Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-02

Jan. 5-7Moroccan army captured Zinat,
Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow
ers fled to mountains.
6-ChineSe trading quarter OF hancock
devastated by fire; loss about SO, 000, 900.
S-Muzaffar-Ed-Din, shall of Persia, died
at Teheran.
11-Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
sons persisted.
15-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.
18-Rear-Admiral Davis landed force of
American marines at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, to which Gov. S~wettenham objected;
Davis promptly sailed away.
21-British officials virtually apologized
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
Admiral Davis.
| 22-Tidal wave in Dutch East Indies en-
quilted Island of Simalu, drowning $500
persons.
2S-Explosions of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed 14S miners.
III. l.. F. Lagercrantz 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.
16-Cookton, North Australia, destroyed
caused. -. British steamer Orlando sank
in collision near Cardiff, Wales; IA per-
sons drowned. Governor Of port Of
Baku murdered.
21-Mail steamer Berlin from England
wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter
rifle gale; l2S persons drowned.
Mar. EGov. swettenham of Jamaica, re-
signed post. .Eighty-five persons buried
by landslide in Algeria.
8-English house of defeated
woman's suffrage bill.
I'm. Petkoff, premier of Bulgaria, assas-
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12-Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 103
bluejackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. 19-Count Lamsdorff,. former Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs, died at
San Raemo.
22-Nicaraguan forces captured strongly
fortified Honduran town of Choluteca
and President Bonilla fled in boat.
pm. P~obiedonostseff, ex-procurator-gen-
eral Of holy synod, died at st. Peters
burg.
26-Peasants and troops fought in Alex
andria. Wallachia; 60 men killed and
300 wounded.
Apr. 6-Strikers at LODI, Russia, killed
ten -workmen for attempting to resume
11-Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Gro.
mer as pl~enipotentiary of Great Britain
to Egypt, who resigned. ;. Floods ir
Turkey caused death of 200.
12-Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla tool
refuge on American cruiser.
~1s-Kingston, Jamaica. experienced an,
other earthquake s<Ock, which die
16-At least Ave important towns in Mex
leo destroyed and scores killed b,
earthquake.
May TERRIFIC hurricane causes loss o
millions of dollars and death of severa
persons at Canipeche.
3-EXplosion of gunpowder magazine q
Canton, China, causes heavy loss of If
sa aaS stes s'5o Sa TaTEis 70 FOODS PcSPert practtcall,
~annihilated, IN battle with rebels Ii
Province Of Yemen, Turkish Arabia.
9-Heir to throne Of Spain born to Queer
Victoria, at Madrid.
11-Ninety miners lost lives in fire ii
, copper mine at .Velardena, Mexico.
17-Cossacks killed 81 innocent men a
, Lodz, Russia, in connection with a rob
berry.
20-Following assassination of three DO
lice officials, serious rioting occurre,
at Odessa, Russia. Hundreds of peopl
injured by Black Hundred, who RAJ
Jun. 15-Russian douma dissolved by cza
and elections for new parliament OF
dered. -. First session. Of The Hagu
peace conference held.
27-By burning Of native theater in Hon
Kong 500 Chinese persisted.
(, Jul. f5-Attempt made to assassinat
! President Fallieres Of France; latte
: 16-Gen. Alikhanoff,
4 OF TiAis, n two Others blown I
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage /
i which they were riding, at Alexandra
. lsrrEmperor Of corea decided 70 abdicat
throne.
between Corean and Japanese troops {
I Seoul.
Y 22-Expl0sion in Japanese ~coiliery cause
death OF about 400 miners.
6 Aug, 1-About 100 men killed and wounde
In revolt of Corean troops enraRed /
2 decree disbanding them, when they a
tack Japanese In Seoul.