The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
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main object is to supply out-of- the-way facts
ana curious Information. Questions OF per-
sonal interest only will not be answered. No
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,arse number OF questions received. answers
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viii YOU please for the benefit OF you,
readers give all the points Of interest IN
the proposed opening Of lands in the indian
Territory The location and size quality OF
lanos when they are TO be opened require
ments OF settlers, etc. W.R.H.
The Post has received several inquiries on
this subject, but is not able to give all the
information desired. The lands possibly re-
ferred to are those of the Kiowa and Comauche
reservations where alotments in severalty TO
the lndians are now In progress. When the
Indians have selected their lands It is esti-
mated that about 100000 acres will be
thrown open to settlement at the uniform
price OF si.25 per acre to actual settlers, Tho
opening will occur next year, SOME time in tho
late spring or early summer For detailed
Information YOU will probably have to write
iinston. Fort Sill Is in tho heart Of these
lands.
what railroad mileage has China and what
Ralroader.
We can not give the mileage but the mrs,
and only line. built ana so FAR completed Is
the road running from Taku to Pedn and
Its branch TO the northeast 1t was first
built for tho transportation Of coal from
the Kaiplng mines to Tnku and though in an
out Of the way corner Of the empire. proved
SO profitable from the start that 81 was soon
extended to Ticn Tsin aud Pekin in ono direc-
ton. aud to shanhaikwan, the eastern ter
minus Of the Great Walls. in the other. Not
long ago 1t was thought advisable to build
branch beyond shanhalkwau TO the treaty
port OF Newchwang It Is only 200 or 800
miles in extent. Foreign railway concessions
obtained in China in the past few years,
however, cover about 60O0 miles and work
has been in progress on some of these con-
cessions,
Kindly give In your next Sundays issue
the number OF emiRrants to the United states,
by decades since 1870 the first census; also
the approximate number during the past ten
years. How should q person proceed to get
an estimate or the present population OF TINS
country without waiting Tor the publication
Of the returns Of the present censusg
JC.M
The estimated Immigration 20 this country
from 1850 to 1890 ia given as 100000 Tho
total mmierston from 1920 to 1898 is given
as II $50. 600 IN round numbers. Since then
between three quarters OF million and a
million OF immigrants have possibly come
amongst us-mnltng the grand total approx
mately 100000 The Post OF Sunday. May
%, gave the estimates OF the present popu-
lation furnished by the governors and sta
tistical authorities Of the various States.
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WIN you kindly inform me through your
query column why Rhode Island has two
capital cities, and why Connecticut having
formerly possessed two, came 10 discard
one? A.CB,
Tho colonies Of Connecticut and Rhode
Island consisted originally Of separate smaller
colonies and townships and it was probably
merely concession to local pressure and
pride that when they were merged into ono
political whole the law making body sat al
ternatey at one principal town ana thor
another, This Is the only reason we have
ever seen given for the dual capital Of the
states mentioned and Connecticut abandoned
the plan simply for economy and conyen-
ience's sake. Rhode Island Ia to vote on
the proposition to center upon Providence this
fall
/ To settle a dispute please advise IL The
United States paid 70 italy any indemnity
on account of the killing Of several ltalians
IN New Orleans during tho riots therO about
the year 1894 or 1895 CPD
The United States paid $4,000 indemnity
for the killing Of Italians by a mob In New
Orleans in 1S9i--the riot growing out Of tho
Malta troubles. We do not recall any sub
scquent slaughter OF Italians in New Or
LEAFS. or indemnity paid, but the govern
meut holds itself liable in damages IN such
cases as suggested the victims, Of course not
having become naturhized citizens here
what is the population Of the United States
and Cuba? Is Cuba a part of the United
States, and arc there, any more territories
belonging to tho United states. If not what Is
the population thereof SubserDor'
Tho population of the United States at this
time is estimated to be about 1900 GOO, CUBA
is not a part of the United States. It's
population is about 100000. The United
States owns Puerto Rico. Hawaii and Alaska
with an aggregate population of about LOO,
900 nearly 600 900 being in Puerto Rico Tho
Philippines with some 100000 people were
purchased of Spain but have not yet been
reduced to submission.
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Please inform us through the columns OF
your valuable paper how many soldiers this
country lost In our late war with Spain.
PeaEs state how many were lost on the
battlefield and how many through sickness
Clarence.
The statement made by the war depart
ment shows the following casualties between
May 1 and October /, 1855:
Enlisted
Officers. Men.
hllled -.s.-......'.s'sssss''s''s' - -
Died OF wounds ..,......,....,. VI
Died of disease ....,............ 80 2,AS5 |
Total ........,,.'..'..'',.''''' lof @'ou1
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