Story of one hundred years - A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all lands. Embodying (14780116624)
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Title: Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all lands. Embodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shepp, Daniel B
Subjects: History, Modern
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Globe Bible publishing company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive
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>• < WO QZ < w az D ta X u, Z UJ X■r. < Z o Si < STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS. 177 bcr of Deputies, and a spirited reply was made, declaring that a con-currence did not exist between the views of the Government and thewishes of the people ; that the administration was actuated by a distrustof the nation, and that the nation, on the other hand, was agitated withapprehensions which threatened its prosperity and repose. The kingthen prorogued the Chambers, and on the 17th of May a royal ordinancedeclared them dissolved and ordered new elections—measures that pro-duced the greatest excitement throughout France. CONQUEST OF ALGERIA. In the meantime, the king and his ministers, hoping to facilitate theirprojects and overcome their unpopularity by gratifying the taste of theFrench people for military glory, declared war against Algiers, the Deyhaving refused to pay long-standing claims of French citizens, and havinginsulted the honor of France by striking the French consul