Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1910 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1622—The Indians massacred 349 of tlie Virginia colonists. 1638—The First Baptist Church was formed in Providence, R. L 1684—The Assembly of Pennsylvania imposed the first excise. 1691—C01. Henry Stoughter published his commission the Duke of York, appointing him Governor of the Province of New York. 1734—First party of Salzburgers reached Savannah, Ga., and met with a cordial reception. 1744—Louis XV. of France declared war against England. 1755 —Pennsylvania Assembly met in special session to arrange for cutting a road to Philadelphia for the use of Braddock’s army. 1765—The British Stamp Act became law. 1775 Georgia’s one delegate to the Continental Congress elected. 1776 Evacuation of Boston by the British. 1777 Col. John Bayard elected speaker of the Maryland Assembly. 1779 —Gen. Benedict Arnold resigned his commission in the American army. 1781—British repulsed the Americans at battle of Guilford, N. C. 1800—British ship Queen Charlotte destroyed by an explosion off Leg- - horn. 1802 —West Point Military Academy established. 1815—Napoleon joined by all the army after hid return from Elba. 1825—Pasturing of cows on Boston Common forbidden. 1833 —United States pension office established. 1836—Constitution of the Texas republic adopted. 1838—Sir Francis Bond Head resigned office as lieutenant governor of upper Canada. 1866—First public schools In Illinois established. 1856 —Railway train from Toronto to Hamilton plunged through draw- ' bridge in Desjardins canal, and v seventy lives lost. 1862 Gladstone presided at the presentation in London of a SIO,OOO testimonial to Charles Kean, the celebrated actor. 1863- under Clark captured Mount Sterling, Ky. 1875—Gov. Tilden of New York sent a message to the Legislature declaring the State canals 'to be mismanaged and the funds looted by contractors. 1877—George W. McCrary of lowa became Secretary of War. 1882 —Samuel Blatchford of New York appointed an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1889 —Menelik IL, Emperor of Abyssinia, ascended the throne. 1892—The Standard OH trust dissolved by consent of the stockholders. 1894—A provincial plebiscite In Nova Scotia showed an overwhelming sentiment in favor of prohibition. 1897 Fleets of the allied powers began the blockade of Crete. 1898— Dominion House es Commons passed the Yukon Railway bill, for the construction of a railway to the Klondike. 1899 Queen Regent of Spain signed a treaty of peace with the United States. 1900— Canadian troops arrived at Cape Town to engage in war with the Boers. 1905—Hon. S. N. Parent, premier of v * Quebec, resigned. 1909—Congress of the United States convened in special session..,, _ General strike of telegraph, telephone and postal employes in -*■ Paris.