The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
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s Important Events Of 1896.
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Observation-Disclosures

January 5--re hererta vas coEleffeA
upon Cardinal sat0lA IN the BaFiiinoFe
January $40 protect The treasury re-
serEe ss~re.arv Carlisle offered for sale
per cent @'-year fonds % sns sAi1S -
si1c 90 60 70 - paid s1r II Soil- at.
January lg--A alioasterinF exptaltsoA
fat0 the TrRnsysal, Jed % IT 1890 800
az agent Of the BRUSH roNs -, -. -.
mar emperor tefsgraphec LIS coilsral uas.-
tions to President Kruger. % fts SoSsn
African republic. and preparations Ior
var were begun IN England.
Iapuary Is - Commander Baliington
Booth, % the Salvation Army rseAiiea %
Engian6.
Ohio was elected 20 the United States
Jsnaary 1s-EmiIe I.oubgt was elected
president OF the French senate.
January fs-T'he rwefffy-fftn ahhlFef-
sary Of the proclamation OF the empire
Was celebrated throughout Germany. !.
January 2z-Gsorge L. Wellington. OF
Maryland and william 3. Allison, OF
Iowa were elected 10 the United states
January z2-Msss Clara Barton, presi,-
dent Of the Red Cross Society: started
from New York for Armenia. with funds
for tire relief OF the suffering Ar1nenlans.
February 4-~The betFathal OK the Pm
cess Helene OF Montenegro. 20 King Al
exan1er OF Seryia, was announced con-
frrnfnz an alliance between serv1a and
Russia Russia was credited Win having
reached an understanding with the sultan
b. which she obtained free passage OF the
Dardanelles. the control OF the Black
sea and q virtual suZsrainty over EURO
fean Turkey. The British government
ecquiesced in The leasing oy RUSSIA LOT
twenty years OF a Chinese port as a ter
minus for the fraus-SiDerian railway, ana
an open harb0r on the Pacific.
February 5--Bids FOR the 100000 BOND
issue were opened The total amount o.
fered was SIS 4ff,s5o
February Seen. Campos. In command
OF the Spanish forces IN Cuba, was sue
ceeded BY Cen. Weyler-
February f4-%evss was received from
Archangel Indicating that Or. tridJof
Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, had ois-
covered The North pole.
February 23-BallinEtOn Booth an
n0unced that he would not accept anotAer
Office Ia the Salvation Army
February 25-War IN Cuba continued.
United States government officers board
81 the British steamship Bermuda in New
York narbor where she was being htted
out for a flibustering expedition. seized
q large amount OF munitions OF war and
arrested Gen. Caiixto Garcia, the pro-
m0ter OF the expedition
February 2S-The United States senate
passed resolutions faForing the reSognl-
fl0n u ths Cuban Insurgents as oelliger-
ents
March Mr. and Mrs. Darlington Booth
made public their purpose TO found new
religious organization in America.
March 1.-THE United states house Of
Representatives adopted resolutions SINH
lar 70 those passed IN the senate. recog-
Cub.n hell.gerency. This wa. followed by
hostile demonstrations IN Spain against
the United States. The Spanish govern
raent protected the United States consul
ates against mobs and closed the unsver-
stiles on account OF student riots
March g-The Italian campaign IN Abys-
sinia resulted IN disaster. In the mount
aims near Massowah Zoo men were lost In
battle Out OF 81 officers engaged, 207
were killed. The cabinet. headed by Sig
nor Crisp resigned. and a new ministry
was formed. under the premiership OF the
Marquis Of Rudini.
March s-The Blue Book OF the British
government contained a long statement
OF the British side OF the Venezuelan con-
frovery. An unofficial proposal 10 settle
the question by joint commission OF
English and American representa-
was generally approved In England. and
IN both England and the United States
meetings were held IN advocacy OF a per-
manent board OF arbitration for the set
temen, OF disputes between ths two ma
lions.
March s-Excitement in England over
the South African compiled tons subsidized.
Dr. jameson and the Officers who accom-
panied him on his raid into the Transvaal
were brought 70 London for trial.
March THE British steamer MAtadi
was destroyed al Bona. In the kongo
Free State. by an explosion OF gunpow-
der. Twenty-Five Europeans and sixteen
negroes were killed
March s-Ground was broken az Wash
iagton for the first building Of the Amer
lean university.
March IS-steamship Bermuda left New
York harbor with Cen. Calixto Garcia and
munitions OF war aboard. A landing was
made on the shore OF Cuba and Gen. Gar
ella. with his men, arms and ammunition,
reached tho headquarters Of the insur-
gents.
March so-Ths United States house OF
representatives by vote or $50 10 II.
censured Ambassador Bayard for words
spoken iu addresses At Boston. England
and Edinburgh. Scotland.
March IA ConstantiuOpie dispatch as
serted that S00 persons had been killed
"a q religious war az Oorfa, In Asiatio
Turkey
March 2s-Fire destroyed one-half Of the
city q Colon, United states OF Colombia.
March @<-ONford defeated Cambridge in
the annual boat race on the Thames
April Eek President BENJAMIN Harri-
son and Mrs. Mary Scott-Lord Dimmick
were married AZ New York.
April k-Tne games Of the 10th Olym-
piad began az Athens and lasted until
April Is. Athletes from the United States
won the greatest number Of ponts-li.
tho Greeks won 10. the Germans !. the
French o the English ?, the Hungarians,
Australians and Austrisus each and the
Danes ana Swiss each.
April a-1ne porte az Turkey gave as
surRucc that Christian missionaries would
uot be molest@l as long as they conformed
70 the laws OF the country.
Apfn U-~rgesident Cleveland appointed
Gen. FltZhugh Lee. CT Virginia. CONSUL
general az Havana.
April after a vote OF confidence by
the deputies. the French ministry. led by
~. bourgeois. resigned.
April aa-A new French cabinet was
formed hy NJ. Neliue. 90 which boFh
houses accorded a vote of confidence.
April sa-RtNa leaders OF the johannes
burg reform COMMITTEES pleaded Eu.li~ oi
treason and ware sentenced 70 death. The
sentence was promptly c1mmltcd 20 iu-
prisoument hy President KRUGER who
forthwith caused 60 he published a series
az cipher dispatches found in Or Jane
sson's possession and imuHcat1E Cecil
Rhodes. the premier u Cape Colony. and
other officers 81 The South African Com
rany In a plot TO overtarn the Beers
government.
MAY i~Nasr- ed. Deem. shah ~ Persia
VAS asSasslnatsd by q fanatic at a shrine
IN Tehpran. He was succeeded hy his
second son. Numbered Deem. a strcng
sdherent 81 Russia
Nav 2-'rhe new site % Coluu1hia coli
lese on Moraingslde Heights. New York
e!ty vas dedicated with imposing cere-
monies,
May s-Presi8ent Cleveland issued an
cgtaT placing Sa 80 employees % the ma
tlouA goNefu rient under the civil service
rules. virtually completing the reform hss-
Euu nH6er gen. Grants administration.
MAY s-flFe prisoners captured or board
fhe athua-erirE schooner Comm .e-.ser
tial af haFa9a Two ~ thntn were
Amer cans. OWNS % -ls interference ~
fne eFaf-71 s TF@rr raent. following the
protest % tHe ru.-o8 Ststes government
Fhc sentences were cc1rlts1i 30 fuspris-
eminent
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