The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-09
REPORT OF
THE CENSUS.
Condition Of Churches Through
out the Country.
Revenue Statistics Concerning the Production
Of Sugar-The Amount Of Bounty
to American Producers.
SIecial to THE MoESING CALr.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s. - The Census
bureau today issued bulletin giving the
statistics of the Roman Catholic and all
other Catholic bodies historically related to
II, which are re resented III the United
States, viz: The Greek Catholic Church
(Niates), which Acknowledges the sovereign
ity of the Pope, the Russian Orthodox
Church, the Greek Orthordox Church.
the Armenian Church, the old Catho-
lie Church, and the Reformed or Con-
Yerted Catholic Church. The Roman Cath
olic was the first Christian worship estab-
lished in the territory now constituting the
United States. The first Catholic see erect
ed was that of Baltimore, which dates from
1879. In 1908 it was constituted an arch
diocese. There are now thirteen prov inces,
the metropolitan sees being those of
Baltimore, Oregon, St. Louis, New
Orleans, Cincinnati, New York, San
Francisco. Santa Fe. Philadelphia,
Milwaukee, Boston. Chicago and st.
Paul, which were created in the rder
named. Connected with these provinces
are sixty-six dioceses, five vicariates apos-
number of communicates is 6,250045, who
are attached to 1O,221 organizations, church,
es, chapels and stations.
The total value of tho church property,
including ediGces, ground on which they
stand, furniture, etc, is Sis, 3S1, ,516. The
see of New York has property va lued at
nearly 100000; Chicago. second, $685.
064; Boston, third. S6,379,o7S; Brooklyn,
fourth So, 75l, ,907. and Newark, fifth, 81 ,297,
4S2 In the distribution of communicates
the archdiocese of New York comes first
with 412,SO6; Boston, second, 419,660;
Chicago, third, 326,6I0; Philadelphia,
fourth, 251, 1852; Brooklyn. fifth, 228, ,765; st.
Paul, sixth, 203, 4S4; Baltimore, seventh.
192,597 In the States of New York, Massa-
chusettS, Pennsylvania. Illinois and Ohio
there are 3,12S,7I2 communicates, little
more than half of the total fer the whole
church, and there IS church property OF the
value OF S62, ,O06, 40, which is consid deIably
more than half OF the total valuation.
DOMESTIC SUGAR PRODUCTION.
A revised statement has been prepared in
the Internal Revenue Bureau in regard to
the domestic sugar production, based on the
latest returns. The producers estimates
are: Sugar cane, 45S. PSI, 200 pounds; beets,
pounds; maple. sOOO,0OO pounds. Total,
1871, 200 pounds. This estimate is con-
SiderablY in excess of that of the Treasury,
when is: Beets. 25,000000 pounds:
sorghum, 100000 pounds; maple. S,000,000
pounds. Total, 590.00o.000 pounds. Esti-
mating that the beet and sorghum sugar
Will polarize at 80 degrees or over and VIII
be entitled to n bounty of cents per
pound, and that three-fourths of the cane
sugar will polarize 90 degrees and over.
and one-fOurth between so and 90 degrees,
and that all the maple sugar will be be-
tween so and 80 degrees, the amount of
bounty to be paid will be aS follows: On
cane sugar S9,549,375 on beet sugar $780,
GOO, on sorghum sugar $4,000, on maple
sugar $4,000. Total, SIC, O,229,375.
COOPERATION IN THE BEHRING SEA,
The Navy Department has received under
date OF Oonalaska, Alaska, July 1lth, long
letter from Commander Cotton of the
United States steamer M0hican, command
ing the naval force in the Behring Sea. He
says in part: Commander Turner of II. b.
NJ. steamer Nymph has expressed himself
as being strongly i'll favor Of a hearty CO.
operation between the United States
and British forces ard has been met
by similar dis ositiOn upon the part of the
commanders of the United States vessels"
Captain Cotton is informed that the sealing
fleet this season numbered about seventy
vessels, of which about one-half have al
ready been boarded and warned. Com
mander Reiter of the Thetis learned, he
says, that the rendezvous of the sealing
fleet for this year has been changed 10
Alitak, Kodiak Island, whence he pro-
ceeded. On June 30th the commander
writes as he had anticipated, he had fallen
IN with four sealing schoOners which had
been TO Alitak and were then bound for the
Behring Sea. Each vessel boarded said
there were few remaining at Alitak.
In his report, dated Oonalaska Harbor,
Alaska, July 11th, Commander Reiter says
he sailed from Oonalaska July 9TH and ar
rived at st. George Island July 7th. After
communicating with the shore he got under
way and stood to the northward and east
ward, running line of sounding until a
schooner was sighted. The commander
says: 81 Immediately stood for her and
gained until three boats, which were out,
were picked up,when she showed me clean
pair Of heels, there being fresh breeze
from the northwaId and eastward. | fired
shot to the leeward of her, to which no
attention was paid"