The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS


lice at St Petersburg. assassinated.
o. Gen. Vladimir Pavloff. procurator gen
eral of military tribunals. assassinated
at st. Petersburg.
II. Margaret Young, widow of President
Brigham Young. died at Dcseret, Utah:
aged S4
% Trial of HarryK. Thaw for the mur-
der of Stanford White begun in New
York city
%. Tehuantepec National railroad. a Mex
lean enterprise making a short cut be-
tween the oceans, inaugurated by
President Diaz.
FEBRUARY.
9. Lady Cadogan, a leader in the ex-
elusive society Of England. died in
London.
p Honduras declared war against Mica
ragua.
&c. Battle at San Marcos de Colon be-
tween Hondurans and Nicaraguans, ia
vorable to the latter.
II lives lost by fire in n Montreal school.
MARCH.
Is. French troops advanced to occupy the
Moroccan town of Oudja as a step to
enforce reparation for the death of DR..
Mauchamp, a French subject killed at
Morocco city in January.
Nicaraguan forces captured Tegucigalpa.
capital of Honduras.
26. In a battle between troops and peas
ants in Alexandria. Wallachia. 60 men
We're killed and 300 wounded.
%. ROumanian troops fired on peasants
at Stanesta, killing and wounding 1000.
APRIL.
Z. Gen. Barillas, former president OF
Guatemala, assassinated in Mexico.
10. James Davis, we'll known English dra-
matte writer over the pen name OF
Owen Hall and author of many popu-
lar comic operas, including "F1oro-
DORA" died in London.
II. The Honduran forces surrendered
Amapala to the Nicaraguans.
I3. Standard Oil found guilty in rebate
cases at Chicago.
Is. Japan launched the -Aki, the largest
battleship in the world, at Tokyo.
Is. Denis Kearney, who led the agitat tfon
against the Chinese in California 30
years ago, died in San Francisco; aged
&c. The jamestown exposition opened BY
President Roosevelt.
L. The Irish International exhibition
opened in Dublin.
o. Opening of the trial of William D.
Haywood at Boise, Ida.
JUNE.
IS. I'd international peace congress opened
at The Hague.
IT. Mayor SchmitZ formally removed from
Office by the supervisors of San Fran.
cisco
q. killed and more than 100 wounded in
d political riot at Lisbon, Portugal.
JULY.
s. Mayor Eugene Z. SchmitZ of Sar
Francisco sentenced to prison for
years.
q. Riot in Seoul, Korea, on account OF
the change in the ruler.
81. An inland tribe of Moors attacked the
French port of Casablanca, killing 1;
foreign residents, including French
men.
s. In the United States district court al
Chicago Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis fined the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana $50, 240. 900 for accepting rail.
way rebates in violation of law.
g. French and Spanish troops landed Al
Casablanca. Morocco, and, being fired
upon by Moors, the French cruiser
Galilee shelled the town.
g. Moors attacked Casablanca and were
driven back by the guns Of the alliee
warships.
Strike of telegraph operators began ir
Is cities of the south and west.
II. William H. Edwards, one of the ole
time prize fighters. died In New fori
city: aged 63.
Joined the strike.
: Robert A Pinkerton. head Of the noted
detective bureau. died at sea.
1000 Moors attacked Casablanca and
were repuised by French machine guns
l6. The Commercial Telegraphers' unior
ordered out on a general strike.
%. Nine. Lake, a pioneer slack ropt
walker and circus rider. died in jersey
City.
20. a section of the great cantalevel
bridge under construction on st. Law
renee at Quebec collapsed. killing 8
workmen.
SEPTEMBER.
3 General Pleasant Porter. chief o.
the Creek Indian Nation, died at vi
nita, /. T.: aged 81
9. Anti-Jewish outbreak at kishinev.
l2 Cunarder Lusitania cut the ocean rec
ord by reaching New York in day:
81 minutes from Queenstown.
q. French peace terms accepted by TIT
Moors at Casablanca.
TO- Monument to the late President WI
liam Mckinley dedicated at Canton. q
OCTOBER.
70. Cassie Chadwick died in the Ohio peni
Tertiary.
l.. The armored cruisers Tennessee ant
Washington sailed from Hampton