HISTORY 39 



which, however, was by the treaty of Paris next more tables, altogether making the famous 



r restored to Spain. From 1789 to 1845, Twelve Tables, which were, from that time, the 



inland was a vast slave-trading center, foundation of all Roman law. The second body 



insurrections occurred in 1845 and 1848. of decemvirs attempted to prolong their period 

 he latter year the United States offered of office, committed some acts o; and 



$100,000,000 to Spain for the island. Rebel- altogether gave such d. on. that 



lions against Spanish rule broke out in 1849 were dissolved. Tbe traditionary history oi 



uri'l in 1868. They were put down after long decemviri is, however, very doubtful." T 



campaigns; another insurrection, begun in 1895, were other decemvirs, who were appointed for 



1 formidable proj>ortions by 1S98. The judicial and other purposes. 



od States battleship "Maine," while on a Defenestration of Prague, The 



was blown up in Havana harbor, (May 23, 1618). That is, the ejection out of win- 



lary 15, 1898, and on April 19th, the Con- dows by the Bohemians. The Bohemians had 



te of the United States adopted resolutions two Protestant churches, one in the diocese of 



rin Cuba independent. War with Spain Prague, and the other in the territory 01 



n at once. Cervera's Spanish fleet was abbot of Braunau. The Archbishop of Prague 



royed at Santiago de Cuba, July 3d, and and the abbot pulled down these refor 



11:0 and its large army wore surrendered churches, and when the Protestants rem 



on July 17th. The leading military events of they wore told it was tho king's plea 



tlio war. so far as Cuba was concerned, were the Count Thurn of Bohemia headed a deputation. 



til Caney and San Juan, the battle at which went to the royal castle of Prague to lay 



a nd the destruction of Cervera's fleet, their grievance before'the king. Being ad n 



1 'institutional Convention assembled in into the council hall, they were so insolently 



mber, 1900, and adopted a constitution received that they threw two of tho councillors 



1 ling for a republican form of govern- and the king's private secretary out of the win- 

 mont. with a president, vice-president, senate, dows into the moat. This was the beginning 



louse of representatives. Thereupon, the of the Thirty Years' War. 



1 States Congress authorized the transfer Delaware. Though the State was first 



of the government to the people of Cuba on discovered by the Dutch in 1609, Lord Dela^ 



it ion that: (1) No treaty should be made Governor of Virginia, who visited it the follow- 



with any other foreign power impairing the inj; yoar. and afterward gave name to it, claimed 



independence of Cuba, or allowing military or it on behalf of England. In \^7, colonies were 



1 occupation of the island; (2) the United planted near Wilmington by the Swedish East 



,<uld have the right to intervene for India Company, which brought on a conflict 



nschurge of her obligations under the Treaty wit If the Dutch and led to the expulsion of the 



of Paris; (.'}) the United States should have Swedes in 1655. When Now Netherlands was 



n naval stations (at Bahia Honda and conquered by the English, this territ 



tanamo). These conditions were included with it. William IVnn. having received the 



in tho Law of Constitution, and confirmed in Pennsylvania grant, secured, also, from tin- Duke 



I>ermanent treaty between Cuba and the of York rights over Delaware by patent, and 



which was signed ;n May, 19o:>. until the ({evolution the territory was governed 



1 he formal traii-for of the government to the under the same proprietary. In 177C. the people 



:i authorities took place on May 20, 1902. declared themselves an independent >t.ite. and 



Toma> Estrada 1'alma was elected first presi- as such fought in the Continental ranks. Dela- 



and Luis Esteyes, vice-president. An ware was the first State to ratify tho IVderal 



ion broke out in August, 1906, and led Constitution, and its own constitution 



nerican intervention and the appointment in 17!*-'. still forms the fundamental 



ilon. Charles E. Magoon as provisional was a -lave State, but sided \\ilh the I'liiuii in 



governor. 1861 



< /.;i r, Tsar, Tzar (zahr). [Russ. tsar]. Delude. The Deluge was threatened in the 



vonic form of Cccsar, tho title a-um< -.1 year of the world ISM. and began Dcv 



beemperoi ia, borne first by Ivan II. ! continued :;:: days. 



"79, as Czar of Mu-oovy. The eldest son of viiiJ Tho ark rested on Mount \ 



.'.as called CztiroviCZ, or, as we usually ir..".7. and \oah left the ark DroriiiU-r iMh. 



Czarovitsch, or Cesarountth; but this following. The year corresponds \\ith tl, 



appellation was discontinued after tin- munler 2348 B. C. The following are UM i the 



it. until Delupv acconlm- to Dr. Hal.--: 



i I. in iT'.i'.t. in favor of hU second 



son. Constontine. The eon-ort of the -rptuai:int 



ina. 

 l>iT<mviri 



1 I .y the patrician 



for the purjxjse of drawing up a body of Lav . '<HH 



d on the ;. roved in^titir 



. code, \\hich they 

 nd Mated that tl. rd, ' 



Clinton 



Usherand E. Hil : 

 Marshnm 







Vulgar J 



rs were not yet < , Next year. In the rei-n oi <t-\r 



of teli. \\hich probably H. c.. a d.i, ii: r K mm ' lay 



, led some of t 1 .as appoi; Hulion thinks that 



with tin- o added t\\o '-nan deluge* were the tame, 



