Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1906 — Page 6

"WEEKLY REPUBLICS QfiO. E. MARSH AUL» Ptrirttsher. '—* * ' RENSSELAER, . ■ INDIANA.

CASSIE IS IN PRISON.

■; "■ „ • i MRS. CHADWICK > RECEI VED AT OHIO PENITENTIARY. Bprlbr to tiprvp Term for Con«iilr*pj to W’rpfk Ohrrlln Bank Nearly *350 Armenian* KUInl by Ciarli CtnsKPk*. Mrs. t'ns.sio L. Chadwick arrival jat the penitentiary in.. (Jolumbus, Ohio, front Cleveland the ct-hcr- -mnreittg-tHi d began her term trf ton- years for conspireacy to wreck the Citiz. ns' Xatl-oa) Bank of Oberlin. ; Ilcr attorneys in'.'nTif* every effort to delay execution of th(i> sentence. even working all night without'•access. The identification of Mrs. ; Chadwick as Mme. l>evere, who served a term in the Lucas County penitentiary in 1901' was made by a woman who is confined in the jail in Columbus,"who on seeing the new arrival unhesitatingly confirmed the suspicious the police have entertained for many months. 1 Mrs. Chadwick appeared to be In good health, ami the prison oilici-.iis put little faith in her alleged lu-art trouble. She will be set at washing or kohic hoftvy woyk if she is strong enough. As she <>uiervd the penitentiary -he turned to hid good •by to the world, saying: *’l- shall try to_ 1«* brave and keep tip to' the last.” Later she broke down and was placed Lu the prison hospital. •• '■ ' - SI.VIN IN (IAH'S di.tME, Revolutionist* Killed or Injured In ■■setulnnry Itj CoMaek*. Nearly X*o persoirs whre killed or injured -in -an auact by Cossack? on theArmenian sent Inary in Titlis, Caum-ia. following the throwing of two bombs from that Institution at a passing patrol. . .Four Cossacks were wounded ami a boy was killed by the explosion of the bombs. Artillery was called nyf'SHd th.v seminary was surrounded and. shelled. The building soon-was in flames, and the bombs and cartridges stored tkerciu ex- - plodod. -Tit irty-t h roe persr> the flames, while 300- were injured by fire or wounded by shetls, —The troops house, where bombs and weapons were hidden, and killed eight revolutionists. =. ULUOny l)A\ I V OKI. \liOXl \. Series of Death* by Fire and A lrnrc Stir* the Territory. Mr, and Mrs. .Tack Stnnton were seriously burned and a brother and sister of Mr. Stanton were killed in a fire which destroyed their home near Pauls! Valley, Okla. John Starr, a Cheyenne Indian, was burned to death in his tepvc near Geary r —Samuel Gnbbcrt, a ranchman, was shot and killed by his son-in-law while hunting; Dennis Jordan was tilled in a runaway near Jones City, and Charles 11. Johnston of ClerC land was found dead in a hotel, completing the remarkable record of fatalities for one day in the territory.

Money Satchel Dlaappeara. A daring robbery took place in the National Banking Company’s offices in Newark, N. J„ when a satchel containing several thousands of dollars disappeared from the counter “while a man who had just drawn the money turned for a minute to speak with % friend. Both he and hjs friend say they saw no one approach the spot where the satchel had been placed. Ohio Bunker’a Son Found Dead. The mystery of the disappearance of Wallace Noble Herbert in San Francisco, Cal.. Dec. 27 was cleared the other day when his dead body was found in a room at 347 Sixth street. Herbert is said to be a son of the vice president of ' the First National bank of Niles, Ohio. He was 38 years old and n draftsman and ah expen accountant. .j£ Camera Conti Job at Twenty. By the aid of a camera the Louisville and Nashville road has been enabled to prove that some twenty of its employes at Corbin, Ky., had been! visiting saloons in violation of a rule which prohibits their frequenting such places at any time, and they were dismissed from service of the company. Honah Ktder Heeommended. Fresident Roosevelt has given Joseph H. Proctor, a former rough rider from Oklahoma, now an Omaha street car comhictor. a letter of recommendation to-United States Marshal Warner for an appointment as deputy marshal. Proctor and the President are warm friends. chlenso Woman Murdered. Mrs. Bessie Hollister, missing for 24 hours, was found murdered in the rear of a North Side barn in Chicago. Her slayer, Richard Ivins, a youug man, confessed that he committed the crime fieudishly. Fatal Sleet Storm. ' Four persons perished in sleet storm which swept New York and New Jersey, while many persons were im|>eriled by the falling of u huge chimney which crushed the upper tloor of a tenement house. 1 , . - ’ j * Former Premier Defeated. A. -X. Balfour, former British prime' minister, was defeated for re-election to, the House of Commons, being beaten in the eastern district of. Manchester, by T. G. Horridge, r liberal. V • • To Build Steel riant. " Plans hare been made by the Crucible Steel Company of America for the erection of a large new steel plant at Pittsburg. The new plant will contain seventy five puddling furnaces arid will give employment to 1,500 men. Ohtldrea Die In Flames. Three Belgian children, the oldest of whom was 0 years, were burned to death at the Cornell Coal Company, five flatten northeast of PitUbnrg, Kan., in a fire which destroyed the home of their mother, Mrs. A. Guerin,

DR. HARPER IS DEAD.

President of Calvrniltr of Chlcaaro - faewmbt to, Long nineagy ‘ ■ William Rainey Harper, ppreiSeat of the University of Chicago, Is dead. His, loing struggle against the ravages of an Intestinal eancedr-a terrible, tragic, losing fight of nearly twelve 1 months' duration —ended Wednesday afternoon, when, exhausted by suffering and wasted from lack of nourishment, bis life slowly flickered out. His last wonts, before he passed into the final coma from which he never awoke, were murmured, half-itjcohdrent messages 6f fa re welL to the members of his family, all of whom were at the bedside. The sentence,. “God always helps," was repeated often by the dy* lng man. -. i Six weeks ago It became apparent to Dr. Harper's physicians that the sands df his life were almost run. BBT friends, his wife and children, aftd even the patient himself, recognized that the end was at hand. Ills strength failed rapidly, and tho pa \n that tortured him became so extreme that opiates were administered constantly by hypodermic Injection.

DR. HARPER IN HIS SICK ROOM.

Last Saturday morning his mind became ckuidoil, and then Dr. Frauk Billings and Dr. Charles.P. Small, liis attending physicians, informed the patient that he had but very few more days to live. With indomitable resolution the dying educator occupied his lucid TOdTjuteT iiioufeuls tfi "a rra ng lug his and the university’s affairs, and in planning the details of hi§ funeral. In the Dr. Harper the University of Chicago, the great city of which that institution has for years been the pride, the whole educational world of America and the cause of disinterested, earnest scholarship have sustained a severe loss. Dr. Ilarper was a Tvohderfwl organizer atid administrator, and his achievements in that capacity have hadl ample recognition. But he was also a true educator; he had a passion for his profession and for learning, and his ambition was to make tbe University of Chicago not merely one of the biggest but oue of the noblest, loftiest and most genuine scats of culture.

47 MILES OF BUILDINGS.

Value of ChleaKO Strnctares E.-ected In 1005 1* 5U2,000,000. The equivalent of over forty-seven miles of buildings, single frontage, costing approximately $62,000,000—a record exceeding only by the phenomenal activity of 1892, the year preceding the world's fair—represents the colossal building operations in Chicago during the past year. The real estate transactions of the year, with a total of approximately $140,000,000, also exceeded those of any year since.lß92. Considering all the circumstances, this gecord is probably the most remarkable in the history of the city and testifies to its phenomenal growth and prosperity. While abounding in interesting details, there Is probaldy no other* feature of the year’s building operations of so striking and suggestive a character as.that covering apartment house or flat construction. This has been on an unprecedentedly large seals. For 1904 the total reached $14,339,600, as compared with $7,030,300 for 1003, breaking all previous records. The figures for this year, estimating the last half of December, show tire enormous total of $21.809.900, counting oply permits of $5,000 and upward. It should be sahl that included in this are buildings containing both flats and stores, but these cut a comparatively small figure in the total. These figures are fairly staggering in their magnitude. But when it is said that the total residence construction, counting only permits almve $5,000, amounts to $2,849,600, some idea may be had of the rapidity with which Chicago is becoming a great city of flats. It also serves to suggest the rapidity with which the city is growing. For despite all these new buildings, builders and agents having them in charge report that they are being filled as soon as completed. The fact that rents generally are being well maintained would seem to confirm this.

Sparks from the Wires.

A severe earthquake in the Harpoot district ia_ eastern-Turkey was reported In a cablegram received by the American Board of Commissioners for- Foreign Missions in Boston. Many are said to have been made homeless and destitute and relief is asked. Manning C. Palmer was convicted of misappropriating the funds of the. failed American Exchange National Bank of Syracuse, N. Y., and sentenced to fire years in prison* The Importers* National Association closed its offices in New .York after an existence of tw<> years. The organisation was formed to protect the Yrade from uqjust customs exactions. . Martin Green of Worcester. Mass., who had charge of the Chicago Hirer tunnel plana, lias announced his engagement, to Mrs. Joseph Sampson.'formerly of Chicago and now of Wareham, Mass. * h

COMMERCIAL AN FINANCIAL

Trade returns indicate that the- turn into the new year was made with

Chicago.

little hiferfercn.ee to production. Anwcll advanced with brief loss of time, and the activities generally progress under the encouraging influence of a promislng-Tmtlonk: TTtces~of Ttll~Taw materlal sustain die high level recently attained, and bid fair to maintain continued firmness. . linportant .cbmmltmeuts already have been closed la manufacturing branches and new business structures, while inquiries show that lieavy orders impend in iron and steel departments, rolling stock and railroad construction. Wholesale lines have accumulated bookings of spring staples, which compare favorably with the aggregate a year ago, especially in best grades of dry goods, clothing, footwear and household needs. Interior advices reflect enlarged sales last year' stud satisfactory reduction of stocks, suggesting that replenishment will be upon a liberal scale. Retail dealings now arc .mainly confined to clearances, the more winterlike weatbel 8 inducing a fuller disposition of warm apparel. Mercantile collections continue to show up well, heavy defaults being unusually small In number. ‘ January interest disbursements reached the - ' largest total hitherto known, and this created much activity in banking circles. . The payments released a considerable volume of funds. With this ‘also appears increasing returns from the agricultural sections. These features favor increasing deposits here, hot the demand for money, lias not subsided, and the discount rate for all desirable loans is unchanged at 0 per cent, long datings being preferred; : ——------■■■ ■ ; ■ Failures reported in the Chicago district number twenty-five, against nineteen last week and twenty seven a year ago.—Dun's Review of Trade.

While unseasonable weather adversely affects retail trade and reorders.

New York.

from wholesalers ItTrt-the same time highly favors the leading industries and outdoor activities and facilitates railway transport. Spring trade really shows rather more than usual life, requests for prompt shipments being in evidence earlier than usual. Clearance sales are a feature of retail lines and the season as a whole in heavy wearing apimrel BSg been so fair fflsnppointing. Collections North and West feel this influence likewise. Bank clearings break all records for a holiday period, reflecting heavy end of the year disbursements and stock speculation. December was perhaps the best month of 1905 for the railways, with an indicated gain of 12 per cent over December, 1904.

Business failures in the United States for the week ending Jan. 4. 1906, number 220, against 212 last week. 27S in the like week of 1905, 262 in 1904, 336 in 1903 and 346 in 1902. In Canada failures for the week number 22, ns against 18 last week and 40 In this week a year ago.—Bradstreet’s Commercial Report.

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $4.00 to $6.35; hogs, prime heavy. $4.00 to $5.47; sheep, fair to choice. >3.00 to $0.00; wheat. No. 2,87 cto BSc; corn, No. 2,41 eto 42c; oats, standard, 30c to 31c; rye. No. 2,07 cto 08c; hay, tomithy, $8.50 to $12.00; prairie, SO.OO to $11.50: butter, choice creamery, 21c to 20c; eggs, fresh, 20c to 22c; potatoes, 55c' to 04c. ludianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, choice heavy, $4.00 to $5.00; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2,80 cto 90c; corn. No. 2 white. 42c to 43c; oats, No. 2 white. 31c to 33e. St. I.on Is —Cattle. $4.50 to $5.90; hogs. $4.00 to $5.50; sheep. $4.00 to $0.00; wheitf, No. 2,90 cto 93c; corn, No. 2. 40e to 42c; onts. No. 2,30 cto 32e; rye. No. 2,07 cto (58c. Cincinnati —Cattle. $4.00 to $5.09; hogs. $4 00 to $5.55; sheep, $2.00 to $5.10; wheat. No. 2,91 cto 92c; corn, . No. 2 mixed, 43c to 44c; oats. No. 2 mired, 33e to 34c; rye. No. 2, GSc to GOc. Detroit—Cattle, $4.00 to $4.75; hogs, $4.00 to $5.30; sheep, $2.50 to $5.25: wheat, No. 2,85 cto 87c; corn. No. 3 yellow, 44c to 4(5e; oats, No. 3 white, 32c to 34c; rye, No. 2, (50c to 68c. 1 Milwaukee —Wheat. No. 2 northern, 83c to 84c; corn. No. 3,41 cto 43c; oats, standard, 30c to 32c; rye. No. 1, 08c to t*oe: barley, No. 2,53 cto 54c; pork, mess, $13.(57. Toledo —Wheat. No. 2 mixed, 87c to 88c; born. No. 2 mixed, 45c* to 4(5c; oats. No. 2 mixed. 30c to 32c; rye. No. 2, <l7c*to GOc; clover prime, SB.IO. Buffnlo—Cattle, choice shipping steers, $4.00 tt> $5.50; hog*. fair to choice, $4.00 to $5.(50; sheep, common to good mixed, s{.oo to $5.75: lambs, fair to choice, $5.00 to s*oo. New York—Cattle. $4.00 to $5,?5; bogs, $4.00 to $5.85; sheep. $3.00 to $5250; wheat. No, 2 red, 90c to Ole; "corn, No. 2,49 c ti* 61e ; oats, natural, Wfcite, 37c to 38c; butter, creamery, 2le to 2Tc; eggs, western, 20c to 24c.

TAFT ON THE CANAL.

SECRETARY DISCUSSES ISTH- . MIAN AFFAIRS. . - Leller to Ifce President on fauna Condition* Sent to Congress—Action on Type Delayed—Railway Bond. Inane and Harltel Criticised.

The letter of the Secretary of War to the President'transmitting the antraal reports of the Isthmian CanaL

SECRETARY TAFT.

President that there is to be a major-. Ity and a minority report from the board of consulting engineers as to the type of canal to be recommended, and be hopes that the whole matter may he presented for submission to "Congress by Feb. 1. The Secretary takes up the report of the president of the railroad company and discusses two transactions referred to in the report—the issue of bonds and their repurchase by the company, and the market contract for feeding employes on the isthmus. Of these the Secretary says: “The question of Issuing the bonds was not submitted to you or to me before final action was taken by the board of directors. The policy of selling the bonds was a doubtful one and should not have been adopted until after a conference with higher governmental authority. I have not the slightest doubt that the president'and directors of the company acted in entire good faith in what they did, and, as they thought, for the best interests <of the government; but considering the anomalous and pecullar TeTatlons Tjetween the directors and the company and the government, the bonds should not have been issued without your approval or mine.

“in view ofthis fact, by your authority, I Instructed tho president of the railroad company to proceed at once to repurchase the bonds. Th 6 themselves contained a stipulation providing that they might be redeemed either Oct 1 or April 1 upon the payment of the previous six months’ interest, the principal, and a premium of 5 per cent. “Arrangements were made with the purchasers by which the bonds were bought back at the premium paid, 105, and accrued interest to date of repurchase from Oct. 1. To make the repurchase it was at first thought necessary for the railroad company to borrow $400,000 from tbe canaj commission.” In future, the Secretary says, questions of this character “will not be acted upon until after conference with the proper authorities.” Dticouei Markel Contract. Secretary Taft then discusses the cancellation of the Markel contract for feeding the Panama laborers. He 'says:* “The reason for the cancellation of the contract was that, in carrying out Mr. Markel’s recommendations, the railroad company, under Mr. Stevens, had been able to furnish food to its employes and those of the commission at a less price than that fixed in the contract Mr. Markel still insists that the estimate of cost made by him was reasonable and "that thfe results obtained by the company were due to two circumstances —one that all the elements of cost to the contractor were not Included in the railroad company’s estimate for the cost of firstclass meats, and the other that the specifications of the contract required for meals for the second class of employes a more expensive meal than the company was actually furnishing.” After stating that Mr. Markel was later allowed $10,745 for hia expenses under the contract, Mr. Taft says: “This action was taken without consulting either you or me, and was not brought to my attention until some time after my xeturn from Panama on Nov. 15. Looked at from a purely and strictly legal standpoint, if th« amendment of the contract- with respect to the cancellation at the discretion of the President was to 6e strictly construed, a cancellation would end tbe obligations of both parties under It and leave them without any claim for damages by either against the other, and therefore Mr. Markel would seem to have no claim against the railroad 1 company after the right of absolute cancellation had been exercised by the president In other words. It would appear that the payment ordered by the directors was gratuitous and without legal consideration.” Panama Hallway Report. The-annual report of the Panama Railroad Company for the ten months ended Oct. 31 last, submitted to Congress, shows that after payment of all fixed charges and cost of operation for the period covered there remains $354,248, or somewhat In excess of 5 per cent on the capital stock. The total earnings of the road for the transportation of ail kinds of .traffic show an increase of $302,204, or 18.77 par cent over tbe corresponding ten months of tha prcvloaa year.

Commission and of the president of the Panama Rail* road company, together with the reports, were received by the two bouses of Congress. The report of the canal commission has been made public. Secretary Taft in his letter advised the

TEN DIE IN FIRE.

Disastrous Blase In West"' Hotel, '.■ „-l_ Minneapolis. • Fire in the West Hotel at Minneapolis early Wednesday morning cost the lives of ten persons, damaged the great hostelry to the extent of $23,000 and gave throngs of spectators views of thrilling rescues by the firemen that called forth cheers from the crowds. Feats of heroism by the firefighters "kept down The death list, although Captain John Berwin of hook and ladder company No. 1 perished while working to lower a woman from the fifth story. The fire was discovered at "7:15 o’clock and the quests and employes were given -profiiptalarmaby-the-ho* tel’s system of electric bells. Fire escapes cut off by roaring flames, fanned by a cold and strong wind, and hails filled by impenetrable smoke caused three people to jump from windows to their deaths. The firemen had the flames under control within an hour and at 8:30 it was reported that it was extinguished. «. " The West Hotel has for many years been regarded as the leading hostelry of Minneapolis. It was built nearly twenty years ago by the late Colonel John T. West and was made as nearly fireproof as possible. Located at sth street and Hennepin avenue, it occupied a commanding position in the city and was regarded as a show place and one of the leading attractions of the oity„ The facilities afforded by the hotel brought scores of conventions and other gatherings to the city and rarely were its accommodations overtaxed. The Republican national convention of 1892 was secured to Minneapolis chiefly because of the West notel. The vast lobby, declared to be tbe largest in the United States, was easily able to accommodate.the crowds which filled the place. Many other notable gatherings were held within its walls and in the afternoon and evening it was the center for business and professional men to gather. With the death of Col. the property passed Into other hands.

WALTER WELLMAN.

Journalist-Explorer Again to Visit the Polar —— A new interest in Arctic exploration has been aroused by the announcement of Walter Wellman that lie and Santos Dumont, the aerial navigator, will start in the near future upon an expedition which they hope will carry them to the North pole. They will go in an airship and will describe their journeys as They proceed northward by aid of the wireless telegraphy and submarine cables. It is the most spectacular undertaking in - the history of Arctic exploration. Walter Wellman is an able journalist, Washington correspondent of leading dailies, and a reliable writer. He is also an explorer, having twice visited the polar regions. On his first expedition in 1894 he reached the 81st degree. His ship was crushed in the ice and he suffered many hardships. On his second expedition—lß9B-9—he went to Franz Joseph Land, by way.of Archangel, Russia, having 84 dogs with him. After fruitless efforts to push his ship farther north in waters which the following year were free of ice (an example of the luck that runs in the Arctic), he was forced to establish his base at Cape Yagethoff, latitude 80 degrees 4 minutes. In the autumn an outpost was establishe(L.7Q miles farther north. From this outpost Wellman and his men eventually moved north and explored hitherto unknown Tegions, but their cherished hope of going further north than other explorers was spoiled by an injury to Wellman’s leg and by the destruction of some of the camp equipment. Ever since the second expedition Mr. Wellman has been a close stucrent of Arctic work and conditions. Probably he has never been able to get the polar fever entirely out of his system. In addition to his ‘ newspaper and magazine work he has written much on geographical and exploration topics. He has lectured before the Royal Geographical Society of ‘London, the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Geographical Society of Washington, the Arctic Club of New York, and other similar bodies.

WAGES SMALL FOR BIG FAMILIES

Child-Labor Secretary Dlacnasea Presidents Theory. President Roosevelt’s declaration in favor of big families was discussed before the New Rochelle People’s forum in New York Sunday. The Rev. Owen R. Lovejoy, secretary of the National Child Labor committee, declared that except in special cases the President was mistaken in promulgating such ideas among the American people. Many men, he said, were working to-day at thtf bench and in the factory'ffor less wages than their fathers received for the same •mount of work and it was costing*them more to. live. Such men, he said, if they were of conscientious type, would hesitate at the responsibility of bringing children into the world to struggle and toil for a bare living without prospects of advancement. Mr. Lovejoy estimated the number of children employed at manufacture and mining in the United States at 2,000,600, which, he said, is far too many, as they are crowding men and women out -of work and lowering wages. He said that the National Child Labor committee, in conjunction with tbe National Consumers’ League, would go to Washington thia winter to try to have Congress pass a bill to establish an additional child-labor bureau, which would raise the condition of working children to that of France and Germany.

Short News Notes.

Pickering College, at Pickering, OnC, was destroyed by fire. The loss is $75,000. Walter B. Hill, chancellor of the IJni* ▼ersity of Georgia, died in Athens, Ga., of pnenmonia. Fight persons were wounded by promiscuous shooting during the first minute of the new year in Philadelphia. The municipal ferry operated by New York City betwteq Staten Island and the city is costing SSO) a dsy more titan the receipt*' ,

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1513 —Juan Dias De Solis discovered the mouth of the Rio Janeiro river.1515—Louis XII. of France died. 1521—Martin Luther excommunicated. ( 1523—Knights of Malta driven from the Island of Rhodes by the Turks. 1540—Henry VIII. married to Anne, daughter of Duke of Cleves. 1589 —-Catherine De Medici died. 1604 —Jesuits reinstated in France. 1649 —Anne of Austria, Queen Regent of-France, fled from Paris to St. Germain. 1651—Charles 11. crowned King of Scotland. 1661 —First appearance of women actors said to have been made at Lincoln TnmEieidstheater, London—-----1695 —Marshal Luxembourg died. 1698—Whitehall Palace, London, .destroyed by fire. • -» . 1717 —Triple alliance formed by England, France and Holland. 1724 Philip V. of Spain abdicated in - favor of his son. 1725 — Pope Benedict XIII. opened the Holy Gates. __ 1729—Many persons killed or injured as a result of a great fog enveloping London. 1735 —Paul Revere born. 1737 —John Hancock born. 1740—Benedict Arnold born. 1745 —Gen. Anthony Wayne born. 1757—Attempt made to assassinate Louis XV. of France. 1757 —Calcutta retaken by the English. 1762—England declared war against Spain. 1776 Union flag raised at Cambridge, Mass. 1777 — Battle between American and British forces at Princeton, N. J. 1781—French invaded island of Jersey and met with defeat. 1784—Treaty between United States and Great Britain signed. 1787 — Arthur Middleton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died. 1788— Georgia ratified the constitution of the United States. 1793 —State canal of Pennsylvania begun.... Alien bill passed in England. .. .Third partition of Poland arranged between Russia, Austria and Prussia. 1795 —Josiah Wedgewood, inventor of Wedgewood ware, died. 1798 —American Congress made gift of $12,800 to Kosciusko, the Polish patriot who aided in the American revolution. 1801 —Union of Great Britain and Ireland. 1804 —Insurrection of Irish convicts in New South Wales. 1806 —Breslau surrendered to the French. 1814—Dantzic surrendered to Duke of W ustemberg. 1822—-Declaration of independence by the Greeks. 1825—Ferdinand IV., King of Naples, died. 1828— Fall of the Villele ministry, in France. 1829 — Protests received at Washington against dispatch or delivery of mails on the Sabbath Forty killed in a mine explosion at Lyons, France.' 1830 — Methodism first introduced in Germany. I 1835 —First newspaper issued in Buffalo, N. Y.... Charles Lamb died. 1842 — English began retreat from Cabul. 1843 — Steven F. Mason, ex-Governor of Michigan, died. 1848 — Girard College, Philadelphia, opened...lnsurrection at Messina, Sicily. 1849 — Discovery of the magnetic clock by Dr. Locke of Ohio, 1853 Gen. Aristas resigned and Cevallos chosen president of Mexico.... Spain enacted stringent law against liberty of the flress. 1854 French and English fleets enter the Black sea on their way to tha Crimea. 1855 Victoria Bridge across St. Law- * rence river carried away by ice. 1857—Assassination of the Archbishop of Paris (Sibous). 1863 —State of West Virginia admitted to the Union. 1875 —Trial of the Beeoher-Tilton case begun... .Garibaldi refused pension from Italy on account of nation’s low finances. 1885—Earthquake shocks felt in Maryland, Virginia and New Hampshire Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia invested with the pallium. s 1891—Emma Abbott, famous opera singer, died... .Settlement of frontier dispute between Persia and Afghanistan. 1803—Last spike driven in the Great Northern extension to the Pacific coast. » i 1895 —Million dollar fire at Toronto, OnL ... .Many lives lost in great storm on English coast... .Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop, W. G. T. U. leader, 4ie<l. 1808—John D. Rockefeller donated SIOO,OOO to University of Chicago. 1890—Formal delivery of Cuba to ths United States.