Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-04-01


1SO4-The Legislature of New Jersey
passed an act abolishing slavery.
United States frigate Philadelphia
burned in harbor of Tripol.
1S15-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.
1S20-United States Senate passed the
Missouri compromise bill.
1S29-The Assembly of Virginia protest.
ed against the tariff.
1S36-Santa Anna invested San Antonio
after its dismantlement by Gen. Sam
Houston.
of Kentucky, and Jonathan Cilley Of
New Hampshire, members of the
House of Representatives..
1S4S-Louis Philippe of France abd-
Gated.
1S61-Territorial government established
in Colorado. Gen. Twiggs surren-
dered federal property in Texas, val
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 siege
lasting 5S5 days.
1SG9-Reburial of the remains of J.
Wilkes Booth.
1S70-Insurgents in Northern Mexico
proclaimed a new republic. :. "A bill
in Congress admitting Mississippi to
representation was approved.
1S11-Capt. Il. S. Jenkins, deputy rev.
enue collector, assassinated at New
Madrid. Mo.
S72-Ex-Speaker Carter of the Legisla-
ture, and Chief of Police Badger Of
New Orleans. fought duel with ri
fes at Bay st. Louis.
1S13-A score of persons perished in the
burning of the steamer Henry A.
Jones at Galveston.
1S75-Rev George ID. Gillespie conse-
Grated bishop of the Episcopal diO-
ccSe OF w eStern Mlcnlgan.
1S77-An attempt made to assassinate
Gov. Packard of Louisiana.
1S7S-United 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.
1SSHFuneral ceremonies in New York
City of the remains of the victims
of the jeanette Arctic disaster.
1SS5-The Washington monument at
Washington, ID. c., dedicated.
1SS7-United States Senate passed an
anti-polygamy bill. Congress pass
ed a bill retiring the trade dollar.
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 $350,O00 to aid
American workngmen thrown out Of
employment by the stoppagc of work
on the Panama canal.
lS91-Gen William L. Sherman buried
at St. Louis.
Episcopal jubilee of Pope Leo
XIII. celebrated.
1S94-War between Nicaragua and Hon
duras ended.
1S97-A daughter was born to ex-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison at Indian
apolis. H.. DR.. Arthur Duestrow
hanged at Union, Mo-, for the mur-
der of his wife and child.
lS9S-United States steamer Maine de-
stroyed in Havana harbor.
10O1-Pacifc Mail steamship Rio de
Janeiro sunk off the Golden Gate,
San Francisco, with loss of 12S lives
First territorial Legislature Of
Hawaii convened.
19O3-President Roosevelt signed the
Elkins anti-rebate bill.
19O4-United States marines engaged in
battle with insurgents in San Do
i mingo.
9OS-Pennsylvania 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