Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-01
POTPOURRI.
Miscellaneous Occurrences Which Have
Made 1891 Either Famous or Notorious. |

JANUARY.
8. Strike of 5000 miners at Broad Top and
East Broad Top coal fields, Pa.
4. Skrmsh with Sioux at Wounded Knee
battlefield, Neb
0. Great shoe strike in Rochester, n. Y, end
ed in favor of employees.
Is. Hostile Indians surrendered to Gen. Miles
at Pine Ridge.
&c. Riot in Weymouth, England; soldiers
wounded several civilians.
Rioters disturbed the play of "Thermidor'
E in Paris
81. 3 regiments revolted in Oporto, Portugal,
and tried to start IA republic.
FEBRUARY.
3. Eyraud, the stranger, guilotined in Paris
8. Gendarmes fired upon popuace in BARGE
Iona, Spain.
0. miners rescued after 3 days imprison-
ment in flooded mine in Nanticoke, Pa.
81. Nearly loo of Osman Dgma's soldiers
killed in battle with Egyptians at Tokai.
MARCH.
L. International copyright bill signed by the
president.
French spolation claims bill passed.
49, Jake Kilrain defeated Godfrey in san Fran
cisco.
A. Lynching riot in New Orleans; Malta
prisoners shot and hanged.
p. Fighting at lquique, Chilli.
26. Fighting at Tarapaca, Chill.
81 Zoe Clayton ended 22j day walk from San
Francisco to New York.
20. Kiotous encounters between Parnelltes and
opponents in Sligo.
81. Indictment of New York and New Haven
directors for accident in New York tun.
mel.
2. In an attack on the guard at Morewood
. coke works, Mount Pleasant, Pa, II
strikers killed.
0. Quarter centennial of G. \. r. celebrated.
8. Centennial of United States patent Office
celebrated in Washington.
10. Veterans of Sixth Massachusetts welcomed
in Baltimore, where they were mobbed
April -, 1861.
%. La grippe prevalent death list in New
York for "a hours, psi.
%. Insurgent cruiser Blanco Encalada sunk AT
Caldera by Gillian torpedo cruisers l5C
drowned.
%. Gen. Grants birthday celebrated ard
ground broken for his monument in
Riverside park, New York.
MAY.
l. 1000 men in the "housesmith's" trades
struck for hours day in New York
Jersey City and Brooklyn.
Fourmies, France the scene of a collision
between miners and soldiers; women
several children and men killed.
8. Grand jury of New Orleans reported no in.
dctments against lynchers of Malta pris
0. Gillian steamer Itata seized by United
States officials of San Diego, Cal.
I. ltata set United States marshal ashore and
steamed southwark.
49, kiucman won Kentucky Derby.
10 Brooklyn handicap won by Tenny in 2:l0.
20 Prize fight between Corbett and jackson
san Francisco: mo contest" 81 rounds.
49, Political rioting in Port-au-Prince, Hayti;
40 insurgents shot by troops.
3d. a swarm of insects stopped railroad train
near Syracuse, y. y.
81 Opening of Metropolitan Museum of Art &c
Sunday visitors.
|. Brooklyn bridge opened free to pedestrians.
4. Itata surrendered to Admiral Mccain, u.
5. n, at lqulque.
IL. Strike of New York "housesmiths" for 6
hours ended in failure.
l6. Slavin defeated Kilrain in Hoboken, ~ J.
Loantaka won Suburban handicap; time,
207.
%. 3 prisoners and guards killed in melee at
convict camp, Cole City, Ga.
"a. New York and New Haven directors ac-
quilted.
20. Harvard defeated Yale in mile race on
the Thames: time. 2lm. 23s.
JULY.
l. International copyright law went into
operation between United States and
France, Belgium, Great Britain and
Switzerland.
Potomac won the $4,000 Realization
stakes.
7. 4 murderers-Smiler, Wood, Slocum and
Jugiro-killed by electricity in Sing Sing
prison. New York.
20. Striking miners drove militia away from
mines near Briceville, Tenn.
25. Electoral college of Chill announced cleo
ton of Claudio Vicuna as president to
succeed Balmaccda.
AUGUST.
1. Opening 25th national encampment, G. a.
r., in Detroit
o. White Star liner Majestic arrived in New
York days, Is hours from Queenstown,
breaking all records.
Z. Gloriana won Goelet cup in annual race OF
New York Yacht club, of Newport.
ITALIA and Nelzie Victors in the Royal
Yacht club races at Cowes, in the British
channel.
10. Monument to victors at battle of Benning-
ton, VT, dedicated.
20. Gillian insurgents and government troops
fought near Valparaiso; 10000 troops
engaged; 300 killed and wounded.
2S. Gillian insurgents defeated government
In a 5 hours battle and captured Valpa-
raise; reported casualties, 5000.
90 His Highness won the $4,000 Futurity
stakes.
Santiago surrendered to insurgents
SEPTEMBER
IL Special train on the New York Central
beat the long distance record of the world
by running Al miles in III. and 25m.
p. New lands in Oklahoma opened to settlers
OCTOBER.
Q. Second Ecumenical council of Methodisn
convened in Washington.
10. 2 United States sailors killed and severa
injured in n street fight with native sail
ors at Valparaiso this has since beer
the subject of diplomatic negotiations.
| 10. Cabinet makers strike ended in Chicago.
%. Rioting in Cork between Parnellites and
Cericals.
| 30. Madagascar bandits massacred a Frenct
officer and native soldiers.
NOVEMBER.
s. Princeton football team beat Pennsylvania
"a too in Philadelphia.
OF arrests in opium den raid in New York.
| II. The Worlds Women's Temperance unior
convened in Boston.
Gillian junta surrendered its powers To tn,
new congress.
IL. Police raided an alleged anarchist meeting
In Chicago; 40 arrests.
Is. Memorial services to Parnell in New YorI
| city