The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-23
1885.

1885.
January 2s-Fall. of Khartoum, assassina-
tion OF General Gordon.
April 6-Peace between France and China
May 15-old Testament revision completed.
June I3-Lord Salisbury becomes Premier.
July 23-Death of General Grant.
1886.
January british annexation of Upper
Bursnah. 27-Lord Salisbury resigns.
February Mr.. Gladstone becomes Pre-
mier.
April S-Mr. Gladstone introduces his
Home Rule bill for ireland.
May 16-Rritish evacuation of Suakim
June S-The Irish Arms bill passed.
July 20-Mr. Gladstone resigns office. Go
Lord Salisbury becomes Premier.
1887.
February 2s-Great earthquake in the
Italian Riviera, 746 persons killed.
June 2I-The Royal Jubilee is observed
with great state The Queen attends the
ceremonies in Westminster Abbey and
celebrations take place throughout the
Kingdom. 29-British sovereignty over
Zululand proclaimed.
July 22-Defnition OF the Afghan frontier.
October 22-Neutralization of the Suez Ca
nal.
1895.
March a-Death Of the Emperor William
L, aged ninety years. 21-Queen leaves for
Italy. where she remains till April 81.
April l5.-Death of Matthew Arnold
June 15-Death Of tae Emperor Frederick
1859.
January 2l-Murder of Mr. Brooks a mis-
sionary, and sixteen of his followers on
the Zanzibar coast.
March 4-Mr. Harrison inaugurated Pres
ident of the United States.
May Sl-Naval Defence act providing for
the construction of seventy ships passed
July Visit of the Shah of Persia
August 2-The Emperor William II of Ger
many arrives at Osborne. 13-Great
strike of dock laborers begins.
October Designing of the charter of the
British South Africa Company.
November 15-overthrow OF the Empire Of
Brazil and exile of Dom Pedro.
1890.
January THE Dowager Empress of Ger
many dies.
March 1I-Resignatlon of Prince Bismarck
August 4-The Emperor William arrives
at Osborne on a visit to the Queen. IL
Death of Cardinal Newman. 11-Anglo-
Portuguese African agreement signed.
1921.
March John Wesley centenary services.
17-Death Of Prince Napoleon.
July 4-The German Emperor and EN-
press visit the Queen
September Woman suffrage voted by
New Zealand
October G-Death of Mr.. Parnell
1892.
January 5-Serious epidemic OF influenza
in London. 1i-Death of Cardinal Man
ming.
February 29-The Behring Sea Arbitra-
ton Treaty signed.
March 12-Great coal miners strike
August 12-Lord Salisbury resigns Office. |
15-Mr. Gladstone forms his fourth min |
Ntry
September 12-Columbus celebrations at
Genoa.
1898.
January 30-New coinage ordered by the
Queen in council.
April liking Humbert visits the Queen
at Florence.
May f-opening of Worlds Fair. Chicago.
September 1.-The Home Rule bill passes
its third reading in the House of Com
mons S-Home Rule bill thrown out
by the House of Lords.
1894.
January Opening of the Manchester
Ship Canal.
March S-Mr. Gladstone resigns the Pre-
miership and is succeeded by Mr. Rose
berry: 2o-Death of Louis Kossuth.
June 24-M. Carnot. the French President
assassinated. PIN. Casimir- Perier
elected his successor.
1895.
January IN. Faure elected President of
France upon the resignation of NJ CASH
mir Perier.
March 27-The British East Africa Com
pany surrenders its charter to the Gov
eminent.
April 15-Peaee arranged between Japan
and China
June 22-Resignation of Lord Rosebery's
Government. 25-Lord Salisbury forms
new Government
September 2S-Death of NJ Pasteur.
December 17-President Clevelands mes
sage to Congress on the Venezuelan
question causes excitement, but war is !
ayerted 2s-Dr. Jameson's raid into
the TransvaaL
1895.
January e-President Kruger hands over
DIR. Jameson and others to the British
authorities 2o-Prince Henry of Bat
tenburg dies at sea.
April 24-Colonel Rhodes and Messrs.
Phillips and Farrar sentenced at Jo-
hannesburg
August 5-Risiugs in Armenia. Thousands
OF Armenians are killed by the Turkish
mobs. The Powers demonstrate
October 6-Lose Rosebery resigns.
November 3-Mr. Mckinley is elected
President of the United States
1897.
January 2ERhodes' demonstration in Cane
Colony. s-The famine in India becomes
serious. Relief fund started
February 25-The six Great Powers IN
dertake the reorganization OF Crete.
Queens Diamond jubilee celebrated.
Senate rejected Angio-American gener-
al arbitration treaty. Autonomy of
Crete declared by Powers. Grand Du-
chess Tatiana Of Russia, Queens thir-
tieth great grandchild. born. Revolt of
Indian hill tribes on Afghan frontier.
1895.
Two-cent postage went into effect between
Britain and colonies.
1899.
DerFish force surrendered. Venezuelan
arbitration award compromise. Trans
yaal declared war October Il; colonies
rallied to support Britain. Agreement
with America and Germany for parti-
ton OF Samoa.
1900. l.
Queen welcomed in Ireland International
expeditions occupied Pekin. Punitive |
expedition against Ashantees. Austria