The Philippine Islands Part 66

1884 The "Carriedo" endowment water-supply for Manila was established.

---- Tribute and Poll Tax were abolished and _Cedula personal_ introduced.

1886 Pet.i.tion to the Crown asking for the expulsion of the Chinese.

---- The office of Judge-Governor was abolished.

---- Invest.i.ture in Manila of Sultan Harun Narrasid (Sept. 24).

---- Capuchin friars' first arrival.

1887 Terrero's expedition against the Moro Datto Utto.

---- Colonel Juan Arolas' victory in Sulu Island. Capture of Maybun (April 16).

---- Philippine Exhibition was held in Madrid.

1890 Munic.i.p.alities in the christian provinces were created.

1891 The first Philippine railway was opened to traffic.

1895 The Marahui campaign against the Moros of Mindanao Island.

---- Benedictine friars' first arrival.

1896 The Tagalog Rebellion opened (August 20).

---- First battle of the Rebellion (San Juan del Monte, Aug. 30).

---- Gov.-General Ramon Blanco was recalled to Spain (Dec).

---- Gov.-General Polavieja arrived in Manila (Dec).

---- Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine patriot, was executed (Dec. 30).

1897 Gov.-General Polavieja left Manila for Spain (April 15).

---- Gov.-General Primo de Rivera returned to Manila (April).

---- First issue of the first Philippine Loan (July 15).

---- Treaty of Biac-na-bato is alleged to have been signed (Dec. 14).

---- General Emilio Aguinaldo went into exile under treaty (Dec. 27).

---- Tremendous tidal wave on Leyte Island. Life and property destroyed.

1898 Tragedy of the _Calle de Camba_, Manila (March 23).

---- Rebel rising in Cebu Island (April 3).

---- Gov.-General Primo de Rivera left Manila for Spain (April).

---- Gov.-General Basilio Augusti arrived in Manila (April).

---- The Spanish-American War began (April 23).

---- Battle of Cavite. The Spanish fleet destroyed (May 1).

---- General Emilio Aguinaldo returned from exile to Cavite (May 19).

---- General Emilio Aguinaldo a.s.sumed the Dictature (May 24).

---- Const.i.tution of the Revolutionary Government promulgated (June 23).

---- Revolutionists' appeal to the Powers for recognition (Aug. 6).

---- Spanish-American Protocol of Peace signed in Was.h.i.+ngton (Aug. 12).

---- American occupation of Manila (Aug. 13).

---- Capitulation of Manila to the Americans (Aug. 14).

---- Malolos (Bulacan) became the Revolutionary capital (Sept. 15).

---- American and Spanish peace commissioners met in Paris (Oct. 1).

1898 Capitulation of the Spaniards in Negros island to the rebels (Nov. 6).

---- Treaty of Peace between America and Spain (Paris, Dec. 10).

---- Evacuation of Panay Island by the Spaniards (Dec. 24).

---- Evacuation of Cebu Island by the Spaniards (Dec. 26).

1899 Evacuation of Cottabato by the Spaniards (Jan).

---- Const.i.tution of the Philippine Republic was promulgated (Jan. 22).

---- The War of Independence began (Feb. 4).

---- Bombardment of Yloilo (Feb. 11).

---- American occupation of Cebu City (Feb. 22).

---- American occupation of Bojol Island (March).

---- Malolos, the revolutionary capital, was captured (March 31).

---- The Schurman Commission appointed (Jan. 20); in Manila (May 2).

---- Evacuation of Zamboanga by the Spaniards (May 23).

---- Violent death of General Antonio Luna (June 3).

---- The Ladrone, Caroline, and Pelew Is. (minus Guam) sold to Germany (June).

---- The Aglipayan schism began.

---- The Bates agreement with the Sultan of Sulu (Aug.).

---- American occupation of Zamboanga (Nov. 16).

---- Death of General Lawton (Dec).

1900 Monsignor P. L. Chapelle, papal delegate, arrived in Manila (Jan. 2).

---- The Taft Commission appointed (Mar. 16); in Manila (June 3).

---- The Philippine Commission became the legislative body (Sept. 1).

1901 General surrender of the Panay insurgent army (Feb. 2).

---- Capture of General Emilio Aguinaldo (Mar. 23).

---- General Emilio Aguinaldo swore allegiance to America (April 1).

---- The Philippine Commission a.s.sumed full (civil) executive power (July 4).

---- General surrender of Cebuano chiefs (Oct.).

---- General surrender of Bojolano chiefs (Dec).

1902 Capture of V. Lucban, the last recognized insurgent chief (April 27).

---- Mr. W. H. Taft in Rome to negotiate purchase of friars'

lands (June).

---- Civil rule throughout the Islands decreed (Congress Act, July 1).

---- War of Independence ended (actually, April 27; officially, July 4).

---- President Roosevelt's peace proclamation and amnesty grant (July 4).

---- Military rule (remainder of) declared ended (War Office Order, July 4).

---- Monsignor G. B. Guidi, papal delegate, arrived in Manila (Nov. 18).

1903 Apolinario Mabini died in Manila (May 13).

---- "The Democratic Labour Union" prosecution (May).

---- Moro Province const.i.tuted (Phil. Com. Act No. 787, June 1).

---- Archbishop Nozaleda relinquished the archbishopric of Manila (June).

---- The Philippine peso ("Conant") issued to the public (July).

---- Moro Province Legislative Council organized (Sept. 2).

1904 Monsignor J. J. Harty, Archbishop of Manila, arrived (Jan.).

---- Mr. W. H. Taft, appointed Secretary of War, left Manila (Jan.).

---- Mr. Luke E. Wright succeeded Mr. Taft as Civil Governor (Jan.).

---- Greatest inundation of Manila suburbs within living memory (July 11).

---- The "Internal Revenue Law of 1904" in operation (Aug. 1).

1905 Monsignor Ambrogio Agius, papal delegate, arrived in Manila (Feb. 6).

---- The Philippine a.s.sembly to be convened in 1907 proclaimed (March 28).

---- _El Renacimiento_ prosecution for alleged libel (July).

------ 1906 English became the official language (Jan. 1; Phil. Com. Act No. 1123).