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The paper of the evening was entitled, "Recent Events in the U. S. of Columbia," by Mr. W. E. Curtis. The discussion which followed was participated in by Messrs. Baker, Gannett, and others.

The paper of the evening was entitled, "House Life in Mexico," by Mr. A. B. Johnson.

This meeting was devoted to papers upon the Samoan Islands. The following programme was presented:

"Samoa; the General Geography and Hydrography of the Islands and Adjacent Seas," by Mr. Everett Hayden.

"Climate," by Prof. Cleveland Abbe.

"Narrative of a Cruise Among the Islands," by Capt. R. W. Meade, U. S. N.

"The Home Life of the Samoans and the Botany of the Islands," by Mr. W. E. Safford, U. S. N.

The paper of the evening was entitled, "Across Nicaragua with Transit and Machéte," by Mr. R. E. Peary, U. S. N. To be published in the "National Geographic Magazine," Vol. I, No. 4.

The paper of the evening was entitled, "The Krakatoa Eruption," by Dr. A. Graham Bell. The paper was discussed by Captain C. E. Dutton.