, 1892-01-01
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Miscellaneous Occurrences which Hay'
Made 1891 Either Famous or Notorious
Q. Strike of 5000 miners at Broad Top and
East Broad Top coal fields. Pa.
l. Skirmish with Sioux Mt Wounded Knee
battlefield, Neb.
Q. Great shoe strike in Rochester. N. Y, end
ed In favor of employees.
L. Hostile Indians surrendered to Gen. Mile:
at PM Ridge.
%. Riot in Weymouth, England; soldier
wounded several civilians.
Rioters disturbed the play Of "Thermidor'
in Paris.
81. Q regiments revolted in oporto, Portugal
and tried to start a republic.
FEBRUARY.
Q. Eyraud, the stranger, guillotined in Paris
8. Gendarmcs fired upon populace in BARGE
Iona, Spain.
o. 0 miners rescued after 8 days imprison
ment in flooded mine in Nanticoke, Pa
81. Nearly 1000 OF Osman Digma's soldier
killed in battle with Egyptians at Tokai.
MARCH.
4. International copyright bill signed by tla
president.
French spoliation claims bill passed.
10. Jake Kilraiu defeated Godfrey in San FraD'
cisco.
IA. Lynching riot in New Orleans: Q Mats
prisoners shot and 2 hanged.
%. Fighting Mt ~Iquique, Chill.
"a. Fighting at Tarapaca. Chill.
o ~ bh9 Nbh tut 49, hh9 hAhAN ~ -
Francisco to New York.
-. Riotous encounters between Parnellites arc
opponents In Sligo.
81. Indictment of New York and New HaveI
directors for accident in New York tun
mel.
Arm.
2. In an attack on the guard at MOrewooe
coke works, Mount Pleasant, Pa, Il
strikers Killed.
Q. Quarter centennial OF G.. A. X. celebrated.
q - I#-aN. SVuUa. 40 ulu
celebrated in Washington.
10. Veterans Of Sixth Massachusetts, welcomed
in Baltimore. where they were mobbtd
April 10, 1881.
q. La grippe prevalent; death list in New
York for "a hours, 21l.
q. Insurgent cruiser Blanco Encaladn sunk n
Caldera by Gillian torpedo cruisers: IA
drowned.
%. Gen. Grants birthday celebrated arc
ground broken for his monument u
Riverside park, New York.
MAY.
l. 1000 men in the "~housesmith's" trades
struck for 8 hours n day in New York
Jersey City and Brooklyn.
Fourmies, France, the scene OF n collislGl
between miners and soldiers; o womea
several children and s men killed.
g. Grand jury OF New Orleans reported no in
dictmonts against l~ynchers of Malta pris
oners.
o. Chilian steamer Itata seized by United
States officials of San Diego. Cal.
Z. Itnta set United States marshal ashore and
steamed southwark.
10. KinRman won Kentucky Derby.
10. brooklyn handicap won by Tenny In 2:l0.
~. Prize fight between Corbett and Jackson
San Francisco; mo CONTEST" u rounds.
%. Political rioting In Port-au-P Prince, Hayti
4aipsurgents shot by troops.
%. A swarm TSnsects stopped railroad tratI
near Syracuse, 49,
81. Opening of Metropolitan M~uscIrro6Art g
Sunday visitors.
l.. Brooklyn bridge opened free TO pedestrians
4. Itata surrendered to Admiral Mccain, u
s. N, at Iquique.
II. Strike of New York 'housesmiths" for
hours ended in failure.
10. Slavin defeated Kilrain In Hoboken. N. J.
Loantnka won Suburban handicap; time
q. . prisoners and 9 guards killed In melee III
convict camp, Cole City, Ga.
"a. New York and New Haven directors AZ.
quilted.
20. Harvard defeated Yale In 4 mile race or
the Thames: time. elm. Us.
JULY.
1. International copyright law went int
operation between United States and
Switzerland.
Potomac won tho $1,000 Realization
stakes.
7. 4 -Smiler, Wood, Slocum anc
Jugiro-killed by electricity in Sing Sins
prison, New York.
%. Striking miners drove militia away from
mines near Bricoville, Tenn.
%. Electoral college OF Chill announced cleo.
ton OF Claudio Vlcuna as president "a
succeed Balmaceda.
AUGUST.
T. Opening 18th national encampment. G.. n
r., in Detroit.
g. White Star liner Majestic arrived In Men
York 8 days, IS hours from Queenstown,
breaking all records.
7. Gloriana won GOelet cup in annual race OF
New York Yacht club, of Newport.
Thalia and Velzie victors in the Royrl
Yacht club races at Cowes, in the British
channel.
10. Monument to victors at battle of Benninr.
ton, VT, dedicated.
30. Gillian insurgents and government troops
fought near Valparaiso; 5000 troops
engaged; 3,oO killed and ounde
%. Gillian Insurgents defeated governmeut
in a o hours battle and captured valpa
raise; reported casualties, 5000
-. His Highness won the $4,000 Futurit,
stakes.
Santiago surrendered to insurgents.
SEPTEMBER.
H. Special train on the New York Centrl
beat the long distance record of the worli
by running AL miles in III. and ejm.
2. New lands In Oklahoma opened to settlers
6. Second Ecumenical council of Methodisn
convened IN WASHINGTON.
10, . United States sailors killed and severa
injured In a street fight with native sail
ors at Valparaiso; this has since bcel
the subject of diplomatic negotiations.
10. Cabinet makers strike ended in Chicago.
III. Rioting in Cork between Parnellites an
Clericals.
~. Madagascar bandit massacred a Frenc
officer and s native soldiers.
NOVEMBER.
& Princeton football team beat Pennsylvani
"a to- in Philadelphia
OF arrests in opium den raid In New York.
II. The Worlds Women's Temperance unto
convened In Boston.
Chilina junta surrendered its powers to II
new congress-
Z. Police raided an alleged anarchist meettn
In Chicago. 70 arrests.
Va Memorial services to Parne1 & New Ya
whooping Cough.