People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1895 — Page 6

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I»oading Events. of a Memorable Twelve Months. THE YEAR 1894 PASSED IN REVIEW. Failures, Casualties, Crimes, Foreign and Industrial Happenings, Meteorology, Political, Social and Sporting Events Chronologically Recorded. BUSINESS FAILURES. BANES GENEUALLT. OTHERS FOR s*oo,o*o AND OVER. Jan. 3—Southern Land and Improvement Co., Frankfort. Ky.; 3600,000, Jan. 9—Citizens' bank at Ogden, Utah.... Bank of Port Washington, Wis. Jan. 10—W. T. Beek & Co., San Franciscocommission merchants; $750,000. Jan. 14—Meadvtlle (Pa.) savings bank. Jan. 15—Merchants' bank, Ellis, Kan. Jan IG—Third national bank, Detroit.... Bank of Zumbrota, Minn Jan. 22—Westview savings bank, at Louisville. Ky. Jan. 24—First national bank, Fort Payne, , A la. Feb. 9—Slgna Iron Co., of Philadelphia; SIOO,OOO Feb. 14—American national bank at Springfield, M 0.... Burlington (la.) Fire & Tornado Insurance Co Mar. 2—State bank at Brookville, Kan. Mar. 7—Bank of Harrison, Neb. Mar. IS—Bank of Excelsior Springs, Mo. Mar. 28—People’s savings bank of Duluth, and Merchants’ bank of West Duluth. Apr. 6—J. B. Watkins Mortgage Co. of Lawrence, Kan.; $5,650.0001 Apr. 10—Aspen (Col.) national bank.' Apr. 18—W. H. Thomas & Son, whisky dealers and distillers at Louisville, Kv.; £500,000. Apr. 19—West Superior Iron & Steel company of Milwaukee; £2,500,000. Apr. 24—Merchants’ bank of Enid. O. T Apr. 27—Henry Newman & Co.. importers of clothing supplies in New York; $1,500,000. Apr. 30—hcandinavian'and Finland Emigrant Co. of New .York; $4,u00,000. May 4—First national bank of Sedalia, Mo. May 7—State national bank at Wichita, Kan. May B—A. N. Schuster & Co., clothing dealers at St. Joseph, Mo.; $500,000. May 16—National bank of Pendleton. Ore. May 18—The order of Tonti In hands of receiver In Philadelphia. May 20—Traders' bank of Tacoma. May 24—Bank of Tempe at Phoenix, A. T. May 31—Bank at Enterprise, Kan. June 4—Steelo & Walker, wholesale grocers at St. Joseph. Mo.; $700,000. June s—Farmers' and Merchants' bank at South End. O. T. June 7—German national bank at Denver, Col.; 88:2,0X1. June B—Union Warehouse Co, of New York; $1,000,000 June 10—American Investment Co. at Emmettsburg, la.; SBOO,OOO. June 18—Goodwin & Swift, of New York, electric railway builders and promoters; $750,000. June 21—Black Hills national bank of Rapid City, S. D. July 26—First national bank of Grant, Neb. Aug. I—Dakar City (Ore.) national bank. Aug. ,7 Citizens’ savings bank at Portsmouth. O. Aug. 10—Second national bank, Altoona. Pa. . Aug.l3—Wichita (Kan.) national bank. Aug. 17—Commercial & Savings bank of Ludington, Mich. Sep. 6—Middleton (Pa.) bank. Sep. 7—Mutual Benefit Life ussociatio n of Acncrioa.hcadquarters at New York; $10,001),000 ....Oklahoma county bank at South Enid, O. T. Sep. 10—Citizens’ bank of Plattsmouth, Neb Sop. 21—Commercial bank at Weeping Water; Neb. Oct. B—Coffin & Stanton, stock brokers in New York: $3,600,000. Oct. 10—American Debenture Co., of Chicago; $1,509,000. Oct 11—First national bank of Kearney, Neb. Oot. 12—Buffalo county national bank at Kearney, Neb. Oct. 10—Merced bank, at Merced, Cal. Oct, 23—George M. Irwin & Co., of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 81,000,000. Oot. 25—J. J. Reithman and J. J. Rcithman & Ca, wholesale druggists in Denver; £500.900. Nov.tj—San Bernardino (Oal.) First national bank. Nov. 12—First national bank of Johnson City. Tenn. Portland (Ore.) savings bank; (1.430,000. Nov. 23—Brown national bank at Spokane, Wash. Nov. 27—Kendall Banking company at Howard. S.D...Security National hank of Grand Island, Neb. Nov. 28—Bank of Canova. S. D. Dec. 4—North Platte (Neb.) national bank. ..j.Tacoma (Wash.) national bunk. Dec. 8-Farmers’ Insurance Co., of Seattle, Wash, Dec. 11—Commercial bank, at St. Joseph, Mo. / Dec. 12—City national bank at Qunnah, Tex. ®<3C. 13—Kearney (Neb.) national bank. Dec. 15—Union Building and Savings Co. of "Dcs Moines, 1a.... Woonsocket bank at Woonsocket. S. D. Dec. 17.—Citizens’ stock bank, of Slater. Mo.; also Slater savings bank.

, CASUALTIES. THE MORE STARTLING FATALITIES. Jan. 2—Six in fire at Buffalo, N. Y.... Six in railroad wreck at Linwood, Kan. Jan 4—Six, by powder explosion. Sprint' Creek, Mo. Jan. s—Eight in schooner wreck near Ipswich, Mass. Jan. 12—Six drowned in Baltimoroharbor.... Seven drowned by giving way of drawbridge between Brooklyn and Long Island City. Jan. R—Ten in railway collision near Hackensack, N. J.... Seven in railway wreck near San Rafael, Cal. Jan. Ift—Seven in railway accident, at Caza•dero. Cal. Jon. 24—Eight in burning insane asylum near Boone, la. Jan. 25—Six, by capsizing of boat, in Charleston (S. C ) harbor.... Six, by capsizing of boat, near Sullivan island, S. C. Jan. 3ft—Six, by boiler explosion, at Crow, Ky. Feb. 12—Five of schooner's crew in blizzard near Raco Point, M055....1n Oklahoma during blizzard 30 persons perished. Feb. 13—At Plymouth, Pa., 13 in mine cavein. Feb. 22—Eight by explosion in coal mines at Bioss'ourg, N. M.... Five in boiler explosion at Compte. La. Feb. 23—Seven from effects of eating pork containing trichina near Michigan City. Ind. Feb. 24—Six in burning home near Murfroestoorough, Ark. Feb. 28—Eighteen fishermen of Gloucester, Mass., in eastern coast storm. Mar. 14—Flvo in railway wreck near Mountain Home, Idaho. Mar. 18—In vicinity of Santa Anna, Tex., In cyclone, 20 persons. Mar. 23 —Six In explosion of powder works near Pittsburgh, Pa. Mar. 29—At Canyon Creek, Wash., 14 persons buried in snowslide. Apr. 7—Eleven by explosions In fireworks factory near Pittsburgh, Va. Apr. 9—Nine firemen in burning theater at Milwaukee.... Six in wreck off Chatham, Mass. ....Seven in railway wreck near Whitehall, Mich. Apr. 13—In fire at Buffalo, N. Y., 13 perished. Apr. 14—Eight drowned at Salisbury Beach, MassMay 13—Nine Coxeyitcs crossing Yakima river otZSllah, Wash., drowned. May 17—Five by cyclone near Kunkle, O. May 18—Six drowned In gale at Milwaukee. ....In gale on Lake Michigan 28 lives lost In vlolnity of Chicago. May Ift—Seven In railroad collision in Stand Book tunnel near Princeton, Ky. May 80—Six in railroad wreck at Mannnerville, Wis. June s—Five boys died at Tarrytown, N. Y„ from eating poisonous r00t.... Six Chinamen toy gasoline explosion at Portland, Ore. June 7—Twenty members of an industrial army drowned near Brighton. CoL June 19—Five by lightning in NcwJcrsey. June 24—Five drowned by upsetting of yacht ■off Bay Kidge.N. Y.... Forty-two by sinking of tug Nicoll near New York. June 27—Twelve In cyclone near Sleepy Eye, Minn. Juno 28— Ten by tornado In Minnesota and South Dakota. July I— Five from heat at New Orleans. July 2—Flvo by failing of Canadian Pacific bridge near Greenville, Me. July 14—Five drowned at Lead Hill, Ark. July lft—Four regular soldiers from Fort Riley la Chicago by explosion of ammunition •chest. July 17—Eight men by dynamite explosion at Stockton, Pa. July 21—Seven men in railway collision near ■Queen City. Tex. July 29—Fifteen by forest fires at Phillips, Wls. Aug. B—Five drowned by stage coach being swept into a stream near Berwind, Col. Aug, ft-Flve perished In burning house near '• iUaar, Minn. .

11 Aug. 9—Twenty-four person* in railroad wreck near Lincoln. Neb. Aug. ID—Seven by lightning at De Kalb, Aug. 14—At Brldgeville, Del.. 22 by capsizing of sailboat Aug. 22—Five by train running into wagon load of people near Hazel. Ky. Aug. 24—At Franklin, Wash., 37 by gas explosion in mine. Aug. 30—Five by cloudburst at Walde, Tex. Sep. 2—ln forest fires in Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan 466 perished. Sep. 17—Five in fire in Washington. Sep. 21—Cyclones in northern lowa and southern Minnesota killed 70 people. Sep, 26—Five in collision on Lake Huron.... Six by sinking schooner on Lake Michigan. Sep. 29—Five tramps in railway wreck near Woodstock. 111.... Seven drowned by reckless driving of intoxicated man at Chaska, 111. Oct 2—Nine in cyclone at Littlo Rock, Ark. Oct. s—Six during a fire in Detroit, Mich. Oct. B—Five by dynamite explosion at Ironwood. Mich. • Oct. 9—Twelve by falling of two houses in New York city. Oct 10—Six In New York by collapse of an unfinished building. Oct. ll—Five by boiler explosion at Shamokin. Pa.... Seven In wreck of a steamer near Woodville, N. Y. Oct 12—Six by capsizing of a schooner at Shears In Delaware bay. Oct. 27—At Seattle. Wash.. 16 in hotel fire.... Five by the cars near Lebanon. Ind. Oct. 30 —Seven suffocated in a tenementhouse fire In New York. Nov. 7—Six in railway collision near Rockwood, Pa. Nov. 14—Eight persons in Tennessee forest fires. Nov. 17—Eight by capsizing of barge at Charlotte, Fla. Nov. 19—Eight in railway wreck near Larmer, Pa. Nov. 20—Seven by mine explosion at Collier’s Station. W. Va. Nov.29—Six by sinking of schooner In Boston harbor. Dec. 10—Seven drowned in pond at Littleton. 1a.... Ten persons bitten by mad dog at Mount Vernon, O. Dec. 17—Three perished in flames at Gardiner, Me.... Over 50 sailors drowned during gale on Pacific coast. Dec. 18.—Five killed by boiler explosion at West Bay City, Mich. Dec. 21—Four fatally burned by explosion of gasolino stove near Vilas, O. T. Dec. 25—Three drowned breaking through the ice at St. Paul.

CRIMES. Jan. 11—Sherman Wagoner, wife murderer, lynched near Mitchell. Ind. Jan. 13—J. G. Burton, William and John Gay lynched at Russell. Kan. Fob. 2—George Ilurst, murderer of Charles Cage, lynched at Neeley, Neb. Feb. 6—Andrew Pikkarien (Russian Finn) lynched at Ewen, Wis.: assault. Feb. 12—At Cross, O. T., Sherman Stone killed wife and five children and self to prevent freezing to death. • Feb. 19-Three men and a child killed by Jim Mitchell, of Richmond, Tex., at Houston. Feb. 27—Anderson Carter and Bud Montgomery shot in jail at Mountain Home, Ark., for murder. Mar. 33—Fritz Kloetzler killed wife.four children and self at Dolgeville, N. Y.... Four killed in fight near Darlington, S. C. Apr. 3—Two killed in election row in Kansas City, Mo., between Catholics and members of American Protective association. Apr. 4—Thirty killed in fight in Cheyenne oouutry. Apr. 7—Robert Jones, Madisonvillo, ICy., killed wifo, mothor-in-law and self. Apr. 19—Dock Bishop and Frank Latham lynched near Watonga, O. T., for horse stealing. May 11—Gus Meeks, wife and two children murdered at Browning, Mo., by men against whom they were to appear in court as witnesses. May 13—George Rose, murderer of Assistant Postmaster Kuhl at Cottonwood Falls, Kan, lynched. June 2—Alexander McCurdy, who had terribly mutilated his stepbrother. Charles Berry, lynched at Golden, Ca1....Hi1l and Parker, murderers, lynched at Colfax, Wash. June 14—Johann Kauffman killed wife, threo children and self at Cramp Hill, N. J.... George Brock killed wife, son and self near Borden, Ind. June 25—William Stacy, of lowa Falls, la., lynched; land swindling. June IC—W. M. Pinkerton, alleged assailant of Anna Baroskl, stoned at Spring Vuliey, 111. June 20-Mrs Merrill Baker, of Montgomery, Vt., hanged her four children. July 4—K B. Quaum killed his two children and himself at Butler, S. D. July 24—George Hudson killed three deputy sheriffs at Coalburg, Ala. Aug. B—W. D. Jenkins, Charlton, la., killed his sweetheart, her sister and himself. Aug. 22—W. T. Thompson lynched at Klamath Falls, Ore. Sep. 4 -Alan named Bourko, Mrs. Bond's assailant. lynched near Watertown, S. D. Sep. 15—J, L. Goodman and B. Y. Armstrong, GatcsviUe (Tex.) editors, killed each other. Sep. 19—Perry Cook, suspected horse thief, lynched near Lincoln, C. T. Oct. 7—At Powers’ Station, Ky., seven negroes killed for insisting upon riding in car with white men. Oct. 14—Oscar Morton, of Stanton, Ky., lynched for murder of Sheriff William Simms. Oct. 17—Fire killed by militia firing on mob bent on lynching a negro at Washington Court House, O. Oct. 28—Dynamiters blow up boardinghouse at Laurel Run, Pa., killing threo men. Oct. 31—Edward Martin, in Crittenden county, Ky.. lynched for rofuslng to turn state’s evidence against Bill Goodo, the outlaw. Nov. 14—G. K. Whitworth, of Nashville, Tenn., failing to secure reappointment as clerk, kltled Judge Allison and shot himself. Nov. 16—During a boxinv match at Syracuse, N. Y., Bob Fitzsimmons struck Con Riordan a blow resulting In death. Nov. 19—Near Wcllsvllle, Mo., Thomas Portercheck killed mother, sister, brother anti self. Dec. 7—Thomas Edgington killed at Springfield, ICy., by white cups for wife-beating. Dec. B—Arthur C. Brown and Henry Reesh, both of Auburn, Ind., killed at Deshler, 0., by robbers. Dec,. 11—David Spragg cut the throats of his wife and throe children near Ridgeway, Mo,, then killed himself... .George Brunson, Charles Smith and Lee Brown, of the notorious Meachainite gang in Cla, xe county. Mo., lynched.... Ettsell Adams killed his v/ife, daughter and self near Florence, N. C. Dec. 12—Masked men lynched William Dean, an Indian, at Fort Jones, Cal., for killing Constable Dixon.... Mrs. Ida Nelson drowned her two children and self at Omaha, Neb. Dec. 14—Kid Lavlgne, of Sa?;inaw, Mich., knocked down in boxing match at New Orleans Andy Bowen, who expired some hours later. Dec- 16—John Huntington, suspected of misappropriating £SOO, wounded his two examiners and killed himself at Council Biuffs, la. Dec. 18—Near Cassville, Mo., Mrs. William Jones cut throats of her two children, then killed herself Dec. 10-While fooling with a gun Simeon Bowen killed tko two little daughters of Zeke Bryant, near Troy, Ala. Dec. 23—The killing of Joseph H. Isom (white), near Quitman, Ga., led to a race war. Two negroes were killed. Deo. 20—W. S. Whitman, of Winooski, Vt., killed his wife, two boys aud himself. Dec. 27—August Permontlr fatally wounded Miss Meister, at New Castle, Pa., and Robert Charles; then killed himself.

KIBES. Jan. 2—Globe theater and other buildings in Boston: §503.003. Jan. 3—Property worth $1,300,000 In Toledo,O. Jan. B—On world's fai. grounds in Chicago, Casino, Music, hall, Peristyle, and'part of Manufactures building; $1,000,000. Apr. 12—American Glucose Co.’s plant, at BuKalo, N. Y.; $1,000,000. Apr. 28—St. Charles hotel in New Orleans; $400,000. May 13—Talmage's Brooklyn tabernacle and Hotel Regent; $1,000,000. May 15—Sixteen acres in Boston's tenement district. June 10—Flames in Dubuque (la.) lumber yards caused $500,000 loss. June 16—Central Stock and Transit Co.’s abatoir In Jersoy City; $1,030,000. June 29 Woodruff storage warehouses in Brooklyn; $1,075,000. July s—Sevan5 —Sevan world’s fair buildings in Chicago. July 19—New Central market building at Minneapolis; $500,000. July 25—Three firemen killed and 205 horses perished in fire at Washington. July 29—Property worth nearly $3,000,000 by forest fires In northorn Wisconsin. Avg. I—Fire in Chicago lumber distrlet: sl,600.000. Sep. 23—Flames on wharf at Portland, Ore., cost $750,000. Oct. 28—Bridge and Terminal Co.'s warehouse and 203 cars at East St. Louis, Ill.; $500,000. Oct. 29—J. J. Porter & Co.'s miilnery establishment at Pittsburgh, Pa.; $550,000 Nov. 2—Hammond Packing t o.'s beef house and office at .south Omaha, Neb.: SSOO 000. Nov. 13—Texas Pa-ific railroad cotton wharf at New Orleans; $500,000; incendiary. Nor. 29—Lozier bicycle factory at Toledo, O.: ssoo(XX)....Forests ablaze in Mississippi. Dec. 10-Two-tJ)lrds the business portion of Gallop, N. M..,x.Twolvo stores, post office, hotel and livery stablb JibEvcrgreen. Ala Dec. 18—Business portion of Stone Mountain. Ga

Dee. 26—Great part es business portion of NspoleonvlUe, La. Dec. 27—The old capltol building at Atlanta, Ga. The following towns were entirely or almost entirely destroyed by flames; Pocahontas, Ark.; Bellevue, Mich.; Arcadia. Kan.; Pleasanton, Neb.; Prospect, O.; Money Point. Va.; Sutherland. Neb.; Tahoe City, Cat: Pawnee, I1L; Palmyra, Neb.; Ottumwa, la.; feagoda, Mich.; Mogollon, CoL; Hudson. Miss.: Honey Grove, Tex.; Whittlesey, Wis.: Rowley, la.; Edon. O.; New Berlin. Ill; Greenbush. N. J.: Colona, Ill.; Phillips, Fifleld and Mason, Wis.: Winneconne. Wis.; Dawson, Minn.; Gifford, I1L; Gucrneville, CaL; Finland settlement. Mich.;..Vesper, Wis.; Dows City, la.; Capo Vincent. N. Y.: Chester Hill. O.; Hinckley (Sept. 2), Mission Creek. Mllaca and Sandstone. Minn.: Bashaw, Barronctt. Benoit, Cartwright, Fifleld, Granite Lake, Grantsburg, Glidden. Marengo, Muscado, Shell Lake and South Range. Wis.; Sidnaw, Ewen and Trout Creek, Mich.; Rising Sun, O.; Sheffield, la.; Mudtown, Pa.; Metamora, O. Fire also destroyed the entire or large portions of the business sections of tbe following towns and villages: Red Key.- Ind.; Corwith. la.:Davis, Md.;Lawlston, 111 ;Catawba Island. Lake Erie; Solomon City, Kan.; Bath, Me.; Rosamond. IlL; Gloscow, Mo: Montgomery City, Mo.: Genoa, IlL; Watertown, Conn.; Morgantown, Ind.: Deadwood, S. D.; Ooro, Wis.; Hueneme, CaL; Ford. Ky.; Barry, 111.: Hartford. Kan.; Lancaster. N. Y.; Floriston. Cal.: Talequah, I. T.; Cadiz, Ind.; Davidson. Mich.; Norway. Me.; Red Jacket, Mich.; Luten, la.: Maysvllle. Mo.; Pleasantville. Ia; St. Clairsville, O.; Whitebear, Minn.; El Paso, IlL; Somerset, Ind.; Chenoa, Ill.; Great Bend, N. Y.; Griggsville, III.; Lucksville. O.; Cellna, O ; Belle Plaine, la.; Brooklyn. la.: Farmer City, 1)1.; Marlon la.; Lake View. Mich.; Adair, la.; Franklin. Ill.; Fithtan, Ill.; Talmage. Neb.; Ashland. Wis.; Elliston, Mont.; Burdick, Ind.; Roberts. Ind.; Shipman. 11L; Conrad, Ia ; Malta, Ill.: Dalton, O.; North Enid. O. T.; New Haven. Mo.; Liberty Center, O. Sulphur, Ky.: Frederick, S. D.; Ithaca, Neb.; Savanna, Mo.; Marlon, N. C.: Lyndonville, Vt; Athena, Ala.; Murdock, Minn.; Tingley, la.

FOREIGN. Jan 10-Hawaiian (provisional) government declared itself an Independent sovereignty. Feb. 4—Auguste Valllant, French anarchist, guillotined in Paris. Feb. 6—Reports from all parts of Ontario show total majority in favor of prohibition of 81,739. Feb. 9 —Col. Bonnies, 11 other officers with 250 French privates massacred by the Tuaregoras in Senegal. Mir. 3-H3ladstonc resigns and Lord Rosebery accepts vacant premiership. Mar. 13—Brazilian rebel forces surrendered unconditionally. Mar. 16—Oxford won annual boat race with Cambridge in London Mar. 23—Louis Kossuth, Hungarian patriot, died at Turin; aged 92. Mar. 31—President Bermudez, of Peru, died at Lima. May jt— An international bimetallic conference evened in London. \ Junft‘l—Thirteenth international conference of the Y. M. C. A. convened in London to commemorate EOth anniversary of organization. Juno 11 Plague In China caused 60,000 deaths in Canton, and thousands of others in Hong Kong, Paklios and other ports of China. Juno 14—Lord Chief Justice John Duke Coleridge of England died; aged 63. Juno 15—Abdul Aziz proclaimed sultan of Morocco. June 23 —ln colliery near Port-y-Pridd, Wales, explosion killed 250 minors....M. Sadi Carnot, president of France, assassinated at Lyons by an Italian anarchist. June 27—M. Casimer-Perier elected president of French republic at Versailles. July 11—Over 1,033 persons killed by earthquake in Constantinople and vicinity. July 18—Hawaii declared a republic, with Sanford B. Dole as president. July 26—War declared between China and Japan, and Corean king imprisoned by Japancse. July 28—Death from plaguo in Canton district, China, estimated at 120,000. , Sep. 9—Prof. Hermann von Helmholtz. German physiologist and scientist, died at Berlin; aged 74. Sep. 17—Japanese gained docisive victory at Ping Yang over the Chinese. Sep. 18—Chinese suffered a crushing defeat off Yalu in naval engagement. Sep. 24—American exhibitors at Antwerp exposition awarded seven grand prizes, 10 diplomas and 91 gold, silver and bronze medals. Oct. B—Ten thousand Christians massacred brutally in Armenia. Oct. 20—James Anthony Froud. LL. D., English historian, died in London, aged 70, Nov. I—Alexander lIL, emperor of Russia, died at Livadia. Nov. 2—Czar Nicholas 11. issued a manifesto announcing his accession to the throne of Russia. Nov. 20—Anton Gregor Rubinstein, pianist and composer, died at Pcterhof, Russia; aged 64. Noy. 21—Port Arthur, Chinese stronghold, captured by the Japanese. Dec. 7—Ferdinand De Lessops, builder of Suez canal, died near Vatane, France. Dec. 10—Commercial and Union banks of St. Johns, N. F., forced to suspend, liabilities amounting to several millions. Deo. 11—Late reports say that Japanese troops entering Port Arthur November 21 massacred almost entire population in cold blood. Doc. 12—Sir John Thompson, premier of Canada, died at Windsor castle, England. Dec. 22—A hundred persons said to have perished in a storm that swept Great Britain and the continent immediately adjacent. Dec. 27—Francis 11., ex-king of Naples, died at Arco, in the Austrian Tyrol; aged 5a

INDUSTRIAL. Jan. 16—Thousands of coal miners in vicinity Of Mercer, Pa., struck, wages being reduced 12 per cent. Jan. 27—Wave of anarchy passed over Mansfield (Pa.) coal region. Bloodshed, arson and destruction of property followed. Discharge of all foreign miners demanded. Feb. I—Six killed in fight between laborers near Asheville, N. C. Mar. s—Near Bridgeport, 0., 4.000 miners resumed work, leaving settlement of outside laborers' wages to arbitration. Mar. 25—Coxey's good-roads army left Massillon, 0., for Washington. Apr. 4—Nine men killed as result of trouble near Connellsvilic, Pa. Apr. 5-Judge Caldwell’s decision in Union Pacific wage conference at Omaha favored employes at every point. Apr. 13—Judge Dundy ordered Union Pacific receivers to restore former wages of employes, at Omaha. Apr. 10—Cokers’ strike in Connellsvilic (Pa.) region practically ended. Apr. 18.—Striding laborers near Detroit. Mich., collided with sheriff’s officers; two of the former killed, some 15 others wounded. Apr. 20—Strikers at St. Cloud, Minn., arrested for interfering with mails. Apr. 21—Nearly 130,003 miners east of the Mississippi obeyed order of United Mine Workers to suspend work. Apr. 23—Mines in Hocking (O i valley fired by coal strikers.... Two laborers ltiilcd near Detroit, Mich., in fight between strikers and officers. Apr. 25—Hogan's industrial armv, 300 strong, moving east on a stolen train, capturod by federal troops at Forsyth, Mont. Apr. 27—Great Northern road tied up by strike from. St. Paul to the coast Apr. 28—U. S. Marshal Cronan given command of 200 regular soldiers to effect arrest of Great Northern strikers in North Dakota. Apr. 29—Coxey’s commonweal army arrived in Brightwood park in Washington. District of Columbia police prevented Coxey from making a speech from the capltol steps, and arrested Chief Marshal Browne and Capt. Jones ....Great Northern railway strike settled at St. Paul by arbitration.... Seven thousand unemployed men paraded streets of Cleveland. 0.. several riots occurring in which streetcars were wrecked and persons injured. May 2—Gen. Coxey arrested in Washington. May 3—Coke strike resulted in bloody riot at the Painter works near Scottdalo, Pa. May 9—Two deputies shot at Ya’.iima, Wash., in battle between deputies and commonwoalers. May ll—Two Coxeyitcs shot, 103 captured In fight with officers at North Yakima, Wash At Pullman car works In Chicago 3,500 operators went on strllro. May 21—Cincinnati carpenters and mill hands all ordered out on strike having been refused $2.50 for eight hours or $3 for nine.. .. Coxey. Browne and Jones, commomvealers, sentenced to 20 days In jail. May 24—Five strikers killed in encounter with doputv sheriffs at Stickle Hollow, Pa. May 25—Strikers at Kanglev, 111., drovo out tho miners near there, then wrecked the mine. ....Strikers wreck a mine and burn tools near Ottawa, 111.... Strikers blew up a gold mine at Cripple Creek, Col., killing 11 men. Juno 4—Strikers firing upon Powciltoh CvV Va.) miners killed four.... Colorado mi c owners agreed to settlement of strike os proposed by Gov. Waite....3n battle with strikers who were burning railroad bridges to prevent moving coal trains four were killed by militia near Farmorsburg, Ind. June 6—Ohio militia ordered out to scene of coalminers’ strike....McKeesport (P.i.) tube works strikers forced men at Duqueznc to quit work and destroyed several coal tipolcs.... Strikers attacked tho Little mine near Peoria, Ill.; four defenders were wounded and one striker killed.... Strikers stoned a train near Brazil, Ind., killing engineer, and in urtag conductor and brakeman. Juno 7 evon livefs lost in b-ttle between strikers and militia at Mineral Siding. Col. Juno B—Striking miners at Cripple Crook, CoL, surrendered to commander of state militia.

June 10—Three sticking miners killed in a battle at Lemont, Pa June 11—Mining strike declared settled by agreement as to wages, to last one year, being reached by the conference at Columbus. O. June 12— Miners in Ohio ref used to accept the Strke settlement. June 13—Alliance formed in Chicago between Knights of Labor and American Railway union for offensive and defensive warfare. June 17—Indiana miners In convention at Terre Haute rejected Columbus compromise and deposed President Dunkerly for agreeing to it. June 18—Work resumed in mines In Hocking valley.... Coal operitors In the Springfield (Ill.) district refused to pay scale agreed upon by miners.... Alabama miners decided to continue strike. June 19—American Railway union voted (112— 100) to exclude colored men from membership. June 26—Boycott against Pullman cars opened in Chicago....lndiana mine operators increased pay of their men and resumed work. June 27—As result of Pullman boycott by Amorlcan Railway union the Illinois Central service was paralyzed and strikes reported on 13 other lines.... End of coal miners' strike announced. July I—Railway strike has crippled every road centering in Chicago, some roads having abandoned ail service.... U. S. troops sent to Trinidad, CoL, where mall trains were held by strikers. July 2—Judges Woods and Grosscup, of the U. S. court In Chioago. issued order forbidding interference with roads engaged In Interstate commerce. r July 4—Federal troops at Fort Sheridan sent to Chicago and at the stock yards were compelled to use bayonets to restrain violence. July s—At the stock yards in Chicago strikers burned railroad property and looted freight cars. July 6—Chicago strikers burned over 600 freight cars and destroyed switch towers and toolhousos. Three people killed in Vue riots. July 7 —ln battle in Chicago-between rioters and troops five of former were killed.... Railroad blockade reported complete In California,' except in a few points in the south. July B—Mob8 —Mob of foreign miners inaugurated reign of terror at Spring Valley, 111. July 9—Entire militia force of Illinois ordered into active service.... Rail ways in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and California tied up by the strike.... President Cleveland LssuSd proclamation calling on persons obstructing traffic to cease their unlawful work .... At Westville, IIL, troops firing over riotous miners killed two women..;.Committees representing Chicago council and trade and labor organizations failed in attempt to induce Pullman company to arbitrate.... Entire naval force at Mare Island. Cal., ordered out to assist in preventing rioting in San Frahclsfo. July 10—Blockade lifted in St. Louis, Omaha and St. Paul, and Indiana ‘ strikers ask to be reinstated to their places.... Two strikers killed by regular soldiers at Spring Valley, 111....Deb5, Howard and Roger, A. R. U. officers. indicted in Chicago for conspiracy. July 11—Southern Pacific train-wrecked on trestle near Sacramento, by strikers, killing Jihree regular-soldiers and the engineer. 2, July 13—Two men killed by ditching of train '?]« Fontanet, Ind., by striking miners. July 14—Executive committee American Fedoration of Labor and representatives of other national organizations in session at Chicago decide against ordering general strike in support of American Railway union. July 10 —Sfeven men killed in an attack by strikers on colored men at Pratt’s, A1a.... Five men killed and 14 persons injured in wreck caused by miscreants. July 18—Gen. Miles ordered federal troons out of Chicago.... Strike at National tube works in McKeesport, Pa., declared off. July 21—Railroad strike at Sacramento, Ca 1.... declared off unconditionally. July 23—Strikers prevented opening of Allen paper car wheel works at Pullman by threats of violence to thoso going to -work Strike at Portland, Ore., declared 0f1....E. V. Debs and nine other A. R. U. members held by Commissioner Bloodgood at Milwaukee on charge of conspiracy. . July 30—Iron miners' strike in Michigan declared off and troops ordered home. Aug. I—Over 1 000 men taken back at the old scale upon reopening of Chicago & Alton railway shops it Bloomington, IIL Aug. 2—Strike of the cattle and hog butchers forced all packing houses in South Omaha to c105e.... Work resumed in repair department at Pullman; no A. R. U. men employed. Aug. 4—Delegates assembled in Chioago of American Railway union declared strike off on all roads except the Santa Fe and Eastern Illinois. Aug. 20—At New Bedford, Mass., 11,000 employes of textile works went on strike against re iuction of wages. Sep. 20—Ready-made clothing industry in Eoston paralyzed by strike of 5,500 operatives. Sep. 24—At Los Angeles, CaL, Gallagher and Buchanan, A. R-U. strikers, sentenced to eight months and 8500 fine for Intimidating nonunion workmen. Sep. 23—Miners and coal operators at Massillon, 0., agreed to submit differences to arbitration. Sep. 29—Tin-plato plants shut down at Pittsburgh, Pa., on account of dissatisfaction in regard to wages. Oct. B—Strike of New Bedford (Mass.) spinners compromised. Oct 9—All the eloakinakers in New York strike for 10-hour day and abrogation of piece work. Oct. 12—Striking spinners at Fall River, Mass., decided to return to work at 10 per cent, reduction. Oct. 17—Weavers at Fall River, Mass., again on strike. Oct. 19 —An omnibus indictment found against American Railway union officers and all strikers charged with violence and obstructing tho mails. Dec. 14—Judge Woods, in Chicago, sentenced Eugeno V. Dobs, leader of American Railway union strike, to six months' and other officers of tho union to threo .months in jail for violating federal court injunction. METEOROLOGY. Feb. B—Plantations devastated in northwestern Mississippi by cyclone.... Great injury to life and property from cyclone at Port Hudson, La. Feb. 12 —Unusually severe storm swept through the western states. Feb. 20—Thermometer registered 44 degrees beibw zero on Mesaba iron range. Minn. Mar. 19—Terrific electric storm In southwestern Arkansas. Apr. 24—Waterspout and cyclone destroyed Gilchrist. Tex. May 17—Three-inch hailstones fell at Decatur, 111. May 20—Crops suffered from frost in middle states soutn to the gulf. May 22—Five inches of snow at Bristol, Tenn May 28—Crops in Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana suffer from frost. May 31—Damage to life and property from flood at Pueblo, Col....Concully, Wash., swept away by flood. June 4—Life and property destroyed at Tacoma. Wash . and Fort Scott. Kan. June 6—Ruby City, Wash., destroyed by flood. June 13—Grants. Ore., almost wholly swept away by f100d.... Hail and wind devastated Sibley and Nicollet counties, Minn. June 19—Cloudburst in Turtle Creek valley, near Braddock, Pa.... Terrific cyclone swept west of Fort Dodge, la. June 23—Koighly, Kan., nearly wiped out by cyclone. June £7—Lives lost In cyclone near Sleepy Eye. Minn. June tß—Tornado swept over Minnesota and South Dakota. July 1- -Five fatalities from heat at New Orlean....Easterns Arkansas aud western Tennessee swept by windstorm. Sep. 11—Heavy frosts in many western states. Sep. 21—Three cyclones In northern lowa and southern Minnesota. * Oct. I—Tornado at Wichita, Kau. Oct. 19—Six inches of snow at Sioux City, la. Nov. 2—Hurricane in Texas and Louisiana. Nov. 19—Thermometer registered 10 degrees below zero at St. Paul. Dec. 10—Three lives lost and much damage done by cyclone at White Castle and Ascension, La. Dec. 11—Longest drought ever known in Ohio valley broken. Dec. 12—Tornado struck Forsythe, Ga. Deo. 14—Two lives lost and many buildings wrecked by cyclone in Little Wills valley, near Atlanta. Ga. Deo. 23—Heavy snowstorm raged from Nebraska to the Atlantic coast.

NECROLOGY. Jan. 10—Rear Admiral Donald McNeill Fairfax (U. S. navy, retired), at Hagerstown, Md.; aged 70. Jan. 15—Henry M. Rice* cx-U. S. senator from Minnesota, at San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 2D—William Gilpin, first territorial governor of Colorado; aged 80. Feb. 2—George W. Childs, editor and philanthropist. in Philadelphia; aged 05. Feb. 4—Ex-U. S. Senator Morton S. Wilkinson, in Weils, Minn.: aged 75. Feb. 9—Congressman George W. Honk, of Dayton, 0.. in Washington. Feb. 28—Ex-U. S. Senator J. W. McDill, in Creston, la.; aged 60. Mar. I—Ex-Gav. John C. Downey, of California, at Los Angelos; aged 63. Mar. 26—U. S. ; enator Alfred H. Colquitt from Georgia, in Washington; aged 70. Mar. 28—George Tloknor Curtis, lawyer and author, in New York; aged 53. Apr. 13—David Dudley Field, lawyer and writer, in New York; aged 90. Apr. 14—Senator Zebulon B. Vance, from North Carolina, at Washington; aged 64. Apr. 1C —Ex-Gov. and Ex-U. S. Senator James M. Harvey, of Kansas, near Junction

City.... Henry S. Ives, the “Napoleon of finance,” at Asheville, N. C.; aged 29. Apr. 20—Acting governor G. S. N. Morton, of Wyoming, at Cheyenne. Apr. 21—Ex-Gov. V/. B. Daniels, of Idaho, at Tacoma. Wash.; aged 76. Apr. £7—Ex-Gov. N. S. Berry, at Bristol, N. H.; aged 98. Apr. 30—U. S. Senator' Francis B. Stockbridge, of Kalomazoo, Mich.. in Chicago: aged 68.... Ex-Postmaster General Frank Hatton editor of Washington Post: aged 48. May 10—Congressman Robert F. Brattan, at Princess Anne. Md. May 14-Ex-Gov. A. C. Hunt, of Colorado, at’ rennallytown, near Washington: aged 65. May 16—William H. Edwards, of Ohio, U. S. general consul at Berlin. June 4-Ex-Gov. Charles E. Van Zandt, Of Rhode Island, in Brookline, Mass. June 7—Ex-Gov. Rodman M Price, of New Jersey, in Oakland, Cal. June 18—William Walter Phelps, statesman and diplomat, at Englewood, N. J. June 20—Bishop W. Perkins, ex-senator of Kansas, at Washington; aged 53. June 29—Rear Admiral William ’ Greenville Temple.U.S. N., retired, at Washington, aged7o July 4—Ex-Gov. Edwin B. Winans, of Michigan, near Hamburg; aged 68 years. July 22-Ex-Gov. Frederick F. Low, of California, at San Francisco; aged 66. Aug. I—Joseph Holt, judge advocate general of the army, at Washington; aged 87. Aug. 6—Ex-Gov. Austin W. Blair, of Michigan; aged 76. Aug. 9-Judge Caswell Bennett, chief justice Kentucky court of appeals, at Hopkinsville. Aug. 27—Congressman George B. Shaw, at Eau Claire, Wis.; aged 40. Sep. I.—Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, at Waltham. Mass.; aged 68.... Ex-Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood, at lowa City. la.; aged Bft Sep. 6—Ex.-Gov. Gen. George Stoneman, of California, at Buffalo, N. Y. Sep. 27—Launt Thompson, sculptor, at Middletown, N. Y. Oct. S--Prof. David Swing, eminent preacher and theologian, in Chicago; aged 64. Oct. 7—Oliver Wendell Holmes, famous poet, essayist, philosopher and scientist, in Boston; aged 85.... Andrew G. Curtin, war governor of Pennsylvania, at Bellefonte, Pa.: aged 79 Oct. 21—Ex-Gov. Joseph Dorsott Bedle, of New Jersey, in New York: aged 63. Nov. 13—Congressman Myron B. Wright, of Susquehanna, at Trenton, Ont.: aged 47 Nov. 10—Robert C. Winthrop, ex-U. S. senator and ex-spealter of congress, in Boston; aged 84.... Dr. James McCosh, ex-president of Princeton (N. J.) college; aged 83. Nov. 29-Judge Isaac Howe, at Redfield. S. D. Nov. 30—Ex-Gov. and cx-U. S. Senator Joseph E. Brown, at Atlanta, Ga.; aged 7J. Dec. 4—Ex-Gov. Leon Abbett, of New Jersey. In Jersey City; aged 53.... Ex-Gov. Odden Bowie, of Maryland, at Bowie. Dec 15—Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, in Samoa: aged 44. Dee. 20—Ex-U. S. Senator James L. Alcorn, at Eagle Nest, Miss.; aged 78.

POLITICAL, SOCIAL. RELIGIOUS AN« EDUCATIONAL. Jan. 6—William Lindsay reelected U. S. senator from Kentucky.... Rival senates organize in New Jersey. Jan. 15—Senate rejected nomination of William B. Horublower, of New York, to be assoelate* justice in U. S. supreme court vice, Samuel Blatchford, deceased. Jan. 17—Iowa legislature elected John H. Gear U. S. senator. Jan. 18—Senator Walthall’s (Miss.) resignation announced.... Cornelius N. Bliss elected presldont of American Protective Tariff league in session in New York. Feb. 1-Wilson tariff bill, with the income tax feature, passed house of representatives by vote of 204 to 140. Feb. 7—McCreary resolution condemning Minister Stevens and sustaining Hawaiian policy of Mr. Cleveland adopted in lower house of congress by vote of 175 to 57’....A. J McLaurin elected U. S. senator from Mississippi. neb. B—Battleship Kearsargo wrecked on Rancoder reef in Gulf of Mexico.... Federal elections repeal bill signed by president. Feb. 9—Marion Butler, of North Carolina, ejected president of National Farmers’ alliance, in session in Topeka, Kan. Feb. 16 ~ u ; S. senate rejected nomination of w. H. Peckham for associate justice of supreme court. Feb. 19—Senator Edward D. White, of Louisiana, nominated and confirmed as associate justice of theU. S.- supreme court.... Charles H. Luscomb, of New York, elected president of League of American Wheelmen, in session at Louisville.... National Woman Suffrage association, in 20th annual session in Washington, reelected Susan B. Anthony as president. Feb. 23-At meeting in New York, Newspaper Publishers’ association elected J. W. Scott, of Chicago, president. Feb. 24 Mrs. Adlai Stevenson reelected president of Daughters of American Revolution, in session in Washington. Feb. 26—Interstate commercb law decided by Judge Crosscup, of Chicago, inoperative and of no value. Mar. 7—Newton C. Blanchard appointed U S senator from Louisiana, vice Judge White resigned. Mar. B—Daniel Coughlin acquitted of charge of complicity in Cronin murder in Chicago. Apr. 2—Patrick Walsh, of Augusta, Ga., appointed to succeed tho late Senator Colquitt House of representatives seated John J. O’Neil from St. Louis in place of Charles F. Jov City election in Spring Hill, Kan., gave‘all municipal offices to women. Apr. s—Massachusetts senate defeated house bill for woman suffrage... .Gov. Tillman proclaimed South Carolina insurrection at an end. Apr. 14—Madeline Pollard awarded $15,000 in damage suit against Congressman W. C P Breckinridge, at Washington. Apr. 19—Ex-Gov. J. T. Jarvis appointed as U. b. senator to succeed the late Senator Vance, from North Carolina. Apr. 30—Gen. Horace Porter reelected president of Sons of the Revolution in annual congress at Washington. May 2—Gen. Jacob Cox chosen to succeed exPresiUcnt Harrison as commander of the Loyal Legion in session at Cincinnati.... Grand council of the American Protective association met at Des Moines, la. May s—John Patton, Jr., of Grand Rapids Mich., appointed U. S. senator to succeed the late F. B. Stockbridge. May B—Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard elected president of National Temperance society. May 11— P. J. O’Connor elected president of National Order of Hibernians at Omaha Mrs. Charles Henrotin, of Chicago, elected president of General Federation of Women's clubs at Philadelphia.. May 14—Don Caffcry reelected to the U S senate from Louisiana. May 22-Pan-American Bimetallic association, representing United States, South and Central America and Mexico, met in W ashington. May 23—Gov. Northen, of Georgia, elected president of American Baptist Educational society in session at Saratoga, N. Y. May 25—American Congress oDLtberal Religious Societies organized in Chicago, with Rev H. V/. Thomas os president. June’B—Robert Bonner, of New York reelected president of Scotch-Irish societv at Des Moines, la. J June 11—C. W. Hazzard, of Monongahcla.Pa. chosen regent by supreme council of the Roval Arcanum. J Juno 12.—Ex-Gov. George P. Wetmore elected by Rhode Island legislature to U. S. senate. June 13—A. C. Loring, of Minnesota, elected President of National Association of Millers, at June 21—Gen. A S. Webb, of New York, elected president of the Army of the Potomac at Concord, N. H June 22—John A Lee, of St Louis, elected president of Commercial Travelers’ Protective association, at Milwaukee. June 27—W. W Trace, of Illinois, elected president of National Republican league, at Denver. July 3—Tariff bill passed the senate as amended by vote of 34 to 39....p r cndergast, murderer of Carter H. Harrison, found sane and sentenced to be executed.... Midwinter fair at San Francisco closed; total attendance since opening, 2,14(1154. July s—Albert A. Stanley, of Ann Arbor, Mich*, elected president of the music touchers' national convention in New York. July 17—8i.l allowing Utah statehood signed by the president. Aug. 3—Rev. J. M. Cleary, of Minneapolis, elected president of Catholic Total Abstinence union at St. Paul. Aug. B—Republlo of Hawaii formally reeognized by the United States. y K •, 13 —House representatives agreed to the Wilson tariff bill as amended by the senate Aug 23-Col. William E. Bundy, of Ohio, elected commander in chief of Sons of Veterans at Davenport, la. Aug. 27—Tariff bill became a law without president’s signature. Aug. 28—Both houses of congress adjourned sine die. Sep. 4—Urban A Woodbury (rep.) elected governor of Vermont by 26,000 majority. Sep. 10— IL B. Cleaves reelocted governor of Maine oy 37,000 majority. Sep. 13—Col. Thomas G Lawler, of Rockford, 111., elected commander in chief of G A R. at Pittsburgh.... Daughters of Veterans elected Mrs. Ellen M. Walker, of Worcester Mass , as president.... Woman’s Relief Corps, auxiliary to G. A. R., elected Mrs. Emma R. Wallace, of Chicago, as president. Sep. 18 —John W. Stebbins. of Maryland, elected grand sire of sovereign grand lodge of odd fellows at Chattanooga, Tenn. Sep. 19—Frank P. Sargent elected grand master of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, at Harrisburg. Sop, 21—C. H. Blakely, of Chicago, elected president of the United Typothct®, at Philadelphia. faeit 22 —William C. Owens declared the

democratic nominee for congress from Ashland (Ky.) district. Sep 25—Charles Owens, of New York, elected president of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jo aere. at Indianapolis. Oct. 4—Soclet. of the Army of the Tennessee elected Gen. Grenville M. Bodge, of lowa, in annual session at Council Bluffs, la. Oct 6—Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, in annual convention in Boston, elected James Needham, of Philadelphia, grand master. Oct 11.—J. J. Shortall. of Chicago, reelected president of American Humane society, in session at Evansville, 1nd.... J. J. p. Odell, of Chicago, olected president of American Bankers' association, in session at Baltimore. Nov. 6-Election returns gave republican majorities in New York, New Jersey. Connecticutt, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island. Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, South Dakota. California, Minnesota Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Illinois, Indiana Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas West Virginia. Washington, Idaho. Montana lowa. Nebraska elected a fusion (pop.-dem ) governor. Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Florida, Alabama. Louisiana and Georgia went democratic.... Woman suffrage amendment defeated in Kansas by 31 175 majority. Nov. 8-Gen. Russell A. Alger, of Detroit, Mich., elected in Pittsburgh president of the National Waif association. Nov. 9—Brig. Gen. McCook appointed major general in U. S. army to suoceed Gen. Howard retired. Nov. 14—Cotton growers organized at Montffomery, Ala., a national association for protection of their interests. Nov. E. Willard reelected president of National Woman’s Christian Temperance union in 21st annual session in Cleveland. 0.... James R. Sovereign reelected general master workman of Knights of Labor in session at New Orleans. Nov. 27—John T. Morgan (dem.) reelected to U. S. senate from Alabama. Dec. B—National conference for good city government met at Minneapolis. Dec. 11—-Lower house of congress passed a hill amending the Interstate commerce act to permit of railroad pooling by vote of 166 to 110 ....Chief Justice Dale, of the supreme court of Oklahoma, decided colored children must he allowed to attend white schools.... Ex.-Gov. Tillman elected United States senator from South Carolina. Dec. 13—National Civil Service Reform league In session in Chicago re-elected Carl Shurz as president. Dec. 17—John Mcßride elected at Denver president of American Federation of Labor. Indianappjis was chosen as headqnarters. Dec 18-Debate on the Carlisle banking bill begun in the lower house of congress. Dec. 20—Statues of Daniel Webster and Gen. John Stark unveiled in Washington. Dec. 21—A substitute for the Carlisle currency bill introduced by Congressman Springer. SPORTING. Jan. 23—JohnS Johnson, of Minneapolis, beat K-mile skating record at Madison, Wis.; time. 0:31)4, flying start. Jan. 27—John S. Johnson broke world's %- record at Cleveland, O.; time, Feb. 3—Johnson lowered skating record for 220 yards at Montreal; time, 20 3-5 seconds. Apr. 19—Opening games of season played by National League ball clubs. May 16—Peterson and Gaudaur won 3-mile sculling race for professionals at Austin, Tex. May 17—Gaudaur beat Peterson in professional regatta at Austin, Tex., going tho three miles in 19:0214....Ge0rge Griffiths, of London, completed trip around the world in 64 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes. May 26 Lasker beat Steinitz In chess match at Montreal for world’s championship. June 13 —E. V. Miner, of Indianapolis, broke world’s 10-mile bicycle record at Louisville making the run in 20:54. June 15—Van Wagoner lowered record for 12mile handicap bicycle road race, going the distance in 32:13 at Lockport, N. Y. June 21—Arthur Zimmerman, the American rider, won international bicycle race at Florence, Italy. June 23—Rey El Santa Anita, owned by “Lucky” Baldwin,of San Francisco,won American derby at Chicago, in 2:36. June 33—Harry Kling walked 723 miles from New Orleans to St. Louis in 11 days 5 hours. July 4—At Paterson, N. J.. Fred Royce lowered k'-mile bicycle record to 2934 seconds. July 14—In trial trip at Boston cruiser Minneapolis broke all records, making 23 05 knots an hour. July 17—J. J. Corwin rode on bicycle from New York to Chicago in 8% days. July 21—John F. Warner, who left Chicago January 23, to circumscribe the globe without a dollar to pay hi 3 way, accomplished this in less than six months. July 27—In free-for-all pace at Cleveland, 0., Robert J. made new record, an average of five heats being made in 2:07%. July Herne, Eng., Shorland bent world s record for 24-hour ride, making 460 miles, 900 yards. July 81—Carl Neel, of Chicago, won tennis championship of the northwest, at Lake Minnetonka. Aug. 10—Titus and Cabanne lowered mile bicycle record at Minneapolis to 1:52 4-5. Aug. 13—Whirligig lowered race rocords for 3- pacers to 2:10 at Terre Haute. Ind. Aug. 15— W. L. Stimnl and FredC. Tuhrman lowered 200-mlle bicycle record (Buffalo to Erie) to 15 hours 23 minutes. Aug. 16—Titus lowered competitive bicycle record for 1 mile to 2:10 3-5; for Smiles, to 12:19. Aug. 17—Steamer Campania came from Liverpool to New York in 6 days 9 hours 29 minutes. Aug. 31—Steamer Campania lowered eastward record from New York to Queenstown to 5 days 10 hours 47 minutes. Sep. 3—At Palmer. Mass., Allen Atkins aged 12, lowered world’s record for bicycle riding backwards half-mile to 2:1334. . s ep. 7—At Springfield. Mass., Titus lowered 5-mile bicyle record to 10:51 8-5. Sep. 13—At Terre Haute, Ind., Fantasy lowin 1)-06 °° r<i for 4-year-old mares, trotting mile Sep. 14—At Terre Haute, Ind.. John R. Gentry put stallion record to 2:03% In a race .... Steamer New York reached Sandy Hook from Southampton In 6 days 7 hours 20 minutes. Sep. 15—George Case won tho tennis championship of lowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, defeating J. W. Beckwith at Kansas City. Sep. 17— World's 5-mile competitive road racing record lowered at Chicago, to 12:30....At Pittsburgh H. C. Tyler lowered bicycle mile record on one-quarter mile track to 2:03. Sep. 20—At Galesburg, 111., Directly lowered 2-year-old record to 2:0734, Sep. 28—In race at San Jose, Cal.. Abdell lowered yearling trotting record to 2:23. Sep. 30—Nineteenth seasou of National Baseball league ended with Baltimore at the head ....At Chillicothe, 0., Flying Jib lowered worlds mile pacing record to 1:59%, with a running mato. Oct. 4—Flying Jib paced a mile at Chillicothe, 0., with running mate in 1:58%. Oct. s—William Ninon’s mare Quirt ran at Vallejo. Cal., two fastest heats on record, the first in 0:4<%, second in 0:47%. Oct. B—Fourth and deciding game of the seven of the Temple cup series between New York and Baltimore baseball clubs won bv New York. J T ° c h J. won a pacing race from Joei Patchen at Sioux City. la., in three heats making the last ono in 2:03%. Oct. 12—Online broke world’s record for 4- pacing an exhibition mile at Sioux City, la., in 2:04 °ct. 16—in Melrose stake for 2-year-olds at Nashville, Tenn., Impetuous trotted two beau in2:1034. equaling world's race record Oct 17—At Hamilton, Ont. Bicyclist Davidson lowered record for the quarter to 0-80 Oct. 19—At Waltham. Mass.. Tyler cut the 2-mue standing start bicycle record to 4:03. Oct. 23—Cyclist Searles rode from Chicago to New York in 6 days 7 hours 30 minutes. Oct 24—Albert G. Harding, cyclist, rede 100 miles at St. Louis in 4:374-5....0n straight course at Buffalo, N. Y., John S. Johnson rode mile on bicycle in R 35 2-5. Oct. 26-Cunarder steamship Lucania crossed the Atlantic in 5 days 7 hours and 23 minutes. I—World’s record lowered at San Jose, Cal., by Senator L. trotting four miles in 10-12 Nov. 2At Cbillicothe, O , John S. Johnson, cyclist, rode the one-third mile in 0:32 2-5 a new world’s record. ’ Nbv. 6—At ChUlicothe, 0., Cyclist Johnson rode—standing start—a one-third mile in 0:89 and a one-half mile in 0:55 1-5. new records. * Nov. Patchen paced a mile on halfmile track at San Antonio, Tex., in 2-OS- new record. Nov. 19—George Kleinman. champion American wing shot, defeated in Chicago by Dr. Carver....At Louisville, John S. Johnson lowered world’s bicycle record for mile—standing start—to 1: 55 3-5. * Nov. 21—Wheelman Johnson lowered the record at Louisville. Ky., of mile—flying start —to 1: 47 3-5.... Special tram over the Pennsylvania road covered 126 miles in 164 minutes. Nov. 24—At Louisville, Ky., John S. Johnson cut 2-mile bicycle record to 3:54 4-5. . Yale won In 5-ycars’ series of Yale-Harrard football gamos at, Springfield, Mass., 12 to 4 Nov. 27—John Penseyers, cyclist, rode unpaced mile at Buffalo. N. Y„ in 1:52 2-5. Dec. I—J. M. Raport won $5,009 wager that he could walk from New York to San Francisco between May !sand midnight December 1. seo5 eo - t7 At , Indianapolis August A. Hanson rode 100% miles ia 5:03. now record. Dec. 6—ln Chicago Frank C. Ivos twice broke world s record at balk-line billiards (the anchor barred), running up 334 points, then 359. Bee. 13—Eddy Lconert, of Buffalo, N Y broke straightaway mile road bicycle record to l:3o, and the unnaccd mile to 1:52%. Dec. 20—steamer C .mpa.yfa lowered her eastbound Atlantic record to 5 days, 9 hours.