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INDEX. 



Merodach, ix, 18, 19. 



Mcrriain, George, obit. ; v, 594. 



Merriam, W. K.. nominated, xiii, 

 560. 



Merrick, P. B., sketch, xiii, 646. 



Merrick, Kichard T., obit., x, 653. 



Merrick, W. M., sketch, xiv, 641. 



Merrill, Margaret M., obit., xviii, 

 562. 



Merrill, S., explorations of, i, 328; 

 ii, 324. 



Merrill, W. E., obit., xvi, 642. 



Merriman, C. S., invention by, iii, 

 752, 766. 



Merriman. T. A., obit., xvii, 560. 



Merrimon, A. S., obit., xvii, 560. 



Merry, Francisco, sketch, i, 521. 



Mersey Tunnel, viii, 311 '; x, 331. 



Merso'n, Luc Olivier, x, 362. 



Merv. decay of, i, 7 ; importance 

 ofj iv, 775 ; x, 7 ; Kussian annex- 

 ation, viii, 706 ; ix, 6 ; x, 2 ; 

 chief of, x, 19. 



Merv Turkomans, the, submission 

 of, to Russia, x, 4. 



Merwede Canal, the, xvii, 488. 



Meshed, ix. 648 ; x, 14. 



Mcskovich, Gen., x, 731. 



Message, President's, xiii, 190 ; xiv, 

 183; xv, 171; xvi, 201; xvii, 

 178. 



Messersmith, J. S., obit., xvi. 642. 



Messiah, prediction of the Moham- 

 medan, vi, 444 ; vii, 804 ; viii, 

 507. See also Mahdi, El. 



Messner, Joseph, obit., xi, 722. 



Metallic sodium, new process for, 

 xii, 107. 



Metallurgy, vii, 528; viii, 520; ix, 

 471 ; x, 574 ; xi, 533 ; xii, 479 ; 

 xiii, 522: xiv, 538; xv, 525; xvi, 

 505 ; xvii, 439 ; xviii, 479. 



Metals, i, 522 ; ii, 499 ; new, ii, 90, 

 502; vi, 93; detection of alloys, 

 iv, 502; new compound, v, 93; 

 annealing, vi, 542; melting- 

 points, ii, 501 ; viii, 91 ; produc- 

 tion of the precious, h, 240 ; 

 specific gravity, ix, 120 ; electric 

 conductivity of, xi, 538 ; market 

 in 1884, ix, 479. 



Metemnah, taken, ix, 301. 



Meteoric Showers, vii, 39; x, 56; 

 in 1893, xviii, 46. 



Meteorograph, the, vi, 258. 



Meteorology, international obser- 

 vations," ij 525: iii, 537; viii, 

 525 ; stations for observations, 

 iii, 538; vii, 335; map showing 

 annual rainfall, viii, 527 ; x, 581 ; 

 xi, 539 ; congress and stations, 

 xi, 545-547 ; xii, 487 ; popular 

 errors in, xii, 487 ; xiii, 531 ; xiv, 

 546 ; xv, 532 : xvii, 447. 



Meteors. See Astronomical Prog- 

 ress, in every volume. 



Methodist (Ecumenical Congress, 

 vi, 557. 



Methodists, statistics, meetings of 

 conferences, boards, societies, 

 committees, missions, etc., in 



each volume ; proposed union 

 with Colored Methodist Church, 

 i, 533; question of lay represen- 

 tation in Wesleyan conference, 

 535 ; embarrassment of publish- 

 ing-houseofM. E. Church South, 

 iii, 547 ; new denomination of, 

 iv, 608; ecumenical council, v, 

 509 ; vi, 557 ; lay representation 

 in Canadian conference, vii, 538 ; 



union of Canadian, ix, 268 ; ques- 

 tion of extension of ministerial 

 term, ix. 483 ; doctrine concern- 

 ing bishops, 483 secession in 

 Tonga from Wesleyans, x, 588 ; 

 resolution on divorce, 483 ; xi, 

 549; endowment of King's Col- 

 lege University at Toronto, 549. 



Methyl alcohol, etc., v, 89. 



Metis, rebellion ot the, in Canada, 

 ix, 124; x, 711. 



Metronome, electric, with illustra- 

 tion, xi, 740. 



Metropolitan Bank, ix, 329. 



Metropolitan Museum. See under 

 Fine Arts. 



Metz, illustration, ii, 352. 



Mouse, fortification of the valley of 

 the, xii, 64. 



Mexican manuscript, deciphered, 

 xii, 16. 



Mexican War, the, see Santa Anna, 

 i, 715 ; bill for pensions to vetei- 

 ans of, debated, viii, 248. 



Mexico, City of, illustration, i, 543, 

 545 ; incident of its capture, x, 

 421, 533. 



Mexico, statistics, government, etc., 

 in each volume ; views in, i, 543, 

 545,547; ii, 511, 512, 514; iii, 

 554; silver trade, i, 542; indus- 

 trial development needed, 542, 

 543 ; the revolution, 544 ; Esco- 

 bedo's expedition to suppress 

 disturbances in Michoacan, 545 ; 

 revolutionary plan of Tuxtepec 

 constitution of 1857, 545 ; Diaz 

 head of provisional government, 

 545 ; uprising in Oajaca, 646 ; 

 re-election of Lerdo, 546 ; sketch 

 of Diaz, 547 ; the only railroad, 

 ii, 511 ; end of military opera- 

 tions, 512; suppression of raids, 

 513 ; manufacturers' association, 

 iii, 553 ; need of means of com- 

 munication, 555 ; United States 

 recognition of Diaz government, 

 555; condition of the republic, 

 555; new Episcopal church, iv, 

 611 ; deputation to promote com- 

 merce, 614; Tehuantepec ship- 

 railway, 614; vi,569; election of 

 Gonzalez, v, 510 ; new steamship 

 lines, vi, 569 ;. submarine cable, 

 569 ; telegraphs, 569 ; new rail- 

 ways, 569; xii, 502; geography, 

 vii, 540 ; relations with United 

 States, viii, 535 ; discovery of 

 tin, 537 ; of gold and silver, x, 

 591 ; mines of Sonova, viii, 537 ; 

 resources of Michoacan, 537 ; 

 tunneling a volcano, 537 ; petro- 

 leum, 537 ; grape and banana 

 culture, 537 ; the toloachi-plaiit, 

 538; immense estates, 538; Amer- 

 ican goods in, ix, 492 ; orchilla- 

 weed, zapote-wood, 493 ; need of 

 paper-mills, 493 ; pearl-fisheries, 

 493; mission work, 494; lottery 

 of divine providence and others, 

 x, 589 ; reaction in favor of 

 ecclesiasticism, 589 ; opposition 

 to Mormons, 589 ; Indian hos- 

 tilitiesj 590 ; natural phenomena, 

 590 ; xi, 557 ; interference with 

 Central America, x, 465, 590 ; 

 riot of students. 590 ; unem- 

 ployed capital aria taxes, xi, 554 ; 

 cotton and silk, 555 ; volcanic 

 eruptions, 557 ; sulphur-mines, 

 556; steamer lines, xii, 502; ob- 



jections to Jewish colonists, 503 ; 

 Protestantism in, 503 ; immigra- 

 tion and American enterprise, 

 503; relations' with Guatemala, 

 503 ; drainage of the valley, 504 ; 

 iridescent stone-ware, 504; earth- 

 quakes, 504; the French in, x, 

 431 ; attempt to send Gen. Grant 

 tOj 432 ; pyramid discovered, 

 vhi, 536; the Aztec calendar- 

 stone, viii, 536 ; Aztec remains 

 found in, ix, 17 ; church work in, 

 709; population, xv, 548; rela- 

 tions with the United States, xvi, 

 524; insurrections, xvi, 524 and 

 xviii, 492. 



Meydoum, pyramid of, illustration, 

 vii, 262. 



Meyer, H., observations vi, 303. 



Meyer, H. A., sketch, xiv, 666. 



Meyer, J. G., obit., xi, 722. 



Meyer, L., table by, vi, 41 ; obser 

 vations, ix, 18. 



Meyer, Lothar, x, 148 ; xii, 100. 



Meyer, Lucas, x, 136, 137. 



Meyer, M. W., researches, vii, 38. 



Meyer, V., observations by, viii, 

 111 ; invention by, viii, 465 ; ix, 

 119, 120 ; xii, 100, 104. 



Meyer, W., observations, viii, 23. 



Meyrowitz, A., obit., xii, 598. 



Mezzacapo, L., obit., x, 664. 



Miall, E., obit., vi, 696. 



Mica powder, x, 345. 



Michael, Grand Duke, sketch, ii. 

 514. 



Michaelovsk-Askrabad railroad, x, 

 7. 



Michel, F. X., obit., xii, 634. 



Michel, Louise, trial of, viii, 369 : 

 xii, 296. 



Michelis, Friedrich, obit., xi, 722. 



Michcll, Dr., obit., ii, 607. 



Michel-Levy A., experiments by, 

 x, 156. 



Michelson, A. A., ix, 49. 



Michigan, statistics, government, 

 elections, legislative proceedings, 

 industries, etc., in each volume ; 

 views in, i, 552 ; ii, 519, 520 ; 

 State reform school, i, 549 ; elec- 

 tion of Gov. Croswell, 553 ; re- 

 election, iii, 562 ; fish-culture, ii, 

 519 ; State public school, iii, 557 : 

 communication with the upper 

 peninsula, 559 ; proposed consti- 

 tutional amendments, iv, 616 ; vi, 

 574; vii, 557; ix, 495; election 

 of Senator Chandler, 616 ; elec- 

 tion of Gov. Jerome, v, 523 ; re- 

 election, vii, 557 ; revision of 

 laws, vi, 574-576; railroad lands, 

 576; public lands, 579: Uni- 

 versity report, 582 ; election of 

 Senator Conger, 576 ; tax and as- 

 sessment act, vii, 547 ; charitable 

 institutions, 553 ; election of 

 Senator Palmer, viii, 540 ; State 

 census, ix, 494 ; election of Gov. 

 Alger, 495 ; population of cities, 

 x, 593 ; election of Gov. Luce, xi, 

 560 ; election of Senator Stock- 

 bridge, xii, 504; salt manufac- 

 ture, 506 ; local-option law in 

 operation, 506 ; fires, vi, 586 ; 

 population, xv, 550 ; judicial de- 

 cisions, 552, and xvi, 527 ; farm 

 mortgages, xv, 552, and xvi, 527 ; 

 electoral law, xvii, 464 ; State 

 lands, xviii, 494; constitutional 

 amendments. 495. 



