Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-28

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6O2-Mauritius Tiberius, Emperor Of
Rome, died.
1213-Possessions Of knights Templar
In England appropriated by tho
crown.
1415-Henry V. entered London after
victory at Agincourt.
149O-Perkin Warbeck, pretender to
English crown. executed.
1542-English defeated Scotch at bat
tie Of Solway Moss.
1547-Henry II. of France forbid print
ing any book relating to Holy
Scriptures.
1572-John Knox died.
15SG-Sentence of death announced to
Mary Queen of Scots.
1615-Marriage of Louis XIII. Of
France with Anne of Austria.
161S-Charter granted for the colony
Of Virginia.
163O-Great earthquake in Peru.
163S-The site of New Haven, Conn.,.
bought from the Indians for IL
cents and some trinkets.
1652-Province of Maine taken under
protection Of Massachusetts and
made county called Yorkshire.
17OO-Phiip V. proclaimed King Of
Spain.
1739-Porto Bello taken by Admiral
Vernon.
1747-Robert Livingston born
174S-Isaac Watts died.
1759-Fort Duquesne, now Pittsbur(.
Pa, evacuated by the French.
1774-Robert Give, Ex-Governor OF In
dia, committed suicide
17S3-British troops evacuated New
York City.
1780-Paper money first issued IN
France.
1792-The Scheldt opened to all ma
tions.
1795-Kng Stanislaus Of Poland de-
posed by Catherine Of Russia.
16O4-Frankln Pierce born. Thirty
thousand perished in inundation
Of the River Nile.
1SO0-Fanny Kemble, celebrated actress,
born.
1S1+Treaty signed at Ghent ending
War Of 1917 between the Unitsd
States and Great Britain. Ell
bridge Gerry, Vice President OF
the United States and one Of the
signers of the Declaration Of In
dependence, died.
1S18-Phila delphia theater lighted with
gas, first in this country.
l826-Treaty signed between Great Brit
ain and Brazil for suppression Of
tho slave trade.
182o-Camdon, Z. c., nearly destroyed
by fire. :. Now England began
custom Of celebrating Tfanksgfv-
ing day.
1Ss1-eieee Of Herat bsgaa BY Per-
SLAMS.
1841-Faraday's discovery Of the cleo
trie current presented to the
Royal Society.
1e62-Countsss of Lovslacs. daughter OF
tho poet Byron, died
1S@-Robert Bunyan, last male do
scendant of the autAor II "Pil-
grim's Progress" died. Re~oh-
tion at NentsvideO.
1S51-Garrison of Lucknow rescued BY
Sir conn CaHpDell.
1S61-Mason and Slidell imprisoned at
Fort Warren. Boston.
1S63-Battle Of Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge.
1S7O-Bavaria enters the North Ger
man Confederation.
1S74-G. s. Bangs first proposed "a
hour trains between New York
and Chicago.
1SS2-Thurow Weed died.
1SS4-Grand Opera House at St Louis
burned.
1S91-E. Bulwer Lytton, British min
lister to France, died.
1S94-Five villages in Sicily destroyed
by earthquake. Public execu-
tions abolished in Spain.
1S9S-Steamer Portland sunk off New
England coast, 115 lives LOST.
Hawaiian commission held first
meeting In Washington.
1S09-Thomas ii. Ismay, founder Of the
White Star line, died. Brave
Bill" Anthony, hero of the Maine
explosion, died In poverty. -. Sam
ue III. Elbert, Ex-Governor Of
Colorado, died.
19O1-United States landed marines at
Panama to preserve order.
19O2-Frederick Alfred Krupp, great
German gun manufacturer, died
19O3-Germany officially recognized the
Republic of Panama D.. . Settle
ment announced of the great
Chicago railroad strike.