The

VOL. VI. No. 64. NEW YORK JANUARY 1899.

World

MONTHLY EDITION.

88202

The World Almanac

AND

Encyclopedia

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9.

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12.

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PAGE

230 Bell Time on Shipboard.
.234 Ben Hur, Tribe of.

.115 Benzine Statistics..

.229 Bible Society, American..
.385,386 Bicycling Records

50 Billiards Records

.357, 376 Bishops of Religious Denomi-
376 nations..

.357, 363 Blast Furnace Capacity.

..374 Blind, Persons in U. S.
.377 Boards of Trade in New

of States and Territories..387 Boat-Racing Records
.429 Arizona Election Returns......430 Bonaparte Family
.191, 192 Arkansas Election Returns....430 Books, Production of
.477 Armed Strength of Europe.342-350
.382 Armories, N. Y. City

Alabama Election Returns.
Alcohol Statistics...
Aldermen, N. Y. City
Aliens Speaking English.
Alliance of Reformed Churches322
Altar Colors.

of 1898.

PAGE

25

313

..193

..326

260, 261

.249

.320, 321

193

.233

York.495

.244-246

.362

272

..195

..362

239

.132

..191

.270,271
.503, 506 Borax, Production of.
Borough Information Begins..477
342, 350 Bourbon-Orleanist Family.
A rms- Bearing Men in Eu-
36 rope...
Arms Captured from Spain.... 75 Bowling..
66 Used by Military Powers..353 Boycotting Laws..
Brandy, Production of..
.339 Brazil, Army and Navy of..349, 351
Army and Navy of Confeder-
ate States, Society..
Army & Navy Union, Regular.330 Brazil, Area, etc....
British..

357

.192

.487

338
..335

.342, 350, 366
Colonies and Governors,
363, 367, 376

"
.275

แ
..483

Courts of Law.

365

.279

64

279

66

of U. S., Distribution of.... 73
of U. S., Official List....11, 395
of U. S., Strength of

Diplomatic Intercourse...367

Dukes

..368

.395

Pay Table.

399

.365

Rank of Officers.

326

.365

66

Navy.

.343, 344, 350, 366

Parliament.

.368

Population.

369

132 Asphalt Production..

.195

Royal Family.

.358, 364

66

Tariff.

.169

.234

327

Recruiting Requirements.400

.279 Art Galleries & Schools, N. Y...483
279 Artillery, Dimensions, etc.....353
..279 Asbestos, Production of...

Empire, Statistics of...357,363
Government

Measures and Weights....142

.279 Assembly Districts, N. Y. City.533
.279 Assembly, New York State.....425 Bronchitis, Deaths from.
Brotherhood of St. Andrew....327
279 Assessed Valuation of Prop-
of Andrew and Philip..
279 erty in U.S

.372,385
.161 Assistant Treasurers, U. S.....391 Buckwheat, Production of......185
28 Building & Loan Associations.168
.26, 27 Building Dept., N. Y. City.....478
Institute of Architects....279 Astronomical Constants..
Phenomena for 1899..
26 Buildings, Height of, in N. Y..498
.133
Institute of Electrical En-
.282 Bureaus of Labor..
gineers..
482

.155 CAB FARES, NEW YORK CITY. 500
.313 Attorneys, District, U. S........393 Cabinet Officers Since 1789......154
376
.100 Australian Federation.
280 Austria, Army and Navy of,
342, 343, 349, 350,371
280
280 Hungary Royal Family 359
.149 Austrian-Hungarian Gov't.356,371
315 Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Autumn, Beginning of, 1899.
.280 Aztec Club of 1847.

.280
.280

66

B

Philological Association..280 BACON, PRODUCTION of.

Philosophical Society.

.280 Banking Statistics....

Psychological Association.280 Banks in N. Y. City.

Revolution Society.

Oriental Society

logical Society.

66

Ornithologist Union

Turf

66

66

66

66

34
"Greek & Russian, for 1899. 36

Calendar, Battles of Republic.. 85
for 200 Years.

..357

23

66

Jewish, for 1899

36

330

66

Mohammedan, for 1899.

36

"Ready Reference

34

Ritualistic

36

Wheat Harvest.

.185

35
..37-48

.11,181-183 Calendars for 1899-1900.

Union 325 California Election Returns...431
..317,318 Canada, Statistics of.......374,375
279 "U. S. Joint Commission..107
528 Canals..

.333 Baptist Young People's
Social Science Association.280 Baptists, Number of...
Society of Civil Engineers 280 Bar Association, American.
Soc. Mechanical Engineers 280
Society of Naturalists
Statistical Association.

Tract Society..

Unitarian Association..
Wheelmen, League of
Whist..

N. Y. City

280 Barley, Production of...
.280 Barometer Indications.
.326 Baseball Records.

235-237 Baths, Public, N. Y. City.

.185 Cancer, Deaths from.

.51 Cannon, Army, U.S.

.240-242 Canoeing..

.488 Capital Punishment.

.323 Battle Calendar of Republic.85-94 Capitals of States
..373 Battles of Civil War.

95 Foreign..

.222

234

353

248

.232

..387

.357,374,377

266-268 Battle-ships of the World..343-350 Capitol at Washington, D. C...386

Whist League.
Amusements, N. Y. City.
Annapolis Naval Academy.
Anniversaries, List of..
Anti-Blacklisting Laws......

402 Cardinals, College of.

.320

.192 Catholic Benevolent Legion...313
.359 Knights of America.......313
Mutual Benefit Ass'n.....313
Roman, Hierarchy in U.S.320

35 Belgium, Army and Navy of. 342
.132 Government of.....

66

Catholics, Number of..

PAGE

PAGE

Catholic Summer School.......307 Continents, Area of..
.317 "Population of
Cattle, Value of, in U. S...... .190 Conventions, Political, in 1898,
Cemeteries, New York City....495

Central America, U. S. of.. ..373 Copper Production......
Central & So. American Trade.373 Copyright Law.
Cereal Crops and Exports.....186 Corn Crop, Statistics..
Chamber of Commerce. .494 Cotton, Statistics of.
Champagnes Imported..

50 Dollar, Silver, Value......
50 Dramatic People..
Druids, Order of..

116-124 Dukes, Table of British
.194, 195 Duration of Life.....

FAGE

.177

263

.313

...368

50

.354 Duties on Imports..........170, 171
...185, 186 Dwellings in United States.....382
188, 189
E

.191 Council Districts, N. Y. City....531

Charities and Correction, N. Y. 478 Countries of the World......11, 357 EARTH, FACTS ABOUT THE.... 50

269

234

State (see each State
tion Returns).
"of N. Y. City.

Elec-
479, 480

.. Table of Dates
Eastern Star, Order of.........310
Eclipses in 1899.....

32

26

.349, 351

Empire of..

.357

"of New York State.
of U. S..
63 County Officers in N. Y

.422, 423
.392
S....190

Education, Board of, N. Y. 478, 496
Chautauqua System.

.307

"J. F. Slater Fund..........272

.478

.287,288

.357, 376

132

.478

.429

"and European Powers.....372 Cows, Milch, Value of, U.

"and Japan Mails..

Peabody Fund.
Statistics of..

Chinese Population in U.S..... 382 Creeds, Population of Earth by 317 Egypt, Area, etc..
Chosen Friends, Order of.. .313 Cricket.

Christian & Mission. Alliance..324 Crime & Pauperism, Statistics..232
Endeavor Society.. .325 Criminal Courts in N. Y
Science
.316 Crops, Statistics of......
.317 Croquet, Records...............
Chronological Cycles and Eras. 23 Croup, Deaths from
Church Days in 1899..
23 Crude Oil Statistics.
Established, of England..366 Cruisers of the World.
Fasts..
24 of U. S....

.480
Elections, Presidential.....150, 151
.186
"State, When Next Occur. 388
..493
Electoral Vote, by Apport' nm't416
234
"Vote for President.....427.428
.193
66 Votes since 1789.. ......150
343-350
Electrical Progress in 1898..283-285
402, 403
Temperance Society.... 324 Cuba......
78, 79, 357 Eleventh Army Corps Ass'n..335
Churches, N. Y. City........490,518 Cumberland, Society, Army...335 Elks, Order of....
318 Currency Circulation. U. S......181 Embezzlements in the U. S.... 233
Ember Days....
Cigarettes Manufact' ed in U.S.190) "Question in Party Platf' ms125
Cincinnati, Society of......332, 333 Custom-House, N. Y. City.....
Circuit Courts of U. S..
.392 Customs Officials.
Cities, Largest of the Earth .378

College Commencements...294-299] Debt of United States, Public..167

Endowments.........

"Fraternities....

...304 Debts of Nations....

61

"Population.

Reference Marks..

"Tuition Fees

.304 of United States Cities.....385 Executions in United States....233
.306 States and Territories.....166 Executive Mansion Rules.....107
Expenditures, U.S. Governm't.165
299-304 Deer Open Season for Shooting.264 Exploration and Discovery.....283
Explosives, Strength of..
"in Manhattan Boro., N. Y.498 Defences of N. Y. Harbor..... Exports from U. S...11, 108, 186, 188
of U. S., Statistics of...287-306 Delaware Election Returns... 433 Exposition, Paris, 1900.
Colonial Dames of America. 340 Democratic Clubs, National... 131 Expresses, N. Y. City...

..304 Defective Classes

Committees, Political ......127-129

Comets, Periodic..

Commodores, U. S....

.401

64

276-278

278
.496

190

on Railroads
..........201-217
125
F
.116-125 FACTS ABOUT THE EARTH.... 50
.357 Families in U. S., Number of...382
Royal Family.
.359 Famous Old People of 1899......104
Army & Navy.342, 343, 349, 350 Farm Animals.
306 Denominations, Religious....11, 318 Farmers' Alliance, National...131
..368 Deposits in Banks..
.183 Farms and Farm Products.....184
.286 Derby, English.
.237 Fast and Feast Days......
.....170, 171 Fastest Ocean Passages
234 Federal Government.
Officers in N Y.

.23, 24
.228

.389-392

..476

Confederacy, U'ted Daughters. 339 Dingley Tariff.....
Confederate Veterans' Ass'n..339 Diphtheria, Deaths from.
Congregational Nat. Council...323 Diplomatic and Consular List..410
Congress, Acts of..
.110 Intercourse, British... .367 Federation of Women's Clubs. 315
115 Discus Throwing.
.255 Ferries from New York City...513
Distances and Time from N. Y. 58 Fevers, Deaths from.
413-420 Between European Cities.. 58 Field Artillery
"Party Divisions in... .421 in New York City.....493,494 Fifty-fifth Congress....
Connecticut Election Returns..433 District Attorneys, U. S........393 Fifty-sixth Congress.....
Constitution of the U. S.....145-149 District Courts of U. S....
Consuls, Foreign, in U. S..... .412 District of Columbia Gov't..

234

..352

..413-416

.417-420

.177-183

392 Financial Statistics.....
.386 Fire Dept., N. Y. City. 478, 498, 523
24 66 Insurance Statistics ..196
231 Fires, Loss by, in United States. 196

234 Dock Department, N. Y.478 Fisheries of United States......184

General Index-Continued.

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K
Fishing, Open Seasons for......264 Health Department, N. Y.424, 477 KANSAS ELECTION RETURNS.441
498 King's Daughters and Sons....327
.422
Flags, Storm & Weather Sig..52,53 Heart Disease, Deaths from...234 Kentucky Election Returns 442-444
.500 Klondike Gold Fields..
Transatlantic Lines......228 Height, Buildings, in N. Y
Points in N. Y. City
.230, Knights and Ladies of Honor. .314
.434 Help in Accidents..
314 of Golden Eagle....
.229 Heptasophs, Order of...
.248 Heroes,Spanish-Am. War, opp. 64
.314
.258,259 Hibernians, Order of....
Historical Ass'n, American... .279
Events, Dates of..

Floriculture in the U. S...
Florida Election Returns...
Flowers, State.
Fly-Casting Records..
Football Records..
Foreign-Born Inhabitants
United States

Foreign Coins, Value of..

in

Consuls in N. Y. City..
Consuls in United States.
Legations in U. S..
Mails.....
Ministries.

.381
.144 History Spanish-Am. War...
.486 Hog Statistics.

.412 Holidays, Church

411 Holland Dames..

58, 62 Home Circle, Order of....

23,33

341

of St. John and Malta..
"Templars..........

L

314 LABOR INFORMATION..
Party, Socialist...

.356 Homes and Asylums in N.Y.C.482
"Soldiers', U.S...

"Missions, American Board 325

"Moneys.

Shipping..

.177 Homestead Laws.
.157 Homicide in U. S.

Trade of the U. S......108, 109 Homoeopathy, American
Wars, Military Order of. 334 Hops, Production of

Foresters, Order of....

.313 Horse-Racing Records.

46

77 Lacrosse Records.

16

175 Ladies' Catholic Benev. Ass'n. 314
232 Land Claims, U. S. Court.......392
.342
Forces of Europe..
.174, 175
"Offices, U. S.
.185
Inst.280
235-237 Lands, Public, in U. S.....174, 175
190 Languages Spoken, European. 50
.229 Horses, Value of, in U. S..
.281 Hospitals, N. Y. City.......488, 517 Lard, Production of......
Hotels, Manhattan Boro., N. Y.535 Latin Union....
House of Representatives..414, 418 Latitude and Longitude.
331 Law Examinations, N. Y. State.273
"Schools in U. S..
342, 343, 345,350, 370 Huguenot Society..
and Colonies..
Government of..

Forestry Statistics
Forty Immortals..

Founders & Patriots, America.330
France, Army and Navy,

357, 376 Hunting, Open Seasons for.264, 265
.356,370 Hurdle-Racing Records....236, 250 Lawn-Tennis Records.
53 Lawyers' Club, N. Y. City.....528
..195
358 Hurricane Signals
Lead, Production of....
League American Wheelmen..373
American Municipalities 149
IDAHO ELECTION RETURNS...436)
.313 Illinois Election Returns. 437 Learned Societies, American..279
Immigrants into U. S....11, 176.227 Legacy Tax...
Immigration Commiss' r, N. Y. 476 Legal Holidays..
Immortals, the Forty...
Imports into U. S..
.193 Indebtedness of Nations..

Funnel Marks of Steamers..
Furnaces in Blast....

.308

281

362

228

.173
33

281 Legations, Foreign, in U. S.....411
.108.109 Legion of Honor. American...313
166 Legislation in 1898, Review....111
"of the States & Territories. 166 Legislature, N. Y. State........425
367 Legislatures, Pay and Terms of
.264, 265 India, Government of..
....161) Members....
Indian, the American
"Population IL U. S.

395

382 Legislatures. (See Each State
Election Returns.)

Geographic Names, U.S. Board. 138
.281 Indiana Election Returns..438-440
"Society, National.....
Geographical Soc., American. .279 Indians, Expenditures for.
Geological Society of America. 280 Insanity Statistics
Geology in 1898...

Georgia Election Returns.
German Empire.
"Royal Family..
Germany, Army and Navy,

.165 Legislatures, State, When Next
Sessions Begin

.233

.196, 197 Leprosy in India..

Railway Liberty Party, National
390 Libraries, N. Y. City..

.388

.388

23

.234

.131

.501,523

50

.283 Inspection of Steam Vessels.... 105 Lent in 1899..
..434 Insurance Statistics..
357,376 Inter- Continental
..360 Commission...
Interest Tables and Laws. .142, 143 Life, Human, Duration of.
....197
342, 343, 346, 350, 370 Interior Department Officials. .390 Life Insurance Statistics.
155 Life-Saving Service.. .156,476, 515
64
.356,370
29
Secretaries of the.
Government of...
Internal Revenue Officers,N.Y 476 Light, Velocity of.
Receipts.......
.164 Light-House Establishment...103
.177, 179 International Cong. Council...323 Lightning, Loss by..
..390 Limitations, Statutes of.
181 Interstate Commerce Com.
440 Liquor Statistics...
.314 Iowa Election Returns.

U. S., in Circulation..
Golden Chain, Order of..
.252, 253 Ireland, Statistics of....363, 365, 369)
Golf.
Good Fellows, Royal Society.. 314 Irish Catholic Union
Good Friday in 1899..

National Organizations...331 London Officials & Population..369
157 Longitude and Latitude...
356, 371 Losses by Fire in U. S...
360 by Tornadoes.
.53,55
Royal Family.
Louisiana Election Returns....444
.185 Italy, Army and Navy of,
342, 343, 347, 350, 371 Loyal Legion, Military Order of 335
.357, 376 Luther League of America ....323
and Colonies.
.233
Lynchings in U. S....

66
388

Grain Production of U. S.

Grand Army of the Republic...336
Grange, National..

.131

Gravity, Acceleration of..

29

" Specific

51

Great Britain, see "British.

Greek Calendar for 1899..

J

JAPAN, ARMY AND NAVY.349, 251 Lutherans, Number of.....317, 318
.357
36 Japanese Empire..

Letter College Societies...304 Jewish Calendar for 1899.

Royal Family.

Guns, Heavy.

H

360

Era

354 Jews, Number of

HACK AND CAB FARES, N. Y.500
Hammer-Throwing Récords...255
Hams, Production of..
Harvard Baseball...

Boat Races
"Football

Hawaii.

Hay, Production of
Heads of Governments.

Judgments. When Outlawed. .143 Mails, Domestic and Foreign.59-63
..479) U.S., Expenditures for . .136
Judiciary of New York City
of New York State....422, 423Maine' Disaster, the...

" of States. (See Each State
.190
Election Returns.)
.242
of United States.
244, 246 Jumping Records..

258 Jupiter, Planet..

Maine Election Returns.
Malarial Fever, Deaths from. 234
.191.192
.11, 392 Malt Liquors, Statistics.
250 Manhattan El. R. R.....507,514-546
.....64, 68, 69.74
23, 26, 32 Manila, Battle of.

66
445

.193

79

.547

8!

96, 98, 357 Jury Duty, New York City.478, 494 Manufactures in U. S.
..185 Justice, U. S. Department of...390 Map of Cuba....
11, 355 Justices of the U. S. Supreme

Headquarters of Regiments...400!

Court Since 1700.

Long Island.

Porto Rico..