislature. In Pennsylvania Jackson (rep) had 128,030 plurality for state treasurer. Republicans gaiued New Jersey legislature. Greenhalge (rep) for governor cf Massachusetts had 31,0C0 plurality. In Ohio Gov. McKinley reelected by 83,000 plurality. In lowa Jackson (rep.) for governor gained by 35.000 plurality. Democrats carried Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia, and populists Nebraska. Nov. 27—Knights of Labor in general assembly at Philadelphia elected J R. Sovereign, of lowa, master workman, vice T. V. Powderly, resigned. Dec. 2—J. J. Van Alen declined appointment as ambassador to Italy. Dec. 4 —Both houses convened in first session of Fifty-third congress, and president’s message read. Dea 13—House passed bill admitting Utah to statehood with amendment prohibiting polygamy forever. Dea 14—Farmers' national congress at Savannah, Ga., elected D. F. Clayton, of lowa, as president Dec 15—House of representatives voted 183 to 61 to admit Arizona as a state. Dea 17—American Federation of Labor in session in Chicago reelected Samuel Gompers president Dec. 18—Both houses of congress received president's message on the Hawaiian matter. Dea 19—Virginia legislature elected Gen. Eppa Hunton to U. S. senate for short term and Thomas S. Martin for long term.

SPORTING. Feb. 4—John S. Johnson lowered amateur 5milo skating record of America at Minneapolis to 15:23 4-5. Mar. 7—Austin Gibbons defeated Mike Daly in light at New Orleans for purse of (20.009. Mar. B—Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Jim Hall at New Orleans, winning purse of $43,000. Apr. 27—National baseball league opened its session. May s—Relay bicycle race from Boston to Chicago took 112 hours. Muy 10—Lookout won Kentucky derby at Louisvillo In 2:39%. Juno 3—Frank Ives, of America, won International billiard match in London. June 23—Cornell’s freshman crew defeated Columbia at New London, Conn,, making t miles in 10:08 Juno 24—Boundless captured American Derby in Chicago: time, 2:36. June 27—Berry won cowboy race to begun at Chadron, Neb., making the 1,040 miles in 13 days 15 hours 3> minutes. July I—Harvard won college baseball chantionship July 15—Columbian 103-yard sprint for American championship won by Morris,of California, in Goshen, Ind., in 9 3-5 seconds; gain 1-5 second on world’s record. July 23—Frank Waller, of Indiana, broke 25mile bicycle record, making run in 1 hour 0 minutes 10 seconds, at Detroit. Aug. 3—At Buffalo, N. Y., Hulda rode fastest mile on record for five-year-olds in 2:08'4. Aug. 12— I, S. Meintjes, of South Africa,, won 6—mile international championship at bicycle tournament in Chicago; time 2 hours 46 minutes. Sep: 6—A. A Zimmerman, world’s bicyclo champion, went a mile at Springfield, Oi, in Sep 11—L. S. Meintjes, of South Africa, at Springfield, Mass., lowered 5-miie bicyclerecord. to-11:093-5. Sep 13—in biaycle race at Springfield, Mass,, Sanger beat Zimmerman, lowering competitive mile to 2; 11 1-5. Sep; 14—Alix trotted mile at Chicago, in ~:0G.... At Lo Mars, la., Free Coinage lowered, three-year-old pacing record to 2:11%. Sep. 21—At Chicago, Frank Ives defeated John Roberts, English champion, in match game of billiards; score. Ives. 6,000; Roberts, 5,333. Sep. 25—George Dixon, world’s feather weight champion, defeated Solly Smith, of California, at Coney Island, N. Y. Sep 28—II. C Tyler made new world’s bicyclerecord 1 at Springfield, Mass., going 2 miles, with standing start, in 4:15 3-5. Sep 33—League baseball season ended, Boston winning the pennant Oct 7—John. Roberts, English champion, defeated Frank Ives in billiard match at New York by. 1,150 points, himself making 10,0013. Oct 13—Now York sloop Vigilant defeated so Jthird and: last time English sloop Valkyrie in 0-mile race for America’s cup: time, 3.hr. 53 min. 52 sea First race run Oct. 7; time,.3hr. 32 min. 20 sea, and second race on Oct 9; time. 3 hr. 25,min. Oct 18—At Nashville, Tenn., Directum trotted heat, to free-for-all In 2:05%, breaking all previous race records. Oct. 10—At Nashville, Tenn., May Marshall made new record for pacing mares, a mile lit 2:08%, Oct 24—Lerna. Hill made new two-year-old. pacing record at Dallas, Tex., making a mile in 2: 10%, Nov. 4— Greenlander at Terre Haute lowered stallion.trotting record for 2 miles to 4:32. Nov. B—John. S. Johnson broke world's bicycle record,at Independence, la., going a mile in 1:553-5 flying start Nov. 25—Yale beat Harvard 6 to 0 inannual football game at Springfield, Mass... Jake Shacfer beat Frank Ives in 4,000-point 14-inch balkline billiard game at Chicago; score. 4.00 ft to-3,945.

WORLD’S FAIR. Apr. 27—Argentina, Holland, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy, Spain. Brazil and the United States participated in Columbian, naval review at New York. Apr. 28—Famous Liberty bell arrived at Chicago, from Philadelphia.... Naval review at New York ended with street parade of marine® and blue jackets. May lr—World’s Columbian exposition, at Chicago opened. President Cleveland starting all the machinery at noon by pressing amelec- ■ trie button. May 12—Local directory decided to open,fair . on Sundays after May 21, admission being 2» ■ cents. Moy 15— Women's congress,, first of world’s ■ fair auxiliary congresses, opened in Art institute. May IS—Local directory decided to abrogate contract with congress by which, the fair was to have closed on Sunday by, returning money and opening the whole exhibition. Mar 22—World's congress of journalists : opened in Art institute. May 30— World's medical congress opened in Art institute. June B—lt was decided betore-Judges Woods, ■ Jenkins and Grosscup of United States circuit court that fair should close on Sunday. June 10—Chief Justice Fuller of United States supreme court granted Exposition comI pany supersedeas allowing fair to open, the following Sunday. July 4—Largest attendance for any day since opening recorded 302,906,admissions. July 10—Cold storage, building destroyed by fire, 17 persons perishing- in the flame® July 11—After a protracted legal fight in which the Sunday opening question had been carried to the United States supreme court and the case won for Sunday opening the national commission voted 54 to 6 for Sunday closing principally on account of the small Sunday attendance. July 12—A sac simile of Leif Erickson's viking ship arrived in Chicago. Local (lirect °ry rescinded action ot May 16 and ordered gates closed on Sunday after the 16th. July 18—Coroner’s jury investigating coldstorage lire held Director'of Works Burnham. F ire Marshal Edward W. Murphy, J. B. Skinner and Charles A. McDonald to grand jury for criminal negligence. J July 21-Director General Davis, President Higinbotham, Commissioners St. Clair and Massey and Director C. H. Schwab served with notice to appear before Judge Stein foi contempt of court in violating injunction against closing gates in ClingmanTnjunctiom JUiy 39—spates opened in accordance with order of council of administration. Aug 2 For contempt of court in closing gates July :.3 Judge Stein fined officials as fol, lows: Lyman J. Gage. 11,009; Charles L. Hutchings. 11,009; Charles Henrotin, tl,0&9; o ff 1 ?!! 11 Berfoot, 1'1,000; Andrew McNally, vl.OJO: Victor F. Lawson, 8100; Director General Davts, #250. Aug. 4—Theodore Thomas tendered resign®- ' tlon as director ot music. Aug. 31—Judge Goggin, overriding Judgs® Dunne and Lrentano, decided in favor of Sunday opening. Sep 19 World’s parliament of religions opened session in Chicago. B nu?? 27—IVorld’s parliament of religions at Chicago adjourned. 9.— Paid admissions on Chicago day 716,Oct 39—Fair came to an official end. Paid aitenuanca recorded at 21,277,212; passes, 6,052,Nov 6—World’s Columbian commission and the ladj managers adjourned sine die.