The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-05

Jan lO-HaTaiian (prOvlSlonaD government
declared itSel. an independent So ~creiSnty.
Feb. 4-AuguStc valiant, French anarchist,
guillotincd in Paris
Feb. G-Re2orts from all parts of Ontario
SI.7sa.
Feb. 9-Col. Bonnies. II other officers with
$50 French privates nassacred by the Tuare-
goraS in Senegal
Mar. 2-Senor Ellauri elected president of
Uruguay.
Mar. 3-Gladstone resigns and Lord Rose
berry accepts vacant premiership.
Mar. l3-Brazilian reeel forces surrendered
Internationally.
Mar. I6-Oxford won annual boat race with
Cambridge in London
Mar. kOSSuth, Hungarian patriot,
died at Turin; aged &C.
Mar. 31-PTcsident Bermudez, OF Peru, died
st Lima.
May 2-An international bimetallic confer
ence opened In London.
May 22-Frcnch cabinet resigned.
May "8-New French cabinet formed.
June Thirteenth international conference
Of the Y. NJ. c. 4. convened in London to COM
memorate Goth anniversary OF organization.
June Lord Rosebory's Ladas won English
Derby.
June II Plague in China caused GO. 900
deaths in Canton. and thousands OF others in
Hong Kong, Paklios and other ports OF China.
June 1i-Lord Chief Justice John Duke
ColeridPe of England died: aged &c.
June l5-Abdul Aziz proclaimed sultan Of
Morocco.
June 2s-In colliery near Port-y-Pridd.
Wales. explosion killed $50 miners....M. Sadi
Carnot. president OF France, aSSassinated at
Lyons by an Italian anarchist.
June I'm. CaSimcr-Perier elected preSi-
dent Of French republic at Versailles.
July Hover 1.01) persons killed by earth
quake in Constantinoplc and vicinity.
July 1s-Hawaii declared a republic, with
Sanford B. Dole as president.
July 26-Nar declared between China and
Japan.and Corean king imprisoned by japanese.
July 2-Death from plague in Canton dis
trict. China. estimated at l20C00.
Aug. 1o-Caserio Santo. President Carnot's
assassin. executed at Paris.
sep. 9-PrOt. Hermann Won Hclmholtz. Ger
man psychologist and scientist, died 1T Berlin:
aged IL
Sep. I7-JapaneSc gained decisive victory at
Ping Yang over the Chinese.
Sep. lS-ChincSe suffered q crushing defeat
of Talu in naval engagement.
Sep. 2i-American exhibitors at Antwerp
exposition awarded seven grand prizes, 10 di-
plQmas and 81 gold. silver and bronze medals.
Oct S-TeD thousand Christians maSSacred
brutally in Armenia.
Oct 20-JameS Anthony Proud. Ii. D.. Eng
lish historian. died in London. aged 80,
Nov. Alexander I'LL, emperor OF Russia,
died at Livadia.
Nov Gear Nicholas II. issued q manifesto
announcing his accession to the throne of
Russia.
Nov. 14-Sir Thomas Matthew Charles
Svmonds, G. C B., admiral OF the British feet,
died in London; aged SO.
Nov. 20-Anton Grcgor Rubinstein. pianist
and composer. died at Peterhof, Russia: aged
o..
NOV. Gl-fOrJ arthur, SnlEeS9 SJEOnSnOlQ,
captured by the Japanese.
Nov. 26-CZar Nicholas IL Of Russia married
Princess Alix OF HesSe-DarmSJadt. at ST.
Petersburg
Nov. s7eEx-ChancelIor Bismarck's wife
died at VarZin, Germany.
Nov. CHR submitted proposals of peace
to Japan through Q. S. Ministers DENLY and
Dun.
Dec. ferdinand De Lesscps, builder Of
Suez canal. died near VatGne, France.
Dec. l0-Commercial and Union banks OF
st. Johns. N. F.. forced to SnSDend. liabilities
amounting to several millions.
Dec. ll-Lato reports say that Japanese
troops entering Port Arthur November 81
massacred almost entire population in cold
blood.
Dec. 12-Sir John Thompson. premier OF
Canada, died at Windsor castle, EnSLSad.