The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

1893 Ferdinand and Isabella confirmed
Mt Barcelona the appointment OF Column
bus on his return from the new world.
'"The office OF admiral of the said ocean,
Which Is ours commences by a line,
which we have ordered TO be marked,
passing from the Azores to the Cape de
Verd Islands, from the north to- tho
south. from pole to pole so that all when
is beyond the aforesaid line to the west
| is ours and belongs to us. and all OF this
we create our admiral, you and your Gull
| dren. A
1885 -Henry VIII Of England had his
head shaved, and commanded all about
his court to follow his example.
153S.-Edward Fox, an English prelate
and statesman, died. He was the prln-
| cipal pillar OF the reformation in Eng.
land.
the first settlers OF Plymouth colony. Mass.
and afterwards It's governor. He Joined
the fleet sent over by Cromwell to at
tack ST. Domingo, the only place OF
strength which the Spaniards had In
H!spanola. and died at sea, aged sixty.
His marriage was the first that was ceie-
brated in the colony.
1867 Cromwell refused the title OF
"King Of England"
1876. -Bridgewater. Mass. invaded by
tho indian enemy, and seventeen build
ings laid In ashes.
1T25. Captain John Lovewel with
party OF thirty-six men. ENCOURAGED py
his former success against the indlhns'
undertook an expedition against Pig-
waclct on Saco River. was ambuscaded'
and himself and a great part OF his men
killed. They made q brave resistance. de-
termined to die rather than yield, ana ny
their well directed fire thinned the nun
her OF the savages 30 that their cries
became fainter and they finally lett me
field carrying off their dead.
1779.-Charlcs Hardy nm English hd-
mral died. He was. two years governor
OF New York and was appointed COM
mander- In chief OF the western SQUAD
ron. 1879.
1909 First act OF Congress. providing
for uniform militia system thfoushout
tho United States,
1906. -Robert Morris, one OF the Sign
ers OF the Declaration OF Independence,
died. He was one Of the most extensive
merchants In America, and In ISL. was
appointed to the control OF the govern
mcnt finances, where the services he rem
dered the country were OF the utmost I'M
portancc. The army was frequently sup
piled by his own personal credit. II IL
painful to add that tho latter years of his
life were passed In prison, where he was
confined for debt.
1918. The Americans evacuated York,
JJpper Canada. after burning the block
houses, barracks and kings stores
1sl6,--The United States ship wash.
ington, "a guns, put to sea nenng the '''s'
American ship OF the line afloat.
1922. John Stark, a major general In,
the Revolutionary army died. aged %
BY his skill and lntreplditS the 1lrst step
was achieved towards the capture OF Bur-
goyne by the defeat OF Colonel Baum
in the battle OF Bennington.
1s46.-Battle Of Palo Alto The Amor
leans. 1000, under General Taylor, were
attacked on their return from Point lsa-
be, by 900 MeNicans The former fought
their way through the Mexican lines. dis
persing the enemy. capturing their bag
gage and artillery and several OF their
superior officers. Major Ringgold was
killed at this battle
1864 Battle of spotsSlvania Court
house between Grant and Lees forces
General Scdgwick WAS killed, but no de-
cisve result except that General sherl-
dan captured immense supplies at Beaver
Dam station.
MAY 9TH.
15O2-C Columbus sailed from Cadiz, with
-four vessels and 40 men and boys, ~
search OF passage to the south sea,
being his fourth voyage across the Atial'-
tic 1t was disastrous expedition TOT
the admiral, against whom the elements
seemed to have Joined his countrSme'''
to complete the ruin of his fortunes
1857 William Bradford, second soNfr'
nor of Plymouth colony, died. He 3. re-
moved to America with the FIRST setlle's
of the colony, and was thelr soSerhol
thirty years. He wrote history OF the
colony from 1902 to 1916. which was de-
posted in the library of the oia SCUM
Church in Boston. where II fell sacfi-
flee 10 the fury Of the British, IT'S,
1870 Nicholas Louis zinzeadorf, a Ger
man count, died. He was the founder OF
the secret OF Moyayians, OF Herrenhutes