The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01


under martial tAw.
JAnuary iA--xvA caused RIOS IN Para.
ynuaisty lb-INptaiu Carriers trial in
Jauuery M--0~,Ansson Booth net his
fayner. Ssnnss passsa immigration bill.
sanusay Np--Sspaus voted on lesiex rsso.
lurton,
yAauary a2--Frauce and Japan pushed
war psaus. Aptofosy uenersl Molxsnna's
1ominavlon tor justice OF the supreme
court confirmed and lovernor Grlgxs OF
New JerUey nominated Tor ANoruey gem
erAl. .bdNtia,h cabinet met to dlscuss The
sstuAtdaa in the Ear East DR.. 1&lmaxc
marr.ea Tor the third tune.
january M--Anti- Hebrew riots In Al
sters. Dissracelui Ngnt over Dreyius in
tho chamber OF deputies.
January 25--Louis Emory MoCemas
elecued senator from Maryland.
january 2S--TeMer resolution passed sem
ate.
january so-Count William Bismarck
wounded Herr Msubach in duel,
january Sl-House voted agatnet Teller
tesoluu-on.
FEBRUARY S-Am'bassafor Whites pro-
test caused Germany to modify unjust dis.
cIimination.
February B--veendam sunk; 2la lives
saved by the St. LouiA
Paris.
March S--Congress. by a unanimous
vote. passed a bill appyoprasing 500, voo,-
900 for National defense.
March 9--SeAate passed same mea sure
without debate. and immediately signed
by the president.
March l7--Senator Proctor Of Vermont
gave facts regarding Cuba TO the senate
from personal observation.
March 1l-Lady Brooke gave birth to a
son.
April s--Elood at shawneeton, III. killed
over 900 persons.
April 10--fheodore Roosevelt resigned
from navy department.
April 26-Jchn Sherman resigned score
taryship of state; succeed.1 by Judge Day.
Aav 4-f.ao.s throughout Spain.
May l3--Joseph Chamberlain aroused an
thusiasm In England by declaring for an
Anglo American alliance
May lS--Nlnety Thousand troops ordered
to mobilize In Chickamauga.
Nav 30-Rectprocity treaty with France
signed.
June HOUSE passed am urgent deiicien-
cy bdll carrying nearly slS.0O0.00o for war
expenses.
june S-Ernest Terah Hooley a. bankrupt.
June 11--President Mckinley signed the
war revenue bin and Secretary Gaze issued
q circular inviting subscriptions To a pop
ular loan Of 5000, O00. 900.
June 23--Cornsll tldumphs over Yale and
Harvard in rowing race.
July Alive hundred and fifty-six pas
seDgers drowned on La Bourgogne.
July 7--Fiawani annexed to the United
states
August Transports from Cuba arrive
at Montauk Point, N. Y.
August 20 Naval parade In New York
harbor.
August 80 Spanish prisoners ut Ports
mouth released.
September Colonel Henry confessee.
then kills himself.
Sapu,mber 5--Wilhelmina made queen OF
Holland.
September Empress OF Austria muir
dered
September ls-Motof General Sir Heiuert
Ki'tc6=per elevated to peerage
October G--Irdiah fight at Walker, MINI.
October S--Brother OF President McKin-
ley's wife murdered In CantOn.
October 12-Rlots ait virden. Ill. Howard
Could and Kathe line Clemens married.
October 15-Mohegan wrecked off the
Lizard 115 lives lost
October 19-The Fashoda incident threat
erad war between England and France.
October 29-Emperor William and PARTY
aarrived at Jerusalem.
November 4-France retbnsd from Fash
oda.
November 5-Maria Teresa sunk
November S-Governors were elected in
these States: California, Colorado. Connect
Sc,it Idaho, Kansas. Massachusetts. Michi,.
gan, Minnesota. Nebraska, Nevada. New
Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas, Wiscon-
sin. Wyoming,
November 9-Negro riots in Whining
November lo-Princeton defeats Yale at
football.
November 22--Sharkey declared winner Of
tho Corbett- Sharkey fight.
November 26--Secretary Long asked for
Hfteem battleships. FHteth anniversary OF
Franz Josefs reign
November 2S- 29--D Destructive snow storm
w Middle and New England States.
December 14-Piesident McKinleys
Southern trip.
December l8--Yerkes defeated In Chicago
council by one vote in the railway street
franchise.
December 2i--ElItan A. Hitchcock made
secretary Of interior to succeed Bliss. who
resigned.
December 25--Hous,on's gross receipts Of
cotton passed the two million mark. dat
Ding from September !.
December 2S-Preliminary report on the
Nicaragua canal says all three routes arc
feasible and estimates the cost at 1928
900. 900 TO $124,000. 900.