The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-06
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NRHTKsH-DOER WAR.
Nos. Chamberlain addresses parlii
ID the Transvaal.
Arrest OF 8 alleged British officer
Nnsvpal for conspiracy.
|I|trence at Bloemfontein betwee
| Kruger and Sir Alfred Miner.
~ Nl9-New franchise bill passed b
k|0ger threatens to resign.
a. Kruger in diploma &c note offers {
N." concessions ON condition that Eng
&.1d abandon claim OF susefainty.
SAAmberlain replies such terms canno
be considered
Sep. SO Chamberlain insists or6oint inquir.
70 make sure no nullifying Conditions exis
behind krugers proposals.
lb-1kTCger answers with less favorable pro
posals than before
2--Britain fOrmulates note that she vii
prepare final terms.
2S- Orange Free State votes to aid soutl
African Republic.
Oct. 2-Gen. Sir Redvers Butler appointed
20 command in South Africa.
tO--Boer ultimatum that Britain must with
draw troops from South Africa.
u-Announcement at johannesburg that
war would be in effect 10 a. IN, Oct. r.
lz-Boers invade Natal.
t5-Armored train captured by Beers al
hIaaipan.. Gold seized by Transvaal re-
public.
4--kimberley besieged by Beers . .Arsen.
al train blown up near Mafekng
Gen. Symons MORALLY wounded in bat
tie at Glencoe.
22--Gen. Kock killed in battle of Glands
laagte
3l--Royal British fusileers. No. 10 mountain
battery and Gioucestershire regiment sur
rounded at Ladysmith and Obliged to
=. capltulate after losing heavily.
NOV 2-Boers capture Colenso completing
Investment of Ladysmith.
lt-Boers wreck English armored train
north of Estcourt, and kill, wound or cap
tire 100 of Dublin fusileers.
z3IGen. Methuen wins battle at Belmont;
l5S killed, l47 wounded and Is missing
ze--Methuen defeats Boerse at Modder
Nyer but with heavy loss
Decse0-~ tish under Gatacre drawn into
trap at Stormberg and 672 taken pris-
oners
l3-Methuen repulsed at Magersfontein;
Gen, Wauchope and marquis of Win
chester Killed. Total British losses, 063.
Ao-Gen. Butler reports reverse near Colen-
20; British troops again led into trap, 10
guns being captured, destroyed; 1907
casualties.
l7EBsfop Roberts, of Kandahar and Wa
terfgFd, appointed to chief command in
Y South Africa with Gen. Lord Kitchener
Aas chief Of staff.
Gen. Mefhuen's communications cut.
7-Poftueal reported to have sold Delagoa
bay aud other African possessions to Eng
land, and Asiatic possessions to Germany.
wan wYTH THE FILIPINos.
Jan. 20 FiIiEfpo congress at SIalolos adopts
constitution ana votes confidence in Aguin
aldo, empowering him to declare war
against Americana
23-U. S. government notified Aguinaldo
had proclaimed republic.
IL -. a.
Manila, but repulsed; Is American sol
diers Killed, IT'S wounded. \, Agoncillo,
Filipino representative, leaves Washing
ton for Canada, on account OF strict gov
ernment censorship Of all kilograms for
Philippine islands,
1J-Brig. Gen. Miller's forces capture Iloilo |
capital Island of Paaay; rebels fire town |
before evacuating; no casualties on Amer |
lean side.
26-Surrender of Cebu, capital island of |
Cebu, to naval forces reported.
Mar l3AGen. Wheaton captures city of
2QnT S. Philippines commission meets in
80 Mi Gen. Macarthur enters Malolos,
aeNk of lnsurEent government; battle last
I'd hrs; then Filipinos set fire to town
aud fled. /
Apr. 101sen. LAYTON captures Santa Cruz,
Laguna Prov.
l7--fillplno capital tat San Fernando since I
capture Of Malolos) removed to Tariac.
lS-Admiral Dewey reports capture by Fill
pinos of Lieut. Gilmore and IA of crew of
the Yorktown who had gone ashore at
Baler to rescue number of Spanish.
May 2-Conferenee in Manila between Gen.
Otis and Filipino emssaries terminates
without definite results.
6-Gen. MacAUthur's division advances on
San Fernando; find place evacuated
0-First Filipino municipal government
sanctioned by Americans established at
Balinag by Gen. Lawton. Native mayor
and council elected.
6-San Isidro, important Filipino town,
taken by Lawton.
commission meets Amer-
con commission in Manila; notified that
Pres. Mckinley offered following: "a
governor general to be appointed by the
president; cabinet to be appointed by
the governor general; all the Judges to be ,
appointed by the president; the heads of
departments to be either Americans or
tilipinos, or both and a general advisory
It's members to be chosen by the
sorm of suffrage to be hereaft-
'termined upon"
rom,