The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-10
DOTS AND DAsHES.
EDueATIoSALr-

Edinburgh students broke up peace
| meeting.
oberlin college has received gift Of t5O.-
| 90 for gymnasium.
The donor Of 10000 for ''Hall of Fame"
II Miss Helen Gould
Speakers al Chicago WomaH's club ad
vocated teaching boys art Of cooking.
Drs Harper denies that Chicago universi-
| ty IL n begging institution and says big
gifts have been unsolicited.
DEATHS HAhVEsTt-
William g. Bell. aged 70. dropped
dead at Lincoln, Neb.
Hemains of co soldiers who died In Cuba
were buried AT Arlington.
Two men were killed at New York by
iron pipe which fell from six-story build
ing.
Dr. John Friedrich publisher Of Amerl-
can Swiss Gazette, OF New York, is dead,
aged b5
Boardman Shaw. father Of Gov Shaw.
Of Iowa, died at his home at Morrlsylle,
Vt. aged ~
George W Drake, famous mountain de-
teetive. and man named Ford shot dead
near Torrent. Ky. by William 81. John.
PEOPLE IN PUBLIC EYEl-
Duke Of Albany will visit the knlser.
Gen. cronie may be sent TO 81 Helena.
The queen will visit ireland next month.
Olga Eethersols has asked for jury
trial
Sarah Bcrnhardt has cut her hair short
to act masculine part
J. y. Culver offers TO erect a memorial
TO Nancy Hanks Lincoln at Spencer, Ind
EN-Preaident HarriRou's friends resent
iusinuation his Porto Rican interview was
"A bid for denomination.
FOREIGNI-
Smallpox is spreading In Paris.
Rising inweatcrn Cape Colony spreading.
France will CLOSE door" In Kwang
Chow.
Paris papers consider war with England
as probable.
Thousands Of Porto Rirans reported on
verge Of starvation
Germany may exchange sehleswLR for
Danish West Indies
London II eating American asparagus.
oranges and pruncH
Plague increases at Calcutta. I'll deaths
occurring last week.
Floods In department OF Maquagua.
Peru. caused LOSS Of t300. .oO0
INTERESTING INFOR
Exports examining books OF Tammany
officials.
chIcago's mayor says he will not prohibit
"sapho
palmlat arrested In New York under
witchcraft law of 1909
Big irrigation canal in Big Horn basin.
wyoming II To be built
Illinois democratic state convention viii
be held ut Springfield June ~.
Porto Rican free list may be extended
10 include breadstuffs and meat
Gen. Wheeler says but one-siXth per
cent. OF Fiiipiuos are under arms,
One battalion Of every regiment on for
eign service Will be kept at home
Michigan Central likely to absorb Flint
n Pere Marquette railroad system
Chicago packers shipped 10000 pounds
of specially prepared ham and bacon to
army IN Philippines
State banks In all sections OF country arc
preparing 10 take out charters under ma
tional system as soon as currency bill
becomes law.
SOCIAL DEMOCRACY Demands
Reduction In hours OF labor,
All useful inventions TO be free 10 all.
Adoption of initiative and referendum
Public ownership OF mines, and oil and
gas wells.
Equal civil and political rights for mon
ana women.
Abolition Of war as far as United states
is concerned
Labor legislation 10 bo made national ln-
stead of local
Public ownership OF railroads. telegraph
and telephone.
Public ownership of all Industries con-
trollcd by monopnlloH and trusts
system of public works aud Improve.
mchta for employment OF unemployed
National Insurance Of working people
against accidents. lack of employment
and want In old age.
Revision OF our antiaunted federal con-
aiitution To allow complete control by peo-
pie Irrespective ot sex