EVENTS OF 1896. 



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British Empire. Illinois : Decision of the Attorney- 

 Gcneral against the reorganization of the Chicago 

 Trust Nebraska: Kx-( 'nngn-ssman William 

 J. Bryan brings suit to retrain tin* issue of refund- 

 ing gold bonds by the city of Lincoln on the ground 

 that such action discriminates against silver and 

 other legal tender. 



- New York: Richard Cmker withdraws from 

 the leadership of Tammany Hall: receives a public 

 dinner and a testimonial silver cup. John ('. Shec- 

 han is his successor. Washington: Allotment of 

 bonds under the new loan completed at an average 

 of 111. 



9. Chicago: Judge Groscup sentences Joseph R. 

 Dunlop. an editor, to two years in the penitentiary 

 and $2.000 fine for sending obscene matter through 

 the mails. Africa : Cecil Rhodes permitted to re- 

 turn to duty with the South Africa Company. 



10. Baltimore : Meeting of the League of Ameri- 

 can Wheelmen and a Good Roads Congress ; Ster- 

 ling Elliott chosen president. Cuba: Arrival of 

 Gen. Weyler. 



11. Washington: The President nominates Wil- 

 liam W. Rockhill, of Maryland, to be First Assistant 

 Secretary of State. New York : Execution of " Bat 

 Shea " for the murder of Robert Ross in an election 

 fight. England : Queen's speech in Parliament. A 

 statue to John Bright is unveiled in the Houses of 

 Parliament. France: The Senate refuses a vote of 

 confidence in regard to southern railway scandals. 

 Korea: Revolt at Seoul, murder of the Prime Min- 

 ister and seven officers. 



12. Nicaragua : Re-establishment of civil law. 

 Illinois, Minnesota, Xew Jersey. New York, and 

 Washington observe Lincoln's birthday as a legal 

 holiday. 



14. Washington : The President consents to act 

 as arbitrator between Italy and Brazil. Xew York: 

 Gov. Morton signs a bill granting jurisdiction over 

 the Hudson Palisades for a military national park. 



15. Washington : Arrhal of Pom-Kwang-Soh, 

 the new Korean minister resident. 



16. China: Appointment of Li-Hung-Chang to 

 attend the coronation of the Czar. 



17. Russia: Visit of the King of Korea to St. 

 Petersburg, seeking the protection of the Czar. 



18. Washington: Annual congress of the Daugh- 

 ters of the American Revolution. England : John 

 Dillon is elected to succeed Justin McCarthy as 

 leader of the Irish National party. 



19. Cuba : Several vessels arrive with arms and 

 ammunition for the insurgents. Bulgaria : Recogni- 

 tion of Prince Ferdinand by the European powers. 

 Spain : Four anarchist bombs explode in the garden 

 of the royal palace. Madrid : no one hurt. 



20. France : President Faure pardons ex-United- 

 States-Consul Waller, convicted of treason in Mada- 

 gascar. London : Election of John Everett Millais 

 to be President of the Royal Academy. Germany: 

 End of the clothing trades' strike : 34,000 men re- 

 turn to work at an advance of 12-i f er cent. 



21. Washington: The Treasury gold reserve 

 readies the legal minimum of $100.000,000 for the 

 first time since September. 1895. Xew York : Under 

 the retaliation law 3 Prussian insurance companies 

 are ruled out of the State. England : Appointment 

 of Lord Gray to act with Cecil Rhodes in the admin- 

 istration of the South Africa Company. Xew 

 York : The glass workers'of the United States com- 

 bine for mutual defense : membership 75,000. Com- 

 mander and Mrs. Ballington Booth announce their 

 withdrawal from the Salvation Army, and turn over 

 the property of the army to their successor. 



22. Philadelphia: Meeting of the Universal Peace 

 Society. Virginia: Dedication of the Confederate 

 Museum at Richmond. 



23. England : Arrival of Dr. Jameson and 240 of 



his men ; they are received with great popular en- 

 thusiasm. 



24. Xew York: Eva Booth temporarily placed in 

 command of the Salvation Army in the United 

 States, 



25. Xew York: Capture of a large Cuban expe- 

 dition by United States marshals. England: Dr. 

 Jameson and his officers are arraigned in Bow Street 

 Court and released in 2,000 bail each. Vene- 

 zuela : President Crespo in his message expresses 

 gratitude for the intervention of the United States. 

 Sale of the Xew York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio 

 Railway for $10.000.000. 



26. .Xew York : A considerable desertion is an- 

 nounced from the Salvation Army to a new associa- 

 tion organized by Mr. and Mrs. Booth. Spain : Dis- 

 solution of the Cortes. Texas: Two bank robbers 

 lynched at Wachita Falls. Germany: Opening of 

 Christian Socialist Congress at Berlin. 



27. Baltimore: Formidable strike of garment 

 workers. The Xew York Yacht Club drops Lord 

 Dunraven from its list of honorary members. 

 Canada : Manitoba protests against intervention in 

 school matters by the Dominion Government. 



28. Philadelphia : Officers of the steamship Horsa 

 convicted of filibustering. England: Ambassador 

 Bayard receives a copy of the British case concern- 

 ing Venezuela. Wisconsin : A bill passes for new 

 apportionment of Senate and Assembly districts. 

 Washington : Resolutions passed by the U/nited 

 States Senate favoring recognition of Cuban bellig- 

 erency. 



29. The Senate resolutions in regard to Cuba cre- 

 ate great indignation in Spain. Turkey : Arrest 

 of 200 Armenians in Constantinople. Boston. Mass. : 

 Tax on dram selling and on new hotel licenses 

 raised by Board of Police Commissioners. 



March 1. The Xorth Atlantic Squadron, Admi- 

 ral Bunce commanding, held ready for service at 

 Hampton Roads. Active work ordered at the vari- 

 ous navy yards of the United States. Chicago : 582 

 indictments for bucket-shop swindling. Savannah, 

 Ga. : 311 negro colonists set sail for Liberia. Spain : 

 Riotous attack on the United States consulate at 

 Barcelona : the act is promptly disavowed by Spain. 

 Prussia : Issue of an edict excluding American in- 

 surance companies until concessions are made in 

 the United States. Abyssinia: Italian troops under 

 Gen. Baratieri are defeated by King Menelek, losing 

 5,000 men and much material of war. 



2. Washington : Decision of the Supreme Court 

 in favor of the Leland Stanford estate in the suit 

 of the United States for $15,000,000. England: 

 Xaval estimates call for 46 new war ships. 5,400 more 

 seamen, and an appropriation of about $110,000,000. 

 Xew Jersey : A bill passed for the preservation of 

 the Hudson river Palisades. Spain : Anti-American 

 riots in Madrid. 



3. Xew York : President Cleveland acts as chair- 

 man at a mass meeting in aid of Presbyterian home 

 missions. France : President Faure meets Mr. 

 Gladstone at Cannes. London : Xotable Anglo- 

 American meeting in favor of arbitration. Michi- 

 gan : Sale ordered of the Grand Rapids and Indiana 

 Railroads to satisfy claims amounting to 83.734,765. 

 England : Oxford" refuses to grant women the de- 

 gree of B. A. (vote of the congregation. 215 to 

 140i. Washington: Resolutions passed in the 

 House favoring belligerent rights for Cuba. 



4. Spanish universities at Madrid closed by order 

 of the Government because of riotous demonstra- 

 tions against the United States. England: Pub- 

 lication of a blue book presenting the British side 

 of the Venezuelan claim. 



5. Italy: Resignation of the Cabinet and great 

 excitement at the war news from Africa. Austra- 

 lia: The colonial premiers declare for federation. 



