380 NEWS [NOVEMBER 1899 
Dr. Howard, in his paper on “‘Gad-Flies” at the meeting of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science, noted that before the Russian 
entomologist Porchinki he had tried and advocated the method of destroying 
these insects by means of a kerosene film spread over the pools. 
Three cities contended for the distinction of entertaining the meeting of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1900, namely, Denver, 
Philadelphia, and New York. The latter was decided upon. The date was 
fixed for June, from the 25th to the 30th, in order to suit members who may 
wish to attend the Paris Exposition. The president for 1900 is Prof. R. §. 
Woodward, of Columbia University, distinguished for his services in astronomy, 
geodesy, and mathematics. 
The Seventijic American notes that the director of the U.S. Geological Survey 
has just issued a pamplet entitled ‘“‘ Maps and Descriptions of Routes of Explora- 
tions in Alaskain 1898, with General Information concerning the Territory.” There 
are ten maps, and special reports on various expeditions, general information 
concerning the Territory, and tabulated information, including the gold pro- 
duction of Alaska. The various routes and means of transportation are clearly 
shown. The publication is intended for widespread distribution, and copies 
can be obtained by the aid of Congressmen. 
We learn from Sczence that in addition to $300,000 subscribed from various 
sources for the endowment of Brown University, on condition that $2,000,000 
be collected, Mr. John D. Rockfeller, already famous for his munificence, has 
offered quarter of a million dollars on condition that a million be raised before 
the commencement of next year. 
The Scientific American notes that the New York Zoological Society has 
secured from express companies a concession in rates on live animals. Formerly 
the cost of transporting live animals was very high, and the reduction will be a 
great boon to zoological gardens and the like throughout the States. 
The renowned botanist and philologist, Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, who 
died in 1849, was buried along with his wife Cecilia in the Matzlemsdorfer 
Cemetery in Vienna. On the 21st of June 1899 the bodies were removed to a 
worthier resting-place near the main entrance to the central Friedhof. The 
Rector of the University, Prof. J. Wiesner, and the Director of the Botanical 
Gardens, delivered short orations in praise of Endlicher’s genius and the services 
which he rendered to botany, philology, and science in general. (See Verh. 
Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien. xlix. 1899, pp. 359-361.) 

