A MEMORABLE YEAR. THE ANNALS OF 1892 GIVEN IN / NUTSHELL. Hie Year Has Been Marked by I'eaeeabl Political Revolutions, Itrmurkuble La bor Disturbances, Unusual Disaster and Notable Anniversary Celebrations. The year 1892 will pass into history a. one of the most remarkable in the an nals of the world. There have been wan and rumors of wars, famines, cholera yellow fever and labor disturbances election contests of a remarkable char actor in England and the United States each resulting in the downfall of tht Aitherto dominant party; a comet ha. blazed across the heavens, there hav*. been star showers, the president's wife has died, and to the president elect hat come the celebration of his daughter's one year birthday. A man who might have become king of England and emperor of the Indies died and left a fiancee, who was promptly betrothed to his brother and successor in the royal line. Three great American millionaires have gone to the grave, and the world has sorrowed at the deaths ot Whittier, Whitman and Tennyson, the notable poets of our day. But turn the shield; shut out the record of death, disaster and calamity and view the brighter side. There you may see the bright promise of prosperity inci dent to good crops and fair prices; the splendid possibilities of the World's fail at Chicago; the growing power aud greatness of the United States; the ad vancement in science, invention and the arts, both liberal and industrial; th angmeutation of knowledge; the in crease of morality and prosperity, and as we consider the various phases of the year's record we cannot but admit that despite all drawbacks 1892 was a twelve month in which it was well to live, to observe, to learn, to suffer and to enjoy. FIRES AND DISASTERS. JANUARY. 8. Nashville had a $476,C00 Are; 3 lives lost. 8. Saybrook, Ills., destroyed by lire; loss. SIOO,OOO. 6. A collision on the Wabash railroad in Illi noia killed 8 persons* 7. A boiler explosion at Boiling, Ala., caused 4 deaths. 8. Fire damp explosion at Krebs, I. T., killed 65 and injured 115. 1L Derailed train at C'rawfordsville, Ind., cost 8 lives. 13. Brass factory destroyed by fire at Water bury, Conn.: $260,000 loss. 16. Wausau, Wis., Grand opera house de stroyed; loss, $200,000. 18. Phamix Powder mills at Central City, W. Va., blew up; 6 deaths. 21. A hospital fire in Indianapolis caused 10 deaths and injured 21. $500,000 worth of books and Jewelry destroyed by fire in Union square. New York. 22. Collision on the Atlantic and Pacific rail road in New Mexico killed 5. Dynamite explosion in New York caused 2 deaths. 25. Fire at Beverly, W. Va., made 500 persons homeless. 36. Fire at Columbus, 0., caused $500,000 loss. Elizabeth, N. J., had a $300,000 tire. 28. Near St. Clair, Pa., 5 persons wore killed by locomotive explosion. * Exploding dynamite killed 2 and Injured 13 at Honey Brook, Pa. FEBRUARY. 2* At Newark, N. J., alcohol explosion killed 8. A falling scaffold at Birmingham, Ala., killed 3 and injured 6. 4. Fire at Rochester, Ills., caused a loss of $125,000. •7. 30 lives lost by burning of Hotel Royal Now York city. 8. $1,000,000 fire at Memphis. By the explosion of a Reading railroad loco motive 4 persons killed at Nicetown, Pa. 11. Fire destroyed the Grand Central hotel at El Paso, Tex. 12. Monmouth, Ills., suffered $150,000 loss by 13. Murta, Ark., ewopt by fire; loss, $126,000. 10. Mississippi asylum for the insane burned at Jackson. IT. New Orleans visited by fire; loss, $1,000,000. At Plattsburg, N. Y„ 3 men killed by fall of stone in mine. 18. Cincinnati lost $300,000 by fire. At Pittsburg 3 workmen were fatally burned in steel works. lt& Fire in Cleveland; loss, $300,000. 21. "JJecatur, Ills., lost SIOO,OOO by fire. A li\e at Malvern, Ark., caused SIOO,OOO loss. 23. Lur,*e fire at Deerfleld, Mass.; elevator and gralnVnills destroyed; loss, $100,00)). 25. San Tex., swept by flames; loss, $250,00(\ 27. Gas explosion at East Liverpool,O., killed 3 workroJn. At Butte, Mon., 8 miners killed by falling earth. 28. I urge clothing establishment burned in Brooklyn; loss, $500,000. 29. Fifteen stores burned at Hot Springs, Ark.; loss, S7S,UOU. MAUCH. I. Fire destroyed the state female reformatory at Indianapolis no lives lost. Railroad collision at Milwaukee caused 7 deaths. 4. At Mahanoy City, Pa., 4 miners were fatal ly burned by fire damp explosion. Electrotype foundry burned at Rouse's Point, N. Y.; loss, $70,000. 9. Fire in Pittsburg caused loss of $250,000. 11. Over 200 lives lost in a coal mine in Bel gium by explosion of fire damp. Bloomfleld, la., had a big blaze; loss, $105,000. 14. By the fall of a loaded elevator at St. LouI 3 liveH were lost. 15. At Kittanning, Pa., fire destroyed SIOO,OOO worth of property. Danbury, Conn., hud a fire that cost SIOO,OOO. 18. Tobacco factory burned in St. Louis; loss, $345,000. 21. At East Jordan, Mich., a boiler explosion killed 10 persons. An exploding boiler killed 4 at Cheltenham, Mo. At Springfield, Minn.,s persons perished In a burning house. 16. SIOO,OIXI loss caused by burning of glass works at Braddock, Pa. A sawmill boiler exploded at Fidelity, 0., killing 4 persons. $). Suffocation ended 5 lives in a I/misana sul phur mine. APRIL. 1. Building blown down in Chicago; 8 lives lost. 2. Erie, Pa., suffered loss of $200,000 by fire. 3. 2 fires at New Orleans; total loss, $2,!500,(XX). Fire swept the town of Milton, Ala. 6. At Fort Madison, la., 0 lives were lost by fire. Piqua, 0., had a $160,000 fire. 7. SIOO,OOO loss caused by fire at Portland, O. 12. Butte, Mon., visited by fire; loss, $250,000. 13. An explosion of gunpowder at Moosic, Pa., oaused 0 deaths. 14. Clarke university, Atlanta, damaged by fire; loss, SIOO,OUO. Paper mill burned at Coltßville, Maes.; $125,- 000 loss. 16. Incendiary fires at San Antonio, Tex., re sulted in SIOO,OOO loss. 18. Powder explosion at Lake Hoptacong, N. J., killed 7 persons. 10. $0Uu,OO() fire at Kenosha, Wis. 20. Great damage wrought by incendiary fires at Louisville. At Minersvillo, Pa., 12 inon were drowned in a flooded mine. 22. Fire blotted out the town of Slights, Mich. 23. Gainesville, Tex., had a $2(K),000 inceudiury fire. tl. Large fire in Philadelphia; 12 killed and many injured; loss, $1,000,000. W. Chase, Mich., nearly destroyed by fire; loss SIOO,OOO. 80. $300,000 fire in Pittsburg. 2. Fire in a Leadvillo (Colo.) theater caused J deaths. B. Fire entailed a loss of SIBO,OOO at Rushvillc. Ind. A train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad went through a trestle at Ite vere, Mo.; 7 killed, 20 hurt. 8. Extensive lire at St. John, N. B.; 80 fami lies rendered homeless. $600,000 fire at Ludlngton, Mich.; salt works destroyed. At Anthony, Kan., 5 children were crushed by the falling of a cyclone cave roof. 10. 41 miners killed in a mine at Roslyn, Wash., by a gas explosion. lp. Fire at Trenton; loss, $176,000. 13. New Mexico's capitol building destroyed by lire at Santa Fe; loss, $260,000. 14. Mine disaster at Butte, Mon.; 11 miners killed by a caveiu. Hazleton, Pa., suffered a loss of SIOO,OOO by fire. 15. A railroad collision at Clcves, 0., resulted in 15 deaths. 21. At Crooked bayou, Arkansas, a railroad wreck caused 7 deaths; 18 iujured. An explosion in a fireworks factory at Hart ford; 5 were killed. 23. Fire at Spokane Falls, Wash., caused $230,- 000 damage. 27. A cyclone followed bv fire resulted in 53 deaths in Wellington, Kan. 31. Explosion in a coal mine at Wilkesbarre killed o persons. JUNE. 1. Fire in a silver mine in Bohemia killed 30C persons. 5. Oil City and Titusvillo swept by fire and water; 190 lives lost and immense property destroyed. In a railroad wreck at Carrollton, Ky.,4 were killed and 25 wounded. 7. Steam pipe works burned at Akron, 0.; loss. SIOO,OOO. 10. Fire in Cleveland did $250,000 damage. 13. 14 men killed by a powder explosion at Maro Island navy yard. 14. Baltimore experienced a million dollar fire. 7 persons were killed by a train falling from a trestle at Lonesome hollow, Kentucky. | 15. At Covington, Ky., a bridge over the Lick* ing fell, and 82 were killed. 16. A cyclone in Minnesota caused 50 deaths. 17. At Neville island, in the Ohio river, 5 chil dren were drowned by the upsetting of a buggy. 18. $300,000 fire at Maurice, Ind. 25. In a railroad collision at Harrisburg 12 were killed and 23 wounded. 29. Merchandise valued at $400,000 burned at Seattle, Wash. JULY. 2. $250,000 fire at Montgomery, Ala. Fire at Providence caused $600,000 damage. At Logausport, lud., a washout wrecked a train and killed 5 men. 3. $600,000 fire at San Jose, Cal. 9. 15.000 persons rendered homeless and $20,- 000,000 worth of property destroyed by fire at St. John's, N. F.; 7 lives lost. 13. At a railroad crossing in Wurteboro, N. Y., 4 persons in a wagon were killed. 23. Exploding gas at the York Farm coal mine, ' Pa., killed 15 men. 25. Large fire at Bay City, Mich.; loss, $1,000,- 000. 27. Fire nearly wiped out tho town of Bodie, 1 Cal. 3. Paris, Tex., lost $250,000 by fire. 8. A runaway team went over a precipice near Guthrie, O. T., killing a family of 6. 14. Fire wiped out the Red Mountain mining | camp, Colo.; loss, $265,000. New Orleans visited by fire, causing a loss of $350,000. 15. By the wrecking of a gravel train at Co shocton, 0., 6 train hands were killed. 18. Fire did $175,000 damage in Geneva, O. 26. Over 100 lives were lost by fire damp ex plosion in Wales. 27. At Parrott, Minn., 2 coaches on the "Soo" ; road went through a trestle; 4 killed, 36 | wounded. Metropolitan opera house, New York, dam aged $400,000 by fire. 30. Fire caused $250,000 damage to a Milwaukee brewery. SEPTEMBER. 1. Rocky Bar, Ida., swept away by fire; loss, $75,000. $175,000 fire at Muncie, Ind. 7. New Boston, 0., had a $250,000 fire. 8. A railroad collision near AltoonA, Pa., killed 14 persons. A shoe factor}'and 10 dwellings burned at Burlington, N. J.; loss, $100,(J00. 10. 100 buildings burned at Hadleyville, Can ada; loss, SBO,OOO. A collision on the Fitchburg railroad, near Cambridge, AMosb., killed 0 and wounded 35. 13. Tbo derailment of an electric car in St. Ijouis caused 0 deaths. 17. By the explosion of a boiler 7 were killed and 20 injured at Staples, Gnt. The Brooklyn navy yard damuged by fire to the extent of $250,000. 20. Fire damaged Rockaway Beach SBOO,OOO worth. 21. At Wooster, 0., on the Fort Wayne rail road, 13 persons were killed in a collision. 22. $250,000 fire at Buttle Creek, Mich. 23. 4 Hebrews killed in New York during a panic in a synagogue. 7 railroad men killed in a collision at New Hampshire, la. 27. 2 deaths ami SIOO,OOO damage caused by fire in Howard, S. D. 28. $300,000 fire at Warren, Mass. OCTOBER. 1. Waco, Tex., had a $200,000 fire. 6. In New York fire destroyed a cigarette fac tory; loss, $300,000. Richmond, Ind., suffered SIOO,OOO loss by fire. 12. Solix, la., wiped out by fire. 14. 5 men and 4 race horses killed in a collision on tfle New London Northern railroad, near New London, Conn. 21. A premature explosion of fireworks at Los Angeles, Cal., caused 7 deaths. 24. Near ManAyunk, Pa,, 7 persons were killed In a collision on the Reading road. 28. Nitroglycerin factory exploded at Lima, O.; 3 killed. 10 persons killed and property valueffat $3,- 500,000 destroyed by fire at Milwaukee. 29. Fire blotted out the town of Cullery Junc tion, Pa. 30. $150,01 X) vanished in smoke at St. Johns bins', Vt. NOVEMBER. 2. Near Thirsk, England, a railway collision resulted in 9 killed and 11 wounded. 5. $450, 000 fire in Brooklyn. 11. Fire destroyed the business portion of Cam den, Me.; loss, $400,000. 12. Fire in Brooklyn caused $400,000 damage. i 14. Winstou, N. C., had a $250,000 fire. ' 15. Gladstone, Minn., damaged slso,uuo by fire. I 16. Fire In Milwaukee; loss, SISO,<MX). 23. Faribault, Minn., bad a S3OO,(XM) fire. 24. $150,000 lire at Lynchburg, Va. At Winston, N. C., Zrinzendorf hotel de stroyed; loss, $125,000. DECEMBER. 3. The new Elm Park Methodist church, at Scranton, Pa., gutted by fire; loss, S2OO,(XX). Main business block of Cumberland Gap, TenD., burned; loss, SSO,(XX). 4. Park opera house, at York, Pa., burned. A $1(X),000 fire at Cranford, N. J. Locomotive collided with a street car in Phil adelphia; 11 killed and injured. 5. 25 buildings burned in Raymond, N. II.; loss, $llO, OIK). Business center of Alexandria, Ind., burned: loss, SI2O,(XX). 6. The Public Ledger office burned out in Philadelphia; loss, $150,000. 8. 15 injured by a telescoping accident on the Jersey Central railroad near Jersey City. CRIMES AND CONVICTIONS. JANUARY. 2. At Denver Dr. T. T. Graves waa convicted of murder in the first degree. 7. Four men killed in a fight with outlaws at Springfield, Kan. FEBRUARY. 2. Helen Potts' murderer, C. W. Harris, con victed in New Ydrk city. 20. A robber named Perry, uliaa Cross, boarded a money car on the New York Central, near Syracuse, assaulted a messenger and waa captured. 25. In Memphis Alice Mitchel cut the throat of Freda Ward. 29. In New York city "Jack the Slasher," H. G. J)owd, was acquitted of uutay murders on the ground of insanity. MARCIT. 1. At Coldwater, Mich., the National banl was robbed of $20,000. AL'HIL. 4. At Salmon City, Ida., 0 train robbers werl found to be women disguised as men. 26. In Paris, Ravachol and Simon were sen tenced for life for using dynamite with in tent to kill. MAY. 19. The train robber. Perry, sentenced to prisor for 43 years. 23. At Melbourne, Australia, the noted mur derer, Deeming, was hanged. JUNE. 2. In Port Jervis, N. Y., a negro named Lewii was lynched forussuult on a white woman 21. A clerk of the United States Express com pany in Washington, named Ryan, rar away with nearly $50,000 in cash parcels. JULY. 11. In Paris, the anarchist Ravachol was guil lotined. 14. At Adair, I. T., over $40,000 in cash wni stolen from an express car on the Missour. and Texas railroad. 23. A New York anarchist named Berk mat shot and stabbed Manager 11. C. Frick, o! the Carnegie Steel works at Homestead, Pa 27. At El Reno, O. T., 2 men robbed a bnuk oi $10,500 in cash. In Philadelphia C. H. Page, a stockbroker was shot to death in his otfioe by Ronald Kennedy, who was bis customer; Kenned] took his own life. AUGUST. 8. At Collis, Cal., $50,000 were stolen from at express car. 4. At Fall River, Mass., a wealthy citizet named Borden und his wifo were murdered SEPTEMBER. 13. At Simpson Flats, Cal., 4 men were killed 1 In an attempt to arrest 2 train robbers. ! 19. The assailant of Chairman Frick, Berk man, sent to prison for 22 years. i 21. At Osage City, Kan., robbers wrecked e ' • train, causing 4 deaths and 35 injuries. ' 27. In Philadelphia 0 employees of the post I office were caught robbing mail bugs. OCTOBER. B. At CofTeyville, Kan., 4 of tho Dalton robbei gang and 4 of a citizens' posse were killed it I a collision between citizens and the out- i laws. POLITICS AND PERSONAL. JANUARY. 1. United States Senator Plumb, of Kansas 1 deceased, succeeded by ex-Congressmuc ' Perkins. 22. Maryland elected Charles H. Gibson to th i United States senate. : 24. Chili received President Harrl6on'B ulti matum. j 26. Congress received the president's message on the Chilian imbroglio. 20. Reply of the Chilians to the demands of th< United States received in Washington. 29. The Behring sea fisheries dispute referred to A board of arbitration by treaty between 1 ! the United States anrl Great Britain. MARCH. 22. Texas elected Roger Q. Mills United State* senator. 25. France and the United States signed a new extradition treaty. APRIL. 27. Cornerstone of Grant monument In New York city laid by President Harrison. 29. The president appointed as minister tc !• ranee, vice W hitclaw Reid, resigned, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. I MAY. 15. The Italian minister. Baron de Favo, re sumed his duties at Washington. JUNE. 4. The secretaryship of state vacated by the resignation of Blaino. 10. Renomination of President Harrison. 21. Marriage of the Austrian Countess Mar garethe Hoyos to Count Herbert Bismarck. 23. Nomination of Grover Cleveland. 29. Tho president appointed Col. John W. Foster secretary of state. 30. John Bidwell, of California, nominated for president by tho Prohibitionists. JULY. 4. Gen. James B. Weaver nominated by the Populists. 19. The late Justice Bradley's seat in the su preme court filled by the appointment of Judge Sbiras. A Liberal victory declared In the English elections. 11. The English house of commons passed a "no confidence" vote. 12. Lord Salisbury announced the resignation of his ministry. 15 A new cabinet formed by Gladstone. SEPTEMBER. 13. A daughter born to the German empress. NOVEMBER. 8. National election resulted In the choice of Orover Cleveland for president of the b uited States; Democrats gained congress. Elections in several states. DECEMBER. 6. Second session 52d congress opened. SPORTING RECORD. 11. Tennessee Derby won by Elliott. MAY. 10. Brooklyn handicap won by Judge Morrow. JUNE. 18. Suburban handicap won by Montana at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. JULY. 1. 'Varsity boat race at New London, Conn., won by Yale over Harvard. AUOUST. 17. Record of by Nancy Hanks in Chi cago. 22. SI,OOO cup won by yacht Wasp, at Nowport, over Harpoon and Ulorlana. 31. A mile In 2:055*4 made by Nancy Hanks at Independence, la. SEPTEMBER. 1. A mile in 2:08 trotted by Martha Wilkes at Independence, la. 5. Lightweight chumpiouship of the world won by McAuliffo over Meyer at New Or 7. Heavyweight championship won by Cor bett over Sullivan at New Orleans. 29. Pacing record of 2:04 made by Mascot at Terre Haute, Ind. NOVEMBER. 13. Football in New York city—Yale, 28; Uni versity of Pennsylvania, 0. 23. Stallion record of 2:U7VS by Stamboul at Stockton, Cal. 24. Yale, 12; Princeton, 0; football in Now York city. DECEMBER. 8. At Coney Island Maber knocked out God dard. STORMS, EARTHQUAKES, ETC. JANUARY. 19. Illinois roads blockaded by a heavy snow. 23. Home shaken by earthquake. FEBRUARY. 3. Omaha shaken by earthquake. 13. The northern states treated to a brilliant display of aurora borealis. MARCH. 31. 75 deaths in a cyclone In Missouri and Kan sas; lowa, Texas and Nebraska suffered. APRIL. o. A cyclone blotted out the town of Browns ville. I. T. 4. A destructive cyclone swept the country ii or e i? r C ' herr >' v ale, Kan.; 2 killed. 11. ~>o persons drowned in the Mississippi floods. 12. The counties of Otsego, Montgomery and \\ arren, N. Y., shaken by an earthquake. lU. Hoveral California coast towns shaken by eartliquako. 29. Over 1,0 M) deaths by a hurricane on Mau ritius island. 10. A heavy blow in Texas caused 15 deaths. 18. At Sioux City, la., 35 persons were drowned by the river overflowing Its hanks. 26. Enormous loss in wealth aud life caused by tho Mississippi floods; on this day tho water reached its greatest height. A dam at Kingsman, 0., broken by a cloud burst; 6 deaths. JUNE. 13. 15 worshipers killed in church by lightning in Spain. 15. 50 deaths in a cyclone in southern Minne sota. 16. Lightning struck the Grant statuo in Chi cago and killed 3 people. 17. Over 2,000 deaths by a volcanic eruption on the Island of Haugir, Dutch East Indies. JULY. 13. 250 buildings destroyed by a tornado is O. i 1& lightning killed 8 prisoners In thepeniten tiary at Zacateeus, Mexico. tor jado made havoc with the town o. Gettysburg, S. D. WHVe throughout the country. Philadelphia struck by a tornado. JO. Intense heat stopped lal>or ami travel ii many cities. 29. Thermometer H>s in New York city; 18f people overcome by heat. AUGUST. 8. South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsii visited by a windstorm. 18. Great Britain shaken by earthquake. , NOVEMBER. 17. Red Bud, Ills., struck by a tornado; 3i buildings destroyed; 2 deaths. DEC EM HER. o. Farmhouses wrecked and many deaths bj ft cyclone near Beuhaw, Tex. ACCIDENTS TO SHIPPING. * JANUARY. I W??' 1 b >' tbo *kinpr of the British bark Child well in a collision in the English channel. 1 3 . garner Namchow sunk in the China seas *l4 drowned. ? u ai w°' 8 loßt in tba wreck of the British ton ndttle ia Gra y' B harbor. Washing- FEBRUARY. from tbe " reckingof the whaling 2, . Tamerlane on the Puma rocks in th< Pacific. 201 JL dr J^ ned at the sinking of thesteamei land 3 en od> Flmuborough head, Eug -27' J**? 1 ® off the coast of Portugal drowned 200 fishermen. ' _ , MARCH. • " Orowned by the siuking of the steamei Benture at Rockport, Cal. ander \V oleow in the Caspian sea. 30. 14 drowned by the sinking of the British bark t alls of Garry off the Isle of Wight. 31. 5 deaths by the burning of the steamer Golden Rule at Cincinnati. APRIL. 8. 14 drowned by the loss of the steamei liansa in the German sea. 9. A yacht capsized at New Haven, drowning three people. 10. 10 boys of tbe Boston Farm school ami their instructor, A. F. Norberg, drowned in Boston harbor by the capsizing of u sailboat. 20. A sloop foundered in the river Claire, Auaui, drowning 30 soldiers. . MAY. 10. British bark Aberdeen wrecked on the coast of Pembroke; IH sailors drowned. 17. An explosion destroyed tho ship St. Charles off the Oregon coast, killing tbe captain. 21. 120 sailors drowned by tho wrecking of the Brazilian ship Solimoes at the mouth o 1 the Rio de la Plata. JUNE. 10. A ferryboat sank at Napoleonville, La., drowning 0 people. 14. Tbe Petrolia, a British oil vessel, destroyed by explosion off Bloye, France; 15 deaths. JULY. 4. 14 drowned by the wrecking of the ship Peter Stuart in Yarmouth harbor. Nova Scotia. 9. Steamer Mont Blanc exploded in Lake Geneva, Switzerland; 9 killed. 12. Steamer Fraukie Foisom capsized In Peoria I lake, Illinois; 18 deaths. AUGUST. 9. 00 persons drowned by the loss of tbe f steamer Ajax In the Gulf of Finland. 10. 23 deaths by the foundering of the British ship Thracian off tho Isle of Man. 17. 15 people, citizens of Ilouma, Tex., drowned by the capsizing of tho schooner Suowfiuke on the Texas coast. SEPTEMBER. 1. Propeller Western Reserve wrecked on : Lake Superior; 28 deaths. OCTOBER. 28. 113 deaths by the loss off Portugal of the Anehor liuer Roumania, from Liverpool for Bombay. DECEMBER. 3. German steamer Spree towed into Queens town harbor in sinking condition with a broken shaft. 6. 3 vessels wrecked in a gale at Santa Venere, Italy; 10 deaths. Norwegian bark India lost with all on board ' lu the River Mersey, England. FINANCIAL FAILURES. FEBRUARY. 2. At Kearney, Neb., tho Commercial and Savings bank suspended. 8. At Moorehead, Minn., the Merchants' bank suspended. ▲PHIL. 25. In Brockport, N. Y., Banker J. H. Kings bury assigned. In St. Louis the Martin Clothing company assigned with $175,000 liabilities. MAY. ' 31. In Chicago grain speculators Coster & Martin failed for $500,000. JUNE. 21. In New York city Jeweler John Mason as signed with debts of $107,000. JULY. 11. In Boston McConnell & Sliaws failed for $300,000. 19. At Woburn, Mass., Robert Duncan, leather maker, assigned with debts of SIOO,OOO. AUGUST. 16. In Philadelphia the Mutual Banking asso ciation assigned. 21. At Laconia, N. 11., Coburn <fc Leavitt, mill operators, assigned with $:X),000 debt. SEPTEMBER. 14. In Chicago Spiegel & ('o., furniture dealers, failed for over $150,000. OCTOHKR. 8. In New York city A. B. Alden <fc Co., straw goods, assigned with debts of $150,000. 20. In New York city Burkhalter fe Co., whole sale grocers, assigned owing $700,000. NOVEMBER. 18. In New York city Mommer & Co., import ers, assigned owing $150,000. DECEM liE It. 8. In Hamburg, the brokers Carow and Bar tels assigned, owing 7,500,000 marks. THE WAR OF WAGES. MARCH. 12. In Great Britain U50,(H)0 coal miners struck. MAY. 15. 20,000 men locked out in New England gran ite works. JULY. 0. At the Carnegie works, Pittsburg, strikers attacked Pinkerton's guard; 11 deaths. 10. The state militia of Pennsylvania called | out to guard Carnegie's works ugainst strikers. 11. Strikers riot nt (Jem, Ida.; 4 deaths. 12. 12striking reapers killed by gendarmes at Bebar, Hungary. AUGUST. 1. The president sigued the 8-hour law for government employees. 12. strike of switchmen on three railroads of Buffalo. 15. Militia ordered to Buffalo to protect rail-' way property during switchmen's strike. I 17. A convict stockade at Oliver Springs, Teun., captured by angry miners. 18-19. Militia and miners fought at Coal Creek, Tenn. Striking switchmen and militia fought at Buffalo. 24. Strike of Buffalo switchmen declared off. NOVEMBER* 21. End of the strike at Carnegie's mills. CELEBRATIONS. JUNE. 1. 100 th anniversary celebration of the admis sion of Kentucky into the Union. JULY. 2. Oenteunial celebration of the founding of Paterson, N. J. AUGUST. 24. 250 th anniversary of the settlement of Gloucester, Mass., celebrated in that town. OCTOBER. 2. Woburn, Mass., 250 years old, held an an niversary festival. 12. Columbus' discovery of 400 years ago hon ored by festivities in America and in many foreign countries. 21. General jubilation throughout the United Btates over Columbus Day. Dedication coremonies in Chicago of the World's fair buildings. NOVEMBER. 12. The Salvation Army met in Now York city j to hold a continental congress. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. TpOR POOR DIRECTOR JOS. p. MCDONALD. of Freeland. Subject to the decision of the Democratic convention of the middle coal Held poor district. TjX)R C' >NSTABLE CHARLES SAULT, of Five Points. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. JpOR SUPERVISOR MATTHEW DENNION, of Five Points. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. TpOli SUPERVISOR CONDY MCLAUGHLIN, of Five Points. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. SUPERVISOR JOHN METZGER, of East Foster. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. SUPERVISOR JOHN O'DONNELL, of Eckley. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. EjX)R TAX COLLECTOR - I CONRAD BREHM, of Upper Lehigh. Subject, to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. JLpOR TAX COLLECTOR PAT' K J. GALLAGHER, of Highland. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. pX>lt TREASURER DANIEL BONNER, of Five I'oints. Subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention of Foster township. SSO REWARD convicted for writing a libeling letter t> one of my family on December 22, 18112, signed T. D. Geo. Wise, Jed do, Pa. SALE.—One house. 24x84 feet; stable, iJ I 20x20 feet; lot, 25 feet front; also good will and fixtures of saloon. Michael Welsh, Five I'oints, Freeland. ~IJH)R SALE.—TWO lots situated on oust side J ' of Washington street, between Luzerne and Carbon streets, Five Points. Apply to Patrick McFadden, Eckley, or T. A. Buckley, Freeland. "TjALK( 'TI< IN NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby given Ali that at tlie election to be held lit the third Tuesday of February, 1802, being the 21st day of the month, tin following officers of the mid dle coal field poor district are to bcjelected, to wit: One person for director, to serve three years, from April 1, IMU, wliose residence must be in that portion of the district known as the Lu zerne portion of the district. One pei-son for poor auditor, to serve three years from April 1, IHICI, wliose residence must be in that portion of the district known as the Weatherly or middle district. A. S. Monroe, 1 A. M. Neumillcr, 'Directors. Samuel llarleman, \ SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE! Hero is the place to find a MAMMOTH STOCK OF It AltO A INS suitable at this season. THOUSANDS OF PRETTY NOVELTIES. Ladies* Coals, Furs, Gloves, ('<(]}*, Hats, Underwear, Hosiery, Dress Patterns, Corsets, Linens, Trimmings, Etc., Etc. Childreus' and Infants' Goods In great variety, and a storeroom filled with the prettiest sort of useful and ornamental goods that you will want during the holidays. SPLENDID SOUVENIR GIFTS to all persons pur chasing to the amount of $1 and over. MRS. B. A. GRIMES. Centre Street, - Below Front, - Freeland. WE TELL YOU nothing new when we stun- tliat ii pays to engage ina permanent, most healthy and pleasant Cusi. ness, that returns a profit for every day's work. Such is the business we offer the working class. We teach them how to make money rapidly, and guarantee every one who follow > our instructions Ldthfully tlie making of tf.ioo no u month. Every one who takes hold now ami works will surely and speedily increase their earnings; there can be 110 question about it; others now at work are doing It, and you, reader, can do the same Tliis is the best paying business that you have ever had the chance to secure. You will make a grave mistake it you fail to give it a trial at once. If you grasp tlie situation, and act quickly, you will directly find yourself in a most prosperous business, at which you can surelv make ami save large sums of money. The results of only a few hours' work will often equal n week's wages. Whether you are old or voting, man or woman, it makes no different- \ do us we tell you, and suc cess will meet you at the very start. Neither experience or capital necessary. ' Those who work for us are rewarded. Why not write to dav for full particulars, free ? E. 1' ALLEN Jfc Co., Box No 420, Augusta, Me. i i ; VEGETABLE \ AMANDRAKEA A " i; GOSTIVEN ESS i , Biliousness, Dyspepsia, | , Indigestion, Diseases of , the Kidneys, Torpid Liver ' 1 Rheumatism, Dizziness, 11 Sick Headache, Loss of ' 1 1 Appetite,Jaundice,Erup < I tions and Skin Diseases. 1 ' i | Prico 25c. por bottle, Gold by all Druggists. I | BFART, JOIISSOI k LORB, Props., Burlington, Vt. tsMMissssx I "\X7"e ZEEave J"ust Eeceived. 250 Ladies' IPlain. and. ZE'var Trimmed ZFioae Jaclccts acid. Reefers from one of New York's largest manufacturers, which Must be Sold Within the Kext Ten Bays. In order to sell tlieni within the time specilied we have CUT the PRICES so low that you can buy them at less than the cost of manufacture. ' If you want a coat don't miss this opportunity hut come at once and secure whatever suits you out of the lot at A. - Genuiiie - ISargain, \\ e have also cut the prices on our entire stock, so that ii will be worth your while to come to this, the great est-of our bargain sales, and purchase whatever you may need in ZDrjr G-ocd.s, 01ctli.in.g-, Overcoats, XT nderwear, Gloves, Hats, Caps, IHccts, Slices, ZK-u/bter G-ccd.s, Ladies* and. Cents' Purnishing- Gccds, Trunks, ~t7"alises, ISianlcets, Ccm£crta"bles, ZbToticxis, etc., at prices lower than ever. As we must reduce our stock within the next ten days as much as possible, whatever you buy during this time you get at a great sacrifice, at Jos. Meuhurger's BARGAIN EMPORIUM in the P. 0. S. cf A, Building, Freeland, Pa. Wi Ait FOR r c a And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE* We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed! Samples sent to anyone on application. Guns, Ammunition ami Sporting Goods. BIRKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA . k
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