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•Jan. 21- Merchants' and Farmers' bank
of Fairmont, Minn., suspended.
Keb 2— F. D. Oilman, former president
suspended Home bank of uoodland,
Ind., found guilty of embezzlement.
•~F. D. Oilman. Indiana banker, sen
tenced to term of one to three years in
state prison.
25 Disappearance of $173,000 from sub
treasury at Chicago made public.
&lar 14—Virtual panic in Wall street;
Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situa
tion.
JS—Citizens' State bank of Firth, Neb.,
closed by siate.
2S—Corbin Hanking company of New
York, assigned; assets. sJ.uou.Loo, liabili
ties. $ I.; OO.uOO.
-Apr. 2 Maj H. W. Salmon of Warsaw,
Mo.. convicted of illegal banking, sen
tenced three years in penitentiary.
11—Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo.,
ordered closed.
13 -Kx-Judge Smith of Chicago, found
guilty of conspiring to defraud stock
holders and depositors of Bank of
America, of which he was president;
penalty, imprisonment and sl,uOo fine.
Jul- 1 Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs,
Ark., suspended.
4—Fort Dallas National bank of Miami,
Fla., closed.
20 Farmers' National bank of Boyer
town, Pa., ordered closed.
Aug. State bank of Browns
town, Ind., closed by state authorities.
14—Receivers appointed for Pope Mfg. Co.,
of Hartford, Conn., failure ascribed to
stringency of money market.
43ep. 5--Watson Co., members of New
York stock and produce exchanges and
of Chicago board of trade, failed.
Oct. !» Union uank of Richland, and
Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich.,
both private institutions, closed doors.
36—Collapse of Heinze corner in copper
caused violent slump in stocks i:i New
York, firm of Otto Heinze & Co.. sus
pended from stock exchange.
19—-New York clearing liou.se committee
declared that the Heinze, Morse and
Thomas interests had been eliminated
from banking organizations of New
York.
22 Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's
second largest financial institution,
forced to suspend; great slump in se
curities; call money at 70 per cent.
33—Secretary of treasury ordered deposit
of s£>,GUo,uoo of government funds in
New York banks.... Four Westinghouse
companies at Pittsburg and one trust
company forced into hands of receivers
because of financial stringency....State
Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada,
failed.
34— I Three minor banks in New York
forced to close Southern Steel Co., of
Birmingham. Ala., filed involuntary pe
tition in bankruptcy.
25- Six more minor , banking Institutions
in New York dosed doors... .Union
Trust Co., of Providence, It. 1., sus
pended.
20 -Banks in New York and Chicago, and
many other cities adopted clearing
house loan certificate system to prevent
draining of supplies of currency and
made withdrawal of savings deposits
subject to legal notice.
30 California Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
bank, at San Francisco, closed Finan
cial conditions in New York practically
normal again.
Nov. 4—Three small banks in Kansas
closed—United States Steel corpora
tion secured controlling interest in Ten
nessee Coal & Iron Co.
Receiver appointed for Arnold Print
works of North Adams, Mass.. one uf
largest textile concerns in country.
12—Merchants' National bank of Port
land, Ore., California bank .if Oakland.
Cal. ; and Farmers' Si Merchants' bank
of Sapulpa, I. T.. suspended.
1& Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou or
dered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama
bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of in
debtedness us means of relieving finan
cial situation....City National bank of
Frederick, Ok la., failed.
27 -American Silk Co. capital stock. sll,-
000,000, which operated mills in several
cities, placed In hands of receiver.
Dec. 2 -Chelsea Savings abnk of Chel
sea. Mich., owned by State Treasurer
Glazier, closed.
s—National Bank of Commerce, one of
largest financial institutions of Kansas
City, suspended.
Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg
closed.
1.7- -Jewelers' National bank at North
Attleboro, Mass., in hands of receiver,
.Jan. I—C. K. Huches inaugurated govern
or of New York.
tr <\ M. Floyd, republican, elected gov
ernor of New Hampshire, by legislature
14— K. W. Hoch inaugurated governor of
Kansas.
15— W. J'. Frye elected senator from
Maine; W. Murray Crane, from Massa
chusetts. Simon Guggenheim, from Col
orado; Morris Brown, from Nebraska;
W. K. Borah, from Idaho; It. i,. Tay
lor, from Tennessee; J. M. Dixon, from
Montana; H. IS. Burnham, from New
Hampshire and 11. A. Richardson from
Delaware.
IS House voted to raise salaries of con
gressmen to $7,50 C a year.
*22— Senate authorized investigation of
"Brownsville affair" Bailey re-elected
senator from Texas Culloin re-elected
senator by Illinois legislature.
23—Chas. Curtis elected senator from
Kansas to succeed Jos. R. Burton.
14 House passed pension appropriation
bill and abolished all pension agencies.
Keb. f>—Congressman w. A. Smith of
Michigan, elected to succeed Senator
Alger F. O. Briggs elected successor
to Senator Dryden of New Jersey.
20 Reed Smoot. Mormon apostle, won
long fight for seat iri United States sen
ate by vote of 42 to '2B.
'Mar. I—House passed ship subsidy bill
after long fight.
3—Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, sent
resignation to governor to take effect
May 1.
4—Fifty-ninth congress adjourned with
record for large appropriations Geo.
B. Cortelyou and Geo. Von \,. Meyer
sworn in as secretary of treasury and
post master-general, respectively.
b—James R. Garfield took oath of office as
secretary of interior Regis Henri
Post selected by president as governor
of Porto Rico to succeed Beekrnan
Wlnthrop.
27-—Wm. C. Gilbert, a shoo clerk, elected
mayor of Danbury, Conn.
Apr. 1 Republicans elected state ticket
in Michigan.
3—Postmaster Busse elected mayor of
Chicago; traction ordinances approved.
•6 State Senator David Campbell ap
pointed postmaster at Chicago, to suc
ceed Mayor Busse.
IS—Gov. Hagerman of New Mexico,
against whom charges were preferred,
tendered resignation and president ap
pointed Capt. George Curry to post
Regis H Poat inaugurated governor of
Porto Rico to succeed Beekmnn Wln
throp, who retired to become assistant
. Mcretary of treasury.
May 16— Isaac Stevenson elected senator
from Wisconsin to succeed Hpooner.
Jun. 17 ( , onKr"Mman J. H. liankh«»ad ap
pointed senator to succeed late John T.
Morgan of Alabama.
Jul 9 A. O. Bacon re-elected senator
from Georgia for full term.
11—Frank A. Deach of California, ap
pointed director of mint to succeed G.
K. Roberta, renigned.
Aug. 7 Ex-Gov. J. F. Johnston elected
senator from Alabama to succeed late
Senator Pettus.
Sep 17 Democrats elected ticket headed
by Haskell for governor in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory; constitution
adopted and state-wide prohibition
proposition carried... .Chicago's new city
charter defeated in special election.
Oct. 2 Illinois supreme court declared
Chicago's new primary election law un
constitutional.
Nov. 5 Mayor Tom L. Johnson defeated
Congressman T. K. Burton for mayor
of Cleveland—Kentucky elected Will
son. republican, governor Fusion of
republicans and Independence League
beaten by Tammany in New York
county.
Dec. 'J—Congress assembled at Washing
ton; Cannon re-elected speaker of the
house.
3—Ambassador Aokl of Japan recalled.
18—Congressmen Williams and DeArmond
participated in fist fight on floor of
house.
20—Secretary Taft returned from trip
around world.
22 M. Gude appointed minister to United
States from Norway to succeed late 11.
C. Hauge.
Jan. 3—Negro handed at Mayersvlllo,
Miss., tlir.-c minutes before noti<" that
his sentence had been commuted was
received.
4-Negro lynched at Midway. Ala., for at
tempted assault.
s—Rollo Steele, being refused loan of sf.,-
000 by Fourth Street National hank of
Philadelphia, threw bomb that killed
himself and cashier, Injured six others,
and wrecked hank.
9—.lames Cullen, murderer of wife and
step-son, taken from Jail at Charles
City. la., and hanged by mob.
2.l—Trial of Harry K. Thaw, for murder
of Stanford White, begun in New York.
Feb. 2S -Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of
Colfax, 111., shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy and wife, and Mrs. Kisman and
daughter Cora.
Mar. 10—n. P. Miller of Heaver Dam,
Wis., killed wife, step-mother and self.
15—Mob of 50 men at Monroe. 1,a.,
hanged TWO negroes accused of robbery.
20—Two colored women accused of mur
derous attack on white woman killed
by mob n>-ar Stamp. Ark.
29 -Safe blowers robbed Farmers' &
Merchants' National bank, of Hanover,
Midi.. setting $3,000. ...Colored man
charged Willi attackinp white girl near
Colbert, I. T., lynched at IHi runt.
Apr. 8- Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie
Myers, of Kansas City, and Frank Hott
man. for murder of woman's husband,
commuted to life imprisonment.
11—Grand jury refused to indict Con
gressman G. K. Favrot, of I-ouisiana.
who killed Dr. U. H. Aldrich, and he
was set free.
12—Thaw jury discharged, being unable
to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to jail, to await second trial.
18—Dr. O. C. Haugh of Dayton. 0., con
victed of murder of father, mother and
brother, electrocuted at penitentiary ut
Columbus.
21—Negro and mo>her lynched and three
other persons killed and seven injured
In fight in Georgia on account of at
tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault
white woman.
Mav 23—Ex-Judge Hargls acquitted of
Cockrlll murder in famous feud case at
I.exington, Ky.
Jun. 3—'Trial of Wm. D. Haywood, secre
tary-! reasurer Western Federation of
Miners, for murder of ex-Oov. Steunen
berg, begun at Boise. Idaho.
30—Judge I.oving found not guilty of mur
der of Theodore Kstcs, charged with
mistreating former's daughter, at Hous
ton. Va.
Jul. 20—Jas Hargls, acquitted of charge
of complicity In murder of Dr. B D.
Co* of Kentucky Henry Scutcheon,
farmer living near Nuncla. Mich., while
Insane, murdered wife, son and father
in-law with an ax; then attempted sui
cide, hut was shot dead.
22—Karl Hnu, young Washington pro
fessor. condemned to death at Karls
ruhe. Germany, for murder of mother
in-law.
27—Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty of
murder of ex-Oov. Steunenberg.
Aug. IB—Will Clifford, negro, lynched at
Maple, Ky., for assaulting and killing
two white women.
Sep 21—Frank J. Constantlne sentenced
to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs.
Gentry, at Chicago.
24- Mrs. Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while
Insane, strangled her three children.
Oct I—Kx-SherifT H K. Brown, of Baker
City, Ore., killed by bomb.
3 Win. Burns, colored, who shot police
man at Cumberland. Md., taken from
jail by mob, and shot and kicked to
death.
IS Ex-Banker Frederick McGlll and wife
acquitted of charge of murdering first
wife of McGlll. at Decatur, 111.
26 Negro at Byron, Ga., lynched for
stealing "5 cents.
Nov. 2—Fred Singleton, negro, riddled
with uullets by posse for murder of as
sistant chief of police at Talladega. Ala.
7- Seven bandits held up town of Canova.
S. D.. blew open bank vault, and es
caped with 5G.500.
24 Jurv In Steve Adams murder trial at
Kathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree on
verdict and were discharged.
Dec. 3—Mrs. Annie M Bradley acquitted
on charge of murder of ex-Senaor
Brown at Washington.
! 0
Jan. 2—NVar Volland, Kans., 35 in train
wreck; over SO injured.
s—At WlnooHkl. Vt.. six by suffocation....
Noar Kenosha., Wis., nine by powder
ex plosion.
D— At Pittsburg, 30 by explosion in steel
furnace
15#—At Sanford. Jnd., 28 by wreck flue to
powder explosion; 32 injured.... At
FViwler. Tnd., 13 in collision.
23—Near Primero, Colo., 24 in coal mine
ex plosion.
20—At Lor.»ntz. W. Va., 12 by fire damp
t-xplosion in mine.
29 Near Fayetteville, W. Va., €0 in mine
disaster.
Feb. 4At Monarch, Coin., 12 In snowslide
....At Thomas, W. Va., 22 in mine dis
aster.
12—In New York harbor, 13S by drowning
and exposure by burning of steamer
Ijarchmont.
10 In New York city, 21 in wreck due to
spread!nj? rails.
At l.ns Kspranzau, Mexico, over 100,
mostly Japanese, In mine disaster.
20—At Montreal. Que., principal and 16
pupil# In u burning school.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908.
I Mar. I—At Pedro, Wyo., seven In collision
—At Dossett, Tenn., four by powder
mill blast.
2—At Taylor. Pa., six In mine explosion.
11—At Pill, Cal., 22 laborers by drowning.
20— Near Emporium, Pa., six In powder
mill blast At Woodward, Ala., five In
falling furnace.
23—At Los Angeles, Cal., six In head-on
collision.
25 Near ('olton, Cal., 20 In wreck; nearly
100 Injured.
Apr. 1 Near Fort Worth, Tex., six train
men in collision.
11—Near Chaplau, Ont., 15 In train wreck.
13—Near Gunter, Tex., eight by gasoline
explosion.
23—On Lake Michigan, lumber barge with
crew of 14 lost.
27—At Baltimore, eight drowned by col
lapse of pier.
May I—At Whipple, W. Va„ 11 In mine
disaster.
11—At Honda, Cal., 21 In wreck due to
defective switch.
21—At Pittsburg, five by explosion In steel
furnace On Lake Michigan, live by
burning of steamer.
23—At Chicago, five by ammonia explo
sion In stockyards plant.
31-Near Garden Valley, Idaho, seven
drowned,
Jun 11—In Hampton Roads, 11 seamen by
capsizing of launch.
IS—At Priceburg, Pa., seven by explosion
of mine gas At Monahan, Wash., five
by drowning.
28—Near Tola, Va., eight by dynamite
blast.
Jul. 4—Fourth of July celebrations caused
37 deaths; Injured number 2.153.
9—ln Penobscot Bay, Me., six by capsiz
ing of a sloop.
11—At Honeybrook, Pa., seven miners by
white damp explosion.
12—Near Russell, Pa., six by capsizing of
launch.
15—In Cape Cod Bay. Mass., ten officers
and men on battleship Georgia by gun
powder explosion.
21—Near Salem, Mich., 32 In collision;
100 Injured.
22—Off California coast, 97 by sinking of
a steamer.
27—In New York city, 14 in tenement
house fire.
Aug. I—At San Pedro. Cal., four by col
lapse of wharf.
16—At Chicago, five by collapse of build
ins during windstorm.
23—At Sornervllle, Mass., five by suf
focation.
29—Near Quebec 75 workmen by collapse
of new bridge being built across St.
Lawrence river.
30—Near Charleston, 111., 17 In collision
between Interurban trains.
Sep. 2—Near Charleston, W. Va., seven In
wreck.
s—At Shelton, Wash., ten in burning
hotel.
6—At Norris. la., 12 in wreck.
14—Near Canaan Station, 25 In head-on
collision.
16—At Asplnwall, Pa., six by drowning.
20—At Negaunee, Mich., 11 by falling of
cage in mine shaft; seven fatally hurt.
22—On I.ake Superior, seven drowned by
wrecking of steamer.
26—Near Jackson, Ala., 14 by capsizing of
ferry boat.
2S—Near Bellalre. 0., eight In railroad
wreck; four fatally hurt.
Oct. s—At Butler, l'a., four by upsetting
of molten metal pot; 30 badly injured.
13—In Gloversvllle, N. Y., six by suffoca
tion.
15—Explosion of powder magazine at
Fontanet, Ind., caused death of 3S; over
600 injured; nearly every building in
town ruined.
16—Near Joliet, 111., five by capsizing of
boat on canal.
24—Near Ashland, Wis., four by explo
sion in powder mill.
Nov. 6 —At Steubenville, 0., five by boiler
explosion.
13—At South Milwaukee, Wis., six at
grade crossing.
25—In New York city, 13 Italians in tene
ment house fire.
Dec. G—At Monongah, W. Va., about 400
miners by explosion In collier}'.
18—At Jacobs Creek. Pa., about 300 min
ers by explosion of gas in colliery.
FOREIGN-
Jan. 5 Moroccan army captured Zlnat,
Kalsuli's stronghold, and he and follow
ers tied to mountains.
6—Chinese trading quarter of Bancock
devastated by tire; loss about $3,000,000.
8— Muzaffar-Ed-Dill, shall of Persia, died
at Teheran.
11—Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per
sons perished.
15—Earthquake followed by fire partly de
stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over 1,000
persons killed and injured Typhoon
swept islands of Samar and Leyte,
Philippines; 100 lives lost.
15—Hear-Admiral Davis landed force of
American marines at Kingston. Jamai
ca. to which Gov. Swettenham objected;
Davis promptly sailed away.
21—British officials virtually apologized
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
Admiral Davis.
22 Tidal wave In Dutch East Indies en
gulfed Island of Slmalu, drowning 1.500
persons.
2S— Explosion* of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed 14S miners..
..H. L. F. Lagercrantz appointed min
ister o" Sweden to United States.
Feb. I—British steamer Claverlng went
ashore near Hartlepooi, England; 29
of crew drowned.
B—S. A. Alexandrovsky, governor of Pen
za, Russia, assassinated.
16—Cookton, North Australia, destroyed
by hurricane; damage of $2,000,000
caused British steamer Orlanda sank
in collision near Cardiff. Wales; 14 per
sons drowned—Governor of port of
Baku murdered.
21—Mail steamer Berlin from England
wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter
rific gale; 128 persons drowned.
Mar. 4—Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica, re
signed post....Kighty-five persons buried
by landslide In Algeria.
B—English house of commons defeated
woman's suffrage bill.
11—M. Petkoff. premier of Bulgaria, assas
sinated at Sofia.
12—Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 103
bluejackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. 19—Count Lamsdorff, former Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs, died at
San Raemo.
22—Nlcaraguan forces captured strongly
fortified Honduran town of Choluteca
ami President Bonllla tied in boat.
24 —M. Pobledonostseff, ex-procurator-gen
eral of holy synod, died at St. Peters
burg.
Apr. 6 Strikers at Lodz, Russia, killed
ten workmen for attempting to resume
work.
11—Sir -Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cro
mer as plenipotentiary of Great Britain
to Egypt, who resigned Floods in
Turkey caused death of 200.
12—lloiuluran city of Ainapia surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonllla took
refuge on American cruiser.
16—At least five important towns In Mex
ico destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
24—Treaty of peace betwen Nicaragua
and Salvador signed at Amapla.
May I—Terrific hurricane eauscs loss of
millions of dollars and deatli of several
persons at Campeche.
o—About 1.500 Turkish troops practically
annihilated In battle with rebels in
Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia.
9—ltelr to throne of Spain born to yueen
Victoria, at Madrid.
11—Ninety miners lost lives In fire In
copper mine at Velardena, Mexico.
17—Cossacks killed 21 innocent men at
Lodz. Russia, in connection with a rob
bery.
Jun. 15— Russian douma dissolved by czar
and elections for new parliament or
dered First session of The Hague
peace conference held.
27—By burning of native theater in Hong
Kong 500 Chinese perished.
Jul. 15—Attempt made to assassinate
President Failteres of France; latter
uninjured.
16—Gin. Allkhanoff, ex-governor-general
of Tiflls. and two others blown to
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in
which they were riding, at Alexandro
pol, Russia.
18—Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate
throne.
Aug. 1 About 1W) men killed and wounded
in revolt of Cm-ran troops enraged at
decree disbanding them, when tliev at
tack Japanese in Seoul.
6 Cassablanca, Morocco, bombarded by
French cruisers.
9—Moorish troops repulsed with heavy
loss in two desperate attempts to rusli
French camp outside Cassablanca and
invade city.
27—C01. IvanhofT, governor of Vlborg prison
and vicious foe of terrorists, assassin
ated by bomb in Si. Petersburg.
Sep. 4—Striking dock laborers of Ant
werp burned lumber yard and ware
bouses, loss estimated $1,000,0u0.
I?—' Over 40 men killed or Injured by ex
plosion on Japanese battleship Kash
ima, near Kure.
21—Gen. Drude burned Moorish camps
near Cassablanca.
23—Delegates of three Important tribes
of Moors accepted terms of peace by
rreneh and hostilities ceased.
24—Strike of Antwerp dock laborers, on
since June, ended with sweeping victory
for employers.
27—Overllow of Otonashigawa river, in
Japan, cost lives of 600.
Oet. s—Explosion in ammunition factory
at Osaka. Japan, killed 63 girls and in
jured over 60.
18 —Hague peace conference ended.
28—Gen. Maximoffsky, director of prisons
of ministry of Interior of Russia, assas
sinated by woman In St. Petersburg.
31—Town of Karatagh, Russian Turke
stan. destroyed by a landslide following
earthquake; 14,000 persons perish.
Nov. B—Hurricane caused great damage
at Marseilles, France; several people
killed.
9 Fire at Iqulque, Chill, caused $1,000,000
loss and rendered 2,000 persons homeless.
Dec. B—Oscar 11., king of Sweden, died at
Stockholm ami Crown Prince Gustave
V. succeeded to throne.
NEGlo^ar
Jan. 2-Brlg.-Gen. G. A. Bell, retired, at
Washington.
10—Archbishop Montgomery at San Fran
cisco.
17- Ex-Congressman John Wlnans, at
Janesville, Wis., aged 76.
24—Senator Russell A. Alger, at Wash
ington.
Feb. I—Charles Marvin, famous race
horse trainer, at Lexington, Ky.
6 Count John A. Creighton, at Omaha,
Neb.; left fortune of $10,000.000 Prof.
W. C. Pickett, noted medical authority,
_at Philadelphia.
7 Ex-Congressman B. W. Harris, at
Bridgewater, Mass., aged S3.
9—Congressman J. R. Rixey, of Virginia,
at Washington.
12— Ex-Gov. F. W. Iliggins, of New York,
at Olean. N. Y.
22—James A. Kirk, head of big Chicago
soap house, at Hartland, Wis.
Mar 2—Dr. Oronhyatekha, founder and
head Independent Order of Foresters,
in Georgia lames B. Williams, shav
ing snap manufacturer, at Glastonbury,
Conn Congressman J. M. Depuy, of
Wisconsin, at Jefferson City, Wis.
9—John Alexander Dowie. founder of
Zlon City, 111., at Zion City.
11—Ex-Congressman Clinton Babbitt, of
Wisconsin, at Beloit.
12—M. Caslmir-l'erler, ex-president of
France, at Paris.
17—Gen. Joseph Stockton, at Chicago.
18—Rear Admiral B. F. Tilley, command
ant League Island Navy yard.
19—Thomas Bailey Aldrlch, noted author,
at 805t0n.... Brlg.-Gen. John Moore,
former surgeon-general of army, at
Washington.
21—Brlg.-Gen. T. J. Wint, commander de
apartment of Missouri, at Philadelphia.
27—James Henry Smith, of New York,
who Inherited over $50,000,000, at Kioto,
Japan, while on bridal tour.
28—Wm. A. Proctor, president Proctor ft
Gamble Co., at Cincinnati, by suicide.
31 —Ex-Congressman Galusha A. Grow, at
Glenwood, Pa....H. W. Goode, who was
president Lewis ft Clarke exposition, ivt
Atlantic City, N. J.
Apr. I—Bishop J. C. Granberry, of Meth
odist Episcopal church South, at Ash
lund, Va.
14—.las. H. Eckels, president Commercial
National bank ot Chicago, and ex
rompt roller of currency, at Chicago.
19—Ex-Congressman J. V. Findlay, of
Maryland, at Baltimore.
26—Ex-Congressman G. L. Laws, of Ne
braska. at Lincoln.
2S Ex-Gov. R. B. Bullock, of Georgia, at
Albion, N. Y.
May 3—Peter Maytubby, twice governor
Chlckashaw Indian tribe, .at Caddo, I. T.
4—E. W. Suffcutt, legal adviser of Gov.
Hughes of New York, by suicide on
Hudson river steamboat.
6—Dr. John Watson. (Lan Maclaren)
noted author, at Mt. Pleasant, la.
17—(J. W. Potter, Chicago millionaire, at
Chicago.
W—E. 11. ("oncer, ex-minister to China.
Ex-Senator Patton, of Michigan.
26—Mrs. McKinley, at Canton, (3.
Jun. 3 (ien. T. H. Ruger, retired, at
Stamford, Conn.
7—Ex-Congressman Oen. Wm. McKralg,
at Cumberland, Ind.
Jun. 11—Senator John T, Morgan, of Ala
bama. at Washington.
18— G. H. Earle, prominent Philadelphia
citizen and personal friend of Abraham
Lincoln, at Philadelphia.
21—Ex-Senator Lucien Baker, at
worth, Kans.
23—Gen. Wm. Duffleld, at Washington.
30—l-'ranels Murphy, noted temperance
lecturer, at Los Angeles.
Jul. 11—Judge M. J. Severance, noted Min
nesota Jurist, at Mankato.
12—Peter Larson, millionaire of north
west. at Helena, Mont.
27—Senator E. W. Pettus, of Alabama, at
Hot Springs. N. C., aged 86.
30—Brig-Gen. C. F. Powell, retired, at St.
Paul.
Aug. 3—A. St. Gaudens, noted sculptor,
at Cornish, N. 11.
17—A. A. Pinkerton. head of detective
agency, on board ocean liner.
27—Nelson Morris, pioneer Chicago pack
er and multi-millionaire, at Chicngo.
30— Richard Mansfield, noted actor, at
New London. Conn.
Sep. 3—Gen. Pleasant Porter, chief of
Creek Indians.
16— Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, re
tired, at York Beach, Me., age 72.
21—Samuel Sloan, ex-president Lacka
wanna railroad and noted railroaj man,
at Garrison-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.
Oct. 10—Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, noted fe
male bank wrecker, at Ohio peniten
tiary.
27-Jas. Rcddlck, prominent Chicago poli
tician, at Half Day, HI., in auto acci
dent— Congressman John Wellborn, of
Missouri, at Lexington.
Nov. 3—Jefferson Polk. lowa millionaire
and street railway magnate, at Des
Moines.
B—C. A. Perkins, ex-president C. B. A
Q. railroad, at Boston.
10—Ex-Senator L. E. McComas. of Mary
land. at Washington.
14—Charles T. Barney, deposed president
Knickerbocker Trust Co.. of New York,
by suicide.
29—Judge James B. Bradwell, Chicago
pioneer, aged 79, at Chicago.
80—Congressman G. W. Smith, of Illinois,
at Murphysboro.
Dec. 4—H. O. Havemeyer, president
"sugar trust." at Cominack, L. I.
I^—Lord Kelvin, noted scientist, uged S3,
at Glasgow.
18—Ex-Congressman W. H. Hlnrlchsen, of
Illinois, at Alexandria.
22—Senator Mallory of Florida, at Pen
sacola.
Jan. I—Joe Gans knocked out Kid Her
man In eighth round at Tonopah. Nev.
Gustave Bye tied American record
at ski jumping at Munising, Mich.; rec
ord 106 feet.
18—Abe Attell retained featherweight
championship by knocking out Harry
Baker in eighth round at Los Angeles.
Feb. 6—Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave
Rnrry in fifth round at Hot Springs.
Ark Racing in Tennessee killed by
passage of anti-pool selling bill.
Mar. 14—Calvin Domarest won national
amateur championship at 14.2 balk-line
billiards at New York
21—Gary Herrmann of Cincinnati elected
president American Bowling congress
28—"Chic" Stahl of Boston National
baseball team, committed suicide at
West Baden, Ind.
Apr. 9- Jury In Smathers" case decided
Stnathers had not conspired to drug
Lou Dillon and should retain gold cup
won by Major Delmar.
11—Joe Oilman, well known bookmaker,
went Insane at San Francisco.
14 David Bllllngton, professional swim
mer. swam %-mile in 17 minutes, 36 5
seconds, at Sydney, N. S. W., creating
new world's record.
19 -Thos. Longboat. Indian runner, won
Boston Marathon road race, defeating
field of 111 and breaking record fur 25
mile course.
May S- Tommy Burns won heavyweight
championship by defeating "Philadel
phia Jack" O'Brien In 20-round battle
at Los Angeles.
20—Superman, owned by James R, Keene,
won $20,000 Brooklyn handicap &t
Gravesund.
31—Wisconsin university eight won two
mile boat race from Syracuse, at Pough
keepsie, N. Y.
Jun. s—Richard Croker's colt, Orby, rid
den by Johnnie Reiff, won Epsom derby
In England.
20—Nealon, owned by C. E. Durnell, won
great suburban handicap at Sheepshead
Bay.
21—Alex Ross won open golf champion
ship of United States.
26—Cornell won varsity elglit-oared race
at Poughkeepsle, N. Y., regatta; Syra
cuse won varsity four-oared race and
Wisconsin freshmen, eight-oared con
test....Orby won Irish derby.
27—Yale defeated Harvard by boat length
in annual race at New London. Conn.
28—Robert Simpson won western open
golf championship at Hinsdale. 111.
Jul. 2—Miss Evelyn Sears of Boston, won
women's singles lawn tennis champion
ship of United States, by defeating Miss
Carrie B. N'eely.
4—Tommy Burns knocked out Bill
Squires. Australian champion, in first
round, at Colma, Cal Martin J Sheri
dan won all-around championship of A.
A. U. at Celtic Park. L. I.
5 May Sutton of California, regained title'
of British tennis champion, by defeat
ing Mrs. Chambers.
17—Jack Johnson stopped Bob Fltzslm
mons In second round at Philadelphia.
29—Barney Oldfield broke two world's
auto records on half mile track at Far
go. S. D., going first mile of three mile
race In 1:15V-. and three miles in 3:51.
Sl—Jlnimle Britt got verdict over Battling
Nelson in 20-rour.d contest at San Fran
cisco.
Aug. 30—May Sutton won international
tennis championship at Nlagara-on-the-
Lake, Ont.
Sep. B—C. M. Daniels of New York, low
ered world's 100-yard swimming record,
going distance in 55 2-3 seconds, at Man
chester. England.
9—Joe Gans defeated Jlmmie Britt In five
rounds, ut San Francisco; Britt broke
wrist In fourth round.
20—Fred McLeod of Chicago, won western
professional golfers' championship at
St. Louis.
25 —New York Yacht club declined chal
lenge of Sir Thomas Upton for race for
America's cup next year because It
sought to limit size of racers to 68 feet.
28- Matt McOrath broke world's record
for 16-pound hammer throw at Kansas
City, by hurling weight 164 feet 3 inches;
former record 164 feet.
Oct. 12—Chicago Nationals won world's
baseball championship by defeating De
troit Americans four straight games.
Dec. 2—Tommy Burns, of Amerira,
knocked out Gunner Molr, of England,
in tenth round at London.
11— H. C. Pulllam re-elected president Na
tional league for sixth time.
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Jan. 6—Nine buildings wrecked by ex
plosion of dynamite at Lowell, Ariz.
in Ohio river valley worst In
20 years.
19—Several large steamers driven aground
and $1,500,000 damage done by terrific
gale which struck Buffalo, N. Y.
Feb. 28—Washington, Ark., partially de
stroyed by tornado: two persons killed.
Mar. 15—Floods In vicinity of Pittsburg
and down Ohio river valley caused prop
erty damage estimated at $10,000,000;
about 100,000 persons thrown out of
work and at least 14 lives lost.
Apr. -—Tornado swept across Louisiana,
Mississippi and part of Alabama; con
slilm-able property destroyed and 15 or
more lives lost.
15—Cities of Chilpancingo and Chilapa,
Mexico, destroyed by violent earth
quake.
Jun. B—Thirty persons killed, many hurt
and great property damage done
by windstorms and cloudbursts in Ken
tucky, southern Illinois and lowa.
22—Storm causing property damage esti
mated at $500,000 swept over Indian Ter
ritory.
24—Three distinct tornadoes struck Medi
cine Lodge, Kan., destroying 25 houses;
several persons injured.
27—0il fields of northern Indian Territory
swept by tornado that killed three men
and destroyed hundreds of derricks;
loss estimated $500,000.
Jul. 2—Rochester, Tex., nearly destroyed
by tornado.
3—Buena Vista lake levee near Bakers
field. Cal., broke, flooding 30.000 acres
and doing $1,000,000 damage.
4 —Storm in western Wisconsin caused
death of 21 persons; many injured.
15—Waterspout caused $500,000 damage in
vicinity of Leavenworth, Kan.
Aug. 11—Tornado caused great property
damage at La Crosse, Wis.
26—Tornadoes In Wisconsin and Ohio
caused several deaths and destroyed
much property.
Oct. B—Tornado near Leeds, Ga., caused
15 deaths; damage to property enor
mous Severe storm caused great dam
age In New York city and in harbor.
Nov. 20— Floods caused great damage in
southern Texas.
Jan. I—Judge McCall of federal court of
Memphis declared LaFollette fellow
servants' law unconstitutional.
3—Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to
jail several leaders of striking moiders
In Milwaukee for violating injunction.
10—Senate passed bill in interest of rail
way employes.... Miners at Goldfield,
Nev., voted to end strike.
21— Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi
cago came to end with Jury unable to
agree on verdict.
22—John J. Mitchell re-elected president
United Mine Workers.
23—Over 6,000 men and women in New
York involved In trouser-makers strike.
Feb. 13—Western Union Telegraph Co.
announced increase of 10 per cent In
wages of operators at principal offices.
21—Cornelius P. Shea and ten associates
in teamsters' union acquitted of charge
of conspiracy on second trial.
Mar. B—Nebraska house passed employ
ers' liability bill affecting railway train
men.
10—Street cars in Louisville tied up by
strike of union emplo/es.
25—In effort to enforce recognition of
union, 2,000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak
ers of Boston, employed in about 100
shops, went out on strike.
Apr. 4—Threatened strme of trainmen of
western railroads averted through medi
ation of interstate commerce commis
sioners.
21—Oreat lockout and labor struggle in
Goldfield, Nev., district, ended by agree
ment.
27—Salt Lake City street car lines tied up
by strike.
May I—May day brought strike of iron
workers in San Francisco, teamsters In
Los Angeles, machinists in Pittsburg
and various labor organizations in
Canada.
3 Practically all of operators of Parific
States Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
struck for Increased wages.
s—Street car employes of San Francisco
struck for eight-hour day and increase
in wages.
13—Supremo court held eight-hour law
constitutional.
Jun. 20—Strike of Western Union tele
graph operators at San Francisco and
Oakland, Cal., ordered; Increase in
wages demanded.
Aug. 7—Western Union operators at Los
Angeles struck because company re
fused to reinstate discharged man.
B—Night operators at Chicago went out
on strike.
9—Strike of Western Union telegraph op
erators spread throughout west and
south....Cornelius P. Shea defeated in
election for p.-esldent of teamsters'
union by Daniel J. Tobin.
12—Strike of telegraph operators spread
throughout east; news service of Asso
ciated Press partially suspended.
13—Employes of Colorado ft Southern
railroad won strike for increase In
wages.
15—President Small of telegraphers'
union Issued general strike order calling
out all commercial operators nut work
ing under union contracts.
Sep. 2—Labor day riots occurred in San
Francisco, Louisville and Steubenville
Ohio
Oct. 4—Cotton shipping business of Now
Orleans tied up by strike of S,ooo cotton
handlers.
12— Telegraph operators in principal cities
of country rejected suggestion of Presi
dent Small that strike against Western
Union und Postal companies be de
clared off.
nols Federation of Labor.
19—Kansas City Southern Hallway Co.
granted voluntary increase In salaries
of $5.00 a month to Its telegraph oper
ators
24—Striking cotton handlers at New Or
leans agreed to resume work pending
arbitration.
30- S. J. Small, deposed president of teleg
raphers - union, issued statement "call
ing off" telegraph strike.
Nov. 4 -Because they were paid in cheeks,
4,000 miners near Danville, 111., struck.
6—Commercial Telegraphers" union in
Chicago, New York and other cities
called off strike,,. .Threatened general
railway strike In Great Britain averted
hy agreement between railways and
union.
25 Striking street car men in Louisville,
Ky., Indulged in serious riot.
Dec 6—Five companies of regulars or
dered to Goldfield, Nev., where trouble
between miners and mine owners ex
isted.
Jan. 3—Big furniture store at New York
city; loss $500,000.
B—Plant of Michigan Stove works at De
troit gutted; loss $750,000; one person
killed, several Injured.
11—Burning of tobacco warehouse at I.an
caster. Pa., caused loss $1,000,000.
28—Plant of Phelps Pub. Co., at Spring
field, Mass.; loss nearly $1.000,000....
Garage In New York containing 100 au
tomobiles.
29—Section of Baldwin locomotive work«
at Philadelphia; loss $1,000,000
30—Mine mill at Victor, Colo.: loss $500,000.
portion of Coal Harbor,
B—Lyndhurst, country home of John
Wanamaker, nt Philadelphia, complete
ly destroyed; loss about $1,500,000.
25—Plant of Acker Porcess Co.. at Ni
agara Kalis, N. Y.; loss SBOO,OOO.
Mar. I—Town of Leroy, 111., partly de
stroyed.
24—Sporting goods store of A. G. Spalding
Bros., at Chicago.
25—Morton Salt block, at Hutchinson,
Kans.; loss $500,000.
Apr. 30—Plant of San Francisco Gas &
Electric Co.; loss $2,500,000.
5 Engineering building of McGill uni
versity, at Montreal; 1033 nearly sl,-
000.000.
19—Town of 11010, Island of Pan.iy, sec
ond city of Philippines, totally destroyed;
20,000 persons homeless.
Ma} - B—Business section of Barnesboro,
Pa., almost wiped out.
13—Steamer City of Cleveland, at Detroit,
entirely destroyed; loss $700,000.
Jun. 6 Half of business section of Wil
low City, N. D., destroyed.
Jul. 27—Over seven blocks of Coney Is
land's amusement section destroyed:
loss $1,000,000.
28—Building of Memphis Cold Storage Co..
at Memphis; loss $600,000.
Aug. I—Over 50 families made homeless
by tire at Edgewater, N J.
2—Plant of the U. S. Leather Co., at Tom
ahawk, Wis., destroyed; loss about
$500,000.
15—Several summer hotels, summer cot
tages and buildings at Old Orchard, Me.:
loss estimated $300,000.
29—Courier Journal building at Louls
vllle. Ky.
Sep. 2—Three business squares and por
tion of residence section at Houston,
Tex., destroyed; loss $500,000.
9—Cliff House, famous resort at San
Francisco, destroyed.
Oct. 4—Thousands of acres of forest land
in Sonoma. Cal.
31—Store of Holden Shoo Co., at Chi
cago; loss $500,000.
Nov. 3—Main office building of Nelson
Morris packing plant, at East St. Louis,
111.; loss $300,000.
B—Docks at Superior. Wis., several big
elevators, mills and other buildings;
loss estimated $3,000,000.
29—Several business blocks at Cody,
Wyo., destroyed.
Jan. 2—First Vice-President McOrea
elected president of Pennsylvania lines 1
to succeed late A. J. Cassatt.
3—Federal Judge Landis decided at Chi
cago that Standard Oil Co. must stand
trial on eight of ten Indictments re
turned against it.
14—Grand Jury at Findlay, 0.. returned
939 Indictments against Standard Oil
Co. and subsidiary companies for con
spiracy in restraint of trade.
15—Federal grand jury at Chicago in
dicted John B. Walsh in connection
with failure of Chicago National bank.
23 —Judge Hallam, at -St. Paul, issued or
der enjoining J. J. Hill and other of
ficials of Great Northern railway from
making proposed increase of $60,000,000
in stock.
Feb. 18—Wisconsin state railway com
mission ordered railroads of state to
give flat 2%-cent passenger fare.
26—John F. Stevens resigned as chief
engineer of Panama canal and president
named Maj. G. W. Goethals as chair
man of commission and engineering
chief of work.
Mar. I—Suit tiled at Boston against Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy, loader of Chris
tian Science faith, by G. W. Glover,
her son. asking accounting of property
and uppointment of receiver.
Mar. 4—New Mexico house passed resolu
tion to Investigate conduct of Gov.
Hagerman in regard to alleged timber
land frauds.
7—Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco,
pleaded not guilty to charge of extor
tion.
20—Abraham Ruef Indicted for bribery at
San Francisco; T. V. Halsey also In
dicted in connection with grant of tele
phone franchise.
Apr. 2—J. J. Hill resigned as president of
Great Northern railroad and son, T. W.
Hill, elected to place.
Apr. s—John B. Walsh indicted on
charges of misapplication of funds of
Chicago National bank, at Chicago.
B—Supreme court decided Isle of Pines
Is Cuban territory, not American.
Apr. 13—Standard Oil Co., of Indiana,
found guilty of accepting illegal rates
from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chi
cago.
26 Jamestown Ter-Centennlal exposition
opened: President Roosevelt and other
high officials attended ceremonies.
May 9—Federal court at Indianapolis per
petually enjoined so-called drug trust
from continuing operations.
15—Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to ex
tortion at San Francisco.
24—Grand jury at Han Francisco returned
89 indictments against Mayor Schmitz,
Ruef and street railway officials and
other companies.
Jun. 13—Mayor Schmitz of San Fran
cisco, found guilty of extortion.
Jul. B—Schmitz sentenced to live years
in penitentiary for extortion.
16—Dr. E. R. Taylor, of University of
California, elected mayor of San Fran
cisco. by board of supervisors.
Aug. 3—Judge Dandls. at Chicago, fined
Standard Oil Co., $29,240,000. for accept
ing illegal rebates from Alton railroad;
tine largest In history of jurisprudence.
Aug. 7—Senator Beverldge of Indiana,
married to Miss Catherine Eddy in
American embassy at Berlin.
21—Suit In equity brought by relatives for
accounting of property of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, brought to sudden closa
at Boston.
Sep. 4—Louis Glass, vice-president of
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
Co., convicted of bribery at San Fran
cisco and sentenced to five years' im
prisonment.
12—Ex-Congressman C. G. Burton, of
Nevada. Mo., elected commander-in
chief of G. A. R.. at Saratoga, N. Y.
30—McKinley memorial at Canton, 0.,
dedicated by President Roosevelt.
Oct. 2— Senator Wm. E. Borah acquitted
of charge of conspiracy to defraud gov
ernment, at Boise, Idaho.
23—German balloon Pommern, piloted by
Herr Erbslob, won international
aeronautic cup. landing at Asbury
Park, N. J., 880 miles from starting
point at St. Louis.
Nov. 7—Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fa
Bailroad Co.. fined $330,000 at Ix>s An
geles, for rebating.
13—Trial of John It. Walsh for misappli
cation of funds of Chicago National
bank, begun at Chicago.
26 Edward Payson Weston, aged 69, com
pletes walk from Portland, Me., to Chi
cago. jaunt ta!<ing 29 days.
27—Wedding of Miss Edith Boot, daugh
ter of secretary of state, and U. a.
Grant, ill., occurred at Washington.
Dec. 16—Pacific fleet sailed from Hamil
ton Uottda fcUt-r review by president.
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