The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07

2l-U. s. Senate confirms nomination OF
Joseph McKenna for supreme court asso-
| ciate justice.
2s. Go. Grisss }N. - nominated o. Sat-
25-Louls Emery McComas rep. Md elect
ed U. 8. senator. National Stock
Growers association In session at Dem
yer. Gov. Shaw Ia.) presides over
monetary convention at Indianapolis.
Feb. l-U. s. Senator T. B. Turley lTenn.)
Il reelected.
l0-League Of American wheelmen in ma
! tonal assembly at st. Louis; l. s. Potter
N elected pres.
At-National American women's Suffrage
= association in 18th annual convention. !.
NSenor Louis Polo Bernabe succeeds de
ome as Spanish minister to Washington.
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens (Me.J sue
iS-Me the late Miss Frances Willard as
ceeu\W. e. I. U.
Mp pres. National pure food and drug con-
MAJ - Washington.
q. gressc lnpg Morton, former secretary
81. oterile, elected at Chicago pres.
OF agricuiSSud Money league.
a, N M Souips Kentucky and Kear-
sarge II i,uncbed a. Newport News. Va;
Apr A, 7NLearue Of BinSie tallc Clubs Of Ohio
valley in convention Indianapolis
elects J. p. Tarwin lKy.) press -o- and
-Postmaster-G General Gary resighse M M
Chas. E. Smith PHILADELPHIA chosen to-
succeed him.
25-Sec. of State Sherman resigns and is
succeeded by Asst. Sec. Day. Of Can
May 5-Delegates to national congress of
mothers received ut white house by Mira.
Mckinley.
ls-Battleship Alabama launched at Phila-
delphia.
sou. s. and France conclude first COM
merca treaty under Dingley tariff law
-. Congressman William Y. Sullivan APP
pointed to succeedlate Senator Walthall,
OF Mississippi.
Jun. Trans Mississippi and international
exposition opened at Omaha:
7-Bill for removal of all political disable
tiles of ex-confederates signed by pres.....
Wisconsin's sem-centennial celebration
opened at Madison.
l5-tower house Of congress adopts COO to
OH resolution to annex Hawaii.
July president signs bankruptcy bill.
Gu. S. Senate passes house resolution for
annexation of Hawaii.
8-Pres appoints Senators Cullom (Ill.)
and Morgan (Ala.), Representative Hit
Ql.), and Pres. Dole and Chief Justice
Judd (HawaiD commissioners for Ha-
wall. Congress adjourns:
Aug. l-Gov. Joseph +. Johnston (Ala.)
reelected.
9-Nationa meet League of American
Wheelmen at indianapolis.
l8-Ambassador Hay accepts portfolio OF
secretary of state.
26-Thos. G. Sample (Pa9 elected supreme
chancellor Knights of Pythias, at Indian
apois.
Sep. Army of Potomac in Goth annual re-
union at Niagara Falls, N. Y. Nation.
al irrigation congress, at Cheyenne, Wyo:
8-Col. James A. Sexton (Chicago) elected
commander in chief grand army at Gin
cinnati; Philadelphia chosen for next
encampment.
l5-Gov. Ellerbee (dem., S. CO., reelected.
l6-Sec. of State Day resigns.
2O-A. S. Pinkerton Mass elected grand
sire sovereign lodge l. 0. o. +. at Boston
Oct. 5-Allen ID. Gambler (dem.) elected gov.
of Georgia. ;. Trouble between Indians
and government resulted in battle at
Bear island point, Mimi; 9 soldiers, l
Indian policeman and 80 Indians killed.
l5-Trouble at Bear island, MINI, ends by
surrender of Indians.
30-Trans-Mississipp exposition at Omaha
closed; 100000 remained for the stock
Nov. - General elections resulted as
follows: A republican majority in con-
gress; republicans elected governors in
N. Y, Conn, Cal, o., Pa, Mass, Mich,
Wis, N. H., N. j., New, Neb., N. D.,
Kan. and Wyo:; democrats elected gov
and Mimi; on minor offices republicans
Wash, n. M, and ". Va; democrats
secured Mo-, Mont, Utah, Ga, N. c.,
La, KY, Ala, Ark, Fla, Md, Miss. and
Va; MINI. allows woman suffrage in
school elections.
Dec. 5-Closing session 56th congress opened
at Washington and presidents message
read.
20-Sec. Bliss of Int. dept. resigns; Ethan A.
Hitchcock (St. Louis) to succeed him..
Saml Gompers reelected pres. Amer.
Fed of Labor, ut Kansas City.
25-Pres. names delegates to cars uni
versal peace conference.
26-Rear Admiral Dunce retired.