ILOILO
1395
The town of Iloilo became the capital of the province in 1688. It was opened to the commerce of the world in 1855. On the 23rd December, 1898, the Spanish Governor-General resident in Iloilo resigned, giving over the care of the town to the Mayor, or Alcalde, of Iloilo, preparing with his troops and Government officials, naval, military and civil, to evacuate the place, which, on the 25th December, was accomplished. On the 26th December, 1898, the town of Iloilo, which for over a month had been entirely surrounded on the land side by Revolutionary forces, was delivered over to them by the Spanish Alcalde, and the Philippine Republic flag was hoisted on all the public buildings. On the 28th December, 1898, the United States forces, composed of the U.S.S. Baltimore and three transports with 3,800 troops, under the command of Brigadier-General Miller, arrived in front of Iloilo, but did not land, as the Revolutionary forces declined to give up the town unless under orders from Aguinaldo, their chief. Affairs in Luzon having come to an open rupture between the United States and the Revolutionary forces, the General Commanding the United States expedition advised the foreign Consulates that hostilities would commence after 5 a.m. on the 12th February. The Revolutionary forces set fire to the city, leaving it almost in ruins, and retired outside the city limits. Iloilo was immediately occupied by the Americans. Civil government was established in Iloilo on April 11th, 1901.
PROVINCE OF ILOILO Officials
Governor-A. Ledesma
DIRECTORY
Members, Provincial Board-D. Mabunay
and I. Padilla
Treasurer-R. S. van Valkenburgh
Ma.
Secretary, Prov. Board-José Ma. Taleon District Health Officers Man.
Aycardo and Jose Roymundo
Div. Supt. of Schools-O. H. Charles Supervising Auditor-T. Borromeo
District
do. --Sant. Leaño
Judges of Court of First Instance— F. Santamaria, Fernando Salas and Leo- poldo Rovira
ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (P.I.) LTD.
H. Watling
H. F. Williams
H. Maclean
BANCO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
P. J. Campos, manager V. J. Jimenez, cashier V. Sainz, accountant
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA-Teleph. 172; P.O. Box 299, Tel. Ad: Indigo
W. J. Jamieson, sub-agent
R. Simpson, sub-accountant
COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS, Exporters of Sugar, To- bacco and Copra; Agents for the Central Azucarera de Bais- Casa de Iloilo, Muelle Loney; Telephs. 62 (Gen- eral Office) and 388 (Manager's Office); Tel. Ad: Tabacalera
Federico Garcia Pérez, manager
Provincial Fiscal-F. Borromeo Veloso Deputy do. -Pablo Villalobos
Senators-José Ma. Arroyo and José Ma.
Hontiveros
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Representatives to the House of Repre- sentatives José Evangelista, Cres- cenciano Lozano, Tomas Confesor, Federico Tirador and Tomas Vargas
CUSTOMS
Collector--Guillermo Gomez Deputy Collector-M. Caraza Appraiser-Cayetano Tirado
Quarantine Officer-Dr. G. I. Cullen
Federico Pérezy Pérez, sub-manager Luis Pomar Ruiz, chief accountant José Juan Poveda, cashier
Ignacio Planas (sugar dept.)
Leopoldo de la Fuente, assist. to acct.
do.
do.
Carlos Pruna Beech,
Miguel Moreno Moncada,
keeper
David Martinez, copra godown
Juan Sanchez Soler, sugar godown
keeper
Eloy Arias, assist. sugar godown
keeper
CONSULATES
GREAT BRITAIN
Acting Vice-Consul-H. Walford
NETHERLANDS
Vice-Consul-H. Walford
NORWAY
Acting-Vice-Consul-H. Walford