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CRIMES.

Jan, i2-Louls Currier kills wife, son and
self, In Albany. N, Y.
Feb, i6-Jos. d, Hinton. (22) Kills Maggie
Shurtz QO at Logan, kan'i disappointed
2t-Mrs Rose Wurzer, drowned her chill
dren, at uniontown, Wash, insanity.
Mar. Henry Warne burns his stock and
buildings and kills. son and self near
Denison, Ia, Insanity,
2i--Mrs Naramore Kills her 8 children, at
Cold Brook, Mass, but falls In attempt to
suicide.
2s-Mrs Nathan Townsend kills self and
2 children, at Cass city, Mich. family
% Emil segcrlln while insane kills himself
and 3 daughters near Devils Lake, N. d.
Apr 9-T. l.. Arlington kills Mamie Clcg-
horn and self at somervllle, Ca, on ac-
count OF n broken engagement.
May t-Manuel Mess Kills wife and self at
llebronvile, Tex, Jealousy,
sO-Emer Lane kills wife and self at On
ceola la, domestic trouble. Mrs, Elmer
9uimby Kills her schlldren and sell, near
Jun, b-Wm Arnel Jr, OF Beaverton,
Mich, Kills daughter and wounds wife,
sslsters and brother was Intoxicated,
6--leroy Groves (aged lG) Kills brother, sis
ter and self near Napoleon, o., craaod by
sensational literature.
7-Dallas, Tex, men Killed In street duel
sI--Jessle Morrison found guilty OF man.
s,aushnter n snd degree for murder OF
Jul @-Chas McCumsy shoots Mamie
Reed and self; lovers quarrel
9-E, Kirby Kills wifo and self at Dodge
Guy. KAN disagreed over property.
Aug 3-Actor Thad nfookle Kills M.llie
Llghthawk and self during rehearsal at
Omaha, Jealousy yuoAl,X Mccullough
kllls wife and self at cMwish o. was
Frank Schultz kills wife and daughter at
sault Ste, Marie, Mich; drunk and Jeal-
glSXi Reynolds, Miss. 4 shot In fight In
court during trial
?3-Bleke Logan, 2sons And Wilson broth
ers Killed BY West Mays and George
Golden at Williamsburg KY, trouble
~ Mrs Perry throws her I children and
self into well near Norlhned, o.
Oct l.Factlon fight near Middlosboro, Kyn
.d-Andrew lsraelson wounds fathor-ln.
law, kllls wife, ,slstcr'm'lOw and stli, ~
Nov, i-Waltor Schneider Kills Minnie
Relchsteller and self near Reading, Pa
Robert Wllklng kills Jacob Stokes (hls
father,ln,law and Mrs, Stokes, at Union
VILE, O. y then, Killed by ason OF stokes,
Dec, AT OPP, Ala double murder causes
race riot negroes killed
lp-RtV John kinnunen Kills wife, chill
dron and self at Copper Falls, Mich, was
lnsaneu, Mrs, Gilbert fatally assaulted
lI,p(erl Warner Louise Kline, sherman
lothouso and John Jacobs all suicide In
Columbus lol boarding house,
lp-John L, Run Kills wife and self nt Par
sonS kanunl" T. Exum kills wife aud
self near contervllle, Tex,
so.-Quarrel over LAND near Wilmot, Ark
results IN killing OF persons,
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60 ynnre. celetreted anthor,

Charlotte N. Yonge, celebrated anth"r'
IN London, Eng. -. An
a"Roland Reed. actor In New York; 4s.
Sl-Miss Josephine L. Barry, novelist at
Ann 1a i9~1ieo. O. Cannon, leader Of Nor
mons, at Monterey, Cal; a. n.t, at
2O-Ex-Gov. chas. C. Stockley CDeL' a'
Georgetown; y, go l.. xyes,
May l-Cong. Rosseau h. Crunp' ia "'S
Bay City, Mich. IS. 1,-o,y
17NtSdwin +, Uhi, ambassador TO Germany
under Cleveland at Grand hapios'
Mich; 60. ~, at
21~Ex-Cong. C. A. Boutelle CMe)' at
Waverly, Mass 63. cr,roae,d
Jun. 2~Jas, A. Herne, actor and playwright
in New York 63. ,,oi,r-
9-Dr. w. II. DAILY, chief surgeon OF yolun-
teers in Spanish war, who started IN
balmed beef inquiry, suicided at Ti''S
lI"Goy. VIM. J. Sanford, at Tuscaloosa
1NEx-Gov s Co Hazen S. Pingree (Mich)' in
23EAdelbert 8 Hay, former consul to Pre-
torla, at New Haven. Conn. .,,orr,or
25-Rev Jos. Cook, lecturer ana relofhiei'
at Ticonderoga, N. ~ 81; - H. .,or-
Jul l-U. $. Senator Jas H. hyie' III Aoe'
i-Prof. John Flske, historian at f.
Gloucester, Mass, 59 e,a,,os at
6--Congressman DR.. J. VIM. Stokes AT
Orangeburg, s. c. MI, ,rov
l2-Ex-Gov. Il. b. Hubbard, at Tyler rex
Aug. S-Wm A. Newall ex-gov Oh n j., j.,
uS4I) and of Washington Ter. Cs'o)' III
Allentown, N j.. "a. , ~
29-Ex-Gov Chas. A. Busiel, at Laconia' ~
H.. 20. sr.,a
Sep. l6-Rt. Rev. II. E. Whipple Of Episco-
pal church, at Faribault, Mimi 49,.
oct. l0-Lorenzo Snow, 9th pres. ana heae
of Mormon church, at Salt Lake City 10
1S-Ex-Gov John s. Pillsbury, in Mime
2O-Rear Admiral F. M. Bunce (retired), at
Hartford, Conn; 65
96-Joslah Turner, at Hillsboro, N. C.;
elected TO congress after civil war ana re-
fused seat; 80. 49,,
29-Ex-Gov II. B, Harrison, at New
Haven Conn; so.
Nov. 7-Kate Greenaway artist IN LONDON
pa, j. Streeter labor candidate for pres
in 1883, at New Windsor, Ill.
27-Ex-Gov. d. H. Waite, at Aspen, COL;
76. Hon, Glen Studebaker, at South
Bend, Ind. 70, ~,
Dec l4-Ex-Gov David p. Thompson Und'
T), at Portland, Ore
l5-John Swinton, labor leader and writer
on economic subjects In New YORK; a.,
lG-Gov VIM. Gregory, at WEXFORD, Il. IL
g.
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FIRES.

Jan. 9-south Brooklyn, N. Y, $4,000 fire
2s~Monireai Que, ssOoc,OoO fire in business
section, . $500, 4,
2o-Des Molnes, Ia, $4,000 fire started In
Franke Bros store. ,
3l-New York, Wicke cigar box factory ara
other buildings; Sl,b00OW.
Feb, 6-Near El Cerro, Cuba, lumber yard
and sawmil; 10000
9-Pittsburg, Pa, cork factory and machihe
shop 100000.
li-Rochester Pa, Am. Glass Co.'s plant;
Apr' S~st. Louis Elevator & Storage Co. !;
$500, 600
May 2~Between somerneld and Addison
s-JacksonvIlle, Fla, district 2is m, long by
v M wide lives lost and Sl6OOc'oW In
property,
l-Dallas, Tex Southern Rock Island Plow
l2~Detroit Are In lumber district $500, 900
ls-Meadow Brook, Pa, country nome OF
r. Il. Wanamaker; $4,000
Jul. 2-IIol Springs, Va, Homestead hotel;
500, 900 oo
S-Kansas, 1900 acres wheat.
lG-Wichlta, Kan. Jacob Dold sons
packing plant, $l,0O0,000
20-Mattoon. H.. Is incen6iary fires In past
4 weeks; $4,000.
@-Davenport, La. business M ana residence
Aug. 2-Tiptonyille, Tenn, almost entire
~ destroyed 2nd time In year,
Sep. list. Johns, N. r., business proper
ty; $5O0,0O.
Oct f-Arkansas City, Ark, Paepke-Leicht
Lumber Co y yards 100000,
S-Chlcago, fire IN docks OF Peabody Coal
Coz docks; $G6S, 600
10 Beaumont, Tex, fire In business center'
@-SIdney, Cape Breton island, business
property; 81 100000,
23--Hammond und) Packing CO.'S plant
$O0,000.
3,~Philadelphia, Hunt, Wilkinson a Co, s
furniture store; $500, 900 loss and 10 9persons
Nov l2-Cleveland, o., ! block; 100000;
eS-New York, lumber yards and mills In
Il. 10th St.; $l,0000O,
Dec, ll-Worcester (o) university, main
bldg.
2s-iiamlion, O., Champion coated paper
works; $4,000
Following is list OF towns and villages en-
tlrely or almost entirely destroyed by
flames; Blackford KY, Feb. %; Maniua,
o., deb, 20; Cloveport Ky, (Mar I'D BIS
marck, Mo, and Memphis, Ind tMar ~;
Tlptonvllc,. Tenn, tMar. 20, Augusta, o.,
APR, lS; Kensett.,. la. MAY y; Grldlsey
MAY %, Stoutsville, Mo, (May lS; Globe,
Arl., Jul. p; Dallas Center, Ia, lJul, a.;
Versailles, o., Jul, 81; Ledyard Ia, (Jul.
%; Joshua, Tex, Jul. lW, Rlceville, la"
Jul ~; Chipley, Fla, aug, lO Landes-
Vile, Ind, aug i6); Clayton, Ia, (Sep. @) ;
Alba, Tex, (Oct ~; clinton, Mont, (Oct,
iG); cooksville, H., (Oct 2s); Thomas. W.
Va, Nov. l2); Jamestown, Miss, (Nov 26) |;
and Waukee, la, NOV, 29).
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STRONG DRINK AND MURDE
Four Prominent Citizens Tranj
formed into Outlaws and Landed
in Jail Under Murder Charges.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 3O.-Fol|
white men killed j. NJ. Rhea, an ind
fensive passenger on train of " "
Yazoo G. Mississippi Valley branch 4
the Illinois Central railroad at al
early hour this morning near LELAND
Miss. cut the locomotive from TN
train and forced the engineer to ru|
to Shelby, Miss. All four men weI
arrested. One is in Jail at Lelan|
and three are locked up at ShelbJ
The four men are: Ashley Cooke,
prominent business man OF cleveland
A. NJ. Phipps, postmaster at Shel51
Thomas Lauerdale, said to be red
tive of Phipps, and a man name|
Blaclman. residence unknown. In
four men, who had been drinking
boarded the north-bound train at ID
land at a. IN. to return to Shelby.
NJ. Rhea, an engineer, was on his wa
to Tutwiler to take out locGmI
tive there and was sleeping on sea
in the sleeper. Cooke had revolve|
and Lauerdale and Blackman had
Winchester rifles.
Walking up the aisle Phipps was
advance of the party, when he CAM
in contact with Rhea's legs, whid
were extended out into the ais]
Rhea was awakened and a guard
followed. during which one of "
four men told Rhea that they coul
not all stay in the same car, that \
would have to get out.
Rhea remarked that in orderto pr
vent trouble he would have to do 4
they told him. Thereupon he starte
ont of the car. He had just reache
the door when it is claimed the me
opened fire upon him and he fel
Conductor George Mclaughlin O
dered the train back to Leland, ther
to leave the corpse. AS soon as |,
land was reached the conductor WEI
in search of the sheriff and peae
officers.
The four men drove everybody oV
of the smoker and the adjacent ca
during the run back to Leland an
when they arrived there they cover,
Engineer Delaney with their gu
and told him that II he did not ob'
their commands they would Kill hiI
He was compelled to uncouple b
engine, and when the men mount
into the cab he was ordered to n
to Shelby.
Phipps became separated from
companions and was arrested at i
land.
At Shelby the others waited for U
next train, on which they Travelled
Cleveland, where they were arrest
without trouble
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neul INVESTED with red berret'a at BATH
n"IL, D. degree given Mckinley by uni
a,"Isormal opening of Buffalo exposition
marked by Vice Pres, Roosevelts speech
and message from Pres. Mckinley VINO
starts machinery by pressing button ~
San Francisco. Andrew Carnegie gives
SOVJO.OOO to Scotch universities.
oo~At Des Moipcs, ia" ioth biennial SYNOD
of Lutheran church Of IT, y.
g~Iiall OF Fame In New YORK formally
dtdicated den. John II, Gordon roolcct-
ed commander of Confederate yet assn
.Iun 4 MrS, Carrie G, C0it elected pres,
Nat, WOmanA Suffrage assn, hl Mlhne'
npolls,,, Congregation council orders
name OF PROT Heron stricken from
lseJublee Of Y. Nj c. A. celebrated at
ui' A. 6DChrls,lon Endeavorers In 10Th In
ternatonal convention, >,
q,"prSs, piT Mckinley invites nations Of world
TO participate In st. Louis exposition "
ipo3 a., MAI, Negro business league In End
annual convention In Chicago,
e9"W Ashvilc, Ala" sheriff North lhwor,s
nttemp, OF mob TO lynch negro, kllllng
men and woundlng others,
n-Grand encampment Of knights Templar
at Loulsylllei Henry Bates rT,hl oleel,
chosen for 1904 muotlngup,A. H. Pears
elected pres, United Typolhetao ot Buff
sep. S-Flrst stake In construction OF Louis.
lana Purchase exposition drlven at st.
isnU, 4. II, cncompmen, At Cleveland o,
oct i-Fnrmors' Nat congress nt Sl0ux
Falls, \, D., elects Geo l., Flanders IN,
i7-,jG T Smith elected pres, Mormon
church,
ssHpres' Roosevelt and other promlncn,
men In all parts Of world received Ll, d.
degree at Yale blcenlcnnl0l
,faconvlcla at H. Loavonworth (Knn)
federal prison mutlny, 70 escape,
lG-A NJ Lawrence, managing editor, ana
II, T. tunfcld, reporter Of Chicago Amer.
lean sentenced by Judge lnnecy for
conlemp, Ior publishing comments ana M
cartoons Auoctlng case on trial before de-
oislon had been enteredi released on
habeas corpus proceedings before Judge
Dunno,
N,,Mrs -, M, N, stevens reelected pres
pee SINeL Tive stock assn In 9th conven.
p1Kndrew Carnegie gives $1,000, 90 to uni.
verslly extension N America.
| IL Nicholas NJ Butler selected to succeed
Seth Low as pres Columbia univorsltyu.
Red Crose society convention at Wash.
lngton reelected Clara Burton pres,
I'D, e, Gilman reelected pres, Nat clvll
Service Reform league,
-Morcon sends message by wireless
"baiilsshlpW WIsconsHlnn' VWords tn"Ioun ooi
Christian Endtnvorprs Incorporated un.
gor, Mass, laws, with hev y ~ Clarke,
sO.-uround broken for worlds fair at 81,
Admiral schley receives 1854 prise
money.
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.Dynamlte explosion n san

Dynamite explosion IN Sar 3hSfes
mine in Me xico Kills 81 prisoners.
Apr. China refuses 10 sisn ~ -, nrntests
treaty with Russia on account oil protes"
Of powers. Out. e,,
MAY '2-Final terms OF powers TO Chlna TX
Indemnity at i50W1,WO taeis..''Slasso"
exposition opened. .tt
9-First federal parliament OF AuS,raiia ,
opened by duke Of Cornwall NOW Frlhce
Of Wales al Melbourne.
.Jun. G-Field Marshal Count voh Waldersee e
departs from Peklng amid great military
demonstration,
2l-Hoshi-Toru, former japanese minister
10 e. s., assasslnated In TOXIC.
25-Leipziger bank at Leipzig, Germany
suspends; slS,O00D.
e7-Austria and Mexico resume diplomatic
Jnl G-Prince Won Hohenlohe former Ger
man chancellor, dies at Ragatz, Switzer-
1o"suitan Of Turkey deposits $4,000 with
Am. minister TO settle claims Of Ameri-
cans growing out Of Armenian troubles.
1S-Earl Russell pleads guilty 10 Dlgamy al
bar OF house Of lords In London; sem
fenced to 3 mos imprisonment.
Aug 5-Dowager Empress trtderick OF
Germany dies at Friedrlchshof
| 9-Columbia opens war on venezuela win
an invasion. u,,,
/ Sep. 3-Mlss ELAN M. Stone and Mrs Tsilka
/ captured by brgands near Bansko, Mace
donia, and taken to mountains whence
letter is sent demanding $4,000.
l9-Boers capture 200 British troops AT
| Scheepers Nee. .. British torpedo boat de-
stroyer Cobra founders In North sea; 81
| lives lost
Oct. 4--Uprislng against Pres. Castro's gov
ernment reported at several points III
9-Martial law proclaimed over all Cape
z2-Gen. Sir Redvers Butler deprived OF
command of First army corps ana re-
duced to half pay ,.,,.s
3I~Near Guaymas Is Yaqul Indians killed
I'm fight with Mexican cavalry.
/ Nov f-Boers defeat British In battle near
' Bethel.
! 5-French squadron seizes Turkish ports
of Mitylene to enforce claims Worst
! fog in years cripples business In London.
ell Hung Chang dies In Peking aged q,
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cAsUALTIEe.

Jan, linear Hays, Miss, In freight wreck
k-Just outside the Golden Gate, sOby wreck
OF steamer laQua out bound from San
Francisco, >. smallpox reported IN over
N0 Missouri counties
house :. Model CITY, N, ~ d. IL taylor
and family bpersons IN burning home
80 ~ n vS sSrVps Il raR%Ss SRSSS
Feb, s-Mnwaukec. 9 children In burning
home during parents absence,
NEssry,a dsaaSioSm rS m rS'yay 70 wr'Is 1" rsway
aisas!er' o"rokyo, II, G., 81 in burning
E-Stsamer. Rio de Janelro wrecked while
entering Golden Gate u fog lsS lives lost
kong, and family.
n--Dlamondville, Wyo,,- u by nre In mine
Mar I-ccnter Valley, Mo-, IN zinc mine
ii"Chicego, s by boiler explosion.
w.-Little cascapade, Quebec, In burning
ls-Welston, o. I'm burning cabin,
n-dellvp, n NJ ts IN mine ssyylosion, ~.
w-.latrobe, Pa, q IN mine fire Houston
Tex . In are,,,sunrlse city, Alaska, 70
My so,sSssCryll'S 'S,SssS F~S r. an In 'rc
i0--stcamer Hon Voyage burns and . Of
iS-Nour Grand Tower, M, u by sinking
OF steamer city OF Paducah
1e-Fairmount w. Va, miners by explo.
sl-Neur Au Sable, Mich. i2 by laundering
Of steamer baltimore In Lake Huron
&-Qff shehosgun, Mich, by sinking OF
r.,psyion, Tenn, 81 by coal dust explo.
N~Ncar Philadelphia, 7 plcnlckers sven,
eyer dam " schuylklll river
juh l..on chefleston. =. G., rs sshcrmen
,riron Mountain, Mlchp s IN mine cxplo.
sion,
io-port ROYAL Pe,,it IN burning mine
sl-pe,erson, N j., IA by explosion OF nro.
m-cats station Ind, IA In railway wreck.
t,Reporis from all over country show 10
dead and i,Vli injured during celebration
~ Norton Mo-, 70 In railway collision,
nuhprlnEn,ld IA, by ualn going
SyS'sSHs Sss pS"'as.';t SS ts fs'STss ,.ssy
Aug, iS-chIcago, 8 In collision between
trolley car ana last mail train ON
nosses' ue u,n ls'Sng l.tN, over 20 by collision OF
R.Nsat fadueah. Nv, 10 BY capslslns OF
steamer. Cliy OF uolconda iiofklmer
N. W. Yby dynamite eNplnsinns. lhllas
aslphia by lightning striking hensne
hNsar rorrssdale. res y by boiler es'
..plerlon en steamer. Guy Of Trenton,
p-Neer kallrpell Mont, " In railway
~. f~James,own, N. D.. 7 In railway col,
NNsar New Castle. Col. q by explosion
In uuIch niue.
x-Nswafk, N d. I by explosion In gas
oct cleveland. . mile waterworks tun.
9sl under lake said 10 have caused "
ms:Nsw YoTk,b BY falling rock In rapid
,ll transit tunnel.
koy. L~6I Louis, II children OF iockjaw
Nt!sf trsItmsnt With ansi.toxln for diph'
;NSS;i;s \ ": w, ". 70 ass follow'ns earos'al
1sSS MSS: y IIv, ~,;Ss I,.S e e
s';,sIs a!;sI.: ST., v. 4 ,s:s ssIsss s'.sG s''
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METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan. i-EarthQuake at Mound city and
pleasanton, kan, n,n,Six r. Of snow In
parts OF California
rtb S.,seyore mowslorms throughout III.
Wis., Mich, and Ind,
Mar, 0-Wll's Point Tex tornado \
Killed. Tornado IN Arkansas Kills l6 and
destroys much propcrly,",Red bud, Ill.,
tornado
% -Blrmlnghom, Ala, cyclone, 10 persons
killed, and $DO0O0 OF property destroy, d,
,.,Tornado wrecks buildings ut Must
cash, O,uuCyclone at Pavilion, Mich
Adamsvllle Miehp cyclone destroys
Apr. iS-hIscoync, Fla, wrecked by tor
Jun. b~ln n, ". N. Dak. lin. Of snow.
s-Cyclono In v, Oklahoma, l9 persons
killed 9nd village OF Eddy entirely do
r-GGlc CITY and big Stone Gap, Va,
wrecked by cyclone
?l-Nesr N0per Neb,, cyclonoi skilled,
23-W, Vap y Elkhorn river valley, cloud.
burst lW lives LOST towns Keystone ana
eS-La Crosse, Wis, tornado,
Jul, l.-NccQrd breaking heat causes "
deaths IN New York, n In Philadelphia, ~
In rlttsburg, n In baltimore and bln CHI
cago,
i,-DrouRht In Kan, and the west some.
what relieved by showers
H-lieat emaNhep all records In western
states olnelhl thermometers register llS
Neb, lo2 In Mich, ITO In Ind, and 100 IN
Kan.
B-Topeka, KAN thermometer drops be.
low 100 mark LIST time IN ~ days,
T.Dfenchlng raLn breaks drought IN corn
belt, excessive heat had continued 10 das,
Sl-kllmar Kan, cyclone,
Avg Slate wheat damaged by frost near
Bottineau, N. u,
i6-TldAl wave on gulf floods New Orleans,
Mobile and other PLACES navy ships lost
and 6pcryona drowned,
2l-Anudrako, OKLA wrecked by cyclone.
N-centralla, Ill., tornado,
Sep i--t'leveland, o., cloudburst devnstates
dls,riet miles long by ~ Wide, damage,
Oct lt-irlrsl snow OF season In Kan and
Killing frost
Nov. s-Snowstorns In H., Wis. and la
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NEUROLOGY.

Jan. i-lgnatlus Donpelly, author and OK.
cong, IN Minneapolis 20
t--EN.Gov, G, H. lirogden IN, CO, ut Colds.
bnro, Sa,
O-p. h, Armour, millionaire packer and
phllanihrpplst, IN Chicago, 6S, EMU, n,
Senator JAS W, bradbury, In Augusta,
Me, W,
II" Ex.Ooy Jas, A, Mount, In indianapolis,
li-EX-u, =, Senator II, H. ReYels (MissD,
In New Orl,ans
rsh, ,SxES;;cegs' Geo, D. Tlllmon, at clarks
,Es.toog Jefferson Long tnesrc), at
sIcien a. M pren,Iss hero Of Mexican
and civil wars. at bethany, MOI 81
i0-Cong Col Albert u, Shaw IN. W, In
Washington o.
A-Ex-cong, Judge Jas, NJ. jackson, at
Parkersburg, w, Va, a.
Maurice Thompson, poet and novelist (,
at crawfordsyllle, Ind ~ Ex.s .scnato or
q, A. Pierce IN D., In Chicago, o..
2i.sEx.u, \. Senator Stephen NJ, White, In
Los Angeles, Cal, N
sa-John, W, Tower, smallest man In u. s.,
a inches tall In nenninaton VI, os,
'sNNEs'VV Nsx Vo,s + a senator wm M Evar''' In
Mar. ls-heni Harrison tssrd U, T. pres.) y
m lndianepollsi a.
ls.cony, Marriott Droslus, Al Lancaster,
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FEAR he HAS BEEN MURDERE
DisnDDenrance of Paul Eggcr.
WiIsOnviIic, Ncb., ana x1,l23
at McCOOk, Neb.

Wilsonville, Neb., Dec. 3l,-Rela
tives of Paul Egger, who conducted
large general store in this town. an
who left home December l5 for Mo
Cook. fear he has been murdered an
robbed. When Eggcr left he too
with him a draft for 81 ,423 and state
that he was going to McCook to pa
his taxes and order new stock, II
learned that he did not visit the coun
ty treasurer's Office and that hi
taxes have not been paid. The draf
was paid by bank at McCook, sine
which time nothing has been hear
OF the missing man. The members 0
his family are enlistlng the aid OF tn
authorities to investigate the my
terry. His affairs are in good cond
tlon and there Is said 20 be no reaso
for his voluntary disappearance.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-04
BUSINESS FAILURES.

Jan. s-Parasould, Ark, Greene county
&"Mcntgomery, Ala. Josiah Morris bank
Feb, s-fcllettsville, Ind, bank
8-AshIey City, ILL.,, private bank 10000
80 'Desplalnos, H., Palmer and Meyers
bunk; 10000,
ssSEiIisti.sy,i@ls, VI, @ Ind Edmund ramers
Mar ~, u searles, OF New York capital
s--Niles, Mich, lst Nat. bank,
ei--W 8. Eden, II Chicago hotel manager;
p-Hsnnibal N y, W. J, Brewster q Co..
Apr is.-ciiy Of Mexico, D. olivier 4 Co.
dry goods s90O,o0o
u-Lemars lla.) Nat. bank on account OF
$4,000 shortage In presidents accounts,
S-Halem. Ore, Gilbert Bros BANK; sioo
N-wssis,rlyS, {, ~ 3 + l., Mechanics savings
May S-c,lleyeand, O., cuyahoga savings
li~cantcn ts. D) state bank.
2-dothenburg, Neb', Peoples state bank;
Jun, S~Indlanapolls State bank of Indiana
voluntary, ,,,.
%Srspnr'nsneld' Mass Pynehon national
N~New York. Seventh national bank,
n--New York.. Henry Marquand Co.,
bankers and brokers; tS0oc,0Oo,
S~bntralo, N H. City national BANK w.
Jul, a-nufyalo, n. Y, Niagara bank.
t--Maneneld, o.. 6turges bank also Mans
tield machine works,
Aug, i--ChIcago, George II, Phillips n Co,
board OF trade Arm; 100000,
2-Avllla. Ind, bank.
S-Austin, Tex, First Nat bank; 800 900,
N--pes Moin,s, la, Home Savings n Trust
Co., Malvern, o., Sandy Valley Banking
Co,
@-Carey (O) Banking Co.,,,New Mata-
moras, O., bank.
N--jamtstown Tenn, Bank Of Fentries
county; $4,000.
Sep. t-Broken Bow, Ncb.. Bank OF Custer
county; 10000,
Oct. iS-boyerton Pa,) Nat. bank
Dec 6--LenoIr City CTenn.) bank.
1l-0maha Loan n Trust Co. $5,0QO,0p.
-Wanatah Und) bank
le-uoihenburg, Neb., state bank $4,000
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-04
INDUSTRIAL.

FEB. 1-Purcnase OF SOutHtiH iatiHt w
Vanderbilt interests completes transpor-
tation system extending without break
from New York to the orient.
23-Morgan steel combination (knoWn as u
s. steel corporation organized; capital
81, 100 10000
to control practically entire silver ana
copper output OF country.
lO--Amercan Soap Manufacturing ass n
composed Of IS factories) organized IN
Chicago,
sion system for old employees
7-Street railways OF Albany, Troy, Cohoes,
Watervlet and Rensselaer,, N. Y, tied up
by strike.
9o-In all parts of country $1,000 machinists
strike for 9-hr. day.
Jun. 8-Many injured In fight between la
borers and police at Rochester, N. Y.
3-Employes of Am Sheet Steel & Am
Steel Hoop Cos. ordered to quit work be-
cause of wage disagreement
Jul. l4-Pres. Shaffer, Of Amalgamated
assn, orders strike in all U, s. steel cor
poration mills.
Aug. l2-Total number OF steel workers out
is 69,0O0
l4-Charters Of lodges Of steel workers at
South Chicago revoked because Of re-
fusal to join strike,
Sep. 4-Pres. Shaffer refuses Schawbs
peace offer
li-Steel strike ended en- terms originally
offered by Pres. Schwab OF U. s. Steel cor
poration.
Oct l-Combinatlon o. % leading plowmak-
ers effected In Chicago 500, 600 900 capital
AT Fall River Mass 50, 900 mill operators
strike for s per cent. wage increase.
Nov. ll-Dennis Muvlhill, coal HEAVIER,
elected mayor Of Bridgeport, Conn.
Dec. sam. Federation Of Labor In 21st an
nual convention, at Scranton, Pa
l3-T. S. Steel corporation adopts civil serv-
lea system for 1900 employees on lake
boats.
H-Samuel Gompers reelected pres, Am.
Federation OF Labor, at Scranton, Pa
l6-Representatives Of capital and labor
meet in New York TO devise plan OF set
Ting labor disputes.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-04

-Pres. Roosevelt sends his first message
a-Nicafagua signs treaty giving !. >. per
petuai lease TO land needee iei eia cisihin,a' hnma
y r Ferguson beeomes GOV Okla noilsa, d,
II ,tIsn,.ciai Commissioner RoekhilV report
OF Conditions in China submitted 10 con-
t4SPan-American congress meeting IN
Mexico breaks up, splitting on question u
compulsory arbitration p.uroe.
teNIf senate ratifies 72 to Hay -Pauhce-
fote canal treaty y... Mayor Seth Low oi
n. Y. lnaugurated. c,.. ostors
17-Postmaster General Smith resigns
Henry c. Payne (Wis) appointed 10 va
ol-Sec'y OF Treasury Gage notlhes pres
of decision to retire from cabinet.
25-Gov l.. NJ. Shaw la.) accepts caoi'e'
portfolio OF secretary OF treasury