February 22.—The Armenians seize three towns in the Caucasus. Sir John E. Redmond renews his attack on the Balfour ministry, and the government majority is still further reduced to 42. Polish disturbances continue, and all trains from Warsaw on the Vienna line are discontinued. Many bodies of slain strikers are found in the streets of Baku, a town in the Caucasus. Workmen destroy factories at Riga, Southern Russia. February 23.—The London _Times_ states that the Czar has decided to call a Zemsky Sober, or popular assembly, to decide, among other things, as to the continuation of the war in the Far East. The German Court, on the other hand, gives out the statement that the Czar is determined to continue the war. The Tartars are turned loose on the Armenians in the Caucasus revolt. The number of corpses found in the streets of Baku is reported as high as 300. The revolt continues in other towns in the region, 40,000 Georgians being involved. The strike extends at Warsaw and more railway lines are tied up. Leonide Andreef, a famous Moscow author, known as “The Little Gorky,” is arrested. Funeral services are held over the remains of Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow. The Czar attends a requiem at Tsarskoe-Selo. Both ceremonies pass without special incident. February 24.—An unsuccessful attempt is made to assassinate President Morales, of Santo Domingo. Five persons are arrested. The famous Simplon Tunnel through the Alps, leading from Switzerland to Italy, is completed. It is announced from London that Sir Henry Irving, the famous actor, is so broken in health that he may never again appear on the stage. A coffin believed to contain the long-sought remains of John Paul Jones, the American Revolutionary naval hero, has been found in Paris. Strikes and rioting continue practically throughout the entire Russian empire, many railway lines are tied up, and moujiks are becoming fired with the idea of a general land division. February 25.—The International Commission to inquire into the North Sea incident concludes its sittings in Paris and hands down its decision that the action of Admiral Rojestvensky, commander of the Russian Baltic fleet, in firing on the British fishing vessels was unjustified. The Warsaw railway strikes are reported partially settled, but a street railway strike begins and disturbances continue. Severe fighting between the Armenians and the Mussulmans continues in the Caucasus region; leading officials and merchants are assassinated at Batoum, and revolutionary manifestoes in favor of a republic are circulated broadcast. The Countess of Warwick begins an automobile tour of Great Britain for the purpose of assisting the various labor candidates for Parliament.