Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-03
FOREIGN.

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FOREIGN.
Jan. 2-Earthquake in Achalkalal1, Russia,
destroyed 20 villages; GOO lives lost.
30-Seventh session of 14th parliament or
Queen Victoria opened.
Feb. 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced
in Buenos Ayres; SO deaths from sun
stroke.
25-Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam; 900 Mexicans killed sand
wounded.
Mar. 1-Earthquakes do great damage in
southern Mexico.
15-Cork Limerick Ore.) city corporations
refuse to issue address of welcome to
Apr. i4--Parls exposition opened.
z9-Collapse of Bridge at Paris exposition
causes 8 deaths.
May 4-Fourth centenary of Brazls dis
coVery celebrated a Rio Janeiro.
1laCzar abolishes deportation to Siberia of
Russian convicts and forbids sentencing
of prisoners without trial.
Jun SIN India 6,nO,OOO people receiving
famine relief.
21-Count Mouravieff, Russian minister of
foreign affairs, dies in st. Petersburg.
Jul. 4-Lafayette statue, gift of American
children, presented to France by Commits
soner Peck.
29-King Humbert of Italy, aged Sc, assas-
sinated at Monza by Bressi.
Aug. 2-ItaMan cabinet swears allegiance
TO- King, Victor Emmanuel III
9--Turkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
bert at Rome.
1O--Lord Chief Justice Russell of England
dies at London; aged 6S.
lS-l.ord Roberts appointed commander in
chief of British army to succeed Lord
Sep. 1--Ali Mahomet Bay, rebel leader sgek-
ing TO usurp Persia's throne, defeated and
imprisoned.
6-Duke d'Abruzzi of Italy returns from
arctic region after having gone within
2i1 miles of pole.
Oct. S-Canadian parliament dissolved.
10-United States receives 2,745 awards at
Paris exposition more than any other
foreign country.
f-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorshp of Germany; Won Buelow
named to succeed him.
19-Lord Curzon says famine has caused
100000 deaths in India
Nov. 1--Sir ChaS. Tupper defeated In
Canadian election; liberals overwhelm-
ingly successful.
12-Paris exposition closed.
29-Typhoon at Tourane Japan; 1000 lives
Dec. Pres. Diaz of Mexico inaugurated
for sixth time.
4-,B'lood in river Tiber causes sz5OOO 900
loss in Rene.
7-Russlan 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
12-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
relieve Ladysmith.
Z E4-Gen. warren captures SDlOn kOD.
/ Gen. Woodgate killed.
! 26-Spion kop abandoned
! Feb. 9-Buller checked in third attempt
to relieve Ladysmith; l,747 lost in the
| l5--Gen. French enters Kimberley.
%.Cronje with 1900 men surrenders at
PaaTdeberg.
| 2S-Ladysmith relieved.
Mar. lS-Salisbury rejects peace overtures
of Beers
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.
! 10-Battle of Meerkatsfontein; British
! lose 800 killed and wounded and 0OC are
taken prisoners.
| 25-Boers driven from Wepener.
| May 6-Severe fighting along Vet river.
l2-Roberts occupies Kroonstadt without
opposition.
1S-aIafeking relieved, ending siege of 2l'
days.
21-British enter Johannesburg.
Jun 3-Kruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Lydenburg.
| 5-Roberts takes Pretoria. :. Battalion o
Irish yeomanry captured by Beers II
Orange Free State.
1l-Boers capture 800 British at Roodeva
Jul 23-De Wet captures British supply
train and 100 Highlanders.
30-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
renders Internationally at Fouriesburg
Aug. 1-Commandants Rouse. Fontenel
Deploy, Potgrieter and fJoubert will
their troops surrender to English.
27-Roberts reports capture of Gen. OIL
ivier, a Boer leader.
Sept. 3-Roberts proclaims Transvaa
British territory.
7-Lydenburg captured by British.
10--Buller infcts heavy loss on Beers a
SpitZ kop
Oct. 7-Roberts reports 10000 British pris
oners to have been taken from Beers
19-Kruger embarks at Lorenzo Marque
on Dutch cruiser, sailing for Holland.
23-Renewed Boer activity in southern
part of Orange River Colony
Nov. 9-British defeat De Wet, takinI
100 prisoners.
25aPres. Loubet welcomes Kruger t
Paris =
29-British surrender 400 men and tw
guns to Beers at De Wetsdorp, south
west of Bloemfontein.
30-Roberts turns over command of troop
in South Africa to Lord Kitchener.
Dec. alderman emperor announces in
ability to receive Kruger.
1l-British parliament votes 1000, 900 t.
continue war.
15-Boers take 100 British at Zastron.
De Wet captures and destroys immens
quantities of supplies and Ammunition
l9-Gen, Knox abandons pursuit of De We
, and seeks to stem tide of Boer inVasio
4 of Cape Colony and Natal
20-Boer invaders occupy ColesburR