Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-30

uniting it with Providence planta-
tons.
lTS3-Battle between the Alliance and
three British frigates, the last naval
battle of the Revolution.
1898 Congress passed an act TO orgon-
ize the militia.
1So2-A military institution established
by the government at West Point
1So4-A Tammany society formed at
Alexandria, Va, for the purpose of
controlling national elections.
lS1--John Henry's plot to dismemher
the Union disclosed to Congress.
lSl5-British ship Tiger captured the
American privateer Leo.
1S29-John Branch of North Carolina be-
came Secretary of the Navy.
Great excitVment in Louisiana over
an uprising of slaves on the coast
plantations.
1880 Yucatan declared itself independ-
emit
1882 Twenty-one pioneers left Boston
for Oregon.
1S54-Commercial treaty concluded be
tween United States and japan,
1S41-Gen. Scott and the American army
landed at Vera Cruz.
1913 People of Wisconsin ratified the
State constitutions.
1850 Nassau Han, Princeton College
destroyed by fire.
1862 The Confederate ram. the Merri-
mac appeared at Hampton Roads
-. Commodore Foote commenced the
attack on Island No. TO- :. New
burn, n. G.. taken by the Federals
1864 Fort de Russy, on the Red River.
captared by the Fedcrals Gen
Grant formally presented with his
commission as Lieutenant General.
lS66-'Ten thousand volunteers were
called out in Canada to repel the
threatened invasion Of the Fenians
lS6S-President Johnson asked forty
days time to prepare his answer 10
the articles of impeachment.
1869 Hamilton Fish Of New York APP
pointed Secretary of State.
1871 Political sensation produced by the
removal of Charles Sumner from the
tthdtt NbHliu4AtNt Ol 4 uitlSu itiu-
tions.
lS72-Iay Gould ousted from the mau-
agement of the Erie railroad
1ST4-Body of Charles Sumner lay in
state in the capitol at Washington
1S7J-First Issue of the Philadelphia
Times.
1S77-Alexander Graham Bell gave
public exhibition of the workings of
his newly invented telephone.
1884 System of standard time establish
ed in America United States Sen
ate ratified a commercial treaty with
Mexico . !. Mail train from New
York to Chicago broke record by
making trip in u hours and % min.
utes.
1885 Coal discovered in South Dakota
1856 Anti-Chinese convention met in
San Francisco.
1S9l-Seven Italians lynched in New
Orleans for the murder of Chief of
Police HennesseS.
1896 Illinois Supreme rOurt declar-
ed the eight-hour or 'a'eat shop
law to be unconstitutional . Two
Italians killed in a Denver Jail by
mob. Prize fighting declared lille
gal by the courts of Louisiana.
lS9S-Congress appropriated $50000.0O0
for war purposes.
1900 designations of Norwegian cabinet
received by King Haakon.
1902 Suit begun by Attorney General
Knox to dissolve the Northern Sc
curities Company.
190J-Cassie Chadwick convicted ia
Cleveland Of conspiracy TO defraud
1906American troops killed 600 Moros
in battle near Joio.
190S United States Supreme Court de
cided that railroads must moi vary
from published freight rates =. First
international convention of Young
Peoples Missionary movement open
ed in Pittsburg Wesley Brother.
hood and Brotherhood Of St Paul
agreed to merge under name OF the
Methodist Brotherhood 80. The
American battleship fleet arrived at
Magdalena Bay, Mexico