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The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of the United States, Volume 5, by E. Benjamin Andrews This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: History of the United States, Volume 5 Author: E. Benjamin Andrews Release Date: September 27, 2007 [EBook #22777] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY UNITED STATES *** Produced by Don Kostuch [Transcriber's Notes] Text has been moved to avoid fragmentation of sentences. Here are the definitions of some uncommon words. ad valorem In proportion to the value: akouphone Table model hearing aid sold around 1900. auriferous Containing gold. balustrades Rail and the row of posts that support it. between Scylla and Charybdis Between two perilous alternatives, which cannot be passed without falling victim to one or the other. biograph Moving-picture machine. brevet Promoting a military officer to a higher rank without an increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement. Caryatids Sculptured female figure used as a column. catafalque Raised structure on which a deceased person lies or is carried in state. A hearse. Charybdis Daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with the whirlpool Charybdis, in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily. See: between Scylla and Charybdis. climacteric Period of decrease of reproductive capacity; any critical period; a year of important changes in health and fortune. cloture Closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question. Cobden Club A gentlemen's club in West London founded in the 1870s and named after Richard Cobden. The club offers "art and entertainment for the working man". derogation Detract, as from authority, estimation, etc.; stray in character or conduct; degenerate; disparage or belittle. enginery Machinery consisting of engines collectively. Ethnology Branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, (formerly) a branch of anthropology dealing with the origin, distribution, and distinguishing characteristics of the races of humankind. excogitated Think out; devise; invent; study intently to comprehend fully. execrable Utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent; very bad: ex proprio vigore By its own strength; of its own force. fyke net Long bag net distended by hoops; fish can pass easily in, without being able to exit. gonfalons Banner suspended from a crosspiece, especially for an ecclesiastical procession or as the ensign of a medieval Italian republic. graphophone Phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records. hegira Journey to a more desirable or congenial place. hustings Temporary platform where candidates for the British Parliament stood when nominated and from which they addressed the electors; any place where political campaign speeches are made; political campaign trail. imbroglios Complicated or bitter misunderstanding; confused heap. mare clausum Body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation. memoriter By heart; by memory. modus vivendi Manner of living; way of life; lifestyle. Temporary arrangement pending a settlement of matters in debate. mugwumpery Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. Uncommitted person; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue. muniment Title deed or a charter, defending rights. mutoscope Simple form of moving-picture machine; a series of views are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel. The rotation of the wheel brings them sequentially into view and the blended effect renders apparent motion. Nestor Oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos obloquy Censure, blame, or abusive language; discredit, disgrace, denunciation. outre-mer French: Overseas. pergolas Arbor or a passageway of columns supporting a roof or trelliswork of climbing plants. Plaisance Place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade. pelagic Pertaining to the oceans; living near the surface of the ocean, far from land. pendency Pending, undecided, as a lawsuit awaiting settlement. peristyle Colonnade surrounding a building or an open space. porphyry Purplish-red rock containing small crystals of feldspar. quadrennium Four years. quadriga Two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast. rapprochement Establishment of harmonious relations. recreant Coward, craven, unfaithful, disloyal, apostate, traitor, renegade. recrudescence Recurrence of symptoms after a period of improvement. redoubtable To be feared; formidable; commanding respect, reverence. reprobated, reprobation Depraved, unprincipled, wicked; beyond hope of salvation. Scylla Female sea monster who lived in a cave opposite Charybdis and devoured sailors. See: between Scylla and Charybdis. truckling Submit tamely; grovel, bow, concede, kowtow. unwonted Usual; rare. [End Transcriber's Notes] HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES From a photograph copyright, 1899, by Pach Bros., N. Y. President William McKinley. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE EARLIEST DISCOVERY OF AMERICA TO THE PRESENT TIME BY E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FORMERLY PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY With 650 Illustrations and Maps VOLUME V. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1912 COPYRIGHT, 1903 AND 1905, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS CONTENTS PERIOD VI EXPANSION 1888--1902 PAGE CHAPTER I. DRIFT AND DYE IN LAW--MAKING 17 General Revision and Extension of State Constitutions.--Introduction of Australian Ballot in Various States.--Woman Suffrage in the West.--Negro Suffrage in the South.-- Educational Qualification.--"The Mississippi Plan."--South Carolina Registration Act.-- The "Grandfather" Clause in Louisiana Constitution.--Alabama Suffrage. CHAPTER II. THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1888 33 Tariff Reform Democratic Creed.--Republican Banner, High Protection.--Republican Convention at Chicago.--Nomination of Benjamin Harrison for President.--Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Harrison.--Political Strength in the West.--National Association of Democratic Clubs and Republican League.--Civil Service as an Issue in Campaign.-- Democratic Blunders.--The "Murchison" Letter.--Lord Sackville-West Given His Passports.--Use of Money in Campaign by Both Political Parties.--Tariff the Main Issue.--Trusts.--"British Free Trade."--Popular Vote at the Election. 2 CONTENTS. PAGE CHAPTER III. MR. HARRISON'S ADMINISTRATION 49 Steamship Subsidies Advocated.--Chinese Immigration and the Geary Law.-- Immigration Restriction.--Thomas B. Reed Institutes Parliamentary Innovations in the House of Representatives.--Counting a Quorum.--The "Force Bill" in Congress.-- Resentment of the South.--Defeated in Senate.--The "Billion Dollar Congress" and the Dependent Pensions Act.--Pension Payments.--The McKinley Tariff Act and "Blaine" Reciprocity.--International Copyright Act Becomes a Law.--Mr. Blaine as Secretary of State.--Murder by "Mafia" Italians Causes Riot in New Orleans.--The Itata at San Diego, California.--The "Barrundia" Incident.--U. S. Assumes Sovereignty Over Tutuila, Samoa.--Congressional Campaign, 1890. CHAPTER IV. NON-POLITICAL EVENTS OF PRESIDENT HARRISON'S TERM 69 Commemorative Exercises of the Centennial Anniversary of Washington's Inauguration as President.--Verse Added to Song "America."--Whittier Composes an Ode.--Unveiling of Lee Monument.--Sectional Feeling Allayed.--The Louisiana Lottery Put Down.--The Opening of Oklahoma.--Sum Paid Seminole Indians.--The Messiah Craze of the Indians.--The Johnstown Flood.--The Steel Strike at Homestead, Pa.-- Congressional Investigation.--Riot in Tennessee Over Convict Labor in the Mines.-- Mormonism.--America Aids Russia in Famine. CHAPTER V. THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 91 Preparation for the World's Fair.--Columbus Day in Chicago.--In New York.-- Presidential Election of 1892.--The Campaign.--Cleveland and Harrison Nominated by the Respective Parties.--Populism.--Gen. Weaver Populistic Candidate.--Reciprocity in the Campaign of 1892.--Result of the Election.--Opening Exercises of the World's Fair.-- The Buildings and Grounds.--The Spanish Caravals.--The Court of Honor.--Burning of the Cold Storage Building.--Government Exhibits.--Midway Plaisance.--The Ferris Wheel.--Buildings Burned.--Fair Not a Financial Success.--The Attendance. ONTENTS. 3 PAGE CHAPTER VI. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT 107 Growth of Population in Cities and States.--Centre of Population.--The Railroads.-- Industrial Progress.--Development of Use of Electricity in Telegraph, Telephone, Lighting, and Manufacturing.--Niagara Falls Harnessed.--Thomas A. Edison.--Nikola Tesla.--The Use of the Bicycle.--Growth of Agriculture and Improvement of Implements.--Position of Women.--The Salvation Army Established in America.--Its Growth and Work. CHAPTER VII. MR. CLEVELAND AGAIN PRESIDENT 122 Democratic Congress.--President Extends Merit System.--Anti-Lottery Bill.-- President Calls a Special Session of Congress.--Sale of Bonds to Maintain Reserve of Gold.--The Wilson Tariff Law Passed.--Income Tax Unconstitutional.--Bond Issues.-- Foreign Affairs.--Coup d'etat of Provisional Government of Hawaii.--Special Commissioner.--Queen Liliuokalani.--Queen Renounces Throne.--President Cleveland's Venezuelan Message.--Measures to Preserve National Credit.--Venezuelan