The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-04

Jan. 2-Earthquake In Achalkalak. Russia,
destroyed 70 villages; co lives lost
D-Scventh session of nth parliament OF
Queen Victoria opened
Feb. 3-MnSt terrible heat ever expe rienced
IN Buenos Ayres, 10 deaths from sun
25-Me xcan troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam' 800 Mexicans killed and
wounded.
Mar. Earthquakes do great damage In
southern Mexico
l5-Cork Limerick Ure) city corporations
refuse to issue address OF welcome 10
Apr. I4-Paris exposition opened
9-Collapse OF bridge at Paris exposition
causes deaths.
May 4-Fourth centenary OF Brazil's dis
covery cele brated al Rio Janeiro.
LEAR abolishes deportation to Siberia OF
Russian convicts and forbids sentencing
Of prisoners without trial.
Jun BIN India 6,110'ooo people receiving
famine relief
ei-count Mouravieff, Russian minister OF
foreign affairs. dies In st. Petersburg
Jul. 4-Lafayette statue. gift OF American
children. presented TO France by Commits
siOner Peck
% King Humhert Of Italy, aged &c assas-
sinated at Monza by Bressi.
Aug. 2-Ital!an cabinet swears allegiance
10 King Victor Emmanuel Ill.
g-Turkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
at Spaghank.. Funeral OF King Hum
bert al Rome
io-..Lord Chief Justice Russell OF England
dies at London; aged S.
iS-l.ord Roberts appointed comma nder In
chief OF British army TO succeed Lord
WOlseley
sep. Ali Mahomet Bay. rebel er seek
ing 70 usurp Persia's throne. defeated and
Imprisoned.
duke d'Abruzzi of Italy returns from
arctic region after having gone within
al miles OF pole
Oct s-Canadian parliament dissolved.
lo-t nited States receives 2.745 awards at
Paris exposition, more than any other
foreign country.
i7-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorship OF Germany; Won Buelow
named To succeed him
i9l-ord curzon says famine has caused
800. 900 deaths in India.
Nov. Sir Chas. Topper defeated in
Canadian election; liberals overwhelm-
inFly successful
Paris exposition closed.
2s-Typhoon at Tourane, Japan; LOCO lives
lost
pee. 2-Pres. Diaz OF Mexico inaugurated
for sixth time.
| Flood in river Tiber causes $500 900
loss In Re me.
| Russian consuls in Turkey report kill
ing OF hundreds of Armenians daily
THE WAR IN THE TRANSvAAL
Jan. 1-Gen. French takes colesburg.
| 10 Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape
Town.
| relieve Ladysmith.
| 4-Gen. Warren captures Spion kop....
| Gen. Woodgate killed
| % SpiOn kop abandoned.
| Feb. g-Buller checked in third attempt
70 relieve Ladysmith; La lost in the
| three advances.
i5-Gcn. French enters Kimberley.
| Zl-Cronjc with 1900 men surrenders at
| paardeberg.
| -S-Ladysmith relieved.
| Mar. lS-sslisbury rejects peace overtures
OF Beers
Roberts enters Bloemfontein stevn
moves capital 10 kroonstadt.
eS-Gen Joubert dies in Pretoria.
| Apr o-Boers capture five companies Brit
tSh troops near BlOemfOnteiu.
| lo--Battle OF Notwithstanding: British
lose 600 Killed and wounded and 800 are
| taken prisoners.
e5--iSoers driven from Wcpener.
| May 6Scvcre lighting along Vet river
! l2-Roberts occupies kroonstadt without
| Is Maicking relieved. ending siege OF ZIG
DAYS.
a. British enter Johannesburg
| Jun 3-kruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Luxembourg
| 5-Eoherts takes Pretoria. Battalion OF
Irish yenmanry captured by Beers in
Orange Free State.
| ll-Boers capture 600 British at Roodeval
NJ. Boer capital at Macha dodorp.
Jul 23-De Wet captures British supply
train and 100 Ighlandcrs
| 30-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
renders Internationally at Fouriesburg.
| Aug. 1-Commandants Rouse, Fontenel.
| beploy. Potgrieter and Joubert with
2,- Roberts reports capture OF Gen. Oh
ivier. "A Boer leader
| sept. 5-Roberts proclaiins Transvaai
| British territory.
| 1-Lydenburg captured by British.
| 10 Butler infiicts heavy loss on Beers at
Spitz kop.
| Oct. 7-Roberts reports 10000 British pris-
oners 10 have been taken from Beers.
19-Kruger embarks at Lorenzo Marques
on Dutch cruiser. sailing for Holland.
&-Renewed Boer activity in southern
part of Orange River Colony
| Nov. 9-British defeat De Wet. taking
100 prisoners
25-Pres Loubet welcomes Kruger to
Paris
| 29-British surrender 400 men and two
guns to Beers at DE Wetsdorp. 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.
| l1-Brtish parliament votes $50 600 600 to
continue war.
| i5--Roers take l20 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.
2o-Boer invaders occupy Colesburg.
GOVERNMENT ANDPOLITICs.
Jan. 4-Italy agrees " open door policy in