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f ' jlosewater, proprietor Omaha. prominent New X Im, on board ocean liner. a. T. Bliss, of Michigan, at .Milwaukee. 25—Ex-Congressman Clarke, of Ala bama, at St. Louis. Oct. I—Albert1 —Albert J. Adams, noted policy king, by suicide, at New York. 15 — Samuel Jones, noted evangelist, on train near Little Rock, Ark. 16 — Mrs. Jeerson Davis, widow of president of the confederacy. 29 — Ex-Congressman R. F. Davis, of Massachusetts, at Fall River.. Bis hop Nicholson. D. D., of Milwaukee Episcopal diocese, at Milwaukee. 31—Judge Joseph E. Gary, oldest mem ber of Chicago bench, at Chicago, aged 85. Nov. I—Congressmanl—Congressman Rockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts, son late Senator Hoar, at Worcester. 12 —Gen. Wm. R. Shafter, retired, at Bakersfield, Cal. 28 —Samuel Spencer, killed in a wreck on his own road. 30 — Otto Young, multi-millionaire, Chi cago merchant and philanthropist, at Lake Geneva, Wis. r 3. 2 —Mark Hassler, noted musical director and composer, at Philadeß phia. 8 — Bishop G. E. Seymour, of Episcopal diocese of Springfield, 111., at Spring field .. Ex-Gov. A. Garcelon; of Maine, at Lewiston. 9 Dr. F. Henrotin, leading Chicago physician, at Chicago.. Capt. “Billy” Williams, famous turfman, at New Orleans. 12 —Ex-Senator Brown, of Utah, at Washington from bullet wounds in flicted by Mrs. Annie Bradley. * Miscellaneous. Jan. 2 —C. T. Yerkes, deceased trac tion magnate, gives $750,000 to Chi cago university and makes ample provision for numerous charities, as well as for wife. 7 —Midshipman Decatur, acquitted by court martial of charge of hazing at Annapolis. 21 —Hopkinsville (Ky.) mob takes ne gro accused of assault, from jail and hangs him. 24 —Will of Marshall Field, deceased Chicago merchant prince, opened, showing estate of $100,000,000; SB,- 000,000 left to museum. 28 —Mrs. C. T. Yerkes weds Wilson Mizner of San Francisco. Feb. 2 —President pardons Midship man Miller, convicted of hazing at Annapolis. 6 —Dr. G. H. Simmons, Peoria, 111., min ister, bank president and politician, kills self, when facing exposure of financial methods and private con duct. 16 — Pat Crowe found not guilty of rob bery in connection with Cudahy case at Omaha. 17 — Miss Alice Roosevelt married to Cong. Nicholas Longworth at White House. Mar. s—Prairie5 —Prairie fires sweep Texas causing loss of $1,000,000. 11 —Nine hundred Moros slain in 4 days’ fighting with Americans, in Philippines. 15 —Andrew Hamilton scores New York Life trustees before insurance committee at Albany, N. Y. 18 — Steamer Atlanta burns off Sheboy gan, Wis., on Lake Michigan.. Snow slide near Ouray, Cal., causes dam age of $500,000. A9 —Andrew Hamilton shows receipt for $75,000, donated to Republican campaign funds, by New York Life ‘ insurance company. 20 —Giving of political contributions declared non-criminal, by District Attorney"'Jerome. Apr. I—John1 —John Alexander Dowie depos ed as leader of Zion City, Ill.; Over seer Voliva elevated to leadership. 7 Kansas supreme court rules that Kansas City live stock exchange is illegal trust. 25 —Application for receiver for Zion City, 111., made by Dowie. Jul. 3 —Secretary of State Root sails for 3 months’ tour of South Amer ica. Aug. 9 —Wisconsin railway commis sioners render opinion reducing grain rates for state 1 cent per bush el. 16 —Gen. R. B. Brown, of Zanesville, 0., elected commander-in-chief of G. A. R. at Minneapolis. Aug. 30 —W. J. Bryan welcomed at New York by big gathering of Demo crats on return from trip around world. Sep. 20 —Secretary of State Root re turns from tour of South America. Oct. s—President5 —President Hill of Great North ern railway sold 750,000,000 tons of ore to United States Steel corpora tion for $400,000,000. 29 —Standard Oil company fined $5,000 at Findlay, 0., for carrying on bus iness combine in violation of state laws. Oct. 18 —Triennial convention of World’s Christian Temperance Un ion begun at Boston. 19 —Troop Os calvary sent to Wyoming to round up dissatisfied Ute Indians. Nov. I—Band of 100 Ute Indians cap ture wagon load of army rations in tended for troops in Wyoming. 6 —Three companies of negro troops in Texas ordered dismissed from army for failure to disclose identity of comrades guilty of rioting at Browns ville, Tex. 8 — President and Mrs. Roosevelt and party left Washington on trip of inspection of Panama canal, on bat tleship Louisiana. 24—President and party return to Washington from trip to Panama and Porto Rico. Dec. 5 —F. W. Finley, second vice president of Southern railroad, elect ed to succeed late president, Sam uel Spencer. 6 —John D. Rockefeller and 6 associ ates who control Standard Oil Co., served with subpoenas to appear be fore federal circuit court in St. Lou is, January 7..Kansas grain inspec tion and weighing law declared void. 10 —Nobel peace prize, valued at $40,- 000, conferred on President Roose velt. by Norwegian storthing; money will be used to establish industrial peace commission. 24 Decision against Standard Oil Company at Findlay, 0., thrown out in common pleas court. Casualties. Jan. 4 —ln Coaldale, W. Va., 23 in mine explosion. 8— At Haverstraw, N. J., 15 in land slide. 9 At Minneapolis, Minn., 11 in hotel fire. 18 — At Detroit, W. Va., 18 in mine ex plosion. 21 —At Philadelphia, Pa., 18 in church fire panic. 23—Off Vancouver Island, in Pacific, 118 in wreck of steamer Valencia. . .At Sunnyside, Col., 5 in snowslide. 25 — At Poteau, I. T., 14 in mine explo sion. Feb. 4 —Near La Salle, 111., 4 by drown ing. B—ln West Virginia, 28 in mine explo sion. 12 —At Portland, Ore., 4 in business section fire. 19— At Maitland, Col., 16 in mine dust explosion. 25 —Gambier, 0., 3 in college dormito ry fire. Mar. I—At1 —At Meridian, Miss., 24 in tor nado which caused property loss of $1,500,000. THE WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. 14—At Jamestown, Ind., 3 in collapse of building. .In Atlantic ocean, 27 by drowning on foundered steamer British King. 16 —At Adobe, Col., about 45 in train collision —At Camden, N. J., 3 in armory fire. 19 —Near Silverton, Col., 16 in land slides. 22 —In mine near Trinidad, Col., 22 by sion, 26..1n Winfield (Col.) mining district, 6 in landslide. 26—Near Natsona, Wyo., 10 by drown ing. .At New York, 4 in fire and ex plosion. Apr. 14 —Explosion in gun turret of battleship Kearsage in Cuban wa ters kills 7, injures 14. 22 —In mine near Trindad, Col., 22 by dust explosion. 26—Tornado destroys Bellevue, Tex., 11 dead; other damage throughout state. May 4 —Seven in train wreck near Al toona, Pa. 28 —Five at Golconda, Nev., by drown ing as result of breakage of dam... At Louisville, 9 in train wreck. Jun. 3 —At East Providence, R. 1., 11 in trolley car wreck. 7 —At Rocky Ford, Mont., 8 by white damp in mine. .Six in storms in Min nesota and Wisconsin. 6—At Lafayette, Ind., Mrs. S. Gobbau and 6 children burned to death —At Saginaw, Mich., 7 by explosion of gasoline tank. 11 — At Martinsville, N. Y., 5 in wreck. 12 — At Cedar Rapids, la., 8 young girls by (frowning while wading in river. 22 At Manitowoc, Wis., 5 by light ning. 23 At South Framingham, Mass., 7 by colapse of building. Aug. B—At8 —At Omaha, Neb., 5 children of T. O. Daniels in burning home. 12 —At Sang Hollow, Pa., 7 in train ing. 19 —At Sang Hollow, Pa., 7 in ttrain wreck. Sep. B—Four8 —Four Italians at Naugatuck, Conn., by police in dispute. 14 —Four in tornado in Nebraska. 18 — Seven in train wreck at Cimarron River, Okla. 21 —Seven at Jellico, Tenn., by dyna mite explosion; property damage, $500,000. 26 — Six in rail collision, near Danville, 111. 27 Hurricane on gulf coast devastates Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla. Loss of life estimated at 150; prop erty loss, $12,000,000. Oct. I—Cloudburst1 —Cloudburst at Mobile, Ala., causes over $1,000,000 damages. 4 —Twenty-nine known dead and many more entombed by explosion at Pocahontas (Va.) mine.... Five pas sengers killed, score injured in rear end collision near Troy, N. Y. 19 — Hurricane sweeps coast of Flor ida, Cuba and Central America, causing heavy loss of life and dam age to property. 21 —Considerable property damaged by storm along eastern slope of Rockies from Wyoming to New Mexico. 25 —At Kansas City, Kan., 13 by fire which destroyed Chamber of Com meice Bldg. 28 — Train of three electric cars carrying 91 persons jumped from trestle near Atlantic City, N. J., car rying about 60 persons to watery graves. Fifty-four bodies recover ed. Nov. 12 —At Cleveland, Ohio, six by boiler explosion. 19 —Forty-two lives lost by sinking of steamer Dix in harbor at Seattle, Wash. 23 —E. D. Keeler, professional automo bile driver, killed in collision of rac ing autos at Philadelphia. 29 — Samuel Spencer, president South ern Railway Co., and 6 others in rear end collision near Lynchburg, Va. Dec. 4 —Clifton, Ariz., partly destroyed by flood caused by breaking of dam; several persons drowned.... Four children burned to death in home near Westfield, N. J. 7 —At Ithaca, N. Y., 7 perish in burn ing of fraternity house at Cornell university... .Near Lewiston, Me., 4 in head-on collision. 19 —Near Vicksburg, Miss., 16 by ex plosion on river steamer. 23 — At Enderlin, N. D., 9 in railroad wreck. n Industrial. Feb. I—Operatorsl—Operators reject demands of mine workers for wage increase; miners increase defense fund. 13 —F. A. Heinz sells Montana copper interests to Amalgamated company for $25,000,000, ending 7-year indus trial war. Mar. 19 —Standard Oil officials agree to answer questions of Missouri at torney general. 29 — United Mine Workers, after sec ond unsuccessful conference with operators, decide on strike April 1, involving both anthracite and bi tuminous fields; operators appeal to Roosevelt for aid. Apr. 13 —Strike of 2,000 brick layers at St. Louis practically brings building to standstill. May 6 —Anthracite miners vote to ac cept original proposition of opera tors and return to work. Jun. 7—Wages trouble of southwest miners and operators settled by John Mitchell at Kansas City; 1903 scale agreement renewed. 13 —National executive committee United Mine Workers order per capita assessment of 5 cents per week on working membership. Jul. 2 —lncrease of 5 per cent, in wages of Northern Michigan copper mine employes. 30 — United Mine Workers levy tax of 50 cents per capita for those idle during suspension of work. Oct. 17 —Wages of several thousand silver miners in Aspen, Col., district increased. Nov. 2 —Announced that wages of all employes of Pennsylvania railroad system on lines east and west of Pittsburg to be increased; nearly 150,000 men affected. 12 —Twenty-sixth annual convention of American Federation of Labor open ed at Minneapolis. 15 —American Society of Equity, Na tional Farmers’ union, affiliated with American Federation of Labor; or ganization claims membership of over million. 24 — Samuel Gompers reelected presi dent American Federation of Labor at Minneapolis. 30 —In trial of union teamsters at Chi cago 4 of defendants pleaded guilty. Dec. 10 —Two thousand members •In dustrial Workers of World struck at Schenectady, N. Y., because of re fusal of General Electric Co., to reinstate 3 members of union. The Leader Injector MOST ECT g O j] er F ee( j er JET PRODUCER Gasoline Engines, Wood Saws, LATH and SHINGLE Machines. Light SAW Mills ENGINES. BOILERS AND SUPPLIES Try LOMBARD, Augusta, Ga. 13