The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04

1435-Treaty of Arras concluded between
the King of France and the Duke Of
Burgundy.
15S9-Henry ". defeated the Leaguers
at Argues.
1600-Hudson, the explorer, reached the
present site of the city of Albany.
1655-Fort Casimir, the Swedish settle
ment on the Delaware, surrendered
to the Dutch forces under Gov. Stuy-
vesant.
1875 -Duchesneau appointed Intendant
Of New France.
1692-Two men and seven women ex-
ecuted at Salem for witchcraft.
1705-Jacques Francois de BrouiIlon,
governor of Acadia, died at sea.
1759-The French surrendered Quebec
to the English.
1772-First dismemberment of Poland.
1776-British made an unsuccessful at
tack ON the Americans on Harlem
Heights.
Wayne defeated by the British under
Gen. Grey Washington and his
army crossed the Schuylkill, deter
mined to give battle to Gen. Howe's
troops.
178S-The Oneida Indians ceded all their
lands to the State Of New York 3
1892 France declared airepublic. Z. .Ths
President issued "a proclamation or
dering all persons to submit to the
excise law
1800-The Concordat between Bona
parte and the Pope ratified.
1S04-The rice crop of South Carolina
completely destroyed by great hur-
ricane. Mr.. Dearborn, son Of the
Secretary of War, left for Algiers
with presents for the ruler Of that
country.
1S14-The British ship Forth destroyed
the American brig Regent. !. United
States troops defeated the English In
battle at Fort Bowyer.
1822-Moses Rogers, captain of the first
steam vessel to cross the Atlantic,
died at Cheraw, S. G. Born in New
London, Conn.,, in 1880.
1929 Slavery abolished in Mexico.
1888 The boundary line between New
York and New Jersey settled
1S45-Americans defeated the Mexicans
at battle of Monterey.
1862 United States troops defeated the
Indians at battle of Wood Lake.
1868 President Lincoln suspended the
habeas corpus act.
1864-John G. Fremont withdrew as
candidate for President of the United
States. The Federal forces were
victorious in the battle at Opequan,
Va....A Mcclellan meeting In the
Lindell hotel, st. Louis, broken up by
party of Union soldiers.
1868 Outbreak of the Spanish reyolu.
ton. :. Lieut.. Beecher and DIR.
Moore killed in battle with Indians
near the Republican river.
1971-Lncoln's body was removed to its
final resting place at Springfield, Ill.
1S81-Body of President Garfield lay in
state in the capitol at Washington.
1SS2-Arabi Pasha, the leader of the
military insurrection in Egypt, sur
rendered after his defeat at Tel-el-
Kebir.
1SS4-A party of several hundred Cana
dian boatmen left Quebec to take part
in the Nile expedition for the relief
of Gen. Gordon. Earthquake shocks
were felt in Michigan, Ohio and In
diana.
18S7-The centenary Of the constitution
Of the United States was celebrated
in Philadelphia.
1S93-The Earl of Aberdeen assumed
Office as governor general Of Canada.
1S97-Five men accused of burglary
lynched at Versailles, Ind.
1865 Statue of Samuel de Champlain
unveiled at Quebec by Lord Aberdeen.
1900 Much destruction caused by
heavy rains in Texas.
l9O1-The Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall and York welcomed in Montreal.
-. The funeral of President McKin-
ley was held at Canton, Ohio.
1902 Marie Henriette, Queen Of the Bel
gians, died, aged GO years.
19O6-Fatal race riots in Atlanta, Ga.
Rock Island train plunged into the
Cimarron river in Oklahoma and
number of lives were lost Secre-
tary of War Taft and Acting Sec
retary of State Bacon left Washing
ton for Cuba.
1907-Explosion on a japanese. battle
ship killed thirty-fopr officers and
men. !. The new traaty Aetween
France and Canada was signea. at
Paris.