ferences of opinion as to
the interpretation of the 1828 Convention between Russia and Great
Britain, and particularly as to the boundary of the coast strip. The
United States contention was that the boundary should follow a line
approximately parallel to the coast and thirty marine miles distant
therefrom; the Canadian, that it should follow the summit of the first
range, crossing many of the inlets near their mouths. The decision of
the Joint Commission of 1903 did not concede the United States claims in
full, but gave them an unbroken littoral, substantially what they had
contended for. =Index=: =D= Effect of Russian occupation, 38; early
history of, 119; history of dispute, 340-341. =Bib.=: Hodgins, _British
and American Diplomacy Affecting Canada_; MacArthur, _The Alaska
Boundary Award_, in the _Univ. Mag._, December, 1907; Bourinot, _Canada
under British Rule; Proceedings of the Alaska Boundary Tribunal_,
Washington, 1904; Ewart, _The Kingdom of Canada_.

=Albanel, Charles. L= Explores Hudson Bay, 11.

=Alberta.= Created a province of the Dominion on Sept. 1, 1905. Includes
the former district of Alberta, with the west half of Athabaska, and a
strip of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. Area, 253,540 square miles. The
former district or territory of Alberta was named in honour of the
Princess Louise. Seat of government, Edmonton. _See also_ North-West
Territories.

=Alberta, University of.= Created by Act of the Legislature of Alberta
passed at the first session after provincial autonomy had been granted.
First president appointed, 1908. Seat of university at Strathcona,
across the Saskatchewan River from Edmonton, the capital of the
province.

=Albion.= Newspaper published at New York. =Index=: =B= Peter Brown
contributes to, 2; a weekly newspaper, published at New York for British
residents of United States, 2. =BL= On Draper's pronouncement as to
responsible government, 94; on Bagot's reception at Montreal, 118; on
Hincks's appointment as inspector-general, 120; on the seat of
government, 182; on the Metcalfe crisis, 199.

=Alexander VII, Pope= (1599-1667). Born Fabio Chigi. Elected pope, 1655.
=Index=: =L= Appoints Laval his vicar apostolic, 7.

=Alexander of Rhodes, Father. L= Recommends Laval for mission work in
India, 23.

=Alexander, Sir William.= _See_ Stirling, Earl of.

=Algonquian Indians.= The name is now applied to what is probably the
most widely-distributed linguistic stock of North America. In