Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08
Jun as-o,4 Jno. y. aord.a reelected gen.

Jun a2-Gee Jno. - Gordsa reelected gen.
eral commander Of United Confederate vet
Grams, at Nashville. Tenn.
Jul 7-Tariff bill passes U. s. senate ~ TO
Young Peoples Society OF Christian
Icndeavor convention opens In II sinful
taneous meetings in San Francisco
Jul 1ELeonard j. Crawford Qky) elected
president OF National Republican league, al
Detroit, Mich.
Jul 1G-Trans- Mississippi congress, at Salt
Lake City, adopts resolutions favoring ha-
waian annexation. CONSTRUCTION OF NC
aragua canal, recognition OF cuba ana Tree
coinage of silver.
SJui 1g-House of representatives adoupted
QS5 to l19 conference report on tarin Dill AZ,
Jul 25-Dingley tariff bill passed s4o 70 SV)
u s senate and signed by president.
Presidents currency reform message re-
ceived by congress referred to mar ce
committee by senate, recommendatlons
adopted In bill in house, after which Doth
branches adjourn sine die.
Jul 29-United States League OF Buildlng
and Loan associations elect l.. w. SanbeTn
Qll) president, at Detroit
Aug 4-League of American Wheelmen
meets in Philadelphia. .,,.
Aug S-National Christian Alliance CON-
vention opens in Cleveland Q.
Aug 23--National encampment =. A. II.
opens at Buffalo, N. Y; addressed by Pres;
Mckinley on oath; ]. T. ). Gopih IRA,
Aug 2e-New American party laInched N
St.- Louis by convention of delegates from
| 9 states; Col f. II. Sellers DetroiD, chair.
| man; platform demands demonetizatloh OF
gold and silver and an unlimited paper cur
rency. ,
| ident of Farmers national congress, al 81.
Paul.
dent of National Horse Thief Detective as
ISOLATION, at Madison, Ind.
Oct 14EResignation Of Justice Stephen
| ]. Field CU S. supreme COURT TO take erect
Dec. l accepted
from a Cuban prison, signs declaration IN
New York of intention to become an Amer
lean citizen. ,.,r
Oct 2s-National women's Christian Tenn
perance union in twenty-fourth annual coh-
vention at Buffalo, n. Y.
Oct 3o-Tennessee Centennial exposition
at Nashville closed; total attendance since
opening. 1,750,00O o,s h., o,,-
ernment to reorganlzatlon coihh''ee a.
Omaha, for $5S,965, 74S. o,oo.od
Nov 2-Robt. A. Van Wyck (dem.) elected
mayor of Greater New YORK: roger Woi'
cott repl governor o. MassaIcnsi Mass Inresv. in Ohio
Gov. Bushnell (rep.) reelected, with re- r.,
publican legislative plurality; Lesne M M
Shaw irep,5 governor of Iowa Maryiaho
elects republican legislature, q, l4se iyitt vi
(dem.) elected governor OF vlrslIIa w,
Hemocratic legislature; republicans Fet
out of l3 Judges in Kansas; fusion tiche
wins in Nebraska; Kentucky leglslat,uire u y
democratic; and South Dakota repupiicah'
elect 8 out of judges. =, c. p,,s,,.
Nov 6-Compact between Y. p, MunSr' Minsh
and japan to protect seals signed IN "ash
ington. u,,. s,gns treaty adopted
nv universal postal congress, =. % % aH n
Jones Gnd) elected worthy master s VI va
t,onal Grange, at HarrisburB, d: nros
Dec 1-Chas. W. Hunt N. T. x.Snha sieJ. piic pica
,dent of American Society Oh mecia''''
Engineers, in New York, oon+ea an
Dec 4-Gov. Griggs IN. ~ accep.eip , ;t pras ap
pointment to be attorney-gehe'ai III
; McKinley's cabinet. t1ahor 1,
s M annual convention, at Nashvilie, rem rem
: n. nao Ill s. Senator ]. W. Damei va "a
, roalected Frederick Fraley, OF fhilaue. i !.
mia reelected president OF natlonal poar poa, !
I ~ trade in Washington .CaDlneni, o,,iSgl NJ
attend funeral of Mrs: Nancy AsiIsoal i", ~ me a
: Kinley. during hours OF Whlch pu"iie"" " =
Dec 15~Southern bankers in canventio 9
:, of Atlanta favor coinage OF more soiu ai
+ Silver and retirement of treasury notes.
+ Dec ie-Joseph McKenna lCall hoHllha
al 70 he associate justice of U. S. supren
Zee 17-Carl Schurz reelected president
II National Civil Service Reform league
" session at Cincinnati. 80. uas
:; Dec 1S-Samuel Gompers eiecteu pren
: dent American Federation OF Laoor
N Nashville. .. dam, reelecte
V. mayor of Boston. .,u.tos hs,we,
Dec 22-Recprocity negotiations pe'"e'
D. u. 8. and Germany suspended