Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-27
THE DISTRICT CENSUS.
Some Final Instructions Given Enumer.
atOrs by Supervisor Dingman.


Mr.. Harrison Dingman, the supervisor Of the
census for the District has issued q circular to
the enumerators, in which he says: Your at =
tention is called to the fact that one of the pro-
visions Of section 5 of the census act defining
the duties Of supervisors authorizes the dis
tribution by the enumerators prior to
the enumeration of schedules to be
filled by householders and Others
the intent being to facilitate the
taking Of the census by allowing the head of
the family and members of his household time
in which to consider the answers to be made to
the several inquiries. In suggesting TO enumer-
ators the advIsability of this course it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that it will not only be of great
benefit to the service, but will very largely aid
each enumeration in securing decidedly larger
daily returns than otherwise and his work will
thereby be much iessened and simplifed.
1T is not thought advisable to make use of
the prior schedules IN some portions of our
outlying districts, or in sections where the
population is made up of those who do not pos
sess the experience necessary to comprehend the
nature OF the inquiries without the aid of the
enumerator, but TO Use them only among the
more intelligent classes of your district For
the purpose Of allowing you TO follow this
course blanks have been issued to you earlier
than otherwise would have been the case
Leaving the above to the exercise Of vour
discretion would call your attention to the
necessity OF using great care in dealing with
the subject OF enumeratlng members of Con-
gress and their families. 1t is presumed that
many of them will be returned from their
homes in the several states, especially those who
have families at home; but those living here
during the greater portion of the wear and who
are surrounded with their families 1t is be-
lieved, would fail of being recorded at their
place OF residence, and you are therefore eau
toned to make the inquiry in all cases of Seua-
tors and members OF Congress within your dis
trict as to belief in the probability Of being
enumerated in their states. Should they
advise you that, in their opinion.
this course will be taken, then YOU
will not enumerate them; but it.
on the other hand, they think they might not
be reported they should then be taken on YOUR
returns. This subject 10 one that will REQUIRE
the exercise Of your careful and correct judg-
ment, IN order that the Legislators OF our
country may have no fault to find with the cor
rectness Of the returns from this District
''In the matter Of employees in the various
governmental depar tments you will undoubtedly
be told by some that their legal residence is
away from here and they will be enumerated
at these points, but this would not be correct
II employed in any OF the departments and
sleeping within the District they should be
returned as part of the census for this District
This would also apply to cases where families
live in adjoining states and the head or some
other member Of the family lives and sleeps in
the city the greater portion Of the time"
Worlds Fair Commissioners-at-L
The President has made public the names Of
the commissioners-at-large for theworlds fair,
as follows:
August E. Bullock, Massachusetts,; alternate.
Henry Ingalls,, Maine. Thos. w. Palmer,
Michigan; alternate, Jas. Oliver. Indiana. r.
c. Kerens, Missouri; alternate, r. w. Furness,
Nebraska. Edward H. Amidon, New York; al
ternate, Gorton w. Allen, New York. Peter
A. b. Widener, Pennsylvania; alternate. John
w. Chalfant Pennsylvania. Saml. W. Inman.
Georgia; alternate VIM. Lindsay, Kentucky.
Henry Exall, Texas; alternate, Henry l.. King,
Texas Mark L. Mcdonald, California; alter
nate, Thos. Burke. state of Washington. For
the District OF Columbia-A. T. Britton and z.
kurtz Johnson, commissioners; Alfred A. Will
son and Dorsey Clagett, alternates.
The President also yesterday afternoon
signed the commissions Of the various state
commissioners recently appointed by the gov
ernors of the states and territories.
Races at Bennings.
Trotting races in the 2.40 and 2 80 classes will
be trotted at the Bennings course on Thursday
afternoon and a running match for $50 has
also been arranged between Governor and
Valerian. The entries in the $40 class are
Nellie s, Columbus, Edwin Pilot, Ouri c, Little |
May and Tomoka; in the Z. so class. Susie g..
George H. Nellie Mayo, Red Wilkes and Mary |
Spellman.