Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-01-04
FOR EIGN,

FISHERMAN county. Tex. 20 big ranches.
FOREIGN.
Jan. 2-Earthuuake in Achalkalak. Russia
destroyed 10 villages; 600 lives lost
Feb. 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced
In Buenos Ayres; 90 deaths from sun
25-Mexican troops and Yaqul Indians fight
near Potam; 300 Mexicans killed and
Mar. 1-Earthquakes do great damage in
southern Mexico.
29-Turkey prohibits imports of American
Apr. l4-Paris exposition opened.
May Fourth centenary of Brazil's dis
covery celebrated at Rio Janeiro.
n-Czar abolishes deportation to Siberia of
Russian convicts and forbids sentencing
,H of prisoners a, WITHOUT .9u tt trial.
Jun SIN India 6.T7O,00O people receiving
famine relief.
2l-Count Mouravieff. Russian minister of
foreign affairs, dies in ST Petersburg.
Jul. 4-Lafayette statue. gift of American
soner Peck
29-King Humbert of Italy. aged Sc. assas-
sinated at Monza by BressL
Aug. 2-Italian cabinet swears allegiance
= to king Victor Emmanuel III.
9-Turkish troops massacre 200 Arm enians
at Spaghank.. Funeral of King Hum
bert at Rome.
1S.Lord Roberts appointed commander in
WveI vnIeI or BRITISH army to succeed Lord
Sep. Ali Mahomet Bay. rebel leader seek
ing TO usurp Persia's throne, defeated and
s-Duke d'Abruzzi of Italy returns from
ar arctic region after having gone within
24l miles of pole.
Oct: S-Canadian parliament dissolved.
I-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorshlp of Germany; Won Bueow
named to succeed him.
19-Lord Curzon says famine has caused
800, 900 deaths in India
Nov 7..-Sir Chas. Tupper defeated in
Canadian election; liberals overwhelm-
ingly successful.
12-Paris exposition closed
29,Typhoon at Tourane, Japan; 1000 lives
Dec. 2--Pres. Dlaz of Mexico inaugurated
for sixth time.
4,Flood in river Tiber causes S5OO.OOo
7-Russian consuls in Turkey report kill
ing of hundreds of Armenians daily.
2-Yaqui Indians ambush MeXicans, kill
ing 80 in Sonora Another revolution in
Venezuela.
The War in the TrnnsvnnI.
Jan. 1-Gen. French takes Colesburg.
l0-Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape
Town.
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; l,7i7 lost in the
three advances.
H--Roberts pushes owe. Orange Free
State border.
15-Gen. French enters Kimberley.
2I.Cronje with 1000 men surrenders at
Paardeberg.
2S-Ladysmith relieved.
Mar. lS-Salisbury rejects peace overtures
15-Roberts enters Bloemfontein .. .steyn
moves capital to Kroonstadt
2S-Gen. Joubert dies in Pretoria.
Apr. 6-Boers capture five companies Brit
ish troops near Bloemfontein.
l0-Battle of Meerkatsfonten; British
lose 900 killed and wounded and 900 are
25-Boers driven from Wepener
May 6-Severe lighting along Vet river
l2-Roberts occupies Kroonstadt without
Is I7Mafeking relieved, ending siege of 2ls
H-British enter Johannesburg.
Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Lydenburg.
GRoberts takes Pretoria. Battalion of
irish yeomanry captured by Beers in
110Boers capture 500 British at Roodeval
;aBoer capital at Machadodorp.
train and 100 Highlanders
30-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
renders uneonditionally at Fouriesburg.
Deploy. Potgrieter and Joubert with
., their e troops surrender to English.
Sep. 3-Roberts proclaims Transvaal
British territory.
7-Lydenburg captured by British.
infiicts heavy loss on Beers at
SpitZ kop.
Oct 7-Roberts reports 10000 British prts-
oners to have been taken from Beers.
19-Kruger embarks at Lorenzo MARQUES
on 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.
&-British surrender 400 men and two
guns to Beers at Dewetsdorp, south
west of Bloemfontein.
turns over command of troops
in South Africa to Lord Kitchener
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.
parliament votes $50, ,0O0, 900 to
continue war.
15-Boers take 120 British at Zastron
De Wet captures and destroys immense
quantities of supplies and ammunition
19-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
occupy Britstown.
surprise and capture British cav
airy squadron near Britstown.