Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Pertnining Especially to Things
Political, S0cinI, Religious and
EIucatiOnaI

Jan. II. .. nag raised over havana pal
ace, noting transfer of sovereignty over
Cuba from Spain.
4-Spanlsh- American peace treaty sent TO
L. 5. senate.
l2-Commissary Gen. Eagan, testifying be-
tore war investigating committee, calls
Gen. Miles a Liar. Mrs. Frances Lee,
member of Col. legislature, acts al speak
er; lst instance Of the kind on record.
l9-Cuban evacuation commission reports
and is dissolved.
26-T. G. Search reelected pres. Nat. Assn.
of Manufacturers at Cincinnati.
27--N erdlct of dismissal from military serv-
ice without recommendation of clemency
passed on Gen. Eagan by court-martial for
attack on Gen. Miles.
Feb IA. q. Porter (rep., Wash.) elected
to L. :. senate.
Gu. 5. senate ratifies Spanish h-American
peace treaty 81 to 81. Capt. Gen. Castel-
lanos of Cuba, leaves Cienfuegos with last
of Spanish soldiers, thus completing evac-
uatlOn.
Pres. reduces Gen. Eagan's sentence to
q yrs. suspension.
2S-Amerlcan flag raised over Guam.
Mar. Union reform party organized in
Cincinnati, its chief plank being the initia-
tive and referendum.
3-Scnate confirms nominations of Geo.
Dewey to be admiral, +. ;. Otis to be maj.
gen, Sampson and Schley to be rear ad-
miraIs with Schley numbers in advance
of Sampson.
17-Gueen regent OF Spain signs peace treaty.
Apr. 5--Elisha Dyer rep, II. H. reelected
gov. At Beattie, Kan Mrs. Chas. Tot
ten is elected mayor; all members of coun-
ell are women.
ll-Ratihcations of peace treaty exchanged
III Washington. ... Bellamy Storer named
minister to Spain.
2l-Sen. Quay acquitted in Philadelphia and
is appointed by Gov. Stone to fill vacancy
till next legislature meets.
( Irt nF n,,.S pl,ar 1f
chemical treatment of refrigerated beef
not established, censures Gen. Miles for
delay IN calling attention to matter, re-
Dukes Gen. Eagan for excessive purchase
of an untried ration, ard eXonerates pack
ers from blame.
May 2-Col. Fred Funston, Goth Kan. vol
unteers, made brig. gen.
lO-Carl SchurZ reelected pres. Civil Service
Reform Assn, meeting in New y ork.
l7-Presbyt erians of L. S., in lllth annual
assembly at Minneapolis.
24-National Baptist anniversary meetings
begin in San Francisco.
25-Prot. Arthur L. Hadley elected pres.
Yale University.
2G-Distrbution of S3,OOO,O0O gratuity to
Cuban troops. on disbanding and surren-
derlng arms, begun in Havana.
Jun. l-Blmetalic convention in Louisville,
Ky, favors Chicago platform COO and
nomination of W. j. Bryan.
4-DipIomatic relations with Spain, broken
off Apr. 2l 1898, formally resumed by re-
ception of Due ARGOS. new Spanish min
lister. Lieut.. Gov. McSweeney Is. o.
inaugurated to succeed Gov. Ellerbe, de-
ceased.
6-Speaker Reed resigns as member of con-
gress.
London; Mrs May Wright Sewall, of In.
5-United Society Christian Endeavor, at
Detroit; Rev. Francis +. Clark, pres.
Nat. Editorial Assn, at Portland, Ore;
Il. II. Henry, of jackson, Miss, pres.
l3-Nat. Educational Assn, at Los Angeles,
Cal; o. +. Corson, pres.
l9-Sec. of War Russell \. Alger resigns.
Aug. l-Elihu Root takes oath Of office as
secretary of war
Sep. 4-Grand Army of Republic in 33d
nat. encampment in Philadelphia.
Amer. Bankers Assn. at Cleveland;
Walker Hill, of st. Louis, pres.
l3-Nat. Export exposition formally opened
in Philadelphia
26-Admral Dewey arrives in New York
harbor.
29--N9val parade in Dewey's honor in New
Oct. 2-Dewey arrives in Washington.
4-Prcs Mckinley, wife and cabinet leave
Washington for tour through west.
G-Unverslty of Vt. votes to confer degree
of Ii. ID. on Dewey.
l2-lnternational commercial congress at
Philadelphia
lS-Anti-imperialist meeting in Chicago.
25-Home purchased for Admiral Dewey
formally turned over to him.
Nov. State elections result as follows:
Nash trep0 elected in O.; Taylor (rep)
elected in Ky. Shaw (rep) in Ia; Smith
(dem) in Md; Longino Cdem.) in Miss;
Crane (rep.) in Mass; tusonists carry
Nebraska; s. D.. n. y, Pa. and n. j. go
rep, and Va. dem.
S-U. S. CIT. Britain and Germany agree on
partition of Samoa.
8 9--Admiral Dewey marries Mrs Mildred
1aZcn.
Dee. 4-Opening of 56th congress in Wash
ington; David NJ. Henderson (la.) elect
ed speaker of house.
7-Thos. ). Martin (Na) nominated in
Joint caucus for L. s. Sen.
i3-EX-Scn. Allen appointed to L. 5. Sen.
.... Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood appointed
military governor of Cuba.
lS-Currency bill passed by lower house of
congress 1870 to 100.
2O-SamueI Gompers unanimously reelected
pres. Amer Federation OF Labor, Detroit.
20-FormaI can issued for rep. nat. conven-
tion at Philadelphia, June 10.