The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-01
FOREIGN,
Jan 3-Dr Jameson with force of 80 men
defeated in battle with Transvaal Beers.

Jan. 3-Dr Jameson with force Of $50 men
defeated in battle with Transvaal Beers.
Jan. Near Alntab, Asia Minor, goo Ar
menians killed by Kurds.
Jan 11-Armenian advices say that in
provinces of Harpoot and Diarbekir 178
towns have been destroyed and 1885 Ar
menians killed.
Jan. 15-Premier Greenway's liberal gov
eminent in Manitoba returned to power by
large majority on national school issue.
Jan. 11-Capt. Gen. Martinez de CampOS
Jan. 26-Lord tSir FrederiC) Leighton,
president of Royal academy, dies in Lon
don: aged s.
Jan. 30-John Hays Hammond, American
imprisoned in Transvaal appeals to U S
for assistance.
Feb. 13-Uprising of Coreans against i'm
perial order forbidding cues resulted in
murder of premier and officials and flight
of king and queen to Russian legation.
Feb. 15-President Dole grants eX-Queen
LilioukalaEi full pardon
Feb. 25-kepOr-s from CCnstantirople tell
Of fresh massacres at Malatia and other
points OF Armenia.
Mar. l-Ofice Of American consul At
Barcelona stoned, because L. s. senate
passed resolutions favor able 70 Cuban bel
Hgerents.
Mar 2-Spain apologies for outrage on
consulate at Barcelona, offering to make
Mar. 4-PracticaI annihilation OF Italian
army in Abyssinia forced Crispi cabinet to
resign.
Marquis di RUdini as premier and Cen.
Ricotti as minister of war
Mar ll-Definite statistics of fighting at
Adova show italian loss Of 1880 killed and
Mar. 2O-Ehalifa declares holy war
against Egypt.
Apr. 23-French cabinet resigned.
May 1-Nazir-Cd-Diu, Shah of Persia, as
sassinated near Teheran.
May 26-Emperor Nicholas Alexandra
witch, autocrat of all the Russles, and En-
press Alexandra FeodorOvEa crowned in
Moscow. Over 100 lives lost by giving way
of bridge at Victoria, 3. c.
May 20-Stampede of people at Moscow
at a popular feast in honor of cars coro-
nation caused death of $500 persons.
June S-Musaffer-ed-Din, new shah of
Persia, enthroned at Teheran.
June l1-John HAYS Hammond. Col
Rhodes, George Farrar and J. ". Leonard
released from Pretoria Jail on paying fine
Of $125, 900 each.
June 17-TidaI wave on island of Yesso,
Japan, drowned go no people.
July S-Sir Charles Upper and cabinet
resign at Ottawa, Ont.
July 13-Porfirio Diaz reelected president
of Mexico.
mate that fully 1,0One11 deaths have oc-
Cured in Armenia due to massacres and
starvation.
Sept 24-At Kemah. near Erzingan, 1000
Armenians murdered.
Oct. 3-William Morris poet author and
designer. 6ied in London: aged So,
Oct, 6-Czar and czarina of Russia re-
ceived in Paris
Oct. S-George Gu Naurier. artist. novel
ist, author of 'Trilby," died in London:
a. ed 60.
Oct. 26-AdviCes from Turkey tell of mas
sacre at Egir: eco Armeniars slain.
Nov. Shear San jose, CuEa, 70 non
comhatRnts butchered by SpaniardS.
Nov. 12-Gen. Weylcr and trooTs driven
from camp by insurgents at Pinar del
Rio. Cuba, with loss Of "a killed
Nov. sT-Massacre Of $50 near Diarbekir.
Armenia
Dec. &Province Of Mamouret-Ul-Aziz
raided by 10.cC0 Kurds, p!llaging villages
and massacring inhabitants.
Dec. 7-AGtoniO MGCeo, Cuban insurgent
leader, invited to a Spanish conference.
trcacher0USly slain in ambush.
Dec 11-Reported that Venezuela VIII
withhold consent to Olney-Salisbury
treaty.