The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-27
CHRONOLOGY OF THE
BOER TROUBLE.

1552-A settlement formed at the Cape Of Good
Hope b. the Dutch East India company.
f6s5-French Protestant refugees, driven from
France By the revocation Of the Edict Of
Nantes. settle at the Cape, hence French
names Of many BOer families.
f7s5-Cape Colony taken b. the British. Re
stored to Holland at the peace Of armies, in
1902.
1s05-Cspe Colony seized again By the British.
1s12-FiTe Dutch farmers CBOers) hanged for
attempted rebellion against the British.
IsII-Cape Colony became British territory
Is35-Great trek OF exodus Of Beers from Colony
into Natal, TransTaaI and Orange Fres State
territory.
lsE-PrOclamatiOn Of Governor Sir Pegegrine
Maitland that Boer settlements were subject
to Great Britain.
1sls-British forces occupy Orange river ooun-
1s52-Enzland recognizes the Transvaal as
state.
IS54-England recognizes the sovereignty Of the
1s54-Trsnsvssl united under one constitution,
with one president
1877 Proclamation issued By Sir ThsOphilus
ShepstOne annexing the TransYaal 70 Great
Britain Paul Kreuger protests
lSSC-Uprising Of Beers Battle Of MajuDa hill.
1s61-BOers regain Independence subject to the
suzsrainty Of her majesty
1SS1-This suzeranity limited TO the queens
power Of veto of treaties with foreign powers
unfriendly to British interests.
1SS4-Discovery Of gold in Transvaal and influx
Of uitlanders.
1ss4-COnvention with England which Onits re-
ferences to both sovereignty and independ-
ence Of the TransvaaL
n =as- -
company.
1S9G95-Increased constitutional difficulties put
in way Of full naturalization Of foreigners.
December, lSs5-MaRifestO By uitlanders at Jo-
hannesburg.
1855 dec 1e-Jan- 2l-JsmesOu raid.
March, 1Ss6-DefensiYe treaty between Orange
Free State and Transvaal.
December, 1S96-Murder Of the Englishman,
Edgar, By Boer policeman,
March 20, IS99-JOseph Chamberlain addresses
parliament on the Transvaal.
March 2l-UitIanders complain in a petition TO
England.
May 16-Arrest Of eight alleged British officers
IN the Transvaal for conspiracy.
Nay circumference at BloemfOntein between
President Kruger and Sir Alfred Miner.
July 1OIs-New franchise bill passed By the
vOlksraad.
July 29-Chamberlain proposes a joint commits
sion of inquiry.
August 21-Krugerin diplomatic note offers to
make concessions on condition that Great
Britain abandon claim Of suzerainty.
August Chamberlain replies that such terms
cannot be considered.
September S-Chamberlain in a note that is al
most an ultimatum insists on a joint inquiry
to make sure that no multiplying conditions e1-
ist behind Ringers proposals.
September 1s-Kruger answers with less favor
able proposals than before.
September 21-ltaly refuses to intervene in be-
half Of the TransvaaI.
September Z2-Britain formulatss note that she
viii prepare final terms.
September 24-Anti-war meeting in London
broken up By mob.
September 2S-Orange Free State votes to aid
Kruger.
October 2-GeneraI Sir RedYers Butler chosen to
command in South Africa.
October 1O-BOer ultimatum that British must
withdraw its troops.
October 11-MOntague White KruEer's consul
general, quits London. Announcement at
Johannesburg that war would be in effect
October y, at 10 a. m
October 12-BOers invade Natal and menace
Mafeking and other places.
October 13-AmOred train captured by Beers at
Kraaipan. Fifteen British soldiers reported
killed. Gold seized by the Transvaal govern
ment SpitzkOp, near Newcastle, occupied By
the Beers.
October i4-British forces have said to have re-
pulsed fierce attacks on Mafeking. General
Sir RedTers Butler and his staf sailed from
Southampton for South Africa On the steamer
DunOtter Castle The Cape government has
given notice that no further kilograms VIII be
received from the TransTaaI republic Fight
ing Is reported near Fourteen Streams, where
the burghers have captured the railway
station.
october i5-BOers occupy Newcastle. BOsF force
besiegs Kimberley. British hospital train
partly derailed near Yryburg. Cape Colony.