LEGISLATURE.

Next session.

of

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Next State election.

miles.

g'sm'n.

No limit..1 W. Jan. '99.

John W. Griggs, R......No limit..12 Tu. Jan. '98.

Washington.

West Virginia

Wisconsin..

Madison.

Wyoming..

Cheyenne.

Capitals.

Montpeller.
Richmond..
Olympia..
Charleston..

Josiah Grout, R.

J. Hoge Tyler, D.

3Governors.

Term.

TERRITORIES-(Continued).

LEGISLATURE.

Next session.

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of

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miles.

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1 W.

Get. '98..

*1 Tu. Sept. '98..

9.565

90 days..

John R. Rogers, P. (F.).
G. W. Atkinson, R.
Edward Scofield, R.
W. A. Richards, R.

60 days..

45 days..

No limit.. 40 days...

1 W. Dec. '99.
*W. a. 2 M. Jan. '99.
*2 W. Jan. '99..
*2 W. Jan. '99.
*T Tu. Jan. '99.

Tu. a. 1 M. Nov. '99..
Tu. a. 1 M. Nov. '98.
Tu. a. 1 M. Nov. 1900.
*Tu. a. 1 M. Nov. '98.
*Tu. a. 1 M. Nov. '98.

One delegate in Congress. Adjourned session.
Including 70 square miles in District of Colum-
1Inclusive of land and water.
For terms of office, salaries, etc., of Governors and other State officers (including names of other officiale) see under title
Sessions annual.
Quadrennial.
†Annual elections.
Forty days after 1899.
hundred and twenty days this year.
Republicans; "D," Democrats; "P," Populists; "F," Fusion.
"R,'
"State Governments.'

AMERICAN FLAG.

The official National ensign contains 45
stars in a blue field, arranged in 6 rows-
the 1st, 3d and 5th rows having 8 stars
each, and the others having 7 stars each.
The garrison flag of the Army is made of
bunting, 36 feet fly and 20 feet hoist;
thirteen stripes, and in the upper quarter,
next the staff, is the field or "union" of
stars, equal to the number of States, on
blue field, over one-third length of the flag.
extending to the lower edge of the fourth
The storm flag
red stripe from the top.
is 20 feet by 10 feet, and the recruiting
flag. 9 feet 9 inches by 4 feet 4 inches.
The "American Jack" is the "Union" of
name originating with the
of the English flag at the blend-
the flag, its
St.
"'union'
with
Saltier
Andrew's
ing of St.

white, the union of the ensign bearing the
arms of the United States in dark blue
The sixteen stripes
represented the number of States which
white field.'
to the Union at that
had been admitted
time, and no change has been made since.
Prior to 1871 it bore an eagle in the union
of the pennant, which was then substi-
tuted by thirteen blue stars in a white
field, but the eagle and stars are still re-
June 14, the anniversary of the adoption of
tained in the flag.
is celebrated as
the "Stars and Stripes,"
Flag Day in very many of the States, espe-
cially by the children of the public schools.

The New-York Legislature passed a bill
in February, 1895, prohibiting the display
of foreign flags on any public building in
A Colorado law of February,
1895, prohibits the display of any foreign
the State.
flag in that State, except over the build-
ings occupied by the several consuls.

balance in
Of-
Patent
the
of
credit
In every year since
the
fice of $4,718,639 47.
1861 there has been a surplus over all
expenditures; and in every year but eight
since the foundation of the Patent Office
on its present basis, in 1836, there has
been a surplus. In proportion to popula-
were issued to citi-
zens of Connecticut than to those of any
more patents
tion,
other State, and next in order came the
Massachusetts,
Columbia,
of
District
New-Jersey,
Island,
Rhode

Colorado and Montana.

PATENT OFFICE STATISTICS. The method of procedure to obtain patent is to be found on page 89 of "The For the cal Tribune Almanac" of 1896. endar year of 1896 there were 42,077 apfor designs. 1.828 patents, caventa 2.271

tications for

77

2.005

for of

countries, England taking the lead with

and others of a lesser number. The library has a record of 819,120 patents issued by 137.159 which of countries, foreign fund in 1896.

were

"Rep." denotes Republican; "Dem. (Sil.)," Silver Democrat; "Dem. (S. M.)," Sound Money or National Democrat; "Nat. Dem.." National Democrat; "Pop.," Populist; "Sil., Silver Party; "Nat. Pro.," National Prohibition; "Pro.," Prohibition; "Soc.Lab.," Socialist-Labor; "Fus.," Fusion; "Ind.," Independent. Where appears "Pop.Dem.," "Dem.-Pop.," or similar combinations, it means that the candidate is the nominee of the first organization designated, and was indorsed by the others. ALABAMA. ALABAMA-(Continued).

1885 1688 649 1385 1053 1484 1376 1697 730 847 1040 1029

1465 1977

1Total vote for Levering, Pro., 2,147; Bryan and Watson, Pop., 24,089. 2Indorsed by Republicans.

VOTE ON STATE TICKET, 1896. Secretary of State-James A. Grimmett, Rep., 82,108; James K. Jackson, Dem., 122,819.

Treasurer-John A. Bingham, Pop., 76,834; Geo. W. Ellis, Dem., 116,941.

Auditor-Wm. S. Forman, Pop., 79,553; Walter B. White, Dem., 120,774.

Attorney-General-Wm. H. Smith, jr., Rep., 78,624; Wm. C. Fitts, Dem., 116,780. Superintendent of Education-Wm. M. Wood, Pop., 78,952; John O. Turner, Dem., 115,447.

Commissioner of Agriculture-Joseph H. Harris, Pop., 78,529; I. F. Culver, Dem., 115,734.

VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN, 1896.

I. Frank H. Threet, Rep., 4,281; G. W. Taylor. Dem. (Sil.), 11,890; J. Stevens, Pop., 648.

II. Thos. H. Clarke, Dem. (S. M.), 5,361; Jesse F. Stallings, Dem. (Sil.), 11,703; J. C. Fonville, Pop., 3,856.

III. Geo. L. Coner, Dem. (S. M.), Rep., 5,754; Henry D. Clayton, Dem. (Sil.), 11,671: E. C. Jackson, Pop., 4,769.

IV. Wm. F. Aldrich, Rep., Pop., 7,345; T. S. Plowman, Dem. (Sil.), 10,312; Edmund H. Dryer, Dem. (S. M.), 658.

V. A. T. Goodwin, Pop., Rep., 8,742;
Willis Brewer, Dem. (Sil.), 13,587.
VI. A. S. Vandergraff, Dem. (S.
Rep.. 4,985; John H. Bankhead, Dem.,
10,148; G. S. Youngblood, Pop., 3,295.

M.),