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Mar. 1--At Pedro, Wyo„ seven In collision --At Dqssett, Tenn., four by powder mill blast. X--At Taylor. Pa.. six In mine explosion. 11--At Pitt, Cal., 22 laborers by drowning. 20-- Near Emporium. Pa., six In powder mill blast..;.At Woodward, Ala., five In falling furnace. 23--At Los Angeles, Ca1„ atx in head-on la wreck; nearly rm HOST ' IMFOKEINT 1m?rrs . -ifflfflj * - % «» •Vr • '" aim s mmmmkr::.r7.:S ̂ V *r;< r v.,;v ,/i ; :||- , ivi C • " »"iWI ny lywu I gL-.il1 May 18--Isaac Stevenson elected senator from Wisconsin to succeed Spooner. Jun. 17--Congressman J. H. Bankhead ap- £aa. 33--Merchants^ and Farmers* bank of FfclrmoRt, Minn., suspended. '•Jteto. 2--F. D. Oilman, former president ,-:'»uspemied Hom-e bank of Goodland, Jn.i fA\2r,fi guiltv of embessleruent. ;)#4-First National bank of Scotland, S. D., 'close by bank examiner. . -F. D, G-ilman, Indiana banker, sen­ tenced to terra of one to three years in state prison, _ . --Disappearance of $175,000 from aub- ftreasury at Chicago made public, tar. 1!--Virtual panic in Wall street; /Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situa- Citizens' State bank of Firth, Neb., S-^cloeed by state. . __ •-*--Corbin Banking company of New ;? ..."York, assigned; assets, $3,000,000; liabili- ftSties. $1,700,000. Jvlpr. 2-Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, • Mo., convicted of illegal banking, sen- •".&St*need three years in penitentiary. 3ij--Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo., V j: ordered closed. Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, . found , "s guilty of conspiring to defraud stock- j i; holders and depositors of Bank of .5- jS America, of which, he was president; U^penalty, imprisonment and $1,000 fine. ti Jul. 1--Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended. First National bank Of Hicksville, O*, . closed by comptroller of currency. S-Fort Dallas National bank of Miami, ,-?FIa., closed. • _ : JD--Farmers* National bank of Boyer- town. Pa., ordered closed. ' Aug. 3--People's State bank of Browns- town. Jnd., closed by state authorities, id--Receivers appointed for Pope Mfg. Co., »:v of Hartford, Conn.; failure ascribed to stringency of money market. ; Bep. 5--Watson & Co., members of New , York stock and produce exchanges and s of Chicago board of trade, failed. V-Oci. 9--UYiion bank of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., v both private institutions, closed doors, v, 3ft--H. I). Reynolds' bank of Valdez, Alas- ka, closed doors. 16--First National bank of Dresden, O., failed. 16--Coi'apse Of Heinze cqflner in copper j caused violent slump in stocks in New York; firm of Otto Heinze A Co., sus­ pended from stock exchange. J8---New York clearing house committee !. declared that the Heinze, Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New : York. •IB--K nt ckerbocker Trust Co., New York's tev«K»nd largest financial institution, £•. forced to suspend; great slump in se- j^C«J4t»s; call money at 70 per cent. |B--Secretary of treasury ordered deposit of 185,000,000 of government funds in :.Hew. York banks Four Westinghouse ^ inies at Pittsburg and one trust _ my forced into hands of receivers _ iu*e o£ financial stringency--State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. 14--Three minor banks in New York forced to close Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary pe­ tition in bankruptcy. Six more minor banking institutions i'« in New York closed doors Union >! Trust Co., of Providence, R. I., sus- ,|i&--Banta In New York and Chicago, and M many other cities adopted clearing house loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and p; made withdrawal of sayings deposits & j subject to legal notice. -ifO--California Safe Deposit A Trust Co. bank, at San Francisco, closed Finan­ cial conditions in New York practically normal again. JsVov. 4--Three small banks in Kansas JSjp> closed -- United States Steel corpora* Sf ' tion secured controlling interest in Ten- ' nessee Coal & Iron Co. ^. ;€--Receiver appointed for Arnold Print S . works of North Adams, Mass., one of ia -*• largest textile concerns in country, jt, 12--Merchants' National bank of Port- ; land. Ore., California bank of Oakland, ,-f , Cal., and Farmers' & Merchants' bank " of Sapulpa, I. T., suspended. --Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou or- v <• dered issue of $60,000,000 of Panama ;ii' bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of in- , I? debtedness as means of relieving finan- t'K ciai situation--City National bank of ^ -4 Frederick, Okla., failed. V : American Silk Co. capital stock, $11,- , 000,000, which operated mills in several y,V;_cities, placed in hands of receiver. v Pee. 2-*Chelsea Savings abnk of Chel­ sea, Mich., owned' by State Treasurer Oi. - Glazier, closed. auoiiiii Bank of Commerce, one of largest financial institutions of : City, suspended. 6--Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg, closed. , 17--Jewelers' National bank at North AtUeboro, Mass., in hands of receiver. ' Morgan of A 'obama. Jul. 9--A. O. Bacon re-elected senator from Georgia for full term. 11--Frank A. Leach of California, ap- pointed director of mint to succeed Q. E. Roberts, resigned. Aug. 7--Ex-Cov. J. F. Johnston elected senator from Alabama to succeed late Senator Pettus. Sep. 17-- Democrats elected ticket headed by Haskell for governor it? Oklahoma and Indian Territory; constitution adopted and state-wide prohibition proposition carried,...Chicago's new city charter defeated in special election. Oct. 2--Illinois supreime court declared Chicago's new primary election law un­ constitutional. Nov. 5--Mayor Tom L. Johnson defeated " Congressman T. E. Burton for mayor of Cleveland....Kentucky elected Will- son, republican, governor...^Fusion of republicans and Independence League beaten by Tammany in New York ctiunty. Dec. 2--Congress assembled at Washing­ ton; Cannon re-elected speaker of the house. S--Ambassador Aokl of Japan recalled. 18--Congressmen Williams and DeArmond participated in Sst fight on floor of house. 2&--Secretary Taft returned from trip around world. S--M. Gude appointed minister to United States from Norway to succeed late H. C. Hauge. jwew i 'JBfccatiiM collision. 28--Near Colton, Cal., 100 injured. Ap*\ 1--Near Fort Worth, Tex., six train­ men in collision. Ii--Near Chaplau, Ont., 15 in train wreck. eight by fasollus explosion. 28--On •l<ako Michigan, lumber barge with crew of H lost. . 27--At Baltimore, eight .drowned by col­ lapse of pier. May l--At Whipple, W. Va., II la mine disaster. , 11-At Honda, Cal., a In wreck due to defective switch. , 21--At Pittsburg, five by explosion In steel furnace On Liake Michigan, five by burning of steamer. --At Chicago, five by ammonia explo­ sion in stockyards plant. 31--Near Garden Valley, Idaho, seven drowned. Jun 11--In Hampton Roads, 11 seamen by capsizing of launch. 18--At Priceburg, Pa., seven by explosion of mine gas..,.At Monahan, Wash., five by drowning. 23--At Hartford, Conn., flix killed, 40 ln- Jured by collision....Near Pittsfield, N, Y., four in collision. 26--Near Tola. Va., eight by dynamite blast. Jul. 4--Fourth of July celebrations caused 37 deaths; injured number 2,158. 3--In Penobscot Ray, Me., six by capsiz­ ing of a sloop. - 11--At Honey brook. Pa., seven miners by white damp explosion. ' 12--Near ftusseli, Pa., six by capsizing Of launch. IB--In Cape Cod Bay, Maae.. ten officers and men on battleship Georgia by gun­ powder explosion. 21--Near Salem, Mich., 33 in collision; M0 injured. . 22--Off California coast, V7 by sinking of 27--In New York city, 11 in tenenjent house fire. Aug. l--At San Pedro, Cal., four by col­ lapse of wharf. a--At Jamestown, Va., four by drowning. 8--At Kelly. Pa., four in wreck. 11--At Boulder, Colo., 100 persons injured by explosion of 1,000 lbs. of dynamite. IS--At Chicago, five by collapse of baild- Ifling^ during windstorm. (1 it II Jan. 1--C. E. Hughes inaugurated govern­ or of New York. fl--C. M. Floyd, republican, elected gov­ ernor of New Hampshire, by legislature. 14--E. W. Hoch inaugurated governor of Kansas. 15--W. P. Frye elected senator from Maine; W. Murray Crane, from Massa- ; chusetts; Simon Guggenheim, from Col­ 's orado, Norris Brown, from Nebraska; W. E. Borah, from Idaho; R. L. Tay­ lor, from Tennessee; J. M. Dixon, from Montana; H. E. Burnham, from New Hampshire and H. A. Richardson from Delaware. 17--Albert B. Cummins inaugurated gov­ ernor of Iowa for third time. •• 18 House voted to raise salaries of con­ gressmen to $7,500 a year. 82--Senate authorized investigation of "Brownsville affair'*....Baii^y re-elected senator from Texas....Cullom re-elected senator by Illinois legislature. 23--Chas. Curtis elected senator from Kansas to succeed Jos. R. Burton. 24--House passed pension appropriation bill and abolished all pension agencies. Feb. 5--Congressman W. A. Smith of V Michigan, elected to succeed Senator. Alger F. O. Briggs elected successor to Senator Dryden of New Jersey. 7--River and harbor appropriation bill, k carrying more than $83,000,000, passed by \ house. .,11--Senate passed army appropriation bill, carrying1 $81,600,ini0, 15--Naval appropriation bill, carrying $96,- 000.000, pussed by house. Reed Smoot, Mormon apostle, won long fight for seat in United States sen­ ate by vote of 42 to 28. Mar. 1--House passed ship subsidy bill after long fight. J--Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, sent resignation to governor to take effect May l. 4--Fifty-ninth congress adjourned With record for large appropriations--Geo. R. Cortelyou and Geo. Von L. Meyer sworn In as secretary of treasury and postmaster-general, respectively. 6--James R. Gavfleld took oath of office as secretary of Interior.... Regis Henri Post selected by president as governor of Porto Rico to succeed Beekman Winthrop. ^--Secretary Taft announced that Lleut.- Col. Goethals would succeed Mr. Stev­ ens as chairman Isthmian Canal com­ mission and engineer of canal work on ('• Gilbert, a shoe clerk, elected mayor of Danbury, Conn. ^pr ^--Republicans elected state ticket in Michigan. , 4 . , t-- Postmaster Busse elected mayor of Chicago; traction ordinances approved, t--State Senator David Campbell ap­ pointed postmaster at Chicago, to suc­ ceed Mayor Busse. «g Gov. Hagerman of New Mexico, against whom charges were preferred, tendered resignation and president ap­ pointed Capt. George Curry to post.,.. Regis H. Post inaugurated governor of Porto Rico to succeed Beekman Win- Jan. 3--Negro hanged at Mayersville, Miss., three minutes before notice that his sentence had been commuted was received. 4--Negro lynched at Midway, Ala., for at­ tempted assault. 5--Rollo Steele, being refused loan of $5,- 000 by Fourth Street National bank of Philadelphia, threw bomb that killed himself and cashier, injured six others, and wrecked bank. •--James Cullen, murderer of wife and step-son, taken from Jail at Charles City, la., and hanged by mob. 23--Trial of Harry K. Thaw, for murder of Stanford White, begun in New York. Feb. 2S--Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of Colfax, 111., shot and killed Chas. Ken­ nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and daughter Cora. Mar. 10--R. P. Miller of Beaver Dam, Wis., killed wife, step-mother and self. 15--Mob of 50 men at Monroe, La., hanged two negroes accused of robbery. 2)--Two colored women accused of mur­ derous attack on white woman killed by mob near Stamp, Ark. 29--Safe blowers robbed Farmers' & Merchants' National bank, of Hanover,; Mich., getting $3,000--Colored man i charged with attacking white girl near; Colbert, I. T., lynched at Durant. Apr. 8--Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie Myers, of Kansas City, and Frank Hott- man, for murder of woman's husband, commuted to life imprisonment. 11--Grand jury refused to Indict Con­ gressman G. K. Favrot, of Louisiana, who killed Dr. R. H. Aldrlch, and he was set free. 12--Thaw jury discharged, being unable to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded to jail, to await second trial. 18--Dr. O. C. Haugh of Dayton, O., con­ victed of murder of father, mother and brother, electrocuted at penitentiary at Columbus. S^-Ncgro and mother lynched and three other persons killed and seven injured in fight in Georgia on account of at­ tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault white woman. Mav 23--Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted of Cockrill murder in famous feud case at Lexington, Ky. Jun. 3--Trial of Wm. D. Haywood, secre­ tary-treasurer Western Federation of Miners, for murder of ex-GoV. Steunen- berg, begun at Boise, Idaho. 30--Judge Loving found not guilty of mur­ der of Theodore Estes, charged with mistreating former's daughter, at Hous­ ton, Va. ,Jul. 20--Jas Hargis, acquitted of charge i Of complicity in mlirder of Dr. B. £>. Cox Of Kentucky Henry Scutcheon, farmer living near Nuncia, Mich., while insane, murdered wife, son and father- in-law with an ax; then attempted sui­ cide, but was shot dead. a®--Karl Hau, young Washington pro- i fesstjr, condemned to death at Karls- t ruhe, Germany, for murder of mother- in-law. 27--Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty of S .murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg. iAug. 16--Will Clifford, negro, lynched at Maple, Ky., for assaulting and killing two white women. Sep. 21--Frank J. Constantine sentenced I./to life imprisonment for murder of Mrs. Gentry, at Chicago. '24--Mrs. Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while insane, strangled her three children. Oct. 1--Ex-Sheriff H. K. Brown, of Baker : Citv, Ore., killed by bomb. g_W"m. Burns, colored, who shot pollce- j man at Cumberland. Md.. taken from jail by mob, and shot and kicked to . death. 18--Ex-Banker Frederick McGUl and wife • acquitted of charge of murdering first wife of McGill, at Decatur, HI. 26--Negro at Byron, Ga., lynched for stealing 75 cents. Nov. 2--Fred Singleton, negro, riddled with outlets by posse for murder of as- Seaman, Pa,, five by fall of cage in mine shaft. 23--At SoRiervllle, Mcuss., five by suf­ focation. . 25--Near Sapulpa, I. T., four In collision. 29--Near Quebec 75 workmen by collapse of new bridge being built across St. Lawrence river. 30--Near Charleston, 111., 17 111 collision between interurban trains. Sep. 2--Near Charleston, W. Va., fceVen in wreck. 5--At Shelton, Wash., ten in burning hotel. 6--At Norris, la., 12 in wreck. 10--Near Newburg, W. Va., five negroe^ by train. 14--Near Canaan Station, 25 In head-on collision. 16--At Aspinwall, Pa., six by drowning. 20--At Negaunee, Mich., 11 by falling of cage in mine shaft; seven fatally hurt. 22--On Lake Superior, seven drowned by wrecking of steamer. 36--Near Jackson, Ala., 14 by capsizing of ferry boat. 28--Near Bellaire, O., eight in railroad wreck; four fatally hurt. Oct. 5--At Butler, Pa., four by upsetting of molten metal pot: 30 badly injured. 13--In Gloversvllle, N. Y., alx by suffoca­ tion. 15--Explosion of powder magazine at Fontanel, Ind., caused death of 38; over 600 injured; nearly every building in town ruined. 16--Near Joliet, I1L, five by capsizing of boat on canal. 24--Near Ashland, Wis., four by explo­ sion in powder mill. Nov. 6--At Steubenville, O., five by boiler explosion. 11--At New Haven, Conn., five In burn­ ing hotel. 12--'Near Pine Bluff, Ark., five by boiler blast. 13--At South Milwaukee, Wis., six at grade crossing. 25--In New York city, 13 Italians in tene­ ment house fire. Dec. 6--At Monongah, W. Va., about 400 miners by explosion in colliery. 18--At Jacobs Creek, Pa., about 300 min- erjf by explosion of gas in colliery. sistant chief of police at Talladega, Ala. 7 Seven bandits held up town of Canova, 8. D., blew open bank vault, and es­ caped with $6,500. 24-- Jury in Steve Adams murder trial at Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree on verdict and were discharged. Dec. 3--Mrs. Annie M. Bradley acquitted on charge of murder of ex-8enaor 'Brown at Washington, Ian. 2--Near Volland, Kans., 35 in train T wreck; over 60 Injured. f--At Winooski, Vt.. six by suffocation... T Near Kenosha, Wis., nine by powder > explosion. If-At Pittsburg, 30 by explosion In steel furnace. »--At Barney, N. M., five in train wreck ..At Clihton, Ind., eight in mine explo sion At New York city, five by^escap- i ng gas. IB At Sanford, Ind.. 28 by wreck due to T powder explosion; 32 injured....At [ l'owler, Ind., 13 in collision. ?3 -Near Primero, Colo., 24 in coal mine explosion. 26--At Lorentz, W. Va.% 12 by Ore damp f\ plosion in mine. &-At Chicago, six by explosion at stock yards. 29--Near Fayettevllle. W. Va., 60 la mine disaster. _ 30--At Johnson City, ID., five by powder blast. Feb. 4--At Monarch, Colo., 12 in snowslide ; At Thomas, W. Va., 22 In mine <*is V--At Sacramento, Cal., six Japanese by drowning. 8--At Birmingham, Ala., tour in collision. 11--At Allentown, Pa., five in burnisg home. 12--In New York harbor, 138 by drowni ig . and exposure by burning of steamer Larchmont. 14--Near Bridgeville, Del., four children burned. 16--In New York city, 21 in wreck due to spreading rails. 15--At Las Kspranzas, Mexico, over HO, mostly Japanese, in mine disaster. 22--At Buffalo, four by drowning C If Charleston, S. C., eight negroes ly burning of steamer. 2ft--At Montreal, Que., principal and tt pupils in a burning school. •2S~-At Cajmi, Jure py dynamite ex- ' plosion. "• . ; pz h " 1 I--Forty passengers drowned near An­ ger®, France, when train plunged into river. «--CaBsablanca, Morocco, bombarded by French cruisers. 9--Moorish troops repulsed with heavy loss in two desperate attempts to rush French camp outside Cassabianca and Invade citv. 27--Col. Ivanhoff, governor of Viborgprison, and vicious foe of terrorists, assassin­ ated by bomb in St. Petersburg. Sep. 4--Striking dock laborers of Ant­ werp burned lumber yard^ jind ware­ houses; loss estimated Jl.uw.OOO. ; - ? j ; . , plosion on Japanese battleship Kasto- lma, near Kure. 39--Collision on Mexican Central at Enear­ ns ci on killed 34 and injured many. 21--Gen. Drude burned Moorish camps near Cassabianca. 20--Delegates of three Important tribes of Moors accepted terms of peace by French and hostilities ceased. r. 24--Strike of Antwerp dock laborers, bn . since June, ended with sweeping victory for employers. 26--Scores of lives lost by floods near Malaga, Spain. . 27--Overflow of Otonashlgawa river, m Japan, cost lives of 600. 28--Sir J# C. Bell, elected lord mayor Of London. Oct. 5--Explosion In ammunition factory at Osaka, Japan, killed 63 girls and in­ jured over 60. 18--Hague peace conference ended. 28--Gen. Maximoffsky, director of prisons of ministry of interior of Russia, assas­ sinated by woman in St. Petersburg. 31--Town of Karatagh, Russian Turke­ stan, destroyed by a landslide following earthquake; 14,000 persons perish. Nov. 8--Hurricane caused great damage at Marseilles, France; several people fcHted- 8--Fire at IquiqUe, Chill, caused $1,000,000 loss and rendered 2,000 persons homeless. Dec. 8--Oscar II., king of Sweden, died at Stockholm and Crown Prince Gustave V. succeeded to throne. ;H'Vt NE Jan. 5--Moroccan army capturea Ztnat, Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow­ ers fled to mountains. 6--Chinese trading quarter of Bancock devastated by fire; loss about $3,000,000. 8-- Muzaftar-Ed-Din, 6hah of Persia, died at_ Teheran. _ 11--xidai wave devastated some of uutch East Indian islands; hundreds of per­ sons perished. 15--Earthquake followed by fire partly de­ stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over 1,000 persons killed and Injured....Typhoon swept islands of Samar and Leyte, Philippines; 100 lives lost. 18--Rear-Admiral Davis landed force of American marines at Kingston, Jamai­ ca, to which Gov. Swettenhain objected; Davis promptly sailed away. 21--British officials virtually apologized for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward Admiral Davis. 22--'Tidal wave In Dutch East Indies en­ gulfed Island of Slmalw, drowning 1,600 persons. 28--Explosions of fire damp in mine near Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed 148 miners.. ..H. L. F. Lagercrantz appointed min­ ister of Sweden to United States. Feb. 1--British steamer Clavering went ashore near Hartlepool, England; SS of crew drowned, 8--S- A. Alexandrovsky, governor of Pen­ za, Russia, assassinated. 16--Cook ton, North Australia, destroyed by hurricane; damage of $2,000,000 caused British steamer Orianda sank in collision near Cardiff, Wales; 14 per­ sons drowned....Governor of port of Baku murdered. 21--Mall steamer Berlin from England wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter­ rific gale; 128 persons drowned. Mar. 4--Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica, re­ signed post--Eighty-five persons burled by landslide in Algeria. 8--English house of commons defeated woman's suffrage bill. 11--M. Petkoff, premier o( Bulgaria, assas­ sinated at Solia. 12--Powder magazines on board French battleship Iena exploded at Toulon; 103 bluejackets and officers killed and hundreds injured. Mar. 19--Count Lamsdorff, former Rus­ sian minister of foreign affairs, died at San Raemo. 22--Nicaraguan forces captured strongly fortified Honduran town of Choluteca and President Bonilla fled in boat. 24--M. Pobiedonostseff, ex-procurator-gen­ eral of holy synod, died at St. Peters­ burg. 26--Peasants and troops fought In Alex­ andria Wallachla; 00 men killed and 300 wounded, Apr. 6--Strikers at Lodz, Russia, killed ten workmen for attempting to resume work. 11--Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cro­ mer as plenipotentiary of Great Britain to Egypt, who resigned -- Floods in Turkey caused death of 200. 12--Ilonduran city of Amapla surrendered to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took refuge on American cruiser. U--Kingston, Jamaica, experienced an­ other earthquake shock, which did great damage. 16--At least five Important towns In Mex­ ico destroyed and scores killed by earthquake. May 1--Terriflc hurricane causes loss of millions of dollars and death of several persons at Campeche. • 3--Explosion of gunpowder magazine at Canton, China, causes heavy loss of life and great damage to property. •--About 6,500 Turkish troops practically annihilated in battle with rebels In Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia. 9-- Heir to throne of Spain born to Queen Victoria, at Madrid. 11--Ninety miners lost lives in fire in Jan. 2--Brig.-Gen. G. A. Bell, retired, at Washington. 4--S. H. Jones, leading Illinois republi­ can politician, at Springfield. 10--Archbishop Montgomery at San Fran­ cisco. • 17--Ex-Congressman John Winans, at Janesvllle, Wis., aged 76« 24--Senator Russell A. Alger, at Wash­ ington. Feb. 1--Charles Marvin, famous race horse trainer, at Lexington, Ky. 6--Count John A. Creighton, at Omaha, Neb.; left fortune'of $10,000,000....Prof. W. C. Pickett, noted medical authority, at Philadelphia. 7--Ex-Congressman B. W. Harris, at Bridgewater, Mass., aged 83. 9--Congressman J. R. Rixey, of "Virginia, at Washington. 12--Ex-Gov. F. W. Higgins, of New York, at Olean, N. Y. 16--Henry Steei Olcott, co-founder with Mme. Blavatsky of Theosophlsts In America, at Adyar, India, aged 75. 22--James A. Kirk, head of big Chicago soap house, at Hartland, Wis. 25--F. J. Hearne, president Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., at Denver. Mar. 2--Dr. Oronhyatekha, founder and head Independent Order of Foresters, In Georgia James B. Williams, shav­ ing soap manufacturer, at Gliastonbury, . Conn Congressman J. M. Depuy, of Wisconsin, at Jefferson City, Wis. 4--Floyd K. Whittemore, ex-state treas­ urer of Illinois, at Springfield. 9--John Alexander Dowle, founder of Zion City, 111., at Zion City. ' 11--Ex-Congressman Clinton Babbitt, of Wisconsin, at Belolt. 12--M. Caslmir-Perler, ex-president Of 17--Gen. Joseph Stockton, at Chicago. 18--Rear Admiral B. F. Tilley, command­ ant League Island Navy yard. 19--Thomas Bailey Aldrich, noted author, at Boston Brig.-Gen. John Moore, former surgeon-general of army, at Washington. 21--Brig.-Gen. T. J. Wlnt, commander de­ partment of Missouri, at Philadelphia. 27--James Henry Smith, of New York, who inherited over $50,000,000, at Kioto, Japan, while on bridal tour. 28 -- wm. A. Proctor, president Proctor 8t Gamble Co., at Cincinnati, by suicide,. $1--Ex-Congressman Galusha A. Grow, at Glenwood, Pa H. W. Goode, who was president Lewis & Clarke exposition, at Atlantic City, N. J. Apr. 1--Bishop J. C. Granberry, of Meth­ odist Episcopal church South, at Ash­ land, Va. 14--Jas. H. Eckels, president Commercial National bank or Chicago, and ex- comptroller of currency, at Chicago. 19--Ex-Congressman J. V. Findlay, Of Maryland, at Baltimore. 26--Ex-Congressman G. L. Laws, of Ne­ braska, ajt'Linopln. --Ex-Gov. R. B. Bullock, of Georgia, at J*--Thos. Longboat, Indian runner, won Boston Marathon road race, defeating field of 114 and breaking record for 25 mile course. May 8--Tommy Burns tj?on heavyweight championship by defeating "Philadel­ phia Jack" O'Brien in 20-round battle at Los Angeles. 30--Superman, owned by James R. Keene, won $20,000 Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend. 31--Wisconsin university eight won two- mile boat race from Syracuse, at Pough- keepsle, N, Y. Jun. 5--Richard Croker's colt, Orby, rid- tler: by Johnnie Relf?, won Epsom derby In England. ' _ 1 20--Nealon, owned by C. B. Durnell, won great suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay. 21--Alex Ross won open golf champion­ ship of United States. 26-- Cornell won varsity eight-oared race at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., regatta; Syra­ cuse won varsity four-oared race and Wisconsin freshmen, elgbt-oared con­ test Orby won Irish derby. 27--Yale defeated Harvard by boat length in annual race at New London, Conn. 28--Robert Simpson won western open golf championship at Hinsdale, 111. Jul. 2--Miss Evelyn Sears of Boston, won women's singles lawn tennis champion­ ship of United States, by defeating Miss Carrie B. Neely. 4--Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Squires, Australian champion. In first round, at Colma, Cal....Martin J. Sheri­ dan won all-around championship- of A. A. U. at Celtic Park, L. I. 5--May Sutton of California, regained title of British tennis champion, by defeat­ ing Mrs. Chambers. 17--Jack Johnson stopped Bob Fitzslm- mons in second round at Philadelphia. 2S^--Barney Oldfield broke two world's auto records on half mile track at Far? go, S. D., going first, mile of three mile race in 1:15% and three miles in 3:51. §1--Jimmie Britt got verdict over Battling nois Federation of Labor, Ift--Kansas City Southern Railway Co. granted voluntary increase In salaries of $5.00 a month to its telegraph oper­ ators. 24--Striking cottoQ handlers at New Or­ leans agreed to resume work pending arbitration. - 30--S. J. Small, deposed president of teleg­ raphers' union, issued statement "call­ ing off" telegraph strike. Nov. 4--Because they ^vere paid in checks, 4,000 miners near Dartville. III., struck. 6--Commercial Telegraphers' union^ia Chicago. New York ariu other cities strike... .Thrii«.tSRcd ffanepfll railway strike in Great Britain averted by agreement between railways and union. 25-- Striking street car men In Louisville, Ky., indulged in serious riot. Dec. 6--Five companies of regulars or­ dered to Goldfleld, Nev., where trouble between miners and mine owners ex­ isted. Jan. 3--Big furniture store at New York city; loss $500,000. 8--Plant of Michigan Stove works at De­ troit gutted; loss $750,000; one person killed, several injured. 11--Burning of tobacco warehouse at Lan­ caster, Pa., caused loss $1,000,000. 28--Plant of Phelps Pub. Co., at Spring­ field, Mass.; loss nearly $1,000,000..,. Garage in New ^fork containing 100 Au­ tomobiles. 29--Section of Baldwin Locomotive works at Philadelphia; loss $1,000,000. - - 80--Mine mill at Victor, Colo.; loss $500,000. Nelson in 20-round contest at San Fran- j Feb. 5--Business portion of Coal Harbor, ISCO. Aug. HO--May Sutton won. International tennis championship at Niagara-on--the- Lake, Ont. _ Sep. s--C. M. Daniels of New xork, low­ ered world's 100-yard swimming record, going distance in 55 2-3 seconds, at Man­ chester, England. :9h-Joe Gans defeated Jimtnle Britt in Ave rounds, at. San Francisco; Britt broke • wrist in fourth round; W--Fred McLeod of Chicago, won western professional golfers' championship at St. Louis. S5-- New York Yacht club declined chal­ lenge of Sir Thomas Liptoh for race for America's cup next year because It sought to limit size of racers to 68 feet. 28--Matt McGrath broke world's record for 16-pound hammer throw at Kansas City, by hurling weight 164 feet 3 inches; former record 164 feet. Oct. 12--Chicago Nationals won world's baseball championship by defeating De­ troit Americans four straight games. Dec. 2--Tommy Burns, of America, knocked out Gunner Moir, of England, in tenth round at London. 11--H. C. Pulliam re-elected president Na­ tional league for sixth time. 28- Albion, N. Y. May 3--Peter Maytubby, twice governor Chickashaw Indian tribe, at Caddo, I. T. 4--E. W. Suffcutt. leeral adviser of Gov. Hughes of New York, by suicide oh Hudson river steamboat. 6--Dr. John Watson, (Ian Ma'claren) noted author, at Mt. Pleasant, la. 17--O. W. Potter, Chicago millionaire, at Chicago. * 1&--E. H. Conger, ex-minister to China.. 24--Ex-Senator Patton, of Michigan. 26--Mrs. McKinley, at Canton, O. Jun. 3--Gen. T. H. Ruger, retired, at Stamford, Conn. ' » 7--iEx-Congressman Gen. Win. McKraig, at Cumberland, Ind. Jun. llr-Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala­ bama, at Washington. Jan. 6--Nine buildings wrecked by ex­ plosion of dynamite at Lowell, Ariz. IS--Floods in Ohio river valley worst in 20 years. 10--Several large steamers driven aground and $1,500,000 damage done by terrific gale which struck BufTalo, N. Y. >Feb. 28--Washington, Ark., partially de­ stroyed by tornado; two persons killed. Mar. 15--Floods In vicinity of Pittsburg and down Ohio river valley caused prop­ erty damage estimated at $10,000,000; about 100,000 persons thrown out of work and at least 14 lives lost.. Apr. 5--Tornado swept across Louisiana, Mississippi and part of Alabama; con­ siderable property destroyed and 15 or more lives lost. 15---Cities of Chilpancingo and Chilapa, Mexico, destroyed by violent earth­ quake. Jun. 8--Thirty persons killed, many hurt and great, property damage done by windstorms and cloudbursts in Ken­ tucky, southern Illinois and Iowa. 22--Storm causing property damage esti­ mated at $500,000 swept over Indian Ter­ ritory. 24--Three distinct tornadoes struck Medi­ cine Lodge. Kan., destroying 25 houses; several persons Injured. 27--Oil fields of northern Indian Territory swept by tornado that killed three men and destroyed hundreds of derricfts; loss estimated $500,000. Jul. 2--Rochester, Tex., nearly destroyed by tornado. 3--Buena Vista lake levee near Bakers- field, Cal., broke, flooding ,30,000 acres and doing $1,000,000 ' damage. 4--Storm in western Wisconsin caused death of 21 persons; many injured. 15--Waterspout caused $500,000 damage in vicinity of Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. 11--Tornado caused great property damage at La Crosse, Wis. 26--Tornadoes In Wisconsin and Ohio caused several deaths and destroyed much property. Oct. 8--Tornado near Leeds, Ga., caused 15 deaths; damage to property enor- ."mous Severe storm caused great dam­ age in New York city and In harbor. Nov. 20--Floods caused great damage In southern Texas. 18--G. H. Earle, prominent Philadelphia n and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, at Philadelphia, 21--Ex-Senator Lucien Baker, at Leaven­ worth, Kans. » 23--Gen. Wm. Duffleld, at Washington. 30--Francis Murphy, noted temperance lecturer, at Los Angeles. Jul. 11--Judge M. J. Severance, noted Min­ nesota. jurist, at Mankato. 12--Peter Larson, millionaire of north­ west, at Helena, Mont. 27--Senator E. W. Pettus, of Alabama, at Hot Springs, N. C., aged 86. 30--Brig-Gen. C. F. Powell, retired, at St. Paul. 31--S. M. Stephenson, ex-congressman and multi-millionaire lumberman, at Me­ nominee, Mich. Aug. 3--A. St. Gaudens, noted sculptor, at Cornish, N. H. 17--A. A. Plnkerton, head of detective agency, on board ocean liner. 27--Nelson Morris, pioneer Chicago pack­ er and multi-millionaire, at Chicago, 30--Richard Mansfield, noted actor, at New London, Conn. Sep. 3--Gen. Pleasant Porter, chief of Creek Indians. 16--Rear-Admiral John G. Walker, re­ tired, at York Beach, Me., age 72. 21--Samuel Sloan, ex-president Lacka­ wanna railroad and noted railroad man, at Garrison-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. Oct. 10--Mrs. Cassle Chadwick, noted fe^ male bank wrecker, at Ohio peniten­ tiary. 27--Jas. Reddlck, prominent Chicago poli­ tician, at Hair Day, I1L, In auto acci­ dent Congressman John Wellborn, of Missouri, at Lexington. Nov. 3--Jefferson Polk, Iowa millionaire and street railway magnate, at Dea Moines. 8--C. A. Perkins, ex-president. C. 3. Jb Q. railroad, at Boston. 10--Ex-Senator L. E. McComas, of Mary­ land. at Washington. 14--Charles T. Barney, deposed president Knickerbocker Trust Co., of New York, by suicide. 2S--Judge .lames B. Brad well, Chicago pioneer, aged 79, at Chicago. 30--Congressman G. W. Smith, of Illinois, at Murphysboro. I Dec. 4-- H. O. Havemeyer, president "sugar trust.".at Commack, L. I. IT--Lord Kelvin, noted scientist, aged 83, at Glasgow. 18--Ex-Congressman W. H. Hlnrlchsen, of Illinois, at Alexandria. 22--Senator Mallory of Florida, at Pea< sacola. copper mine at Velardena, Mexico. 17--Cossacks killed 21 innocent men at Lodz, Russia, in connection with a rob­ bery. 80--Following assassination of three po­ lice officials, serious, rioting occurred ' at Odessa, Russia. Hundreds of people Injured by Black Hundred, Who ran Wild through streets. Jun. 15--Russian douma dissolved by czar and elections for new parliament or­ dered First session of The, Hague peace conference held. 27--By burning of native theater In Hong Kong 500 Chinese perished. Jul. 15--Attempt made to .assassinate president Fallieres of France; latter uninjured. 16--Gen. Allkhanoff, ex-governor-general of Tiflis, and two others . blown to pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in which they were riding, at Alfflt&ndro- , pol. Russia. 18--Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate throne. 19--Many killed and wounded In a clasu between Corean and Japanese troops at Seoul. , 22-^Explosion in Japanese colliery caused death'of about 400 miners. Aug. t--About 100 men killed and wounded In revolt of Corean troops enraged at ^banding them, whep the* *t- tack • - - •• - • i ' ' j* Jan. 1--Joe Gans knocked out Kid Her man fn eighth round at Tonopah, Nev. Gustave Bye tied American record at ski Jumping at Mutiislag, Mich.; rec ord 106 feet. 18--Abe Attell retained featherweight championship by" knocking out Harry 'n eighth round at Los AngeU Feb. 5--Tommy Ryan knocked out Da1 Angeles et>. 5--Tommy Kyan knocked out Dave Barry in firth round at Hot Springs Ark Racing in Tennessee killed b> passage of anti-pool selling bill. Mar. 14--Calvin Demarest won national amateur championship at 14.2 balk-line billiards at New York. 21--Gary Herrmann of Cincinnati elected president American Bowling congres*. 28--"Chic" Stall I Of Boston NationMl baseball team, committed suicide a West Baden, Ind. Apr. 9--Jury in Smathers' case decided Bmathers had not conspired to drug Lou Dillon and should retain gold cup won by Major Delmar. 11--Joe Ullman, well known bookmaker, went insane at San FrancSsco. 14--David Billington. professional swim­ mer, swam %-mile in 17 minutes, 36 2-5 Jan. 1--Judge McCall of federal court of Memphis declared LaFollette fellow- servants' law unconstitutional. 3--Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to jail several leaders of striking molders in Milwaukee for violating injunction. 10--Senate passed bill in interest of rail­ way employes....Miners at Goldfleld, Nev., voted to end strike. 15--United Mine Workers of America opened annual convention at Indian­ apolis, 21-- Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi­ cago came to end with Jury unable to agree on verdict. 22--John J. Mitchell re-elected president United Mine Workers. 23--Over 6,000 men and women in New York involved in trouser-makers strike. Feb. 13--Western Union Telegraph Co. announced increase of 10 per cent. In wages of operators at principal offices. 21--Cornelius P. Shea and ten associates in teamsters' union acquitted of charge of conspiracy on second trial. Mar. 8-- Nebraska house passed employ­ ers' liability bill affecting railway train­ men. 10--Street cars in Louisville tied up by strike of union employes. 25--In effort to enforce recognition of union, 2,000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak­ ers of Boston, employed in about 100 shops, went out Oh strike. 29-- Employes of 23 breweries In St. LOuie struck for Increased wages. Apr. 4--Threatened striKe or trainmen of western railroads averted through medi­ ation of interstate commerce commis sioners.. 21--Great lockout and labor struggle In Goldfleld, Nev., district, ended by agree­ ment. 27--Salt Lake City street car lines tied up by strike. May 1--May day brought strike of iron workers in San Francisco, teamsters In Los Angeles, machinists in Pittsburg and various labor organizations In Canada. S-- Practically all of operators of Pacific States Telegraph and Telephone Co., struck for* Increased wages. 5--Street car employes of San Francisco struck for eight-hour day and increase in wages. 13--Supreme court held eight-hour law constitutional. Jun. 20--Strike of Western Union tele­ graph operators at San Francisco and Oakland, Cal., ordered; increase in wages demanded. 26--Vest-makers in New York, number­ ing 4,000. struck. Aug. 7--Western Union operators at Los Angeles struck because company re­ fused to reinstate discharged man. 8--Night operators at Chicago went out on strike. 9--Strike of Western Union telegraph op­ erators spread throughout west and south Cornelius P. Shea defeated In election for president of teamsters' union by Daniel J. Tobin. , 12--Strike of telegraph operators spread throughout east; news service of Asso­ ciated Press partially appended. 13--Employes of Colorado A Southern railroad won strike for increase in wages. 15 President Small " of telegraphers' union Issued general strike order calling out all commercial operators not work­ ing under union contracts. Sep. 2--Labor day riots occurred in San Francisco, Louisville and Steubenville, Ohl^o. Oct. 4--Cotton shaping business of New Orleans tied up Dy strike of 8,000 cotton handlers. 10--John Mitchell, president United Mine Workers, announced he would not be a candidate for re-election on account of ill health. 12--Telegraph operators in principal cities Of country rejected suggestion of Presi­ dent Small that strike against Western aud / P»tit»lv moffiga ti,leg, . be A** N. D. 3--Lyndhurst, country home of John Watiamaker, at Philadelphia, cornplete- ly destroyed; !os;s about $1,500,000. 26--Jfiant of Acker JrWcess Co., at Nl"* agara Falls, N. Y.; loss $800,000. Mar. 1-Tcwn of Leroy, 111., partly de­ stroyed. 12- Iroquois hotel in Michigan Soo, finest hotel in northern Michigan. 24--Sporting goods store of A. G. Spalding Bros., at Chicago. 25--Morton Salt block, at Hutchinson, Kans.; loss $500,000. Apr. 30--Plant of San Francisco Gas A Electric Co.; loss $2,500,000. 5--Engineering building of McGill uni­ versity, at Montreal; loss nearly $1,- 000.000. 19--Town of Ilolo, Island of Panay, sec­ ond city of Philippines, totally destroyed; 20,000 persons homeless. 25--Over 100 cottages at Pleasant Lake, Mass. May 8--Business section of Barnes bo ro, Pa., almost wiped out. 13^-Steamer City of Cleveland, at Detroit, entirely destroyed; loss $700,000. Jun. 6--Half of business section of Wil­ low City, N. D.. destroyed. 10--Famous Princess,. Anne hotel at Vir­ ginia Beach, Va. 29--Large section of Blzbee, Ariz. Jul. 27--Over seven blocks of Coney Is­ land's sujuusement section destroyed; loss $1,000,000. 2fr-Building of Memphis Cold Storage Co., at Memphis; loss $600,000. Aug. 1--Over 50 families made homeless by fire at Edgewater, N. J. 2--Plant of the U. S. Leather Co., at Tom­ ahawk, Wis., destroyed; Joss about $500,000. ...Between 75 and 100 square miles of territory devastated by disas­ trous blaze in foothills near Visalia, Cal. 13--Large part of business section of Princess Anne, Md. 15--Several' summer hotels, summer cot­ tages and buildings at Old Orchard, Me.; loss estimated $600,000. 29--Courier Journal building at lUouis- vllle, Ky. Sep. 2--Three business squares and por­ tion of residence section at Houston! Tex., destroyed: loss $500,000. 9--Cliff House, famous resort at Ban Francisco, destroyed. Oct. 4--Thousands of acres of forest land In Sonoma, Cal. 25--Iowa Central railway shops at Mar- shalltown, la.; loss $300,000. 31--Store of Holden Shoe Co., at Chi­ cago; loss $500,000. Nov. 3--Main office building of Nelson Morris packing plant, at East St. Leuis, 111.; loss $300,000. 8--Docks at Superior, Wis., several big elevators, mills and other buildings; loss estimated $3,000,00). 11--Entire business section of Wereland, Wyo. 29--Several business block* at Cody, Wyo., destroyed. ERIE'S NEW EQUIPMENT. *, cv- Jan. 2--First Vice-President McCrea elected president of Pennsylvania link* to succeed late A. J. Cassatt. 3--Federal Judge Land's decided at Chi­ cago that Standard Oil Co. must stand trial on eight of ten indictments re­ turned against it. 14--Grand jury at Findlay, O., returned 939 indictments against Standard Oil Co. and subsidiary companies for con­ spiracy in restraint of trade. 15--Federal grand Jury at Chicago In­ dicted John R. Walsh in connection with failure of Chicago National bank. 23--Judge Hallam, at St. Paul, issued qr- der enjoining J. J. Hill and other of­ ficials of Great Northern railway from making proposed increase of $60,000,000 in stock. Feb. 18--Wisconsin state railway com­ mission ordered railroads of state to give flat 2%-cent passenger fare. 26--John F. Stevens resigned as chief engineer of Panama canal and president learned Maj. G. W. Goethals as chair­ man of commission and engineering chief of work. Mar. 1--Suit fl'nd at Boston against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, leader of Chris­ tian Science faith, by G. W.y Glover, her son, asking accounting of property Und appointment of receiver. Mar. 4--New Mexico house passed resolu­ tion to investigate conduct of Gov. Hagerman in regard to alleged timber land frauds. 7--Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, pleaded not guilty to charge of extoi- tion. 20-- Abraham Ruef indicted if -M bribery at San Francisco; T. V." Haliey also In­ dicted in connection with grant of tele- ' phone franchise. Apr. 2--J. J. Hill resigned as president of Great Northern railroad and son, T. W. Hill, elected to place. Apr. 5--John R. Walsh indicted on charges of misapplication of funds of Chicago National bank, at Chicago. 8--Supreme covirt decided Isle of Pines Is Cuban territory, not American. Apr. 13--Standard Oil Co., of Indiana, found guilty of accepting illegal rates from Chicago & Alton railroad, at Chi­ cago. 17--Andrew Carnegie decorated with Cross of Legion of Honor at National Arbitration and Peace congress which closed at New York. 26-- Jamestown Ter-Centennlal exposition opened; President Roosevelt and other high officials attended ceremonies. May 9--Federal court at Indianapolis per- Fetually enjoined so-called drug trust rom continuing operations. 15--Abraham Ruef pleaded guilty to ex­ tortion at San Francisco. 24--Grand jury at San Francisco returned 89 indictments against Mayor Schmitz, Ruef and street railway officials and other companies. Jun. 13--Mayor Schmitz of San Fran­ cisco, found guilty of extortion. Jul. 8--Schmitz sentenced to five years In penitentiary for extortion. San During the year now drawing to • close the Erie Railroad has put itself into the best of condition for the han­ dling of the immense quantities at freight that pass over the rails of this, one of the most important of ail freight lines of the Trunk-line group h'i of railroads. There have just been - delivered to the Company the last of an order of 3,000 box cars, each with a capacity of 40 tons for the han- Y"j dling of merchandise freight that orig- lnates in the numerous factories on the line 6f the road. To the 4,500 • ^ steel hopper gondolas for carrying ^ coal and ore that were added to the % equipment In 1906 the Erie has added - j in 1907 3,000 more cars of this type, "'M each with a capacity of 50 tons. This V gives to the road a total of nearly 30,000 of each of these types of oars added %Ji within the past five years, thus fitting ^ it for the rapid handling of freight of jfe, all classes. The Erie has also added within the year 27 new express cars 3 of the most modern type for its ex­ press freight service wfiich has been ||i growing rapidly of late. To help haul these cars the Erie ̂ has purchased within the year 35 lo- eomotives of the Consolidation type, all of Which have been put ia serried •£>: on the Western end of the road, be- sides the three Mallett type engines which have been widely noted as the largest engines ever construct ad. Sixty passenger coaches of tta latest type have been added to the passenger equipment for use on the lines in the Suburban territory about New York city and the first all steel passenger coach manufactured for use on steam rail lines is now being tried out on the through service, to see how it will serve during the cold weather. This experimental coach is being sub­ jected to the most onerous tests that its efficiency in service aB well as its safety may be determined. It was the Erie that first built and used the all steel postal car, an experiment that proved so successful that two more are to be added to the equip­ ment early in the new year. The Erie also put into service during the year the first motor car of the Qanz type usfed in this country, and is now giving it a thorough trial on its New­ burg branch to see if it will work as well as it is reported to have worked in Europe, where the type of car has been ia service for several years. J. H MADDY, 'V4" vv- y'J' .-v.. •# iiw I t * THE DIPLOMAT. 5* //f/rfs • Cf Governess--Who was the wisest man? Tommy--Solomon. Governess--And who was the wisest woman? Tommy--Well--er--it's either you or ma, I can't make up my mind which. ~ SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEAH#. rran- C'-'V ' 'N 16--Dr. E. R. Taylor, of University of California, elected mayor clsco. by board of superv Aug. 3--Judge Landis, at Chie.igo, fined Standard Oil Co., $29,240,000, fd" accept­ ing illegal rebates from Alton >ailroad; fine largest In history of jurispmience. Aug. 7--Senator Beveridge of Indians;* married to Miss Catherine Eddy in American embassy at Berlin. 21--Suit in equity brought by relatives for. accounting of property of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, brought to sudden clos* at Boston. gep 4--Louis Glass, vice-president of Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co., convicted of bribery at San Fran­ cisco and sentenced to five years' Im­ prisonment. 12--Ex-Congressman C. G. Burton, of Nevada. Mo., elected commander-in- chief of G. A. R., at Saratoga, N. Y. 30--McKinley memorial at Canton, O., dedicated by President Roosevelt. Oct. 2--Senator Wm. E. P.orah acquitted of charge of conspiracy to, isfvaud gov­ ernment, at Boise. Idaho. XI--The Lusitania broke nearly all ocean recdrds, making trip to New York in four days, 20 hours. 23---German balloon Potnmern, piloted by Herr Erbslob, won International aeronautic cup, landing at Aabury Park, N. J.. 880 miles from starting point at St. LOuls. Nov. 7--Atchison. Topeka A Santa Fe Railroad Co.. fined $330,000 at Los An­ geles. for rebating. 13--Trial of John R. Walsh for misappli­ cation of funds of Chicago National bank, begun at Chicago. 26-Fd ward Pay son Weston, aged 09, com­ pletes walk from Portland. Me., to Chi­ cago, jaunt taking 29 day*. 27--Wedding of Miss Cdith Root, daugU, ter of secretary of state, and U 3, Grant, III., occurred at Washington. .Dec. 16--Pacific fleet silled from Il»napt ton Road* after review By {urMi^eikS. j* i With Eczema--Her Limb Peeled and Foot Was Raw--Thought Amputa­ tion \yas Necessary--Believes 'Life Saved by Cuticura. "I have been treated by doctors for twenty-five years for a bad case of eczema on my leg. They did their best, but failed to cure it. f My doctor had advised me to have my leg cut off. At this time my leg was peeled froip^the • . >' kuee, my foot was like a piece of raw flesh, and I had to walk on crutches. I bought a set of Cuticura Remedies. After the first two treatments the swelling went down, and in two months my leg was cured and the new skin came on. The doctor was sur­ prised and said that he would use Cuticura for his own patients. I have now been cured over seven years, and but for the Cuticura Remedies I might have lost' my life. Mrs. J. B. Renaud, 277 Mentana St., Montreal, Que., Feb. 20, 1907." Changed His Mind. "Well, what are you doing there?" asked the lady, addressing a tramp who had just climbed a tree in time to escape a savage bulldog. "Madam," replied the hobo, "It was v my intention to ask fcr a hand-cut, but > in the interest of humanity I now re- quest that you give any surplus food . J you may have on hand to my camine " | friend down there." » How's This? We Offer One Hundred Dollars R«ww4 tor asr eaae of Catarrh that cannot be cure* by Hah ( Cilirrh Care. T. J. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, O. Wo, the nndentgned, have known F. J. Cheney for the la«t 13 years, and believe him perfectly hon­ orable fn ell business transactions and financially able to oerry out any made hia itrm. WjlXWXO, KINXAN & Makvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. 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C. 4-it' i .1: v*f - The Explanation* " "I Wbiider why the snaw&r"it- Bees when he's been drinking multiply bo fast?" "I suppose because the kted^g|f snakes he sees are adders." I * X A word is a winged seed--none CMS tell when once it has gone forth what l$s, liar vest may be--^dnej, , , ;! 1 -• * - : 1V- 'i I I t • , * t , V , it ik. : < y