Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-12-27

- and Personal ltems-Loss
Life and Property by Accidents,
shipwrecks, Storms and Confia-
grations-A Chronological Review.
ut was predicted that the year 1907
Eould be one of widespread disaster
Ia America. Early in the year the is
land of Jamaica was visited by an
Earthquake which nearly destroyed the
business portion of Kingston. y sec
Ind quake visited the island in June.
Ehile was also visited in June by Sc
6ere shocks. Calabria province, Italy,
lceue of frequent quakes. was again
fhaken in October a disturbance near
" simultaneous with one in Russian
Eurkestan. where $1,000 lives were lost
by shocks which destroyed the town
If Karatagh.
Notable fires of the year were the
onfiagration at San Francisco in
April. the Cincinnati fire of Aug. %
nd one the same day in Pittsburg.
he losses in these fires aggregated
100000. Springfield Mass; Amster
lam, y. Y: Lancaster. Pa; Youngs-
own. O., and Harrisburg. Pa, also
uttered heavily from flames. The
ollapse of the cantalever bridge at
quebec. resulting in the death Of
ighty-four workmen. was among the
alamities of the year. Many distress
lg mining accidents occurred in Amer
"A and Europe. The chief strike of
lie year was that of the telegraphers,
,hich began in August, but did not
eriousy affect business.
The second peace conference at The
Hague was one of the events of 1907
rhe final act of he congress before
adjournment in October was re
,apitulation of the thirteen conven-
ions actually agreed upon by that
ody. none of which is binding except
pom such powers as sign them before
he last day of June, 1908. or these
inventions nine refer exclusively to
arfare. three deal with the immed-
re circumstances of war. and only one
rs to do with the direct prevention or
condition of war. The list appears as
blows
First.-The peaceful regulation of in
irrational conflicts.
tSecond.-Providing for an interna-
. onal prize court
Third.-Regulating the rights and du-
es of neutrals on land.
Notwithstanding the rights and
1lties of neutrals at sea.
IEffth tIo l,,-ipu nf e,,I
inc mines.
Sixth.-The bombardment of towns
ON the sea.
Seventh.-The matter of the colec-
IN of contractual debts.
IEighth.-The transformation of mer-
lantmen into warships.
Ninth.-The treatment of captured
-ews.
Tenth.-The inviolabllity of fishing
oats.
IEleventh.-Th inviOlabiity of the
l)stal service.
Twelfth.-The application Of the Ge-
IVA convention and the Red Cross TO
warfare
Thirteenth laws and customs
@gulating land warfare.
Two wars disturbed the peace Of ma
FMS, but were of brief duration. Trou-
began in Morocco in March, when
French troops occupied the Moroc-
town of Oudja. Casablanca was
lacked by Moors in July, and after
overal conflicts between French and
)anish ships and native land troops,
which cavalry figured largely, the
1oors accepted terms of peace offered
~ France in September. In February
honduras declared war on Nicaragua,
nd in April the Nicaraguans ended
lie strife as victors, no severe battle
king place.
In July the emperor of Korea abdi-
,ated in favor of the crown prince. and
Japan assumed full control OF Korean
nairs. Russia was disturbed by nu.
nerous assassinations of prominent of
icials, among them a chief of police at
T. Petersburg. The car dissolved the
'cond douma in June for insubordi-
ltion, and a third douma elected 10
-operate with the ministry convened
a November. Considerable war talk
resulted from the authorization of the