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16. Chicago: Renomination of Mayor Harrison 

 by the Democrats. 



17. Spain: The Queen Regent signs treaty of 

 peace with the United States. 



18. Cuba: Rioting occurs at Havana between 

 the police and the populace. Manila: Arrival of 

 the United States battle ship Oregon after a voy- 

 age of sixty-three days from the United States. 

 California: Adjournment of the Legislature with- 

 out electing a United States Senator. 



21. Egypt: An Anglo-French treaty signed, 

 amicably adjusting the Nile boundary. 



22. Cuba: An increase of the Havana police 

 force by 400 men ordered by Gen. Ludlow. 



28. Cuba: Establishment of an independent 

 postal service under authority of the department 

 at Washington. 



31. Philippine Islands: Fighting has been al- 

 most continuous since the outbreak of hostili- 

 ties, and, although the American troops are uni- 

 formly successful, the Filipinos are able through 

 their great numbers to maintain an extremely 

 annoying system of guerrilla warfare, which en- 

 tails constant, though not large, losses of killed 

 and wounded on the part of the Americans. 



April 1. Samoan Islands: Engagement between 

 the allied forces of the English and Americans 

 and the natives of Mataafa's army ; 3 officers and 

 4 sailors killed. Detroit, Mich.: A committee 

 appointed by the Common Council to purchase 

 and operate all street railroads. 



3. Greece: Resignation of the ministry. Ohio: 

 Important elections held in Cleveland, Toledo, 

 and Columbus. 



4. Chicago: Carter H. Harrison, Democrat, re- 

 elected mayor by a plurality of 40,000 over Z. R. 

 Carter, Republican. Denver, Col.: H. V. Johnson 

 elected mayor. 



5. Rhode Island: GoV. Dyer, Republican, re- 

 elected with a Republican Legislature. 



19. England: The House of Commons rejects a 

 bill to repeal the Irish coalition act. 



20. Washington: Ratification of a new extradi- 

 tion treaty between the United States and the 

 Orange Free State. 



21. Pennsylvania: Ex-Senator Quay acquitted 

 of a charge of conspiracy for the misappropria- 

 tion of State funds. 



25. England : Celebration of the three hundredth 

 anniversary of Cromwell's birth. 



26. New York: Passage of a bill for rapid 

 transit. 



28. New York: Adjournment of the State 

 Legislature. 



29. Puerto Rico: Brig.-Gen. George W. Davis 

 appointed military governor. Idaho: Several 

 hundred striking miners in the Cceur d'Alene dis- 

 trict capture a railroad train, arm themselves, 

 and destroy much mining property. The Gov- 

 ernor asks for Federal troops. Philippine Islands: 

 Gen. Otis, in reply to commissioners from Agui- 

 naldo, demands an unconditional surrender on 

 the part of the Filipino insurgents, and the com- 

 missioners withdraw after a fruitless errand. 



May 1. The first anniversary of Admiral Dew- 

 ey's victory at Manila. The day is generally cele- 

 brated throughout the possessions of the United 

 States. Washington: Warrants for $20,000,000 

 turned over to the Spanish agent, as provided by 

 the terms of the treaty of peace. 



2. Resignation of the Italian Cabinet. Cuba: 

 The military governor issues decrees of reform in 

 Spanish laws. Washington: Burial with military 

 honors of 252 soldiers who died in Cuba and 

 Puerto Rico. 



3. Canada : Installment of the Most Rev. Dennis 

 O'Connor, Roman Catholic Archbishop of To- 



ronto. Kentucky : Dedication of the State monu- 

 ment to Union and Confederate soldiers on the 

 battlefield of Chickamauga. 



7. Charleston, S. C. : Indictment in the United 

 States Circuit Court of 13 men charged with 

 lynching Frazer B. Baker, the negro postmaster 

 at Lake City. 



8. New York: The Mazet Investigating Commit- 

 tee opens its inquiry into the Tammany adminis- 

 tration. 



10. Pana, 111.: A street riot among miners 

 causes death of 7 people, many wounded. Charles- 

 ton, S. C.: Annual reunion of Confederate vet- 

 erans. 



11. Rome: The Pope proclaims a universal jubi- 

 lee for the Holy Year of 1900. 



14. New York: Ordination of the Rev. Dr. 

 Charles A. Briggs, lately a Presbyterian, to be a 

 priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church. 



15. Cuba : Gen. Gomez gives up the task of pay- 

 ing off his compatriots with the $3,000,000 given 

 him by the United States for that purpose. 



16. Boston: Resignation of the Rev. Edward 

 Everett Hale, pastor for forty-three years of the 

 South Congregational Church. 



17. England: The Queen lays the corner stone 

 of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Holland: 

 The International Peace Congress meets at The 

 Hague. 



20. Manila: Admiral Dewey sails for home on 

 the flagship Olympia. 



25. Yale University: Prof. Arthur T. Hadley 

 chosen president. 



26. New York: The Governor signs the amend- 

 ed franchise tax bill as passed by the special ses- 

 sion of the Legislature. 



29. Washington: The President removes about 

 4,000 offices from the classified civil-service list. 



30. President Kriiger of the South African Re- 

 public and Sir Alfred Milner hold a conference 

 respecting the alleged grievances of the Outland- 

 ers. New Rochelle, N. Y. : A bronze bust un- 

 veiled of Thomas Paine. Rhode Island: Inaugu- 

 ration of Gov. Dyer for the third term. 



31. France: The Court of Cassation pronounces 

 for a revision of the sentence of Capt. Dreyfus, 

 and asks for a new court-martial. 



June 1. France: Enthusiastic reception of 

 Major Marchand, who defied the British on the 

 upper Nile. Idaho: The Supreme Court rejects 

 the application made in behalf of the rioting 

 miners for a writ of habeas corpus. 



4. France: President Loubet is attacked by a 

 mob. 



5. France: The Chamber of Deputies supports 

 the course of the Government in punishing the 

 rioters who attacked President Loubet. Lon- 

 don: The House of Commons, by a vote of 393 

 to 51, grants $150,000 to Gen. Lord Kitchener for 

 the establishment of a college at Khartoum. 



8. Philippine Islands: Gen. Luna, a Filipino 

 leader, assassinated by order of Aguinaldo. 



10. Rhode Island : The yacht Columbia launched 

 at Bristol. 



12. France: Resignation of the ministry, in con- 

 sequence of a defeat in the Chamber of Depu- 

 ties. 



13. France: The Baron De Christiani sentenced 

 to four years' imprisonment for assaulting the 

 President. 



14. Flag Day in the United States, a newly 

 designated holiday, celebrated in many places. 

 New York: Bronze statue unveiled of ex-Presi- 

 dent Arthur in Madison Square. 



15. Paris: First formal meeting of the Vene- 

 zuelan Arbitration Committee. 



16. Spain: The first United States minister 



