Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06

Jul 7-Tarif bill passes u. g. senate So to
g., Young Peoples Society OF Christian
! hndenVor convention opens In II stimuli
taneons meetings In San Francisco,
Jul l6-Trans- Mississippi congress, al Salt
| Lake City, adopts resolutions favorlng Ha-
| Wallan annexation, construction OF Mic
aragua canal, recognition OF Cuba and free
coinage OF silver.
Jul iO-House OF representatives adoupted
CS5 70 llS) conference report on tariff bin,
Jul 25-Dingley tariff bill passed (4O to 800
" y senate and signed by presdent....
ceived by congress referred TO finance
committee by senate, recommendations
adopted In bin 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 8-Natlonal Christian Alliance con-
| vention opens In Cleveland, o.
Aug 23.National encampment G. A. II.
opens at BUFFALO, n. y; addressed by Pres.
elected commander In chief on Goth.
Aug 2G-New American party launched In
81, Louis by convention OF delegates from
0 states; Col. Il. H. Sellers (DetroiO, chair
man; platform demands decentralization OF
gold and silver and an unlimited paper cur
| rency
Sep l-Ex-Gov, Hoard (wis.) elected pres
ldent Of Farmers national congress, at st.
| Paul.
Oct l4-Reslgnation OF Justice Stephen
j Field GU $. supreme COURT to take effect
| Dec. | accepted.
Oct 15-EyangelIne Cisneros, who escaped
| from a Cuban prison, signs declaration In
New York of Intention 10 become an Amer
| lean citizen.
Oct 29-Natlonal 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
OnonInP 7I0 ONO
Nov Linton Pacific road sold by gov
eminent to reorganization committee at
Omaha, for .$5S,oGJ Jas.
Nov 2-Robt. a. Van Wyck (deml elected
mayor of Greater New York; Roger VOL
colt (rep.) governor OF Massachusetts,, 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 legislatures J.. Hoge Tyler
dem) elected governor of Virginia with
out OF 10 judges In Kansas; fusion ticket
wins In Nebraska; Kentucky legislature is
democratic; and South Dakota republicans
elect out of judges.
Nov 6NCompact between U. S.. Russia
and Japan to protect seals signed In Wash
ington. - ,.,,. .,.. .noo,u odo,.oa
Jones UndJ elected worthy master of Ma
tlonal Grange, at Harrisburg, Pa.
Dec 1Chas. w. HUNT a. y , elect pres pres
Engineers In New York,
Dec d-Gov. Griggs IN. J) accepted APP
polntment to be encouragement In Pres.
McKinley's cabinet.
Dec 13-Amerlcan Federation, O. Labor in
nth annual convention, at Nashville Tenn.
Dec. ia-U. s. Senator j. w, Daniel (Va:)
reelected. Frederick Fraley Of Phlladel,,
phla, reelected president of national board
of trade In Washington. Cabinet officers
attend funeral Of Mrs. Nancy Allison Nc
Kinley, during hours Of which business was
suspended in Canton, o..
Dec, l5-southern bankers in conception IvfI
silver and retirement Of treasury notes
Dec 1G-Joseph McKenna lCall nominat-'
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 presi-
dent American Federation Of Labor at
Dec 2i-Joslah Quincy (dem.) reelected
Dec 22-Recproclty negotiations between
U. S. and Germany suspended.