The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

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patty. but which the king opposed out OF
regard for ne friendship OF Russia
June z-The house OF representa- ives
passed By vote Of 20 % 50. and ever ne
8 bout 81 co ess fer improvements in the
rivers and harbors OF the United States
June s-T'he oiil was repassed ~ the
senate by { vote OF IS 20 5.
June 5-Tae BsriDg sea treaty bstween
the United States and Great Britain was
ratified By Ambassador Bayard and LORD
June 1.-THE arst session Of the Fifty
fourta congress ended.
June THE British steamship Drum
nsonc Castle from Cape Colony. sank IA
storm outside the Road OF Brest. Of the
coast OF France. or "a persons aboard
only three were saved.
June lS-Nliltam Mckinney, or ONO,
was nominated for president and Garref
A Hobart OF Neg Jersey. for vice presl-
dent by the Republican national eonVen-
ton az st. Louis.
tom5ed In the Twin Shaft coal mine at
June 2s-For the first time since the
confederation was formed the Liberal
party won in the Canadian elections, the
chief issue being home rule.
July THE report OF the national treas
ury showed an increase in the bonded
debt for the current fiscal year OF sl5l,-
CO. GO and deficit of SIS 90, 600.
June The Democratic national con-
veution met at Chicago and nominated
president, and Arthur Sewall, of Maine,
for vice president.
July 23-The German gunboat 1ltis was
sunk In the Yellow sea Seveniy-hve
July "a cholera epidemic ragged in
northern Egypt during July. More than
$500 deaths resulted.
July a24-Ehe Populist national conveR-
ton held at St. Louis nominated Thomas
L. Watson. or Georgia, for vice president
and indorsed the nomination Of W. J.
Bryan Tor president.
July 2s-IJr. Leander Starr Jameson and
his companions in the Transvaal raid
were tried before the high court Of justice
al London and found guilty. Dr. jameson
WAS sentenced 10 IL months imprison-
ment and the others 10 shorter terms.
July Sl-.fhe pope appointed as success
scr 70 Mgr. Satoili IN the United States
the Rev. Sebastien Martinell.
August 4-The Chicago Stock Exchange
closed because Of business failures.
August l3-Dr. Fridthof Nansen arrived
at Nard0e. Norway. after three years
Arctic journey. during which he reached
IS deg 1t min. north latitude.
August lJ-The week ending on this
date was marked by an unpreceden ted
York city s5i were reported,
August 3-R. D. Wrenn won the ma
tiOual tennis championship at Newport.
August E-The car and czarina left s..
Petersburg on a visit to the soyereigns OF
Austria. Germany, Denmark and Great
Britain and 70 the French people. They
were received with great eordiality by the
German emperor at Breslau
August 2S-Id Hung Chang. the Chinese
viceroy, reached New York as the guest
OF the nation.
August 31-An earthquake In Japan de-
stroyed several thousand lives.
September "A sound money Demo-
cratic national convention assembled in
Indianapolis and nominated for president
John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois and for vice
president Simon b. Buckner of Ken
lucky.
September Estate elections were held
In Vermont resulting In a Republican
plurality OF 80 COO the largest on record.
September State elections were held
in Arkansas, where the Democratic plu-
rality was 20 600
September Estate elections were held
IN Maine, where the Republicans won by
September I5-IA Hung Chang sailed for
China from Victoria, 3. G.
September 19-k errna-on-the-Nile was
occupied by the Anglo Egyptian expedi-
ton after a battle with the Dervishes.
September 2-The British Egyptian ex-
petition reached and conquered Dongula
out-generaling the Dervishes at every
point.
September 27-The iron gate canal on
the Danube river was opened. The kings
OF Servla and Roumania, Emperor Fran
els Joseph OF Austria and members of the
Austria Hungary cabinet and representa-
tives Of Germany. Great Britain. Italy,
France, Russia and other countries were
present.
September 27-At Nikde. 1000 Armenians
were dubbed TO death by Turks.
September 27-Wheat began TO advance
In price.
October THE last public mass in this
country by Cardinal Satolu was con-
Quoted in Washington City. His success
+ sor az pepal representative in the United
States was Archbishop MartinelH.
October THE Earl OF Roseherry re-
signed as premier OF the Liberal govern
ment OF England.
October S-A great fire at Guaysqull
Ecuador, destroyed property valued at
October ls-The Matabete trouble in
South Africa was brought to a close by
an agreement between the rebelhous
chiefs and Cecil Rhodes
October 1S-The secretary Of war trans
mttted his estimates OF appropriation re-
CURED by the department for the next
fiscal year. They aggregated s52.S15.65s.
October 22-Secretary OF the treasury,
/ John g. Carlisle, was egged at Covington,
Ky. while making a political speech.
October 25-Right Rev. Frederick Tenn
pie. bishop 81 London. was appointed
arch bishop or Canterbury and primate of
all England
November 5-T'he national election was
held resulting In the election OF william
Mckinley as president Of the United
States, with the greatest popular major
& ity ever given 4 candidate.
November 5-Louis Philippe Robert.
Duke OF Orleans. prctender TO the throne
( of France, was married 10 Archduchess
D0Tuthea at Vienna
November THE Chilean cabinet re-
( signed
I November s-Brcad riots occurred in In
+ dia
( November 10-Oscar II. king Of Sweden
and Norway was chosen by treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain as the hfth arbitrator Of the Veue-
Zueian boundary question. Tho other fou-
. arbitrator were 10 he DESIGNATED two hv
the chief Justice of the United states and
two by tne lord chief justice u England.
November I3--The tWeufy-thlrd annual
convention OF the ". &, T. 4. opened in
s. Louis.
+ November I5-Ntagsra FAILS was har-
nessed 50 as 70 furnish power 10 run The
street ears OF Buffalo. \. y
November ea-ExperiTnents ST. The res
toration OF the eyesig-3t BY means of the
cathode ray were made successfully bv
pr. William J. Morton. u New YORK and
the Inventor. Thomas Edison.
+ December s-Gen. Disx took she oath %
office as president Of Mexico for the
fourth consecutive term.
I December a-Dr. Leander s jameson.
+ leader of the South African rati. was re-
leased from prison because q Illness.
December s-The submarine cable be-
tween New York city and Hayu was
4 completed.
I December s-Rohert Fgtzsimgnous and
Tom Saarkev fought efcht rounds IN san
ctS3ao on fo0I after having been
Knocked out.
+ December 2-Ths nresIden, issued p
proclamation suspe n3ius after January
F. the operations u the act which relieved
German vessels entering United States
ports from tae payment % tonnage dues
and other shipping charges
December &-ree uljnt report showed
tEe orseiaal sold hlilton deposited 81 the
Eriresi States utrts ana assAy Offices dur
tuE tEe scar was So lfs e>S. The original
silver bullion was SlIes-.3.l,
fserrsa beT &-Dae North German Llov3