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Raisulis stronghold. and he and follow
ers fled to mountains.
6-Chlnese trading quarter of Bancocl
devastated by trei loss about 81, O0O, 900
Ed-Din, shah of Persia, diet
at Teheran.
11-Tidal wav devastated some of Dutch
East indian islands; hundreds of per
sons persisted.
15-Earthquake followed by fire partly de.
stroyed Kingston, jamaica; over LOO
persons killed and injured. .Typhoor
swept islands of Samar and Leyte,
Philippines; 100 lives lost.
OVERWHELMINGLY Davis landed force OF
American marines at Kingston, Jamai.
ca, to which Gov. Swettenham objected,
Davis promptly sailed away.
a-Brtish ataelaso tsft1lny apoIogized
for conduct Of Gov. Swettenham TOWARD
Admiral Davis.
22-!TidaI wave in Dutch East indies en-
quilted Island of Simalu, drowning l.5OC
persons.
2s-Expiosion. of fire damp in mine near
S~aarbrueck, Prussia, killed 14S miners.
iis sai d Of & swa Lasef to Tnite sPP statesl min
Feb. british steamer Clavering went
ashore near Hartlepool, England; %
OF crew drowned.
SIS. A. A~lexandrovsky, governor Of Pen
"a, Russia, assassinated.
16-Cookton. North Australia, destroyed
by hurricane; damage of 5000, 900
caused. i. 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; l2S persons drowned.
Mar. 4LGov. Swettenham Of Jamaica, re-
signed post. Eighty-fve persons buried
by landslide in Algeria.
S-English house of commons defeated
woman's suffrage bill.
I'm. Petkoff, premier Of Bulgaria, assas-
sinated at Sofia.
12-Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at T%oulon; 1903
~bluetackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. 1s-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.
AN. Po~biedonostseff, ex-procurator-gen-
eral of holy synod, died at ST. Peters
burg.
2s-Peasants and troops fought in Alex-
andria Wallachs; 80 men killed and
300 wounded.
Apr. 6-striKers at Lodz, Russia, killed
ten .workmen fcy attempting to resume
work.
EIdon Gorst succeeded Lord Gro
mer as plenipotentiary Of Great Britain
to Egypt, who resigned. 80. Floods In
Turkey caused death Of 200.
city OF Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took
refuge OF American cruiser.
Jamaica, experienced an
other earthquake shock. which did
great damage.
least Ave important towns In Mex
leo destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
May l-Terrifc hurricane causes loss OF
millions OF dollars and death OF several
persons at Campecbe.
s-~Explosion OF ~gunpowder magazine at
Canton. China, causes heavy loss Of life
n great damage to property.
$500 Turkish troops practically
annihilated in battle with rebels In
Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia.
Heir to throne q Spain born to Queen
lI-Ninety miners lost lives in fire in
copper mine at Veiardena, Mexico,
l7--Cossacks killed 81 innocent men at
Lodz, Russia, In connection with a rob-
assassination OF three DO
lice officials, serious rioting occurred
at Odessa, Russia. Hundreds of peopIe
injured by Black Hundred. who ran
Wild through streets.
Jun. 15-:Russian douma dissolved by car
and elections for new parliament or
dered.. /. First session of The Hague
peace conference held.
.7-By burning Of native theater in Hong
Kong 100 Chinese perished.
Jul. f5--Attempt made to assassinate
President Failieres Of France; latter
uninjured.
OF Tiffs, and two others blown to
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage In
which they were riding. at Alexandra
pol, Russia.
Is~Emperor Of corea decided to abdicats
killed and wounded in a clas,,
between Corean and Japanese troops al
Seoul.
2-Explosion in Japanese coliiery caused
death Of about 400 miners.
1-About 100 men killed and wounded
In revolt Of Corean troops enraged a
decree disbanding them, when they at
isck Japanese in Seoul.