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Bulacan,
A Philippine town on the island of Luzon, a few miles northwest of Manila.
Its population is mostly native, and the town is chiefly engaged in sugarboiling, although there are several other industrial plants.
Bulacan was considered a place of considerable strategic importance by the Filipino insurgents after they had been driven from the immediate suburbs of Manila, and because of this fact was the scene of considerable military activity after the American troops began their remarkable chase after Aguinaldo.
Early in 1900 the town was under complete American control, and a military post was established there.
Cairo, occupation of
The city of Cairo, Ill. (population, 1900, 12,566), is situated near the extremity of a boatshaped peninsula, at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, 175 miles below St. Louis.
It is a point of great importance as the key to a vast extent of navigable waters, and to it National troops were sent at an early period in the Civil War. Both the national government and Governor Yates, of Illinois, had been apprised of the intention of the Confederates to secure that position, hoping thereby to control the navigation of the Mississippi to St. Louis, and of the Ohio to Cincinnati and beyond.
They also hoped that the absolute control of the Mississippi below would cause the Northwestern States to join hands with the Confederates rather than lose these great trade advantages.
The scheme was foiled.
Governor Yates, under the direction of the Secretary of War, sent Illinois troops at an early day to take possession of and occupy Cairo.
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Cape Ann
Original name of the present city of Gloucester, Mass., noted for more than 250 years for its extensive fishery interests.
It was chosen as a place of settlement for a fishing colony by Rev. John White (a long time rector of Trinity Church, Dorchester, England) and several other influential persons.
Through the exertions of Mr. White, a joint-stock association was formed, called the Dorchester adventurers, with a capital of about $14,000. Cape Anne was purchased, and fourteen persons, with live-stock, were sent out in 1623, who built a house and made preparations for curing fish.
Affairs were not prosperous there.
Roger Conant was chosen governor in 1625, but the Adventurers became discouraged and concluded on dissolving the colony.
Through the encouragement of Mr. White, some of the colonists remained, but, not liking their seat, they went to Naumkeag, now Salem, where a permanent colony was settled.
Population in 1890, 24,651; in 1900, 26,121.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carnegie , Andrew 1837 - (search)
Cebu
One of the Philippine Islands, lying between Luzon and Mindanao, 135 mile long, with an extreme width of 30 miles. Sugar cultivation and the manufacture of abaca are the chief industries.
Population, 320,000.—The town of Cebu, on the eastern coast of the island, the oldest Spanish settlement in the Philippines, is a place of considerable trade, and has a cathedral and several churches.
It is about 360 miles from Manila, and has a population of 40,000.
There are valuable and extensive coal deposits near the town.
The China Steam Navigation Company began in 1900 to run a regular steamer from Hong-Kong to the port of Cebu.
Hemp was exported from the island in 1899 to the value of $3,151,910; sugar, $770,503; copra, $241,953. The total shipments exceeded by $1,456,000 those of 1898.
Imports in 1899 were valued at $1,055,28