BASEBALL RECORD. The standing of the clubs of the various baseball organizations at the close of the season of 1900 was as follows: 1890, Brooklyn, 63 35 .643 84 28 750 87 25 .776 90 34 725 79 45 .637 84 47 .641 83 43 .659 Clubs. Chicago. Kan. City. Minneap. Buffalo. 12 12 10 7 13 11 Per eent. 1891, Boston, 1892, Boston (first half), 1892, Cleveland (second half), Chicago, Cleveland, 5 11 7 8 14 9 11 6 9 Minneapolis, 3 7 8 9 7 11 Games lost, 53 59 64 68 71 73 9 54 .388 86 43 .667 URBAN POPULATION, MARYLAND. Population of Ninety-eight Incorporated Cities, Towns and Villages in Maryland by BALTIMORE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION. On December 31, 1900, Governor Smith sioners, appointed by the Board of appointed Walter W. Crosby, of Massa- County Commissioners, receive no pay. chusetts, road engineer of Baltimore county, at a salary of $2,000 a year, with $500 for expenses. except an allowance of $125 a year or personal expenses. They must be tarpayers and citizens identified with the This appointment was made under the districts in which they live. The design, act of Assembly of 1900, Chapter 685. It of the law is to secure the best results to is made the duty of the engineer to sub- taxpayers out of the money levied for mit plans to a board of road commission- roads every year and remove the agencies ers, who will order repairs and construc- employed as far as possible from politition on his advice. The Road Commis-cal influences. PUPILS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MARYLAND. For the Year Ending July 31, 1900, for the Counties, and for the Year Ending December 31, 1899, Counties and for Baltimore City. 824 3019 2497 1532 4029 4105 2388 6493 3697 2894 1268 4162 3482 2105 5587 Carrol! 7428 St. Mary's, 1906 1746 3652 Cecil, Charles, 1615 1991 3606 Washington, 8600 441 9041 Dorchester, Frederick, 6573 Wicomico, 10769 Worcester, 3877 1268 5145 3475 1500 4975 Garrett. Harford, 356 300 114 130 390 365 140 131 365 368 123 118 297 274 83 127 302 287 106 124 468 450 136 132 4179 3914 1251 1356 10700 MILITARY STAFF OF GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. Gen. Charles A. Chipley, quartermaster-general, Easton. AIDS-DE-CAMP. Col. Charles Goldsborough, Baltimore. Col. Robert Taylor, Catonsville. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. During the year 1900 the Australian sists of a Senate and House of RepreCommonwealth was created by the fed- sentatives, both elected by the people. eration of six States-Tasmania, Victoria, Although the States make their own New South Wales, Queensland, South laws, these must receive the sanction of Australia and Western Australia. The the Crown or its representative before federated government was granted dur- becoming operative. The Federal or ing the summer by the British Parlia- general government will administer cusment. This government is modeled upon toms, excise, postal and other functions that of the United States of America, on the plan somewhat of the delegated and falls little short of complete inde- government of the United States. The pendence. The executive power is vested first Federal Parliament was opened in a governor-general. appointed by the January 1, 1901, by the Duke of York, and Crown, assisted by a Federal executive the Earl of Hopetoun was sworn in as the council. The Federal Parliament con- first governor of the commonwealth. PARIS ATHLETIC CONTESTS. Athletic championship games, open to the amateur athletes of the world, were held in France July 14 to 22, 1900, in connection with the Paris Exposition. American competitors won sixteen of the twenty-one world's championships. 100 metres run, 110 metres hurdle race, 60 metres run, 400 metres run, 1500 metres run, Of this number members of the Univer- A. C. Kraenzlein, C. Bennett, Running high jump, 1 metre 90 centim'rs, I. K. Baxter, Putting 16-lb. shot, 14 metres 10 centim'rs, Richard Sheldon, 2500 metres steeple chase. Pole vault, 3 metres 30 centimetres, 200 metres hurdle race, 4000 metres steeplechase, 800 metres flat race. Walter B. Tewksbury, Meyer Prinstein, Princeton. ( Pennsylvania Pennsylvania. N. York A. C. Throwing 16-pound hammer 167 ft. 4 in., Marathon race, 40 kilometres, making a circle of Paris; time 2 hrs. 49 min.. Tug-of-war, won by American scratch team, defeating Scandinavians, who had beaten the French. The week before the Paris games the Americans competed at the English Championship games in London and won eight of the thirteen events on the programme. A. F. Duffey, Georgetown, won the 100yards dash in 10 seconds. M. W. Long, New York Athletic Club, won the 440-yards run in 49 4-5 seconds. A. C. Kraenzlein, University of Pennsylvania, won the 120-yards hurdle race in 15 2-5 seconds, and the running broad jump with 22 feet 10 inches 1. K. Baxter, University of Pennsylvania, won running high jump with 6ft. 2 in. B. Johnson, New York Athletic Club, won the pole vault with 11 feet 4 inches. Richard Sheldon, New York Athletic Club, won the shot-put with 45 ft. 10 in. John Flanagan, New York Athlet: Club, won the 16-pound hammer throw with 163 feet. STEAMSHIP DISASTERS. fire,but suffering only $25,000 damage. The property loss was estimated at $5,000,00 The greatest steamship disaster of the year 1900 occurred on June 30, at Hoboken, N. J., when upwards of 200 per- The Pauillac, chartered by the Frenc? sons perished in a fire which destroyed Line to carry valuable American exhib three piers of the North German Lloyd to the Paris Fair, was seen only one and burned three liners besides numer- after she left New York for Havre, ous small craft. The fire started in a February 5, 1900. Part of her e bale of cotton in the early afternoon, consisted of copper, and was valued when the steamships and docks were $500,000. She had a crew of 56 men. crowded with sailors, passengers, 'long- not a trace of the vessel was ever hea shoremen and laborers. In twenty min- The British steamer Rosemorran, w utes ships and docks were a mass of flame. left Baltimore January 26 for Lond Hundreds, trapped in the steamships derry, Ireland, with a cargo of wheat Saale, Bremen and Main, or on the blaz- and a crew of 36 men, was the st ing piers perished miserably, though steamer of the year to be placed co many were rescued by tugs and other missing list. The Sloman Line lost vessels. The three ships named had no steam up, and, whether towed out into the stream or left at their docks, were equally a prey to the flames. The pride of the fleet, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, was more fortunate, being towed away from the scene of the disaster on Livorno, which steered past Sandy Ho February 28, bound to Santos and w not seen again. She had a crew of 35 men. The Baltimore steam bark Severn, which left Newport News September 10 for Santos, Brazil, with a crew of 21 men, was not heard from. Climatic Divisions. MONTHLY RAINFALL IN BALTIMORE FOR FOURTEEN YEARS. Month. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. January March. April. May June July. Aug September October.. November 2.57 3.35 4.22 1.80 4.89 6.42 1.78 1.46 4.67 2.62 2.05 2.99 3.50 2.11 4.69 2.83 2.53 4.80 5.52 2.41 4.43 3.53 0.83 7.07 5.13 1.32 5.47 4.65 3.49 4.62 5.71 4.07 7.94 7.20 1.38 1.19 2.94 4.70 2.40 2.58 4.93 3.17 2.44 2.11 8.70 3.94 2.48 3,15 3.52 3.80 7.42 1.44 3.19 1.84 1.89 2.06 2.57 4.22 6.82 5.98 3.11 6.35 3.78 7.26 3.04 1.61 6.88 3.86 3.29 1.00 4.44 3.22 6.17 2.42 5.45 4.87 2.26 3.29 2.83 3.94 2.57 1.06 2.16 4.34 8.32 2.82 11.03 3.61 7.79 4.07 1.88 1.73 3.40 6.32 6.93 3.51 1.64 1.51 4.15 6.17 1.40 6.44 4.24 1.83 1.81 1.41 2.43 1.93 4.71 6.09 4.86 2.91 2.80 4.90 4.59 4.76 5.46 2.36 1.80 4.75 6.01 4.14 2.17 1.56 7.09 4.26 1.06 2.99 4.12 5.73 2.76 .26 3.44 3.80 2.20 1.11 3.67 3.97 2.09 1.68 2.02 3.04 6.45 74 1.33 3.85 3.78 1.90 1.86 3.34 4.39 4.34 2.27 1.81 December..... 5.04 3.26 0.61 2.67 3.24 2.28 2.29 4.12 2.84 0.37 3.40 3.34 1.40 2.07 Totals........ 43.59 41.53 62.35 46.96 54.2145.05 32.15 38.24 40.47 38.59 47.4936.46 40.59 125 TEMPERATURE OF THE SEASONS. The mean temperature for the four climatic divisions of Maryland during the seasons of the year is as follows: Seasons. -Seasonal Changes. Spring. Summer Autumn. [Summer Jan. TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR BALTIMORE, 1900. Feb. || Mar. || Apr. || May. ||June. || July.|| Aug. || Sept. Oct. |