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12 A History of 1906 Told in ’Brief Paragm Gobernment and 'Political, Jan. 3. —Resolution introduced into New York legislature asking U. S. Senator Depew to resign because of insurance exposure. 7 Gov. Hanly, Indiana, files suit to oust Sec. of State Storms for dere liction of duty. 8 — J. M. Patterson inaugurated gov ernor of Ohio..lowa general assem bly began. 15 — Wisconsin legislative inquiry be gins insurance probe. 16 — Philippine free trade tariff bill passes national house of represent atives. Feb. 7 —Venezuela requests U. S. to control French consulate;' Secretary Root complies. B—Gov.8 —Gov. Patterson, Ohio, signs 2-cent fare bill, making it a law.. Pension appropriation bill carrying $139,000,- 000 passed. 14 — J. G. Brady, Alaska governor, re signs. , 19 — Sec. of State Storms, Indiana, re signs.. .Illinois wins right to divert sewage into Mississippi river, in na tional supreme court case. 20 — Reformers win in Philadelphia al dermanic election. 21 — Cong. Grosvenor of Ohio defeat ed for nomination. Mar. I—J.1 —J. M. Patterson, Chicago com missioner public works, becomes so cialist and resigns. B—Ex-State8 —Ex-State Senator Green, New York, found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud government. *9 —American forces wipe out entire Moro band in Island of Jolo battle, killing 600. 12 —National supreme court gives Chi cago use of its streets, taking rights from traction companies. .N. W. Gil bert, congressional representative, Indiana, resigns, accepting Philip pine judgeship. 15 — Ex-State Auditor Sherrick, India na, found guilty of embezzlement. 19 —C. S. Francis, named as ambassa dor to Austria-Hungary, to succeed Bellamy Storer. 21 —Labor heads appeal to president for legislative aid.. Chicago federal judge grants immunity from punish ment pleas to 16 indicted packers. 28 —G. W. Perkins arrested for grand larceny for giving N. Y. Life cash to Republican campaign fund. 31—Ohio general assembly adjourns until 1908. Apr. 3 —House passes national quaran tine bill.. David S. Rose, Democrat, defeated by S. M. Becker for mayor of Milwaukee. .Chicago goes on rec ord as opposing municipal operation of street railways. s—lllinois supreme court declares new primary election law unconstitution al. 17— Wisconsin supreme court sustains legality of law permitting women to vote in school matters. 26—Indiana supreme court declares Parks anfi-cigarette law valid. May 2 —Gov. E. W. Hoch renominated by Kansas Republicans. 4 —President sends message to con gress arraigning Standard Oil Co. . and officials and recommending legis lation. 11—Government wins suit brought to dissolve paper trust at St. Paul. 18 — Senate passed Hepburn railroad rate bill by vote of 71 to 3. 21 —Supreme court affirms decision sentencing Senator Burton to 6 months imprisonment and fine of $2,500. 25 —Senate passes agriculture appro priation bill carrying $7,800,000, and carrying meat inspection bill. Jun. I—Senate1 —Senate committee on privi leges and election decides Reed Smoot not entitled to seat as sen ator from Utah. 4 —Neill-Reynolds report on conditions at Chicago packing houses sent to congress by president. .0. N. Carter, Republican, elected justice of su preme court of Illinois. B—W. P. White appointed senator from Maryland. 11 —Col. H. A. Dupont defeats J. E. Addicks in contest for seat in sen ate in Delaware. 14 —House adopts statehood bill ad mitting Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory as one state. 19 —House adopts Beveridge amend ment bill to agricultural bill re lating to meat inspection. .H. H. D. Pierce appointed minister to Nor way. 21 —Wisconsin suprme court sustains inheritance tax law. 29 — General deficiency bill passed by congress.. Pure food bill passed.. Congress adjourns. Aug. I—lowa1 —lowa Republicans renominate A. B. Cummins for governor at Des Moines. 16 — Speaker Cannon renominated for congress at Danville, HI t \ 17 — J. S. Harlan of Chicago appointed member interstate commerce com mission. Sep. 10—Cong. C. E. Littlefield, Repub lican, of Maine, reelected. 19 — President extends eight-hour law to apply to all public work. 26—Hearst nominated for governor by New York Democrats at Buffalo.. Chas. E. Hughes nominated for gov ernor by New York Republicans at Saratoga. Oct. 3 —Senator Beveridge opens Re publican campaign at Des Moines, lowa. Nov. 6—Election held throughout coun try; Chas. E. Hughes defeats W. R. Hearst ticket for governor of New York; Democrats elect rest of state ticket. .Republicans elect governors and majority of state ticket in lowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ne braska, New Hampshire, and Colo rado; also elect state tickets in Ill inois, Ohio, Connecticut and Penn sylvania; Democrats win in Minneso ta, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and the South; Republican majority in house cut down. 30 — John A. Mcllhenny appointed civ il service commissioner. Dec. 3—Final session of Fifty-ninth congress begins. 10 — John W. Riddle, minister to Rou mania and Servia, named to suc ceed Ambassador Meyer at St. Pe tersburg. 11 — President sends special message to congress urging full citizenship for Porto Ricans.-*" 17 —President in special message prais ed work being done on Panama ca nal and flayed critics of enterprise. .. Secretaries Straus, Bonaparte and Metcalf sworn in as members of re organized cabinet. 20— Congress adjourned over Christ mas holidays. * Foreign. Jan. 3 —Rodriguez attacks Puerta Pla ta, San Domingo, killing 25. 4 San Domingo rebels defeated; 3 Morales generals and 120 men killed. 5 San Domingo revolution ended with defeat of President Morales and killing of Gen. Rodriguez. 12 — France breaks off diplomatic re lations with Venezuela. 14 —Ex-Premier Balfour beaten for election to parliament; liberals sweep Britain. 17 —M. Fallieres, Republican, elect ed to succeed M. Loubet, as presi dent of France. 21 — Brazilian cruiser Aquidaban de stroyed by explosion; 212 lives lost. . THE WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. 25 —Venezuela expels all French con suls. 29 — King Christian of Denmark dies at Copenhagen. 30 — Frederick VIII. proclaimed king of Denmark. Feb. s—Countee5 —Countee Boni de Castellane, formerly Anna Gould, of New York, enters plea for divorce in Paris. 13 —New British parliament opens; J. W. Lowther elected speaker. 25 —In Columbia tidal wave, 2,000 drowned. Mar. 4 —Tavernola, Italy, swallowed up by Lake Iseo. 5 Fucecchio, Italy, dance hall panic results in 16 deaths. 7 French cabinet resigns.. Three would-be assassins of Gen. Reyes, president of Colombia, shot to death. 11 — M. Sarrien accepts task of form ing new French ministry.. Mine ex plosion and fire kills 1,193 in France. 13 — In Arabian rebellion, Turkish troops massacre 50,000 natives at Sana, Arabia. 18 — Earthquake at Kagi, Formosa, kills hundreds and destroys 1,000 homes. 19 — Palma elected president of Cuba. 31 — Moroccan conference reaches an agreement. Apr. s—Fifty-fives—Fifty-five killed by collapse of hotel in Black Forest, Germany. 6 German troops win victory over na tives in German, East Africa; na tives lose 205 men. 10 —Fourteen killed, over 200 injured by collapse Market place, at Na ples. 18 — Father Louis Martin,” “Black Pope” of Jesuits, dies at Rome. 20 — Town of Pasil, P. 1., destroyed by fire. May I—Considerable1 —Considerable May day rioting in Paris. Over 1,000 arrests made. 2 —Czar accepts resignation of Pre mier Witte. 19 — Palma inaugurated president of Cuba at Havana. 31 —Wedding of King Alfonso XIII. of Spain and Princess Victoria of England celebrated at Madrid. Cou ple narrowly escape assassination by bomb which kills 16 and injures many. Jun. 20 —Pulajanes kill 5 policemen on Island of Leyte, P. I. 21 — Haakon VII. and Queen Maud crowned rulers of Norway. 30 —23 persons killed in train wreck near London. Jul. 4 —Son born to crown princess of Germany. s—Spanishs—Spanish cabinet resigns. 8 — Natal troops defeat rebels, killing 547. 12— Major Dreyfus restored to position in French army. 14 — Fire at Niji Novgorod, Russia, de stroys 275 houses; over 3,000 fami lies homeless. 18 —Lady Curzon dies in London. 20— Fire at Yokohama, Japan, de stroys 1,000 houses. 23—Band of Pulajanes on Island of Leyte, P. 1., killed 13 soldiers and 1 civilian. Aug. s—ltalian5 —Italian steamer Sirio wrecked off Hormigas island; 300 drowned. Sep. B—Father8 —Father Wernz elected head of Jesuits at Rome. 18—Hurricane in harbor of Hong- Kong, China, caused over 1,000 deaths and great damage. ' Oct. 14 —Twenty-five miners killed by explosion in colliery near Durham, England. Nov. 15—Anna Gould (Countess de Castellane) granted divorce from Count Boni by French tribunal at Paris. Count’s plea for alimony de nied. 17—Bomb exploded in St. Peter’s church, Rome, creates panic. Dec. 3—Spanish cabinet rernglß* ac tion followed by hostile demonstra tion in chamber of deputies. 7 —Dr. Lapponi, physician to pope, died at Rome. 11— France expelled secretary of papal war. nuncio as result of church-state war. 12 — German emperor dissolved reich stag and ordered new elections fol lowing defeat of government on Af rican bill. 22 — James Bryce selected to succeed Durand as British ambassador to Washington. '■ - Jan. 9 —W. R. Harper, president Uni-, versity of Chicago, at Chicago. 15 — Col. R. G. Lowe, Galveston, Tex., newspaper publisher.. 16 — Marshall Field, Chicago merchant prince, of pneumonia, in New York. 20 —H. B. Hurd, noted lawyer and Illinois citizen, at Evanston. Feb. 25 —Ex-Speaker D. B. Henderson, of national house of representatives, at Dubuque, la. 27 —S. P. Langley, secretary Smith sonian institution, at Aiken, S. C. Mar. 4 —Ex-Gov. Hogg, Texas, at Hous ton. 11 — Gen. J. S. Gage, distinguished ’sol dier at San Jose, Cal. 12 — Susan B. Anthony, suffragist lead er, at age of 86, in Rochester, N. Y. . .John St. John, first white settler at head of great lakes, in Superior, Wis.; aged 90. 18 — Johann Most, noted anarchist lead er, at Cincinnati. 19 — Gen. J. M. Thayer, ex-U. S. sena tor and governor, Nebraska, at Lin coln. 25 —Ex-Mayor S. M. Ashbridge, at Phil adelphia. 29 T. E. Barrett, sheriff Cook county, 111., at Chicago. Apr. 4 —Former Gov. Gen. Blanco, Cu ba, at Madrid..C. A. Warwick, pub lisher Constitution Democrat, Keo kuk, la. 30 — J. E. Boyd, ex-Gov. of Nebraska, at Omaha —Mrs. Mary McKittredge. believed oldest woman in America, at Uniontown, Pa.; age 108, suicide. May 7 —Max Judd, noted chess player, at St. Louis. 23 — Henrik Ibsen, noted Norwegian dramatist and poet, at Christiana. Jun. I—Congressmanl—Congressman Robert Adams, Philadelphia, committed suicide at Washington. 4—Senator A. P. Gorman, Maryland, at Washington. 14 — Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of pres ident, at Sayville, L. I. 15 — Congressman R. E. Lester, Geor gia, result of accident. 17 — H. N. Pillsbury, noted chess mas ter, at Phila —Gen. H. L. Porter, leading shoe manufacturer, at How ell, Mass. 19 —Gov. J. M. Pattison, of Ohio, at Milford..E. Higgins, ex-acting Gov. Utah, at Washington. 27 —Jerre Dunn, at Elizabeth, N. J. 29—Rev. Dr. J. Smith, noted Con gregational minister, at Roxbury, Mass. Jul. 3—G. Y. Wisner, noted consulting engineer, at Detroit. 9—Congressman H. C. Adams, of Wis consin, at Chicago. .Judge G. P. Wanty, of Michigan, at London. 16 — Alfred Beit, millionaire South Afri can financier, at London. 22—Russell Sage, at Lawrence, L. 1., age 89. Aug. 2—E. A. Gage, son of former sec retary, at Seattle, Wash.; suicide. 4—Rear Admiral Train, at Chefoo, China. 19 —L. Morrison, noted actor, at Yon kers, N. Y.