The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-18
TIE NEW YORK CENSUS.
FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS
INCORRECTLY TAKEN.
4 Recount To Ee Made by the Board Of
Health Mormon Contract Laborcrs-
Americanizing Russian Jews-General
News from the Metropolis.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES,
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to show that the new census makes the
population Of this city too low. hmoug
other things, It appears that the population
in ISIS was l,W3.7Ol in 323gO tenement
houses, and that to take the same average
to each tenemcnt-hOuse the population IN
81. .3lG tenement-houses in June of this year
would Dc ,250, ,7sS. Adding to this 23'56.
the population in lodging-houscs. as
determined by the New York Board
of Health. ard subtraciing the total
from the city's population, as given in the
1870 census. would only leave 2iS, i5I persons
IN hotels, private houses, and apartments.
According to the estimates Of the Bureau
Of Vital statistics, the population must
have been at least l.622.Gl0 on july J, l~'M.
As further evidence that the census is i'm
correct. the Board of Health made count
i'm the second Ward (Which ended ycsicr-
day) and found "A population OF i.IN, as
against 012, the census figures. lis helieNcd
that the most damaging errors VIII he found
above the Harlem river i'm the hotel die
trict between fOrty-sccOnd and Fourteenth
streets where also the biz apartment houses
are and i'm the worst tenement districts.
The health officers have made up their
minds that "A recount of the city VIII nave
To- be made, not by the Government officials,
who would 20 10 work with the INCENTIVE o.
back up their previous error, added lo ihfi
old iucompetency. hut by the city police.
who are familiar with the tenement dis
tri,fs especially, and carry the authority
that alone can make way for them i'm some
quarters. They think, too, that t
should properly bee planned and sn-
peryised by the health department
with its picked stan of sanitary policemen.
who have natural grip ON tho work. and
lis trained statistici1ns. This viii ,h1W
the country the extent OF the scheme of the
QUAY bureau at Washington 90 rob Demo-
cratie New York of two congressman. two
state senators, and five Assemllymen. oy
false census returns. just aS the Worlds
Fair was killed in the interest OF Renubli-
canism.
MORMON IMMIGRANTS.
seventy Mormons arrived to-day. in the
steerage Of the Cuion liner Wisconsin. The
barge office authorities understand that inet
are under contract t0 work and viii dci1iu
them. II is also understood tiJt amon- tine
Morm0ns are a number OF young nrla who
are travelling with them against their Will.
AWET DAY.
To-day was the wcttest day New York
has seen iu eight years. II started oh lni,
morning i'm true mountaineering STYLE, tue
dowu-pJur between s and .O O'Clock being
a full inch. According tp ,he local
weather officials there has been uO such
heavy rain here Tor TWO consecutive hours
since lo12. The total rainfall lrom tine i1in
instant at noon % noon to-day Was 3.s.'
inches.
TAlINANY'S CLOSE CoMRlNAiION.
Tammany Hall IS made an exceedingly
close bureau by It's plan 0i organization.
! few men have consultations in Score.
and determine what is 90 bc done. Ihrf
are the absolute ruler, of the party. and
anyone who does u0t submit is expelled
from the organization. Iucy have just a-
absolute rule as amy monarch in cAr-ten-
dom. Every nomination that is made l-
/ done with view ui ESTABLISHING lammdnf
! Hall I'm cOmpiCte control 0f fAi- city, iO ino
lutror determination oi their hated rivals.
| the county Democrats. Their great aim in
! life il 20 clean out the county Democracy
! The General Committee Of Vammany Hall
! is COMPOSED OF about l,2UO men. The oHil
qiailiiicat ati0ns necessary % get on the come
mittce is the control Of voters. oi these
! .2ul men half the committee j. mudc up uI
| liuu0r dealers. The General committee
] q
GERS of the society also eXclcise lhe powers
of landlords. and 10 meeting can be leld in
! the lis "Wigwam' on Fourteenth stree.
unless they give their consent Those mDn
who are lhe lcading spirit, Of TammaW
Croker. stokes. and ~cauupil have AN haN
the singular experience of having to stan.
| trial for murder.
AMEEICNNIIING El- -,IANJEW~.
The donation of s2).0o0 hy Baron llir-rl
| tO AmericanIe Russian Jews in Montreal
calls attention t0 tuc good work which 81
similar fund. given tor the same purpose.
doiur i'm EcW York. The object f., carried
out by means OF school, in which every
thing is done t0 teach these people to b.
good citizens. Thus everybody takes q
couise in English. There are cias-c7 Wher'
| trades are TAUGHT. and oiAe. where the pu
pills leirn tO Dee farmers. Children are not
| FORGOTTEN. ID il found tnat while they are DO
school these meH need 60 be partially sup
/ ported. and accordingly q part of the iuuo
| is devoted 10 this purpose. though care l'
taken not to permit the evil, of indlscfimi
nate doing out of money. The system
might be extended, and allow the Italians
| lIuneariau-, and the immigrant, from East
en Europe opportunities similar To- iho>.
enjoyed by the Russian Jews. AZ pgc-en
only the new corners. even among "a" l.u~
/ sian Jews, are admitted io thc school. Mnil'
other, equally IN need ot REORGANIZATION
who ought to bc instructed i'm the same way
are neglected.
STATUE TO HORACE GREELEY.
4 statue to the late Horace Greeley. th'
/ founder of the Tribune, has been placed ON
pedestal of polished granite in front OF tina
office. ON Nassau street. The statue Is of
bronze and was designed By j. q. \. Ward
and represents the great editor as sitting %
a chair Ca the pedestal the words "lio
race Greeley. Founder OF the Tribune ar.
! inscribed. The statue was erected by th
Tribune Association, and will De mNeile'
next Saturday with brief exercises. M
Chauncey NJ. Depew Will deliver the ora
ton.
THE NOTORIOUS EVA.
There is considerable difference Of Opipioi
as TO whether the notorious Eva cai
maintain her claim tO widows dover b.
Robert Ray llamIlt0u's estate, and rs q
whether the celebrated ten-dolar baby D
! entitled 10 come in rs an heir. II Iva Ham
! ilton had husband living ut the time q
her marriage t0 Robert Ray Hamilton
than that marriage il, Of course, void, bu
| if she claims her dover right in his pror
erty. which her lawyers state she will
then his heirs must prove that the marriag
Of Hamilton was procured through fraud
and that she Is not really his widow
should his heirs not succeed in proving IA
marriage fraudulent one. then the bab.
Reatrice comes in for her fan share as ID
only child OF Robert Ray Hamilton, unles
her identity is proven otherwise.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
John R0tanZ was married on Sunday Las
b Miss Rosie SchiCbfl. Of Brooklyn, an
live hours after the ceremony dropped dca
in the presence OF his bride.
Most Of the people IN Wall street and IN
dry goods and other commercial district
are in Il state OF extreme apprehension
They say that outside Of the question
Withdrawing goods in bonded warehouses
trade has not had enough money 10 transaC
its legitimate business. IL is hard TO "a
discounts at any terms, as the banks an
now more than -, 100000 behind their lega
reserves, as shown by the last statement.
TWO CHARTERS GRANTED.
The Loan and Inyestnent Companies Stii