The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
III Week Of FRIDAYS
Important
Events.

gates from the counties of Pennsyl-
vania was held in Philadelphia, at
which intercourse was voted, by.
the following resolution: ''That the
people of this province will break off
all trade, commerce Hnd decking, and
will have no trade, commerce and deal
ing Of any kind, with any colony on
this continent, or withTany city or town
in such colony, or with any individual
In any such colony, city or town, which
shall refuse, decline, or neglect to
adopt and carry into execution such
general plan as shall be agreed to in
congress" M
July 16; 1913 - Jozef Jakob jung
mann, Slavonic philoIogist and au-
thor. born at Hurlitz, Bohemia.
July 16, 1e41-Eri Baker Hubert,
professor Of church history, Univer-
ssity of Chicago, born in Chicago.
July. Is. 1779.- Stony Point was
stormed in the early morning by an
American force; under Gen. Anthony
Wayne, commonly called Mad An
thony" The surprise was complete,
and the contest very short, but sharp.
The garrison of 606 men surrendered
after a loss of sixty three killed. The.
American loss was fifteen killed and
eighty-thre wounded. The cannon
and stores We're removed.
July Is, 179o.-Congress in session
in New York, passed an act locating
the future seat of government in the
District Of Columbia. for which the
states of Maryland and Virginia ced-
ed sixty square miles of territory on
the Potomac. A few days before this
an act was passed to hold the sessions
of congress for ten years in Phila-
delphia, and thereafter on the Po-
tomac.
July II, 1744.-Elbridge Gerry, fifth
vice president, born at Marblehead,
Mass. He was also member of con-
gress for several terms, and was gov
ernor when the senate districts of
Massachusetts, We're laid out with the
aim Of electing to that body a ma
jority of Democrats. The result was
great irregularity in the shape of many
of the districts. One in particular
was so distorted that the Boston Cen
tinel published colored map of 1t,
to which a few artistic touches were
added for the purpose of giving it re-
semblance to some monstrous animal
This mythical animal the opposition
y
surname Of Eldrige Gerry, and of the
termination of "Salamander." Gerry
Wandering has since come to be known
as the process Of So5 arranging cleo
toral districts as to give a majority
of congressman, or state legislators,
as the case may be, to the party hav-
ing the minority in the total popular
vote of the state. This is accomplish
ed by combining community having
a large majority in favor Of the ma
nipulating party, with another in
which that party hasa minority lit
tie smaller than its aaa5ority in the
former; the result OF TIE union is a
district in which the aarty has small
majority. This process has been prac-
ticed all over the Unipn
July IT, 1S12.-Attaek On Fort Mack,
NAV, Mich. 1t was the first engage
ment of the second EWaF with Great
Britain. The attack%was a surprise.
and resulted in the capture of the fort
by the British and Indians, the Amer
lean garrison not being aware Of q
declaration Of war.
July IS, 1SS4-oscar +. Stanton,
rear admiral. u. S. NJ. born at Sag
Harbor. N. Y. Born, on the same date,
James ]. Jenkins, United States cir
cult judge, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
July IS. 1862.-Prince Victor Ma
polean, chief of four Bonapartist pre-
tends to the French throne, born in
Italy. -
July Is. 1794-First deposit of silver
bullion for coinage in the United
States mint at Philadelphia by the
Bank of Maryland. the same being
French coins valued at $SO,715.73h.