Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-10
FOREIGN,

FISHERMAN county, Tex 70 big ranches.
FOREIGN.
Jan. Earthquake in Achalkalak, Russia,
SO-Seventh session of 14th parliament of
Queen Victoria opened.
Feb. 3-MOSt terrible heat ever experienced
in Buenos Ayres; SO deaths from sun
stroke.
25-Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam; 800 Mexicans killed and
wounded.
Mar. EARTHQUAKES do great damage in
15-Cork Limerick Ire.) city corporations
refuse to issue address of welcome to
Apr. 14-Paris exposition opened.
z9-Conapse of bridge at Paris exposition
May 4Fourth centenary of BraziPs dis
covery celebrated at Rio Janeiro.
l1-Czar abolishes deportation to Siberia of
Russian convicts and forbids sentencing
of prisoners without trial.
Jun SIN India $4,000 people receiving
famine relief.
2-Count Monravieff, Russian minister of
foreign affairs, dies in St: Petersburg.
Jul. 4Lafayette statue, gift of American
children, presented to France by Commits
2s-King Humbert of italy, aged Sc, assas-
sinated at Monza by Bressi.
Aug 2-1taian cabinet swears allegiance
to King Victor Emmanuel III.
9-Turkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
at Spaghank.. Funeral of King Hum
1O-,:Lord Chief Justice Russell of England
dies at London; aged 6S:
chief of British army to succeed Lord
| Sep. Ali Mahomet Bay, rebel leader seek
imprisoned.
arctic region after having gone within
241 miles of pole.
Oct 8GCanadian parliament dissolved.
| lO-Un1ted States receives 2, 745 awards at
Paris exposition, more than any other
17-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorship of Germany; Won Buelow
named to succeed him.
| 19-Lord Curzon says famine has caused
| 100000 deaths in India.
Nov. 7--.sir Chas. Upper defeated in
| ingly successful.
52-Paris exposition closed.
| 29-Typhoon at Tourane, Japan; 1900 lives
Dec. Pres. .Diaz of Mexico inaugurated
4-Flood in river Tiber causes 81 800, 900
7-Russian consuls in Turkey report kill
| ing of hundreds of Armenians daily.
THE WAR IN THE TRANSVAAI..
Jan. 1-Gen. French takes Colesburg.
10..Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape
12-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
relieve Ladysmith.
24..Gen: Warren captures Spion kop....
| Gen. Woodgate killed.
| 26-Spion kop abandoned.
Feb. 9-Buller checked in third attempt
to relieve Ladysmith; 1,747 lost in the
| three advances.
15-Gen. French enters Kimberley
H-Cronje with 1900 men surrenders at
28-Tadysmifh relieved.
Mar. Salisbury rejects peace overtures
of Beers.
15-Roberts enters BIoemfontein. .Steyn
moves capital to KrOonstadt.
28-Gen. Joubert dies in Pretoria
Apr. 6-Boers capture five companies Brit
ish troops near Bloemfontein.
| 10-Battle of Notwithstanding; British
lose 800 killed and wounded and 800 are
taken prisoners.
25Boers driven from Wepener.
| 6-S6VGre fighting along
12-Roberts occupies Kroonstadt without
Matching relieved, ending siege of ZIG
| days.
8~British enter Johannesburg.
Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Lydenburg.
5Roberts takes Pretoria: Battalion OF
irish ye9manry captured by Beers IN
110Boers capture 800 British at Roodeval
Jul 23~De Wet captures British supply
train and 100 Highlanders.o
renders Internationally at Fouriesburg
Aug. 1-Commandants Rouse, Fontenel
Peploy. Potgrieter and goub 9e with
27-Roberts reports capture of Gen. OIL
ivier, Boer leader.
Sept. 3-Roberts proclaims TransVaal
British territory.
7-Lydenburg captured by British.
10-Buller inf1icts heavy loss on Beers al
Oct. 7-Roberts reports 5000 British pris.
! oners to have been taken from Beers.
| 19-Kruger embarks at Lorenzo Marques
on Dutch cruiser, sailing for Holland.
2S-Renewed Boer activity in southern
part of Orange River Colony.
, Nov. British defeat De Wet, taking
100 prisoners.
25-Pres. Loubet welcomes Kruger tt
Paris.
29-British surrender 400 men and two
guns to Beers at De Wetsdorp, south
west of Bloemfontein.
S0-Roberts turns over command of troops
l in South Africa to Lord Kitchener.
| Dec. 2-German emperor announces in
4 ability to receive Kruger.
5 | 11-British parliament votes $50, 0O0, 900 tt
continue war.
] | 15-Boers take 12O British at Zastron
. De Wet captures and destroys immens
D quantities of supplies and ammunition
| 19-Gen. Knox abandons pursuit of De We
and seeks to stem tide of Boer invasion
| of Cape Colony and Natal
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