Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-08
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Feb I9-New York Legislature passed WeEis
fair bill providing for its location at New A.fk
City . Parker Earle (Mlss.) elected preslt sxs
of American Horticultural Society Dead ci,
in Iowa House broken by compromise. Dt.so-
Gratis securing speaker.
of the United States Incorporated at SpI...s
Feb. 24-U. S. House of Representatives v.sss
for Chicago as site of worlds fair in 1879. :
Clan-na Gael convention in Philadelphia ex ela
Camp 20 of Chicago for its unfavorable acsten
in connection with the Cronn murder
Feb. Ex-senator Ingalls, elected preslesG.
pro tenn. of U. S. Senate.
Mar. 25-The Z. S. House of Representatives.
passed world fair bill-20a to 40. President
Harrison issued proclamation that new Brit. b
extradition treaty would so into effect Apri
Apr. 3-Bill for admission of Idaho passed -
q. ;. House of Representatives-129 to /; De.E
ocrats refused to vote, and Speaker counted .
quorum present.
Apr. 19-Pan-American conference ended -
Apr. e7-World's fair bill passed-43 to 13--.,
U. S. Sc iate, with slight anne ndments.
Apr. Z5-World's fair bill signed by Pres1ders
Harrison.
Apr. 3O-Lyman ]. Gage elected president as
Chicago of Worlds Fair Association.
May e-New York State Senate defeated bill.
to abolish capital punishment.
14s-by o. S. House OF Representatives.
May 23-U. s. Supreme Court rendered de
cision in the case of Kemmler, sustaining the
New York State law providing for execution OF
murderers by electricity.
May 27-John w. Davis elected Governot by
! the Rhode Island Legislature
Jun. 17-U. S. Senate amended and passed
AZ to 25-House silver bill, enacting free coinage
Jun. 23-Dependent pension bill finally passed
Jun. st. S. Senate amendments to free
coinage bill defeated in House.
Jun. 27-World'S Columbian Exposition or
| ganiz I'd in Chicago by electing ex U. S. Sen
| ator Thomas w. Palmer, of Michigan, as presi'
dent and j. t Dickinson, Texas, Secretary.
S-PreSiQent Harrison signed bill for adj
mission Of Idaho into the Union as a State.
Jul S-Louisiana House of Representatives
| paSsed-6S to 3llottery bill over Governors veto
Jul. 9-Lousiana Senate denied right OF Gov
ernor to veto the lottery BILL and returned veto
| to House.
| Jul. lO-Louisiana House adopted Senate reso-
| luton declaring that the Governor had no power
to veto lottery bill. President Harrison APP
| proved bill for admission Of Wyoming as State.
| Jul. 12-Compromise silver bill passed in U.
| S. House of Representatives.
Aug. Especial session Illinois Legislature
ended after passage of Worlds Columbian Elk.
Aug, First triennial cantonment of Patri.
| arch's Militant I. o. o. F. convened In Chicago.
Aug. 5-World's fair bill signed by Governor
| of Illinois
GARRISON rendered his resignation to President
Harrison.
Aug Irrational encampment G. A. R con-
vened at Boston. General w. V. Veazey elect
| ed Commander in Chief.
| Aug 2S-Farmers' National congre adopted
series of resolutions relating to National po-
ed Commander-in-C Chief Of the National en-
campment of the sons of Veterans in session
Sep. 5-National Reform party organized at
| ST. Louis.
| Sep 9-Tariff bill. with amendment, passed
40 to 29-in U. s. Senate.
Sep 1o-Wasnington Legislature adjourned
sine IL.
| Sep. i9-Colonel George r. Davis elected Di
rectOr-Genera1 OF Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton.
Sep. 23-LaRe Front jackson and Washing
| ton Parks Chicago. accented DV the National
Commissioners as the site for the worlds fair
| in 1898.
to-lo2 to SIN National house OF Representa-
tives.
| Sep 3O-U. S Senate agreed--33 to 27-to
conference report on tariff bIll EX-Presldenl
| R. b. Hayes reelected president of National
! Prison Congress, in session at Cincinnati
| Oct IL. . Congress adjourned sun dte %.
| President Harrison signed new tarln bill.
Oct 3l-Bulletin issued by Census Bureau
stating population Of United States at *, 4eO
Nov ao-Mrs Potter Palmer, Chicago, elected
president OF board of lady managers OF Worlds
| Columbian Exposition -. Mrs. E. j. Phinney
| Cleveland, o., elected president of Non-Partt
san w. c. T. U, in session at Pittsburgh.
| Dec. Fifty first Congress reaSSembled al
Washington. -. Second annual convention OF
| National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
| Union met at Ocala, Fla.
| Dec. 3-Copyright bill passed-139 to 75-In U
| S. House of Representatives. National Col
| ored Alliance convened at Ocala Fla.
| Dec. Sd. L. Polk reelected president of Ma
| Dec. S-F'irst State Legislature OF Idaho met
| at Boise City.
| ident of American Sabbath Union in session al
| Philadelphia.
Dec I2-John L. M. Irby. Farmers Alliance
| candidate. elected to United States Senate by
South Carolina Legislature.
| Dec. 13-In battle between the soldiers and
Indians close to Pine Ridge agency several on
both sides were killed, the Indians were routed
and number OF them including Chief Kicking
Bear, were captured.
tt,,, IQ,,1I f1,a inIYSy nrr1nr n M
| seven other Indians including his son and two
chiefs were shot at his camp 6y indian police
Dec 17-House passed bill fixing membership
of House at 356
Dec l9-It was reported that lighting had
taken place in the Bad Lands between troops
and some of Sitting Bulls friends.
| Dec 22-Big Foot's band OF $50 hostile Indians
| were captured near Standing Rock agency.
| Dec Ain a skirmish in Pratt County South
Dakota, the Indians killed three white men
Dec 24-President Harrison nominated Col
the army -. President Harrison nominated
/ Henry b. Brown. of Michigan to be Associate
Justice o. 1Pe Harrson lssned procla
nation declaring that the Worlds Columbian
| Exposition would be opened in Chicago on May
| l. 1893 and would not be closed before the Last
| Thursday in Octoter of the same year Mich
| igan's two-cent railroad fare law was sustained
by the Supreme Court OF the state
| Dec. 27-Big Foot and his band OF hostile
| Indians captured on Porcupine Creek, In Soutf
Dakota.
| SPORTING.
| Jan 5-Joseph Donohue Skated five miles a.
| Minneapolis in seventeen minutes and eigh
| seconds, beating the best previous worlds
record.
| Poulsen in 1O-mile skating race at Eau Claire
! Wis, and claimed the title of champion skater
| of the West: time, 4oA minutes
Feb III J. Corbett defeated Jake ktlrair
! in six round fight at New Orleans.
| Feb 1S-Collins, an American, won annua
| sprinting match at Sheffield, Eng.
| Apr. 25-In a boat race at Sydney N >. w.
| for worlds championship, Peter Kemp defeat
ed Neil Watterson by fifty lengths,
| May 6-John Meagher, at Detroit, Mich, bea
| worlds record for IL hours OF heel and toe
| walking, making 81 miles with ID seconds te
May 15-Sculling race for worlds champion
| ship at Sydney. n. S. W., between Kemp ana
Wade: won by the former.
J. Jun. 1S-Cornell crew won boat race on Cayu
s. s. r- iake' ~ H. over 'ne D'"''n '
Jun. e7-Yale defeated Harvard in q four-Inile
| boat race at New London, Conn.-21 20 agalns
81 40
Aug 5-John H Clausen, Boston made run
ming hop, step and jump of A feet D inches
beating all previous records by 81 inches.
| Aug. lS-Davis Dalton tAmerican( finished
the task of swimming across the English chan
mel in 1874 hours.
Aug. 22-In trotting match at Chicago Pax
| Alto made mile in 2:13, fastest recorded time II
| amatch
paced mile in 200, beating all previous stan
| ion records Salvador run a mile In :3o a
Monmouth Park, n. j., the fastest time on rec
| ord.
| Sep. 1-E G. Anthony. at Hartford, Conn.,
| broke the worlds quarter mile bicycle RECORD
| Sep. 6-Roy Wilkes paced half-mlie in .0f Y
| at Independence Ia, beating previous records
Sep. 26-At Kankakee, Ill.,, Nelson lowered
| the worlds stallion record to2:ll1a, and FauStl
! ma he record