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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beet sugar. (search)
en treated with lime-water and the whites of eggs, and stirred till it is slightly alkaline. It is then placed in copper pans, and while boiling is constantly stirred and scummed. After sufficient concentration the substance is placed in a warm room for several days till it crystallizes. The juice or molasses which remains is drained off, and the solid part is raw sugar. This may be further refined by dissolving again and using albumen and blood. Experiments in beet sugar production were stimulated by the United States bounty law, in operation from July 1, 1891, to Aug. 27, 1894. In the period 1890-1900 the output in the United States was increased from 2,800 tons to 74,944 tons. The following table shows the production, in long tons, in the United States in the season of 1899-1900: California37,938 Nebraska4,591 Utah8,574 New Mexico446 New York1,607 Michigan16,699 Minnesota2,053 Oregon982 Illinois804 Colorado804 Washington446   Totals for United States74,944
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabinet, President's (search)
or Department; but in 1889, by act of Congress, it was made independent, and its chief, the Secretary of Agriculture, became a member of the President's cabinet. This department embraces numerous divisions and sections, such as the botanical division, the section of vegetable pathology, the pomological division, the forestry division, the chemical division, the division of entomology, the seed division, the silk section, the ornithological division, the bureau of animal industry, etc. On July 1, 1891, the weather bureau, which had hitherto been a branch of the signal service of the War Department, was transferred, by act of Congress, to this department. The following is a list of all members of Presidential cabinets since the organization of the federal government: Secretaries of State. Name.Appointed. Thomas JeffersonSept.26,1789 Edmund RandolphJan.2,1794 Timothy Pickering Dec.10,1795 John MarshallMay13,1800 James Madison March 5, 1801 Robert Smith March 6, 1809 Jam
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Silver legislation. (search)
monthly, or as much thereof as should be offered, and that silver notes should be issued on deposit of silver bullion, the same to be redeemed, upon demand, in gold or silver coin at the discretion of the secretary. The bill also declared it to be the settled policy of the United States to maintain a parity between the two metals, gold and silver, at such ratio as the law should determine; and it required the monthly coinage into dollars of 2,000,000 ounces of the bullion purchased until July 1, 1891. The purchasing clause of the silver bill of 1890 was repealed in 1893. The Republican party pledged itself to secure international recognition of silver if possible, and on that issue won the general election of 1896. In the fall of 1897 Congress was expected to take action appointing commissioners to visit European countries, with power to act. Several commissioners were sent by the President during the early part of 1897, but none of these had power to do more than examine into fi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Wyoming as a State (the forty-fourth)......July 10, 1890 Act authorizing a bridge over the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, and incorporating the North River Bridge Company......July 11, 1890 Maj.-Gen. John C. Fremont, born 1813, dies at New York......July 13, 1890 Act authorizing the purchase of not more than 4,500,000 ounces of silver per month at not more than $1 for 371 grains, and to issue treasury notes therefor, and coinage of 2,000,000 ounces per month until July 1, 1891, and thereafter as necessary......July 14, 1890 Message of President Harrison recommends legislation that will close the mails and express lines of the United States against lottery companies......July 29, 1890 Strike of 3,000 trainmen on the New York Central Railroad......Aug. 8, 1890 Wilson bill as amended, authorizing the States to prohibit sale of imported liquors in original packages, approved......Aug. 8, 1890 John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish patriot and poet, born 1844, die
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), California (search)
.Feb. 28, 1891 Charles N. Felton, elected United States Senator......March 19, 1891 Dr. David S. Jordan, president of Indiana State University, accepts the presidency of Leland Stanford, Jr., University......March 23, 1891 Chilian insurgent transport, the Itata, seized at San Diego......May 6, 1891 First shipment of block-tin (seven tons) from the Temescal mines, in San Bernardino county, received in San Francisco......June 15, 1891 Australian ballot law takes effect......July 1, 1891 Leland Stanford, Jr., University at Palo Alto opened......Oct. 1, 1891 Earthquake; slight elsewhere; damage at Woodland, $50,000......April 19-21, 1892 Train guarded by United States soldiers, with $20,000,000 of government gold, leaves San Francisco for New York; has the right of way......Aug. 5, 1892 Three-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of San Diego Bay......Sept. 28, 1892 Hydraulic mining permitted under restrictions......March, 1893 Leland Stanford
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weather signals. (search)
benefits upon agriculture and commerce especially. This system, as arranged by General Myer, was established by Congress in 1870, and for twenty years was a part of the signal service of the United States army. The Fifty-first Congress passed an act providing that while the signal service should remain as a branch of the army, the forecasting of the weather should become one of the duties of the Agricultural Department and be conducted by a special bureau. This law went into effect on July 1, 1891, and all the duties connected with the system of weather signals were transferred to the new bureau. The first chief of the bureau was Prof. Mark W. Harrington, of Michigan. Simultaneous weather reports from simultaneous observations, taken at different places are transmitted to the bureau at Washington. Three of these simultaneous reports are made in each twenty-four hours, at intervals of eight hours; and warnings are given by signals, maps, bulletins, and official despatches, furnis