EVENTS IN 1906 I ____ A Year's Record From | January to December. DAILY HAPPENINGS. i Havoc of Storms, Volcanic Erup- tions and Earthquakes. A NOTABLE OBITUARY ROLL. .bosses of 1-ife and Treasure by I- Ire, Accidents and Violences of Nature. Miscellaneous Affairs, Personal, Political mitt Sporting Items—A Chronological Review. • Destruction of life and property In both hemispheres caused by the forces of nature has been a uotable character- istic of the year 1000. In .March oc- curred the earthquake upheaval on tbe Island of Formosa. Early In April Vesuvius burst forth, destroying life and property for miles around the vol- canic mountain. A few days later the San Francisco earthquake nnd lire ca- lamity startled the world with its al most unparalleled horrors. In August an earthquake devastated the coast cities of Chile, causing heavy loss of life, especially In Valparaiso. In September a destructive typhoon swept over Hongkong: and a cyclone caused great destruction on tho gulf coast, notably at Mobile and Pensticola. A fierce West India hurricane In Octo- ber destroyed life and property on tbe coasts of Venezuela. Honduras. Salva- dor and Cuba. Landslides, cloudbursts and floods, shipwrecks, fires nnd rail- way accidents added to the year's rec- ord Of victims. It Is estimated that over 50.000 lives were sacrificed the first ten months by the manifestation" of nature's fury and the accidents of travel on sea and laud. The obituary record of the year in- cludes Carl Schtirz. Mrs. Jefferson Da via, Henrik Ibsen. Genera! Joseph Wheeler, General William It. Bhafter, Sanator Arthur Pue Gormau, Christian IX. of Denmark. Adelaide Itistori. John Lawrence Toole. Kussell Sage nnd Marshall Field. JAWARY. 1 Obituary: Gen. Francis Fessenden. noted veteran of the civil war, In Portland, Me.: aged G6. 1 Labor Troubles; Printers Inaugurated a strike extending over t_ve United States and Canada. 1 Obituary: Harrison William Weir, well known Illustrator of birds nnd animals, In Lewes, England; aged 82. Accident: 21 miners killed by explosion at Coaldale. W. Va. Miscellaneous: Earthquake shock at Masaya, Nicaragua. Gen. Rodriguez, commander of the forces of Santo Domingo's fugitive president, killed In battle. s T. Earthquake-. Shock felt in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. 8. Catastrophe: Landslide at Haver- straw, N. V.. carried down 8 dwell- ings, causing the death of 10 persons. 11 Obituary: Dr. William Rainey Harper, noted Hebrew scholar and president of the University of Chicago, in Chicago; aged 4S. Fatal Flrer s kill '1 and many injured at West hotel. Minneapolis. 11 Obituary: Sir Moirntstuart Duff, noted Scotch writi r, well known by his se- ries of diaries covering the I itter half of the nineteenth century, In London: aged T7. 11 Conventions: International conference on Morrocan affairs opened at Alge- dras. Spain. Seventeenth animal con- vention of the t'nlted Mine Workers met in Indianapolis. Obituary: Commodore William P. Mc- Cann, TJ. S. N., retired, known as "The Father of the White Squadron." at New Roehelle. N. Y.i aged 7. 17. Political: M. Fallieres, president of the French senate < leeted by the national assembly of France president of the republic. Obituary: Marshall Field of Chicago. the richest merchant In the world, in New York city; aged 70. tl Obituary: CI. orge Jacob Holyoake, British author and lecturer, at Brigh- ton, England: ajrred 89. Ssa Disasters: The Braalllan warship Aquldaban destroyed near Rio HÄ» Janeiro by the explosion of her maga- \u25a0lnesr 212 officers nr.-l sailors killed and 28 Injured. The Pacific coaster Valen- cia wrecked near Cape Beale, B. C; 139 deaths. 88. Sporting: F H Marriott broke the world's auto record by driving the Stanley steamer a mile In 31 4-5 sec- onds at Ormond Beach. Fla. B. Obituary: Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler, t'. S. A., retired, former lieu- tenant general of the Confederate States of America and prominent In public life since the civil conflict, In Brooklyn. N. V.: aged 68. 88. Sporting: F. H. Marriott broke the world's auto record made by him the 33d by driving the Stanley steamer a mile In 381-5 seconds at Ormond Beach. Fla. Earthquake: Severe shock felt In Arl- sona and New Mexico. 38. Sporting: Clifford Earp scored a new 100 mile auto record by making the run tn 1 hour 15 minutes 40 2-J sec- onds at Ormond Beach. Fla. 31 Obituary: Christian IX. of Denmark, fatl.ur of Queen Alexandra of Eng- land and related by blood or marriage to many European rulers, at Copen- hagen: aged 88. Sporting: Victor Demogot made a new two mile auto record by speeding the distance In 88 4-5 seconds at Ormond Beach, Fla. \u25a08. Political Fred-irk VIII.. eldest son of the deceased ruler of Denmark, pro- claimed king until .k . 1 Obituary: Lord Mash-un (Samuel Cun- llffe-I-lstari. noted Inventor and manu- facturer, at Masham. England, g Fire: In East St Louis; loss of 31.500.- --•88 by the burning of the Union sle- -1 _Nssi«sl Countess Bonl de CasUl kssss. ass Anna. Qswild. nlvrfi plaa later who was hostile to Napoleon i„ at Vienna; aged 74. Convention: The Woman's National Suffrage association met In Baltimore. Cyclone: The Society and Tahiti groups ot Islands damaged to the extent of $1,000,000. 1 Accident: An explosion In the Stewart collieries nt Oak Hill, W. Va., caused the death of 28 miners. 10. Obituary: Paul Laurence Dunbar, the negro poet, at Dayton, O.; aged 84. 17. Fire: At Duluth. Minn.j loss of $1,000,- --000 by the burning of an elevator plant. Personal: Alice Roosevelt married to Congressman Nicholas Longworth at the White House. 11 Political: Clement Armand Fallleres Inaugurated president of France. 19. Political: The Hungarian parliament dissolved by a Show of force, at Buda- pest. tl. Earthquake: Seismic disturbance fol- lowed by a tidal wave resulted In a loss of life estimated at 2,000 on the coast of Colombia. 12. Fire: Loss of $1,000,000 by the burning of the Sun Francisco lighting plant. «. Fire: The plant of the Intercolonial railway burned at Moncton, N. B.; loss $1,000,000. Obituary: Hon. David B. Henderson, former speaker of the house of repre- sentatives, at Dubuque, la.; aged 66. tl. Obituary: Prof. Samuel P. l.angley, secretary of the Smithsonian instl- tute nnd a scientist of worldwide rep- utation, nt Aiken. S. C Personal: Prince Eitel Frederick, second son of Emperor William of Germany, married to the Duchesse Sophie Char- lotte of Oldenburg In the Imperial pal- ace at Berlin. MARCH. 1 Tornado: 24 killed by a storm which swept over Meridian. Miss.; property loss $1,000,000. 4. Obituary: l.ieut. Gen. John M. Scho- fleld. f. S A., retired, at St. Augus- tine. Fin.; aged 75. 1 Obituary: Gen. Sir William Forbes Gntaere, a British leader In the Sudar and In the Boer war, In London; aged 63. 8-8. Philippines: Fight between Gen. Leonard Wood's force and the Moros on Mount Dajo; 603 Moros killed, end the troops suffered a loss of 13 killed end 88 wounded. T. Political: The French ministry, head- ed by Premier Rouvler, resigned aftei a defeat on the church question. 10. Obituary: Eugene Rlchter, Radical leader of the relchstag, \m\% nn oppo- nent of Bismarck and one c r Ger- mnny's most noted political editors. In Berlin; aged 68. 11. Disaster: Mine explosion at Pas de Calias, Frame, caused the death of over 1,100 miners. Shipwreck: 27 sailors perished by the sinking of the Phenix liner British King off Srrlil.' island. Obituary! Dr. Manuel Quintan:], presi- dent of the Argentine Republic, at Buenos Ayres; used 71. 13. Judicial: Decision by the t'nlted States supreme court that corporations must produce their hooks and papers and answer questions In actions brought by the government. IS. Shipwreck: British si, rimer Coin* foundered off the Dutch coast; II sailor? drowned. Obituary; Susan Browne!) Anthony, pio- neer woman suffragist, at Rochester, N. V.; aged 88, 14 Sporting r Battling Kelson defeated Terry McGovern in a six round con- test In Philadelphia. 15. Convention: National assembly of the United Mine Workers of America opened in Indianapolis. 18. Accident: 82 killed and 20 Injured In a head-on collision on the Denver and Rio Grande, near Adobe. Colo. 17-20. E-uaf)quake: Several prosperous towns in Formosa destroyed, causing the loss of several thousand lives ies- timated) and a property damage of $45.01.10.000. 19. Accident: 12 miners killed by a snow- slide nt Silverton. Colo. 21 Obituary: Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, au- thoress, best known by her stories for young people, at Milton. Mass.; aged 82 *- • Political: Charles S. Francis of Troy, N. V.. appointed to succeed Bellamy S'.orer as American ambassador to Austria. 31. Judicial: Judge Otis J. Humphrey of the t'nlted States district court grant- ed the immunity pleas of the officers Of Aye packing firms under indictment for conspiracy in restraint of trade. In Chicago. 31 Obituary: Dr. Robert Ogden Doremus. well known chemist, in New York city; aged 82. Accident: Heavy loss of life by explo- sion In the Century mines, West Vir- ginia. 33. Obituary: Ras Makonnen, the most noted man in Abyssinia, who com- manded the army which defeated the Italians in IS.G, at Jibuti. 36. Philippines: 10 American soldiers and 80 Pulajanes killed in a fight at Ma- gaton, Samar. Obituary: Col. H. K. Shackelford, au- thor of popular detective stories, at Balnbrldge. Ga.; aged 65. Fire: Wrangel, Alaska, nearly wiped out. Accident: 10 trainmen killed and 17 In- jured in a wreck on the Chicago and Northwestern, near Casper, Wyo. 27. Obituary: Norval E. Foard, well known Baltimore journalist. In that city; aged 09. W. H. McDonald, well known actor, one of the original "Bostonlans," ut Springfield, Mass.; aged 50. Fire: Steamer Plymouth. Fall River line, with other properties, burned at Newpoit. P.. I.; loss t1.0f.0.000. 28. Fire: At Johnstown, Pa.; loss 3M0.000. 81. Political: The international conference on Morocco affairs at Algeeiras came to agreement upon all points tn dis- pute between Germany and France. Coal Strike: About 500.000 miners stop- ped work. APRIL. 1 Obituary: Gen. Blanco, last captain general of Cuba, in Madrid: aged 74. 1 Obituary: Eastman Johnson, noted American genre painter, In New York city: aged 81. Mount Vesuvius: Violent explosions took place In tlie crater, accompanied by streams of lava and shewers of cinders over the surrounding country as far as Naples. 1 Obituary r Alexander Kielland. the I foremost Russian author, called the "Daudet of Norway." at Bergen; aged 67. Political: Parliamentary crisis in Hun- gary ended by a compromise between the crown and the Hungarian Inds- pendt nts, T. Convent!.- International postal con- gress cpenad by K'ng Victor Em- manuel and Queen H lena at Rome. Political Moroccan convention signed at Algeeiras by the delegates to the international eonferenee. Russia: Slept.off. Russian governor of Tver, assassinated In the street by a bomb thrower, who was arrested. Mount Vesuvius: The town of Bosco Tre-Case, on the southern slope of th* mountain, burled under lava and ashes. 1 Mount Vesuvius: Continued destruc- tion around Ihe volcanic mountain, ac- companhd by earthquake shocks; many towns abandoned. ML Accident: Band and ashes from Ve- suvius overweighted tt» roof of a Market in Naples. I \u25a0-\u25a0.\u25a0_ tt U o»l _Mg—l sssy jislMl' rived in New York to raise funds far the revolutionary cause. Obituary: Nathaniel Southgnte Shaler, dean of the Lawrence Scientific school at Harvard, In Cambridge, Mass.; aged 66. 11. Personal: President Castro of Vene- suela retired temporarily from office. 18. Naval Accident: An officer and 5 men killed and one officer mortally Injured by an explosion of ammunition In the turret of the T'nlted States battleship Kearsarge In the Caribbean sea. 11 Earthquake: Shock at Kagt and vicin- ity, Formosa: over 100 deaths reported and thousands made homeless. Obituary: Miss Johnstone Bennett, the actress, at Bloomfleld, N. J.; aged 86. 11 Convention: Fifteenth congress of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met In Washing- ton. Strike Troubles: Encounter between deputy sheriffs and striking miners at Windsor, Pa.; 5 persons killed and 80 injured. Judicial: The t'nlted States supreme court decided substantially that a marriage bond made in one state can- not be sundered in another state ex- cept for causes recognized as valid In both states. 11 Earthquake: An earthquake shook San Francisco and the surrounding country at 8:13 a. m., reducing many buildings In the city to ruins, which later took fire. Wire communication Was cut for some hours. Many deaths occurred from the earthquake. San Jose and Santa Rosa damaged by the same shock and many lives lost. The tremor recorded as far east as Albany, N. Y. Shipwreck: 35 lives lost In the founder- ing of the Belgian cadet ship Count de Smet de Naeyer In the Bay of Biscay. Obituary: Daniel Huntingdon, American historical and genre painter. In New Tork city; aged 90. Father Louis Martin, general of the Society of Jesus, or Order of Jesuits, In Rome; aged f.r. Is. San Francisco: Fires continued In the Stricken city. Over 300.000 homeless people gathered In the parks and open country around. The water mains having been destroyed by the earth- quake, no water could be used to fight fire. Many buildings were dvnamlted. Gen. Funston. commander of the de- partment of California, assumed con- trol of the city to preserve order and care for the homeless. President Roosevelt asked public aid for the peo- ple of San Francisco. Obituary: Prof. Curie, discoverer of radium, In Paris; aged 4T. 20. San Francisco: The fire checked. Total deaths in the earthquake calamity 488. Financial loss due to fire $350,000. H. Obituary: Gen. Martin T. McMahon, veteran of the civil war. In New York city; aged OS. Sporting: George F. Slosson won the 18.3 balk line billiard championship of tho world In New York city, defeating Jacob Schaefer with a score of 500 to 896 In 15 Innings. Earthquake: In Tuscany; 13 shocks In succession. 83. 22 miners killed by dust explosion, near Trinidad. Colo. Athletics: Olympic games begun at Athens. 28. Political: China signed the Anglo- Tibetan treaty, which recognizes th« protectorate of China over Tibet. IE. Obituary: Gen. E. 8. Serrell, noted civil engineer connected with the- Hoosac tunnel nnd other enterprises and later distinguished In the siege of Charleston. In New Tork city; aged 80. Convention: Annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans at New Orleans. Earthquake: A shock alarmed San Francisco, doing but slight damage. 86. Tornado: Many deaths reported In a windstorm which swept over Clay and Montague counties, Tex. Convention: Chemistry congress opened In Rome. 90. Russia: Count Wltte resigned the pre- miership. Strike Troubles: Collision at Mount Car- mel. Pa., between the military and striking miners; 17 strikers shot down and several fatally wounded. Shipwreck: 10 drowned by the founder- ing of the passenger steamer Courrler off Sark, Channel islands. MAY. L Conventions: Fifteenth annual con- vention Daughters of the Revolution met In Philadelphia. Annual congress of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution met In Boston. Sporting: Close of the Olympic games at Athens. Greece, In which American _, athletes won the most events, winning the national trophy. Labor Troubles: May duy rioting of workmen In Paris checked by the po- lice. 1 Sporting: Sir Huon won tlie Kentucky Derby at Louisville. Convention: Conference for education in the south met at Lexington, Ky. 1 Obituary: Michael Duvltt. noted Irish patriot. In Dublin: aged 80, 4. Russia: New ministry, headed by Goremykin. announced. Obituary: W. F. Owen, noted American actor. In New York city; aged C 2. t. Labor Troubles: Anthracito miners voted to resume work on the scale of 1903. 11 Sporting: Grapple won the $10,000 Met- ropolitan stakes at Belmont. Russia: Opening of the douma at St. Petersburg. 11. Fire: In Paris; loss of $2,000,000 In the leather district. 14. Obituary: Carl Schurz, noted German- American scholar nnd publicist, first honored by President Lincoln, In New York cltv; aged 76. 16. Obituary: Gen. J. C. Tidball, U. S. A., retired, at Montclalr. N. J.; aged 81. 17. Convention: One hundred and eight- eenth session of the Presbyterian general assembly convened at Dcs Moines. 11 Political: Railroad rate bill passed the senate with a vote of 71 to 3. Obituary: Fannie Herring. favorite American actress, once famous In the role of Mazeppa. near Simsbury, Conn.: aged 74. Shipwreck: 7 deaths by the sinking of the British torpedo boat No. 58 off Port Said, Egypt. Fire: Forest fires devastated over 400 square miles of territory In Michigan 19. Obituary: George McNeil, noted labo lead' r, called the "Father of the Eight Hour Day." in Boston; aged 79. ». Fire: Loss of $'.000,000 by the burning of New York's chief refuse destroytni plant on Barren Island. Obituary: Diana Kearny, widow of Gen Phil Kearny, noted New Jersey sol dler who met with a tragic death In 15.2, at Cape May, N. J.; aged 87. 22. Fire: Ogden. Utah; loss of 3350,000 by flames In the business district. Sporting: Tokalon won the Brooklyn handicap at Grnvesend. 23 Obituary: Henrlk Ibsen. Norway' greatest poet nr.d dramatist, at Chris t lan I _ : aged 7». Sporting: Edward Payson Weston, th* long distance walker, walked from Philadelphia to New York—9o miles— in 23 hours :7 minutes, beating th* record he made <-n the ume course In 1863 by 22 minute Fire. Fairbanks. Alaska; loss of 31.000- --000 by flames In the business section. S. Tornado: 10 lives lost in Nebraska and 3*. Accident: 8 killed and 2! Injured In a wreck on the Louisville and Nash villa road at Louisville. 3k. BbAwrerk 23 Uvea lost fey th* stak- ing of th* British ship !_\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. a 8 \u25a0amta Maria. Cklle. Berry. rturgi»«in»ter won the $28,608 Belmont stakM at HMmont park. r optical: Airr.lii-('wt>a treaty of com- lnci. \ i-r .i-rti. i and industry ratl- f.'-d by ; .:•\u25a0 Cuban i-a-.iutc. 31. l'c: orrrt: barrtage of King Alfonso an.l Fii-ii-a. In.', in Madrid. Bomb thrown at the '.In-.; and bride while rece.Vlhl. nn ovation in the streets narrowly mlerrd Ihe royal couple and kill- J C. attendants and bystanders. ..I'VE. 1 P.i.rhi: Morales, the Madrid bomb thrower, committed suicide after dls- pu.. hlta r. rruard seat to arrest him. 8. Accident: li kilted and 40 hurt In a trolley smaahup in East Providence, R. 1. 1 OL.ilnary: Cnlli.l States Senator Ar- thci- l'ue Gorman, In Washington; aged CT. 1 Obituary: Karl yon Hurtmann, noted German philosopher, in Berlin: aged Co. T. Obituary: Oliver Sumner Teull, once a New York social sensation, at Lib- erty. N. I.i aged 54. 1 Mining Accident: H miners killed by "white damp" nt Rocky Fork, Mont. 8. Accident: 12 workmen killed by explo- sion ut MoAbces dynamite factory. Lancaster. S'a. 10. Sporting: Spearmint won tlie Grand Prix de Paris. Storm: li people killed and many Injured in a storm which swept the lower Hudson valley. .Obituary: Mary Tutnam Jacobl, noted woman physician, in New York city; aged 64. 14. Panama Canal: The house voted for n lock canal, 110 to 30. Russia: Jewish massacres nt Blalvstok. Ship Disaster: 10 killed and 40 injured by an explosion on the British steam- ship Haverford at Liverpool. 18. Obituary: R. B. Roosevelt, undo of the president and a well known law- yer, author and politician, in New York city; aged 76. Russia: Continued attacks on the Jews at Bialystok. 18. Obituary: Henry O. Houghton, the publisher, at Cambridge. Mass.; aged 64. Political: Bill admitting Oklahoma to statehood became a. law. 18. Obituary: Gov. John M. Pattison of Ohio, at Tromont; aged 59. 88. Coronation: King Haakon VII. of Norway crowned nt Trondhjem. Sporting: Go Between won the 3C0.000 Suburban handicap. 88. Obituary: Tho Duke of Almodovar, who presided over the Moroccan con- ference at Algeciras, at Madrid; aged $2. Congress: The pure food bill passed the house, 240 lo 117. Sporting: Cornell won the four mile eight oared varsity race at Pough- keepsle. 87. Sporting: Szisz won the Grand Prls automobile race at Le Mans, France. 28. Sporting: Harvard won the varsity 8 oared boat race at New London. 29. Congress: Railway rate bill signed by the president. JILY. L Obituary: Sir Wilfrid Lawson, noted Liberal M. P. and temperance reform- er, In London; aged 77. Accident: 27 lives lost In the wreck of an American line special train at Salis- bury, England; 23 Americans among the victims. 4. Obituary: H. A. Ward, noted Amer- ican scientist, killed by an automobile in Buffalo. N. Y. Personal: A son born to Crown Prince Frederich William of Germany at Potsdum. 6. Storm: 50 people killed and serious damage done to crops by a hailstorm In the Valencia district of Spain. 10. Russia: Vice Admiral Choukln, com- mander of the Hussian Black sea fleet, fatally shot by a sailor In league with revolutionists. 12. The Dreyfus Case: The supreme court of France annulled the condemnation of Cupt. Dreyfus. Sporting: C. M. Daniels, American, won the 100 yard amateur swimming match for the championship of the world at Nottingham, England. South America: Gen. Regaldo, com- mander of the Sulvadoran army, kill- ed in battle with Guatemalan forces. 11 The Dreyfus Case: Cupt. Dreyfus re- stored to the army of France by a special act of the legislature. 14. South America: Honduras declared war against Guatemala, thus becom- ing the ally of Salvador. 16. South America: The Salvadoran array won a victory over the Guatemalans at Platenar. 17. Obituary: Alfred Beit, the noted South African financier, In London; aged 61. 18. South America: Armistice declared be- tween Salvador and Honduras and Guatemala. Obituary: Lady Curzon. American wife of the ex-viceroy of India, in London. 20. Russia: 4 radical newspapers ..up- pressed in St. Petersburg. Fire: In Syzran. Russia; loss $5,000,000. South America: Treaty of peace be- tween Guatemala nnd the Salvador- Honduras alliance signed by commis- sioners of the belligerent powers on board the United States cruiser Mar- bleh.-rid off the Guatemalan coast. Obituary: Prlsr. Gen. Edmund Rice. U. S. A., retired, at Wakefield, Mass.; aged 64. 31 Accidents: 22 killed and 24 injured In a wreck on the Seabord Air line, near Harilet, N. C. 9 killed In a wreck on the Great Not thorn, near Elk. Wash. Obituary: Russell Sage, at Lawrence Beach. N. V.: aged 90. Gen. Baron Kodama. chief of staff of the Japanese army, at Tokyo. Russia: Czar Nicholas dissolved the douma. Martial law declared In St. Petersburg. 33. Russia: ISO members of the douma i met at Vlborg, Finland, and Issued a ] revolutionary manifesto to the Rus- I slan people. Convention: Pan-American congress] opened at RIo de Janeiro. Accident: Many deaths caused by the j collapse of a building under construc- tion at South Framlnghnm, Mass. Philippines: 150 Filipinos (Puta janes) killed in battle with American forces near Banecn. island of Leyte. 38. Obituary: Prince Eugene Murat, great- gTandson of King Joachim Murat, Na- poleon's famous cavalry leader, killed by his own automobile In Munich. 81 Obituary: John Lawrence Toole, noted English comedian, at Brighton, Eng- land; aged 76. AUGUST. 1. Russia: Fortress at Sveaborg, Fin- land, known ns the "Gibraltar of the North," seized by mutineers as part of a generul conspiracy against the czar. a Labor: Strike of lithographers Involv- ing 50.000 workmen In th* United States and Canada, begun. 3. Obituary: R"ar Admiral Charles J. Train, commander of the United States Asiatic fleet, at Chefu. Chins; aged 61. 1 Shipwreck: 300 lives lost by the wreck- ing of the Italian steamship Sirlo oft the coast of Spain. Obituary: John James Roberts Man- ners, seventh Duke of Rutland, dis- tinguished author, traveler and cab- inet minister, In London; aged 88. D B. Wesson, noted revolver manufac- turer, at Springfield. Mass.; aged 81. Russia: Strike involving nearly 70,006 workmen begun at St. Petersburg In t_* Interests of revolution. 1 Financial: Milwaukee State bank of Chicago closed Its doors, showing a _*fidt of 81.000.000. 38. Conwntlon: Fortieth annual Mpaf> \u25a0Mat of th* G. A R. ass* la Mfc_M- fie (John Oliver Hobbes), author and dramatist, in I.l'ndon: aged 39. \u25a0porting: New world's record for long distance auto racing established by Duray. driving a De Dietrich car, on the Ardennes course. Belgium, aver- age speed fit'j miles an hour. 11. Russia: General attack on the czar* police by the terrorists of Poland. 17. Earthquake: 14 Chilean cities affected. Valparaiso being almost destroyed Estimated deaths 2.000 and property loss about $50,000,000 In Valparaiso alone. $0. Cuban Revolution: Rising of the Cu- ban Liberals against the Palma ad- ministration; Oca. Ilunder.i took the field with a baud of revolutionists. 31 Cuba: Revolutionists led by Gen. Pine Guerra. an IS nfl-fll ISIIWII. captured the town of San Luis, province ot Plnnr di I Rio. 83. Cuba: Gen. Guorra'a revolutionists captured San Juan de Martinez. In Plnar del Rio. but wore driven out after a sharp engagement 84. Finn 111 ial Troubles: Frank J. Hippie, president of the insolvent Real Estate Trust company of Philadelphia, took his own life at liryn Mawr. Obituary: Alfred Stevens, celebrated painter of Belgian genre. In Paris: aged .8. -6. Russia: In an attempt to assassinate the Russian premier Stolypln at St. Petersburg by a bomb 25 people were killed ami many Injured. Stolvpin es- caped Injury. 81 Russia: Gen. Mm. nn officer of the personal suit of the czar, killed by a young woman, who find 5 shots Into him from a revolver. 87. Russia: By ukase of the czar 4.500.00 C acres of the crown appanage lands were transferred to the peasants, den. yon l.lrirliarskl, milllary governor of Warsaw, assassinated, 28. Financial: Tlie Real Estate Trust company of Philadelphia, whose pres- ident. Frank W. Hippie, committed suicide on tbe 84th, closed Its doors with liabilities placed at $io.amooo. 88. Conventions: First Esp-rantist inter- national congress opened nt Geneva The American liar association opened Its annual convention at St, Paul. Obituary: W. E. Marshall, noted artist, whose engraving of Lincoln made him famous, In New York cltv; aged 71. 80. Obituary: Edward ttosewater, editor of the Omaha lice, suddenly in Oma- ha; aged Gu. SKPTKMBEH. 1. SportinT: Electioneer won the Fu- turity stakes, worth 148,060, at Sheeps- head Bay. Convention: International Alliance of Woman Suffrage Associations met In Copenhagen. 3. Sporting': Joe Cans v on by a foul in the forty-second round In a contest with Battling Nelson at Qoldfleld, Nev. 1 Obituary: Hermann Oelrlchs, Ameri- can capitalist ami ship owner, sud- denly nt sea on board the Kaiser Wilhelm dec Gross*, 7. Cuba: The Insurgent Pino Guerra re- fused an armistice. 1 Sportlntr: Cambridge defeated Har- vard In a rowing contest on the Thames. Dan Patch broke the world's pacing record, going the mile in 1:5. at St. Paul. 18. Cuba: American force landed from the United States cruiser !> river, but Im- mediately returned to the vessel after leaving a guard at tho American le- gation. 14. Obituary: Mrs. Elisabeth Blair Lee. only survivor of the famous Blair family of Missouri, at Silver Spring, Md. Cuba: President Roosevelt urged Cu- bans to cease hostilities and ord red Secretary Taft to prow d to Havana. Sporting: C. M. Daniels lowered tin world's swimming record tor 200 yards to 2 minutes 42 2-5 seconds at St. Louis. 16. Russia: (Jen. Trepoff. "the terror," commandant of the Imperial palace and formerly herd of the police, died at PeUrhof. Convention: Fifteenth universal peace congress Inaugurated nt Milan. Storm: in lowa and Nebraska; damages estimated at $2.'W.000. 11 Typhoon: Hongkong visited; deaths estimated at 10.000, with property los- of $20,000,000. Accident: Heavy loss of life In a wreck on the Rock Island, near Dover, Okln. 19. Russia: Gen. Nlcnlalff of the Russian artillery assassinated at Warsaw. JO. Accident: 10 killed nnd bi injured in a wreck on the Scotch express on the Great Northern railway. Obituary: Robert Hitt. former congress- man, who was associated with Abra- ham Lincoln, at XarragnnsoU Pier; aged 72. 11. Accident: 12 persons killed and CO in- jured by an explosion of dynamite at Jelllco. Term. 22. Sporting: .Martin Sheridan of the Irish-American Athletic club threw the discus 136 feet 5 inches ut Mon- treal, breaking the world's record. 23. Race Troubles: Riots In Atlanta; many negroes killed. 24. Celebration: Centennial of the dis- covery of Pike's Peak honored with ceremonies at Colorado Springs. 37. Obituary: Dr. IMix L. Oswald, noted author, naturalist and physician, kill- ed by accident at Syracuse, N. Y. Bloodgood Cutter. Mark Twain's "poet lariat." otherwise known as "the farm".- poet," ut Prospect Hill. N. Y. Earthquake: Shocks In Porto Rico. Cyclon. : Havoc by gulf storm at Pen- saeola and Mobile: heavy death list with property loss estimated at $20.- --000,000. 80. Bailoonlnc: 16 balloons sailed from Paris on a race. OCTOBER. 1 Miscellaneous: Lieut Frank P. Luhm. L T. S. A., won in tho balloon race across the English channel. The no- torious Al Adams, policy king nnd cx- convlct, tool; his own life in New York city. 3. Mining Accident: S deaths by explo- sion In the Pocahontas collieries at Bluefleld. W. Va. 4. Railroad Accident: I killed and 25 in- jured in a collision on the Boston and Maine at Lans'nr.'burg. N. V. (. Explosion: s killed and 40 Injured b\ gas explosion In the Philadelphia sub- way. Obituary: George Chirk", an original member of Aucrustln Daly's theatrical company, at South Norwal'... Conn.: aged CO. 7. Sporting: Wagner, driving the Dar- racq car. won the Vnnderbilt cup In the auto rare on Loir. Island. 1 Obituary: Adelaide Ri3torl (the Mar- chioness del Crllloi, celebrated Italian actress, In Rome; aged S4. Storm and Flood: The great lakes visit- ed by lb"? worst storm experienced there since 1880; many lives lost. Financial: The banking house of J. M. Caballos A Co. of New York and Ha- vana failed as a result of defalcations by the agent In Cuba, Manuel Hilvlera. who absconded. 11 Cyclone: A hurricane accompanied by m tidal wave wrecked houses aud ship- ping on the Honduras coast, doing damage estimated ut $1,000,000. 14. Sporting: The American team of Chi- cago won the world's baseball cham- pionship In Chicago. \u25a0. Mining Accident: 25 miners killed In an explosion In th* Wlngate cotlerlea, England. Obituary: Sigurd. Sweden's great hu- morist, sometimes called th* Dtckans ar Twain of the Northland, at Stock- halm. Th* Rev. Sam Jo***, the •*___* »s-Ist, near P-arry, Ark. | mmmtt H 11 Obituary: Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wldovi of the president of the Confederate States of America, in New York city; aged SO. Convention: The American Bankers' as- sociation met In St. I.ouis. Accident at Sea: French submarine Lutln lost with lur crew of 15 off Blsertu. Tunis. 11 Storm Disaster: A West India hurri- cane accompanied by a tidal wave caused great destruction of property and heavy loss of life In Cuba and on the Florida coast. Convention: Triennial world's congress of the W. C. T. IT. met In Boston. Is. Obituary: Capt. George E. Tyson, an arctic explorer who passed 30 years of his life In the polar regions. In Wash- ington; aged 77. Plre: Several public buildings burned in Altoona. Pa.; loss 8500,000. Political: The French cabinet resigned. 30. Financial Troubled: The London bank- ing house of Mac Fadyen & Co. closed its doors owing over 86,000,000 In Eng- land and India. P. Mac Fadyen. tho head of the firm, killed himself after giving notice of failure. 3L Accident nt Se.i: Russian coasting steamer Warjagtn sunk off Vladivos- tok by a floating mine; 200 passen- gers and sailors drowned. 26. Accident: 12 killed by the collapse of a business building In Kansas City, Kan. 88. Convention: Annual meeting of the* National W. C. T. U. in Hartford, Conn. 28. Railway Accident: 70 lives lost In a wreck on the Pennsylvania electric line nt Atlantic City. N. J. 80. Shipwreck: :3 drowned by the sinking of the Cerm "ii steamship Hermann In the English channel. $1. Obituary: Judge Joseph E. Gary of the Cook county superior court, pre- siding Justice In the famous "anar- chist" trials, In Chicago; aged 85. XOVEMBER. 1. Storm: The French coast devastated a distance of 90 miles; damage $5,000,- --000, sustained chiefly by coast resorts. 1 Lieut. Peary: News of tho explorer's trip to "farthest north received In the United States. 1 Obituary: Fritz Thaulow, noted Nor- wegian landscape painter, at Volen- dam, Holland. 7. Fires: At Hamilton, 0., burning of a dry goods block caused loss of $1,000,- --000. In Kansas City, Mo., plant of the Harvest King Distilling company burned; loss $400,000. 8. Personal: President Roosevelt sailed from Washington for Panama. 8. Building Accident: Collapse of a new concrete structure at Long Beach, Cal., caused the death of 16 workmen. Obituary: Srininel J. Kitson, noted American sculptor, In New York city; aged CS. "t'nele" Nathan Moore, not- ed bear hunter, at Moscow. Me.; aged 88. 11. Obituary: Esther Damon, last widow pensioner on the roll of the war of the Revolution, nt nulla nd: nged 92. 11 Railroad Accident: 47 killed and 3S in- jured In a head-on collision between an Immigrant train and a freight on the B. and O. at Woodvtlle, O. Convention: Twenty-Sixth annual meet- ing of the American Federation of Labor at Minneapolis. Obituary: Mnjr Gen. William Rufus Shafter. t'. S. A., retired, commander of the military expedition which cap- tured Santiago In ISDS, near link rs- fleid. Cnl.: aged 71. 18. Convention: National Raptlst con- gress met nt St. Louis. 14. Obituary: Margaret Mncdonald Bot- tome. founder of the Kind's Daugh- ters, in New Yor-u city; aged 79. Personal: President Roosevelt reached Colon. Panrima, on hoard the United States battleship Louisiana. 18. Bomb Explosion: Unknown person ex- ploded a tin box filled with powder Inside St. Peter's, at Rome, at the close of mass. No damage resulted. 19. Shipwreck: 42 deaths in a collision be- tween the steamer Dix and Alaskan liner Jeanle off Askall Point, Wash. Obituary: Georgia Cayvan. once popu- lar actress, in Flushing, N. V.; aged 43. 30. Convention: Transmlsslssippl congress opened in Kansas City. 22. Storm and Shipwreck: During a gals on the great lakes 62 lives were lost from five wrecked vessels. Tho steam- er J. H. Jones went down in Georgian bay with 12 sailors and is passengers. 34. Sporting: Vale defeated Harvard at football by a score of 6 to 0 at New Haven. 37. Explosion Accident: 30 workmen killed and 242 Injured in a roburlt factory at Dortmund, Germany. 38. Fire: At Peoria, 111 . flames tn the business district caused a loss of 8840,000. In Philadelphia 6 lives were lost by the burning of a Salvation Army hotel. 38. Railway Accident: In v collision on the Southern railway near Lynchburg, Va., 8 passengers were killed and 8 seriously Injured. Samuel Spencer, president of the railway company, and Gen. Philip Schuyler among the killed. DECEMBER. L Eportlmrr: Annapolis defeated West Point, 10 to 0, In the annual army and navy football contest in Philadelphia. 1 Obituary: "Black Paul" (Flora Bat. soni, oolor.-d concert singer, in Phlla- delphl-i: lined T.a. 1 Political: Last session of tlie Fifty- ninth congress opened In Washington. President Roosevelt s-nt the senate the following nominations: Secretary of tho treasury, Oeorge B. Cortelyou- attorney general, Charles J. Bona- parte; postmaster general. George __, yon Meyer; secretary of the navy, Vic- tor H. Metcalf; secretary of the in- terior, Janus R Garfield; secretary of commerce and labor. Oscar S. Straus- associate justice of supreme court' William H. Moody. Flood Disaster: At Clifton. AHx.. a flood from a bursting dam caused CO deaths and a property loss jif$.50,000. Obituary: Prof. Ferdinand F. Lee Boyle, eminent artist, who painted Dickens', Edwin Forrest. Charlotte Cushmari and other celebrities in New York city: aged ST. 1 Political: New Liberal ministry took the reins of government in Spain- Gen. Weyier again minister of war ' E. Philippines: in a skirmish on the is- land of Leyte 30 Pulajrines were killed and 4 t'nlted Slates soldiers killed and 8 wounded. 1 Fire: At Lynn Mass ; loss of $500000 by the burning of a shoe factory T. Obituary: Dr. Lapponi. physician to Plus X. nnd also at the deathbed of the late Leo XIII., in Rome. Fire: At Ithaca, the Chi Psl fraternity house of the Cornell students, the finest and most elaborate chapte- houso In the world (formerly the Flske-M.igraw mansion), burned to the ground. 4 students and 3 firemen killed and 5 students Injured Los. 3200.000. 10. Personal: Hotel peace prlre awarded to President Roosevelt. )3. Political: German emperor dissolved the rei,-! stag for failure to pass the military budget. 13 Sporting: Joseph Fogkr and Eddie Root won the six dnv ,yele race at Madison Square garden. New York- score. 2,292 n { • 16. Anti-papal Demonstration- French sympathizers lv Rome charged upon by troops. 17. Political: Special message on Panama canal sent to congress by the presi- dent- 's. Convention: Tha American Assocta- \u25a0sa isr ths Advaac-nasat *f S«t«M»
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EVENTS IN 1906I ____
A Year's Record From| January to December.
DAILY HAPPENINGS.i
Havoc of Storms, Volcanic Erup-
tions and Earthquakes.
A NOTABLE OBITUARY ROLL.
.bosses of 1-ife and Treasure by I- Ire,Accidents and Violences of Nature.Miscellaneous Affairs, Personal,Political mitt Sporting Items—AChronological Review.
• Destruction of life and property Inboth hemispheres caused by the forcesof nature has been a uotable character-istic of the year 1000. In .March oc-curred the earthquake upheaval on tbeIsland of Formosa. Early In AprilVesuvius burst forth, destroying lifeand property for miles around the vol-canic mountain. A few days later theSan Francisco earthquake nnd lire ca-lamity startled the world with its almost unparalleled horrors.
In August an earthquake devastatedthe coast cities of Chile, causing heavyloss of life, especially In Valparaiso.In September a destructive typhoonswept over Hongkong: and a cyclonecaused great destruction on tho gulfcoast, notably at Mobile and Pensticola.A fierce West India hurricane In Octo-ber destroyed life and property on tbecoasts of Venezuela. Honduras. Salva-dor and Cuba. Landslides, cloudburstsand floods, shipwrecks, fires nnd rail-way accidents added to the year's rec-ord Of victims. It Is estimated thatover 50.000 lives were sacrificed thefirst ten months by the manifestation"of nature's fury and the accidents oftravel on sea and laud.
The obituary record of the year in-cludes Carl Schtirz. Mrs. Jefferson Davia, Henrik Ibsen. Genera! JosephWheeler, General William It. Bhafter,Sanator Arthur Pue Gormau, ChristianIX. of Denmark. Adelaide Itistori.John Lawrence Toole. Kussell Sage nndMarshall Field.
JAWARY.1 Obituary: Gen. Francis Fessenden.
noted veteran of the civil war, InPortland, Me.: aged G6.
1 Labor Troubles; Printers Inaugurateda strike extending over t_ve UnitedStates and Canada.
1 Obituary: Harrison William Weir,well known Illustrator of birds nndanimals, In Lewes, England; aged 82.
Accident: 21 miners killed by explosionat Coaldale. W. Va.
Miscellaneous: Earthquake shock atMasaya, Nicaragua. Gen. Rodriguez,commander of the forces of SantoDomingo's fugitive president, killed Inbattle. s
T. Earthquake-. Shock felt in Missouri,Kansas and Nebraska.
8. Catastrophe: Landslide at Haver-straw, N. V.. carried down 8 dwell-ings, causing the death of 10 persons.
11 Obituary: Dr. William Rainey Harper,noted Hebrew scholar and president ofthe University of Chicago, in Chicago;aged 4S.
Fatal Flrer s kill '1 and many injured atWest hotel. Minneapolis.
11 Obituary: Sir Moirntstuart Duff, notedScotch writi r, well known by his se-ries of diaries covering the I itter halfof the nineteenth century, In London:aged T7.
11 Conventions: International conferenceon Morrocan affairs opened at Alge-dras. Spain. Seventeenth animal con-vention of the t'nlted Mine Workersmet in Indianapolis.
Obituary: Commodore William P. Mc-Cann, TJ. S. N., retired, known as "TheFather of the White Squadron." atNew Roehelle. N. Y.i aged 7.
17. Political: M. Fallieres, president of theFrench senate < leeted by the nationalassembly of France president of therepublic.
Obituary: Marshall Field of Chicago.the richest merchant In the world, inNew York city; aged 70.
tl Obituary: CI. orge Jacob Holyoake,British author and lecturer, at Brigh-ton, England: ajrred 89.
Ssa Disasters: The Braalllan warshipAquldaban destroyed near Rio HĻJaneiro by the explosion of her maga-\u25a0lnesr 212 officers nr.-l sailors killed and28 Injured. The Pacific coaster Valen-cia wrecked near Cape Beale, B. C;139 deaths.
88. Sporting: F H Marriott broke theworld's auto record by driving theStanley steamer a mile In 31 4-5 sec-onds at Ormond Beach. Fla.
B. Obituary: Brigadier General JosephWheeler, t'. S. A., retired, former lieu-tenant general of the ConfederateStates of America and prominent Inpublic life since the civil conflict, InBrooklyn. N. V.: aged 68.
88. Sporting: F. H. Marriott broke theworld's auto record made by him the33d by driving the Stanley steamer amile In 381-5 seconds at OrmondBeach. Fla.
Earthquake: Severe shock felt In Arl-sona and New Mexico.
38. Sporting: Clifford Earp scored a new100 mile auto record by making therun tn 1 hour 15 minutes 40 2-J sec-onds at Ormond Beach. Fla.
31 Obituary: Christian IX. of Denmark,fatl.ur of Queen Alexandra of Eng-land and related by blood or marriageto many European rulers, at Copen-hagen: aged 88.
Sporting: Victor Demogot made a newtwo mile auto record by speeding thedistance In 88 4-5 seconds at OrmondBeach, Fla.
\u25a08. Political Fred-irk VIII.. eldest sonof the deceased ruler of Denmark, pro-claimed king
until .k .1 Obituary: Lord Mash-un (Samuel Cun-
llffe-I-lstari. noted Inventor and manu-facturer, at Masham. England,
g Fire: In East St Louis; loss of 31.500.---•88 by the burning of the Union sle-
-1 _Nssi«sl Countess Bonl de CasUlkssss. ass Anna. Qswild. nlvrfi plaa
later who was hostile to Napoleon i„at Vienna; aged 74.
Convention: The Woman's NationalSuffrage association met In Baltimore.
Cyclone: The Society and Tahiti groupsot Islands damaged to the extent of$1,000,000.
1 Accident: An explosion In the Stewartcollieries nt Oak Hill, W. Va., causedthe death of 28 miners.
10. Obituary: Paul Laurence Dunbar, thenegro poet, at Dayton, O.; aged 84.
17. Fire: At Duluth. Minn.j loss of $1,000,---000 by the burning of an elevatorplant.
Personal: Alice Roosevelt married toCongressman Nicholas Longworth atthe White House.
11 Political: Clement Armand FallleresInaugurated president of France.
19. Political: The Hungarian parliamentdissolved by a Show of force, at Buda-pest.
tl. Earthquake: Seismic disturbance fol-lowed by a tidal wave resulted In aloss of life estimated at 2,000 on thecoast of Colombia.
12. Fire: Loss of $1,000,000 by the burningof the Sun Francisco lighting plant.«. Fire: The plant of the Intercolonialrailway burned at Moncton, N. B.;loss $1,000,000.
Obituary: Hon. David B. Henderson,former speaker of the house of repre-sentatives, at Dubuque, la.; aged 66.
tl. Obituary: Prof. Samuel P. l.angley,secretary of the Smithsonian instl-tute nnd a scientist of worldwide rep-utation, nt Aiken. S. C
Personal: Prince Eitel Frederick, secondson of Emperor William of Germany,married to the Duchesse Sophie Char-lotte of Oldenburg In the Imperial pal-ace at Berlin.
MARCH.1 Tornado: 24 killed by a storm which
swept over Meridian. Miss.; propertyloss $1,000,000.
4. Obituary: l.ieut. Gen. John M. Scho-fleld. f. S A., retired, at St. Augus-tine. Fin.; aged 75.
1 Obituary: Gen. Sir William ForbesGntaere, a British leader In the Sudarand In the Boer war, In London; aged63.
8-8. Philippines: Fight between Gen.Leonard Wood's force and the Moroson Mount Dajo; 603 Moros killed, endthe troops suffered a loss of 13 killedend 88 wounded.
T. Political: The French ministry, head-ed by Premier Rouvler, resigned afteia defeat on the church question.
10. Obituary: Eugene Rlchter, Radicalleader of the relchstag, \m\% nn oppo-nent of Bismarck and one c r Ger-mnny's most noted political editors. InBerlin; aged 68.
11. Disaster: Mine explosion at Pas deCalias, Frame, caused the death ofover 1,100 miners.
Shipwreck: 27 sailors perished by thesinking of the Phenix liner BritishKing off Srrlil.' island.
Obituary! Dr. Manuel Quintan:], presi-dent of the Argentine Republic, atBuenos Ayres; used 71.
13. Judicial: Decision by the t'nltedStates supreme court that corporationsmust produce their hooks and papersand answer questions In actionsbrought by the government.
IS. Shipwreck: British si, rimer Coin*foundered off the Dutch coast; IIsailor? drowned.
Obituary; Susan Browne!) Anthony, pio-neer woman suffragist, at Rochester,N. V.; aged 88,
14 Sporting r Battling Kelson defeatedTerry McGovern in a six round con-test In Philadelphia.
15. Convention: National assembly of theUnited Mine Workers of Americaopened in Indianapolis.
18. Accident: 82 killed and 20 Injured Ina head-on collision on the Denver andRio Grande, near Adobe. Colo.
17-20. E-uaf)quake: Several prosperoustowns in Formosa destroyed, causingthe loss of several thousand lives ies-timated) and a property damage of
$45.01.10.000.19. Accident: 12 miners killed by a snow-
slide nt Silverton. Colo.21 Obituary: Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, au-
thoress, best known by her stories foryoung people, at Milton. Mass.; aged82*- •Political: Charles S. Francis of Troy,N. V.. appointed to succeed BellamyS'.orer as American ambassador toAustria.
31. Judicial: Judge Otis J. Humphrey ofthe t'nlted States district court grant-ed the immunity pleas of the officersOf Aye packing firms under indictmentfor conspiracy in restraint of trade. InChicago.
31 Obituary: Dr. Robert Ogden Doremus.well known chemist, in New York city;aged 82.
Accident: Heavy loss of life by explo-sion In the Century mines, West Vir-ginia.
33. Obituary: Ras Makonnen, the mostnoted man in Abyssinia, who com-manded the army which defeated theItalians in IS.G, at Jibuti.
36. Philippines: 10 American soldiers and80 Pulajanes killed in a fight at Ma-gaton, Samar.
Obituary: Col. H. K. Shackelford, au-thor of popular detective stories, atBalnbrldge. Ga.; aged 65.
Fire: Wrangel, Alaska, nearly wipedout.
Accident: 10 trainmen killed and 17 In-jured in a wreck on the Chicago andNorthwestern, near Casper, Wyo.
27. Obituary: Norval E. Foard, wellknown Baltimore journalist. In thatcity; aged 09. W. H. McDonald, wellknown actor, one of the original"Bostonlans," ut Springfield, Mass.;aged 50.
Fire: Steamer Plymouth. Fall Riverline, with other properties, burned atNewpoit. P.. I.; loss t1.0f.0.000.
28. Fire: At Johnstown, Pa.; loss 3M0.000.81. Political: The international conference
on Morocco affairs at Algeeiras cameto agreement upon all points tn dis-pute between Germany and France.
Coal Strike: About 500.000 miners stop-ped work.
APRIL.1 Obituary: Gen. Blanco, last captain
general of Cuba, in Madrid: aged 74.1 Obituary: Eastman Johnson, noted
American genre painter, In New Yorkcity: aged 81.
Mount Vesuvius: Violent explosionstook place In tlie crater, accompaniedby streams of lava and shewers ofcinders over the surrounding countryas far as Naples.
1 Obituary r Alexander Kielland. the Iforemost Russian author, called the"Daudet of Norway." at Bergen;aged 67.
Political: Parliamentary crisis in Hun-gary ended by a compromise betweenthe crown and the Hungarian Inds-pendt nts,
T. Convent!.- International postal con-gress cpenad by K'ng Victor Em-manuel and Queen H lena at Rome.
Political Moroccan convention signedat Algeeiras by the delegates to theinternational eonferenee.
Russia: Slept.off. Russian governor ofTver, assassinated In the street by abomb thrower, who was arrested.
Mount Vesuvius: The town of BoscoTre-Case, on the southern slope of th*mountain, burled under lava andashes.
1 Mount Vesuvius: Continued destruc-tion around Ihe volcanic mountain, ac-companhd by earthquake shocks;many towns abandoned.
ML Accident: Band and ashes from Ve-suvius overweighted tt» roof of aMarket in Naples. I \u25a0-\u25a0.\u25a0_ tt U o»l
_Mg—l sssy jislMl'
rived in New York to raise funds farthe revolutionary cause.
Obituary: Nathaniel Southgnte Shaler,dean of the Lawrence Scientific schoolat Harvard, In Cambridge, Mass.;aged 66.
11. Personal: President Castro of Vene-suela retired temporarily from office.
18. Naval Accident: An officer and 5 menkilled and one officer mortally Injuredby an explosion of ammunition In theturret of the T'nlted States battleshipKearsarge In the Caribbean sea.
11 Earthquake: Shock at Kagt and vicin-ity, Formosa: over 100 deaths reportedand thousands made homeless.
Obituary: Miss Johnstone Bennett, theactress, at Bloomfleld, N. J.; aged 86.
11 Convention: Fifteenth congress of theNational Society Daughters of theAmerican Revolution met In Washing-ton.
Strike Troubles: Encounter betweendeputy sheriffs and striking miners atWindsor, Pa.; 5 persons killed and 80injured.
Judicial: The t'nlted States supremecourt decided substantially that amarriage bond made in one state can-not be sundered in another state ex-cept for causes recognized as valid Inboth states.
11 Earthquake: An earthquake shookSan Francisco and the surroundingcountry at 8:13 a. m., reducing manybuildings In the city to ruins, whichlater took fire. Wire communicationWas cut for some hours. Many deathsoccurred from the earthquake. SanJose and Santa Rosa damaged by thesame shock and many lives lost. Thetremor recorded as far east as Albany,N. Y.
Shipwreck: 35 lives lost In the founder-ing of the Belgian cadet ship Count deSmet de Naeyer In the Bay of Biscay.
Obituary: Daniel Huntingdon, Americanhistorical and genre painter. In NewTork city; aged 90. Father LouisMartin, general of the Society ofJesus, or Order of Jesuits, In Rome;aged f.r.
Is. San Francisco: Fires continued In theStricken city. Over 300.000 homelesspeople gathered In the parks and opencountry around. The water mainshaving been destroyed by the earth-quake, no water could be used to fightfire. Many buildings were dvnamlted.Gen. Funston. commander of the de-partment of California, assumed con-trol of the city to preserve order andcare for the homeless. PresidentRoosevelt asked public aid for the peo-ple of San Francisco.
Obituary: Prof. Curie, discoverer ofradium, In Paris; aged 4T.
20. San Francisco: The fire checked. Totaldeaths in the earthquake calamity 488.Financial loss due to fire $350,000.
H. Obituary: Gen. Martin T. McMahon,veteran of the civil war. In New Yorkcity; aged OS.
Sporting: George F. Slosson won the 18.3balk line billiard championship of thoworld In New York city, defeatingJacob Schaefer with a score of 500 to896 In 15 Innings.
Earthquake: In Tuscany; 13 shocks Insuccession.
83. 22 miners killed by dust explosion,near Trinidad. Colo.
Athletics: Olympic games begun atAthens.
28. Political: China signed the Anglo-Tibetan treaty, which recognizes th«protectorate of China over Tibet.
IE. Obituary: Gen. E. 8. Serrell, notedcivil engineer connected with the-Hoosac tunnel nnd other enterprisesand later distinguished In the siege ofCharleston. In New Tork city; aged 80.
Convention: Annual reunion of theUnited Confederate Veterans at NewOrleans.
Earthquake: A shock alarmed SanFrancisco, doing but slight damage.
86. Tornado: Many deaths reported In awindstorm which swept over Clay andMontague counties, Tex.
Convention: Chemistry congress openedIn Rome.
90. Russia: Count Wltte resigned the pre-miership.
Strike Troubles: Collision at Mount Car-mel. Pa., between the military andstriking miners; 17 strikers shot downand several fatally wounded.
Shipwreck: 10 drowned by the founder-ing of the passenger steamer Courrleroff Sark, Channel islands.
MAY.L Conventions: Fifteenth annual con-
vention Daughters of the Revolutionmet In Philadelphia. Annual congressof the National Society Sons of theAmerican Revolution met In Boston.
Sporting: Close of the Olympic games atAthens. Greece, In which American_, athletes won the most events, winningthe national trophy.
Labor Troubles: May duy rioting ofworkmen In Paris checked by the po-lice.
1 Sporting: Sir Huon won tlie KentuckyDerby at Louisville.
Convention: Conference for education inthe south met at Lexington, Ky.
1 Obituary: Michael Duvltt. noted Irishpatriot. In Dublin: aged 80,
4. Russia: New ministry, headed byGoremykin. announced.
Obituary: W. F. Owen, noted Americanactor. In New York city; aged C2.
t. Labor Troubles: Anthracito minersvoted to resume work on the scale of1903.
11 Sporting: Grapple won the $10,000 Met-ropolitan stakes at Belmont.
Russia: Opening of the douma at St.Petersburg.
11. Fire: In Paris; loss of $2,000,000 In theleather district.
14. Obituary: Carl Schurz, noted German-American scholar nnd publicist, firsthonored by President Lincoln, In NewYork cltv; aged 76.
16. Obituary: Gen. J. C. Tidball, U. S. A.,retired, at Montclalr. N. J.; aged 81.
17. Convention: One hundred and eight-eenth session of the Presbyteriangeneral assembly convened at DcsMoines.
11 Political: Railroad rate bill passed thesenate with a vote of 71 to 3.
Obituary: Fannie Herring. favoriteAmerican actress, once famous In therole of Mazeppa. near Simsbury,Conn.: aged 74.
Shipwreck: 7 deaths by the sinking ofthe British torpedo boat No. 58 offPort Said, Egypt.
Fire: Forest fires devastated over 400square miles of territory In Michigan
19. Obituary: George McNeil, noted labolead' r, called the "Father of theEight Hour Day." in Boston; aged 79.
». Fire: Loss of $'.000,000 by the burningof New York's chief refuse destroytniplant on Barren Island.
Obituary: Diana Kearny, widow of GenPhil Kearny, noted New Jersey soldler who met with a tragic death In15.2, at Cape May, N. J.; aged 87.
22. Fire: Ogden. Utah; loss of 3350,000 byflames In the business district.
Sporting: Tokalon won the Brooklynhandicap at Grnvesend.
23 Obituary: Henrlk Ibsen. Norway'greatest poet nr.d dramatist, at Christ lan I
_: aged 7».
Sporting: Edward Payson Weston, th*long distance walker, walked fromPhiladelphia to New York—9o miles—in 23 hours :7 minutes, beating th*record he made <-n the ume course In1863 by 22 minute
Fire. Fairbanks. Alaska; loss of 31.000---000 by flames In the business section.
S. Tornado: 10 lives lost in Nebraska and
3*. Accident: 8 killed and 2! Injured In awreck on the Louisville and Nash villaroad at Louisville.
3k. BbAwrerk 23 Uvea lost fey th* stak-ing of th* British ship !_\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. a 8\u25a0amta Maria. Cklle.
Berry. rturgi»«in»ter won the $28,608Belmont stakM at HMmont park.
r optical: Airr.lii-('wt>a treaty of com-lnci. \ i-r .i-rti. i and industry ratl-f.'-d by ; .:•\u25a0 Cuban i-a-.iutc.
31. l'c: orrrt: barrtage of King Alfonsoan.l Fii-ii-a. In.', in Madrid. Bombthrown at the '.In-.; and bride whilerece.Vlhl. nn ovation in the streetsnarrowly mlerrd Ihe royal couple andkill- J C. attendants and bystanders.
..I'VE.1 P.i.rhi: Morales, the Madrid bomb
thrower, committed suicide after dls-pu.. hlta r. rruard seat to arrest him.
8. Accident: li kilted and 40 hurt In atrolley smaahup in East Providence,R. 1.
1 OL.ilnary: Cnlli.l States Senator Ar-thci- l'ue Gorman, In Washington;aged CT.
1 Obituary: Karl yon Hurtmann, notedGerman philosopher, in Berlin: aged Co.
T. Obituary: Oliver Sumner Teull, once aNew York social sensation, at Lib-erty. N. I.i aged 54.
1 Mining Accident: H miners killed by"white damp" nt Rocky Fork, Mont.
8. Accident: 12 workmen killed by explo-sion ut MoAbces dynamite factory.Lancaster. S'a.
10. Sporting: Spearmint won tlie GrandPrix de Paris.
Storm: li people killed and many Injuredin a storm which swept the lowerHudson valley.
.Obituary: Mary Tutnam Jacobl, notedwoman physician, in New York city;aged 64.
14. Panama Canal: The house voted for nlock canal, 110 to 30.
Russia: Jewish massacres nt Blalvstok.Ship Disaster: 10 killed and 40 injured
by an explosion on the British steam-ship Haverford at Liverpool.18. Obituary: R. B. Roosevelt, undo of
the president and a well known law-yer, author and politician, in NewYork city; aged 76.
Russia: Continued attacks on the Jewsat Bialystok.
18. Obituary: Henry O. Houghton, thepublisher, at Cambridge. Mass.; aged64.
Political: Bill admitting Oklahoma tostatehood became a. law.
18. Obituary: Gov. John M. Pattison ofOhio, at Tromont; aged 59.
88. Coronation: King Haakon VII. ofNorway crowned nt Trondhjem.
Sporting: Go Between won the 3C0.000Suburban handicap.
88. Obituary: Tho Duke of Almodovar,who presided over the Moroccan con-ference at Algeciras, at Madrid; aged$2.
Congress: The pure food bill passed thehouse, 240 lo 117.
Sporting: Cornell won the four mileeight oared varsity race at Pough-keepsle.
87. Sporting: Szisz won the Grand Prlsautomobile race at Le Mans, France.
28. Sporting: Harvard won the varsity8 oared boat race at New London.
29. Congress: Railway rate bill signed bythe president.
JILY.L Obituary: Sir Wilfrid Lawson, noted
Liberal M. P. and temperance reform-er, In London; aged 77.Accident: 27 lives lost In the wreck of an
American line special train at Salis-bury, England; 23 Americans amongthe victims.
4. Obituary: H. A. Ward, noted Amer-ican scientist, killed by an automobilein Buffalo. N. Y.
Personal: A son born to Crown PrinceFrederich William of Germany atPotsdum.
6. Storm: 50 people killed and seriousdamage done to crops by a hailstormIn the Valencia district of Spain.
10. Russia: Vice Admiral Choukln, com-mander of the Hussian Black sea fleet,fatally shot by a sailor In league withrevolutionists.
12. The Dreyfus Case: The supreme courtof France annulled the condemnationof Cupt. Dreyfus.
Sporting: C. M. Daniels, American, wonthe 100 yard amateur swimming matchfor the championship of the world atNottingham, England.
South America: Gen. Regaldo, com-mander of the Sulvadoran army, kill-ed in battle with Guatemalan forces.
11 The Dreyfus Case: Cupt. Dreyfus re-stored to the army of France by aspecial act of the legislature.
14. South America: Honduras declaredwar against Guatemala, thus becom-ing the ally of Salvador.
16. South America: The Salvadoran arraywon a victory over the Guatemalansat Platenar.
17. Obituary: Alfred Beit, the noted SouthAfrican financier, In London; aged 61.
18. South America: Armistice declared be-tween Salvador and Honduras andGuatemala.
Obituary: Lady Curzon. American wifeof the ex-viceroy of India, in London.
20. Russia: 4 radical newspapers ..up-pressed in St. Petersburg.
Fire: In Syzran. Russia; loss $5,000,000.South America: Treaty of peace be-
tween Guatemala nnd the Salvador-Honduras alliance signed by commis-sioners of the belligerent powers onboard the United States cruiser Mar-bleh.-rid off the Guatemalan coast.
Obituary: Prlsr. Gen. Edmund Rice. U.S. A., retired, at Wakefield, Mass.;aged 64.
31 Accidents: 22 killed and 24 injured Ina wreck on the Seabord Air line, nearHarilet, N. C. 9 killed In a wreck onthe Great Not thorn, near Elk. Wash.
Obituary: Russell Sage, at LawrenceBeach. N. V.: aged 90. Gen. BaronKodama. chief of staff of the Japanesearmy, at Tokyo.
Russia: Czar Nicholas dissolved thedouma. Martial law declared In St.Petersburg.
33. Russia: ISO members of the douma imet at Vlborg, Finland, and Issued a ]revolutionary manifesto to the Rus- Islan people.
Convention: Pan-American congress]opened at RIo de Janeiro.
Accident: Many deaths caused by the jcollapse of a building under construc-tion at South Framlnghnm, Mass.
Philippines: 150 Filipinos (Puta janes)killed in battle with American forcesnear Banecn. island of Leyte.
38. Obituary: Prince Eugene Murat, great-gTandson of King Joachim Murat, Na-poleon's famous cavalry leader, killedby his own automobile In Munich.
81 Obituary: John Lawrence Toole, notedEnglish comedian, at Brighton, Eng-land; aged 76.
AUGUST.1. Russia: Fortress at Sveaborg, Fin-
land, known ns the "Gibraltar of theNorth," seized by mutineers as partof a generul conspiracy against theczar.
a Labor: Strike of lithographers Involv-ing 50.000 workmen In th* UnitedStates and Canada, begun.
3. Obituary: R"ar Admiral Charles J.Train, commander of the UnitedStates Asiatic fleet, at Chefu. Chins;aged 61.
1 Shipwreck: 300 lives lost by the wreck-ing of the Italian steamship Sirlo oftthe coast of Spain.
Obituary: John James Roberts Man-ners, seventh Duke of Rutland, dis-tinguished author, traveler and cab-inet minister, In London; aged 88. DB. Wesson, noted revolver manufac-turer, at Springfield. Mass.; aged 81.
Russia: Strike involving nearly 70,006workmen begun at St. Petersburg Int_* Interests of revolution.
1 Financial: Milwaukee State bank ofChicago closed Its doors, showing a_*fidt of 81.000.000.
38. Conwntlon: Fortieth annual Mpaf>\u25a0Mat of th* G. A R. ass* la Mfc_M-
fie (John Oliver Hobbes), author anddramatist, in I.l'ndon: aged 39.
\u25a0porting: New world's record for longdistance auto racing established byDuray. driving a De Dietrich car, onthe Ardennes course. Belgium, aver-age speed fit'j miles an hour.
11. Russia: General attack on the czar*police by the terrorists of Poland.
17. Earthquake: 14 Chilean cities affected.Valparaiso being almost destroyedEstimated deaths 2.000 and propertyloss about $50,000,000 In Valparaisoalone.
$0. Cuban Revolution: Rising of the Cu-ban Liberals against the Palma ad-ministration; Oca. Ilunder.i took thefield with a baud of revolutionists.
31 Cuba: Revolutionists led by Gen. PineGuerra. an IS nfl-fllISIIWII. capturedthe town of San Luis, province otPlnnr di I Rio.
83. Cuba: Gen. Guorra'a revolutionistscaptured San Juan de Martinez. InPlnar del Rio. but wore driven outafter a sharp engagement
84. Finn 111 ial Troubles: Frank J. Hippie,president of the insolvent Real EstateTrust company of Philadelphia, tookhis own life at liryn Mawr.
Obituary: Alfred Stevens, celebratedpainter of Belgian genre. In Paris:aged .8.
-6. Russia: In an attempt to assassinatethe Russian premier Stolypln at St.Petersburg by a bomb 25 people werekilled ami many Injured. Stolvpin es-caped Injury.
81 Russia: Gen. Mm. nn officer of thepersonal suit of the czar, killed by ayoung woman, who find 5 shots Intohim from a revolver.
87. Russia: By ukase of the czar 4.500.00 Cacres of the crown appanage landswere transferred to the peasants, den.yon l.lrirliarskl, milllary governor ofWarsaw, assassinated,
28. Financial: Tlie Real Estate Trustcompany of Philadelphia, whose pres-ident. Frank W. Hippie, committedsuicide on tbe 84th, closed Its doorswith liabilities placed at $io.amooo.88. Conventions: First Esp-rantist inter-national congress opened nt GenevaThe American liar association openedIts annual convention at St, Paul.
Obituary: W. E. Marshall, noted artist,whose engraving of Lincoln madehim famous, In New York cltv; aged71.
80. Obituary: Edward ttosewater, editorof the Omaha lice, suddenly in Oma-ha; aged Gu.
SKPTKMBEH.1. SportinT: Electioneer won the Fu-
turity stakes, worth 148,060, at Sheeps-head Bay.
Convention: International Alliance ofWoman Suffrage Associations met InCopenhagen.
3. Sporting': Joe Cans v on by a foul inthe forty-second round In a contestwith Battling Nelson at Qoldfleld,Nev.
1 Obituary: Hermann Oelrlchs, Ameri-can capitalist ami ship owner, sud-denly nt sea on board the KaiserWilhelm dec Gross*,
7. Cuba: The Insurgent Pino Guerra re-fused an armistice.
1 Sportlntr: Cambridge defeated Har-vard In a rowing contest on theThames. Dan Patch broke the world'spacing record, going the mile in 1:5.at St. Paul.
18. Cuba: American force landed from theUnited States cruiser !> river, but Im-mediately returned to the vessel afterleaving a guard at tho American le-gation.
14. Obituary: Mrs. Elisabeth Blair Lee.only survivor of the famous Blairfamily of Missouri, at Silver Spring,Md.
Cuba: President Roosevelt urged Cu-bans to cease hostilities and ord redSecretary Taft to prow d to Havana.
Sporting: C. M. Daniels lowered tinworld's swimming record tor 200 yardsto 2 minutes 42 2-5 seconds at St. Louis.
16. Russia: (Jen. Trepoff. "the terror,"commandant of the Imperial palaceand formerly herd of the police, diedat PeUrhof.
Convention: Fifteenth universal peacecongress Inaugurated nt Milan.
Storm: in lowa and Nebraska; damagesestimated at $2.'W.000.
11 Typhoon: Hongkong visited; deathsestimated at 10.000, with property los-of $20,000,000.
Accident: Heavy loss of life In a wreckon the Rock Island, near Dover, Okln.
19. Russia: Gen. Nlcnlalff of the Russianartillery assassinated at Warsaw.JO. Accident: 10 killed nnd bi injured in a
wreck on the Scotch express on theGreat Northern railway.
Obituary: Robert Hitt. former congress-man, who was associated with Abra-ham Lincoln, at XarragnnsoU Pier;aged 72.
11. Accident: 12 persons killed and CO in-jured by an explosion of dynamite atJelllco. Term.
22. Sporting: .Martin Sheridan of theIrish-American Athletic club threwthe discus 136 feet 5 inches ut Mon-treal, breaking the world's record.
23. Race Troubles: Riots In Atlanta;many negroes killed.
24. Celebration: Centennial of the dis-covery of Pike's Peak honored withceremonies at Colorado Springs.
37. Obituary: Dr. IMix L. Oswald, notedauthor, naturalist and physician, kill-ed by accident at Syracuse, N. Y.Bloodgood Cutter. Mark Twain's"poet lariat." otherwise known as"the farm".- poet," ut Prospect Hill.N. Y.
Earthquake: Shocks In Porto Rico.Cyclon. : Havoc by gulf storm at Pen-
saeola and Mobile: heavy death listwith property loss estimated at $20.---000,000.
80. Bailoonlnc: 16 balloons sailed fromParis on a race.
OCTOBER.1 Miscellaneous: Lieut Frank P. Luhm.
LT. S. A., won in tho balloon raceacross the English channel. The no-torious Al Adams, policy king nnd cx-convlct, tool; his own life in NewYork city.
3. Mining Accident: S deaths by explo-sion In the Pocahontas collieries atBluefleld. W. Va.
4. Railroad Accident: I killed and 25 in-jured in a collision on the Boston andMaine at Lans'nr.'burg. N. V.
(. Explosion: s killed and 40 Injured b\gas explosion In the Philadelphia sub-way.
Obituary: George Chirk", an originalmember of Aucrustln Daly's theatricalcompany, at South Norwal'... Conn.:aged CO.
7. Sporting: Wagner, driving the Dar-racq car. won the Vnnderbilt cup Inthe auto rare on Loir. Island.
1 Obituary: Adelaide Ri3torl (the Mar-chioness del Crllloi, celebrated Italianactress, In Rome; aged S4.
Storm and Flood: The great lakes visit-ed by lb"? worst storm experiencedthere since 1880; many lives lost.
Financial: The banking house of J. M.Caballos A Co. of New York and Ha-vana failed as a result of defalcationsby the agent In Cuba, Manuel Hilvlera.who absconded.
11 Cyclone: A hurricane accompanied bym tidal wave wrecked houses aud ship-ping on the Honduras coast, doingdamage estimated ut $1,000,000.
14. Sporting: The American team of Chi-cago won the world's baseball cham-pionship In Chicago.
\u25a0. Mining Accident: 25 miners killed Inan explosion In th* Wlngate cotlerlea,England.
Obituary: Sigurd. Sweden's great hu-morist, sometimes called th* Dtckansar Twain of the Northland, at Stock-halm. Th* Rev. Sam Jo***, the •*___*»s-Ist, near P-arry, Ark. | mmmtt H
11 Obituary: Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wldoviof the president of the ConfederateStates of America, in New York city;aged SO.
Convention: The American Bankers' as-sociation met In St. I.ouis.
Accident at Sea: French submarineLutln lost with lur crew of 15 offBlsertu. Tunis.
11 Storm Disaster: A West India hurri-cane accompanied by a tidal wavecaused great destruction of propertyand heavy loss of life In Cuba andon the Florida coast.
Convention: Triennial world's congressof the W. C. T. IT. met In Boston.
Is. Obituary: Capt. George E. Tyson, anarctic explorer who passed 30 years ofhis lifeIn the polar regions. In Wash-ington; aged 77.
Plre: Several public buildings burned inAltoona. Pa.; loss 8500,000.
Political: The French cabinet resigned.30. Financial Troubled: The London bank-
ing house of Mac Fadyen & Co. closedits doors owing over 86,000,000 In Eng-
land and India. P. Mac Fadyen. thohead of the firm, killed himself aftergiving notice of failure.
3L Accident nt Se.i: Russian coasting
steamer Warjagtn sunk off Vladivos-tok by a floating mine; 200 passen-gers and sailors drowned.
26. Accident: 12 killed by the collapse ofa business building In Kansas City,Kan.
88. Convention: Annual meeting of the*National W. C. T. U. in Hartford,Conn.
28. Railway Accident: 70 lives lost In awreck on the Pennsylvania electricline nt Atlantic City. N. J.
80. Shipwreck: :3 drowned by the sinkingof the Cerm "ii steamship Hermann Inthe English channel.
$1. Obituary: Judge Joseph E. Gary ofthe Cook county superior court, pre-siding Justice In the famous "anar-chist" trials, In Chicago; aged 85.
XOVEMBER.1. Storm: The French coast devastated
a distance of 90 miles; damage $5,000,---000, sustained chiefly by coast resorts.
1 Lieut. Peary: News of tho explorer'strip to "farthest north received Inthe United States.
1 Obituary: Fritz Thaulow, noted Nor-wegian landscape painter, at Volen-dam, Holland.
7. Fires: At Hamilton, 0., burning of adry goods block caused loss of $1,000,---000. In Kansas City, Mo., plant ofthe Harvest King Distilling companyburned; loss $400,000.
8. Personal: President Roosevelt sailedfrom Washington for Panama.
8. Building Accident: Collapse of a newconcrete structure at Long Beach,Cal., caused the death of 16 workmen.
Obituary: Srininel J. Kitson, notedAmerican sculptor, In New York city;aged CS. "t'nele" Nathan Moore, not-ed bear hunter, at Moscow. Me.; aged88.
11. Obituary: Esther Damon, last widowpensioner on the roll of the war of theRevolution, nt nulla nd: nged 92.
11 Railroad Accident: 47 killed and 3S in-jured In a head-on collision betweenan Immigrant train and a freight onthe B. and O. at Woodvtlle, O.
Convention: Twenty-Sixth annual meet-ing of the American Federation ofLabor at Minneapolis.
Obituary: Mnjr Gen. William RufusShafter. t'. S. A., retired, commanderof the military expedition which cap-tured Santiago In ISDS, near link rs-fleid. Cnl.: aged 71.
18. Convention: National Raptlst con-gress met nt St. Louis.
14. Obituary: Margaret Mncdonald Bot-tome. founder of the Kind's Daugh-ters, in New Yor-u city; aged 79.
Personal: President Roosevelt reachedColon. Panrima, on hoard the UnitedStates battleship Louisiana.
18. Bomb Explosion: Unknown person ex-ploded a tin box filled with powderInside St. Peter's, at Rome, at theclose of mass. No damage resulted.
19. Shipwreck: 42 deaths in a collision be-tween the steamer Dix and Alaskanliner Jeanle off Askall Point, Wash.
Obituary: Georgia Cayvan. once popu-lar actress, in Flushing, N. V.; aged43.
30. Convention: Transmlsslssippl congressopened in Kansas City.
22. Storm and Shipwreck: During a galson the great lakes 62 lives were lostfrom five wrecked vessels. Tho steam-er J. H. Jones went down in Georgianbay with 12 sailors and is passengers.
34. Sporting: Vale defeated Harvard atfootball by a score of 6 to 0 at NewHaven.
37. Explosion Accident: 30 workmen killedand 242 Injured in a roburlt factory atDortmund, Germany.
38. Fire: At Peoria, 111 . flames tn thebusiness district caused a loss of8840,000. In Philadelphia 6 lives werelost by the burning of a SalvationArmy hotel.
38. Railway Accident: In v collision onthe Southern railway near Lynchburg,Va., 8 passengers were killed and 8seriously Injured. Samuel Spencer,president of the railway company, andGen. Philip Schuyler among the killed.
DECEMBER.L Eportlmrr: Annapolis defeated West
Point, 10 to 0, In the annual army andnavy football contest in Philadelphia.1 Obituary: "Black Paul" (Flora Bat.
soni, oolor.-d concert singer, in Phlla-delphl-i: lined T.a.1 Political: Last session of tlie Fifty-
ninth congress opened In Washington.President Roosevelt s-nt the senatethe following nominations: Secretaryof tho treasury, Oeorge B. Cortelyou-attorney general, Charles J. Bona-parte; postmaster general. George __,yon Meyer; secretary of the navy, Vic-tor H. Metcalf; secretary of the in-terior, Janus R Garfield; secretary ofcommerce and labor. Oscar S. Straus-associate justice of supreme court'William H. Moody.
Flood Disaster: At Clifton. AHx.. a floodfrom a bursting dam caused CO deathsand a property loss jif$.50,000.
Obituary: Prof. Ferdinand F. Lee Boyle,eminent artist, who painted Dickens',Edwin Forrest. Charlotte Cushmariand other celebrities in New Yorkcity: aged ST.
1 Political: New Liberal ministry tookthe reins of government in Spain-Gen. Weyier again minister of war '
E. Philippines: in a skirmish on the is-land of Leyte 30 Pulajrines were killedand 4 t'nlted Slates soldiers killed and8 wounded.
1 Fire: At Lynn Mass ; loss of $500000by the burning of a shoe factory
T. Obituary: Dr. Lapponi. physician toPlus X. nnd also at the deathbed ofthe late Leo XIII., in Rome.
Fire: At Ithaca, the Chi Psl fraternityhouse of the Cornell students, thefinest and most elaborate chapte-houso In the world (formerly theFlske-M.igraw mansion), burned tothe ground. 4 students and 3 firemenkilled and 5 students Injured Los.3200.000.
10. Personal: Hotel peace prlre awardedto President Roosevelt.)3. Political: German emperor dissolved
the rei,-! stag for failure to pass themilitary budget.13 Sporting: Joseph Fogkr and Eddie
Root won the six dnv ,yele race atMadison Square garden. New York-score. 2,292 n { •
16. Anti-papal Demonstration- Frenchsympathizers lv Rome charged uponbytroops.
17. Political: Special message on Panamacanal sent to congress by the presi-dent-'s. Convention: Tha American Assocta-\u25a0sa isr ths Advaac-nasat *f S«t«M»
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