ILOILO
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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, 1838, 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 1lloilo, 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
PROVINCE OF ILOILO
Governor-Ruperto Montinola (elect) Treasurer-R. S. van Valkenburgh Member, Prov. Bd.-Modesto Ledesma (elect)
Do.,
do.-Tiburcio Lutero do. Secretary, Prov. Bd.-José M. a Taleon District Health Officer--Constantino
Limjoco
Div. Supt. of Schools-O. H. Charles District Auditor-T. Borromeo District Engineer-Alejo Aquino Judge of Court of First Instance-F.
Santamaria
Prov. Fiscal-F. Borromeo Veloso Senators-José M. a Arroyo and José
M. a Hontiveros (elect) Representatives to the House of Re- presentatives-José Evangelista (re- elected), Crescencia Lozano (re- elected), Tomas Confesor (elect) Federico Tirador (elect), and Tomas Vargas (elect)
BANCO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
P. J. Campos, manager
E. Rocha, cashier
V. J. Jimenez, accountant
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA,
AND CHINA-Teleph. 172; P.O. Box 299;
Tel. Ad: Indigo
C. E. Stewart, sub-agent
L. T. Watty, sub-accountant
DE GENERAL
TABACUS
DE
COMPANIA
FILIPINAS -Teleph. 62; P. O. Box 337; Tel. Ad: Tabacalera
Pedro Zabaljauregui, manager
Luis Pomar Ruiz, chief accountant Carlos Cano Linares, cashier José Fernandez, assist. of chief acct. Ignacio Planas, chief sugar dept. José Luis Bouffard, assist. of acct. and chief shipping department Eduardo Weber Duran, assistant to
the chief manager
Carlos Pruna Beech, assist. of
accountant
Heliodoro Sordo, godown keepri Ricardo Dotres,
CONSULATES
CHINA
do.
Consular Agent-Yap Seng
GREAT BRITAIN-Smith, Bell & Co., Ld. Acting Vice-Consul-G. W. Sinclair
NETHERLANDS-Smith, Bell & Co., Ld.
Vice-Consul-Harold Walford Acting do. -G. W. Sinclair
NORWAY-Smith, Bell & Co., Ld.
Vice-Consul-Harold Walford
Acting do. G. W. Sinclair
SPAIN
Consul-(vacant)
Actg. Vice-Consul-Francisco Galatas,
care of Lizawaga Hermanos
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