Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-08-14


,Oo-William II. of England, son of
THE Conqueror," died in England.
Born in Normandy in 1866.
Observation-Disclosures Columbus, brother of
Christopher Columbus, laid the foun-
dation Of San Domingo.
1515-Argentina discovered by the Span
iards, and settled by them in 1858.
1JG3-The plague appeared in London.
lGO9-IIudson discovered Cape Cod.
l653-The great Dutch Admiral Won
Tromp killed in an engagement near
Texel.
IG96-Frontenac invaded the Onondaga
country.
l7O1-A general treaty of peace was
made with the Indians at Montreal.
l750-Allies defeated the French at bat
tie of Minden. 49, Crown Point taken
from the French by Gen. Amherst.
179O-Date of issue of the first American
patent.
l792-Death of Gen. Burgoyne, the Brit
ish general who surrendered his army
TO Gen. Gates at Saratoga....G Gen.
Mordecai Gist, Maryland patriot and
friend of George Washington, died in
Charleston. Born in Baltimore, 1143.
l797-Sir Jeffrey Amherst, the British
general to whom Montreal surren-
dered, died. Born Jan. 20, 1717.
1SO2-Bonaparte declared Consul of
France for life.
1S13-Plattsburg, N. Y, taken by the
British.
1S15-Richard Henry Dana, Jr., author
of 1.-Two Years Before the Mast"
born in Cambridge, Mass. Died in
Rome Jan. +, 1882.
1S19-Hcrman Melville, writer on South
Sea life, born in New York City.
Died there Sept. IS, 1891.
1S21-William Floyd, one of the signers
of the American Declaration of indie
pcndence, died.
1S23-Oliver P. Morton, the war Gov
crnor of Indiana, born in Salisbury,
Ind. Died in indianapolis, Nov. l,
1877. Thomas T. Mcagher, who com-
manded the Irish brigade in the
American Civil War, born in Water
ford, Ireland. Died near Fort Ben
on, Mont, Jn.y 1, 1867.
INSTRUMENTATION of the new London
bridge completed.
1S46-President Polk vetoed the river
and harbor bill on the ground that
it was unconstitutional.
1S51-Steamer Pampero left New Or
leans carrying a flibustering expedi-
ton against Cuba.
1S5S-Queen Victoria sanctioned En-
press of India.
1SG2-The President ordered a draft Of
100000 men to serve in the army
nine months. -. Victoria, 3. O., in
corporated as a city. Gen. Halleck
ordered Gen. Mcclellan to s~vacuate
the peninsula of Virginia.
lS64-Pennsylvania adopted a constitu-
tional amendment allowing soldiers
to vote.
1S72-King Haakon VII. of Norway
born.
1S75rAndrew johnson, seventeenth
President of the United States, died
Born Dec. %, 1908.
1S76-Senate acquitted Mr.. Belknap,
Secretary of War, on charge of SELL
ing official positions.
1SS5-Conviction of Louis Riel, leader Of
the rebellion in the Canadian North
west.
1S99-Siri James David Edgar, speaker
of the Dominion House of Commons,
died. Born 1871
1S99-Elihu Root succeeded Gen. Alger
as Secretary of War of the United
States.
19OO-Dr. Charles Tanner suspended
from the House of Commons.
l903-Charles M. Schwab resigned the
presidency of the United States Steel
Corporation and was succeeded by
William Ellis Corey.
19O4-Robert e. Pattison, Ex-Governor
of Pennsylvania, died. Born Dec. s.,
1850.
19O5-The Japanese captured the Island
of Saghalin.
1007-The Morocco tribesmen attacked
Casablanca. Augustus Saint eau
dens, sculptor, died. Born Jan. s,
1854.