(a) From $100 to $800. (b) From $500 to $2,000. (c) From $100 to $1,000. (d) For sale of beer only. $200. (e) From $1,500 to $2,500. (f) Saloons, $50: in connection with other business. $35. (g) $1,800 to $2,000. (h) From $50 to $250. (1) From $1,100 to $1.500. (j) $1,500 and $1.800. (k) $25 and $150. (1) And 5 per cent additional on rental value of buildings occupied: malt liquors, $300. (m) $350 and $500. (n) From $25 to $125. (0) From $1,600 to $2,300; beer saloons, $650. (p) $401 within and $201 outside of fire limits; Popular Names of Lities. Baltimore-Monumental City, from the number of monuments it contains. Boston-City of Notions, from the amount of "Yankee notions" so called manufactured there; Hub of the Universe, so called by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes; Tri-Mountain City, from the three hills on which it was originally built. Brooklyn-City of Churches, from the number of churches it contains. Chicago-Garden City, from the number and beauty of its private gardens; Windy City, from the constant winds blowing from the lakes. Cincinnati-Queen City, so called when it was the commercial metropolis of the Middle West. Detroit-City of the Straits, from its location on the strait connecting Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. Indianapolis Railroad City, from its being a great railroad centre. Keokuk, Ia.-Gate City, from its situation at the foot of the Mississippi rapids. New Haven-City of Elms, from the great number of these trees it contains. Pittsburg, Pa.-Iron City, from the extent of its iron manufactures; and Smoky City from the smoke which overhangs it. Portland, Me.-Forest City, from the number of trees in its streets. Rochester, N. Y.-Flour City, from the amount of flour mills located there. St. Louis-Mound City, from the artificial mounds found there. Springfield, Mass.-City of Homes, from the many people who own their own homes. Springfield, O.-Flower City, from the beauty of its surroundings. Washington-City of Magnificent Distances, from its being laid out on a large and regular scale. The States and Cerritorial Possessions of the United States. The thirteen original States, the colonies which signed the Declaration of Independence, were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire. Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. The States which have since been admitted to the Union and the dates of their admission, are: Vermont, 1791: Kentucky, 1792; Tennessee, 1796; Ohio. 1803; Louisiana, 1812; Indiana, 1816: Mississippi, 1817: Illinois, 1818; Alabama, 1819: Maine, 1820; Missouri, 1821; Arkansas, 1836; Michigan, 1837; Florida, 1845; Texas, 1845; Iowa, 1846: Wisconsin, 1848: California, 1850; Minnesota, 1858; Oregon, 1859; Kansas, 1861; West Virginia, 1863; Nevada. 1864: Nebraska, 1867; Colorado, 1876; North Dakota, 1889; South Dakota, 1889: Montana. 1889; Washington, 1889: Idaho, 1890; Wyoming, 1890, and Utah, 1896. South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860 and during the first six months of 1861 ten other States followed her example. The dates of their readmission are: Tennessee, July, 1866; South Carolina, Alabama. Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina, June 11, 1868; Arkansas, June 20, 1868: Virginia, January 15, 1870; Mississippi. February 3, 1870; Texas, March 15, 1870, and Georgia. April 20, 1870. The Territories and the dates of their organization are: District of Columbia, 1790; Indian Territory, 1834: New Mexico, 1850; Arizona, 1863; Alaska, 1868; Oklahoma, 1890, and Hawali, 1900. The Insular Possessions of the United States are: Porto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, Tutuila, Wake 1 the other small islands. 1902. Jan. Tmportant Events of the Year. 1-Seth Low becomes the second Mayor of Greater New York. -Accident on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Glencoe, Pa.; two persons killed and fifteen injured. Jan. 2-Steamer Walla Walla run down and sunk by the bark Max, off the coast of California; 37 killed. Jan. 8-Accident at Park Avenue Tunnel, near 56th st., New York City: collision between a train of the N. Y. C. & H. R. Railroad and the N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad; fifteen persons killed outright and six more died of injuries later; about fifty were injured, thirty-five seriously so. -Steam collier Bristol wrecked off the coast of British Columbia; seven of the crew lost. Jan. 9-First electric train run in New York, on the Second Avenue line of the Manhattan Elevated R. R. Jan. 11-Richard Croker resigned as chairman of the Finance Committee of Tammany Hall and nominated as his successor Louis Nixon, who was elected chairman and practically leader of Tammany. Jan. 18-Accident on the Mexican National Railway; six persons killed and many injured. Jan. 20-Naval battle at Panama between Colombian Government troops and insurgents resulted in the defeat of the insurgents, but Governor Albon was killed. -Building at Belfast, Ireland, collapsed; thirteen persons killed, fifteen injured. -French bark Chanard sank during a storm off the coast of England, twenty-one lives lost. Jan. 27-Explosion of dynamite stored for use in the rapid transit tunnel at Forty-first street and Park avenue, New York City. Five persons were killed and several hundred injured. The loss to property was estimated at $1,000,000. Jan. 29-Edward and John Biddle escaped from Alleghany County (Pa.) jail, where they were awaiting execution for murder. They were overtaken the next day and killed in a fight with the authorities. 1-At Honds Mines, in Mexico, eighty-five miners were killed and sixty entombed by falling walls. 2.-Fire at Waterbury, Conn., destroyed property to the value of $2,500,000. Feb. Feb. 3-Three barges wrecked off the coast of Long Island. Thirteen lives reported lost. Feb. 5.-Explosion of gas killed twelve persons in Chicago. Feb. 9-Fire in the business section of Paterson, N. J., destroyed property to the value of nearly 8,000,000. Feb. 12-German yacht Hohenzollern arrived at New York. Feb. 14-Earthquake destroyed almost the entire town of Shemaka, Transcaucasia, about 2,000 persons being killed. Feb. 16-Accident on the Iowa Central Railroad, near Gifford, Ia. Four persons killed. Feb. 19.-President Roosevelt gave out his final decision in the Sampson-Schley controversy, indorsing the views of the Court of Inquiry. Feb. 19.-Mass meeting held at Carnegie Hall, New York, to urge Cuban reciprocity. Feb. 22. Fire in the Park Avenue Hotel, New York City, caused the death of twenty-one persons and injury of thirty more. Feb. 23-Prince Henry of Prussia arrived in New York on the Kronprinz Wilhelm and later went to Washington to pay his respects to President Roosevelt. -Miss Ellen M. Stone and her companion, Mme. Tsilka, released by Bulgarian brigands at Strumitza. Feb. 25-Miss Alice Roosevelt officiated at the launching of the yacht Meteor III. at Shooters Island ship yard. Prince Henry and the President, together with many notables, were present. -Prince Henry given the freedom of New York City by Mayor Low. In the evening he attended the opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, where a specially prepared programme was presented. Mar. 1-Flood in the Passaic River inundated the lower part of Paterson, N. J. -Building in Cleveland, Ohio, collapsed, killing three persons and injuring ten others. Mar. 7-Charles H. Guden, Sheriff of Kings County, New York City, was removed from office by Governor Odell on charges presented by the American and Journal. Colonel Norman S. Dike was appointed in his place. -Accident on the Southern Pacific Railroad at Sanderson, Tex. Twelve persons were killed and thirty injured. -Colonel John F. Gaynor and B. D. Greene, accused of complicity with Captain O. M. Carter in the Savannah (Ga.) harbor scandals, jumped their bail and fled to Canada. Attempts at extradition proved unavailing. Mar. 10-News received in London of the capture of General Lord Methuen by the Boers in South Africa. -The United States Supreme Court decided that the anti-trust law of Illinois was unconstitutional and therefore invalid. Mar. 11-Prince Henry of Prussia left for Germany on the Deutschland after twelve days in the United States, during which time he visited many of the principal cities. Mar. 17-Twelve men, seven of them members of the life saving service, were drowned at Shovelful Shoal, Mass. Mar. 18-A steamship pier and the steamer British Quicia were destroyed by fire at Hoboken, N. J. Mar. 21-A cave-in on the rapid transit subway on Park avenue, New York City, caused the destruction of nearly the entire block between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth streets. Mar. 22-The first real peace movement in the Transvaal war begun. A delegation of Boers came officially to Pretoria under a flag of truce to confer with General Kitchener. Mar. 24-Accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Youngstown, Ohio. Four persons were killed. Mar. 26-Albert T. Patrick, lawyer, of New York, was convicted of the murder of William M. Rice, an eccentric millionaire. Mar. 27-President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress requesting action in regard to diplomatic representation in Cuba when the island should assume self-government. Mar. 28 The schooner Crannier foundered off Cape Hatteras. All the crew were lost. Mar. 31-Explosion in a coal mine at Dayton, Tenn., killed twenty-two persons. April 1-Meteor III., the American-built yacht of the German Emperor, sailed for Germany. -Accident in the Anaconda Mine, Butte, Mont., caused a large property loss and the death of one person. April 3-Fire at Atlantic City, N. J., destroyed eleven hotels and thirty business houses. The property loss was estimated at $1,000,000. April 5 Collapse of a building at Glasgow, Scotland, during a football game caused the death of twentyone persons and the injury of 250. April 12-Riots in Belgium. In Brussels soldiers fired upon a mob, killing several and wounding hundreds. April 15-M. Sipiaguine, Minister of the Interior of Russia, was assassinated by a student at St. Petersburg. April 18-Earthquakes in Guatemala destroyed several towns. Hundreds of lives were lost. April 19.-Nicholas Murray Butler installed president of Columbia College. April 20-Steamboat City of Pittsburg was burned on the Ohio River, near Cairo, Ill. Sixty-three lives were lost. April 26-Explosion in a powder mill at Shenandoah. Pa., killed five men. April 28-Five officers of the cruiser Chicago tried and sentenced to imprisonment for a street riot in Venice, Italy. -Tornado in Texas caused the death of five persons and a large loss of property. April 29-Accident on the Santa Fe Railroad near Keokuk, Ia. Five persons were killed and twenty-three injured. May 4-Accident on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad near Rockwood, Md., killed six persons and injured several. -Decision rendered by the Supreme Court of New York State making the Franchise Tax law valid. -By an eruption of Mount Pelee, on the Island of Martinique, the city of St. Pierre was completely destroyed. More than 30,000 lives were lost. Relief was sent from all parts of the world, $500,000 being appropriated by the United States Congress, at the suggestion of President Roosevelt. On May 7 an eruption of La Souffriere devastated the Island of St. Vincent, causing the loss of 1.600 lives. Owing to the breaking of the cable no news of this disaster was received until after the world had been shocked by the destruction of St. Pierre. May 12-Explosion of oil tanks near Pittsburg, Pa., killed 25 persons and injured 100. May 14-Lewis Nixon resigned as leader of Tammany Hall. May 15-Strike of Anthracite coal miners ordered by the United Mine Workers' Union, by a vote of 461 to 349. May 15-Kosher Meat riots in New York City. May 17-Count de Rochambeau and French delegation arrived in New York to attend the unveiling of the Rochambeau statue at Washington. May 18-Tornado in Texas. One hundred and sixty persons reported killed and $1,000,000 worth of property destroyed. May 19-Explosion of fire damp in a coal mine near Coal Creek, Tenn., caused the death of 200 persons. May 20-Cuba entered the ranks of American Republics. The United States Government, after holding the island in trust since 1898, gave its administration into the hands of President Estrada Palma, who was inaugurated the same day. May 20-Wind and rain storm at Cincinnati, Ohio. Six lives were lost and the property damage amounted to $1.000,000, May 22-The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States adopted a resolution advocating a revision of their creed. May 22-Bishop John M. Farley was reported unanimously elected Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, to succeed the late Archbishop Corrigan. May 23-Explosion in a mine near Victoria, British Columbia, resulted in the death of 109 men. May 31-The Transvaal War ended. Peace established between Great Britain and the South African Republics. June 3-The United States Senate passed the Philippine bill, providing for a temporary form of civil government in the Philippine Islands, by a vote of 48 to 30. June 3-Floods caused by a cloudburst at Joliet, Ill., killed three persons and destroyed property to the extent of $1,000,000. June 4-The "Beef Trust" was enjoined by Supreme Court Justice Closter from maintaining in New York State a combination to regulate the prices of beef. June 4 The Naval War College was formally opened at Newport, R. I. June 9-Harry Tracy, notorious outlaw, escaped from the Oregon Penitentiary. After killing eight men and wounding nearly a score, he shot himself on August 5, to escape capture. June 9-Rev. Dr. Francis L. Patton resigned the presidency of Princeton University. and Dr. Woodrow Wilson was appointed in his place. June 11-The 100th anniversary of West Point Military Academy was celebrated. The exercises were attended by President Roosevelt and many prominent military men. June 11-Colonel Arthur Lynch, Irish leader, was arrested in England, charged with treason committed during the South African war. June 18-Strike riots in Paterson, N. J. Nine persons killed. June 19-The Panama Canal bill passed the United States Senate by a vote of 67 to 6. July An operation performed. The coronation postponed. 1-John M. Burke, a rich retired merchant of New York City, announced a gift of $4,000,000 for the relief of those deserving charity. -First session of the Fifty-seventh Congress adjourned. July 3-Proclamation of amnesty in the Philippines issued by order of President Roosevelt. issued by order of President Roosevelt. July 6 Aguinaldo released from eustody at Manila, under the amnesty proclamation. July 6-Floods in the Western part of New York July 10-Explosion in the Cambria Steel Company's July 11-Lord Salisbury, Premier of Great Britain, July 14 The Campanile of St. Mark's Church, July 16-Stony Point battlefield dedicated as a July 18-Cyclone in Ontario and the northern part of the United States destroyed houses and crops and caused the loss of several lives. July 20-Storm of wind and rain at Baltimore. Many houses unroofed and 11 persons killed. -Storms with wind and rain in the upper part of New York State caused much loss to property. Four persons were killed. July 28-Earthquakes in California did much damage to property. They were repeated intermittently on the 29th and 30th. July 30 Riots on the lower East Side, New York City, at the funeral of Chief Rabbi Joseph. Aug. 7-Explosion in a mine near Trinidad, Col. Sixteen lives were lost. Aug. 9-Edward VII. crowned King of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India. Aug. 11-Justice Horace Gray, of the United States Supreme Court, resigned. Oliver Wendell Holmes, second, appointed by the President to fill the vacancy. Aug. 17-The Boer Generals, Botha, De Wet and Delarey, were received by King Edward. Admiral Higginson blockaded the coast against an invading fleet in command of Captain Pillsbury. Aug. 22-President Roosevelt began his tour of New England. Aug. 23-Trial of the new battleship Maine showed her the fastest vessel of her class in the navy. Aug. 28-Grand Duke Boris, of Russia, arrived in New York on an unofficial visit to America. Aug. 30-A second eruption of Mount Pelee in Martinique caused the loss of 2,000 lives and the injury of 1,800 persons. Sept. 1-Accident on the Southern Railroad, near Berry, Ala., caused by the derailing of an excursion train, killed 23 persons and injured more than 100. Sept. 3-President Roosevelt was hurt in an accident at Pittsfield, Mass. The carriage in which he was riding collided with a street car, and his guard, William Craig, of the Secret Service, was killed. All of those in the carriage were more or less hurt. Sept 4-Explosion in a mine, near Rhymney, Wales, caused the death of 26 miners. -Kaiser Wilhelm, of Germany, visited Posen, in Old Poland, where he attended the unveiling of a statue of Emperor Frederick. Sept. 6-The German cruiser Panther shelled and sunk the Haitien rebel gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot, for what was claimed to be an act of piracy. Sept. 10-The New York American presented a petition to Attorney-General Davies, of New York, asking that he give a hearing on certain charges of conspiracy to regulate the price of coal, made against the coal carrying railroads. On October 2 the petition was granted and the railroads mentioned in the petition called upon to show cause why proceedings should not be taken against them. Their answer, made in November, was a general denial. Sept. 15-Explosion in a mine at North Fork, West Va., entombed 12 men. -International Arbitration Court opened at The Hague. The first case tried was that of the The Crater of La Souffriere Before the Eruption. |