Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

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iS11--Charles Sumner. Massachusetts
senator and statesman, born In
Boston; died In Washington 1874.
sumner was among the earliest
aud ablest opponents of slavery.
lie held seat in the United
states senate from 1850 TO 1874,
period covering the agitation OF
the Fugitive slave law and the
Kansas-Nebraska bill, the Civil
war and reconstruction. For
words uttered In a speech on the
Kansas contest he was assaulted
IN his seat in the senate chamber
by Congressman Preston $. Brooks
of South Carolina Mr. sumner
acted as confidential adviser OF
President Lincoln and served as
chairman OF the committee on for
eign relations.
1S06--General Mortimer u. Leggett a
noted Federal veteran of the west
ern armies. died IN Cleveland;
born 1915.
19O0--Main Boer attack on the British
lines at Ledysmith; heavy fighting
and casualties
JANUARY I.
I71S-General Israel Putnam born in
Danvers, Mass; died 1890.
176s--Joseph Bonaparte, eldest broth
err Of Napoleon, king OF Naples
and Spain, born at Cortl, Corsica;
died In England 1914. Joseph's
reign In Spain. from 1903 to 1913.
was only nominal one. After
the battle of Waterloo he emf
grated to the United States and
resided at Bordentown,, y. .J,,y uti :
til the accession OF Louis Philippe
In 1880, when he. returned to
Europe.
lQ09-Haran Taan ia apIorh author of
THE War OF the Future" the
book which led to the peace con-
gress of 1899, died at warsaw;
born 1S4S. Tewfik Pasha, khe-
dive of Egypt died; born 1852.
1906-Earthquak shocks felt in Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska.
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1sl5-Battle OF New Orleans; over
$500 Brltons fell: Jackson's loss
was killed and 13 wounded.
1S21-James Longstreet, soldier, born
in Edgeheld district. South Caro-
lima; died Jan. 2, 1905.
1S49-George Croghan, hero of the
battle of Tippecanoe. Fort Meigs
and Sandusky, died in New Or
leans; born 1891.
1902-Gcneral Francis ]. Heron.
noted Federal officer In the Civil
war, died In New York city, born
1870.
1905-Transfer OF Russian prisoners
OF war at Port Arthur completed:
SIS officers and 23,94l men sur
rendered to the Japanese COM
mander
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1S4S-Caroline Lucretia Herschel. as
tronomer. died. born 1751.
1S7S--Napoleon III. ex-emperor of
France, died in exile at Chisel-
hurst, England. Louis Napoleon
was four times exiled from
France. When the prince was
seven years OF age his mother,
Hortense de Beauharnais, retired
with him into Switzerland under
the ban of exile. Napoleon having
lost Waterloo and the throne. In
1896 Louis made the first of a
series of attempts to gain the
throne then held by the Bourbons
The blow was struck at Strass-
burg The principals were ar
rested and the claimant exiled to
the United States. In 1910 he
made still more formidable at
tempt at Boulogne, where he was
arrested and sentenced to perpet-
ual Imprisonment. He escaped
from the fortress of Ham In 1916
and retired to England. The rev.
olution of 1s4S gave Napoleon his
great opportunity.
1904-General John B. Gordon, noted
Confederate veteran, ex-governor
of Georgia and former United
States senator, died at Boynton,
Ga. born 1880.
1905-Louise Michel. French commun-
list and revolutionary agitator, died
In Paris; born 1880.