The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-10

N 4 AAS x Iva AC0ts
 Jun. is-Emperor William, of Germany, is- sued his first proclamation.
 Jun. 26--The town of Sundsyall Sweden al4 most entirely destroyed by fire. Loss s5 000. coo.
 Jul. 9--Severe earthquake shock extended from Bellevlle to Kingston, Can.
 Jul. s-President Diaz reelected by Mexican
 Jul. Been. Boulanger and M. F1oquet fought duel with swords near Paris; former seriously wounded
 MaBwats, Japan, by which 400 lives were lost and many other persons injured.
 Aug 10-James O'Kelly, Irish tnnTnalist and member of ParliameSt, ssntenced to four months imprison r.sut for violating Coercion net
 Aug. si--Authentic reports state that by the erGptlon of the Bundai-Ian in Japan, July 15, four villages were buried in the ashes; 800 per sons were killed, 100 wounded and ,9e0 rendered homeless and destitute.
 Aug. 14-Collsion between steamers Geiser and Thingyalla on Sable Island, by which the Geiser was sunk and il8 persons were drowned,
 Aug l5-Eleventh conference of the '. Nj. C.. A. Of the world convened at Stockholm, Sweden.
 Aug 17-Great destruction to property and many lives lost in thunderstorm which passed over Eastern Ontario and the whole of Quebec; damage estimated at s, 5000
 Aug 21-Right Rev. $. 5. Harris, Bishop of Protestant Episcopal diocese of Michigan, died in London, aged 47
 Aug. International corn and seed market
 Sept 17-Over 800 lives reported lost in re- cent cyclone In Cuba; property loss several million dollars.
 Sept 28-Ex. Marshal Bazaine, of Franc died at Madrid, Spain, aged 17
 Sep. Valparaiso, Chili, flooded by a bursted reservoir and over thousand lives lost and property damaged to the extent of s1,00o000.
 Sep. 2s-Edward Hanlan. ex-champon. de- feated in a boat race in Australia by Peter oct. f-Snow fell throughout England.
 Oct 5--Tom King ex-champion pugilist died in London.
 Oct. 6-Disastrous floods reported in the province of Moukden, China; many lives lost ... Three thousand houses reported destroyed and many persons killed or seriously injured by great storm at Nekagori, Japan. Cholera still raging at Hong Kong.
 Oct 8-Death announced of Sir Anthony Mus grave, Governor of Queensland
 Oct. 0-Snow to tue depth of six inches in Montreal, Can.
 Oct. 2O@By railroad accident caused by a landslide at LaterZa, Italy, 100 persons were killed and 50 others injured
 Nov. 6-British Parliament reassembled.
 Nov. 1C-Seyenty persons drowned in collis- ion between steamers in British channel.
 Nov 2T-Viage Of Yaubecourt France, total ly destroyed by fire thousands Of people being rendered homeless and destitute :. M. Herten stein, Pr dent Of Switzerland, died at Berne Dec. 1-President Diaz, of Mexico, took the oath of office for his third term.
 Dec. 6-Seyeral mysterious murders in the Whitechapel district ot London occurred dur ing tho year. the victims being outcast women, whose bodies were horr ply mutilated.
 Dec. 21-Authentic information received that Stanley, the African explorer, was alive and Dec. General Louis Melilson, famous Rus sian officer died al Nice, aged 64
 Dec. 27-Several shocks of earthquake in eastern and northeastern parts Of span.
 INDUSTRIAL.
 Jan IA strike of 50001 miners fin progress in the Schuykill, Pa, region the strike also ex- tending to the Lehigh region .... The Newark tN. J.) Shoemakers Trades Union decided to withdraw from the Knights of Labor.
 Jan 10-Nearly all steelrail mills in country closed because of railway managers refusing to purchase at over s3) per ton.
 Feb. 2--Geueral Executive Board of Knights of Labor report 50090 increase in membership Of order ln January.
 Feb. 3-The BOO striking employees of the Troy, tN. Y) steel andiron works accept 10 per cent. reduction in wages.
 Feb. I3-Several collieries in Reading, Pa, dis trict resume operations.
 Feb, 1T-Striking miners in Schuylklu, Pa, region ordered to return to work
 Feb. 20-Ten per cent. increase Tn wages vol untarily given to Workmen in Belaire O. blast furnaces.
 Feb. 2l-Striking miners at Palmrya, tO.l re- sume work at old prices.
 Feb. &7-Great strike of engineers and fire men on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road .... Three thousand employees or the Edgar Thom- son steel works, Pittsburgh, Pa, discharged for refusing to accept terms of company.
 Feb. 29-Many strikers in LehighPal mining region ordered by K. of L. to return 10 work.
 Mar. lover 300 ship carpenters in Milwaukee struck for 10 hours pay for nine hours work.
 Mar 6-Eight hundred striking miners at Mount Carmel, Pa return to work at old rates
 Mar 7-Strike of engineers on Burlington Northern railroad inaugurated at Minneapolis.
 Mar l4-Judge Gresham decided at Chicago that railroad could not lawfully suspend re- ciproeal relations with a connecting road through fear of precipitating a strike.
 Mar. 15--Strlke inaugurated of engineers and flremen the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe system %. Two thousand employees of Mcclure < Co, coke operators at Scottdale, Pa, struck
 Mar 1s- Strike on Santa Fe system ended by eng .neers and 1remen returning 10 work
 Mar. 2l-Striking carpenters and calkers in Milwaukee give up the fight and resume work.
 Mar. 23-Strike of union plasterers at Bunalo N. Y for 10 hours pay for nine hours work Switchmen on Santa Fe system strike to help engineers and tiremen of the Burlington lines.
 Mar. 29-Mob of strikers attack a C., B. S e. train in Chicago. .Switchmep, engineers and Bremen in yards of C., NJ. X St. P. road strike
 Apr 1--Railroad strikes in Chicago spreading
 Apr. 2-House painters in Cincinnati struck for increase Of pay and reduced hours.
 Apr S-Railroad strike in Chicago modified by removal of boycott on Burlington freight the strike being confined to Burlington road,
 Apr. 4-About LOO strikers, after several months idleness, decide to resume work at the Reading CPa.) iron works, at q reduction in pay Of 7k per cent.
 Apr l3-A shut down by coke producers in Connellsville, Pu., region threw over GO0O men out Of work Employees Of Chicago brewers niZe authority of union.
 Apr. i6-Browery lockout inaugurated in Apr. i91A6out 400 employees of Cincinnati breweries struck because of discharge of sev- eral uaion men.
 Apr. 23-BraddoclS CPa.) steel works resumed operations with nonuulon men, after laying idle for four months
 May 8-Strike m Edgar Thomson steel works at BraddoClJ, Pa, declared of by Knights Of Labor and men resume work at old rates.
 May 4-About 1000 iron miners strike near Duluth. Minn
 employees on the proht-sharing plan.
 May 28-NeW York brewers declared long strike ended, and would take back none of the
 Jun il-Aunual convention of International Typographical Union assembled at Kansas
 Jun Window glass factories of Pttsbure Pa, closed down, because of disagreement of workers and employers on scale Of wages.
 Jun. IS-Scyen coke works in Connellsvtlle, Pa, region shut down because Of strike or Jun 80-All the iron mills in the West but 12 operated by nOn-unlOn men shut down because Of disagreement as to wages.
 Jul. 0-Cncmnatl brewers strike, begun April ll. declared un
 Jul i4-Iron workers strike at Pittsburgh practically ended, ncarly all manufacturers having gued the scale.
 Jul a1-Owuers and operators of glass-works at Pittsburgh, Pa, agreed upon 8 scale of wages, Operations 10 be resumed Sept l.
 Jul 3l-SiN thousand coal mlners in yictu- ity otPittsOurgh. Pa, struck against reduction iu wages
 Aug -Lettercarriers' cighthour law goes Into effect
 Aug D. Four thousand street iaborers iu Du- Iuth, Mtun, struck for increase tn wages.
 Aug. Striking flint glass workers, U00U iu number in Pittsburgh resumed work at in- creased wages
 Aug. l5-Br.ck-makers' strike at Chicago collapsed, union men at work refusing 10 longer support the strikers.
 Aug l6-North Chicago rolling mills shut down, throwing out 500 men,
 Sept. 1-Must of the glass bottle factories in tho country resumed work attcf eight weeks shut down; slight advance iu wages
 Sep. j-FuaurdtlOu of Miners and Mluc--a- borers, in session at Indianapolis, decided uiu0 hours shall be days work after Sept l, lss}, and eight hours after Sept. i 1S90, ..-. Striking coal miners at Sher1dsvllle and SaInevllle. O.. resumed work ou operators terms after four months % likeness.
 sep. I0-SeverA coai-minors strike at Be yiar Mo-. because demand Tor advanced wages was refused.
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