The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-31
FEBRUARY.
6-Hon. julius Houseman, Grand RapiG,


10 james Redpnth. famous lecturer. aboli-
ZIONIST, I'd champion of home rule.
13 Admiral David Dixon Porter. U. s. N.
"A General William Tecumseh Sh. rmnn, ono
OF the foremost figures of the civil war.
ls-General Henry Hastings sibley, first Gov
ernor of Minnesota
10 Prof. Alexander Winchell, Michigan Uni
versity. Ann Arbor.
Ill. c. Rood, Grand Rapids, Mich, capi-
talist.
23-Gen. Robert McAllister, noted cavalry
man, Belvidere, n. J.
24-U. s. Senator f. X. Wilson, of Maryland.
&c Gen. Asa stone Winchester, Ind.
2s L. s. senator George Hearst, one of Cali.
fornia' S mining kings
MARCH.
Leonard W. Jerome famous turfman. bro
ker, and diner-out. William L. Wells. protes-
sor of law, University Of Michigan. nt Detroit
Right Rev. BENZ, II. Paddock, Episcopal
/ Bishop of Massachusetts.
1J-Jchn +. swif United States Minister to
Japan. at Toxic.
Ed. Bsthune Duf1ieli. promin ent lawyer. Mt
Detroit.
ia. Minor Griswold. known to readers of
humor a s The Fat Contributor
Il Herr Siudthorst leader of the Ce 3trist
Catholic party in the q 'rnan Reichstag. Hon.
Henry Flaiick Grnud Rapids, Mich
T-iriCce Napoleon. son of jerome Bona
parte, King of Westphaia.
2-I.a~ renee Barrett, OF the foremost
tragedians OF the period
2l-Geu. Joseph f. Johnston, ex- Con.e lerate
leader
2,-Ex-Gov. Lucius Robinson of New York..
Chas +, hickerins. OF piano forte fame,
q. l.
Minister to Denmark Lancaster, Pa
IN. fnltchef,. Bulgarian Minister of FL
nance. assasslGatet.
2!'--Iey. DR.. Howard Crosby, Presbyterian
New YORK CITY,
3l-uon. Josiah B. Grnnel founder of Grin
nell, Iowa. at Grinnell.
2-Gen. Albert Pike head of the Scottish Rite
Masonry. .Ba' hcr Rarine. Rome, Italy.
Gov u sniei q. Fowle of North Carolina.
PhiAeas I. Ba mum. the renowned Snowman.
VIM. Wallace. postmaster at indianapolis,
brother OF Gen. Lew Wallace, and first law
partntr OF President Harrison
1t-Rt Rev. ii hop Giml Ut, Roman Catholic
Bishop of ley Gland Lilo.
Gen. T. b. spinola, member of ongress
1dMiiton II. Putler. of Detroit Formerly
active in pubic life.
1.-Maj has. .. woode of Indiana. John
{. II Hamilton, Milwaukee.
19-Alanson sweet, one OF the twelve found
: ers of Chicago
2o-Rey. Henry Darling d. D. LII. D., Pres
iafnt of Hamilton o!lpge... Wary F. Cough.
widow of John B. Cough. Lr. Jas. X. Thatcher,
Professor Yale Medical school. Congress sman
Melbourne II. Ford, OF Michigan.
24-Count Carl Bernhardt Helmuth Won
Moltke, Gerrnhnys famous Field Marshal
29-Dr. Joseph Leidy. noted surgeon, phla-
delph:a
5-Rey Geo. Boutwell,. Frooklyn, from n cork
i'll his lungs. Barry sullivan. irish tragedan.
Most Rev. Nm. Conner Magee, d. d, ID. c.
! L., ArChb1s hop OF York.
S-Madame Blayatskv theos0phist
2l-,Tudee Alphonso Taft, ex-U. s. Attorney
General and one of Ohios most gifted sons.
Henry Shelton Sanford, ex-U. :. Minister to
Belgium.
25-Rear Admiral Carter, L. s. n
~, = .:'onn NJ hale collector GO o OF customs during
Tyler; Ellsworth. Me, ayeiot.
2s Judge S. j. Breckenridge. OF st. Louis
while addressing the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Detroit; heart disease
3-Dr Benson }. Losing, historian Pough-
keepsie, n. y, aged ~.
6-Sir John A. Macdonald Prime Minister of
! the Dominion of Canada.
s Chief Justice Isaac &. Wilson, of Illinois.
at Geneva.
15- Joseph X. Emnet, noted comedian.
I7-Ex-Gov Harrison Ludingtor, MilWaukee,
| Wis.
a bishop Howell R. Price, OF the NJ. E.
/ Church, Camden, n. J..
| 4-Hannibal Hamlin. the famous son of
! Meine, ard ex-Eice President during Lincoln S
first terIn like John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
/ son. expired on Independence Day.
20-Chief ". H. Ross, c. leading statesman of
| the Cherokee Nation.
| 25-Mrs. Mark Hopkins scarles. worth s4o,-
:7-Ex-Gov. Daniel Dillingham;, of Vermont,
| aged y.
/ 3Eishop Flnsch, at La rosse, Wi.
| 12-Geo. Jones editor of New York Times, at
| Poland Springs, Mo-. James Russell Lowell
/ American oct, essayist. statesman, teacher
! and or tic. and exMnister to England; at lam-
! bridge, Mass.
! 150AIatsada Sorakichi Japane wrestler at
/ New rk.
! Il Col. Geo NJ Chambers, Jacksonville Ill.
oh. w. Beckworth. United states ConsuIat
! Bermuda. Hinsdale. Ill.
24-Postmaster General Rahes, Of England
| 1-Rev. ]. B. L. Soule Chicago.
| Jonas NJ. Bundy. editor New York Mail
! and Express, at Paris.
| 9-Ex-rresident Grevy, OF France, Al Paris.
! 1s-Prof. Ferrel, meteorological, haywood,
13-Baluacsd da commits suicide at Santiago
| 25-Dr. S II. Burch rd, al saratoga.
| 3}-Bouaneer commits suicide at Brussels.
| Harvey N. VA erson at Louisville. Ky.
I -s-Gen- Alpheus Baker. at Louisville. Ky
! 6-Rev. DR.. Benedict, Eriscopalisn, at Cincin-
nati Ohio. Rt. Hon. WIN. Henry Smith, at
/ London. King harles of nurtemburg
! Chas. Stewart Pnrnell, at Brighton, Eng . Sir
| John Pope Hennesscy, at London.
1j-Levi NJ. ates, dry goods IL erchsnt at New
York. drowned; life insured for $4,000
| New York.
| n-C. F. Heinrichs. inventor, ut Chicago sui
| eide
! 16-Ex-Gov. Hale of New Hampshire
NOVEMBER
| E-Donn Piatt journalist at Cleveland.
I9-W. J. Florence. comedian, at Philadelphia.
23-Gov; Hoyey Of Indiana:
2a-~Land Bill" Allen, author Of the home
| stead act at lOlnlnDuS, ONO.
! S0-Josah Carpenter. aged $50, in Preston
County. West Virginia.
DECEMBER.
| 4-Dom Pedro. ex-Emreror Of Brazil. at Paris.
Ex-senator lIumb, of Kansas, from apo
| plexy, at Washington.
22-J. l. Case, Racine manufacturer.
Chronology.
l-skirmish on White River; four Indians
| killed.
| Earthquakes at San Francisco.
| 6-,Pheno menal snowstorms in Europe; many
! de sths from cold.
! s-Lieutenant Casey killed, on a reconnois-
| sance. Red Cloud deserts the hostiles.
| 14-"Black Death" raging in Liberia & ou-
sands dying. Jack Dempsey suffers his first
unais in the rn by E9bt o
24- Storm shuts off telegraphic communica-
ton with New York and the East.
2T-Jamaica exposition opened. Rus sell
Caulfed murderer of Nellie Grffn in Mich
| gan, captured.
| FEBaUARY
9-Connellsville region coke strike, involving
| is, men and II, 600 ovens.
| lo-Mardi Gras Carnival at New Orleans.
12-1qu;que and Pisagua bombar1ed by
| government troops unsuccesstully attempt re-
capture. 10Th. and then desert to Insurgents.
| H-Eleven Italians killed by New Orleans
! mob
16-Mnneapols has l6, ,02o cases OF la grippe
MARCH.
| 6-Chilian insurgents gain control of Tar.
| apaca province by a decisive battle.
| 26-Tremendous business failures at Leghorn,
| Italy, aggrega ing Sic, 100000
| 29-Massacrs of 40 Gaorkhas in Manipur, fol-
| lowed by defeat of the fritish force under Com
! missioner Quinton, and the massacre of him
| self, Col Skone, Messrs. Grimwood, Melville.
| and Cossins, and Lieut. simpson, during a
| parley. This was followed by heroic resistance
of the remnant of troops. and successful retreat
led by Mrs. Grimwood and Mrs. Qunton to
| Iakhipur 100 miles. Both ladies pen
stoned by British Government, and Mrs Grim
wood decorated by Queen Victoria with the
RI ffgr IN ft,tnJl
campaign, British forces quelled the outbreak,
| and sentenced the leaders to death. In this
| campaign Lieut.. Grant gained great renown.
| April he repulsed repeated assaults by 900
| Manipurs with force of $, men.
3-Tremendous snowstorm in Colorado. .
Coke strike riots.
| APRI.
| 2-Coke-strike rict ts at Morewood, Pa twelve
| Hupgarians killed. fifty hurt.
| 5--German pork embargo raised
! 6-Twenty y-fifth anniversary OF the organi-
| zation Of the G. A. K. at Decatur, Ill.
| sPatent centennial celebration at Y ash
| ington.
First train through ST. Clair River tunnel.
of frs mt irop clod