The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-09
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Jan. 5--Moroccan army captured zlnat.
Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow
ers fed to mountains.
6-Chinese trading quarter OF Baneoek
devastated by fire; loss about 50. 900.
S-Muzaffar- Ed-Din. shah OF Persia. died
at Teheran.
1l-Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian islands: hundreds OF per-
sons persisted.
IS 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.
American marines at Kingston. Jamal-
ca, to which Gov Swettenham objected .
Davis promptly sailed away
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
Admiral Davis.
22-Tidal wave in Dutch East Indies en-
quilted Island of Slmalu. drowning 1900
persons.
xpiosion. of fire damp In mine near
Saarbrueck. Prussia, killed l4S miners.
III l.. +. Lagercrantz appointed min
lister OF Sweden to United States.
Feb. british steamer Claverng went
ashore near Hartlepool. England; %
SIS. a. Aiexandrovssy. governor of PEN
"a. Russia, assassinated.
by hurricane damage OF 5000. 900
caused. -. British steamer Orlando sank
in collision near Cardiff. Wales: IA per-
sons drowned. Governor of port of
Baku murdered.
2i-Mail steamer Berlin from England
wrecked off Hook of Holland In ter
rifle gale: l2S 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-
sinated at Sofia.
l2-Powder magazines ON board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon: 1903
bluejackets and officers killed and
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,
an PobledonostSen eN-procuratorrgen-
eral OF holy synod. died at st. Peters
Apr 6-striKers at LODI, Russia, killed
ten .workmen for attempting TO resume
1l-Sr Eldon Gorst succeeded I'd Gro
mer as plenpotentiary OF Grea Britain
TO Egypt. who resigned; Floods in
Turkey caused death of 200.
l2-Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took
refuge on American cruiser
l6-At least five important towns in Mex
leo DESTROYED and scores killed by
earthquake.
24-Treaty of peace between Nicaragua
and Salvador signed at Amapla.
May Terrific hurricane causes loss OF
millions of dollars and death OF several
6-About $500 Turkish troops practically
annlhilated in battle with rebels in
Province Of Yemen; Turkish Arabia.
Victoria. at Madrid.
1i-Nnety miners lost lives in Are in
copper mine at Velardena Mexico
l7-Cossacks killed Fl innocent men at
Lodz, Russia, in connection with a rob-
berry.
Jun. l5-Russlan douma dissolved by czar
and elections for nav parliament or
dered. First session of The Hague
peace conference held.
27-By burning OF native theater in Hong
Kong 500 Chinese persisted
Jul. i5-Attempt made to assassinate
President Fallieres OF France; latter
uninjured.
l6-Gen. Allkhanon. ex-governor general
OF Tnls, and two others blown to
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in
which they were riding. at Alexandra
pol. Russia.
ls-Emperor OF Corea decided to abdIcate
throne.
in revolt of Corean troops enraged at
decree dlsbandlng them. when they at
tack Japanese In Seoul
6-Cassablanca, Morocco. bombarded nv
French cruisers.
9-Moorish troops repulsed with heavy
loss In two desperate attempts to rush
French camp outside cassablanca and
invade city.
2,-Col Ivanhor. governor OF Viborg prison
and vicious foe OF terrorists, assassin
ated by bomb In 81 Petersburg.
Sep. a. Striking dock laborers OF Ant
weTp burned lumber yard and ware
houses loss estimated Sl.0Oo.0ou.