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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jews. (search)
g made in 1880, says Mr. Adler, we can secure a total of 778,107, without making any allowance for the natural increase in twenty years, nor for the immigration through Canada and other ports of the United States than New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The following tentative estimate by States is given, being based, with a few modifications, on the table of David Sulzberger: Alabama6,000 Arizona2,000 Arkansas4,000 California35,000 Colorado10,500 Connecticut6,000 North and South Dakota3,500 Delaware3,000 District of Columbia3,500 Florida2,500 （Continued from preceding page.) Georgia7,000 Idaho2,000 Illinois95,000 Indiana25,000 Iowa5,000 Kansas3,500 Kentucky12,000 Louisiana20,000 Maine5,000 Maryland35,000 Massachusetts20,000 Michigan9,000 Mississippi5,000 Missouri35,000 Montana2,500 Nebraska2,000 Nevada2,500 New Hampshire1,000 New Jersey25,000 New Mexico2,000 New York400,000 North Carolina12,000 Ohio50,000 Oregon6,000 Pennsylvania95,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Judiciary of the United States. (search)
The 1st circuit consists of the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island; 2d, Connecticut, New York, and Vermont; 3d, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; 4th, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; 5th, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; 6th, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee; 7th, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; 8th, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming; 9th, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, and Washington. Each judge of the Supreme Court is allotted a circuit, and is required to attend that circuit at least one term every two years. Salary of chief-justice, $10,500; each justice, $10,000 a year. Circuit courts, established and organized by Congress. Each of the circuits has allotted to it one of the judges of the Supreme Court, and has a local judge appointed, termed circuit judge. There are twenty-five circu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Labor, industrial (search)
Territories have laws which may be fairly construed as prohibiting boycotting: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The following States and Territories have laws which may be fairly construed as prohibiting blacklisting: Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Dakota. South Dakota. In the following States it is unlawful for any employer to exact an agreement either written or verbal, from an employe not to join or become a member of any labor organization, as a condition of employment: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The following is a summary of the laws of those States that have adopted the eight-hour work-limit: California. Eight hours of labor const
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mallery, Garrick 1831-1894 (search)
Mallery, Garrick 1831-1894 Ethnologist; born in Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 23, 1831; graduated at Yale College in 1850; became a lawyer in Philadelphia in 1853. When the Civil War broke out he entered the National army; became lieutenant-colonel and brevet colonel. When the regular army was reorganized in 1870 he was commissioned captain in the 1st United States Infantry. In 1876 he was assigned to the command of Fort Rice in Dakota Territory, where he became interested in the mythology and history of the Dakota Indians; in 1879 he was retired from the army and made ethnologist of the United States bureau of ethnology. His publications include A calendar of the Dakota nation; The former and present number of our Indians; A collection of gestures, signs, and signals of the North American Indians; Pictographs of the North American Indians; Picture writing of the American. Indians, etc. He died in Washington, D. C., Oct. 24, 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Militia, United States (search)
n 6001,000170,000 Unknown. Rhode Island Brigade of Rhode Island Militia 19 111 98 786 1,030 69,00037,500 Samoa Samoan Volunteers 68 400 Unknown. South Carolina South Carolina Volunteer State Troops. 9 865 96 2,058 5,000 110,000 8,000 South Dakota South Dakota National Guard 3 46 52 1,000 53,000 6,700 Tennessee National Guard State of Tennessee 2 1,480 3,000 165,000 14,000 Texas Texas Volunteer Guard 50 191 210 2,793 No limit. 350,000 5,000 Utah National Guard of Utah 15 21 286 1,South Dakota National Guard 3 46 52 1,000 53,000 6,700 Tennessee National Guard State of Tennessee 2 1,480 3,000 165,000 14,000 Texas Texas Volunteer Guard 50 191 210 2,793 No limit. 350,000 5,000 Utah National Guard of Utah 15 21 286 1,000 40,000 10,000 Vermont National Guard of Vermont 1876 617 No limit. 45,000 9,500 Virginia Virginia Volunteers 250 190 805 5,176 300,000 11,200 Washington National Guard of Washington 11 73 54 669 1,877 96,000 Unknown. West VirginiaWest Virginia National Guard20 20 945 8,359 130,000 16,700 Wisconsin Wisconsin National Guard 8 67 69 2,692 3,122 400,000 100,000 Wyoming Wyoming National Guard348 1,078 180,000 5,000 Grand aggregates 911 4,576 5,459 96,899 199,694 11,448,300 $3,282,407
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
d A Sioux massacre. September butchered inhabitants at three points in Minnesota, and at posts beyond the boundary of the State. For nine days the Sioux besieged Fort Ridgely. Fort Abercrombie was also besieged, and twice assaulted; and in that region the Indians murdered about 500 white inhabitants, mostly defenceless women and children. Gen. H. H. Sibley was sent with a body of militia to crush the Indians. He attacked a large force under Little Crow at Wood Lake, and drove them into Dakota, making 500 of their number prisoners. Tried by court-martial, 300 of them were sentenced to be hanged. The President interfered, and only thirty-seven of the worst offenders were executed, Feb. 28. 1863. The Sioux War was not ended until the summer of 1863, when General Pope took command of that department, picketed the line of settlements in the far Northwest with 2,000 soldiers, and took vigorous measures to disperse the hostile bands. Generals Sibley and Sully moved against them in J
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Montana, State of (search)
Montana, State of Is bounded on the north by British Columbia and the Northwest Territory; on the east by North and South Dakota; on the south by Wyoming and Idaho; and on the west by Idaho; area, 146,080 square miles; capital, Helena; admitted to the Union Nov. 8, 1889. State seal of Montana. By act of Congress in May, 1864, Montana. was taken from the eastern portion of Idaho and organized as a separate Territory. The State is exceedingly rich in mineral productions, especially gold, silver, copper, lead, and coal. There are also very large and excellent tracts of grazing land. The population in 1890 was 132,159; in 1900, 243,329. See United States, Montana, in vol. IX. Territorial governors. Sydney Edgertonterm beginsJune 22, 1864 Thos. Francis Meagheracting1865 Green Clay Smithterm beginsJuly 13, 1866 James M. Ashleyterm beginsApril 9, 1869 Benjamin F. Pottsterm beginsJuly 13, 1870 John Schuyler Crosbyterm begins1883 B. Platt Carpenterterm begins1884 Samuel
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nebraska, (search)
Nebraska, Was made a Territory May 30, 1854, embracing 351,558 square miles. A portion was set off to Colorado in February, 1861, and another portion to Dakota in March. In March, 1863, Nebraska was further shorn by taking off the Territory of Idaho. In 1860 the people voted against the proposition to form a State government. In State seal of Nebraska. April, 1864, Congress authorized the people to organize a State government, but the continuance of war and the prevalence of Indian hostilities prevented action in the matter until early in the year 1866, when the territorial legislature framed a constitution, which was ratified in June. A bill to admit Nebraska as a State passed Congress soon afterwards, but President Johnson withheld his signature. A similar bill was passed in January, 1867, but was vetoed by the President It was passed over his veto by a vote of 30 to 9 in the Senate and of 120 to 44 in the House, and Nebraska was admitted as the thirty-seventh State of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), North Dakota, State of (search)
North Dakota, State of A northern frontier State, formed by the division of Dakota Territory into two States in 1889; is bounded on the north by the Canadian provinces of Assiniboia and Manitoba, east by Minnesota, south by South Dakota, and wesSouth Dakota, and west by Montana. It is limited in latitude by 46° to 49° N., and in longitude by 96° 30′ to 104° 5′ W. Area, 70,795 square miles, in thirty-nine counties; population in 1890, 182,719; in 1900, 319,146. Capital, Bismarck. Although the State yields c858, when the State of Minnesota was organized, the Territory of Nebraska having been already separated, the remainder of Dakota was left without legal name or existence. By the act of Congress of March 2, 1861, the Territory of Dakota State seal ts capital was located at Yankton. In 1883 the capital was removed to Bismarck, and in 1884 the act for the admission of Dakota into the Union was passed. In 1888 a convention met at Watertown and expressed a desire that the northern portion of th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Public domain. (search)
3 29,685,120 Missouri 43,795,84068,431 43,795,840 Montana 93,593,600146,240 32,273,825 61,319,775 Nebraska 49,137,28076,777 There were 277,305.25 acres of resurveys executed in Grant and Hooker counties, Neb., not counted in this column, because previously counted in the surveyed area.49,087,85649,424 Nevada 70,336,640 109,901 36,742,515 33,594,125 North Dakota 44,910,080 70,172 36,119,403 8,790,677 Ohio 26,062,72040,723 26,062,720 Oregon 61,277,44095,746 45,307,463 15,969,977 South Dakota 49,206,400 76,885 43,357,033 5,849,367 Utah 52,541,440 82,096 18,544,687 33,996,753 Wisconsin 35,274,88055,117 35,274,880 Washington 42,746,88066,792 27,203,00615,543,874 Wyoming 62,433,28097,552 53,905,824 8,527,456 Alaska 368,103,68575,162 2,084 368,101,596 Arizona 72,792,320113,738 17,464,25055,328,070 Indian Territory 19,658,88030,717 19,658.880 New Mexico 78,428,800122,545 50,934,42927,494,371 Oklahoma 24,774,40038,710 24,695,192 79,208 ——————————————
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