The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-21
CHRONOLOGY OF 1905.
BRIEF RECORD OF YEARS PRIN.
CIPAl EVENTS.
Internal Disturbances in Russia and
Independence I'm Norway-Close
of the War I'm the East-Many
Great Names I'm List of Dead.

Most significant of the events of
ably the memorable advance of man
kind toward high ideals of liberty,
justice and perfect civilization, is the
political and economic upheaval now
taking place in Russia. Wearying
under a load of taxation, rem
dered well-nigh unbearable by added
burdens imposed by the prosecu-
ton Of a disastrous war, the
%peasantry and common people started
a revolt against the tyrannical aris-
tocracy, and have been able to force
from their unwilling ruler many con-
cessions tending toward a free citizen
ship. Massacre and rapine, in which
the Jews were the chief sufferers, are
part of the price PAID for the advan-
tage gained. Another impressive proof
Of civilizations advance is the blood
less revolution by which Norway has
dissolved its political connection with
Sweden and seated a king upon its
long unuSued throne. The recent ex-
posures Of graft and fraud in high
financial circles and last summers la
Dor troubles in Chicago are only Incl
dents of the constant conflict being
waged for the establishment of JUS
tice and fair treatment between man
and man.
The Russo-Japanese war, after a
brilliant series of land campaigns,
during which n after another of the
strongholds Of the Russians in Man
churia fell into the hands of their op-
p%onents, and a decisive battle on the
Sea of Japan, that is said TO have been
n of the greatest naval contests of
all history, has been brought to a
close, and largely, we believe, by
American influence.
The completion of the great Simplon
tunnel was the accomplishment of an
other great engineering feat, and the
Lewis and Clark Exposition in Port
land. Ore, presented to the world a
record of achievement in all lines.
Great disasters have been fewer
than usual, though tornadoes in Okla
homa and Kansas destroyed more
than five hundred lives, and earth
quakes, fire and railway wrecks have
done their dread work.
The years list of famous dead con
tains the names Of many men and
women noted in the arts, statecraft,
philanthropy and business.
The principal events Of 1905 are
briefly summarized below:
2-Surrender Of Port Arthur.
3ITowboat Defender blown up on Ohio
River: 20 lives lost.
4Death of Theodore Thomas, orchestra
leader.
admiral Rojestvensky's flagship Kniaz
Souvaroff sunk on Madagascar.
9-Death Of Louise Michel, French an
archist.
15-Combes' ministry in France resigns.
16ISecretary Hay advises China to re-
main neutral. - Earthquake at Shemakha,
Rlssia, buries hundreds Of people.
1SEEnd Of textile strike in Fall River,
Mass.
19-Attenpt to assassinate Gar and Rus
sian royal family.
22-Massacre of workingmen by Cars
troops In st. Petersburg.
23-Revolt spreads through Russian
cities.
Editorials defeated in Ontario general
elections. Gear issues proclamation prom
Using reforms.
29LKouropatkin's army driven back from
Sandepas by Gen. Oku's forces.
3O-CZar signs document granting great
reforms to Russian people.
February.
12-Extreme cold wave sweeps Northern
States and Canada. Glendive, Mont, has
temperature of "a degrees below zero.
death Of Joseph Ii. Man,ey of Maine.
....Senate passes Statehood bill.
SIRoosevelt and Fairbanks declared elect
ed after count Of electoral votes In Con
gress.
eHouse passes Townsend-E sch railway
1O-Death Of Hon. Chas. H. Hacxley of
Muskegon, Mich.
13-Severest cold wave of winter.
11Death Of Gen. Lew Wallace.
16-Death OF Jay Cooke, noted francier.
17-Grand Duke Sergius killed by bomb
IN Moscow. -. Frances Willard statue dedi.
Gated In Statuary Hall, Washington.
2OeExplosion In Virginia City coal mines,
near Bessemer, Ala. entombs 152 niners.
....Fire destroys piers and ships at Charles.
town, Mass.
2LBoring of Simpion tunnel under the
25ts1,OOO.OOO fire in Hot Springs, Ark.
....North Sea Commission announces de-
cision against Russia.
26-nlinois Central terminals in New Or
ltduS buIu Will iOsS VI cJsOyO,VOJ. . ulTly
five miners killed by explosion at Wilcoe,
w. Va.
27-Death Of Geo. S. Boutwell, of Massa.
chusetts. . Judge Swayne Of FLORIDA &C
persons killed by collapse Of church floor
In Brooklyn, N. Y.
2S-Death Of Mrs. Leland Stanford in
Honolulu.
Scar Of Russia signs rescript giyins
people a right to representation Ia law
making body Thirty persons killed II
wreck Of Inauguration special trains neal
Bittsburg.
4Roosevelt is inaugurated. Fad OF
53th Congress. VIII j. Davis amt two
others indicted as responsible for Ircquois
| fire. ...Chas. Thomas found guilty Of Ma
bel Scofeld murder.
big traction strike begins In New
York.
s-Japanse win battle of Mukden. after
! Ell Shteen days fighting.
| O-Mukden captured by japanese.
11-Mrs. Chadwick convicted Of coaspir
acy In Cleveland
H-Nineteen lives lost in New York tene
ment house fire.
i7-Death of Gen. Joseph r. Hawley OF
Connecticut.
fS-19lTwenty-four miners killed by ex
pl,sion In mines near Thurmond w. Va.
.O-Explosion and fire in Brockton- Mass.
shue factory causes 103 deaths.
A-Death Of Jules Verne.
April.
2-President Roosevelt leaves Washington
on vacation trip. Explosion In Leite
miues at Zeigler. ILL.,, kills thirty five men
-. Russian artillery depot In Hardin blown
up and seventy-iye men killed.
This Funny World.
"A man doesn't really get any sens
until he is 40 years of age"