davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-07

Mr.. Bynun Mt Lnst.-The expected has
happened in the case of the Hon. W D.
Bynum's much zheralded bolt OF BRYAN
or course all well-informed people are
aware that Mr. Bynum was never a sup
porter of Mr.. Bryan, though several years
ago he represented the indianapolis ais
trict as a Democrat. Mr. Bynum was en-
ployed by the organizers of the gold move
ment in 1896 as the chief promoter of the
organized party revolt TO Bryan He is
one of the few persons who were formerly
Democrats and prominently connected
with the goldbug revolt who are row
fighting Mr.. Bryan. But it can be stated
that Mr.. Bynum is not now a Democrat
He was read out of the Democratic party
last winter by so high an authority as
the United States Senate. AS q reward for
his valuable aid in the campaign of 1896
the President sent Mr. Bynum's name to
the Senate for confirmation as a member
Of the Board of Appraisers of New for6-
a life position that Pays salary of 81 500.
The law prescribes that the board shall
be bipartisan. Senator James X Jones
and other leading Democrats of the Sen
ate fought and defeated the confirmation
of Mr.. Bynum on the ground that he was
not 4 Democrat aGd therefore, his APP
pointment did not answer the plain re-
quirements of the law. Enough Republic
can Senators were brought around to this
view by the Democrats to compass the
hopeful Mr.. Bynum's downfall A few
weeks ago the resident selected Mr.
Bynum FOR the vaca"ey on the Cojifying
Board made vacant by the death of Judge
David B. Culberson, Democrat, of Texas.
The Senate has not yet had a whack at
Bynum in this position.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-07
mr. Bryan's Bon Mot.-wben Mr.

Var. Bryan's Bon Mot.-When Mr.
Bryan mounted the steps of his car at
Shepherdstown, W Va, the other day to
meet his next appointment for a speech
delegation of enthusiastic Maryianders
gave him a rousing cheer. Wen give
you Maryland this year. sure ex-
claimed one of the delegation. Mary
land is already yours shouted another
With merry smile ripping over S
face Mr.. Bryan bowed to his Maryland
supporters and said: Il am much Obliged
TO you, gentlemen, for giving Maryland
to me. My song hereafter shall be
Maryland, My Maryland" The Demo-
cratic standard bearer put great empha-
sis upon the personal pronoun in the
title of the famous song. His hearers
caught his point quickly, and one of them
shouted back in tone considerably more
subdued than the tone of the first dscla-
ration: Yes, Maryland is your'n now
but il amt no longer siorman's." A
gentleman who accompanied Mr. Bryan
on his tour of West Virginia was sur
prised at the evidences of the Demo
cratic candidates abstemiousness His
host had provided an abundance of liquid
refreshment. ranging all the way from
beer up through the category of lntoxi-
cants to champagne. After each speech
Mr.. Bryan slipped a glass CT ginger ale
with evident relish, but drank none of
the other beverages. 1t is said that Mr.
Bryan does not know the taste of any
Intoxicating liquor, though whether this
is literally true cannot be stated as
fact by most of his intimate acquaint-
ances. Curiously enough none of them
was ever known to ask him to take
drink or If he ever drank. Mr. Mckinley
too. can properly be classed as an alb
stemious man, though 1t is known that
when the President IS tired he occasion
ally drinks a bottle OF ale
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
REMITTITUR is RECEIVED.
Superior Court Dts.oives Injunction
in street Railway Franchise

The renittitur has been received by
County Clerk Holloway from the supreme
court In the case OF W, -. Wood and 9TH
ers against the city. Involving the conaoii-
dated street railway franchise. As soon
as the remrtitur was received yesterday
morning the attorneys for the company
brought the matter before the court. and
Judge Moore signed an order dissaivIng
the temporary injunction. IL was on APP
peal from the Injunction order that the
case went 20 the supreme court. and the
action Of the lower cnurt yesterday was
IN conformity with the decision 90 the
higher tribunal
The dissolution ~ the injunction PLACES
fhc company IN a position 10 AZ once pro-
coed 20 carry OCT its plans General Man
aEcr Dickinson said yesterday.
AS ] understand tbs matter. Ar. Farth
and Mr. Dowman can now transfer their
frADchise 20 the company. This VIII be
done Immediately. and we are now work
iug on The transfer eTstefn arrangements
I think ! can safely say that the transfers
VIII ~ IN use after ths first Of tho month
The scent fares viii also 90 iuto effect
AZ ere same time
I'VE have already shu, down the Firs,
avenue cable. and will rHsh ths work az
rom uietiug she electric line 7 cannot say
exactly how long u vii he before me
change "a compiete4. bat ye will snare net
Their money nor men in cur snasavor 10
rush the work"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
FOR BIG OFFICE BUILDING.
seattle Man WIN go East 20 Inter
est Capital In Puttinx I'D Best
the Inn.f

V. =. Hart. Seattle general agent 81 the
New York Life Insurance Company. viii
leave next week m an Eastern trim the
principal object ~ which IN 20 iav hefa~a
Tho financial SCENTS % hts company the
advisAhii.iy 81 erecting a modern er3ce
huii1ing IN this city. TO crest Ia excess ~
s.. an ON and 20 b one - fhe freat
buildings ~ it, kidd on the Pacia, cnss,
Mr. Hart Is confident Of success ana ne
heves that the figures Re viii present
bearing upon the remarkable srov'th ana
prospects ~ Seattle, viii result IN fsroulr,t
Investigation ard an early cornraancs-
ment - the work
X arr going t0 convince our head Of
fcers tnaf Seattle Is 90 b. the New Work
81 The PaciNc coast" said Mr. Hart ves-
terday. y anticipate no great airiculfy
in this. AZ the company has already shown
some appreciation ~ the fact hy the in-
vestment q nearly u.S0 % IN Washing
ton bonds. mortgages and other Wecalri-
ties. When they are confronted with fE-
ures showing the rapid increase ~ realty
values here. J believe there viii he lis,te
delay ~ ordering tho purchase % a cen
irai tract ann the making % arrangements
f1T the erection ~ the uvsf r1agriar er.
Office building on the Coast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

and have not lived In this state long
enough to become voters, the time re-
quired being one year. II all the citizens
who have lived here less than a year
were entitled to register. from Is TO %
per cent. would be added TO the registra-
ton
Estimating the population OF the city
upon the basis Of the municipal registra-
ton, we find that the ratio of registered
voters 10 the entire population IL APP
proximately / TO 8: that is to say. the
population of the city in 1890 was "a. s47, the
registered voters numbered SAP, that
number multiplied by gives AZ. 296, about
$50 less than the census returns. Multi
plying the registered voters OF 1900. viz:
0940 by 5. II gives us $3.50 which is very
nearly our true population.
have prepared a schedule showing the
number of buildings erected in the city
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

practically the same result as careful
census. For example, take the city direc-
tory OF the city OF Seattle for 1880. The
number OF names was 1884, multiply by
two and one-half. the product is S,SsS-
the estimated population OF that year
The actual population as shown by the
census was ts,S41 just twelve more than
the estimate, -.
To Illustrate the growth OF the cities,
l have prepared this table, showing tns
Tacoma, and the population o. each es-
ftmated uuon that basis which VIII be
found to he very nearly correct:
Seattle Tacoma
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

supremacy. and incidentally 70 show TIE
correctness of the enumeration, a Re"
therefore compiled a comparative sched-
ule OF the people and firms engaged IN a
number of lines OF business. which VIII
show the relative proportions OF the Two
Inz.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
DATA SHOWING cITy's GRowTH.
Some Of the Evidenc. Presented h,
the Chamber OF Commerce.


the charges 81 Irregularities in taking the
i1aa census OF the city OF Seattle the fol-
having argument on behalf OF the city
was presented by James n. Meikie repre-
renting the Chamber OF Commerce. to
Mr.. Olmstead. The data set forth In the
argument was carefully weighed by Mr..
Olmstead before reaching the conclusion
he has in regard 90 the Seattle census:
Attorney Meikic's Argument.
The Chamber OF Commerce OF the city
OF Tacoma has filed charges with tho di-
rector OF the census. alleging the exist
once OF irregularities In tho enumeration
OF the people OF the city OF Seattle In TAX
ms the census OF 1880 The director of the
census has deemed that the charges are
Of sufficient gravity 20 warrant tho trou-
bic and expense OF making an investlga-
tian and sending special agent here to
ascertain whether or not there Is any
speaking for the people 81 the city OF
Seattle. l viii say that We court inves-
egauon and are ready 10 meet the
charges We challenge comparison with
other cities, for know that our popu-
huou IL greater than Il g. shown 10 b.
by the census schedules and We are
ready 20 demonstrate that fact
The people Of this city have honored me
by enttustiug their interests IN my hands
and u gives me- great pleasure 20 be able
eiusiYely that the population a. shown BY
the census enumeration Is too low
The census r. taken Tor the purpose Of
the people Of The country their wealth
resources and means ~ livelihood and
tho Industrial aad other enterprises o.
the nation,
The information obtained is necessary
for the gund government 81 the people az
the basis 81 representation IN congress
and upon which 80 found wise legislation
80 regulate and control the people ln
their relations Co each other So that the
result will be the greatest good 20 che
greatest number
~ I've ot any value 81 r. necessary that
the figures Be reasonably accurate. 4f tho
population 81 the city az shown hy the
x hetlules returned Is about the Same az
% would ~ u new censifs we're taken
What would "a profit Us to do the work
The census was taken IN this city hy
forty men and women. vito were chosen
hY flfase ga authority on account % their
especial STRESS for the undertaking The
Work was done under abe supervision "
whose integrity uo one has dared 10 CUES.
aaiernn obligation Co perform their duties
fatvhfallr and honestly who will cav
that they have not kept tho trustf Yet
thr director % the census g. asked 90
strike a large number ~ names from
Inc schedules without specifying What
ssafnea or why they shHu3d Ne stricken
ana informed that thg population %
tnr city, "a shown hv the schedules h
s.,tnsthlng less than S.1co. if that ~ true.
abe number Is too low. % T. n0s ncces.
earv hcwever 90 have a recount % as
srrfafn tho accuracy 90 the count made
fNe esumcrafcrs There hrp other
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

The average number Of children, as
shoWn ~ the annual census, compared
with the names Tn the directory, indi-
Gates that the school population "a about
onc-sixth ~ the whole
II d not satisfactory % compare one
CITY with another on the basis ~ tho
seheot census. because we mast take into
consideration and make allowances for
the character It the different ppPuiA-
tiauS A clty like Seattle. having a large
maritime business and the great Sra
farms and uiuesant population naturally
Incident 10 q hGsy seaport. has much
lees number az children IN proportion 10
the population than an iHiand cts or a
wav port en- the sea COMPARISONS are.
therefore. Of ne particular value except
the eouEarlsNu % ore year Nth another
In the same city COMPARING one year
vtth another in thta city, the schroi cen-
Sws Indicates thar We have a popula-
ft1u Of about y tua
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
Special Agent 0lmstead So Finds
in Seattle Census.
WILL RECOUNT TWO DISTRICTS.
This II Made Necessary by the
Chaotic Condition of the Original
Schedules I'm Districts Nos. so and
90, Rendering Them UseIess-
Work VIII Begin saturday and
Citizens Are Asked to Assist.

=. Is the verdict Of the government spe-
ciai agent that no fraud was committed in
the taking of Scattles census. and prse-
ticsliy speaking, the enumeration as made
Will stand as official.
Victor II. Olmstead. the special agent
OF the census bureau. who is making an
Investigation OF the alleged frauds In the
enumeration in this city charged in
a protest filed by the Tacoma Cham
Der Of Commerce with Director Cen
erai Merriam. has decided TO make
recount In hut two districts Of the
city. Tho work win be begun Satur-
day morning. These two districts are No.
70. comprising the first precinct Of the
First ward, and No. 90. comprising The
FIRST and second precincts Of the Fifth
ward.
The original enumeration Of these two
districts was made by the same enurner-
ntor, and the schedules are In such a
chaotic condition that they are OF no use
10 the department. and therefore furnish
cause for . recount 90 far as all other
districts in the city are concerned. Mr.
OImstead IL satisfied, after a week OF In
vestigation. that the work has been sat
isfactorfiy donA and that the few discrep-
ancies that HAYS been discovered do not
IN any way afYeo. the accuracy OF the
count.
with the assistance Of Supervisor James
r. MCMILLAN. OF Fairhaven. and Frank L.
Feurt, Mr.. olmstead has selected twelve
onumsrators. the best obtainahle. who
wifi begin their work Saturday morning
and conclude 10 as rapidly as possible: IL
Il thought II will be completed within
week
In this work Mr.. Oimstead says. the
people residing In the district can lend
great assistance by giving voluntarily the
information desired
Mr.. OImstead's Statement.
e. Il.
trfcts 50 and 90" Mr.. Oimstead said yes
terday. This IL done simply because he
original schedules are In such condition
Information required regarding the per-
sons enumerated Is missing. In reaching
this discrimination / might state that 1
am not aware Of any irregularities in
to have schedules that are complete.
II have made an examination OF all
other districts included In the Seattle
enumeration, and, so far ~ | have been
ties In any of them that will affect the
result All apparent errors have been
satisfactorily explained. and In no single
instance 10 fraud shown. After this inves-
tigatiou I have decided that no recount
~ Seattle. except In the two districts men
toned, fs nee essary, and will make none
unlrss ordered to do 50 by the department..
"'rhe haphazard manner In which these
two schedules. 20 and 81, were prepared
renders them worthless. ] expect 10 COM
pir,e the work within Ave or six days.
aud would ask thar oil residents In the
districts where the work II ordered FUR
Di.h the enumerators with every assist
ares possible.
yeSi~r way, Occidental avenue. King
street and Elliot. bay. District No. -
* bounded by Union street Third avenue,
Madison street and Elliott bay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

The directory Of Seattle for the years
~, 10 1900 Inclusive. contains the names
Of tho people ot Ballard, Columbia city
and West Seattle, suhufes, which, ~ care
mi estimate. have 500 people. that num-
h~r deducted from % .ssa gives the popu-
iatiou ~ thls city, which Is slt
The population Of CiIr can ue very
census as basis Tor making the es-
Innate The following is the school cen
sus 81 this city fer lNo 90 1900. Inclusive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
TO OPEN A TEA DEPOT HERE.
K. Unno, Of Japan, Here on I'm
portant Mission.
SPEAKS OF TRADE RELATIONS

America the Standard Land of Mi
kado Has Set Out to Reach In
Commerce, Society and Military
science-Japan VIII Not Combine
TO Dismcmbermene of China.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

Estimates and Comparisons.
There are several methods by which the
population of cities can be estimated.
among which l will mention the follow
ing:
l. BY using the names in the city d.
rectory as a basis
2. BY using the school census as O basis.
g. BY using the registration of voters
as a basis.
l. BY using the number OF buildings IN
the city az a basis.
The most accurate method OF estimating
the population OF city Is by using the
names In the city directory as a basis.
Take the number of names and multiply
by two and one-haif. and in cities with
populations similar 10 the people OF Seat
tie, Tacoma and Portland. IL will give
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

of Seattle from 1890 to 1900 for the pur-
pose of showing the increase OF the num-
Der or hahitations and the probable in
crease of the popuatinn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

comparison OF some other points Is
interesting and tends to show that IL is
only natural that Seattle should have
twice the population Of Tacoma.
The following schedule Will show that IN
some things there is so great a difference
that there Is really no comparison TO be
made between the two cities:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

-
Tho new buildings include dwelling
houses and business blocks
Number 81 dwellings, Iet1; business
buildings, 20: value, si27os. s5s Altera-
value. Sl1ss2.lS7.
Buildings of seattle,
From the records Of Seattles FIRE de-
partment we ind that the number Of
buildings " the city January l. 1909. was.
brick stone and iron buildings, x;
Buildings erected In 800 to August / 5a
Total ..-....... ...................... 100
Al least itco Of these buildings are
used for residence purposes. and they
are an tai OF people. Go and try TO rent
that will shelter human being Is oS
cupied In going about the city vou
WI see s.sns on houses under construc-
ton. This house not for rent"
These signs are NOT put up a. A toka
but 70 save tho owner or contractor from
ths IroRe,e ot making answers daily 70
AFFAIRS shows THAI Ne have a great rtSr,s.
Iation here and they are stan coming.
very close estimate % thu population
can - made upon tho basis OF mo dxeii
ing houses in this city. the school seVs,,s
and the names In the directory considered
In lSo, IN taking the school census all
the children we're counted and the returna
SHOW the number Of children % school
age 20 be ..-...-.-...-... q.
Chlldrea under sehoo, age ............ asss
Total ......... .......... I'll Ia
The children under school Rxa as a
lfile more than - per cent % tho chill
drwn o., school age
Ry adding e. prr cent to "a ~ 80.
school census ~ isst, We have d "a the
whole number % children nox reading
En- this city.
We have 1900 dwelling houses. and :.
couscry alive estimate will allow an sv
eraEe OF two women 20 each house rhosa
names 90 not appear I'm the directory.
TA&e the names in the directory +. ia
Add thr children ...-........ Il "a
And the WCnoa Ia iAopo houses -..-. :. os)
And We account for a population Il. s.. a.
Ia addition 20 this number. there Is A
Eerke number % women living in hotels
and boarding houses who are not Included
IN thls computation. and q great many
men whose names are not found IN the
directory
Comparison of BusIne.s
The excuse the city % Tacoma makes
Tor trying 20 heiltile and throw dfscrelIt
upon her ne.ghbors t. that unless the rcp-
r4Rtiou ~ SEATTLE and spokane can be cut
down she Win no lcngcr DE able 10 cone
pete with them. she does not seem 10
realize that the race Of commercial su-
premacy is over and that she has becz
distsneed. In order to show that there IL
no lenSer any question a. "a 6s~tilA .
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

\ very close estimate can also ba made
on the basis ~ thc REGISTERED voters Y thc
city. IL ~ Impossible 90 ohtAlu reliable
data as to thr registration at voters IN
few Years
In tAe city 90 Seattle the registration for
the municipal election tn the year 80 vas
ASt2. Ia the year iqo. & Was 70 ttA--a uitla
more than double the registration o. 1854
This would Indicate that the population
Of the city has doubted during the last
decade.
The registered vote 81 Tacoma for the
coming election is As. the registration
81 SEATTLE IS l4.o2s, nearly double THAI OK
Tacoma.
The registration OF voters In Seattle Is
less IN proportion to the population, be-
cause nearly 2o.ocO people have located
hero within the past year. n majority OF
whom have come here from other states
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

There will be a special meeting ~
Elss ~~uursday evening, 10Th inst All
Elk EasaSs attend
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
IN The RIAL ESTATE FIELD

The following sale at room A, Pacific
block today: Tea lots on second hill. spS-
ciAl.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

Hhdteu' '"''''."''.'''''-'''*'V
II we had time 10 make further invesi-
cations and procure the data In other par
ticulars. we might multiply these compar-
isons. with the same result; but feel II
would answer no good purpose 10 do so.
as Il seems to me that the showing made
ought to he sufficient to convince any fair
minded man that Seattle leads Tacoma by
at least 100 per cent. in population and
everything else.
II the population OF Tacoma Is a. 900. as
claimed then the population OF Seattle
must he at least 5000.
Persons Employed In Seattle.
II IL interesting to know something OF
the number OF people employed In diff
ferent pursuits in Seattle. From the
Western Central Labor Union we learn
that the number of people engaged in
various trades and callings in this city
is as set forth in the following schedule:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

The foregoing schedule does not include
the employees ~ the hsh canneries and
packers, saw mills. single mills. and
many other factories. nor does II include
all the common iaborers. II all OF these
men were added 10 the list II would be
Increased BY several thousand
A careful canvass 81 the manufacturing
Industries OF the city shows that the
number % employees win exceed 1850
Some Of them are accounted for In the
schedule. but a great number are not
Basis of seattie's Prosperity.
This vast army Of workers forms the
solid foundation Of great and prosper
Gus city. We cannot make any satisfactory
estimate upon this basis. but II must be
conceded that 1t indicates a great popuia-
ton.
In conclusion will say. that consider
ing ali the facts which have been sub
mitted. we are firmly % the opinion that
the population OF Seattle today exceeds
IS COO
You will see by examining into the
physical conditions Of the city that IN
some localities Il e. very difficult TO make
an accurate enumeration Of the people
ard n n new enumeration should be
made u IL not probable that there would
be any material change
We believe that when you have given the
matter a careful consideration you wlil
he constrained 20 arrive at the conclusion
that We have had as accurate an enGEaer-
alton a. can be made and there Is no &C.
cAsion 20 make any change.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

means by which II can be tested. and I
now invite your attention to those means.
Estimates and Compa risons.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

And We account for a population Il. s. AZ
in addition 90 THIS number there - A
large number - women living in hotels
ana boarding houses who ara not Included
IN thts computation. and q great many
men whose names are not found IN the
directory 49,