Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-01-04
FOREIGN.


jan AEarthouake in Achalkalak Russia
destroyed 20 villages; 600 lives lost.
S0-Seventh session of 14th parliament OF
Queen Victoria opened.
Feb. 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced
in Buenos Ayres; SO deaths from sun
2lMexican troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam; 800 Mexicans killed and
Mar. EARTHQUAKES do great damage in
southern Mexico.
15cork Limerick qrel city corporations
Apr: 1EParis exposition opened
9-CollapSe of bridge at Paris exposition
causes 9 deaths.
May 4Fourth centenary OF BraziIs dis
| 11-Czar abolishes deportation to Siberia of
Russian convicts and forbids sentencing
of prisoners without trial.
Jun sin India $4,000 people receiving
famine relief.
foreign affairs. dies in St. Petersburg.
Jul: Lafayette statue, gift of American
ehildren. presented to France by Commits
2sIKing H q, Of Italy: aged Sc. assas-
Aug. 2-Italian cabinet swears allegiance
to King Victor Emmanuel III.
eTurkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
at Spaghank.. Funeral of King Hum
| 1o-Lord Chief Justice Russell Of England
dies at London: aged 6S.
1S-Lord Roberts appointed commander in
chief of British army to succeed Lord
| Sep. Ali Mahomet Bay, rebel leader seek.
Ing to usurp Persia's throne. defeated and
e-Duke d'Abruzzi Of Italy returns from
az, region after having gone within
Oct. s--Canadian parliament dissolved.
10-Untted States receives 2,745 awards at
Paris exposition, more than any other
1EPrince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
ceilorship OF Germany; Won Buelow
| 1s 81 Curzon says. famine has caused
500. 900 deaths in India.
Nov Civ Sefa
Canadian election; liberals overwheIm-
2sI;Typhoon at Tourane. Japan: 1000 lives
Dec Pres Diaz of Mexico inausurated
for sixth time.
| 4.Flood in river TibeR causes $780, 900
Russian consuls In Turkey report kill
ing of hundreds of Armenians daily.
THE WAR IN THE TRANSvAAL.
Jan. 1-Gen. French takes IColesburg.
12Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
| M--Gen: Warren captures spion kop....
Gen. Woodgate killed.
26-Spion kop abandoned.
Feb. 9I,.Buller checked in third attempt
to relieve Ladysmith; 1.747 lost in the
15-Gen. French enters Kimberley.
N-Cron5e with 1000 men surrenders at
2sELa aHSDnifi relieved.
Mar. 13-Salisbury rejects peace overtures
OF Beers.
1S-Roberts enters Bloemfontein: =. Steyn
moves capital to Krocnstadt.
2s-Gen. Joubert dies in Pretoria.
ish troops near Bloemfontein.
| 1o--Battle of Meerkatsfontein;. British
lose 600 killed and wounded and 900 are
taken prisoners.
25-Boers driven from Wepener.
i If occupies ai k Rooms Without
1sH1Mafeking relieved. ending siege of ZIG
a-British enter Johannesburg.
Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Lydenburg.
Irish ye1m na Eso captured by Beers in
| 11-Boers capture 800 British at Roodeval
| .:Boer capital at Machadodorp.
train and 100 Highlanders,.
| 30-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
Aug. .1-Commandants Rouse. Fontenel.
Deploy. Potgrieter and Joubert with
| 27-.Roberts reports capture Of Gen. Oh
| ivier. Boer leader:
Mot s1;inl captured BY British 3d.
Oct. Roberts reports 5000 British pris-
! oners to have been taken from Beers
| 19-kruger embarkS at Lorenzo Marques
o. on Dutch cruiser. sailing for Holland
| part of Orange, River Colony:
Nov. 9eBritish defeat De Wet, taking
100 prisoners.
2@Pres. Loubet welcomes Kruger to
| Paris.
| 29British surrender 400 men and two
guns to Beers at De Wetsdorp, 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.
| 11-British parliament votes $50 00O, 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.
| GOVERMENT AND POLITICS.
| jan +Italy agrees to open door policy IN
| China, completing list of powers approx
ing Sec. Hays proposal....W. Murray
| Crane inagurated gov. Mass.
| 10-Jos. G. s. Blackburn (dem., Ky.) elected
| U. S. senator.
| 16-Jas. II. Gear Ua.) reelected U. 8. sena-
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