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EVENTS OP 1893. 



Revolution. England : The House of Commons passes 

 a resolution favoring arbitration for the settlement of 

 international controversies. 



17. In the Federal Court of Appeals, Justice Fuller 

 delivers the opinion that the World's Fair corporation 

 may lawfully Keep the gates open on Sunday. Massa- 

 chusetts Day and the anniversary of Bunker Hill 

 commemorated at the World's Fair. New York : 

 arrival of the Norwegian viking ship. 



20. New Bedford, Mass.: The Borden trial ends 

 with a verdict of Not guilty. Newport : Arrival of 

 the Spanish Infanta. Prussia: Riotous demonstra- 

 tions in Breslau suppressed by the military, many 

 rioters wounded. Spain: A large dynamite bomb 

 exploded, probably by anarchists, near the house of 

 a prominent official. 



21. Chicago : The Ferris wheel set in motion. 



22. California : A financial crisis in San Francisco. 

 England : Mr. Bayard presents his credentials to the 

 Queen as ambassador from the United States. Aus- 

 tria : A socialist mob loots the town of Andrichow ; 

 several people killed by the police. 



23. Philadelphia: The Duke and Duchess of 

 Veragua entertained at a reception by Mr. and Mrs. 

 George W. Childs. Several bank suspensions. 



24. Mississippi : An assassination by White Caps 

 in Marion County in revenge for testimony as a 

 witness. 



25. Chicago : Statue of Gladstone unveiled, and re- 

 ligious services held on the Exposition grounds. A 

 granite monument unveiled to the memory of the 

 anarchists executed 1888. 



26. Illinois : Gov. Altgeld pardons the anarch- 

 ists who were imprisoned for the Haymarket riot. 

 Germany : Second ballots for the Reichstag have 

 caused riots. England: A court-martial has been 

 ordered to try Rear-Admiral Marquand, who com- 

 manded the Camperdown when she sank the 

 Victoria. India: The Council passes an act closing 

 the mints of the country to the free coinage of silver. 



27. Boston : Annual meeting of the Association of 

 the Army of the Potomac. Gen. Nelson H. Miles 

 chosen president. 



28. The Western railroads agree to a one-fare-one- 

 trip rate to Chicago. Boston : The Farragut statue 

 unveiled. California : A number of convicts try to 

 break jail at Folsom, 3 are killed and 2 hurt. The 

 attempt defeated. 



29. Cleveland, Ohio : First international conference 

 of the Epworth League. Portland, Ore.: Seizure of 

 the steamer Haitian Republic with 500 contraband 

 Chinese. New York : The Clearing House banks pre- 

 vent a money panic by advancing a loan of $6,000,000. 



30. The President issues a call for an extra session 

 of Congress on Aug. 7. New London, Conn. : An- 

 nual boat race between Yale and Harvard ; Yale 

 wins. 



July 1. Chicago : Dominion day at the World's 

 Fair. Mayor Harrison is hissed for speaking in favor 

 of annexation. Harvard wins the decisive game from 

 Yale in the contest for the intercollegiate baseball 

 championship. New York : The Duke of Veragua 

 and party sail for home. South Carolina: The 

 Evans liquor law goes into effect. 



2. Gettysburg, Pa. : Nearly 7,000 New York vet- 

 erans assemble for the dedication of the State monu- 

 ment. Lieut. Peary's expedition sails for the arctic 

 regions. Chicago: Eighth annual convention of the 

 Socialist Labor party. 



3. Chicago: The World's Congress of Musicians 

 opens in the Art Palace. Paris: Students' riot in 

 consequence of recent action of the Chamber of 

 Deputies. Malta : A court-martial ordered to inquire 

 into the loss of the Victoria. 



4. Chicago: Large attendance at the Fourth of July 

 exercises at the Fair grounds ; dedication of the new 

 Liberty Bell. Newburypprt, Mass. : A bronze statue 

 unveiled in memory of William Lloyd Garrjson. 



5. Germany : Opening of the new Reichstag by the 

 Emperor. New Mexico : Convention held at Silver 

 City to advocate the repeal of the Sherman act and 



in favor of free coinage of silver. Paris: Almost 

 the whole city under guard, in consequence of the 

 riots by students and their sympathizers. 



G. It is announced that more than 300 silver mines 

 in the United States have shut down since the action 

 of the Government of India. London: Marriage of 

 the Duke of York and the Princess May of Teck. 

 Montreal : Christian Endeavor Congress opens. 



7. Chicago : Arrival of the Spanish caravels. 

 Paris: Renewed rioting and threats of general strike. 

 Germany : Introduction of the amended Army bill in 

 the Reichstag. 



8. Italy : Great excitement in the Chamber of 

 Deputies over alleged implications of members in the 

 bank scandals. England : Bimctallists in Parliament 

 protest against the closing of the Indian mints. Mont- 

 real : A mob of Catholics attacks the tent where the 

 Christian Endeavor meeting is held, and are dis- 

 persed by the police. 



9. Kentucky: A riot at Woodbine, 4 killed, includ- 

 ing the city marshal, and 4 wounded. Montreal : 

 More than 50 arrests for the attack upon the Christian 

 Endeavor Society. 



10. Michigan: A desperate attempt to break jail at 

 Ionia, several convicts killed, and others hurt. 



11. England : An exciting scene in the House of 

 Commons during the debate on the Home-Rule bill ; 

 the amendment rejected by a vote of 251 to 219. 



12. Colorado: The State Silver Convention issues 

 an appeal in favor of bimetallism. Chicago : Arrival 

 of the viking ship, which is received with much pomp 

 and ceremony. Italy : Over 200 Senators and Depu- 

 ties charged with complicity in the bank scandals. 



13. Utah: Great mass meeting in the silver interest 

 held at Salt Lake. Chicago : Sessions of the Society 

 of Librarians and Congress of Authors ; meeting of 

 the American Philological Association, the Folklore 

 Congress, and the Historical Congress. Indianapolis : 

 International Convention of the Baptist Young Peo- 

 ple's Union, several thousand delegates. Samoa: 

 Hostilities have broken out between the rival claim- 

 ants of the throne. Siam : Hostilities between the 

 French and natives. 



14. Suspension of about 2,500 pensions under Sec- 

 retary Smith's order. New Y'ork : The French so- 

 cieties celebrate the one hundred and fourth anni- 

 versary of the fall of the Bastile. Seizure of the 

 steamship Red Sea, with 794 immigrants, by the im- 

 migration authorities. 



15. Germany : The Army bill passes the Reichstag 

 by a vote of 201 to 185. Nicaragua : Another revolu- 

 tion breaks out. 



17. Chicago : Opening of the Educational Con- 

 gress ; numerous failures announced. California : 

 Discovery of a comet by the Lick Observatory. 

 Siam : The French capture a number of native ports. 



18. Denver, Col. : Four banks close their doors, and 

 there are runs on other financial institutions. Lynch- 

 ings reported in Georgia and Arkansas. 



19. More banks close their doors. Chicago: Dedi- 

 cation ot the Brazilian building at the Fair. 



20. Kansas : Fight between strikers and nonunion 

 miners at Weir City ; a number hurt on both sides. 



21. New York :. Arrival of an East Indian prince, 

 with a large retinue of servants, to visit Chicago. 

 Siam : The French forces have been victorious, and 

 have offered terms of submission to the Siamese. 



22. Two bank failures in Milwaukee, and runs on 

 banks in many other places. Massachusetts : Annual 

 cruise of the State Naval Brigade. 



23. Scranton, Pa. : Race war between Hungarians 

 and Poles. A negro lynched at Memphis, Tenn. 



24. More bank failures in the West. 



26. New York : Two Stock Exchange firms fail. 



27. Ten banks suspend, most of them Northwestern. 

 Other business failures reported. England : Exciting 

 scene in the House of Commons over the enforcement 

 of closure in the Home-Rule bill ; the trouble termi- 

 nated in what was little better than a free fight. 



28. New York : Appointment of James T. Kilbreth 

 as collector of the port. More failures and suspen- 



