Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-02

1499-yasco de CANA returned to Lisbon
from his voyage OF discovery.
1515-French victorious at battle Of
Marignano, Italy.
1609-Henry Hudson began his voyass
up the river which bears his name.
l615-Lady Arabella Stuart, victim OF
the jealousy of James L., died in the
Tower.
16S3-Turkish army routed before
Vienna by allies under command of
John Sobieski and Duke of Lorraine.
1753-First playhouse opened in New
York City, located in Nassau street.
1759-Gen. Wolfe killed in assault on
Quebec.
1TT6-New York City captured by the
British. =. Washington and his army
entered Philadelphia after the defeat
at Brandywine.
1777-Stars and Stripes first carried into
battle at battle of the Brandywine.
Burgoyne crossed the Hudson and en-
camped on Saratoga heights.
1795-Capt. Vancouver returned from
his four years voyage of discovery.
1S04-Aaron Burr and his second ar
rived at st. Simonds, Ca, on visit to
Gen. Butler. =. Troops ordered out
to quell riot among oyster strikers at
Amboy, n. B.
1S12-Gen. Harrison compelled the In
dams to raise the siege of Fort
Wayne.
1S14-Americans and British engage in
battle of PlattSburg and Lake Cham
plain. British repulsed in attack
on Fort Bower, at entrance to Mobile
bay. . Successful sortie made from
Fort Erie. Gen. Drummond retired
to Fort George.
1S29-Gold fever which had struck the
Carolinas extended to Georgia. -.
Spanish army surrendered to the
Mexicans under Santa Ana at Tam
pico.
1S31-Albany and Schenectady railroad,
first in State of New York, opened to
traffic.
1S47-American army, in command Of
Gen. Scott, entered City Of Mexico
1S5O-Fugitive Slave bill passed by
House of Representatives.
1S54-Englsh and French forces landed
in the Crimea.
1S61-President Lincoln modified Gen.
Fremont's emancipation proclama-
ton.
1S62-Union forces under Mcclellan en-
gagged Confederates at South Noun
tain, Md. Unions and Confeder-
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Md. Confederates opened fire on
Harper's Ferry. Battle of Ante
tam, Md. Surrender of Harper's
Ferry, after two days fighting.
1S63-President Lincoln suspended the
habeas corpus act.
1S72-Geneva tribunal of arbitration ON
Alabama claims awarded SIG, 250,00O
to the United States.
1S73-Gen. e. S. McCook assassinated by
P. p. Wintermate at Yankton, Da-
kota.
1S74-Fatal riots in New Orleans over
demand for abdication of Gov. Kel.
logg.
1S75-Perry's flagship Lawrence raised in
Erie harbor and removed to Phila-
delphia for exhibition at the Centen-
NAL.
1S7S-Cleopatra's Needle set up on the
Thames Embankment.
between clericals and
liberals in Belgium threatened to re-
suit in civil war.
1S85-Jumbo, famous show elephant,
killed in railway collision at st.
Thomas, Ontario
1SSS-Parnell commission first met
1S94-Japanese defeated Chinese at bat
tie of Yalu river.
1S97-Owing to strike riots marital law
declared at HazletoE, Pa.
19O1-McKinley state funeral at Wash
ington.
19O2-United States warships sent to
Panama.
1903-United States cruiser Maryland
launched al Newport News, va.
Colombian Senate voted to negotiate
new canal treaty with United States.
1905-Car fell from New York elevated
railroad into street; II killed. 40 in
jured. Admiral Togo's flagship de-
stroyed by explosion 800 lives lost.