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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Samar, (search)
group of the Philippine Islands. It is the most eastern of the group; is about 250 miles southeast of the island of Luzon; has an area of 56,000 square miles, and a population of about 185,000, of which about 10,000 are natives living in the mountains in an almost savage state. The island is traversed by mountain ranges; it is without established roads, and the only means of communication between its various parts are the trails laid out by the American troops under General Hughes. On Sept. 28, 1901, there was a sudden rising of the natives, who had been regarded as friendly to the Americans, and attacked Company C, 9th United States Infantry, near Balangiga. The natives surprised the troops while the latter were at breakfast, fought them with bollos, captured all the stores and ammunitions of the company and nearly all the rifles, and killed forty-eight members of the company. The last previous intelligence from Samar was under date of July 27, 1901, which noted the surrender o
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Canton, O., where the last ceremonies are held......Sept. 19, 1901 In accordance with President Roose velt's proclamation the day is observed as a day of mourning throughout the country......Sept. 19, 1901 Czolgosz placed on trial in Buffalo......Sept. 23, 1901 [He is found guilty Sept. 24th, and is electrocuted at Auburn, Oct. 29th.] The body of President Lincoln is entombed......Sept. 26, 1901 Captain Connell and 45 officers and men massacred by bolomen at Balangiga......Sept. 28, 1901 The Cuban Constitutional Convention dissolved by General Wood......Oct. 3, 1901 Pan-American Congress opened in the City of Mexico......Oct. 22, 1901 Andrew Carnegie gives $10,000,000 to the United States for advanced study and original research......December, 1901 President Roosevelt's first message to Congress......Dec. 3, 1901 Nicaragua leases a 6-mile wide strip of territory along the proposed canal......Dec. 9, 1901 Decision of the Schley court of inquiry published