Houston, Tex.... 44,633 42,345 Lancaster, Penn.. 41,459 Lincoln, Neb. 40,169 Brockton, Mass.. 40,063 Binghamton, N. Y 39,647 Augusta, Ga... 39,441 Pawtucket, R. I.. 38,415 Little Rock, Ark.. 38,307 Springfield, Ohio.. 38,253 Galveston, Tex.. 37,789 27,557 Terre Haute, Ind. 36,673 30,217 21.3 Oshkosh, 31,494 30,311 19.7 Woonsocket, R. I. Col... 28,157 24,558 14.6 South Bend, Ind.. 35,999 21,819 64.9 Atlantic City, N. 16.7 Passaic, N. J.. 21,805 64.8 Bay City, Mich... Elmira, N. Y. 35,672 30,893 Allentown, Penn.. 35,416 Davenport, Iowa.. 35,254 McKeesport, Penn. 34,227 15.4 Fort Worth, Tex.. 25,228 40.3 Lexington, Ky.... 26,872 31.1 Gloucester, Mass.. 20,741 65.0 South Omaha, Neb 24,963 36.8 New-Britain, Conn 34,072 27,909 22.0 Council Bluffs, I'a 33,988 20,226 68.0 Cedar Rapids, I'a. 33,708 20,793 62.1 Easton, Penn...... 33,664 23,031 46.1 Jackson, Mich... 33,608 31,007 8.3 26,688 23,076 15.6 Topeka, Kan.. EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS OF UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1, 1900. (From report of United States Bureau of Education for 1899.) school lic vate school exteach-| high high penditures. ers. sch's sch's 7,303 541 561 $808,273 No. of No. of of of pupils en public pub-] pri-[ rolled in [the public schools. 433,733 Arizona Territory... | Robert L. Long. Arkansas. California.. Colorado.. Connecticut.. Delaware... District of Columbia Florida.. Georgia. Idaho.. Illinois.. Indian Territory.. Iowa... Kansas.. Kentucky.. Louisiana. Maine.. Maryland.. Massachusetts... 1Decrease. J. J. Doyne. Thomas J. Kirk. Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell. W. N. Sheats.. R. C. Barrett.. H. V. McChesney. J. V. Calhoun.. Martin Bates Stephens. A. T. Stuart. 151,325 4,085 840 108,455 2,792 Frank Nelson.. THE AMERICAN FLAG OR NATIONAL ENSIGN. The official National ensign contains 45 stars in a blue field, arranged in 6 rowsthe 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 red stripe from the top. The storm flag 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 the flag, its name originating with the "union" of the English flag at the blending of St. Andrew's Saltier with St. George's Cross. The "narrow pennant" or "whip" has the union composed of thirteen white stars in horizontal line on a blue field, one-fourth the length of the pennant, the remaining three-fourths of a red and a white stripe, each of the same breadth at any part of the taper, with the red uppermost. The Revenue Marine Service flag, created by Act of Congress, March 2, 1799, was originally prescribed to "consist of sixteen perpendicular stripes, alternate red and white, the union of the ensign bearing the arms of the United States in dark blue on a white field." The sixteen stripes represented the number of States which had been admitted to the Union at that time, and no change has been made since. Prior to 1871 it bore an eagle in the union of the pennant, which was then substituted by thirteen blue stars in a white field, but the eagle and stars are still retained in the flag. June 14, the anniversary of the adoption of the "Stars and Stripes," is celebrated as Flag Day in many of the States, especially by the children of the public schools. 39.343 811,929 1,167,681 519,199 1,161,484 518,989 6,407 14,430 1,430 14.913 44,845 9,249,547 45,862,023 9,121,867 7,638,360 *The figures under the census of 1900 had not been compiled when The Tribune Almanac went to press. THE ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE. An Ecumenical Conference for the discussion of missions and missionary wark was held in New-York City, beginning on Saturday, April 21, and closing on May 1. The total number of organizations represented was 108, divided as follows: Benjamin Harrison, former President of the United States, was honorary president of the conference, which was composed of about 2,000 delegates. Every subject pertaining to the welfare and spread of foreign missionary work was considered, the two leading questions decided being the need for the extension of schools, and the importance of medical knowledge among missionaries. One of the most significant lessons taught by the conference was the amity existing among all Protestant churches in mission work, and the great religious problems were discussed without a note of discord. |