The Hennessey Clipper. (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1899 Page: 6 of 8
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A Chronological Array of the Most
Prominent Events.
STORY OF SPASISI1-AMER1CAS WAR.
(suspended),
l itvvuh Cfity, Mich, (bus-
Brief M+niinn •( Plusnrlsl Failures,
llartllni OtUrtrophM end
Or !>■••— Nerroloar? *fir
— Politics snd Sport.
dank paiiuniw.
Jan. 17-BtatP, Klmwood, III., KA«n°-
1\ National, f'aols. Kan., ""TV1.1,-, ...
31-Kinrt rialion.nl. Urimorc. N. " • 1
Ke4 . 24—Bsok of Southern Baltimore, fl< •
li Tl#-Home savinp., Sioux fit*. 1*.. «*>•-
000 Benson savings, Waterford, la-,
atiK'of Merriam Park, St. Paul. Minn.
... .People's stste. Philadelphia, neal ly
J5-^('iunraiitoni' Finance Co., Philadelphia
Jun''"-iwaware national. Delhi, N. V.,
Thomas J. Kirby, private, Abilene,
Jul/Jl't-i'ouinii ri'ial atate, Mamhalltown, la.
21—XJennan savings, IJoon, la., >.>9.474....
Northern, Lexington, Ivy. '
23—Tawus saving®, I iwas Cit
Airf-lU Warerly, l%«1M^150
17—Fillmore county, Preston, Minn., $1j0,-
— D. F. Parsons, private. Burr Oak,
Mich., $100,000.
IB—Jasper, Afa., hank. $65,000.
16—Allegheny, at Clifton l'orgc, V a., lia-
bilities, $50,000. Vftrlr
Oct. 4—Tradesman a national, at New York,
$3,000,000 due depositors. Liabilities
placet! at $3,800,000. v , .
13—Tioga national, of Oawegp, N. Y., closed.
19—First national of Neligli, Neb., lmbili
iiftti $108.000 CJenmin national of 1 'tt
burgh, iV, liabilities, $7,000,000.
U_First uational, of Lisbon, O., capital
$50,000—closed; resumed on Nov lo.
29—Second nationul, of Springfield, O.,
goes into liquidation.
js ow 5—First national, of Hushing., O., sus
Id^y^ret national, of Emporia, Kan., closed.
President suicides uu hour later.
2^—Dank of Ilornersville, N. \ ., closes doors
with liabilities of $75,000.
."4—8econ«l national, of roledo, O., goes into
voluntary liquidation.
Dec. fr— American savings, at Charleston,^.
C., placed in hands of receiver. Liabili-
ties, $100,000.
iiusine89 failures.
|iCrger Commercial Concerns Involv-
ing Llnbllltles of fttOO.OOO or More.
Jan 10— Port of Chalmette, near New Or
lenus. La.. $2,000,000. ,
17—At New Vork, Werthoimer A ( o., glove
manufacturers, $300,000.
frs. 4—At Providence, K I
works, $010,700. , , v_
® -8swyer, Manniug k Co., dry goods, New
York and Boston, $1,000,000.
ii—At Dolgeville, N. ^ , Alftfd
l)olge A Son, piano supplies, ,
17—At Huston K. Howard Clock & Watch
Co., $500,000. . t%. . . n
Jun. 10—At Bangor, Me., Ii. B. Clark & Co.,
tanucra, $550,(MX).
15—At Chicago, Joseph Leiter, gigantic
wheat speculator.
16—At Boston, Woven Huse & Ilubber Co.
$1,200,000. M _ . . n
Jul 14—At Providence, R. «Jonn n
Mason A Sons, cotton manufacturers
$500,000. . „ , . , VT ..
15—At Bridgeton, N. \ Cumberland .Nail
& Iron Co.
27—Denver, Col., Paper Co.
30—At Boston, llosmer. ( odding « t o.
boot & shoe dealers, $500,000.
Sep. 20—New Kngiand Loan A 1 rust t o , at
Dos Moines, la., into receiver a hands.
Oct 1—U. A. & J. Sawyer, woolen manu
facturers, in Manchester, N. 11., $1,000.
000. , .
♦-Bankers' A Merchants' Mutual l ire In
Biirunce Co., at Liberty, Mo., assigned.
25—John Stephenson A to., of N. i , ear
builders, failed for $700,000.
Nov. 1—John 11. Mason & Sons, cotton
foods manufacturers, of Provident-
.. fail for $310,000.
3—'('. B. Ilayl, president of T. B. Ray
Hardware Co., of Detroit, fails for
$1,500,000.
15—In Hawkins county, Tenn., 32 in recent
cloudburst... .Number in cyclone near
Gary, 8. D. ^ . . . .
1^— Near Pittsburgh, Pa., 6 by drowning
caused by cloudburst. . . ,
21—At Hot Springs, Ark , fl in burning ho-
tel Sharon, Mass., 6 in train collision.
22—Near Pittsburgh, Pa., 7 by caving in of
Hirth tunnel. ..H at Ooltewuh Station,
Tenn., by powder plant explosion.
26 - Steamer on way to Alaska sinks, to vy
Sei^-At'Stineaville, Ind., 7 by premature-
dynamite explosion. p, .,in
3- In Mississippi river, near I'ort St. I tulip,
0 by steumboat explosion — >0by heat in
New York city. ,
5-At Cohoes, N. Y., 28 by trolley car and
train collision.
• Over 200 l y heat in New \ ork city so far.
11—Jerome, A. T.. over .i0 bv fire.... vti
15 in Philadelphia by gasoline explosion.
25—Toledo, O., 10 in explosion of dust in
23 lAtJMiiun, Mo., B by ncalding in aewmill
explo.ion Near Hrownaville, 1 a., o in
mine giia exploaion. . , .
Get. 2—Over 100 |n;raoiiii iniwing in torikt
fire, in northern Wiaconain- Majority
4 —At^iefl.t 100 live, but by atnrma on
Ciiwrgia and Florida coasts.. . .Schooner
Burali 1'- I'aliner biKt near ( liurlcnton,
S. C., and 8 drowned.
20-On torpedo boat Daviaat Aislona, tire.
7 by bursting of boiler tubes.
22—In liulinu territory,6 in liviglit wreck.
■2+ In Alaska, 9 prospector* by wrecking o;
27 -Near'caiiyon City, Ore., 5 Indiana and I
white man in battle between 1U whites
and 5 reds... .Near Sodus, N. Y., Bclioon-
er l't. Peter goes down in l^ike Ontario,
wit Ii'< pel-sons. .... , .
—At • Iluirc, 0., ('■ in boiler explosion,
ov 1-During past season 14 vessel" of
(ilou.e.ter, Mass., lisliing Heet lost and
o- men drowned. Property loss,$170,000.
....In Alaska 7 gold seekers ptrish in
quickwind. „ ,
8—At West Pitt.ton, l a., 10 at Kxeter col-
liery. ...in Detroit, Mich., 11 by falling
roof of theater.
—On Oregon coast, near Yaquina liny, zi>
by wrecking of British ship Atlanta....
Near Hackewack, N. J„ 12 by train.
23—At Ashburn, Mo., 0 by explosion at pow-
der work«. ■ , . ,
-Near Stockton, Cal., 0 by explosion of
boiler in steamer.
- In New York harbor, 8 in storm OH
New Kngland coast more than 70 during
a terrific gale. ,. r
28—Oil Highland light, near Itoston, all of
the 130 on board the Portland in wreck.
Dee. 8—In New York. 0 by scalding in
steamer. ...
5-At Pinole, Cal . 5 by explosion In pow-
der works Off Portland, Me., 3 coal
barge, lost with 21 on board.
locomotive
II—'furney A Jones Coal Co., and Pcnn
O. Fuel Co., of St. Paul Minn., p<> int
receiver's hands. Liabilities. $1,200,000.
If—8eident>erg. Steifel A Co., cigar dealer
in New York, fail for $">()0.1M)0.
125—At Woodbine, Kan., Crant C C5illf tt
extensive cattle dealer, failsfor$l,00( ,000.
® -<Jeorge Jenkins, New York builder
faib for $710,388.
CASUALTIES.
Various Kind*
26 In New York, Frank Ithoner kills
wife and self because of poverty.
IVc 3 At Fort Madison, la, frrauk BusU
murders wife and 'iieu kUis hiuisell.
FIHKS.
uuflsgrsllo
i In-
i elevator, $1,-
U. S. Rubber
Mclntyre block,
"5,-
12 buildings.
plant at North Irwin,
IVcitlnK Oif Orenter V<
volvlnic harife Flnnnclnl Losses.
Jan. 2 Dawson Cit>, Alaska, business part,
$200,000. , .
11 Shawnee O. T., 11 business house*.
25—Kast St. Louis. 111., Union
000,000.
Feb 1 Naugtituck, Conn
Co.'s plant, $700,000.
2—In Winnipeg, Man.,
$T>iM) (KM).
9 Pittsburgh, cold storage plant; $1
12-New York, Levi P. Morton's office
building, $500,000.
Mar. 1 Watersmeet, Mich., nearly entire
business portiou.
10 Chicago, Aycr building, foOjym
Apr. 4 In ltoek Hill, S. C.,
(UK)
9-At Sacramento, Cal., Southern Pacific
Ry. storehouse, $1,000,000. ^
12—Pc-nn. plate gl;i
Pa., $750,000. .
17—Boston grain elevator. $."00.000.... Kn-
tire business center of Ilopkinton, la.
May 2—In Loogootee, Ind., portion ol busi-
ness center. .
12 In Chicago, six acres in elevator and
lumber district, $1,200,000.
Jun 7—In Portsmouth, O., Burgess Steel
A Iron Co.'s plant. $400,000.
10-Park City, Utah, almost entirely ue-
stroyed, $1,000 000.
Aug. 2—Center Ridge, Ark., nearly d-«
stroyed. t .. ,
8 -Bismarck, N. I)., business portion and
many residences. Over $1,000,000.
30—Natdiville, Tenn.. hardware estab ish-
ment of Phillips-Buthotf Co. and other
property, $500,000.
m 1 I la ind River, Mich. 14 buildings.
elevator. Property worth
$CJ0,000. t . . fy .
i-t 1 Kiuht blocks in best portion of Col-
orado Springs, Col., loss $1,000^
20 -Toledo,
000
Oct. 1—Ki|
5—11!1 CIiirtsviTle, Tenn., over $300,000 dam-
11—5ft Tacoma, Wash., Tourists' hotel, loss
^'[".'."''itrooklj-n, N. Y„ 000,000 damage
done among storehouses on mer.
Nov 23 At San Francisco, Baldwin hotel,
I Joss about $1,500,000.
Dec. 3 -Nearly whole business portion o:
Kufuiila, 1. T.
i— At New York, Home Life Insurance
(To., Postal Telegraph Co; and Rogers,
Peet A Co. buildings.
000,000.
over Barbadoes, in Windward group of
Lesser Antilles; 200 killed and 40,000 reu
dered hometeaa. .... , ,
17—Sultan orders arms of Mohammedans at
Candia, Crete, surrendered according to
British demands. _ ,
20 French cabinet decides for Dreyfus re
' vision. ^ ... ^
28 Vucen Loui:ie of Denmark dies at Copen-
hagen, aged 80.
Oct. 0 Han Kow, China, nearly destroyed
by lire, 3,500 people said to have perished.
0—Lord Salisbury issues ultimatum to
France to order Maj. Marchand out ol
Fashoda, in Nile valley.
2T> French ministry resigns owing to re-
fusal of chamber of deputies to pass vote
of confidence....Pierre Puvis de I ha-
valines, great French painter, dies at
Paris, aged 74.
31 —M Dupuy forms new French cabinet
with himself as premier and minister o*
the interior and M. de Freycinet minis-
ter of war. . ,
jjov. 1 —France decides to retire from
Fashoda uncondiitionally, thus averting
war with England.
INDLSTHIAL.
Jan. 17 .Strike in New England cotton mills
against reduction in wages anecta 1UO,
people. ...
Strike of London engineers, involving
100,000 men and millions of dollars, re-
sults in victory for employers.
Feb. 1—In Lawrence, Mass.,5,000operatives
in cottou mills accept 10 per cent, reduc
tion in wages. J /v__ ^
In Iron wood, Mich.., 4,000 Carnegie
miners receive 10 per cent, advance in
Mar.a§^The strike of 3,500 cotton mill em
ploycs at Biddcford. Me., declared oil.
8 In C/eveland. O., 4,000 persons affected
bv strike of Beckman woolen nulls eui
ployes for increase of 10 per cent, in
Aprd4-In Chicago 3,000 union carpenters
strike for increase in wages.
Jun. 23 Striking woodworkers in a not
kill John Morris at Oshkosh, Wis. Others
injured.
Jul. 5—Striking stereotypers cause suspen
sion of Chicago papers for four days, lie
issued by aid of nonunion men.
-At Omaha. 3,000 men of Cudahy s and
Swilt's packing houses strike. Plants
tied up.
Sep. 1—Troops ordered to 1 ana, 111.# to
Loss over $1,-
FOIllCIUN.
CHIMES.
Tbe l*l« rr Alroclons Mlsileed«,Speclnl'
|y Those of n llomesllc Nature.
Jsn 0--At Greenville, Tenn., Alexander
Carter (infcine) kills wife, daughter and
17-New' York, John Matthews, through de
spondeney, kills wife, 2 children and su
icides
Mar. 0
Brief Mention of «•■<• Most Importnnt
ii.IMienlnirs Oulsldc Onr Own l^nU.
I Jan. 1 -New cabinet of provisional govern-
incut in Cuba swear loyalty to ^ [Kiin at
Dlsn ter« of
llesnlted In Five or More Dentha.
Jan. 1.—Jersey City. N. J., 0 in a fire.
12-Kort Smith, Ark.. 40 during tornado.
(00 were injured. I . .
Feb. 1—Uh'/ersville. N. \ . t> in burning ho-
tel ...On Massachusetts and Khode Is
land coast, 41) drowned dur.ng stonu.
#-ltoston, 0 firemen at a tire
9—Pittsburgh, IV, 20 in a lire
24—Fairfield county, S. C., 7 in forest nrcs.
36-Kalamasoo, Mich., 10 by chemical ex
plosion West llarvcy. III., 7; train
crashed into a 'bus.
2—Near Brewton, Ala., fl by boiler ex
la-^New^'orlt, 11 by burning of the Bowery
mission house.
15—Chicago, 10 in burning office building.
19—| ralt City, Ala., 6 negro convicts in a
mine explosion.
20—Near Lehigh, I T., Bdunng tornado...
Kent, Minn., 7 in burning home
Apr. JO—Santa Cru/, Cal., 11 in powder mill
J., 0 by powder explo
v- At Cedar Rapids, la., A. S Ilealy
kills l.ibbie Brauwhand and suicides.
15—Niagara Falls, N. Y , A. l.athwe 11 kill,
wife, another woman and commits «ui
'.'S - Paint Hock, Tex., Lee family (4) mur-
Apr."— in Milwaukee James Kearney kills
wife and «lf. T,
0-In St. Louis. John Cella kdls Airs. II
Carter and self. ,
IS—Near Monroe, Neb., \ aclay Hnss KlJIa
wife, 2 children and suicides.
Mav 3—In New York Jacob Oramm kills 3
children and fatally wounds self while
temporarily insane.
5 -Venango township, Pa.. P. S< hii<her
kills (J. Henderson, E. Skinner and sui
cides during n quarrel.
\0-\i South Bend, Ind., * Harrington
kills Mrs. Vahlcrt and suicides.
Near Plainview, 111., W m Perrine kill
dnughter and suicides. Temporarily in-
27—ICnoxville, 111., E. llammerstrom
drowns daughter and commits suicide.
Jun. 7 At Hot Springs. Ark., J. Etting
kills wife and commits suicide. Domestic
10—At Kalamazoo, Mich , Cha . Langley
shoots wife and self Jea ousy.
21—At Trenton, la., Perry hlliott kills Lift.
Kellv and suicides in a lit of jealousy.
24—Fulton, N. Y., William Cooper
father in-law, mother-in-law,
wife and commits suicide.
Jul. 10—Near Washington, Ind., James
Cole (colored) murders wife and
himself. ^ /rn. .
19—In Oakland, Cal., Goong Chung (China
man), in trying to escape arrest, blowf
up powder magazine and he and t> ar.
27 --At High Bridge. Wis., Herman Bach
kills wife and selt.
Aug. 0- In Davenport, la., Henry Pehultz
kills wife and self... .Chnstia Yohansen
kills blind husband and self at South
Hivet. N. J. _T
11—At Central City, S. I)., Wm. Shannon,
in a jealous rage, kills wife. J. 1 • ^'d
dings, Jack Wear and sell At New
York city Henry C. Hawley fatallv
shoots wife, mother, son,
and then himself.
etplosiou.
08—Near Dover.
N.
aion.
29—St. vincente. Me*.,
15 by explosion ot
r Mobs headed by Sixinish officers d<Wroy
newspaper offices in Havana ; Commodore
liunce ready tx> go to protection of Amer-
icans. ... Urit'ish surveying expedition
consisting of 150 natives, massacred lr
Bcloocbistan district.
Algiers under mob rule; over 100 Jews
Feb!'2—<!en. Santos J. Zelaya inaugurated
M-cond tiuie president Nicaragua
portation of American fresh fri
(ierinsiny prohibited... .Czar said to have
obtained entire coutrol in Chinese af
6—-Sen'or Sagasta, replving to official note
from lien. Woodford, say. Spain cannot
lix date for her complete pacification of
Cuba... .Turks capture several
salian villages, killing 100 peop.e
8—Earthquakes continue at Halikesen.
Asia; 4,000 rendered homeless and UU
killed. U. S. marines laudco at ban
Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, to protcc
American consulate on account of rcvolu
10- Japan notifies Chins she intends perma
nentlv to occupy \\ ci llai \Vei. .. .t.en
Morales declared president Ouatemala
Assassin Oscar Salinger shot.
17—Constantinople advices give account
of murder and horrible torturing of Itul
garinns in Macedonian vil.ages... .r
llammerly, Prussia, 110 miners killed t
explosion of lire damp.
19 China agrees to open all inland waters
to steamers of all nations. , .
23—M. Kmile Zola found, guilty in Paris ot
making libelous comment upon conduct
of Kstcrhazy court-martial; scntrnce onc
year's imprisonment and tine ot J.uuui.
Mar. 1—Ontario's vote continues liberals in
7— Krcsh rebellion breaks out in Philip
pine islands; 53 Spanish soldiers killed,
a l'irc at Manila destroys $5,000,000 prop-
cty. _ ,
31 ('apt. Gen. Blanco revokes rcconeen
trillion orders in Havana, Matnnza^,
Pinar del Kio and Santa Clara....rrench
court of appeals remits punishment of
Emile Zola. . ,
Apr. 2—Great Britain seizes Chusan island
off east coast of China.
9—Reports of a recent massacre st: Ana-
tolia, Turkey, say parents of 40,000 chil-
dren were killed and 40 churches d
stroyed. _ . , . ,
20—Queen regent opens Spanish cortes, and
blames U. S. for existing hostile condi
daughter j May 4--Thirty persons killed in bread riot
in Rome.
quell riots started by striking miners.
-At Pin a. 111., two battles between n
om minprs and union men; 2 deputies
gro miners and union men
and colored men wounded.
Oct. 12—At Virdeu, 111., 14 men killed and
22 wounded in attempt to place negr
workmen in mines.
10—Militia in full control at Virden, 111., be
cause of miners' troubles.
Nov. 12—Strike of coal miners at V irdcn
111., ended. . . , m
14—Window glass factories, employing 10,
000 persons, idle many months, resume
work in Pittsburgh... .Twentieth annual
convention of Knights of Labor begins in
Chicago In Marlboro, Mass., 2.600 era
ploves in 7 shoe factories strike
nianer wages. A .
10—i'oal miners at Virden, 111., out since
-At least 100 lives lost and $1,000,000
damage done by storms in Georgia and
Florida. Heavy snowstorms in Minn.
-Kansas City, Mo., almost isolated by
worst early snowstorm on record, bar-
liest snowstorm in southwest in 25 years.
25— Severe storms and blizzards do mucb
damage in ^ is., Minn., Mich., la., ill.,
Mo. and southwest. .
Nov. 10—Seven schooners wrecked in storm
Lake Michigan.
27—Snowfall throughout New F.ngland
ranged from 8 to inches, blocking rail-
ways. Duniig gale 03 vessels perished oil
New Englaua coast and 50 lives lo* t*
Dec 4 Terrible blizzard raged in Kansas
for over 24 hours. Snow, meet and wind-
storm does great damage in ind., U.,
l'a., N. Y., Mass. and Md.
■KHIOIIOMOMS
Jan. 9 - Maj. Moses 1". Handy, of Chicago.,
com. to Paris exposition; at L>on Air
hotel. Ca., aged 54. ,
lft—lienjamin Uutterworth Jof Ohio), com-
of Imtents, ex-cong.; at 1 homasville, Ua.,
Kebf'l — Kx-Cong. C. A. O. McClellan, at Au-
burn, Ind. t_, ...
17—Miss Frances K. Willard, pres. U orld s
W. C. T. U., iu New York, oi uitluenza,
aged «r)9. . _
Mar. 10—Ex-Cong. Jason Ii. Brown, in Sey-
mour, Ind., aged 50.
11- (Jen. W. S. Kosecraus, near Redondo.
Cal., aged 79....P. H. Bell, ex gov. of
Tex., at Littleton, N. C.
17—Blanche K. Bruce (colored), register of
treasury, in Washington, aged 57.
t—Cong. John Simkins, of Mass., in \N ash-
ington, aged 30. . „ .
Apr. 3—Kx-Cong. Amaza Norcross, in fans,
aged 74. ,
21—Sen. 10. C. Walthall, of Miss., in Wash-
ington. aged 07. ...
May 4-Ex-Cong. Thos. I.ynch, in Antigo,
Wis.
Aaron 11. Cragin, 2 terma L. S. sen., in
1 -
21—Edw"ilr3 lie'liulny, author, in Chicopee
Washington, aged 77.
iny, ai
l''alis, Mass., aged 19.
Apr. 1, return to work.
21—At Augusta, <ia., 0,000 cotton mill oper
atives struck on account of a reduction
Dec" 1—?irand jury at Carlinville, 111., in
diets Gov. Tanner in connection with
riots at Virden.
lynchings.
Jan. 2—$ear Sherrill, Ark., negro; hog
7—In l'ca Ridge, Miss., Jim Watts and
*"on (Indians); assaulting and murder-
ing white woman.
Feb. 1—At Bramwall, W. Va., unknown ne-
gro; having killed llcnry Draper.
22—At Lake City, S. C., Postmaster^Baker
nd
kills |
vounds
15 -Near Peru, III., John Searles kills wife I 8— Many persons killed in bread riots in
nnd self Milan. Italy. ,
18--.U San Francisco, P. J. Corbett, father I 12 At London, British council of W. C
f Pugilist J. J. Corbett, kills wife and ™ *'
j dc -- — -- - -- .
i Iowa, 8 in tornado
May 0—In the (Jrand, > irdigris and Arkan
sas bottoms. Tea., floods drown 17 fain
jg— Near Springdale, Pa., 6 swept oil rafi
....In Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, .
during cyclones. ,
•*—Fratter lake, Alaska, 7 drowned while
crontiDX the ice... .At Irou Mountaiu,
Mich., 4 in lire.
«7— Pittsville, Pa., C drowned in a mine.
Jun. 14—Statts City, Mo., 5 in mine disas-
15—Near Kansas City. 8 by cloudburst. ...
Near New York, 5 drowned in s schooner
collision. ., , __
28—On the route from Seattle to Alaska, 07
by drowning, cold and hunger.
Jul. 4—Near Beverly. Mass., 0 by capsizing
of steamer 1- by tornado at Hampton,
e-^8outh of Sable islands, 505 drowned by
collision of French liner La Bourgogue
with English. Cromartyshire.
8—8tceleville, Mo., 13 by waterspout.
11—Cleveland. <>., 11 by e*plosion in tunnel
12-1 'ompton, N. J., 8 in powder works e*
plosions
30—«Ssn Francisco, 5 in burning building. .
Ilumansville, Mo.. 0 while fordiug riverin
Aug.^ -Nrnr Dover Point, N. H., 5 by cap-
sizing of boat.
0—In Ruskokwin river, Alaska, 18 by sink
ing of steamer.
22—Near Bloomington, Intl., Mrs. Lucas |
drowns child and herself.
23—At New York, Mrs Kate Mangan,
while despondent, kills self und t wo chil-
dren.. .. At Russell. Ia., Wm. M. Newell
kills wife and daughter and self, finan-
cial trouble the cause.
Sep. 9—At Denver Florence Ru irdson
shoots W. II. Lawrence, of Cleveland,
()., and then suicides.
11—At Wyandotte. Mich., hzekiel Lazetta,
while drunk, kills wife and self.
10 Near (irand Rapids. Mich., Jesse Badge
row kills wife and sister and self. Jeal
15—la^I-ouisvilie, Ky Nellie MeCjuffm kills
Joseph F. Villicr, his child ami self.
17—in Chicago, Fred Bentield, while drunk,
kills Mrs. Euima Jungenberg, her son
19— Near v'hurchville, . Na.^ Ward Wolf
kills father, brother and self.
21 —In Indianapolis. William Bloom shoots
(Jrace Harvey and kills himself.
Oct. 1—At Detroit, Mich., Mrs. S. S Wil-
liams, insane over religion, poisons her
two children and cuts her own throat.
2 At Indianapolis Ind., Robert l*csri kill*
wife and himself.... In Pittsburgh, la.,
Bertha Berlstein kills mother and sui
cides while despondent.
4—In Cleveland. O.,. Sam 11. Dickerson
kills Mrs. Blsnche Winship and himself.
Jealousy. ,
g—At Garret, Ind., Jesse Cheney kills his
divorced wife and self.
17—At Flint, Mich., W. P. Murray kills wife
and self. ^ __ n
19— At Youngstown, 0., W. II. Branton
kills Constable John fl. Jenkins, then
slioots wife and self. Domestic infelicity
the cause. .
25—Near Harpersville, Miss., 14 negroes and
1 white man killed in race riots
28—In lenora, Kan., Wm. hlliott kills
Fannie Isabel snd suicides because she
refused to marry him.
Nov. 1 —Near Hamilton. Ala., Dan Hoi
liday, during a quarrel, kills John Mc-
Leod, his brother in-law and himself
3— In Pineville, Ky., John Meadows shoots
John and Clayton Mathews.
10—In Wilmington. N. C\, white citiewit
wreck negro newspaper office and kill
I) n.-groes. Three whites are wounded.
21 —Near Rochester, Ind., Jcsiah Bowers
shoots his son-in-law, V\ m. Csrr, and
then himself.
T. U reelects President Ifdy Henr;
Somerset... .Moret, (lullon. Xitiuena and
Bermejo, members Spanish cabinet, re
lg_K>;7w Spanish cabinet formed, Sagasta
premier. , .. ..
Id—William Ewart Gladstone dies at Ha
warden castle, England.
Jun. 2—Fire at Peshawir, India, destroyk
4,000 houses; $20,000,000 damage.
♦—Protocol agreed on between Russia and
Japan recognizes independence of (orea
0—Stun Fu made capital of China instead
of Peking.. .Over 1.500 people-said to
hive drowned in storm of! Mi l oke
Japan.
8—French cabinet resigns.. r. T Hooley
prominent company promoter, fails in
London for *2,000.000.
17—M. Ribot selected to form new hrene
cabinet.
21—launching of new warship Albion
Blackwell, Eng., caused rise of a wav
that drowned 50 people.
24- Spanish cortes cloceo and martial law
proclaimed. , ,
23—Gilbert John Elliott, earl of Mmto. ap
pointed governor-general of ('anada
30-Prince Bismarck dies at r nedrichsruli
Germany, aged 83.
Aug. I—Empress dowager of ( nina openly
takes to nerself direction of empire n ;
fairs, relieving emperor of all real pow«
31—Lieut. Col. ilenry, a chief witne
against Capt. Dreyfus, commits suicid
near I'aris after confessir? to forgery
of a document he had offered at the
Dreyfus trial.
Sep. 3— Egyptian forces under Sir Herbert
Kitchener defeat dervishes in great bat
tie at Omdurman, on the Nile. M
Cavaignac, minister of war for France,
resigns because of disagreement with hi*
colleagues who favor Dreyfus revision
5—Queen Wilhelmina of Holland crowned
at Amsterdam. ..Gen. Zurlinden, m.'i
tary governor of Paris, made French m.n
ister of war. ^ ...
0—Riot at Candia. ( rete. between Miismii
mans and British, and British warship
threw shells, destroying part of the city:
al out 600 people were either burned or
imf aQren.
10—Elixabetb Amelia Kugena, em pre" of
Austria, assassinated at Geneva. Swit
eriand... Business section of New Wes
minster. B C., burned; ?"2.50( .000
14—Kingston, capital of St. Yinemt, i
West Indies, partially destroyed by cy-
clone; 300 lives lost Hurricane sweeps
(colored) and child murdered by mob.
23 At Mavlicld, Ky., Richard Allen
Tom Holmes, for robbery and murder.
Mar 2—Near Morgantown, N. C., Indian
doctor and little cirl hanged by a mob....
At Senatobia, Miss., l'red Moore, mur-
derer, shot to death.
19 -Near Wybark, 1. T., Ed Chalmers (r*
cro) and white wife murdered by mob.
■\pr 5—At Hrownsvillc, Tex., Samuel and
Kelipo Cobb killed and Carlos Jullit-n
lynched; eieotiou nots.
■!v °3~At Hives, lenn., Job. Mitclicll
(colored), shoving white boy off moving
um's'-At Doyline, La.. Wm. Street (col-
ored! burned to death; attempted mur-
der white woman.
0— I ".arksville. Mo., Curtis and Sam l oung
(colored); killing City Marshal Me Ivan
13-At (Ireat Bend,Kan., J. Becker (white);
murder of Myrtle HulTmcistcr.
17 Near Wetumpka, Ala., 4 negro mur-
derers and man named Carlee.
Jul. 1—Near Marion, 111., horse thief shot
to death. , „ ,, ,
14—At Montieello, Ark., Jim Redd and
Alex Johnson (colored), for murder.
Aug. 8—At Carmel, Ga., John Meadows
(colored), for attempted assault.... At
Ripley, Tenn., Richard Thurmond (col-
ored). for attempted assault.
9—At Clarendon, Ark., 2 men and 4 wom-
en, for murder. . _ .
Sep. 12—At Liberty, Mo., Benj. Jones, for
assault. . * .,r-i
26—At Mountain City, Tenn., John >> il-
liams (colored), for attempted murder.
qc1 5—At Jones Station, Md., Wright
Smith (colored), shot for attempted as-
25—A*t ^ Edgefield Courthouse, S. C., Jim
Mackie and Luther Sullivan, for murder
of white t.oman. ,
Nov. 7—At I .aeon, 111 . S. W. Stewart (col-
ored), charged with assault.
8— Near Phoenix, S. C., 4 negroes, for
shooting white man-.
26—Near Meridian, Miss., 3 negroe*. for as-
saulting white man.
Dec. 6 At Benton, La., Hearn and ltich-
ardsoa (negroes), charged with murder.
METKOHO LOGIC AI*
Jan 1—Fort Smith, Ark., tornado; loas,
$1,1)00,000. .
Feb. 1 New Kngland states swept by
r.reit loss of life; property oss,$2,000,000
Mar. 16—Cal., extreme frost, damaging fruit
crop
Jun. 5-—Capt. Chas. V. Gridley, of cruiser
Olympia, by injuries iu battle of Manila
15—ExGov. Dewitt C. Senter, at Morns-
town, Tenn. .
Jul. 11—Omar D. Conger, ex-cong., of Mich.,
at Washington, aged HO.... Rear Admiral
Ammen, in Washington, aged 78.
Aug. 7—Col. James 0. Broad head, ex nun
to .Switzerland aud ex-cong., at St. Louis,
9—d'\ A. Briggs, gov. of N. D., at Bismarck
23—Hon. Moody Currier, cx gov. of N. Ii.,
at Manchester.
Sep. 5—Kx-Gov. Andrew J. Faulk, of Dako-
ta territory, at Yankton, S. D.
27—Fanny Davenport, celebrated actress, at
Duxbury, Mass., aged 4S.
28-Thomas F. Bayard, ex-sen. from Del.
ex-secretary of state and former ambas-
sador to England, near Dedham, Mass.,
aged 70. n
qc1 7—Ex-Cong. Sherman lioar, at con-
cord, Mass. __
31—Ex-Sen. from La. Gen. J. R. West, at
Washington, aged 76.
Nov. 8—Ex-Lieut. Gov. Byron Weston, in
Dal ton, Mass.
IS—John W. Keeley, inventor of Keeley
motor, in Philadelphia, aged 77.
Dec. 2—Ex-Cong. Barnes Compton, from
Maryland, at Laurel, aged tW.
POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AXO
KDL'CATIOX AL.
Jan. 1—Robert A. \'an Wyck inaugurated
mayor of New York... .boT. J. If oge 1)
Icr (Va.) inaugurated.
10-Gov. Itushned (U.) inaugurated.
12—Marcus A. Hanna (0.) elected U. h.
senator M. I). Katchford at Colum-
bus, <)., elected pres. Lnited Mine Work-
ers' Union of America.
13—Gov. Leslie M. Shaw (la. inaugurated
. .American Anti-Saloon league at Co-
lumbus, O., elects Hiram Price (la.) pres.
22—tiuv Griggs (N. J.) nominated U.S. at-
torney-general.
25—Louis Emery MeComas (rep., Md.) elect-
ed U. S. senator....National Stock
Growers' association in session at Den-
ver....Gov. Shaw (Ia.) presides over
monetary convention at Indianapolis.
Feb. 1—U. S. senator (Tenn.) reelected.
10—League of American Wheelmen in na-
tional assembly at St. Louis; I. S. 1 otter
elected pres. , _
14—National American W omen s bull rage
association in 13th annual convention....
Senor Louis Polo Bernabe succeeds de
Lome as Spanish minister to Washington.
18—Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens (Me.) suc-
ceeds the late Miss Frances \\ illard as
pres. W. C. T. U.
Mar. 2—National pure food and drug con-
gress in Washington.
23—J. Sterling Morton, former secretary
of agriculture, clected at Chicago pres.
National Sound Money league.
24—U. S. battleships Kentucky and Kear-
sarge launched at Newport News, \ a.
Apr. 7—League of Bimetallic Clubs of Ohio
valley in convention at Indianapolis
Mar. 1—American clipper ship /faroma
completed race from Philadelphia to
coma, Wash.. 10,000 uiiles. lime, 13*
8— In "'Chicago Ilenry Leveson lifts 101b
dumbbells above his head 4.jOO times in
2 hrs. aud 45 minutes, breaking 4-hour
An^tt—North German Lloyd steamer Kuis
er VVilheim der Crosse, trom Southamp-
ton, to New \ ork, 5 days JO hrs.
14—In Springfield. O.. Liwie Glaw , of Ur;
hn, Germany, breaks wor.d s bujele re.
orJ—100 ini.es in 4 lirs. .1.' minute,.
lg—Walter 1J. Manslield, ol San Iranc seo,
casts tish line 120 leet ti in., breakint
world's record. „ , . . «i_
Mav 20—In London, J. W. Stocks rides mile,
paced, ill 1 breaking bicycle record.
24—Dase.v, Selzer and Russell lode triplet 1
. at Denver in 1:46 1-5. ,
Jun 10—In Boston, Eddie McDufBe break*
world's bicycle record for 3 miles, lime.
-\v" w. Hamilton, of Denver, lowers
world's professional bicycle record, i
mile 1:55 4-5 uupaced.
23—Cornell wins tri-university boat ee 011
Thames river. New Loudon, Conn,
miles, 28:18. \ ale, 2d; Harvard, 3d
25—Pink Coat wins American Derby at
Washington park, Chicago. lime.
2 42 3 4; Warrenton, sccond . . . lomi-in
ton, of Wales, rides 20 miles on bicycle in
30:29 at New York. . .,
il. 0 - At Philadelphia Tom Linton rides
33 miles, 903 yards, iu 1 hour, making new
24—At Indianapolis, Ind., Chas. Gardner
broke v.-orld's record for killing and
dressing sheep iu 3.' minutes, JO seconds
Aug. 23—Whitman wins national lawn ten-
nis championship by defeating Davis, at
Newport. It. I....In Baltimore Henri
Smith riues 50 iniles on bicycle in 1. al .tr.,
breaking record.
Sep 3—Frank Waller, on bicycle, rules 4M
miles in 24 hours, at llaltimore, breaking
6—Two-mile tandem record breken at De-
troit by Joseph and Porter, in 4:01 3-o.
20—Kansas City club wins Western league
baseball pennant.
Oct. 13—Boston baseball club wins pen-
nant, with Baltimore second and Cin-
cinnati third. IT . .
20— University of Penn. ddeats University
of Chicago ut football, in 1 hiladclpbia,
by a score of 23 to 11.
12—In San Francisco, L. O. Kragness rides
50 miles on bicycle in 2:13:20, breaking
record.... At Chicago, University d
Wisconsin defeated at football by Chi-
cago university by a score of 0 to 0.
19—In New Haven, Conn., Harvard wins
eastern football championship lor ln w
bv beating Yale 17 to 0.
22—In New York, in prize light between
J. J. Corbett and T. Sharkey, the lutter
won on a foul.
24—At Chicago, University of Michigan, by
defeating University ot Chicago at foot-
ball, by a score of 12 U) 11, wins western
elects J. P. Tarwin (Ky.) pres
-Postmaster-General Gary resigns ana
("has. K. Smith (Philadelphia) chosen to
22—1 n' 111., Ind. and O., great damage by
overflowing rivers ...
23—Terrible floods in Ohio and Indiana, Z*
fatalities olid property loss about $1,000,-
090. Rivera in lb.. Mo., la
. i i-1 a us ...., —"■I - — - - . ,
racing torrents. Cold wave at Oklahoma
kills fruit and even trees.
Apr 7—Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama
fruit crops damaged by frost.
Mav 1—Va. and N C. coasts swept by hurri-
cane; vessels wrecked; 12 fatalities. Da-
kota and Iowa, tornadoes, lives lost and
much damaged done.
]g—la. and portions of 111. and u i ., cm-
aetrous cyclone; many killed, thousands
of head of horses and cattle destroyed
South central Nebraska, tornado: tun
ningham, Kan., destroyed by toinado
Jul 4—Hampton, N. 11., tornado; 12 lives
lost. , , . ,
g_jstoeleville, Mo., almost wiped out ov
waterspout; 13 lives lost. Staubcrry and
Marwille, floods. .
27— In Codington Co., S. D., hailstorm ue
strovs 30,000 acres crops.
Aug 3^—Rain in Philadelphia floods many
business places; immense damage.
12—Cloudburst causes immense damage at
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Sep. 1—Storm floods 6 counties in southeast
Georgia.
3—Heat causes 50 deaths and over 100 pros-
trations in New ^ ork city.
5—Tornado sweeps St. Joseph, Mo.; loss.
SI.">0.000. r,
G—Heavy frost in Nebraska. Hailstorm
does$'300,000 damage in Nodaway Co..Mo
Oct. 3—Storm at Brunswick. C.a., inundates
nearlv every business house 6 feet: dam
age,*">00,000 TornadoatFeroandina. Kla.
destroys $500,000 worth of property and
Villi 3 persons-
succeed him. , .
25—Sec. of State Sherman resigns and is
succeeded by Asst. Sec. Day, of Can-
ton, O.
May 5—Delegates to national congress ot
mothers received at white house by Mrs.
McKinley. , t . .
18—Battleship Alabama launched at 1 hiia-
delphia.
30—U. S. and trance conclude first com-
mercial treaty under Dingley tariff law
... .Congressman William > Sullivan ap-
pointed to succeed1 late Senator W alt hall,
of Mississippi. .
Jun. 1—Trans-Mississippi and international
exposition opened at Omaha.
7—Rill for removal of all political disabil-
ities signed by Pres. McKinley... Semi-
centennial celebration of W isconsin s
admission to union opened at Madison.
15—Lower house of congress adopts (209 to
91) resolution to annex Hawaii.
July 1—President signs bankruptcy bill.
6—U. S. Senate passes house resolution for
annexation of Hawaii.
g—Pres. appoints" .Senators Cullom (III.)
and Morgan (Ala.), Representative Hitt
(ill.), and Pres Dole and Chief Justice
Judd (Hawaii) commissioners for Ha-
waii... .Congress adjourns.
14—International convention Baptist \ oung
People's union in Buffalo.
22—Ferdinand W. Peck (Chicago* appointed
U. S. commissioner to Paris exposition.
Aug. 1—Gyv. Joseph F. Johnston (Ala.)
reelected.
Q— National meet League of American
Wheelmen at Indianapolis.
16—Ambassador Hay accepts portfolio of
secretary of state.
20—Thos. G. Sample (Pa.t elected supreme
chancellor Knights of Pythias, at Indian-
apolis.
i—Armv of Potomac in 29th annual re-
union at Niagara Falls, N. V — Nation-
al irrigation congress, at Cheyenne, W yo.
8—Col. James A. Sexton (Chicago! elected
commander in chief grand army at Cin-
cinnati; Philadelphia chosen for next
encampment. „ v . .
15—Gov. tllerbee (dem., S. C.), reelected.
1ft—Sec. of State Day resigns.
20—A. S. Pinkerton (Mass.) elected grand
sire sovereign lodge I. O. 0. t. at Boston.
Oct. 5—Allen D. Candler (dem.) elected gov
of Georgia ...Trouble between Indians
and government resulted in battle at
Bear island point, Minn ; 0 soldiers. 1
Indian policeman and 80 Indianski.led.
15—Trouble at Bear island, Minn., ends by
surender of Indians.
30—Trans-Mississippi exposition at Omaha
closed; $400,000 remained for the stock
holders.
Dec. 5—Closing session 50th congress opened
at Washington and prei.ident's message
read.
championship — At Richmond, \ a., U.
of N. C. deicats U. of Va., by score of
6 to 2, securing southern championship.
Dec. 5—Frank Waller, of Boston, breaks
record for continuous riding, in New
York, going 314 miles.iu 10 hours, 10 min-
utes.
THE 8PAXISI1-AMERICAN WAH.
peb 9—U. S. demands recall of Spanish
minister Dupuy de Lome for vulgar cnU-
ciims of Pres. McKinley.
15—Battleship Maine (costing $-,484,000)
blown up in Havana harbor; 205 men and
2 officers perished.
17—Pres. McKinley appoints naval board
to investigate Maine disaster. ,
Mar. 5—Pres. McKinley ret uses Spain s re-
quest for recall of Consul-Cien. Lee at
Havana. . . .
9—Pres. signs bill appropriating 9^0,000 lor
national defenses; congress had passed
it by unanimous vote....U. S. cruiser
Montgomery replaces the Maine at 11a-
X^U^S. buys at London 2 Brazilian war-
ships. .
22—Maine court of inquiry reports explosion
was from outside. .
25—Scbley ordered to command Hying
squadron at Hampton Roads.
29—Spam notified hostilities in Cuba rnu9t
Apr 1 -Pres. declines French offer of medi-
ation.
8—Consul Gen. Lee leaves Havana.
11—President's message on Cuban question
sent to congress.
18—Senate by a vote of 42 to 3j, and house,
310 to 0, adopt joint resolution for Cuban
independence, demanding withdrawal of
Spain's forces from Cuba, and authoriz-
ing pres. to use land ami naval forces to
carry resolution into effect.
20— Pres. signs war resolutions Ultima-
tum issued to Spain to evacuate Cuba....
Spanish minister demands and receives
his passports and leaves Washington.
21— Minister Woodford given his transports
without being allowed to present U. S.
ultimatum.
22—Sampson's tleet arrives off coast of Cuba,
and blockading proclamation issued....
First gun of the war lired by gunboat
Nashville in capturing the prize Buenu
Ventura... .Armistice in Cuba ended.
23—Pres. calls for 125,000 two-year volun-
SPOIITI ftG.
Jan. 29-Kikes wins 72-hour bicycle race at
Pittsburgh, Pa., rides 1.322 miles.
Feb. 1 — Union Pacific mail train covers !>17
miles in 4S0 minutes, breaking all long
distance records. (Cheyenne to Omaha.J
25—'War with Spain is declared by congress
to have existed since Apr. 21.
29—Cervera's tieet sails for Cuba.
May 1—Commodore Dewey destroys entirs
Spanish tleet in Manila bay.
7—Pres. appoints Dewey acting admiral.
11—Fort at Cardenas, Cuba, destroyed; En-
sign Bagley of the Winslow and 4 others
killed.
12—Samuson's fleet bombards and reduces
San Juan (Porto Rico) fortifications.
14—First relief expedition to Philippines
leaves San Francisco under Maj. Gen.
0tisi- , ,
18— Battleship Oregon arrives after long trip
around Cape Horn.
19—Cervera's tleet enters Santiago harbor.
25—Pres. calls for 75.000 more volunteers.
29—Gen. Merritt takes command of Philip-
pine forces and expeditions.
Jun. 3 -Hobson sinks Merrimac in Santiago
harbor and is taken prisoner with 7 other
volunteers.
10— Near Guantanamo 600 marines landed
under Col. Huntington.
13—Camara's tleet sails eastward from
Cadiz.
20—Shafter's army lands near Santiago.
23—Spaniards driven back from Daiquiri.
24—Snafter captures Juragua... . Roose-
velt's rough riders and 10th cavalrv sus-
tain heavy loss, being caught in ambush.
Jul. 1—Law ton, Kent and rough riders take
San Juan hill and El Caney, losing 231
men, with 1,304 wounded; fleet bombards
simultaneously Morro... .War balloons
make observations of Santiago.
3—Cervera's fleet sunk in attempting es-
cape from Santiago harbor.
6—Watson's squadron ordered detached to
sail for Suanish coast.
7—Lieut. Ilobson and 7 companions ex-
changed and given freedom.
Camara's fleet after passing through
Suez canal ordered back to Spain.
17—Toral surrenders to Shafter Santiago
and eastern Cuba. Total loss in Cuban
campaign reported to be 207 killed, 1,438
wounded.
'21—Gen. Wood appointed military gov. of
Santiago.
25—Miles lands near Ponce, Porto Rico.
20—Spain proposes peace through French
Ambassador Catnbon
31—Battle of Malate. near Manila.
Aug. 12—Peace protocol signed at Washing-
ton.
13— Fleet bombards and army assaults
Manila and it surrenders.
20— U S. peace commission named; to be
Sec. of State Day. Senators Davis and
Five, and Whitelaw Reid and Justice
Wb te
Sep. 23—Pres. appoints war investigation
commission.
Oct. 18— American flag raised over public
building and forts of Porto Rico.
Nov. 28—Final peace terms agreed to at
Paris.
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