The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-11
Nash SDaknne Falls

Territory declared unconstitutional by Judge
Nash. Spokane Falls.
May S0-George William Curtis elected pres
ident Of CivlLService League. -. Prohibition
National convention assemblies at Indianapolis
John p. ST. John chosen permanent chairman
Louis ana leg stature elected E. d. VIII -
U. y. Senator Tor term beginning March 4, 1891.
May 31-National Prohibition convention at
Indanapol nominated C.Inton B. Fisk, Of New
Jersey. for President Of the u. s., and Joseph
A Brooks. of M ssourI, for Vice-PreSident.
Jun. THE U. S. Senate confirms the NOM
nation OF Lieut. General Philip h Sheridan to
be General Of the Army under special act Of
Congress reviying that rank.
Jun. 4-Gov. Hin, of New York, signed bill
abolish ng hanging for murder and substituting
death by electricity -. Hermann (Rep.) elected
to Congress from Oregon.
Jun. 5-Belva lockwood accepted nomina.
ton OF Equal Rights party for President OF
United S.aies.
Jun. 6-P A. Collins chosen permanent chair.
man Of Democratic National Committee at St
LOUIS. Grover Cleveland renominated by ac-
clamafion as Democratic Candidate for Pres
ident of United States.
Jun. 7-Democratic National convention nom
mated Allen G. Thurman for Vice-Pres, dent OF
United States, adopted platform and adj
journed sine die.
Senator by Rhode Island Leg slaiure.
Jun. 19-Repubi can National convention met
in Chicago. and on the Goth elected NJ. NJ Estes
California; permanent chairman.
Jun. a5-NatonaI Republican convention
nominated for President Of the United States
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana. and Levi P.
Morton, Of New York, for Vice-Presldent.
Jul. 11-U. s. Senator NJ. S. Quay, of Penn
sylvania elected chairman Of the Republican
National Committee.
National Democratic Cam, align Committee.
Jul 1-Melville W. Fuller confirmed by u.
s. Senate as Chief Justice Of U. s. Supreme
Court.
Jul 21-Miils Tariff bill passed by U. 5. House
of Representatives..
Aug. 14-Major-General Schofield placed In
command OF u. S. army.
Aug. I6-At the convention in Washington Of
the American party James L. Curtis, New
York, was nominated for President U. s. and
James N. Greer, Tennessee, for Vice-President
Aug. 21-U. s. Senate refused-3O to 27-n
ratfy fisheries treaty.
Sept. 3-Eagle Dem) elected Governor Of
Arkansas by bout l5,oo majority.
in U. S. Senate-37 to3.
Sept s-"Retaliation'' bill passed in U. 8.
House of Representatives-174 to A.. Judge
James NJ. Greer declined nom nation for Vice
President on American party ticket
Sept. domaine s ate election results in
favor OF Republicans; plurality of Is, io for
Burlegh for Governor.
Sep. 13-Congressman William Warner elect
ed Commander-inC nief of G. A. R.
Sep. 1i-Motion to reconsider vote passing
Chinese Exclusion bill rejected in U. s. Senate
go to q.
Sep. 21-President Cleveland received official
Information of refusal of Chinese Government
to ratIfy amended treaty.
Sep. 26-John II. Oberly nominated by Pres
ident Cleveland to be Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
Oct. l-President Cleveland signed Chinese
Exclusion bill.
Oct. 3-Substitute for Mills Tariff bill re-
ported in United States Senate. ...P. d. Wig
CLINTON. Of Californa q, selected TO fill vacancy
caused by Judge Greers declination OF Amer.
lean party's nomination for vice-President...
Governor Gordon and other State officials re-
Oct s-ChiefJustice Fuller took the oath Of
office at Wash ngton.
commander-in-chief Of the Loyal Legion OF the
United States.
Oct l9-F>eenth annual convention Of No
tional w. = T. U. met in New York. Miss
dress.
Oct. sO-S'irst session Of the Fiftieth Con-
gress, the longest for nearly hundred years,
Oct: 2s-Miss Frances E. Willard reelected
president Of Nat onsl w. C. T. U.
Oct. 26-Alfred H. Love declined cand dacy
for Vice-President on National Equal Rights
(Belva LOCKWOOD ticket.
Oct .9-U. s. Supreme Court decided State
license tax upon commercial travellers from
other States to be unconstitutional.
Oct 8-Lord Sackville West British Minis
ter at Washington, notified by Secretary Bay
ard that he was not acceptable as representa-
tive TO the United states.
Nov. president Cleveland issued Thanks
giving proclamation.
Nov. s-Presidential election in United States
resulted in choice OF General Benjam Harri
President-0 States elscting 23s Republican
electors to IS States choosing 16s Democratic
electors. Popular vote, II, 3f0.3lS divided as
fol ows: Cleveland, 5, 53S,045; Harrison, $780,
607: Fisk. 49, l3; Labor, ia, 6a3.
Nov. 0-Alfred ii. Colquitt reelected U. s.
Senator by Georgia Legislature.
Nov 2lSEl jan ". Halford, managing editor
Journal, rendered the position Of
private secretary by President-elect Harr son.
Nov 23-Mr. Powderly reelected Master
Workman Of the Knights Of Labor.
Nov. 2S-Alabama Legislature reelected
John 7. Morgan U. s. Senator
Dec. s-second session of Fiftieth Congress
begun at Washington.
Dec. 7-Governor Beaver. of Pennsylvania,
ele cted president OF American Forestry Con-
gress in session at Atlanta, Ga.
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
Feb. 9-Prof. Franc Patton, D. D.. LII D.,
elected pres dent OF Princeton On. j. College.
May 5-Bishop Ireland, st. Paul, Mimi, ele-
waited to an Archbishopric. with Jurisdiction
over Minnesota AMI Dakota.
May Method, st General Conference. in ses-
10 admit women delegates Eighteenth quad
rennial session Of the African NJ. E. Church
began at Indianapolis, Ind. -. Rev. DR.. w. H.
Parmly. OF New Jersey, elected president OF
May 11.Southern Baptist convention met at
Va.
May 15-American women's Baptist Home
Mission Society held its eleventh annual meet
ing at Washington.
May 17-Presbyterian General Assembly
opened its centennial meeting at Philadelphia.
May l9-African Methodist Conference ut
elected Messrs Arnett, Gaines.
Tanner and Grant as Bishops.
May 22-S. A. PIllsbury elected president of
American Baptist Missionary Union. John
Ninaanf nd II n raI iiah
Dps by Methodist General Conference in session
in New York.
May % and al. W. Joyce. J. P Newman
and ID. A. Goodsell elected Bishops by the
Methodist General Conference.
May 25-James M. Thoburn chosen Mission
airy Bishop to India by Methodist General Con-
ference.
Jul .6-George W. Brown elected president
Of Business Educators National convention in
session at Minneapolis. Mum.
Sep. Report OF Z. S. Commissioner OF
dren at public schools during the past year at
Dec 1a-Elliott T. Shepard, of New York.
elected president OF the National Sabbath
Union. in session in Washington.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Apr. I'D. A. Hoffman. near Jackson,
Mo-, while insane, set his house on fire and
three of his children persisted in the building.
and he and three other children were fatally
burned.
apr. "a little Doy hanged nlmSeI near
Grove City, Pa, because his mother whipped
him.
May 11-A man aged 76 and q woman aged
2 married at Shelbyville, ILL.,, making the
'ourth marriage of the groom and the fifth of
the bride.
Jun. 21-Paul Wittle, te-year-old boy in
New York City, committed suicide through
tear of punishment for playing trusat
Jun. CA young womaL committed suicide
BY jumping from the suspension bridge ut
Niagara Falls.
Jul. s1-Two maiden ladies near Dansville,
W. Va, d scovered burglars in their house, and
shot one dead and fatally injured another.
Aug. 10-Residents of jacksonville, Fla,
city because Of yellow-fever scare.
Aug. I1-Remains of General Sheridan en-
tombed at Arlington Heights Cemetery, Wash