Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-14

| Oct. s3-Many persons killed and hundreds
wounded in anti-Jewish riots in Russia
Oct 3o-Severe fighting between the two irish
factions In the streets of Cork
Nov: 6-Eeporr that Brazilian congress had
been dissolved and President Fonseca declared
himself as dictator confirmed.
NOV. ioISeventy seven persons drowned by
sinking OF English vessel in bay of Bengal
the Andaman islands
| by fire in Hancon China -. Fifty persons killed
by severe storm in England
1t Hamburg. failed for Is. 75oOJo.
Nov: 24-The Brazilian dictator. Fonseca. re-
| thousand persons killed or injured by earth
quake in Japan
Lytton, British ambassador to France died at
| Paris, aged 30.
Dec 1-Archduke Henry OF Austria died in
Vienna. Three hundred foreigners killed by
| rebels near Takon, China
| Dee. Dec 5-Ex: Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil
died In Paris, aged IS. -. Standard bank at
| Melbourne. Australia, suspended. 80. The impe-
| rial forces in China defeated the rebels near
Chooyang, killing ], 100 rebels on the field.
Official dispatch 10 Paris stated that 500 Chris
tlans. Monaghan prince and some natives
China ''~ ~ - ''''~' -''s701''-'
| Dec. 6-Seventy three miners killed By explo-
Dec. 8-Thirty four persons killed and many
| injured in railroad collision near Odeon India
| - One hundred and eighty. men killed in a
mine explosion in Russian Poland.
| Dec. 1S-W. Hauser succeeds Welti to the ex-
Dec. aETwelve persons Killed in collision
near Cuernevaca. Mex, on the Southern rail-
| road.
Dec. o5-Ten persons crushed to death in
panic caused by cry Of fire in theater at Gates
| Dec z9-william E. Gladstone celebrated his
| SIND birthday at Harwarden-
INDUSTRIAL
Jan 9-Shoemakers strike at Rochester. N.
Y, declared of
Jan. 11-Twenty- three blast furnaces in Ohio
| closed, throwing 10000 men out of work.
| Feb 1.-THE Alaska colliery in Pennsylvania
| suspended operations.
| Feb 9-Seventeen thousand miners went on
| strike in ConncllsviIle (Pa) coke regions for
raise of wages.
Mar. THE strike Of miners in Monongahela
| (Pa.) valley ended in victory for strikers.
Mar. 21-Seventeen hundred miners thrown
out of work in Montana.
! Mar. 31-StrikerS attack Tricks coke works
| at Norwood. Pa, and destroyed much prop
Apr. Locked out clothing cutters at Roch-
ester, n Y, repudiated Knights OF Labor and
Apr s-Fourteen coal mines near Ashland,
Apr. s0-S. ri!sers attacked deputy sherins at
Scottda!e, Pa, fatally wounding one
| apr 22-General lockout OF stone-masons at
Pittsburgh and Allie gheny.
May 2eMiners in iIIinois. Indiana. Iowa, Ohio
| and Pennsylvania made demands for an eight
hour day and then quit work
| May 5-One striker killed and one wounded
in fight between deputies and strikers at Union
May 15-Chicago Northwestern railroad
swltchmen discharged and places filled with
June 17-Iowa miners strike ended in favor
Of operators.
Dec. sl-After two months strike Indiana
coal miners resumed work at former wages.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Jan. 1.-TWO earthquake shocks at Elwood,
Jan: 7-Cyclone did much damage near sher-
man, Tex.
Jan. 16-Severe shock of earthquake near
Pepperell. N. II.
Jan. a5-Terrifc wind and snowstorm in New
York, doing much damage. -. Severe wind and
snowstorm throughout the eastern states -.
Loss by storm in New York city sa.OOoOOo.
Feb. &Destructive cyclone in western part Of
Feb: 17-Heavy floods in Pennsylvania. Ohio
and West Virginia
floods Salt fell with snow during a storm in
| estimated at q. OOoOOO.
Feb. 2J-Severe storm of sleet and snow in
| Feb. 25-A large meteor burst near Madison
| Me.
Feb. 26-Jefersonville. Ind. visited by de-
Feb 2s-Thermometer 40 degrees below zero
Mar. 2-The town of Yuma A. T., almost de-
Mar. 7-Destructive cyclone in Alfalfa county,
Miss.
Mar Fifteen houses destroyed by cyclone
Mar. 14-Earthquake shock felt at Newburg
| N. ". Heavy snowstorm in Texas.
Mar. 2i-Heavy snowstorm in Colorado.
| Mar S5-Twenty inches Of snow fell in Ne
braslxa.
Mar. 2s-Heavy snowstorm in Virginia and
Apr. Street car lines in Denver tied up on
| account of snow.
| Apr. 5-Snow fell all over northern Alabama
Apr l5-Earthquake shock felt at Healds-
Apr 1S-Windstorm ct Marion. Ind, damaged
many buildings. Cyclone entirely destroyed
| Paludora. O. 7.
4
May 4-Cyclone at Paducah, KY. damaged
| 100 buildings and injured several people
Snow fell all over western Minnesota and the
May Fruits damaged by frost in Iowa Hill
! noiS. Indiana Michigan and Ohio. Snow at
May9ELarge meteor exploded near Victor.
Tex Earthquake shock at San Francisco.
May 15-Twelve inches Of snow at Sherman
wyo.
May IA cloudburst drowned three children
Ia. damaged many buildings >. Cyclone near
Centralia, NO.. destroyed % buildings and in
5srsed an many People. Haistorm damaged crops
June a--Much damage to property and three
persons killed by cyclone in South Dakota.
Much damage done at Keokuk. Ia. Dur.ing tou
| Wis, Portsmouth. o. and throughout Indiana
| by wind and transforms.
| June "A tornado did great damage to build
| ings and crops at Lima, o.. Several buildings
| demolished by tornado at Seymour. Ind.
St. Louis, III -. Tornado destroyed MATHIS s.
| Vile. Ind.
June = Earthquake shock at New Bruins
wick, n. j.
i June 1s-Much damage by cloudburst at Day
ton. o.
june 22-Cyc.ones did much damage at
| Cairo Nokomis. and bingham Ill, Lewlsport
| Kan, and southeastern Kansas
| June 2o-Eight persons drowned and much
| damage done crops and other property by floods
| in northwestern Iowa.
| June 2I-EarthQuake shock at Pasadena and
| San Fernando, Cal
| June 26-Cyclone in Mower county. Mimi.
! destroyed many buildings Three persons
| drowned and many farms hooded by cloudburst
| in Cherokee county, n.
| June 29-San Francisco shaken by an earth
quake. :. Damage to crops in Iowa by floods
! timated at 100000 -. Several houses de-
| stroyed by tornado at Harrington, N. j..
| Severe cyclone near Denver. Col
| June 3O-Great damage done by wind and
! haiistorm at Kansas City. Kan -. Cyclone at
| Milton. Ia. destroyed houses and crops. 80.
| Thermometer registered 107 degrees in the
shade in portions of California
July B Houses and crops destroyed by wind
| and rainstOrLn in Madison, Audubon and Shell
| by counties. Ia.
| July 7-Cyclone destroyed Louisiana state
penitentiary and so houses at Baton Rouge.
July S-hfany houses destroyed by cyclone
| near Gloster, Miss.
July 25-EarthquaSe shock at Evansville.
Ind damage.
July 2S-Crops in Cheyenne valley and several
houses in Hot Springs, S. D., destroyed by tor
nado
July 29-Cloudbursts at Council Bluffs Ia.
| done great damage to many buildings. -. Much
July 31-Sharp earthquake shock at San
| DIEGO. Cal