The leader., 1898-01-05
METEOROLOGICAL.

Marshall and John Mcdonald; Charged
with murder.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Jan 2-Mooringsport, La, almos, demol-
lshed by cyclone; killed.
Jan 19-Earthquake on Kishm island in
Jan ALMOST widespread cold wave of
years reported from all sections as far
south as central Texas and northern Louis
lana; temperature in northwest from 10 TO
Jan 25-At Virginia, Mimi. thermometer
stood 81 below.
Feb Sin Ohio, rise of Hooking river
causes floods that sweep away property all
along river; drowned.
Feb 2rThermometers register from IA
to 40 below throughout northwest
Mar s-Vicinity of Bedford, Ind, suffers
from freshet to extent OF 81, 100000.
Mar l0-Ralston, o. T., nearly destroyed
by cyclone.
Mar lS-Leeds, Lynn. James, Hinton and
Merrill, in Iowa, flooded.
Mar 19-In Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri Illinois. Kentucky,
Louisiana, streams become raging tor
| rents; loss OF life and property i'm
mense. = Utica, Miss. wrecked by lorna
| stroys houses at Plano, Denton, Hutch
ms, Itasca and Fort Worth. Cyclone
sweeps over Lake Charles. Clayton. Horns
by, Vidalia and other Louisiana towns;
many lives lost.
Mar z2-Cyclone at Arlington, Ca, wrecks
academy building; killed. Tornado near
Abbevilie and Genoa. Ala, kills g.. Rock
ingham county, N. H., shaken by earth
quake. Cyclone in Cynthiana and " ash
| lngton, Ind, wrecks many buildings. =.
Serious floods along Des Moines river in
Iowa.
Mar 2s-All Iowa farms in valleys of
Floyd, Big Sioux, Little sioux, Rock, jim,
Yermillion and Elkhorn rivers under water
Mankato, Mimi, Hooded; drowned.
Mar 2s-Austin, Tex, swept by cyclone.
Mar S0--Three breaks occur in leyee that
rfaF. IfSslE Gtt dDl
killed.
Mar sl-Gradys. Ark. almost, destroyed
across country 4 miles east of Superior,
Neb.. Severe blizzard prevails over west
ern Nebraska and Colorado.
Apr 2-Near indian BAY, Ark, drowned
while fleeing before rising waters OF W hite
river. and more near Madrid. Mo; ...Cy-
clone in southern part of Cleveland coun-
ty, Ark; i killed.
Apr 11-Total area under water by floods
1850 square miles-7,sW square miles
in Mississippi, 500 square miles 10 Ar .i.
Tennessee and $50 in Louisiana Flooded
districts contained $500 farms, valued at
SOS 600 600. >. Principal streets Of East Grand
Forks. N. D.. flooded feet deep By freshet
Apr lin Quincy qll) district 10000
Apr 2S-In West Guthrie. o. T., cloud
burst does immense damage; 25 drowned.
May 19-Rapid fall OF mississippi river
great hood was over; damage amounted 10
Nay Ss,At E J, Ease; Tex, giving way of
May 27-At Ell Paso, Tex, second break
in levee does great damage. Vermont
shaken by earthquake.
Jun i0-Cyclone at Lyle, Mimi, and VI
cinity does great damage; killed
Jun IS-Cyclone destroying farm build
ings of Illinois institution for feeble mind
ed children at Lincoln killed 4.
many buildings; Killed. :. Much damage
done by hail at Topeka. Kan.
Jul 4Barnum. Mimi. partially destroyed
Jul s.Lowry. Mimi. wiped out by cy-
Jul sln Chicago, 20 die. driven insane
like cases throughout Illinois, Michigan.
Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Mis-
souri,. Much damage done by tornado in
several fatalities.
Jul 22-Cloudburst strikes Youngstown.
o.; entire county east and west 20 miles
flooded. :. Earthquake at Saratoga, n. Y.
Jul 23-Upper Hinton. w. Va. almost en-
tirely swept away by tornado; several
Jul so-Near San Jose, Ill.,, cyclone did
much damage. killed.
Aug I7-Near Wilmot. S. d.. in of snow.
Sep bat Port Arthur and Sabine Pass.
Tex, hurricane results In 10 dead. many In
jured and s250.o00 loss to crops
Oct 25-Delaware coast swept by worst
storm IN y years; damage. ;eoo goo NJ
braska and South Dakota.
Nov 10-Destructive tornado at Boulder
and other Colorado towns; c.,.
Dec ls-Tornado at Point La Hache. La,
wrecked buildings and took life... Earth
quake at Lebanon. Ill
NEUROLOGY.
Jan 2-Congressman-elect J. J. Davidson.
at Beaver, Pa: aged IS.
Jan 6-Minister Willis, at Honolulu
Jan e-Ex-Goy. Daniel T. Davis. of Maine.
Feb s1Key W. J. A. Brooks pr9 slSa can
FEB if-Gen. Jos. o. Shelby. near Adrian,
No; Ex s Congressman John nI Randolph I
FEB i5-wm. p. st. John. at New York;
FEB i7-Rear Admiral Edmund r. Cal
houn (retired), at Washington: aged 75....
Gen. All Pieasanton. at Washington: aged
Feb 22-BIondin Dean Francois Grayeie).
famous rope walker, at London: aged 70.
Mar S-Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. at
st Nam E Soqp s aE senator 81 JOS NJ poph
at Portland, Ore. aged g. 80
c fsss writer Of
war poetry at Baltimore.
Mar 3o-E1,U, 8. Senator Angus Cameron.
at La Crosse, Wis; aged n.
Apr 1-Rear Admiral Jno. II. Russell ire
tired, at Washington: aged 10.
Apr l0-Ex-U. S Senator Daniel w. Voor-
bees. at Washington; aged 7e.
Apr is-congressman Seth l. Milliken
(Me.), at Washington.
man Qnd.), at Washington: aged 10
Col. Jesse 81 Peytcs. he father Of cen
fenials, ~ Haddondelds N. j.
May &Ex-Gov Albert G.. Porter. of In
diana ct Indianapolis, agfd "a
May l-Admiral Meade tretiredh at
Nay HNEx-U 8, senator and ex-Gov.
Richard Coke. Of Texas. at Waco; aged S.
Nay MI. B Senator Joe. A. Earle. at
GEss1siiIs; 3 ca. Gen Gen Haratio King. at
jim me- eeResr ADMIRAL sam. Phillips Lee
!retiredh - Silver Springs. fear Washing
Jun s-Axah q. Clark. f}mous assfon-
omer, at Cambridge. Mass eyed -