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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Funston, Frederick 1865- (search)
the Filipino insurgents' capital. On May 2, 1899, President McKinley promoted him to brigadiergeneral in the newly organized volunteer service, on the recommendation of Frederick Funston. Generals Otis and MacArthur, for signal skill and gallantry in swimming across the Rio Grande at Calumpit in the face of a heavy fire from the insurgents, and establishing a rope ferry by means of which the American troops were enabled to make a crossing and to successfully engage the insurgents. On May 2, 1900, while making a personal reconnoissance up the Rio Grande de la Pampanga he discovered a perpendicular ladder leading up a cliff crowned with a dense forest. Beside the ladder hung a rope which, when pulled, rang an alarm bell in the woods back of the precipice. Deeming these appearances suspicious, he ascended the ladder and at the summit found many large wooden cases filled with documents comprising a great number of the archives of the insurgents, including all the correspondence of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
general in Civil War......April 24, 1899 Legislative act appropriating $100,000 to repair and rebuild Lincoln monument approved by governor......April 24, 1899 Fight between white and colored miners at Carterville; six negroes killed......Sept. 17, 1899 President McKinley lays corner-stone of new post-office building, Chicago......Oct. 9, 1899 Water from Lake Michigan turned into Chicago drainage canal......Jan. 2, 1900 Methodist general conference convenes at Chicago......May 2, 1900 Richard Yates nominated for governor by Republican State convention at Peoria, on fortieth anniversary of nomination of his father, Richard Yates, Sr., for same office......May 9, 1900 Democratic State convention at Springfield nominates Samuel Alschuler for governor......June 26, 1900 Grand Army of the Republic meets at Chicago......Aug. 25, 1900 Death of John A. McClernand, of Springfield, distinguished Union general in Civil War......Sept. 20, 1900 Death of John M. Palme
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), West Virginia, state of (search)
e Woods jury law of 1872-73......1881 Act passed establishing a State board of health......June 11, 1881 West Virginia normal and classical academy at Buckhannon opened......1882 West Virginia Immigration and Development Association organized at Wheeling......Feb. 29, 1888 Returns of election for governor in November, 1888, were: Nathan Goff, Republican, 78,714; A. B. Fleming, Democrat, 78,604. Fleming contests for fraudulent returns, and is declared elected by a party vote of the legislature, 43 to 40......Feb. 4, 1890 Hatfield-McCoy feud ended by a marriage......March 21, 1891 First State board of agriculture meets at Charleston......May 4, 1891 Stephen B. Elkins qualifies as United States Secretary of War......Dec. 24, 1891 Coal miners went on strike July 2, 1897 [Ended by compromise, Sept. 11.] Ex-Senator W. T. Willey dies at Morgantown......May 2, 1900 Ex-Postmaster-General William L. Wilson dies at Lexington, Va......Oct. 17, 1900 Wisconsin