. Review of reviews and world's work. e r i c a n Con-gress, in which many ofthe South AmericanStates are represented,meets at Madrid. November 12.—TheParis Exposition 15.—TheHispano-American Congress at Madrid declares thatacceptance of the decisions of the international tribunalof arbitration must have some guarantee other thanan engagement of honor. THE CRISIS IN CHINA. October 22.—The rebellion against the present dynastyis proceeding in the southern provinces successfully. October 23.—The allies occupy Pao-ting-fu withoutopposition. October 24.—The death of Kang Yi is an


. Review of reviews and world's work. e r i c a n Con-gress, in which many ofthe South AmericanStates are represented,meets at Madrid. November 12.—TheParis Exposition 15.—TheHispano-American Congress at Madrid declares thatacceptance of the decisions of the international tribunalof arbitration must have some guarantee other thanan engagement of honor. THE CRISIS IN CHINA. October 22.—The rebellion against the present dynastyis proceeding in the southern provinces successfully. October 23.—The allies occupy Pao-ting-fu withoutopposition. October 24.—The death of Kang Yi is announced. October 25.—Minister Conger is authorized to beginnegotiations with the Chinese at once. Prince Cliingand Li Hung Chang ask the foreign ministers to stateexplicitly what oflicials deserve punishment, and wlnitdegree of punishment they deserve. October 29.—Tlie diplomatic body at Peking hold aconference to consider the form whicli the negotiationsshould take. November!.—It is announced tliat all the interested. HON. A. B. WHITE. ( of West Virginia.) 666 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REFIEIVS, powers have signified their approval of the Anglo-Ger-man agreement as to China ; the United States, France,and Russia make a reservation regarding the thirdclause. November 10.—Russian troops capture an arsenalnear Yang Tsun, killing 200 Chinese. November 16.—A Chinese imperial decree orders thelife imprisonment of Prince Tuan and Prince Chwangfor their part in the Boxer outrages. November 19.—Chancellor von Biilow makes a state-ment to the Reichstag regarding German policy inChina. November 20.—The French minister of foreign af-fairs makes a statement on the policy of his govern-ment in China. OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THE MONTH. October 21.—A second successful trial of Count Zeppelins airship is made at Friedrichshafen. October 23.—Announcement is made of the defalca-tion of a note-teller of the First National Bank of NewYork City, in the sum of


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