The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-06

Jul 7-Tarifr bill passes U. 8. senate 3s to-
Is. Young Peoples Society OF Christian
taneous meetings in San Francisco.
Jul l6-Trans-M Mississippi congress, at Salt
Lake City, adopts resolutions favoring Ha-'
waiian annexation, construction OF Mic
aragua canal, recognition of Cuba and free
coinage of silver.
Jul l9-House of representatives adoupted
QS5 to l1S conference report on tariff bill.
Jul 25-Dingley tariff bill passed 40 to 800
Y. s. senate and signed by PRESIDENT.
Presidents currency reform message re-
ceived by congress referred to finance
committee by senate, recommendations
adopted in bill in house, after which both
branches adjourn sine die
Jul 29-United States League of Building
and Loan associations elect L. W. Sanborn
Qll.) president, at Detroit.
Aug +League of American Wheelmen
meets in Philadelphia.
Aug S-National Christian Alliance con-
vention opens in Cleveland, o.
Aug 23-National encampment G. A. r.
opens at Buffalo, n. Y; addressed by Pres.
elected commander in chief on 26th.
Aug 26-New American party launched In
St. Louis by convention of delegates from
9 states; Col. E. II. Sellers (DetroiO, chair
man; platform demands demonstration of
gold and silver and an unlimited paper cur
rency.
Sep 1-Ex-Gov. Hoard CWis) elected pres
ident of Farmers national congress. at st.
Paul.
Oct 14Resignation OF Justice Stephen
Dec. | accepted.
Oct l5-Evangeline Cisneros, who escaped
from 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-
Vention at Buffalo, N. Y.
Oct 30-Tennessee Centennial exposition
at Nashville closed; total attendance since
opening. l.750OO0.
eminent to reorganization committee at
Omaha. for $685. 4S
Nov 2-Robt. A. Van Wyck (dem.) ELECTED
mayor of Greater New York; Roger VOL
colt (rep) governor of Massachusetts, a re-
publican legislature in New Jersey; in Ohio
Gov. Bushnell (rep) reelected, with re-
publican legislative plurality; Leslie M;
Shaw (rep) governor Of Iowa; Maryland
elects republican legislature; j. Hoge Tyler
(dem.) elected governor of Virginia with
democratic legislature; republicans ret
out of 10 judges in Kansas; fusion ticket
wins in Nebraska; Kentucky legislature is
democratic; and South Dakota republicans
elect out of judges.
Nov 6~Compact between U. s.. Russia
and Japan to protect seals signed in WASH
ington. g.. p.,s. .,nns .uoo.u .aon.oa
by universal postal congress. Aaron
Jones Und) elected worthy master of Ma
tional Grange. at At, H i5 M "a c,.o. a
ident of American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers, in New York,
Dec 4-Gov. Griggs IN. j. accepted ap-
McKinley's cabinet.
Dec 13-American Federation as Labor in
18th annual convention, at Nashville. Tenn.
Dec 14-U. 8. Senator ]. w. Daniel (Va.)
reelected. E. Frederick Fraley, Of Philadel-
phia, reelected president of national board
of trade in Washington. :. Cabinet officers
attend funeral of Mrs Nancy Allison Nc
kinney, 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 (CalD nomnat-
ed to be associate justice of U. S. supreme
court.
Dec 17-Carl Schurz reelected president of
National Civil Service Reform league, in
session at Cincinnati.
Dec 1S-Samuel Gompers elected pres-
dent American Federation Of Labor at
Nashville
Dec 21-Josiah Quincy (dem.) reelected
mayor of Boston.
Dec 22-Reciprocity negotiations between
U. S. and Germany suspended.