See (in this volume) PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: A. D. 1896-1898. AGUINALDO y FAMY, Emilio. Circumstances in which he went to Manila to co-operate with American forces. See (in this volume) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1898 (APRIL-MAY: PHILIPPINES). AGUINALDO y FAMY, Emilio. Arrival at Manila, May 19, 1898. His organization of insurgent forces. His relations with Admiral Dewey. See (in this volume) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1898 (APRIL-JULY). AGUINALDO y FAMY, Emilio. Correspondence with General Anderson. See (in this volume) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1898 (JULY-AUGUST: PHILIPPINES). AGUINALDO y FAMY, Emilio. Relations with American commander at Manila. Declared President of the Philippine Republic. See (in this volume) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1898 (JULY-SEPTEMBER). AGUINALDO y FAMY, Emilio. Conflict of his army with American forces. See (in this volume) PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: A. D. 1898 (AUGUST-DECEMBER), and after. ALABAMA: A. D. 1899. Dispensary Laws. Acts applying the South Carolina "dispensary" system of regulation for the liquor traffic to seventeen counties, but not to the State at large, were passed by the Legislature. See, in this volume, SOUTH CAROLINA: A. D. 1892-1899. ALASKA: A. D. 1898-1899. Discovery of the Cape Nome gold mining region. "The Cape Nome mining region lies on the western coast of Alaska, just beyond the military reservation of St. Michael and about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It can be reached by an ocean voyage of ten or twelve days from Seattle. It has long been known that gold exists in the general vicinity of Cape Nome, and during the last five or six years a few adventurous miners have done more or less prospecting and claim staking throughout the district lying between Norton and Kotzebue sounds. During the winter of 1898-99, a large number of miners entered the Kotzebue country, while others spent the season in the vicinity of Golofnin Bay." On the 15th of October, 1898, a party of seven men reached Snake River in a schooner. "Between that date and the 18th a miners' meeting was held, the boundaries of a district 25 miles square were established, local mining regulations were formulated, and Dr. Kittleson was elected recorder for a term of two years. After organizing the district natives were hired to do the necessary packing, and a camp was established on Anvil Creek. The prospecting outfits were quickly brought into service. In one afternoon $76 was panned out on Snow Creek. Encouraged by this showing lumber was carried up from the schooner and two rockers were constructed. … In four or five days over $1,800 was cleaned up with these two rockers. … The weather turned cold and the water was frozen up. As it was impossible to do