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CASUALTIES.

-Just outside the Golden Gate, 80 by wreck
Of steamer Iaqua, out bound from San
francisco. Smallpox reported in over
7Minneapolis, MINI, 8 in burning lodging
house. Model City, N. Y, E. H. Taylor
and family. person, in burning I1 home ONE
ASYLUM. Anderson. w. Va, in railway
Feb. 2.-Milwaukee. S children in burning
home during parents absence.
7-Greenville. Pa, in railway wreck,
21-Near Bordentown, N. J., 10 in railway
disaster. Tokyo. B. c., q in burning
zaNSteamer Rio de Janeiro wrecked while
entering Golden Gate in fog; l2S lives lost,
including Consul Wildman. of Hong
Mar. 4MCenter Valley. MO. in zinc mine
11mChicaeo, 8 by boiler explosion.
l6-Little Cascapade. Quebec, in burning
1sWslstop, g. in Il burning m3dn se eanin
Apr o-Gripple Creek. Col, by landslide
Tex, in fire....sunrise City, Alaska. 20
NAV sDJacksonville, Fla. 8 in fire.
ESouth Chicago, Ill. Z in fire.
lo-steamer Bon Voyage burns MS and { 800, OF
of steamer City of Paducah.
l6-Fairmount, w. Va, miners by explo-
MNear Au Sable, Mich, u by laundering
of steamer Baltimore In Lake Huron.
%off Sheboygan. Mich, by sinking Of
zN ippat Tenn, p by coal dust explo-
smear Philadelphia, Z picnlckers swept
Jun. 1-Off Charleston. S. c.. Is fishermen
IRON Mountain, Mich, in mine explo-
:nPort Royal, Pa. is in burning mine.
2-Paterson, N. j.. IA by explosion of fire.
mN Woass. Station. Ind. IA in railway wreck.
Jul. 1-Chicago, II by lightning striking
REPORTS from all over country. show 10
dead and 1.6l injured during celebration
,@ o. Hait Mo-, 10 in railway collision:
u-springfield. Pa. by. train going
,g .a5eusm a Ga, plcnickerz drowned:
A1 1eil'1 1sMchicago, S in collision between
Trolley car and fast mail train; on
Douglass island, lever over 70 by collision OF
aU steamer City OF Goiconda.: :. .Herkimer.
NY IL BY dynamite explosion. .Phila-
delphia, by lightning striking benzine
,aoMear Torresdale. Pa, q by boiler ex-
nlnsion on steamer City of Trenton.
soDNear Kalispell. Mont 50 In railway
e eIANTamestown. n D., Z In railway col
,sM nSs1 New Castle. Col. by explosion
sc IN Nawark. n. T., Z by explosion in gas
~ wsotnsc,eveland, mile waterworks tun-
nsI Under lake said to have caused 40
,e oeMaeu1 York, s by falling rock in rapid
transit tunnel.
Nov Louis n children OF fn loe dinb
et hHlIl wis. 10 in fire following carousal
IN 9 danee Mont. 10 in railway wreck. -. In
aaMaine woods, accidentally killed by
hunters. ~, ., ~ burning mine
....NearsNeedlss. Cal-. IN train wreck
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NJ Yonge, celebrated autno,

2-char1otte NJ. Yonge, celebrated author
in London, Eng; Is.
3n-Roland Reed. actor, in New York; 49,
31-Miss Josephine E. Barry, novelist, az
Indianapolis; 81.
Apr. l2-Geo. Q. Cannon leader of Nor
mons at Monterey. Cal; "A;
D-Ex-Gov. Chas. c. Stockley (Del), al
Georgetown: 81.
Bay City, Mich; s..
FED win F. Uhl, ambassador to germany nan.
H Md5': Sc Cleveland at Grand Hap'0s'
21Ex-Cong. c. A. Boutelle (Me). at
.Waverly, Mass: g.;
Jun. &Jas; A; He1ne, actor and playwright
teers in Spanish war, who started EN-
balmed beef inquiry, suicided at Pitts
burg.
11..Gov:. VIM. J. Sanford. at Tuscaloosa
s-Ex-Gov.. Hazen s. Pingree CMich.). in
London, Eng; 50.
2.Adelbert s. Hay, former Tne consul to Ere
at Ticonderoga, N. Y; 6.
Jul. IL; s; Senator Jas. H. Kyle, in Aber'
45Prof. John Fiske, historian. at e.
6--Congressman Dr.. J. VIM. Stokes. al
12-Ex-Gov. K. B. Hubbard, at Tyler, Tex
Aug. 8-Wm. A. Newall. ex-gov. Of n. ]
Q84O and of Washington Ter. iS76), In
Allentown, n j.; "a;
29-Ex-Gov. Chas. A. Busiel, at Laconia, N.
Sep. 16-Rt. Rev. H. E. whipple, of Episco-
pal church, at FaribauIt, Mimi; 70.
Oct. 1O-Lorenzo Snow, 9Th pres. and head
of Mormon church, at Salt Lake City; S.
18-Ex-Gov. John s. Pillsbury, in Mime
apolis; q.
2o-Rear Admiral F. M. Bunce (retired), a.
Hartford, Conn.,; IS.
26-Josiah Turner, at Hillsboro, N. c.:
elected to congress after civil war and re-
fused seat; 80
2eEx-Gov. II. B. Harrison, at New
Haven, Conn: 50.
Nov. 7-kate Greenaway, artist. in London.
ga. ]. Streeter, labor candidate for pres.
in 1888, at New Windsor, Ill.
2-Ex-Gov. D. H. Waite, at Aspen, Col:
&c.. Hon. Glenn Studebaker, at South
Bend, Ind; 10
Dec. 14Ex-Gov. David p. Thompson Qnd.
T), at Portland, Ore.
15-John Swinton, labor leader and writer
on economic subjects, in New York; II.
16-Gov. VIM. Gregory. at Wexford. r. l.;
g.
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CRIMES.

Jan. 12-Louis Currier kills wife, son and
Feb. 1pJos. 3. Hinton (22) kills Maggie
Shurtz 90 at Logan, Kan; disappointed
2pMrs. Rose wurzer drowned her chill
Mar. Henry Warne burns his stock and
buildings and kills son and self, near
Denison, Ia; insanity.
Cold Brook, Mass, but fails in attempt to
suicide.
2s-Mrs. Nathan Townsend kills self and
children, at Cass City. Mich; family
2s-Emii segerlin while insane kills himself
and 3 daughters near Devips Lake, y: D.
horn and self at somerville, Ga. on ac-
count Of broken engagement.
May MANUEL Mess kills wife and self at
anE ESnHs Lane Kills wife and self at o.
ceola, Ia; domestic trouble. Mrs. Elmer
Quimby, kills her children and self. near
Jun. 5-Wm Arnell, Jr., Of Beaverton,
Mich, kills daughter, and wounds wife,
2sisters and brother; Was sin, intoxicated.
ter and self near Napoleon. O., crazed by
sensational literature.
dallas, Tex. men killed in street duel.
27-Jessie Morrison found guilty of man.
Mrs. Olin Castle.
Jul. 2O-Chas. McClumsy shoots Mamie
Reed and self H., lovers ;r quarrel Ie1. oo
City, Kan; disagreed over property:
Aug. 3-Actor Thad Brooke kills Millfe
Lighthawk and self during rehearsal at
Omaha; Jealousy ALEX. Mccullough
kills wife and self at CraWfish, O.; was
intoxicated.
Frank Schultz kills wife and daughter at
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich; drunk and jeal-
Gus.
21-At Reynolds. Miss, 1 shot in fight in
court during trial.
23-Blake Logan, 2 sons and Wilson broth
ers killed by West Mays and George
Golden at Williamsburg. KY; trouble
over woman.
27-Mrs. Perry throws her 4 children and
self into well near Mortified, o.
Oct. 7-Faction fight near Middlesboro, KY,
26-Andrew 1sraelson wounds father-1n-
law, kills wife, sister-in-law and self, at
Iron River, Mich.
Nov. .1-Walter Schneider kills Minnie
Refchstel1er and self, near Reading, Pa.
2-Robert Viking kills Jacob Stokes CHS
father-in-law) and Mrs. Stokes, at Union
vile, o.: is then killed by a son of Stokes.
Dec. AT Opp, Ala, double murder causes
race riot; 2 negroes killed.
10-Rev. John Kinnunen kills wife, 2 chill
dren and self at Copper Falls Mich; was
insane. Mrs. Gilbert fatally assaulted
in Washington, D. c..
17-Pearl Warner, Louise Kline, Sherman
dollhouse and John Jacobs, all suicide in
Columbus co. boarding house.
19-John F. Bull kills wife and self at Par
self, near Centerville, Tex
&-Quarrel over land near Wilmot, Ark,
results in killing of persons.
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,ore-D1srANcE WEEPING.
u.olation for Foster siatsEs
e who Had Been Long
separated.

uarv Affecting incident occurredgs
= se'y oitv = few days ago, relates
n en,s sut1snd Oregonian, which Incl
5l proved expensive 20 the ma
Tho brought it about.
VINO n,mber Of years ago two little
a =. ~ this city were left orphan1
g1i,s .hargh in no way related were
anu . fnr by the same person. IA
careu ffection grew up between the
s'ron. which was warmed from
W. fact that neither had any parents
wv ~ hrothers or sisters to lavish then
" sections upon, and their love grew
IA strengthened as they came ~
"o M;na,1v some turn Of the wheel Of
eenarated them. One re-
10 in Portland and in due time
was happily married. The other went
was 10 ..,,n country and finally was
Also happily married. An 1nelmats g
also n was kept up between1
~. ~ 10 for a few years, but wa
6 dropped owing to changes q 3
location. and years passed Wi1noueI
either seeing or hearing OF the other
. ahor+ time ago the one living II
nar+1and heard that the other, with
w. y. husband, had taken up her resi-
aance n 4 town only 100 miles or so
from the city. A great desire to see
the old and dear friend came oveFs
her and she could not eat OF steep
~ account of it. Circumstances rem
daring It impracticable that she
sho,,1d 90 on q journey at the time
her husband suggested that she nave =
toll with her friend over the long
distance telephone.
He rang up the distant city ana
co1led for his wife's friend, and after
= reasonable time was notified that
she was at the phone. He then called
his wife to talk to her and the follow
mo conversation took place:
us that you, sallie Z?
eyes, is that you, Susie
"Yes.'
Then both began crying for JOY and
kept it up for half an hour or more,
without being able to say g word.
The unfortunate man who had ar
RANGED the interview, seeing that the
hill was mounting into.the hundreds
and hid fair to continue to mount in IN.
definitely. called it of for the tins
and the two friends continued to err
without expense. A meeting between
the two friends has been arranged
for as neither of their husbands i
willing to take the chances OF finan-
cial ruin by allowing them to tackis
the long-distance telephone again.
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....Dynam.te explosion in San Andres
mine in Mexico kills 81 prisoners.
Apr. 3-Chlna refuses to sign Manchur1an
treaty with Russia on account of protests
of powers.
May 2-Final terms Of powers to China fix
indemnity at 45O.00O,0o0 taeis.. Glasgow
9-First federal parliament of Australia
opened by duke of Cornwall (now Prince
Of WaIss} at Menou rnent Won w.,derss
departs from Picking amid great military
demonstration.
2l-Hoshi-Toru, former japanese minister
to u. S., assasslnated In Toxic.
suspends; SIS, 100000.
27-Austria and Mexico resume diplomatic
relations, broken off in 1867 by execution
Jul. GPrince Won Hohenlohe, former Ger
man chancellor, dies at Ragatz, Swttzer-
1O-sultan of Turkey deposits 5000 with
Am. minister to settle claims OF Ameri-
cans growing out OF Armenian troubles.
1s-Earl Russell pleads guilty to bigamy at
fenced to mos. imprisonment.
Aug. 5-DoWager Empress Frederick Of
Germany dies at Friedrichshof
9Columbia opens war on Venezuela with
Sep. $Miss ELAN M Stone and Mrs. Tsilka
captured by brigands near BanskO, Mace
donia, and taken to mountains whence
letter is sent demanding $4,000.
9-Boers capture 20 British troops at
ScheeperS Nec.. .Br1LlSQ torpedo OOdI Ue-
stroyer Cobra founders in North sea: u
lives lost.
Oct AUprising against Pres. Castro's gov
eminent, reported at several points In
Venezuela.
eMartial law proclaimed over all Cape
Colony.
command Of First army corps and re-
duced to half pay.
31-Near Guaymas Is Yaqui Indians killed
Of P~{< 3ch iv,h a ff1A
Bethel.
5-French squadron seizes Turkish ports
of Mitylene to enforce claims. >: Worst
fog in years cripples business in London.
Gil Hung Chang dies in Picking: aged 70
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LYNcHINGs.

Jan. 2-Louis McAdams (negro), near VIII
sonyille Ala; assault.
3LGeo. Reed (negro); charged with at
tempted assault on Mrs. J. M. Locker
Jim Densen and brother (negroes). at
Madison, Fla; murder.
b-Fred Alexander 9negr0, az Le cay
Chas. Lang (negro). near Elko. S. c.; as
1S-Norman Mckinney (colored): wrecked
fast train near Dunnellon, Fla.
Feb. l1--Geo. Carter (negro). at Paris, KY;
1s-Thos. Jackson (colored), at St. Peter,
La; murder of Alexander Bourgeois
O-Peter Bergman (colored). at Mena,
Ark; assaulted 12-year-old girl.
H-Thos. Vital (negro), near Fenton, La;
a6-Geo. Ward negro). at Terre Haute.
Ind; murder of Ida Finkelstein. John
Knox (white), at Scranton, Miss; murder
Mar. gDewey Smith (negro). near Rich.
mond. Mo-; murder: "
e-Will Davis (colored). at Shreveport La;
s1Thos. Applegate (white). at Eatonville.
N. j.; killed by white caps for wife
1sJohn Henderson (negro), at corsicana,
oredj, near Spellman, Ga; murder.
16-Ike Fitzgerald (colored). at Tiptonville.
Tenn; assault. Negro woman near
Rome, Tenn. was suspected vi luell.
ao-Jerry Bell (negro), at Terry. Miss; rob-
berry.
Apr e-May Hearn (white). at osceola.
Ark: murder.
3-Wyatt Mallory (colored), at Spring
field, Tenn; assault.
May 2-Three negroes, suspected OF being
implicated in murder, shot near Selma.
Ala, by unknown parties.
1@Lee Key (colored), near Knoxville.
Ark, charged with incitng negroes to
2lMilt Calvert lnegro). at Griffith, Miss.
a-Wm. Campbell (colored). at Pond
Gre Greek, , Okla; had shot Deputy Sheriff
31-Calvin Hall and sons and Dan Yantis,
at Lookout, Cal; petty thievery.
Jun. Mob of lynchers routed by Sheriff
1m5as. McLoid (white). at Hamburg,
,a Ark; smith and F. D. Mc1and ne.
groes), near Shreveport. La; implicated
In Foster murder....D. B. Jones NEGRO
preacher), at La Grange, N. c.; assault.
Jul NEGRO who attempted e,5,a assault W on
16-Alex. Herman (negro), hanged by ne
gro mob; charged with murder. Louis
Thomas 0iegro). near Girard. La; stole
Va; shot Chief of Police Lilly.
Aug. 1-Betsey McCray (colored), her son
and daughter, at Carrollton, Miss; MUIR
der.
2Chas. Davis, at smithville, Tenn; Grim.
inal assault. .Chas. Bentley (negro). L,
Leeds, Ala; confessed to MURDER.
s-Will Price (colored), at Carrollton
Miss; completely in Taliaferro murder.
19-Will Cooley and Jean Carter (negroes).
near Pearce City. Mo-; suspected OF MUIR
der.
aEAn negroes driven from Peace City.
Mo-, by 1000 armed men; negro cremat-
ed. Abe W1ldner (negro), near Whites
boro, Tex: assault and murder.
%Henry Noles( negro), near Winchester.
Tex; assault and murder
Sep. 3-Bin Tourney (colored), at Chestnut
Grove, Ala; assault.
12-Ernest Harrison, Sam Reed and Frank
Howard (negroes). at Wickliffe. KY;
murder.
Oct. Five negroes and / white killed IL
race war in Harrison county, Tex.
M-Wm. Morris (colored). at Ball Town.
La; assault.
negroes slain in race war.
Nov. NEGRO who attempted assault or
wife of Representative Daugherty. at
Attention, ga.
2s-Unknown negro near Columbia. s. c.;
shot Mrs. Craft.
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NEUROLOGY.

Jan. 1-Ignatius -Donnelly, author and ex-
cong, in Minneapolis: 70
bEx-Gov. C. H. Brogden IN. CO., at Colds
eP. b. Armour. millionaire packer and
philanthropist. in Chicago; g.. .Ex-U. 8.
Senator Jas. w. Bradbury, in Augusta,
1e-Ex-Gov. Jas. A. Mount, in Indianapolis.
M-Ex-U. 8. Senator H. H. Revels QMiss.).
Feb. SEx.ceng. Geo D. Tillman, at clarks
IEx-Cong. Jefferson Long (negro), at
Seen. B. NJ. Prentiss, hero Of Mexican
and civil wars, at Bethany, Mo-; ST.:
1o-Cong. Col. Albert D. Shaw IN. ~. in
NEx-cong. Judge Jas; NJ. Jackson, at
Parkersburg, w. Va; IS.
H-Maurce Thompson, poet ard novelist,
at Charlottesville, Ind; g.. Ex-senator
G. A. Pierce IN. d., in Chicago; 81.
H-Ex-U. S. Senator Stephen NJ. White, In
Los Angeles. CAL; As.
2-John w. Tower, smallest man In U. S.,
"A inches tall; in Bennington, VT; 81.
2s-Ex-U. S. Senator VIM. M. Evarts, in
Mar. 1s-Benj Harrison (2srd U. s. pres.),
In Indianapolis; 6S.
16-Cong. Marriott Brosius. at Lancaster,
Pa.
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poo..ve,t ..nd. his flrst message

Apre.. Roosevelt sends his first messase
aHicaraena signs treaty giving U. 8. per
petuai lease to land needed for c ;hn,,, a
T. B. Ferguson becomes COY: U ;,kn rennrt
11-Special Commissioner Rocknllld - le cnn-
of conditions in China submitted - w.
1GPan-American congress meeting e. II ~
Mexico breaks up, splitting on Quese4oAA =
compulsory arbitration p,,rce-
16-U S. senate ratifies Y to Hay-Fa u1!a e
fote canal treaty. Mayor setn 1e"
N. Y, Inaugural ted. ,.1 -a.tpns.
1TPostmaster General Smith Iet ~ 15s.
Henry c. Payne (Wis.) appointed u va
cancy. r,aa
H-Sec'y of Treasury Gage notlnes pie~
of decision to retire from cabinet. ,n a.
SGov l., NJ Shaw Ua.) accepts caoAAe
portfolio of secretary OF treasury
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INDUSTRIAL.

Feb. Purchase Of Southern Pacific by
Vanderbilt interests completes transpor-
tation system extending without break
from New York to the orient.
23-Morgan steel combination (known as U.
;l.10oo0o, 900.
to control practically entire silver and
copper output of country.
l-American Soap Manufacturing ASST
composed of IS factories) organized in
May 3~fii. Central r. R. establishes pen
sion system for old employees.
EStreet railways of Albany, Troy, Cohoes,
Wateryliet and Rensselaer,, N. Y, tied up
by strike. e. -
0EIn ali parts of country 50, 600 machinists
strike for CHR. day.
borers and police at Rochester, N. Y.
29-Employes of Am. Sheet Steel & Am.
Steel Hoop Cos; ordered to quit work be-
Jul. 1EPres.e shafrer. Of Amalgamated
assn, orders strike in all U. S. steel cor
poration mills.
Aye Il 1 2oo number of steel workers out
A--Charters Of lodges of steel workers at
South Chicago revoked because of re-
: fusal to Join STRIKE tn ~
peace offer.
14steel strike ended on terms originally
offered by Pres schwab of U. S Steel cor
Oct. 1-Combinati ton OF % leading plowmak-
ers effected in Chicago; 500, 600 200 capital
AT Fall River, Mass, sc. 600 mill operators
strike for per cent. wage increase.
Nov. 11-Dennis Mulvihiil, coal HEAVIER,
elected mayor Of Bridgeport, Conn.
Dec Sam. Federation of Labor in 2st an
nual convention, at Scranton, Pa.
13-u. s. Steel corporation adopts civil serv-
ice system for 1900 employees on lake
boats.
14Samuel Gompers reelected pres. Am
Federation of Labor, at Scranton, Pa
16-Represen of capital and labor
meet in New York to devise plan of set
Ting labor disputes.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan. 4Earthquake at Mound City and
Pleasanton,, Kan. six it. of snow in
Feb. 3-severe snowstorms throughout III;
Ia, Neb., Kan; and Mo-, and parts Of
killed. Tornado in Arkansas kills 16 and
destroys much property. Red Bud, Ill,
tornado.
killed, and $500, 900 Of property destroyed.
....Tornado wrecks buildings at Must
cash, O....Cyclone at Pavilion, Mich.
2e-Adamsville. Mich. cyclone destroys
Apr. 1s-Biscayne. Fla. wrecked by tor
nado.
S-Cyclone in e. Oklahoma; IL persons
killed and village of Eddy entirely de-
r7-Gate City and Big Stone Gap, Va,
23-W. Va, In Elkhorn river valley, cloud
burst: 100 lives lost; towns keystone and
8-La Crosse, Wis, tornado.
Jul. Record breaking heat causes "a
deaths in New York, a in Philadelphia, IS
17-Drought in Kan. and the west some
what relieved by showers.
2-Heat smashes all records in western
states; official thermometers register 118
deg. in ILL.,, ITO in Ia, 104 in Wis, los in
Neb., 102 in Mich, 10 in Ind. and 100 in
&-Topeka, Kan, thermometer drops be-
low 100 mark LIST time in % days.
N-Drenching rain breaks drought In corn
belt: excessive heat had continued 40 das.
31-Kilmar, Kan, cyclone.
Aug. Slate wheat damaged by frost near
Bottineau, N. D.
16-Tidal wave on gulf floods New Orleans,
Mobile and other places; navy ships lost
and persons drowned.
21-Anadrako, Okla, wrecked by cyclone.
26-Centralia. ILL.,, tornado.
Sep. 1-Cleveland, O., clouGburst devastates
district miles long by IL wide; damage,
81, 900.
Oct. 14First snow of season ir. Kan. and
killing frost.
Nov. SSnoVstorms III Ill, Wis. and Ia
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l
nelli invested with red berretta at Baltl-
Ill: D. degree given Mckinley BY UNI
a eeFelrg Il opening of Buffalo exposition
and message from Pres: Mck1 me ~ VINO q
| San + Francisco. Andrew Carnegie gives
SO oOO, 900 to Scotch universities.
Sat Des Moines. Ia e 4 9t biennial SYNOD
aoo OF EIIn Of Fame in New York formally
dedica ted -. Gen. John B: Gordon reject
| cd commander Of Confederate Vet. assn.
,3 a. M MMps. Carrie c. Gait elected pres.
Nat. Woman's Suffrage assn. at Mime
apolis. Congregational council orders
1s~Jubilee OF Y. M. c. A. celebrated AZ
tn s@sChristian Endeavorers in 10th In
| ternational convention.
Aup NAT. Socialist convention at In
o,u olarpM Mckinley invites nations Of world
| to participate in st. Louis exposition in
i9Ose Nat. Negro Business league In End
annual eonyenttien sh cnifd North tbvart.
attempt Of mob to lynch negro, killing 3
men and wounding others.
S1G IoIs eiie Henry Bates lTexl elect
| Cd grand commander. and San Francisco
| chosen for 1904 meeting. "A. u. Pears
| elected pres. United Typothetae at Buff
san 3LFirst stake in construction of Louis
/ lana Purchase exposition driven at st.
1pG. A. r. encampment at Cleveland. O.
| Oct. FARMERS Nat. congress at Sioux
Falls, S. D.. elects Geo. L. Flanders IN
171 i p'eFf; F. Smith elected pres. Mormon
| aa1Pres. Roosevelt and other prominent
men in all parts Of world received LII. D.
| degree at Yale bicentennial
! Noy.7-Convicts at Fl. Leavenworth (kan.)
ga. M. Lawrence. managing editor, and
| H. S, Garfield, reporter OF Chicago Amer
| lean. sentenced by Judge Hanecy for
| contempt for publishing comments and
cartoons affecting case on trial before de-
| cisiou had been entered; released on
| habeas corpus proceedings before Judge
| Dunno.
| 19-Mrs. L. M. N. stevens reelecteo pres
Dec. &Nat. Live Stock assn in 5th conven-
aAndrew Carnegie gives $40, 600 to uni
| yersity extension in America.
11-Nicholas M. Butler selected to succeed
Seth Low as pres; Columbia university -.
| Red Cross society convention at Wash
| tngton reelected Clara Burton pres.
! I'D. C. Gilman reelected pres. Nat. Civil
| Service Reform league.
| 14Marconi sends message by wireless
| telegraphy across Atlantic.
| 18-Navy dept announces acceptance OF
battleship Wisconsin. =. Worlds Union OF
/ der Mass. laws, with Rev. ,, q. Clarke.
/ D. D., pres.
2o-Ground broken for worlds fair at ST.
/ Louis.
2sNAdmiral schley receives 1874 prize
money.
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BUSINESS FAILURES.

Jan. s-Paragould. Ark. Greene county
2s-Montgomery, Ala, Josiah Morris bank.
Feb s-Ellettsvllle, Ind, bank:
2l-Lacygnes Kan, Citizens bank. am mn
2-Agh.ey City, N. private bank; seooo.
h,; ;pes I.s; ~ ILL., Palmer and Meyers
2s--Ellettsyille, Ind. Edmund Palmer's
Mar 81. =. searles, of New York, capital
list; 81 ,0oo. 600.
ala = y 5 s. Eden, a Chicago hotel manager;
so-Hannibal, n; z. w. ]. Brewster & Co..
Apr: 1a-clty 81. of Mexico NJ D. olivier & Co..
T-Lemars Qa.) Nat. bank. on account of
$50. 900 shortage In presidents accounts;
2a.ossalem, Ore, Gilbert Bros bank; $780,
HLWestsr " 3 r. T.. Mechanics savings
May 6Cieyeland. o.. cuyahoga savings
11-Canton Is d. State bank.
s.me5Gsogtthenburg, Neb.. Peoples state bank;
Jun: Indianapolis State bank of Indiana:
,M vGsaa kan, bank.
2-Sp1ngf1eld, Mass. Pynchon national
NENew York, Seventh national bank.
IS-New York, Henry Marquand & Co.,
bankers and brokers; 100000.
29-Buffalo, N. Y, City national bank; 3d.
Jul. 2Buffalo. N. Y. Niagara bank
S-Mansfeld, O., Sturges bank, also Mans
field machine works.
Aug. 1-Chicago, George H. Phillips & Co..
board of trade firm: $500 600.
2Avilla, Ind. bank. ~
3-Austin. Tex, First Nat. bank; $900. 600 =
2-Des Moines, Ia, Home Savings & Trust
Co.. Malvern, o., Sandy Valley Banking
Co.
a6-Carey (O) Banking Co....New Mata-
moras, o., bank
N-Jamestown, Tenn, Bank of Fentries
county; $4,000.
Sep. 4Broken Bow. Neb.. Bank Of Custer
county; $4,000
Oct. 1S-Boyerton (Pa.) Nat. bank.
Dec 5-Lenoir City (Tenn.) bank.
I-Omaha Loan & Trust Co.; s, 000,00
1e-Wanatah Qnd.) bank.
19Gothenburg. Neb.. state bank; $4,000
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-02-01
A.D.1901 Passed In Review
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD NOTING ALL. OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS.

N.Detrolt, Mich, ~ by explosion; year
Seneca, Mich, railway wreck on Wabash
road; number of dead variously estimated
at from II to 81.
Dec l-Gwynn Station, Pa, 5 in burning
home.
Astoria, Ore, Is by wreck of British ship
Nelson.
9-Loss of life in navigation of great lakes
during season reported at 132.
15-Near Rockford, H., 8 In railway col
lision. ...Near Essex, Mont, in railway
wreck.
1s-Pittsburg, Pa, 10 by gas explosion, in
the Soho furnace. Steamer KanawEa
Bell, bet. Charleston, w. Va, and Mont
gomery wrecked; 8 lives lost.
20-Pittsburg, Pa, by explosion of boil
ers in Black Diamond steel works.
21-Summerville, Pa, 4 in burning home.
23-Allentown, Pa, 6 in accident on Coop
ersburg branch of Lehigh Valley Traction
Co.
25-Memphis, O.. in burning steamer Sun.