Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-10

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United States. adopted platform ana -
Jua. is-Jonsshan chace reelected D. 6
| sepssor BY Rhode Island LeeI:iasuse.
IN csssesso. and On he sots elected & 4. Esteo
tcnaiics1ia2 psT@snens Snss,T "a ss...,,, Re-
Jun. ss-Hstionai Repnbaican ~oonvent.os
Moron OF Ney York. for Xics-Fses,dens; -
| syivania elected chairman Of the kep0nzican
Jul j7-Calvin S. Brace CO.. elected chairmaa
Natsonsi PsIoSfatIS Campaign Commistee
Senate as Chier Justice Of o. sap e
Jul s1-MuI. Tarin bin passed by o. y. House
Aug. 14-Maior-Generai Schofield placed IN
Aug. 1SEAs the convention in washington OF
the American. party jones I. Curtis New
James n. Greer. Tsnnessee. for V.cc-Pressdenf.
Aug. sI-U. S. Senate refused-sa to ss-to
'1ss eSt n sMEaSie Dem, elected Governor Of
| Arkansas by about l5,0O majority
| Sept.EHouse bill excluding Chinese passed
SEPT s@aRetalation" bill passed in Q. s.
House Of sosn,nat Is Tor We
President on American party ticke% =,
saSeF Of Rspnplcans a'e plnraisy Of is5 for
Sen. isH q. william Warne- elcct-
| Sep. I7-Motion to reconsider vote Passing
Chinese Exclusion ball rejected in u > Senass
Sep. ai-President Cleveland received Official
Information OF refusal OF Chinese Governments
Il n IN " n n
| Sep Ss-John r. Oberiy nominated By Pres
ident Cleveland to be Commissioner of Indian
Oct. President Cleveland signed Chinese
Oct. s-Substitute for Mills Tariff bib re-
ported in United States Senats.-..P. ID. WIs-
glnton; OF CalifornIa. selected TO III r3:aney
| lean party's nomination for vlce-Presideat-
Governor Gordon and other State oficia:s -e-
| Oct s-Chief-Justice Fuller took the oath OF
| Oct IEEx-Pres dent r. D. Hayes elected
commander-in-chief OF the Loyal Legion OF the
| Oct. D-Ffiteenth annual convention of Ma
| tional w. c. T. y. met in New York, Miss
| Frances E. Willard delivering the annual adj
Oct. so %. session Of the EIfsisth Con-
sndoa BY
Oct; ss-Miss Frances E Willard reelected
Oct. a6-Alfred a Love declined cand dacy
| for Vice-Presldent on National Equal Rights
Oct. SD s. Supreme Court decided State
license tax upon commercial travellers from
othef states 10 es s at,.h 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
Nov. 6-Presidential election In United States
resulted in choice OF General Be liamin Harri
son for President and L;vlP Mossoa for Y.ce-
| electors to IS States choosing 16S Democrats
electors: Popular vote; n divided as
| COZ; Fisk. 257.2I3: Labor, 114,6a
Nov. ao-Alfred H. Colquitt reelected .. 8.
/ Senator by Georgia Legislature.
Nov. 2l-El iah ~. Haiford, managing editor
Indianapolis Journal, rendered the position OF
Nov. 23-Mr. Powderly reelected Master
Workman of the Knights OF Labor.
John T. Morgan U. S. Senator.
Dec. s-Second session OF Fiftieth Congress
Dec. 7-Governor Beaver. OF Pennsylvania,
elected president of American forestry Cen
| gress in session at Atlanta, Ga
| RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. z.
| Feb. 9-Prof. Francs Patton, D. D., LII D.,
| elected president OF Princeton IN. J.l College.
| May 5-Bishop Ireland, St Paul, MIMI. elc-
waited to an Archbishopric. with jurisdiction
! over Minnesota aud Dakota.
sion IN New York. decided--s4s to 1ss-not
to admit women .iegates: Eighteenth quad
began at Indianapolis, Ind. Rev. DR.. W. q.
Parmiy. OF New Jersey, elected president Of
L
May 11.Southern Baptist convention met at
| Richmond, Va
| Mission Society held its eleventh annual meet
! ing at Washington.
opened its centennial meeting at Philadelphia
May 19.African Methodist Conference at
Tanner and Grant as Bishops.
| May sa-S. A Pillsbury elected president OF
b. Vincent and j. N. Fitzgerald elected Bish-
ops by Methodist General Conference In session
May % and s4-L W. Joyce. }. P Newman
and ID. A. Goodsen elected Bishops by the
May .5-James NJ Thobufn chosen Mission
airy Bishop to India by Methodist General Con-
Jul a6-George W. Brown elected president
| OF Business Educators National convention in
Sep. Report OF q. S. commissioner Of
| Education places the daily attendance Of chit
dren 1T pubic schools during the past year at
~ Dec ls a-Ial T. Shepard, Of New York:
| Union in session in Washington.
/ MISCELLANEOUS.
Apr. I'D. A. Hoffman, near Jackson,
| Mo-, while insane, set his house fire and
| three of his children persisted IN the building,
| and he and three other children were fatally
| burned.
| Apr. ga little boy hanged himself near
| Grove City, Pa, because his mother whipped
May liza man aged 76 and a woman aged
7a married at Sheibyville. H., making The
fourth marriage of the groom and the NTH Of
| tine bride.
Jun. 21-Paul Wfttle, ten-year-old boy in
| New York City, committed suicide through
fear OF punishment for playing truant
| Jun. ga young woman Committed suicide
| by jumping from the suspension bridge at
| Niagara Fails.
Jul. 31-Two maiden ladies near Dansville,
w. Va, scovered burglars in their house. and
shot one dead and fatally injured another.
evacuating city because of yeliow-fever scare
1 Aug n-Remains OF General Sheridan en-
tombed at Arlington Heights Cemetery, WASH
| ington.