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Population of Hawaii.

Population of Hawaii.
Director Merriam Of the census office
has issued bulletin announcing tae
population Of Hawaii 10 be 154,00l,
showing an increase of 44,9S1 since
1896.
The first census Of the Hawaiian Is
lands. taken in 1882. showed a popula-
ton Of 1898. but each succeeding
census up TO and including 1872 showed
a loss, the census returns in 1872 Civ
ing a population Of only 56,S97, repre-
senting a loss since 1882 of 1916, or
56.3 per cent.
The census Of 1878 showed only a
slight Increase over that of 1872, but
during the next six years the pOpula-
ton Increased rapidly. and the census
Of 1884 showed a population of SO,51S,
or an increase since 1873 Of very nearly
80 per cent. From 1894 to 1890 the
population Of the islands increased
11.6 per cent and from 1890 to 1896
oil per cent. giving a population In
1896 Of 10000
During the four years from 1896 to
1900 the percentage Of increase has
nearly doubled. the present census
showing a population Of 154.O01, rep
resenting an increase over that report
ed In 1896 Of 1881, or Az per cent
During the last ten years, from 1890 to
1900. or substantially the same interval
as for the census Of the United States
proper, there has been an increase in
population of 64,O01. or Ill per cent
The total land surface of the Ha-
wallan Islands is approximately GAO
square miles, the average number Of
persons to the square mile at the last
three censuses being as follows: 1890,
1879; 1896, 1863; 1900, 23.S.
The population OF the city Of Homo
lulu is 35,3O6. In 1890 it was 22,9O7
This is an increase Of 1890. or 71.5
per cent. In 1896 the population was
2092O, and the present census shows
an increase since that time Of 9,3S6, or
31.3 per cent.
Governors at Celebration.
The coming celebration Of the ma
tional capital centennial is expected to
bring to Washington the governors Of
more states than have ever before
gathered at one time. In reply to an
inquiry in regard TO the number Of gov
errors who will likely attend the cere-
monies Mr.. w. V. Cox, secretary Of
the committee. said that letters had
been addressed to all state executives,
but as yet few have been heard from.
II think, however," he said, there will
be a large number present. You will
recall that at the time of the first
meeting Of the joint committee at the
Arlington hotel last February there
were 20 governors present, and letters
were received from quite a number
who intimated that while they would
not come to Washington then they ex-
pected to participate in the ceremonies.
There are hardly more than BALI Il
dozen instances In which the different
states are not represented on the com
mittee by the respective governors,
and congress has generously provided
for the expenses Of the members Of the
committee from the country at large"
Expenditures For 1902.
It is stated that the various depart
ments have prepared their estimates OF
expenditures for the fiscal year 1902.
Secretary Gage will submit them to
congress along with his annual mes
sage Secretary Gage viii show that
the receipts will be such for the same
year as to show a surplus Of about
$30,0O0,000 less than for the present
fiscal year and less than for the last
fiscal year by nearly $50,0O0,000 This
estimate is based wholly on the esti-
mates OF the departments AS congress
rarely goes up to the estimates Of the
departments IN the appropriations the
surplus would grow according to the
scaling of appropriations from the esti-
mates. CARL ScHoFIELD.