The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-11


Jan. 15.-Casimer-Perier. president of
Jan. I'm. Felix Faure elected president
of France
battle in which several are killed. but no
advantage gained.
Jan. Pat London. Lord Randolph
Churchill, British statesman, died.
jan. 3D-In North sea, steamer Elbe
sinks: 314 lives lost.
Jan. 3l.-Wei-Hai-Wei. Chinese strong
hold. captured by japanese forces.
Feb. queen LiIiuokalani formally alb
d!Cates Hawaiian throne.
Mar. I2.-Off Cuba, a Spanish man-of-
war fires upon American mail steamer Al
Mar. 1s.-Great Britain sends Nicaragua
Ultinatum demanding $4,000 for expulsion
OF Minister Hatch.
ADJ. l0.-Cuban revolutionary party de-
claTes Independence of Cuba.
Apr. 15.-Treaty of peace between China
ard Japan signed; it provides for CoTca's
Independence; Japan'S retention of con
qucred places, permanent cesslon Of For
;nosa to Japan and indemnity Of $le9,tee.tGn.
APR. 2t-RusSiG iutimat"S TO Ja;@D that
various conditions IN Ch~inG,Ja1an treaty
which Russia could not allow to be eX-
Apr. g7.-At Ronzey. France, bursting
Gykc causes $50 deaths Nicaragua pro-
tests against Britain's military occupation
of COrinto.
Apr. 2S.-Great Britain promises with
drawa Of ships from Corinto on Mica
La -"
money in IL days.
Apr. S0-Nicaragua accedes to England's
Nav GNOn advice of France. Russia and
Germany, Japan r~enounCeS claim to per
manent Cession of Liau Tung peninsula
Jun. 4-Spain apologies for gunboat fir
Jun. 2S.-Lord Rosebery. British premier,
and cabinet resign. because of adverse vote
in house OF Lord Salisbury sum-
moned to form new cabinet
Inn % -ThnmaS Henry Huxley, Sclen-
fist, died in London. aged 20.
Jul. IS.-Stefan NJ. S~tambulof. EXPIRE
mier of Bulgaria, died of wounds inncted
by aSSaSSinS at Sofia.
Jul. SO.-Bl ttish election returns show
new parliament to be made up as follows:
Conservatives, 34l; liberal unioniSts' -:
Carthyites. 20; Parnellites, 10: labor, 2; to-
tai opposition, $50.
Sep. 9.-Cubans defeat Spaniards IN Dat
tie at Puerto Principe.
Sep. linear Camaguey, Cuba, insur-
gents kill over 200 ~Spaniards.
Sep. 2S.-At Paris, Prof. Louis Pasteur'
eminent bacteriologiSt, died. aged %.
Oct. 2.-Over 150 killed in riot etwee
Turks and Armenians in CO%nstantinople.
oct. I6.-Japan complies with Russia's
demand for speedy removal OF trSoES from
Oct, 2S.-Frerch cabinet resigns because
of government defeat in amb of depu-
ties during debate on Southern railway
scandal. In Baiburt district, turkey, lJJ
Armenians killed.
Oct. 29.-Alfrcd Austin chosen poet lau-
reate of Great Britain.
Nov, l2-Vfllascs of Zeitoun, Bell and
Narl attacked and plundered by Armeni-
ans: many Inhabitants killed:
Nov. I.-Anti-Christian agitation has eN-
tended throughout northern syria; many
murdered at Aleppo.
Nov. 27.-Alexandre Dumas, novelist and
playwright. died in Paris. eyed q;
Dec. Mrs. Bliss. of Memphis, Tenn,
missionary in Armenia, writes that over
100. COO Armenians have been ~butChsred, ard
that there can be no doubt that outraSes
had sultan's sanction. George
Sala, well-known journalist. died at Brigh-
ton. Eng; aged g..
Dec. Ie-Sultan grants the powers fir,
mans permitting passage or a second
guardship through the Dardanelles. Ar
menfan patriarch at Constantinople says
eastern vilayets of Asia Minor Is nearly
500, COZ. "A Trebizond the bishop ana .
ecclesiastics burned alive by Turks: fresh
outraces also in other parts of Asia Minor
-. Chloera raging again in Russia
Dec. E-British and Italian gunboats
Dryad and Archimede passed straits OF the
Dardanellcs because of disorder at SIAM
bouI. M. Adrien Lachenal elected pres
Ident of Swiss republic.
Dac. IA Madrid dispatch
resignation of Gen. Martinez Campos from
command of Spanish army in Cuba, Gen.
10 succeed him.
Dec. 1s-Over Loo killed by attack or
Massais' followers on a caravan near FL
Dec, sIENear Zudich 1900 Druses killed
in battle with Turkish troops.
Dec. 2+Turkish troops capture Zeitoun,
and Armenian inhabitants fee to the
mountains.