Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-07
FOREIGN.

East Corinth, vt. pec. -; jamestown,
Cal. (Dec. III
FOREIGN.
Jan. a-Dr Jameson with force Of 750 men
defeated in battle with TTansyaal Beers.
menians killed by Kurds.
Jan. I1-Armenian advices say that In
provinces Of MarPoo, sd Die Disrnekir p as l1s
menians killed.
Jan 15-Premier Greenway's liberal gov
ernment in Manitoba returned to power by
resigns command Of Spanish army in Cuba.
president Of Royal academy, dies in Lon
Jan. 30-John Hays Hammond, American
imprisoned in Transvaal. appeals to U. 8.
Feb. i9Uprising of Coreans against i'm
perial order forbidding cues resulted In
Of king and queen to Russian legation.
Feb J5-President Dole grants ex-Qucen
Lilioukalani full pardon.
Feb. 25-Reports from Constantlnople ten
of fresh massacres at Maiatia and other
points of Armenia.
Mar 1-Oflce of American consul at
passed resolutions favorable to Cuban bel
Mar. Gspain apologies for outrage on
consulate at Barcelona onertng TO make
Mar. MPractical annihilation of italian
army in Abyssinia forced Crispi cabinet to
Mar. s-New italian ministry formed with
Marquis di Rudini as premier and Gen
Rsss panst IS ptalssss aasissie e OF sn..n aa
Adowa show italian loss Oft. 500 killed and
Mar. 2o-Khalifa declares holy wa,
against Egypt; .,u.,
May 1-Nazir-ed-Din, shah OF Persia, as
sasSinateG near Teheran.
May 26-Empecor Nicholas Alexandra
pltsa press 1 Alexandra a M Feodorovna ; crowned in
Moscow Over 100 lives lost by giving way
Of bridge at Victoria, 3. G.
at a popular feast in honor OF czars coro-
nation caused death of 5000 persons:
June s-Musaffer-ed-Din, new shah OF
June 11--John Hays Hammond. Col:
Rhodes. George Farrar and ]. w. Leonard
released from Pretoria jail on paying fine
of $125, 600 each.
Japan, drowned 30. 900 people.
July S-Sir Charles Tupper and cabinet
resign q at nsE,; ottaWa; Ont Ont r.s,.o,., ,,.s,as,.
Aug 5-Consuls and missionaries esti-
mate that fully 100000 deaths have oc-
CURED in Armenia due to massacres and
Sept. s4HAt Kemah. near Erzingan. 1000
Oct. 3-Wiiliam Morris. poet, author and
designer, died in London; aged g..
Oct. e.CZar and ezarina Of Russia re-
Oct. s-George du Maurier. artist. novel;
lst. author of '"Trilby." died in London;
% Oct. S-Adviees from Turkey tell of mas
sacre at Egin; 1000 Armenians slain.
Nov. s-Near San Jose. Cuba. 10 nom
combatants butehered by Spaniards
from H1v camp By a at Pnar del
Rio. Cuba. with loss Of "a killed.
Nov. 27-Massacre of 500 near Diarbekir.
Dec. 3-Provinee of Mamouret- Ul-Azix
raided by 10000 Kurds, pillaging villages
and massacring Inhabitants a6da 9t,si,, ,ns,rs.n,
leader, invited to a Spanish. conference.
treacherously slain in ambush.
nr NSoph 5sa0fse re eeeted
ieent of Swiss confederation. Violent
earthquake In British Isles.
oners not sentenced to death for murder in
Constantinople. .Mohammedan rebellion
In northern China ended.
INDUSTRIAL
Feb. 1-Indefinite closing of collieries in
vania makes is 600 men and boys idle.
Feb. 17-Large clothing manufacturers In
Chicago declared their Independence OF
labor union rule in their establishments.
Mar. 1eLClothing cutters. and trimmers'
strike in Chicago renders 25,000 idle.
Apr sNo nilI Sf tawrenes Msss soasd ManuaaS 1
operatives thrown out Of work
Apr. slim Indiana. 1900 miners in BIZ
Nav IMiiwaukee street car lines tied
| up by strike Of employees for increase In
line 17-Middiesex wooden mill at Lowell,
Mass. closed indefinitely; 1.eoo thrown out
.. June @ Is-printers. strike 4 IN = Minneapolis
June N-Braddock Pa.) wire works
| closed: 1,o00 men thrown out Of work.
June s0Pending sefiement % 81 wage sSsie oaie
| JuIy 2LOne killed and many wounded IN
riot between strikers and police at Brown
Hoisting q Conveying Co. in Cleveland;
july 2i-Isrotherhood of Trailors in New
York strike Involving loo Sn,st1ns wSskmen:
Aug. 12-strike ordered in Ohio where
men work for less than scaie rates. ana ,H N N
Aug. 2s-Locked out men OF Brown Hoist,
ing Conveying Cos works at Cleveland
voted to return to work.
Aug. a-At Wheeling. W. Va. 5000 en-
pioyes OF Riverside iron works strike
AGAINST 20 per cent. wage reduction.
sept. sat Jehnstown. Pa. 1000 men
thrown out OF work by indefinitely closing
many departments OF Cambria iron works: u.
In Leadville. Col. causes deaths and Us.
bDg property loss.
Sept' 23-Martiai law ia Leadviile, Col.
Sept. 2g-Niners' strike at Leadv1lle. Col,
ended: work resumed at old wages.
Sent. 2SLCfeveland fO.t rolling mill closed
down: a6Oe thrown out of work.
Oct @At Boston 1900 men and women
employed in manufacture OF clothing go
on strike.
Oct M-Strtking miners In many large
mines In Hooking Valley. o.. return 70
work at reduced wages Of As cents ton:
Nov. 6-Pork butchers In Chicago strke
for wage advance.
| rfass workers and manufacturers settled
at conference In Pfttsburgh. putung to'"N
men (ffiie since May 3O to work Dec.
Dec. 10-During months OF NOV. ana Lee.
among others the following concerns. ex,
| tensive employers Of labor, have resumed
| operatiors: Painter 4 Sons hoopiron miii
| and Jones Il Laughlin continuous NIL
Pittsburzh; Illinois Steel C0,s steea ena
billet departments, joliet III: Nta&a5a
iron foundry, Ironton, N. Arcade rlie,
EncaIistic file. American Wire NAH ano
Anderson Nut and Bolt Cos. at Anderson,
Ind ISowagiae fsffch.) Cos drill worksi
EhstaEsr iron works and Wheeling Steel
| snd Iron Co at Wheeling, Vs.; Ohio Fans
car works. JeffersonviIle, Ind: Ensign cai
works. Huntington. W. Va; Phoenix Fur
ntture CO. Widdcomb Furniture Coz Mel
Non q Matter Co, Grand Rapids Brosn So
a. Grand Rapsds, Mich: Porter brics
yarfs. Chesterton, Ind: trenton frs brick
yards' and Parker fire brick yards. Coz
fJroye XIV: Ashland Steel Co. 3 plant anc