Report of the Philippine Commission, to the President [January 31, 1900-December 20, 1900].U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 |
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Report of the Philippine Commission, to the President [January 31, 1900 ... United States. Philippine Commission (1899-1900) Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1901 |
Report of the Philippine Commission, to the President [January 31, 1900 ... United States. Philippine Commission (1899-1900) Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1901 |
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absolute maxima agricultural Albay Annual average Aparri archipelago atmospheric pressure August baguios barograph barometer ber of Height Cavite Cebu cent China Sea cirro-stratus cirrus coast convergence Cumulo-nimbus cumulus cyclone DAILY VARIATION days of rain December DIFFERENT MONTHS direction east exported Father Algué Father Faura February March following table frequency greater groups Hongkong hourly Iloilo importance indicated island of Luzon January Japan Jolo Juan latitude Luzon Manila observatory maxima and minima maximum and minimum meteorological Meters Mindanao monthly averages monthly means Moros needle normal November observatory of Manila observed October oscillation Pampanga paragraph Passing rain period PLATE pluviometers provinces rainfall rant royal seen Sept September Society of Jesus Spain Spanish stations storm temperature third quadrant tion tornadoes Total typhoon velocity Vigan Visayas vortex wind in Manila Zamboanga
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Side 87 - And it is hereby declared that the relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, to which the preceding paragraph refers, cannot in any respect impair the property or rights which by law belong to the peaceful possession of property of all kinds, of provinces, municipalities, public or private establishments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies, or any other associations having legal capacity to acquire and possess. property in the aforesaid territories renounced or ceded, or of private individuals,...
Side 47 - ... bandala ordinaria. It is employed largely in the manufacture of heavy rope. Fiber from the middle layer, the ordinary hemp of commerce, is called bandala, while that coming from nearest the heart of the plant is very white and of superior quality. This is called lupis in Albay and quitoti in Marinduque. The latter two which are firm, lustrous, and flesh colored, are largely employed for the manufacture of fabrics. It is found in the market in bunches or bundles called pilihan. The natives classify...
Side 101 - ... disturbance of public order might even result from it, with all the fury and all the disasters, which, as is well known, this kind of war usually entails. Two serious difficulties may oppose the rights of Catholicism in the Philippines. The first is the Americans who are now governing here, and the second is the Filipinos themselves.
Side 98 - October, said, speaking of Catholicism in the Philippines : I found in all the towns a magnificent church. I attended mass several times, and the churches were always full of natives, even under unfavorable circumstances, on account of the military occupation. There are almost no seats in these churches, the services lasting from an hour to an hour and a half. Never in my life have I observed more evident signs of deep devotion than those I witnessed there — the men kneeling or prostrated before...
Side 91 - Outside of the generalization of this department little information in regard to it or its accomplishments was obtainable. The records of the department had recently gone through a fire, and, up to the time of the leaving of the commission, were in charred and hopeless confusion. The commission was informed that, even if intact, these documents would probably give little or no information as to the extent of the public domain throughout the archipelago. From general information gathered from various...
Side 262 - ... which zone the principal currents begin to be occidental. It is to be regretted that the observations made in the observatory at Hongkong (Lat. 22° 18') are not sufficiently full to clear up this point. Besides this, during the time the sun is in the southern hemisphere, or rather, it may be said, during the months of October, November, December, January, February, and March, the tumults of the second quadrant prevail, and during the other months of the year those of the first quadrant.
Side 96 - ... Sons of St. Vincent de Paul, together with the Sisters of Charity, who took charge of the attendance on the sick in hospitals and of the instruction of girls. The Capuchin Fathers also arrived in these islands in 1886 for the purpose of taking charge of the missions of both the Caroline and Palaos islands — an office which they have filled in a marvelous manner, not without the sacrifice of all earthly ambitions, going to bury themselves forever in those solitary places of the Pacific Ocean...
Side 91 - Spanish administration a department known as the inspeccion de montes, which, among other duties, had general supervision and charge of the public lands (realengos). It pertained to this department to make surveys of land, run lines of demarcation, etc. For this purpose it had attached to it a corps of engineers. Outside of the general organization of this department little information in regard to it or its accomplishments was obtainable. The records of the department had recently gone through a...
Side 360 - Recstablishment of the presidio of Zamboanga. Construction of a presidio at Labo, in the southern part of Palawan. Bustamante sends his nephew as ambassador to the King of Siam in order to arrange treaty of commerce. The previous temporary governor, Torralba, accused of a heavy embezzlement, is imprisoned. Bustamante, on account of his harsh character, makes enemies of everyone. 1719. The governor, upon learning that a conspiracy is being formed against him, in which the municipal authorities are...