The Forrest City times., 1901-01-04
FOR EIGN.

Jan. 2-Earthquake in Achalkalak, Russia, destroyed 10 villages; GOO lives lost. Feb. 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced in Buenos Ayres; 9S deaths from sun stroke.
 25-Mexican troops and Yaqul Indians fight near Potam: 300 Mexicans killed and Mar 1-Earthquakes do great damage in southern Mexico.
 Apr l4-Paris exposition opened May 4Fourth centenary of Brazils dis covery cele brated at Rio Janeiro. 1l-Czar abolishes deportation to Siberia of Russian conviets and forbids sentencing of prisoners without trial. Jun 5-In India 6,T70 900 people receiving famine relief.
 21-Count Mouravieff Russian minister of foreign affairs. dies in St. Petersburg Jul. 4-Lafayette statue. gift Of American children, presented to France by Commis- sioner Peck
 29-King Humbert of Italy, aged 56 assas- sinated at Monza by Bressi Aug. 2-ltalian cabinet swears allegiance to King Victor Emmanuel III. s-Turktsh troops massacre 200 Armenians at Spaghank.. Funeral of KinS Hum bert at Rome.
 1S-Lord Roberts appointed commander in 8hler ot British army to succeed Lord Sep. 1-Ali Mahomet Bay. rebel leader seek ing to usurp Persia's throne, defeated and s-Duke d'Abruzzi of Italy returns from arctic region after having gone within
 
 Oct S-Canadian parliament dissolved. I1-Prince von Hohenlohe resigns chan cellorship of Germany: Von Buelow named to succeed him. l9-Lord CurZon says famine has caused 5eO,000 deaths in India Nov. Sir Chas. Tupper defeated in Canadian election; liberals overwhelm- ingly successful. 12-Paris exposition closed 29-Typhoon at Tourane. Japan; 1,600 lives Dec. 2--Pres. Diaz of Mexico inaugurated for sixth time.
 +Flood in river Tiber causes s7.5OO. GOO loss in Rome.
 7-Russian consu!s in Turkey report kill ing of hundreds of Armenans daily 3-Yaqui Indians ambush Mexcans, kill ing 30 in Sonora. Another revolution in Venezuela.
 The War in the TrnnsvarI. Jan. 1-Gen. French takes Colesburg. 10-Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape Town.
 12-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to relieve Ladysmith. 4-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.
 H.aRoberts pushes over Orange Free 15-Gen. French enters Kimberley HzCronje with 4,000 men surrenders at 2s-Ladysmiffh relieved Mar. l3-Sahsbury rejects peace overtures of Boers.
 I5-Roberts enters Rloemfontein. Stevn moves capital to Kroonstadt. 2S-Gen. Joubert dies in Pretoria Apr 6-Boers capture five companies Brit ish troops near BloemfOntein. 1o-Battle of Meerkatsfontein: British lose 600 killed and wounded and 300 are taken prisoners. 25-Boers driven from Wepener. May 6-Severe fighting along Vet river. 12-Roberts occupies kroonstadt without opposition.
 1S-Mafeling relieved, ending siege of 2ls S1-British enter Johannesburg. Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government from Pretoria to Lydenburg 5-Roberts takes Pretoria. Battalion of Irish yeomanry captured by Boers in Orange Free State. 11-Boers capture 600 British at Roodeval Boer capital at Machadodorp. Jul 23-De Wet captures British supply 30-Gen Prinsoo with 5000 Boers sur renders internationally at Fouriesburg Aug. 1-Commandants Rouse. Fontenei Deploy, Potgrieter and Joubert with their troops surrender to English. -27-Roberts reports capture of Gen. Ol- ivier, Boer leader. Seq S-Roberts proclaims Transvaal 7-Lydenburg captured by British. 1OtBuiler inficts heavy loss on Boers at oct. 7-Roberts reports 1sOoO British pris- oners to have been taken from Boers. l9-rAfuBef eTnDarkS at Lorenzo Marques oh Dutch cruiser, sailing for Holland 2-Renewed Boer activity in southern . part of Orange River Colony. Nov. 9-British defeat De Wet, taking ~ 100 prisoners.
 22-Kruger receives extraordinary well come on landing at Marseilles 25-Pres. Loubet welcomes Kruger to Paris.
 2s-British surrender 400 men and two guns to Boers at Dewetsdorp. south west of Bloemfontein 3O-RObertS turns over command of trOOps in South Africa to Lord Kitchener Dec. 2-German emperor announces in- ability to receive Kruger 3-Emperor Francis Joseph refuses to re- ceive visit from Kruger. Scar writes to Kruger, expressing sym- pathy, but announces inability to re- ceive him or aid cause. n-British parliament votes $S0. .000 900 to continue war.
 l5-Boers take 120 British at Zastron De Wet captures and destroys immense quantities of supplies and ammunition l9-Gen. Knox abandons pursuit of De Wet and seeks to stem tide of Boer invasion of Cape Colony and Natal. 20-Boer invaders occupy Colesburg 2-Boers occupy Britstown. $-Boers surprise and capture British cav airy squadron near Britstown.