Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27

Sept. 2o--Vice President Arthur took oath
of office as president in New York CITY
Sept.-Forest fire in Huron and San
ns Somasss M CAUSED as a ass ye
and spread over 1880 SQUARE miles;
Nov. 9-American yacht Mischief" de-
feated Canadian yacht "Atalanta" in
race for Americas cup.
1882.
Jan. z-Guiteau convicted Of murder of
President Garfield and sentenced to be
hanged June 30.
March .6--Kin2dom of servia established:
i Prince Milan crowned king.
March 24-Henry w. Longfellow died at
March 25-Edmunds law excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
April 27-Ralph Waldo Emerson died at
Concord, Mass. aged 70.
May s-Bill prohibiting Chinese immigra-
ton for ten years and Chinese natural-
May ls-Lieut. Lockwood and sergt.
Brainard, Of Greeley expedition
July 1s-Mrs. Lincoln, wife. Of President
Lincoln. died at Springfield, Ill.
Sept 13-English army entered Cairo In
triumph after dispensing Egyptian reb.
ell army and capturing Arab its lead
er. This campaign made English influ-
ence in Egypt paramount, and the An-
glo-French agreement for joint pro-
tectorate was annulleds Nov. 10, 1882,
France withdrawing.
Dec 3l-M Gambetta, French statesman,
died in Paris.
May 9-Paul Kruger first elected president
of the South African republic.
May 24-New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened
June l4-yerdict returned of not guilty
in Star-Route case.
July 19-strike of telegraph operators be-
gan at Pittsburgh, Pa, and spread
throughout the country. 1t involved
$1,000 men who asked for Is per cent. in
crease of wages. Lasted 80 days and was
Sept. 9-Northern Pacific railroad finished.
Nov.-Japan fully opened to the trade of
the world.
Feb. wendell Phillips died at Boston,
Marine bank failed in New York.
May l+-Financial crisis occurred in New
York.
of Greedy arctic expedition found alive
in Smith sound near Cape Sabine.
Aug. 5--Corner stone of Liberty" statue
in New York harbor laid.
Aug. l1-National religion of Japan discs
tablished; freedom for all religions guar
anteed.
Nov 4-Twenty -hfth presidential election.
Cleveland received 219 electoral and A.
Sill OH popular votes; Blaine 1884 electoral
and 4.S4S,3S4 popular votes,
Dec. 6-Mr. Gladstone's third reform bill
granting universal male suffrage in Eng.
land became a law.
1885.
jan 1s-schuyler colfax died at Manko.
ia. Mimi, aged e..
Jan. 2fIrish conspirators attempted tc
destroy houses of parliament and the
Tower in London, with dynamite;
Jan. 26-Gen. Charles George Gordon and
English and Egyptian troops massa.
cred at Khartoum.
Feb. 21-Washington monument dedicated
First foundation stone was laid July 4
Feb. A-President-elect Cleveland advised
against further purchase and coinage OF
silver.
Feb. 2s-Congo Free State established by
| at its head
| Feb. 26-Contract labor law passed
| appropriating 81. $50 900 for new ships fol-
| Y. s. navy. This was the beginning o.
the present navy.
| March Ariel rebellion began in Canada
| April 24-Five hundred U. s. troops entered
Panama and arrested leader of insur
| gents.
May l5-Revsed version of the New Tes
| lament published in London.
| July 7-Pasteur inocuiated first patien
for hydrophobia.
July 2s-Gen. U. S. Grant died at Noun
| McGregor N. Y. aged g.
| Sept. First electric railway line II
America from Baltimore to Hampden
! Md. distance. 2 miles. opened.
festea English Yacht a'hs IN
! for Americas" cup.
| Oct. 29-Gen. George B. Mcclellan died
Orange, N. j., aged So.
Nov, s-First train on Canadian Pacif
/ railway from Montreal to Vancouver
The regular public daily service bega
| June g. 1856.
| Nov. 16-Louis Riel, leader of rebellion Fl
| Canada, executed near Regina
Nov. 2b-Alfonso XII. of Spain died. Sue
| ceeded by his infant son. Alfonso XIII
| with Queen Marie Christina as regent
! Nov. 25-yice- President Thomas A. Hen
bricks died at Indianapolis, Ind, aged g.
| Dec. S-William H. Vanderbilt died l.
New York city. aged IA.
1885,
Feb. 12-German East Africa compan
/ chartered. 1t ceded all its territoris
rights to the German government Oc
| Is, 1890.
March 6-Knights of Labor struck O