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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cuba (search)
President Polk offered Spain $100,000,000 for the island, but the offer was refused. In 1868, after the Spanish Revolution, another rebellion broke out on the island and lasted ten years. The revolutionists proclaimed a republic, and Spain, after spending $200,000,000 and sending over 50,000 troops, finding that she could not conquer the patriots, sent over Gen. Martinez Campos, who, by promises, induced the patriots to lay down their arms. Spain's promises were never fulfilled. In December, 1894, a bill presented in the Spanish Cortes, for the purpose of giving Cuba a larger measure of control in its own affairs, was greatly opposed. The government attempted to make a compromise by offering to appoint a council to consist of twelve members, including the highest church officials and the president of the high court, and permitting Cuba to elect fifteen other members by popular vote. It was proposed that this council should meet in Havana, arrange the local budget, administer l
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
n. James Jones, colonel of the Fourteenth South Carolina infantry. In 1874 he made his home in Columbia county, Ga., and farmed and read law, gaining admission to the bar March 24, 1880. On February 8, 1881, he made his home at Columbia, S. C., and began the practice of law, but in 1882 accepted a position in the office of the secretary of State. He has ever since held honorable and responsible positions in the State government, as chief clerk of the office of secretary of State until December, 1894, and since then by election as clerk of the supreme court, his present term expiring in 1900. Mr. Brooks is an author of repute and is now engaged upon a history of the bench and bar of the State. He is a member of Camp Hampton, U. C. V., and aide-de-camp to General Walker, division commander, with rank of major. Captain A. B. Brown Captain A. B. Brown, of Greenville, a native of Virginia, but for the past twenty years a citizen of South Carolina, made a gallant record as a Confed
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., The Congregational Church of West Medford. (search)
Stebbins held classes for conference on the subject of personal religion. To these he gave careful instruction and wise counsel, opening up the Scriptures, and his efforts were rewarded by their public confession of faith in the Christ. He baptized thirteen infants and thirty adults, and received into membership one hundred and thirty-three—sixty-nine by letter and sixty-four on confession. He was dismissed by council on October 24, 1895. In accordance with a vote of the church in December, 1894, and amendment to the by-laws adopted December, 1895, the Sabbath-school officers are elected by the church at its annual meeting, instead of by the school, as hitherto. On January 3, 1896, a call was voted to Rev. Judson V. Clancy, who accepted and was installed February 26 by council consisting of twelve pastors and seventeen delegates, representing nineteen churches. Rev. Frank S. Adams of Reading was moderator and Rev. George E. Lovejoy of Stoneham, scribe. The installing prayer