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EVENTS OF 1896. 



position (see Aug. 27). Germany: Resignation of 

 the Minister of War, Gen. Bronsart von Sehellen- 

 dorf. 



18. New York : Notable speech from Mr. Bourke 

 Cochran in reply and in opposition to Mr. Bryan. 



19. Meeting of the American Bar Association at 

 Saratoga. Canada : Meeting of the Eighth Parlia- 

 ment at Ottawa, J. B. Edgar elected speaker. 



22. Washington : Resignation of Hoke Smith, Sec- 

 retary of the Interior. Switzerland : Opening of 

 the International Copyright Congress at Bern. 



24. Buffalo, N. Y. : Forty-fifth Meeting of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence. 



25. Milwaukee : Meeting of the Republican 

 League Clubs of the United States, Gen. Edwin A. 

 McAlpin, president. New York : Large importa- 

 tions of gold from Europe. 



26. Constantinople : Sanguinary riots, several 

 hundred Armenians killed. 



27. Zanzibar bombarded by the British fleet ; the 

 new Sultan takes refuge in the German consulate ; 

 many public buildings damaged, the Sultan's cor- 

 vette sunk ; Hamond becomes Sultan. Trial trip of 

 the United States steamer Brooklyn, 21'01 knots 

 an hour, premium earned, $350,000. 



28. Japan : Resignation of the ministry ; the Em- 

 peror appoints Count Kuroda Acting Premier. Zan- 

 zibar : The British consul demands the surrender 

 of the Sultan, who sought refuge in the German 

 embassy. New York: Arrival of Li-Hung-Chang, 

 he is received with great ceremony. 



29. New York : Presentation of Li-Hung-Chang 

 to the President. 



30. Saratoga. N. Y. : Lord-Chief-Justice Russell, 

 of England, addresses the American Bar Associa- 

 tion on international arbitration. 



31. The Philippine Islands : Formidable rebellion 

 breaks out against the Spanish Government. Tur- 

 key : Houses of Americans attacked and Armenian 

 servants murdered in Constantinople. Scotland : 

 Shipbuilders of the Clyde and Belfast concede an 

 advance of wages. Saratoga. N. Y. : Meeting of 

 the American Social Science Association. 



September 1-4. Washington: General Confer- 

 ence of American Librarians. Vermont : Republi- 

 cans carry the State by largely increased vote. 

 England : International Convention of Representa- 

 tives of the Irish Race in London. 



2. Indianapolis : Convention of National Democ- 

 racy, ex-Gov. Flower appointed temporary chair- 

 man, Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, permanent 

 chairman. Cuba: Capt.-Gen. Weyler decrees com- 

 pulsory circulation of bank notes at par with gold. 



3. Indianapolis: The National Democracy nomi- 

 nates Senator John M. Palmer for President and 

 Gen. Simon B. Buckner for Vice-President on a 

 sound-money platform. Chili: The Congress pro- 

 claims Errazuriz President for five years, vote 62 

 to 60. 



4. T. S. Clarkson elected Commander-in-chief of 

 the Grand Army of the Republic. 



5. Germany : The Czar and Czarina guests of the 

 Emperor at Breslau. 



7. Spain: Adjournment of the Cortez sine" die. 

 Scotland : Meeting of Trades Union Congress at 

 Edinburgh. Arkansas: State election, Democrats 

 win. 



9. Spain : 1,500 soldiers sail for the Philippine 

 Islands. 



12. Senator Palmer and Gen. Buckner formally 

 notified of their nomination. 



14. Alleged discovery of a widespread dynamite 

 plot in England and on the Continent,' several 

 arrests made. Maine : State election, Republicans 

 win. 



15. New York: United States steamship Ban- 



croft sails for Constantinople. Richmond, Va. : 

 Annual meeting of railroad conductors of the 

 United States and Canada. Netherlands: Open- 

 ing of the States General by the Queen Regent. 



16. Mexico : Opening of Congress. 



17. New York: United States steamship Cincin- 

 nati sails for the Bosporus. Egypt : The Anglo- 

 Egyptian expedition reaches Barja, near the prin- 

 cipal dervish encampment. 



18. Washington : The building of three new bat- 

 tle ships is awarded to the Newport News Company, 

 the Cramps, and the Union Iron Works. Rome : 

 The Pope officially pronounces invalid all ordina- 

 tions under the Anglican rite, and warns Episcopal 

 clergyman to return to the Church of Rome. Lon- 

 don:* Guards are doubled at the Houses of Parlia- 

 ment and other public bjiildings because of alleged 

 dynamite plot. 



19. Germany : First International Women's Con- 

 gress in session at Berlin. 



21. Canada : Opening of the Central Exposition 

 at Ottawa. Colorado : Strikers attack the mine 

 houses atLeadville; several killed. Philadelphia: 

 Cricket match with the visiting Australian team ; 

 the visitors win. 



23. Egypt : Capture of Dongola by the British 

 expedition. England : Victoria's reign on this day 

 becomes the longest in the history of Great Britain. 

 Meetings to protest against Armenian atrocities 

 held throughout the United Kingdom. Colorado : 

 Strike leaders arrested, Leadville under martial 

 law. Pennsylvania : Property of the Reading Rail- 

 road and Coal and Iron Companies sold under fore- 

 closure. 



24. England : Mr. Gladstone addresses a great 

 meeting in Liverpool on the Turkish question. Col. 

 Kitchener, commandant of the Egyptian army, is 

 promoted major general. 



25. The English Government makes a demand 

 on France for the extradition of P. J. Tynan the 

 alleged dynamiter. France refuses. Chicago : At- 

 ehison and Rock Island Railroads withdraw from 

 the Western Freight Association. 



26. China : Foochow and Hang-Chow open as 

 treaty ports in accordance with the treaty of 

 Shimoneseki. Cape Breton : Arrival of the P'eary 

 expedition. Vienna : Meeting of the anti-Masonic 

 Congress. 



27. Opening of the Iron Gates Danube Canal be- 

 tween Hungary and Servia. The Emperor of Aus- 

 tria and Kings of Roumania and Servia take part 

 in the opening ceremonies. 



28. Declaration of the Porte that disturbances in 

 Constantinople are due to British supremacy. New 

 England : A large number of mills and factories 

 begin to work on full time. Canada : Strike of 

 train dispatchers on the Pacific Railroad. Ger- 

 many : Strike of dock laborers at Hamburg. 



29. Rhode Island : Special session of the State 

 Legislature. 



30. St. Louis : Meeting of the National Associa- 

 tion of Democratic Clubs. France and Italy : A 

 commercial treaty signed at Paris. India : Agra- 

 rian riots occur in the northern and central prov- 

 inces. 



October 1. Iowa : Celebrates the fiftieth anni- 

 versary of her admission to the Union as a State. 

 England : Strike of 1.500 cabmen in London. 



2. Boston, Mass. : Strike of 1.500 garment work- 

 ers. Zanzibar : The deposed Sultan takes refuge 

 on board a German war ship. Vigorous protest on 

 the part of the British. Spain : Emigration of 

 young men liable to military service restricted. 



3. New York : Arrival of the new papal repre- 

 sentative the Most Reverend Sebastian Martinelli. 



4. Washington : Cardinal Satolli relinquishes the 

 office of papal ablegate to the United States. The 



