The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-12-30

ish diplomats In getting treaties with
China actually signed for the opening
of certain Manchurian ports to world
trade. These would have to be recog-
nized by Russia in event of her con
quest of Manchuria. Japan and
China have come closer In view of their
common danger, - Boxer uprising
was suppressed Japanese Ian
guage was adopted in the Chinese uni.
versitics. Nevertheless the Chinese
government reacted against the reform
element, whose editors were punished.
The philippines enjoyed an era
OF comparative peace and commercial
growth with only sporadic lighting by
ladrones and Moros. Z" . Thirty years
war in Sumatra ended with Dutch'con.
quest.
THE NEAR EAST has been the
plague spot Of the year. chamber OF
horrors that hangs heavy on the con.
science of Europe and of all Chrlsten.
dom. Whatever the technical merits
of the Macedonian controversy. the re.
volt OF the Christian inhabitants was
checked with such horde of murder.
Gus Turkish fiends as to cause even
currents of Russian and Austrian dlplo
macy hasten TO stay the sultan's hand,
Unwillingly he has at last accepted vlr
tual Russo. Austrian sovereignty of his
rebellious vilayets. The disorder
at Beirut and the reported killing Of the
American consul, Magelssen, brought
American warships into Turkish wa
tiers with salutary results. Bull
garia checked her anti-Turkish sent.
ments for the time, having appealed to
the powers in vain. Servia went
clear to the foot of the class by her
popular acceptance of the army's de.
liberate murder, June TO- of King Alex.
ander and Queen Draga and substitu.
ton of King Peter on her blood stained
throne a month later. 4" d" The Austro.
Hungarian union continued to hang by
q thread.
GERMANY'S monarchlcal institu.
lions suffered shock in the electoral
success of the Social Democrats, who
polled vote of 100000 and gained
many seats in the rcichsng. . The
oB'ldNiph VII lht hulNtl llllbuN "u5
believed TO be for inciplent cancer and
to endanGcr his life and reign.
The fatherland has suffered an acute
Industrial depression.
FRANCE pursued undeviatingly her
republican programme against the gov
eminent authorization of the religion,
orders and schools. causing sharI
| g
arntiOn Of church and state. Dis
ciplined Morocco. Tried and con
victed the IIumbert swindlcrs. =
Reopencd Drcyfus case.
ITALY AND GREECE experienced
no decisive political changes other thar
the growth of socialism among labor
ing classes.
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL encounter
ed serious revolutionary outbreaks ant
labor disturbances Nillader succeeded
Silvela as Spanish premier.
LATIN AMERICAS story. omittinl
the inconsequent rebelions, has jus
four important chapters. Vene
zuela went into international bank
ruptcy by defying the wurship. backed
collectors of three European creditor
nations-Germany, England and Italy
These pounced down on Castro ant
blockaded his rocky coast until he go
the American minister, Bowen. to hell
him fix up the special arbitration
courts and to get the preferential treat
ment decided at The Hague court. Re
suit was scaling down of claims from
500, 100000 TO $2,000,O00, while Castr'
captured Bolivar and crushed the re
bellion. Brazil and Bolivia com
promised their dispute over the rubbe
forests of Acre by giving title to TIN
former on condition of the latter's hav
ing outlet to Atlantic by river and rail
49, Santo Domingo went through tn
fire and sword melodrama twice, frs
bowling to General Wos y Gil in Apr
and seven months later being battere'
into submission to former rulers, Nc
raes, Jiminez and VasqueZ. CO
lombia, through her failure to NEE
the American canal proposition hal
way, lost the whole pudding In tn
opera bouffe revolution of Panama ur
der the guns of Uncle Sans ships
making live issue as the old yea
goes to press. Cuba accepte
American reciprocity. Mexic
paid the pious claim. Chile an
Argentina were peaceful and prosper
Gus.
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