Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-27
FOREIGN.

Jan I0-Hawaiian tproyisionall government
declared itself an indie pendent sovereignty.
guillotfned in Paris.
Feb. 8-Repcrts from all parts OF Ontario
show total majority in favor OF prohibition OF
Feb. 9-CoL. Bonnfes. IL other officers with
$50 French prtVates maSsscred by the Iuare-
goraS in Senegal
Mar. 2 senior Ellauri elected president Of
Uruguay.
Mar. 3-Gladstone resigns and Lord Rose
berry accepts vacant premiership
Mar. l3-Brazilian rebel forces surrendered
uucOnditiOnallr
Mar l6-Oxford won annual boat race with
Cambridge in London
Mar. a0-Louis Kossuth, Hungarian patriot,
died at Turin; aged 90
Mar. 3I-Presideut Bermudez, of Peru. died
Nav An international timetable confer
ence opened in London
May @:-French cabinet resigned,
May E9-New French cabinet formed.
June l-Thlrteenth international conference
Of the Y. NJ & A. convened in London to COM
meulorate 5Oth anniversary OF organization,
June b-Lord RoSeherY : Ladas won English
Derby.
June II - Plague in China caused 60.00
deaths In Canton, and thousands of others In
Hong Kong Paklios and other ports OF China.
June l4-Lord Chief Justice John Duke
Coleridge OF England died, aged 81
June 5-Abdu Aziz proclaimed sultan Of
Morocco.
June as In coiIiery near Port-y-Pridd,
Wales, explosion killed 80 miners. NJ Sadi
q Htk- VT " L ~ -
Lyons by an Italian anarchist.
June IN. Casiner-Perier elected presi-
dent of French republic at Versailles.
July Hover / 900 persons killed by earth
quake In Constantlnople and vicinity:
July ls-Hawait declared u republic, with
Sanford Il, Dole as president
July 36 War declared between China and
Jspan,s and Corean king imprisoned by japanese
July from plague In Canton dis
trict. China, estimated at l?O,0t|.
Aug. 15-taseriO Santo, President Garnet :
assassin, executed at PARIS
sep. a-Prof. Hermann Won HelmholtZ, Ger
man Psychologist and scientist, died az BsFiih:
aged "a
sep l.-Japanese gained decisive victory at
Ping Yang over tho Chinese,
sep. IS-Chinese suffered a crushing defeat
OF Galu in naval engagement.
Sep. 2i-AmeriCau exhibitors at Antwerp
exposition awarded seven grand prizes, 10 di-
plomss and 81 gold. silver and bronze medals.
| Oct. stem thousand Christians naS>acred
brutaily in Armenia.
| Oct. 20-James Anthony Proud, II" d, Eng
l!sh historian. died in London. aged -.
Nov Alexander III, emperor of Russia,
died at Ltvadia.
Nov Car Nicholas II. issued a manifesto
announcing his accession 10 the throne OF
Nov. l4-sir Thomas Matthew Charles
Symonds, Ii. e b, admiral OF the British fleet
| died in London; aged 81.
Nov. A G-egor Rubinstein, pianist
ami composer. died at Peterhoi, Russia; aged
Nov. 2t-Port Arthur. chinese stronghold
captured by the Japanese.
Nov. CIGAR Nicholas II ot Russia married
Princess AliI OF HeS,e-parmSIadt, at st
Petersburg
Nov. 27-EX-Chancellor BiSmarCks VIII,
died at Narzin, Germany
Nov. 29-China submitted proposals Of peace
to Japan through L =. Ministers Denoy an
Dun.
Dec. 7-Ferdinand lie LesSep>, builder 0
Suez canal died near Natane, France.
Dec. l0-C0mmercial aud Union banks o.
St Johns. y. F.. forced to suSpent. liabilitie'
amounting to several millions
Dec. il-Late reports say that .tapaneS'
troops entering Port Arthur November =
massacred almost entire population in col
blood.
Dec. l2-Sir John thompson. premier q
Canada, died at Windsor castle. Fnglznd.