Day, William R., Secretary of State, 170.

Debt, Public.--On July 1, 1901, the public debt of the United States amounted to $2,143,326,933.89.

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Defenses, Public, discussed by President McKinley, 146.

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Delagoa Bay Railway, claims regarding, submitted to arbitration, 130.

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Distilled Spirits, sale of, in Manila, information concerning, transmitted, 110.

District of Columbia.--Population (1900), 278,718. National celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the transfer of seat of Government to, 46, 101, 152.

Elections, Constitutional Convention in Cuba, appointed, 145. Not to be held in Hawaii, 264.

Europe.--Population (1900) about 380,000,000.

Executive Departments: Appointments and promotions in, order regarding promotions to be given veterans in, 403. Canvassing for outside support for promotions forbidden, 403. Employees in, order permitting to participate in public exercises, 264, 269, 285, 406.

Expansion, Territorial, foreign policy discussed by President McKinley, 19, 31.

Expenditures, Public.--For the year ending June 30, 1899, they had increased to $605,072,180. Congress warned about, 9.

Exports.--In 1901 the value of exports in the United States was $1,460,462,806 exclusive of gold and silver.

Extraordinary Session of Congress, proclamation convening, 167.

Falkland Islands.--Population (1901), 2,043.

Faure, President, death of, referred to, 64.

Fiji or Feejee Islands.--Population (1901), 117,810.

Finances, discussed by President-- McKinley, 7, 13. 15, 135, 162. Roosevelt, 319.

Foreign Coins.--Value of Alphonsino and Louis fixed by order, 290.

Foreign Import Duties, modifications of tariff laws discussed, 10.

Foreign Policy of the United States, discussed, 12, 19, 51.

Forestry System, inauguration of, discussed, 87.

France.--Population (1901), 38,641,333, and of her colonial possessions about 51,000,000. Faure, President, death of, referred to by President McKinley, 64. Wines, duty on, imported into United States modified by reciprocal trade relations, proclamation concerning, 172.

Free-Delivery System extended to rural districts, 148.

French Exhibits and Relations at the World's Fair, Chicago, in 1893, a reason for the United States participating largely at Paris, 39.

Fugitive Criminals, convention regarding, with Peru, 131.