Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1909-01-07
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1502-Columbus entered the harbor
which he called Porto Rello.
15So-Sir Francis Drake returned from
his voyage round the world.
lOO9-Henry Hudson arrived at Dart
mouth, England ON his return from
his first voyage of discovery in the
new world.
162o-The Plymouth company was or
ganized. The Mayiower cast an
chor in Provincetown h6rbor, Cape
Cod.
1155-Two hundred Scotchmen from
Nora Scotia were banished from
Boston.
lT69-Rev. John Carroll made bishop OF
Baltimore.
1715-Iord Dunmore declared Virginia
to be in a state of rebellion.
1177-Gen Howe's army went into win
ter quarters in Philadelphia. -.
Americans repused British attack on
Mud Fort, which later became Fort
Miflin.
l1S2-The America, the first line-of-bat-
tie ship built in America, launched
at Portsmouth. N. III.
1TS3-Continenta army disbanded and
returned TO their homes.
1S04-Rhodium discovered In platinum
ore by DIR. Wollaston Of London.
lS11-Gen Harrison defeated the In
dians in battle of Tippecanoe.
tS13-Gen. Jackson defeated the In
dans in battle Of Tallegada. Brit
ish repulsed In an attack on Og-
densburg, N. Y.
lS14-Fort Erie destroyed by United
States forces.
1S16-Two hundred persons drowned In
the wreck of the transport Harpooner
off Newfoundland coast.
1s29-British government opened tho
West India trade to the United
States. President jackson pro-
posed to reduce the number Of navy
yards in the United States to four
Norfolk, Narragansett. Washington
and Charleston. New England
coast visited by a storm of unusual
violence.
1S37-Elijah p. Lovejoy, anti-slavery ed
itor, mobbed and killed at Alton, Ill.
1000 o-Murtiul law eSthDHsneu IN mOu-
treal.
1872 Wedding of Abraham Lincoln and
Mary Todd at Springfield. Ill.
1S47-First American missionary church
organized In China.
1S52-Fire destroyed large section Of
the city OF Sacramento, Cal.
1S81-Gen. Hunter superseded John @.
Fremont In command of the western
department OF the hrmy. Battle Of
Belmont ended in a victory for the
Confederate forces.
tS62--Gen Burnside succeeded Gen.
McClclland in the command Of tho
army Of the Potomac.
tS64-Federal forces won victory at bat
tie of Franklin, Tenn. Abraham
Lincoln reelected President OF the
United States.
1S65-Gen. Frederick Funston, u. s, A.,
born In Ohio. The Confederate
privateer Shenandoah surrendered at
Liverpool after having destroyed
about thirty vessels.
1S6S-Gen. Ulysses s. Grant elected
President Of the United States 49,.
Gnklhn0 anu tnt OulIeu
agreed to arbtrate the Alabama af-
fair.
1S71-Henry NJ. Stanley discovered DIR.
Livingstone at Ujiji
1S72-Fire broke out In Boston and In
two days burned over Hn area of
sixty-lye acres and caused a loss of
$S0OO000O.
1s75--Richard p Bland Of Missouri In
troduced free silver bill In the
House.
1S7S-Remains OF Alexander Il. Stewart,
millionaire merchant, stolen from the
vault in st. Marks churchyard. New
York.
1SS0-James A. Garfield OF Ohio elected
President Of the United States.
1888 South Dakota adopted constitu-
ton.
t8S4-Grover Cleveland Of New York
elected President of the United
States.
1SS5-Last spike Of the Canadian Pa
clfc railway driven at Eagle Pass,
S9-President proclaimed Montana =
State OF the Union.
1893-The government Of Sir William
Whiteway returned to power in New
foundland. Steamer City Of Alex
andria,. from Havana for New York.
burned at sea thirty lives lost.
William A. Stone elected Governor
Of Pennsylvania.
1000-Cuban constitutional convention
met in Havana.
19O3-The Republic Of Panama recog-
nized by the United States. :. New
Irish land act went into operation.
10O6-President Roosevelt sailed for
Panama. Sultan Of Morocco re-
ceived United States Minister Guns
mere at Fee. :. Stensland and Her
ing, Chicago bank wreckers aenfenc-