Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12

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July 4LPeop.e S party IA ticn4l con Sention- IN
Omaha son,: mated James Is Weaver, OF iowa,
for president, and james e. Field. OF firgzpsss
for vice president
July 5-Executire committee OF peoples
partr chose Herman TaaoeneeE, OF Illinois, for
july Eleventh international convention OF
York W tn over 5000 delegates present
July I6-ThoElaS II. Carter, OF Montana
e elf9tee Baptist Young Peoples union in De
troit elected j. h Chapman, of Chicago, as
Jniv Is-President Harrison nominated
George Shiras, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa, 10 be as
Court The United States ana Chill Settled
the indemnity be paid by rs. latter At 5000
men who were killed and 10 surviving men,
Lers OF the crew that were vvo2E1aed
elected chairman OF democratic national COM
niitee.... President Harrison nominated An
Russia; a I. Snowden. of Pennsy lvAnia, min
lister Spain and Truxtam Beaie, OF Califor-
Aug. o-Uniied States senate and house of
repr. sentatives passed bill appropriaiing
Aug. fo-Lexis C schord of California. elect
Order of DrUids at Paterson, N J.
Aug. 1S-wori fair directory accepted ".
T. Bakers resignation as president ana elected
Vice President Higinbotham 10 the vacancy
Aug: 25-hnish,s OF -Pythias ~ kansas City,
Aug, a-John Randolph Tucker. of Virginia.
tion at Saratoga \. Y
Aug. 2s-Sociaisi labor party in national con-
| of Boston, FOR president, and Charles Il Match
EFT of Brooklyn. for vice president
Sep. las = prec4ution against the cholera
plague, President Harrison issued PROCLAIM
SEES bringing immigrants from foreign ports
Sep S-American Bankers associa ton al
San Francisco elected William h RhaWr, Of
Sep 12-Prof. Barnard. of Lick observatory.
California, discovered a 9th satellite 70 Jupiter
| Sav1 f1x-c ~ ar-,N- .rfra
| selected grand prophet of the great council Of
| Red Men OF the United States at Atlanta. Ga
| ---- Vermont elections gave Fuller rep ma
jority Of 1904 votes for governor j E Has-
| ted, of Toledo, O, elected president OF Amalsa-
| mated Association OF Street Car Employees, at
Sep I6-R 6 Osborn. of New York, elected
rear admiral of National Association of Naval
| Veterans, at Baltimore - Cen Garrison re-
| elected president Of National League Of Repub-
Sep Is-By parade and dedication OF Grand
| Army place, e6th encampment of G. A r form
| Morton giving the welcome. The esth ANIMAL
| eommunica ton OF Independent Order OF Odd
| Sep 2-VictOria Woodruff Martin. OF New
! York and London for president, and Mrs- MARY
| mated by woman sunragists at Washington
Gen S S Yoder reelected commander in chief
| OF Union Veterans union in session at Wash
ington---.G- A r elected Capt A G. WeiSSert-
Of Wisconsin commander in chief: Conrade
commander in chief. and Peter Ayers, Of
Delaware Junior vice commander in chief:
Oct 6-NaIional Real Estate congress in ses-
| sion At Buffalo, elected w B. Cutter, OF Buffalo,
for president
| oct s-rhe Columbus celebration for which
| an elaborate programme for six days was pre-
pared, began in New YORK ,..
| eliminated with unyeiling of Columbus monU-
| menL
Oct 1S-w H Tucker. of indianapolis. cleo
ted commander in chief of Union Veteran
Legion in annual encampment at indianapolis.
Oct 7-New Michigan election law known as
| the Miner law, upheld by United States supreme
| court.
| dedicated by Vice President Morton
Nov Miss Frances Z Willard, OF Chicago,
reelected president OF Woman'S Christian
Temperance union, at Denver.
| Noy- S-Grover Cleveland elected president OF
the United States
| Nov. I5-Natfonal Farmers alliance in
annual session At Memphis, Tenn
| Nov 1T-Julia Ward Howe reelected president
| of the Association for the advancement of
| Women in session at Memphis. Tenn - Mrs
lien ". FE1hneH Teeiec .tI "a a
| uS3n w u l. Y, IN SESSION al cleveland y
Nov 1SIAt Memphis, Tenn, Farmers Ali
| ance and Industrial Union elected H d LOucks,
of North Dakota as president
Nov i9-'-The Indus irlal Legion OF the United
| Nov 21-I- Y. Powderly reelected grand mas
| ter workman OF knights of Labor in annual
| Nov 22-Twelfth annual meeting OF National
| Farmers congress at Lincoln, Neb-
| Dec 5-Second session of Fifty-second CON
gress convened at Washington
Dec 7-Ex-President Hayes. Of Ohio. elected
president of the National Prison associa tlon OF
| the United States, In annual session at Balt1-
Dec sTreasy with Chill ratified by United
Dec. I2-President Harrison nominated Per:
son c Cheney, OF New Hampshire, for United
Federation of Labor in twelfth annual session
at Philadelphia. Prof Henry P. Smith of
| Lane Theological seminary, found guilty by the
| Cincinnati presbytery OF teaching heresy-
Dec a0-Money received from Chilli in settle
| ment of Baltimore AFFAIR at Valparaiso
Dec :7-John D. Rockefeller gave University
of Chicago Il, 100000
SPORTING.
Jan 2-Hager broke the worlds skating
record going three miles, at Homar, Norway,
in 8 minutes As seconds; also the mile record at
Jan GIN billiard match in New York be
tween Jacob Shaefer and George Slosson Ior
$1,000 and bslk-line championship former Won
Mar Is-Six-dsy bicycle race in New York
won by Ashinger at / or miles laps
Mar 2s-John ]. Engeldrum broke worlds
| oSmile go-as-you-please running record in Chi
cage, time being hours So minutes
May 22-Bicycle riders carry message from
Chicago TO New York. making e7s miles in 4
May e5-Steamship City OF New York won,
from New York to Liverpool in days and %
June 10-Cornen freshmen crew defeated
| Column il freshmen by lengths.
July Yale beat Harvard in 4-rnile boat race
at New Lon ion, Conn
team record at kir1wood- Del: mile in 2-15---.
Hanlan beat Hosmer by 10 feet in Smile race
tGree turns-or Connecticut river at Hartford;
July 9-F Z. Spooner. of Chicago broke
worlds bicycle record by riding SI5 NIL eS and
l, 6O5 yards in 81 hours
July 13-F'irst baseball championship season
of the National league ended with the Bostons
the champions.
July sl-At Detroit horse named Jack broke
worlds record in rail trot; time for three
heats being2-131z. 2-l5lz, 2:l5z-
July 23-Steanler City of Paris beat the rec
ord for western "trip across Atlantic ~ days,
Is hours, SO minutes
Aug. Infancy Hanks trotting mare. broke
trottfng record al Chicago making mile IN 2-O7
Aug lS-Fastest harness record in the world
made by Hal Pointer pacing mile n 2-O5iz-
| Aug. &C F. Taylor broke bicycle record at
| Buffalo. N ". going mile in 2-2l 25
Aug PIP. J. Berio broke worlds record by
riding bicycle miles in 4=46
Aug. 30-John Howard and wife walked from
| Seattle, Wash, to Chicago, 300 miles, for q
| 5000 purse.
Sep George Dixon became feather weight
| champion by knocking out Jack Skeily at New
| Sep. Words champion John l. Sullivan
! knocked out by James j. Corbett at New
Orleans
Sep 9-Arthur Zimmerman, bicyclist, rode 3
Iaile in 2-O6 45. at Springfield, Mass
Sep l5-Cseorge TAYLOR made mile at
Springfield Mass, in . ID 2-5, beating all pre-
! sioGs CON- pet ton records
Sep 16-At Richmond, Ind Moquette broke
worlds record for 4-year-old stations at 2l0 on
| regulation track
| Sep 2J-John : johnson made a mile on
| bicycle AT Independence, Ia, in 2-o4z, breaking
ali previous records