Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-02
POLITICAL. SOCIAL. RELIGIOUS AND
 EDUCATIONAI

Feb2-Yenez arbitration treaty signed ln Washington; commission to consist of Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer for U. B., and Lord Herscheli and Sir Robt Collins for Great Britain. these to select a fifth member.
 Feb s-Nebraska legislature defeated bill for woman suffrage amendment to eonstI- Feb 11-I. B. Potter fS. Y.) elected presi- dent League of American Wheelmen. at Al bany, N. Y.
 Febl6- Woman suffrage amendment lost in Nevada legislature 15 to 5.
 Feb H-First national congress of moth- CTS ever held assembled fin Washington, 500 delegates present. :. Mann Page (Ya.) elect ed president National Farmers, Alliance and Industrial union, In Washington.
 Feb 25-Mrs. Adlai Stevenson reelected president-genera Daughters of American Revolution, at Washington.
 Mar 3-MaTk Hanna (rep., O. appointed to U. s. senate.
 Mar 4-Wm. Mckinley fo9 and Garret 4. Hobart (N. J) inaugurated president and vice president of U. 5. before Chief
 Mar 5-Senate confirms cabinet appoint ments: Secretary of state, John Sherman t09i secretary of treasury, Lyman J. Gage IH9i secretary of war, Russell A. Alger 9Alieh)i attorney general, Jos McKenna gCal9; postmaster-g general, Jas. A. Gary eMd.); secretary of navy, Jno. D. Long 1Mass.)i secretary of interior, Cornelius N. Bliss (N. Y,); secretary of agriculture, Jas.
 Mar 15--Fifty-ffth congress convened in extraordinary session; T. B. Reed reelected speaker of house Of representatives
 Mar 22-U. S. supreme court decided (Jus- tices Field, Gray, Shiras and White dis senting) that agreement of Trans-MiSSouri Freight association to maintain rates with in its territory was violation of antitrust law of 1S90
 Mar 3l-House of representatives passed (2G5 to 122) Dingley tariff bill.
 Apr 6-Carter H. Harrison (dem) son of late Mayor Harrison, elected mayor of Chi
 Apr 12-President names Senator Vol eeott &Col.l C. J, Paine (Boston) and ex- Vice President Stevenson (Ill) as commis- sloners to international monetary confer
 Apr 2o-At Mobile, Ala. sgd international convention of Y. M. c. A. convenes Apr N-Grant monument inaugural pa- rade witnessed by 100000 people; battle ships of many nations participate in naval parade, and President Mckinley speaks d
 Apr 28-Willam J. Deboe trep.. Ky.) elect ed to U. s. senate.
 May 1-Tennessee centennial exnosi4ion opened at Nashville.
 May 5-U. $. senate refused (43 to 26) 10 ratify general arbitration treaty with Eng land. Universal postal congress conVenes scented.
 May 19-Amercan Baptist Home Mission ary society in annual session in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 May 2o-U. s. senate passed {41 to 143 reso- ldtton recognizing Cuban belligerency House of representatives unanimously ap- propria tes $50,0 900 for relief of American cit lzens in Cuba. National Good Citizens
 
 olutions tending to promotion of good cit izenship. One hundred and ninth general assembly of Presbyterian church meets at Eagle Lake, Ind.
 Jun 2-Internationai commercial confer ence opened in Philadelphia. Pres. McKin- ley speaking.
 Jun 10-Irving Rouse elected president of nurserymen. at St. Louis.
 Jun l6-Uniyersal postal congress ad-
 Jun 16-stewart L. woodford (N. Y.) ap- pointed minister to Spain.
 Jun 17-American Railway union fE V Debs, pres) changed name of organization to Social Democracy of America" and adopted declaration of principles outlining proposed scheme for q cooperative com monwealth
 Jun 23-Gen. Jno. B. Gordon reelected gem eral commander Of United Confederate vet erans. at Nashville. Tenn.