Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-02
IS Evicr,ons at alcnseieh. Ireland, caused

1a Evicrtons at Glenbeigh, Ireland. caused si. Randolph Churchill attacked Tory ministry In British commons.
 FEBRuARY-HoME 1 President Cleveland signed the interstate commerce bill.
 2. $2I.0Oo coo authorized by the United States for purposes of coast defense.
 II. Dependent pension bill vetoed by President Cleveland.
 Q Sherman gave notice of his impending resignation of the presidency pro tenn. of the United States senate.
 24 Attempt to pass dependent pension bill over the presidents veto failed.
 26. Ingalls, seated as president pro tenn. of the United States senate.
 FEBRUARY-FoREIaN. 17. Parnell defeated in the English commons. q. Elections in Germany; the government se- cured majority and the septennate was passed 6 few days later.
 MARCH-HoMK. 2. United States congress voted to investigate the Pacific railroad.
 24 o. s. Strauss, of New York, appointed United States minister to Turkey. 31. Charles S. Fairchild, assistant secretary of the United States treasury, appointed to fill the secretaryship of the treasury, vice Manning re- signed.
 MARCH-FoREIaN. 4. First reading of the crimes act in the British parliament
 6. Hicks-Beach resigned ..e rh,er secretaryship for Ireland; later Balfour was chosen for the place.
 22 Emperor William of Germany celebrated his 90th birthday.
 APRIL-FoREIoN. 1. Crimes act passed by the British parliament. N. Arrest of M. Schnaebeles, special French commissioner, at Pagny Sur -Moselle, by Germans. Schnaebeles was released on the 29th. N. William OBrien denounced Lord Lands downeis policy with his tenants, and threatened to go to Canada and agitate the question there; the idea was that he would yield rather than sub init to O'Brien's appeal to Canada.
 MAY-FoREIaN. TO- William O'Brien went to Montreal, Quebec. IT, French cabinet resigned.
 18 DeFreycinct failed to form new cabinet. 1S William O'Brien mobbed at Toronto, Ont. 20 William O'Brien mobbed at Kingston, Ont. g. William O'Brien fired upon at Kingston, Ont
 2s M. Rouvier formed new cabinet 90 Riots in France because Gen. Boulanger had been relieved of the war portfolio and sent from Paris.
 JUNE-FoREI0N.
 IT, Gladstonians withdrew from the British house of commons.
 17. William O'Brien returned to Ireland. 10. Queen victoria's jubilee began and lasted several days.
 
 JULY-FoREI0N.
 8. Bulgarian throne offered to Prince Ferdi- nand.
 IS. Experimental mobilization bill passed in French chamber of deputies. Later the mobiliza- tion of the troops was successfully accumulated 19. Queen Victoria approved Irish coercion bill. 29. Gen. Boulanger, nngered by Jules Ferry's criticisms, challenged the latter to fight a duel They didn't fght.-Dublin proclaimed under the crimes act.
 
 5. New York Socialists put out of the United Labor party. 19. New York United Labor party nominated Henry George for secretary of state. AUaUsT-FoREIaN. IA. Ferdinand assumed the throne of Bulgaria Russia protested and has ever since protested, but Ferdinand still remains on the throne 24. O'Brien arrested. sEPTEABER-HonE & New York Socialists form the Progressive Labor party. sEPTEMBER-FoREIaN
 ;. British police fire on league meeting at Mitchellstown, Ireland, killing several people. oCToBER-FoREIaN. IA. Boulanger arrested for complicity in the French decoration scandal. This was O nasty mess, duplicating III. Wilson. son-in-law to Presi. dent Grevy; Gen. Caffarel, Mime. Limouzin, etc., and was what led to Grevy's ultimate resigna- ton. NovEMBER-HoME. 8. Election in most states. The principal vic tories were won in New York by the Democrats and Ohio by the Republicans. Both parties claimed the greater aggregate gains. NovEMBER-FoREIGN. ,. O'Brien ordered to wear prison garb by prison authorities. He refnsed, and being left | without his clothing some days later went with. out his clothes till friend smuggled in suit for l him. | 1S Alexander of Russia and Bismarck met in 1 Germany, and it was discovered that forged dis patches attributed to Germany had been shown the czar, which had led to complications likely to l bring on hostilities- The Princess Clementine. mother of Ferdinand, now king of Bulgaria, was suspected of being the author of these dispatches DECEMBER-HoME.
 5. Fiftieth session of the United States congress convened; Carlisle made speaker.-United States supreme court decided in favor of the Prohibi. l tionists. l 6. President Cleveland sent his annual message l to the United States senate. 2. James G. Blaine issued an interview from | Paris in answer to President Cleveland's mes | sage. | 8. Date of holding Republican nominating con. vention fixed June 19, at Chicago. | pEcEMBER-FoREIGN. | g. Lord Mayor Sullivan, of Dublin, locked ur l for publishing league meetings; he was released | shortly afterward, but was arrested again.-M Grevy president of the French republic re | signed.
 French republic. l 10. Attempted murder of Jules Ferry by e French crank. ~ls-