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a or w i Important Events at home and Abroad. HE NORTH POLE REACHED Happenings the World Over ClaMt> ••d—Political and Personal Af- falrn, ftportlng Contests, Aei-ldents Dae to Storms, Flood* and Kartb- quakes—Coureutlons and Iteiue of Miscellaneous Interest. I 3 POLITICAL AND PERSONAL jAjrcsaY. «. The president's special messsgs ea the secret service rejected by the bouse of representatives. ». Secretary of Bute EJibu Root elected United Mtates senator by tbs New Tork lejclsteturr. Gen Jose Miguel Gomes proclaimed president of Cuba St Governor General Magoon formally turned over the government of Cuba to President Gomes ranauAKT. Av L Ik U. u. M. 1. President Rlect William H Taft form ally opened the Pacific end of the Panama canal. $> France and Germany signed a Moroc- on pact. King Edward Vll. rc« . tved In Berlin, the first visit of s British king te tlje German capital in 1M years MARCH. 4 Inauguration of W. H. Taft as twen ty-seventh president of the United SUUs Nth congress ended 4 President Tsft no ruinated his cabinet officers as follows: ; Philander C. Knox, secretary of state; i Franklin Mae- Veagh, the treas ury; Jacob M. Dlektaaon. war; Gaorga voa L. . ^ Mayer, navy; R. . JL Ballinger, Inte rior; James Wil son, agriculture: Charles Nagel, commerce and la bor ; Frank H. Hitchcock, poet- o nuurter general: President Taft. George W. Wick- ~_ vrl _ h , ^ h ersham, attorney Copyright. IMS. b. a sen tiro® M. Special session of the (Jit congress opened; Joseph U. Cannon elected speaker of the house. If. Tariff bill framed by the Republican * members of the ways and means com mittee of congress introduced in the house by Sereno E. i'ayne, chairman of the committee. M. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt sail ed from New York for Naples on the Hamburg-Amerlcan liner Hamburg. 9. An agreement reached by Austria and tier via effecting peace in the Balkan*. APRIt.. The hist of the United States troops left Cuba. The Payne tariff bill passed the house by a vote of to id Turkish garrison in Constantinople mutinied and ekpeiimi the Young Tui** min let rj. Ultimatum of Young Turks to parlia ment. The Young Turks gained complete control of Constantinople, making the Sultan Abdul Hamid prisoner in his palace. Abdul Hamid II., sultan of Turkey, formally deposed by the Constitutional party and his brother, Mohammed Reschad, chosen successor. *60 leaders of the army mutiny of April 13 In Constantinople executed for conspiracy. MAY. ” Mohammed V., Turkey's new sultan. Invested with the sword of sovereignty at Constantinople. Gan. 8 to easel and Admiral Nabogatoff. who wars serving sentences for neg- ■ toot of duty in tbs lata war. pardonad by the czar. M. Dr. Charles William Eliot retired from tbs presidency of Harvard after 40 years' service. Ml Abbott Mawranea Lowell assumed tbs presidency of Harvard university. JULY. 4 The senate pnaaad Its amended tarter Mil by a vote af 46 to M. Bolivians attacked the Ar- itine legation at La i'as In protest ttnst Argentina’* decision in the Pe ruvian boundary dispute. 14 Prince von Hulow, cbanoellor of the German empire, retired from office and ^ was succeeded by Dr. boo Bethmann- "" Hollweg. Royal troops of Persia de feated by the Nationalists at Teheran. M. Diplomatic relations severed between Bolivia and the Argentina Republic •pea the initiation of Argentina. 14 An anti-Dtas political riot at Goads- lajara. Mexico, resulted In orrecklng tbs town. Anti-Moroccan war not In Barcelona, Spain. AUGUST. 4 The Russian Emperor Nicholas re ceived aa the guest of King Edward Vll. of England at Cowea. 4 The Payne tariff bill finally passed the senate; congress adjourned. 14 Samuel R. Van Zandl. ex-governor of Minnesota, elected commander in chief of the U. A. R. at Balt Lake City. SETTEMBCR, L Dr. Frederick A. Cook announced the discovery by him of the north pole on April n. 1‘JOR. 1. Peary cabled from Indian Harbor. Labrador, that ho reached the north ;£>ole April &. two. .34 President Taft started from Boston on bis 13.QU0 mile trip. Marriage at Ding wall. Scotland, of Mias Anita Stewart of New York to Prince Miguel of Bra- gania, a claimant to the throne of Portugal ocrorea. 14 American minister to China, Charles It Crane, recoiled from his mission by tbs secretary of state. the provincial M. {'resident Taft reached Washington nt ' tHe end of hU trip 14 British house of lords rejected the Liberal budget by. a vote of 360 to <L. onrcxiacR L The state dcuartment handed Rrnor Rodrigue*. Nicaraguan oh.»r^ d'af faires in TVashlngl'm, hi- paifports, virtually demanding the organization of a new government io replace />• tayas. 4 Regular session 41st congre- * opened. William J Calhoun of Chicago ap pointed minister to china. 1. President Taft's first annual message presented to the congress. 14 Judge M. H. Lurton appointed justice of the l’nit**«e:8»ate- e court. 14 Pi'esldent Zelaya pmced his resigna tion in the hands of the Nicaraguan congress. S. Prince Albert formally *ur.-e<*ded to the Relgt^n throne. •’ I STORM AND FLOOD WORK OF THE FLAMES JAMCARY H. Lams of IMO.OOO by the burning ef Ms Auto* In storage in Boston. 14 Loss of nearly NuO.OOO by fire In the woolen rah la at North Chelmsford. SL Fire on the wharfs ef Galveeton caueed lose of MM.M4 J4 Loss ef 1*00,000 In e department store Are in St. Paul. APRIL. 4 Fire in Fort Worth. Tex., wiped out ten blocks and property valued at IS.- «*4M0; 4 deaths. U. Fatal Are la the business section of ; 4 deaths; lose nearly M. Fire destroyed I churches, 40 dwell ings and a business block in Rochester. N. Y.; loss nearly «M4«*4 MAY. 14 A *1.800,000 Are In Akron. O. *L Lose of *1.000.WO by the burning of the Nevada grain 4 docks at Po. t Coats. Cal. JUNR tL Fort William Henry hotel, noted hos telry on Lake George, burned, loss about CGOiOOA Ab'OCST. 14 Montioello. N. Y., a popular summer resort, nearly destroyed by Are; ioas about 11.004004 B. Fire la the business district of De- eatur, UL. caueed a lees af R.004*04 nieccMBca. 4 Flames destroyed * buildings in the business district of Baltimoru, loss es timated at about 11.000.000. 4 Fire in the business district of Kala- maaoo. Mich., caueed a loss of *760.004 14 The Racine Manufacturing company’s plant and other buildings burned at Racine. W’ls.; loss Mu,(mi. I GAMES AND RACES 14 XL * “ 3 Jack Johnsea. MARCH. 4 Oro Mor?Jfnj«tr.r won the charaplon- ahlp of the world at 112 balk line til- liards, defeating George F. Blosson, the W.l champion. In New Y'ork dty: Anal score, too to ?Ii 24 Opening of the Ormond-Day tuna beach auto race. David Runce Brown.: driv ing a Bens cnr. lowere<1 the amateur record for 10 miles to S minutes IS sec onds: pit-vton* record t> minutes IS sec ond*. APRIL. 4 Oxford won the GCth annual varsity rac« on the Thames, beating Cam bridge by 3 lengths. Henri St. Yves of France won the International Mar athon for professionals In New York. MAT. 4 St. Tves won the international Derby In New York, covering 2f. miles and 3J6 yards in 2 hours. 44 minutes and S seconds. IS. King James won the Metropolitan handicap at Balmont park. New York. to. King Edward’s Minoru won the Eng lish Derby. JCXE. 4 King James won the Brooklyn handi cap at Gravesend 4 Balloon race start at Indianapolis. Ind 14 W. K. Vanderbilt's Negofol won the French Derby at Chantilly. to Fltzherbert won the Suburban handi cap at Shceoshead Bay. 27. Verdun. Rothschild owner, won the Grand Prtx over the Long champs course, near Paris. JULY. L Harvard woo the vanity race Tale at New London. & Cornell wen the varsity eight race at Poughkeepsie. 4 The champion polo cwp. which had been held in England 23 year*, won hack by the Meadowbrook (Long Is land) polo learn 4 The Belgian crew woe the Grand Chal lenge sup at Healey, England, defeat JAHUAkT a w> viiiage* destroyed and 4.00ft peepi killed by an enrthipinV* In Ferdrv 14 Severe earthquake shocks In spam rL'CRIAUT 21 13 killed and scores Injured by a tor- i nado which swept over eastarn Araan- sas. MARCH. 4 S killed and 74 Injured In a tornado at Brinkley. Ark. 14 Cyclone wrecked 100 bouse* at Cuth- bei t, G» ; w ueatbs APRIL. 7. IS deaths In a hurricane which swept ; the middle west from Mississippi to I Pennsylvania. 34 7 persons killed and property valued at fl.UUO.UOO ruined by a windstorm at Cievelaim. to Over 40 'persona killed and millions In property destroyed by tornadoes which swept the south, including Tennessee. Alabama. MUalsalppi and Geoigia. MAY. M. Many lives lost In a cyclone which swept over North Dakota and western Minnesota. 22 persons Killed and 40 In jured In Oklahoma by tornadoes. 14 Over 90 persona killed and upward of M* injured in a windstorm at Zephyr. Tex. JUNK. Ml U persons killed and scores Injured in a aeries of tornadoes which swept over Texaa U. KM deaths la an earthquake which ruined the towns of m Caenat and Rogues. France. JULY. L Severe earthquake shock* at Reggto and Messina, scene of the devaatatioii In December, Uu4 14 30* persons killed by an earthquake In southern Greece. 14 1* persons killed and 7* Injured by a sudden storm in New York. JL 21 persona killed tn a hurricane which swept over the gulf of Mexico ar.d struck Galveston and the neighboring coast. Ml Destructive earthquake shocks at Aca pulco and Ckilpanclngo, Mexico. H. Mexico City shaken by earthquake AUGUST. 24 Floods at Monterey. Mexico, caused a loss of over 10.00* lives and destroyed property valued at *34004004 SCTBMBBR. 14 Beginning ef a West India hurricane which created wide havoc on the northern gulf coast; heavy loss of life and great damage to property. OCTOBBR 4 A West India hurricane devastated the west coast of Cuba, nearly wrecked Key West and swept up the Florida and Carolina coasts. 2L Earthquake at Catania. Sicily; Vesu vius again actlva. NOVEMBER. 4 Beginning of a rainstorm In the Island j of Jamaica, which caused many deaths, end the destruction by landslides, ! wrecks of shipping and inundation of i property estimated at I7.UXi.iaw. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS JAHUAr.T. 14 Centenary of the birth of Edgar Al lan 1’oe celebrated. remUART. 4 T h ® cruising battleship fieot sailed from Gibraltar, homeward bound. 14 Centenary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln celebrated. !k Memorial services for United Slates Ecamcn who perished on Uki Maine in Havana harbor on this u.*iu m HjJ held In Arlington National cemetery. I*. Lieut. E. ii. tihacjkleton, R. N.. com mander of the antarctic expedition, planted the Union Jack at latitude 8423. about 111 miles from Lite south pole. 24 The battleship fleet reached Hampton Roads. Dr. W. T. Bull, noted surgeon and cancer expert, died in Savannah. MARCH. 4 The publisher* and one editor of the New York World Indicted by the fed eral grand Jury In New York city. 14 Standard Oil acquitted in the railway rebat a case. 11 Lieut. Joseph rhtroeinl, noted Italian detective in New York, assassinated at Palermo. Italy. tt. Count Zeppelin's dirigible airship cre ated a woikTa leuord by carrying 21 Wright’* duration ror-ord of 2 ho ir* 3U minutes and 57 second* by *i mm otek ard 1* second* at Mourmeion- Le-Grand. France. 14 Crofs country aeroplane record of H mil** in pu. minti!e« m >4* *'ln»-ols N 1 . by C. F WtllaQj 14 (V alter Wellman uteended in m* d.r- Igluie bailouti al bpiC/iw-roen, ixmnil for the north |N»lr mceiing with an accident ufi>r travr-lmg jG mi!« 9. wtuch Indeilnitely j>o*t|K)n>Hi n.c trip 3 I'penlng of lb* aero^.h, tie 1 xce* .(I Uhelm*. Prance. * * 24 S killed ind many Injui^d in n strik ers’ rkM at the Prescetl Sieel f’ar coni. puny'* plant at Bchoenvllle Pa B. Glenn H t'urtio* American avt*mr ii^ue a U lecvxu <11 L.v t',.iv,u.s race* by covering C l-7< mllen in » min- utea Sj 2-5 secmida. 4 2k Paulhan. French aviator. Lrohr an record* for leqgth of niiU oAen Hurl it. Including Wilbur WiJs..f*. Ly rt... mg in the air 2 hours, 63 minuies ami 34 seconds at Rhelma. 27. Henry Farman. English aviator set a new record for heavier than air ma chines by covering jll.TK mill** In 3 hour*. 4 mirutes and 56 2-5 seconds nt Rhelma. M. Glenn H. Ourtlra won the lnt*m*»«on. al aviator cup at Rlielm* by traveling at the rate of 46C5 mile* an hour ar.d covering 12 42 mile* In 15 minute* 50 3-6 seconds. The Spaniards at Mellila destroyed h* Moors by exploding mutes under their camp. 14 Centenary of the birth of Oliver Wen. dell Holmes celebrated SRPTSMBEU. C Dr Frederick A. Oook, the arctic ex plorer, who left civilisation In the summer of 1M7. landed at Copen hagen. 4 Capt. F. 8. Cody, an American In the British service, made a cross coun try aeroplane flight of 40 miles, cover ed In I hour and 3 minutes. 21. Dr. Fi-edeiick A. Cook, the explor er. arrived In New York. Peary reach ed Sydney. Nova Scotia. M. The Hudson-Fulton celebration opened by a naval parade in New York har bor. Ml The ahlp Roosevelt, which earned the Peary exploring expedition, arrived at New York from the arctic region. OCTOBER. 1 Commander Robert E. Peary reached New York. International balloon goal race from Zurich. 4 Orville Wright broke the high flying record by soaring 1.600 feet at Potia- dam. The Mars won the Infem.ttlonal goal race from Zurich, landing within •00 yards of the goaL 4 Edgar W. Mix. American aeronaut, woo the Gordon Bennett cup In the balloon race from Zurich, landing at Warsaw, Poland, after covering 691 lullee. Statue of Verrassano. reputed first discoverer of the Hudson, unveil ed in Battery park. New York. 16. Cl«*e of the Alerka-Yukon-Pnelfle fair at Seattle; total attendance about 47S4A04 15 Opening of the Portola festival, com memorating the discovery tn 17'2» of tho bay of San Francisco. NOVEMBER. 4 Paulhan, FTeucu avLutor, made a new record In bight, reaching an altitude of 907 feet at Sandown park. London. 24 Standard Oil trust ordered to dissolve by the eighth United 8taie« circuit court. Fitting a* a court of appeal*. 14 Switchmen s strike begun m the north west. I DECEMBER. 14 P. F. Shccdy, noted sporting man an i an authority 011 art. da-d in New York city; aged u4 15. Senator John Raines, father of the KaJ-m-H hole) law. died at Canandai gua. N. Y. Gen. W. IV. Dudley, tor- merly commissioner of pension*. di*<i In Washington; aged 67. 2*. Centenary of rhe birth of Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, British Materninn. culled the "Grand Old Man" of England, celebrated. DEK III H Noted People Removed During the Year. ? " AN IMPRESSIVE LIST. 1 Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Authors, Scientist*, Mateameo, Art* j feta. Soldiers, Sailor* and Kings lu the World of Kluaoce Appear In tfce Record —The Roll Includes Royalty, and Civilian* of Kiulnence l at Home and Abroad. JAWUAaY. U. Lily, ducheaa of Marlborough, daugh ter of the late Commodore Price of the United States navy, in London; aged SL M. Vice Admiral Roieetvenaky. command er of the Russian Baltic fleet when an nihilated by Togo’s ahipe May. 1905. In tbn saa of Japan, la SC Petersburg; aged to tl. Benote-ConetantCoquelln. noted French actor, in Parts, aged 4. XL Mias Martha Finley, author of the pop ular ’’Elate Books,'* at ElMeo. Md.; aged (1. rOSRUARY. 1 John Gtimer Speed, Journalist and au thor. at Mend ham. N. J.. aged 54 4 Catullus Mend**, noted French poet. In i Part*. Mb Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of the czar of RuMla, tn 8l i'etersburg; age-1 ffi. A ’P 14 Rear Admiral Charles 8. Cotton. J3. 4 N.. retired, at Nice. France, aged 64 2L Carroll D. Wright, roldler. statistician and educatoi. at Worcester. Mass.; aged *4 to Rev. Dr. Theodore Cuyler, noted min ister and author. In Brooklyn; aged 67 MARCH. L K. J. (’’Lucky’’) Baldwin, well known turfman, at Arcadia. CaL; aged U. 4 John H. Starlit, pioneer la river and harbor transportation. In New York city; aged M. 14 MaJ. B. L. O. Zallnskl, U. 8. A. re tired, noted Inventor and engineer, in New York dty; aged 64 14 Elinor MacCartney lane author of ‘‘Nancy Stair” and other nove.a, at Lynchburg. Va. 24 Col. William Lamb, aoldier. editor and lawyer, hero of the Confederate de fense of Fort Fisher tn 1365, at Nor folk, Va.; aged 74 APRIL & Tice Admiral Cervera. who command ed the Spanish fleet at Santiago in Ifttt, at Ihierta Real. Spain, aged 74 4 Helena Modjeeka. Polish tragedienne, at Bav Cily. Cal ; Hied fX o 4 F. Marion Crawford, novelist, at Sor- repto, Italy; aged A Governor Jobs A Johnson ef Minne sota at Rochester Minn.; aged 4* R Robert Hoe 3d. heed ef the net<4 firm of printing press manufacturaro ef New York and London, in aged 70 "Major" Rodins Nwti. rrwaldk WV’t*/f»e-_ . Mm wr»»*yvi'm eta*to>4.r-«b»gJ| midget troupe, at Iktrcneater. Mass.; aged 69 Henrietta Chsnfrau. an wM^' time artr*«s wl|p *upported Forres* and the Hooth*. at Burlington. V. 4; aged 73 OCTOBER.' 4 Albert Pulitzer, founder of UM Mew York Journal and brother Of Joosgk Pulitzer of tbs New York WorM la Vienna; aged 54 17. W. L Buchanan, former American | minister to 1‘anama. In Jz>ndon. I 14 Ce*ars Lombroso. noted ItaJian crimt- j nologist and allenlat. at Turin, aged 74 3L Patnca Henry AJrt arren. Democratto leader In Brooklyn bo re ugh. Mow lorfe, in that city. «• Cot Theodore A Dodge, U. S. A.. tw> tired, noted military writer, to Parts! aged 77. Rear Admiral Henry Bitten, fl. ti, N„. retired, a naval hero of the cml war. ^ tn New York city; aged 77. Oew. OMeor Otle Howard. II. S. A. retired, al Bor- tlngtou. Vt ; aged 79. Prince Hirehnnl Jto, dtatlngulshed Japanese statesmen former resident general of Korea, as* pafstnated at Harbtn. Manchuria, by a Marlon Craw- furiL CONVENTIONS APRIL r. u. s. n., f. Tbs Taft cup trophy In the German- Ameriean aonderkiasee yacht woo by the American yacht Joyetta ef MArtfctelftMMia OCTOBOL 4 Detroit won the pennant la the Amer ican Baseball leamia. Y. Pittsburg woo the National Base he 11 the LAbm cup from St. Louis. Rich mood. Va. aad cov- TSH4 miles in t* hours and 15 mlnutaA 4 Pittsburg (National Baseball league) won tho world's championship from Detroit tAmencab Baseball league) at Detroit. Jack Johnson defeated Stanley Ketchai In 12 rounds for the heavyweight championship at San Francisco. IT. Henri St, Yves won the Marathon Derby at Seattle in 2 hour*, 32 min utes and oml*. 34 Vanderbilt cup race won by H.. F. Grant, driving a 4) horsepower AI eo « car an average of 62.8 mile* an nour for 27k. tn miles. Pennsylvania beat Carlisle Indiana at footuaU. 4i to 4 oa Franklin held Chicago beat Minneso ta at football. 30 to 4 at Minneapolis MOVCHORA XL Tale defeated Princeton. IT to 4 ot Mow Haven. “ aylvania, 12 to 4 planted thootan and stripe* *» the north potab of of tho fa te tho fight with tho Morrtmso March 4 lMl died In Brook- lyn; aged XL to Peter FonoMa Collier, ef Collier's W« ly and a pat dlsd In NowTorfe ] city; aged *4 24 Daughtar born to * 1 * * * * * * * 9 ^ ifohoit B. Peary. na of Holland. MAT. 4 Tho "commodity clause” of the Hep burn act declared constitutional by tho United States supreme court, killing of William B. Annie. to MaJ. Israel C. Greene, the captor of John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859. died at Mitchall. 8. D.; aged 84 JURA L Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition open ed at Seattle. 24 Daughter born to Queen Victoria of Spain. JULY. 4 Tho Champlain tercentenary celebra tion commemorating the discovery of Lake Champlain began on the Ver mont shores of the lake. 14 Weoteo arrived In San Francisco, having accomplished o total distance of 3.8S miles in about VS days, begin ning at Naw York March 14 XL Passenger traffic Opened between New York and Jersey City through the Hud son and Manhattan terminal tubes. to Louis Bier lot. French aeronaut, cross ed from Gala la. France, to Dover. England, in an aeroplane, covering the distance (a miles 1 in about • minutes. -34 Orville Wright made a new aeroplane record by remaining in flight I hour. 12 minutes and 36 Sooonda at Fort Kye. 3L Grv.lle Wright . made the required speed record (or the army ot Port Myer. fly teg aa a 42.5 miles an hour in a M mile flight. B The Ublri'-M* vice consul. Lock Wing. , shot deed in New York by o China man. ILI not era summarily triad, con- vH-tu« ami executed ot BarcekmA it>i. 4 "Uncola auocpt. into circula te Co feu. at Douai. • : iiM .t A ^ Franco 1 of Alfred FEBRUARY. 14 National Congress of Mothers opened In New Orleans 2L American, bowling congress opened in Pittsburg. MARCS. 24 flouthere child labor ssngTsss met at Now Orleans. 2L Tho 125th annuel conference of tho Methodist Episcopal church mot in Baltimore. APRIL tl Society Daughters of tho Re volution mot hi Washing- 24 2th eongrese of tho latsmatioaal Wo man’s Suffrage alliance opened in London. Ml 20th annua) meeting of the National Society Sons of the American Revolu tion opened In Baltimore. & National peace SAT. met to Chita- National good roads eon* Baltimore met In 1 JURA * 4 Reunion of United Confederate Veter ans at Memphis. Meeting of the Amer ican Medical aaaociailou • at Atlantic City. 14 International Council of Women met at Toronto. 24 The American Library amociatton met at Bretton Woods. N. ii. JULY. L Forty-firat annual convention of Die National Woman Suffrage aMHocIStlon met In Seattle. 4 Convention of the AmcricTt,, Institute of InHlruction opened at Cuatlne. Me. 7. Ant 1-vivisect ion congress opened - in London. * International convention of the Christian Endeavor met at, 8t. Paul. The Ep worth league met in IntemationaJ convention at Seattle Ml The international Air Navagation ex position opened tn Frankfort. R World conference of the Y. M. C. A opened at Barmen-Etherfeld. Germany. AUOUST. 4 National Irrigation congress met at Spokane. Wash. Annual G. A R. en campment opened It* Salt Lake City. If. Thf <3d annual convention of theM’nt- versal Peace union opened at Mystic. Conn. 24 2th international trades union coagree* spaaed in Parts. SEPTKMBRA 4 International Esperanto 1 ad at BarceiortA 14 Tho American met tn Chicago. OCT 24 Annual convention of the Women’s Christina opened ot OmahA 44*0 U Ethan Alton Hitchcock, ex-sec retary of the In terior, 1 In Wash ington: aged 74. UL Algernon Cnarle* 8 w 111 h u r n e, jioet and essayist, at ikancy, England; aged 72. 14. Ex-ITnlted Rtate* Senator M. C. Bul let- of South Caro lina, at Columbia, S. C.. aged 72. 24 Ex-United States Senator NYilliara Stewart of Neva da, lu Washington; ajeed 82. 25. Charles Warren Stoddard, author and educator, in Monterey, Cal.; n-rd 0, 27. Heinrich Conned, Impresario, former director ot (Jie Metrupolltan l>p«r* House. In MeraT Austria, Hge<l 54 24 Ex-Governor Frederick Holhrook of Vermont, at BrattleiMiro; aged Su. Olive Logan, formerly an actress, au thor and lecturer, near Sutton, Sur rey. England, aged 70. MAY. 4 Augusta Evans Wilton, author of ”8t. Elmo,’* "Beulah.'' ''Yashti’* and other popular novels of southern life, at Mo bile. Ala.; aged 74 14 George Meredith, the English novelist. In London, aged 81. 14 Henry H. Rogers, financier and direct or N of (be Standard Oil company, in NoiF York ; aged *4 JURA 4 Theodore Barth, noted German editor, publicist and authority on American affairs, at Baden-Baden; aged *4 4 CoL Alaxandor Kelly McClure, noted Journalist, tang prominent tn Ponnoyb- ’ In Philadelphia; aged 3L Edward Everett Hale, dis- clergyman, author aad Jour- chaplain of tho United States senate. In Roxbury, Maas.; aged 27. 24 Frederick de Martens, noted Russian scholar and diplomat, datagate to the Portsmouth peace conference In MR. at 84 Petersburg; aged (4 24 Sarah Onto Jewett, noted writer of stories of New England Ufe, at South Berwick. Me.; oged 24 24 Carrie Burnham Kilgore, ptooesr wo man lawyer, at flwartbmore. Pa; aged I ' L JULY. XL Prof. Simon Newcomb, noted astron omer. mathematician and traveler, tn Washington; aged 74 14 Frederick Phlaterer. civil war veteran and noted military writer and statis tician. nt Albany, N. Y.; aged 74 Louis Loeb, American artist and Illus trator, at Canterbury, N. II ; aged 43 14 Don Carlos, pretender to the throne of Spain, at Varese, Lombardy; aged Q. 24 Rosa Noucbelts Cary, popular Eng lish novelist. In London. ^ to Elizabeth Taylor Dandrtdge. daughter of President Zachary Tayldr and mls- —- tress of tbs White House during his ’ term, at WJUichester. Va; aged *. .AUGUST. M. Lady Alma-Tadema, wife of the cele brated painter Sir Laurence Alma- Tadema and herself an artist of note. In London. XL Sir Theodore Martin, English author and poet, in London; aged 14 27. George Manville Fenn. English nov elist of tho old school, in London; aged 14 4 Gen. John J. Copplnger, O. & A.. rw> tired, civil war aad Span lab war vet eran. la Washington; aged to 4 William Torrey llama, aeted-YMtee- opher and former United States —is nMstaessr of education, at- ff It L; aged 74 4 IJonel Brough, once noted la LandOA 14 Richard Watson ondee, a editor of the Gon- tury Magazine. In New York elty; >eged *4 14 William M. lAf- fan. editor of the New York Sun, at - Lawrence. N. Y.; aged 6L 34 Consueio. dowager duchess of Man chester (nee Yens- gaj, called the most influential American woman In England, In London^ aged tt. 24 David A~ De Ar- mood, one ot tho known Democratic greeA at Butler Mo. DSCJBUBRA 4 Princess Waldemar, noted xsember sfl the royal family ef Denmark, at Go- petihagen. 4 George Crocker, capitalist, te Mow York city, aged 53. 14 Red Cloud, once notorious as the fight ing chief of tho Sioux, at Ptue Ridge reservation; aged *6 IT. King Leopold II of Belgium, nt Rnss- eels; aged it ML Gen. Green B. Raum, civil war vst- ertin. congreesman and former com missioner ot pensions. In Chtcago; sgofl 84 Grand Duke Michael Ntcholate vttch. ucrle of the czsr of Uuosta, Ot Cannes, Franco; aged 77. Rickard Wsi voa aged to. DISASTERS AT SEA ' 24 poMtico; Or. Eda 4 Clydo Tltch. the playwright, at tana-our-MaruA Fraaoo; aged 24 t Hoary S sima of the Port Hstoa 4 Joel Bl nt York elty; oged BL a Corfcte, U. R JL. York o*ty; aged XL a chrfl war of OM*. ki JARCART. White Star liner Republic rammed ir the Italian Itnvr FloruJa off Nat tuck- st. 6 dcLilhs and remarkable rtscue of over 21aa) puK.svngers before the Ra- publlc *«nk. FEBRUARY. Mi The Hamburg tinuth AmerFa liner IVeilUente iiuca uurned off Fetilnsuia VaMe*. Itt-s (owr>L-r* rep-rt) lll “B, (j-rc-:* reperts) 2u> ot the pai.b«.ng>-ra and crew. Jtrt.T a 11 14 esilors of Die *tearner J H Cowle drcw-neU when that vensel collided with the l*aac M 8cott in Lake Su perior off Whltefiah 1*0101 light 14 The British submarine C II sunk in collision with the steamship Eddy- stone off Hal*borough lightship, 13 of the crew drowned. At’OUaT. 21 The North German Lloyd steamer Bchlevem collided with the Argentine excursion steamer Colombia tn Monte- video harbor and sank her with a loss ef over 150 passengers. OCTOSRA Ml Steamer Heat is. from Glasgow, wreck ed off the Maine coast; 22 lives task 14 120 deoths at tho sinkJng of tho P»- cUta, 24 The coootlog steomar Argo off Ttllamook, Ore.; 14 ttvao tot 4 nt earner EUaa Varakx Mersey; It ysaiSrtgsrs and Barnotabta hay; 22 1 24 2 lives toot by the ferry Marquette end ea Lake Ertav Me. 2 ACCIDENTS ON UND 24 » m. to a JAJfUA AY. miners killed by got Letter’s colliery at 2kogl Explosion in the Lick Braask odaA BluefleM. W. Va. caused Urn death ef 129 miners. Firedamp explosion la the Auks coal mine at Vessprim, Hungary, canoed the death of 242 men. killed and many Injured In a col lision on tho Denver aad Rio OrsndO railroad near Dotsero. Colo. By explosion and Ore in the temp** rary crib of n tunnel under Lake Micb^' tgan off Chicago about 72 workown tael their lives. FEBRUARY. Between 202 and 300 pc mows burned te death sand scores injured 'll a Are which destroyed the Flores theater is Acapulco. MexioA MAT. * Explosion of 1.200 pounds of In tho stone quarries at Sent! hem. near Albany, N. T„ cam of M Uvea. juma 12 persons kilted end 42 taJk M. 2 killed and 22 kart M • • v & a m