Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-16

1497-Henry VII. granted second pat
emit to John Cabot TO make west
ern voyage of discovery.
11I9-Americans defeated the British ON
Port Royal island, South Carolina.
17S9-First issue of the pittsburgh Ca
zette," the first newspaper west of
the Allegheny mountains.
1So4-Great dinner given in Washington
by members of Congress in honor of
President Jefferson.
lSO7-Burr's conspiracy communicated
to Congress.
1S12-Gideon Granger of Connecticut be-
came Postmaster General of the
United States.
1S24-The Virginia Legislature chartered
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Com.
pany.
lS29-City Council of New York took
action TO abolish lotteries.
1S3o-Daniel Webster made his great
speech for the Union, in reply to
Robert Y. Hayne.
1S35-Richard Lawrence, a house paint.
er, attempted to assassinate Presi.
dent Jackson in the capitol at Wash
ington.
1S4S-A convention at Madison accept.
ed constitution for Wisconsin
1S50-Henry Clay submitted compromise
resolutions in Congress proposing an
amicable settlement of the slavery
controversy.
1S55-Chapel and west wing of Rutledgs
College, s. c., destroyed by fire.
1S60-Pennington, of New Jersey, elect.
ed speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, after balloting nearly two
months.
1S61-Texas convention passed an ordi.
nance of secession.
1S62-United States iron-clad ship Mont
tor launched at Brooklyn.
1S63-The Federal ram Queen of tn,
West" ran the blockade at Vicks.
burg, but was captured few days
later by the Confederates.
1S64-A draft of 100000 men ordered by
President Lincoln.
1S65-Gen. Sherman left Savannah on
MS nOiNuNdiu UldINlis
court at Cincinnati ordered S. II.
Davis to be hanged as a Confeder.
ate spy.
1S6S-Gov. jenkins of Georgia removed
by order of Gen. Meade. . Three
million dollar fire in Chicago.
1S69-Lord Lisgar assumed Office as gov.
ernor-general of Canada. . Opening
-,
City.
1S74-The Olympic Theater, Philadel-
phia, destroyed by fire.
1S75-Attempt to capture the James
brothers at their home In kearny,
Mo. resulted in the killing of their
younger brother and the wounding
of their mother.
1S76-Famous bank robbery occurred at
Northampton, Mass.
1SS5-John c. Spooner elected United
States Senator by the Wisconsin
Legislature.
1SS9-John NJ. Clayton. prominent poll
tician, assassinated in Arkansas.
1S91-WiIliam Window, Secretary of tho
Treasury, died suddenly while speak.
ing at a banquet in Nsw York City.
1S94-House of Representatives passed
the Wilson tariff bill.
19O3-Fire in Waterbury, Conn, caused
loss of $3,000,000.
1908 -Twenty-one persons killed and
many injured in railroad collision
near Greenland. ~ j.. Twenty
persons killed and many injured in
railroad wreck near Tucson Ariz
19Ol-Wiliam H. Taft succeeded Elihu
Root as Secretary of War. House
accepted gift Of statue Of Father
Marquette from Wisconsin.
19O5-Nova Scotia visited by violent
blizzard. -. Great fire in the whole
sale district of Omaha.
19O7-California Senate charuc,,rizrd
federal interference in japanese
school controversy as unwarranted.
1908 Statewide prohibition rejected by
the Michigan Constitutional conven-
ton. United States Supreme
Court decided that labor boyeotts are
unlawful -. United Stcses Supreme
Court declared unconstitutional the
law prohibiting discrimination
against members Of labor organiza-
tions-Presdent Roosevelt sent to
Congress a message denouncing cor
porate lawlessness and urging the
passage of an employers liability
law. Manuel H. proclaimed King
of Portugal. Federal government
filed a bill in equity seeking dissolu-
ton of the Hartman railroad com
bine.