The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-08
III Week OF FRIDAYS

March 8, 1765.-The British parliament
passed the first stamp act, which declared
that no legal instrument of writing in The
American colonies should be valid unless
1t bore British stamp. The feelings of
the people We're SO intense against this
act that mobS assembled and violence
ensued. The stamps in sveral cities were
seized and burned, and the distributors
appointed by the crown to sell them
were insulted and their lives threatened.
and when the law was to take effect, there
Were no officials with courage enough to
enforce it. ri :
March 8, 1sO1.-Gen. Frederick Funs-
tons expedition to capture Aguinaldo sail
ed from Manila on the Yorktown.
March s, 1901.-The Montana state leg
islature broke a long deadlock by electing
3 o'clock a. m. Mr.. Gibson is the well
known founder of the city of Great Falls
March 9, 1S32.-George R. Latham born
as a school teacher studied law, was a
captain in the Federal army during the
Civil war. and afterwards member of
congress and United States consul to Mel
bourne, Australia.
March 9, 1764;-The scheme of Prime
Minister Grenville,. that parliament had
the right to tax the colonies, was pro-
posed. The preamble described it as an
act for raising a revenue for defraying
the expenses of defending, protecting and
securing his majestys dominions in Amer
lea. Various duties were levied later.
March 10, 1452-Ferdinand ". king Of
CASTLE and Aragon, born at Sos, Spain,
III 1852 His name will live in history in
consequence of three noted events: His
connection with Columbus in the discov-
cry of America, expulsion of the Moors
from Granada and permitting the inQuisi-
ton to be established in Spain.
March TO- 1S43.-James Daniel Richard
son. congressional Democratic leader born
IN rutherford county, Tennessee. Under
the presidents We're prepared in ten VOL
umes and publishd by congress.
March 10, 1S4S.-The United States sem
ate adopted the treaty of peace made
With Mexico by the commission, with a
few notifications to which the Mexicans
agreed.
March II, 17s5.-John Mclean born in
New Jersey, one of a large family. His
father, a poor man, drifted through sew
eral states and finally located in Ohio
Young, John worked on the farm and
STUDIED law and finally entered a law
yers ONCE in Cincinnati. In 1872 he was
elected to congress; in 1916 he was chosen
supreme judge of Ohio; in 1922 he was
commissioner of the general land office:
IN 1873 postmaster general; in 1880 asso-
c1ate justice of the United States supreme
court and and dissented with fancy in the
sufficient to bring his name before three
different national conventions for the
| presidency.
March IL, 1796.-Francis Wavlano was
| born in New York city. He was president
for many. years Of Brown university and
author OF many theological works His
EleLueHtS OF moral Science" is locked
upon as one of the great guiding mon
uments of human thought He had q
wide range and strong grasp of thought
| struction and analysis. His deep relie-
| ious convictions and his sensibility fo
moral beauty, save his writings FROM the
ofyness which Is apt to characterize toe
productions of minds Of so much logical
| aStuteness o't'
March IL. 1S64.-Gen. Grant left Wash
ai1gooh 10 resume active control Of the
the seat of government for consultation
after his appointment as lieutenant gen