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enter the combination were trapped into technical violations of the revenue laws, and when made liable to seizure they were given their choice between ruin and surrender to the ring. The combination became so powerful that when Secretary Bristow ordered a transfer of supervisors, which would have thrown the ring into confusion, their agents at Washington procured a countermand of the order from President Grant. After diligent effort evidence was obtained against the distillers and revenue agents. Upon this evidence the Government seized $3,500,000 worth of property and procured indictments against 238 persons. It was shown that the Treasury had been defrauded of $1,650,000 between July 1, 1874, and May 1, 1875. When the papers were laid before President Grant he indorsed them with orders to "let no guilty man escape." The most important convictions were those of John A. Joyce, special revenue agent; John McDonald, supervisor, and William O. Avery, chief clerk in the Treasury Department.

Whitaker, William R., defalcation of, VII, 484.

Whitby, Henry, British officer, proclamation for arrest of, for murder of American citizen, I, 402.

White, Alexander, commissioner of Washington City, I, 314.

White, James C., act granting pension to, vetoed, VIII, 704.

White, Joseph L., counsel of ship canal company, V, 140.

White, Joseph M., employment of, to compile land laws in Florida, II, 428.

White, Rollin, act for relief of, vetoed, VII, 80. White, William, imprisonment of, in Buenos Ayres, II, 63.

White House. (See Executive Mansion.) White Leagues referred to, VII, 297. (See also Ku-Klux Klan.)

White Plains (N. Y.), Battle of.-After the battle of Harlem Heights, in which Washington was enabled to maintain his ground in the face of the British attack, Gen. Howe's war ships advanced up the East River and landed troops at Frogs Point (now Throggs Neck). His purpose was to gain a position in Washington's rear and thus cut him off from communication with his army outside of New York. About 4,000 British were sent to dislodge some 1,400 Americans who were intrenched on Chatterton Hill. After a short and sharp skirmish the Americans fell back in good order to the main body of the army, having lost but little more than half as many as their opponents. The American loss is variously stated at from 125 to 200, while the lowest official estimate of the British loss places it at 231. The following night Washington retired to a much stronger position about 5 miles north and Howe withdrew to Dobbs Ferry.

Whitehall, N. Y., proclamation granting privileges of other ports to, IV, 690.

Whitely, Simeon, treaty with Indians concluded by, VI, 192.

Whiting, Joseph B., member of Chippewa Commission, IX, 65.

Whittlesey, Elisha, commissioner to adjudicate claims of David Taylor, V, 142.

Wichita Indians:

Agreement between Cherokee Comm.ssion and, IX, 203, 213, 236.

Lands of, title to, referred to, VIII, 191. Wilbur, James M., act authorizing settlement of account of, vetoed, VIII, 728. Wilder, W. C., member of commission concluding treaty of annexation of Hawaiian Islands, IX, 348. Wilderness (Va.), Battle of.-The rank of lieutenant-general was revived on Mar. 2, 1864, and on the 9th of that month it was conferred upon Gen. Grant, who was given the command, under the President, of all the armies of the United States. The plan of campaign agreed upon between Grant and Sherman was to make a simultaneous advance against Lee's army in Virginia and that of Johnston in Georgia. Meade was left in control of the Army of the Potomac and Sheridan placed in command of the cav. alry in Virginia. Gen. B. F. Butler was made commander of the Army of the James, consisting of 38,648 men and 90 guns. May 4, 1864, Grant crossed the Rapidan with the Army of the Potomac, aggregating on May according to the report of the Secretary of War, 120,380 men and 316 guns. The Ninth Corps, 20.780 in number, was subsequently added. Lee lay on the south bank of the Rapidan with 63,984 men. The Confederate position was in the midst of a wilderness of scraggy oak, sassafras, hazel, and pine. It is a region of worn-out tobacco field's, and lies directly west of the battle fieldof Chancellorsville. It was not Grant's intention to fight Lee there, but the Confederate attack early on the 5th compelled it. Lee gained ground in the two days' fighting. The battle was a bloody bush fight. More than 200,000 men fought in a vast jungle. Grant's loss amounted to over 20,000, of whom 5,000 were made prisoners. The Confederate loss was about 10,000. Grant now resolved to turn Lee's left flank and put his army between the latter and Richmond. On the night of the 7th the Federal army took up the march toward Spottsylvania Court-House. On the morning of the 8th of May the men of the opposing forces arrived almost at the same moment at the Court-House. Then occurred the great battle of Spottsylvania (q. v.). Wildfire, The, capture of, by the Mohawk, V, 593.

Wilkes, Charles:

Commander of exploring expedition, report of, on Oregon Territory referred to, IV, 160.

Removal of Mason and Slidell from British vessel. (See Mason and Slidell.) Wilkes's Exploring Expedition, expenditures of publication of, referred to, V, 537. Wilkinson, James:

Aaron Burr's insurrection, troops sent to suppress, commanded by, 1, 413. Conduct and commercial transactions of, investigated, I, 435.

No intimation found of corrupt receipt of money by, I, 439.

Expeditions against Wabash Indians commanded by, I, 112. Mentioned, 1, 417.

Willamette Valley, etc., Wagon Road Co., lands granted to Oregon for, referred to, VIII, 78.

Willcox, Orlando B., negotiations for and cor-
respondence regarding restoration of peace,
VI, 262.

William I, Emperor of Germany, death of,
referred to, VIII, 782.

William, The, captured with African negroes
on board, V, 595.

William and Francis, The, satisfaction to be
allowed by Great Britain for detention of,
IV, 258.

Williams, Eleazer, mentioned, II, 398.
Williams, Eli, commissioner for Cumberland
road, I, 418.

Williams, George H., member of commission
to settle questions with Great Britain, VII,121.
Williams, John S., act granting pension to,
vetoed, VIII, 427.

Williams, Jonathan, death of Gen. Washing-
ton announced and honors to be paid mem-
ory of, were signed by as Aid-de-Camp.
Williams, Robert, bureau of military informa-
tion under supervision of, discussed, IX, 447.
Williams, S. W., decree of, prohibiting steam-
ers sailing under American flag from using
channel on Yangtse River discussed, VI, 698,
704.

Williams, Stephen, act for relief of, vetoed,
VIII, 836.

Williamsburg (Va.), Battle of.-As soon as it
was discovered that the Confederates had
withdrawn from Yorktown (May 5, 1862) a
column was sent in pursuit. It came up with
the retreating rear guard at Williamsburg.
The Confederates had been reenforced from
Johnston's army at Richmond. Longstreet's
division, having passed beyond the town re-
traced its steps to resist the attack. Hooker,
of Heintzelman's division, and Smith, of
Keyes's, bore the brunt of the assault, fight-
ing from morning till late in the afternoon,
vainly calling for reenforcements. The ar-
rival of Kearny's division about 4 p. m.
caused the Confederates to retire toward
Richmond. The Federal loss was 2,228 men,
of whom 456 were killed. The Confederate
loss was 1,560, of whom 288 were killed.
Williamson's Farm (S. C.), Battle of.-One
of the minor skirmishes of the Revolution-
ary War in the South and the first disaster
to the British arms after the capture of
Charleston. July 12, 1780, Capt. Houk, with
115 British and Tories, was sent from the gar-
rison at Rocky Mount to collect militia and
drive back the Americans. Thomas Sumter,
with 75 men, surprised and captured them.
Capt. Houk was killed in the fight.
Willis, Albert S., minister to Hawaiian Is-
lands. (See Hawaiian Islands, minister, to.)
Willis, Jesse H., collector of customs, nomina-
tion of, II, 426.

Willman, Henry, act for relief of, vetoed, VII,
125.

Wilmington, The, attempts of, to silence bat-
teries at Cardenas, Cuba, X, 91. (See also
X, 77.)

Wilmot Proviso.-President Polk, in a special
message Aug. 8, 1846 (IV, 459), made a re-
quest of Congress for money to adjust the
boundary between Mexico and the United
States by the purchase of certain Mexican
territory outside of Texas. In accordance
with this request a bill was introduced into
the House appropriating $2,000,000 for the
purpose. David Wilmot, a Democrat from
Pennsylvania, offered an amendment which
provided "that neither slavery nor involun-

tary servitude shall ever exist in any part of
said territory, except for crime, whereof the
party shall first be duly convicted." This
was the Wilmot Proviso. The bill as amended
passed the House, but failed in the Senate.
Early the next year another bill passed the
House, appropriating $3,000,000 for the same
purpose, with the Wilmot amendment at-
tached, but the amendment was omitted in
the Senate.

Wilson, Alfred M., member of Cherokee Com-
mission, IX, 46.

Wilson, Andrew J., act granting pension to,
vetoed, VIII, 450.

Wilson, C. B., act for relief of, vetoed, VIII,
816.

Wilson, H. B. (administrator), act for relief of,
vetoed, VIII, 651.

Wilson, Henry, Vice-President, death of, an-
nounced and honors to be paid memory
of, VII, 331.

Wilson, John M., Puerto Rican expedition
reenforced by division of, X, 93.

Wilsons Creek (Mo.), Battle of.-During the
summer of 1861 Confederate troops in large
numbers were sent into Missouri from Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, and Texas. Gen. Lyon was
stationed at Sringfield with 5,500 Federal
troops. The Confederates, 20,000 strong, ad-
vanced in 2 columns under McCulloch and
Price. During the night of Aug. 9, 1861, Sigel
was sent with 1,500 men to attack the Confed-
erate rear, 9 miles distant, at Wilsons Creek,
while Lyon attacked the front. Both attacks
were repulsed. Sigel lost 5 of his 6 guns
and more than half of his men. Lyon was
killed while leading a charge. The Federal
loss was 1,246 in killed, wounded, and missing.
The Confederate loss was about the same.
Winchester (Va.), Battles at.-Winchester
and its vicinity was the scene of several en-
gagements during the War between the
States. It is located in the Shenandoah
Valley, and was on the line of the two armies
as they marched and countermarched through
the valley. An engagement occurred at
Kernstown, near Winchester, Mar. 23, 1862,
the Federals under the command of Shields
and Kimball, and the Confederates under
Jackson. In killed, wounded, and missing
the Federals lost 590 and the Confederates
718. Jackson retreated to his main force.
In May, 1862, the Federals under Banks were
posted at Harrisonburg, in the valley.
Banks was about to be attacked by the Con-
federates under Jackson, when he retired
down the valley to the heights of Winchester,
where on May 24 he gave battle. Being as-
sailed on both flanks, he retreated rapidly on
the 25th to the north bank of the Potomac,
making the distance, about 50 miles, in 48
hours. He was pursued by Jackson to near
Harpers Ferry. Again, June 15, 1863, the
Federals under Milroy were encamped near
Winchester, numbering about 7,000, which
force was deemed sufficient to hold the place
against all the Confederates known to be
in the valley. On that day Milroy found
himself almost surrounded by the combined
corps of Longstreet and Ewell. An artillery
fight was maintained all day and at night
the divided and scattered troops of Milroy
retreated to the Potomac River, having lost
4,000 men, 28 guns, about 300 horses, and a
large number of wagons. The Confederate
loss was insignificant. A small force of Fed-

Winchester (Va.), Battles at-Continued.

Index.

erals under Averell was attacked by the
Confederates under Early near Winchester
July 12, 1864. The Confederates defeated
the Federals, who lost 3 guns and about 400
men. Early then marched on Chambers-
burg, Pa. In August, 1864, Sheridan took
command of the Federal army in the valley,
known as the Army of the Shenandoah.
The Confederates under Early were en-
camped on the west bank of Opequan Creek,
covering Winchester. They were attacked
The battle
on Sept. 19 by Sheridan.
began about 10 a. m. and was maintained till
nearly 3 p. m., when the Confederates re-
treated to and beyond Winchester. Sheridan
took 2,500 prisoners and found 2,000 wounded
in the hospitals at Winchester. The Confed-
erate loss in all reached 5,500 while the Fed-
eral loss was 653 killed, 3,719 wounded and
This is also
618 missing- -a total of 4.990.
called the battle of Opequan.
Wind River Reservation.
Reservation.)

(See Shoshone

Windom, William, Secretary of Treasury,
death of, announced and honors to be paid
memory of, IX, 164.
Referred to, IX, 133.

Wines, E. C., commissioner to International
Congress on Prevention of Crimes, report
of, referred to, VII, 161.

Wines, duty on, discussed, II, 568; III, 102;
IV, 274, 400.

Winnebago Indians.-A tribe of the Siouan
stock of Indians. The name is a corruption of
a word meaning "dirty water." They called
parent
themselves Hotcangara, meaning
speech." Early in the history of the North-
west Territory the Winnebagoes migrated
eastward, but were forced back to the vicin-
They were nearly
ity of Green Bay, Wis.
exterminated through wars with neighboring
tribes in the seventeenth century. They aided
the French in the wars between France and
England and were allies of the British dur-
ing both the Revolution and the War of
1812. The Winnebagoes were active in the
Indian war of 1793-94 and were subdued by
Gen. Wayne. A treaty of peace was made
with them in 1816. In 1826 and 1827 treaties
were made fixing the boundaries of their
hunting grounds. In 1829 they ceded large
tracts of land to the General Government,
and after several removals they were in 1866
settled upon reservations in Nebraska and
Wisconsin. Their number in 1893 was 2,184.
Winnebago Indians:

Agent for, recommended, VIII, 374.
Claim of Omahas against, VIII, 264.
Treaty with, II, 347, 395, 397, 423, 425, 430,
464, 466, 607; III, 395; V, 238, 242, 306, 578;
VI, 376.

Winslow, Ezra D., refusal of Great Britain to
surrender other fugitives and, VII, 371, 415.
Winslow, John A., thanks of Congress to,
recommended, VI, 256.

Winslow, The, disabled in conflict in Carde-
nas Bay, Cuba, X, 77, 91.
Rescued by the Hudson, X, 77.

Thanks of Congress to officers and men of,
recommended, X, 77.

Winthrop, Robert C., correspondence re-
specting presentation to United States of
desk upon which Declaration of Independ-
ence was written, VII, 588.
Wisconsin.-One of the United

States;

nick-

name, "The Badger State;" motto, "For-
ward." It lies in the northern part of the coun-
try, between lat. 42° 27′ and 47° north and
long. 86° 53' and 92° 54' west, not including is-
lands in Lake Superior and Michigan. It is
bounded on the north by Lake Superior and
the upper peninsula of Michigan, on the north-
east and east by the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan and Lake Michigan, on the south by Illi-
nois, and on the west by lowa and Minnesota
(separated mostly by the Mississippi and St.
Croix rivers). Wisconsin is hilly in the north
and southwest, but elsewhere is generally
level. It has important agricultural, mining,
and lumbering interests and extensive manu-
factures of flour, machinery, and beer. It was
visited as early as 1634 by Nicollet, La Salle,
and French fur traders, who established a set-
tlement at Green Bay in 1639. It was included
in the Northwest Territory till 1800, when it
became a part of the Indiana Territory.
In 1809 it was included in Illinois Territory, in
1818 in Michigan Territory, and in 1836 it was
organized as Wisconsin Territory, and in-
cluded, besides its present area, the territory
now embraced in the States of Iowa and Min-
nesota and part of the Dakotas. It was ad-
mitted to the Union May 29, 1848. Area, 56,-
040 sq. miles; population, according to the
State census of 1905, 2, 228, 949.
Wisconsin:

Act for continuing certain works in, reasons
for applying pocket veto to, IV, 610.
Boundary line with Michigan referred to, III,
629.

Constitution adopted by, transmitted, IV,
509, 577-

Volunteers from, thanks of President ten-
dered, VI, 241.

Wisconsin River, act regarding improvement
of, vetoed, VII, 282.
Wise, Henry A., minister to-
Brazil-

Correspondence of, referred to, IV, 576,
578, 688.

Dispatches from, regarding slave trade, IV,
362.

France, nomination of, and reasons therefor,
IV, 233-
Witnesses:

Fees of, referred to, VIII, 143, 183, 249.
Protection of, from injury recommended,

IX, 42.

Witt, William P., act granting pension to,
vetoed, VIII, 648.

Wolcott, Oliver, commissioner of United
States, nomination of, I, 300.

Wolford, Frank, Presidential elector of Ken-

tucky, arrest and imprisonment of, VI, 259.
Woman Suffrage. The claims for woman
suffrage rest largely upon a dogma that suf
frage is a natural right. The constitution of
New Jersey, framed in 1776, and a statute
passed in 1793 to regulate elections, permitted
all inhabitants with certain qualifications to
vote and stipulated how each should deposit
"his or her ballot." This act was repealed in
1807. Advocates of woman suffrage argue
that it is a natural right and that "the con-
sent of the governed" is not the governed
property holders, nor the governed voting
men, but all the governed, men and women;
that the voting of males is no longer condi-
tioned upon military service, and that
woman needs a vote to adequately protect
and advance her interests. In reply to these

Woman Suffrage-Continued.

claims it is held that “suffrage is not a natural right; that in all ages and countries it has been conditioned upon qualifications of expediency; that representation of tax-paying women practically exists; that the interests of the family and of the State will be best preserved by continuing the division of labor which hitherto has exempted women from military and political duty; that the interests of women are not so distinct from those of men as to make their representation as a class necessary, and that their interests can be adequately protected without their voting." The agitation has resulted in a partial enfranchisement of women, in elections involving property taxes and schools, in about half of the States and Territories. In four States women possess suffrage on equal terms with men, namely, in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. In Kansas women can vote in school and municipal elections. Women possess school suffrage in 17 States; namely, in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. In addition to school suffrage Montana and Iowa permit women to vote upon the issuance of municipal bonds; while Louisiana gives to women tax-payers the right to vote on all questions concerning the expenditure of public money. A modified and restricted form of suffrage is also granted in Kentucky and Texas, so that women have either full or partial franchise in 27 States of the Union. Woman's Rights. The first woman's rights convention was held at Seneca Falls, N. Y., July 19, 1848. It demanded for women equal rights with men. The women based their claims on the Declaration of Independence. The first national woman's rights convention was held at Worcester, Mass., Oct. 23, 1850. In 1866 the American Equal Rights Association presented the first petition ever laid before Congress for woman suffrage. The New England Woman's Suffrage Associa tion was formed in 1868, and the first systematic effort was then begun for memorializing legislatures and Congress. The Massachusetts Republican convention of 1868 admitted Lucy Stone and Mary A. Livermore as delegates. The following year the convention of the party in that State indorsed woman suffrage. In 1872 and again in 1876 the Republican National Convention resolved "that the matter of woman's rights should have respectful consideration." Besides the women mentioned above some of the more prominent leaders in the woman's rights movement have been Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Virginia L. Minor, Matilda Jocelyn Gage, Julia Ward Howe, Carrie C. Catt, and Anna H. Shaw. (See also Woman Suffrage.)

Wood, John E., correspondence of, referred to, V, 483.

Wood, Lafayette B., brevet second lieutenant, promotion of, to second lieutenant recommended, IV, 446.

Woodbridge, Sarah A., act granting restoration of pension to, vetoed, VIII, 727. Woodbury, Harriet, act to pension, vetoed, IX, 756.

Woodbury, Levi, Secretary of Treasury in 1836 issued an order regarding the circulation of small bank notes and certain rules to reduce the number of by payment in specie.

Correspondence respecting interference in elections and pay of soldiers, III, 96. Woodcock, Amanda, act granting pension to, vetoed, IX, 681.

Woodford, Stewart L., minister to Spain mentioned, X, 32, 59, 61. Withdrawal of, X, 87.

Woodruff, Wilford, letter of, advising Mormons to refrain from contracting marriages forbidden by law referred to, IX, 118. Woodson, Mary S., act granting pension to, vetoed, VIII, 449.

Woodworth, Mary, act granting pension to, vetoed, VIII, 732.

Woodworth, Selim E., thanks of Congress to, recommended, VI, 76. Wool, John E.:

Correspondence regarding Department of Pacific, V, 296, 298, 483.

Inquiry in case of, III, 372.

Thanks of President tendered to, and the forces under his command in bringing about the surrender of Norfolk, and the evacuation of batteries, VI, 112.

Wool and Woolens, import duty on, discussed, III, 28; VII, 293.

Woolley, Abram R., mentioned, II, 112. Wooster, David, monument to memory of, information regarding, II, 232.

Worcester, Dean C., member of commission to Philippine Islands, X, 359. Worcester, Frank D., act granting pension to, Worcester vs. Georgia. An important Suvetoed, VIII, 826. preme Court case involving the right of individual States to make laws at variance with treaties made by the Government of the United States. Samuel A. Worcester was a missionary among the Cherokees. In 1831 he was arrested by officers of the State of Georgia, tried, and sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment for living among the Indians in violation of an act of the State legislature which forbade any white person to reside among the Indians without a license from the governor of the State or some one else authorized to issue it. Worcester pleaded authorization by the President and by the Cherokees, also the unconstitutionality of the act itself. By a writ of error the case was brought before the United States Supreme Court. That tribunal reversed the decision of the State court and rendered judgment in favor of Worcester on the ground that the Georgia act, being repugnant to the Constitution, to the treaties made by the United States with the Cherokees, and to the laws of Congress in execution thereof, was unconstitutional and void. It was held that the treaties and laws of the United States contemplate the Indian ferritory as completely separated from that of the States, and provide that all intercourse with the Indians shall be carried on by the Government of the Union.

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Worden, L. J., act for relief of, vetoed, VIII,
662.

Consideration and return of, discussed, VIII,
664.

World's Columbian Commission:

Reports of, deposited in State Department,
IX, 749.

Reports of, transmitted, IX, 132, 234, 334.
World's Columbian Exposition. The idea
of celebrating by an exposition the fourth
centenary of the discovery of America by
Columbus was conceived during the progress
of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia
in 1876. The project was widely discussed
and met with general favor, New York,
Washington, St. Louis, and Chicago com-
peting for the site. In February, 1890, Con-
gress authorized the holding of the exposition
and designated Chicago as the place. A
company had already been organized, with a
capital of $5,000,000, for holding the fair.
The buildings were dedicated Oct. 21, 1892,
just 400 years after the landing of Columbus.
Owing to the magnitude of the enterprise
the exposition did not open until May 1 fol-
lowing, remaining open till the 30th of the
following October. It surpassed all previous
world's fairs in every respect except in point
of attendance, in which it fell below that of
the Paris Exposition of 1889 only. Jackson
Park and the Midway Plaisance, the site of
the exposition, covered 633 acres of land on
the shore of Lake Michigan, and of this
about 190 acres were under roof. The 28
main exposition buildings occupied 142%
acres, the remainder being covered by State
and foreign buildings and concessions. The
building devoted to the exhibition of manu-
factures and liberal arts was the largest in
the world. It measured 1,687 by 787 feet and
covered 30% acres. The central hall, 1,280
by 380 feet, was open to the roof, a distance
of 237.6 feet, without a supporting column.
There were 11 acres of skylight and 40 car-
loads of glass in the roof, and it required
7,000,000 feet of lumber and 5 carloads of
nails to lay the floor. The buildings were
painted by spraying machines and covered
with a composition resembling marble, which
gave the fair the name of the "White City."
Fifty-two foreign powers officially partici-
pated in the exposition in response to Presi-
dent Harrison's proclamation of Dec. 24,
1890, inviting "all the nations of the earth to
take part in the commemoration of an event
that is preeminent in human history and of
lasting interest to mankind (IX, 140). The
United States Government appropriations
amounted to $6,000,000. There were in all
65,422 exhibitors, 27,529,400 admissions, and
the receipts amounted to $14,117,332, exceed-
ing the expenditures by nearly $2,000,000.
World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago:
Board of management of Government ex-
hibit designated, IX, 401.

Chinese artisans, admission of, to, tempora-
rily, recommended, IX, 187.
Military encampment to be held during, dis-
cussed, IX, 234.

Proclamation respecting opening of, IX, 140.
Proposition to observe four hundredth anni-
versary of discovery of America by open-
ing of, discussed, IX, 52.

Referred to, IX, 187.

Reports of-

Deposited in State Department, IX, 749.

Discussed and recommendations regard-
ing, IX, 132, 234, 330, 334, 752.
Resolution of International American Con-
ference regarding, IX, 77.

World's Fair. (See World's Columbian Ex-
position.)

World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial
Exposition at New Orleans, VIII, 186, 215.
217, 276, 338.

Board on behalf of Executive Departments
designated, VIII, 228, 230.

Also placed in charge of Cincinnati and
Louisville expositions, VIII, 232.
Instructions to, VIII, 232, 233.
Proclamation regarding, VIII, 159.
Report of board of managers of, referred to,
VIII, 368.

Worrell, Edward, consul at Matanzas, cor-
respondence regarding estates of deceased
American citizens in Cuba, V, 360.

Worthington, Nicholas E., member of Strike
Commission, IX, 551.

Wright, Anna, act granting pension to, ve-
toed, VIII, 567.

Wright, Carroll D., member of Strike Com-
mission, IX, 551.

Wright, Isaac H., naval agent, appointment
of, referred to, IV, 422.

Wright, J. C., correspondence regarding re-
moval of remains of the late President W. H.
Harrison, IV, 53.

Wright, John V., member of Indian commis-
sion, IX, 144.

Wright, Joseph A., compensation to, for at-
tending International Agricultural Exhibi-
tion at Hamburg, Germany, recommended,
VI, 197.

Wright, Laura A., act granting pension to,
vetoed, VIII, 638.

Wright, Obed, arrest and prosecution of, for
murder of friendly Indians, II, 49.
Würtemberg.-A Kingdom of the German
Empire, lying between Bavaria on the east
and Baden on the west, while to the south it
reaches Lake Constance and the borders of
the Tyrol. Though primarily an agricultural
State, yielding considerable quantities of
grain, beets, hops, flax, and hemp, Würtem-
berg has numerous flourishing industries,
Stuttgart is the center of the publishing trade
of southern Gein any and gold and silver-
ware, clocks, pianos, surgical instruments,
paper, beer and sparkling wine are largely
produced both in the capital and other cities
of the Kingdom. The government is a lim-
ited monarchy administered by the King, and
two legislative chambers. Würtemberg sends
4 representatives to the Bundesrat and 17 to
the Reichstag. Education is compulsory,
the standard of illiteracy is very low and
there is an excellent university at Tübingen,
founded in 1477. The King is the head of
the Evangelical church to which 69 per cent
of his subjects belong; Catholics and Jews
form the rest of the population. The former
Duchy and Electorate of Würtemberg be-
came a Kingdom by the peace of Pressburg
in 1805 and became a State in the German
Empire in 1871. Area, 7,534 sq. miles; popu-
lation (1900), 2, 169,480.

Würtemberg:

Convention with, IV, 316.

Naturalization treaty with, VII, 43.

Wyandotte, The, capture of the William by,
V. 595.

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