PRESIDENT HAYES' ADMINISTRATION. President Hayes' Cabinet...... Letter on civil service reform. Failure of Congress to pass appropriation The railway strikes of 1877. 2-3 The fishery dispute and award of the Halifax Resumption of specie payments.. .8-10 Speculation and increase of immigration..... 11 Party candidates and platforms. Election of Garfield and Arthur. Passage of bill for refunding debt.. 12-13 PAGE Defeat of Republicans... .18-19 19-20 The panic of 1884 .20-22 Election of Cleveland and Hendricks. .22–23 Opening of the Brooklyn bridge..... 23 Formation of Alaska into a Territory.. 23 Dedication of the Washington monument.... 23 CHAPTER III. 1886-1889. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S FIRST ADMINISTRATION. CHAPTER II. 1881-1886. President Cleveland's Cabinet.. 24 The Presidential succession... .24-25 Dispute between President and Senate.. .25-26 Repeal of the Tenure-of-Office Act.. 26 Other legislation .26-27 Settlement of the fisheries dispute.. .27-29 The Samoan dispute .29-32 The Statue of Liberty 32 Passage of the anti-polygamy bill. 32 Earthquake at Charleston, S. C. 32-33 Melville W. Fuller becomes Chief Justice.... 33 Creation of the Department of Labor... 33 Admission of Washington, Montana, North and South Dakota... 33 Flood at Johnstown, Pa.. 33 Indian Wars 33-35 35-36 .36–37 The Knights of Labor.. 37 Labor demonstrations and the Haymarket Square massacre 37-38 Decrease in crops and increase of imports..38-39 Reduction of debt 39 Election of Harrison and Morton. .39-40 PRESIDENT GARFIELD ASSASSINATED; ARTHUR'S ADMINISTRATION, President Garfield's Cabinet.... Controversy with Conkling and Platt.. Assassination of the President. Arthur becomes President. Cabinet changes Foreign relations Check of prosperous conditions. Increase of disbursements by Congress.. "Star Route" frauds 14 14-15 15 15 16 16-17 . 17-18 18 18 1889_1896. 1891-1897. INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND FINANCE. Passage of the McKinley tariff bill. 42-44 Blaine's efforts for reciprocity.. 42-43 The Sherman silver purchase law. 45-46 . 46–47 Admission of Idaho and Wyoming. Financial depression of 1884.. 48-49 49-51 Election of Cleveland and Stevenson. Cleveland's Cabinet 51-52 Repeal of the Sherman silver law.. The Pullman boycott and other strikes. 54-55 The Gorman-Wilson tariff law... Efforts to maintain gold reserve.. Difficulties of mobilizing.. 110-111 McKinley's call for volunteers, and reply.... 111 Volunteers supplied by States.. 111-112 1898. THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES. President McKinley's efforts for peace... The debates in Congress.. Blockade of Cuba The American and Spanish navies. Appropriations by Congress .93-94 .95–97 97 98-101 101-102 CHAPTER II. 1898. The President's proclamations.. 103-104 . 107-110 GUASIMAS, CHAPTER XII. 1898. Conditions in training camps. Embarkation of the army for Cuba.. Landing of the troops.. Arrangements for advancing. The battle at Las Guasimas. 128-129 129 130–131 131-132 . 133-134 THB CAMPAIGN AT MANILA, CHAPTER VIII. Admiral Dewey's position... ... 172-173 Departure of the army for the Philippines.. 173 Spanish attacks on American forces.. 174 Merritt's plan to attack Manila.. 175 Capture of Manila .176-177 1898. EL CANEY AND SAN JUAN. CHAPTER XIII. 1898. The situation at Santiago. Sickness in army Spanish defenses at Santiago. Plans for attacking the city. The battle of El Caney The battle of San Juan 134-135 135-136 .136-137 .137-138 138-141 .141-145 THE PEACE PROTOCOL AND THE TREATY OF PARIS, Bombardment of Manzanillo First steps toward peace..., Signing of the Peace protocol. The Treaty of Paris. . 177-178 178-179 180 . 180-185 CHAPTER IX. 1898. CHAPTER XIV. THE DESTRUCTION OF CERVERA'S FLEET. 1898-1900. THE TAGALOG REVOLT. The American fleet on guard. .145-147 Sortie of the Spanish fleet.. 147 Destruction of the Maria Teresa and l'iz- ..147-149 Burning of the Almirante Oquendo.. 149 Destruction of the Cristobal Colon, Pluton 149–150 The end of the battle. ..151-152 President McKinley's attitude toward Fili- pinos . 186-187 The Philippine Commission and its report... 187 The revolt of the Filipinos... .188-193 Capture of Aguinaldo and end of upris- ing ..193–194 The situation confronting him. His attitude toward trusts.... The Northern Securities decision. Establishment of the Department of Com- Cordial relations with Germany. 227-228 228-244 The Reciprocity treaty with Cuba. .244-245 President Taft's inaugural address.......277-278 Enactment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff...278-280 The corporation and income taxes.. .280-281 The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy .281-282 The Mann-Elkins Act, the Commerce Court .283-284 Trust prosecutions and decisions. .284-286 Settlement of the fishery dispute.. ..286-287 Taft's vetoes of tariff bills... .290-292 Defeat of reciprocity with Canada.... .292-293 The peace treaties with France and Great Abrogation of the treaty with Russia....294–295 Other events of Taft's administration....295-300 .256-257 .258-259 .259-260 ,260-261 262 .262-265 CHAPTER V. 1866-1912. INDUSTRIAL COMBINATIONS. PAGD Early history of the trusts..... .330-333 Evolution of the terms “capital ” and “capi. talist” .333-334 Earning capacity as an asset. .334-335 Tariff and other legislation as a factor in trust development .335-336 Number and capitalization of trusts.....336–339 Influence of the trusts on the cost of living... 339 CHAPTER VI. 1865--1912, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROBLEMS. CHAPTER III. 1865–1912. WEALTH. Influence of westward migration.........340–341 Persons engaged in agriculture, 1870–1900.341-342 Area, production and values of principal crops : .342-343 Work of the Department of Agriculture. 344-345 The Forest Service 346 The Bureau of Animal Industry... 346 Agricultural experiment stations... 348 Plant cultivation and animal breeding...348–349 The farmers' coöperative movement.. .349–350 Conservation and reclamation.... 350 Rural educational development.. 351-354 Social advance .354-355 Growth of wealth since 1860.. .313-314 Industrial advance .314-315 Railroad and commercial expansion.. 315 Savings banks statistics..... 315-316 Temporary depressions 316 The concentration and control of wealth..316-317 CHAPTER IV: 1865-1912. CHAPTER VII. 1865–1912. FOREIGN COMMERCE. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. The relative importance of our industries. 318,319 Iron and steel products...... ......319-322 Copper, petroleum, leather and cotton manu- factures .322-325 Production of mineral oils 325 The lumber industry .. .325-326 Factors favoring our industrial expansion.326–327 Esports of manufactures..... .327-328 Mining and mineral products.. ...328–329 Statistical summary . 329-330 Growth of foreign commerce since the Civil War .... .355-357 Analysis of the export trade... 357-360 Importance of our import trade.. ..360–362 Our economic independence.... 362 Factors favoring our commercial develop- ment .. 362-363 The volume of trade... .363–364 |
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