The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
FOREIGN,

FOREIGN.
| jan. ZEarthquake in A~chalkalak. Russia,
destroyed ~ villages: COO lives lost.
50-Seventh session of 18th parliament OF
Queen Victoria opened.
Feb. 3-AiOSt terrible heat ever experienced
in Buenos -Ayres: SO deaths from sun
stroke.
! 25-Mexfcan troops and Yaqui Indians fight
near Potam; 80 Mexicars killed and
Mar. Earthquakes do great damage in
southern Mexico.
l5-COrk Limerick Ore.) city corporations
refuse to issue address of welcome to
queen.
| Apr. ILParis exposition opened.
.S-CollapSe of bridge at Paris exposition
causes 9 deaths.
May Fourth centenary of Brazil's dis
cOvery celebrated at Rio Janeiro.
1l-CZar abolisheS deportation to Siberia of
Russian Convicts ard forbids sentencing
of prisoners without trial.
Jun SIN India $4,000 people receiving
famine relief.
2l-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-
sirated at MonZa by Bressi.
Aug. 2-ltaliar cabinet swears allegiance
to King Victor Emmanuel III.
9-Turkish troops massacre 200 Armenians
at Spaghank... Funeral of King Hum
bert at Rome.
'0-LOrd Chief Justice Russell of England
dies at London: aged IS.
1S-Lord Roberts appointed commander in
chief of British army to succeed Lord
WulSeley.
Sep. Ali Mahcmet Bay. rebel leader seek
ing 10 usurp Persia's throne. defeated and
imprisoned.
duke d'Abruzzi of Italy returns from
arctic region after having gone within
2l miles of pole.
Oct NCdnadian parliament dissolved.
lO-t nited States receives LAS awards at
Paris exposition. more than any other
foreign country.
l7-Prince Won Hohenlohe resigns chan
cellorship of Germany; Won Buelow
named to succeed him.
lg-lOrd CurZOn says famine has caused
100000 deaths in India.
Nov. Sir ChaS. Topper defeated in
Canadian election; liberals overwhelm-
ingly successful.
l2-Paris exposition closed.
9-Typhoon at Tourane, Japan; 1850 lives
lost.
Dec. Pres. Diaz of Mexico i~naugurated
for sixth time.
Flood in river Tiber causes $500. 900
loss in Rome.
Russian conSuls in Turkey report kill
ing of hundreds of Armenians daily.
THE WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL.
Jan. Gen. French takes Colesburg.
l0-RobcrtS and Kitchener land at Cape
Town.
l2-Gen. Butler begins second attempt to
relieve Ladysmith.
2i-Gen. Warren captures Spion kop....
Gen. WOOdSate killed.
26-Spion kop abandoned.
Feb. 9-Builer checked in third attempt
TO relieve L~aGysmith: La lost in the
three advances.
15-Gen. French enters Kimberley.
21-Cronje with 1900 men surrcnGsrs at
PaardeberE.
2N-ltGySmith relieved.
Mar. B-salisbury rejects peace overtures
of Beers.
l.. pnhor.c apt.rc ploorr,D,a;n S+.r,
moves capital to krocnStadt.
Seen. Joubert dies in Pretoria.
Apr. 6-Boers capture FIVE companies Brit
ish troops near B~loemfontein.
I6-Battlc OF MeerkatSfontein: British
lose $40 killed and wounded and so are
taken prisoners.
25-Boers GTIven from Wepener.
May 6-Sevcre lighting along Vet river.
l2-RobertS occupies kroonstadt without
opposition.
1S-lIafeking relieved, ending siege of ZIG
days.
21-British enter Johannesburg.
Jun 3-kruger shifts seat Of government
from Pretoria TO ~LydenburS.
@RoDertS takes Pretoria battalion OF
Irish yeomanry captured by Beers in
Orange Free State.
u-Boers capture 6DD British at Roodeval
....Boer capital at Machaiodorp.
Jul 23-De Wet captures British supply
train and 100 iIighlandcrs.
30-Cien. Prinsloo with 5000 Beers sur
renders Internationally at Four;esburg.
Aug. l-Commandants Rouse. Fontenel.
Dcploy. Potgrieter and JOubert with
their troops surrender to English.
2T-Roberts reports capture of Gen. Oh
ivicr. a BOer leader.
Sept. 3-ROberts proclaims Transvaal
British territory
1~-Lydenburg captured by British.
l0-Buller inflicts heavy loss on Beers at
Spitz kop.
Oct. 7-Roberts reports 5000 British pris-
onerS to have been taken from Beers.
19-kruger embarks at Lorenzo Marques
on Dutch cruiser. sailing for Holland.
Renewed Boer activity in southern
part of Orange River Colony.
Nov. 9-British defeat De Wet. taking
100 prisoners.
25-Pres. Loubet welcomes Kruger to
Paris.
29-British 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. German emperor announces in
ability to receive Kruger.
l1-BritiSh parliament votes $50, 900. 900 TO
continue war.
I5-Boers take 12O British at Zastron....
De Wet captures and destroys immense
quantities of supplies and ammunition.
l9-Gen. Knox abandons pursuit of De Wet
and seeks to stem tide of Boer invasion
of Cape Colony and Natal.
2O-Boer invaders occupy Colesburg.