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I Apr. 3—People’s party convention in Et. louis nomlnatated Thomas E. Watson of Georgia for president, and Samuel W i 1liams of Indiana, for vice-president. I—ln Illinois local option elections 828 townships went dry, 1,014 saloons

being voted out of existence.... David S. Rose elected mayor of Milwaukee, Wis. • ...T. T. Crittenden, Jr., elected mayor of Kansas City, Mo. 7un. 17—President Roosevelt was given a 47-minute demonstration in the Republican National convention at Chicago. IS— Secretary of War Wm. H. Taft was nominated for the presidency of the United States in the Republican convention at Chicago, on the first ballot, receiving 702 votes. 19— Congressman Jas. S. Sherman was nominated for vice-president on the first ballot by the Republican convention. Jul. B—Frank H. Hitchcock elected chairman of the Republican national committee. 9— William Jennings Bryan was nominated for the presidency by the Democratic National convention at Denver, C 010.... Thomas E. Watson was formally notified of his nomination for the presidency by the populace at Atlanta, Ga. 10— John A orth Kern of Indiana was nominated f r the vice-presidency by the Democratic National convention, at Denver, Colo. 16— Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago was nominated for the presidency of the United States, and A. S. Watkins of Ada, Ohio, for the vice-presidency by the National Prohibition convention, at Ohio. 17— Wm. H. Taft was formally notified of his nomination at Cincinnati, Ohio. M— Thos. L. Hisgen of Massachusetts, was nominated for president and J. T. Graves of Georgia, for vice-president, in the first national convention of the Independence party at Chicago. Rov. 3—Wm. H. Taft elected president and Jan. F. Sherman vice-president of the United States, on the Republican ticket by an electoral vote of 327, defeating William Jennings Bryan and J. W. Kern, Democratic candidates for president and vice-president, respectively. .. .Chas. A. Deneen reelected governor of Illinois. Thos. A. Marshall elected governor ot Indiana ....Fred M. Warner re-elected governor of Michigan. .. .Jam s A. Davidson re-elected governor ot Wisconsin ... .Chas. E. Hughes re-elected governor of New York.

I 2 Jan. 3—Gov. Hanly, । Indiana, ordered J troops to Muncie I to suppress street I car strike. ' Feb. 3 — Thomas Lewis elected president of United Mine Workers of America. 18— Southern railway cut labor wages ten per cent., effective Mar. 1.

icvuv? lual. 1. Mar. 2—Coal operators In Pittsburg dis«tricAACol£menced Preparations for strike. l. > t - brewery employes struck for higher wages. Apr. I—Pending wage settlement, 250.000 miners suspended work in American mines....T. L. Lewis took up duties as miners president and invited operators to wage scale conference. B—Six hundred Minneapolis. Minn., paperfiangers and painters struck for closed shop. Im P or t atl °n of strike breakers from St. Louis to work on Pensaloca, Fla street railways caused fierce rioting, 15 non-union men bein^ injured. 12—Governor of Florida sent entire militia body to Pensacola. 17 Central competitive field of operators and miners reached wage agreeof 90 cents a ton—old agreement; 250,000 resumed wonk at once. May 14—Eight hundred Kansas City, Mo., brewery workers struck. 18—Street car strike rioting in Cleveland, 0., ceased. 28—W. S. Stone, Cleveland, 0., elected grand chief engineer of International ngineers’ Brotherhood. Nov. 20—Samuel Gompers re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor at Denver. Col. Dec. 22—William H. Newman resigned as president of New York Central lines. *B—President Samuel Gompera of American Federation of Labor sentenced to one year In jail, Vice-pres-ident J. J. Mitchell to nine mouth? and Secretary Frank Morrison to six month*, in connection with alleged Bucks Stove Company boycott, by circuit court of District of Columbia. Jan. ♦—Boise. Idaho, jury acquitted George Pettibone of murder of Ex-Gov. Steunenberg. T—F. A. Heinz surrendered himself on charge of over-certitication of checks representing over $400,000. B—Former Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco freed of graft charge by court of appeals. Feb. I—Harry K. Thaw was found not guilty of Stanford White murder on insanity grounds; committed to insane asylum. *—Former Gov. Hargis of Kentucky was shot and killed by his son. Beach Hargis. 11—Mrs. Dora McDonald found not guilty of murder of Webster Guerin. Mar. 3—Chief of Police Shippv of Chicago, was stabbed bj' anarchist, who was killer oy Shippy; Shippy’s son shot down. B—Two alleged negro murderers were lynched dear Hawkinsville, Ga. B—California supreme court released former Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, lifting graft charge. 10—Four negroes lynched at Van Cleave, Miss., by mob. 18—Harry Orchard at Caldwell, Idahq, sentenced to death, but clemency was recommended. 28—Anarchist Silverstein hurled bomb in

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FHend Wret» Speech for Him, and Then Bitterly Criticised It. In the Hungarian parliamentary session of 1841 a certain Baron Szjel lived in Pressburg, the former capital of Hungary, with two intimate friends, George Majlath and Barthel Szemere. One day the baron became envious of their laurels. He called Szemere wide and said to him: “My good

Union square, New York, killing himself and companion and injuring four policemen. May s—Five bodies of persons supposedly murdered by Mrs. Belle Gnnness dug up at ruins of her home at La Porte, Ind., where she and her two children were thought to have died in burning home. 6—Four more bodies found on Gunness farm at La Porte, Ind. Jun. 13 —Mrs. Daniel Cooper. Cadillac. Mich., killed husband, five children and self.... Gov. Willson, Kentucky, pardoned Caleb Powers and James Howard, convicted of complicity in killing of Wiliam Goebel. 22—Nine negroes lynched and shot and killed In Sabine county, Tenn., as result of two murders. Jul. 16—Guiseppe Alia, murderer of Father Leo Heinrichs at Denver, was executed at Canon City, Col. Aug. I—Four negroes lynched at Russellville, Ky., for praising killing of white man. 14 —Springfield, ll]., mob burned negro homes, killed two persons and ruled the city as result of removal of negro assaulter of Mrs. Richardson. 15—Troops rushed to Springfield, Ill.; William Donegan lynched by mob, several shot. 17—Mobs at Springfield, 111., fired on troops; white man slain. Nov. 9—Former United States Sen. Edward W. Carmack was shot and killed by Robert Cooper, a young attorney, at Nashville, Tenn., in street duel. 24—Three negroes, arrested for murder, taken from Tiptonville, Tenn., jail and lynched in accordance with pre-ar-ranged program. 26 —Ray Lamphere, charged with murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness. was found g’”‘y of arson and sentenced to from 2 to 21 years in state prison, by Laporte, Ind., jury. Dec. 10—Abe Rues, former San Francisco political boss, convicted of bribery.... Charles E. Davis found not guilty of murder of Dr. Frederick Rustin. 16— H. E. Agar, wanted at Princeton, Ind., for $125,000 alleged forgeries, arrested at Harlingen, Tex. 17—Elmer Hill, alleged murderer, lynched at Monticello, Ky. 20—Robbers raided Ceresco, la., bank, securing $3,000. [hoWHWll

J Jan. 2—Curtis Guild. Jr., was inaugurated for third term as Massachusetts’ governor. 21—Mississippi legislature elected John Sharp Williams to United States senate, term to begin March 4, 1911.... Former Sen. Wetmore elected to

United States senate by Rhode Island legislature, I "Mur? - I>—Gary CjniLvu ator by joint South Carolina legislativ< I session. 1 20—Senate passed ship subsidy bill gfvI 16" knot vessels $4 a mile between I this country. South America, PhllipI pines, Australia, China and Japan. ' 22—C. E. Littlefield (Me.) resigned as congressman. 24—President Roosevelt sent sped"! message to congress, relating to child-em-ployers’ liability and injunction in labor cases, tariff and other laws.... John W. Stewart (Vt.) appointed to till senate vacancy caused by death of Redfield Proctor. 25—German government declined to re- . ceive D. J. Hill as ambassador to Germany. i 27 Hall Milton (Fla.) appointed to succeed late Senator Bryan. i 28 —Germany announced acceptance of D. J. Hill as ambassador to Germany. 31 —President Roosevelt accepted resignation of Ambassador Tower and sent to senate appointment of Dr. Hill. Apr- I—Edwin Norris inaugurated governor of Montana. 2—Agricultural appropriation bill of sll,508.806 passed house of representatives 6—Sterling employers’ liability bill passed house... .House passed appropriation bill for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii naval staI tion....Senator Milton sworn in to succeed late Senator Bryan. 9—President in special message asked suppression of anarchy. 21—President Roosevelt signed employers’ liability bill. 27—President Roosevelt in special message urged child labor law. May 14—Vreeland currency bill passed house. 29 In trying to kill emergency currency bill Lafollette talked 18 hours. 30—Congress adjourned after senate passed emergency currency bill. Jun. 19—President Roosevelt accepted Secretary of War Test’s res’-^atmn appointing Luke E. Wright his successor. 23—Secretary Sleeper, in charge of Venezuelan diplomatic affairs, left Caracas as result of Castro disputes. 30—Luke Wright took up office of secretary of war, vice Taft, resigned. Jul. 9—Venezuela severed relations with United States by recalling diplomatic envoy, Senor Veloz-Goiticoa. Nov. 13—Secretary of Navy Victor H Metcalf resigned. Truman H. Newberry named as successor. 24 —Former Gov. Albert B. Cummins elected United States senator from lowa to fill out term of late Senator W. B. Allison. 27—United States and Japan signed treaty agreeing to respect each other’s rights in Pacific and defining mutual attitude toward ChinijL Dec. 7—Both houses of congress convened for second session of Sixtieth congress. II House adopieu i*>kalatioi'j< providing for the naming of a committee or investigation to probe secret service criticisms in president's message. 16—Senate adopted resolution to Investlgate inferences in president’s message. 17—House adopted resolution e.sking president to supply evidence far assertions relative to secret service assertions in message. Jan. 13—At Boyerton, Pa., 178 killed burning of opera house and subreQuent panic resulting from explosion of moving picture device. 27—Cyclone swept through Alabama, causing property loss of $500,000. P m b 'i R lornadoes devastated towns of Ijler, 1 exas, and Mossville, Soso and ! Service, Miss., killing score and blow-

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Szemere, write me a speech.” “Most j willingly, my dear friend; about what j would you like to speak?” “It is all . the same to me.” said the baron, “if i the speech Is only a nice one—wonder- | fully nice.” “You will be satisfied ; with me?” Szemere answered, and next day brought the manuscript. The baron memorized the speech and delivered it on the third day. The chaalt^r js-echoed with applause.

Ing down many houses. Mar. 4—At Collinwood, 0., 174 school children perished ua result of tire in primary school, and atteuduut panic. 28 —At Hanna, Wyo., 70 killed by explosions in Union Pacific railroad mine. Apr. I—ln Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky floods caused loss of seven lives and did $300,000 damage to property. 12—-At Chelsea, Mass., 12 persons killed; 50 injured in fire, which caused loss of $5,500,000; 1,500 families rendered homeless. 14—Three prairie fires In South Dakota destroyed farm property valued at $400,000. 23—Tornadoes in Texas, South Dakota and Nebraska caused six deaths and much destruction of property. 24—In Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama tornadoes, 350 lives lost; 46 towns badly wrecked; property loss $12,000,000. May 11—-Tornadoes in Henry county, 111., Madison, Wis., Oklahoma and Texas, killed 18 persons and caused great property loss. 12—Tornado which visited Belleview, Springfield, Louisville, Richfield and Fort Crook, killed 12 persons. 13—Tornado wrecked Gilliam, La., killing eight. 25—Northern and Central Texas flood caused detjth of 12 persons. 27—Alfalfa county, Okla., tornado killed 15 persons and hundreds of head of cattle. Aug. 2— Furnie, Coal Creek and Michael, B. C., wiped out by prairie fires; loss, ....Flood at Augusta, Ga., did damage of $10,000,090 ; 214 perish d. 26—At Haileyville. Okla., 30 miners perished when fire destroyed hoisting shaft cattle. $1,000,000, and caused 14 deaths. Sep. 17—Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge killed and Orville Wright seriously injured by falling of aeroplane to ground during flight at Fort Meyer. 24—Minnesota forest fire loss estimated at $10,000,000. Oct. 17—Near Metz, Mich., 15 forest fire refugees killed in wreck of train, which was caused by tire burning trestle work. 19—On Presque isle and in Alpena county, Michigan, 45 killed in forest fires. Nov. 29—At Marianna, Pa., coal mine, 170 miners perished as result of terrific explosion. Dee. 12—Premature explosion of dynamite on Panama canal, killed 21.

Jan. 2—State Bank, j Rockyford, Col., f closed doors. f 6—Four big New | York diamond I firms forced into I trustee’s hands; 1 liabilities, $4,500,000. * B—Chicago Great Western railroad placed in hands of receivers. ' 16—Western Bank and Trust Co., Dallas. Tpy Iflrmat

las, lex., largest Texas saving bank, placed In receiver’s hands. Ik-John R. Walsh, president Chicago National bank and several railroads, convicted of misappropriating institution's funds. 21—Capital State Bank, Boises, Idaho, suspended. 22—Traders and Mechanics’ Bank, Pittsburg. Pa., closed doors. 25- National Bank of North America, New York, closed for liquidation, by order of government. 29 New Amsterdam National bank, capital $1,000,000. and Mechanics and Traders’ bank, both of New York, taken in charge by comptroller of currency. 31—Oriental Bank of New York closed doors, following run. c Feb. 13—W. B. Ridgely, comptroller of currency, accepted presidency of reorganized National Bank of Commerce. Kansas City. Mo. 26—International and Great Northern Railroad Co., a Gould line, placed in leceivers’ hands. 27—Financiers E. R. Thomas and O. F. Thomas Indicted on charge of mismanagement of funds of Provident Savings Life Assurance society. Mar. 13—John R. Walsh denied new trial; sentenced to five years in federal prison. 16— People’s National bank, Aspin, Col., closed. Apr. I—Pike County Bank and Trust Co.. Macomb City, Miss., placed in receiver's hands. 21—Bank of Wauseon, Wauseon. 0., closed doors. • Hi -tT, A . Mclntyre & Co., with houses in ■e 14-Res^-X ailed Ings bank, Cleveland, 0., clos«^Ttteii doors. n 28—G. W. MacMillen & Co., Pittsburg •- Pa., stockbrokers, failed; liabilities $1,800,000, i- Jun. 3—Kosciusko Company bank. Warsaw, Ind., closed by state auditor. - 23—Citizens’ bank. Dover. Ky., closed doors. r Jul. 14—National Deposit bank, Philadela phia. Pa., closed by comptroller of currency. - 17—Farmers and Merchants’ Banking Co Cleveland, 0.. failed. 22—Standard Oil $20,240,000 line decision unanimously reversed by United States court of appeals nt Chicago. Aug. 6—First National bank. Belle Plaine, Minn., closed by order comptroller of currency: bank was insolvent; President J. G- Lund committed suicide. t 25—A. O. Brown & Co., one of largest New York brokerage firms, failed, liabilities over $1,000,000. Sep. 10—A. Booth & Co., largest fish ■ house in country, forced Into receiver's hands. I Oct. 16—Union National bank, SommerI ville. Pa., closed by government. Nov. s—Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, great financiers, found guilty of misapplication of funds and falsifyl ing books of National Bank of America, New York. 6—C. W. Morse sentenced to 15 years' Curtis given liberty on suspended sentence 23 —Eldred bank of Eldred, Pa., suspended; capital stock, SIOO,OOO. Dec. 7—National exchange bank at Springfield, Mo., closed; excitement caused by effort of W. O. Oldham, cashier of State Savings bank, to shoot President H. B. McDaniel, of Union National bank. 11—Spring port. Mich., State Savings bank closed by bank examiner. 16—Somersworth, N. H., First National bank closed, following discovery of shortage of $85,000. 23—Thomas F. Ryan announced retirement from finance. 26—Henry W. Poor. New York broker, assigned for creditors. Jan 10—Parker building in New York destroyed; loss $5,000,000 ; 4 firemen killed. iT—MviML& Higgins grocery house destroyed; loss, S6OO,CW. — 24- -Portland. Me., city hall and police bmlding destroyed; toss $1,000,000. 28—Chicago "loop” Are caused $1,700 000 damage... .Coburn warehouses, Indian^ apolis, Ind., loss $500,000....Part of Nelson Morris packing plant, Kansas City, Mo., destroyed; loss. $500,000. 30—Twin Lakes. Minn., wiped 0ut.... George Gould residence at Lakewood' N. J., destroyed; loss, $500,000. Feb. 4—Berlin, N. 11., business section sustained $400,000 loss. s—Block of Peoria. 111., buildings destroyed: loss. $500,000. Mar. I—Northern section of Tampa. Fla., destroyed; loss, $600,000; militia called 0ut.....Tw0 New York fires caused loss of $2,625,000 13—Prg Timber, Mont., business section wi-oed out; loss. $400,000. 26—Leland hotel, Springfield, 111., destroyed; loss, $75,000. Apr. 3—Peoria distillery damaged to extent of $236,000... .Four Lynchburg, Va. factories destroyed; loss, $225,000.’ ’ 23—Nine Richmond, Vt., business blocks destroyed. Mwy 3—Antipolo, P. 1., destroyed. s—Business districts of Coalton, 0., and Walkerton, Ind., destroyed.

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At this moment the president arose and asked: “Is anybody here to an- < swer to this speech?” The baron 1 looked sneeringly around. The mem- ’ bers all remained silent. Just then 1 Barthel Szemere arose. He began: “Worthy gentlemen, what the orator said is from beginning to end incorrect,” and then he began to show, in ( an able speech, the mistakes the baron , had made. j “Don't you believe him, gentlemen!” < the baron cried, angrily, interrupting ] him suddenly, “it was he himself who <

6—At New Orleans. . 1 B—Two Atlanta, G %nnT ne3S butldln ° s destroyed; loss, $ u - 11—Camp Cook. S* D ’’ de,tr °y 9d ' los3 > 15—Omaha Packing o,s°‘wX th ° maha ' “^burned at - loss? $359,000. 1 of Three Rivers, ““Que destroyed- 0 ^ S3 ’ »U 50,000.... Block ?f Ue port Chasten Y ” buildillS3 d--24-Th y ree : destr °y ed as re - sul of’ lightning in'western and north“D 1. uiutn, JMinr)., aa qqa Jul'. 1 °B—Boston ha bor front destroyed; 21-CotlonwX Id ah °’ destroyed; loss, $390,000. j . 31—Philadedphia pi 0 (» merchandise A^^ 31 !, o ^^.’ 'h^’ ^yvators and Burlington “ C, “ ca8 °' lJ?In New York C !ntral yards ’ East Buf ' m v m • $1,000,000. in-AW business section sustained $2,000,000 d. y m dfstroyed rby ’ M ° nt ” S^p.^RawHde.^J te ^ largely destroyed; ' wool t ^oss, Btock y ” cement plant de■ll—cosmosuale, K ann ma S p no^ ass com - 17- £ Rock W lsUrd da r' U - lo ss s 21—Denver Cot, ‘ miUs destroyed; loss N-n-Tphlladedp £ la ’ Pa ” lunlber yards l' d IndhrnniM s " cotton warehouses ii—lndianola, Mis sqm eno l° S ir distillery warehouses 18—Bardstown, Kj « iko ana Dec St ■^^Pav'iT 8 ^ :la ” buslnesß section

1 n r. i las Jan. 2—Dr. Niche s t Senn, f o r e m c on American surg at Chicago. lrd 12—Rabbi Bernhi est Felsenthal. ok ; an Jewish theolog in America, at C cago. nee 18—Edmund Clare . er Stedman, ban! ar y poet and liter pw critic. at b 75 York, aged

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.„ y6ar3 ' , Smith, editor PhlladeL 19—< haries Emor, mer postmaster-genera? phia Press, foj j ster f O Russia, at Philand former min g_ ased • SU p retired banker, at 22—Morris J. Jes York. ander McDowell, com23—Edward Alex York, aged os P< *<T r ' V v ew ie la Ramee, writer, at 26—Miss Louise < aged 84. no l, iorence, Italy, o burn at Indianapolis, ~8 Gen. John C .Francois Marie Benja1 . , aK i 53... . ard j n al and archbishop Riohard, < .j Si tt g e( j 89.,..Gen. C. H. 11 Pald ®‘ ncoe, 111., aged 67. Howard at Gle 'Sullivan, Irish actor, at Feb. 2—Dennis O o'ombus, O. ry c Latimer of South 20—Senator Adbu ashington, D. C. t arollna at W editor Washington Star. 21-< ■ S Noyes :al ageil »» l.^^fdena, ( Oliver, millionaire plow Mar. James al y O uth Bend. Ind. manutacturer. Sen. Redfield Proctor, 4 1 nited states 'ashlngton. ... yjmont. at M Sen. William Pinckney mted States n j t a s Baltimore, Md. •>n"» yte ’ ,^ ur < y a H- Fowler. Methodist--o—Rev. Charles p. New York, aged 71. >.> E ?' st l ° p H o b sbc 1 Sen. W. James Bryan, — — united btatei ahington D. C. Florida, at Wa -onshlre Spencer Comp--24-Duke of De. atbondol V ton Cavendish, nan Brlo’.t, Indiana, Apr. < -< ongress: j nd at Indianapoli; r j es Quarles at Milwau--B—Attorney Cha n »» I Cutcheon, Michigan con- , -I fpsllanti. Mich., aged 7_. gressman, at 7 oemaker, “oatmeal king,” 16—1- erd.nand Sh | „. at ., A kron O , d states Sen. J. N. Cam.6—l’oriner L nitt I Tj n j a at Baltimore, aged den. West \ ir. । to to . 1 dmiral Charles M. Rae, May la Rear j o f navy, at Washing-engineer-in-chi „ Congressman J. H, RowMa .y I ^ Fo fJ ner Bloomington, 111. eIL Illinois, a. arks, Nevada, at Carson John _ b - J by D. S. Dickerson. ■ suceee.de j g. Crowlnshield, reo* • Admir - . aRWR^ Vet-.ms. “ former United States Sen James ’’ U; Al |l«ansas. at Washington, agea ty. ; H r P ' f-mont. banker and politieian, at Hempstead. L. I. d r7-vP I 7 T I er ^VrV^me Court Judge J. V. " right, at V ashlngton. aged SO ' ^-Congressman) A. a. Wiley, Alabama, at Het Springy, Va. eX-Ex-President! W. B. Leeds, of Rock Island railway, at Paris 24—Grover CUeveland. twice United Staten preal^ent. at Princeton. X. J., due to hear* trouble and renpUrntiouw. aged 7*2. 26-CongressmatC W. H. Parker, South i T I o°w’ at P^adwood, S. D.. aged 61. f Jul. Murat Halstead, journalist, at Cincinnati. 0.. aited 79. 3—Joel Chandler) Harris, known as "Uncle t Remus." at Atlanta. Ga. 21—Protestunt-Ebiseopal Bishop Henrv C. ^ Potter at. Cooperstown, N. Y. 1 25—Louis E, Sn6w, insurance man, at St. s Louis, aged 6ft 30 ~Former California Gov. James H Budd, at Stockton, Cal., aged 58 Al ;s- 4—United States Sen. William B Allison, at I übuque. la., aged 79.... Bronson How ird, dramatist, at Avon- ■ by-the-Sea. N y„ aged 66. 14—Ira D Sankey, evangelist, at Brooklyn, aged 68. : 2 °—’ J- Y- Farw ?H, millionaire merchant, at Chicago, a^ed 83. 23 Z Ex ^ 0V - Murphy, Arizona, at San Diego, Cal. 24—United State s Ambassador from GerlY a . n , y „ Baron Speck von Sternburg, at Heidelburg. Germany. 2 ®,;, Tony Pastor, theatrical manager, at Elmhurst, L. 1., aged 71. 27—Former Unit ed States Sen. Col W F \ lias, Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis. Se P- } -Rea , r dmiral Henrv Glahs, retired, at Past, Robles. Cal 4-Commissionei • O s Labor Frank P. Sargeant. at Washington. aged 54....8rig.Gen. A. W. C orliss, retired, at Denver, Col. 25—Leslie Carte r, Chicago, railroad financier, at Chica g O . Oct. 12—Ex-Cot gressman J. A. Scranton, »i P T? nsy TY a H^ a ’ at Scranton. Pa. 30—Mrs. XV ilhat n Astor, America’s social leader, at New York. Nov. 4—T. E. Palma, first Cuban president, at Sam iago, Cuba. 11-Rear Adm ral J. M. Miller, govV n Jj ed States naval home, at Philadelphia. Dec. 6—Rear A Imlral Joseph B. Coghlan ded Raleigh at battle of a a A di<!d ,it New Rochelle, N. Y. j- ri 6 ". 61 !! lenry Jacobson, retired, ye^trs at Eea/enworth - Kan., aged 71 2 ®~Maj- J- Smith, noted journalist, at Dobbsl Ferry. N. Y. 26—Claus Sprel-kels, millionaire sugar - at New T arownM by colllTlon. ' J 5 ln """"I 13 ^ating mt °' J ff’ Pa " 5 drowned whll» btlSl^ea^ ’ 7 Col ° red Pe '- ^^rxpi” a o"{ s Nest> w - Va - 9 miner ’ ?lu Near A V 3 TvT >n ’ M,ss -» 6 hy cyclone. Feb. .5 A Northumberland, Pa., 7 by boiler explosion. ’ 10 ~ A * South aiarrollton, Ky.. 9 In mine explosion.. .I- 1 New Liskard, Ont. 7 burned to dXjth. < । ~ . _——

wrote the sp< ec h f or me » Every one of the 52 melters rolled in his seat nearly convened with i aug hter, and the baron rm de a vow never again to speak in public. To Investigate Cause of Leprosy. I iof. Ehleys, a Danish authority on mpiosy, has secured the co-operation of some Frei IC h workers, and it is proposed to ors an | ze a scientific expedition into the Danish West Indies in an endeavor to determine the part played by blood-suqxing Insects in the dissemination r ,f leprosy.

11l— At Vaudreuil, Can., Sby powder explosion. 112 —At Providence, R. 1., 6 in starch factory explosion. 16—At West Toledo, 0., 7 in railroad collision. 20—At Pinole, Cal., 28 by explosion of dynamite. -3—At Spring Valley, N. Y., 7 in collision between wagon and railroad train. Mar. 15—At Natchez, Miss., $ by gas explosion. Apr. 22—Near Laquln, Pa., 9 in train wreck. 23 I—At- Ellsworth, Pa., 4 in coal mine explosion. 27—Near Helena, Ark., 15 by capsizing of carnival steamer. 28 —Near Ypsilanti, Mien., 9 in collision ot interurban trolleys. May 2—At Chicago, 6 by explosion of naphtha tank. 3 —At Fort Wayne, Ind., 20 in New Aveline hotel fire....At Brooklyn, N. Y„ 6 in tenement house fire. 4—At Newport, Ore., 11 drowned when steamer Kellon was wrecked in storm. 7 —At New York, 4 in Incendiary tenement fire. 12 —At Lookout colliery. Mount Lookout, Wyo., 7 in explosion. 20—At Clarendon. Ark., 7 society persons by launch tank blast. Jun. s—Near San Pedro, Cal.. 6 by bursting steampipe on cruiser Tennessee.... Near Annapolis. Md., 8 in head-on railroad collision. 6—At Gladstone, Col., 6 in mine by suffocation. 22 At Chicago, 111., 7 by heat. 25—At Chicago, 111., 5 in fire and explosion. 26—Near Chadron, Neb., 5 in railroad wreck. 28—At Clinton. Minn., 7 by tornado. 29—Near Wellington, Kan., 5 drowned by flood caused by cloud-burst. Jul. 2—Near Knobnoster, Mo., 9 in fast train collision. 3—At Cleveland, 0., 7in fireworks explosion. 15 —At Williamstown. Pa.. 7 miners in terrific explosion....At Youngstown, 0., 5 by sewer cave-in. 16—At Cleelum, Wash., 9 In powder explosion. 19—Near Columbia City, Ind., 6 in collision between train and auto. Aug. 3—At San Francisco, Cal., 5 in auto accident. • 7 —At Warren’s Landing, Can., 8 in burning steamer. 10—At York, Pa., Bin boiler explosion. # l3—At Kilbourne, Wis., 4 drowned by capsizing of launch. 25—At Chelsea, Mass., 8 by collapse of building. 28—Near Wilkesbarre, Pa., 6 in train collision. Sep. I—Oft Deer Isle, 7 in capsizing of sloop. 25—At Young’s Point. Mont., 19 in train collision. Oct I—At Sugar Ridge, 0., 6 in train collision....At Scappoose, Ore., 6 in train collision. 4—At New York. S in tenement house fire. s—At New York, 11 In incendiary tenement house tire. 15—Near Fort Collins. Col., 7 in quarry explosion. Nov 11—Near New Orleans, La., 11 in train collision....At Borrie, Wyo., 9 in collision. 20—Explosion of gas in Brooklyn, N. Y. street. 22 killed 23—Tornadoes in western Arkansas caused loss of 30 lives and damaged much property. 1 Dee. 4—Off Cape Ray, 28 in wrecking of steamer Soo City, in fierce gale. 6 —On Lake Superior, 22 in sinking of Duluth steamer. 'Fm6N

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Jan. 23—An r.ttempt to overthrow Portugal monarch and proclaim republic , frustrated. Plot was to assassinate Premier Franco. Feb. 1- King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe of ’ Portugal snot to death on streets ot Lisbon, xs idle re-

l turning from fete, by revolutionist. 2—Manuel 11. p-oclaimed king of Portu- , gal. 3—Premier Franco resigned and fled from Portugal, being succeeded by Admiral Do Amaral. 7—Funeral of King Carles and Crown t Prince Luiz held in Lisbon. 20- Luieut-Gen. Stoessel condemned to die . in St. Petersburg, for surrender of Port — 'tltvit.. to Japanese. ■ "*r>e*War.in faile<f? n unree p’L/lt ing killed....At mine near San Juan de s Sabinas, Mexico. 70 killed by explosion. , Mar. 7—Japan's ultimatum in Tatsu Maru seizure by Chinese presented to latter's government at Pekin. 15—Fire in business section Bahia, Brazil. caused $1,01X1,000 loss and killed seven. , 18—Lieut.-Gen. Smirnoff wounded in St. Petersburg duel with Lieut.-Gen. Fock, : whose bravery in Port Arthur defense had been questioned. 1 23—Steamer Matsu and Hideyoshi in col- . listen near Hadakode, Japan, cost 300 • lives. 27—Chilapa, Mexico, destroyed by earthi quake shocks, and 5>X) persons killed. Apr. 4—Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigned as prime minister of Great Britain and his resignation was accept- । ed by the king. 13—Floods at Hankow. China, killed 2,000 persons. 19—Italian squadron prepared for demonstration in Turkish waters. 22—Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, former British premier, died in London. 23—Lieut.-Gen. Linevitch. aide-de-camp to Emperor Nicholas, died in St. Petersburg. 24—The duke de Chaulnes. who married Miss Theodora Shonts, died suddenly in Paris. 26—British cruiser Gladiator collided with American liner, St. Paul, off Isle of Wight, 28 perishing. ...Half of Notre Dame de Salette, Ontario, buried under landslide. 30 being killed. 29—Three thousand Christian Armenians massacred by Kurds in Persia... .Japanese cruiser Matsushima sunk off Pescadores islands by explosion which killed 250. May 4—Ferry boat capsized near Bykhoff in the government of Mohileff, drowning 120. 6—Young Manuel formally swore allegiance as king of Portugal, 21—Near Antwerp 60 persons killed in railway collision. 24—Francois Coppee. noted French poet and dramatist, died. 28—Fife in Kiang-Li coal mines in China suffocated 1,000. Jun. 2—Gen. Sir Redevers Buller, Boer war general, died in London. 4—Cloudburst at Guanajuato, Mex., killed 20 persons... .Forty ships wrecked and 270 pearl fishers drowned in typhoon oft Australian coast. 15 —Fifty Japanese boats wrecked in storm. 350 men being drowned. Jul. 2—Explosion of gas in mine at Wusovo, Russia, killed 200 miners. s—Four5 —Four hundred buildings at Port au Prince, Hayti, destroyed by fire. Aug. s—Said Pasha, grand vizier of Turkey. resigned and sultan formed a new cabinet. Sep. 20—Central Telephone building and postofflee at Paris, France, destroyed by fiw loss N.OConon Oct. s—lndependence of Bulgaria proclaimed, severing bonds of Turkey; Prince Ferdinand proclaimed czar. 7—lsland of Crete proclaimed union with Greece. 20—Typhoon on Chinese coast cost lives of 3,000 persons, Nov 6—Japanese steamer, Taish Maru, sank in storm. 150 drowning. B—Victorien Sardou, France’s most famous playwright, died. 13—Emperor of China died after long Illness in Peking. Prince Chun made regent of the empire and Pu Wui, heirpresumptive. 14—Tsze Hsi An. dowager empress of China, died suddenly in Peking and Prince Pu-Wi, three years old, was placed on the throne. 25—British steamer Sardinia burned near \ aletta, Malta, 125 persons perishing. 30—. Japanese steamers collided off Chefoo, China, and 700 persons, including Americans and Europeans, drowned. Dec. 2 —Nord Alexis, president of Hayti, deposed by people and fled Port au Prince, his departure being followed by a night of wild looting in which 12 persons were killed. Gen. Legitime proclaimed president.... Pu-Yi, three-year-

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old son of Prince Chun, was crotrnod emperor of China and ascended th« throne. 11—Gen. Simon captured town of Gonaives without resistance. 13 —Dutch cruiser seized Venezuelan guardship. 15—Dutch battleship captured another Venezuelan guard ship. 16—Venezuelans rose against Castro, burning his statues and plundering Caracas. 17 —Gen. Anton Simon elected president of Hayti. 21—Acting President Gomez of Venezuela ousted Castro cabinet. 22—Castro charged with plot to assassinate Gomez, which was foiled. 24—In Berlin. Castro issued statement, abandoning claims to Venezuelan presidency. 25—President Fallieres of France attacked by crazed politician. 26—Baron Cotte, chief of Russian secret political police, killed in battle with revolutionists.

Jan. I—Owen Moran fought a 25round draw with Abe Attel. 3—Edward Hanlon, ex-world’s champion oarsman, died at Toronto, Can. 6—George Dixon, exworld’s champion pugilist, colored, died in New York. TPtxVx 19 I TP

Feb. 13—J. E. Venson jumped 116 ft., setting new American ski record. 16—John Mangsetn jumped 117 ft., breaking American ski record. 18—A. Wengler, Chicago, broke world’s bowling record at Cincinnati; score 699. 23 —Venson again broke American ski record; mark—l 22 ft. Mar. 18—Tommy Burns knocked out Jem Roche in first round at Dublin. 22—Evenson again broke ski record; jumped 131 ft. 27—Calvin Demarest won national billiard championship at Chicago. Apr. 3—Frank Gotch won world’s wrestling championship from George Hackenschmidt. 20—Henry Chadwick, “father of baseball,” died in Brooklyn, aged 83. May s—Calvin5 —Calvin Demarest. Chicago, won international billiard championship at New York. Jun. 25—Harvard won varsity boat race from Yale. Jul 4—" Battling” Nelson defeated Jos Gans, 7 rounds at Frisco, winning world's lightweight championship. 7—Mercedes car won Grand Prix auto race in France. Two men killed. 11—Thomas J. Brice, president Columbus baseball club, dropped dead. 14—In Olympic games Flanagan, America. won hammer throw, breaking Olympic record; Sheppard, American, won 1,500 meter run. 16—Sheridan. American, won Olympic discus throw; Rose, American, won shot put. 24—John J. Hayes. American, won Olympic Marathon rpce. 25—Olympic games closed, standing: America. 114%; United Kingdom, 66 1-3; Sweden. 12%; Canada. 11; South Africa, 8; Greece. 8; Norway, 5; Germany, 4; Italy, 3: Hungary, 2 1-3; France, 2 1-3; Australia. I; Finland, 1. Aug. 22—Tommy Burns knocked out Squires. 13th round at Sydney, Australia. Sep. 7—Billy Papka knocked out Stanley Ketchel, 12th round, at Los Angeles, Cal., winning middleweight world’s pugilistic championship.... Handy, Chicago. won ten mile swimming race at St. Louis. Mo. 9—Nelson knocked out Gans in 21st round at Frisco. Oct. 6—Detroit won American league baseball championship. B—Chicago won National league baseball pennant. 14—Chicago National league champions won world's baseball championship from Detroit. Nov. 2—Jimmy Britt defeated Johnny Summers. 19th round, at London. 25—Dorando Pietri defeated John J. Hayes. Olympic Marathon winner, in 26-mi!e race in Madison Square garden. New York, in renewal of Olympic struggle. 26—Stanley Ketchel knocked out Billy Papke in eleventh round at San Francisyo. regaining middieweight championship of the world. Dec. 11—At meeting 01 national baseball commission. Umpires Klem and Johnstone charged that attempts were made to bribe them to “throw” decisive New York-Chicago game. nun world a heavyweight boxing championship from Tommy Burns at Sydney. Australia, in 14 rounds. 28 Southern Italy and Sicily shaken by earthquake which destroyed several towns, killed many, and caused disastrous tidal wave, wrecking many vessel! and much property. Jan. 6—Employers’ liability law held un. constitutional by supreme court of th* United States. Feb. 12—Six New York-to-Paris racing autos started from Herald square, New York. Mar. 12—Atlantic battleship fleet dropped anchor in Magdalena bay. 23— Supreme court ruled Minnesota and North Carolina had no .ight to fix railroad rights. Apr. I—Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt began suit for separation from husband. 14—Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at San Diego, Cal. 21 In Illinois town elections saloons won in 66; “drys” in 44. 23—Illinois local option law held constitutional. May 6—Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at San Francisco. 21—Miss Mae C. Wood lost divorce suit against United States Sen. Thomas C. Platt, case being dismissed and Miss Wood jailed.... Rev. Dr. Baxter P. Fullerton, St. Louis, elected moderator of Presbyterian church of United States, at Kansas City meeting. 25—Harry K. Thaw decided insane and re-sentenced to insane asylum. Jun 11—Agnew-Hart anti-race track bills passed by New York legislature. 29—President Roosevelt ordered troo;iei out against bandits on Mexican border in order to preserve neutrality law. Jul. 7—Atlantic battleship fleet sailed from San Francisco on round-the-world trip. Sep. 3—Col. H M. Nevlus elected contnander of the Grand Army of the Re* public; Mrs. W. L. Gilman. Roxburv, Mass., elected president of Women'* Relief Corps. 9—Orville Wright at Fort Meyer broke world’s aeroplane record by remaining in air over an hour. 10—Orville Wright again broke world’s record, remaining in air 1:05:52. 11—Orville Wright broke world’s record, remaining ir. air 1‘ 21 —Wilbur Wright oroke brothe’s w. rld s record at Le Mans. France, remaining in air 1:31:25. Nov. 10—Petition for rehearing of Standard Oil $29,240,000 case refused by United States circuit court of appeal* at Chi ago. Dec. S—Senor Don Juan Barrios, minister of foreign affairs of Guatemala, sustained serious injuries in automobile accident at Washington. 11—National Rivers and Harbors congress passed resolution, asking $500,000,000 bond issue for improvements on rivers and harbois of the country.... Armed fanatic terrorized Edgewater, N. J., shooting several, until run down and shot by police and mob of citizens. 13—Kansas supreme court decided separate schools for colored children permissible. 15—American Tobacco Company declared illegal combination by United States circuit court at New York. 21—Seven Pittsburg councilmen and tw* bankers arrested on graft ci arges. 23 —Standard. Republic and Waters-Pierc* oil companies ousted from Missouri 24—Seventy more Pittsburg councilmen implicated in graft scandal. 27—Virginia City. Mont., shaken by severe earthquakes.

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the person by whom the original or* ganism was given off. Honor Conferred on American. Rev. Dr. John H. DeForest, a veter* an Congregational missionary at Sei> day, Japan, has been decorated by th* imperial government w ith the Ordei of the Rising Sun, the distinction haw ing been conferred in recognition of his services in dispelling anti-miscon-ceptions among Americans. Dr. DeForest has been doing mission work la Japan for 35 years.

I DESCENT OF TH? j HOLY SPIRIT | Sunday School Lenon for Jan. 10, 1909 g Specially Arranged for This Paper LESSON TEXT.—Acts 2:1-21. Memory 1 verses. 2-4. GOLDEN TEXT.—“I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of Truth.”—John 14:16, 17. TIME.—May 27 or 28, A. D. 30. on a Saturday or Sunday morning. The day of Pentecost, 50 days after the Passover at which Christ was crucified. The modern Whitsunday. CONNECTION.—Ten days after the last lesson, the Ascension, were spent in prayer and waiting. PLACE.—Jerusalem. Perhaps the oftmentioned upper room; perhaps one of the rooms in the temple courts. Comment and Suggestive Thought. Three outward manifestations of the Holy Spirit’s presence.—V. 2. “And suddenly.” As they were praying. So the lightning breaks forth suddenly from the cloud, but the electricity that prepared for it had been gathering silently for hours. (1.) The “sound from heaven” (its source) “as of a rushing mighty wind.” More clearly in the revisions, “as of the rushing of a mighty wind.” It does not say that there was any wind, but only a sound as of a wind. No “whirlwind shook the building.” “The audible sign filling the room announced the power represented by it as doing the same.” —Prof. Hovey. “It (the sound) filled all the house,” and was heard beyond its walls by the multitudes (v. 6). (2.) V. 3. The manifestation to the ear was followed by its manifestation to the eye. “Cloven tongues,” not each tongue cleft into two parts, forked, but “the fire was in the form । of tongues which distributed them- , selves over the company, a tongue settling upon the head of each one.” ( —Rackam. “Like as of fire.” It was not real fire, as an organ of destruc--1 tion, but with the appearance and brightness of fire, like that of the ’ burning bush which Moses saw. (3.) The third manifestation was : through the gift of tongues. The Significance of the Symbols of the Spirit—the Symbol of the Wind. — The Greek word, as the Hebrew word, for “spirit” is the same as that for “wind,” which is a natural metaphor ; to represent the spirit. Jesus himself ; so uses it in John 3: 8. ; 1. It is an invisible power of which , no one knows “whence it cometh or ■ whither it goeth.” But you cannot . tell the causes, which are beyond our reach. Even to-day, when we have daily reports from the weather bureau, > no one knows where and when a storm t will arise. We see the storm and its direction, and can tell with great J probability to what place it is going and when it will get there. But for ’ beginning an 4 end we know not . whence it cometh nor whither it goeth. J 2. But we recognize it by its es- • sects, in sound, in music, in force, in r life. • 3. It is essential to life. ' ■ 4. It is all-pervasive. I 5. It is very powerful. The air is so ’ powerful that even free dynamite smitr ing against it on one side crushes the B -tael— as, th,q —Th,,; ’Y-j air from an explosion of dynamite swept away nearly a whole village. J 6. et it is very gentle and delicate, . breathing around the rose, and gently • touching the little child. The Symbol of the Flame and Light. 1. It is mysterious in nature, ineffably glorious, everywhere present, < swift winged, undefiled, and undefilable. 2. It represents the healing power of the Holy Spirit, changing night into day. , 3. It expresses this purifying power. • It is a disease destroyer, a refiner of j gold. 4. It symbolized the comfort. । warmth, cheer, fresh life, joy, peace, which the Holy Spirit imparts. . 5. Fire is the symbol of intense energy and zeal. The Holy Spirit fills 1 the soul yith glowing enthusiasms and . unconquerable energy and zeal. 6- Light convinces the world of dust, of dirt, of a thousand evil things unknown in the darkness. For examples, a ray of light in a dusty room, and Tyndall’s ray through the glass tube, showing seed germs that no other process could make known. So the Spirit convinces of sin. of the evils in the heart. The truth of this lesson applies to boys and girls as well as to adults. It is said of the boy Jesus that “the grace of God” was upon him. while he "waxed strong, advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” John the Baptist also was filled with the Holy Spirit even from his birth. Children need the Holy Spirit to help them to be good, and enable them to be disciples of Jesus. The gift of tongues was an indorsement of the command to disciple all , nations, an inspiration to ohev <♦ a pointer to the means. “The human tongue, illuminated and sancitified by fire from the inner sanctuary, was about to be the instrument of the gospel’s advancement.” Ihe 1 ransformation of the Apostles. —One effect of this gift of the Holv Spirit upon the apostles was a wonderful change in them. It was almost a transfiguration experience. This is the power we need for our own growth in grace, and in every good word and work. The great need of the church is a fuller reception of this power of the Holy Spirit. We are too cold, too afraid u; deep feeling, too conventional, not too practical, but too inclined to let our practice of good works be barren of love and devotion. His American Souvenir. John Schmidt was young and German. Shortlv after he came to New York his friends in Germany wrote; “Send us a ^ouverir smTHiAthi tytv.jai of American habits." 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