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c £5 5* Apr. 3--People's pt, ty convention fit. IjOuis nominat- ated Thomas E. "Watson of Georgia for president, and S a m u e l W i l - liaina ot Indiana, for vice-president. I--In Illinois local eptfon elections 828 t o w n s h i p s w a n t dtry, A,014 saloons bains voted out of existence....David 8. Rose elected mayor of Milwaukee, Wis. • T. Crittenden, Jr., elected mayor of Kansas City, Mo. fun. 17--President Roosevelt was given a 47-minute demonstration in the Republi­ can National convention at Chicago. II--Secretary of War Wm. H. Taft was nominated for the presidency of the United States in the Republican conven­ tion at Chicago, on the first ballot, re­ ceiving 702 votes. 19--Congressman Jas. S. Sherman was nominated for vice-president on the first ballot by Che Republican conven­ tion, Jul. 8--Frank H. Hitchcock elected chair­ man of the Republican national com­ mittee. i--WllIiatn Jennings Bryan was nominat­ ed for the presidency by the Democratic National convention at Denver, Colo.... Thomas E. Watson was formally noti­ fied of his nomination for the presi­ dency by the populace at Atlanta, Ga. W--John Worth Kern of Indiana was nominated for the vice-presidency by the Democratic National convention, at Denver, Colo. 16--Eugene W. Chafln of Chicago was nominated for the presidency of the United States, and A. S. Watklns of Ada, Ohio, for the vice-presidency by the National Prohibition convention, at Ohio. IT--Wm. H. Taft was formally notified of his nomination at Cincinnati, Ohio. •--Thos. L. Hisgen of Massachusetts, was nominated for president and J. T. Graves of Georgia, for vice-president, la the first national convention of the In­ dependence party at Chicago. Rev. 'Wm. H. Taft elected preslrieat aad JM. F*. Shrrmn vice-president •( th« United States, on the Republic** ticket by ** electoral vol* «>f 327, de- fMUlnc William Jennlnci Bryan and J. W. Kers, Democratic candidates for president and vlee-pr^mldent, re- apefftlvely.... Ch«». A. Denwn re­ elected Koveraor of Illinois. Thon. A. Marshall elected governor ot India** Pr«4 M. Warner re-elected k«t- eraor at lIlekiKia. . .James A. Da- Tldrnm re-elected governor of Wls- MMtn... .Chsa. E. Hugrheo re-elected g«««ra«r •* New York. .M' RiV •: lines--T. L. Lewis took up duties as miners' president and invited operators rV, tan. 3--Gov. Hanly, Indiana, ordered troops to Muncie to suppress street car strike. Feb. 8 -- Thomas Lewis elected pres­ ident of United Mine Workers of America. M--Southern railway •f cat labor wages r ten per cent., ef­ fective Mar. 1. Mar. 2--Coal operators In Pittsburg dis­ trict commenced preparations for strike. . 17--3,SW St. Louis brewery employes struck for higher wages. Apr. 1--Pending wage settlement, 250,000 miners suspended work in American ##/rml to wage iscale conference. S~8lx hundred MinnoabuUs. Minn., paper- bangers And painters struck for closed shop. / Importation of strike breakers from St. Louis to work on Pensaloca, Fla., street railways caused fierce rioting, 15 Y non-union men being Injured. ; 1)--Governor of Florida sent entire militia body to Pensacola. { 17--Central competitive field of operat­ or ors and miners reached wage agree- V ment of 90 cents a ton--old agreement; 250,000 resumed wonk at once. : May 14-- Eight hundred Kansas City, Mo., brewery workers struck. 16--Street car strike rioting in Cleveland, O, C€&S6d. S. Stone, Cleveland, O., elected f rand chief engineer of International Ingineers' Brotherhood. i,; Nov. 2ft--Samuel Gompers re-elected pres- « : ldent of the American Federation of La<- |! bor at Denver. Col. J Dec. 22--William H. Newman resigned as J president of New York Central lines. 1 W--PmiicBt Samuel Gompers of ' I American Federation of Labor se*- i teneed t* osn year !» Jail, Vlce^pres- „ Meat «I. J. Mitchell to nine mouthr ' • *ad Secretary Frank Morrison to all SMStka, In connection with alleged •neks Stove Company boycott, by clr- eslt conrt of District ot OoleonMa. ty was Beach tea. «--Boi»a. Idaho, Jury acquitted George Pettlbone of murder of EK-OOV. Steun- enberg. V--F. A. Heinz surrendered himself on charge of over-certification of checks representing over $400,000. t--Former Mayor Schmits of San Fran­ cisco freed of graft charge by court of appeals. Feb. 1--Harry K. Thaw was found not guilty of Stanford White murder on In­ sanity grounds; committed to Insane asylum. I--Former Gov. Hargis of Kentuck; shot and killed by his son, Hargis. II--Mrs. Dora McDonald found not guilty of murder of Webster Guerln. Mar. a--Chief of Police Shippy of Chi­ cago, was stabbed by anarchist, who was kills* «>y Shippy; Shippy's son shot down. $-JTwo alleged negro murderers were lynched flea.r Hawklnsville, Ga. I--Callfornta supreme court released for­ ma r Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, lifting graft charge. lO--Four negroes lynched at Van Cleave, Miss., by mob. It--Harry Orchard at Caldwell, Idahg, sentenced to death, but clemency was recommended. It--Anarchist Sllverstein hurled bomb In Union square. New York, killing himself and companion and injuring four po­ licemen. May 5--Five bodies of persons sup­ posedly mnrdered by Mrs. Belle G»s- ne»« dug up at ruins of her home at I.a Porte, Ind., where she and her two children were thongTht to have died in burning home. 6--Four more bodies found on Gunness farm at La Porte, Ind. Jun. 1J--Mrs. Daniel Cooper, Cadillac, Mich., killed husband, five children and self--Gov. Wil] son, Kentucky, par­ doned Caleb Powers and James How­ ard, convicted of complicity in killing of Willam Goebel. 22--Nine negroes lynched and shot and killed in Sabine county, Tenn., as re­ sult of two murders: Jul. 1G--Guiseppe Alia, murderer of Fa­ ther Leo Heinrichs at Denver, was ex­ ecuted at Canon City, Col. Aug. 1--Four negroes lynched at Russell- ville, Ky., for praising killing of white man. 14-- Springfield, 111., mob burned negrro 1 homes, killed two persons and rnled the city as result of removal of ne- gro assaulter of Mrs. Richardson. 15--Troops rushed to Springfield, 111.; Wil­ liam Donegan lynched by mob, several shot. 1?--Mobs at Springfield, 111., fired on troops; white man slain. Nov. 9--Former United States Sen. Kd- ward W. Carmack was shot and killed by Robert Cooper, a young attorney, at Nashville, Tenn., in street duel. 24--Three negroes, arrested for murder, taken from TlRtonville, Tenn., Jail and lynched In accordance with pre-ar­ ranged program. K--Ray Lamphere, charged with murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness, was found g"""y of arson and sentenced to from 2 to 21 years in state prison, by Laporte, Ind., jury. Dec. 10--Abe Ruef, former 8an Francisco political boss, convicted of bribery.... Charles E. Davis found not guilty of murder of Dr. Frederick Rustin. K--H. E. Agar, wanted at Princeton, Ind., for $125,000 alleged forgeries, arrested at Hariingen, Tex. 17--Elmer Hill, alleged murderer, lynched at Montlcello, Ky. to--Robbers raided Cereeco, la, bank, *e- fMirlne 13 000 do I n Jan. %--Curtis Guild. jr., was inaugur­ ated for third term as Massachusetts' governor. 21--Mississippi legis­ lature elected John Sharp Williams to United States sen­ ate, term to begin March 4, 1911.... Former Sen. Wet- more elected to United States senate by Rhode Island icjjisltituro. Feb. 2S--Gov. Bradley (Ky.)" elected to United States senate to succeed J. B. McCreary. Mar. 6--Gary elected United States sen­ ator by joint South Carolina legislative session. 20--Senate passed ship subsidy bill giv­ ing 16-knot vessels $4 a mile between this country, South America, Philip­ pines. Australia, China and Japan. 22--C. E. Llttlefield (Me.) resigned as con­ gressman. 14-- President Roosevelt sent special mes­ sage to congress, relating to child-em­ ployers' liability and injunction in labor cases, tariff and other laws John W. Stewart (Vt.) appointed to 1111 sen­ ate vacancy caused by death of Red- field Proctor. J&--German government declined to re­ ceive D. J. Hill as ambassador to Ger­ many. 27--Hall Milton (Fla.) appointed to suc­ ceed late Senator Bryan. 28--Germany announced acceptance of D. J. Hiil as ambassador to Germany. 11--President Roosevelt accepted resigna­ tion of Ambassador Tower and sent to senate appointment of Dr. Hill. Apr. 1--Edwtn Norris inaugurated gov­ ernor of Montana. 2--Agricultural appropriation bill of fll,- 508,806 passed house of representatives. •--Sterling employers' liability bill passed house House passed appropriation bill for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii naval sta­ tion Senator Milton sworn in to suc­ ceed late Senator Bryan. I-- President^ in special messags asked suppression of anarchy. 21--President Roosevelt signed employers' liability bill. 27--President Roosevelt in special mes­ sage urged child labor law. May 14--Vreeland currency bill passed house. 29-- In trying to kill emergency currency - bill Lafollette talked 18- hours. 10--Congress adjourned after senate passed emergency currency bill. Jun. 19--President Roosevelt accepted Secretary of War T^'t's res'<*r,a*'nn, appointing Luke E. Wright his suo- cessor. 23--Secretary Sleeper, in charge of Vene­ zuelan diplomatic affairs, le!t Caracas as result of Castro disputes. 20--Luke Wright took up office of secre­ tary of war, vice Taft, resigned. Jul. 9--Venezuela severed relations with United States by recalling diplomatic envoy, Senor Veloz-Golticoa. Nov. 13--Secretary of Navy Victor H. Metcalf resigned. Truman H. • New­ berry named as successor. 24--Former Gov. Albert B. Cummins elect­ ed United States senator from Iowa, to fill out term of late Senator W. B. Alli­ son. 27--United States and Japan signed treaty agreeing to respect each other's rights In Pacific and defining mutual attitude toward China. Dec. 7--Both houses of congress convened for second session of Sixtieth congress. 11--House adopted resolutions, providing for the naming of a committee of in­ vestigation to probe secret service crit­ icisms in president's message. 16--Senate adopted resolution to investi­ gate inferences in presider*.'s message. 17--House adopted resolution asking presi­ dent to supply evidence for assertions relative to secret service assertions in message. lng down many houses. Mar. 4--At Colllnweod, 0„ 174 scboel children penrUhed as result ot lire In primary school, and attendant panic. ts At llanna. Wyo., TO killed by explo­ sions in Union Pacific railroad mine. Apr. 1--In Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky floods caused loss of seven lives and did $500,000 damage to property. 12--At Chelsea, Mass., 12 persons killed; 60 injured in fire, which caused loss of $5,500,000; 1,500 families rendered homeless. 14--Three prairie fires In South Dakota destroyed farm property valued at $400,000. 23--Tornadoes In Texas, South Dakota and Nebraska caused six deaths and much destruction of property. 24--In Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ala­ bama tornadoes, 350 lives lost; 46 towns badly wrecked; property loss $12,000,000. May 11--Tornadoes in Henry county. 111.,- Madison, Wis., Oklahoma and Texas, killed 18 persona and caused great prop­ erty loss. 12--Tornado which visited Bellevlew, Springfield, Louisville, Richfield and Fort Crook, killed 12 persons. 13--Tornado wrecked Gilliam, La., killing eight. 25--Northern and Central Texas flood caused death of 12 persons. 27--Alfalfa county, Okla., tornado killed IS persons * and hundreds of head of cattle. Aug. 2--Furnle, Coal Creek and Michael, B. C., wiped out -by prairie fires; loss, -- Flood at Augusta, Ga., did damage of $10,000,000 ; 214 perished. 26-- At Haileyviile, Okla., 20 miners per­ ished when fire destroyed hoisting shaft cattle. #1,000,000, and caused 14 deaths, Sep. IT--Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge killed and Orvllle Wright seriously injured by falling of aeroplane to ground during flight at Fort Meyer. 24-Minnesota forest firs loss estimated at $10,000,000. Oct. 17--Near Metz, Mich., 15 forest fir£ refugees killed in wreck of train, which was caused by fire burning trestle work. 19-- On Preaque isle and in Alpena county, Michigan, 45 killed in forest fires. Nov. 23--At Marianna, Pa., coal mine, 170 miners perished as result of terrific ex­ plosion. Dec. 12--Premature explosion of dynamite on Panama canal, killed 21. •--At New Orleans; loss, $400,000. ft--Two Atlanta, Ga., business buildings destroyed; ioss, $1,250,000. s U--Camp Cook, S. £>., destroyed; IOM, 1800,000. 15--Omaha Packing Co., South Omaha* Neb., destroyed; loss, $500,000. Jun. 12--Morris packing plant burned at Kansas City, Kan., loss, $350,000. 22--Business section of Three Rivers, Que., destroyed; loss, $1,250,000--Block of Port Chester, N. Y., buildings de­ stroyed ; loss, $500,000. 24-VThrfie oil refineries destroyed as re­ sult of lightning; in western and north­ ern Pennsylvania; loss, $500,000. 36--Duluth, Minn., docks and sheds de­ stroyed ; loss, $1,200,000. Jul. 8--Boston harbor front destroyed; loss, $1,500,000. »--Cottonwood, Idaho, destroyed; loss, 1800,000. II--Phiiadedphia pier and merchandise destroyed; loss, $400,000. Aug. 3--Armour elevators and Burljngton railroad property at Chicago, destroyed; loss, $2,000,000. 14--In New York Central yards, East Buf­ falo, N. Y.; loss, $1,000,000. 30--New Orleans business section sus­ tained $2,000,000 damage Darby, Mont., almost completely destroyed. Sep. 4--Rawhide, Nev., largely destroyed; loss, $750,000. , 6--Armour wool house, Chicago Stock yards, destroyed; loss, $500,000? 11--Cosmosdale, Ky., cement plant de­ stroyed; loss, $2,000,000. Oct. 4--Pittsburg, Pa., plate glass com­ pany works damaged, $500,000. 17--Rock Island, 111., loss, $600,000. 21--Denver Col., mills destroyed; loss $450,000. Nov. 2--Phiiadedphia, Pa., lumber yards destroyed: $750.<j00. 17"--Indianola, Miss., cotton , Warehouses destroyed; loss, $300,000. 18-- Bardstown, Ky., distillery warehouses destroyed; loss, $1,150,000 Dec. 25--Ravis, Okla., business section wiped out; loss, $35,000. JOHN Jan. 18--At Boyerton, Pa., 17$ killed burn­ ing of opera house and subrequent pan­ ic resulting from explosion of moving picture device. 27--Cyclone swept through Alabama, causing property loss of $500,000. Feb. 14--Tornadoes devastated towns , of Tyler, Texas, and Mossvllle, Soso and Service, Miss., killing score and blow- Jan. 2--State Bank, Rockyford, C o 1., closed doors. 6--Four big New Y o r k d i a m o n d firms forced into trustee's hands; liabilities, $4,500,000. #--Chicago Great Western railroad placed In hands ot receivers. 16--Western Bank and Trust Co., Dal­ las, Tex., largest Texas saving bank, placed in receiver's hands. lft--John R. Walsh, president Chicago Na­ tional bank and several railroads, con­ victed of misappropriating institution's funds. 21--Capital State Bank, Boise, Idaho, sus­ pended. 22--Traders and Mechanics' Bank, Pitts­ burg, Pa., closed doors. 26--National Bank cf North America, New York, closed for liquidation, by order of government. 29--New Amsterdam National bank, cap­ ital $1,000,000, and Mechanics and Tra­ ders' bank, both of New York, taken In charge by comptroller of currency. 31--Oriental Bank of New. York closed doors, following run. Feb. 13--W. B. Ridgely, comptroller of currency, accepted presidency of re­ organised National Bank of Commerce, Kansas City, Mo. 26--International and Great Northern Railroad Co., a Gould line, placed in re­ ceivers" hands. 27--Financiers E. R. Thomas and O. F. Thomas indicted on charge of misman­ agement of funds of Provident Savingn Life Assurance society. Mar. 13--John R. Walsh denied new tr^al; sentenced to five years In federal prison. 16--PeoDle's National bank, Aspln, Col., closed. Apr. 1--Pijte County Bank and Trust Co./ Macomb City, Miss., placed In receiver's hands. 21--Bank of Wauseon, Wauseon, O,, closed doors. 24--T. A. Mclntyre & Co., with houses In many cities, failed for $1,000,000. May 8--Euclid Avenue Trust Co., Cleve­ land, O., assigned. 14-- Reserve Trust Co., and American Sav­ ings bank, Cleveland, O., closed their doors. 28--G. W. MacMillen & Co., Pittsburg, Pa., stockbrokers, failed; liabilities, $1,800,000. Jun. 3--Kosciusko Company bank, War­ saw, Ind.. closed by state auditor. 23--Citizens bank, Dover, Ky., closed doors. • Jul. 14-- National Deposit bank, Philadel­ phia, Pa., closed by comptroller of cur­ rency. 17--Farmers and Merchants' Banking Co., Cleveland, O., failed. 23--Standard Oil *20.240,000 fine deci­ sion unanimously reveraed by Unit* ed .States court of appeals at Chi­ cago. Aug. C--First National barik. Belle Plaine, Minn., closed by order comptroller or currency; bank was insolvent; Presi­ dent J. G. Lund committed suicide. 26--A. 0. Brown & Co., one of largest New York brokerage firms, failed; lia­ bilities over $1,000,000. Sep. 10--A. Booth & Co., largest fish house in country, forced Into receiver's hands. Oct. 16--Union National bank, Sommer- ville. Pa., closed by government. Nov. 5--Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, great financiers, found guilty of misapplication of funds and falsify­ ing books of National Bank of Amer­ ica, New York. ft--C. W. Morse sentenced to, 15 years; Curtis given liberty on suspended sen­ tence 22-- Eldred bank of Eldred, Pa., suspend­ ed; capital stock, $100,000. Dec. 7--National exchange bank at Springfield, Mo., closed; excitement caused by effort of W. O. Oldham, cashier of State Savings bank, to shoot President H. B. McDaniei, of Union Na­ tional bank. 11-- Spring port, Mich., State Savings bank closed ty bank examiner. 16--Someraworth, N. H., First National bank closed, following discovery of shortage of $85,000. Thomas F. Ryan announced retire­ ment from finance. >--Henry W. Poor, Nsw York broker, as­ signed for creditors. Jan. 10--Parker building in New York de­ stroyed; loss $5,000,000; 4 firemen killed. 17--McNeil St Higgins grocery house de­ stroyed; loss, $600,000. •4--Portland, Me., city hall and polio* building destroyed; loss $1,000,000. 28--Chicago "loop" fire caused $1,700,000 damage--Coburn warehouses, Indian­ apolis, Ind., loss $500,000 Part of Nel­ son Morris packing plant, Kansas City, Mo., destroyed; loss, $500,000. 10--Twin Lakej», Minn., wiped out.... George Gould residence at I^akewood, N. J., destroyed; loss, $500,000. Feb. 4--Berlin. N. H., business section sustained $400,000 loss. ft--Block of Peoria. III., buildings de­ stroyed; loss. $500,000. Mar. 1--Northern section of Tampa. Fla.. destroyed; ioss, $600,000: militia called out Two New York fires caused loss of $2,625,000 M--Prg Timber, Mont., business seetlon wi"i>ed out; loss, $400,000. 2ft-- Leland hotel, Springfield, 111., d*> Stvoyed; loss, $76,000. Apr. 3--Pteoria distillery damaged to ex­ tent of $236,000--Four Lynchburg, Va., fs»ctorleB destroyed: loss, $225.00®. 22--Nine Richmond, Vt., business blocks destroyed. May 3--Antipolo, P. I., destroyed. | ft--Business districts of Coalton, O., and ' Walkerton, Ind., destroyed. Jan. i--Dr. Nicholas S e n n , f o r e m o s t American surgeon, at Chicago. 12--Rabbi Bernhard Felsenthal, oldest Jewish theologian In America, at Chi­ cago. 18-- Edmund Clarence Stedman, banker, poet and literary critic, a t New York, aged. 75 years. 19--Charles Emory Smith, editor Philadel­ phia Press, former postmaster-general and former minister to Russia, at Phil­ adelphia, aged 65. 22--Morris J. Jessup, retired banker, at New York. 23--Edward Alexander McDowell, com­ poser, at New York, aged 46. 26--Miss Louise de la Ramee, writer, at Florence, Italy, aged 84. 28--Gen. John Coburn at Indianapolis, Ind., aged 83 Francois Marie Benja­ min Richard, cardinal and archbishop of Paris, at Paris, aged 89....Gen. C. H. Howard at Glencoe, 111., aged 67. Feb. 2--Dennis O'Sullivan, Irish actor, at Columbus, O. 20--Senator Asbury C. Latimer of South Carolina at Washington, D. C. 21--C. S. Noyes," editor Washington Star, at Pasadena^ Ca'.. aged M3. Mar. 2--James Oliver, millionaire plow manufacturer, at South Bend, Ind. 4--United States Sen. Redfield' Proctor, Vermont, at Washington. 17--United States Sen. William Pinckney Whyte, Maryland, at Baltimore, Md. 20--Rev. Charles H. Fowler,. Methodist- Episcopal bishop, at New York, aged 71. 22--United States Sen. W. James Bryan, Florida, at Washington, D. C. 24--Duke of Devonshire Spencer Comp-' ton Cavendish, at London. Apr. 7--Congressman A. L. Brick, Indiana, at Indianapolis, Ind. 8--Attorney Charles Quarles at Milwau- 1(66. 13--Gen. B. M. Cutcheon, Michigan con­ gressman, at Ypsllanti, Mich., aged 72. 16--Ferdinand Shoemaker, "oatmeal king," 26--Former United Stales Sen. J. N. Cain- den, West Virginia, at Baltimore, aged 80. May 13--Rear Admiral Charles M. Rae, englneer-ln-chief of navy, at Washing­ ton. May 15--Former Congressman J. H. Row- ell, Illinois, at Bloomiugton, 111. 21--Gov. John Sparks, Nevada, at Carson City; succeeded by D. S. Dickerson. 27--Rear Admiral A. S. Crowinshleld, re­ tired. at Philadelphia. 28--Lieut.-Gen. Stephen Lee, commander- in-chief United Confederate Veterans, at Vlcksburg, Miss. Jun. 1--Former United States Sen. James K. Jones, Arkansas, at 'VyAshington, aged 69. 10--Oliver H. P. Belmont, banker and pol­ itician, at Hempstead, L. I. 12--Former Supreme Court Judge J. V. Wright, at Washington, aged w). 17--Congressman A. A. Wiley, Alabama, at Hot Springs, Va. 2J--Ex-President W. B. Leeds, of Rock Island railway, at Paris. •84--Grover Cleveland, twice United States president, at Princeton, N. J., dne to heart trouble and complica­ tions, nKed 72. ] 26--Congressman W. H. Parker, " South Dakota, at Deadwood, S. D., aged 61. Jul. 2--Murat Halstead, journalist, at Cin­ cinnati, O., aged 79. 3--Joel Chandler Harris, known as "Uncle Remus," at Atlanta, Ga. 21--Protestant-Episcopal Bishop Henry C. Potter at Cooperstown, N. Y. 25--Louis E. Snow, Insurance man, at St. Louis, aged 66. 30--Former California Gov. James H. Budd, at Stockton, Cal., aged 58. Aug. 4-i-United States Sen. William B. Allison, at' Dubuque, la., aged 79.... Bronson Howard, dramatist, at Avon- by-the-Sea, N. Y., aged 66. 14--Ira D. Sankey, evangelist, at Brook­ lyn, aged 68. 20--J. V. Farwell, millionaire merchant, at Chicago, aged 83. 23--Ex-Gov. N. O. Murphy, Arizona, at San Diego, Cal. 24--United States Ambassador from Ger­ many Baron Speck von Sternburg, at Heidelburg. Germany. 26--"Tony" Pastor, theatrical manager, at Elmhurst, L. I., aged 71. 27--Former United States Sen. Col. W. F. Vilas, Wisconsin, at Madison. Wis.- Sep. 1--Rear Admiral Henry Glass, re­ tired, at Paso Robles, Cal. 4--Commissioner of Labor Frank P. Sar- geant, at Washington, aged 64....Brig,- Gen. A. W. Corliss, retired, at Denver, Col. 2ft--Leslie Carter, Chicago, railroad finan­ cier, at Chicago. Oct. 12--Ex-Congressman J. A. Scranton, Pennsylvania, at Scranton. Pa. SO--Mrs. William Astor, America's social leader, at New York. Nov. 4--T. E. Palma, first Cuban presi­ dent, at Santiago, Cuba, 11--Rear Admiral J. M. Miller, gov­ ernor United States naval home, at Philadelphia. Dec. 6--Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan. who commanded Raleigh at battle of Manila, died at New Rochelle, N. Y. ft--Brlg.-Gen. Henry Jacobson, retired, died at Leavenworth, Kan., aged 71 years. 20--Maj. Orlando J. Smith, noted Journal­ ist, at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 26--Claus Spreckels, millionaire sugar king, in San Francisco, aged 80...,Rep­ resentative Davey of Louisiana, at New Orleans, aged 55. Jan. ft--At Klckas Kaa., T drowned by overturning of skiff. 10--At Vinegar Bend, Ala., I In rkllread collision. lft--At Jlmtown, Pa., ft drowned while skating. 27--At Bedford City, Va., 7 oolored per­ sons burned to death. >0--Near Hawk's Nest, W. Va., ft miner* by explosion. / 81--Near Wesson, Miss., 6 by .cyoleae. Feb. 3--At Northumberland, Pa., 7 by boiler explosion. 10--At South Carroll ton, Ky., > In mine explosion....At New XJakard, Out.. 7 burned to death. U--At Vaudreuil, C*a., ft by powder ex­ plosion. . . ' 12--At Providence. R L f . in starch torjr explosion^ ^ v,; 16--At West Toledo, Q.. T In railroad col­ lision. „ , , 20--At Pinole, CaL, 28 by Wtploslon of dynamite. 23--At Spring Valley, N. Y., 7 In collision between wagon and railroad train. Mar. 15--At Natchez, Miss., $ by gas ex­ plosion. . „ . . . Apr. 22--Near Laquln, Pa., • III train wreck 23--At Ellsworth, Pa., 4 in coal mine ex­ plosion. _ ^ • , , 27--Near Helena, Ark., 15 by capsising of carnival steamer. . 28--Near Vpsiianti, Mich., 9 In collision ot interurban trolleys. May 2--At Chicago, 6 by explosion Of naphtha tank. . ^ 3--At Fort Wayne, Ind., 20 in New Ave^ line hotel fire....At Brooklyn, N. Y., 6 In tenement house fire. ,4--At Newport, Ore., 11 drowned when steamer Kcllon was wrecked in storm. 7--At New York, 4 in incendiary tene­ m e n t f i r e . . . . » 12--At Lookout colliery, Mount Lookout, Wyo., 7 in explosion. 20--At Clarendon, Ark., 7 society persons by launch tank blast. Jun. 5-^Near San Pedro, Cal., 6 by burst­ ing steampip*; on cruiser Tennessee.... Near Annapciis, Aid., 8 in head-on rail­ road collision. . - 6--At Gladstone, Col., 6 in mine by suf- " focation. 22--At Chicago, 111., 7 by heat. 25-- At Chicago, 111., 5 in firs and explo- sion. „ . • 26--Near Chadron, Neb., 5 in railroad wreck. i 28--At Clinton. Minn., 7 by tornado. 29--Near Wellington, Kan., 5 drowned by flood caused by cloud-burst. • .. Jul. 2--Near Knobnoater, Mo., 9 in fast train collision. , , , 3--At Cleveland, O., 7 in fireworks explo­ sion. . 15--At Williamstown, Pa., 7 miners In terrific fxplosion....At Youngstown, O., 5 by sewer cave-in. IS--At Cleelum, Wash., 9 In powder explo- sion. 19--Near Columbia City. Ind., 6 in colli­ sion between train and auto. Aug. 3--At San Francisco, Cal., 5 In auto accident. 7--At Warren's Landing, Can., S in burn­ ing steamer. 10--At York, Pa., 8 in boiler explosion. 13--At Kilbourne, Wis., 4 drowned by cap­ sizing of launch. 25--At Chelsea, Mass., 8 by collapse of building. 28--Near Wllkesbarre, Pa., 6 in train col­ lision. Sep. 1--Off Deer Isle, 7 In capsizing of sloop. 25--At Young's Point, Mont., 19 in train collision. Oct 1--At 8ugar Ridge, O.. 6 in train collision....At Scappoose, Ore., 6 in traiB collision. 4--At New York, 8 in tenement house fire. 5--At New York, 11 in incendiary tene­ ment house fire. 15--Near Fort Collins, Col., 7 in quarry explosion. Nov. 11--Near New Orleans, La., 11 in train collision....At Borrie, Wyo., 9 in collision. 20--Explosion of gas in Brooklyn, N. Y. street; 22 killed. 23--Tornadoes in western Arkansas caused loss of 30 lives and damaged much prop­ erty. Dec. 4--Off Cape Ray,"1"28 In wrecking of steamer Boo City, in fierce gale. 6--On- Lake Superior, 22 in sinking of Du­ luth steamer. EldN 1 ty W/LHBLM Jan. 23--An a.ttempt to overthrpv* Por tugal monarch and iroclaim republic f r u s t r a t e d . P l o t was to assassinate Premier Franco. Feb. 1--King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe of ^Portugal > shot to death on streets of Lisbon, while re­ turning from fete, by revolutionist. 2--Manuel II. proclaimed king of Portu- 3-?Premier Franco resigned and fled from Portugal, being succeeded by .Admiral Do Amaral. 7--Funeral of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luis held in Lisbon. 20--Lieut-Gen. Stoessel condemned to dls 9 in St. Petersburg, for surrender of Port Arthur to Japanese. 28--Attempt to assassinate shah of Per­ sia at Teheran failed, three persons be­ ing killed At mine near San Juan de Sabinas, Mexico, 70 killed by explosion. Mar. 7--Japan's ultimatum In Tatsu Ma­ ra seizure by Chinese presented to let­ ter's government at Pekin. 15--Fire in business .section Bahia, Bra­ zil. caused $1,000,000 loss and killed seven. 18--Lieut.-Gen. Smirnoff wounded in St. Petersburg duel with Lieut.-Gen. Fock, whose bravery in Port Arthur defense had been questioned. 23--Steamer Matsu and Hldeyoshl in col­ lision near Hadakode, Japan, cost 300 lives. . . 27--Chilapa, Mexico, destroyed by earth­ quake shocks, and 500 persons killed. , Apr. 4--Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigned as prime . minister of Great Britain and his resignation was accept­ ed by the king. - 13--Floods at Hankow, China, killed 2,000 persons. 19--Italian squadron prepared for demon­ stration in Turkish waters. 22--Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, for- fner British premier, died in London. 23--Lieut.-Gen. Linevitch, aide-de-camp to Emperor Nicholas, died in St. Peters- 24^The duke de Chaulnes, who married Miss Theodora Shonts, died suddenly in 26-Brftlsh cruiser Gladiator collided with American finer, St. Paul, off Isle of Wight, 28 perishing Half of Notre Dame de Salette, Ontario, buried un­ der landslide. 30 being killed. 2ft--Three thousand Christian Armenians massacred by Kurds in Persia....Jap­ anese cruiser Matsushima sunk off Pes- cadores islands by explosion wnicn killed 250. May --Ferry boat capsized near Bykhoff in the government of Mohilelf, drown­ ing 120. 6--Young Manuel formally swore alle­ giance as king ot Portugal. 21--Near Antwerp 60 persons killed In railway collision. 24_Kruncols I'oppee, noted French poet and dramatist, died. > 28--Fire in Kiang-Li coal mines la China suffocated 1,000. Jun. 2--Gen. Sir Redevers Buller, Boer war general, died in London. 4 cloudburst at Guanajuato, Mex., killed 20 persons....Forty ships wrecked and 270 pearl fishers drowned In typhoon off Australian coast. 15--Fifty Japanese boats wrecked In storm, 350 men being drowned. Jul. 2--Explosion of gas in mine at Wuso- vo, Russia, killed 200 miners. 6-- Four hundred buildings at Port au Prince, Hayti, destroyed by fire. Aug. 5--Said Pasha, grand vizier of Tur­ key. resigned and sultan formed a new Sen^'20--Central Telephone building and postoffice at Paris, France, destroyed by fire; loss, $5,000,000. Oct 5--Independence of Bulgaria pro­ claimed, severing bonds of Turkey; Prince Ferdinand proclaimed czar. 7--Island of Crete proclaimed union witb Greece. _ ' 20--Typhoon on Chinese coast cost live* of 3,000 persons. Nov 6--Japanese steamer, Taish Maru, sank In storm, 150 drowning. 8--Victorien Sardou, France's most fa­ mous playwright, died. 13--Emperor of China died after long Ill­ ness In Peking, Prince Chun made re­ gent of the empire and Pu Wul, heir- presumptive. 14--Tsze Hsi An. dowager empress of China, died suddenly in Peking and Prince Pu-Wi, three years old, was placed on the throne. 2ft--British steamer Sardinia burned near Valetta. Malta, 125 persons perishing. JO--Japanese steamers collided off Chefoo, China, and 700 persons, Including Ameri­ cans and Europeans, drowned. Dec. 2--Nord Alexis, president of Haytl, deposed by people and fled Port au Prince, his departure being followed by a night of wild looting in which 12 per­ sons were killed. Gen. Legitime pro­ claimed president....Pu-Yl, three-year- old aoB 0f twJl chu8». :wa* wucsil •"IPeror of Chili *M«*ded the tared town, of ^seised Venezuela® captured another hip. , against Castro, burn* lfl plundering .Caracas, non elected president Gomes of Venezuela jinet. with plot to assassin- ! was foiled. ; - . Issued statement, abandoning'clainis to Venezuelan presi­ dency. I 25--President JFatlielres of France attacked !>fi T»cra2ed polltirij.m. , *0 Baron Cotte cjhief of Russian secret political police, lulled in battle with rev­ olutionists. »i°f. Haytl. Acting Preside otisted Castro c • Castro charge ^4--In Berlin, ( CALLED FOR HI8 OJyf/V*.AK M&rcH&l-- Jan. 1--Owen ran fought 1 round draw Abe Attel. 5--KdvVard Hanlor_ ex-world's cham: pion oarsman, diec at Toronto, Can. 6-^George Dixon, ex world's champioi 1 pugilist, colored died in New York Feb. 13-J. E. Ven son jumped 11$ ft lean ski record. 16--John Mangsetri J unped 117 ft., break" fng American ski Mar. 18--Tommy Bui Roche in first rou nd at Dublin. 22--Evenson again jumped 131 ft. 27--Calvin Dtemarest championship at C: Apr. 3--Frank Goto tling championsh; enschmidt. 20--Henry Chadwk died in Brooklvi1 May 5--Calvin D international bi New York. Jun. 25--Harvard from Yale. Jul. 4--"Battling" Gans, 7 rounds world's lightweig 7--Mercedesx car race In France. 11--Thomas J. Brice setting new Amw record. !--A. Wengler, Ch icago, breke world's bowling record at Cincinnati; score <S99„ --Venson again br< >kc American ski rec­ ord: mark--122 ft. run knocked out Jem broke • ski .word; 1 won national billiard hieago. won world's wres- from George Hack- "father of baseball,** aged 83. marest, Chicago, won U&rd championship at jwon Varsfty boat race Nelson defeated Joe at Frisco, winning t championship, on Grand Prix auto wo men killed, president Columbu* baseball club, droplped dead 14--In Olympic gamtls Flanagan, Ameri­ ca, won hammer thlrow, breaking Olym­ pic record; SheppaSd, American, won 1,500 meter run. r . 16--Sheridan, America']^ won Olympic dis­ cus throw; Rose, -Jw put. 24--John J. Hayes, Ami >rloan, won Olym­ pic Marathon race. 25--Olympic games America, 114%; Unltec Sweden, 12%; Canada 8; Greece, 8; Norwaj Italy, 3; Hungary, Australia, 1; Finland, Aug. 22--Tommy Squires, 13th round at Sep. 7--Billy Papke ley Ketchel, 12th roun Cal., winning middlev gilistic championship go, won ten mile swiijnmlng race at St. Louis, Mo. 9--Nelson knocked out (|ians in 21st round at Frisco. Oct. 6--Detroit won baseball championshiil 8--Chicafo won Nation; .1 league baseball pennant. 14--Chicago National 1 eague champions won world's basebt|.ll championship from Detroit. Nov. 2--Jimmy Britt Summers, . 10th round, 25--Dorando Pletri d Hayes, Olympic Man >u. at< k losed, standlngi Kingdom, 66 1-3; 11; South Africa, , 5; Germany, 4; 1-3; Franc?, 2 1-3; ia knocked out Sydney, Australia. nocked out Stan- i, at Los Angeles, eight world's pu- ... Handy, Chica- defeated Johnny at London. feated John J. athon winner, la 26-miie race In Madisc n Square garden. American league New York, in rena* struggle. SO--Stanley Ketchel k Popke In eleventh ro clico, regaining nif " plonshlp of the wo Dec. 11--At meeting • commission, Umpire stone charged that i to bribe them to York-Chicago gan 26--Jack Johnnon world's henvyw plonaliip from . ney, Australia, fa t 28--Southern Italy am earthquake which towns, killed many,.1 trous tidal wave, wri and much property val of Olympic nocked out Billy nd at San Fran- llewelgrbt chiis* national baseball Klem and Jchn- empts were made decisive New lored) won tfca IIUXIDC ehase* y Burns at BX*- rouuda- Sleily shaken by estroyed several nd caused disas- ing many vessela --,-- ̂ 8YMPATHif Understood Wow Fair Lady Suffered. ^ "Whenever I get into evening dress," said a man whose clothes 110W fit him pretty snugly, "I am re mind. 9$ Of a story I read once about a Francis lady who lived in Paris. "This lady had a lovely flgurit whose beauty ghe sought to enhauos ; tsy tight lacing. When she was? going out at night Bhe used to lace befor# dinner because if she waited until aft* e vhy then she couldn't get herself down to where she wanted to. she used to lace and then eat sparing Iy, as she was compelled to, and oQ0 night when she had got herself dows particularly fine she was going to make her dinner on a dozen raw ousters, which she thought would 1»» nourishing and satisfying and at th« same time easy to eat and not bulkyf" 1 and as she laced she looked longingfff ; forward to those oysters waiting fte; her, for she was hungry as 40 eata. V "But dp you know that, hungry she was, when she came to the oystei^ she couldn't eat them all? She could not. For she knew that if she did something would have to give wajr. She managed to eat eight of the# all right, and she ate the ninth, tllf tenth and the eleventh, but those lait three she ate with a growing consoiou®- ness that she was perilously close til | the limit, and when she had eatqs& the eleventh she knew that she mutt stop; and so she was compelled tt$ turn from that last oyster and leave It on the plate uneaten. Such a sacrifice •he was compelled to make for til® , tfake of what she conceives to be- & perfect waist. , "Well, when I get" into my drew suit I am not quite so bad off as the French lady in the story; not qui til, but pretty near it, pretty near it, for Jhis suit was built years ago, when I was younger and slimmer. Then tt was all right, but since then my fig­ ure has increased, if not my fortun#, and now I fairly bulge in it "I have anchored the buttons ao4| re-enforced the buttonholes, but still i --and much as good things to eat ap- 1 peal to me--when I go out to dinner in that old dress suit I know that I must eat sparingly, and as I skip tl|«| dishes I smile to myself and I think rather sadly that I know how to sym­ pathize with the French lady." Suffered for the Cause. Mine. Emma Eames is a foe U| Vi­ visect ion, and in Pittsburg the other day she praised the unselfish devotion* of certain rich New York women antl- vivisectionists. "Really," she said, "the work these women do, the suffering in the shape of snubs and insults that they unde^ go, remind me very forcibly of nt£* dentist's first patient. "My dentist's first patient, the youtip! man has often told me, was an elderly farmer. The farmer wanted four teeth pulled. They were firmly rooted. "After the dentist, his cuffs turned back, his lips compressed, his feet braced against the chair, had tugged vainly at the teeth for some time, paused, wiped his moist brow, said: > "'Whew! You've certainly got, sir, the firmest teeth I ever saw.' " 'Well, take your time, young ma^ I'm in no hurj-y,' said the farmer, e*>, couragfngly! 'It's splendid practice, and it'll teach you we must all wort for our livin'.'"--Pittsburg Gazette. :3l Jan. 6--Employers' liability law held nn» constitutional by supreme court of the United States. Feb.. 12--Six New York-to-Parls racing autos started from Herald square. New York. Mar. 12--Atlantic battleship fleet dropped anchor in Majrdalena bay. 23--Supreme court ruled .Minnesota and North Carolina had no right to fix railroad rights. Apr. 1--Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbllt began suit for separation from husband. 14--Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at San Diego, Cal. 21--In Illinois town elections saloons woa in 66: "drys" in 44. 23--Illinois local option law held const!- tutional. May 6-- Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at San Francisco. 21--Miss Mae C. Wood lost divorce suit against United States Sen. Thomas C. Piatt, case being dismissed and Miss Wood Jailed Rev. Dr. Baxter P. Ful- lerton. St. Louis, elected moderator of Presbyterian church of United States, at Kansas City meeting. 26--Harry K. Thaw decided insane and re-sentenced to insane asylum. Jun. 11--Agnew-Hart anti-race track bills passed by New York legislature. 29--President Roosevelt .ordered troope out against bandits on| Mexican border In order to preserve neutrality law. Jul. 7--Atlantic battleailp fleet sailed from San Francisco on round-the-world trip. Sep. 3--Col. H. M. Nevius elected com­ mander of the Orand Army of the Re> public; Mrs. W. L. Gil man. Roxbury, Mass.. elected president of Womene Relief Corps. 9-- Orville Wright at Fort Meyer broke world's aeroplane record by remaining in air over an hour. 10--Orvllle Wright again broke world's record, remaining in air 1:06:52. 11--Orville Wright broke world's record, remaining in air l:10:2t>. 21--Wilbur Wright broke brother's world's record at Le Mans, France, re­ maining in air 1:31:25. Nov. 10-- Petition for rehearing of Stan­ dard Oil $29,240,000 case refused by United States circuit court of appeals at Chicago. Dec. 8-- Senor Don Juan Barrios, minle- ter of foreign affairs of Guatemala, sus­ tained serious injuries In automobile ao- cident at Washington. 11--National Rivers and Harbors con­ gress passed resolution, asking $500,000,- Man to Man. After the last wagon had rattled and left its precious package on Ch mas eve," Doily's mother thought occasion a suitable one for impressing something of the religious significance of the festive season upon her small consciousness. < So while she undressed her she pointed out the window to where Mara burned in the heavens and said: "That beautiful star is your heavenly father wishing you a happy Christmas. Now what should you do to show him how grateful you are?" Small Dolly looked perfunctorily at the glowing planet, then between yawns she said: "Wish the sa.me to him, I s'pose."--? Llppincott's. Le. 1 u rts 000 bond issue for improvements on rlv* ers and harboi3 or the country. Armed fanatic terrorized Edgewater, N, ers and harboi3 the country.. J., shooting several, until run dowra and shot by police and mob of citlsens. 13--Kansas supreme court decided sep­ arate schools for colored ohlldren per­ missible. 15--American Tobacco Company declared Illegal combination by United States clr« cult court at New York. tl--Seven Pittsburg councllmen and twe bankers arrested on graft charges. 23--Standard, Republic aiid Waters-Pleroe oil companies ousted from Missouri. 24--Seventy more Pittsburg councilmee implicated in graft scandal. 27--Virginia City, Mont., shaken by se­ vere earthquakes. ' Correctly Described. A late chief staff officer of one of the infantry regiments, relating some of the experiences of the expedition, said that one, day, after hours of la­ borious climbing up a steep and never- ending path, he heard a groan of des­ pair from a private soldier. "Look 'ere, Bill, I've 'ad enough ot this," the sdldler said to his comrade. "I was told .'as 'ow it wgs a bloomin' tableland." . "80 it is. .Can't ye see ye're climb- in' up one of the legs of it?" returned Bill, with a jocular superiority.--fbii- ippines Gossip. '1; Propitiating the Weather. In Macedonia the Greeks organize great demonstrations in dry summers. A procession of children visits all the , local wells and springs, accompanied by a maiden covered with garlands and masses of flowers. This sounds as romantic as our Queen of the May, and it could sur­ prise no one if, like Tennyson's hero­ ine, she Ame to a sad end, for at each of the stopping places the poor dear is drenched with water while the children sing a rhyming prayer for rata.--Wide World Magazine, :;t feGOOD JOKE ON THE BARON Wrote Speech for Him, and Then Bitterly Criticised It. the Hungarian parliamentary ses- of 1S41 & certain Baron Ssjel lived In Press burg, the former capital of Hungary, with two intimate friends, Qeprge Majlath and Barthel Szemere. One d«y the baron became envious of (heir laurels. He called Szemere •aid* *nd Szemere, write me a speech." "Most willingly, my dear friend; about what would you like to speak?" . "It is all the same to me," said .the baron, "if the speech is only a nice one--wonder­ fully nice." "You will be satisfied with me?" Szemere answered, and next day brought the manuscript. The baron memorized the speech and de­ livered it on the third day. The chsiahwr n»«choed with applause. ^ At this moment the president arose thd asked: "Is anybody here to an­ swer to this speech?" The baron looked snccringly around. The mem­ bers all remained silent. Just then Barthel Szemere arose. He began: "Worthy gentlemen, what the orator said is from beginning to end incor­ rect," and then he began to show, in an able speech, the mistakes the baron had mad^. Don't you believe him, gentlemen! baron cri« " frlm suddenly, the baron criedjkangrily, interrupting , V was he himself who wrote the speech for me." Everyone of the 62 members rolled in his seat nearly convulsed with laughter, and the baron made a row never again to speak in public. To Investigate Cause of Leprosy* Prof. Ehlers, a Danish authority on leprosy, has secured the co operation of some French workers, and it is pro­ posed to organize a-scientific expedl tlon into the Danish West Indies in an endeavor to determine thejMittisyed 4 | b l o o d s u c k i n g i n s e c t d i s ­ semination of leprosy. t ' J"*' * va® & mm. /If' - f J ^ 'S'". Contagious Diseases. A contagious disease is one in which the disease-producing organismj^goes direct from the person having ule ciis- ease to a person who has not ne dis­ ease without passing through a» Inter­ mediary medium, as in tuberculosis for example. Malaria, on the other handi is an infectious disease, be­ cause the organism which produces it is taken from a person by a mosquito, reproduces itself in the mosquito and is transmitted by the mosqi may never hare been ln 1 fe. the person by whom tho orift&ft! o* ganism was given off. lew), a re ' Honor Conferred c$ Ameri< ^ Rev. Dr. John H. De|oreet, a hetefr an Congregational misibnarv at Sea> day, Japan, has beeu Imperial government of the Rising Sun, the ing been conferred in his services in dini «;i ceptions among A me Forest has been domg Japnn for 35 years. The New Man,' In Trondjhem, in Norway, In a boys* school the boys were taught cooking, and the experiment was so success­ ful that other boys' schools are going to adop' ^ piftn, and thus the war Is boldly carried Into the enemy's camp. Women must look to their laurels. Ousted by men cooks 1n the highest professional walks of cookery, the ubiquitous "maid of all work" will presently have to make ruojn for the "man of all work." k'isifet. Just Found Oofe'-- ' Prof. McGooxle, In crossing the street slipped on the muddy crossing and hastily sat down. in an equally unpremeditated man­ ner he made a few hasty remarks aa he rose to his feet. Mrs. McGoozle said nothing until I they had walked another block. Then [she spoke: "Ly sander," she said, "I never knew ' -s-1"' - ,y. • t!. ^ * i 4/ j a r i S **•* < * h, -V I