Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-19

1s21-Martin Luther was exeommuni-
Gated.
Io20-The Pilgrims observed their first
Sabbath in their Plymouth settle
ment
lI24-Philip V. of Spain abdlcated in
favor of his son.
lI4o-Gen. Montgomery killed while
leading unsuccessful assault of an
American force against Quebec. -.
Pennsylvania Society for the Abo-
lition of Slavery was organized
1t'6-The British abandoned their posts
on the Delaware river
lI17-The Americans defeated the Brit
ish in battle at Princeton, \. j.
I4S2-Bank of North America. the first
institution of its kind in the country.
opened in Philadelphia
1Sl1-More than 100 persons persisted in
the burning of theater in Richmond,
Va.
lS29-A party of Choctaws attacked a
camp of Usage Indians on the Ca
madam river and killed seven of their
number. United SNtes Senate rat
flied treaties with the Indians which
gave to the United States 100000
acres of land. "A Congress met at
Bogota to frame constitution for
Colombia :. Gen. Guerrero resigned
the presidency of Mexico.
1S30-Riotous demonstrations in English
manufacturing districts against the
introduction of labor saving machin-
cry.
1S3S-President Van Buren, warned
Americans not TO aid in the Canadian
revolt.
1S53-Ship Staifordshire wrecked off the
coast of Nova Scotia with loss OF
10 lives. The mammoth clipper,
Great Republic, burnt at her wharf
in New York.
1S54-Alblon Mich college partly de-
stroyed by fire.
1854 commercial convention of the
Southwestern States met in New
Orleans.
1S61-Banks in New York, Boston AID
other cities suspended specie pay
ment.
lS62-Battle of AlurfreeShoro continued
with indecisive results.
1863 Confederate force attacked Spring
feid. Mo.
1SGS-The custom house and many other
buildings at lndianola. Texas, were
destroyed by fire. . Lord Lisgar APP
pointed governor general Of Canada
80. United States military asylum at
Augusta, Me. destroyed by fire. -.
Congress censured the President for
removing Gen. Sheridan.
1S72-Col. James Fisk, Jr.. shot in the
Grand Central hotel, New York. by
Edward $. Stokes, and died two days
later.
1ST7--The President and Mrs Hayes cell
ebrated their silver wedding in the
White House.
invested with the PalluRl. Grover
Cleveland. President-elect. resigned
the governorship of New York.
1S99-A new design adopted for United
States navy flag.
1893 Prendergast. the assassin OF Mayor
AafTlSOH OF tulCdSO, louuu Suiily
and sentenced to death.
1S94-The Globe theater, Boston, was
destroyed by fire.
1S95-Property to value Of 100000 de-
stroyed by fire in Toronto.
1S96-Cecl Rhodes resigned the pre-
miership of Cape Colony.
1S9S-A score of lives were lost by the
collapse of the city hall at London.
Ontario.
1S99-Lord Curzon of Kedleston assumed
the yiceroyalty Of India. Theodore
Roosevelt was inaugurated Governor
of New York.
1903-Gen. James +. Smith OF Califor-
mia was appointed q member Of the
Philippine commission. Six hun
dred lives lost in burning Of lro-
quois theater in Chicago.
1o05-Ex-Gov. Steunenberg of idaho as
sassinated by dynamite bomb.
19O7-Andrew Carnegie gave $4,000 for
home Of Bureau of American Repub-
lies in Washington. /. The French
church and state separation law was
promulgated.
19O9-Night riders made raids in the
tobacco districts Of Kentucky.
Nineteen Russians were arrested on
the charge of conspiring to murder
the Dowager Empress