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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Philippine Islands, (search)
the suppression of insurrection and brigandage, and the maintenance of law and order, as the military commander shall deem requisite, and the military forces shall be at all times subject under his orders to the call of the civil authorities for the maintenance of law and order and the enforcement of their authority. In the establishment of municipal governments the commission will take as the basis of their work the governments established by the military governor under his order of Aug. 8, 1899, and under the report of the board constituted by the military governor by his order of Jan. 29, 1900, to formulate and report a plan of municipal government, of which his Honor Cayetano Arellano, president of the Audiencia, was chairman, and they will give to the conclusions of that board the weight and consideration which the high character and distinguished abilities of its members justify. In the constitution of departmental or provincial governments they will give special attentio
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Porto Rico, (search)
tarvation upon the island, and while there is very great poverty in many places, we do not believe there can be any real starvation in Porto Rico, for the simple reason that the people live so frugally and are content with so little, while the soil and the climate is so productive of many of the simple necessaries of life that it would be almost impossible to starve a people who live upon tropical fruits and tropical vegetable productions This statement was made prior to the hurricane, Aug. 8, 1899, which rendered many inhabitants of the island homeless and destitute. Present government. The present civil government of the island is entirely within the military control of the governor-general, and subject solely to his orders and decrees. The old system which prevailed under the Spanish regime, and of which this is a substantial continuance, was the creation of innumerable offices, which were intended to be distributed as rewards for the followers and as safeguards for th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
14, 1899 First formal meeting of the Venezuela arbitration commission......June 15, 1899 The President calls for ten regiments to quell Philippine insurrection......July 7, 1899 [For an account of the insurrection, and chronology of the main events, see Aguinaldo; Philippines, etc.] Elihu Root succeeds Russell A. Alger as Secretary of War......July 22, 1899 Reciprocity treaty with France signed......July 24, 1899 Hurricane at Porto Rico, many hundreds of lives lost......Aug. 8, 1899 National export exposition opened at Philadelphia......Sept. 14, 1899 Admiral Dewey arrived in New York......Sept. 26, 1899 Great naval parade in honor of Admiral Dewey......Sept. 29, 1899 Venezuela commission announced its award......Oct. 2, 1899 Temporary boundary-line of Alaska agreed upon with England......Oct. 12, 1899 Shamrock defeated in the races for the America's Cup......Oct. 20, 1899 United States cruiser Charleston wrecked off the Philippines......Nov. 7,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Georgia, (search)
vention of People's party at Atlanta nominates W. L. Peck for governor and a full State ticket......July 20, 1892 L. Q. C. Lamar, of United States Supreme Court, dies at Macon......Jan. 23, 1893 Statue of Alexander H. Stephens unveiled at Crawfordsville......May 24, 1893 Cyclone on the coast of Georgia and South Carolina, 1,000 lives lost......Aug. 28, 1893 Yellow-fever epidemic at Brunswick......Sept. 17, 1893 Cotton-spinners' Southern Association meets at Augusta......Dec. 13, 1893 The cotton States and international exposition at Atlanta opened......Sept. 18, 1895 Ex-Speaker C. F. Crisp dies at Atlanta......Oct. 23, 1896 Tornado at Arlington, eight killed......March 22, 1897 Roman Catholic cathedral at Savannah burned......Feb. 6, 1898 President and cabinet attend peace jubilee at Atlanta......Dec. 13-19, 1898 Ex-Gov. W. Y. Atkinson dies at Newnan......Aug. 8, 1899 Railroad wreck near McDonough; thirty-five lives lost......June 24, 1900 Hawaii