The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-09
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Average Number Of Volumes Issued
DAILY Last Week Was 418.


The mum ber OF volumes issued during
the week ending May 8. 1895. is 250S, . daily
average of 418.
Among tho additions of the past week
are: Morrow Songs" by Harry II.
Koopman, 1880 300; "A History Of
Italian Literature. by Richard Garnstt.
1006.65; IA History Of Scotland for the
Young" by Mrs. Oliphant, 2O7l. 80; and
the large map of Cuba, prepared for the
United States adjutant generals office.
about feet long. and 27l fest high,
which has been hung In the reading
room.
references on the Philippine Islands are
given below. General accounts are found
in "The Philippine islands," 1893. by
John Foreman. 1927. 40; Twenty Years
in the Philippines" 1854, by =. p. de Ia
Givouiere, 4O25 II "Ths Earth and its
Inhabitants--Oceanica p. 243-273, by
Z. Reclus 400.16; "Auatralasia, v. 1.
p. 2e7 .29s, edited BY A. X. Wallace, 4O26.-
IA 1; "Corzot's Voyage to Tasm anis, New
Zealand, the Ladrons Islands. and the
Philippines 1771-72, translated by H. L.
Roth, 402T. AZ; "a History of the Settle
ment and Trade Of the Europeans In the
East and West Indies. 1894, v. q p. I57
-167 by q. Z. r. RaynaL 2O4 AZ; 1.-The
Philippine islands" Blackwood's
Magazine, v. 3, 1918, p. 576.054.Yl.3;
North American Review, Y. SS, 1854, I.
81 1537.l.7S; HarTer's Magazine, v. b4.
1877, p. s3. Ob4. 1t.54; Chautauouan, Y. g,
1883, y. 55I, ,054. 48.8; Cosm opolitan, v.
III, 1892. 3. 4t9, e54. "a. 10; and the Ensy-
clopaeoia Britsnnics,v. ls. p. 74S-753. An
inter view. with resident OF Prosideucs
VINO was formerly q resident Of Manila,
Is printed In tie Providence Journsl,
May 4. On Manila. see the article "In
Manila, the Capital of the Philippine
Islands" by J. +; stevens, hnrpers a.i
sssns s.snso details M ar. ,SO found Saisss
OF the Philippine Islands Scienoe,v 20,
1857, p. Q, $50 10 90; Earthquakes in the
Philippine Islands In 1876" by A. b.
Meyer. Nature, v. Is. 1873. p 265, 650.7.-
ls; Science, V. 1e 1883 p. "a. 600. lo IL;
American Sst1s 9ssa ,Ca ~ 40 isss . a p sss
On the spanish rule, and the recent
revolt see "The Revolt In the Philippine
Islands" Illustrated London News '.
1i0, 1884, p. 77.O52. l.. ITO; 1.-The People,
and Politics Of the Far East" p. 166-l7g,
1895 by Henry Norman. 4o4.s ~; spanish
Worcester and +. 3. Bourns Cosn opoiitan,
v. %. 1897, p. 5s7. 054. 81. 90; "The Colonial
Policy OF Srain." by John Foreman.
Westminster Review, October, 1897, '.
l4S D. 372 1887. 14s. "Polavieja, New
Governor of the philippine Islands
illustrated London News, " ITO. lsy7. ..
e2s 052. I. li0; ana Cuba of tha Far East !"
bv John Barrett, North American Review.
v. 1874, 1897, p. ia 1871. 164. An admir-
able map. that of u. III. Walker a. CO.. a
coast survey map, including sounuings
and other details, is posted near the lb-
formation Desk. See also the very slabo-
rate map OF Julius Bien q Co. ; and also
the fulLpaae map In the Encyclopedias
Britannica. v. lS y. 748 There is . good
| folcine man In Wallace's "Australasis, -
mentioned above. keclus's volume has
no less than AZ maps OF tho Philippine Is
lands, including plan Of the city of
Manila p. @j2 and n map OF the I'm
| virons OF Manila" F" showing the location
| Of Cavite and other points There ara A.
lustrations In 9ivonisre's work 4025. IL
and I'm the article by k. A Lane In the
Cosmopolitan, W IL y. Az. e54. 81. IA The
| port OF Manila IL shown at p. 2d2 Of the
work by Rsclus. The islands wer- discov-
cred by Ferdinand Magellan In 1921. See
1utllemard's" Magellan, ''8)64. 26 = 'MsRel-
Ian. or the FirstVoysse Round thsworId, :"
1873. by u, M Towla o064. u: aud "He-
roes Of Discovery. 1868 chapter I,
MAGELLAN" BY samuel Mossman, e764.7.
As Friday. May 1s IL q legal holiday,
the rssdinR room only viii be open On
that day, from 20 y .. M. the hours
being the sarus rs on Sundays.