Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-26
whites and Blacks, Chinese. japanese
aud Indians In the South Atlantic
and Central States.
EIGHT OLD WAR VESSELS OFFERED
roR SALE.
CENSUS nuLLErIN.
Population of the sonsh Atlantic and
Central states.

Central states.
WAsHINdTuS, March 25.-The Cen
aus Bureau has In preparation u bulle-
tin giving the population OF the South
Atlantic and South Central states,
AMI Kansas, by races. The
total population embraced In this count
Is given as 23,s55,25g, of which TO-
SOS, 205 are white, 1,00j,iGG colotcd
and 10, SIS Chinese, japanese and In.
dians. In tho States included were
found IN 1890 fifteen --lxteents Of the
entire colorcd population Of the Unit
ed States, NO for the purpose Of n-ccr.
taining the pvrccntngc " increase OF
the colorcd population the returns OF
thtsc States are adequate. The al.
normal increase In the colorcd popula.
ton In what Is known m the "Black
Beltn during the decade ending Ia
1880 led TO popular belief that
negroes were increasing at much
larger rats than the whites. The
facts now nsccrtained sustain that
the high rate shown la 1850 was
apparent, not real, and was duc
81 imperfect enumeration In the South.
cru states In 1870. During the past
decade the cOlOred race has not held It's
UNn uNslNtNN INV NllNsFs III Nhh Univ
dccados-that IL from 1900 10 1879, dur.
Ing part Of which time the slave trade
was Ia progtcss--thc colorcd rncc in-
creased more rapidly than the whites.
Since 1880 the whites have steadily In.
creased at morc rapid rate than the
colored people. This incrcacc Is not
effected by Immigration, for, with the
exception Of Kansas aud Missouri, these
States received comparatively fow
In 1890 there were nearly
ak colorcd Inhabitants 10 ten white,
but this proportion has been reduced TO
n triilc more than four nj the present
date, or by nearly ono.third OF It's
amount. Deficiencies OF the ninth
census, says Porter, are apparent.
Several tables are given, which show
the movement Of the coiorcd element
Of population during the last half cen.
tuFy.
There has been no extended move.
mcnt Of this element since the tlmc OF
the civil war. Indeed, with the OK.
ception Of the District Of Columbia,
the border States appear 10 have lost
rather lhau gained, and during IN,
last decade there becomes perccptiblc
ruuNuNhNh InoNtOu'uh W wv totuttu
element from the border States Into
those bordering on the Gulf particu-
larry into Mississippi aud Arkansas.
In these two states II has resulted IN
a more rapid Increase OF the
colored element than tho white.
wASAMAiSEH's INVITATION.
Postmastcr.Genc Wanamaker has
invited the diplomatic representatives
OF the various south American cotn.
tries 10 confer with him regarding
plans Tor facilitating the mail service
under the new postal subsidy, otc. He
hns also had number OF conferences
with representatives Of ocean steam.
ahip lines. IL has been madu clear 10
these gentlemen that while the pur.
pose OF the Postmnster-ooneral " 10 10
liberal 10 American shipping Interests
he VIII insist upon making contracts
that shall really be for the interest OF
the Government
WAR VESSELS.
Bids were opened at the navy de-
pnftmcnt tor the purchase OF eight ves.
sells which have been condemned aud
ordered To be soli 10 the highest bid.
dcrs. Seven OF these vessels took nm
active part In the civil war, aud their
histories are null Of romantic Interest.
THE CONFLICT.
The War Department has not yet
beS. formally advised Of the alleged
conflict OF authority nj Sioux Falls,
=. D., between the army officers and
State judicial officials, growing out OF
the demand OF tho marshal for the sur.
render ~ tho two Indians held by the
army officials ~ Hlayers OF Lieutenant
Casey. The indians could not be held
m prisoners Of war, and II the army
officers declined 10 surrender them IL
the marshal II was only because they
wish TO make sure that tho culprits are
turned over TO the proper authorities.
TiiE sEALEg "sAywABD."
The General has received
letter from Judge Bugbee, Judge OF
sdging service OF the rule made by tho
United States Supreme Court 10 show
cause why writ Of prohibition should
not bo Issued In the case Of the British
tealor "Sdyrard," and saying that he
expected 10 make return by the next
lteamrr.
VALENTINE SCRIP.
Secretary Noble today rendered a
decision affirming the action OF the
Commissioner OF the General Land |
Dflce Ia rejecting the application Of |
Cyrus T.. Clapp TO locate Valentine |
'crip ON 320 acres Of unsurveyed land |
ldJacent to the town OF Port Angeles,
Wash. Tn. ground for the action IA
hat the land sought TO be- entered Ia
within the Port Angeles townsite
and held la reserve under
he act locating the townsite, and
therefore not subject TO location.
TnE SPANIEL GOVERNMENT
ias notified the Department OF State
hat II Will participate In the Worlds
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
Minister Lincoln also cabled brief
announcement today that the govern.
= Great Britain ACCEPTED the invita-
Ion TO make display at the fair.
IL Ia curious fact that the first nc.
Ion taken by any foreign nation "
connection with tho celebration OF the
OOth anniversary Of the discovery OF
america should DO by the Republic Of
IAN Domingo, on which was located
ne iirst settlement Of Spnniaris In the
Sew World. Captain Nathan Apple
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