Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16

1306-Robert Bruce crowned King OF
Scotland
1912 Florida discovered by Ponce de
Leon.
1919 Thomas Seymour, lord high ad-
miral of England. attainted and be-
headed.
1563-Pacifcatio of Amboise published,
granting liberation to the Huguenots.
1852 Canada and Acadia restored to
France by the treaty of st. Germain-
en-Laye.
1676-Indians under King Philip at
tackled and nearly destroyed Provi-
denee, r. l.
16S7-La Sale assassinated by his fol-
lowers.
94-Ipcorporation of the Bank of
England
1697-Hannah Dustin of Haverhin.
Mass, killed her twelve Indian
guards and escaped.
1719-Spanish fleet intended for the in
vasion of England dispersed by .
storm.
1T79-Gen. Tryon destroyed salt works at
Horseneck, Conn.
1793-The English, under Gen. Mcbride.
took possession of Ostend.
1794-Denmark and Sweden concluded
treaty ici mutual defense.
179S-irelaed declared in state of re-
bellioa.
1799-Battle of Verona. between the
French and Austrians.
1S04-Congress passed bill for the d.
vision of Louisiana territory into two
districts.
1S05-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 Cheru5 In
harbor of Valparaiso, Chile. Gen.
ia, son defeated Greek Indians at
Gr,t Horseshoe Bend, on the ITALIA
poosa. Gen. Wilkinson, with about
1000 troops, attacked party Of
British at Lake Cole, Lower Canada,
and was repulsed. Bonaparte de-
feated Winnigerode at battle of st.
Dizier.
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-Atmospher railway near Dublin
opened to traffic; discontinued 1855.
1S46-American army under Gen. Tay-
Tor, invaded Mexico.
1S47-Vera Cruz capitulated to the
American army.
1S53-Nankin taken by the rebels.
1S54-Cholera plague at its height in
Barbados. :. !. Great Britain declared
war against Russia. Two shocks
of earthquake felt at Macon, Ga.
1S55-The Arabs defeated at Hasheon
-. Thirty-five killed by explosion
in the Midlothian coal mines, in
Virginia. Georgia and the Caro-
linas devastated by forest fires.
1S56-First street railway in New Eng
land, from Boston to Cambridge.
opened.
Confederate steamer Iris taken
by United States steamer Stellin off
Charleston S. G.
1S67-The union of Provinces act passed
in Canada.
1S70-Texas readmitted to the Union.
1S71-Paris Commune proclaimed.
1S74-House of Representatives passed
first interstate commerce bill.
1S79-Judge j. NJ. Elliott of Kentucky
Court of Appeals, assassinated al
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.
1S90-Tornado destroyed part of the city
of Louisville. Ky.
1S91-M. Baltcheff, Bulgarian minister
Of finance, assassinated at Sofia -.
Canadian Pacific railway completed
from ocean to ocean. =. Failure OF
the Keystone National bank, Phila-
delphia.
1893 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.
1S9S-Bark Helen w. Amy foundered
of Point Bonita, Cal. 40 drowned
-. Resolutions declaring var with
Spain introduced in Congress.
IS99-Englisb excursion steamer Stella
wrecked near Attorney 73 persons
drowned . Mrs. Place electrocuted
at Sing Sing for the murder of her
stepdaughter.
1903 Mississippi river at New Orleans
reached height of 1913 feet.