Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-04
1908 IN HISTORY
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,ence Of Servia and Montenegro com
biDed to prevent an immediate out
break. Later Turkey began boycott
of Austrian goods, and all the Balkan
STATES prepared for war.
PORTUGAL.-The ferment Of Re-
xonhlicanism in the Portuguese mon
saTchy after long restraint found vent
In the assassination of King Carlos and
Grown Prince Luiz Feb. 1 while they
were riding in the streets of Lisbon.
The younger son, Manuel. who was
slightly wounded. succeeded to the
throne, and the hated Premier Franco
fled the country. Subsequent elections
showed the Conservatives still in q
large majority.
MOROCCO.-On Aug. "a the oft re
peated story of the defeat of Sultan
Abdul AZiz by the forces of the pre-
sender. Mulai Hafid, proved to be true.
and the latter demanded recognition
s>f the powers as the sultan. That was
where the German emperor made n
peck of trouble by recognizing IIafid
without consulting the nations in the
1
Jected, Spain seconded. and the kaiser
"'came down" Then they all bowed
20 Hafd together
PEHSIA.-The Radical first parlia-
nent at Tcheran under the constitu-
tiOn granted in 1907 was wiped out Of
existence in a bloody battle with the
shahs soldiers June %. 400 persons he
I, In, ho ,,tr flo ri ny,t
buildings battered down and some Of
the Radical leaders executed. The rev.
o'utionists captured ana held Tabriz.
JAPAN.-Thc Japanese government
gave the American fleet a wonderful
reception. the mikado and the presi
dent exchanging most cordial greetings
CHINA. - On Nov. - Emperor
Kwang Seu and the dowager empress,
WHO had been for a generation the
Yfal rrlcr Of China, died. Pu VI. the
infant son of Prince Chun. had been
designated as heir to the throne. and
the regency was seized by Prince Chun.
CENTRAL AMERICA lowered on
the verge Of war, but finally the issues
were laid before the new Central
American court Of justice, which was
set up May 90 at Carriage, Costa Rica,
with all the states represented.
VENEZUELA added Holland to the
vssY of t,er "don't speak" neighbors by
,saJ,ell1ng ihe Dutch minister for some
7nilscretiOn. and the Dutch We're hot
for coercion. They began war Dec. 10
by capturing the Venezuelan coast
fruard ship, Alix. Sleeper. the American
minister, finally broke off relations and
quit the country owing to the failure
of the Castro government responding
10 the Overtures from Washington as
to settlement Of claims. The Vene.
zrelan minister later was recalled
from Washington. President Castro
sailed for Europe the last of November.
CUBA rose to her new opportunity
with orderly elections in December.
-Iose Miguel Gomez, the Liberal leader,
Soeing chosen president.
HAITI was torn by two revolts. that
ced by juneau and Firmin in January
being crushed, but the second, under
Antoine Simon, resulting in the blood
aess capture Of Port au Prince and the
fail of the Nord Alexis government
Dec. 2. As the forces of Simon ap-
preached the capital the officers Of
Alexis deserted and the people turned
against him, so that he was barely
able to escape ,.I,h his life on board
French warshiD. Simon took posses
sion Of the city and on Dec. II was
elected president by the Haitian con-
gress.