Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-16

1406-Henry VII. of England granted a
patent to John Cabot.
1402-Jews banished from Spain by
Ferdinand V.
1539-Sir Nicholas Carew beheaded.
15S5-Dr. Parry executed for plot to as
sassinate Queen Elizabeth.
1633+-Ffrst colony arrived at Potomac
for settlement of Maryland.
1641-Archbishop Laud sent to the
Tower
16SG-James II. of England forbade the
bishops to preach on controverted
points.
1714-Gibraltar and Minorca coded to
the English.
1716-Aurora borealis first seen in Eng
land.
177O-Bosten massacre.
i711G-South Carolina instructed her del.
egates for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gen.
Washington fortified Dorchester
Heights.
1779-Americans defeated at Bricr
Creek, Ga.
1T91-District of Columbia organized.
1S11-Massacre of the Mamelukes at
Cairo by Mehemet Ali.
1S15-Napoleon, having escaped from
Elba, landed at Cannes en- route 20
Paris. limited States declared war
against Algiers.
1S17-Suspension of habeas corpus act.
1S25-Great earthquake in Algiers lasted
five days.
1S3O-William Cramp established his
shipyard at Philadelphia.
1S43-Congress of United States grant
ed $4,000 to Morse for telegraph
....Thames tunnel opened.
1S4S-Income tax riots in London.
1S49-Department of the Interior estab-
lished.
1S54-City of Glasgow lost between Liv-
erpool and Philadelphia; $50 lives
lost u. S. steamer Black Warrior
seized by Cuban authorities at Ia-
vana.
constituted 80. Coyent Garden thea
ter, London, burned.
1S57-Supreme Court decided bred Scott
case. 3.
1S61-Abraham Lincoln inaugurated
President of the United States.
.1SG2-Gen. Beauregard took command
Of the Army of the Mississippi.
1S63-Act of Congress suspended the
hateas corpus act during the Civil
War.
1S67-Terrible earthquake at Aletekenc,
Lcvant.
1S6S-Barnum's museum burned at New
York.
1S69-Pardon of Arnold and Spangler,
assassination conspirators.
1S7O-President Lopez of Paraguay de-
feated and killed at battle of Aqui-
daban.
1S71-Congress set apart Yellowstone
valley for a national park. Treaty
of peace between Germany and
France
1S73-Great fraud on the Bank of Eng
land discovered.
1s7S-1Iot Springs, Ark, nearly destroy
ed by fire. Bland silver bill pass
ed over the Presidents veto.
1S70-President Hayes vetoed Chinese
restriction bill.
1SS4-Great snow blockade on Canadian
Pacific and Grand Trunk railroads.
1SS5-General strike Of Missouri Pacific
railroad employees.
1SS6-Eruption of Mount Etna.
1SS7-China coded Chusan Island TO
Germany. -. Henry Ward Beecher
stricken with apoplexy.. Score Of
lives lost in burning of steamer w.
II. Gardner near Gainesville, Ala.
Mrs. r. Druse hanged at Her
kimer, N. Y, for numbering her hus-
band.
1SSS-Local option, Kansas City, closed
every saloon for the first time.
1SS9-yiolent earthquake in South Amer
lea. +. ..,r ,
1S9O-British steamer Quetta sunk in
Torres Strait, Australia 100 lives
lost.
1S9I-Eleven Italians accused of killing
New Orleans chief Of police lynched
by mob. ' "'
1S94-Mr. Gladstone resigned as Prime
Minister of England. ..~n.a-
| 1S95-Great fire in Toronto. Japanese
carried Nechwang after a battle of
thirteen hours. Gear of Russia
prohibited use of knout in furnishing
peasants.
1S97-Japan adopted a gold standard.
19O5-John H. Regain, last surviving
member of Confederate cabinet, died.