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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-26

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II it fails TO cure.
E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
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DEATH RECORD.
nr. Thonns &. Laeer.

DR.. Thomas b. Lacey Of Council BLUFFS,
one of the oldest and most respected med
ical practitioners OF the section, died at
his home, $40 sixth avenue, at midnight
Sunday. after an Illness Of six years. DR..
Lacey had been a" long sufferer from
paralysis and HIS death was not surprise.
Or. Lacey was born at New Milford Conn,
In 1852 and was graduated from the Chicago
Medical college in 1875. For thirty-three
years he had been a resident OF Council
BUNS, where he had built UP a splendid
practice and reputation, standing high In
his profession He occupied the chair OF
surgery at Creighton Medical college. DR..
Lacey was prominent in Masonic circles
being past grand commander of the Knights
Templar OF Iowa, past grand high priest of
the Royal Arch Masons and thirty-three-
degree Scottish Rite Mason.
william Braasch.
William Braasch, formerly OF Omaha, but
later of Norfolk, Neb., died at Excelsior
Springs. Mo-. Saturday from Bright's dis
ease. The. body has been shipped to the
home at Norfolk, where the funeral will
be held Tuesday by the Elks lodge. Braasch
leaves a wife but no children. He was about
IS years Of age and was an employe Of one
OF the large packing firms when he lived
IN AInhual hhNAN AAp Wa 1900 -N--Nf'--'
Mrs. Mary Anna Richelieu.
Mrs Mary Anna Richelieu, who died Fri
day night, aged 90 years. at the home Of
the family 1851 South Ninth street. will
be buried at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, with
services at ST, Matthias Episcopal church
and interment at Prospect Hi cemetery.
Edwin Bradbury Haskell.
BOSTON, March 25.-Edwin Bradbury
Haskell, one OF the proprietors OF the Bos-
ton Herald and formerly editoF-in-chief Of
the paper, died at HIS home in Auburn
dale early today OF angina pectoris.
II. E. Wilson.
WEBSTER CITY. Ia, March @.-(special
Telegram.)-F E. Wilson, general man
ager OF the Crooked Creek railroad. died
this morning after several years illness Of
Bright's disease.
Prof. VOA Bergman.
WIEsBADEN. Germany, March &.-Prof
Won Bergman. the famous surgeon, died
here this morning, He was operated upon
yesterday for appendicitis.
Prince Won ArehberE.
GREFELD, Germany, March 25.-Prince
Won Arenberg, one OF the centrist leaders
/ A.. ~. -
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-26
ale early today OF angina peetoris.
r. E. Wilson.

WEBSTER CITY. Ia, March @.-(special
Telegram.)-F e. Wilson, general man
ager OF the Crooked Greek railroad. died
this morning after several years illness Of
Bright's disease.
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BIG BREAK IN STOCKS

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COnfeaEion in evidence

DIAMoNDs-FrenEer, 18th and Dodge.
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monde Beach, Fla. drives auto 2 miles
ord.
Feb. 2s-Frankie Neil knocks out Harry
Tenny at San Francisco; latter dies OF
injuries.
Mar. 1+-Battling Nelson easily beats Nc.
Govern in rounds at Philadelphia.
N-American bowling congress meets at
Louisville, KY; r. II. Bryson elected
president.
T-Hoppe defeats Slosson for worlds balk
line billiard championship at New York.
Apr. Irrational League baseball season
starts.
starts. Sutton averaged 100 and made
run of 2Si in 5OO-point billiard game at
Chicago
May 23-Frank Gotch defeats Tom Jenkins
Tor wrestling championship of America
at Kansas City.
rider, wins City of Paris grand prize.
Value, $1,000.
Jul: 9-16th annual congress American
Whist League opens at Boston,
H-Frank Gotch defeated C. Olson, south
ern catch-as-catch-can wrestling cham
pion at New Orleans
Aug. 7-Umpires tombstone and Emslie
barred from Polo grounds. N. Y; Nat.
League game scheduled between n. Y.
and Chicago forfeited to latter.
A-W. r. Crosby wins western handicap
at trap shooters tournment at Denver
with score OF 81 targets.
Sep. S-Joe Cans wins lightweight cham
pionship from Battling Nelson in 12nd
round at Goldfeld, New. on foul.
&c. M. Daniels, of New York, lowers
worlds record for 900 yards swim at
St Louis. New mark. 242 2-5.
Oct. manager Fred Tenny announces he
and Roy Thomas, of Philadelphia Ma
tional league club, have bought inter-
est In Boston National league club.
1S-Chicago American league club won
worlds championship by defeating Ma
tonals In post-season series at Chicago.
Nov. S-Steve L'Hommedieu. well-known
bookmaker,. ruled off turf for life by
Louisville Jockey club.
19-Tom Cooper, noted bicycle racer,
killed in automobile collision in New
York.
@-Ralph Rose breaks worlds record In
putting 12-pound shot at San Francisco:
distance IS fee 61a inches.
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SEISMIC DISTURBANCES

Feb. 23-Mont Pelee in violent eruption. =.
Earthquake shocks create panic
throughout West Indies.
Apr. 1S-Earthquake and ensuing fire
ruins heart of San Francisco; property
damage placed at 500, 000, 900; $1,000 peo-
pie homeless; 10000 buildings In ruins:
1000 persons injured: loss of life; dam
age extends along the entire Pacific
coast.
1s-congress appropriates $1.ooO.oOo for suf-
ferers.
Blast of Frisco fires extinguished; con-
gress provides $l.5O0.OOO more for relief
Of quake victims
25-President shifts authority Of relief
work to San Francisco citizens, with
Red Cross as auxiliary.
&-War department sends $500 troops to
San Francisco.
N-First street cars run across city.
May S-President recommends appropria-
ton Of additional $4,000 for quake VIC
Tins. ...Vesuvius again showing consid-
cradle activity.
JUL 1S-Socorro, N. NJ, badly damaged by
earthquake.
Aug. Industrious earthquake visits VAL
paraiso, Chill; fatalities estimated at
1000; property loss s25O,0OO,0OO; several
other towns in country in ruins; rail-
roads all destroyed; town of Quillota
with population of 10000 completely de-
stroyed.
Sep. N-San Juan, Porto Rico, experiences
series of earthquake shock.
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Sons' neppurh' trade tariff bill
passes national house of representatives.
Feb. 7-Venezuela requests U. s. to con-
troll French consulate; Secretary Root
S-Gov. Patterson, Ohio, signs 2-cent fare
bill, making 1t a law. Pension appro-
.priation bill carrying $139,O0O,OO0 passed.
III. G. Brady, Alaska governor, resigns.
lS-Sec Of State Storms, Indiana, resigns.
ILLINOIS wins right to divert sewage
into Mississippi river, in national SUI
preme court case.
O-Reformers win In Philadelphia alder.
manic election.
a-Cong. Grosvenor of Ohio defeated for
nomination.
Mar. III. M. Patterson, Chicago commits
sioner public works, becomes socialist
and resigns.
s-Ex-state Senator Green, New York.
found not guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud government.
e1AmerEan forces wipe out entire Moro
band In Island Of Jolo battle, killing 600.
R-National supreme court gives Chicago
use OF Its streets. taking rights from
traction companies. IN. W. Gilbert.
congressional representative, Indiana,
o. resigns, accepting Philippine judgeship
lSssEx5state Auditor ,sherrick, Indiana,
&c. S. Francis, named as ambassador
to Austria-Hungary, to succeed Bel
lamy Storer.
N-Labor heads appeal to president for
legislative aid. Chicago federal Judge
grants immunity from punishment pleas
to l6 indicted packers.
8-G. W. Perkins arrested for grand lar.
ceny for giving N. Y Life cash to Re-
publican campaign fund.
Mar: A ;ooS general assembly adjourns
Apr. S-House passes national quarantine
on dii;n: -, 8, Rose, Democrat, defeat
81
waukee....C Chicago goes on record as op-
ways.
5-1llinois supreme court declares new
primary election law unconstitutional.
ILWisconsln supreme court sustains
tegatty or law permitting women to
~ vote in school matters. ~
Eo-lndlana supreme court declares Parks
anti-cigarette law valid.
May g-Gov. e. w. Hoch renominated nv
Kansas Republicans. ~
a-President sends message to congress
arralgnlng Standard Oil Co. and Officials
and recommending legislation,
u-GoVernment wins suit brought 10 dis
solve paper trust at St. Paul
HISenate passed Hepburn railroad rate
bill by vote of II to 8.
H-Supreme court affirms decision GAN
fencing Senator Burton to 6 months i'm.
prlsonment and fine of $500.
~ DnosS poSoSS agriculture apDrODrta.
ton bill carrying $7,SOOOOO, and carrvine
meat inspection bill 'Ae
Jun. 1-Senate committee on priyiIegas
and election decides Reed Smoot not an.
Titled to seat as senator from Utah.
4-NeiH-Reynolds report on conditions a,
chicago packing houses sent to con-
gress Dy president. 20. N. Carter, Re-
publican, elected justice of supreme
court Of Illinois. o1he
s-W. P. White appointed senator ..o.
Maryland AIom
ll.Col. n. A. Dupont defeats J. n. "A.
qieks IN contest for seat In senate in
1t1House adoptes statehood bill adn,tt,nv
state. 90 ono
19-House adopts Beveridre amenamn.
biz to agricultural bill relating to rneat
inspection. n. II. d. Pierce appointeS
minister to Norway
u%Wiscensin supreme court s,,stains IN.
heritance tax law
3-Gsneral deficiency bill passed BY con.
gTese adjourn
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Aug. iowa Republicans renominate A.
B. Cummins for governor at Des Moines.

Aug. iowa Republicans renominate A.
B. Cummins for governor at Des Moines.
H-Speaker Cannon renominated for con-
gress at Danville, Ill.
NJ. S. Harlan Of Chicago appointed
member interstate commerce commits
sion.
Sep. 1o-Cong. c. E. Littlefeld, Republic
an, of Maine, reelected.
1s-President extends eight-hour law to
apply to all public work.
8-Hearst nominated for governor by
.Chas. e. Hughes nominated for gov
ernor by New York Republicans at
Saratoga.
Oct. S-Senator Beverldge opens Republic
an campaign at Des Moines, Ia
Nov Collection held throughout country
Chas. e. Hughes defeats w. r. Hearst
ticket for governor Of New York;
Democrats elect rest of state ticket. -.
Republicans elect governors and ma
1ority Of state ticket in Iowa, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, New
Hampshire and Colorado; also elect
state tickets in Illinois, Ohio, Connec-
ticut and Pennsylvania; Democrats win
In Minnesota Massachusetts,. Oklahoma
and the south; Republican majority in
house cut down
@-John A. McIlhenny appointed civil
service commissioner.
Dec. 3-Final session of Fifty-ninth con-
gress begins.
0-John W: Riddle. minister to Rou-
mania and Servia, named to succeed
Ambassador Meyer at st. Petersburg.
u-President sends special message to
congress urging full citizenship for Por-
to Ricans.
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CASUALTIES

Jan. 4-In Coaldale. W. Va, % in mine ex-
plosion.
SAT Haverstraw, N. j., IS in landslide.
Sat Minneapolis, Mimi, II in hotel fire.
S-At Detroit, w. Va, Is in mine ex-
plosion.
H-At Philadelphia. Pa, IS in church fire
panic.
2-Off Vancouver Island. in Pacific, l1S In
wreck OF steamer Valencia. AT Sunny
side, Col. in snowslide.
25-At Poteau, l. T., IA in mine explosion.
Feb. 4-Near La Sale, Ill.,. by drowning.
SIN West Virginia. % in mine explosion.
Pat Portland. Ore, in business section
fire.
Sat Maitland. Col. 1s in mine dus. ex.
plosion.
2s-Gambier. O.. 3 in college dormitory
Mar. lat Meridian, Miss, "a in tornado
which caused property loss Of 81, 100000
14-At jamestown, Ind, 3 In collapse of
building. In Atlantic ocean, n by
drowning on foundered steamer British
King.
1s-At Adobe. Col. about IS in train col.
Eson....At Camden, N. j., 3 In arnory
1S-Near Silverton, Col. 16 in landslIdes.
22-In q West Virginia mine explosion, %,
LIN Winfield (Coi) mining district, s
In landslide.
%-Near Natsona, Wyo., 10 by drowning.
AT New York, 4 in fire and explosion.
Apr. l4-Explosion in gun turret OF bat
tleship Kearsarge in Cuban waters kills
T. Injuries IA.
Pin mine near Trinidad. Col. q by dust
explosion.
%-Tornado destroys Bellevue. Tex, II
dead; other damage throughout state,
May ESeven in train wreck near AL
toona, Pa.
2S-Ffve at Golconda, New. by drowning
as result of breaking OF dam. Al
Louisville, in train wreck
Jun. Sat East Providence, r. l., II In
trolley car wreck.
TAT Rocky Ford. Mont. s by white damp
In mine....Six In storms In Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
6-At Lafayette. Ind, Mrs. 8. Gobbau and
s children burned to death. :. at Sag
NAV. Mich. by explosion Of gasoline
tank.
11-At Martinsyiiie, N. Y, 6 in wreck.
Pat Cedar Rapids, Ia, young girls
by drowning while wading In river.
2-At Manitowoc, Wis, 8 by lightning.
2-At South birmingham. Mass, by
collapse Of building.
Aug. Sat Omaha, Eeb, 8 children Of Il.
Q. Daniels In burning home.
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. SeSfe'ALy AaA| Clara surrender.
Sep. 10-Cruiser DeS Moines sails for
Cuba.
13-Sailors land from Cruiser Denver at
Havana but Immediately ordered to re-
turn to vessel; guard for American lega-
ton left
14-President decides to send Sec. of War
Taft and Assist. Sec. Of State Bacon to
Cuba to investigate conditions and lend
influence to restore peace. Extra Ses-
sion OF Cuban congress grants Pres.
Palma fullest power to carry on war
against insurgents.
l6-Palma orders suspension Of hostilities
lS-T2ft and Bacon arrive at Havana and
begin efforts for peace.
2S-Indications are that American inter-
vention will be necessary to restore
peace.
@-American intervention occurs; Sec
Taft issues proclamation creating him
self provisional military governor; ma
rines landed in Havana to protect treas
ury....Palna resigns presidency.
Oct 5-American troops quietly landed at
Havana.
s--Chas. E. Magoon, newly appointed pro-
YiSional governor of Cuba, arrived at
Havana. Gov. Taft issues general am
nSsty decree.
H-Secretary of War Taft, Assistant Sec
rotary Of State Bacon, Gen. Funston
and party arrive in Washington from
Cuba.
Sn-Arms Of Cuban insurgents thrown into
sea from MORO Castle.
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sonian institution, at Aiken, S. c.
Mar. 4-Ex-Gov. Hoggn Texas, at Hous-
ton.
11-Gen. J, S. Gage, distinguished soldier,
at San Jose, Cal.
p Susan b. Anthony, suffragist leader,
at age OF sc, in Rochester, n. John
st. John, first white settler at head of
great lakes in Superior, Wis; aged so,
1S-Johann Most, noted anarchist leader,
at Cincinnati.
1s-Gen. J. M. Thayer, ex-U. S. senator
and governor, Nebraska at Lincoln.
25-Ex-Mayor S. M. Ashbridge, at Phila-
delphia.
st. E. Barrett, sheriff Cook county. Ill,
at Chicago.
Apr. EFormer Gov. Gen. Blanco, Cuba,
at Madrid....C. A. Warwick, publisher
Constitution Democrat, Keokuk, la.
S0-J. q. Boyd. ex-Gov. Of Nebraska, at
Omaha. Mrs. Mary McKittredge, be-
Ieved oldest woman in America, at
Uniontown. Pa; age 10S, suicide.
May MAX Judd, noted chess player, at
st. Louis.
2-Henrik Ibsen. noted Norwegian dra.
matist and poet, at Christiania.
Jun. Congressman Robert Adams, Phil
adelphia, committed suicide at Wash
ington.
4-senator A. P. German, Maryland, at
Washington.
14-Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of presi-
dent. at Sayville, l.. l.
15-Congressman r. E. Lester, Georgia,
result of accident
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FIRES

Jan. Sat Kansas City, Mo-, buildings
destroyed: loss, 100000
Feb. 9-Littleton, w. Va, nearly wiped
out, 1850 rendered homeless.
16-Niyerton, Pa, almost entirely wiped
out
1S-Business section Rutland, Vt, partly
destroyed. Grain elevator at Duluth,
Mimi, burned; loss, $1,OOO,00O.
2-Hitchcock,, Okla. business section
practically destroyed.
22-Business section of Dawson. Wis,
wiped out.
Mar. 4-Last half of Standhope, Ia, busi-
ness section burns; other half destroyed
some time before.
l6-White Pigeon. Mich. business section
nearly wiped out. Business portion,
2.JohnstoWn, Pa, swept by flames: loss,
$5O0OO0.
Apr. 3-BuTalo IN. W Evening Times
building: loss. 10000.
May I-Boone Qa.). Boone Cereal Co. i:
loss, $105,0O0
lS-Hundred residences and dozen busi-
ness buildings wiped out at Stanley,
Wis; loss, 100000. Town Of Cobalt,
New Ontario, Can. completely de-
stroyed; several killed by explosion.
Jun. 1-Soutk Boston. Va loss, $4,000
7-Duck Hill. Miss. almost completely
destroyed. Over 500 homeless.
ll.F1re IN Armour packing plant at
South Omaha. Neb.; loss. 100000.
17-Ryan building annex at st. Paul; loss,
$500, 900.
0-Santa Cruz, Cal. main building Of
Casino at resort: loss, $4,000.
JUL l7-Wentzvlle, Mo, practically entire
business section destroyed.
Sep: lS-Tiburon, Cal, entire business dis
trict, 200 people homeless.
Oct. B-At Birmingham, Ala, business
houses; loss 100000
2CSecond disastrous conflagration at
Bristow. Ia, wiped out practically all
of remaining business section of town.
Nov. 13-Richland. o.. practically wiped
out by gas explosion; 2 children burned
to death.
Dec. lat Princeton, O., mob of 300
masked men burned 2 big tobacco STEM
meries owned by tobacco trust
Sat Chicago, fire in wholesale business
district caused loss of $4,000: lives
lost.
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Ask large business firms Of Kansas
City admit receiving rebates from n. Y.
freight broker.
Jun. l1---Dr w. B. Gillett and r. A. Gran:
Life, indicted for forgery and perjury.
Jun. 12-Four leading packing concerns
found guilty at Kansas City OF accept
ing rebates from railroads.
&c, B. & Q. railroad found guilty at
Kansas City of granting concessions to
2-Harry Thaw. Pittsburg millionaire.
killed Stanford white. noted architect
and millionaire, at Madison Square
Roof Garden, N. Y, for alleged in
tmacy with wife, formerly Evelyn Mes
8-Thaw indicted for murder in first de-
gree for killing White.
@-Thaw pleads not guilty to murder
charge.
Jul. NEGRO hanged and burned near
Womack, !. T., by mob for assault on
girl.
&C. & A. railroad and former officials
found guilty at Chicago of granting re-
S0-J. A. Cook. ex-circuit court clerk.
found guilty at Chicago OF conspiracy
to- defraud Cook county; sentenced to
prison.
Aug. e-Mob at Salisbury, N. c., takes 8
negroes from Jail and lynches them.
S-Standard Oil Co. indicted at Chicago
for receiving rebates.
Deco. Hall sentenced to Is years i'm
prisonment at Salisbury, N. c., for par
ticipating In lynching of negroes Said
to be first instance of kind.
Sep. S-Stensland arrested at Tangier.
Morocco.
ga. segal. Philadelphia promoter, ar
rested for causing failure Real Estate
s-Mrs. H. Knippen decapitates her 2
children.
22-Eighteen negroes and white man
killed In race war at Atlanta, Ga.
%-stensland pleads guilty; given In
Oct 16-Standard Oil Co., Indiana, indict.
ed by federal grand jury at jackson.
Tenn.
Nov. 2-Federal grand jury at Atlanta,
Ga, indicts well-known manufactur.
ers for peonage.
S-H. w. Herring, former cashier of MIL
waukee Avenue State bank of Chicago,
pleads guilty to forgery and embezzle-
ment; given indeterminate penitentiary
sentence.
15-Mayor Schmitz. OF San Francisco. and
Abram Ruef, indicted by grand jury on
charge of extortion.
8-Enrico Caruso, famous Italian tenor,
found guilty and fined $40 in New York
FOR insulting women. Joseph F. Smith,
president Mormon church, pleaded
guilty to charge of unlawful cohabita-
ton and fined $500 at Salt Lake City.
2-Mayor Schmitz, Of San Francisco, ar
rested on charge OF extortion. =. Federal
grand jury at Salt Lake City votes sew
eral indictments in coal land fraud
cases.
Dec. 4-Chester Gillette convicted OF muir
der Of sweetheart, Grace Brown, at Big
Moose Lake, n. Y, on July II, at Herk-
inner. N. Y.
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INDUSTRIAL

Feb. 1-Operators reject demands of mine
workers for wage increase: miners In
crease defense fund.
IF. A. Heinz sells Montana copper In.
terests to Amalgamated company for
s2o,0OO,0OO, ending 7-year industrial war.
Mar. 19-Standard Oil officials agree 10
answer questions of Missouri attorney
general
@-United Mine Workers, after second
unsuccessful conference with operators,
decide on strike April /, involving both
anthracite and bituminous fields: opera
tors appeal to Roosevelt for aid.
Apr. 1&Strike of 1000 brick layers at St
Louis practically brings building to
standstill.
May 6-Anthracite miners vote TO accent
original proposition Of operators and re-
turn to work.
Jun. 7-Wages trouble Of southwest min.
ers and operators settled by John Mitch
ell at Kansas City, 1903 scale agree.
ment renewed.
D-Natonal executive COMMITTEES United
Mine Workers order per capita assess
ment OF cents per week on working
membership.
jul: 2Inerease Of s per cent in wages
Of Northern Michigan copper mine en-.
plcyea
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BUSINESS FAILURES

Jan. 14-Parsons. Snyder & Co., Cleveland,
o.: liabilities, $4,000.
1S-G. s. McReynods & Co., Chicago; liza
bilities, 100000.
Feb. S.-Boliver County Bank, Cleveland,
Miss; liabilities, $4,000; assets, $3.50, 900.
b-Bank Of America, Chicago, placed in
receivers hands.
26-Cash Buyers Union, Chicago. placed
in receivers hands. Williamson Lib
hey Lumber Co.. Oshkosh, Wis; liabili-
ties, $5OO,00O.
Mar. 1-Southern Bank & Trust Co., Fl.
Smith. Ark, owing depositors $4,000.
2-Walsh, president defunct Chicago Ma
tional bank, arrested on charge Of falsi.
flying reports.
T-Nationai Business College, Quincy, ILL.,,
assigns; Liabilities, $50, 900; assets, 500 900.
S-North Freedom CWis) bank closed by
examiner.
Apr. 2--Teis, Smith & Co., bankers, Pekin,
ILL.,; liabilities, 100000.
May 2--Delmont national bank. belmont,
Pa, closed; =. Receiver for American Re-
serve Bond Co., st. Louis, appointed
Jun. 1S-Farmers' State bank of Clear
field, Ia, closed by state bank ex-
aminer.
Aug. 6-Milwaukee Ave. State bank, Chi
cago, closed by state bank examiner:
liabilities, 100000.
S-F. E. Coyne, ex-postmaster, Chicago,
failed in bakery and luncheon business.
16-Garfield Park bank Of Chicago closed
as result of collapse of Milwaukee Ave.
State bank.
8-Real Estate Trust Co., of Philadelphia,
suspends business; liabilities, $1,000, 900.
Sep. 20-Bates National bank. Of Butler,
Mo-, closed by directors.
29-Private bank at Middleport, O., closed.
Nearly all deposits of $4,000 gone.
Nov. l5-Bank of BeckWith & Co., at Ev-
anston. Wyo., closed owing to financial
troubles.
s0-Three banks conducted by c. ".
Chandler at Macomb, Colchester and
Bardolph, ILL.,, closed for lack Of ready
cash.
Dec. blank Of Kiowa, I. T., closed on
account of slow collections and inability
to realize on assets.
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Republican, elect
ed to succeed NJ. Loubet. as president
of France.
z1-Brazilian cruiser Aquidaban destroyed
by explosion; 212 lives lost
G-VeneZuela expels all French consuls.
29-king Christian of Denmark dies at
Copenhagen.
Se-Frederick VIII. proclaimed king of
Denmark.
Feb. S-Countess Boni de Castellane, for
tiers plea for divorce in Paris.
l3-New British parliament opens; ]. W.
Lowther elected speaker
1S-Remains Of late King Christian Of
Denmark laid to rest =. .Fallieres as
sumes presidency of France
25-ln Colombia tidal wave, 1000 drowned.
Mar; +Tavernola, Italy, swallowed UP by
Lake Iseo.
SFuceechio, Italy, dance hall panic re-
suits in is deaths.
7-French cabinet resigns. Three would
be assassins Of Gen. Reyes. president Of
Colombia, shot to death.
I'm. sarrien accepts task Of forming
new French ministry mine explosion
and fire kills 1888 in France
U-ln Arabian rebellion, Turkish troops
massacre $1,000 natives at Sana, Arabia.
1s-Earthquake at Kagi, Formosa, kills
hundreds and destroying 1000 homes.
19-Palma elected president Of Cuba.
Mar. 8l-Moroccan conference reaches
agreement
Apr 5-Fifty-five killed by collapse of
hotel In Black Forest, Germany.
SHERMAN troops win victory over natives
IN German, East Africa; natives lose
205 men.
W-Fourteen killed. over 200 injured by
collapse Market place, at Naples.
Apr. 1s-Father Louis Martin, "Blaak
Pope" Of Jesuits, dies at Rome.
20-Town Of Pasil, P. l., destroyed by fire.
May 1-Considerable May day rioting in
Paris. over 1000 arrests made.
Gear accepts resignation of Premier
White.
9-Palma inaugurated president Of Cuba
nf