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Show IS NOW ACCOMPLISHED, j Work of Establishing Civil Government Govern-ment in Isles. WASHINGTON, Nov 1C Tho report of Col. Edwards, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, announces that the work of establishing civil government In tho Philippines may now be said to be accomplished accom-plished Referring to Immigration to tho Philippines, the report says: "The official returns on Immigration into the Philippines for the fiscal year 1JMH show the arrival of 27,'.iSS emigrants, an Incre.'ise of 2S52 over tho number en-lerlng en-lerlng the Islands during the previous year According to nationality. 13,151 were Americans, 9093 Chinese, 2770 Japanese. 011 Filipinos. 6S8 Spaniards, -ICO English and DID all others. Of tho 9093 Chinese going into the Islands more than S000 possessed certificates entitling them lo rendmlsslpn within a certain period. Tho remainder of those who entered for the llrst time were admitted under tho exemption clause of the Chinese exclusion act and included, among others, persons belonging to any learned nrofesslon." The totnl n-venues from the American occupation of the islands to the end of tho liacal year wero J03.StO.a20, and the expenditures ex-penditures &G.O3S,S0O |