CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899. Severe floods on the Brazos river, in Texas, occasioned the death of about 100 people, and property losses to the extent of $15,000,000. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899. A destructive tornado in Northern Missouri, in April, did much damage in the towns of Kirksville and Newtown. Over fifty persons were killed. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899. An almost unprecedented failure of crops in eastern Russia caused famine, disease and awful destruction of life. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899. A terrific hurricane visited the West Indies August 7 and 8. Of the several islands affected, Porto Rico suffered most, three-fourths of the population being left homeless. The total loss of life in the West Indies was estimated at 5,000. See (in this volume) PORTO RICO: A. D. 1899 (AUGUST). CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899. About 1,500 people lost their lives in an earthquake around Aidin, Asia Minor, September 2. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899. The island of Ceram, in the Moluccas, was visited by an earthquake and tidal wave, November 2. Many towns were destroyed, and 5,000 people killed. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1899-1900. Recurrence of famine in India. See (in this volume) INDIA A. D. 1899-1900. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1900. The city of Galveston, Texas, was overwhelmed and mostly destroyed, on the 9th of September, by an unprecedented hurricane, which drove the waters of the Gulf upon the low-lying town. See (in this volume) GALVESTON. CATASTROPHES, Natural: 1901. Famine in China. See (in this volume) CHINA: A. D. 1901 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY). CATHOLICS, Roman: Protest of British peers against the declaration required from the sovereign. See (in this volume) ENGLAND: A. D. 1901 (FEBRUARY). CATHOLICS, Roman: Victory in Belgium. See (in this volume) BELGIUM: A. D. 1894-1895. See, also, PAPACY. CEBU: The American occupation of the island. See (in this volume) PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: A. D. 1899 (JANUARY-NOVEMBER). CENSUS: Of the United States, A. D. 1900. See (in this volume) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1900 (MAY-OCTOBER). CENTRAL AFRICA PROTECTORATE, British. See (in this volume) BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA PROTECTORATE. CENTRAL AMERICA, A. D. 1821-1898. Unsuccessful attempts to unite the republics.