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15. Special session of the 6lst congress
opened: Joseph G. Cannon elected
speaker of the house.
II. Tariff bill framed by the Republican
members Of the ways and means COM
mttee Of congress introduced In the
house by Serene +. Payne, chairman
of the committee
q. ExPresident Theodore Roosevelt sail
ed from New York for Naples on the
Hamburg American liner Hamburg.
.. An agreement reached by Austria and
Servia effecting peace in the Balkans
APRIL.
l. The last Of the United States troops
left Cuba.
10. The Payne tariff bill passed the house
by vote Of 2l7 to 6l.
13. Turkish garrison in COnstantinople
mutined and expelled the Young Turks
ministry.
IS. Ultimatum Of Young Turks to parlia.
ment.
"a. The Young Turks gained complete
control Of COnstantinople. making the
Sultan Abdul Hamid prisoner in his
palace.
q. Abdul Hamid H.. sultan Of Turkey
formally deposed by the Constitutional
party and his brother, Mohammed
Reschad. chosen successor.
q. go leaders of the army mutiny OF
April l3 in Constantinoplc executed for
conspiracy.
10. Mobammed ". Turkeys new sultan
invested with the sword of sovereignty
at COnstantinople.
II. Gen. Stoessel and Admiral Nebogaton
who were serving sentences for neg
lect of duty in the late war, pardoned
by the cZar.
Is. DIR. Charles William Eliot retired from
the presidency Of Harvard after n
years service.
l9 Abbott Lawrence Lowell assumed the
presidency Of Harvard university.
JULY.
g. The senate passed its amended tariff
bill by a vote Of Is to 81.
g. Riotous BOlivians attacked the Ar
gentine legation at La Paz In protest
against Argentina's decision in the Pc
ruvian boundary dispute.
H. Prince Won BulOw, chancellor Of the
German empire. retired from Office and
was succeeded by DIR. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. Royal troops Of Persia de-
feated by the Nationalsts at Teheran.
q. Diplomatic relations severed between
Bolivia and the Argentine Republic
upon the initiation of Argentina.
Is. An anti-Diaz political riot at Guada-
lajara. Mexico. resulted in wrecking
the town. Anti-MorOccan war riot In
Barcelona. Spain.
AUGUST
Z The Russian Emperor Nicholas re-
ceived as the guest of King Edward
VII. of England at Cowes.
s. The Payne tariff bill finally passed
the senate; congress adjourned.
II. Samuel Il. Van Zandt. ex-governor of
Minnesota. elected commander in chief
of the G. A. r. at Salt Lake City.
SEPTEMBER.
]. DR.. Frederick A. Cook announced the
discovery by him Of the north pole on
April Il, 1893.
Z. Peary cabled from Indian Earbor.
Labrador that hs reached the north
pole April 6. 1909
Is. President Taft started from Boston on
his 1900 mile trip. Marriage at Ding
wall. Scotland. OF Miss Anita Stewart
Of New York to Prince Miguel Of Bra
ganza. a claimant to the throne OF
Portugal.
OCTOBER.
IL American minister to China. Charles
II. Crane. recalled from his mission by
the secretary Of state.
IL. Meeting OF the provincial assemblies OF
China under the new constitutional pro-
gram frO1. FRANCISCO Ferrer. spanish
revolutionary teacher, executed at Bar
celona.
l6. President Taft and President Diaz Of
Mexico met at Ell Paso. Tex.
q. Cabinet crisis in Spain. result Of the
execution of Prof. Ferrer. the revolu-
zionist. on Oct. 13
g. Car Nicholas made a triumphal en-
try into Italy. guest Of King Victor
Emmanuel.
NOVEMBER.
2. Judge William J. Gaynor elected mayor
OF New York on the Democratic tick
ct: election Il general reverse for Tam
many Hall. Municipal reform defeat
ed In San Francisco. Tom Johnson
beaten by Herman Baehr in Cleveland
mayoraity election.
). Gold medal voted to Peary for having
reached the north pole by the National
Geographic society.