Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
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Jan. 5-Moroccan army captured Zinat,
Raisuls stronghold, and he and follow
erS fled to mountains.
6-ChineSe trading quarter of Banccck
devastated by fire; loss about So 600, 900.
S-Muzaffar- Ed-Din, shah of Persia, died
at Teheran.
11-Tidal wave devastated some of Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
sons persisted.
stroyed Kingston, jamaica; over 1000
persons killed and injured. .Typhoon
swept islands of Samar and Leyte,
Philippines; 100 lives lost.
-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 1900
persons.
2S-EXplosions of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed las miners.
II l.. F. Lagercrantz appointed min
lister of Sweden to United States
Feb. british steamer CIavering went
of crew drowned.
SIS. "A. AleXandroySky, governor of Pen
"a, Russia, assaSsinated
l6-Cookton. North Australia, destroyed
by hurr Rs;Tisb damage Of 5000 coo
in collision near Cardiff. Wales; IA per-
sons drowned; Governor of port of
21-Mail steamer Berlin from England
wrecked off Hook of Holland in ter
rifle gale; l2S persons drowned.
Mar. 4Gov. 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 Petkof, premier of Bulgaria assas-
sinated at Sofia.
R-Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 1903
blue5ackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
r mt q nrff ID,
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
A-M. Professionalism. ex-procurator-g gen.
eral of holy synod, died at st. Peters
Apr. 6-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.
! 12-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
| 2+Treaty of peace between Nicara qua
and Salvador signed at Amapla.
May 1-Terrific hurricane causes loss of
| millions of dollars and death of several
| persons at Campeehe.
| 6-About $500 Turkish troops practically
| IN DdLIle with rebels in
| Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia
| 9-Heir to throne of Spain born to Queen
Victoria. at Madrid.
| 1l-Ninety miners lost lives in fire in
copper mine at Velardena. Mexico.
| 17-Cossacks killed q innocent men at
| LodZ. Russia, in connection with a rob-
berry.
| Jun l5-Russian douma dissolved by czar
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-Atten1pt made to assassinate
President Fallieres of France; latter
| 1s-Gen Alikhanoff. x-governor-general
of Tiflis. 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 abdicats
Aug. i-About 100 men killed and wounded
/ in revolt of Corean troops enraged al
decree disbanding them. when they at.
| tack Japanese in Seoul.
| 6Cassablanca- Morocco, bombarded by
| French cruisers.
sEMoorish troops repulsed with heavy
loss in two desperate attempts to rush
French camp outside Cassablanca and
H-CoI Ivanhoff, governor Of viborg prison
and vicious foe of terrorists. assassin.
ated be bomb in 81. Petersburg
Sep. EStrikingk dock laborers of Ant.
werp burned lumber yard and ware.
houses: loss estimated $l.ooo. 00V.