The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-23
Recent Census Puts the Figures for
1900 at I,293,69 against 1,O46,-
964 Ten Years Ago..
TAX TABULATIoN OF RETURNS
PROGRESS MADE By THE BU-
REAU AT WASHINGTON.
Hawaiian Islands Part of the United
States-Body of j. M. Morton
to De Brought Home

ton of the city of Philadelphia according
to the official count of the returns of the
twelfth census, announced to-day, is as
follows: Philadelphia city, l,29S,691 In 1900.
against 1,046, 964 in 1890. These figures show
for the city as a whole an increase in pop
ulation of 246. 733, or 1851 per cent, from
1890 to 1900. The population in 1880 was sf7,-
110. showing an increase of 1873, 794. or 1851
per cent, from 1850 to 1890.
The Census Bureau is making rapid prog
ress in the counting and tabulation of the
returns from the $500 enumerators who
took the population of the country. The
count of each enumerator is comprised in
a single portfolio, and out of $3.50 all but
600 are in. The returns from $1,000 emu
meration districts nave been counted by
cards, and the population of 1900 of these
districts has been tabulated in detail. OF
the army of enumerators over 10000 have
had their accounts paid and closed; 9fz
cards. representing 942,6S1 people, were
counted at the bureau yesterday, and by
Sept. i it is expected hat over 100000 peo-
pie will be counted daily. The present CEN
sus will show for the first time the color
of occupants and tenure of occupancy of
farms, in addition to values of farm i'm
rrovements and acreage of the different
products. This will be interesting from a
sociological standpoint, as showing the
amount of colored owners and renters of
farms. and the extent to which the race
Is interested in agriculture.
Maj. John B. Kerr, Tenth Cavalry, has
been ordered to Berlin as military attache
of the United States embassy there, and
Captain Slocum, Eighth Cavalry, now at
Lisbon, has been ordered to like duty at
st. Petersburg. Major Kerr is a native
OF Kensocky. having entered West Point
1870, when he was assigned to the Sixth
Cavalry, with which he served until his
promotion to the Tenth Cavalry In October
tiago campaign. He has for a year been
on duty in Paris in connection with the
exposition. Captain Slocam has Just re-
glish army in South Africa. He is a gradu-
ate of the infantry and cavalry school or
the class of 1883. He was appointed TO the
army from New York.
XXX
The President has appointed d. r. Col
lier pension agent at Louisville. KY, to
succeed General Leslie Combs, who re-
signed to become chairman of the state Re-
publican committee.
According to a statement made to-day by
the division of customs and insular affairs
of the War Department, the total exporta-
ton from the Island of Cuba through the
port of Havana for the seven months ended
July 81, 1900, was sio,69s.6o5. as against &c.
1876, gu for the same period last year, a
decrease of SOS, 366. The total exports from
Havana for the month of July alone were
$2,237, S64. The exports for this month by
countries show: To the United States,
S7Q2 327. France <5S1 Q63. Germany S2S1 677.
England, $247,S41; Spain, $63, 722.
Controller Tracewell, of the treasury, has
rendered a decision in which he holds that
the Hawaiian islands, under the act of May
rs. 1900, constitute an integral part of the
United States, and therefore officers of the
navy therein are serving within the realm
or dominion of the United States, n
consequently are not beyond seas within
the meaning of Section Is of the navy per-
sonnet act. 1t follows that such officers
are not entitled to the same pay and al
situated, and therefore must be paid at the
regular rates for officers OF their grade
without the increase given by the act of
May rs, 1900, to army officers.
XXX
A. w. Goshorn was to-day appointed
| postmaster at Wanesville, Bartholomew
county, vice Smith Goshorn. deceased. and
c. z. Anderson at Westpoint, Tippecanoe
county, vice H. B. Ledman, resigned.
XXX
Mail advices relating details of the sick
| ness and death of the late John M. Nor
ton. government agent in the Alaskan seal
islands, have been received at the Treasury
Department and forwarded to Senator
Fairbanks. When IL is learned what dis
position of the remains is desired after
their arrival in this country, Captain Shoe
maker, chief of the revenue bureau in the
Treasury Department. will direct one of
his revenue cutters, cruising in Alaskan
waters, to call at the Pribyloff islands,
take on board the remains and bring them
TO Seattle as speedily as possible.
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The following civilians nave been desig-
| mated by the President for appointment as
| second lieutenants in the regular army:
| John +. Moseley, Vermont; Clark M. Carr,
Illinois; Edward r.. w. McCabe Virginia
Robert NJ. Milan, Tennessee; Joseph A.
Marmon, Ohio: Omar G. Humphrey, Min
nesota; William s. Martin. New York; Per-
rim L. Smith, Minnesota: John r. Kelly.
| South Dakota; Harry Graham, Ohio; James
C. Williams, District of Columbia.
Lieutenant Commander ]. A. Sherman
has been ordered before the retiring board
for examination for retirement Sept. 4.
thence home TO await orders.
The secretary of the treasury has decided
that certain spirits known as "cordials.'
liquors. 'arrack," 'absinthe," etc. which
under the commercial treaty with France
signed May IL, 1898. are admitted into this
country at a reduction i'm the customs duty
from $225 per proof gallon TO H.75, are not
entitled to the same or any privilege
under the treaties recently negotiated with
Portugal. Germany and Italy. The distinc-
| ton arises from the fact that while I'm the
English version OF the French treaty the
words "cordiais," liquors. etc, do not
appear. the memoranda and representation
made by this government at the time the
negotiations were pending did expressly
include them, as did the French version of
the treaty itself, SO that IL has been held
BY the courts that they were intended to
be included. On the other hand, the Lam
guage of the Portuguese, German and ItaI-
ian treaties. which is the same I'm each.
is construed by the Treasury Department
to be limited by the provisions of Para
graph 29 of the tariff act, which
relates solely to and and other spir-
| graph 292, relating TO cordials, liquors, etc.
The effect of this ruling will be that, while
France will have the benefit OF the very
material reduction of the duties on these
articles, the other countries named will not
he on any better footing as relates to them
than they were previously. 1t Is probable,
therefore, that new treaties will have 10 be
negotiated, which will put the other coun-
tries on the same footing with France.
Dawson appears TO be starting in on a
new era OF prosperity" says United States
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