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MORE CENSUS STATISTICS.
Eleventh and Last Bulletin Regarding
Schools, Militia, Etc.

Eleventh and Last Bulletin Regarding
Schools, Militia, Etc.
Washington Oct. 25.-The census bu-
reau yesterday issued the eleventh and
last edition of the series containing the
statistics Of school. militia and voting
ages and the citizenship of foreign born
males for all the states and territories.
The states of Vermont, Virginia, Wash
irgton, West Virginia. Wisconsin and
Wyoming are embraced in the bulletin.
Persons of school age in Virginia and
West Virginia in 1900 are practically all
of native birth, the foreign-bor element
constituting only two-tenths of per
cent and six-tenths of l per cent respect
lively, while in Vermont, Washington.
Wisconsin and Wyoming also the ma
tive-born element is by far the larger
proportion of this class the foreign
born element in these states constitute
ing only between 6 and z per cent Of the
entire number.
Among males Of militia age there is
large proportion of foreign born In
Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and
Vermont, 377 per cent. 31.7 per cent, 26S
per cent and IT'S per cent respectively.
but in Virginia and West Virginia males
of military age are nearly all Of native
Birth.
Foreign-born males Of voting age con-
stitute In Wisconsin nearly one-half, or
45.1 per cent: in Washington 6ser one
third, or 355 per cent; in Wyoming
near three-tenths, or 1913 per cent: and
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cent of all the males OF voting age.
In Virginia and West Virginia this
class OF males is made up largely OF per-
SONS OF native birth, the foreign-born
males of voting age constituting in Vir-
ginia only &c per cent and in West Vir-
GINA only So per cent OF the whole
number of voting age.
The colored element constitutes In
Virginia nearly ne-third, or, 1921 per
cent, of all males of voting age and is
comprised almost wholly OF persons OF
negro descent, but in the remaining
states of the group the proportion OF
colored among males Of voting age ts
small, Vermont and Wisconsin having
less than per cent, Wyoming 4.3 per
cent, Washington SO per cent, and West
Virginia 6 per cent. Considering the
males OF voting age as a whole, there is
a large portion OF illiterate in Virginia,
or 25.3 per cent, accounted for almost
wholly by large number Of persons OF
negro descent.
In West Virginia also there is a nota-
BILE proportion of illiterates. or 1913 per
cent. In Vermont the proportion Is rs
per cent, in Wisconsin SO per cent. and
in Washington 3.4 per cent.
OF the native white males of voting
age who are of native parentage. Vir-
ginia has the largest proportion of illit-
crates in 1900, or 12.5 per cent, while In
West Virginia 11.2 per cent OF this ele-
ment are illiterate. In the remaining
states OF the group the proportion of IL
literates among the males of this class
is small.
OF the 257,527 foreign born males in
Wisconsin in 1900, l21,o65, or Al per cent,
are reported as naturalized, While in
Washington S9,562, or 81 per cent, out
of total of 69,3s2: in Vermont 1864 or
45.6 per cent, out of a total OF 2O,s91; in
West Virginia 6,437, or 49.S per cent, out
of a total of 11,426. and In WyoMing
$780, or 55.2 per cent. out OF total OF
1856 are naturalized.
The alien element constitutes in Yer
mont about one third, or 1874 per cent,
of the whole number of males of voting
age. while In West Virginia 1t consti-
tutes 20 per cent, in Wyoming 24.6 per
cent, in Washington 20.3 per cent. in
Virginia 14.9 per cent, and in Wisconsin
Ia per cent OF all such males.