Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-04-08

1609-Lord De La War; appointed Gov
ernor of Virginia for life.
1643-Indians of Hoboken massacred by
the Dutch.
| 1676-Indians made a raid on the town
of Weymouth. Mass.
1724EThe Rhode Island Assembly passed
an act requiring a property qualti-
cation for becoming freeman.
William Franklin, last colonial
Governor of New Jersey, took Office.
17G4-Rhode Island college was incorpo-
rated.
l7S-First salute to the American flag
by foreign government.
17S3-First United States bank char
tered.
17S9-The Cayugas sold their lands to
the State of New York.
1S19-Arkansas territory formed from
Missouri.
1920 Missouri Compromise Bill" pass
ed.
1S27-Charter for Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad granted.
1S29-The Alabama Legislature protest.
ed against the tariff
1S33-"Compromise tariff bill passed
the House of Representatives. -.
George Mcintosh Troup of Georgia
resigned his seat in the United States
Senate.
lS36-Declaration of Independence Of
Texas signed
1S37-The United States Senate resolved
that the recognition of Texas as an
independent nation was proper and
expedient.
lS45-The President approved bill for
the annexation of Texas.
1S47-Americans defeated the MexicanA
at battle of Chihuahua.
1S4S-Louis Philippe of France abdicat-
ed.
1S54-American steamer, Black Warrior,
seized by the Cuban authorities at
Havana.
1S57-Congress authorized the people Of
Minnesota to form a State govern
ment.
1S63-Union force defeated by the Con-
federates at Battle of Falmouth.
1S64-Ulysses S. Grant made a lieuten-
ant general. :. Kentucky University
destroyed by fire.
1S65-John Young Beall, Confederate
spy hanged on Governors Island,
New York. =. . .Transylvania Univer-
sty consolidated with Kentucky Uni
versity United States Senate
passed the $6OO,OOO,OOO loan bill.
1S6S-Disraei became premier of Eng
land, succeeding the Earl of Derby.
1S71-Meeting at Washington of joint
high commission on Alabama claims.
Alexander H. Stephens elected to
Congress from Georgia.
1S73-Fernando Wood moved in the
House for the impeachment of Vice
President Colfax.
Grated bishop of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Western Michigan.
1S77-New American theater. in Phila-
delphia. destroyed by fire.
1S79-President Hayes vetoed the Chi
nese restriction bill.
of the steamer w. II. Gardner near
Gainesville, Ala.
lSS9-Congress appropriated S35O,OOO to
aid A American workingmen thrown
out of employment by the stoppage OF
work on the Panama canal.
lS90-Pan- American Congress voted for
an international railway.
1S91-Charles Foster of Ohio qualified as
Secretary of the Treasury,
1S94-War between Nicaragua and Hon.
duras ended.
1S95-Postmaste General Bissell resign
ed and was succeeded by William l..
Wilson of West Virginia. Express
train on the Houston and Texas Cen
tral road held up and robbed near
Dallas.
,9O3-Aldrich currency bill defeated in
the Senate. United States Senate
passed the Philippine currency bill.
I9O5-Five million dollar dock fire in
New Orleans.
19O6-Iowa State Senate passed bill pro-
hibiting Sunday base ball.
19OS-New York State Senate refused to
remove Otto Kelsey, State Superin-
tendent of Insurance. :. The first of
the tunnels under the Hudson River
between New York and New Jersey
was opened. >. United States Su-
preme Court decided in the Great
Northern Railroad case that the Ell
kins rebate law was not repealed by
the Hepburn act.
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