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ILOILO

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 then by the Spanish Alcalde, and the Philippine Republic flag was hoisted on all the public buildings.

On the 38th 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_fore 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 foreig Consulates that hostilities would commence after 5 a.m. on the 12th February, and the morning of the 11th February, about 8.45 a.m., the first shot was fired. The Reve lutionary forces set fire to the city, leaving it almost in ruins, and retired outside the rity limits. Iloilo was immediately occupied by the Americans.

The crop for 1902-3 is estimated to amount to over one and a half million piculs.

DIRECTORY

AVANCENA, Señoritas, Teachers, Molo

AZNAR, M., Chemist and Druggist, Capiz

BANCO ESPAÑOL FILIPINO

Alfredo Rocha, director

M. Custodio, contador E. Sendres, cajero

BISCHOFF, S., Merchant

Samuel Bischoff

C. V. Bischoff

BUCHANAN, ARCHD., Merchant

Agency

London Assurance Corporation

"CABALLO BLANCO," Fabrica de Guarni-

ciones, Calle San Jacinto

Francisco Sotelo, propietario

I. de Guzman, maestro director

P. de los Sántos,

CALA, VIUDA DE, Teacher

do.

·CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE Iloilo Hon. Secretary--J. H. Grindrod Clerk-R. Celestial

COLTON, GEO. R., Collector of Customs

CONSULATES

Great BritAIN

Vice-Consul-P. H. Bethell Jones

DIAZ, JOSÉ

EREŠETA, J. Y F., Sugar Dealers, Store- keepers, and Planters, Talisay, Ysla de Negros

José Ereñeta

Fernando Ereñeta

LA ESTRELLA DEL NORTE, LEVY HERMANOS,

Calle Real

Raphael Levy, Paris

Abraham Weill, manager Meyer Weill

Aron Weill

A. Schwab

FIGUERAS, HERMANOS, Contractors, Con

signees, Commission and Custom House Agents

J. Figueras

Manuel T. Figueras (Manila)

R. T. Figueras,

J. T. Figueras

Agencies

do.

Royal Insurance Co. of Liverpool Union Assurance Society of London

FORBES, MUNN & Co., Merchants

D. M. Forbes (London)

D. Munn,

do.

S. Murray (Manila)

D. G. Gray

J. MacIntosh

Agencies

Lancashire Insurance Company

London and Lancashire Insurance Co.

GRINDROD, J. H., Merchant

Agency

Phoenix Assurance Company

HERNAES, ROSENDO, Comerciante y Press-

tamista en Talisay, Isla de Negros

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Merchants

L. Dyson

J. Ramos

HOLLMANN & Co., Merchants, Calle Marina

G. Hollmann

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(Manila)

G. Sichelschmidt, do.

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