Morris tribune., 1889-12-25

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Summing up the events of 1889, we
find it has teen a wear of flood. fire and
storm. In PENNSYLVANIA it will be re-
nembereI for 4 century as the wear of
the ,johnstuvn tIonI In Jauan and on
the yellow river in China, however,
there were in 1889 floods comparpd to
which that IT JnI,us7;)vn becomes insic-
nifcant
The first great Storm was thar in March
At Samoa in which thA American flag
shin Trpnto, w.,nr down while her hand
nIaved The St3r S,3rs-lpd Banner" A
rt1ln Iatcr came the terrific weather on
the Atlantic coast involving immense
destruction IF Dronarrv and tha Ioss Of
many brave lives Yer AGAIN in the ALL
r,,n,n the Atlantic coast from, the rulf
to Halifax vas form bv thn fury of the
elements
The railroad accidents and minor cas-
naIries have h.an vary many in This conn.
trv far mora than fhn ns,al number II
has haan observed t,at events travel in
waves to such m ,x;..nt thai Droyerb
h9. crown OFT of j. IAN thincs are in
threAs" j. the <avj,.r There has been in
Ar,a,;ca dr;~i7o $50 no widesnreod eni-
C~.l t.. Of disease 10 carry paopie or, but
the number of deaths bv suicide. acci-
dent and violence has been unusually
laroa
Notable events have occurred in hui
man history to make 1889 worthy of long
remembrance. One more relic of semi
civilization, in the shape of a hereditary
monarchy. has been bIotted out. Brazil
is q rpnublic. There IS not a king or an
emneror left in the western hemisphere,
The CONGRESS of the three Americas at
WASHINGTON is a noteworthy event of
1899 For the first time in history all
the indeD.ncont Governments of North
and South America have assembled. To
the capjtai citv of the most powerful of
them all they come to knit themselves
more closely together in bonds of amity
and commerce.
In Europe most worthy of note was
the Paris exposition, celebrating bv a
olorious disnIav Of the achievements of
neace. the bloody downfall of the Bastile
and the divine r;Uht of kings. Next to
the eynosition the most significant oc-
currence was the great strike of the Lon
don dockmen. The success Of this strike.
among the most ignorant. degraded and
dovntrodden workmcn in Great Britain.
marks the setting in Of the labor tide
which is to sween all before it.
In our own happy country, 1889 has
been a fortunate year. Four splendid
new stars have been added TO the blue
SkY OF our nag, FOUR SDlSnQl0 new
cruisers have gone to show Europe the
beginning Of our navy. Not for forty
one years before have we had a fleet in
FuroDean waters.
CroDs have been bountiful in most
parts Of the Union. Manufactures have
been PROSPEROUS 1t is said that when
the iron industry booms everything else
booms Money has poured into our
country from foreign lands, because the
United States. at peace within and with.
out and busy as a bee developing its
uirhtv resources, is a safe country in
which to put money. Not less than
800 O0O. 900 have been invested in the
limited States bv European owners in
1889 Some of il came from Germany.
but most Of it from Great Britain.
No startling discoveries have been
made in the world of science and inven.
tion in 1899 ships have crossed the
ocean inside of six davs and broken the
Transatlantic record The develoomen,
and widening of the electrical industry