The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-15

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1883 -Earl of Douglas killed at the bat
tie of Otterbourne, Northumberland.
1860 Edward ". defeated the Lancas-
trians at Banbury.
1554-Queen Mary of England married
to Philip Of Spain.
1603-Coronation of James 1. Of Eng
land
16O9-Battle between Champlain and the
Indians In Essex county, New York.
1657-The first Sulpicians arrived L.
Canada.
purchased from the
Indians.
16S9-Forces of William III. defeated BY
adherents of James II. of Killecran-
kie.
176s- Treaty of Oswego, making peace
with Pontiac.
lila British and Colonial feet sailed
from Boston for the conquest Of Can,
ada.
1722-New England colonies declared
war against the Indians.
175s-Amherst and Wolfe captured
Louisburg.
1759-Crown Point abandoned by tho
French on the approach of the Brit
ish. English took Ticonderoga from
the French.
1762-Moro fort, at the entrance to Ha-
vana harbor, stormed by the English
under Admiral Pococke.
ITO - n 10 LAT IN,
by an earthquake and the eruption Of
volcano.
17S0-Rocky Mount, a British post on
the Catawba, taken by the Ameri-
cans under Gen. Sumter.
17S9-The department and secretary
Foreign Affairs" created by act
Congress, but changed to the depai
ment and secretary of state 500.
after.
1S04-The American squadron began the
siege of Tripoli. The New York
State Society of the Cincinnati de-
cided to erect a monument to Alex.
ander Hamilton.
1S06-Buenos Ayres taken by the Brit
ish.
1S1S-Duke of Richmond became Gov
ernor of Canada.
1S21-San Martin proclaimed the indie
pendence of Peru.
1S2S-Gilbert Stuart, American portrait
painter, died in Boston. Born in
Narragansett, r. l., Dec 3, 1855.
1S30-Charles X of France suspended
the liberty of the press.
1898 Lisbon surrendered to Dom Pedro.
Bolivian troops entered Lima.
1S52-Hudson river steamer Henry Clay
burned near Yonkers, with loss of 80
lives.
1S54-The cholera made its appearance
in the Massachusetts State prison at
Charlestown.
1S5G-Robert Alexander Schumann, COM
poser, died. Born June s, 1910.
1S6S-Territory of Alaska organized. -.
Military government ceased in Ar
kansas North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia
and Florida.
1STO-Benjamin Nathan, wealthy He
brew citizen of New York, found
murdered in his home the mystery
of the crime never solved.
1S77-Statue of Richard Golden unveiled
in Bradford, England.
iSS3-Capt. Matthew Webb drowned in
attempt to swim the Niagara whirl-
poo! rapids.
lSS4-The Imperial Federation of Great
Britain and Her Colonies formed In
London.
-Insurrection in Honolulu.
1S97-United States Congress passed tn,
Dingley tariff act.
1S9S-City of Ponce, Porto Rico, surren.
dered to the Americans. The Amer
lean troops advanced on Yuaco, Porto
Rico. Prince Karl Otto Won Bis
marck, German statesman, died Born
April l, 1915. .Pugwash. Nova
Scotia, totally destroyed by fire.
iS99-Gen. Heureauz, ex-president OF
Hayti. assassinated by Ramon Ca
ceres. =. Final sitting of the Peace
Conference of The Hague. >. Reel
procity treaty between France and
the United States signed.
l9OO-Russians captured the forts at
Newchwang.
1901-Free trade between the United
States and Porto Rico proclaimed.
,oO7-The foundation stone laid for the
Carnegie Palace of Peace at The
Hague Edmund W. Pettus, Unit.
ed States Senator from Alabama,
died. Born July 6, 1921. JapD