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"secondary and elementary schools are among the largest in the Islands. The means of communication are excellent; one can communicate by telegraph and telephone with all the other municipalities in Panay, and by cable and wireless with the other islands of the Archipelago, as well as with any other country in the world.
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.
DIRECTORY
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
OF ILOILO
Officials
'Governor-Jose Lopoz Yita
Provincial Fiscal-F. Borromeo Deputy do. -Edmundo Piccio
Do. do.
-Ingnacio Debuque
Senators-Jose B. Ledesma and José Ma.
Hontiveros
Members, Provincial Board-Domingo E. Representatives-Eugenio Ealdama, Vi-
Mabunay and Engracio Padilla
Treasurer R. S. van Valkenburgh
Secretary, Prov. Board-Flavio Z. Cano Dist. Health Officer--Jose Ma. Raymundo Div. Supt. of Schools-William H. Hamme Supervising Auditor-Sant. A. Leaño District
do. Ceferino Ramos Judges of Court of First Instance-F. San- tamaria, Fernando Salas, James F. Yeager
cente R. Ibiernas, Tomas Confesor, As- cención Arancillo and Venancio Cudilla
CUSTOMS
Collector--Guillermo Gomez Deputy Collector-M. Caraza Appraiser-Cayetano Tirado Quarantine Officer-Dr. G. I. Cullen
ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (P.I.) LTD.
S. Crawford
G. M. Eady
BANKS
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
A. J. McIntosh, sub-agent
W. Philp, sub-accountant
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
A. Ross, agent
A. H. Matthews, assistant
E. Dimaculangan, C. Y. Ylinido, O.
Magat and J. Hara, clerks
COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS, Exporters of Sugar, To- bacco and Copra; Agents for the Central Azucarera de Bais - Casa de eloilo, Muelle Loney; Telephs. 62 (Gen- Tral Office) and 388 (Manager's Office); Iel. Ad: Tabacalera