Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
FOREIGN.

Jan. 5.-Casimer-Perier, president OF
Jan. I'M. Felix Faure elected president
Jan 18-Hawaiian revolutionists start
battle in which several are killed, but nc
Jan. 22.-At London. Lord Randolph
Churchill, British statesman, died.
Jan. s0-In North sea, steamer Elbe
sinks; 314 lives lost.
Jan. S1:-Wei-Hai-Wei, Chinese strong
Feb. 6.-Queen Lilfuokalani formally alb
dicates HAWAIIAN throne.
Mar. 12-Of Cuba, a Spanish man-of-
war fires upon American mail steamer AL
Mar. 1S.-Great Britain sends Nicaragua
of Minister Hatch.
Apr. 1O-Cuban revolutionary party de-
clares independence of Cuba.
Apr. 15.-Treaty of peace between China
and Japan signed; tt provides for Corea' s
quered places, permanent cession Of For
nosa to Japan and indemnity of 500, LOCO, GOO:
Apr. 24.-Russia intimates to Japan that
various conditions in China-Japan treaty
which Russia could not allow to be ex-
Apr. 27.-At Bonzey, France, bursting
dyke causes $50 deaths. :. Nicaragua pro-
tests against Britain's military occupation
Apr. a8.-Great Britain promises with
drawal of ships from Corinto on Mica
ragua's agreement to pay $4,000 smart
Apr. 3o-Nicaragua accedes to England 8
May 6.-on advice of France, Russia and
Germany, Japan renounceS claim to per-
manent cession of Liau Tung peninsula.
Jun. 4-Spain apologies for gunboat fir
Jun. 23-Lord Rosebery, British premier,
and cabinet resign because CT adHerse s WG6e
moned to form new cabinet.
Jun. 29.-ThomaS Henry Huxley, Sc1s-1-
tist died in London, aged 70.
mier of Bulgaria, died OF wounds inflicted
by assassins at Sonia. - 49,
new parliament to be made up as follows:
Conservatives, BAL; liberal un1onlSts, ":
government total All: liberals, ia; Nc
Carthyites, 70; Parnelltes, 3D. labor. 2; to-
tai opposition, 259.
Sep. 9.-Cubans defeat Spaniards in bat
tie at Puerto Principe.
Sep. linear Camaguey, Cuba, 1nsur-
gents kill over 700 Spaniards.
sep ~ Idais, FF Sied L o@aS p
Oct. 2.-Over $50 killed in riot between
Turks and Armenians in Constantinople.
Oct. 16.-Japan complies with Russia $
demand for speedy removal Of troops from
Laio Tung. Brazil recognizes Cuoans as
OCT @.-French cabinet resigns because
of government defeat in chamber of depu-
ties during debate on Southern railway
scandal. In Baiburt district, Turkey, 15O
Armenians killed.
oct. 29.-Alfred Austin chosen poet lau-
Nov 1a"Villages of Zeitoun, Bell and
NarI attacked and plundered by Armen1-
ara: many inhabitanFts; kiiledi +,on
tended throughout northern Syria; many
murdered at Aleppo.
Nov 27.-Alexandre Dumas, novelist and
playwright died in Paris, aged Il:
Dec Mrs. Bliss, of Memphis. Tenn,
missionary in Armenia, writes that over
100 600 Arnenians have been butchered, and
that there can be no doubt that outrages
had sultan's sanction George Augustus
Sala, well-known journalist, died at Brigh-
ton, Eng: aged 81.
Dec 1O-Sultan grants the powers mr.
mans permitting passage OF a second
guardship through the DardanelleS- Ar
menian patriarch at Constantinople says
number of homeless ArmenianS in north
eastern vilayets OF Asia Minor is nearly
500 600 At TrebizOnd the bishop and 5
ecclesiastics burned alive by Turks; fresh
outrages also in other parts OF Asia Minor
Chloera raging again In Russia
Dec. 12-BritiSh and Italian gunDCats
Dryad and Archimede passed straits OF the
DardanelIes because of disorder at Siam
bouIM Adrien Lachenal elected pres
ident of Swiss republic.
Dec IA Madrn1 dispatch announces
resignation of Gen. Martinez Campos from
command of Spanish army in Cuba, Gen.
Weyler to succeed him.
Dec 16-Over 1000 killed by attack OF
Massais' followers on q caravan near FL
dora, Africa.
Dec. 2O-Sultan orders troops to lombard
ana destroy Zeitoun, and massacre its H.
COO Armenian inhabitants.