1900, to decide upon a constitution and
this was adopted February 21, 1901, according to which the form of
government of the island is Republican, with a President, Senor Estrada
Palma, Vice-President, Senor Estevez, a Senate, and a House of
Representatives. It was upon the adoption of this constitution that the
United States decided to pass over the government to the Island of Cuba
as soon as the government of that island should agree that it would
make no treaty with any foreign power which would endanger its
independence; to contract no debt greater than the current revenue
would suffice to pay; to grant the United States the right of
intervention, and also to give it the right to use its naval stations.
These conditions were accepted by Cuba June 12, 1901, and the President
and Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba were formally elected
February 24, 1902. There are at the present writing some slight
evidences of dissatisfaction with the present administration, but they
are of the ordinary political nature.

Census ordered, 290.
Constitutional Convention assembled, 145
Creation of offices in, 263, 265.

D.

Dahlberg, Gustav Isak, recommendation for indemnity to, 154.

Dakota.--North and South Dakota created into a separate Internal
Revenue District, 282.

Daws Commission, discussed, 35, 86.

Day, William R., Secretary of State, 170.

Debt, Public.--On July 1, 1901, the public debt of the United
States amounted to $2,143,326,933.89.

Defenses, Public, discussed by President McKinley, 146.

Delagoa Bay Railway, claims regarding, submitted to
arbitration, 130.

Delaware.--Population (1900), 184,735.

Denmark.--Population (1901), 2,464,770.

Detroit, The, mentioned, 62.

Distilled Spirits, sale of, in Manila, information concerning,
transmitted, 110.

District of Columbia.--Population (1900), 278,718.
National celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the transfer of
seat of Government to, 46, 101, 152.

E.

Ecuador.--Population (1900), 1,270,000.

Egypt.--Population, 9,734,000.

Elections, Constitutional Convention in Cuba, appointed, 145.
Not to be held in Hawaii, 264.

Europe.--Population (1900) about 380,000,000.

Executive Departments:
Appointments and promotions in, order regarding promotions to be given
veterans in, 403.
Canvassing for outside support for promotions forbidden, 403.
Employees in, order permitting t