The state herald., 1900-11-30
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ent, sis threatened"
Rear Admiral Robert Stembl, re-
tired died on the Goth in the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, New York, aged ninety.
The population of Minnesota is 1,751,-
1904, as against 1,3O2,S26 in 1890. This
Is an increase of 4iS,56S, or 34.5 per
cent.
Postmaster General Smith has given
an unqualified denial to Il published re-
port that he intended to resign next
month.
The council of the city of London has
decided to take steps to institute n ser
vice of electric cars throughout the me-
tropois.
The population of Pennsylvania Is
G,302,115 ms against 5,2jS,O14 In 1880.
This is an increase of 1,O44, ,1O1, or 1913
per cent.
The population of New York state
is 7,26S, ,012. as against 5,09I ,S53 In
1890, an increase of 1,270, ,159, or Pill
per cent.
Martin Irons, once leader of the union
labor organizations and who directed
the great Missouri Pacific strike in the
SOS, died recently.
Only flfty-six cases of yellow fever
are now under treatment in Havana.
Among these are two Americans. The
disease is abating.
The population Of Hawaii, as an
nounced by the census bureau, is 1884,
OO1, as against 10000 in 1896. This is
an increase Of 44,0Sl. or 41.2 per cent.
The population of Louisiana, as an
nounced by the census bureau, Is L.
3S1.625, as against. 1,11S.5ST in 1890.
This is an increase of 263,03S, or 23.5
per cent.
A New York dispatch says that the
will of Ambrose McGregor, the Stand
ard oil millionaire. disposes of an ess
tate valued at $5,4OO,00O all going to
relatives.
The population of the state of Ken
tucky as announced by the census bu-
reau is 9, III, ia, as against 1,S5S, $50 In
1890. This is an increase of 2SS, $50, or
15,5 per cent.
In the cotton convention at Macon
Hon. Hoke Smith stated that within
twenty-five years he expected to see the
worlds consumption of cotton raised to
3O,0O0OOO bales.
Yale will educate free of charge five
llnlnuS, IiIoNlutu NbullS men VI IA
ceptional fitness and high character be
selected by Judge Taft of the Philip
pine Commission.
According to Commissioner of lmmi-
grafton Fitchie mt New York. immi-
grants have arrievd in this country at
the rate of 900 per day from all coun-
tries since July LIST.
The population of Iowa. as an
nounced officially by the census
bureau, is 2,231 .S53, as against 1,9l1,-
S96 in 1890. This is an increase of
3l9,95S, or 16.7 per cent
The population of the state of Mich
igan as announced officially by the
census bureau recently Is 2,i2O.0S2, as
against 2,093. $50 in 1890. This is an
Increase OF 32I ,O?3, or 1876 per cent.
The present population of the Ha-
waiian Islands is 15I,00O. This is an
increase Of little over scvcnty-one per
cent. within the past ten years. The
city of Honolulu has population of
16,399.
General Fitzhugh Lee will stay In
New York for three or four days. AZ
ter reporting Mt Washington he will 90
TO Omaha and take command of the
Department of Missouri, to which he
has been assigned.
NJ. G. Brumbaugh, commissioner Of
education for Porto Rico. says the
school system now In operation there
includes 500 teachers and 5000 pupils.
This Is only beginning. ms there are
100000 children of school age without
school facilities.
Edward l.. Sway. who fed from
Kansas City four months ago after oh
tanning n large sum of money from
banks throughout the country b.
means OF duplicate chattel mortgages
is being followed closely by detectives
In South America.
The State Department at Washington
has forwarded n gold watch and chain
TO be presented 10 Captain a. w. Rich,
ardson OF the British steamship Orange
Prince. In recognition of his services IN
rcscuing two American fishermen who
had drifted 10 sea.
In cane rush of the Institute of
Technology students nj Boston, Hugh
G. Moore, freshman from Rochester,
New York, was either suffocated or
died from heart failure his body being
at the bottom of the heap of excited
and struggling boys.
Ambassador Choate has mnde repre-.
sentatlons to the British foreign Office
on the subject of the Filipino juntn M
Hong Kong. The foreign office IL In.
vest,gating :he matter and viii reply
as soon as the reports OF the authorl
ties at Hong Kong are received.
Lieutenant +. W. Alstctter. United
States engineer corps, has been llbcr-
ated by the Philippine Insurgents and
will start for his home In Gallon, Ohio,
soon. Lieutenant Alstcitcr was cap.
tured about three months ago while
building n railway near Manila.
Mr.. Russell, United States charge M
Caracas, reports that the earthquake IN
Colombia last month was much more
severe than Mt first discovered, Tho
people deserted their houses and slept
In the streets and between 1900 and
l5,ooo buildings were dcstoyed or dam.
aged.
The Russian government will on Jan.
parry list put duty Of so cents barrel
on flour for Siberia. The object IL 10
monopolize the rapidly growing trade
FOR the Black Sea millcrs. II will be n
blow 60 the Pacific coast mlllcrs, who
have been building up n big trade
through Vlndlvostock with Siberia.
Judge Mooney OF vanwcrt. Ohio, has
refused 10 qunsh the indictment for
murder against Mrs. Van Liew,
charged with having thrown vitriol In
the face OF Miss Alice IInmmcl. Miss
lIammcl died from her injuries. Mrs.
Van Liew, who Is the wife OF n prom.
inent banker, has been In jail two
months.
Two hundcrd bolomcn. with fifty
rifles, attacked Bugnson, island OF Pa.
nay. October Both. The Americans lost
three meme killcd-Llcu,cnnn H. NJ,
koontz, Sergeant Kitchen and Cor.
pornl Burns-nll Of Company +. Forty.