ratify the treaty establishing a protectorate over Nicaragua.

The Senate passes the bill authorizing San Francisco to impound a water supply in Hetch Hetchy Valley.

The Senate adopts a resolution providing for night sessions for the consideration of the Currency bill.

The Interstate Commerce Commission approves a plan of the Postmaster-General to increase the weight limit and reduce rates in the parcel post from Jan. 1, 1914, and to admit books from March 1, 1914.

8. The House passes a resolution advocating the suspension of naval construction by all countries for one year. President Wilson declines to recommend to Congress the extension of the suffrage to women.

Floods in progress for several days on the Brazos River, Texas, cause over 150 deaths.

JANUARY

9.-The House lobby Investigating committee makes its report.

10. The directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad vote to pass the dividend due Jan. 1, 1914. 12. The New York legislature adjourns after passing four important

measures.

Thomas F. Kane, president of the University of Washington, is removed from office by the Board of Regents. 13.-Senator Root delivers in the Senate an important speech assailing the Currency bill.

The five participants in the Patten cotton pool of 1909-10 enter a plea of nolle contendere in the U. S. District Court at New York and are fined $4,000 each.

15.-The Mexican Congress adjourns until April 2, 1914; rebel Zapatistas attack Federal troops within 17 miles of the capital.

1.-Turkey, in revised proposals to the peace conference in London, offers substantial concessions to the Balkan allies. 3.-Dr. Duarte Leite, Premier of Portugal, and his Cabinet resign.

The Balkan Allies reject the terms offered by Turkey and demand a final reply to counter proposals on Jan. 6.

Greek troops occupy the Island of Chios.

5. The German Emperor appoints as Imperial Foreign Secretary, Herr von Jagow, German Ambassador to Italy.

6.The Balkan Allies reject revised peace proposals offered by Turkey, and the sittings of the Peace Conference in London are suspended.

8.-Aifred Deakin resigns the leadership of the Opposition in the Australian

Parliament.

Dr. Alfonso Costa becomes Premier of Portugal and completes a ministry.

10.-Roumania demands the cession by Bulgaria of all territory north of a line from Silistria to Kavarna on the Black Sea.

12.-The Six-Power Group of bankers conclude an agreement on the terms of a $125,000,000 loan to China.

Alexandre Millerand, French Minister of War, resigns his portfolio because of opposition to his reinstatement in the army of Col. du Paty de Clane.

14.-Paul Deschanel is reëlected President of the French Chamber of Deputies.

16.-The Home Rule bill passes the British House of Commons.

17.-Raymond Poincaré is elected President of the French Republic.

The six great European powers present a joint note to Turkey advising the surrender of Adrianople and the Egean Island to the Balkan allies.

18.-Raymond Poincaré, Premier of France, and his Cabinet resign.

The British Medical Association decides to release its members from their pledges not to accept service under the National Insurance Act.

20.-Aristide Briand accepts the Pre

miership of France and proceeds to form a Cabinet.

22. The Turkish National Assembly decides to accept the conditions of peace suggested by the great powers.

23.-The Kiami Pasha Ministry is overthrown by a coup d'etat of the Young Turks Party in Constantinople, and Mahmud Shefket Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier; in the course of the demonstration Nazim Pasha is killed.

24. The Norwegian Cabinet resigns. 27. The Franchise bill before the British House of Commons is withdrawn iting a woman-suffrage amendment. because of the Speaker's ruling prohib

29.-The Balkan Allies in a formal note to Turkey declare the peace negotiations at an end.

30.-The British House of Lords rejects the Home Rule bill

The German Reichstag passes a vote of want of confidence in the Government.

powers, offers further concessions to Turkey, in reply to the note of the the Balkan Allies; the Balkan Allies denounce the armistice in operation since Dec. 3, 1912.

31.-Izzet Pasha is appoint commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces.

the powers for permission for foreigners to leave Adrianople.

9.-President Madero, of Mexico, is besieged in the National Palace in Mexico City by military revolutionists under the leadership of Gen. Felix Diaz.

10. The Terra Nova, the ship of the Scott Antarctic expedition, returns to New Zealand and reports that Capt. Scott reached the South Pole on Jan. 18, 1912, but perished with four companions on his return to his base of supplies.

11.-A battle begins in the streets of Mexico City between the revolutionists and the Federal troops.

Prince Katsura, Premier of Japan, and his Cabinet resign.

12. Turkey requests intervention by the Great Powers to end the Balkan War.

Count Gomboi Yamamoto becomes Premier of Japan and proceeds to form a ministry.

13. The Welsh Church Disestablishment bill is rejected by the British House of Lords.

The arbitration treaty between the U. S. and France is extended for a period of five years.

16. The fighting in Mexico City is interrupted by an armistice of nine hours.

18.-President Madero, of Mexico, is deposed by the Federal troops; Gen. Victoriano Huerta is proclaimed Provisional President.

Raymond Poincaré is inaugurated President of France.

19.-Gen. Victoriano Huerta is elected provisional President, of Mexico, by the Congress and takes the oath of of fice; Gustavo Madero is executed by the order of Felix Diaz.

22.--Francisco I. Madero and Jose Pino Suarez, deposed President and VicePresident of Mexico, are shot and killed in Mexico City.

25.-Enrique Varela, Premier of Peru, and his Cabinet resign.

26. Roumania accepts the powers' offer of mediation in the boundary dispute with Bulgaria.

Frederico Luna Peralta forms a new ministry in Peru.

MARCH

6.-Greek forces occupy the Turkish fortress of Yanina.

A disastrous fire destroys a large amount of property in the business section of Yokohama, Japan.

7. The British Parliament is prorogued.

9. Elections in Spain result in a victory for the Liberal party.

10. The British Parliament is reopened in a new session.

12.-The British Government announces plans for a radical reconstruction of the House of Lords.

13.-President Gomez, of Cuba, yields to the protests of the United States and vetoes a bill granting amnesty to political and other criminals on the expiry of his term of office in May.

14. The Balkan Allies announce the conditions on which they will accept the mediation of the powers.

18.--George I, King of Greece, is assassinated at Salonika; he is succeeded by his son Constantine.

Aristide Briand, Premier of France, and his Cabinet resign after a defeat in the Senate on the Electoral Reform bill.'"

20.-Austria makes representations to Montenegro regarding the bombardment of unfortified parts of Scutari, the treatment of Catholic prisoners, and the molestation of Austrian nationals.

21. In reply to Austria's note, Montenegro agrees to confine the bombardment of Seutari to the fortifications, but fails to give satisfaction on the other protests.

Manuel Bonilla, President of Honduras, dies at Tegucigalpa, and is succeeded by Francisco Bertrand.

Constantine I, King of Greece, takes the oath of office at Athens.

Jean Barthou becomes Premier of France and completes a Cabinet.

22. The great powers formulate to the Balkan Allies their views as to the proper basis of peace negotiations.

23.-Austria presents to Montenegro an ultimatum demanding immediate cessation of the bombardment of Scutari. 24. Nicaragua places its currency system on a gold basis.

25.-Montenegro complies with Austria's demand that the civilian population of Scutari be allowed to leave the city.

26.-Winston Churchill, in the British House of Commons, proposes an international agreement for suspension of naval construction in 1914.

The fortress of Adrianople is taken by storm by the Bulgarians after a threedays' battle; the town of Tehatalja also is captured.

28. The Great Powers unite in demanding that Montenegro abandon the siege of Scutari and withdraw her troops from Albania.

The plans of the German Government for largely increased military expenditure are made public.

APRIL

1.-Turkey accepts the terms of peace proposed by the great powers.

Montenegrin troops capture the forttress of Taraborsch, near Scutari.

2.-The body of the late King George I, of Greece, is interred at Dekeleía, near Athens.

3. The Hamburg-American liner Vaterland is launched at Hamburg.

5.-The Balkan Allies reply with modified proposals to the suggestions of the great powers as to the proper basis of peace negotiations.

Ten warships representing Austria, Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain, begin a blockade of the coast of Mon tenegro to force the abandonment of the siege of Scutari.

8. The first Parliament of the Republic of China is opened at Peking.

10.-Russia announces her accord with the other powers on the Montenegrin question.

11. The Chinese Republic is recognized by Brazil.

13. The life of King Alphonso, of Spain, is attempted by an anarchist in the streets of Madrid.

Jose Borda Valdez is elected Provisional President of the Dominican Republic.

14. A general strike, to enforce demands for electoral reform, begins in Belgium.

17. The conclusion of an armistice with the Bulgarians to expire April 25, is announced at Constantinople.

18.-Grave charges are made in the German Reichstag concerning the methods of armament firms and their relations with the ministry of war.

19.-Gen. Luis Mena, the Nicaraguan revolutionist, is released from detention at Panama, by order of President Wil

son.

21. The Balkan Allies accept with certain reservations the offer of mediation of the great powers; the commander of the international blockading fleet notifies Montenegro that troops will be landed if the siege of Scutari is not raised immediately.

The Cunard liner Aquitania is launched at Clydesbank.

23. The Montenegrin forces capture the fortress of Scutari and the garrison capitulates.

The armistice between the Turks and Bulgarians is extended to May 5.

24. The general strike in Belgium is declared at an end.

26. The international exposition at Ghent is opened by King Albert I, of Belgium.

27.-The Chinese Government concludes a loan agreement of $125,000,000 with the Five Power group of bankers. A day of prayer for the Chinese Republic is observed throughout the Christian world.

The great powers demand the evacuation of Scutari by the Montenegrin forces.

29.-The Chinese Senate rejects the five-power loan contract.

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2.-The Chinese Republic is formally recognized by the United States.

3.-The government of President Huerta, of Mexico, is formally recognized by Great Britain.

4.-Michel Oreste is elected President of Haiti.

5.-Montenegro agrees to evacuate Scutari and to leave its final disposition to the determination of the powers.

The Chinese National Assembly declares illegal the signing of the Five Power loan without consent of the assembly.

6. The British House of Commons rejects on second reading a bill extending the suffrage to women property owners. Italy is condemned by the Hague Court to indemnify France for steamers seized during the Turco-Italian War.

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7. The Home Rule and Welsh Disestablishment bills are reintroduced in the British House of Commons.

President Huerta, of Mexico, demands recognition of his government by the United States.

8. Gen. Ismael Montes is elected President of Bolivia.

9.-China formally accepts a loan of $125,000,000 from the Five Power group.

General Vukotitch forms a new Ministry in Montenegro.

14.-Guatemala yields to the demand of Great Britain for a resumption of interest payments.

An international naval force takes possession of Scutari.

16.-Italian forces in Tripoll fight a severe battle with Turks and Arabs near Derna.

20.-Morris G. Menoca is inaugurated President of Cuba.

The Mexican Congress approves the terms of $100,000,000 loan agreement with French bankers.

22.--Fighting occurs between Greek and Bulgarian forces near Salonika.

24.-Princess Luise, of Prussia, only daughter of the German Emperor, is married at Berlin to Prince Ernst Augustus of Cumberland.

The steamer Nevada is sunk by contact mines in the Gulf of Smyrna. 26.-Servia demands a revision of the treaty of alliance with Bulgaria. 27. The Great Powers demand the immediate signing of the preliminary treaty of peace by the Balkan Allies.

29.-The French Chamber of Deputies approves the policy of the Barthou Ministry.

30. The Canadian Senate rejects the Naval Aid bill for the construction of three battleships for the British navy at a cost of $35,000,000.

A treaty of peace between Turkey and the Balkan Allies is signed at London.

Count Romanones, Premier of Spain, and his Cabinet resign, but resume office at the request of King Alphonso.

31.-A general election in Australia results in the defeat of the Labor party.

JUNE

4. Dr. von Lukacs, Premier of Hungary, and his Cabinet resign.

9.-Count Stephan Tisza forms a new Cabinet in Hungary.

10. The British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule bill on second reading.

Count de Romanones, Premier of Spain, and his Cabinet resign.

11.-Shevket Pasha, Grand Vizler of Turkey, is assassinated in Constantinople; Prince Said Halim is appointed Grand Vizier.

13.-An agreement for the restoration of diplomatic relations between France and Venezuela is signed at Caracas.

14.-Count Romanones, Premier of Spain, forms a new Cabinet and resumes office.

15.-M. Pasitch, Premier of Servia, and his Cabinet resign.

16. The silver jubilee of Emperor William II, of Germany, is celebrated throughout Germany.

17. The British House of Commons passes the Welsh Disestablishment bill on second reading.

King Peter, of Servia, refuses to accept the resignation of M. Pasitch and his Cabinet.