Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1907 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1263—Scots defeated the Northmen Largs. 1318—Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert, killed at Fagher, Ireland. 1535 —After exploring the St. Lawrenc® Cartier arrived at the site of- Montreal. 1540—Hernando de Alarcon discovered — the Colorado river. 1650 —The Long Parliament asserted its supremacy over the American. jbolo- - nies. 1676 —Rebellion in Virginia ended by the death of Bacon. 1691 —-The . treaty of Limerick signed, ending the war bet ween the English and Irish. 1744—British man-of-war Victory wrecked off Alderney with loss of 1,160 lives. 1774—Massachusetts Assembly met at Salem in defiance of the order of Gen. Gage. • 1779 —Paul Jones entered Texel, Holland, in the captured British frigat® Se-* rapis. 1787—Departure of the first American vessel to make a trip around the world. 1799 —United States assumed thejfrench spoliation claims by treaty? with France. 1817 —Bank of Montreal issued it® first notes.

1830 —Independence of Belgium dedared. 1840— Foundation stone laid of the Nelson monument in Trafalgar'"'Square, London. 1841 — Chusan captured by the British, under Sir H. Pottinger. 1859 —Anti-slavery constitution of Kansas approved by the voter® of that State. 1861 — Confederates before Washington began to fall back. ——= 1862 — Second day of the battle of ' Corinth, between the Confederate and Federal troops. 1863 Gen. Bragg began the bombardment of Chattanooga... .First ascent si on of Nadar’s balloon, the largest ever, made. 1866 First postcard issued at Vienna. 1867 Whisky riots took place in Phila- —— delpjiia. 1874 —The Fiji Islands became English possessions. 1881 —First cotton exposition in the United States opened at Atlanta. 1890—McKinley tariff act went into effect. 1898—Conference of Spanish-American peace commission began in Paris. v