River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-04
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Many Pages Added to the Worlds
History in 1890.

AAotoAy AZ lo9Y
some OF the Leading Features-Events
at Home and Abroad-Notable
Observation-Disclosures, Murders,
Hansings, Etc.
The year 1899 will always be memorable
as that in which the Spanish-American war
was officially closed and the Filipino insur-
rection reduced to a mere -disorganized
guerrilla warfare, with its leader a fugi-
tive. On the first day of the year Spain
relinquished its authority in Cub and the
United States assumed control. The peace
treaty was sent to the senate three days
later, and February G it was ratified. April
II Publications were exchanged with Spain
and peace proclaimed. The work Of politl-
cal reorganization in Cuba has progressed
satisfactorily.
The history of the revolt of the Tagals,
under the lea dership of Aguinaldo, against
the sovereignty of the United States Is EN-
bfaced within the period OF the old year.
u had its incipieney in the refusal of the
insurgents to surrender Iloilo to the United
states, the demand of Aguinaldo for inde-
pendenee and his proclamation of a repub-
lie. AS this government failed to recog-
nize him, he preeipitated an insurreetion
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-
stfoyed. Agutnaldo's so-called capital has
been moved from place TO place with celer-
lily as our troops advanced, his so-called
government has disappeared, his forces
have melted away until there is but a
handful left to keep up a guerrilla war, and
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 commits
sary department, has been quoted by the
court-martialing of Gen. Eagan and the
resignation of Secretary Aiger. The dis
turbed relations between Great Britain and
the United States over the Alaskan boun-
dairy have been temporarily adjusted by a
modus vivendi The outbreak In Samoa
has been settled by a 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-hfth congress were the treaty of
peace with Spain, the naval personnel bill,
Nf4G HlONS GlQldA army III aAA0 ii blAA5 ~
make George Dewey an admiral, to take
the twelfth census and to improve the
condition of seamen in the merchant ma
rine. The extraordinary appropriations of
that congress were $l0,0 00,0 600 for warships
and armor, $50, 0D0, 600 payment to Spain,
$l,500,00 for new coast defense batteries
and $4,000 600 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-
htical history of the year may be summed
up in the fact that in the November cleo
tons 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 a 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 a prpciama-
ton of joint control of the Soudan with
Egypt, and has effected that control by a
series u 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 its events
are too fresh in the public recollection 10
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
FauFe 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
rehearing and the innumerable ramifica-
tons of the incident" the resignation OF
ministers, the violent uprising Of social
fstic and anti-Semitic mahs. demanstretiens
against the government and evolutionary
plottings. But meanwhile the government
has remained firm, seditious acts have heen
suppressed and Paris expects TO crown the
closing year Of the century with the pril-
Iiapey of its exposition.
The year has been an suspicious one for
Germany, especially in the expansion of it's
imperial power, but II closes with a race
struggle in Austro-Hungary which may yet
prove periious TO the empire. Except for
the old-tirne 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
uiTGGIlDD u lltdid. 6 6AOoh 49,
riap road completed. it viii ave 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 q after l6 states
had signed an arbitration convention
which has no binding force. Tine first reply
10 the cars congress was the refusal Of
Great Britain 10 arbitrate the Beers con-
t%ention. Spain is practically qulet ana ap-
pears to be recovering rapidly from the Ell
fects of the wal and to be relieved by the
loss of some of its colonies to this country
and the cession of others 10 Germany. Tur-
KEY. Greece and the Balkan provinces. usu-
ally the scene of disturbance, have had a
oujet year. The threats of uprlsings IN
Macedonia speedily subsidized, and Bulga-
ria which was near a clash with the Turks,
has been pacihed. China is in process of
! dissection by the greater powers, while lit
Tie Japan, it's conqueror, is happy that II
has to be taken into account as a Woria
power. 49,
In the great army CT those who passed
away during 1893 there are some who have
made themselves conspicuous and rave
achieved international fame. A partial list
follows:
Ian. 1s. Nelson Dingley. congressman;
IAN II. John Russell Young, congression-
al liDrarian: Feb. 6. Gen. Count Won "a
privi, ex~-chancellor, Germany; feb. . VII
liam Laird. the EnSIiSh SnlpbuliueF' ESb.
1s Felix Faure, president Of France: Feb.
%. Baron Paul Julius de Reuter-, founder OF
the Reuter- news agency; March 4, Emil
| rekmann novelist, France; Mareh 10, 90
semi Medill, editor of the Chicago Tribune
March 70, w. Fl. Millais, artist, England;
March 20, Birket Foster, artist, England:
Anril 9. Stephen u. Field, jurist, United
states, May Is, Francisque Sarcy, critic
and author, France; May p, Don Emilio
| castelar,. author and statesman, Spain;
Nav %, Rosa Bonheur, artist, France May
2S Elise Polko, musical author.
lime /. John Smart. artist, England; June
a. Johann Strauss, composer, Vienna; june
3 Frank Thomson, president of the Penn
svIvania railroad corporation; June I, Au-
e1lstin Daily, theatrical manager: June ~,
AIRS. e. ID. f.. N. Southworth, novelist,
United States; July 2, Charles Victor Cher
bulliez. novelist, France; July q, Robert T.
Ingersoll, the great agnostic; July 70, Gen.
ITlyeses Heureux, president Of San DoInln-
go: Aug. 16, Prof. Robert Wilhelm Eper-
hard Bunsen, the German scientist; Sept.
y. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the American
dnancier; Sept II, Charles A. PIlsbury,
the Minneapolis mill owner; Oct. ~, w r
Anpleton, publisher, New York; Oct. 70,
Grant Allen. the English novelist; Oct. %.
| Cen sir William Penn Symonds. OF the
british army: Oct. y. Florence Maryatt,
the English novelist; Oct. Is, Ottmar Mer-
! renthaler. inventor of the linotype ma
9btao4 Nav 81 Carrot A. Hobart, vice pres