Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-02
AMERICA ABROAD.

GIeauings From This Weeks London Mnils
- Yankees Everywhere - How France
Can Get Even With McKihley-A study
Of Our Census Carnsgle's Bust of
Burns.
MORE Americans are going to Europe this
season than ever before, an official writes
me from the State Department at Washington.
During the month OF May 2269 passports were
issued to travellers by the Department of State,
and during the month Of June the number
OF applicants averaged about 125 per day.
Every person who goes abroad does not make
application Tor passport, as there are large
NUMBER OF merchants and other business men
VINO visit Europe two or three times each year,
anu they are so well known In the localities
tney visit that they do not feel the necessity for
passport. There is one class of American
cltlzens who seldom cross the water without .
passport-the Germans. More than three
Hitns OF the applications for passports come from
T.eiman-American citizens. They are AFRAID
Inc GERMAN military law will be invoked
against them, SO they not only carry passport,
put they also carry their naturalization papers
70 assure them OF the protection OF the Ameri-
can authorities. The records OF the foreign
steamship companies show that greater num-
per VI people are coming to Europe this year
tDan during the Paris Exposition Many de-
lays IN issuing passports are due t. the careless
ness OF applicants. In a majority Of cases they
neglect 70 state whether they are natlve-born
or naturalized citizens, which often requires
several communications between the applicant
and the Department TO ascertain the fact.
How France Can Retaliatr.
HE progress of the Mckinley tariff bill in
the American House of Representatives is
causing uneasness in France. A deputation of
members of the Chamber, representing several
departments, waited on the Minister OF Com
merce to urge upon him the necessity OF maln-
tanning the prohibition against American lards.
Inere was evidently apprehension that this pro-
vision might be Withdrawn as a sort of sop of
conciliation to America, and NJ. Jules Roche's
reply did little TO reassure the enemies of pig
rat. Ihe question of American lards," he
said, with the gravity Of a Delphic oracle "be-
came secondary one when compared with the
whole trade between France and the United
states" This is likely enough. But can sug-
gest peter scheme of retaliation than boy
can. Forbid the expectation of costumes and
Donnets to the States. and in three days femi-
nine pubic opinion will have shattered the
MCKINLEY bill into fragments.
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Carnegie's Bust Of Burns.
NE. NELSON MAcLEAN's marble bust of
Robert Burns exhibited at the Royal Acad-
Glen Devon House, Dunfermline 1t is the
property OF Mr. Andrew Carnegie, who will, I
near, present the bust to public institution in
Scotland.
America Always ON Hand.
HE Americans are staunch patrons Of the
Henley Regatta picnic, as there is no
river fete held IN the United States at all CON-
pared with the Thames function from spec
int nf Nm oh lima nf
decked hOuSe-boats was ever drawn up on an
American stream as was seen this year at
Henley. The costumes, too, were worthy of
the occasion. There were many white woolens,
and no two seemed to be made alike. Oae
notable white dress had an apple-green vest,
and a square of the same tint let into the sailor
collar at the back. Elsewhere this might have
been too voyant, but, with the flags and gaily
decorated house-boats, and the bright tints of
the surrounding country, color is Henley's
strong point
Utilizing Yankee Song.
THE Primrose clubs and the Primrose danes
have taken up an American song which
was written by the author of Nv goldman, Spare
That Tree" 1t has for refrain these lines:
"a union of hearts, union of hands. and the
flag of q Union for ever" The music is as
spirited as the hbretto:
Oar Census Discussed.
HE natural elatlon felt over the increase in
the population Of the United States Is
somewhat modified by the cost of obtaining
and promulgating the facts. The statistics of
expense incurred in taking censuses since 1890
show not only progressive increase. but pro
rata augmentation, which, if maintained in the
future will not only tend to make ignorance
blissiul, but wider knowledge folly of the most
Congress that allowed 5000, 900, exclusive OF
the cost of printing, engraving and binding, to
be expended in the work of gathering so much
u nited States in 1870 amounted to 3929, ,2l4, and
the cost of the census was S44, ,3T. This repre-
sents cost per capita of LIZ cent. In 1850 The
population amounted to So lo5. 7S2, and the cost
of the census was So S62, 7oO showing cost per
capita of l1-68 cent OF more Than ten times the
cost per capita of the census of l790 The sta
tistIcs which were compiled for the use of Con-
gress, which authorized the present increase in
costs. may be tabulated as follows, showing an
per capita cost of more than tenfold: