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Jan. 5-Moroccan army captured Zinat.
Rasuli's stronghold and he and follow
ers fled to mountains.
6-Chinese trading quarter, OF hancock
devastated by fire; loss about $4,000, 600.
SSMuzaffar- Din, shah OF Persia. died
at Teheran.
ll-Tidal wave devastated some OF Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
sons persisted.
l5-Earthquake followed by fire partly de-
stroyed Kingston, jamaica; over LOCO
persons. Killed and injured. =; Typhoon
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
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
Admiral Davis.
22-Tidal wave In Dutch East Indies en-
quilted Island Of Simalu, drowning 1900
2S~ExpIosion. of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck. Prussia, killed las miners.
H l.. +. Lagercrantz appointed min
lister of Sweden to United States.
Feb. british steamer Clavering went
ashore near Hartlepool England; %
SIS. A. AleXandrovsky, governor OF Pen
"a, Russia. assassinated.
16-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.
2l-Maii steamer Berlin from England
wrecked of 10 Hook oSl.o OF Holland in ter
Mar 4.Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica. re-
signed post r.. Eighty-five persons buried
by landslide in Algeria.
SEnglish house of commons defeated
woman's suffrage bill
I'm. Petkor, premier OF Bulgaria. assas-
sinated at Sofia
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 1903
buejackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. l9-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 Pobiedonostseff. exprocurator-gen
eral OF holy synod. died at st. Peters
Apr. S-Strikers at Lodz, Russia killed
ten workmen for attempting to resume
ll-Sr 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.
ls-At least five important towns In Mex
leo destroyed and scores killed by
2GTreaty Of peace between Nicaragua
and Salvador signed at Amapla.
May Terrific hurricane causes loss OF
millions of dollars and death Of several
persons at Campeche.
6-About $500 Turkish troops practically
annihlated In battle with rebels in
Province Of Yemen. Turkish Arabia.
9-Heir to throne OF Spain born to Queen
Victoria. at Madrid.
ll-Nnety miners lost lives In fire in
copper mine at Velardena. Mexico.
17-Cossacks killed q innocent men at
Lodz, Russia. in connection with rob-
Jun. i5-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 500 Chinese persisted.
President Fallieres OF France; latter
16-Gen. Alikhanoff. x-governor-general
Of Tihis, 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
Aug un,o i@About 100 men killed and wounded
in revolt of Corean troops enraged at
decree disbandng them, when they at
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. Ivanhoff. governor Of Viborg prison.
and vicious foe of terrorists. assassin
ated by bomb in st. Petersburg.
Sep. 4 Striking dock laborers OF Ant
houses; loss estimated 100000.