Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1909 — POLITICAL AND PERSONAL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POLITICAL AND PERSONAL

JANUARY. A Mulal Halid proclaimed sultan of Morocco at Fez. M. Gladys Vanderbilt married to Count Laszlo Bzechenyl of Hungary in New York city. FEBRUARY. L King Carlos of Portugal and the crown prince Luiz Filippe assassinated at Lisbon. X Manuel, second son of the assassinated monarch, proclaimed king as Manuel U. of Portugal. MARCH. 42. Several Haitian revolutionists shot by order of President Alexis. * S i 27. At the demand of the powers President Alexis allowed revolutionist suspects to leave Haiti APRIL. X Thomas E. Watson of Georgia nominated for president by the People's party at St. Louis. A Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, prime minister of England, resigned. 8. Herbert S. Asquith appointed prime minister of England by King Edward. 25. Cardinal Logue, head of the Roman Catholic church in Ireland, arrived -in New York to participate in the centennial of the New York archdiocese. MAT. A Manuel, the boy king of Portugal, formally Invested with the royal crown and the royal scepter of the realm. A Bear Admiral Bobley D. Evans relinquished command of the Atlantic battleship fleet. IS. The Socialist party nominated Eugene V. Debs and Benjamin Hanford at Chicago. M. The emergency currency bill signed by the president. Congress adjourned. JUNE. 't. King Edward VIL of England and Emperor Nicholas IL of Russia met for an official conference at Revel. 10. Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia elected commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans. 2X W. H. Taft nominated for president at thq. Republican convention in Chicago. IX Persian parliament overthrown by force for refusing the demands of the shah. 2A New parliament ordered in Persia and general amnesty proclaimed. July. L Secretary of War W. H. Taft resigned and was succeeded by Gen. Luke E. Wright. 0. Diplomatic relations severed between the United States and Venezuela. 10. William Jennings Bryan nominated for the presidency by the Democratic convention at Denver. IX Obaldia elected president of Panama. ML Eugene W. Uiiafln and Aaron 8. Watkins nuininaied for president and vice president by the Prohibitionists convention at Columbus, O. 2X The Prince of Wales landed at Quebec to attend the tercentenary celebration. M Constitutional government restored In Turkey. * Thomas L. Hisgen and John Temple Graves nominated for president and vice president by the Independence convention at Chicago. AUGUST.

IX Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, U. S. N.. placed on the retired list, having reached the age limit of 63 years. to The Kongo annexation treaty adopted by the Belgian chamber of deputies. 2X Mulal Hafld, pretender to the throne of Morocco, proclaimed ■ultan following defeatof the army of Abdul Aziz, the sultan of record.

SEPTEMBER. 3. Col. Henry M. Nevius elected commander in chief of the G. A. R. at To-' ledo. OCTOBER. ft, Bulgaria declared independent of Turkey by Prince Ferdinand, Who proclaimed himself "czar of the Bulgars.** ft Austria annexed the nominally Turkish provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the territory of the empire. , NOVEMBER. 8. The national election resulted in the choice of W. H. Taft. Popular vote: Republican, 7,837,676; Democratic, 6,393,182; Socialist, 448,453; Prohibitionist, 241,252; Independence league, 83,186; People’s party, 33,871; Socialist Labor. 15,421; total for all tickets, 14,853,041. 13. Death of Kwang Seu, emperor of China, announced at Pekin. 14. Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez elected president of Cuba by the Liberals. DECEMBER. 8. Pu Yi enthroned as emperor Hosuantung of China, with Prince Chun regent. Revolutionists deposed President Alexis of Haiti. L Last session 60th- congress opened. ft. Nobel prize for literature awarded to Prof. Rudolf Eucken of Gegnany. K M Acting President Goines of Venezuela declared the republic at war with Holland. # . 3k The president explained and defended the Panama canal purchase in a special message to congress.

R. D. Evans.