The leader., 1898-01-05
Aur as-NatIonai encampment q. A. n.

Aug Sensational encampment q. A =.
opens al Buffalo, N. Y; addressed BY Pres;
s aeae Commander IN 1 IN e chief on 2siR. -
Aug 26-New American party launched In
| 81. Louis by convention OF delegates from
states Col r. ~ sellers Detr9iI1 dhai ~
gold and silver and an unlimited paper cur
rency.
dent Of Farmers national congress. at st.
Sep 14-fn Nashville, Tenn. second ma
tional congress Of colored women In session.
Oct 5-iov. Mount UndD elected presi-
dent of National Horse Thief Detective as
ISOLATION, at Madison, Ind.
Oct l1-Senator-elect II. ID, Money ar
pointed to MI the late Senator J. u. Georges
unexpired term in u. 8. senate from Mis-
Oct I4-ResIgna,ion Of Justice Stephen
J. Field gu $. supreme COURT to take effect
Dec. accepted.
oct 15-Evangeline Cisneros, who escaped
from a Cuban prison, signs declaration In
New York Of Intention TO become an Amer
Oct 2s-NationaI women's Christian Tenn
perance union in twenty.fourth annual con-
vention al Buffalo. N. Y.
Oct SO-Tennessee Centennial exposition
| at Nashville closed; total attendance since
| opening, l,150,OoO.
| eminent to reorganization committee at
| Omaha, for t5S.965, I4S.
Nov 2-Ro6t. A Van wyck (dem) 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 NJ:
Shaw (rep5 governor of Iowa; Maryland
elects republican Legislature; J.. Hoge Tyler
(dem) elected governor OF Virginia WITH
democratic legisature republicans ret y
out OF 10 judges in Kansas; fusion ticket
wins In Nebraska: Kentucky legislature is
| democratic and South Dakota republicans
Nov eNCompact Between U. s., Russia
| and japan to protect seals signed IN WASH
ington. ,,,-,. ~, w o,o..oa
to succeed Pres Jas r.. Sovereign by
Knights OF Labor general asSe Assem-, ny az
Louisville, KY. Miss Kate Ca5ell Currie
TEX elected president OF United daughters
Of Confederacy. at Baltimore 49,.
Nov l6-President signs treaty ADOPTED
by universal postal eSngres s,.r , a Ns1
''Y Dec fnchas' w. Hunt IN. " elect pres,
ident Of American Society or Mechahicai
Engineers in New York.
Dec 4-Gov. Griggs IN. j. accepted APP
pointment to be attorney-general In Pres.
McKinley's cabinet
Dec 13-Ameriean Federatlon OF ON L"9 Tnn III
nth annual convention, at NashvlIic,, rem rem
Dec l4-U S. Senator ]. w. Daniel Nal
reelected Frederick Fraley, OF PhiladeI,,
phia reeeleGted president OF 5inef ocers
attend funeral of Mrs: Nancy AIilson MI
KinIey during hours Of which business was
SUSPENDED in canton, W
Dec i5-Southern bankers in convention
at Atlanta favor coinage OF more gold ana
silver and retirement of treasury notes.
| Dec 16-Joseph McKenna lCal2 nomnat-
ed to be associate justice of u. S. supreme
court.
Dec 17-Carl Schurz reelected presldent o.
National Civil Service Reform league, in
session at Cincinnati.
Dec lS-Samuel Gompers elected presi-
dent American Federation or LABOR at
Nashville. -, -.,..,
Dec 2I-Josiah Quincy (dem) reelected
mayor of Boston. ,-......u
Dec 22-Reciprocity negotiations between
L. s. and Germany suspended.