Our New Possessions: A Graphic Account, Descriptive and Historical, of the Tropic Islands of the Sea which Have Fallen Under Our Sway, Their Cities, Peoples and Commerce, Natural Resources and the Opportunities They Offer to AmericansAmerican Book and Bible House, 1898 - 676 páginas |
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Página 47
... lives . One of the more notȧ- ble massacres of the Chinese took place in 1662. There was a Mongol chief in China who refused to yield at the time of the Tartar invasion in the middle of the seventeenth century . Instead he sailed to ...
... lives . One of the more notȧ- ble massacres of the Chinese took place in 1662. There was a Mongol chief in China who refused to yield at the time of the Tartar invasion in the middle of the seventeenth century . Instead he sailed to ...
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... lives in military service for the government , their homes were wrecked and their wives and families maltreated to secure the payment of tribute . The insurgents main- tained their independence for thirty - five years , at the end of ...
... lives in military service for the government , their homes were wrecked and their wives and families maltreated to secure the payment of tribute . The insurgents main- tained their independence for thirty - five years , at the end of ...
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... live abroad during the armistice . These facts were known to the insurgent armies , and con- sequently involved those to whom the money was paid in no charge of unfairness or bad faith in their dealings . REFORM PROMISED BY THE SPANISH ...
... live abroad during the armistice . These facts were known to the insurgent armies , and con- sequently involved those to whom the money was paid in no charge of unfairness or bad faith in their dealings . REFORM PROMISED BY THE SPANISH ...
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... live under them , and taxes levied fairly and honestly . They declare for honest and economical civil service in the charge of natives of the country , and such others as can serve as teach- ers of proper administrative methods . They ...
... live under them , and taxes levied fairly and honestly . They declare for honest and economical civil service in the charge of natives of the country , and such others as can serve as teach- ers of proper administrative methods . They ...
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... lives lost and no vessels damaged the enthusiasm on the different ships was wonderful , and ringing cheers rang throughout the fleet . The Baltimore now headed for Cavite , rushing on at full speed , and did not stop until almost in the ...
... lives lost and no vessels damaged the enthusiasm on the different ships was wonderful , and ringing cheers rang throughout the fleet . The Baltimore now headed for Cavite , rushing on at full speed , and did not stop until almost in the ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 496 - For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect...
Página 495 - ... of hostilities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and...
Página 528 - Spanish subjects, natives of the peninsula, residing in the territory over which Spain by the present treaty relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty, may remain in such territory or may remove therefrom, retaining in either event all their rights of property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or of its proceeds, and they shall also have the right to carry on their industry, commerce and professions, being subject in respect thereof to such laws as are applicable to other foreigners.
Página 528 - The inhabitants of the territories over which Spain relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty shall be secured in the free exercise of their religion.
Página 527 - 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, of...
Página 497 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Página 529 - Philippines and other ceded territories, at the time of the exchange of the ratification of this treaty, shall continue to be respected. Spanish scientific, literary and artistic works, not subversive of public order in the territories in question, shall continue to be admitted free of duty into such territories, for the period of ten years, to be reckoned from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty.
Página 332 - ... that he will support the constitution of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty whatever, and particularly, by name, the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, whereof he was before a citizen or subject; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Página 526 - ... materials and supplies of all kinds, belonging to the land and naval forces of Spain in the Philippines and Guam, remain the property of Spain. Pieces of heavy ordnance, exclusive of field artillery in the...
Página 332 - I will obey the laws, legal orders and decrees promulgated by its duly constituted authorities; that I impose upon myself this obligation voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. So help me God.