Ozama River, building bridge over, at Santo Domingo City
  by American citizens, 124.

P.

Pacific Railroads, indebtedness of, commission to settle, 86. 
  Kansas Pacific, sale of, discussed, 87. 
  Union Pacific, sale of, discussed, 56.

Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, 79, 133.

Paris, France, Universal Exposition at, discussed, 18, 30, 38,
  44, 65, 110, 113, 124, 152, 154, 158.

Patent Office discussed, 85, 150.

Peace Congress at The Hague, 80, 129.

Pennsylvania.—­Population in 1900 was 6,302,115. 
  Conflict at Lattimer, claims of Austria-Hungary regarding subjects
    killed in, 60.

Pensions discussed, 85, 149.

Philadelphia, commercial museum at, 80.

Philippine Islands: 
  Affairs in, discussed by President—­
    McKinley, 138. 
    Roosevelt, 335. 
  Aid to loyal natives in, 336. 
  Civil Service extended to, 348. 
  Commission made the superior authority in, 394. 
  General Chaffee relieved of civil duties in, 394. 
  Government for, discussed by President—­
    McKinley, 88, 92, 138. 
    Roosevelt, 335. 
  Granting of franchise in, to be encouraged, 337. 
  Independence to, danger of, 336. 
  Pardon and amnesty to insurgents in, 351. 
  Thanks to army in, 395.

Plague, The, regulations to prevent introduction of,
  into United States, 129.

Portugal, claims of United States against, 130.

Postal Service discussed, 83, 148.

Puerto Rico: 
  Expeditions against, 99, 144. 
  Legislation for, 99, 144. 
  Relief for, 100.

Q.

Quarantine Regulations discussed, 35.

R.

Rhode Island.—­Population in 1900 was 428,556.

Russia.—­Claims of United States against, 72.

Roosevelt, Theodore (twenty-seventh President of the United
    States): 
  Agriculture discussed by, 329. 
  Anarchy discussed by, 317. 
  Annual message of, 315. 
  Army discussed by, 343. 
    Eulogy on, by, 395. 
    Improvement of, suggested by, 344. 
    Veterans praised by, 346. 
    West Point referred to by, 328. 
  Banks and Banking discussed by, 328. 
  Biographical sketch of, 313. 
  Cable communication with Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, 337. 
  Census discussed by, 350. 
  Charleston Exposition referred to, 349. 
  China—­
    “Open door” discussed by, 353. 
    Uprising in, discussed by, 352. 
  Civil Service discussed by, 347. 
    Extension of the, to the Philippine Islands and Cuba, 348. 
    Officers and employees forbidden to seek outside influence
      in promotion, 404. 
    Veterans to have the preference in appointment and promotions, 403.