Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-01-10
ONE YEARS HISTORY.
Record of the Most Important
Events of 1887.
DEATH, THE GRIM REAPER.
Eminent People Who Have Passed
to the Majority.
OLD WORLD POLITICS.

2f.-M. Scbnaebeles, special French commits
sioner at Pagny-Sur- MoSelle depot, arrested ~
the Germans.
25-Pope Leo offered to mediate between Franco
and Germany in the SchnaeGe;eS STAIR
29-Schnaebs ies released
MAY 1T.-French cabinet resigned.
Is-De Fleycinet summoned TO form new
French cabinet
2S-New French cabinet formed by NJ. RouvieE.
30-Jules Ferry formed French cabinet.
31-Bouianger riots reported in Paris. Boul.
anger had been relieved of the command Of the
army and sent away from Paris
JUNE 4.-Boulanger offered command of the
French army
17-Gladstonians withdrew from the house Of
commons
19-Queen victoria's jabilee began.
21.-Jubee services held at Westminster abbey.
25.-Closing ceremonies of the jubilee held.
29-England refused to accede TO the porte's
modification of the Anglo-Turlish treaty.
SO-Revolution reported in Honolulu, Sandwich
Islands.
july 5-The sultan of Turkey having refused
to sign the Egyptian treaty the British special
envoy, Sir II. d. Wolfe, was ordered to leave
Constantnople at once.
1l-Premier Rouvier announced in French
chamber of deputies that Boulanger ordered
away from Paris for interfering with the election
of deputy
1a-Prince Ferdinand urged to ascend the Bul.
date, but wanted Russias sanction.
1S-French chamber of deputies pass the expert
mental mobilization bill. The experiment was
afterward carried forward to success.
19.-Irsh Coercion bill approved by Queen Vic
'toria and became law.
25.-Pope Leo made temporal sovereignty a
condition of peace
29-Boulanger sent a challenge to fight to Jules
Ferry Manitoba defied the Dominion of Canada
preventing service of the injunction against the
laying of tracks of the Red River railroad.
AUG. 2.-Boulangei-Ferry duel fell through,
because of disagreement of seconds
11-Prince Ferdinand continued on his way to
Bulgaria.
H-Prince Ferdinand assumed the Bulgarian
throne.
% 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. 10.-San Salvador revolution ended
1G-British parliament prorogued.
OCT H-Boulanger, who was mixed up the
French Decoration scandal, resigned. Daniel
Wilson, son-in-law to President Grevy, Gen. Caf-
farel, Nine. Lmouzin 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.
1s.-The czar of Russia, who had for some time
been in Denmark, had an interview with Bis
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 a hostile nature.
23.-Presdent Grevy Of France first announced
intention of resgning Emperor William opened
the German rechstag.
DEC. 2.-President Grevy resigned.
o.-Sadi-Carnot elected president of the French
republic.
IN. Fallie,'es declined to form a cabinet
NJ. Goblet was sum-. ~ued, but failed.
1o-Attempted assassi.: alton of Jules Terry by
a French crank.
10.--Itis believed that Bisn... =, fomented
the war scare to secure the passage he milf
tary bill.
NJ Tirard formed French cabinet
25.-War is now firmly expected between Ger
many and Austria and Russia; many warlike
preparations are reported.