October 1900 (3) - the Russian branch of the Spitsbergen Geographical Expedition
The Russian branch of the Spitsbergen Geographical Expedition receives a festive welcome from the Imperial Academy of Sciences after returning to St. Petersburg. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, it was possible to explore the entire southern part of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. A governmental crisis erupted in Spain after General Valeriano Weiler y Nicolau, a former governor of Cuba known for his brutality, was appointed Captain General of Madrid. In Pretoria, the annexation of the Republic of South Africa, which is called the "Colony on the Vaal River" by Great Britain, is once again solemnly announced. Kaiser Wilhelm II imposes restrictions on land ownership in China. Each property owner must pay rent to the German consulate and become a member of the local community. It is not allowed to sell land to foreigners without the permission of the consulate. German Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Victoria visit the Wuppertal Cable Car. Germany is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prussian field marshal Count Helmut von Moltke. France extradits to Belgium the criminal Sipido, who carried out the failed attempt on the Prince of Wales on April 4 in Brussels, and fled from Belgium after the announcement of the sentence on July 5. The International Sugar Conference in Paris decided to cancel export surcharges in case of cancellation of compensatory tariffs of sugar importing countries. Clashes between Austrian and Montenegrin patrols are taking place in Bosnia. Two Montenegrins were shot. The party organ of the German Social Democrats, Vorwärts, publishes the so-called "Hun letters" from soldiers in China, in which they report atrocities. Caracas and its surroundings were shaken by a powerful earthquake, as a result of which about 50 people died. Venezuelan President Cipriano Castro jumps from the second floor window of his house during an earthquake and breaks his leg. The wedding of Duke Robert of Württemberg and Archduchess Maria Immaculata took place in Vienna. The House of Representatives of Württemberg declares the Bebenhauser convention of 1893 constitutionally justified. According to this convention, Württemberg officers are appointed to the Prussian army for one or two years, and Prussian officers are appointed to the Württemberg army for the same term. The aim is to standardize training in both armies. Soldiers who return to Great Britain from the Boer War incapacitated or disabled receive a pension by decree of Queen Victoria. British Field Marshal Viscount Garnet Joseph Wolseley of Cairo leaves the post of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. He is accused of shortcomings in the organization and leadership of the troops in the Anglo-Boer War.
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