Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-04

mar. I0-JOnnJnAn CnaCO resigned 00 III. ~.
Senator from Rhode Island.
Mar, i9.-Whitelaw Reid appointed by Presi-
dent Minister to Paris.
Mar. 27-President Harrison nominated Rob-
ert II. Lincoln to be Minister to England; Murat
Halstead to Germany; Allen ThorndilSe Rico to
Russia; Patrick Egan to Chill; Thomas Ryan to
Mexico; John Hicks to Peru; George d. Lorinp
to Portugal Tie President issued proclama,
tion opening the Oklahoma lands to settlement
Mar. 3o--Final reiection-25 to 1o--by II. q.
Senate OF nomination of Murat Halsteadas Min.
Apr. 1--President nominated Jamea NJ r1rs-
ton TO be U. S. Treasurer; WllliamF. Wharton,
Assistant Secretary OF State. 80. q. Grant
elected Supreme Judge In Michigan.
Apr. p-t. s. Senate adjourned sine Dir after
chosing Senator Ingalls, president pro tan,
Apr. 6-President Harrison issued centennial
proclamation for April 30.
Apr. 9-Francis r.. Warren inaugurated Gov
ernor of Wyoming
S. Senator by Rhode Island Legislature.
Apr. 11-Socond annual convention of Y. NJ
Q. A. of United States and Canada at Bloom
Apr. 23-Rush of "boomers" into Oklahoma
began aG noon.
Abr, a9-Prohibition amendment defented in
Massachusetts by over 40 0GO0maiority against IL.
Apr. 25--Couuectcut Legislature voted to sub
NIT proh!bitory amendment.
Apr. S0-The Inauguration OF George Washing
ton as 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 10 be Governor of Utah, +. w, PalmerPub-
lie Printer and Theodore Roosevelt and Hugh S.
Thompson Civil Service Commissioners
May l6-WomGn's Municipal Suffrage bill de.
foatcd ia Michigan Senote--l0 to 49,
May2i-GcnorglH Harrison Kelley (RepO elect
cd to Congress from Fourth district of Kansas
and j. r. williams CDem.) for Nineteenth Illi-
nois district.
May 20-Connecticut Legislature passed bill
tion.
International Typographical Union at d, nver,
June t9-calzin s. Brice elected chairman OF
National Democratic committee.
June iS-Wm. L. Chandler reelected United
States Senator by New Hampshire Legislature
... Prohibition amendment defeated in Penn.
Sylyania by iSSO21 majority.
June a6&Willam w. Phelps, New Jersey, ap
pointed U. S. Minister to Germany.
June 2S-irederick Douglass appointed Min
lister to Hayti.
Aug 16-Bismarcl1 selected as State capital
chosen Communder-in Chief OF National en-,
campment c. A. r. j. a. Foraker, Of Ohio
at the reunion in Milwaukee.
Sept. 3-Andrew Prico (Dem.) elected Con-
gresham for the Third Louisiana district.
Sept. 11-Corporal James Tanner resigns the
oflice of U. S. Commissioner OF Pensions.
Sept. f9-General W. S. Rosecrans reelected
president OF the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland at ameeting ct Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sept. 26--General w. L. Sherman reelected
president OF Society of the Army of the Ten.
nessee. Constitutional convention of Wyom-
ing selected Cheyenne as the seat of government.
Sept. 30-The new States OF Washington and
| North and South Dakota elected Republican
| officials and Montana chose q Democratic Gov
ernor and Republican Congressman; LegislaI
| ture Republican.
sident of National Civil-service Reform League
.... International Congress formally opened in
| Washington, and Secretary Blaine chosen presi-
Oct. 7-Prohibition defeated in Connecticut.
| Oct. p-Roman Catholic centennial celebrar
| tion opened in Baltimore, Md;
| Oct. 16-NGtlOnll convention OF Episcopal
| Church held in New York City,
| Oct. 11-Messrs. II. +. Pettigrew and G. c.
| Moody (Rep.) chosen U. s. Senators by South
Oct. l9-General Green B. Raum appointed
Commissioner OF Pensions by the President.
| oct. 22-Second biennial conference of Y. NJ.
| G. a. OF the United States and Canada at Balti.
1 more, Nd.
| Oct. 2S-P. NJ. Arthur reelected Grand Chief
| OF Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
Nov. 2-President Harrison issued q 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. Repulican-Penn-
sylyania. MASSACHUSETTS, and Nebraska.
| nation admitting Montana into the Union
State
Nov. 1i-Miss Frances E. Willard reelected
president OF National W. C. T. U. in session in
Chicago. -. President Harrison issued a proc
lamation admitting the State of Washington
Nov l4-New Catholic University at Wash
| ington dedicated by Cardinal Gibbons. A SUBJ
sequent banquet was attended by President
| Harrison and members of his Cabinet
Nov. ls--Goyernor Terry, of Washington In
| augurated at Olympia.
Nov. l9-John b. Allen and ex- Governor Wat
son C. Squire elected U. S. Senators by Wash
| ington Legislature.
Dec FIFTY. first Congress assembled at noon
in Washington; Thomas B. Reed, OF Maine,
| elected Speaker of the House.
Dec president Harrison's message read In
Congress,
Dec 5Columbus Delano reelected president
| OF the Wool-Growers' Association OF the United
States.
Dec s-The great Auditorium building In
| Chicago formally dedicated. President Har-
rison and other distinguished guests were pres
| ent and participated in the ceremonies.
| Dec 19-Congress voted recess from 21st to
| January6.
Dec i1-United States Congress held centen-
nial exercises commemorating opening Of first
| Congress in 17Se
Dec 1S-Nomination by the President of Da-
yid ]. Brewer, of Kansas to be Associate JUS
tice OF the United States Supreme Court con-
frmed by the Senate,. =. Iron-clad prohibition
bill passed by North Dakota Legislature.
Dec. 25-Race riots in portions of Georgia and
Tennessee. Two white men and several negroes