The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-02

u International supreme lodge OF rnde-
Jun. fiat Chattanooga. Tenn, interna-
I'll s-Senator Stewart tNcv) elected
president OF Supreme Temple. Silver
knights OF America.
reelected o presS ssSn Of I ra g. Il c.alt
Denver, n. G. Dodghety (Iii) elected presi-
dent OF National Educational association.
Gil reelected president Of d. Y. r. u. A.".
At Denver s, w. Johnson Comm elected
president OF American agricultural col
Financial schoo 'a between s's Messrs. Horr
and xur agyey c hssto nits Gays Of gs
Ky5 elected grand master Of Knights
Templar In trIennial conclaye. :. AT De-
dent Of Walt savers association,
Sep. Eat Louisville. KY, Col. l.. "
walker nndo elected commandments In chief
OF q. A. II. In national encampment.
Sep. 1S-Cotton States and International
exposition at Atlanta opened
Sep. z2-Lieut, Peary and party reach st.
Johns, ~ F. from Arctioexploring expedi-
Sep. .2i--At Chicago. organization Of
irish National alliance effected: object. to
secure Ireland's independence.
Sep. oa--Gen. Nelson A. Miles succeeds
Lieut.. Gen. Schoheld. as commander OF U.
Oct. &Texas legislature makes prize
fighting a felony ..U. Il. Protestant EpIsco-
pal church in ssth trienninl convention.
master os Fee Elected pres
ton.
re oSt s2 pres hat% Of rfnfe' Willard
Oct. pat Washington, Senator Hoar
elected president OF national conference Of
+. Gates tMass) Effected president OF
American Missionary association.
Noy, SmEleStion results IN various STATES IS,
PLURALITY pn Getty Of New York going demo emo
cratic Massachusetts reflects Gov. Green
haige (rep.) $500 plurality: New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, republican. 174,4i2; Ohio.
Asa S. Bushnell (rep) for governor. 95,34s;
Iowa. f. NJ. Drake ,(rep) for governor, Ca
ernor. 1918; Kentucky. w. Q. Bradley
(rep.) for governor, 1900; Nebraska, re-
publican ie Kansas TepqeWliean oo;
2,A00: Mississippi, a J, McLarcn, tdem) for
governor, 5000; Virginia. democratic, TO-
Nov. ls--At Worcester. Mass. J. II. Brig
ham (O) rejected national master of
Grange Patrons q Husbanrdrg. ..,
released after months confinement from
Woodstock Gll) Jail
Dec. AIT Minneapolis, temperance con-
eress designed to embrace ali temperance
organizations IN the country organized
Rufus w; Peckham. Of Albany, n. Y.
nominated by president for associate JUS
llNt VI ". .. curt.
Dec. 9--Senntc confirmed nomination of
Rufus II. Peckham N. W to be associate
justice of T. S. supreme court.
Dec l0--Republican national committee.
IN sessio1 at Washington, decided conyen-
ton would meet In st. Louis, June &c. 1896.
William Q. Bradley. LIST republican
governor Of Kentucky. inauguratcd,
Dec. l3-Carl Schulz IN. W reelected
president OF National Service Reform
league, at Washington.
Dec. li-Samuel Gompers elected pre5-
dent OF American Federation of Labor in
session at New York
Dec. 17-Preslent Cleveland sends to
congress message on Venezuelan boundary
question. making public the correspon-
denoe with England and insisting upon
validity of Monroe doctrine.
Dec. 1S-House OF representatives passes
bill appropriating 100000 for expenses OF
commission to examine into England's
Venezuelan boundary claims as recon-
mended In special message.
Dec 2e-ssouatc unanimously pa sses house
bill appropriating 100000 for Venezuelan
boundary commission. President sends
congress specialmessage on financial situa-
ton.