Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
tn 10 CENSUS onASKs.



II DOiored - Auntis,s ~ House.
Manifestations had their first taste Mon
day uI tho CENSUS hend's presence in the
visits OF ~ OF those gentlemen In rs many
different points around the city. 80 far
none OF them have experienced any alarm
Ing trouble. One, O middle-aged inqulsitor
whose style would not ordinarily p evoke
antagonism, got chased out OF house
where the resident, u muscular colored
'suntie" didn't want any such po' white
trash around her premises. II was ascer-
tanned that the old lady took him TOR Il
baby Insurance. agent and went for him
on sight. He ran, ~ course, but her Wig.
orous 'eusses ratified loudly IN b o ears
until he was safe out OF the benighted dis
trict, when discovering a hospitable door
way, he recovered his breath and COM
menced laying plans for renewal of the
attack.
As a rule, however, no such warlike
experiences have been met with or re-
ported to the supervisor.
Tuesday morning Mr.. Wiley received very
reassuring reports from his corps OF aids.
The men have different ways OF working.
some finish up with each house they visit.
Others Just leave the blanks aud call again.
Tuesday mornings reports disclose quite
varied success. Some OF the enumerators
have gathered over 200 names. One re-
ported as low as "a.
"But," remarked the supervls r, "ho's
sharp fellow. He will come In on the
home stretch. He has been leaving his
blanks with careful instructions. At the
end OF the week he will make big reports.
All the enumerators report their work In
duplicate each morning. One card is sent
to Supervisor Wiley aud another to the de-
| partment at Washington.
One OF the enumerators whose mother
has Just died has been granted an extern
| sion OF time.
Mr.. Wiley expressed himself on Tues.
day very much gratitled at the way the
| work Is going on.
''What are you going to do" the reporter
ask ID "Hbout such cases as that of the
| belligerent auntte who has made up her
mind to bounce your men every time they
| come and seems determined not to let them
| inside doors 2"
"oh, think 1 shall telegraph to Chief
Supervisor Porter at Washington In regard
to those formidable cases for exact iustruc-
tons"
at is probable that they will ultimately
drift Into the United States court aud viii
be handled by Judge Wales. The United
| States marshal will very liKely have to take
a hard In the matter"
"Has the census supervisors commits
ston," the reporter asked, "the power or
jurisdiction of Il search warrant so that the
enumerator may force an entrance into
houses In order to gain Information 2"
Hardly, l think. But the enumerator
must always chow his commission, Witch
each one is provided with, on the demand
OF any householder or Citizen"
One OF the euumerator5 who Is engaged
on the outskirts OF the city wrote to Mr..
Wiley with the cheering news that he has
"been at work to-day but It's thundern OF a
job"
Another inqnlsitor invaded the sacred
precincts Of family while the folks were
at dinner, and shot his questions at them
as the odoriferous aroma OF boiled cabbage
and bacon enveloped visitors and diners In
thick vail OF steam.
"Dtsase did ylz say-phat dlsase have
IT. the head OF the family roared out
through the thick gloom OF the cabbage
laden atmosphere. "Bedad l can't till ye
thot. Plat the dlvil's 1t got to do wild the
cinsus anyhow? I'm Dimocrat |"
Whats that got to do with the ques-
tiop2"
"Ah, ha r. Paddy replied" It's a G.
d Republican scheme, that's all the
cinsus is to incraeso the pension list. SO
wont tell you that and you can make
tracks as soon as you li6e."
One individual whose puzzled expression
the enumerator naturally guessed that the
man WAS widely over-estimatinR the diff
culties, OF answering the questions was
shown how light the duties OF the private
citizen are and what little be really has to
do. The enumerator cautiously Allied uE
the blank. As 1t was being qli KY com
plated the scared mans Jaws gradually
elongated and from them the slow exclama
tion strung deliberately out
SIS that all Well-I'll-be-d-d."
Mr.. Wiley says that tho department has
granted him permission to hire au Italian
interpreter. The choice has not been made
yet.
About July lat a special enumerator will
be appointed from Washington to write ~
the manufacturing interests OF the city.
Tbs reporter then turned conversation
into the direction OF the probable popnla
zion outcome of the city. or course, tbs
supervisor could cay nothing iefi1lta, brt
no would place 1t between the figures 90 .UOt
and Gl 600, There Is no doubt great many
people will be disappointed II 1t does MOI
reach the latter figures.