Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-05

1135-Stephen crowned King of Eng
land.
1492-Columbus cast anchor in the Bay
of ST. Thomas s.
154o-Death of Margaret, Queen of
Navarro.
1552-CharIes V. raised siege of Metz
l5G0-First General Assembly of the
Scottish church opened.
IJ62-Battle of Dreux. Condo taken
prisoner.
1G03-Mahomct liz. Sultan of Turkey,
died of the plague
1G2O-The Mayaower landed at Ply
mouth Rock.
1G21-The English Commons claimed
freedom of discussion.
1G32-John Cotton, first minister of Bos-
ton, died.
1GG7-Many Scotch Corenanters were
executed.
1GSS-king James III. of England fed
TO France. Throne declared abb
dictated.
i1f3-Firsr issue OF Boston Gazette pub
iished by William Brooker.
1I45-City of Milan entered by Spanish
invaders.
1~1i.-Colonial House and records in
Boston destroyed by fire.
177J-Britisl Parliament ordered confis-
cation of all American vessels.
1T76-Washington crossed the Delaware
1777-Gen. Washington moved his
= troops to Valley Forge.
17S2-Uni,cd States frigate Charleston
captured by British
17S3-Gen. Washington delivered his
commission TO Congress at Annap-
oils.
1791-Bank of United States m
ed discountins in Philadelphia.
1795-Henry Clinton died.
179G-French surrender Fort Kehl on
the Rhine to the Austrians.
1SO3-Louisiana taken possession of by
United States.
1S04-Bcnjalmin' Disraeli, Earl Of Bea
conslicid, born. 49,. Election OF
Thomas Jefferson rs President
Of the United States.
1SOj-Joseph Smith, founder of Nor
monism, born at Sharon, Va.
1S09-Joseph johnson, publisher OF
Cowper's poems, died.
1s11-Many persons persisted in the
burning Of a theater at Rich
mond, Va.
1S13-Fort Niagara captured by the
British.
1S1G-Bible societies prohibited in Hun
gary.
1S29-Wife of Gen. Andrew Jackson
died.
1S30-Prince Of Polignac sentenced for
life for treason. . Independence
of Belgium recognized by the Ak
lied powers.
lS31-Stephcn Girard. Philadelphia phi
lanthropist, died.
INSTRUMENTATION Of civil war in Mex
leo.
observation-disclosures Of Texas pro-
claimed.
1S41-Assassination of Sir w. Mac
Naughton at Cabul.
1s42-Texas troops invade Mexico.
1S45-Steamer Bcllozanc sunk in the
Mississippi river.
1S4S-Asiatic cholera broke out among
United States troops in Texas
....Louis Napoleon made Presi-
dent Of French republic.
1S51-Dismissal Of Lord Palmerston
from office. Lagos, Africa, de-
stroycd by the British.
1S52-Annexation Of Pegn to British
India.
1S54-Armed collisions in eastern Kan
sas over slavery question.
1SGO-South Carolina seeded from the
Union.
1SG1-Principality of Roumania created
by union of MeldaYia and Walin-
CHA.
1S64-Savannah occupied by Gen. Sher-
man.
1S7O-Tours surrendered to the Ger
mans.
1S74-Hoosac Tunnel turned over to
Massachusetts by the builders.
1SS4-Mackay-Bennett cable opened to
the public.
1S91-Jorgc Montt inauguratcd Prcsi-
dent Of Chill.
1S94-War between China and Japan
declared ended. !. Capt. Dreyfus
found guilty and sentenced to
Devils Island.
1S0S-Frcnch Chamber of Deputies by
vote again sustained government
in Dreyfus case.
1S00-Cuban Junta in the United States
dissolved. Dwight Il. Moody.
noted evangelist, died. -. Duke of
Westminster. richest man in
England, died.. .Buchtel College,,
Akron, Ohio, burned.
| 19OO-Treaty between Mexico and China
signed at Washington, D. Co..
Gen. Wood assumed Office as Gov
ernor General of Cuba.
| 19O1-William 5llery Charming died.
19O2-First wireless t~elegraphic mes
sage transmitted across the At
lantic.
| 1eO3-East river bridge. connecting Man
haitian ard Williamsburg. opened.
The Jersey City Board of Education
has been compelled to modify its rule
against the employment as teachers OF
women who have husbands living. and
they are now to be permitted to act as
substitutes. This action was made nee
essary by the scarcity of teachers. The
local training school turns out an aver
age of about forty teachers a year,
which. IS not sufficient TO meet the de-
mand.