The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
OLD WORLD POLITICS.

JAN. 2-Goschen accepted tho chancellorship Of
the British eXchequer.
| 10.-English troops withdrew from Egypt
| 11.-Bsmarck threatened to dissolve the Germa,
reichstag unless the Septennate was adopted
| Wihdthorst and Richter opposed the bilI-Iort
| Cadogan resigned the post Of lord of the privy
seal in the English cabinet
| 14-Bismarck dissolved the German reichstae
| 2.-English parliament convened
| @.-EX-President Santos banished from Uru
quay.
3l.-Lord Randolph Churchill attacked Tories
| and ministers in English house of commons
| FEB, 2l,-In the German elections the govern
ment secured a majority in the reichStag
| MARCH 3,-New reichstag met. Septennate
| passed a few days later
S.-Discovery of sale Of dock yard secrets by
| British government.
| 14-Oficiai announcement of discovery of plot
| to assassinate the car.
22.-Nnetieth birthday Of Emperor William
| appropriately celebrated
3.-Several Nihilists hanged in Russia
APRIL lO-Another plot to assassinate the ozar
| of Russia reported.
19.-Cancerous nature of the crown princes
throat affection announced.
s1.-M. Schnaebeles, special French commits.
sioner at gny-Sur Moselle depot, arrested by
the Germans
2j.-Pope Leo offered to mediate between France
! and Germany in the Schnaeb ees affair.
% -Schnaebeles released.
MAY E-French cabinet resigned
B-Dc Freycnet summoned to form new
French cabinet
2S-New French cabinet formed by ~ Rouver.
30-Julas Ferry formed French cabinet.
a.-Boulanser riots reported in Paris. Boul-
| anger hal been relieved of the command of the
army aud sent away from Paris.
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French army.
17.-Gl!dstonians withdrew from the house of
coGimons
19-flneen Victoril's jubilee began
s1.--lGb!iee service held at Westminster abbey
25.-Ccs;ns ceremonies of the jubilee held
2J.-EaEanl refuse to accele to the porte's
modification Of the AnSloTurklsh treaty
3o.-ltevoiation reported in Honolulu, Sandwich
Isisa,ls
JuLI 5.-The sultan of Turkey having refused
to sign the Egyptian treaty, tho British special
envoy. Sir H. d. Wolfe, was ordered to leave
Constantinople at once.
1l.-fremier Rouvier announced in French
chamber of deputies that Bouanger was ordered
away from Paris for interfering with the election
of deputy.
13.-Prnce Ferdinand urged to ascend the Bull
garian throne. He was elected previous to this
date, but wanted Russia's sanction
lS-french chamber of deputies pass the expert
mental mobilization bill. The experiment was
afterward carried forward to success.
19.-lrish Coercion bill approved by Queen Vic
tora and became law.
25.-Pope Leo made temporal sovereignty a
condition of peace
9.-Boulanger sent challenge to fight to Jules
Fefry.-Manitoba defied the Dominion Of Canada
preventing service of the injunction against the
laying of tracks of the Red River railroad.
AUa. 2,-Boulanger- Ferry duel fell through.
because of disagreement of seconds
11.-Prince ferdinand continued on his way to
Bulgaria.
1+-Prince Ferdinand assumed the Bulgarian
throne.
22-Russia refused to recognize Ferdinand as
prince of Bulgaria.
29-Prince Victor Bonaparte issued manifesto
from Brussels censuring Conservatives for sup
porting the French cabinet
SEPT. 1O-San Salvador revolution ended
l6.-British parliament prorogued.
OCT. 4-Boulanger, who was mixed I'D the
French Decoration scandal, resigned Daniel
Wilson, son-in-law to President Grevy, Gen, CAT
farei, Nine Limouzin and others, were also
mixed up in this trouble which finally led to the
resignation of President Grevy himself
25.-Plot discovered to kill Prince Ferdinand
Nov H.-Gen. D'Andlau and Nine Ratazzi
convicted in Paris of decoration frauds
iS.-The car of Russia, who had for some time
been in Denmark, had an interview with 3is-
marck in Berlin. The policy of Germany and
Russia had been hostile to each other for some
time, but many things were cleared up at this
meeting. Forged papers of Bismarck had been
shown to the car Of hostile nature.
2l-President Grevy Of France first announced