Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-18

ieo7-Attemptcd assassination OF crom-
well.
l'1--A royal DEGREES was published Xix
ing the boundary line between Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
lfS3-The Rhode Island assembly sup
pressed private lotteries.
l'Sl-Amercans surprised and captured
the British garrison at Georgetown,
sc.
1IS2-De Grasso with the French fleet
attacked the British under Hood, but
was defeated with great loss.
l7SS-George Handley became Governor
of Georgia.
lSo4-Jean Jacques. Dessalines proclaim
ed himself Emperor of Hayti.
1SO4-Memorial presented to Congress
urging that the importation OF slaves
in the Louisiana territory be prohib-
tied. Congress extended the GUS
toms over the new Louisiana terri
tory by making Natchez a port of
entry.
lSl2-Gideon Granger of Connecticut be.
came postmaster general OF the Unit
ed States.
lS14-Henry Clay resigned as sneaker Of
the House of Representatives.
lS29-City Council Of New York took
action to abolish lotteries.
1S30-The Provincial Parliament of low
er Canada opened at Quebec. !. !. Gen.
Simon Bolivar, who liberated large
part of South America from Span
ish rule, resigned all his military
and political Offices.
lS33-Lord Exmouth, who with small
British squadron reduced Algers and
liberated 5000 Christian slaves, died.
Born April 10, 1851. Nearly 400
lives lost In the sinking Of the Ham
burg-American steamship "Cimbria."
lS34-Several cities in South America al
most destroyed by earthquake.
1S41-Earthquake shock felt in New
York City and vicinity.
1S54-william Walker the noted filibus-
ter, proclaimed the independence OF
Sonora, including Lower California.
1875. Nj. Booth convicted In Miwau-
kee and sentenced to imprisonmcne
for attempting to rescue n fugitive
slave. Chapel and west wing Of
Rutledge College, 5. c., destroyed by
fire.
iS56-The President sent a message to
Congress concerning the difficulties in
Kansas.
1S61--The Confederates seized the Unit
ed States arsenal at Augusta, Ga. ...
New York police seized 300 guns
about to shipped to firm in Macon,
Ga. The Georgia representatives
withdrew from Congress. !. Louis
lana passed an ordinance of seces-
sion.
lS64-Henry NJ. Allen elected Confeder-
ate Governor of Louisiana.
ls72--'rhe first liberal Republican mass
meeting was held at jefferson City.
Mo.
lS74-M Morrison II. Waite OF Ohio nomi-
mated for chief justice Of United
States Supreme Court.
1S75--The East River, New York. span
ned by an ice bridge.
1s76-Famous bank robbery occurred at
Northampton, Mass.
1SS2--Charles Guiteau sentenced TO death
for the murder of presldelt Garfield.
1884 The Hon. John Jones Ross be-
came premier of Quebec
1886 Fall Of the Salisbury ministry in
England.
1889 Republican tariff bill passed by
the United States Senate.
1892 Score OF lives lost In burning OF
surgical institute In indianapolis.
1906 Steamer Chicora foundered on
Lake Michigan and all on board were
lost ;. The Texas cotton palace at
Waco burned.
1896 France announced the annexation
Of Madagascar.
1904--Aalesund. a fishing town Of Nor
way, totally destroyed by fire.
1oO5--The Conservative party won in the
Ontario elections.
1908 Sabine Lake canal in Texas open-
to traffic. (. The Pennsylvania SUI
preme Court declared the 2-cent rail-
road fare law unconstitutional. :.
Morris X. Jesup Of New York left
S1,0O00O0 to the American Museum
Of Natural History Andrew Car
negie conditionaiiy pledged S200. 1000
to Berea College, Kentucky. The
claim of the French government
agains tthe Panama Canal Company
and Columbia was compromised by
the payment OF 100000.