The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-21
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
The Weeks DOings at the Ma
tiOnal Capital
THE LATEST CENSUS ESTIMATE.

| feturnS VIII ne completed. Already Jne C0GnB
! has reached 500000O0, and according to Mr..
] P0rtors estimate, which he said would prove
| to be about correct, there are 1900, 900 more
| TO he counted which will make the total p0pu-
| latlon of the country about 64,OO00O0. This
work is being done as rapidly as tho nimble
fingers of young ladies can glide over the keys
OF the electric counting machines. When this
count is finished then there must DO comparison
made, the results verified aud errors corrected
before the FINAL official result of the count can
be given out The census officials assure Mr.
Porter that the veri fcatiOn can be completed
in 10 days Mr.. Porter does not doubt ii, but
allows 20 days. Even the result can be an
nounced by Sept. !, and Congress- if it desires.
can proceed to pass an apporLionment bill and
determine how many members shall constitute
the next House.
When the population Of the country is de-
termined, the real work of the Census Office
viii begin rs thcn the tabulation of the census
schedules will be entered upon. Every person
was required to answer in the census schedules
certain number of questions as to sex, color,
age, nativity, occupation, otc. All this inf0r-
nation, to DO of any service, must DO classi-
fed and arranged so that it viii be possible to
know how many women and how many men,
etc, are in the country mt large in each State.
This work is to be done by electric machines,
which record these facts on little dials Each
class OF facts has a separate dial. Before, how
SFoI, illS lUuCilllB is uSeu MAMMA EaTiA hDOuB
the size OF postal cards perforated with
holes by machine which is operated much
like a typewriter-that is. az far as the key
board rs concerned. As these cards are of
actly the same shape and siZe the holes punched
in always occupy the same relative place in
each card, The holes are therefore used us
symbols for certain facts; one hole means that
the person enumerated is white another that
he is married, n third that he is foreign born,
and so on through the entire class of facts rs
recorded on the schedules. When the card is
showed in the tabulating machine. a square
metal plate with its under surface filed with
projecting needles is brought down on the card.
The needles over the holes go through, and es-
tabllshing an electric current the hands on
certain dials are moved and record the fact
which the holes in the card stand for. In this
way the tabulation of great masses of facts is
expected TO be done not only rapidly but &C
curately.
ARMY AND NAVY.
The cruiser San Francisco cruised around the
bay all day Friday, and did some good work.
With % revolutions per minute she made 15l
knots and with 100 revolutions made l6} knots.
Everything worked smoothly, and there was
no heating of the machinery. The naval OIL
GERS on board were greatly pleased, and seem
| to think she will exceed the limit OF speed
| qnirod. The official trial trip will probably
occur by the latter part OF this week.
Acting Secretary Solely has issued the final
sailing orders of the U. S $ Baltimore in con-
ncction with the transportion OF the remains
of Ericsson. They are in substance, that the
vessel shall weigh anchor immediately upon
/ tho completion OF tho ceremonies attending the
emharkatiOn of the remains on the Odd inst
and start at once, in tho presence of the entire
fleet participating on that occasion, on her
voyage TO Stockholm. Admrals Ghorardi,
Walker and McCann are ordered to participate
ia tho IFS with Ehp5r al nd
crews When the Baltimore arrives Mt Stock
holm the remains Of Ericsson are 10 DO trans
ferrcd to tho custody of the United States
Minister TO Sweden, aud the vessel will pro-
coed to Lisbon. Portugal. and there await the
further orders Of the Department.
PREPARING TO BUY SILVER.
The Treasury Department has practi cally
completed its arrangements for the execution OF
the new silver law which went into effect on
wednesday last. The Bureau of Engraving
and Printing has been employed night and day
with an extra force making the new Treasury
notes required by tho bill, but SO far the print
ing has been confined to notes of the denomi-
nations Of 81 900 and 500. Nineteen million
dollars la these notes were turned over TO
Treasurer Huston Thursday 10 receive tho i'm
! preston OF the Treasury seal. without which
they arc Of no value. About 100000 were
completed Thursday. aud wero at once shipped
To the sub-1reRsuTy of New York for use in
Tie payment OF silver 10 be purchased the next
day. Ii IS expected that the Department will
soon have on hand a supply OF new notes Of
each denomination OF from 81 TO 81 900 To meet
all reasonable demands and they will 10
promptly distributed to the sub. Treasu REG
Tie Department has already purchased 500, 900
ounces Of silver this month completing tho
quota required under the present law, and will
purchase during the remainder Of the month
2,fso,1OD ounces, tho amount required under
the provisions of the new law.
An INSULT TO THE FLAG AND AN APOLOGY.
Late on Friday afternoon the State Depart
mont received from Minister Miner telegram
from La Libertad Enying that during battle
IN the city Of San Salvador the forces of the
Provisional Govern ment seized tho United
States Consulate in that city, hauled down tho
flag and damaged the property. The Depart
Incnt the same day instructed Mr. Miner, by
telegraph, TO demand full reparation Of Saliva
dor, ths reinstatement aud protection of the
Consul, and To sec that all rights Of tho United
States and It's citizens were observed. On Mon.
day night tho Department received word from
| Mr. Miner informing IL that the Provisional
Government OF Salvador had h0isted our flag
over the United States Consulate the day before
ut the Same time saluting ii with II guns, aud
/ that the Consul had been reinstated in Office
aud the rights Of the United States and It's
citizens were guaranteed.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
Byron II. McCorf. the present Representa-
| tive Of tho Ninth Wisconsin District was 70.
nominated by acciamation in the Republican
Convention on Friday.
The Democrats Of the Second C0ngresso nal
! District OF Florida on Thursday last nominated
Robert Bullock, of Marion County, for Congress.
! Bullock WAS recently unseated by tho present
| Congress.
Tho Democratic Congressional Convention Of
! the 18th District Of Indiana rcnominatod A. N
| Martin, Of Button, for Congress. The nomina-
! ton WAS made by acclanatiOu.
The Democrats of the Third Congressional
! District Of Georgia, in Convention at Hawkins
vile, ronOminated Charles +. Crisp by accla-
1 nation for his sixth term
Thomas Il. Wilson, Of Madison County, WAS
| nominated for Congress in the Ninth Ohio Dis
/ trict Republican Convention.
Henry +. Cheatham was renominated by the
| Democrats of the Second District OF North
Carolina on Friday last by acclamation
10 REMOVE GEES. GRANTS REMAINS.
Representative ONeili, of Pennsylvania. on
| Thursday reported To the House. from the Com
mittce on the Library, the Senate concurrent
resolution requesting the President 10 convey
| to the widow Of Gen. Ulysses g. Grant, the de-
/ sire Of Congress- that the remains of Gen Grant
| be removed 10 and inferred In Arlington Ma.
! tional Cemetery. The committee report the
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