The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-31
FOREIGN.
Brief Mention of the Most Important
Happenings Outside Our own Land.

Brief Mention of the Most Important
Happenings Outside Our Own Land.
Jan. New cabinet Of provisional govern.
ment in Cuba swear loyalty 70 SPAN at
Havana.
II -Mobs headed by Spanish officers destroy
newspaper offices in Havana; Commodore
Buncc ready TO go to protection OF Amer
leans. !. British surveying expedition,
consisting Of 100 natives, mastered Ia
Beloochistan district
2i-Algiers under mob rule; over 100 Jews
killed.
Feb. 2-Gen. Santos J. Zelaya inaugurated
second time president Nicaragua. I'm
portation OF American fresh fruit into
Germany prohibited. Car said TO have
obtained entire control in Chinese AZ
fairs.
6-Senor Sagasta. replying to official note
from Gen. Woodford, says Spain cannot
fix date for her complete paclfication OF
Cuba. -. Turks capture several Thes-
salian villages, killing 100 people.
S-Earthquakes continue at Balikesen,
Asia; 1900 rendered homeless and 100
killed. u. ;. marines landed at San
Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, 10 protect
American consulate on account of revolu-
ton.
l0-Japan notifies China she intends perma-
nently TO occupy Wei. Hai-Wei. Gen.
Morales declared president Guatemala;
Assassin Oscar Salingcr shot.
l9-China agrees to open all inland waters
10 steamers of all nations.
23-M. Emile lola found, guilty in Paris OF
making libelous comment upon conduct
of Esterhazy court-martial; sentence one
years Imprisonment and fine OF 3,000f
Mar. l-Ontario's vote continues liberals in
office.
Fresh rebellion breaks out in Philip
pine islands; SO Spanish soldiers killed.
S-Fire at Manila destroys $5,0O0,0 900 prop
erty
3l-Capt. Gen. Blanco revokes reconcen.
tration orders in Havana, Matanzas.
Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara. :. French
court Of appeals RENTS punishment of
Emile lola.
Apr 2-Great Britain seizes Chusan island
of east coast Of China.
0-~Reports OF recent massacre at Ana
tolia, Turkey, say parents OF 10000 chill
dren were killed and 40 churches de
stroyed.
May 4--Thirty persons killed in bread riot
in Rome
PAT London, British council Of w. c.
Il. u. reflects President Lady Henry
Somerset. . .Moret, Gullon, Xiquena and
Beimejo. members Spanish cabinet. re-
ls-New Spanish cabinet formed, Sagasta,
premier.
I9-Wniam Ewart Gladstone dies at Ha.
warden CASTLE England.
Jun. 2-Fire at Peshawir India, destroys
1000 houses; $20,00O,O00 damage
4-Protocol agreed on between Russia and
Japan recognizes independence Of Corea
6-Siun Flu made capital Of China instead
OF Picking Over 1900 people said 10
have drowned in storm off Mi Yoke
Japan.
I'M. Ribot selected TO form new French
cabinet.
% Gilbert John Elliott, earl Of Mimic, APP
pointed governor-general of Canada.
30-Prince Bismarck dies at Fredrchsruh
Germany, aged SO.
Aug. l-Empress dowagcr Of China openly
takes to herself direction Of empires az
fairs, relieving emperor of all real power
3l-Lieut. Col. Henry, a chief witness
against Capt. Dreyfus, commits suicide
near Paris after confessing TO forgery
of document he had offered at the
Dreyfus trial
Sep. 3-Egyptian forces under Sir Herbert
Kitchener defeat dervishes in great bat
tie at Omdurman, on the Nie... NJ.
Cavaignac, minister Of war for France,
resigns because of disagreement with his
colleagues who favor Dreyfus revision.
5-Queen Wilhelmina of Holland crowned
at Amsterdam. Gen. Zurinden, milf
tary governor of Paris, made French min
lister of war.
6-Riot at Gambia, Crete, between Mussul.
mans and British, and British warship
threw shells, destroying part of the city;
about 600 people were either burned or
massacred.
Amelia Eugena, empress Of
Austria, assassinated at Geneva, Swift
erland Business section of New West.
minister, b. c., burned; S2,500,00O
Kingston, capital OF st. Vincent, in
West Indies, partially destroyed by cy-
clone; 300 lives lost. Hurricane sweeps
over Barbados, in Windward group Of
Lesser Antilles; 200 killed and 10000 rem
dered homeless.
26-French cabinet decides for Dreyfus re-
vision.
2s-Queen Louise Of Denmark dies at Copen-
hagen, aged so.
Oct. 6-Ian kow, China, nearly destroyed
by fire; $500 people said to have persisted.
0-Lord Salisbury issues ultimatum 10
France TO order Mai Marchand out OF
Fashoda, in Nile valley.
25-French ministry resigns owing TO re-
fusal of chamber Of deputies TO pass vote
of confidence. Pierre Puvis de Cha
vannes, great French painter, dies at
Paris, aged "a.
Nov. l-France decides to retire from
Fashoda Internationally, thus avertins
war with England.
Dec. l9-Chinese rebels massacre French
priest and 100 converts at Chun- Yang.