. $4,500

5,000 3,000 2,250

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS.
Commissioner, Horace A. Taylor (Wis.). ....

PATENT OFFICE.
Commissioner, Wm. E. Simonds (Conn.).
Asst. do., Nathaniel L. Frothingham (Mass.).
Chief Clerk, Joseph L. Bennett (Conn.)....

OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Commissioner. W. T. Harris (Mass.)..
Chief Clerk, J. W. Holcombe...

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Director, John W. Powell (III.). .
Chief Clerk, Henry C. Rizer (Kas.). ..

CENSUS OFFICE.
Superintendent, R. P. Porter (N. Y.)....
Chief Clerk, A. F. Childs (0.). .....

3,000 1,800

6,000 2,400

6,000 2,500

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Atty.-Gen'l, W. H. H. Miller (Ind.).

8,000 Solicitor Gen'l, Wm. H. Taft (0.).

7,000 Asst. Atty.-Gen'l, Wm. A. Maury (D. C.).

5,000 Asst. do., J. B. Cotton (Me.). .

5,000 Asst, do., A. X. Parker (N. Y.). .

5,000 Asst. do., (Dept. of Int.), Geo. II. Shields (Mo.).

5,000 Asst. do. (P. O. Dept.), J. N. Tyner (Ind.)..

4,000 Solicitor of Int. Reo. (Trens. Dept.), Alphonso Hart (0.).

4,500 Examiner of Claims (State Dept.), Frank C. Partridge (Vt.)..

3,500 Lan Clerk and Examiner of l'itles, A. J. Bentley (0.). .

2,750 Chief Clerk and Supt. of Building, Cecil Clay (W. Va.).

2,500 Gen'l Agent, E. C. Foster (Iowa). .

$10 per diem Appt. and Disbursing Clerk, Frank A. Branagan (0.).

2,000 Clerk of Pardons, Chas. F. Scott (W. Va.). .

2,400 Solicitor of Treas. (Treas. Dept.) W. P. Hepburn (Iowa).

4,500 Asst. Solicitor (Treas. Dept.), F. A. Reeve (Tenn.).

3,000 Chief Clerk Solicitor's Office (Treas. Dept.), Charles E. Vrooman (Iowa) 2,000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Secretary, J. M. Rusk (Wis.). .
Asst. Secretary, E. Willits (Mich.).
Chief Clerk, S. S. Rockwood (Wis.).
Statistician, J. R. Dodge (O.)...
Chief of Div. of Accounts, B. F. Fuller (Ill.).
Horticulturist, etc., W. Saunders (D. C.).
Entomologist, C. V. Riley (Mo.). .
Botanist, Geo. Vasey (III.)...
Chemist, H. W. Wiley (Ind.). .
Microscopist, Thomas Taylor (Mass.),
Chief Experimental Stations, O. W. Atwater (Conn.).
Ornithologist, C. H. Merriam (N. Y.)....
Chief Forestry Dio., B. E. Fernow (Ń. Y.).
Pomologist, É. E. Van Demen (N. C.)...
Bureau Animal Industry, D. E. Salmon (N. C.)..

INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENTS.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Public Printer, Frank W. Palmer (III.). ...

$4,500 Chief Clerk, W. H. Collins (N. Y.).

2,400 Foreman of Printing, H. T. Brian (Md.).

2,100 Foreman of Binding, Jas. W. White (D. C.).....

2,100 UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Commissioners, Theodore Roosevelt (N. Y.), Charles Lyman (Conn.), Hugh S. Thompson (S. C.). ....

3,500 Chief E.caminer, W. H. Webster (Conn.)...

3,000 BUREAU OF LABOR. Commissioner, Carroll D. Wright (Mass.)...

3,000 Chief Clerk, Oren W. Weaver (Mass.). .

2,500 ORIGIN OF STATES AND TERRITORIES.

SetState or Territory. Popular name. tled

From what Territory formed.

Alabama

Cotton..

1713 Dist. of Louisiana, Ga., Fla., Miss. Terr. Alaska Territory

Bought from Russia. Arizona Territory.

1590 New Mexico. Arkansas,

Bear

1685 Dist. of Louisiana, Miss., and Ark. Terr. California.

Golden

1769 New Albion, Upper California. Colorado

Centennial 1540 Dist. of Louisiana and Mexican Cession. (a)Connecticut. Nutmeg 1633 North Virginia and New England. (a)Delaware.

Blue Hen 1627 New Netherlands, Dist. Columbia

1600 Maryland and Virginia. Florida

Peninsular. 1565 Florida Territory. (a)Georgia

Cracker

17:33 North Virginia and New England. Idaho..

1812 Idaho Territory. Illinois.

Sucker..

17:20 Northwest and Illinois Territory. Indian Territory

1832 Louisiana. Indiana...

Hoosier. 1730 Northwest and Indiana Territory. Iowa..

Hawkeye. 1835 Dist. La., La. Ter., Mo., Mich., Wis. Ter. Kansas

Sunflower 1850 Dist. Louisiana, and Kansas Territory. Kentucky

Bluegrass. 1775 Virginia Louisiana..

Pelican.

1699 Dist. Louisiana, Territory of New Orleans, Maine...

Pine Tree. 1630 New England, Laconia, Massachusetts. (a) Maryland.. Old Line.

1634 (a)Massachusetts.... Bay.

1620 North Virginia and New England. Michigan..

Wolverine 1670 Northwest, Indiana and Michigan Terr. Minnesota..

Gopher. 1819 Dist. of Louisiana, Minnesota Territory. Mississippi.

Bayou... 1716 Dist. of Louisiana, Ga, and Miss. Terr. Missouri.

1755 Dist. of Louisiana, Missouri Territory. Montana

1852 Montana Territory. Nebraska..

Black-water. 1850 Dist. of Louisiana, Nebraska Territory. Nevada.

Silver

1850 Upper California. (a)New Hampshire.. Granite.. 1623 North Virginia, Laconia, New England. (a)New Jersey

1627 New Netherlands. New Mexico Ter

1582 (a)New York.. Empire 1623 North Virginia, New Netherlands. (a)North Carolina... Old North 1585 Albemarle Colony. North Dakota.

1859 Dakota Territory. Obio.

Buckeye. 1768 Northwest Territory. Oklaboma Territory

1889 Indian Territory. Oregon..

Beaver

1811 Dist. of Louisiana, Oregon Territory. (a)Pennsylvania Keystone. 1618 (a)Rhode Island..

1633 No. Va., N. E., Aquiday, Prov., R. I. Plan. (a)South Carolina... Palmetto. 1562 Cartaret Colony. South Dakota...

1859 Dakota Territory. Tennessee

Volunteer 1765 Kentucky Territory. Texas.

Lone Star 1090 New Philippines. Utah Territory

1817 Upper California. Vermont

Green M't'n.. 1763 New Netherlands, New Hampshire Grants. (a)Virginia

Old Dominion.. 1607 South Virginia. Washington.

1845 Washington Territory. West Virginia..

1607 South Virginia, Virginia. Wisconsin..

Badger

1745 Dist. Louisiana, Illinois Ter., Michigan Ter. Wyoming...

1867 Wyoming Territory.

(a) The thirteen original States.

SETTLEMENT OF STATES AND TERRITORIES.

Population

1890.

Date of admiss'n (b)Population
State or Territory. By whom settled.

Organization. when adm'd.
Alabama.
French
Dec. 14, 1819....

1:27,901 Alaska Territory.

July 2, 1868...
Arizona Territory. Spanish

Feb, 24, 1803,
Arkansas.
French
June 15, 1836..

52.240 California..

Spanish.
..Sept. 9, 1850..

92,597
Colorado
French
Aug. 1, 1876.

150.000 (a)Connecticut. Em. from Mass. Jan, 9, 1788.

237, 196 (a) Delaware Swedes and Finns. Dec, 7, 1787.

59,096 Dist. Columbia. English

July, 1791..
Florida
Spanish..
March 3, 1815..

58,080
(a)(eorgia.
English.
Jan. 2, 1788.

82,518
Idaho
Emigrants.
July 3, 1890.

81,-29
Illinois
French..
Dec. 3, 1818.

34,620 Indian Territory Spanish..

June 30, 1834..
Indiana.
French
Dec. 11, 1816..

63,805
Iowa
Em. from N. E Dec. 28, 18 16.

81,00 Kansas Em. from West. St...Jan. 29, 1861...

107,206 Kentucky.. Em. from Va.. June 1, 1792

73,077
Louisiana..
French...
. April 30, 1812

76,556
Maine..
English.
Mar. 15, 1820..

208,209 (a)Maryland. English

. April 28, 1788..

319,728 (a)Massachusetts.. English Puritans Feb, 6, 1988.

378,787
Michigan.
French
Jan, 20, 1837..

212,207
Minnesota.
Em. from N. E.. May 11, 1858..

172,023
Mississippi.
French
Dec. 10, 1817...

75,512 Missouri.

French
..Aug. 10, 1821...

66,686
Montana
Em. from South... Nov. 8, 1889.

131,709
Nebraska.
Emigrants..
March 1, 1867..

00,000
Nevada..
Em. from Cal... Oct. 31, 1861...

40,000 (a)New Hampshire, English..

June 21, 1788...

141.885 (a)New Jersey. Dutch and Danes, Dec. 18, 1787..

184,139 New Mexico Terr. Spanish..

Sept. 9, 1850...
(a)New York
Dutch...
July 26, 1788...

310,120 (a)North Carolina. English..

Nov. 21, 1789..

393,751 North Dakota.. Em. from Mid. St.... Nov, 2, 1889.

182, 125 Ohio. Em. from N E ..Jan. 19, 1803...

41,915 Oklahoma Territory Emigrants,

. April 22, 1899.. Oregon.. Em. from N. Y. Feb. 14, 1859..

52, 165 (a)Pennsylvania. Swedes

Dec. 12, 1787

431,373 (a)Rhode Island. English

May 29, 1790...

68,825 (a)South Carolina. French

May 23, 1788..

219,033 South Dakota.. Em. from Mid. St.. Nov. 2, 1889.

327,818
Tennessee..
Em. from NC .. June 1, 1796.

77.22
Texas
Spanish..
Dec, 29, 1845

212,592 Utah Territory Spanish..

..Sept. 9, 1830...
Vermont
Em. from Mass.. Mar. 4, 1791

85,339
(a)Virginia
English
June 25, 1788..

747,610 Washington

Em. from Cal.. Nov. 11, 1889.. West Virginia. English.

June 19, 1863.

442,014 Wisconsin.

French
..May 29, 1818...

305,391
Wyoming
Em. from Mid. Şt. .July 10, 1889....

60,589

1,513,017

38.00)

59,020 1,128,179 1,206,130)

412,198 7-16,258 108, 193 30,392

391, 132 1,837,353

81,385 3,836,351

315,000 2,112, 101 1,911,896 1,127,096 1,878,635 1,118,587

061,086 1,013,380 2,238,913 2,093,889 1,301,826 1,289,600 2,679,181

132,159 1,058,910

45,761 376,530 1,414,953

153,533 5,997.853 1,017,947

182,719 3,672,316

61,834 313,707 5,258,014

345,506 1,151,119

1,767,518 2,235,523

207,205

1,655,980

319,390 702,794 1,680,890

60,705

(a) The thirteen original States. (b) According to nearest census.