The Forrest City times., 1900-12-14

pec zo' l%" March 2-Act to com. pei railroads to use automatic coupler, and air brakes on all cars approved. April l2-American Railway union organ. ized at Chicago.
 May 1-world's Columbian exposition opened at Chicago.
 Aug 15-Behring sea court of arbitration reported Right of U. s. to closed sea Oct. 2-Destructive storm on Gulf of Mex. leo caused loss of over 1000 lives Oct. 30-W Crld's Columbian exposition closed. Total number of admissions 2.- Nov. l-Act repeating silver purchase law approved. 1894. March 25-J. s. Coxey's army of the com. monweal started from Massilon O., for Washington.
 April 23-General strike of mine workers throughout the country against reduce ton Of wages It involved nearly 200,M men, and was partially successful at the end Of two months
 June 2G-sympathetic strike ordered on all western railroads by American Railway union. It lasted two months. June 2S-Act creating Labor Day" first Monday In September. approved, Oct. T-Oliver Wendell Holmes died at Bos- ton, aged S6.
 1895. May 2o-supreme court decided income tax law unconstitutional. May ZS-Secretary of State Walter C. Gresham died, aged e3. Oct. 7-Wm. Wetmore Story. American sculptor and author, died in Italy. aged Dec. 26-New tarifr bill passed
 1S96. March 2-Cuban insurgents recognized as belligerents by concurrent resolution Of June lS-United States and England agreed to arbitrate Venezuelan boundary dis pute.
 July Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe died. aged s4
 Aug. l7-Gold discovered in Yukon district of Alaska by Geo. Mccormack. Nov. 3-Twenty- presidential cleo tion. William Mckinley received 71WS3 popular and 27l electoral votes; William Jennings Bryan, 6,5l1. .07S popular and W Jan. n-Arbitration treaty between United States and England signed. July I-Dingley tarin bill passed. June Hawaiian annexa ton treaty signed at Washington. Islands formally annexed July T
 Feb 15-Battleship Maine destroyed in Ha.. vana harbor by explosion; 266 officers ana April 20 Spanish minister, Polo de Bernats given his passports. April 2l-MiEister Woodford left Madrid. April Z2-Blockade of Cuban ports began. April 2S-President calls for 1250O volun' teeTs.
 May 1--spanish squadron destroyed at Ma. nlla by American squadron under IoiiI Dewey. Spanish loss. 100; American loss none.
 June 22-Gen. Shafter with 6Oo0 troops landed in Cuba. .,s June 30-Ladrone islands seized by U. D. ship Charleston. July 1--2-Battles of Fl Caney. Fl Paso ana San Juan fought. Spanish driven back " Santiago and siege began. Al July 3-Spanish squadron destroyed em Santiago Spanish loss, 600 killed OsA July S-Philipplne republic proclaimed py Aguinaldo. .,,or July 7-Santiago surrendered to American army.
 July 25-Gen. Miles landed in Porto Rico with American army. July 26-Spain sued for peace. Aug. l2-Peace protocol signed Aug. E-City of Manila captured by Amei jeans.
 Jan. l-Island of Cuba transferred to UnN- ed States by Spain. ...o. Jan. 6-Peace treaty between United StAtssSs and Spain ratified by senate; vote oi err. to I. March 30-MalOlos, seat of Filipino govern ment, captured by American troops uhoei Gen. Macarthur. ,,.s Dec. l9-Mat. Gen. Henry w. Lawton kiiieu in Philippines.
 June-Twelfth census taken; population 76. .295, ,220. Sept. S-Galveston. Tex. practically ,os sIoyed by West Indian hurricane. lSss lSSo of life estimated a | between 5.OOV ana o,ve. Sept. 7-Strike Of anthracite coal mine" in Pennsylvania began. ,.. Nov. 6-Twenty- ninth presidential e,es ton. William Mckinley received as5 sles' teral votes and William ,. bryAn is~