The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-12
FLOCK TO THE CITIES
URBAN POPULATION OF THE COUN-
TRY 5 PER CENT GREATER
THAN IN 1900
INCREASE IN THE ARTILLERY
War Department Takes Advantage
of Provisions of the Army
Law-News of the Na@
tons Capital.

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office issued a bulletin today concerning
the urban population of the country. 1t
shows that 28,411 698 people IN the United
States live in cities and towns OF 4OJO
population. This is 9T.6 Per cent OF the
entire population, a gain Of almost per
cent since the census of 1859, when the
percentage was 1928
Compared with the returns Of 1880, the
report shows a gain in the urban popnla-
ton of the country of more than a thlrd
in percentage and of considerably more
than double in actual numbers. Ihere
were in 1880, $50 places of more than 1000
persons each, with an aggregate popula-
tion of 129S6,1i0 or 25.S per cent of the
population.
About one-half of the urban popula-
ton of 1900 was contained in cities Of
over 100000 people. There were thirty
eight of those cities with a combined pop
ulation Of 14,20S,347. There are now 1,15S
places of over 1000 people in the country
as against 800 in 1890
The population of the District Of Co
lumbia is regarded as urban. In the
other states and territories the percent
age of people living in cities and towns
as compared with the entire population
of the places, ranges from 916 in Rhode
Island to 20 in Indian territory, the en-
tire list being as follows:
Rhode Island 9l.6; Massachusetts, $50;
New York 71.2; New Jersey, 6z5; Con
necticut, 655 Pennsylvania, oil; Hi
noins, 81; California. 4S.9; Maryland, 4S.2;
New Hampshire, 1871; Ohio, AS; Della
ware, Al; Colorado, 41.2; Michigan, Sl.2;
Washington, 1854; Maine, 1862; Missouri
349 Wisconsin, 34.5; Minnesota, 81; In
diana, $685. Utah, 294; Montana, 2S9; W.
olning, 2S.S; Oregon, 27.6; Hawaii, 25,5;
Louisiana, Isl; Vermont, q; Nebraska
POS; Iowa, EOS; Kentucky, 1877; Kansas,
1872 Florida, 1876; Virginia, 1875; Texas,
149; Tennessee, HI; Georgia, 80; South
Carolina, III; West Virginia, 11.6; Ari-
iona, l06; Nevada, 1915; Alabama. 10;
kansas, So; Idaho 81; New Mexico, G.1;
North Dakota, 5.4 Mississippi, SO; Okla
~hona, 5; Indian territory, 2.5.
ARTILLERY INCREASE.
An order of the war department pro-
vides for another increase Of the artil-
lery, under the last army law, to take
effect on the first of the fiscal year. July
l. The arrangements provide that the in
crease shall be made as fast as the en-
listments are completed. For conven-
fence, the total increase is divided into
si-lths. The new order authorizing an
increase on the first of this month is for
one-siXth, amounting to about 1880 men.
As the increases are made in the number
of enlisted men, there is also an increase
in the number of officers, which results
in promotions of artillery officers now
in the service. Under the new order the
following promotions will occur, all adj
vancing one grade
Lieutenant Colonel-D. H. Kinsie, to be
colonel
Majors-G. G. Greenough and S. A.
Day, to be lieutenant colonies.
Captains-E. Davis, ]. M. Califa, G. w.
Hobbs C.. l.. Best and j. D. Hoskins,
to be majors
First Lieuptenants-S A. Kephart,r L.
r. Burgess j. A. Shipton, w Chamber
laine, c: II. Summerall w: M. Cruik-
shank, G. G Heiner, G t. McManuS, 10.
j. Timberlal5e Jr., o. w. B. Farr, W. +.
Pence, j. NJ. Williams, d. E. Aultman,
A. Hamilton, J. c. Gilmore Jr., R. E.
Gardner and H. e. Smith, to be captains.
Vacancies created by the promotions in
the first and second lieutenants will be
filled by selections by the other arms of
service and by men appointed from the
volunteers and the line. The new bat
teries to be organized Will not be made
up fully from the recruits which have
been enlisted, but the older organizations
will be divided so that there will be
about half of each new organization COM
posed of experienced men.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
National bank notes received today for
redemption $3.50, 290; government receipts
from internal revenue, 1924, 700; customs
$925, 128; miscellaneous, S102,969; expendi-
lures 81, 345 900.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund exclusive of
| the $3.50, O00, 900 gold reserve in the division
of redemption, shows: Availabl cash bal
ance, $170 100000; gold, $1O2, 375,65 silver
! $24,7 no 524; United States notes, 1862;
treasury notes of 1890, S112 206; National
bank notes, IS, $50, 1874; total receipts this
day, 81, 262,79S; total receipts this month,
$19,42S 1872; total receipts this year, 49, 42S.-
SS2; total expenditures this day, $2,345, 600;
! total expenditures this month $24 ,095, 900;
! total expenditures this year, 1924, 095, 600;
deposits in national banks, SOB. 500, 4O1.
THAT TROUBLE AT GUAM.
| The navy department has taken no ac-
ton in the matter of Commander
! Schroeders criticism of United States
marines at Guam since Assistant Secre
tary Hackett wrote him a letter of in
| CURRY about two weeks ago concerning
the proclamation he had issued.
In this connection the navy depart
ment today gave out the following oroer,
issued by the governor, supplementing his
| previous order and, in the opinion of Of
ficials, mitigating the reflections on the
marines.
Government House, Island of Guam,
May A. 1901.-The commandant OF this
station is congratulated upon the prompt
ness with which. in less than two days,
! evidence was found which apparently
tends to the discovery Of the perpetrators
| of a theft of private property alluded to
in naval station order No. 4. This con-
firms the belief that members of an
honorable profession do not wish to har-
Dor thieves in their midst.
1T must be pointed out that the first
outy OF the battalion, the duty for which
II was sent to Guam, is primarily the pro-
lection Of government property While
| there are one or two members Of the
command who had cause to suspect pos
sible thieves of private property there
are dozen who positively know who
| stole the public property. If they wish it
they can have this matter cleared up at
| once The entire command is now wait
ing to hear from them, and it is hoped
that American manhood will continue 70
assert itself and refuse to permit the rep
utation and privileges of all to suffer
In order to screen a few criminals who
do not deserve much leniency.
-'Seaton Schroeder
Commander U. S. N, Governor"
PHILIPPINE IMPORTS.
An increase of 81, OBS, BIZ. or 1854 per cent
in the value of manufactured iron and
steel imported into the Philippines during
1900 Is shown in a comparative state
ment made public today by the division
of insular affairs, war department Dur
ing 1900 these imports were valued at
81, 4S0953, as against 1882 $50 for 1899. The
imports of these commodities from the
United States increased from $SO2S1. in
1853, to $l36626 in 1900 The most of tbe
l ,far, =