The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-01


19-Oakland, CAL: The California tufe
works blown up by a Chinese fnur-
derer, killing himself and six dep
uty sheriffs.
22-Boston. Bodies of six dead infants
found.
26-Eufala, I. T.: A gang OF cattle
thieves wiped out in two fights
with deputy marshals.
AUGUST.
1-Sing Sing, N. Y: Martin Thorn
electrocuted.
9-Clarendon, Ark: Five negro mur-
derers Of J. T. Orr lynched; Orr's
wife, instigator of the crime, COM
mits suicide.
H-Dover, Del: Two daughters of ex-
Congressman Pennington die from
poisoning.
16-San Francisco: Patrick Corbett,
father of the pugilist, murders his
wife and commits suicide.
22-Charleston, w. Va: The forgery
indictment against Mrs. Atkinson
quashed. San Francisco: Mrs. w.
A. Botkin arrested on the charge
of poisoning ex-Congressman Pen
nington's daughters at Dover. Del.
31-Paris: Colonel Henry. arrested
for forging evidence against Drey
fus, confesses and commits suicide.
SEPTEMBER.
1-Pana. ILL.,: Striking miners cap
ture the president and superntend-
ent of the mining company; militia
called out next day
10-Geneva, Switzerland: Empress
Elizabeth of Austria assassinated
12-Bridgeport Conn: The .dismem-
bered body of Emma Gill discover
6-Monongahela, Pa: Thirty-one
striking miners arrested.
2S-Pana, ILL.,: A pitched battle fought
between strikers and imported ne
gro miners.
OCTOBER.
1-Cannon county, Tenn: Five men
killed and one wounded at an auc-
tion by John Hollingsworth and
his friends.
3-Philadelphia: Warrants issued for
the arrest of Senator Quay. eX
State Treasurer Haywood and eth
ers on charge of conspiracy in
connection with the Peoples bank
failure.
Canton, O.: George D. saxton,
brother of Mrs. William Mckinley,
murdered by Mrs. George
12-Virden. ILL.,: Fourteen men killed
and 20 wounded in an attack upon
imported negro miners by white
strikers.
17-Kansas City: Jesse James, jr.,
and others indicted for train rob-
berry.
22-Harpersvile, Miss: Fourteen ne
groes and one white deputy killed
in race riots. Fort Sill: Geronimo.
Apache chief, escapes from imprs-
onment
OF w Can Hatfield r.
quilted of murder.
NOVEMBER.
3-Philadelphia: Gideon w. Marsh,
president of the defunct keystone
National bank, surrenders to Off
GERS.
9-Phoenix. S. c.: Race riots culmin-
ate in the lynching of four negroes
and the exile. of the Tolberts. Re
hobeth, N. c.: Nine negroes killed
in a political riot.
1O-Wilmington, N. c.: "Red Shirt
mob destroys a negro newspaper
office and kill eight colored people.
Geneva, Switzerland: The assas-
sin of Empress Elizabeth sentenc-
ed to life imprisonment.
24-Anniston, Ala: A riot between
white and colored soldiers results
in two deaths.
2s-sedalia, Mo- Missouri , Pacific
train robbers trapped in a hold-up;
one robber captured and another
wounded.
DECEMBER.
1-Carlinville, ILL.,: Governor Tanner
indicted for malfeasance in office.
9-Norfolk, Va: john Anderson, mur-
derer of the captain and mate OF
the Olive Peck, executed
10--Cleveland: The Bar association
eXpels Burke and demands the in
vestigation of Judge Dellenbaugh
| 12-Philadelphia: Cashier Steele of
the defunct Keystone bank, con-
victed of misapplication of funds.
| 2I-New York: r. H. Moore sentenc-
ed to 10 years for working the
badger game" on Martin McMa-
hon.