Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-04
The Year 1894.
Its Record and Leading Events ih this
Country and the World at Large.

It's Record and Leading Events ih this
Country and the World at Large.
The year 1894 made itself memorable
for many important events, some of which
are great enough to affect the worlds his
tory. 1t left the impression of widespread
and almost unrelieved gloom, and was not
a prosperous year for, merchants or the
people generally though crops on the
whole were above the average. 1t closes,
however, with the signs much more hope
full than at the beginning.
Industrial and Political
In our own country the financial panic
OF 1898 bore fruit, and in consequence of
financial disturbance and business depres-
sion, the industrial forces of the country
were in unprecedented upheaval, requr-
ing the restraint of the military arm of the
| government. The financial record of the
| year was a series of accounts of paralysis
of investment, unsettlement of itarff and
| currency, with railway receivershi S, re-
duced dividends, and shrinkage in prices
of leading commodities, in some cases to
| the lowest quotations on record.
The most notable in the remarkable series
of strikes were the national coal strike,
wlach began in May, necessitating the
calling out of the militia in half a dozen
states; the Cripple Creek, Colo, strike in
which some bloodshed occurred, and the
Pullman boycott and strike. The Com
monwean crusade and similar movements
in the West were grotesque outgrowth of
the hard times.
The political history for the year pre-
sents an unusual chapter, a striking feature
of which was the dctation of tariff by
knot of Democratic senators, defying
Democratic president, who publicly de-
nounCed them. The result of the Novem-
Der elections, complete overturn and
sweeping Republican victory, was an event
of the first moment in the years record
The disorder accompanying the Pullman
strike was the most serious politico-so
event of the year. Mention should also be
made of the moral victories achieved in the
exposure of the police corruption in New
York city and the overthrow of Tammany.
sports.
In sports probably as many worlds
records were broken as in any year past,
but the most remarkable work was done
by horses and wheelmen. \ pacing horse,
Flying Jib, has made a record of less than
two minutes, and bicycle mile was made
in al 30 by johnson. Football has been
a.
made necessary T." the many severe acci-
o',ls.oti uelits Oh ''t MD in 49, were only n'rtly
p. Suc'TesluI' md further revision will doubt
l's' uT ilSie. In field and track athletics |
1s via. .I .Iew worlds records were made. !
l" VeHis, Wrenn of Harvard won the ma |
III championship at Newport, and in
pase Oaii Baltimore won the pennant ir the
National League.
important Events Abroad.
The world abroad saw several changes
OF rulers, an event which always affects
nations welfare for better or for worse
lhere occurred the death of Alexander III
the Russian emperor; the assassination of
president Carnot of France and the acces-
SION of Monsieur Casimir- P6rier: the res.
lgnatlon of Caprivi in Germany: the re-
Ilrement OF Gladstone and the succession
1I LORD Roseberry; the death of Mulv
nassan, sultan of Morocco; President
Nuhez OF Colombia 1.-The Inauguration of
me trst popularly elected president of
brazil the death of Francis H., the last
King OF Naples; DR.. Jose Ellaur, former
president of Uruguay; Chemraiendra
adlar Bahudur, maharajah of Mysore,
ndla, and Tawhiao, second Maori king. {
"A war between two great countries, one
in, fl,,. 4
Iuly, when China and Japan opened the
truggle for control of Corea. Tbrouoh- ;
'ut the war the japanese forces have been I
onspicuous for courage efficiency and {
XIII, qualities noticeably absent in the
Jhlnese The battle which settled the
'ossesslon of Corea was fought Sept. Is.
esultlng IN the defeat of the Chinese. 9
lhe Brazilian insurrection closed in ;
Aprii' with the election by the people of g
ehor Moraes as president, the troubles y
aylng cost Brazil over $500, ,OOO,O 900, 7
troubles have occurred in Italy which =
ave resulted in riots and bomb-throwing. e
nd the resignation of Premier Crispi. who a
fterward resumed his office. In Spain no /,
ss than seven Anarchists have been mt {
death for bomb-throwing, etc. Other II
oleWorthy occurrences are the adoption of h
revised constitution, with universal suf II
age, III belgium; the formation of a con- n
itutional republic in Hawaii: the com !.
elton and opening of the great Mancbes. =,
+ ship canal; the terrible tax riots in 8.
ell y; and the Outrages in Armenia. to in :,
'stigate which latter European commits q,
On has been organized. q
Disasters.
The list of disasters is a long one, includinp
nong the most prominent, the following: ST.
January - Great fire at the Worlds nC
Ilr grounds; an earthquake at Kucbun lal
'rsla, killing 10000 persons; 3S lives LOST tn
Black sea shipwrecks. February -Fxe va
1sion in coal mine at Shan TING III
lina, 45O killed; As killed by explosion ye
the German warship Brandenberg. A AL
'st in March killed fruit and vegetables La
I'M the lakes to the gulf. Apri-5OOO SKI
uses burned in Shanghai; American wi
1cose works burned at Buffalo with loss GU
life and Sl,250,0OO damage; 20 towns esI
d 10000 lives destroyed in Venezuela bv wit
thquake; 40 drowned in Roumania by
ing way of pier. May-Flood in Ham 7
yer, China 600 lives lost; twelve acres da,
buildings burned at South Boston. 1000 5Oi
de homeless; floods i'm Central Penn rio