INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



AARIFI PASHA. Public position in Turkey, 1 ; schol- 

 arship, t. 



ABBOTT, JOHN 8. C. Birth and death, 1; career, 1; 

 writings, I. 



ABBOTT, JOSIAH G. Representative from Massachu- 

 setts, 136 ; member of the Electoral Commission, 164 ; 

 on receiving testimony, 200. 



ABDUL KERIM PASHA. Birth, 1 ; civil and military 

 career in Turkey, 1. 



Abyssinia. Area and population, 2 ; ruler, 2 ; rela- 

 tions with Egypt, 2 ; cause of recent war, 2 ; civil 

 divisions, 2 ; expeditions from Egypt, 2 ; wars, 3. 



ADAMS, EDWIN. Birth and death, 3; career on the 



Adventists. Publishing society and publications, 8 ; 

 Seventh-Day Adventists, 3; statistics, 3; publish- 

 ing association, 3 ; health reform institute, 4 ; ed- 

 ucational society, 4; sixteenth annual session, 4; 

 Mrs. White's gift of prophecy recognized, 4 ; other 

 proceedings, 4 ; Life and Advent Union anniversary, 

 4 ; do. missionary society, 4. 



Afghanistan. Area and population, 4 ; division of tribes, 

 4 : claim of descent, 4 ; relations with the Indian 

 Government, 5 ; conferences, 6 ; relations with Rus- 

 sia, 5 ; also with England, 5 ; state of affairs de- 

 scribed by Schlagintweit, 6, 6 ; the Peshawer negotia- 

 tions, 6 ; rejects alliance of Turkey, 7. 



Africa. Area and population of the different divisions 

 and subdivisions, 7; incorporation of Transvaal 

 Republic in the British dominion, 7; blockade of 

 Dahomey, 7 ; advices from Congo, 7 ; death of King 

 of Gaboon, 7 ; books on Africa, 7. 



Agriculture. Crops in various countries of Europe, 8, 9 ; 

 average consumption, 9; industrial plants, 9; do- 

 mestic animals in European States, 10 ; distribution 

 of productive land, 10. 



AHMED VEFTK PASHA. One of the most cultivated 

 men of Turkey, 11 ; public services, 11 ; published 

 works, 11. 



Alabama. Biennial session of the Legislature, 11 ; pub- 

 lic school law, 11 ; protest of members, 12 ; impor- 

 tant amendments to the registration and election 

 laws, 12 ; other important acts, 12 ; joint resolutions, 

 12 ; the compromised State debt, 13 ; treasury re- 

 ceipts, 13. 



ALDEN, JAMES. Birth and death, 13 ; naval career, 13. 



ALEXANDER II. Emperor of Russia, 13 ; birth, 13 ; edu- 

 cation, 13 ; bis administration, 13 ; marriage, 14 ; 

 children, 14. 



Algeria. Area and population, 14; French system of 

 governing colonies, 14 ; improvements, 14 ; schools, 



14; pupils, 14; criminal statistics, 14 ; regulation of 

 real estate, 14 ; agricultural products, 15 ; mining, 15. 



America. The fishery commission, 15; counting the 

 Presidential vote in the United States, 15 ; Indian 

 war threatened, 15 ; labor strikes, 15 ; financial em- 

 barrassments, 15; Mexico and Central American 

 States, 15 ; naval combat in Peruvian waters, 15. 



Anglican Churches. Anniversary of the Society for the 

 Propagation of the Gospel, 16 ; Church Missionary 

 Society, 16 ; diocese of St. Albans, 16 ; meeting of 

 bishops, 16; subjects for consideration, 16 ; convoca- 

 tion of York, 16 ; proceedings, 16 ; convocation of 

 Canterbury, 17; subjects of discussion, 17; "The 

 Priest in Absolution," 17 ; the ritualistic contro- 

 versy, 18; relations of church and state, 18; The 

 case of Clifton against Ridsdale, 18 ; the prosecution 

 of Bev. Arthur Tooth, 19 ; details of the proceed- 

 ings, 20; "The Priest in Absolution " in the House 

 of Lords, 21 ; address to the Archbishop of Canter- 

 bury, 21 ; pastoral address of the order of Corporate 

 Reunion, 21 ; a new order to be called the Fraternity 

 of Jesus, 22; estimated income of the Church. 22; 

 acres of land included in the properties, 23 ; meeting 

 of the Church Congress, 23 ; discussions, 23 ; the 

 Church Missionary Society and the Bishop of Colom- 

 bo, 24 ; the Irish Episcopal Church, 25 ; report of 

 the representative body, 25 ; Synod of the Irish 

 Church, 25; the Scottish Church, 26 ; the Canadian 

 Church, 26 ; Provincial Synod of Canada, 26,27. 



Arbitrators. Composing the fishery commission, 254. 



Argentine Republic. Boundaries, 28 ; boundary question 

 with Chili, 28; population, 28; do. of the capital, 

 28; immigration, 28; number and nationalities, 29 ; 

 features of the colonization bill, 29 ; homestead law, 

 29 ; public officers, 29 ; governors of provinces, 29 ; 

 national revenue, 30 ; review of the finances, 30 ; 

 finance system only weak point, 30 ; imports, 31 ; 

 restrictions proposed, 32 ; stamp law, 32; education, 

 32 ; schools in principal Countries of South America, 

 33; newspapers, etc., 83 ; present condition of com- 

 merce, 33 ; imports and exports, 84 ; trade of Rosa- 

 rio, 84 ; trade with the United States. 35. 



Arkansas. Session of the Legislature, 35 ; A. H. Gar- 

 land elected United States Senator, 85 ; his remarks, 

 35 ; legislation of the session, 86 ; the State debt, 86 ; 

 propositions for its arrangement, 36 ; the results, 87 ; 

 plan failed, 38. 



Army, United States. Strength proposed, 38 ; actual 

 numbers, 38; military developments, 38 ; geographi- 

 cal divisions, 88 ; commanders, 89 ; recommenda- 

 tions of Secretary of War, 89 ; desertions, 89 ; signal 

 service, 89 ; records of civil war, 89 ; estimates of 

 War Department, 39 ; proceedings with the Indians, 



