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LOOKING BACKWARD.
Leading' Eventa of a Memorable
Twelve Months.
THE YEAR 1894 PASSED D REVIEW.
Failure*. Caansltln, Crimea, Foreign and
Induatrial Happening*, Political, So
cial and Sporting Eventa Chro
nologically Recorded,
IHSINKSS FAILURES.
BAITKS oenerai.lt. others TOR 1*00,000
AHD OVER.
Jan. B—Southern Land and Improvement
Co., Frankfort. Ky.; 1600,000,
Jan •—Citizens' bank at Ogden, Utah....
Bank of Port Washington, Wls.
Jan. 10—W. T. Beck A Co., San Francisco
aommlsslon merchants: $760,000
Jan 14—MeadvtUe (Pa.) savings bank.
Jan. lb—Merchants' bank. Ellis. Kan.
Jan 10—Third national bank, Detroit....
Bank of Zumbrota, Minn
Jan. 22—Westvlew savings bank, at Louis
ville. Ky.
Jan 24—First national bank, Fort Payne,
Ala.
Feb. 0—Klgna Iron Ca, of Philadelphia;
•100,000
Feb. 14—American national bank at Spring
field, Mo — Burlington (la.) Fire & Tornado
Insurance Ca
Mar. 2—State bank at Brookvllle, ICan.
Mar. 7—Bank of Harrison, Neb.
Mar. 13—Bank of Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Mar. 28— People's savings bank of Duluth, and
Merchants' bank of West Dnluth.
Apr. 0—J. B. Watkins Mortgage Ca of Law
rence. Kan ; $5,650,000.
Apr. 10—Aspen (Col.) national bank.
Apr. 18—W. H. Thomas & Son. whisky deal
ers and distillers at Louisville, Ky.; jfkjO.OUO
Apr. 10—West Superior Iron & Steel com
pany of Milwaukee: J2.fi00.000.
Apr. 24— Merchants' bank of Enid, O. T
Apr. 27—Henry Newman & Co., importers of
•lothlng supplies In New York; $1,500,000.
Apr. 30—Scandinavian and Finland Emigrant
Co. of New York; iM.uOO.OOO.
May 4—First national bank of Sedalia, Mo
May 7—Stute national bank at Wichita. Kan.
May 8—A. N. Schuster & Co., clothing deal
•rs at St. Joseph. Mo.; $500,000.
May 10—National bank of Pendleton. Ore.
May 18—The order of Tonti In hands of re
ceiver In Philadelphia.
May 20—Traders' bank of Tacoma.
May 24—Bank of Ternpe at Phoenix, A. T.
May 31—Bank at Enterprise. Kan.
June 4—Steele A Walker, wholesale grocers
•t St. Joseph. Mo.: $roo,a.io.
June 5—Farmers' and Merchants' bank at
South End, O. T.
June 7—German national bank at Denver,
Col.: $853,000.
June 8—Union Warehouse Co. of New York;
•1,000,000
June 10—American Investment Co. at Em
mettsburg. In.; $800,000.
June 18—Goodwin A Swift, of New Y’ork,
electric railwuy builders and promoters; $750,
000.
June 21—Black Hills national bank of Rapid
City, S. D.
July 20—First national bank of Grant, Neb.
Aug. 1—Baker City (Ore.) national bank.
Aug. 7 — Citizens' savings bank at Ports
mouth, O.
Aug. 10— Second national bank, Altoona. Pa.
Aug. 13—Wichita (Kan.) national bank.
Aug. 17—Commercial & Savings bank of Lud
Ington, Mich.
Sep 6—Middleton (Pa.) bank.
Sep. 7—Mutual Benefit Life associatio n of
America.headquarters at New York; $10,003,000
....Oklahoma county bank at South Enid.
O. T.
Sep. 10-Citizens' bank of Plattsmouth.
Neb
Sep. 21—Commercial bank at Weeping Wa
ter, Neb.
Oot. 1—First national bank of Fayetteville,
.Oft- 8—Coffin & Stanton, stock brokers In
New\ork: $3,630,000
Oct. 10—American Debenture Co., of Chicago;
91.500,000.
Oct. 11—First national bank of Kearney, Neb.
Oct. 12—Buffalo county national bank at
Kearney. Neb.
Oct. 10—Merced bank, ut Merced. CaL
Oct. 23—George M. Irwin & Co., of Pittsburgh.
Pa.; #1.000.000.
Oct. 25 -J. J. Relthman and J. J. Reithman &
Co . wholesale druggists in Denver; iSOO.oOtt
Nov. 8—San Bernardino (Cal.) First nutlonal
bank.
Nov. 12—First nutlonal bank of Johnson City.
Tenn.
Nov. 20—Portland (Ore.) savings bank;
•1.430 m
Nov. 2J— Brown national bank at Spokane.
Wash.
Nov. 27—Kendall Banking company at How
ard. S i). .Security National bank of Gram
Island. Neb.
Nov. 28—Bank of Canova. S. D.
Dec. 4-North Platte (Neb.) national bank
...Tacoma (Wash.) national bank.
Dec. 8—Farmers’ Insurance Co., of Seattle
Wash.
Dec. 11—Commercial bank, at St. Joseph
Mo
Dec. 12 -City national bank at Quanah, Tex
Dec. 13—Kearney (Neb.) national bank.
Dec. 15—Union Building and Savings Ca 0
Des Moines. Ia—Woonsocket bank at Woon
socket. S. D
Dec. 17.—Citizens’ stock bank, of Slater, Mo.
also Slater savings bank.
t'ASl’ALTIES.
THE MORE STARTLING FATALITIES.
Jan. (V— Eight In schooner wreck near Ips
wich. Mass.
Jan. 16— Ten In railway collision near Hack
ensack. N. J.
Jan. 24—Eight in burning insane asylum near
Boone, la.
Feb. 13—At Plymouth. Pa 13 in mine cave- '
In
Feb. 28—Eighteen flshfermen of Gloucester,
Mass., in eastern coast storm.
Mar. 18—In vicinity of Santa Anna, Tex ,
in cyclone, 20 persons.
Mar. 23—Six in explosion of powder works
Bear Pittsburgh, Pa.
Apr 7—Eleven by explosions in fireworks
tnctory near Pittsburgh, Va.
Apr- 9 Niue firemen in burning theater at
Milwaukee — Six in wreck off Chathum. Mass.
....Seven in railway wreck noar Whitehall,
Mich.
Apr. 13—In fire at Buffalo, N. Y.. 13 perished.
Apr. 14—Eight drowned at Salisbury Beach.
Mass.
May 13—Nine Coxeyltes crossing Yakima i
giver at ZUlah, Wash., drowned.
May 18-Six drowned in gule at Milwaukee. >
....In gale on Lake Michigan 28 lives lost in
Yioinity of Chicago.
June 7—Twenty members of an industrial
irmy drowned near Brighton. CoL
June 24—Five drowned by upsetting of vacht i
off Bay Kldge, N. Y_Forty-two by sinking of
tug Nieoll near New York.
June 27—Twelve in cyclone near Sleepy Eye,
Minn.
June 28—Ten by tornado in Minnesota and
South Dakota.
July 17—Eight men by dynamite explosion at
Stockton. Pa.
July 29—Fifteen by forest fires at Phillips.
Wis.
Aug. 9—Twenty-four persons In railroad
wreck near Lincoln. Neb.
Aug 14—At Brldgeville, Del.. 22 by capsizing i
Of sailboat.
Aug. 24—At Franklin, Wash., 37 by gas ex- j
plosion in mine.
Sep. 2—In forest fires in Minnesota. Wis- i
eonsin and Michigan 408 perished.
Sep. 21—Cyclones in northern Iowa and j
Southern Minnesota killed 70 people.
Eck-t. 2—Nine in cyclone at Little Hock. Ark.
Oct 9—Twelve by failing of two bouses in
New York city.
Oct. 27—At Seattle, Wash.. 16 in hotel fire....
Five by the cars near Lebanon. Ind.
Nov. 14-Eight persons in Tennessee forest
fires.
Nov. 17—Eight by capsizing of barge at Char
lotte. Fla.
Nov. 19—Eight in railway wreck near Lar
mcr. Pa.
Dtc. 10—Seven drowned in pond at Littleton. |
Xa_leu persons bitten by mad dog at Mount
Vernon O
Dec. 17—Over 50 sailors droned during
gale on Pacinc coast. ;
CRIMES.
Jan. II—Sherman Wagoner, wife murderer,
lynched near Mitchell. Ind.
Jan. 18—J. G. Ilurton. William and John
Gay lynched at Russell. Kan.
Feb. 2—George Hurst, murderer of Charles
Cage, lynched at Neeley. Neb.
Feb. fl—Andrew Plkkarlen (Russian Finn)
lynched at Ewen. Wls.: assault.
Feb 12 -At Cross. O. T.. Sherman Stone
killed wife and five children and self to prevent
freezing to leath.
Feb. 19 Three men and a child killed by Jim
Mitchell, of Richmond. Tex., at Houston.
Feb. 27 -Anderson Carter and Bud Mont
gomery shot In ]all at Mountain Home. Ark.,
for murder.
Mar. 30—Fritz Kloetzler killed wife.four chil
dren and self at Dolgevllle. N. Y.... Four killed
In fight near Darlington. 9. C.
Apr. 8—Two killed In election row In Kansas
City. Mo., between Catholics and members of
American Protective association.
Apr. 4—Thirty killed In fight In Cheyenne
country.
Apr. 7—Robert Jones. Madlsonvllle. Ky.,
killed wife, mother-in-law and self.
Apr. 19—Dock Bishop and Frank Latham
lynched near Wntonga, Q. T., for horse steal
ing.
May 11—Gus Meeks, wife and two children
murdered at Browning. Mo., by men against
whom they were to appear la court as wit
nesses.
May 13—George Rose, murderer of Assistant
Postmaster Kuhl at Cottonwood Falls, Kan.,
lynched.
June 2—Alexander McCurdy, who had terri
bly mutilated his stepbrother. Charles Berry,
lynched at Goldon. Cal....Hill and Parker,
murderers, lynched at Colfax, Wash
June 14—Johann Kauffman killed wife,
three children and self at Cramp Hill. N. J....
George Brock killed wife, son and self near
Borden. Ind.
June 25—William Stacy, of Iowa Falls, la.,
lynched; land swindling.
Juno 26-W. M. Pinkerton, alleged assailant
of Anna Baroski, stoned at Spring Valley, 111.
June 30-Mrs. Merrill Baker, of Montgomery.
Vt.. hanged her four children.
July 4—K. B. Quaum killed his two children
and himself at Butler. S. D.
July 24—George Hudson killed three deputy
sheriffs at Coalburg. Ala.
Aug. 8—W. D. Jenkins. Charlton. Ia., killed
his sweetheart, her sister and himself.
Aug. 22—W. T. Thompson lynched at Kla
math Fnlls. Ore
Sep. 4—Man named Bourke, Mrs. Bond's as
sailant. lynched near Watertown. S. D.
Sep 15—J, L. Goodman and B. V. Armstrong,
Gatesville (Tex.) editors, killed each other.
Sep. 19—Perry Cook, suspected horse thief,
lynched near Lincoln, C. T.
Oct. 7—At Powers' Station. Ky.. seven ne
groes killed for Insisting upon riding In car
with white men.
Oct. 14—Oscar Morton, of Stanton, Ky„
lynched for murder of Sheriff William Stmn.s.
Oet. 17—Five killed by militia firing on mob
bent on lynching a negro at Washington Court
House. O.
Oct. 28—Dynamiters blew up boardinghouse
at Laurel Run, Pa., killing throe men.
Oct. 31—Edward Martin, In Crittenden coun
ty, Ky.. lynched for refusing to turn state's
evidence against Bill Goode, the outlaw.
Nov. 14—G K. Whitworth, of Nashville.
Term., failing to secure reappointment as
clerk, killed Judge Allison and shot himself.
Nov. 16—During a boxing match at Syracuse,
N. Y.. Bob Fitzsimmons struck Con Riordan a
blow resulting In death.
Nov. 19—Near Wellsvllle. Mo., Thomas Por
tercheck killed mother, sister, brother and self.
Dec. 7—Thomas Edgington killed at Spring
field, Ky., by white caps for wife-beating.
Dec. 8 -Arthur C. Brown and Henry Reesh.
both of Auburn, Ind., killed at Deshler, O., by
robbers.
Dec. 11 -David Spragg cut the throats of his
wife and three children near Ridgeway. Mo.,
then killed himself ....George Brunsen. Charles
Smith and Lee Brown, of the notorious Meach
amlte gang in Clarke county, Mo., lynched....
Ettsell Adams killed his wife, daughter and
self near Florence. N. C.
Dec. 12 -Masked men lynched William Dean,
an Indian, at Fort Jones. Cal., for killing Con
stable Dixon.... Mrs. Ida Nelson drowned her
two children and self at Omaha, Neb.
Dec. 14—Kid Lavigno. of Saginaw. Mich.,
knocked down in boxing match at New Or
leans Andy Bowen, who expired some hours
later.
Dec. 16—John Huntington, suspected of mis
appropriating f5t4), wounded his two ex miners
and killed himself at Council Bluffs. Ia.
Dec. 18—Near Cassvllle. Mo.. Mrs. William
Jones cut throats of her two children, then
killed herself.
Dec. 20—While fooling with a gun Simeon
Bowen killed the two little daughters of Zcxc
Bryant, near Trov, Ala.
Dec. 23—The killing of Joseph H. Isom
(white), near Quitman. Ga., led to a race war.
Two negroes were killed.
Dec. 26— W. S. Whitman, of Winooski, Vt,
killed his wife, two boys and himself.
Dec. 2’7—August Perrnontir fatallv wounded
Miss Melster. at New Castle, Pa., and Robert
Charles; then killed himself.
FIRES.
Jan. 2—Olobe theater und other buildings in
Boston: ?50).00).
Jan. 3—Property worth $1,300,000 In Toledo.O.
Jan. S—On world's fair grounds in Chicago.
Casino. Music hail. Peristyle, and part of Man
ufactures building; $1,000,000.
Apr. 12—American Glucose Co.'s plant, at
Buffalo, N. Y.; #1.00),000.
Apr. 28—St. Charles hotel in New Orleans;
MO i.OOO
May 13—Talmnge s Brooklyn tabernacle and
Hotel Regent; 81.000.000.
May 15—Sixteen acres in Boston's tenement
district.
June 10—Flames in Dubuque (la.) lumber
yards caused $500,000 loss.
June 1A Central Stock and Transit Co.’s ab
ato r in Jersey City; $l,0Ki.000.
June 20 — Woodruff storage warehouses in
Brooklyn; $1,075,000.
July 5—Seven world's fair buildings in Chi
cago.
July 19—New Central market building at Min
neapolis: $500.00).
July 2ft Three firemen killed and 20ft horses
perished in fire at Washington.
July 29 Property worth nearly $3 000.000 by
forest fires in northern Wisconsin.
Aug. 1—Fire in Chicago lumber district; $1,
000 000.
Sep 23 Flames on wharf at Portland, Ore.,
cost $750.00).
Oct. 28 Bridge and Terminal Co.'s warehouse
aud 201 cars at Bust St. Bouts, 111.: *500.000.
Oct. 29—J. J. Porter & Co.'s mllinery estab
lishment at Pittsburgh, Pa.; $550,000.
Nov.2—Hammond Backing co.'s beef house
and office at South Omaha, Neb.: $500,000.
Nov. 12—Texas Pacific railroad cotton wharf
at New Orleans: $500,000; incendiary.
Nov. 18—Twenty-one buildings in Columbus,
Ky.
Nov. 29—Dozier bicycle factory at Toledo,
O.; $500 000— Forests ablaze In Mississippi.
Dec. 13 Two-thirds the business portion of
Gallop, N. M — Twelve stores, post office,
hotel and livery stable at Evergreen, Ala.
Dec. 18—Business portion of stone Mountain,
Ga.
Dec. 20—Great part of business portion of
Napoleonvllle, La.
Dec. 27—The old capitol building at Atlanta,
Ga.
The following towns wore entirely or almost
entirely destroyed by flames: Pocahontas.
Ark.; Bellevue. Mich.; Arcudla. Kun.: Pleas
anton. Neb : Prospect, O.; Money Point. Vn.;
Sutherland. Neb.: Tuhoe City. Cal : Puwnee,
III: Palmyra. Neb.: Ottumwa, la.: Sagoda.
Mich.; Mogollon. Col.; Hudson. Miss.; Honey
Grove, Tex.: Whittlesey, Wis.: Rowley, la.:
Edon. O.: New Berlin, 111 ; Greenbush. N.
J.: Colona, 111.; Phillips. Flfteld and Mason,
Wis.; Winnceonne. Wis.; Dawson, Minn.;
Gifford. 111.; Guerneville, Cal.; Flnlund settle
ment. Mich.: Vesper, Wis.; l ows City, la ;
Cape Vincent. N. V: Chester Hill. O.: Hinck
ley (Sept. 2), Mission Creek. Milaea and Sand
stone Minn.: Bashaw, Barronett. Benoit.
Cartwright. Fifield. Granite Lake. Grantsburg.
(Hidden. Marengo. Muscado, Shell Lake and
South Range. Wis : Sidnaw, Ewen and Trout
Creek, Mich.; Rising Sun. O.; Sheffield, la.;
Mudtown. l’a. ; Metamora. O.
Fire also destroyed the entire or large por
tions of the business sections of the fol
lowing towns and villages: Red Key. ind.;
Corwith. Ia.: Davis. Md.;Lewiston, ill.;Catawba
Island. Lake Erie: Solomon City. Kan.: Bath,
Me.; Rosamond, 111.: Gloscow. Mo; Mont
gomery City. Mo.: Genoa. 111.: Watertown.
Conn.: Morgantown. Ind.: Dead wood S D.
Omro. Wis.. iiueneme. Cal.: Ford. Ky.: Barry,
111.: Hartford. Kan.; Lancaster. N. Y.: Flons
ton. Cal.: Tulcquah, I. T.: Cadiz. Ind : David
son Midi. Norway. Me.: Red Jacket. Mich ;
Luten. ia : M'kvsvulc. Mo.; Pleusantvllle. la;
St- Clairsviile. O.. Wbivb Mian.; El Paso.
111.; Somerset. Ind; Chenoa. 111.: GT?a* JBfnA,
N. Y.: Griggs vllle, 111.; LuoksvilRy O. ; Celina,
O : Belle Plninr, la.: Brooklyn. Ia.i farmer
City. 111.: Marlon la.; Lake V lew. Miclh.;
Adair, la.: Franklin. I1L: Flthian. 111., Tal
maee. Neb.: Ashland. VVls.: hills ton. Mont.;
Burdick, lnd.: Roberts. Ind.: Shipman. ilL;
Conrad, la ; Malta, 111.: Dalton. O.; North
Enid. O. T.; Ne*- Haven Mo.: Liberty Center.
O. ; Sulphur. Ky.: Frederick. S. D.: Ithaca.
Neb.; Savanna. Mo.: Marlon. N. C.: Lyndon
vllle. Vt: Athena, Ala.; Murdock. Minn.;
Tlnglcy, la
FOREIGN.
Jan 10—Hawaiian (provisional) government
declared itself an independent sovereignty.
Feb. 4—Auguste Vaillant, French anarchist,
guillotined in Paris.
Feb. 6—Reports from all parts of Ontgr.o
show total majority in favor of prohibition of
81.739
Feb. 9 Col. Donnies. 11 other officers with
250 French privates massacred by the Tuare
goras In Senegal.
Mar. 3—Gladstone resigns and Lord Rose
bery ccceots vacant premiership.
Mar. 13- Brazilian rebel forces surrendered
uirtondltionally.
Mar. Id—Oxford won annual boat race with
Cambridge in London
Mar. 20 Louis Kossuth, Hungarian patriot,
died at Turin; aged 92.
Mar. 31—President Bermudei. of Peru, died
at Lima.
May 2—An international bimetallic confer
ence opened in London.
June 1—Thirteenth International conference
of the Y. M. C. A. convened in London to com
memorate 50th anniversary of organization.
June 11 — Plague in China caused 80 000
deaths In Canton, and thousands of others In
Hong Kong. Paklios and other ports of China.
Juno 14—Lord Chief Justice John Duke
Coleridge of England died: aged <53.
June 15—Abdul Aziz proclaimed sultan of
Morocco.
June 13 — In collieiy near Fort-y-Prldfl.
Wales, explosion killeil 2>o miners — M. Sadi
Carnot, president of Prance, assassinated at
Lyons by an Italian anarchist.
June 27—M. Caslmer-Perler elected presi
dent of French republic at Versailles.
July 11—Over 1.00) persons killed by earth
quake in Constantinople and viciuuy.
July IS—Hawaii declared a repuollc, with
Sanford B. Dole as president.
July 26—War declared between China and
JapamandCorcan king imprisoned by Japanese.
July 28—Death from plague in Canton dis
trict. China, estimated at 120 (00.
Sep. 9—Prof. Hermann von Helmholtz. Ger
man physiologist and scientist, died at Berlin;
aged 74.
Sep. 17—Japanese gained decisive victory at
Ping Yang over the Chinese.
Sep. 18—Chinese suffered a crushing defeat
off Yalu in naval engagement.
Sep. 24—American exhibitors at Antwerp
exposition awarded seven grand prizes, 10 di
plomas and 91 gold, silver and bronze medals.
Oct. 8—Ten thousand Christians massacred
brutallv in Armenia
(Oct. 20—James Anthony Froud. LL. D., F.ng
llsh historian, died in London, aged 70.
Nov. 1—Alexander III., emperor of Russia,
died at Livadla.
Nov. 2—Czar Nicholas II. issued r. manifesto
announcing his accession to the throne of
Russia.
Nov. 20—Anton Gregor Rubinstein, pianist
and composer, died at Peterhof. Russia; aged
64.
Nov. 21—Port Arthur. Chinese sironghold.
captured by the Japanese.
Dee. 7—Ferdinand De Lesseps. builder of
Suez canal died near Vatanc. France.
Dec. 10—Commercial and Union banks of
St. Johns, N. F., forced to suspend, liabilities
amounting to several millions.
Dec. 11—Late reports sav that Japanese
troops entering Port Arthur November 21
massacred almost entire population in cold
blood.
Dec. 12—Sir John Thompson, premier of
Canada, died at Windsor castle. England.
Dec. 22—A hundred persons said to have per
ished in a storm that swept Great Britain and
the continent immediately adjacent.
Dec. 27—Francis II.. ex-king of Naples, died
at Arco, in the Austrian Tyrol; aged 59
INDUSTRIAL.
Jan. 16—Thousands of coal miners In vicinity
of Mercer, Pa., struck, wages being reduced 12
per cent
Jan. 27—Wave of anarchy passed over Mans
field (Pa.) coal region. Bloodshed, arson and
destruction of property followed. Discharge
of all foreign miners demanded.
Feb. 1—Six killed In fight 1 etween laborers
near Asheville. N. C.
Mar. 5—Near Bridgeport. O., 4.000 miners re
sumed work, leaving settlement of outside
laborers' wages to arbitration.
Mar. 25—Coxey's good-roads army left Mas
sillon. O.. *or Washington.
Apr. 4—Nine men killed as result of trouble
near Connells ville. Pa.
Apr. 5—Judge Caldwell's decision In Union
Pacific w;ige conference at Omaha favored em
ployes at every point.
Apr. 10—Cokers' strike In Connellsville (Pa.)
region pr ctlcally ended.
Apr 18—Strlslng laborers near Detroit
Mich., collided with sheriff's officers: two of
the former killed, some 15 others wounded
Apr. 20—strikers at SL Cloud. Minn . arrest
ed for interfering with malls.
Apr. 21—Nearly 130.00) miners east of the
Mississippi obeyed order of United Mine Work
ers to suspend work.
Apr. 23 Mines in Hocking (O > valley fired
by coal strikers....Two laborers killed near
Detroit. Mich , in fight between strikers and
officers.
Apr. 2a—Hogan s industrial armv. 30 ) strong
moving east on a stolen train, captured by fe 1
eral troops at Forsyth. Mont.
Apr. 27—Great Northern road tied up by
strike from St. Paul to the coast
Apr. 28—U. S. Marshal Cronan given com
mand of 200 regular soldiers to effect arrest of
Great Northern strikers in North Dakota.
Apr 19—Coxey's commonweal arm. arrived
In Brightwood park in Washington District
of Columbia police prevented Coxey from mak
ing a speech from the capltol steps, and ar
rested Chief Marshal Browne and ( apt. Jones
....Great Northern railway strike settled at
St Paul by arbitration.... Seven t housand un
employed men paraded streets of Cleveland
O.. several riots occurring in which streetcars
were wrecked and persons injured.
May 3—Coke strike resulted In bloody riot at
the Painter works near Scottdale. Pa.
May 11—Pullman car works In Chicago 3 300
operators went on strike.
May 21—Cincinnati carpenters and mill
hands all ordered out on strike having been
refused *2.50 for eight hours or $3 for nine_
Coxey. Hrowne and Jones, commonwculers
sentenced to 20 days In jail.
May 24—Five strikers kliled In encounter
with deputy sheriffs at Stickle Hollow, Pa
May 25 Strikers at Kangley. 111 . drove out
the miners near there, then wrecked the mine
— Strikers wreck a mine and burn tools near
Ottawa. Ill — Strikers blew up a gold mine at
Cripple Creek. Col., killing 11 men.
June 4 Strikers firing upon Poweliton (W
Va. i miners killed four.... Colorado mine own
ers agreed to settlement of strike as proposer
by Gov. Walte — In battle with strikers whr
were burning railroad bridges to prevent mov
Ing coal trains four were killed by militia nca
Farmersburg. Ind.
June 8—Ohio militia ordered out to scone o
coalminers' strike.... McKeesport (Pa.) tubt
works strikers forced men at Du-iuesnc to tiui
work and destroyed several coal tipples
Strikers attacked the Little mine near Peoria
111.: four defenders were wounded and om
striker killed — Strikers stoned a train nea
Brazil, Ind.. killing engineer, an t In.urlug con
ductor and brakeman.
June 7—Seven lives lost In battle betweei
strikers and militia at Mineral Siding, Col
June 8 Striking miners at Cripple Creek
t-on. surrendered to comraanfler of state militia
June 10 Three striking miners killed in a
battle at Lemont. l’a
June 11 Mining strike declared settled by
agreement as to wages, to last one yer r, being
reached by the conference at Columbus O
June 20—Boycott against Pullman cars
opened In Chicago.
June 27 -As result of Pullman boycott bv
American Railway union the Illinois Central
service was paralyzed and strikes reported on
It other lines.
July 1—Railway strike has crippled even
road centering in Chicago, some roads having
abandoned all service. ...U. S. troops sent to
Trinidad. Col., where mail trains were hold bv
strikers. '
JuP 2—Judges Woods and Grosseup, of tno
U. S. court In Chicago, issued order forbidding
Interference with roads engaged in interstate
commerce.
July 4—Federal troops at Fort Sheridan sent
to fliic.i-.ro-uil tine stock yards were corn*
peih-d to u o ■> \ j sets to rostral : violence.
000
JuVi 8—Chicago strikers burned over
frriKht cars and destroyed switch towers and
toolhouses. Three people killed In the rlots^
July 7—In baitle in Chicago between rioters
and troops five of former were killed . . . .RaU
rr.a.i htnekade ronorted complete in (. alliornia.
road blockade reported complet
except in a few points in the south.
July 8—Mob of foreign miners inaugurated
reign of terror at Spring Valley. 111.
July 10—Blockade lifted in St. I.ouls, Omaha
and St. Paul, and Indiana strikers ask to be
reinstated to their places....Two strikers
killed by regular soldlera at Spring v alley.
Ill_Debs. Howard and Roger. A. K- L. offi
cers. Indicted in Chicago for conspiracy.
July 11—Southern Pacific train wrecked on
trestle near Secramento, by strikers, killing
three regular soldiers trd the engineer
July IS -Twp men killed by ditching of train
at Fontanet. Ind.. by striking miners.
July 14 —Executive committee American r en
erat-bn of Labor and representatives of other
national organUationr. In session at C hleago
decide nfrninst ordering general strike in sup
port of American Railway union.
July 16—Seven men killed In an attack by
strikers on colored men at Pratt's. Ala.... r lve
men killed and 14 persons Injured In wreck
canned bv miscreants.
July 18-Gen. Miles ordered federal troops
out of Chicago.... Strike at National tube
works In McKeesport. Pa., declared off
21-Railroad strike at Sacramento.
July
Cal., declared off unconditionally
July 23-Strikers prevented opening of Allen
paper car wheel works at Pullman by threats
of violence to those going to work — Strike at
Portland. Ore., declared off— E. V. Pcbs and
nine other A. R. U. member- held by < otn
missloner Hloodgood at Mllwau’. ee on ch go
of conspiracy.
July 30—Iron miners' strike In Michigan de
clared off anil troops ordered home.
Aug. 2—Strike of the cattle i.nd hog butchers
forced all packing houses in routh Omaha to
close_Work resumed In repair department
at Pullman, no A. K. U. men employed.
Aug. 4—Delegates assembled In Chicago of
American Railway union declared strike off on
all roads except the Santa Ke and Eastern Illi
nois. •
So;>. 24—At Los Angeles. Cal.. Gallagher and
Buchanan. A. H U. strikers, sentenced to eight
months and ?F<00 fine for Intimidating non
union workmen.
Oct 19 — An omnibus Indictment found
against American Railway union ollcers and
all strikers charged with violence and ob
structing the mail-.
Dec. 14 Judge Woods, in C hicago, sentenced
Eugene V. Debs, ie.ider of American Railway
union strike, to six months and other officers
of the union to three months in jail for violat
ing federal court injunction.
NECROLOGY.
Jan. 10—Rear Admiral Donald McNeill Fair
fax (F S. navy, retired), at Hagerstown. Md.;
a-red 70.
Jan. 15—Henry M. Klee, ex-U. S. senator
from Minnesota, a*. San Antonio. Tex.
Jan. 20—William Gilpin, first territorial gov
ernor of Colorado: aged 80.
Feb. 2 -George VV. Childs, editor and philan
thropist. in Philadelphia aged f5
Feb. 4—Ex-U S. Senator Morton S. Wilkin
son. in Wells, Minn.: aged 75.
Feb. 0—Congressman George W. Honk, of
Dayton, O.. in Washington.
Feb. 28—Ex-U. s. Senator J. W. Me Dill. In
Creston. Ia ; aged 00.
Mar. 1—Ex-Gov. John C. Downey, of Cali
fornia. at I .os Angeles: aged or.
Mar. 38—U. S. senator Alfred H. Colquitt
from Georgia, in Washington; aged 70.
Mar. 28 —George Tlcknor t'urtls, lawyer and
author, in New York: aged 53
Apr. 13 -David Dudley Field, lawyer and
writer, in New York: aged 90.
Apr. 14—Senator Zebulon B. Vance, from
North Carolina, at Washington; aged 04
Apr 18—Ex-Gov. and Ex-U. s Senator
James M. Harvey, of Kansas, near Junction
City — Henry S. Ives, the “N tpoieon of
finance.” at Asheville. N. C. aged 29.
Apr. 20—Acting governor G. S. N. Morton, of
Wyoming, at Cheyenne.
Apr. 21 Ex-Gov. W. B. Daniels, of Idaho, at
Tacoma. Wash. ; aged 76.
Apr. 27 -Ex-Gov. N. S. Berry, at Bristol. N.
H.: aged 98.
Apr 30-U. S. Senator Francis B Stock
bridge. of Kalomazoo. Mich . in < hie ago. age 1
fts Ex-Postmaster General Frank Hatton,
editor of Washington Post: aged 48.
May 10—Congressman Itobert F. Brattan. at
Princess Anne. Md.
May 14—Ex-Got. A. C. Hunt, of Colorado, at
r> nnallytown. near Washington; aged «5
May Iff William H. Edwards, of Ohio, U. S.
general consul at Berlin.
June 4-Ex-Gov. Charles E. Van Zandt, of
Khode Island, tn Brookline. Muss.
June? Ex-Gov. Rodman M. Price, of New
Jersey, in Oakland, Cal.
June 14—William Walter Phelps, statesman
and diplomat, at Englewood. X. J.
June'JO -Bishop w. Perkins, ex-senator of
Kansas at Washington: aged 53.
June 30 Rear Admiral William Greenville
Tempie.U.S X.. retired, at Washington «god70.
July 4—Ex-Gov. Edwin B. Wlnans. of Michi
gan. near Hamburg; aged ffS years.
Julv 22-Ex-Gov. Frederick F. Low. of Cal
ifornia. at San Francisco: aged ftff
Aug 1 Joseph Holt. Judge advocate general
of the army, at Washington: aged *7.
Aug. 5—Fx-Gov. Aust.n W. Blair, of Michi
gan; aged 71.
Aug. o- Judge Caswell Bennett, chief Justice
Kentucky court of appeals, at Hopkinsville.
Aug. 27—Congressman George U Shaw at
Eau Claire. Wls.: aged 40.
Sep. 1. Gen. J.'atkanlel P. Banks, at Wal
tham. Mass.; aged «h ... Ex-Gov. Samuel J
Kirkwood, at Iowa City. Ia.; aged 80.
„ Ex -Gov. Gen. George Stoneman, of
California, at Buffalo. X. Y.
Sep 2. Haunt Thompson, sculptor, at Mid
dletown. X Y.
Oct. 3 -Prof David Swing, eminent prencher
and theolog an. in Chicago: aged «4
1 >('t- Oliver Wendell Holmes, famous poet
essayist. philosopher and scientist in Boston;’
ftKea H5 Andrew G ( urtin, war Kovernor of
Pennsylvania, at Bellefonie. Pa ; aged 79.
5:1 Ex-Gov. Joseph Dorsett Btdle. of
New Jersey, in New' York; aged 63.
Xov 13 -Congressman Myron 11 Wright, of
Susquehanna, at Trenton. Ont.: aged 47
Xov. IS—Robert C. Winthrop, ex-U. a sen
*|'0*L e**sP«!aker of congress, in Poston:
agpd 84 . ,.l)r. James McCosli ex-president of
1 rlnceton (X. J ) college; aged 83.
v°V' l8!*ac Howe- “1 Redfleld, S. D.
Xov. 30 -Ex-Gov. and ex-U. s. Senator
Joseph E. Brown, at Atlanta. Ga.; aged 73
Dec. Ex'2?v- U‘on Abbett. of Xew Jer
sey. n Jersey City. aged 5h.... Ex-Gov. Odder.
Bo wie, of Mary land, at Bowie.
Salmoa1'ag“l,44,rt L°UlS Stevenson- novelist, in
‘-,)--Ex-U.S. Senator Janie* L. Alcorn
nt Ka^le Nest, Miss.; aged 78. *
POLITICAL.
^ WllUfim Lindsay reelected V. S. sen
ator from Kentucky.
iinmD u15iT8e,!Ste r*^JccteJ nomination of Wil
liam H Hornblower. of New York to ).<> „TL !
elate justice in U S. supremelourt vice s ^
uel Ulatehford. deceased e' San*
Geaarnb.,sTIsenato1rKUlatUre ele°te<1 John IL
UontLJnounToTr Walthtt11’8 <M1^> "*»*«
*®b- 1rWlUon t“rlfr bill. With the income
bv vo^ofr£04P“! m h°U8C °f rePrescl*tatives
M^ter7-stC^ryandreruLr^nrH^!^
policy of Mr Cleveland adopted in lower house
of confess by vote of 175 to 57 A J Me
"tVbV Federal el Set?al°r from Mississippi,
by preside^ el8CU<m* rt'^‘ bill signed
tv *h 16eJXuv se“ate rejected nomination of
jV " l eckham for associate justice of su
preme court. J 04 su
Feb. 1#—Senator Edward D White of Louisi
ticeof°the I7*land conMrm<,<1 as associate jus
1r i“e.L- *»• supreme court
won*' ‘,N®wJ°n c- Blanchard appointed U s
signed1 fr°m Loulslana- vice Judge White re
Apr. 2— Patrick Walsh, of Augusta Pa no
"iss‘ff-7%&as v g-P^Kfe*’
- uov. j. i. Jarvis appointed as
S'syssfiss
^a\i* * ' 11 StiK'kbndKe.
"* y II— Don Caffery reelecteil to ts . r o
senate from Louisiana 1 h L' S
amended by vote of 3}P'to 39 h senate a;
by the yre'-WenL Wln<' Ut'‘h state^ signec
nlzeifoy thc'i:'ii'^ i * - tute ^T^11 ,orma51y recoK
All?. 13 -House of
the Wilson tariff bill tmIt,“,U!lT« l
Aug 27—Tariff bill
president’s signature me a •** *3®
Sep 4-Urbun A. Woodbury
governor of \ erniont by 2« (»,,L ,r*P i a
Sep. 10- H. R Cleaves reelt®^
Maine by 3? (100 majority.^® — «^>erw
Nov. 0—kiection returns i
Jorlties In New York. Xew*
cutt. Massachusetts. Vn*
jv. u.i TV *u awww iur«. .Nf»w
cutt. Massachusetts New Co*
Island. Delaware. Dennsvlvam?^1^. 1
ta. South Dakota, cm^ortt •
uTsouTh DakVa*TaY&
Wyoming. Colorado. Utah Ibb,
Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin ivi?0**- Ito
Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin’ vuT"
West Virginia. Washington
Iowa. Nebraska elected a fusing0;
governor. Mississippi. South?2 IP°H
tuckv, Texas. Florida, AU>b»£*.roIln»Ya
and Georgia went democratic V ^is
frage amendment defeated In KaitinS®*
frage _
majority.
Nov. 9
KSSS*-o»i,3
Nov. 14—Cotton growers organic
gomery. Ala . a national assoclltlt
tlon of their interests latl°niofj,.
.... ■«*«?,
. 9—Brig. Gen. McCook atwvu
il in U. S. army to succeeded
U. S. senate from_
Dec. 11—Doner house of con™,,
bill amending the Interstatecomm®^
permit of railroad pooling by vowels *
....Chief Justice Dale, of “he sunm™ **
Oklahoma, decided colored chliiw*^
allowed to attend white achoob, ?»*
Tillman elected United Sutci w..f^
South Carolina. JlC8
Dec 17—John McBride elected » «
president of American Federation*,!.?•
Dec IS—Debate on the CarlUle
begun in the lower hou-e of conere«
Dec. 20—Statues of Daniel Webtt.J. .
John Stark unvellot In Washington 484
Dec. 21—A substitute for the .
rency bill Introduce 1 bv CongreatauSw
H PORTING.
J:;n. -3—John S Johnson, of Minnp-n.
^:'n‘!eHsVUl"' Madison. ^
0:31 Q. flying start. "“ 3
Jan 27- John S. Johnson broke
rl«4&Wtln*f r°COri1 at Cleveland, 0.*J
Kcb S—Johnson lowered skating re?«
7.0 yards at M mtreal; lime ■.ns-xL,;.',"
Apr 10-Opening games of season sw
Nnt o ini to igue ball clubs. 9•*
May 16 Peterson and Gaudattr *ot 1
sculling race for profe- -onals at Auvt
May 17 -Oaudaur beat Peterson In »
sional regatta at Austin. Tex., goingtv
miles in 1»:0JM.. .Geiorge Grlffl3ii*«fTL
completed trip around tl>e world In
hours L’o minutes.
May ‘.6 -Lasker beat Steinltx In chew >
at Montreal for world's champlonshn
Jun- 13 -E. V Miner, of Indlanspollili
world's 10-mile bicycle record »t Lo«!«
ni king the r,.n in 20 M
June 1ft Van Wagoner lowered records
nolle handicap bicycle road race, goin*tk
tance In 32:13 at Lockport. N. Y. ‘
June 21 Arthur Zimmerman, the Aim
rider, won international bicycle rsceatf
enoe, Italy.
( June 23 Key El Santa Anita, owaej
| “I.ucky” Baldwin,of San Francisco,won a
lean derby at Chicago. In 2:36
June 30—Harry Rung walked 73m!i«j
New Orleans to St. IajuU In II dayiJb s
July 4—At Paterson, N. J . Fred Bojetl
ered ‘t-mile bicycle record to 28^ secoii4i
Juiy 14—In trial trip at Boston cm
Minneapolis broke all records, makist!
I knots an hour.
July 17—J. J. Corwin rode on blcytits
New York to Chicago in 8S days
July 21—John K. Warner, who left OH
, January 23, to circumscribe the globe rci
: a dollar to pay his way, accomplished &
less than six months.
July 27—In free-far-all pace at Oielnl
IJobert J. made new record, an average oil
j heats being made In 2:0744. '
July 28—At Herne, Eng., Shorlatd 1
world's record for 21-hour ride, mails
; miles. lOO yards
July 31—Carl Neel, of Chicago, woe a
I championship of the northwest, at Lake!
| notonka.
Aug. 10—Titus and Cabanne lowered i
bicycle record at Minneapolis to 1:5214 ]
Aug 13 -Whirligig iowered race record
3-year-old pacers to 2:10 at Terre Haute h
Aug 15—W. L. Stlmul and Fred C LB
lowered 200-mile bicycle record iBsAit
Erie) to lft hours 2) minutes.
Aug 16 Titus lowered competitive
record for 1 mile to 2:10 3 5: forSmlletKl
Aug. 17—.steamer Campania cause 5
I Liverpool to New York in 5 days >Sou
minutes
Aug. 31—Steamer Campania lowered i
ward record from New York to Queens ten
5 days 10 hours 47 minutes.
Sep. 3 At Palmer. Mass., Allen AS
aged 12. lowered world's record for olcyeie
ln<r backwards half-mile to 2:13k,
Sep. 7—At Springfield. Mass., Titus low
5-mile bicyle record to 10:51 3-5.
Sep. 13 At Terre Haute. Ind., Faow'i
ered record for 4-year-old mares, t.ottlagl
in 2:06
Sep. 14—At Terre Haute, Ind.. M!
Gentry put stallion record to 2:08k Is
....Steamer New York reached Sandy I
from Southampton lu 0 days 7 hours Sinai
Sep. 15—George Case won the trim.' r*
pion.shlp of Iowa. Missouri. Kansas aw
oruska, defeating J. W. Beckwith »t Ks
City
Sep 17—World's ft-mlle competitive™!!
lag record lowered at Chicago, to !J»
Pittsburgh H. C. Tyler lowered blcyclti
record on one-quarter mile track tot®
Sep. 20—At Galesburg. Ill, Directly uJ*
2-year-old record to 2:07k- ...
Sep. 28—In race at San Jose Col. Ah**1
ered yearling trotting record to2;23.
Sep. 30 Nineteenth season of Nation**
ball league ended with Baltimore at t*J
At C'hllllcothe, O.. Flying Jlh
world's mile poeiug record to 1 oOy."
running mate. ^
Oct. 4—-Flying Jib paced a mile at a
cothe, O.. with running mate In 1:58k
Oct. *— William Ninons mare Quirt"
Vallejo. Cal., two fastest heats on recoR
first in 0 471*. second In 0:47*. ,
Oet. 8—Fourth and deciding 8»m*.
seven of the Temple cup series t*twe«u
York and Baltimore baseball cluu *»
New York. .,
r ra - ' .J
'1
Oct. 11—Robert J. won a paclrg r*"
Joe Patehen at Sioux City. Ia., In tartf
making the last one In 2uft>4.
Oct. 12-Onllne broke world's
4-year-olds, pielng an exhibition mile*1
City. Ia.. In 2 01 _
Oit. 16—la Melrose stake for
Nashville. Term., Impetuous trotted!™
In 2 lfi^. equaling world's race WW»
Oct. 17 At Hamilton, ont . BlcycU^ J
•on lowered record for the quarter
Oct. 19- At Waltham. Mass.. 15 «
2-rnile standing sturt bicycle record —
Oct. 28 Cyclist Searles rode from to •
New York In 8 days 7 hours 80 min'1'6*
Oct 24 Alberto. Harding, cyclist- r«
miles at St. Louis In 4:37 4-8
course at Huffalo. N V.. John S. Jon115”
mlle on bicycle In 1:88 2-5.
■ Oct. 28 -Cunarder steamship Luc»n.
wvu. w—V/iinurucr sicauiBu*r ± -vt ml35
the Atluntle In ft days 7 hours and a -jj
Nov. 2 At Chllllcothc. O.. John ft
cyclist, rode the one-third mile 1“
new world's record. __
Nov. 6 At Cbillicothe. O. CycBH
rode—standing start—a one-third
and a or.e-half mile in 0:85 1-5. nc« ,
Nov. 15 -Joe Patehen paced a
mile track at Sun Antonio, Tex.. 1
reC°rJ' cb-W*,*
Nov. 19—George Klelnman. cjlT'C,; m
lean wing shot, defeated la Cna**jj
Carver... . At Louisville, John
iiuuiavuit;,
ered world's bicycle record for ®ue
sturt-to 1:50 3-5.
Nov. 21 Wheelman
Johnson
record at Louisville. Ky., of mil
-to 1:47 8-5.... Special train over
—to 1:47 8-5....Special train ovv - j
vanla road covered 126 miles in 1 , “„>ij
Nov. 24 At Louisville. Ky . Jolin’
cut 2-miU- bicycle record to 3
won In 5-years' scries of Tale-*1" ,
ball games at Springfield. Mass . j-.
Nov. 27 John Penseyers. cWSVft
— m i8-'
red*
paced mile at Huffalo. N. -
Dec. 1 J. M. Raport won gjj
ho could walk from New )«r» ^Z/0
cisco between May 15 and mldnjga* jl»l
Dec. 4—At Indiuuapolls Aus'u*
rode lot’s miles In 5:(>3. new »
Dee.fl In Chicago Frank C D®*
world's record at balk-line bill1
chor barred), running up 334 P°*® J.j», N
"ice 13 Kddy Leonert of g
>ke straightaway mile road
1 •'*). and Uie unpaeed mile 10
He
broltt
to
eastbound
13 mluutes.
Atlantic record
lO***,
to" 5 days-1