The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-01-11
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Jan. moroccan army captured Zinat.
Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow
ers fled to mountains.
6CChinese trading quarter of hancock
devastated by fire; loss about IS, 600. GOO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., shah of Persia, died
11-Tidai 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.
1S-Rear-Admiral Davis landed force of
American marines at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, to which Gov. Swettenham objected;
! Davis promptly sailed away.
21-British officials virtually apologized
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
22-Tidal wave in Dutch East Indies en-
quilted Island of Simalu. drowning $500
persons....Two more earthquake shocks
felt at Kingston.
2~S-Explosions of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed 14S miners.
III. l.: +. Lagercrantz appointed min
lister of Sweden to United States.
Feb. british steamer Clavering went
ashore near Hartlepool. England; %
of crew drowned
SIS. a. AlexandrovSky, governor of Pen
"a, Russia, assassinated.
16tCookton, North Australia, destroyed
by hurricane; damage Of $1,000, 600
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
rife gale; 12S persons rowned
Mar. 4Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica, re
signed post. Eighty-five persons buried
by landslide in Algeria.
aEnglish house of commons defeated
woman's suffrage BILL
I'm. Petkoff, premier of Bulgaria, assas-
sinated at Sofia.
12-Powder magazines or 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 fed in boat.
AN. PObiedonostSef, ex-procurator-gen-
eral of holy synod. died at st. Peters
2sNPeasants and troops fought in Alex
andria W~aliachia; 0 men killed and
Apr. S~Strikers at LODI, Russia, killed
ten workmen for attempting to resume
11-Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Gro
mer as plenipotentiary of Great Britain
to Egypt, who resigned Floods in
Turkey caused death of 200.
1~2-Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took
refuge on American cruiser.
16-At least five important towns in Mex
leo destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
24ETreaty or peace between nicaragua
and Salvador signed at Amapla.
May Terrific hurricane causes loss Of
millions of dollars and death Of several
persons at Campeche.
6-About $500 Turkish troops practically
an~nihilated in battle with rebels in
Province of Yemen Turkish Arabia.
9EHeir to throne of Spain born to Queen
Victoria, at Madrid.
11-Ninety miners lost lives In fire in
copper mine at Velardena, Mexico.
17-Cossacks killed q innocent men at
LODI, Russia, in connection with a rob-
Jun. i5-Russian douma dissolved by car
and elections for new parliament or
dered.. First session of The Hague
peace conference held.
27-By burning of native theater in Hong
Kong 500 Chinese persisted.
Jul. 15-Attempt made. to assassinate
President Failieres OF France; latter
1sUGen. Aiikhanof, ex-governor-general
of Tifis. and two others blown to
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in
which they were riding. at Alexandra
1spWEmperor of corea decided to abdicate
Aug iNAbout 100 men killed and wounded
in revolt of Corean troops enraged at
decree disbanding them, when they at
tack Japanese in Seoul.
s-Moorish troops repulsed with heavy
loss in two desperate attempts to rush
French camp outside Cassablancz and
invade city.
N-Col. Ivanhoff. governor Of viborg prison.
ated by bomb in st. Petersburg.
Sep. striking dock laborers OF Ant
werp burned lumber yard and waso-
houses: less estimated tleo0.ooo.