Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-01

The twelvemonth we all agree in number
ing 1887 was in some respects a singular pc
siod But, upon the whole, it averages well
With the years that went before il. In
ehronologically considering a given year ono
almost insensihly turns first 70 its neurology,
for one may measure the Importance Of a
year very accurately by taking notc u the
important figures who have passed from the
worlds stage during lis sway. And it was
indeed n goodly company that passed from
Che visible r. the invisible during the
year 1851. Poets and statesmen, and
warriors anG seamen, singers and actors,
and ~finasciei s and eminent people Of all de-
frces. But ne world goes on very well with
cut them, a it will continue to 60 on long
after thnse Sho CONF after them nave been
succeeded, u turn, by others.
Human y made a good bit OF material
progress Turing 1881. To be sure, no Won
lcrful ne n invention anne into general util-
fty, and 10 one OF the few great scientific
prizes that mother nature sometimes gives
10 her persevering children was found
between its extreme days, but there
Ems q steady improvement Of such mechan-
fal c~ontrivances rs man had already made
himself master Of; many miles OF new rail-
soad were constructed, many new industries
were established and many old ones we're az
tended. And while not all who contribute
% the nations wealth by the labor OF the
lard and brain have prohted by their work
- they should, there was a steady i'm
provement Of the condition Of the
working classes during the year. The
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mostly in the great cities of the earth, and it
= there that most Of the riots Of the year
took place. London suffered more thar
esual Among the most important strikes Of
~ year was the 1ongshoremes strike, left
ever from 1885 and concluded in February;
he printers strike in New York, st Louis
end Chicago; the cigarmakers' strike and
fhe big coal strike ordered in the middle Of
December.
Among the most notable events Of the year
"a the hanging Of the Chicago Anarchists
A complete list Of the dark deeds som
0itted I'm 1887 would include everything in
&c way Of crime that the mind Of debased
0an can conceive or carry into execution,
but only such crimes as from their extraorhi-
aary nature demand recognition in the record
- ayear's doings are here set down.
The casualties Of 1897 include fire and
aorm and food. and that most awful mani
fsstafion Of natures power, the earthquake,
besides those casualties that are solely due 10
ne carelessness Of man himself The most
appalling disasters 81 the year were the
earthquakes OF the Italian Riviera and the
foods caused in China by the yellow river
bursting Its bounds.
Eighteen hundred and eighty-seyen wit
nc>d no great wars, and tho fact that tho
sepubiic Of France passed safely through q
Gixs that was feared would ~precipitAte tur-
sDoil and bloOdshed shnald he a matter for
ne encouragement Of the hopeful student Of
hnmanity. Two powerful monnrchs cele-
brsted important dates In their lives with
great sncccss-Victoria, queen 81 England,
sompleted the fftieth year Of her reign and
khe Emperor William Of Germany passed his
soth birthday.
The year closed with the ever present
eastern question menacing the peace Of
Europe with rather deeper mutterings
Shan usual, and II Is quite within
the bounds Of possibility that the hrSt
fes months Of 1855 may bring storms Of shot
end shell 10 busy towns and quiet valleys
fAat have not sen worse storms than rain
and wind and snow for years. In America
shs years last days looked upon the busy
lprcparationsof politicians and voters Tor the
coming presidential campaign, and 1855 will
b q much hyeler political twelvcmonth
than its predecessor.
But the years record viii speak for itself,