Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-13

Niorl0a- heaSy snoWstorms In MIMI
17-kansas City, Mo-, almost isolated by
worst early snowstorm on record Ear
lest snowstorm in southwest in Is years.
damage in Wis, Mimi, Mich, Ia, H.,
Mo. and southwest.
Nov. l0-Seven schooners wrecked n storm
on Lake Michigan.
27-Snowfall throughout New England
ranged from 8 to "a inches, blocking rail
ways. During gale 63 vessels per shed of
New England coast and 80 lives lost.
Dec. 4-Terrible blizzard ragged in Kansas
for over "a hours Snow, sieet and wind
storm does great damage In Ind, o.,
Pa, \. Y, Mass and Md
METEOROLOGICAL.
Jan. 9-AIaj. Moses P. Handy, of Chicago,
COM to Paris exposition; at Bon Air
l6-Benjamin Butterworth lof Ohiol. COM
OF patents, ex-cong.; at ThomasFille, Ga,
aged 50.
Feb. 1-Ex-Cong. C. A. o. Mcclellan, at Au-
burn, Ind.
W. c; 7. u, in New York, OF influenza,
Mar. lO-Ex-Cong. Jason B. Brown, in Sey-
mour, Ind, aged 80.
Cal, aged 79....P. II. Bell, ex-gov. o.
Tex, at Littleton, n. c.
l7-Blanche K Bruce (colcred), register of
treasury, in Washington, aged 81.
Is Gong. John Simkins, of Mass, in Wash
ington, aged SO.
Apr. SI7ExCong. Amaza Norcross. in Paris,
2l-sen. E. c. waithall, of Miss. f0wash-
ington, aged 81.
May fEx-Cong. Thos. Lynch, in Amigo,
lo-Aaron H Cragip, terms U. S. SEN, in
2l-1IEdward Bellany. author, in Chicopee
Jun, Capt. Chas. v. Gridley, of cruiser
Olympia, by injuries in battle of Manila
l5-ExGov: Dewitt C. Senter, at Morris
town, Tenn.
Jul. 11-Omar D. Conger, ex-eong, of Mich,
at Washington, aged so. Rear Admiral
Ammen, in Washington, aged 70.
Aug. 7-Col. James o. Broadhead, ex-min.
to Switzerland and ex-eong, at st. Louis,
aged Is.
81. A. Briggs, gov. of N. D., at Bismarck
23-Hon. Moody Currier, ex-gov. of n. H,
Sep. 5-Ex-Gov Andrew ]. Faullz, of Dako-
ia territory, at Yankton, s. D.
27IFanny Davenport, celebrated actress. at
DuXbury, Mass, aged 48.
28-Thomas F. Bayard, ex-sen. from Del,
eN-secretary of state and former ambas-
sador to England, near Dedham, Mass,
Oct. 7-Ex-Cong. Sherman Hoar, at Con-
cord, Mass.
3l-Ex-Sen. from La Gen. ]. r. West, at
Washington, aged 76.
Nov. S-Ex-Lieut. Gov. Byron Weston, in
1s-John w. Kelley, inventor of Kelley
motor, in Philadelphia, aged ~.
Dec. 2--E3-Cong. Barnes Compton, from
Maryland, at Laurel, aged 6s.
POLITICAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND
EDUCATIONAL
Jan. l-Robert A. Van Wyck inaugurated
mayor of New York. :. Gov. ]. Hoge TST-
Ter (Va.) inaugurated.
10-Gov. Bushnell (O.) inaugurated.
12-Marcus A. Hanna (O.) elected q. S.
senator. M. d. Ratchford at Colum-
bus, O., elected pres. United Mine Work
13-Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw ia inaugurated
American Anti-Saloon league at Co.
lumbus, o., elects Hiram Price Ia.) pres
22-Gov. Griggs IN. j. nominated U. S at
25-Louis Emery McComas (rep., Md elect
ed U. S. senator. National Stock
Growers association in session at Den
ver....Gov. Shaw (1a.l presides over
monetary convention at Indianapolis
Feb. l-U- s senator (Tenn.1 reelected.
Dialogue of American Wheelmen in na-
tional assembly at St. Louis; 1. S. Potter
elected pres.
14HNational American Women's Suffrage
association in 18th annual convention. -.
Senior Louis Polo Bernabe succeeds de
Lomeas Spanish minister to Washington.
18-Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens (AIe.l sue
ceeds the late Miss Frances Willard as
pres. W. G. 7. U.
Mar. National pure food and drug con-
greSS IN w aSllngtOn.
81 Sterling Morton, former secretary
of agriculture, elected at Chicago pres.
National Sound Money league.
A-U. S. battleships Kentucky and Kear-
sarge launched at Newport News, Va.
Apr. League of Bimetallic Clubs of Ohio
valley in convention at indianapolis
elects J. P Tarwin (Ky.) pres.
l-Postmaster-General Gary resigns and
Chas. E; Smith PHILADELPHIA chosen to
1-Sec. of State Sherman resigns and is
succeeded by Asst. Sec Day, of Can
ton, o.
mothers received at white house by Mrs.
Mckinley.
-Battleship Alabama launched at Phila-
delphia.
30-U. S. and France conclude first COM
mercial treaty under Dingley tariff law
Congressman William V Sullivan ap-
pointed to succeed'iate Senator Walthall,
of Mississippi.
exposition opened at Omaha:
7-Bill for removal of all political disabil-
tiles signed by Pres: Mckinley: Semi
centennial celebration OF Wisconsin's
admission to union opened at Madison.
15-Lower house of congress adopts (209 to
81 resolution to annex Hawaii.
July president signs bankruptcy bill.
gu. S. Senate passes house resolution for
annexation Of Hawaii.
6Pres. appoints Senators Cullom (IIl.)
and Morgan tAla-l, Representative Hit
Qn.l, and Pres Dole and Chief Justice
Judd (HawaIl commissioners for Ha-
waii. .. Congress adjourns.
1+International convention Baptist Young
Peoples union in Buffalo.
22-Ferdinand w. Peck (Chicagoi appointed
u s. commissioner to Paris exposition.
Aug. Gov. Joseph F. Johnston (Ala.)
reelected.
eINational meet League of American
Wheelmen at Indianapolis.
l6-Ambassador Hay accepts portfolio OF
secretary of state.
26-Thos G. Sample pa elected supreme
chancellor Knights of Pythias. at Indian