, 1900-12-06
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as against 1927, O96 in 1890, an increase
of 1895, or 3 per cent.
The population of Virginia is 1854
1874. as against 1,655,9S0 in 1890, an in
crease of 10S, 204, or 11.9 per cent.
The population of Missouri is 3,106,-
665, as against 2,679.1S4 in 1890, an in
crease of 427 ,4S1, or 1913 per e
The population of Maryland is 1,190,-
900, as against 1922 800 in 1890, an in
crease of 147. $3.50, OF al per cent.
The population of West Virginia is
95S,S 500. as against 1862, 794 in 1890, an
increase of 196,006, or 25.6 per cent.
The population of Mississippi is
1.551. go, as against l,2S9,GOO in 1890,
IN increase of 261,6Io, or 20.2 per cent.
Captain w. NJ. Meredith of Illinois
has been appointed chief of h bureau
of engraving and printing at Washing
ton.
Emperor William, in the name of the
German empire. will present to Paris
Germany's imperial building at the Ex-
position.
The Alabama Legislature reelected
John T. Morgan to the United States
Senate by a unanimous vote Novem-
Der 9th.
The Berlin National Zeitung semi-of-
ficially denies that Germany is seeking
to acquire the island of Curacao, Dutch
West Indies.
Monitor No. s, formerly known as the
Connecticut, building at Bath, Maine,
has been renamed the Nevada by Sec
rotary Long.
President McKinley's Thanksgiving
turkey weighed t~hirty-one pounds and
was n present from Horace Noz of
Westerly, Rhode Island.
The city of Berne, in Switzerland, is
making an experiment in socialism. 1t
is erecting shops which Impoverished
artisans may occupy rent free.
Five coal mines near Bingamon, in
Harrison county. West Virginia, were
destroyed by a landslide a few days
ago, the loss being estimated at $780,
600.
The United States monitor Nevada,
in tonnage the largest government YES
sci eve built by the Bath Iron Works,
was launched at Bath, Maine, Novem-
Der oath.
Minnesota paid S1G4 for the support
of each inmate of her thirteen state in
stitutions during the fiscal year which
NSN VI 'iRN. VI I'A hlAA iASA>
than during the previous year.
In order to meet opposition the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company has
made n cut of about 80 per cent. in
both freight and passenger rates from
San Francisco to Mexican ports.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Standard says he hears that Germany
has notified the United States of her
,rrfI q. afr ,lA dam nd for
the execution of the Chinese officials.
Some of the leading horsemen and
stock raisers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
have organized n movement for the
purpose of giving a great stock and
manufacturing exposition each year.
Delegate Wilson of Arizona will en-
deavor to work one of the we Arizona
statehood bills through Congress dur
ing the short session. Governor Muir
ply will go to Washington TO assist
hin.
Maurice Brennan, arrested for dyna-
hitting property of the ST. Louis Tran
sit Company during the recent street
railway strike, was found guilty and
sentenced TO ten years in the peniten-
tiary.
i. +. Hodgklnson, n former British
vice consul at Bremerhaven, has been
sentenced to eighteen months penal
servitude for trying to sell a foreign
office code book to an agent of a for
eign power. e.
The steamer st. Olaf. coasting be-
tween Quebec and EsquimauX Point, in
the lower st. Lawrence. has been
wrecked off Sever Islands, and all on
board Observation-Disclosures of the crew
and seven passengers.
The United States will retain pos
session of the Isle of Pines. whatever
the final disposition of Cuba, says a
Washington dispatch TO the Journal
and Advertiser. 1t will be fortified
and Il strong garrison will be kept
there.
\ jury in the Criminal Court of In
d~ianapolis found Councilman Higgins
guilty of soliciting a bride from ID. NJ.
Barry, n local manufacturer. Under
the Indiana law his sentence will be in
determinate, from two to fourteen
years.
Chairman Stewart of the Prohibition
national committee that
funds for the campaign of 1904 are al
ready being collected and hat it is the
intention of the party leaders to make
even n more vigorous campaign than
the last one.
Emperor William has given Watson,
the Glasgow yacht designer, an order
to improve the Meteor SO that the
yacht may be ready to sail trials with
Shamrock ii. The order renews the re-
port that the kaiser has his eye on the
Americas cup.
After months of controversy. n deal
has been made by which all the street
ear companies of Detroit will become
consolidated into one company with a
capital stock of So, 100000. Michigan
holders of stock in the old companies
will get dollar for dollar in the new.
General Greedy, chief signal officer of
the army, has received from Colonel
Allen mt Manila n fresh map of the
Philippine islands and cable lines,
showing that the islands practically are
covered at every important point with
n thorough system of wire connection.
The proposition to levy a tax for the
support of a free public library was
carried Mt n SDprial election i'm nuhunuo