Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1906 — THE WEEKLY HOSTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HOSTORIAN

1290—Edward I. exiled Jews from England on penalty of death. 1565 —Spaniards, under Gov. Menendez, landed at St. Augustine. 1595 —(English force under Drake and Hawkins sailed on expedition against Spanish settlements in the West Indies. discovered Delaware bay; 1620—English pilgrims sailed from Plymouth in Mayflower. . - 1645—Treaty of peace between the New England colonies and Narragansett Indians. 1690—King William forced to raire the siege of Limerick after great loss 1708 —'Haverhill, Mass., burned by French and Indians. 1757—Battle of Norkettin between the Russians and Prussians. 1779—French fleet captured off Charleston, S. C. 1781 —Washington and Rochambeau received in Philadelphia. 1801—-French evacuated Egypt in favor of the British. 180t—Planet Juno diacovered by Prof. Harding of Gothingen. 1814—-City of Alexandria, Va., capitulated to the British... .Bombardment of Fort Erie continued by the British. - 1816—Treaty signed by Algiers and England, by Which Christian slavery wasto be abolished. 1818—New York State prison at Auburn opened. _____ 1833—Twelve thousand hvuses destroyed by fire in Constantinople. 1849 —Convention at Monterey, Cal., to frame State constitution Russians captured Fort Achulga. 1854 —Maria Christinia, Queen mother of Spain, fled from -Madrid to escape the wrath of the people. 1860 — Street railways first introduced in England. 1861— Bombardment and capture of forts Hatteras and Clark, N. C. 1862 Union forces defeated in battle near Richmond, Ky. 1870 —Capitulation of Sedan by the French. 1884 —'Steamer Belmont capsized in Ohio river; 15 lives lost. 1896 —British bombarded palace of Sultan of Zanzibar. 1897 Boston subway opened. 1898—Col. Henry, who forged evidence against Dreyfus, committed suicide ....Czar proposed an international peace conference. 1902 — Volcanic eruption of Mount Pelee. 1903 — Caleb Powers found guilty of complicity in Gov. Goebel murder in Kentucky. 1904 — Desperate attacks of Japanese at Liaoyang repulsed by the Russians. 1905 — Edwin I. Holmes, Jr., indicted in the government cotton report scandal ... .Japanese and Russian envoys at Portsmouth reached peace agreement.