Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-10

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1502-Columbus entered the harbor
which he called Porto Bello.
15S0-Sr Francis Drake returned from
his voyage round the world.
161S-Sr Walter Raleigh beheaded in
London.
1620-The Plymouth company was or
ganized.
17O1-The first constitution Of Pennsyl-
vania was adopted.
l13o-Gen. Oglethorpe re-embarked for
America, accompanied by John Wes-
ley and other missionaries.
1739-England declared war against
Spain.
1765-The "Pennsylvania Gazette ap-
peared In mourning for the passage
of the Stamp Act.
1774-The first American Congress, hav-
ing finished It's deliberations, ad-
journed
1777-John Hancock resigned as Presl-
dent of the American Congress.
l7S3-Continenta army disbanded and
returned to their homes Treaty Of
peace between Great Britain and the
United States proclaimed.
l703-Execution of the Grondists during
the French revolution.
1SO3-John Penn one of the sgners of
the Declaration of Independence from
North Carolina, died.
1SO7-Russia declared war against Great
Britain.
1S1O-Mexcan revolutionists defeated
the Spanish at battle of Los Cruces.
1S13-MOravian Town, on the River
Thames, destroyed by the Americans
under Gen. Harrison.
1S1S-Convention signed at London reg
ulating the prvilegcs of the United
States in the British North American
fisheries.
1S25-Final completion of the Erie canal
celebrated at Albany. :. First boat
on the Erie canal arrived at Buffalo
from Albany.
lS4l-Santa Anna entered the City Of
Mexico.
iS45-The United States naval academy
was formally opened.
lS47-Jerome Bonaparte returned to
France after an exile of thirty-two
years
1S49-A remarkable meteoric stone fell
near Charlotte, n. G.
1SJO-The Northwest Passage discovered
by Capt Mcclure of the Investiga-
1S51--Southern cotton planters met at
Macon to devise q. plan to prevent
huctuation in the price Of the staple
1S52-Fire destroyed a large section of
the city of Sacramento, Cal.
1S61-Gen. Hunter superseded John G.
Fremont in command of the western
department of the army.
1S62-Confederat cavalry under Gen.
Stuart entered Cha mbersburg, Pa.
1864 Maryland proclaimed free State
by Gov. Bradford.
1S6S-Gen. Ulysses s. Grant elected
President of the United States.
lS74IEpiscopal conference in session in
New York adopted a resolution Op-
posing rltualism in the church SER
vice.
1SSO-James A. Garfield of Ohio elected
President of the United States.
tSS3-Henry Irving made his American
debut in New York City.
1SSG-Rarthold Statue of Liberty, in
New York harbor, dedicated by Pres
ident Cleveland
lSSS-The first Legislature of the North
West Territories opened at Regina
lS01-The Provincial act abolishing sep
arate schools in Manitoba declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court of Canada.
lS93-An electric car went through a
draw at Portland, Ore, and twenty
persons were killed. :. Steamer City
of Alexandria. from Havana for New
York. burned at sea thirty lives lost.
lS04-David B. HILL for the third time,
accepted the Democratic nomination
for Governor of New York
1S95-The trial Of II. H. Holmes for
murder began in Philadelphia.
1S9o-First contingent of Canadian
troops for South Africa sailed from
Quebec.
l9OO-The statue of Queen Victoria was
unveiled at Montreal. Census bu-
reau announced the population of the
United States to be 76295. 90 an
increase of over 13,O0O,OOO in ten
years.
l0O1-The ship Perseverance. with four
teen men, lost in the Arctic region.
Canadan-Australian cable COM
pleted from Vancouver to Tanning
island distance of 1856 miles
l9O3-New Irish land act went into op-
Grafton.
l9O5-President Roosevelt sent Secre-
tary Metcalf to San Francisco to in
vestigate the anti-Japanese sentiment
on the Pacific coast.