"Whereas by a treaty between the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, for the cession of the Russian possessions in North America to the United States, concluded March 30, 1867, the most northerly part of the boundary line between the said Russian possessions and those of His Britannic Majesty, as established by the prior convention between Russia and Great Britain, of February 28/16 [sic] 1825, is defined as following the 141st degree of longitude west from Greenwich, beginning at the point of intersection of the said 141st degree of west longitude with a certain line drawn parallel with the coast, and thence continuing from the said point of intersection, upon the said meridian of the 141st degree in its prolongation as far as the Frozen Ocean. "And whereas, the location of said meridian of the 141st degree of west longitude between the terminal points thereof defined in said treaty is dependent upon the scientific ascertainment of convenient points along the said meridian and the survey of the country intermediate between such points, involving no question of interpretation of the aforesaid treaties but merely the determination of such points and their connecting lines by the ordinary processes of observation and survey conducted by competent astronomers, engineers and surveyors; "And whereas such determination has not hitherto been made by a joint survey as is requisite in order to give complete effect to said treaties." To make such determination it was agreed that each Government should "appoint one Commissioner, with whom may be associated such surveyors, astronomers and other assistants as each Government may elect." ALASKA: A. D. 1906. Election of a delegate to Congress. An Act to authorize the election of a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Alaska was approved by the President May 7, 1906. ALASKA COAL FIELDS. See (in this Volume) CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES: UNITED STATES. ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. See (in this Volume) SEATTLE: A. D. 1909. ALBANIA: A. D. 1904. Hostility to the Mürzsteg programme. See (in this Volume) TURKEY: A. D. 1903-1904. ALBERT, King of Belgium. See (in this Volume) BELGIUM; A. D. 1909 (DECEMBER). ALBERT, Marcellin: Leader of the winegrowers revolt in France. See (in this Volume) FRANCE: A. D. 1907 (MAY-JULY). ALBERTA: Organized as a province of the Dominion of Canada. See (in this Volume) CANADA: A. D. 1905. ALCOHOL PROBLEM. ALCOHOL: Austria: A. D. 1903. Resolution of the National Convention of the Social Democratic Party against alcoholic drinks.