The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-26

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1922 -Tonstall. Bishop Of Durham,
printed the 6rst work on arithmetie
in England.
1535-Jacques Cartier discovered tie
Saguenay.
1920 The English Pilgrims sailed frcD
Plymouth in the Mayfower.
1651-Cromwell defeated Charles II. at
Worcester
1675-The Indians under King Philip a
tackled the town of Deer6eld, Mass
16S2-Delaware was granted to William
Penn by the Duke of York
17O6-The French defeated by Prince
Eugene at Turin.
1724ESir Guy Carleton, who was COM
mander-in-chief of the British forces
in America, born in Ireland Died
In England, Nov. 10, 1908.
1926 Beauharnois appointed governor Of
Canada
1752-First play performed in America
by a regular company of players, At
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.
1755-British defeated the French and
Indians ia battle of Lake George.
Sir Charles Hardy arrived at New
York to succeed De Lancey as gov
ernor of the province. -. Public an
nouncement was made of the exile
of the Acadans from Nova Scotia
17e3-Indian battle at Bloody Ridge
Mich.
1765-The subject of medicine fra
taught In America at the College Of
Philadelphia.
1767-Charles Townshend, the British
statesman whose bill taxing tea and
other commodities brought about the
American Revolution, died in Eng
land.
1774-First Continental Congress assem-
bled in Carpenters hall, Philadel.
phia.
1777-Washington completed the de-
fenses of his army at Wilmington
Del.
17s1-Wa.hington and Rochambeau re-
ceived in Philadelphia -. Americans
victorious in battle of Eutaw Springs.
17S3-Peace made between Great Britain
and the United States by the treaty
of Versailles.
1792-French republicans slaughtered 100
persons in the military prison Of
AIbaye. near Paris.
1S04-Nineteen Dominican missions es-
tablished along the California coast
from San Francisco to San Diego.
-. American squadron under Com
modore Preble made its sixth attack
on Tripoli. The American ship In
trepid blown up in the harbor Of
Tripoli.
1S12-United States troops repulsed the
Indians in battle at Fort Harrison.
1S14-The British sloop of war Avon
sunk by the American sloop Wasp.
1S29-A grand fete given in Lyons,
France, in honor of Gen. Lafayette.
1B37-An extra session of the United
States Congress convened to devise
measures to relieve the financial en-
barrassments of the country.
Is54-Grand opera first produced in Cas-
tie Garden, New York.
1S55-The first Hebrew temple in the
Mississippi valley eonsecrated in St
Louis.
1s63-Forts Wagner and Gregg, mean
Charleston, bombarded by Gen. Gill
more.
1s6tPresident Lincoln issued a proc
lamation of thanksgiving because of
the successes of Farragut at Mobile
and Sherman at Atlanta.
1s6S-"No Popery" riots in Manchester,
England. . Steamer Hippocampus
foundered in Lake Michigan, with
loss of thirtyeight lives.
16s5-Last spike driven in the Northern
Pacific railroad, near Gold Greek,
Mont
1S94-One hundred and thirty-four uni
Identified dead, victims of the forest
fires. buried at Hinkley, MINI.
lSe4-Labor day observed for the hrst
time as legal holiday Throughout
the United States.
le04-Telerrnphi signals sent around the
world in honor Of the opening of the
International Geographical Congress
In Washington.
ieo6-President Roosevelt ordered 70
formed spelling to be given a thor
ough test by. the public printer.
Senator Hepburn attacked the for
estry policy of President Roosevelt
in the irrigation congress at Boise,
Idaho.
O7-Anti-Japsnese riots occurred In
Vancouver, B. Co.. Seven persons
killed and many injured in Cana
dian Pacific railway accident, near