The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-09
roster (dem.) elected governor oe

at Observation-Disclosures c. Il Bentley
u. S. senator from Lo~uisiana....G W. Hop.
kin IN. W elected president National
Junior Prohibition League Of America at
June iSNMaJ. William Mckinley Co.)
nominated for U. s. president by republic
an national convention at st. Louis. and q.
A: Hobart nominated for vice president.
Platform declared for protection, reeiproci-
ty and maintenance Of existing gold stand
ard. opposing free silver coinage except by
June I9-M. x. Hanna elected chairman
republican national committee
July SaPla,form adopted by nati9na a
silver coinage at 16 to l and a tarin for
July 16-William J.. Bryan CNeb.) NOM
national democratic convention in Chicago
III. W. Greene IN. " elected president
Music Teachers National association at
July 11-Arthur sewan Me) nominated
on democratic ticket, for y. s. vice prest-
dent.:..J. X. Jones elected chairman DEM
ocratic national committee.
July 24-American silver party at st.
| Louis nominated W. j. Bryan for president
n Arthur SewaIl for vice president of U.
s. Platform declared for free coinage at
Is to 1....National populist convention at
St. Louis nominated Thomas E. Watson
0Ga.) for vice president U. s. Platform de-
clares for free coinage and government
ownership of railroads.
July aS-People'S party convention at ST
Louis nominated William ]: Bryan CNeh)
for president u. ~S....Senator Butler IN.
! c. elected chairman of national committee.
Aug. 81. f. Johnston (dem.) elected gov
| ernor of Alabama.
Aug. ~12-Candidates Bryan and Sewan
notified of nomination in New York.
Aug. 2+Ex-Gov. D. NJ. Franci CMo.) ap-
pointed secretary of interior.
Aug. 2G-D. NJ. Woodmansee (O.) elected
president National League OF Republican
clubs at Milwaukee.
Aug. 3O-Li Hung Chang paid his respects
RI President ClaN-alo nd in New York
Sept. SSenator John M. Palmer OIL
nominated for u. S. president by a%nti-sil-
indianapolis. Cen S; b: Buckner named
for vice president. Platform declares for
single gold standard and economy in ap-
Elected president Ladies of the G. A. r. al
Sept Mat. Thaddeus S. Clarkson (Oma-
hal elected G.. A. r. commander in chief at
St. Paul....Mrs. Agnes Hit Ondianapolisl
elected president Women's Relief corps at
Sept. LGen. D. W. Jones elected gov
Oct. &C. F.. Black CPa.) elected pree'-
dent of National Association of Democrat
Oct. 2Esenator J.. s. Morrill, vt.) re-
Nov. mckinley and Hobart elected by
vote of 276 in electoral college and a popu-
lar plurality of GO. 49,. .Woman's suf-
fragc defeated at election in California, but
won in Idaho.
Nov. 10~Agreement reached between u.
S. and Great Britain to arbitrate, Vene-
zuelan affair. Farmers national con-
gress in session at Indianapolis.
Nov. IA. S. Clay elected U. S. senator
from Georgia. r. Sovereign reelected
master workman Knights of labor at
Rochester, n. Y.::.Frances E. Willard re-
tan Temperance union at st. Louis.
Nov. 2EGen. z. W. Pettus, of Dallas,
elected u. S. senator from Alabama
Dec. 1-Gov. j. E. Johnston CAla.) inauSu-s
rated.
Dec. ePresident Cleveland reimposes
tonnage and lighthouse duties on German
ships entering our ports in retaliation for
such taxation on American ships.
Dec. EPresident's message read before
both branches of 5th congress convened in
Dec. 14-At New York Cuban league or
ganlzed by c. NJ. Depew. r. p. Flower. c.
A. Dana, Theodore Roosevelt and other
sion to end Cuban war.
Dec. 1J-Idaho supreme court decided that
woman suffrage had carried in recent cleo
Dec. 1G-F. r. Brunot Pa.) elected presi-
dent Christian Citizenship league. at Chi
cago.
Dec. 1S-U. S. senate foreign committee
ordered favorable report on bill recognize
ing Cuban independence -. Samuel Com
pers reelected president American Fedora
ton Of Labor, at Cincinnati.
SPORTING.
Jan. I1-At New York frankie Nelson
won ladies' International G-days' bicycle
Jan. CAT St. Paul Harvey Davidson
skated 2 m. in 5:54, and E. C. Andrews made
running jump on skates of Z IT. S in
N. Y, reduced inside mile skating record
Feb. 15-At Washington. Joe Donoghus
Feb. 21-Robert Fitzsimmons won worlds
heavyweight championship from Peter
49, CT w Shouyaiter CNau yorL, u,on
y. S. chess championship. defeating Emil
Mar. 21-At Nashville. Tenn. AL Ewing
June 15-At Denver. G. Card lowered BIZ
cycle amateur paced mile to LAS.
June 90 Harvard = Cornell = Columbia
Pennsylvania Am. straightaway boat
race on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, NJ
" won by Cornell: making the record 1879
cago to New York in 142 hrs, Is min.
July Tom Linton (Wales) rode bicycle
at Catfrd 81 m; 5 yds. in l hr.
July 21-At Toronto, Ont, Tom Cooper
defeated Walter Sanger in 2 heats; time.
los 2-5 and 1:5S 3-5.
pleted bicycle ride of $1,000 m. in is mo-.
q das.
July 29-Holman friction-geared locomo-
tive on South Jersey railroad tracks mad
Aug. it-Amerio"n liner st. Paul made
trip from Southampton to Sandy Hook in
. tGS-. 81 Hlll.
Aug. 25-At Newport. II. I, r. d. wrenn
CChicago) wen American tennis champion
ship.
Sept. At Milwaukee, worlds swimming
record for 1C0 yds. lowered to 1:09 by G.. w.
Whittaker....At London. single scull race
for worlds championship won by Jacob
.audaur.
Sept. Sat Medford, Mass. Star Pointer
PAGES 9 competitive heats-2:02l4. 2:034.
Sept. 21-At Cammack. L. l., Marietta
and Miss Ida lowered team record to
Portland, Me-, Jupe lowered
TYR. old record to 2:i41k.
Sept. 24-At Portland, Me, John r. Gen.
try paced mile in 2:0015.
Sept. 2-Louis Gimm pittsburgh made
iSG m, 1,5l7 yds. in "a hrs.
Oct. 2At Chicago. ]. 8. Johnson lowered
paced mile bicycle record to 40 rs.
2-.nile bicycle record to 3:3s 3-5.. .Balti-
more club won Temple cup, National
baseball series, at Cleveland.
Oct. 1t-At Chicago, J. Michael lowered
worlds smile bicycle record to 917 is.
Oct. 16-At Lexington, KY, Miss Rita and
Josie Il. lowered worlds team pacing rec
Oct. PA. E. Smith (Chicago) made road
of 1854 m. in "a hrs.
Oct. 27-At Nashville, Tenn, ], Michael
ode bicycle 10 m. in q :33 3-5.
Oct. 2s-L. II. George Brockport, N. W
8 min. ~
Nov. Sat Denver. Stanley Barrows rode
bicycle unpaced mile in 1:5S.
Nov. Pat New Orleans, J. Michael
every bicycle record from 2 m. up.
making 10 m. in 1888 is.
NOV. Sat Memphis. Tenn, John Law