January 19.—The Constitutional Democrats of Russia vote to take part in the elections to the duma.
Dispatches state that three French warships have appeared off the coast of Venezuela.
The insurgent forces capture Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Vice-president Baquerizo Moreno assumes executive power and will appoint a new Cabinet.
According to advices received at the Japanese Embassy, at Washington, 680,000 persons are starving in the Northern Provinces of Japan. The condition is due to the short rice crops, which is only 15 per cent of the average.
January 20.—The new Government of Ecuador lasts one hour. Baquerizo Moreno is overthrown and General Eloy Alfaro made President. About two hundred persons were killed or wounded during the fighting.
The Venezuelan Government continues to garrison the ports and collect supplies for the troops.
January 22.—Two hundred and twelve men were killed and thirty-six injured by an explosion on the Brazilian warship Aquidaban.
After winning a battle in which three hundred men were killed and one hundred wounded, General Alfaro is recognized by all factions as president of Ecuador.
January 23.—The United States leaves France free to act as she sees fit in the Venezuelan case. French warships are reported under way to Venezuela.
The Powers are all using their influence to bring about a reconciliation between France and Germany over the Moroccan dispute.