The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-06

Aug 15-In Baltimore. Tunis Lumber Co.'s
saw and planning mills, $780, 600
| and North Carolina. covering 400 So M. on
| fire from end to end.
Sep 29-In Washington, power house of
| Central Traction Co.; $1,O00,00O.
2 business buildings; 100000
Oct N-In st. Louis, building containing
| Wabash railway offices; 100000
Dec PIN Philadelphia, wholesale and
retail salesrooms of carpet manufacturing
Dec 2S.In Cleveland, block in business
Dec 2~fn' Chicago. Coliseum building;
100000.
FOREIGN.
Feb 7-Mussulmans In Crete massacre
| Feb. IEChristians lombard Canea,
| Greek war ship fires on Turkish vessel
| conveying troops thither and governor OF
| Crete takes refuge on Russian man-of-war
| Feb 19-Dr. Richard Ruiz, q naturalized
| American citizen, beaten to death by his
| jailors in a Cuban cell. =. .Spaniards kIl 500
| Apr 12-Greek troops attack Turks simur
| taneously from different points, advance
Apr lS-Turkey declares war against
| Greece; Greeks have captured Turkish po-
| sitions from Nezeros to Kontra.
| Apr 20-Greeks after desperate battle cap
| ture and burn Damasi and repulse Turks at
| Reveni.
Apr 24-Greek troops after stand at
Matt forced to retreat from both Larissa
| and Tyranavos.
May 4-In Paris 1859 persons perish as re-
suit of fire in a crowded charity bazar.
| May 6-Pharsaios taken by Turks, Greek
| troops retreating to Dokomos.
May 7-Velestino occupied by Turkish
army.
May 9-Greece asks the mediation of the
| powers to bring war to close.
May 15-Turkey demands cession of Thes-
sally and e10,000,00O indemnity before COM
| plying with demands of powers for an
armistice. :. Special Commissioner CAL
| houn to Cuba reports that accounts of
| starvation and misery forwarded by con-
sular officers had not been exaggerated.
| Jun 4-Barney Barnato. South African
diamond king, commits suicide by jump
| ing from steamer off western coast of Mo-
Jun 2O-Queen Victoria's diamond jubi-
| lee celebration opens with private service
| in st. Georges chapel, Windsor castle, at
| fended by queen and members of royal
Jun @Magniicent naval display par
| ticipated in by all maritime nations with
| 1856 fighting ships in line. closes queens
| jubilee. Mrs Margaret o. Oliphant IA
nous novelist, dies in London aged 20.
| Jul H-Sultan signs trade sanctioning set
| demands of powers.
Jul Jul 2g5G;T I signed by Guatemala,
| Salvador to take effect Sep Is; union named
| Republic of Central America" Cuban
| insurgents attack outposts of Havana and
| sweep through its suburbs.
| Aug S-Canovas del Castillo, premier of
Spain, assassinated at Santa Agueda, by
| Michele Angiolli.
Aug 15-Gen Martinez campos appointed
president of new Spanish cabinet
| Aug A-Brttish, French and Prussian min
| listers to Greece agree Greece cannot pay in
| demnity exceeding e3.O0O.O OO.. India out
| posts on Afghan frontier captured by the
| Afridis and 300 Sepoys mastered
Sep 14-Ambassadors of powers reach an
| agreement In peace negotiations. provid-
ing for an International commission to
control Greek revenues to meet indemnity
and evacuation of Thessaly.
Sep 17-Armulfo Arroyo attempts to as
| sassinate Pres. Diaz in City of Mexico and
| is lynched.
Sep ls-Treaty of peace between Turkey
and Greece signed
Oct 2-Sagasta, liberal leader, intrusted by
| queen regent of Spain to form new cabinet
Oct Gin Philippine islands 400 Europeans
| and 5000 natives perish in typhoon.
Oct S-Spanish cabinet decides on recall
| of Gen, Weyler and appointment of Mar
| shall Blanco as governor-general of Cuba
| metallic proposals of United States none
tary commission issued by British foreign
office; England rejects ali offers to enter
| Oct 27-Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen
Victoria. dies in Richmond. Eng; aged g.
| Noy ls-tlr ceo IN IN IL London destroyed $50
| Nov 26-Havana advces say no American
| citizen Is now confined in prison in Cuba
G ~ Royal s, decree granting autonomy to
| government refuses autonomy, declaring
for absolute independence.
| Nov SO.aRussia adopts gold standard.
| Dec 6-German soldiers take possession of
Kiao-Chau, China.
Dec 7-Hayti, in the face of Germany's
display of force, makes satisfactory ar
| rangement to settle indemnity demanded
| for alleged Imprisonment of German sub
| ject and salutes German flag. Cuban in
| iards slain in battle
Dec 1l-Haytian ministry resigns
Dec lS-Gen. Sanguilly. Cuban leader,
reported to have deserted to the Spaniards
| Dec l6-Sagasta. Spanish premier, an
nounces complete pacification in Philippine
islands .Alphonse Daudet, novelist died
| in Paris; aged 81.
| Dec 1S-Cubans put to death Col Ruiz,
| sent to induce Aranguren, an insurgent
| leader, to surrender.
| Dec 22-China grants Russia permission
Dec 23-Cuban insurgents reported to be
burning cane fields within 10 miles of Hav-
ana.
Dec 24-spanish squadron a gunboats and
tugs forced from mouth of Canto river
| by insurgents.
| Dec 27-Raiders from Koordestana mas
| sacred 500 inhabitants of a Persian Chris
| tian town near Salinas. Two commissions
| proposing peace to insurgents with au-
tonomy hanged in Pinar del Rio province
....Russia occupies Kin-Chau, China.
INDUSTRIAL.
| Feb 11-Illinois Steel Co.. works at South
Chicago start full blast giving work to 5000.
/
| workers union, inaugurated in Pittsburgh
4yrs ago, declared off; had cost union over
| 81, 100000.
Jul 1-Upon failure of joint wage confer
ence at Youngstown. o.. of Amalgamated
| Association of Iron and Steel Workers and
manufacturers, all union mills closed; u, 900
| men rendered idle.
Jul 5-Great wage struggle inaugurated
| by United Mine Workers of America by a
general strike of coal miners in Pittsburgh
| (Pa.) district.
Jul S-United Mine Workers headquar-
ters at Columbus, o., report $4,000 miners
| out.
| Jul 27-Algonquin Wooden Mills Co. of
| Passaic. N. j., notified employees of wage
increase Of from 10 to 10 per cent.
| Jul 28-Coal operators OF Pittsburgh dis
| trict adopted true uniformity" agreement.
| Jul 31-William Cummings, leader of non
union miners at Scottdale, Pa. killed In
| quarrel with union men.
| Aug 4-Judge Jackson federal court at
Parkersburg, w. Va) enJoins E. v. Debs
| and associates tresspassing on property of
Monongah Coke, Sc Coal Co.. or melting its
| employees to strike.
Aug 1S-Preliminary injunction issued at
| Pittsburgh, Pa, against marching of strik-
ers or Interference with N. Y. G. Cleveland
Gas Coal Co.'S miners made permanent