The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-02
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Jan. 5-Moroccan army captured Zinat.
Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow
erS fled to mountains.
6-Chinese trading quarter or hancock
devastated by fire; loss about $1,000 900.
S-Muzaffar- Ed-Din, shah of Persia, died
at Teheran.
ll-Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per
l5-Earthquake followed by fire partly de-
stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over 1000
persons killed and injured. .Typhoon
swept islands of Samar and Leyte,
Philippines; 100 lives lost.
-Rear-Admiral Davis landed force of
American marines at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, to which Gov. Swettenham objected;
Davis. promptly sailed away.
81 British officials virtually apologized
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
Admiral Davis.
quilted Island of Simalu, drowning $500
persons.
2S-Explosions of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed las miners.
III. l.. f. L4agercrantz appointed min
lister of Sweden to United States.
Feb british steamer Clavering went
ashore near Hartlepool, England; 20
of crew drowned.
SIS. A. AleXandrovsky, governor of Pen
"a, Russia, assassinated.
l6-Cookton, North Australia, destroyed
by hurricane; damage Of $2,OOO,oCSO
caused. British steamer Orlando sank
in collision near Cardiff, Wales; IA per-
sons drowned. >. Governor of port of
Baku murdered.
wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter
rife gale: l28 persons drowned.
Mar. 4-Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica. re-
signed post. .Eighty-five persons buried
by landslide in Algeria.
S-English house of commons defeated
woman'S suffrage bill.
I'm. Petkoff, premier of Bulgaria. assas-
,oPowdar muFazines on hoard Froncb
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 1903
bluejackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. 19-Count Lamsdorff, former Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs died at
San llaemo.
22--Nicaraguan forces captured strongly
fortified Honduran town of Choluteca
and President Bonilla fled in boat
24-M. Pobiedonostseff, -procurator-gen
eral of holy synod, died at st. Peters
burg.
26-Peasants and troops fought in Alex
andria Walachia; Gu men killed and
300 wounded.
Apr. G-StrlKers at Lodz, Russia, killed
ten wOrkmen for attempting to resume
11r-Sir ,Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cro-
mcr as plenipotentiary Of Great Britain
to Egypt, who resigned, Floods in
Turkey caused death of 300.
l2-Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonila took
refuge on America" cruiser,
l3--hlnSSlOI, JdIlldlCd, experienced an
other earthquake shock, which did
great damage.
16-At, least five important towns in Mex
leo destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
May 1-.Terrifc hurricane causes loss of
millions of dollars and death Of several
| persons a Campeche.
| 3-Explosion of gunpowder magazine at
Canton, China, causes heavy loss of life
and great damage to property.
6-About G.500 Turkish troops practically
annihilated HrI in battle , With tn rebels @ in
! 9-Heir to throne OF Spain born to Queen
| Victoria, at Madrid.
11-Ninety miners lost lives in fire in
copper mine at Velardena, Mexico.
l7-Cossacks killed q innocent men at
Lodz. Russia. in connection with d rob-
2O~Foilowing assassination Of three DO
] lice officials, serious rioting occurred
at Odessa, Russia. Hundreds of people
! injured by Black Hundred who ran
wild through streets.
| Jun. l5-Russian douma dissolved by czar
! and elections for new parliament or
dered. First session of The Hague
peace conference held.
! 27-By burning. OF native theater in Nons
| Jul 15-Attempt made 10 assassinate
President Fallieres of France. latter
1suGen. Aiikhanoff, ex-governor general
of Tifis and two others blown tC
nieces by bomb hurled at carriage ir
which they were riding, at Alexandra
| pol, Russia
1SE Emperor of Corea decided to abdicatt
| throne.
| 19-Many killed and wounded in a clas,
between Corean and Japanese troops Al
| Seoul.
22-Explosion in Japanese colliery caused
| death of about 400 miners.
| Aug l-About 100 men killed and wounded
| in revolt of Corean troops enraged al
decree dlsbanding them. when they at
tack Japanese In Seoul.