The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31

July li--drand Duke Michael Aexan-
SrbNltch declared heir TO the throne q
xnsnst 7--sscond court-msrtial of Drsy-
= 2sp s. Disaai s-Eduardo Roman. ,uauss-
S:Ss!SSss ss-D B sS is rsls.sss. assss
November s4-pseth OF the khaiisa IN
sS. Ss s. s'h q. sSS1Ssn esd e &. c o
itsiy. isiis iito shs ' "a. dss9royins mss
lives ana wrscking property.
War In south Africa.
basS t. demand tSs franchise meet :. 'onannss
Nay 40-President Kruger and Dir A.
fred Miner arrive At Blosmfontsin TOE
June '5--Announoemsn that Blosmfun-
tein conference Il q failure.
October to-south African republic sends
az oSa ltlmstuT e Great = srit ts's,
William Penn eymons. commanding Brit
ish forces. fatally wounded.
October A-sir George defeats the Bosrs
october a4-President steyn issues
Colony; successfui sorfis from KimDer-
october a6-Boers shell Lsdysmith;
regiment and First battalion Of Irish Flu
MovsmSsr is-nrish sa ssm aSSsss traa
November il--KimSsriey reported short
q tSSa GrGf sa: ls.M ns bs
nett OF Ladytmith.
November il-Joubsrt repulses : sorsts
Novsfnber is-British srmored train
wrecked at Chiveley, and Capt. Haldana,
Lieut.. Winston Churchill and 100 Dublin
Fusiliers and Natal volunteers captured
Novisrabsr. -i7--Natives in zuiuiand ana
Basutolapd threaten 10 join. the Beers
November is-Boers attack Estcourt. but
November 1s--Gen. Methuen concentrates
A British force on the Orange river 70 ~
Ncvsrnber ' So.Boers appear along ~
November q Gen. Methuen defeats the
Novsfnbsr &-Methuen defeats the Bo,rs
ccmmanicaticn wi With DD KimSsrisy s HsssS NV
Ncysnsbs sS's ss1 The dogs Of Estsours l.
Ger. Hiidysrd enters - the si town viii With io.5s
November a7-Gen IIildyard advances %
Freere. and prepares for advance on Col.
enso. Great Britain notifies the United
States S that st,,a state Of war exists with the
November as-President. Kruger directs
Joubsrt and crcnjs to strike ths Bntish &
With the Beers Il Mcdder rivs pO About P Tses
men on each side being engaged; . techni@
cal British victory.
Sss..d ss n. sst Fr:tt ssrs s:.:
Lancerb, with heavy loss.
DECEMBER s-Brftish troops from Lady,
December O-Gatacrs repuIssa 1t storrs-
December 1i-Methuen checxed At NOD
December is--winston churehiIl escapes
from Pretoria.
December ls-Builer meets With : dises.
sels river losing . ten guns % sn' ~
December le-den Roberts made com.
maIiasr-in.chief Of the British forces n
South Africa
Progress, Invention, Eto.
!. January Js. M-wnits Star tar, liner oceanic
january n-New York stock erchans.
days business in its history.
February p-Intense cold everywhsrs IN
the United States east Of the Rocky noun
February Graves Of the Names vic-
tins decorated on the first anniversary Of
March M-en,ithsonisn Institution awards
the Hodgkins medal to Prof. James De-
war; ct London; discoverer Of the prccsso
fo T1 ESrsey12s sr air ,r.,.. ,.,..~.,,,
s4oees.fuiiy tested across the Ensiisk
.s zSSg a + Of 100000 IN fire At D.~-
Nay NAY 1,i 4, Pep Leo declares universal
:. June standard OH ccmpsny inessasss
d capital stock from slo.o0c,0oo 20 silo.ooo-
July 1s-Tressure ship Roanoke. with
6oO00oo In gold. arrives at Seattle.
dersat Yale and Harvard, s to Z
October 20-Columbia wins her third oon-
se Cau victory oyer shsmreck. 49,,
ers, financially embarrassed.
December 9-.Thirty-o one coal miners kill
ed by explosion. at Carbonate, Wash. 4
Washington's death.
.December A-Battleship Texas reaches
Hampton Roads with remains Of victims
OF the Maine explosion.
JanuaEy s-Esra Otis Kendall mathema-
January ls-Richard Coins. Journalist.
and secretary OF the Golden Club. Eng.
January 1s.-Neison Dinsley, Of Maine
chairman OF the ways and means commit
tee. and leader of the Republican msna-
n 81 S' ohn q Ruass Yanms ir.
rian OF congress. 81.
january 81 nomuaido Pacheco sx-sov.
January 2e-Augustus Hin Garland. en-
jsnssry SDr +. IF Frain i Dutch sss'i hisss.
rian, rs.
January sl-I,rincess Ferdinand Of Bui-
February e--Gen. Count Geore Leo Won
c c,sn,rn former chancellor Of the German
February .l6--Henry. Jones C'cavsndlsh''),
leading whist authority of his time, 81.
4, FsnIuary !. In Felix Faure. president
rsbrusr S; Z; a-EmIls welu, s,x t,me.
elected president Of Switzerland. Il. INNS
February 25-Baron Paul Julius de Reu.
ter. founder. of the telegraph and news
March 1--Baron Farrer HerscheIl one Of
tho British representatives on the comfnks-
sion to adjust differences between the
United States and Canada, and 4 membcr
of the Venezuelan boundary arbitration TIL
buDal. 81.
March 5--Michael Angelo Woolf. artist.
who devoted special attention to child life
In the great cities. g.
March 6--Princess KaiuIani Of Hawaii n
March 16--Joseph Medill, proprietor 81 IN.
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