Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-27

Nov. 29-Polish rev.
olution against Russia began.
Dec. 17-Gen- Bolivar. hero of South Amer
lean independence, died.
Dec. 26-Belgium's independence acknowl-
edged by allied powers.
1881.
Sept. 7-Warsaw surrendered to Russia and
Polish revolution crushed.
Oct. sPresident Count John Capo d'Istria
of Greece assassinated. Greece erected
into constitutional monarchy by allied
powers and Ohio 9ESwned king May T. 1892
June First reform bill in England be-
came a law. 1t prevented a revolution
and gave to the middle classes the SUI
preme political power n the kingdom.
e 21-Sir Walter Scott died in England.
1873.
Sept. 2s-Ferdinand VII. of Spain died.
1884.
May 1s-Gen. Lafayette died in France.
aged n.
July 1~O-Beginning of Carlist revolution
Aug. 1~Slavery abolished in British col
onies. Eight hundred thousand slaves
Antiseptic dressing of wounds with car
bolic acid first discovered by Runge.
1875.
July 2S-An attempt to aSsasSinate Louis
Philippe of France with an internal ma
chine resulted in the death of Marshal
Mortier and nearly 40 other persons and
Sept Incorporation reform act, granting
self-government to towns, denied since
fourteenth century, passed by British
parliament
1886.
July-The first railway opened in Canada
Modern germ theory of disease first sug-
gested by discovery of yeast plant by
Cagniard Latour in France 1t has since
been put to practical use by such men as
Pasteur, Koch, Lister and~many others.
1887.
June S0-King William w. of England
died. Succeeded by his niece. Princess
Alexandria Victoria The crowns OF
England and Hanover separated.
First railway line in Russia opened. It ran
from St Petersburg to C~harsko-selo
June 2S-Coronation of Alexandria Vic
toria as queen of England.
First telegraph line set up in Great Brit.
Cooke.
March Opium war between hin and
England began.
Aug. 31-Carlist revolution in Spain
crushed. It had lasted five years and
Louis Jacques Maude Daguerre patented
During the previous Year the French gov
had voted him a life pension of
5000 francs a year If he would publish
without patenting his process in France
Feb. 10-Queen Victoria married to her
cousin. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg.
Dec. I-Remains of Napoleon l. inferred
In Paris.
Aug. L English expedition began
the ascent of the Niger river for the pur-
pose OF establishing an English colony
IN CenITdl africa. disease DTOkG out
among the colonists and the three YES
sells carrying the expedition were forced
to return to the coast
Nov. A~Afghanistan rebelled against Eng
land. During this rebellion the English
ambassadors We're murdered and the
greater part of the English army of oc-
cupation. numbering $4,000 persons, were
killed.
Nov. 9EPrfnce of Wales born.
IS4&.
Feb.-Algeria annexed to France.
May S0-Attempted assassination OF Queen
Victoria A second attempt was mad
July 8 of the same year, and again June
q. 1850.
Aug. e9LPeace treaty between England and
China signed at Marking, China. This
treaty opened the first ports of China to
the trade of the world.
1S43.
July H-Canto China opened to the Brit
ish in compliance with treaty of peace OF
Aug. g. 1916.
Feb. 12-Political conspirators in Ireland,
including the O'Connels, father and son,
found guilty.
1S45.
Dec. 1.-The Sikh war began in India
against the British
During the year the Danish possessions In
India were purchased by England.
The Sahara desert explored during the year
by James Richardson, of England.
1S4R.
June 26-Corn laws OF England repealed by
parliament. This was practically the be-
ginning of English free trade as 1t exists
to-day.