The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-08

Jul 7-Tarif bin passes o. 9. senate ste
z....Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor convention opens In u simuf
'a me messinSi rs naa c epsresseS at Salt
Lake City, adopts resolutions favoring He-
waiian annexation. construction Of MIC
aragua canal, recognition Of Cuba and free
Jul is-House OF representatives adoupted
uS5 to 11O conference report on tariff bil'
Jul 2-Dingley tariff bill passed go TO W1
q. s. senate and signed by president.
Presidents currency reform message re
ceived by ongres referred to nnanco
committee by senate. recommendations
adopted in a bill in house, after which ootn
branches adjourn sine die.
Jul 29-United States League OF BUILDING
and Loan associations elect L w. sanborn
Aug FLeague OF American wheelmen
meets in Philadelphia
Aug SNational Christian Alliance con-
Aug z-National encampment G. A. R.
opens at Buffalo, N. Y; addressed by Pres,
Mckinley on 24th;, J. p 8: SoSin Pa-'
Aug 26-New American party launched ! q
st. Louis by convention OF delegates from
9 states; Col. E. II. Sellers Oetroit). chair.
platform demands REORGANIZATION OF
SEP 1-Ex-Gov. Hoard CTis.) elected pres
ident Of Farmers national congress-. at St.
Oct 1~LRes,gnation OF Justice Stephen
J. Field (U. s. supreme COURT to take eject
oct I5-Evangeline Cisneros, who escaped
from a Cuban prison, signs declaration n
New York of intention to become an Amer
Oct 2sNNationaI women's Christian Tenn
perance union in twenty-fourth annual con-
vention at Buffalo, y: Y.
Oct 30-Tennessee Centennial exposition
at Nashville closed; total attendance since
NoV funion Pacific o sold by gov
ernment to reorganization committee AZ
Nov &Robt. A. Van vyck (dem.) elected
mayor of Greater New York; Roger VOL
colt repO governor OF Massachusetts,, a re-
pubIican legislature in New Jersey; in Ohio
Gov. Bushnell (rep) reelected, with a re-
publican legislative plurality; Leslie N;
elects republican legislature; J. Hoge Tyler
(dem0 elected governor OF Virginia with
democratic Legislature; republicans get
out OF 10 judges in Kansas: fusion tieket
wins In Nebraska: Kentucky legislature In
democratic; and South Dakota republicans
elect 5 out OF s judges. -
Nov 6Compact between u s., Russia
and japan to protect seals signed In Wash
nov 1s-President signs treaty adopted
Zones Tnd5 elected worthy master Of Ma
tIonal Grange, at Harrfsburg Pa
Dec 1-Chas. W. Hunt q siset Pres
ident Of American Society OF Mechanical
Engineer in New York.
Dec 4Gov. Griggs On. ID accepted ?
pointment to be attorney-general In Pres
McKinley's cabinet.
nee IaYAmerIcan Federation eS Labor IN
18th nnual convention, at Nashville, Tenn,
Dec. 14-U. s. Senator j., w. Daniel (Ial
reelected, Frederick Fraley, OF Phtladel:
nhia. reelected president of national board
Of trade in Washington....Cabtne of1cers
attend funeral Of Mrs: Nancy Allison NC
Kinley, during hours OF Wnlcn business was
suspended in Canton, u,
Dec ~15-Southern bankers in convention
at Atlanta favor coinage of more gold
silver and retirement of treasury notes.
Dec 16-Joseph McKenna (Cal2 nominate
ed to be associate justice of U. s. supreme
Dec I7-Carl Schurz reelected president Of
National Civil Service Reform league, In
session at Cincinnati.
dent American Federation or LABOR AZ
Nashville.
Dec 2I-Josiah Quincy (dem-) reelected
mayor of Boston.
Dec 22-Reciprocity negotiations "
U. S. and Germany suspended