The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09


essstst =, the aspiration of the
= 80 middle classes for a
n.y. -. share iu the govern
~ ~ mcut This powerful uu-
~ 81 ! I'd dcrcUrrent must have
Impressed the car. so
'fh'' M'i+hs that when the popular
hatred % the reactiOnary minister DE
Plclvr eliminated iu his assassination
July y man Of broad aud liberal
tendencies Prince Svietopolk Mirsky,
was called - the vacant place Sept S
The ncN minister had but given the
lemstvo men the privilege 81 public
meeting ~ It. Petersburg when they
took the bits In their teeth by making
Il revolutionary programme for "a repre-
sentative form OF government. Many
popular uprisings were repressed with
a ruthless hand. The one bright spot
In the year for the car was the birth
Of a male heir Aug. II. after which the
knout was abolished and amnesty
granted to political offenders.
GREAT BRlTAiN'S only new moves
OF international consequence were the
/ disciplinary expedition OF Colonel
| Iounghusband 10 the forbidden Tibet.
an capital. Lassa, and the negotla ton
| OF arbitration treaties with France.
Germany, America and Portugal IT.
bets resistance ceased after her defeat
az Gyangtse. and the terms made
amounted TO a virtual British protect
crate besides indemnity. Mr. Bal
four's ministry hung on with wonder
full tenacity in the face OF Chamber.
lain's protective tariff campaign for the
colonies, and big deficit was met by
tea and tobacco taxes.
( CANADA projected great transcon-
tinental railway system, and her cleo
tions sustained Laurier and the Liber
ais with increased majorities Earl
Grey was named governor general 10
succeed Lord Mimic.
AUSTRALIANS new federation came
lnder the sway Of the Labor party. with
Watson as premier but the Watson
cabinet was succeeded oct. by a
coalition Of free traders and protection
lists. labor obstruCting legislation.
+ FRANCE, led by Premier Combcs
and his Republican Socialist coalition,
llgious teaching April >, broke off all
relations with the Vatican July 80. and
ended with the denunciation of the con
cordat oct %, after the two rccalci-
trant bishops went TO Rome Foreign
Minister DclCGssc was credited with
three striking achievements, the treaty
which meant the virtual absorption Of
/ Siam, the treaty settling al disputes
with England and the reciprocal labor
convention with Italy.
ITALY scethcd in a Socialistic fer
ment eliminating In general strikes
sept lG suppressed by military force
In the subsequent election the Socialist
/ gains were Offset by the participation
of the clerics, the pope not objectlng.
f with the result that the Conservatives
retained power The king and queen
were rejoiced by the birth Of male
heir Sept II, chriStened Humbert Of
Piedmont
b GERMANY coquctted with war trou.
/ bled Russia by taking big loans and
concluding Il commercial treaty July 2S
/ A big deficit was due in part TO the
suppressing of the revolt in southwest
| Africa. The kaiser was attacked by Il
/ throat disease resembling cancer
/ AFRlcA'S various political divisions
wore not materially altered by the
competing powers. In Cape Colony Dr
jameson succeeded Sprlgg as premier
| The Transvaal under British guidance
cured its labor famine by admitting
200 600 Chinese coolies Lord Miner
/ resigned. First German and then Por-
/ tugueSe colonies In the southwest We're
p"ralyzed by native uprisings, still in
progress. Despite the missionary out.
cry about slave horrors In the Kongo.
/ Belgium's sway was unchecked. Abys.
| synla came into closer trade relations
with America by treaty British rule
/ In SOmalllaud was unquestioned after
the battle Of Jan. II, In which loo
dervishes fell. MorOcco's condition, bor-
! dering on anarchy, came 10 the atten.
/ ton of the civilized world In connec.
ton with the kidnapping OF Mr.. Perdica.
/ ria, The American citizen, and his Brit
! ish nephew Narley by the trbesman
/ Raisul! May "a; released by the sui
tan's compliance with Raisurs de.
mands under American and British
pressure.
| LATIN AMERICAS event Of greatest
/ Interest 20 us was the erection and sue.
! cessful operation Of the republican gov
ernment OF Panama under President
| Amador, who was elected Feb 49, and
/ the beginning OF surveys for the Pana-
ma canal. Colombia acquiesced In the
loss OF Panama and chose General
! Reyes president. Venezuea's congress
/ gave President Castro n years dicta-
torship, and he bGsan tdamage suits
against the American asphalt trust for
| causing revolution. Nicaragua gave up
/ the turtle fisheries TO England. Peru
and Brazil agreed to arbltrate Acre dis.
/ pute, Unsuccessful rebellons occurred
In Uruguay, Brazil. Haiti and Santo