The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
RECORDOF THE YEAR
Many Pages Added to the Worlds
History in 1900
Some of the Leading Features-Event,
at Home and AbrOad-NOtabIe
Deaths-Disasters,M Murders,
Hangings, Etc.

The year 1899 will always be memorapIe
Aas that in which the Spanish-American war
was officially closed and the Filipino insur-
|ecuon reduced to mere disorganized
guerrilla warfare, with it's leader a fugi-
tive On the first day of the year Spain
relinquished its authority in Cuba and the
United States assumed control. The peace
treaty was sent to the senate three days
later, and February it was ratified. April
IL Publications were exchanged with Spain
ana peace proclaimed. The work of politi-
cal reorganization in Cuba has progressed
satisfactorily
The history of the revolt of the Tagals.
under the leadership of Aguinaldo, against
the sovereignty of the United States is en-
braced within the period of the old year.
III had its incipiency in the refusal of the
insurgents to surrender Iloilo to the United
States, the demand of Agunaldo for inde-
pendence and his proclamation of a repub-
lie. AS this government failed to recog-
nize him, he precipitated an insurrection
by his attack upon the American forces
near Manila February 4. Since that date
there have been many encounters with the
insurgents, in every one of which our
forces have been successful, and numerous
towns have been captured, occupied or de-
stroyed. Aguinaldos so-called capital has
been moved from place to place with celer-
ity as our troops advanced, his so-called
have melted away until there is but a
handful left to keep up guerrilla war, and
Aguinaldo himself is virtually a fugitive
without a following.
There have been other important ques-
tons settled during the year. The army
scandal, which originated in the commits
sary department, has been quieted by the
concentrating of Gen. Eagan and the
resignation of Secretary Alger. The dis
turbed relations between Great Britain and
the United States over the Alaskan boun-
dairy have been temporarily adjusted by
modus vivendi. The outbreak in Samoa
has been settled by dissolution of the
tripartite agreement between Great Brit
ain, Germany and the United States, Great
Britain renouncing all its claims and re-
ceiving compensation elsewhere. The Unit
ed States retains possession of the island of
Tutuila and the important harbor of
Pango-Pango, Germany having possession
of the rest of the Samoan group.
The most important measures that were
acted on during the short session of the
flfty-fifth congress were the treaty of
peace with Spain, the naval personnel bill.
the provisional army bill and the bills to
make George Dewey an admiral to take
the twelfth census and TO improve the
condition of Seamen in the merchant ma
rine. The extraordinary appropria tons of
that congress were S10,0C0,0 600 for warships
and armor, 900 payment to Spain,
Sl,OUU,UUU LOT new coast QeIenSG batteries
and $47,000,000 for war department def
ciencies on account of the war. In the
present congress the only bill which has
been acted upon is the monetary bill, which
has passed the house. The remaining po-
litical history of the year may be summed
up in the fact that in the November cleo
tions Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
South Dakota, Kentucky, Iowa and New
Jersey Endorsed the policy of the admins
tration. Nebraska was carried by the dem
ocrats and populiSts, while Virginia and
Mississippi went democratic
The Old Year Abroad.
The old year abroad has witnessed some
events of stirring nature. NotwithStand-
ing the cars spectacular exhibition at The
Hague in the interests of international
peace and brotherhood, the two leading
events in Great Britain's record for the
year have been warlike. Early in the year
the British government issued proclama-
ton of joint control of the Soudan with
Egypt, and has effected that control by
series of brilliant victories won by Lord
Kitchener, who is now on his way to South
Africa, second in command to Lord Rob-
erts, to take part in Great Britain's second
war for the subjugation of the Transvaal
and Free State Beers. The causes of this
needless war and the progress of it's events
are too fresh in the public recollection to
need recapitulation. Great Britain thus
far has paid a heavy tribute of life and
treasure to crafty colonial ambitions. The
territorial dispute between Venezuela and
Great Britain has been settled by arbitra-
ton, to the advantage of the latter
France early in the year lost President
Faure by death. M. Loubet was at once
elected in his place, and from that time, in
February, to the end of the year the re-
public has been in turmoil over the Dreyfus
rehearing and the innumerable ramifica-
tions of the incident" the resignation of
ministers the violent nnriSiDo
istic and anti-Semitic mobs, demonstrations
against the government and revolutionary
plottings. But meanwhile the government
has remained firm, seditious acts have been
suppressed and Paris expects to crown the
closing year of the century with the bril-
liaDcy of its exposition.
The year has been an suspicious one for
Germany, especially in the expansion of it's
imperial power, but it closes with race
struggle in Hungary which may yet
prove perilouS to the empire. Except for
the old-time struggle between Norway and
Sweden and Industrial troubles in Belgium
Scandinavia and the Netherlands have had
an uneventful year. Russia continues to
extend its power in eastern Asia and in the
direction of India. Its great Trans-Sibe-
riap road completed, it will have the DOM
inant influence in China, though Great
Britain, Germany, France and Italy have
secured important Concessions" as the
grabs are called. The cars disarmament
congress adjourned July 20 after 16 states
had signed an arbitra ton convention
which has no binding force. The first reply
to the cars congress was the refusal of
Great Britain to arbitrate the Beers con-
tention. Spain is practically quiet and ap-
pears to be recovering rapidly from the eff
fects of the war and to be relieved by the
loss of some of its colonies to this country
and the ceSsion of others to Germany. ,Tur-
key, Greece and the Balkan provinces, usu-
ally the scene of disturbance, have had a
quiet year. The threats of uprisings in
Macedonia speedily subsidized, and Bulga-
ria, which was near a clash with the Turks,
has been pacified. China is in process of
dissection by the greater powers, while lit
tie Japan, it's conqueror, is happy that it
has to be taken into account as a world
power
In the great army of those who passed
away during 1899 there are some who have
made themselves conspicuous and have
achieved international fame. partial list
follows:
Jan. 10, Nelson Dingley. congressman;
Jan IL, John Russell Young, COMPRESSION
al librarian; Feb. G. Gen. Count Won Ca
privi ex-chancellor, Germany; Feb. z, Will
liam Laird, the English shipbuilder; Feb.
16, Felix Faure, president of France; Feb.
%, Baron Paul julius de Reuter-, founder of
the Reuter- news agency; March 4, Emil