at Iberia. The State Reformatory, at Mansfield. The Asylum for Epileptics, at Gallipolis, and the State Hospital, at Massillon. All these buildings are modern, and complete in all their appliances and accessories.

OHIO CITIES.

The chief city is Cincinnati, on the Ohio river, with a population of approximately 350,000. Next in importance and population is Cleveland, with 330,000; third, Columbus, 150,000; fourth, Toledo, 125,000; fifth, Dayton, 100,000.

Five cities had, according to the last federal census, a population in excess of 20,000-Youngstown, 33 220; Springfield, 31,895; Akron, 27,601; Canton, 26,189; Zanesville, 21.009. Thirteen cities had in 1890 a population in excess of 10,000— Findlay, 18,553; Sandusky, 18,471; Hamilton, 17,565; Lima, 15.987; Newark, 14,270; Mansfield, 13,473; Steubenville, 13,394; Portsmouth, 12,394; Chillicothe, 11,288; East Liverpool, 10,956; Tiffin, 10,801; Massillon, 10,092. All these have increased their population nearly or quite twenty per cent. since 1890.

HISTORICAL.

The Eries,

The aboriginal tribes inhabiting the State three centuries ago were: who occupied the south shores of Lake Erie; the Delawares, who inhabited the valleys of the Muskingum and its upper tributaries; the Shawnees, in the valley of the Scioto; and the Ottawas, Miamis, Illinois and Wyandots (or Hurons) who were spread over the northwestern part of the State and into the valleys of the two Miamis. Other incursive and fragmentary tribes occupied portions of the territory from time to time. In 1650, the Iroquois pushed westward, and, after exterminating the Eries, took possession of their country, to eventually meet a similar fate at the hands of the white man.

Prior to 1750 a few French and English trading posts were established within the boundaries of the State. The first settlement was made at Marietta in 1788, by Manassah Cutler and his associates. In 1784 Virginia ceded the whole of the northwestern territory so far as her claims went, to the United States and it was organized under the ordinance of 1787.

The Western Reserve was settled in 1798 by emigrants from Connecticut. By the year 1800, permanent settlements had been established in all parts of the State by emigrants from the Fastern and Southeastern States. Indian wars were almost incessant until the Treaty of Greenville in 1795.

Chillicothe, in Ross county, was the original capital of the State; in 1809 it was removed to Zanesville, Muskingum county; thence back again to Chillicothe in a few years; in 1816 the seat of government was permanently fixed at Columbus, Franklin county, near the geographical center of the State. In 1835, the dispute over the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan culminated in an emuete known as the "Toledo War." Governor Lucas convened the Legislature in extra session, and was authorized to call the militia of the State into action to maintain the claims of Ohio. Fortunately, actual hostilities were averted through the pacific intervention of the General Government. In 1850-1851, a new Constitution was formed, which, with subsequent amendments, constitutes the present organic law of the State.

Ohio ranked eighteenth among the states in 1803, third in 1840, and fourth in 1890. The great canal system of the State was mooted in 1817, began in 1825, and completed within a decade and when finished constituted 788 miles of canal, costing $16,000,000. It has now fallen into disuse.

Our present railway system was begun in 1836 and now contains over 10,000 miles of lines and nearly 3,000 miles of spurs and sidings, with a capital stock of $600,000,000, a funded debt of $500,000,000 and a floating debt of $300,000,000. The electric railway system is still in its infancy but bids fair to rival the old system by the close of the first decade of the twentieth century.

Abbott, John Q.,
Adams, Perry M.,
Alexander, J. Park,
Amos, James O.,
Ashburn, Thos. Q.,
Avery, Elroy M.,
Bain, John,
Beebe, Wm. G.,
Blake, Wm. V.,

Brady, Geo. F.,
Brorein, Wm. G.,
Brown, James,
Brown, McPherson,
Buchanan, Jno. A.,
Burke, Vernon H.,
Burns, Thos. A.,
Cable, Chas. A.,
Carpenter, Frank G.,
Carpenter, Jeremiah L.,
Chapman, Henry,
Clark, Wm. T.,
Cleveland, Henry J.,
Clingman, Edward N.,
Cohen, Alfred M.,
Cole, Amos B.,
Conley, Wm. F.,

Corcoran, M. T.,
Crandall, Elias,
Cromley, Thad. E.,
Dana, Chas. S.,
Decker, Wm. E.,
Dodge, Martin,
Doty, H. Walter,
Earnhart, Moses B.,
Eckley, Harvey J.,
Ely, Geo. H.,
Falloon, George,
Finck, Wm. E., Jr.,
Fleischmann, Chas.,
Forbes, Jesse P.,
Fox, George B.,
Garfield, James R.,
Gaumer, Daniel H.,
Gear, Wm. C.,

Geyer, John L.,

Green, John P.,

Hamilton, Geo. B.,

Hankey, John R.,

SENATORS FROM 1890 TO 1900.

Harbaugh, Thos. J.,
Hardesty, Walter S.,
Hart, Hugh A.,
Harper, John W.,
Harper, Wm. M.,
Hermann, Chas.,
Herron, John W.,
Hildebrand, Geo.,
Hogg, Chas. M.,
Howard, Chas. F.,
Howells, Anthony,
Hughey, James M.,
Hutsinpiller, Jno. C.,
Hysell, Nial R.,
Iden, George,
Johnson, James D.,
Jones, Lake F.,
Jones, Wm. M.,
Kerr, Winfield S.,
Kennon, David C.,
Kirchner, Frank,
Lampson, Elbert L,
Laning, Jay F.,
Lawlor, Henry J.,
Leet, Wm. G.,

Long, Geo. S.,
Lowrey, Virgil C.,
Lutz, Byron,

Marshall, Harry C.,
Massie, David M.,
May, Henry J.,
Miller, Wm. E.,
Mitchell, John,
Morison, David,
Morgan, John H.,
Mosgrove, Sam'l M.,
McConica, Thos. H.,
McMaken, Joseph J,
Nichols, Hugh L.,
Nichols, J. Wilbur,
Ohl, Lemuel C.,
Oren, Jesse N.,
Parker, Wilbur,
Pattison, John M.,

Phillips, Dudley B.,
Pluemer, Adolph,
Plum, Walter S.,

REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1890 TO

Adams, John C.,
Adams, Thomas D.,
Adkins, Chas. H.,

Allamam, Dan'l W.,

Aldrich, Geo. F.,

1900.

Plummer, John L.,
Porter, Morris,
Pugh, John C. L.,
Pumphrey, James B.,
Ramp, Samuel W.,
Rawlings, Doug. W.,
Reed, Edmund A.,
Richards, John K.,
Riley, John H.,
Robertson, Andrew J.,
Robertson, Chas. D.,
Rodgers, Benj. F.,
Rorick, John C.,
Rothert, Herman H.,
Ryan, John,

Schafer, Adam,
Schneider, Geo. A.,
Shattuc, W. B.,
Shaw, Melville D.,
Sheppard, Oscar,
Shryock, Chas. U.,.
Silver, Thos. H.,
Snyder, Chas. N.,
Sparks, Wm. E.,
Spencer, Frank O.,

Soncrant, John N.,
Stephens, Joseph L.,
Stewart, Harlan L.,
Stillwell, Newton,
Sullivan, John J.,
Sutton, William W.,
Thompson, Hugh W.,
Tissandier, Eli A.,
Valentine, Horace E.,
Van Cleaf, Aaron R.,
Vogt, John,
Voight, Lewis,
Von Seggern, Jno, R.,
Wallace, Wm. T.,
Welday, David M.,
Whittlesey, Friend,
Williams, Silas J.,
Wilson, Thos. B.,
Wolcott, Herbert W.,.

Wood, John A. B.,

Wightman, Chas. D.,
Zimmerman, John.

Arbenz, Fred. C.,

Armstrong, E. B.,
Ashford, Phil. M.,
Austin, Thomas,
Axline. John D.,
Baldwin, David C.,

Allen, John B.,

Aker, Wm. W.,