The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-28
POPULATION STATISTICS.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The population
Of Denver, Col, as just announced by the
Census Bureau. is 1884, SIS. against loo. Hs in
1890. This is an increase of q .l46. or 25.A
per cent.
The census of Baltimore. as just bull
letined by the Census Bureau. is 5OS,s57.
against 434, $40 in 1890. This is an increase
of 74,51s, or Ills per cent.
XXX
Acting Superintendent Goode. of the yell
lowstone National Park, in a telegram re-
ceived to-day by the secretary Of the in
been raging In the park, has been extin-
guished. The fire was confined mostly TO
dead and down timber.
Mr.. ]. A. Sample. chief Of the division
of issue, Treasury Department, who was
one of the special agents sent TO Porto
Rico by the secretary TO make the ex-
change of United States money for Porto
Rican silver coin, has returned 10 the city.
and reports that of the original sum OF &c.
10000 in Porto Rican silver supposed TO
have been in circulation or the island, all
but 100000 has been exchanged. and ar
rangements have been perfected by which
facilities for the exchange Will continue
for an indefinite period In an interview
to-day Mr.. Sample said that business
throughout the island was fairly prosper
Gus. with good prospects for the future.
lie sugar cane ClOp - dGQ W O% ftAg
good and the coffe crop above the average.
XXX
The Department of State is in receipt OF
the dispatch of the charge d'affaires ad in
term of the United States at Berlin. stat
ing that since the assassination OF the late
King of Italy travellers in Germany are
subject TO a more strict police supervision
than has heretofore been the case and are
therefore advised 10 provide themselves
with passports from the Department or
State before going abroad. In Berlin. as
in many other German cities, the police
regulations in regard 20 the establishment
of identity are quite strict.
Xxx
To-day's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund. exclusive of the
$50, OOO. 900 reserve in the division of re-
demption, shows: Available cash balance,
sl37. 9s1, 0l9; gold. 67.se6.54
Xxx
Rural free delivery service will be estab-
lished Sept. / at Angola, Steuben county
with two carrlers-Harry n. brandenoerry
and Roy T.. Rosell-who are TO cover an
area of seventy-four square miles, serving
a population Of l.0W.
XXX
Secretary Root to-day approved the rec
concentration OF the engineers relative To
the repairing of the Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge across the Allegheny river at Pitts
burg. The bridge viii be repaired as pro-
posed by the railroad company. and the
company will not be required 10 elevate IL
fifty feet, As demanded by certain interests
on the river. II is provided. however. that
In case the other bridges across the river at
this point are elevated. the Pennsylvania
Company also will be compelled 10 elevate
its bridge.
A great deal Of difficulty which has been
experienced in establishing the Identities of
buried soldiers. owing 10 the failure OF
commanding officers TO state precisely the
location OF the graves OF men dying I'm the
field or in the hospital. has prompted the
War Department TO issue an order directing
that wherever conditions make Il possible.
every grave must be carefully marked b. q
head board Will the name. rank and or
ganization of the deceased. Company COM
manders are 10 be neld responsible for this
Identification 20 the extent OF men who
die in the 1eld, while hospital surgeons ara
10 answer Tor men dying In the hospitals-