Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-12

Scotland.
1512-Florida discovered by Ponce de
Leon.
1549-Thomas Seymour, lord high adj
miral of England, attainted and be-
r headed. "
Decentralization of Amboise published,
granting liberation to the Huguenots.
1G32-Canada and Acadia restored to
France by the treaty of st.
en-Laye.
1676-Indians under King Philip at
tackled and nearly destroyed Provl-
dence, r. |.
i6S7-La Sale assassinated by his fol-
lowers.
1694-Incorporation of the Bank of
England.
1697-Hannah Dustin of Haverhill.
Mass. killed her twelve Indian
guards and escaped.
1719-Spanish fleet intended for the in
vasion of England dispersed by a
storm.
1779-Gen. Tryon destroyed salt works at
Horseneck, Conn.
1793-The English, under Gen. Mcbride,
took possession of Ostend.
1794-Denmark and Sweden concluded
treaty for mutual defense.
179s-Ireland declared in a state of re-
bellion.
1799-Battle of Verona, between the
French and Austrians.
1SO4-Corgress passed a bill for the di-
vision of Louisiana territory into two
districts.
1SO5-The Cisalpine republic merged
into the kingdom of Italy.
1S12-Constitution of the Cortez signed
and proclaimed in Spain.
1S14-U. S. frigate Essex surrendered to
British ships Phoebe and Cherub in
harbor of Valparaiso, Chile. Gen.
Jackson defeated Greek Indians at
Great Horseshoe Bend, on the ITALIA
poosa. Gen. Wilkinson, with about
1000 troops, attacked a party of
British at Lake Cole, Lower Canada,
and was repulsed. .Bonaparte de-
feated Winnigerode at battle of st.
Dizier. 1t.
1S31-Austrian troops entered Bologna
and subdued Italian revolution.
1S33-Seminole treaty concluded.
1S36-Battle of Goliad, Texas, between
Mexicans and Texans. Col. Fan
min, Texas soldier, surrendered to the
Mexicans with 500 men, who were
massacred one week later. .Massa-
ere at Tanning, Texas.
1S44-Atmospheric railway near Dublin
opened to traffic; discontinued 1855.
1s46-American army under Gen. Tay-
lor, invaded Mexico.
1s47-vera Cruz capitulated to the
American army.
1S53-Nankin taken by the rebels.
1s54-Cholera plague at it's height in
Barbados. -. Great Britain declared
war against Russia. Two shocks
of earthquake felt at Macon, Ga.
1S55-The Arabs defeated at Hasheon
80. Thirty-fve killed by explosion
in the Midlothian coal mines, in
Virginia. ...G Georgia and the Caro-
mas devastated by forest fires.
1S56-First street railway in New Eng
land, from Boston to Cambridge,
opened.
1S63-Confederate steamer Iris taken
by United States steamer Stellin 9
Charleston, S. G..
lSOt-1ue uulou VI ~ Po
in Canada.
1S7O-Texas readmitted to the Union.
1s71-Paris Commune proclaimed.
1S74-House of Representatives passed
first interstate bill.
1s79-Judge ]. NJ. Elliott of Kentucky
Court of Appeals, assassinated at
Frankfort by Thomas Buford.
1sS3-Four survivors of the Jeanette
expedition to the Arctic reached New
York.
1SS5-Outbreak of the northwest rebel
lion in Canada.
1SS9-The Eiffel tower, in Paris, opened.
1s9O-Tornado destroyed part of the city
Of Louisville, Ky.
1S91-M. Baltchef, Bulgarian minister
Of finance, assassinated at Sofa -.
Canadian Pacific railway completed
from ocean to ocean Failure of
the Keystone National bank, Phila-
delphia.
iS93-The fremont temple, Boston, de-
stroyed by fire.
1S94-Coxey opened his army" head
quarters at Massillon, Ohio. .Presi-
dent Cleveland vetoed the Bland bill.
1S95-Mikado ordered cessation of hos
%tilities between Japan and China.
1S97-Gen. Ruis Rivera, the Cuban COM
mander, captured by the Spaniards
MANY killed and injured by cy-
clone at Chandler, Ok.
1e9S-Bark Helen w. Almy foundered
off Point Bonita, CAL. 40 drowned
... Resolutions declaring wal with
Spain introduced in Congress.
1S991English excursion steamer Stella
wrecked near Alderney; 70 persons
drowned. Mrs. Place electrocuted
at Sing Sing for the murder of her
s~tepdaughter.
19O3-Mississippi river at New Orlean
reached height of 1913 feet.
Assuan Dam to BE Raised.
The Council of Ministers at Cairo,