The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
2l-U. S. Senate confirms nomt
Iosenh McKenna for supreme ca


on & Senate confirms nomN
Joseph McKenna for supreme co
22GGov. Griggs IN. j. nominated "
2SLouis Emery McComas trep, MdlA
ed JJ. s. senator National BIN
Growers association in session at DeN
yer....Gov. Shaw (Ia.) presides oVe\
monetary convention at indianapolis \
Feb. I-U. S. Senator I. b. Iuriey tienn-'
reelected.
ONLeague of American Wheelmen in ma
tional assembly at st. Louis; l. !. Potter
elected pres.
l4-National American Women's Suffrage
association in 18th annual convention..;.
Senior Louis Polo Bernabe succeeds de
Lomeas Spanish minister to Washington.
ls-Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens lMe.) sue
ceeds the late Miss Frances Willard a.
pres. w. C. 7. u.
Mar. National pure food and drug con-
gress in Washington.
81. Sterling Morton, former secretary
of agriculture, elected at Chicago pres.
National Sound Money league.
2i-U. S. battleships Kentucky and kear-
sarge launched at Newport News, Va;
Apr. League of Bimetaliic Clubs OF Ohio
valley in convention at Indianapolis
elects J. ?. Tarwin ny pres. md
III
Chas. Z. Smith (Philadelphia) chosen to
succeed him.
25ISec. of State Sherman resigns and 10
succeeded by Asst. Sec. Day, OF Can
ton, o.
MAY 5Delegates to national congress OF
mothers received at white house by MrA
Mckinley.
1s-Battleship Alabama launched at Phila-
delphia.
3O-U. S. and France conclude first COM
mercial treaty under Dingley tariff law
-. Congressman William V. Sullivan ap-
pointed to s~ucceedlate Senator Walthall,
of Mississippi.
Jun. l-Trans-M Mississippi and international
exposition opened at Omaha.
7-BiIl for removal of all political DISABLE
tiles Of ex-confederates signed by pres-...
Wisconsin's semi-centennial celebration
opened at Madison.
l5-Lower house of congress adopts C2O9 to
Oh resolution to annex Hawaii.
July president signs bankruptcy bill.
Gu. S. Senate passes house resolution for
annexation of Hawaii.
S+Pres. appoints Senators Cullom Qn.)
and Morgan (Ala.), Representative HIT
Only. and Pres. Dole and Chief Justice
Judd (Hawaii) commissioners for Ha-
waii... Congress adJourns.
Aug. Gov. Joseph f. Johnston (Ala.)
reelected.
9tNational meet League of American
Wheelmen at Indianapolis.
l6-Ambassador Hay accepts portfolio OF
secretary OF state.
e6-Thos. G. Sample (Pa.) elected supreme
chancellor knights of Pythias, at Indian
apolis.
Sep. Army Of Potomac in Goth annual re-
union at Niagara Falls, n. NATION
al irrigation congress-, at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Sol. James A. Sexton (Chicago) elected
commander in chief grand army at Gin
c%innati: Philadelphia chosen for next
encampment.
I5-Gov. Ellerbee (dem., s. c., reelected.
l6-Sec. of State Day resigns.
ga. S. Pinkerton Niass.l elected grand
sire sovereign lodge |. D. o. Z. at Bosto1-
Oct. rAIlen ID. Gambler (dem.) elected gov.
OF Georgia. - Trouble between Indians
!- and government resulted in battle at
Bear island point, MINI; 6 soldiers, L
Indian policeman and 80 Indians killed
l5-Trouble at Bear island, MIMI, ends by
surrender of Indians.
S0-Trans-Mississippi exposition at Omaha
closed; 100000 remained for the stock
holders.
Nov. s. General elections resulted as
follows: A republican majority in. con-
gress; republicans elected governors in
y. Y, Conn, Cal, o, Pa, Mass, Mich,
Wis, n. H., n. j., New, Neb., n. D.,
Kan. and Wyo.: democrats elected gov
errors in Col, Tex, Tenn, S. c., s.. D.
and Mimi; on minor offices republicans
Wash, n. NJ. and VI. Va; democrats
secured Mo-, Mont, Utah, Ga, N. q.
La, KY, Ala, Ark, Fla, Nd, Miss. and
Va; MINI. allows woman suffrage IN
school elections.
Dec. 5Closing session 56th congress opened
at Washington and presidents message
read. n
2O-Sec. Bliss of Int. dept. resigns; Ethan A.
Hitchcock tSt. Louis) to succeed him..
Saml Gompers reelected pres. Amer.
Fed. of Labor, at Kansas City.
o5-Pres. names 5 delegates to cars uni
versal peace conference. " II
26-Rear Admiral Bunce retired. -.,