experiments in British India. Cultivation. Qualities. 283

Chapter XVIII

Sundry Forest and Farm Produce

• Maize. Cacao-beans. Chocolate. 300
• Cacao cultivation. Castor oil. Gogo. 302
• Camote. Gabi. Potatoes. Mani (pea-nut). Areca-nut. Buyo. 303
• Cocoanuts. Extraction of Tuba (beverage). 304
• Cocoanut-oil extraction. Coprah. Coir. 305
• Nipa palm. Cogon-grass. Cotton-tree. 307
• Buri palm. Ditá. Palma brava. Bamboo. 308
• Bojo. Bejuco (Rattan-cane). Palásan (Bush-rope). 310
• Gum mastic. Gutta-percha. Wax. Cinnamon. Edible Birdʼs-nest. 311
• Balate (Trepang). Sapan-wood. Tree-saps. 312
• Hardwoods; varieties and qualities. 313
• Molave wood tensile and transverse experiments. 315
• Relative strengths of hardwoods. Timber trade. 317
• Fruits; the Mango; the Banana; the Papaw, etc. 318
• Guavas; Pineapples; Tamarinds; the Mabolo. 320
• Sundry vegetable produce. Flowers. 321
• Botanical specimens—curious and beautiful. Orchids. 322
• Firewoods; Locust beans; Amor seco. 324
• Botanical names given to islands, towns etc. 324
• Medicinal herbs, roots, leaves and barks. Perfumes. 325

Chapter XIX

Mineral Products

• Coal import. Coal-mining ventures. 326
• Comparative analyses of coal. 328
• Gold-mining ventures. The Paracale and Mambulao mines. 329
• Iron-mining ventures. Failures, poverty and suicide. 332
• Copper. Marble. Stone. Gypsum. Sulphur. Mineral oil. 334

Chapter XX

Domestic Live-stock—Ponies, Buffaloes, Etc.

• Ponies. Horses. Buffaloes (carabaos). 336
• Donkeys. Mules. Sheep. Fish. Insects. Reptiles. Snakes. 338
• Butterflies. White ants. Bats. Deer. Wild boars. 340
• Fowls. Birds. The Locust plague. Edible insects. 341

Chapter XXI

Manila Under Spanish Rule

• The fortified city. The moats. The drawbridges. 343
• Public buildings in the city. The port in construction. 344
• Manila Bay. Corregidor Island and Marivéles. 345
• The Pasig River. Public lighting. Tondo suburb. 346
• Binondo suburb. Chinese and native artificers. 347
• Easter week. The vehicle traffic. 348
• The Theatres. The Carrillo. The “Moro Moro” performance. 349
• The bull-ring. Annual feasts. Cock-fighting. 350
• European club. Hotels. The Press. Spanish journalism. 351
• Botanical gardens. Dwelling-houses. 353
• Manila society. Water-supply. Climate. 354
• Population of the Islands in 1845; of Manila in 1896. 355
• Typhoons and earthquakes affecting Manila. 356
• Dress of both sexes. A “first-class” funeral. 357
• Excursions from Manila. Los Baños. 359
• The story of Los Baños and Jalajala. The legend of Guadalupe Church. 360

Chapter XXII

The Tagálog Rebellion of 1896–98

First Period

• The Córtes de Cadiz. Philippine deputies in the Peninsula. 362
• The Assembly of Reformists. Effect of the Cavite Rising of 1872. 363
• Official acts conducive to rebellion. The Katipunan League. 364
• Arrest of prominent Filipinos. The first overt act of rebellion. 366
• War commences. The Battle of San Juan del Monte. 368
• Execution of Sancho Valenzuela and others. 369
• Andrés Bonifacio heads the movement. He is superseded by Emilio Aguinaldo. 370
• Imus (Cavite) is captured by the rebels. The history of Imus. 372
• Atrocities of the rebels. Rebel victory at Binacayan. 373
• Execution of 13 rebels in Cavite. The rebel chief Llaneras in Bulacan. 374
• Volunteers are enrolled. Tragedy at Fort Santiago; cartloads of corpses. 375
• A court-martial cabal. Gov.-General Blanco is recalled. 376
• The rebels destroy a part of the railway. They threaten an assault on Manila. 377
• General Camilo Polavieja succeeds Blanco as Gov.-General. 378
• General Lachambre, the Liberator of Cavite. Polavieja returns to Spain. 379
• Dr. José Rizal, the Philippine ideal patriot; his career and hopes. 381
• His return to Manila; banishment, liberation, re-arrest, and execution. 383
• The love-romance of Dr. José Rizalʼs life. 387
• General Primo de Rivera succeeds Polavieja as Gov.-General. 389
• The Gov.-General decrees concentration; its bad effect. 391
• The rebels define their demands in an exhortation to the people. 392
• Emilio Aguinaldo now claims independence. 394
• Don Pedro A. Paterno acts as peace negotiator. 395
• The Protocol of Peace between the Rebels and the Gov.-General. 396
• The alleged Treaty of Biac-na-bató (Dec. 14, 1897). 397
• The Primo de Rivera-Paterno agreement as to indemnity payment. 398
• Emilio Aguinaldo in exile. Peace rejoicings. Spain defaults. 399
• The rebel chiefs being in exile, the people are goaded to fresh revolt. 400
• The tragedy of the Calle de Camba. Cebú Island rises in revolt. 401
• The Cebuánosʼ raid on Cebú City; Lutao in flames; piles of corpses. 402
• Exciting adventures of American citizens. Heartrending scenes in Cebú City. 404
• Rajahmudah Datto Mandi visits Cebú. Rebels in Bolinao (Zambales). 406
• Relief of Bolinao. Father Santos of Malolos is murdered. 408
• The peacemaker states his views on the reward he expects from Spain. 409
• Don Máximo Paterno, the Philippine “Grand Old Man”. 411
• Biographical sketch of his son, Don Pedro A. Paterno. 411
• General Basilio Augusti succeeds Primo de Rivera as Gov.-General. 413
• The existence of a Peace Treaty with the rebels is denied in the Spanish Cortés. 414

Chapter XXIII

The Tagálog Rebellion of 1896–98

Second Period

American Intervention

• Events leading to the Spanish-American War (April–Aug., 1898). 417
• Events preliminary