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$84,513.32; net income, $332,390.16. The figures 

 show an increase in freight receipts of $104,246.85; 

 in passenger receipts, of $67,060.56; in receipts 

 from mail, express, rents, and miscellaneous, of 

 $8,752.30; total increase, $180,059.71. 



The report of the Wilmington and New Castle 

 Railway Company for the year ending June 30 

 shows: Gross receipts, railway and electric light, 

 $42,158.52; operating expenses, including insur- 

 ance, accidents, and damages, $23,003.90; earnings 

 over operating expenses, $19,154.62; sale of capital 

 stock, 400 shares at $10 par, $4,000; income, 

 $23,154.62. 



Wilmington Harbor. The amount expended 

 for the improvement of Christiana river and Wil- 

 mington harbor to June 30, 1899, was $453,552.62, 

 of which $51,357.84 was expended on the present 

 project. 



Political. State officers were chosen at the 

 November election. 



Two conventions were, held by the Republicans 

 early in the year to choose delegates to the na- 

 tional convention. The Union, or " Addicks," 

 Republicans had proposed to the regular Repub- 

 licans that a joint call should be issued for a 

 common primary on the basis of equality of repre- 

 sentation in the 35 legislative districts, but the 

 proposition was rejected. The regular convention 

 was called for Feb. 27, and the Union call fol- 

 lowed for the same day. Later, the former fac- 

 tion changed to March 21, on account of a rule 

 adopted by the national committee, requiring 

 thirty days' notice instead of twenty. It was 

 then too late for the other convention to be called 

 for the same day, as only thirty days intervened 

 between the call of the regulars and the date they 

 had fixed, and the Union Republicans met April 3. 

 The Credentials Committee of the Republican Na- 

 tional Convention, by a vote of 38 to 9, reported 

 in favor of seating the Union delegation. The 

 regular Republicans refused to accept a half vote 



the convention. 



The regular Republicans called a convention for 

 nominating State officers for Aug. 21. The Union 

 Republicans assembled Aug. 6, having changed 

 their fiist date of Aug. 23. They made nomina- 

 tions at the former date, and then held another 

 convention, Aug. 23, at which time they accepted 

 the presidential electors nominated by the regu- 

 lars. The ticket of the regulars differed except 

 as to the electors, the Attorney-General, and the 

 candidate for the unexpired term in Congress of 

 Mr. Hoffecker, deceased, for which both factions 

 nominated his son. But in October the two fac- 

 tions agreed upon a ticket, which was: For 'Gov- 

 ernor, John Hunn; Lieutenant Governor, Philip 

 L. Cannon; Attorney-General, Herbert H. Ward; 



surance Commissioner, George W. Marshall; 

 usurer, Martin B. Burris ; Auditor, Purnal B. 

 prton; Representative in Congress short term, 

 "alter O. Hoffecker : long term, L. Heisler Ball. 



The Democratic convention was held Sept. 11. 

 The ticket follows: For Governor, Peter J. Ford; 

 Lieutenant Governor, William F. Hoey; Attorney- 

 General, Peter L. Cooper, Jr. ; Insurance Commis- 

 sioner, Francis D. Baldwin ; Treasurer, William L. 

 Sirman; Auditor, Waller Donoho; Representative 

 in Congress short term, Edward Fowler; long 

 term, Alexander M. Daly. 



The Prohibitionists nominated: For Governor, 

 Richard M. Cooper; Lieutenant Governor, John 

 Hutton; Insurance Commissioner, Charles H. 

 Mason; Treasurer, W. H. Ridgeway; Auditor, 

 Daniel B. Maloney; Representative in Congress 

 short term, Lewis M. Price; long term, L. W. 



t'osius. 

 The Social Democratic candidates were: For 



Governor, Gustav E. Reinicke; Lieutenant Gov- 

 ernor, Paul Scheuler; Representative in Congress 

 short term, John J. Mettler; long term, Nathan 

 Shtofman. 



The Republicans carried the State. On presi- 

 dential electors the vote stood : Average Republic- 

 an, 22,529; Democratic, 18,858; Prohibitionist, 538; 

 Social Democratic, 57. For Governor: Republic- 

 an, 22,421; Democratic, 18,808; Prohibitionist, 574 ; 

 Social Democratic, 59. 



The Legislature will stand: Republicans, 9; 

 Democrats, 8. House: Republicans, 20; Demo- 

 crats, 15. 



DENMARK, a kingdom in northern Europe. 

 The legislative body, called the Rigsdag, consists 

 of an upper house, the Landsthing, containing 66 

 members, 12 appointed for life by the Crown and 

 54 elected for eight years by indirect suffrage, and 

 a popular assembly, the Folkething, containing 

 114 members elected by the direct suffrage of all 

 male citizens thirty years of age, excepting crimi- 

 nals, paupers, and servants, for three years, one 

 member for every 16,000 inhabitants. The reign- 

 ing King is Christian IX, born April 18, 1818, son 

 of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- 

 Gliicksburg, appointed by the treaty signed at 

 London on May 8, 1852, heir to Frederik VII, the 

 last sovereign of the house Oldenburg, whom he 

 succeeded on Nov. 15, 1863. The heir apparent is 

 Prince Frederik, born June 3, 1843. The Cabinet 

 of Ministers at the beginning of 1900 was com- 

 posed of the following members: President of the 

 Council and Minister of Finance, H. E. Horring, 

 appointed May 25, 1897; Minister of the Interior, 

 V. de Ludvig Bramsen, appointed Aug. 28, 1899; 

 Minister of Justice and for Iceland, H. E. Hor- 

 ring, ad interim ; Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. 

 F. Ravn, ad interim ; Minister of War, Col. J. G. 

 F. Schnack, appointed Aug. 28, 1899; Minister of 

 Marine, Vice-Admiral N. F. Ravn, appointed Jan. 

 4, 1879; Minister of Education and Worship, 

 Bishop H. V. Sthyr, appointed May 25, 1897; 

 Minister of Agriculture, Alfred Hage, appointed 

 May 25, 1897. 



Area and Population. Denmark has an area 

 of 15,289 square miles, and in 1890 had 2,185,335 

 inhabitants, of whom 1,059,322 were males and 

 1,112,983 females. The annual increase since 1870 

 had averaged 1 per cent. Of the total population 

 882,000 depended on agriculture, 534,000 on in- 

 dustries, and 208,000 were day laborers or of no 

 fixed occupation. The number of marriages in 

 1898 was 17,872; of births, 71,677; of deaths, 36,- 

 669 ; excess of births, 35,008. The number of emi- 

 grants, nearly all destined for the United States, 

 was 2,340 in 1898 and the same number in 1899. 



Finances. The revenue in 1899 was 71,193,060 

 kroner, and expenditure 76,259,212 kroner. The 

 estimated revenue for 1900 was 67,672,188 kroner; 

 estimated expenditure, 69,494,095 kroner. For 

 1901 the revenue was estimated at 72,875,070 

 kroner, and expenditure at 72,178,455 kroner. Of 

 the revenue indirect taxes give 51,389,100 kroner, 

 mainly customs and excise receipts; direct taxes, 

 10,638,700 kroner; interest on state assets, 4,443,- 

 043 kroner; revenue from capital and funding of 

 debt, 3,659,905 kroner; balance from lotteries, 

 1,090,000 kroner; balance from domains, 893,424 

 kroner; separate revenues, 538,317 kroner; posts 

 and telegraphs, 222,581 kroner. The expenditures 

 were allotted as follow: Ministry of War, 11,022,- 

 419 kroner; Ministry of Marine, 7,787,316 kroner; 

 interest and management of state debt, 7,059,300 

 kroner; Ministry of Public Worship and Instruc- 

 tion, 6,344,134 kroner; Ministry of Finance, 4,784,- 

 848 kroner; pensions, civil and military, 3,349,541 

 kroner; Ministry of Agriculture, 3,223,082 kroner; 



