Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-31

Buggestlveness-Great Men Have Gone
Great Deeds Been Done
Tale OF Twelve Months.
Tho end Of 1891 has come, and retro
spoctivo glance may not be uninterest-
sstlng. Its history Is much the same a ,
that OF any year OF the past decade,
except that IL was marked by the South
American revolutions. Below wi be
found an enumeration OF the principal
events:
Political.
JANUARY.
l. Balmaceda assumes die ntorshlp OF Chill.
( T-Civil war inaugurated in hill
/ o-Nobrnska anvasesng Board declared Boyd
DEM elected Governor; Thayer lnep.l main
tanned Boyd's inelegibiity. and held armed pos
session OF his official quarters until the 18th,
when he surrendered under protest; on the
18th. the supreme Court sustained Boyds
claims.
l4-Speaker Hanna o. the Colorado House re-
fused TO yacate his seat TO his successor, MIR.
white; militia called out on the 10 h. one OF
Whites bodyguard shot az Ham IN quel ia
disturbance Police Inspector Hawley vas fala
" shot; White was finally seated the 10th, by
M-Devid y. Hin chosen United States Senator
from New York.
96-Henry Ii. swan takes his seat as District
Justice United States curt in Michigan, vice
II. b. Brown, raised TO upreme Court.
2s-Peffer elected So aOor from kansas sue
Co0ulnR luRullb.
Q0-Tiiuokaiani proclaimed Queen OF the
Sandwich Islands.
FEBRUARY.
24-chas. Foster confirmed Secretary OF the
07-senat6r Blair OF New Hampshire appoint
cd Minister to China.
b-CoLservative party In Canada, Fir John
Macdonald Leader, successful by reduced MAJOR
ii-Gen. John NJ. Palmer chosen Senator from
Illinois on the 1S4th ballot.
e0-Baron Fava recalled by Italy.
APRIL.
e-United states senator Edmuuds. OF Yer,
mont, resigned.
iO-Lorenzo Crounse, of Nebraska, appointed
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
1S-E II. Nebeker. OF indiana, appointed
United States Treasurer.
MAY.
6-Gov Boyd OF Nebraska declared ineligible
Reformation OF Peoples Party at Cincin-
natl
2-The Junta assumes control in Chill.
oCIoBER.
12-Political riots in Montevideo many killed
and hurt.
Chill for the Baltimore Incident
81 hill returns an impudent answer to Min
lister Egan.
Slower elected Governor in New York
Boies In Iowa, Mckinley in Ohio. Russell IL
Massachusetts, Republican success In Pennsyl
wanna.
5-Fonseca proclaims himself Dictator o
Brazil: Admiral Jorge Montt elected Presi
don't of Chill.
23-Fonseca forced TO resign in favor of Peix
otto. Peace ensues.
7-Chas. F. Crisp, of Georgia, chosen Speaker
s-President Harrison's message submitted
70 Congress.
Crime.
JANUARY.
19-Express robbers get $4,000 from a RID
Grande train, near New Orleans
N-Nellie Griffin. L years old. killed BY
fenced to Jackson for life
FEBRUARY.
11-Geo. J. Gibson arrested charged with In
tent to blow up Schufeldts distillery, Chicago
Indictment followed 10th
MARCH
discovery of embezzlement Of 100000 by
J. I: Hill, deceased, President Ninth Nationa
Bank of New York.
lO-David H. Posten. attorney, killed by H.
Clay King. attorney, Memphis, Tenn.
MAY.
11-Attempted assassination of the Russian
Czarowitch at Otsu, Japan, two jinrikisna mel
rescuing him.
way train in Turkey in Europe. securing vas
plumber and the persons OF English and Ger
man tourists, for whom he secured $4,000 ran
som from Germany.
16-Train wreckers kill three at Coon Rapids
Iowa.
2-Ex-Treasurer Bardsley, of Philadelphia
sentenced 10 fifteen years Tor nlisappropriatinl
funds, and tineI S5o0,0t0.
AUGUST.
PA band OF West Virginia Italians kill
man, his wife and five children, and burn theil
bodies.
IN daylight Farmer Vandemark killed by the
thief. w. J. Elliott, Cleveland, Ohio, editor
sentenced for life Or murder OF A. G. Osborn.
22-Three killed at communion service IN
church at CLASSY Mountain, s &.
26-Kendall-J feud In Kentucky results
IN three deaths.
wife, two children and himself at New York.
SEPTEMBER.
5-Sloan Iowa. bank robbed OF s400C.
10-A man and woman jump into Niagart
cataract, going over the falls. :. N. B. Curtis
(Afaulice Strellnger)--Sam of Posen"-kill
Policeman Grant. OF San Francisco.
12-Fred Wiley, aged Is, kills his half brother
In a quarrel with a shotgun, at Pratt, Kansas
and escapes to Indian Territory.
17-Discovery Of dynamite under San Quentin
(Cal.) prison walls revolt subdued. :. Everett
Moore, Sulphur Springs, Texas, editor, killed BY
E. w. Tate Of Hopkins County Echo.
aSssden ThrsSs a. Iai
SO-Express train robbers get 900 near Ut
ca N. \. ;McCarsney's Exchange Bank, Fort
Howard, Wis.,, robbed Of $4,000.
2-Ulster County IN. ~ bank robbed of hal
million. Flight OF Standiford Bros, Chris
man IN bankers, with $300, 0OO. VIM. Houser
and Spencer Cameron kill each other near Ken
ton, Ohio.
I6-Bank at Enterprise. Neb., robbed O.
$500. .Whitecap troubles at Orangevllle, Ky.
result In five deaths.
22-Eugene Garcia, teller at New Orleans, EN-
bezzles $4,000.
29-1hree convicts tunnel out of jackson
sl-Homer state Bank at Dakota City, Neb.
robbed of 81 600.
12-Express robbery near Milwaukee.
% -Attempted assas sination OF Rev. DIR. Hall
at New York. by a demented German.
DECEMBER.
1-Isaac Sawtelle, condemn ned to death In New
Hampshire for killing his brother, confessed
the crime, but alleges Maine rs the scene, tc
avoid capital punishment. .Express-train
robbery at Old Orchard, Mo. loss $50, 00O.. :.
Attempted lynching In Indianapolis.
4EUnknown man demands 81 250, 900 OF Rus
sell Sage. and throws q bomb, killing himsA
and sage's secretary. at New York.
5-Hiram Saw elleia head found buried II
Maine, confirming his brothers confession.
13-Murder of four New York people at Ne,
16-F1ve men rob mail wagon at Chicago o
5000 cash and $500, O0J securities.
Disasters.
JANUARY.
1-Eleven girls burned to death at q church
fair In Leeds, England
13-Steamers Bear and Britannia Ia oollisio,
I'm Firth Of Forth thirteen drowned
1s-Gas explosion at Findlay Ohio; killing
two, hurting twelve.
96-snowstorm in the East does q, 900. oo(
17-S,ollierv expIosion At Scottdaie pa k,u