A

Abercrombie, General James, sent
to America, I., 300; appointed
commander-in-chief, 304; ex-
pedition against Ticonderoga,
306

Acadians, the, driven from home,
I., 300

Adams, Abigail, sketch of, IV.,
254

Adams, Charles Francis, III., 140;
sketch of, IV., 18, 248
Adams, John, nominates Wash-
ington for commander-in-chief,
I., 358; favors Declaration of
Independence, II., 10; letter to
wife, 11; signs terms of peace,
171; minister to England, 190;
elected vice-president, 199; re-
elected, 215; elected president,
222; death of, 314
Adams, John Quincy, elected
president, II., 309; death of,
359

Adams, Mrs. John Quincy, sketch
of IV., 255

Adams, Samuel, condemns pres-
ence of troops in Boston, I.,
342; protests against landing of
tea, 347

Aerial navigation, V., 233, 239
Agaña, capital of Guam, V., 289
Agricultural and mechanical col-
leges, V., 253

Aguado, Juan, commissioner from
King Ferdinand, I., 26
Aguinaldo, Emilio, leader of the
Filipinos, V., 27; portrait of, 30; |
proclamation of war by, 27; asks
for flag of truce, 36; takes oath
allegiance, 214; issues address
to Filipinos, 214; account of
capture of, by General Funston,
204

Airships, V., 233, 239
Alabama claims, settlement of,
IV., 18, 19
Alabama, brief history of, V., 311
Alamo, defense of the, II., 343
Alaska, purchase of, IV., 10; ex-
plorations in, 74; census of 1890,
V., 123; brief history of, 319
Albemarle, destruction of the, III.,
251

Alden, Colonel Ichabod, killed by
Indians, II., 71
Alden, Captain John, accused of
witchcraft, I., 203
Alexander, Indian chief, I., 270
Alien and Sedition laws, II., 226

INDEX.

275

Allen, Ethan, leads Green Moun-
tain Boys, I., 357; made pris-
oner, 367

Allen, Samuel, governor of New
Hampshire. I., 270

Allies, in war with China, V.. 55
Almirante Oquendo, Spanish war-
ship, IV., 388

Alvarado, Luis Moscoso de, ex-
plorer, I.. 37, 38
American character, traits of. V.,
108

American Monetary Union, IV.,
316
American

Life-saving Service.

IV., 210
American "pigs," V.. 10
American citizens, duty of, V., 82
American soldiers, desertion of.
to the Philippine insurgents, V.,

221

American Peace Society, V., 202
American history, events in, V.,
349

Ames, Fisher, speech of, in Con-
gress, II., 218

Amherst, Lord, English general,
I., 306; captures Crown Point
and Ticonderoga, 307
Anarchists, account of, IV., 207;
definition of, by President
Roosevelt, V., 137
Anarchy, V., 136
Anderson, Major Robert, occu-
pies Fort Sumter, III., 3; sur-
renders, II

Anderson, General Thomas, com-
manding first expedition to Ma-
nila, V., 20

André, Major John, deals with
Benedict Arnold, II., 115-121;
arrested, convicted, and exe-
cuted, 122-127
Andros, Major Edmund, govern-
or of New York, I., 166; gov-
ernor of New England, 191-
194; governor of Virginia, 214,
238

Annapolis, Naval Academy at,
IV., 389; Admiral Cervera and
his officers quartered at, after
surrender, 389

Animal life in the Philippines, V.,
280

Antietam, battle of, III., 152
Anti-Imperialist Convention, V.,

IV..

231-237
Apia, V., 291
Appendix, V., 275
Arbitration, Pan-American, treaty
of, IV., 316; in labor contests,
V., 224
Arbuthnot,

besieges

Admiral,
Charleston, II., 99
Archdale, John, governor of the
Carolinas. I.. 159

Arctic Expedition, account of the,
IV., 124-146

Argall, Captain. captures Poca-
hontas. I., 75: governor of
Jamestown, 78, 99

Arista, General, in command of
Mexicans. II., 347

Arizona, brief history of, V.. 318
Arkansas, admitted into Union,
II., 327; brief history of, V..
312
Arlington, Earl of, proprietor of
Virginia, I., 206
Armistice. granted by Spain to
Cuban insurgents, IV., 363:
granted by the United States to
Spain. V., 24
Armstrong, Colonel John, con-
quers the Delawares, I., 302
Arnold, Benedict, joins patriot
forces. I., 357; leads expedition
to Canada, 368; wounded at
Quebec, 371; defeats St. Leger
by strategy, II., 50; treason of,
114-124: raids Virginia and
Connecticut, 140
Arthur, Chester A., elected vice-
president, IV., 62; becomes
president, 66; address of, at
Yorktown.98; address at Wash-
ington Monument, 144, 145:
death of, 248; personal history
of, 248

Articles of Confederation and
Perpetual Union adopted by
Congress, II., 47
Asgill, Captain Charles, con-
demned to death, II., 165; set at
liberty, 167

Ashe, General, out-generaled by
British, II., 91
Ashley, Lord (Earl of Shaftes-
bury), I., 151
Asosca, volcano, V., 179
Atienza, Blaze de, embarks upon
South Sea, I., 34
Atlantic coast, subsidence of, V.,

80

Atlanta, fall of, III., 262; burning
of, 266

52

Austin, Anne, Quakeress, I., 133
Austin, Hon. O. P., article on
Recent Commercial Period, V.,
iii

Automobile, V., 233

B

Bacolod. V., 34
Bacon, Nathaniel, leads rebellion
in colonial Virginia, I., 207
Bad Lands, refuge of hostile In-
dians, IV., 290

Bagley, Ensign Worth, death of,
on board the Winslow, IV., 375
Bailey, Colonel Joseph, successful
engineering of, III., 238
Bainbridge, Captain William,
takes tribute to Algiers, II.,
235; brilliant deeds in 1812, 267
Baker, Colonel E. D., killed at
Leesburg, III., 40

Balboa, Vasco Nunez de, ex-
plorer, I., 31

Baltimore, Lord, I., 217

Baltimore, affair of the, IV., 322;
V., 7

Baltimore, great fire in, V., 227
Bancroft, George, II., 346
Banks, General, operations of,
III., 104; at Cedar Mountain,
134; at Simmsport, 175; cap-
tures Port Hudson, 203; at
Pleasant Hill, 235
Baracoa, first city founded in
Cuba, V., 184
Barclay, Robert, governor of
New Jersey, I., 247
Barker, Warton, nominated for
president, by People's party, V.,
93

Barney, Commodore, bravery of,
II., 286

319

Beauregard, Major-general, bom-
bards Fort Sumter, III., 10; at
Bull Run, 34; at Pittsburg
Landing, 67; defends Richmond,
281

Belcher, Jonathan, governor of
Massachusetts, I., 225

Bell, Professor Alexander, V.,
240

Bellamont, Earl of, governor of
New England and New York,
I., 221, 238, 240
Benjamin, Judah P., III., 63
Bennett, Richard, provisional
governor of Virginia, I., 146
Bering Sea Controversy, IV., 326
Berkeley, Lord, patentee of the
Carolinas, I., 151, 162
Berkeley, Robert, royalist, I., 210
Berkeley, Sir William, governor
of Virginia, I., 83, 143, 150, 166,
206

Bermuda City, settlement of, I.,
75

Bernard, Sir Francis, governor of
Massachusetts, I., 339, 342, 343
Berry, Sir John, I., 211
Bidwell, John, prohibition candi-
date in 1892, IV., 333
Bienville, governor of Louisiana,
I., 270, 282

"Bill of Rights," V., 285
Bird life in the Philippines, V.,

Blake, Joseph, I., 156; governor
of Carolinas, 159
Blanco, General Ramon, succeeds
General Weyler in Cuba, IV.,
361

Blenker, General, at Bull Run,
III., 38
Blennerhassett, Harman, joins
Burr's schemes, II., 243
Block, Adriaen, explorer, I., 88
Blommaert, Samuel, patroon, I.,

91

IV., 150

Bloody Marsh, the, I., 263
Bloody Ridge, battle of, I., 324
Blount, James H., special com-
missioner to Hawaii, IV., 338
Boabdil, Moorish king, I., II
Board of Engineers Panama Ca-
nal, report of, V., 183

Bonaparte, Napoleon, II., 228,
234, 250, 255
Booth, John Wilkes, assassinates
Lincoln, III., 323; capture and
death of, 326

Boscawen, Admiral, drives out
the Acadians, I., 300, 304
Boston, Massachusetts, settle-
ment of, I., III; massacre at,
343; "tea-party," 347; siege of,
377; evacuation of, 378; great
fire at. IV., 26
Boston, United States cruiser, IV.,
337; V., 8

Bouquet, Colonel Henry, tri-

umphs over Indians, I., 238-331
Boxer prisoner, execution of, V.,
61

"Boxers," Chinese society, V., 54
Braddock, General Edward, sent
to America, I., 293; in expe-

dition against Fort Du Quesne,
294. 296; death of, 296
Bradford, Andrew, editor of co-
lonial paper, I., 235
Bradford, William, editor of co-
lonial paper, I., 235
Bradford, William, colonial gov-
ernor, I., 103, 106, 107
Bradstreet, Colonel John, cap-
tures Fort Frontenac, I., 306
Bradstreet, Simon, opposes witch-
craft, I., 203

Bragg, General, at Frankfort,
III., 119; at Murfreesboro, 162;
besieges Chattanooga, 207
Brant, Joseph, Mohawk chief, I.,
247; II., 71

Breckinridge, John C., elected
vice-president, II., 375
Breckinridge, General John C. at-
tempts to regain Baton Rouge,
III., 118; at Murfreesboro, 162;
joins Lee, 281

Brent, Giles, deputy governor of
Maryland, I., 142

Brewster, William, puritan, I.,

100

British Joint High Commission,
IV., 19

Brock, General, in command of
British, II., 262; death of,
265
Brodhead, Colonel Daniel, in ex-
pedition against Iroquois, II.,
83

Broke, Captain, captures the
Chesapeake, II., 275
Brooke, General John R., Mili-
tary Governor of Cuba, V., 24;
187
Brooker, William, editor of co-
lonial paper, I., 235
Brookfield, Massachusetts,
Idian assault on, I., 173
Brooklyn, flagship of Commodore
Schley, IV., 380, 382, 383, 384
Brooklyn Bridge, IV., 71
Brooks, Preston S., assaults
Sumner in Congress, II., 371

In-

Brotherhood of Engineers, IV.,

49

Brown, General Jacob, at Sack-
ett's Harbor, II., 272; captures
Fort Erie, 282; victorious at
Lundy's Lane, 282
Brown, John, raid of, II., 383
Brown University, founding of,
I., 238

Bryan, Wm. J., nominated for
president, V., 84; portrait of,
85; his views regarding finance,
87; opinion of, on constitu-
tional liberty, 168
Buchanan, James, elected presi-
dent, II., 375; death of, IV., 14
Buckner, General, surrenders to
Grant, III., 60
Buddha, statue of, V., 53
Buell, General, at Pittsburg Land-
ing, III., 66; possesses Louis-
ville, 119; defeated at Perry-
ville, 122

Buena Ventura, surrender of, first
prize of the war, IV., 372
Buena Vista, battle of, II., 351
Buford, Colonel Abraham, patri-
ot, II., 101

Bull, Henry, governor of Rhode
Island, I., 238

Bull Run, battle of, III., 34; sec-
ond battle of, 135
Bunker Hill, battle of, I., 363
Bureau of Education, V., 254
Burgoyne, Lieutenant general
John, II., 49; surrenders
General Gates, 51
Burnett, William, governor of
Massachusetts, and New York,
I., 223, 242

to

Burnside, General Ambrose E.,
captures Roanoke Island and
Newbern, III., 62; at Antietam,
152; advances on Fredericks-
burg, 155; deposed from com-
mand, 167; at Knoxville, 209
Burr, Aaron, elected vice-presi-
dent, II., 231; kills Hamilton,
243: schemes of, 243, 244
Burroughs, Rev. Stephen, exe-
cuted as a witch, I., 203
Burwell, Lewis, governor
Maryland, I., 217
Butler, General B. F., enters Bal-
timore, III., 19; at New Or-
leans, 86-94; movements against
Richmond, 281; greenback can-
didate, IV., 148
Butler, Colonel Zebulon, patriot
commander, II., 67
Butterfield, General Daniel, death
of, V., 264

of

Buttrick, Major John, of Con-
cord, patriot, I., 354
Byllinge, Edward, part owner of
New Jersey, I., 166
Byrd, William, I., 217

с

Cabinet officers, of Mr. Cleveland,
IV., 152, 334; of Mr. McKin-
ley, 346
Cables-the Atlantic telegraph,
IV., 6-8; from France to Mass-
achusetts, 22

Cabot, John, navigator, I., 54; V.,

282

Cabot, Sebastian, navigator, I.,
54; V., 282

Cadwalader, Colonel John, II., 34
Caldwell, Lieutenant, bravery of

at New Orleans, III., 87
Calef, Robert, on witchcraft, I.,
203

Calhoun, John C., elected vice-
president, II., 309; re-elected
316; resigns, 323
California admitted into Union,
II., 363; brief history of, V., 314
Caloocan, battle of, V., 30
Calvert, Benedict L. (fifth Lord
Baltimore), I., 217

Calvert, Cecil (Lord Baltimore),
proprietor of Maryland, I., 138,
141, 146

Calvert, Charles (third Lord Bal-
timore), governor of Maryland,
I., 214; death of, 217
Calvert. Frederick (sixth Lord
Baltimore), I., 217
Calvert, Sir George, I., 138
Calvert, Leonard, governor of
Maryland, I., 138, 142; death of,
143
Cambon, Jules, French Ambassa-
dor to the United States, V.,
22; portrait of, 21; medium be-
tween Spain and the United
States for peace proposals, 22;
signs Peace Protocol, 22
Camden, South Carolina, battle
of, II., 103
Campbell, Colonel, at battle of

Kings Mountain, II., 108-110
Campbell, Lieutenant-colonel,

routs patriots in Georgia, II.,

82
Campbell, Major, killed by Indi-
dians, I., 322
Campbell, John, publisher of first
newspaper, I., 235
Campbell, Captain Lachlan, brings
colony from Scotland. I., 245
Campos, Captain - general, de-
clares martial law in Cuba, IV.,
359

Canby, General Ed. S., death of,
IV., 29

Canby, Colonel, at Valverde, III.,
73

Cancer, cure for, V., 247
Canonicus, Indian chief, I., 115
Capitalists, V., 138
Cape Nome, V., 121

Cape Verde fleet, IV., 376, 378
Capron, Captain Allyn, killed at
Guasimas, IV., 394
Cardenas, harbor of, IV., 400

Cardross, Lord (Earl of Buchan),
I., 157

Carleton, governor of Canada, I.,
368; humanity of, 372; com-
mands British Army, II., 164
Carnegie, Andrew, portrait of, V.,
259; provides fund of $10,000,000
for pensioning college instruct-
ors, V., 260
Carolinas, the, patented and set-
tled, I., 151-150
Carteret, Sir George, a patentee
of the Carolinas, I., 151; in dis-
pute about New Jersey, 166
Carteret, James, governor of New
Jersey, I., 162

Carteret, Philip, governor of

New Jersey, I., 162
Cartier, Jacques, navigator, I., 40-

42

Carver, John, colonial governor,
I., 102

Casey, Lieut. E. W., IV., 294
Cavendish, Sir Thomas, sails
around the world, I., 57
Caygayan, island of, V., 200
Cavite, suburb of Manila, forti-
fied, V., 7; batteries of, silenced,
17; arrival at, of General Mer-
ritt with the second expedition.

20

Castilla, Spanish cruiser, V., 8
Cebu, island of, V., 34, 217
Cedar Mountain, battle of, III..
134

Celestial Empire, V., 70
Centennial Exposition, general
plan of, IV., 35-38; opening of,
39
Cerro Gordo, battle of, II., 353
Cervera, Admiral, of Spanish

fleet, IV., 376; surrender of, 386
Ceuta, Bishop of, I., 9
Chaffee, General Adna R., com-
manding our forces in China,
V., 57; succeeds General Mac-
Arthur as military governor at
Manila, 217

Champe, John, attempts to cap-
ture Benedict Arnold, II., 127-
130
Champlain, Samuel de, explorer,
I., 99

Chancellorsville, battle of, III.,

173

Chang Yen-Hoon, V., 61
Charles I., I., 82, 98; executed, 143
Charles II., I., 135, 142
Charles, cape, named, I., 62
Charleston, S. C., settled, I., 156;
attacked by British, II., 3; sur-
rendered, 99; burning of, III.,
302; earthquake at, IV., 239-248
Charleston, cruiser, bombards
Agaña, V., 19; aids at battle of
Caloocan, 30

Charlestown, Massachusetts, set-
tlement of, I., 110
Charter Oak, the, I., 194
Chatham, Earl of. (See William
Pitt.)