The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01
MAY Il.

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May with twenty-five days was tho
second month OF the old Alban calendar,
with thirty-oue days 1t was the third
month OF Romuluss calendar. Numa
gave 1t thirty days. and Julius Caesar
restored 1t to thirty-one days. The name
May is old and OF doubtful origin.
Some claim the month was named In
honor OF tho Majores. or older senators
embraced in Rome's governing body; 9TH
ers. however, claim and perhaps with
good reason. that the month was named
In honor OF the goddess Maa, the mother
OF Mercury, since her festival occurred
on the first day OF this month. so that
our May Day Is doubtless the modern
pcrpetuatlon and adaptation OF very
old and almost Worldwide custom.
1GO7.--Henry Hudson sailed from Grave
| send on his first voyage for the discovery
| Of northwest passage to India. In this
| voyage he discovered the island OF Sptz-
I bergen
1637.-A court was summoned at Hart
| ford, Conn. to take measures to secure
the colony against the depredauons OF
| the Pequot Indians. They determined
! that an offensive war should be carried
on against them. and voted to raise 80
| men, The Pequots then numbered 5000
1 fighting men.
i ing heard Cialles's letters read by Sir
| John Granville voted that the govern
| ment OF England be by king, lords. and
T! commons.
1so7.-Siave trade in the West Indies
| prescribed In the British parliament.
1 1sl3-Thc British General Proctor at
| tackled Fort hteigs, Ohio. commanded
| by General Harrison. The British and
| Indians opened their fire from "a. a
| L. and a 6-pounder, and n howit2er,
| They fired EGO shot and wounded eight
] men, / mortally.
1S3o.-rhe Comet started on her first
trip UP the Arkansas, being the first
| steamboat that assembled that river
1s44.-Henry Clay nominated for Pres,
! ident, and Theodore Frelinghuysen. for
Vice President. by n Wing convention
| assembled at Baltimore.
1898 Battle OF Rio Pardo. IN RIO
i Grande. between the troops of the J1mr
peror of Brazil about 1880 In number
and the Republican forces, the former
were completely routed.
1854 .--Great flood in the Connecticut
valley; the water was 29la feet above
low water mark.and IL feet higher than
during the great flood of 1901. Hundreds
of persons were driven from their dwell
/ ings and drowned. S2
1ss2.--25l Union Cavalry captured at
Pulaski. Tenn.
1868 Battle of Fort Gibson; 1000
Southern troops defeated. They also suf-
fered another defeat at Monticello. KY,
and another at South Quay, va. me
Unionists suffered defeat IN skirmlsh
at Lagrange, Ark. Tho battle OF Chan
ccllorsvIle also commenced this day.
l 1S71.-Legal tender act declared con-
stitutionul by United States Supreme
Court.
1 1s9s-Battle OF Manila Bay, At the be-
ginning of the hostities against SPAN.
George Dewey, commodore or the Uh''eu
States navy, was at Hong Kong IN COM
| r,f
tho cruisers Baltimore, Raleigh and Bos-
ton, tho gunboats Concord and Petrol.
the disratch boat Mccullough and two
English golfers purchased by him At
Hong Kong. named Nan-shan and laii,
re, respectively, the three last named
i cats taking no active part N she ph ~.
tie. He had about 1,700 mon under his
command, all told, The famous telegram
from Washington, directing Dewey 10
commence operations against the span
ish, dated April "a. 1898, reads as follows'
Dewey, Hong Kong: War has com,
menced between the United states ni'u
Spain Proceed at once TO the rh'h !.
pine Islands. Commence operations y.
once, particularly against the spat',s',
fleet You must capture vessels or ne ~,
s,roy. tIse utmost endeavor LonR,
Admiral Montijo. commanding the spnm-
ISL fleet. had the following SHIPS W.
der his command: The Relna Gllrls''.'n'
Castillo, Don Juan do Austria, l'pn ~
tonic ~ Ulloa, lsla de Cuba, lsia ns ~
aon, Marques del Duero General leSo.
Argos, Yelasco and tho Trans q slhI,.sc
c,ompany's steamer lsa dc Monhan u
armed md taking part In tho bnllls' t ~
elusive Of tho last named Vessrh .'a
complement OF officers and mon W wv
1905, Admiral MontIjo, himself WnA',n ~
reported his casualties Mt 1851 nnu con- H.,
plains of lack OF gunncrs, rape lir ,
cannon. ana unprotected vessels, Dewey"
"cprratlons' are summed UP ~ hls ,e.o.
gram to the Navy Department. 'i a,,
Ilong, May I, 1893 (Manila May 1pl, il'o
sluadron arrived NJ Manila Nv auy"'nnn
this morning Immediately onsh sea ems
:. NY ana destroyed rho following Hpnnltl'
ycssels; Roma Christina, Castillo. Don
Antonio dc Bill,oa. Don Lnnn DO austria,
/. Isa de Luzon, lsln do Cubn, dcnafal