The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-04
FoREiGN.

Jan. 5-.casimer-Perier. president OF
Jan I'M Felix Faure elected president
Jan. is.-Hawaiian rcvoIutIonists start
battle I'm which several are killed. but no
Jan 22-At London. Lord Randolph
Churchill, British statesman. died.
Jan. D.-In North sea, steamer Eibe
jan si.-Wei- Hai-wei. Chinese strong
hold, captured by Japanese forces.
Feb. 6,-Queen Liliuokalani formally abb
dicates Hawaiian throne.
Mar I2.-On Cuba, Spanish man-of-
war fires upon American mail steamer ALI
Mar. is.--Great Britain sends Nicaragua
ultlmatum demanding $4,000 for expulsion
OF Minister Hatch
Apr. lo-cuoan revolutionary Ir.iy party de-
Apr. 15.-Trcaty OF peace between China
and Japan signed; Il provides for Corea's
Independence; Japan's retentien OF con-
fnosa 10 Japan and indemnity OF 500, OOO,v 600.
Apr. H.-Russia intlmntes 20 Japan that
various conditions In China-Japan treaty
which Russia could not allow to be ex-
Apr. 27.--At Bonzey. Frapce. surstits
tests against Britains military occupation
Apr. as,-Great britain promises with
drawal OF ships from Corinto on Mica
rasuss agreement &c pa smart
money I'm 10 days
Apr. sO.-Nica-agua accedes to England's
May G.~on advice OF France, Russia and
Germany. Japan renounces claim 20 per-
manent cession OF Liau Tung peninsula
Jun. 4-spain apologies for sunboat fir
j Jun n ss.-Lord Rosebery. British premier.
IN house OF commons. Lord Salisbury sum
moncd 20 form new cabinet
Jun. 29.-Thomas Henry Huxley. scien-
fist. died in London, aged 20
Jul. ls.-stefan M. Ste nbuloff. EXPIRE
mler OF bulgaria. died OF wounds inflicted
Jul BOB, itish election returns show
new parliament 10 be made up as follows;
Conservatives. 3il; liberal unionlsts, ~;
carthyites, 70 parneliites. 10; labor. 2; to-
Sep. s.-cubans defeat spaniards in bat
Sep. ii.--Near casnaguey. Cuba. insur-
gents kin over 700 Spaniards.
Sep. %-At Parse, Prof. Louie Pasteur'
oct. 2.-Over l5s killed In riot between
Turks and AfmcrsiRnE IN Conss@ntsncpie-
Oct 1e-JapaA complies Win ,,nod mus sror,
Laio TunR. Brazil recognizes Cubans as
Oct. as'-~Fren.h cabinet resigns because
OF government defeat I'm chamber or depu-
ties during debate on Southern railway
scandal. In Baiburt district, Turkey, 100
oct. D.-Aifred Austin chosen poet lau-
reate OF Great Britain.
Nov. l2.-NlltngeB or Lcitoun, Beh ana
MARI attacked and plundercd by Armeni-
ans many Inhabitants killed
Nov 1s.--Ansi-Christian agitation has ex-
tended throughout northern Syria; many
Nov N.-Aiexandre Dumns. novelist and
playwright, died IN Paris. aged n
Dec. Mrs. Bliss, OF Memphis. Tenn,
missionary III Armenia, writes that over
100 600 ArmoniAns have been butchered, ana
that there can be no doubt that outrages
had Bultana sanction. George Augustus
pala, weil-known journalist. died at briHh-
ton. Eng; AGED 81,
Dee l0-S1ltan grants tho powers lr..
mans permitting passage of n second
gunrdehip through tho Dnrdanellcn... Ar
menian patriarch at Constautinople says
number or homeless Armenians In north
eastern Villages OF Asia Minor IN nearly
100000 AT Tfebizond the bishop and
ecclcalastics burned alive by Turks. fresh
outrngca also ia other parts or Asia Minor
Chloern raging again IN Russia.
Dec. 12-Brltisk and italian giinhonts
Drynd and Archhaede passed straits Of the
Dardancilcs bccnt.se OF disorder at STAN
boul....M. Adrien f.achcnal elected prenr
idont OF Swiss republic.
Dec. IA Madrib dispatch announces
resignation ~ Gen. Nnftincz Campos from
command Of spanish army ia Cuba Cen
Weyior to succeed him
Dec. ie-Over 1000 killed by attack or
Massala followers on a caravan near FL
Dee. n-Nenr zudich 1900 Druses killed
IN battle with Turkish troops.
Dec. N--Turklah troops capture Zeitoun.
and Armenian Inhabitants nee TO tho
muUnfuiur.