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or 4-y HISTORY OF A YEAR. Tie Important Happe ninfrs of 1805 Noted ChroiiclocicaJy. LIST OF HEAVY BUSINESS FAILURES. Foreign Events Are of More Than Canal In terest Lynching Hive Keen Remark ably Frequent Record of Deaths Folitieal and Sporting Notes, Etc. BUSINESS FAILfHES. fcTTOLTTNO LIABILITIES OF JSOO.V) A?TD UPWARDS BASKS CEXESALLT. Jan. 4 At Birmingham, Ala.. City nation al hank. Jan. 1-1-At Sioux City, la.. Fidelity Loan & Trust Co. : $4,200,000. Jan. 1 Dover (N. IT.) National bank. Jan. la- Dover (X. H.) Five Cent Savings bank. Jan. 21 At Binghamton, N. T., Mer chants' i'.nk. Jan. 21 At Atlanta. Georgia Mining & JIanuf.T ti'rinr Co.: J3.fr.yA. Jan. 31 Trenton (Neb.) ha:'h At Now Tork. Leonard Smokeless Powder Co. ; Slo, 00. a'). Feb. 2 At Nit Tork. Fasts'de lark. Fob. 11 S'.irior (Neb.) bank Lces- burg (Fla.) l ank. F-l. ii At Richmond, Va., Bank of Lex ington. Feb. IC-At Diduth. Minn., William Me Kiniey, ovener of large tracts of p-imngand timber lands: $UrO,,,','. Feb. 25 At Lake City. Minn., Merchants' bark. Mar. 1 At Providence, rt. I., Sherman Riley, bankers; Jl,lt'.52'" Iloldrcdeie (Nob.) bank. Mar. C At Texarkana. Tel., Flrst na tional birik. Mar. Ii".--At Chicago, Waukesha Ilyfreia Mineral Water Co.; Sl.rV"'. Mar. IS National bank of Kansas City: tl.'OO.iiOO. Mar. 20 Miscow (Idaho) Commercial bank. Mar. 21 At Warrer.sburg, Mo., Johnson county savings bank. Mar. in In Perry county. Fa., Newport dejtosit bank Mar. 25 A t New Tork. K. f. Jaffray & Co . dry i,oods merchants: J2.W.OiO. Mar. 2 Nashua (X. H.) savings bank; JS C.!0.lflO. Mar. 27 -At Cincinnati. Commercial bank: JLO'.'") At Stanton, Neb.. State bank ... Clarence (Mo.) bank. Mar. 2i Canton (Kan.) bank Erlstol Tenn.) l.ank & Trust Co. Mar. 3) -Willow Springs (Mo ) bank. Apr. 1 Stevens Point (Wis.) Commercial bank. Apr. 4 At Ravenna, Neb., First Nation al bank At Dublin. Tex., First National bank. Apr. 5 At Fort Worth, Tex., City Nation al bank. Apr. 9 F.laden (Neb.) b-ink....Axtell (Neb.) bank. Apr. 11 Aurora (Mo.) State bank. Apr. 12 Fresno (Cal.) Loan & Savings bank. Apr. 1-At r.oston, F.aldwin Pros.' & Co., brokers: f.iiV,'....At Heaver City, Neb., Furnas county bank. Apr. 2u At Ocala. Fla., First rational bank. Apr. 22 At Wlllimantic. Conn., First na tional bank. Apr. 23 At Wlllimantic, Cor.n., Dime sav ing bank. May 1 At Big Stone Cap. Va., Appala chian bank. May S At Newkirk, O. T.. Bank of Com merce. May 4 At Minneapolis. Minn.. N. P. Clarke & Co., lumlr firm: S7cv,0. May lft-At Redwood Falls, Minn., Citi zens bank. Mar 2ti Milwaukee Street Railway Co.: J12. m.OuO At Atlanta. (5a.. Piedmont Marble Co. ...At Kingfisher, I. T.. Com mercial bank. May 21 At Seattle. Wash.. Merchants' national bank. Jun. 1 At Oklahoma City. O. T., Okla homa national bank. Jun. 3 At Pella, la.. First national bank ....At Boston, U. S. Cordage Co. ; capital, t34.000.0i. Jun. 11 At Indianapolis. Bank of Com merce Ocosta (Wash.) bank. Jun. 12 At Metropolis. 111.. Bank of Brown & Pruner At Nashua, N. H.. M;l- ford savings hank. Jun. 24 At New Tork. John Osborn. Son & Co. wino dealers: $l.S3i-00....At Cin cinnati. Snooker Bros. & Co., wholesale drv goods dealers: $50i.0eo. Jul. 2 At Sturceon. Mo.. Ex-hant-e bank. Jul. 4 At Cartersville. Ga., Harvard Thfi nlr Jul. 9 At Tina, Mo., C!ti7ens" bank. Jul. 12 Cloverdale (Ind.) bank At Chi cago, Campbell Commission Co. Jul. ! Norborne (O.) bank Carrollton county (O.) bank. Jul. 17 At Everett. Wash., Puget Sound national bank. Jul. 23 Archie (Mo.) hank. Jul. 2-1 At West Superior. Wis.. Superior national bank. Jul. 9 At Denver, Col., Union national bank. Jul 30 At Mexico, Mo.. Salisbury bank At West Superior, Wis., Keystone na tional hank. Jul. 31 -At Kansas City. Mo.. Dollar sav ings bank. . ,. Aug. 1 At Colorado Springs. Col.. City tate bank. . , Aug. 4-At South Sioux City. Neb., Cltl icis' state bank. Aug. 6 At Denver. Rocky Mountain savings bank. . . . A ue. 8 At Boston. C T. & O. W. Eddy, commission merchants: Sl.uO.0O0....Buck ner (Mo.) bank. Aug) 9 Palouse City (Wash ) bank. Aug. 12 At South Bend, Wash., First national bank. Aug 1 Shelby (Tenn.) bank. Aug 1-) Bank of Tacoma. Wash. Aug. 23--At Franklin, O., First nation b!Aug 24 At Kenosha. Wis.. Dan Head & Co. '8 bank,.. -Dawn (Mo.) bank. Aii. 31 At Storm Lake. Ia.. Buena Vista state bank. Sep. 4 At Ladonla. Mo., Farmers' bank resumes Sep. 12 At Duluth, Minn.. Iron Exchange Sop' 13 Kearney (Neb.) national hank. o.. i- Perrv. O T. State bank. Sep.' 20 At Republican City, Neb., State bSep'. 2S At New Orleans, Cooperative Banking association. p,.n. 2S At I'awnee, O. T., Farmers and Citizens' bank. .... . Ctrl 1 Blaine (W ash.) State bank At Chicago. Produce Cold Storage exehanse In P.nrry county. Mo., banks at Monett and Purdy. , Oct. 3 At Crelghton. Mo., Farmers' ar.d Merchants bank. Oct. 11 At Omaha, Neb.. Citizens' state Oct" 1" At Everest. Kan.. State bank At Springfield. Mo.. Comrm-n ial bank. Opt 14 At Fort Scott. Kan., State bank. ort. 16 At Tacoma, Wash.. Commer cial national bank. Oct 21 At Duluth. Minn.. State hnnk. Oct 22 At Wellington. Kan.. First na tional bank At Ash Grove, Mo., Swinney b""k. 24 At Tacoma, Wash., Columbia national bank. 0-t '.At Guthenburg, Neb.. State hank. Oct 2fi At Louisville. Ky, Bamberger, Bloom & Co.. wholesale dry goods; Jl. COe.OUO. Nov. 6 Loadville (Col.) Savings and de posit bank. Vov. " At New Orleans. Bank of North "Nov C&-At Urichsvllle, O.. Farmers' and Merchants' bank. ..... Nov. 14 At Salem. Ore., Williams & Eng land Banking Co. Nov. 25 At Omaha, Nebraska savings and exchange bank. Nov. 2S At Columbus, Ga., Chattahoo thie national bank. Dec. 6 At Pratt. Kan., First national bank. . Dec. H At San Francisco, Grangers' Bank of California. Dec. 14 At Richmond. Va., James B. lice, president of Planters' national tank; $i,o-o.ouo. Dec. IS At Lincoln. Neb., German na tional bank. Dec. 20 At New Tork. Nichols, Frath Jngham & Co., Pair.uel S Sands & Co., De NeufviHe & Co.. L. A. Feldman and B. Fen ton failed as result of decline in American securities. Dec. 23 Bank of Farmlnrton, 111. Dec. 24 At Ewlng. Mich., Exchange bank. CASUALTIES. tSOMB OF THE MORE STARTLING FATALITIES. Jan. 1 At Albany. N. 17 In burning hotel.. ..Near Waverly, Wis., 6 in burning h Jan! 13 In Deception bay, Waab 15 by foundering- pi schooner. Jen. 15 At Butte, Mont., over SO by ex plosion oi Kianx poyoer. Jan. 13 At Rusk. Tex., 5 by boiler ex plosion. Jan. 22 Near Stursls, Ky., 5 by explosion in i raoe vt ater co. a plant. Jan. 23 On Iike Michigan, steamer Cnicora given up for lost: 2 were on board. Jan. 20 Near New London, Conn., 13 in wreck of coal barges. Feb. 7 At Milwaukee, 9 near intake tunnel. Feb. in At Point of 7ood3. N. T.. 7 of a schooner's crew. ...In the Chesapeake, 20 duruig blizzard At Gloucester. Mass., 19 in storm. Feb. 12 On New Jersey coast. 30 by col lision of schooners. Feb. IS At I'oltsville, Pa., C by pas ex plosion in mine At Sherly, Ga., 10 arowned. Feb. 21 Near New Orleans 4 frozen. Feb. 27 At Cerrillo3. N. M.. 14 miners by gas explosion. Mar. u i At Red Canyon, Wyo., El in mlr.e explosion. Apr. ii Near Tacoma, Wash.. 23 by ex plosion in i'lv.e canyon coal mine. May 1 Near 1'etterson and Newton, Kan.. 1T in cy lene. May 3 in Sioux county, la.. 52 in cyclone In Ala!;a. 17 in wreck of steamer Geo.-L-e H.White At South Acton, Mass , 5 in powder mill explosion. May 14 On Lake Mich.. 12 durir.T gale.... N".ir West Emgliam. Pa., t by boiler ex plosion. .May 2S In Devil's river country, Tex., over ".' in :oiis. Jun. 3 In New Tork. 11: In Philadelphia. 7: in Pittsburgh. 5: In P-r.Uinore. 4: in Cbi- c.iirn, 4: from f xeessive heat Near Ox ford. Neb.. 4 i:i railway accitient. Jun. 4 Near Douirihg. Wyo.. 7 drowred. Jun. 2t At Arensvillu, 111.. l from tatir.s diseased meat. Jul. 4 At Chicago, 10 In Independence d::v cr lehrauons. J;:l. 5 At Paxter Firings. I'an., .". In cy-ior.e Near Memphis, at inland No. 40. II :r';WlH-d. Jul. .'At Detrr.it. Mich.. 5 In fire At Penn lan. N. .. .nirowne-i in Kcnl: Jul. 1 '!T Santa Cruz island. Cal., sioop Restlesii reported lost: drovued. Jul. 27 Near Three States, Mo.. 7 by liulitr.lr.s. Jul. il Near Socorro. N. M., 7 In cloud burst. Aug. 4 OSt New Jersey shore 5 drowned during tornado. Aug. 7 At Grant Station, N. M., 12 In railway wreck. Aug. 9 -Vt New Tork. 7 by collapsing of bulMing. Aug. 16 Near Mehaffy. Pa.. 8 by prema ture blast explosion. Aug. IS At Ocean Cltv. Mo., 7 by capsiz ing of boat At Denver. Col.. 20 by ex plosion in Gunry hotel. Anc. 20 At Braddock. Pa.. 6 by explos ion At Buffalo. 7 by foundering of yacht At Coeur d' Alene. Wash., 4 on burning bridge. Auc. 2i Off Kodak Island. Wash., sea! lng schooner Walter Earle reported lost; IS drowned. Aug. 27 At Wanakoneta. O.. 3 men fatal ly injured as result of strike on water works trenches. Aug. 23 At Central City, Col., 14 in flood ed mines Sep. 4 At Springfield, 111., 5 by falling tower At Providence, R. I., 5 by asphyx iation. t"ep. S At Earnc7t. Pa.. 6 In fire. Sep. 7 At Specht's Ferry, la., S, dyna mite ilisehr"r. Sen. 11 Near Ashliv. Mir.n.. 5 in railway collision At Louisville. Ky., 4 by caisson explosion. .-P. 12 Near IIou?hton, Mich., 20 In Os;e(vila ino- lire. Sep. ;" Near Leadville, Col., C by ex plosion at l.t b.'i; :i mine. Sep. 21 Near i nde; nuence, Mo., C by pre mature bliist explosion. Nov. 3 At New York. 4 in f.r.e. Nov. S At Detroit. Mich.. K7 by boiler explosion in Journal building At New 1 ori:, I) in Pre. Nov. At Cleveland, O.. IS by electric motor going through open uraw. Nov. 2 At Chlenco. in fire. Nov. 21 Near Carmel, N. Y., 14 miners by fallintr earth and rock. Dec. 3 At Rosenborough. Ark.. 12 negroes from strychnine poisoning. l)ec. ! Off Huron Isle. 40 miles from Marquette. Mich., tug Pearl B. Campbell lost witn crew oi men.. ..At liuinenoru, N. J.. 4 In file. Dec. 13 At La Fclette. Tenn.. 4 by prema ture oowder and dynamite explosion Near Greenville. O., i at a Dayton & Union railway crossing. Dee. 14 At Big Stone Gap, Va.. 5 by bowlder falling. Dec. IS At New Tork, 9 by explosion on steamship St. Paul. Deo. 19 Near Raleigh. N. C, 43 by fire damp explosion in coal mine. !,.(.. Near Monroe, Mo., C drowned during freshet Near Dayton. Tenn., 2? miners by explosion of tire-damp. Dec. 22 Near Denver. Col.. 4 drowned while skating At Philadelphia. 4 in burn- Ijib hn::". Pec. 2.V-At Eldorado Springs, Mo., 5 drowned In lloous. THE MORE STARTLING CRIMES. Jan. 8 State Treasurer W. W. Taylor, of South Dakota, missing; accounts snort Jan. 14 John Harris and wife killed their baby anil themselves to avoid starvation ue;.r paxton. Neb. Jan. IS Samuel Hotelilng. of Rolling Oi-.-cn, Minn., killed his wife and her par ents: was then slain by pursuers. Mar. 12 Five men killed in riot by (white) dock laborers In New Orleans: was result of race war Nine Italians killed by American miners in the Walsenburg (Col.) district. Apr. 12 Four men killed In railway lalKirers' riot at Siloam Springs. Ark. Apr. 13 Henry Long shot his wife and brother-in-law. Joe Whidington, then killed himself, at Purvis. Miss.: Jealousy John Sejpar. of Cleveland, killed Carl Richter. wounded Albert Kichter.a brother.and two others, then killed himself. ...Mike Pfeifle. of Tacoma, Wash., killed his sweetheart. Moggie Koender, then himself; Jealousy. Apr. 2." Robert Owen killed his wife and Dr. J. F. Simmons at Houston, Tex., then himself. Apr. 3 Fulton Gordon killed his wife and Archie Brown, son of governor of Ken tucky. In bawdv house In Louisville James Young killed his wife at Hoosier ville. then went to Brazil. Ind.. and killed himself Abbott and John Fulgham (brothers) and Beauregard Towr.send and his son killed in pitched battle at Newbern, Tenn. Mav fi James Herbert, of New York, killed his wife, then drowned himself: jealousy In discussion over text-books in selieolhouse near omo. nl., Benjamin Rate! iff e killed Samuel K. Taylor. L. F. Mo Curdy and George D. Wyatt. all members of school board. Jun. b (. D. Moore, postmaster at Keavy. Ky., and Tipton Steern. assistant postmaster, killed each other in duel. Jun. l." Frank Williams, of Francis. Kan., attempted to kill his wife. Mils Alice Smiih and William Smith, then killed his two children and self. jun. ! While insane Mrs. Fanford Glllls poisoned her three children and self, near Shellsburc, la. Jul. 1 At Jeffersonville. Ind.. Mrs. Nancv Bennett poisoned her two children and self. Jul. 4 Augustus Fields, of Meadowville, Mo., killed wife, child ar.d self. J.d. 23 Three whites and six Indians killed in fight at Jackson's Hole. Wyo Four killed In a quarrel at a social party at Union Itidee. W. Va. Jul. 27 Henry Bradshaw killed his wife, daughter and self, near Paris, Tex. Aug. 4 Forty negroes wounded In battle between whites and blacks, at Spring Valley, 111. Aug. 24 Three killed and 1 fatally wounded in fight between Con and Thomas families near Whltesbury. Ky. Aug. 3') Jack Wilson shot his wife at Battle Creek. Mich., then killed himself. Oct. 9 Thomas Spoor, of Pike county, Ga.. killed his nine children. Oct. 27 Sheriff's force firing on mob at Tifiin. O.. killed Christian Mott and Henry bhultz. Nov. 1 At San Francisco. Theodore Dur rant found guilty of murdering Blanche Lamont. Nov. 2 At Philadelphia. H. H. Holmes found guilty rf murdering B. F. Pitzel. Nov. 13 William Kuntz murdered Mrs. Caroline Menn and her 10-year-old girl, at Laredo, Tex. Nov. 23 Hans Allen killed William Cross, wounded a girl and killed himself, near Mc Gregor. Ia.: Jealousy Fred Banker killed Miss Cora Harrison, then himself, at Amsterdam. N. Y. ; jealousy. Dee. 7 Near Dexter. Ia., Grant Hlhbs shot his wife, then killed himself: insanity. Dec. 9 August Nibleen fatally shot An nie Bundy, at Peshtigo, Wis., then killed himself William Ray killed his wife and self at Coal Creek. Col. Dec. 10 Harry Hayward hanged at Minneapolis for murder of Catherine Glng. Dec. 15 Mose Goodrich fatally shot his wife at Philadelphia,-then killed himself. Dec 18 Rensselaer Tripp killed George Calpln at Cortland, X. Y., then shot him self. Dec. -Mrs. Mary Grossman at Ann Arbor, Mich., drowned her child and self. Dec. 20 Near Castana, George Wolfe shot his wife, and killed Mrs. Wl'dlara Rt tledge and himself. Dec. 25 At Ottumwa. Ia., John Winnln ger shot his wife, then killed himself. F1SES. Jan. I" At Macon, Ga., S. Waxelbaum & Son's dry goods store: Wd.'fM. Mar. 3 At Armourdale. Kan., Reed Brc-s.' packing houses: V.'" 0,V0. Mar. 2S At Milwaukee, 2J business build ings, tl.lMl.Ot"). Mar. 2i At St. Augustine, Fla., 19 build ings. Apr. 14-At Elkhorn, Neb., 10 business buildings At Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Ray mond; ji.i;-.ii?. Mav 2 At La Porte. M'ch., f.l buildings. May 13 At Pratt Cltv, Ala., hotel, city hall, churcii and 41 dwellings. May 1 At Stevens Point, Wis., paper and pulo mill; ."J:..i. .). May SO At Pattor.sburg. Mo., 3S build in cs. Jun. J At Kalamazoo. Mich.. Dewing & Sons' lurul er yards, planing mill and sash, door ar.d blind factory, r.lso 7 stores. Jun. 1m At Milwaukee, in ci titer of lum ber and tannery district: Jul. 31 At Mc-neniinee, Mich., loss to lum ber companies, $1,'- fe'. Aug. I"" In souch-.astein Michigan, ex tensive Held and forest tilts. Sep. 13 Near Atlantic City. N. J., forest f:r.-s. Sep. 1? At Inliannpo'-is, Ind., several business blovks: $"eye.i. S.-i. 25 At Belle Fourche, S. D.. SO build ings. et. "At Warren. R. I., 3 cotton mills, 2 warehouses and other pr -pert y: Jl.ei'.i"i. (Vt. 24 At UalesLur, O., U business biul'Hn?.;. Oet. 2'V-At riano, Tex., !! bitlldir.es. Nov. 5 At New Y. rk Maitbattun hank building and oilier propetiy: 5J.i --'."i". Nov. 2! -At Cc::evu. ln.i.. 15 bil l. lings At i tii a.-o. Kre. W.vr budding: $..'''. Dee. 3 At Indiana rolis. 7 large whole sale establishments; 0. Dec. H lntslm ss portion of Chilton, Wis. Business M.rti'in of liidg'-f.eld. Cr.n. Dee. 12 Business portion of Carloek. 111. Dee. 13 Almost entire wholesale district of Council I-.luPs. Ia.: J5".'J.ie-0 At Titus- ville, Fla., 21 building.-. Dee. 14 At Bethel. N. C, principal busi ness portion. Dec. 17 Business portion of Richmond, Mo Half the business section of Vienna, 111. Following towns and cities entirely or almost entirely destroyed by flames: Stuartsville, O.: Jonestown, Miss.; Lind sev, O.; Filmanton. Wis.; Canserago, N. Y.: Wyekoff, Minn.; Plaueshurg, Mo.; Duquesneborough, Pa.: l'erley. Wis.: Curryville, Mo.: Greenwood, Mich.: YelRw Springs, O.: Oakville, N. Y.; St. Albans, Vt.: Geneva. Ind.: Browns town, Ind.: Reddick, lil.: Wallin, Mich.: Clary, Mich.; Harvey City. Ore.: May wood, Mich.: Hindostan, Ind.: Ludlow Falls, O.; Tower Hill. 111.: Tiosa. Ind.; Haskins, O.; Loralne. 111.: Big Stone Gap, Va.; Blanchester. O.; Stocton. Pa.: Riv erside, Mich.: Osgood, O.; Walcot, Minn., and Iamora, Neb. Following towns and villages burned out entirely or nearlv so in their business s c tlojs: Hamlin, W. Va.: Warrei.ton, N. C: EliTiore. O.: Leipzig, O.: Jamaica. Ia.; Ilanfilton, N. Y.: Waterford. Pa.: Flora. Ind.; Devine. Tex.: Fort William. Man.: Hays City. Kan.: Dorchester, Wis.: Ard more, I. T. : Chester, Neb.; Minn: -waukan, N. D.: Lorimer, la.: Elmo. M e : Cereseo. Neb.: Galien.Mich.: Kalamo, Mich.; Green ville. .; Dover, Me.: Od.-il. Neb.: Man chester, N. Y.; Barkers. N. Y.: Williams. A. V.: AltaVista, la.: Crystal Lake. Mich.: Lockport. 1!!.; Plk.-vi'.lo. Yen:..: p.ii.ghain, V. T.; Camden, Mich.: State Center. Ia.; Libert vvillc. 111.: Conway Sp-!:igs, Kan.: Lenox. lale, Mass.: Oneid;t. ICan.: Cprn - biidge. O.: Kalrchild, Wis.: Alta. !a.; Ceres. 1 'a.; Henderson, MU b. : Anchor, ill : Lawndale, 111.; Mti'llsonville, Ky., and Mount Pleasant. Tenn. FOKEIGS. Jan. IS. Caslmer-Perler, France, resigns. president of ',f Jan. 17. M. Felix Faure elected president of France. ft Jan. IS. Hawaiian revolutionists start battle In which several are killed, but no advantage gained. Jan. 22. At Ixindon, Lord Randolph Churchill. British statesman, died. Jan. 20. In North sea. steamer Elbe sinks; 314 lives lost. Jan. 31. Wel-Hal-Wel. Chinese strong hold, captured by Japanese forces. Feb. . Queen Liliuokalanl formally ab dicates Hawaiian throne. .Mar. 12. Off Cuba, a Spanish man-of-war tires upon American mail steamer Al liar.ca. Mar. IS. Great Britain sends Nicaragua ultimatum demanding J73.00O for expulsion of Minlsr. r Hatch. Apr. 10 Cuban revolutienary party de clares Independence of t'li' a. Apr. 15. Treaty of peace between China ar.d Japan signed: it provides for Co.-ea's independence; Japan's retention of con quered places, pirmnnent cession of For mosa to Japan and indemnity of JH' .'jX'.hii. Apr. 2!. itussia intimates to J;.; u;i that various conditions in Cb:nr.-J:i:.an trea;y which Rjssia could not allow to be ex ecuted. Anr. 27 At Bonzey. France, bursting dvke causes lJ-.i deaths Nicaragua pro tests n gainst Britain's military occupation of orinto. , Apr. 2S. Great Britain promises with drawal of ships from Corinto on Nica ragua s agreement to pay smart motiev in 15 days. Apr. 30. Nicaragua accedes to England s proposition. Mav it on advice of France. Russia and Germany. Japan renounces claim to per manent cession or i.iau l unp peni.-isum. Jun. 4 Spain apologizes for gunboat fir ing on Alllanca. Jnn 23 Lord Rosebery. British premier. and cabinet resign, because of adverse vote In house of commons. Lord Salisbury sum moned to form new cabinet. Jun 23 Thomas Henry Huxley, scien tist, died in London, aged i0. Jul. U. Stefan M. Stambuloff. ex-premier of Bulgaria, died of wounds Inflicted by assassins at Sofia. Jul. SO Hi'tish election returns show new parliament to be made upas follows-. Conservatives, 341; liberal unionists. ,0: government total. 411: liberals. 174: Mc Carthvites, 70; Parnollites. 13: labor. 2: to tal opposition. 2:i?. , , go,,. . Cubans defeat Spaniards In bat tle at Puerto Principe. Sep. 11. Near fa maguey, t-uwa, iiisui- gents kill over iisi ftpamaros. 2"-. At Paris. Prof. Louis Pasteur, eminent bneteriologist. d'ed. aged 73. Oct. 2. Over 150 killed in riot between Turks and Armenians in Constantinople. Oct. lfi. Japan complies with Russia s demand for speed v removal of troops from Laio Tung urazu recognizes uoaus u belligerents. Oct. 2S. Krercn caoinet restpns oeeaustr of government defeat in enamner or depu ties during debate on Southern railway scandal. ...In Baiburt district, Turkey, 1..0 Armenians killed. Oct. 2i. Airreij Austin cnosen poei lau reate of Great Britain. v villa..-, s of Zeitoun. Bell and Varf attacked and plundered by Armeni ans: many inhabitants killed. NOV. 1-S. Anil- nriHtiaiiaKane-'ii iu.r.rA- tended throughout northern Syria; many murdcre.l at Aleppo. Wit 57 A evaiulre lumas. noveusi u:iu playwright, died in Paris, rrretl 71. Dec. 7 Mrs. Bliss, of Memphis. Tenn., missionary in Armenia, writ s tnat. over I00.ro Armenians have been butchered, an i that there can be no doubt that outrages .Mtinn'n sonptinn Georce AuirUStUS Sala. well-known Journalist, died at Brigh ton. Eng.; agea bi. Dec. 10 Sultan grants the powers fir mans permitting passage of a seconu guardshlp through the Dardanelles.. ..Ar menian patriarch at Constantinople says number of homeless Armenians In fi north eastern vilayets of Asia Minor Is neatly so.if.nl Af Trehlzond the bishop and 5 ecclesiastics burned alive by Turks: fresh outrages also In other parts of Asia Minor .. .Chloera raging again in Russia. Dec. 12 British and Italian gunboats Drvad and Archimede passed straits of the Dardanelles because of disorder at Stam boul....M. Adrien Lachenal elected pres ident of Swiss republic. Doc. 14 A Madrid dispatch announces resignation of (ien. Mat linez Campos from command of Spanish army in Cuba, Gen. tVevlcr to succeed hir.i. Dec. lj Over l.Otro killed by attack of Massais' followers on a caravan near El dora, Africa. si Near Zudlch n.O") Druses killed In battle with Turkish troops. Dec. 24 Turkish troops capture Zeitoun. and Armenian inhabitants flee to the mountains. INDUSTRIAL, Jan. 14 Brooklyn (N. Y.) trolley lines tied tip by strike. Jan. 19 At Brooklyn. First Brigade of milita (4.8U0 men) called out to quell street car riots. Jan. 23 At Wheeling. W. Va.. Buckeye glass works started by non-union men. Jan. 24 Building trades council of St I.ouls adopt new constitution abolishing the walking deles-ate. declaring- strikes a fal!ure, boycotts tan-American, and arbi tration the only method of settling strikes. Jan. 30 At Brooklyn, N. Y., militia with drawn. Fein 12 At Brooklyn.N. Y.. trolley strike declared OIL companies agreeing to take m-n back. Feb. 14 At Wheeling. W. Va.. strikers destroy Buckeye felaas factory with dyna mit I'ch. i At Monorpchela City, Pa., river mirers decide to siritfe for old U-cent raf. Mar. P In Pittsburgh district many coal operators concede advance In wage scale isiiel by strii ir.g miners. Ar-r. M in Flat Top ccal region (Va.) r-.O-'O rniner3 inaugitratc strike. May 1 M-i.-sillon (O.) district miners (2". F1 suspend work until we.g scale for en euln'T ver is mnde p..?d signed. Mcy i At St. Louis. nca.-!y U.W0pn idle on account of hod-carriers' and brickyard employ s str'ke. May 1! Carnegie F'eel Co. advance wages of 2e.' -1 men 1" p-r cer.t. May 24 Puts'i-.irch (Pa.) miners (20.00?) return to wori-: rt tr-cent ra'e. Jun. 1 At I ic-l'i;rrr!i. I'nlon Labor Lea.-iio, of western I'eiinsylvania. organ ized ; object, to establish S-hour day and increa .e v.ires. Jun. !." Oni.i coal rnln-rs' accept operat ors' terms of 51 cents per ten. Jin. 1. hv-2 operators decide upon lock out of Mine-Workers' union men and those who hrive em,!.'ed ia st:-;i-: s. J:d. 27 New Ycrk city trtiicrs strike for hig!?.-r wa;r ar.d she-n-'r !:-:t:rs. Jul. :T Tailors' srike extends to Brook lyn and Newark. .V.i-T. 2 At Pittshurch. certrrr-p'ated strike sTopj'd by ai're-'-n:-. tit t r-ire v.:"'es of h e.(o ni'ner.; in i ei.nsyUania, Ohio. I.idiauti and lniM'.is. S. p. Ji- con r.t -lis-. !; (Pa.) district coke works .b-cl-i - to strike f ir v; g dvHr.co. So. i.li'ran it'-.': or" mttiers rettim to work at rale offered S weeks ago by op erators. Oct. 15 At C'rrttfic'd, Fa.. mir"rs de cile on grr.er.il strike in central and north ern real t;- !'i. Oct. Matslllon (O.) miners vote for de-cln--:na strike off. Nov. 21 At Whttlnsville. Mass.. If") Armen'ars strike: Whii in?.' 'iiaciiine works had rtf.i-.ed f dischnrg" 4 Titrks. Dee. M At New York. I'roc' lyn and Jersey City, over Ks tailors locked out Every street car liv.e in Philadelphia but one tied i:p by strike of cripl.-yes for shorter hours und privilege of belonging to a union. Dec. 17 Over 200 cars wrecked by Phila delphia riotera. Doe. 23 At Philadelphia, street railway strike ended through efforts of John Wana makcr anil members of Christian league: strikers will he allowed to jjin labor unions. LYNCHING!. Jan. 4 Three horsrthlcves near Canton ment. I. T John F. Bergeron at Idalia, N. C. Mar. 2S Negro, who Insisted upon riding in a wagon 'Aith 3 white women, at Jack son, Miss. Apr. 2' Five colored persons near Green ville, Ala.: murder c f Watts Murphy. May IS .leride Si lvers i colored), near Montgomery, Ala.: assault T'ireo re grocs near HPaviile, Fia.; murder of Miss Mamie .'irmsf.-r g. Tay 27 Jaeoli ITcrson, under sentence to ho:g" for murder, at kllieett City. Md. May 2? 'i'liree negroes in Polk county, Fla. Jun. 21 John Trye (white), at Gretna, La.: ineei-diari-'ni. Jul. 1 Two strangers ne?r Guthrie, O. T.; horse stealit:i-r lTr- a Johrron (crT.ij o t Cireon.- I'.-ti-ty. hero arc :i few hints u ir tliosi enliven Him evening: Yo:i c; for tiecorations as oit clioose and liml plenty of a sytiibols that will siiir-rest t.T- , . ' l',laf t'.se conn- (lets I ntent (if the holMav. A dvi a n V Willi tiuiiiJao-od eves mav U-e .if. ! fi'eiin t.b,. idiandidioe Aug. 2 Lawrence Jo'ir.son, w imam Nuli. Louis Muretio and Garland Stemler, at Yreka. Cal. : murder: latter2 afterwards provt?d innocent Harrison Lewis (negro), at Sprlngtleld. Ky. : murder. Oct. 17 William Blake (sentenced to life imprisonment!, al Hamilton. S. C: murder. Nov. 21 Char' s ilurd (n'gro). at Wart burg. Tern.: murder An innocent negro (at the time s-.ispe ted of seriously Injur ing a little white gill by riding horse over hcri. near Bryan. Tex. Nov. 25 Prof, perdue (white), at Alley, Ga. : charged with assault John I:i -h- auls and Thomas Waits (negroes), mar Greenwood. S. ('.: robbery and mt-nler Jack Y.i r-i borough (s--ntcno.il to peniten tiary for !:fe. at i -rystal Sjirings, Miss. Dec. u Isor.i Kearse (negro) cud nged motiier. near i'.r .xlon " rd, S. C.: Kearse was suspected of stealing Bible from a church. I) c. 17 Squire Jones (negro) at Moulton, Ala.: charged wkii Incendiarism. 1 ce. :'.; 't.-r.uy P.rv.-M (cob. red) by ne trreHjs at Wriyhtsv-ile. Ark., assault. ,M I'.TrOlSOI.OC.ICW u -At White Riv r. Vt.. thermom- Feb. etr at CI below: I.ake Chcmplain frozen ovr. Feb. 25 At Tcrtland. Ore., and Tacoma, eartliqu-ike At t-'l. Iiuis. earthquake. Mar. 27 At Jefferson, Ja., thermometer at ! in the si-.sde. Arr. 2 Lewisburg. Ky., nearly wiped out by cyclone. May 3 Deadly cyclone at Sioux Center and Perkins, hi. May 6 At Herrlngton, Kan., a cloud burst. May 13 Severe frosts Injure crops In Minnesota, iowa, Wisconsin. Michigan, Illinois. Indiana, Ohio. New York, Penn sylvania. Virginia and West Virginia. Jun. 15 Part of Grayson county, Tex., dex-astatod by cyclone. Jun. 27 At Keysvllle, Ga., every house wrecked by cy lct-.e. Jun. 2D Near Lonoir City, Tenn., cloud burst. Jul. 6 Winona. Mo., wiped out by cloud burst North Dakota's storm damages 4.euo acres of grain.. ..At Canton, Kan., evry building wrecked by cyclone. Jul. S At Sprlnglield. Mo., earthqitat-?. Jul. i' lee tornis in ioaa, Soutii Dakota ard Y.'iseensin. Jul. 20 Deer Creek, Minn., destroyed by cyclone. Jul. 23 At Brecon. O.. cloudburst. Jul. 2.1 At ' eiural City. Col., and Black hawk, clot.-d'nrst. Jul. 3i-At Wel- ton. O., cloudburst. Jul. 21 Near Socorro. X. M . cloudburst At Adelaide, Col., cloudburst. Sep. 2".' i'lienoinenally hot weather fol lowed by s:.ow in inaitv states: Chicago thermometers registered drop of 25 de grees in 2 !'.-.lirs. Oct. "r-Nep.r Wenona, 111., earthquake drmaged coal mine. ct. .Ii Kart'.oi.ake felt In Illinois. Mich igan. Iowa. Wueonsin. Ohio. Indiana. .'. I is sotiri. Kaunas, Nebraska and central south ern sta'es. Nov. 25 Heavy snowstorm throughout the west; tolerrr.nh Rr.tl telephone service crippled In Chicago a:v! vie-pity. Nov. 2C At Franklin. Ind.. city hall blown down in bllzr-ard. Dee. 1 Near Sherman. Tex., immense damage by evclor.e. Dec. ?r lili.iois. Iowa. Michigan. Wis consin. Missouri and Kansas visited by re markable rainfall for the .vason. The following places have during the year been visited by more or less disas trous cyclones arid tornadoes: Covington. Tenn.: Deni3on. Tex.: Augusta. Ga.; Columbus, Ga.: Washington county, Ala.: Ma'ties Landing. Ala.: Patterson. Kan.: Newton, Kan.: St. Joseph, Mo.: Lockport, Tex.: Hartford. Kan.: Kenwood. Ia. : Al bert Lea, Mir.n.; Paird, Tex.: Baxter Springs, Kan.: Putnam county, Ca.: Mor gan county, Ca.: Canton. Kan.: Chcrrv Hill. N. J.: Wood Haven. I,. I.: St. Clair. Mich.: I'!r.di..y. O.; Ccnnellsville (Pa.) roke region: Kewaunee. III.; Penssehar, Ind.: Syracuse. N. Y : Huntingdon. Tenn.: Door county. Wis.; D-ne, Wis., and Crown Point O. Dec. 25 Osare river rose "5 f,-t desolat ing entire Osage valley for 4'JU miles. NECROLOGY. Jan. 6 Congressman Gen. rhillp Sidney Post, of Illinois, in Washington: sqjd :2. Jan. 9 Itr. John Newton Wadcell. prom inent educator, at Birmingham, Ala., aged 83. Jan. 15 Fx-Gov. Chadwick at Salem, Ore.: aired "5. Jan. 21 Judg F. Rockwood Hoar, ex I.'nited States attorney genr ral. at Concord, Mass.: aged 79 Ward McAllister, New York society leader: aH t.4. Feb. 8 John Ix?avitt Stevens, our ex-minister to Hawaii: aged 74. Feb. 14 I'nited States n -er to Mex ico, Isaac P. Gray, at City oi ..lexlco: aged C7. Feb. 2" Fr-derlck Doiiflass. frredman, orator ar.d diplon-at: agej 7s F.x-Cov. lienjamln F. Prescott at Epping, N H.; aged 62. Feb. 27 Gen. Mason, Brayman. ex-pov-ernor of Idaho, at Kansas City. Mo. : aged SL Feb. 23 Ex-Congressman Ward, at Ches ter. Pa. ; aged ob. Mar. 20 Gen. Philip St. George Cooke. In Detroit. Mich.: aaed so. ilar. 2;t Maturin M. Ballou. of Boston, editor, publisher and writer, In Cairo, Firvnt: aeed .5. Apr. 8 Judge and ex-Congressman A. Scott Sloan, at Beaver Dam. Wis.: aged Apr. 9 W. Jennings Demorest, a founder of the rrohibition party. In ?ew iorK. Apr. IS liobert C. Wycklilfe. ex-governor oi Louisiana, at sneuiyviiie. ivy. Anr. 22 Ex-l'nited Slates Senator James F. Wilson, at Fatrheld. la.i agedfs.. Apr. 3.- Levi B. Taft, eminent Jurist, at Pontiac. Mich.: accd ,3. May 7 Ex-Gov. Robert S. Green, of New Jersey, at Kli-abetn: agea to. May S-Ex-Gov. James A. Weston, of New Hampshire, at Manchester. May 9 :Cx-Congressman A. M. Hamilton, at I-V.rt v. avne. Ind. : aced CI. May 12 "ien. Charles Sutherland (re tired!. In Washington Ex-Gov. Rev. Ira J. Chase, of Indiana, at Lubec. Me.: aged fl Ex-Cor-.crossman Julius II. Scelve. ex resident of Amherst college, at Amherst, M -it: :"eil . 1. Mav b-Itear Admiral John J. Almy. F. S. n.-ivv (retired), in Washington; aged SO Kx-Gov. Peter H. Burnett, of Califor nia, ,,t Sah Francisco: aged S. May 21 Congressman William Cogswell, of Salem. Mr.ss., at Washington: ag-d 11. May 22 Henry A. Chittenden, philan thropist and abolitionist, at Mt. Clair. N, J.:asr-d 7:i....I!u.;ii McCulloch. Lincoln's m d Arthur's secretary of treasury, at Wnshirc-'.on: r.ire-1 --5. Mav 27 Secretary of State Walter Q. Cr. sham: m. - CI Ex-Corgressman Goldsmith W. Hewat. at Eirminyham. Ala.; aired oi. Jun. S Ex-Gov. Lewis E. Parsons, of Alai-ama, at Montgomery. J rti. 2: 'Jen. Green Clay Smith, once proiiii itiein car.d!d-ite for president, at nsoington: p.g- J h.;. Jun. 2i !'.x-Corgressman William F. Parrott. at Evar.svilic. Ind.: ac-d 7". Jul. 4 Chief Justice Harlow S. Orton, of Wisconsin, at Mncisor: aged .S. Jul. 0 Ex-t !ov. 11 A. Stevenson, of Idaho, committed suicide at Paraiso Springs. Cal. Jul. II CcnTressn-.rin Frederick Remann, at Varelaiin. 111.: aired 4S. Jul. Sj Judge John Dean Caton, In Chi cs m. Aug. 7 George Frederick Root, composer of war songs anil love ballads, on Bailey's lsianu. .Hi.: ageu ,4. ' Aug. f Howell Edmunds Jackson, asso ciate justice of F. S. supremo court, at West Meade. Tenn.: agedta. Aug. 16 Ex-L. S. Senator Sam Bell Matey from Texas, at Eureka Springs, A.-k. : aged 70. Sep. 2 Ex-IT. S. Senator J. S. Lewis, near Harrisonburg. a.: agea 67 h.x Gov. Charles Anderson, of Ohio, at Kutta- wa. K v. Oct. 4 Prof. PJJalmar HJorth IJoyesen, of Columbia college, noted Norwegian au thor, in New ) ork: aged 47. Oct. 7 William Wettmore Story, dis tinguished American sculptor, in Rome. Oct. ! Ex-Senator Gen. William Mahone, In Washington: aired W. Oct. 14 Ex-Gov. Elisha P. Ferry, of Washington, at Seattle: aced 70. Oct. 12 Ex-Gov. Oliver Ames, of Massa chusetts, in North Easton. Mass.: ageil M, Oct. 24 Ex-l". S. Senator Charles II. Van Wyck, of Nebraska, In Washington; aged 71. Nov. 4 Eugene Field, poet and humorist, at t luc:ro: ai-ej -.. Nov. 7 Pir Admiral Robert W. Shu- feldt (retircii. In Washington. Nov. P Key. Dr. Samuel Francis Smith, author rf "America," at Boston. Nov. 22 Ex-Congressman Henry Snapp, at Joliet. 111. Nov. :-: Senior Bishop A. W. Waymc.n, i . S. African-American church, at Laltl ncre. Dec. 12 Fx-F. S. Senator Allen G. Thur- man. at Columbus, o.: aged -2 Ex-Con- gre.-sr-ian II. S. Bundy, at Wellstou, O.; aced 7s. 1 ec. 13 Brevet Brig. Gen. W. B. Royall, I . S. A., retired, at v asinngton: agea to. Dec. 15 Ex-Congressman .Edward Mo Pherson. at Gettysburg, Pa....Ex-Con- CT-e isman . A. McKeighan, at Hastings N'eb. IVc. 1 Ex-Congressman B. M. Kitchen, at Martinshurg. W. Va. fiec. 17 Gen. Moses B. Walker, hero of cnickamauga. at Kenton, o. Dec. ! Capt. Isaac Hassett, assistant doorkeeper of L. S. senate. POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND KDtCATIONAL. Jan. 1 Gov. J. angurated Gov Inaugurate.:. T. Rich (Mich.) In- Levl 1'. Morton (N. Y.) Jan. 3 Gov. Chas. A. Bushiel (N. II.) In- au rurateil Gov. Henry B. Cleves (Me.) lnaticurated. Jan. 7 Gov. W. H. Fpham (Wis.) in augurnKd Gav. Richards (Wyo.) in augurated. Jan. Gov. John E. Jones (Neb.) In augurated Gov. Mclntyre (Col.) In augurated. .bin. I! Gov. Budd (Cal.) Inangtira'ed. Jan. K Congressman John C. Black (111.) re d-i'S. Jan. 15 ,T-hn M. Thurston (Neb.) elected to I'. S. s -nate Gov. Hastings (Pa.) In augurated Gov. Chas. Culberson (Tex.) lnatururated McMillan and Burrows Olich.) elected to I". S. senate l". S. Senatcr Hoar (Mass.) reelected. ...U. 8. Senator Wm. E. Chandler (N. H.) reelected Jan. PGov. Lord ((ire.) inaugurated.... Lee Mantle and T. H. Carter (Mon.) elected to I". S. senate E. O. Wolcott (Col.) elected to U. S. senate At New York, G. S. Morris n (III.) elected president of American Society of Civil Engineers. ...At Cnicago, J. B. Furrow elected 1st presl dmt of National Farmers' Federation. Jan. 22 Following elected to V. S. s-uate: Sheiby M. Cullom (III.). F. K. Warren (Wyo ), C. D. Clark (Wyo.). J. N. Dolph lOre.l, Hwien Baker (Kan.), Horace Chilton (Tex ). Wm. J. Sewali (N. J.), Geo. C. Perkins (Cal.), R. F. Pettigrew (S. D.), I. G. Harris (Tenn.), Marion Butler (N. C), and S. B. Elklns (W. Va.).... At Cleveland. O., hay dealers form national organization. Jan. 23 Gov. Nelson (Minn.) elected to U. S. senate. Jan. 25 Nicaragua canal bill passes U. S. senate, vote SI to 21. Jan. 2a President sends congress special message on financial situation. Jan. 29 Jas. H. Berry (Ark.) elected to F. S. s-nate At Washington, national board of trade In 27th annual session. Jan. 21 Lieut. Gov. Clough (Minn.) be coni's governor. Feb. 2 At Atlanta, Ga.. Susan B. An thony elected president of National Ameri ca n Woman Suffrage association. Feb. 5 At Raleigh, N. C annual con vention of supreme council of National Fiirmers' alliance. Feb. 0 Gen. John M. Schofleld nominated for lieutenant general by President Cleve land. Feb. 7 Mayor Strong (N. Y. city) ac cepted resignations of all Tammany offi cials. Feb. S President's message announcing gold loan of $-'.2.5-.e.rf) read before congress Feb. lv At Cleveland, annual convention of National Electric Light association. Feb. r.t At New York. League of Ameri can Wheelmen, in annual session. Fel. 20 At New York American Pub lis'hcrs' arsociition In annual session. Feb. 21 At Washington, Mrs. Mary P McFoster elected president of Congress of Daughters of the American Revolution. Feb. 23 Geo. W. McBride (Ore.) elected to U. S. senate Senator M. W. Ransom IN C) made minister to Mexico At Washington. Nelson Dingley, Jr.. (Me.) elected president of Congressional Temper ance society. Feb. 25 John W. Showalter (III.) named for judge of 7th L. S. Judicial circuit. Feb. 27 Postmaster General Bissell re signed. Feb. 2!! Congressman W. L. Wilson (W Va.) named for postmaster general. Mar. 7 Geo. L. Shoup (Ind.) elected to U. S. senate. Mar 19 Recall cf L. A. Thurston. Hawaiian minister to U. S., demanded tot undiplomatic conduct. May S Gov. Peter Turney (Tenn.) In. anctirated At Springfield. Mass., inter national convention of Y. M. C. A. May V Col. Henry A. Dupont (Del.) elected to U. S. senate. May 11 At Milwaukee, W. J. Traynor (Mich.) elected supreme president of A. P. A. May 20 U. S. supreme court decided In come tax to be unconstitutional. May 27 V. S. supreme court affirms constitutionallt-y of Geary Chinese ex clusion act: also denies E. V. Debs (A. R. U. president) writ of habeas corpus. May 30 At Chicago, dedication of monu ment to confederate dead. Jun. 7 Attorney General Olney ap pointed secretary of state, and Judge Har taotitO.) attorney general. Jun. 13 Whisky trust declared by Illinois supreme court to be illegal. Jnn. 20 At Cleveland. Gen. E. A. Me Alpin (N. Y.) elected president of National Republican league. Jun. 2 At Boston, biennial convention of International supreme lodge of Inde pendent Order of Good Templars. Jun. 27 At Chattanooga, Tenn., Interna tional conference of Epworth League. Jul 3 Senator Stewart (Nev.) elected president cf Supreme Temple, Mrs-af Knights of America. Jul. 11 At Boston. Dr. Francis E. Clark! reelected president of Y. ". S. C. E....AC Denver. N. C. Doughety (111.) elected presi dent of National Educational association. Jul. 19 At Baltimore, J. H. Chapman) (III.) reelected president of B. Y. P. U. A At Denver, S. W. Johnson (Conn.) elected! president of American agricultural col leges and experimental stations. JuL 29 At Chicago, debate on "Coin's) Financial -School" between Messrs. Horrr and Harvey closed after 9 days of talk. Aug. 29 At Boston, W. La Rue Thomas) (Ky.) elected grand master of Knight Templar in triennial conclave.. ..At De troit ex-Gov. Oglesby (111.) elected presi dent of Waif Savers' association. Sep. 12 At Louisville, Ky., Col. I. IT. Walker (Ind.) elected commander-in-chief of G. A. R in national encampment. Sep. IS Cotton States and International exposition at Atlanta opened. Sep. 22 Lieut. Peary and party reach St. Johns, N. F., from Arctic exploring expedi tion. Sep. 24 At Chicago, organization of Irish National alliance effected; object, to. secure Ireland's independence. Sep. 23 Gen. Nelson A. Miles succeeds Lieut. Gen. Schotleld, as commander of U. S. army. Oct. 2 Texas legislature makes prize fighting a felony.... U. S. Protestant Episco pal church in Srith triennial convention. Oct. 10 At Wiiliamsport. Pa.. ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker elected presi dent of American Sabbath School assocl tion. Oct. 22 At Baltimore. Frances Will art reelected president of V. C. T. U. Oct. 21 At Washington. Senator Hoar elected president of national conference of Unitarian churches At Detroit. Mervlll E. Gates (Mass.) elected president of American Missionary association. Nov. 5 Election results in various states as follows: New York, republican, 91.7S7 plurality (city of New York going demo cratic): Massachusetts reelects Gov. Green balge (rep.). 6$.0"0 plurality: New Jersey, J. V.'. Griggs (rep.) for governor, 27.000: Pennsylvania, republican, 174.412; Ohio, Asa S. Bushnell (rep.) for governor, 95,348; Iowa. F. M. Drake (rep.) for governor, 64, 1C3: Maryland, Lloyd Landers (rep.) for gov ernor, 19.113: Kentucky. W. O. Bradley (rep.) for governor, 17,000: Nebraska, re publican, lo.OOO: Kansas, republican, 50,000; Utah, for statehood and H. M. Wells (rep.), . 2.4(h): Mississippi, A. J. McLaren, (dem.) for governor, 50,000; Virginia, democratic, 10. OuO. Nov. IS At Worcester, Mass., J. H. Brig ham (O.) relected national master of Grange Patrons of Husbandry. Nov. 21 E. v. Debs (A. K. v. president), released after 6 months' confinement from Woodstock (III.) Jail. Dec. 3 At Minneapolis, temperance con gress (designed to embrace all temperance) organizations In the country)organlzed.... Rufus W. Peekham, of Albany, N. Y., nominated by president for associate jus tice of U. S. supreme court. Dec. 9 Senate confirmed nomination of Rul'us H. Peekham (X. Y.) to be assoclata Justice of IT. S. supreme court. ' Dec. 10 Republican national committee. In session at Washington, decided conven tion would meet In St. Louis, June 16, 1S3& William O. Bradley, 1st republican governor of Kentucky, inaugurated. Dec. 13 Carl Schurz (N. Y.) reelected iresident of National Service Reform) eague, at Washington. Dec. 14 Samuel Gompers elected presi dent of American Federation of Labor In session at New York. Dec. 17 President Cleveland sends to comrress message on Venezuelan boundary question, making public the correspon dence witn Kngiann ana insisting upon validity of Monroe doctrine. Dec. IS House of representatives passes bill appropriating $100,000 for expenses of commission to examine into England's Venezuelan boundary claims as recom- menued m special message. Dec 2') S-nate unanimously passeshouse bill appropriating $100000 for Venezuelan boundary commission. ...President sends) congress special message on financial situa tion. Dee. 22 President signs Venezuelan com mission resolution. SPORTING. Jan. 13 At Larchmont. N. T.. J. K. Palmer killed 95 out of 100 birds, becoming amateur champion shot. Jan. 25 At Redhank, N. J., Olan Rudd skated two miles In 5:42 3-5. Jan. 26 At Red Bank. N. J.. John a Johnson skated 100 yds. (standing start) In 9 1-5 sec. Feb. 15 At Hamilton. Ont.. Clara K. lowered five-mile Ice trotting record to 12:46'i. Mar. 13 At Danville, Ky.. In hop, skip. and jump Thomas A. Hendricks made 30 ft. 4 In. Anr. 30 At Syracuse. N. Y.. Michael Dernlerg lowered two-mile blcyclo record to 3 mi 4-k. ...cnicago bicycle roan race, lSi miles, won by Homer Fairmon In 64:36. jun. . r rom i.uenos A.vrt-3 10 vnicagOj 11,000 miles, walked by Louis Budlnleh and Anton Bern, having started Aug. 7. 1S92. Jun. 3 Frank Sheldon walked from Chi cago to New York in 25 ds. Jun. 7 Relay race between New Tork and Chicago, on bicycle. In 65 hrs. 53 mln. Jun. 17 At El Paso. Tex.. J. 8. Prince, on. bicycle, beat relay of three horses in ten- mile race. Jun. 28 At New London, Conn., Tale won varsity four-mile race, ten lengths ahead of Harvard. Jun. 29 At Chicago. Lee Richardson rode bicycle backward mile In 4:04 2-5. Jul. 18 At Saginaw, Mich., Robert 3. paced mile In 2:03. Jul. 27 George Wolfe, from Chicago to New York, on bicycle. In S ds. 3 hrs. 5 mln. Aug. 1 At Cleveland, Joe Patchen de feated Robert J., pacing 4 beats In average of 2:04V- Aug. 3 At Decatur, ill., cme rowers ana Pestora Wilkes (team) pace mile In 2:15. Auc. 14 At New York. Fred Titus rod bicycle 10 miles in 20:58 4-5 Aug. is At Cleveland, o., Louis Qlmm rode bicycle 455 miles in 24 hours. ...At Bloomlngton, III.. Tom Robinson ran 10 yds. in 9 3-5 sec. Aug. 23 "Tommy" Conneff. amateur, ran mile in 4:15 3-5. Sep. 2 At Denver. O. B. Hackenberrer rode bicycle 25 miles in 1:04 4-7. Sen. 12 In New York bay. International yacht series won by American yacht. De fender At Springfield, Mass., bicycle records In tournament broken as follows: F. J. Titus. 27 m les 1S5 yds.. 1 hr.: W. C. Sanger, 2 miles, 4:24: Starbuck, 2 miles. 10:11: K. C. Bald. V, mile. 1:01. Sep. 1 1 At Chicago, Fred A. Weage and Hector MacGagan. 100-mile tandem bicycle century in 7 hrs. 23 mln. Sep. 17 Morton Duxbury rode bicycl from Providence, R I., to Sun Franc lsco and back in 4S ds. 18 hrs. Sep. 21 At Manhattan field, N. Y.. world's records broken In races, all by Americans, as follows: Kilpatrick, 8$0 yds. run, 1:53 2-5: M. F. Sweenev, running high jump, ( ft. H In.; R. J. Wefers. 220 yds. run, 21 3-5. Sep. 2ft W estern Baseball association closes season with Lincoln (Neb.) club as champions. Sep. 30 Season of National Baseball league ends with Baltimore club as cham pions and Cleveland 2d. Oct. 8 Temple cup won by Cleveland Baseball club in series of games with Balti more club. Oct. 14 At Lexington. Ky.. Miss Rita and Josie B., pacing mares, lowered world's record for team to 2:12Vi. Oct. 21 Corbett-Fltzslmmona nrlze flsrhf declared off by Florida Athletic club. Oct. 23 At Louisville. Ky., B. W. Twy man rode bicycle 100 miles In 4.27:32. Oct. 24 A Lake Shore & Michigan South ern from Chicago to Buffalo. N. Y., 611 miles. In 7 hrs. 50 mln. 10 sec.; average. C4.98 miles an hr. Oct. 29-At Chllllcothe, O.. W. W. Wlndle rode bicycle V, mile in 48 sec. Oct. 31 At Sarnla, Ont.. Angus McLeod rode bicycle 1 mile, unpaced. In 1:53 2-5 At Denver W. W. P. paced 2 miles in 4-22. jnov. z At Kocnester, N. Y.. Charles Shabel rode bicycle 200 miles In 11:46:58. ...At Minneapolis. Aueust A. Hanson In 24-hr. bicycle ride made 373 miles A Southern Pacllic train went from New Orleans to San Francisco In 3 ds. 2 hrs. 45 mln. Nov. 9 A Chlcato. Burlington A Ou!nc-r train went from Galesburg. I1L, to Men dota, 80 miles. In GO mln. Nov. IS At Louisville. Ky.. E. J. Earle rode bicycle 2 miles In 3:431-5. Nov. 2S At Chicago. Charles L. Durvea's motocycle won motocycle race, 54 miles. In 10 hrs. 23 mln At Chicago, football games as follows: Michigan university, U: Chicago university, 0; Boston and Chicago Athletic associations tie 4-4; In Kansas City. Missouri university, 10; Kansas uni versity, tx Nov. 30 Prof. Enoth, aquatic performer, stayed under water 4 mln. 8 sec, Dec. 3 At Cheyenne (Wyo.) John Green rode bicycle 1 mile in T:25; Charles Erswell rode 1 mile (standing start) In 1:40. Dec 14 At Syracuse, N. Y-, Clearwater won world's pool championship, defeating Keogh, of Binghampton. Dec. 18 At Chicago, John Hunter made 90 balls in continuous pool, 8 points better than world's record. Dec. 23 At New Orleans, Peter Bert rode bicycle a mils la i:0 -. r Vf 4