The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-07
POLITICAL. SOCIAL. RELIGIOUS AND
EDUCATION AL.

Feb2-Venezuela a rbitration treaty signe,
IN Washington, commission to consist o
Ghief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer 70
U. s.. and Lord Herschell and Sir Roht
fifth member.
Feb S-Nebraska legislature defeated hi
for woman suffrage amendment 10 consti
tuition.
Feb III. -. Potter IN. W elected presi.
dent League OF American Wheelmen. at Al
Feb1e-Woman suffrage amendment los,
In Nevada legislature Is to s.
FEB li-Flrst national congress OF moth.
ers ever held assem- bled in Washington. Ss
delegates present. Mann Page tNaD elect
ed president National Farmers Alliance
ana Industrial union. In Washington.
Feb 2S-Ars. Adlai Stevenson reelected
| president-gencral Daughters of American
REVOLUTION. at Washington.
Mar 3-Mark Hanna rep, o. appointed
Mar +Wm. Mckinley tO) and Carrot
A. Hobart On. .J) i~naugurated president
anu wee presideH. OF Y. 5. before Chief
Mar 5-senate confirms cabinet appoint
ments: Secretary OF state. John Sherman
90; secretary OF treasury. Lyman j. Gage
uu)i secretary OF war, Russell a. Alger
(Mich). attorney-general, Jos. Mckenna
AID, acknowledgement. Jas. A. Gary
lMassl secretary OF interior. Cornelius N.
hiss f)' secretary Of agriculture. Jas.
Mar I5-Fifty-hfth congress convened in
extraordinary session; T.. -. Reed reelected
speaker Of house OF representatives..
Mar 22-C. >. supreme court decided Jus
tees Field. Gray, Shiras and White dis
senting) that agreement OF Trans Missouri
Freight association TO maintain rates with
IN It's territory was a violation Of antitrust
Mar 3l-House OF representatives passed
(2oo TO I'D Dinghy tariff bill.
Apr. 5Carter II. Harrison dem son OF
cage.
Apr 12-Presidsnt names Senator VOL
cot 4Goi3, G. ] Paine Bostonl and ex-
ence.
convention OF Y. M. C.. A.. convenes.
Apr 2-Grant monument Inaugural pa-
rade Witnessed by 100000 people: battle
ships. OF many nations participate In naval
parade. and President Mckinley speaks at
tomb.
Apr ?s-wniiamJ J. Deboe (rep.. Ky.) elect
ed to u. s. senate.
May Tennessee centennial exposition
Nay 5-U. >. senate refused 49 to 2D to
ratify general arbitration treaty with Eng
in Washington. IS Countries being u9r repres
scented.
May ie-American Baptist Home Mission
AIRY society In annual session in Pittsburgh.
May 2o-U. s. senate passed "a to 10 reso-
luton recognizing Cuban befligerency....
propriatest $4,000 for relief OF American cit
liens In Cuba. /. National Good Citizens'
convention In Nashville. Tenn. adopted res
olutions lending TO promotion OF good cit-
izenship....C one hundred and ninth general
assembly OF Presbyterian church meets al
Eagle Lake. Ind.
Jun 2-International commercial confer
ence opened in Philadelphia. Pres. McKin-
ley speaking.
Jun i0-Irving Rouse elected president II
nurserymen, Mt st. Louis.
Jun l5-univcrsal postal congress ad-
journed.
Jun ls-stewart L. woodford IN. ~ ap-
pointed minister TO Spain.
Jun 17-Amcrican Railway union (E. ".
Debs, pres) changed name OF Organization
to Social Democracy Of America" and
adopted decla ration OF principles outlining
proposed scheme for a cooperative COM
mon wealth
eral commander OF United Confederate vet |
Grams. at Nashville. Tenn.