Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-21

Consort died December IA, England,
France and Spain sent fleets to Mex
leo.
1S62-United States granted British demand
for release OF Mason and Slidell.
1S63-Prince of Wales married March 10.
France declared war on Mexico;
England and Spain withdrew forces.
Britain renowned renunciation OF
protectorate over Ionian Islands. ,
1S64-Baker discovered Lake Albert Ny
ANA.
1S6j-Measures taken to suppress Fenians
In Ireland. Palmerston died. Rus
sell premier for second time.
1S68-Baker discovered Lake Albert Ny
American philanthropist, for gifts of
$1,750,OO0 to London poor. Fenians
attempted invasion of Canada. Rus
sell resigned. Third Derby ministry.
Successful establishment of telegra-
ply between Europe and America.
1S6I-Fenan Instruction In Ireland. Do
minion of Canada constituted. Re
form act passed. Outbreak of Abys-
sinian war, ended next year
1S6S-Disraeli succeeded Derby premier.
Reform act for Scotland and 1raiand.
Gladstone succeeded Disraeli.
1S69-Irish Church disestablished, to lake
effect 1871. Pacific railway and Suez
canal completed.
land act Elementary education act
for England and Wales. Baker led
expedition up the Nile.
1S11-Former Emperor Louis Napoleon Wis
H.
settle the Alabama question. STAN
ley found Livingstone. Grave con-
diton of queens health announced,
and Prince of Wales had typhoid
fever.
1S72-Queen present at thanksgiving for
Prince of Wales recovery. America
obtains the Alabama award. Ballot
bill passed.
1S7i-DiSraeli succeeds Gladstone as pre-
mier. Britain annexed FIJI Islands.
AShante ended.
1Slo-Britain bought Sultan's share in SueZ
canal.
1S76-Queen proclaimed Empress of India
in London. Constantinople confer
ence opened; closed next year.
1s77-Queen received General Grant. Rrt-
fish took Transvaal republic
1SIS-Brtain occupied Cyprus. Treaty of
Berlin. War against Afghanistan.
1S19-War against Zulus. Queens first
great-great-granchild born, Princess
Charlotte of Saxe-Meinengen. May
-, Gladstone succeeds BeaconSfieid
premier. Active agraran move
ment in Ireland. Roberts entered
Kandahar. TranSvaal uprising.
1SSl-Queen telegraphs sympathy on Press-
dent Garfed's death and court went
into mourning. British defeated by
the Beers at Majuba Hill, autonomy
granted. Irish land bill passed. Par
nell imprisoned. Land League mani
festo- British evacuated Kandahar.
Mahdi revolt in Soudan.
1SS2-Roderic Mclean shot at queen. Euro
peans massacred in Alexandria. War
against Arab Pacha, who was de-
feated. Parnel released. Lord Cav
endsh murdered in Dublin. Irish
National League formed.
1Ss3-Queen injured by slipping on stairs.
1SS4-Gordon shut up in khartOum. Fran
chse bill passed
1SS5-Irish dynamite outrases In London.
Mahdi captured Khartoum. Gordon
killed. British force withdrawn from
Soudan. Death of Mahdi British
to ian q,
Herat; settlement effected. Rel re-
bellion in Canada. Salisbury sue
ceeded Gladstone premier. Con-
quest of Burmah. Canadian Pacific
railway completed.
1SS6-Queen opened colonial and Indian ex-
hbition. Burmah annexed Gladstone
succeeded Salisbury. proposed home
rule, and was succeeded by Salisbury
1SS7-Queen's jubilee celebrated. Queen sent
Duke of York to congratulate the
pope on his ecclesiastical jubilee.
1SSS-Queen present at celebration of Prince
Of Wales silver wedding. Fisheries
treaty with United States rejected by
Senate. Osman Digna defeated near
Suakim.
1ss9-Britsh collision with Portugal in
southeast Africa. Samoan confer
ence with United States and Ger
many.
1S90-Portugal yielded to British demands
Treaty with Germany defining
spheres in Africa and ceding He'll
goand to Germany. Protectorate of
Zanzibar assumed.
1s91-Queen reviewed French fleet. Osman
Digna completely defeated.
1S92-Duke of Clarence died. Agreement
with United States to arbitrate Be
ring sea seal fisheries dispute.
Gladstone succeeded Salisbury
premier.
1S93-Queen opened Imperial Institute.
Home rule bill introduced. Boring
sea arbitration award against
America. British East Africa Com
pany defeated King of Matabeie-
land.
1s94-Queen formally inaugurated Man
chester ship canal. Prince Edward
of York born, June % Rosebery
succeeded Gladstone as premier.
1s9tSalisbury succeeded Rosebery Pres
ident Cleveland sent message to
Britain regarding venezuelan boun-
dairy dispute.
1S9G-Queen received Ii Hung Chang.
Queen on September % had regred
longer than any former British
sovereign. Britain granted Ameri-
can demand for Venezuelan arbi-
tration Jameson raid: Ashantees
compelled to accept British SOW
ereignty. Kitchener occupied Don
1s97-oueen's Diamond Jubilee" cele-
brated Senate rejected Anglo
American general .. arbitration nrata ion
clared by powers. Grand Duchess
Tatiana Of Russia. Queens thir-
tieth great-grandchild, born. Re
volt of Indian hill tribes on Afghan
frontier.
1S9S-Two-cent postage went into eHect De-
tween Britain and colonies.
1s99-Dervish force surrendered. Venezue-
Ian arbitration award a compro-
mise Transvaal declared war Oc-
tober II; colonies rallied to support
Britain. Agreement with America
and Germany for partition OF sa-
moa.
19O0-Oueen welcomed in Ireland. 1nterna-
tional expeditions occupied Pekln
Punitive expedition against Ashan-
tees. Australian colonies formed
commonwealth of Australia. Trans
vaal and Orange Free State an
nexed.
Civilians May Not Wear Uniforms.
General Macarthur at Manila has issued
a general order to the troops in the Philip
pines, which ia as follows:
"Au officers and enlisted men OF TINS
command will be required to wear the pre-