The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
PertaininE Especially to Things
Political, Social, Religious and
Educational.

Educational.
Jan. l-U. S. flag raised over Havana pal
ace, noting transfer of sovereignty over
Cuba from Spain.
U. s. senate.
l2-Commissary Gen. Eagan, testifying be-
fore war investigating committee, calls
Gen. Miles a liar. Mrs. Frances Lee,
member of Col. legislature, acts as speak
er; lst instance of the kind on record.
l9ICuban evacuation commission reports
and is dissolved.
26-T. C. Search reelected pres. Nat. Assn.
of Manufacturers at Cincinnati.
T-Verdict of dismissal from military serv-
ice without Recommendation of clemency
passed on Gen. Eagan by court-martial for
attack on Gen. Mixes.
Feb. IA. G. Porter (rep., WASH elected
to U. S. senate.
Gu. S. senate ratifes Spanish-Americen
peace treaty 81 to 7....Capt. Gen. Castel-
lanos, of Cuba, leaves Cienfuegos with last
of Spanish soldiers, thus completing evac-
uation.
Pres. reduces Gen. Eagan's sentence to
6 yrs. suspension.
28-American flag raised over Guam.
Mar. Union reform party organized in
Cincinnati, its chief plank being the inltia-
tive and referendum.
SSenate confirms nominations of e
Dewey to be admiral, E. S. Otis to be maj.
gen., Sampson and Schley to be rear adj
mirals with Schley 2 numbers in advance
of Sampson.
l7-Queen regent of Spain signs peace treaty.
Apr. Elisha Dyer lrep, r. H. reelected
gov....At Beattie, Kan, Mrs Chas. Tot
ten is elected mayor; an members of coun-
Gil are women.
l1-Ratifcations of peace treaty exchanged
in Washington. .Bellamy Storer named
as minister to Spain.
O1-Sop Gn,av aanriftad in ph11adalnbla and
is appointed by Gov. Stone to fill vacancy
till next legislature meets.
29-Court of inquiry reports charges of
chemical treatment of refrigerated beef
not established, censures Gen. Miles for
delay in calling attention to matter, re-
of an untried ration, and ~exonerates pack
ers from blame.
May .2-Col. Fred Funston, Goth Kan. vol
u%nteers. made brig. gen.
I0-Canl Schurz reelected pres. Civil Service
Reform Assn, meeting in New York.
17-Presbyterians of U. S., in 1l1th annual
assembly. at Minneapolis. -:
2fNational. Baptist anniversary meetings
beginfin San Francisco.
25tProf. Arthur T. Hadley elected pres.
Yale University.
2s-Distriburion of 100000 g~ratuity to
Cuban4troops, on disbanding and surren-
dering aEms, begun in Havana.
JUL. 1~DtutUuulC COuScuGOnI III LOUISVILLE,
KY, favors Chicago platform C96) and
nomination of W. j. Bryan.
diplomatic relations with SPAIN broken
off Apr 81, .1898, formally resume by re-
ception of Due dArcos, new Spanish min
ister:. Lieut.. Gov. McSweeney- Is: g.
~inaugurated to succeed Gov. Ellerbe, de-
ceased.
! 6Speaker Reed resigns as member of con
Jul. aInternational Council of Women, a;
London; Mrs. May Wright Sewail, of In
d~ianapolis, pres. q
5United Society Christian Endeavor, at
Detroit; Rev. Francis E. Clark. pres.
r. II. Henry, of jackson, Miss, pres.
l3-Nat. Educational Assn, at Los Angeles,
CAL; o. I. Corson, pres.
l9-Sec. of War Russell A. A1ger resigns.
Aug. 1-Elihu Root takes cath of office a
secretary of war.
Sep. 4Grand Army of Republic in sd
nat. encampment In PHILADELPHIA.
Amer. Bankers Assn. at Cleveland;
Walker Hill, of st. Louis, pres.
l3-Nat. Export exposition formally opened
in Philadelphia.
26-Admiral Dewey arrives in New York
harbor.
2s-Naval parade in Dewey's honor in New
York.
Oct. dewey arrives in Washington.
HPres. Mckinley, wife and cabinet leave
Washington for tour through west.
6-University of VT. votes to confer degree
of LII. ID. on Dewey.
l2-lnternational commercial onHes at
Philadelphia.
l8-AntLimperiaiist meeting in Chicago.
.25-Home purchased for Admiral Dewey
formally turned over to him.
Nov. State elections result as follows:
Nash (rep.) elected in o.; Taylor trep.)
elected in ny; Shaw (rep.) in Ia; Smith
(dem) in Md; Longino (dem) in Miss;
Craze trep.f in Mass; fusionists carry
Nebraska; S. D, N. Y, Pa. and n. j. 20
rep, and Va. dem.
8+u.S ct. Britain and Germany agreeon
partition CT Samoa.
eLAdmiral Dewey marries Mrs Mildred
Hazen. rei
Dec. 4-Opening of Seth congress n Wash
ington; David M. Henderson Ia.) elect.
ed speaker Of house. So
7-Hhos s. Martin Wal nominated in
joint caucus for U. s. Sen.
l6Ex-Sen. Allen appointed to u. S. Sen.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood appointed
military governor Of CUBA. -.
1S|Currency bill passed by lower house al
! congress 10 to 80. =
cOCSamuel Gompers unanimously reelected
pres. Amer. Federation of Labor, Detroit.
cSForEal caf issued for rep. n-x. eouyen.
; ton ct Philadelphia. Juns 10