Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30

Jul 7-Tariff bill passes u. s. senate 50 to
49,. Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor convention opens In II stimuli
meengs n San Salt
Lake City, adopts resolutions favoring Ha-
waiian annexation, construction of Mic
aragua canal recognition of Cuba and free
Jul I9-House of representatives adoupted
QS5 to 110 conference report on tariff bill.
Jul Dngey fa siTn e pa passea 5e a9 W
Presidents currency reform message re-
ceived by congress referred to hnance
committee by senate, Recommendations
adopted in bill in house, after which both
branches adjourn sine die.
Jul 29-United States League OF Sullding
and Loan associations elect l.. w. Sanborn
Qll) president, at Detroit.
Aug 4-League of American Wheelmen
meets in Philadelphia.
Aug S-National Christian Alliance con-
vention opens in Cleveland, o.
opens at Buffalo, n Y; addressed by Pres;
elected commander in chief on 18th.
Aug 26-New American party launched In
st. Louis by eonyenti1n OF delegates of from
man; platform demands demonstration OF
gold and silver and an unlimited paper cur
Sep 1-Ex-Gov. Hoard CWis.) elected pres
ident of Farmers national congress, at st.
Paul.
Dec. l accepted.
Oct 15-Evangeline Cisneros. who escaped
from q Cuban prison, signs declaration IN
New York of intention to become an Amer
lean citizen.
Oct 29-National Women's Christian Tenn
| perance union In twenty,fourth annual con-
Oct 30-Tennessee Centennial exposition
at Nashville closed; total attendance since
Nov i-Union Pacific road sold by gov
eminent to reorganization committee at
| Omaha, for s5S,965,74S.
Nov 2-Robt A. Van Wyck (dem,) elected
mayor of Greater New York; Roger VOL
| publican legislature in New Jersey; in Ohio
publican legislative plurality; Leslie, M;
Shaw (rep3 governor of Iowa; Maryland
elects republican Legislature; j. Hoge Tyier
Democratic legislature; republicans get 9
out or 10 judges in Kansas; fusion ticket
wins in Nebraska' Kentucky legislature re Is
democratic; and South Dakota republicans
elect out of judges.
| and Japan to protect seals signed In WASH
Nov 16-President signs treaty adopted
| by universal postal congress. :. Aaron
| Jones Ond.) elected worthy master of Ma
si pec Greehhgs w. aunt M y cleo.
| ident of American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers, in New York:
po Rsi to be attorney general in Pres.
McKinley's cabinet.
Dec 13-American Federation as Labor in
18th annual convention, at Nashville. Tenn,
Dec. H-U. S. Senator j. w. Daniel (Va)
reelected. Frederick Fraley, Of Philadel,
phia, reelected president of national board
of trade in Washington. Cabinet ofhcers
Kinley, during hours Of which business was
suspended in Canton, O.
Dec 15-Southern bankers In convention
at Atlanta favor coinage of more gold and
silver and retirement of treasury notes.
Dec 16-Joseph McKenna (Call nominal
ed to be associate justice OF U. ). supreme
court.
Dec 17-Carl Schurz reelected president Of
National Civil Service Reform league, In
session at Cincinnati
Dec 1S-Samuel Gompers elected presi-
dent American Federation Of Labor at
Nashville.
Dec 2l-Josiah Quincy (dem.) reelected
mayor Of Boston.
Dec 22-Reciprocity negotiations between
U. s. and Germany suspended.