The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-25
CONFLICTS ~ THE UNITED sTATES.
Interesting Statistics in a New nu'lc'in by

Interesting Statistics in n New Bullctin by
the Census Office.
a bulletin giving statistics relative to con-
vict~ in pcniteutiaries was issued yesterday by
the Census Onice. It was prepared under the
direction oi Mr.. Fred II. Wines. of Spring
field. H.. special agent and expert,
and shows. as Superintendent Porter
states I'm % summary printed as pag;
of tine bulletin. "thc number of conuctS ln
State prisons and poniteniiares DID the United
States ON june ]. 1870" These conNct~ We're
undergoing sentence of imprisonment for Nio-
htion of the criminal code az the United
States or of tine State, and territories, ANA
nearly all of them had been sentenced tor
terms of mot Jess than one year ON account oil
high crimes, ordinarily known as ielomcs.
COMPARISONS WITH TEN YEARS AGO.
The figures given. when compared with the
report made by the same special agent for the
tenth census. Show an actual increase of 1903
iu ihc number of pcuitentary convclS. Inc
pDpUlltiDn OF the country according 10 the
tenth census WIS 50.155.IS}. The number "i
cauyict. in prnifcutiaucs no That date was 3d.
G5q. on including tire leased prisoners. 3j.j3S
The ratio OF couvict~ % the population was
10l in each million. The eleventh census
show, the population to Doe G3622.2D ana the
number of cOuVict~ 40. Z3}, the ratio OF con-
yict- to fine population being 7Z2, an increase
of only thirteen To- the million.
not SD GErAr Al INCREASE.
The table. show the total number Of con-
yici. i'm peuitcutiarir~ 90 bc 49, 233 Inc NUM-
Der reported in so was 3OGjl. but the IN
crease Iu th. population Of penitcuilancS Is
not ST, great as would appear from compaIl-
.ou off these figures. since "a different rule OF
classification has been adopted. I'm the ttnth
census $50 prisoners iu some of the Southern
States. who were leased ont and not confined
within prison walls were scplraicd from me
pcutontiary population. The percentage ol
error VIII Doe 500 slight Tor purpose OF
comparison. if they are all included with tins
class. that it is safe 10 say the number I'D peh-
t.ltiaroe ia 1870 was 35.531, but I'M leD. as
above stated. u was A.. Z33 am increase in ten
years q 1866. or 2127 per cent. The increase
iu the total population was zl.sG per cent. Ii
thus appears that the pcmtenuHrN poPulatI ON
Is growing somewhat more rapidly than the
population az large, Int the difference Is not
very apprcciablc The number OF leased
prisoners IN the South has almost doubled ia
ten years
THr FIGURES SHOW CoLORAND NATIVITY.
I'm respect 81 color. 30.5iC.whiic and 1867
coiorpl. of the latter II 267 were negroes, 81
Chinese, IS Japanese and $50 Indians.
ln respect 90 nativity, not lncludinr the
cOlorcd conNict-. who may all Dee supposed TO
Dee natives except the Chinese and japanese,
of the 30. $40 white conyicts 23,0W are native
born. 1921 foreign born. and the place oil
birth of $50 is unknown. Before the present
census this IS All That could have
been said ON TINS important topic But am eN-
animation Of the table viii reveal the fact that
the native white c0nvlcts aredNdcd INTO four
OPP really five sub-eia-se- as follows: - SD had
both parents native. 1.7l7 had one parent NIT
tive and one parent foreign born. 6.3ol had
both parents foreign born and IN l.9N cases
the birthplace Of one or both parents i- uu-