The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
GENERAL EVENTS.
JANUARY.

1.-The United States assumes sover-
eighty over all Cuba.-The Boston
terminal railroad station, the larg-
est in the world, opened for public
use.
2-Tax rots break out in Sicily.
Reorganization of the United States
Sixteen-to-One Money League be-
gun in Denver.
5-The foundation stone of Gordon
Memorial college laid in Khartoum:
6-Lerd Curzon installed as viceroy OF
India-Southern capitalists secure
control of the Seaboard Air line.
IA mountain falls into Fraser river,
B. c., changing the course of
river and inundatins farming re-
gion.-City Treasurer Blevins of
New Castle, Pa, murdered and his
office robbed.
1.-TWO Lehigh Valley passenger trains
collide at West Dunnellen, N. j.,
killing IS people.
1O-The alleged tomb of Romulus dis
covered in Rome.-Charlemagn
Tower nominated ambassador to
Russia and Addison C. Harris min
lister to Austro- Hungary.
11-Joseph H. Choate nominated am
bassador to the court of St. James.
12-Commissary General Eagan makes
a ferocious attack upon General
Miles in a statement before the
drew Carnegie offers $4,000 toward
a free library in Washington.
13-The American Steel and Wire com
pany incorporated.
14-The steamship Oceanic, the largest
ever built launched at Newcastle,
England.-The submarine torpedo
boat Gustavezede successfully test
ed at Toulon, France.-The British
ship Andalina founders at Tacoma,
Wash; 10 lives lost.
ia drunken Indian mob repulsed in
an attack upon Juneau, Alaska;
four of their number killed.
1.-THE last hostile Dervish force sur
renders to Anglo Egyptions.-Will-
lam Rhodes, a Philadelphia builder.
found to have absconded owing
$1,000, 900.
1s-Depew elected United States SEN
ator from New York and Bever-
idge from Indiana.
19-The Cuban evacuation commission
dissolves.-An investigation by sci
entists a Keely's workshops proves
that the alleged motor was a de-
fusion.
21-The senate passes the Nicaragua
canal bill.
22-several villages in the Greek Pei
oponnessus destroyed by an earth
quake.
23-The heaviest days business ever
exchange.-The South Jersey glass
strike begins.
24-King Oscar of Sweden provision
ally retires in favor of Crown Prince
Gustav.
2T-General Eagan convicted by court
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. suit of the
baltimore & Ohio railroad ordered.
31-The house passes the Hull army
bill.-Sixty Kentucky distilleries
consolidated.
FEBRUARY.
1.-The South Dakota legislature final
ly passes law requiring one years
residence to obtain a divorce.-The
American Potteries company or
ganized.-The Creek Indian treaty
signed.
2-General Gomez consents to Presi-
dent McKinleys proposition relat-
ing to payment of Cuban troops
Australian premiers agree upon a
federation plan.-The Naval and
lean War Observation-Disclosures
Brasbear of Pittsburg completes
the largest rock salt prism ever
made for Professor Langley of the
Smithsonian institute, Washington
| 4-The Philippine war breaks out
Mrs. Botlkin the California poison
err, sentenced to life imprisonment
l
by the senate.-The Cambria Stee
company Of Johnstown, Pa, in,
| creaSes wages.
| 1.-THE sentence upon General Eagar
committed to six months suspen
sion from rank and duty.-The
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad sold
| S-The National Steel company char
tered.-The Crehore-squire Tele
graph company of Cleveland, using
| the 'sign wave system, incorpor
| ated.-The state of siege in SPAR
| raised.
| 9-The war investigs ton commission
! reports to the presidential cour
| of inquiry to investigate Genera
| Miles army beef CHARGES ordered,
| 10-The SPANISH pea"e treaty signed b.
| President Mckinley.
| 1.-THE South Dakota state insane asy
lum at Yankton burns; II inmates
| cremated.-Twelve Italians killed
by a snowslde at Silver Plume
| Colo-The steamer Moravia wreck
ed off Sable island and her crew o
| 80 lost.
| ia great blizzard prevails all owe
the Union east of the Rocky noun
| tains; many people in Texas frozel
to death.-Judge Dallenbaueh o
| Cleveland convicted of malfeasanc
| in office.-Four persons found deat
and three stupefied in house a
| Marlboro. Mass.
| 14-Northwestern -four mills combine
-McEnery's Philippine disclaime
| resolution passed by the senate.
| 15-The first anniversary of the de
| struction of the Maine observed
Fire at the Brooklyn navy yard de
stroys property valued at $1,000. 600
| 1e-Tfe Isthmus of Panama strik
compromised.
| lS-Emile Loubet elected president o
France, vice Faure. deceased.-Rus
slams and Chinese fight a battle a
TaIien- Wan.--Professor Steven
found guilty at Easton. Pa, of set
ting fire to Lafayette college,