The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-05
MIsCELLANEoUs MATTERS.

ian. IL. y. nag raised over Havana pal.
ace, noting transfer OF sovereignty over
Cuba from Spain.
l2.Commissary Gen. Eagan, tQstifying be.
tore war investigating. committee, calls
Gen. Miles a liar. Mrs. Frances Lee,
member of Col. legislature, acts as speak.
err lst instance of the kind on record
27-V erdict of dismissal from military serv-
ice without recommendation of elemency
passed on Gen. Eagan by court-martial for
attack on Gen. Mics
Feb. IA. q. Porter (rep., Wash.) elected
to L. S. senate.
Gu. S. senate ratifes Spanish American n
peace treaty 81 to q. Capt. Gen. Castel.
lanos, OF Cuba, leaves Cientuegos with last
OF Spanish soldiers, thus completing evac-
uation.
Pres. reduces Gen. Eagan's sentence to
9 yrs. suspension.
Mar. Union reform party organized in
Cincinnati, its chief plank being the initia-
tive and referendum.
3-Senate confirms nominations of Geo.
Dewey to be admiral, f. s. Otis to be mai.
gen., Sampson and Schley to be rear ad.
mlrals with Schley numbers in advance
of Sampson.
Apr. elisha Dyer (rep., r. ~ reelected
gov. AT Beattie, Kan, Mrs. Chas Tot
ten is elected mayor; all members OF coun.
ell are women.
ll-Ratitications of peace treaty exchanged
IN Washington. Bellamy Storer named
as minister to Spain.
D-Court of inquiry reports charges of
chemical treatment of refrigerated beef
not established, censlres Gen. Miles for
delay IN calling attention to matter re-
Dukes Gen. Eagan for excessive purchase
OF an untried ration, and exonerates pack
ers from blame.
May 2-Col. Fred Funston, 2Oth Kan vol.
unteers, made brig. gen.
Redistribution of 100000 gratuity to
C.4ho A.L.
dering arms, begun in Havana
Jun. l-Bmetallic convention in Louisville,
Ky, favors Chicago platform '96) and
nomination of w. j. Bryan
diplomatic relations with Spain, broken
off Apr q, 1898, formally resumed by re.
ister. Lieut.. Gov McSweeney Is. CT
inaugurated to succeed Gov. Ellerbe, de.
ceased.
6-Speaker Reed resigns as member of con.
gress.
Jul. 3-International Council of Women. at
London;. Mrs. May Wright Sewall, of In
l9-See. of War Russell A. Alger resigns.
Aug. l-Elhu Root takes oath of office as
secretary of war
Sep. 4-Grand Army cf Republic in a3d
nat: eneampment in Philadelphia.
l3-Nat: Export exposition formally opened
9-Naval parade in Dewey's honor in New
York.
Oct. dewey arrives in Washington.
4-Pres. Mckinley, wife and cabinet leave
Washington tor tour through west
25-Home purchased for Admiral Dewey
formally turned oyer to him. =
Nov. State elections result as follovs:,
Nash trep;;l elected in o.; Taylor (rep)
elected in Ky; Shaw (rep) in Ia; Smith
ldem) in Md; Longino ldem) in Miss:
Crane .trep.) in Mass; fusionists carry
Nebraska; s. D., N. Y. Pa. and N. j. 70
rep, and Va. dem.
S-U. s., CT. Britain and Germany agree on
partition of Samoa.
9LAdmiral Dewey marries Mrs. Mildred
Hazen.
Dec. 4-Opening Of 56th eong---s in Wash4
ington; David NJ Henderson tIa.l eiect.S
ed soeaker of house.
l3-Ex Sen. Allen appointed to u. y. Sen,
-. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood appointed
military governor of Cuba.
20-Samuel Gompers unanimous,- reelected,
pres. Amer. Federation Of LabS-. Detroit.