January 1. Emancipation Day: Special celebration in South Carolina; first colored State fair opened in Columbia. Legislatures meet in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Virginia.

2. Massachusetts: Inauguration of Gov. Brackett. 3. The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company buys the Pittsburg, McKeesport, and Bellevernon Railroad for $1,400,000. Spain: Resignation of the ministry.

4. Portuguese affronts to the British flag reported from Africa. Germany: A Czech conference opens at Vienna. San Salvador: Revolution suppressed.

6. Associate-Justice Brewer takes his place in the Supreme Court. Both Houses of Congress meet. Russia announces treaty violation by Bulgaria.

7. New York: The State Legislature meets. The President gives a state dinner to the Vice-President and Cabinet. Germany: Death of the Empress-Dowager Augusta. Africa: Fighting between Germans and Arabs. England-Portugal: Serious complications regarding the Delagoa Bay affair.

8. Brazil: Separation of Church and state proclaimed with religious liberty and equality.

9. Florida: Sub-tropical Exhibition opens at Jack

sonville.

11. Germany: Funeral of the Dowager Empress Augusta at Berlin. Russia: A woman Nihilist kills

the Chief of Secret Police at Moscow.

12. Portugal: It is decided to accept England's ultimatum regarding the Delagoa Bay affair. Great popular wrath because of this concession.

14. Ohio: Calvin S. Brice ( Democrat) elected United States Senator. Maryland Ephraim K. Wilson (Democrat) re-elected United States Senator. Portugal: A new ministry formed. France: M. Floquet elected President of the Chamber of Deputies. Russia: Several officers of the Czar's body guard commit suicide.

15. Afro-American leagues meet in convention at Chicago. New Jersey: The Governor's salary raised to $10,000. Prussia: The Emperor opens the Diet. Egypt: The Khedive bestows decorations upon Stanley and the white officers of the African expedition.

16. England: The Earl of Euston and Mr. Herbert Gladstone win libel suits against newspapers.

17. Massachusetts: Lockout of shoe operatives ends at Haverhill.

18. Europe: The Duke of Aosta, late King of Spain, dies at Turin. The new Brazilian Republic recognized by the Argentine Confederation.

19. Publication of the Samoan treaty. Portugal: A public meeting in Lisbon to protest against the action of England. Brazil: Three banking districts created, each with its bank of issue and an aggregate capital of $250,000,000.

20. Spain: A new ministry formed. Portugal: The demands of England submitted to under protest, the European powers having declined to interfere. Brazil: A decree promulgated requiring foreign corporations to import two thirds of their entire capital.

22. The United States Squadron of Evolution quarantined at Tangiers because of influenza.

23. Women's Christian Temperance League organized at Cleveland, Ohio. Delegates of the Knights of Labor and the Progressive Union meet at Columbus, Ohio. Germany: The Reichstag rejects the expulsion clause of the Socialist bill.

24. National bank incorporated at Rio. Portugal: A meeting for national defcuse at Lisbon.

25. Nellie Bly, of the New York "World," finishes her tour around the globe-time, 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes. Pan-American Congress: Delegates entertained at Baltimore. Steel steamship Maverick, of the Standard Oil Company, launched at Baltimore. Germany: Socialist bill defeated in the Reichstag (169 to 98).

26. Brazil and the Argentine Republic conclude a boundary treaty.

28. France and Holland are at odds regarding the boundaries of their South American possessions. 29. The President officially receives the Brazilian VOL. XXX.-19 A

deputation. Ohio: Deadlock in the State Senate on the lieutenant-governorship.

30. Ohio: Lieut.-Gov. Lampson (Republican) unseated by the Legislature (Democratic). Banking complications in New York: Sixth National Bank closed by order of the United States examiner, arrests of officers and brokers.

31. Satisfactory trial of torpedo boat Cushing. England: The Duke of Connaught succeeds the Duke of Cambridge as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. Portugal authorizes the opening of the Delagoa Bay Railway.

February 1. The "Six Nations" hold a council on Indian citizenship and land in severalty. Brazil: The Minister of Commerce resigns, and is succeeded by Señor Ribeiro. Mexico recognizes the Republic of Brazil.

3. Supreme Court: The Idaho anti-Mormon testoath law sustained. Chicago: The Presbytery declares for a revised Confession of Faith. Columbia College: Seth Low installed president. New York: Presbytery accepts report favoring revised Confession of Faith. National Convention of Colored Men meet at Washington. England: Mr. Parnell's libel suit against the London "Times" is co.npromised, plaintiff gets £5,000.

4. New York city Centennial anniversary of the Supreme Court celebrated. The suspended banks resume business. France: Death of the Duc de Montpensier. England agrees to a conference with Portugal. 5. New York: The Supreme-Court justices are entertained by the Bar Association. Germany: Labor troubles command attention.

6. Australia: A federation conference opened at Melbourne. Germany-Turkey: A commercial treaty signed.

7. France: The Duke of Orleans arrested in Paris for violating the decree of banishment.

10. Nevada: The Mormons are defeated in an election at Salt Lake City. Bulgaria: Many arrests of plotters against the throne.

11. The Union Pacific and the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads withdraw from the Interstate Commerce Association. England: Parliament meets.

12. Missouri: Exciting temperance crusade in Lathrop and vicinity. France: The Duke of Orleans sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Germany: The Socialists, in consideration of imperial rescripts, withdraw their resolution to organize a general strike in May.

13. Georgia: The Chamber of Commerce holds its first annual dinner at Atlanta. The Methodist Book Concern celebrates its centennial at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Troops are ordered to the Sioux reservation to keep out white settlers. Great Britain: Report of the Parnell Commission submitted. 14. Charles Emory Smith confirmed as minister to Russia.

15. Secretary Windom terminates the contract between the Government and the Immigration Commission of New York City.

16. Hawaiian Islands: A general election resulted in favor of the native party.

17. British Columbia: A colonial court decides that the United States Government has no jurisdiction in Behring Sea.

18. National Educational Association Convention opens in New York-adjourns Feb. 20. Hungary: Death of Count Andrassy.

19. American Woman Suffrage Association: Annual meeting at Washington. New York Legislature: The World's Fair bill passed. Iowa: Legislative deadlock broken by a compromise. Russia demands 3,000,000 rubles from Bulgaria.

20. Alleghany, Pa.: Dedication of the Carnegie Library. Germany: The elections show large Socialist gains.

21. Missouri: Sixteen persons arraigned for a riotous attack on a liquor dealer in Spickardsville. New Hampshire: Memorial Hall and Library dedication at Wolfborough.

27. Iowa Horace Boies (Democrat) inaugurated Governor. United States steamer Enterprise reaches New York with the body of the late George H. Pendleton. Germany: Prince Bismarck prohibits the sale of West African territory.

28. The North American Commercial Company secures the Alaskan fur-seal rights.

March 2. Rome: The Pope celebrates his eightieth birthday.

3. Germany: Several election riots. Dahomey, West Africa: Fighting between French and natives. 4. Iowa: William B. Allison re-elected to the United States Senate. National League of Republican Clubs meets at Nashville, Tenn. (adjourns March 5). Scotland: Great railway bridge opened over the Firth of Forth.

6. Africa: Fighting between the natives and the French in Dahomey, and natives and Germans in East Africa. Hungary: A ministerial crisis arises on the question of naturalizing the venerable Louis Kossuth.

7. United States steamship Concord launched from Roach's yard, at Chester, Pa. New York city: Contract awarded for constructing a tunnel under the East river. England-Portugal: Negotiations regarding the African trouble have failed.

12. Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad bought by Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Canada: the Birchalls, husband and wife, arraigned for the murder of the Englishman Benwell.

13. Peru: A political campaign results in rioting and bloodshed.

14. New York: The Flack divorce trial begun. France: The ministry resigns.

15. Germany: The Labor Conference begins its sessions at Berlin (adjourns March 29). The President warns "boomers" to leave the "Cherokee strip." Africa: A French garrison besieged by 30,000 Dahomans. The President and Mrs. Harrison visit Florida.

16. France: A new Cabinet formed, M. Freycinet President of the Council. England: General strike among the miners causes an advance in the price of

coal.

17. Germany: Prince Bismarck and his son Herbert tender their resignations.

18. Germany: The Emperor accepts Prince Bismarck's resignation.

19. United States steamship Newark launched from Cramp's yard, Philadelphia. McCalla court of inquiry begins at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Germany: General von Caprivi is appointed Chancellor of the Empire vice Bismarck, resigned.

20. Germany: The Emperor makes Bismarck a field marshal and offers him a dukedom; he appoints Herbert Bismarck Minister of Foreign Affairs.

21. New York: The Court of Appeals decides that execution by electricity is constitutional. England: The House of Lords adopts the report of the Parnell Commission.

22. New York: The defendants in the Flack divorce case found guilty.

23. Large numbers of "boomers" invade the Cherokee strip.

25. Scotland: Strike of the Glasgow dockmen fails. 26. England: Oxford wins in the University Boat Race. New York: Sheriff Flack resigns.

27. England: London dockmen on strike. 28. New York: Gen. Daniel E. Sickles appointed sheriff vice Flack, resigned.

29. London : 10,000 shoemakers go on strike. Spain: 40,000 factory hands go on strike.

30. Annual meeting of the American Tract Society in Washington. Germany: Bismarck's birthday celebrated in Berlin. Strikes become more threatening in Europe. Portugal: An election results favorably to the Government.

81. New York: Gov. Hill vetoes the Saxton BallotReform bill.

April 1. Messrs. Swayne and Stripling confirmed respectively as circuit judge and United States attor

ney, both for the Northern District of Florida. Bills introduced in the Senate to regulate the sale of adulterated beer and to make a public park of Bedlow's Island. Chicago: 1,000 plumbers go on strike. 2. The Australian ballot system is successfully introduced at a State election in Rhode Island and at local elections in Missouri and Wisconsin. Russia: Excitement and rioting among university students at St. Petersburg.

5. Iowa: Local option" defeated in the House of Representatives (51 to 49). Mormons hold their annual meeting in Utah.

7. Chicago: Nearly 7,000 carpenters strike for shorter hours and higher wages.

8. Austria: Rioting by strikers in Vienna. Russia: 28 students expelled from the university for rioting. 9. Canada: The Government decides to renew the modus vivendi for a year. In the Dominion House of Commons reciprocity is defeated.

10. Spain: Anti-Carlist riots at Valencia.

11. New York: 1,200 men strike to sustain their "walking delegates."

12. Chicago: Panic in the Board of Trade. Congress presents a gold medal to Joseph Frances, inventor of life-saving appliances. The Cushing torpedo boat is accepted by the Government. Florida : Subtropical Exhibition closes at Jacksonville. Germany: The Samoan treaty ratified at Berlin.

13. Argentine Confederation: The Ministry resigns.

14. The Supreme Court sustains the act of United States Deputy Marshal Nagle in taking life in defending Judge Field. Chicago: The carpenters' strike extends to other building trades. Peru: Bermudez elected President. Russia: The Grand Duke Nicholas is arrested for revolutionary affiliations.

15. Prussia: Opening of the Diet.

16. Reunion of the Loyal Legion in Philadelphia. Chicago: Building industries completely stopped by the strike. New York: Convention of Working Girls.

17. The American Philosophical Society commemorates the anniversary of Franklin's death. New York: The Working Girls' Convention adjourns. Austria: Fight between striking miners and troops. Brazil: Religious instruction suppressed in the public schools.

18. Kentucky: Fight between State militia and Harlan County outlaws. France: Henry M. Stanley reaches Paris. Cuba: Bandits create a reign of terAfrica: The King of Dahomey assumes the offensive on the frontier of French territory. 19. Samoan treaty signed at Apia. Portugal: The King opens the Cortes."

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21 Africa: Portuguese advance checked to await negotiation with England.

22. Chicago: Strike riots and many arrests. Africa: A French force beaten by the Dahomans.

23. Federation of women's clubs: Convention meets. Africa: The French win a pitched battle with the Dahomans.

24. Anti-Semitic riot in Galicia.

25. Arkansas: Investigation of the Clayton-Breckenridge case at Little Rock. The President signs the relief resolution appropriating $150,000 for the Mississippi sufferers. Germany: The Emperor visits Queen Victoria at Darmstadt. Chicago: Strike riots repeated.

26. Stanley reaches London. The Supreme Court decides that the fowa " original-package" seizures are unconstitutional.

28. Representatives of ten American republics sign the arbitration treaty.

29. France: Arrest of the Marquis de Mores and other Anarchists. Africa: Completion of the Delagoa Bay Railroad. Canada: The bill extending the modus vivendi passes the Dominion Senate.

30. New York: Washington Memorial Arch begun. France: Discovery of a plot to declare the Duke of Orleans king. Paraguay: Revolution breaks out, and there is fighting between the factions.

May 1. New York: The State Assembly passes a bill to abolish capital punishment (afterward reconsidered and defeated). Labor demonstrations occur in most of the large cities. Strikes occur in New England. Europe: Extraordinary measures alone prevent violent labor demonstrations. Slight disturbances at Paris and Pesth.

2. New York: Ballot-reform bill signed by the Governor. About 50,000 men on strike in Chicago and other large cities. France and Spain: Riots and strikes occur.

3. Spain: Strikers obtain possession of Barcelona and hold it for a time.

4. England: Immense labor meeting in Hyde Park; 170,000 present; no disorder.

6. Germany: The Emperor opens the Reichstag and recommends legislation to protect working men. 7. Africa: The Germans capture Kilwa from the Arabs.

8. Arkansas: The Congressional investigation closes at Little Rock. South Carolina: The Episcopal diocese votes not to exclude a colored minister, now a member. Syria: Heavy fighting between Maronites and Druses.

13. Louisiana: The State lottery offers $1,000,000 for the renewal of its charter. New York: Twentyfifth anniversary of the National Temperance Society.

14. Baltimore: National Conference of Charities and Correction. Florida: The mayor and city marshal of Cedar Keys are arrested for obstructing Government business. England: The Government is defeated on an Irish bill in the House of Commons. Riotous strikes in various European cities.

15. Spain: Several strikers killed at Bilbao. 16. Canada: Parliament is prorogued.

19. The Supreme Court decides that the Edmunds act is constitutional in its clause relating to confiscation of Mormon property: it decides also against Cornell University in the Fiske will case. The French capture two strongholds in Dahomey. Japan: A new Cabinet formed.

20. Cincinnati: Opening of the May music festival.

21. Italy: Strikers fired upon by troops. Acheen: Dutch troops are repulsed by natives.

22. The President receives the delegates to the National Convention on Charities and Correction. 23. Egypt: Alleged famine in the Soudan. 24. Chicago: 26 men indicted for election frauds. 25. New Haven, Conn.: Meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; address by Chauncey M. Depew. Ireland: Nationalist meetings defy the police.

26. Chicago: Congressional committee on alien labor law violations. Jersey City: 68 indictments against election officers.

27. Ireland: Land League meetings broken up by police and troops.

28. Washington: Meeting of Republican National Committee. Richmond: Mercie's equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee unveiled. Newfoundland: A French war ship destroys fishermen's nets; payment of taxes refused. Paris: Russian Nihilists arrested. 30. Memorial Day: Lakeview, Ohio, Garfield memorial dedicated; Vicksburg, Miss., commemorative exercises of the Blue and the Gray; New York, cornerstone laid of Washington Memorial Arch. Ireland: Petit, the American tennis player, wins the world's championship at Dublin. Hungary: The Lower House refuses citizenship to Louis Kossuth.

31. Bavaria: Prime Minister Baron von Lutz resigns. Germany: The cathedral spire at Ulm finished; highest in the world.

June 2. The work begins of taking the census of the United States. England: The House of Commons considers the Behring Sea and the Newfoundland fishery questions. Kansas: An "original package" whisky war is threatened.

3. Germany, France, Russia, and Switzerland have agreed to suppress anarchy. France: The Duke of Orleans pardoned.

4. Brooklyn, N. Y.: Great Sunday-school parade of 60,000 children.

5. England: It is alleged in Parliament that the French acts in Newfoundland are justified; the bill for a channel tunnel is again defeated. France: Attempted destruction of the monastery of La Grande Chartreuse.

7. Wisconsin: Lutherans condemn the State education law. England: Miss Phillippa Garrett Fawcett carries off the highest honors at Cambridge University.

9. Columbus, Ohio: Strike riots. New York: 60 arrests for refusing to answer questions of census enumerators.

11. Clifton, N. Y. Annual meeting of the International Missionary Union. A British schooner seized for smuggling Chinamen on the Pacific coast.

12. St. Louis, Mo.: National Convention of Young People's Christian Endeavor societies, 8,000 delegates present. Russia: A fresh plot discovered against the Czar's life. Canada: The Duke and Duchess of Connaught sail for England.

13. Columbus, Ohio: The street-car strike settled by a compromise. Germany and Morocco: An international commercial treaty signed. Acheen: The Dutch win a victory over the natives.

16. California: One of the peaks of Mount Shasta disappears. England: Stormy scene between Mr. Balfour and the Irish members of the House of Com

mons.

17 Bunker Hill Day celebrated in Boston and Chi

cago.

18. England-Germany: Proposed transfer of Heligoland announced. Quebec elections result favorably to the French Nationalists.

20. Harvard University: Clement Garnett Morgan, a negro, delivered the class oration. England: Notice of a motion given in the Commons to consider retaliatory tariff legislation as against the United States.

21. The President appoints commissioners for the World's Fair. Harvard beats Yale at baseball. Canada: Important concessions_made to favor American fishermen. Chicago: The Lake Front site is decided upon for the World's Fair.

23. Brazil: New Constitution promulgated.

24. Strike on the Illinois Central Railroad. New York: The Court of Appeals sustains the anti-Sugar Trust decision; it also affirms that Kemmler must be executed by electricity. Yale beats Harvard at baseball. San Salvador: A new government is formed with Gen. Carlos Ezeta as President. National Association of Editors meets in Boston.

25. Louisiana: House of delegates recharters the State Lottery for twenty-five years at $1,000,000 a year. London: French Royalists hold a conference.

27. The President signs the dependent pension bill. New London, Conn.: Yale-Harvard Boat Race, Yale wins.

29. Shawnee Indians sign a treaty receiving their lands in severalty and $100 per capita.

July 3. Portland, Me.: Society of the Army of the Potomac meets. Cincinnati: Strike of freight handlers. Newfoundland: Further French aggressions reported.

4. The one hundred and fourteenth anniversary of American independence celebrated all over the United States, and by American colonies abroad.

5. Spain: A new Cabinet formed with Señor Canovas de Castillo as Premier. France: The Senate votes a duty on corn. Paris Conviction of six Russian Nihilists.

7. Louisiana: Gov. Nicholls vetoes the Lottery bill. The new Chinese minister reaches Washington. London: Threatened strike of policemen.

8. Milwaukee: National Convention of Knights of Pythias. St. Paul: Annual National Educational Convention. London: Insubordinate policemen sentenced to imprisonment.

9. Lieut.-Col. Batchelder is confirmed as quartermaster-general, U. S. A. Cincinnati: National Convention of Colored Catholics.

10. Act for the admission of Wyoming signed by the President. Louisania: Both branches of the Legislature sustain the Lottery bill against the Governor's veto. Strikes at Toledo and Louisville.

11. The United States torpedo boat Cushing runs from New York to New London at the rate of 25 35 miles an hour.

12. Col. Alexander McD. McCook promoted brigadier-general. South America: General financial stringency. London: End of London postmen's strike; marriage of Henry M. Stanley to Miss Dorothy Tennant in Westminister Abbey.

14. London: Opening of the Peace Congress, David Dudley Field, president.

15. Philadelphia decides to erect 25 new school buildings.

17. San Salvador and Guatemala: Pitched battle between the opposing armies, San Salvador victorious. Bulgaria: A revolution in Sofia.

20. Boston: Monument to Count Schwab dedicated.

21. Joliet, Ill.: Unsuccessful strike of quarrymen ends.

23. Brighton, Mass.: Annual meeting of the archbishops of the United States. Formation of the National Woman's Health Association. Agreement reached between England and France in regard to African affairs. The United States squadron of evolution is officially welcomed at Rio de Janeiro.

24. New York: End of cloakmakers' strike. Wyoming Celebration of the admission of the State to the Union. Central America: Severe fighting between the armies of San Salvador and Guatemala.

26. South America: Revolution in the Argentine Republic; riots in the streets of Buenos Ayres. England: The Queen opens the new dock at Southamp

ton.

27. Jay Gould purchases the Northwestern Railway system for $1,750,000. Asheville, N. C.: Woman's Christian Temperance Union Assembly in session, 18 States represented. Cincinnati: End of the freight handlers' strike.

28. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company mortgaged to the Central Trust Company of New York. Buenos Ayres: Several hundred men killed in the street fighting; a truce agreed to. More fight ing between the Guatemalans and the Salvadorians, result indecisive.

29. New York: The Squadron of Evolution returns from its foreign cruise. Constantinople: Four hundred Armenians arrested for demonstration against the Greek patriarch.

30. Tennessee: Republican Convention meets in Nashville. Buenos Ayres: Order restored and general amnesty granted by the Government.

31. A cruising squadron of three British war-ships visits Newport, R. I. Central America: A counterrevolution broke out in San Salvador.

August 4. Chicago: Biennial Convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in session. 5. Missouri: Convention of the American Dental Association at Excelsior Springs.

6. New York: First execution by electricity in the State Prison at Auburn. The British fleet leaves Newport, R. I.

7. Chicago: National Convention of Odd Fellows in session. Massachusetts: Revolt of the State Prison convicts at Charleston quickly checked. Louisiana:

The Anti-Lottery League meets in New Orleans to oppose the continuance of the State lottery.

8. New York: Disastrous strike on the Central Railroad.

9. Connecticut: Celebration of the seventy-sixth anniversary of the bombardment of Stonington by the British. Indianapolis: National Bar Association in session. England: Heligoland formally transferred to Germany. Africa: The Congo State annexed the Kingdom of Monatayamoo, a large adjacent territory. 10. Boston: Annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, very large representation, a naval squadron detailed to be present. Heligoland: The

German Emperor lands and takes official possession. International Medical Congress in session in Berlin. 11. Revolution announced in Morocco.

12 Indianapolis: The Chicago and Atlantic Railway has been sold in Indianapolis for $5,000,000 to the Erie road. Asheville, N. C.: Numerous meetings of the Farmers' Alliance. New York: Failure of the strike on the New York Central Railroad. The Caroline Islands: Natives massacre a detachment of the Spanish garrison. The Salvadorian Government makes amends for its seizure of the United States consulate. 13. Mississippi: State Constitutional Convention in session at Jackson. Boston: W. G. Veasey, of Vermont, elected Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Pittsburg, Pa.: Strike of the machinists of the Westinghouse Company. Boston: First annual convention of the letter carriers of the United States.

15. Washington: Bronze statue unveiled of Daguerre, the discoverer of photography.

17. An express train near Otterville, Mo., robbed of $90,000 by highwaymen. Albany N. Y.: Strike riots on the Central road; several persons wounded by Pinkerton deputy sheriffs.

18. Baltimore: Thirty-fifth annual convention of Catholic-German Societies. Indianapolis: Annual convention of the American Association of Science, adjourns Aug. 28. England: Parliament prorogued. 20. The Sultan of Morocco has put down an insurrection and beheaded eighty rebels.

22. Pennsylvania: Large meeting of the Farmers' Alliance at Mt. Gretna. Saratoga, N. Y. Simeon E. Baldwin, of New Haven, is elected President of the American Bar Association. Argentine Republic: Ministers of Finance and War resign.

23. The body of the late Capt. John Ericsson dispatched to Sweden on the United States steamship Baltimore. General lockout of brickmakers along the Hudson river; building operations checked in New York.

24. Indiana: Council of the Federation of Railroad employés in session at Terre Haute, the New York Central strike under consideration.

26. Cincinnati: The Board of Education decides not to employ married women as teachers in public schools. Chicago: Strike of railway switchmen in the stock yards. Railway managers combine to resist their demands. Germany: A large mass meeting of Socialists at Berlin. Treaty of commerce signed between Germany and Turkey. General E. Burd Grubb, of Philadelphia, appointed minister to Spain.

27. Iowa: Farmers' National Congress in session at Council Bluffs. The new United States cruiser San Francisco makes a successful trial trip; average speed, more than twenty miles. Salvador and Guatemala sign a treaty of peace.

29. Chicago: Failure of the switchmen's strike. General strike in the shipping trade in Australia and New Zealand.

30. Servia: The Cabinet resigned. England: Strike of dockmen at Southampton ends.

31. Melbourne, Australia: Great labor demonstration parade of 40,000 strikers.

September 1. General celebration of Labor Day. 2. Saratoga: Annual session of the American Banking Association. New York: The State Board of Arbitration takes testimony concerning the New York Central strike. Pittsburg, Pa.: Failure of the strike in the Westinghouse Works. Chicago: The carpenters' strike a failure. Gettysburg: Monuments are dedicated by two Pennsylvania regiments. Louis: A new political party formed by the Union Labor, the Prohibition, and the Greenback partics. Single-Tax Convention in New York.

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5. Ireland: Reported failure of the potato crop. 9. Chicago: The World's Fair directors select a site on the Lake Front and in Jackson Park.

10. Meeting of the American Library Association at Fabyan's, N. H. England: A strong force of soldiers and police ordered to Southampton to suppress the strikes.

11. A religious excitement develops among the Indians of the Northwest. Altoona, Pa: Successfulstrike of miners for higher wages. San Francisco: Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, representing a membership of 19,000 men. Switzerland: A revolution breaks out in the Canton of Ticino. Australia: General movement in favor of the federation of the British colonies.

12. Financial stringency in London and New York largely due to excessive investments by English capitalists in South American securities. Switzerland: End of the rebellion in Ticino. The Baltimore, with John Ericsson's body, reaches Stockholm.

13. England: An advance in wages is conceded to the Southampton strikers. Europe: The Triple Alliance extended to 1897.

14. Stockholm: Imposing ceremonies at the obsequies of Capt. Ericsson. Manitoba: Extensive petroleum discoveries along Athabasca river. Brussels: Working Men's Suffrage Congress.

16. Brazil: The elections result in victory for the Government. Ireland: Lord Wolseley is assigned to command the British forces. Paris: Meeting of the International Commercial Congress.

17. Ohio: The Society of the Army of the Cumberland meets at Toledo. New York Central Railroad strike declared off. Portugal: The Cabinet resigns on account of the African treaty with England.

18. Troy, N. Y. Indictment of three train wreckers in connection with the New York Central strike. Philadelphia: Twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Homoeopathic Medical Society. Ireland: John Dillon and William O'Brien arrested for conspiracy.

19. Ireland: Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien released on bail. Australia: Serious strike riots in Sydney, 80,000 men said to be on strike in the colony. Egypt Threatened outbreak in the vicinity of Suakim.

20. New York: Bronze statue of Horace Greeley unveiled in front of the "Tribune" building, J. Q. A. Ward, sculptor. Society Islands: Fighting between natives and French marines; France establishes a protectorate over the islands. Italy: A statue of the late King Victor Emanuel unveiled at Florence by his son Humbert.

21. Troy, N. Y. The arrested train wreckers make partial confessions. Paris: Opening of an anti-slavery congress, Cardinal Lavigerie presiding.

22. Pittsburg: Congress of German Catholics. Boston Reunion of the old abolitionists. Canada: Trial of J. R. Birchall for the murder of F. C. Benwell begins at Woodstock. Riots in India, thirteen persons killed and many wounded before order was restored.

25. Ireland: Fight between the police and the populace at Tipperary on account of the recent arrests.

26. Massachusetts: Great musical festival at Worcester. Cincinnati: The National Prison Congress begins its business meetings. Fort Sill, Dakota: Reports of a general Indian uprising. Morocco: The rebels have been defeated, but great loss of life has occurred.

28. France: Extended strikes among operatives in lace factories.

29. New York: International Convention of Iron and Steel Manufacturers, large delegation present from Great Britain. Providence, R. I.: Celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the introduction of cotton spinning into America. The American Institute of Mining Engineers meets in New York. Canada: Conviction of Birchall for the murder of Benwell at Woodstock.

October 1. Vermont: The Legislature meets. Congress adjourns sine die. New York: The building trades remove the boycott from the Hudson river brick yards. Virginia: Large reunion of Confederate veterans at Winchester.

2. Treaty of Peace signed between Germany and Zanzibar. Austria: The Emperor of Germany visits Vienna.

3. The Comte de Paris and son arrive in New York

with several attendants, and are welcomed by old army associates. Ireland: A disorderly scene occurs at the trial of Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien.

4. The Navy Department formally accepts the new cruiser San Francisco. Wyoming: Gold discovered in Carbon County.

5. A treaty of peace concluded between France and the King of Dahomey.

6. The new McKinley tariff goes into effect. 7. Alleghany City, Pa.: Presbyterian Committee on the Revision of the Westminster Confession.

8. Illinois: The President addresses the veterans of his brigade at Galesburg. The British fleet enters the Zambesi river, disregarding the protest of Portugal.

9. Brazil: The general election passed off quietly, and was favorable to the Government (vote, 180,000 to 60,000). Germany: The Emperor returns from his visit to Austria.

10. The Rev. Dr. Storrs re-elected President of the American Board. Justice Miller of the Supreme Court stricken with paralysis. Pittsburg, Pa.: The Iron and Steel men hold a convention and adjourn. Ireland: Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien make their escape.

11. New York: The Christian Alliance in session, Rev. A. B. Simpson elected president. Washing ton: Meeting of the American Amateur Union of Athletes.

12. Germany: A congress of Socialists begins at Halle.

13. A British regiment mutinies on the Island of Guernsey. Holland: The royal physicians declare that the King is incapable of reigning. Portugal: A new Cabinet formed, with Gen. Chrysostoms as Premier.

14. London: Imposing funeral services of Mrs. Booth, of the Salvation Army.

15. Trial of the Andover heresy case before the Massachusetts Supreme Court. Buffalo, N. Y.: Annual meeting of the American Street Railway Association. St. Louis: Annual meeting of the military order of the Loyal Legion. San Francisco: The American Brewers' Association incorporated with a capital of $3,000,000. Pittsburg, Pa.: The International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers organizes. Baltimore: The centennial of the estabfishment of the Carmelite order in America celebrated.

16. Kansas City Mo.: A Pacific Railway train robbed by three highwaymen within the city limits. 17. Boston: Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Women. Africa: The Sultan of Zanzibar sells to Germany certain of his sovereign rights. 18. Adjournment of the Socialist Congress at Halle. Belgium: The municipal elections result favorably to Liberals and Socialists.

21. Boston: Centennial celebration of the establishment of Methodism in New England.

22. Dedication of soldiers' monuments at Greenwich, Conn., and Kingston, N. Y. Discovery of natural gas near Florence, Ala. Rochester, N. Y. : Church Congress of Universalists, nearly all States in the Union represented. Nashville, Tenn.: Meeting of the American Humane Society. Washington: Meeting of the American Institute of Architects.

23. Statue of Maj.-Gen. John Starke unveiled at Concord, N. H. The Methodist centenary in Boston ends with a grand banquet.

25. The President receives the iron and steel delegates at the White House.

26. The United States minister to Turkey demands satisfaction for the arrest of an American citizen. New York: The hundred and twenty-fourth anniversary of the Old John Street Methodist Church celebrated.

27. Secretary Noble refuses a re-enumeration of the population of the city of New York.

November 4. Elections in thirty-nine States, resulting in large Democratic gains. (See articles on the different States.)