The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-01-06
RECORD OF THE YEAR
MANY Pages Added to the Worlds
History in 1900
go. a, the Leading Features-Event.
Home and Abrond-NOtable
Denths-Disasters, Murders,
HanEinEz, Etc.

The year 1883 will always be memorable
Il as that In which the Spanish-Amerlcan :" ar
was officially closed and the Filipino inst
II rectfon reduced to mere disorganized
Fl Guerrilla warfare, with its leader fugt-
i've On the first day of the year Spain
Fl reinduished its authority In Cuba and the
United States assumed control Ihe peace
II treaty was sent TO the senate three days
Fl later and February II was ratified. April
II II rattteations were exchanged with Spain
r and peace proclaimed. The work of politi-
cal reorganization in Cuba has progressed
II satisfactorily.
The history OF the revolt of the Tagals,
Fl under the leadership of Aguinaldo, against
the sovereignty of the United States Is en-
+ braeed within the period of the old year.
i II had its incipieucy# In the refusal OF the
II insurgents to surrender lloito to the United
+ States. the demand of Aguinaldo for inde-
+ pendence and his proclamation OF repub-
lie As this government failed to recog-
nize him, he precipitated an iusurrection
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 cur
Forces have been successful, and numerous
towns have been captured, occupied or de-
stroyed. Aguinaldo's so-called capital has
been moved from place to place with eeler-
ity as our troops advanced. his so-calIed
government has disappeared, his forces
have melted away until there is but a
Aguinaldo himself is virtually a Fugitive
without a following.
There have been other important ques-
lions settled during the year. The army
scandal which originated in the commis-
sary department, has been quoted by the
court -martialing OF Gen. Eagan ana the
designation of Secretary Alger. The dls-
turbed relations between Great Britain ana
the United States over the Alaskan boun-
Diary have been temporarily adjusted by a
lnodus vivendi. The outbreak in Samoa
has been settled by dissolution of the
tripertite agreement between Great Brit
balm, Germany and the United States, Great
*Britain renouncng al its claims and re-
ceiving compensau ton elsewhere The Unit
ed States retains NossesslOn OF the island of
ii Tutuia and the important harbor OF
Pango- Pango, Germany having possession
OF the rest OF the Samoan group.
The Old Year Abrond.
The old year abroad has witnessed some
events Of stirring nature. Notwthstand-
ing the cars spectacular exhibition at The
Fl Hague in the interests OF International
q peace and brotherhood. the two leading
events in Great Britain's record for the
year have been warlike. Early in the year
he British government issued prociama-
ton of joint control of the SOudan with
Egypt, and has effected that control by a
| series of brilliant victories won by Lord
III Kitchener. who is now on his way TO South
Africa second in command to LORD Rob
war for the sub1ugatOn of the TransVaal
and Free State Beers. The causes of this
needless war and the progress of Its events
are too fresh in the public recollection 10
a 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
"A Great Britain has been settled by arbitra-
ton. TO the advantage of the latter.
France early In the year lost President
Faure by death. NJ. 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
rehearlng and the innumerable ramifica-
tons Of the incident" the resignation OF
minister's the violent uprising of social
istic and anti-Semitic mobs, demonstra tions
against the government and revolutionary
81 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-
lancy OF its exposition.
The Notable Dead.
In the great army OF those who passed
away during 1893 there are some who have
made themselves conspicuous and have
achieved International fame. partial list
follows;
Jan. 10, Nelson Dingley. congressman
Jan II. John Russell Young, congression-
10 librarian; Feb. q, Gen. Count Won Ca
privi, ex-cbancelior. Germany; Feb. T. VIII
49, Felix Faure. president Of France; Feb
% Baron Paul julius dc Reuter-. founder OF
the Reuter- news agency March 4, Emi
L Erckmann. novelist, France; March Is. Jo-
seph Medill editor of the Chicago rbune
March 20, w. II Millais. artist, England
March %, Birket Foster. artist, England
April O. Stephen D. Field. jurist United
States; May l5 Francisque sarcy, critic
and author. France; May %. Don Emilio
Castelar, author and statesman, Spain
III ROpbeuF artist France Man
o. Elise Poko, musical author, Germany
June l. John Smart, artist, England; Jun'
Q, Johann Strauss. composer, vienna June
), Frank Thomson. president OF the Penn
sylyania railroad corporation; June l. Au
gustlu DAILY, theatrical manager June 30
Mira f. D. f. N Southworth, novelist
United States: July 2, Charles Victor cher
buiiiez, novelist. France; July q, Robert @
IngersoI, the great aguositc; July 70. Gen
W Ulysses HeureuX, president OF San Domin
20. Aug l6. Prof Robert Wilhelm Eber
hard Bunsen, the German scientist: Sept
r. Cornelius. Vanderbilt, the American
hnancier; Sept. IL, Charles A. Pillsbury
III the Minneapolis mill owner. Oct. 10. W III
Appleton, publisher. New York; Oct =
Grant Allen. the English novelist; oct, p
81 Gen. Sir William Penn Symonds, of th'
British army: Oct. q. Florence Maryatt
the English novelist; oct q, Ottmar MGR
A senthaler, inventor of the linotype ma
chine; Nov. q, Garrett a. Hobart, vice pres
dent OF the United States; Dec. 10. Mai
Ten. Henry W. Lawton, L. s. A; Dee. =
II Charles LamOCreux, conductor, Paris
Dec p. Dwight L. Moody. evangelist; Dec
q, Dorman Il. Eaton, father of civil service
Il reform; Dee. 20, Prof. Eliot Coues. sci
enlist.
The following Is a record OF the prominen
disasters Of 1893. both In this and othe
countries:
In January 10 persons were killed by
boiler explosion IN London. England; 100
by a food in China; - by a fire near Sal
al Sc bastian. Spain: 800 by hurricane in IN
solomon Islands; II by mine explosion a
Mozarron, Spain. % by drowning al 10
nigsbeTg Prussia.
In February were killed by a snow
slide at Rogers pass. Il. c.; IL by fire a
Bodungh Hungary; by mine explosion a
C0lfax, Cal. "a b. snowslide at siive
Plume Col; Il by FIRE a. the South Dakot
insane asylum. lo6 by drowning al Tieni
TsIfl, China: 80 by railroad accident a
Foret, France. by mine exp,osion q
i3.ocktIn. Ala; 70 by a storm In the Cay
man Islands. ard by q cyclone at l azo
city Miss.
Ia March . persisted in a storm IN Alai
ka. by a snoWs!ids al White Pine, Col
by an explosion at Dwirsk Russia 60 b
8 powder explosion at La Goubran. France
BY a cyclone In Tennessee and Alabama
- by a tidal wave on the coast OF Corea
u BY landslide a. Racuerga. Spain: 80 b
hurricane on the coast OF Queensland =
~ a railroad accident In New Zea5aad:
~ ere "a the Windsor hotel. New foFt
by cyclone In Alabama; ~ fire