Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-01-11


States Senator'by West Virginia Legislature.
Feb 22-President Cleveland, approved Dill
admitting into the Union the states OF north
and South Dakota, washington ana 4on.a a
-. General A. L. Person chosen Commander
of National Enuampment OF Union veteran
League IN session ut Altoona Pea
b. Feb. 26-PresidentC Cleveland issued prociama-
ton converting u. s. Senate IN extraordinary
Mar. John M Thurston elected president
Of National League, Of Republican clubs In
session In Baltimore.
adjourned sine de- and the Senate OF the Fifty
first Congress convened In special session.
Benjamin Harrison took the oath Of once and
was inapggrsted President o. the limited s'a'es'
Mar. 5-President Harrison appointed ana the
u. 8. Senate confirmed the Cabinet officers rs
follows: Secretary OF State, James g. Blainei
Treasurer, William Window; War, Redneld
Proctor; Navy. Benjamin F. Tracy; Interior.
John w. Noble; Agriculture, Jeremiah Rusk;
Postmaster. General. John Wanamaker; Attor-
ney-Gcneral W. II. II. Miller.
Mar. 7-Prohibitory amendment defeated in
Minnesota House-bp to 80.
Mar l2-Mnssachusotts Legislature defeated
Woman's Municipal suffrage bill Minnesota
Legislature defeated bill to abolish capital
punishment. 9. Prohibition amendment detent-
ed In New Hampshire.
Mar. 1.-THE President nominated and Senate
confirmed j. S. Clarltson (Iowa) 70 be First
Assistant Postmaster General.
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American Bible Society In New York City.
May iO-Thirty.fourth session Of Southern
Baptist Association 1T Memphis, Tenn
May l4-Baptist Anniversary meetings begun
May I6-Semi.annual meeting Of Methodist
| Episcopal Bishops ut Delaware, o.. The gem
eral assembly OF the Presbyterian church be-
gan its one hundred and first annual session In
New York City.
Mar. 1s-Jonathan Chace resigned as U. s.
Senator from Rhode Island.
Mar. i9-Whiteaw Reid appointed by Presi'
dent Minister TO Paris.
Mar 97-President Harrison nominated Rob
ert T. Lincoln 10 be Minister to England; Murat
Halstend to Germany: Allen Thorndike Rice to
Russia Patrick Egan to Chill: Thomas Ryan TO
Mexico; John Hicks to Peru; George b. Loring
to Portugal :. The President issued proclama-
tion opening the Oklahoma lands to settlement
April %.
Senate OF nomination OF Murat HaiSteaoas Mln'
lister TO Germany.
Abr. president nominated James N. Hus.
ton to be Z. S. Treasurer: William +. Wharton.
Assistant Secretary OF state; &c. b. Grant
elected Supreme Judge In Michigan.
Apr Gu. S. Senate adjourned sine die after
choosing Senator Ingalls, president pro ten.
Apr 5-President Harrison issued centennial
Apr. e"Francis i. Warren inaugurated Gov.
Abr iO-Nathsn F. Dixon Rep) elected q.
s. Senator by Rhode Island Legislature.
II.
C. A. OF United States and Canada nj Bloom.
ington, Ill. o,-,
Rnr os-Prohibition amendment defeated in
Massachusetts, by over 40,OO0maiority against II.
Apr g5-Connecticut Legislature voted 10 sub
init prohibitory amendment.
Apr. 3-The Inauguration OF George Washlng-
ton rs first President of the United States COM
memorated throughout the entire country the
principal celebration being at New York City.
May "A. L. Thomas appointed by the Presi-
dent 70 be Governor OF Utah, F.W: Palmer ruS-
lie Printer and Theodore Roosevelt and Hugh 5.
Thompson Civil Service Commissioners.
MAY l6-Woman's Municipal Suffrage bill de-
feate6 in Michigan Senate-l0 TO 10.
May2l-Genernl Harrison Kelley (Rep.) elect
ed TO Congress from Fourth district OF Kansas.
and ]. r. Williams Oem.) for Nineteenth I'M
Nav ss~Connecticut Legislature passed bill
giving women right to vote on the liquor ques'
tion.
June 1l--Thirty seventh annual convention Of
International Typographical Union at Denver
June 1o-Calvin S. Brice elected chairman Of
National Democratic committee.
June l8-Wm +. Chandler reelected United
States Senator by New Hampshire Legislature
80. Prohibition amendment deiea'eo In Fenn'
June oG-Wiliiam w. Phelps, New Jersey, up
pointed u. s. Minister TO Germany.
June es-Frederick Douglass appointed Min
Aug. i0~Bismarck selected ss St4te capital
Aug. 2s-General r. A. Alge-, Of Michigan,
chosen Commanderin. Chief OF National en-
campment G. A. Ri. A. Foraker, OF Ohio,
elected president Of the Veteran Signal Corps
Ut the reunion in Milwaukee.
Sent. 3-Andrew Price DENY elected Con-
gresham for the Third Louisiana district.
Sept 1l-Corporal James Tanner resigns tho
once OF U. s. Commissioner OF Pensions.
Sept. 1g-General w. s. Rosecrans reelected
president OF the Society OF the Army OF tho
Cumberland, ut meeting at Chattanooga, TENN;
president of Society OF the Army OF the Ten
nessee. >. Constitutional conventlon OF Wyom-
ing selected Cheyenne as the seat OF government.
Sent. 8-The new States Of Washington and
North and South Dakota elected Republican
officials and Montana chose Democratic Gov
ernor and Republican Congressman; Legislar
ture Republican.
ident OF National Civil-service Reform League
-. international Congress formally opened in
washington, and Secretary Blaine chosen presi-
dent
Oct p-Roman Catholic centennial celebra-
ton opened In Baltimore, Md.
Oct. l6-National convention OF Episcopal
Church held in New York City.
Oct. I7-Messrs. r. F. Pettigrew and 9. Q.
Moody Rep.) chosen U. s. Senators BY South
Oct ie~Gencrai Green B. Raum appointed
Commissioner OF PENSIONS Dy the freSluenL
oct. os-Second biennial conference Of Y. N.
c. A. Of the United States and Canada ut Baltt-
more Nd
oct. 9S-P. NJ. Arthur reelected Grand Chief
of Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
Nov. 2-President Harrison issued . prOcla-
nation declaring North and South Dakota to
be admitted into the Union as States.
Nov. 5-Democratic State tickets elected IN
New York New Jersey. Mississippi, Virginia.
MARYLAND Ohio and Iowa. Republican-Penn-
sVlVania Massachusetts, and Nebraska.
Nov 8-President Harrison tsgned pfoetAr
nation admitting Montana into the Union Is =
State. 20
Nov. li-MIss Frances Z. Willard reelected
president OF National W. c. 7. U. In session In
Chicago President Harrison issued proc
into the Union.
Nov. l4-New Catholic University at Wash
inRton dedicated by Cardinal Gibbons. A sub
seduent banquet WAS attended BY FreSioent
Harrison and members Of his Cabinet.