the Confederate States of America" (January number); "Col. Charles C. Jones, Jr.," by Charles E. Jones (March); and "The Bonapartists in Alabama," by Anne Bozeman Lyon (March). There are also various interesting documents in both numbers. "for re Among recent evidences of interest in historical studies in the south are the appointment of a commissioner of records in Georgiapublishing earlier Georgia Reports, where copyrights on same have expired and for compiling and publishing . . . the Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate records of Georgia" - and the organization of the Florida Historical Society, at Jacksonville, last November. The most notable contents of the American Historical Magazine for April are A Rebel Newspaper's War Story," an interesting narrative of the war history of the Memphis Appeal, by R. A. Halley, and "Military Government in Alabama, 1865-1866," by Walter L. Fleming. Among other matter in this number are "A Dictionary of Distinguished Tennesseans," by A. V. Goodpasture, and a "Sketch of Captain David Campbell," by Margaret Campbell Pilcher. Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VI., has an abundance of valuable articles that have more than local interest and significance. Possibly special attention should be directed to the "First Annual Report of the Director of Archives and History," which gives an encouraging account of the work that is being done for the preservation and arrangement of historical material; also to Professor T. H. Lewis's paper on the "Route of De Soto's Expedition from Taliepacana to Huhasene;" to Mr. Frank Johnston's "Suffrage and Reconstruction in Mississippi; and to "Origin of the Pacific Railroads, and Especially of the Southern Pacific," by Mr. Edward Mayes. The latest number in the "American Explorers" series concerns particularly the life and adventures of Joseph La Barge, pioneer, navigator, and Indian trader: History of Early Steamboat Navigation on the Missouri River, two volumes, by H. M. Chittenden (New York, F. P. Harper). In the Iowa Journal of History and Politics for April, Professor Benjamin F. Shambaugh gives "A Brief History of the State Historical Society of Iowa"; President E. J. James makes an appeal for the study of state history: "State History in the Public High Schools"; and Joseph W. Rich deals with "The Hampton Roads Conference." A considerable part of the April number of the Annals of Iowa is devoted to "An Iowa Fugitive Slave Case-1850," reported by George Frazee. Among the other contents may be noted "Coming into Iowa in 1837" a report of the experience of the Duffield family, by George C. Duffield and "Transfusion of Political Ideas and Institutions in Iowa," by F. I. Herriott. We note in the April Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association "The Disturbances at Anahuac in 1832," by Edna Rowe; "The Alamo Monument," by C. W. Raines; and a second instalment of Reminiscences of Early Texans," by J. H. Kuykendall. A movement is on foot to reorganize the California Historical Society, which published during its active existence from 1886 to 1895 considerable valuable material. In connection with this project goes a proposal to organize a Pacific coast branch of the American Historical Association, about seventy of whose members reside on the Pacific coast. A biography of Admiral Sloat, who at Monterey in 1846 raised the American flag and took possession of California, has been written by Major Edwin A. Sherman, secretary of the Sloat Monument Association of California; Life of the Late Rear-Admiral John Drake Sloat, U. S. N. (sold by the author, 1364 Franklin Street, Oakland, California). The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society for December has several interesting articles: "The Oregon Central Railroad"— concerning the beginning of Oregon railroad development - by Joseph Gaston; "History of the Press of Oregon, 1839-1850," by George H. Himes; and "The Archives of Oregon," in which, evidently, Professor F. H. Young gives the matter in regard to Oregon that will ultimately appear in a report of the Public Archives Commission. There are also documents, notably "Letters of Peter H. Burnett," relative to the emigrating expedition of 1843. The Oregon Historical Society, by the way, is particularly desirous of collecting historical material; and any one knowing of the whereabouts of any book, document, pamphlet, letter, diary, paper, weapon, or utensil of any kind that has had any relation to the early settlement of the original Oregon territory will confer a favor by notifying the assistant secretary, George H. Himes, Portland. The work of the society along this line should be of special interest in view of the approaching exposition (at Portland, in 1905) in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Lewis and Clark exploration of the Oregon country. Noteworthy articles in periodicals: F. J. Turner, The Significance of the Louisiana Purchase (Review of Reviews, May); C. Becker, Elections in New York in 1774 (Political Science Quarterly, March); General John B. Gordon, Antietam and Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (Scribner's Magazine, June and July); Lucy M. Salmon, How Should the Entrance Examination Paper in History be Constructed? (Educational Review, June). INDEX AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW VOL. VIII The names of contributors are printed in small capitais A., G. B., Die ökonomische Entwicklung Europas, II., von Maxime Kovalevsky A., J. B., Sir William White, G. C.B., Acton, Lord (deceased), 187. Adams, Charles Francis, Lee at Appomattox and Other Papers, by D. H. CHAMBER- Adams, Charles Kendall, and William P. Trent, A History of the United States, Adams, George Burton (editor), Medieval ADAMS, GEORGE BURTON, Henry I.'s Writ Regarding the Local Courts, 487; Adams, John Quincy, and the Monroe Addison, I. Administration of Dependencies, The, by Africa, Roman, by Alexander Graham, by FRANCIS W. KELSEY (Review), 159. The Constitution and Finance of, from Agriculture and Prices in England, A Alderman, Edwin A., 424. Alfred the Great, The Life and Times of, Allen, Francis Olcott, The History of Letter of, 1623 (Document), 294. Alzog, John, Manual of Universal Church America, Historic Highways of, by Archer 771. America, The Rise of Religious Liberty in, American Federal State, The, by Roscoe American Historical Association, Annual American Historical Association, officers American of 1775, The (Paper), 412. Woodrow Wilson, by FREDERICK J. American Political Theories, A History of, Ancient History, Essentials in, by Arthur Ancient History to the Death of Charle- Frigate and Other Essays and Ad- Andrew Doria, the, 691, 692, 694. Anglican Episcopate, The, and the Ameri- Anglo-Saxon Law, Tribal Custom in, by Anne, The Reign of Queen, by Justin Mc- Annese, 292. Antimasonic Party, The (Justin Winsor Archibald, A. W., The Trend of the Cen- Ashley, Professor W. J., 16, 427. B., B. P., La Vie Littéraire à Dijon au B., E. G., Leopold von Rankes Bildungs- B., G. W., Annibal dans les Alpes, par B., H. E., Marie Antoinette, von Ludwig Babylon, Die Religion Babyloniens und Balard, J., syndic of Geneva, 218, 231–233. Barnard, Francis Pierrepont (editor), Com- Barrili, Anton Giulio (editor), Scritti Editi Bassett, John S., 425. BASSETT, JOHN SPENCER, The History of Bayeux, 614-630, 635-637. Beauvais, 641-647. Bec, Histoire de l'Abbaye du, par le Cha- BECKER, CARL, introduction to A Letter of Beer, Adolph (deceased), 187. Belgiojoso, La Principessa, i Suoi Amici e Nemici-il suo Tempo, per Raffaello Belgium, Geschichte Belgiens, II., von John Ancrum Winslow, Rear Admiral United States Navy, by John M. Elli- Bémont, Charles, and Gabriel Monod, Me- Benton, Elbert Jay, The Wabash Trade Bergasse, 477, 480. Berger, Arnold, 215. Bertha, A. de, La Hongrie Moderne de Bezold, 213. Bible, The Evolution of the English, by Biddulph, Colonel J., Stringer Lawrence, Bigelow, 635. BIGELOW, JOHN, JR., The Three Years' BIGELOW, POULTNEY, Deutschland und die BLACK, J. WILLIAM, Israel Putnam, by 174. Blackmar, Frank W., The Life of Charles Blauvelt, Mary Taylor, The Development Bolton, Charles K., The Private Soldier |