Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1906 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1499-—Vasco de Gama returned to Lisbon from his voyage of discovery. 1515—French victorious at battle; of Marignano, Italy. IGo9—Henry Hudson began his.voyage up the river which bears his name. 1615—-Lady Arabella Stuart, victim of the jealousy of James 1., died in the Tower. ■. . 1683—Turkish army routed ■ before Vienna by allies under command of John Sobieski and Duke of Lorraine. 1753—First playhouse opened in New, York City, located in Nassau street. 1759 —Gen. Wolfe killed in assault on Quebec. 1776 New York City captured by the British... .Washington and his army entered Philadelphia after the defeat at Brandywine. 1777 'Stars and Stripes first carried into battle at battle of the Brandywine... Burgoyne crossed the Hudson and encamped on Saratoga heights. 1795—Capt. Vancouver returned from his four years’ voyJge of discovery. Burr and his second arrived at St. Simonds, Ga., on visit to Gen. Butler Troops ordered out to quell riot among oyster strikers at - Amboy, Nr B. -? 1812—Cen. Harrison compelled the *Jn--dians to raise the siege of Fort Wayne. 1814 —Americans and British engage in ' battle of Plattsburg and Lake Champlain... .British repulsed in attack on Fort Bower, at entrance to Mobile bay... .Successful sortie made from Fort Erie. Gen. Drummond retired to Fort George. 1829 —Gold fever which had struck the Carolinas extended to Georgia.... Spanish army surrendered to the Mexicans under Santa Ana at Tampico. 7—... 1831 —Albany and Schenectady railroad, first in State of New York, opened to traffic. 1847 —American anmy, in command of Gen. Scott, entered City of Mexico. I^s0 —Fugitive Slave bill passed by House of Representatives. 1854 —English and French forces landed in the Crimea. ■ 1861 — President Lincoln modified Gep. Fremont’s emancipation proclamation. 1862 — Union forces under McClellan engaged Confederates at South Mountain, Md.... Unions and Confederates engaged in fight at Middletown, Md. Confederates .opened fire on Harper’s Ferry,.. .Battle of Anfietam, Md... .Surrender of Harper’s Ferry, after two days’ fighting. 1863 President Lincoln suspended the habeas corpus act. 1872 — Geneva tribunal of arbitration on Alabama claims awarded $16,250,000 to the United States. 1873 — Gen. E. S. McCook assassinated by P. P. Wintermate at Yankton, Dakota.

1874 — Fatal riots in New Orleans over demand for abdication of Gov. logg--1875 Perry’s flagship Bawrence raised in Erie harbor and removed to Philadelphia for exhibition at the Centennial. I£78 —Cleopatra’s Needle set up on the Thames Embankment. 1884— Antagonism between clericals and liberals in Belgium threatened to result in civil war. 1885 — Jumbo, famous show elephant, killed in railway collision at St Thomas, Ontario. 1888—Parnell commission first met. 1894—Japanese defeated Chinese at battle of Yalu river. 1897—Owing to strike riots martial law declared at Hazleton, Pa. 1901 — McKinley state funeral at Washington. 1902 United States warships sent to Panama. 1903 — United -States cruiser Maryland launched at Newport News, Va.... Colombiim Senate voted to negotiate new canal treaty with United States. 1905 —Car fell from New York elevated railroad into street; 12 killed, 40 injured. .. .Admiral Togo’s flagship destroyed by explosion; 509 lives lost.