Uncle Sam in Africa.-The Brussels Conference of 1876.-Congress of The Jeannette Expedition.-Its Officers.-Its Plans.-The Start.-Sus- I 27 Their Course Southward.-Could Any of Them Be Alive?-The Thetis The New Orleans Cotton Centennial.—Buildings, Exhibits and Influence. IV A Democrat at the Helm Forebodings After Cleveland's Election.-The Democracy Jubilant.—Gen- V General Grant's Funeral-Anarchism in Cleveland's Letter to Mrs. Grant.-Grant's End.-The Private Funeral. 91 127 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Convict Stockade and Military Encampment at Oliver Springs 240 From a photograph by Singleton Dr. Betts, "The Cowboy Preacher," Inciting the Miners to Attack Fort Anderson . 241 WORLD'S FAIR VIEWS (Unless otherwise stated, from photographs by Mrs. T. S. Johnson). Horticultural and Transportation Buildings, viewed from the Lagoon 255 Transportation Building, from Electricity Building. 258 Drawn by A. F. Jaccaci from a photograph The French Building Detail of the Golden Doorway at the entrance to the Transportation Building Manufacturers' and Liberal Arts Building, seen from the southwest Caravels in front of the Casino Building Drawn by F. C. Ransom from a photograph Statue on west side of Agricultural Building. Drawn by A. F. Jaccaci from a photograph German Wrought Iron Gates at south end of Transportation Building Detail, Main Entrance of Horticultural Building View towards the Peristyle from Machinery Hall Drawn by Gustav Verbeek from a Burning of the White City The Brooklyn Bridge Drawn from nature by Otto H. Bacher A Typical High Building-Monadnock Building, Chicago Steel Frame of the Carnegie Building, Pittsburg, Pa. Switchboard of a Telephone Exchange From a photograph loaned by the Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Co. xvi photograph 198 199 Oklahoma Avenue on May 10, 1889 From a photograph by C. P. Rich Oklahoma Avenue on May 10, 1893 From a photograph by C. P. Rich The Crook Commission Holding a Conference with Sioux Indians at Lower Brule Agency, Settlers Passing Through Chamberlain, South Dakota, on their way to the Sioux Lands From a photograph loaned by "The Northwestern Miller 211 216 216 218 220 220 221 First Train Load of American Food about to Start from Libau for the Interior 223 The Homestead Strikers Burning the Barges from which the Pinkerton Men had been Taken 236 Drawn by G. W. Peters from photographs made after the militia had taken possession of the works Militia Behind the Barricade inside the Carnegie Works 237 238 The Titusville Flood and Fire-looking south from Cornell's Building From a photograph by Mather The Titusville Flood and Fire-Looking south from foot of Monroe Street, at 11 A. M., From a photograph by Mather Non-Combatants-A Typical Tennessee Mountain Home From a photograph by Singleton 239 240 CONTENTS -"Let Us Have Peace."-At and Near the Tomb.-The Procession Ar- rives. The Hero at Rest.-The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. Origin and Development of the Scheme.-The Site Provided.— Arrival of the Statue in New York Harbor.-The Procession.-Reception at City Hall. The Statue in Situ.-The Unveiling.-The Great South- western Railway Strike.—Origin.-Violence.-Effects.-Martin Irons.— The Old Story.-Anarchists in Chicago.-Meeting in Haymarket Square. -Fielden's Speech.-His Arrest.-Bombs.-Their Deadly Work.- Bravery of the Police.-Seven Men Indicted.-The Alarm.-The Trial and the Sentences.-Were the Condemned Guilty?-Governor Altgeld's Pardon. His Argument Therefor.-H. George Runs for Mayor of New York. Revision of State Constitution.-Geography of This.-Character- istics of the New Instruments.-Legislature Bridled and the Executive Given Increased Power.-Corporations.-The Jury System.-Tendency Toward Government by Administration.-The Australian Ballot.-Spirit of Suffrage Laws.-Disfranchisement of Blacks at the South.-Alabama Democracy Wins by Aid of Negroes.-The Mississippi Constitution of 1890.-Its Suffrage Provisions.-Upheld in Court.-Increase of Negroes Qualified to Vote.-The Struggle in South Carolina.-Wade Hampton.— Registration Act of 1882.-Judge Goff's Injunction.-Dissolved.-The Presidential Candidates in 1888.-Benjamin Harrison.-Nominated on the Eighth Ballot.-The Campaign Little Personal.-Clubs Republican and Democratic. Causes of Cleveland's Defeat.-Federal Patronage.-Civil Service Reformers Desert Cleveland.-Democratic Blunders.-The Mur- chison Letter.-Sackville-West's Reply.-"See Lamont at Once.”—The British Minister Given His Passports.-Cleveland's Action Criticised.- Ohio Ballot Box Forgery.-The Tariff Issue.-Blaine.-Democratic Atti- tude." British Free Trade."-Harrison and Hill in New York State.— Corrupt Practices in Indiana.—Floaters in "Blocks of Five."-The Re- publicans Victorious. -Harrison's Inaugural.-Restriction of Emigration.— Consular Reports on This.-Centennial Anniversary of Washington's In- auguration. McKinley, Lodge and Reed the Republican Leaders.-Three Great Republican Measures.- —-Czar Reed in the House.-A Force Bill Passes the House.-But Dies in the Senate.-Dependent Pensions Act.— Evolution of the Pension System.-The Bonded Debt.-What to do with Surplus Revenue. The McKinley Bill.-The New Orleans Mafia.-Chief Hennessy Murdered.-Mass Meeting." Who Killa de Chief?"—Massa- cre of the Prisoners.-Complications with Italy.-The Settlement.-The United States and Chile.-The Barrundia Case.-Democratic "Landslide" VII Important Events Mainly Non-Political Signs of a New Time.-Henry W. Grady.-Bad Temper Over Jeff. Davis. -Zachariah Chandler Arraigns Davis.-Gen. Sherman does the Same.- Oklahoma.-The "Boomers."-Growth of the Territority.-The "Messiah Craze" Among the Indians.-Its Alleged Origin.—Another Account.-End of Sitting Bull.-Related Manifestations of the Delusion. -The Johnstown Flood.-Devastation and Death.-Relief Work.-The Seattle Fire.-Fatal Conflagration in Secretary Tracy's Washington Home. -The Louisiana Lottery.-Its Fight for Life.-Its Defeat and Banish- ment.-Mormonism.-Anti-Polygamy Laws.-The Mountain Meadows Massacre.-Execution of John D. Lee.-The Edmunds Law.-Its Rigor. -The Highest Court Sustains It.-A "Revelation" Against Polygamy. |