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EVENTS OF 1894. 



at Port Arthur are captured by the Japanese, and the 

 invading array is approaching Moukden. 



31. Washington: The Treasury Department is in- 

 formed that the Province of Quebec revokes its dis- 

 criminating export duties on lumber. A Canadian 

 loan of 2,250,000 is negotiated in London. 



November 1. Washington: First meeting of the ship- 

 canal board appointed by the President to consider 

 the construction of a canal between Chesapeake and 

 Delaware Bays. Philadelphia: General meeting of 

 the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 

 committee on Church extension. New York : Several 

 additional convictions of police officers for bribe-tak- 

 ing. Death of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. 



2. Proclamation of Nicolas II, Emperor of Russia. 



4. The Japanese capture the outworks of Port Ar- 

 thur. 



5. London : Explosion of a bomb near the residence 

 of Home Secretary Asquith. 



6. New York : Judge Barrett decides that a student 

 can neither acquire nor lose residence in a seminary 

 for purposes of registration as a voter. Appointment 

 of Capt. Philip Cooper to be superintendent of the 

 United States Naval Academy. China-Japan : Rep- 

 resentatives of the foreign powers, assembled by in- 

 vitation of the Chinese Emperor, informed that it is 

 impossible to resist the Japanese invasion, and asked 

 to request their governments to intervene. 



7. Brooklyn, N. Y. : Seventy -fifth annual confer- 

 ence of the General Missionary Committee of the 

 Methodist Episcopal Church. Germany agrees to re- 

 consider the prohibition of American cattle. A Chi- 

 nese loan amounting to 1,600,000 has been negotiated 

 in London. 



8. Germany formally recognizes the Hawaiian Re- 

 public. Rome: The final conference of prelates in 

 relation to the union of Oriental and Romish churches 

 held at the Vatican, the Pope presiding. 



9. Woodland, Cal. : S. G. \Varden, convicted of 

 train wrecking during the railroad strike, is sen- 

 tenced for murder in the first degree. 



10. Great Britain: The Cabinet decides to give the 

 precedence to the anti-Lords' resolution on their pro- 

 gramme of legislation. Suspension of diplomatic re- 

 lations between France and Madagascar. 



11. Chicago: Socialists commemorate the anniver- 

 sary of the execution of their brethren by a general 

 meeting. Russia : Impressive funeral services of the 

 late Emperor at Moscow. 



12. Philadelphia: Launch of the steamer St. Louis, 

 the largest ever built in America. Decision by the 

 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that nuns teaching 

 in the public schools may wear the uniform of their 

 order. Boston: Opening of the Episcopal Church 

 Congress. 



13. Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle issues a call 

 for a loan of $50,000,000 on five-per-'cent. ten-year 

 bonds. New Orleans: Annual convention of the 

 Knights of Labor; Mr. Sovereign re-elected Grand 

 Master Workman. 



14. Washington : Eighth annual convention of the 

 Association of Agricultural Colleges Experiment Sta- 

 tions. 



15. Indian Territory : Trains held up by outlaws, 

 passengers robbed, and in general a reign of lawless- 

 ness. Springfield, 111. : Twenty-eighth annual ses- 

 sion of the Patrons of Husbandry. 



10. New York city : Meeting of the Society of 

 Xaval Architecture and Marine Engineering. St. 

 Louis: Meeting of the National Christian Alliance. 



17. Cleveland, Ohio: Twenty-first annual conven- 

 tion of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. 



18. France: Sixty -five million francs granted for 

 the proposed Madagascar campaign. 



20. The Dutch recover their possessions in Lom- 

 bok after sharp fighting with the natives. East 

 Africa: German troops win a considerable engage- 

 ment with the natives and liberate many slaves. 



21. Official announcement that the disturbances at 



Bluefields, Central America, are practically ' ended. 

 Spain : Execution of the anarchist who exploded a 

 bomb in Barcelona last year. 



22. Texas : Indictment of officers of the Standard ( til 

 Company for violating State anti-trust laws. Extra- 

 dition refused by the New York authorities. Brazil : 

 The President grants amnesty to all political offend- 

 ers. Capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese. A 

 third Japanese army is sent to operate in the Yang- 

 tse-Kiang region. 



23. Treaty between the United States and Japan 

 signed at Washington. 



24. Washington : The entire amount of the new 

 loan assigned to the Stewart syndicate of New York. 



25. Incorporation of the Nicaragua Canal Company 

 under the laws of Vermont. 



26. St. Louis : Seventh annual session of the Trans- 

 Mississippi Congress. Russia : Marriage at St. Peters- 

 burg of Nicolas II and the Princess Alii. 



27. New York : The Court of Appeals dismisses 

 the petition _of John Y. McKane for a new trial. 

 France : Ratification of a tariff' convention with 

 China. Spain: Abolition of public execution. 



29. Georgia: The Legislature refuses the usual ap- 



Sropriation for the State militia. Davenport, Iowa: 

 pening of the completed section of the Hennepin 

 Canal. Portugal : Session of the Cortes summarily 

 closed on account of continued disorder. 



December 1. New York : Arrival of John Burns, 

 M. P., the English Labor leader. England warns 

 Turkey that the investigation of Armenian outrages 

 must be satisfactory to the powers. 



3. Italy : The King opens Parliament. 



4. Massachusetts : Municipal elections ; large Re- 

 publican gains. 



8. Washington: Ratification of the treaty wit 

 China. Minneapolis: Second annual meeting of tl 

 National Municipal League. Germany : The Empei 

 opens the Reichstag. 



10. Denver, Col. : Annual session of the Americi 

 Federation of Labor. Columbus, Ohio : Organization 

 of the Coal Miners' and Operators' Interstate Board 

 of Arbitration. 



11. Japan-China: Continued reports of Japanese 

 victories. South Carolina : Ex-Gov. Tillman elected 

 United States Senator in place of the Hon. M. ( '. 

 Butler. 



13. Turkey : The Porte consents that consuls of the 

 powers shall sit with the Armenian Commission. 



14. Chicago: Session of the National Civil Service 

 Reform League; Carl Schurz president. Debs sen- 

 tenced to six months' imprisonment for contempt of 

 court. 



18.^ Newfoundland : A financial crisis precipitated 

 by discoveries of large overdrafts in the accounts of 

 the Commercial Bank. 



21. China: It is announced that the Emperor has 

 granted plenipotentiary powers to Chang-Ying-Huan 

 to make peace with Japan. 



22. Newfoundland : Business at a standstill owing 

 to the financial crisis. 



26. Washington: Meeting of the American His- 

 torical Association. New York : Meeting of the Eco- 

 nomic Association at Columbia College. 



27. Washington: First meeting of the Venezuelan 

 Claims Commission. Baltimore: Meeting, at Johns 

 Hopkins University, of the Geological Society, the 

 Society of Naturalists, the Morphological Society, ami 

 the Physiological Society. Philadelphia: Meeting of 

 the Philological Congress. 



28. Washington : Meetings of the Folklore Society, 

 the Forestry Association, and the Society of Church 

 History. New York : Meeting of the Association of 

 Anatomists. 



29. New York : Last session of the Lexow Commit- 

 tee. For an account of its proceedings, see NEW YORK 

 CITY. Newfoundland : The Council pass resolutions 

 taking extraordinary measures to restore credit and 

 relieve distress. 



