The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-05

ana ,other pululngs, from chemicai ex-
Nov. s-Biloxl. Miss. large part of business
section; 100000.
fisherman county. Tex. 20 big ranches.
FOREIGN.
Jan. 2-Earthquake in Achalkalak. Russia,
destroyed 10 villages; GOO lives lost.
| Feb 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced
In Buenos Ayres; SO deaths from sun
25-Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam; 800 Mexicans killed and
Mar. i-Earthauakes do great damage in
2s-Turkey prohibits imports of American
Apr. pr i4-Paris exposition opened.
May 4-Fourth centenary of Brazil's dis
| coyery celebrate at Rio Janeiro.
11-Czar abolishes deportation to Siberia of
| Russian convicts and forbds sentencing
| OF prisoners without trial. ~
Jun BIN India 6,77O.OO0 people receiving
21--Count Mouravieff, Russian minister of
| foreign affairs, dies In st. Petersburg.
Jul. Lafayette statue. gift of American.
CHILDREN, presented to France by Commits
2s-King Humbert of italy. aged IS, assas-,
sinated at Monza by Bressi.
Aug. Italian cabinet swears allegiance
to King Victor Emmanuel III
| 9-Turkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
at Spaghank. Funeral Of King Hum
1S-Lord Roberts appointed commander in
chief ofyBritish army to succeed Lord
Sep. Ali Mahomet Bay, rebel leader seek
imprisoned.
arctic, region after having gone within
| A1 miles of pole.
Oct. S-Canadian parliament dissolved.
17-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorship of Germany: Won Buelow
named to succeed him.
| 19-Lord Curzon says famine has caused
| k00 q In India
Canadian election; liberals overwhelm-
| ingly successful.
| 12-Paris exposition closed.
29-Typhoon at Tourane. Japan; 1000 lives
Dec. a-Pres. Diaz of Mexico inaugurated
for sixth time
4-Flood in river Tiber causes $500. 900
| loss In Rene.
ing of hundreds of Armenians daily.
25-Yaqui Indians ambush Mexicans, kill
ing 30 In Sonora. Another revolution In
Venezuela
The War in the Transvaal.
Jan. 1-Gen French takes Colesburg.
| 10-Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape
| Town.
l2-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
24-Gen. Warren captures Spion kop....
| Gen. Woodgate killed
| 26-Spion kop abandoned.
| Feb. 9-Buller checked in third attempt
to relieve Ladysmith; l.7F lost in the
three advances
15~Gen. French enters Kimberley.
H-Cronje with 1000 men surrenders at
2S-Ladysmith relieved.
Mar. 13-Salisbury rejects peace overtures
15NRoberts enters Bioemfontein. .steyn
moves capital to Kroonstadt.
2S-Gen. Joubert dies in Pretoria.
| Apr. 6-Boers capture FIVE companies Brit
tCh RlOam
| l0-Battle of Meerkatsfontein; British
lose 600 killed and wounded and 300 are
| taken prisoners.
25-Boers driven from wepener
May 6-Sevcre fighting along Vet river.
12-Roberts occupies Kroonstadt without
lsGMafeking relieved. ending siege of 21s
s1@Britsh enter johannesburg.
| Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government
Roberts fSb takes Pretoria. Battalion of
Irish yeomanry captured by Beers in
uoBoers capture 600 British at Roodeval
-. .Boer capital at Macnadodorp.
train and 100. Highlanders.
a0-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
| renders Internationally at Fouriesburg.
| Deploy Potgrieter and Joubert with
their troops surrender to English.
27-Roberts reports capture OF Gen. Oh
| ivier, a Boer leader.
Sep. s-Roberts proclaims Transvaal
British territory.
! 7-Lydenburg captured by British.
| 10--Builer inflicts heavy loss on Beers at
| Spitz kop.
| oners to have been taken from Beers.
| 19-Kruger embarks DIT Lorenzo Marques
| on Dutch cruiser, sailing for Holland.
22-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.
29-British surrender 400 men and two
| guns to Beers at Dewetsdorp, SOUTH
west of Bloemfontein.
| 30-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.
| pathy, but announces inability to re-
ceive him or aid cause.
| 11-British parliament votes $4,000 900 to
continue war.
| 15-Boers take 100 British at Zastron. -.
De Wet captures and destroys immense
| quantities of supplies and ammunition.
| 10-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.
23-Boers occupy Britstown.
| 26-Boers surprise and capture British cav
airy squadron near Britstown.
GOVERNMENT AND pOLITICS.