The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-04
FOREIGN.

Jan. 6-M. Charles dc Lcsseps and M. Marus Fontaine make confessions in prison implicat- ing prominent men in the Panama canal steal.
 Jan. l2-Robbcrs fired temple at Ram Ii, China, which vas filled with natives, and l,iOO people perished.
 Jan. 2S-Hawaii's government overthrown, Queen Liliuokalani dCpUSed and provisional government headed by President :. B. Dole, petitioned tho United States to annex the islands.
 Jan. 3l-British parliament convened.
 Feb 0--ln Panama canal cases defendants found guilty of swindling and breach Of trust, and sentenced as follows: M Ferdinand de Lesscps, Imprisonment for five years, fined 5000 francs; Charles de LcsSeps, five years in prison and q fine Of 3TJO francs: M. Marius Fontaine and M. Cotter each two years and fine Of 3, 15J francs, and M Einel two years and . fine of 20OOO francs.
 Feb. 24-M Jules Ferry elected president of French senate.
 Mar. I'M. Jules Ferry, president of the French senate, died in Paris aged 5l.
 Mar. 22-OXfOrd boat crew won by two lengths its twenty seventh victory over Cambridge on the Thames at London
 Mar. 27-M Challemel Lacour elected presi. dent of French senate
 Apr 4-New cabinet formed in France, with M Dupuy as premier.... Commercial bank Of Australia at Me bourne failed; S6O 0OJ, ,0O0
 Apr l2-Tho English, Scottish and Austral. ian charter bank at London failed for siO OJ0OOO.
 Apr. l3-U S. flag lowered from government building at Honolulu, and the protcctorate of iicially declared at an end by Commissioner BlounL leaving public affairs in sole control or provisional government.
 Apr. li-A blOodlcss coup d'etat effected at Belgrade and King Alexander l., who had be- fore governed through regents, assumed con. trol ... Report from Zanzibar announced killing of Emin Pasha in battle in eastern Africa.
 Apr. 20-In Mexico rebels captured Guerrero, killing 800 federals and santa Tomas ... Aus tralia joint stock bank failed for s6''OOO'OOO at London
 Apr 25-London chartered bank of Austra- lia suspends.
 Apr 29-National bank of Australia at Mel bourne failed for f7,500,00O. In battle be- tween government forces and revolutionists near San Luis, Brazil, 80J men were killed.
 May 2-OVer 400 villages in China Hooded by a rise in River Hoangho and hundreds of per sons reported drowned .... Nineteen thousand employees fin lute mills in Dundee, Scotland, went on strike.
 May 5-Colonial bank of Ausn nalasia at Alex andria, Victoria, suspended: sl5,OOO0M
 May 8-Position Of poet laureate in England, made vacant by Lord Tennyson s death, offered to John Ruskin. .. Gen, Manuel Gonzales, ex- president of Mexico, died in City of Mexico, aged 73
 May 0--Banb of Victoria at Melbourne sus- pended: S8, ,00O0O0
 May l5-in Australia Bank of North Queens land and Queensland national bank suspended;
 May 3l-Isinglass won great English derby.
 June S-Ville Marie convent at MonklandS, near Montreal, burned sl,OOO,C00
 June 23-H. M $. Victoria, flagship of Vice Admiral George c Tryon, K. c. B., commander of the Mediterranean station, was run into and sunk by the Camperdown, drowning 55s of the officers and crew including the vice admiral.
 June 24-Goldsbrough. Mort & O., Melbourne Australia) bankers suspended; 22, 2,50O,OOJ
 July 3O-Siamese government, to prevent war, accepted all terms of French ultnatum.
 Aug. 15-Court of arbitration on subject of dispute between United States and Great Brit ain to rights of seal fishing in Behring sea de- ctded in favor of Great Britain on every point of real dispute.
 Sep. lS-Lord Aberdeen sworn in as governor general of Canada in legislative council cham Der at Quebec.
 Oct. 7-Bombarding again resumed by rebels at Rio Janetro with great loss to life and prop erty.
 Oct. 17-Field Marshal Maurice de Nahon, eX-president of France, died in Paris; aged 8J ...1he Urano, rebel vessel, sunk by Rio Janeiro forts; many lives lost
 Oct. lS-Charles F. Gounod, eminent French composer, died at Paris, aged 75.
 Oct. 3I-Steamer Repuolica rammed trans port Rio de Janeiro, which was conveying LIDO troops to Santos and 5C0 men went down with transport. Forty of crew of armed steamer Urano killed by shell from Rio
 Nov. 3-kiug Lobengula reported captured by British troops; 3OU0 Matabeles killed in re- cent battles
 Nov. At Santander, Spain, ship Volo, loaded with dynamite, caught ire and eXploded; 1,0JO persons killed.
 Nov S-During q theatrical performance at Barcelona, Spain, explosion of bomb thrown by anarchists killed 23 persons.
 Nov. l3-Floods in southwestern Japan caused 1,55Z deaths.
 Nov IS-During terrific storm throughout British islands 2S7 persons were drowned.
 Nov. 2i-1talian cabinet all resigned.
 Nov. 25-Owing to diSSensions over socialism and proposed income tax, French ministry re- signed
 Dec 9-Bomb thrown by anarchist in French chamber of deputies injured sJ memb CTS.