Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-01-04
FOREIGN.

Jan. 15-,casimer-Perier, president of
France. resigns.
of France.
Jan. Is-Hawaiian revolutionists start
battle in which several are killed, but no
Jan. Eat London, Lord Randolph
Churchill, British statesman, died. ~
Jan. So..1n North sea, steamer Elbe
Jan. 3l.-Wei-Hai-wei, Chinese strong
hold captured by Japanes,e m forces; fo .,,v o.,
dicates Hawaiian throne.
Mar. l2-Off Cuba, Spanish man-of-
war fires upon American mail steamer AL
Mar. 1s.-Great Britain sends Nicaragua
ultimatum demanding $4,000 for expulsion
OF Minister Hatch.
Apr 10.-Cuban revolutionary party de-
clares independence of Cuba.
Apr l5.-Treaty of peace between China
and Japan signed; 1t provides for Corea.s
independence; Japan's retention OF con-
quered places, permanent cession Of For
mosa to Japan and indemnity OF SlOo ocOO, 600.
Apr. a-Russia intimntes nhte to Japan ttht1 that
which Russia could not allow to be ex-
ecuted.
dyke causes lS0 deaths. Nicaragua pro-
tests against Britain's military occupation
Apr. 3.-Great Britain promises with
drawal of ships from Corinto on Mica
ragua's agreement to pay $4,000 smart
money in Is days.
apr ou.-INlCdidBu ud oSSSNSS ~ t>A6AoAAN -
Nav 6Won advice of France, Russia and
Germany, Japan renounces claim to per-
manent cession of Liau Tung peninsula.
Jun. Spain apologies for gunboat mr.
Jun. 2a-Lord Rosebery, British premier.
and cabinet resign, because of adverse vote
In house of commons. Lord Salisbury sum-
moned to form new cabinet
Jun. 29-Thomas Henry Huxley, scien-
list, died in London, aged 70.
mier M of Bulgaria. died Of wounds inflicted
0y yul dsSsss soMRi itish ii election returns show
new parliament to be made up as follows:
Conservatives, 81; liberal 1i nnionists' 1sa NJ c:
Carthyites, 10; Parnellites. 10; labor. 2; to-
s Sep. s."Gubans defeat spaniards in bat
tie at Puerto Principe.
Sep. linear Camaguey. Cuba, insur-
gents kill over 700 Spaniards;
Sep, 2s;-At Paris, PrHf Gs Louis Suis = Pasteur'
Oct. 2.-Oyer l50 killed in riot betWeen
Turks and Armerians in Constantinople.
Oct. l6:-Japan compies WIN trd,,a mus5la Sra,,s
Laio Tung. Brazil recognizes Cubans as
Oct. 3.-French cabinet resigns because
Of government defeat in chamber OF depu-
ties during debate on Southern railway
scandal. :. In Bai6urt district Turkey. 16C
Oct. 2s.~Aifred Austin chosen poet lau-
| reate OF Great Britain.
Nov, l2.-VillageS or Zeitoun, Ben ann
| Narl attacked and plundered by Armeni-
| ans; many inhabitants killed.
Nov 1S-Anti-Christian agitation has eN-
| tended throughout northern Syria; many
Nov. Y-Alexandre Dumas, novelist and
| PLAYWRIGHT, died in Paris, aged q;
| Dec Mrs. Bliss, of Memphis, Tenn.
| missionary in Armenia, writes that over
| 100 900 Armeniaiis have been butchered, ano
| that there can be no doubt that outraEes
| had sultan's sanction. y. George Augustus
Sala, well-known journalist, died at Brigh'
| ton Eng: aged 67.
Dec. ionS9ltan grants the powers fir.
| mans permitting passage OF second
| Cuartship through the Dardanelles Ar
menian patriarch at Constantinople says
| number OF homeless Armenians In north
| eastern vilayets of Asia Minor Is nearly
| 300 600 AT Trebizond the bishop ana I
ecclesiastics burned alive by Turks frest
| outrages also in other parts OF Asia Minoi
| Chloera raging again in Russia.
| Dec. 12-Brtish and Italian gunpoati
| Dryad and Archimede passed straits OF TN
| Dardanelles because OF disorder at STAN
| boul M. Adrlen Lachenal elected pres
| tdent of Swiss republic.
| Dec. IA Madrid dispatch announces
| resignation of Gen. Martinez Campos IRON
| command OF Spanish army in Cuba, Gen
| Weyler to succeed him.
| Dec. 1G-Over 1000 killed by attack o
Massais' followers on q caravan near I'll
Dee. soESultan orders troops to bombar,
| and destroy Zcitoun, and massacre It's II.
| 900 Armenian Inhabitants.