The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-01-06

1919 +.orna,, Copyright. 1903. by
general OH III
Is. Special session of the 61st congress
opened; Joseph q. Cannon elected |
speaker of the house.
H. Tariff bill framed by the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee of congress introduced in the
house by Serene E. Payne. chairman
of the committee.
%. President 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.
/. The last of the United States troops
left Cuba.
TO- The Payne tariff bill passed the house
by vote of PIT to 81.
13. Turkish garrison in Constantinople
mutinied 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.
g. $50 leaders of the army mutiny OF
April l3 in Constantinopie executed for
conspiracy.
TO- Mohammed ". Turkeys new sultan.
invested with the sword Of sovereignty
at Constantinople.
II. Gen. Stoessel and Admiral Nebogatoff.
who were serving sentences for neg
lect of duty in the late war. pardoned
by the car.
IS. DR.. Charles William Eliot retired from
the presidency Of Harvard after ~
years service.
- Abbott Lawrence Lowell assumed the
presidency OF Harvard university.
& The senate passed Its amended tarin
bill by vote of Is to 81.
o. 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 DR.. Won Bethmann-
HolIweg Royal troops of Persia de-
feated by the Nationalist at Teheran.
q. Diplomatic relations severed between
Bolivia and the Argentine Republic
upon the initiation of Argentina.
IS An anti-Dias political riot at Guada-
Iajara Mexico. resulted in wrecking
the town. Anti-Moroccan war riot In
Barcelona. Spain.
AUGUST.
2 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
L. Samuel r. Van Zandt, ex-governor of
Minnesota, elected commander in chief
of the G. A. r. at Salt Lake City.
SEPTEMBER.
!. DR.. Frederick -. Cook announced the
discovery by him of the north pole on
April n. 1905.
Z. Peary cabled from Indian Harbor'
Labrador, that he reached the north
pole April 6. 1909.
L. 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 TIE throne OF
Portugal
Il American minister to China. Charles
r. Crane, recalled from his mission by
the secretary OF state
IL Meeting of the provincial assemblies OF
China under the new constitutional pro-
gram. Prof. Francisco Ferrer. Spanish
revolutionary teacher executed at Bar
celona.
16 President Taft and President Diaz OF
Mexico met at Ell Paso. Tex
q. Cabinet crisis in Spain. result OF tns
execution OF Prof. Ferrer' tne Fs'o'o'
ZIONIST on Oct. 13
| a Car Nicholas made triumphal en-
| try into Italy. guest of King Victor
| Emmanuel.
| NOVEMBER
4 Judge William ]. Gaynor elected mayoi
| Of New York on the Democratic tex
ct: election q general reverse for Tam
| many Hall. Municipal reform deteat
| ed IN San Francisco. Tom johnson
beaten by Herman Baehr In Clevelane
mayoralty election.
| 4 Gold medal voted to Peary for havinl
| reached the north pole by the Nationa
| Geographic society.
10 President Taft reached Washington al
| the end Of his trip.
n British house Of lords rejected tne
Liberal budget by a vote OF $50 to %.
DECEMBER
| L The state department handed Senoi
4 Rodrteuez Nicarag.an charge DAT
i flares in Washington, his passports
! virtually demanding the orsanizstlo.