November 1900 - November 7, 1900 (Wednesday)

November 7, 1900 (Wednesday)

• The day after voting in the United States, elections were held in Canada for the House of Commons. The Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, increased its majority, with 128 of the 213 seats. Charles Tupper, former Prime Minister and leader of the Conservatives, lost re-election as representative from Cape Breton.
• With President McKinley re-elected, Spain sold the Sulu Islands to the United States for $100,000.
• The flag and the coat of arms for Ecuador were formally adopted, after being proposed on October 31. The coat of arms, on a yellow, blue and red tricolor, depicts a condor and Mount Chimborazo.