Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Vertatnfng Especially to Things
Political, Social, Religious and
Educ0 fiOnal.

Educs tiOnal.
Ian. 1-U: S. flag raised over Havana pal
ace, noting transfer of sovereignty over
Cuba from Spain.
ESpanlsh- American peace treaty sent to
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.
lS-Cuban evacuation commission reports
and is dissolved.
26-T. c. Search reelected pres. Nat. Assn.
OF Manufacturers at Cincinnati.
w erdlct of dismissal from military sery.
Ice without recommendation of ciemency
passed on Gen. Eagan by court-martial for
attack on Gen. Mixes.
Feb. IA. G. Porter trep., Wash.) elected
Gu. S. senate ratifes Spanish American
peace treaty 81 to 27... Capt. Gen. Castel-
Ianos, of Cuba, leaves Cienfuegos with last
OF Spanish soldiers, thus completing evac.
uation.
Pres. reduces Gen. Eagan's sentence to
b yrs. suspension.
8-American flag raised over Guam.
Mar. Union reform party organized in
CINCINNATI, its chief plank being the.initia-
tive and referendum.
oCSenate confirms nominations of Geo.
Dewey to be admiral, E. S. Otis to be mai.
mirals with Schley 2 numbers in advance
of Sampson.
T-Queen regent of Spain signs peace treaty.
Apr. elisha Dyer (rep, r. T. reelected
gov. AT Beattie, Kan, Mrs. Chas Tot
ten IS elected mayor; all members of coun-
Gil are women.
1l-Ratifications of peace treaty exchanged
IN Washington. .Bellamy Storer named
as minister to Spain
2l-Sen. Quay acquitted in Philadelphia 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-
Dukes Gen. Eagan for excessive purchase
of an untried ration, and exonerates pack
ers from blame.
May 2-Col. Fred Funston, Goth Kan. vol.
unteers, made brig gen.
IO-Car Schurz reelected pres. Civil Service
Reform Assn, meeting in New York
H-Presbyterians of U. S., in lllth annual
assembly at Minneapolis.
AINational Baptist anniversary meetings
begin in San Francisco.
25.Prof; Arthur T. Hadiey elected pres.
Yale University.
Redistribution of $4,000, 600 gratuity to
Cuban troops, on disbanding and surren-
derng arms, begun In Havana.
Jun. l.Bimetallic convention in Louisville,
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nomination of w. j. Bryan.
diplomatic relations with Spain, broken
off Apr. q, 1893, formally resumed by re-
ception of Due d'Arcos, new Spanish min.
ister. Lieut.. Gov. McSweeney Is. O.
inaugurated to succeed Gov. Ellerbe, de-
ceased
6-Speaker Reed resigns as member Of con.
Jul. international Council of Women at.
London. Mrs May Wright Sewall, of In.
dianapolis pres.
Detroit; Rev. Francis E. Clark, pres.
Nat. Editorial Assn, at Portland, Ore:
r. II. Henry, of jackson, Miss, pres.
l3-Nat. Educational Assn, at Los Angeles.
CAL; o. T. Corson, pres.
l9-Sec. of War Russell A. A1ger resigns.
Aug. l-Elihu Root takes oath of Office as
secretary of war.
Sep. 4Grand Army of Republic in a2d
nat. encampment in Philadelphia.
Amer Bankers Assn. at Cleveland:
Walker Hill, of ST. Louis, pres.
l3-Nat: Export exposition formally opened
in Philadelphia.
harbor.
2e-Naval parade in Dewey's honor in New
York
Oct 2-Dewey arrives in Washington.
4-Pres. Mckinley, wife and cabinet leave
Washington for tour through west.
of Ii. d. on Dewey.
12-International commercial congress at
Philadelphia.
meeting in Chicago.
25-Home purchased for Admiral Dewey
formally turned over to him.
Nov. State elections result as follows:
Nash trep.l elected in O.; Taylor (rep.l
elected in Ky; Shaw trep:) in Ia; Smith
ldem) in Md; Longino 1dem.) in Miss.
Crane .(rep.) in Mass; fusionists carry
Nebraska; s. D., N. Y, Pa. and N. j. 20
rep, and Va. dem.
sU. s., CT. Britain and Germany agree on
partition of Samoa.
9nAdmiral Dewey marries Mrs. Mildred
Hazen.
Dec. lOpening of 56th congress in Wash,
ington; David NJ. Henderson (Ia.1 elect
ed speaker of house.
.Thos. s. Martin fVa.) nominated in
joint caucus for U. S. Sen.
l3-Ex-Seh Allen appointed to u. s. Sen
-. MAJ. Gen: Leonard Wood appointed
military governor of Cuba.
bill passed by lower house Of
congress 100 to $50.
Gompen unanimously reelected
prs Amer. Federation of Labor. DefYo{f.
can issued for rep. MT. eonveo,
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