The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-01
The Chief Events of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
Contemporary History of the
World In Paragraphs.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.

Political Affairs, miscellaneous,
Sporting and Pe~,onal Items-Loss
of Life and Pro- erty by Accidents,
ShipwreckS, Storms and Confla-
grations-A Chronological Review.
1t was prtdH Il that the year 1907
would be one # widespread disaster
in America. Early in the year the is
land of Jamaica was visited by an
earthquake which nearly destroyed the
business PARTON Of Kingston. \ sec
ond quake .sited the island in June
Chile WAS SO visited in June by Sc
we're shocks. Calabria province, Italy,
scene OF .reQuent cuakes, was again
shaken in october. !; disturbance near.
ly Simultaneous with one in Russian
Turkestau, where 1900 lives were lost
by shocks which destroyed the town
of Karatagh.
Notable fires Of the year were the
contlagration at San Francisco in
April, the Cincinnati fire of Aug %
and one the same day in Pittsburg
The losses in these fires aggregated
$5,OOO,OOO. Springfield, Mass; Amster-
dam, N. Y; Lancaster, Pa; Youngs-
town, O., and Harrisburg, Pa, also.
suffered heavily from flames The
collapse Of the cantalever bridge at
Quebec, resulting ii the death of
eighty-four wOrkmen. was among the
calamties Of the year Many distress
ing mining accidents occurred in Amer
lea and Europe. The chief strike of
the year was that II the telegraphers,
which began in August, but did not
seriously affect business.
The second peace conference at The
Hague was one OF the events Of 1907
The final act Of the congress before
adjournment in October was re-
capitulation Of th4 thirteen cOnven-
lions actually agreed upon by that
body, none Of which is binding except
upon such powers as sign them before
the last day Of Jme, 1908. Of these
conventions nine refer exclusively to
warfare, three deal with the immedi-
ate circumstances of war, and only one
has to do with the direct prevention or
prohibition of WAL. The list appears as
follows:
First.-The peaceful regulation of in
ternational conflicts.
Second.-Providing for an interna-
tional prize court.
Third.-Reguiating the rights and du
ties of neutrals on land
Notwithstanding the rights and
duties Of neutrals at sea.
Fifth.-Coveriug the laying of sub
marine mines.
Sixth.-The bcmbardment of towns
from the sea.
Seventh.-The matter Of the collec-
ton Of contractual debts.
Eighth.-The transformation of mer-
chantmen into warships.
Ninth.-The treatment of captured
crews.
Tenth.-The inviolability Of fishing
boats.
Eeventh.-The invioability of the
postal service.
Twelfth.-The application of the &C.
neva convention and the Red Cross to
sea warfare.
Thirteenth.--The laws and customs
regulating land warfare.
Two wars disturbed the peace Of ma
lions, but were of brief duration. Trou-
BILE began in Morocco in March, when
the French troops occupied the Moroc-
can town OF Oudja. Casablanca was
attacked by Moors in July, and after
several conflicts between French and
Spanish ships and native land troops.
in which cavalry figured largely, the
Moors accepted terms Of peace offered
by France in September In February
Honduras declared war on Nicaraeua
and in April the Nicaraguans ended
the strife as victors, no severe battle
taking place.
In July the emperor of Korea abdi-
Gated In favor Of the crown prince, and
Japan assumed full control of Korean
affairs Russia was disturbed by nu-
merouS a3sassinatiOns Of prominent Of
ficials, among them chief of police at
st. Petersburg. The car dissolved the
seconh ouma in June for insubordi-
natoh md a third douma elected to
COOP e with the ministry convened
IN NOV mber. Considerable war talk
resuite from the authorization of the
d1spatr ing Of a fleet Of United States
WarshiI S from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, especially in view of the anti
japanese feeling shown in San Fran
cisco early in the year. In spite Of
the rulnOred hostility of the mikado's
subjects toward this country, our secre-
tary OF war was Hospitality received bv
Japanese ofticialdom on his visit to TO-
kyo While in the far east Secretary
Taft maugurated the first PhilipDine
assembly.
Several notable balloon flights were
mao" during the year, the Marconi sys-
te'" Of wireless service across the At
la"'c opened for commercial traffic,
H. steam turbine was demonstrated a
."cess for ocean travel, the three hun
'ir"dth anniversary of the landing of
English settlers at Jamestown, Va,