Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-31
the flames. December 10 false alarm Of fire
| led to panic in Johnstown, Pa, theater and
twelve people were crushed to death.

| OF the NE. church south, died In February
| also. James O. Flood, the bonanza Californian
| died in Heidelberg, Germany; DIR. d. w. Bliss
| died in Washington.
In March Isaiah V. Williamson. the million
| aire philanthropist of Philadelphia; Sidney
| Bartlett, a Boston lawyer; John Ericsson. the
| inventor; Justice Stanley Matthews, Miss Mary
Booth, editor of Harpers Bazaar, and John
| Bright died
| In April Chevreul. the renowned French
| chemist; Father Damien. the leper priest of
| the Sandwich Islands; John z. Usher. Lincoln's
| Secretary of the Interior; Carl Rosa. DR.. s. W.
! Gross. the noted surgeon; Postmaster Pearson
| of New York, and ex-senator Darnum OF Con-
| necticut died.
The mortuary list OF May embraces Irving
Bishop, the mind reader; Laura Bridgman,
| Rabbl Hirsch Of Chicago; Alien Thorndike
Rice, minister to Russia. and Count Tolstoi,
| Russian minister of the interior
In June died John w. Barllscy of German
| town, Pa. the man who brought the first
English sparrow to this country. Nav the
! Lord have mercy on his soul! That month,
! also, Mrs. Lacy Webb Hayes died at Fremont.
| Ohio. Gen. Simon Cameron died at Donegal
Pprings, Pa. Maria Mitchell, the noted astron-
| omer, at Lynn Mass. Cariotta Patti in Paris
and John Gilbert. the actor. at Boston.
In July died ex-prcsident Woolsey, Mrs. Julia
G.. Tyler. widow of President Tyler, and Charlie
magne Tower. the Philadelphia railroad builder,
who left S25.000.000.
In August life's curtain fell on Sarah Bern
hardts husband, NJ. Damala.
Hon. s. s. Cox died September 10 and Wilkie
Collins the Esd.
In October King Louis of Portugal, Gen.
Hartranft, b. 4. Babbitt, the soap man, and
Bishop, the comedian, died.
In November ex-AttOrney General Cassidav
of Pennsylvania, Geo. III. Pendleton. ex-minis-
ter to Germany. passed away; while in the
present month Jefferson Davis and III. w.
Grady, two most noted southerners Robert
Browning and f. b. Gowen have gone over
to the majority.
THE WORLDS w1cKEDNEss.
The crimes of 1889 have been remarkable
and numerous. The Ives and Stayner frauds
occupied attention In January, and during that
month and February the remarkable forgeries
of Pigott came out in the Parnell case. In
New York the second trial of the Doodle alder
men was taken up. Insurance Agent Moore in
January ran away from indianapolis a de-
faulter for $500, 600. James ID. Fish was par
doned from Auburn prison. The city collector
of Richmond, Va, proved defaultor for $780,
900. The electric sugar frauds were discov-
cred. President Moffatt was boldly robbed in
March by man who covered him with pistol
III his bank in Denver. In March DIR. Mellow
shot and killed Editor Dawson of the Charles
ton Ne5s. In May highwayman stopped and
robbed a Milwaukee and Northern train.
Kemmler. the Buffalo wife slayer, was SEN
fenced to be executed by electicity. May Q,
DIR. Cronin disappeared and the 22d his body
was found During May and June followed
the arrest of DR.. Cronins supposed murderers.
Mrs. Whiteley was hung in Philadelphia for
poisoning her husband and children. the first
woman hung in Pennsylvania. In August J.
+. Collum was detected IN gigantic fOrCeries in
Minneapolis Mira. Maybrick convicted in
London of poisoning her husband. In Septem-
Der occurred the horrible massacre at Navassa.
Major Burke formerly editor of the New Or
leans Times Democrat, was discovered to be an
embezzler of state bonds to upward of II mill
hon. In this month came the sickening revea-
tiOns connected with the Robt. Ray Hamilton
affair. In October the sensational news came
of the attempts to bride the Cronin jurors. In
November occurred the Goodloe-Swope double
murder at Louisville. Three murders during
the year, two in London and one in Hamburg,
were attributed to Jack the Ri per. One of
the most sensational crimes of 1889 was the
shooting in November, on the streets of New
York, of Stephen Pettus by Mrs. Southworth
whom he had seduced.
SPORTING EVENTS.
Sporting men had a good time during the
year. To begin with, Phil DAILY furnished a
choice morsel of gossip by getting shot and
nearly blackmailed out of a fstful of money
In an ocean race against time the steamer Au-
gusta Victoria of the Hamburg packet line
completed the trip from Fastnet to SANDY Hook
in days, 2214 hours, the fastest time on record.
July Sullivan whipped Kilrain at Rich's Mill,
Miss. In August Protection won the junior
champion stakes at Monmouth Park worth
$50, 900. August 16 John L. Sullivan was con-
victed at Purvis of prize fighting in Mississippi
and sentenced to twelve months in prison, but
an appeal was taken until the February term of
court and the pugilist was released on bail
September Carlisle ID. Graham. a cooper went
over the Horseshoe Fails at Niagara in safety
in a barrel, and on the 7th Steve Brodie went
over Niagara in rubber suit. On the 18th
Walter q. Campbell went safely over Niagara
! Falls III cork suit. In October AXtell,
the stallion. after trotting a mile at Tcrre
Haute. Ind. in 2.12 beating the three-year-old
record was sold by his owner. c. w. Williams
of Chicago. for S105,000 (the highest price ever
paid i'll the world for horse of any descrip-
| tom, to a syndicate. A month later, Novem-
Der 10. Robert Bonner bought Sunol OF Gov.
Stanford for the highest price ever paid for q
mare, supposed to be 100000
LABOR MATTERS.
In labor matters much occurred. In Janu-
airy 5000 street car employees in New York and
Brooklyn went on strike In August occurred
the gigantic dock strikes in London Nearly
200, 900 men were idle, the strike Of the dock
men having swelled to that force. The pur-
chase of American industries began TO be quite
general during the summer. The details made
public of the Investment by two English syndi-
Gates of $50 900 900 in American Industrial en-
terprises. Mr.. Powdorly was arrested by ex-
Member of the Legislature Calhghan on the
charge of conspiracy, but the allegations were
| not proven. The Federation of Labor held IA
protracted and interesting convention at Bos-
ton and the Knights of Laber met at Atlanta.
At St. Louis the National Alliance convention
met and a practical basis of coalition with the
knights of Labor discussed and agreed to.
Everywhere the eight-hour question was sus-
| tanned and May next set as the day on which
to insist that 1t be recognized by employers.
RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
| President Mayer retired from the Baltimore
and Ohio road in January. In March Commits
sloner Aldace +. Walker resigned from the in
| terstate commerce commission to accept a
| 100000 salary commissioner of the Western
! traffic association. In February the Penusylya-
! MIA road ordered that no freight but perisha-
/ bles be carried on Sunday and that the men
| have holiday Sundays. The Northern Pacific
| in March gained control of the Wisconsin Cen
trail. In May the President appointed John 4.
| Plummer, George Leighton. lessee Spalling
and Rufus Il. Bullock government directors OF
| the Union Pacific. In June Mr.. Cole. general
ticket agent of the Baltimore and Ohio, died.
On the 18th the Atchison pulled out of the In
/ terstate association. This month the Milwau-
kee road mortgaged itself for $50, 900, 900 to
the United States mortgage company. The
survey was begun for the road up the Congo.
| In July the Belgian deputies voted 81. 900 600
| for the Congo road. In August the Northern
Pacific directors decided to place a mortgage
on the road to the amount OF Sl6O, 900, 600.