EECORD OF A YEAR.
Important Events Crowded the
Past Twelve Months.
MUCH HISTORY MADE.
The Year 1898 Will Be Remembered as a
Most Notable One.
A Chronological Review Shows It to
Have Been Remarkable In Many Re-Bpects-War
with Spain Takes Fore
most Place in the Interesting Record
-Concise Story of That Victorious
Conflict International and Internal
Dissensions Among European Coun
triesDisaster and Death at Home
and Abroad,
To him who is concerned with history
In the making there very rarely comes a
year more henvily laden with important
events than the,, year 1S98. It has seen
every stute in Europe, except peaceful
Scandinavia and the Dutch communities,
face to face with either war or Internal
dissolution some of them within meas
urable distance of both. Yet the greatest
effects have not been in Europe; 1898 has
eCuu the UiiiU-u EluU's fuiceu, uol by uny
greed of power, but by its humanitarian
ideals, to take its part in European rela
tions. A brief but glorious armed conflict
with Spain has been begun, prosecuted to
its end and Rettled by a treaty of peace
npon which the ink is scarcely dry. The
Inception of grent political changes has
been witnessed in China; two European
rulers have come to their death; several
men and women prominent in statecraft,
military affairs, reform, literature and
music, have passed away; the year has
been marked by some terrible marine dis
asters, causing great loss of life; and fire,
flood and storm have numbered their vlc
time by scores and caused extensive loss
of property.
The war between the United States and
Bpnin was the foremost event or series of
events in the year's history. It was the
eixth war waged by the American people
agnlnst foreigners, was declared April 25,
1898, and continued until Aug. 12, about
(our months. The United States employ
ed over 200 warships, of all classes, and
200,000 regulars and volunteers, nearly
00,000 of wliou, however, did not gee
Octlvo service ngninst the Spaniards. The
United States forces won all the battles
of the war; the most notable engagements
being Admiral Dewey's destruction of
the Spanish Eastern fleet nt Manila bay,
Admiral Sampson's destruction of the
Spanish Cnpe de Verde squadron at San
tiago, and (.Jen. Shatter's capture of San
tiago. The American naval forces lost
Dot a vensol, mid but 17 killed and 67
Wounded; but the army lost 21fl killed and
1,437 wounded. The Spanish navy lost
85 wurwhips valued at !?:),r00,000, more
than 1,000 sailors in killed alone; and the
army lost nearly 3,000 in killed, besides
vronnded. Spain wus obliged to relin
quish Cuba and to cede all its remaining
West Indian possessions to the United
States; also the island of Guam, one of
the Ladrones, and lust sovereignty over
practically all the Philippines. The Unit
ed States expended about $300,000,000 In
frroBecuting tho war. Spain was com
pletely bankrupted.
The chronological table that follows
fftvos the most Important happenings of
1808, foremost among which are those of
the war with Spain.
CONFLICT WITH SIAI.
Bvcntsof tli-s Wnr Lately Won by the
United State.
January.
KV-U. S. battleship Mil Inc. dipt. C. D. Slgs
be L S. N., is ordered to Havana,
Culm.
February.
6 The publication ef u letter written by
Seimr Diipuy do l,imm, Spanish minister
to i ho United Sutes, speaking dlspar
URluly of President McKlnlcy, lead to
Thi Minister's resignation or bis post
and the appointment of Sonor Luis Polo
r ltiTinilie.
14-Tho U. S. battleship Maine, lylug In the
mirnor oi Havana, is destroyed and sunk
by mi explosion between U and 10 o'clock
n. in.
17 dloar Admiral Slenrd, commanding tho
r.ortn Atlantic Hquudron, orders a court
of Inquiry Into the loss of the Mnlnc.
SO Tho request of tho Spanish olllclali In
IlHvtina for a Joint Investigation Into the
loss of the Maine Is ueelluod.
El The I'nlted States Senate orders an In
vestigation Into tho Maine disaster.
March.
B-0 Congress votes to place 1.10,000,000 nt
th unqualified disposal of President Mc
Klnlcy us a n emergency fund.
Xfl Spain renionst rates ngninst the presence
of the I'lilled States lb-el at Key West
ami against other measures of defense
tiy our Government.
17 Facts con. Truing Cuba stated In the
Boiuite ly Senator rroetor, of Vermont,
ns the result of porsonnl observation.
C3-Court of Inquiry's report on the Mulne
sent to t ongri ss.
April.
6 Consul General Leo recalled.
JO--Cotmiil General Lee loaves Cubn.
11 President MeKlnley sends a message to
i:oiigrvti4 n-eomuiciming armed luterven
tlon lu Culm.
J!V Aniiy ordered to nioblllr.o.
jft Senate belligerency resolutions passed.
10 oingress votes ugmnst I'uimn recogul
tlon.
ID Congress pauses resolutions demanding
I no witiiunnvtii oi rijiuu irom luon,
CO Queen opens Oirtes with wnr sneeeh.
Government announces Its opposition to
privateering, l'resjaeiit signs notifica
tion to the nations of Intention to bjock-
aae.
fit Our minister at Madrid, Gen, Stewart
L. Woodford. Informed by the Spanish
Minister of Foreign Affulrs that diplo
matic relations betweon Spain and the
. United Suites are terminated. . . . Presl
' detit MeKlnley cables our ultimatum to
' flpslu, deaiiHiidlng a reply by April
, fteuor Polo y Ucrnabc, Spanish ml uls
ter, receives his passport and leaves
Washington.
23 Cruiser New York, Sampson's flagship,
captures Pedro, 2,000 tons, fifteen miles
east of Havana.... Cuban ports block
aded by the American squadron.
23 The President Issues his proclamation
calling for 125,000 volunteers.
24 (Sunday) A Spanish decree declaring
war against the United States was
gazetted at Madrid.
25 Congress passes a resolution declaring
that the state of war existed from
April 21.
28 Recruiting .volunteers began In New
Tork City.
27 United States vessels bombard Mntan-z-.is.
.. .Seventh New York Regiment do
cllnes to enlist.
28 Commodore Dewey's fleet soils from
Hongkong for Manila.
29 Spanish squadron sails from Cape Verde
for the West Indies. .. .New Tork shells
Cabanas forts.... U. S. cruiser Yale
(Paris) arrives In New York.
80 Commodore Dewey's squadron arrives
oft Manila. ...Flagship New York tiros
on Spanish cavalry sharpshooters off
Havana. "
May.
1 F. S. cruiser Topeka arrives at New
Yoik from Falmouth. ...Commodore
Dewey's squadron destroys the Spanish
fleet at Manila.
2 Cable from Manila to Hongkong cut by
Commodore Dewey.
4 Battleship Oregon and gunboat Marietta
sail from Illo Janeiro.
7 Commodore Dewey Informs State De
partment of the seizure of Cavlte.
0 Congress thanks Uenr Admiral Dewey.
10 The Gussle expedition sailed from
Tnmpa.
It Ensigu Worth Bagley and four of the
crew of the torpedo-boat Wlnslow killed
by a shell from the Spanish forts at Car
denas 12 Admiral Sampson's squadron bombards
the forts at San Juan, Porto Rico....
The Spanish Capo Vorde fleet arrives at
Port de France, Martinique. .. .Gussle
expedition repulsed.
13 Commodore Schley's fleet sails south to
meet the Spanish squadron.
14 Spanish Cape Verde fleet sighted off
Curacoa.
Manila. .. .Sagusta's cabinet resigns....
Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer Terror
disabled at Port de France, Martinique.
.... Spanish fleet leaves Curacoa .... Gen.
Merrltt ordered to the Philippines as mil
itary governor. . . .Gov. Black authorizes
reorganization of disbanded Thirteenth
Regiment.
17 Sagasta's new cabinet announced nt
Madrid.
18 Ninety thousand troops ordered to mobil
ize In Chlcknmauiru.
20 Spanish fleet arrives at Santiago de
UUDO.
23 Cruiser Charleston sails for Manila,
23 Troops A and C arrive at Camp Alger,
Falls Church, Va.
24 The Spanish fleet Is bottled up at San
l tlago.
25 Three transports with 2,588 men start
for Manila. .. .President Issues a call for
75,000 more volunteers.
20 Oregon arrives In Key West.... One of
Spain s cabinet ministers said the coun
try was willing to accept "an honorable
peace.". ...Commodore Schley Is In touch
with the Insurgent leaders... .Florida
expedition landed without opposition
near Guantanamo. Cuba.
27 Spanish scout ships chased by American
warships near Key Wost.
29 Couunodore Schley reports the trapping
or uorvera in tne naroor oi Santiago ae
Cuba. .. .Cruiser Columbia arrives at
New York, having been in collision with
the BriU&h steamship Foscolla, which
sank.
80 Troops embark at Tampa for Havana.
81 wear Admiral Sampson s tleot bombards
forts of Santiago da Cuba.
June.
1 Transports tor Manila arrive at Hono
lulu, Hawaii, and the Boys In Blue be
came the guests of the city. .. .Monitor
Mouaduock ordered to Manila from Sua
Francisco.
2 Spain again appeals to the Powers' to
Intervene.
ft American squadron bombarded Santiago
de Cuba.
4 Lieut. Hobson sinks cruiser Merrlmac
In the mouth of the harbor of Santiago
de Cuba.
6 Fortifications of Santiago de Cuba re
duced. 7 Amerhran squadron bombards and si
lences batteries at Santiago. .. .Monitor
Monterey and collier Brutus sail for
Manila.
8 Assault on fortifications of Guantanamo
Bay.
0 House agrees on war revenue conference
report.
10 Admiral Sampson reports he has held
Guantanamo hurbor since the 7th....
Senate agrees on conference report on
war revenue bill.
11 Four Americans at Culmanera are killed
In a tight with the Spaniards.
13 Thirty-two transports with Shafter's
troops sail for Santiago. .. .Presldeut
MeKlnley signs the war tax bill.
14 Two Americans ond several hundred
Spaniards killed in a buttle at Cui
maneru. 15 Second expedition sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila. .. .Great destruction
results to Santiago forts through the use
of the dynamite guns on the Vesuvius.
17 Spanish squadron sailed from Cadis and
pnawd uiuraltnr.
20 Transports with Gen. Shafter's troops
arrive on nanuugo,
2'i Part of Shafter's troops landed.
23 Balance of troois landed without acci
dent. .. .Admiral Camara's Cudla fleet
arrives at Island of Pautcllarln.
24 Slxteeu American Boldlcrs killed and
forty wounded In driving back Spanish
Boldlers at SetitUiiro.
27 Commodore Wutwm to command fleet to
attack hpaulsu home terr torv. .. .Presi
dent McKlnlcy recommends thanks of
Congreos for Lieut. Hobson, and that he
do tmnsierrva to tne line.
28 President proclaims blockade of South
eru Cubn from Cape Frances to Cape
i.rus.
20 Oeu. Shsfter reports he can take Ban
tlugo In forty-eight hours. .. .The Semite
thanks Lieut. Uobson and his men, uum
Ing each one personally.
80 Kyptlan Government refused to lot
Lamara coal his flwt at Port Said.
Jnly.
1 Shafter's army bosau the assault upon
Santiago dt Cuba, capturing the enemy's
outor works.
a-Shafter renewed the attack upon Ran
tlagu, losing about 1,000 In killed and
wounded, and making 2,000 Spanish
prisoners. The Spanish casualties prob-
uniy vxevvui'u luose oi me AllieriCUlls.
8 Cervoru's flet dtroyed at Santiago,
with grsat loss of life,
ft Spanish transport Alfonso XII. blown
ui) on Murtel by American auuboats...
Hobson, the hero of the Merrltuno, and
his comrades exchanged tor Spanish
prisoners outside SsntliiKo.
7 1'rvsUleut signs Hawaiian annexation
resolution. .. .Admiral Dewey took Sublg
and LitUO prisoners.
11 Cruiser St. Louis brings Admiral Cer-
vera sua io prisoners to Portsmouth.
M II i.4, In.. I U,,,,, M..... i '
bardod SantuiKO.
13 Announced that yellow fever has broken
out lu Gen. Shaffer's army.
14 Gen. Toral nnd the Spanish army sur
rendered Santiago at 8 p. m.
17 "Old Glory" raised over Santiago nt
noon.
18-Presldent Issues proolamotlon piovld
luir for the Rovernment of Suntimm
Seven Amerleon vessels bonilwrd Man
sanlllo and destroy seven Spanish ships.
21 Gou. Miles, with 8,415 men on trans
ports, convoyed by warships, starts to
takt Porto Ulco.... American gunboat
cupiurs nips noa bids uie ctpausa cruis
er Jorge Juan.... Gen. Callxto Garcia,
commander of the Cuban army of Blast
era Cuba, owing to discontent because
the American Government has ignored
him and his trooDs In the surrender of
Santiago, withdrew. . . .News reaohed this
country that the second expedition to re
enforce Admiral Dewey had arrived at
Cavlte.
22 Agulnaldo declared himself dictator of
the Philippines.
28 Another expedition for the Philippine
Islands sailed from San Francisco.
25 Gen .Miles and 3,500 men reach Guan-
Ico. Porto Rico, mid effect a landing.
26 Secretary Day, M. Cambon, French am
bassador, and his first secretary, .u.
Thlebaut, confer with President McKln
lev In regard to terms of Deace.
27 The port of Ponce, Porto Rico, surrend
ers to Cupt. Davis, of gunboat Dixie.
80 News of Gen. Morrltt's arrival at Cavlte
received at Washington. .. .Dewey In
forms the President that Agulnaldo, Uie
Philippine Insurgent chief, assumed a
defiant attitude.
81The Spanish forces at Cavlte made a
sortie during a fierce storm on the Amer
ican troops In the Malato trenches. They
were repulsed with heavy loss. Ten of
Gen. Merrltt's men were killed and forty-eight
wounded.
August,
2 President MeKlnley makes public Uie
terms of peace offered to Spain by the
United States.
4 The monitor Monterey and Its consort
Brutus, arrive at Manila. .. .Gen. Shat
ter and his subordinates nsk that the
fever-stricken army at Santiago de Cuba
be removed north.
0 Formal orders Issued for the removal of
Gen. Shafter's army to this country.
0 Spain accepts the terms of peace offered
by the United States Guayamo, Porto
Rico, captured by Gen. Hulnes' forces.
Three Americans cornered.
8 Spain accepts President McKlaley's
peace terms. Certain representations
wore made regarding Cuba which were
not accepted, however. .. .Spaniards at
Guantanamo lay down their arms and
surrender to Brig. Gen. Ewers.
9 Gen. Ernst's brigade captured Conmo,
Porto Rloo, after a lively flKht, In which
saven Pennsylvania volunteers were
wouuutu. Two hundred optimums
taken prisoners. .. .Spaniards attempt to
retake the lighthouse at Cape San Juan,
but are repulsed with heavy loss.
10 A protocol covering the peace terms of
the United States has been agreed upon
by M. Cambon, representing Spain, and
President MeKlnley.... Gen. Schwan's
forces defeat Spanish troops at Maya
guez, Porto Rico. Loss on our side two
killed and one wounded.
11 Spain's cabinet formally approved Pres
ident McKInley's peace protocol and a
cablegram was sent to M. Cambon au
thorizing him to sign In behalf of Spain.
12 M. Cambon, French ambassador to the
United States, slens the protocol and a
cessation of hostilities is ordered.
13 Surrender of the city of Manila, after
stiff bombardment by Dowey.
80 Gen. Merritt leaves Manila for Paris to
aid the Teace Commission.
September.
5 Spanish Cortes convenes to consider
peace proposals.
9 &en. Otis, United States commander at
Manila, demanded the removal of the
Insurgents from that city,
10 Spanish Senate adopts the peace proto
col. 13 The situation at Manila reported crit
ical. 13 Spanish Chambers of Deputies adopts the
peace protocol,
lft Spaulsh Peace Commission appointed,
with Senor Rlos, President of the Sen
ate, as Presldont.
17 The Peace Commission of the United
States soils for Paris.
19 Spanish Government Issues an order tor
all troops In the Wost Indies to return
home.
20 The evacuation of the outlying positions
In Porto Rico begun by the Spanish.
29 American and Spanish Commissioned
meet In Paris.
Octobor.
1 American and Spanish Peace Commis
sioners bold their tirst session.
4 Amerlcnn Peace Commission receives
the report of Gen. Merrltt In Paris.
18 Formal ceremony of raising the United
States flag over Han Juan takes place. . . .
American Commissioners refuse to as
sume any portion of Cuban debt.
24 (Jen. Ortega, with the last of the Span
ish soldiers, sails from Porto Rloo tor
Spain.
23 Spanish soldiers captured at Manila
during the war are released by United
States.
27 Spanish Peace Commissioners aoccpt
condition of the non-assumption of Co
ban debt by United 8tates.
November.
28 Terms of peace accepted by Spain.
December,
10 Treaty of peace with Spain signed a
Paris.
UUxERAL CHRONOLr OT,
Record of Events that Have Occurred
Daring the I'ikut Year,
January.
1 Officers of the Cuban provisional gov
ernment sworn In.
2 Six persons burned to death at Jersey
City, N. J.
8 Thirty persons killed by collapse of
floor In city hull at London, Ont.
7 Theodore Durrant hanged for murder at
St. Quentln prison, California.
8 Six mn killed by explosion of an Ohio
River towboat uear Glenfleld, Pa....
Fifteen men drowned off Ilaudua by
foundering of a French stoumer. . . .Sis
lives lost lu a mine explosion near Pitts
burg, Kan. ...Death of MuJ. Moses P.
Hundy.
12 Forty lives and 11,000,000 worth of prop
erty destroyed by a tornado at Fort
Smith, Ark.
18 Death of Hon. Ben. Butterworth, Uni
ted States Commissioner of Patents, at
Thonissvllle, Ga.
19 Bread riots at Ancona, Italy.
20 Fire loss of 1000,000 at East Orand
Forks, Minn.
22 Marrlngo of Rev. T. DeWItt Talrnage
and Mrs. Col. Collier. .. .Destructive
storm over the West nnd South.
25 Many persons burned to death In a eon
flncrntlon at Spokane, Wash. .. .$1,5k),.
COO worth of property at East St. Louis,
III., Including Union elevator and Bur
lington freight depot, destroyed by fire.
27 January wheat sells for $1.05 In Chi-
esgo Steamer City of Duluth lost off
St. Joseph, Mich.
20 Severn! persons killed In a imnsh-up on
the Maine Central Railway at Orono..,,
Ten men killed by cnvlng In of North
west land tunnel In Chicago.
February.
1 Six lives lost by burning of the Alvord
House, Gloversvllle, N. Y , . . . Schooner
Brlggs wrecked off Little No hunt and
eight live lost.
2 f&OO.iXiO fire los In Winnipeg, Manitoba
8 Six persous hilled lu railway collision
near Boston. ., .Fire destroys $225,000
worth of property at Scranton, Pa,
4 Seven killed In railroad wreck at Glas-
4o w, Scot lu ud.
50,000 flre nt Albany. Ind. .. .IlolJond
Amertcnn steamer Veendam wrecked In
nild-occan.
9 Adolph L. Leutgert sentenced to life Im
prisonment for wife murder In Chi
cago. .. .Assassination of President Bar
rlos of Ountemnln.... $250,000 (Irs loss
at Fort Worth, Texas.
10 Thirty-eight lives crushed out by fah.
lng walls st Pittsburg.
11 Nassau Chambers In New York burned:
loss, $500,000.... French ship Ftacbat
goes down off Canary Islands; 87 lives
lost. . , .
17 Fire damp explosion In a colliery at
Hammeerly, Prussia, kills 50 persons. ...
$100,000 fire at Plttsfleld, Mass. .. .Brit
ish steamer Legislator burned at sea.
18 Death of Miss Frances E. Wlllard In
New York City. .. .Large flre at Pitts
burg. 20 New wharf nnd custom house at Tam
plco, Mexico, burned: loss, $2,000,000.
25 National Tobacco Company's works at
Louisville, Ky., burned; loss, $2,000,000.
20 Nine lives lost In a teuement house flre
at Charleston, S. C... Seven persons
klUed at Blue Island, 111., by the collis
ion of a train and an omnibus. .. .Ten
persons killed and Ave Injured by an
explosion and' flre In- nail Bros.' labora
tory at Kalamazoo, Mich.
27 Death of Wo, M. Slngerly, proprietor of
the Philadelphia Record.
March.
2 Six mea killed by boiler explosion near
Brewton, Ala,
8 Nine drowned by the foundering of the
schooner Speedwell off the Florida coast.
7 Fire causes $130,000 loss In Brownell &
Field Co.'s building at Providence, R. I.
....$3,000,000 fire loss at Manila, Phil
ippine Islands.
11 Death of Gen. W. S. Roseerans.
13 Eleven men burned to death In Bowery
Mission. New York.
10 Death of Aubrey Beardsley, tho artist.
Many persons killed In a flre at 213
Wabash avenue, Chicago.
17 Death of Blanche K. Bruce, Register of
the Treasury.
19 Six convicts killed In a mine nt Pratt
City. Ala.
21 Several persons killed in a hotel flre at
Butte, Mont.
22 Forty lives lost by sinking of bark
Helen Almy off Snn Francisco.
5 Death of James Payn, English novel
ist Death of Truman P. Handy, of
Cleveland, Ohio, oldest banker In United
States Wisconsin Industrial School
for BoyB at Waukesha damaged $100,000
by tiro.
23 For -.y -eight sealers of steamer Green
land perished on Ice floes.
26 Seven persons burned to death at Kent,
Minn.
27 Death of Congressman Simpklns, of
Mutiduchubeus.
ApriL
3 Fifty lives lost In flood at Shawnee
town. III.
1 Fifteen men killed by explosion of pow
der near San Vlcen r-), Mexico.
7 Sudden death of Margaret Mather, the
tragedienne.
11 Oxford Junction, Iowa, visited by $100,
000 flre.
13 Peun glass works at North Irwin, Pa
burned; ioss, $750,000.
15 Anaconda Copper Mining Co. at Bolt,
Mout., suffers $250,000 flre lose.
17 Flre, following a dust explosion, de
stroys grain elevator at Bus. on; loss,
$000,000.
10 Death of George Parsons Lnthrop.
21 Postmaster General Gary resigns and Is
succeeded by Charles Emory Smith. .. .
Death of Senator WulthulL of Missis
sippi. 25 Secretary of State John Sherman re
signs. 26 Wm. B. Day appointed to fill tho va
cancy. .. .Glasgow, Scotland, visited by
a $730,000 flre Powdor mill at Santa
Cruz, CaL, blown up, causing loss of
eleven Uvea,
33 Atlantic Powder Co.'s works at Dover,
N. J., wrecked by an explosion.
SO Heavy damage done by tornadoes In
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and South Da
kota. May,
2 Thirteen persons killed by tornado at
Jerlco, Mo.
8 Schooner Crown wrecked off St. Johns,
N. F., and 11 men drowrnd.
8 $125,000 flre loss at Cleveland.
7 Three hundred persons killed In a riot
at Milan, Italy.
8 Duluth, Minn., suffers a $100,000 lire.
11 Wool warehouse burns at Ballardvllle,
Mass.: loss, 8f00,000.
12 Burning of Armour's elevator D nnd
several lumber yards causes $1,000,000
loss la Chicago.
14 Thousands killed by cyclone on Sum
bawa Island, Mulav Archipelago Ed
ward Remenyt, violinist, falls did lu a
San Francisco theater. .. .Ball Bros.'
glass works burned at Munclc, Ind.;
loss, $286,000.
18- FUnt mill of Mining & Mill Co., at East
Liverpool, Ohio, burned; loss, $100,000.
17 Great damage done and many people
hurt by cyclone In Nebraska.
15 Business ssetlon of Attleboro. Mass.,
, destroyed by flue. ...Destructive cyeione
sweeps througb Iowa, Kansas, Illinois
uuu Wisconsin.
10 Death of William E. Gladstone.
2 Death of Edward Bellamy. .. .Mine flre
at Eollern, Prussia; 45 miners perish.
28 Italian cabinet resigns.
31 New cabinet formed In Italy.
Ju .c.
1 Death of tragedian Thos. W. Keene
Trinsuilsslppl exposition opens at
Omaha.
4-Dath of Capt. Chns. V. Grldley, of the
cruiser Olympla nt Manila.
7 Plant of Burgoss Steel Co., Portsmouth.
Ohio, burned; loss. $400,000.
H S""' I0"'' BnlUtlng In Detroit burned.
13-Collnpse of Joseph Lelter's wheat deal.
15 Resignation of the French ministry.
28- Flrst party osblnet formed lu Jnpnn.
29 Formation of the Pclloux cabinet In
Italy.
Jly.
2 Strike of stereotyper canes Chlesso
pupers to suspend tor four days.
4-Fropch liner La Bourgogiw goes down
off feable Island with 653 passengers.
6 Hawaiian resolutions adopted by tho
Senate.
8- fiteelvllle, Ma, almost obliterated by a
waterspout.... Congress adjourns sine
die.
11 Sngasta ministry In 8pn!n resigns.
Eleven men killed In water tnnnel at
Cleveland, Ohio.
19-Powder mill at Oakland. Cal.. blown up
by a Chlnamnn ami seven lives lost.
80- Death of Prince Bismarck.
August.
lTNYln Thrn cxecuted ftt 81n Sing,
8-Blsuinrck, N. D.. destroyed by flre
amintL'ef..s1rr8 Bber8' tologlsi
Hn'wnU otacial hoisted over
13-Twenty lives lost by cloudburst In Haw
kins County, Ky.
lti!"!gun,lnD of m,n'try at Lisbon.
J0-Freni-h steamer Ln Coquette sunk off
Newfoundkind by the Norge; 10 lives
"Mss,111011 10 M,lwfl' CoII,-'
22-EIght laborers killed by collapse of s
wall In Onrneele tunnef. Pn. . .Cartor"
VI le. III visited by a 2BO.00O flw .
miners drnwned nt Nlence. Silos a
Death of King Malleton of tamo?'
Destructive flre at Logansport, Ln
25-Ex-Gov Claude Matthews stricken by
paralysis nt Mebcrry's Grove, Ind. 7
iSa. MJG0V- 6'aUd0 Matw of
T' ont ftt rnt-,nB-y '
81- Wl)helnilnn becomes Q,IW?n of Holland
- ?ntr "0 "! nlclde of Col. nenry
a?Porfl ' 18nlD8t Cnpt" Dreyfus,
September.
iWrosldent Wtlford Woodruff, of the Mo.
Jui u.riTh """'" Omdurman! oppj;
A.riKocc.op Khartoum.. ..M
CawigtMie, Wench Minister of Wori tl
."ln wifit,Mpl kllM ' collision
train with trolley car at Cohoca, N. X.
....Gen. Zurllnden aDDolntA
Minister of War. uPP'uted FrencB
6 Wilhelmlnn crowned Queen of n .,
at Amsterdam. . . .Thirt. T? f. 5Han4
falling of n bridge over St T od T
River. nir St ,J,ot- L1WrenP
River, near St. Regis Indian rmrence
wany Killed In riots ln Crete n
cfn?ntf m,U0Ual rul
10 Assassination of Elizabeth Fm
Austria, by an Italian nnaffi8 of
Geneva, Switzerland. .. .faoifSoS a, at
Llvermore Falls. Me -lU'uuo are at
11- Flre wiped out New Westminster n n
aud Jerome, Ariz. r' B- C,f
F?111 S,3ee Th,8- M- Cooley at An,
Arbor, Mich. . . .Hurricane nn ii ?na
St. Vincent, West Indi Med tSi ot
sons and destroyed much proper y P
14-Lorenzo Snow chosen he5d of tne Mn,
mon church. uo Mo'-
18-Doath of Dr. John Hall rwi, ,
Miss Winnie Davis. """"eath of
20 Ten persons burned to death ln . .
vator lire lu Toledo. n an ele-
22- Thlrty-s!x men drowned by slnkhm .
French boat Vllls de Feeainu off i '
23- Flfty miners entombed "n coaUh, JJtn
Brownsville, Pa. Ilft at
24- Sovernl persons killed and muPh nran.
erty destroyed by windstorm at Uml n
20-Toruado destroys property at T,, ' -da,
N Y., and kills Ave n MerrlUonw
....Death of Miss Fanny Dave in rt at
27-Clnromont, Minn., destroyed by ure
25- Dcath of ex-Secrotary Thomas p n,,
ard Ulot at Ptina, 111 " ua''
20 Death of Queen Louise of Denmark
Japan.10'18 f "VC8 l8t by '
October,
1 Great flre In Colorado Springs Colo
2 Fierce gale on South Atlantic const'
5-In attempting to quell the rebellion of
the Indians at Bear Luke, Minn. 8
soldiers were killed and wounded
8 Great fire lu Sidney, N. S W
0-$200,000 flre at Atluntie City N j
10 Great flre at Dawson City, Alaska
20-Soven men killed by boiler explosion on
torpedo boat Duvls uear Astoria 0r
rsvr ,naraCeWUr " ''
2o $47t5h0Ok,yn N- Y- Water
23 French cabinet resigns.
- .CW 1 rt-ucli tuuiuct formed.... Janan.
ese cabinet resigns.
November,
5-Eleven men killed by collapse of new
Wonderland theater ut Detroit... Si'ven
men crushed to death In a mine uear
Wllkesburre, Pa.
0 Capitol ut Washington wrecked by en
explosion Death of David A Wella.
economic writer.
7 Resignation of the Greek ministry
8 General election.
0 Organization of Japan's new ministry
completed.
10 New ministry formed In Greece Pre.
Ident Masso and secretaries of Cuban re
public resign.
11 Bank at Kirksville, ' Mo., robbed of
$32,CO0.
17 British ship Atalanta sinks off Orenon
const; 26 lives lost.
18 Death of John W. Keely, the Inventor.
Twelve laborers killed by train at
Ilackeusack Meadows, N. J.
10 Death of Gen. D. C. Buell.
23 Burning of the Baldwin hotel nnd the
ater In San Francisco.
24 20 Great storm sweeps over the coun
try; many lives lost at sen.
27 Death of Actor C. W. Couldock....Six
persons killed by boiler explosion near
Fourteen Mile Slough, Cal.
25 Dynamite explosion in Havana kills 15
persons and Injures 25 others.
December.
5 Opening of Congressional session.
10 Death of William Black, novelist.
11 Death of Gen. Cullxto Garcia at Wash
ington. 13 Death of ex Senator Calvin S. Brlce....
Six persons killed ln railway wreck at
Madison, Fla.
10 Six persons killed by a train at Allen
wood, N. J Department store of 0.
Hartsteln'8 Sons burned at Milwaukee;
Ions, $00,000.
17 Deuth of Bnron Ferdinand James de
Itothschlld In London.... Twenty lives
lost lu steamship collision In the Norti
Si.
19 $ 1,000,000 flre at Torre Haute, Ind.
A story concerning our troops In Manila
is told by an English nnvul officer, who
was an eye-wltnoss to the occurrence.
"The city was quite crowded," he says,
"with both American nnd SpanVb. sol
diers, and they seemed to be on the
friendliest terms. As I was crossing one
of the numerous bridges across the I'aslj
Hiver, I saw a native Filipino spit in the
face of a Spanish officer, and then run to
the American sentinel, who was guarding
the bridge, demanding his proctection. II
was some time before the Filipluo could
make himself understood, and the sentrj
took sometime to catch on to what had
been done, but you can Imagine my sur
prise when he handed his gun to the Span
ish officer and caught the native by the
nape of the neck and the sent of bii
trousers and pitched him off the bridge
into the Taslg River. Then he calmly
took his gun from the Spanish officer and
began pacing the bent ns if nothing had
happened. The American soldier uiuy not
be so military as his brother of Europe,
but ho is made of the right stuff."
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A rather pretty Incident is told by a hoi
pltnl doctor who has some sick soldier
boys In chnrge. There happened to be
two men of the same name In the.aame
hospital that Is, their last names and
their Initials are alike. The other day the
sister of one came to see him, but by mis
take was shown into the room of the oth
er, a man whom ohe had never before
seen, and, of course, she was slightly em
barrassed and departed as rapidly ns p
Bible. But not before she had made a de
cided Impression on the heart of the sol
dier boy. Being almost well, ho cultivated
tho acquaintance f his double, was in
time duly introduced to the woman her
self, and now well, the neighbors do ay
that things are getting decidedly Inter
esting, and neighbors can generally M
counted on to know all that is to be known
on such subjects. But If things do coffl
to the desired ending, won't there be
awful state of mix In that family when
there come to be two men of tho earn
namo ln It?
And now a Boston man claims the
ter of the stage long enough to ooJ
that, so far as the annexation of the r
Ippinea la concerned, "celerity ehouw "
contempered with cunctatlbn.