Excerpt from Treaty With the Sultan of Sulu: Information Concerning the Philippine Islands; Speeches of Hon. R. F. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, in the Senate of the United States, January 17, 24, and 31, 1900 The island of Mindanao has never been explored by the white people, and it was never under the jurisdiction of Spain, except that two or three of its coast ports were occupied by that power. In our treaty with Spain we take title of this entire group, as well as to the Philippines. Last summer we made a new agreement with these people, which I desire to read in order that it may go in the record. I will read first this dispatch from Manila, dated July 12, 1899. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.