Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-04

l'9S-Representativc Griswold of Con-
necticut caned Representative Lyon
of Vermont. in the House
1S04-The Legislature of New Jersey
passed an act aboliShng slavery. -.
United States frigate Philadelphia
burned in harbor of Tripoli
Islo-The British. after issuing a proc
lamation of martial law, withdrew
from the coast of Georgia Peace
proclaimed by the President of the
United States, and day OF thanks
giving observed.
1S2o-United States Senate passed the
Missouri compromise bill.
1S29-The Assembly of Virginia protest
ed against the tariff.
1S3G-Santa Anna invested San Antonio
after its dismantlement by Gen. Sam
Houston.
1S3S-Duel between William ]. Graves.
of Kentucky. and Jonathan Cilley of
New Hampshire, members of the
House of Representatives.
1S4S-Louis Philippe of France abdi-
Gated.
1S61-Territorial government established
in Colorado. Gen. Twiggs surren-
dered federal property in Texas, val
ued at S1.2OO.00O to the Confeder-
acy
1S64-Kentucky University destroyed by
fire
1S65-John Young Beall. Confederate
spy, hanged on Governors Island,
New York =. Charleston surrender
ed to the Federal forces. after a siege
lasting $50 days.
1S69-Reburial of the remains of j.
Wilkes Booth.
1STO-lnsurgents in Northern Mexico
proclaimed Il new republic. A bill
in Congress admitting Mississippi to
representation was approved.
1SI1-Capt +. s. Jenkins. deputy rev.
enue collector. assaSsinated at New
Madrid. Mo.
1S72-EM-Speaker Carter Of the Legisla-
ture, and Chief of Police Badger of
New Orleans. fought duel with ri
Aes at Bay st. Louis.
1S73-A score of persons persisted in the
burning of the steamer Henry A.
Jones at Galveston.
1S1J-Rev. George ID. Gillespie conse-
Grated bishop of the Episcopal do
cese of Western Michigan.
1S77-An attempt made to assassinate
Gov. Packard Of Louisiana.
1S7S-Unted States Senate passed the
Bland silver bill
1S79-Women admitted to practice be-
fore the United States Supreme
Court.
1SS2-The new Parliament buildings at
Fredericton. New Brunswick, opened.
1SS4-Funeral ceremonies in New York
City Of the remains of the victims
of the jeanette Arctic disaster.
1SSJ-The Washington monument at
Washington. ID. G., dedicated.
1SS7-United States Senate passed an
anti-polygamy bill. e. Congress pass
ed bill retiring the trade dollar. 80.
Law granting suffrage to women
came into effect in Kansas.
1SS9-President Cleveland signed bill
admitting Washington, Montana and
the Dakotas to Statehood. Con-
gress appropriated S350.000 to aid
American workingmen thrown out of
employment by the stOppage Of work
on the Panama canal.
1S91-Gen. William r. Sherman buried
at St. Louis.
1888 Episcopal jubilee of Pope Leo
XIII. celebrated.
1S94-War between Nicaragua and Hon
duras ended.
1S97-A daughter was born TO cx-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison at Indian
apolis &. DIR. Arthur Duestrow
hanged at Union, Mo, for the muir
der of his wife and child.
1S9S-United States steamer Maine de-
stroyed in Havana harbor
19O1-Pacific Mail steamship Rio de
Janeiro sunk off the Golden Gate,
San Francisco, with loss of 12S lives
-. First territorial Legislature of
Hawaii convened.
19G3--President Roosevelt signed the
Elkins anti-rebate bill.
19O4-United States marines engaged in
battle with insurgents in San Do
mingo.
railroad completed
its first tube under the East River
between Manhattan and Long Isl
and City. . The first of the tunnels
under the Hudson River between
New York and New Jersey was
opened . United STATES Supreme
Court decided in the Great Northern
Railroad case that the Elkins rebate
law was not repealed by the Hep
burn act.