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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chatham Island, (search)
Chatham Island, One of the Galapagos Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, 600 miles west of Ecuador, to which it belongs. It is of volcanic origin, the fifth in size of the Galapagos, and abounds in turtles and a small species of cat. Chatham Island has been the subject of negotiation between the United States and Ecuador, the former desiring it as a coaling station. It would possess strategic importance in the event of the opening of an isthmian canal. Chatham Island, One of the Galapagos Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, 600 miles west of Ecuador, to which it belongs. It is of volcanic origin, the fifth in size of the Galapagos, and abounds in turtles and a small species of cat. Chatham Island has been the subject of negotiation between the United States and Ecuador, the former desiring it as a coaling station. It would possess strategic importance in the event of the opening of an isthmian canal.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Diplomatic service. (search)
ry, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, San Jose. Denmark. Laurits S. Swenson, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Copenhagen. Dominican republic. William F. Powell, Charge d'affaires, Port au Prince. Ecuador. Archbald J. Sampson, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Quito. Egypt. John G. Long, Agent and Consul-General, Cairo. France. Horace Porter, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paris. German Empire. fior Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Denmark. Mr. Constantin Brun, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Dominican republic. Señor Don Emilio C. Joubert, Charge d'affaires. Ecuador. Senior Don Luis Felipe Carbo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. France. M. Jules Cambon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Germany. Herr von Holleben, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. G
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Military Academy, United States (search)
e from each congressional district, Territory, and the District of Columbia, by the Secretary of War, at the request of the Representative or Delegate in Congress of the district or Territory in which the applicant is an actual resident. There are also thirty appointments at large, specially conferred by the President of the United States. In 1901 there were three extra cadets at the Academy, who were authorized by Congress to enter it at their own expense, from Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. The Representative may nominate a legally qualified second candidate, to be designated the alternate. The alternate will receive from the War Department a letter of appointment, and will be examined with the regular appointee, and if duly qualified will be admitted to the Academy, in the event of the failure of the principal to pass the prescribed preliminary examinations. Appointees to the Military Academy must be between seventeen and twenty-two years of age, free from any infirmity
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Railway, the Intercontinental (search)
presented on the commission. The report issued in March, 1899 (4 volumes), is accompanied with four sets of maps and profiles, exhibiting the surveys and examination of the country that were made from Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, in South America. An estimate is given of the cost for grading, masonry, and bridges of that portion of the line, which must be constructed to complete the connections, which amount to $174,290,271.84. As surveyed (1899), from Ned: Countries. Built. Proposed.Total. United States 2,0942,094 Mexico 1,1834611,644 ————————— Total in North America 3,277 461 3,738 Guatemala 43 126 169 San Salvador 64 166 230 Honduras 71 71 Nicaragua 103 106 209 Costa Rica 360 360 ————————— Total in Central America 210 829 1,039 Colombia 1,3541,354 Ecuador 658 658 Peru 151 1,633 1,784 Bolivia 195 392 587 Argentina 936 125 1,061 ————————— Total in South America 1,282 4
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)
Rica: Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationWashingtonJuly 10, 1851 Convention of Adjustment of claimsSan JoseJuly 2, 1860 Denmark: Convention of Friendship, commerce, navigationWashingtonApril 26, 1826 Convention of To indemnify the U. S.CopenhagenMar. 28, 1830 Convention of Discontinuance of Sound duesWashingtonApril 11, 1857 Convention of NaturalizationCopenhagenJuly 20, 1872 Dominican Republic: Convention of Amity, commerce, navigation, extraditionSanto DomingoFeb. 8, 1867 Ecuador: Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationQuitoJune 13, 1839 Convention of Mutual adjustment of claimsGuayaquilNov. 25, 1862 Convention of NaturalizationWashingtonMay 6, 1872 Treaty of ExtraditionQuitoJune 28, 1872 Egypt: Convention of Concerning commerce and customsCairoNov. 16, 1884 France: Treaty of AllianceParisFeb. 6, 1778 Treaty of Amity and commerceParisFeb. 6, 1778 Convention of Payment of loanVersaillesJuly 16, 1782 Convention of Power of consulsVersaillesNov. 14, 1788
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
alian ballot system successfully introduced at a State election in Rhode Island......April 2, 1890 Samuel J. Randall, born 1828, dies at Washington, D. C.......April 13, 1890 McKinley tariff bill introduced from the committee on ways and means......April 16, 1890 Pan-American conference, in which was represented Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, Argentine Republic, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Bolivia, United States, Venezuela, Chile, San Salvador, and Ecuador, adjourns......April 19, 1890 John C. Fremont placed on the army retired list, with the rank of major-general, by act of April 19; approved......April 21, 1890 Pan-electric suit decided by the Supreme Court in favor of ex-Attorney-General Garland......April 21, 1890 Congress appropriates $150,000 for relief of sufferers from floods on the Mississippi......April 25, 1890 Act passed to provide for celebrating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbu