The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-08
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Jan. 2-Earthquake in Achalkalak, Russia
destroyed 10 villages; GOO lives lost.
Feb. 3-Most terrible heat ever experienced
in Buenos Ayres; SO deaths from sun
stroke.
25-Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam; 300 Mexicans killed and
Mar. 1-Earthquakes do great damage in
southern Mexico.
2s-Turkey prohibits imports Of American
pork.
Apr. 14-Paris exposition opened.
May 4-Fourth centenary of BraZirs dis
covery celebrated at Rio Janeiro.
u-Czar abOliShes deportation to Siberia Of
Russian eonvicts and forbids sentencing
of prisoners without trial.
Jun Sin India 6,71O,OO0 people receiving
famine relief.
H-Count Mouravieff. Russian minister of
foreign affairs, dies in St. Petersburg.
Jul. Lafayette statue, gift of American
children, presented to France by Commits
SiOner Peck.
29-King Humbert of Italy, aged Sc, assas-
sinated at Monza by BresSi.
Aug. 2-Italian cabinet swears allegiance
to King Victor Emmanuel III.
S-Turkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
at Spaghank.- Funeral of King Hum
bert at Rome.
1S-Lord Roberts appointed commander in
Wolseley. .r.
Sep. Ali ATahomet Bay. rebel leader seek
Ing to usurp Persia g throne, defeated and
6-Duke d'Abruzzi of Italy returns from
arctic, region after having gone within
241 miles of pole.
Oct lS-Canadian parliament dissolved
I-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorship Of Germany; Won Buelow
named to succeed him.
l9-Lord Curzon says famine has caused
$4,000 deaths in India.
Nov. 7-Sir Chas. Upper defeated in
Canadian election; liberals overwhelm-
12-PartS exposition closed.
29-Typhoon at Tourane, Japan; 1900 lives
lost
Dec. 2--Pres. Diaz of Mexico inaugurated
for sixth time.
+Flood in river Tjber causes $500, 900
loss in Rene.
7-Russian consuls in Turkey report kill
ing of hundreds of Armenians daily
ing 80 in Sonora. Another revolution in
Venezuela.
The War in the TransvaaI.
Jan. 1-Gen. French takes Colesburg.
1O-Roberts and Kitchener land at Cape
Town.
12-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
A-Gen. Warren captures Spion kop....
Gen. WOodgate killed.
26-Spion kop abandoned.
Feb. 9-Buller checked in third at mpt
to relieve LadySmith; 1,747 lost in the
three advances.
14--Roberts pushes over Orange Free
State border.
15-Gen. French enters Kimberley.
27zzCronje with 1900 men surrenders at
2S-Ladysmith relieved.
Mar 13-Salisbury rejects peace oVertures
of Beers.
15-Roberts enters Bloemfontein. ..Steyn
moves capital to Kroonstadt.
&-Gen. Joubert dies in Pretoria.
Apr. 6-Boers capture five companies Brit
ish troops near BlOemfontein.
10-Battle of Meerkatsfontein: British
lose 600 killed and wounded and 900 are
taken prisoners.
25-Boers driven from Wepener.
May 6-Severe fighting along Vet river
12-Roberts occupies Kroonstadt without
IS Mafeking relieved, ending siege of ZIG
90 days.
31-British enter Johannesburg.
Jun 3-I<ruger shifts seat of government
from Pretoria to Lydenburg.
@Roberts takes Pretoria. -. Battalion Of
Irish yeomanry captured by Beers in
Orange Free State.
11-Boers capture 600 British at Roodeval
....Boer capital at Machadodorp.
Jul &-De Wet captures British supply
train and 100 Highlanders.
S0-Gen. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
renders Internationally at Fouriesburg.
Aug. 1-Commandants Rouse. Fontenel,
Deploy, Potgrieter and Joubert with
tt cir troops surrender to English.
H-Roberts reports capture of Gen. Oh
ivier, a Boer leader.
Sep 3-Roberts proclaims Transvaal
British territory.
7--Lydenburs captured by British.
10-Builer infiicts heavy loss on Beers at
Spitz kop.
Oct. 7-Roberts reports 5000 British pris-
OEers 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
2-Pres. Loubet welcomes Kruger to
Paris.
2s-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
Dec. 2-German emperor announces In
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.
d-British parliament votes $50, 000, 900 to
continue war
15-Boers take 12O British at Zastron.
De Wet captures AMI destroys immense
quantities of supplies and ammunition
19-Gen Knox Nbandons pursuit of De We.
and seeks to stem tide of Boer invasion
of Cape Colony and Natal.
20-Boer invaders occupy Colesburg
2-Boers occupy l(itstown
26-Boers surprise aid capture British cav