Alphabetical Index

A.

  • Abdication of General Légitime of the presidency of Hayti 497501
  • Agricultural interests of Mexico 557
  • Amnesty, proclamation of, in Hayti 502, 503
  • Antiquarian researches in Mexico 555
  • Antiquarian researches near Bagdad, permission for 705, 706
  • Apia, Samoa:
    • Neutral territory, boundaries of (1879) 286, 287
    • Finances 345348
    • Municipal magistrate 328
    • Municipal regulations 328345
  • Arbitration:
    • Of the claim of Carlos Butterfield & Co. against Denmark 151160
    • Geneva tribunal of 696
    • International court of 697, 698
    • Tribunals, conference of members of the English and French Parliaments in favor of 161164
  • Argentine Republic:
    • Immigration into, 1857 to 1888; volume and composition of 13
    • Immigration, inducements to, by private land-owning corporation 2
    • Immigration, pecuniary aid to, by Argentine Government 2
    • Immigration to the river Platte 3
    • Public lands 2
    • Recognizes Brazil revolutionary government 63
    • Ships under United States flag needed in carrying trade with 3, 4
    • Steamship facilities with United States, promotion of 3
    • Volume of trade with European countries 4, 5, 6
  • Army of Mexico 559
  • Arrest and commitment for extradition, how procured in the United States 617, 618621
  • Arrest, provisional, of fugitives from justice in Great Britain 462464, 466
  • Arrest and imprisonment of Frank Xavier Fisher for non-performance of military duty in Austria 25, 35, 36
  • Arrest of Captain Stilpen, at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 611614
  • Assassination (attempted) of Count Okuma, Japanese minister of foreign affairs 543, 544
  • Assassination of Viscount Mori Arinori, Japanese minister of education 538540, 547
  • Assault upon, and robbery of, E. W. McDowell and John G. Wishard 645648
  • Asylums in Mexico 554
  • Austria:
    • Archduke Carl Ludwig is heir presumptive to the throne of 20
    • Arrest and imprisonment by, of F. X. Fisher, for non-performance of military duty 25, 35, 36
    • Death of crown prince of.20, 21, 41, 42
    • Emigrants from Galicia and Bohemia, swindling of 36
    • Expulsion (threatened) of Hugo Klamer by 21, 23, 24, 27
    • Naturalization treaty between United States and, examined 28

B.

  • Baldwin, Leon McLeod, claim on account of the murder of, in Mexico 550, 562, 563
  • Bangkok, riots of Chinese at 656
  • Barbosa, Ruy, Brazilian minister of finance 63, 70
  • Barton, Clara, services of, to the Red-Cross Societies 694, 695
  • Barton, Thomas, extradition of, to Great Britain 450, 453, 474
  • Belgium:
    • Detention of fugitives from justice for extradition from, on telegraphic request in the-absence of treaty stipulations 47, 48
    • Extradition treaty with, proposed modification of 49
    • Extradition of Adolph Sambolino 46, 49, 50
  • Ben Franklin, The, claim of Carlos Butterfield & Co., against Denmark, for the seizure and detention of 151160
  • Benson, George, alias M. R. Mayer, extradition proceedings in the case of 51, 54
  • Bernhard, Albert, arrest and imprisonment of, in Germany 178
  • Bibles, publication of, in Turkey 706, 709, 710
  • Blackinton, Frank R., passport application of 167169
  • Blockade of Haytian ports, decrees relative to 488490, 493, 494497, 512, 513
  • Bocayuva Quintino, Brazilian minister of foreign affairs 63, 70
  • Bodenschatz, Nicholas, fine imposed on, in Germany, for evasion of military duty 178
  • Bourton, Charles, alias Marcus R. Mayer, extradition proceedings in the case of 55, 56
  • Brazil:
    • Death of Prince José of 57
    • Emperor of, his speech in closing Parliament 57
    • Emperor of, attempted assassination of 58, 59, 69
    • Emperor of, his abdication 61, 64
    • Emperor of, his departure from Brazil 61
    • Emperor of, receives money from the revolutionists 66
    • Flag and escutcheon of 65
    • Powers of governors of states of 67
    • Proposed abolition of requirement of passports in 67
    • Revolution in 59, 60, 69, 71
    • Revolutionary government, diplomatic relations with 60, 63, 68
    • Revolutionary government, formation of cabinet 63, 69
    • Revolutionary government, proclamations and decrees of 61, 62, 67
    • Revolutionary government, recognition of 63, 66
  • Bridgewater, The, seizure of, by Canadian officials 424444, 446, 453457, 467
  • Brünnow, Rudolph Ernest, passport application of 450453, 460
  • Buddhism in China 90, 91, 92
  • Burial in China, modes of 113115
  • Butterfield, Carlos & Co., claim of, against Denmark 151160

C.

  • Calixto, Lopez & Co., claim against Spain for excessive duties levied on coffee shipped by them from New York to Cuba 682684
  • Campos-Salles, Manuel F. de, Brazilian minister of justice 63, 70
  • Canada, shipment of American seamen in ports of 447449, 457460, 461, 462, 464466, 467
  • Carl Ludwig, archduke, is heir presumptive to the Austrian crown 20
  • Carlos I, King of Portugal, accession of 653655
  • Caroline Miller, The, sailing of, from New York with stores for Hyppolite’s service in Hayti 516
  • Carondelet, The, loaded with ammunition for Hyppolite’s service in Hayti 521
    • Seized and later released by United States authorities 522
    • Departure of, for Hayti 527, 528
  • Carrie Heekle, The, fine imposed upon, for entry of Delagoa Bay under stress of weather 649652
  • Cashmere, The, rescue of the survivors of, by Japanese in 1885; testimonial for 529535, 541543, 545, 546
  • Catherine Augusta, The, claim of Carlos Butterfield & Co., against Denmark for the seizure and detention of 151160
  • Cattle in Mexico, sanitary inspection of 561, 562, 636639
  • Cavasses of foreign consulates, military service required of, by Turkey 724, 725, 728
  • Chili recognizes Brazilian revolutionary government 63
  • Chi-nan-fu, missionary troubles at 72, 74, 108110
  • China:
    • Burning of “Temple of Heaven” 111113
    • Dinner to the diplomatic corps 105108
    • Emigration from 110, 111
    • Emperor of, his assumption of power 9395, 101
    • Emperor of, his marriage 98, 102, 105, 124, 132
    • Emperor of, selection of Empress and two secondary wives for 81, 94, 98
    • Empress dowager of, her character, influence, and management of the Empire 94, 95, 99, 100
    • Empress dowager of, her complete abdication of power 101, 102
    • Estimate of population of 78, 79
    • Maritime customs service 100
    • Marriage of Americans in, with foreigners 7578, 8284, 97
    • Modernization of military equipments in 108
    • Railways in 7981, 82
    • Religions of 9093
    • A theocratic state 111113
  • Chinese:
  • Cienfuegos, The, fine imposed on, by Cuban customs officials 660662, 669, 674, 675678
  • Citizenship, Swiss, release of Carl Heinrich Weber from 689691
  • Citizenship of George Meimar or Meimaroghlou Yorghi 718720, 722
  • Claims of Americans against China, proposed comprehensive settlement of 85
  • Claim against:
    • Denmark of Carlos Butterfield and Co. 151160
    • Great Britain for seizure of the Bridgewater by Canadian officials 424444, 446, 453457, 467
    • Mexico for the murder of Leon McLeod Baldwin 550, 562, 563
    • Mexico for the arrest and imprisonment of A. K. Cutting 551
    • Mexico of Howard C. Walker 600, 601, 602
    • Mexico of Shadrack White 591600, 605611
    • Portugal for fine imposed on the Carrie Heckle at Delagoa Bay 649652
    • Spain of Calixto, Lopez & Co., for excessive duties levied on coffee exported by them from New York to Cuba 682684
    • Spain for fine imposed on the Cienfuegos 660662, 669, 674, 675678
    • Spain for excessive tonnage dues levied on the J. W. Parker in Cuba 681, 682
    • Spain for fine imposed on the Manhattan 658660, 663669, 670675
    • Spain for excessive tonnage dues levied on the Uranus in Cuba 678680, 681
    • The United States of Chinese subjects, settlement of 85, 116118
  • Closure of certain Haytian ports, decree relative to 488490, 494497, 512, 513
  • Coinage of:
  • Colonization of vacant lands in Mexico 556, 557
  • Commercial relations between the United States and Cuba 658663, 677, 680
  • Confucianism in China 90, 91
  • Conserva or Madrid, The, purchase of, in New York, for Hyppolyte’s service in Hayti 517
  • Constant, Benjamin, Brazilian minister of war 63, 70
  • Constitution of Japan, promulgation of 535538, 540, 546
  • Consulates in Turkey, military service required of cavasses and dragomans of 724, 725, 728
  • Contract laborer Emerich Hasziel, immigration of, forbidden 42, 45
  • Contract laborers:
    • Immigration of, from Great Britain 470474, 475478
    • Immigration of, from Switzerland 701
  • Convicts, immigration of, from Switzerland to the United States 692693, 701704
  • Cook’s Islands, British protectorate over 485, 486
  • Coolie emigration from Japan to Hawaii 545
  • Copper coinage of Mexico 561
  • Corpses, Chinese allegations that foreigners boil them in making soap 95, 96
  • Cremation in China 113115
  • Cuba, commercial relations with, under modus vivendi with Spain 658663, 677, 678, 680
  • Cuban customs regulations complaints concerning 658, 663, 677
    • Fines imposed on steamers Manhattan and Cienfuegos in 658678
    • Tonnage dues, excessive, levied on the Uranus and J. W. Parker in 678680
  • Customs regulations of Cuba, complaints concerning 658663, 677
  • Customs service (maritime) of China 100
  • Cutting, A. K., claim against Mexico for the arrest and imprisonment of 551
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D.

  • Death of—
    • President Hertenstein, of Switzerland 686688, 700, 701
    • Prince José, of Brazil 57
    • Luiz I, King of Portugal 652655
    • Viscount Mori Arinori, Japanese minister of education 538540, 547
    • Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria 20, 21, 41, 42
  • Debt of the Argentine Republic 17
  • Debt, national, of Mexico 558, 559
  • Denmark, claim of Carlos Butterfield & Co. against 151160
  • Deodoro da Fonseca becomes chief of revolutionary government of Brazil 60, 63, 70
  • Diaz, Porfirio, President of Mexico, his administration and policy 551559
  • Divorce law of Argentine Republic 12
  • Dragomans of foreign consulates, military service required of, by Turkey 724, 725, 728
  • Drainage of the valley of Mexico 553
  • Duties, excessive, levied on coffee shipped from New York to Cuba by Calixto, Lopez & Co. 682684

E.

  • Education in China, T’ung Wen College 73, 100
  • El Paso, Texas, wing-dams on Rio Grande, opposite. (See Wing-dams.)
  • Emigrants from Galicia and Hungary, swindling of, by emigration societies 36
  • Emigration. (See Immigration.)
  • Emigration societies, swindling operations of, in Galicia and Hungary 36
  • Ernst, Mai. O. H., report on wing-dams on Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Texas 62263
  • Expulsion, threatened, of Hugo Klamer from Austria 21, 23, 24, 27
  • Expulsion, threatened, of American citizens from Germany, cases of 173, 174, 175, 177
  • Extradition—
    • From Belgium of Adolph Sambolino, charged with forgery in New York 46, 49, 50
    • Of Thomas Barton to Great Britain 450, 453, 474
    • Of Rafael Treviño to Mexico 617, 618621
    • Procedure necessary to procure arrest and commitment for, in the United States 617, 618621
    • Provisional arrest and detention for, before receipt of formal requisition 47, 48, 5056
    • Treaty with Belgium, proposed modification of, inexpedient 49
    • Form of authentication of papers for use in applications for, in the United States 450, 453, 474
    • Issuance of “mandate of arrest” by Secretary of State 5056
    • Mode of obtaining arrest of fugitives in Great Britain before arrival of papers 462464, 466

F.

  • Finances of Mexico 558, 559, 561
  • Finances of Persia 643, 644
  • Fine imposed on the Carrie Heckle for entering Delagoa Bay under stress of weather without a bill of health 649652
  • Fine imposed on the Cienfuegos by Cuban customs officials 660662, 669, 674, 675678
  • Fine imposed on the Manhattan by Cuban customs officials 658660, 663, 669, 670675
  • Fink, George, alias Finkbeiner, fine imposed on in Germany for evasion of military duty 173
  • Fisher, Frank Xavier, arrest and imprisonment of, for non-performance of military duty in Austria 25, 35, 36
  • France, prohibition by, of the importation of American pork 164167
  • France recognizes Brazil revolutionary government 67

G.

  • Galena, The, departure of, for Hayti 487, 508
    • Arrival of, at Port-au-Prince 491493
    • Departure of, for Jamaica 494
  • Galicia, swindling of peasants emigrating from 36
  • Gastiger, Frederick, fine imposed on in Germany for evasion of military duty 174
  • Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration 696
  • Germany:
    • Arrest and imprisonment of Albert Bernhard in 178
    • Declares war on Mataafa, Samoan chief 191, 193
    • Expulsion (threatened) of certain naturalized American citizens in 170, 178
    • Fines imposed on certain naturalized American citizens in, for evasion of military duty 170178
    • Military service cases in 170178
    • Relations of, to Samoa (see also Samoa) 179423
  • Goetz, Valentine, fine imposed on, in Germany for evasion of military duty 171
  • Gold coinage of Mexico 561
  • Goldschmidt, John, fine imposed on, in Germany for evasion of military duty 171
  • Goldschmidt, Marcus, fine imposed on, in Germany for evasion of military duty 172
  • Great Britain:
    • Claim against, for seizure of the Bridgewater by Canadian officials 424444, 446, 453457, 467
    • Protectorate assumed by, over the Hervey or Cook’s Islands 485, 486
    • Relations of, to the Mosquito Reservation 468470
    • Relations of, with Samoa (see also Samoa ) 183185
    • Trade between Argentine Republic and 4, 5
  • Greece, position of American joint-stock companies in 480483
  • Greek merchants in the Levant: reflections on commercial methods of, in United States consular reports, regretted 483, 484
  • Greenberg, Louis B., threatened expulsion of, from Germany for evasion of military duty 174
  • Grosbol, Hans P. P., threatened expulsion of from Germany for evasion of military duty 173
  • Guatemala, relations of, to Mexico 552

H.

  • Halifax, N. S., pilotage charges at, on American vessels 457, 459, 461, 462, 464, 467
  • Hasziel, Emerich, immigration of, forbidden on the ground that he is a contract laborer 42, 45
  • Hawaii, immigration of coolies into, from Japan 545
  • Hayti, abdication of General Légitime as President and accession of General Hyppolite 497501
  • Haytian ports, decrees closing certain, to commerce 488490, 494497, 512, 513
  • Haytien Republic, The:
    • Seizure of, by Hayti 487, 488, 503511
    • Attempted removal of, by Hayti from Port au Prince 490, 491, 493
    • Claim against Hayti on account of seizure of 492
    • Surrender of, to the United States 491493, 494, 503511
  • Hertenstein, President of Switzerland; death of 686688, 700701
  • Hervey Islands: British protectorate over 485486
  • Holland, place of departure of Pilgrim Fathers from, erection of monument at 640642
  • Hospitals in Mexico 554
  • Hospital, American, at Teheran, Persia 648
  • Hospital, donation of King of Siam of building for 657
  • Hungary, swindling of peasants emigrating from 36
  • Hyppolite, Florvil:
    • Election of, to the Presidency of Hayti 513
    • Accession of, to the Presidency of Hayti 497501
    • Inauguration of 502
    • Proclamation of amnesty 502

I.

  • Immigration into the Argentine Republic 123
    • Chinese 115116, 119123, 125129, 130131, 132140, 141
    • Of contract laborers, case of Emerich Hasziel 42, 45
    • Of contract laborers from Great Britain 470474, 475478
    • Of contract laborers from Switzerland to the United States 701704
    • Of coolies from Japan into Hawaii 545
    • Of paupers and convicts from Switzerland into the United States 692693, 698699, 701704
  • Imprisonment:
    • Of Albert Bernhard in Germany 178
    • Of A. K. Cutting in Mexico 551
    • Of R. C. Work in Mexico. [See Work. ]
  • Industrial property, union for the protection of 696
  • Italians, immigration of, into Argentine Republic 1
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J.

  • Japan:
    • Assassination of Viscount Mori Arinori, minister of education of 536540, 547
    • Assassination (attempted) of Count Okuma, minister of foreign affairs of 543544
    • Coolie emigration from, to Hawaii 545
    • Indemnity paid to, for injuries caused by explosion of shells from the Omaha 547549
  • Japanese constitution, promulgation of 535538, 540, 546.
  • Japanese imperial palace, completion of 535
  • Jerusalem, removal of restrictions on Jews resorting to 716717
  • Jews, removal of restrictions on, resorting to Jerusalem. 716717
  • Johnstown flood, donation of Sultan towards sufferers from 723724
  • Joint-stock companies, American, in Greece 480483
  • Jurisdiction of Mexico over American vessels on the high seas 611614
  • J. W. Parker, the, excessive tonnage dues levied on, in Cuba 681682

K.

  • Kane, John W., claim against Spain for excessive tonnage dues levied on the J. W. Parker in Cuba 681682
  • Keller, Herman, passport application of 444446, 449
  • Kidnapping, attempted of, Atanacio Luis in Texas by Mexican troops 591600, 605611
  • Klamer, Hugo, threatened banishment of, from Austria 21, 23, 24, 27
  • Knapp, Rev. Mr., outrages inflicted on in Turkey 478, 479, 725728

L.

  • Laborers, immigration of, under contract, from Great Britain 470474, 475478
  • Ladario, Baron, resists revolution in Brazil, and is wounded 60
  • Land open to immigrants in the Argentine Republic 2, 16
  • Lands (public) of Mexico, sales of 557
  • Land court of New Zealand 316317
  • Land titles in Samoa [See Samoa]
  • Légitime F. D.:
    • Election of, as President of Hayti 511
    • Abdication of the Presidency of Hayti 497501
    • Departure of, from Hayti 497
  • Lippold, Heinrich G., fine imposed on, in Germany, for evasion of military duty 176
  • Literary and artistic property, union for the protection of 696
  • Lobo, Aristides da Silveira, Brazilian minister of the interior 63, 70
  • Luis, Atanacio, attempted kidnapping of, in Texas, by Mexican soldiers 591600, 605611
  • Luiz I, King of Portugal, death of 652655

M.

  • Madrid or Conserva, The:
    • Purchase of, in New York, for Hyppolite’s service in Hayti 517
    • Armament of 521, 523
    • Departure of, for Hayti 526528
  • Mail service of Mexico 552, 560
  • Mails, transmission of, from the United States to the Argentine Republic 6
  • Malietoa Laupepa recognized as King of Samoa 420422
  • Manhattan, The, fine imposed on, by Cuban customs officials 658660, 663669, 670675
  • Manufacturing interests of Mexico 560
  • Marriage of Americans abroad, validity of 7578, 8284, 97
  • Marriage law of Argentine Republic 7, 19
  • Martin, Dr. W. A. P., president of T’ung Wen College 73, 100
  • Mataafa, Samoan chief, Germany declares war on 191, 193
  • Mayer, Marcus R., alias George Benson, extradition proceedings in the case of 51, 54
  • McDowell, E. W., assault upon and robbery of, at Gundekta, Turkish Kurdistan 645648
  • Medicine, practice of, in Turkey, mode of obtaining permission for 707709, 712, 713
  • Meimaraghlon, Yorghi, or George Meimar, citizenship of 718720, 722
  • Mercedes or Novelty, The, preparation of, in New York, for Hyppolite’s service in Hayti 516
  • Mexico:
    • Administration of President Diaz 551559
    • Agricultural interests of 557
    • Army of 559
    • Arrest of Captain Stilpen at Coatzacoalcos 611614
    • Cattle in, sanitary inspection of 561562, 636639
    • Claim of Mrs. Leon McLeod Baldwin against 550, 562563
    • Claim of A K. Cutting against 551
    • Claim of Howard C. Walker against 600, 601, 602
    • Claim of Shadrack White against 591600, 605611
    • Coinage of 561
    • Colonization of vacant lands in 556, 557
    • Drainage of the valley of 553
    • Finances of 558, 559, 561
    • Hospitals and asylums of 554
    • Imports and exports of 561
    • Imprisonment of R. C. Work in. (See Work.)
    • Increase in population of 560
    • Jurisdiction of, over American vessels on the high seas 611614
    • Kidnapping, attempted, of Atanacio Luis in Texas by Mexican troops 591600, 605611
    • Manufacturing interests of 560
    • Mining interests of 557, 561
    • Monte de Piedad of 554
    • Monuments, ancient, and historical remains in 555
    • National debt of 558, 559
    • Pawn shop, national, of 554
    • Police of 553
    • Postal service of 552, 560
    • Public lands of 557
    • Railways in 552, 556, 560
    • Relations of, to Guatemala 552
    • Schools in 554, 555, 561
    • Telegraph lines in 556, 560
    • Wing-dams constructed by, on Rio Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. (See Wing-dams.)
  • Mexico City, value of real estate in 560
  • Military service:
    • Liability of naturalized citizens of United States to, in Austria 25, 28, 35
    • Cases in Germany, annual report on 170178
    • Required by Turkey of cavasses and dragomans of foreign consulates 724, 725, 728
  • Mining interests of Mexico 557, 561
  • Missionaries:
    • In Persia 644, 645, 648
    • Roman Catholic, in China 8588
    • In Siam, donation of building to, for hospital 657
    • In Turkey, publication of Bibles by 709, 709, 710
    • In Turkey, new buildings for Roberts College 717, 722
    • Troubles at Chi-nan-fu 72, 74, 108110
    • Troubles in Turkey. Outrages on Messrs Knapp and Raynolds 478479, 725728
    • Troubles in Turkey. Closing of schools of, in Van 713715, 721723
  • Monte de Piedad of Mexico 554
  • Monument:
    • Erection of, at place of departure of pilgrim fathers from Holland, suggested 640642
  • Mori, Arinori, Viscount, assassination of 538540, 547
  • Mosquito Reservation, position of Great Britain relative to 468470
  • Moussa Bey, trial of, in Turkey 478, 479, 725728
  • Mueller, George C., fine imposed on, in Germany, for evasion of military duty 172
  • Murder of Leon McLeod Baldwin in Mexico 550, 562, 563

N.

  • Naturalization:
    • Decision of Swiss federal court relative to 689691
    • Treaty with Austria, provisions of examined 28
    • Treaty with Switzerland, prospects for 685, 686, 688691
  • Naturalized citizens of United States abroad:
    • Case of Frank Xavier Fisher 25, 35, 36
    • Case of Hugo Klamer 21, 23, 24, 27
    • Fines imposed on, in Germany, for evasion of military service 170178
  • Naturalized American citizens of Turkish origin, status of, in Turkey 718720, 722
  • Nemrod, antiquarian researches at, permitted 706
  • Netherlands, place of departure of Pilgrim Fathers from, erection of monument at 640642
  • Neutrals, duties of 513528
  • New Zealand native land court 316317
  • Nicaragua and Great Britain, relations of, to the Mosquito Reservation 468470
  • Novelty or Mercedes, The, preparation of, in New York for Hyppolite’s service in Hayti 516

O.

  • Okuma, Count, attempted assassination of 543, 544
  • Omaha, The, indemnity to Japan for injuries caused by explosion of shells from 547, 549
  • Outrages inflicted on foreigners in Turkey by Moussa Bey 478, 479, 725, 728

P

  • Palace of the Emperor of Japan, completion of 535
  • Passports:
    • Proposed abolition of requirement of, in Brazil 67
    • When refused to persons domiciled abroad 167169, 444446, 449, 450453, 460
  • Passport application of:
  • Patti, Adelina, fraudulent sale of tickets for her operatic performances in Mexico 52, 54, 55, 56
  • Paupers, emigration of, from Switzerland to the United States 692, 693, 698, 699, 701704
  • Pawnshop (national) of Mexico 554
  • Peking, taxation in 88, 89
  • Persia:
  • Peters, Nicholas, alias Nickels Petersen, threatened expulsion of, from Germany 176
  • Petroleum storage at Smyrna 710, 711, 712, 713
  • Phylloxera union 695
  • Physician, permission to practice as, in Turkey, how obtained 707709, 712, 713
  • Pilgrim Fathers, place of departure of, from Holland, erection of monument at 640642
  • Pilotage charges at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on American vessels 457, 459, 461, 462, 464, 467
  • Police of Mexico 553
  • Pope recognizes Brazil revolutionary government 67
  • Population of:
    • China, estimate of 78, 79
    • Mexico, increase of 560
  • Pork, American, prohibition of the importation of, into France 164167
  • Portugal:
    • Accession of Carlos I, King of 653655
    • Death of Luiz I, King of 652655
    • Fine imposed by, on the Carrie Heekle, for entering Delagoa Bay under stress of weather without a bill of health 649–65
  • Postal service of Mexico 552, 560
  • Postal Union, International 695
  • Protection of—
    • Industrial property, union for 696
    • Literary and artistic property, union for 696

R.

  • Railways in—
  • Railway transport union 695
  • Raratonga, British protectorate over 485, 486
  • Red Cross societies 693695
  • Reese, Max, (otherwise Ries), judgment threatened against him for evasion of military duty in Germany 177
  • Reid, Gilbert, (See Chi-nan-fu).
  • Religions of China 9093
  • Rescue of the survivors of the bark Cashmere by Japanese in 1885; testimonial for 529535, 541543, 545, 546
  • Revolution in Brazil 59, 60, 69, 71
  • Reynolds, Rev. Dr., outrages inflicted on, in Turkey 478, 479, 725728
  • Ribeiro, José de Miranda, Brazilian minister of agriculture 63, 70
  • Richmond, The, leaves Rio for Bahia 67
  • Rio Grande, wing-dams on, opposite El Paso, Texas. (See Wing-dams.)
  • Roberts, College, Constantinople, new buildings for 717, 722
  • Robert Ruff, The, arrest of captain of, at Coatzacoalcos 611614
  • Rock Springs, massacre of Chinese subjects at 85
  • Roman Catholic cathedral at North Peking, dedication of 8588
  • Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria, death of 20, 21, 41, 42

S.

  • Sambolino, Adolph:
    • Extradition of, from Belgium 46, 49, 50
    • Conviction and sentence of 56
  • Samoa:
  • Samoan chiefs:
    • Lackawanna peace” made by (1881) 296, 297
    • Mohican agreement between (1886) 320, 321
    • Relations of, to German representatives and German interests 181183, 191, 193, 197
  • Samoan conference of 1887:
  • Samoan conference of 1889:
    • Protocols of 364420
    • Correction in protocols of 423
    • General act of 353364
    • Instructions to United States Commissioners to 195204
    • Report on, by Secretary of State 349353
  • Samoan constitution (1875) 283286, 320324
  • Samoan declaration of rights (1875) 282
  • Samoan judges, instance of weakness of 297
  • Sanitary inspection of dwellings in Mexico 553
  • Schachne, Siegfried, fine imposed on, in Germany, for evasion of military duty 173
  • Schmidt, Henry Clay, threatened expulsion of, from Hamburg 175
  • School, endowment of, at Tanegashima, Japan, as a testimonial for the rescue of the survivors of the bark Cashmere in 1885 529535, 541543, 545, 546
  • Schools in Mexico 554, 555, 561
  • Schools (missionary) in Turkey, closing of, in Van 713715, 722, 723
  • Seamen, American, shipment of, in Canadian ports 447449, 457460, 461, 462, 464466, 467
  • Seizure of the Bridgewater by Canadian officials 424444, 446, 453457, 467
  • Sewall, Harold M., consul-general at Samoa 179181
  • Shipment of American seamen in Canadian ports 447449, 457460, 461, 462, 464466, 467
  • Siam:
    • Donation of a building for a hospital by the King of, to American Presbyterian Mission 657
    • Riots of Chinese at Bangkok 656
  • Silver coinage of Mexico 561
  • Skow, Falle H., threatened expulsion of from Germany 177
  • Smyrna, storage of petroleum at 710, 711, 712713
  • Soap, Chinese allegations that foreigners boil corpses in the preparation of 95, 96
  • Spain—
    • Claim of Calixto, Lopez & Co., against 682684
    • Claim against, for fine imposed on the Cienfuegos in Cuba 660662, 669, 674, 675678
    • Claim against, for fine imposed on the Manhattan in Cuba 658660, 663669, 670675 Claim against, for excessive tonnage dues levied on the J. W. Parker in Cuba 681, 682
    • Claim against, for excessive tonnage dues levied on the Uranus in Cuba 678680, 681
  • Spaniards, immigration of, into Argentine Republic 1
  • Speedwell, The, place of departure of, from Holland with the Pilgrim Fathers 640642
  • Status of George Meimar or Meimaraghlou Yorghi 718720, 722
  • Steam-ships, American, need of, to facilitate trade between the United States and the Argentine Republic 3, 6
  • Stilpen, Captain, arrest of, at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 611614
  • Switzerland:
    • Death of President Hertenstein 686688, 700701
    • Emigration from to the United States 692, 693, 698699, 701704
    • Release of Carl Heinrich Weber from allegiance to 689691
    • Recognizes Brazil revolutionary government 67
    • Recognition by, of the right of expatriation 685, 686, 688691, 693
    • The natural seat for the central bureaux of international unions 693698

T.

  • Tabriz, missionary buildings at 644, 645
  • Tanegashima, Japan, testimonial to natives of, for rescue of survivors of the bark Cashmere in 1885 529535, 541543, 545546
  • Taoism in China 92, 93
  • Taxation in China 88, 89
  • Teheran, American hospital at 648
  • Telegraph lines in Mexico 556560
  • Telegraph union, international 695
  • Telufer, antiquarian researches at, permitted 706
  • “Temple of Heaven,” in China, burning of 111113
  • Thiele, Edmund G. H., threatened expulsion of, from Germany 175
  • Tonnage dues (excessive):
    • Levied on American vessels in Cuban ports 681
    • Levied on the J. W. Parker in Cuba 681, 682
    • Levied on the Uranus in Cuba 678680, 681
  • Trade between Argentine Republic and Europe 4, 5
  • Trade of Mexico 561
  • Treviño, Rafael, extradition of, to Mexico 617, 618621
  • T’ung Wen College 73, 100
  • Turkey:
    • Antiquarian researches near Bagdad 705, 706
    • Assault upon and robbery of E. W. McDowell and John G. Wishard in 645648
    • Military service required by, of cavasses and dragomans of foreign consulates 724, 725, 728
    • Missionary schools in 713716, 717, 720, 721, 722, 723
    • Outrages on missionaries in 478, 479, 725728
    • Permission to practice medicine, in, how obtained 707709, 712, 713
    • Petroleum storage at Smyrna 710, 711, 712, 713
    • Publication of Bibles in 706, 709, 710
    • Status in, of naturalized American citizens of Turkish origin 718720, 722
    • Sultan of, donation to sufferers from Johnstown flood 723, 724
    • Trial of Moussa Bey 478, 479, 725728

U.

  • Unions, international, Switzerland the natural seat for central bureaux of 693698
  • United States:
    • Claims of Chinese subjects against 85, 116118
    • Duties of, as a neutral, in relation to the civil war in Hayti 513528
    • Intervention of, in the Pacific 276278
    • Provisional arrest and detention of fugitives for extradition from, before receipt of formal requisition 47, 48, 5056
    • Raising of flag of, at Mulinuu, Samoa, in 1877 286
    • Relations of, to Samoa (see also Samoa ) 179423
    • Vessels of, jurisdiction over, on the high seas 611614
  • Uranus, The, excessive tonnage dues exacted from, in Cuba 678680, 681
  • Uruguay recognizes Brazil revolutionary government 63

W.

  • Walker, Howard C, claim of, against Mexico 600, 601, 602
  • Wandenkolk, Eduardo, Brazilian minister of naval affairs 63, 70
  • Ward, James E., & Co.:
    • Claim against Spain for fine imposed on the Cienfuegos in Cuba 660662, 669, 674, 675678
    • Claim against Spain for fine imposed on the Manhattan in Cuba 658660, 663669, 670675
  • Weber, Carl Heinrich, release of, from Swiss citizenship 689691
  • Weights and measures, bureau of 696
  • White, Shadrack, claim of against Mexico 591600, 605611
  • Wing-dams on Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Texas:
    • Effect of, on river current and channel 615617, 629632
    • Inspection of, by United States and Mexican engineers 617618, 633636
    • Report of Major Ernst upon 621636
  • Wishard, John G., assault upon and robbery of, at Gundekta, Turkish Kurdistan 645648
  • Work, Robert C.:
  • Wounded in battle, union for the care of 693695

Y.

  • Yeh-ho-na-la selected as Empress of China 81, 94, 98, 102