My acknowledgments are likewise due to the Hon. D. S. Alexander, Representative in Congress, and to many officials at Washington, for courteous assistance in procuring publications of the national government for my use. LIST OF MAPS. Map of Asia, Preceding the title page Map of Africa, Following page 2 Map of Alaska, Following page 8 Map of Australia, Following page 30 Map of Central America, showing the Isthmian Canal routes, Following page 66 Map of the East Coast of China, Following page 76 Map of Cuba and the West Indies, Following page 170 Map of Hawaii, Following page 254 Map of the Philippine Islands, and of the seat of war in Luzon, Following page 368 Map of Porto Rico, Following page 410 Map of the Boer Republics and their surroundings, Following page 492 Map illustrating the Santiago campaign in the Spanish-American war, On page 603 LIST OF TABLES. The descendants of Queen Victoria, Page 215 Protestant foreign missions and missionary societies, Pages 311-313 Navies of the Sea Powers, Page 318 Philippine Islands, area and population, Pages 367-369 The Shipping of the World in 1900, Page 452 British military forces in South African war, Pages 509-510 Statistics of the Spanish-American War, Pages 628-631 Twelfth Census of the United States (1900), Pages 645-646 Revenues and expenditures of the government of the United States for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900, Page 666 Losses from all causes in the armies of the United States from May 1, 1898, to May 20, 1900, Pages 666-667 Qualifications of the elective franchise in the several States of the United States, Pages 676-677 Military and naval expenditures of the greater Powers, Pages 694-697 Chronological record of events, 1895 to 1901, Pages 702-720 {1} HISTORY FOR READY REFERENCE. ABORIGINES, American. See (in this volume) INDIANS, AMERICAN. ABRUZZI, the Duke of: Arctic expedition. See (in this volume) POLAR EXPLORATION, 1899-1900, 1901. ABYDOS, Archæological exploration at. See (in this volume) ARCHÆOLOGICAL RESEARCH: EGYPT: RESULTS. ABYSSINIA: A. D. 1895-1896. Successful war with the Italians. See (in this volume) ITALY: A. D. 1895-1896. ABYSSINIA: A. D. 1897. Treaty with Great Britain.