Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-02
FOREIGN CHRONOLOGY.
The Twelve Months Record of Important
Happenings in Other Lands.

Happenings in Other Lands.
JANUARY
a. Cleveland street scandal in London made
public, involving many men high in social life
FEBRUARY
g. The London Times pal $500 to Mr.. Parne in
settlement of his suit against it.
H. The Duke of Orleans sentenced TO two years
imprisonment for violation Of the French ex.
puison law
MARCH
a. The great railway bridge over the river
Forth, Scotland. opened by the Prince of
Wales
II. Resignation of Prince Bismarck and Count
Herbert Bismarck, of Germany; the latter's
resignation refused: two days later Emperor
William appointed Gen. Won Caprivi to sue.
coed Prime, Bismarck.
81. Report Of the Pdrne commission adopted by
the English house of lords
APRIL
IA Bernudez elected president Of Peru.
81 Miguel Eyraul arrested at Havana. Cuba for
the murder Of Notary Goulfe in July, 1859
JUNE
g. Duke of orleans parloned by the president of
France.
T. English Derby won by Sanfoin
Is Grand Prix o. France won by Fitz Roya
r. Mary Anderson married Antonio Navarro at
London
Island Of lleligoand coded to Germany by Eng
land; mutual concessions regarding boundaries
made in Africa.
49, King Of the lgians appointed Henry NJ
Stanley governor of the African Congo Free
State
% Death of President Francisco Menendez of
salvador reported, followed by riots, in which
several officers and many civilians We're killed:
new SaIvad brian government, headed by Gen
Carlos EzeCa.
L. Henry NJ. Stanley married Miss Dorothy Ten.
at West minister \ DBey
25 Gen. Ezeta's Guatemaan army of invaders de
feated in two hot battles by the troops of Sal.
vador.
g. Revolution in the Argentine Republic; many
people killed in Buenos Ayres.
AUGUST
l. San Salvador besieged by Rivas, Guatemalan
general who was defeated and killed
2 More than 400 people died from cholera In
Mecca; 1880 died on Aug, d.
T. Several bloody battles fought by the warning
Spanish American nations, of which bat mea-
ger particulars are known: forced resignation
of President Celman, of tie Argentine Repub-
lie: reported defeat in Salvador of Miranda
by Ezeta
70 Riots reported at Buenos Ayres.
ID Abatement of the cholera reported in Spain
and Mecca; the disease appeared ON the Black
sea and caused a panic at Cairo
IS Propagation Of the English parliament.
"a Financial panic in Buenos Ayres.
% San Salvador and Guatemala signed an agree
ment of peace.
SEPTEMBER.
g. Indications of famine in Ireland because of
the failure of the potato crop.
L. Failure of the Swiss revolution,
Is John Dillon and William OBren arrested in
Ireland for melting tenants not to pay their
rent.
81. Several duels arising from the Boulanger reve
lations lnade in August fought in France
Is Arrangement of the Irish Nationalist leaders
at Tpperary resulted Ia riots i'll which tenants
and the police took part
OCTOBER
I. Another financial panic at Buenos Ayres.
0, The government sustained by a majority of
1S0 600 in the brazilian election.
10. Messrs. Dillon and OBrien escaped from Ire
land and started for America.
81. Professor Koch, of Berlin announced his frs
cures of consumption by incubation.
NOVEMBER.
IL. 213 drowned by the wreck of the British
cruiser Serpent ON the Spanish coast.
"A. The liquidation OF Barring Bros, almost caused
panic on the London Stock Exchange and
seriously affected the New York market
8. Bank of En-. land and other financial nstitli-
tons guarantee Si5,O1J,0J0 for the embar
rassed firm of Barring Bros, and thus avert a
panic in England.
Trial of the O'Shea divorce case begun in
London; neither Parnell nor Mrs O'Shea Of
fered any defense; OShea granted a divorce
10. John Dillon, William o Briou and other Irish
Nationalists sentenced to q months inprson
ment
70. Michael Davitt declared against Panell, who
had refused ION the 20thl 10 resign his leader
ship of the Nationalist in parliament in spite
of Gladstone protests.
70. All tine irish ENJOYS in America except Tim
othy Harrington declared against parnril
DECEMBER.
6. At meeting of the Irish Nationalist members
OF the British parliament Justin Mccarthy aud
"a others retired because Parneu would not
pat a motion deposing him as leader OF the
party.
Z. The Catholic hierarchy In Ireland denounced
Parnel.
Yellow fever reported at Vera Cruz.