The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-07

J.. :.Young Peoples Society OF Christisni
Endeavor convention opens IN II stimuli
taneous meetings In San Francisco.
Lake City, adopts resolutions favoring Ha-
wailan annexation. construction OF Mic
sragua canal recognition or Cuba and free
Jul s-House OF representatives adoupted
ce9 70 I'D conference report on tarifr bin.
Jul zo-Dingley tarin bill passed go TO BOD
". -. senate and signed by PRESIDENT.
fresldents currency reform message re-
ce,vea 10y congress referred TO finance
adopted In q bin In house, after which both
branches adjourn sine die.
Jul 2s-United States League OF Building
and Loan associations elect l.. w. Sanborn
ull) president, at Detroit.
Aug 4ELeague OF American wheelmen
meets In Philadelphia.
Aug s-National Christian Alliance con-
vention opens In Cleveland. o.
Aus Sensational encampment G. A. r.
Mckinley on 2ith; J. p. s.. Gobin Ps)
elected commander in chief on 18th.
Aug ze-New American party launched in
? states; Col. T.. IA. Sellers (Detroit). chair
man; platform demands characterization OF
gold and silver and an unlimited paper cur
Sep i-Ex-Gov. Hoard Cwis) elected pres
dent or Farmers national congress-. at ST.
Oct lEResignation OF Justice Stephen
J Field GU. :. supreme courU to taxi effect
Dec. / accepted.
Oct l5-Evangellne Cisneros, who escaped
from a Cuban prison. signs declaration in
New York OF intention to become an Amer
Oct 29-National women's Christian Tenn
perance union In twenty-fourth annuaI con-
v%ention at Buffalo. y. Y.
Oct 30-Tennessee Centennial exposition
at Nashville closed; total attendance since
Nov I-Union Pacific road sold by gov
eminent TO reorganization committee at
Omaha for KIN Nm IAN
Nov 2-Robt. A. Van wyck nem.) elected
mayor OF Greater New York; Roger VOL
publican legislature in New Jersey; In Ohio
Gov. Bushnell (rep) reelected. with a re-
publican legislative plurality; Leslie, M.
elects republican Legislature; J. Hoge Tyler
(dem) elected governor OF Virginia with
democratic Legislature; republicans ret
out OF IS Judges in Kansas; fusion ticket
wins In Nehraska: Kentucky legislature IL
democratic; and South Dakota republicans
elect 8 out OF 8 Judges.
Nov 6-Compact between u. s., Russia
and Japan to protect seals signed In WASH
ington.
Jones Qnd) elected worthy master Of Ma
tional Grange. at Harrisburg, Pa
Dec 1-Chas. w. Hunt On. W elect pres
ident OF American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers, in New York.
Dec 4Gov. Griggs On. j. accepted APP
pointment TO be attorney-general In Pres
McKinley's cabinet.
Dec l3-American Federation &c. Labor In
18th annual convention. at Nashville. Tenn.
Dec. 14-U. S. Senator j. w. Daniel (Va)
reelected. 49,. Frederick Fraley, OF Philadel-
phia. 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 1J-Southern bankers IN convention
at Atlanta favor coinage OF more gold and
silver and retirement of treasury notes.
Dec 16-Joseph McKenna lCall nominate
ed TO be associate justice OF u. s. supreme
court.
Dec f7-Carl Schurz reelected president %
National Civil Service Reform league, In
session at Cincinnati
Dec 1s-Samuel Gompers elected presi-
dent American Federation OF Labor at
Nashville.
Dec 21-Josiah Quincy (dem.) reelected
mayor OF Boston.
Dec 22-Reciprocity negotiations between
u. S. and Germany suspended.