St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-14
A TREMENDOUS GAIN.
Unofficial Figures Give 1885,
3O1 as the Result of the
Recount,
Showing a Gain Of 221 Per
Cent Over the Census Of
1880.
Special Agent Wardle Pro-
nounces the Work Abso-
lutely Correct.
a Unique Document Showing
Certain Twin City Com
parisons.

The population of st. Paul is 133, ,301.
There are the unofficial figures given
out last evening by Special Agent War
die.
The keenest interest was manifested
yesterday among citizens when it was
announced that at o'clock the special
agent would give out the result of the
recount. All day people speculated on
the total. 1t was surprising, the high
totals which many prominent citizens
figured upon. Cullen was sanguine
that the count would range near 10000,
and Col. R. NJ. Newport boldly
stuck his colors to 147.OOO. The
general opinion was the population
would hover about 100000. A few
ventured to assert that it would fall even
below that. and many of them, ready
to back their opinion, netted a nice
little sum. The final announcement of
133.301 was surprise to everybody. 1t
carried sorrow to the heart of many st.
Paulites-men who have grown up with
the city sand who have for months
been claiming a population anywhere
from 10000 to 100000. The latter cal
culati0n was announced some months
o5O ny OOClOldiy 1dllLlduSe, VI Gu0
chamber of commerce. No one, how
ever, was heard to raise any complaint
as to the fairness of the.cou Special
Agent Wardle was very emphatic IN
his declaration that the city had been
fairly and thruughly recounted. "ItiS,"
he said, ''the best census of a city ac-
complished under federal supervision"
The announcement of the count was
made promptly at o'clock. There were
few people at census headquarters.
Those present were either reporters or
special enumerators. Mr.. Wardle and
his assistants were engaged In room off
the court room making the count. The
special agent, however, did not confine
himself to this room. He fitted around.
banded words with the reporters who
attempted to squeeze little informa-
ton from him, and received the re-
ports of special enumerators who
had been making their last tours.
The special enumerators had a
lively time yesterday. Every complaint
had to be investigated and reported by
6o'clock. The work of Investigation
was tedious, and considerable amount
Of ground had to be covered. Carriages
were provided the enumeratorS, and
everything done to complete the work.
In this Special Agent Wardle succeed
ed. The last man reported shortly be-
fore o'clock, and he furnished the odd
number-l33, ,301. Special Agent War
die was determined that the count
should close at 6 O'Clock. A representa-
tive of the citizens committee entered
the building shortly after o'clock.
Whatever his business was, Mr.. Wardle
gave him very explicit answer. 1t was
TO the effect that if the Lord of Hosts
himself furnished a name of any citizen
after 6 o'clock it would not be counted.
The reporters present, failing to make
anything out of Special Agent Wardle,
busled themselves in guessing at the
count. One man figured it at 134, 900.
The highest guess made by the ten
newspaper men was $4,000. A few
minutes before William Shortt emerged
from the side room, having a telegram
in his hand. 1t was the telegram to
Supt. Porter giving him the count.
Shortt eluded the newspaper men. He
had barely disappeared when Special
Agent Wardle appeared with a card
board, upon which was written: