The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-07


WOrk-The Bethlehem Iron work
Company of Bethlehem, Penn>y'-
vania, and Carnegie, Phipp- d Co.. q.
Pittsburgh-ma several p'at
similar 10 thu-t made by lur F'the:
firm. These plates WHEN c"mp'e. q
are to be subjected to the SeVoresi
tests, aud shouId they prove as g"o@
as the French plates the Secretary
will nj once enter into "a CONTRACT 10
the manufacturing OF sutliuen.
quantity 0f them to amor a! OF the
vessels now being built for the Navy.
Mr.. Tracy has no fear ofany corner
in the nickel market, as he has re-
ceiyed offers enough of nickel ore
from various sections f this country
to make it certain hat the owners OF
the Canadian nickel mines cannot
dictate the price which the Govern
ment shall pay for this metal. and h
thinks that the Increased demand tor
nickel in this country and abroad
will result in building UP a new and
great American Industry.
Secretary Noble has received
another letter from Mayor Grant,also
one from Governor Hill asking that
the population of New York city be
recounted. He has not answered
either of them, but it is quite certain
that the original decision of the Cen
sus Bureau will not be changed.
There has no good reason been given
for giving Tamnany Hall an add
tional member of the House in the
Fifty.third Congress and the Stale OF
New York an additional vote in the
electoral college that will elect the
next President and Vice President,
and what is more, none can be given.
The Census was taken in New York
City, in June just as it was every
where else anu it was just as free of
errors as it would he if retaken in
November or December.
Everybody is talking about the
official bulletin issued by the Census
Bureau giving the population of the
United States as shown by the recent
Census. The total number, exclusive
of white persons in Indian Terri
tory and Indians on reservations and
in Alaska. is 81, 4S0,540 and the in
crease over the census of 1880 is
1924, 757. The percentage Oflncrease
for the last ten years was 24,57 against
a percentage of 30,0S for the ten years
between 1870 and 1880. The Census
Bureaus bulletin in explanation of
the apparent smaller percentage of
increase for the last than for the pre-.
ceding ten years says: ut is well
known, the fact having been demon
strated by extensive and thorough
Investigation, that the census of 1870
was grossly deficient in the Southern
an aggregated rate of increase of the
population between 1870 and 1880 in
these states, but effect very materi-
ally the rate of increase in the country
at large. These omissions were not
the fault. nor were they within the
control of the Census Office"
As in the last census. New York is
the most populOus state and Pennsyl-
vania the next. Ohio and Illinois
have changed places. Texas jumps
from L to 7. while Kentucky goes
down from to IL. Minnesota goes
from 26 to 20 ; Nebraska from 80 to
&c; Maryland drops from % to q ;
Colorado goes up from 81 to 81; Vei-
mont drops from 80 to 36, the new
State of Washington strides forward
from AZ to 81 ; Delaware steps back
ward from 80 to 40; Nevada from
43 to 40 and Arizona from Al to A..
The figures as total are somewhat
disappointing because the most of Us
had been figuring on population of
IS, 10000 but still we are one of the
big nations of the world.
| Another most interesting bulletin
has been issued by the Census Bureau
showing the production OF steel in
the United States during the last ten
years. During the year ending June
80, 1890. we produced 4,466,926 tons
of steel against 1,145.711 tons pro.
duced in the year ending May 81,
1880. an increase of 1921 ,2i5 tons or
900 per cent. Pennsylvania still
holds her own in steel production. In
1880 she turned out 81 per cent and
in 1890 60 per cent of the entire pro-
duct. Illinois and Ohio are still see
ond and third respectively, just as
they were ten years ago.
Things are very quiet in Washing
ton to-day-everybody, including the
President who has vote has gone
home to cast it. and those left are
hoping for glorious news tomorrow
night. The Republican headquarters
| are deserted TODAY. but will be over.