Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-09
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Jan. 5--Moroccan army captured zinat.
Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow
erS fled to mountains
IChnese trading quarter Of Bancock
devastated by fire; loss about So, coo, 600
S-Muza far Ed-Din shah of Persia, died
at Teheran.
11-Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
15-Earthquake followed by fire partly de-
stroyed Kingston, jamaica; over 1000
swept islands of Samar and Leyte
Philippines; 100 lives lost
lS-Rear- Admiral Davis landed force of
American marines at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, to which Gov. Swettenham objected; :;
Davis promptly sailed away.
2l-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 1900
persons.
2S-Explosons of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia killed 14S miners.
III. l.. +. LagercrantZ appointed min
ister o. Sweden to United States.
Feb: british steamer Clavering went
ashore near HartlepooI, England 29
of crew drowned.
SIS. A. Alexandrovsky. governor of Pen
:, "a, Russia. assassnated.
l6-Cookton. North Australia, destroyed
by hurricane; damage Of $1,000, 900
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
rifiC 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 a Sofia.
l2-Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; lO3
bluejackets and officers killed and
Mar. 19-Count Lamsdorff. former Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs. died at
San Raemo.
2-Nicaraguan forces captured strongly
fortified Honduran town of Choluteca
and President Bonilla fled in boat.
A-M. Pobiedonostseff. -procurator-gen-
eral of holy synod, died at st. Peters
Apr 6-Strixers 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.
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
o4-Treaty of peace between Nicaragua
and Salvador signed at Amapla
May 1-Terrific hurricane causes loss of
millions of dollars and death of several
persons at Campeche.
G-About $500 Turkish troops practically
annihilated in battle with rebels in
Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia
9-Heir to throne of Spain born to Queen
Victoria. at Madrid.
11-Ninety miners lost lives in fire in
copper mine at VeIardena, Mexico
17-Cossacks killed 81 innocent men at
Lodz. Russia, in connection with a rob-
berry
Jun. 15-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 800 Chinese perished
Jul. l5-Attempt made to assassinate
President Falieres of France; latter
uninjured.
1G-Gen Alikhanoff, x-governor-general
of Tifis. and two Others blown 10
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in
which they were riding, at Alexandra
pol. Russia.
Emperor of Corea decided to abdicate
throne.
Aug. About 100 men killed and wounded
in revolt of Corean troops enraged at
decree disbanding them. when they al
tack japanese in Seoul.
6-Cassablanca. Morocco, bombarded by
French cruisers,
9-Moorish troops repulsed with heavy
loss in two desperate attempts to rush
French camp outside Cassablanca and
invade city.
27-Col. Ivanhof, governor of Viborg prison
and vicious foe of terrorists assassin
ated by bomb in 81. Petersburg.
Sep. 4-Striking dock laborers OF Ant
wcrp burned lumber yard and ware
houses loss estimated Sl0OO,00U