Newport weekly independent., 1901-06-14

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 Senator Hanna has been appointed colonel on the official staff of Gen. Rassieur, commander-in-chief of the c. A. R.
 On June 9th the weather bureau at Baker City, Ore, reported the mer- cury at 6 degrees below the freezing point.
 The license of Pugilist Corbett to conduct saloon in New York City has been revoked because he kept open Sundays
 Justice Brewer, of the United States supreme court, was married on the 9th to Miss Emma Motte, of Washington
 Senator Tillman and McLaurin, of South Carolina, acting on the sound advice of Gov. McSweney, withdrew their resignations.
 Two passenger trains collided on the Mississippi Valley road near Vicksburg and several passengers were badly injured.
 James Stacey, a railroad engineer of St. Joseph, Mo-, in a fit of mental alteration, murdered his wife and child and then shielded.
 The war department has ordered the commandant of every military post or barracks in the United States to report before July on the effect of the abolition of the army canteen. The request for informa- tion includes detailed statements as to the number of arrests which have followed the pay days since the army canteen has been abolished, the effect on the health of the soldiers, and unprejudiced opinions as to effect on the discipline
 The eastern portion of Oklahoma was visited by a severe tornado OH the 8th. Harvesting had just begun, and the losses to crops will reach $100,00o. At Eddy three per sons were killed, as follows: Mrs. Maud McGathey, Louis McGathey and Robert McGiAin. The storm cov- cred about fifty miles in width At Billings seven people are reported killed and many wounded. At Ton kawa twelve houses were demolished. Blackwell wa$ also in the storms path, and three citizens of the town were killed outright. In Kansas the damage was also great.
 A bulletin issued by the census bureau shows that there are 1S,6O2 incorporated towns in the United States, as compared with 7,57S in 1890. The bulletin shows thirty eight cities containing more than 100000 people each. Of the large cities in 1900, three-New York, Chicago and Philadcl phia-contain upward of a million inhabitants, the same as in 1890, while for cities hay ing between 500,000 and 100000 inhabitants, those in 1900 number three, as against one only in 1890. There are no cities in 1900 contain ing between 100000 and 50O,OO0 in- habitants, but at the census of 1890 there were three cities of this class. On the other hand, there are five cities in 1900 with a population ce between 30O,000 and 100000, but in 1890 there were no cities coming be- tween these limits of population. Of the total number of places in the list almost one-half, or 4,31S, con- tain fewer than 500 people, while there are 2,501 places of between 500 and 1000. Of the states, lii nois leads, with 950 incorporated towns, and Pennsylvania comes next with S33. New York has 43S such places. There are no incorporated municipalities in Alaska. The in- corporated places contain, in the az gregate, 35,S49,516 inhabitants, as compared with a total of 26,079, 1928 persons living in incorporated places in 1890. The combined population in the incorporated towns and cities