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vOesime XIII. EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903. NUMBER OSSES II IB. VE Tiff ME A.ff7) POLITICS. i liin Hi i ii -r '--ft yv ll A RE VIEW jl MM i 5 i The Mk! Important Happenings in All Departments Jul.

7 Pres. Castro, of Venezuela takes personal command of army against revolutionists. 12 Marquis of Salisbury resigns premiership of Great Britain; Arthur J. Balfour appointed to succeed him. IS Hamud Bin Alahomed Said, sultan of Zanzibar, is dead Whitelaw Reid, American envoy to Kind Edward's coronation, decides not to remain for event.

King Edwmrd and Queen Alexandra crowned amid great pomp in Westminister abbey in London. 19 Venezuelan troops surrender Cumana, this making 7th port now in possession of revolutionists. 21 Sultan of Turkey assures U. S. minister that pending claims will be settled.

30 Morne Rouge, Martinique, destroyed by eruption of Mt. Pelee; 1,000 lives lost. Sep. 1 In Algoa bay, Cape Town, 38 ships are wrecked. 19 Queen 'Marie Henriette, of Belgium, dies suddenly at Spa.

26 Russia begins evacuation of Man- churcia. 29 Emile Zola, French novelist, asphyxi of the World's Activity Briefly Noted. 10 Johnstown 114 by fire damp explosion In Cambria rolling mill mine. 11 Near Long Beach, N. 12 drowned.

12 Chicago and vicinity, 9 drowned while boating or swimming. 16 Park City, 30 by explosion of powder magazine. Aug. 1 Wollongong, Victoria, 67 by mine explosion. 6 Near Rhodes, 15 in railway collision 7 Near Trinidad, 15 by explosion in coal 10 San Angelo, 7 In burning hotel.

20 Wilmington, 11 by explosion in pulp works. 26 Gehring, 6 as result of starting fire with kerosene. 27 Near Illinois Station, I. 6 in railway Sep. 1 Near Berry, 21 in railway wreck.

3 Williamsburg, N. 5 by collapse of steel tank. 19 Witmer station, 5 in railway collision. 25 Princeton, 111., 0 In railway collision. Oct.

1 Rocky Hills, 6 by boiler explosion. 2 Black Wash. 12 by mine explosion Cornwallis, W. 5 in railway collision. 14 Off Ashtabula, 10 by foundering of steamer.

Nov. 4 New York, 15 by premature" explosion of fireworks-. lir-Lebanon, 8 by boiler explosion. 27 Steamer Sylvanus J. Macy, with 18 men, sunk in Lake Erie.

29 Chicago, 13 by boiler explosion in Swift Packing plant. Dec. 3 San Francisco, 12 by oil tank explosion. 4 Chicago, 14 in fire that destroyed Lincoln hotel. 8 Baker's Hill, 5 by explosion." 9 In navigation season, just closed, 140 seamen lost on great lakes-, greatest number in history of lake- traffic.

12 Fridley, 6. in railway wreck. 13 Near Bucklin, 5 in freight wreck. 16 Fort Lee, N. 5 children by explosion of acetylene gas tank.

21 Byron, 25 in railway collision. 22 In Massachusetts Bay, 11 sailors in collision of 2 schooners. 27 Capt. Grossman walks 100 mile up the Danube river on newly-invented water-walking shoes. Mar.

20 Jerome Magee of University of Chicago breaks record for indoor pole vaulting; 11 ft. 5 in. Apr. 6 li. C.

Hirschy wins great. Amer. handicap at Kansas City, and- becomes champion wing shot of America. 16 Burlington nyer breaks all speed rec- ord-s: 14.S miles in 9 minutes. 26 J.

E. Wing makes auto record at Long Island: 105 miles in 2 hrs. 22 mln. May 10 G. P.

Meier, Edward Clancy, A. J. Ivrause and W. Gefeke, all of West Point, N. start on tour of world on foot.

24 Record-breaking run on Wabash road from Montpelier, to Detroit, 97 m. in 8S min. Jun. 22 Wyeth (a 12 to 1 entry) wins American Derby in Chicago; Lucian Appleby 2d, and Alladin 3d. 25 Automobile race Paris to Vienna (S25 won by Marcel Renault; 15 hrs.

22 min. 6 Pigeons fly from Holly Springs-, to Mishawaka (500 In 11 hrs. 8 is. O. Southwestern train makes Washington.

to East St. Louis (165 in loS min. 25 Jeffries defeats Fitzsimmons In li rouncfe at San Francisco ana retains nc-avweight championship. 26 N. Y.

Central train makes Syracuse to Albany (li-7 in 129 min. Aug. 13 Lake Shore train breaks previous records, going 91 m. in 75 min. Tt- R- Parsons and Jas.

Wallace reach New York, having paddled 13-ft. canoe from Chicago; started July 22. 30 Carlisle D. Graham swims from whirlpool below Niagara falls through lower rapids- at Lewiston. Sep.

6 Chas. A. Percy goes through whirlpool rapids of Niagara in specially con-- structed boat. 23 Dan Patch at Reading, goes mile in 1:0914.... Mrs.

Bullock Workman, American authorities and traveler, breaks Himalaya mountain climbing record by ascending Loongma giacler. Oct. 4 Nat. Baseball league season closes: Pittsburg wins championship; Brooklyn, 23; Boston, 3d; Cincinnati. 4th; Chicago, 5th; St.

Louis, 6th; Philadelphia, 7th; New York. 15 Onward! Silver breaks 2-m. racing record; 16 Sir Thos. Lipton's 3d challenge for America's cup accepted by N. Y.

yacht club, 1st race to be run Aug. 20. 1503. 27 Prince Alert paced y2 m. at Memphis, in 31 Cresceus trots 2 m.

in 4:17 at Memphis. Nov. 1 Heatherbloom cleared in high jump at Chicago horse show 7 ft. 8 in. 5 Ben Stell made bowling score in Chicago of 300.

14 Princeton (111.) football team won championship of athletic club teams of XJ. s. 22 Yale wins title to American football championship, scoring 23 to 0 against Harvard. 27 Michigan university wins western championship in game with at Ann Arbor; 3 to 6. 29 Army wins over navy in annual foot-baUgame bet.

West Point and Annapolis; Dec. 13 Geo. Leander wins? 6-day team nclcl raco in New York; 2,733 miles-. 22 Lake Shore train makes 134 m. in 127 min.

The Fire Losses for 1902, in Round Figures, Aggregated About $161,000,000. DECREASE FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR. Insurance Companies Prospered, I n-nnmucli na Mneh of the Property Destroyed In IIIk KIre was "ot Covered, and Ilnte "Were Generally Mneh HlKher. New York, Jan. 3.

The fire losses of the United States and Canada were hardly in excess of $101,000,000 for the year 1002, even allowing an approximate estimate of for the month of December, in the absence as yet of carefully-compiled by underwriters for last month. This amount is about 9,000,000 less than the losses for 1901, and between and $1,000,000 less than the fire record for 1900, which was the worst year in the history of fire underwriting. Outside of the Paterson and Water-bury fires, the worst fire 3 of 1902 were that at Atlantic City on April 3, estimated at $1,500,000 damage, ami the destruction of the Armour plant at Chicago, with a loss of $900,000. There are two considerations which hay. combined to make 1902 favorable for the fire insurance ctf than any of the preceding" three years.

There were several bad fires, notably that at Atlantic City in Maj-, in which much of the property destroyed was wholly or largely without insurance. the property loss at Paterson was over $7,000,000, the underwriters paid in indemnities something like $3,000,000. The Waterbury insur-ence loss was about $750,000 smaller than the property loss. The other factor for fire insurance, "men was the almost universal advance f.rc insurance rates throughout the country. The advances were all the way from 25 per cent, to over 100 per cent.

TXIK COMMCItCE OP XKW YORK. Ilatcrlol Gain In the Agffresate Vol-. nnie of UnIness Over ltKJl. isew iorK, jan. ine omciai re- turns of the commerce "of-ttie "port- 1 7 5 I i 1 7 Jan.

1 Seth Low takes office as mayor of New York. 2 sov. w. Murray ray Crane (Masa.) inaugurated. 3rd term.

7 Pres. Roosevelt consents to review findings of Schley court of inquiry. 8 Leslie. M. Shaw (la.) nominated by Pres.

for secretary of treasury, and Henry C. Payne (Wis.) foi postmaster general. President Palma. 13 Geo. K.

Nash (O.) inaugurated. 14 Joseph Foraker A. P. Gor man Jas. 15.

McCrearj Ky.) elected U. S. senators. 16 Gov. Cummins (la.) inaugurated.

15 Isthmian canal commission reports to Pres. favoring acceptance of offer of Panama canal properly and franchises for $10,000,000. 21 Gov. Franklin Murphy (N. inaugurated U.

S. Senators Allison and Dolliver (la.) reelected. 2S John F. Dryden N. elected U.

S. senator. Feb. 1 Sec'y of Treas. Shaw takes oatt of office.

10 Pres. Roosevelt in Schley case decision blames Schley for retrograde movement and the loop, and holds that Sampson was in technical command, but that it was really a captain's fight band of insurgents surrender at Batangas, P. I. 21 Final ratification of Hay-Pauncefoto Nicaragua canal treaty at Washington. 22 U.

S. Senators Tillman and McLaurin (S. C). during course of heated debate over Philippine tariff bill, come to blows; both held in contempt and deprived of right to vote pending further action. 27 Memorial services for William Mc-Kinley he5d by congress, oration delivered by Sec'y Hay.

25 Resolution of severe censure of Sen-gators Tillman and McLaurin passed by U. S. senate. Mar. 8 Pres.

signs Philippine tariff bill. 15 Frank P. Sargent (chief of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen) appointed commission general of immigration nominates Capt. A. S.

Crown-inshield to be rear admiral. 19 Filipino rebellion in Samar Island ended by surrender of 400 Turkey refuses to repay TJ. S. $72,500. amount of Miss Stone's ransom.

20 Gen. Miles threatens to resign if any reorganization bill passes. Havana court sentences Neely. Rath-bone ar.d Reeves to 10 years imprisonment and a heavy fine for frauds in postal service. Apr.

3 Allied people's party, composed of reform elements, opposed to old political parties, formed in Louisville. 11 Pres. selects E. F. Ware (Kan.) for commissioner of Maj.

Waller acquitted by court-martial of charge of shooting Filipinos without 16 Gen. Malvar, Filipino Insurgent leader and dictator, surrenders himself and command. 18 Columbian canal protocol, asking rental for 14 yrs, to be paid in advance, made public House of representatives passes bill granting reduction of 20 per cent, from rates on Cuban goods: vote: 247 to 52. May 1 Sec'y of Navy Moody installed in office. 6 Alex.

O. Brodie nominated by Pres. for gov. of Arizona territory. 15 Cuban congress meets in Havana rnd declares Gen.

Palma elected, pres. and Estevez vice pres. 16 Lord Pauncefote resigns as British antDassadur tu 3. 17 Gonzales de Quesada named by Pres. Palma to be Cuban minister to Washington.

20 Gen. Wood hands overCnban gnr. it 111 to Cabnnss the- new constitution is promulgated and President Palma formally inannrated. 27 Herbert C. Squires received by Pres Palma as U.

S. minister to Cuba. Jun. 3 Geo. Chamberlain (dem.) elected gov.

of republicans elected for all other offices. 4 England announces M. H. Herbert as Lord Pauncefote's successor, and Spain names Senor de Ojeda as Spanish minister to U. S.

5 American Philippine commission received by pope with special honors; Gov. Taft explains church and state must be separate in islands. 11 C. F. W.

Neely, serving 10 yrs sentence for Cuban postal frauds, released from prison in Havana under amnesty bill West Point military academy celebrates centennial of its establishment. Pres. Roosevelt making the address. 16 Pres. nominates Capt.

Chas. E. Clark to be rear admiral. 20 Johann Most (N. sent to prison for 1 yr for publishing incendiary article at time Pres.

McKinley was shot. 24 Time for ratification of treaty between S. and Denmark for sale of Danish West Indies extended 1 yr. 26 Conference report, on isthmian canal bill adopted by congress Virginia constitutional convention adjourns after session lasting 1 yr 14 days. 25 Pres.

signs isthmian canal bill. 30 Senator Bailey on floor of senate, after adjournment, assaults Senator Beveridge Jul. 1 Repeal of war taxes goes into effect diminishing revenue by $73,000,003 a First session of 57th congress adjourn sine die. 4 Civil government established in Mindanao and Paragua islands and Batangas province, P. I Amnesty proclamation read, setting free 600 prisoners in Philippines.

9 Vatican's reply to Gov. Taft declares recall of friars within time specified impossible. 14 Maj. Gen. Chaffee relieved from duty in Philippines at his own request Pres.

commissions Director Merriam under permanent census law. 16 Gen. Jacob H. Smith retired from army by president's order, having been found guilty by court-martial in Manila of conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline. 18 Cuba (to date) formally recognized by U.

Great Britain, France. Spain. Switzerland, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Aug. 5 U.

S. Ambassador White, to Germany resigns. 12 Chief Justice o. W. Holmes, of Mass.

supreme court, appointed associate justice of U. S. supreme court, vice Justice Gray, resigned. 20 i 1 naval war off New England between fleets under Ad- miral Higglnson and Commander Pillsbury. Sep.

2 Jefferson a 1 8 (de Ark.) reelected Oliver Wendell Holme gov. 9 Cuban congress passes $35,000,09 loan bill. 16 Speaker Henderson withdraws from race for reelection to congress. 24 Judge G. H.

Durand, dem. candidate for gov. withdraws because of illness. 29 Gen. R.

A. Alger (Mich.) appointed to fill unexpired term in U. S. senate. Oct.

1 Jos. M. Terrill elected gov. 7 U. S.

circuit court in N. Y. holds Por- to Ricans to be aliens. 14 Hague arbitration court condemns Mexico to pay U. S.

J1.420.6S2.67 in settlement of Pius fund case. 21 Samar controversy between U. England and Germany decided in favor of Germany by King Oscar, of Sweden, as arbitrator Ohio legislature adopts new municipal code. Wu Ting Fang ordered to return to China. Nov.

4 Republicans elect 20i congressmen and democrats N. N. all New England states except R. 111.. N.

S. Utah, and go republican. and all southern states go democratic. S. Senator A.

S. Clay (Ga.) reelected Republican party of Porto Rico wins in elections. Dec. 1 Fifty-seventh congress begins 2d session. 2 President's message read in congress.

4 Nomination of Oliver Wendell Holmes for associate justice of supreme court confirmed by-senate. 18 Admiral Dewey cables he has assigned warships to positions near Venezuelan coast. 10 Crazed by overstudy, a boy at Homestead, killed his mother and! 2 sisters. 18 In race riot at Littleton, 3 white-men and 8 negroes killed City Marshal Benjamin H.ill killed trying to quell riot at negro festival, at Blossom, Tex. Nov.

11 Roland B. Molineaux acquitted in New York of murder-of Katharine Adams he had been in jail 4 yrs. and condemned to death. 22 C. J.

XTorton, commissioner of Runnels county, kills Earl Moore, Mrs. Hor-ton and self. Dec. 1 Barry Johnstone, famous, actor, kills Kate Hassett, actress, in Philadelphia; jealous y. LVWCHIfiGJT.

Jan. 11 Jim (negro) near Springfield, assault. 19 John Yellow Wolf (Indian) near Dead-wood, S. horsestealing. Feb.

6 Tom Brown (colored) at Nicholas- -ville, assault Euless Whittaker (negro) at Lynchburg, murder. Mar. 9 Foreman, a negro for assault. 19 John Woodward, (negro) at VIdalia, murder. 20 Madrid, 4 negroes killed, 1 fatally beaten by whites for chicken-stealing.

25 W. H. Wallace (negro), at La Junta, for attacking aged woman James Walker (negro), near Washington, N. poisoned family of Dr. David T.

Taylor. 29 C. F. Woodward, condemned murderer, at Caspar, Wyo Richard! Young (colored) near Savannah, Ga. assault.

Apr. 1 Walter Allen (negro), at Rome, Ga. assault. 5 Negro at Tuscumbia, after killing 2 of sheriff's poss. 30 Ernest Dewley (negro), at Guston, murder.

May 12 "Jim" Underwood (nergo), at Decatur, for threatening murder. 22 Dudley Morgan (colored), at Lansing, assault. 24 Abe Withrop (white), at Paris, murder. Jun. 5 Jim Black (negro), near Ravenal, S.

C. had murdered wife. 11 Jas. and Harrison Gillespie (negro boys 14 and 16 yrs. old), at Salisbury, N.

charged with murder. 22 Horace Shipman, at Jefferson, la. for killing City Marshal Swearingen. Jul. IS Wm.

Ody (negro), at Clayton, attempted assault. 35 Three negroes, at Womelsdbrf, W. by mobs hunting for murderer of Chief of Police Wilmoth. 8 John Wise (negro), near Pembroke, Ga. assault Arthur McCauley (colored), at Chipley, Ga.

Aug. 7 Harry Benton negro), near Homer. assault. 121 Chas. Salyers (white) and Harry Gates (colored), at Lexington, for murr der of which they were later found innocent.

Sep. 3 Hog Wilson (negro), near Stephens, assault. 4 Ed. Besum (colored), at East St. Louis; attempted assault.

8 Wm. Mbley (negro), near Wenona, 18 Alonza Tucker (colored), near Libby, assault. 28 Tom Clark, alias Will Gibson (colored), at Corinth. murder. Oct.

8 Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown (negroes), at Newbern, murder. 30 Negro near Estabutchie, attempted! assault Chas. Young (colored), at Forest City, charged with murder. 21 Jim Wesley and Reddick Barton (negroes), at Hempstead, had been found guilty of assault and murder. Nov.

1 Unknown negro burned at stake at Darling, double murder. 3 Sam Harris (negro), at Salem, charged with murder. 13 John Davis (negro), at Lewisburg, murder. 16 Harlan Buckles, at Elizabethtown, Ky. was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.

20 Lige Wells (negro), near Wayne. chargerl with assault Jas. Dillardt (negro), near Sullivan. assault. XJ-IJVESS- FAIL, XfREfJt.

Jan. 10 Cleveland, Euclid Trust Savings $1,500,000. 11 Painesville, 0.7-People's bank; $173,000. 14 Chicago, Geo. II.

Phillips, "corn king," fails for second time An 7 months. 17 Albany, Commercial bank; 25 Beilwood, Platte Valley state bank. Feb. 10 Detroit, City savings bank, on account of shortage of Vice President Frank C. Andrews.

25. Belmont (O.) national bank. 26 Burnett, private bank of W. H. Westfall Co.

Mar. 3 Elkhart, 111., State bank. 15 Wanatah. Julius Conitz, banker. 20 Americus, People's bank; $30,000.

Apr. 4 St. Paul, U. S. Saving Loan Co.

24 Algonac (Mich.) Banking bank; $32,000. Jun. 3 Chicago, John A. Alexander Davidson, marble contractors; 13 Charleston (S. Exposition placed in receivers' hands; $450,000.

30 Murdock, German state bank; $37,000. Jul. 3 New York city, M. P. Anderson, real estate operator; $1,535,212.

29 Brooklyn, N. Malcolm Brewing Co. $800,000. Aug. 16 Elgin, 111., Obadiah Sands Butter corporation, $445,000.

20 Cleveland, Forward Reduction booming Texas oil; $500,000. 24 Elnora (Ind.) bank: $10,000. Sep. 2 New York, American bicycle trust. Oct.

7 Oto, bank of F. H. Cutting J. T. Willett; $20,000.

16 New York. Gillman, Son Co's banking house; $200,000. Nov. 5 Richmond. Leon L.

Strause, leaf tobacco; $300,500. 13 Boston. Central national bank. Dec. 8 Omaha, W.

H. Bennett department store. ro-REicjv. Jan. 7 Emperor, empress dowager and Chinese royal family return to Peking w.

i t-h imposing ceremonies. 10 Paraguayan revolutionists -depose Pres. Aeeval and put Hector Car-vallo in his stead. 16 arliament opened by King Edward in presence of nation's great dignitaries Chilpancingo, Mexico, shaken by earthq uake UilllnEr 3(10 nsnnle. Lord Salisbury.

Gen. Ting Fun Sl ang, who led attacks on Peking legations executed by order of empress dowager. 28 Santos-Dumont made successful excursion over Mediterranean at Monte Carlo in airship. Feb. 2 J.

Santos Zelaya inaugurated pres. Nicaragua. Mar. 10 Venezuela yields to demands of Germany for payment of claims, due kaiser's subjects. May 6 Bret Harte dies near London.

7 S. PTeTre, totally destroyed by volcano eroptiom of Mtt. Pelee and earthquake; 30,000 liven lost and 10,000 o'tbers iiu nelgubor-liiK parisHeis. 7 Jiminez government in San Domingo overthrown, capital surrenders to revolutionists, and Vice Valquez heads new government. 10 Island of St.

Vincent partly depopulated by eruption of, Souf riere volcano. 17 Coronation of King Alphonso In Madrid. Jun. 1 New boxef outbreak in Chi Li, China. 19 King Albert of Saxony dies at Dresden; aged 72.

24 King Edward in critical condition as result of operation for pirityphlitis, and coronation is postponea. fit Ten, mkm THE CO Ail. STRIKE. iMar.l8-Hard coal ilniners begin conven- nvA tion at to force recogni tion oi union. May 9 United Mine workers executive committee orders bigr strike involving 147,000 men in anthracite coal region.

12 r.l begins, closing 357 collieries in Pa. anthracite fields. un. 22 President Mitchell issues public appeal for arbitration. Jul.

8 American Federation of Labor offers financial aid to miners as I John long as strike lasts. Oct. 1 Pres. Roosevelt Invites operators i and Pres. Mitchell to discuss at the white house means of ending strike.

5 At white house conference Mitchell's -j' offer to accept arbitration by Pres. Roosevelt rejected by operators, who de-i mand troops to enable reopening of i mines. 6 Gov. Stone (Pa.) orders out entire mili-I tary force for service in anthracite coal fields. 7 Mitchell refuses Pres.

Roosevelt's re-'i quest to end strike on promise that a national commission would investigate i 'miners' prrievanees immediately. 10 At conference in New York between Gov. Odell. U. S.

Senators Piatt, Quay iXHH JTCill ujniui'Jio uv ii cede 5 cents a ton advance and recognition of union. 13 J. p. Mors.m proposes to Pres. Roose-.

velt on behalf of operators to submit differences to arbitration commission to I be named by president. 15 Strike rmli. President Roose velt name jirliiitrnitioiii eommis-rIoii: liriK. (ier.i. John M.

Wilson, Jndgr Geo. Gray, 1C. E. Clark, lit. Kev.

John li. rl'h. II. rjd Carroll D. AVrlglit.

21 Miners convention at Wilkesbarre, unanimously voted to end strike. 24 Strike commission organizes with Judge Cray, chairman. Nov. 5 Commission ends inspection of mines, having examined 7 of them. 11 Coal operators file answer to demands i of miners, and reiterate that there will be no recognition of United Mine "Work-' ers of America.

25 Attempt to reach agreement outside of arbitration commission Diocxea oy mae- Xendent operators. Dec. 3 Commission resumes investigation after 10 days' recess to allow disputants to together. BO Commission adjourns until Jan. 6.

i Other Industrial Et)en1s. Jan. 21 Pres. Mitchell, of United Mine I Workers of America reelected Ohio supreme court; decided in "blacklist" i-case that employer, to erap'-oy discharge men "cannot be questioned, hand that his motives cannot be consid-1 ered. Feb.

7. Miners' delegates at Indianapolis adopted wage-scale already in force in fields. 14 Big combine of transatlantic steams-ship lines formed. Mar. 4 Martial law proclaimed in Nor-I folk, to suppress rioting in connec-i -tion with street railway strike.

10 Attorney General Knox institutes proceedings at i'aul to declare illegal northwestern railroad merger and to dissolve Northern Securities Co. Apr. 2 At Dubois, 10,000 bituminous coal miners strike. 8 Strifes' in woolen mills in Mass. and other states paralyzes wool market.

23 Firemen and dockhands of tugs on great lakes strike. May 1 Amalgamated association in session, at "Wheeling, YV. reelects The-I odore Shaffer president Ind. supreme court decides 3-cent-f are law invalid. 20 Temporary injunction against packers granted by U.

S. court in Chicago pre-! venting operations under alleged trust I. agreements. June 4 Strike of Chicago packing house and department store drivers compro- raised after several serious Chi-I cago packers enjoined from doing business in New York state in violation of I antitrust law. 11 Strike of Allis-Chalmers employes, which had lasted a year, settled.

20 Troops guard silk mills at Paterson, N. to prevent riots by strikers. Jul. 1 International Order of Machinists serve notice on western railroads to pay union scale and observe 9-hour day. 12 In Chicago 9,000 teamsters sympathiz- ing with $,000 striking freight handlers quit work.

1 Several funerals turned back from a Chicago cemetery on account of strike of grave diggers for more pay 1,200 Chicago boilermakers strike for higher wages. 13 International Typographical union in session at Cincinnati makes maximum working hours per week 54. Golden ju-' bilee of union celebrated. Sep. 1 Labor day generally observed In American cities.

7 Coal miners' strike in Kanawha and New River fields, W. involving men, which began June 7, ended! 8 Pres. Roosevelt attends convention of Firemen's Brotherhood at Chattanooga and is made an honorary member. 29 Union girl cleTks at St. Paul pledge themselves to marry only members of labor unions Lead manufacturers combine at New York; capital.

000. Oct. 1 Ship combine files incorporation papers at Trenton, N. for $120,000,000 capital. 12 New Orleans street railway strikers accept ultimatum of 20 cents an hour with 10 hours maximum work.

13 Minneapolis flour mills change from two 12-hour shifts to 8-hour schedule. 17 U. S. Packing Co. (understood to be the beef combine) incorporated at Trenton, N.

J. Nov. 20 Pres. Gompers, at New Orleans convention of Am. Federation of Labor, exonerated of charges of infidelity to trades union principles.

Dec. 15 Notice served by 8.000 Pullman (111.) car step employes of refusal to work i Sundays hereafter. CHIMBS. Jan. 1 At Robbins, N.

3 killed in fighrt at watch night party. SI Edward and Biddle, escaping mm nnr? Mrs. UlUt Ul VI 3 aawa -O, Soffel, warden's wife who assisted them out of prison, shot themselves upon being rounded up by posse near Butler; Pa. tne Uluaie Druineisuiertuiuaij c. Feb.

12 Near Middlesboro, 6 killed in fight between posse and mountaineers. 24 Five members of Earl family at Welsh, found murdered. Apr. 10 Jos-. "Wright (negro) killed 5 of posse in Scott county, Va.

Iay 7 Clash between railway workers at Log" Mountain, results in 6 8-Paul' Leicester Ford! killed by his brother Malcolm, in New York; quarrel over money matters. 19 Near Hastings-, William Austin kills 5 persons and himself, because of infatuation for girl. Jun 24 Jane Toppan, nurse acquitted of murder at Cataumet, because in-tane. confessed to poisoning 31 persons in 10 yrs. Jul 8 Jessie.

Morrison sentenced to 25 yrs. imprisonment for killing of- Mrs. Olin Castle in Eldorado, In June, 1900. a Ug 6 Harrv Tracy, escaped Oregon convict committed suicide near Creston, Wash when on the point of being cap-'' tured He had been hunted since Jun. 9 and hadi killed in that time six per- "TsWoseph Anderson dlrowned! his 4 children near SaTa, and shot himself despondency Sept 4 Bodyvof Wm.

Bartholin, who kilied his motrrer and Minnie Mitchell in Chicago, found near Riceville, having killed himself. 'Oct 9 Four men klMed in street fight at El Dorado. Ark- 1 IK- 1,1. i.i ated in Oct. 5 Typhoon causes wreck of 600 fishing smacks off Japanese coast; 1,500 lives lost.

8 Strike begun by 600,000 French coal miners. 14 Pres. Castro defeats rebels and prevents seizure oi Caracas; Colombian capital moved to Guaica-ipuro. 19 Mad Mullah sur- nrises British Af Emile Zola. rican expedition, killing 2 officers and .50 native soldiers.

Mullah's troops said to number 40,000. 2S Gen. Uribe-Uribe surrenders with all his revolutionary forces to Colombian government army In Kamchatka region 10,000 people died of measles, some villages being nearly wiped out. Nov. 4 Wm.

Redmond, Irish leader, sentenced a Kingston, Ireland, to 6 mos. in prison for a speech said to be Incendiary. 10 Pres. Castro of Venezuela makes triumphal entry into Caracas, having crushed the rebellion Senor Sagasta and Spanish cabinet resign. 15 Anarchist attempts assassination of King Leopold of Belgium; all three shots miss him.

22 Friedrich A. Krupp, famous gunmaker, dies in Germany; aged 46. 2S Dr. Joseph Parker, London preacher, dies Dec. 3 Great Britain and Germany order warships to Venezuela to enforce payment of claims 8 England and Germany issue ultimatum to Venezuela.

9 English and German fleet seize La Guayra harbor and 4 Venezuelan warships. 10 Pres. Castro, of Venezuela, issues appeal to arms' andl adopts- policy of reprisal Great dam across Nile at Assouam, Egypt, making reservoir 111 miles, long with storage capacity of cubic meters, dedicated. 11 Pres. Castro calls for 250,000 troops to resist British-German invasion.

13 Italy joins Germany and England in attempt to force payment of Venezuelan claims Fleets bombard forts at Puerto Cabello. IS Pres-. Castro asks' through U. S. legation for arbitration of disputed claims.

SO-Powers1 ask Pres. Roosevelt to act as arbitrator of Venezuelan trouble. 23 Most Rev. Frederick Temple, archbis'h-op of Canterbury and primate of-all England, dies American ship Caracas, excluded from Venezuelan portsi by allies. FIH.ES.

Jan. 15 Manchester, N. Kenard block destroyed; $500,000 loss. 30 Norfolk, Atlantic hotel, $600,000. Feb.

2 Waterbury, 30 acres- of business buildings, homes, aggregate loss 9 Paters-on, N. fire destroys business portion andl 500 dwellings, loss $8,000,000 10 -Springfield, manufacturing plants, $300,000. 21 New York, Park Avenue hotel, 21 killed, property lossi $750,000. Mar. 6 Marble Falls, great tract of valuable timber.

15 Pier of Phoenix steamship line at Ho-boken, N. J. $1,000,000. Apr. 3 Hotels at Atlantic City, N.

$750,000. 24 Forest fires in Pennsylvania destroy 1G0 buildings at MarienviWe; loss there and elsewhere $1,500,000. May 21 At New York, Bradbury piano factory; $300,000. Jun. 21 Portland, 6 acres of property; $500,000.

Jul. 5 Chicago stock yarcls, Swift market and offices; $500,000. 25 Albany, N. $500,000 blaze. Aug.

5 Washington, opera house and; 34 other buildings. 11 Forest fires in Cascade mountains1 along the Columbia in Ore. Oct. 7 Beaumont (Tex.) oil fields swept; 55 derricks burned. 8 Forest fires north of Marinette, Wis.

Nov. 10 New York, new East river $1,500,000. 16 Sioux City, Armour packing plant; 19 Monongahela City, chief business block. Dec. 9 Atlanta, a block of buildings in heart of city; $500,000.

13 Canal Dover. Am. Sheet Steel plant; $1,000,000. CAS XAL. TIES.

Jan. 2 Macon, 5 in explosion. 3 Steamer Walla Walla sunk in collision off Mendocino, Cal. 41 persons missing. 7 Negaunee, 5 through caving in of mine.

8 In New York city trains collide in tunnel; 15 killed, 30 injured Steamer Bristol sinks off Alaskan coast, 7 lives lost. 12 Buffalo, N. 7 in a fire. 14Bow, I. 10 killed in mine explosion.

20 Wolsenburg, 6 killed, 10 injured in mine explosion. 21 Near Fairmount, W. 6 lumbermen burned to death. 24 Oskaloosa, 21 men killed, 8 Injured through mine explosion. 27 Explosion in tunnel of New York Rapid Transit kills 6, injures 100 and caused property loss of $1,000,000.

28 Boston, 10 in tenement fire. Feb. 4 Between Newport News and! Boston, 13 drowned by sinking coal barges killed, 6 injured in a fire Louis Pittsburg, boiler explosion kills 6. 5 Chicago, explosion of gas main kills 11, injures 20 others. 10 Empire hotel of St, Louis burns, killing 11, injuring 8.

14Bowlder wrecks train near Little Rock, killing 7, injuring 14. Mar. 1 Snow slide at Liberty Bell mine near Tellurlde, kills 17; 30 others missing. -3 25 lives lost in floods in New York and New Silverton, 20 by snowslide. 6 Monongahela, mine explosion kills 5.

7 Macon, Southern Pacific train kills 15. injures 28. 11 Shinhopple, N. 5 in a fire. 13 Lone Landing, steamer capsized; 21 drowned.

23 Kosciusko, 5 negroes cremated while trying to burn their way out of prison. 25 Cleveland, 7 lives lost by cave-in of gas tank excavation. 31 At Dayton, 22 killed in mine explosion. Apr. 1 Philip B.

Mitchel and 5 children meet death in burning home, at Prosser Hollow, Pa. 20 Steamer City of Pittsburg burns at Cairo, 111., 60 lives lost. 28 Cyclone nearly destroys Glen Rose, killing 7. injuring 40. 30 At Philadelphia.

8 killed, 42 injured by in cigar factory caused by "fake" cry of fire. May 7 At Toledo, 7 members of First Baptist S. S. drowned in sinking naphtha launch. 12 At Sheridan, Pa.7 25 killed, between 200 and 300 badly burned in naphtha.

18 In Atlanta, fire started by half-breed Indian, destroys business block, kills 8 and injures 5. 19 At Coal Creek, over 100 lives lost by explosion in Fraterville shaft. Jun. 7 New York harbor. 7 in gale.

9 Chicago, 10 in burning sanitarium. 20 Near Staples', 6 in railway Near Wanatah, family of 5 drowned. Jul. 4 Celebration accidents due to gunpowder kills 21 and Injures 2,172 throughout country Gloversville, N. 13 in trolley car collision.

Ml Feb. 3 Blizzard rages through New York, Pennsylvania and New England for 30'hrs. Mar. 5 Owingsville, earthquake shocks 12 Tornado in Rosenberg, Tyler and New Boston, kills several and wrecks 68 Cyclone in Copiah and Lincoln counties, kills 7 and destroys much property. 13 Tornado in Louisiana and Mississippi destroys 100 houses and kills 50 persons.

17 Snowdrifts 15 feet deep block trains for 12 hrs. in Black Hills country. 31 Flood losses in Tennessee about 25 lives lost. May 1 Destructive cyclone at Bayard, Adazan, Van Wert and Weldon, 16 injured, property loss, $30,000. 6 Cloudburst at Fos-s, O.

drowns 9. 18 Hurricane in south and west Texas; loss of life between 100 to 200. Goliad. practically destroyed; 9S killed, 103 injured. 20 Schoolhouse demolished by tornado at Brandon, teacher killed, several Waterspout kills 6 in Covington, and causecr- great property damage in Miami river valley.

25 Tornado at Union, S. kills 6. Jun 2 Destructive tornado at La Crosse, Wis. 3 Cloudburst near Joliet floods city, drowns 3 and cause property loss of $750,000. 10 Tornado sweeps Becker and Clay counties, 15 lives Tornado in Central Illinois sweeps through Bioom-ington, Lincoln, Champaign, Peoria andl Urbana; $1,000,000 Otmage.

Jul. 2 Cyclone in Racirv county, Wis-. 4 Snow falls 24 lira. Wyo. thermometer at freezing point.

10 High water in Woodbury county, $1,000,000 damage. 11 Hundreds of people driven from their homes by floodsi in Des Moines, la. 15 Toruadoes in Minn, and N. D. cause loss of in crops.

17 Plattsmouth, nearly wrecked by cloudburst. 20 Mississippi valley from Keokuk, south under water; crop los-s-, Hurricane sweeps Baltimore, 13 killed and immense property loss. 31 Floods in San Marcos valley, 6 killedi, and $1,000,000 Earth-. quakes in Los Alamas, and vicinity. Aug.

7 Raton, N. 9 drowned by cloudburst. Dec. 5 Blizzard sweeps along Atlantic coast. 7 Daily earthquakes have been felt in southern Utah since Nov.

17. JVECROLOGJr. Jan. 2S Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimber- ly, at West Newport, Mass.

Feb. 13 Robert B. Lindsay, ex-gov. of Alabama, in Sheffield, 75. Mar.

2 Col. F. W. Parker, prominent Chicago educator, at Pass Christian, Miss. 12 Ex-Gov.

John P. Altgeld, of Chicago, at Joliet; 55. Apr. 1 J. S.

Fowler, ex-sen. at Washington; 89. 11 Wade Hampton, ex-gov. and U. S.

sen. S4. 13 Rev. Dr. T.

De-Witt Talmage, noted Presbyterian clergyman, in Washington; 70. 20 Frank R. Stockton, novelist, in 9rSt v. wasmngton. JCM 27-J- Sterling Mor- hmtAk- ton.

ex-sec'v of agri culture, at Lake Forest, 70. 28 Sol Smith Russell, comedian, at Washington; 54. May 2 A mos J. Cummings, cong. from New York DeWitt Talmage.

cittF, in Baltimore; 60. from New York city, in Baltimore; 60. 5 Rt. Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan, archbishop at New York; 62.

6 J. S. Salmon, at his home, Boon-ton, N. 56 Bret Harte, author, at Camberley, 63 Rear Admiral W. T.

Sampson, U. in Washington; 62. 2J Edwin L. Godkin, former editor N. Y.

Fost, at Brixham, Eng. 71. 25 Lord Pauncefote, British ambassador to U. at Washington; 74. Jun.

2 Dr. John H. Barrows, pres. Oberlln: college, at Oberlin, O. 23 B.

F. Jacobs, noted Sunday school worker, in Chicago; 68. Jul. 20 John W. Mackay, millionaire and one of original "forty-niners," in London.

27 Dr. Chas-. Kendall Adams, former pres. Wis. university, at Redlands, 67.

Aug. 10 U. S. Senator Jas. JH.

MacMillan Mich) at Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 64. 21 Gen. Franz Sigel, in New York; 78. Sep.

3 Edward Eggles'ton, novelist and historian, at Lake George, N. Y. 65. 7 Ex-U. S.

Senator Wm. N. Roach (N. in New York; 62. 15 Ex-Associate Justice Horace Gray of U.

S. supreme court, in Nahant, Mass; 74. 23 Ma j. J. W.

Powell, director Smithsonian institute bureau of ethnology, at Haven, Me. Oct. 6 Ex-Gov. J. (Idaho), in Columbus, 60.

13 Cong. John L. Sheppard at Eureka Springs', Ark. 48." 9 15 Rear Admiral- Thos. A.

Selfridge (retired), at Waverly, 66. 23 Congressman Chas. A. Russell, at Dan-ielson, Conri. 50.

25 Frank Norris, novelist, at San Francisco. 26 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, woman suffragist, in New York; 87. Dec; 4 u. S. Minister A.

E. Buck to Japan, near Tokio. 7 Thos. B. Reed, ex-speaker of congress, in Washington; 63.

Nast, famous cartoonist and recently appointed U. S. consul general at Guayaquil, Equador; 62. 14 Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, widow of S.

Grant, at Washington; 76. JfEW HECOH'DS. Jan. 15 Geo. Bothner of N.

Y. defeats Jack Harvey of New Haven in wrestling match for lightweight championship of the world. 24 Fred Strong of Chicago wins bowling championship of U. S. at Buffalo, N.

Y. Feb. 19 W. P. Voss, of Haverstraw, N.

won amateur billiard championship of America at New York. 21 Swimmer H. F. Brewer breaks all records, for E00 and 1000 yds. at Chicago H.

J. Avery makes 50 in 51 innings in three cushion billiard tourney at Chicago, establishing record. wwH; PI EffD OF THE "BOER. WAR. Jan.

26 Gen. Viljoen captured by British near Lydenburg. Feb. 4 Gt. Britain declines Holland's- offer to mediate.

Mar. 5 Pres. Roosevelt receives Boer envoys as private citizens and tells them U. S. cannot interfere in the struggle.

9 Gen. wounded and captured by Boers in night attack under Delarey, but was "later liberated by the Boers. 22 First rumors of peace negotiations between Boer generals- and Gen. Kitchener. t-lrj Jr i 'MM Cecil Rhodes.

26 Cecil Rhodes dies at Cape Town; aged 49. May 31-Boer war ends at 10:30 p. peace being concluded at Pretoria; tenuis Include- return of prisoners to Africa punishment, exemption of lloera from war tax and NlockiiiK of fa.rms at British expense. Jun. 4 Schallc Burger and Commander-in-Chief Botha in open letter urge loyalty to the new government.

21 Lord Milner takes oath as gov. of Transvaal at Pretoria. 30 Gen. Cronje takes- oath of allegiance to King Edward cn island of St. Helena, Jul.

30 Estimates place number of Boers in field during the war at 3,700 were killed, and 32,000 became -prisoners of war. Aug. 16 Gens. Dewet, Botha and Delarey visit King EdUvard on board royal yacht at Cowes', and are highly pleased at their reception. MISCELLAJVEOXS.

Jan. 4 National university (endowed by Carnegie for incorporated in Washington as "The Carnegie Institution." 21 Prof. E. J. James (Chicago) elected pres.

Northwestern university. Feb. 6 Ransom money paid to brigands in Bulgaria for release of Miss Stone. 17 Carrie Chapman Catt elected pres. Nat.

Woman's Suffrage ass'n in Washington. 24 Prince Henry of Germany formally welcomed to U. S. by Pres-. Roosevelt at white house.

Feb. 23 3ILs.s Ellen SI. Ston.e, the American missionary, and Mme. Tisilkn, her companion, are redeaaed by tlieir captors. 27 Mrs.

Frederick Schoff elected pres. Congress of Mothers, in Washington. Mar. 5 Centennial of incorporation of Cincinnati. 27 Ex-Alderman E.

A. Meysenburg convicted of accepting bribe in St. Louis street car franchise case. Apr. 16 Archbishop Falconier (Canada) selected by pope as papal delegate to U.

S. 20 Dr. Nicholas M. Butler installed as pres. Columbia university.

29 Postponement of world's fair in St. Louis to 1904- announced. May 8 Federation of Women's clubs- in convention at Los Angeies elects- Mrs. Dimies Denison (N. pres.

21 S. E. Gross (Chicago) declared by U. S. court to have originated "Cyrano de Bergerac" in his "Merchant Prince of Cornville." 24 Marshal de Rochambeau statue unveiled in Washington.

Jun 9 Dr. Patton resigns presidency of Princeton university; Prof. Woodrow Wilson elected. 25 Pres. Roosevelt given LL.

degree by Harvard. 26 At Denver, 10th triennial international Sunday school convention. 2S Seven men found guilty of Jury bribing in Chicago. Aug. 16 Frank C.

Andrews, of City savings bank of Detroit, convicted of embezzling sentenced to 15 yrs. at hard labor. 24 Trans-Mississippi commercial congress at St. Paul denounces combinations. Sep.

3 Pres. Roosevelt narrowly escapes death in collision between his carriage and a trolley car at Pittsfield, Mass. Secret Service Agent Craig, riding with him, is killed. 23 Pres. Roosevelt's northwestern trip cut short at Indianapolis by necessity of operation for abscess occasioned by Pitts-field accident.

Oct. 4 R. M. Snyder, banker and promoter, convicted of bribery in St. Louis.

6 G. A. R. encampment in Washington. 7 Farmers' Nat.

congress, at Macon, Ga. 21 Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens reelected pres-. Nat.

W. C. T. at Portland, Me. 22 University of Chicago trustees vote to segregate men and women students during first 2 yrs.

of their college course. 25 Capt. Edward Williams and Luke Wheeler, of Chicago, found guilty of conspiring to defraud county of $36,770.17 tLX5 Nov. 8 Doukhober fanatics forcibly entrained and sent back to their northern villages after one of the most exciting incidents in history of northwest. 21 Nat.

Grange, at Lansing, favors woman suffrage. Dec. 4 U. S. navy begins war game in Caribbean sea.

5 Chas. J. Denny, millionaire St. Louis brewer, sent to penitentiary for 2 yrs. for perjury.

12 Nat. Civil Service Reform league, meeting in Philadelphia, elects Daniel C. GiK man president. OI iuik iur Miun uiaici idi rain in the aggregate volume of business as compared with 1901. Some idea of the increase may be had from the fact that nearly $18,000,000 more in duties was collected than in the previous year.

Imports of merchandise, exclusively, were larger by about but domestic merchandise exports declined to the extent of approximately. The imports of gold and silver in 1902 were about less than in 1901. The exports of foreign gold and silver were somewhat greater in 1902 than during the previous year, while exports of domestic gold and silver, were, in round numbers, $36,000,000 less. LONDON'S BAXK CLEARINGS. The Record Again Reached, Shovr-Ins Enormoni Figures.

London, Jan. 3. The annual statements of the bankers clearinghouse shows that the clearance of 1902 again reached the record. The total aggregate of checks, bills, passing through, amounted to or over $2,335,000,000 above the amount in 1901. The largest clearance in a single day was on June 30.

London's clearings account for $45,792,705,000 of the year's total. TRADE WITH GERMANY. Imports From the ITnlted States Show a. Fallinj? Off. Berlin, Jan.

3. Partial returns from the consular districts indicate that Germany's exports to the United States increased in 1902 by about $5,000,00 over those of 1901. The net increases in nine districts of north Germany alone amount to chiefly in textiles. Bremen and "Magdburg showed decreases together of $2,500,000, principally in sugar. The imports from the United States fell oiT, but no reliable figures are available.

IN THE ALMANACH DE GOTHA. President Roosevelt's Portrait Adorns the Pages of the An lunnnch De Got ha. for 1903. New York, Jan. 3.

President Iioosevelt is accorded the honor of a portrait in the Almanach De Gotha, for 1903, which has just made its appearance. This addition is the one hundred and fortieth in the history of this compilation. Along with the president's, appear portraits of King Edward and Queen Alexandra, aodorie of Prince Von Stollberg-Aiernigerode. vice-president, of the union of mediatized, seigneurea of Germany. 'v.

The Horse AVI II Have to Go. New York, Jan. 3. Thomas A. Edison promises to have his new storage battery on the market this month, and declares it will solve the traction problem and that its introduction will mean that the horse will have to Victims of Toy Pistols.

Norfolk, Jan. 3. Four boys, three white and one died in Norfolk since Christmas of lockjaw, caused by burns received in the firing of toy pistols, charged with blank cartridges..