The daily sentinel., 1900-12-31
JUST A CENTURY AGO.

JUNT "A CEMTUKY AGO.
In the closing month othe last OF this
thing fall reminiscent mood An obvious
Election among the many that such time is what
doing this period hundred years ago. when the
last century rapidly reaching its end and the
the threshold In December 1900 the United States had
population Of less than and of S27S44
miles There 10 states Vermont Kentucky and Tennes
having added to the ogona 49, Maine that
still part of Massachusetts, while Ohio territory to
be admitted three later The newly formed
tory Indiana embraced between Ohio and the Mss
spp which then boundary of the United
John Adams president of the United and
Thomas Jefferson vice>president John Marshall subsequently
the chief justice secretary of state He had been
pointed that position May 81 8oo upon the removal Tins
ohy Pickering who had held the position during the
part of Wahingtons administration few days before his
McHenr the secretary had resigned
Samuel Dexter of Massachusetts, appointed that position
day John Marshall secretary state
Oliver Woco secretary the treasury November ~ 1Soo
notified the speaker of the House of Representatives had
resigned his position the resignation take effect the
These changes the cabinet the topics
political discussion hundred years ago. They
dences such divisions the administration party presaged
the presidential election Benjamin Sodde
Maryland secretary the navy Joseph Habersham of Geo
ga postmaster general and Charles Lee of Virginia attorney
general in December 1900 Marshals the only
which will be generally recognized
present
Congress then holding its first session in Washington.
John Howard of Maryland president pro
and Theodore Sedgw of Massachusetts, speaker of the
house James Ross OF Pttsburg William
Bingham of Philadelphia the from Pennsylvania
President Adams delivered his annual address person
the houses November brief and begun with
illusion to the assembling OF the permanent
government the then recently created District of Colum
ba and suggestions the legislation therefore He
then stated that compliance with law of the last congress-
the officers and discharged This the that had soldiers
of the that had been raised of threatened
hosttes with France afforded him real pleasure he
recoc the honorable testimony they Of the patriotic
tves which brought them into the service of their country by
readiness regularity with which they the
private This last may have
the folks those days who like the against
milarsm and large army.
The president asked for further legislation perfect
judiciary of the nation He noted that amty
with the King Prussia had been concluded but
that the difficulties which suspended the execution of the sixth
article of treaty OF amity commerce and navigation with
Great Britain had not been removed The
binary and ministers plenpotenay France announced
had been received by the first consul with the due
their character and three with equal appointed
with them satisfactory looked for The
president then urged the creation Of and the o6
cation Of some OF principal seapo and harbor well
the manufacturing OF within the The president
especially addressing the house of representatives said that he
observed with much satisfaction that the product Of the
during year had been considerable than during any
period This the substance of the presidents ad
Dress for which the has been substituted hundred
years ago On December IS President Adams able
that had been reached with the French
public the century closed with the United States
the world