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GROWTH OF POPULATION
SHOWN BY THE CENSUS

Washington, d. c., Oct. 15.-Of the
15,O GOO, 600 more or less; the exact num-
ber Is not yet known even to the d.
rector Of the census) Inhabitants of the
United States, 19,67O,9 ,9S4 dwell in cities
OF z5OOO or more population. There
are 5,176.97S farms and 1888 cattle
ranches In the United States, making
total OF 5,sSi,216, which, estimating
nve persons-men, women and children
Ito farm, represents an agricultural
population of 2S.021, $50. This leaves
2G.OOO,OOO or thereabouts In villages
and towns of less than 5000 popula-
ton.
In 1880 there were seventy-five cities
In the United States with popula ton
OF 2o,OOO or more, aggregating 9,917,-
81; In 1880 there were 124 cities with
5000 population or more, aggregating
4,834, ,691. and this year there are 161
cities with population of 5000 or
more, making total of 1860, ,9S4. This
shows an increase of 1857 per cent. in
the urban population during the first
decade, and 1892 per cent. during the
second decade. In other words, the
city population of the United States
has not increased so rapidly during the
last ten years as 1t did during the pre-
vious ten years. This fact surprises
the statisticians. Some cities, like Oma-
ma and Sioux City. sprang up like
mushrooms between 1880 and 1890, but
were unable to sustain their popula ton
during the hard times. and In 1893 be-
gan to fall back. Others, like Memphis.
dfd not wake up until 1890, and then
spread like the traditional banyan tree.
The cities which show the greatest
increase Of population during the last
ten years and their percentage Of in
crease are as follows:
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Enormou. western ro..,l..

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 15.-Professor ].
b. Hatcher, curator Of paleontology In
the Plttsburg museum, has just return
ed from extensive explorations In Utah,
Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska. AS
q result three carloads Of material,
weighing thirty tons, are on their way
to the museum. The collection contains
complete skeletons of the diplodocus
and brontosaurus, monsters about sew
enty-five feet long from the tip Of the
nose to the end Of the tail, and standing
seventeen feet high at the hips.
In the White river beds immense sue.
cess was achieved by the expectation.
The party recovered beautifully perfect
skeletons Of the titanotherium, a beast
nearly as big as a mastodon; Of the
acoratherium, Of hornless rhinoceros
and Of the excessively rare meryco-
choerus, Of which only few frag-
ments have been heretofore known.
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BOTH SIDES OF
THE COAL STRIKE

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. ia canvass
Of the operators Of the Wyoming valley
to-day shows that there is considerable
opposition to granting any more con-
cessions than those outlined In the orig
inal oner, namely ten per cent. increase
without any conditions The individ-
uhl operators especially are opposed to
tying themselves up to any agreement
One operator said the only way the
strike can be settled is for the strikers
to accept the ten per cent without any
provisions.
Superintendent Chase or the Lehigh
Coal Company said: 1.-THE demand Of
the strikers that the operators should
agree to pay the Increased wages for a
dxed period is too arbitrary and the
operators will hardly agree to it."
Despite the views Of operators the i'm
preston here is that the strike will bo
ended this week.
Sham0kin, Pa. Oct. 15.-The terms
Of the Scranton convention are not ac-
ceptable to the operators and represen-
tatives Of coal carrying companies in
this place and Mount Carmel. The
Reading officials do not think the slid
ing scale will be abolished by the COM
Pahy, While operators are ayerse to
signing a contract binding them to pny
the ten per cent. increase until April.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 15.-The United
Mine Workers officials say they are
now again waiting on the operators,
and that they will continue to close the
collieries that have been In operation
since the strike began four weeks ago.
There are many reports In circulation
that II the strike continues much longer
break in the ranks Of the idle men
will occur
President Mitchell and his associate
ofdclals. however, reassert their conf
dence that the men, both union and
non-union, will remain away from the
mines until after the strike is declared
OF.
There is fear prevalent in this re-
gion that II some Of the men do return
to work trouble would probably arise
through the efforts Of the strikers to
persuade the men to remain on strike.
All the collieries that are working
still retain heavy guards.
ShamOkin, Pn., Oct. 16.-MIners say
they will not 60 to work until officially
advised by President Mitchell.
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With the exception Of Albany and
Troy this decrease is more apparent
than actual and is the result of the
census frauds committed In 1900, where
there was a great rivalry between
neighboring communities, and they are
now suffering the penalty. 1t is sig
nificant that there has been no remon-
STRANGE or complaint In many OF the
cities named except Albany, and an in
vestigation has satisfied everybody
there that the original enumeration
was accurate. Lincoln, Omaha and
Sioux City, which have suffered the
worst, have not said a word.
Several cities that appear in the list
of those that have increased complain
that they We're not credited with their
full population; that errors were made;
that whole blocks were overlooked; /;
that a considerable percentage of the
population was out OF town on the day
Of the enumeration, and have taken the
trouble in several cases to make po-
lice census, but in no case has the
original count been impeached to a
degree sufficient to justify re-enumer-
alton.
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D.wss MAKING rA,ns. L,,.,x.

Cape Town, Oct 14.-The Beers arc
very active in the kroonstadt district.
General DeWet has proclaimed that
burghers who refused to hght Will be
made prisoners of war.
British mounted infantry, scouting
from LIndley, had Captain Wiltshire
killed through mistaking a party Of
forty Beers In khaki for friends.
Boer commandos continuously har-
rassed the British column while
marching from Lindley to Kroonstadt.
The Beers captured a detachment Of
the Cheshire regiment which was es-
corting an empty wagon near Frank
fort. They released the driver but
kept the wagon.
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The civil engineers employed by the
United States government have Just
completed the Measurement of this
globe Of ours. The task has been
hard one. For over thirty years it has
been In progress and 1t has cost the
taxpayers the neat little sum Of $780,
600. more or less. The coast and
geodetic survey corps have had tho
matter in charge and they have ar
rived at absolute accuracy.
One result attained has been the
determination OF the fact that this
earth Is not as great ball as has been
commonly supposed. Our old mothers
diameter through her great waistbani,
or equator. is discovered to be 1926
miles; her height. from pole to pole.
1889 miles. In other words. she is
broader than she is tall.
Laymen will wonder how Uncle Sans
engineers could have accomplished such
q seemingly impossible task as the ac-
tual measurement Of the earth's dimen-
sions. In order to determine the great
spheres girth or circumference. for in
stance. it would at first blush appear
Necessary to circumnavigate 1t over the
equator and across the poles, making
careful measurements step by step.
The equator was not touched, however,
during the measurements. and needless
Is It to state that the poles were not
crossed. The measurement of noun
tain's height does not require that its
summit be climbed. II SO we would as
yet be in ignorance of the insurmounta-
BILE altitutudes Of our loftiest peaks
Trigonometry, employed In mountain
measurements. was utilized also in this
difncult computation Of the earth's d.
mensions.
The greatest task of the coast and
geodetic survey, beside which all others
paled into insigniflcance. WAS the meas
urement of the great arcs precise
length in miles from ocean to ocean
Not until after twenty-seven years OF
constant field work was 1t proved that
chalk line stretched from Cape May
to Point Arena and snapped against old
earth's crust would leave white mark
1,625.6 miles long. And. by the way, II
is along this very line that our center
Of population seems to have wended its
course westward. The. distance was
measured. not along straight tape
but along narrow network Of trian-
giles, such a. the. surveyor traces In his
measurements of great distances. II
may be dincult OF belief that the num-
ber Of localities whose latitudes and
longitudes we're precisely established
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ors to that section set him down as
an eccentric of the extreme kind, but
this idea was soon disposed OF when
Mr.. Hubbard's fellow citizens were
consulted. AS matter of fact, they
had always been rather proud of him
college man, poet, philosopher
and war veteran as he is.
The inventor Of this new sartoriai
cult bases ibis crusade on his alleged
discovery that modern ideas of male
attire are entirely opposed to the con-
sistency and teaching of the scriptures.
Therefore, he has invented several
new and startling original costumes.
which he persists in wearing, to the
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within lQlH Network
exceeded the num-
ber OF stars visible
to the naked eye in
the heavens above.
Were all of the
lines forming these
triangles placed end
to end they would
extend 10000 miles
or more. The tri-
angulating work
was begun at the
two ends and near
the center of the
great arc. the sur
veyors gradually
moving toward each
other. Infants in
swaddling clothes
had become parents
and youths had
| grown to be gray
haired men before
two parties met,
some two years ago.
to close the last gap
Of the survey which
| remained in Colo
rado.
High above the
clouds were some
Of. these impor-
tant measurements
! made. Four stations
containing the sur
| veyory' instruments
were $4,000 and
twenty were 10000
fset above the sea
level. Here the ,ex-
pert meagurers
worked amid per-
petual ice and snow.
breathing only half
the usual supply Of
air meted out to
human beingz. The
water In their camp
kettles boiled at
1S9 degrees. Yet
they performed the
feat of measuring
over single spans
with instruments
from 100 to 180
miles apart. This
b ! 9 h. mountain
work was done in CT
veztvard across 4
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-19

A full set OF Audobon's "Birds Of
America" with life-size colored copper
plate engravings, is for sale at book
store in Denver. 1t is held at $500 and
should 60 into some school or public
library.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-19

Memphis Is the fastest growing town
In the South. Twenty years ago, when
the tenth census was taken, Seattle.
Superior City and South Omaha did
not exist. Spokane had population Of
$50 people. Butte had 3.363. Portland.
Oregon, 17,O0O; East ST. Louis, 1900.
and Los Angeles. 11.0O0
The only cities that have fallen of
In population during the last ten years
are the following:
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Rsform in Hfan;S Affire.

West Haven. Conn, Is In whirl OF
excitement over the extraordinary
conduct OF John Merwin Hubbard, one
Of its hitherto most respected resi-
dents. who has taken to appearing in
costumes radically different from the
prevailing mode in male attire. Mr..
Hubbard's departure from established
rule in the matter Of personal apparel
is all the more unaccountable to his
neighbors when they remember that SO
far as they have any knowledge he IS
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MEASURING
Our GLOBE

the sround. but upon tripods carefully
levsled, One style Of measuring bar
ut1li5sd iRthis delicate work was truly
. wonder. 1t was carried In q trough
hlled With mexing Ice and was tins
kept at the zero point. Being always
1t the same temperature Its lsngth
never varied. Can the Imagination be
strained to picture degree Of hair
splitting care exceeding, this:
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-19

work was done in Colorado and thence
westward across the Rockies and
Eierras to California.
Giant signal towers elevated the sur
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

re have moved them convenient location
wv the dress goods and silks. The one
~ idea centraize Now it is just step from
material to lining We think will appreciate the convenience
The other moving the These made sgnae
the chance
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
NEITHER RECORD.

Washington, .. c., Aug 26, 8 p. m.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday:
For New England: Local rains and cooler
Monday; Tuesday, fair; fresh southwesterly
shifting to northwesterly winds.
For eastern New York: Local rains and
thunder storms Monday; Tuesday, fair;
light southwesterly winds.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

56-inch camel's hair plaid backs,
in colors of gray, castor and browns.
Worth ST.. IS. For $1.a5.
56-inch rain-proof plaid back
suitings, in medium shades of
gray. This is new and much fav-
ored cloth, heavy in weight. Worth
c. H.. O.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

William Hickey a well known young
man residing at II William street, is
quite sick with malarial fever, but was
a little better yesterday. He was for
merly of the Savoy hotel and has many
friends.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
SMALL BLAZE ON POPLAR
STREET.

Timothy r DGherty's Joiner Shop
Caught Fire Early Yesterday Morn
ing.
A small fire occurred about 8 o'clock
yesterday morning at the joiner shop
of Timothy F. Doherty at No. 235 IL
Poplar street. The fire started from
some unknown cause at the exterior of
the building and burned through to the
inside before it was extinguished by
the .firenen. The damage done does not
exceed sos.
g "a g ~ c. ia = e.
Bears the u The Kad You Have Always Bought
Signature ~ LLgI-IZ
= Is<zs1Z Ez1EAllx
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

Hair cloth--in black only. Fully
shrunk. Special price, I8c.
Mercerized sateens, all colors.
Regular prices from 33c to 39c.
Special price, 23c.
Glove finish or kid cambrics.
Every one knows what these goods
are and the price for which they
usually sell. All full pieces mot
remnants. Special price, DC.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
First Fall Hats.

"A S the half price selling Of last week took away
~ every vestige Of summer straw hats, intro
% duce the fall outing felt hats-trmmed These
shown with plain ribbon bands with large and small polka
dot bands and fancy Roman stripes These hats just
in-theyre the newest-the first showing of the season
Prices are &c., $I25. $L4o. $L75, M.o8 and up.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
Colored Dress Goods.

57-inch all wool oxford gray
covert cloth, heavy in weight and
one of the most desirable of these
fine cloths. Worth $1.75. At
Sl.IO.
54-inch all wool fine venetian
cloths, heavy weight, in solid col
orings Of gray. Worth 81. 50.
At SI.OO.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

56-inch cheviot face plaid back,
in rich deep blue, gray colorings.
This is the scarcest of all the col
ors. Worth $1.S5. For 81. SO.
5S-inch camel's hair, face plaid
backs. in the very latest Oxford
and Gun grays. Worth So. So. For
Sr.85.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
10TH CONN. VOLS REUNION
Al FINE TIME LAST SATURDAY IN
GUILFORD.

About One Hundred and FIFTY of the
Veterans Present-A Notable Dinner
Speeches and Answers Mr.. ThOrpe's
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
Plaid back fabrics
In fashions favor.

IT just shows what an arbitrary Mistress Fash
u ion is. The buyers for big stores and the
weavers said to each other
"Of course plaid backs will go out in the fall
"Not so"-answered Fashion
And to-day you buyer of dress goods you would
be simply beside yourself in anxiety for this
you couldn't begin buy plaid backs the demand
They to be had great mistake has been made
Stores and public alike will feel it.
But thousands yards that when they
told plaid backs shook headand
own way
We have what other has getnd what the public
wants Fashion and "Big Store" have joined hands
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

Black percaline, fast color, &C.
inches wide. Usual price, IL 1-2c.
Special price, 6 I-4c.
Slate color percaline--yard wide
fine quality. Usual price, 15c.
Special price, Sc.
Linen canvas for interlinings,
fine quality. Natural or cream
color. Usual price, aoc. Special
price, IL I-2c. -"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27
Black Dress Goods.

5o-inch all wool, fine quality
India twill, a cloth that would be
moderately priced at 75c. At soc.
4S-inch all wool clay twill, high
grade imported cloth Worth
$I.25. At 73c,
54-inch heavy weight Pebble
cheviot, one of the most popular
weaves of the season. Worth
ST.. 50. At o8c.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19

am farmer Stony Brook the malarious
districts and was bothered with malaria for years. times
could work and always very constipaed we'll For
malaria SO bad the spring when engaged poing
do nothing but shake have taken about barrel
OF onne besides other remedies
any permanent benefit Last f peach time had
attack chS and then mncnced Rpans fabues upon
friends advice and the first box made all right and
without them since Like Tabu each morning and night
sometimes when feel than usually exhausted three
They have kept stomach bowels regular and
had the least touch of malaria splitting headache
commenced using that sleep up
refreshed than formerly. don't know how complaints
RpanS Tabues will help but do know they will any
condition and would be without them price
honestly consider them the ccaPepced medicine in the world
also beneficial and
twenty years age and have worked hard all my life
farmers both early and late and all kinds OF weather
and have enjoyed such good health have since last fall
fact neghbos have all remarked improved condition and have
said, "Say john what you doing look healthy %
"
%
q H.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-20
AGREED ON JOINT NOTE.
Great Britnin's Proposed Changes
Accented by the Powers.

LONDON. Dec. 19.-"Great Britain's
proposed alterations in the preamble of
the joint note have been practically ac-
cepted by all the powers" says the Pc
king correspondent of The Daily Mail,
wiring Monday. Both Russia and Ja-
pan, whose support was regarded as
doubtful, have agreed.
"Only the attitude of the United
States remains as yet not clearly de-
fined. but the acquiescence Of America is
anticipated. and ii is probable that the
joint note will be signed and delivered to
the Chinese plenpotentiaries within three
or four days. The German minister has
warmly supported the British proposal
AN experienced general with whom
conversed today" says the Picking cor
respondent of The Morning Post, wiring
Monday, considers n settlement by next
spring improbable. Iie foresees some
danger of complications here that will
disturb the peace of Europe"
United States ambassador Choate had
a long conference yesterday regarding
the Chinese situation with the secretary
of state for foreign affairs, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, and subsequently Mr.
Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy, paid n visit to the for
eign office. The greatest secrecy is main
tanned as to the outcome of these consul
tations. What could be learned from
British and American sources varied con
siderably, the former expressing annoy
ance and anxiety, the latter maintaining
that nothing serious was developing.
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al DON'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE HEARD A
SINGLE WORD"

thought, selected her beautiful umbrella
with handle which will exactly suit her
taste. ! shall expect something very nice
from both Of them, If only in return for my
thoughtfu.ness"
"Mhm," replied Mr.. Wilder, as he turned
a page.
"Yes. and then there is Helen. I thought
a great deal over her present. As she is a
settled old maid and lives alone, it was hard
to find something sure to please her. Final
ly I thought of cat and got her lovely
Angora; wasn't it thoughtful OF me? OF
course she will never marry and cat is al
most as good as a man about the house
both Of them are difficult to please about
their eating and so hard to Keep in the house
at night
"Mhm," replied Mr. Wilder, as he ran
his eye up a column.
eyes, and I sent them all out by mes
senger boy an hour ago. Here he comes back
with lot of notes, full of gratitude, know,
because each gift was so suitable. o, Tom,
listen
"'Dear Maria: Thank you so much for
the lovely opera glasses you so thought
fully sent me. They will no doubt be eN-
ceedingy useful when we no longer live
In a suburb which is inaccessible after
ten p. m.
"Wel, that is merely an accident, and the
rest of my presents are so suitable that
oh, Toni"
"'Dear Aunt: II was lovely of you to
send me those beautiful kitchen aprons.
They are the admiration of every woman
in the boarding house where live:
ooh, dear l quite forgot that she is
boarding: but the rest-Tom!
"Dear Maria: 1t was very kind of yo.
to send me such lovely umbrella. shan
no doubt find II extremely useful as a rainy
day companion when have sufficiently re-
covered from the rheumatism to venture
out when there is cloud in the sky
EFFIE.'
'Oh, my goodness, but there is Helen
left Surely her present-listen:
"My Dear Maria: I appreciate your
Kindness in sending me such lovely cat.
but as | am about to marry widower
with seven children l fear that shall not
very we'll know what to do with 1t. Yours,
lovingly,
"Oh, Tom, isn't it aw-look here, Tom
Wilder, | don't believe you have heard q
single word of what have been saying!"
"M'hm," replied Mr.. Wilder, without
looking up from his paper
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DISTRICTS ASSIGNED.
Territory About Peking Placed
Under Military Supervision.
SEyEREWEATHER MAYSTOP FIGHTING
prcscncc of Allied Troops Alone Pre-
vents Robbers and Boxcrs From
COnprepnting-Envo
Meet Today.

PEKING, Dec. 10.-Count Won Wal
dersce has issued an order assigning va
rious districts in the neighburhOud of Pc
king for supervision to the military repre-
sentatives of the various powers. The
order says that the extent to which the
cooperation of the French and American
troops can be depended upon is matter
to be determined by agreements made
with the generals commanding those
forces.
Under the plan the United States
troops will supervise the district south
east of peking from the road to Tshang-
tshang to the road extending from Naku-
krin to Ho-si-wu.
Count Won Walderscc says he Knows
that there is a considerable force of Chi
neSo under General Ma in the northern
part OF the province OF Shausi and an
other south OF Tshang-tshang, hut during
the severe winter that has now set in he
does not expect an aggressive Chinese
movement.
On the other hand, wherever the allies
leave district for any length of time
bands of robbers and Boxers will congre-
gate. For this reason the field marshal
desires the cooperation of all the allies to
cover the various districts with strong
patrols.
1t is now understood that n meeting Of
the foreign ENJOYS will be held today.
"lt is reported from Snn-fu that the
real director of the grand council is the
empress dowager's fayoritc cunuch. Ii
Lien Yucng, who was enormously report
ed dead last April. lie is responsible for
the general confusion and indecision. His
latest suggestion is that the court should
proceed to Nankin. General ,rung Flu
Hsiang is said to be still at Sian-fu. An
imperial decree authorizes the governors
of the provinces of Shansi and ShcnSi to
sell titles and decorations for the benefit
of sufferers from famine"